INTRODUCTION What are Thanksgiving and Thanks-Living? Thanksgiving is expressing our gratitude to God for all he has done for us. What we had last Sunday was an event; a Thanksgiving Service to appreciate God for his blessings upon us for the year. But, beyond Thanksgiving Sunday, our duty is Thanks-living that is, living a life […]
Worship
THE OBJECT OF WORSHIP
Our focus this month of our 30 days Fast is on worship; we want to explore the limits and the depths of the power of worship. Knowing who we worship and how we worship him is very crucial. In John 4:22, Jesus said to the woman of Samaria, “You worship what you do not know; […]
THE POWER OF BLESSING FOR SUPERNATURAL INCREASE
INTRODUCTION: Blessings provoke supernatural increase. To bless is to proclaim “something of value to another.” It is from the Hebrew word, “Berachah” and the Greek word, “Makario”. It is “to be granted special favor by God with resulting joy and prosperity” (3 John 2). It is to “declare (proclaim) someone endowed with power for success” […]
ENTER HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING
“ENTER into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Be thankful to him, and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4). The Psalmist in Psalm 100:4 paints a vivid picture of how we should approach God. It starts with a command to ‘enter into his gates’ The command is ‘enter’, not ‘wait’ or ‘stand’ […]
AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE
“And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are – northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. 16 And I will make your descendants as the […]
BREAKING INTO REALM OF PRAYER AND AUTHORITY
INTRODUCTION: Our Conference theme suggests aggressive advancement. Nothing less than positive action is required. In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus gave His disciples the marching order GO in what is popularly referred to as the GREAT COMMISSION. However in Acts 1:4, He seemed to reverse Himself with a new order WAIT. I will,as led by His Spirit […]
