 Okay. Welcome and thank you for connecting to BC205. This is the class on keys to Supernatural Ministry. We've gone over some questions and had a discussion in the last class. So we will study further and try to understand what Supernatural Ministry mandate is all about and what the keys would be from scripture that we have to walk with. So before we get into today's class, I want to request one of us to please lead a word of prayer. Would anyone like to lead please? Okay. Yes, just a minute. Please go ahead. Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you under the name of Jesus. We thank you for this beautiful day and for the beautiful class we are about to have. God, you are a supernatural God and supernatural things are natural with you. And you have given us the authority and you have called us as your sons and daughters. Help us to understand more about you so that we can live like you down here on this earth. Be with us and guide us in Jesus' name. We pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Jeffina. So as I was saying, we have discussed a couple of things in the last class where we talked about the importance of Supernatural Ministry. Why Supernatural Ministry? Is there a need for us as believers today to demonstrate the supernatural power of God? And we had several answers. We talked about how it reveals God's nature. It glorifies God. It draws people's attention towards who God is. We also said that it needs people's needs. It demonstrates the love and compassion of God in people's lives. So there are all these reasons why Supernatural Ministry is so important. We also saw that there can be some challenges as in people opposing the demonstration of God's power. Maybe they don't understand it or they feel that it's not supposed to happen in a time and age that only the nature for us to grow in maturity or in the virtues of God's nature is sufficient. Why should one even talk about things like healings, deliverance and all that? So we had a discussion and we said that Jesus himself placed emphasis on these supernatural demonstrations when the people around him were in doubt whether he is the Messiah. He pointed to the works that he did and he said that these works, they speak of me, they speak of the Father. Even if you don't believe me, believe the works that I do. So he placed emphasis on these supernatural works which is why they are so important for us as believers. Today we will try and focus on the need for believers to be supernatural or to demonstrate the supernatural power or to do the works of the Kingdom the way Jesus did them. What does the Bible have to say about it? Is it even what the Bible is saying that believers today should be supernatural? So we are going to look at the possibility of every believer having this supernatural life or having this manifestation of the supernatural in and through their lives. So what are some of the scriptures that we can look at and substantiate what we are saying that believers need to be supernatural. Before I get into looking at the scriptures, any comments, any inputs from your side, the Bible wants us to be supernatural, what do you think about that? Are we convinced or is it a struggle? For some of us it could be a struggle where we know that all these things happened in the Bible and Jesus also said that it will happen through those who believe him but how do I see it happen in my life? So what we can do is we can begin with the scriptures and we are always open to questions or your thoughts. So just feel free, it's more of a time of discussion where we are all learning and we are laying a strong foundation on the understanding of supernatural ministry. So we look at a couple of scriptures. I've already posted this for the Google Classroom students on the Classwork page. So you can open up the file there and let me also just project it easier. Please give me a moment, finding it a little difficult to project it here. So I hope you can all see it. Sorry about the delay there. So I said we are talking about the possibility of supernatural life and ministry of all believers. So the first and foremost reason why we can expect the supernatural life is because this is an invitation of Jesus to his disciples and followers. So we can look at the pattern in the very ministry of Jesus. So let's first turn to Matthew chapter 10 verses 1, then 7 and 8. Can somebody please turn to it and read it for us? Matthew chapter 10 verse 1, he called his 12 disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. Verses 7 to 8, as you go, preach this message, the kingdom of heaven is near, heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy. Drive out demons freely you have received freely given. Thank you. Thank you so much. So we saw the mandate that the Lord Jesus had for his own disciples. He gave them the authority to go and do the works similar to the ones that he did. And he told them you go ahead and heal the sick, you cast out demons and you do the works of God among people. Luke chapter 9 verse 1, I'm going to read that, then he called his 12 disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases. From this, we realize that Jesus did not limit the supernatural works to himself, even during his ministry, for him to do these works and prove that he's the Messiah. That's something that he did, but then he did not do these works just for people to put him on a pedestal and only to boast of his greatness. Jesus never did that. He did the supernatural works of God, but he also groomed a group of 12 disciples, gave them the authority to walk in the same miracles that he did. And it's so obvious, he picked those 12 people and he told them, you please go ahead and do the works which I am telling you to do. So, Jeffina, could you please read again Matthew 10 verses 7 and 8, once again for us to hear please. Matthew chapter 10 verse 7 and 8, as you go preach this message, the kingdom of heaven is near. