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Recognizing Who We Are In Christ  | Pastor Phillip H Jackson



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Immersion | Melanie Meyer



We must immerse ourselves in who we are in Christ Jesus. This is our offensive weapon against the enemy in any situation of our lives. We must lean into a deeper intimacy with the Word of God and walk with the Holy Spirit.

There is a higher place to live and a higher way of life: you don’t have to have any more rollercoaster rides. The way to get to the higher place to live is by immersing yourself in the Word of God: study the Word of God; meditate on the meanings of the Greek words “sozo” (salvation) and “zoe” (the life of God) as they are used in Romans 5:10; pray in the Holy Spirit; and walk in the revelation of who you are in Christ.



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Expectation & Cognitive Dissonance | Matt Meyer | Grace Christian Center

There are two kinds of expectations: Godly and human. One leads to life; the other often leads to disappointment.



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The word expectation in Hebrew means a cord. It was first mentioned when Rahab let the spies out the window. She had an expectation that she would be saved. It is often translated ‘hope’ or the thing longed for.



There are two kinds of expectations: Godly and human. One leads to life; the other often leads to disappointment.



We all have built a framework of expectations. This is vital to physical and social survival. People cannot live up to human expectations – God is the only One Who cannot lie, so anyone else can. People can let us down; God never will.



Misplaced expectations in this area often lead to sorrow.



Cognitive Dissonance is holding two or more opposing views. People think things are one way and they observe them to be another way, creating a fight on the inside.



This can be self-inflicted. Example: smoking is bad for the health, but a person might choose to continue.



The call on this body of believers at Grace Christian Center is to ‘rise up and take our rightful place in the Body of Christ’. Every message we hear is aimed at that call of God. We cannot stay the same and rise up at the same time. This can create cognitive dissonance.



Our spirits want cognitive consonance through renewing our minds by the Word of God.



Freedom always costs something, The greater the freedom, the higher the cost. Jesus earned our freedom by paying the ultimate cost. Any hint of religion is a dilution of truth. If you dig down deep into truth, it might be a lonely path for a while, as religion will fight against this.



The Bible is uncompromisingly true. We dig out revelation. No one can do it for us. One reason we need time in the Word is so that we recognize what the Holy Spirit is showing us. If we don’t know it is in there, we won’t connect it.



At some point we will be forced to do something about religious cognitive dissonance by externally modifying our behavior, or trivializing the inconsistency, or running away, or actually changing our belief.



Religious traditions that are not required for salvation will need to be dealt with. We cannot continue to think we are dependent on communion, water baptism, or any tradition. We have to let go of that dependence to experience true freedom in Christ.



Truth sets us free but it also destroys the argument of everything that isn’t truth. The good Christian life is the caboose. We don’t steer from the caboose. Truth is the engine.



Misplaced expectation creates cognitive dissonance. If we do not express an expectation, and it is not met, we will have disappointment. No one owes you anything. Jesus already paid for everything, so no one has anything to owe.



Ask God to show you areas to change, spend time praying for others.

The God Kind of Faith | Pastor Cheryl S Jackson | Grace Christian Center

What does the Bible teach about faith? Can we have faith for healing? For prosperity? What does God's abundant life mean to believers?



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The God kind of faith is to believe and speak. In Genesis we have eleven examples of the God kind of faith where God speaks and things come into existence. Believe with your heart and speak your belief.

It doesn’t matter what you need, you must pass through the door of faith to get there. Our faith should be in the power of God, not the wisdom of man.



There are many ways healing is administered:


Receive the Word of God-read, study, meditate, believe, act
Demand in the name of Jesus that sickness and disease leave
Receive healing in the name of Jesus
Prayer of agreement
Anointing with oil by the elders of the church
Healing cloths
Laying on of hands
Gifts of healings
Healing anointing

The Bible is God’s plan for humanity. We have to study the Word to understand and learn God’s way. If you don’t build your foundation on the Word it will show up eventually.

III John 1:2

(God wants us to prosper and be in good health.)

I Corinthians 2:1-5

(We need a demonstration of the power of God in the Body of Christ.)

Proverbs 4:20-22

(The Word is life and health.)

Romans 10:8-10

(The most important thing we receive is our redemption.)

