Blessed With Heaven’s Best #4: Every Spiritual Blessing, No Condemnation

Blessed With Heavens Best #4 teaches that believers do not need to beg God for blessings, because in Christ He has already blessed them with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. In this message, Dr. William P. Hohman shows how Adam lost his authority under a mask of iniquity, how Jesus took that mask on Himself, and how receiving His righteousness frees you from condemnation so that what is already yours can show up in your life.

This message continues from Blessed With Heaven’s Best, Part 3 — The Gift of Righteousness. Below you will find the full video, a structured summary, the Scripture behind each point (linked to the New King James Version on Bible Gateway), a table of the kingdom’s administrations as he teaches them, a timestamped outline and practical steps for this week.

Sermon at a Glance

This message was preached at NTC Ministries and posted on March 12, 2025. It continues a series Pastor Hohman began at the start of the year and picks up the theme of the fruit of righteousness. It runs about 70 minutes and closes with an invitation to receive Jesus and with communion.

He opens by having the church read Ephesians 1:3–6 aloud: God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, chose us before the foundation of the world, and made us accepted in the Beloved.

Blessed With Heavens Best Already: Stop Begging

Pastor Hohman explains that when you give your life to Jesus, everything He accomplished on the cross comes into your life. What grows over time is the manifestation, as God removes what blocks it. He compares it to a computer that collects junk online until it slows down or stops working. He has a technician in Montreal who logs in remotely and fixes everything. God does the same with us: there is no spiritual blessing you do not have.

Adam is the model. God planted the Garden of Eden Himself and placed Adam there to guard and keep it (Genesis 2:15). When Adam talked with God, he never had to ask for anything, because everything had already been given to him. Many Christians, by contrast, think prayer is asking God for things, or worse, begging Him, as if gathering a hundred people could gang up on God.

He also corrects a common view of fasting. You do not fast to get God to do something. You fast to get the junk out of you, the doubt and unbelief that keep the manifestation from coming. You read the Word to build faith and understand His promises. “God’s promises are yours, period,” he says.

Growth is natural for anything alive. Once you are born again, increase will come, and you will not be able to stop it. But it comes because of what God has done, not because of our effort. Cain brought the fruit of his own labor, while Abel brought a lamb God had given him, in effect saying thank You. God told Cain that if he did well he would be accepted (Genesis 4:3–7). Acceptance with God, the pastor teaches, comes from thanking Him for what He has done, not by might or power but by His Spirit (Zechariah 4:6).

Satan, he adds, always wants to keep people in the past or the future: look what you did, or maybe one day. But faith is now (Hebrews 11:1), and now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). He teaches that the Greek word for salvation, sozo, includes every blessing: healing, prosperity, goodness, empowerment, every gift and every promise.

The Mask of Iniquity and the Loss of Dominion

When Adam sinned, he hid, and God had to ask, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:8–10). Looking back to the series’ study of Isaiah 52 to 54, Pastor Hohman explains that the Hebrew word for iniquity, which he renders avon, means not only sin but all the effects, curse and judgment of sin. He describes it as a mask that covered Adam, so that God was in effect asking where the man He created in love had gone.

God created man in love and came to the earth in love, giving His only begotten Son (John 3:16). The law, he says, was not given to keep us from sin but to show us our sin; otherwise we stay masked and think everyone is fine. Adam still had what God had given him, but he lost authority in that realm.

From the start, God gave man ownership of everything. In Genesis 1:26–28, He said, “Let them have dominion.” Dominion, the pastor explains, is a word of kingdom authority. If you have a pet, you have dominion over it: you train it and feed it, not your neighbor. So why do Christians expect someone else to exercise their authority for them? After Adam’s fall, people who showed any dominion were called prophets and seen as special, when God had wanted that for everybody.

Psalm 8:4–6 says God made man to have dominion over the works of His hands and put all things under his feet. Psalm 115:16 says the heavens are the Lord’s, but the earth He has given to the children of men. The pastor notices that “God’s in control” is often said by people who do not want to take responsibility. God is in charge and almighty, he says, but He built this system and gave control on earth to man.

Every person enters the world under that same mask. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), which is why you must be born again, not just attend church or be dedicated as a baby. In the world things get worse, but in the church they should get better, from faith to faith, strength to strength and glory to glory, as He has made us kings and priests (Revelation 1:6).

No Condemnation in Christ Jesus

The turning point is Romans 8:1–2: there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, for the law of the Spirit of life has made us free from the law of sin and death. Pastor Hohman insists that feeling condemned does not mean you are condemned. Quit living by your feelings, he says, and take your authority as a child of almighty God.

