Where Is This Storm Coming From?

by Pastor Roy Esposito

“GOD DOESN’T USE OUR SUFFERINGS TO TEACH US LESSONS!”

Acts 17:28

“God is always WITH us and suffers with us when we suffer” – PR

Gerald May – “Union with God is never acquired nor received; it is realized by revelation.”

Colossians 4:6_(Passion) – Drenched by grace – tempered by truth and clarity.

Darkness:

1. Oscura – things that are hidden.
2. Tinieblas – things that are blind.

“It is that very blindness – the slavery to our idols and attachments – that God’s hiddenness is working to heal.” – Gerald May

Hebrews 12:11-12 _(Passion) – “Trained” — _(NKJV)

Hosea 2:14 – “Trouble to Hope” – “Servants to Betrothed”

Psalm 84: 5-7_(Passion)

Two Storms – Two Purposes

1. Mark 4:35-41_(NKJV)          2. Jonah 1:4-6_(NKJV)

Please hear and believe:

God will not allow a storm to arise in your life without first providing you with the tools to calm it.

“The spiritual tools to calm the storm are already in the boat!” – PR

Ephesians 6 – “Shield of Faith” – Quenches the fiery darts –

Quench – to cool suddenly by the immersion in water as in the tempering process of steel or glass giving added strength through the process.

PRESS to Re-Set

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Luke 16:16_(NKJV)
John 1:17 – Moses -> Law – Jesus Christ -> Grace and Truth
John 1:17_(NLT) – “Grace and truth” -> God’s unfailing love and faithfulness
Luke 16:16_(Passion)
John 1:29 – the Lamb who takes away sin!

How to “Press In”

1. Pray with passion, belief, and anticipation
2. Willingness to face the truth
3. Willingness to confront evil head on
4. Expect to participate in the miraculous

“Pressing In” – is embarking on the journey of faith;
a story written by God where YOU are the main protagonist who clings to the “Superior Truth” – God’s unfailing love and faithfulness

Mark 9:24 – “Lord, I BELIEVE, HELP ME IN MY UNBELIEF.”

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit – The divine empowerment to provide a demonstration of the reality of God to a world yet in darkness.

“Evil is not some outside, irresistible cosmic force that overcomes us and compels us to wrongdoing.” – PR

“Nothing has the power to make me do wrong EXCEPT that to which I have GIVEN power by permitting to remain in me.” – PR

“THE DEVIL DIDN’T MAKE YOU DO IT!!”

Romans 3:20
John 3:21_(Passion)
John 11:12_(Passion)

The Power and Purpose of Pentecost

by Pastor Roy Esposito

John 1:14
Revelation 19:13  — “His name is called The Word of God“
Word — Logos  —   a transmission of thought and explanation; a declaration that reveals God Himself.
Psalm 119:89 (Passion)
Matthew 24:35
John 20:19-23 (Passion)
Genesis 2;7
Matthew 16:19

Mark 5:25-34 “Made Well” — Sozo —

1. Physically  —  Healed
2. Spiritually — Saved

James 5:16  — Effective Prayer — Power to bind the Strongman

PR version — ” The power to bind the Strongman who causes a person to “miss the mark” (sin) is available to all those in the Body of Christ who will intentionally and passionately release the Divinely infused Word of God (Logos) towards that end.”

Matthew 16:15-18
Matthew 12:40, Ephesians 4:7-10, 1 Peter 3:18-20a  — Jesus descended to proclaim the victory of the Cross!