Empowered for Action
“Vroooom Vroom,” my pastor Kent Conrad proclaimed from the pulpit a couple months ago. He was pretending to sit on a big Harley motorcycle, with all the power needed beneath him and challenged the listeners, “Most Christians are not riding their Harleys and expericing the power of the ride. We’re sitting on the bike, saying, 'vroom vroom' and going nowhere.”
“Vroooom Vroom,” my pastor Kent Conrad proclaimed from the pulpit a couple months ago. He was pretending to sit on a big Harley motorcycle, with all the power needed beneath him and challenged the listeners, “Most Christians are not riding their Harleys and expericing the power of the ride. We’re sitting on the bike, saying, 'vroom vroom' and going nowhere.”
Kent’s challenged us to tap into the power that God has availble for His children. Examples used were some of the reports from the Jesus Film teams in third world countries where amazing healings were taking place and even dead resurrected.
His sermon piqued my interest in a Biblical study of the word “power.” In the next few blogs I’ll share the results of that study.
Power, a directive
John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
2Tim.1: 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Eph.6: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
Phil3: 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Eph.3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Power available
Eph.1: 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Power, a directive
John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
2Tim.1: 7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Eph.6: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
Phil3: 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Eph.3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Power available
Eph.1: 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength,20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
In tomorrow’s post we’ll continue in the study of power. I must admit, when I began thinking of desiring God power it was for working healing in people’s lives – emotionally and physically. The study indicated that there was a lot more to God power than working miracles. Trek through this with me.
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