Recognizing Who We Are In Christ  | Pastor Phillip H Jackson

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Immersion | Melanie Meyer

We must immerse ourselves in who we are in Christ Jesus. This is our offensive weapon against the enemy in any situation of our lives. We must lean into a deeper intimacy with the Word of God and walk with the Holy Spirit.

There is a higher place to live and a higher way of life: you don’t have to have any more rollercoaster rides. The way to get to the higher place to live is by immersing yourself in the Word of God: study the Word of God; meditate on the meanings of the Greek words “sozo” (salvation) and “zoe” (the life of God) as they are used in Romans 5:10; pray in the Holy Spirit; and walk in the revelation of who you are in Christ.

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Expectation & Cognitive Dissonance | Matt Meyer | Grace Christian Center

There are two kinds of expectations: Godly and human. One leads to life; the other often leads to disappointment.

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The word expectation in Hebrew means a cord. It was first mentioned when Rahab let the spies out the window. She had an expectation that she would be saved. It is often translated ‘hope’ or the thing longed for.

There are two kinds of expectations: Godly and human. One leads to life; the other often leads to disappointment.

We all have built a framework of expectations. This is vital to physical and social survival. People cannot live up to human expectations – God is the only One Who cannot lie, so anyone else can. People can let us down; God never will.

Misplaced expectations in this area often lead to sorrow.

Cognitive Dissonance is holding two or more opposing views. People think things are one way and they observe them to be another way, creating a fight on the inside.

This can be self-inflicted. Example: smoking is bad for the health, but a person might choose to continue.

The call on this body of believers at Grace Christian Center is to ‘rise up and take our rightful place in the Body of Christ’. Every message we hear is aimed at that call of God. We cannot stay the same and rise up at the same time. This can create cognitive dissonance.

Our spirits want cognitive consonance through renewing our minds by the Word of God.

Freedom always costs something, The greater the freedom, the higher the cost. Jesus earned our freedom by paying the ultimate cost. Any hint of religion is a dilution of truth. If you dig down deep into truth, it might be a lonely path for a while, as religion will fight against this.

The Bible is uncompromisingly true. We dig out revelation. No one can do it for us. One reason we need time in the Word is so that we recognize what the Holy Spirit is showing us. If we don’t know it is in there, we won’t connect it.

At some point we will be forced to do something about religious cognitive dissonance by externally modifying our behavior, or trivializing the inconsistency, or running away, or actually changing our belief.

Religious traditions that are not required for salvation will need to be dealt with. We cannot continue to think we are dependent on communion, water baptism, or any tradition. We have to let go of that dependence to experience true freedom in Christ.

Truth sets us free but it also destroys the argument of everything that isn’t truth. The good Christian life is the caboose. We don’t steer from the caboose. Truth is the engine.

Misplaced expectation creates cognitive dissonance. If we do not express an expectation, and it is not met, we will have disappointment. No one owes you anything. Jesus already paid for everything, so no one has anything to owe.

Ask God to show you areas to change, spend time praying for others.

The God Kind of Faith | Pastor Cheryl S Jackson | Grace Christian Center

What does the Bible teach about faith? Can we have faith for healing? For prosperity? What does God's abundant life mean to believers?

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The God kind of faith is to believe and speak. In Genesis we have eleven examples of the God kind of faith where God speaks and things come into existence. Believe with your heart and speak your belief.

It doesn’t matter what you need, you must pass through the door of faith to get there. Our faith should be in the power of God, not the wisdom of man.

There are many ways healing is administered:

The Bible is God’s plan for humanity. We have to study the Word to understand and learn God’s way. If you don’t build your foundation on the Word it will show up eventually.

III John 1:2

(God wants us to prosper and be in good health.)

I Corinthians 2:1-5

(We need a demonstration of the power of God in the Body of Christ.)

Proverbs 4:20-22

(The Word is life and health.)

Romans 10:8-10

(The most important thing we receive is our redemption.)

Job 22:28

(Decree a thing and it shall be established.)

Proverbs 18:21

(Death and life are in the power of the tongue.)

Mark 11:22-24

(Have the faith of God. Believe that what you say will come to pass.)

Hebrews 11:3

(We frame our world with our words.)

Wild, Abandoned Passion for God | Matt Meyer

When you fear God. You don’t fear other people.

What if: 

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2 Samuel 6:12-22

The Old Testament saints worshiped God with might. We are to worship God in the Spirit.

Lester Sumrall once asked Smith Wigglesworth, 'How do you get up in the morning?'

Wigglesworth replied, "I jump out of bed! I dance before the Lord for at least 10 to 12 minutes -- high-speed dancing. I jump up and down and run around my room telling God how great He is, how wonderful He is, how glad I am to be associated with Him and to be His child."