Job 22:28

(Decree a thing and it shall be established.)

Proverbs 18:21

(Death and life are in the power of the tongue.)

Mark 11:22-24

(Have the faith of God. Believe that what you say will come to pass.)

Hebrews 11:3

(We frame our world with our words.)

Wild, Abandoned Passion for God | Matt Meyer



When you fear God. You don’t fear other people.

What if: 


we humbled ourselves like David did by dancing?
we pursued God with a reckless abandon?
we pressed the envelope?
we were willing to lose our lives in pursuit of Him?
we had the guts to go for it?



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2 Samuel 6:12-22

The Old Testament saints worshiped God with might. We are to worship God in the Spirit.



Lester Sumrall once asked Smith Wigglesworth, 'How do you get up in the morning?'



Wigglesworth replied, "I jump out of bed! I dance before the Lord for at least 10 to 12 minutes -- high-speed dancing. I jump up and down and run around my room telling God how great He is, how wonderful He is, how glad I am to be associated with Him and to be His child."



What David and Smith both did was throw themselves fully, passionately into Worship of God. They didn’t care what they looked like.



The whole point is Passion.



Passion has a look. In the OT it was David dancing. In the NT it’s worshiping God in Spirit and Truth. Which at times involves dancing or shouting or running or falling as you yield to the power. This is not something that can be worked up in the flesh. It can be imitated by fleshly actions, but God sees through it and people will too. Every time. It can, however, be stirred up.



Sometimes Passion is silent. We have to learn to quiet our minds.



Kenneth E. Hagin (How You Can Be Led By the Spirit of God):



“As we learn to quiet our minds, the Holy Spirit will communicate with our spirit through the Word of God and unveil truths to us. For many people, it's much easier to get quiet physically than it is to get quiet mentally. We lie down at night and our body is quiet, but our mind is racing.



The more we quiet our minds and think on the Word of God, the more the Holy Spirit will speak to our human spirit. This is how He becomes the dominant force in our lives. Then we will almost never make mistakes when we give heed to our spirits.”



Sometimes Passion is waiting.



"Some of the old-time Pentecostals knew something about that deeper move of the Spirit. During those times when the Presence of God came into our services, no one moved; an awesome Presence filled the room. I wish I could describe that awesome Presence to you. Some things are just too reverent to talk about and it's hard to find words to describe them. But I've seen the awesome Presence of God come in and fill the temple. I long to see the Body of Christ experience that Presence on a continual basis!”



Worshiping Him, without reserve, without restraint, full out, full bore, unashamed. It starts in the secret place where it’s just you and God.



And what happens with hidden things? When your hidden thing is wild, abandoned passion for God, it will show up. All the time.

The Difference Between Living in The Spirit and Walking in the Spirit | Collier Hall

Legally, all God’s benefits and blessings are ours. Vitally, there is something the believer must to do to experience them.



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Paul instructs the believer to live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit.



Legally, all God’s benefits and blessings are ours. Vitally, there is something the believer must to do to experience them.



Galatians 5:16 refers to walking in the Spirit. In W.E. Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary, the definition of Walk (Greek Word - Peripateo) signifies the whole realm of the activities of the individual’s life.



There are two works of sanctification. The first sanctification happens at the new creation when the believer is spiritually set apart, sanctified, by God. The second sanctification is referred to in I Thessalonians 4:3, as a process in which the believer is to set themselves apart by their manner of life.



To walk in the Spirit, we must be transformed. In Romans 12:2, ‘be transformed’ means an obligation to undergo a complete change which, under the power of God, will find expression in character and conduct. This is a present and continuous growth process both inward and outward.



The Apostle Paul instructs the believer to transform or conform his or her soul (mind, will, and emotions) to Christ’s image.



God has given us all things pertaining to life and godliness (II Peter 1:3) and every spiritual blessing is ours (Ephesians 1:3). These have been deposited into our spirits. When we conform our hearts to what God has already placed into our spirits and allow the Word of God to transform our belief system (renew our minds) to God’s Word, that is when the Word becomes revelation to us. It becomes more real than the natural. This is walking in the Spirit.



By meditating on the Word and praying in the Holy Spirit, we allow the transformation to take place.