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The Altar
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Understanding The Altar

• The OT altar was a place of sacrifice.
• Its a sacrifice to come to the altar.
• Some will bring sacrifices to the altar.
• The OT altar was a place of death.
• Some will come to put things to death.
• Some will come to repent repentance is death to
  lifestyle. In all of the above cases, they will
  need our help.

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The Altar Worker

• Gods expectation is that we study his word to
  become a workman a workman that needs not be
  ashamed if hes working.
• We get trained and in turn, train others so the
  church can grow.
• 2 Tim 215 Study to show thyself approved
  unto God a workman that needeth not to be
  ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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The Altar Worker

• In Mark 16 casting out devils is listed ahead of
  speaking in tongues as signs that follow
  believers. Its important that we are well
  equipped to do Gods work.

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At The Altar

• Being equipped thoroughly is not just knowing the
  
• basic Word of God but knowing how to be
• Sensitive to the voice of God.
• How to follow the spirit.
• How to minister to somebody to receive the Holy
  Ghost.
• How to minister to help them with their shame.
• How to do spiritual warfare.
• How to have a personal and intimate relationship
  with God, helping others hunger and thirst for
  that same relationship.

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The Workman At The Altar

• God wants to do His works through you.
• Each of us has a different gift from God.
• Our being thoroughly furnished, equipped or
  complete for every good work is His desire in
  effectively ministering to others.
• 2 Tim 317 That the man of God may be
  perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good
  works

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What We Impart

• You impart not understanding of knowledge but a
  spiritual transmission what they dont have,
  they now have.
• Acts 36 Peter said, silver and gold have I none
  but such as I have, give I thee
• Freely you have received, freely give.
• You cant give away what you dont have but you
  can be used of God to give.

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What You Have - Invest

• God expects us to take what weve received and
  invest it invest it in others lives so that
  they can take that deposit and gain growth and
  interest on it for God.
• This is the will of God. Its the spiritual
  cycle.

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Why People Come to the Altar

• Help / Problems in life.
• Healing.
• Deliverance.
• Repentance.
• Receive Gods Spirit.
• Pray for loved ones / others.

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Laying It All Down At The Cross

• What do you want God to do for you today?
• Do you want God to fill you with the Holy Ghost?
  Its good for them to say so because saying so
  strengthens their resolve to be filled.
• Be sensitive to the spirit leading .. if you
  dont feel anything move to the next person

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How People Received

• Acts 21 they were all with one accord (same
  passion, same burden, same voice).
• Acts 814 when they laid hands on them they
  received the Holy Ghost.
• Acts 1034 while he yet spoke the Holy Ghost was
  poured out.
• Acts 191-7 Paul laid hands upon them and they
  received the Holy Ghost.

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What Qualifies You?

• You must have a sincere compassion and burden for
  that person.
• You must have faith theyre going to receive it.
  Faith is projected like a radio signal. Doubt is
  transmitted in the same way so believe and do not
  doubt in your heart.
• Have faith in God and God will pour out his
  spirit.

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What They Battle

• Fear afraid they wont get it. They must believe
  to receive.
• Doubt not sure about this. Read Acts 10 for they
  heard them speak with tongues and magnify God and
  Peter said can any forbid water that these should
  not be baptised.
• They have to repent of their sins.

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What We Battle

• Doubt Too often we substitute physical exercise
  for faith because our faith is limited.
• Our limited faith and doubt will be transmitted.
  
• We cannot rely on emotions but rather the power
  that works in us.

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Observation

• Did you speak words or sentences you did not
  understand?
• Tell them to relax people who are tense are less
  likely to receive.
• Listen put your ear down to their mouth to hear
  them.

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Things That Will Hinder

• Unrepented sin.
• Unbelief/doubt/low self esteem/unworthiness.
• Unyieldedness/unwillingness to let go.
• Disobedience/rebellion.
• Fear
• Evil spirits
• Intoxication

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How To Pray For The Seeker

• Dont lay hands on people too quickly - wait
  until the anointing comes.
• When faith comes into your heart that theyre
  going to receive the Holy Ghost, lay your hand
  upon their head (and dont do it like they have
  leprosy or something), do it with faith and
  authority.

