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    Authority Over the Powers of

    Darkness

    Dr. Christian Harfouche

    Global Revival Distribution

    Pensacola, Florida

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    Contents

    % +emonstratin the ife of :esus...............................................

    / Power 8*er +eath................................................................../$

    " )eleasin the Power of (od...................................................#"

    4bout the 4uthor.......................................................................$

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    Chapter 1

    1Demonstrating the Life of Jesus

    belie*e that we re called to demonstrate the life of :esus asresurrected ord and 6aster;I

    I belie*e that the ord called us to heal the sic5, cleanse the

    lepers, and raise the dead;I belie*e that the resurrection of the dead belons to the

    1hurch;

    4nd I belie*e that this stud& will help us et closer toattainin that realit&. s eas& to flow with (od.re learnin is spirit-to-spirit.

    he ord brins re*elation 5nowlede because revelationwill bring revolution.Aou will turn the world upside down when&ou ha*e a re*elation;

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    A Revelation of Resurrection

    :ohn %%'" states that when aCarus fell ill, his sisters sent amessae to :esus, tellin 3im, Lord, behold, he whom thou

    lovest is sic!"he net *erse states that when :esus heard it,3e said'

    #his sicness is not unto death, but for the glor$ ofGod, that the %on of God might be glorified thereb$!

    hat>s where the miracle bean in this stor&. +id &ou see itD

    A miracle begins the moment the confession or !rofession" of

    victory begins.

    3owe*er, at the same time, the battle also beins to etrouher the moment &ou state &our confession of faith. Until thetime &ou ma5e the decision to spea5, &ou>re reall& notconfrontin the de*il *er& much, because &ou ha*en>t said,?his is what I stand for. I 5now and I belie*e for an absolute

    miracle in (od.@

    So up until the time &ou sa& the confession, &ou>re notin*ol*ed in much conflict. But when &ou do declare that (od>ss when theneati*e thouhts bein. hat>s when the enem& comes andsa&s, ?3ow do &ou know it>s oin to happenD

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    power.

    hat s wh& the Bible sa&s to uard &our heart with all

    dilience, for out of it are the issues of life Pro*erbs #'/"G. 3owman& 5now that means that out of &our heart also issue themiracles, the brea5throuhs, and the blessins of lifeD

    :esus tauht this concept in :ohn '"E and ", when 3e said'

    'e that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, outof his bell$ shall flow rivers of living water!

    ()ut this spae he of the %pirit!!!!

    his means that the 3ol& Spirit shall flow out of the deepestrecesses of &our heart, or inner man. he ord sa&s to uard&our heart, because doubt and unbelief will short-circuit it.

    Led b$ the *ord and the %pirit

    So aCarus miracle of resurrection bean when :esus said,

    #his sicness is not unto death!+hen 3e waited two da&sbefore tellin 3is disciples, Lets go to Judaea again+:ohn%%'G.

    he& answered, ?

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    sin, the Bible tells us in 3ebrews #'%$.

    his means there was a battle in*ol*ed in e*er& miracle

    :esus did. 7*er& miracle 3e had was preceded b& a battle ofunbelief, doubt, impossibilit&, public opinion, and so forth=which is ood, because if 3e had these battles, we will ha*ethem, too.

    8n the wa& to Bethan&, the de*il, of course, was tal5in.Aou can>t ha*e twel*e people with &ou that don>t aree with &ouand not ha*e them ripe, complain, and murmur. 6a&be the&

    didn>t e*en say an&thin, but their attitude was showin. Ifpeople are not in faith, the& don>t ha*e to sa& much to let &ou5now the&>re not in faith. 8f course, it is worse when the& aretal5in;

    7ither wa&, I can see :esus wal5in toward Bethan&,determined to resurrect aCarus. s arrows' ?his is &our time to bail out :esus. +on>t ruin&our reputation now;@

    Before :esus arri*ed in aCarus> town of Bethan&, 3e told

    3is disciples, La.arus is asleep!+he disciples were terrified.

    he& answered, /f hes asleep, let him go!+ hen 3e said

    plainl&, 'es dead!+

    *hat )etter #ime for a -iracle0

    I was once ministerin in a church where there was a womanconfined to a wheelchair with emph&sema and brain damae.6& wife had Hust finished preachin, and I was pacin bac5 andforth on the platform, as5in the ord, ?t 5now=what isa better timeD@In other words, 3e was sa&in, ?I>m waitin on &ou.@

    I as5ed the pastor, )Come an# hel! me heal this woman*'3e loo5ed at me li5e I was craC&, because ministers don>t

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    normall& tal5 li5e that. he& usuall& sa&, ?1ome and help me!ray for this woman,@ or ?1ome and help me minister to this

    woman.@ I could tell the pastor panic5ed. 3e didn>t touch her heHust watched me.

    I quic5l& left the platform and headed for the woman in thewheelchair. I thin5 that was the lonest wal5 I e*er too5,because I had to uard m& heart aainst the de*il>s attac5s all thewa&. 3e was whisperin, ?hat>s fine. :ust tell her, JBeblessed>=because when &ou o o*er there and minister to her,

    she won>t et out of that wheelchair;@I as5ed the woman, ?4re &ou read&D@

    She didnKt answer. hat was m& cue. I could ha*e quit rihtthere, and no one would ha*e blamed me, because she didn>tha*e enouh faith for her healin. 4fter all, she didn>t e*enanswer me. But I rabbed her and pulled her out of thewheelchair.

    3ow did I et enouh faith to do thatD I had been meditatinas I paced on the platform. I saw the seemin impossibilit& ofthe womanKs condition, but m& heart was primed and belie*infor a miracle.

    +ou can get to a !lace in ,o# where you can receive amiracle.:esus promised this to us in 6ar5 %%'/#, when 3e said'

    *hat things soever $e desire, when $e pra$, believe that $e

    receive them, and $e shall have them!+

    I had reached that place in faith. I wal5ed o*er to thewoman, pulled her out of her wheelchair, wal5ed her around=and she was instantl& healed; She wheeled her wheelchair out ofthe church. She returned two da&s later, still without herwheelchair.

    7*en thouh m& wal5 from the platform to the sic5 womanseemed li5e a lon wal5 to me, :esus had to wal5 a lot loner toet to Bethan&, and 3e had a lot more time to thin5 about what3e was intendin to do.

