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Come Clean – By Pastor Roy Esposito

Our Authentic Self — God’s plan for us from our creation

False Self — what we believe our self to be base on external experiences

Coming Clean — making an admission of our sins before God

Sin — consists of anything that keeps us from becoming our authentic self.

Jesus was able to become what the Father sent Him to Earth for because He was never attached to a petty False Self for His identity.

“Christ” isn’t Jesus’ last name.

Jesus became the Christ through the process of His life on Earth as He overcame each obstacle.

Jesus’ identity was transformed after the Resurrection.

When Jesus died, the Christ rose!

He is our model for salvation: “The Way”

Our assignment: is to recognize , acknowledge and let go of our small, needy and inadequate self to become a greater and authentic “new creation”

1 John 1:9(Passion) — “If we boast that we have no sin, we’re fooling ourselves and are strangers to the truth. But if we freely admit our sins when His light uncovers them,He will be faithful to forgive us every time. God is just to forgive us our sins because of Christ and He will continue to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Notes from Passion : Confession doesn’t gain us favor with God. This was won for us by Christ. Confession cleanses the conscience and removes every obstacle from communion with Christ. Rom 14:22-23 (Message Bible) “… you’ll know you’re out of line if the way you live isn’t consistent with what you believe.”

Romans 14:23 (NKJV) “…. whatever is not from faith is sin.”

Ego : the center of the “False Self” — exactly who I think I am.

Psalms 51: 1-3, 5-13, 16-17

Romans 6:23
Luke 1:38 — Matthew 16:39 –“Not my will but yours.”

Teresa of Avila — “When you find God in yourself you’ll find yourself in God.”

Isaiah 65: 24 — The gift is already given!

John 1;3

Acts 17:28-29 (Passion)

Ephesians 4:30 — The Holy Spirit is sealed within us for the day of redemption — we can not lose Him !!

Grieving the Holy Spirit:

1. Living inconsistent with what we believe causes other things to be elevated in us ultimately becoming idols and living according to their beckoning. This is sin which brings with it unrest and lack of inner peace.

2. Remaining ignorant to our birthrights as Sons and Daughters of God.

— Brennan Manning — “The Imposter”– allows us to wear many masks which constructs the “False Self”

— The False Self buys into outside experiences to furnish a personal source of meaning; money, power, glamour, etc

— The Imposter is an illusion with no substance of truth.

2 Corinthians 3:18 –” transformed from glory to glory with unveiled faces…”

An illusion can’t cultivate a transformational relationship with the TRUTH, without which, faith will dwindle and die. This is also sin and grieving to the Holy Spirit. — Hebrews 11:6

3. By neglecting His presence we don’t get to enjoy His Fruit — Galations 5:22 and Isaiah 11:2

A. Wisdom — to cherish what is heavenly

B. Understanding — to make sense of things

C. Counsel — Instruction for right living

D. Fortitude — Supernatural courage and strength

E. Knowledge — warnings and guidance

F. Godliness — ability to follow Christ

G. Fear of the Lord — awareness of the Divine Presence; the key to transformation

SIN: is a veil that impedes transformation and must be rent by acknowledging it in surrender to the “Light”

(GRK) –to miss the mark —

(HEB) — to carve out or cut down

Our Lives — a process of “gaining light”

Psalms 138:1-2 and Psalms 139:23-24 (Passion) — PRAY TOGETHER

“I thank You Lord, and with all the passion of my heart I worship You in the presence of the angels. Heaven’s mighty ones will hear my voice as I sing my loving praise to You. I bow down before Your Divine Presence and bring You my deepest worship as I experience Your tender love and living truth. “God I invite Your searching gaze into my heart. Examine me through and through; find out everything that may be hidden within me. Put me to the test and sift through my anxious cares. See if there is any path of pain I’m walking on, and lead me back to Your glorious, everlasting ways — the path that brings me back to You.”

“God washes all the shores of the Earth twice a day. How much more will He not wash those who ask! —- Amy Carmichael

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Rest – Comes Behind The Veil – By Pastor Marie Esposito

REST

The distinguishing quality or characteristic of the Favor of the Lord is His Presence. SOAK IN HIS PRESENCE AND BE A CARRIER OF HIS DIVINITY.

Jerimiah 6:16

His Presence is teh greatest weapon we can engage with when we are in spiritual warfare. His brilliant Presence is the very atmosphere that assures us of His favor and blessing and REST.