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons, freely you have received, freely give. Amen. Thank you. So in continuation of the delegation of Jesus, he picked those 12 disciples and he told them, you go and do these works, he gave them the authority. So, they went ahead and did these supernatural works of God. He didn't stop there, but we see that he also invited 70 other people to do the same. The same supernatural works. Could somebody else now turn to Luke chapter 10 please verse 1 and then 17 through 19. Someone can read that, we can discuss from there. After this, the Lord appointed 72 others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he has about to go. Verse 17, the 72 returned with joy and said, Lord even the demons submit to us in your name. He replied, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the powers of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. Amen. Thank you, John. Thank you for reading that. So, now we notice how 12 were given the authority first and they did works like Jesus, supernatural works. 70 others were also given the authority and Jesus himself says that, you know, I saw Satan fall like lightning or that the kingdom of God was demonstrated with great power that the enemy was defeated. So, it's very clear that first the 12 and then the 70 also walked in the supernatural power of God. Now, not only them, but you had others who were following Jesus who demonstrated the supernatural in and through their lives. So, we have this example of an unknown or an unnamed man who also performed miracles. This is in Mark chapter 9 verses 38 through 40. Could somebody else please read this passage for us? Okay, Hazelie, would you be able to read please? Mark chapter 9 verse 38 to 40. Now, John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us, casting out demons in your name. And we forbid him because he does not follow us. But Jesus said, do not forbid him for no one who works a miracle in my name can soon afterwards speak evil of me. For he who is not against us is on our side. Amen. So, we notice here that there was somebody who was not among Jesus' disciples who also walked in the supernatural. And when the disciples tried to stop him, verse 39, he says, do not forbid him for no one who works a miracle in my name can soon afterwards speak evil of me. For he who is not against us is on our side. So, we notice that this unknown man did miracles, how he did miracles in the name of Jesus. And we have been seeing that Jesus gave the authority which he had to his followers. So, obviously, even though he was not one who was noted by the disciples of Jesus, he is a follower of the Lord Jesus. That's what Jesus is saying later. He's saying if he's not against us, then he's on our side. So, he too was witnessing the supernatural through his life by using the authority of the name of Jesus. It gives us so much of confidence. Today, after the cross, we have a lot of revelation about the power of God, the anointing of God, the name of Jesus, the weapons of spiritual warfare. But just imagine this unknown man is not even part of the close circle of the Lord Jesus. And yet, because he understood that the name of Jesus carried authority, he went around casting out demons with that understanding. Moving that the name of Jesus, it has the authority and supernatural began to take place to the extent that the disciples noticed it. So, it really inspires us to use everything that has been given to us and walk in the supernatural. So, even during the life and ministry of Jesus, he did not forbid people from walking in the supernatural power of God. Now, let's continue. Could somebody please read Matthew 28 verses 18 through 20. This is the passage of the Great Commission. So, let's just go over it and see what Jesus is telling us. Matthew 28 18 to 20. And Jesus came and spoke to them saying, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you and loathe. I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Rosalind. So, as per the Great Commission, we have been clearly told that Jesus gives his disciples, those who believe in him, the authority which we need. So, verse 18, what did he say? He said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Then he commissions them to go and do the work of the ministry. So, he says, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you and loathe. I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. So, in speaking to us, we notice that we also have been given authority. He gave his disciples authority, but he also gave us. And scriptures tell us all authority and we are supposed to go and make disciples and also teach them everything that we have been taught. So, what were the disciples taught? So far we have seen they were taught about the kingdom of God, but they were also taught about the power of the kingdom of God. And they were given authority and Jesus instructed them to go and perform these signs, wonders and miracles. You know, everywhere they went to do the works of healings. So, obviously, we who come after these 12 and 70 disciples, we have the same mandate. So, it is so much part of what has been taught to the disciples to carry on with the supernatural power of God and all the authority of God. So, we have the great commission and the great commission also carries this mandate to walk in the supernatural. So, at this point, I'm going to pause and just want to talk to all of us here. You know, what are you thinking? Are there any questions? Anything that you wanted to ask? We can discuss and then proceed further. So, is there any doubt that Jesus about this thing that Jesus gave us the authority to walk in the supernatural power of God? Is there any doubt regarding that? If so, then why is there a doubt? You could go ahead and ask. Let's see if I am able to answer your question. Can I ask you a question? Yes, yes. Is it? Please go ahead. Okay, so my question is why was Jesus so passionate to delegate this supernatural authority to us now, first to the disciples and then to us now? Why was he so passionate to delegate this responsibility? I'm sorry, this authority and what is our responsibility once we have taken up this authority for me, what is our responsibility as Christians? Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Isaac. Yes, why was Jesus so passionate to give us this authority and what is our responsibility? So, based on what we had discussed in the last class that the demonstration of the power of God really reveals the nature of God and we know that he is a supernatural God. So, God wants to reveal himself in all the fullness that is of him and which is one of the main reasons I think that God wants us to continue to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit and the demonstration of the supernatural. Otherwise, we are limiting God. If everything we do and pray for is confined to the limitations of this world, then how are we asking a supernatural God to intervene in our circumstances? So, it's because God himself is supernatural that he so passionately wants us also to be supernatural and what is our responsibility? One is to understand what the supernatural is all about, which we are doing right now and to walk in it or in other words to let the supernatural manifest through our lives. So, that becomes our responsibility. So, we have to not just understand but also go after or pursue the supernatural. So, that is the responsibility of the believers. So, does it help Isaac or you have any other questions following this? Well, not really. I agree with you because by what we have been reading like in our last semester, the believers' authority. We know that by the fall of the first Adam, man lost his authority and Jesus reclaimed, I like the word he said that God wanted us to operate in the supernatural because he knew or he knows that the evil one is always in the world and he wants to dominate the world. And that's why he gave us this authority and power so that we can counter his act and continue to bring up his kingdom so that his kingdom will reign on earth. Thank you very much, man. Amen. Thank you, Isaac. Thank you so much for sharing. That was good. Paul, I saw you raising your hand. Is there anything you want to add to it? No, I'm asking another question. Yes, please. We read a scripture which says there were some people also who were casting demons and the apostles of Jesus rebuked them and when he told them to Jesus, Jesus said, ah, leave them if they are not against us, they are for us. Now, today does not give rooms for the false prophets to operate because we have false prophets, they also do miracles. So that scripture gives them room for them also to operate. I just wanted your comment about it. Thank you. Thank you, Paul. Very good question. So whenever we talk about the supernatural, there's always this question of the count of it. So one thing for us to recognize is when something is precious, when something is really good, when something is worth imitating, that is when a count of it gets made against it. So when we talk about the false prophets and the supernatural which is demonstrated by people who don't belong to the kingdom of God, we realize that Satan always wants to compete with what God is doing and he will come up with certain demonstrations of so-called power. In the kingdom of darkness, so having said this, some basics that we would come back to is whenever we talk of the supernatural, we have to look at the fruit of the supernatural. So what is that? What is being accomplished through the supernatural? Are people able to know who God is or are they able to see the nature of God? Jesus healed me. God is such a loving God. He's such a gracious God. He's a forgiving God. These miracles that are taking place, are they drawing the hearts of the people towards God or Jesus? So that is the fruit that we are looking at. So we have to ask the question, are these results drawing people to God if they are, then we cannot term those people who are manifesting the supernatural. For example, in Mark 9, we saw that there was somebody who was doing miracles but those miracles were also turning people towards God. And which is why Jesus said, if he's not against me, he's for me. Don't stop him. Don't forbid him from doing this work. But the people who are manifesting the supernatural through the kingdom of darkness, there are two sources for the supernatural. One is the kingdom of God and the power of God. The second one is the kingdom of darkness and we know that the enemy or Satan is the one who does those supernatural works. Those works will lead people away from God. So when you see certain things happening, you'll also be able to notice whether people are being drawn towards God or they are being drawn away from God. That in itself will tell you where this power is coming from. So if you are able to understand that this is not from God and it is drawing people away from God, stay away from such false prophets and their works, their ministries. Does it help Paul? Yes, yes. Okay, see because one of the functions of the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, he will glorify me. So the power of the Spirit when it is demonstrated in all these signs, wonders and miracles, it is supposed to glorify the name of Jesus. If it is not glorifying the name of Jesus, then that power is questionable. So whenever we see such things going on, drawing people away from the word, away from Jesus, then that power is not something that we should accept. So very good questions. Thank you so much. Very relevant. We