THIS IS THAT - Prayer With Purpose

This is that ...

On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came...

Many Jews were confused and marveled, “Whatever can this mean?”

Then Peter standing up raised his voice and began to speak. “These are not drunk as you suppose...but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel...” (Acts 2:16)

This is that... is a resource to reveal, and give light to scripture...by comparing scripture to scripture. Only God can reveal God. Only His Spirit can “guide us into all truth.” (John 16:13)

For more comprehensive studies into the glorious Word of God see: The Library (Formerly Tuesday Bible Study.)

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When you act on God's Word it will illuminate your purpose and put a fire in your bones and a two-edged sword in your mouth!

This is that...

8/20/2018

This is that…8.20.18
The Professor asked His students to write Ephesians 1:3 in their notebooks.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ…”

Any questions?

“Professor, what are the heavenly places?”

What is the date of your birth, Emma?

“November 28, 1998.”

That is the day that you were born on earth. You entered into a new realm…the realm of the natural physical world where the five-senses are known.

What is the date of your new birth, the day you received Jesus into your heart?

“April 5, 2010.”

That is the day when you became a new creation, a beloved child of God, a citizen of heaven, an Ambassador for Christ. You were given an assignment to complete while here on earth. You are alive and operating in two kingdoms, or two realms. You are to dominate the physical natural realm by making access into the realm of the Spirit--continually!

“Through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.” (Ephesians 2:18)
“…in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.” (Ephesians 3:12)

ACCESS INTO THE HEAVENLY PLACES
Your spirit is where Holy Spirit and His anointing lives and empowers you to live a holy life unto God and accomplish your assignment. That is how you enter into the supernatural realm, through your spirit first.

Starting your day renewing your mind to the spiritual realm by studying God’s Word, praying in the Spirit, intercession for others, worship and praise, and confessions of who you are in Christ make access into those heavenly places in Christ. As we attain spiritual blessings from our fellowship with Him early, we set the order of the day ahead.

COVENANT RIGHTS—WHAT ARE THEY?
“… as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (2 Peter 1:3-4)

Your Bible is your Covenant Document loaded with all of your rights and benefits.
Those benefits are withdrawn by faith in what God said.

PROVISION
Just like your parents painted your room and bought new furniture and baby clothes before your arrival, so your Father and Jesus prepared for you every provision to meet every need you will ever have.

Similar to an earthly bank account, you as God’s heir and joint heir with Jesus (Romans 8:17) are expected to receive your heavenly benefits. As banks have many security measures to protect assets, so too, spiritual blessings are protected.

These benefits can only be accessed by following the guidelines of faith, hope, and love.

Since you are a spirit, you are expected to walk and live your life every day “in the spirit,” not in the ways of the flesh. (See Galatians 5:16-26)

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” (John 6:63) Can you see the two realms and their operation?

And take note, dear heart, you must never seek to do things apart from Jesus, or on your own. You are to be totally dependent upon Him just as the branch depends upon the vine for existence and to bear fruit. (John 15:4)

So, Emma, what are the heavenly places in Christ Jesus?
“It is where every spiritual blessing is located.”

How do you get those blessings?

“I submit my will to do my Father’s will. I desire to live in His presence being a doer of His Word. I can see that abiding in Him, partaking of His promises, is really to my benefit and will open the way for God’s goodness to come upon me every day. I can trust in Him.”

That’s right, Emma.
And remember, God’s Spirit is living within you to help you.
Pray in the Spirit often.

This is that…which is “the heavenly place.”
“And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” (John 17:22-23)

This is that...

8/10/2018

This is that…
8.10.18
Last week our lesson was on Purpose and Potential. Both have great impact on your reason for living.

In 2011, Prayer with Purpose ministry started with this purpose: to pray for three groups of people that impact the nations: The Church—The Lost—Elected Leaders.

INTERCESSORY PRAYER
For a born again Believer in Jesus Christ, everything begins and ends with scripture.
We not only receive knowledge from scripture, we also receive life, for God’s Word is our daily bread that has many nutrients, especially faith, which produces answered prayer. (See Mark 11:22-24)

Last week we looked at the Centurion soldier who went to Jesus on behalf of his servant who was very sick. The soldier told Jesus He didn’t have to come to his home, but rather speak the word and his servant would be healed. Jesus said this man had great faith. This is a picture of intercessory prayer: going to Jesus on behalf of another…in faith.

