When a young boy at the age of 15 believes he is old enough to drive a car, his feet are long enough, and wants to hit the road, the truth is that he is disqualified by age.
At 18 he is qualified to be issued a license.
Power and Authority work together
The underage boy is curtailed by the authority to be issued a license.
Power is the ability to overcome the tactics of the enemy
Authority is the power to subdue the enemy.
Luke 10:19 (KJV) Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Power is the delegation to act in place of another.
A time came that Jesus died and resurrected and in
Mark 16:14-17 (KJV) Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
He had delegated them.
From today, demons will not chase you from place to place. You shall be the person chasing demons from today in the Name of Jesus.
If you understand who you are,…
The authority deposited inside you by God. .you will become a terror to the kingdom of darkness.
You must come to a point where you realize your authority as a believer
Mark 16:18-20 (KJV) They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God.
And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Before this time, the disciples were locked up in a closet.
From today, everything you are afraid of,, will become afraid of you.
The disciples came to the point where they understood that Jesus was with them everywhere they went
As believers, we have been put in positions of authority that comes with responsibly
Colossians 1:13 (KJV) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
1. When you make Jesus Lord of your life, you must understand that Christ Jesus has placed you in a.position of authority
Who is a believer?
He is one who has surrendered his life to Jesus
He is one who believes that Jesus died for our sins and road again
A kingdom is a place or domain where kings reign.
For those who were afraid of witches, they have been translated into the Kingdom of our God.
Matthew 28:18 (KJV) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
The domain here is in heaven and earth. He rules both in heaven and on earth.
Matthew 28:19 (KJV) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
This is where He delegated the authority to you
Matthew 28:20 (KJV) Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Whatever we have seen him doing, He has delegated the powers to us
The same way the powers on earth were subject to him, is the same way they will be subject to us
We have his backing and authority
We have entered this position of authority because we are in Him
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
John 1:12 (KJV) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
WHAT MAKES YOU A BELIEVER?
1. You have been delivered from spiritual death
Ephesians 2:1 (KJV) And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Quicken here means you have been brought back to life, from hell, from sin, and from death.
Death is not just the separation from the body, but separation from God
When Adam sinned, he died because he was alienated from God
2. He has been delivered from the wrath of God
i. He is delivered from malice, envy
Ii. God looks at you with love
When Jesus died, he reconciled us to himself
3. He is someone who experiences spiritual resurrection
Ephesians 2:4-5 (KJV) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
If you believe it, anything that seems dead in your life, receives a quickening power of the holy spirit in the Name of Jesus.
4. The believer is united with Christ.
Ephesians 2:6-7 (KJV) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
God’s purpose for our lives is that the expression of God, will.be made manifest in our lives.
Ephesians 1:19 (KJV) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Apostle Paul was praying for the church for their eyes to be opened for them to know the extent of the power of God in them.
Ephesians 1:20-21 (KJV) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
This is the scope of His powers
Ephesians 1:22 (KJV) And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
The church is part of the body of Christ and all principalities and powers are under our feet
Isaiah 40:22 Sitteth – Far above this round earth, even in the highest heavens; from whence he looketh down upon the earth, where men appear to him like grasshoppers
God sits in the circle of the earth and sees all men as grasshoppers.
By that authority, nothing shall by any means hurt us no matter how they place it
The authority you have can defy natural laws.
God’s mandate is that you will have dominion over all, and not be scared of the attacks of the enemy.
HOW JESUS SECURED OUR AUTHORITY AS BELIEVERS
1. Jesus secured power and authority for us by paying the supreme price for power at the cross of cavalry
He gave His own blood. Far better that the blood of bulls and rams. He sealed it with His own blood. That blood flows through my veins.
He came as a man to reclaim the authority Satan had stolen from the garden of Eden.
Revelation 1:18 (KJV) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Apostle Paul said O grave, where is thy victory? O death! where is thy sting?
Matthew 28:18 (KJV) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
John 1:18 (KJV) No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
I have power.
I have authority
Colossians 2:13-15 (KJV) And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
We cannot be held bound by past sins
No matter what had been spoken or written against us, Jesus blotted them out with His blood.
The evil speakings are not in line with God’s purposes for us.
SPOIL means He made them.
