The Supernatural Church
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Supernatural Church
Supernatural Church
1. The Priority of Jesus
1. The Priority of Jesus
13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
Acts 2:
Acts 2:46-47
46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Evangelism is a supernatural event
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2 “ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.
3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary.
4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’
Rev 2
They were dutiful but dead
Lampstand-the church shines the light to a dark world.
Remember-Repent-Redo
Is Jesus first?
Is there a difference in your relationship with Jesus now than when it started?
2. Baptism
2. Baptism
37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:36-
We want it, what do we do?
Hebrews 6:1-2
1 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
6 Principles of the Christian faith
Baptism is one of them
Water Baptism is the Covenant seal of the New Testament.
A covenant is a sacrificial permanent relationship.
Marriage is a covenant
Circumcision was the seal of the O/T
Colossians 2:11-12
11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Today 2 reasons for circumcision
Hygiene and sensitivity issues
during baptism Jesus removes our fallen flesh that keeps up from hearing his voice and makes us more aware of his presence.
Jesus circumcises your heart. Water baptism baptizes you into Jesus.
26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
If we are not willing to be baptized for Jesus Christ are we going to do much for Jesus in this life?
Obedience
We have discounted Christianity for a matter of convenience.
Holy Spirit gives us power to change
2. Baptism in the Holy Spirit
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 19:6
The Holy Spirit empowers you
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(5) The oil that keeps us running smoothly, overcomes our sinful nature.