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The Radical Gospel of Grace

“The Radical Gospel of Grace”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • John 1:17
  • Colossians 2:13-15 (NLT)
  • Romans 8:19
  • 2 Corinthians 5:21 – ” I Am The Righteousness of God !!!”
  • Romans 5:17 – The Gift of Righteousness
  • Isaiah 64:6
  • Ephesians 2:8-9
  • Ephesians 6:16
  • Galatians 2:20(KJV / NKJV) – The Faith OF and IN  the Son of God
  • John 1:17 The Law – given through Moses – Grace – came in the Person of Jesus Christ
  • Luke 4:18
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What Does It Really Mean to be “Born Again?”

What Does It Really Mean to be

“Born Again?”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • John 2:11, 22-23
  • John 3:2-6, 10
New Birth –  A re-qualifying experience that opens to the supernatural dimensions of life  – Jack Heyford
  • Romans 6:16 – “slaves to sin”
  • Psalm 27;13
  • Galatians 5:16
  • Romans 7:14-25 (NLT)
  • Romans 6:23
  • Romans 14:17
  • Luke 17:21
  • James 1:14-15
  • John 14:30
  • 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
  • Hebrews 11:1
  • Hebrews 1:13
  • 1 Corinthians 13:13
  • Ephesians 3:17-18
  • James 2:26
  • Galatians 5:6  –  Faith working through “love.”
    • Energeo – An aspiration of power with effectual results.
Love:   Informs – Reforms – Transforms
God’s Being – “I Am, that I Love, that I Act“
Personal Holiness – a desire to grow in the knowledge of God; a pressing into Him; a hunger through which all I do and all I experience takes on  the peculiar fragrance of the Lord.
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Embracing Mystery

“Embracing Mystery”

By Pastor Roy Esposito
  • John 3:16
  • 1 John 4:*
  • Colossians 1:26-27
  • Romans 6:11
  • Romans 7:5-6 (KJV)

 Spirit – Pneuma – the“Breath” or wind of the Spirit

  •  Deuteronomy 30:11-14 (Message)
  • Daniel 11:32b
  • James 1:2-4 (Message)
  • 1 Kings 3:9  – an understanding heart – a “Hearing” Heart
  • Galatians 2:20 (KJV)  –  faith OF the Son of God
  • Exodus 3:1-4
  • Luke 24:49
  • 2 Corinthians 1:20
  •  Acts 2:1-13
Two questions for the church to consider
  1. What does this mean? – Acts 2:12
  2. What must we do?         – Acts 2:37
The degree to which we are able to answer these questions will be the same degree of influence we will have on contemporary society.
  • Psalm 18
  • Daniel 11:32b
  • 1 Corinthians 14:13
  • 1 Corinthians 14:19
Steps to Learning God’s Language
  1. Motivation  — Desire
  2. Equipment
  3. Location
  4. Humility
  5. Patience
  6. Assurance – God is pleased by our effort to learn of Him
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Divine Arithmetic

Divine Arithmetic

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Matthew 18:18 (AMP)
  • 1 Peter 1:15-16, (Leviticus 20:26)
  • 2 Corinthians 7:1

The “Promises” 

  1. We’re accepted in the Beloved – Ephesians 1:6
  2. God will dwell among us and in us – John 1:14, John 14:17
  3. God will be our Father – 2 Corinthians 6:18
  • Hebrews 4:14
  • Ephesians 5:25b-27
  • James 4:7-8
  • James 4:7-10 (Message)

The Divine Arithmetic

Subtract — worldly inclinations

Add — heavenly qualities

Flannery O’Connor – “All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and change is painful.”
  • Ephesians 2:8 – saved by grace
  • 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (Message)
  • 2 Timothy 3: 5 — (NLT)
  • Proverbs 29:18

The Paschal Mystery: 

“Life Comes From Death”   — Galatians 5:20
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Re-Set / Re-Focus

“Re-Set / Re-Focus”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • 2 Kings 6:8-23
  • 1 Corinthians 13:12
  • Colossians 3:2
  • Colossians 3:12-15
  • Romans 8:1
  • Philippians 3:10
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:21

“Real Christianity” – Love maturing in us.

