📝 2025-11-09 | Called, Chosen & Consecrated: Walking in Authority, Obedience & Agape Love

 📝 2025-11-09 | Called, Chosen & Consecrated: Walking in Authority, Obedience & Agape Love 


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Key Points (summary further below)

  • emphasized that God has called everyone in the room but only a few are chosen - specifically those willing to submit to His will rather than pursuing their own plans and purposes.
  • The teaching series on believer's authority was highlighted as controversial in churches, with the assertion that God gave believers authority over Satan, sickness, self, and situations.
  • Many believers fail to see victory because they don't understand who lives within them, and God is greater than Satan, sin, sickness, self, and any situation they may face.
  • Personal family observations were shared about relatives remaining in the same negative conditions for 30-40 years because they have accepted their circumstances rather than seeking change through God.
  • The speaker explained that God loves everybody but doesn't trust everybody, and gaining God's trust requires surrendering to Him through prayer, fasting, Bible study, and separation from worldly distractions.
  • Believers must abide in Jesus according to John 15:5, as apart from Him they cannot accomplish anything of eternal value or bear spiritual fruit.
  • Financial stewardship was addressed, noting that many people don't see breakthroughs because they are wasteful rather than good stewards of what God provides.
  • Current economic conditions in America were discussed, including $35 trillion in national debt and the prophesied failure of systems, emphasizing the need for church revival.
  • Health issues in America stem from overeating rather than starvation, and fasting is recommended for physical and spiritual rejuvenation and detoxification.
  • Separation from worldly influences is required according to 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, including avoiding Halloween celebrations, inappropriate music, and corrupt entertainment.
  • Rebellion against God's commands is equated with witchcraft according to 1 Samuel 15:23, and disobedience opens believers to spiritual bondage and confusion.
  • Deliverance requires personal responsibility to stay delivered, meaning avoiding people, places, and things that God has removed from one's life.
  • Temptation resistance leads to receiving the crown of life promised in James 1:12, and saying no to temptation means saying yes to God.
  • True godly love is agape love - unconditional and sacrificial - and believers cannot claim to love God while deliberately engaging in sinful behavior or harboring hatred toward others.


Summary Detail Follows: 

God's Goodness and Calling

  • God's goodness is often forgotten amid life's affairs, yet He has brought believers far and preserved them when others have not survived

  • Everyone in the room has been called by God, but only those willing to submit to His will are chosen
  • Many believers fail to see desired results because they don't fully surrender to God's will and attempt to do things half-heartedly
  • God cannot be manipulated by anyone, regardless of their knowledge of scripture


Believer's Authority Over Spiritual Forces

  • God has given believers authority over Satan, sickness, self, and situations, though this topic remains controversial in many churches

  • Victory is not seen in these areas because believers don't understand who lives within them and that God is greater than all these challenges
  • God doesn't have issues knowing His power, but believers struggle with this understanding since God is unchanging and cannot lie


Questioning Faith During Difficulties

  • People often question their faith when facing sickness, death of loved ones, financial struggles, or other hardships despite believing in God

  • Self-examination is necessary to identify what actions may be displeasing to God or rebellious against His will
  • Attitudes determine altitude, and negative attitudes prevent people from receiving God's blessings even when He speaks promises over their lives


Family Members Remaining Stagnant

  • Observations of family members who remain in the same conditions for 30-40 years, still addicted to various substances and behaviors including marijuana, alcohol, pornography, and poverty

  • These individuals have accepted their condition rather than seeking change or growth
  • Similar patterns exist in the body of Christ where people don't grow spiritually despite singing, talking, and walking with God


Spiritual Maturity and Growth Challenges

  • Many believers remain spiritually immature year after year, still displaying poor attitudes over minor slights or perceived disrespect

  • God may be protecting some from self-destruction by keeping them hidden until they're ready for promotion
  • Cooperation with God is necessary for advancement, and He won't set people up for failure


Requirements for God's Trust and Blessing

  • God loves everyone but doesn't trust everyone, and trust is gained through surrender to Him

  • Gaining God's trust requires getting up early to pray while others sleep, fasting while others eat, and separating from social media, news, and television
  • Dedication and consecration lead to visible results and positive changes that others notice


