10 May 2020 - Provision and Healing are Surely Yours - Pastor Joseph Prince Sermon Notes - New Creation Church Sermon NotesPastor Joseph Prince shared that there are preachers who condemn the 'health and wealth gospel', saying that it's not God's will to heal and prosper His people. This has discouraged believers from having the faith to prosper in all things and be healthy, even as their souls prosper. It's time to reclaim our inheritance in Christ through right believing! Praise and Worship Songs Performed: 1. Praise the Name (Anastasis) - Hillsong Music 2. My King - New Creation Worship This time of stay home and lockdown is like a Sabbath-years rest for us. Some of us need a compulsory rest. Colossians 2:5 - Pastor Prince is physically absent, but is able to minister to us through technology, and in the spirit. Pastors can pray for their congregations in the spirit. Pastoring is supposed to be supernatural. There is no limit with prayer—transcending time and space, with the Lord of time and space. “For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.” (Colossians 2:5 WEB) 3 John 1:2 - The Apostle John wouldn’t pray this prayer if it wasn’t divinely-inspired and according to God’s will. The authors of the Scriptures were inspired by the Holy Spirit who breathed His words into them. John is the apostle of love. He referred to himself in his gospel as the disciple whom Jesus loves. Prosper in all things really means all things. Not just limited to one or two areas. Your soul is prospering because you’re a believer and you are receiving God’s word. Your soul prospering is a given. God wants your prosperity in all things and health to follow your soul prosperity. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2 WEB) 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 - God prospers us financially through the grace of giving. “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise. On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.” (1 Corinthians 16:1-2 WEB) Always judge your behavior by your position—not the other way around. You are always the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. There is no poverty, sickness or lack in Heaven. Pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Some people are preaching strongly against the ‘health and wealth gospel’. These people are discouraging believers from having faith to receive God’s provision for every need in their lives. God is against the love of money and stinginess. That’s why He instituted the grace of giving which breaks the love for money and develops generosity. Mark 5:27-29 - The woman with an issue of blood was sick and poor. She heard about Jesus—not a Jesus that demanded perfection in Law-keeping. She heard about a Jesus that gave her confidence to be healed. Because she was hemorrhaging, she was actually ceremonially unclean and not allowed to be in the public. Yet, she had the faith that she would be healed if she touched Jesus’ garment. The woman said “I will be made well”—that is a sure statement of faith with no uncertainty. “For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.” (Mark 5:28-29 WEB) Mark 5:33-34 - Jesus didn’t want the woman to think that she had stolen her healing. He wanted her to know that He was glad to heal her. “But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”” (Mark 5:33-34 WEB) The Law was given on Mount Sinai from a distance, but Grace came personally in the person of Jesus Christ. The Law says “don’t, don’t, don’t”, but Grace says “I shall, I shall, I shall”. The Law says that it will remember your sins from generation to generation. Grace says that “I will remember your sins no more”. Micah 6:8 - God is a judge, but His essence is love. He has to execute justice, but He loves mercy. “He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8 WEB) God never asked for our permission—He sent His Son to die for our sins. Jesus is totally sinless. Pilate assessed Him and said “I find no fault in this man.” After Judas Iscariot betrayed Him, he cried out “I have betrayed innocent blood!” The centurion who saw Jesus at the cross declared “Surely this was a righteous man.” At the cross, Jesus did a clean sweep of all our sins by absorbing God’s punishment for sins in His own body.
Pastor Joseph Prince shared that there are preachers who condemn the 'health and wealth gospel', saying that it's not God's will to heal and prosper His people. This has discouraged believers from having the faith to prosper in all things and be healthy, even as their souls prosper. It's time to reclaim our inheritance in Christ through right believing!
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