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The Power Of The Cross
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Aug 11, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: THE CROSS GIVES US DELIVERANCE FROM 1. SINS 2. SICKNESS 3. SCOURGE 4. SORROWS 5. SATAN 6. SHAME 7. SCARCITY
THE POWER OF THE CROSS
OUTLINE
1. SINS
2. SICKNESS
3. SCOURGE
4. SORROWS
5. SATAN
6. SHAME
7. SCARCITY
THE MESSAGE
THE POWER OF THE CROSS
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1.SINS
We must have total faith and confidence in the power of the blood of Jesus to wash away all our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness . When we repent of our sins and confess them the Lord is faithful to forgive us. We can then come to the presence of God with boldness as we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ. We need not feel unworthy to receive the blessings of God as we have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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" But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. "
" But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
" Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. "
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,
having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.
" In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace "
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.
2.SICKNESS
We must have total faith and confidence in the stripes that Jesus endured to heal our sicknessess.When we beleive with all our heart that Jesus carried our infirmities and diseases we would be able to offer the prayer of faith that would heal the sick.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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" When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."
Is any one of you sick ? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
3.SCOURGE
We must have total faith that Jesus took the scourge of curses of mankind upon himself and became a curse for us.Therefore we can be absolutely sure that it is the will of God that all who accept Christ in their hearts live under His blessings. We need not live under the bondage of curses and experience continuous failure and loss and frustration in our lives. We can come to the cross and receive complete deliverance from all curses and live in the full blessings of God.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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" Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit."
