Empowered by the Spirit: Living Boldly in Faith
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"As I said we have been in the book of Romans chapter 8 and it's an amazing chapter and as I mentioned before the book of Romans is probably one of the strongest doctrinal books in the entire New Testament penned by the Apostle Paul but halfway through halfway through it's almost like he pauses to begin to give us some insight into how to really be strong followers of Jesus thus the title of this conversation empowered by his spirit the premise of this conversation is about the impossibility to live out this faith without the help and the guidance and the influence of the Holy Spirit you can know all the doctrine you want to know you can read all the Bible you want to read you can quote and memorize and even teach the Word of God and still come up short when it comes out to living out this faith because by its very nature this faith is supernatural" [00:00:00] (83 seconds)
"And how will you know that you're one of mine? How will you know that you're born again? He said the spirit inside you will bear witness. That's how you know. That's your assurance right there. If you have no internal witness that says you are God's, then you need to do something about it. That's how you know. Not that somebody told you. Not that you finished a certain number of classes. Not that somebody prayed for you. But that the spirit of God inside you is saying you are mine. And I am yours. You are my son. You are my daughter. Amen." [00:03:50] (47 seconds)
"Obviously, it's a rhetorical question, a question that doesn't require an answer. He says, if God, you know it. But if God is for us, if God is for us, that's just the beginning. If God is for us. Now, as Paul is saying that, he's recounting something that Isaiah said in chapter, let's see, Isaiah chapter 42. I don't know if they'll have it on the screen or not. But as Isaiah was ministering to the children of Israel, and they were sliding into this place of fear and disobedience." [00:05:56] (58 seconds)
"the alpha and the mega the beginning the end the one who exists outside of time and space tell them that one sent you and as soon as you say it they're going to understand what you're saying so isaiah is basically saying the same thing he says fear not for the great i am is with you do not be dismayed for the great i am is your god the great i am will strengthen you yes the great i am will help you and he will uphold you with his righteous hand" [00:07:40] (37 seconds)
"It is Christ who died and furthermore also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession. We talked about that last week, that the Holy Spirit makes intercession. Well, guess what? Jesus also makes intercession for us. Two-thirds of the Godhead is interceding for you and me. Isn't that something? That is amazing. Jesus is running intercession that we might walk in victory, that we might be fruitful sons and daughters, that we wouldn't just be regular folk." [00:15:50] (47 seconds)
"Paul is essentially saying that nothing on this earth can come between us and Jesus. But listen to verse 37. He says, Yet in all these things, look to your neighbor and say, what things? Now look them in the eye and say, what things? Some of you still ain't looking around. This is family. This is community. What things is he referring to? He's referring to the previous things. He's saying, those things that I just talked to you about, that I have lived through, that many of you are living through now, those things. In those things, in the middle of those things, guess what? You are more than a conqueror." [00:25:20] (62 seconds)
"that's the God we serve having a tough time in your workplace he is right there don't jump out too quick don't transfer to another department too quick don't quit premature wait on the Lord wait on the instruction of the Holy Spirit don't do anything until he tells you what to do important because in the middle of that he wants to reveal in you that you are more than a conqueror there is something extraordinary that I'm about to do through you if you just hang in there" [00:26:45] (59 seconds)
"in any situation you name it bring it up to your mind right now what situation are you walking through that's troubling that's difficult is it a relationship is it finances what is it that's troubling and whatever it is in the middle of that he wants you to be more than a conqueror and these aren't just nice spiritual words they are nice spiritual words until they become your reality and then once they become your reality i .e. your testimony then they no longer are just nice spiritual words that you've heard preached for years in any particular church on any given Sunday they become real it's like the words just come off the page you know paul is just not All right." [00:27:45] (52 seconds)
"spitting bars here Paul is giving his account of what he knows is true and he's doing his best to pass it on to us he's saying that we are more than conquerors through him who loved us and then he goes on to bring this thing to a close he says for I am convinced and then he goes into the to the heavenly realm he talked about this this victor we have in the natural realm but he says but it doesn't stop there because you know there is a war for your soul you know there's all kind of things happening in the spiritual realm while we're just chillaxing as my kids say and he's and Paul says even in that place though you may not be aware of it" [00:28:37] (53 seconds)
