Who's Got the Power? YOU HAVE the POWER! You Have Power of Attorney from Heaven!

Who's Got the Power? You Have the POWER! You Have Power of Attorney from Heaven!

If you are a believer,... you have ALL authority and power in the Christian faith. You have FULL 'power of attorney' through Jesus Christ. 

Learn how to recognize your legal and spiritual authority as agents of Christ, to ask in faith, and to expect results in your life and the lives of others. 
Embrace your empowerment to be a miracle for others.

• "You have legal and written authority."
• "You are a special agent for Jesus."
• "You have that same authority living on the inside of you."

Takeaways

• We have a power of attorney in Christ.
• Every believer has authority to act on God's behalf.
• Authority is essential for salvation and baptism.
• Worship and fellowship are powerful uses of authority.
• Good deeds and combat against evil require authority.
• Preaching and healing are accessible to all believers.
• Judgment and discernment are part of our authority.
• Praise and thanksgiving are expressions of our authority.
• Asking in faith is crucial for receiving from God.
• We are called to be miracles for others.

Transcript

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There is no limitations on what you can ask or receive from the bounds of God's promises. Because we have a power of attorney.

A power of attorney or a letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter. The person authorizing the other to act is the principal, the grantor, or the donor of the power.

So, we as children of God, have power of attorney. You all have a POA, you have legal and written authority to transact business for Jesus. Do you know when you have a POA, you have all authority? Say, I have all authority. It's legal, it's written right here in this book.

Each and every single one of you, you are a special agent for Jesus.

You're special agent. Everyone say that, I'm a special agent. For Jesus. Hallelujah. Why? Because we have full legal redemptive gospel blood bought rights. We have POA. You have full authority.

And so, what can we use that authority in? First, we can use that authority in salvation.

Matthew 1:21 says, she will bring forth the sun and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Acts 4:10-12 Let it be known to you all that all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead by his man, stands here before you, the whole. This is the stone, which was rejected by you builders, which have become the chief cornerstone.

nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven giving among men by which we must be saved. So we use his authority for salvation.

Then we use his authority and his name in baptism. Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:16 For as yet he had fallen upon none of them, they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

You have that authority. It's not something that Mike and I are just special, and we're called to do. You, as an individual, can lead someone to the Lord and then bring them to a river, bring them to a bathtub, bring them to a pond or whatever form of water you want to use and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It's simple. It's so simple. But the thing is, is religion makes it complicated.

You have to know that you have that same authority living on the inside of you. Why? Because you're a special agent for Jesus. You have all authority. Full POA. We can use his name and authority in fellowship.

Matthew 18:5 whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me. Luke 9:48 and he said unto them, whosoever shall receive this child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me, for he that is the least amongst you is the same shall be great. Hallelujah. We can use his name and authority in worship. Worship, worship the Lord.

Matthew 18:20 says for where there are two or three gathered in together in my name, I am in the midst of them

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree that there will be no divisions amongst you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and the same judgment.

So, we can use his name, and we can use his authority in good deeds. In Mark 9:41 it says, truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose the reward. Help one another, amen?

You can use his authority and his name in combat. Mark 16:17 and these signs will follow those who believe in my name they will cast out demons. They will speak in new tongues. Casting out demons is combat. You walk up to somebody; you have that authority. Same authority Mike and I have.

Someone's struggling, they're oppressed, they're being oppressed by the devil. Out in Jesus' name, it's simple. Keep it simple. Amen?

Luke 10:17 then the 70 returned with joy saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to your name. Jesus' name is the name. It's the highest of high. There's no higher. It holds all authority. We can use his authority and his name in preaching. You don't have to be in the five -fold ministry to preach the word.

Luke 24:47 in that repentance and remission of sins shall be preached in his name to all nations beginning in Jerusalem Acts 8:12 but when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ Both men and women were baptized. Hallelujah

We can use his authority and his name in healing. Mark 16, 17 through 18. And these signs shall follow those who believe. In my name they will cast out demons. They will speak with new tongues. They will take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing, will by no means hurt them. They will lay hands on the sick and the sick shall recover.

recover, bring back to natural state, restore. And he's giving every single one of you the authority, you're an agent, you're a special agent, to transact HIS business here on earth. He's already done everything he's going to do. And what he did is he signed over the POA and he said, you know what, I give you all authority. All you got to do is use my name and believe.

You believe, you just step out in faith, and you believe and you use that name, and he shows up. He backs up his word through you. Amen?

