Through us this extraordinary plan of God is being made known Eph 3:9-10 - MSG

Extraordinary John Bevere

God desires us to live this way and it pleases him.

- 1 John 2:6 - walk as Jesus walked, commanded

 

Expectation to walk as Jesus did

= John 1:16-17, Grace and truth through Jesus Christ

 

In his fullness we've received

- Listen to this

Of his fullness….WE'VE all received

 

Completeness is imparted to us

 

2 Peter 1:3-4, given to us, his nature to become part of us

- promise

- massive promise

 

NKJV - partakers in the Devine nature

- nature

 

1 John 4:17, as he is so are we in this world

- right now (resurrected Son of God)

- not someday, right now we are children of God

 

Born again of the incorruptible seed

- ? yes but the seed must die to become the plant (as Jesus illustrated)

 

His nature is imparted on the inside, "Gal 2:20 I no longer live but Christ in me"

- anointed one living on the inside

 

Fullness of nature is connected with grace of God - Grace for Grace John 1:16-17

- abundance of grace (grace for grace)

- richest abundance of grace

- Law contrasted with grace, grace and truth through Jesus Christ (Matt 5:21-28),"you have heard …but I say to you"

- truth runs with grace, Jesus has higher standard than the law… but he gives the power (grace) to live in "grace and truth" - calling someone a fool is saying they are godless (the fool says in his heart there is no God).

- If you hate your brother you can't love God.

 

People used to be constrained by the law, "Moses permitted…"

- truth can be brought out be grace, I can walk in truth…. Wow Jesus defines truth and gives grace. Yes I will or no I won't.

 

Matthew 5:3-48, 48 MSG, what's new or different? You are to be perfect as you Father in heaven is perfect (must be AMP). - not "should be"

 

Preach of his fullness, words are seeds

 

The free empowerment of Grace is transferred through words

- 2 Peter 1:….

Matt 7:13, Jesus condemns religious authorities - who nullified the word

 

He holds up all things by the word of His power, not the power of His word.

- His word above his name? Wowza? Really?

 

Teaching of men will nullify God's word - rendering it useless. Double Wowza!

- we hold back maturity when we don't preach rightly God's true promises

 

Romans 6:14, Sin has no dominion over you, under grace/truth

- sin can't tell me how to live

Truly born again Roman 6:6-7, no longer dominated.

 

Grace with mercies rules  (I thought it was two sides to one coin) - it's complete

- mercy when we don't get what we deserve

- grace when we get what we deserve