    Resurrecting &our inances

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    he ord showed me somethin interestin about this stor& of

    aCarus> resurrection' -he miracle of resurrecting (aarus from the

    #ea# is similar to receiving the miracle of financial !rovision.t Hust pra& and automaticall& recei*e

    a miracle of financial pro*ision. 4s in recei*in an& othermiracle, a strule is in*ol*ed.

    he miracle of financial blessin is li5e wal5in on water;he miracle of financial blessin is 5eepin &our heart and &ourmind focused e*er& step of the wa& until &ou reach &our

    destination and then fulfill what (od has called &ou to do. 4ndthat>s *er& difficult.

    s oodnessre*ealed in their lifeD It>s not because (od is not ood. 4nd it>snot e*en because the enem&>s strateies to squelch and abortmiracles ha*e succeeded for thousands of &ears aainst humanbeins. 3e>s an epert, all riht, at ettin us to doubt (od.

    3owe*er, we>re not inorant of his de*ices, so we can learnhow to thwart his plans aainst us.

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    heir messae had been,#he one $ou love is sic!+In otherwords, the& were tellin 3im, ?Aou>re runnin all o*er the

    countr&side ministerin to people Aou don>t 5now. *e had&ou o*er for dinner. he friend &ou lo*e is sic5. Now et downhere and do somethin about it;@ 4nd 3e didn>t.

    t belie*e her reliious cliche,

    because when :esus responded, #h$ brother shall rise again,+

    6artha said piousl&, / now that he shall rise again in the

    resurrection at the last da$+*erse /#G.

    If she had replied aain, ? power toraise the dead. Instead, she focused on the final resurrection ofthe dead.

    :esus said to her in *erses /$ and /!'

    / am the resurrection, and the life2 he that believeth inme, though he were dead, $et shall he live2

    And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall neverdie! )elievest thou this0

    /nvitation to a Resurrection

    Notice this clash between doubt, unbelief, and the faith of:esus. :esus had a decision to ma5e at this point' s unbeliefD

    Unless :esus ot 6artha>s and 6ar&>s cooperation, 3ewouldn>t ?intrude@ b& resurrectin aCarus from the dead. t ha*e

    an in*itation from 6artha to resurrect her brother. 3er unbelief,doubt, and resentment toward 3is decisions and 3is not beinthere were clashin aainst 3is spiritual ift;

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    3e sa&inD 3e was sa&in, ?Ne*er mind what &ou>*e beenbelie*in. I am the resurrection; 3e that belie*es in me, thouh

    he were dead, &et shall he li*e.

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    spirit, and was troubled!John 11233

    re tal5in about peculiarit& in the spirit. re intune with another dimension, and &ou>re led b& the Spirit of(od, &ou can &ield &ourself to the influence of the 3ol& Spirit.8ne wa& 1hristians do this is b& pra&in in tonues.

    he Bible sa&s we ouht to be full of the 3ol& Spirit,spea5in to oursel*es with sons, and h&mns, and spiritualsons.

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    #hen said the Jews, )ehold how he loved him6

    And some of them said, Could not this man, which

    opened the e$es of the blind, have caused that even thisman should not have died0

    John 11237839

    Aou can see that the whole town had been tal5in about:esus. s weepin because,e*en thouh 3e opened the e&es of the blind, 3e couldn>t 5eephis friend aCarus from d&in.@

    he& ot the wron messae. People who are in the naturalcan>t percei*e the thins of (od. rue, :esus was roanin andweepin, but it wasn>t because of aCarus> death=it wasbecause of their inorance;

    3e was roanin and weepin because 3e couldn>t bear tobe around unbelief. 3e didn>t li5e to hear it come out of6artha>s mouth. 3e didn>t li5e to hear it come out of 6ar&>smouth.

    Unbelief had capti*ated the whole town of Bethan&. heresidents didn>t welcome 3im, sa&in, ?1ome, prophet of (od.@No, the& resented 3im, and the& wanted to la& a uilt trip on3im for arri*in too late to 5eep aCarus from d&in.

    :nough 5nbelief to )e Defeated

    /f you0re not careful1 you0ll have enough religiosity to be nice1 butyou0ll have enough unbelief to be #efeate#.

    6artha and 6ar& said the riht ?reliious@ thins, but werethe& in a place spirituall& to recei*e resurrection for theirbrotherD he& weren>t e*en thinkingabout resurrection. Neitherwere the townspeople.

    :esus was anointed b& the 3ol& Spirit to do the wor5 of (od,but 3e was supposed to li*e off the strenth of the lo*ed ones, and bothsisters told 3im, ?It>s o*er; Aou>re late; If Aou had been here,

    %!

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    he wouldn>t ha*e died;@ hat was :esus> cue. 3e could ha*ewal5ed awa& at their displa& of unbelief, sa&in, ?he&>re not

    read& to recei*e m& ministr&.@

    #urning Doubters Around

    But there is a wa& to uard &our heart and wor5 withdoubtin people, shiftin them into an arena of faith. :esus was amaster of this technique, and we>re supposed to learn how to doit, because the world is not oin to readil& recei*e what we

    ha*e to sa&. *e ot to be able to successfull& turn situationsaround so people can come to the place where the& can recei*ethe (ospel.

    :esus roaned in 3is spirit, or inner man, when 6ar& saidthat 3e could ha*e pre*ented aCarus from d&in. It ir5ed 3im.It rubbed 3im the wron wa&. 3is spirit man rebelled aainst it.3e roaned, ?8hhhh.@

    Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh tothe grave! /t was a cave, and a stone la$ upon it!

    Jesus said, #ae $e awa$ the stone! -artha the sisterof him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, b$ this time hestineth2 for he hath been dead four da$s!

    Jesus saith unto her, %aid / not unto thee, that, if thouwouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glor$ of God0

    John 1123;87s consider this question' If :esus was oin to raiseaCarus from the dead an&wa&, and if it had nothin to do with

    an in*itation from his famil&, wh& did 3e sa& to 6artha, If$ou

    would believe, $ou would see0+

    If 3e was oin to raise aCarus from the dead in spite of6artha, 3e would ha*e said, ?tsa& that, because up until that time, the disciples, the sisters, and

    the townspeople had not pro*ided the right atmos!here for amiracle.

