THE HOLY SPIRIT –

TEACHER OF ALL
THINGS
The spirit of Truth

LUNGANI NTOMBELA
CONTENTS
Introduction

CHAPTER ONE
Who is the Holy Spirit?

CHAPTER TWO
How to receive the Holy Spirit?

CHAPTER THREE
When the Holy Spirit comes upon you

CHAPTER FOUR
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

CHAPTER FIVE
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
INTRODUCTION

M ost people don’t know the Who is the Holy Spirit,

especially those who are not born again they are very ignorant
in the spiritual things. This book testifies and reveals who the
Holy Spirit really is as most people don’t know him nor
receive him. The Holy Spirit was there in the beginning as a
Spirit of God hovering around upon the face of the waters.
(Genesis 1:2). But he was revealed to us in the New Testament
at the day of Pentecost, 50th day after the resurrection of the
Lord Jesus Christ. Where the 120 Disciples of Jesus were
gathered, the Holy Spirit descended from Heaven with fire
and fill them and they start speaking in “New Tongues” of fire
as the Holy Spirit gave them the utterance to speak in new
tongues. They were all filled with the Holy ghost as Lord Jesus
Christ promised in John Gospel.

In the Book of Acts

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
“2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one
place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came
from heaven and filled the whole house where they were
sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated
and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit
enabled them.” (Acts 2:2-4).

CHAPTER ONE
WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?

T he Holy Spirit is not a dove, wind, force nor smoke. He is

a person of the Godhead; if you read on the Gospel of John,
we are being revealed of who is the Holy Spirit. Jesus said:
“16 AndI will ask the Father, and He will give you another
Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate,
Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you
forever—
17 TheSpirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive
(welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or
know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him,
for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you”.
(John14:16-17). (AMPC)

The Holy Spirit is another comforter of the same kind as Jesus

in Greek the word “Another” of the same kind is ‘Allos’, He is
precisely like Jesus Unlimited, he is omnipresent, He can be
anywhere at the same time doing different work but when
Jesus was here on earth he was limited in position as he was at
the same place, same time not in different places, he lives in us
as Jesus said “He may remain with you forever”. The Holy
Spirit is the POWER OF GOD. He is the spirit of Truth
which came from our heavenly father and it the one that bring
truth to us of what was told about Jesus Christ. He is not less
than the Father nor Jesus Christ Even Jesus was Empowered
by the Holy Ghost to do works he was doing. We were showed
the Holy Spirit when it descended like a dove on Jesus as he
was baptized by John the Baptist. (JOHN 1:32).

The Holy spirit is the power source! Reject Him, and you
won’t see miracles, healings, demons cast out, or speaking in
tongues.
32 “And
John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending
from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.” (KJV)
Most people think that the Holy Spirit is a dove, but they have
misinterpreted this scripture, Here John the Baptist was
describing it descended like a dove it NOT a dove, when I say
you walk like a chicken it doesn’t mean you are a chicken, I’m
describing the way you walk.

Holy Spirit does not have a name, Holy Spirit is not his name
It what he is. Just like you are a Human being doesn’t mean
your name is Human being it what you are but luckily you
have a name.

JOHN 14:26
26 “But
the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my name….”.
You see Jesus said the “Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send
in my name” The Holy Ghost don’t have a name but the father
has sent it in the name of Jesus Christ which means if you call
the name of Jesus the Holy Spirit respond and take action of
what you have called him for and is doing the same work Jesus
was doing here on Earth as he came in the name of Jesus.
When the Holy spirit is with us is like Jesus in us because He is
like Jesus on earth he acts on his behalf as Jesus has gone to the
Father to prepare a place for us and where he is now so we will
be.

Jesus told us what will happen when the Holy Ghost is come
into his disciples.

JOHN 15:26-27
26 Butwhen the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto
you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which
proceeded from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27 Andye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with
me from the beginning.

CHAPTER TWO
How to receive the Holy Spirit?
Some people are born again but they have not yet received the
Holy spirit. Rev Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Man of God) said
when someone is born again without the Holy Spirit is like a
house which is decorated but it empty. Jesus said, “The spirit of
Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him….”. (John 14:17). It not because the Holy
spirit cannot receive by anyone it because people, they don’t
let him in their hearts. In the bible they are so many scriptures
which steps on how to receive the Holy Spirit in your life.

Several ways to Receive the Holy Spirit

(1) 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38).
 (2) 17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did
unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I
could withstand God? (ACTS 11:17).

