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The Authority of the Believer
"You can outlast the devil"
~ Dr. Kevin L. Zadai
After you watch the video and read the study notes on this page, answer these questions here on the Blog mentioned above:
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
—Matthew 18:18 (KJV)
DISCUSSION:
The devil doesn’t want believers to understand what Jesus taught about authority. satan doesn’t want evil spirits to allow Christians to mature, so he tells the evil spirits to trip up believers so that they never mature. He wants them to be grasping for truth but never really receive it.
Jesus taught about the Father and His authority, His Dominion, and domain. He taught about submission to authority, and He talked to the Disciples about their faith. We as believers have the authority to say something, and then that’s the way it is. We can say No to things and bind them and loose them. satan doesn’t want to be told what to do, yet he is supposed to be told. Jesus said, “We're to trample on serpents and scorpions,” therefore, we don't take any hindrance lightly from the enemy. We stomp our foot, and we put our authority to use.
When I was in Heaven, I saw that all the angels are told to back up what God has already said, but they need people on the Earth to take a stand and verbalize it and do something physically. That’s why we came to the mountain where the witches sacrifice and do their evil practices because someone must go and take it back for
God. We need to do this all over the world. We need to take back territories for God.
Will you take a stand on the earth to proclaim the name of Jesus and back it with action in your city, your village, or community? In what ways can you do this?
SIGNS OF THE BELIEVING ONES
Mark 16:17: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.
One of the signs that followed was when Jesus sent the Disciples out to preach the Word, and the devils would leave. He sent out the 70 with authority to cast out devils and heal the sick, and when they came back, they were surprised that the devils listened to them. We shouldn't be surprised when the devil listens to us because the Lord has given us His name and His authority over the devil.
Mark 16:18: They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
• These are signs that the Gospel is being preached. God always confirms His Word with signs and wonders following.
Luke 10:19: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
• He’s given us all the power He has in His arsenal.
• We have authority over all the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
There’s nothing he can do to stop us.
• We need to come together corporately and agree on these things.
John 14:12: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
• Here, Jesus is taking off the limitations of what Church people would say and think.
• Jesus is saying, “You’re going to do even greater things.” It takes the lid off any boundaries.
• People have a form of godliness, but they deny the power of it.
They say, “We don’t speak in tongues or cast out devils anymore.
• All the miracles are done with the disciples and the apostles.”
• On the contrary, Jesus says, “No, there is going to come a day where you’re going to do even greater works than these because I go to the
Father.”
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• He went to the Father and hasn’t come back for the second time yet. Therefore, we know that we’re in this dispensation of the expansion of the Kingdom of God.
• Part of it has to do with authority. It’s what God has called you to do.
• Take your authority as a believer and walk in it.
• Use the name of Jesus and the blood of Jesus often. Not just in your prayers but in conversation as well.
• Uphold who He is when people misuse His name.
• When I was working at the airline, and customers would swear, and they would take the Lord’s name in vain, I thought, I will just turn this on the devil.
• When they would say the Lord’s name in vain, I would say, “Praise Him, He’s worthy.”
• They would say the name Jesus Christ in the wrong way, and I would say, “He’s wonderful, isn’t He? He saved my soul. His name is powerful.”
• It would shock people because the devil influences people to say those things, and he doesn’t expect Christians to flip it on him.
What is God asking of you since the limitations have been taken off and the Earth is the Lords?
THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S
Psalm 24:1: A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
• Jesus gave us His name to use to trample on serpents and scorpions. Start trampling more and hear them crunching under your feet.
• You can outlast the devil because he is running out of tricks. His playbook is known because he repeats himself.
• He's very predictable in how he does things.
• Walk in your authority, speak the Word of God, and take the land back for Him.
• The demons don’t expect a Christian to be like that, but Jesus expects us to be like that.
DISCUSS:
1. What is authority?
2. You can’t walk in authority unless you are under authority?
3. For you to have authority, you must be given authority?
4. Read Luke 7:1-10 or Matthew 8:5-13 and discuss the centurion, who understood the meaning of authority. Talk about what it means to hear from the Lord and move in obedience.
5. Reflect on the story of Peter walking on water to Jesus. When Jesus says, “Come to me,” He gave him permission and authority to walk on water, and Peter did it until he doubted. When Peter moved in obedience and did what Jesus said, he succeeded, but when he doubted
6. Come together and agree in prayer and hear from the Lord what He wants you to pray for concerning your city, state, or country. Discuss it amongst the group and strategize a plan from the Lord. *If you agree as touching anything on the Earth, it will be done for you in Heaven.
PRAYER:
Father, I just thank you so much for the power of the Holy Spirit. Right now, in the name of Jesus, we break the power of satan by the power of the Holy Spirit. Right now, we take authority over every evil spirit. We take our authority right now over all the Warrior Fellowships that satan cannot hinder; he cannot stop what you're doing, Father, in those countries, in those States. We just take authority by the Holy Spirit right now in the name of Jesus; we break every hindering spirit. Thank you for provision coming. For revelation coming right now in the name of Jesus, and we thank you, Lord.
You've given us the power to trample on serpents and scorpions. We have power over all the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm us. I thank you, Father, for deliverance right now. I thank you that all the Church everywhere agrees that your justice shall be done on this Earth, that your will be done on this Earth as it is in Heaven. And we will just praise you and worship you, Lord, for your faithfulness to us in the name of Jesus.
