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right in. Hallelujah. Praise God. Galatians chapter
3 verse 8. Galatians chapter 3 verse 8. Galatians
chapter 3 verse 8. And we say, And the scripture
foreseeing that God will justify the hearing
through what? Through faith preached before the
gospel, right? Unto Abraham saying, Indeed, shall
all the nations be what? Be blessed. Hallelujah.
So what God told Abraham that we read in Genesis
chapter 12, Genesis 14, Genesis 17. The scripture
calls that what? The gospel. Hallelujah. And
the scripture didn't only call that the gospel,
but the scripture says that what? That the hidden
will be justified through that. Hallelujah. And
that in itself, it says, in thee shall all the
nations be what? Be blessed. The hidden being
justified, all nations being blessed, is called
the what? The gospel. And then we now also learned
about The giving or the sacrifice that Abraham,
God spoke to Abraham in Genesis 22. Amen. And
then to go offer Isaac. Hallelujah. And then
we learn in Hebrew that Hebrews will bring a
revelational knowledge to us saying that that
was about Christ. Praise God. So all the events
that we've been learning so far about the name
of Jesus, we are learning now, we are coming
at this place where we see that is found in what?
In resurrection, because the communications of
Jesus in Matthew 28, Luke 24, in Mark, in John,
all those communications were communications
after the resurrection. Amen. So he will tell
them that go into the whole nations of the earth
and preach in my name. Hallelujah. And we say
that in my name, figuratively, onoma means what?
Authority, office, function, right? And then
etc. So what we are saying now is that what Christ,
was giving or what Christ was communicating,
he was communicating his what? His resurrection.
In Luke 24, the scripture says that ought not
the, what the prophets have spoken, sorry, ought
not Christ to have what? To suffer and enter
into his glory, right? And then another place
in 44, Luke 24, 44, 45, it says, for it behooved
Christ, right? To suffer, to die, right? To be
buried and to be raised, the what? The third
day. Hallelujah. And this is fulfilled what the
promise or what the scriptures have spoken. Praise
God. So now, all these things that we are saying,
right, is about, I remember saying something
that all that we've been learning, we have never
seen where we see the emphasis on the humanity
of Jesus only. His giving of birth. Hallelujah.
But rather, we see the revelation behind the
communication about Christ, His dead burial and
what? His resurrection. Hallelujah. So, the name
of Jesus, right, is a product of his what? Resurrection.
Hallelujah. He's a product of his what? Resurrection.
Prior to now, we've not had Jesus, right? All
we see that he will do with his disciples that
we'll learn, the scripture will say that, and
he called his disciples to himself and gave them
power. Amen? When he was alive, the scripture
will tell us that, can we just go to, I think
Luke chapter... It's not in study, but let's
look at it because I mentioned it now. Is it
Luke chapter 10? Matthew 10, right? Okay, I'm
mixing it. Matthew 10. Help us, give us Matthew
10. Matthew 10. I think Luke has his own rendition
to Matthew 10. Give us, please. Very fast. And
when he called his 12 disciples, he gave them
what? He gave them power against unclean spirit
to cast them out. and to heal all manner of sicknesses
and all manner of disease. Can you see? Now,
the names of the twelve apostles were these,
the first Simon, da -da -da -da -da -da. There
are five now. Go to five. These twelve, Jesus
sent forth and commanded them, saying, Go not
into the way of the Gentiles and into any seed
of Samaritans, enter ye not, but go rather the
lost sheep of the house of Israel, as ye go.
Do what? So, prior to now, before Jesus' resurrection,
what will we see? he will do with his disciples
is that he will call them and give them what?
Power. You will never see before resurrection,
Jesus giving people say, go and heal, go and
preach in my name. Hallelujah. However, there
was another situation from this where they saw
some people preaching and casting out devils
in the name of Jesus. Hallelujah. Praise God.
So, but that's now. That event is not that they
were preaching and casting in the name of who?
Jesus. Glory to Jesus. Hallelujah. So now we
now see the same thing that we are reading in
Matthew chapter 10. Jesus did not change the
communication after his resurrection. The only
thing that is now happening that is different
is that now Jesus will know or he knows that
he will not be around again in humanity form.
Amen. So what he will do, he will now. Give the
power to everyone who believes. To them that
believe in my what? In my name. In my humanity,
my power is limited to 12. In my resurrection,
my power is what? Unlimited to the whole nations
of the earth. Let me repeat myself. In my humanity,
my power is limited to what? To myself. and to
twelve and as many that are with me. Hallelujah.
But in my resurrection, my power is unlimited
to the nations of the earth. So we see Galatians
chapter 3 verse 8 will now tell us that what?
The gospel was preached to Abraham, right? And
that gospel is that indeed all nations of the
earth will be what? Will be blessed. Hallelujah.
Glory to Jesus. Good. So now, that's where we
now stop. 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 1 to
4. The gospel now. So the death, burial, and
resurrection of Jesus now in the Old Testament
is also called what? The gospel. And if you observe
in our cell meetings, we have had gospel in Deuteronomy,
gospel in Numbers, gospel. Have we done that?
Gospel in Genesis. Hallelujah. And when we check
all those, if you go back to check your notes,
you realize that the emphasis of those teachings
were the death, burial, and resurrection of who?
Of Jesus. Hallelujah. Glory to Jesus. 1 Corinthians
chapter 15, verse 1 to 4. See, see the same thing
now that we are learning. Moreover, brethren,
I declare unto you the gospel, can you see, which
I preach, what? Unto you, which also ye have
received, and wherein ye, what? Ye stand, by
which ye also are saved. If ye keep in mind,
so which means, the gospel I preach to you, you
receive the gospel. Hallelujah. Go to verse 1.
He said, I declare unto you, the what? The gospel
and you also have what? Have received it. Praise
God. So which means that faith now in what? In
that which was preached to them. So if we stop
here, it means the same thing that happened to
Abraham is the same thing that happened to them.
