Lecture Notes: Influence and Favor

Introduction

• Influence requires favor.
• Favor benefits us but is not about us.
• Example: Mary and the ointment on Jesus - did it for Him but left with the fragrance.

Prayer and Healing

• Focused on healing: learning disorders, brain injuries, mental health issues.
• Examples of healing: Bipolar, amnesia, brain injuries with restored function.
• Call for healing: cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes.
• Emphasis on feeling divine energy.

Faith and Healing

• Faith should not draw attention to itself; focus on God.
• Encouraged prayer for head trauma and mental health issues.
• Testimonies of healing through prayer.

Increasing Favor

• Favor is necessary for influence.
• Jesus as a model: increased in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and men.
• Submission to others as an expression of honor.
• Prophetic words: foretelling outcomes to navigate challenges.

Grace and Favor

• Grace (charis) is favor; Jesus increased in it.
• Favor not due to sin, but our growth and purpose.
• Spiritual gifts as expressions of favor.

Ephesians and Grace

• Grace's role in our identity and actions.
• Favor continues throughout eternity.
• Grace shapes us and enables our actions.

Sources of Favor

1. Encouragement from Others: Words can impart grace.
2. The Voice of God: Receiving grace through His Word.
3. Obedience and Relationships: Responding to God's opportunities.
4. Gifts in the Body of Christ: Honor for the fivefold ministry releases favor.

Conclusion

• Favor opens doors and opportunities.
• Importance of recognizing and using favor responsibly.
• Prayer for increased favor and understanding of its necessity.

Personal Application

• Encourage individuals to identify and honor the grace in others.
• Recognize the power of words and actions in imparting grace.
• Pursue and cherish divine favor for personal growth and influence.