Saturday, June 23, 2012

CONFESSION & CLEANSING


}It is not sin conscious.
}Church we are all ways grace conscious.
}But, nevertheless we must look into areas that there might be sin.
}David prayed this prayer
}Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting
.
}CONFESSION & CLEANSING
}
}Grace is guarding your Christian walk.
}Romans 6:1-4
}New King James Version (NKJV)
}Dead to Sin, Alive to God
}6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
}
}DON’T BE DECEIVED.
}Deception means to believe that something is right when it is wrong.
}The prophet Jeremiah warned us how the easily the human heart is deceived.
}Jeremiah 17:9
}New King James Version (NKJV)
}“The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
}
}Is it Possible for anyone to be deceived –even a Christian?
}Yes. There are many Christians still saying that under grace God will forgive if I still continue to sin. And they are continuing to sin.
}  1 John 1:8,9
}If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
}Three Areas for Deception.
1.Thinking we have no sin – and thus do not need God’s forgiveness.
2.Thinking that we don’t need to confess- that if we do sin, we aren’t required to do anything about it; that God will either overlook it, or forgive us even if we don’t face it or tell Him about it.
3.Thinking we won’t be forgiven- that God will not really forgive us even when we do confess our sin.
}LADY  CAUGHT IN ADULTERY.
}John 8:1-11
}New King James Version (NKJV)
}8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
}Now early[a] in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught[b] in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses, in the law, commanded[c] us that such should be stoned.[d] But what do You say?”[e] This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.[f]
}So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up[g] and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience,[h] went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her,[i] “Woman, where are those accusers of yours?[j] Has no one condemned you?”
}11 She said, “No one, Lord.”
}And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and[k] sin no more.”
}
}WHAT WAS THE STRENGTH HERE NOT TO SIN?
1.NO CODEMNATION
2.ACKNOWLOGEING JESUS AS LORD.
3.THAN THE POWER NOT TO SIN IS GIVEN BY JESUS.
4.REPENTANCE.
5.GRACE WAS GIVEN.
}DECEPTION SPOILS FELLOWSHIP
1.Those who believe they never sin at all will keep having problems caused by their sin. But they won’t know why they have the problems- or why their lives are in constant turmoil.
2.Those who sin but do not repent or confess their sin to God- thinking He will forgive them can become hard of heart.
}Hebrews 3:13
}New King James Version (NKJV)
}13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
}BE SENSITIVE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.
}We should ask God daily to make us very sensitive to His Holy Spirit to warn us when we are in danger.
}He will let us know very quickly if we sin against His love or truth.
}We will receive more than just comfort we will receive His wise instruction and direction.
}
}
}REPENTANCE BUILDS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
}MATTHEW 3 :7 &8
}But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee and escape from the wrath and indignation [of God against disobedience] that is coming?
}Bring forth fruit that is consistent with repentance [let your lives prove your change of heart)
}
}YOU ARE GOD’S SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
}Since you are His sons and daughters
}He cares for you.
}He loves you.
}He intercedes for you.
}He is not sin conscious but grace conscious.
}He want you to be free.
}He do not want you to worry.( worry is sin)
}YOU ARE SET FREE
}John 8:36
}If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
}Sin is no more your master.
}You are special.
}Just say to God I am sorry.
}He hears you.
}He loves you
}God bless you.
}

