 Okay, welcome everyone. Thank you for connecting on this class for Keys to Supernatural Ministry. We will begin with a word of prayer and I want to request one of us here to please lead in prayer. Who would like to lead today? Yes, Trevina, 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 have given us the authority and you have given us the power and God, you are living within us. So help us to understand all these supernatural things which are beyond imagination and beyond understanding, but still God, help us to understand it so that we can go out and do mighty things for you. We ask Holy Spirit to be our teacher. Help us to open our mind and heart and listen to each and every word pastor says. We bless our pastor and I bless each and every student who is listening. Thank you so much for this time. Help us to learn and do great things for you. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen, thank you. Thank you, Trevina. We were looking at the possibility of living a supernatural life and how every believer has been called to do the works of Jesus. So I'll go back to what we were talking about in the last class. We couldn't complete it so we will quickly run through some of the scriptures which are given under section one. So in the last class we said that Jesus himself gave his disciples an invitation to do the supernatural works of God. Obviously this was not something which they could do by themselves. So he gave them the authority and we see that he sent his disciples. Later on he sent 70 others. There was also a person whom they found doing the works of God and he told them don't stop that man because if he's not against us he is for us. But in all this what we realize is that he did want his disciples to flow in the supernatural the way he flowed. And then we started observing his life and ministry and we saw that he had something called as the sonship glory through which the supernatural works took place in his life. The very first instance where he's able to demonstrate the supernatural glory is when the water turns into wine and his disciples, his family, people around take notice of this ability in Jesus Christ. In John chapter 17 verses 5 and 22 we see how he was desiring to go back to the Father. He was praying and asking the Father to give him the eternal or the glory which he had as deity. And go back to that sort of glory and verse 22 he also expresses that this glory which was given to him which is the sonship glory that he carried on the earth. He would like his disciples, people who believe in him to have it. So that means you and I, you and I can also walk in the supernatural the way Jesus walked. Did he want us to walk in that way? Of course. It's quite clear because he prayed to the Father and he asked that we also be supernatural. So in this world we need to be like Jesus. We saw how the sonship glory is not only about the supernatural but it also is about the virtues of Christ. The nature of Christ where we see that perfect love, perfect kindness, perfect compassion and all of that. So we can have the nature, the virtues of God flowing out of us. We can have the supernatural power of God also flowing out of us and that is the invitation which we have from Jesus. Then the next two sections here which we couldn't touch upon in a satisfactory manner are the empowering of the Holy Spirit. It's very interesting. Jesus carried the sonship glory but together with that was the power of the Holy Spirit which was made available to him. We see this in Luke chapter 4 verses 18 and 19. Can somebody please read it for us? Luke 4, 18 and 19 please. Luke 4, 18 and 19, the spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the world. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set and liberate those who are oppressed to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. Yes. Thank you, Zellie, for reading that passage. We read of the various things that Jesus would do, proclaim, preach the good news, heal the brokenhearted, set the captives free but how is he going to do all of this? He's going to do all of this because he's empowered by the Holy Spirit and that's what he says. The spirit of the Lord is upon me and I'm going to do all these things. So Jesus himself did the works of the Father being empowered by the Holy Spirit. He went about doing good, healing those who were oppressed of the devil and at the time when a demon spirit is cast out. He says in Matthew 12, 28 that the kingdom of God has come upon you and it was by the power of the Holy Spirit that he was doing all of these works. In another instance where Luke records, Luke 6, chapter verses 17 and through 19, we read there, let me just go to those. Yeah, verse 19, it says, and the whole multitude sought to touch him for power went out from him and healed them all. So he begins to heal diseases, he begins to set people free from tormented unclean spirits. But in verse 19 there, we read about the power of the Holy Spirit going out of Jesus. So he carried Sonship Glory but together with that, here is what demonstrated the supernatural through the life of Jesus and that is the power of the Holy Spirit. And Jesus wanted the believers to have this. He never restricted, even before the cross, he did not stop his disciples from flowing in the supernatural. After his death burial and resurrection, he promised them, in Acts 1 verse 8, he said, you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you shall be my witnesses. So he wanted every disciple to be a witness with power. So today it's totally okay for any believer to be excited about walking in the supernatural. It's not something that is only kept for pastors, teachers, people in the 5-fold ministry or some sort of a special set of elders in the church who can move in these things and everyone else will just observe the others doing these works. We don't see such things in the Bible. Jesus gave the invitation, he wanted to give us the Sonship Glory, Holy Spirit power, which he experienced in his life. He wanted his disciples to