The Kingdom of God: Jesus as the King of kings
We are the only ones with a living savior.
Until you understand who Jesus is and His position, you may be fighting a battle that is of no avail. On the other hand, you can confront any mountain when you know who He is.
The Jesus we talk about is the one who in Luke 7:11-17 raised a dead boy who was being carried away in an open coffin. This Jesus can raise you up from your situation and you'll rise up and start talking, like the boy in the coffin. The coffin is not closed, you don't need to panic. Just trust Him.
Ephesians 1:19-23
... and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Jesus is Lord. A "lord" is a ruler, an owner. Since Jesus is the Lord of Lords, He owns everything. Your understanding of who Jesus is will cause you to stand strong amidst trials.
Jesus lives inside the heart of every believer, as long as they love Him.
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
He made a dwelling in us when we accepted Him. According to Ephesians 1:19, the power of God operates from within us. Above all, we're seated in Christ in the heavenly places!
Ephesians 2:6
Since we're seated in Christ, and Christ is far above all, we're also far above all sicknesses, struggles, problems, poverty, lack, politics etc. You and the devil are not on the same level. You and Jesus are on the same level as you're both seated far above all. Jesus is far above all dominion/rulership!
The name of Jesus is above every name (curse, problem, struggle, sickness, virus etc.). We have that name! No matter any new name that may be invented today or in future, the name of Jesus is already far above that name!
Ephesians 1:22
and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
God put all things under the feet of Jesus. Jesus is already the head of the church, as the church is His body. All things are under the church, which is in Christ. The assignment of the church is to ensure that all things remain under its feet, since they've already been put there.
Jesus placed all things under your feet. Ensure that all things remain there. You can see the enormity of a thing depending on where you are seated. For example, if you're seating at the bottom of KICC building you'll visualize it as being big. However, if you're high in the air flying then you'll see KICC building as a small tiny object. You see your problems as big because you're seated at the wrong place. Your place is in Christ, in the heavenly places, far above all.
-- Apostle Dr. David Karanja.
(16/9/12 Sunday Service Sermon, Africa Transformation Mission. Pramukh Plaza, 6th Floor.)
Apostle Dr. David Karanja is the visionary of Africa Transformation Mission, a ministry under Christ Harvesters Ministries.
Until you understand who Jesus is and His position, you may be fighting a battle that is of no avail. On the other hand, you can confront any mountain when you know who He is.
The Jesus we talk about is the one who in Luke 7:11-17 raised a dead boy who was being carried away in an open coffin. This Jesus can raise you up from your situation and you'll rise up and start talking, like the boy in the coffin. The coffin is not closed, you don't need to panic. Just trust Him.
Ephesians 1:19-23
... and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Jesus is Lord. A "lord" is a ruler, an owner. Since Jesus is the Lord of Lords, He owns everything. Your understanding of who Jesus is will cause you to stand strong amidst trials.
Jesus lives inside the heart of every believer, as long as they love Him.
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
He made a dwelling in us when we accepted Him. According to Ephesians 1:19, the power of God operates from within us. Above all, we're seated in Christ in the heavenly places!
Ephesians 2:6
... and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus
According to Ephesians 1:20, Jesus was raised from the dead and is seated at the right hand of God in the heavenly places. The right hand signifies a place of authority. Jesus is seating at the right hand of authority of God. Since we're also seated together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, we're in Him. For anything to get to us, they have to go through Christ. Literally speaking, they would have to take Jesus for surgery to touch us since we're in Him.
If you're in your right place, you can't be reached as you're seated in the heavenly places! The problem with many Christians is that they have left their rightful place.
Ephesians 1:21
... far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
According to Ephesians 1:20, Jesus was raised from the dead and is seated at the right hand of God in the heavenly places. The right hand signifies a place of authority. Jesus is seating at the right hand of authority of God. Since we're also seated together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, we're in Him. For anything to get to us, they have to go through Christ. Literally speaking, they would have to take Jesus for surgery to touch us since we're in Him.
If you're in your right place, you can't be reached as you're seated in the heavenly places! The problem with many Christians is that they have left their rightful place.
Ephesians 1:21
... far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
Since we're seated in Christ, and Christ is far above all, we're also far above all sicknesses, struggles, problems, poverty, lack, politics etc. You and the devil are not on the same level. You and Jesus are on the same level as you're both seated far above all. Jesus is far above all dominion/rulership!
The name of Jesus is above every name (curse, problem, struggle, sickness, virus etc.). We have that name! No matter any new name that may be invented today or in future, the name of Jesus is already far above that name!
Ephesians 1:22
and He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
God put all things under the feet of Jesus. Jesus is already the head of the church, as the church is His body. All things are under the church, which is in Christ. The assignment of the church is to ensure that all things remain under its feet, since they've already been put there.
Jesus placed all things under your feet. Ensure that all things remain there. You can see the enormity of a thing depending on where you are seated. For example, if you're seating at the bottom of KICC building you'll visualize it as being big. However, if you're high in the air flying then you'll see KICC building as a small tiny object. You see your problems as big because you're seated at the wrong place. Your place is in Christ, in the heavenly places, far above all.
-- Apostle Dr. David Karanja.
(16/9/12 Sunday Service Sermon, Africa Transformation Mission. Pramukh Plaza, 6th Floor.)
Apostle Dr. David Karanja is the visionary of Africa Transformation Mission, a ministry under Christ Harvesters Ministries.
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