If you made it thru my day 1 notes, then you know that I missed day 2, so we have to jump straight to 3 :)
Blessings to you as you read this.
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((These notes jump right in to spiritual warfare..)
-How do you know if it is warfare or not?
*Don't assume negative things are demonic, and don't assume they're not.
-How do you keep from being an extremist?
Ask God.
-2 kinds of extremes in body of Christ.
1) Everything demonic.
2) Nothing demonic.
((Ask God.))
-When God shows you, it's the gift of discernment.
*Discernment: God showing you what's happening in Spirit world.
-Most common assumption, natural disasters.
*Don't assume, be led by the Spirit.
*Assuming is religious.
*Keep life = Let spirit lead/empower you.
-We thought we could do things with education and skill. First 3 generations were spirit led.
*Wait for Holy Spirit; Jesus' command.
-"Love isn't an energy, it's choice of personalities."
-Old Testament, God living His life thru system of relationship's thru Kingdom of Israel (God manifesting His life thru a community).
*When in good relationship, they ruled over (won victory) enemies.
*When in bad relationship their enemies ruled over them.
-Can't rule over enemies (spirit powers) if in bad relationship with God/others.
-Who can say one person won a battle because he was good with sword? (Old Testment) None.
*All battles are against spiritual power.
-OT (Old Testment) will see sermon God was trying to preach for 3,000 years
*Without Holy Spirit they couldn't win.
*Same true today.
-"30 years in Nazareth, why was it important for Jesus to come only to die on the cross?
Because you have to live in good relationship; He lived life of God everyday in human form.
Before He could subdue evil, He lived in good relationship with Father and people."
*Live life of God.
*Rule over/subdue evil.
-John 1:4 "In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind."
*His life was not sermons, teachings, miracles; it was the light.
-Before Jesus performed any miracles, he lived in good relationship with God.
-John 8:28 "..I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me." (Jesus.)
-Christianity 101: Listen to God.
-Have you been convicted of sin?
That's voice of God.
-Cross = Rule over (subdue)
Enemies, satan, death
-Evil power gets in thru human yielding only.
-Satan knew Jesus was Son of God, people and religious leaders hadn't figured it out.
-Death, evil, sin, after fall, God announces what He's gonna do.
Gen. 3:15 "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head and you will strike his heel."
*Seed = Injustice.
Reproduction of satan.
Reproduction of people.
We can bruise his heel, but he's gonna bruise our head.
-Jesus became human because seed of humans had to crush seed of serpent.
Now we crush head of serpent in Jesus name.
*God has done what he's gonna do to devil at the Cross. Now we have to do it in the name of Jesus.
*Why we have to learn spiritual warfare and practice it.
Romans 16:20 "The God of peace will soon crush satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you."
-Jesus is crusher because we have no power!
-(Dean) "is here this week to get us busy in the heaven lies."
-John 10:10 "The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."
*Heaven = Life; not one big worship session
*People want life, not to get saved
-Church is 'wrong', quit making all we have to offer is a worship service and Bible studies.
*He came so we could have life.
Greek: Life = Bio; undead, surviving, still breathing
Zoe; to the full
*Jesus died to give us life, not just forgiveness
-Sinners liked Jesus.
-Why do we think what we've got is going to offend or try to offend people??
*Look at our founder, people liked Him!
*Religious system (OT) was not good at relating, so what did Jesus do? Relate.
-Religious leaders (OT) wouldn't allow women/children in anything.
Jesus immediately allowed All.
-Eating with people = Identifying with a group
*Jesus ate with sinners.
-Jesus related for 30 years in Nazareth, and now we must do the same.
*He is who I am a disciple of.
*Relater, not a monk.
-Occasionally Jesus went out alone, exception but not a rule.
-"Jesus didn't have to give up relationship's with humans to have good relationship with God."
-1 John 4:1 "And He has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters."
-People think relationship with God will cost you relationship with people... Not true.
-Vow of silence = No relationship with humans
Has NO roots in Christianity
*Jesus was not a monk.
*Jesus was social and holy, why can't we be?
If we're not, it's not spirituality, it's social awkwardness.
-Jesus lived whole life in community.
First with family.
Second with disciples.
