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Team Tuesday - September 15, 2015

9/15/2015

"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
John 7:38
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Holy Brethren,
Let’s look at a very important subject:

YOUR LIFE IN THE LATTER DAYS
“In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
…no weapon formed against you shall prosper.” See Isaiah 54:14 & 17.

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” Matthew 24:6

“Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Luke 21:36

The Gospel has the last word!
Not nations, not politicians. Only the Word of Jesus Christ has the last word to this generation!

And He said, “…this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” John14:1
This is a command we must consistently act on.

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27

“Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word…” 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2

"Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart." Luke 18:1

2015: HOW TO LIVE IN VICTORY!
1. FAITH
Have faith in God!
Our God is the Father of Glory and is all power. Trusting Him and doing His written Word activates the faith that connects us with unlimited power and resources from the Kingdom of God. This is walking in the Spirit or walking by faith not by sight. And this is the victory that overcomes the world.

When you were born again, you became a new creation IN CHRIST. It is a requirement from God to live this new life through Christ Jesus/The Word.

Disciples must be disciplined. Decisions made early in the day, like study and prayer, set boundaries for our day which help us to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh.

“You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3

2. FAITH COMES BY HEARING, AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD
Faith begins where the will of God is known.

Study God’s Word every day so that you will “not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 The Hebrew scribes said that the discipline of study quiets the mind. This is how we “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness” so all other things necessary to life will be added to us. Matthew 6:33
Listen to one faith-building teaching every day. Hearing is a requirement to receiving.
I recently enjoyed this teaching from Kenneth Copeland from 1989: “Using the Keys of Faith to Fight Doubt” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wIl3XADW4
Speak the scriptures.....like those in the Bullet Box and Who I Am in Christ often.

Why do we do these things? To get the Word of God in our heart.

Why do you eat breakfast every morning?
Just as your physical body needs nutrients for strength, your spirit-man needs live faith-food—the incorruptible seed of God’s Word which is alive and powerful. See 1 Peter 1:23 and Hebrews 4:12.

“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63

Words of life are words of grace.
GRACE…God’s empowering favor and strength freely given to us.

Spirit words are activated by FAITH!
Through faith and patience we inherit the promises of God. Hebrews 6:12

3. FEAR COMES BY HEARING THE LIES OF THE DEVIL
Did you know you can start out your day with the Word and if you’re not guarding your heart and doing the Word, you can slowly take steps down from your position of authority and begin to flow with the world?

If your God-given, God-willed authority begins to relax, over a period of time you will be dominated by worldly carnal ways that target you to bring you into bondage.
See Galatians 3:2, 5:1, James 1:22-25 and Ephesians 6:12-13.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7

“… stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. Philippians 1:27-28

4. GUARDING THE HEART: See Proverbs 4:20-27
How do you guard your heart?
In the year 2015, this has become a vital requirement for living the victorious life of faith.

When nations are tottering on financial collapse and we hear of wars and rumors of war, and righteous laws are being changed to evil, how can we walk in peace and joy?

Your place of authority and dominion is not only given to bind a deceptive enemy, but your spirit-man, full of God’s Word, can easily take dominion over worry, anxiety, stress, and fear and cast it out.

Two things are required in guarding your own heart:
1. Be aware…be listening to what’s going on in your heart
2. Make a daily decision to monitor and correct thoughts that are out of order with peace and truth. Memorize 2 Corinthians 10:3-5.

Definition of Decision: judgment; verdict; resolution; determination; result arrived at after consideration; an act of separation

To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God and how it works. Read Mark Chapter 4. Several times Jesus told us to “take heed what you hear.”

The gates to the heart are: what you hear, what you see/read, and what you say with your mouth. What did Jesus say can choke the powerful Word of God from producing fruit in your life?

Cares (worry) of this world
The deceitfulness of riches
Desires for other things (rather than God’s Word)

Philippians 4:4-9 give us the plan to having a heart full of peace and joy:

Rejoice in the Lord always.
Let your gentleness be made known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
Be anxious for nothing…instead pray! Bring cares to the Lord.
Then God’s peace will guard your heart and mind…through Christ Jesus.

Meditate on these things:

Things that are true
Noble (Moral, upright)
Just
Pure
Lovely
Good Report
These things which you have learned…act on them!

5. PRAY IN THE SPIRIT EVERY DAY
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 20-21

There is nothing that can take the place of praying in the spirit.

If you have let this slip, get back to it. Start with 10 minutes every morning. Practice praying in the Spirit throughout your day, on the way to work or errands, while cooking, etc. It is a direct line to the mighty indwelling Spirit of God as we express the divine mysteries of God. 1 Corinthians 14:2

6. FAITH IN GOD BRINGS REST
“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.’ Hebrews 4:9

“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” Hebrews 3:15
Jesus is coming soon!

Suggested Assignment: Study Hebrews Chapters 3 & 4.

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PRAYER WITH PURPOSE
The lost in your state are crying out for answers.
Let’s hold them before the Lord and pray for them to understand and receive the gospel of the Kingdom… JESUS CHRIST!
Praying for:
The Glorious Church The Lost Elected Leaders

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Team Tuesday - September 1, 2015

9/1/2015

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"Therefore be patient, brethren, until
the coming of the Lord ... "
James 5:7
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2015: SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE!!!
There are seven billion people on planet earth. This is significant because it is in itself a sign of the end of the age and a fulfillment of prophecy.