Saturday, June 16, 2012

ABRAHAM AS A GREAT FATHER. FINDING A BAD FATHER IS NOT HARD. – 1 Kings 22:52; the men of Israel, Psa. 78:8, 78:57, Jer. 9:14. These Scriptures, along with many others, give glaring proof that there are bad fathers all about. In our day, the bad father is not hard to find. They are everywhere. However, finding that man who stands out as an example of what a good father ought to be is a hard animal to track down. GOD DECLARED ABRAHAM AS GOOD FATHER. About 3,500 years ago, God looked down on Abraham and declared him to be a good father. If a person will take the time to look at the life of Abraham, the reasons for this glowing assessment become abundantly clear. Today, we are going to look at Abraham’s life and see God’s idea of what makes a great father. GOD’S PLAN FOR ABRAHAM A Great Dad Is A Man Who: IS IN LINE WITH GOD’S PLAN God’s call on the life of Abraham. He is called, at the age of 75, to leave behind home and family and set out for God, Gen. 12:1. As far as we know, there was no hesitation on the part of Abraham. He simply responded in faith to God and set out to follow Him. Abraham’s call was to be the Father of a great nation, Gen. 12:2. Abraham answered that call and followed the Lord. ABRAHAM WAS A MAN OF PRAYER. A MAN OF PRAYER Abraham was a man of prayer. This is seen in that every time Abraham moved, he erected an altar to God and there he sacrificed and prayed, Gen. 12:8; 13:4; 21:33. He prayed about many things, such as the impending demise of Sodom and Gomorrah, Gen. 18, but he also prayed about his children. AS A FATHER ARE YOU PRAYING FOR YOUR CHILDREN DAILY? He prayed about God’s promise of a son – Gen. 15:1-6 He prayed for the welfare of Ishmael – Gen. 17:18 There is, to my mind, no greater blessing that a child can have than to know that their father is praying for them! Fathers should make it a practice to pray for the children daily. Pray for their salvation, their protection, pray for them that they will be used of the Lord for His glory. Whatever the object, just be sure to pray for them daily! Let them know you are praying for them too! IS A MAN OF GREAT PERSUASION Of all Abraham’s accomplishments and achievements, his faith stands head and shoulders above the rest. Abraham is chronicled in the bible as a man of faith. In Gen. 15:6, the Bible says, "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." In Hebrews 11:8-11, 17, the writer stresses the faith of Abraham. Abraham’s faith was that which made him a child of the King, Rom. 4:22. He was persuaded that God’s way was above any other way. ARE WE REALLY A GREAT DAD? SUICIDE STORY. The father gave his son everything he wanted. He became a great doctor. Highly educated in this field. But the only one thing he failed to do is to spend time with his son and guide him in the things of God. This young son of his fell in love with a girl and happened to be his friend also fell in love with the same girl. He committed suicide. The father said I gave everything hoping everything will be okay. But what has happened? ASK,THIS QUESTION ARE YOU A GOOD FATHER? Men need to be aware that what our children see us do, they are apt to do as well. ( An old anti-smoking commercial from the 60’s showed a father and a son walking together. The father picked up a rock and threw it, the son did the same thing. The father whistled the son copied him. The father fished a cigarette from a pack and lit it up and began to smoke. The commercial ended with the boy looking from the father to a cigarette pack he found in the road. The message was crystal clear; what our children learn from dad, they will replay in their own lives!) ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A BAD FATHER. A man in Chicago made it a practice to stop in the bar for a drink or two on his way to work. One morning as he walked toward the bar in the newly fallen snow, he heard a small voice behind him saying, "Daddy, I'm A' coming in your steps". It was the voice of his young son as he tried to place his feet in his dad's footprints in the snow. The man cried out to the Lord: "Oh, God, if my boy is coming in my steps, by Your help, I'll track them in another direction." Dad put God first. Matthew 6:33 New King James Version (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Dad are you seeking God? Is your Child looking at you as Godly Father? Do you want your Child to be a great woman or man of God? Do you want to have Godly children and grand children? Well start now. Do not regret later. You will see your Children’s children blessed. Abraham was a man who enjoyed the great and abundant blessings of the Lord. God blessed him in many ways, including: Being the father of Israel from which came the Messiah, the Lord Jesus. He blessed him with a land called Canaan which became his and his descendants forever. 3. He blessed him with a son named Isaac to whom Abraham passed along the blessings of the Lord. Gen. 25:5, "And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac." That one verse tells it all! He received from the Lord and passed it along to the next generation. Isaac was blessed to have a father like Abraham in his life! ABRAHAM WAS MAN WITH A GRACIOUS PERSONALITY The incident which occurred between the herdsmen of Abraham and those of Lot, Gen. 13. Abraham was willing to allow Lot to take his choice of the land and Abraham would be content with whatever was left over. In chapter 21, there was a conflict between Sarah, Hagar and Ishmael. Again, Abraham displayed a gracious spirit and in spite of what were very difficult circumstances, he sought to be kind and generous to everyone involved, Gen. 21:14. James 3:23 James 2:23 New King James Version (NKJV) 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”[ And he was called the friend of God. Few men have ever reached the spiritual stature of this great man. However, men in our day could be more like him, and we could possess these qualities that he possessed if we would only allow the Lord to have His way and work His will in our lives! Let’s face it, we need godly fathers and men who will mold small lives into great ones for the Kingdom. We need men who will change society by giving the next generation great examples to imitate. Close: Are you what God wants you to be today? When we are the men we can be, our children will become the children they should be. They will be a blessing and the Lord for His glory will use them. They will be like this little boy who walked by his father and said, ""Papa, when you go to heaven, will you take me with you?" "Why, son?" the father replied. "Cause I want to go with you" was the child's simple, earnest reply. He loved his father, respected him and wanted to spend his life with him. That kind of love and respect is earned! It is not bought nor is it natural. It is the result of a father or a man who invests his life in the lives of children! I

