Who's Your Daddy?

A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg , TN. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to table, visiting with the guests. The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife, 'I hope he doesn't come over here.' But sure enough, the man did come over to their table.  'Where are you folks from?' he asked in a friendly voice.  'Oklahoma ,' they answered.  'Great to have you here in Tennessee ,' the stranger said.. 'What do you do for a living?'  'I teach at a seminary,' he replied.

'Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you? Well, I've got a really great story for you.' And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with the couple.  The professor groaned and thought to himself, 'Great .. Just what I need ....another preacher story!'

The man started, 'See that mountain over there? (pointing out the restaurant window). Not far from the base of that mountain, there was a boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up, because every place he went, he was always asked the same question, 'Hey boy, Who's your daddy?' Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or drug store, people would ask the same question, 'Who's your daddy?'

He would hide at recess and lunch time from other students. He would avoid going in to stores because that question hurt him so bad. 'When he was about 12 years old, a new preacher came to his church. He would always go in late and slip out early to avoid hearing the question, 'Who's your daddy?'

But one day, the new preacher said the benediction so fast that he got caught and had to walk out with the crowd.

Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher, not knowing anything about him, put his hand on his shoulder and asked him, 'Son, who's your daddy?'

The whole church got deathly quiet. He could feel every eye in the church looking at him Now everyone would finally know the answer to the question, 'Who's your daddy?'

'This new preacher, though, sensed the situation around him and using discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give, said the following to that scared little boy.. 'Wait a minute! I know who you are! I see the family resemblance now, You are a child of God.'

With that he patted the boy on his shoulder and said, 'Boy, you've got a great inheritance. Go and claim it.'  'With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long time and walked out the door a changed person.. He was never the same again. Whenever anybody asked him, 'Who's your Daddy?' he'd just tell them , 'I'm a Child of God..''

The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said, 'Isn't that a great story?'  The professor responded that it really was a great story!

As the man turned to leave, he said, 'You know, if that new preacher hadn't told me that I was one of God's children, I probably never would have amounted to anything!' And he walked away..



The seminary professor and his wife were stunned.. He called the waitress over &; asked her, 'Do you know who that man was -- the one who just left that was sitting at our table?'

The waitress grinned and said, 'Of course. Everybody here knows him. That's Ben Hooper. He's governor of Tennessee !'

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Jesus Didn’t Pray for Sick People (Part 5)

A Chronological look at the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ
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Introduction
Fullness of Christ
Ephesians 4:11-13
11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Fullness in Christ
Colossians 2:9,10
 9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

Prayer
Talking to God

Body
Jesus Heals the Blind
Matthew 9:27-31
27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"  28When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"       "Yes, Lord," they replied. 29Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you"; 30and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this." 31But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

1.  Son of David 
2 Samuel 7:15,16  15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(David) as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.' "

Seventeen verses in the New Testament describe Jesus as the "son of David."
From the line of David will come an everlasting kingdom. Calling Jesus the Son of David is a way of saying, “You are the messiah.”
It references his kingly identity as well.

Matthew 1 gives the genealogical proof that Jesus, in His humanity, was a direct descendant of Abraham and David through Joseph, Jesus' legal father. The genealogy in Luke chapter 3 gives Jesus' lineage through His mother, Mary. Jesus is a descendant of David, by adoption through Joseph, and by blood through Mary. Primarily though, when Christ was referred to as the Son of David, it was meant to refer to His Messianic title as the Old Testament prophesied concerning Him.

Jesus Christ, the only son of God and the only means of salvation for the world, is also the son of David, both in a physical sense and a spiritual sense.

2.  Jesus keeps on Walking
The blind men call to Jesus while he is walking and he keeps on walking. Then when he gets indoors the blind men keep following him. How long did this happen? It’s impossible to tell but we can see that Jesus isn’t caught up in the urgency of the moment.

3. No offence
The blind men don’t get offended at Jesus for walking away from them.

4. A question & an Answer
Jesus then asks the two blind men, “Do you believe I am able to do this?”
The men answer in the affirmative.

