BAPTISM
Speaker Pastor Joel Isaiah
Date: 28 August 2009
Grace Awakening Ministries
Introduction:
Baptism is a New Testament doctrine.
The word ‘Baptizo’ means dip,immerse,submerge.
John the Baptist was sent to baptize.Mark 1:4,11:30
The meaning of Baptism.
1. It means separation by death from sin.Col 3:3,Gal 6:14 Rom 6 3-11
2. It means identification with Christ.Rom 6 4-13, Gal 3:26,27,28
1. Identification in His Death Rom 6:5
2. Identification in His Burial Rom 6:4
3. Identification in His Resurrection Rom 6:4
3. It means association with the body of Christ.1Cor 12:13
The Necessity of Baptism
1. It is commanded. Matt 3:13-17,Mark 16:16
2. It is necessary to follow the example of Christ. 1 Peter 2:21
3. It is necessary to fulfill all righteousness. Matt 3:15
4. It is an essential foundation for the Christian life. Acts 2 37-40.
Who may be baptized?
1. Those who heard the Gospel and believed. Mark 16:16,Acts 18:8.
2. Those who have repented. Acts 2:38
3. Those who show fruit worthy of repentance. Luke 3 7 &8, Matt 3:8
4. Those who have received the Holy Spirit. Acts 10:47
5. those who been taught the word of god Matt 28 19 & 20
The Blessings of Baptism
1. Remission of sins Matt 3 2, 6, Mark 1 4&5, Acts 22:16
2. By identifying with Christ we receive the fruits of the death of Christ and His resurrection. Rom 6 1-11
3. We enter into a Covenant with God and we are secure in Christ 1 Peter 3 18-22
4. We are divinely quickened into new life by the Holy Spirit. Col 2 11,12
5. We receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. John 1:30-34, Act 2:38,Luke 3:16
6. We enter God’s Kingdom as His children and enjoy the blessings of the New Age. Gal 3:26,29, 1Cor 10:2
How should be one baptized?
1. In the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Matt 28:19
2. Using water Acts 8:36, John 3:23
3. Any one of the three modes of baptism:
• By pouring Signifies the Old Testament practice of Anointing. 1 Sam 10:1, Exodus 29:7
• By sprinkling. Signifies the Old Testament practice of cleansing or purification and consecration. Lev 8:30 Num 8:7
• BY immersion. Signifies the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Rom 6 1-13,Col 2:12,Matt 3:16, Acts 8 38& 39.
When should one be baptized? (the validity of infant baptism)
1. One should be baptized when he or she is able to understand repentance, able to understand and believe in the Gospel and able to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.
2. There are records of three house holds who were baptized. Acts 16:33 ! Cor 1:16,Acts 16:15. Children could have been included.
3. If we understand the connection between Baptism and Circumcision then we can baptize children of believing parents. Col 2 11-13, Matt 18:10, Mark 10 13-14, Acts 2:39, 1 Cor 7:14
Conclusion:
In baptism we take public stand with God and righteousness and against the devil and sin. Roman 6 17 &18.
Through baptism we are delivered from the nature of sin and come under the law of the spirit unto conformity to Christ and His Kingdom. Baptism must be followed by a life of obedience and faith. Baptism is the out ward expression of the inward reality of transformation. The important thing is the inner spiritual meaning and not the mode. If a Child dies anabaptized the child sill be lost under baptism neither saves not condemned. Salvation is only through Jesus Christ.
There can be only one baptism. Eph 4:5
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
CAN LAW AND GRACE COEXIST?
Pastor Joel Christie Isaiah
Dated: 30 August 2009
Venue : Grace Awakening Ministries
Title: Can Law and Grace Coexist? Galatians 4 21-26
Introduction: Where did the Law came from? And where did Grace come from? Can both coexist? Many Christians will say we will have both together in order to be safe side.
Where did law come from?
1. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(John 1: 17)
Was the law good? Yes. But, it did not make anyone good.