How did God give everything back? 2 Corinthians 5:21 says He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Jesus took the mask of iniquity on Himself, with all the curse, penalty and judgment of sin, so that, as Isaiah 52:14 describes, He no longer looked like a man. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).

You have to believe this on your best day and your worst day, he says. As you stay confident in your righteousness, the weaknesses and issues that keep you from enjoying God’s presence fall away. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches (John 15:5); the fruit does not pull sap out of the tree, the tree pushes sap into the fruit. Our only labor is to enter His rest (Hebrews 4:9–11), constantly reminding ourselves that we are the righteousness of God in Christ.

Adam still had authority after the fall, but he could not exert it because he condemned himself. Pastor Hohman says that when he teaches at the College of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish teachers read from writings attributed to Adam that describe him living in a cave in sorrow for the rest of his life. That, he says, is what condemnation does. It gives room to sickness, fear and trepidation, and it makes people shrink back, but righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34), which he explains means a people.

He draws a parallel between Adam and Moses. God made Adam with His own hands and wrote the law on stone with His own hand. Adam broke what God made, and Moses broke the tablets, so God told Moses to cut new ones himself (Exodus 34:1). God did not curse Adam, the pastor says; Adam sowed what would come up. The result was labor and toil by the sweat of his brow (Genesis 3:17–19). Jesus sweat great drops of blood (Luke 22:44) so that we could enter His rest.

How the Kingdom Is Administered

As a seed for a coming series, Pastor Hohman notes that the New Testament uses “kingdom of God” 69 times and “kingdom of heaven” 32 times, 101 verses in all, yet few sermons teach on it. The kingdom of God always was and always will be; the kingdom of heaven describes how it is governed for a certain time. He uses the Greek word behind “economy,” which in older English is rendered dispensation, and explains it as administration, the way a new leader brings people to administer one unchanging constitution.

Each change came, he says, because hearts grew harder. The administration of conscience is why the world lives by feelings, and why Psalm 24 calls us to lift up the gates of our five senses so the King of glory can come in. Christians, he insists, should not be governed by feelings but by what God says. He adds that seven years of law are yet to be fulfilled after the church is taken away to the marriage supper of the Lamb.

Under grace, the kingdom is not meat and drink but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). After His resurrection, Jesus was received into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God (Mark 16:19), and the Holy Spirit is now the governor of our kingdom. Heresy, he teaches, means anything that draws people away from God. When Peter’s nets filled with fish, condemnation made him tell Jesus to depart from him because he was a sinful man (Luke 5:8), in the middle of God’s blessing.

One Sacrifice Forever, Seated With Christ

You do not need to find someone who sinned less than you this week to get your prayers answered. God’s promises are yes and amen (2 Corinthians 1:20), and if He did not spare His own Son, how much more will He freely give us all things (Romans 8:32).

Hebrews 10:11–14 contrasts the priests who stood daily offering sacrifices that could never take away sins with Jesus, who offered one sacrifice for sins forever and sat down. Jesus is the great High Priest who is no longer working; by one offering He has perfected forever those being sanctified. That lifts the weight of performance and brings peace. He who began a good work in you will complete it (Philippians 1:6).

Living by your own strength, he warns, leaves you always self-justifying. Instead you can say, it was not a good day, but I am growing, because Jesus is in me. Ephesians 2:1–7 says God, rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ, raised us up and made us sit together in the heavenly places, so that in the ages to come He might show the riches of His grace in kindness toward us.

God is love, and love must have an object of expression. That is why He created man, the pastor says. He recalls meeting his wife and feeling love rise up in a way he had never known. God’s love never makes anyone look less; it makes you see greatness in people. Living under the law puts everyone under a magnifying glass, looking for what is wrong.

Righteousness and the Fullness of His House

The gospel is the power of God to salvation, Paul says in Romans 1:16–17, because in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. Through righteousness we obtain all the blessings, both earthly and heavenly. His righteousness gives comfort, strength and direction, defends us and brings peace.

He explains that the Hebrew word for life is always plural, signifying the interconnectedness and riches of life. When you receive the life of God, healing, prosperity, wisdom and knowledge come with it, as Christ became for us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30). That is why a Hebrew toast means, to life. Psalm 16:11 says He will show us the path of life, with pleasures at His right hand, and that is where believers are seated.