5. A touch
Jesus touched their eyes.

6. A phrase
According to your faith will it be done to you.
Jesus gives the faith of the blind men as the reason for their healing.

7. The Results
Their sight was restored

8. The Focus of Jesus
Jesus had his focus on his 12 disciples. He’s not trying to build a big following. If he was he would’ve told the blind men to spread the news far and wide. But he instead told them sternly not to tell what had happened.

Jesus heals the Mute
Matthew 9:32-34
32While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."
34But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons."

1. The Symptoms
Can’t talk

2. The source of the problem
A Demon

3. The Solution
Jesus drives out the demon.

4. The Crowd
Amazed

Conclusion
Let’s walk in the God ordained and deputized authority we’ve been given in Christ. As we operate in this authority via revelation knowledge I believe, according to the authority of the scriptures, we’ll see healings and deliverances like we’ve never seen before.
This healing and deliverance will facilitate evangelism and we won’t have enough room to contain the people.

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Pray Like Jesus

Luke 5:16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

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Some Scriptures on Prayer

Matthew 5:44
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 6:5-8
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.  7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Matthew 6:9-13
9"This, then, is how you should pray:  " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,  10your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  11Give us today our daily bread.  12Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.  13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

 Points to consider in light of the above scriptures

1. Pray for those who persecute you  
2. Hypocrites pray to be noticed by men. 
1. There is nothing wrong with public prayer as long as you are praying for an audience of One
2. Don't show off.
3. Pray to your Father who is unseen and he will reward you. 
1. Luke 12:3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. 
4. Prayer is more about quality than quantity. Pray like God already knows what you are going to say before you say it. (because He does) Pagans pray with many words.
5. Recognize God for who He is.  When we pray it’s good to address and recognize the Father like nature and heart of God.  God is a good and loving Father.
6. Give him adoration for who he is Holy, consecrated, unique, wonderful, sacred and revered.
7. God’s kingdom to be established
1. The rule and reign of Jesus Christ in the hearts of men, women youth and children.
2. Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
8. God’s will to be established
1. The same way on the Earth as it is in Heaven
2. Revelation 21:4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."  In Heaven there is...
1. No sickness or pain. Rev. 21:4
2. No sorrow, or crying, or mourning. Rev 7:17 Rev. 21:4
3. No violence or wars, but only perfect peace and rest. Job 3:17 2 Thess. 1:7
4. No more death. Luke 20:36 Rev. 21:4  
5. No more hunger or thirst. Rev 7:16-17
   
9. Take care of our natural needs.  
1. God knows what we need and is a good Father. 
2. He can provide for us and give us daily sustenance.
10. Forgive our debts and release those who owe us.  
1. It’s important that we treat others the way we want to be treated. 
2. We should be merciful because the same measure of mercy we extend to others will be extended to us by God.
1. Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
2. James 2:13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!
11. Help us avoid temptation.  Don’t put yourself into situations where you are going to be tempted.
1. Temptation is from the Devil
1. Overcoming temptation - no growth
   
2. Tests come from the Lord
1. Overcoming a Test - Promotion
3. Mark 14:38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
4. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
12. Deliver us from the Devil
1. We need protection from the outside as well as possible renovation on the inside.
2. The devil can have access to people via legal and illegal entry points.

Let’s pray like Jesus prayed. If we can pray like Jesus prayed we’ll live more and more like Jesus did doing the things he did and even greater things because He is now with our Heavenly Father.

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The Fellowship of the Unashamed

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised,regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.

My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes.

And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear for "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.." (Romans 1:16)



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Jesus Didn’t Pray for Sick People (Part 4)

A Chronological Look at the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ

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Deputized Authority
Luke 10:17-20
17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 18He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Greater Works
John 14:12
12I 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.

A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman
Mark 5:21-43
 21When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet 23and pleaded earnestly with him, "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live." 24So Jesus went with him.    A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.  27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." 29Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.  30At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"
31"You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?' "32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.  34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."  35While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher any more?"  36Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."  37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." 40But they laughed at him.  After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ). 42Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Points of Interest
1. When the kingdom of God is in operation as it’s designed, crowds gather. Some have desperate needs and some want to watch.