    :esus stands at the door to our life and 5noc5s. 3e>s notoin to brea5 that door down. he people in this stor& didn>t let:esus in. Not onl& that, but they were being use# of the enemy totry to talk Jesus out of a miracle He ha# set in motion a few

    #ays before1when 3e said,#he sicness is not unto death!+

    he de*il was usin e*er&one he could to tr& to rob :esus ofthis miracle; 3e started with the disciples, includin homas,ot to 6artha and 6ar&, and then used the townspeople. Now hewas tr&in to use 6artha aain.

    hen the people too5 awa& the stone from the mouth of theca*e where aCarus> bod& had been placed.

    aith =uggets -issed

    Aou would thin5 that 6artha would ha*e been quiet, insteadof sa&in, ?3e stin5s.@ he ord had released some *er& stronfaith hints=nuets of faith=alon the wa& that could ha*echaned her mind.

    For eample, when 3e arri*ed in Bethan&, :esus said,

    &our brother will live!+4nd she areed, /n the last da$!+

    3e said, / am the resurrection! Do $ou believe it0+ 4ndshe said, ?I belie*e Aou>re the 1hrist.@

    wice 3e roaned in 3is spirit. Aou would thin5 that the&would ha*e wondered, ?

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    3e wal5in to the ra*e so boldl&D

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    miracle while we>re on our wa& to recei*e it;

    A >ra$er to /mpart aithNow :esus was in*ol*ed in a pra&er that was inspired b& the

    3ol& Spirit to impart faith to those who were watchin. 3e saidin *erses #% and #/'

    ather, / than thee that thou hast heard me!

    And / new that thou hearest me alwa$s2 but becauseof the people which stand b$ / said it, that the$ ma$ believethat thou hast sent me!

    +oes (od hear youalwa&sD If 3e hears &ou alwa&s=and3e does=then &ou>re alwa&s a candidate for an answer from(od. 7*er& time. If we don>t et an answer e*er& time from(od, it means we missed it alon the wa& b& not allowin it tohappen.

    For &ears, I thouht this tet meant that :esus stood upboldl& and told the Father, ?han5 Aou that Aou sent me. I saidthis so the& would belie*e that Aou sent me. re oin to belie*e Aou sent 6e.@

    A >ra$er rom 'ell

    hat>s not what :esus said. 3is pra&er had nothin to dowith the resurrection of the dead. et me pro*e it to &ou.

    +o &ou remember the stor& of the rich man and aCarus thebearD he rich man was dressed in fine linen and atesumptuousl& e*er& da&. aCarus la& star*in at the rich man>sate, full of sores, desirin some of the crumbs that fell from histable.

    hen u5e %! tells us that both the rich man and aCarusdied. he rich man lifted up his e&es in hell, but aCarus wascarried b& anels to 4braham>s bosom.

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    dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool m$ tongue!!!+

    u5e %!'/#G.

    4nd 4braham said, ?t do that. here>s a ulfbetween us. Aou can>t come here, and we can>t o there.@

    But the rich man beed further, ?Send aCarus, sendsomeone to m& fi*e brothers and m& relati*es, so the& won>tcome to this place of torment.@

    +o &ou remember 4braham>s repl&D

    !!! #he$ have -oses and the prophets? let them hearthem!

    And he said, =a$, father Abraham2 but if one wentunto them from the dead, the$ will repent!

    And he said unto him, /f the$ hear not -oses and theprophets, neither will the$ be persuaded, though one rosefrom the dead!

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    So :esus was not sa&in, ?I>m pra&in this so the people willsee the resurrection of aCarus and belie*e that &ou sent 6e.@3e was actuall& sa&in, ?he reason I>m pra&in this pra&er offaith is so 6artha and 6ar& will et this re*elation that Aouhear 6e, and Aou>*e alwa&s heard 6e and the& will belie*e in

    6e, in*ite 6e into their li*es, accept 6e, and recei*e 6&anointin before the resurrection. I am pra&in this pra&er fortheir sa5es. But because of the people which stand b&, I said it,that the& ma& belie*e.@

    Notice this' LI said it, that the& ma& belie*e.@

    7*er since :esus ot to Bethan&, 3e had a messae' &our

    brother shall rise again!+

    hen the de*il tried to rob 3is faith. First, he had a littlewrestlin match with 6artha.

    &our brother shall rise,+:esus said. 6artha said, At the

    last da$!+

    /%

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    :esus said, / am the resurrection!+s riht, (od has alwa&s heard 3im before;@

    ?Aou alwa&s hear 6e. But I>m pra&in for their sa5es. I saidit so the& would belie*e that Aou sent 6e.@

    4ll of a sudden, 6artha and 6ar& said, ?hat>s riht=(od#i# send 3im;@

    4ll of a sudden, the people said, ?s riht=(od sent 3im;@

    ?I am the resurrection and the life. 3e shall li*e. If &ouwould belie*e, &ou would see. )oll awa& the stone. 8hhhh.@

    Jesus #urned /t Around

    :esus turned it around. Fear was dispelled, and faith wasimparted;

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    And when he had thus spoen, he cried with a loudvoice, La.arus come forth!

    John 11273Aou see :esus had alread& achie*ed what 3e needed to

    achie*e in the spirit realm' a proper in*itation from the famil&for the resurrection of the dead.

    -he !ower of ,o# has to be invite# in.Aou ha*e to be in aplace where &ou can recei*e it. Aou ha*e to be thorouhl&prepared b& the 3ol& Spirit to et the *isitation.

    :esus successfull& turned aCarus> relati*es and thetownspeople around. Instead of bein capti*ated b& the fact that,?If &ou were here, he would not ha*e died,@ the& were capti*atedb& the fact that (od had sent :esus, and 3e is the resurrectionand the life.

    4nd &ou 5now what happened' aCarus came forth, his bod&still bound with ra*eclothes, and his face bound with a nap5in.

    :esus said to them, Loose him, and let him go6+

    >reparing for &our -iracle

    In our wal5 with (od, we>*e ot to realiCe that we will ha*eto eperience a trial of our faith before the outburst ofmanifestation comes.

    In order to sa&, ?aCarus, come forth;@ we must first in*est

    in uardin our heart sometimes for da&s.

    From the time &ou sa&, ?I belie*e it@ until the time &ou seeit, &ou>re oin to meet homas, 6artha, 6ar&, thetownspeople, and all the rest of the doubters; In fact, e*er&one&ou meet on &our wa& to fulfillment is oin to tr& to et &ou tocast awa& &our confidence.

