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Faith Family Church

Weekend Worship Experience
The Kingdom Unlocked: Our Authority
Locations & Times
Freedom Campus
8200 Freedom Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720, USA
Saturday 6:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM
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].
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.
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.
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.
2. Operates through knowledge.
Hosea 4:6 NKJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge...
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)
• 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.
3. Is exercised by faith and words.
Our authority:
4. Must be used daily.
4. Must be used daily.
James 4:7 NKJV
…Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
…Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Every day we have to resist:
Fear.
Sickness.
Temptation.
Lack.
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.
Our authority:
• Is delegated.
• Operates through knowledge.
• Is released by faith and words.
• Must be used daily.
We have authority over the devil and all his works.
We must control and overcome:
1. Our past.
2. Our thought life.
3. Our flesh.
1. Our past.
2. Our thought life.
3. Our flesh.
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