God spoke the gospel to Abraham. Abraham received
it and it was imputed unto him as what? Righteousness.
Paul preached the gospel to them and they received
it. And it is accounted unto them as what? As
righteousness. Glory to Jesus. Is it clear, everybody?
Next verse now. And he said, By which also are
ye what? Saved. If ye keep in memory what I preach
unto you, unless ye have believed in what? In
vain. Next verse. So I deliver unto you first
of all that which also I what? Received. What
has he received? How that Christ did what? Died
for our sins. So what Paul is saying is that
The gospel I preach unto you is that what? Christ
died for our sins according to what? Can you
see he said according to what? The scriptures.
So which means when Paul preached to them, at
that time, there was nothing called Corinthians.
There was nothing called Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John. The gospel that Paul was preaching to them
was from Genesis to what? To Malachi. So that
day, Paul opened Genesis to Malachi and he preached
the resurrection of Jesus to them. Hallelujah.
And they received it and they became saved. Amen.
Hallelujah. And from the reading of the scriptures,
he said Christ's works died for our sins. Are
we all here? Next verse now. According to the
scripture. And that he was what? Buried and that
he rose again the third day according to... Does
this also look like Luke 24? Hallelujah. For
it behooved Christ to what? To suffer, to die,
be buried and be raised. After what? The third
day. So and that he was buried and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures.
Verse 5 now. And that he was seen of Cephas,
then of 12. Next. After that he was seen of above
500 brethren at once, of whom the greater part
he made unto his presence, but some are fallen,
what? Asleep. Next verse. We stop at 7. So, Paul
was talking about his experience now. Glory to
Jesus. Hallelujah. But you see, Paul's experience
was subjected to scriptures. According to what?
The scriptures. That what I saw, the encounter
I had with Jesus, That encounter is translated
as what? Salvation. According to what? The scriptures.
Glory to Jesus. So we see the resurrection. So
the scriptures is talking about the what? The
death, the burial, and the resurrection of who?
Of Jesus. And when we call that, is that what?
It's called the gospel. Hallelujah. Glory to
Jesus. Glory to Jesus. So which means that when
we go out to preach, we are preaching nothing.
What are we preaching? Christ died. He was buried.
And he was raised. According to what? The scriptures.
That's the theme of the gospel. Nothing missing.
Nothing broken. Nothing added. Nothing reduced.
Same gospel from the beginning to end that saves
people and still saving people till now. Glory
to Jesus. Hallelujah. Amen. Then now. 1 Corinthians
chapter 15 verse 12 to 21. 1 Corinthians 15.
1 Corinthians 15. Verse 12 to 21. See what the
scripture says. For since by one man came dead,
by one man also what? Am I reading the place?
Sorry. Now if Christ be preached that he rose
from the dead, now how says someone among you
that there is no resurrection of what? Of the
dead. That's him. But if there be no resurrection
of the dead, then is Christ not what? Rising.
Hallelujah. Now, we are discussing this now.
If you are in the cell meeting, you know we are
discussing this also. Amen? So the proof that
there is a resurrection of the dead, right, is
that Christ was raised from what? From the dead.
1 Thessalonians chapter 4 will tell us that what
has happened to Christ is already a token, is
a testimony, is a sign that that is the same
experience that will happen to everyone that
is asleep in Christ Jesus. Amen? Good. So, for
till now. And if Christ be not risen, then is
our preaching what? Vain. So which means? Paul
is saying that our preaching is not vain because
we know that Christ has what? Has reason. And
he says, and your faith is also what? Vain. And
he knows also that your faith is not vain because
Christ is reason. Hallelujah. 15. Yea, and we
have found false witness of what? So if Christ
has not reason, if there was nothing called resurrection
of Jesus, then every one of us that we are sitting
right now. We are enjoying false witness what?
Teachings. Hallelujah. So which means that Abraham
was a false witness. Moses a false witness. David
a false witness. Jeremiah a false witness. Ezekiel
a false witness. Hallelujah. Nehemiah a false
witness. Every one of them in the scriptures
what? False witness. Isaiah a false witness.
Because we understand. That dead burial and resurrection
of Jesus is from where first? According to what?
The scriptures. So it means the scriptures bore
a false witness about who? Christ. If there was
no resurrection of Jesus. And that means that
now, what happened to Abraham, that righteousness
that was imputed to Abraham will not happen.
Hallelujah. Amen. And also today, that if we
preach the gospel, when we preach the gospel,
and someone hears the gospel and is saved, that
person cannot be called he is saved again. Because
there is no resurrection of what? Of Jesus. That's
what Paul is saying. But you see, Paul is saying
that, how is it that some of you will say there
is no resurrection of the dead? Now we already
have an evidence. And that evidence is that Christ
has what? Has risen. And that is the same thing
that we preach. That is the same thing that you
have received. And that means that your faith
is not also in what? In vain. That is the same
thing he's saying there. 15. Yea, and we have
found false witnesses of God, because we have
testified of God that he raised, can you see?
That he raised who? Raised up Christ, whom he
raised not up. If so, be that what? The dead
rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not
Christ what? Raised. And if Christ be not raised,
your faith is what? In vain. So which means that
if there is no resurrection, then there will
not be what? The saving from sin. You remember
in Matthew chapter 1, we say his name shall be
called Jesus for he shall save his people from
their sins. So which means that if there is no
resurrection of Jesus from the dead, then there
will not be any idea of people are saved from
sin. So which means people will continue to remain
in their what? In their sins. That's the communication
he's saying. So what Paul is saying to them?
is that the evidence that Jesus has been raised
from the dead is that what? Our sins have been
dealt with. Glory to Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
I stop at what? Verse what? Verse 17. Good now.
18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in
Christ are perished. 19. If this be, if this
life, if in this life only we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men most miserable, but how? But
now, is Christ risen from the dead? become the
first fruit of them that what? That slept. Hallelujah.
Glory to Jesus. So we have evidence. So the end
of every believer is not this. Hallelujah. So
if today I'm put down in the grave, that is not
my end. Because I already have an evidence. There
is a first fruit evidence for me. Glory to Jesus.
