Living in Your Divine Destiny Part 4
Going All In!
Sunday, September 8, 2024
I. Living in Your Divine Destiny
Intro Review
1. (Jer. 29:11 TPT) God has a divine destiny for you.
2. Living in your divine destiny involves 4 things and these four things are also the mission of our church:
(1) Know God,
(2) Find Freedom,
(3) Discover Destiny,
(4) Make a Difference.
A.God Has Much More in Store for You
1. (1 Cor. 2:9-10)
a. 3 things God wants for you in order to fulfill your divine destiny.
~baptism – baptizo – to immerse or submerge yourself in
~In today’s language we would say – Go All In!
B. Going All In – 3 Baptisms
1.Baptism into the Body of Christ – Salvation
a.(1 Cor. 12:13 NIV)
b.(Gal. 3:26-27 NIV)
2.Water Baptism – Public declaration of your faith.
a.(Acts 2:41)
b.(Mark 16:16) Water baptism doesn’t save you.
~(ref. Matt. 28:19) Jesus commanded them…
c. Jesus name vs. Father, Son & Holy Ghost controversy.
d. Wedding/Wedding Ring is public display of marriage.
~(Matt. 10:32-33 NIV)
3. Baptism in the Holy Spirit – Living a Spirit Empowered Life
a. (Acts 1:4-5 NIV) Jesus told the disciples.
~(Acts 8:5, 12, 14-17) all three baptisms
C. Why Don’t We Go All In?
1.Some are just uninformed.
a.(Acts 19:1-2, 7) they didn’t know!
2.Some have FEAR.
a.(Jer. 29:11 NIV)
3. Some have grown apathetic.
a.(ref. 2 Tim. 3:1-5 NIV)
4.Go all in!
a.(ref. Eze. 47:3-5, 9)
[Pastor Lee Stokes]