Poured Out 4 - Church

FOCUS: The Spirit filled Church!

· Greater is He IN me

Roles of Jesus – vs Church –

· Jesus came to sacrifice – More expedient I go away – to send Helper

· Church is to spread the News. – or else Jesus would have done it Himself – already had crowds

Jesus Poured His Authority on the Church

Matthew 16:19 (ESV)

Matthew 16:19 ESV

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

· if we don’t bind, it runs loose. If we don’t let it loose, it stays bound up – enable to help

great commission is for all

· every one of Jesus’ disciples is called (Matthew 28:18–20)

Matthew 28:18–20 (ESV)

Matthew 28:18–20 ESV

18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

12 poured out into the STREETS (houses)

· The Church continues the ministry of Jesus! – preaching, and healing

Mark 6:7 (ESV)

Mark 6:7 ESV

7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

Mark 6:12–13 (ESV)

Mark 6:12–13 ESV

12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

Matthew 10:8 (ESV)

Matthew 10:8 ESV

8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.

72 poured into the TOWNS

· Where Jesus was going to

Luke 10:9 (ESV)

Like the ‘seventy-two’, you have the great blessing of being sent out by Jesus into a huge harvest .

120 poured out in the UPPER ROOM

3,000 poured out into Jerusalem

Body of Christ poured out into the WORLD

Matthew 24:14 (ESV)

Matthew 24:14 ESV

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Greater works

John 14:12 (ESV)

John 14:12 ESV

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

· Occupy until I come

· Not worried about offending

God pours US out into the world!

Church Pours Out WORD through Teaching

· Church Continues the ministry of Jesus though the Holy Spirit – TEACH

Acts 5:42 ESV

42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.

Church Pours out SPIRIT

· Out of His belly – flow living water

John 7:38–39 (ESV)

John 7:38–39 ESV

38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ ” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

· Ironically – Spirit poured IN the Church, Spirit Poured OUT

Church Pours out her HEART

· Alabaster box

Mark 14:8–9 (ESV)

Mark 14:8–9 ESV

8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

Church Pours out her LIFE

· We are to pour out our lives for the Lord!

· Paul – I am ready to be poured out as an offering

2 Timothy 4:6 (NLT)

2 Timothy 4:6 ESV

6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.

· End time - enemy comes in like flood. God raises a standard against it!

End time warning

Enemy is pouring out

Revelation 12:15 (ESV)

· Set back – set up – backfire. -spread out under persecution

Bowls of judgement poured out

Call to action

· Do the work – fulfill your call

· Pray for revival – of current workers

· Pray for more workers - Lord of the harvest