Going to church, reading the bible, listening to Christian music will not advance your spiritual life. These activities may give you more understanding but until you are ready to lay down your life and take up your cross this leads nowhere.
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
Power Encounters
Posted 10-19-2023 at 07:01 PM by Albert Finch
John 14:18,20 - "I will not leave you alone; I will come back to you. When that day comes, you will know that I am in my Father, and that you are in me, just as I am in you."
When we talk about power encounters as a means of reaching people with God's love, many different ideas may run through our heads. Most people don't see themselves as being equipped to have power encounters and may leave this to the more highly gifted. There are, however, several ways that most any spirit-filled Christian can engage in a positive power encounter:
THE POWER OF PRESENCE
Power encounters occur when Jesus' followers disciple new believers into their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the Spirit. This shows them how to host God’s presence in their every day lives.
In 1 John 1:5, John writes that the message he heard from Jesus and now declares is, "God is Light." Light speaks of the power, truth, and life of God's nature. In John 8:12, Jesus states that He is the Light of the world, and the verse finishes by saying that when we follow Him, we will become the light as well.
God's presence in us is like a light that shines and distinguishes us from those who do not have this light. We are told to "live as children of light"
(Ephesians 5:8). The greater the light and presence of God we release, the more the darkness will be overcome around us through changing the way people think about God and their calling in Christ.
We find that when we intentionally allow the presence of the Holy Spirit to be released through us to touch others, people are drawn and they experience a hunger to know more about Jesus.
THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME
Most Christians are familiar with the fact that Jesus delegated His authority to us and gave us the power of His name. Take note in the following verses to the things that we have been given power to do in the name of Jesus: Matthew 10:7-8, Mark 16:17-18, Luke 9:1-2, and John 14:11-13.
Simply utilizing our God-given dominion and authority can dispel darkness and bring the Kingdom of God to earth.
THE POWER OF LOVE
The Bible makes it clear that our enemies are in the spiritual realm and are not the people we are trying to reach -- Ephesians 6:12 - "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
When we take God's light into spiritually dark places, it is best that we don't pray against the people trapped in darkness, such as psychics. Instead, ask God to bless them and reveal His glory and light to each individual.
1 John 4:4 - "..because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
As we mature, we understand our Christ identity and the authority God has given us to do the greater works Jesus spoke about. which includes discipling others into their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the spirit.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
When we talk about power encounters as a means of reaching people with God's love, many different ideas may run through our heads. Most people don't see themselves as being equipped to have power encounters and may leave this to the more highly gifted. There are, however, several ways that most any spirit-filled Christian can engage in a positive power encounter:
THE POWER OF PRESENCE
Power encounters occur when Jesus' followers disciple new believers into their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the Spirit. This shows them how to host God’s presence in their every day lives.
In 1 John 1:5, John writes that the message he heard from Jesus and now declares is, "God is Light." Light speaks of the power, truth, and life of God's nature. In John 8:12, Jesus states that He is the Light of the world, and the verse finishes by saying that when we follow Him, we will become the light as well.
God's presence in us is like a light that shines and distinguishes us from those who do not have this light. We are told to "live as children of light"
(Ephesians 5:8). The greater the light and presence of God we release, the more the darkness will be overcome around us through changing the way people think about God and their calling in Christ.
We find that when we intentionally allow the presence of the Holy Spirit to be released through us to touch others, people are drawn and they experience a hunger to know more about Jesus.
THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME
Most Christians are familiar with the fact that Jesus delegated His authority to us and gave us the power of His name. Take note in the following verses to the things that we have been given power to do in the name of Jesus: Matthew 10:7-8, Mark 16:17-18, Luke 9:1-2, and John 14:11-13.
Simply utilizing our God-given dominion and authority can dispel darkness and bring the Kingdom of God to earth.
THE POWER OF LOVE
The Bible makes it clear that our enemies are in the spiritual realm and are not the people we are trying to reach -- Ephesians 6:12 - "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
When we take God's light into spiritually dark places, it is best that we don't pray against the people trapped in darkness, such as psychics. Instead, ask God to bless them and reveal His glory and light to each individual.
1 John 4:4 - "..because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
As we mature, we understand our Christ identity and the authority God has given us to do the greater works Jesus spoke about. which includes discipling others into their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the spirit.
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
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