Acts 3:16 and his name through faith in his name has made this man strong whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

James 5:14-16 anyone amongst you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him, anointing with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will rise him up. And if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed. The effective fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much. Amen. Every single one of you in here

righteous. Absolutely righteous. When God looks at you, he sees perfection.

We can use authority and his name for judgment.

1 Corinthians 5:1-5 it is actually reported that there is sexual immorality amongst you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named amongst the Gentiles, that a man has his father's wife. And if you are puffed up and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from you, from amongst you. For indeed, as absent in the body but present in the spirit, have already judged as though I were present him who has done so this deed.

Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together along with my spirit with the power of the Lord, deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Acts 13:6-11 Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Barjesus, who was with, Proconcel, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man.

This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elimast the sorcerer withstood them seeking to turn to the Pronskiel away from faith. Then Saul who was also called Paul filled with the Holy Spirit looked intently at him and said,

of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by his authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that you have received from us.

Listen, this is important. Judgment. You know, you guys got enough in you to walk in the Spirit of God to come across someone and know if they're in a right place or not. To know and to have a discern, you can walk into a church, right? You can walk into a church, any one of you right now, and they could be speaking doctrines of devils, and every single one of you has enough discernment in you to say, this ain't right.

If it's not in the Bible, always bring it to the Bible. Amen? You got to do that. And you have authority, and you have power, a POA, and judgment.

When you see something that's wrong going on, speak against it. Curse the situation. You have the right to do that, amen? Because if you don't do it, who will?

If you don't use your authority and take out that demonic force that's trying to come in, who's going to do it if you don't do it? You guys got to know that you have that power on the inside of you, amen?

So, we can use the authority and his name in praise. In praise, this is a privilege. Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks always for all good things to God the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 13:15 therefore by him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks for his name. Hallelujah. Now this is a good one. We can use the authority and his name for all things.

say all doesn't say some it says all amen Colossians 3:17 and whatever you do in word or deed do all in the name of Lord Jesus giving thanks to the God of the Father through him hallelujah

So, we can use this authority in His name to receive the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah. Luke 11:13 if then you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? Listen, if you haven't been baptized in the Holy Spirit, this tells you all you got to do is ask.

John 14:26 but the helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name. So how does the Holy Spirit come? He sends him in the name of Jesus. He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all the things I said to you.

Acts 1, 4 through 8,

power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. Everybody say power. you shall be a witness to me in Jerusalem. in all Judea and Samaria and the end of the earth. Hallelujah. The power is to be a witness. The power isn't just to make you feel good or to give you a feeling. No, it's to empower you to go out and be a witness and lay hands on the sick and they will what? Die?

No, recover, amen. We can use this authority in His name in doing the works of Jesus. Hallelujah. Mark 16:17-20 And He said to them, go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Every creature.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe. In my name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues, they will take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick and the sick shall recover, yes.

Then it goes on to say, then after the Lord had spoken to them, so recover was the last word, he was received up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere the Lord working with them and confirming the word through accompanying signs. Who was working through them? The Lord. It's not you. It's just you being obedient and God shows up. Hey, simple.

You can't earn it. There's nothing that you can do, okay? Get you out of the way because there's nothing that you can do to get it. You receive it. You don't work for it. You can't buy it. You can't earn your way to it. It's a free gift. It's absolutely free. Amen?

John 14:12-15 most assuredly I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also, and greater works than these he will do, because I go to be with my father. And whatever you ask in my name that I will do, that the father may be glorified in the son, if you ask anything in my name, I will do it. If you love me, keep my commandments. You're not qualified, so you

free unlimited unqualified use of his name. You know what that is? That's your deposit. And listen when you write a check the check that you write it will when you bring that to God it will be cashed. Amen? It'll be cashed with an unwavering hand. All you got to do is write the check.

with a steady and unwavering hand

James 1, through 8.

and he's unstable in all his ways. So don't be afraid to ask. The Bible tells us it's simple just to simply what? Ask in faith and then you shall receive. Asking isn't just limited to salvation. It says whatsoever, anything, all things will be given in my name. Whose name? Jesus.

I've said this before, can't go against God's character. You can't ask for your mother -in -law to die. You can't ask for that pesty neighbor to be taken and wiped off the face of the earth, okay? It's got to line up with the will of God, amen? Amen. Matthew 17:20

Nothing will be impossible for you. Nothing will be impossible for you. We already know that nothing's impossible for God Well, guess what if you're his child and you got his DNA, but then guess what that means. Nothing's impossible for you Amen

Matthew 21:22 and whatever things you ask in prayer, believing you will receive. Mark 11:22-24 So Jesus answered and said to them, have faith in God.

