The Dancing Hand of God (Part 3) ~ Dr William P. Hohman
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Discover how God’s dancing hand manifests through the Holy Spirit, the power of spoken faith, and the gifts of the Spirit in your everyday life.
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Dancing Hand God Overview
In this powerful third installment of his series, Dr. William P. Hohman of NTC Ministries opens in Genesis 1 and 2 to reveal how the triune God operated in creation — the Holy Spirit hovering over the deep, the Word of God spoken to bring things into existence, and the hands of the Father personally fashioning mankind from the dust of the ground. Dr. Hohman draws a vivid picture of the Father as the divine architect, Jesus as the master builder, and the Holy Spirit as the breath of life who animates everything God purposes. He traces the two dimensions of the Holy Spirit — upon and within — through the upper room in John 20 and the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, showing that both are essential for the believer. Drawing from Zephaniah 3:17, he unpacks the Hebrew words for joy, revealing that God literally dances and rejoices over His people with a choreographed, radical celebration. He connects the Latin root of the word manifestation — manus festive, the dancing hand — to the nine gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12, calling every believer to move beyond mere book knowledge into an experiential, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit that produces supernatural results in every area of life.
Dancing Hand God Outline
- 00:00 – Creation as God’s Parabolic Blueprint: Dr. Hohman opens in Genesis 1:1-5, explaining that all of creation is designed to reveal who God is and how He operates, establishing the framework for the entire series.
- 07:30 – The Trinity in Action: Architect, Builder, Breath: The three persons of the Trinity are illustrated through creation — the Father as divine architect, Jesus as the general contractor who builds, and the Holy Spirit as the breath that gives life to all God purposes.
- 16:00 – Upon and Within: Two Dimensions of the Holy Spirit: Drawing from Genesis 2 and John 20, Dr. Hohman distinguishes between the Holy Spirit dwelling within the believer and the Holy Spirit coming upon the believer with power, showing both are necessary.
- 26:00 – The Power of the Spoken Word and the Tongue: Faith is defined through Hebrews 11:1 and Proverbs 18:21 as the act of calling things that are not as though they were. The mouth is the first evidence of the Holy Spirit’s activity in a born-again life.
- 35:00 – God’s Dancing Presence Over His People: Zephaniah 3:17 is unpacked through the Hebrew words Simcha and Guwl, revealing that God radically, exuberantly, and choreographically rejoices and dances over His people in the midst of their praise.
- 43:30 – Manifestation: The Dancing Hand of God Defined: Dr. Hohman traces the Latin etymology of the word manifestation — manus meaning hand and festive meaning choreographed dance — connecting it to 1 Corinthians 12 and the gifts of the Spirit.
- 50:00 – Experiential Knowledge vs. Book Knowledge: Using a vivid illustration from a trip to Egypt, Dr. Hohman contrasts theoretical knowledge of God’s gifts with intimate, experiential knowledge that cannot be shaken by outside arguments.
- 56:00 – Every Believer Carries a Supernatural Assignment: Closing with a call to identity and purpose, Dr. Hohman reminds the congregation that God has stationed every person with greatness, and only the power of the Holy Spirit can bring forth the splendor of the Living God through ordinary lives.
Scripture References
Genesis 1:1-5, Genesis 2:7, John 1:1-3, Hebrews 11:1-2, Proverbs 18:21, Matthew 12:34-35, Ephesians 4:29, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Psalms 46:4-7, John 4:14, 1 Corinthians 12:1-7, Mark 16:9-11, John 20:19-22, Acts 1:4-5, Acts 2:1-4
Key Takeaways
- The Holy Spirit hovering over creation is the same Spirit who broods over your life today, and stillness before Him allows you to feel His active, life-giving presence.
- God operates as a Trinity in every creative work — the Father architects the plan, Jesus the Word executes it, and the Holy Spirit breathes life into it — and this same pattern is meant to operate through believers.
- There are two distinct dimensions of the Holy Spirit’s work: He comes within to give new life at salvation, and He comes upon to clothe the believer with supernatural power for ministry.