2. You see Jairus, a synagogue ruler exhibit subordinate honor in his desperate state. He believes Jesus has a solution to his daughter’s problem and she will be healed if he lays his hands on her. His desperation is heightened due to the gravity of the situation. I believe Jairus has faith for a healing but not for a resurrection. This is similar to the people around Lazarus.

3. The woman, bleeding is ceremonially unclean. She is therefore making everyone else she touches ceremonially unclean. It takes courage to press through the crowd.

4. Her thinking told her, “If you can touch his cloak you will be healed.” These thoughts and her desperation override her sensibilities.

5. She had an inner witness that she’d been healed.

6. Jesus sensed power going out from him.

7. Jesus asks “who touched me?” I believe he didn’t know the answer to the question. I also believe that Jesus was fully God but I believe he chose to empty himself of his “God the Father” properties. When Jesus knew things supernaturally about people he was operating in a word of knowledge gifting.

8.  I’m sure Jesus was interested in who touched him in Faith.
Mark 5:34
34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

9. People see physical death as the end. Jesus however ignores the words of the people that come with the bad news and says, “Don't be afraid; just believe.”

10. Jesus only allowed Peter, James and John to come with him when he was going to raise Jairus’s daughter.

11. The world will laugh at the irrational faith minister. What Jesus is about to do defies the “laws” that everyone is familiar with.

12. Jesus is selective of who he allows into the room allowing only the girl, her mother and father and his inner 3 disciples.

13. Jesus doesn’t pray for the girl but...  41He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ).

14. The girl is raised from the dead and Jesus gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this.

God awaken our understanding to move and flow in the deputized authority you’ve given to us, increase our faith and your authority in us so we can do the works you did.

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Jesus Didn't Pray for Sick People (Part 3)

A Chronological Look at the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ
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Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son
Luke 7:11-15
11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
13When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry." 14Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!" 15The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Some points to consider from the above passage.

1. The Woman’s Situation is dire. No husband and no children. Her emotional state couldn’t be much lower.
2. The large crowd could mean that the woman, the son or her deceased husband were popular or that the people of the city had compassion and wanted to show support to the woman.
3. The woman’s situation touches the heart of the Lord Jesus.  5 Times in the New Testament it’s stated that Jesus is “moved with compassion.”
4. Obedience to the voice of God and walking in Love are the ways we fulfill the will of God.
5. Jesus stops the funeral procession with a touch to the coffin and says, “young man, I say to you, get up!”
6. Notice that Jesus didn’t pray for the dead boy but commanded him to get up.

A Mute Man
Luke 11:14
14Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.

1. The nature of the demon effects the man. In this case it effects his ability to speak.
2. Demons cause health problems and specifically mental health problems.

That doesn’t mean however that if you’ve ever had mental health problems you have or had a demon.


The Healing of a Demon-Possessed Man
Mark 5:1-20
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.2When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.
4For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. 6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
7He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!" 8For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!"
9Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?“ "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many." 10And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them." 13He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
14Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well.
17Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." 20So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

1. When we are walking in our God prepared authority the demonized people will come/run to us.
2. Some demonized people have incredible strength.
3. A demon inhabiting a persons body (soulish realm) can cause mental illness and strange behavior.
4. Demons can talk through people.
5. This demon dis-obey’s Jesus and doesn’t come out when He commands it to.
6. Jesus then asks the Spirit what it’s name is.
7. A demonized person can have more than 1 spirit, it’s thought that a Roman legion had 6000 soldiers in it. This is a large number of demon spirits.
8. The Spirit doesn’t want to leave the particular area it’s in.
9. Pigs can have demons if even for a short time. Apparently there was something appealing about going into a pig before being “out” that the demon’s desired.
10. The demons caused the pigs to commit suicide. Suicide for a pig is probably a very strange phenomenon.
11. When the supernatural is in operation people will talk and come and see.
12. The people were afraid of the man when he was in his right mind? Maybe they did something to him and were afraid of revenge or being found out. Maybe they cast some type of spell on him making him some kind of substitutionary sacrifice and now he’s free causing the retribution to fall on them again? But what I think is that the people were also under the influence of the spirits and the spirits were afraid. Maybe they were just amazed and afraid about what had happened?They pleaded with Jesus to leave their region. Maybe they had demons themselves that didn’t want to be exposed and cast out? Maybe they didn’t want to take another financial loss.
13. Daniel 10:13But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.
14. Daniel 10:20  So he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come;
15. Ephesians 6:12  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
16. The first missionary is commissioned to go home but he actually goes through a 10 city region telling about all Jesus did for him.