should be asking these questions when we talk about the supernatural. Anything else? Please feel free. It's good to discuss. Okay, that's nice. So we so far have learned that Jesus was the one, he did the miracles and he also invited his disciples to do the miracles. It includes us as well, who believe in the Lord Jesus. So the great commission we will fulfill with the power of God and the demonstration of the supernatural. And just going back to what I was saying earlier, there can be a lot of counterfeit, but that should not stop us from going with the original. We in fact must be encouraged that the power of God is so real that Satan even wants to try and imitate it. So keep moving forward with what is real and what is true. Now we've seen the mandate. Now let's delve a little deeper into the mandate which Jesus has for us. Let's look at some other passages. John chapter 1 verse 14 and then John chapter 2 verse 11. So could somebody please read these two verses for us. John chapter 1 verse 14, the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only who came from the Father full of grace and truth. Thank you, Jeffina. So just want to dwell on a few things here before you can read John chapter 11. So it says the word became flesh and dwell among us and we beheld his glory. It talks about glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth. We know that before Jesus came to the earth, he carried a heavenly glory. If you look at Philippians chapter 2, we see there that Jesus left behind his heavenly glory and he came here to the earth. So the heavenly glory has to do with God's omnipotence, his omniscience, his omnipresence. But Jesus left all that and he came to the world. He became a man. So it says the word became flesh. In other words, flesh is limited, isn't it? Compared to the glory of God in heaven, he became flesh. So he limited himself on the earth. He dwelt among us. And what kind of glory did he carry when he was here on the earth? John says, we saw this glory, we beheld this glory. We also talked this glory or glory is nothing but who God is and what he does. So how did God reveal himself when the word became flesh? John says, full of grace and truth. So the sonship glory or the glory which God carried in Jesus here on the earth was filled with what? Grace and truth. So grace in this context has to do with virtues. God's nature is so virtuous. Anything that is good arises from him. So he is filled with goodness. He is filled with righteousness. He is filled with holiness. That is the nature which Jesus displayed. So full of grace, full of truth. And that is who Jesus came across as here on the world. And we call that as sonship, glory or revelation. You know, the power of God came through in that manner with his virtues, with his truth. Now let's move forward. John chapter 2 and verse 11. Jefina, could you please read this? John chapter 2, verse 11. This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Kana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory and his disciples put their faith in him. Amen. So that's so beautiful. We just saw that the sonship glory of Jesus on the earth, what did it comprise of? Grace. It comprised of truth. And now, John chapter 2 and verse 11. When Jesus did the miraculous, the water was turned into wine. What do we read? He manifest his glory. So part of the sonship glory is what? Power. Grace, truth, power. We see Jesus walking in all of these aspects and revealing who God is to. The people around. So this is how Jesus showed the glory, which we are calling as the sonship glory. Now let's continue and see, you know, what kind of prayers Jesus prayed for his believers and what was his heart about the kind of glory which his followers or disciples should carry. So John chapter 17 verse 5 and verse 22. Would somebody quickly turn to this and read it please. John chapter. 17 Rosalind. John chapter 17 verse 5 and 22. And now, oh Father, glorify me together with yourself, with the glory which I had with you before the world was verse 22. And the glory which you gave me, I have given them that they may be one just as we are one. Thank you Rosalind. And I think it's quite clear for us to understand, isn't it? So when Jesus was going back to the Father, he was, you know, John 14, 15, 16, 17. And we see the preparation was going on for Jesus to go to the cross and he prays different prayers over there. And particularly over here, what he's saying is, Father, I'm ready to come back and embrace the glory which you had given me in heaven. So that is to do with the omnipotence or the immeasurable power of God. I'm going to come back and receive all of them. But what does he want for the believers? In verse 22, he says, and the glory which you gave me, that is when the word became flesh, the sonship glory, but Jesus had on the earth, he's saying, I have given them that they may be one just as we are one. So Jesus was looking forward to going back to heaven. But at the same time, he gave away that sonship glory which he had to his disciples. So what do we conclude? We will conclude that this is what Jesus wants for all his disciples to demonstrate the sonship glory. What does the sonship glory have? We said grace, which is virtues when we walk in forgiveness, when we walk in love, when we walk in generosity, when we walk in the goodness of God, what's happening? We're demonstrating the grace of God, truth, and we walk in righteousness. Or we walk in the things that are correct, which are right before God's eyes. We are walking in sonship glory and walking in the aspect of truth. But we also need to be walking in the power of God, the way when Jesus turned the water into wine, what happened? His glory was manifest. What glory did Jesus have at that time? Sonship glory. What did he say in John 17, 22? I'm giving them the glory which