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Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

by Pastor Marie Esposito
“Hosanna to the Son of David!” Matt 21:9,15
“Hosanna in the highest” Mark 11:9,10
“Hosanna” John 12:13
“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest~” Luke 19:38
Hosanna- english
Hebrew phrase – Hoshiya na – Hosanna
Hosanna means- ‘to be graciously inclined and propitious toward Jesus.
propitious- promising, optimistic, providential, advantageous, fortunate, auspicious [promise of success in the future] pointing toward a favorable outcome.
HOSANNA- Psalm 118:25 which means Save Please!
It’s a cry for help. HOSHIYAN NA!
then something happened to the phrase over a period of time as a shift happened regarding the meaning of the word. In the psalm it was immediately followed by Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
The word Hosanna moved from a plea to praise;from a cry to confidence.
SHIFT
Psalm 118
John 12:9-38
John 12:35-36
I John 1:7
Isaiah 45:22
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!!
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The Word Made Visible – Part Two

The Word Made Visible – Part Two

1John 3;2 (Passion)

Colossians 1:15-18 (NKJV)
Colossians 2:2-3 (NKJV)

Understanding (Grk) — Sunesis– analysis and discernment

John 3:14-15 (NKJV)
Proverbs 25:2 (Passion)
1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 5:8-10 – Kings and Priests

Numbers 21:4-8 (NKJV) — the people had become discouraged. (Lit) — Inpatient
Psalm 78:24-25 — Manna = “Angel’s Food”

John 6:48-50 — Jesus: Bread from heaven

1 Corinthians 1:23-25 (NLT) — We preach Christ crucified — the Power and Wisdom of God!

Numbers 21:4-9 —- Important Notes:

1. The serpents were already there in the wilderness.
2. All God did was lift His protection.
3. In the New Covenant of Grace, God will never lift His protection.

Bronze — Judgement
Galatians 3:13 (NKJV) — Jesus became a curse for us, absorbed our curse of the law and erased it!

                              "He takes all the UGLY and makes it beautiful!!!"

Romans 8:3 (NKJV) — God sent His Son in the likeness of sinful flesh

“Look to Jesus’ cross to receive healing from the of the “snake-bites” of the world and live.”

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The Waterfall Of Forgiveness

The Waterfall Of Forgiveness

by Pastor Roy Esposto

Isaiah 58:12
Romans 8:1-2
1 John 1:9
Hebrews 4:16

N.T. Confession — About becoming TRUE people

Penance – is a restorative blessing, not a payment

1 John 1:7 — Walk in the light not according to the light.
Colossians 3:1-2 (Passion) — His resurrection is our resurrection too!

1 John 1 — spoken to the Gnostics who were unbelievers
1 John 2 — spoken to believers — “My dear little children — “

2 Corinthians 5:14 — “The love of Christ constrains (CONTROLS) me–” 

"His love keeps us in the light b/c He IS the LIGHT!  --- PR

Romans 8:35-39 — NOTHING can separate us from His love.

1 John 1:7 — “Cleanses” — a present and continuous action.

1 Corinthians 11:27-30 — an “unworthy manner”
— not the state of sin but of not discerning that Jesus has borne our judgment already.

Holy Communion — the REMEDY we need for our sin.

Matthew 9:2-7 — paralytic man — “Your sins are forgiven — rise and walk”
— Faith from forgiveness.

“Repairers of the Breach” – have to LIVE the Good News in order to dispel the effects of the “Bad News!”

Isaiah 49:8-9 (NKJV & Amp) — “Come to the LIght of the Sun (SON) of Righteousness”

Isaiah 58:5-12 (AMP)

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Changing The Viewpoint

Changing The Viewpoint

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Luke 8:17-18 (Passion)   —  “Pay attention to your hearts.”
“How you see things will determine what you see.”  — PR
— The “mind of Christ” — the potential to make the opaque clear.
1 Corinthians 13:13:12 (Message)

The Three Primary Powers

1. Reasoning minds 2. Emotions 3. Will

The Two Secondary Powers

1. Imagination 2. Sensuality

“The success of the journey toward regaining oneness with God will be determined by the merit of one’s focus.”
“The contours and worth of the journey will depend on the object of one’s heart’s concentration:  what the soul is looking at and the point from which it’s looked at;– from below, within or above.”   — PR

Colossians 3:1-2 (Passion)
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (Passion)

“Spiritual Weapons” — are only able to be engaged when we surrender our control to them.
Romans 8:1 — No condemnation for those “IN CHRIST.”
“In Christ”  — infers to be  “IN TRUTH”

John n 4: 21, 23-24

Frances Frangapane  — “Our Christian experience must expand until our faith in Jesus and love for Him becomes a lightning rod for His Presence.

