Sermon Notes 9/17 – Ephesians – Now

                                               NOW

NOW – we serve a NOW God…

-the word NOW means TODAY……

           *The Lord is Moving Today

           *Evertything in the Bible is For Today

-Our God is ABLE

Able – means to have power to do the entire job.  It means He can do it…….NOW…

Do not question the Lord’s Ability…..He is Able…

Hebrews 7:25 – The Lord is able to save

Jude 24 – The Lord is able to keep you moving forward

2 Corinthians 9:8 – The Lord is able to meet all of our needs

Matthew 9:9:27–30a – The Lord is able to heal all of our disease

THE LORD IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK

—the word Hyper comes from the words – Exceedingly Abundantly Above

-Believers through and by the Lord are able to do great things spiritually…….

ACCORDING – means down from and through

-the Lord downloads His power and anointing and gifts into us

-the power of God then works through us to accomplish the will of the Lord

                                          EPHESIANS 3:21

NOW – is today and immediately

-we need to praise Him

-we serve a NOW God who can do anything

-Isaiah 33:10

          PRAISE PRINCIPLES

1. PRAISE REVEALS OUR TRUE BELIEFS – Exodus 15:1-21

a. the Song of the Sea

-I believe all things are possible with the Lord

-what we believe on the inside is going to come out on the outside

2. OUR PRAISE DOES NOT CHANGE THE LORD, IT CHANGES US AND THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND US

-Every place the enemy has taken up residence will be vacated when praise enters into that place