*Ministry ended on a cross.
1 John 3:8 "But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the son of God came to destroy the works of the devil."
(Works of devil: death, sin, injustice, hate, poverty, violence..)
*Glory, we want those things broken.
-After living life of God, He ruled over
*Now we have abundant provision of grace.
'I have abundant divine ability, a gift of righteousness and will reign in life'
-Reign over divorce, racism, injustice, murder, children being molested every 4 minutes.
-Rule, subdue, reign = My purpose.
-Romans 5:17 "For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ."
-Things are happening in power spirit, we rule over with Holy Spirit.
*Inevitably in Spiritual Warfare.
-"You think devils gonna leave you alone because you haven't heard this subject yet?"
-"Enemy was working at your mom to abort you, he never wanted you to take a breath.
Ever wonder why our generation has a deep seeded anger? We're angry because half our generation didn't get here.
-Went in to a waste basket in a hospital.
-Greatest holocaust in history on planet.
-Can't get over this junk with a sign in a street yelling! Now what're you gonna do Christian church?"
-Spiritual warfare is not a flesh and blood warfare.
-Live according to kingdom (system of relationships).
Kingdom: being related to a particular king and being related to other people related to same king.
i.e. American, related to our government, also related to all other U.S. citizens
-John 3:8 "The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
-Kingdom is way of living.
-"Church is who I am. Kingdom is how I live."
-Kingdom; rule of King Jesus.
*Related to all born again.
-Only one other way to live.
Don't live according to kingdom, you live according to the world.
Not possible to live for both.
Love = Kingdom.
Selfishness = World.
Kingdom - Love, relationship to God and others
World - Selfishness, even if born again
(The chart below was parallel when taught, however, due to my blog I can only split it up into sections. So I'll do Kingdom first, World second, but know they run parallel to one another.)
*It matters how you live Today.
Kingdom
-Serving
-Submission
-Humility
-Generosity (giving, receiving)
-Justice
-Integrity
-Wholeness
World
-Controlling (not God's character; think God's a controller so people control; God isn't a controller because he let you sin; he doesn't control you he lets you choose; someone chooses every 14 seconds to molest a little girl)
-Rebellion
-Pride
-Greed (economic mess; it isn't just the question are you saved? ar)
-Injustice
-Corruption
-Brokenness
Read Revelation 21.
(healing of nations.)
*The way you live becomes a channel for spirit power*
*Read Isaiah 61.
Putting brokenness on television makes it seem normal. It's not.
Kingdom
1 Corinthians 4:20 "For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk, it is living by God's power."
Kingdom Dynamics:
1 Cor. 2:12 "And we have received God's spirit (not the world's spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us."
**World is a spirit
-All behaviors channel spirit power; spirit of the world
-2 Spirit powers in universe
-Important to know what you have or don't have
-I do NOT have the spirit of the world
"I'm only human" "Nobody's perfect" "I'm a new believer" (excuses)
Romans 6:6 "We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin."
-People make excuses because that's what they think they still are!
-Sinners dead; I'm a new creation!
-Not a sinner, but a saint.
World
1 John 5:19 "We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under control of the evil one."
-Not planet earth
God's in control of earth, satan is in control of way of living
Psalm 24
-Don't wait and think Spirit of God will come upon you one day when you're older.. Study the Bible.
-So there are two ways to live. Kingdom or World.
Everyone will live out one of these ways today.
-Church's mistake: We've functioned with education and skills only, never God's intention.
Run the church naturalistically.
*How to be a pastor?: Go to school
Jesus: Wait for Holy Spirit
Jesus has a better idea because He is head of church :)
Kingdom
-Romans 14:17 "For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
eat/drink=natural
World
Ephesians 6:12 "For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places."
(Forces of dark world; system, greed, injustice, immorality, pride, etc. World spirit)
-Church history: fighting each other
(wars, crusades, battles)
i.e. Conquistadors: Cross in one hand, sword in the other, die or become a Christian. Forced.
i.e. Why is so much witchcraft in Brazil when it's such a Christian place? Ho-kum-ba (witchcraft)
Because they were forced to be Christians but secretly kept other gods.
*Overlaid gods indigenous people had with what Christians wanted
i.e. Every Mexican wedding blessed with blessing of Lady of Guadeloupe.
