The Ring Of Power And Authority In Us

I. EXORDIUM:

Have you been restored?

Yes. By GOD's Grace and Love.

Luke 15:22 (Amplified Bible)

But the father said to his bond servants, Bring quickly the best robe (the festive robe of honor) and put it on him; and give him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers/unbelievers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show by way of secret message (SM) that GOD restored us to our rightful place by His side to reign and rule over our enemies and over all His household.

IV. TEXT:

Esther 8:2 (Amplified Bible)

And the king took off his [signet] ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You ran to meet me, restored me to my rightful place by Your side reigning and ruling all because of Your Grace and Love for me. HALLELUJAH!!

Luke 15:22 (Amplified Bible)

But the father said to his bond servants, Bring quickly the best robe (the festive robe of honor) and put it on him; and give him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet.

Ephesians 2:6 (Amplified Bible)

And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

Ephesians 1:21-23 (Amplified Bible)

Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come.

And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church],

Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself].

VI. TITLE:

The ring of power and authority in us

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: unknown

B. Canonicity: The right of this book to be placed in the Scripture has been questioned because the name of GOD does not appear in it, while a heathen king is referred to over one hundred and fifty times.

C. Date written: Sometime before 464 B.C. and 435 B.C.

D. Purpose: To document and demonstrate God's sovereign care of His people, especially for those who remain within Gentile communities.

E. To whom written: Scattered Jewish people everywhere

F. Main Theme: The deliverance of the Jews by Queen Esther

G. Keyword: Providence

H. Key verse: Esther 4:14

Esther 4:14 (Amplified Bible)

For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?

I. Message: Without a doubt it occupies its place in God's Word because of its hidden teaching of an overshadowing providence in connection with God's people and the certainty of retribution overtaking their enemies.

VIII. MAIN BODY:

Esther 8:2 (Amplified Bible)

And the king took off his [signet] ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

Esther 8:2 (King James Version)

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

A. The LORD JESUS took off the power and authority from the enemy

"And the king took off his [signet] ring, which he had taken from Haman,"

Matthew 28:18-19 (Amplified Bible)

Jesus approached and, breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Colossians 2:14 (Amplified Bible)

Having cancelled and blotted out and wiped away the handwriting of the note (bond) with its legal decrees and demands which was in force and stood against us (hostile to us). This [note with its regulations, decrees, and demands] He set aside and cleared completely out of our way by nailing it to [His] cross.

Colossians 1:20 (Amplified Bible)

And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.