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October 14, 2022
Unity in the Community
“For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”– Hebrews 10:14
King Jesus gave Himself as a perfect sacrifice to give you a different Spirit. You have been set apart from the world that is losing its mind. In this day of instability, you get to have stability that comes from His Presence. You are made new each day: spirit, soul, and body. Stand on that!
Declaration: I’m in this world, but not of it. I walk and talk like Jesus; not this world.
Unity in the CommunityYou know one of the most powerful things that can happen in anybody’s life, once they have given their heart to King Jesus, is to go through the incredibly prophetic act called baptism.
We know baptism has been a part of the tradition now for at least 2,000 years because even Paul talks about it. But, by the end of his life, Paul refused to baptize anybody. Why? Well, territorialism began to grow with baptism. It became more about who baptized who, and who does it best, rather than heart transformation.
The same territorialism exists in the church today. We hear it all the time with denominational talk. And don’t think the non-denominational churches are innocent. They are just as guilty. Because of this, I am more like Paul now. When it becomes less about Jesus and more about man’s doctrine, I am out.
We need to come together as the church–no more criticizing and judging one another. No more competing. Competition for numbers, salvations and tallying up lives as if they are trophies is not unity. It’s not! The American church needs to realize that if they aren’t against us, they are for us. The enemy knows once the church grows in power he is finished. Let’s help God put an end to this division in the church. Let’s have unity in the community especially when it comes to baptism.
“I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” – 1 Corinthians 1:10
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October 13, 2022
BIDEN’S JUDGMENT? Hurricanes & End Times Prophecy
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022
Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
ARE RECENT HURRICANES THE JUDGMENT OF GOD?
DID AMERICA’S LEADERS CAUSE HURRICANES TO PUMMEL PUERTO RICO AND FLORIDA BY PUSHING ISRAEL TO GIVE UP LAND?
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King tide – The strongest gravitational pull between the earth, sun and moon.
Jupiter, the King planet, is also at its closest approach to earth – the King is near. The battle is here.
The nations (the sun) are in an uproar.
Daniel 2:21 – And He (God) changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings;
14 “kings” or world rulers have been replaced in 2022 and more will likely come.
What about those “kings without kingdoms” of Revelation 17:12–the CEOs of major corporations that operate outside government controls to control you?
(GRX CEOs) According to the Challenger, Gray & Christmas Report, 832 CEOs resigned from January through July in the US alone.
While nations and kings are in chaos…
The church (the moon) is fighting to arise and shine.
The spiritual tension is so dramatic and so intense because the demonic realm knows it’s out of time.
I believe King Jesus is right here waiting in the tension of it all just like when Elisha pointed to the hills and revealed what Gehazi could not see with his natural eyes.
King Jesus and his angel armies are here Just waiting to hear the words “Go get your bride.”
GOD DOESN’T CAUSE NATURAL DISASTERS. THE ENEMY DOES WHEN GOD LIFTS HIS HAND OF PROTECTION.
WHY WOULD GOD DO THAT? WE’LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
HOW DOES GOD SPEAK A PROPHETIC WORD THROUGH A HURRICANE?
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (fullness, end of a timeline) BECAME HURRICANE FIONA:
Fiona (fair, pale) hit Puerto Rico (Rich Port – our worldly wealth and security) on 9/18 (triple fruit OR judgment of death) at 3:20 pm
Revelation 3:20 – Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION #9 (fruit bearing or judgment of death) BECAME HURRICANE IAN
On 9/28, Ian (God is gracious) category 4 (4 corners of the world) made landfall at Fort Myers (protected place of the steward).
The words “end of the world” show up 28 times in scripture including in Proverbs 28:28, Job 28:28WINDS OF 150 MPH
150th verse in OT – Genesis 6:12 – So God looked upon the earth and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
150th verse of NT – Matthew 6:12 – And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS BOTH WOULD BE 6/12 (6+6+6)?
Most searched 6:12 verse in the Bible:
Ephesians 6:12 – for our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
(GRX PUNTA GORDA) Despite taking a direct hit with winds of 155, the city of Punta Gorda (Fat Point) saw less devastation that most.
In Hebrew, the number 8 literally means fatness, as in a woman 8 months pregnant.
(Refusal to repent brings judgment)
155th verse of OT
Genesis 6:17 – And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
(The right posture, repentance, brings mercy)
155th verse of NT – Matthew 6:17 – But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
Revelation 6:17 – “For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
THOSE WHO ARE REPENTANT!