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Rom 3:23)
There was none righteous.
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For, I would not have know covetousness unless the law has said, “ You shall not covet.”
What happened to Apostle Paul when he started to read and believe in the law?
2. I was alive once without the law but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. ( Romans 7: 9 )
When he was supposed to memories the 5 books of the Old Testament at the age of 8. He had problems. He was no more grace conscious but law conscious and now there is condemnation over his life.
And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death.( Roman 7:10)
Paul said that he spiritually died when he thought the commandment could bring life to him actually brought death.
This is the same experience that I went through when I was under the law. I was so sin conscious that even the smallest thing I could get angry thinking we have sinned against God.
And to me God was always in the judging business. Literally I died. There was no life in me.
(Romans 7:13)
Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.
3. Both cannot coexist. Galatians 5:21
That means we cannot say or believe that we can have both.
Tell me you who desire to be under the do you not hear the law?
Vs22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.
Vs But he who was the bondwoman was born according to the flesh
And he of the freewoman through promise.
Let us look at Genesis 18 vs 17 ,18& 19
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, “shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And Sarah who is ninety years old bear a child?”
Vs 18 And Abraham said to God, “ Oh , that Ishmael might live before You.”
Vs 19 Then God said : “ No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his descendants after him
God Himself said no to the other covenant. The covenant of flesh fails. Abraham’s covenant was by faith.
For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.(Romans 4:13)
Gal 4:23
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh and he of the freewoman through promise.
Vs 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants, the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar.
If you say and want to keep the law it bring forth bondage. We see many Christians are still under bondage. They feel comfortable saying that they can keep the old covenant that gives birth to bondage.
They say they are Christians and do all kind of things. The flesh life nature in them is always alive.
Jesus warn us of false and true teaching.(Matthew 7: 15-20)
Vs 15 “ Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Vs 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?
Vs 17 “ Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Vs 18 “ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
Vs 19 “ Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Vs 20 “ Therefore by their fruits you will know them.”
Jesus calls people teaching any other gospel than the Gospel of Grace as false prophets.
In Gal;1vs6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called in the grace of Christ to a different gospel.
• YOU KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS.
How are they teaching people?
Do they care?
Do they live a life full of Joy, Peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- control.
Close: You are under the new covenant. You are under grace. The old covenant God has made it obsolete.
Heb 8:13
In that He says, “ A new covenant ,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
Dated: 30 August 2009
Venue : Grace Awakening Ministries
Title: Can Law and Grace Coexist? Galatians 4 21-26
Introduction: Where did the Law came from? And where did Grace come from? Can both coexist? Many Christians will say we will have both together in order to be safe side.
Where did law come from?
1. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(John 1: 17)
Was the law good? Yes. But, it did not make anyone good.
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Rom 3:23)
There was none righteous.
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For, I would not have know covetousness unless the law has said, “ You shall not covet.”
What happened to Apostle Paul when he started to read and believe in the law?
2. I was alive once without the law but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. ( Romans 7: 9 )
When he was supposed to memories the 5 books of the Old Testament at the age of 8. He had problems. He was no more grace conscious but law conscious and now there is condemnation over his life.
And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death.( Roman 7:10)
Paul said that he spiritually died when he thought the commandment could bring life to him actually brought death.
This is the same experience that I went through when I was under the law. I was so sin conscious that even the smallest thing I could get angry thinking we have sinned against God.
And to me God was always in the judging business. Literally I died. There was no life in me.
(Romans 7:13)
Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.
3. Both cannot coexist. Galatians 5:21
That means we cannot say or believe that we can have both.
Tell me you who desire to be under the do you not hear the law?
Vs22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.
Vs But he who was the bondwoman was born according to the flesh
And he of the freewoman through promise.
Let us look at Genesis 18 vs 17 ,18& 19
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, “shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And Sarah who is ninety years old bear a child?”
Vs 18 And Abraham said to God, “ Oh , that Ishmael might live before You.”