In Isaiah 62:6-7, Father called for His chosen people to intercede for the city:
“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall never hold their peace day or night.
You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
And give Him no rest till He establishes
And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.”

JESUS CHRIST—INTERCESSOR ON THE CROSS
“He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,
Because He poured out His soul unto death,
And He was numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And made intercession for the transgressors.” (Isaiah 53:11-12)

JESUS CHRIST—OUR HIGH PRIEST
“But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:24-25)

JESUS CHRIST—HEAD OF THE GLORIOUS CHURCH
Father has put all things under the feet of His Son and placed Him as Head of the Church. (Ephesians 1:22-23) He is the vine, we are the branches.

Jesus is at work through His church changing nations. Jesus and His Body are one. As the Chief Intercessor He works through His Spirit who is abiding in each member to intercede for The Church, for the lost, and for elected leaders; to bring all things under subjection to Himself in our cities, our states, our nation, including nature itself.

“For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.” (1 Corinthians 15:25)

YOU
“Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.” (1 Corinthians 12:27)

THE CALL TO PRAYER
Whether alone with Father, or gathering with other pray-ers, your voice, being connected to your heart, has abilities that can bring forth mighty changes.
Your work is an inside job, as it is coming forth from the place that Holy Spirit resides.

“The Kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)

Don’t think you can fulfill your purpose without the Word of God.
Your heart will be void of God’s anointing, like a balloon lying flat on a table.

HOLY SPIRIT HELPS US WHEN WE PRAY (Romans 8:26-27)
Don’t think you can maximize your divine potential in prayer without the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.”
A few days later, the Holy Spirit made His glorious entrance through the heavens into the upper room and sat upon each of the disciples, and they spoke in tongues. (Acts 2:1-6) Wow!

Speaking in tongues is necessary for effective praying, otherwise the LORD would not have given it to us.

When we pray in the Spirit we are speaking mysteries to God. (1 Corinthians 14:2)
As we grow, we can develop our ability to interpret what we are speaking.

Tongues come out of the heart to quiet the mind and to give voice to what God wants spoken or disclosed. We don’t know everything! He does! Rely, trust, depend, on Holy Spirit while praying. If you venture off into self will, you will enter into error.

“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit…” (Jude 20)

Knowing who you are in Christ will help you to pray more effectively.

This is that…which affects answered prayer.
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” (Proverbs 4:23 AMPC)

This is that...

7/31/2018

This is that…7.31.18

The Professor stood at the door and handed each student a piece of paper that was folded in half and told them not to look at the contents. After everyone was seated, the Professor said they could now open the paper and answer the following question:

WHAT ARE MY REASONS FOR LIVING?

(Child of God, take some time and answer this question today. Write from your heart.)

After a little while, the Professor began to teach.

Many of you will have different answers to my question according to your interests, your goals, and those things that are important to you. The goal of this exercise is to reveal those things that are in your heart. Now let’s take a brief look at two words that have a major impact on your life: PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL.

P U R P O S E
Definition: the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.; an intended or desired result, end, aim, or goal; determination; resoluteness.

Examples:

The purpose of a screen door is to keep bugs out. (objective; function; point; intention; meaning; reason; design)
The students purpose is to graduate medical school and become a doctor. (goal; aim; ambition; intention; mission; target; resolution; desire; hope; expectation)
He purposed to be a great musician. (intend; aim; decide; persist; propose; persevere; plan; determine; endeavor; choose; commit oneself; have a mind to accomplish

Antonym: purposelessness, aimlessness; inconstancy; apathy

P O T E N T I A L
Definition: latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness; having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future

Examples:

He is a potential candidate for president. (possible; conceivable; latent; concealed; hidden; covert; unapparent; dormant; passive; unexpressed)

THREE ORDINARY PEOPLE THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE
Certainly Moses saw the potential leadership abilities in Joshua.

He was chosen to be one of the twelve leaders to spy out the land of Canaan that God wanted His people to occupy. Sadly, only Joshua and Caleb had faith to take the land, but that was not enough to persuade the people. However, forty years later, Joshua would lead the next generation in to take the land of Canaan and occupy what God had given them forty years before. (Joshua Chapter 1)

Joshua came into the fullness of his purpose and potential as God led him to conquer and settle the Promised Land.

