Before we start, can you just find someone next to you, wherever the case may be? I want you to tell him this, that you are naturally supernatural. You are naturally supernatural. It's your nature.
It's your nature. God is good. How many of you know that you are supernatural? One of those days I'm going to be supernatural.
Who are supernatural beings? Yes. I do want to take this time. We're not just having barbecues and long weekends.
We're celebrating memorial day. We're celebrating memorial day. We remember a lot of people who served in the military and armed forces. Thank you for giving us the freedoms that we have today.
I also want to celebrate the ones who served in the kingdom. We know people like the Apostle, who passed away recently. But people like Richard Tejilo. Who's Tawonawaro?
People that were in this ministry. And people in your families. Rebecca. People who we were able to speak to.
And see them serve God. I want to take that time to thank them as well. Because we're at right now. We all want to be.
We want to finish our race of faith. So when someone passes away. The Christians, we don't get sad. Even though it hurts their departure.
We know where they're at right now. Yes, I understand. And we know that they're rejoicing right away. They're rejoicing right away.
So this is why we're here. We are supernatural beings. When we pass away. We're going to go to a place.
We can't even in our dreams understand. So this is just passing by. I want to define what supernatural means. It is a manifestation or event.
Attributed to a force behind a army. Behind a understanding. Beyond understanding. Or the laws of nature.
In other words, it's unable to be explained. But it's coming from a higher power. The Christian walk of faith is a supernatural one. There's nothing natural about your calling.
If God made you and predestined you to be used to advance the kingdom of God and gospel. There's nothing natural about you. How many of you know that? When you first heard the gospel.
That was the enlightenment moment. Where you were told. You're no longer natural. Oh, but God, I have problems.
I have responsibilities. Understandable. But in that second. You became a supernatural being.
And it wasn't because of what you did. It's because of what you heard and what you believe. So feelings. Are you relevant?
I can feel sad today. Today was strange for me. We're transitioning our kids from cribs to beds now. Those kids run around the room like crazy now.
Today for the first time and I don't even know how long. I walk about 10 a.m. We're up like at 7.38 on Sunday. My wife didn't wake me up.
Thank you. I got more sleep. But I could have said. Since I didn't wake up at 7.30.
I'm going to treat this day. That it's not worth it. You know what? Since I didn't wake up at 7.30.
I can't worship God and be thankful God the same way I would be. No, no, no. Because I woke up. Supernatural.
Other way. Supernatural. I woke up. Being loved by God.
Either way. So I operate. Not in a natural sense. But in a supernatural sense.
If I woke up and my eyes opened. I'm so sorry. I'm getting. That's because God allowed it to be.
And if I wake up and I'm sad. I need to remind myself. I'm supernatural. I'm supernatural.
And I'm a supernatural being. And I'm a supernatural being. I'm going to win natural ones. And help them become supernatural beings.
What does it mean exactly? When I say that we are supernatural. Even though this world operates according to its natural law. We the believers operate from a different realm.
So in Colosians 3, it's going to be chapter 3, 2 through 3. So chapter 3 verse 2 through 3. It says this. You guys have that on there?
I'm going to start hearing the verses from Nicole and Carlos today. They're going to start reading the verses for you guys. And I want you to listen to them. And I'm going to teach through their reading.
So Nicole, if you can read from me the passage in Colosians 3. Set your minds and keep focused habitually on the things above. The heavenly things. The heavenly things.
Set your mind above. On heavenly things. Set your mind above. On heavenly things.
On heavenly things. It didn't say here. Even though you're having a rough time. Even though things are not working for you.
It's not a matter of what our perspective is. I would set my mind on things above if I had time. It says right now we're at. Set your mind on things above.
Heavily things. Nicole, keep reading. Not on the things that are on the earth which have only temporal values. They only have a temporary existence.
Do you know the finest thing you can find on this world? No, we'll pass away eventually. So you can't find. Kingdom gold on earth.
They might look like it. And the devil. I want you to understand this secret about the devil. He's already lived in heaven.