    )emember, the miracle of aCarus> resurrection didn>t start

    at the tomb. It started da&s before. hrouh pra&er :esussuccessfull& turned the attitude of people to et them to a placewhere the& could recei*e a miracle. he 3ol& Spirit will wor5throuh us li5e that, and (od s

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    here are people who find solutions to &our problems, andthere are people who find problems to &our solutions. Some

    people read the

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    4>ower Bver Death

    And it came to pass the da$ after, that he went into acit$ called =ain? and man$ of his disciples went with him,and much people!

    =ow when he came nigh to the gate of the cit$, behold,there was a dead man carried out, the onl$ son of hismother, and she was a widow2 and much people of the cit$was with her!

    And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion onher, and said unto her, *eep not!

    And he came and touched the bier2 and the$ that barehim stood still! And he said, &oung man, / sa$ unto thee,Arise!

    And he that was dead sat up, and began to spea! Andhe delivered him to his mother!

    And there came a fear on all2 and the$ glorified God,sa$ing, #hat a great prophet is risen up among us? and,#hat God hath visited his people!

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    eath is the end. +eath seems li5e the ultimate

    impossibilit&, doesn>t itD +eath seems li5e it>s adimension that>s outside the reach of our influence=

    but that>s not so.++o &ou 5now wh& death is notoutside &our reachD +o &ou

    /$

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    5now why &ou ha*e authorit& o*er deathD 2ecause Jesusovercame #eath1 hell1 an# the grave*

    s

    reach of influence. hat>s wh& the Bible states'

    *herefore God also hath highl$ ealted him, andgiven him a name which is above ever$ name2

    #hat at the name of Jesus ever$ nee should bow, ofthings in heaven, and things in earth, and things under theearth!

    >hilippians 42, 1s influence. 3is Name has been there=and 3is Name has o*ercome death;

    :esus declared, After three da$s / will rise again+6atthew /'!"G, and 3e did. +eath and the ra*e could no

    loner hold him. 3e was raised from the dead b& the power of(od.

    :esus said in :ohn %0'%, %E'

    #herefore doth m$ ather love me, because / la$ downm$ life, that / might tae it again!

    =o man taeth it from me, but / la$ it down of m$self!/ have power to la$ it down, and / have power to tae it

    again! #his commandment have / received of m$ ather!

    :esus could not ha*e died and would not ha*e been 5illed

    unless 3e a*e 3imself as a amb to be sacrificed for man5ind.:esus was in total control o*er the situation. 3e, not 3is

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    enemies, had final authorit&.

    Name is not a reliious cliche, howe*er. s not a phrase we use to qualif&our pra&er. he phrase ?in the Name of :esus@ means, ?I>m 3isambassador, a member of 3is Bod&.@

    #he Church Confronts the Devil

    I>m literall& tellin the de*il, ?+e*il, I>m tal5in to &ou rihtnow under the influence of and throuh complete submission to:esus 1hrist. I>m tal5in to &ou now under 3is influence and 3isinspiration. I>m 3is purchased possession. I>m part of 3is Bod&.&hen you #eal with me1 #evil1 you0re #ealing #irectly withJesus*'

    )emember what :esus as5ed Saul of arsus on the road to

    +amascus 4cts '#GD %aul, %aul, wh$ persecutest thou me?Saul was persecutin the 1hurch.

    he Father does not see a framented Bod& of belie*ers, 3esees us in 1hrist and 1hrist in us.

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    hat>s what the Bible sa&s 7phesians %'", /0-/"G' re seatedwith :esus in hea*enl& places.

    *hat the ather %ees

    So when the Father turns to 3is riht hand and sees :esus,do &ou 5now who 3e sees in Him%he Bod& of 1hrist. 4ndwhat does 3e seeD Perfection. 6aturit&. )iht standin.Sinlessness. (lorification. Predestination to be conformed to theimae of 3is dear Son.

    hat>s what (od sees. hat>s wh& the Bible sa&s :esus

    ever liveth to mae intercession+ for us 3ebrews '/$G. Idon>t 5now if that means that :esus 1hrist is wal5in aroundhea*en tra*ailin for &ou howe*er, 3e is ali*e, and 3e is at theriht hand of the Father.

    4nd when I lift up m& petition, the Father Hust turns to 3isriht hand and sees :esus. 3e>s alread& heard m& petition. 6&

    petition in :esus is presented before the throne of (od, and 3erants a &es to it. Isn>t that wonderfulD

    In liht of that, we can see wh& man& ha*e failed topenetrate the realm of the dead and call people bac5 to life.People naturall& thin5 that once a person is dead, the&>re one.hat>s it.

    >enetrating the /nvisible3owe*er, there is anotherrealm, an in*isible realm, where

    spirit beins operate, both anelic and demonic. 4nd in thatrealm, the 3ol& Spirit rules and reins.

    But 5now this' he 3ol& Spirit, the hird Person of therinit&, cannot and will not enforce the law of (od in thein*isible dimension unless it is #one through the 2o#y of Christ.

    t 3e do itD he Bible sa&s, Ye shall receive

    power, after that the 'ol$ Ghost is come upon $ou!!!+ 4cts%'EG. he 3ol& Spirit s Hob is to equip usto do the wor5 of (odin the earth.

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    (od purchased sons and dauhters on 1al*ar&. 3e calls us,builds us, equips us, and sends us. he 3ol& Spirit now rules on

    behalf of (od in the spiritual dimension as the 1hurch i*es theorders on earth.

    re not orderin the 3ol& Spirit we>re orderin the de*il,but the 3ol& Spirit>s power in us will see to it that the de*ilobe&s the law of (od that has been ranted to us.

    Authorit$ to /nterrupt a uneral >rocession

    So :esus saw a certain woman in a funeral procession, and3e 5new that she was a widow whose onl& child had died. 3ehad compassion on her, and 3e wal5ed up to her and said,

    *eep not!+

    It ta5es a person with authorit& to tell someone who ismournin, ?s mother. 3e wanted to comforther.

    3e didn>t bra, ?I>m 7*anelist So-and-so. I>m Prophet So-and-so. +on>t be afraid. I>m oin to o o*er there and resurrect

    &our son.@ No, 3e Hust said, *eep not!+

    t o to a funeral, interrupt it, and tell the chiefmourner, ?ll slap &ou. But :esuscommunicated with her in the spirit. 3e touched her heart with

    the words, *eep not!+

    hen 3e went and touched the coffin, and the men who

    were carr&in it stood still. 1an &ou see that the anointin is stillat wor5D

    Net, :esus loo5ed at the corpse and said, &oung man, /

    sa$ unto thee, Arise!+3e was tal5in to a corpse=a dead man;

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    t weD In the natural this is the wa& wethin5.

