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Positioning Yourself for the Supernatural to Work for You | Pastor Phillip H Jackson

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STUDY GUIDE

We are made of three parts – spirit, soul, and body. It's up to us to renew our minds. The mind is connected to emotions and can interfere with our spirits. We renew our mind with the Word of God, not experience.

Most people interpret Romans 12:1 to mean that they need to do something to make themselves acceptable. That would put them back under the law. Instead, interpret it with Romans 6:4-7. A sacrifice always indicates death. We were made a living sacrifice when we were buried with Jesus by baptism into death according to Romans 6:4. We are also raised up from the dead with Jesus and walk in newness of life. So that is where we find “living” and “sacrifice”. We accomplish Paul's instructions in Romans 12:1 by acknowledging who we are in Christ Jesus and what already happened to us in Romans 6:4-7.

When we are studying scriptures, we have to be aware of two identities - law and grace. The grace of God is so much deeper than just unmerited favor. We need to get a greater depth of knowledge of what happened to us when God translated us from Adam into Christ, of who we are in Christ and as the Body of Christ. Then we can acknowledge all of the good things that are in us in Christ and our faith will be effectual.

Most people are trying to deal with their problems naturally. If you want God involved, you are going to have to move over from the natural into the spiritual. We do that by being in Christ (redeemed), being filled with the Holy Spirit, and being constantly renewed in our spirits by the Holy Spirit. The secrets of life are unlocked in the spirit, not in the mind. The spirit trains the mind, the mind doesn't train the spirit. Most people are trying to get their minds to train their spirits.

Without a constant renewal of the spirit, it becomes a mind battle. For a Christian to lower their standards to the natural realm is not God's will. It is God's will for us to get into the position where the supernatural works for us. When we come up against something that is impossible naturally, it is not impossible spiritually. But if all we do is engage the mind in it, it is impossible for us to win.

The renewal process of our spirits is connected to speaking in tongues. Speaking in tongues accomplishes mighty works for God. If a person doesn’t speak in tongues, they are handicapped in life. It's a connection between man's spirit and God's Spirit. The more we speak in tongues, the greater the revelation we receive from the Holy Spirit. Speaking in tongues is supernatural. The utterances are not man made. It is the willing submission of our voices to speak in tongues. When we speak in tongues we are talking to God, not man.

If the mind is not renewed with the Word of God, it will push back against the things of God, and we won't enter into the supernatural things of God. Our minds will tell us there is a better way than God's way. Pray in tongues about everything. Don't do anything without praying in tongues. Pray in tongues before and after you minister to someone. When we speak in tongues, and we release the power of God into situations, then God can take that connection and do something with it.

Mark 4:21
Ephesians 1:20
Romans 12:2
Romans 12:1
Romans 6:1, 4-7
Romans 8:2
Philemon 1:6
Philippians 4:8
John 4:24
2 Corinthians 4:16
1 Corinthians 14:2
Titus 3:5
Ephesians 3:16