Warrior Church Home Fellowship Study

Dr. Kevin Zadai 09-19-2022

 Made in God's Image 

“We are the body of Christ on the earth, and we are fulfilling the exact ministry that Jesus had while He was on the earth.” 
~Kevin Zadai 

 Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children.
Ephesians 5:1 NET

DISCUSSION:
We were made in the image of God, which means that we're supposed to look and act like God. I know that sounds huge and outlandish, but we were to be imitators of our Father. A child likes to imitate a grown-up and wants to be grown up. They want to imitate their father or their mother and be like them.
We pick role models and heroes growing up and want to be like them because we want to add value. We want to be important. We want to be like our Father God.

Peter said that we're to be a partaker of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). We're like God more than we're not like God. So, this was the way we were created in the beginning, and we fell. Jesus Christ has redeemed us. It's not like we are God because we're never going to be God. Adam and Eve were like God; they could walk with God, and God would come down and talk with them. God still came and spoke to them when they were kicked out of the garden. We see the Lord visiting people all through the Bible. These days, the Lord is visiting us by His Spirit, causing us to have that likeness and represent Him. As the scripture says, we're to be like Jesus in the world (1 John 4:17).

John 1:12 NLT:
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

• When it says that "He gave the right," in other translations, it says,
"He gave the power," or authority, to become children of God.

• It's more about position than the dunamis power of God that rose Jesus from the dead.

• It's the authority of God that we've been given as sons of God.

• In this case, we're ruling and reigning as God would.

• Jesus had authority when He was on the earth, and He gave that to His disciples.

• He told them to cast out devils, drive them out, and heal the sick.

• He gave them authority over the enemy.

• Now, we've been given the authority over the enemy, evil spirits, and unclean spirits.

• We have that imparted to us because Jesus said we would have His ministry.

• He said, the things that I'm doing, you're going to do, and you're going to do even greater things than these when I go to my Father.

Discuss in detail how Jesus imparted His ministry and authority to us and that we are made in the image of God. Talk about why you think people back off from this and don't follow through with what He gave and sent us to do.

We're supposed to pray for people to be healed and delivered from the demonic. We're supposed to pray for answers to people's problems with their finances and relationships, that they would get jobs, and that the Lord would have His way in the family.

THE BODY OF BELIEVERS

1 Corinthians 12:27:
You are Christ's body, and each is a part of it.

• We're all set together in the body. We're connected, and we all have our part, but some things will differ.

• I might need something that you have, and you might have something I need.

• The body fulfills that law of love, and we're in unity.

• We're to realize that we are the body of Christ on the earth and fulfilling the same ministry that Jesus had while He was here.

• He's the head, and we're the body. Each of us has individual gifts.

• We're not the same, but we're all needed.

2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT:
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

• That new creation causes us to lose our old life; our old sinful life is completely gone.

• That means that we had a restart. We are brand new.

• It means that the new creation is a species that has never existed.

• If that's the case, if we're a new creation and the old has passed away, then all of us together are very powerful because we are all made in the image of God.

• Our hearts are back, just like Adam and Eve were. Our spirit is redeemed, but our bodies and minds aren't.

• We should be in agreement with each other and need each other.

Warrior Church Home Fellowship Study

Dr. Kevin Zadai 09-19-2022

We are the body on the earth, Jesus is the head of that body, and He's coming back to get his bride and take His church with Him to Heaven to the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7, John 14:1-3). Down here on the earth, as we wait for that day, we've been given a deposit which is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit guarantees that we will receive full payment when we get to Heaven (2 Corinthians 1:22, Ephesians 1:14).   

While we're waiting down here, the whole revelation of the apostle Paul, and the mystery that was revealed as talked about in Ephesians and Colossians, is that through the church body, the manifold wisdom of God would be revealed.

• The mystery is that it's Christ in us; the hope of glory and the body on the earth is manifesting in the works of Jesus.

• If we're all born again, and we all get together, in agreement as touching this one thing, then we can have whatever we ask.

• If we're all in agreement, love each other, and prefer each other above ourselves, then we're very powerful on the earth.

• Let's agree on some things that will change history because we can get what we ask for in prayer if we agree as touching any one thing.

• Let's do that and be effective as the body of Christ on earth.

There are a lot of you that are struggling and have needs. The whole idea of the body is that those with provisions and certain things should share with those without and that there would be equality in the body. Distribution of food is needed, and that's what Warrior Fellowship is all about. It's also so that we can encourage each other. If someone is blessed and has a testimony, you should testify; that will encourage everyone else.

Everyone will have their breakthrough eventually as the Lord comes through for each individual.

• We encourage each other by testifying about the faithfulness of God.

• If you have something that you can give, you need to do that.

• If you have extra canned goods, food, water, blankets, and extra money to help somebody with their rent, you should do that among your fellowship so that everyone can have their needs met, as God ministers to you by His Spirit.

• If you have an encouraging word, you can pray for each other because it's fulfilling what God has in the body on the earth.

Remember that we're all to be history makers. That means that we should be praying for miracles in our governments all over the world. We should be praying for a change.

Everywhere we've lived, in every neighborhood we've lived, we've seen a change over the years as we've been there praying. We've seen spiritual things happen in the house we live in, and physical things begin to happen in our neighborhood and our city, and it seemed as though things started getting repaired, like roads, new buildings, and new businesses. Things began to blossom, and I believe it's just because the Lord assigned us to that area. Then when we prayed, the spiritual activity increased, which caused a physical manifestation to where our town started to prosper, and it seemed as though there were all these improvements. You can do that in your neighborhood, city, and country just by agreeing. I want you to agree and believe on behalf of each other's needs.

I feel prompted at times to pray in a certain direction, and then the Lord shows me, and He would say, "If you chose not to do that, then this would not have been done, but now it's going to happen because you took the time to pray, you got others to agree with you." He has shown me so many things; we've seen many changes just by announcing what the Lord wanted with governments and laws. We've seen so many things reversed and changed. The Lord always tells me that if I hadn't prayed, this would not have happened. You have to pray, agree, and get the body, the church, to agree. We should always be praying for our government, for the people to repent, to yield to justice and righteousness, and pray that good people get into the places that rule with righteousness and truth. Pray that all the believers in your city and everywhere will prosper. The Lord needs everyone to be provided for. God does miracles all the time, but He does it through His people. I'm believing in being a distribution center for the Lord everywhere I go, and that's what I want for Warrior Notes. That's what I want for you and your fellowships. I want all the fellowships to prosper and for all of you to prosper so you can help others in need right now in every area of your life.

PRAYER:

Father, I thank You that all the friends and family all over the world that they're going to see that they're important, that they're valuable, and they're going to testify and pray for each other. I thank You, Father, that You're going to give them the visitation of Your spirit right now and renew their hearts, renew their spirits in the name of Jesus. I thank You, Lord, to speak revelation on the subject of the body, and I thank You, Lord God, for showing them their effectiveness everywhere that they can pray and agree and fulfill the body of Christ, the plan of the church on the earth in this generation. In Jesus' name. Amen.

1. Talk about how we are the body of believers, and Jesus is coming back to get His bride, the church. How do we as the body affect each other as we walk in His ways, manifest the works of Jesus, and love one another?

2. How can you as a fellowship come together in agreement with one another to enforce changes in your city, state, or country? 

3. Testify, pray, and share any miracles, blessings, and healings God has done for you.