Revealing Power of the Holy Spirit-Part III

Paul’s mission was to present the Kingdom of God and to be a servant of the most High God. Paul knew he had no power and he fully trusted in the One with all the power.

Romans 15:17–19 NASB95

17 Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God. 18 For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

In Jesus’ Name (13-16)

Faithless men using Jesus’ name for profit and power.

Use the name of Jesus as an incantation.

The demons know who are true believers.

Jesus was returning from the mount of transfiguration and found His disciples were unable to cast out a demon and Jesus cast it out. We find the disciples seeking the answer to why they couldn’t in Mark 9:28-29.

Mark 9:28–29 NASB95

28 When He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, “Why could we not drive it out?” 29 And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer.”

Pray is important because prayer taps into the true source of our faith and it is a reliance on the true source and calls on all the giftings He has provided.

Motive of Faith

In the fear of the Lord (17)

Truth on Its Head: Unusual Wisdom in the Paradoxes of the Bible The Fear of the Lord

The fear of the Lord is that reverent respect for God that is born, not of terror, but of knowledge, love, and faith. The better we know God, the more we love and trust Him and the more we want to please Him. In the spiritual life, joy without fear can be shallow and careless, while fear without joy can be destructive. Terror paralyzes us but godly fear energizes us. Mingled with joy, godly fear is a great source of power. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably and with reverent and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire” (Heb. 12:28–29). Without a proper fear of the Lord, how can we serve Him acceptably?

He is the Ultimate authority

He Performs miracles

He Reverses the curse

He has power to make man whole again

Magic has no power

Superstition has no power

Jesus is exalted (17)

Paul understands clearly the ultimate motive for his life and the goal of all things it to see Jesus’ Name exalted. Even as he sits in prison he writes this to the Philippian church; Philippians 18-20.

Philippians 1:18–20 NASB95

18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

Product of Faith

In a changed life

Confession of sin (18)

Romans 10:8–10 NASB95

8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

Disclosing what was hidden (18)

Jesus teaches on what is hidden will be brought to light.

Luke 12:1–3 NASB95

1 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. 3 “Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Mortifying sin (19)

Word of God growing and prevailing

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