CONQUERING POWER.
He overcame DISASTER - Mar 4:39
We use the term “storms of life” to reference those things that would cause great anxiety and fear in our heart.
Doom and Disaster dog us throughout life.
“Storms of life” often bring the same result in us as they did to the disciples. They feared that this storm was in control.
He overcame DEMONS - Mar 5:13
The agents of evil that battle against God’s plan — and God’s people
The darkness that attempts to deceive and skew our view of life
The force that works to hold people in bondage
Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
He overcame DISEASE - Mar 5:27, 33
Disease is the physical result of the Fall.
Sin’s consequences are seen in broken bodies.
Jesus has the power to heal.
We’ve been given authority over all the
He overcame DEATH - Mar 5:41-42
Hebrews 2:14-16 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
The real battle of faith is this:
Recognize who/what is truly in control …
Remember what is most important … (the ‘heaven down’ perspective vs the ‘earth up’ perspective)
Resist the urge to believe your senses … we know that we must perceive through the power of the Spirit
Readjust your perspective through praise …
Rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ (all the points above - he HAS overcome) (“we see not all things under our feet right now … but we see Jesus - Hebrews 2:8-9