Transformation Revelation - Revelation 1:1-2 (notes)

Transformation Revelation - Revelation 1:1-2

We Have

• The answer to every problem in the world because of the Revelation of Jesus Christ that we have.
• The cure to all the ills in man because of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
• The one who came to restore the world in Jesus Christ.

What Does It Take to be transformed into the image of the Son and to be a transformer of the world?

1. Spending time with Jesus.
2. A revelation of Jesus Christ.

The Witness of Jesus Christ is the Message of God

Revelation 1

1-2 This is a Revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him so that he might show his servants what must very soon take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who is the witness of all that he saw - the message of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Keys That Transform

1. Jesus is the one who is, who was and who is coming.
2. Jesus is called the faithful witness.
3. Jesus is the first born from the dead.
4. Jesus is the ruler of the earthly kings.
5. Jesus is coming in the clouds.
6. Jesus is coming to judge the world.
7. Jesus is the Alpha & Omega.
8. Jesus is the Son of Man.
9. Jesus is dressed in God’s glory.
10. Jesus is completely pure.
11. Jesus’ eyes are blazed like fire.
12. Jesus went to hell for us.
13. Jesus’ voice will be heard by everyone.
14. Jesus holds the leaders of the church in His hand.
15. Jesus’ Word is alive and powerful.
16. Jesus’ beauty is amazing.

The World longs to see Jesus in us. We need to look like Jesus if we are going to win the lost and change the world. We will be transformed into His image as we behold in the Word the Glory of the Lord. Revelation reveals Jesus.

The Keys of death and the grave are in the hands of Jesus Christ because He is the first and the last, the living one. He was dead but now He is alive for ever. The future is ours because we belong to Jesus Christ. The secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven are ours because of Jesus.

As I Spend Time

• With Jesus I will see His Glory.
• With Him He will touch me and it is the touch of Jesus that changes us into the people He has destined us to be so we can change the world. He conquered hell for us so we can bring heaven to the earth in our daily living. I will be given the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven to bring heaven down to earth.
• With Jesus I will start to look like Him.

Jesus Christ came to reveal the Father to the world. When Jesus healed the sick this is the revelation of what God desires to do everyday in the world through us. When Jesus forgave sins He was showing us that God desires to forgive our sins and the sins of the world everyday.

Jesus Said sin is the root cause of all the suffering in the world. He came to remove sin so we could heal all the hurts in the world by the power of the Spirit of God who is in us. He will transform us so we can be transformers in the world.

The Enemy (John 10:10)

• Came to steal, kill and destroy: This is what He does everyday.
• Jesus came to give us abundant life: This is what we should do every day in the world is bring people the abundance of life that we have to change their lives.

Jesus & Power

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Mark 3:15
And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

Luke 9:1
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

Acts 10:38
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him.

Hebrews 2:14
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;

Jesus Came To Reveal

The Father’s will to us. He came to show us how God feels about sin, sickness, the devil and evil in the world. It is our job to go into the world and remove evil everywhere we go like Jesus did when He was on the earth.

When we do we can change the world we live in, the family, the neighborhood we live in, the city we live in, the nation we live in.

How We Move Into The Destiny God Has For Us To Change The World: John 15

1. Be born of the Spirit.
2. Stay connected to Jesus.
3. Stay in His Word.

Transformation Revelation - Revelation 1:1-2

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A Transformed Life 4 - Romans 12:1-2 (notes)

A Transformed Life 4 - Romans 12:1-2

Contrasts

• God transforms us.

• The enemy condemns us.

• God changes our personality.

• The enemy forms strongholds in minds.

• God uses the Word to renew our minds.

• The enemy attacks our minds.

• God takes truth and changes our world view.

• The enemy uses lies to cause us to continue to think in a way that causes us to live defeated lives.

The Glory of The Lord

2 Corinthians 3:18 And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.

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Keys That Transform

• We see God’s Glory in His Word.
• The Glory of God in the Word transforms us into the image of Jesus.
• We are transfigured into His very Own image in ever increasing splendor from one degree of glory to another.

When We Are

• Born again and start to study the Word of God transformation starts.
• The Baptism in the Spirit is the second step of our transformation.

The Baptism In The Spirit

Was predicted by John the Baptist Matthew 3:11.


I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

The Baptism

• Was predicted by Jesus Christ
• Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.

The Baptism In The Spirit Is Fulfilled On The Day Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1 AND WHEN the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place 2 When suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were separated and distributed and which settled on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words].

In Every Move of God the baptism in the Spirit always becomes one of the main characteristics of that move of God.

Jesus Said

• That we would be given power after the Holy Spirit came upon us.
• The Holy Spirit comes upon the believer and transforms us into the image of Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit

• Pours into the church the love of God. Jesus said the world would we are his disciples by our love for each other. We need the Spirit’s love so we can love each other and love the lost.
• Deposits gifts to the church.

The Mind Gifts

1. The Word of Knowledge: This is divinely given information about a person, a situation, a sickness or problem that only God could know.
2. The Word of Wisdom: This is divine wisdom on how to deal with a situation, a person or problem.
3. Discernment of Spirit: This is the divine ability to know when it is a demonic influence or not in a person’s life.

The Power Gifts

1. Faith: The supernatural ability to believe.
2. Healing: Supernatural ability to heal a sickness, illness or physical ailment.
3. Miracles: a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency

The Speaking Gifts

1. Tongues: Speaking in a spiritual language unknown to the speaker.
2. Interpretation of Tongues: The supernatural ability to interpret the tongue.
3. Prophecy: Speaking a message that encourages, comforts and strengthens the listener.

