Sunday Sermon Summary – July 06 2025

Spiritual Authority 

Luke 10: 1-11

Our Lord Jesus Christ was sending out seventy of his disciples to the neighbouring villages to preach the gospel. Jesus gave them instructions on how they should carry out their responsibilities. 

1.  Pray

Luke 10:2

The first thing Jesus told them was to pray. Jesus told them that they must pray to the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into His harvest. Jesus is the Lord of the harvest; but we are given the responsibility to pray. We must pray without ceasing. Praying without ceasing is to be in a mindset of prayer.  The first step in exercising spiritual authority is to pray.  We must pray individually; we must pray as a family and also corporately. Prayer moves the hand of God. 

2.  Peace 

Luke 10: 5

The second element of Spiritual Authority is Peace. Jesus instructed the seventy disciples to be a channel of His peace. They were to speak peace when they entered any house.  We preach the gospel of peace. Galatians 6:15 teaches us that we must be ready with the gospel of peace. When Jesus rose from the dead every time, He showed himself to his disciples he said Peace be with you. Jesus said that He gives us peace that passes all understanding. In all situations we can live in peace. We strive to live in peace with everyone around us. 

3.  Preach 

Luke 10: 9

Then Jesus told the seventy disciples that they must heal the sick and tell them that the kingdom of God is near. The kingdom of God was near because Jesus was going to make a way for our salvation. There is no other way other than Jesus. Jesus had already told them that He is the way the truth and the life. When we are prayerful and when we live in peace then we can exercise our spiritual authority to heal the sick. We must boldly pray for healing for the sick even when it seems impossible.  The apostle Peter was called when Dorcas died. Her body was washed, and they laid her in the upper room. When Peter came there, he sent everyone out and prayed then he held her hand and said, “Dorcas, rise up.” Dorcas immediately came back to life. We must grow in spiritual authority. Jesus is king of the universe, and we are His own people so we can live in spiritual authority.  Amen