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Luke chapter 10, if you would go with me there,

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verse 17. Luke chapter 10, verse 17. We're going

Luke 10:17

to conclude this series, Life on Mission, today

with a special word that God has placed in my

heart. And I've got to deliver this message today

with everything I have. Amen. Luke 10, 17. It

reads as follows. If you're still going there,

that's okay, but it should be. Right there on

the screen. Then the 70 returned with joy, saying,

Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your

name. And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like

lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the

authority to trample on serpents and scorpions.

and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing

shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless, do

not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject

to you, but rather rejoice because your names

are written in heaven. Somebody say amen. I'm

going to preach today with the help of the Holy

Ghost on the thought, spoiler alert. Spoiler

alert. God bless you. You may be seated in God's

presence. Thank you, Jesus, for your word today.

Amen. How many of you know what a spoiler alert

is? A spoiler. I don't know about you, but I

don't like spoilers because it takes all the

fun out of it. When someone spoils something,

right? For instance, if you're watching a movie

or if you're following a game and you don't want

to know how it ends, but somebody says, oh, I've

already seen this, right? Or I know the score

and I know how everything ends. And once you

know the ending, immediately it kind of changes

things, right? It removes the tension. It removes

the mystery from whatever it is that you are

currently engaged in. And then from that point

on, if you know the ending, you watch everything

a little differently. You're not on the edge

of your seat anymore, right? You're not on pins

and needles. All the suspense has been removed.

And I admit that many times, And there might

be someone else out there that's like this, that

especially in the sports arena, I only will watch

sometimes a recorded game if I know that my team

has already won. Because if I know they already

won, you know, that excites me. But if I see

that they lost, why do I want to watch it? Because

I know that in the end, They lose. I don't want

to waste all of that time, any excited, going

through the emotional lows and highs just to

watch them lose, just to confirm that they lost.

And so sometimes I might be out and... You know,

I don't want anybody to tell me what the score

is. You know, don't tell me. I don't want to

know if I'm in. I don't know if this has happened.

Some of you sports fans, you might be eating

somewhere, and they got the game on, and you

hear people cheering. I got to get out of here

because I don't want to know what happened. Because

it changes things. And in some ways, it can kind

of spoil the fun. In other ways, it might even

make things better, depending on how you look

at it. There have been times when... I don't

know the outcome and somebody spoiled it for

me. But if they win, I'll keep, maybe I'll keep

watching. But if they lose, I remember one time

I was watching a game or I was, yeah, it was

a game at home. And I could tell that my neighbors

were watching too. You know, they live pretty

close by. And I could tell that they were a couple

of minutes ahead of me. Because I would hear

them. I would, you know, I'd hear them go, ah,

everyone would start shouting. And I'd be like,

man, something good must have happened, right?

And then if I would hear it get quieter, ah,

I'd hear the neighbor, you know, throw something

at the wall. I knew, man, something bad must

have happened. So I finally figured, you know

what, I need to catch up to where they are because

they're ruining it for me. You know, I don't

want to know how it ends. And one time it got

all the way to the end of the game, and I heard

them celebrating, and then it kind of ruined

the moment for me. I go, man, the team must have

won. That's a spoiler. When you know how the

ending is, it removes the stress. It removes

all of the tension and the suspense. And maybe

for a sports, for a game or for a book or a movie,

it's not too bad. But in life, it's a little

different. I don't know about you, but there

are some things in my life that it'd be helpful

to know how it's going to end. Amen, somebody.

The battle looks a little different. Adversity

is kept in perspective. When I watch that game

knowing that my team has already won, I watch

it differently. You know why? Because I don't

panic when I see the... The opponent's starting

to score. When I see them starting to win, I

don't panic because I already know that at the

end of the game, my team is going to end up on

top. So even if they fall way behind, and even

if it looks like it's insurmountable, even if

it looks like the opponent has got the upper

hand and it goes all the way down to the wire.

Even if something like that happens, if I know

how the game is going to end, I'm sitting there,

I'm as cool as a cucumber. You know what I'm

saying? I'm not stressing. I'm not worrying.

Because I know, hey, it looks bad right now,

but eventually we're going to get the victory.

