Count It As Joy

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Romans 10:17 “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.”
  • Hearing (Hebrew) – to hear the Word with a willingness and intent to obey it.
  • Ephesians 6:17 – The Word – a “two-edged sword”…
  • Established will of God – knowing the scriptures
  • Communicated Word of God — what is God saying to me personally
  • Obedience to BOTH aspects are essential to gain spiritual authority
  • Spiritual Authority is God’s planned destiny for the Church
  • Ephesians 3:9-10 – the hidden mystery of God to be revealed by the Church
  • “Manifold Wisdom” – many dimensions; variegated, many-colored

The picture is of God’s wisdom having many-sided applications, varieties, and shades that are colorfully expressed.

  • Church Authority – to DEMONSTRATE God’s wisdom in its many forms
  • SALVATION is FREE – but every other gift, ministry, or execution of power must be EARNED through testing against God’s will.
  • Hebrews 4:15(NKJ) – Jesus went through the same process and became our High Priest
  • Matthew 4:1 – Led by the Spirit into the desert
  • John 1:4, 1:14 – Jesus: The “Word” made flesh
  • He is the bridge between the TRANSCENDENT and the MATERIAL universe
  • His Temptation – whether the WORD had the depth of character to fulfill God’s purpose
  • Luke 4:14 – The outcome; “Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit.” – the AUTHORITY of the Spirit through which He could do the supernatural works of His ministry
  • Jesus’ response to the devil:
    “It is written…” – The Established will of God; and
    “It has been said…” – The Communicated will of God
  • When the Word is proven through testing, it is endorsed by heaven and is able to accomplish, bring to maturity, and finish what was decreed.
  • Proven dedication to the Word establishes Christ-like character without which NO AUTHORITY can be given.
  • We are to give our lives to God as a “living praise,” as Lucifer was first created to do.
  • Romans 12:1-2 – Living praise/sacrifices – have their NATURE transformed to Christ’s.

Christ’s authority and the Church’s purpose become ONE.

  • 1 John 4:17 – “As He is, so are we in this world.”
  • Ephesians 1:22-23, 1 Corinthians 15:27 – All things under Jesus’ feet
  • 1 Corinthians 12:27 – We are Christ’s BODY
  • Colossians 1:18 – Christ, The HEAD of the Church – the Body has FEET
  • Psalm 133 Oil (anointing) runs down from the head over the body – an extension of authority
  • 1 Chronicles 28:9 – David to Solomon: Serve God with a LOYAL HEART and a WILLING MIND
  • The spiritual conflict we experience exists to test the SUBSTANCE, CHARACTER, and INTENT of our hearts.
  • Loyalty to God and His TRUTH are weighed and developed through testing and are the assessor for the amount of authority and power released to us.
  • Willingness to respond to God, the proper intention of heart and mind, and PATIENCE are the required prerequisites
  • James 1:2-4(TPT & NKJ) – “Let patience have its PERFECT work, that you may be MATURE and complete, lacking nothing.”
  • Perfect (Greek – Teleios) – consummate soundness – Denotes Maturity.

Father’s Day – 21-Jun-2021

  • Luke 1;16-17 – Turn hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just.
  • Wisdom of the Just – a mindset and perspective that is yielded to  God’s Word and is easily persuaded by it to act in conformity to it.

Malachi 4:5-6 – A “Fathering Spirit” – an Apostolic anointing established through HEARTS that reflect God’s heart

  • Father Spirit – not based on GENDER
  • A HEART issue – never a SUBMISSION issue; a FUNCTION not a POSITION
  • Galatians 4:19(TPT)
  • 1 Corinthians 4:15-16(TPT) – Fathers INSTRUCT and CORRECT from love
  • Proverbs 4:1-2 – Fathers impart KNOWLEDGE and RESPONSIBILITY
  • Cannot be a father without first being a COMMITTED SON
  • Committed Son – possesses a COVENANT HEART
  • 2 Kings 2:1 – Elijah and Elisha
  • Vs. 10 – “If you SEE me…” – a father’s influence must be seen and acknowledged for his anointing to be passed on – Vs. 12 – “My Father, My Father!”
  • Vs. 14 – Elisha “crosses over”
  • Religionists have sought to master the Bible without allowing the Bible to MASTER THEM.
  • Anointing flows THROUGH us not TO us.
  • Spiritual provision does not FOLLOW you – it WAITS for you
  • True fathers do not just bless – they BUILD
  • We will never outgrow the oversight of our fathers.

Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Jesus please stand up?

If we do not turn to Him and surrender, He cannot help us.

His Word tells us that when we turn to the Lord, the “veil” is removed from our eyes – from our hearts (2 Cor. 3:16)

My initial thought was a raging, flowing river of life.

I heard the sound of many waters.

I felt His Presence flooding me with light, life, and healing.

I saw it and heard it.

  • Revelation 1:15
  • Revelation 22:1
  • Psalm 46:4
  • Ezekiel 47

Who is Jesus to you?  Who Is JESUS?

