Second Friend Day - Elmer Towns

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are going so poorly that God has forgotten about you." You may have gone to the altar and surrendered to God. Then you backslid. When you went to the altar and wept, you were sincere. You may have been embarrassed, thinking, "Every eye in the auditorium is staring at me." After you left the church, you slipped into sin. It is not God's fault that you slipped into sin. Don't blame Him. Surrendering is only the beginning of the surrendered life. You must make up your mind always to do God's will. How to Be Filled The first section of this chapter showed that you can be filled with the Spirit. Now, let us examine some practical steps that will lead you in a Spirit filled life. The first step to Spirit power is desire. You begin by wanting to be filled with the Spirit. God will not force His Spirit on you, or anyone else. Just as the old adage maintains, "You can lead a horse to water, but you -can't make him drink," you cannot force the filling of the Spirit upon anyone. When you desire the filling of the Spirit, it's the same as thirsting. On a hot summer day after working in the sun, you are really thirsty. Jesus described the process, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink . . . this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive" (Jn. 7:37,39). You get the Holy Spirit by wanting Him. But not everyone who is thirsty gets a cold drink; not everyone who desires the power of God gets it. You must seek it correctly. The second step is yielding. This is saying one big yes. The big yes is when you submit your will to God. When a young girl receives a proposal for marriage, she says yes if she wants the man. But that initial yes doesn't guarantee marital happiness. The couple must work at it. She must daily submit to the demands of marriage, just as the husband must yield to his new relationship. This daily yes to Christ keeps you in the center of God's will. The child of God prays, "Today I give myself to Thee to be what You want, to go where You lead and to speak what You command." You need to surrender your attitude, which is nothing less than letting the Lord lead your life. The young teen wants to drive the family car, but he is too young for a license. Some teens sit behind the wheel of the parked car and pretend they are driving. But the moment of truth comes when the parent surrenders the steering wheel to his son. This is the same as “yielding yourself to God.” You let Him control. Remember, the filling of the Spirit is simply letting the Lord control your life. You get it through a yielded life. The third step is asking. If you want God's power, you must ask for it. Jesus spoke the parable of the pleading neighbor who came at night when his friend was in bed. Jesus commands us to "Ask and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto
you" (Luke 11:9). Then Jesus explains the thing we should pray for, "How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?" (Luke 11: 13). If you are defeated, ask God to give you victory. If you have never won a soul to Christ, ask God to fill you with the Spirit so you can serve Him with power. Some go forward during the invitational hymn. They yield at the altar and ask God to fill them with the Holy Spirit. Another might bow his head as he studies his Sunday School lesson and pray, "God, fill me with the Holy Spirit so I can teach this lesson as you would teach it." Still, another Christian might kneel beside his bed during devotions and ask for power to overcome an explosive temper. There are different circumstances in the filling of the Holy Spirit, but the only power is in His Person. There are different methods in seeking the Holy Spirit, but one pattern given in Scripture to get it. Don't seek the experience, ask for the Person of the Holy Spirit and God will answer your prayer.
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Elmer Towns Larry Gilbert Contribut
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Lesson 3 - Andrew Brings Peter to J
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OVERVIEW OF SECOND FRIEND DAY The S
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� Hand out “Who Are My Friends?
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� Post all members’ “Yes” c
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serve a continental breakfast of Da
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� Members who did not attend the
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT TO BE SIGNED B
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TEACHER’S LETTER TO A CHILD OR TE
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STAIRSTEPPING YOUR FRIENDS TO CHRIS
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RIGHT ATTITUDES FOR STAIRSTEPPING Y
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EFFECTIVE STAIRSTEPPING METHODS 1.
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HOW TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO CHURC
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LESSON 2 - A FRIEND PROTECTS YOU Le
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HOW TO USE THE SERMON OUTLINES The
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SERMON THREE Christians Help Their
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SERMON FIVE What It Means To Have J
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A. HOW TO USE THE APPENDIXES As we
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� New Life Presbyterian Church in
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OOPS! The phone is ringing now. It'
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Coloring Book for use with the chil
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A FRIEND PROTECTS YOU Write True or
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CORNELIUS BRINGS HIS FAMILY AND FRI
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 WHY CHRISTIANS S
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was a lonely man. He put his priori
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GOD'S FRIENDSHIP God's friendship i
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CHAPTER THREE CHRISTIANS HELP THEIR
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CHAPTER FOUR FRIENDS WHO HELP US Fo
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who helps us with our singing techn
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Page 96 and 97: Chapter 5 GETTING ANSWERS TO PRAYER
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