Biblical insights made by Marissa Genon member of CDO First Assembly of God Church at Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
Various lessons and preaching material shared to various churches and to interested public.
Instructions Spend 7 minutes in praises to the Lord. Confess any known sin to the Lord, one by one and ask for forgiveness one by one. Enter into this period with determined spiritual aggression. (Please Note: If you want to see quick and dramatic results, add fasting to your prayers – unless you are medically unable to fast… and pray at the MIDNIGHT HOUR) Scripture Ingredients
Phil 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
1. Everyday, let the pillar of fire of the Living God go before me and light up my pathways in Jesus’ name. 2. Holy Spirit, cleanse my heart with your fire and the blood of the Lamb in Jesus’ name.
3. Holy Spirit, inflame my heart with the love of Christ in Jesus’ name.
4. O Lord, let the fruit of the Spirit begin to manifest in my life in a powerful new way in the name of Jesus.
5. Let every stronghold of idolatry in my heart be thrown down and be destroyed by the thunder fire of God in Jesus’ name.
6. O Lord, give unto me your word of wisdom through the Spirit in Jesus’ name.
7 O Lord, give unto me the gift of prophecy through the Spirit in Jesus’ name.
8 O Lord, give unto me the gift of discernment through the Spirit in Jesus’ name.
9 Lord help me to use your gifts to glorify your name and to edify the body of Christ in Jesus’ name. 10 O Spirit of life that raised up Jesus from the dead, breathe life into my:
- prayer altar - dream life - marriage - calling - every organ in my body
11 Every satanic covering preventing me from seeing in the spirit, be consumed by the fire of God in Jesus’ name.
12 Every strongman throwing a spiritual blanket over my eyes in the spirit, be consumed by the fire of the Lord in Jesus’ name.
13 Spirit of the Living God, open my eyes to see in the spirit in Jesus’ name.
14 O Lord, open my ears to hear your voice clearly in Jesus’ name.
15. O Lord, release your anointing of excellence upon my life in the name of Jesus.
16. It is written: The Lord shall make me the head and not the tail; I shall be above only and not beneath in the name of Jesus.
17. You spirit of the tail, loose your hold upon my life in the name of Jesus.
18. I refuse to sink in the sea of life in Jesus’ name.
19. I paralyze every agent of shame and reproach in the name of Jesus.
20. Any voice calling me to the tail position be silenced by the blood of Jesus.
21. Every power occupying my seat of greatness, be unseated by fire in the name of Jesus.
22. As I stamp my feet on the ground so shall my territory be enlarged in Jesus’ name.
23. I paralyze every satanic competition for --- (mention the position here) by fire in the name of Jesus.
24. Let my season of glory appear in the name of Jesus.
25. Every Goliath and Pharaoh bragging and boasting against my God, be bound and be cast into the lake of fire in the name of Jesus.
26. Every satanic expectation against my destiny, be disappointed in the name of Jesus.
27. Let eh hornets of the Lord be released against my full time enemies in the name of Jesus.
28. I recover all that the enemy has stolen from me in the dream in Jesus’ name.
29. Every satanic chain binding my hands from prospering, catch fire and burn to ashes in Jesus’ name.
30. Every satanic chain on my neck pulling me backwards, catch fire and burn to ashes in Jesus’ name.
31. Every satanic chain on my waist dragging me down, catch fire and burn to ashes in Jesus’ name.
32. Every satanic chain on my feet hindering me from moving forward, break and burn to ashes in Jesus’ name.
33. I jump out of every circle of defeat and failure by the power in the blood of Jesus.
34. Every seed of failure in my life, be consumed by the fire of God in Jesus’ name.
35. Every tree of non-achievement planted in my family line, be uprooted by fire in Jesus’ name.
36. Satanic anchor on my hands and feet, be roasted in Jesus’ name.
37. I move from where I am now to where God wants me to be by the power in the blood of Jesus.
38. I break and loose myself from every curse of non-achievement in Jesus’ name.
39. Every satanic initiation in the dream, be cancelled, be nullified by the blood of Jesus.
40. I shall sing of the goodness and the mercy of the Lord forever in Jesus’ name.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
In the last days wickedness increases. Paul warned Timothy about the coming last days. Last days started after the resurrection of Jesus. In our times this is the last days. Many prophecies of Jesus Christ already fulfilled and it manifested in our time. peoplele are selfish,they don't care the needs of others. People work hard to earn more sacrificing their family because of money.Relationships are shaken. Some will do illegal activities just to earn money.
