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God Didn’t Leave You Powerless - Rick McFarland - Charis Daily - Season 13 Ep. 27

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Rick McFarland (Charis Daily) teaches that believers in the “new covenant” live under God’s grace—promised in the Old Testament—and are not left spiritually powerless. He argues that the new covenant is rooted in God’s covenant with Abraham and fulfilled through Jesus Christ, and that it includes four key promises God alone provides.

1) The New Covenant Is a Covenant of Grace

  • McFarland describes the new covenant as “unmerited favor” (grace), prophesied in the Old Testament.
  • He points to God’s promises to Abram/Abraham in Genesis 12 (“I will…” repeated five times), emphasizing that grace comes without “ifs,” with the main requirement being faith/belief.
  • He claims believers receive Abraham’s blessings through Jesus, who is presented as the “seed” of Abraham; thus, acceptance of Jesus brings believers into what was promised.

2) The Law Exposed Sin, But Grace Supplies a New Heart

  • He argues that the law was given to reveal humanity’s real problem: not merely external actions, but a heart issue—sin in the inner person.
  • He explains that prophets called people back to God, culminating in Ezekiel, who clarifies that Israel needed more than behavior change; they needed a new heart and a new spirit, which humans cannot create themselves.
  • This sets up why the new covenant is necessary: it is what God does for people by grace.

3) Ezekiel 36:4 Promises (“Pillars”) of the New Covenant

From Ezekiel 36:25–27, McFarland identifies four promises he calls the “pillars of the new covenant.” They are presented as impossible for humans to produce, but given by God’s “I will” grace:

  1. New Purity

    • God cleanses believers: “sprinkle clean water… you shall be clean.”
    • Connected to forgiveness and being washed/sanctified through Jesus’ blood.

  2. New Person

    • God gives a new heart and new spirit.
    • Believers become new creations in their spirit (citing 2 Corinthians 5:17), not merely externally improved people.

  3. New Passion

    • God removes a “heart of stone” and replaces it with a heart responsive to God.
    • He emphasizes that God puts “laws of grace” within the heart (love, faith, and the “spirit of life”).
    • These “laws of grace” help sustain a continuing desire for God.

  4. New Power to Live

    • God places His Spirit within believers and “causes you to walk.”
    • The enabling power comes through the indwelling Holy Spirit, rather than leaving people to struggle on their own strength.

4) Believers Today Are Not Powerless—Power Comes Through the Holy Spirit

  • McFarland contrasts Jesus’ life as marked by divine power (Spirit-empowered miracles) with the notion of having religion without power.
  • He argues that when believers accept Jesus, they receive the same Holy Spirit power source that enabled Jesus.
  • He cites Acts 1:8 (“you shall receive power”) to claim that this power enables believers to be witnesses through:
    • lifestyle and works, and
    • signs and miracles.
  • He stresses that believers must yield to the Spirit—being “led” as if carried/brought along by God’s power.
  • He concludes by emphasizing that grace “is with your spirit,” presenting empowerment as a present reality rather than a hypothetical future promise.

Ministry Resources Mentioned

  • A free mini-book offer: “How to become a water walker.”
  • Partnership opportunities with Charis Daily / Charis ministries.
  • A 24/7 prayer line for viewers.

Presenters or Contributors

  • Rick McFarland (presenter/instructor)
  • Andrew Wommack (author of the promoted mini-book)

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