Listen, I've come to tell you today that in Luke

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chapter 10, Jesus gave his people a divine spoiler

alert. He came to inform us today that despite

how everything might look, despite how bad it

gets, despite how down it gets, I want you to

know that in the end, everything is going to

be all right. Why don't we give God some praise

today? The 70 disciples that went out to spread

the gospel came back rejoicing because demons

were subject to them. They were celebrating their

success. They were excited over the result that

they were experiencing, and Jesus interrupted

their celebration and basically said, listen,

fellas, let me tell you how this story is ultimately

going to end. One might ask, why would Jesus

spoil the ending if they were riding a wave of

success? Why would Jesus come and in a way kind

of rain on their parade if they... If things

were going good, why not just sort of let them

enjoy the moment? Why did Jesus have to come

in and kind of like, you know, put a damper on

things almost? Because these guys were just,

they were riding high. They were really feeling

themselves. They were really excited about what

they were seeing, and they came back with such

a great report. But the reason God put a pause

there and... kind of rained on their parade a

little bit is because God knows how life and

ministry have a way of pulling us into the tension

of the middle. And he understood that these men

might feel one way today, but differently tomorrow.

He understood that they might be riding high

right now because they're just coming off a great

victory, but tomorrow may not be the same way.

They may experience disappointment. They might

experience failure. It might not go the way they

expected. So Jesus wanted to prepare them for

those kinds of days. So he tells them some things

about the spirit world that we also must understand

today. Tomorrow could be totally different based

on what happens from day to day. An unexpected

burden. A discouraging doctor's report. A friend

that suddenly abandons you or ghosts you, stops

responding. A door that you thought was open

suddenly closes on you. That's just life. Amen.

How many of you know that's just life? That's

life. That's ministry at times as well. And Jesus

understands how emotional we can become. How

easily attached we can become. And if not careful,

become imprisoned by that moment so he tells

the 70 that came back and he poured a little

water on them and he wasn't trying to discourage

them in fact he was trying to open their eyes

to the bigger picture he wanted them to understand

that from day to day in life in ministry doing

whatever God has called you to do, that there's

going to be ups and downs. You're going to win

some. You're going to lose some. You're going

to win a battle here. You're going to lose a

battle there. But God ultimately wants his disciples

and his church to understand that while you may

lose a battle here or there, you have not and

you will not lose the war. Amen. Hallelujah.

And so he gives them. A couple of spoiler alerts.

He's got a spoiler alert. He said, look it, I'm

going to spoil it for you, but in a good way.

I'm going to spoil it for you, but in a way that's

going to change your whole approach to life and

doing the work of God. And the first spoiler

that he gives them is one that, whoo, it must

have captured their imagination. Because he said,

I saw Satan fall like lightning. And that first

spoiler for each of us to get into our hearts

and spirits today is that Satan is already defeated.

Somebody give God some praise. Hallelujah. I

said Satan is already defeated. The Lord was

recalling that exact moment in eternity past.

where he saw Satan fall like lightning out of

heaven, who at the time was known as Lucifer,

who was judged for his pride and cast out of

heaven along with a third of heaven's host. God

did not give Satan a chance to clear out his

desk. He didn't give him a chance to go around

the building and make a farewell speech to all

of the hosts of heaven. He didn't give him a

chance to say his farewell and his good biddings.

The moment that Satan was fired from heaven's

roster, the Bible says he fell out of heaven

like a lightning bolt. And he was fired at the

speed of roughly 270 ,000 miles. per hour. That

is the speed of a lightning bolt traveling towards

earth. This is what Jesus wanted his disciples

to understand. He wanted them to go back to that

moment to remind them that before they ever stepped

into the battle, before they ever go out in his

name, before they ever step out into this broken

and messed up world. I hope you're hearing what

I'm preaching here today. He wanted his people

to understand that before you step foot out into

that world you need to know that Satan has already

fallen out of heaven like a lightning bolt and

he is already defeated oh yes he fights and he

fights tooth and nail but the reality is that

we must awaken ourselves to is that Satan is

fighting a losing war he is already defeated

he is already defeated he is already I wish somebody

would get that into your spirit today that the

enemy me that you're fighting. Come on, somebody

better preach with me here today. Come on, get

your head out of the cloud. He wants you to know

that the devil that you're fighting today and

tomorrow has already been defeated and under

the hand of God. That ought to change how you

look at your life. My God, that ought to change

how you worship. That ought to change how you

praise. That ought to change everything about

the way you approach your daily life. And there's

no way for him to get back up again. Somebody

clap your hands. Come on. Let's give God some

praise for that. Somebody shout hallelujah. I

came to alert your spirit to the fact. And I

came also not just to preach to you in your pew.

I came to preach to every principality, every

ruler of darkness, every demonic and wicked and

diabolical and satanic force coming up against

your family, trying to rob you of your blessing,

trying to drag your children and your family

members to hell. I've come to serve notice on

the devil today and let you know, let me remind

you, let me put you back in your place, Satan.

you you're not just messing with anybody come

on now you're not just messing with that and

he just you know pushed over i am a child of

the living god i serve a god that is undefeated

come on Somebody needs to give. Jesus, this is

the God that we serve. And it's high time for

the church to get your head from hanging low.

