Month: November 2016

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Our Hope In Christ: 1st Week of Advent, 2016

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“Our Hope In Christ: 1st Week of Advent, 2016″

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Advent  – “The Coming” or “The Arrival”

2 Focuses – Remembrance and Anticipation

  • Psalm 42:5
  • Psalm 43:5
  • Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
  • Matthew 7:16
  • Hebrews 6:10-12, 19
  • Colossians  1:27

             The Power of the Christ Within :   “Jesus is the power and wisdom and holiness of God Almighty. 

No thought can contain Him, no word can express Him. He transcends all human concepts, considerations and expectations.”    – Brennan Manning

  • Ephesians 1:17
  • Romans 8:24
  • Romans 15:13 (AMP)
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Thanksgiving, 2016

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“Thanksgiving, 2016”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Deuteronomy 30:19
  • Romans 1:21 (AMP)
  • John 12:3-5, Matthew 26:8-14

Every offence not surrendered to God in prayer and left to fester will eventually become a bitter venom that will poison us and will surely be passed on to others through gossip and accusation.  — P.R.

  • Ephesians 1:17
  • 2 Timothy 3:1-7

Perilous Times — Harsh, painful, dangerous and difficult. Speaks of a society absent of virtue and abundant in vices.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  — Rejoice in the midst of difficulties  —   don’t accept defeat;  Pray through to victory 

                                                               remain Thankful in crisis 

  • Psalm 142:2
  • Psalm 141:3

“Every word spoken in complaint as unthankfullness is a spark lit by hell sent to feed on and consume our joy and hope.” — Frances Frangiapane

“Being thankful to God for His provision will allow us to enjoy what He’s given and that JOY will be our STRENGTH!” —   P.R.

  • Psalm 116:17
  • Psalm 46:1
  • Proverbs 11:1
  • Psalm 100:4   —   Thanksgiving — into His Presence —   Praise — into Intimacy

                 Thanksgiving will bring you in.    Praise will bring you close!

Isaiah 58:12 (NEB) “Repairers of broken walls; Restorers of houses in ruin.”  – R.C.F.’s mandate

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Seeds

“SEEDS”

by Pastor Marie Esposito

  • Jeremiah 24:7
  • Romans 10*; Deuteronomy 30:14
  • Psalm 19

When we are born again, God puts an incorruptible Seed into our hearts that is composed of His DNA and He sings a new song over us. the song of redemption, the song of creation, the song of the Father’s Love

  • Ephesians 3:17
  • I Peter 1:23
  • Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23
  • Matthew 13:11
  • John 12:24

Being broken means a soul whose self life has been exposed and it’s hold broken by the Spirit’s power.

  • Jeremiah 4:3
  • Psalm 65:10

The secret to the parable of the sower is that the SEED that is sown is incorruptible and will grow no matter what.  When we continue to submit to the process of brokenness we continue to grow.  Our job is to let go of our outer shell, and let Him raise up the Inner Seed.

  • Philippians 1:6
  • Psalm 138:8
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And They Sang A New Song

“And They Sang A New Song”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

 

Psalm 1:1-3 (AMP)

Jealousy — the fear I will lose what I have
Envy — the pain of despair I suffer at seeing another enjoy what I desire for myself

1 John 3:20
Hebrews 10:22 — An “evil conscience” — one that is perpetually focused on sin and failure.
Hebrews 10:2
Revelation 12:10 – Hebrew — Ha-Satan — the “Accuser”
John 16:7-11
Hebrews 8:12, Jeremiah 31:31-34
1 Corinthians 15:34
Matthew 12:34b-35
Proverbs 27:19
2 Corinthians 5:21

Person — Latin — Per Sonare — to sound through
Revelation 11:5