Progression of Liberation

The work of setting the captives free for us is about bringing the church body into a space in which they are empowered by the HS for the days at hand and what lies ahead.

Last week we engaged the need to deal with the soul in order to allow our spirit to reconnect with the Spirit of God

we advance this concept to highlight the evolutionary progression of our liberation knowing we have three parts of ourselves we have to deal with.

our effort is to restore the “me” to its intended purpose in the God.

Recap:

Body - Bios - Terrestrial

works of the flesh

in need of counseling

more than just saying “stop it” identifying what drives me back to falling to these acts

Flesh begets flesh… John 3:6

Colossians 2:14–15 ESV

by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

This requires you to take action: However, Remember these were dealt with on the cross… victory is already yours

Soul - Psuche - Spiritual

Sustains moral and ethical injuries

will; emotion; mind

goes to heaven or hell (your humanity is found here)

In need of ministration

Dealing with the ugly

re-alignment brought through the washing in the river of the Word of God

Require you to submit to ministration and maintenance; soul is prone to fixate on the things below the effort is for it to focus on the Spirit and the things above… this is 100% on you to action

4. If this was all that there was we have NO connection with God who is Spirit. Then we would be Correct to allow our emotions to drive our will as we have no objective (ontological) standard from which we can stand on.

a. consider the animal kingdom… does someone look to a lion and call it evil

when it murders in cold blood a new born infant?

or;

does it think “hmmm… having children now is a hinderance to my life so I think I will get rid of my litter?”

b. animals do not have an objective moral or ethical standard they are devoid of;

(Psuche-Soul) so they are not human (much less are they made in the image of God)

(Zoe- Spirit) so they do not have a connection with the creator God who is Spirit

Spirit - Zoe - Celestial

Is disconnected from the Father and is in need of being reconnected to allow the beings creates in His image to function in His image

Trapped or held captive by the works of the Flesh and Soul

Flesh and Soul have a tendency for the things of the earth and is often found rejecting the Spirit

In our soul it is our emotion and intellect that refuse the Spirit, the presence of God, it fears being exposed and (Adam and Eve) stand naked before the Lord.

God’s Intent

For humanity to freely be able to engage with the life God appointed for them.

John 10:10 Jesus identifies as the Good Shepherd; to give life and life abundantly

That is that on the cross Jesus paved the way for us to reconnect with the Father… no longer bound by veil of flesh or soul but that our Spirit man may mature into the fullness God has appointed.

God wants you to have the plenitude or fullness of life in Bios Psuche and Spirit only then can you do all the things Jesus Did and More

Your liberation is not a one and done, it is a continual work that is intended to reconnect you to the Spirit of God.

Acts 12:6 ESV

Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

Herod Agrippa Judean King seeking to make a name for himself

executed James and was intent on executing Peter…

This man is someone who was intent on destroying Christianity

latter vv. people “Herod… the voice of God not man…” as he was teaching struck dead for not giving honor to God… the days are coming in which we will see this once more IN THE CHURCH

How could Peter be so peaceful with the situation… how was he asleep when he was about to be put to death that very night?

Brief look at Peter’s life to see the progression (evolution) of liberation.

WE CANNOT DEVOLVE OR GO INTO REGRESSION THE DAYS OF EVIL GROW THEREFORE BODY OF CHRIST WE MUST PROGRESS INTO THE A LIBERATED LIFE.

Salvation is the Beginning not the End

Peter ferocious sailor; fisherman; married man with kids… hears of a the so-called Messiah

Least likely sources to make disciples.

Jesus calls him and his brother by name and they respond Matt 4:18

Our identity before Christ… when the call comes initially it is a challenge to respond, yet this is just the beginning

Jesus Begins to show them glimpses of His fullness

Lk 4:38-39 Jesus goes to Peter’s house and heals his mother in law.

He is following Jesus and is still trying to make sense of who Jesus us

part of the progression in our liberation the more we know Him the greater our liberation becomes.

Luke 5:4-7 Jesus provokes Peter to begin to action his faith “…take your boat back out and drop your nets…”

I’ve already tried that… I am tired… My nets are busted… “I am scared to do what you say because my flesh is rebelling and my (soul) emotions are telling me it is not going to work…” I tried on my own effort and it doesnt work

He was already a “follower”

His nature is being exposed…

When the nets are returned full of fish Peter states; Luke 5:8

Luke 5:8 ESV

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

It is not until you understand their is but one objective moral law giver (Jesus) that you begin to realize the gravity of what Jesus did for us on the cross.

an encounter with Jesus exposure to what a liberated life can be provokes you to change;

v. 11 they forsook everything and followed Him.

Maturing into Christ

Moving from salvation is a life that is being molded and modeled after Christ who called us by name.

He established our ability to reconnect with the celestial

Peter is going to be challenged time and time again

He sees Jesus performing miracles

raising the dead to life

Jesus walks on water

Each time Jesus revealing His nature to Peter and the others…

Mark 4:37–41 ESV

And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

These were men who were accustomed to the sea.

The winds beating on the boat figurative for doctrines that will force you to make a decision is Jesus the Christ or not…

did we just fall in love with an image of Jesus not realizing what He promised “The fullness of life”

It is in these storms where you hear “…who do they say that I am?… now tell me… who do YOU say that I am?”

You must take a stand on what you believe Jesus is… either He is who He claims to be and all of His promises for you are true or; He lied to you and you cannot trust anything He said… you cannot just believe part of it

Matt16 Peter makes a confession that speaks of how he is maturing

“You are the Christ Son of the Living God

There is a washing that occurs to your soul as you are exposed to the water of the Word of God, you are like a rusty hinge that is it is exposed is being saturated with an anointing that softens it… a repeated exposure that as time wears on enables it to be completely functional… as you make such a bold declaration you realize you are falling in love with your creator…

Peter would still be challenged on the path to his liberation; he had already known Him, exposed to His anointing, dined with Him but there were portions of Peter that still needed to be set free

Peter comes against the will God Mk 8:31-33

Peter resolves problems with a sword John 18:10

Peter denies Jesus 3 times Lk 22:55-60

Peter fails to recognize Jesus John 21:4

Peter realizes the gravity of His relationship with Jesus John 21:15-17

Connected In The Spirit with the Lord

While Peter would continue to have moments of set back <Spirit leads to < Connection leads to <manifestation in you

Power

authority

anointing

you change the atmosphere wherever you go… you set others free.

2. Impossible circumstances Acts 12:6

Acts 12:6 ESV

Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.

Obstacles in his way

Two chains

Two soldier chained to him

Two Sentinels guarding the door

The door

The door guards

The first and second guard posts

The Iron gates

Angel of the Lord

Shines a light

casts his chains off

He was not quiet about

Strikes him on his side v. 7

Acts 12:10–11 ESV

When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

The gate opened on its own… look at the work of the anointing

He didnt have to say “ I am Peter the rock open says me”

Like Jericho the Lord was after His prized possession the Angel of the Lord drew him out

Progressive nature of our liberation

not one and done

continual process

immediate impact and it takes time…

I want your Spirit to walk in Liberation… I want your deliverance but you have to want it… Wake up it is no longer ok to just say “well at least I am saved…

Wake up wake up Remnant Church dress yourself

Command your soul to worship the Lord

and allow your Spirit to grow into its maturity in Christ

Keep Pressing in

Ecclesiastes 11:6 ESV

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Hope for what was thought dead

Job 14:7–9 ESV

“For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches like a young plant.

Psalm 40:1–2 ESV

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.