Keys to the Gates #4
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We have been guided by God to read (Romans 8) this year.
One big theme in Romans 8 is that we are no longer under the law of sin and death but we are now adopted sons with the Spirit of life.
It goes farther by claiming that we are now in the law of the Spirit of life.
The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead.
Spirit = pneuma
The Greek word for “Spirit” is derived from the verb
pneo, meaning “to breathe.”
What is setting your mind on things of the Spirit?
Things of the Spirit produce fruits of Holy Spirit.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, longsuffering….
Not usually comfortable at first, some not ever comfortable.
The fruit will manifest from within you not outside in.
No matter what you are being led by a spiritual world.
If you set you mind to comfort your flesh then you open yourself up to be led by spirits that hate humans.
Those spirits will partner with your fear to bring you to find a justified hate of others.
The flesh wants instant justice.
The flesh wants bad people to be stopped.
Those spirits will get you to look for what is wrong in others.
9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
It is very tempting to look at things according to law, right and wrong, that is the flesh. Out side in thinking.
You have been given a gift of Holy Spirit who dwells in you.
If you do not have Holy Spirit, you need to only ask, and He will give you His spirit.
Keys to the Gates.
18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”
What do these gate have to do with you? You have places in your lives that Hades or darkenss still occupies. It is time for you to bring light and heaven to all places in your life.
These gates are for you to enter and bring heaven to earth where heaven is not yet.
This is His Story being written. In order for His Story to get out there, He wants His sons and daughters to know the keys to invade darkness with Light.
These keys are to open the gates that hell occupies and God’s children are called to occupy and multiply.
The advance of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is expanding and taking new territory and you are part of it.
You are being given keys of the Kingdom to open the gates and bring heaven to earth in every area.
Business, Family, Marriage, Culture, Sciences, Schools, Government and leadership, Cities on Fire for God, taking care of our earth, even churches…
Key #1 Partner with Holy Spirit.
Key #1 Partner with Holy Spirit.
Partnership with Holy Spirit.
Included in partnership with Holy Spirit is the baptism of Holy Spirit.
The first thing Jesus did to equip his followers was to give them a partner.
We do too many things without our partner.
Holy Spirit wants to partner with you in all things of your life.
Key #2 Christ Like Authority.
Key #2 Christ Like Authority.
All things are solved through Christ Like Authority.
Authority, how it works.
What is Authority?
Authority:
This greek word is the exousia.
The power to decide.
The strength and power
With in influence
For the purpose bringing life.
Remember a mind set on the spirit is life.
exousía implies freedom for the community
By what authority do you do these things?
Who gave you this authority?
Authority seems to be the thing they care about more than the power to heal people.
Forgiving sins was this big deal so they wanted to know who gave Him that authority.
Can you lose Authority?
Can you receive Authority?
Can you have authority even if your heart is not in it?
God has authority we do not have nor will we ever.
He gives everyone a measure of authority. (Matt 25:14-29)
Key #3 in Christ.
Key #3 in Christ.
Consider Jordan, a slender high school senior with a tousled mop of blond hair. Raised by a single mother, he is the last child at home, as his older siblings have moved out. With graduation just weeks away, he feels overwhelmed by the looming decisions about college and his future. His classmates label him as "fruity,” “cringy,” or “suss,” making him wonder if their jabs reveal something about himself that he has yet to understand. Most nights, he immerses himself in video games—a virtual world where the troubling questions about his life cannot intrude. Am I already a failure? Do I belong anywhere?
Or Doug, a retired engineer. A year into retirement, Doug fills his days with political talk radio and Facebook conspiracy threads. He expresses his frustrations in social media comment sections, seeking validation. His wife and children often avoid him and find reasons to be away when Doug is home. Once an engineer with a clear purpose, Doug now feels adrift, uncertain of his role or value in a world that has moved on without him.
I can’t be an engineer to my family, so who am I now?
Jacob is a recently fired pastor after his leadership team discovered his addiction to pornography. Now 40 years old, he, his wife Jennifer, and their two sons, Jon and James, are no longer welcome in the community they once were a significant part of. Last month, during a Sunday morning service, the assistant pastor announced that Jacob had been caught looking at pornography in his office the previous week and was asked to step down and not return to the church community. The church took a firm stance, even though Jacob was willing to confess what he had done to everyone and wanted help finding the root of his problem. Ironically, the church's name is Redemption.
Jacob heard God leave Texas with his family and bring them to Seattle to bring a culture of redemption to a church called Redemption. Their family had helped dozens of people through tough challenges like adultery, addictions, and forgiveness, and it was working well. So many testimonies came from their life. Now Jon and James want nothing to do with God. Jennifer has asked for some time away from Jacob.
Jesus, I thought You were with me. I thought that if I followed Your ways, my life would be blessed. What kind of God are you? I thought that if I gave my life to You, You would set me free from my condition. Why are You not giving me mercy? I feel like I don’t even know who You are.
What do all these stories have in common?
Key #3 Identity in Christ.
Key #3 Identity in Christ.