Stop dragging your chin on the floor. Stop living

life like a beggar. Stop living life like you

deserve less. You've got to remember that God

is victorious. And Satan is defeated. Satan is

not God. equal. It's not God's equivalent match.

Satan is no match for God. He's already been

defeated. He's already been conquered. Oh, hell

and death, where is your sting? Grave, where

is your victory? Jesus has overcome it all, and

I don't fight for the victory today. I'm not

fighting for the victory. I'm fighting from the

Victory. Hallelujah. And that changes how I look

at my life. That changes how I look at my problems.

How I look at my situations. That changes how

I look at my ministry. How I look at the people

that I'm trying to reach for the gospel. I got

to understand that Satan has already fallen out

of heaven like lightning. Oh, hallelujah. And

you know what? Satan knows his future. yours.

Satan knows his future. He knows his destiny

already. He knows it's a losing battle. He knows

that he's running out of time. He knows he's

on borrowed time. Satan already knows that he's

fighting a losing battle. And you know something

about when someone knows they're going to lose?

Let me go back to my sports analogy. When there's

a team where it's already pretty much over and

they're going to lose and there's no time for

them to come back and win the game, a lot of

times the losing team, the opponent, they start

getting frustrated with themselves. Have you

ever seen that, you sports fans? You see how

they get frustrated and they start bickering

among each other, start pointing the finger at

each other, getting mad at the coach and start

acting up and bickering and being unsportsmanlike

in their conduct. Why do they act like that?

Why do they start getting plain dirty and, you

know, poking people in the eye and doing stuff

that they're not? It's because they know they're

losing. And that's all they can resort to is

just cause havoc and cause chaos and just cause

and make a scene. That's exactly what the devil

is doing today because he knows he cannot beat

you on God's terms. He knows that he's already

defeated. He's defeated, Brother Isaac. And so

that's why the world is up in chaos the way that

it is. He's defeated, Brother Ben. And that's

why all hell is breaking loose. He's defeated,

Brother Kevin, Brother Dave. You know why? Because

he knows that. But his time is up. And the scoreboard

says that it's over. And so he's acting crazy.

And he's acting foolish. But I've come to let

the devil know. You do whatever you got to do.

Cause everything you need to. But my victory

has already been sealed. In the name of Jesus.

My God. I feel this in my bones today. I feel

it in my spirit. I've got to awaken somebody

that we are not just part of any religious movement.

We're not part of a social club. We're not part

of a religious club. We are part of a victorious

movement. We are part of the body of Christ,

and we are overcomers. I'm more than a conqueror.

I'm not just a conqueror. that i got my god he's

so good let me tell you the second spoiler alert

which is that you and i have the authority not

only do we know that in the end we win someone

say we win come on shout and say we win not only

do we win but we have the authority and this

is key Because while we're waiting for the final

ribbon cutting of heaven, while we're waiting

for the banquet of the marriage supper of the

Lamb where we come together with Christ in glory,

while we're waiting to receive our crown and

our great rewards that God has, while we're waiting

for that moment, we still got to contend with

that ugly devil and that presence here in this

earth. We still got to contend with our flesh.

We still got to contend with various... spiritual

forces and enemies with the prince of the power

of the of the age we still got to contend with

strongholds and and and with uh you know principal

we still got to contend with these things because

the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but

are mighty and god for the pulling down of strongholds

somebody say amen and so we still have to contend

in this world while we're waiting for the final

victory we must know that in that moment in this

present time we still have the authority. Jesus

said I give you authority to trample on serpents

and scorpions over all the power of the enemy.

Jesus wanted them to know that while you are

working and waiting for the end, you are not

doing so powerless. You are not doing so as a

defeated person. You're not doing so with no

weapons and no authority. He said, I have given

you authority. Somebody say authority. Now, Jesus

could have said, I give you power. But he said,

I give you authority. There's a difference between

power and authority. You understand? There's

a difference. Power represents sheer strength,

muscle, or overcoming power. Okay? That's what

power. Power is like a diesel truck, semi -truck.

All right? A semi -truck has got more power than

a bicycle. If the two go head to head, who do

you think is going to win? The truck, right?

The truck is going to run over that bicycle and

crush it. Why? Because it has more power. It's

stronger. Now, authority, on the other hand,

doesn't speak of that kind of power. It speaks

of dominion, rulership, and control. That semi

-truck is powerful. It can run over a bicycle.

