SERMON NOTESNOTES TAKEN FROM SERMONS BY PASTOR R. BRUCE MILLER
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(Angela's notes from Pastor Miller's Sunday message)The enemy Is a mastermind at stealing identity It is easy for identity to be stolen, but hard to get it restored. The devil attempts to destroy your identity We must remember that we are in this world but not of the world The Church is beginning to forget its relationship with Christ The Mission of The Church Our job is to be a light in this world Ministry has not changed, but our methods are changing. The Kingdom is to be advanced, not changed How we go about doing the work (2Cor 4): the God of this world has blinded the minds of them who believe not The enemy’s goal is to blind us as to who we are, who He is and who the people of God are: Who we are to One another, 1Corinthians 12:12-14 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.14 For the body is not one member, but many. We were born blind, “dead in trespasses and sin” (Ephesians 2:1) 1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Except a man be born again, he cannot perceive, rightly maintain, You must be born again (JOHN 3:16) Matthew 10:8-) 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. We were once blind but not we see - We are new creatures, We were once under the power of darkness He (God) has delivered us out of the miry pit Our joy has been restored Psalm 51 restored to us the joy of salvation God has not changed his mind about you, or His church We have been transformed, changed in nature and function From sin nature to divine nature (Romans 8:16) "The Spirit of God bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God" . our nature, action and attitudes are changed All things are new, We are being transformed by the renewing of our minds, The enemy is trying to make us conform to this world Our challenge is to Keep our minds stayed on the things of God Our Goal: that Christ be formed in us We are crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost He wants to be formed in us and revealed through us The enemy wants you to feel like less than you are Be familiar with the opinions of others, to whom you witness and relate to (Matt 16:13) Whom do men say that I am? Remember" glory to glory" message from last week It's no time to be weak now, you must be strong He is preparing us for greater works Whom do ye say the Son of the living God is? (Matthew 10) Jesus sent out 12 with a commission Freely you have received, freely give After going out and upon returning to Him, Jesus asked, whom do they say that I am? John the Baptist was crying out in the wilderness, {We should be doing this now)."Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" to the Pharisees and scribes who came, he said, "bring forth fruits of repentance" (Matt 3:8) the heart of the Father desires that none should perish (2 Peter 3:9) “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand There are many challenging ideas as to who Jesus is The spirit of the world/compromise can cause us be fearful and hold back Be reminded of past times God has worked miracles in your life Loaves and fish Peter knew from experience and by the Spirit Cast not away your confidence, patience (Hebrews 10:35,) "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward." Confidence for your life and your church After you have done the will of God you will know (John 7:17) Verse 16 thou art the son of God Jesus says thou art Peter, a rock, you are strong Jesus is THE ROCK Let the weak say I am strong, fruitful, prosperous, healed It’s a new season, a new hour our nature changes when we get revelation we apply Him! Cast our cares upon Him our nature changes and gives us strength and power 'He touched me’ We need a touch from God Get a picture of who Jesus is The nature of a man changing (3 EXAMPLES) Abram from sojourner to father of many nations Jacob encounter with the angel First a supplanter, became a prince=with God Saul of Tarsus, destroyer becomes a builder of the church after his encounter with Jesus Don't let the devil steal your identity - Redeemed, child of God, heir of God There must be a power greater Trust in the Lord, He will change your mind to think as He does God has not changed his thoughts concerning His church Army - put on the whole armor of God Called to warfare, automatically enlisted We have been given weapons, artillery, all that we need for spiritual warfare (Ephes 6) (2Cor 10) weapons of our warfare are mighty through God The First attack of the enemy is , against your mind But we are more than conquerors in Jesus We plead the blood of Jesus, Use the sword of the spirit (the word of God), we speak healing, peace and deliverance through the name of Jesus Pray in that name - everything must bow to that name All rulers of darkness and every evil work must bow as we do Warfare in the Spirit The church is a healing center (James 5:14) if there be any sick among you if there be any sick among you ? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: The prayer of faith, Balm in Gilead, He sent His word and healed them. He delivers from all destruction, brings healing of minds, bodies and relationships We fight in the Spirit We have the spirit of obedience now that we are born again The church is an equipping center Study to show yourself approved unto God ,a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (.2Timothy 2:15) Hunger for the Word, live by every word from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4) 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. ( 1 Peter 2:2-4) 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: Be trained, learn to walk and operate in power (Ephesians 4:11-13) 11So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, ^12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up ^13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 5 fold ministry gifts The church is a community in a community It is an outpost where people come to be ministered to spiritually, physically, and mentally The church is a family - household of faith By one spirit baptized into one body under the blood We are challenged to understand the unity we have in the body of Christ We must advance the kingdom above culture, be concerned about lives Magnify the blood of Jesus above ancestors We are a royal priesthood, a chosen generation, a peculiar people We have liability and responsibility Though our methods are different, our mission is still the same No weapon formed against us shall prosper, Every tongue that shall rise up against us in judgement we shall condemn (Isa 54:17) The Heritage of the Servants of God
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