You can borrow generic true identities:
Jesus Identity:
Son of God
Christ
Messiah
King of Kings
Prince of Peace.
I asked my dad’s close friend one day, who are we in Christ? He sent me a document with all of the references of who we are in Him.
Who am I??? in Christ Jesus?
I am the salt of the earth. (Matt 5:13)
I am the light of the world. (1Thess 5:5) (Matt 5:14)
I am of priceless value. (Matt 6:26)
I am a child of God; I have a Father who loves me. (John 1:12/Rom 8:16/Gal 3:26-28/1John 3:1-2)
I am set free… from all condemnation. (John 8:31-32/Rom 8:1-2)
I am the Good Shepherd’s sheep; I can hear His voice and follow Him. (John 10:4,10)
I am a branch of the true vine, a channel of His life. (John 15:1,5)
I am Christ’s friend. (John 15:15)
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit; (John 15:16, 16:33)
I am filled with joy! (John 15:16, 16:33)
I am on with the Father and Son and all believers. (1Cor 6:17/John 17:22-23)
I am Christ’s witness. (Acts 1:8)
I am a slave of righteousness to God. (Rom 6:18,2)
I am a son of God, spiritually adopted by my Father God. (Gal 3:26, 4:6/Rom 8:14-15)
I am a joint-heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance. (Gal 4:6-7/Rom 8:17)
I am inseparable from His love. (Rom 8:35)
I am more than a conqueror, an overcomer. (1John 5:4-5/Rom 8:37)
I am a temple of Holy Spirit. (1Cor 3:16, 6:19)
I am washed, sanctified and justified. (1Cor 6:11)
I am not my own; I have been bought with an incalculable price. (1Cor 6:19)
I am a member/part of Christ’s body. (1Cor 12:27)
I am transformed into Christ’s image by faith from glory to glory. (2Cor 3:18)
I am a new creation; a totally new person. (2Cor 5:17)
I am reconciled to God and an ambassador of reconciliation to others. (2Cor 5:18-19)
I am righteousness of God. (Eph 4:24/2Cor 5:21)
I am crucified with Him: dead to sin and alive to God. (Gal 2:20)
I am redeemed from the curse. (Gal 3:13)
I am a saint, blessed with all spiritual blessings. (Phil 1:1/Eph 1:1-3)
I am totally accepted/chosen in The Beloved. (Col 3:12/Eph 1:6)
I am completely forgiven by His Grace. (Eph 1:7)
I am sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. (Eph 1:13)
I am alive, saved, raised up and seated in the heavenlies. (Eph 2:5-8)
I am God’s workmanship, created to walk in good works. (Eph 2:10)
I am a member of God’s family, secure in His foundation. (Eph 2:19-21)
I am a prisoner of Christ. (Eph 3:1, 4:1)
I am confident He will complete what He has begun in me. (Phil 1:6)
I am a citizen of heaven and seated in His throne right now. (Phil 3:20)
I am delivered from darkness and translated into Christ’s kingdom. (Col 1:13)
I am absolutely complete. (Col 2:10)
I am hidden with Christ in God, my life is kept of God. (Col 3:3-4)
I am not afraid, but filled with power, love and a sound mind. (2Tim 1:7)
I am never alone. Jesus never leaves me nor forsakes me. (Heb 13:5)
I am of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a unique people. (1Pet 2:9-10)
I am an alien, stranger and pilgrim in this world I temporarily live in. (1Pet 2:11)
You always battle lies, deception, and unclearness with TRUTH!
The worst thing you can do is believe the lies you have been told all your life about Jesus and about you.
What did God the Father call His son?
Beloved Son in whom He is well pleased. (Matt 3:17)
Beloved Son, listen to Him. (Luke 9:35)
What did the angles call people?
The best identity is one you hear from Jesus directly.
3 “To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
17 ‘He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.’
Activation:
Share what you have heard God call you.
If you have not heard anything yet, look at this list and what stands out to you?
Other Resources:
Psalm 139:13–14 NASB9513 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
Jeremiah 1:5 NASB955 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Ephesians 2:10 NASB9510 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
10 and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,
Names of Jesus:
1. Savior
“For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe” (1 Timothy 4:10).
2. Redeemer
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth” (Job 19:25).
3. Bread of Life
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).
4. Lord
“Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord” (John 21:7).
5. Creator
“Hast thou not known? has thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding” (Isaiah 40:28).
6. Son of the Living God
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16).
7. Only Begotten Son
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
8. Beloved Son
“And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him” (Luke 9:35).
9. Holy One of Israel
“Let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it” (Isaiah 5:19).
10–14. Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
15. King of Kings
“Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15).
16. Head of the Church
“Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body” (Ephesians 5:23).
17. The Almighty
“But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding” (Job 32:8).
18. Alpha and Omega
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8).
19. Master
“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren” (Matthew 23:8).
20. King of the Jews
“And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands” (John 19:2–3).
21. High Priest
“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus” (Hebrews 3:1).
22. Prophet
“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee” (Matthew 21:11).
23. Teacher
“The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him” (John 3:2).
24. Immanuel
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).
25. Advocate
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1).
