Refocus Part 2
Transfer of Authority
Sunday, August 10, 2025
I. Refocus
A.(Review) Keep the Mission in the Middle
1.As born-again believers in the body of Christ we all have a common, corporate mission in life and it’s the same mission Jesus has.
a.(Eph. 4:11-12) Every believer is called to serve in ministry and build up the body of Christ. The 5-fold ministry gift is to equip the saints to do the work.
b.(2 Cor. 5:18 AMPC) Ministers of reconciliation.
c.(Matt. 5:13-16 MSG) Believers are God’s plan to reach the lost and He doesn’t have a plan B.
B.(Matt. 28:18-20 NIV) The Great Commission
1.(Matt. 28:18 NIV) The Transfer of Authority.
a. God gave His authority to Mankind at creation.
~(Gen. 1:26-27 NIV)
~(Ps. 115:16 NIV)
b. Mankind gives his authority to Satan in the garden because of sin.
~(Gen. 2:16-17)
~(Rom. 6:16 NLT)
~(Luke 4:5-7)
c. Jesus defeats Satan through His death, burial and resurrection at the cross.
~(Heb. 2:14-15, 17 NLT)
~(1 John 3:8 NIV)
~(1 Cor. 15:20-23, 27 NLT)
d. Jesus commissions all believers to take His authority and make disciples of all people.
~(Matt. 28:18-20 NIV)
[Pastor Lee Stokes]