Series: “Power From On High” Sermon#2: “Fathers Blessing”

Series: “Power From On High” Sermon#2: “Fathers Blessing”

Genesis 1:1  “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” 

Heavens  — Two Intersecting Realms —  Earth

Heavens and Earth are both created with great value.  One is not inferior to the other.

Genesis 1:2 “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”

God is working to restore the Union of Heavens and Earth.

John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt (tabernacled) among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Jesus is sent from Heaven to unite these two realms.

Luke 3:22 “And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, ‘You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.’”

John 1:51 “And He said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’”

Luke 11:2  “So He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.’”

Hebrews 9:12,24 “…but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. …For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;”

Ephesians 3:14-16 “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,  from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,…”

Acts 2:33  “Being therefore lifted high by and to the right hand of God, and having received from  the Father the promised [blessing which is the] Holy Spirit, He has made  this outpouring which you yourselves both see and hear.” 

Understanding what happened at Pentecost is the foundation for everything we do as followers of Jesus in this community called “The Church”.

The Holy Spirit is the blessing of the Father.  Being baptised in the Holy Spirit authorizes  and empowers you to restore the union of Heavens and Earth.

Church is born — This is the creation of a new dwelling place for God in Earth. Enforcing the finished work of the cross and enlarging the UNION of Heavens and Earth.

No one can effectively function in this life without the blessing.

BLESSED:– (barak) to endue with power for success, prosperity, fruitfulness and longevity. To empower to prosper.

The Blessing Must Be Appropriated:

1. It Can Be Neglected.  2. It Comes By Revelation.  3. It Flows Through Faith

Genesis 27:24-38  “Come near now and kiss me, my son.” … and blessed him and said:  …may God give you … plenty of grain and wine.”

1. It Can Be Neglected

Genesis 25:33-34 “So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.”

2. It Comes By Revelation

Ephesians 1:18 “eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,…”

3. It Flows Through Faith 

Galatians 3:9  “So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.”

Genesis 27:34 “When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, ‘Bless me—me also, O my father!’”

Jesus understood and demonstrated the power of blessing.

Mark 10:13-16 (AMP) “…in His arms and [fervently invoked a] blessing, placing His hands upon them.”  

5 Essential Elements Of Blessing:

1. Meaningful Touch

“Come near and kiss me,” vs.26 “He took them in His arms…” vs.16

2. Spoken Message

“…and blessed him and said:” vs. 27  “…[ fervently invoked a] blessing,…” vs.16 

Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,…”  WORD!

3. High Value 

“…my son Is like the smell of a field…” vs.27 

“Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.” vs.14 

Go BIG!!! No fear of going too far. We are to die for!!!

4. Special Future

“…nations bow down to you.” vs.29  “…belongs kingdom of God.” vs.14 

“… do even greater things than these,…” John 14:12 

Proclaims preferred future.

5. Active Commitment 

The God Part:  —“[I will] not, I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down ( relax My hold on you)! Assuredly not!”  Hebrews 13:5

Our Part: — “…do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”  Hebrews 6:12

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” 

                      Jim Valvano

Ephesians 1:3  “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”

We are the means for the Union of Heaven and earth.

We are the means for the eternal purpose to be realised.

We are where people encounter GOD!