He is the Son of God and the Son of Man!

He is glorious!

He is Radiant!

The Holy Spirit whispered the word:

EFFULGENCE – the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light, shine, radiance, brightness

 Jesus is always “MORE THAN.”

            He’s God in human flesh—Emmanuel—God with us!

     His joy is real; it is contagious.

     His love is filling and satisfying.

     His grace is sufficient.

   Times of intensity and challenge and distress push us right into His

GLORY THROUGH THE CROSS.

From that time on, it is not you by yourself,

       BUT IT IS YOU PLUS+++ THE LORD.  More Than. 

All of us may be in an ash heap from time to time, but the Lord wants to bring us into ENLARGEMENT.

TO SEE AS HE SEES. To see His glory and to carry His glory.

 WEIGHTY GLORY OR FEATHERWEIGHT?

EMANANT – It means issuing or flowing forth; passing forth into an act, or making itself apparent by an effect as in an improvised, often spontaneous spectacle or performance, especially one involving audience participation.

EMANANT —-This is the perfect word to describe the manifestation of the brightness of glory that flows out from Jesus.

HE IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

The whole earth is filled with His glory.

Isaiah 6:3 …a great antiphonal chorus they sang,  “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is filled with His glory.

His holiness (1) HOLY in heaven, (2) HOLY in this world, and (3) HOLY in the ages to come. Today we can see the triune God being praised:

Holy [Father]  Holy [Son]    Holy [Holy Spirit]

So Who is Jesus?

Jesus Christ is “the image of the invisible God” (Col. 1:15).

He is “the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person” (Heb. 1:3).

He is the total Embodiment of God.

He was crucified so that He could emanate light, life, and healing from every wound He suffered.

All of the Living River, all His glory, flows into us and over us. JESUS. JESUS. JESUS.

We partake of His suffering UNTIL…  the glory of His resurrection is seen rising upon us.

He is Radiant; He is the pure and shining One

We shine as lights in the world dancing in the River of LIFE

Psalm 62:1-2

An Upward Adjustment – 6-June-2021

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • 1 Corinthians 1:26-29(TPT)
  • 1 Corinthians 1:28(NKJ) – God has chosen the things that are NOT to bring to nothing the things that ARE.
  • Proverbs 8:4-21 – Love – Seek – Obey God
  • Judges 6:8b-10 – Amorites – “Sayers” – Midian – “Strife and Contention.”
  • Isaiah 54:14 “You shall be FAR from oppression….”
  • Obeying – to accept God’s word as TRUTH and act “as if.”
  • “Whenever we fail to obey the voice of the Lord, we will begin to fear the power of the gods of this world and be oppressed and enslaved by them.” – PR
  • “Many Christians have chosen NOT to confront the hidden issues of their lives with the power, and authority of the love of Christ but have ADJUSTED their lives DOWNWARD to the level of their current oppression.” – PR
  • Gideon was hiding in fear in a winepress when God called him.
  • God looked past his circumstances and even his own self-image and spoke directly to the “new man” He was creating.
  • Our strength – We are SENT!
  • Whom the Lord SENDS He Empowers!
  • 2 Corinthians 12:7-10(TPT)

I Love Those Who Love Me – 30-May-2021

by Pastor Roy Esposito

I Love Those Who Love Me by Pastor Roy Esposito
  • Proverbs 8:17
  • There is a depth of God’s love that can only be reached through diligently seeking with patience, trust, and faithfulness
  • “Grace upon grace” – Progressive grace
  • Proverbs 8: 4-11
  • “Simple Ones” – NAÏVE – A “surface” depth of understanding
  • “Fools” – Psalm 14:1 – “There is no God.”
  • Prudence – Sagacity – sound judgment, acute mental discernment
  • Voice/Word of God – We hear His voice through the written Word and experience it as He communicates it through the circumstances of our lives.
  • Vs. 19 – “My FRUIT is better than gold.  My REVENUE better than choice silver.”
  • Fruit – of the Spirit  (Galatians 5:22-23) – Enhanced to yield greater abundance and dynamic effects.
  • Revenue Currency used for an exchange.
  • Revelation 3:18 – “Buy from me – that you may become rich…”
  • Proverbs 8:20-21 – Inherit SUBSTANCE – “Anointing”
  • Anoint – to consecrate and make sacred, dedicated to God for service
  • Anointing is bestowed because we love God but must be maintained and developed
  • Numbers 11:8 – Manna, said to taste like olive OIL(anointing), was bestowed on Israel but had to be gathered daily to remain viable.
  • Matthew 25:1-13 – Wise, were prepared and took oil with them.  The foolish did not
  • Vs. 7 – “Trimmed Lamps” – Trimmed (GRK) Kosmeo — “cosmetic”
  • Lamps – Inner being
  • 2 Corinthians 4:16 (TPT) – Inner being renewed day by day
  • Proverbs 8:21 – Inherit substance to see beyond what IS to what can be!
  • Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) “You will keep in perfect peace all who TRUST You, whose thoughts are fixed on You.”