Then he goes on to say, assuredly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain be removed and cast into the sea and does not doubt in his heart but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

John 14:12-15 Most assuredly I say to you, he who believes in me the works that I do, he will also do greater works than these. He will do because I go to be with my father. And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do, that the father may be glorified in the son. For if you ask anything in my name, I will do it. If you love me, keep my commandments.

You have not because you ask not. We're start asking, amen? Amen. John 15:16 you did not choose me. Jesus didn't say, hey listen sucker, you didn't choose me. Guess what? I chose you and I appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit shall remain and whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give you. Hallelujah. You didn't choose him, he chose you.

John 16:23-24 in that day you will ask me nothing. Most assuredly I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, He will give to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be full. Hallelujah. Full, full of joy. Everybody say ha ha.

Praise God.

Huh.

Listen, the purpose for answered prayer, yes, it's to help us. It is to help us. But it really, what it is, is to confirm the intimate fatherhood of God. God gets the glory.

Matthew 7:11 if you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Luke 11:9-13

So, I say to you, ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives and he who seeks finds and to him who knocks it will be opened. If a son asks for bread from any father amongst you, will you give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will you give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will you offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,

How much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? Hallelujah! James 1:17 every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. So, if it's good and it's perfect, it comes from where? Above.

and comes down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Hallelujah. So don't hesitate to ask. The devil will try to get you not to ask. He'll try to get you to think that God's in a box. Listen, you are asking for a million dollars or a bicycle. It's the same to God. He makes everything,

You can ask for anything, anything mental, anything material, anything physical, anything spiritual. And guess what? He answers. Amen. Why? Because the Bible tells us that he will not withhold any good thing from us. Psalms 23:1 the Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want.

The Amplified states it this way, the Lord is my shepherd to feed, to guide and to shield me. I shall not want.

God wants to feed you, God wants to guide you, And He wants to shield you. Everybody say, the Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want.

Psalms 34:9-10 fear the Lord, you, his saints. There is no want to those who fear him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. Matthew 21:22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing you will receive. The NLT states it this way. You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you'll receive it.

It's that simple. You can pray for anything. And if you have faith, you receive it. Mark 9:23 Jesus said to him, if you can believe all things are possible to him who believes.

Mark 11:22-24 So Jesus answered and said to him, have faith in God. For surely, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, be removed and cast into the sea and does not doubt in his heart but believes that those things he says will be done. He will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. If you notice I'm reading some things over again.

Because I want you to get it, if you doubt what you're asking God, if you come to God and be like, you know, I know you can, but will you? That's doubt, but when you come to God and say, hey, God, your word says I'm the head and not the tail, that I am the lender and not the borrower. So, I'm coming to you with this. Guess what? That's not doubt. That's coming in faith, amen? And reminding him of his word.

Hallelujah. Everybody say I'm blessed. I'm blessed going in. I'm blessed going out. Why? Because God says so. The devil will try to get you to think, well, you might be blessed going in there, but you might not be blessed going in there. He's a liar and a loser. Foul dumb devil. Hallelujah.

John 14:12-15 says, most assuredly I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also, and greater works than these he will do, because I go to my Father. Listen, Jesus was perfect, okay? And it doesn't mean that you're going to get more supernatural things, and there are gifts of the Spirit. Jesus had the fullness of Spirit. He walked in the fullness, okay? We have the authority and the right to walk in the fullness, okay?

in you to be just like him amen but the reason why he says this is because this ministry lasted three and a half years that's it so the greater works is us going out there and reaching greater multitudes amen amen and whatever you ask in my name that I will do that the father may be glorified in the son if you ask anything in my name I will do it if you love me keep my commandments

If you love me keep my commandments the people that do these things are the people that love him If you love Jesus and you keep his commandments, there's reward. Amen

Listen, we pray, and Jesus makes intercession for us when I pray, Jesus is listening to my prayers, and he goes and intercedes on my behalf to the Father.

Romans 8:34 who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Hebrews 7:25 therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

1 John 2:1-2 my little children, these things I write to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And he himself is the appropriation for our sins and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. The whole world has a right to this, but it's a choice. If you love me, keep my commandments.

If you pray and have faith, the Father will not deny you of what you want. He always hears. And Jesus pretty much tells us, Jesus is saying, listen, the Father will not refuse to give you what I died for, for you.

Jesus died so we can have these rights.

