JOHN: You know the most exact beautiful message perfect in every way. But he chose one thing! To preach the cross! Because Paul understood that’s where the power is! The power is what Christ has already done for us! And some people say, “John, this just seems too simple! I want something more complex!” Well Paul knew the secret is in the simplicity of the power of the cross! In fact Paul goes on in verse 3. He says: “I was with you in weakness, in fear and in much trembling.” You know what I say? Well here’s Paul. Paul is one of the bravest men you could ever meet! Paul wasn’t even scared of death! Why would Paul talk about weakness and fear and trembling? And this is my take on it. I believe this. He was so concerned that people would see him as a great orator, as a great preacher, as a great wordsmith. He was concerned meant “I don’t want them to see me. I want them to see Jesus!”
AUDIENCE: Yes!
JOHN: “All I want is them to see Christ crucified in me! Not fancy words. Not my preaching!”
AUDIENCE: [Clapping]
JOHN: Because he goes on and says this. He says in verse 4: “And my speech and my peaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom but in the demonstration of the Spirit and power.”
AUDIENCE: Whooo! [Clapping]
JOHN: God’s Word has power! And you know each time I have a healing seminar I always give demonstrations of miracles because people need to see that He is alive! And you know what? And then it says that: “Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”
AUDIENCE: Yes.
JOHN: There’s power in that name of Jesus! Something happens as we lay hands on the sick by simple childlike faith! Something happens! And though Paul was a great speaker, a great orator, he knew this very simple thing that Jesus said. We see Jesus said this in Matthew 19:14. And Jesus said: “Let the little children come to me and do not forbid them for such is the kingdom of heaven.” Cause his disciples were trying to stop the children coming to Jesus! I mean He’s the Messiah! I mean He’s a great teacher. Messiah. But Jesus said don’t stop the children because the kingdom of god is in the simplicity! Simplicity! And you know what? It’s so simple that you as a believer can lay hands on the sick. But what often stops us is what’s between our ears! You know your mind speaks to you all the time. “Oh, well that can’t happen? How can God use me? Or I don’t feel the anointing.” It’s not about what you feel! You know there’s no verse that says that faith comes by feeling! It comes by a decision to believe Jesus!
AUDIENCE: Amen!
JOHN: And we see here, we also see in Corinthians. We see also in the Word of God in 1st Corinthians 2 and 14. It says that: “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God. They are foolishness to him.” You know to the natural mind miracles is crazy! You know to the natural mind, miracles is foolish! But to the spirit man, the spirit man moving in the spirit of God, miracles are normal! You know miracles are normal? In fact the absence of miracles is abnormal Christianity! AUDIENCE: Amen!
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth