 Okay. Okay. So we've been studying about impartation anointing of God, which is the presence and power of God, and what the anointing of God accomplishes in a person and through a person, and what the anointing of God can do in a corporate body, which is what we can call as a corporate anointing. And so, you know, all that we have seen. So just a few more thoughts on the impartation, you know, the question that Abu Bakr asked about, you know, can I pray, can I lay hands and can the anointing of God, you know, the way he's working in my life, can that be transferred? Okay. So let's look at that. I just want to let me just project the notes again. Okay. So, yeah, so let's look at, you know, a couple of scriptures here. Let's say Romans 1 verse 11, first Timothy chapter 4, 14, and second Timothy chapter 1 and verse 6. Okay, I'll just put it on the chat one second. So there you go. Let's just read through before we get into the notes. So Romans chapter 1 and verse 11, Paul says, for I long to see you that I may impart to you some spiritual gift so that you may be established. Okay. So the word impartation or impart really refers to transfer, a spiritual transfer of a gift or an empowering of the Holy Spirit. Right. So we see this, we saw this in the Old Testament, we see in the New Testament as well. So the word impart actually refers to that. So here Paul says that I long to see you that I may impart to you some spiritual gifts so that you may be established. Okay. Let's turn to first Timothy chapter 4 and verse 14, first Timothy 4 and verse 14 says, do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. So there was something that was given that was, you know, brought into Timothy's life or in his spirit, which is given to you by prophecy with the laying on of hands of the eldership. Okay. Then we move on to second Timothy chapter 1 and verse 6, where says, therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. Okay. So individual, corporately, people laid hands. And we know that the gifts come from God. We know that the word anointing itself talks about the work and the presence of the Holy Spirit. So it is he who does the impartation or it is he who actually puts those things or gives the gifts and brings it into our lives. But he chooses to use human vessels either as a group or as an individual and brings it. Maybe it's a simple laying on of hands of praying or maybe it's a formal, you know, a dedication like we see in terms of Timothy's life. Laying on of hands of the eldership probably, you know, they did that when they appointed him as as a leader in the church at Ephesus. So, so this is something that we see here. So, so we see that this is this is scriptural. We see impartation being mentioned in scripture. Okay. Here are some things that we need to keep in mind when it comes to impartation. Okay. And let me just let's go through that. Okay. Now this is in a different handout which I'll upload it after we finish the class. I'll put it on the stream and you can go through it. Now this is from a sermon that was that was preached by Pastor Ashish many years ago. So, yeah. So first thing that we need to understand is that impartation is always aligned to God's call and assignment. Okay. So, which means that God has called you to be a, let's say a pastor teacher. And so the impartation is to actually strengthen the ministry gift. Okay. Let's say God has called you to be a call you to be a pastor. You know, so the impartation is to strengthen what goes into carrying out that role as a pastor. So, so Paul actually is reminding him, hey, you know, you are taking care of your spiritual leader in Ephesus. He's telling Timothy and you take care of all these people there. Don't neglect the gift which is given to you. You know, there's something that was brought into your life to strengthen that role. Right. So we see that impartation is aligned to the God's will and God's call and the assignment on our life. Okay. So if it is the area of worship, if it's in the area of whatever, you know, the impartation of the anointing is to, is to empower that area. Okay. So that you can serve even more effectively. Impartation takes place in the measure. You know, we see that when it comes to the 70 elders. Now, it's in the day they took care of the responsibility of leading, but they did not become a prophet like Moses, same also with Joshua. He did not become up in the manner of Moses, but, you know, it came as a measure. Okay. So, so we need to understand that it comes as a measure and one aspect of, you know, how God is working through that person, maybe. And which is also aligned to the, aligned to the call of God assignment that God has for you. Now that would be empowered by the Holy Spirit. Right. We also understand, point number three, we also understand that whatever we receive through the impartation of the Holy Spirit, that should not be neglected or ignored, but it has to be nurtured and it has to be developed so that it can grow to, grow to be effective. Right. So we can grow and effectively minister that. So a classic example is again, the scriptures that we saw just now, 1 Timothy 4, 14 and 2 Timothy 1, 6 where Paul is reminding Timothy and he's saying, Hey, this is what was transferred into your life, imparted into your life, but do not neglect