- The word ‘manifestation’ in 1 Corinthians 12 traces back to the Latin manus festive, meaning the dancing hand — revealing that every gift of the Spirit is an expression of God’s choreographed, joyful activity over His people.
- Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and the first visible change in a genuinely born-again believer is the transformation of their speech from destructive words to life-giving declarations.
- God’s hidden treasures, represented by the rivers of Eden, are not withheld from His people but revealed progressively through the Holy Spirit as believers hunger and press in for experiential knowledge of Him.
- Every believer, regardless of their position in life, carries a supernatural assignment and becomes the most beneficial presence in any room when they yield fully to the gifts and love of the Holy Spirit.
Dancing Hand God Notes
Trinity Revealed Through Creation Acts
Dr. Hohman anchors the entire message in the opening verses of Genesis, showing that before anything was spoken into existence the Holy Spirit was already hovering — brooding like a mother hen over her eggs — over what was about to come into being. This hovering is not passive; it is a deliberate, warm, anticipatory activity. The Father conceived the plan, Jesus the Word declared it into reality, and the Holy Spirit gave it breath and life. This Trinitarian pattern is not reserved for the original creation event but is the ongoing pattern through which God works in every believer’s life and in the corporate life of the church today.
Two Works of the Spirit Explained
One of the central theological distinctions in this message is the difference between the Holy Spirit coming within and the Holy Spirit coming upon. In John 20, the risen Jesus breathed on His disciples and said receive the Holy Spirit — that is the within, the new birth. Yet days later in Acts 1, He told those same disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the baptism of the Holy Spirit — that is the upon, the empowerment for witness and ministry. Dr. Hohman is careful to show these are two separate, sequential experiences, both essential, and both available to every believer who desires all that God has prepared.
The Tongue as Creation’s First Instrument
Drawing from Proverbs 18:21, Matthew 12:34-35, and Ephesians 4:29, Dr. Hohman teaches that the mouth is the primary instrument through which the creative activity of God flows through a human being. Just as God spoke light into existence over the face of the deep, believers are called to speak faith-filled words over dark situations rather than calling things as they appear. He uses a memorable illustration of calling a lost dog — you do not announce the dog is gone, you call it home. The same principle applies to health, relationships, and finances: declare what God says, not what the circumstances show.
God’s Radical Joy Defined in Hebrew
Zephaniah 3:17 becomes a lens through which the entire series title comes into focus. Dr. Hohman unpacks two Hebrew words for rejoicing found in the verse — Simcha, meaning exuberant and loud gladness, and Guwl, meaning radically dancing and spinning with joy. Together they describe a God who is not reserved or dignified in His love for His people but who dances over them with unrestrained, even embarrassing, celebration. This is the God who brooded over creation, the same God whose Spirit moves in corporate worship services and causes people to be so overwhelmed by His presence that they can barely stand.
Gifts of the Spirit for Everyday Believers
First Corinthians 12:1-7 is unpacked with a focus on the word manifestation, traced to its Latin root manus festive — the hand in a choreographed dance. Dr. Hohman insists that God’s desire is not for believers to have merely academic knowledge of the nine gifts of the Spirit but to have an intimate, experiential relationship with the Holy Spirit who distributes them. He makes clear that the gifts are given to each one for the benefit of all — not as marks of elite status but as supernatural tools that make every believer, in any station of life, a powerful and beneficial presence wherever God has placed them.
Pakistan and the Name of Christ
In one of the message’s most striking illustrations, Dr. Hohman describes believers in Pakistan — where Christians represent only one percent of the population — who are given the surname ihas by the government, meaning Christ. While Pakistani Christians face enormous pressure and minority status, the surrounding culture in a strange way acknowledges what many Western Christians fail to embrace: that to follow Jesus is to carry His name and His nature into every sphere of life. This story serves as a challenge to the congregation to believe what God has declared over them — that greatness has been assigned to their name through the Spirit of the Living God.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that the Holy Spirit hovered over the face of the deep in Genesis 1?
