Experiencing the Supernatural | Pastor Femi Afolayan

28/09/2025 56 min

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๐’๐„๐‘๐Œ๐Ž๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐Ÿ”ฅ The prophetic word emphasizes the importance of experiencing the supernatural through the power of the Holy Spirit.โฃโœ๏ธ Salvation through Jesus Christ is foundational for entering the kingdom of God, which is present now, not just a future hope.โฃ๐Ÿ”‘ The Trinity operates in unity, with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit working together in creation, salvation, and empowerment.โฃ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Baptism in the Holy Spirit is evidenced by speaking in tongues, but the true goal is the power and gifts that follow.โฃ๐Ÿ“– Sanctification involves being called out and cleansed by the Word of God, preparing believers to manifest Godโ€™s power.โฃโšก Many churches focus on the initial evidence (tongues) but neglect to pursue the supernatural power and gifts of the Spirit.โฃ๐Ÿž The teaching concludes with Holy Communion, calling believers to self-examination and readiness for Godโ€™s full manifestation.โฃโฃ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌโฃโฃ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ-๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ: The Pastor stresses that encountering Godโ€™s supernatural power is a deliberate process that begins with faith in the prophetic word and salvation but extends to discipleship and sanctification. This journey requires believers to yield to the Holy Spirit beyond initial experiences, engaging in a deeper, ongoing relationship with God that transforms their lives and ministries.โฃโฃโœ๏ธ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ: The teaching clarifies a common misconception about the kingdom of God being purely future. Instead, Jesusโ€™ proclamation that โ€œthe kingdom of God is at handโ€ means believers can experience Godโ€™s reign and power presently, contingent on repentance and faith. This shifts the believerโ€™s mindset from awaiting a distant event to living in the reality of Godโ€™s kingdom today.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ”‘ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐จ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค: The message highlights the theological foundation that God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit work inseparably in all divine actionsโ€”from creation to salvation to empowerment. Understanding this unity is crucial for believers to grasp how the supernatural manifests, emphasizing that the Holy Spiritโ€™s work is not isolated but part of the triune Godโ€™s ongoing activity in the world.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐†๐จ๐š๐ฅ: The Pastor carefully distinguishes between the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spiritโ€”speaking in tonguesโ€”and the ultimate purpose, which is the empowerment for supernatural ministry through gifts of the Spirit. This nuanced teaching addresses a frequent issue in Pentecostal circles where the evidence becomes the focus rather than the power, encouraging believers to pursue the full experience of the Spirit.โฃโฃ๐Ÿ“– ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ: Called Out and Cleansed by the Word: The process of sanctification involves both a positional realityโ€”being called out as Godโ€™s special peopleโ€”and an ongoing transformation as the Word of God cleanses and renews the believer. This dual aspect prepares believers to be vessels for Godโ€™s supernatural power and effective witnesses in the world.โฃโฃโšก ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ: The Pastor personal testimony and exhortation indicate that many believers stop at the initial experience of the Holy Spirit without advancing to manifesting its power in signs, wonders, and gifts. This stagnation limits the churchโ€™s impact. The prophetic word challenges believers to awaken from spiritual complacency and actively pursue the fullness of the Spiritโ€™s empowerment.โฃ