it. So we see that they, you know, we can get prayed over. We can, God will, you know, anoint us and there's a measure of what we can do so that anointing. But it's our human responsibility to walk in it, to nurture that, to steward that. Right. It depends on us. It depends on our responsibility to walk in it, to hunger after God, to develop that, to keep serving in that area so that we can sharpen that and become more and more effective. Okay. So if we neglected or if we ignore it, then we see that, you know, that is not effective. We're not bearing fruit as we should be in that area. Okay. Also, the truth is that we can grow beyond what was important because we can grow in it. Maybe there's a measure that was important, but we can definitely grow beyond what was important, simply because we can grow in that anointing. Like we can continue to ask God, we can continue to be filled with this presence. We can ask God to fill us and we can be faithful in that area and we can grow in it. So whether it's anointing to be a pastor, anointing to be a teacher, anointing to be a worship leader, anointing to be everything, to be a leader, to be a compassionate person who can be generous and compassionate, we can grow in that area. It's also true that we can receive impartation from more than one minister of God. Paul writes to the Quentin Church and he's recommending Apollos to them and we see that he writes about other ministers of God, like Titus and so on. And they minister just like Paul did. Paul himself mentions that they minister as I also do. He's a minister of God as I am, which means that they also minister in similar manner. And we can receive impartation from more than one minister of God. And that is why the ministers are there in the body of Christ and it is the body. So we receive from one another. What really determines what we receive is our hunger for God, our hunger level because when we thirst and hunger and desire, hunger and thirst is figuratively talking about our desire for God, our desire for his work in our lives. When we do that, the Lord promises that he will respond. When we study about the presence of God, we see that he will pour out water on one who is thirsty and he will cause the whole environment to change, the river to flow and the desert to bloom and blossom and so on. So he will pour out water as one who is thirsting, as like a dry land. So our hunger and thirst for God, our desire for God is important or is necessary for what we receive. So which means the greater the hunger, the greater the desire, the greater the yieldedness is required to receive from him. When we read, look at the parable of the sower and particularly when we look at Mark chapter 4, you see Mark chapter 4 and this is actually talking about revelation and receiving. Same would apply, Mark chapter 4 and verse 24. Take heed what you hear with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you and to you who hear more will be given. So what does that mean? That means that what is the measure, what is the size of the vessel, the measure that you're using in order to hear, in order to receive. With the same measure you use, with the same size of the vessel that you come and bring, the same will be given. It will be measured to you and it's in the area of hearing and receiving from God. Take heed what you hear with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you and to you who hear more will be given. So that's the promise which means that when we hunger and thirst for more of God, we will receive more. And also it is aligned to God's call on our life, God's assignment on our life. So that's the thing because we might be very, very taken up by maybe some kind of ministry and some spiritual gift or ministry gift, some ministry gift, maybe like a prophetic office. Whereas you might be called for something else, maybe like a teacher, maybe you're called to ground people in the word and you are the one who gets deep revelation from the word. Every time you sit, that's how the gift operates and you're able to communicate very effectively and in simple words, the deep truths and the complex truths that are there in the word of God. You're gifted to be a teacher and that's your calling and gifting an assignment. But let's say you're so taken up by the prophetic office that you're desiring to be in. But the fact is that the impartation is aligned to the call of God on your life. That does not mean that we cannot desire to prophesy, we can be. And that is something that we need to do. Like Paul says that my desire is that all will prophesy at all spoken tongues. So that is something that we can desire. But the ministry office, which is really the call, the assignment of God on our lives, that is something the impartation is tied to in order to strengthen that. Impartation also takes place through association and honor. Which means that when we say association and honor, we are closely associated with someone. We are receiving teaching from someone. And honor specifically because only when we respect and honor, can we actually receive. You think about it if, let's say, you're offended with someone. And so therefore you cannot, when you're offended, you cannot respect or honor that person from your heart, really. And when you're offended and we can't respect