Saturday, June 9, 2012

HEIRS OF GOD. Our Spiritual Condition Before Adoption. Galatians 4:1-7 (New King James Version) 4 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born[a] of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of[b] God through Christ. A New Creation The New Testament Greek word for “adoption” is Huiothesia. This is a compound of the root words for “son” and “a placing”. When the Bible uses “son” the term includes both male and female gender. The “son ship” for both male and female believers that the full inheritance from God is received by every person who is saved by faith in Jesus Christ. Roman Adoption Roman family the father absolute head and ruler. (He is the boss of his family) Roman legal adoption process was completed by ceremony of conveyance. What happens here is: All prior relationship or loyalties were severed. All former debts and obligation were cancelled or paid by the new family. The adopted person will be made an heir to the new father’s estate. The adopted son was also under the completed authority of his new father Has the right to discipline. Become accountable for the actions of the adopted son. Was considered the owner of all the adopted person’s possesions and life. Purpose of the Law. Paul forcefully argues that no one can be justified by the law(Gal 3:10-14,21,22.) Romans 3 :9-28. It is impossible for human to completely obey all the law. The Law can never save us or restore us to our place as sons of the Living God. We can never be Sons under the law. The Law had a purpose. The purpose was to reveal us to our sin and our need of a Savior Who could fulfill the requirements of the redeem us. Gal 3: 19-22 Paul then uses the Roman characteristics' of adoption to further show how God used the law. Scripture states that “before faith(salvation) came” we were “kept under guard” by the law and the “law was our tutor.” (Gal 3:23,24) Roman household practice. In Roman households it was common to have and adult steward or guardians who was responsible to discipline and care for the children. Thus Paul contrasts being “kept under guard” by a steward( the law) with our new position as sons upon our salvation. Galatians 3:26 New King James Version (NKJV) Sons and Heirs 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. NO more under the guardianship of the Law. The Greek word Paul used for son in Galatians 3:26 “ Huios.” Notice that it is the same root word for “adoption”( huios/thesia, son/placing) WHY DID PAUL USED THIS WORDS? Paul’s use of this word reveal to us that the moment we are born again we are no longer under the “guardianship” of the law.(Gal 3:25, Romans 7:6) Rather , we are placed by God’s sovereign action as full sons in God’s family. In other words at salvation God places us in the position of a matured son. Adoption: A Free Gift. Galatians 4:3 New King James Version (NKJV) 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. The word “elements” used by Paul has two meaning in the New Testament. It describes both the elementary principles of Old Testament law and the pagan religious practices of Gentiles.( see Galatians 4:8-11, Colossians 2: 16-23) Jewish law and Pagan religion. Jewish law and pagan religion expressions would seem to have little in common. However what they both did in practice was to try and replace true salvation by faith in Christ and the presence and power of the Holy Spirit with rituals, traditions and customs of men. (Gal 3:1-9) But neither the rituals of the law nor the practice of pagan religion could bring anyone salvation. WHAT HAPPENS IN SALVATION? Thus Paul was not saying that we only earn our spiritual son ship as we mature in Christ. Paul’s word is clear in its meaning. Instead, when we receive Christ as our Savior at salvation the “child” immediately becomes the son. We are place in a mature position in full relationship with the Father as a full heir. It is a free gift. This gift empowers us to fulfill god’s will and bring more glory to His name. Hallelujah! God’s Perfect Timing. Paul goes on in this passage to reveal God’s action in the flow of human history. Prior to the coming of Christ, one could only choose to serve either a false pagan religion or the Jewish Law. And neither could bring salvation or restore one to God. But at the right moment when the “fullness of time had come, God sent forth His son” so that the Son would fulfill the law(Matt 5:17,18) and make salvation by faith in Him possible. Fully Sons From the Moment of Salvation. The Roman Adoptions needs a witness. The same applies at Salvation the Holy Spirit becomes a witness for you. Galatians 4:6 New International Version (NIV) 6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,[a] Father.” WHEN YOU ARE SON YOU RECEIVE EVERY BLESSINGS. John 17:21-23 New International Version (NIV) 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one — 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. NOW YOU ARE SONS OF GOD. Like the Roman Adoption : All prior relationship or loyalties were severed. No more going back to old habits. You are dead to sin but alive to God. Jesus lives in you. All former debts and obligations were cancelled. Jesus paid for your sins 2000 years back it is settled. You are sons to the Kingdom of God. N o more debts cancelled. The adopted person was made an heir to the father’s estate. This is Great News you are made an heir to your heavenly Father’s estate. The adopted person experienced a more full relationship with the adopting father . Learn more about our Loving Father and His Son Jesus Christ. The more you know Him your life will be transformed. Amen.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

