DEMONSTRATING YOUR POWER SOURCE-III—1Corinthians 2:1-16
Attention:
Wrong!
A husband stepped on one of those dime scales that tell you your fortune & weight & dropped in a coin. It spat out a card & he says, “Listen to this honey,” he said confidently to his wife, showing her a small, white card. “It says I'm energetic, bright, resourceful & a great person.”
"Yeah," his wife nodded, "& it has your weight wrong, too."
The husband’s Power Source was flawed!
Need:
The Power Source of the one who trusts in Christ is NEVER flawed!
Paul demonstrated/confirmed the Spirit’s power thru his manner of witness to the church at Corinth.
Christians demonstrate/confirm their power source.
How/When is a Christian’s power source confirmed/demonstrated?
5 confirmations/demonstration of one’s power source.
We found earlier this month that
My power source is demonstrated/confirmed when I...
1. FORGO The SHOW(:1)
2. FOCUS KNOWLEDGE(:2)
3. ENABLE INABILITY(:3) Sense/Feel
4. INTEGRATE REVELATION(:4)
5. SEGREGATE FAITH(:5)
6. ACCESS MATURITY(:6a)
7. ACCESS DEFINITIVE(God’s) WISDOM(:6b-9)
8—My power source is demonstrated/confirmed when I...
ACCESS God’s HEART(:10-11)
Explanation:(:10-11) God’s Heart/Revelation
:10—“But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”
No man has conceived of the things of God apart from God’s manifold revelation. It is only “through His Spirit” that we encounter & hold to God’s revelation.
This is true because “the Spirit” Himself is the one who actively “searches” & knows every aspect of God’s person, even God’s “depths.”
These things are now revealed.
God has revealed them. He revealed them through the Spirit.
Apart from the Spirit of God, these things are still hidden.
The Spirit searches all things.
The Spirit searches the depths of God. He is able to determine God’s wisdom(Duh!) hidden from man.
If we maintain that we have the Spirit present within, then we have access to the depths of God for the Spirit can reveal them to us.
We have the potential to know all that God wants us to know simply because the Spirit of God lives within us & speaks with us!
“Revealed”—apokaluptw—1) To uncover, lay open what has been veiled or covered up—1a) Disclose, make bare; 2) To make known, make manifest, disclose what before was unknown. Apokaluptw is an internal disclosure, to the thinking believer, & abiding. The apokaluptw or "unveiling" precedes & produces the fanerow or "manifestation"; the former looks toward the object revealed, the latter toward the persons to whom the revelation is made. Strong—To take off the cover, i.e. Disclose.
“Through”—dia—
“Spirit”2X(See :4, 11)—pneuma—
“Searches”—eraunaw—1) To search, examine into. Strong—apparently from erew[to utter, i.e. speak or say] (through the idea of inquiry); To seek, i.e. figuratively--To investigate. Used 6X.
“All”(See :15)—pav—Adj.—1) individually—1a) Each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything; 2) collectively—2a) Some of all types. Strong—apparently a primary word; All, any, every, the whole.
“Deep/Depths”—bayov—1) Depth, height—1a) Of "the deep" sea,1b) metaph.—1b1) Deep, extreme, poverty, 1b2) Of the deep things of God. Profundity, i.e. by implication--Extent; figuratively--Mystery. Used 9X.
:11—“For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.”
The relationship of the human “spirit” aptly pictures this relationship regarding the Holy Spirit to God. Thus unless a person receives knowledge of God thru the Holy Spirit, he/she does not truly ‘know’ God. Without the Spirit of God’s personal revelation to the believer, his/her relationship to God can only remain distant.
Only a man’s “spirit” knows his thoughts. At death, your “spirit”(the essence of who you are) goes to either heaven or hell.
The “spirit” of a man is a distinguishable constituent of the human makeup.
If we can link up with the spirit of a man—thru hearing him speak, watching his actions...—then we can understand his nature & desires.
Likewise if we can link-up with the Spirit of God—Whom we receive thru trust in Christ—then we have the means of understanding God’s nature & His desires for us.
“Knows”2X(See :2, 8, 14)—eidw—Perfect Active Indicative—
“Except”2X(See :2)—ei mh—
“Spirit”2X(See :4, 10)— pneuma—
“the Things”—ta tou—Article—1) This, that, these, etc. Strong—The, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc..
Argumentation:
Amos 3:7—“Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.”
**Col. 1:24-2:4—“I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, & fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages & from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man & teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily. For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you & those in Laodicea, & for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, & attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father & of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom & knowledge. Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.”
Heb. 4:9-16—“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living & powerful, & sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul & spirit, & of joints & marrow, & is a discerner of the thoughts & intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked & open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy & find grace to help in time of need.”
**Deut. 4:26-29—““I call heaven & earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess; you will not prolong your days in it, but will be utterly destroyed. And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, & you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you. And there you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood & stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. But from there you will seek the LORD your God, & you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart & with all your soul.”
**Jer. 29:11-14—“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace & not of evil, to give you a future & a hope. Then you will call upon Me & go & pray to Me, & I will listen to you. And you will seek Me & find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the LORD, & I will bring you back from your captivity...”
Eph. 4:30—“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”
God’s Goodness:
Nahum 1:7—“The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.”
Ps. 25:8—“Good & upright is the LORD; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.”
Ps. 136:1—“Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”
Ps. 145:8-9—“The LORD is gracious & full of compassion, Slow to anger & great in mercy. The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.”
Rom. 11:22—“Therefore consider the goodness & severity of God: on those who fell[ofIsrael], severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.”
1Jn. 4:7-11—“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; & everyone who loves is born of God & knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us & sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
**Rom. 8:13-14—“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. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”
Illustration:
If your car won’t start/You haven’t maintained it—No oil change, No nothin’!/You need to evaluate its center, its heart—the engine & power train/ACCESS God’s HEART
Likewise, if you are having trouble it is because the center of your life(God) has been neglected!
Clock—the part that makes it tick/ACCESS God’s HEART
If you are unconcerned about knowing God better(His heart), then your ‘power source’ is ‘other’ god-ly.
Married couple/Become ‘one flesh’(Gen. 2:24; Mat. 19:5-6)/Know each other’s hearts/ACCESS God’s HEART
Application:
?You willingly ACCESS God’s HEART?
?Your Power Source Confirmed?
CONCLUSION:
Visualization:
“The card says I'm energetic, bright, resourceful & a great person.”
His wife nodded, "& it has your weight wrong, too."
Action:
My power source is demonstrated/confirmed when I...
8. ACCESS God’s HEART(:10-11)
1. FORGO The SHOW(:1)
2. FOCUS KNOWLEDGE(:2)
3. ENABLE INABILITY(:3) Sense/Feel
4. INTEGRATE REVELATION(:4)
5. SEGREGATE FAITH(:5)
6. ACCESS MATURITY(:6a)
7. ACCESS DEFINITIVE(God’s) WISDOM(:6b-9)
Pt. 8 Presented 03/09/2014am to:
FBC Cbelle
206 Storrs Ave. SE
Carrabelle, FL 32322
