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You Were Built for the Supernatural - Carrie Pickett - Charis Daily - Season 13 Ep. 18

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Educational

Main Ideas, Concepts, and Lessons

  • You are called to “supernatural power” today, not just for a small spiritual elite (“super dupers”) or for people who have reached a certain level of maturity.
  • God’s power is accessed through faith and salvation, not earned through religious performance.
    • Faith gives access to grace.
    • Salvation results in Christ dwelling within believers, changing their identity (they are “complete in Christ,” with access to God’s fullness).
  • The foundation for walking in supernatural power is relationship with God, especially:
    • Knowing God’s character (what Jesus would do when representing him).
    • Being led by God’s Word (the Word lights your path and forms your beliefs).
  • Supernatural power works best when you “abide” in Jesus, meaning your connection to Him produces fruit and demonstration.
    • Jesus is the power source; you are not the source (you are the branch).
  • God’s “fruit” differs from the enemy’s “power.”
    • The devil’s strategies/demonstrations produce fear, control, death, and more enemy access.
    • Abiding in God produces fruit that is sustaining and multiplying, and God prunes it for even more fruit.
  • Believers should not replace God’s power with counterfeit power (like witchcraft).
    • The natural desire for “power” can be perverted; believers are called into God’s version of power, not alternatives.
  • Believers are expected to do God’s works in everyday life, not only on missions trips.
    • Examples given: healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead, etc.
    • The emphasis is that this is part of normal Christian life, not an exception for rare specialists.
  • Boldness in obedience matters more than others’ reactions.
    • Even if you don’t see immediate results or others respond skeptically, obedience can plant seeds and water them.
  • God’s Word functions as spiritual discernment and transformation.
    • It separates spirit/soul/flesh realities, exposes thoughts and intentions of the heart, and helps you recognize what is from God vs. from you vs. from the enemy.

Methodology / Instructions (Explicitly Taught)

To walk in supernatural power day-to-day, the message instructs believers to:

  1. Choose faith and receive access through salvation

    • Believe Jesus died and rose again.
    • Receive that Christ comes to dwell within you (identity shift).

  2. Abide in Jesus (ongoing connection)

    • Understand you must remain connected to Him for fruit.
    • Do not rely on self, self-wisdom, or trying to “perform spirituality.”
    • Remember: “I am the vine, you are the branches” → Jesus supplies life/power.

  3. Let God’s Word abide in you

    • Use Scripture to “light your path” and guide your beliefs.
    • Know God through the Word (fellowship and relationship are tied to Scripture).
    • Don’t walk based on personal ideas of what power should look like.

  4. Ask in alignment with abiding

    • When you abide in Him and His words abide in you, asking is expected to be answered.

  5. Follow Jesus’ pattern: obedience > response

    • Step out even if results aren’t immediately visible.
    • Treat other people’s skepticism as not the deciding factor.

  6. Expect fruit, and cooperate with pruning

    • Recognize that God may remove distractions or redirect effort to increase fruitfulness.
    • Adopt a “more fruit” mindset rather than only settling for “fruit.”

  7. Practice the works Jesus commands as normal believer life

    • Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons (per Matthew 10 emphasis).
    • Pair receiving freely with giving freely—because you already possess what God promised—now express it.

  8. Reject counterfeit power

    • Don’t pursue witchcraft or perverted spiritual practices.
    • Invite others into God’s supernatural realm through the gospel and obedience.

Key Scriptures and How They’re Used in the Message

  • Psalms 119:105 – God’s Word lights the path → supernatural walking requires the Word to guide.
  • Matthew 10:8 – command to heal/cast out/demonstrate → expected as believer life; “freely received, freely give.”
  • John 15:1–8 – abiding in the vine produces fruit → Jesus is the source; bearing fruit requires connection.
  • Psalms 37:4 – delight in the Lord → desires align with God’s will.
  • Proverbs 3:5–6 – trust and acknowledge the Lord → right source for direction.
  • Hebrews 4:12 – Word is living, powerful, discerning → reveals what is God/soul/flesh and pierces through confusion.

Speakers / Sources Featured

  • Carrie Pickett (main speaker; instructor at Charis Bible College)
  • Jesus Christ (referenced through quotations of Scripture, especially John 15 and Matthew 10)
  • The Bible / Scripture passages cited, including:
    • Psalms 119:105
    • Matthew 10:8
    • John 15:1–8 (and related verses mentioned)
    • Psalms 37:4
    • Proverbs 3:5–6
    • Hebrews 4:12

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