Hallelujah. And what Paul will call that? He
calls that the gospel. He will call that what?
The gospel. So the resurrection of Jesus is vital
when it comes to the name of Jesus. The resurrection
of Jesus is important when it comes to the what?
To the name of Jesus. So important. Why? Because
the resurrection of Jesus is the point or is
the main message about the gospel. The main message
about the gospel. So what are we seeing in 1
Corinthians 15, verse 1 to 4? 1 Corinthians 15,
verse 1 to 4. It's how that Christ, what? Died
for our sin. 1 Corinthians 15, verse 1. 1 Corinthians
15, verse 1. See now how he started by saying,
He said, So the number one thing we are seeing
in resurrection is that Christ died for what?
For sin. Remember, we said that onoma means what?
Function. Hallelujah. And all that we've learned
so far, about the name of Jesus Emmanuel is that
God becoming man to save man. So how is God becoming
man to save man? This is what we are looking
at. Hallelujah. That God has become man to save
man through what? The resurrection of Jesus.
Well, let me put it first this way. Through the
death of Jesus to deal with sin. Hallelujah.
Glory to Jesus. So we see Christ dying for sin.
And not only that Christ has died for our sins,
he was not left... Under the air, under the elements
of nature to just deal with his body and vultures
come and eat it and eat it. No, no, no, no, no,
no. You see, in the scriptures, there was concurrent
events that will happen after the death of Jesus.
That he will die, right? And then he will be
buried. So you see, during that time, the rich
man that asked for Jesus' body, right? He was
just doing his normal events. He just went around
and then asked, please give me the body of Jesus.
Please, I have a place. He bought a place. He
was doing it, didn't know that he is fulfilling
what? Scriptures. I just got something in my
heart. That the believer will live an everyday
life, right? Let me put it this way as it's coming
to my heart. As a believer, live your life every
day knowing that The things you do, which Paul
has dealt with it in Romans, knowing that the
things you do with your body, right? The things
you do with your members is fulfilling God's
purposes on the earth. Let me repeat myself.
As a believer, live your everyday life knowing
that what you do, right? With your body. With
your members, your everyday life, you're waking
up, you're lying down, you're eating food, whatever
you eat, whatever you do, right? That you are
fulfilling God's purposes where? On the earth.
So the rich man was roaming about looking for
how they will bury the body of Jesus, knowing
that what? He is fulfilling what? The scriptures.
That's the second thing. The 39, he said what?
And then he was raised from the dead according
to what? The scriptures. This is the same thing
he mentioned in Luke 24. Right? In Luke 24, verse
45. See what he says. Then openly they are understanding
that they might understand the scriptures and
he said unto them, thus it is written, and thus
it behoove Christ to suffer, right? And to rise
from the dead, the what? The third day. We can
put it that way, right? That 46. We can put it,
thus it behoove Christ to suffer, right? And
to die and to be buried and then be raised, the
what? The third day. Glory to Jesus. Hallelujah.
Same, same message. Same. Romans 1 verse 1 now.
And what the scripture will call that? It calls
it what? The gospel. Romans 1. Romans 1 verse
1. Everybody. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,
called to be an apostle, separated unto what?
The gospel of God. See verse 2. Which he hath
promised aforetime. We can say it this way, which
he has communicated a fourth time by his prophets
through the what? The Holy Scriptures. Next verse.
Concerning who? So, that which he has communicated
a fourth time through the Holy Scriptures by
the prophets now is concerning who? His son,
Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has made the seed
of David according to what? According to the
flesh. And declared to be the son of God with
what? So how was he declared? He was declared
to be the son of God with what? With power. According
to the spirit of holiness. By the resurrection
from what? From the dead. Amen. Next verse now.
By whom we have received grace and what? Apostleship
for obedience to the faith among two nations.
One nation. Three nations. How many nations?
For his what? So. underline the word, among all
nations, underline the word, for his name. And
then underline the word, we have received grace,
which is what? Apostleship, a calling, a separating,
an assignment, a function to all nations for
his name. So what Paul is saying here, the same
thing that has happened to me is the same thing
that is happening to every believer. The day
a believer gets saved or the day a man gets saved,
that man has been separated unto the gospel of
God. Hallelujah. And that man has received grace
and what? Apostleship for obedience to what?
To the faith. To how many nations? To all nations.
For whose name? For his name. Glory to Jesus.
Hallelujah. Six now. Just stop at six. Among
whom are ye also the called of what? Of Jesus
Christ. Just what I just finished saying now.
Hallelujah. Romans 1 .16 now. So now we now see
that now. Romans 1 .16. Romans 1 .16. Romans
1 .16. Now, Paul will now leave that place now.
And then Romans 1 .16, he will say, For I am
not what? For I am not ashamed of the what? The
gospel of God. Hallelujah. that have been spoken
aforetime in the scriptures, holy scriptures
by the prophets concerning his son, Jesus Christ.
Amen. So this gospel that have been spoken aforetime,
that have been fulfilled now, it is called what?
That that gospel is the what? The power of God.
So what this place is saying now, let's connect
this place to 1 Corinthians 15. Christ dying
for sins, Christ being buried. Christ being raised
from the dead, that is called the power of God
unto what? Unto salvation. Do you understand
what I just said now? Christ's death, burial,
and resurrection, right? Let me put it this way.
Gospel is equal to Christ's death, burial, and
what? Resurrection is equal to the power of God
unto what? Salvation. unto how many people? To
everyone. You see, the same thing that he mentioned,
well, have been separated according to the gospel
of God, right? That we have received this grace
of apostleship, right? Right, to the obedience
of faith to all nations. Hallelujah. So, that
means that the power of God unto salvation is
to everyone, to all nations. Glory to Jesus.