Vs 19 Then God said : “ No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his descendants after him
God Himself said no to the other covenant. The covenant of flesh fails. Abraham’s covenant was by faith.
For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.(Romans 4:13)
Gal 4:23
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh and he of the freewoman through promise.
Vs 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants, the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar.
If you say and want to keep the law it bring forth bondage. We see many Christians are still under bondage. They feel comfortable saying that they can keep the old covenant that gives birth to bondage.
They say they are Christians and do all kind of things. The flesh life nature in them is always alive.
Jesus warn us of false and true teaching.(Matthew 7: 15-20)
Vs 15 “ Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Vs 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?
Vs 17 “ Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Vs 18 “ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
Vs 19 “ Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Vs 20 “ Therefore by their fruits you will know them.”
Jesus calls people teaching any other gospel than the Gospel of Grace as false prophets.
In Gal;1vs6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called in the grace of Christ to a different gospel.
• YOU KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS.
How are they teaching people?
Do they care?
Do they live a life full of Joy, Peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- control.
Close: You are under the new covenant. You are under grace. The old covenant God has made it obsolete.
Heb 8:13
In that He says, “ A new covenant ,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF OUR MARRIAGES(1)
DATE: 13 September 2009
VENUE: Grace Awakening Ministries
SPEAKER: Pastor Joel Christie Isaiah
CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF OUR MARRIAGES.
Introduction:
Marriage is a wonderful thing that God has instituted. Haseh is the Love of God. The same way God wants to bless our marriage.
If you are single over all you need this massage the most. But if you are married than this massage can build up your marriage relationship. If the love relationship between husband and wife is very good than we can see believers excelling in their lives and also we will have a healthy church. Than we can see than Kuantan, Pahang will be full of new believers rushing to all the Churches.
• Let us look at the bible on when marriage was first instituted.
Gen. 2:18-24 (Read)
When God created the moon and the star He spoke to the sky, the atmosphere. When God created the fishes and the sea creatures he spoke to the sea. When He created the animals He spoke to the earth, the land. But when God created man He spoke to Himself. - Gen. 1:26
• Let us look at how man was created:
In Hebrew the word for God created man is Yat Zak, which means God squeeze man from the dust of the ground. But for God created woman is Paa Nak, which means God skillfully build. Man do you know why it is so hard to understand a woman? It is because when God created women (Eve) man (Adam) was asleep. – Gen. 2:21-23
Verse 23- Read
These is now bones of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called women because she was taken out of man.
Man ~ Ish
Woman ~ Isha
But before God created woman, He asked Adam to name the animals. Men naturally are not good talkers. According to a survey, man has 50,000 words inside. Whereas a woman has 100,000 words inside. When a man goes to work he uses up all the words. And when he comes back he got no words too talk but then the woman who had all the words stored up inside wants to talk. Than ADAM becomes dumb. When the husband is dumb than the problem starts in the home. He has finished up his words. But the wife is fresh want to talk some more. Finally the wife talks the man keeps quiet. This is where the serpent took the opportunity to seduce Eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
• Eph. 5:22- 24
There is some different here compared to the first time God spoke to
Adam and Adam was dumb when the serpent spoke to Eve. Now Paul is writing this letter to Church of Ephesus addressing to the woman first.
Wives submit to your own husbands as to the Lord
But pastor, I find it difficult to submit.
If I submit than he is going to bully me.
I can only submit in certain areas.
If I totally submit than he will take advantage of me.
He is always doing the wrong thing.
Bible says submit.
Story of Smith:
Smith was not a Christian. His wife was a Christian. One day as she wanted to go to church, she kissed her husband and said darling I love you but I want to go to church. So she went her way. But when she came home the door was locked and she was unable to going. It was winter and she was shivering in coldness. The next morning when her husband opened the door, she stood up and said darling what would you like for breakfast?
These changed Smith’s life. He became a powerful man of God.
When his wife died after one hour, he took her up and revived her back to life. And she ask him “ Smith what are you doing? I was talking to Jesus” and Smith said “Darling I missed you” and his wife answered him and said “No Smith it is time for me to go” and Smith let her go.
