Faith Scripture:

Romans 1:16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

As we follow Jesus and walk in "Everyday Faith," this series is designed to help you get free and walk in life more abundantly.

John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

The Everyday Faith Steps:

• Born-again – Saved
• Water Baptized
• Holy Spirit Activated
• Healed and Set Free
• In Community
• Contributing
• Personal Growth
• Reproducing

Revelation 12:11 “And they have conquered (overcome) him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”

Recap:

• The first place Jesus shed his blood was in the Garden.
• Matthew 24:36 “Not my will but Thy will be done.”
• He won back our will power.

• The second place Jesus shed his blood was on the whipping post.
• Isaiah 53:5 “and with his stripes we are healed.”
• Stripes - to strike until blood is drawn.

• The third time Jesus shed his blood was with the Crown of Thorns.
• Hebrews 9:14 “purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”
• He enabled us to be Spirit-led, thinking men and women of God.
• The fourth time Jesus shed his blood was when they put Nails in his hands.
• When Nails went through the hands of Christ, it won back our ability to bless. Bless - the ability to bring Kingdom of Heaven things in manifestation here on the earth.
• The fifth time Jesus bled was when his feet were pierced.
• When his feet were pierced, it was Christ regaining our dominion on the earth. Dominion - to rule with Authority

Psalm 22:16 “For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

Luke 24:36 36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”

As Jesus' feet were pierced, let’s find out what the Bible says about our Authority to rule and our feet.

• Genesis 1:26 "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. ' " And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
• Joshua 1:3 “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.”
• Psalm 8:6 “You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet”
• Luke 10:19 “Behold, I have given you Authority to tread [under foot] serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
• Mark 12:36 “David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.’”
• Matthew 28:18-20 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."
• 1 Corinthians 15:25-27 "he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For "God has put all things in subjection under his feet."
• Ephesians 1:22-23 “And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.”
• Hebrews 2:8 “putting everything in subjection under his feet.”

God had a plan to win back the Authority that was lost from the second the fall of man occurred.

This is the first prophecy in the Bible.

Genesis 3:15 “he [Jesus] will crush your head [under foot], and you [satan] will strike or bruise his heel.”

This is a prophetic scripture in which God speaks of Jesus winning back our Authority.

When his feet were pierced, it was Christ regaining our dominion on the earth. Dominion - to rule with Authority

It is not just going, it is “Going with Authority!!!”

Authority - delegated power

Why would the God who has all power and Authority make you go out and do what he has commissioned us to do with no power and no authority?

Last week, we talked about the ability to bless.

Bless - the ability to bring the things of the Kingdom of Heaven into manifestation here on the earth.

If we are going to "Bless," it is going to take us going in Authority.

What is Delegated Power or Authority?

It is not you being all-powerful, but having the ability to use all the power.

Police Officer Example: The police officer is not powerful in himself to stop an 18-wheeler truck, but when in uniform, as he holds his hands up to stop traffic, all the vehicles stop.

Why? The Authority that comes with the uniform.

Joel, in himself, has no power to bless. But the power that comes with me being in Christ will change the world.

The devil sees the same person God does. The difference is that God is trying to get us to see ourselves the way he sees us, so we can walk in full Authority, and the devil is trying to prevent it.

How do we live in Authority?

Many Christians are sitting in jail cells that are unlocked because we do not have the knowledge that we are free.

When we gain Spirit-led knowledge, not information, Authority will come.

2 Peter 1:3-4: "As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust, through the knowledge of Him.

Discipleship Problem

"Now that you are saved, go to this class"

Prohibitive Model - Here is a list of things you shouldn't do.

Prescriptive Model - Here is a list of things all believers need to do.

Neither of the models lines up with scripture. In fact, true discipleship is the Experience Model.

Experience Model - This model teaches us to hear God, thereby leading to an experience with God and, in turn, to knowing God.

Notice the contradiction: To get saved, you heard the voice of God. Then go to a class and learn rules, and a list of do’s and don’ts.

Jesus taught by the Experience Model! The Jesus model is “Do it with me.” True knowledge of God will come by an Experience (or hearing) with God and from God.

Without truly getting involved in the Experience Model, walking in Authority is IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Authority is something God gives us to use to overcome. Too many times, we are asking God to do what he told us to do. Not once in the New Testament is the church told to pray that God the Father or Jesus Christ would do anything against the devil.

As a believer, we are told to:

Matthew 10:7-8 “As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near (at hand).' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”

John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

Authority is not me; it is me in Him.