Part 8 New Wine
Ask, seek, knock are all a form of asking only at three different levels.
Asking is the first grade. There are some things available merely if we ask for them.
Seek: The next level requires more of us than merely asking. We have to seek for them. Asking is relatively easy. Seeking is more involved. We have to put in the effort.
Knock: Knocking is the highest level of prayer. Here we put ourselves out. We are ready to pay a greater price than when we were seeking.
New Wine Part 7
We are Believers Who Stand On God’s Word Because There Is Nothing More Reliable to Stand On.
Faith asks us to make a choice. Fear also forces us to make a choice. The question is, “Whose report will we believe?”
Wealth does not always indicate depth.
New Wine Part 3
To consecrate is to turn aside from everything else and be devoted to God and to God’s purpose
The best time to pray for a thing is when God is ready to grant it.
New Wine, Much Needed Part 2
All prophecy is limited by the knowledge and understanding of the people.
We need to be filled again and again. This is how we get renewed daily.
Wait in readiness, not knowing the hour.
It requires a collaboration between God and man to produce the miracle of new wine.
You have a need for new wine, only you don’t know it yet.
New Wine, Our Greatest Need in 2025
God wants to give you your heart’s desire in 2025 but your heart’s desire is not God’s best for you.
A person who gets what he wants but does not achieve God’s purpose will be a blessed-disappointment.
A blessed-disappointment is blessed and highly favored but he frustrates the grace of God.
Our Imperfect Human Reasoning Versus God’s Perfect Will
Placing your own reasoning above God's is a rejection of His wisdom.
Human reasoning thinks it needs to help God out.
Because of sin, our understanding to the ways and commands of God is skewed
Our emotions and passions get intertwined with our reasoning/logic causing us to be led astray.
Part4 Reclaiming Miracles, Signs and Wonders
Which is harder, performing miracles or transforming people into godliness?
Miracles do not build us up. It is the word that builds us up, edifies and equips us.
It is possible to preach right and live wrong, but it is impossible to live right and preach wrong.
Part 3 Reclaiming Miracles, Signs and Wonders
The Word of God Is Both Doctrine and Power.
Without authority, doctrine will be lifeless, empty letters.
Men may respond to doctrine but demons only respond to power. You cannot debate demons into submission.
Part 2 Reclaiming Miracles, Signs and Wonders
A church without missionaries is a social club.
Reclaiming Miracles, Signs and Wonders Part 1
The miraculous is the exclusive preserve of those who are committed to please God, rather than men.
Miracles do not save, only the word does.
It is possible to receive a miracle and still not know Jesus.
The Secret To Answered Prayers Part 2
A proud heart is not submitted to God. Every prayer receives an answer, but the proud is not willing to accept whatever is contrary to his desires.
The Secret To Answered Prayers (Part 1)
The right kind of person, praying the right kind of prayer, in the right kind of way will always get a right answer from God.
The right kind of person is the one who comes to God by faith in the work of Christ and continues to stand in faith.
The right kind of prayer is the one which asks for God’s will, with a complete trust that God’s will is the best for us.
On The Scary Edge of Your Breakthrough
Shallow waters are safe and fun, but they are unfruitful. Deeper waters are dangerous and scary, but they are very fruitful.
When God goes deep, you will no longer find Him in the shallows.
Giants getting bigger, means you are getting closer to your breakthrough. The edge of your breakthrough will be the scariest place you will ever be.
The Mentality Of Joseph
Joseph did not see himself merely as a blessed one, rather he understood that he was made to be a blessing.
When things do not go our way, we are still looking for ways to be a blessing. As a slave in Portiphar’s house, Joseph found ways to add value.
When he was unjustly thrown into prison, Joseph found ways to add value.
The Package Called Grace Part 4
Grace is frustrated when God's purpose is not realized in a person, in a people, in a place and at a particular time.
God’s Ultimate Purpose in Giving Grace is to Express His Glory Throughout All of Creation.
The Presence is Glory at its lightest, (Glory-lite). Glory is Presence at its fullest, (Glory-max.).
God's real intention is to glorify us. To settle for His Presence is to frustrate grace.
The Presence satisfies, but Glory transforms.