Ephe 1:18 (NASU) [I pray that] the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. [These are] in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly [places], | BDB/Thayers # 14111411 dunamis doo'-nam-is}from 1410; TDNT - 2:284,186; n fAV - power 77, mighty work 11, strength 7, miracle 7, might 4,virtue 3, mighty 2, misc 9; 1201) strength power, ability |
Colo 1:11 (KJS) Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:
(Picked up and placed some where else)
Phil 2:13 (KJS) For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.
(Energia – Power in action – Power liberated)
!!God show us what we do have!!
The power of the Holy Spirit that was in Jesus that caused him to do miracles
Acts 10:38 (KJS) How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Luke 4:14 (KJS) And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
This power worked in him to enter into others
• The results of the fall was taken away and freedom was given back
• Cast out drove out the demonic
• Wholeness came back to God’s children again
• Darkness fled-- light was
The words God uses to describe himself to us is energy words
• Light
• Life
Where ever Jesus went there was this light this Life making people whole
• There was an energy coming forth from him
• There was Life and light radiating from him
Faith causes this power and energy to come forth from God
•Faith is responding to a declaration
• Faith is responding to what is
• Faith is rest in knowing what God says is true
• Jesus never toiled or sweat to believe his father
• Jesus never rung his hands in fear that his father’s word would not come to pass
Faith brought forth this power in many people long ago & today
Mark 5:30 (KJS) And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue(dunamis) had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
• Jesus perceived that the dunamis or power had left him into someone else
• A real energy a tangible measurable power left his body
Luke 6:19 (KJS) And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue (dunamis out of him, and healed [them] all.
• This power from him happened many times
Luke 5:17 (KJS) And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power (dunamis )of the Lord was [present] to heal them.
From the age of 0 to approx. 30 Jesus did not perform miracles
• The dunamas in Jesus working in him was not recorded until he received the Holy Spirit.
• The dunamas was also present to do other things
| The Power to Have Wisdom | The Power toHave understanding |
| The Power to Give counsel | The power to use Might |
| The Power to have Knowledge | The Power to fear the Lord |
(The seven Spirits of God—also recorded in Revelations)
Isai 11:1 (KJS) And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
2 And the 1spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the 2spirit of wisdom and3understanding, the 4spirit of counsel and 5might, the 6spirit of knowledge and of the 7fear of the LORD;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Jesus gives a very interesting command here
Matt 10:12 (KJS) And when ye come into an house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
If your peace finds somebody to rest upon it will stay there but if your peace does not find someone to rest upon it will return to you.This Peace is a dunamis force that is in you floating around the room looking for someone to light upon.
• Power going out from you for peace to rest upon someone.
• Power going out from you to heal people
• Power going out from you to mend broken hearts
• Power going out from you to preach the gospel
• Power going out from you to take back the captives of the Devil.
• Give sight to the blind
Luke 4:18 (KJS) The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 24:49 (KJS) And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power (dunamis )from on high.
John 7:38 (NASU) "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, `From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.' "
John 14:12 (KJS) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Ephe 1:18 (NASU) [I pray that] the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. [These are] in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly [places],