“Everything happening,
great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is
to get the message.” – Malcolm Muggeridge
“Our path toward God
should grow from questions rather than certainty, discovery rather than
doctrine, and the experience of living rather than academic study.” — Margret Silf
Belief Systems — a
desire for certainty
Faith – “mystery”
discovered
“Faith is the journey
of discovery that draws me constantly beyond my certainties and toward the “mystery”
that will always be beyond my understanding.” – PR
The “Dance of Creation” – Discovering God within the paradox of: Light/ Darkness — Action/Rest — Sorrow/Joy — Life/Death Jeremiah 29:13, Proverbs 8:17 – An open and passionate heart will find God Romans 12:2 (Passion)
Process of Time
Prayer of Distress
The pursuit of His Presence
Exodus — Chronicles 2-5 – Moses – “To draw out” Matthew 4:8 Elohim – The “Sublime” One — The God in the liminality Exodus 3:3-4 – Turns to look
“If we live our lives
faithfully, trusting God, we will without ever noticing it, grow into the
answers to our questions.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
PR’s
translation: “If we give ourselves to God’s process, the answers
become revealed through what we become.”
Isaiah 28:10 – Precept upon precept Exodus 2:23-25 – “Died – Cried – Sighed” – GROANED Luke 11:38 – Jesus groaned at Lazarus death and resurrection was the result! Romans 8:26 – Spirit makes intercession with groaning Matthew 7: 22-23 – giftings and anointings are not enough! Psalm 12:1 – “Help, Lord !!”
Give God permission to change your life right now. Worship is my warfare- my praise is a weapon I WILL bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth Psalm 34 PRAISE elevates us – PRAISE lifts us up PRAISE raises us up – PRAISE aligns us PRAISE OPENS A PORTAL TO AN OPEN HEAVEN PRAISE causes us to ascend to where He lives in the kingdom of the Most HIGH GOD PRAISE lifts our vision to SEE HIM PRAISE is a place we live with an ATTITUDE OF THANKSGIVING- He inhabits our praise We need to be filled with Praise to Him so we are filled WITH HIM AT THE READY… AT THE READY… AT THE READY… All things work together for good for those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 ALL FOR HIS PURPOSE TO DISPLAY HIS MAJESTY THROUGH US
Holy Spirit is The Resident in my heart, in the inner court, expressing His love to me and through me. He is not a visitor.
Let the high praises of God be in my mouth and a two edged sword in my Hand. why? To execute vengeance on the nations, to bind their kings with chains, their nobles with iron fetters. This is our honor as the saints of the Lord. Psalm 149
HE GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER AND THE ENEMY GETS SMALLER AND SMALLER UNTIL THE ENEMY DISAPPEARS FROM VIEW AND ALL WE SEE IS HIS HEART OF BEAUTY.
Psalm 119:165- 7 times a day and all day long I praise YOU because of your righteous decrees. Great peace have they who love your law and nothing shall by any means offend them or make them stumble. STAY BEYOND OFFENSE. GO HIGHER. Offenses hinder our advancement
FORGIVE FORGIVE FORGIVE
Release the offense and the offender as well. REST IN HIS ARMS [God] AND SEE THE OFFENDER IN HIS ARMS AS WELL. – Matt 11:6 Are you sharing the true gospel? Have you been persecuted for righteousness sake? Offended because you are a Christian? Mocked? Rejected? Misunderstood? Pushed aside? Disrespected? Accused? Cast Aside? Whipped? Beaten? Spit on? Stoned? Crucified? Hebrews 12: 3 – We have not yet resisted unto blood.
Do not hold grudges. Keep short accounts. Philippians 4:8 – Whatsoever is true and honest and just and pure, and lovely, virtuous or praiseworthy; think on these things. Let heaven fill your thoughts. Colossians 3:2
Forgive forgive forgive
We say: ABBA WE BELONG TO YOU, YOU ARE OUR DELIGHT AND OUR DESIRE. KEEP GOING. DON’T QUIT.
We praise Him because we value Him! Praise is the element of celebration that can transport us into the throne room of God right in the midst of the place we find ourselves in.
God is looking for true worshipers who worship Him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24 YADAH- means to praise with extended, lifted up hands. SURRENDERED TO HIM
JUDAH – means praise- it also means to throw or shoot a stone or arrow at your enemy.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP ARE OUR STRONGEST WEAPONS OF WARFARE.
Resting in His victory in the midst of praises brings His Presence in peace. Then we SEE HIM. Satan hates it. He wants us to worship him
We give thanks for each and every aspect of God’s nature and character. Right where we are now.
As we worship with our hands outstretched our daily provision is released.
PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING ARE THE OPPOSITE OF WORRY AND ANXIETY.