    But :esus loo5ed at him and said, &oung man, / sa$ to

    $ou, Arise!+

    A -an Anointed b$ the 'ol$ %pirit3e didn>t sa& that as (od.Jesus #i#n$t resurrect that young

    man as ,o#3 He resurrecte# him as a man who was anointe# bythe Holy 4!irit.

    Aes, :esus was (od 3e is the Second Person of the rinit&,Aet 3e emptied 3imself and became a man. An# He never!erforme# one miracle on earth as ,o#.

    s sa&in here is, ?I, :esus of NaCareth, a mananointed of (od, sa& to &ou, 4rise.@ hose words went forth andbrouht that &oun man>s spirit bac5 into his bod&. +eath had toi*e him up riht there; )emember what an e*il spirit said to the

    sons of Sce*a, who were attemptin to cast it outD Jesus /

    now, and >aul / now, but who are $ou0+4cts %'%$G.

    Resurrections in -odern #imes

    I>*e read about Smith *e ne*er seen fourteen deadpeople. No one has e*er brouht a dead person to m& meetinfor resurrection &et.

    Brother

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    hat>s wild;

    s otthe 5e&s, and 3e a*e us 3is Name. +eath is under our feet, in3is Name; *ee*er had in this church. here>s no one to ta5e his place. 3e>s aood man. 3e>s a ood witness in the communit&. I>m the under-shepherd of this church, and I need him. 4nd if I need him, Aou

    need him.@he man was healed. ater, he told Brother 3ain that he

    had died and one to hea*en. 3e saw :esus, but :esus told him,?Aou can>t sta&.@ 3e as5ed, ?t let &ou sta&. Aou>*e ot to o bac5@=and the manreturned to life.

    If we onl& 5new what 5ind of a manetic power we ha*e

    down here to help people fulfill their destin& in (od, wewouldn>t be so read& to let them o; t ha*e to be in a certain place to ha*e m& authorit&

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    operate. In other words, while I>m preachin in a church, m&authorit& is wor5in at home. It>s uardin m& home and m&

    famil&. It>s watchin o*er the ministr&.*e

    been ranted a Name that>s abo*e e*er& name.

    *hat Did the Corpse %a$0

    s corpse,

    / sa$ unto thee, Arise+D u5e '%$ sa&s'

    And he that was dead sat up, and began to spea! Andhe JesusE delivered him to his mother!

    8f course, :esus, throuh the power of (od, had to heal the&oun man from whate*er he had died from as part of hisresurrection.

    t&ou,@ or ?Aou bouht the cheap coffin.@

    It>s natural to be ali*e' he moment his spirit returned to hisbod&, it was naturalfor him to communicate in the earth realm,because he had a bod& aain.

    In liht of that, do &ou understand wh& the de*il wantspeople to die prematurel&D +o &ou understand wh& the de*ilwants to beat the bodies of 1hristians down with sic5ness anddiseaseD It>s because as lon as we li*e in this temple, we ha*ethe abilit& and the authorit& to operate in this earth realm and bepleasin to (od.

    A Fe$ to -iracles

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    Now loo5 with me at u5e %0'E, '

    And into whatsoever cit$ $e enter, and the$ receive$ou, eat such things as are set before $ou2

    And heal the sic that are therein, and sa$ unto them,#he ingdom of God is come nigh unto thee!

    Notice, if the& recei*e &ou, eat what the& i*e &ou. If the&recei*e &ou, fellowship with them. If the& recei*e &ou, heal thesic5. his is an important 5e&. :esus said the principle is' if the&receive&ou.

    3ow are the& oin to recei*e &ouD If &ou recei*e a prophetin the name of a prophet, &ou will et the prophet>s reward,accordin to 6atthew %0'#%. If &ou recei*e a rihteous man inthe name of a rihteous man, &ou will et a rihteous man>sreward. If the& recei*e &ou as a *essel of honor, the& will et theappropriate reward.

    If the& loo5 upon &ou as a fla5e, and the& don>t thin5 &ou

    ha*e an&thin, don>t tell them &our *isions and dreams. +on>ttell them an&thin.

    But if the& recei*e &ou as who &ou are in 1hrist, the Biblesa&s to o ahead and heal the sic5 that are in that place.

    t heal an&one, but I5now Someone who can.@

    Instead, (od is sa&in to us, ?ell the people that &ou ha*epower. ell them &ou ot that power from 6e. :esus said &ouare a belie*er, and these sins follow or accompan& &ou' Aoushall la& hands on the sic5, and the& will reco*er. ell them I>llminister healin to them if the&>ll recei*e it.@

    6inisterin to people is ser*ice. It>s li5e ser*in someonefood. :ust because the& don>t eat it doesn>t ma5e it an& less of a

    meal. he same is true of healin.

    IKm not in a meetin to pra& for people I>m there to ministerhealingto people=if the& will recei*e it. If the& will belie*e,I>*e ot the power to heal them. he& will recei*e the touch of

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    (od throuh me. 7*en if the& don>t belie*e, I still ha*e thatpower.

    #he -inistr$ of Aliens

    re on this planet as aliens. re Hourne&in throuh theearth to ma5e an impression for (od. re here to heal thesic5. re here to et people sa*ed. re here to let the(ospel spread throuh us.

    So what the ord is sa&in is, ?If the& recei*e &ou, the&must recei*e &ou for who &ou are in 1hrist.@ he& shouldn>tthin5 &ou are li5e e*er&one else.

    *e otpower. I>m a belie*er, and sins accompan& me. 4nd if &ou>llrecei*e it and belie*e that (od will use me, I>ll come to &ourhouse and minister healin.@

    ll see man& more results if we minister to people thiswa&.

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    biblical passae recounts that :esus a*e the disciples power

    and authorit$ over all devils, and to cure diseases+ u5e

    '%G.

    he most ecitin thin was when the se*ent& said, Even

    the devils are subect to us in $our =ame!+Notice the& didn>tsa&, ?8nl& the de*ils are subHect to us@ the& said, ?7*en thede*ils are subHect to us.@ s mouth andplaced it in his own hand. hen he eamined it under amicroscope. he plaue erms died as the& came in contact withhis bod&;

    he plaue 5ills most normal people. But when &ou 5now&our authorit& in ,o#1 you kill the !lague; t allow it. Aou tell it, (o; If &ou 5now &our authorit&, &ou

    won>t catch erms and microbes.4s a matter of fact, what isa microbeD (enesis doesn>t sa&,

    ?In the beinnin, (od said, et there be microbes, and therewere.@ Aou cant find them in the Bible. (od didn>t create

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    disease.