USELESS
HANDICAPPED
DISGRACED
Your accusers and those speaking against you have been disgraced in the name of Jesus
You carry the light of God.
May God disgrace all those who have contrary opinion against you and the Church in the name of Jesus.
Colossians 2:16 (KJV) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
From today you are from condemnation
WHAT IS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AUTHORITY
1. To preach the gospel
Mark 16:20 (KJV) And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
2. To chase devils away
By this authority you carry, any devil you meet, will now to you.
In your office
In your home
In your business
May they lose grip of such ground in the Name of Jesus
Romans 10:8 KJV The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
The word is nigh thee
Speak the word
3. To heal the sick
You are the one that releases the grace. It is God. Speak the word.
4. To be able to rule over the devil
James 4:7 (KJV) Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
You carry such authority and anointing
My prayer is that from now henceforth your life will be a threat to the kingdom of darkness
THE SCOPE OF THE AUTHORITY
Ephesians 1:19-21 (KJV) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
You are as powerful as anyone who delegated the authority to you.
Any time you stand, Jesus is standing with you.
The authority you carry makes the enemy under your feet.
Ephesians 1:22 (KJV) And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
If Jesus is the Head of the Church and we are members of that body, we are above them all and they are under our feet.
Ephesians 2:4-6 (KJV) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
We are sitting in heavenly places.
If He is seated at the right hand of the father, we are with him
The same power that God wrought when He raised Jesus from death, is the same power that resides in us
The moment you make Jesus Lord of your life, that same power is exercised in you.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
HOW DO I MANIFEST THIS AUTHORITY
1. By the WORD OF GOD
Hebrews 1:3 (KJV) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
If He upholds everything by the word, the same power is in us
2. His Name
Luke 10:17 (KJV) And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
The Name is the Authority.
We are already standing in his authority
Acts 3:6 (KJV) Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
The same Name is available to us
That situation that seems stagnant
That business that is crippling, receives power to rise in the name of Jesus.
In the contest between David and Goliath, Goliath cursed David by his gods and David cane against him by the Name of God. It became a battle of gods.
3. The Holy Ghost
Acts 1:8 (KJV) 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 all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
4. FAITH
Mark 4:35-40 (KJV) And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Your faith does not need to be like those of the Apostles but like a mustard seed
HOW DO I EXERCISE THIS AUTHORITY
1. Understand that you are a child of God
Galatians 4:1 (KJV) Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth
nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
2. Cast out devils
3. Be intentional
Confront any situation confronting you
4. Believe, live and walk in the spirit
5. Engage in spiritual exercise.
Engage in prayers and fasting. It makes tremendous powers available
Prayer generates power.
If you can engage in the spiritual exercise of prayers, you will be able to defeat all the things that confront you
6. Speak the mind of God through the Holy Spirit
There was darkness in Genesis 1 and God said: LET THERE BE LIGHT
In place of lack, speak provisions and supply
in place of death, speak life
WHY ARE WE NOT MANIFESTING THE AUTHORITY?
1. Believers are ignorant
Galatians 4:1 (KJV) Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
From the A person is born into a royal family, he becomes a prince. You are not ordinary.
2. Some believers don’t believe. They are of the opinion that it is an exclusive preserve of the Pastors
Acts 3:6 (KJV) Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
They will change their minds about you
May situatuons and circumstances honour you
The traffic of demons will submit to your command in the Name of Jesus
3. Laziness and weakness
A man who does not use the power he has is weak
Don’t run from the devil. Resist him!
Demons trembles at your presence
What a mighty God we serve
Glory glory hallelujah
Everything written about you is great
You are great you are great you are great you are great you are you are great
You are great you are great
You are great
You are great
You are great say
you are great
You are great
Everything written about you is great
PRAYER
Is there anything threatening the peace of any member of this Church, by this prayer we threaten them
Everything coming our way that you are not sanctioned.
Any flaming arrow satan has released to any member of this congregation, we destroy it and speak healing
We speak deliverance
We speak strength tonight in the Name of Jesus
Sickness, you are cursed tonight
We release the Word of healing
Let it go forth tonight
Every member of this congregation that is sick receive your word of healing
Be thou made whole.
Healing in your body, soul, and spirit in the Name of Jesus.
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