and honor that person from your heart. Which means that your heart is closed to whatever that person is teaching or sharing or at least some aspect of it. Simply because of the offense. So without honor, without respect, one cannot receive. You cannot receive the words. You cannot receive from that person because deeper than you're actually resisting, deeper than you're actually closing. I don't really want to listen to what you have to say because I don't respect you. The reason could be this, XYZ because you are that, that, that. So the thing is, we are not able to receive. So honor, again, is important. Honor in the right manner, again, coming back to that. It's not placing, it's not idol worship. It's not celebrity worship. It's not, you know, treating a person that way because that is really harmful for the body of Christ. Like we see in the Corinthian church, people are saying I'm of Paul, I'm of Apollos, I'm of Syphus. So that was actually dividing them and God doesn't want that. God wants us to be in a place of one accord, one heart and one mind. Without striving, without bringing it, without having divisions and so on. Okay, importation can take place remotely without laying hands. We see that example, Moses, elders also in the New Testament also we see that laying of hands, not necessary but it's scriptural. God can do it sovereignly, remotely as well. It can be through, you know, the messages a person has recorded. It can be through books a person has written and God can bring about, you know, as we are pursuing, let's say you're pursuing a, you know, a prophetic ministry or a teaching ministry. So God can impart that annoying thing which is empowering the work of the spirit. You know, he can do it sovereignly as we are learning more and God can use the teachings of a person to bring about that, to empower us in that area. Okay, importation cannot be purchased with money. So we see, you know, some examples of that, Acts chapter 8, Samaria. There's revival happening there, Philip goes there and a lot of people come to know the Lord. Well, there was this sorcerer called Simon and he sees Peter and John laying hands on people and they receive the Holy Spirit. And so he says, you know, I'll give you money. Give me this power so that when I lay hands, same thing happens, that I may give, people may receive the Holy Spirit when I lay hands. And Peter has some strong words to share with Simon, right? So we see that, you know, that's a, that's definitely a no-no. That's a caution word of caution. So the thing is that when the minister of God, you know, operates in such a manner saying, you know, you give this offering or you give this contribution and then this will operate in your life, you know, or the word used is sowing a seed for the anointing. I know that's, you know, sometimes very, very commonplace in the charismatic Christianity and, you know, church world. But the thing is, we actually give to God. You're not sowing into the anointing or sowing into the minute. You're sowing into the kingdom of God. You're sowing to him and he's the one who gives the increase. You know what we see in Second Corinthians about Second Corinthians 9 about giving. It's not to a person. It's not to, you know, an anointing. Well, that is not scriptural, right? So it's anointing cannot be purchased or that cannot be a transaction. That cannot be something that you, you know, you give a financially and then you receive something. You hunger and thirst after God and God gives you. Well, God might give it through a person, through a minister. But when, when as ministers of God, when we, when we minister in this manner, then it becomes, then we are actually stepping out of line. So it's a word of caution, right? But the other thing that we see is about the double portion. Okay, a double portion about a double anointing, a double portion of that. And we see that in Elijah, Elisha, Elisha actually wanted a double portion of Elijah's anointing. The way God worked in Elisha, Elijah's life, excuse me, he, Elisha wanted the same thing and more like he said, I want a double of that. And, but the thing is that Elijah cannot give, right? Only God can give. Even the extent to which God was using a person, person A, God can only give. It is not this person. It is not this person or it's not that person's or minister of God's prerogative or ability to give that. It is God, his working and it is his desire and his will that actually causes the impartation, right, transfer of anointing and the double portion. It comes from God. Okay, cannot come from man. So they're also, you know, I think a lot of, a lot of damage has been done. You'll receive a double portion, you give double of this and then you'll receive a double portion. That's not scriptural. Again, impartation can take place across, can take place, sorry, across generations. John the Baptist came in the spirit and power of Elijah, meaning that he came in that manner like the way in which Elijah worked. If you actually study, you see that one aspect of it, he turned the hearts of the fathers back to the children, right? So, so that was the aspect which, I mean, causing that repentance. So, but impartation can take place, can take place across generations. You know, the manner in which God worked in a certain minister of God's