Spirit Ventures

Prayer – accessing the realm of the Spirit

Adventures are made when the comforts of home are abandoned to experience new realms and cultures. Discoveries are made, and the joy of new encounters is found when available access is taken with increasing boldness and confidence. While many in the world are fascinated with the realm of the spirit, finding entertainment in the activity of demons and ghouls, we have been given access in Christ to the realm of the Holy Spirit, where everything is new with unlimited possibilities. The blood of Jesus has made the way for us to come boldly, accessing this supernatural realm in prayer that takes us to ventures in the Spirit where impossibilities give way to His limitless power.

Notes

Two Realms

• Natural/Physical – limited – accessed by senses
• Supernatural/Spiritual – unlimited – accessed by words

Access to the Spirit realm in Christ

John 4:23-24 (NLT) 23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. 24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

Belief in the heart/spirit enables access by words/prayer

Romans 10:8-10 (NLT) 8 In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the very message about faith that we preach: 9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.

When united with Christ – words are spirit/life

John 6:63 (NKJV) 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

Jesus’ prayer – though the Father is in heaven, through our prayers His will accesses this natural world.

Luke 11:2 (NKJV) 2 So He said to them, "When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

Venture of prayer – the way of life for the Redeemed.

Hebrews 10:19-23 (NKJV) 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Adventures in the Spirit – accessing its realm in prayer.

Zechariah 4:6-7 (TLB) 6 Then he said, “This is God’s message to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty—you will succeed because of my Spirit, though you are few and weak.’ 7 Therefore no mountain, however high, can stand before Zerubbabel! For it will flatten out before him! And Zerubbabel will finish building this Temple with mighty shouts of thanksgiving for God’s mercy, declaring that all was done by grace alone.”