Resurrection Power
by Pastors Roy Esposito & Phil Cali
Restoration Christian Fellowship Long Island, NY
Sermons, Testimonies, Prayer Requests, and Praise Reports
by Pastors Roy Esposito & Phil Cali
by Pastor Marie Esposito
Revelation 4:1
Ephesians 2:6
Colossians 2:9
Colossians 1:27
Hebrews 12:29
Psalm 100
Colossians 1:11-13
Isaiah 54:17
Psalm 149
1 John 3:8
John 11:38-44
Luke 19:44
Mark 15:37-38
Amos 4:13
1 Kings 18
1 Kings 18:30-39
II Chronicles 16:9
Revelation 5
Worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lamb!
by Pastor Roy Esposito
“The Lord’s Day” — a specific time set aside for communion with God
“I believe we are at a moment in time; at a threshold of change, where a shift in evolution exists.
We need to wake up and read the signs of the times. Our collective response, as the Body of Christ, will have great impact on the future of all that exists.
There is a Darkness coming and has already begun to cover the Earth.
The focus of this Darkness is to keep everyone asleep!” — PR
Awareness is what really matters in spirituality.
The “Bride” never knows when the “Bridegroom” will come.
— Matthew 25:13
“In terms of spiritual warfare, intimacy with God is the most powerful weapon we can possess.” — PR
The Door of Fruit, Gifts and Brokenness
by Pastor Roy Esposito
John 1:14
2 Corinthians 3:18
Revelation 3:20-22
Message Bible – “Are you awake? Listen! Listen to the “wind words”; the Spirit is blowing through the churches.”
Revelation 4:1 (NLT)
Hebrews 13:5
Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Song of Solomon 4:12 (AMP)
Song of Solomon 2:16
Song of Solomon 2: 4
John 7:38 – “Out of their essence flows rivers of living water.”
(AMP) – “—continuous springs and rivers of living water.”
The Doors
When the invitation to the Banquet of Conscious Divine Union is accepted it leads to the “narrow gate” and we stand at the threshold of the:
1.Door of Self – the False- Self is laid down
2.Door of Salvation – guaranteed eternal relationship with God; safety and nurture
3. Door of Gifting and Fruits – place of equipping
Song of Solomon 4:13-15 – 9 Fruits and Herbs in the King’s garden
Galatians 5:22 – 9 Fruit of the Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:8-10-9 Gifts of the Spirit
John 6:44 – Drawn by His Spirit
Revelation 4:1 – “I will show you things to come.”
4. Door of Brokenness – Humility added to gifts and fruits
Song of Solomon 4:16 – North Wind – Purification Process
Hosea 2:14-15
South Wind – Blessing and Fruitfulness
Song of Solomon 5:1 – Myrrh – Suffering and death
Spices – truths of interior good
Exodus 30:23-31 – Anointing Oil – the goodness of love
Oil – was blended and perfumed with spices so that it would represent that which is good and acceptable.
Odor – signifies perception.
An agreeable and sweet odor signifies an acceptable perception
Interpretation: “The healing value of love cannot come to human perception except through interior truth which is good and acceptable to God.”
5. Door of Hope – Restoration of our personal “Spirit Songs”
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Soul Prayer – Launched from human reasoning and conceptualizations about God.
Spirit Prayer – “Wind Words”
Isaiah 65:24 – “Before they ask I will answer—”
“There is a path with no light except the one that burns in your heart.” — John of The Cross
2 Corinthians 3:18
John 10:7-9
1 Corinthians 7:31(NLT)
“This world is fading because it has no real substance. It is an illusion that’s upheld by a collective human agreement that it exists.” – PR
“Adam’s sin was more a sin of identity (“Other” than God) than a sin of morality.” – PR
John 3:16 – “God loves this world and chooses to meet in it through Jesus Christ.
by Steve Porter
by Pastor Roy Esposito
The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth:
The community of prayerful love where what the “Law and the Prophets” really said is fulfilled. -Matthew 7:12
The “Cloak of the Pharisees”: Where rules, codes, doctrines, traditions, religious habits, and false perceptions are substituted for progressive spiritual transformation.
Matthew 23:27-28
Revelation 3:14-18 – “Buy from Me” – there’s always a cost!
Gold refined in the fire – Spiritual authority that come through purified hearts and motives
White Garments – holiness to cover the nakedness of shameful behavior
Eye Salve – to see clearly and discern the way.
Colossians 2:10 – “complete in Christ”
Judges 6:15 – Gideon’s view of himself.
Judges 6:12 – God’s view of Gideon
Midian – Strife and contention
Judges 6:16 – God’s solution: “Surely, I will be with you –”
“Ask for Grace to see; Seek truth, so when you Knock it will be God who opens the door and the gate won’t seem so narrow” – PR
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Hebrews 12:11-28
Ephesians 3: 3-5
Luke 5:1-8
Genesis 1:4
Mark 6:30-44
Rest – a cessation from toil; an intermission from the toil your way of life causes.
Hebrews 12:11
Trained – to make proficient by specialized instruction and practice
The Peaceable Fruit of Righteousness – The result of one’s relationship with God becoming mature.
“Moved with compassion—” – Tender mercies, affection, compassion and sympathy flowing from the “GUT.”
Hebrews 13:20-21