Bsf Acts #Lesson 3 Peter & John

Bsf Acts #Lesson 3 - 27/9/19 by Toris - Peter & John Main truth ************* Holy spirit empowers people to speak powerfully about the Lord Jesus 1 Salvation’s Power displayed Acts 3:1-4:4 ************* Peter has authority from Jesus to heal. Remind us..Isaiah 5:6 the lame leaped like a deer. Offer good news. Miracles aroused curiosity..doesn’t save ppl but gospel. PRINCIPLE 1 Salvation changes our present lives as well as our future destiny. II. Salvation’s power witnessed Acts 4:5-4:22 ************* Peter filled with the Holy Spirit. Let the Holy spirit lead us. Give Holy spirit to Control daily, u will see the power...claiming Jesus name for healing, authority and power. Jesus exclusive right to give salvation and no one else. Jesus only way. PRINCIPLE 2 Salvation empowers believers to proclaim the gospel ************* Unleashed thru prayer. III Salvation’s Power Embodied Acts 4:23-4:37 ************* Disciples didn’t asked for persecution to go away but power and boldness. Dependable on God empower us. Loving others like Jesus love, difficult but depend on salvation power. Priority Ppl over things PRINCIPLE 3 Salvation unites the community thru sacrificial love. ************* Others centric, love like Christ loves us.

