THE CONVICTION OF THE ANOINTED

Jesus saith unto him,Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. (John 20:29)

But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done. (Luk 24:21)

Let me meet you on the mountain, Lord,Just once.You wouldn't have to burn a whole bush.Just a few smoking branchesAnd I would surely be ...your Moses.

DOUBT

Let me meet you on the water, Lord,Just once.It wouldn't have to be on White Rock Lake.Just on a puddle after the annual Dallas rainAnd I would surely be...your Peter.

DOUBT

Let me meet you on the road, Lord,Just once.You wouldn't have to blind me on North Central Expressway.Just a few bright lights on the way to chapelAnd I would surely be...your Paul.

DOUBT

Let me meet you, Lord,Just once. Anywhere. Anytime.Just meeting you in the Word is so hard sometimesMust I always be...your Thomas?

DOUBT

1: the act or process of convicting of a crime especially in a court of law

2 a: the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth

b: the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth

3 a: a strong persuasion or belief

b: the state of being convinced

CONVICTION

A preference is a strong belief, but a belief that you will change under the right circumstances.

A conviction is a belief that you will not change.

PREFERENCE VS CONVICTION

U.S. Supreme Court

Joh 20:29 …Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Luk 4:18 The 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,

THE ANOINTING OF THE SPIRIT

1. Anointed Preaching2. Anointed Scripture3. Anointed People

THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ANOINTING

I. Anointed Preaching

II. Anointed Scripture

III. Anointed People