During my prayer time, i ask God what happen to our world now,our country, and our community and family. God talk to me in a still small voice. He leads me to 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and after I'm reading it it alarms me. Indeed God really talk to us through his Word. God is sovereign as His Word.
Children are disobedient to their parents. Rebellious spirits and not submissive to their commands. If these children will not obey their parents how can they obey and submit to God whom they don't see......Children are not the only to blame but also the parents of not having enuogh time.
Let's meditate the Word of God and ask God His instructions to us, what do we need to do to give change in our life,our family and our community and country as well.
Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
1. Life is more valuable than our needs. 2. We are the center of God's attention than the animals. 3. worry is not good to our health. Having no peace in mind makes unstable in our decision. 4. Worry diminishes our faith to God. 5. Our heavenly Father knows our need.
Philippians4:6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
"God's work done in God's way will never lack in God's supply."
Bible readings Matthew 6:25-34 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his lifea]">[a]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
God loves you and wants you to know Him so He can fill you with peace and give you real life -- forever.
The Bible says::
Because of our Lord Jesus Christ, we live at peace with God (Romans 5:1)
God loved the people of this world so much that He gave His only son, so that everyone who has faith in Him will have eternal life and never die (John 3:16).
Jesus said:
"I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest" (John 10:10).
Since God planned for us to have peace and real life right now, why are so many people hurting or angry inside?
2. Our Problem...Separation From God
God created us in His own image so we can know Him personally and have a joy-filled life. He did not make us as robots to automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and a freedom of choice. Since the beginning of time, we have chosen to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. This results in separation from God and ends in misery.
The Bible says:
All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's holiness (Romans 3:23).
The result of unforgiven sin is death. But God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).
The Bible says that disobeying God results in being separated from Him.
Our attempts can never unite us with God. Through the ages, people have tried many ways to bridge this gap and reach God -- without success.
The Bible says:
Adam sinned, and that sin brought death into the world. Now everyone has sinned, and so everyone must die (Romans 5:12).
You may think you are on the right road and still end up dead (Proverbs 14:12).
There is only one way to reach God.
3. God's Remedy...The Cross
Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem. He is the only One who can bring us back to God. He died on the Cross and rose from the grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap between God and people.
The Bible says:
There is only one God, and Christ Jesus is the only one who can bring us to God (1 Timothy 2:5).
Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God (1 Peter 3:18).
But God showed how much He loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful (Romans 5:8).
God has provided the only way -- we must make the choice.
4. Our Response...Give Ourselves to Christ
We must trust Jesus Christ to forgive our sins and determine to obey Him for the rest of our lives. That way we can know God and find peace again.
The Bible says:
So you will be saved, if you honestly say, Jesus is Lord, and if you believe with all your heart that God raised Him from death. God will accept you and save you, if you truly believe this (Romans 10:9-10).
Is there any good reason why you cannot turn your life over to Jesus Christ right now?
How to give your life to Christ:
1. Admit you are a sinner and need forgiveness.
2. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the Cross and rose from the grave.
3. Through prayer, confess that Jesus Christ is the only way to God and commit to live for Him for the rest of your life.
Hebrews 9:27 NIV-Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, KJV-And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: NAB- Just as it is appointed that human beings die once, and after this the judgment,
Each man can have an appointement to anybody here while he is still alive.Before that appointment it requires preparation, It could be a business appointment, appointment to your jod,client,friend or love ones. The only appoinement a man could not prepare is his appointment to death. He dont know the time ,the place and the way he died. Many of the Filipinos died everyday especially this time due to the flood ondoy. But the question is are they ready to face the judgement of God. When aperson dies he will face judgemnt. There are only two place where a person can go its either heaven and hell. Of all appointments this is the most dangerous because it has no time date and place! Think of it. The best thing for you to do is to give your life to Jesus because He is our judge.