She is a female diety ever since Aztecs were there, Catholic Christians mixing with other gods.
They were forced.
*God is not a controller.
Revelation 3:20 "Look I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends."
God knocks.
-God, enemy, Kingdom, sin, evil --> Spirit
They that worship God must do so in spirit; truth, reality
*God is spirit, they that worship Him must worship in spirit
-Christianity = In the Spirit
Ephesians 6:18 "Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere."
~Not biblical to pray unless in the spirit because God is a spirit.
-Do you see what satan has done to church?
he's kept us functioning in natural realm
*"Many Christians have never flown an arrow into spirit realm."
*Praying 'enemy I resist you in Jesus name'
-Today, there is more prayer, books, bigger churches, more worship, BUT statistics on crime, poverty, rape, abortion are going up & up & up.
*We're not changing society
*We are content with "Oh, wasn't that a wonderful meeting" when nothing in statistics are changing!
*TEACH on Spiritual Warfare! That's what changes the planet!
-In Papua New Guinea, Dean explained how they worshipped, sang, marched, danced, were crazy worshippers, abandoned to God twenty-four-seven, committed to Jesus, sold to God.. And saw healing daily.
(Blind seeing, crippled walking, healing of Jesus day happen today)
-Stats aren't changing because we aren't dealing with forces of darkness deliberately/aggressively.
*Eph. 6:18 'pray hard and long' is hardly in the spirit.
Shows how theological world has been influenced by naturalistic thinking.
*Enemy is spirit.
-How can you win over an opponent if you've never been there?
-Dean told us he would ask his classes how many have never said I resist you satan in the name of Jesus, and 90% of students would raise their hands.
We have to know how to fight.
-Giving too much power and too much glory to satan.
*Resist enemy personally with faith
-Dean had an awesome analogy..
Imagine a soccer field.
How many goals can a team make on a field with no opponent?
As many as they want.
*How many goals is satan making?
Unthinkingly we say 'God is still on the thrown', while satan really is killing and destroying people.
*Take a team to the same field (opposition), slow the other team down and they will stop making goals.
*A.k.a. Stop just having meetings and get active!
Go out into the field (Yes, America too, not just foreign countries!) and DO spiritual warfare.
Spread the Love of Jesus.
Bare His Image.
1 John 3:8 "But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the son of God came to destroy the works of the devil."
*In the name of Jesus take victory of cross and resist.
-How you live becomes a channel for spirit power.
-Spirit moves to and thru humans according to their yielding.
-Holy Spirit and evil spirit move totally thru human yielding.
i.e. Haiti. Voodoo sends out evil spirit that quenches movement of God's spirit and prayer channels Holy Spirit flow which quenches Spirit of voodoo and enemy.
-Why would God fill you with Holy Spirit just to sit?
*We aren't spirit like water in a bottle (which just sits).
We are spirit filled like a hose.
(Picture this)
Spirit doesn't just sit in me, flows thru me to 'water the flowers'.
We yield ourselves to the capacity of the flow.
Not a container, a channel.
When do you turn water on?
When hose is pointed towards something that needs water;
I 'use' the Holy Spirit when I am pointed towards someone that needs hope.
I am filled so I can 'water the flowers', not filled just to be filled.
Holy Spirit doesn't just reside in me, He flows thru me for others.
-"When I meet a need and I reach out in faith, hose is tapped on to water the flowers"
*A spring cannot do fresh and salt water at the same time, yielding to one or the other.
-Holy Spirit has value; to heal the sick, not just for people to be filled.
-Stick with practicality of ministry.
Whatever needs to be done to help people/change society can be done thru the Holy Spirit.
-Neither me nor teachers can explain infinite God.
World
2 Corinthians 4:4 "Satan who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."
*enemy is of the world, not the planet.
*satan is god of the system
-Our minds are the biggest battleground for spiritual warfare.
-"Sad churches think 'who has a demon, let's cast it out'; why would he waste a demon on you when satan can control your mind?"
-(Dean's belief) "satan/demons talk to every human mind, everyday."
"Since my age (Dean), I've counseled people daily, all over the world, all diversities/cultures/backgrounds, and I hear the same things. Realized satan is talking to human minds. Know its satan because it's the same things."
