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February 4, 2019
ARE YOU JUST DOING CHURCH?
I Am not only the light of the world, I Am the light of your life. Delight in Me. I will show you great and mighty things – parts of Me and My Kingdom – that you do not know.
DOING CHURCH?
When you look at how Jesus judges the churches in the book of Revelation, He bases it off three things. What do you love? What do you hate and what is it that moves you?
The Church has failed in teaching the body of Christ what we should hate. The opposite of love is not hate, the opposite of love is selfishness. Check out the Loveless Church.
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. – Revelation 2:1-6
He’s saying they know how to do church really well. They’ve lived out Christianity well. However, they left their first love. First love has to do with when you first get saved. It’s the game-changer in your life – you are now aware of God’s Presence and you don’t consider anything without considering the Presence of the Lord in your life.
Now, a candlestick represents the presence of God and how He is made manifest. Being made manifest is how He shows up. So, the seven stars are the seven churches and the seven candlesticks are how Jesus shows up in those churches.
Jesus is saying, “Because you don’t want Me around anymore, you think you can just do church without Me. You can do church without Me, and I’ll just remove My candlestick.”
That is a very bad thing and many Christians don’t even know they no longer have a candlestick! We no longer spend time in His presence because we’ve traded knowledge of Him for relationship with Him.
Have you lost your first love? Have you traded relationship for knowledge and are no longer under His light? Repent. He will bring His candlestick back if you find your first love.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES FIRST THINGS
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February 3, 2019
YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED!
Man is destined for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. Do not let doubt or disappointment keep you from Me. I do My best work in the midst of a mess.
YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED
Cities in the Bible represent different things. Bethlehem is the place where Jesus is born and it represents incredible disappointment.
I travel to the Pacific Northwest fairly often. There’s a place on the Pacific Ocean in Oregon called Cape Disappointment. It’s the place where Lewis and Clark finally found the ocean.
Cause for celebration? Hardly! They thought there was going to be somebody there and there wasn’t so they named it Cape Disappointment. Just like that, Bethlehem is a place that represents when God says something is going to be awesome, then you dive down into a pit thinking, “I thought it was going to be better than this.”
Mary, mother of Jesus, likely asked that question. I can imagine her thinking, “I thought good things were going to happen. I thought You said I was blessed. This doesn’t seem like I’m blessed to me. My baby is born in abject poverty. My husband has been shamed and dishonored. I have been thrown out with the animals and You said I was the most highly favored woman on the planet earth. How does that work?”
Nobody escapes that. Every single one of us goes through terrible things when we thought things were going to be better. Nobody knows that better than Jesus Himself.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33
Jesus is always born in these kinds of situations. God loves to bless a horrible mess. What needs to be born in your life? Don’t get discouraged when all hell breaks loose. That’s the sign that Jesus is fixing to show up, and believe me, you won’t be disappointed!
FROM MY SERMON SERIES INDESCRIBABLE GIFT
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February 2, 2019
SHOUT TO THE LORD
I created you. I already know what you’re going through. Come to me with your dirty face, dirty hands, and all your mess. I will gently guide you back onto My path for your life. Don’t be embarrassed to cry out.
SHOUT TO THE LORD
Some might tell you there is a certain way to communicate with the Creator of the Universe. Hogwash! He will hear you and answer you when you toss aside ‘religion’ and step into ‘relationship’ with Him. All throughout the Bible, righteous people in a desperate situation gave a shout!
“The righteous cry and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. – Psalms 34:17
The psalmist wrote
“When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.” – Psalms 56:9
Elijah cried out and God revived a dead child. Jehoshaphat cried out and God delivered him from death. Hezekiah cried out and God gave him victory. Jesus’ disciples cried out in a storm and Jesus calmed the sea.
Just like at Jericho, that’s the place of shouting, God will cause walls to fall down and enemies to be exposed. A shout out to the Lord gets a shout back to you. How do I know?