Guitar chord Christian songs

Verse one: G D All to Jesus I surrender E C D G All to Him I freely give G D I will ever love and trust Him E C D G In His presence daily live Chorus: G Am7 D G I surrender all, I surrender all G G7 C All to Thee, my blessed Saviour D G I surrender all Verse two: All to Jesus I surrender Make me, Saviour, wholly Thine Let me feel the Holy Spirit Truly know that Thou art mine Verse three: All to Jesus I surrender Lord I give myself to Thee Fill me with Thy love and power Let Thy blessing fall on me XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse one: D A/C# Bm A Just let me say how much I love You G D/F# Em7 A Let me speak of Your mercy and grace D A/C# Bm A Just let me live in the shadow of Your beauty G D/F# Asus A A/G Let me see You face to face F#m7 Bm7 And the earth will shake as Your Word goes forth Em7 Em7/D A/C# A And the heavens can tremble and fall D A/C# Bm A But let me say how much I love You Em7 A D O my Saviour, my Lord and Friend Verse two: Just let me hear Your finest whispers As You gently call my name And let me see Your power and Your glory Let me feel Your Spirit's flame Let me find You in the desert Till this sand is holy ground And I am found completely surrendered To You, my Lord and Friend So let me say how much I love You With all my heart I long for You For I am caught in this passion of knowing This endless love I've found in You And the depth of grace the forgiveness found To be called a child of God Just let me say how much I love You O my Saviour, my Lord and Friend XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse: A F#m A new commandment Bm E I give unto you C#m7 F#m7 That you love one another Bm7 E As I have loved you C#m7 F#m7 That you love one another Bm7 - E A As I have loved you Chorus: D E/D By this shall all men know C#m7 F#m7 That You are my disciples D E If you have love F#m7 Em - A One for another D E/D By this shall all men know C#m7 F#m7 That You are my disciples D E If you have love A One for another XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Chorus: F C Bless the Lord, O my soul G/B Am O my soul F C G Worship His holy name F Am Sing like never before F G Am O my soul F G F/C C F/C C I'll worship Your holy name Verse one: F C G Am The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning F C G Am It's time to sing Your song again F C G Am Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me F C G C Let me be singing when the evening comes Verse two: You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger Your name is great, and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness, I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find Verse three: And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near, and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse: A Bm7 Change my heart oh God E A Make it ever true A Bm7 Change my heart oh God E A May I be like You Chorus: C#7 F#m Bm7 You are the potter E A I am the clay C#7 F#m B/D# Mold me and make me E This is what I pray XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A E Exalt the Lord our God A E Exalt the Lord our God D E C#m F#m And worship at His footstool D E C#m F#m Worship at His footstool Bm E A Bm E A Holy is He, holy is He XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse one: D The splendor of the King Bm7 Clothed in majesty G Let all the earth rejoice G All the earth rejoice D He wraps Himself in light Bm7 And darkness tries to hide G And trembles at His voice G And trembles at His voice Chorus: D How great is our God Sing with me Bm7 How great is our God And all will see Gmaj7 A How great, How great D Is our God Verse two: Age to age he stands And time is in His Hands Beginning and the End Beginning and the End The Godhead, Three in one Father, Spirit, Son The Lion and the Lamb The Lion and the Lamb Bridge: D Name above all names Bm7 Worthy of our praise G A My heart will sing how great D Is our God XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse one: Bm A G D/F# G Here I am humbled by your Majesty D/F# A/C# F#/Bb Covered by your grace so free Bm A G D/F# G Here I am, knowing I'm a sinful man D/F# A/C# F#/Bb Covered by the blood of the Lamb Pre-chorus: Bm A/C# D Bm A/C# D Now I've found the greatest love of all is mine E/G# Since you laid down your life G The greatest sacrifice Chorus: D A/C# Bm7 G Majesty, Majesty D A/C# Your grace has found me just as I am Bm7 G Empty handed, but alive in your hands D A/C# Bm7 G Majesty, Majesty D A/C# Forever I am changed by Your love Bm7 G In the presence of Your Majesty Verse two: Here I am humbled by the love that you give Forgiven so that I can forgive Here I stand, knowing that I'm your desire Sanctified by glory and fire XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse: D Dmaj7 You are beautiful beyond description G/D A/D D Too marvelous for words Bm D/F# Too wonderful for comprehension G E/G# A F#7 Like nothing ever seen or heard Bm E/G# Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom Em7 Who can fathom the depths A Of Your love D Em7 D/F# You are beautiful beyond description G A D A Majesty enthroned above Chorus: D F#7 G A And I stand, I stand in awe of You D F#7 G A I stand, I stand in awe of You Bm7 Bm7/Bb Bm7/A Bm7/G# Holy God to Whom all praise is due Em7 A D Verse: D Dmaj7 You are beautiful beyond description G/D A/D D Too marvelous for words Bm D/F# Too wonderful for comprehension G E/G# A F#7 Like nothing ever seen or heard Bm E/G# Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom Em7 Who can fathom the depths A Of Your love D Em7 D/F# You are beautiful beyond description G A D A Majesty enthroned above Chorus: D F#7 G A And I stand, I stand in awe of You D F#7 G A I stand, I stand in awe of You Bm7 Bm7/Bb Bm7/A Bm7/G# Holy God to Whom all praise is due Em7 A D XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Verse one: D A/C# Bm7 Lord we need Your grace and mercy G A D We need to pray like never before A/C# Bm7 We need the power of Em7 Your Holy Spirit G E/G# A To open Heaven's door Chorus: G A/G Spirit touch Your church F#m7 Bm7 Stir the hearts of men G A/G Revive us Lord F#m7 Bm7 With Your passion once again G A/G I want to care for others F#7 Bm7 Like Jesus cares for me Em7 A D Let Your rain fall upon me Verse two: Lord we humbly come before You We don't deserve of You what we ask But we yearn to see Your glory Restore this dying land

Bsf Acts #Lesson 2 - 20/9/19

Bsf Acts #Lesson 2 - 20/9/19 Main truth *********** Holy spirit makes the difference 3td person of Trinity Holy spirit a person V presence of God Walk in obedience Holy Spirit........ 1. Empower Give life difference, to serve 2. Purify Life long process Sanctification has Change us more like Jesus, fruits of the spirit 3. Guide Believe and follow Him 4. Unify Give birth to the church. New perspective of life, fellowship, breaking of bread, share possessions. PRINCIPLE 1 The Holy spirit is a person who indwells **all believers** in Jesus Christ. Knows the spirit of the living God dwelling in you. Let go and let the Holy spirit work in you...be what God wants u to be. II. Preaching at Pentecost (Acts 2:14-47) Outpouring of the Holy spirit as what prophet Joel said. Common identity, in Christ. More signs will come as the last day unfold. Whoever called on the name of the Lord will be saved! Holy spirit convict ppl of their sins & Open the eyes. Only ppl will see they deserve judgement. Therefore, repent (Recognised our sinfulness and know God holiness) Baptism does not save u but u DECLARE to the whole world. PRINCIPLE 2 The Holy spirit transport the dark & dead to eternal light & life in Christ Whats your stories to share with others?

