In this message from Spiritual Authority – Original Intent, Pastor Chad Everett unpacks what it really means to walk in Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World. Going back to Genesis 1 and 3, Chad shows that before Adam and Eve ever had physical bodies, God gave their spirits a mandate: “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth, subdue it, and have dominion.” From the beginning, God designed us to live spirit-first, body-second—letting what He says shape what we see, feel, and experience as we practice spiritual dominion in a physical world.

Created for Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World

Chad explains that God created male and female as spiritual beings in Genesis 1 before forming their physical bodies in Genesis 2. That order matters. There is “a spiritual creation before there’s a physical formation.” In other words, there is a spiritual revelation before there is a physical manifestation.

You’ll hear how “the spiritual realm has dominion over the physical realm” and why that truth should reset your expectations. Instead of letting your feelings and circumstances rule you, this message calls you back to God’s design: living spirit-first and exercising Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World by aligning your spirit with His Word.

When Voices Compete for Your Agreement

Walking in Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World isn’t about overpowering people—it’s about overcoming thoughts and voices. Chad shows how Adam and Eve’s first opportunity to subdue and have dominion wasn’t physical at all. It began with what was said to them.

Chad puts it simply: “I subdue and have dominion in my life when I submit to the voice of God and I resist every other voice—even my own logic, reason, and feelings.” Through the story of the serpent and Eve, you’ll see how the enemy still works today—questioning what God said, watering down consequences, and getting us focused on what we “can’t” have instead of the abundance God has already given.

Learning to Know God’s Voice

Spiritual dominion depends on clearly knowing who is speaking. Chad emphasizes that “one of the most important things we can do as disciples is learn the voice of God.” You’ll be encouraged to:

• Filter every thought through the Word, not your emotions.
• “Consider the source” of the voices speaking into your life.
• Spend time with God until His voice becomes familiar and recognizable.

This message gives you practical tools to exercise Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World by filtering out lies and standing on truth.

Bringing Your Life into Alignment

Finally, Chad calls us to bring our feelings, relationships, and decisions into alignment with what God has spoken. “How I feel is not what’s real. What God says is what’s real.” That is the heart of spiritual dominion—and the heart of living with Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World.

As you watch this sermon, you’ll be challenged to:

• Stop living only by what you see and feel.
• Start living from the spiritual reality of what God has already said.
• Take your God-given place of authority by agreeing with Him in every area of life.

If you’re ready to move beyond theory and step into Spiritual Dominion in a Physical World—in your thoughts, your home, your marriage, and your everyday decisions—this message is a powerful invitation. Watch now and let God realign you with His original intent.

Key Scriptures

Genesis 1:26–28, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:1–6, Hebrews 11:3, John 6:63

Discover God’s Original Intent for Your Life

Before culture shaped how we see ourselves, before experiences influenced what we expect from God, and before the brokenness of the world distorted our confidence, God’s original intent established our identity, purpose, and authority. In this message, Pastor Chad Everett invites us to return to Genesis 1 and 2 so we can clearly see what God intended for humanity from the beginning. When we understand God’s original intent, we recognize how easily expectations drift and why God calls us back to His design.

Why Returning to the Beginning Matters

Many believers unknowingly let culture, disappointment, or past pain set the limit of what they believe God can do. However, Scripture calls us to anchor our expectations in what God intended, not in what we currently feel or see. Chad reminds us with a powerful statement:

“God’s intentions need to be our expectations.”

Because of that, this message helps you identify places where your thinking shifted away from God’s original intent. It also strengthens your courage to believe again in the identity and authority God gave you.

What You’ll Learn in This Message

As Chad walks through the creation account, you will discover:

• how being made in God’s image shapes your identity,

• why God’s original intent reveals your value and purpose,

• how spiritual authority existed before sin and still matters today,

• why partnership and relationship were part of God’s design,

• and how your expectations rise when they align with God’s intention rather than your circumstance.

