Redemptive Rights
FOUNDATION STATEMENT: We have to develop a
redeemed mindset, a total victory mindset.
We’ve have to think blessed not cursed. – Galatians 3:13
I.
Everything that came on
the Earth through Adam’s sin Jesus redeemed us from or bought us out of (Galatians 3:13)
A. Redeemed-Buyer or
redeemer who has gone to the slave market to purchase a slave for the sole
purpose of bringing them out of that place of slavery so he can be set free;
permanent removal from captivity; Jesus’ death didn’t only pay the penalty for
our sin, it removed us from living under the curse, to redeem by payment of a
price to recover from the power of another, to ransom, buy off
1. Christ has already
redeemed us; our redemption is eternal (Hebrews 9:12)
2. Man was deemed free in
the Garden and Jesus “RE” deemed man taking him back to the Garden of Eden
B. What are you redeemed
from (Deuteronomy 28:15)
1. Redeemed from defeat and
failure---Romans 8:37, 1 John 4:4, 5:1
2. Redeemed from sickness
and disease---1 Pet 2:24, Matt 8:17, Is 53:5, Ps 91:10
3. Redeemed from poverty and
lack---2 Corinthians 8:9, 9:8-11, 1 Timothy 6:17
4. Redeemed from
borrowing---Romans 13:8, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Proverbs 22:7
5. Redeemed from sowing much
and reaping little---2 Corinthians 9:6, Luke 6:38
6. Redeemed from fear, worry,
and anxiety---Heb 2:14-15, John 14:1, 1 John 4:18
7. Redeemed from stress, no
ease, and no rest---Phil 4:6-8, John 14:27, 1 Pet 5:6-8
8. Redeemed from
discouragement and sorrow of mind---John 16:22, 1 Peter 1:8
9. Redeemed from none assurance
of life---Psalm 91:10,11,16, 103:4, Proverbs 3:25, John 10:18, Proverbs 19:23,
John 17:15
10. Redeemed from an unsound,
uneasy, mind or loss of mind-2 Tim 1:7, Ps 103:5, Jn 14:26
11. Redeemed from
confusion---John 10:4, John 16:13
12. Redeemed from oppression---Isaiah
54:14-17
13. Redeemed from no
authority and being under the devil’s foot---Luke 10:19, Matthew 28:18,
Ephesians 1:18-21, Phil 2:6-8
C. Christ redeemed us so
that the blessing of Abraham might come on us (Galatians 3:14, Deuteronomy
28:1-14)
II.
Rights of redemption
A. Jesus legally bought me
out of the curse and redemption is rightfully mine
1. 1 Peter
1:18-19-Redemption wasn’t free and it wasn’t cheap
a. Isaiah 52:3 – You
were redeemed without money
b. We have redemption through
his blood (Eph 1:7, Colossians 1:14)
1)
It
cost him his blood and his life – Hebrews 9:15
2. It cost Jesus his precious blood
a. God gave the most
precious thing Heaven had to offer because he wanted you and wanted you free
1)
It’s
going to cost you a man who did no wrong, because if he did wrong he has to die
for his own sins
2)
God
said it’s worth it to me; Jesus said it’s worth it to me
3)
Isaiah
53:10-12 – It pleased God because you were worth it
b. To say you’re not worth
it is to disagree with God and it’s to question His very wisdom; To God I’m
worth it
1)
I
must be worth it because the God of all wisdom and understanding gave the most
precocious thing Heaven had to offer
c. The value of the thing is
seen in what you give up to get it
1)
Your
worth is not for you to determine; you worth was determined by Jesus when he
gave his precious blood for you
d. To say you’re not worthy
is dishonorable, unbelief, and false humility
B. Redemption is not some
privilege that I have but don’t deserve; it’s my legal right through what Jesus
did; THE REDEEMED THINK IN TERMS OF
REDEMPTION IS MY RIGHT
1. Every thing that Jesus
obtained for me he paid the price for; he got it honestly and justly; He
legally got my redemption by paying the price for it
2. Jesus gave redemption to
me by grace (Ephesians 2:8, Romans 3:24, 4:16)
a. He rightfully got it and
gave it to me so that means it’s rightfully mine and gave me the title deed to
it with his Word
1)
If you give somebody a car and the title to
it is rightfully theirs even they didn’t earn it
b. Once you receive Jesus as
your Lord redemption is rightfully yours
1)
It’s
rightfully mine because Jesus paid the full price for it and gave it to me as
an act of his own will
3. There was a great
exchange; the grace/faith exchange
a. Jesus took my sin and
gave me his righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21)
b. Jesus took my sickness
and gave me his healing (1 Pet 2:24, Matt 8:17)
c. Jesus took my poverty and
gave me his prosperity (2 Corinthians 8:9)
d. Jesus took my trouble
heart and gave me his peace (John 14:27)
e. Jesus took my sorrow and
gave me his joy (John 16:22)
f.