Bsf Acts #Lesson 1 13/9/19

Bsf Acts 13/9/19 #Lesson 1 Gist ~▶️ plug in to the Holy spirit (Wait and be led) ▶️ seek God, prayerful & Word be led Waiting? Disciples Actively waiting, with praying Main truth*** Holy spirit empowers believers today to do all that He called us to do. Promised Holy spirit Acts 1:1-11 Resurrection is real Resurrection power 40 days talk to them Kingdom of God Eat and fellowship “Wait” for the gift Holy spirit (father’s gift) Romans 8 Holy spirit guarantee our eternal life with Christ. Holy spirit lives in every Christian, therefore enable believers bear fruits We need the power source (Holy spirit) to be his witness JOHN 14:1-3 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believein God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. Holy spirit comes to.. Teach remind testify Jesus Cloud symbolise God power and Presence. PRINCIPLE 1 The Holy spirit empowers us to **wait** and work as He directs. We need to plug in to the power source, careful to obey where he command. Active waiting = moving forward. II Prayerful Replacement Acts 1:12-26 Apostles incl the women as well. Also Jesus brothers presence is indication of change of heart. Pray **constantly** = unceasing prayer, means we r in attitude of prayer.....acknowledging his attributes, praising and supplication. Guided by God word. Criteria for selecting leader. What is the witness? Personal experience about Jesus. Not based on availability Depending on God, is GOD CHOICE (a heart that loves God, serve Him) Lot cast. PRINCIPLE 2 The Holy spirit leads through God’s Word & prayer.

Spore seminar fr Irene - Kings and priests 9/19

***HEAVENLY BLUEPRINT***

1. Dwell with Him - abide, habitation, resting place
2. Daily lifestyle
3. Called us to discover mystery of His Face
4. To dwell our Blueprint must become His blueprint

1. THE TABERNACLE - WHAT GOD'S PATTERN FOR OUR LIVES? in alignment
2. A Living tabernacle, a dwelling place for the most high
3. Patterns not in alignment with the HS
1. THOUGH PATTERNS - Self rejection, stress, anxiety, fear
2. EMOTIONAL PATTERNS - Loneliness
3. DISEASE PATTERNS - 
4. BEHAVIOR PATTERNS - Offense
5. MEMORY PATTERNS 
6. GOD'S PATTERNS
1. God's blueprint for our lives in His Word
2. Clearly reveal how He wants us to live,
3. We just have to walk it out in obedience (john 15: abide in me..)
4. Living tabernacle
1. He wants us to live his blueprint as a living tabernacle
2. New Jerusalem, His Bride, He needs Living stones
3. Living stones dwell with Him daily
1. My Bride is a Tabernacle
2. A covenant life of Faithfulness unto Her messiah
3. "I want the patterns of my Footprints to be seen in your life bcoz you walked the way I did. Step into alignment

***ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.***

genesis 18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying,

1. “Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
       Creator of heaven and earth.
   20 And praise be to God Most High,
       who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
   Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.”

john 37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

1. Our high priest and king came to gv us a better covenant, not a license to sin but required to walk in obedience with Him, in the blessing of this new covenant
2.  The order of High priest and king will lead us into living in his kingdom of His Priesthood as we also become kings and priest.
3. He purchased us with His Precious Blood so that he could establish a covenant with us.
4. Abba desires that we will rule and reign with Him.