What David and Smith both did was throw themselves fully, passionately into Worship of God. They didn’t care what they looked like.

The whole point is Passion.

Passion has a look. In the OT it was David dancing. In the NT it’s worshiping God in Spirit and Truth. Which at times involves dancing or shouting or running or falling as you yield to the power. This is not something that can be worked up in the flesh. It can be imitated by fleshly actions, but God sees through it and people will too. Every time. It can, however, be stirred up.

Sometimes Passion is silent. We have to learn to quiet our minds.

Kenneth E. Hagin (How You Can Be Led By the Spirit of God):

“As we learn to quiet our minds, the Holy Spirit will communicate with our spirit through the Word of God and unveil truths to us. For many people, it's much easier to get quiet physically than it is to get quiet mentally. We lie down at night and our body is quiet, but our mind is racing.

The more we quiet our minds and think on the Word of God, the more the Holy Spirit will speak to our human spirit. This is how He becomes the dominant force in our lives. Then we will almost never make mistakes when we give heed to our spirits.”

Sometimes Passion is waiting.

"Some of the old-time Pentecostals knew something about that deeper move of the Spirit. During those times when the Presence of God came into our services, no one moved; an awesome Presence filled the room. I wish I could describe that awesome Presence to you. Some things are just too reverent to talk about and it's hard to find words to describe them. But I've seen the awesome Presence of God come in and fill the temple. I long to see the Body of Christ experience that Presence on a continual basis!”

Worshiping Him, without reserve, without restraint, full out, full bore, unashamed. It starts in the secret place where it’s just you and God.

And what happens with hidden things? When your hidden thing is wild, abandoned passion for God, it will show up. All the time.

The Difference Between Living in The Spirit and Walking in the Spirit | Collier Hall

Legally, all God’s benefits and blessings are ours. Vitally, there is something the believer must to do to experience them.

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Paul instructs the believer to live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit.

Legally, all God’s benefits and blessings are ours. Vitally, there is something the believer must to do to experience them.

Galatians 5:16 refers to walking in the Spirit. In W.E. Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary, the definition of Walk (Greek Word - Peripateo) signifies the whole realm of the activities of the individual’s life.

There are two works of sanctification. The first sanctification happens at the new creation when the believer is spiritually set apart, sanctified, by God. The second sanctification is referred to in I Thessalonians 4:3, as a process in which the believer is to set themselves apart by their manner of life.

To walk in the Spirit, we must be transformed. In Romans 12:2, ‘be transformed’ means an obligation to undergo a complete change which, under the power of God, will find expression in character and conduct. This is a present and continuous growth process both inward and outward.

The Apostle Paul instructs the believer to transform or conform his or her soul (mind, will, and emotions) to Christ’s image.

God has given us all things pertaining to life and godliness (II Peter 1:3) and every spiritual blessing is ours (Ephesians 1:3). These have been deposited into our spirits. When we conform our hearts to what God has already placed into our spirits and allow the Word of God to transform our belief system (renew our minds) to God’s Word, that is when the Word becomes revelation to us. It becomes more real than the natural. This is walking in the Spirit.

By meditating on the Word and praying in the Holy Spirit, we allow the transformation to take place.

Liberty | SA Robbins & Matt Meyer | Grace Christian Center

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Grace is the most important subject to study in the Bible. The Epistles found in Romans through Philemon are specifically for the believer.

Grace is God revealing Jesus Christ in the believer.

The church in Galatia brought grace down to their level and they began doing things by works.

Grace was initially extended to the children of Israel. God only asked them to trust in Him and listen to His voice, and He would make them a peculiar treasure and put them above all people. However, the children of Israel asked God to tell them ‘what to do’. God then gave them the Law. The Law was given to define sin for the children of Israel, which required them to do works on their own. The Law was given to show the people that they needed God.

Grace wholly relies on God for everything. Knowing what God has done in us through the grace of God has provided all the things we need. The believer’s faith is in what Jesus has already done.

The believer is operating from a place of liberty. The Greek definition of liberty is the ability to do or omit things not pertaining to salvation.

God has instructed the believer to walk in the Spirit which produces the fruit of the Spirit.

When the believer prays for the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, and acknowledges and declares the freedom already given us, the believer is able to walk in freedom/liberty. This revelation in the knowledge of Him includes what Jesus has done for us, what God did through Jesus, and what God accomplished in Jesus on our behalf.

Our faith is in the grace of God and what it has done for us.

Sin does not separate the believer from God. Sin puts a layer of condemnation between the believer and God. Condemnation is the shame and guilt of sin, that Jesus already paid for.

The Holy Spirit gives us the power to walk in the Spirit.

