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LIVING THE LIE

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I know the plans I have for you, but they don’t come to pass just because I have spoken them into you. I will never force them on you. Partner with Me to bring heaven to your earth this day.  

LIVING THE LIE?

Years ago, I needed a breakthrough word from the Lord. I decided to buy a ticket to a T.D. Jakes conference on identity, purpose and destiny. I set off for the Potter’s House, his infamous church of drop-dead, sold-out Jesus freaks in Dallas.

The man of God walked out on the stage, the crowd got silent and my pen became poised over my journal. With no fanfare, he said these words that have forever changed my life, “It is one thing for God to reveal to you His plan. It is another thing for you to conform your life to the image of His plan.”

What?!? You mean I have some responsibility and input into my purpose and destiny? Shut up! That one revelation has freed me to “move about the cabin” as they say. 

Need an example? Well, it’s one thing for King Jesus to give Judas the money bag. It’s another thing for Judas to start living like he’s not a thief anymore. Judas got as much Kingdom as he wanted, which was zero because he insisted on living the lie – something other than God’s plan.

It’s up to you to determine how much of the Kingdom you get into your life. God has already said, “Yes.” Your job is to say, “Amen” or “let it be established” to the permission He gives you. 

Can you give up your hurts, habits and hangups to go after the thing God has for you? Can you overcome the doubts, fears and friends who are not willing to let you move off their couch? Don’t live the lie, partner with the plan.

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. – Proverbs 19:21  

FROM MY SERMON SERIES EPIC

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Episode 1-Dreaming

In this podcast, Pastor Troy talks about dreaming. He explains how to dream when you don’t seem to be dreaming, and how God can speak to you through your dreams. He also shares a dream he once had and how it came true.

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ONLY WAY LEADS TO LIFE

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I came to unify, but I also came to be a stumbling block for the wicked and to cause division between a man and his father and a daughter and her mother. Choose you this day whom you will serve – the Truth or a lie. I Am the Truth.

ONLY ONE WAY LEADS TO LIFE

To many people, the truth is offensive. “But Pastor Troy, if Jesus was perfect and what He said was 100 percent truth, why did He offend so many people in the Bible and why do His words still offend people today?”

Simple: the problem was on the receiving end, not the giving end. Jesus is not the problem. You and I are the problem because our hearts reject truth when it’s not convenient or doesn’t benefit us. Look at the Pharisees who were offended that Jesus and the disciples weren’t following their man-made law of washing their hands before supper.

Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” – Matthew 15:12

The disciples seem distressed, but they’re about to get their minds blown when Jesus replies:

“Every plant that My Heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into the pit.” – Matthew 15:13

BOOM! No remorse. No apologies. Let me tell you, calling the religious leaders “blind” and instructing people to “leave them” could have turned into an area of offense – a stumbling block for those listening because Jesus is supposed to be all nicey nice, right?

Wrong. Jesus isn’t about tickling ears and telling you what you want to hear. His Word is truth and truth divides right from wrong. Only one way leads to life.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES FIRST THINGS

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STICKING WITH JESUS

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

Where My Spirit is, there is freedom. You are indwelled with My Holy Spirit, but have you let Him set you free? Talk to Him. Build a relationship with Him so He can fill you to overflowing and you will never be in bondage again. 

WHAT IT MEANS TO “STICK WITH JESUS”

Have you ever stopped to think that the first message Jesus preached was on freedom?

 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release to oppressed…” – Luke 4:18

He didn’t go to prison to preach that. He went to church. He went to the synagogue. What?!? I’m telling you, there is more bondage in religion than any other chain man can put on you. 

 “…because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.” – Galatians 2:4

That’s the agenda of religious folk – to make us slaves. The chains of a religious spirit tell you to conform, follow their rules, and keep in step with them as they put Jesus in a box and place heaven far, far away from the very people who need to know Jesus and get into His Kingdom. So, how do you keep from falling under the yoke of a religious spirit?

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” – Galatians 5:1

Brother Paul is saying you need to stand in a way that you are held fast, “Stand fast” as though your feet are nailed down to the floor of liberty. He’s saying to not let go of your liberty because you’re going to be tempted – often – to give it away. Let me tell you why you’ll be tempted to give it away: for free stuff – for the promise of something else. 