(3) 6 Andwhen Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy
Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues and
prophesied. (ACTS 19:6).

(4) 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
(ACTS 2:4).

(5)13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit to them that ask him? (LUKE 11:13).

(6) 8 AndGod, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness,

giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; (ACTS 15:8).

(7) 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy

faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, (JUDE 1:20).

This are the ways people can receive the holy spirit in their
lives, we might receive him in different ways but it still the
same spirit of God. If you ask the father in heaven, he will give
in fact he has already gave you, what you need to do is to
receive him by faith and open your hearts. Jesus said who
asketh shall receiveth, who knocketh it shall be openeth…... and
if you don’t ask the bible says in “asketh not, get not” (James
4:3).
17 Thereforeif any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are
passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17).

When you are born-again you are a new creature, your Spirit
is the one that is being reborn now it not a human spirit but
Godly spirit. You are a creature that never existed before, you
can talk, walk, and the same way but your spirit is not the same
as not born-again people. Old things are passed away from
your spirit and behold all things has become new to you, it
didn’t say ‘Some things’ but ‘All things become new’ so you are
a new being now. Now you have eternal life inside you and
most people don’t know that eternal life doesn’t start in
Heaven when you have died. It starts soon you receive Christ
in your life as the bible says, “Whosoever have the son of God
has eternal life, who does not have the son of God does not
have eternal life”.

CHAPTER THREE
When the Holy Spirit comes upon you

W hat happened when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, if

we look in the bible, they tell us what happens:
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (ACTS
1:8).

You see it says …ye shall receive power… after the Holy Ghost
comes upon you, which means the Holy spirit brings the
POWER of God, you can’t receive power without the Holy
spirit. The word ‘POWER’ in Greek it “DUNAMIS” which
means that ability then Power is “the dynamic ability which
cause changes”. When you have the Power of God you can
cause changes in any Area of your life as the Power of God is
not just any Power but a divine Power.
4” And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance”. (ACTS 2:4).

So, when you filled with the Holy Spirit, it gives you utterance
to speak in tongues, so tongues are not the Holy spirit It gives
utterance to speak. You can’t speak in tongues without the
Holy Spirit and it a gift which you are given by him.
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with
power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed
of the devil; for God was with him. (ACTS 10:38).

You see God first anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost, so first
we must understand what the anointing is. The anointing It is
an appointment and ordainment to do what the lord has given
us to carry out. Anointing and Power are different aspects
sometimes they use it Interchangeable. Now God anointed
him with Power, Power is the dynamic ability to cause
changes. If you read on Luke 4:18 – Jesus said: “The spirit of the
Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel….”
which means he was first anointed, then the spirit of the Lord
came upon him. He didn’t say the anointing of the spirit is
upon me, because Spirit, Anointing and power are different
aspects. But the Holy Ghost is the POWER of God. Power and
Holy Ghost are not separated.

As you are baptized in the Holy Ghost it serves as a turning

point from natural to supernatural in Christ’s life. We saw
Jesus after he was baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost he
was led by the Holy ghost into the wilderness (Desert) to
confront the devil (Luke 4:1-13)., being ‘led’ means being
guided and he claim victory of the devil temptation. So, when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will be victorious
because he is your helper, and you have power of God on you.
When you welcome the Holy Spirit into your life is essential
for you to experience victory and abundance God has
provided.
 CHAPTER FOUR
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
SPIRIT OF WISDOM
This spirit helps us to make wise choices. It enables us to
understand difficult concepts and interpret them in ways
that are beneficial for ourselves and those around us. If
you read on Isaiah 11:2 “2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him, the spirit of wisdom…” So, the spirit of wisdom brings the
wisdom of God to you. We must understand what
wisdom is, is the insight of knowledge and the controlling
power of insight. Wisdom is a force not an ability. Wisdom
is the controlling power that works in us to do God good
pleasure. It brings understanding, information, and
knowledge. When the spirit of wisdom functions well in
you, life becomes bright and exciting. The spirit of
wisdom also gives us insight into how we can use
knowledge from various sources, including scriptures, to
make decisions that align with God’s plan. Christ is the
embodiment of wisdom and wisdom can be seen and
heard. Good example of wisdom is King Solomon –
28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they
feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do
judgment. (1 Kings 3:28).

