Wind of God

Appreciation and Introduction

• Gratitude for songs, testimonies, and prayer requests.
• Expresses contentment and appreciation for being in God’s house.
• Acknowledges the presence and importance of the Holy Spirit.
• Reference to Acts 2:1-4 about the day of Pentecost.
  • All were in one accord in one place.
  • Sound from heaven like a rushing, mighty wind.
  • Cloven tongues like fire appeared.
  • All were filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke in other tongues.

Worship and the Holy Spirit

• People worship differently, and that’s okay.
• Anticipation of uninhibited worship in heaven.
• Appreciation for times when the “wind blows” in church (the Holy Spirit is present).
  • There are times for stillness for the seed to fall.
• Desire for the Holy Ghost in the church.
  • If the Holy Ghost wasn’t present, would seek it elsewhere.
• If one doesn’t feel the Spirit, there may be something wrong in their heart.
  • Not the fault of others or external factors.
• God is not a respecter of persons; He blesses all equally.
• If you want the Holy Ghost, He will give you all you want of Him.
• If one doesn’t like the Holy Spirit, this church may not be a good fit.
• The Holy Ghost needs to lead in everything done in the church.

The Pastor’s Perspective

• The more people filled with the Holy Ghost, the better for the pastor.
• Contrast between preaching to an unresponsive crowd and a Spirit-filled congregation.
  • Signs of a Spirit-filled congregation: raised hands, tears, smiles, recognition of God’s presence.
• God is the answer, and the question is when.
• God administers through the Holy Ghost.
• The Holy Ghost dwells within, not just visits.
  • The Holy Ghost stays until the job is done, taking believers to the end.
• Belief that one couldn’t make it without the Holy Spirit’s help.

Old Testament Examples of the Holy Spirit (Wind)

• The Word of God is discerned by the Spirit.
  • The Holy Spirit helps people get what they need from the Word.
• Exodus 14:21 – Deliverance at the Red Sea
  • Moses stretched out his hand, and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind.
  • The wind blew all night, dividing the waters.
  • The Holy Ghost has been a deliverer.
  • The Holy Ghost is a wind that will deliver the people of God all the time.
  • The Holy Ghost is always working, whether one is conscious of it or not.
  • The Holy Ghost frustrates the devil.
  • Reference to Job, whose hedge was removed, but his life was protected.
  • The Holy Spirit’s deliverance is still moving today.
• Numbers 11:31 – Sustenance in the Wilderness
  • The children of Israel murmured and were hungry.
  • God sent a wind that brought quails from the sea.
  • The quails fell around the camp, two cubits high (three feet deep).
  • The Holy Ghost brings what is needed to make it another day.
  • The wind of sustenance feeds the soul.
  • The Holy Ghost moves to make sinners uncomfortable and saints rejoice.
  • God used the Spirit to gather billions of quail.
  • The wind brought sustenance when it was needed most.
  • Reference to Ezekiel, where the Lord asked if dry bones could live.
    • The bones came together, but they were still dead until the wind blew into them.
• 2 Samuel 5 – Assurance
  • David sought God before going into battle.
  • David asked if he should go up against the enemy and if God would deliver them.
  • God loves zeal but also gives assurance.
  • God told David to wait for a sign: the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees.
  • The wind will start blowing, and you’ll know it’s time to go.
  • The wind gives assurance.
  • The unction is needed to preach.
    • Without the unction, it’s just teaching.
  • The Holy Ghost won’t bear witness to anything untrue or false.
  • The Holy Ghost will bear witness if your heart is for God.
• Jonah 1:4 – Repentance
  • Jonah ran from God because he didn’t want to preach to the people of Nineveh.
  • You can’t run from God; the Holy Ghost is everywhere.
  • The Lord sent a great wind into the sea, causing a mighty tempest.
  • The wind of God can break, stop, or wake one up.
  • The wind of God blows to bring repentance.
  • God can use the Holy Ghost to bring you to a place of repentance.

New Testament Promise and Provision of the Holy Spirit (Wind)

• John 16:7 – Promise of the Comforter
  • It is expedient that Jesus go away so the Comforter (Holy Ghost) can come.
  • The Comforter is the Holy Ghost.
  • Jesus had bound Himself to an earthly body and couldn’t be everywhere.
  • The Holy Ghost isn’t bound to anything.
  • Jesus promised to send the wind of God (the Holy Spirit).
• Acts 1:4-5 – Promise of Baptism with the Holy Ghost
  • Jesus commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father.
  • John baptized with water, but they would be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
  • The Holy Ghost will lead and guide in all truth and righteousness.
• Acts 2:1 – Provision of the Holy Spirit
  • On the day of Pentecost, they were all with one accord in one place.
  • Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind.
  • It filled all the house where they were sitting.
  • The Spirit of God still does that today.
  • When people are walking with God, the wind will blow in their lives.
  • All that Jesus was trying to tell them became clear when the wind started blowing.
• John 3:7 – Born of the Spirit
  • Jesus told Nicodemus that he must be born again.
  • The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth.
  • So is everyone that is born of the Spirit.
  • That which is born of the flesh is flesh; Jesus was talking about being born again in the spirit.
  • The Holy Ghost had to blow over and be partaking in your salvation.
  • God is saving your spirit, not your flesh.
  • The Holy Spirit has blown in the lives of His children from the time He left them until now.
  • The wind is still moving as long as the people of God are on planet Earth.

Discernment of Spirits

• There are strange winds blowing today that are not of God.
• These winds are false and imitate the Spirit of God.
• They are a form of godliness but deny the power thereof.
• Try the spirits to see of what sort they are.
• Not every spirit that blows in your life is of God.
• People are getting caught up in smoke, mirrors, darkness, and strobe lights.
• These things appeal to the flesh and stimulate the emotions but are not of God.
• If it ain’t of God, you ain’t getting born again.
• Be sure every spirit you face is Him.
• Gratitude for the rushing mighty wind that blew into the hearts of those men and forever changed them.
• The wind leads or stops them, making them go to the left or right because He knows.

Invitation and Closing

• Invitation for those who need the Lord to come forward.
• If you haven’t felt the wind of God in a while, get right with Him.
• Repent of your sin, turn from it, yield yourself to God, and trust Him.
• He will forgive you of your sin and purge you of all unrighteousness.
• He will forgive you if you confess it.
• The wind of the Holy Spirit will start blowing in your life again.