Blind Bartimaeus called out to the Lord in a radical way. Jesus stopped and called back out to him. A shout out to heaven gets a shout back to you.
Now, you may have quiet, serious prayers, then there are desperate times when all you can do is shout. You may be praising Him and you may be crying out in desperation. Talk to Him as you would your best friend. I call Him Daddy, Papa, Holy Father – it depends on my situation.
If you have a personal relationship with Him, don’t let the Pharisees of today tell you how and when you can talk to Him. Be real and shout to the Lord.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN, REVIVAL
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February 1, 2019
WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK?
While you have doubt about yourself and your purpose, I do not. I know how I have wired you. Look to Me as your true north. I will point you in the direction of your assignment. Ask and it shall be given.
SHOTGUN OR RIFLE?
I know who I am to God. I know I’m a son who has the power of Jesus living in me, so I’m going to use it. I’m also a freedom fanatic. That’s a big part of my DNA.
Because of my love for freedom, which comes from My Father God, I set girls free from sexual slavery. I help and feed poor people and give homes to orphans. As a pastor, my purpose is to free people from the bondage of sin, self, and Satan.
I would say I’m in alignment for my assignment. Alignment is the difference between a shotgun and a rifle, a spotlight and a laser. Once you understand your identity, you can hone in on your purpose, or how you’re supposed to walk that identity out.
When you start getting real about the responsibility of your alignment, it brings acceleration, effectiveness and pinpoint accuracy for the targets God Almighty has designed for you to hit. How do you do that?
You get intentional. You act. You also have to weed out the things that are not part of your assignment. “But Pastor Troy, I love that person or that part of my life. Don’t make me give that up because it’s not going to keep me from my assignment.”
Maybe not, but it’s not going to help you find it any faster either. You can stay up until four o’clock in the morning and tweet to defend yourself from all the people who hate your guts or you can say, “That’s not part of my assignment and it’s not in alignment for my assignment.” Amen.
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. – 1 Corinthians 13:11
Put away the childish things that keep you from alignment for your assignment. Grow up and get yourself mature enough to know what’s holding you back. Root those things out now. Don’t wait. Folks are going to hell in that proverbial hand basket while you’re distracted with indecision and childish pursuits.
Discover your identity. Get into alignment. Be a rifle, not a shotgun and see how the Lord uses you today.
FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – ALIGNMENT
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January 31, 2019
DO YOU HAVE A NEW SONG?
I Am with you even unto the end of your rope. When I said I would never leave you nor forsake you, I meant it. Never. When it’s dark, hard or painful, look for Me. I Am there singing over you. Hear My song of love and join the chorus.
A NEW SONG
When we start walking with the Lord in new things, there are all kinds of promises that God gives us. Promises like a new name, a new covenant, a new heart, a new spirit, a new tongue, a new commandment – even a new heaven and earth.
Today, I would like to focus on what it means to have a new song.
As a professional musician who has written more songs than I can count, I love music. I love all kinds of music and I actually play different kinds of music for different settings throughout my day.
There are sometimes when I’m just feeling blues-y and I know how to play the blues. You just worship God in E-minor. I also know how to sing to Him and praise Him in a G for when I am feeling grateful and in the key of A when I’m specifically looking for alignment.
What does it mean to have a new song? Well, it’s different for each of us, but this is what it looks like for me. I go after something in life and it doesn’t go the way I planned. Sometimes I win, but other times, I crash and burn. Either way, I find a new reason to see the goodness of God in my life by the way He responds to my victory or to my defeat.
In other words, I am more aware of His presence than I am aware of how I’ve been ripped off or defeated. I find myself more transformed and renewed than beat up and hurting. That comes from walking in the newness of life. That comes from finding His goodness in all situations – especially the negative ones.
Can you find the Lord in a new way despite adversity and flat out defeat? Can you find Him in victory? Look for His goodness no matter where you are and you’ll be singing a new song!