That where the King Solomon solved an issue of two women

who came to him. These women live in the same house,
both had just delivered their babies three days apart from
each other. One of them slept over her son and died. This
woman switched the babies. The other women realised
that in the morning when she was feeding her baby that it
 dead, but she realised that is not of his own and she saw
her baby of the other woman that switched the babies.
They bring this matter to King Solomon then the King
wisely requested a sword and ordered that the baby
should be divided into two. The woman STOPPED him
not to cut the baby and other one said “yes, kill him so he
won’t belong to either of us.” King Solomon saw who is
the real mother that it was the one that stopped him
because there’s no mother that will allow her baby to be
killed, people feared him because of the wisdom of God
that was in him, how remarkable! is that. If you have the
spirit of wisdom, you handle any matter in your life and
to people’s lives.

SPIRIT OF KNOWLEDGE
The spirit of knowledge is something that goes beyond just
facts and knowledge. It’s intimate, life-changing
experience that can come from revelation or
understanding of a deep principle. Now we must
understand what knowledge really is. It is the fact or
condition of being aware of something or knowing
something with familiarity gained through experience or
association. (WD). The spirit of knowledge brings
awareness.
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the
spirit which is of God; that we might know the things
that are freely given to us of God”. (1 Corinthians 2:12).

when you have the spirit of knowledge you become aware of

the things that are yours in Christ in your life. The Spirit of
knowledge brings you full understanding, 17 That Christ may
dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in
love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and
length, and depth, and height.
19 Andto know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye
might be filled with all the fulness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19). You
have fulness of God. Adam had his life changed in Genesis 4:1
and it says, “Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and
bore Cain, saying, ‘I have gotten a man with the help of the lord.” This
is the intimate knowledge that the spirit of knowledge reveals
to us.

GIFT OF FAITH

The gift of faith is a divine gracelet or impartation, a

supernatural belief, and the ability to do something beyond
your capability. Here's how Paul the Apostle described the
gifting of the Holy Spirit:
7 Butthe manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit
withal.

8 For
to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit.

9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by

the same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12: 7-9).

This divine gracelet of the gift of faith may come for just one
incidence in a person's life when they need God to show up
like never before, or the gift may stay with you for the rest of
your life. It can come in the middle of sheer desperation, such
as the woman with the issue of blood, who reached out and
touched the hem of Christ's garment and was healed (Luke
8:43-48). It most often comes to a person as an inner
knowledge within his being of something that God wants to
do. When Peter healed the crippled beggar at the Gate
Beautiful, Peter looked straight at him, as did John, and then
reached out his hand to help him to his feet with the words,
6
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have given I thee:
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. (Acts 3:6).

With those words, instantly the man's feet and ankles became
strong, and he jumped to his feet. Do you think Peter and John
were surprised as the disabled man got to his feet wholly
healed? How did that happen?

Peter or John's faith was not what healed him. Only a few
weeks earlier, Peter had denied he even knew Jesus, but now
that Peter was restored three times by the Lord Jesus (John 21),
he was experiencing the Spirit of God flowing in his life. This
healing, I believe, was a divine impartation of the Spirit, an
intuition that came to his inner man, showing him exactly
what to do. Luke, the writer of the Book of Acts, tries to put the
impartation of the gift of faith into words when he writes:
4
And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. (Acts 3:4).
This look was a fixed gaze where the Spirit was showing them
both what to do.

Two Examples of Great Faith in the Gospels

In the Gospels, there are two incidences where Jesus commended two
individuals for their great faith. They were both examples of a divine
gracelet of the gift of faith. Let's look closely and see what we can learn
from them:

7 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people,
he entered into Capernaum.

2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick,
and ready to die.

3 Andwhen he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews,
beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying,
that he was worthy for whom he should do this:

5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the
house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord,
trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under
my roof:

7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say
in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

8 ForI also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers,

and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him
about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I
have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

10 Andthey that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant
whole that had been sick.

What was it that so pleased the Lord about this man’s faith?