“So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” (Joshua 21:43-45)

Esther saved her people, the Jews, from a plot to annihilate them. God had a purpose for this young woman who became Queen after her marriage to the Persian King, Xerxes. With great tact and skill, she exposed Haman’s evil plot.

Her purpose for living unveiled the great courage and potential that this young woman had within her as she laid her life down to save the Jewish people.

Remember her uncle’s statement? “Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Jesus said of the Centurion soldier, “I have not seen such great faith, not even in Israel.”
He asked Jesus to heal his paralyzed servant, not to lay hands on him, but rather “speak a word, and my servant will be healed.”

This Roman soldier’s great desire was that his servant would be healed of a tormenting disease. His purpose, his intercession of love, brought him to Jesus.

His potential for “great faith” was in demonstration as he did not ask Jesus to come to his servant, but rather to “send the word.”

“And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4)

Joshua, Esther, and an Officer in the Roman army—three ordinary people at birth but born with a purpose. What was it that made them aware of their own potential?

MISSION AND VISION
When purpose is accompanied with a God-breathed mission, an ordinary hum drum life is propelled to unleash the power of potential!

Christian, when you were born again, God put Himself in you. The Holy Spirit in you is the power of God.

He is the potential to do extra-ordinary things for the Kingdom of God. (See Acts 1:8)

So, what are your reasons for living?

This is that…which God said about you before you were born!
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)

Recommended For You
Bill Winston video: 30 minute teaching "Empowered in Purpose"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5AapoIE_n8

This is that...

7/20/2018

The Professor wrote one word on the board.

B R E A D

Then He began teaching His students.
When you sit down and eat a slice of bread, what happens to the bread?

It is chewed, swallowed, and no longer seen. Yet, that bread, without you doing anything, is being changed by the digestive system to bring forth nutrition to your body. You swallow that bread and it is being processed.

In the same manner, when you sit down to study the Word of God, a similar thing is taking place within you. Jesus said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” (Matthew 4:4)

What spiritual nutrition is gained by eating and digesting the good Word of God?

FAITH
Spiritual things are intangible, meaning that you can’t know them by the five-sense realm of this world. “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17)

When you’re spending time listening to anointed teachers and/or studying God’s Word privately, you’re hearing, or receiving the Word into your spirit man. Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” He then went on to say to His disciples, the mystery of the kingdom of God would be revealed to them. (See Mark 4:9-11) He wasn’t talking about what can be seen.

As the Word of God is received and digested—spiritually, it is being planted into the good ground of your spirit, or heart. When acted upon and released through the words of your mouth, it produces a spiritual substance called faith. This is how you got born again. (Romans 10:9-10)

Our Father in Heaven used His faith to produce the heavens and everything on earth. (Hebrews 11:1-3)

God and His kingdom are in the unseen realm. Ephesians 1:3 describes this as the “heavenly places in Christ” where every spiritual blessing that we can be blessed with resides.

One student raised his hand and asked, “Professor, I don’t understand why I’m not really experiencing all that I desire and need.”

Look at it this way. Let's say you have a checking account at a bank and have a huge amount of money there. You must make a withdrawal to get your money out.

In the Kingdom of God, faith is the withdrawal form.

Find the promise of God that answers your need and believe it. That means it is planted in your heart and when you speak, it is released. The tricky part is to believe you receive it when you don’t have it in this natural realm.

Sometimes you must persevere through contrary circumstances to overcome. “…through faith and patience we inherit the promises.” (Hebrews 6: 12)

But of course, you may experience the breakthrough immediately!

Here are the guidelines to faith from the LORD:
“Have faith in God.
For assuredly, I say to you,
whoever says to this mountain,
‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’
and does not doubt in his heart,
but believes that those things he says
will be done,
he will have whatever he says.

Therefore I say to you,
whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you receive them,
and you will have them.” (Mark 11:22-24)

But if you have unforgiveness in your heart toward anyone, the power of faith will not be transferred into the words you speak in prayer.

Also, remember to control your thought life against anti-faith suggestions. Tell them “No! Get out! Stay out!” The enemy is after an important component to faith: HOPE!

If hope is stolen you will be like the double-minded man who says, “I believe I receive.” Then later, “I’m probably not going to get this.” James 1:6 says he is unstable in all his ways, up and down like the waves of the sea. That produces a “kink” in the faith line.