ABSOLUTE NECESSARY OF FAITH.

WHAT IS FAITH? By now the whole Church should know what is faith. Definition of Faith. Hebrews 11:1 New King James Version (NKJV) By Faith We Understand 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. How did Jesus walk? 1 John 2:6 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. Was Jesus walk victorious some of the time or most of the time? Or All the time? THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF FAITH Is that possible here on this earth? We are told to have faith and believe so that all our problems will be solved. Believe and you will have all things. The fig tree died. Peter came running “Rabbi” the fig tree which you cursed has withered away. How did Jesus replied have faith in God. The question is how many have faith to believe things will happen we start confessing and saying. Christians ought to believe that what man cannot, God can. SAYING AND BELIEVING. Mark 11:23-24 New King James Version (NKJV) 23 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. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TODAY? WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE SITUATION YOU WILL FEEL DISCOURAGED. TRUE. But look beyond and believe that He does all things for us in a special way. Testimony of a Barber. This Barber who believes in Jesus was desperate of money. He owed his friend. He told me this problem. I told him that this is a big sum you tell Jesus and tell Him that you are His son. He did exactly that and believed that Jesus is His supplier. He was able to pay back the person whom he owed and also blessed our church. SOME SADDEST WORDS IN THE BIBLE. Matthew 13:58 New International Version (NIV) 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. Mark 6:5-6 New International Version (NIV) 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith. TWO PERSON HEARD THE WORD OF GOD. 1 ST PERSON SUFFERING FOR 3RD STAGE CANCER. He heard the word of God. The word says I am your healer. He started confessing and believing. He used God’s word. Hebrew 4:12 Hebrews 4:12 (New King James Version) New King James Version (NKJV) 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. He got healed. And still living a healthy life. The other person heard also God’s word. 2nd stage bone cancer. He started saying the wrong things. God is punishing me. God hates me. I am going to die. Quoted the Bible verse. He died having believed that God has punished him. He even quoted the word from the Bible to justify what he is saying. Lev 26: 14-45 6 then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. He died. Today many Christian fall in this category. Because they mix the covenant of law and the covenant of grace. God will not visit your sins to 3rd or 4th generation. He already did a good job through His son. He already visited our sins and put it on Jesus. Today we have Faith and by faith through grace we are saved. Hebrews 8:13 New International Version (NIV) 13 By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear. Unbelief is a danger. Unbelief is a greater danger than lying or adultery, for these latter are easily recognized as sins, whereas unbelief is not. An evil heart of unbelief can cause us to fall away from God. Unbelief is the root cause of all the other sins. Hebrews 3:12-13 New International Version (NIV) 12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. GOD CAN SET YOU FREE FROM THIS DREADFULL SIN. GOD WANTS TO SET YOU FREE FROM THIS SIN. BUT HOW PASTOR CAN I BE SET FREE? Romans 10:10 (New King James Version) 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. KEEP CONFESSING AND BELIEVING. DO NOT LOOK AT THE SITUATION RATHER LOOK AND BELIEVE IN THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS. KEEP USING HIS WORD BACK TO HIM. SIN IS NO MORE YOUR MASTER. Romans 6:14 New King James Version (NKJV) 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. The Holy Spirit tells us that if we come under grace than sin shall have no dominion over us. Thanks be to Our Lord Jesus. He has given us grace so that He was able to keep the law. We are all blessed everyday by just confessing and believing. Have faith and you will see the blessings flow each day. CLOSE: KEEP CONFESSING EACH TIME YOU FALL UNTIL VICTORY BECOMES A REALITY IN YOUR LIFE. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED IF IT DOES NOT COME OVERNIGHT. GOD WILL SURELY HONOR THE CONFESSION OF YOUR MOUTH. God is not a man that He should lie nor a son of man that he should repent. Will He say and make it not good.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Holy Spirit.

KNOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT. The Holy Spirit is a real person. We must get to know Him in a personal and intimate way. Paul wrote of the communion of the Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 13:14 New King James Version (NKJV) 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. The Holy Spirit. New Way of living. The gifts of the Holy Spirit provide a whole new way of living for the spirit-filled believer. Even as Peter got out of his boat and walked on the water to Jesus, we are to step out of the comfort zones of natural living and walk on “ spiritual waters.” We are to live in the spirit and operate in all nine of His supernatural gifts in our daily lives. 1 Samuel 10:6 New International Version (NIV) 6 The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. Resurrection power is for those who believe. If you do not want or do not believe nothing will happen. But if you want the power of God to be manifested in your life you must believe and receive it by faith and also operate on those gifts which God has given you. Ephesians 1:19-20 New King James Version (NKJV) 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, JESUS MINISTERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. Philippians 2:5,8 When Jesus came to this earth He humbled himself and came as a man. He temporarily laid aside all His rights and privileges as God and lived on this earth as a man. No Miracles recorded. When He was baptised by John according to Mark 1:10,11 the Holy Spirit came upon Him immediately miracles began to happen in His ministry. Jesus our example anointed by the Holy Spirit, began to operate in the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit. The same power for us today. Luke 24:49 New King James Version (NKJV) 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem[a] until you are endued with power from on high.” Prophet Joel prophesied in (Joel 2: 28,29) Jesus baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.(Luke 3:16) Acts 1:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT THERE IS NO POWER TO WITNESS. When you do not have the Holy Spirit you do not have the power. The Holy Spirit will give you the boldness of speech. Acts 1:8 . 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[a] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” IT BEGAN ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST. Acts 2:1-4 New King James Version (NKJV) Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord[a] in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. A Miracle took place in their mouth. ASKING FOR THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Luke 11:11-13 New King James Version (NKJV) 11 If a son asks for bread[a] from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 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!” Ask and it shall be given to you. Its is a gift and you don’t have to work for it. Samaritans received the gift. Acts 8 14-17 The Gentiles received this gift. Acts 10:44-46 New International Version (NIV) 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[a] and praising God. Speaking in Tongues. The evidence of speaking in an unknown tongue always accompanied receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said that this is a sign that would follow those who believe they shall speak with new tongues(Mark 16:17) Paul wrote that he spoke in a heavenly language the tongues of angel.( 1 Corinthian 13 :1) Paul explained that this came by the Holy Spirit through his spirit and not through his mind The angels never run out of words praising God. 1Corinthians 14-14 For if I pray in a tongue my spirit prays but my understanding is unfruitful. Praying in the Spirit is God’s will. Jesus told the Samaritan woman that those who worship me shall worship me in Spirit and in Truth. Roman 8: 26& 27 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us[b] with groaning which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. God speaks to us through His Spirit. Testimony: God gave me a name of a person in a Petrol Station in Tangkak Muar. Telling me all about his back sliding and asking him to return to God. I called him by his name he was so surprised first time meeting him and able to call him and tell him every thing about his life. God spoke and told me that a person is having 2 wives. And when he asked me to pray I told him to return back to God and repent. Purpose of the Heavenly Language. PRAISE 1 Corinthians 14:15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. PRAYER Jude 1:20 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Monday, April 16, 2012

SIMPLE AND SINCERE PRAYER THAT PRODUCE GREAT RESULTS.


Prepared by Pastor Joel Isaiah
Grace Awakening Ministries Kuantan.
SIMPLE AND SINCERE PRAYER THAT PRODUCE GREAT RESULTS.
Jesus exact words and prayer.
John 17 20:23
Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will[e] believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 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.
Today you are one with Jesus and Jesus dwells in you.  Colossians 1: 27:28
27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which[d] is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
How to pray for healing ?
Romans 8:11
The Jesus in me heals my mortal body. ( Just keep on meditating on this word you will surely be healed in Jesus name.)
How to have the wisdom of God?
1 Corinthians 1:30
The Jesus in me gives me the wisdom of God.( Just keep on meditating on this word you will surely have the wisdom of God and will be blessed in all your life.)

How to have success?
Genesis 39:2
2 The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a [a]successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
(Just keep on meditating the Lord is in me I am a success)
How to bless your Children?
(The Lord in me blesses my Children.) Just keep on meditating on this word you will see your children change and have full of blessings and always obedient in to you and God.
How not to worry?
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
The Jesus in me removes every fear. (Just keep on meditating on this word and you will see you will not fear nor worry.)
How to come out of financial debt.?
The Jesus in me remove every financial debt. ( Keep on meditating on this word and you will see God will able to open ways for you to settle your financial problems.)
How to remove bad habits or character in you?

2 Corinthians 5:21

21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
I am the righteous of God in Christ Jesus. ( Keep on meditating on this word you will see that every bad habits will come to an end but even more the blessings of God over flow and over take in  your life.

Jesus loves you and He will surely bless you. His promises are yes and Amen

Saturday, April 14, 2012

The signs of Christ’s Coming.

Events Prophesied.
The Bible tell us of a number of events that would take place immediately before Christ’s returns. Matthew 24:6-7
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all[a] these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences,[b] and earthquakes in various places.