Whoever abides in Him does not sin, Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. 1john 4:16
The bible makes two things clear about sin. First, living a lifestyle of sin indicates that you are not walking in the power of the Holy Spirit, regardless of what you say about your spiritual condition. You cannot regularly spend time studying and meditating on God's Word and walking in fellowship with the Holy Spirit , and persist in sin.
Second, if you do not hate sin the way God's does then you do not truly know Him. There are those who continue in their sin yet insist that they love and belong to Him. John makes it clear: if you have a lifestyle of sin you have not seen Him and do not know Him. You nay have prayed a sinners prayer, or made a commitment in your church, or been baptized, but the evidence of the Holy Spirit presence in your life is that you are defeating sin. This does not mean that you will never sin, but it does mean that you refuse to make sin a lifestyle and you immediately seek forgiveness when you sin (1John1:10). It means that you are oppose to sin ,as God is, and you allow the Holy Spirit to eradicate every trace of sin in your life. It means that when you sin you immediately confess it and repent of it and do whatever is necessary to avoid repeating your sin. If you find yourself falling into a sinful habits or not grieving over your sin as you once did, this indicates that you are not abiding in Christ. Return to Him in repentance; restore your fellowship with Him; and you will once again experience victory over your sin.
Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby Experiencing God Daily Devotionals
Believing God's Love And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in Him. I JOHN 4:1
Believe and be prayed for healing in all your sickness!
ITS FREE! Be there and witness the salvation and miracles happen....
Watch and know the details of his story. Don't be the last to know while you still have time to know God and know the destiny of the wicked. God is love but He is also just.
It takes pure heart to see God. Mat.5:8. You can attend church services, read your Bible, and pray, but if sin fills your heart, you will not see God. you will know when you have encountered God because your life will no longer be the same.
Isaiah was concerned with the death of King Uzziah, the able king of Judah, but was disoriented to his heavenly King. Then something happened that forever exchanged Isaiah's life. God, in all His awesome majesty, appeared to him in the temple, surrounded by heavenly creatures. Instantly, God's presence made Isaiah aware of his sinfulness. One of the seraphim came to him with a burning coal and cleanse Isaiah. Immediately, Isaiah began to hear things he had never heard before. Now, he has aware of conversation in heaven concerning who might worthy to be God's messenger to the people. This prompted Isaiah's eager response. "Here am I! send me." Now that God had cleanse Isaiah, he was aware of heavenly concerns and prepared to offer himself in God's service. Whereas Isaiah had been preoccupied with earthly matters, now his only concern was the activity of God. If you have become estranged from God and his activity, you need to experience His cleansing. Sanctification prepares you to see and hear God. It enables you to serve him. Only God can purify your heart. Allow Him to remove any impurities that hinder your relationship with him, and then your service to him will have meaning as you offer Him your consecrated life.
Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby Experiencing God Daily Devotionals
Biblical perspective in opposition to gambling. The church believes gambling is an artificial and contrived risk taken for selfish gain at another’s expense. It is done without a fair return for "creative effort, useful skills, or responsible investment." A careful study of the Scriptures indicates that gambling is a form of evil that the Christian seeking to live by scriptural principles should avoid.
Scripture (Isaiah 65:11) recounts that during the Babylonian captivity of Israel some Israelites succumbed to the influence of their captors and worshiped heathen gods of "chance" or "luck." In their idolatry they denied the providence of God, trusting in luck rather than the living, sovereign Lord of the universe. Verses 12-16 shows God does not accept such activity.
Scripture further condemns the practice of gambling by showing it to be inconsistent with its teaching on work, stewardship, and love of one’s neighbor. Gambling avoids honest labor in an effort to "get something for nothing" or to "get rich quick." Thus, it violates the scriptural principle that teaches man must work for his sustenance. (See Proverbs 12:11; 28:19,20; 2 Thessalonians 3:10.) The Christian should recognize all that one possesses belongs to God (Psalms 24:1). In the Parable of Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) Jesus teaches that a person’s resources are given as a trust to be used wisely. No candid appraisal of gambling can endorse it as such. Finally, Jesus taught that love is what earmarks the Christian as His disciple (John 13:35). No Christian who seeks to love his neighbor as himself (Matthew 22:39) can justify profiting from greed and addiction that motivates so much of gambling.