Jesus
took my defeat and gave me his victory (2 Corinthians 2:14)
g. Jesus took spiritual death
and gave me spiritual life (Ph 2:8, John 3:16)
4. This doesn’t have
anything to do with what you deserve this is by grace; it has to do with what’s
rightfully yours through redemption
a. We need to get out of this
weak phony holy mentality of “I don’t deserve.” Grace insinuates that you don’t
deserve it.
b. That which you believe
you don’t deserve or have right to will manifest in you refusing to take
rightful ownership of
c. I didn’t earn it, but it
doesn’t mean it’s not rightfully mine
d. I deserve it and it’s
rightfully mine because of what he did
C. The redeemed are supposed
to be redeemed; the redeemed are supposed to be in bondage to the curse; THE REDEEMED THINK IN TERMS OF I’M SUPPOSED
TO BE REDEEMED (Luke 13:11-16)
1. Jesus called her to him;
He stopped right in the middle of his teaching
a. Luke 17:13-The ten lepers
called him
b. Luke 4:33 – The man
in the synagogue with the unclean spirit came to him
c. Luke 4:38 – They
came to him for Peter’s mother in law
d. Matthew 4:24 – They
brought the sick people to him
e. John 2:3 – Mary
brought the issue of no wine to him
f.
Matthew
8:1 – The leper came to him
g. Matthew 9:1 – Those
friends brought the guy on the stretcher to him
h. Matthew 12:9 – They
brought the man with the withered hand to his attention
i.
Luke
6:17-19 – The people came to him
j.
Matthew
8:5 – The centurion came to him about his servant
k. Matthew 8:16 – They
brought the sick and the possessed with devils to him
l.
Luke
7:12-15 – Jesus went to the widow’s son
m. Mark 4:35-41 – When
he stilled the storm the disciples came to him
n. Matthew 14:36 –
They brought him the diseased
o. Luke 8:49 – Jairus
came to him
p. Luke 8:41 – The
woman with the issue of blood came to him
q. Matthew 9:27 – The
two blind men came to him
r.
Matthew
9:32 – They brought a dumb man possessed with a devil to him
s.
Matthew
14:15 – They brought the fishes and loaves to him
t.
Matthew
14:14 – The sick multitudes followed him
u. Mark 7:25 – The
Greek Syrophenician woman came to him about her daughter
v. Matthew 15:30 – The
great multitudes came to him
w. Mark 7:32, 8:22 –
They brought the one deaf and the one blind to him
x. Mark 9:23 – The
Father came to Jesus about his son
y. John 9:1 – He
noticed that blind man, but his disciples question stopped him
z.
John
11 – They came to him about Lazarus
aa. Luke 14:1 – This
guy with the dropsy got healed was in front of Jesus
bb. Luke 22:51 – When
that guy got his ear cut off Jesus went to him
cc. Luke 5:4 – He want
to Peter, but Peter had to respond about the great catch
2. Ought – It is
necessary, there is need of, is right and proper; necessity established by the
counsel and decree of God
a. She’s a daughter of
Abraham, in covenant with God, and she’s not supposed to be bound by Satan
b. Jesus was saying that this
is how it’s supposed to be; this is her right
3. Galatians 3:29 – If
you be Christ’s then you are Abraham’s seed
a. You’re supposed to be
healed, rich, victorious, blessed; that’s right
b. Galatians 4:4-7, Romans
8:17, John 16:15, Luke 15:31 – That redemption made you a son of God and
a joint heir with Jesus
III.