    3a*e &ou e*er seen a microbeD he&>re ul&-loo5in

    creatures. +o &ou 5now an&one who has had a microbe, a erm,or a disease for a petD heir *er& life is sin. he& are empoweredb& the power of the de*il. he life in them is the power of thede*il. 4nd we ha*e the abilit& to 5ill them;

    t remo*e them from the planet, because sin brouhtthe curse into the planet, but (od too5 awa& the curse of the lawon our life throuh :esus 1hrist. herefore, we can remo*e the

    influence of sic5ness and disease out of our life. t 5now

    that those diseases are subHect to them. 6ot only #evils, butan&thin the de*il has hatched up is subHect to &ou. Aou don>tneed to catch those diseases.

    I wal5 b& the power of the li*in (od who li*es inside me.6& bod& is the temple of the 3ol& Spirit. It does not contractdisease and sic5ness. It repels it;

    (od a*e &ou and me authorit& o*er all the power of the

    de*il. 7*er&thin within the influence of the 5indom ofdar5ness is subHect to us in the Name of :esus.

    Cancer -ust )ow6

    Cancer is sub5ect to you. s bod&, curse it. Sa&, ?1ancer=die; 1ome out of thisbod&;@ If &ou belie*e what &ou sa&, it will come to pass. hat

    anointin will o to wor5 and 5ill the disease of cancer.Death and life are in the power of the tongue,+ the Bible

    sa&s in Pro*erbs %E'/%. -hat means when life comes on thescene1 #eath leaves.

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    5ills sic5ness. Prosperit& 5ills po*ert&. +eli*erance 5illsbondae. :o& 5ills sorrow. Faith 5ills fear. o*e 5ills hate.

    So we become ?murderers@ of e*il. t itD he& came bac5

    reHoicin and full of Ho&. Mictor& is ecitin. Aou can>t help butet ecited and happ& about it when &ou realiCe that *ictor&belons to &ou;

    Chosen to Rule and Reign *ith Christ6

    he ord has chosen us to be miracle wor5ers li5e these*ent& who will literall& dominate the powers of dar5ness on

    planet 7arth. resusceptible to ettin a hereditar& disease. 3e>ll tr& to et &ou toaccept the fact that confusion is oin to dominate &ou, and&ou>re oin to lose &our mind. If he can con*ince &ou of this,he>ll rob &ou of what belons to &ou.

    Aou don>t need another ?feelin.@ Aou don>t need another

    touch. Aou don>t need another ?brea5throuh.@ 4uthorit& and*ictor& belon to &ou riht now. If &ou can rasp the reat truthof &our authorit& in 1hrist, &ou>ll be well on the wa& to wherethose Ho&ous se*ent& were.

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    Aou can find places in &our life that need to be rearraned,and &ou can start puttin &our faith and the power of (od to

    wor5 in those areas. Aour life can ta5e an upswin for (od.

    God s )est -a$ -ean *ealth

    (od s best for some of &ou is to be a wealth& person; he lieof the de*il is alwa&s to sa& that not e*er&one can be wealth&, oronl& a few can become wealth&.

    Becomin wealth& is easier than &ou thin5. In fact, if an&oneshould be wealth& on this earth, it should be 1hristians. ?hedec5 is stac5ed in our fa*or,@ as worldl& people sa&. *e ottwice as man& anels as the de*il has demons, and reater poweris wor5in in us than in sinners.

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    a supernatural endowment b& the Spirit to help &ou in &our1hristian wal5.

    s mantle when it fell toearth. 7lisha was waitin for that mantle he was as5in for andepectin a double portion of 7liHah>s anointin.

    1onsequentl&, 7lisha didn>t ha*e to fiure out how to usethe mantle he had seen 7liHah operatin the ift. hesupernatural endowment inherent in the mantle helped both

    prophets operate the wa& the& did.

    #he Da$ Jesus *as :Huipped for %ervice

    (oin to the New estament, we see that the ord :esus didnot o out preachin the (ospel, teachin, or healin beforethemantle or anointin came on 3im when 3e was baptiCed in the)i*er :ordan b& :ohn the Baptist.

    o :esus, the baptism in :ordan not onl& sinified thebaptism in the 3ol& Spirit it also sinified 3is bein separatedto fulfill 3is destin& and bein equipped to do the wor5 of theministr& with power. 3e was then read& to do what (od hadcalled 3im to do.

    4fter that eperience, :esus left 3is earthl& famil&, and wedon>t hear of 3im submittin to 3is earthl& parents aain. 3e

    went into the wilderness, o*ercame the enem&, returned to the(alilee, and bean 3is miracle ministr&.

    I belie*e there are times when (od calls&ou, but there arealso times when (od e8ui!s &ou and releases supernaturalabilit& in &ou to fulfill what (od is callin &ou to fulfill.

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    3Releasing the >ower of God

    hen we were ministerin in 1anada se*eral &ears ao,we were approached b& a woman who had sufferedtwo miscarriaes and was epectin a third child.t want her to o out under the power and fall. She wastormented b& the thouht of losin this third child.

    So we sat her down in the chair and bean to ministerhealin to her. Suddenl&, m& wife, )obin, throuh the ift ofdiscernin of spirits, saw the spirit that had attached itself to thiswoman>s bod&. It was literall& holdin her cer*i open; his iswhat had caused her two pre*ious miscarriaes. G

    Aou don>t ha*e to see into the realm of the spirit to 5nowhow to minister to people and how to bind the de*il. Aou can5now throuh the abilities (od has put in &ou. Aou can 5nowthrouh the word of 5nowlede. 4nd if &ou don>t see into therealm of the spirit or ha*e a word of 5nowlede, &ou can stillwal5 b& faith and not b& siht' Aou can belie*e (od>s

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    )e*elation ifts or the still, small *oice of the 3ol& Spiritwill tell &ou how to pra&, how to minister healin, how to ha*e a

    financial brea5throuh, or how to bind the de*il.)obin bound the de*il. She told it to o, and immediatel& it

    left the woman=but as it was lea*in, it literall& hit )obin inthe stomach. It tried to et in one last shot on its wa& out. +on>tlet de*ils do this to &ou. )obin resisted it, and it bounced off her.

