Fresh New Year Anointing
Pastor Erickson preaches from Isaiah 61 and Luke 4 on the last Sunday night of 2023, teaching that the anointing is the Holy Ghost activated in every believer and walking through the three times David was anointed. He calls the church to pay the price of prayer, fasting and worship and to seek a fresh anointing for the new year.
The message in 6 points
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
He reads Isaiah 61:1 and Luke 4, where Jesus reads the same words in the synagogue at Nazareth. On the last service of the year he announces his message: a new year and a fresh anointing, for the church and for each person.
58:10What the anointing is and is not
He recalls a conference speaker who claimed the anointing was not for the church today, and Bible school days when anointing was judged by how loud the crowd got. He says anointing is simply activating the Holy Ghost inside you, through prayer, studying the Word, fasting and being faithful to God's house.
1:03:36Every believer needs the anointing
Pastor Erickson says the anointing is not only for preachers and singers. Sunday school teachers, youth leaders, coworkers and husbands and wives living with unsaved loved ones need it, and from 1 John 2:20 he urges people to stop making excuses and teach more Bible studies.
1:12:44Fresh oil and David's first anointing
From Psalm 92:10 he says yesterday's anointing is not good enough. David's first anointing by Samuel came in obscurity among jealous older brothers, much as Jesus was doubted in his hometown, and Ecclesiastes 10:1 warns us to keep negative thinking out like flies out of the ointment.
1:21:11David's second and third anointings
In 2 Samuel 2:4 the men of Judah anoint David king, which he calls an anointing of praise and worship, and he says he has never seen someone succeed who was not a worshipper. In 1 Chronicles 11:3 David is anointed king over Israel and starts working his calling, and the Philistines come looking for him.
1:30:59Oil never comes easy
He says olives must be crushed to make oil, and a great anointing comes only with great sacrifice in prayer, fasting and intercession. He rejects a quick, comfortable church, reads Romans 8 on being led by the Spirit, and calls each person to activate the Holy Ghost and seek a fresh anointing for the new year.
1:44:01
In his words
“Here's what anointing is. Anointing is simply activating the Holy Ghost that's inside of you.”
“I'm here to preach tonight that yesterday's anointing is not good enough. You've always got to strive for a fresh anointing. Yesterday's anointing brought you through what you had to get through yesterday, but today there must be a fresh anointing.”
“Receiving the Holy Ghost, that was not your graduation, that was just a birth certificate. It was just the beginning.”
Taken word for word from the video, with punctuation added.
Scripture
He reads
Isaiah 61:1
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
King James Version.
Luke 4:14-22
14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
King James Version.
1 John 2:20
20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
King James Version.
Psalms 92:10
10But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
King James Version.
1 Samuel 16:13
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
King James Version.
Ecclesiastes 10:1
1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
King James Version.
1 Chronicles 11:3
3Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
King James Version.
1 Chronicles 14:8
8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
King James Version.
Psalms 18:50
50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
King James Version.
Psalms 89:20
20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
King James Version.
Romans 8:9-10
9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
King James Version.
Romans 8:14
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
King James Version.
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