*Analyze your thoughts
*Learned certain things satan says to you
*Are your thoughts from God? Fear, division, strife..
2 Corinthians 10:5 "We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ."
-Take captive every thought.
From where? Why?
-One of the biggest areas of wrong thinking: Wrong thoughts about God.
-2 Cor. 4:6 "For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ."
*We have supernatural darkness in our minds.
-2 Cor. 4:4 "satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."
-My argument is never enough.
People are supernaturally blinded.
Supernatural light is the only answer to supernatural darkness.
-2 Cor. 4:4 is why spiritual warfare is always necessary in presenting truth.
-We have to pray in the spiritual realm.
-More specific/intentional you pray, the more faith you exercise.
Pray against spiritual darkness and for spiritual light.
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SO.. that gives you a glimpse into what our school learned in 2 days.
As I said, you may or may not agree/disagree with these notes.
But, it's food for thought.
Don't take everything I say as absolute truth.
Take it to the Bible.
Discipleship Training School's are the absolute best things to happen in my walk with Christ.
Getting to learn the intricate ways of our Creator, digging deeper into The Word, and being able to learn the simplicity of being a Christ Follower and being able to take it into the nations... I love my job.
-Holy Spirit and evil spirit move totally thru human yielding.
i.e. Haiti. Voodoo sends out evil spirit that quenches movement of God's spirit and prayer channels Holy Spirit flow which quenches Spirit of voodoo and enemy.
-Why would God fill you with Holy Spirit just to sit?
*We aren't spirit like water in a bottle (which just sits).
We are spirit filled like a hose.
(Picture this)
Spirit doesn't just sit in me, flows thru me to 'water the flowers'.
We yield ourselves to the capacity of the flow.
Not a container, a channel.
When do you turn water on?
When hose is pointed towards something that needs water;
I 'use' the Holy Spirit when I am pointed towards someone that needs hope.
I am filled so I can 'water the flowers', not filled just to be filled.
Holy Spirit doesn't just reside in me, He flows thru me for others.
-"When I meet a need and I reach out in faith, hose is tapped on to water the flowers"
*A spring cannot do fresh and salt water at the same time, yielding to one or the other.
-Holy Spirit has value; to heal the sick, not just for people to be filled.
-Stick with practicality of ministry.
Whatever needs to be done to help people/change society can be done thru the Holy Spirit.
-Neither me nor teachers can explain infinite God.
World
2 Corinthians 4:4 "Satan who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."
*enemy is of the world, not the planet.
*satan is god of the system
-Our minds are the biggest battleground for spiritual warfare.
-"Sad churches think 'who has a demon, let's cast it out'; why would he waste a demon on you when satan can control your mind?"
-(Dean's belief) "satan/demons talk to every human mind, everyday."
"Since my age (Dean), I've counseled people daily, all over the world, all diversities/cultures/backgrounds, and I hear the same things. Realized satan is talking to human minds. Know its satan because it's the same things."
*Analyze your thoughts
*Learned certain things satan says to you
*Are your thoughts from God? Fear, division, strife..
2 Corinthians 10:5 "We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ."
-Take captive every thought.
From where? Why?
-One of the biggest areas of wrong thinking: Wrong thoughts about God.
-2 Cor. 4:6 "For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ."
*We have supernatural darkness in our minds.
-2 Cor. 4:4 "satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."
-My argument is never enough.
People are supernaturally blinded.
Supernatural light is the only answer to supernatural darkness.
-2 Cor. 4:4 is why spiritual warfare is always necessary in presenting truth.
-We have to pray in the spiritual realm.
-More specific/intentional you pray, the more faith you exercise.
Pray against spiritual darkness and for spiritual light.
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SO.. that gives you a glimpse into what our school learned in 2 days.
As I said, you may or may not agree/disagree with these notes.
But, it's food for thought.
Don't take everything I say as absolute truth.
Take it to the Bible.
Discipleship Training School's are the absolute best things to happen in my walk with Christ.
Getting to learn the intricate ways of our Creator, digging deeper into The Word, and being able to learn the simplicity of being a Christ Follower and being able to take it into the nations... I love my job.