Chad uses Scripture, Hebrew definitions, and practical insights to make God’s original intent clear and personal. As a result, you’ll see identity and purpose through God’s eyes rather than your own history.

A Call to Realignment and Renewal

If you feel discouraged, unclear about your purpose, or disconnected from how God designed you to live, this message invites you to realign your heart with God’s original intent. Because God has not changed His design, He invites you to return to it. As you listen, you’ll discover fresh confidence to step into the authority, unity, and purpose God intended for His people.

Join Us as We Return to God’s Design

Whether you are new to faith or have followed Jesus for years, this message will help you rediscover God’s heart. Open your Bible, lean into Scripture, and allow God’s truth to reshape your expectations. Ultimately, this teaching will help you see and embrace God’s original intent for your life.

Key Scriptures

Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:18–25, Ephesians 6:12

Discover Your Spiritual Authority In Christ

God’s original intent in Genesis 1 reveals the foundation of spiritual authority in Christ. Before sin entered the world, God created humanity in His image and likeness and invited us to partner with Him. This partnership shows us how true authority works: not through striving or control, but through relationship, identity, and dependence on Him.

Created Spirit First: The Source of Spiritual Authority in Christ

“What God says to me in my spirit is more real than what I feel with my feelings.”

Scripture shows that God created our spirit before He formed our physical body. Because of this order, the spiritual realm is the truest reality. When believers understand who they are spiritually, they recognize how clearly God speaks to them. He communicates with our spirit first, and learning to listen this way brings confidence, clarity, and discernment.

This identity becomes the starting point for walking in spiritual authority in Christ.

Dominion and Submission: Understanding Spiritual Authority in Christ

“You don’t conquer darkness by focusing on darkness—you conquer it by saying yes to God.”

Genesis reveals that dominion was given before sin existed. This means God did not assign believers to fight darkness; He called them to defend and expand what He created. As a result, dominion is not about controlling people or circumstances. It is about aligning with God, submitting to His voice, and carrying out His purpose.

When we say yes to God, we resist anything that opposes Him. This yes is the most practical expression of spiritual authority in Christ.

Relationship and Alignment: How Spiritual Authority in Christ Operates

“The enemy doesn’t respond to your authority—he responds to the authority you represent.”

The account of the Sons of Sceva demonstrates that authority cannot be borrowed or imitated. Darkness recognizes those who genuinely know Jesus. Because of that, spiritual authority in Christ grows through intimacy, obedience, and daily dependence—not formulas or repeated phrases.

Chad emphasizes that close relationship with Jesus empowers believers to walk confidently and respond boldly.

Living From the Spirit: Daily Practice of Spiritual Authority in Christ

“Your dependence on Him determines your freedom.”

Followers of Jesus are called to live from what God says in the spirit rather than from emotions, circumstances, or fear. What we see in the natural is temporary, but what God establishes in the unseen realm is eternal. When believers choose to stay connected to Jesus, they experience freedom, identity, and clarity.

Walking in spiritual authority in Christ means living from the truth God speaks, depending on Him daily, and resisting every voice that contradicts His word.

Key Scriptures

Genesis 1:26–28, Genesis 2:7, Acts 19:13–16, Galatians 3:28, 2 Corinthians 4:18

The Fight That Formed You 

There are battles that nearly broke you… but they also became the battles that shaped you. In The Fight That Formed You, guest speaker Pastor Frankie Mazzapica brings a powerful, hope-filled message about how God uses the hardest seasons of your life to develop strength, identity, and spiritual confidence. Many of us can look back and identify moments that felt like the end, yet God used those very moments to form who we are today. This message helps you see your battles through a new lens—one that reveals God’s purpose, presence, and shaping work in every fight.

When the Battle Targets Your Voice — Fighting the Lion

Frankie begins with the first battle David faced: the lion. Lions go straight for the throat. Spiritually, this represents the fight where the enemy tries to steal your voice—your prayer life, your worship, and even your ability to say the name of Jesus.

