Last Sunday I talked about walking in God’s Kingdom power and His love on this Earth. Our main scripture is
Matthew 6:10
10 your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
There is such power in that scripture right there. But how do we work in God’s Power? Let me give you my list from Sunday:
1-IT STARTS WITH LOVE
If we want to yield to God (the author of Power) we have to yield to Love…
1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Jesus’s love for people gave Him the power to heal…
Matthew 14:14
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Love is actually the greatest manifestation of God’s Power. Love is what motivates our Faith.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
2-FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
John 16:7-15
But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate (Holy Spirit) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. 12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to communicate to us and give us His Power. He’s our source. So are you hearing him>>>
3-DEVELOP HEARING GOD’S VOICE
Even Jesus listened to God’s Voice…
John 5:30
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
John 5:19
Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
He speaks in so many ways…many times we hear Him but we CHOOSE to ignore. Some of us don’t hear Him because we aren’t hanging with Him…>>>
4-BECOME FAMILIAR WITH GOD’S PRESENCE (hang out in it)
You are who you hang out with.
Even Jesus knew He needed to associated Himself with others to receive the power from God…Jesus had John the Baptist to help pray in the next level on the God’s presence on His life.
Matthew 3:13-17 (Jesus gets baptized)
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Anointing = the sense of the presence of the Spirit of God upon a person that allows them to do what Jesus did.
You can get the anointing by putting yourself in places where God is moving (slowburn, prayer nights, worship nights) – “Corporate Anointing”
5-LEARN TO PRAY AND WORSHIP
These are tools God has given us to experience His power and love in our lives.
*YOU WILL NOT WALK IN TRUE POWER IF YOU ARE ASHAMED TO WORSHIP OR PRAY. These are your tools to power. ( also FASTING)
6-GROW IN FAITH (IN ACTION)
James 2:20
You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
It’s easy to say your have “faith” it’s harder to walk in it….
7-IT’S NOT YOU IT’S ME
It’s TRUE….it’s GOD not YOU.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
It’s time to walk in His Power and His Love to see this world completely changed for His glory….are you ready?
MR
Posted: June 16th, 2011 under Church info, Leadership.
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