"do you know in case you don't know read the word but once you read it you'll know the lord had allowed paul to see something in heaven that the words that they used that were inutterable and then he told paul but don't say a thing to anyone and then right behind that comma he says for this reason i've given you a thorn in the flesh now we focus on the thorn don't worry about the thorn focus on for this reason to keep paul's feet on the ground because the revelation was so great that no man could carry it unless he was walking in deep humility there is stuff happening in the spiritual realm for i am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor present nor things to come nor height nor death nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of god which is in christ jesus our lord let the church say amen" [00:30:34] (78 seconds)
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"And how will you know that you're one of mine? How will you know that you're born again? He said the spirit inside you will bear witness. That's how you know. That's your assurance right there. If you have no internal witness that says you are God's, then you need to do something about it. That's how you know. Not that somebody told you. Not that you finished a certain number of classes. Not that somebody prayed for you. But that the spirit of God inside you is saying you are mine. And I am yours. You are my son. You are my daughter. Amen." [00:03:50] (47 seconds)
"Obviously, it's a rhetorical question, a question that doesn't require an answer. He says, if God, you know it. But if God is for us, if God is for us, that's just the beginning. If God is for us. Now, as Paul is saying that, he's recounting something that Isaiah said in chapter, let's see, Isaiah chapter 42. I don't know if they'll have it on the screen or not. But as Isaiah was ministering to the children of Israel, and they were sliding into this place of fear and disobedience." [00:05:56] (58 seconds)
"the alpha and the mega the beginning the end the one who exists outside of time and space tell them that one sent you and as soon as you say it they're going to understand what you're saying so isaiah is basically saying the same thing he says fear not for the great i am is with you do not be dismayed for the great i am is your god the great i am will strengthen you yes the great i am will help you and he will uphold you with his righteous hand" [00:07:40] (37 seconds)
"It is Christ who died and furthermore also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession. We talked about that last week, that the Holy Spirit makes intercession. Well, guess what? Jesus also makes intercession for us. Two-thirds of the Godhead is interceding for you and me. Isn't that something? That is amazing. Jesus is running intercession that we might walk in victory, that we might be fruitful sons and daughters, that we wouldn't just be regular folk." [00:15:50] (47 seconds)
"Paul is essentially saying that nothing on this earth can come between us and Jesus. But listen to verse 37. He says, Yet in all these things, look to your neighbor and say, what things? Now look them in the eye and say, what things? Some of you still ain't looking around. This is family. This is community. What things is he referring to? He's referring to the previous things. He's saying, those things that I just talked to you about, that I have lived through, that many of you are living through now, those things. In those things, in the middle of those things, guess what? You are more than a conqueror." [00:25:20] (62 seconds)
"that's the God we serve having a tough time in your workplace he is right there don't jump out too quick don't transfer to another department too quick don't quit premature wait on the Lord wait on the instruction of the Holy Spirit don't do anything until he tells you what to do important because in the middle of that he wants to reveal in you that you are more than a conqueror there is something extraordinary that I'm about to do through you if you just hang in there" [00:26:45] (59 seconds)
"in any situation you name it bring it up to your mind right now what situation are you walking through that's troubling that's difficult is it a relationship is it finances what is it that's troubling and whatever it is in the middle of that he wants you to be more than a conqueror and these aren't just nice spiritual words they are nice spiritual words until they become your reality and then once they become your reality i .e. your testimony then they no longer are just nice spiritual words that you've heard preached for years in any particular church on any given Sunday they become real it's like the words just come off the page you know paul is just not All right." [00:27:45] (52 seconds)
"spitting bars here Paul is giving his account of what he knows is true and he's doing his best to pass it on to us he's saying that we are more than conquerors through him who loved us and then he goes on to bring this thing to a close he says for I am convinced and then he goes into the to the heavenly realm he talked about this this victor we have in the natural realm but he says but it doesn't stop there because you know there is a war for your soul you know there's all kind of things happening in the spiritual realm while we're just chillaxing as my kids say and he's and Paul says even in that place though you may not be aware of it" [00:28:37] (53 seconds)
"do you know in case you don't know read the word but once you read it you'll know the lord had allowed paul to see something in heaven that the words that they used that were inutterable and then he told paul but don't say a thing to anyone and then right behind that comma he says for this reason i've given you a thorn in the flesh now we focus on the thorn don't worry about the thorn focus on for this reason to keep paul's feet on the ground because the revelation was so great that no man could carry it unless he was walking in deep humility there is stuff happening in the spiritual realm for i am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor present nor things to come nor height nor death nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of god which is in christ jesus our lord let the church say amen" [00:30:34] (78 seconds)
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