My dear brothers and sisters it is because of submitting to her husband she was able to bring him to God.
Eph. 5:25-30
Vs 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
• Unconditional love.
• Full of grace.(Full of undeserved favour)
• Always SMS( start new)
• Buy gifts for her.
Vs26
To make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word.
How to make your wife holy.
• Spend time with her.
• Listening to God’s word
• Talk to her about the goodness of God.
• Read the word together.
• Don’t always scold and accept things to happen.
• Tell her I love you like crazy.
Vs 27
And to present her to himself as radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish,
The more husbands spend time with their wives they will see good results. Wife always confident, happy, having peace. And the wife will be pure and holy in the presence of God.
Vs 28
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
I was thinking when I prepared this sermon how I love my own body. Then something told me wake up in the morning. I see that I am clean. Well shaved, body lotion, perfume, than the hair part I have problem. No hair to comb. Now, my wife told me my hair is growing. I have to comb it. Not, like some of our friends here don’t have hair……Joke.
The wife should have all the best perfumes, powder, lipstick or any other make up. Husbands buy for them.
Wives say………….Amen.
VENUE: Grace Awakening Ministries
SPEAKER: Pastor Joel Christie Isaiah
CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF OUR MARRIAGES.
Introduction:
Marriage is a wonderful thing that God has instituted. Haseh is the Love of God. The same way God wants to bless our marriage.
If you are single over all you need this massage the most. But if you are married than this massage can build up your marriage relationship. If the love relationship between husband and wife is very good than we can see believers excelling in their lives and also we will have a healthy church. Than we can see than Kuantan, Pahang will be full of new believers rushing to all the Churches.
• Let us look at the bible on when marriage was first instituted.
Gen. 2:18-24 (Read)
When God created the moon and the star He spoke to the sky, the atmosphere. When God created the fishes and the sea creatures he spoke to the sea. When He created the animals He spoke to the earth, the land. But when God created man He spoke to Himself. - Gen. 1:26
• Let us look at how man was created:
In Hebrew the word for God created man is Yat Zak, which means God squeeze man from the dust of the ground. But for God created woman is Paa Nak, which means God skillfully build. Man do you know why it is so hard to understand a woman? It is because when God created women (Eve) man (Adam) was asleep. – Gen. 2:21-23
Verse 23- Read
These is now bones of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called women because she was taken out of man.
Man ~ Ish
Woman ~ Isha
But before God created woman, He asked Adam to name the animals. Men naturally are not good talkers. According to a survey, man has 50,000 words inside. Whereas a woman has 100,000 words inside. When a man goes to work he uses up all the words. And when he comes back he got no words too talk but then the woman who had all the words stored up inside wants to talk. Than ADAM becomes dumb. When the husband is dumb than the problem starts in the home. He has finished up his words. But the wife is fresh want to talk some more. Finally the wife talks the man keeps quiet. This is where the serpent took the opportunity to seduce Eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
• Eph. 5:22- 24
There is some different here compared to the first time God spoke to
Adam and Adam was dumb when the serpent spoke to Eve. Now Paul is writing this letter to Church of Ephesus addressing to the woman first.
Wives submit to your own husbands as to the Lord
But pastor, I find it difficult to submit.
If I submit than he is going to bully me.
I can only submit in certain areas.
If I totally submit than he will take advantage of me.
He is always doing the wrong thing.
Bible says submit.
Story of Smith:
Smith was not a Christian. His wife was a Christian. One day as she wanted to go to church, she kissed her husband and said darling I love you but I want to go to church. So she went her way. But when she came home the door was locked and she was unable to going. It was winter and she was shivering in coldness. The next morning when her husband opened the door, she stood up and said darling what would you like for breakfast?
These changed Smith’s life. He became a powerful man of God.