If you’ve ever walked through a season where you wanted to pray but couldn’t… where it felt like your voice was sealed shut… you’re fighting the lion. This part of the message highlights how the fight that formed you often begins with reclaiming your voice, even if all you can whisper is, “Jesus, I love You.” God hears it, and breakthrough begins there.

When the Battle Presses You Down — Fighting the Bear

The second battle David faced was the bear. Bears don’t attack the throat—they use weight to crush. Many people fight battles that feel exactly like that:

• the weight of anxiety,
• the weight of guilt,
• the weight of family trouble,
• the weight of financial pressure,
• the weight of discouragement.

Frankie explains that when life leans on you relentlessly, you may be fighting the bear. But even in that heavy season, the fight that formed you is teaching endurance, spiritual muscle, and the power of relying on God’s strength when your own feels gone.

When the Battle Attacks Your Identity — Facing Goliath

Goliath isn’t after your voice or your strength—he’s after your identity. He wants you to see yourself as small, weak, unimportant, and unworthy. But David shows us how identity shifts the moment we remember who God is and who we are as His children.

Frankie highlights that the fight that formed you is often the battle right before your calling, breakthrough, or new season. When God brings you through it, you emerge with a renewed identity, a stronger faith, and a confidence that God will finish what He started.

Why This Message Matters

Every believer faces battles—but not every believer understands what God is producing through them. This message will encourage you to look back on your journey and recognize that the enemy didn’t win. The battles didn’t break you. They formed you. And the same God who rescued you from lions and bears will also defeat the Goliaths in front of you.

Watch this message and be reminded: you are stronger, wiser, and more prepared than you think—because God has been forming you through every fight.

Key Scriptures:

1 Samuel 17:34–37, 1 Samuel 17:43–47, Psalm 34:17, Psalm 55:22, Isaiah 43:2

Discover God’s Design in Spiritual Authority – Original Intent

In Spiritual Authority – Original Intent, Pastor Chad Everett reveals God’s original plan for how His people were created to live in dominion through relationship, not control. From the very beginning in Genesis 1: 26–28, God gave mankind the mandate to rule under His rule. This message explores how spiritual authority – original intent began in the Garden of Eden and was restored through Jesus Christ.

Chad explains that spiritual authority is not about power over people but about partnership with God’s purpose. When believers understand who they are in Christ and how authority flows from submission, everything changes. Because of this, God’s plan has always been for His sons and daughters to reflect His image and extend His kingdom on the earth.

Submission and Dominion in Spiritual Authority – Original Intent

True authority begins with surrender. Chad shows that God didn’t rule the earth for Adam—He ruled through Adam. For this reason, obedience always connects us to heaven’s design. When we study Psalm 8: 4–6 and John 15: 5, we see that relationship comes before dominion and intimacy before influence.

Spiritual authority – original intent is about staying connected to the Vine, Jesus. When we remain close to Him, His life and power flow through us daily. God delegates authority to His people; we never earn it by our own effort. As a result, submission becomes the pathway to strength. Chad reminds us, “You can’t hijack true authority. God gave it—and that makes it legitimate.”

Your Yes to God Releases Spiritual Authority

Every believer faces moments of choice: obey God or follow self. Chad teaches that every “yes” to God is a “no” to the enemy. Because of this, obedience activates authority, while resistance to God shuts it down.

Through Matthew 28: 18–19, we discover how Jesus restored the Genesis mandate—authority in heaven and on earth—then gave it to His disciples. Therefore, this is spiritual authority – original intent lived out daily: believers saying yes to God, walking in His Word, and representing His kingdom wherever they go.

Key Takeaways

• God created humanity to reflect His image and carry His authority.

• True spiritual authority flows from submission and relationship.

• Every “yes” to God activates His power and silences the enemy.

• Jesus restored our original design for dominion through obedience.

Key Scriptures:

Genesis 1: 26–28, Psalm 8: 4–6, Hosea 4: 6, John 15: 5, Matthew 28: 18–19