THERE IS A FOUNTAIN AND A WELL
DEEP INSIDE YOU.
Embrace the cost and experience the real fruit of praise all the time.
Psalm 134 a song to bring you higher… All his loving priests who serve and sing, come and sing your song of blessing to God. Come and stand before him in the house of God throughout the night watch, lifting up your hands in holy worship; come and bless the Lord! May the Lord, whom you worship, the mighty Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion’s glory!
BE RENEWED AND STRENGTHENED AND FORTIFIED in your personal relationships, in your personal trusts, and in your personal victories through ALMIGHTY GOD WHO IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!!!
Matthew 10:7-8(Passion Romans 12:6 – Use the proportion of faith you have to prophesy John 6:63 – Jesus’ words à àà Spirit and Life Matthew 10:11-14(Passion) – Vs. 13(AMP) Matthew 28:20 Genesis 8:8-9 John 14: 27 – Jesus gives His peace Acts 5:15-16(Passion) – Peter’s shadow heals the sick
“Your shadow will always release whatever overshadows you.”
Luke 9:1 – Power and authority given to 12 disciples Power – The ability or capacity to act or perform effectively. Authority – The capacity to command, enforce and exact obedience over any opposing force. Romans 8: 14 – mature children are Spirit-led 1 John 3:2 – Christ revealed Revealed (Greek) – phaneroo – in true character
“The spiritual fuel of transformation is a combination of our zeal for God and His Grace.” – PR
Luke 5:17 – Power for a specific purpose. Next step in spiritual maturity – “Lord, what is it you want done in this circumstance?” Human Prophesying – Deducing what God wants and commands from a natural perspective. Spirit generated Faith Prophesying – Speaking a word that releases a solution: Aggressive intercession instead of condemning hostility. – Redemptive, not destructive. Isaiah 6:8 – “Who will go for us? Here we are, Lord. send us!”
Mature prayer – we ask God to help
change us and cede control to Him believing in His goodness
and love.
Mark 9:23 – All things now become
possible!
Three Goals of Mature Prayer
To help
reconcile ourselves with the human condition of life.
For courage
and humility to repent of sin.
To recover a
sense of awe of the intricacies of God’s creation and our part in it.
Thirst
It doesn’t have to be a blue iris it could be weeds in a vacant lot Or a few small stones Just pay attention, then try to patch a few words together Don’t make them elaborate This isn’t a contest but a doorway to thanks! It’s an entrance into a silence in which another’s voice may speak. – Mary Oliver
John 14:13 – The works Jesus
did and greater!
Romans 10:17 – “Faith come
by hearing the Word…” – Spirit to spirit hearing
Belief systems – experiences,
perceptions, and deductions
Faith – a gift of
the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 12:9
2 Corinthians 5:18 –
Ministers of Reconciliation
Reconcile – to someone
or something consistent and compatible with another – GOD
Intercession – Paga (Greek)
– encounter – a place of meeting.
Jesus interceded and became the “meeting place” where humanity met God. – PR
1 Corinthians 15:55(Passion)
Psalm 5:3 “…every
morning I lay out the pieces of my life on Your altar and wait for
Your fire to fall on my heart.” – King David
Romans 6:4-9
Romans 8:10-11(Passion)
“Ministers of Reconciliation are dispersal units of the life-force of Jesus Christ.” – PR
Faith is what you hope for, what you cannot see, faith is the conviction that what He says will be.
Faith is action – perseverance – expectation
Like a runner who starts with ½ mile slowly and increases every day until they are able to run 4 miles quickly.
Take faith as your Wrap around shield… Ephesians 6
Faith- Hebrews 11 Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
Faith is based on trust in something
With God it is:
the character of God,
the wisdom of God
and the ways of God.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
Where will your faith take you?
Ephesians 3:14-21 TPT – Paul prays for love to overflow.
14 So I kneel humbly in awe before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, 15 the perfect Father of every father and child[a] in heaven and on the earth. 16 And I pray that he would unveil within you the unlimited riches of his glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with his divine might and explosive power. 17 Then, by CONSTANTLY USING YOUR FAITH, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life. 18–19 Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding—this extravagant love pours into you until you are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God! 20 Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. 21 Now we offer up to God all the glorious praise that rises from every church in every generation through Jesus Christ—and all that will yet be manifest through time and eternity. Amen!
It starts with prayer and It ends up in praise and worship!
FAITH IS …
An action
A gift
A fruit
Something to use
Take it… wrap around shield Ephesians 6 Every breath, every heartbeat, is immersed in His grace through faith Grace alone empowers…Ephesians 3:8
Faith simply means believing that something is true, and then committing our lives to it. In the Bible, “faith” means believing in God, and in what Christ has done for us to make our salvation possible–and then committing ourselves to Him. Faith isn’t a vague hope that God might exist; it is a definite belief that what the Bible says about Him is true. The Bible says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). The Bible says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith” (Ephesians 2:8).