Without The Spirit

• We don’t have access to these powerful gifts that are designed to help us minister to the world, the lost and the church.
• The Glory of God something we see throughout the history of man, in the O.T. it was seen on places like a burning bush, the mountain of God, a pillar of fire at night, a cloud in the day, on the tabernacle, on the temple, etc.

In The New Covenant

• The glory is one people, Jesus, the disciples on the Day of Pentecost. Paul said your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
• In church history the glory of God has appeared as a cloud inside buildings and at night as a ball of fire on top of buildings.
• This is why we must value the presence of God in our lives. It comes by the Word. We see the glory of God in the Word of God.

A Transformed Life 4 - Romans 12:1-2

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A Transformed Life 3 - Romans 12:1-2 (notes)

A Transformed Life 3 - Romans 12:1-2

On The Transfiguration on the Mount Jesus was transfigured in front of His disciples. Theologians have debated on why Jesus was transfigured. I believe it was a prophetic act. Jesus was demonstrating the transfiguration of the believer in the future.

The Answer To All The Problems In The World…

• Is the church of Jesus Christ because we have the mind of Christ. We have the thoughts of God. All the creativity of Heaven is for the church to change the world.
• If the world is in a mess we can clean it up. If our life is in trouble Jesus is the answer. If our family has a problem we have the solution.

Transformation Takes Time

1. But it does not have to take a long time, it just takes dedication, presenting our passions, desires, and ambitions to God.
2. It takes a new attitude.
3. It takes a new mind set or way of thinking.
4. The Word of God gives us a new attitude, new though patterns and new passions.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.

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How Transformation Happens

1. We behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord with unveiled face.
2. Are constantly being transfigured into His very own image.
3. How? In ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another.

Explanation

• The glory of God comes upon us through the Word of God. The glory of God is the presence of God.
• In the O.T. the glory of God came as a result of obedience to the Word of The Lord. It is still the same today.

The Glory of God is manifested as smoke, a pillar of fire, a cloud, mist, fog, or crystals that look like floating jewels. When Moses first saw the glory of God it made a desert bush glow and God told him to take his shoes off because the place was made holy by the presence of God.

The Glory of God

• Was seen as a pillar of fire at night and a cloud in the day.
• Was seen by Israel on the face of Moses when he came down from Mount Sinai.
• Is the presence of God. In past revivals around the world people have seen the glory of God upon buildings, in the Azusa Street revival, in the Indonesian Revival and other revivals. People actually saw the fire of God and the cloud.

The Word of God

• Says those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the Holy Spirit.
• Talks about the mind of the flesh [which is sense and reason without the Holy Spirit] is death. But the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. (Romans 8:5-8)

Romans 8:7 [That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God's Law; indeed it cannot. 8 So then those who are living the life of the flesh [catering to the appetites and impulses of their carnal nature] cannot please or satisfy God, or be acceptable to Him.

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Thoughts is where victories are won, where strongholds are formed or demolished.

1. What we think affects our life
2. Strongholds are formed or demolished in our minds
3. A victorious Christian has his mind under the control of the Holy Spirit not the flesh.

A Transformed Life 3 - Romans 12:1-2

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A Transformed Life 2 - Romans 12:1-2 (notes)

A Transformed Life 2 - Romans 12:1-2

There Is A Process in Transformation

• It starts with presenting our physical body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. A holy life is a dedicated life to the Lord. The first step in this process is dedication.
• Part two is not being conformed to the pattern of this world.
• Part three is the renewing of our minds.

Why Do We Need Our minds renewed?

1. Because we live in a fallen world.
2. Because the carnal mind is hostile to God & does not submit to God’s Word.
3. The manner in which people are trained is to think like the world.

Two Types of Wisdom

• The wisdom of the world has big sounding words.
• The wisdom of the world is man’s wisdom.
• Man dies & his wisdom dies with him.

• God’s wisdom goes from generation to generation.
• God’s wisdom is given by the Holy Spirit.
• God’s wisdom is based on faith in Jesus.
• God’s wisdom was planned before man was created.

Two Types of Wisdom

1. The wisdom of God is a secret wisdom, not known to just anyone.
2. Satan and the forces of evil do not understand the wisdom of God.

Biblical Standards

Romans 8:7-8

I John 2:15-17

II Cor. 10:3-5

I Cor. 3:6-8

Sometimes It takes a generation or so for the church to accept a new way of thinking. This happens through the revelation of the Word of God by the Holy Spirit. In some cases it is too late and the church misses something amazing and looses a generation.

We Can Not Allow ourselves to end up in the situation where we miss the next move of God so we must always allow the Word of God to renew our minds.

A Steady Diet Of God’s Word will renew our minds. This is when we allow the spirit of wisdom and revelation to see more clearly what God has in store for us.

The Word of God:

• Is alive and full of power, it is penetrating and sharper than any two edge sword.
• Goes into our thought patterns and changes them to His thought patterns. This is how our minds are renewed.
• Will not return empty but will accomplish that which God desires in our lives.

God Desires

• That we live an abundant life full of the Word of God.
• We can have a life that is meaningful and transformational as we allow the Word of God to do its work in us.
• We can look like Jesus as we allow this process to work in every area of our life.

What Does Transformation Look Like?

The Greek Word gives us the meaning of the process that a cocoon goes through to become a butterfly. It is something that envelops or surrounds in a protective or comforting way. The Word of God must envelop us as we are transformed into the image of Jesus.

II Corinthians 3:18

A Transformed Life 2 - Romans 12:1-2

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