Psalms 46:10

WORSHIP, THANKSGIVING, REJOICING IN PRAISE- RECALIBRATES OUR HEARTS TO HIS MAJESTY G.COOKE

Exodus 30:34-36

Stacte-myrhh- His Word

Onycha- shell-humility, brokenness

Galbanum- flower- God is good

Frankincense- tree resin- the righteousness of Christ

Exodus 31,32

Exodus 33:

Psalms 23:1,2,3a

Psalms 62:1

Psalms 62:11,12

Ephesians 6

STAND STAND STAND

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To Whom Is the God You Pray?

Psalm 91:1-2
El Elyon  — Most High El Elohim — The Ultimate Source

El Shaddai — The Almighty, all Sufficient One

Jehovah Jireh — Provider

Jehovah Rophe –  Healer

Jehovah Shalom — Our Peace

Jesus was called after being baptized by John:

  • (Aramaic) —  Mahyana  — “The Light Giver”
  • Ihidaya ––  The Single, Unified One;  The “Master of Consciousness”

When you say, Lord  —   What do you mean? Who are you seeking and what do you want?

“We don’t see things as they are. We see them as WE are.”

1 John 3:2(Passion)

Heart — the deep recesses of self: emotions and feelings, meditations/focus, passions, inhibitions and visions.

Dianoia — knowing through logic, doctrine and dogma

Epinoia  — Knowing through intuition and inner revelation

Hebrews 11:6 (Passion)  — faith pleases God

Psalm 46:1-4,10 (NKJV)

Trans-rational — God plants a desire deep in our hearts at our creation for us to discover. When we do and agree with it — it eventually becomes a realty in our visibly perceived world.

Jeremiah 29:11-14

Hebrews 11:3

Reflections on Ps 46: Four Aspects of God’s Nature

1.   God Is With Us  — Immanuel

—  Not just in proximity to us  — He’s FOR us !

— He participates in the human struggle

— We can call on Him and get help.

John 1:14  — Jesus, the “Living Expression of God”: the Message and the Messenger

2. God Is Personal
— Abba — “Daddy”— an expression of trust, safety and confidence. 

— Jesus’ relationship with the Father  — Fearless, trusting and empowering

Romans 8:14-16 (Passion)  — Abba — not a label for God but a CLAIM of intimate love called  “SPIRIT”

Vs 16  — “I am His beloved child!”

Foundation Scriptures  — Spoken to your inner being

Because they are personal you can consistently return to them to remind your soul of their truth.

The Word of God is NOT MAGIC — It”s the Truth from which we pray!

“Born Again” — a return to the trans-rational truth deep within.

The Prodigal Son parable — “Speaks of a love that existed before any rejection was possible — a love that will still be there after all rejection is over.  -PR

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“Remove the Slave Bands From Your Neck!” – Pastor Roy Esposito

1 Cor 10:11(Passion)

Types and Shadows:

Egypt — Worldly perspectives

Promised Land — Our inheritance in Christ

Gal 5:19  — “works” of the flesh

“Renewing your mind” —  a process through which our basic character changes for the better through an adjustment of our moral and spiritual vision.  — Rom 12:1-2 (Passion)

Phil 3:13-15 (Passion)
Isa 61 (NIV)   “Oaks of Righteousness   Oak — permanence and solidity                                           Woodland Oaks — grow together in community
Normal rainfall — dumps 40-50 gal into the air  — Process of Transforation ( yes the spelling is correct)

Drought — re-channels water to roots  —  digs deeper to find water

Gen 12:12, Gen 26:7 (NKJV)  — Abraham and Isaac’s compromises

Gen 26 (NKJV)  — Isaac’s attempted return to Egypt

Gerar –“Circles”

Philistines — the “uncircumcised”

Heb 6:1 (NKJV)

1Jn 1:7  — “Fellowship” — Koinenea  — bonding and building together

I Gen 26:12-33 (NKJV)   — “Land of the Flesh” — Place between “the World” and the “Inheritance”

“If your live in a place of constant strife and quarreling you might think about MOVING!”   — PR

Sheba — place of covenant —   Beersheba — the well of the covenant.  Well of “Living Water”

Eph 1:5-6 (Passion)

Matt 6:33 (Passion)

Lk 9:18-20 (NKJV)  — “Who do they/you say I am?”