“Your faith has healed you.” Ephesians 1:19 – CHRIST’S FAITHFULNESS. GOD’S PLAN all from the book of Ephesians.
His perfect plan, His unfolding plan, His detailed plan the plans of His heart. God’s plan was completely fulfilled in Christ. Ephesians 4:4 Ephesians 4:13 Ephesians 4:15-… ALL OUR DIRECTION AND MINISTRIES WILL FLOW FROM CHRIST AND LEAD US DEEPER INTO HIM, THE ANOINTED HEAD OF HIS BODY, THE CHURCH.
God sees us: Ephesians 3:17 CONSTANTLY USING YOUR FAITH, THE LIFE OF CHRIST WILL BE RELEASED DEEP INSIDE YOU AND THE RESTING PLACE OF HIS LOVE WILL BECOME THE VERY SOURCE AND ROOT OF YOUR LIFE Ephesians 4:21- THE ULTIMATE REALITY IS EMBODIED IN JESUS! Ephesians 5:1- WALK SURRENDERED TO THE EXTRAVAGANT LOVE OF CHRIST… Ephesians 6:10 Ephesians 6:16
Romans 6:23 Sin — The expectation of death. Death — The concept of taking life; a wasting away
John 1:4 – “In Him was LIFE –” ZOE Zoe — The principal of Life
Galatians 4:19 — Christ FORMED Formed — 1. Mor-fah-oo– an inner change of reality 2. Schema — a semblance of the original
Mark 1:16-17 (Passion) — “— I will transform you into men who catch people –“
How to Identify a Disciple of Christ
John 13:35 (Passion) — love demonstrated
Put s faith into action — Galatians 6:1-9 (Passion)
Fulfills the duties of a Minister of Reconciliation — 2 Corinthians 5:18-20
Ephesians 4:26-27 — ” Be angry and sin not!” Proverbs 4:4
Romans 5:12 — Sin: a doorway to death
“When you get down in the mud to wrestle a pig, you both get dirty but the pig likes it!” — LBJ
1 Corinthians 5:6 — leaven Luke 6:14-16 John 12:16 – Judas: a thief Acts 7:60 — Stephen stoned
2 Timothy 3:5 — Christian Pharisees Love — the power of godliness
Godly Judgment -- a balance of Ethics and Wisdom.
Questions: "What Am I Becoming?"
"Do I carry the sweet fragrance of the Savior or the acrid stench of hell?"
1 Cor 12:10 — The Gift of Discerning of Spirits — The ability to detect the true source of circumstances or motives of people.
Desire and ask God for it. 2. Allow by yielding to God
Allowing/Yielding — 1. Trusting in God’s good intentions for hope and a future of blessings — Jer 29:11-13
2. Staying attentive to the Holy Spirit’s leading.
2Cor 10:5 — Taking irrationality captive to the Truth of Christ
1 Cor 2:6-16 (Passion) — God’s revealing the keys to “mysteries” He’s prepared and ordained for this time.
“God doesn’t hide things from us but for us.” — Rick Joyner
“Pitfalls can occur through the tedium of daily life wherein the Holy Things become Common and thereby lose their power for transformation. So stay alert !!” — PR
The Gift of Discerning of Spirits — the ability to perceive the obscure and concealed things of God: To see the hidden things (Oscura) in order to not be blinded by (Tinieblas) evil.
Darkness — Oscura — hidden
Tinieblas — Blindness
1 Cor 2:16 – The “Mind of Christ” — Knows fully the things of God. It perceives God’s instructions and “sees” clearly through life’s obscurity.
Golgatha — The Place of the Skull — 1. Where Jesus was crucified. 2. Where our old mindsets must be crucified.
Mindsets — Attitudes, thought patterns, random external thoughts
2Cor 10:5-6 — ” Every thought that enters our mind is alive and wants to remain so. We must put them to death to become alive.” — PR
1 Cor 2:15 — Spirit man discerns “all things.” — The good wolf from the evil one!
Rom 14:23b (Passion) — anything not springing from faith is sin!
Rom 5:12 (Passion) — Death is the result of sin.
“Unsurrendered sin creates in us the capacity to absorb death.” — PR
People learn to adjust to the world they live in.
Old Nature — learns to live with the expectation of death. — the concept of “taking life.”
Jn 1:4 — In Jesus — ” Zoe” — The principle or concept of life — the reality of being alive in God.
Eternal Life — Not just in duration of time but in the quality of the life lived.
The Sacrament of the Present Moment — Jean-Pierre Caussade
