Resurrection Power
by Pastors Roy Esposito & Phil Cali
Joint Easter Service with Grace Chapel
Clarion Call
Clarion Call
by Pastor Marie Esposito
Revelation 4:1
Ephesians 2:6
Colossians 2:9
Colossians 1:27
Hebrews 12:29
Psalm 100
Colossians 1:11-13
Isaiah 54:17
Psalm 149
1 John 3:8
John 11:38-44
Luke 19:44
Mark 15:37-38
Amos 4:13
1 Kings 18
1 Kings 18:30-39
II Chronicles 16:9
Revelation 5
Worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lamb!
The Door of Worship
The Door of Worship
by Pastor Roy Esposito
John 10:7,9 — “The Door” of the sheep.
Door — The point of access and transition.
Revelation 21: 2-7 – no tears, death, pain etc
Revelation 13:14 — The Door — “Putting on Christ.”
“–making no provision for the flesh –” — putting off the old nature in order to put on the new.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (AMP)
The “New Man” — is our True identity : Only attainable through the Presence of the Lord in relationship with us.
Ephesians 5: 25-27
Revelation 19:7-8 (NLT) “The Bride has made herself ready.” — He doesn’t do it for us — He does it with us !
Common — the opposite of Holy. God is not “one of the boys”
“He’s descended into this realm so that we might ascend to His through relationship with Him — on His terms.” — PR
“The Water of the Word” — The River of Life
Revelation 12:2 — “transformed by the renewing of our minds.”
Ephessians 4:23 — renewed in the “spirit of our minds.”
1 Corinthians 15:22,45 — “Spirit-Man”
Revelation 1:10-19 (Passion Bible) — Transformed into true worshipers
True Worship — is the result of the soul’s response to the epiphany of God’s saving grace and work in human history.
True Worship — the state of a heart that’s been transformed
True Worship — the evidence of a transformed life.
The “voice” of God is amplified through the hearts of those who love Him.
1 John 4:19 — He loved us first.
1 John 4:13
John 4:23
Truth –(GRK) — veracity — a commitment to truth; and an adherence to that commitment with accuracy, dependability and propriety (ethics)
Hebrews 11:1
Matthew 19:28 — a promise to reign with Him
To reign with Him — to actively participate in the ordering of creation with Him
The Door to Who He Really Is
The Door to Who He Really Is
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Revelation 4:1-2 — “A portal to the heavenly realm.” — Passion Bible
An entrance way to a cosmic time and place called “In the Spirit.”
John 10:7-9 — Jesus, The Door of the sheep
Song of Solomon 5:2 (NKJV)
Matthew 25:1-13 — Virgin — One who has not yet experienced deep intimacy.
5 — were prepared — 5 were distracted and unprepared
Song of Solomon 5:6-7 (Passion)
Song of Solomon 5:8 — “pierced through by love” — Lovesick!
Shulamite — the Perfect, the Peaceful
Song of Solomon 5:10-16 (Passion)
1 John 3:2
John 14:12
1 Peter 2:5
Romans 8:31 — We can’t fail! God is with us!
Revelation 21:2-7 (AMP)
The Door of Radical Pursuit
The Door of Radical Pursuit
by Pastor Roy Esposito
- Revelation 3:20-22
- Revelation 4:1-2a
- Revelation 1:10
“The Lord’s Day” — a specific time set aside for communion with God
- Song of Solomon 5:1 (Passion Bible)
- Song of Solomon 5:2-3 (Passion)
A Prophetic Word :
“I believe we are at a moment in time; at a threshold of change, where a shift in evolution exists.
We need to wake up and read the signs of the times. Our collective response, as the Body of Christ, will have great impact on the future of all that exists.
There is a Darkness coming and has already begun to cover the Earth.
The focus of this Darkness is to keep everyone asleep!” — PR
Awareness is what really matters in spirituality.
The “Bride” never knows when the “Bridegroom” will come.