So, what we are saying, that what God spoke from
the old, that we call the Holy Scriptures, which
we know, what God was speaking to Abraham, what
he spoke to Isaiah, what he spoke to David, what
he spoke to Jeremiah, what he spoke to Ezekiel,
what he spoke to Malachi, what he spoke to Hosea,
what he spoke from Genesis to Malachi, every
of that thing, of that communication is called
what? The power of God unto what? Salvation.
That is why in Luke 24 now, When Christ will
open their understanding. Let's see now. Let's
see. Let's see. Let's connect it. See. Luke 24.
When Christ. After Christ had opened their understanding.
And taught them. 38. Luke 24. 48. After he had
taught them. 47 now. Right? Let's start from
verse 45. So that you can connect what I'm saying.
Then opened here their understanding. That they
might understand the what? The scriptures. And
he said unto them. Thus it is written. Right?
Thus it behoove Christ to suffer and to rise
from the dead, the what? The third day, which
Paul will call it the power of God unto what?
Salvation. Hallelujah. 47. And that through the
power of God unto salvation, repentance and remission
of sins should be preached to how many nations?
To all nations, to everyone that believes. All
nations beginning at what? Jerusalem. 48. And
where are weaknesses of what? Of these things.
39. And behold, I send the promise of my Father
upon you, but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem
until ye be endued with power on what? On high.
Because that event called Christ's death, burial,
and resurrection comes with an evidence called
the power of God unto what? Salvation. Hallelujah.
Glory to Jesus. Glory to Jesus. Do you understand
what we are doing? Do you understand what we
are learning? And that is called the name of
who? The name of Jesus. For his name's sake.
In his name. By his name. Glory to God. Glory
to God. Romans chapter 10 verse 9 now. Romans
chapter 10 verse 9. Romans chapter 10 verse 9.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be what? Power of God. On to what? Salvation.
And what are you confessing? You confess with
thy mouth the what? The Lord Jesus. And you believe
in your heart that God had done what? Raising
from the dead. You wrote somewhere that the crux
of the gospel, right? The message of the gospel
is what? The resurrection of who? Jesus. I believe
in my heart that God had raised him from the
dead. I become what? Saved. That is called the
power of what? The power of God. That is the
power of God. That is the power of God. So let
me say this now as it's coming to my heart. Which
means that when the gospel is preached, right?
What is happening is that the man that is preaching
the gospel, right? What he is doing is that he
is exercising, he is releasing the power of who?
The power of God. The man that is receiving the
gospel by faith, that man is having an encounter
with the power of God. And that power of God,
what? Will save that person. That is the salvation.
And so all these events are happening, right?
For his own sake. Glory to Jesus. Glory to Jesus.
Glory to Jesus. You see, that is why now in Mark
chapter 16, he will now tell them that, Go ye
into what? All the nations of the earth. And
do what? And preach the gospel. Because the believer
is the man that has the power of God unto salvation.
Do you know what I just said? The believer is
the man that has what? The power of God unto
what? Salvation. So if the believer is the man
that has the power of God unto salvation. that
ought to be everywhere saving our men. He said
to everyone that believes. Everyone that believes.
Are we all here? Are we all here? 1 Corinthians
15, 13. 1 Corinthians 15, 13. 1 Corinthians 15,
13. So far so good. Are we learning? Are we learning
everybody? Okay, good. I'm also learning. I'm
also learning. Because some things I'm not. I'm
learning here and not even in my notes. So 1
Corinthians 15, 13 now. But if there be no resurrection
or death, then Christ is what? He's not risen,
right? We're going to stop at 17. Yes, let's
go. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching
what? Vain. And your faith is also what? In vain.
Hallelujah. Yea, and we have found false what?
Witnesses of God. Because we have testified of
God that he raised up Christ, whom he raised
up. Whom he raised not up. If not so, be that
the dead rise not yet. For if the dead rise not,
then is not Christ what? Raised. 17, and we stop
there. And if Christ be not raised, your faith
is in vain, then ye are yet in your what? In
your sins. Hallelujah. So the summary of what
Paul is saying is that what I declare unto you
people and you believe is the power of God unto
what? Salvation. And that power of God unto salvation
has saved you from your sins. Hallelujah. And
that is called the gospel. Christ's death, burial,
and what? Resurrection. Glory to Jesus. Glory
to Jesus. So far so good. We understand how we
arrived here, right? We know how we arrived here,
right? Is it clear? Any confusion so far? Any
confusion? Good. So now, let's just quickly have
a rundown, maybe add some references in the book
of Acts where we see some of these things. Acts
chapter 1, verse 1 to 3, everybody. Let's go.
Very fast. Let's have this very fast. Acts chapter
1, verse 1 to 3. Can you see? He showed himself
what? Alive, right? After his passion, by many
infallible what? Proofs. If you are reading another
version, you say, Many undeniable proofs. Being
seen of them 40 days and speaking of the things
pertaining to the what? To the kingdom of God.
And we've learned here, pastor has taught us
here, that the things pertaining to the kingdom
of God, which we've learned, that he has taught
them in Luke 24, is his death, burial, and what?
Resurrection. Hallelujah. Glory to Jesus. So
now, and then now, let's read down to it. Very
fast. Let's go. And being assembled together
with them, commanded them that they should not
depart from Jerusalem. But wait for the promise
of the Father, which he said, ye have heard of
me. Because he has told them all those things.
When we read the book of John, right? For John
truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized
with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When
that therefore were come together, they asked
of him, saying, Lord, will thou at this time
restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said
unto him, it is not for you to know the times
of the season which the Father hath put in his
own power, but ye shall receive power after the
Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be
what? Witnesses. So you see, now Paul, now where
we read in 1 Corinthians 15, Paul will tell them,
if Christ be not raised, then we have become
what? Says what? Witnesses. So what are we witnessing
about? We are witnessing that Christ have died,
Christ was buried, and Christ was raised from
the dead. And that is the power of God that saves
men from their sins. Hallelujah. That's what
Jesus is saying here there will be. Right? Unto
me, both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and in
Samaria and onto the autonomous part of the earth.
