NOTES FROM A SERMON PRESENTED BY DR. GREG SLOOP AT THE KANNAPOLIS CHURCH OF GOD. FOR VIDEO OF SERVICES, GO TO THE CHURCH WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.KCOG.ORG, AND CLICK ON THE LIVESTREAM LINK TO VIEW LIVE OR FOR A REPLAY OF THE SERVICES. YOU MAY ALSO WATCH LIVE OR A REPLAY ON the DR. Greg SLOOP FACEBOOK PAGE. FOR AUDIO OF THE SERVICES, GO To THE WEBSITE, kcog.org, AND CLICK ON THE MEDIA PAGE.
May 21, 2023
November 28, 2021
- The Authority of the Birthright
- Jesus: The Firstborn Among Many
- A Leader Chosen by God
- A Called Man or Woman to Carry Out God’s Plan
- The Spirit-Baptized, Anointed Child of God
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Mark 16:15–18 (NKJV)
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Matthew 28:18–20 (NKJV)
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 (NKJV)
Authority to Heal in the Name of Jesus
Acts 3 – Lame Man at the Gate Beautiful Healed.
This was the first divine healing at the hands of the disciples after Pentecost
James 5 – James Instructions for Prayer for Healing
This was decades later, a testimony that divine healing was normal and had an accepted process
Authority to Preach and Teach in the Name of Jesus
Acts 2 – Peter’s Pentecost Sermon (3000 saved)
Acts 4 – Peter and John Preaching After Healing the Lame Man
Acts 9 – The Converted Paul Preaching in Jerusalem
Authority to Cast Out Demons in the Name of Jesus
Acts 16 – Paul and Silas Cast Demon Out of A Slave Girl
Authority to Baptize in the Name of Jesus
Acts 19 – Paul Preaches at Corinth, Baptizes in Water, and They are Baptized in the Holy Spirit
- Do All That You Do:
- In the Name of Jesus
- In the Power of the Holy Spirit
- Takeaway Thoughts
- By the Birthright of the Redeemed (The Name of Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit), we have authority to:
- Heal in the Name of Jesus
- Teach and Preach (Witness) in the name of Jesus
- Cast out Demons in the name of Jesus
- Baptize in the name of Jesus
- By the Birthright of the Redeemed (The Name of Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit), we have authority to:
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