What it Means to Be a Servant | TJ Philbrick | Grace Christian Center

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What motivates you? Is it your kids, money, or your job? What should guide you should not be these natural things. We should be motivated by our love for God above all things. We should honor the sacrifice made by Jesus our Savior, the single greatest act of love ever witnessed by man. He died for us. That was not selfish at all. Why did He do it? To set us free & give us eternal right-standing with the Father. He did it for you, an act of service beyond any act of service that you will ever be able to comprehend or repeat.  By this Truth we persevere in our service to others.

When believers that are honest, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom take care of the business of the church, then the Pastors are free to attend to the things that they are called to do and to devote their time to seeking God in prayer and ministering the Word.

Elisha in service to Elijah met his needs daily for 8 years. Just before Elijah departed, Elijah said, “What can I do for you?” Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit upon him. Elisha had to see Elijah depart to receive it. Elisha had to stick to it. Elisha served for years

without any guarantees. Elisha saw Elijah depart and received the double portion of the Anointing. Elisha’s motivation was not natural. Elisha was not following the man. Elisha’s desire for the things of God motivated him and gave him the strength and ability to minister to

Elijah for 8 years.

Ruth ministered to Naomi and said “Your God will be my God." Because of this she became part of the line that brought forth David and Jesus.

Barnabas stood up for Paul even though Paul had killed followers of Christ. Barnabas served Paul. The Holy Ghost said, “Separate unto me Barnabas and Paul for the work of the ministry wherein I have called them.” Paul was the head minister and Barnabas was to help Paul. John Mark abandoned them which led to a split between Paul and Barnabas. Barnabas should have honored the decision of Paul. Believers should not take on an offense and leave their position of service.

Timothy served Paul.  Paul honored Timothy by calling him “my son.”

What motivates you in your service? When your hunger is for the things of God, then you will not allow a natural insult to cause you to leave your position in the local church assembly.

We are to bring our spiritual supply every Sunday. Are we here to impart something to others? We are to value each other and their requests as members of the Body of Christ, and as members of our local church assembly.

Service is wanting the best for each other. What we are talking about is helps. Your service to the Body of Christ. Your helping your Pastors. Honor God in your Pastors.

The Apostle Paul referred to people that got shipwrecked. They got into error. We should care about each other and the bond should be strong. We should value our relationships with each other.

Spiritual Hunger | Matt Meyer | Grace Christian Center

Hunger is the fuel that will drive you to study and move deeper into the knowledge and understanding of God where you can achieve great things, but it will not happen by accident.

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Make an honest assessment of how hungry you are to study and know the Word of God. Hunger is the fuel that will drive you to study and move deeper into the knowledge and understanding of God where you can achieve great things, but it will not happen by accident.

You are what you eat, naturally and spiritually. Fill-up on the things of God not on the things of the world. When you put in the time to fill-up on the Word it will transform your life.

Wildfire is better than no fire. When we are pressing in, we may make a mistake (i.e. clapping or shouting at the wrong time) but God is not going to hold that against us. He will correct us and move on because He looks on the intentions of the heart.

When you are hungry for the things of God, you won’t need to be concerned that you will get out ahead of His plans for you, because you are seeking to know His will and walking closely with Him to learn of His plans for your life.

Be patient in walking out God’s plans for your life. His plans will be better than anything we could come up with.

When you are very hungry, in the natural, other things in life become less important. Spiritual hunger operates the same way. When you have true hunger to understand and know the things of God, natural things in life become less important.

The Path To Permanent Victory | Michael Garove

You can achieve permanent victory in every arena of your life through the Word of God when you understand who you are in Jesus.

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To walk in the reality of who you are, you must apply the truth of God’s Word from the inside. Recognizing your true identity in Christ as a new creature will require you to change the core foundation of your belief system.

The process of permanently changing misconceptions in your belief system takes time and requires you to meditate the Word of God and to allow the Holy Spirit to teach you what pertains to you in Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is the only revealer of truth, the only person that can help you fix your belief system.

Achieving permanent victory through the Word of God requires:

In Jesus you are a new creature and the righteousness of God. You have the nature of God. You have total reconciliation with God. You are saved by God’s grace through faith. God's gift of salvation is eternal - you can't lose it.

James 4:7 says to submit ourselves to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from us. In order to walk in this truth, you have to know who you are in Christ Jesus. You must develop an understanding of your authority in Christ.

Knowing who you are in Christ will change how you operate in every area of your life.

Rely on the Holy Spirit and on the knowledge of God’s Word to change situations in your life. Fear or confusion may come to try to steal your joy or to cause you to doubt your salvation. Don't let it.

God wants us to rise up and take our rightful place in the Body of Christ and be the fullness of Him that fills all in all.

Christianity is not a religion—it is who we are as a body of believers in Jesus. God did not create a religion. God called out a body of believers and reconciled the world to Himself in Jesus.