Yes, it can. It can do a lot of damage. But it

does not have the authority that, say, a police

officer does. Because even if that police officer

is only 5 '4 and weighs maybe 150 pounds, if

the semi -truck comes against it and the police

officer blows, it's whistle. Guess what's going

to happen? That truck is going to stop. Oh, hit

the brakes. Why? Not because the police officer

has more physical power, but because of the badge

that it wears on his or her chest that says,

I am representing the law. I'm representing the

law and order. I'm representing the government.

With the authority that I have, I blow my whistle

and say stop. And with all the power, you've

got to stop. Jesus did not say, I give you power

like a diesel truck to just run over everything.

He said, I've given you the authority so that

when you step into a situation confronted by

an enemy that's got power, because the enemy

does have power. He's the prince of the power

of the air. He said when you are confronted with

the enemy's power, you don't have to get into

a power struggle with him. You don't got to arm

wrestle the devil. You don't got to get in the

match in the ring with the devil. All you've

got to do is remind the devil of who you are.

I wish I had some help right now. You got to

remind him of the badge. You say, but pastor,

I don't got a badge. Yes, you do got a badge

on you. Your badge is the name of Jesus. Your

badge is the word of God. And you say, devil,

I don't come to you with a javelin or a spear,

but I come to you in the name of the Lord. Is

there a witness today that says, I've got the

authority. I've got the authority. And I take

authority. We don't say I take the power. No,

I take authority. God has given me the keys to

bind and to loose. When we pray with authority.

Let me tell you, when you get a revelation of

your authority, it will change how you talk.

my god hallelujah it'll change how you walk it'll

change how you pray you'll stop you'll stop begging

god to do things and you'll start claiming things

in the name of jesus oh We got to get to a place

in our prayer life, church, where we're not just

asking for things. We're not just praying things.

No, we got to go into spiritual battle and warfare,

and we got to start taking it by force. The kingdom

of heaven suffered violence, and the violent,

help me out, take it by force. Asking you if

I can have my God. I feel something so strong

in my spirit today. I can hardly contain it.

I need some of you to come and join me with this,

what I feel in the Holy Ghost. Devil, I'm not

asking you permission. Devil, I don't need your

permission. Devil, I don't need you to sign off

on what God's going to do with my life. But in

the name of Jesus, devil, I take authority. Children,

come on. Is there somebody here today that needs

to take authority? Why don't you worship him

for a moment? Come on, worship with authority.

Pray with authority. Praise God with authority.

Come on, raise those voices in this place right

now. I feel the Holy Ghost in this place. I feel

the Spirit of God in this place. I feel God is

moving. Come on, somebody, you've got to get

your authority back. Come on, mama, you've got

to get your voice back. Come on, brother, get

your spirit back. Get your backbone back. Get

your prayer back. Get your voice back. Get your

worship back. I feel the Holy Ghost. Come on,

somebody. Hallelujah. Say in the spirit right

now. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Something is happening

right now. Come on. Why don't you lift those

hands for a few more moments? Why don't you begin

to pray in the spirit? Why don't you begin to

pray in the Holy Ghost? I feel something in my

heart today. Oh, I didn't come with a sermon.

I came with a message from God. He wants to remind

us of who we are in him. Oh, my God, my God.

Help me to see the authority that I've got. I've

got the authority to bind and to loose. I've

got the authority to take. Oh, authority over

every sickness and every problem and every disease

and every fear and every spirit. Come on, somebody.

And everything that the devil is throwing at

me. get hard sometimes. It might get difficult.

I might lose a little here and there. I might

get pushed back a little here and there, but

I take the authority in the name of Jesus, and

I remind the devil of where he belongs. You don't

belong on the throne. You're not my equal. In

fact, devil, you're under my feet because I take

authority over you in the name of Jesus. I feel

the Holy Ghost in this place right now. Hallelujah,

hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelujah, hallelujah,

hallelujah. You're going to march out of this

building today with your head held high. You're

going to walk out of this place today saying,

greater is he that is in me than he that is in

the world. You're going to leave this place today

saying, I believe all things are possible through

Christ who strengthens me. I wonder if there's

somebody here today that's got some devils you

need to put under your feet when you walk out.

Is there somebody today got some devils that

you need to put under your feet? You got some

devils in your neighborhood that need to get

put under your feet. Is there somebody here today?

You got some situation? I need to put under my

feet. I need to remember who I am. I need to

remember that I am the head and not the tail.

I need to remember that I am above and not beneath.