If you remember, in Luke 24, he said that, right?
For ye are witnesses of this, and that through
you, repentance and remission of sins will be
preached to how many nations? To all nations
for my name's sake. Hallelujah. Glory to Jesus.
So, what are we seeing? That from Jesus' death,
burial, and resurrection, Now we see witnesses
born out of it. Glory to God. For his name's
sake. Ah no, let me not go there. It's at the
end now. Let me not say at the end now. Hallelujah.
For his what? For his name's sake. For his name's
sake. Acts chapter 1 verse 22. Acts chapter 1
verse 22. Beginning from the baptism of John
unto the same day that he was taken up from us,
must one be ordained to be a witness with us
of his what? of his resurrection and other evidence.
His resurrection. Right? Acts chapter 2, verse
25. Acts chapter 2, verse 25. Acts chapter 2,
verse 25. For David's speak, we'll just run it
fast to 33. For David's speaker concerning him,
I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for
he is on my right hand, that I should not be
moved. Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my
tongue was glad. Moreover, also my flesh shall
rest in hope. Because thou wilt not leave my
soul in hell, neither this Peter now, quoting
David now, right? Wilt not leave my soul in hell,
neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see
what? Corruption. Thou hast made known to me
the ways of life. Thou shalt make me full of
joy with thy what? Countenance. Men and brethren,
let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch
David, that he is both dead and buried, and his
sepulcher is with us unto what? this day. Therefore
being a prophet and knowing that God has sworn
with an oath to him that of the fruit of what?
Of his loins. Now from Abraham now. Hallelujah.
According to the flesh he will raise up which
means what God spoke from the scriptures that
will happen that we call the promise that is
the gospel that according to flesh Jesus will
come. Let me put it this way now that we learn
now. God will come according to flesh. Amen?
He will die and be buried, and he will be raised
from what? From the dead. To his loins, according
to the flesh, he will raise up Christ to sit
on his what? On his throne. He seen this before,
speak of the resurrection of who? Of Christ.
That his soul was not left in hell. So if you
are in the cell meeting now, we are discussing
this, right? Neither his flesh did see what?
Corruption. 32. This Jesus our God raised up,
whereof we are all what? I will stop there. Hallelujah.
That through the resurrection, that he has spoken
from our forefathers, that's what Peter was saying,
right? That today, that is fulfilled, and you
now hear, and you now what? You now see. Let
me put it this way. That what they are seeing
in display is that they are seeing a display
of the power of God unto what? Unto salvation.
So we now see at the end of his message, right?
We now see 3 ,000 will be what? Will be saved.
Because when we now read further the other verses
ahead, we now see after he has preached the gospel
to them, right? All of them wondered, how can
we be saved? They became saved from what he spoke.
Mind you, don't forget, Peter was not speaking
from Ephesians. He wasn't speaking from Corinthians.
He wasn't speaking from Galatians. He was speaking
from Genesis to what? To Malachi. So now write
this somewhere. So which means that I can preach
the gospel from Genesis to Malachi and people
will be saved today. Do you hear what I just
said? That I can preach the gospel from what?
Genesis to Malachi, right? And people will be
saved when? Today. Glory to Jesus. So let's quickly
add these scriptures now. Add these scriptures,
everybody. Acts chapter 3 verse 15. Acts chapter
3 verse 15. Acts chapter 5 verse 30. Acts chapter
5 verse 30. Acts chapter 10 verse 40. Acts chapter
10 verse 40. Acts chapter 13 verse 29. Acts chapter
13 verse 29. And then Acts chapter 17 verse 31.
Acts chapter 17 verse 31. Are we all there? Yes.
So when we read all these places, we will see
about the resurrection of Jesus, the resurrection
of Jesus, and then the things he has accomplished.
Glory to Jesus. Glory to Jesus. Are we all here?
Are we all here? Are we learning? So far so good.
Is there any confusion? Okay, good. So now Ephesians
chapter 1 verse 16. Let's go to Epistles. We're
just going to run this fast and then we end the
last part. Ephesians chapter 1 verse 16. Our
sister, our sister Judith helped us and then
we prayed a part of it. Ephesians chapter 1 verse
16. We'll stop at 23, everybody. Right? So with
all that we have learned now about resurrection,
then now that resurrection is called the gospel.
And then that gospel, Paul would call it the
power of who? The power of God unto what? Salvation.
He said to everyone. Hallelujah. So everyone
that believes the gospel will encounter this
power too. Glory to Jesus. Good. So Ephesians
chapter 1, number 16. So with all that we have
learned, pay attention carefully to the lines
as we are reading it. Right? And then with all
that you have learned, you'll be fixing some
things there. 16, let's go. Since not to give
thanks for you, Making mention of you in my what?
Prayers. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give you the spirit
of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of
who? In the knowledge of him. 18. The eyes of
your understanding being enlightened, that ye
may know what is the hope of his calling and
what the riches of the glory of his inheritance
in what? In the saints. You know what we read
in Romans chapter 1 verse 1, right? He said that
what? I've been separated unto the gospel of
God. Hallelujah. I've received grace, right?
And apostleship, right? Right? To the obedience
by faith, right? To preach the gospel to all
nations for the name of Christ. Amen? Good. So,
now, see what he's saying in 18. So, Paul will
say that statement in Romans chapter 1 because
now, the eyes of his understanding now is enlightened
about that assignment. Hallelujah. 18 now. So,
now, you will pray for them. That ye may know
what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the
saints. 19. Everybody, pay attention, pay attention,
pay attention. And what is the exceeding greatness
of his, what? Power to us, what? And it is the
power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes
according to the working of his mighty power.
20. What is this power? Everybody pay attention
now. And see, everybody pay attention because
everything we're going to read from 20 to 23
is what is active in them that believe now. Are
we all here? Are we all here? Are we all here?