Jesus said, “And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” Luke 21:24
The Apostle Paul said, “… blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.” Romans 11:25

The Fullness of the Gentiles: The End of the Age!

TIME
Until the time of the fullness of the Gentiles…and what a time it is!

“But you, Daniel, shut up the words,

and seal the book
until the time of the end;
many shall run to and fro,
and knowledge shall increase.” Daniel 12:4

Like an arrow, all time and all things have been pointing toward this One: Jesus Christ!

“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.

“All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.” Read Colossians 1:15-20.

Old Testament writers were looking toward Jesus’ birth, His death, His resurrection, and His future return to earth to establish His Father’s government in Jerusalem. New Testament writings reveal His earthly assignment: preaching and teaching about the Kingdom of God with signs and wonders, and the redemption of man.

New Testament books reveal The Church: the new creation in Christ, both Jew and Gentile, the “new man,” who have been reconciled in one body through the cross…that through Him both have access to the Father.” See Ephesians 2:13-18.

Through the letters we discover who we now are in Christ.
The Word of God teaches us how to act, how to live in victory, and how to occupy and restore the land, while pointing to the spectacular finale when Jesus returns: first to receive His body in the air, and then seven years later, His triumphant and victorious return to Jerusalem.

2015: Signs of His Return
“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying… ‘And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age...’

“‘… You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.’”
See Matthew 24:3-8.

Birth Pangs
Birth pangs are not fun! They are painful. A pregnant woman who enters into the time of her labor has no choice but to flow with what is taking place in her body. The baby is on its way whether she likes it or not. As the process of labor intensifies, so does the pain as the baby is being sent into the birth canal.

This is the culmination of one period moving into the next.

For planet earth, it is the passing from one age to the next. Those of us who are called to live on earth during this time are entering into the beginning of birth pains…or sorrow.

Time itself is being compressed and will hasten as this age closes in the great tribulation.

“And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” Matthew 24:22

Definition of Compression: The act of compressing, or of pressing into a narrower compass; the act of forcing the parts of a body into closer union, or density, by the application of force. The state of being compressed.

To Compress: press, squeeze, compact, cram, condense, reduce, shrink, shorten

I believe much of the pressure mankind is experiencing today has to do with time being compressed.

THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
You were chosen, you were called out of the world to come in to be a member of Christ’s Body—The Church—the Ekklesia. What a magnificent group of people: those who are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, a new creation in Him, “born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:13

Each of us have a unique assignment to fulfill that makes up the grander corporate commission to go into all the world preaching, teaching, healing…a glorious display of diversities of gifts, differences of ministries, diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. See 1 Corinthians 12:1-6.

What a magnificent design; a heavenly tapestry of God’s work each one of us are called to fulfill for Him, which will culminate in spectacular splendor as we are caught up together to meet the Lord in the air.

“For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

“For the Lord Himself

will descend
from heaven
with a shout,
with the voice of an archangel,
and with the trumpet of God.
And the dead
in Christ
will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain
shall be caught up
together with them
in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air.

And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.” Thessalonians 4:15-18

Preparation: Conforming to His Image
Millions of Believers in every nation are at this time in a period of preparation.
Why? So that the Lord can manifest Himself through holy vessels and bring in the harvest of souls. We are also being prepared to meet our Lord—face to face!

The Presentation
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish…” Ephesians 5:26-27

“…For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’

“This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” Ephesians 5:30

The End of the Age…A Time of Separation
“‘Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.’ He answered and said to them:

‘‘‘He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

The field is the world,
the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom,
but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
The enemy who sowed them is the devil,
the harvest is the end of the age,
and the reapers are the angels.
Therefore as the tares are gathered
and burned in the fire,
so it will be at the end of this age.
The Son of Man will send out His angels,
and they will gather out of His kingdom
all things that offend,
and those who practice lawlessness,
and will cast them into the furnace of fire.
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then the righteous
will shine forth as the sun
in the kingdom of their Father.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!’”
Read Matthew 13:36-43.

Significant Assignments: Fasting and Prayer
“Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.” See Luke 2:36-38.

Prayer always precedes great moves of God.
We, who have accepted this assignment to pray for the state we live in, are laying track for revival/awakening…the great harvest of souls and the glory of the Lord to be revealed to all flesh. See Isaiah 40:3-10.

But that’s not all! We are also working with God’s Spirit in prayer so that members of His Church will be ready to meet the Lord when He returns. Pray much in the Holy Spirit for The Church.

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning-- lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.
And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” Mark 13:33-37
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Suggested Assignment: Study Ephesians Chapter 5

PRAYER WITH PURPOSE: Day of Fasting and Prayer
Please set Friday, September 4, 2015, to pray for our Congressmen and Senators about the Iranian Nuclear Deal.

The Glorious Church The Lost Elected Leaders

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Team Tuesday - September 15, 2015

"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."John 7:38___________________________________________________________

Team Tuesday - September 1, 2015

"Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord ... "James 5:7___________________________________________________________

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"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,
out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
John 7:38
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"Therefore be patient, brethren, until
the coming of the Lord ... "
James 5:7
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