The Cross — the destroyer of the Flesh  — an agent of circumcision

Lk 9:28 (NKJV)  — transfiguration

Ps 19:7  

The Two Witnesses: 

Moses — The Law   —

Elijah — The Prophets

Isa 52: 5, 1-2 (NLT)

Matt 11: 28-30 (Passion)

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My Triumph is His Delight – By Pastor Marie Esposito

Each one of us was born to triumph in Christ
How you ‘See’ will create your reality
Grasshoppers or giants?
Lion of Judah or the toothless roaring of a dead lion without teeth or power?
2 Corinthians 2:14 – Now thanks be to God who ALWAYS causes us [leads us] to triumph in Christ…
Psalm 106:47
Intimacy with the Living Christ, the Living Word of God in the secret place where we meet Him, worship Him, and learn about Him, establishes that reality and builds in us a concrete foundation of Truth with Jesus as the Capstone of the Arch and the Head of the Corner.
Psalm 118:22
Psalm 118
Psalm 118:12-13
Psalm 118:15
What Jesus accomplished on the Cross:
Colossians 2:14, 15
Jesus said to me: I came with the purpose to defeat all of your foes.
Your triumph is My delight 
I John 3:7-9
Colossians 2:3
Colossians 2:19
Hebrews 4:16
Genesis 1:26
I Corinthians 15:49
Romans 8:29
We are to grow in the image of God.
“As we are conformed to the image of Christ, He is made more and more the center of things” –  Piper
Galations 4:19
His desire is to conform us into His Image through: the Scriptures, awakenings, encounters, the process of sanctification, the impartation of the reality of Jesus’ Presence, the truths of Holy Spirit as He teaches us through experience, and the pouring of Himself into us through supernatural love and wisdom which encompasses the mind of Christ. Through His very Living Presence and Essence in our lives as He causes us to triumph in praise and worship.
Two ways that Holy Spirit builds our images to look like God through Christ:
1. Process
       2. Impartation
Process comes through life experiences and leads to divine acceleration through relational learning- Holy Spirit is the Tutor. In the process the Word becomes truth which leads to encounters.
Divine ACCELERATION comes to a heart that is open to God’s processes.
Hebrews 4:12
Isaiah 55
Pay attention to His Word and believe His prophetic promises. Learn His thoughts, His ways, set your affections on Him. Walk in the destiny He has carved out for you and stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Believe.
FIX YOUR ATTENTION ON HIS WORD AND HIS WAYS. He is limitless. Allow Him to conform you into His image.
YOU WILL TRIUMPH IN PRAISE.
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The Song of Creation In the Key of Christ – By Pastor Roy Esposito

The Song of Creation In the Key of Christ

by Pastor Roy Esposito

 
John 10:3-4 (Passion)
 
My Name — a representation of my purpose according to the Father’s blue print for my life.
 
When Jesus calls me by name He’s calling me forth into that purpose.
 
1 Corinthians 2:16 (Passion)   –“— who has known the mind of Yahweh? Christ has — and we posses Christ’s perceptions.
 
My Problems — “Giants” that block my vision and clog my ears. 
 
Daniel 9:3  — “I set my face toward God —“
 
Romans 8: 38-39  — I remember :” NOTHING CAN SEPARATE ME FROM THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST !!!”
 
Daniel 9:2  — Daniel didn’t panic b/c of his situation — He knew what the “Book” said.
 
1 Corinthians 12:2  — We’ve received the Spirit of God — that we might come to understand —“
Luke 10:25-29,  Matt 22:34-40  — Love God / Love your neighbor — fully !
 
Jesus’ answer: — combines Deuteronomy 6;4-5 and Leviticus 19:18, forever joining them together in importance.
 
 John 14:31 (Passion)
 
Philippians 2:5 (Passion)   ” — let this mindset become your motivation.”
 
A thought from PR —
 
 “Most human suffering is self-inflicted and unnecessary. Our suffering is mostly about our addictions and attachments pushing us to try to achieve security, pleasure and power by force of will. They are driven by an absurd demand for instant gratification by a “microwave mindset.”
 
1 Corinthians 2:12-16 (Passion)
 
Hebrews 4:12  — Joints — where things connect   Marrow — where the “life blood” is produced
In Jesus Christ God’s Creation Song is complete!
 
Romans 5:5 (Passion)
John 1:12  — “The right”  — Power and Authority to become  —
 
Ephesians 2:7-10 (Passion)
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“What Are You Doing Here – (YOUR NAME) ??? – By Pastor Roy Esposito

“What Are You Doing Here – (YOUR NAME) ???”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Proverbs 13:12
  • 1 Kings 19:4
  • Deuteronomy 31:6
  • Psalms 46: 10    “be still and know”
  • 1  Kings 19: 9, 11
  • Job 9:23
 
 A Refined Relationship with God — based on His love and the “Whisper of His Word” over us; a relationship not based on the issues of the day.
  •  Hebrews 11:27
Romans 4:20 –  “stagger not” at the promises of God toward us.   Choose to put your TRUST in them.
 