You see it all around you today. People will give up what’s true for something dramatic. Do not give your freedom to the mob. Let your spirit, mind and heart get lined up with what God says – not with what a denomination or the Kardashians say. That’s what it means to stick with Jesus.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – NEWNESS

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WHERE IS THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

The way to My throne room is through the servant’s entrance. Do I not love the poor, the widow and the orphan? Do you? Demonstrate My love and I will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

ACTS NOT WORKS 

I say serving is power because serving is demonstrating Jesus. For a very long time, the American church was the center of society because it selflessly served people. Who do you think built all the hospitals, orphanages, libraries and great universities? Christians did that. We served society on every level. 

I think one of the main reasons the Church has been so impotent in this country is because there’s been so little serving. The government stepped in and said, “We’ll take that responsibility,” and the Church rolled over and let it happen. 

My friends, the American Church should have raised holy hell and said, “Jesus is the foundation of this land and the church ain’t giving up nothing!” But we didn’t and the government is now feeding, housing, educating, counseling, and caring for the people the Church has a mandate to reach for Jesus. 

You want to see where the power of the Holy Spirit is? In serving. Show me a body that is serving and I’ll show you some Holy Spirit power. 

The power of God is seen through serving and my friend, that’s a huge Kingdom principle. Don’t have enough power in your life? You need to serve people in a much more radical way. 

This isn’t works. This is about acts. There is a difference between acts of faith and works toward trying to get saved. I’m not working to be saved, I’m already saved. Jesus did the work. I’m just acting upon the fact that I am saved. Acts of service give us power beyond our own salvation to bring others into salvation. 

So, get up and serve! Act on the salvation you’ve been given and pass it on to someone who needs it. It will save them and bless you. 

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. – Hebrews 6:10

FROM MY SERMON SERIES SERVOLUTION

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THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I left heaven to introduce Myself to you. Will you leave your comfort and your fear to introduce Me to others? It is your calling. Go and make disciples.

THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

You know I’m an outreach fanatic because we have to extend a hand outside of our comfort zone to bring Jesus to the lost and hurting. “But Pastor Troy, I invite people to church.”

My friend, I’m glad for that, but have you noticed Jesus preached at the synagogue a lot? As a matter of fact, it was the perfect place to reach the Jews because they were religious. 

And he taught in their synagogue, being glorified by all. – Luke 4:15

Just like that, brother Paul went to Mars Hill in Acts 17. That was a place in Athens dedicated to the god Mars where there was a statue to an “unknown God.” What does that mean? 

Well, the Greeks and the Romans were very religious. They worshipped hundreds of gods. Afraid they would be punished for forgetting one of these false deities, they covered their backsides by building a statue to the “unknown god.” 

Little did they know, that unknown God was the only real God they worshipped. 

Paul went to that place and introduced them to a very real God they had not known before. Aren’t you glad he didn’t demand all those heathens and idolaters come to church to hear about Jesus? He went into their ungodly culture and used something in their ungodly culture to point to Jesus. 

I like how Paul does things. We need to go where the people are worshipping the gods of alcohol, drugs, porn, entertainment, anger, and self. We need to reach out to the hungry, homeless and hopeless and tell them about a God they’ve never known. He will meet them just as they are.

So reach out. Go where the people are and extend a helping hand in Jesus’ name. The Church has left the building. 

FROM MY SERMON SERIES TIMELINES

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LIVE AS FREE MEN

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

It is for freedom’s sake that you have been set free from the eternal prison of sin and death. I cannot stand to see you enslaved because My very nature is Love. There is no love without free will, so stand in your liberty.

LIVE AS FREE MEN

When we say we give away food at the OpenDoor Food Bank with no strings attached, guess what? That’s exactly what we do. We don’t tell people, “You need to believe in Jesus so say this prayer…” We don’t say, “You need to attend our Bible study or come to our church.” No, sir! We freely give.

I learned this from King Jesus Who freely gives to me. This is heaven’s agenda and heaven’s agenda is always about setting people free. Why is freedom such a big deal to an all-powerful God?  Because people can’t run to Jesus if they’re not set free.

They can’t walk in victory and be an overcomer if they’re not set free. Confidence to run to God, and keep running to Him over and over again, comes from freedom. 

“In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” – Ephesians 3:12 

He wants you free so you can really and truly approach His throne. So you can walk with Him and be real with Him. 

