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B V O V : 2 3 saying, "We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches." Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?" Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed againstthem, so that they ed out of that house naked and wounded (Acts 19:13-16, NKJV). Those men may have known the right words to say, but there was no power behind them. The demons knew it. Not only did they refuse to come out, they beat the men up and sent them on their way. 4. Do your part to receive. According to Mark 6, it's possible for God to come to a place with a desire to do mighty works, but if the people refuse His messenger, He can't operate the way He wants to. The devil can't stop a man of God. All he can do is what he did to Jesus. The devil can't stop the ow of the Word of God—he can only get you to disparage the messenger. Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me (Ezekiel 2:2, NKJV). The primary way to receive impartation is evident from Jesus' ministry. Jesus taught, then preached, then healed. In Acts 14, the man who was crippled from birth listened to Paul preach. When Paul noticed the man, he realized he had faith to be healed. Faith is a spiritual force. God doesn't determine what you receive, you do. He's set the table for everyone. If you want to sit and watch other people eat you're welcome to, but if you want to go up to the bu et until the manager kicks you out, it's completely up to you. The Bible says God is "no respecter of persons" (Acts 10:34). That means what He'll do for me, He will do for anyone. There is no cost to hear the Word of God. The gifts of God can't be bought, but they can be received. The price you pay to receive is hunger and thirst. mistake and believe all the great men of God are dead and gone. As God said in His Word, He never leaves any generation without a witness: Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, lling our hearts with food and gladness (Acts 14:17, New King James Version). When Jesus turned the water into wine, the master of ceremonies remarked, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when theguestshave well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" (John 2:10, NKJV). The men and women God reserved for this generation in these last days will do even greater works than those who came before them. Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17 tell us what will happen in the last days. In the midst of everything negative happening in the world, God is going to pour out His Spirit on all esh. God is raising up the strongest Church that's ever existed in the 2,000-year history of the Church. God doesn't bestow grace on people so they can show o . Grace is impartible. The things of the Spirit are released to the hearer. 2. Honor men of God. The Bible teaches us to honor men of God. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward (Matthew 10:41, New American Standard Bible-95). If you don't receive a prophet in the name of a prophet, you'll miss the reward that God sent them to bring you. View men of God as people who God has blessed with a gift to deliver to their generation. Then, you'll be able to receive from them. 3. Understand the di erences in men of God. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, i Evangelists Jonathan & AdalisShuttlesworthlead Revival Today, a global ministry since 2007, reaching the lost through crusades, media and Revival Today Church. For more information please visit revivaltoday.com There is no cost to hear the Word of God. The gifts of God can't be bought, but they can be received.

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