Ghost Hunters

I am one of those guys who gets the whole blowing things up thing. I love big booms. “Safe and Insane” fireworks!! “Ungaros” “Starr’s” –

  • The secret box

The Patterson Video – 1967 – Roger Patterson and Roger Gimlin -

  • Finding Bigfoot – 9th Season
  • Matt Moneymaker - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (founded in 1995)
  • For example, the term "bigfoot" is rarely used in favor of "squatch" (short for sasquatch).
  • Their nighttime investigations are referred to as "squatchin".
  • The areas they investigate are often described as "Squatchy", with Washington having been described as "the squatchiest state."

UFO Hunters – 3 Seasons

  • Area 51
  • Underwater Alien Bases
  • Abductions

Ghost Hunters – In 11th Season

  • The Atlantic Paranormal Society - (TAPS), investigate locations of interest by using various electronic equipment, which they believe is capable of detecting paranormal activity.
  • The Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society (SAPS) - "After watching episodes of Ghost Hunters and other similar programs, it quickly becomes clear to anyone with a background in science that the methods used are both illogical and unscientific"
  • “Anyone can be a ghost investigator, "failing to consider alternative explanations for anomalous ... phenomena", considering emotions and feelings as "evidence of ghostly encounters."

Most people who claim to have seen a Ghost or Bigfoot or UFO are typically a little Whacko…

  • Not people who you’d typically think of as credible…maybe not even sane
  • If they were credible…they lose all credibility as soon as they tell you they had a close encounter with an Apparition.
  • Rarely seem to have any credible evidence
  • They seem to get weirder the longer you hear them speak and they quickly begin to say other things that cause you to classify them as …a little out there.
  • Alright buddy…Hey I’m gonna go grab some more punch…”Honey…let’s go!’

Ghost Hunters

  • People who believe in God
  • Christians who believe in Jesus…that he was born of a virgin, crucified on a cross and rose from the dead 3 days later…they are often seen as not credible.
  • Why doesn’t God help us out so we don’t look so foolish!!
  • They want to see a sign or proof.

Mark 16:9-11 - NLT

9After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and told them what had happened. 11But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn’t believe her.

  • Then he manifests himself to 2 followers walking from Jerusalem to the country…
  • They run back to Jerusalem to tell the others
  • No One Believed Him
  • Then he appears to the apostles by suddenly walking into a room with closed doors and appearing in the middle of their group
  • Thomas wasn’t there…he didn’t believe!!
  • Appears to Thomas who touches him and proclaims indeed…you are my Lord and My God!!
  • Jesus rebuked his apostles for not believing people who had seen him
  • Holy Spirit/Holy Ghost – Whackiest of all!

261 Times in New Testament – Holy Spirit/Holy Ghost –

  • The central character of New Testament is Jesus
  • The central character of the born again is the Holy Ghost!

Charismatics–

  • 1 John 2:20 –

20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth

  • Charisma – Special Gift/Unction

Pentecostals –

  • One of 3 major Jewish feasts or holidays
  • 50 Days after Passover – Thanksgiving for Harvest
  • Christians it means something different
  • Describe Pentecost

As David said, “

27For you will not leave my soul among the deador allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.

28You have shown me the way of life,and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.

Acts 2:38-41Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.” 40Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”41Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

Luke 24:49 – Clothed with Power on high

Spirit Filled – Spirit Led Church

How Can A Person Prove It?? Manifestation??

Manifest –

Verb - Show with proof

Adj – Clear or obvious to the eye or mind

Adj – Readily perceived by senses especially the sense of sight

John 14: 15-26 – NIV

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15“If you love me, keep my commands. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”

23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

25“All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these other things will be added unto you!

  • The Kingdom is within you
  • Jesus is our righteousness – Raised in true holiness and righteousness
  • Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus