ROM. 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

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1 IMPARTATION - RECEIVING FROM THE LORD ROM. 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; I remember the first time I really gave attention to this scripture. It was a scripture shared with me by Dick Mills when he was planning a ministry trip to our church in New Orleans. For the first time I think I began to see the importance of spiritual impartation from the scriptures. Over the years impartation has played an extremely significant role in our ministry. Today, I want to reflect on several ways we can be impacted through spiritual impartation. First, I think of the preaching of the word of God. Preaching is about more than just good practical information. Preaching God's word is one of the major ways we receive impartation into our lives. I think of the sermon Peter preached at Cornelius', the Roman Centurions house. Peter was preaching about the death and resurrection of Jesus when the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. Everyone in the room began to be powerfully impacted by the anointing. God's gift of the Holy Spirit was being imparted to everyone in the house through the spoken word. Secondly, I think about the gift of prophesy. Many times throughout my Christian journey I have been powerfully impacted through a prophetic gift. I can remember sitting on the front row in a meeting near Dallas, Texas in August of 1994 when Rodney Howard Browne started to prophesy specifically to pastors who were in that meeting. As he prophesied under the anointing I felt as if someone was placing a literal coat upon my shoulders. I was receiving a powerful impartation through the gift of prophesy, my life and ministry were being permanently and dramatically changed. Another tool the Lord often uses is corporate anointing. Recently we were in some meetings at our church near New Orleans when, during worship, a powerful anointing came into the room. Suddenly,

2 almost everyone in the house was being impacted by the powerful presence of the Lord. I heard a report today how a man, James Widener, was powerfully touched and felt like someone was piling boats on him while he was on the floor. He was trying to describe the heaviness often felt when God's glory fills the room. Finally, the spiritual impartation takes place through the laying on of hands. Jesus laid hands on people, the apostles often laid hands on people, and it was actually treated as a doctrine of the early church. The laying on of hands transfer the anointing one person has received into other people's lives. The key is for the right people to lay their hands on you. So put yourself in an environment to receive from God. There is much He wants to add to our lives. I.PREACHING OF GOD S WORD 1.PETER AT CORNELIUS HOUSE Acts 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. Acts 10:45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. Acts 10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, Acts 10:47 Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? Acts 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

3 2. PETER - DAY OF PENTECOST Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call. Acts 2:40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation. Acts 2:41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 3. PAUL AND THE LAME MAN Acts 14:8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother s womb, who had never walked. Acts 14:9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, Acts 14:10 said with a loud voice, Stand up straight on your feet! And he leaped and walked. 4. BONNKE - THE GIFT OF FAITH

4 II. GIFT OF PROPHESY 1.WORDS FROM DICK MILLS Psa. 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Heb. 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 2. LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP Luke 5:4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch. 3. RODNEY S PROPHESY IN ROCKWALL

5 III. CORPORATE ANOINTING 1Cor. 12:13 For kin one Spirit we were all baptized into one body Jews or Greeks, slaves* or free and mall were made to drink of one Spirit. 1. NIGHT THE ANGELS SANG 2. MONDAY NIGHT - YOUNG JAMES WIDENER IV. LAYING ON OF HANDS 1.PETER AT SAMARIA Acts 8:14 Now when wthe apostles at Jerusalem heard that xsamaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, Acts 8:15 who came down and prayed for them ythat they might receive the Holy Spirit, Acts 8:16 for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 8:17 Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. ROCKWALL - MY FIRST TIME

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