“I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” – Psalm 119:45

You can’t walk with God unless you’re set free. Freedom is how we’re supposed to live.

 “Live as free men…” – 1 Peter 2:16

The Good Lord gave us free will for a reason. It is a prerequisite to love. Without it, there is only control and God’s not about control. He gave you the ability to choose to love Him or not. He is confident you will make the right decision and extend that invitation to others in search of freedom.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – NEWNESS

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SERVE WITH SELFLESS LOVE

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

Love what I love and hate what I hate. That is what it means to fear Me. I Am good. I hate poverty, slavery, sickness and death. I hate injustice and oppression. Align yourself with My heart and My ways and I will make your path straight.

SERVE WITH SELFLESS LOVE

Serving and selflessness are where the power of the love of God is – emphasis on the word “love.”

Through everything I have experienced while following Jesus, I have found the power of the Holy Spirit is demonstrated through serving because serving is demonstrating Jesus. 

When Jesus put on the clothes of a slave and washed the feet of His disciples, He was serving. However, He was also demonstrating the Father’s heart and power was demonstrated through that selfless act. 

Exactly like that, the power of the love of God is also demonstrated through selflessness. We know that God is love – literally love! Although there aren’t enough human words to do that justice, brother Paul penned it the best he could:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

So, the opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is selfishness. That’s why it’s the power of the love of God that is unleashed when we serve. We can serve all day long and if we don’t demonstrate the love of God, we’re like a clanging gong or a crashing cymbal –  we’ve made a lot of hoopla yet we’ve accomplished nothing for the Kingdom (vs.1-3).

Rise above the noise and serve with selfless love. Demonstrate the love of the father. Do it today. Don’t wait.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES SERVOLUTION

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GROW INTO GOD

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I have opened a door for you that no man can shut. Come up here! You are invited into better, more, and deeper. Do not fear change. Fear staying the same. 

GROW INTO GOD

If you still think the same way about God that you did twenty years ago, you have wasted the past twenty years. “But Pastor Troy, God loves me just like I am.”

He sure does, but He also loves you way too much to leave you that way. It’s like parents treating their grown children like babies. You don’t tie your 23-year-old son’s shoes, do you? No. 

It’s actually a curse to be an adult and act like a child. It’s also a curse to be an adult and be treated like a child. God loves you, but He made you to grow and progress.

You should have a developmental part of your life where you’re finding out God does tons of stuff that you didn’t know He did. It’s called upgrade and you qualify for upgrade through personal relationship and revelation of Jesus.

With each new level of relationship, you should be experiencing Him in tons of different ways that it wasn’t safe for you to experience Him in before. It’s that deep calling unto deep thing. The deeper you get into your knowledge and connection with Him, the further in over your head He’ll call you.

Have you had any new revelations about God – how He works in your life or something you’ve seen in the experience of someone around you? If not, stop playing it safe. Put away childish things and grow into God. 

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” – Hebrews 13:6

FROM MY SERMON SERIES TIMELINES

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RELATIONSHIP LIKE NO OTHER

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

I Am available to you. Are you available to Me? I want to tell you the plans I have for you. I want to fight your battles. Will you let Me in? I Am knocking.

RELATIONSHIP LIKE NO OTHER

Why is it important to become friends with Jesus? Because He shares His plans with friends. 

From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. – John 15:15

If that were the only perk of being the friend of God, I’d say, “Sign me up!” But there’s more. He also fights battles for His friends. When Moses’ brother and sister didn’t like his new wife, God rebuked them and said, “Don’t you know he’s My friend?” 

Being the friend of God is pretty cool and I’m telling you, you want to be God’s friend. However, the upgrade from friend is to become a son or daughter – to be called family. 

As many as are led by the Spirit, these He has given power to become the sons of God. – Romans 8:14

Adam was the son of God, but Seth was the son of Adam – he wasn’t the son of God. Depending on whether or not you’re saved, there are sons of Adam and sons of God walking around in this world.

If you start moving in the relationship of family, you become a co-heir, or joint heir, with Jesus. In other words, Jesus is willing to share everything He has with you because He’s a Son and you’re a son.

Are you a friend or are you a son? Be both. Pursue the Lord and enjoy a relationship like no other.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – INTIMACY

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