No Word? No faith!

TO STAY STRONG IN FAITH:
EAT YOUR BREAD EVERY DAY!
Daily fellowship with Father in the Word of God is absolutely necessary for the good life.
Prayer is necessary! Tongues are necessary!
Hear an anointed teacher preach on faith every day.
Forgive. Walk in love with everyone.
Cast all worries, all cares, and all concerns onto the LORD. They will choke the Word of God if they get into your heart. (Mark 4:19)

Remember, scientific facts are inferior to scriptural truth! “His kingdom rules over all!” (Psalm 103:19)

This is that…which Jesus revealed.
"I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE." (John 6:48)

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..."
(John 1:14)
Recommended for you:
Bill Winston 30 minute video: Pray with Assurance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TxRqFw-2o

This is that...

7/11/2018

This is that...7.11.18

OLD TESTAMENT REVELATION
You have noticed that the severity of the wrath of God was kindled against His people over and over again because they had turned from Him and made idols to worship. Even the priests were guilty.

That meant that no one was offering up blood sacrifices for sin. Wrath was the consequence.

“Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.
My people ask counsel from their wooden idols,
And their staff informs them.
For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray,
And they have played the harlot against their God.” (Hosea 4:11-12)

Hosea, in the depth of despair and anguish over a wife who kept committing adultery, knows well the pain of rejection that His God feels.

Yet, God looks to the future as His prophet writes:
“Come, and let us return to the Lord;
For He has torn, but He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established as the morning;
He will come to us like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.” (Hosea 6:1-3)

NEW TESTAMENT REVELATION
I wonder sometimes if God’s born again family of Believers has real understanding of what Jesus Christ becoming the sacrificial Lamb of God really means.

For one thing, Jesus was never unfaithful to His Father, even though He was dreadfully tormented in the Garden of Gethsemane until His will became one with His Father’s will.

GOD'S WRATH
Becoming the offering for all of mankind’s sin, being beaten beyond recognition, rejected by those He loved, then nailed to the cross; it’s far beyond what we know.

Even further was His agony as He called out for His Father, “Why have you forsaken Me?”

God’s Lamb, His Beloved Son, was receiving the curse.
Jesus knew about this when He was suffering in the garden, because He read about the curse in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.

He also knew the reason He was born.
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us...that the blessing of Abraham might come...” (See Galatians 3:13-14)

Every time you take Communion, you proclaim His death until He comes.
(1 Corinthians 11:26)

HIS SUFFERING—HIS BLOOD
ETERNAL REDEMPTION FOR YOU
“Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” (Hebrews 9:12-15)

2018 END DAYS CHURCH
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.”
(1 Peter 2:9-10)

Saints, why were you born?
Fulfill your call. Run your race...to the finish line!

There is an appointed time that God’s wrath will again be poured out, (1 Thessalonians 5:9), after the Church is removed. And not just on Israel but upon the heavens and the entire earth.

Make sure your heart remains faithful and ready.

This is that...which Jesus wants to know:
“Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8)

This is that...

7/3/2018

This is that...7.3.18
The Professor completed His teaching for the day on the glorious subject of faith and how it works. Then He said, does anyone have any questions?

One energetic young man said, “Professor, I recently used my faith in prayer to stand against the enemy’s plans. I followed what Jesus said in Mark 11:22-23.

“Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.”

The young man continued, “I spoke directly to the problem and bound the enemy in Jesus’ name. I believed, I just knew it would be done for me.

Within a few moments though, some thoughts came to me that did not agree with what I spoke. I seemed to have thoughts that this would not take place, that I would NOT see the results I desired and I felt some distress. What was happening there?”

The Professor answered: Fear!
Fear rose up in you because you had some bad memories come back of when your prayers did not work. Fear began to paint a picture in your mind that the same thing was going to happen.

Stand up, close your eyes, and repeat this after Me. “Fear be cast out! I apply the Blood of Jesus into those memories. In the name of Jesus be gone from me!”

The Professor then paused. After a moment He said, What’s happening inside you?

“Oh my goodness! The anxiety is gone. I feel such peace. The memories left me and I know I have the answer to what I prayed. My faith is re-activated. What took place here Professor?”

I will tell you what happened in the spiritual realm by giving you an example in the natural realm.

