The OVERFLOW of Heaven
Luke 24:36-39 & 44-49 New King James Version
36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
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44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
A Resurrected Life is the OVERFLOW of Heaven
What is a Resurrected Life?
Jesus is Resurrected Life
John 11:25-26 New King James Version
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
JESUS IS THE RESURRECTION
Resurrection - Anastasis (G386)
a rising from the dead
Jesus Doesn’t Just Raise People BACK From the Dead
He raises them from the dead into Himself
JESUS IS THE LIFE
Life - Zoe (G2222)
of the absolute fullness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic "logos" and to Christ in whom the "logos" put on human nature
life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last forever.
Real, Satisfying, Genuine, Never Ending Life That Flows From God in Heaven
Spiritually, physically, mentally, financially, and relationally—revealed fully in Christ
Experienced now by Jesus followers and realized perfectly upon His return
HOW DO WE ACCESS THIS RESURRECTED LIFE OF JESUS?
Jesus’ Resurrected Life Is Experienced By Those Who Believe [Pisteou (G4100)] In Jesus
to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
of the thing believed
to credit, have confidence
in a moral or religious reference
used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
Accept and trust that Jesus is EXACTLY who HE says He is
John 14:6 New King James Version
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
What if I Accepted Jesus, But I am Not Experiencing His Resurrection Life?
ARE YOU WALKING IN THE RESURRECTION LIFE OF JESUS?
Luke 9:23 New King James Version
23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
You Cannot Experience Resurrection Life If You Stop Walking With The Risen Christ
Four Ways to Walk in the Resurrection Life of Jesus
1. ENCOUNTER The Risen Christ Daily (Your NEED is His Entrance)
Luke 24:36-39 New King James Version
36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
DAILY SECRET PLACE
When we set apart time and space to meet with God, Holy Spirit responds to our expectancy with His Presence. When we make the secret place our priority we become the place where Heaven touches Earth.
Jesus Is A Person
Treat Him like a PERSON
Schedule a time and place to meet and be CONSISTENT
Be INTENTIONAL with your time together [thanksgiving, praise, prayer, scripture]
He will show up in SPIRITUAL POWER when He decides, not when you decide
You determine the consistency
He determines the intensity [peace, terror, etc.]
Make it Your Goal to CONNECT with Jesus!
Like His disciples, the Risen Jesus wants you to know that you can interact with Him
CONNECT [Membership & Discipleship at East Gate]
You will learn how you BEST connect with God in the secret place
You will learn how you BEST connect within the local body of Christ
2. EMBRACE the Truth of the Risen Christ (Jesus IS the Revelation of Heaven)
Luke 24:44-46 New King James Version
44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
JESUS IS THE WORD MAKE FLESH [John 1:14]
All Scripture Points to Jesus
The Law of Moses [Genesis 3:15, Genesis 22:8 & 13-14, Exodus 12:5 & 13, Numbers 21:9, Deuteronomy 18:15]
The Prophets [Isaiah 53:5-6, Daniel 7:13-14, Zechariah 12:10]
The Psalms [Psalms 22, 31, 69, 16, 118]
The Gospels, Epistles, and Revelation
Scripture Is ONLY Rightly Understood Through The Life and Ministry Of Jesus
Matthew 5:17 New King James Version
17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
The Intention of Scripture is Realized in Jesus
John 5:39-40 New King James Version
39 You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
JESUS WANTS TO OPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING
So that You Might Comprehend the Scriptures
Syniemi (G4920)
to set or bring together
in a hostile sense, of combatants
to put (as it were) the perception with the thing perceived
to set or join together in the mind
Comprehending scripture refers to an ability to wrestle with scripture until you come to Jesus
Jesus Wants You to Submit “Your” Truth to His Truth
Jesus, the Word made flesh, longs for you to wrestle with Him until He is the only truth you cling to
“Handle Me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bone as you see I have”
Genesis 32:24-28 New King James Version
24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” 27 So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” 28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Wrestle with Jesus until He rids you of all your “personal” truths and you EMBRACE His truth as your own
3. BE a Witness of the Risen Christ (Jesus IS the Abundant Life of Heaven)
Luke 24:46-48 New King James Version
46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WITNESS? [MARTYS (G3144)]
You Are A Legal Witness
You may be called upon by Holy Spirit, at any moment, to legally TESTIFY to others of what Jesus has accomplished
We preach in His Name [By His legal command and in His legal authority]
This testimony is admissible [meets legal standards and is counted as legitimate evidence in His courts]
It doesn’t matter how you feel about your qualifications or ability
If someone is legally bound by sin in depression, anxiety, shame, perversion, infirmity, demonization, etc.
Submit your evidence to the courtroom of heaven and TESTIFY!
“It was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise…” [there is no other way to be saved!]
You Are A Historical Witness
You have a personal testimony, SHARE IT
Who you were before Jesus
How you ENCOUNTERED and EMBRACED Jesus
Who you are now as a result of Jesus
You carry the responsibility to bear witness of what you have read, seen, and experienced IN CHRIST
PRACTICAL ADVICE || Share The Gospel and Share Your Testimony
Understand, And Remind Yourself Daily, That Your Very Life Is A Witness Of Christ
What are people witnessing when they see you?
4. RECEIVE the Promised Power of the Risen Christ (Victory of Heaven)
Luke 24:49 New King James Version
49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
BEHOLD I SEND THE PROMISE
Look for It, Be Expectant, and Wrestle with Jesus for It
Luke 11:9-13 New King James Version
9 “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. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 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!”
TARRY UNTIL YOU ARE ENDUED WITH POWER [You Won’t Make it Without The POWER of His Spirit]
Power - Dynamis (G1411)
inherent power, power residing in Holy Spirit by virtue of His nature
power for performing miracles
moral power and excellence of soul
the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth
power and resources arising from numbers
power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts
This POWER, is the Source of Overflow in an Ephesians 3:20 Year
Ephesians 3:20 New King James Version
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
This is the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, that longs to fill, transform, and bring Heaven’ s OVERFLOW to your life, family, and city
A Resurrected Life is the OVERFLOW of Heaven
Are You Walking in the Resurrection and Life of Jesus?
Four Ways to Walk in the Resurrection Life of Jesus
ENCOUNTER The Risen Christ Daily [Your NEED is His ENTRANCE]
EMBRACE the Risen Christ in Truth [Jesus IS the Revelation of Heaven]
Be a WITNESS of the Risen Christ [Jesus IS the Abundant Life of Heaven]
RECEIVE the Promised Power of the Risen Christ [Jesus IS Victory of Heaven]
Do You NEED the Resurrection and Life of Jesus?
Trained Brothers and Sisters are Ready to Teach You How to Lay Down Your Life to Jesus
You Can Be Baptized in Water Immediately After Service
You Can Be Filled with, and Baptized by the Holy Spirit Today
Romans 8:11 New King James Version
11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