have it. So they waited, Acts 2, they received it, the baptism, they went ahead and did the supernatural works of God. So God wants us to flow in the supernatural. So there are no doubts regarding that. We also see the last section here talks about the authority of God which is vested in us. We know in John chapter 14 verse 12 Jesus said, you shall do greater things than these because I go to my Father. And in this passage he also talked about us using the name of Jesus. When we use the name of Jesus, we are going by the authority which is in that name, a powerful name. And we will see the supernatural take place around us. So we said earlier, Sonship Glory, Holy Spirit and now we have the authority which has been given to us. Authority which we can use by taking up the mighty name of Jesus. And in all these ways, every believer can see God's powerful works being manifest around us. So I just want us to ask this question, are we convinced that we need to be flowing in the supernatural or are there still some questions regarding this or doubts should regular believers flow in the supernatural or whatever we've discussed till now is it convincing enough? Okay, convinced. Two people on the call are convinced. How about the others? The others too. Okay, thank you for that. It's okay to not be convinced. If you have any questions, it'll be nice for us to discuss. Alright, I think it's quite clear that Jesus invited all of us to flow in the supernatural. Since you are not asking me questions, I will ask you a question. So why is it that believers are not able to demonstrate the same power as the Lord Jesus did 2000 years ago? What do you think? We are saying that we're supposed to walk in the supernatural but why is it that we don't see believers demonstrating the same kind of power? Okay, thank you for the answers on the chat. So Jeffina says lack of faith, lack of faith or prayer, good answers, very good answers. What else is preventing us from walking in it? Pastor, maybe in some cases like I know, I feel the pastor does not give the freedom or the permission like to go and operate in faith with authority. So the congregation is dependent on the pastor for healing and for every other thing. So maybe they look up to the pastor for it. So they feel and they don't operate in it. Yes, Rosalind, this could be one of the reasons why some people don't flow in the supernatural. Yeah, that's correct. And Paul says sin, zeal, not have the full revelation. Correct. So, you know, all of us have some valid points here as to why though we have an invitation from Jesus, we don't see the full manifestation of the power of God. But do we expect to see the supernatural as we move closer to the second coming of Christ? What do you think? Any opinions? We are supposed to demonstrate the supernatural right now. We're not seeing it the way it happened in Jesus's life. So should we get there? Will we get there? Any thoughts on that? Okay, so not many opinions as far as I can see here on the chat. Okay, John says we should do the way Jesus did, right? And we will get there soon. That's great news. Thanks John, encouraging. We will get there soon. Zellie says yes, we need to because the scripture says we will do much greater things than Jesus did. So it is in God's expectation for the church to increase in the supernatural. Yes, we should be like Jesus. There can be many reasons, some of which you pointed out here, like a faith, lack of prayer, lack of full revelation of this truth and reality. But the fact is that more and more people I think now in what God is doing around the globe, we are hearing about the supernatural. We are getting a grip on the truth regarding the supernatural. The word of God is being preached more and more regarding the supernatural. How do we come to an understanding when there is revelation? So when this is taught, obviously more people will be aware that this is what God's word says and in that manner the church will be built up to experience more of the supernatural. We must not be discouraged by the fact that we don't see enough of it or we don't see it at the level that we expect. No, we are journeying with God and the church will get there. The church should get there. That is God's expectation. So keep growing, keep moving forward and the church will also demonstrate that power. So that is about the possibility of all believers flowing in the supernatural. And I think we have discussed this subject sufficiently. Are there any more questions, any more comments? Alright, so I'll take it as we are convinced and we can move forward to the next section here. And this next section is about us understanding some keys of supernatural ministry, keys to supernatural ministry and life. These keys are not a formula but having an understanding of these keys will help us flow better in the supernatural. So we will first go with these keys, we will study them one by one. Following these keys, we will take some time in learning about personal preparation for each of us to flow in the supernatural. So what are the keys to supernatural ministry in life and as we stated in ministry? So for the supernatural in life and ministry, so here they are enlisting eight of them. The first one is to understand the realm of the spirit. We will talk more about that soon, so to understand the realm of the spirit. The second key is to understand faith, what faith is, how faith operates and so on. Then we need to understand the power of the word, the power of God's word. Fourth key is developing a renewed mind. Fifth is to have the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Sixth, God's presence and glory. Seventh, proclamation and action. Eight is persistence. So when we have an understanding of these eight keys, it will open us up regarding the supernatural. So first is to understand the realm of the Holy Spirit. We as believers, we recognize that there is a supernatural realm. If you ask any believer, do you believe in God? Obviously, they call themselves a believer. Yes, they do believe in God. Do you believe in the Son of God? Yes, they believe in the Son of God. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? Yes, I believe in the Holy Spirit. What about the power of the Holy Spirit? Do you believe that God can do miracles? God can do wonders? He can perform signs? A believer would say, yes, I do. But the challenge is always when it comes to the release of the supernatural through the life of a believer. So when we ask a question like, do you believe that God can release the supernatural through your life or through your ministry? That's where I think most of us struggle. We're not sure if we will see the impossible accomplished in our situation. We're not sure. It may happen, but we're not clear on that. Same way, in ministry, when we pray as believers, are you convinced that the gifts of the Spirit can flow through your life? Are you convinced that the Holy Spirit can work? God's power can be made available, people will get healed, people will get delivered, miracles will happen. We're not sure. So this is where we kind of get stuck. So in order for us to expect the supernatural as natural, we have to have the understanding of all these keys and that will help us flow better or let the supernatural flow better through our lives. So coming to the first key, understanding the realm of the Spirit. For us as believers, though we know there is a supernatural world, there is an unseen realm where God is there, angels are there, there are also demonic spirits. We acknowledge these things, but we need a better understanding of these things. And secondly, we need to know that the supernatural realm overrides the natural realm. In other words, things that take place in the spiritual realm, I'll call it a spiritual realm or a supernatural realm, they will have a bearing on the natural realm. So I'm going to share all of these truths. If at all you have questions, just feel free, you can interrupt what I'm saying and go ahead and ask your question. So there is a spiritual realm, there is a supernatural realm and that realm overrides the natural realm. There are spiritual laws which override the natural law. And that's why we call it supernatural. For example, why do we pray as believers? We pray and we say, God, I need your direction. So maybe in a given situation, we are not aware of what the right thing to do would be or what is the end result of my decisions. But what do we do? We pray. So when we pray, what we're actually saying is, God from his realm will answer and something will be done in my realm. So it's a supernatural law, I'm following prayer. And through prayer, God is able to intervene in my situation. So you see, there are these laws, there are these spiritual principles like you could even talk about faith. If you're going through a very difficult, like a dead end situation. But we employ faith. Can miracles take place? Can healing take place? Yes, it can. But there may not be a natural explanation to what has just happened. Let's say somebody is very sick. Let's go to a biblical example. There's a man who's paralyzed. He's paralyzed for some 38 years and Jesus comes. He's paralyzed for 38 years. How can he walk? How can he be made whole? But Jesus moves by faith. He does the impossible in this man's life. And so from the supernatural realm or the spiritual realm, something is accomplished for him. There's a lady with an issue of bleeding. She comes to Jesus. She's gone to many doctors and the natural report says, no, you can't be made well. And scriptures also tell us she spent a lot of money, but it was of no use. But she's employing the law of the supernatural realm, which is faith. And she just tells herself in her heart, if I only touch the hem of his garment, I will be made whole. And she touches the edge of his garment. And the supernatural law takes over. By her faith, she was made well. So you see, there is a supernatural world. There are laws that operate in the supernatural world. And for us as believers, in order for us to experience the supernatural, to release the supernatural, we have to be very aware of both of these realms. Now, this doesn't mean that, you know, we, though we live here on the world, you know, we talk of all spooky things. Yeah, I can see an angel flying. No, it's not like that. But it's more of being aware. Yes, this natural realm is limited, but I can always walk by the laws of the supernatural realm to see God's work accomplished in the natural realm. So, you know, I will pray or I will, I will have faith. I will, you know, speak the word of God and there will be a change. There will be a way made in the wilderness for me. So for a believer to demonstrate the supernatural, I have to walk with the awareness of these two realms and make sure that at points where I need the supernatural realm to intervene, I know how to go by the laws and make it happen. So does it mean that, you know, we deny the facts of the natural realm? Sometimes we are all aware. We are in a situation where the medical reports don't look good. We are in a situation where let's say the bank balance is not supportive of, you know, what God wants you to do. There are all these limitations, but being aware of a spiritual and a supernatural realm doesn't mean that we are denying the natural. No, we are not denying natural facts. Yes, Abraham was old, Sarah was old. That's a fact, but what is greater than the fact? They have a God who promised them that they will still bear a child in their old age. So what is in the spiritual overrides or is above what is in the natural? That's what we are saying. And we are saying that as believers, when we are aware and we know how to let the supernatural invade the natural, we will see these mighty works of God being done. So, yeah, we must live so to speak in both the worlds. And if I may use a word called amphibious, you know, amphibians, they are creatures who know how to live in water as well as on the land. In the same way, for every believer to see the supernatural release to our lives, we have to be amphibious. We