Restoration Christian Fellowship Long Island, NY
Sermons, Testimonies, Prayer Requests, and Praise Reports
by Pastor Roy Esposito
“Without an intimate knowledge of God, which comes through experiencing His Presence, the people will cast off perfect order and step back into chaos.”
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
by Pastor Marie Esposito
In our hearts, in His Name, according to His Word, in reverence, in agreement with the Promise, is when and where this patience is worked into our being and the reality of the character of God is etched on our minds. IMPRINTED.
We can enjoy the process [our journey] when we know that God is faithful to fulfill His promises and that HE IS IN THE INBETWEEN TIME, just as powerfully as when He fulfills His Promise [individual and corporate].
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Message Bible – “A sure beginning to what God plans to complete.”
God’s Promises: Remember, Record, Review, Declare
Promise – (epangelia) – Both the thing promised and the assurance of the promise’s fulfillment.
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:29 (NLT)
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Acts 1:1-11
Ascension Day – a reminder to us of Jesus’ complete and total victory over evil.
The final and fatal blow to satan’s power over the Earth — a memorial of the Lion’s conquest of the Dragon !
Acts 1:4 – “Wait” for the Promise of the Father
Acts 1:8 – “Shall be witnesses-
by Pastor Roy Esposito
1) Who God Is – El Shaddai “The all sufficient One”
2) What He has already done for you. – Your testimony
3) His promises to you; both in His written Word and His rhema Word spoken directly to your inner man.
Remember it – Record it – Review it – Proclaim it !!!
Meditation – to reflect upon, to ponder, to plan or intend in the mind. Focused thinking
Philippians 4:19 – His riches encompass all of creation, so there is nothing needed that He can’t supply!
Isaiah 26:3 – “Perfect Peace”
1) Divine health
2) Prosperity
3) Wellness of being; spirit, soul & body
4) Sound decision making
5) Balance in turmoil.
Occult Meditation – empty minds
Christian Meditation – minds filled with God’s promises
The Mind of Christ – 1 Corinthians 2:16 – Shares the Divine Consciousness
1) Sees the Truth of all things
2) Evaluates them by Truth
3) Formulates responses by Truth
Lectio Divina – “Divine Reading” – To receive revelation divinely
Entering a Contemplative Space
1) Come to stillness
2) Acknowledge God’s Presence
3) Review the day with gratitude
4) Pay attention to your emotions and give them to God
5) Tune to spontaneity – notice what comes up
6) Listen and record what God says to you without first trying to reason it out.
Hebrews 4:12 (AMP) – the Word of God is alive and active !
Matthew 4:4, Deuteronomy 8:3
John 8:32
by Steve Porter
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Disappointment – Dis– appoints one from his destiny
by Pastor Marie Esposito
It is of the utmost importance that we recognize how important the separating power of the Word of God becomes for those of us seeking to know ourselves, so that we might rise above and rule from the supernatural realm of life in the natural realm of life
by Pastor Roy Esposito
1. God has already provided all we need to succeed. – Hebrews 4:3
2. Greater Grace goes to the humble. – 1 Peter 5:5-7
3. Let the “Mission” be the primary motive for action.
Seek the Kingdom first.
4. What we reap is determined by what we sow.
Genesis 8:22
2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (Message Bible)
5. Greater blessing comes with greater intimacy with God.
– Proverbs 8:17 – Jeremiah 29:13-14
6. Total Victory over sin is not through Re-dedication but through Transformation.
We can’t “fix “us! He must “re-make” us!
7. When God gives you something impossible to do, take what little you have – give it back to God, bless it, give thanks for it, wait, and watch for a miracle.