Romans 8:14–21 says those led by the Spirit are sons of God, who received not the spirit of bondage again to fear but the Spirit of adoption, crying “Abba, Father.” Suffering here, he explains, means the wrestling of this life, not torture, and creation itself waits for the revealing of the sons of God. All things work together for good to those who love God, and whom He justified, He also glorified (Romans 8:28–30).

His last text is Psalm 36:7–9: “They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.” He says the Hebrew for abundantly satisfied means to be satisfied to overflowing, so filled with God’s goodness that you stop trying to control your own life. He adds that the word for pleasures is related to Eden: God’s house brings us back to Eden. At the burning bush, Moses, a servant, had to remove his shoes (Exodus 3:5); sons are given shoes of peace and invited to come boldly (Hebrews 4:16).

Living It Out This Week

Prayer, Pastor Hohman says, is just talking with the Lord, sharing frustrations and weaknesses as you would with a spouse and listening. He seldom has to ask for anything, and God supplies every need according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). These steps come from the message:

• Thank instead of beg. Like Abel, start prayer by thanking God for what He has already given.
• Fast to remove junk. Fast to break doubt and unbelief in you, not to pressure God.
• Refuse condemnation. On your worst day, say aloud that you are the righteousness of God in Christ.
• Take your dominion. Stop waiting for someone else to exercise the authority God gave you.
• See the best in people. Let God’s love replace the magnifying glass of fault-finding.
• Come to communion as a partner. Examine whether you want common union with the Lord and to work with Him (1 Corinthians 11:23–28).

As he puts it, “Christianity is so simple we have to be led astray to miss it.” Every spiritual blessing is yours now.

Timestamped Outline

• 0:00 Ephesians 1:3–6: every spiritual blessing
• 2:24 The computer illustration and Adam in Eden
• 3:32 Prayer is not begging; why we fast
• 5:49 Cain and Abel: effort versus thanks
• 7:02 Faith is now; salvation means every blessing
• 8:33 The mask of iniquity
• 11:06 Dominion: Psalm 8 and Psalm 115
• 16:24 Romans 8:1: no condemnation
• 17:31 2 Corinthians 5:21: made righteous
• 21:16 Adam lived under condemnation
• 23:57 Sowing seeds, and the sweat of His brow
• 26:20 The kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven
• 31:26 From promise to law to grace
• 33:37 What heresy really means
• 35:54 Hebrews 10: one sacrifice forever
• 39:48 Ephesians 2: seated in heavenly places
• 42:05 Love needs an object of expression
• 46:04 Romans 1:16–17: righteousness revealed
• 48:45 Life is plural; Psalm 16:11
• 51:20 Romans 8: sons and heirs
• 54:55 Psalm 36: the fullness of His house
• 59:25 Prayer as conversation
• 1:00:48 Invitation to receive Jesus
• 1:03:19 Communion: common union

Blessed With Heavens Best Series

This message is part of a teaching series at NTC Ministries. Go back to the previous message:

• Previous: Blessed With Heaven’s Best, Part 3 — The Gift of Righteousness
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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this mean believers should never ask God for anything?

No. Pastor Hohman says he very seldom has to ask, because God supplies every need according to His riches in glory. He describes times when the Lord has prompted him to ask for something, and then he asks. His point is that prayer is mainly conversation and thanksgiving, not begging for what Christ has already provided, and not trying to gather enough people to pressure God.

What does Paul’s conversion have to do with communion?

Pastor Hohman notes that Paul was not in the upper room; at that time he was an opponent of Jesus. Yet Jesus gave him a new life and revealed what took place between the cross and the throne, and Paul delivered the Lord’s Supper to the church. Communion, he says, means common union: Jesus wants to work with you the same way.

What does the pastor mean by a word of knowledge at the end?

During communion, he recalls that about a week earlier the Lord gave him a word of knowledge that someone would receive a promotion with more money at a different company. He says that person received a new job with a raise that same week. He shares it to stress that God’s blessings are for now, not one day.

Scripture References

All passages open in the New King James Version on Bible Gateway:

• Ephesians 1:3–6 — every spiritual blessing
• Genesis 1:26–28 — let them have dominion
• Psalm 115:16 — the earth given to the children of men
• Romans 8:1–2 — no condemnation
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 — the righteousness of God in Him
• Hebrews 10:11–14 — one sacrifice forever
• Ephesians 2:1–7 — seated in heavenly places
• Romans 8:14–21 — sons and heirs of God
• Psalm 36:7–9 — the fullness of Your house

How this summary was made: written with AI assistance from the sermon’s own transcript and checked against the Scriptures listed above.

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