#Resurrection Power

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[albertfinch]

Daily Meditations And Affirmations - October 10, 2024

Matthew 7:13-14 - "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to [everlasting] life, and there are few who find it." Look for the ascended life in Christ in everything you are going through and live in the moment, moving forward in each step cautiously, and using His wisdom as you bear fruit that remains for His advancing Kingdom. Ask God not only for His wisdom and discernment concerning our Christ calling but also for Him to place His lens upon your eyes so that you can see everything around you through His eyes. God will open doors that no man can shut. The doors and opportunities that God has been preparing for you, no power of darkness or man can stop. We are representatives of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Lord makes us unstoppable! Be positioned for such a time as this. Get ready, exciting times are up ahead! All the praise, honor and glory be unto our living God alone!

Matthew 17:20 - "And Jesus said unto them, 'Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, 'Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.'" Faith is being awakened in you today to see the supernatural become possibly natural every day in your life. You are the dwelling place of God so that your faith will be unshaken. Your mouth is a secret weapon against the enemy. Know your authority and dominion in Christ to decree and speak the will of God over everything.

Most Believers just speak to God about the mountains they are facing daily instead of following Jesus' directions and speaking directly to the mountains. Your mountains have ears, and they will respond if you speak to them. Nothing can stop your advancing God's Kingdom in the earth.

The enemy is trying to shake your faith with fear. Fight back by speaking faith that won’t take no for an answer, today, to see mountains moved immediately so you can continue to bear fruit that remains as you continue to move God's Kingdom forward through your Christ calling.

Affirmations:

I am a witness that Jesus sits at the right hand of God and has poured His Spirit upon me for everyone to see and hear. (Acts 2:32,33)

I deny myself, pick up my cross, and follow Him. (Acts 4:34)

Because I partake of the Life of Jesus and am one with His Spirit, I cannot be moved or shaken. (Acts 5:39)

Because the Spirit of the Living God lives inside of me, I give witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with unspeakable power. (Acts 4:33)

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

[slowtumbling]

The Same Power

A Sermon on the Resurrection and Soft Power (Note: Sermons can be heard in audio format at https://millersburgmennonite.org/worship/sermon-audio/) Introduction I started riding the school bus when I was 6 years old and I’ll be forever grateful for Hot Shot, one of the bigger kids, who looked out for me. He was big and I was kind of scared of him, but he took me under his wing, showed me the…

[biblebloodhound]

Spiritual Sight and Power (Acts 3:1-10)

It is not really money that gets things done. And it’s not our ingenuity or intelligence that really makes things happens.

Peter and John heal the crippled man, by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) Peter and John were going to the temple courtyard for the three o’clock prayer. At the same time, a man who had been lame from birth was being carried by some men. Every day these men would put the lame man at a gate in the temple courtyard. The gate was called Beautiful Gate. There he would beg for handouts from people going into…

[fearlesswriterblog]

Prayer Has Power! Pray! Second Sunday of Lent

The first Sunday of Lent we looked at Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians in verses15-17. Lent is a time of prayer and reflection. Looking at how Paul prayed for his friends and coworkers gives us insights and ideas on how we to can pray for others. In Ephesians 1:18-21 Paul continues adding to what he desires for his friends in Christ so they will be ready, equipped and empowered to live God…

[christblogtalk]

This message is from Resurrection Sunday that Mac shared along with his wife Myra. He explores the meaning of the resurrection of Christ to come with the resurrection of Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary.

[tcrobinson]

First Sunday After Easter 2023

Today I shared from Ephesians 1:15-20. In one sentence: the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is resident in us to defeat all enemies. Why? In a moment of vulnerability, I too struggle to tap into that same power that is resident within me, to defeat the enemy. If I struggle, I know countless others struggle as well. Perhaps this shared experience is behind Paul’s prayer, which…

[psalmonesermons]

The meaning of the Resurrection

The resurrection changed everything

Perhaps the most puzzling thing about the resurrection of Jesus Christ is why Christians tend to only speak about it at Easter. This was not the case when the Apostle Paul was preaching;

Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. 17 Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. 18 Then [b] certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, “What does this babbler want to say?”

Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. Paul mentioned the resurrection and Jesus so much that these pagans thought he was talking about two Gods, one called ‘Jesus’ and the other ‘Resurrection’!

The American pastor Rick Warren has rightly said ‘the resurrection changed everything’!

After the resurrection Jesus’ ramshackle band of disciples began to ‘turn the world upside down’.

There are perhaps different approaches we can take when we consider the resurrection.

Today I want to focus in on a few scriptures that give insight into its meaning and purpose.