Have you ever seen a picture of a hot air balloon when it is on the ground? It is flat as a pancake. Hot-air balloons float because the air trapped inside the balloon is heated up by a burner. Hot air inflates the balloon and makes it rise.

Fear-filled memories are like hot-air balloons!

You had some bad memories of past experiences when prayer did not work for you. Some of those memories caused you great pain and disappointment. As you thought of them, fear came and produced a picture of defeat in you.

The balloon was being filled with fear.

But when you took your God-given authority by using the power of the Holy Spirit within you, and applied the Blood of Jesus on those memories, those evil memories collapsed. Using Jesus’ name to command the memories and the fear to leave you worked, just as if Jesus Himself had said it.

The balloon was deflated and your peace returned.

“Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. For we who have believed do enter that rest...” (Hebrews 4:1-3)

COMMENTS
Very often between the time you pray the “prayer of faith” and when you experience the breakthrough, there will be the “fight of faith." Be aware that he uses different strategies to stop prayer from being answered. Christians who do not know about their dominion rights often succumb to the opposition of the devil thinking: faith just doesn’t work for me.

Satan hates faith because faith is the victory that overcomes the world.
(See 1 John 5:4)

Remember who you are and the scriptures that declare your victory. You have the power of the Holy Spirit in you. You are well equipped if you have planted the Word of God in your heart.

You can overcome ALL opposition.

This is that...which overcomes the world.
Jesus said: “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17-18)

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FAITH COMES BY HEARING, AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD. (Romans 10:17) Know how to have effective prayer.
Listen to this 30 minute power-packed teaching on how prayer works from Pastor Bill Winston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6TxRqFw-2o

This is that...

6/26/2018

Holy Brethren,
The longer I endeavor to seek the LORD and learn from Him, the more evident it is to me that everything I am has its foundation in my heart, which is the newly created spirit man, born from above, the temple of His Holy Spirit.

Jesus put it this way, “out of his heart will flow rivers of living water, but this He spoke concerning the Holy Spirit.” Our glorious Helper and Teacher is the One who anoints us to do far more than we can on our own. In fact, we can do nothing of value without Him.

With that in mind, let’s do a brief study on taking Communion.

Communion is not a monthly ritual with little meaning, but rather vitally important to the life of a Believer. It is a matter of the heart. And when celebrated with other Believers, it is a community experience that unites God with His children in a special way, releasing all His benefits.

It should not be entered into with trivial regard. If taking Communion has little meaning to you, you are beginning to slip away from your first love. (Revelation 2:4)

The Heart of a Betrayer
“One of you will betray Me.” (John 13:10-11)
Jesus washed the feet of His betrayer. Later, during the Passover Meal, Jesus shared a piece of bread with Judas. Then satan entered into His disciple. “What you do, do it quickly.”

The Passover Meal was a worthless gathering to Judas.
During the meal, his thoughts were focused on something else, how to sneak out of the upper room.
He had an appointment to keep.

Judas loved money.
His heart was empty of the love for God and for others. Judas heard the Words of the Kingdom as he lived with Jesus for three years, yet The Word did not prosper him, not being mixed with faith. (Hebrews 4:2)

What you seek after, or what is number one in your life, reveals what is hidden in your heart.

The Heart of a Believer
A thankful heart of love, and surrender to the One who took your place of punishment, must be the focus of the Believer’s attention while taking Communion.

The true reason for Communion:
Jesus Christ so loved you that He gave His life for you.
Nothing can even come close to this kind of love. Nothing!

Jesus is what our hearts embrace during Holy Communion.

The Book of 1 Corinthians is an amazing letter that is full of revelation knowledge. Along with that, however, correction was needed because of Believers who hadn't grown up and were still acting like babies. “For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?” (1 Corinthians 3:3)

These same actions carried over into how they were taking Communion. Behaviors such as pushing ahead of each other to eat, getting drunk, division and factions are all conduct that begins within an immature self-centered heart.

