AUTHORITY TRANSFERRED Text: Genesis 1:26

I. AUTHORITY TRANSFERRED TO ADAM (Genesis 1:26,28) “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? 7. He made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor 8. And put everything under his feet.” Hebrews 2:6-8

“The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.” John Stott Respected Anglican Clergyman

II. AUTHORITY TRANSFERRED TO SATAN (Genesis 3:6) “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12 I Corinthians 1:26-28

III. AUTHORITY TRANSFERRED TO THE CHURCH (Romans 5:17) “He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.” Matthew 10:1 Matthew 28:18-20