Hell - The abode of condemned souls and devils in some religions; the place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death, presided over by Satan. A state of separation from God; exclusion from God's presence. The abode of the dead, identified with the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades; the underworld.
Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
Luke 12:5 "But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!
Hebrews 10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God
Hell is full of controversy either its true or not. Some may use it as a joke. There are many testimonies who shared their experiences that describes the reality of hell. Jesus spoke many times of hell in the Bible. Like a student the teacher will not give an exam without telling the coverage of the exam and the lessons to be studied. On the other hand God will not punish the people without telling the future's event. God is love but He is also just. The punishment of the wicked is eternal destruction.
If we faithfully give to God a tithe, that is, a tenth of all our income, will that mean that we will automatically receive a blessing every time? What is the meaning of the promise in Malachi 3:10? And is the “storehouse” to which we bring the tithe solely the local church? God had no other recourse than to show the people one example of their failure of turning back to him: their failure to tithe and make offerings to him. This is not to imply that this was the only area where the nation had failed, but it would serve well enough for those who were unconvinced that they had turned their backs on God. They were robbing God of the tenth that belonged to him. The tithe was generally considered to be a tenth of what a person earned, for that is what the priest of Salem (Jerusalem), Melchizedek (Gen 14:20), received from Abraham even before the law of Moses gave similar instructions (Lev 27:30). From this tithe, a tenth of it went to the priests, while others who benefited were widows, orphans and resident aliens (Deut 14:28–29). The offerings, however, were those portions of the animal sacrifices designated for the priests (Ex 29:27–28; Lev 9:22; Num 5:9) or those gifts that were voluntarily given for a special purpose (Ex 25:2–7). Kaiser, Walter C., et. al., Hard Sayings of the Bible, (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press) 1997.
If bearing children was declared a blessing from God in Genesis 1:28, why did God totally reverse this blessing as a result of the Fall? Indeed, the “pains,” a word which reappears in verse 17 in the curse on man as well, are said to have increased. But no pain had been mentioned previously; only a blessing. There is no doubt that this term refers to physical pain. Its root lies in a verb that means “to injure, cause pain or grief.” Whether the pain would lie in the agony of childbirth or in the related grief that accompanies raising that child cannot be finally determined; the text would seem to allow for both ideas. Katherine C. Bushnell, in God’s Word to Woman, suggests that verse 16 be translated differently since the Hebrew text could support such a reading. She noted that some ancient versions attached the meaning of “lying in wait,” “an ambush” or “a snare” to the word generally read as “multiply.” This idea of a snare or a lying in wait, however, may have been moved back to Genesis 3:15 from its more normal position in Genesis 3:16. Bushnell would render the opening words of verse 16 this way: “Unto the woman he said, ‘A snare has increased your sorrow and sighing.’” This translation is not all that different in meaning from the more traditional “I will greatly multiply … ” The difference between the two readings is found wholly in the interlinear Hebrew vowel signs which came as late as the eighth century of the Christian era. The difference is this (using capital letters to show the original Hebrew consonantal text and lowercase to show the late addition of the vowel letters): HaRBah AaRBeh, “I will greatly multiply,” and HiRBah AoReB, “has caused to multiply (or made great) a lying-in-wait.” The participial form ARB appears some fourteen times in Joshua and is translated as “ambush” or “a lying in wait.” If this reading is correct (and some ancient versions read such a word just a few words back in verse 15, probably by misplacement), then that “lier-in-wait” would undoubtedly be that subtle serpent, the devil. He it was who would increase the sorrow of raising children. This is the only way we can explain why the idea of “a snare” or “lying-in-wait” still clings to this context. But another matter demands our attention in verse 16, the word for conception. This translation is difficult because the Hebrew word HRN is not the correct way to spell conception. It is spelled correctly as HRJWN in Ruth 4:13 and Hosea 9:11. But this spelling in Genesis 3:16 is two letters short, and its vowels are also unusual. The form is regarded by lexical authorities such as Brown, Driver and Briggs as a contraction or even an error. The early Greek translation (made in the third or second century before Christ) read instead HGN, meaning “sighing.” The resultant meaning for this clause would be “A snare has increased your sorrow and sighing.” What difference does such a rendering make? The point is simply that this curse cannot be read to mean that the right to determine when a woman will become a mother is placed totally outside her will or that this function has been placed entirely and necessarily in the hands and will of her husband. Furthermore, it must be remembered that this statement, no matter how we shall finally interpret it, is from a curse passage. In no case should it be made normative. And if the Evil One and not God is the source of the sorrow and sighing, then it is all the more necessary for us to refuse to place any degree of normativity to such statements and describe either the ordeal of giving birth to a child, or the challenge of raising that child, as an evil originating in God. God is never the source of evil; he would rather bless women. Instead, it is Satan who has set this trap. The next clause strengthens the one we have been discussing by adding “in sorrow [or pain] you will bring forth children.” Once again note that bearing children in itself was a blessing described in the so-called orders of creation of Genesis 1:28. The grief lies not so much in the conception or in the act of childbirth itself, but in the whole process of bringing children into the world and raising them up to be whole persons before God.