When his wife died after one hour, he took her up and revived her back to life. And she ask him “ Smith what are you doing? I was talking to Jesus” and Smith said “Darling I missed you” and his wife answered him and said “No Smith it is time for me to go” and Smith let her go.
My dear brothers and sisters it is because of submitting to her husband she was able to bring him to God.
Eph. 5:25-30
Vs 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
• Unconditional love.
• Full of grace.(Full of undeserved favour)
• Always SMS( start new)
• Buy gifts for her.
Vs26
To make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word.
How to make your wife holy.
• Spend time with her.
• Listening to God’s word
• Talk to her about the goodness of God.
• Read the word together.
• Don’t always scold and accept things to happen.
• Tell her I love you like crazy.
Vs 27
And to present her to himself as radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish,
The more husbands spend time with their wives they will see good results. Wife always confident, happy, having peace. And the wife will be pure and holy in the presence of God.
Vs 28
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
I was thinking when I prepared this sermon how I love my own body. Then something told me wake up in the morning. I see that I am clean. Well shaved, body lotion, perfume, than the hair part I have problem. No hair to comb. Now, my wife told me my hair is growing. I have to comb it. Not, like some of our friends here don’t have hair……Joke.
The wife should have all the best perfumes, powder, lipstick or any other make up. Husbands buy for them.
Wives say………….Amen.
Friday, September 11, 2009
DRY BONES COME ALIVE.
Speaker : Pastor Joel Christie Isaiah
Date:6 September 2009
Venue :Grace Awkening Ministries
Speak the words of life and it will bring life
Introduction:
This morning I have good news for you . I have taken from Ezekiel 37 1-14
The name Ezekiel means God Strengthens. Today God is going to strengthen you.
The vision came and Ezekiel saw in the midst of the valley it was full of bones.
When you see it is only bones and no flesh it means there is spiritual dryness.
In our present times these signs means
1. It is depression of the heart and the spirit.
2. It is associated with disappointments and defeats.
3. It is full of frustration
God spoke to Ezekiel,
Can these bones live.? Ezekiel answered O Lord God you know.
God was asking and hoping to get a positive answer form Ezekiel.
How negative our situation might be, God is speaking to us there is hope.
Vs 4
And again He said to me “Prophesy to these bones and say to them ‘ O dry bones hear the word of the Lord.!
When you want to lead a successful life hear God’s word.
• His word is alive
• His word brings for the life
• His word is lamp unto you feet and a light unto your path.
The Roman Centurion came to Jesus. Lord my servant is sick and I believe you could heal him. Jesus said I come and heal you son. He said Lord I am not worthy to receive you but speak the word and my servant will be healed.
And Jesus said I have not seen any great faith like this in Israel. Go your servant is healed. If you hear God’s word on a regular basis you will have good success. Your negative thoughts will be turned to positive.
Vs 5
Thus says the Lord God to these bones. “Surely I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live.
I love the word surely in the bible .
PSLAM 23
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
God says you shall live in what ever circumstances you are in today . Those negative things that has been bothering you for many years will come to an end today. Amen.
Vs 6
I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”””
• You don’t have to look back at you failures
• God is giving you new strength. You shall be like eagle. Having great strength.
• God gives the Holy Spirit to dwell with you.
Jesus said I will give you a comforter. He will guide you in every thing. Just believe and receive the goodness Gopd has in store for us.
• THE NINE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT(1 COR 12 7-10)
1. WORD OF KNOWLEDGE: A supernatural revelation of facts about a person or situation –past,present or future. This Gift makes you see how God sees. Jn 4:18,19
2. Word OF WISDOM: The special ability given by the Holy Spirit on how a given revelation may be applied to the situation. This gift given wisdom to solve the problem revealed through the Word of Knowledge. Gen 41 28-41
3. GIFT OF FAITH: A supernatural surge of confidence or transrational certainity that God is about to act. When this gift operates you have the faith of God and you become a supernatural person. What you speak will happen. Acts 14: 9,10
4. GIFTS OF HEALING: The ability to bring about healing of disease and infirmities supernaturally
5. WORKING OF MIRACLES: The supernatural intervention in man’s routine and natural living defying natural laws.
6. GIFT OF PROPHECY: The ability to receive and communicate an immediate message of God. Acts 13 1-4
7. DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN SPIRITS: The supernatural perception to discern the motivating spirit behind an act or word.
