¶ Intro / Opening
Today, I want to talk to you about operating from heaven . In John 6:63 , the Bible says it is the Spirit who gives life
¶ Operating from Heaven
. The flesh profits nothing . The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life . Jesus' ministry was effective because he operated from heaven and not on the earth . If we want to have what impact in ministries , we must do likewise . Jesus told his disciples that they were in the world , but they were not on the world . They were not of the world .
By this statement , he was urging them to pay attention to heaven . And heaven is not a place whose gates are shut awaiting resurrected saints . It is an active place whose influence on the earth is strong . Jesus taught his disciples to pray to the Father and Heaven .
So many believers operated from the earth by depending on earthly authority , earthly resources and earthly power . This way of operating has limited and temporary effects . We are supposed to operate from heaven by depending on heavenly authority , heavenly resources and heavenly power .
Resources and heavenly power Halfly ambassadors that take directive from the country ambassadors of Christ, our authority come of origin . We are the ambassador s from heaven . So those who are in the spirit operate from heaven and those who are in the flesh operate from the earth .
This is the reason that the scripture says 6: John 6 63 it is the Spirit who gives life . The flesh profits nothing . The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life . In John 6: 21- 23 , the scripture says our fathers ate the manna and assuredly the desert . As it is written
¶ The True Bread from Heaven
, he gave them bread from heaven to eat . Then Jesus said to them , most assuredly, I say to you Moses did not give you the bread from heaven , but Moses did not give you the word from heaven .
But Moses did not give you the bread from heaven , but my father gives you the through bread from heaven John 6:28 ,38 is He who comes down from heaven and gives to the world . For I have come down from Heaven and to do my own will , but the will of him to send me . So God created us to do his own will , not our will .
Our Christian is a representative of the Spirit . Each to live by the Spirit . When Christ spoke about G Hod H H HGod , I can say Christ Heaven is here . Jesus did not try to reach heaven from the . He Heaven the extension of heavenly presence to the earth Heaven, Anytime people operate
¶ The Holy Spirit's Discernment
the Word of Heaven . In John 5: 20, 26, and 27 , Jesus explained and operated in the audacity of the Holy Ghost . Luke operate and Jesus' authenticity comes from the Word of God . And when there was operates, shortage of bread , jesus knew what he would do .
And apart from apart from knowing what he Jesus Jknew , he also knew when knew knew and knew who dot him and the one who would betray him , according to John 6 , verse 20 , verse 63 , 2 and 64 . So Jesus knew those who dot him and the one who would betray him , because Jesus , jesus operated from heaven .
This is the reason the Christian has to operate from heaven and um . The specificity of the Holy Ghost is to know . The Holy Ghost permits us to know the people who come to you .
According to Acts 8: 9 to 9- 8 , 11, 18 8: The Holy 18- us to the he people who meet , every people you meet in your life , and the church and the world and anywhere , and those who come to take all you . The Holy Ghost show you the people who come to tackle you , for example , people who come to you to applaud you and make you feel good about yourself .
According to John 2 , verse yourself, a 23
¶ Recognizing False Intentions
ccording . I am 2: read this 23- 2 , verse 23 to 25 . Now , when he was in 2: the Passover , 23- feast , many believed in his name when they saw the signs , which he did . But Jesus did not commit himself to them because he knew what was in man .
The Jesus know everyone who come to him and the Christian can know , can equally know knows people , who , the people they meet , because they are led by the Holy Spirit , the Holy Ghost . And the Holy Ghost shows you the people who come to attend you . Matthew 22 , verse 16 to 18 . what these are saying ? And Jesus said to them yes , have you never read ?
Then he left them and went out of the city to be to Bethany . And he looked there now in the morning and he , as he returned to the city , he was it's we . This is I read the one word there and I'm going to read Matthew 22 , verse 16 to 18. , verse 16 . And they said to him verse 16 .
And they said to him , the disciple with the urchin saying Teacher , we know that you are true and teach and did the way of God and truth . Nor do you care about anyone , for you do not regard the person of man . Tell us , therefore , that do you think ? Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar or not ? But 22: the weakness 16- why do 18 , you hypocrites ?
Show me the tax money . So they brought him a denier and the scripture said that Jesus know people who come to attempt to attempt him . And the Christian , equally , can see or can know the people who come to him to attempt him , who come to attempt Because we are . The Christian is a disciple of Christ , christ is .
Christ appeared from heaven , even though we are not Christ , but
¶ Christians as Christ's Ambassadors
we are His disciple and we have capacity . We have capacity to know the people who come to our temple because , as a Christian , we are operating from heaven . In Matthew 16, . In Matthew 16 , verse 16 to 19, . The Bible says the Holy Ghost shows you , shows all Christians , shows the Jesus , those who come to team , team with you .
I'm going to read this scripture Matthew 16 , verses 16-19 . And Simon Peter answered and said you are the Christ , the son of the living God . Jesus answered . Jesus answered and said to him blessed are you , simon Bar-Jonah , for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you , but my Father , who is in heaven .
And I also say to you that you are Peter , and on this walk I will build my church . And on this walk I will build my church and the gates of hate shall not fever against it , and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven . And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you lose on earth will be loosed in heaven . Amen .
So Jesus , can Jesus know the people will come to him to make team with him ? As a Christian , we have to know the people who come to team up with you and this is the reason in John 6 the main verse for the sermon today . John 6 , verse 63 , it is the spirit who gives life . The flesh profit nothing .
The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life . So every Christian is an ambassador of Christ . As an ambassador , he has to
¶ Led by the Holy Spirit
lead by the Holy Ghost in everything he do . In the ministry of God . As the representative of grace , we have the Spirit , we have the Holy Ghost and we have to operate like Him . So , because the ministry of God is not a simple ministry , it is God is not a simple ministry , it is leading by the Holy Spirit .
So all Christians have to lead by the Holy Spirit , because we are an ambassador of Christ . May God bless you .