Psalm 91: Keys

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Psalm 91:1-2 (AMP)   ” He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty – Whose power no foe can withstand.

I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I confidently trust.”

1. El Elyon – The Most High – The Pinnacle – The Most Powerful
2. El Shaddai  – The Almighty – The All-Sufficient One – The Totality of all things
3. Elohim – The Lord – The Ultimate Source
4. Yahweh – God – The Holy One (so holy His name cannot be spoken

• Proverbs 18:10
• Psalm 91:3-16
• Matthew 16:19

• Psalm 34:3 – “Come magnify —“
• Psalm 22:3 – God dwells in our praise

• Hebrews 2:12-13

Psalm 91:3 – “Surely, he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.”

Psalm 91:4 – Then He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His Truth and His Faithfulness are a shield and buckler.

• John 4:4-26 – woman at the well

• John 8:22 – truth sets you free

Psalm 91:5 – “You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrows (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that fly by the day”

Psalm 91:6 – Nor of the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday.

Psalm 91:7 – A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you

• Hebrews 8:6 – a better covenant

Psalm 91:8 – Only as a spectator shall you be (yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High) as you witness the reward of the wicked.

Psalm 91:9 – Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

Psalm 91:10 – There shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near you tent.

• 2 Chronicles 20:12 – eyes on God
• Hebrews 11:3 – “By faith we understand —-“

The Strong Tower

by Pastor Roy Esposito

 

• Psalm 46:1-2,10_{(NKJV, Message)}
• Hebrews 10:31
• Proverbs 18:10
• Zephaniah 3:16-17
• Isaiah 40:31_(AMP)

The Daily Examem – Ignatius of Loyola

1. Reflect on and acknowledge where God was present to you.
2. Be grateful for each God encounter. (Consolation or Desolation)
3. Pay attention to note your emotions (joy, awe, fear etc.) during each encounter
4. Pick a specific feature of the day and pray for discernment from it.
5. Look toward tomorrow with expectation b/c “His mercies are knew every morning” – Lamentations 3:22-23

• Romans 5:1-5_(NLT)
• Mark 5:35-41

“Resting in God” – Allowing yourself to be powered by the internal Presence of God and not the fear that’s generated by the “storms of life.”

 

Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God.”

Joshua 1:5

Consider:  God has not called us to the reasonable or the humanly attainable but to the outrageously impossible!

Perfect Peace

by Pastor Roy Esposito

 

 

 

                                    331 BC – Alexander the Great conquers Judea

Aristotle

Matter – The principle of potentiality

Form – The principle of actuality

 

Matter – the “clay”

Form – the sculptor’s idea of how to shape the clay

 

John 4:24

1 Peter 1:20, Revelation 13:8

 

Aristotle – “God is perfect thought thinking itself.”

Jeremiah 29:11-12    “…. thoughts of peace…”

Philippians 4:7

Isaiah 26:3 –

“Perfect Peace” 

1)  God focused not self-focused

2) Trust in God’s goodness and faithfulness

 

Psalm 46:10

Galatians 5:23

Romans 12:2

John 14:17, 26

Devotional Prayer – “Holy Spirit, inspire me”

 

Ephesians 6:17

Psalm 46:1-3

Symptoms of Dehydration

And They Sang a New Song

• Barak — quiet, reverential kneeling and admiration
• Halal  — Loud, celebratory and clamorously foolish
• Selah  — stop and think about it

An Invitation to Spiritual Fatherhood

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Three Elements of Spiritual Fatherhood:

Grief — Forgiveness — Generosity

A Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation

by Pastor Roy Esposito

• Ephesians 1:15-22
• Romans 8:14
• 1 Corinthians 2:9
• Proverbs 4:5-13
• Proverbs 8:17
• Romans 8:26
• Colossians 3:2-3 (NLT)
• Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
• Proverbs 29:18 (NKJV)

“Without an intimate knowledge of God, which comes through experiencing His Presence, the people will cast off perfect order and step back into chaos.”

• John 16:12
• Ephesians 1:17-18

Pentecost: Receiving the Power to Become

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Acts 1:4-8,21

Matthew 3:11

Acts 2:1-4

1 Corinthians 1:27

1 Corinthians 1:25 (Msg)

1 John 4:8

Romans 8:31-39

Galatians 1:6

Romans 8:19

John 15:7

Hebrews 4:12

2 Corinthians 4:16

Acts 1:8

Matthew 20:6 – “Many are called but few choose to be chosen.” – Wade Taylor

Psalm 46:1-2, 10-11