Victory Life KY

Remember, “God is the Holy One, who inhabits eternity.” Our prayer with this talk is that we allow the apostle John’s revelation to give us a fresh, BORN-AGAIN, eternal perspective.

You’ve gotta wrap your head around this, right now, regardless of your beliefs, you are an eternal being.

Spiritual realities are voice-activated. “Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth.”

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” so without question, right believing will produces right speaking. But since we are spiritual people, according to this passage, right speaking can absolutely influence our believing.

He who BELIEVES in the Son of God has THE WITNESS in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the TESTIMONY that God has given of His Son. 1 John 5:10-12 (NKJV)

11, And this is the TESTIMONY: that God has given us ETERNAL LIFE, and this life is in His Son. 1 John 5:10-12 (NKJV)

12, He who has the Son has LIFE; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:10-12 (NKJV)

Embracing the reality that we are redeemed by Christ alone. He has declared us His, through His sacrifice, by His purpose and for His purpose. This is what makes baptism such a powerful testimony.

And I’m telling you, this side of Heaven, baptism is one of the most Heavenly things we can do.

Romans 4, ABRAHAM BELIEVED in God who gives life to the dead and CALLS THOSE THINGS which do not exist as though they did;

ABRAHAM BELIEVED, and became the father of nations.

So NOT BEING WEAK IN FAITH, he did not consider his own body,

He DID NOT WAVER AT THE PROMISE of God through unbelief,

but was STRENGTHENED IN FAITH, giving glory to God,

And being FULLY CONVINCED that what GOD HAD PROMISED He was also able to perform.

Let’s start with this, Pentecost— “Feast of Weeks” celebration of the harvest, right after Passover, where the first fruit offerings were brought to the Lord. It’s also when the Law was given to the children of Israel.

It simply means the fiftieth. 50 days after Resurrection Sunday came Pentecost Sunday.

This event was so significant that Jesus told the disciples that it was better for them if He leave so that the Holy Spirit could come.

John 16:7 (AMP) “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, THE HELPER (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him, the Holy Spirit to you to be in close fellowship with you.”

Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV) And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “ALL AUTHORITY has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Go therefore and MAKE DISCIPLES of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

TEACHING THEM to observe all things that I HAVE COMMANDED you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

As a disciple of Jesus, for us to be effective, we’ve got to acknowledge GOD-ORDAINED AUTHORITY REQUIRES RESPONSIBILITY. In other words, when we fail to exercise our God-ordained authority, we basically limit God’s predestined plan.

1 John 3:1 (NKJV) BEHOLD what manner of LOVE the Father HAS BESTOWED on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

I know this is crazy, but what if as we continue growing in His love for us, His commandments simply become part of who we are

Here’s where the majority of today’s Christians struggle: we don’t relate AUTHORITY with RESPONSIBILITY. In other words, when we fail to exercise our God-ordained authority, we basically limit God’s predestined plan.

For example, think about a mom’s love, this side of Heaven I don't know that there’s anything closer to representing THE LOVE OF GOD.

So today as we honor moms, just maybe we let their example of love inspire us to lean in to our Heavenly Father’s love. For God so loved you…