Earthquakes Biggest Killer
A UN-sponsored report finds that more people died from earthquakes in the past decade than from any other disaster.
Studies show more than 780,000 people were killed in nearly 4,000 disasters. These catastrophic events affected more than two billion other people and cost a minimum of $960 billion in economic losses.
Guha Sapir of the Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters said climate events affected far more people and the threats for these events are increasing.
"Most of the affected people are due to climate related events and the economic losses are largely due to floods and storms," Sapir told the AFP news agency.
"It is not clear that climate change itself is an important factor in this increase," he said. "There can be many other factors, bad political systems, weak infrastructure, bad organization policies, population increase, deforestation and global warming…And we do not have sufficient research to show what is the contribution of climate-related factors to the increase in climate-related disasters." 
Storms accounted for 22 percent of the overall death toll while extreme temperatures claimed 11 percent of lives lost in 3,852 disasters over the period.
The most deadly disasters of the past 10 years were the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, Cyclone Nargis in Burma and the Sichuan earthquake in China in 2008, followed by the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 and heat waves in Europe in 2003.
The current decade has gotten off to an equally deadly start, with about 170,000 feared dead in the powerful and unprecedented earthquake that struck Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area on January 12.
Although the number of disasters have increased over the years, the number of people affected by them has dropped dramatically.
Experts say earthquakes will continue to threaten millions of peoples’ lives because eight out of the 10 most-populous cities in the world are on earthquake fault-lines.


A sudden spurt of knowledge and vast increase in worldwide travel.
Daniel 12:4
New King James Version (NKJV)
4 “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.”
The Bible also predicts a time when it will be too late to search the scriptures.
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. Amos 8:11-13
Men will be lovers of pleasure
2 Timothy 3 1-4
New International Version (NIV)
 1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

It is happening.
Corruption.
Murders.
Disobedient Children
Rapes.
Adultery
Sex slaves
Cheating
Lying

Believers will fall away from the faith.
1 Timothy 4:1-3
New King James Version (NKJV)
The Great Apostasy
4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron
We see this too in our day with the wide proliferation of many cults to which many believers are falling prey.

The rebirth of the nation of Israel.
The rebirth of the nation of Israel.
The fig tree – a symbol of Israel –putting forth its leaves.

The Jew have been scattered since A.D. 70
They were scattered around the world.
The fig tree lay withered for nearly 19 centuries.
But 1948 the nation of Israel was born once again.
Jesus said that Jerusalem would be occupied by non-Jewish nations until the time of those nations are fulfilled(Luke 21:24)
In June 1967 Israel occupied the city of Jerusalem for the first time in 20 centuries.
Appearance of Red Heifer.
APPEARANCE OF THE RED HEIFER AFTER 2000 YEARS
Numbers 19:2-7 "This is the statute of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying, "Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect and on which a yoke has never been placed.  "You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered in his presence.  Next Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.  "Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned.  "The priest shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp, but the priest shall be unclean until evening.“
A red heifer will be required to be used in the process of purification described in the book of Numbers.  In May 1997 the first Red Heifer was born in 2000 years.  Another red Heifer was born in Israel in March of 2002.

The signs of Bloody moon.
The prophet Joel claimed the sun will turn to darkness, and the moon will become like blood, before the arrival of the day of the Lord. He perceived a great significance in these signs, as both the sun and the moon were appointed for signs, seasons, days, and years in Genesis 1:14.
The sun turned to darkness.
The bloody moon.




Return of the Jews.
  RETURN OF THE ETHIOPIAN JEWS TO ISRAEL
Zephaniah 3:10-11 "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, will bring My offerings.  In that day you will feel no shame because of all your deeds by which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst your proud, exulting ones, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain." 
In 1984, Operation Moses saw the airlift of 15,000 Jews who had already fled to refugee camps in Sudan to escape starvation.  In 1991, Operation Solomon flew 20,000 Jews to Israel from Ethiopia itself.  A further airlift began in June of 1999, aimed at transporting the last 3,000 members of the Quara Jewish community from northeastern Ethiopia to Israel.

Watch and Pray always.
The Importance of Watching
34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy[c] to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”