“For anyone who eats and drinks without discriminating and recognizing with due appreciation that [it is Christ’s] body, eats and drinks a sentence (a verdict of judgment) upon himself. That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason many of you are weak and sickly, and quite enough of you have fallen into the sleep of death.
“For if we searchingly examined ourselves [detecting our shortcomings and recognizing our own condition], we should not be judged and penalty decreed [by the divine judgment]. (1 Corinthians 11:29-31 AMP)

Discerning the Brethren— Discerning the Lord’s Body
The Glorious Church!
“Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.”
(1 Corinthians 12:27)

“There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all …” (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)

“… there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.” (1 Corinthians 12:25)

Forgiving others quickly is a requirement for members of Christ’s body. It’s not a choice.

“For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)

This is that...
"For in fact the body is not one member but many.”
(1 Corinthians 11:25)

This is that...

6/14/2018

This is that...6.14.18
The Professor said, “Today, I have a prophetic message for you to read and meditate on from the Holy Scriptures.

“Ask the Lord for rain
In the time of the latter rain.
The Lord will make flashing clouds;
He will give them showers of rain,
Grass in the field for everyone.” (Zechariah 10:1)

“After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established as the morning;
He will come to us like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.” (Hosea 6:2-3)

“Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” (Hosea 10:12)

"Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain." (James 5:7)

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE END DAYS CHURCH
The teachers of Jesus’ day were given a severe rebuke because they refused to be open to what God was doing in sending His Son as their Messiah. They did not have ears to hear or eyes to see...their hearts were not open to what God was doing in their day.

“Hypocrites! You can discern the appearance of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?” (Luke 12:56)

Definition of Discern: detect; perceive; observe; notice; see

In like manner, many of our Pastors and teachers are stuck in tradition and are not revealing to the Body of Christ the season that we are in. Traditions of men will always try to block or make void what the Spirit of God is saying or doing.

Jesus called them hypocrites because it was “the time of their visitation” and they knew it not.

There is a season on earth before the return of the LORD that is vitally important to our Father. It has to do with the “harvest of the nations,” just before the great day of the LORD’S wrath being poured out. (Joel Chapter 2)

"But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ... "
(1 Thessalonians 5:4-9)

Let us not be as the Pharisees and Sadducees who closed their eyes and their ears denying God’s will and purpose. Let us not allow the world and all its evil ways of seduction to pull us off course.

You were chosen by God and given an assignment to fulfill. It’s the reason you were born on earth at this time.

Seek the LORD daily. Have eyes to see and ears that hear. Your eternal rewards are at stake!

This is that...which Jesus said.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” (Revelation 2:7)

Pray for your Pastor:
Proclamations for your Pastor

This is that...

6/4/2018

This is that...6.4.18
Faith Class 101: Class 12
Let’s continue to learn about the Holy Spirit who lives in you and His roll in building The Church.

“...I will build My Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:18-19)

The building of The Glorious Church, of which you are a member, relies on powerful keys from the Heavenly Kingdom.

Born again people of God are Kingdom Citizens who have the Ministry of Reconciliation. All assignments, all ministry gifts go back to this core principal.

“Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

God did not send us out on assignment without a supply from His Kingdom.
That supply is called the anointing or power of God, and it is resident in God’s Spirit who abides within you. There is so much to say about this glorious Person, the Holy Spirit.

His primary function is the Builder of The Church...through us! One cannot be born again without Him. (John 3:1-8)

Jesus’ Departure from Earth—Our Advantage?
When Jesus walked the earth He helped many people. But when the crowds went home, they went home without Him.

We’re different! The Holy Spirit filled our inner man on the day of our new birth. You and I were born of Him. We will never be an orphan again and we will never be alone. He’s there with us in every step we take, in every part of this life. He is forever undeniably faithful to us. He will always help us and lead us into triumph and victory…if we’ll hear and obey.

And when we make mistakes, He is there to guide us back into close fellowship with the Father. (1 John 1:9)

THE BAPTIZER
"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11)

When you receive Him as the Baptizer with fire, His might is released in you. “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you…” (Acts 1:5, 1:8, and Acts 2:1-4)

The Greek word for power is dunamis.
This is where we get the word dynamite from. Think of the Holy Spirit as the all-mighty power Source that can blast demons to flee in fright as you speak out with authority using the name of Jesus!

Put on God’s Armor!
God’s armor is given to us for power, protection and advancement!
Holy Spirit and The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. (Ephesians 6:17)

His initial indwelling when you were born again is increased and expanded when you get baptized in Him and speak in tongues. (Acts 19:1-7) Trying to explain this Baptism in the Holy Spirit is hard to put into words but one word came to my mind, “volumized.” This was not found in my dictionary.

