Project Description
Living in the Power of God Pt.1
Psalm 90: 14 & 17
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all of our days.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of our hands
2 Cor 9:8
Heb 4:16
Acts 1:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
The Lord said
2016
The Year of Grace and Mercy
Grace to the church Mercy to the nation
The bottom line is God
NEEDS YOU
In 2016
The Lord is
Preparing and equipping us
For His
Unfolding Plan for Revival
We’ve been looking at Essentials for Ministry
We’ve been looking at How to Release the Anointing through Your Ministry
I said as a Christian
you have
a calling
a ministry
a destiny
your calling is connected to your ministry
your ministry is connected to your destiny
We’ve looked at How to Release the Anointing through Your Ministry To Others
We”ve looked at How to Stop Robbery in Your Life (Personal Protection) And how do Stop Robbery In Others (Spiritual Warfare)
We continue our next focus The Power of Grace (For Ministry)
I said it’s very important that we begin
with very important statements
You will never be able to function in the full capacity of your ministry to the Lord ; to others ; and in defeating the powers of the enemy, unless you understand the dynamics of God’s Grace.
The understanding of God’s Grace enables the Holy Spirit to be released in full potential.
When the Lord brought this revelation to me it changed my ministry.
Let’s lay the foundations in order to receive the new revelation of grace and ministry that the Lord has for the upcoming season of Revival.
Grace
(Important)
We often say that God’s GRACE is His Unmerited Favor
But it goes far beyond this simple statement
It means LIVING in His GRACE
LIVING IN GRACE means…
The awareness of the Lord is with us
Understanding that we have access to God
The forgiveness of sin and freedom from condemnation
No longer being bound to WORKS for His favor (earning approval)
No longer neutralized by our failures
Defeats the tactics of the enemy
Releases the power of the Lord through us
Important
Understanding Grace is a KEY receiving the Lord’s provision and living in His overcoming life.
Understanding Grace will enable you to see who you are and
live victoriously in your ministry and destiny
Insights
The purpose of receiving God’s Grace is releasing God’s Grace (good work- ministry)
We are to become agents through which God’s Grace is released.
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power (God’s provision –Grace) when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses (releasers of Grace) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
When God’s Grace is released the Kingdom of God is established.
We said
Grace Definition
New Covenant
The unmerited, undeserved unearned gift of God’s favor and blessings released through the completed sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross
And then through the believer to
continue the ministry of Jesus on earth
We continue
The importance of
Speaking
God created the world by speaking
Gen 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,”
God told Moses to speak to the rock for water (Num. 20:8)
Joshua spoke to the sun (Josh. 10:12)
Elijah spoke and commanded fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:38)
Jesus spoke to demons, sickness, to the storm (Luke 8:24)
Jesus commanded his disciples to speak the mountain (obstacles) (Mark 11:22-23)
Insights
The purpose of receiving God’s Grace is releasing God’s Grace (good work- ministry)
We are to become agents through which God’s Grace is released.
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power (God’s provision –Grace) when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses (releasers of Grace) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Insights
When “Grace” is released …
“Grace releases”
One of the key purposes of God’s grace is to be proclaimed in and through our lives
Grace to you…
Grace through you
A key to releasing grace is proclaiming grace.
Speaking “grace” releases God
An example from the Bible
Speaking grace into your situation
is an important part of
seeing your prayers answered
The IMPORTANCE RELEASING GRACE
Releasing Grace
Acknowledges our dependency on God
Neutralizes the enemy
Releases the Kingdom of God
Removes obstacles
Activates Faith
Creates Life…
Releases the Breakthrough (So Important)
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Mark 9:23
“If you can believe”. “Everything is possible for you.
The Power in releasing Grace
In order for us to release Breakthrough we must
receive and live in the power of God
The Lord did not intend us to be normal
He wants us to live dynamically
To deal with life’s situations with a conviction of overcoming
To not just make it through but to abound in every area
To experience breakthrough in every challenge
The only way this is accomplished is to move in God’s Power
Initial comments
John 1:12
to those who received Him, and put their trust in His name, He gave them the power to become children of God
God’s Dynamic miraculous power is available and is to be release through us daily.
Eph 3:20-
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us
Initial comments
Jesus said
“You will receive power to become my witnesses
One translation says “to reveal me”
the release of power is a revelation of Jesus
John 14: 12
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
Rom 1:16
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes
Initial comments
This power is abundantly available to every
Spirit filled Christian
Miracles signs and wonders are supposed to be a part of our life on a regular basis
Unless we lay hold of this provision we will never
fully receive all that the Lord has for us and through us.
Much of our breakthrough only comes through
“power encounters”
However…
Key objective of the enemy is to neutralize the power of God in and through our lives
John 10:10
The thief comes only to robl and kill and destroy
Purpose
By neutralizing our power he limits our effectiveness and robs our witness
By removing our power we present a
powerless Jesus to the world
Power definition
ability to do or act; capability of accomplishing something.
a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence.
The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively
strength, force or energy
The Power in
Releasing Grace
Luke 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me
to declare good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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