JOURNEY TO “A Better Life” Let's Get Spiritual The Laying On Of Hands

Journey to “A better life” TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY” “U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPARED

For A Better Life Oh, do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger Vessels! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come in you by the grace of God.

TRIVIA QUESTION What gods did Solomon worship besides Jehovah?

TRIVIA answer What Hebrew kings offered their own children as burnt sacrifices? “Ahaz & Manasseh” 2 chron. 28:3 “moreover he [Ahaz] burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel” 2 Kings. 21:6 “And he [Manasseh] made his son pass through the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, provoking Him to anger”

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power If you want more…Then seek more?? Jesus left the authority with us —The Church— Now take authority over your situations Get into position to receive from Him who is Eph. 3:14,15 “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom His whole family in heaven and on earth derive its name”

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power Prostrating yourself before your god… Matt. 26:39 “Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken away from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will’” In the “ LASB ” Jesus fell face down!! How do you assume the position???? I.The Authority That’s Given A. First, we need spiritual strength (Eph. 3:16) “I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being”

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given A. First, we need spiritual strength 1. Know He Is Awesome!...Isa. 40:26 “Lift your eyes and look to the hea- vens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Be- cause of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing” God is almighty and all-powerful (Omnipotence) ; but even so, He cares for each of us personally. No per- son or thing can be compared to God

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given A. First, we need spiritual strength 1. Know He Is Awesome!... a) Speak to God with the confidence of “His” power…2 Corin. 4:16b “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet in- wardly we are being renewed day by day” Don’t let fatigue, pain or criticism force you off the job. Renew your commitment to serving Christ. Don’t forsake your eternal reward because of the intensity of today’s pain

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given A. First, we need spiritual strength 1. Know He Is Awesome!... b) The results of Inner Being strength Gal. 5:16 “So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desire of the sinful nature” If you desire the “Fruits of the Spirit”, then you know the Holy Spirit is leading you 2 Tim. 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline” The power of the Holy Spirit can help us overcome our fear of what some might say or do to us, so that we can continue to do God’s work

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given A. First, we need spiritual strength 1. Know He Is Awesome!... b) The results of Inner Being strength {as your spiritual strength increases,} {you will see a decrease in your} {frequency to sin} B. Second, we need spiritual stability (Eph. 3:17) “So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love” 1. Should Christ visit your heart; would He be comfortable (According to) Job 34:21 “His eyes are on the ways of men; He sees their every step” !!!Be sure what he sees is worth looking at!!!

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given B. Second, we need spiritual stability 1. Should Christ visit your heart; would He be comfortable a) I see what isn’t there…2 Corin. 5:7 “We live by faith, not by sight” Believing it to be so; even though the eyes do not see it remember this in your stability!!! plants without deep roots and buildings without good foundations do not endure

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given C. Third, we need spiritual savvy (Eph. 3:18,19) Eph. 3:18 “..may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” An understanding that we cannot fathom how rich and how deep His love goes for us Jer. 31:3b (Put’s it this way)“The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness’” God reaches towards His people with kind- ness motivated by deep and everlasting love. He is eager to do the best for them if they will only let Him

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given C. Third, we need spiritual savvy 1. Knowing His fullness…Eph. 3:19 “…know this love that surpasses knowledge, so we may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” a) What is the result of the full- ness…Colo. 2:9 “For in Christ all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form” Christ was the embodiment of the father; in the flesh

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given D. Fourth, we need spiritual service (Eph. 3:20,21) ( A Limitless Supply ) Eph. 3:20a “…Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” The more than enough God {El-Shaddai} 1. Nothings To Hard…Matt. 19:26 “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible’”

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given D. Fourth, we need spiritual service 1. Nothings To Hard… a) A Condition comes with this… Eph. 3:20b “…According to His power that is at work within us” We can limit God’s ability to oper- ate in and through us by our not al- lowing Him to do it His way. He does what He does only through believ- ers who faithfully serve Him So please take the handcuffs off our God

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power I.The Authority That’s Given D. Fourth, we need spiritual service 1. Nothings To Hard… b) The True Believers Quote… Phil. 4:13 “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength” c) Go out as a bright Light… Matt. 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven”

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power !!What I can do!! is make myself available for His purpose. Activate whatever power God sees fit to endow me with. Stand on His word with the full assurance that what I am to achieve is to be to bring glory to Him only... —make sure you don’t have— —a cut-off notice on your— —power—

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power THE PHRASE THAT PAYS!!!!!!!!!! MY FAITH WILL NEVER RISE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MY CONFESSION

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power B.elievers I.nformation B.efore L.eaving E.arth

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power WHAT IT SAYS This is my Bible, I am who my Bible say I am, I can do what my Bible say I can do. I have what my Bible say I have, my Bible teaches my spirit, my spirit teaches my mind, and my mind teaches my body. My Bible is full of promises and command- ments, my Bible has good and bad examp- les. How do I know my Bible is true? By comparing scripture with scripture and spiritual things with spiritual things. I study my Bible to show myself approved, rightly dividing the Word of God.

Journey to “A Better Life” how to Experience God’s Power Next Week!!!! Mid-Term Exam