But the word voluminous is.
It means: of great volume; large; extensive; abundance; sizable; massive—which makes one wonder how God can squeeze Himself into the spirit of man? Just a bit of humor there...

WORKINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Revealer—John 16:1-15
Jesus said, of God’s Spirit:
He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
He is the Revealer of truth and will guide us into all truth.
He speaks only what He hears.
He reveals things to come.
He will glorify Jesus, for He takes what belongs to Jesus and gives it to us!

This is that...which Peter explained to the people:
"This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.” Acts 2:32-33

Never been baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues?
You don’t want to live out your race without this. (Read Acts 19:1-6.)

It’s easy to receive. Pray this prayer:
“Father God, I come to you in Jesus name. I thank you that I am born again. You said in Your word, ‘If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!’ (Luke 11:13)
I am asking you LORD to fill me with the Holy Spirit, rise up within me as I praise God.
I fully expect to speak with other tongues as You give me utterance.”

Begin to praise God with all your heart and release what you sense in your heart, not your head...let those sounds come forth. As you develop, you’ll gain confidence, just like a young child learning to talk.

Recommended for you:
Why speak with tongues. Kenneth E. Hagin audio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxFRzUkbXEA

This is that...

5/25/2018

This is that...5.25.18
Faith Class 101: Class 11

THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Helper — Commissioned to Help You in All of Life
He is authorized to be your Companion and remain with you forever!
He is your personal Advocate, Champion, Defender, Supporter, Promoter and Stand-by. He will always lead you in how to triumph! He has His part. You have your part also.

Jesus said it was to our advantage that He go away.
Why?

He would send another who would be within us forever.

When you are engaged in conflict with the enemy, always remember to go inward and follow the leading and direction of the Holy Spirit, for He is the power source.

The Helper is also the One who strengthens us. He is the one we rely on to:

Stand against the wiles of the devil.
Having done all…to stand.
And to continue to stand.

WARFARE, ENGAGEMENT, AND VICTORY!
The Helmet of Salvation: Take it! (Ephesians 6:17)
How do I take it? Act on your salvation rights! Speak, confess the scriptures. Fight the good fight; cast out demons. You’re a citizen of Heaven and commissioned with authority to use the name of Jesus!

Helmet: encirclement of the head, defensive covering for the head, deliverance for those who are engaged in spiritual conflict
Salvation: to save, rescue, welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, safety

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-6)

THOUGHTS
It takes strength to renew your mind to God’s Word because it takes daily discipline and diligence to study on a continual basis. If a Believer’s thought life has not been in the habit of being controlled, or kept in check, this exercise of taking every thought captive can be like a cowboy trying to round up a herd of wild mustangs.

THE BOUNCER AT THE DOOR
Popular clubs in Hollywood employ a guard or a bouncer, someone who is a big, strong, brawny-type man to stand at the door. It’s his job to only allow those who are invited or have paid to go inside.

The bouncer controls who comes in. Not everyone is free to come through the door.

Likewise, we cannot be fully effective in our position of ruling and reigning in Christ Jesus if we allow every thought to come in and play around in our mind.

You have the mind of Christ, and your thought life must follow His high standards.
What you watch, what you listen to, and what you meditate on must go through the Mighty Bouncer, the Living Word!

Does this thought line up with scripture? No? Then, “Get out! Stay out!”

Lies, Deception, Fear, and Threats
The god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, but he has no right to blind the mind of a Christian!

Yet, he is an outlaw and a deceiver and a persistent foe.
He has no right but a thief never follows the rules.
He does however bow to the name of Jesus and the use of all our weapons.

Keep your helmet of salvation on and release the mighty sword of the Spirit, which is the all-powerful Word of God coming out of your mouth.

The Holy Spirit is our mighty, ever-present companion that will always lead us to triumph over the schemes of the devil.

Remember who you are, and what you have been given.
That’s what Jesus did when satan questioned Him. “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” (Matthew 4:3)

This is that...which Jesus used against His enemy.
“But He answered and said, ‘It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”’”

You can’t use the Word as a sword if you don’t know the scriptures.
And if your mind is not renewed continually, they will fade away!

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU:
Gloria Copeland: 13 minute video on faith!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaSeV3PmLzc