20 now. Walking of his mighty power. 20. Which
he wrought in who? In Christ. When he raised
him from the dead and set him at his own right
hand in the heavenly places. far above all principalities,
and power, and might, and dominion, and every
name that is named, not only in this world, but
also in that which is to come, and hath put all
things under his feet, and gave him to be the
head over all things, to the church, which is
his body, the fullness of him, that filleth what?
All in what? In all. Hallelujah. Glory to Jesus.
So what is the summary of what we are saying
now? We're going to go into it. The summary of
what we are saying is that all that we've read
from 20 down to 22 is the reality of the church
now. Do you hear what I just said? All that we've
read from 20 to 22 is the reality of what? Of
the church when? Not tomorrow. Not next week.
Not next month. When? Now. The power... That
is at work in us who believe is the power that
God wrought in Christ. Is the power that raised
him from the dead. Is that same power that settled
him at his own wrought? Right hand. Mind you,
remember, right? In Ephesians chapter 1, we are
not, we are not, let me, let me, let me just
quickly get it now. Let me just quickly get it.
Let me quickly get it. No, Ephesians chapter
2 verse 6 now, right? I want to say something,
that's why I need to read it. Ephesians 2, and
had raised up us together. And made us to see
him heavenly places in who? In Christ Jesus.
Ephesians chapter 1. He said that he has raised
him up. Hallelujah. And set him at his right
hand in the what? Heavenly places. He didn't
raise Jesus only up. He raised us up. Hallelujah.
The power that raised Jesus set us up together
with Christ in what? In heavenly what? In heavenly
places. Christ is far above principalities. The
church is far above principalities. Hallelujah.
Christ is far above power. The church is far
above power. Christ is far above might and dominion.
The church is far above might and what? Dominion.
Every name that is named, not only in this world,
but also in that which is to come. As they are
subjected to Christ, so are they subjected to
who? To the church. I put all things under his
feet. I put all things under the feet of the
church. Hallelujah. And I'm giving him what?
To be the head over all things what? To the church.
which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth
what? That filleth all. So if we want to understand
the fullness of Christ, Jesus is dead, burial
and resurrection, we will understand the fullness
of Christ, dead, burial and resurrection and
that power in where? In the church. Glory to
Jesus. That is the name of Jesus. That is the
name of Jesus. So now, verse 17 now. Verse 17,
everybody. Let's look at verse 17. Verse 17 says,
Ephesians 1, 17. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom.
And what? Which is revelation in the knowledge
of what? Of him. So we have learned that revelation
is the word apocalypses. Revelation is the word
apocalypses. Apocalypses. Apocalypses. I think
we've learned it during the, during the Kadatismos,
right? It means what? Apocalypses. I remember
very well, we said from Romans chapter 8, 19,
20. Same word, apocalypses. Okay, I will not
say it. The word knowledge, right? The word knowledge.
What's the word knowledge? Epignosis. I think
I said it last teaching. It means what? No, pastors,
don't say anything, pastors. Pastors, don't say
anything. It means what? Okay, I will not say
this one too. You will check your notes. You
are making my work easy. Ephesians chapter 4
verse 11. Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11. Ephesians
chapter 4 verse 11. We have received grace. Hallelujah.
So epignosis means accurate knowledge. Amen.
Apocalypse means what? Huh? Laid bare. Okay.
Huh? The neck naked. What do I have here? A strange,
strange teal. If you just drop the 4 by 11, everybody
will see the same word we use about knowledge,
right? And he gave some apostles and some prophets
and some evangelists and some pastors and teachers
for the prophethood of saints, for the work of
the ministry, and for the body of Christ. Till
we all come in the unity of faith and of the
epignosis of the Son of God. On the path of man,
on the measure of the stature of the fullness
of who? Of Christ. Same word there. Hallelujah.
So let's add these references now. Philippians
1 .9. Same word for that knowledge. Philippians
1 .9. Colossians 1 .9. Why is that these days?
I don't carry. currencies in my pockets. Or maybe
I'm in cashless mood. You know, when you are
under management, you have to be cashless. You
know, because the flow is maintained and managed.
May the Lord give you understanding. Philippians
1 .9, Colossians 1 .9, Philemon 1 .6. You know,
before I married, I used to blow money. I blow
money anyhow. I'm a blower. You know, I blow.
If you are close to me, I blow it. One day, Pastor
Ife came and asked me, he said, Bishop, it's
like you have disconnected yourself from money.
I told him, I said, I'm trying to do one experiment.
When I'm done, I think I will tell you why I'm
doing it. You know? So I told my wife one day,
I said, oh, we're coming out. I told her, I said,
you know, there is a way, poverty. will make
you, the things of the world will not appeal
to you. You know, there's a way lack of cash
will make you, restaurants, nah. Looking good,
nah. I remember Pastor Victor would say, you
know, Bishop, this is your trouser. I said, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Matter of God, we
are not focusing on that now. Don't focus on
these things now. He said, no, you know, there's
a way, you know, we need to, as we are going
up. We should, we should be, they say, well,
we need to look, I say, no, we are still good
this way. No cash. Yeah, no, no cash. Those few
weeks ago, I realized that there's what is called
wealth and there's what is called ultra wealth.
Just a few weeks ago, I said, hmm, that's my
first time, ultra. So, it's well. Where were
we? Where did we write? Philippians, Philemon
1 .6, 1 Timothy 2 .4, and then 2 Timothy 3 .7.
Let's quickly rush this now. So what he is now
saying to them, there will be a revealing, number
one, and that revealing will come as a result
of what? Accurate knowledge. Amen? Ephesians
1 .18. 18 now tells us that what? That word enlightened,
we have learned it here. It means fortizo, right?
And fortizo means to educate. So the mind will
be educated about Christ. The mind will be illuminated
about Christ. That's enlightened. Amen? Then,
that you may know what is the hope of his calling.
Yes, yes, yes. So there will be an illumination.
There will be an education, right? About his
calling, about the riches of his glory. Of his
inheritance in what? In the saints. Amen? 19
now, everybody. And what is the exceeding greatness
of his power? Right? That word power there is
dynamis. That word power is what? Dynamis. Dynamis
means ability to accomplish something. Dynamis.
