Spiritual Experiences

Dan Harding

23rd October 2011

*Sometimes we use to experience miraculous, supernatural things but not anymore
*We ignore the supernatural experience in our faith
*If we have some supernatural experience, that does not mean we are elite christians

Supernatural Experiences

1. We came from the Supernatural

*Do not have to be surprised about supernatural events

2. God has supernaturally worked in history

*In the Bible, God has worked supernaturally (talking donkey, Jonah and the Whale, Jesus spoke to dead people and brought them to life)
*He has supernatural words of knowledge
*God is and was working supernaturally through people's hearts
*Sometimes, we encounter things so difficult but to others, it is so easy

3. God now supernaturally lives in us

*If He lives inside us, we would at some point experience supernatural powers
*The church does mess up at times but the Bible encourage us, normal people to ask and experience supernatural powers

Ephesians 3:14-21:

A Prayer for the Ephesians

 ¹⁴ For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. ¹⁶ I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  ²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

*We all need strength in our inner being
*He would not just answer your prayers but do more than He would
*He will break out to our relationships, work, life to express the love of Christ to people who needs it

*Paul says we can do supernatural miracles but God wants to supernaturally go into your inner being
*God longs to work in our lives and our church's life
*We need to know that God loves us
*Should we change our attitude to change our lives so that we allow God to do supernatural things for us?
*All we need to do is ask
*Where do you need God to supernaturally work in our lives?


**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**