Personal Testimony of Transformation

  • Personal testimony shows how dedication to God results in visible blessings, with family members noticing positive changes in appearance and character

  • Others recognize the transformation and express intentions to attend the same church when they give their lives to God
  • Believers serve as lights in negative environments, providing hope to coworkers and friends even when results aren't immediately visible


Abiding in Jesus for Spiritual Success

  • John 15:5 emphasizes that believers are branches connected to Jesus as the vine, and without Him they can do nothing

  • Abiding in Jesus is essential for healing, breaking curses of poverty, and achieving spiritual breakthroughs
  • Financial struggles often stem from poor stewardship rather than insufficient income, requiring believers to learn proper management of resources


Economic and Prophetic Warnings

  • Recent changes in government programs like food stamps reflect prophesied economic challenges that have been warned about for years

  • America's $35 trillion debt represents a critical point, as historically no nation survives such massive debt levels
  • Signs in the heavens, including an X across the nation, symbolize God's warning that He has written off the nation unless revival occurs


Church Responsibility vs Government Dependence

  • The church should be feeding people and restoring communities rather than relying on government programs run by those who don't love God

  • Government programs have poisoned people with processed foods containing harmful chemicals and hormones
  • Food production has been compromised through chemical enhancement to meet demand, contributing to health issues from overeating rather than starvation


Fasting and Spiritual Detoxification

  • Most health issues in America result from overeating rather than starvation, and fasting gives the body necessary rest for healing and rejuvenation

  • Fasting not only detoxes the body from food but also from spiritual burdens that God never intended believers to carry
  • Believers often carry burdens for family members that they cannot actually save, leading to personal spiritual death


Personal Relationship and Transformation Story

  • Personal testimony of transformation from brokenness to abundance through maintaining connection with God rather than allowing the past to interrupt the future

  • Recognition that blessings come from what God can do rather than material possessions or locations
  • Encouragement that even in current difficulties, God will bless believers so abundantly they will look back and say it was worth the struggle


Maintaining Faith Through Difficulties

  • Believers must maintain faith when lights are off, heat is disconnected, marriages are failing, children rebel, friends abandon them, and people write them off

  • Abiding in Jesus requires faith, prayer, and obedience, which are essential for spiritual life and growth
  • Many people prefer drama over peace and always find problems rather than enjoying moments of blessing


Self-Denial and Separation Requirements

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 requires believers to come out from among worldly people, separate themselves, and avoid touching unclean things to be received by God

  • Christians don't celebrate Halloween or engage in corrupt activities, instead praying for those who do participate in such events
  • Separation from worldly music, entertainment, and activities is necessary for spiritual growth and holiness


Overcoming Temptation and Building Character

  • James 1:12 promises a crown of life to those who endure temptation and remain approved by God

  • Character is revealed by what believers give in to versus what they resist and overcome
  • True love for God is agape love, which is unconditional and sacrificial, demonstrated through obedience rather than words alone


Discipleship and Love Requirements

  • John 13:34-35 commands believers to love one another as Christ loved them, with this love serving as the identifying mark of discipleship

  • Actions speak louder than words, and believers cannot claim to love someone while wishing evil upon them
  • Holiness is required for those who want to see God in their lives and households


Balance Between Relationship and Religion

  • Having a relationship with God provides balance rather than religious extremism that drives people away from faith

  • Christians can enjoy normal activities like vacations and sports events but must leave when atmospheres become inappropriate
  • Recent cultural changes show increasing disrespect and profanity even in family entertainment, indicating the last days are approaching like the days of Noah


Rebellion as Spiritual Witchcraft

  • 1 Samuel 15:23 identifies rebellion as the sin of witchcraft, and disobedience to God's commands opens believers to spiritual attack

  • Continued searching for people God told believers to release, including former pastors or churches that caused hurt, constitutes rebellion
  • Deliverance requires staying delivered, and returning to old habits or relationships demonstrates lack of true deliverance


Balance Between Relationship and Religion

  • Having a relationship with God provides balance rather than religious extremism that drives people away from faith

  • Christians can enjoy normal activities like vacations and sports events but must leave when atmospheres become inappropriate
  • Recent cultural changes show increasing disrespect and profanity even in family entertainment, indicating the last days are approaching like the days of Noah

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