That’s what makes Satan
an oppressive thief because he comes to steal things that are rightfully yours
(John 10:10, Acts 10:38, Isaiah 54:14)
A. Oppression-The spoiling or taking away of men’s goods by terror
or force without having right thereto by working on the ignorance, weakness, or
fearfulness of the oppress
1. Satan comes to steal
what’s rightfully yours, with no right to do it
a. The only way he can get
what’s rightfully yours is if you give it to him
2. Isaiah 54:14-Get
established in your rights you’ll far from oppression. You won’t let the enemy
come and take things that are rightfully yours.
a. Righteous-To be just, be righteous, to have a just cause, be in the
right, to be justified, vindicate the cause of, justice, righteousness (in a
case or cause), righteousness (as ethically right), righteousness (as
vindicated) of God, of prosperity (of people)
b. Established-To be firm, be stable, be fixed, to be firmly
established, be stable, be secure, be enduring, be securely determined, to be
directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense), to prepare, be
ready, be arranged, be settled, be fastened
3. Believers haven’t known
their rights, they don’t see them as rights, and consequently they don’t fight
for their rights
a. When redemption becomes a
reality to you and the price Jesus paid becomes a reality to you and your
redemptive rights become a reality to you there’s going to be a fighting spirit that rises up within
you when the enemy comes to steal what’s yours
B. Satan works on the weakness, ignorance, or fearfulness
of the oppressed
1. Ignorance-Not knowing
your rights and how receive them (Hosea 4:6)
a. People are cut off from
things that are rightfully theirs because of what they don’t know
1)
People
don’t know that their words cut them off, their strife cuts them off, their
fear and unbelief cuts them off
2)
Job
3:25-Job didn’t know fear was the connector to the oppression
b. The importance of
knowledge and understanding
1)
Proverbs
2:2 – Apply your heart to understanding
2)
Proverbs
2:6 – Out of God’s mouth comes understanding
3)
Proverbs
2:11 – Understanding will keep you
4)
Proverbs
3:13 – That man who has understanding is happy
5)
Proverbs
4:1 – Attend to know understanding
6)
Proverbs
4:5-7 – In all your getting get understanding
7)
Proverbs
5:1 – Submit your ear to understanding
8)
Proverbs
10:13 – A person who lacks understanding will pay the price
9)
Proverbs
13:13 – Whosoever despise the Word shall be destroyed
10) Proverbs 15:14 –
The guy who has understanding seeks knowledge through the Word, but the fool
feeds on foolishness
11) Proverbs 16:16 –
The value of understanding
12) Proverbs 16:22 –
Understanding is a well spring of life
13) Proverbs 17:27 – A
man of understanding has an excellent spirit
14) Proverbs 18:2 – A
fool has no delight in understanding, but only in his own opinions
15) Proverbs 19:8 – The
guy who keeps understanding will find good
16) Proverbs 21:16 –
That man who wonders away from understanding will remain in the congregation of
the dead
2. Weak spirits/lazy/not
doing what you know – Fight for your rights
a. The enemy comes to
oppress and often times peoples spirits are weak, their faith is weak, and they
can’t fight and win
1)
You
need a strong spirit so when it’s time to fight you’re ready
b. Fight the fight of faith
and take your redemption (1 Tim 6:12)
1)
Eternal
life includes everything you’re redeemed from
2)
Don’t
relinquish your rights by getting in to fear or unbelief; your redemptive
rights are accessed by faith
c. People have weak,
malnourished spirits because they’re not fed on the word, their not exercised,
and they’re not rested
1)
Galatians
6:9 – If you don’t faint, you’ll win
2)
Proverbs
24:10 – If you faint your strength was small
3)
Proverbs
18:14 – A strong spirit will sustain you
3. Fear – Never get into
fear are show signs of fear that’s Satan’s access card
a. If you get out of love
and over into fear you are vulnerable to oppression (1 John 4:18, Isaiah 54:14,
1 Peter 5:8, James 3:16)
b. Phil 1:28 (AMP) –
Fearlessness is evidence that you’re going to win
c. Isaiah 43:1-Fear not for
I have redeemed you
IV.
