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The Kingdom of God is wherever God reigns.

God’s Kingdom is wherever His will or His Word is obeyed.

dominion - rule, authority, govern

Matthew 16:19 EXB
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; the things [and whatever] you don’t allow [forbid; bind] on earth will be the things that God does not allow [forbidden/ bound in heaven], and the things [whatever] you allow [permit; loose] on earth will be the things that God allows [permitted/ loosed in heaven].

authority (exousia) - delegated authority; the right to use or exercise authority

Our authority:

1. Is delegated.

Exousia, as it is used in our New Testament, refers to authority and power that is conferred upon someone by a higher and greater power.

Exousia refers to authority and power that is not native to the person who possesses it.

You don’t need to feel powerful; you need to know who is backing you.

Our authority:

2. Operates through knowledge.

Hosea 4:6 NKJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge...

We must know:
• Who we are in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• What we have in Christ. (Ephesians 1:17-23)
• Where we are seated. (Ephesians 2:6)

Our authority:

3. Is exercised by faith and words.

Our authority:

4. Must be used daily.

James 4:7 NKJV
…Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Every day we have to resist:
Fear.
Sickness.
Temptation.
Lack.

You have authority because Jesus delegated it to you.

Our authority:
• Is delegated.
• Operates through knowledge.
• Is released by faith and words.
• Must be used daily.

We must control and overcome:
1. Our past.
2. Our thought life.
3. Our flesh.