WHO WOULD GOD’S WRATH BE FOR? THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA? NO!
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The Power of Prophetic Action
“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” – 1 Corinthians 10: 13
King Jesus is so good! Because He has overcome every temptation you and I face, He knows the way out. He promised if you keep your eyes on Him, He will always point to an escape route. Take it!
Declaration: I have been set free. I’m a bad motor scooter and temptations have no hold on me. I have the prophetic eyes to see the way out.
The Power of Prophetic ActionA prophetic act, many times, is an action–a prophetic word acted out or demonstrated. “Well, okay, Pastor Troy, but does that happen very often in the Bible?” Oh, yeah man, it’s all the way through the Bible.
Ezekiel laid on his side for 390 days. How’d you like that job? That’s Ezekiel 4:5 and it’s about intercession. How about in 2 Kings 5. Namaan, King of Syria, had to cleanse himself in the dirty Jordan, enemy territory, seven times to be healed of leprosy when the waters right by his house were crystal clear. He was offended at first, but the brother got over it and was healed. How about John the Baptist?
Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. – Mark 1:6
Camel’s hair means bearing a burden. He’s eating locusts and honey, which means his word is life into some and death into others. These things are offensive to most of us, all these are prophetic acts.
Check out 2 Kings when a king comes to Elijah and says, “You gotta help me. Men are gonna kill me.” Elijah says, “All right dude, here is what you need to do. Open up the windows. Take a bow and arrow. Shoot it out the window. Boom, that represents the arrow of deliverance.”
Then the prophet says, “Now, I want you to take these arrows and throw them down on the ground to demonstrate exactly how you want the kingdom of heaven to show up for you.” The king was a man of dignity so his action was dignified, almost casual. He basically tapped the ground. Whaaat? The prophet of God said, “Dude, you should’ve stomped all over them. You should have broken those arrows into 10 million pieces. But, because you barely struck the ground, God will barely gonna deliver you three times.”
You see, when God tells you to do something, how you respond prophetically determines how heaven will respond. With the same measure that you use, it is measured back to you. The king didn’t understand heaven responds according to how one walks out the thing God tells them to do. Can you check your dignity at the door for the deity of King Jesus to work in miracles for you?
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October 12, 2022
It’s Getting Hot in Here
Pastor Jerry Sellers, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022
James 1:2-4 (NKJV)
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4 (TPT)
“My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking.”
Let’s put some modern day language to falling into trials and testings: difficult circumstances, situations, life experiences, problems, bad things, suffering, illness, an attack from the enemy.
Let me deposit a thought for you by asking a question…
Could it be the whole point of having to walk through trials, navigating spiritual mine fields, experiencing difficult situations, and for us to endure testing is for us to receive something?
And not to take anything away from you or from them to cost us something?
Testing is the proving ground–the practice ground for advancement. It is to advance you. It is to add something to you. What if it’s to add another layer to a deeper functioning Faith
I heard this said a couple of months ago:
YOUR FAITH IS AS ONLY STRONG AS THE LAST TEST YOU WENT THROUGH
Could it be there is an upgrade the Father is attaching to the trial? Maybe to add a Promise to your arsenal.
Maybe that’s why James is saying you and I should be joyful. Count it all Joy.
God allows in His wisdom what He could easily prevent by His power
When a trial comes, realize we will grow through the trial because God is wanting to bring you to a new place to give you a fresh (Kingdom) perspective and a new anointing.
We have to learn to think and see, or perceive, the situation the same as Jesus does.
That’s what it means to have the Mind of Christ. Paul told the Philippians to “let this Mind be in you which was also in Christ.” You can’t just snap your fingers and make it happen. You have to work on it.
The mind of Christ is the most profound, most dynamic, most amazing way of thinking. The mind of Christ literally opens us up to see what Heaven looks like.
Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth
Right thinking will always generate fresh faith. And Faith will expand itself until Hope is birthed.
Here’s the point
YOUR STARTING PLACE GUARANTEES YOUR OUTCOME
If you start from a bad place (bad perspective), your outcome will not be what you want it to be.
What is a Place?
Your own reasoning and your own conclusion.
Especially if you’re not hearing anything from Holy Spirit.
Bad counsel
Whatever counsel you receive, make sure the Holy Spirit bears witness and it aligns itself with the word of God!