When People receive a touch from the Lord in deliverance they are motivated from within to do amazing things, overcoming fear and doubt to share about Christ.

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Jesus Didn't Pray for the Sick (Part 2)

A Chronological Look at the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ

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Revelation Knowledge
Ephesians 1:17
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Lord show us who you are and then show us who we are in you. Help us to believe what you say about us in your word and by revelation.
Revelation Knowledge is foundational
Matthew 16:17-18 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

Hosea 4:6
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.

If Jesus didn’t pray for the sick, What did he do?
He took authority over disease.

Authority
One thing that increases our authority in the Earth is when we love enough to take personal responsibility. This love and personal responsibility brings with it authority that is received.

Exousia
The Greek word for authority is exousia (from the impersonal verb exesti, "it is lawful").

1. the ability or strength with which one is endued,
2. the right to exercise power;
3. the power of rule or government,
4. the power of one whose will and commands must be obeyed by others.

Satan’s Position before the cross
Luke 10:17-20
17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 18He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Jesus talks about the position of Satan then he starts to talk about the deputized authority he’s given to his disciples.
Mark 3:27
27In fact, no one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house.

Satanic authority’s current Position
Colossians 2:13b-15
He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

The Man with the Shriveled Hand

Luke 6:6-11
6On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Get up and stand in front of everyone." So he got up and stood there. 9Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" 10He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11But they were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

1. Jesus was not afraid of men
2. Even though he knew what they were going to do he had the man stand up in front of everyone.
3. Jesus Uses the healing as a doctrinal teaching point with the stubborn Pharisees.
4. The Pharisees stubbornness is illustrated by them responding to this wonderful miracle by being furious.
5. Jesus doesn’t pray for the man with the Shriveled Hand.

Crowds Follow Jesus and try to touch Him

Mark 3:7-12
7Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." 12But he gave them strict orders not to tell who he was.

1. Jesus want’s a small boat ready so the crowd’s can’t crowd him.
2. Ironically people were healed when they touched Jesus
3. The Demons were also manifesting/exposing themselves because of the authority on Jesus life.
4. Jesus didn’t want or need the demons to reveal who he was.
5. Jesus didn’t pray for the sick people

The Faith of the Centurion

Luke 7:1-10
1When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2There a centurion's servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, "This man deserves to have you do this, 5because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue." 6So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." 9When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel." 10Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

1. When you’re highly valued by your boss your life just might be saved.
2. Self Righteousness may demand Jesus to show up in person but when revelation comes a person can repent and say, “merely say the word, I’m not worthy to have you come under my roof.”
3. Sometimes God may speak to us using illustrations from our daily life and interpersonal relationships.
4. Jesus is amazed by the man’s revelation of authority. It’s interesting that Jesus equates this revelation of authority with faith.
5. The servant was healed and Jesus didn’t pray for him.

In conclusion let’s take authority over disease and sickness in people we know and love.

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Jesus Didn't Pray for the Sick (Part 1)

A Chronological Look at the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ

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Prayer – having a conversation with God.

Jesus took authority over sickness and demons but for the purposes of this message we’re going to focus in on disease and sickness.

Exousia

The Greek word for authority is exousia (from the impersonal verb exesti, "it is lawful").
1. "the ability or strength with which one is endued,"
2. "power of authority," the right to exercise power;
3. "the power of rule or government," the power of one whose will and commands must be obeyed by others; more specifically of apostolic "authority," the "power" of judicial decision, it stands for "that which is subject to authority or rule,"

I will contend that the Church of Jesus Christ lacks revelation knowledge in the areas of understanding their authority.