The passage tells us a lot about the Roman centurion’s

character. He probably had some servants because he was an
officer in the Roman army with over a hundred men under his
command, yet he cared for this sick one. We can assume,
therefore, that this man was a kindly soul. Because he loved
the nation of Israel and had built the city a synagogue with his
own money, he was willing to spend the relational capital that
he had gained with the Jewish elders of the town not on
himself but on his servant, asking the Jewish elders to plead
with Jesus to heal his attendant. How many enslaved people
would have loved to have a master such as this centurion?
When you travel to the ruins of Capernaum in Israel, on the
shores of the Sea of Galilee, you can explore the synagogue
ruins. There seems to be an indication (v. 6) that the centurion
was told by another servant that heard the elders speaking to
Jesus that the Lord was on His way to them. It could be that the
centurion heard from this same servant how the elders of the
Jews told Jesus that the centurion was worthy to have Jesus do
this for him. But the centurion did not feel worthy.
When he discovered that Jesus was on His way to his house, he
remembered that a Jew could not come under his roof (due to
him being a Gentile) and stay ceremonially “clean.” We see
something similar that happened in the ministry of Peter the
apostle when the Lord sent him to the house of Cornelius,
another Roman centurion living in Caesarea. As Peter broke
with tradition by entering the Centurion's house, the Spirit of
God came in power upon those attending the meeting. Other
leaders severely criticized Peter for entering the home of a
Gentile (Acts 11:1-2) but understanding came when Peter
shared the vision that the Lord gave him (Acts 11:1-18). We read
of a similar tradition at the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate
by the Jewish leaders. They would not enter the palace of the
Gentile Roman governor because it would have made them
ceremonially unclean, making them unfit to eat the Passover
meal (John 18:28).

For this reason, the centurion sent another delegation of

friends to meet Jesus on the way (v. 6), saying that he
understood delegated authority and that Jesus did not need to
come into his house. His leadership role as a centurion under
the chain of command of the Roman army led him to believe
that Jesus only had to speak the word of healing and that
Christ’s spiritual authority over sickness would be exercised
over the servant. This man put the pieces of the pie of his
knowledge into his plate of faith and stood in faith in what he
believed. What were the pieces of the pie of faith (See study 1)
that he brought to the situation?

(1). He knew that healing was an act of spiritual power, and that distance was
no problem to God.

(2). He was not worthy even for Jesus’s walking into his house, but he knew
that God acts out of mercy, not worthiness.

(3). Not many of us would put something in the way of Jesus coming to our
house. If Jesus were on the road, most of us would not care about any
difficulties, yet this man put himself in the shoes of Jesus and was concerned
about His entering into the house of a Gentile.

(4). His faith assured him that healing for his servant was inevitable, that it
would be done even if Jesus didn't lay hands on his servant. His words revealed
his heart of great faith!

SPIRITUAL DISNERNING

The gift of discernment is the special ability that God gives to

certain members of the Body of Christ to know with
assurance whether certain behaviour purported to be of God
is in reality divine, human or satanic.

4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out
into the world. (1 John 4:1).

Apostle John warns here that we should not believe every

spirit because now not every spirit comes from God. We must
evaluate the spirit; now how do we evaluate the spirit? You
evaluate the spirit by making it confess that does it believe that
Jesus Christ died and rose on a third day now he is alive, if it
denies that then it not from God. Because in these last days
many false prophets, false pastors have rose even Apostle Paul
warned us about them in Timothy. The Gift of spirit
discerning you able to see the different kinds of spirit
possessing people Good and bad ones.

In 1 Kings 3, when the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream

and asked him to name whatever he desired, Solomon pleased
God by asking for the spirit of discerning. Solomon’s words
were” 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge
thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is
able to judge this thy so great a people?” (1 Kings 3:9).

Solomon’s request for discernment so pleased the Lord that

God not only gave Solomon a wise and discerning heart, but
He also gave him what he didn’t ask for.
“And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both
riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings
like unto thee all thy days.” (1 Kings 3:13).

In the New Testament, Paul prayed that believers would have

and apply the spirit of discernment: “9 And this I pray, that your
love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all
judgment.
10
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be
sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. (Philippians 1:9-10).

Paul realized if believers were able to discern what is best from

what is just good or acceptable, they would be pure and
blameless, and stand apart from the rest of the world.

GIFT OF PROPHECY

First, we must understand that what is prophecy. Prophecy is

the divine message from God, or a revelation inspired by the
holy spirit. Some people say who have the Gift of Prophecy
are called prophets. In the Old Testament, a prophet was a
man or woman called by God to deliver His words to His
people. Since Israel could not bear to hear the Lord’s voice
directly (Exod.20:18-19), God established the prophetic office
as an answer to their request that the divine word come to
them through human mediation (Deut.18:16-18). As such, while
OT prophets had secondary functions (like intercession;
cf. Gen.20:7; Exod.32:30-31; Num.14:17-19; 1 Sam. 12:23; 1 Kings
13:6; Jer.27:18, 37:3), their main role was to act as spokespersons
on the Lord’s behalf. This role is well-illustrated by the task
given to Aaron in Exodus 17. There, God assigned Aaron to be
Moses’s prophet; as such, Aaron was to communicate to
Pharaoh what Moses had relayed to him. Just as Aaron was
called to speak Moses’s words to Pharaoh, so the prophets were
called by God to speak only His word to His people (Deut.
18:18-20).