GOD'S ORDER

1. To walk in bcoz it brings alignment between Heaven and Earth.
2. We defend our own belief systems with scripture to BE RIGHT....(May cause division) but we are not called to be right, WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE IN THE **TRUTH**
3. Truth set us free
4. ABba order which is the order of Melchizedek (becoming Kings & priests") Hindrance due to the order not alignment with his heart
5. Order in Hebrew means WORD (OF GOD)
6. Means "Opening of a seed". Live the word in obedience like a seed that opens up and life breakfthru, bcome strong and filled with authority over your circumstances bcoz u are growing from the True vine!
7. Words I hv spoken is Spirit and Life.

****A CHOSEN PEOPLE****

WORD = ORDER

1. it is the word of God that brings order in our lives

***LOOK AFTER MY GARDEN**

1. Garden is body soul and spirit
2. I desire every root in your garden to be planted with LOVE
3. No fear in love, perfect love cast out fear
4. Fear involves torment (mental suffering, torture, distress)
5. I want to heal your trauma (deeply distressing or disturbing experience or phy injury)
6. Trauma open door to fear, welcome lies.
7. SELF TREE, Self System
1. Self righteousness
2. Self justification
3. self criticism
4. self effort
5. Self rejection
6. Self hatred
7. Self centreness
8. self satisfaction
9. - cause us to have a double mind
8. TREE OF COMPARISON
9. TREE OF CRITICISM
10. TREE OF DISSAPOINTMENT
11. TREE OF STRIFE
12. DEFENSIVE
13. TREE OF DISRESPECT
14. TREE OF DISUNITY
15. We have a SELF TREE in us, so He Must Increase & I must decrease

A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD

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1. Sacrifices
1. Burnt offering - consumed on altar entirely, atonement for sins
2. Grain offering - Offer & gift to God from one's crop, a portion is kept by the priest for their share
3. Peace offering - Communal celebration of the worshippers who shared in the meat offering
1. A thank offering - tks for deliverance and blessings recd
2. A votive sacrifice - tks for deliverance & blessings following a VOW
3. Free will - willingness for tks to God, no specific deliverance in mind
4. Sin offering - sin /guilt - purify ppl fr an unwitting sin (atonement)
5. Guilt (reparation) offering - a restitution is required with God or other person.
6. Repentance - Sacrifice w/o real repentance to God for never God desire. God desire clean hands, justice, mercy to others
7. Body of Christ must walk in the truth
8. LISTEN AND OBEY MY VOICE
9. Walk in all the way which i command you, so that it may be well with you.
10. Obedience is better than sacrifice
4. Obedience can only come from a motive of Love.
5. I dont have to, but i want to bcoz i love him, i want to obey, i want to seek him, i want to serve him no matter i loose my life in order to find it

A HOLY NATION

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1. Inner man
2. Outward lifestyle
3. Golden bells 
1. Sound - draw ppl attn to the fruit flowing from our life that ppl desire for themselves
2. What sound - x hypocrisy
1. inner and outer lifestyle need alignment to Abba's order otherwise
2. separation between what we know is right and what we live.
3. live align to Abba or driven by our flesh man
4. Soul body and spirit in alignment with heavens blueprint
5. not only our body but our HOME also, whole in order to prosper
6. Home - Kitchen - Bread.
7. When we behold him as BREAD OF LIFE and eat, we also become bread bcoz we become like him
8. SALT - flavour, season, preserve, dont lose, hv peace in your union with one another.
9. BREAD - ingredient, flour & water
10. To live the word and walk in the spirit, instead of the flesh
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Power of Praying life by Stormie OMartian

 Bask in God's Love (page 125)
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God is love
His love is healing, fulfilling, liberating, edifying, rejuvenating and calming. W/o that we are always striving, anxius, worried and uncertain, we are unable to find peace.
God love is perfect and ppl love is not.
His love transform us.
His love is eternal
Experience His love, His love is unconditional
God love free you from fear
Perfect love cast out fear, bcoz fear involves torment.
Jesus commandment: "that u love others as yourself"

Fervent in spirit, care for things that God cares about, Pray,,,
Live in peace with all men.
Faith, love, hope. when we go to be with the Lord, we dont need faith and hope bcoz we will see Him face to face but we will bask in the love of God.
Pray God fill us with his love to overflowing...to flow to others.