Romans 8:32 he who did not spare his own son but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? So, to sum this all up in prayer, this is what Jesus is telling us. When you pray by my name or you use the authority that I have given you, the Father will always hear you and he will always answer you.

Why? Because this is what the Father sent Jesus here to do. So you have to understand this. Let this be a settled fact in your life. God sent Jesus down here to do this, to give you the authority.

Why? Because you're now his legal representative, you're a special agent with power of attorney to do a transact business for Jesus on earth. Amen? That's our job. That's exciting.

I don't want to leave here without one of you full of the power or without no power. You all need the power. You will not be an effective Christian. You will not be an effective agent for Jesus if you are not full of the power. So, everybody say, I'm getting full of the power.

You're going to get full of the power. And you're going to stay full of the power, amen?

Psalm 119:105 says, the word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

let's go to Isaiah 40:28-31 Have you not known?

Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the creator to the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. He is understanding and unsearchable. He gives power to the weak and to those who have no might. He increases strength. Even the youth shall not faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles, and they should run and not be weary. They shall walk and

faint. Listen there is no short supply of power in heaven. Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once and twice, I have heard this, that power belongs to God. Power belongs to who? To God. But there's enough power in heaven to do anything. Anything. Luke 1:37 says, for with God nothing will be impossible. I want you to say nothing.

is impossible with God. So, there's no short supply of power in heaven. There's enough power in heaven to do absolutely anything. And guess what the wonderful news is? God wants to share his power with you.

He gives power. It says he gives power to the weak and to those who have no might. He increases strength. Listen, if anyone wants power from God, all you have to do is meet his conditions. And then guess what? When you meet his conditions, he's willing to share that power with you. Amen?

So, when we say power, what do I mean? Power scientifically is defined as the ability to do work and it's the ability to get things done. So, when the ability to get things done takes what? Power.

You need power. Deuteronomy 8:10-18 When you have eaten or full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which he has given you. Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, his judgments, his statutes, which I command you today.

When you have eaten and are full and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them and when your herds and your flocks multiply and your silver and gold are multiplied and all that you have is multiplied. When your heart is lifted up and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage, who led you through the great and terrible wilderness in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water, who brought water for you out of the filthy rock.

Who fed you in the wilderness with manna which your fathers did not know that he might humble you and that he might test you to do good in the end. Then you say in your heart, my power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth. And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant, which he swore to the fathers as it is this day. Who gives you the power to get wealth? God.

And it takes power to get wealth. And it's God who gives you the power, amen? The ability to get wealth is a kind of power. Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went around doing good. Man, to do good, to go around and keep doing good, you need power, amen? You need the power of God to go around and doing good.

Who wants to do good? Hallelujah. And then guess what? Then he went and healed all who were oppressed by the devil. Not some, all. Why? Because God was with him. Who wants God to be with you? Man, then you want the power. God is power, amen? The ability to go around doing good, healing, setting the captives free, takes power.

No one will get healed, no one will get set free if you don't have power. You need the power, amen

Matthew 10:1 and when he had called his 12 disciples to him, he gave them power over unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of diseases. Act 6:8 and Stephen full of faith and power did great wonders and miracles amongst the people. When you carry the power of God, you're going to do great signs and wonders and miracles amongst the people.

That's you. That's you.

Now it's up to you. If you love me, you will keep my commands. Amen? Amen. And guess what Jesus commands you to do? To go out, lay hands on the sick, and see the sick die? No, recover.

Listen, the services and meetings that we've done here, they weren't just for you guys to get healed or to get delivered or to get saved or just for you to get blessed. Amen? They're here for you so that you guys could get this in you so that now you'll be a channel to be a blessing to the people out there that need you.

Now you are the ones that can go out and heal the sick and see them recover. You're the ones that can lead the lost to the Lord. Amen? If you love me, you'll keep my commands.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give you all the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing by any means shall harm you. So Jesus gave the disciples power.

And what was that power for? To deal with all the forces of darkness, all the forces of the enemy. Guess what? You have all power over the enemy. The power that you get from God is the highest power. So, if it's the highest power, that means everything else is beneath that power. But now it's for you to take it and say, you know what? I'm going to use this power.

Because if you don't decide to stir it up on the inside of you, it will remain dormant in you, and then that darkness power will come upon you, and it has to stay. Because you are allowing it. But man, when you finally say, you know what, I'm getting sick of this crap, enough is enough, I got the power, baby, and I'm going to use my power, and this power beneath me has to go.

When you think of spiritual power, I want you to think of fire. Think of fire. And there's a big difference between a bicycle and there's a big difference between a motorcycle and a bike. And if you were going to leave here and ride a bicycle to Clearfield, okay? It's going to take you a long time. A long time.

