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1. Former and Latter Rain

2. Former Rain

3. Former Rain –
The New Heart
• Former Rain: is a
farming
terminology
• It helps in
preparing the field
… sowing seeds …
in germination
process
• Its a season of
rains
• These rains are
not very heavy
Former Rain is for Personal Spiritual Growth.
Growing in Christ. Receiving the Fruit of the Spirit.

4. Former Rain Experience
Holy Spirit our Teacher
“He shall teach you
all things, and
bring all things to
your
remembrance,
whatsoever I
have said unto
you”
John 14 :
•One of the major roles of the Holy
Spirit is to Teach.
•‘All things’ would include
fundamental beliefs and much more.
•The Holy Spirit removes doubts ...
Answers deep rooted questions and
allows the truth to lighten our path.
•He removes forgetfulness and brings
to our memory the message(s) that is
most needed for the hour.

5. •In general, what is the
class size in your
country?
• 20 – 25 – 30 – 35 –
40 students?
•The Holy Spirit
Teaches us ...
One
on
One
• He teaches us eternal
things
• To walk His walk
• To Talk His talk
• Trains us
to Teach.

6. Former Rain Experience
Holy Spirit our Guide
“Ia akan
menuntun kamu
kepada seluruh
kebenaran”
Yoh 16:13

7. •Is the role of a Teacher
different from a Guide?
• A Guide gives directions
• He walks the road with you
•He removes those gray areas ...
Those border line issues that are
confusing
•We are able to clearly discern
the right from the wrong.
•If we choose, He will keep us in
the truth and take us to the
destination
•The Holy Spirit will shield
us from the constant attack of
false teachers and prophets.
• These winds of doctrine will
also pass by. We will stand tall .

8. Former Rain Experience
Holy Spirit Convicts us
“When he is
come, he will
convict the
world of sin,
and of
righteousness,
and of
judgment”
John 16 : 8

9. • The Holy Spirit Convicts
us of sin
•The Holy Spirit enables us to
recognize sin within our culture
and in simple harmless routines.
•An old man told me “The Holy
Spirit brings to my memory sins of
my childhood and youth ... Sins
that I have not confessed and
received forgiveness for.”
•His holy flame purges us of all
unrighteousness making us an
acceptable sacrifice.

10. • The Holy Spirit convicts
us of His Judgment.
•He often reminds me that
judgment is not a future event
•My case in the heavenly courts
can come up today
•That I need to live a consistent
Christian life
•That judgment is something I
need not be afraid ... Its a
process through which Jesus
makes a claim for my eternity.

11. Former Rain Experience
Holy Spirit our Helper
“And I will
pray the
Father, and
He will give
you another
Helper, that
He may abide
with you
forever.”
John 14: 16

12. •This verse is rendered
differently ...Comforter ...
Friend ... Helper
•In this busy world a Helper
is someone you cannot do
without
•He makes our life complete
and comfortable
•David says, “God is my
Helper” Ps. 54: 4
•He seems to have
befriended the Holy Spirit.
•Unlike Jesus (who
ascended to His heavenly
Father), the Holy Spirit is to
abide with us forever ... With
us and in us.
Abiding with each other: The Holy
Spirit & Us

13. Former Rain
Born Again Experience
“ … no one
can enter
the
kingdom of
God unless
he is born
of water
and the
Spirit.”

14. Holy Spirit &
New Creation
• Nicodemuscould
not comprehend the
BornAgain
experiencethat Jesus
refer ed to.
• Thosewho areBorn
Again of theSpirit
areliketheWIND.
• In Luke 18 : 27
Jesustoldthe
multitude
Impossible for men=
Possible for God
The Old becoming New is a Miracle. It can only be done by Jesus.

15. Latter
Rain

16. Latter Rain – Harvesting the Fields
• It’safarmingterminology
• Lat er Rain preparesthefields
for harvest … it ef ectsthesize
of thegrain / fruit, theplant
(60–80–100fold) … helps
inripeningof thefield
• Lat er Rain equips&
empowersonetobeco-
laborerswith Heavenly agents
to Finish HisWork .
• You receiveGiftsof theSpirit.