life, you know, the way he worked in William Carey, you know, the way he worked in Billy Graham, you know, God can work in a person's life and in the present generation. And we can actually hunger and desire a lot of the way you work. It's met with the lives and life in ministry a lot, you do the same thing, right? So that's something that God can do. How to raise up a man, woman and place the same kind of assignment and call and use. But our focus is on the Lord. Our focus is on him. And we are rooted and grounded in the Word of God. So that's about the impartation and the transfer of the anointing that we just wanted to share. Okay, here's some some cautions. Let's look at some of these. Okay, and then we'll probably discuss with some questions. Okay, so just because a person is called anointed and gifted and manifest signs and wonders does not mean that they are perfect. Okay, it does not mean that they are incapable of error or they are infallible. Okay, you know, so the thing is that we see in history as well that there are people who got carried away because of the powerful way in which God used them gotten to error because they were not either they did not have the power. They did not have the fear of God in them or they were not grounded in the Word, right? So they were not grounded in proper doctrine. So they were used by God powerfully in the initial days and then they moved into error and so on. So you see that that is possible. Okay, so always we need to be discerning. We need to, of course, we need to recognize an honor towards anointing through a human vessel. But we need to evaluate the teaching and the preaching based on the Word of God. And we need to evaluate it based on the discernment the Spirit of God gives so and always look at the fruit of their lives, their lifestyle and so on. So we need to do that. Okay. So this is something that we looked at, you know, when people start merchandising the anointing or using it for, you know, for financial gain for their own needs, then that is wrong. Yes, God does use and then comes to material things, you know, God does the rod of Aaron or the rod of Moses, you know, the brazen serpent which was raised up. Well, these were things that God used, right? But if you, you know, start using that or start worshipping that or start, you know, looking at that as a holy thing or even merchandising that. Here's a piece of the rock that Moses, you know, water came out of. It has, you know, it has the anointing or it has the power, then that would be wrong. And, you know, when you put a price on it, then it would be, it would be wrong. So all kinds of things do happen. But we don't have to, we who, you know, when we know the truth, we don't have to do that. We don't have to have that as a role model. Well, we can learn from people. We can learn definitely. But not everything may be right, right, in the manner of ministering. There could be wonderful, sincere men and women of God. Maybe in this aspect, you know, they're not correct. We can definitely receive from their ministry, but these are some things that we can avoid. Like, we don't have to do that. Okay, so look for the proof, the fruit, not just for performance. Well, when we say fruit, so this is what the Lord Jesus said, in Matthew chapter 7, verse 16, you will know them by their fruits. Okay, even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Okay, so verse 20, therefore, by their fruits, you will know them. Okay, and he's specifically talking about false prophets and how this is one of the indicators of knowing who's false and who is true. So he's talking about people who intentionally come in clothes as sheep, you know, in sheep's clothing, but inwardly their motives are different. They are actually people who want to take from your life, who want to actually take from your life and literally devour you, everything that you have. He's talking about such kind of people and he's saying their lifestyle, their character and life will actually be the deciding factor. Okay, so here are some things to see, to actually look at the fruit. And here are some things, here are some indicators. Is the Lord Jesus glorified and exalted? Because the Lord Jesus, when he is talking about the work of the Spirit, John chapter 16 says that the Spirit will always exalt him, exalt Jesus. So is the Lord glorified, easy exalted? Secondly, are believers' lives, the ones who are being ministered to, are their lives transformed? Or are they still living a different kind of life and living a carnal life rather than a life of Christlikeness, being Christlike? Are they life transformed? Are they growing in Christlikeness? Are the believers being equipped for ministry? Is the body of Christ edified and built up? Is the body of Christ brought to unity of the faith? These are several indicators because we see this in Ephesians chapter 4 when it talks about the ministry gifts like the pastor, evangelist, prophet, teacher, the apostle. And it says this will be the ministry, this is the kind of ministry that they will do. So all these are indicators. So the thing is to look for the fruit and not be just moved by the excitement or the entertainment factor of the message and the ministry. So look for the fruit. The other thing is not to boast in men. This is for us as we even