Dave Jones

A Militant Force Part 2

Jesus has called the church to be a militant force on the earth. We have been e powered by God Himself to push back darkness and set captives free. This is the 2nd part of a series. 

A Militant Force

When Jesus introduced the concept of the "church" in Matthew 16, it wasn't as a social group or even as something that had weekly meetings. There are plenty of other Scriptures that reference the importance of gathering together. He introduced it as a militant force in the earth that the gates of hell would not be able to resist. He introduced it as a force that would release the Kingdom of God into the earth. 

Fighting For Our Families

Ernie Salinas sharing a message with us about the importance of fighting for our families. Fighting for their salvation and for their eternity. This is a powerful message to cry out to God for our families. 

Our Assignment

The prayer that Jesus taught His disciples reveal to us what our assignment is while we are here on the earth. We are to prayer. Prayer invites God to invade our world. We are to pray very specifically that God's Kingdom would come, so that His will is done on earth as it is in heaven. This message is about fulfilling our assignment while we are here on the earth. 

The Price He Paid

Jesus paid an amazing price on the cross for us. He didn't pay such an costly price just to get us into heaven. He also paid that price to get heaven into us right now. He paid that price so that the Holy Spirit of God could come and live inside of us right now. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in (Romans 8:11). He has come to empower us to live for God and he enables us to walk in the power of God. 

Speak to the Mountain

The way God changes things is He speak (Genesis 1). Authority is voice activated. In Mark 11 Jesus invited us into changing things through speaking to the mountain. There are mountains (obstacles) that every person faces that must be addressed. They are not addressed by praying about them (even with fasting). They must be addressed by words directed at them. This is a message about walking in the authority that God has given us in Jesus Christ. 

In His Presence

One of the truths that God wants us to renew our minds with is the Presence and Reality of God. God said to Jeremiah, "Do not I fill heaven and earth?". God is omnipresent and able to be everywhere at once. As a believer, you are always in His presence. This message is about how to cultivate that reality in our lives. 

The Leaven of the Kingdom

God wants to be the influencing force of our thoughts. God's thoughts and ways are found in His Word (Isaiah 55:8-11). The more God's Word fills our mind, the more the Leaven of the Kingdom is affecting our thoughts and thought processes.