Where we walk in the revelation of our authority in Christ things become subject to the rule and reign of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Heals the Official's Son
John 4:43-54
43After the two days he left for Galilee. 44(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, for they also had been there. 46Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death. 48"Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe." 49The royal official said, "Sir, come down before my child dies." 50Jesus replied, "You may go. Your son will live." The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, "The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour." 53Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." So he and all his household believed. 54This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many
Matthew 8:14-17
14When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. 16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
"He took up our infirmities
and carried our diseases."

The Man With Leprosy
Matthew 8:1-4
1When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." 3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. 4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Jesus Heals a Paralytic
Matthew 9:1-8
1Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven." 3At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!" 4Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, take your mat and go home." 7And the man got up and went home. 8When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.

The Healing at the Pool
John 5:1-8
1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. 5One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" 7"Sir," the invalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me."
8Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk." 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, …

Prayer associated with healing.
Here in Acts 28:8 we see the Apostle Paul praying before he ministeres healing through the laying on of hands. It could be understood that the healing came from the prayer but it's more likely that the healing virtue of Christ flowed through Paul into the man. It's probably that Paul was praying about this situation and the Lord may have spoken to him to lay his hands on him to cause the healing to take place.

Acts 28:8
His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.

This instance of prayer being associated with healing is in regard to church elders who also anoint with oil in the name of the Lord. This is a prayer of faith that will make the sick person well.

James 5:14-15
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

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Trust in God, Trust in Man

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An enemy of this and any ministry is a group of people’s inability to work together. There are many things that can contribute to this but let’s talk about how trust helps or hinders us moving forward as a ministry.

I’ve coached basketball teams where players had challenges catching the ball. When passed the ball they would drop it. The next time down the floor they are open and calling for the ball but due to the last drop the passing player doesn’t trust his teammate any more. Both players have a point, however the other team now has a 5 on 4 advantage on the offensive end of the floor for the rest of the game until this trust issue is resolved.

Luke 16:12
And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?

Man will always let you down but the Lord will never let you down. The previous statement is NOT SCRIPTURE but people seem to quote it like it is. Usually those who quote this have been hurt and sometimes severely. This STRONGHOLD gives a form of comfort but will ultimately prohibit a group of people from reaching their God ordained potential.

Psalm 118:8 is the closest thing to the preceding statement.
Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

If man will always let you down can you ever trust people?
What happens to people if you expect them to mess up?
Does that have a powerful effect on them doing right? Or does it prompt them to do wrong?

Matthew 9:29b
…"According to your faith will it be done to you";
Trust is a key component of faith.

It takes time to establish trust.

The simple and un-hurt are the quickest to trust… (Children)
The simple and hurt are the quickest to not trust… (Teenagers and some adults)
The Wise and unhurt are quick to trust… (a Small group of Adults)
The wise and hurt are cautious to trust… (most Adults)

…because not all people that are to be trusted are the same. They are all people but they are not all the same.

Wisdom, fear, faith and experience tells you who to trust and who not to trust.

Things that Prompt Trust

Display of Power Exodus 14:31
And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Exodus 19:9
The LORD said to Moses, "I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you." Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.

Being Faithful over Time
Luke 16:10
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Trusting in the Wrong Things Trusting Military Might Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Trusting in Foreign Nations Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD.

Trusting Walls Deuteronomy 28:52
They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the LORD your God is giving you.

The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is considered by many in the past and present as a magnificent military defense, the Great Wall was often breached by invaders, including Genghis Kahn whose Mongols came through in 1112.

Ironically they did not destroy any part of the Wall. Someone opened it from the inside for them probably taking a bribe.

Trusting in Riches Proverbs 11:28
Whoever trusts in riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

A Leader who Can be Trusted Psalm 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Where to Confidently Place All Your Trust

The Word of God Psalm 19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Trust in God and in his Son Jesus Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Trust in God and Jesus
John 14:1
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me.

Romans 10:11
As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."

Benefits of Trusting in the Lord

The Love of God Surrounds Psalm 32:10
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.

