Your Life Song
_{Encouragement from Pastor Marie}

The Blessing In Seeking,
The Joy In Discovery

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Proverbs 3:5 — Trust in the Lord  — lean NOT to your understanding

Matthew 6:33 – “SEEK first the kingdom–” – not just-  “ and all these things shall be added.”

Matthew 7:7  — “Seek and you shall find–”     KEEP on SEEKING –  KEEP on ASKING– KEEP on KNOCKING!!

Proverbs 25:2 – ”It is the glory of God to CONCEAL a matter, but the glory of kings is to SEARCH OUT a matter.”

Kings are illuminated and enlightened by what they discover  — PR

Revelation 1:6  — kings and priests  — not interlopers or trespassers

Matthew 13 — Jesus explains why He speaks in parables

Revelation carries with it RESPONSIBILITY!

Ephesians 1:3  — He has stored up EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING for us to uncover.

Matthew 13: 10 –– please read this in the Passion Version which makes Jesus’ purpose for speaking in parables very clear.

Some things to remember in times of pressure:

1. God is FOR us as well as WITH us — we are NEVER ALONE!
2. He really wants us to succeed.
3. Jesus paved the way already — He’s defeated EVERY FOE!
4. We have the Holy Spirit as a guarantee as well as a guide.
5. God cannot LIE!

2 Corinthians 1:20 – “It is Christ who speaks through us the AMEN of FAITH.” B. Simmons

“Don’t try to MAKE IT HAPPEN.  Just say “so be it” (Amen) to whatever Jesus says. 

Most times the answers won’t come quick or easy–but stay with it, BELIEVING”- PR

Proverbs 20:21 –” An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.”

1. Trust God and be led by the Holy Spirit
2. Submit to the PROCESS.
3. Embrace MYSTERY
4. Don’t give in to FEAR.

1 John 4:18 — ”There is no FEAR in LOVE.  Perfect Love casts out fear.”

5. Keep your eyes on Jesus — You CANNOT FAIL!
6. Keep moving AHEAD by Faith  and UP through DISCOVERY!

Encouragement

by Pastor Marie Esposito

True Faith and An Enlightened Heart

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Ephesians 1:18_(NIV) ”…that the eyes of your HEART would be enlightened in order to KNOW…”

— Our hearts will embrace what our heads can not.

— Our hearts will lead us to places in God that our heads could not even imagine.

— Courage and Valor can never be attributed to our intellect.
— Courage rises from our inner self and supersedes our reasoning.

— True faith has the same affect and influence over our minds.

— Faith doesn’t come because we understand; it comes from the Heart.

— We don’t believe because we understand —  We will understand because we believe.

— This current time — An opportunity to lift our lifestyle UP to the standard of God’s Word.

Psalm 119:105  — Love God’s Word and NOTHING will offend you.

— “Rest and peace will follow an unoffended heart.”  –PR

— We must embrace all of God’s instruction, AS IT IS WRITTEN, even before we understand why God has said it. And don’t think we can actually DO IT. — We must also learn to embrace NOT KNOWING  (mystery) as a BLESSING.

— It must be this way until we stand before Him at The Judgement  b/.c:
“God must violate our logic in order to pry us away from the deception that results from relying on our own reasoning.” — PR

— Proverbs 3:5  — Trust in God — NOT your reasoning!
— 1 Peter 5:7 — “Cast you cares on Him for He cares for you.”

— Having your hearts enlightened may not prevent you from becoming offended. it will give you the wisdom and ability to REPENT and move on and up with grace and peace!

Encouragement

by Pastor Marie Esposito

Moving Ahead In Faith

by Pastor Roy Esposito

 When fear and doubt roll in – remember:
You didn’t choose Him, He chose you to become like Him.

He chose you because He felt you could actually do it!

Remember also:  You are never alone in this undertaking  — HE is with you! He will help you.

John 14:26 – God’s gift: The Spirit of Holiness

Holiness – doing stuff God’s way.

Further instructions from this verse: DON”T YIELD TO FEAR, or be TROUBLED in your MIND.  Instead BE COURAGEOUS!

Courageous — to move ahead in faith because you TRUST HIS VOICE, even when you can’t see what lies ahead.

Luke 18:8 –  ”When I return will I find faith on the Earth?”

Faith – 1. Can’t be learned in the traditional way.
              2. Is gradually imparted to us through the Holy Spirit as we follow His prompts.
             3. Trains us through Divine encounters, supernatural experiences, and in revelation found in and because of the Holy Scripture.

Scripture that doesn’t lead to Divine encounter will only make us RELIGIOUS.

It teaches us to rely on external, Earthly standards created by man to try define God’s nature and ways.

H.S. revelation of scripture — teaches INTERNAL spiritual realities only knowable through the Spirit.

Revelation – given to transform the inner man to make possible a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Romans 8:7 (Passion)– “The unrenewed mind, focused on the flesh, fights God’s plan and refuses to submit to His direction — because it cannot!

1 Corinthians 2:5 – Faith established by God’s almighty power NOT man’s wisdom.

2 Timothy 3:5 – “…having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.”
        FORM BUT NO POWER!

2 Timothy 3:7 – “…always learning but never discovering the revelation of the knowledge of truth.”

“The better you get at hearing God’s voice the less fearful and more courageous you’ll become.” – PR

Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) – Our hearts enlightened so we can KNOW – have knowledge and understanding of – the HOPE and POWER of our salvation through Jesus Christ

Hebrews 11:1 – Faith gives us the ability to see what is yet unseen.

Trust God – Stay Strong – Keep moving ahead in faith – “See” the plan of God for you unfold through the continuous revelation the Spirit of Holiness will give.