to see from the ministers, God to see from the anointing, to see the anointing, the impartation through them that we don't boast in men but our focus is on God. So very clearly in 1 Corinthians, Paul talks about that. In chapter 1 people are saying, I am of Paul, I am of Apollos, I am of Seifers, I am of Christ, I am of Apollos. He says, you are being carnal. Who are we? He is talking about himself. He is talking about Peter, he is talking about Apollos. We are just ministers. So let no one boast in men. Now it's a difficult thing in the sense, God used this man of God, God used this woman very powerfully to minister in our lives. And to that we are grateful. But the thing is to keep a focus on God who ministered to us ultimately and not really boast in the vessel whom God used. We can honor, we can testify, we can definitely, we need to honor the man of the woman of God. We need to respect the man of the woman of God. But really boasting is reserved for God. And only God is to be glorified and exalted and not the vessel or not the minister. Several other questions, what do you need in your life? Is it Jesus or an anointed minister of God? Because sometimes people take pride in saying, I'm connected to this minister of God or I'm connected to this ministry or I'm part of this ministry and recommended by this ministry and so on. So we draw whatever self-worth or identity from that. But really we just need Jesus. Okay, so those are a few do's and don'ts when it comes to anointing, when it comes to impartation and so on. Okay, so yeah, so just wanted to ask if there are any questions, if there's anything that we can discuss before we move on. Any questions at all? Are you sure? No questions? Okay. Okay, if you do have questions, we can always discuss. You can always put it on the stream or we can always discuss that. Okay, so let's move on to the next topic, which is about the names and symbols of the Holy Spirit. Okay, names and symbols of the Holy Spirit. And with that we will actually come to a close of this course, looking at names and symbols of the Holy Spirit. The names are or in other words, titles which are given to the Holy Spirit. Names. So the names are given, it has a purpose. The Spirit of God is called the Holy Spirit. Okay, he's called the, which means talks about the holiness, which is the hallmark of his characteristic nature. So he is called the Holy Spirit. So therefore this title or the name Holy refers to the nature of God, the Holy Spirit. It refers to his characteristic, which is Holy. And similarly, we see that there are several names which are attributed, which are by which the Holy Spirit is referred to. So which means that there is, that this title points to a facet of the character or the nature. So let's look at a few of those titles. Let me just put up the notes again. Okay, or maybe some of you can share, what do you recall as the names of the Holy Spirit? What are the names of the Spirit that you can come across? Anyone? You can put it on the chat or you can just share as well. The names of the Spirit of God. The Helper, okay. He's called the Helper, which is the title. He's the one who's a guide. He will guide us into all truth, yes. So the guide is not really a title, but yes, his guiding is what he does. Counselor, it's true. Spirit of knowledge, yes. Spirit of supplication is a comforter. Truth, yes. What else? Anyone else? What else is the Holy Spirit referred to or called as? A divine authority, okay. Can you give a reference, Robert? I mean, I don't think I've seen that, but probably I missed it out. Is he called the Spirit of divine authority? I'm not sure. The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, of course, yeah. So, Robert, you can just let me know what is it, you know, specifically to the Holy Spirit, if he's called anything like that. Yeah, Spirit of the Lord and so on. So we see there's many titles that he's referred to, and the reason he is called that is because he does something in line with the title, like he carries out a function in line with the title. So we've actually looked at some of those, but let's look at some more, maybe some of these things you're already aware of, but it's good for us to look through this. So the names provide insight into the will, the ways, and the work of the Holy Spirit. So he's called the Holy Spirit, meaning that he's a third person, he's holy. So we're going to look at some of the titles here. It's called the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God, and every time this title appears, we see that the title Spirit of God is associated with creation. It's associated with power. It's associated with calling forth some things about the future. I'm not going to go through all the references, but we look at one, the first one, Genesis 1 and verse 2, talks about the Spirit of God hovering or brooding over the earth. The earth was without form and void, darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. So as things were created, even before the Father could pronounce various things into creation, we see the Spirit of God hovering over the waters. So we see the Spirit of God linked with creation in the beginning, eternal in the eternal past, Spirit of God being there, hovering and bringing about with this power, bringing about the creative