But let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You. – Psalms 5:11
FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – NEWNESS
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January 30, 2019
HOW DO YOU WALK IN GOD’S BLESSINGS?
I rested on the seventh day not because I was tired, but because I was done. I have sent you a love letter of sorts explaining everything. The day of salvation is today. Come to Me and through Christ, I will give you rest as well.
DILIGENTLY OBEY
Let’s talk about generational curses and blessings. They are real and powerful. So how can we throw a wrench into the curse and how we make sure we pass down the blessing? Scripture says it all. Hang with it and you’ll be blessed, I promise…
Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. – Deuteronomy 28:1-10
Does any of this seem vaguely familiar? All of these blessings are hanging on the “key” words “diligently obey.” If you want blessings and not curses, this is the big “ah-ha!”
Our great country used to be feared and respected by our allies and foes alike. In the last generation, not so much. We have not diligently obeyed the Lord and His commands, so America is no longer called by His name.
America in general, and the American Church in specific must rise up in these last days to again become a Christian nation. If we want to walk in the blessings of God so many can be saved, we need to come around to the truth. There is no time to waste. The time is now!
FROM MY SERMON SERIES BEGAT
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January 29, 2019
WHO ARE YOU WITH?
Just as I have created you be an individual, I have given you individual purposes and dreams to fulfill. You are not like anyone else. You are you. Don’t be yoked with someone not headed in your direction.
WHO ARE YOU WITH?
Co-laboring with God doesn’t just happen. It’s a process you need to be dedicated to as each new layer is added. Sometimes, that new layer is a who and not a what.
In the Church, we all have the same goal to see the lost found and the dead raised to life, amen. How each of us goes about that is personal and part of our individual Kingdom assignment. There are people we can partner with, and others who may want the same results, but don’t respect the process we’re working through.
Think of it like a field. One of the laws in the Old Testament is you do not muzzle an ox with a donkey. In other words, be careful who you work with and who you do life with. Be equally yoked.
Now, we’re talking about church folk here. Hear me say this: I do not believe that being unequally yoked is just limited to Christians hooked up with non-Christians. No. It’s within the Body of Christ. Within your walk, you can be yoked up or laboring with somebody who doesn’t have any value for what you’re responsible for. They will not only slow you down, but pull you off track and it messes up the harvest.
The Bible tells us of two men who trusted each other and were brothers in the faith. Barnabas, who once spoke up for Paul, had a spat with him and the word says this:
“Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus. Now, they both went on to spread the Gospel, just not together.” – Acts 15:39
It’s OK to unmuzzle from people not going in your direction. In fact, God applauds us when we can get into alignment for our assignment and not be bogged down by those not running the same direction as us.
Who are you co-laboring with? Are they advancing your relationship with Jesus and moving your dream for the Kingdom in the right direction? If the answer is no, spread the Gospel, just not together!
FROM MY SERMON SERIES BEGAT
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January 28, 2019
NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER
Focusing on your problems makes them seem bigger. Wallowing in defeat results in becoming stuck in the mud of self-pity. Look to Me. Walk with Me. I want to make you a new creation today and every day.
NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER
As human beings, we are incredibly aware of how much we are losing. When I say losing, I mean “not winning.” I’m not calling you a loser because we all get handed defeats in life. It’s how we get up after we’ve been knocked down that matters.
God Almighty had this in mind when He created you to have a need for newness. You have to change your awareness about the negative or you’ll never get to the positive, amen. Your awareness in the flesh is all about what you deserve, what your rights are, and what you need/want.
But the awareness of your Spirit is different.
Your Spirit awareness is the presence of God. It’s who He is to you and who you are to Him. That’s a good question to ask yourself in every situation, “Who does the Father want to be to me in this?”
“But, Pastor Troy, you don’t know how bad I’ve screwed up. God couldn’t advance me or use me.” Hogwash! I don’t need to know how bad you’ve screwed up. Instead, what you need to know is who the Father wants to be to you in the midst of your giant mess!