Supernatural Safety Daniel 6:23
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

The Love and Salvation of God Psalm 13:5
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Trust Brings New Life
When a person walks into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ their life is being changed and their heart is being made new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
When we trust the Lord we get a new way of Thinking opened up to us
Ephesians 4:22-24
22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

A person who trusts and puts faith that the Lord Jesus will save their soul on judgment day will be saved. Leaning in faith and trust by believing in Jesus, His substitutionary sacrifice for sin will make a person righteous and God will accept them into his eternal kingdom.

Romans 9:33b
the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."

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The Evidence for Christ, Prophecy

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Based on the well-known story taken from the book of Genesis, 'King of Dreams' centers on the life of Joseph, a "miracle child" with the gift of interpreting dreams. Because he was born to a barren woman, his parents dubbed him such and he quickly became the favorite of his father, Jacob, much to the envy of his ten older brothers. After Jacob gives Joseph a beautiful coat; and after Joseph shares his dreams of the brothers bowing down to him, they decide that they've had enough of it. So one unseemingly unsuspecting day, they gang up on Joseph and sell him to slave traders, who, in turn, take him to faraway Egypt. There, he is sold to Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's army. Even as a slave, Joseph continues to stand out because of his hard work and Potiphar eventually comes to notice this. As a result, he puts Joseph in charge of his entire household. It is also here where Joseph meets Asenath, his first love interest. Potiphar's wife also notices Joseph, but in a romantic manner. One night, after attempting to "approach" him, he refuses her company and he is falsely accused of harming her. Because of this, he is thrown into prison by Potiphar. There, he meets the Pharaoh's baker and butler, whose dreams he interprets. After they are released, Joseph is left there for a few more years until one day when Potiphar released him because Pharaoh needs him to interpret a dream that has been torturing him lately - as he heard from his butler. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams which resemble a famine of Egypt, and because of this Pharaoh puts Joseph in charge of the whole country and makes him the second most powerful man in the land. From here, Joseph meets Asenath again and they marry; and afterwards, he prepares the country for the famine. It is during this time when he is reunited with his brothers who come to Egypt for food. After scheming up a way to reveal himself to them, as well as meeting his new brother Benjamin, Joseph finally confesses himself after placing his cup in Benjamin's sack after a banquet; and there a heartwarming exchange of apologies and forgiveness occurs. Afterwards, Joseph invites his whole family to live in Egypt and is reunited with his father once more.

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The Power in a Seed

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Introduction
Genesis 8:22
"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."

Isaiah 61:11
For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.

Mark 4:1-20
The Parable of the Sower
1Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge. 2He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3"Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times." 9Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11He told them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12so that, " 'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'“ 13Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word. 15Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."

The farmer is a person who sows the Word of God into the minds and hearts of others.

A farmer must know the Word in order to sow it.
2 Timothy 2:15
15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Wisdom is helpful to being a productive kingdom person.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Wisdom comes from God
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Wisdom says the right thing at the right time
Proverbs 25:11
A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

The Parable
There are 4 types of people described in this parable. I’d like you to try and find yourself in one or more of these four categories.

• 1st type of person – They Lack Understanding

Seed along the path

As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

Get Understanding
Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
The Word of God
Study the word of God, meditate and memorize scripture.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

The Word gives power against sin
Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Know the Word to prosper

Joshua 1:8
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

The word makes wise the simple
Psalm 19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

• 2nd type of person – Joyful at first but lacks stick-to-itivness.

Seed sown along rocky places

16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

The reason trouble and persecution come to the believer is because they are advocating a total take down of existing authority structures. The believer does this by placing new people into the kingdom of God and abolishing the kingdoms of darkness.
Corruption always has and always will fight righteousness.

Trouble will come because of the word.
2 Timothy 3:12
12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
A lack of persecution would probably indicate a lack of relevance to the established principalities in a region.

Right Living, Right Standing, Right Emotions
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
When Jesus has control of our living and emotions he has control of us and we in effect will influence others around us with a Kingdom effect.

The Kingdom of God forces people to make a decision.
1. come into the kingdom
2. persecute people in the kingdom
3. Ignore the kingdom

Paul’s attitude toward persecution
2 Corinthians 12:10
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

• 3rd Type of Person – worries, deceitfulness of wealth and other desires choke out the word.