17. Latter Rain –
A Corporate Experience
•The Former Rain is
a Personal
experience –
leading to
recreation of
individuals.
• The Latter Rain is
a Corporate
experience – it falls
upon groups of
people. It is for the
revival of the
Church and for
building His
Kingdom.

18. Latter Rain Experience
Baptism by Fire
“I baptize you with water
… But after me will come
one … He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and
fire.”
Mat3:11
•In Former Rain experience one is
born of the Spirit. Here we are
baptized by the Spirit.
•Totally immersed ... Anointed by the
Spirit.
•The Holy Spirit puts us on fire ...
And like the fire, we touch everyone

19. G0 YE
INTO ALL
THE
WORLD
THIS
GOSPEL
SHALL BE
PREACHED
IN ALL
THE WORLD
Purpose of Latter Rain ...

20. Latter Rain
Experience
Passionate Witness
“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 Samaria,
and unto the
uttermost part of the
earth.”
Acts 1: 8

21. Latter Rain –
Empowers & Equips
* You will receive
POWER
• You will receive a
Mandate
• You will receive the
message to be given
• You will receive Gifts
as needed
(Your gifts depends on
the needs).
* Heaven’s treasures are
at our disposal when we
are involved in doing
His business.
Unwrap your Gift.
Use your Gift.

22. •You will receive the opportunity
in and authority over nations
• I saw a minister praying in the
Indian Railway Station.
•He was new to town ... Was
there coz God asked him to go.
• He asked God to give him a
place to stay, people to care for ...
He asked for the entire city.
* God wants us to minister to
People Groups, Cities and
Nations.
* You will be His WITNESS …
at home, in the neighborhood,
city you live … unto the ends of
your country and the earth.

23. Latter Rain Experience
Powerful Church
“And these signs will follow
those who believe: In My
name they will cast out
demons; they will speak with
new tongues; they will take
up serpents; and if they drink
anything deadly, it will by no
means hurt them; they will
lay hands on the sick, and
they will recover.”
Mark 16: 17,18.
“And Stephen, full of faith
and power, did great wonders
and signs among the people.”
Acts 6: 8

24. •TheGospel ispowerful . . It
transformsharden hearts. .
Bringshealingof themindand
body . . Liberatesfrom slavery . .
It encounterspowersof darknes
asit reclaimspeopleandplaces.
•Wherever it ispreached signs
andwonderswill FOLLOWif the
mes enger allowsGod’spower to
flow through him / her.
•For too long wehavefocused on
falsemiraclesand mes engers.
Let usnot doubt thepower of the
Holy Spirit.
Remember, if fake exists then
original has to be there (the
ration might be huge. Like in
the case of Elijah - 1true
prophet :450 false prophets).

25. Latter Rain Experience
Persecuted Church
Stephen’s Vision
“But Stephen,
full of the Holy
Spirit, looked up
to heaven and
saw the glory of
God, and Jesus
standing at the
right hand of
God.”

26. A Praying ...
Witnessing ... Growing
Church is a persecuted
Church.
•Persecution helped in
spreading the Gospel.
•The persecuted triggered
faith in the unbelieving
onlookers.
“Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat falls into
the ground and dies, it remains
alone; but if it dies, it produces
much grain.” John 12:24

27. Receiving the Former & Latter Rain
Tetap doakan Hujan akhir
yang mempersiapakan
kita untuk menjadi warga
kerajaan Sorga yang
menyampaikan seruan
nyaring
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* It istimethat we, Biblebelieving
Christians,experiencethe
Former and theLat er rain.

28. The Holy Spirit desires to
lead you into this powerful
transforming Former Rain
experience and would like
your Church / fellowship
to be baptized by fire.
Areyoureadyforthis
experience.
Thank You