So he knows how to duplicate heaven. He's already seen. If you read the book of Ezekiel. It talks about turquoise and sapphire and all these beautiful things.
Who's it for? He knows. If he can make something shine to you. He looks like heaven.
You'll call it heaven. That's why God doesn't say. Look at something. And determine if it's heaven or not.
Look, set your mind on things above. And I'll tell you what that is. If it's me or it's him. Because we don't operate.
From our intellect or wisdom. We operate from a kingdom mindset. So I don't set my mind on things here. But why?
Read the last verse there. For you died to this world. And your new real life is hidden with Christ in the... Your new not just life.
For instance, for the woman who got married in this room. You had to change your last name. And you had to change passports and everything. It was crazy.
And you had a new life. New last name. New family. Probably new home.
That's a new life. But he's referring to a new real life. So it's not to say... That's my definition anymore.
I have a new life now. My name is Laura Mercado. Now it's Laura Redias. It means here.
That you're a completely new being. That everything all died. That everything all died. And it says right here.
It says for you died. And what is this? You died. And your new life is now hidden in Christ.
Your new life is now hidden in Christ. That word hidden. It's your name. It's your name.
It's your name. So if you come out of Jesus... You're exposed. The old desires come back.
Your old desires come back. But if I'm in Jesus... I don't look at this temporary earth anymore. I operate from what God wants me to do now.
You're okay to work. You're men? This mindset starts at identity. If you don't know who you are, then you won't operate from the perspective of whom you serve.
If you don't know who you are, and who you serve, you're not going to serve the Lord with your life. You'll serve Him in areas and sit as I guess. What identity is, is fullness of a person. It's not parts of a person.
It's a complete feeling of a person. In other words, I can't tell you that I know who I am. If there's areas in me that I'm confused about. I have to know who I am.
When you meet somebody, when they know where they're going and what they're doing, it's very hard to distract them. When you meet somebody, who's already confused, you can create their reality. Which is what Satan works at. So this is, guys not saying this in his word.
So we could just say it out loud. He's saying that if you don't set your mind on me, somebody else is going to take your mind. And they're going to create a reality. We don't want that.
When Jesus walked on his earth, he was both man and God. He was born into this realm, but not of it. His nature was supernatural. Think about it.
His birth was supernatural. Young Mary gets pregnant. His birth to the Savior and a manger. His wisdom, character and speech were supernatural.
At 12 years old he had Pharisees. Wondering who is this little boy? His signs and wonders, miracles were all supernatural. And even his death was supernatural.
The only thing natural about Jesus is that he had to eat and sleep. That's it. And all of us have the same thing. But he knew that my nature is not of this realm.
A mouse man wrote one, said that if you are from a nation and you go to another nation, you bring your nation to that place. You don't become that other nation. You still know who you are and where you came from. So in the same way, for the kingdom of God, what's going to help all of us advance the kingdom is to understand that I didn't come here from here.
You got it? I didn't come from Colombia to the US. Do you know what I mean? I didn't do that.
I came from heaven's earth. So my flag is not important to me. I love where I came from. I'm so happy that God chose me to be bilingual.
And in English. Thank you for that. Thank you for that. But it's not more worth the kingdom that I came from.
So it's not that I came here and needs to be American and also Colombia. It's I came to the earth and I need to be kingdom. So you weren't born into a culture. God just saw it fit to help you land right there.
But the most important principle you can carry is regardless of what culture I come from. I come from the kingdom of God and advance the kingdom of God. What separated Jesus and those who followed his teachings was the ability to serve the supernatural God through identity. In other words, Jesus was ever forced.
He was never obligated. He didn't add it to his routine. And he didn't serve God because he messed up the day before. How many of us do that?
He messed up yesterday. He messed up yesterday. And yesterday I did that bad thing. You're not told yet.
But God wants me to do that. Jesus was your atonement for sin once and for all. He sued the place to atonement. You can't ever become that.
Because he supernaturally paid your debt. Do you know what grace is? Grace is supernaturally receiving. What he did supernaturally on the cross.