It's going to take a lot of your strength, right? if you take the motorcycle, it's going to take you there quickly. Hardly any strength on your part whatsoever. Amen? And what's the major difference in that? There's fire. There's fire in the motorcycle. There's fire power. There's a noise, right? Bicycle doesn't make noise unless you get some cards and some clothespins.

In 1 Kings 18 when Elijah wanted to show that there was the only one living God, what did he do? He tried to challenge Baal, and it was simple. He said, hey, hey, hey, guess what? My God, he's a God that answers by fire Acts 2:1-4.

Guess what? One was on Mary, amen?

2 Kings 1:9-12 The king sent one of his 50 with his 50 men. So, he went up to him and there he was sitting on the top of the hill, and he spoke to him, man of God, the king said, come down. So, Elijah answered and said to the captain of the 50, if I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50 men. And fire came down from heaven and consumed him in his 50. Then he sent another, he sent him another captain of 50 with his 50 men and he answered and said to him, man of God,

Just as the king said, come down quickly. So, Elijah answered and said to them, if I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50 men. And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his 50. So, our God is a God who answers by fire.

there's a difference in the mighty and then there's a difference in the almighty. God is the Almighty. And then there's a difference between the high and the most high. Psalm 91:1 he who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the almighty. Our God is the Almighty.

And people like Naaman, Naaman didn't even have the Holy Ghost in him. And guess what? The Bible said that Naaman was mighty. 2 Kings 5:1 now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given him victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor. So, it says that Naaman was mighty, but God,

He's the Almighty, all -powerful. Amen?

Acts 12:1-11 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he killed James the brother of John with a sword and because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the days of unleavened bread so when he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to the four squads of soldiers to keep him intending to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter was therefore kept in prison but constant

prayer was offered to God for him by the church. And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping bound with two chains between two soldiers, and the guards before the door were kept keeping the prison. Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and the light shone in the prison, and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, Arise quickly! And his chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him, Gird yourself and tie on your sandals. And so, he did. And he said to him,

put on your garment and follow me. So, he went out and followed him and did not know that it was done by the angel if the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they were past the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord. And they went out and went down one street and immediately the angel departed from him. And when Peter had come to himself, he said, now I know for certain that the Lord has set his

angel and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people. So, some people have the power to put people in prison. Some people have the power to try to slow down your progress. But there's someone who has higher power that can release. Amen. And there's someone who has higher power that can release things. Amen. And there's someone who has the power to promote. Can you say

Amen. And that one is called the Almighty One. The Almighty One. Peter was in prison and the Lord said, I want my boy out. I don't want my boy in there. And sent an angel. And guess what? Peter got out prison to the point where he thought he was daydreaming. Like, what is going on? Is this even real or am I dreaming?

Do you know God's no respecter of persons? If he did it for Peter, he can do it for you, God, the Almighty, one of the things he loves to do is to display his power. Loves it.

Because he loves getting the glory, amen? Acts chapter 12. God, the Almighty God, displays his power through King Herod. Herod had killed one of his disciples, one of the disciples of Jesus. He had Paul put into prison. And he was planning on killing Peter.

until God intervened and set Peter free, Acts 12:23-24 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king's personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country. So, on a set day, Herod arrayed a royal apparel sat on his throne and gave an orientation to them, and the people kept shouting, the voice of God and not of a man,

Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory and he was eaten by worms and died But the word of God grew and multiplied so one day Herod sat on his throne Harod had thought that he was so mighty that he made this big speech to the people and he was trying to deceive the people that his voice was the voice of God and The people said this is not the voice of man. This is the voice of God, right?

And he said, yeah? Well, I'm going to show you. I'm going to show you who's almighty. And I'm going to guess what? God commanded ordinary worms to come upon Herod and eat him and kill him. Listen, there's power. There's power that can neutralize any enemy that you have. And the power of God?

God's fire!

Judges 15:11-16 Then 3 ,000 men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this that you have done to us? And he said to them, as they did it to me, so I have done it to them. But they said to him, we have come down to arrest you, that we may deliver you into the hands of the Philistines. Then Samson said to them, swear to me that you will not kill me to yourselves. So, they spoke to him saying, no, but we will tie you securely and deliver you into their hands.