are living in the natural world, but we are aware and connected to the supernatural world. So before I go any further, I want to pause and check whether you are all still here, whether you are awake and whether you are able to understand or is it too much at this point to talk about the supernatural realm? Are you getting what we are talking about? Okay, that's nice. Nice to know. Wonderful. Okay, great. So the first key is about us being aware of the supernatural realm. And as part of this, there are some things that we must get a grip off. First is the greatness of God. By that, what we mean is God can do the impossible from the realm that he lives in. For God, time is not a limitation. Our natural resources are not a limitation. So he lives outside of time and space. He's the God of the impossible. So when I'm aware of two realms, I analyze my situation based on the natural realm, but I don't stay there. Also recognize that I'm connected with a God who can do the impossible from his realm. So when that is my perspective and that is my faith, I can see God do many things in my life. In other words, God, he's able to do it, but my cooperation with God will cause those things to take place. I won't stop at the bad news and just stay there. Immediately, I'll say, hey, this looks like a tough situation, but God can still open a door for me. God can still heal the sick. God can still make a way. So God is a God of the impossible. So when I'm aware of the supernatural realm, I must also be aware that there is a God who is greater than what I can see in my or perceive in the natural and in the limited realm that I live in. So be aware of the greatness of God. And when I'm aware of the greatness of God, it will only move me to partner with God. I'll partner with God in prayer. I'll partner with God through my faith and supernatural things will begin to happen. Secondly, when I talk about supernatural realm, I must engage in that realm through the laws which God has given me. So these are some spiritual laws and, you know, as I put, if I operate through those laws, I can have confidence that I will see results in the natural realm. So for example, a law like covenant, God has a covenant with us. It simply means that the promise is unbreakable. So if you look back at the life of Abraham, and you see how God promised it. Abraham held on to that promise because he would have had an understanding of what this word covenant meant. Against all odds, the book of Romans says Abraham believed. How could he believe? Because he would have had the awareness of the covenant that God had with Abraham, the promise which God made with Abraham. So similarly, when I today, I understand a law like covenant. When I go through sickness, I won't pray prayers that say, oh God, you know, you've given up on me. I don't think you think about me anymore. God, why have you forgotten me? You know, instead knowing this law of covenant as a child of God, I would say, God, you have a covenant of healing with me. So I go by that covenant. Your word says that you are Jehovah Rafa. Your word says that, you know, forgive all my sins. You heal all my diseases. Your word says that by the stripes of Jesus, I'm healed. So I am holding on to that law or that principle of covenant and things begin to work in my life. Similarly, I could look at other spiritual laws like faith and I operate by faith. Anything that you, whatever you pray, believing you will receive. You know, whatever you ask for believe and you shall have it. So when I'm operating by the law of faith, what happens? I have great confidence that there will be a result from the spiritual world. So we need to recognize and understand these laws. If we don't understand the laws, then we are not clear how to see the supernatural manifest in my life. I wouldn't, you know, be doing it the right way. But when I know these laws and I operate by these laws, I will have confidence that God will do. The supernatural will show up because this is what the word of God says. You know, when I operate on the basis of covenant or I operate on the basis of faith, there will be results. So understanding the laws of the spiritual world will also release the supernatural into our lives. We must understand the ways of God, the way God chooses to work. What do we mean by this? Again, I'm just dwelling on that faith aspect. Would God not respond if we are desperate? Or would God not respond, you know, if I'm coming to Him with a prayer of great sorrow and pain and crying? That should be enough for God to respond to my prayer. But that's not what God said. You know, He said that we need faith. So whatever you ask, if you ask believing, you shall receive. Whatever you ask, if you ask crying, you shall receive. He never said that. That's not the law. He didn't say whatever you ask, if you ask begging, you shall receive. No, the spiritual law is faith. So Psalm 103 verse 7, it says that God showed Moses his ways and the children of Israel his acts. So Moses was aware of the way in which or the methods or the laws through which God would operate. So he led the people accordingly. So, you know, he walked with the Lord, God gave him the instruction and he knew that, okay, I need to obey. Let's say obedience, obedience is a law. When I walk in obedience, I will see results. So God told him, Moses, you go stand before the Red Sea, you raise up your rod and the Red Sea will part. So Moses knew I must go by the principle of obedience when I do that, the Red Sea will part. So he knew the ways of the Lord and in that manner, God led him. There was the wilderness experience, but Moses knew how to hear from God, how to follow his instructions. There was manna, there was quail, there was protection through the cloud and the pillar of fire. So the ways of God were known by the man of God and because of that, he was able to see the release of the supernatural for the children of Israel. See, it would have been good even for the children of Israel to know the ways of God. How does God operate? But somehow