Matthew 16:19-21
Bible Fact: Jesus expects all of His disciples to demonstrate the authority and power of His kingdom as a witness to a weak and wicked world.
The Big Idea: To get Christian disciples to surrender their faith beyond the traditional to be offered the opportunity to engage with God without restrictions to do miraculous works that represent God.
I. The SOUL ONLY is the lone citizen that lives in the kingdom of heaven.
II. 7 Keys to unlock kingdom authority and power within you:
III. Kingdom citizen rules Jesus taught that release His keys of authority to His disciples
IV. The Holy Spirit’s release of God’s power to unlock authority and power in Christians
A. The objectives of the Holy Spirit in Christians
1. To exemplify His person
2. To experience His power
3. To elevate His purpose
4. To execute His plan
B. The Holy Spirit taught by Jesus to His disciples – John 16:13-16
C. The Holy Ghost is the power agent that administers the salvation CHANGE act by the will of God and is responsible for the preservation, protection, protocols and power of Christians
D. Acts as the agent to the will of God in the salvation CHANGE process;
E. The first priority (roles) of the Holy Ghost is to help/assist the Christian believer with Divine instructions;
F. The five primary activities of the Holy Ghost
1. To direct believers in the way of righteousness to represent The Lord; Psalm 23:3; Acts 9:5-22
A. Saul approved for Christian ministry by the Holy Ghost; Acts 9:15,16
B. Ananias agrees with the plan of the Holy Ghost; Acts 9:17
C. Saul accepts the ministry of Jesus Christ as his assignment; Acts 9:18-20
Note: When we address the Holy Spirit we must do so in three ways to completely cover the broad perspective of:
1. His Objective – the aim or goal
2. His Role – the function/purpose/responsibility
3. His Activity – happenings that are done, state of being active or actions, deeds