“Fear not, little children, it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” – Luke 12:32
It doesn’t wear Him out to see you fall or fail again. I’m going to give you a great heads up that religion has never told you: King Jesus does not hate your humanity. He hates your slavery – slavery to sin, self, death, Satan, and even to the voices that call you, “Loser!”
You and I need to be more aware of His presence than we are aware of how we’ve been ripped off, how many times we’ve been defeated or what we’ve lost. We need to be more transformed and renewed than beat up and hurting. That comes from walking in newness of life.
Ask your Father for newness. He wants to give you fresh eyes and a different perspective. His mercies are new every morning. New in the Kingdom is always better!
FROM MY SERMON SERIES PRAY FOR RAIN – NEWNESS
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January 27, 2019
RECOGNIZE THE ENEMY
You do not wrestle with flesh and blood but powers and principalities of the spirit world. Don’t fear. I’ve put everything within you to fight and win this battle. Let My Spirit fill you and put on the armor I have provided. Victory is yours!
RECOGNIZE THE ENEMY?
I find it funny that everyone thinks the devil and Jesus are in some kind of head-to-head competition – the devil is not in competition with Jesus. The devil is our enemy – yours and mine.
“But Pastor Troy, the Bible says he was jealous of God and that’s why he was cast out of heaven.” Is that really what the Bible says? Check this out.
How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God ; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. ” – Isaiah 14:12-14
The devil is a created being, a cosmic punk, and he’s a knuckle head. He may have been the most beautiful angel in the heavens, but he was still an angel. When God created mankind, He literally breathed His life and His Spirit into us. We, not angels, are made in His image, therefore we are the stars of God and we are the assembly the devil wants to dethrone.
When he said, “I will make myself like the Most High,” he was admitting his jealousy of us because we are like the Most High God! That’s why it says in Revelation 12 that Satan is the “accuser of the brethren.” He’s in front of the throne of God all day and night making his case for why we are inferior to him.
Let me tell you this: the devil is not superior to us. He is not so big and powerful. You are I are the ones who are big and powerful and he’s tricked us into thinking we’re subject to him. Remember, he is the father of lies. His biggest lie is for us to believe his real enemy is the Lord Jesus. Nope. It’s us.
We have the power of God, We have the Holy Spirit, the blood of Jesus covering us, and we have the promise. It’s time to take on our enemy and bring the goodness of God to a dying world. It’s time to recognize the enemy and fight!
FROM MY SERMON SERIES SERVOLUTION
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January 26, 2019
WANNA SEE GOD’S MAJESTY?
I know who you are and I know the power I have put into you. I breathed My life into you so you and I can have a special connection with you. Use that power to do My will and bring many into My Kingdom.
YOUR MAJESTY
While we know God is love and light, that He is the same yesterday, today and forever and there is no shadow of turning in Him, we tend to miss the majesty that makes all that possible.
When we get the idea of the majestic side of God, we start coming into alignment. Alignment creates breakthrough. Alignment makes you an overcomer. Alignment brings you into abundance.
So, what is alignment? Alignment is being subject to the Majesty of Christ. It’s the power of constant subjection to Christ. I’m not an owner of anything. I’m a steward of everything, knowing I’m going to have to give my entire life back to Him someday.
When you begin to do that, you begin to get into perfect alignment. I like to call that alignment for assignment.
Alignment is your identity. Assignment is your purpose in life. It’s what every one of us is looking for whether we know it or not. It’s the answer to that age-old question, “Why am I here?”
My friends, you can only get into alignment if you understand the majestic side of God. It’s the side that rules and reigns. It’s the side of Him that is so awesome, you just have to lay down your life and say, “Not my will but yours King Jesus.”
Looking for your assignment? Get into alignment with the King of Kings. Give Him dominion of your heart and mind. When you do, your destiny will come into focus!
“I can do nothing on My own initiative As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” – John 5:30
FROM MY SERMON SERIES FIRST THINGS
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