In The New Testament. An examination of the NT data

regarding prophecy reveals significant continuity with the
picture painted by the OT. First of all, the NT also treats
prophecy as an act of intelligible communication. For instance,
the synoptic Gospels refer to Isaiah’s words as an example of
prophecy (Matt. 13:14, 15:7; Mark 7:6). Zechariah’s speech is
called a prophecy in the book of Luke (1:67–79). Though he
incorporates a sign act, Agabus uses words when he delivers
his prophecy to Paul (Acts 21:11). Paul explicitly describes
prophecy as a communicative act when he says, “The one who
prophesies speaks to men” (1 Cor 14:3). And importantly, the
entire book of Revelation presents itself as a prophecy ().(Rev.1:
3, 22:18-19). This is a powerful gift from God because you are
able to things in the realms of the spirit.

GIFT OF HEALING

It a supernatural healing with the power of the holy spirit to

heal the sick from disease or infirmities. Spiritual gifts are
powers, skills, abilities, or knowledge given by God through
the Holy Spirit to Christians. Paul tells the church that the
purpose of the spiritual gifts is to edify other believers and to
glorify God. God gives these gifts for His use, but in the
Corinthian church, they were a type of status symbol or being
used to indicate superiority. Interestingly, 1 Corinthians
12:9 refers to “gifts” of healing in the plural, which may
indicate that there are different gifts of healing. The gifts of
healing could mean a very wide range of skills or abilities. This
could be from the power to do miraculous or dramatic
healing, like making the lame walk, or the use or
understanding of medicine. It could even be the ability to
empathize and show love to others to the point of healing an
emotional wound.

GIFT OF TONGUES
The gift of speaking in tongues, it when your spirit inner man
prays but you don’t understand of what you are saying,
because you are speaking mysteries of God. The bible says
when you are in Christ you are a new creature, new creation
and all things has passed away which means your spirit is not a
human spirit anymore but a godly spirit in you and when the
holy spirit comes upon it comes with a new language as you
are a believer of Jesus Christ, Jesus said on ….”You shall cast out
the devils in my name and you shall speak with new tongues” (Mark
16:17). Those believe in Jesus Christ they will speak in tongues
when the Holy Spirit gives you the utterance to speak to.

We were being revealed the Gift of tongues in the book of Acts

at the day of Pentecost where the 120 disciples of Jesus were
gathered together.

2 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they
were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of
fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4 Andthey were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out
of every nation under heaven. (Acts 2:1-5).

All the 120 Disciples of Jesus spoke in tongues as the holy spirit
gave them utterance to speak and it the spirit that Jesus
promised them that he will ask the father whom he will send
in his name. When you are born again and filled with holy
spirit, the power of God comes to reside in you. This power
triggered off or set in motion when you speak in other
tongues.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself;
but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. (1 Corinthians
14:4).

So, when you speak in tongues your spirit is being build up

and it becomes a giant, when you speak in tongues your spirit
is being build up and it becomes a giant and when you
prophesy you edifying the church, when you prophesy you
speak the words of faith, power which will give the church
confidence. When you pray in tongues your spirit glows like
when you are charging the battery of the phone, the phone
become brighter that what is happening in your spirit it
charged. Do you remember Jesus on the Mount of
Transfiguration, the bible says as he prayed the “the fashion of
his countenance was altered” (Luke 9:29), his raiment was
white as light and his face was brighter as the sun, that what
happen when you pray in tongues because his disciples were
on the vision so it means their eyes were opened to see in the
realm of the spirit, because Jesus’s prayer was spiritual he was
transfigured before them. So, when we pray in tongues we say,
“pray in the spirit” and in the spirit realm we are transfigured.

Sometimes you might not know what to pray for but as you
pray in the spirit, your spirit prays for you, and it chooses the
best things in your life.
26 Likewisethe Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we
know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit
itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered. (Romans 8:26).

You see the spirit helps us with our infirmities and it makes
intercession for us it prays to God on our behalf as we do not
know what to pray even though your understand is unfruitful.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind
of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints
according to the will of God. (Romans 8:27).

