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Church - Place of Authority and Power Some of the things we went through in the past few weeks are  Church - Who we are? Royal Priest - We are both kings and priests (1 Peter 2:9) Church - The place we gather together - We come into the presence of God (Hebrews 12:23) Verse: Matthew 16:17-19 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it .  The verse makes it clear that we (the church) are in the midst of war. But why is it that the church will not be overcome by the gates of Hell? This is because Jesus went before us and defeated hell. Here are some other names for hell - hades,  place of dead, utter darkness, dominion of Satan... etc We need to understand how the church can overcome Satan. Here are some pointers Nature of Satan's kingdom Church - Power  Church - Authority Nature of Satan's kingdom Here are some pointers to understand the Satan's kingdom Utter Dar...

Heavenly Jerusalem Verse: Hebrews 12:21-24 21 Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”  22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering ,  23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all , and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,  24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. The passage talks of us to "come to Mount Zion". There is a blessing when God's people come into the presence of God. And that is what we desire when we gather together as a church. There are situation when God breaks in to our situation where God comes. But it is a blessing when we make that decision to come into His presence There are several instances where different people came to God. Disciples came to him (Matthew 5:1) Centurion comes...