HIS POWER DEMONSTRATED Sunday 9 April 2017 Lovemore Tafirenyika Makunike Servant of the Most High God Midrand Impact Christian Centre
KEY SCRIPTURE TEXT 1 Corinthians 2:3-5 (KJV) And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 2
Generic Power definition ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. Power is the great enabler It converts ordinary to extra-ordinary
Dunamis Dunamis is act of power Young s Miraculous power, ability Strong s Natural capability, inherent power; capability of anything, ability to perform anything; then, absolutely, not merely power capable of action, but, power in action Bullinger s Corinthians 10:5 (KJV) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of
MOTIVATION IS GREAT I love listening to motivational speakers great wordsmiths, skillful and persuasive orators that leaves you WOWED! Zig Ziglar Steven Covey Dr David Molapo Billy Selekane Young Vusi Thembekwayo My empathy is with Paul as I would rather write than speak Paul did not come with WOW words but Demonstration 5
SKEPTIC OF POWER? Age of tweeted, instagramed and whatsuped miracles Is Power privatised for Men of God? Hawking Access by some Prophets Jesus says in Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Romans 8:11 KJV But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 6
Power is Resident in You 2 Timothy 1:6 Wherefore I put the in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. The power of God came into your life the day you received the Holy Spirit: Power can be activate d Power of the Holy Spirit can be dormant in your spirit unless you activate it.
POWER IN THE PHYSICAL During my student days I was fascinated with the explosive TNT chemical name tri-nitro-toluene Dynamite an is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion It is made of nitroglycerin, sorbents was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel and patented in 1867. His will established the Nobel prizes in 1895 the most popular being Nobel Prize for Peace 8
POWER GETS THROUGH MOUNTAINS Applied Power created Huguenot and Louis Trichardt - Makhado tunnels 9
POWER ENABLED MINING History of Mining across the World and the Rand was fueled by POWER 1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power 10
OUR POWER TOOLS GOD S WORD PRAYER Power of focusing your attention, thoughts, prayers and actions for a specific desired result. GOD S POWER FOCUSED PURPOSE FAITH
HIS POWER GIVES US COURAGE His divine power has given to ME, ALL THINGS that pertain to LIFE and GODLINESS, through the knowledge of Him who called ME by glory and virtue, (2 Peter 1:3) 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind
WHY DO NEED THE POWER OF GOD TODAY? WITNESSING But you shall receive power ( dunamis ) - ability, efficiency and might - when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends - the very bounds - of the earth (Acts 1:8, AMP.) MICC OUR VISION Loving Christ, Loving People, Building Hope, Expanding His Kingdom 13
WHY DO WE NEED THE POWER OF GOD? Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. We cannot fully implement His purpose Without His Power 14
WHY DO WE NEED THE POWER OF GOD? To break the power and yoke of sin over our lives To release us from the power of addiction Quicken our mortal bodies for extra - ordinary performance Free us from chronic poverty 15
His Power Makes It Possible His Power terminates Chronic Illness Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. His Power releases you from Depression
WE NEED HIS POWER FOR VISION A big vision requires amazing power of God We must rebuild the city wall so that we can again take pride in our city (Nehemiah 2:17) Extra-ordinary exploits work best in the presence of Vision 17
We Need His Power For Effective Team Play 51 52 54 53 55 56 57 58 59 100% 60 75% 50% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 50 12 48 49 25% 13 14 47 15 46 0% 16 45 17 44 18 43 19 42 20 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 22 23 24 25 21 DELIVERS CONSISTENT RESULTS TO HIS GLORY 18
He Is The Way Maker Way maker, Miracle worker, Promise keeper, Light in the darkness, My God, That is who you are Sinach Faith is that quality or power by which the things desired become the things possessed Benny Hinn Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof Activate his Power through faith in His word 19
His Power Help Us to Pull Down Strongholds For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds: casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 His Word, quickens and empower us about specific activities It is the Word that arouses and activates His power in us. 20
DEBILITATING YOKE OF DEBT When we have dug ourselves into a hole debt the first step is to stop digging The next step is to do the possible cut your expenditure Junk Status will increase our debt costs Look up to God to permanently release us from Stranglehold of Debt One of my 2017 financial goals is cut down my toxic short term debt by 70% 21
POWER MUST BE DEMONSTRATED 1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. The price has been paid once and for all for your salvation, healing, deliverance and protection through Jesus sacrifice on the Cross of Calvary. Shew me now thy way, that I may know thee Exodus 33:13 Now to Him Who is able to do immeasurably more than all we can ask or conceive, by the power ( dunamis ) which is at work among us... Ephesians 3:20
LET HIS RESSURACTION POWER BE YOUR PATHWAY TO HIGHER GROUND AND TO GOD INSPIRED SUCCESS HIS POWER IS NOT A SPIRITUAL TOY