So the bible says that the one that search the heart which is
God, know the mind of the spirit so God looks the mind when
you pray, when you pray God knows what you need then why
do we pray if the heavenly father know what I need because
the words you release are the one that releases an Angel to give
you answer. Our carnal mind is very corrupted because
sometimes as we pray, we are busy thinking other things now
God answers what is on your thought and on your heart.
When we pray in tongues our spirit is pure it been born again
so it not corrupted, so it has an amazing mind, so God look the
mind of your spirit as you pray in tongues then your spirit
chooses good things for you amazing ones and you are
releasing God’s power in life. So, this gift is very amazing and
it for every new creature.

GIFT OF INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES

Along with the gift of speaking in tongues is another spiritual

gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:10—the gift of interpreting
tongues. The gift of interpreting tongues is the ability to
translate a foreign language into the language of the hearers.
The gift of interpreting tongues is a separate gift, but it seems
to have been used in conjunction with the gift of speaking in
tongues.

The gift of tongues was the supernatural ability to speak a

foreign language that the tongues-speaker had never learned.
We see this gift in use in Acts 2:4–12, as the Jews in Jerusalem
heard the gospel preached in a wide variety of languages. A
person with the gift of interpreting tongues, then, could
understand what a tongues-speaker was saying even though he
did not know the language being spoken. This lack of prior
knowledge of a language is what distinguishes the spiritual gift
from the natural gift of being able to understand and speak a
variety of languages. The tongues-interpreter would hear the
tongues-speaker and then communicate the message to
anyone present who could not understand the language. The
goal was that all could understand and benefit from the truth
being spoken. According to the apostle Paul, and in agreement
with the tongues described in Acts, the gift of tongues was
meant to communicate God’s message directly to another
person in his or her native language. Of course, if those
present could not understand the language being spoken, the
tongues were useless—and that’s what made the tongues-
interpreter, or tongues-translator, necessary. The goal was the
edification of the church (1 Corinthians 14:5, 12).

One of the problems in the church of Corinth was that

tongues-speakers were speaking out in the service, exercising
their gift of tongues with no interpreter and with no one present
who spoke that language. The result was that the tongues-speaker
was commanding attention, but his words were meaningless,
since no one could understand him. Paul strongly advised that
all use of tongues in the church must be interpreted: “In the
church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct
others than ten thousand words in a tongue” (1 Corinthians
14:19). There was no benefit to other church members in
hearing something they could not understand. Exercising the
gift of tongues in church, simply for the sake of showing
everyone that you had the gift, was conceited and
unprofitable. Paul told the Corinthians that, if two or three
tongues-speakers wanted to speak in a meeting, then a
spiritually gifted tongues-interpreter must also be present. In
fact, “if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet
in the church and speak to himself and to God” (1 Corinthians
14:28).

The temporal nature of the gift of tongues implies that the gift
of interpretation of tongues was also of a temporal nature. If
the gift of speaking in tongues were active in the church today,
it would be performed in agreement with Scripture. It would
be a real and intelligible language (1 Corinthians 14:10). It
would be for the purpose of communicating God’s Word to a
person of another language (Acts 2:6–12), and it would be done
“in a fitting and orderly way” (1 Corinthians 14:40), “for God is
not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations
of the Lord’s people” (1 Corinthians 14:33).

GIFT OF WORKING MIRACLES

What is a miracle? A miracle is a supernatural occurrence that
is brought about by the intervention of God. It is something
that happens by divine orchestration but is humanly
impossible. It is God’s intervention in the natural state of
things.

Many people find it difficult to believe in the possibility of a

miracle or accept the reality of it. It is because they so not
believe or accept God. They are the ones who try to logically
explain the situation and try to justify the event with their
knowledge and theories. They do not want to agree or hold the
knowledge of God in their hearts, and they have restricted
their minds to the natural realm. So, if you attempt to tell
them about a miracle you experienced, they might want to
speak you into believing it is a spontaneous occurrence,
without supernatural backing.

While there are many things to call a miracle, many of these

are not a miracle in the true sense of it. The common events
that people call miracle include waking up, giving birth,
expression of nature’s beauty, salvation of the soul, etc.

Critically, these might be a miracle, but in the real sense, they

are not supernatural manifestations. New birth or salvation of
the soul is a supernatural event that takes place in the
supernatural realm. This is a miracle, but not the miracle
orchestrated by the gift of working of miracles. In fact, we can
say that all the gifts of the Spirits are miracles since they are
supernaturally powered and manifested by the Holy Spirit.

