Message: "Anointed by the Holy Spirit" by Joel King

I'll tell you who you are. If you're a follower of Jesus, you are anointed by the Holy Spirit. You are chosen by God and you belong to him. You are set apart by God as the holy representative of him. You are a light in the darkness. As the worship team comes up, let me repeat that again. This is who you are. You are anointed by the Holy Spirit. Not because you finally got it together, but because Jesus had it all together and did it for you. You're anointed by the holy spirit. You're chosen by God and you belong to him. We are all God's chosen people, not just us stubborn Jews. [00:34:44] (43 seconds)  #AnointedAndChosen

We who have Yeshua, who follow Jesus, who have the Holy Spirit in our lives, the Holy Spirit is our anointing. In second Corinthians chapter one, Paul writes this way. He says, now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come, guaranteeing that when that day of judgment comes, I will pass. Not because of my merits, because of Jesus' merits. [00:19:37] (45 seconds)  #SealedByTheSpirit

He didn't say, Peter, no. You don't get it. I see something in you you don't see in you. He doesn't say, no, Peter. You really No. He says, he doesn't argue with him. He says, listen, this is what I want you to do. Follow me. And then I'm going to do something. Not you. I'm going to do something in you. And the result is you're going to join me on my mission. You're gonna join me on my mission. You are a catalyst because you're anointed by the Holy Spirit. You are a catalyst to help people draw closer to Yeshua, to Jesus, to the Messiah. That is your purpose. [00:28:51] (36 seconds)  #AnointedCatalyst

So it's not just you know, sometimes we think, oh, man. It's all about crossing this this line. That's God's responsibility. Our responsibility is to just help folks draw near. Take one step more. What did Jesus say? This is eternal life that they may know you and the one you sent. If they know God a little bit more, they know Yeshua, Jesus a little bit more, you've helped them experience a taste of eternal life. That is our purpose. [00:32:45] (33 seconds)  #LeadOthersCloser

And I opened up the door, and the neighbor said, you're one of those Christian people, aren't you? The guy said, yeah. He says, I got some questions for you. And they came in, and they and they had this spiritual conversation because he made himself available, because he understood and took serious that we are charged to accomplish or commissioned as a representative of the Lord. You see, you and I are God's representatives. In your neighborhood, you're his representatives. I'm not. You are. You're his representative at your office. You're his representative at your school. You are his representative to your family. [00:25:53] (41 seconds)  #BeGodsRep

He has chosen you. He set you apart, and he's commissioned you as a representative of him. There are no bench warmers. There is no one who sits on the sidelines who just watches the game in the family of God. Everyone is commissioned to be a representative. And one way or the other, we all have different gifts. We all have different calls and different tasks. Absolutely. But none of us are let off the hook. Because a healthy family, not only are you part of the family, but you contribute to the family. [00:26:34] (39 seconds)  #NoBenchWarmers

And that tension of am I gonna be picked or worse, am I not gonna be picked at all? Teams are full. Teams are full. The good news is because of the Messiah, because of Christ, because of Yeshua, we are set apart from the Lord. We have been chosen. The Bible says that we have been adopted into his family. But not only we adopted into the family, we're given a part in the family business. We have a place. He didn't just he didn't he didn't just god just didn't feel sorry for me and go, well, I don't really have a use for Joel. [00:21:54] (46 seconds)  #AdoptedAndCalled

You know, when a a pity pick. No one wants to be a pity pick. In God's family, there are no pity picks. He's got a place. If he chose you, he has we talked about this last week. Right? Gifted by the Holy Spirit. He has a place. He has a purpose for you. He chose you. You are set apart unto his family. Number two, we are commissioned as a representative of the Lord. If you have the Holy Spirit, you're anointed, and therefore, you're commissioned as a representative of the Lord. [00:22:46] (41 seconds)  #GiftedAndCommissioned