  • Philippians 2:13
  • Hebrews 13: 21
  • 2 Corinthians 13:5 (Message)
  • James 4:7
  • James 4:6
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9
  • John 14:17 – The Helper not The “Do-er”
  • 1 John 4:17

 Suggested questions to ask the Lord while journaling.

  1. Is my faith effective? 
    • Are my prayers being answered?
    • Is my life becoming more Godly?
    • Loving?
    • Peaceful?
    • Stable?
  2.  If it’s not working for me– why not?
    •  Have I been taught correctly?
    • Am I spending enough dedicated  time seeking the Lord?
    • Am I lazy?
    • In unbelief?
    • Am I out of focus?
1 John 2:5-6 – Not a clone of Him but of the same character with the same intentions – To love God and one another.
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The Most Powerful Force in the Universe

“The Most Powerful Force in the Universe”

by Pastor Roy Esposito
  • John 14:12
  • Psalm 92:10
  • 1 John 4:17
  • John 10:10
  • Genesis 1:26
  • Colossians 1:15
  • Psalm 115:16
  • Job 38:22
  • Isaiah 1:18
  • Jeremiah you 1:9
  • Revelations 19:10
  • Job 22:28 (AMP)
  • Mark 11:24
  • Hebrews 13:20-21
  • Revelations 3:14
  • Revelations 3:20
  • Psalm 24
  • Colossians 2:9-10 (AMP)
  • Revelations 3:19 (AMP)
  • Philippians 2:13 (AMP)
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The Nature of Wisdom

“The Nature Of Wisdom”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Word for RCF – July 24, 2016

  1. Take your thoughts captive – 2 Corinthians 10:5
  2. Stay Alert! – 1 Peter 5:8
  3. Speak blessings, avoid speaking curses – James 3:8-12
  4. Pray for renewed minds committed to Kingdom Ideals – Romans 12:2
  • James 3:13 (Msg)
  • Luke 10:38-42 – Martha/Mary
  • Romans 10:10 (NLT)
  • Luke 24:29 – “The Promise”
  • 2 Corinthians 3:18 (Amp)
  • 1 John 3:2 -See and be!
  • Matthew 6:22 (Amp)
  • Psalm 84:5-6 (NLT)
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A Spin on Sin: Grieving the Holy Spirit

“A Spin on Sin: Grieving the Holy Spirit”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Sin – (Greek) Hamartano – to miss the mark
           (and not share the prize.)
Romans 14:22-23
Scruples – an ethical consideration (or mental reservation) that                                   inhibits action.
Psalm 51:5
Luke 1:38
Matthew 26:34
Luke 11:13
                     God is not shaped by men’s belief!  – Jn 1:3, Acts 17:28-29
Luke 24:25
2 Timothy 1:6
Luke 17:20-21
Romans 7:15
Romans 7:17
“The Imposter” – Allows us to wear 1,000 masks that we can change according to the situation we find ourselves in.
2 Corinthians 3:18 – “How can we be changed from glory to glory when                                             we look in the mirror and our faces are still veiled?“
Galatians 5:22-23
Isaiah 11:2
Wisdom – to cherish heavenly principals
Understanding – ability to make sense of things
Counsel – God’s instruction for right living
Fortitude – super-natural courage to overcome difficulties
Knowledge – grace to recognize the warning signs of danger and guidance to to side-step them
 Godliness – ability to follow Christ in life and ministry
 Fear of the Lord – awareness of His Presence and Power to transform
                        “The Gift” is awakened simply by desiring it to be !
1 John 1:9
1 John 1:7
Psalm 139:23-24
Psalm 51:1-3, 7-17 (Message)