8. GIFT TONGUES: Spontaneous utterance in language not learnt before.
9. INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES: Supernatural revelation which enables to understand and communicate the message spoken in tongues in the language of the listeners.
Vs 7
Ezekiel prophesied and as he prophesied there was noise and suddenly a rattling and the bones came together bone to bone.
Even when you start speaking and saying things will work.
When you say die you shall surely die. But when you say live you shall surely live.
Jesus said if you tell to the mountain be thou cast into the sea and does not doubt them he will have what ever he says. Mark 11:23
Tonight I am speaking life to your mortal bodies. I am speaking life to you problems. God is solving the problem even right now.
Vs 8
Indeed as I looked the sinews and the flesh came upon them and the skin covered them over but there was no breath in them.
When we receive miracles form God it is excellent. But we still must have the breath of God in us That is the Spirit of God. Ezekiel saw that they are good but no breath.
Vs 9
Then God spoke to him and said prophesy again and say to the breath, thus says the Lord God come from four winds o breath and breathe on these slain that they may live.
When Ezekiel prophesied these time the whole dry bones stood up.
An excedingly great army . Breath came into them. The spirit of God was in them they became strong .
They said our bones are dry, our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off.’
When we see there is no hope. We will die spiritually.
There is hope in Jesus.
Christ in you the hope of Glory. Today the spirit of God is upon you. The God whom we serve is a possible god. Man may fail us, but God can never fail us. He wants to be where you are. He his is giving you a comfort heart. He is not looking at your failure but he is looking at you just you are. If you just give your problems to Jesus He is willing to solve it for you.
1. If your are bodily sick He is your healer. Johavah Rophi Ex15:26.(the Lord is our Healer)
2. If you having financial problem He is your provider Jovah JirehGen 22:14(The Lord is my provider)
3. If you think god has left you. Remember Eze 48-35 The Lord is present. The Lord is at hand.
4. If you think that you you have no peace. Judges 6:24 Jehovah shalom. The Lord is my peace.
5. He is the El Elyon. The supreme owner , the most high God.
Today God is picture as your Abba father. Through Jesus Christ His son son, we are mad sons and daughter. What ever we ask in Jesus name to the Father we shall receive them.
There is hope. If you are in a hopeless situation. There is Good News there is Hope. Just Believe and receive the blessings Amen.
Date:6 September 2009
Venue :Grace Awkening Ministries
Speak the words of life and it will bring life
Introduction:
This morning I have good news for you . I have taken from Ezekiel 37 1-14
The name Ezekiel means God Strengthens. Today God is going to strengthen you.
The vision came and Ezekiel saw in the midst of the valley it was full of bones.
When you see it is only bones and no flesh it means there is spiritual dryness.
In our present times these signs means
1. It is depression of the heart and the spirit.
2. It is associated with disappointments and defeats.
3. It is full of frustration
God spoke to Ezekiel,
Can these bones live.? Ezekiel answered O Lord God you know.
God was asking and hoping to get a positive answer form Ezekiel.
How negative our situation might be, God is speaking to us there is hope.
Vs 4
And again He said to me “Prophesy to these bones and say to them ‘ O dry bones hear the word of the Lord.!
When you want to lead a successful life hear God’s word.
• His word is alive
• His word brings for the life
• His word is lamp unto you feet and a light unto your path.
The Roman Centurion came to Jesus. Lord my servant is sick and I believe you could heal him. Jesus said I come and heal you son. He said Lord I am not worthy to receive you but speak the word and my servant will be healed.
And Jesus said I have not seen any great faith like this in Israel. Go your servant is healed. If you hear God’s word on a regular basis you will have good success. Your negative thoughts will be turned to positive.
