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”
Pray with passion, belief, and anticipation
Willingness to face the truth
Willingness to confront evil head on
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)
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 —
Physically — Healed
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!
When Jesus was baptized, the new heavens were opened up to Him inaugurating this era of an open heaven through Christ for us. Then when He ascended, Jesus opened the door for us to enter the throne room and have audience with the Ancient of Days. Jesus sat down at the right hand of God: always to make intercession for us. His journey is one we are to follow.
Acts 1:2-3 Then Jesus told them to wait in Jerusalem until the received the Gift: the baptism in the Holy Spirit and filled with power to be His witnesses. THEN HIS VISIBLE PRESENCE ASCENDED This happened on Pentecost. It is still happening now, Holy Spirit is the One Who teaches us about Jesus, the Christ. He unfolds the truth about who Jesus is and who we are to become just like He did with the earlier disciples. It’s the Truth of the gospel Romans 1:17 Ephesians 6:2 Resurrection Life The work of Christ the ascension as we rise to look like Him Revelation 6:2 Romans 8 Ephesians 4:7-10 Hunger and thirst Colossians 3:2-4 Proverbs 21:11
To worship, bowing down low, studying His Word, spending time with Him, praying the effectual fervent prayers for the lost in agreement with Holy Spirit and Jesus, WE DISPLAY HIS GLORY IN OUR LIVES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT. When WE PROCLAIM WHO HE IS, it intimidates the enemy. WHEN WE PROCLAIM WHO WE ARE in Him, it destroys the enemy. Isaiah 60:1-4 THIS IS WHY WE ASCEND. HE PAID THE PRICE FOR US TO SHINE. LET’S DO IT!
James 5:16b 1 Corinthians 12:16 – Prayer of Faith – Gift of Faith Ephesians 3:20 – (Wuest Trans.) “…according to the power which is operative…” The “measure of faith” – Kata – amount and distribution. – Faith requires action! Matthew 7:7 – “Ask–Seek–Knock!” The Incarnation: En-carne – “in flesh” – God put “skin in the game!” The Incarnation of God through Christ began with Jesus and is on-going through His body of believers!
The Body of Christ 1. The person of Jesus 2. God’s presence in the Eucharist at Holy Communion 3. The body of believers still on Earth — 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 6:15 Romans 8:29 — Jesus: “– the first of many sons. “Theist — one who believes in a transcendent God Christian — believes in a transcendent God who is still physically present on Earth through Christ’s Body.
“To pray as a Christian requires intentional and concrete involvement in bringing about whatever is being asked for by being willing to give “incarnational skin” to the prayer. -PR
Revelations 5:8 – golden bowls filled with the prayers of the saints Revelations 8:3-5 (NKJV) 1. Coals of fire from the altar — the release of God’s mighty power 2. Voices — carry the Word of God 3. Lightning Strikes — illuminate Divine truth (Psalm 97:4) 4. Thunder — the manifestation of power (Job 26:14, Psalm 29:3-4) 5. Earthquake — the shaking of the kingdoms of man 6. Not acts of judgment but of purification. (Isaiah 6:6-7, Luke 12:49)
Victory in prayer will go to the persistent not the angry! -PR
James 5:16b Effective Prayer – is a prayer that possesses the strength to bind the “Strongman” Strength – given by God to all that ask. Fervent – to display passion and intensity; (Syn) = Blazing -> Glowing -> Torrid
A “Visio Divina” – a blazing hot fireball of Faith, filled with divine power directed at a problem!
Romans 12:3 – We each have been given a measure of faith. Hebrews 11:1 – a substance that can be applied to a problem. Romans 3:21-22 – made righteous b/c of the Christ within. 1 Corinthians 3:16 – Temples of God
Temple(Greek) – Naos – Holy of Holies
John 7:38 – “innermost being” – (Greek) – Kolia – Womb – from which flows fountains of living water.
Revelation 22:1 – Water flowing continuously from the Throne and the Lamb.
Effective Prayer – Opens the spigot for the Water of Life to flow out. Trusting Faith – The viaduct through which it’s dispersed.
Psalm 115:16 – Co-laboring aspect for prayer to be effective.
“Ideas don’t change people on a deep level – only encounters
with God do.” – PR
Strength – Is given by
God – Nehemiah 8:10, Psalm 8:2, Psalm 29:11
Courage – Is a
decision of the heart to take action.
It must be taken!
Mark 15:43 (NKJV) –
Joseph of Arimathea
Dis-couragement – “Anti-Courage”
Jeremiah 29:10 (NKJV)
Ezra 4:4-5 (NKJV) – KJV
– “– weakened the hands of the people of Judah.”
Proverbs 12:25
(Passion)
Life-Giving Words
1. God is always good
in His thoughts and intentions toward us.
2. He is FOR our
success.
3. His power and
authority are unaffected by earthly circumstances, therefore,
4. He is not hindered
by our limitations.
“We must stay aware of
the difficulties which resist our faith assignments but not directed by them.” –
PR
Romans 4:19-21 (KJV) –
Abraham “staggered NOT in unbelief”
Genesis 15:6, Romans
4:3 – Abraham believed God – accounted as righteousness
“Discouragement can
only affect us when we look at our circumstances without considering the faithfulness
and integrity of God’s promises to help us through them.” – PR
Luke 18:1 – “— pray at
all times and not lose heart.”
“Our faith is a
viaduct through which God’s graces flo Perfection – Maturation
“In order for faith to
mature, situations, where our faith alone can sustain us, are required.”
“Faith arises within
the context of resistance.” – PR
Hebrews 11:1-3
(Passion)
Romans 1:17 – God is
revealed faith to faith.
Habakkuk 2:4 – “The
just shall live by faith”
“Shall live” – (Heb–
chayah) – be animated – to breathe-
Faith is not a method
or belief system. It is an action that’s
lived!
Enemy’s purpose – to
remove courage from our hearts; to depress us and cause us to embrace unbelief.
Receive Strength / Take Courage by Pastor Roy Esposito
Genesis 2:16-17 – Two trees in the Garden
Tree of Choice — represents human autonomy or self-rule
Tree of Choice — puts God in a category of having to mentally choose to receive Him.
Luke 10:38-42 (Passion) KJV — “Why are you troubled and worried ?”
Worry — Suggests a preoccupation with things that can cause anxiety, stress, and pressure. A-S & P — causes Sorrow which when sustained creates a Depressed Viewing Platform
Proverbs 15:15 “How you do anything is how you’ll do everything.” — PR
Acts 10:38 Luke 4:18 Ephesians 2:10
Beliefs — Depend on perceptions, past experiences and circumstances. They are a product of the choices our minds make.
Faith — Is a gift given by God. — 1 Corinthians 12:9 It is a fruit of the Spirit of God’s love. — Galatians 5:22-23 – “Faith that prevails.”
Fear — the main blocking agent to Faith
“If there’s an area of your life where you are particularly fearful you probably have a calling there!” — PR
Exodus 4:10 Exodus 3:10-12
Receiving Faith depends on two things: 1. Strength 2. Courage
Deuteronomy 31:6 Joshua 1:6-7
“Be Strong” — (Heb) — also means — “Receive Strength !” — God’s Proclamation for strength.
Matthew 28: 19-20 Ephesians 1:3
Ephesians 6:16 — “The Shield of Faith” will quench EVERY fiery dart of the enemy! Ephesians 6:10-18 (Passion) John 16:33 (AMP) — “Take Courage!”
Strength comes from God but Courage must be taken! — PR