Death the last enemy has been destroyed by the resurrection of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 15:20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 23 But each one in his own order: Christ the first fruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. 24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 27 For “He has put all things under His feet.”[a] But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. 28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

Effects of Denying the Resurrection

1 Cor 15:29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? 30 And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour? 31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32 If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

Paul is saying if there was no resurrection then we are simply wasting our time and we would be as well simply leading natural lives the same as the unbelievers.

The Father God has declared that Jesus Christ is His Son by resurrecting Him from the dead.

Romans 1:1 1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God 2 which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

Jesus Christ naturally speaking was the son of David or the son of Man but after the resurrection the Father calls him the Son of God. God sent his son Jesus Christ into the world born of a woman with a natural family tree of the seed of David and was born under the Law. This Jesus Christ was obedient to Father God through all his short life even unto his sacrificial death on the cross but when God raised him from the dead, he was declared to be the Son of God. At the moment of resurrection God the Father and God the Holy Spirit fully endorsed him as the only begotten Son of the Father giving Jesus Christ a truly unique status and hence power.

That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection

Philippians 3:4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Please note that Lazarus was resuscitated i.e. he came back to a natural life and eventually died.

Jesus Christ was resurrected into a new type of life which would never see death again and conferred various supernatural powers such as being able to appear in locked rooms.

v10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, Paul longed to progressively and intimately come to know Jesus Christ (the Greek word for know is ginosko and was used to describe the relationship between a husband and wife) and the power of his resurrection. This power was much more than needed to simply resuscitate someone like Lazarus i.e. simply recombining his spirit and body to form a living soul but the power to raise Jesus Christ from the dead into an indestructible and everlasting life.

If the resurrection power of God is still available to God’s people then just think what this level of power might be able to achieve in other areas of our lives such as in failed relationships, healing of the body and mind, and to bring all sorts of dead situations back to life!

What do you think?

Amen

Prayer

[nanapoley]

Resurrection

In a world that too often tries to define us by our race, religion, or other external factors, Resurrection Sunday reminds us that our true identity is rooted in something deeper and more enduring. It is the recognition that we are all children of God, and that His love and grace are available to us all, regardless of our background or circumstances. Resurrection Sunday mirrors the power of…

[faithinspiredtenacity]

The Good News: HE LIVES!!!

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. The guards shook from fear of him and…

[pastorkevinc]

Weep with Those Who Weep

Weep with Those Who Weep In Romans, Paul writes to “Weep with those who Weep,” which could also be written, Mourn with those who Mourn. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15). One of the benefits of being in the family of God relates to the fact that God both told us to weep with those who weep, but also, in the love of Jesus Christ and as part of His family,…

[albertfinch]

May 21, 2024 - Exhortation

When difficulties come against us we call those things that are not as though they were, remembering our power and authority that are part of our Christ identity.  We begin to recognize that beneath our vacillations is a layer of spiritual strength and hope that had been deposited within us through  His death and resurrection -- which is confirmed by the finished work of the cross. 

We need only to realize that we are a new creation - that old things have passed away and our life is hidden in Jesus, and that our strength comes from Him. With David, we should be able to say, "The Lord is my light and my salvation..." (Psalm 27:1).

If we will meditate on His purpose for our life, and our hunger to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom, and the past victories that we gained by placing our lives in His hands, this will become personally real to us.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

[mossycobblestonewrites]

DC X DP PROMPT #9

Danny is a meta. Danny does not know he is a meta. Danny's power only activates in death so how should he have known? It's not like he's died before the portal accident. Right?

Danny has been dying from his parent's neglect repeatedly. The first time he had died was when he wandered outside into the snow while Jazz was at school. He had frozen and never noticed as Jazz had claimed that she came home just in time.

Danny still dies to the portal opening up on him, he still becomes a halfta, but his human half is just as instructable as his ghost half. He just doesn't know it.

When Danny turns 15 the Justice League step in with the GiW and shut down the anti-ecto acts before they can even pass. It's great. The JL talks to him and even offer him a spot in their teen group!

Danny found out he was a meta from Robin (either Tim or Damian,, can't decide),, not even BATMAN , and it was during a CASUAL HANGOUT

R: "What's it like being a meta?"

D: "wdym"

Everyone thinks Danny's meta powers are ghost-themed. They are not. He only got them AFTER the portal accident!! Danny fights tooth and nail to convince them he is just dead lmao. No one brings up that he is both at the same time.

[biblebloodhound]

Resurrection of the Lord (John 20:1-18)

He is risen! He is risen, indeed!

Mosaic of Mary Magdalene in the garden with Jesus, Resurrection Chapel, Washington National Cathedral, Washington D.C. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord…

[blamebonk]

Scouts and pootis(es) reminded me I can draw