The curse has no business
operating in the life of a believer
A. What Jesus did in the
crucifixion and resurrection is far greater than what Satan did to Adam in the
Garden of Eden (Rom 5:20-21, Eph 1:19, Isa 54:14, Ps 91)
1. What Satan did to mankind
in the Garden brought us to a fallen state
a. A state bondage,
oppression, sickness, fear, lack, death, no authority
2. What Jesus did for
mankind raised us up together with him (Trumped it)
a. A state of redemption, authority,
healing, abundance, victory, blessing
b. Jesus got it all back and
then some (1 John 3:8)
3. The idea is that what
Jesus did was far greater than what Satan did in that it we’re back to that
risen state
a. As terrible as that
fallen state was, what Jesus did was far greater
B. We need to be more
redeemed-conscious and less curse-conscious
1. I’m more conscious of my
redemption than I am of the curse, because what God did in Jesus in the
crucifixion and resurrection is far greater than what Satan did to Adam in the
Garden of Eden
a. Be more conscious of the
answer than the problem; the victory than the battle
2. We must stop thinking
from that fallen state; To think from that fallen state would be to say that
what Satan did was greater
C. It’s time to operate with
a redeemed mindset
1. Redemption mentality
a. John 17:17-You’re in an
evil world, but untouched by the evil
b. Proverbs 19:23-You fear
the Lord and you cannot be visited with evil
c. 1 John 5:18-You keep
yourself in the protected place and the wicked one can’t touch you
d. Psalm 91:7-10-No evil
befalls you neither does any plague come near your dwelling
e. Isaiah 54:14,17-You’re
far from oppression and no weapon formed against you prospers
f.
2
Corinthians 2:14-God always causes us to triumph
g. 2 Corinthians 9:8-We always
have more than enough no matter what the need is
h. Matthew 14:36,
15:30-31-Jesus healed them all
i.
John
8:56-They came to kill Jesus and they couldn’t
j.
Psalm
103:4-My life is redeemed from destruction
2. Don’t operate in the fear
of standing on your redemption
a. Kenneth Hagin example
b. It’s not arrogance it’s
righteousness; it’s confidence in what Jesus did for me (1 Samuel 17)
D. Isaiah 50:2 – Is
the Lord’s had shortened that it cannot redeem
1. Psalm 77:15, Numbers
11:23, Genesis 18:14-God redeemed you with his might arm; think about that
a. That means there’s
nothing he didn’t redeem you from
b. What is there that the
power God has not redeemed you from?
2. Isaiah 35:1 – The
redeemed shall walk in this land that has the glory manifested in abundance
a. In the middle of a desert
there shall be abundance (Matthew 14:15)
b. 2-You are going to SEE the manifested goodness of
God, the honor, riches, and abundance of God in the place of lack
c. 8-9-The redeemed people
of character are going to walk there
3. Isaiah 41:8-20 –
Fear not you’re redeemed the Lord is with you helping you
a. 12-My enemies are brought
to nothing (Hebrews 2:14-15)
b. 11,13-The redeemed are
the helped of God (Romans 8:26)
c. 14-The redeemed don’t
crawl around like worms there head’s up and chest is out because of what Jesus
did
4. Isaiah 43:1-5
a. 1-Fear not you are
redeemed
b. 2-The redeemed are
protected
c. 7-The redeemed are
created for God’s glory
d. 20-22-Their redeemer was
capable of doing great things, but they didn’t call on Him
e. 25-26-The redeemed think forgiven
and cleansed and put God in remembrance of it
5. Isaiah 51:1-3, 11-13
a. 1-3-The garden of Eden is
for the redeemed
b. 12-Who are you that you
should be afraid of man?
c. 13-To be afraid you’d
have to forget your redeemer
d. 13-By the way where is
the fury of the oppressor?
6. Isaiah 54 – The
Lord your redeemer did this
a. 1-3-The redeemed expect
and plan for breakthrough
b. 4-9-The Father’s love for
the redeemed
c. 10-The redeemed think
nothing missing and nothing broken
d. 14-The redeemed are free
from fear and far from oppression