Lifestyle of impossibility

Living Waters Church Talk

7th July 2013

MARKS OF GOD'S PEOPLE Mark 16:1 !1" He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 hoe!er "elie!es and is "aptised will "e sa!ed, "ut whoe!er does not "elie!e will "e condemned. 17 #nd these signs will accompany those who "elie!e$ in my name they will dri!e out demons% they will spea& in new tongues% 1' they will pic& up sna&es with their hands% and when they drin& deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all% they will place their hands on people who are ill, and they will get well. Jesus declared that those who (ollowed Him would display$ # li(estyle that was mar&ed "y seemingly impossi"le things )igns accompanying those who "elie!e$ *se the name of Jesus +ot mantra,talisman -.n Jesus name/ 0 .) +12 li&e -#"ra0cada"ra/3333 #uthority o( a 4ing "ac&ing up 5oliceman in uni(orm 6 can stop tra((ic, etc 7 H89: ;ominion o!er the demonic,e!il realm L#ke 1$:1% . ha!e gi!en you authority to trample on sna&es and scorpions and to o!ercome all the power o( the enemy% nothing will harm you 1ne superior 4ingdom superseding an in(erior realm +ew tongues 6 a sign , a spiritual language Healing

Mat 6:& !'' 2< 2here(ore . tell you, do not worry a"out your li(e, what you will eat or drin&% or a"out your "ody, what you will wear. .s not li(e more than (ood, and the "ody more than clothes9 26 =oo& at the "irds o( the air% they do not sow or reap or store away in "arns, and yet your hea!enly >ather (eeds them. #re you not much more !alua"le than they9 27 ?an any one o( you "y worrying add a single hour to your li(e@eA9 2' #nd why do you worry a"out clothes9 )ee how the (lowers o( the (ield grow. 2hey do not la"our or spin. 2B 8et . tell you that not e!en )olomon in all his splendour was dressed li&e one o( these. 30 .( that is how God clothes the grass o( the (ield, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the (ire, will he not much more clothe you 6 you o( little (aith9 31 )o do not worry, saying, - hat shall we eat9/ or - hat shall we drin&9/ or - hat shall we wear9/ 32 >or the pagans run a(ter all these things, and your hea!enly >ather &nows that you need them. 33 Cut see& (irst his &ingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will "e gi!en to you as well. hat shall we wear,eat9 +o (ocus on what you lack )ee& (irst his 4ingdom , his righteousness Focus on the SOURCE o( supply3 A(ts ':1!6 1ne day 5eter and John were going up to the temple at the time o( prayer 6 at three in the a(ternoon. 2 +ow a man who was lame (rom "irth was "eing carried to the temple gate called Ceauti(ul, where he was put e!ery day to "eg (rom those going into the temple courts. 3 hen he saw 5eter and John a"out to enter, he as&ed them (or money. D 5eter loo&ed straight at him, as did John. 2hen 5eter said, =oo& at us3E < )o the man ga!e them his attention, eFpecting to get something (rom them.

6 2hen 5eter said, )il!er or gold . do not ha!e, "ut what . do ha!e . gi!e you. .n the name o( Jesus ?hrist o( +aGareth, wal&.E . ha!e no resources o( this world )ee$ =u&e 10$D 7no purse.... no sta((... etc: What I do have . gi!e you >ocus is on the a"undance o( what they had 6 H#2HIH than on what they lac&ed. .ntense generosity9 )haring what you do ha!e. Mat &1:&1!&& Jesus replied, 2ruly . tell you, i( you ha!e (aith and do not dou"t, not only can you do what was done to the (ig0tree, "ut also you can say to this mountain, -Go, throw yoursel( into the sea,/ and it will "e done. 22 .( you "elie!e, you will recei!e whate!er you as& (or in prayer.E ;ynamics o( (aith$ If you ha!e (aith ?onditional issue .( you have (aith you cannot ma&e a cheJue i( no (unds in "an&3 .( you ha!e faith 6 (aith is$ su"stance , assurance 6 what you hope (or con!iction , e!idence 6 what you do not see You will say 8ou will do it 8ou will say 8ou ha!e to declare it

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