But we will surely not kill you and they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock Where he came to Lehi the Philistines came shouting against him then the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned by fire and his Bonds broke loose from his hands He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey reached out his hand and took it and killed 10 ,000 men with it So guess what God did God sent fire down from heaven

Right? To set Samson free. Burn those ropes off. Yokes, yokes are destroyed when the fire falls down from heaven. Isaiah 10:27 and it shall come to pass in that day that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder and his yoke from off thy neck and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. The anointing.

God's fire, God's power.

When the fire fell on Samson, the ropes were burnt off of him. They weren't just cut, they were burnt. Because the fire that came down, the fire that came down came from Almighty God. Hebrews 12:29 for our God is a consuming fire. Everybody say that our God.

is a consuming fire. Do you know when you see Jesus, you're going to be really surprised because in Revelations it tells us when we come face to face with him that his eyes are flames of fire. Hallelujah.

when God's fire falls on you, you're not the same.

when God's fire falls on someone, they become empowered, empowered. Whatever you begin to touch will start to prosper. You start getting more word in you, more power, more fire, amen? Samson found the jawbone of a donkey. The jawbone of a donkey suddenly became a wonderful weapon of war. It wasn't because of the jawbone, it was because of the anointing, the power of God, the fire of God.

On that jawbone because Samson didn't have the Holy Ghost you have the Holy Ghost could you imagine what Samson could have done to his enemies if he had the Holy Ghost whoo full measure power every say this I have full measure power because I got Jesus living on the inside of me

and I'm his personal representative to transact business here on earth. Hallelujah! That's good news! Hallelujah! when the fire of God falls on you, you receive power, whether you get it with your head or not.

Acts 1:8 you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit come upon you and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem in all Judea, Samaria, and to the end of the earth. So when the Holy Ghost falls on us, we receive what? Power.

Acts 3:1-8 now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer in the ninth hour and a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful to ask for alms for whoever entered the temple. Who seen Peter and John go about into the temple asked for alms and fixing his eyes on him with John Peter said, look at us. So, they gave him his attention expecting to receive something from them. Then Peter said silver and gold I do not have but what

I do have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." And he took him by the right hand, and he lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So, he leaping up, stood and walked, entered into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

Hallelujah. Why that was God's fire. That was God's power poured into Peter and then Peter reached out his hand and this man took a step of faith and said Well I'm something man. They don't have no silver or gold but he's trying to give me something I might as well take it. That was an expectation. and that fire of God went right through Peter into that man and the man jumped up received strength in his ankles and feet and started leaping and walking and praising

God. Hallelujah. Do you know what? You got the same power in you. The same. Not different. You think Peter was better than you? No. Full measure. Every say I got the full measure.

Hallelujah. Say I'm going to use my full measure. Hallelujah.

I want you to me a favor. I want you to put your hands in front of you, both of them. I want you to say this, Lord, I ask that your fire, your power falls on these hands tonight so that from now on, whoever, whatever I touch,

will prosper in the mighty name of Jesus. I thank you for it and I'll always be sure to give you all the honor and all the glory. Amen. Now listen, one day I had this revelation on healing school.

I was like, you know, I was kind of not new, but I was like starting to get deeper revelation, right? I was starting to see God really work through Mike and I and I remember I was in healing school and I'm like, these are weapons of mass destruction. They are your hands.

are weapons of mass destruction for everything that the devil plans against you, your family, the people that you love, your friends, your coworkers, anyone you come across, the stranger in Weiss, it doesn't matter. You have hands of mass destruction to destroy. It's the delete button on anything that the devil is trying to throw your way or somebody else's way who doesn't have the knowledge. Amen?

Amen. And listen, they don't have to be saved to be healed. Do you know how many people, Jesus healed in the Bible, and they didn't believe in him yet?

Hallelujah. You laying hands on the sick and having a miracle happen to them is the dinner bell to bring them in for salvation that they can say, wow, there truly is a God. Who would have thought? You are someone's miracle. Say that I am someone's miracle.

Hallelujah. Take that seriously. There's someone out there. There are people out there right now that God has assigned every single one of you to that you don't even know about. But he knows the beginning from the end. He knew you were going to be here. He knew that you were going to get trained up in this word. He knew that he was going to deposit this on the inside of you so that he could send you out and so that you could disciple someone else. Amen. Amen. Eternal fruit. Eternal fruit. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

You know, when Samson took the jawbone, his enemies didn't run anymore. Samson had so much power in him that the enemies laid down dead. May every single enemy that's coming against every single one of you lay down dead in the mighty name of Jesus, amen?