You had nothing to do with it. He did it for you. Now receive that. And that becomes your identity.
The following passages we're about to read are going to help all of us understand. Even though you feel natural today, you're going to leave here not feeling supernatural. Not believing you're supernatural. Amen.
Come with me to Romans 8. We're going to go 8 verses 14 through 17. We're going to read these passages very carefully. Carlos, can you read me that first passage?
For all those who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God or the Son of God. Okay. What's the key word right here? Allow.
Allow. Allow. No, that word really means. I'm allowing you to do something.
Do you know when you don't allow someone to do something? You stop them. So it says here. So it says here.
Okay. If he's guiding me. That means I'm a son of God. But if he's not guiding me, it's not that I fall into a subcategory.
No, I am not a son of God. So for all those who allow themselves. I'm not a son of God. Keep reading Carlos.
For you have not received the Spirit of slavery leading the king, Saphir. Oh, God's judgment. Hold on. For you have not received.
Okay. No, to receive. You don't have to receive. You have to take something, right?
He didn't give you that. So why do you have it on your plate? Why do you feel like you're still in slavery? Why do you feel like you're still in bondage?
See what he says here. See what he says here is I didn't give you that. I gave you freedom. But we fall back into slavery.
And the fear of God's judgment. He's the fear of that. How often do you guys fall into that? One of the best is that I'm going to go to hell.
Oh, no. This is not good. You're operating naturally. As if God was not your father.
If he's not your father. Then he's your judge. If he's not your father. Then he's your judge.
If he's not your father. He automatically becomes your judge. A Christian church. A Christian church.
Fears the Lord. Right? But it doesn't fear the Lord. It's the aspect of punishment.
It fears the Lord because of his sovereignty. They know how mighty he is. That's why we fear him. Not because he's going to throw me into hell.
But because, and the word says this. Do not fear. The one who can take the body. And bring it to death.
And kill him. Fear. The one who can take your spirit and your body and throw it into hell. Our Lord has made it very clear.
He loves us. And I cannot allow fear to define who my God is. The devil doesn't know. The devil wants you to be scared of God.
But we're not scared of our Lord. We love our God. We tremble. No say.
Because he's mighty. We know he's not against us. He is for us. He is for us.
He is for us. He is for us. Keep reading Carlos. We have received the spirit of adoption as sons.
The spirit for doing sonship. By which we joyfully cry. Abba Father. Abba Father.
I hate to cry. Abba Father. He is not here anymore. So this verse doesn't apply to me.
He is there. I can't see Abba. I can't see Abba. I don't see Abba.
I can't see Abba. I can't see Abba. I can't do this. It says you have received.
You have received. You have received. You have received. The spirit of sonship.
And the spirit of sin. And the spirit of De. That You say. That You say.
That You say Abba Father. He says Abba Father. He says Abba Father. You are my dad.
That is me. And I am yours. And my identity is hidden in Christ. That's the whole thing.
The next one. This is the good thing. The spirit of Christ. It's the good thing.
This spirit himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit. As sharing us. That we believe are children of God. Listen to this.
What is intimacy with the Holy Spirit? What is intimacy with the Holy Spirit? When you have intimacy with the Holy Spirit? You know what he does?
He assures you you're a child of God. Don't go at him for gifts. Power. Supernatural things.
You're already supernatural. So you have to be reminded. I'm a son of God. Instead of telling yourself every day, it says here.
Unite with the Holy Spirit because he testifies and confirms with our spirit. We are children of God. In other words, we are supernatural beings. We don't live according to what this world says.
But I go into intimacy with the Holy Spirit. So I am reminded that I am a child of God. Go ahead, God. And if we are his children, then we are his heir also.
He is of God and fellow heirs with Christ, sharing his spiritual blessing and inheritance. If indeed we share in his suffering, so that we may also share in his glory. You want God's glory? You got to share in that suffering.
We are heirs. We are heirs. I put it this way. I am the heir to my father.
But if you were to tell me. I had to go through it. He had to go through. I don't want to get it.