A true miracle, in the sense of it, is a supernatural

manifestation in the natural realm. It is an alternation or
deviation of the natural by supernatural manifestations of
God’s power through the agency of the gift of working of
miracles. For instance, Elijah divided the river Jordan with his
mantle (2 Kings 2:8). This cannot occur naturally; it is a
miracle. There was a spiritual alteration or intervention in the
natural state of things.

The gift of working of miracles is part of the gifts of the Spirit.

This gift is unique and different in every sense from other
gifts. While healing may be miraculous, it is not necessarily a
product of the gift of working of miracles. More reasons
healings are often called healing miracles and not just healing.
11” AndJesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks,
he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that
were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they
would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, gather up
the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
13 Thereforethey gathered them together and filled twelve
baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which
remained over and above unto them that had eaten”. (John
6:11-13).

Another account that will help us understand the operation of

the gift of working of miracles is the encounter between Paul
and the sorcerer, Elymas. The Bible says,
8 “ButElymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by
interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the
deputy from the faith.
9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy
Ghost, set his eyes on him.
10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child
of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not
cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
11 Andnow, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and
thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And
immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he
went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
12 Thenthe deputy, when he saw what was done, believed,
being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord”. (Acts 13: 8-12).
The hand of the Lord came upon Elymas, and he was struck
blind for a time. This was the operation of the gift of the
working of miracles. Paul did not do this just for self-
gratification; it was a supernatural manifestation that brings
others who witnessed the event to believe in God.

CHAPTER FIVE
MINISTRY OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT
In the John Gospel Jesus said that the Holy spirit will teach us
all things that he has said unto us.
26 Butthe Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have
said unto you. (John 14:26).

You see the Holy spirit teaches and bring remembrance of all
things which means we can call him “The Teacher of All
things,” Jesus did not say he will teach you somethings. No! he
said he will teach you All things. So, the Holy Spirit can also
bring all things to your remembrance that is amazing!

What can be hard for you to learn or to remember if you have

the inner man in you that is the divine person because the
Holy spirit is a person who has amazing personalities and we
carry him everywhere we go because the Holy spirit it
everywhere helping people for their needs who are willing. If
you have the holy spirit in your life, you will never fail and beg
people.

Do you remember the story of Meshach, Shadrach and

Abednego if you read in the Book of Daniel chapter 3, This
three men refused to bow down and worship to the Golden
statue which was built by King Nebuchadnezzar and the King
instructed the soldiers to make the burning furnace to be 7
times hotter than ever so that they will thrown to it. They did
not beg the King and cry what they said is that “God will
deliver them from the burning furnace and even he does not
deliver them they will not bow and worship the Golden Statue
of the King he has made, King Nebuchadnezzar was very
angry and instructs them to be thrown on the burning furnace
while they were thrown, the King said “ did we not cast three
men on the burning furnace, I see four men loose, walking in
the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of
the fourth is like the son of God” (Daniel 3: 24-25). King
Nebuchadnezzar was amazed of the power of God that now
they should worship one true God the Almighty. You see
sometimes you will see your life in the midst of the fire, now
not just a fire which is burning but I mean fire (trouble), when
you have the Holy spirit in you it will deliver you from that
trouble in your life and you will be victorious because the
bible says “whatsoever is born of God is victorious in the
world..”.

Most people think that the Holy Spirit ministers by talking

into a loud voice, or a shaking in their bodies but that not true.
The Holy Spirit can minister in many different ways and by
your faith you will see because the bible says:
 6 But
without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrews 11:6).

You see when you come to God you must believe that he is by
your faith, you do not need to hear the audibly voice to know
that God is present to you, he can speak inside you as he lives
inside you now because you have received him. The Holy
Spirit is the one that brings Joy, calm in your spirit.

He reminds you to pray, study the bible because he brings

remembrance it not your mind who says these things because
your mind it very corrupted and selfish it is thinking earthly
desires. But he can correct your way.
“21 And
thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, this is
the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and
when ye turn to the left”. (Isaiah 30:21).

You see this is amazing so when you miss your way the Holy
Spirit will show you a right direction so you cannot fail while
you have the holy spirit in you. It is impossible to fall into
error or be defeated after hearing that VOICE. Instead, you
just keep winning all the way because greater is He that is in
you than he that is in the world.

