POWER

 

In this sermon at Tehillah Generation Chapel, I discuss the dynamic of power that works to enable the Christian believer to firmly wield the truth of God as demonstrated in the Gospel. I discuss in a brief manner what power does in us and how we can stir Power to be effective witnesses in this world we find ourselves in.

I hope it blesses you as it blessed me and those who heard it.

NOTES

I. Introduction 

>Authority (Exousia) is activated on the call/commission to do/obedience: "Go ye therefore.." . Matthew 28:18-20

>Power (Dunamis) is activated on waiting & tarrying till you receive the potential. Acts 1:8

Authority has been given to the believer. And authority validates the use of power, however the demonstration of power authenticates the presence of Authority.  Mark 16:20

II. What Power does in you

Power primarily takes us from inaction to action

1. Power makes us witnesses. Acts 1:8

2. Power makes us bold. Without Power we will remain cowards lacking boldness. Acts 4:33

3. Power working causes us to do.Without Power, we won't be pushed to act on God's stead. Acts 10:38, Ephesians 3:20

4. Power sees the frailties of the human nature & overrides them. James 5:16b-17

5. Power regulates our internal condition so we speak from a position of true authority. Romans 15:13:

A. Peace above understanding: Jesus asleep in the sea storm. Illustration seen in Jesus's rest in the midst of a storm in Mark 4:37-38

B. Joy unspeakable 

6. Power pushes the believer to overcome the illusive resistance of the devil. There are limitations when we observe the opposition in the natural realm. However In the spirit, they are illusions, but it takes power to break through the imaginations cast by the enemy through obtrusive thoughts. 2Corinthians 10:4-5

III. How Power is stirred in the believer

1. Prayer makes Power available, Acts 4:31, James 5:16

2. By reminders, remembrance & meditation of God's Words, & Deeds. 2 Timothy 1:6, 2 Peter 1:13, Ephesians 5:18-19

3. Patient endurance in joy builds power into us. James 1:2-5

4. Jesus's Angelic encounters & strengthening: Matthew 4:11, Luke 4:13, Luke 22:43 (Psalm 103:20)