you gave me and that glory also has power on the supernatural. So all believers, does it say that only pastors or teachers or apostles, prophets, evangelists, only people who have the sonship glory, all the believers? Father, I'm giving it to them. Those who believe in me, Jesus is giving it to the believer. So we have a mandate from God. So today we are looking at the possibility. What is the possibility of all believers walking in the supernatural? There is 100% possibility, reason being it is Jesus who has called us to such power and authority. So now that we've understood this, what would be some of the questions that you might have? Jesus called us to walk in power, so clear. And He has given us the sonship glory. So what should we do now? I think we should walk in the authority as delegated to us. And we should walk according to, imitate Jesus, walk freely so that I mean we can manifest this authority that was given to us. Thank you. Amen. Thank you, guys. So we must work in that authority. We have to walk with Jesus. That's a beautiful point. We'll look at some of the keys to manifesting the supernatural power of God. But you said walk with God so that we are able to manifest. That makes complete sense. So as we're walking with Him, we will begin to reveal all this sonship glory. So that's right. Thank you, Isaac. We need to demonstrate it. We need to walk in it. Yeah. Any other thoughts, questions? Okay, so are we all walking in it? If Jesus has already given it to all believers, are we all walking in it? What do you think? That was my question. What do we do when we fail? Yes. Yes, Rosalind. So, you know, when we see the mandate of Jesus, it's very clear. We need to walk in that power and authority. What do we do when we fail is to keep going back to what Jesus has said. Because it reminds us, it reiterates the truth that we have been given authority. We have been given power and we can walk in it. So just because we have some incidents where we don't see the manifestation of God's power, we shouldn't stop there. We have to keep going back to the standard of God's word, the truth of God's word, which does not change over time, isn't it? So if Jesus has already given the glory to us, He never took it back. So in my experience, for whatever reason, I may have failed, but I need to hold on to the truth that I still carry the authority. I still have the power which Jesus has given me to walk in the supernatural works of God. So that's what I would say. That is one Rosalind. So to hold on to the truth. Second is to ask the question, if I did not demonstrate the power of God in this case, let's say healing, okay, we prayed for somebody's healing, that person didn't get healed. As a personal note, I can ask, okay, what did I do as I ministered that I could have done better? Let me build myself up in those areas before I minister the next time. So in this way, what's happening? I'm not letting go of the truth of God's word that I can walk in the supernatural. Secondly, I'm improving. I am strengthening myself to demonstrate the glory each time. I'm on a path of progress. And I can expect, even if I fail a few times, I'm going forward. I'll definitely see God's glory being manifest as I keep trusting Him. Does it help Rosalind or what do you think about? Yes, thank you so much. It did help. Okay, thank you. Yes, wonderful. You know, we need to be practical. So it'll be really nice if you ask me all these questions. We should be talking about all of this. Okay, all right. So let's look at a few more verses here, which again remind us that we need to be like Jesus. 1 John 2 verse 6 and 1 John 4 verse 17. If someone can read that, we'll close with these scriptures for now and then we'll come back next week and start off from there. 1 John 2 verse 6. He who says he abides in him ought himself also to walk just as he walked. 1 John 4 17. Love has been perfected among us in this that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. Amen. Amen. And the next scripture there, 2 Peter 1. It just tells us that God has blessed us with everything we need for life and godliness. So we completely recognize that the Lord Jesus has given us a mandate for us to walk in the sonship glory of the Lord Jesus as he was. So we are in this world. We need to walk the way he walked, these scriptures say. So how did he walk? He walked with virtue. How did he walk? He walked with truth. How did he walk? He walked with power. So that is exactly how I should walk as a believer. So we'll come back and we'll touch on the empowering of the Holy Spirit before we move on to other parts of our study of supernatural ministry. Let's close with the word of prayer. Would anyone from the class please lead in prayer? Okay, Rosalind, can I request a please? Wonderful Heavenly Father, we thank you Lord for this teaching that you have given us Lord. Lord, you have chosen us for this time Lord so that we may know the hidden mysteries of your word. Lord, we pray for the God even as we are learning on supernatural things for the God. Let us go deep into this teaching Lord and understand Lord what glory you have given us Lord. You have shared the same glory with us, oh Lord. We thank you for this privilege that we pray for the God. Whatever we learn Lord, let us apply it and thereby let us see the kingdom of God grow and expand for your glory. Use each and every one of us. Lord, we pray for the God. We also thank you for our dear pastor Nancy Lord. Bless her Father God and anoint her even more Father God that as she carries out your will on this earth Father God. Thank you and bless you and Jesus name the King. Amen. Thank you Rosalind. Thank you everyone for connecting on this call. Please continue to meditate on all these passages and let's talk some more and I will meet you next week, next class. So bye for now, God bless.