    Learn to %a$ =o

    4 well-5nown minister was ministerin healin to a hospitalpatient once, and the spirit Humped off the person and tried to eton the minister. It hit him in the chest. 3e said, ?No, &ou can>t,@and the spirit left.

    *e ot tolearn to sa& no to it. samaCin how people panic. But it>s a spirit, and &ou can reHect it.

    4bout a month after pra&in for the 1anadian woman, weot a letter from her. She went bac5 to her doctor the da& afterwe ministered to her, and he said, ?Aour cer*i is closed.@ s not within 3is realm of

    influence to doDAes, (od is more than a conqueror. 3e is not afraid of the

    de*il. 3e has authorit& o*er the de*il. But on planet 7arth, (oda*e that authorit& to us; 4nd if we don>t do somethin aboutthe enem&, (od won>t.

    An /nstant -anifestation

    4bout two &ears ao, we were ministerin in New 8rleans,and we told the conreation, ?(o out and brin the sic5 tochurch. Belie*e in an instant manifestation of the 3ol& Spirit toheal people.@

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    So some people went out and brouht bac5 a man in anambulance. he& wheeled him into the church ser*ice on a

    stretcher.3e was wearin a hospital own. 3e had fallen off a truc5

    and bro5en his nec5 two &ears before, and he had been bedfastand crippled those /# months.

    4fter preachin the ower of God

    here will alwa&s be an impossibilit&, but we must not allowan impossibilit& to hold us bac5. 4 bro5en nec5 is nothin to

    (od>s healin power;*e ot to reconiCe that (od>s healin power will sure

    throuh us.

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    t said a wordto them about :esus.

    8nce he was ridin in a train, mindin his own business,readin, when four men came to him and said, ?

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    I would *enture to sa& that a hih percentae of the churchworld doesn>t 5now the power of (od. I>d e*en *enture to sa&

    that man& of us don>t 5now the power of (od li5e we should.-he !ower of ,o# honors faith.In order to be ?Capped@ with

    (od>s power, &ou>*e ot to be tuned to the riht ?station.@

    5ncrowned Fings

    And the sevent$ returned again with o$, sa$ing, Lord,even the devils are subect unto us through th$ name!

    Lue 1s words'

    'ow art thou fallen from heaven, B Lucifer, son of the

    morning6 how art thou cut down to the ground, whichdidst weaen the nations6

    /saiah 17214

    he reason wh& the nations and earthl& o*ernments arewea5ened, confused, and snared is because ucifer fell andbecame the od of this world.

    But there s another dimension of o*ernment in the 5indom

    of (od to which we>re called as 5ins and priests. In thatdimension we ma& not be ac5nowleded in public as 5ins andpriests, but in the spirit realm, we>ll rule and rein.

    >ower Bver All the >ower of the :nem$

    4fter :esus told the se*ent& that 3e saw Satan as lihtninfall from hea*en, 3e continued'

    )ehold, / give unto $ou power to tread on serpents andscorpions, and over all the power of the enem$2 andnothing shall b$ an$ means hurt $ou!

    =otwithstanding in this reoice not, that the spirits aresubect unto $ou? but rather reoice because $our names

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    are written in heaven!Lue 1re not oin to feel li5e

    oin that wa&, are &ouD It>s not e*en the direction &ou feel le#to o in.

    he ord was sa&in, ?Aou do not need a specialmanifestation of the Spirit to defeat the de*il. I i*e &ou powerso &ou can ad*ance.@ t come this wa&.It>s ne*er been done. re oin to stop &ou;@

    Aou>re beinnin to step on all that the de*il is attemptinto use aainst &our proress in (od. But &ou ha*e been i*ene;ousiare not oin to be stopped b& the ad*ersar&.

    /gnoring Authorit$

    4fter :esus a*e us authorit& o*er all the power of the de*il,

    3e went on to sa&, )ut dont reoice in the fact that thespirits are subect to $ou? rather, reoice that $our names

    are written in heaven!+

    People ha*e said, ?See, we shouldn>t reHoice because of themiracles, or because the de*il is subHect to us. re sa*ed.@ )eliious people ha*e used thatecuse to capitaliCe on sal*ation and foret about theirauthorit&;

    :esus said, )/ give you authority.'+on>t base &our Ho& onthe fact that the de*il is subHect to &ou. If &ou base &our Ho& onresults, &ou>ll et ecited when &ou see results and depressedwhen &ou don>t. 4nd there will alwa&s be times when &ou>re

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    between *ictories.

    he ord was not neatin the supernatural 3e was simpl&

    sa&in, ?+on>t et ecited, or base &our Ho& on the fact that thede*ils are subHect to &ou. Base &our Ho& on the fact that &ournames are written in hea*en.@

    hat tells me somethin else. Notice 3e didn>t sa&, ?ButreHoice that &ou>re oin to hea*en.@ hat>s how we>*e

    interpreted it, but that s not what 3e said. 3e said, Reoice that

    $our names are written in heaven!+

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    Authority Over the Powers of Darkness

    And he turned him unto his disciples, and saidprivatel$, )lessed are the e$es which see the things that $e

    see!or / tell $ou, that man$ prophets and ings have

    desired to see those things which $e see, and have not seenthem? and to hear those things which $e hear, and have notheard them!

    Lue 1s the clincher. :esus ot all ecited and bean to praise

    (od and sa&, &ou have hid these things from the wise and

    prudent, and have revealed them unto babes!+ re blessed. Untilthis time, prophets and 5ins ha*e desired to hear and see thethins &ou>re hearin and seein.@ or the first time in human history, the #isci!les were seeing

    men having #ominion over the !owers of #arkness.

    7*en in the 8ld estament, men did not ha*e dominion o*erthe powers of dar5ness. In fact, the de*il is hardl& referred to inthe 8ld estament we onl& see t&pes and shadows of him.

    6en in those da&s fouht literal ad*ersaries or iants. hede*il and the spiritual wor5ins of e*il behind the scenes did notcome to liht until the New estament.

    hrouhout the 8ld 1o*enant &ou find men who weredominated b& the powers of dar5ness and certainl& theanointin of (od came on prophet, priest, and 5in, and the&performed miracles.

    But &ou don>t see men bindin de*ils an&where in the Biblebefore :esus appeared on the scene. Aou don>t see an&onesubduin the powers of dar5ness and wal5in in *ictor& until

    :esus> da&.