Seed Sown Among Thorns

18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.
Don’t Worry
Worry is a mis-directed prayer
Philippians 4:6-7
6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


Matthew 6:31-34
31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Deceitfulness of Wealth
Wealth promises something but it can’t deliver. When we buy the lie that the core being of who we are will change as our net worth increases we’ve bought into the lie.
Wealth can be a false God if it establishes identity in the believer.

1 Timothy 6:6-10
6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

9People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Desires for other Things
1 John 2:15
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Other Things
Luke 14:18-20
18"But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, 'I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.' 19"Another said, 'I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.' 20"Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'

• 4th Type of Person – Good hearted people.

Sown on Good Soil

20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.“

Most wild wheat has between 10-18 grains per stalk.

An ear of corn averages around 800 kernels set in 16 rows.

Matthew 21:43-44
43"Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.“
We must be broken if we’re to become productive in our relationship with the Lord Jesus.

Where are you? Which type of soil do you have. Is God going to have to apologize to the Jewish people for entrusting you to bear His fruit? I'd encourage you to go before God, sit in his presence and receive grace from his throne so you can be fruitful for Him.

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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

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Luke 10:27
Am I my Brother’s Keeper?
Genesis 4:9
9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?“

People who ask this question or questions like it my have a personality of hatred or a spirit of murder on their lives.
Not considering others only considering themselves.

1 John 3:15 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.

I believe Cain is trying to avoid taking responsibility for what he’s already done by not taking any responsibility for his brother Abel in any way.

We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. ..Statement at the signing of the Declaration of Independence
~Benjamin Franklin

Bitterness-
Ephesians 4:31,32
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Everyone has an effect on everyone else. Either for good or bad. The concept or idea of just leaving a sinful situation alone so it can exist and be isolated is a fantasy. Sinful people and sin’s nature is aggressive and will recruit new “converts” to it’s way of thinking and living.

Mark 8:15 "Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."

The yeast of the Pharisees other places in the Bible is further defined as hypocrisy.

Hypocrisy is the false assumption of an appearance of virtue.
The problem with hypocrisy is it prevents a person from admitting their need for a savior. This pride will bring about their destruction.

Consequences of Hypocrisy Illustrated
Luke 18:9-14
9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' 13"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
14"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Brotherly Love
The Greek word agapao is used to convey God the Father’s will to His children concerning their attitude toward one another.

John 13:34
34"A new command I give you: Love (agapao) one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

1 Thessalonians 3:12
12May the Lord make your love (agapao) increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

1 Corinthians 16:14
14Do everything in love (agapao).

2 Peter 1:7
7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love (agapao).

Galatians_5:22.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love (agapao)…
Christian Love
"Christian love, whether exercised toward the brethren, or toward men generally, is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered. Love seeks the welfare of all, and works no ill to any; love seeks opportunity to do good to 'all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith’.

Romans 15:2
2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Romans 13:8-10
8Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." 10Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

One component to the previous verse that I want to re-emphasize is that you can’t love your neighbor unless you love yourself. Do you love yourself? Wives having trouble with your husband?

Ephesians 5:28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Galatians 6:10
10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

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Who's Praying for You?

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea
and only two of the men on it were able
to swim to a small, desert like island.
The two survivors, not knowing what else to do,
agree that they had no other recourse
but to pray to God.
However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful,
they agreed to divide the territory between them
and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing the first man prayed for was food.
The next morning, the first man saw
a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land,
and he was able to eat its fruit..

The other man's parcel of land remained barren.

After a week, the first man was lonely
and he decided to pray for a wife.
The next day, another ship was wrecked,
and the only survivor was a woman
who swam to his side of the land.

On the other side of the island,
there was nothing.

Soon the first man prayed for a house,
clothes, more food.
The next day, like magic,
all of these were given to him.

However,
the second man still had not a thing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship,
so that his wife and he could leave the island.
In the morning, he found a ship docked
at his side of the island.