Take your heir and I am done. And operate that way. We see what they went through. But in the Word of God, it is super natural.
It is sense here. If we are going to share in his glory, you have to share in his suffering. We have to go on a cross. He did that for you.
You go on your cross every day. The actual cross. He did himself. So now, it is not that I only want his glory and good things.
I rejoice in the suffering. How many of you have been suffering? Going through vows. Going through trial after trial.
Of course there is a choice in that. Look at it this way. If you go through his suffering. You are going to share in his glory.
When we look at it. From the perspective. Of all I want is his glory. I don't want the suffering.
You are never going to live a supernatural life. Because suffering reveals to you. That you are supernatural. Trials reveal to you.
The character that you have inside of you. And I don't want to shortcut the process. I want to take all of it. I tell God today.
Even though it is going to hurt. Give me the sufferings. Because I know the glory is coming. And I want all of it.
Because that is how my Lord operates. Amen. Come with me to Galatians 2. Verse 20.
This is the end of the verse. Look over here. I have been crucified with Christ. That is in him I have shared his crucifixion.
Read that again. I have been crucified with Christ. That is in him I have shared his crucifixion. Read that again.
That is in him I have shared his crucifixion. I have been crucified with Christ. That is in him. I have shared his crucifixion.
I have shared in my death. Read that again. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.
I don't live anymore. You're an aviud. The old version of me. The new version of me.
And that's in Jesus. The precious Christ lives in me. Do you know that Christ will not live in the old version of you? In the new version of you.
You cannot pour. You wine into old wines. That's Jesus. That's what Jesus does.
I'm going to be the new in your life. The new. But I'm making everything new. Not that you just taste good.
But that your entire being is good. Read the next line please. The life I now live in the body I live by faith. By adhering to, relying on and completely trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
The life that I live right now. It's by faith. It's by faith. Nothing else matters.
How do I do that? I completely trusting in the Lord. Every process you're going through in life. I hope this encourages you.
God is not condemning you. He's helping you completely trust him. When you see your brother and sister falling or failing. You need to remind him.
This is not to break you. It's to complete trust in Jesus. It hurts. It hurts.
It hurts. It's okay. Because this suffering will turn into glory one day. You see how you connect to her?
Whatever you're struggling with right now will not compare to the future glory. How do you know that? Because he's completing. He is giving you a process of sanctification.
That does not happen day and night. But it constantly happens. But how do I remember this? I have been crucified with Christ Jesus.
The next time the devil presents to you. Something to do. A decision that has to be made. What you need to respond with.
Do you know that if a situation comes up. That requires you. That has to make an important decision right away. That is the moment where he says to you.
Wrap yourself in my word. What can it have to be made though? The decision we're looking to make. It's not a resolution to our problem.
It's who do you trust? It's a key to cofiers. Let me put this way. My car is breaking down.
I have to do all these things to my car. If your car is breaking down. What did God say about that? He told me to fix it.
Did he know? Yeah, because the natural realm says fix it. But you are not natural. What's going on?
I have to get a job. You don't operate from a natural agenda. You operate from a supernatural world. You close this door.
What are you saying right now? I see what I see. My grandpa passed away. I want to face you.
I went upstairs. Someone is happening downstairs. I stand on the couch. I saw seven cop cars.
I've already told us. He's gone. I'm thinking to myself. My grandma is the one that's sick.
Why is this happening? He should be here. Maybe she goes. I said what are you doing right now?
I'm going to be honest. I didn't get any revelation. The only thing he told me is that my piece passes your understanding. I'm not sure.
Three days later, my grandma passes away. My grandpa is not living on each other. Instead of freaking out. Instead of going crazy and making irrational decisions.
The thing that we should gravitate towards. My god is good. He's doing something right now. I'm going because this suffering will produce a glory.
This is why you cannot operate. The only thing you have to worry about. You are my god. Whatever happens from this point forward.
You're in control. Galatians 6, 14 and 15. Before being from me to both in anything or anyone. Except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through whom the world has been crucified to me. And I to the world. For neither is circumcision. Anything of any importance nor uncircumcision.
