Pastor Elio Marrocco's "Secrets of the Believer's Victory" sermon at New Life Christian Church on September 2012. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca

1. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY

2. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
1 Corinthians 6:17
“But he who unites himself with the Lord is
one with Him in spirit.”

3. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
Ephesians 2:4-6
“But because of His great love for us, God,
who is rich is mercy, made us alive with
Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions- it is by grace you have
been saved…

4. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
Ephesians 2:4-6
… And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with Him in the heavenly
realms in Christ Jesus…”

5. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
Colossians 2:10
“… and you have been given fullness in
Christ, who is the Head over every
power and authority.”

6. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
- He was our substitute
- He was our representative

7. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
(b) Indwelt by Christ (our vital experience)
Galatians 4:6
“Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit
of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit
who calls out, Abba Father.”

8. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
(b) Indwelt by Christ (our vital experience)
Colossians 1:27
“To them God has chosen to make known
among the Gentiles the glorious riches
of this mystery, which is Christ in you,
the hops of glory.”

9. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
(b) Indwelt by Christ (our vital experience)
1 John 4:4
“Greater is He that is in you, than is in the
world.”

10. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
(a) Identification with Christ (our legal
position)
(b) Indwelt by Christ (our vital experience)
Galatians 2:20
“I am crucified with Christ (legal
identification) nevertheless I live; yet
not I, but Christ liveth in me (vital
union).”

11. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
John 8:31-32
“Jesus said, if you hold to my teaching, you
are really my disciples. Then you will
know the truth and the truth will set
you free.”

12. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
Philippians 2:9-11
“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place
and gave Him the name that is above every
name, that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth, and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.”

13. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
Mark 16:17
“And these signs will accompany those
who believe: in my name they will drive
out demons.”

14. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
Acts 19:13-16
13
Some Jews who went around driving out
evil spirits tried to invoke the name of
the Lord Jesus over those who were
demon-possessed. They would say, “In
the name of Jesus, whom Paul
preaches, I command you to come

15. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
Acts 19:13-16
...14
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief
priest, were doing this. 15
One day the
evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I
know, and I know about Paul, but who
are you?”...

16. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
Acts 19:13-16
...16
Then the man who had the evil spirit
jumped on them and overpowered
them all. He gave them such a beating
that they ran out of the house naked
and bleeding.

17. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
Revelation 12:11
“They overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb and by the word of their
testimony.”

18. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
Ephesians 1:7
7
In him we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, in
accordance with the riches of God’s
grace.

19. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
1 Peter 1:18-19
18
For you know that it was not with perishable
things such as silver or gold that you were
redeemed from the empty way of life handed
down to you from your forefathers, 19
but with
the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without
blemish or defect.

20. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Matthew 2:28
Jesus said, “But if I drive our demons b the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God
has come upon you.”

21. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
John 14:12
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith
in me will do what I have need doing.
He will do even greater things that
these, because I’m going to the

22. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 16:16-18
16
Once when we were going to the place of
prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had
a spirit by which she predicted the future.
She earned a great deal of money for her
owners by fortune-telling...

23. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 16:16-18
...17
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us,
shouting, “These men are servants of the
Most High God, who are telling you the way
to be saved.” ...

24. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 16:16-18
...18
She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul
became so troubled that he turned around
and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus
Christ I command you to come out of her!”
At that moment the spirit left her.

25. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
v. 20-23
20
“Peter answered: “May your money perish
with you, because you thought you
could buy the gift of God with
money! ...

26. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
v. 20-23
...21
You have no part or share in this
ministry, because your heart is not
right before God...

27. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
v. 20-23
...22
Repent of this wickedness and pray to
the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you
for having such a thought in your
heart...

28. SECRETS OF THE BELIEVER’S VICTORY
1. UNION WITH CHRIST
2. THE WORD OF GOD
3. THE NAME OF JESUS
4. THE BLOOD OF JESUS
5. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
v. 20-23
...23
For I see that you are full of bitterness
and captive to sin.”