Jesus Himself did not manifest the power of God until He had
been baptized in the Holy Spirit. Angels pronounced Him
Lord at His birth, but nothing that typified Christ's ministry
preaching, healing, casting out demons—occurred before the
Holy Spirit descended upon Him like a dove. "And Jesus, when
he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo,
the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of
God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a
voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased" (Matt. 3:16-17). The baptism in the Holy Spirit
served as the turning point from natural to supernatural in
Christ's life. Jesus immediately began His ministry after being
anointed with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit led Him into the
wilderness to confront the devil (Luke 4:1-13). He emerged
victorious and then boldly declared in the synagogue of His
hometown, "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, To preach the acceptable year of
the Lord" (Luke 4:18-19). From this point forward, Jesus did
what He was anointed to do! Many times, the Lord admitted
His total dependence upon the Father and the Spirit. He did
His Father's will as the power of the Holy Spirit flowed in and
through Him. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit always worked
together in complete cooperation. As a part of this
interdependent, triune Godhead, Jesus would not and
could not do any miracles until the Holy Spirit had come upon
Him.
God never does anything independent of His Spirit.
Therefore, welcoming the Holy Spirit into your life is
absolutely essential for you to experience the victory and
abundance God has provided. If the sinless Son of God
had to be baptized in the Holy Spirit before beginning His
ministry, how can anyone presume to be an effective
Christian without it?

The disciples were spineless wimps before receiving the

baptism in the Holy Spirit. These men had followed Jesus for
three and a half years, observing His miracles,
hearing His teaching, and experiencing everyday life
with Him. They exhibited weakness, immaturity, carnal
mindedness, and strife. Upon Jesus' arrest, all their promises to
stay with Him—to death if need be—went
right out the window. They forsook Him and fled for
their lives in terror!
Peter denied Jesus three different times just hours after
pledging his "undying allegiance." His natural strength
wilted before a damsel, the high priest's maid, and
certain others as they each successively asked, "Aren't you one
of Jesus' disciples?" Swearing and taking oaths,
he answered, "No, I don't even know the Man!" Peter
wept bitterly when he realized what he'd done. He
hadn't wanted to deny Christ, but in his own human strength,
he was powerless not to do so (Matt. 26:69-75).
Then Peter and the other disciples were baptized in the
Holy Spirit. "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place. And
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind... And they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:1-2 and 4). They instantly
transformed into powerful witnesses and testified of
Jesus with great boldness. Three thousand were saved and
water baptized that first day alone (Acts 2:41)!

Jesus often referred to the Holy Spirit as the "Comforter."

He'll function in your life many different ways:
The Holy Spirit will abide with you forever. "And I will
pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that
he may abide with you for ever" (John14:16). Wherever you go,
whatever you do, God Himself will be with you!
The Holy Spirit will comfort you through challenges and
difficulties. "Who comforted us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort them which are in any
trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted
of God" (2 Cor. 1:4). He'll also enable you to
minister God's comfort to others.
The Holy Spirit will be your teacher. "But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my
name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (John 14:26).
He'll also remind you of everything the Lord has said.
The Spirit of truth will testify to you of Jesus. "But when
the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from
the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the
Father, he shall testify of me: And ye also shall bear witness,
because ye have been with me from the beginning" (John
15:26-27). He'll also help you bear witness of Jesus to others.

It's to your advantage that Jesus is in heaven and the

Holy Spirit is on earth. "Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you; but if I
depart, I will send him unto you" (John 16:7). Jesus could
only be in one place at a time when He walked the earth as a
man. Now, through His Spirit, He can be with every believer
all the time! The Holy Spirit will convict and convince. "And
when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe
not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and
ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this
world is judged" (John 16:8-11). He convicts you of not trusting
Jesus. He convinces you that you're righteous in Christ. And
the devil, who constantly hurls condemnation and lies at you,
is judged. The Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth. "I have
yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them
now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he
will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of
himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and
he will shew you things to come" (John 16:12-
13). The Spirit of truth will progressively share Jesus' words
with you as you're mature enough to handle them. He'll even
reveal things yet to come! The Holy Spirit will glorify Jesus.
"He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine and shall
shew it unto you" (John 16:14). He'll receive things from the
Lord and show them to you! God's power will flood into you
as you're baptized in
Him! "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto
me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth" (Acts 1:8).
Wherever you go, you'll be an effective witness!

THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU HOLY SPIRIT THE

TEACHER OF ALL THINGS.
jjj great faith!