Sermon Tone Analysis

Power Handle with Care

Last week we learnt about The Power Within us, in the city Ps john shared around the life of Sampson and the power of an individual.

I encourage you to take the time and watch Ps John’s message on USTREAM.

God's word is not dormant but alive and powerful to the pulling down of strongholds in our life.

We live in a power-hungry culture.

Whether it is religious, political, business, sports or entertainment people are hungry for power at whatever cost.

The definition of power…

A: general

(1): ability to act or produce an effect

(2): ability to get extra-base hits (like a power hitter)(

3): capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect

B: legal or official authority, capacity or right

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902).

The historian and moralist, who was otherwise known simply as Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887: Power has the ability to corrupt if you let.

"Power Corrupts Absolutely.”

Why is it that power tends to corrupt people?

There are many answers to this question.

The greatest example of absolute power corrupting absolutely would be in our Adversary, the devil.

In the first chapters of Luke, we see the clashing of these two powers.

Lucifer usurped his authority as recorded in

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Power in the hands of the wrong person brings devastation as we can see with Satan.

We also see this corruption in government.

The more power a Senator has the more corrupt he or she may become.

Consequently, the people who perceive they are without power are the ones who suffer for this.

Religion has its share of corruption.

We want to see that the ministry of Jesus was with power, but the power and authority had in no way corrupted him.

Christ only did what He saw His Father do.

Lets Prayer

Lord thank you for our three congregations

1 corinthians 10:6

In Matthew chapter 4 the scriptures tell us that: satan tempted Jesus, offering him power over all the kingdoms.

Jesus responded by saying in :

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Jesus used the word to defeat all satan’s attempts at corrupting Him.

God’s Word is not dormant but alive and powerful to the pulling down of strongholds.

Jesus brought this power of God to earth and made it attainable to all who receive him.

Gods word is for us today.

When we look at the authority and of Jesus, especially in the Gospels, three aspects need to be considered.

These aspects form the dimensions of Christ’s Power.

Once we understand Christ’s power in the context of our Scripture today, we will begin to understand the power that we have as believers.

NKJV10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan!

For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’

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God’s Word is not dormant but alive and powerful to the pulling down of strongholds.

Jesus brought this authority of God to earth and made it attainable to all who receive him.

Gods word is for us today.When we look at the authority of Jesus, especially in the Gospels, three aspects need to be considered.

These aspects form the dimensions of Christ’s Power.

Once we understand Christ’s power in the context of our Scripture today, we will begin to understand the power that we have as believers.

Lord thank you for our three congregations

Never abuse the power given to you

"THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR.

HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, 19 TO PROCLAIM THE FAVOURABLE YEAR OF THE LORD."

The Spirit of The Lord is upon us church, it is the same Spirit that was upon Christ, but satan has come to rob and deceive the church to the point where people don’t walk in the full potential of the power of the Holy Spirit.

The empowering of the Holy Spirit is primarily to serve others.

Jesus being our number one example being filled with the Holy Spirit was empowered to serve others.

(As read in ).

When we become fully devoted followers of Christ and are filled with the Holy Spirit, our number one mission is to follow Christ’s example, seeing people saved, healed and delivered.

Examples: Parable of the man who went to his neighbours house to ask for food.

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The man was asking for food, not for himself but for someone else.

– We are not to seek the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit for our own benefit, but for the benefit of others.

We are to seek the power of the Holy Spirit not just to get an experience for ourselves, but to be a blessing to others.

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He kept asking until he received what he needed.

Persistent prayer – to receive the power to serve others, which you cannot do in your own ability.

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He kept asking until he received what he needed.

Persistent prayer – to receive the power to serve others, which you cannot do in your own ability.

Peter and John going to the temple to pray at the hour of prayer

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Peter and John did not have what the lame man was asking for, but they did have what he needed.

They had the miracle power of God flowing in them by the Holy Spirit.

Peter and John going to the temple to pray at the hour of prayer

1.

Peter and John did not have what the lame man was asking for, but they did have what he needed.

They had the miracle power of God flowing in them by the Holy Spirit.

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Peter and John did not have what the lame man was asking for, but they did have what he needed.

They had the miracle power of God flowing in them by the Holy Spirit.

2. Peter and John had personally experienced the miracle power of God when they received the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Not only had they received the baptism but they had been out working under the miracle power of God and had seen people being saved and set free.

2. Peter and John had personally experienced the miracle power of God when they received the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Not only had they received the baptism but they had been out working under the miracle power of God and had seen people being saved and set free.

The parable of the Talents

The parable of the Talents

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We see in this parable the importance that God places on us using what He has given to us.

The power that we have received is to be invested into the lives of others.

When we invest into the lives of others God continues to equip and empower us to do the work of the ministry.

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We see in this parable the importance that God places on us using what He has given to us.

The power that we have received is to be invested into the lives of others.

When we invest into the lives of others God continues to equip and empower us to do the work of the ministry.

2. Keeping what God has given to us ourselves, or not walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, results in us being ineffective for the kingdom of God.

Satan will try and get you to focus on yourself and what you can get out of it.

It would be a sad thing for us to have an experience of the power of God and just leave it there.

We need to take the love and power of God to our neighbours, work mates, friends etc.

2. Keeping what God has given to us ourselves, or not walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, results in us being ineffective for the kingdom of God.

Satan will try and get you to focus on yourself and what you can get out of it.

It would be a sad thing for us to have an experience of the power of God and just leave it there.

We need to take the love and power of God to our neighbours, work mates, friends etc.

WE NEED POWER!!!

P-Pray

O-Obey

W-Worship

E-Evangelize

R-Read

Conclusion:

We are about to head into two weeks of revival meetings with Ps Deon Hockey, it is easy to go and just receive for ourselves, let us not be like this.

Our focus is on serving and seeing salvation coming to those that are lost.