The Strong Tower

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

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

Don’t Forget To Hydrate

Don’t Forget To Hydrate
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Isaiah 40:31 (AMP)
Revelation 22:17
James 1:2-4 (Message)
Isaiah 44:3
Hebrews 10:38
James 1:2 (NLT)
Psalm 42:1
Ephesians 6:14-18 – Armor of God
Galatians 2:20 – Christ’s faith lives in me.
Matthew 6:6-13

Symptoms of Dehydration

1. Dizzy and confused
2. Fussy and nit-picking
3. Delirium – can’t differentiate reality from illusion
4. No tears – become emotionally blunted
5. Constipation – unable to process waste
 
Exodus 15:22-27
Waters of Elim – place of 12 rivers or wells  
Palm Trees – Victory !
# 70 – Perfect spiritual order carried out with all spiritual power and significance.
Both spirit and order are emphasized.

And They Sang a New Song

And They Sang a New Song

by Pastor Roy Esposito
“And They Sang a New Song —-”   Rev. 5:9
The Sacred Tetragrammaton — YHWH
 
Ruach  — the Spirit and Breath of God
 
Hebrews 4:16
1 Samuel 16:7
Matthew 12:34
  • Barak — quiet, reverential kneeling and admiration
  • Halal  — Loud, celebratory and clamorously foolish
  • Selah  — stop and think about it
Genesis 1:3,6 etc…
Genesis 1:26

Elevated Prayer

Elevated Prayer

“God comes to us disguised as our life.”  —  Richard Rohr
Romans 8:29
Romans 8:19
John 14:12 (KJV)
Psalms 92:10(NLT)
2 Corinthians 4;18
Isaiah 1:11-18(NLT)
Colssians 2:20-23
Genesis 1:26-28
Psalms 115:6
Job 38:22
Isaiah 1:18
Confession — acknowledges sin
Repentance — acknowledges sin, accepts responsibility for it, then  gives it all to God in it’s entire truth.
Jeremiah 1:9  – Word  – (Heb.– Dabar)  — the creative force of God
Proverbs 18:21
James 5:16 (AMP)
Job 22:25-30(AMP)
 
Knowledge of God’s nature and plan — changes our prayer from a plea to a proclamation
 
1 John 5:14-15(AMP)
Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)