A place where you have no hope.
A bad place is where you haven’t been walking with God and you have traded a Kingdom Mindset with a Religious or natural mindset.
If you can, start from a place God has assigned to that issue, circumstance, trial or testing you’re in. When you find that starting place, stand in it. Embrace it and confess it to the Father. Then your outcome from that place is what the Lord wants for you. It’s what the Lord wants you to gain from enduring and experiencing as you walk through that trial.
In every situation, there is a starting place where you can connect with the Father;
You Realize and have permission to stand on the promise…..He said He would never leave you or forsake you…Right
So, in your situation, there is a place you can start where you walk in partnership with the Father and the journey leads to an upgrade.
In the natural, we can get hung up; we can fall into ruts or get stuck in the ditch of a situation where we can’t see anything. We get so focused on the negative on the problem, the trial, on what’s wrong or what others may be doing to us–on the pain, hurt and discomfort–that it consumes us. Therefore, we can’t see anything else. We can’t even see there is a starting place.
We have to believe every situation carries an upgrade with it. Your starting place guarantees the outcome. Say that with me…..
Now I want you to receive this next statement
Sometimes the right battle to fight is only about where you and I STAND
Holy Spirit, His role, is to teach us the starting place in each situation. That is the reason we have been challenged to grow up in all things in Christ. We are learning our point of connection in this situation is with Him.
Jesus, in His 33 years on the earth, was never stumped by anything. He was never blind-sided by a circumstance. He knew His starting point of connection was with the Father. He said, “I only do what my Father does and I only say what my is Father saying.”
John 6:1-6
After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
So in every situation you face, your point of connection is this: the Father saying something here and the Father is doing something here; I need to find that starting place and the Holy Spirit is going to show me because my starting place guarantees me the outcome in the circumstance that I am in. And that makes me joyful.
So the situation I am in has an element of excitement. If we steward the situation the way Jesus is trying to teach us to, then circumstances should lead to a place of celebration. It’s a Yahoo moment.
The Bible says, “Of Him are you in Christ”
1 Corinthians 1:30 (NKJV)
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.
Thats our starting place. I am in Christ so everything that comes to this situation comes to Jesus in me.
Here is a thought….All of Heaven is attracted to Jesus who lives in you
Why do you think the Father put us into Christ in the first place and put Christ in us?
All of Heaven and all of the Kingdom is attracted to the Jesus in each of us. I wonder what is being attracted to Christ in you right now?
All we experience….. All we encounter….All we have to Endure…. All the circumstances….All the trials…..All the tests…say with me All, it has to pass through the Fathers hands.
Let’s not forget we are sealed unto the day of redemption.
So if I look back to the trials, testings, every circumstance in my past–My divorce, my board of Elders, the staff that turned against me, the loss of my loved ones, my children’s struggles–all that I encounter, all that surprises me, comes to the Jesus in me.
Can I say that if you’re watching and you haven’t developed a relationship with Jesus, you haven’t asked Him into your life, that’s a pretty good reason to do so.
We need to break the cycle of worry, anxiety, doubt, fear and unbelief because a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Everything comes to the Jesus in you. Everything comes to your new nature.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new .
It doesn’t matter what your struggles are, it’s pretty clear how the Father see’s you. He says you are a new creation. Old things are passed away (dead). All things have become new.
What does that mean?
It means there where 2 creations in Humanity:
Pre-crossPost-crossPre-Cross or Old Testament people could have the Holy Spirit come upon them and they would live and function in a visitation culture. In other words, He came upon people for a time or a season to perform certain task, then He left.
When you move into a Post-resurrection culture, how God interacted with people changed. We no longer have God coming upon people for a period of time then leaving. You now have God living inside them, resting in them. The New Testament is upgraded from a Visitation culture to an Habitation Culture.
The Holy Spirit lives in you. Say this with me….The Holy Spirit lives within me. I know you know that but how much of a reality is that to you? When it seems the whole world may be coming at you, do you really understand you have the one who overcame the World Living within you?
Jesus said “even the Kingdom shall be within you.” You carry the Kingdom everywhere you go. Do you really grasp that? What need or lack do you have, see, or are being confronted with? You have the resources and capability within you to respond to whatever it is.
God is not coming upon a person anymore. He is literally rising up within and taking up residence.