Psalm 68:1-2 let God arise, let his enemies be scattered. Let those also who hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. Deuteronomy 28:1-7 Now, it shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God and observe carefully at all his commandments, which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above.

the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city. Blessed shall you be in the country. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increases of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in and blessed shall you be when you go out. The Lord will cause your enemies who rise

against you to be defeated before your face they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways, so it clearly says that if you are obedient to God, you don't even have to fight hallelujah praise the Lord

You don't have to fight. The Lord will cause your enemies to rise up, who rise up against you to be defeated before your face. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. So, when God's power and his fire touches you, your household enemies will be disappointed. What's a household enemy? Anybody want to know? It's your family. It's your relatives.

It was the relatives of Samson that tied him up. They were the ones that handed him over to their enemies, his own relatives. But guess what? God disappointed them in a big way. And we all have relatives in some shape or form of that, right? Anybody here?

Some of our family members they don't think we're going to reach our goals, right? They're, what are you doing? That's, you know, what are you in a cult? Right? But don't worry about that because God's going to turn it all around, amen? Amen. Joseph's brothers, right? They wanted him out of the family. But when Joseph's dream came to pass, guess what? They had to come and bow before him. Joseph was their answer to live.

in a famine. Psalms 23:5 you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil and my cup runs over. Whether you like it or not, and whether your enemies like it or not, God says what? Guess what? It's going to be well with you. Everybody say that it's going to be well with me. Hey, that's right. Your destiny.

Your destiny is formed by the power of God.

when Samson's relatives tied him up and brought him to his enemies, I'm sure they thought, hey listen, Samson's destiny is here, it's over, right? He's got another thing coming. But guess what, God had a purpose for Samson's life, amen? And then guess what God did. Because he had a purpose for Samson, God stopped Samson's enemy's plans.

not one of you in this room came into this world for no reason. God sent you into this world for a reason. Every single one of you. And most people when they're young, right, they have beautiful dreams. I remember being a kid, we dream of greatness as kids, right? Man, you can be anything when you're a kid. those dreams that you had when you were young, they came from God.

So, the enemy, what does he do? As you're a child, he tries to attack you as a kid, and as time goes on, and while we're growing up, he tries to convince us that those dreams that we have as children, that they're impossible. That they could never be fulfilled. How many remember when you were a kid, playing outside and having this marvelous, can do anything, right?

nothing is impossible with God, amen. God says join forces with me, hallelujah. When you do, when you join forces with me, I will bring your dreams to pass. Because they're not even your dreams, they're the dreams of him and what he wants to do through you that he's placed on the inside of you and you think it's you, but guess what, it's not you at all, hallelujah.

Psalms 37:4-5 Delight yourself also in the Lord and he shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass. So, God's word is true, amen. If he says he will bring it to pass, he's going to bring it to pass. And then guess what? Suddenly, you're going to have the last laugh. Everybody go, ha ha. Ha ha ha. Foul dumb devil, right? Ha ha ha.

When Samuel's relatives brought him to his enemies tied up, right, the Philistines were rejoicing, they were like, hey, guess what? We got our enemy. He's even tied up. They were thinking, man, this guy's finished, right? But not long after that, Samson got the last laugh. Everyone in here is going to have the last laugh. Amen? Amen.

Daniel 6:1-24 Darius the Medi decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. The king also chose Daniel and two others as his administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king's interest. So the king here, the king was very fond of Daniel. He really did, they were friends. He really had a genuine love for Daniel. In verse 3 it says,

Daniel soon proved himself more capable than any other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel's great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire. Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling the government affairs. But they couldn't find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. So, they concluded, our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel

will be a connection with the rules of his religion. So, the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, long live King Darius. We are all in agreement, we administrators, officials, high officers, advisors, and governors, that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced, give orders that for the next 30 days that any person who prays to anyone, divine or human, except to you, your majesty, will be thrown into the den of lions,

And now, your majesty, issue and sign this law so it cannot be changed. An official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked. So, King Darius signed the law. But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room with its windows open towards Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God. Then the officials went together to Daniel's house and found him praying and asking for God's help.

So, they went straight to the king and reminded him about the law. Did you not sign a law that for the next 30 days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human, except to you, your majesty, that they will be thrown into the den of lions? Yes, the king replied. That decision stands. It is as an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked. Then they told the king that man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is ignoring you and your law.

He still prays to his God three times a day. Hearing this, the king was deeply troubled, and he tried to think of a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament. In the evening, the men were together to the king and said to your majesty, you know that according to the law of the Medes and Persians, no law that a king signs can be changed. So at last, the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the lion's den.