D -Y -N -A -M -I -S. Ability. That word power
there, right, is called dynamis. It means ability
to what? To accomplish something. He said, we
will know the exceeding ability of God that is
resident in us. Who what? Who believes. Hallelujah.
That we will know it. I pray for you, the church.
Right? That the eyes of your understanding will
be what? Will be illuminated. After knowing the
hope of his calling, the riches of his health
in the saints, right? You will now know. That
there is an ability of God in you. Hallelujah.
Glory to God. Now, he now calls that again. Let's
see all the adjectives that we're given now.
Dynamics, right? Just what we believe according
to the working of his what? Of his mighty power.
See all the connections that Paul will give.
Exceeding, greatness, working, mighty what? Power.
exceeding, greatness, working, mighty, what?
Not power that has worked and is not working
now. Hallelujah. Not power that has stopped working.
Not power that is going to work for two weeks.
Not power that is going to work for three days.
No, no, no, no, no, no. He said that effect work,
you see that work there is a continuous, present,
future, participle, tense. If you add anything,
working and moving till eternity. Paul will call
it That this power is what? Is exceeding great.
That word exceeding. Exceeding means hyperbolo.
Hyperbolo means what? To surpass. To surpass.
To excel beyond. There is a power in believers
that surpasses. That excels. There is a power
that is beyond the usual. Hallelujah. Let me
add this now to it. There's a power that is beyond
the ordinary. There is a power that is beyond
the natural. That's the word exceeding. Greatness
is megetos. Greatness. M -E -G -E -T -H -O -S.
Megetos. Megetos means magnitude. An unusual
magnitude of ability in the believer. Megetos.
M -E -G -E -T -H -O -S. Magnitude. Then we know
what walking is, right? Working. Effective. Energia.
Something that is running. Efficient. That is
functioning effectively. Hallelujah. Then the
word mighty. Mighty power. Two words together.
Mighty power. He joined two meanings of power
all together, right? Mighty is also used for
power. That is ischis and kratos. The first power
is dynamis, an ability to accomplish something
in the believer. Amen. The second mighty is also
power ischys. I -I -S -C -H -Y -S. It means the
ability that is manifested. Hallelujah. So the
ability that is what? Manifested. Ischys. I -S
-C -H -Y -S. Displayed strength. Manifested ability.
And then that manifested ability, now he joined
it together with the word kratos, mighty power,
right? Displayed ability or manifested ability
associated with authority or dominion. So kratos
is what? Power associated with what? Authority
and what? Dominion. Hallelujah. So when we put
that together, exceeding greatness, working what?
Mighty power. So in the believer, there is an
ability of God, hallelujah, that is functioning,
running effectively, that is manifested, right?
To show authority and what? Dominion. And that
is why when you see the next place now, the next
verse, it begins to tell us that that power that
is effective, he wrote it in who? He wrote that
power in who? in Christ Jesus. That same wrath
in Christ Jesus, that not wrath, is the same
thing with walking and at you. So that same power
is that he made that power, right? So now, listen.
So what the scripture is saying now, the point
we're telling that the eyes of the understand
be illuminated to is that the power that now
is in us, that belief, is the power, not, God
did not reduce it to 95%. He did not receive
it to 99 .9%. He did not receive it to 70%. He
said, no, no, you know, there's a level their
body cannot carry. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
He said, that same exceeding, greatness, mighty,
walking power is that same power that he wrote
in who? In Christ Jesus. That same power is the
power that raised Christ from who? From the grave.
He didn't stop there. That same power is that
power that sets Christ in the place of authority
in the heavenly places. Hallelujah. That same
power is the power that made him to be set above
principalities and wealth, power and might. That
same power. What I'm saying is that inside you,
the believer, there is a power that raised Jesus
from the dead. There is a power that has set
him in the heavenly places. There is a power.
That has set him above what? Principalities.
What I'm saying automatically now, a revelation
in order to come to you, that that is your reality
now. That is your current reality. Hallelujah.
That God has set us above what? Principalities.
Above powers. Above might. Above rulers. Onoma.
Authority. Function. Office. So which means the
believer is now in the what? In the power. In
the office of Jesus. You remember the illustration
we gave, that when you say, in the name of Jesus,
rise up and walk, it's not another power that
is coming from above. It's that same power that
is where? In you. So I see a sickness, I see
a cancer, I command every symptom of cancer to
go in the name of Jesus. You are not mentioning
the biological name of Jesus. You remember I
said, in my name, you will lay hands on the sick.
What you're just doing in the natural is that
as you lay hands, power is transmitted from within
you through your hands upon the disease. As you
alter us, you shall cast out devils. You demon,
I speak to you. So, oh, listen guys. So which
means that the power of God that is resident
in the believers will find expression through
our members. So when I speak, I release power.
When I lay hands on the sick, power is released.
Not another power. Which means that when I'm
encountered with a circumstance, there's a resident
power inside me. Hallelujah. There's a resident
power. Not only a resident power. Let's qualify
it now. There is an exceeding... What again?
Let's work. There's what? 19. Now, let's call
the words. There is an exceeding greatness of
what? of his working what? Mighty power where?
In me. So when you go to her this week, hallelujah,
when you are declaring that right inside me,
there is an exceeding greatness working mighty
power. There is an exceeding greatness working
mighty what? Power. There is an exceeding greatness
mighty working what? Power. That power is working.
That power is what? It's working. Glory to Jesus.
So now, which means I've occupied his what? His
office. Lastly now, Colossians 2 .15. Let's rush
this now. Colossians 2 .15. So you see, what
Paul will teach the church is that they understand
this exceeding greatness, working mighty power.
This is my word, me. This is my word for the
week now. There is an exceeding greatness, mighty,
working mighty power. There is an exceeding greatness,
working, mighty power. Not the power that has
not worked. Let me say this as it's coming to
my heart. That before God gave us the power and
he ensured the power is to us what we believe
as, he first wrought that power in Christ Jesus.