Steven furtick sermon

Offense - Drop it
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John 10:10 Enemy objection = destruction
strategy = division
tactic = offense

God drop the charges agst me, bcoz i'm forgiven, i can forgive

Offense built up 1 by 1
How quickly to get over it?
Drop it

Release is always available even though reconciliation is not available.
forgiveness is setting the prisoner free and found out the prisoner is You.

Offense = event
Offended = decision or Choice


Tired of fighting ?
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Saul having spear in his hands
David hvg harp in his hand (worship)
Saul spear missed david (arrow cannot hit, bcoz there’s  shield of faith)

Why?
God hands is upon David when David fully surrender  himself to God
His shield was shield of FAITH

Fight not with flesh and blood...
We don’t fight for victory
we fight from victory

Unblock it
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When Blame, blocking blessings
Just like complain, leaking blessings

The blessings need to go beyond, don’t stop there. Just like Abraham God bless him thanks.. he S blessings to. others. It doesn’t stop there.

Nothing can stop the purpose of God except our unbelieve!!

We can block God from doing something thru us.

PRAISE UNBLOCKED PRESENCE OF GOD IN OUR LIFE!!
caution: Fear & unbelieve cause blockage in our life.

Malachi tithes, test and see, pour out his blessings that not enough room to contain them.

When faith increase, the generosity to increase also in tandem.

Fix ur focus:
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Happiness is not finding the right person but being the right person 

What u magnify, u focus on 

Your spouse or child........

U magnify what they don’t hv or MAGNIFY WHAT THEY HAVE!!

Bring magnify glass to see our self and examine, Any area that God wants us to change.

Magnify 

Not what we are

But who he is!

It’s God job, He knows, He has, to fulfil our needs!

The Blessing of Both (Ecclesiastes-sow morning, night)
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Both grow together, the seed of goodness and weed.
our job to cnue sow...and don't sort, God will get his angel to sort it. Praise Him in good and bad times, its both. Joseph said its both, pain & purpose.

Genesis 48:14-20

14 But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head,though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn. (bless both but not in sequence or norm, His way)

that all things work together for good for those who loves him.

Knock knock: (Acts 12)

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Eg.** Peter at the prison, angel said get up..after that then the chain fell off.
Many times, ppl ask why get up? 
Be in a place of rest..
Get up and then the chain fell off. 

Obey then freedom came
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and evidence of things not seen.
**Peter get up and put the sandals, follow me, said angel (get dressed). like gps, know the next thing..
Faith is getting dressed, even though not knowing where hes going.
Most of the time, we don't know what we are going thru, until the work is done. The gate open by God. Peter walk thru it...WE GOT TO GO THRU IT!
Sometimes, we stand and knocking, it already open, we just have to go thru it! That u stay in the furnace, the gate and still survive.
GOD IS GOING TO GET ME THRU.......IT AND I DONT KNOW HOW.

We must know where to knock when we are in trouble. Knock the same door, aww...!
Peter knows where to knock. MUST KNOCK ON THE RIGHT DOOR TODAY

Dr Rosie leong 8/9/19 Holy Spirit, eagle anointing

Dr Rosie leong 8/9/19

Holy spirit 

eagle anointing

Pray pray pray suddenly the power of the Holy spirit manifested. Rushing mighty *wind* (*symbol of Holy Spirit. 2) tongue of *fire* (*Holy spirit) tongue has controlling spirit.

Acts 2

Whenever God moves.

3 things

1) tongue of fire, rushing wind

Don’t be **spectator** but participants.

Blessed of those whose thirsty for righteousness for they will be filled (we must desire)

2) ** mocker**

3) anointed (operation of the supernatural power of God by the Holy Spirit. 

Anointing is not emotion, charisma talent, personality to qualify empower

Holy anointing oil.

