Sunday Re Cap (25th Jan 2009)

The Spirit Of Adoption Sets Us Free From FEAR! Part II (cont from 31st Dec)

Don't stay OUT, Go IN!

Why is the Holy Spirit emphasizing so much on sonship?

• Because FAVOR is for SONS! This is the year of GREAT Favor and only as SONS can we enter into GREAT FAVOR.
• There is one level of authority for the believer BUT another level for the SONS.
  

What are some of the things in our lives that prevent us from fully entering into sonship? We see some of it here in the older brother in the story of the prodigal son.

Luke 15:28"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

The older son was angry-emotions that prevented him from entering into sonship. Anger is a very strong emotion.

1. A few things we need to know about ANGER:
a) No one can make us angry, we allow ourselves to do it.
b) “ANGER IS A DISTRACTION.
c) An incorrect perception of the Father and an incorrect perception about ourselves.

d) It is a spirit of intimidation borne out of slave mentality.

2. How do we overcome?
a) NOT BY ANGER MANAGEMENT!
b) Not by trying to deal with it. It only the symptoms of something deeper.
c) Not even trying to help ourselves or others by “good advice”.

3. See the heart of the Father. He comes out and pleads with us!
a) It is about the Father's love for us.
b) Our Father's desire is that we will go in. How? Through the great finished work and sacrifice of His SON!
c) It is not our job to plead. The Father pleads through the Holy Spirit.
d) It was the son's OWN perception that prevented him from entering in.. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Father is PLEADING!
e) Notice he does not even tell him to repent and get his heart right first! Notice how he “tore up” the prodigal son's confession!

4. Anger came about because of the spirit of slavery, religion, works! “these many years I have served you (douleuō: slave)”
a) Trying to impress the Father with our own efforts.
b) Trying to gain a blessing, favor through our own works (make merry, a young goat).

5. RELIGION IS OUTSIDE! GRACE (unmerited, undeserved and unearned favor) IS INSIDE! Don't stay OUT, Go IN!

6. The spirit of bondage to fear is SLAVE Mentality. The Spirit off Adoption is Son Mentality. It's so important that we adopt the son mentality as we go into the NEW YEAR!

7. (The Father says) “all that I have is yours”: We have received righteousness, holiness, healing, fruitfulness, forgiveness when Jesus became the perfect sacrifice and died on the cross for us.(Rom 8: 16-17)

SLAVES STAY OUT AND GO ON MURMURING, COMPLAINING AND GRUMBLING. SONS WILL ENTER IN WITH THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE!

Psa 100:4-5 Enter INTO his gates with thanksgiving, and INTO his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. (5) For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.