“Don’t be afraid to ask —
1. Am I growing closer to Him?
2. Growing in love or just trying to protect myself?
3. Listening and obeying the inner voice of His Spirit?
4. More patient, kind. peaceful, merciful?

2 Corinthians 13:5 (Message)
James 4:7-8  — “Divine Arithmetic”  —  Subtract the worldly and add the heavenly

Subtract the things that make your spirit opaque.  —
Add the power that’s greater than that which is subtracted:
1. The love of Jesus that’s stronger than any natural desire or fear.
2. The grace of God that’s greater than the power of any sin.

Psalm 121 (Passion)

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New Seed

New Seed

by Pastor Marie Esposito

It’s a new day!
Pray Psalm 92:10
Psalm 92:12-14
Psalm 35:5 They looked unto Him and were lightened ‘ brightened, enlightened, radiant] and their faces were not ashamed
His Word to me:
SOW NEW SEED IN THE NEWLY PLOWED AND FURROWED GROUND
The New Seed is My Word which does not return  void- but accomplishes what I have sent it to do.
the anointed fresh Word comes from the heavens and has to be sown in the earth
my response to what the Lord has spoken to me:
I RECEIVE THE FRESH NEW SEED /SEE
JESUS IS ALIVE- AND I AM FORGIVEN- the past is over
1 Peter 1:23, 25
Isaiah 55:2b-3
WORSHIP WAIT RECEIVE WISDOM DISCERNMENT
What is your expression to Him when you come to the altar of God?
What do you celebrate in your life?
Have you imprinted His Word on your heart? Psalm 103:18-22
Consider the celebration of first fruits
Matthew 6:33
Matthew 13:31
Mustard Tree
His incorruptible Seed has MASSIVE POTENTIAL TO GROW
Galatians 6:9
Specific word of comparison to me from God
Snake/caterpillar
so consider what the Seed of God will do implanted in us will do.
What is the SEED’S POTENTIAL?
It is an incorruptible Seed.
We need to sow Seed for the future, as we activate His sustenance in our own lives and in the lives of those around us. Sow Seed into blessings for the future with the Word of God that does not return void.
Isaiah 55:6-13
Isaiah 58:12- RCF new Seed  new Vision
Pray Psalm 92:10
Psalm 92:12-14
2 Corinthians 2:14
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Summoned By Love

Summoned By Love

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Belief – An opinion deduced from an intellectual process.  A “Soul Event”
Faith – Trust in a person or thing – A “Spirit Gift and Fruit” –  1 Corinthians 12:9; Galatians 5:22
 
Hebrews 12:24 – Jesus the “Spiritual Singularity” and completion of Faith
 
1 Corinthians 13:13  – Faith – Hope – Love
 
  1. Trust steadily in God
  2. Hope unswervingly
  3. Love extravagantly

Hebrews 11:1 – Faith – a confirmation and a proof of things yet to be seen

Hebrews 11:6 – Without faith, we can’t be pleasing to God

A Second Summoning – To experience a deeper intimacy with God
1 John 4:8 – God IS love!
 
Luke 15:11-32 – Prodigal Son/ Loving Father
Ephesians 6:15   The “shoes of peace” that walk in the assurance of God’s love
 
John 8:1-11
 
Faith allows us to Hope – to take the chance of being “chumped”!
 
“Our Viewpoint creates our View”
 
Matthew 25:40 – “Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, that you do unto Me also.”
 
Carl Jung – “What if you discover that the least of Jesus’ brethren is YOU?”
 
John 15:12 – “Love others as I have loved you.”
 
Ephesians  3:18-20 (Passion)
 
Holiness  is paradoxical – Above and immersed
 
Matthew 22:35-40 – The greatest commandments 
 
  1. A  summons to total immersion in God’s love
  2. The standard for loving others is how well you love yourself
Procrastination / Fear of failure – A sin against love.
 
Fear – The Enemy of Love – Love IS the perfection of Faith
 
1 John 4:18 – ” There is no fear in Love. Perfect Love casts out fear for fear has torment.”
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Jesus Christ, No Doubt!

