Normal Redefined Part 2

Normal Redefined 2

July 31, 2016
Amazing Life Church
“Normal Redefined-Part 2”
Greet people
What a great week it has been. God’s presence and His
revelation continues to humble and amaze me. Along
with others I feel that God is moving in our midst with a
specific purpose for us, as a unified body.
As powerful and necessary that prayer is the same can
be said for unity. When we learn to pray and join our
prayers together with a unified purpose. There is a huge
wow coming.
I love what God is doing in people. The inner healing
taking place. The prayers for loved ones being
answered. Purpose and destiny being realized. Even for
those who are refusing to admit it.
I say this prophetically. In your mind the doubts and
fears you have are being wiped away one by one. You
are beginning to believe you can do it. You are
beginning to see yourself fulfilling the purpose of God.
“I love this stuff”Page 2
I want to share some thoughts today titled, “Normal
Redefined-Part 2” I had to get some men in this, But
before I do I want to share a passage by the Apostle Paul
to the Corinthian church.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NASB
26 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were
not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty,
not many noble;
27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to
shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of
the world to shame the things which are strong,
28 and the base things of the world and the despised
God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may
nullify the things that are,
29 so that no man may boast before God.
God has picked a bunch of ordinary people so when the
opportunity comes to redefine normal He will get all the
Glory. Not many very smart, not very strong. Not very
many with exceptional noble birth.
Why? He will use us to shame the wise, shame the
strong, and shame the things that the world deems
important. Preach Normal RedefinedPage 3
In the 1 st 4 books of Acts the church was formed.
Thousands had been saved in 2 sermons. The 2 nd sermon
resulting from the 1 st miracle. The healing of the lame
man on the way to prayer. Peter and John had been
arrested but they reasoned convincingly with the Jews
who had taken them into custody.
Acts 4:13-14 NASB
13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and
John and understood that they were uneducated and
untrained men, they were amazed, and began to
recognize them as having been with Jesus.
14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing
with them, they had nothing to say in reply.
Acts 4:13 Amplified
Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High
Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and
John, and grasped the fact that they were uneducated
and untrained ordinary men, they were astounded, and
began to recognize that they had been with Jesus.
Preach-Peter and John Redefined Normal
Normal would have been to give the guy a coin or some
bread. With the anointing of the Holy Spirit they
redefined normal. Giving us a goal to strive for. Taking
an ordinary life and doing extraordinary things.Page 4
I want to share some high points in the lives of 3
different Bible characters
Gideon-Judges 6-7 Called to deliver Israel from
Midian. Made every excuse possible. Took 32,000.
22,000 were afraid. 10,000 left. Confronted Midian with
300 carrying pitchers with a lamp inside and a trumpet
for the other hand.
Daniel-6 th chapter Petition other than the king.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego-Daniel 3 rd chapter
There are so many stories in the Bible of ordinary men
and women doing extraordinary things.
Hebrews 11:32-38 NASB
32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I
tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and
Samuel and the prophets,
33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of
righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of
lions.Page 5
34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the
sword, from weakness were made strong, became
mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and
others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that
they might obtain a better resurrection;
36 and others experienced mockings and scourgings,
yes, also chains and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were
tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they
went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute,
afflicted, ill-treated
38 (men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering
in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the
ground.
WHY-Because they would not accept normal. In every
instance it was redefined by courage or decree.
Preach Preach
Before I close I want to quickly share one of my
favorites.Page 6
Satan asked permission and received it to test Job. He
lost everything. His kids, livestock, servants,
everything. This is how he responded.
Job 1:20 NASB
20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his
head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped.
Far from a normal response.
Because of His humble response he allowed God to
redefine normal for his life.
Preach-Trust in God
So what happened?
Job 42:10, 12-13 NASB
10 The L ORD restored the fortunes of Job when he
prayed for his friends, and the L ORD increased all that
Job had twofold.
12The L ORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his
beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels
and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.
13 He had seven sons and three daughters.
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Normal Redefined