Why did not Adam and Eve drop dead the same day that they disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden fruit? Adam lived to be 930 years old according to Genesis 5:5. Was Satan’s word in Genesis 3:4—“You will not surely die”—a more accurate assessment of the real state of affairs than what God had said in Genesis 2:17—“When you eat of it you will surely die”? Is Satan more scrupulously honest than God himself? This hard saying calls for an examination of at least three different concepts embraced within the quotation from Genesis 2:17—(1) the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; (2) the meaning of the phrase “when [more literally, in the day] you eat of it”; and (3) the meaning of the phrase “you will surely die.”
First the tree. There are no grounds whatsoever for believing that the tree was a magical symbol or that it contained a secret enzyme which would automatically induce a wide body of knowledge that embraced the whole gamut of good and evil. Instead it is safer to assume that the tree functioned much as the New Testament ordinance or sacrament of the Lord’s Supper or Eucharist does. The tree was a symbol embodied in an actual tree, just as the bread and wine of the Eucharist are symbols embodied in real bread and wine. In a similar way the tree of life was also a real tree, yet it symbolized the fact that life was a special gift given to individuals from God. That is also why participants are warned not to partake of the elements of the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner, for when the elements are eaten and drunk in a flippant manner and when a person has not truly confessed Christ as Savior, the unworthy partaking of these rather ordinary elements (ordinary at least from all outward appearances) will cause illness and, in some cases, death (1 Cor 11:30).
In the same way, the tree was a symbol to test the first human couple’s actions. Would they obey God or would they assert their own wills in opposition to God’s clear command? To argue that the tree had magical power to confer knowledge of good and evil would be to miss the divine point: the tree was a test of the couple’s intention to obey God. That men and women can attain the knowledge of good and evil is not in itself either undesirable or blameworthy; knowledge per se was not what was being forbidden here. The tree only represents the possibility that creatures made in God’s image could refuse to obey him. The tree served as the concrete expression of that rebellion.
It is just as naive to insist that the phrase “in the day” means that on that very day death would occur. A little knowledge of the Hebrew idiom will relieve the tension here as well. For example, in 1 Kings 2:37 King Solomon warned a seditious Shimei, “The day you leave [Jerusalem] and cross the Kidron Valley [which is immediately outside the city walls on the east side of the city], you can be sure you will die.” Neither the 1 Kings nor the Genesis text implies immediacy of action on that very same day; instead they point to the certainty of the predicted consequence that would be set in motion by the act initiated on that day. Alternate wordings include at the time when, at that time, now when and the day [when] (see Gen 5:1; Ex 6:28; 10:28; 32:34).
The final concern is over the definition of death. Scripture refers to three different types of death. Often only the context helps distinguish which is intended. There are physical death, spiritual death (the kind that forces guilty persons to hide from the presence of God, as this couple did when it was time for fellowship in the Garden, Gen 3:8) and the “second death” (to which Rev 20:14 refers, when a person is finally, totally and eternally separated from God without hope of reversal, after a lifetime of rejecting God). In this case, spiritual death was the immediate outcome of disobedience demonstrated by a deliberate snatching of real fruit from a real tree in a real garden. Death ensued immediately: They became “dead in … transgressions and sins” (Eph 2:1). But such separation and isolation from God eventually resulted in physical death as well. This, however, was more a byproduct than a direct result of their sin. Spiritual death was the real killer!
