Spiritual Authority – Restored in Christ

Spiritual Authority Restored in Christ

What does spiritual authority look like in everyday life? In this message, Pastor Chad Everett continues the teaching on God’s original intent by showing how spiritual authority was given, lost, and fully restored in Christ. As a result, this sermon invites believers to move beyond passive faith and rediscover how God designed humanity to live in partnership with Him.

Spiritual authority restored in Christ is not just a theological idea. Instead, it is a lived reality that shapes how we think, pray, respond, and make decisions. Throughout the message, Chad walks through Scripture to show how authority works in both the spiritual and physical realms. Because of this, listeners gain clarity on why this understanding leads to real transformation.

God’s Original Design for Authority

From the beginning, Genesis shows God creating humanity in His image and entrusting them with authority over the earth. However, this authority was never symbolic or distant. Rather, God gave it with purpose and intention, rooted in relationship with Himself.

Authority begins with God alone. Therefore, He holds the right to give it. From the start, He entrusted humanity with responsibility. This calling was not about selfish control. Instead, it was about stewardship that reflects heaven’s will on earth. When we return to this original design, we can clearly see how expectations drift when culture shapes authority instead of Scripture.

How Authority Works in the Spiritual and Physical Realms

One key truth runs throughout this message: spiritual realm influence requires physical realm cooperation to produce real results. For example, Chad points to Scripture to show this pattern clearly, from the fall in Genesis to the life and ministry of Jesus.

Because of this, the teaching challenges the idea that believers live as powerless victims of circumstance. While spiritual forces exist, they do not remove human responsibility. Instead, what we yield to spiritually often shapes what appears in our lives physically. In this way, the message reframes how we approach prayer, temptation, discipline, and daily choices.

Why Jesus Had to Come in the Flesh

A central focus of the sermon explains why spiritual authority restored in Christ required Jesus to be born of a woman. In other words, authority on earth must operate through a physical body. For that reason, redemption could not happen from a distance.

Jesus did not come to regain authority for Himself. Rather, He came to redeem it for humanity. By living a sinless life, resisting temptation, and destroying the works of the devil, Christ restored what was lost. As a result, He showed how obedience and truth release authority.

Living from Authority, Not Victimhood

Ultimately, this message offers a clear and personal invitation. Believers are encouraged to stop seeing themselves as victims and begin living as sons and daughters who carry authority through Christ. At the same time, Chad reminds us that God does not make decisions for us. Instead, He empowers the decisions we make when we align with Him.

So spiritual authority restored in Christ becomes practical when we resist wrong influences and submit to God’s truth. In doing so, this sermon calls listeners to realign their thinking, take responsibility, and walk in the freedom Christ has already provided.

If you are ready to grow in your understanding of spiritual authority and live from God’s original design, then this message will challenge, equip, and encourage you to step forward in faith.

Key Scriptures

Genesis 1:26–28, Matthew 6:9–10, Genesis 3:15, I John 3:8, Matthew 2:13–23