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Belief — an opinion or conviction; an intellectual process; a soul event
Faith – Trust in a person or a thing; a gift; a Spirit event

Hebrews 12:24 (Passion) – Jesus – The “Spiritual Singularity” from which the power of faith bursts forward and expands.

“Faith takes Courage because it requires to Trust in what is unseen.” – PR

“Trust allows one to see the reality of heaven in the midst of conflict and call forth heaven’s resolve for it.” – PR

Romans 4:17

Hebrews 11 – Testimonies of faith
Hebrews 11:13 (Passion)
Hebrews 11:4(b) (Passion)
Matthew 16: 13-20 – “Who do YOU say He is?”

Psalms 23:4 (Passion) – “Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear.”

Adversity – Is the means through which we receive the power it takes to overcome adversity.

Ephesians 6:16 – The Shield of Faith, a spiritual shelter

James 1:2-4 (Passion)

Matthew 14:22-37 – “Faith Training” — “Take Courage. I am here. Don’t be afraid.”
1 John 4:8 – “No fear in Love. Perfect Love casts out all fear … “

Matthew 16:31 (Passion) – “What little faith you have! Why would you let doubt win?”

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“Breaking Camp”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Mark 9:24
Matthew 17:17-20
Belief – An opinion or conviction about something.
Faith – A confident trust in a person or a thing.
When we have belief alone as our guide it’s like reading the map instead of visiting the place.
1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:16(b) – “God is Love!”
Jesus Christ is the revelation of God in the context of this definition, – John 1:18
Jesus invites us to not simply follow His teachings but to place our Faith in Him – as the expression of God’s love for His creation – and to trust the truth of it. – John 3:16 (Passion)
John 3:16 – Passion Notes; “Believe INTO Him”
Question “Is the Christ of my belief really my own or an amalgamation of what all others have to say about Him?”
2 Timothy 3:5-7 (Passion)
Matthew 16:13-20 – “Who do YOU say I am?”

Break Camp!  – called to be “Faith-explorers of a country without borders, one we discover, little by little, not to be a place but a person.”

Colossians 1:27
Matthew 16:13-20 – “…you didn’t discover this on your own but My Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you.”

Radical Faith – comes only through REVELATION, – a gift of the Holy Spirit – not achievement. – 1 Corinthians 12:3, 1 Corinthians 12:9
1 Corinthians 12:14
1 Corinthians 1:27 – God bestows His grace gifts abundantly but unevenly.
John 3:27

Mark 10:17-30
Luke 19:8-9
Mark 5:18-20

KEY:  Listen intently to God’s 1st word to you: Your life as it is.
Your life in its uniqueness is the way God has chosen to express Himself in this present time and space. – PR

Faith – begins with trusting in God’s love and care for you within the operation of your daily living;
but it takes courage to wait with endurance and perseverance as God makes clear what it is He wants to say through your life.
Radical Discipleship – Having a spirit of receptivity – utter dependence and reliance on the power, mercy, and grace of God as mediated through the Spirit of Christ within.

Submission and Surrender
Submission – conscious acceptance and yielding to the reality I’m in and subject to change if need be – a soul event
Surrender – the moment that personal resistance ceases. – a Spirit event

Submission – a conscious effort
Surrender – an unconscious effort compelled by God

Intensity Counts!!
Parables
Matthew 13:44 – Hidden Treasure
Matthew 13:45-46 – Pearl of Great Price
Luke 15:8-10 – Lost Coin
Speak of making the Kingdom of God the top priority; invested time, money, and effort to acquire it.
Luke 11:13 (Passion) – Ask for help.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 (Passion)

Yesterday’s blessings can trap us!
Numbers 21:9 – Bronze serpent made for healing became an idol to be torn down. – 2 Kings 18:4
Romans 4:7
Romans 4:20-21 (KJV) “He Staggered not! – strengthened by faith!”
John 15:26 (Passion)
For the mission to succeed His truth must become our reality and not just our theology.

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Deliverance Coming Into Full Sonship as New Creations

By Pastor Marie Esposito

Psalm 91:1 WE are hidden in the strength of god Most High when we sit enthroned under Shaddai’s Shadow.
Standing in the reality of our identity as sons and daughters is critical to our being filled with His Spirit and remaining filled: walking in His Full Abundant Life.