— Matthew 25:13
- Philipians 3:7-9 (NLT)
- Philippians 3:10
- Jeremiah 4:22
- Matthew 7:22-23
- John 14:2 — “Many mansions —“
- Song of Solomon 2:16
“In terms of spiritual warfare, intimacy with God is the most powerful weapon we can possess.” — PR
- Matthew 7: 7-8 — “Ask — Seek — Knock”
- Matthew 7:13-14
- Song of Solomon 5:4-5 (Passion)
- Song of Solomon 5:5-6 (Passion)
The Door of Fruit, Gifts and Brokenness
The Door of Fruit, Gifts and Brokenness
by Pastor Roy Esposito
John 1:14
2 Corinthians 3:18
Revelation 3:20-22
Message Bible – “Are you awake? Listen! Listen to the “wind words”; the Spirit is blowing through the churches.”
Revelation 4:1 (NLT)
Hebrews 13:5
Song of Solomon 4:9-11
Song of Solomon 4:12 (AMP)
Song of Solomon 2:16
Song of Solomon 2: 4
John 7:38 – “Out of their essence flows rivers of living water.”
(AMP) – “—continuous springs and rivers of living water.”
The Doors
When the invitation to the Banquet of Conscious Divine Union is accepted it leads to the “narrow gate” and we stand at the threshold of the:
1.Door of Self – the False- Self is laid down
2.Door of Salvation – guaranteed eternal relationship with God; safety and nurture
3. Door of Gifting and Fruits – place of equipping
Song of Solomon 4:13-15 – 9 Fruits and Herbs in the King’s garden
Galatians 5:22 – 9 Fruit of the Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:8-10-9 Gifts of the Spirit
John 6:44 – Drawn by His Spirit
Revelation 4:1 – “I will show you things to come.”
4. Door of Brokenness – Humility added to gifts and fruits
Song of Solomon 4:16 – North Wind – Purification Process
Hosea 2:14-15
South Wind – Blessing and Fruitfulness
Song of Solomon 5:1 – Myrrh – Suffering and death
Spices – truths of interior good
Exodus 30:23-31 – Anointing Oil – the goodness of love
Oil – was blended and perfumed with spices so that it would represent that which is good and acceptable.
Odor – signifies perception.
An agreeable and sweet odor signifies an acceptable perception
Interpretation: “The healing value of love cannot come to human perception except through interior truth which is good and acceptable to God.”
5. Door of Hope – Restoration of our personal “Spirit Songs”
The Door of Salvation
The Door of Salvation
by Pastor Roy Esposito
Soul Prayer – Launched from human reasoning and conceptualizations about God.
Spirit Prayer – “Wind Words”
Isaiah 65:24 – “Before they ask I will answer—”
“There is a path with no light except the one that burns in your heart.” — John of The Cross
2 Corinthians 3:18
John 10:7-9
1 Corinthians 7:31(NLT)
“This world is fading because it has no real substance. It is an illusion that’s upheld by a collective human agreement that it exists.” – PR
“Adam’s sin was more a sin of identity (“Other” than God) than a sin of morality.” – PR
John 3:16 – “God loves this world and chooses to meet in it through Jesus Christ.
2018 The Deep
2018 – The Deep
by Steve Porter
The Narrow Gate
The Narrow Gate
by Pastor Roy Esposito
- Matthew 7:13-14
- Ephesians 5:15-17
- Matthew 4:17(NLT)
The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth:
The community of prayerful love where what the “Law and the Prophets” really said is fulfilled. -Matthew 7:12
The “Cloak of the Pharisees”: Where rules, codes, doctrines, traditions, religious habits, and false perceptions are substituted for progressive spiritual transformation.
Matthew 23:27-28
Revelation 3:14-18 – “Buy from Me” – there’s always a cost!
Gold refined in the fire – Spiritual authority that come through purified hearts and motives
White Garments – holiness to cover the nakedness of shameful behavior
Eye Salve – to see clearly and discern the way.
Colossians 2:10 – “complete in Christ”
Judges 6:15 – Gideon’s view of himself.
Judges 6:12 – God’s view of Gideon
Midian – Strife and contention
Judges 6:16 – God’s solution: “Surely, I will be with you –”
- Philippians 2:13(NLT)
- Luke 12:23(AMP)
- Psalm 42:11b
- Mark 7:7-8
- Exodus 33:11
- Luke 18:18-22
- Revelation 4:1
- Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask for Grace to see; Seek truth, so when you Knock it will be God who opens the door and the gate won’t seem so narrow” – PR
- Matthew 25:23(NLT)