The first man boarded the ship with his wife
and decided to leave the second man on the island.
He considered the other man unworthy
to receive God's blessings,
since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship Was about to leave,
the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming,

'Why are you leaving your companion on the island?'

'My blessings are mine alone,
since I was the one who prayed for them,'
the first man answered.
'His prayers were all unanswered,
and so he does not deserve anything.'

'You are mistaken!'
the voice rebuked him.
'He had only one prayer,
which I answered.
If not for that, you would not have
received any of my blessings.'

'Tell me,' the first man asked the voice,
'what did he pray for that I
should owe him anything?'

'He prayed that all your prayers be answered.'

For all we know, our blessings are not
The fruits of our prayers alone,
but those of another praying for us.

Jubilee Family Church

Why Have Spiritual Authority?

Brother Kenny Crafton shared a powerful message on spiritual authority. Watch the video of his message by clicking here.

Listen to the Podcast by clicking here.

Below are some notes from Brother Kenny's message.

The Subject of Spiritual Authority is hard to teach and preach. Why?
What did Kenny say was holding back revival?
Romans 13:1 People in Authority are ordained by God.

Before we’ll ever see the Glory of God we must understand there has to be Divine order. We’ll never see God’s glory fall the way we want it to fall. We’re not going to get what God really wants to give us.

We cannot disrespect holy things and expect God to move the way God wants to move.

Why have spiritual Authority? It goes all the way back to Genesis 1 where Spiritual authority is being set up before the fall of man.
All things are created by God’s authority Heb 1:3

God’s authority represents God himself. Satan rebelled against God’s authority. Is 14:12-15 Ez 28:13-17 Lucifer was the great worship leader around the throne of God.
The devil would love us to come week after week and not worship. When it’s done and done right the presence of God comes.
Sinning is more easily forgiven than rebellion. Satan wasn’t pleased where God had placed him. Pride causes us to want to exalt ourselves. We all like atta' boys. I can get you into trouble. Rebellion is what caused Satan to fall.

To violate authority is a principle of Satan.

You can stand with Christ in doctrine while at the same time stand with Satan in principle. You may agree with the word of God and at the same time be walking in rebellion. The Devil fears when we are subject to the authority of Christ. When there is divine order there are no demons in hell that can keep a marriage from being put back together. The Devil doesn’t like authority

Matthew 6:13
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. We see Satan’s work here. What sets us free from Satan is the truth. The kingdom is God’s not the Devil’s. Even though Satan has a free reign and is a God of this age this is NOT his kingdom. The universe is under God’s Dominion. We have to subject ourselves to God’s authority. God doesn’t like it when anyone or anything tries to steal his glory.

Maybe the mountains on eagle mountain were crying out because some wouldn’t worship.

Let no one steal God’s glory. How can you and I establish authority on the earth if we haven’t established it in our personal lives. The greatest demand on man is to submit and obey. Obedience.

1 Samuel Chapter 15 Saul was commanded to destroy his enemy. Samuel told him’ Obedience is better than sacrifice.’ Even in sacrifice there can be an element of self will. Saul didn’t do exactly what God told him to do. His reasoning was. I want to keep the best to sacrifice to the Lord. Self will was there. Obedience takes God’s will as it’s center. God is pleased with an obedient church. God left the pattern back in the garden of Gethsemane. He obeyed God’s authority first before he went to the cross.

Jesus could’ve called down 1000’s of angels to stop the cross. Jesus was obedient and it pleased him to do the will of God for you and I. Obedience is better than sacrifice.

Jesus wanted to know the will of God. He (Jesus) insisted on obeying. To know God’s will and to obey it is to be subject to authority. When we work and serve Satan will enjoy glory even through your sacrifices.

To overthrow God’s authority is to try and overthrow God himself. 1 Sam 15:22-23 Rebellion like witchcraft and stubbornness like iniquity and adultery. Witchcraft means to mess with the occult, using Satan’s power. God compares rebellion to that.

All servants, the first thing we should meet is authority.

We must be overturned by his authority. If we have done this we will encounter authority everywhere. As a servant we have to look at this and realize. Let’s not work under the rebellious principle like Saul did.

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