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Leading Under an Open Heaven | Supernatural Leadership | Pastor Damien Giacchino

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After his wife loses 60% of their income, he chooses to keep tithing and says the windows of heaven stayed open.

1. RLCSAC Sermon Podcast centers on Pastor Damien Giacchino’s message, “Leading Under an Open Heaven,” from Matthew 3:13-17. 2. Pastor Damien Giacchino is the speaker, and Dean, the lead pastor at Real Life Church, introduces the service and the sermon series. 3. The episode asks how Jesus’ baptism shows a model for “leading like heaven” under an open heaven. 4. Matthew 3:13-17 is read with Jesus coming from Galilee to the Jordan, John baptizing him, and the heavens opening. 5. The sermon says John hesitated because his message was repentance and Jesus had “nothing to repent of.” 6. Pastor Damien says Jesus insisted on baptism to “fulfill all righteousness,” not because he needed repentance. 7. He uses the phrase “the heavens were open to him” to frame the sermon’s main idea. 8. The message says Jesus spent 30 years in preparation before any public supernatural ministry. 9. Pastor Damien argues that God uses work, parenting, business, stewardship, excellence, patience, and routine obedience to prepare people spiritually. 10. He says people need the fruits of the Spirit before the gifts of the Spirit because “gifts without fruit” can be misused. 11. Acts 10:38 is used to say that after Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit, he “went about doing good.” 12. The sermon links Holy Spirit anointing with curing the oppressed, laying hands on the sick, casting out demons, and making disciples. 13. Pastor Damien says Jesus was both “fully human and fully divine,” so his life models obedience for believers. 14. He says Jesus is the gift to the unbeliever, while the Holy Spirit is the gift to the believer. 15. The message argues that the blood of Jesus opens access to a new covenant where heaven and earth are no longer separated. 16. The sermon insists the kingdom of God is “of power,” not “a kingdom of talk,” and ties that power to righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 17. Pastor Damien says the Holy Spirit is a person, not an “it,” and uses John 16:6-15 to describe the Helper as guide, counselor, and revealer. 18. The tone mixes teaching, personal testimony, and direct exhortation, with repeated audience call-and-response and practical applications. 19. Best for listeners who want Spirit-filled teaching on leadership and obedience. 20. Skip if you want a short, low-reference, non-teaching message.

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Warm teaching on Spirit-led leadership, honesty, and human leadership.

These teaching points tie Jesus' birth, baptism, temptation, and resurrection into one Spirit-led pattern of identity and calling. The strongest part is the push toward real leadership: own weakness, resist image management, and keep the Holy Spirit at the center instead of the…

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