Living the Supernatural Life

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)

What is Supernatural Life?

• Zoe means “life”• Perissos means “superior”

Jesus gives us a superior way of living.

Access Supernatural Life

• We must die to receive supernatural life

“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Rom 8:13)

Access Supernatural Life

• How do we live the Supernatural Life?

• We live by the Spirit of Christ.

Living the Supernatural Life.

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,” (Col 1:13)

It’s a completely different life!

It’s a whole new world!

What is life?

• Worldview – way of perceiving• Language – way of communicating• Culture – way of doing

Worldview

“that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,” (Eph 1:17)

Worldview

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” (John 14:26)

Worldview• Jesus talked about work, money,

agriculture, food, shopping, relationships, religion.

• Jesus was gloriously ordinary, even as he was supernatural.

Worldview• Holy Spirit Reveals God’s heart for YOU!

“And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." (Luk 3:22)

Worldview• Holy Spirit reveals the FUTURE

“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.” (John 16:13)

LanguageLISTEN:

“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: ‘TODAY, IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS VOICE,” (Hebrews 3:7)

LanguageSPEAK:

OLD - grumble, complain, bragging, flattering. (Jude 1:16)

NEW - build up, pray in the Spirit (Jude 1:20)

Culture• Do good, touch the broken (Acts 10:38)

• Be witnesses (Acts 1:8)

• Heal the brokenhearted (Isaiah 61:1)

• Demonstrate with Signs & Wonders (Romans 15:19)

• Lots more! (1 Cor. 12:4-11)

Culture• All these demonstrations of the

Kingdom are the overflow of the culture of the Kingdom.

• Fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5) is the outcome of the culture of the Kingdom.

Supernatural Life

• Worldview – perception• Language – communication• Culture – actions

All this is IMPOSSIBLE!

Apart from the Holy Spirit

His empowerment is the way we live the life of Christ!

Celtic Prayer of DedicationMost powerful Holy Spirit, Come down upon us and subdue us From heaven where the ordinary Is made glorious, And the glory seems but ordinary. Bathe us with the brilliance Of Your light like dew.