they only saw what God did, but they didn't know how God operated. But here was the man of God who was aware of the ways in which God operated. Similarly for us today, there are all these laws, spiritual laws in scripture, laws of the spiritual world. When I become aware of them, I will know how to see the supernatural or the spiritual world intervene in my circumstance. God's people should be taught these things to operate themselves. Now what's happening? Maybe they observe their pastor flowing in the supernatural and that's good enough for them. Whenever they want the supernatural as Rosalind said, they will go and say, okay pastor pray for me, pray for my healing. But it will be really nice if people are taught and they also understand the ways of God and they also are able to flow in these things at some point. So we are beginning to understand there is a spiritual world, God is great. He can intervene from that world into us and for him to work for us to see his power, we need to know the laws. We cannot make it happen any way we like, but we go by his laws and then it really works. So we need to understand the dynamics of this. So things like power of faith, power of words, power of sewing and reaping. So all of this is already set in what God has revealed to us. So I need to walk in these things, things like obedience, things like declaring the word, things like worship, things like giving. So things like walking in righteousness, things like putting on the armor of God. So all of these are principles and I follow these things. When I follow these things, I will see the results of the supernatural realm. Again, I just want to remind us there is no formula, but it's about our relationship with God and our close walk with the Holy Spirit. So the Holy Spirit will impress on our hearts at those moments and say, okay come on, you need to be obedient. You need to sow, you need to declare all that and we flow in line with what Holy Spirit is telling us and the supernatural invades our lives and the power of God is seen. So talking about the supernatural realm, we also recognize that there are heavenly beings, there are angels that the Bible talks about. So when I'm aware of this, scriptures tell us in Hebrews 114 that these angels give aid to the heirs of salvation or they are here to help us who believe in Jesus Christ. So I can also operate with the knowledge of how these angels function. We also know from God's word and Psalm 103 verse 20 that the angels respond to the voice of God's word. How can I, if I may say, activate angels when I declare the word, I believe the word and I declare the word, I can have angelic activity. Angels can come and aid, they can help, they can protect, they can do all the functions that they are designed to do. So I'm able to employ, I'm able to see the supernatural realm affect my natural realm because I'm going with the awareness that this realm, spiritual realm exists and I have all these laws that will help me tap into it. There are also these heavenly beings that God has given to help me in my manifestation of the supernatural. So things like this, a believer needs to be aware, a believer can't say that, yeah, I believe in God, but I'm not sure about how to tap into the rest of the supernatural. Similarly, we know that there is a demonic realm out there and we know that the demons will come against mankind in general and God's people in particular. So how do I operate in such a way that I stop these demonic powers? We already know from scripture that we have the authority. So when I pray prayers, I would pray prayers to bind the works of the devil. I would pray prayers that will restrict and limit the work of the enemy. I will pray prayers to cast out demons, stop their interference into the natural realm. So this is the way in which a believer will operate when he is aware that there is a very real spiritual realm and the believer knows how to get the results from the spiritual realm. So we have to become aware and also take the right steps in order for us to experience the supernatural. So it's just an introduction. I know we've run out of time for today, but if you have any questions regarding the spiritual realm and how to live with both the realms at the same time, please feel free. If you can post your questions on the stream page, we can begin the next class by answering some of your questions. So yeah, I think as we go forward slowly, the subject about the keys to supernatural ministry will get clearer. So yeah, those of you who are finding it a little challenging, I just want to encourage you. Please stay on the course. It'll get better. Okay, so we're wrapping up right now. Any any questions before we close off the call or comments? Okay, if not, let's close with a word of prayer and I want to invite any other student to please go ahead and pray. Can I pray? Yes, please. Father, we want to thank you. We want to glorify your name. We lift your name above all other names. Father, we want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to come back, to do our cause, especially with our admin. Now we are taking the cause, the keys to supernatural ministry, the keys. Father God, keys are for open doors. Please open the doors of our mind, our heart, our soul, so that we can be receptive to the cause and let the cause be part of us. Let it be part of us. Let us be instrument to receive and then instrument to deliver your word. Father, we want to thank you for everything that you are doing in our lives, in our school, in our cause. We want to thank you for our lecturers. We want to thank you for the faculty. We want to thank you for everybody in the ministry. Father God, we want to ask for your forgiveness. If we are going wrong, we are children. We always go wrong. We want your grace to cover us. These are all other masses we ask in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Brother Isaac. And thank you, everyone. God bless you. Please think about the supernatural and let's connect again next week. God bless you. Bye for now.