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Transmitting and Expecting

• There is a transmission when hands are laid upon
  the head in the proper way. It must be done by
  faith.
• When you say Receive ye the Holy Ghost, expect
  them to receive it!
• Dont take your hand off of them until they
  receive it. Allow faith to come into their heart
  keep your hand there.

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Instructions

• First, repent. You cant get the Holy Ghost
  without repenting.
• Speaking in tongues is a process of learning how
  to submit or yield to God. Encourage them to do
  this.
• The spirit gives the utterance but they have got
  to speak. Encourage them to give the spirit
  voice.
• Desire - seeks after God. Blessed are those who
  hunger and thirst after righteousness for they
  will be filled. Matt 56

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Instructions

• Get your attention right on Jesus get your mind
  on the Lord. Visualize Him.
• Have faith that God is going to give you the Holy
  Ghost. Youre going to walk out of here with the
  Holy Ghost.
• Worship the Lord the Holy Ghost comes in
  worship. Halelujah is the highest praise.

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Instructions

• God does not respond to begging. Begging does not
  move God to do anything. God responds to
  repentance and faith.
• If they sound like theyre begging, tell them to
  stop begging but rather believe that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
• Hell give it when you believe youre going to
  receive it.
• This isnt about unworthiness for all have
  sinned.

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Actions Toward Receiving

• Desire him will all your heart get your
  attention on Jesus Christ
• Faith have faith that hes going to give you
  the Holy Ghost and because of your faith
• Worship the Lord. When you do these things youll
  feel an invisible power come near you thats
  the presence of God to give you the Holy Ghost.

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Actions Towards Receiving

• When you feel that power (unction, anointing) in
  your heart, believe this is it.
• And as you praise him, your tongue wants to speak
  words or sentences you cannot understand.
  Continue to give your voice and forget about
  saying halelujah or praise the Lord let the
  Lord put the words in a language that you never
  learned in school.
• Thats what we call speaking in tongues.

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Elements to Receiving

• Faith is necessary to receive anything from
  God. Paul reminded the Galatians that they had
  received the Holy Ghost by believing what they
  heard. Gal 32
• Jesus said that the spirit will flow through
  whoever believes in me. John 738
• We must inspire faith in the heart of the seeker.
• Prayer the Holy Ghost is given in response to
  believers prayer. Earnestly seek Gods face.

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Elements to Receiving

• Obedience Acts 532 Peter said God gives the
  Holy Spirit to those who obey him.
• The primary purpose for receiving the Holy Ghost
  is to receive power to witness. Acts 18
• God is ready to empower those who are ready to
  obey His command to share the gospel with the
  lost.

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Elements to Receiving

• Yieldedness to God is vital to receiving. The
  seeker should be instructed to yield their entire
  being to the Lord. This includes their whole
  mind, body and spirit.
• Its through yielding that the Holy Ghost can
  fill the person, take control of their vocal
  chords, and speak through them in other tongues.

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Ministering To Others

• Working the altar is about feeling after the
  spirit on both sides you seek for a leading
  while they seek for an infilling.
• What about those who claim to be born again?
  Assure them that if they are born again God is
  ready to flow a river of living spiritual water
  through them that begins in the belly and comes
  out of your mouth. John 738 Thats the Holy
  Ghost.
• Remind them of the promises everyone who asks
  receives Luke 119-10

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What Not To Do

• Speak in one ear while someone is speaking in the
  other.
• Speak when its NOT the Holy Spirit giving you
  what to say. Leave flesh behind.
• Block a minister who comes to pray.
• Shake their heads, yell in their ears, speak in
  tongues in their ears to where they cant hear
  their own thoughts.

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It Is Gods Altar

• Be respectful of it.
• Be mindful of it.
• Be careful with it.
• Be sensitive in it.
• Souls are saved, healed and delivered here. The
  devil wants them to doubt. God wants them to
  believe.

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The Altar