In this episode, Cherri Campbell deftly guides us through the concept of authority as described in Genesis, offering rich insights into how it applies to our daily lives. From recounting the biblical encounter between Peter and the lame man to sharing tempest-taming modern tales, this message is designed to empower you with a renewed sense of your spiritual capabilities. Learn how to apply this knowledge to protect your own environment and claim the divine inheritance that is rightfully yours.
Welcome to Victorious Faith. We believe you will be blessed, encouraged, and receive fresh faith to begin your day as you listen to today’s message with international missionary and Bible teacher, Cherri Campbell.
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Good morning. Praise the Lord. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Welcome to Victorious Faith. I’m Cherri Campbell. This morning, I’m going to continue sharing with you the message I began sharing with you last week that I preached in one of our Victorious Faith services called Faith and Authority. What is great faith? So join me in our live service for the continuation of this message. Faith and Authority. What is great faith? Amen. So that is having faith in the authority of God’s word. Then you also have to have faith in the name of Jesus. And that’s another lesson. I’ve taught that on the radio and I don’t want to take time, but I’ll remind you, I guess quickly that in Acts chapter three, remember at the beautiful gate. Peter and John went at the hour of prayer at three in the afternoon. And there was a lame man sitting there who’d been lame from birth. And Peter said to him, silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk. And the man leaped to his feet and went running and leaping through the temple courts. And the people stood by amazed. And then Peter answered them, why are you standing so amazed as though by our power we made this man walk? He said it was by faith in the name of Jesus Christ. that made this man walk whom you see here today. And it was faith in the name of Jesus, faith in the name of Jesus. So then that comes back to the third area. We have faith in the name of Jesus, but then number three, we have to have faith in our own authority, faith in our own authority. And that is that you have the authority to speak God’s word. authority of his word you have authority to use the name of jesus jesus said in john chapter 14 john 14 verses 13 and 14 and i will do whatever you ask in my name so that the son may bring glory to the father you may ask me for anything in my name and i will do it So what did he do? He really gave them the authority to use his name. And going back to Peter in Acts chapter 3, think about that. Peter said, what I have, I give you. Well, what did he have? The name of Jesus. He had the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus. Get up and walk. So we have to have faith in God’s word and that we have the authority to speak his word. We also have to have faith in his word and faith in his name, faith in his word, faith in his name, and that we have the authority to speak his word. We have authority to speak his name. And then we also have authority to command other things. And so let’s go to Genesis chapter one, verse 26, Genesis one, 26 says, then God said, let us make man in our image, in our likeness and let them rule. That is have dominion authority, right? Over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the ground or the creeping things on the ground. And I did a series on the radio about this in detail. But we have authority over the animals, the fish, the birds, the livestock. We have authority over the creeping things. I think I shared the testimony one time I was going for a walk. And out from behind a house, a dog… fairly large dog came with a ferocious bark. I mean, like an attacking dog, growling and barking ferociously and came around from behind the house and just came charging right at me, you know, and I kind of froze in my steps for a moment. and then put down any response of fear. And I turned and I searched my finger to that dog. And I said, go back, go back. The dog just stopped suddenly in his tracks, looked at me for a moment, then turned around and walked back to the house, just turned and walked back. So, I mean, I just said, go back, go back. And he just stopped and turned and went back to the house. Our authority over the animals. So we have to practice that. That includes any situation of life. But we have authority over the weather. We talked about that on the radio program where you don’t have authority to affect weather that affects other people. But you do have authority over the weather that affects you, your house, your property. You can command that hail not to touch your property. And you draw the bloodline around your property. And you say, I take authority in the name of Jesus. There will be no hail damage on my property in Jesus name or a tornado that comes. And I heard a testimony of a man in Branson when a tornado went through Branson and he stepped out on his porch and or balcony or whatever, when the tornado was coming, everybody else was going for shelter, going to the safe place during a tornado. And he stepped outside and he pointed to the tornado, just like I pointed to the dog. And he said, you will not come on my ground. You will not damage my property in Jesus name. Not even a shingle of my property will be damaged in Jesus name. Well, the tornado passed by, and it hit the house on the one side of him and on the other side of his house. And across the street, it just did great damage in that whole neighborhood. It was hit hard. And after the tornado, everybody kind of gathered in the street to see, is everybody here? Count everyone and see if we’re all here. And so everybody in the neighborhood is out in the street. And one man looks at his house and says… Your house doesn’t have any damage. Not even a shingle is lost. And he said, not even a shingle. When he commanded that tornado, he said, not even a shingle will be gone. And he said, how has that happened? Well, he was a preacher, so he took the opportunity and he preached to them about using authority. And, you know, as I prayed at the beginning, we are not victims in this world. That’s what separates us from the animals. And that’s what separates us from the wicked. We’re not victims in this world because we have authority and because we have the God kind of faith to create. So we can create our environment, our circumstances. We can take authority over damaging things to protect ourselves. We are not left as victims, but we are to be like Jesus. Remember what Jesus did out on the lake. And those disciples were terrified, full of fear. The Bible says we would say terrified. And Jesus showed up. And what did he do? He rebuked the wind and the waves. And he said, peace, be still. And then it was quiet. Then they were afraid of him. Who is this? And so you see, he took authority over that weather that everybody else was afraid of. He just stopped it where it affected him. And so we have authority over these things, over the earth and the animals. And that’s the things in the earth that includes, that includes, as we’ve said before, the silver and the gold are in the earth. Well, what is money dollars? It’s paper that’s supposed to represent a certain amount of gold. And so it’s really an exchange for a certain amount of gold. So it represents the gold. So you have authority in your life, not in everybody else’s life, but in your life to take that money that you need out of the earth and the system of the world where they do not have legal rights. It’s all again under authority. They don’t have legal right over it. And that’s where you command what you need to come in. That’s where we command our harvest to come in. And it’s very good when you’re believing for a harvest, be specific. If you’re believing this month for $2,000, then speak specifically $2,000. I command $2,000 to come now in the name of Jesus. And to understand, God said in Genesis 1, 26, over all the earth. Well, that money is actually part of the earth and the resources of the earth. And so you’re taking what belongs to you. And the devil is the one who tries to stop what belongs to you. So you see, the earth has plenty of resources for every human being. Don’t listen to environmentalists and everything’s running out. They’ll tell you everything’s running out. No, because God did not create the earth to run out before he makes a new heaven and a new earth. Yes, it might run out by the time he’s ready to make a new heaven and a new earth. And I don’t believe it will because the last thousand years will be the millennial reign of Christ and everything will be under the blessing and everything will grow. So anything, I think the supply that we decrease now may be resupplied, probably will be resupplied in the millennium anyway. But it’s not going to run out before the millennium anyway, because he put man on the earth for a certain number of years and the resources to take care of us while we’re here. It’s not going to run out. And there’s actually enough wealth if you count all the minerals and you count the oil and the gems and all the livestock and all the crops of the earth, the wheat, the corn, everything put together. There’s enough wealth for everybody to be billionaires. But the thing is that Satan tries to control it and block it. And that’s where we have authority over Satan to release our harvest and our inheritance and our portion. You see, God has a portion for you and you can’t necessarily claim the portion that belongs to another person, but you can claim the portion that belongs to you. That is your right. It’s what God gave you. It’s your inheritance. It’s your share of the inheritance of the earth. your inheritance, and you’ve got the right to claim your share, your portion, your inheritance out of the earth. And so you’re going to claim what is yours, not what is somebody else’s, but you are going to claim that amount. I need right now $2,000. And then depending on what you’re dealing with and depending on where your faith is at and depending on your level of operating. It might be $10,000. It might be $100,000. It might be $500,000. But whatever level you’re operating at, you claim out of the earth to come to you and out of the world system from Satan is hoarding it. And yet he does not have legal right. We have the legal right. So we command it to be released to us. And we command that money to come into our hands right now in Jesus name. So you claim that $2,000 or that 20,000 or the 50,000 or the 100,000 that you need at this time. And then it’s piece by piece. You take what you need for the time because really your faith is not going to work. at a level that’s way beyond you. So you don’t waste your time saying, I believe God for $10 billion. I mean, you’re wasting your breath because you don’t have the faith for that right now. And you probably wouldn’t know what to do with it if you had it. So what you need to do, your faith works with where you’re at. Now you can also, and you need to always stretch a little bit. to the next level. And like, we’re pressing for 2000, but next month we’re going to press for 3000, you know, but you’re going to be claiming that. And that’s why in the prayers over the offerings, we take authority over every evil spirit that would hinder or block our harvest. And we command it to come to us now in Jesus name. That is a regular part of our prayers over our offerings. and claiming our harvest because we have authority. So we have to have faith in our authority over the earth and the money that’s in the earth. Now, let me quickly give you a couple of scriptures. Go to Mark 11, 23, Mark 11, 23. And this is just after Jesus rebuked the big tree. Now, did he speak to a tree? Yes, he did. So that shows he had authority over the plants and the vegetation. I’ve heard of people doing that. You can bless or you can curse plants. And I’ve heard of plants being blessed and thriving. I’ve heard of when they were blessed, spoken over. And I’ve heard of plants dying when somebody cursed them. I mean, even in modern times, not just in the Bible. What you just heard was the continuation of a message that I preached in one of our victorious faith services called Faith and Authority. What is great faith? And we will continue this message again tomorrow. So join me again tomorrow. And remember, God loves you. You are blessed and highly favored by the Lord.
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