Type 

-> Turkey Christian

-> Eagle Christian (pastor mulinde, James kawalya, suubi) carries eagle anointing, 

Soaked 

PhD - school of the Holy spirit 

Power to Preach 

Power to  Heal 

Power to Deliver 

Inner anointing 

Develop Fruits of the spirit

The character of the Lord

Outer anointing 

Wait upon the Lord 

physical to help work of God, cast demons etc 

Psalm 23

You prepare a table (word of God) before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil (oil, hs);
    my cup overflows.

*****The yolk shall be broken bcoz of anointing 

Holy spirit will anoint our head w oil.

Renew the mind 

Psalm 92

You have exalted my horn[b] like that of a wild ox;
    fine oils have been poured on me.

WE NEED TO HV ANOINTING OIL EVERYDAY!

Add to your faith, knowledge (7 things)

Bsf Acts 6/9/19 #intro (first day) UNSTOPPABLE

Bsf Acts 6/9/19 #intro (first day)

UNSTOPPABLE 

Main truth

THE Holy spirit uses God’s ***Unstoppable Truth*** to transform lives.

No one can thwart his word or promises.

Jesus rose again

Why is it important?

Bcoz the atonement of sins.

Jesus promise his abiding presence. To every believers who call unto Jesus.  

Chp 

1-12 gospel spread fr Jerusalem Judea Samaria and to end the world 

13-28 PAUL spread further to Rome, to Gentiles.

1) Unstoppable spirit***

PRINCIPLE 1

Holy spirit empower the God ppl  to  share the unstoppable gospel to the world. 

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Despite the flaws. 

 Church is birth by Jesus Christ. When Holy Spirit Indwell In is, it unites believers in Christ 

2) Unstoppable church***

PRINCIPLE 2: Unity & community are the marks of an unstoppable church.

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Acts 2:42 fellowship, breaking of bread, share possessions, evangelise (look up for each other) and the Lord added to their numbers. Epistles added to help admonish, correct us. 1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians etc. Guard agst prejudice and personal interest (personal power desire more than God)

How to encourage each other to glorify God. Looking out for each other. Start by praying for each other. Bsf website download prayer guide. 

3) Unstoppable witness***

PRINCIPLE 3: Witness for Christ is an unstoppable force.

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Jesus tells disciples go and proclaim. They are ordinary ppl but bold ppl.

Why? Bcoz they knew that the world desperate to know Jesus Christ. Witness, empower by Holy spirit, convey accurately. Holy Spirit illuminate our mind. Holy spirit minister to the heart when God word is spoken.

 

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; Philippians 4:6

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
Philippians 4:6

TURN YOUR CARES INTO PRAYERS
My friend, God doesn’t want you to be fearful, fretful or anxious. Instead, He wants you to “be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”

So when you have a care or worry, straightaway, turn that care or worry into prayer. That is supplication. And when you are troubled by a care or worry that you don’t know how to pray for, pray in the Spirit or tongues. And in the midst of that prayer, thank God that He is already your healing, provision, good success and victory. That, my friend, is thanksgiving.

If I am worried about something, how long should I pray?”

Keep on praying. Pray in the Spirit until the worry lifts or dissipates, “and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).

This was what one of our church members did when he found himself anxiously trying to access some important data in his USB flash drive. After a whole day at it with no results, he finally stopped himself from being anxious and instead, turned his worry into prayer, asking the Lord to settle it for him. As he prayed in tongues, he was also thankfully repeating in his heart that having the Holy Spirit—the Helper—with him was to his advantage (see John 16:7).

Later that evening, using his wife’s computer, he succeeded in accessing the data in his flash drive after a few attempts. He quickly backed up the data. It was only when subsequent attempts to use the flash drive on his wife’s computer failed did it suddenly dawn on him that God had “resurrected” his flash drive that one time, just for him to recover his data!

Beloved, I believe that we would all worry a lot less and enjoy our lives a lot more if only we realized this truth: Our Abba Father is so strong that there is nothing He cannot do, and He is so loving that there is nothing He will not do for us 🌈