I Have Given You Authority - Stepping Out Of Survival Into Dominion Series

I HAVE GIVEN YOU AUTHORITY

Stepping Out of Survival into Dominion

Anchor Scripture: Luke 10:19 (NIV)

“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”

INTRODUCTION: THE END IS NOT A CLOSING — IT IS A HANDOVER

Today is not just the last Sunday of the year 2025.

It is a spiritual checkpoint.

We are not here to merely thank God for survival.

We are here to receive instruction for dominion.

Many believers entered this year praying to escape.

God is ending this year by reminding you:

You were never meant to escape — you were meant to rule.

Jesus did not say:

I will give you authority next year.

I will give you authority when you are perfect.

He said:

“I HAVE GIVEN YOU authority.”

Past tense.

Already done.

Already released.

If Jesus already gave it, then we don’t beg for it.

We learn it.

We stand in it.

We enforce it.

BACKGROUND: WHERE WAS JESUS WHEN HE SPOKE THIS?

Luke 10:19 was not spoken casually.

It was spoken after a spiritual report and a spiritual victory.

Jesus had sent the seventy-two ahead.

They returned rejoicing and said:

“Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” (Luke 10:17)

Then Jesus replied:

“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” (Luke 10:18)

Meaning:

Jesus was not delegating authority from a place of guesswork.

He was delegating authority from a place of triumph.

He saw the collapse of Satan’s advantage.

Then He said:

“I have given you authority.”

So today, understand this:

Authority was not given to you from fear.

Authority was given to you from victory.

I. THE PROBLEM: MANY BELIEVERS LIVE BELOW WHAT WAS GIVEN

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Jesus spoke Luke 10:19 to disciples who were still learning,

still imperfect,

still growing —

yet He trusted them with authority.

The tragedy of the Church is not lack of prayer.

It is lack of understanding.

You cannot dominate what you do not understand.

You cannot enforce what you do not know you possess.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6)

Not lack of fasting.

Not lack of church attendance.

Lack of knowledge.

If ignorance is the enemy’s advantage,

then revelation is your weapon.

This is why today is not entertainment.

Today is impartation.

Today is alignment.

Today is dominion training.

II. “I HAVE GIVEN YOU AUTHORITY” — WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

The word authority here is the Greek word exousia.

Exousia means:

Legal right.

Delegated power.

Permission backed by heaven.

This is not raw power (dunamis).

This is legal authority.

Believers struggle not because power is absent,

but because authority is unknown.

Illustration:

A policeman may not be stronger than a criminal,

but when he raises his hand, traffic stops —

because authority does not shout, it commands.

Beloved, you don’t need to be louder than the enemy.

You need to be aware of your authority.

The devil is not intimidated by noise.

He is intimidated by a believer who knows,

“I have been given authority.”

III. POWER — DUNAMIS

Dunamis is where we get our word dynamite and dynamo.

Dynamite is explosive power.

Dunamis speaks of force, ability, might —

power that produces results.

Now hear this:

Dynamite is used to break rocks.

Dynamite is used to scatter resistance.

Dynamite is used to open blocked paths.

Dynamite does not negotiate with the rock.

It does not counsel the rock.

It does not beg the rock to move.

It explodes —

and the rock must respond.

So when God gives you dunamis,

it is not for drama.

It is for impact.

It is to break what is blocking.

It is to scatter what is gathering.

It is to open what is closed.

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In the same way, by the Holy Ghost,

Christians don’t just endure satanic pressure —

they apply dunamis,

and things break, scatter, and open.

IV. SNAKES AND SCORPIONS — WHO ARE THEY AND WHERE DO ATTACKS COME FROM?

Jesus said:

“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions…”

Snakes and scorpions are not only animals.

They are spiritual pictures.

They represent Satan and his cosmic powers of darkness.

They represent demonic systems and spiritual operations.

They represent:

Satan himself and his agenda

Principalities and powers

Rulers of darkness

Spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12)

Witchcraft powers

Familiar spirits

Monitoring spirits

Ancestral altars and covenants

Territorial spirits

Occult manipulation and satanic intelligence systems

Now make it practical.

Where will the attacks come from?

Attacks come through:

•Witchcraft manipulation and control

•Curses spoken over destiny

•Night operations and satanic meetings

•Occult covenants made knowingly or unknowingly

•Ancestral agreements and altars in families

•Demonic surveillance, monitoring, and spiritual tracking

•Jealousy-inspired spiritual attacks and envy-driven battles