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An Invitation to Spiritual Fatherhood

An Invitation to Spiritual Fatherhood

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Luke 15:11-32
Luke 6:27-36 – “Be compassionate just as the Father is compassionate.”
 
Romans 8:16-17
Genesis 3:12 – The beginning of “Spin”

Three Elements of Spiritual Fatherhood:

Grief — Forgiveness — Generosity

Grief – allows my heart to be touched by the wounds of others
Forgiveness – a heart that is empty of self-seeking
Generosity – a giving of self
 
1 John 4:18 – “Perfect love casts out fear.”
 
Generosity – (Latin) Genus – of the same kind – akin to
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A Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation

A Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Ephesians 1:15-22
  • Romans 8:14
  • 1 Corinthians 2:9
  • Proverbs 4:5-13
  • Proverbs 8:17
  • Romans 8:26
  • Colossians 3:2-3 (NLT)
  • Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
  • Proverbs 29:18 (NKJV)

“Without an intimate knowledge of God, which comes through experiencing His Presence, the people will cast off perfect order and step back into chaos.”

  • John 16:12
  • Ephesians 1:17-18
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Pentecost: Receiving the Power to Become

Pentecost: Receiving the Power to Become

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

“The evidence that we are baptized in the Holy Spirit’s power and Spirit filled, is not simply that we can speak in tongues but that we are reflecting the love of God which has created us, sustains us and has transformed us into beings whose identity is rooted in that love.” – PR

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

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Covenant Promises

Covenant Promises

by Pastor Marie Esposito

  • Psalm 111:5
  • Covenant -Agreement, commitment, guarantee, promise
  • Hebrews 8:7-13
  • Hebrews 12:24
  • Hebrews 10:36
  • Patience – calm endurance, an uncomplaining nature, tireless stamina, the ability to resist, withstand
  • James 1:2-4
  • Philippians 2:13- for it is God Himself whose power creates within you the desire to do His gracious will and also brings about the accomplishment of the desire.

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.

  • REMEMBER, His Covenant is imprinted on His mind
  • James 1:4
  • Hebrews 6:12
  • Hebrews 6:11-12
  • I Corinthians 2:16
  • Isaiah 26:3,4
  • Hebrews 6:13-20

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].

  • Galatians 6:9
  • PRO-VISION- SEE IT, SEE THE PROMISE COMING, PROCLAIM IT WITH GREAT JOY AND PEACE; BELIEVING.
  • Psalm 103:17-18
  • Psalm 111:5- He has given food and provision to those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; HE WILL REMEMBER HIS COVENANT FOREVER AND IMPRINT IT ON HIS MIND.
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Celebrating Eastertide: Ascension Day

Celebrating Eastertide:  Ascension Day

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • 2 Corinthians 1:20

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

 

Easter-tide

  1. Lent  – self sacrifice
  2. Palm – Passion
  3. Holy Easter – Resurrection
  4. Ascension Day – Assurance of Jesus’ continued intercession for humankind
  5. Pentecost – Outpouring of Holy Spirit power

 

Acts 1:1-11

 “Within transformation there is transition.”  -PR

 

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-

Something they will BECOME not something they will DO:

A witness OF Him not FOR Him.

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Remembering God’s Promises

“Remembering God’s Promises”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

Remember:

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

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The Appointed Time

The Appointed Time

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Ecclesiastics  3:1
  • 1 Corinthians 2:9 

Chronos – Duration

Kairos  – “Deep Time”

  • Psalm 102:12-13 (AMP)
  • Genesis 18:14
  • Genesis 21:2
  • Isaiah 25:1
  • Psalm 2:4
  • Psalm 119:89-91
  • Genesis 50:20
  • Romans 8:28
  • 1 Corinthians 2:9  – “purpose”  – something to which we’re appointed 
  • Romans 8:29
  • Amos 3:7
  • Habakkuk  2:2-3
  • John 15:16
  • Ephesians 1:3-5
  • John 6:44

“The same power that first drew you to Christ is also working to conform you to Him.”

“God prepares us by preparing our circumstances which prepares us”.  – PR

 

                         Disappointment – Dis– appoints one from his destiny

  • Proverbs 29:18
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Our Discerner

Our Discerner

by Pastor Marie Esposito

Daily doses for believers

humility
worship/prayer/thanksgiving
daily bread- reading the Word every day
confession of sin
renunciation of fleshly ways and thoughts/sinful leanings and desires
forgiveness
  • Philippians 3:13-14
  • Hebrews 6:1
  • Ephesians 3:19
  • Hebrews 5:14
  • I  Corinthians 12:31

FAITH AND LOVE

  • John 10:6-10
  • 2 Peter 1:3
  • 2 Peter 1:4
  • Hebrews 4:12
  • Proverbs 4:23

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

  • Mark 16:16-18
  • I Thessalonians 5:23
  • Ephesians 5:26