Supernatural LivingSupernatural Living

With God,…With God,…unlimitedunlimited

““Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes” Isaiah 54:2stakes” Isaiah 54:2

TThe Christian life is a he Christian life is a

SUPERNATURALSUPERNATURAL life.life.

Having been “born again” is supernatural.Having been “born again” is supernatural.

The prayer of our heart should be The prayer of our heart should be for the Lord to for the Lord to stretch our visionstretch our vision, , ““enlarge our faith, and expand our enlarge our faith, and expand our goal.”goal.”

To experience the To experience the adventure of believing adventure of believing

God, God,

we must do four things:we must do four things:

1. Learn to think supernaturally1. Learn to think supernaturally

““As the heavens are higher than the earth,As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways and so are my ways higher than your ways and

my thoughts than your thoughts”. my thoughts than your thoughts”. Isaiah Isaiah 55:955:9

We must strive to have the We must strive to have the mind of Christ.mind of Christ.

How?How? Saturate our minds with God’s Word.Saturate our minds with God’s Word.

““Seek those things which are above…Set your Seek those things which are above…Set your minds on things above.” minds on things above.” Colossians 3:1-2Colossians 3:1-2

Think about attributes of GodThink about attributes of God – his – his

ggoodness, oodness, ggreatness, reatness, ggenerosity, and enerosity, and gglory,lory,

Think about who you are Think about who you are supernaturally.supernaturally. no longer a servant, but a son or no longer a servant, but a son or daughter of God.daughter of God.

no longer lost, but found.no longer lost, but found.

no longer an alien, but a citizen of the no longer an alien, but a citizen of the

kingdom.kingdom.

Think of your spiritual heritage Think of your spiritual heritage

- the hope of your calling- the hope of your calling

- the richest of his glorious heritage- the richest of his glorious heritage

- the abundant greatness of his - the abundant greatness of his power to the believers.power to the believers.

Think like children of the King!Think like children of the King!

- it will stretch our vision.- it will stretch our vision.

- Knowing God for who He is will - Knowing God for who He is will change our liveschange our lives

2. Learn to plan supernaturally2. Learn to plan supernaturally..

A. A. ThereThere is is nothing wrongnothing wrong with planning. with planning.

““In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD

determines his steps” determines his steps” Pro 16:9Pro 16:9

God is a planner. God is a planner. ““Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book all my days were recorded, even your book all my days were recorded, even those which were purposed before they had those which were purposed before they had come into being.” come into being.” Psalm 139:16Psalm 139:16

B. Let God reveals His vision to you.B. Let God reveals His vision to you.

C.C. Prepare for the fulfillment of His goalsPrepare for the fulfillment of His goals

14 And this is the boldness which we have 14 And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hear us: according to his will, he hear us:

15 and if we know that he hear us 15 and if we know that he hear us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. the petitions which we have asked of him.

1Jn 5:141Jn 5:14-15-15

D. Have D. Have bigbig plans, God sized plans plans, God sized plans

- Gods plans for people has two consistent - Gods plans for people has two consistent elements:elements:

i. i. a worldwide influencea worldwide influence ii. a ii. a lasting impactlasting impact

ADAM and EVEADAM and EVE - ““be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and

subdue it” Gen 1:28subdue it” Gen 1:28ABRAHAMABRAHAM- Not just to have a son, but to start a nation Not just to have a son, but to start a nation

and to be a blessing to all the people of the and to be a blessing to all the people of the earth. Gen 12:1-13earth. Gen 12:1-13

JESUSJESUS- Goal for the disciples was to be witness in Goal for the disciples was to be witness in

the power of the Holy Spirit from Jerusalem the power of the Holy Spirit from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

God sized plans are big plans, God sized plans are big plans, supernatural plans.supernatural plans.

If there are so small that we can fulfill If there are so small that we can fulfill them ourselves, there are not God-sized, them ourselves, there are not God-sized, God will not bless them.God will not bless them.

Our plans are big enough when there Our plans are big enough when there need God’s intervention.need God’s intervention.

Learn to pray Learn to pray supernaturallysupernaturally

““Greater works than these shall ye do.”Greater works than these shall ye do.”

John 14:12-14John 14:12-14

“… “… According to your faith be it done unto According to your faith be it done unto you. Mat 9:29 you. Mat 9:29

We can never ask God for too We can never ask God for too much if our hearts and motives much if our hearts and motives are pure and if we pray according are pure and if we pray according to the word and will of God.to the word and will of God.

4. Learn to claim supernatural resources4. Learn to claim supernatural resources wwe are not e are not ordinaryordinary people. people.

OOur lives are ur lives are joined with the joined with the creatorcreator of the world. of the world.

WWe belong to him who has been given e belong to him who has been given all all authorityauthority in heaven and earth. in heaven and earth.

HHe who is in us is e who is in us is greatergreater than the one that than the one that is in the world.is in the world.WWe can claim Philippians 4:13 “I can do e can claim Philippians 4:13 “I can do everything everything through himthrough him who gives me who gives me strength.”strength.”

ItIt is God’s will for our lives is God’s will for our lives and the church to live and and the church to live and celebrate the celebrate the supernatural supernatural

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