work. Then we see the title Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of the Lord. Now this is in the New Testament. It's used in 2 Corinthians 3 verse 17. Let me just read that out. 3 verse 17 says, Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty or there is freedom. So here again, when we see that it's used for the working of the Spirit of God, whether it's liberating, whether it's bringing about a certain sense of freedom and a victory, causing a person to be liberated and to be free. So we see that that is being wherever the Spirit of the Lord title is used, or the name is used, that is what he brings about freedom. So the thing is that, again, for us to be mindful of the fact that when we experience a certain sense of freedom in the Spirit, now that is manifestation or a tangible display of the work of the Holy Spirit. When I say freedom, you know, freedom from kind of heaviness, freedom from kind of oppression, and there's an increasing freedom and confidence, even freedom to minister, freedom to minister and in worship prayer, there is that increasing freedom that we are experiencing and there is increasing boldness and courage that we get to minister. I know that's an indicator of the presence of the Holy Spirit, right? When you say, you know, suddenly just felt free, you know, many times during the worship, a corporate worship or even personal worship, you know, just experience that freedom. People suddenly, you know, experiencing that freedom to worship, to express their heartfelt adoration and love and worship to God. We know that that is the work of the Holy Spirit because he is the Spirit of the Lord and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. He brings that, right? So we know that he's ministering and he's bringing that. And he's also referred to as my spirit, right? Clearly, again, talking about the Father who's addressing as my spirit and we see that in these texts in the Old Testament. It's called the Spirit of the Living God, 2 Corinthians 3 and verse 3. Clearly, you are an epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but by the Spirit of the Living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of flesh, that is of the heart. So referring to the work that he brings about and which is in this case, we know that he's a living God, that he's alive and he brings about life. So his ministry also bringing about life or that change from death to life. So here, 2 Corinthians 3, 3 talks about how the Holy Spirit ministered to the hearts of people. The Corinthian church and he's in a power before that he says, you are our epistle written in our hearts and ministered by the Holy Spirit, right? Written not with ink, ministered by us, written not with ink, but by the Spirit of the Living God. So he did a deep work in their hearts. He brought their spirit to life and he's referred to as the spirit of the Living God. He's also referred to as Spirit of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Let's look at Philippians 1 and 19. Philippians 1, 19, just a second. For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. So Paul is in prison and he's saying that something that's tied up to his deliverance and what is that? He says, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. And here he's referred to as the Holy Spirit is referred to as the Spirit of Jesus Christ. He's also referred to as the Spirit of his Son. Galatians 4 and let's look at verse 6. Galatians 4 verse 6. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying out about our Father. Therefore, you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. So the Spirit of the Son, the Spirit of the Lord Jesus, whatever the Holy Spirit called as the Spirit of the Son, by whom we cry out about our Father. So he's also called the Spirit of Adoption, Romans 8. So the same thing here, he's bringing us into that. We are called the co-heir of Christ and he's bringing us into that family and is testifying to our hearts that we are indeed sons and daughters of God by whom we cry out about our Father. So it's wonderful, right? The Spirit of the Son or Spirit of his Son, which means Father, Son and Holy Spirit, working in our hearts and bringing us into sonship, bringing us into that place of adoption as sons and daughters of God by whom we cry out, through whom we cry out about our Father. Romans 8, 14, 15 again. The fact that we are adopted as sons and daughters and the Spirit of God bringing us into that place of adoption or he is called the Spirit of Adoption. He's also called the Spirit of Glory, 1 Peter 4 and verse 14. And Isaiah 4 and verse 5 is called the Spirit of Glory. So Glory refers to who God is and what God does. So we see that the Holy Spirit is referred to as the Spirit of Glory quite aptly because he brings about who God is and what God does. So we see all this mentioned. These are some of the names that are by which the Holy Spirit is referred to. So in the next class, we will go through the rest of the names and the symbols of the Holy Spirit. And with that, we'll come to a close. So we'll stop here. Thank you. Have a great weekend. We'll meet again next week for our concluding class. And be aware of the quizzes that will be released from time to time. You have time till the 26th to finish. Thank you and God bless.