The Hebrew word translated hovered or moved in Genesis 1:2 carries the meaning of brooding, like a mother hen warming her eggs before they hatch. It describes an active, warm, life-anticipating presence of the Holy Spirit over what God was about to bring into existence. Dr. Hohman teaches that this same brooding presence of the Holy Spirit is available to believers today, and that stillness and yielding allow us to sense and experience that activity in our own lives.
What is the difference between the Holy Spirit within and the Holy Spirit upon?
The Holy Spirit within refers to the new birth, illustrated in Genesis 2:7 when God breathed into Adam’s nostrils and in John 20:22 when Jesus breathed on the disciples and said receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit upon refers to the baptism in the Holy Spirit described in Acts 1:4-5 and fulfilled in Acts 2, which brings supernatural empowerment for witness and ministry. Both experiences are distinct and both are essential for the fully equipped believer.
Why does Dr. Hohman say the word manifestation means the dancing hand of God?
Dr. Hohman traces the word manifestation, used in 1 Corinthians 12:7, back to its Latin components manus meaning hand and festive meaning choreographed dance. This etymology reveals that when the gifts of the Holy Spirit are operating, they are literally an expression of God’s dancing hand moving through the lives of His people. This connects directly to Zephaniah 3:17, where God is described as rejoicing over His people with the Hebrew word Guwl, meaning radical, spinning, joyful dancing.
What does Zephaniah 3:17 teach about how God feels toward His people?
Zephaniah 3:17 declares that the Lord God in the midst of His people is mighty, that He saves, and that He rejoices over them with joy, rests in His love, and joys over them with singing. Dr. Hohman unpacks two Hebrew words — Simcha, meaning exuberant gladness, and Guwl, meaning radical dancing — to show that God’s posture toward His people is one of unrestrained, celebratory love. Far from being distant or austere, God is described as the one whose presence would embarrass the self-conscious because of how radically He rejoices over those He loves.
How does the power of the tongue connect to the creative work of God?
In Genesis 1, God spoke and things came into existence out of nothing, establishing the pattern that spoken words carry creative or destructive power. Proverbs 18:21 confirms that death and life are in the power of the tongue, and Matthew 12:34-35 teaches that what is in the heart will come out of the mouth. Dr. Hohman applies this to everyday life, encouraging believers to declare what God says about their health, relationships, and finances rather than simply describing what they currently see or experience.
Is the baptism in the Holy Spirit a separate experience from salvation?
Yes, according to the teaching in this sermon. Dr. Hohman shows from John 20:22 that the disciples received the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathed on them after the resurrection, which was the new birth experience. However, in Acts 1:4-5, Jesus specifically told those same disciples to wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which was a distinct and subsequent empowerment that came at Pentecost in Acts 2. These are presented as two separate works of the Holy Spirit, both initiated by Jesus, both necessary for the full life and ministry God intends.
What does Dr. Hohman mean by experiential knowledge versus book knowledge of the Holy Spirit?
Using an illustration from a mission trip to Egypt, Dr. Hohman contrasts having theoretical or academic understanding of a subject with having direct, personal, lived experience of it. He argues that knowing about the gifts of the Holy Spirit from books or theology is far less stable and transformative than actually experiencing the Holy Spirit in action. Experiential knowledge, he teaches, cannot be argued away or destabilized by opposing views, because it is grounded in personal encounter with the living God rather than in information alone.
What are the hidden rivers of Eden and what do they represent for believers today?
Genesis 2:10-14 describes four rivers flowing from the garden of Eden, two of which — the Tigris and Euphrates — still exist today, while the other two — the Pishon and Gihon — are unknown, possibly buried under the Sahara desert. Dr. Hohman teaches that these hidden rivers, associated in Scripture with precious metals and jewels, are a type and shadow of the hidden treasures of God that the Holy Spirit is commissioned to reveal to believers. Just as Proverbs says it is the glory of a king to search out a matter, believers are called to pursue the deeper things of God through intimacy with the Holy Spirit.
