Greater Things | Week 3 | What Makes Us Tick
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God created government-Genesis 9, Romans 13
God requires government officials to administer justice- 1 Peter 2:14, Amos 5:24
God charges civil leaders to fear him and his decrees-2 Samuel 23:3, Prov 29:2
21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
Exodus 18:21 NIV
Greater Things
Jesus says “We can do greater things” through the power of the Spirit!
12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:12 NIV
12 “I assure you: The one who believes in Me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:12 HCSB
12 I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:12 NET
What Jesus said we would do
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Matthew 10:8 NIV
What Jesus said we would do, that are “Greater” than what he did
Location – Share your faith – Lead someone in healing
Duration – 3.5 years
Summation – Every tongue tribe and nation…then the end will come! Today more people are hearing about Christ then in any other time in all of history!
Spirit – Salvation that leads to the resurrection
A Biblical Theory
First- Being Unburdened
Second- Fruitful
Third- Faithful
Becoming Fruitful
15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.
John 15:1-17 NIV
Framework
The Vine
His statement here is
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6 NIV
Source of Life
Umbilical Cord
Counterintuitive Teaching
The Gardener
Degrees of Life
How can we have certainty in this life and in the one to come?
Church Culture
Biblical Culture
The process of Remaining
Pruned by the words he speaks to you
Cleansed by the words he speaks to you
Obey by the words he speaks to you
Remaining brings Joy
11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
John 15:11 NIV
What do you need “less of” to experience Life in Christ?
What do you need “more of” to experience Life in Christ?
WORDS OF KNOWLEDGE
Testimonies:
My grandmother was told she had two blocked arteries in her heart and that they needed to complete a procedure to put in at least two stints maybe more once they looked closer. The morning of her procedure I received a vision that Jesus was using a thread and going in and out of her arteries and clearing each one. She was scheduled at noon but they took her in early at 7:00am. Before noon, I received the call that the doctor couldn’t understand it and that it must have been a miracle. The doctor went into her heart and it was fully healed, no blocked arteries, no stints were needed, and she was sent home the same day. Glory to Father Jesus for making her heart healthy again.
Words of Knowledge:
*We believe the Lord is giving Holy Spirit solutions. People that are having issues with business or work tasks, anything pertaining to something they need help with. The Holy Spirit wants to give them creative solutions. Ask, listen, and implement.
*The Lord is giving wisdom and direction to a couple looking to move away to another state because of the pain caused by his own family that is a nonbeliever.
*We believe the Lord is freeing people and giving clarity from the heaviness of job choice, finding a new job or losing a job.
*We believe the Lord is delivering parents from all anxiety and stress transitioning your kids back into school and sports.
*We believe the Lord is setting people free of self-hatred.
*We believe disappointment is breaking off. If God gave you a dream keep trying and aiming for it. Don't look at your past failures because you will receive what he has promised.
*God is calling you out of your comfort zone. It is scary but He is going to be there to meet you in whatever He is calling you to. The first step is the hardest. Stay connected with Him and He will guide you every step of the way.
*We believe the Lord is healing someone that is dealing with an autoimmune disease or something they have been diagnosed with that they have been told is incurable.
*We believe God is dissolving a cyst.
*We believe the Lord is healing breathing issues.
*We believe the Lord is healing throat pain.
*We believe the Lord is healing left knee pain.
*We believe the Lord is healing a family member who is sick in the hospital.
*We believe the Lord is healing deaf ears.