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    :eleasing the Power of ,o#

    4s a 1hristian, &our name is now written in hea*en. Aou>rea brand-new breed of people. Prophets and 5ins wanted to loo5

    into what &ou ha*e and couldn>t.)emember what :esus said about :ohn the BaptistD But of

    ever$one born of a woman, theres not one greater than

    John!+ hen 3e turned around and added, !!! but he that is

    least in the ingdom of God is greater than he+u5e '/EG.

    re oin toput :ohn up aainst an& other person who was onl& born once, of

    a woman, and did not 5now the New Birth, he>s oin to be thereatest.@

    he New estament, howe*er, ushered in the New Birth,also 5nown as the secon#birth. he second time &ou>re born,&ou>re born of (od. :ohn the Baptist did not eperience thissecond birth. herefore, when comparin him with someonewho has recei*ed the New Birth and the indwellin of the 3ol&

    Spirit, :ohn will be ?the least in the 5indom.@New estament belie*ers are reater than :ohn because the&

    can step into the 1hrist-5ind of ministr&. he& ha*e man&ad*antaes o*er :ohn. :ohn didn>t ha*e dominion o*er thespirits of dar5ness.

    :ohn didnKt ha*e what the apostles had, or what members ofthe 7arl& 1hurch had.

    So the ord said to 3is disciples=and to us=L&our name isnow written in hea*en, and &ou ha*e a new identit&. AouKre notthe person &ou used to be, a person who was o*ercome andtrodden down b& the enem&, a person who bore a resemblance tohis earthl& parents and too5 on their traits. No, &ou>*e been bornof (od, and now &ou can bear a resemblance to &our 3ea*enl&Father and ta5e on 3is traits.@

    s easier to tal5 to sic5ness and disease, e*ilspirits, and so forth. It>s easier to wal5 as a belie*er in allaspects of life.

    $%

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    =icodemus the #heologian

    he third chapter of :ohn is a *er& familiar portion ofScripture howe*er, I belie*e that onl& one aspect of it has beeneplained.

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    :eleasing the Power of ,o#

    %eeing the Fingdom of God

    Nicodemus was literall& fascinated=and so were thePharisees=b& the fact that this man :esus had authorit&. :esus

    said to Nicodemus,#rul$, trul$, / sa$ unto $ou, :cept a

    man be born again, he cannot see the ingdom of God!+

    *e alwa&s thouht that meant Nicodemus would not oto 3ea*en. Aes, we 5now that if &ou>re not born aain, &ou>renot oin to hea*en. But how man& 5now that the 5indom of

    (od is not onl& in 3ea*en it0s on the insi#e of you*4s a matterof fact, the 5indom of 3ea*en is acti*e amon certain people.

    :esus told 3is disciples, 'eal the sic that are therein,

    and sa$ unto them, The kingdom of od i! "ome nigh unto

    you u5e %0'G. :esus told the Pharisees, #he ingdom of

    God cometh not with observation2 =either shall the$ sa$, Lo

    here6 or, lo there6 for, behold, the kingdom of od i! #ithinyou(uke%'/0, /%G.

    s 5indomwill literall& come.

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    :eleasing the Power of ,o#

    became a man.

    lesh or %pirit0

    But that which is born of spirit is spirit. &e must be born

    again!+s characteristics and *er& nature from the t be subHect to &ou. 7lements won>t bow downto &ou. he enem& won>t be under &our feet. Aour ad*ersar&won>t be o*ercome.

    3owe*er, if &ou et sa*ed, &ou become an open house that(od can come and li*e in. 3e can uide &ou into triumphant*ictor& throuhout &our wal5 in 1hrist :esus.

    )ringing 'eaven to :arth

    re born aain, it does notsimpl& mean &ou>re oin to 3ea*en it means &ou>re brinin3ea*en to earth; It does not mean &ou>re ettin sa*ed andettin an ?insurance polic&@ It means &ou>re ettin sa*ed, andmiracles will accompan& &ou.

    he natural man won>t be able to comprehend &ou. 3e thatis spiritual cannot be Huded of an&one. he wind the 3ol&SpiritG blows where*er it wants. Aou don>t 5now where it>scomin from, or where it>s oin. hat s how a man in the spirit

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    wal5s.

    he de*il wor5s on e*er& side, tr&in to contain him, and

    when he>s finished all his strateies and ehausted all hislaborers, he finds out that &ouKre one step ahead of him=because &ou>re born of (od.

    Aour name is written in that other dimension, and &ou 5nowhow to find the presence of the li*in (od.

    $!

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    About the Author

    +r. 1hristian 3arfoucheis both an apostle and a

    prophet to the nations. 3a*inrecei*ed a di*ine mandate tomobiliCe the arm& of (od, +r.3arfouche has in*ested o*er /$

    &ears in trainin a enerationof miracle wor5ers. hrouhthe

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    /nternational -iracle /nstitute (/-/

    98ui!!ing A ,eneration Of =iracle?&orkers*

    he ord has i*en +rs. 1hristian and )obin 3arfouche a mandate to train andequip o*er #00, 000 miracle-wor5ers for the reat end-time har*est of souls.

    hrouh the interit& of the

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    /-/ offers two training options6

    I6I In-)esidence rainin Pensacola, FloridaGI6I 1orrespondence Proram home stud& proramG

    /-/ #raining At A Glance

    )ecei*e trainin b& +rs. 1hristian and )obin 3arfouche. (row in a practical re*elator& understandin of the

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    &ear Bne of /-/powerfull& equips those called to wal5 on the cuttin edein the

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    &ear #wo of /-/ continues where Aear 8ne left off, helpin &ou

    unloc5 the deep truths and re*elation in the

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    )emember, miracles don>t Hust happen. B& the

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    or additional teaching resources

    b$ Dr! Christian 'arfouche

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    )eal people li*in etraordinar& li*es=6iracleKs oda& celebrates the*oice of the disciple. ele*ised dail& around the world, 6iracles oda&captures the passion and purpose of a eneration with a di*ine mandate.7mbracin the promises of (od and the triumphant wal5 of faith,6iracle>s oda& is the celebration of unscripted *ictories and real life

    miracle testimonies. rained and mentored b& +rs. 1hristian and )obin3arfouche, these disciples ha*e answered a lobal call to broadcast thecreati*e epression of (od throuhout the 7arth. 6iracle>s oda& is(od>s method of stirrin a eneration into destin&.

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