Do you understand what I just said? So which
means that if God wrought that power in Christ
Jesus, and Christ did not rise, will not receive
it. Do you understand what I'm saying? So when
God wrought in Christ Jesus, and Christ was raised
from the grave, that same power is what is resident
in the believer. Let me just add this as a way
of lesson now. So which means that, whatever
is around us, whatever that seems difficult,
whatsoever that seems challenging, Whatsoever
that seems, oh, I'm confused about it. Whatsoever
that seems is a mountain. Whatsoever that seems
as though it's some form of darkness. Whatsoever
that seems to be like it's some kind of restriction,
some kind of resistance. Remember that there
is an exceeding greatness, working, mighty power.
That power was first tested in Christ Jesus.
And it works. It raised Jesus from the dead.
It didn't only raise Jesus from the dead. It
set him up in the heavenly places. Above principalities,
powers are mine. That power is at work where?
In me. That is the name of Jesus. Hallelujah.
Colossians, very passing. Colossians 2 .15 now.
I'm just going to rush this now. 2 .15. Is it
happening? Let's start with verse 14. Blotting
out the handwriting, all that thing. And you
being dead in your sins, Tell yourself I'm not
ordinary. Say I'm not ordinary. Say I'm not ordinary.
Nothing overcomes me. Say I'm not ordinary. There
is an exceeding greatness. working, mighty power.
Oh, I'm not ordinary. Hallelujah. Having spoiled
principalities and powers, he made a show of
them openly, triumphing over them in it. Hallelujah.
He made a show of them openly, triumphing what?
Over them. Glory to Jesus. So that word spoiled,
write it down, please, fast. Just have like maybe
four minutes. That word spoiled is apecdomai.
A -P -E -K -D -U -O -M -A -I. A -P -E -K -D -U
-O -M -A -I. It means to disarm. To strip off.
He disarmed principalities and powers. You see
where we read in Ephesians that he set him up
above what? Principalities, powers, and might.
This is what happens. That he disarmed what?
He disarmed. So, Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection.
Right? His resurrection is the proof that powers,
principalities and powers have been what? Disarmed.
He said to disarm. Are you reading that? Yes.
And then now, I added this now. To disarm, to
show as a sign of victory. To disarm means to
show as a sign of what? As a sign of victory.
To show as a sign of victory. Three minutes.
To show as a sign of what? As a sign of victory.
So that Colossians 2 .15. 2 .15 I said. He made
a show of them what? Openly triumphant what?
Over them. Hallelujah. And that word. To show
them openly. To show them. Is the word. Degmatizo.
D -E -I -G -M -A -T -I -Z -O. D -E -I -G -M -A
-T -I -Z -O. It means to give evidence or a proof
of a thing. Hallelujah. To give what? To give
evidence or a proof of what? Of a thing. Add
these scriptures now to help us with that. Colossians
1 .13. Colossians 1 .13. Ephesians 2 .6 -7. Ephesians
3 .10. To give evidence. To give evidence. To
give evidence. Then Hebrews 2 .14. Hebrews chapter
2, verse 14. Hebrews chapter 2, verse 14. Help
us with Hebrews chapter 2, verse 14. Okay, let
me quickly read it here because my time is. For
as much then as the children are the particle
of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise
took part of the same. That true dead, everybody
see now, that true dead, he might what? He might
destroy him that had the power of who? Dead,
that is who? The devil. Next verse now. And not
only to destroy the devil, the high power of
death. Amen. But to deliver them who through
fear of death were all their lifetime subject
to what? To bondage. So in the destruction of
Satan, the high power of death. Amen. Comes the
deliverance of them that are under what? Bondage.
Hallelujah. Glory to Jesus. Glory to Jesus. So
what did Jesus do? What did he do when he did
that destruction? Because we are reading that
he spoiled principalities and powers. Amen? What
did he do? He did it through his death, burial,
and resurrection. He did it through his death,
burial, and what? And resurrection. He did it
through his death, burial, and resurrection.
Because what he did was not hidden. Hallelujah.
What he did, the scriptures say he shewed them
openly. And that word openly is paresia. Paresia.
means to boldly, a freedom of expression, to
boldly show things up, to boldly show things.
The same thing, Matthew chapter 1, verse 19,
and then Hebrews chapter 10, verse 19, Matthew
1, 19, Hebrews 10, 19, and then 1 John 5, 14.
And then lastly, 2 Corinthians 2, 14 now. 2 Corinthians
2, 14. That word triumphing over them. triumphing
over them means a procession with an acclamation
of victory. Hallelujah. A procession with an
acclamation of what? Of victory. So what Jesus
did is that, yes, good, to show that principalities'
powers, right, and then might and powers have
been defeated. What he did is that he gave a
proof. Hallelujah. And that proof he gave, Is
what? Is in the church. Is in where? In the believer.
Hallelujah. This is how. Now, thanks be unto
God, which always caused us to what? To triumph.
In who? In Christ. And make it what? Manifest
the servant of his knowledge by us in what? In
every place. So what Jesus did is what? Exercise
where? On the earth. The show. The evidence that
principalities, powers, might, rulers, right,
have been disarmed is where we are the evidence.
Hallelujah. The power, that exceeding greatness,
mighty working power, like that God wrote in
Christ Jesus, we are the proof of it. So what
we are saying is that the name of Jesus came
from victory. Hallelujah. The name of Jesus came
from conquests. so also the believer came from
victory. So every time I'm exercising, I'm praying
in the name of Jesus. I'm praying from victory.
I'm not praying from defeat. Hallelujah. Every
time I'm overcome by a situation against me,
right? I stand before that situation, what? From
where? From victory. Why? Let me say this lastly
now. Because the manifest servile of God's knowledge.
He's always what? Nailed through me. Glory to
Jesus. Glory to Jesus. Say, I'm in the name.
I'm in the name. I'm in the name. I'm in the
name. Can we just bless God, everybody? Can we
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