That’s what New Creation means. We have been given the opportunity to live during this Habitation Culture.
Do you understand what we are to be doing? We are to be maintaining the Habit. It’s called abiding in John 15. We are learning how to Stay, how to Dwell, how to Remain in who Jesus is for us.
We are learning whatever situation we may face or be in, God is already in that situation with us because we carry Him in the inner man of our Spirit.
We are learning that God is not touching us from the outside. He is actually rising up from within.
Here is some good news:
Our Old Nature is dead and we are learning how to be Alive to God in Christ. We are learning how to live in this New Nature. We are becoming aware of the potential and the possibilities because, with Him, all things are possible.
Consider yourself dead to Sin and alive to God. The enemy would like you to believe you’re still alive to sin and having issues in your standing with God.
He is a liar. He is a deceiver, a con and a thief.
How much time has he stolen from you? How much truth has he muddied up to where you have not been able to walk in your purpose? How much of your life have you spent in shame, regret and condemnation? How much time have you spent there even after your salvation and even after you have heard the truth? What truth right now is the enemy stealing form you?
What lies is he depositing in you or encouraging you to believe?
What are you having a hard time believing?
The Father says “consider yourself dead to all those things that would disqualify you and be alive to Him cause He is the great qualifier.”
So, this really brings light to focusing on who we really are. Our real identity in Jesus. That means we seek His perspective and abilities in every situation.
I want to know what Jesus is thinking, what He is saying, what He is praying because I want to be doing the same things.
I want to see this issue the same way Jesus sees it. And I am learning to wait until I can get that revelation.
We need to get skilled at knowing our starting point in whatever our situation is because we want our outcome guaranteed from that place. We don’t want our outcome to be “whatever happens.” We want to tap into the upgrade in the situation. We want to “count it all joy.”
Colossians 1:27 (NKJV)
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
What is the Hope of Glory? It’s the confident expectation of something glorious occurring in this situation.
We don’t want to live in Christ and still fall short of the Glory of God. Every one of your situations has the potential to carry some Glory in it.
Jesus is glorious. If He is in you, then you have the potential to be glorious also.
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Ridiculous Requests
“Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I have come because of your words.” – Daniel 10:12
Have you ever prayed for an answer to a situation, then found yourself still waiting on the Lord? Here’s what’s real: the Lord have already answered, but your answer is held up. I tell you, my friend, do not give up! Your breakthrough is coming!
Declaration: I will not give up on the Lord! My prayers have reached the ears of the Lord and His answers are on their way.
Ridiculous RequestsDo you ever ask God to do ridiculous things for you? I know I do. But, has God ever asked you to do something you thought was ridiculous for Him?
Friends, I want to encourage you when you hear God speak, move! Whether you have all the answers or not, whether you know the next move or not, whether it seems crazy ridiculous or not–just get to steppin’!
There may be times God just tells you, “Go there,” and you go there, and then say, “I don’t know what I’m really doing here, Lord.” Sometimes He may say, “I just needed you to go there.” Sometimes it is a matter of obedience – are you listening for the still quiet of His voice and are you responding out of obedience? Sometimes, you may feel ridiculous.
Regardless, you heard the Voice and took the step.
Other times, God Almighty say, “go there,” and once you get there, He will tell you exactly why you are there and what to do. It may be something ridiculous like, “Yeah, I need you to drive around the city and pour oil all over it.”
Pastor Gene Izaguirre, who is a crazy man, once got tired of driving around Matamoros pouring oil all over the place, so he got himself an airplane. He drilled a hole in the bottom, took about 2000 gallons of oil, and just sprayed it all over the city of Matamoros praying against the cartel. I don’t know about you, but that seems a little cray cray. I can tell you, God Almighty loves that kind of crazy.
Listen, obey, prosper – regardless of how ridiculous it may seem. Can you touch the Father’s heart by obeying even in the ridiculous? Once you do, it’s a game-changer!
“But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’” – Jeremiah 7:23
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October 11, 2022
RR – Ready for Jesus’ Return? Feast of Tabernacles Explained!
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022
Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
Tabernacle: Hebrew word miskan, or “dwelling place.”
Feast of Tabernacles is the only feast that the nations are invited to celebrate. Gather to remember the Lord’s provision in the Wilderness and look forward to their promised Messiah’s reign when all the nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.THE TABERNACLE IN REVELATION
Revelation 15:5 – After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.