COMMUNAL RELATIONSHIP- RENEWED, TRANSFORMED, EMPOWERED, FILLED.
REMAIN IN CHRIST

WE are more than conquerors through our Captain’s triumph let us be about the victory as we onward go. C Spurgeon

Revelation 6:2 Christ is our King Who comes forth in authority and power – He is continually conquering so that He might conquer everything that hinders the life of Chriit emerging in our transformation.

  • Revelation 6
  • Romans’ 8:37

CONQUEROR’S GAIT
We are to walk confidently on His path of Life from:
A POSITION OF REST Hebrews 4:1
HIDDEN in Christ Colossians 3:3
Rising into Sonship- Ephesians 1:5
Remaining on the highway of holiness Isaiah 35:8
Becoming New Creations 2 Corinthians 5:17
Forgiven, fully loved by God John 3:16

  • Isaiah 28:11-12

WORSHIP WAIT- WISDOM DISCERNMENT

THIS REST- is the means by which the strongholds of the mind and emotions are cast down from their lofty positions.

Romans 8:6
AGREEMENT
we triumph through ALIGNMENT WITH GOD

2 areas the enemy attacks: sonship and identity

alignment- coming into the mind of Christ
singing the new song with all of heaven and earth

2 ways to come into ALIGNMENT-
IMPARTATION AND PROCESS

Impartation- fluid receiving
Process- the walk with God every day Anointed footsteps

Process leads to DIVINE ACCELERATION through relational learning
Quickened awakened and come into DIVINE ACCELERATION when our hearts are entwined with His
Hebrews 4:12

THE WORD OF GOD BREATHED ON BY HOLY SPIRIT WILL TRANSPORT US INTO THE INTIMATE REALM OF THE SECRET PLACE UNDER SHADDAI’S SHADOW SO WE CAN TRULY ABIDE AND DWELL WITH HIM- LIVING LOVING AND LEARNING.

Acts 17:28
Revelation 9:5

 we take our relational position INTO the battle with us and we will be victorious

2 main deceptions: Erroneous concepts of God and tormenting thoughts of self hatred.
Daniel 7:25
Jude 20-21
Psalms 91:1
Galatians 2:19-20
Galatians 3:26-27
Colossians 2:19

WE HAVE TO KEEP BATTLING UNTIL WE SEE OURSELVES THROUGH CHRIST’S EMPTY TOMB TO THE RESURRECTION LIFE MADE AVAILABLE TO US SO THAT WE REMAIN ASCENDED WITH JESUS ON THE THRONE.
“Faith’s identification with Christ in His death and resurrection provides enablement for Christlike living now” AW Tozer

  • Colossians 3:1-4
  • Ephesians 1: 1-15  read at home
  • Ephesians:17-18 pray 

WE WIN

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Wild Beasts and Angels

by Pastor Roy Esposito

1 Corinthians 13:11-12 (Passion & NKJV) – “Then I shall Know just as I am also Known.”
Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-15, Luke 4:1-13 – Temptation of Jesus

The “Loop of Instability” – Delusion – Confusion  – Illusion
Note:  We can only be tempted by something that’s in some way GOOD!

  1. partially good.
  2. good for a time.
  3. good for some.
  4. good for me.
  5. evil disguised as good.

Note: Most people’s daily ethical choices are not between total good and total evil.
Not recognizing the differences is where most get into trouble.
Spiritual Discernment – the ability to discern the subtleties and gradations of truth specific to each encounter.

Galatians 3:23-25 (Passion)
1 Corinthians 2:16 – “We have the mind of Christ”
Philippians 2:5 (Passion) – “Let His mindset become your motivation.”

Stones to Bread —  Deuteronomy  8:2-3
Test God — Deuteronomy 6:16
Worship  — Deuteronomy 6:18

The “Loop of Dialogue and Disclosure”  — begins with HUMILITY

Psalm 51:1  “Have mercy, Oh God”
Psalm 51:2-3 – “I acknowledge my transgression”
Psalm 51:6 – Impart truth to my inner parts – teach me WISDOM.”

Emet (Heb) — Truth: to be firm, permanent, established; implies a sense of reliability and dependability.

Exodus 18:21 — Moses told to surround himself with men of TRUTH and to appoint them to leadership

Truth – is the foundation of wisdom and spiritual discernment which are our guides and safety nets

Mark 1:12-13 – “Immediately after this (His baptism) He was compelled by the Spirit to go into an uninhabited region. There He remained for forty days enduring the ordeals of Satan’s tests; He encountered Wild Beasts there but also Angels who appeared and ministered to Him. “