“The quality of our lives on Earth and in eternity will be determined by in what and in whom we put our trust.” – PR
 
Satan’s continuous mission – to undermine our trust in God. 
 
God’s promises are expressions of His character.
 
Believing them will allow us to participate in His nature.   2 Peter 1:4 (AMP)
 
  • Isaiah 61: 6-7
  • John 14:12
 
“To accept a gift from God is never an act of entitlement or of pride. It is simply an act of humility”   – Sister Josephine
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Partakers of the Divine Nature

Partakers of the Divine Nature

by Pastor Marie Esposito

Our purpose is to become Partakers of the divine nature and to walk through the entrance that has been made for us abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jesus is a Light that shines in a dark place until the day breaks and the Morning Star rises in our hearts.
2 Peter 1:19
in 2 Peter 1:21 Peter writes about men who were moved by the ‘Phero” the mighty rushing wind of the Holy Spirit from God and they wrote the Divine Word.
Paul wrote a specific testimony to his son in the faith Timothy.
1 Timothy 1:14– and the grace [unmerited favor and blessing] of our Lord [actually] flowed out super abundantly and beyond measure for me, accompanied by faith and love that are [to be realized] in Christ Jesus.
Simon Peter wrote 2 Peter to believers declaring his faith, and giving instructions to us.
At the end of the chapter he describes how he actually heard the Voice {Matt 17} from the Excellent Glory declare that Jesus was His Son on the Mount of Transfiguration.  He was an eyewitness of His Majesty.  He declares that because of this He proclaims that the prophetic Word was confirmed that Jesus is the Messiah as described in the Old Testament.
He begins the letter as such:
2 Peter 1: 2- GRACE AND PEACE BE MULTIPLIED TO YOU IN THE [FULL, PERSONAL, PRECISE, AND CORRECT] KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.
GRACE- divine favor, God’s lovingkindness in our reality
PEACE- perfect wellbeing, serene confidence, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity, and freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts.
Who we are becoming…  Who we are now, is linked with our future destiny as we believe in what the Word says.  Our identity is in our transformation as new creations in God in Christ.  Holy Spirit supports our journey from the present to the future.
2 Peter 1:3-4
Some definitions to consider when reading this chapter:
Diligence- constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken, persistent exertion of body or mind;  carefulness and long term effort.
Partake- eat or drink, join in, engage in, become involved with. 
EMPLOY EVERY EFFORT… to what?
We need to be DILIGENT to submit and flow with Holy Spirit in the fullness of the Godhead which is in us and submit to the process of Galatians 2:20, so that HE CAN RISE FROM WITHIN AND DISPLAY HIS GLORY THROUGH US.
Exercise- use or apply, employ, utilize, make use of [a faculty, right or process]
Develop- grow and become more mature by going through a process of successive stages, disclose, bring into existence, advance, unfold, arise, emerge, erupt, Change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form: something bigger usually over a period of time.
2 Peter 1:5 -7, 8,9,10
GIVE DILIGENCE- CAREFULNESS AND LONG TERM EFFORT.
CALLING- ELECTION  
2 Peter 1:11
Warnings: 2 Peter 3:13-14, 17,18

GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

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Elevation/Acceleration

Elevation / Acceleration

by Pastor Roy Esposito

1Sam 16:7-13
Phil 2:12
 
The Process  — a series of steps and stages that take us from where we are now to where we want to be.
 
Through it we learn:
1. How and what worship is about
2. To trust God in difficulties
3. Intimacy
4. How and when to say “NO” to our circumstances
5. How to exercise spiritual authority
6. How to walk in faith
7. The benefits of having a thankful spirit
 
Matt 25: 1-13
Jer 29:11 (NLT)
1Sam 17: 1-51
 
“The degree of spiritual power one moves in is defined and determined by the quality of the opposition faced.”   — PR
 
2 Tim 4:7-8  — “Fight the Good fight. ”    —    The “good fight” is any fight you win !
 
Isa 61:6
1Pet 2:9
Rev 1:6
The key that ignites Elevation : The Prophetic Word
 
2 Chron 20:3-12, 20-23
 
“God never gets disillusioned with us because He never had any allusions about us in the first place”  — PR
 
Ps 103:14  —  “He knows are frame; He remembers that we are dust.”