Revelation 21:3 – And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.
FEASTS WILL BE OBSERVED DURING MILLENNIAL REIGN
Zechariah 14:16-19 – And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
THE TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS
Exodus 25:9 – According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.
Exodus 33:9-11 – And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.
All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and
So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:34-38 (The Cloud and the Glory) – Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys.
For the cloud of the Lord was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
FEAST OF TABERNACLES
Leviticus 23:33-34 – Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord.
Numbers 29:12 (Offerings at the Feast of Tabernacles) – ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days.
Leviticus 26:11 – I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
1 CHRONICLES 16 – THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID
1 Chronicles 16:1-2 (The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle)
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord
OPEN TO ALL 24/7APPOINTED LEVITES TO MINISTER THERE THROUGH PRAYER AND SONGMADE SACRIFICES THEREActs 15:16 – ‘After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up;
MOUNT OF TRANSFIGURATION & PETER’S TABERNACLE
Matthew 17:1-3, 5 – Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him….5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”
WHERE DID MOSES AND ELIJAH COME FROM?
Moses wants to see God’s glory—his face. Exodus 33:22, God places Moses in the cleft of the rock, covers him with his hand and passes by.In 1 Kings 19, Elijah is despondent, tired and overwhelmed. Hiding in a cave.God places Elijah in a cleft of a rock and passes by just like he did Moses.Matthew 17:1-5 – Mount of TransfigurationWhere were both men standing? Mt. Horeb but they were standing there 800 years apart!DID GOD OPEN UP A PORTAL IN SPACE AND TIME TO TRANSPORT ELIJAH AND MOSES ANOTHER 800 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE TO MEET WITH JESUS ON THE MOUNTAIN WE CALL “TRANS-FIGURATION?” Were they all standing in the same place, but at different times?MANKIND AS A TABERNACLE FOR THE LORD’S PRESENCE
Hebrews 9:11 – But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
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PROPHETIC ACTS
“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, begin your journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.” – Deuteronomy 10:11
Your journey with King Jesus is personal, but it is also public. Wherever you are, your kids, your family, friends, and co-workers are watching. You are paving a path for them. Give the Lord glory for every victory and proclaim His goodness!
Declaration: I have a “yes” in my spirit. I will take new ground for the Kingdom and make a clear path for those behind me.
Prophetic ActsAll through the Word, God Almighty commands people to do certain things and heaven responds according to how they carried them out. There’s nothing magic in these things. God just told them to do it and if they obeyed, heaven responded radically. These are called prophetic acts.
Let’s look at some crazy prophetic acts in the Bible. First, brother Isaiah walked around naked and he’s like, “Here’s the deal: Because our government will not serve the Lord and we chase after other gods, Babylon is gonna come in here and put chains on us and drag us off into slavery. Since slaves are not allowed to wear clothes, I’m just getting dressed for the occasion.”
In 1 Kings, we learn that a prophetic act was given to bring the rain. Check this out:
and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’” Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So, Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. – 1 Kings 18:43-45
Is there anything magic about walking from here to there exactly seven times? Is God a numerologist? No. It’s the power of a prophetic act, and the number seven prophetically represents something–alignment–natural alignment as a spiritual response.
There are times God will tell you to go to a place, and you go there, and you’re like, “I’m here. Now what?” He goes, “That’s all. Just need you to obey and go there.” It’s about listening. Do not dismiss these moments. They are acts of obedience. If He can trust you in the small and mundane, He can trust you with much. Are you willing to look a little crazy today to align with heaven for your assignment?
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October 10, 2022
FREEDOM TO WORSHIP
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and life that they may have it more abundantly.”– John 10:10
Are you living the abundant life King Jesus paid for? Don’t settle for less! What has been stolen from you? What has the enemy destroyed in your life? Ask Jesus to redeem and restore it. He will even bring you restitution!
Declaration:The Lord is restoring all the enemy stole, killed, and destroyed in my life. My relationships, dreams, hopes, past, finances, and my ministry are made alive in Jesus’ name.
Freedom to Worship“Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.” – Psalms 63:4
I come from a fundamentalist Baptist background. The school I graduated from was basically Amish. So, you can imagine how radical it was for me to come out of that and go, “Wow, I think I’m a Holy Ghost, Spirit-filled, dream-seeing, tongue-talking, drop-dead, sold-out Jesus freak.”