But only a new creation which is the result of a new birth. It's spiritual transformation. A new nature in Christ Jesus. The world through whom the world has been crucified to me.
And I to the world. You do not owe any allegiance to this world. Why is that kind of mean? Maybe you've been crucified.
I serve. What heaven asks me to do. Jesus received news. That his best friend was dying.
He didn't leave where he was. He didn't leave where he was. He knew. I got to go into the supernatural.
That's not for death. But he still didn't run. Because the supernatural. He's not a feeling.
I believe my brother will be alone. So what happens? When he gets to Lazarus. He's dead.
But his belief. The same as he was over there. He came with him. And he said.
What do you take to Lazarus? Come out. Rise up. That's supernatural.
That's supernatural. The natural. The natural. Was his sister.
Why aren't you coming back? Why aren't you listening to everything that's happening? Sometimes when you have... Sometimes.
The majority of the time. When you are operating as a supernatural being. The people around you won't understand. That's why I'm not a real person.
So calm. Why aren't you panicking? Because that's not the law. Why aren't you yelling and getting crazy?
Because I'm a supernatural person. And even though I can't do anything. I know my God is up to something. And I believe that my God is doing something.
Right now in your households. Maybe you don't see what you want to see. But don't let that. Tell you that you're a natural person.
Because what did Joshua say? As for me and my household. You believe that. And you operate from that belief.
You have seen anything. It took me ten years. And my sibling is still counting. And my sibling is still counting.
Mother will tell you. She still believes they are going to serve the kingdom. And I say that. For all of you here today.
You are supernaturally infused. With the Spirit of God. Which means you want to be a believer. And you let your lifestyle be a belief.
Men. For neither circumcision or uncircumcision are anything. You know what he's saying? Your religion means nothing.
Your good intentions mean nothing. What you wanted to do meant nothing. What means something now. You are a new creation.
And you have a transformation. That starts inside. If someone says to you. After you gave electichrist.
You are the same person. Well. It hasn't come out yet. But the seed is in there now.
And just like fruit. It's going to give its fruit in season. I appreciate you saying that. Because I look at him every day.
I think the same thing. But now that I'm dying. And he's coming to life. Check back in a couple months.
You're going to see what the Holy Spirit is doing inside. Look at the tree. Look at the tree. Don't get offended by people telling you that.
Don't get offended by the person I can listen to. Well. When my wife was pregnant. She was pretty much the same person for the first month.
But month five. She wasn't the same person. And then month nine. Forget about it.
However. That's the beauty of it. That's how you're going to look. You're going to change.
You're going to transform. But that pregnancy is inside. It's inside. It's the soul and the spirit are getting moved.
The spirit is going to be And then the body follows. You first need kingdom principles in here. The first need kingdom principles in here. Before you act for the kingdom.
I'm not scared. Collosians three. Five. So put to death and deprive.
Deny a person or place. The possession or use of something. One second. She just read the definition of what the pride means.
If you read this first thing. It says so put to death and deprive. I'm not thinking about it. Who is he talking to?
He's not talking to God. He's not talking to the Holy Spirit. He's talking to me. In other words, God wants you.
He invites you. He invites you. So be part of the process. You're transformation.
How does he do that? If something presents itself. Deprived yourself of it. I don't want that.
If something presents itself. Put yourself to death. That's not me anymore. This is not an act of the Holy Spirit.
This is what we do with him. He gives you the supernatural power. You say no. I will not give my life to that anymore.
That is what supernatural is. Because you know what the natural does? The natural. Based in the season that you're in.
So if you're going through a struggle, depression, anxiety? The natural. We'll say. Let's have that again.
Because five years ago it worked. The supernatural says. It worked in the season. You were still natural.
But if you want the supernatural. You need something new. That's not going to work for the season. That's why believers hear me out right now.
This could be for anybody. That's why. Drinking. Smoking.
Pornography. It doesn't finish the problem. Not that we need to heal. Because you're trying to heal.