I need to remember that I am a joint heir and

a joint laborer with Christ. I need to remember

that I have been washed and redeemed by the blood

of the Lamb. Somebody better preach with me.

I need to remember that I'm not just anybody,

but I've been washed with the blood of the Lamb.

Jesus. I got the word of God. I've got the name

that is above every name. Yes, I do. Yes, I do.

Yes, I do. Yes, I do. Oh, I feel the Holy Ghost

in this place right now. I feel the Spirit of

God in this place right now. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Come on, why don't you just forget about yourself

for a moment? Why don't you just concentrate?

Say, God, Next time you walk into that building,

you walk into that hospital room, you pray for

that sick loved one, you say, I don't just come

with the cute little prayer that I read online.

I don't just come with the cute little prayer

that somebody sent me a meme of. I come to you

in the authority of the word of God and the power

that's in the name of Jesus. Oh, sickness, I'm

not asking you if you would leave. I think. Jesus,

you've got to come out of that person. You've

got to release that person. Oh, my God, my God,

my God, my God. We've got to get back that Pentecostal

edge. Oh, you've got to get back that Pentecostal

edge. That Holy Ghost edge. And walk in the authority

that God has given you. Take authority over that

depression. I feel the Holy Ghost right now.

Take authority over that anxiety. Take authority

over that fear. Take authority over that intimidation.

Take authority over that curse. that generational

sin in your family. Take authority over that

alcohol. Authority over those drugs. Authority

over, in Jesus' name. I take authority over pornography.

I take authority over drug addiction. I take

authority over prescription drug addiction. I

take authority over, I take authority over anxiety.

I take authority over, somebody needs to pray

with me right now in the name of Jesus. Why don't

you stand up on your feet? Why don't you get

your backbone back? Why don't you look at the

devil square in the eye and say, devil, I'm taking

what belongs to me. Devil, I'm taking back my

neighborhood. I'm taking back my family. I'm

taking back my ministry. I'm taking back my mind.

Oh, hallelujah. Hallelujah. I wish somebody would

get a hold of this right now. I wish somebody

would get a hold of this right now. Oh, hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

I feel something rising up in my spirit. Come

on, somebody. Come on, somebody. my spirit right

now it's rising in my spirit right now it's rising

in my spirit right now it's rising it's rising

it's right after holy ghost that's that faith

that's rising boldness is rising faith is rising

courage is rising come on if you have the holy

ghost open up your mouth right now but just let

those Let those tongues of fire ring out. Oh,

hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.

I'm not playing it safe anymore. I'm not playing

it safe anymore. I'm not just going to play games

anymore. I'm ready to stomp on scorpions and

serpents. I'm ready. Listen, I didn't come here

today to preach us into the ground and to get

you down and out. I came here today to declare

the victory in Jesus' name. I came here today

to take authority over the strongholds of Mountain

View, over the strongholds of there. I came today,

who's going to join me, to take authority over

every sickness and every disease and every depravity.

I am the name of Jesus. Let me tell you something

right now. Oh, Jesus said rejoice, not because

the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice for

your names are written in heaven. What Jesus

was trying to say is that your joy is not predicated

on what happens from day to day. Your joy is...

My joy is determined by the fact that in the

end, my name is written in the book of life.

In the end, I've got the ultimate victory. Is

there somebody here today that can shout the

shout of victory? Anybody? Get ready to praise

him. Get ready to praise him. Get ready to praise

him. When I hear the... God right now. How many

of you need a financial miracle in your life?

Hey, how many of you need a physical miracle

in your life today? Oh, not that many people.

I don't want to hear that you're sick tomorrow

then. Don't tell me you can't make it next Sunday

if you got a bill of health that says 100%. How

many of you need a physical miracle in your life

today? Okay, hallelujah. How many of you need

a miracle in your family? Amen. How many of you

need a miracle in your household? How many of

you need a miracle with your children? How many

of you need a miracle with somebody that you're

trying to evangelize so that they'll get saved?

Hey, I should hear an amen. Everybody ought to

say amen for that one. Well, I've got a question

for you. Are you going to wait for those things

to come before you rejoice? Or will you rejoice

in anticipation for what God will do? Not because

I'm wishing upon a star. Not because I'm throwing

a penny into a wishing well. No, my Bible tells

me that in the end, we win. So in about a few

seconds... me more serious than that i want you

to imagine your loved one out of the hospital

i want you to imagine your loved one off of prescription

drugs i want you to imagine your friend coming

and being baptized in jesus name i want you to

imagine a house filled with peace i want you

to imagine a marriage back together again i want

you to imagine your kids doing better again what

would you do right