I don’t know if you ever experienced a radical transition and transformation where instead of getting with old friends to bust out whiskey and watch pornography, you get with new Christian friends to put on praise music and suddenly find your hands lifted in surrender. This is radical craziness your old friends will not understand.
Did anything magic happen as you raised your hands? Did you win wars, split a sea, or pronounce a plague? Of course not. Whether you realized it or not, you performed a prophetic act. You praised God Almighty and the heavens took notice and responded.
How is lifting your hands a prophetic act? We know Jesus has a holes in his hands, right? I believe He says to us, “I think of you every time I see the palms of my hands.” But did you know His name, the Hebrew word Yeshua, is literally on your hand in the creases and lines?
As a prophetic act, when you raise your hands in worship, you are lifting up the name of Jesus. I don’t know about you, but I want to keep King Jesus high and lifted up in my life. If prophetically lifting my hands in praise and worship alerts the heavens to this desire, I am all in!
If it seems ridiculous, then it seems ridiculous. In all fairness, you ask God to do ridiculous things for you all the time. You must get to the point where you care less about what other people think and care more about lifting God Almighty’s name high. Are you ready to surrender today?
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October 9, 2022
Declaring the Word
“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” – Romans 10:9
“If” is a game-changer word. Your “if” determines your journey and destination. When the Holy Spirit reveals the Lord Jesus to you, what is your response? Are you willing to humbly and courageously acknowledge Him and shout His name for all to hear? When you do, He promises to publicly acknowledge you.
Declaration: I will shout for all to hear that Jesus is Lord! I believe in my heart and do not doubt His goodness.
Declaring the WordJesus talked about the devil, our enemy, yet some Christians scream, “Oh, no. That’s too scary for us.” Okay, then. Run off, drink wine and watch Netflix for the rest of your life but get out of our way and let the people of God walk in victory.
The Bible talks about wandering spirits and sometime a spirit will just show up in your house. It doesn’t mean you don’t have faith or you’re not saved. It means the devil is trying to get in. You have to run that devil out. Say, “No, no, no! And if you wake me up, dude, you’re gonna pay for it.” In those moments, I will pray for every person I know. I start to declare the goodness of God. I let the devil know he’s going to wish he never showed up at my house, amen.
“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.” – Luke 10:19
You have dominion and power through Jesus Christ. If your faith will not allow you to do that, that’s fine with me. Still, I want to encourage you that when you do, it becomes a prophetic act that alerts the enemy that you know who you are in Christ and what authority you have. He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Prophetically, when you open your mouth and declare the Word of God, you stomp the enemy in his teeth, keeping him below your feet just as God Almighty prophesied.
You are not here to let the enemy have his way with you. You have a voice, and those in the body of Christ must begin to use it. You need to prophetically declare His word over any and all situations. You are a victor in Christ but you have to war with your words to claim that victory. When it comes to the devil’s voice in your life today, shut Him up with your voice proclaiming the word of God.
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October 7, 2022
LET YOUR WORSHIP OUT
And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you.” – Joshua 10:8
King Jesus is your Deliverer! He is Victorious! Through Him, you can receive victory in every part of your life. What “man” are you fearing? Refuse to fear and remember your Deliverer has already won.
Declaration: I’m confident in the Lord, My Deliverer. I will not fear!
Let Your Worship OutI am never one to tell someone how to worship, but sometimes I look out and see men and women fight the urge to lift their hands, drop to their knees, dance, shout, or whatever it may be – and I just want to tell you, “Man, that’s the enemy stopping you from expressing your worship to God Almighty.”
Worship comes from the inside. It connects us to the heart of the Father. As we worship, our heart falls into a natural rhythm with Him. I think that is just a beautiful picture of salvation, redemption, and love.
The enemy is a jealous fool. Scripture tells us he used to be the lead worship angel. Ezekiel 28 tells us he had pipes instead of lungs. Since the fall, he cannot tolerate worship. It renders him powerless and he flees. Do you see why he comes in to rob you of your outward expression of worship?
As you grow, there will come a time when you no longer resist the urge to outwardly express your worship. You may even begin to do crazy things that can represent prophetic acts like lift your hands, shout, dance, and clap – or another radical way your spirit-man comes up with.
On that day, you will let the enemy know that the yoke is destroyed and you will now freely express your worship however you choose. Why wait? Let today be that day.
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;” – Psalm 95: 1-6
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