Normal Redefined 7 24 16

July 24, 2016
Amazing Life Church
“Normal-Redefined”
Greet People
I love the church. God’s amazing plan and purpose for
the world generation after generation. I love this church.
Amazing Life Church has been given a huge
responsibility in His Kingdom. The call and anointing to
pray is paramount, “chief in importance or impact” to
changing the world we live in and enjoying the
supernatural presence of God. Moving us beyond our
perceived limitations and believing for what appears
impossible.
For several weeks I have felt challenged by the Holy
Spirit to move beyond our limitations and begin, at least
prayerfully, to challenge the status quo. Beginning to get
our thoughts and our prayers aligned with His will and
His greatness. I may not be speaking to everyone, and
that’s ok. It has always been a call for the few yet even
the few need the prayers and support of all.
Preach
I want to share some thoughts today titled,
Normal-Redefined.Page 2
I need to share this before I begin. As I was preparing
this message I asked Betty what her favorite Biblical
story was. She replied with 3 names. Betty being a
romantic all 3 fit that bill. Yet they are also the very
essence of redefining normal. Let me quickly share a
thumbnail of these 3 incredible women of God.
Abigail-husband Nabal “1 Samuel 25”
Esther-saved her people
Ruth-Great Grandmother of David
Today normal is defined as, “conforming to a standard,
usual, typical, or expected”
2 antonym’s of normal are exceptional and
extraordinary.
Preach-moving from the normal to the exceptional,
the extraordinary
The word normal is only mentioned twice in the NASB.
So I will be using relevant examples of instances where
people moved beyond normal into the extraordinary, the
exceptional. First JesusPage 3
Matthew 12:9-14 NASB
9 Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.
10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And
they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on
the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him.
11 And He said to them, “What man is there among you
who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
12 How much more valuable then is a man than a
sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!”
He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like
the other.
14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against
Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
The word translated normal in verse 13 has an
interesting meaning from the Greek word, “hoog-ee-
ace” Initially it means, “to make one whole,to make one
sound in body.” That would seem to fit this event. The
same Greek word is used metaphorically this way,
“teaching which does not deviate from the truth.”
Taking it a little further, and I love this. It is translated
from the Greek root word, owx-an’-o.Page 4
It means, “to increase, become greater, to grow or
increase of a multitude, or of inward Christian
growth.”
Let me read verse 14 again.
“But the Pharisees went out and conspired against
Him, as to how they might destroy Him.”
Religion doesn’t like deviating from normal. Religion
will contain you in a box and discourage you from
having an exceptional, or extraordinary, relationship
with Christ.
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Luke 7:36-39 NASB
36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to
dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and
reclined at the table.
37 And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner;
and when she learned that He was reclining at the table
in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of
perfume,Page 5
38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she
began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping
them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and
anointing them with the perfume.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw
this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He
would know who and what sort of person this woman is
who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
You know this story. Jesus told the story of the two
debtors and forgave this woman. This was not a normal
response. Her humility was exceptional and her faith
extraordinary.
Preach-“Religion has no room for sinners.”
I love the story of the Syrophoenician Woman found in
Matthew 15 and Mark 7. You know it well, I have
mentioned it often. Jesus had a plan, a commission, a
time line and this woman was interrupting it.
Matthew’s version records this after her passionate pleas
for her daughter.Page 6
Matthew 15:25-28 NASB
25 But she came and began to bow down before Him,
saying, “Lord, help me!”
26 And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the
children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on
the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is
great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her
daughter was healed at once.
Her passion ignored the rejection. It would have been
normal to walk away. She ignored the normal protocols
and gave an extraordinary response to Jesus and His
refusal to help.
Mark 14:3-9 the story of the woman and the alabaster
vial of very costly perfume.
Preach
You know my love for John the 4 th chapter and the
woman at the well.
Preach Preach-Exceptional and extraordinary