Dry Bones, A Dead Body, and the Living Army - Santosh Poonen - June 23, 2019

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http://rlcfchurch.org/dry-bones-dead-body-living-army River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA

Summary

The speaker encourages the congregation to maintain a constant, open communication with Jesus, sharing everything—needs, trials, or gratitude—as the first point of contact. He emphasizes that true spiritual preparation involves fixing one's hope completely on the grace revealed through the Word of God, urging listeners to meditate deeply on scripture rather than just intellectually absorbing it. This deep engagement with the Word leads to the revelation of Christ and the necessary grace to endure life's trials.

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Prepare your minds for actionBelievers are instructed to keep sober in spirit and fix their hope completely on the grace to be revealed at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Going to God with high expectationsInstead of reading the Bible out of mere duty, believers should approach God's word expecting him to speak directly into their specific needs.

Living on grace instead of mercyWhile mercy deals with past failures, believers need fresh grace to face future trials rather than just running on spiritual fumes.

Fixing thoughts on hope rather than trialsWhen facing an unknown week or upcoming difficulties, thoughts should not dwell on the trial itself but on the hope and grace awaiting revelation.

The Acts of Jesus' bodyThe book of Acts acts as a continuation of Luke's gospel, moving from the acts of Jesus the head to the acts of His body, the church.

Earthly-minded disciplesEven after walking with Jesus, the disciples initially asked about restoring the earthly kingdom to Israel, mirroring how churches can focus on earthly success and needs.

The absolute need for powerJesus told the disciples not to worry about earthly kingdoms but to receive the power of the Holy Spirit, which the church desperately needs today.

The valley of dry bonesIn Ezekiel 37, the prophet sees a valley full of dry, scattered bones that represent a church lacking life and genuine integration.Ezekiel 37:1

The danger of being a necklace boneBelievers must not merely tag along like a useless ornament attached to a body; they are called to be fully functioning members.

Why churches decay and dieWhen churches abandon the way of the cross and death to self, the life of God departs, leading to spiritual decay and fragmentation.

The role of prophetic teachingTrue prophetic teaching brings scattered bones together and always results in the building up of the body of Christ.

From a skeleton to a living armyEven after bones come together with sinews and flesh, they remain lifeless without the second prophecy calling for the breath of the Holy Spirit.

Invoking the Holy Spirit for abundant lifeBelievers can personally cry out to the Holy Spirit to fill them, transforming them from defeated individuals into an exceedingly great army.

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