Vs 5
Thus says the Lord God to these bones. “Surely I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live.
I love the word surely in the bible .
PSLAM 23
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
God says you shall live in what ever circumstances you are in today . Those negative things that has been bothering you for many years will come to an end today. Amen.
Vs 6
I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”””
• You don’t have to look back at you failures
• God is giving you new strength. You shall be like eagle. Having great strength.
• God gives the Holy Spirit to dwell with you.
Jesus said I will give you a comforter. He will guide you in every thing. Just believe and receive the goodness Gopd has in store for us.
• THE NINE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT(1 COR 12 7-10)
1. WORD OF KNOWLEDGE: A supernatural revelation of facts about a person or situation –past,present or future. This Gift makes you see how God sees. Jn 4:18,19
2. Word OF WISDOM: The special ability given by the Holy Spirit on how a given revelation may be applied to the situation. This gift given wisdom to solve the problem revealed through the Word of Knowledge. Gen 41 28-41
3. GIFT OF FAITH: A supernatural surge of confidence or transrational certainity that God is about to act. When this gift operates you have the faith of God and you become a supernatural person. What you speak will happen. Acts 14: 9,10
4. GIFTS OF HEALING: The ability to bring about healing of disease and infirmities supernaturally
5. WORKING OF MIRACLES: The supernatural intervention in man’s routine and natural living defying natural laws.
6. GIFT OF PROPHECY: The ability to receive and communicate an immediate message of God. Acts 13 1-4
7. DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN SPIRITS: The supernatural perception to discern the motivating spirit behind an act or word.
8. GIFT TONGUES: Spontaneous utterance in language not learnt before.
9. INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES: Supernatural revelation which enables to understand and communicate the message spoken in tongues in the language of the listeners.
Vs 7
Ezekiel prophesied and as he prophesied there was noise and suddenly a rattling and the bones came together bone to bone.
Even when you start speaking and saying things will work.
When you say die you shall surely die. But when you say live you shall surely live.
Jesus said if you tell to the mountain be thou cast into the sea and does not doubt them he will have what ever he says. Mark 11:23
Tonight I am speaking life to your mortal bodies. I am speaking life to you problems. God is solving the problem even right now.
Vs 8
Indeed as I looked the sinews and the flesh came upon them and the skin covered them over but there was no breath in them.
When we receive miracles form God it is excellent. But we still must have the breath of God in us That is the Spirit of God. Ezekiel saw that they are good but no breath.
Vs 9
Then God spoke to him and said prophesy again and say to the breath, thus says the Lord God come from four winds o breath and breathe on these slain that they may live.
When Ezekiel prophesied these time the whole dry bones stood up.
An excedingly great army . Breath came into them. The spirit of God was in them they became strong .
They said our bones are dry, our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off.’
When we see there is no hope. We will die spiritually.
There is hope in Jesus.
Christ in you the hope of Glory. Today the spirit of God is upon you. The God whom we serve is a possible god. Man may fail us, but God can never fail us. He wants to be where you are. He his is giving you a comfort heart. He is not looking at your failure but he is looking at you just you are. If you just give your problems to Jesus He is willing to solve it for you.
1. If your are bodily sick He is your healer. Johavah Rophi Ex15:26.(the Lord is our Healer)
2. If you having financial problem He is your provider Jovah JirehGen 22:14(The Lord is my provider)
3. If you think god has left you. Remember Eze 48-35 The Lord is present. The Lord is at hand.
4. If you think that you you have no peace. Judges 6:24 Jehovah shalom. The Lord is my peace.
5. He is the El Elyon. The supreme owner , the most high God.
Today God is picture as your Abba father. Through Jesus Christ His son son, we are mad sons and daughter. What ever we ask in Jesus name to the Father we shall receive them.
There is hope. If you are in a hopeless situation. There is Good News there is Hope. Just Believe and receive the blessings Amen.
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