Kaiser, Walter C., et. al., Hard Sayings of the Bible, (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press) 1997.
The Rapture is a concept in Christianity relating to the return of Jesus. The primary passage describing the rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, in which Paul cites "the word of the Lord" about the return of Jesus to gather his saints. Although all Christian denominations believe in Christ's return, there are two primary views regarding its nature:
Dispensationalist Premillennialists (such as many Evangelicals, especially in the United States) hold the return of Christ to be in two stages. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is seen to be a preliminary event to the return described in Matthew 24:29-31. Although both describe a return of Jesus in the clouds with angelic activity, trumpets, heavenly signs, and a gathering of the saints, these are seen to be two separate events, the first unseen, and the second public. The majority of dispensationalists hold that the first event immediately precedes the period of Tribulation. (See chart for additional Dispensationalist timing views)
Amillennialists (such as Roman Catholics, and others), Postmillennialists (such as some Presbyterians, and others), and Historic Premillennialists (such as Calvinistic Baptists, and others) hold that the return of Christ will be a single, public event. All passages regarding the return of Christ, such as Matthew 24:29-31, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, Revelation 1:7, etc, describe the return of Jesus in the clouds amidst trumpets, angelic activity, heavenly signs, a resurrection, and a gathering of saints. Although some (such as some Amillennialists) take this event to be figurative, rather than literal, these three groups maintain that passages regarding the return of Christ describe a single event, and that the "word of the Lord" cited by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is the Olivet Discourse which Matthew separately describes in Matthew 24:29-31. Although the doctrinal relationship of the rapture and the Second Coming are the same in these three groups, Historic Premillennialists are more likely to use the term "rapture" to clarify their position in distinction from Dispensationalists.
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2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. The kingdom of God is forcefully advancing. The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is reaching to all nations. Many people are getting saved everyday; and many are coming to the church. All of this are made possible because of the obedience of the believers who obeyed the commands of Jesus Christ in Mat 28:18-20 that says "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." The people of God plays a very important role in fulfillment of the "Great commission." In order to be effective in participating God's work, each one need to achieve a spiritual revival. God set a condition to achieve a real revival.
What are God’s conditions? 1. Acknowledge who we are before God-Humility Humility -In theology, humility consists in lowliness of mind; a deep sense of one's own unworthiness in the sight of God
a.We need to be dependent on God Psalm62:7 My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Being dependent we are admitting our weakness and reaching out for His power. We are saying I can’t, but you can. In our weakness God will be made strong.
b. We need to take away the pride of life Pro.8:13;16:5 Pride is the opposite of humility. God is calling his people to “humble themselves”. The word “humble” means “to bend the knee; to bring down; to place self under another.” Pride will not allow the prideful person to bow their knee to the Lord!
How can you tell if you have a pride problem? Here are the evidences of pride in a life: 1. Pride refuses to listen, it always interrupts others. 2. Pride likes to talk about itself all the time. 3. Pride has an intense desire to be noticed. 4. Pride believes that it deserves everything it gets. 5. Pride is not thankful. 6. Pride does not accept correction. 7. Pride does not like to follow instructions. 8. Pride exalts itself in the presence of others; it brags. 9. Pride criticizes and tries to makes itself look better by putting others down. 10. Pride thinks of its own needs first.
2. Acknowledging our role as prayer warriors - Called to be at/on "MUST" a. We must fast and pray
Why do we need to fast? Many denominations today are operating without the power of the Holy Spirit. There is little physical healing, few deliverances from demons, and almost no signs and wonders following. In addition, most importantly there is no conviction of sin.
