Our Authority as Believers
Joint Seating with Christ
Sunday, July 10, 2022
I.Our Authority as Believers
A.Joint Seating with Christ
1.Joint seating and authority with Christ.
a.(Eph. 1:3 NLT)
b.(Eph. 1:17-23 AMP) Paul’s prayer
c.(Eph. 2:1-6 AMP) raised from the dead
d.(1 Cor. 6:17 AMP) one spirit with the Lord
e.(Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:12-14, 27; Eph. 5:23) Jesus is the Head and we are His body.
f.(1 John 4:17b) as He is, so are we!
2.(Col. 2:13-15AMP) God has already defeated and disarmed the devil at the cross.
a.(Rev. 20:1-3, 10) God is not going to do anything more with the devil until he’s cast into the pit.
3.We must deal with the devil!
a.(Mark 16:17; Jas. 4:7; 1 Pet. 5:8-9)
b.(Eph. 4:26-27) “…nor give place to the devil.”
4.Jesus told us heal the sick not pray to God for the sick! (Matt. 10:1, 7-8; Mark 16:18; Luke 9:1-2; 10:2, 9, 17-20)
a.(Acts 3:1-8; 9:32-35; 936-42)
5.(Rom. 1:16; 1 Cor. 1:18, 21) People are saved by preaching the word not by praying.
a.(Acts 4:29-31) prayed for boldness.
b.(Acts 5:12-16) signs and wonders
c(Acts 8:9-13) Philip preached the word to Simon.
d.(Acts 8:26-40) Philip preaches to Ethiopian
e.(Acts 10:1-8) Peter preaches to Cornelius