The king said to him, may your God, whom you serve faithfully, rescue you. A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed the stone with his own royal seal and the seals of his nobles so that no one could rescue Daniel. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his unusual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night. Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lion's den. When he got there, he called out in anguish,

Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you served so faithfully able to rescue you from the lions? Daniel answered, long live the king. My God sent his angel to shut the lion's mouth so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight, and I have not wronged you, your majesty. The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God. Then the king gave orders to arrest the men

who had maliciously accused Daniel how he had them thrown into the lion's den along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den. So, guess what happened here? Daniel's enemies, what they saw was, wow, here's Daniel, he's rising. He's rising in this system. And they were jealous. They were like, how is this guy doing this? And so, they plotted against

him to get rid of him permanently and they threw him in a den of lions right and when they did that guess what they're probably standing outside that den of lions man Daniel's finished we don't have to worry about this guy no more and I'm sure they were rejoicing they're probably all night right so happy they really planned this plan and they got one over on the king but guess what the next morning Daniel came out alive

And then guess what the king did? He sent for those enemies, and then he put them in the lion's den. Who got the last laugh? Daniel did. The power of God. The fire of God. Listen, when you're walking in the anointing, it protects you. And you'll have the last laugh. Mike and I are about to get a few last laughs. Come and amen.

Amen. I see it happening. I'm excited. Hallelujah.

Every single one of you will have the last laugh. Amen? Exodus 12:31-36

bread dough before yeast was added. They wrapped their kneading boards on their cloaks and carried them on their shoulders. And the people of Israel did as Moses had instructed. They asked the Egyptians for clothing and articles of silver and gold. The Lord caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for, so they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth. So, when the fire of God fell on the land of Egypt, Pharaoh sent for Moses in a hurry,

The one who said who is your God? I don't know him. I'm not letting you go that same God He's now quickly saying hey listen go and worship your God and when you do that, you bless me also? Same guy, right? Moses must have been like hmm. I thought I thought you said you don't know my God You don't know my God and now you're asking my God the God that you don't know you want that God to bless you right

There's going to be people that look at you. They're going accuse you things. They're going make fun of you. They're going to mock you. They're going to try to put you down a level, try to knock you down to their level. And they don't even know why half the time. Because your light on the inside of you, you carry Dunamis, power on the inside of you. And there's going to be people that are not going to like that.

But guess what? You're going to have the last laugh, amen? You love on those people, but you don't have to put up with crap either, amen? Amen. When the fire of God comes, it's power. Power, you got power. Everybody say that, got power. You got Dunamis, power. That's right. And then when the fire of God comes on you,

You'll start to sing a new song. Sing a new song, amen. The child of God sings a new song.

Every single one of you in here is going to sing a new song in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen? Amen. Psalms 40:1-3

Listen, just you guys changing, Just walking through this and going from glory to glory. People are seeing that in your lives. And people are saying, hey, I knew that person. There's got to be a God, right? You're being an example. Hallelujah? Hallelujah.

Psalms 126:1-3 when the Lord brought back to his exiles in Jerusalem, it was like a dream. We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, what amazing things the Lord has done for them. Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us. What joy. In the name that is above the other every name, right? From this moment on, say, I'm going to have joy. I'm going to be laughing for joy.

and I'm going to be singing a new song.

1 Samuel 2:1-2 says, heart rejoices in the Lord. The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies. I rejoice because you rescued me. No one is holy like you, the Lord. There is no one beside you. There is no rock like our God. So, when the Lord answered Hannah, guess what Hannah did? She sang a new song. Amen? New song.

New song.

this is just the beginning for every single one of you. You are all going to bear so much fruit. You are all going to have testimony after testimony after testimony after testimony. And I can't wait to hear about it, Amen.

I just want you to close your eyes and press in. And ask the Lord. We're just going to press in with some prayer points.

Just repeat after me. you don't agree with what I'm saying, you don't have to, listen, nobody's making you do this. I want you to do this on your own, own accord, your own will. I want you to press in. If you want the fire of God, if you want the power of God, then tonight's the night. Amen? Amen. Just repeat after me, Father. Let your fire fall and destroy all my yolks. Father, empower me. Now.

so that whatever I touch will prosper. Father, arise and scatter all my enemies, known and unknown. Father, disappoint all my household enemies and restore my destiny fully. Father, I thank you that you are going to have me have the last laugh. And Father, I thank you.

Thank you for putting a new song in my mouth.

And Father, if anyone's going to get touched and filled it's going to be me. And I'm not going to leave the same way I came in Jesus' mighty name. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, amen.