Our greatest spiritual weapon – I would say that combining prayer and fasting constitutes the strongest single weapon that has been committed to God’s believing people. In fact, the great revivals spoken in the scripture were preceded by fasting. Jonah 3:5. ”The Ninevites believed God. They declared fasting, and all of them from least to the greatest, put on sackcloth. Luke 5:35 says, "But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast." Joel 2:12 "Even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning
The time has come for God’s people to wake up and for church leaders to call for repentance with fasting and prayer. This is the shortlist of our nations where sins scream for a response. • abortion • Lowering of moral standards • Failure of parents and children to live amicably • Destruction of family –due to adultery, easy separation, misunderstanding, • Gambling • Free flow of pornographic materials, as seen in television, heard on radio • Our lack of love for one another, especially in those of different faiths. • Our failure to study the word of God and abide by its principles • Our lukewarmness toward God in every aspect of life. • Immorality increase • Corruption
Illustration: The first time I encountered the Lord Jesus Christ I saw signs and wonders and miracles. It's just happen after we know the truth of the gospel. We saw the spinal bones of the person who had a scoliosis were moving it last almost 30min in healing. Others leg was straightened up and grew to normal size.many who are barren bore a child. After knowing what they did before they minister to a seminar, they prayed and fast. By the time they pray the hair of our colleague, one of the facilitator straightened up because of the presence of God and the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. When they gather together to have fellowship all they have to do is pray and listen to the Lord. By this signs and wonders and healing follows when they minister to the people.
Fast and pray so that you will not fall into temptation What are willing to give? Can we sacrifice ourselves for the food of our stomach for the benefit of others?
b. We need to intercede for others Do I invest time to pray for other or just my own petition?
My own experience: I always eat the right time with food. I observed that my flesh controlling me. Less regard on the work of the Spirit because my flesh is strong. I can’t hear more on God. So I decide to fast. Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
3. Acknowledging God as our first priority – seek his face Deuteronomy 4:19; Psalm 105:4; Isaiah 55:6
a. We need to seek him first –making Him our first priority
The word “seek” means :to search out by any method; especially by worship and prayer. The word “face” refers to countenance; to turn toward his direction. God wanted us to make him as our primary focus and our first priority. The very first thing that we seek after we wake up everyday. Every first day of the week which is Sunday.
I ask our people whom we conduct our Bible study. Who are you here attend to church late? No one answered because they didn’t even go to church. Oh my goodness. The first test if we make God as our first priority if we go to church on time. But many are coming late. We have an appointment with God during this time and yet we will make him wait for us? Be prepared to meet thy God…
Illustration: Appointment with the president - make her wait for 15min…But friends we will meet God during our worship service. Let us not make him wait for us.When I decided to pray and seek God I found out that he is waiting for us to come to Him in humility and show himself to us.
Prayer: Lord forgive us and help us to be on time. When we come 2 min before it start we are late or on time. We need to come before it starts. So don’t be late when we go to church. We expect God to bless us yet we are late? We expect God to bless us yet we do not bless Him first. Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is with in bless the Lord!
Lord look at the people who wanted to have a real revival are coming to church late. We are meeting here the king of kings and the Lord of Lords The picture of Jesus in the revelation:
If you really want to know what your priorities are today then ask yourself three questions: 1. On what activity do you spend most of your time? 2. on what do you spend the bulk of your money? 3. On what do you focus your thoughts?
b. we need to align our life to his will and purpose. Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
4. Acknowledging our sinfulness - repentance
1John1:8-10 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
a. We need to forsake sin – turn from our wicked ways Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, Acts 17:30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
we say,” I am saved and some of the things I do don’t matter”. Sin keeps us out of the presence of the Lord. Isa.59:2.But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. Sin closes the Lord’s ear to our prayers. Psa.66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
b. We need to live a holy life
When we seek God and repent from our wicked ways we can develop an intimacy with God. The more we know His character the more we revere on Him. Fear of God will develop. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. It makes us afraid to keep on sinning. Lev.11:45 I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
2 Cor.7:1Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 2Cor7:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 1Peter1:15-16 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."A Heb.12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Holiness-The state of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; freedom from sin Applied to human beings, holiness is purity of heart or dispositions
God’s promise if we will do his conditions 1. Turn His ears to us God will hear us listen
2. God will forgive us - Forgive and forget the sins that we have done
3. God will heal us - ,realtionships, economy ,educational system, etc.
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