Pastor Ray…
Good morning, Ms. Annie is just going to keep playing. Pastor Mac met with the staff yesterday and I wrote down a couple highlights, not low lights, highlights. But he just encouraged the staff, of course.
But one thing was, it’s time to practice what we preach. That’s a good one. Practice what we preach, keep our words, right words, the right words speaking. And we can be and we will be a light to someone that’s in the darkness, just being around. Maybe they want to stay six feet away, whatever. We can still light them up, lift them up and bring the presence, joy, or just help, we can bring help. For us individually, we continually have to go to the Word. We have to be eating the Word filling ourselves up. And if we are declaring Psalm 91, praying Psalm 91, we have to totally completely believe that He is our refuge. We have to choose, we’re to dwell there, that’s what the Word says but, we have to choose to dwell there. If we’re not able to dwell in that then we’re not in faith about it.
One of the other things, and everyone can see it, you can probably feel it. There’s a spirit of fear that’s trying to come upon people, and I understand that because of all the news and everything that’s being said and is being seen. So, what do we do with our thoughts that are fear? Cast them down. Take the blood, use the blood, plead the blood. And then all the what if’s, forget about that. What if? As soon as we say what if, oops wait a minute. What if this happens, what if that happens? We do day by day steps of faith. Being continually filled up, I know we have to be filled with the Holy Spirit, more and more and more. And we can, this church, this is our church, so we believe this church can be a refuge for others.
Forget about negative words. Don’t fill our hearts, don’t let negative words even get around us. There are a couple ideas maybe as a church we will do. Just to reach out to the community, I just wanted you to know that. Right now we’re moving along.
I saw this from a doctor this morning on the news. He was talking about some of the different things that are closed, and he said more than ever… This is just a doctor that came on, he’s on a lot. He said, more than ever we need hope and we need the church to be the church. Our president needs the church to be declaring and praying every day. Covering the country, doing what we’ve been doing and being in faith about it.
Ms. Annie…
I don’t know why, but when you were talking about our President, guess what came up in my mind? It’s a horrible thing. I saw it on the news feed that a United States Congress Representative from Michigan yesterday made a comment about the National Day of Prayer, and she used the F word. She said something about Trump. She basically cussed the whole concept out publicly. As a United States Representative, I just don’t want to whatever, whatever the blankity, blank, blank, blank. His blankity blank, blank National Day of Prayer. It’s like, “Oh why did that come up in my heart?” When you were talking about him, I just thought in times like these and people know that there’s more to life than political strife and there’s bigger problems than one another, right. There’s a devil who is out there seeking to steal, kill, and destroy. He’s got other weapons besides your political opponent who you don’t like. Wouldn’t you think that even someone who is that deceived would understand that it is time to reach out to something greater than ourselves. And we do reach out because we have a God who is greater than ourselves. And He is greater than the lying lips that He puts to silence through His anointed Word. In Jesus’ name.
Pastor Ray…
I want to read this. It’s from Smith Wigglesworth. One of his books on faith and it’s funny because I flipped it open and I hadn’t looked at it for a long time. Down at the bottom of this one page I had written something that I saw this from Gloria Copeland, “This is not the flu season.” In speaking of negative words. You know how people will say, “Well, it’s the flu season.”
Ms. Annie…
It’s the Holy Ghost season it’s the blood of Jesus season, it’s the healing season, it’s the we’re walking on the victory side season.
Pastor Ray…
Preach it! So, Smith Wigglesworth says, Faith is an inner operation of that divine power that dwells in the contrite heart and can lay hold of the things not seen. Faith is a divine act. Faith is God in the soul. God operates by His Son and transforms the natural into the supernatural. Faith is active, it’s never dormant. Faith lays hold. Faith is the hand of God. Faith is the power of God. Faith never fears. Faith lives amid the greatest conflict. Faith is always active. Faith moves, even things that cannot be moved. God fills us with His divine power, and sin is dethroned. The just shall live by faith, Romans 1:17. You cannot live by faith until you are just and righteous. That’s true. You cannot live by faith if you are unholy or dishonest. The Lord was looking for fruit on the tree, He found nothing but leaves, Mark 11:13. There are thousands of people like that, they dress up like Christians, but it’s all leaves. By this My Father is glorified that you bear much fruit, that’s John 15. The Lord has no way in which to get fruit except through us. We cannot be ordinary people. To be saved is to be extra ordinary man or woman.
When Jesus was talking about the new life He said, “Unless one is born again of God, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. In order to understand His fullness we must be filled with the Holy Spirit. God has a measure for us that cannot be measured. I am invited into this measure, the measure of the Lord Jesus Christ in me. When you are in this relationship sin is dethroned. But you cannot purify yourself, it is by the blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son that you are cleansed from all sin. When Jesus saw nothing but leaves He said to the tree, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again,” and His disciples heard it. The next morning as they passed the same place they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. Even a little plant will dry from the top, but God’s Son had spoken to the tree and it could not live. He said to them, “Have faith in God.” We are His life, we are members of His body. The Spirit is in us and there is no way to abide in the secret place of the Lord except by holiness. Is there anything else? One of the greatest things in the Word of God is that it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart. That you may allow the Word of God to have perfect victory in your bodies so that they may be tingling through and through with God’s divine power. Divine life does not belong to this world, but to the kingdom of heaven, and the kingdom of heaven is within you. God wants to purify our minds until we can bear all things, believe all things, hope all things and endure all things. God dwells in us, but you cannot have this divine power until you live and walk in the Holy Spirit. Until the power of the new life is greater than the old life. Jesus said to His disciples, “If you will believe in your hearts, not only will the tree wither but the mountain will be removed. God wants us to move mountains. Anything that appears to be like a mountain can be moved. The mountains of difficulty, the mountains of perplexity, the mountains of depression, and we’ll add some more to it. The mountains of sickness, the mountains that are trying to mount up right now. We take the authority. We use the authority that’s been put in place within us and we take that authority and command and demand every mountain be removed, in Jesus’ name. We operate under the power of Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit working through us. We have authority and we plead and cover the precious blood of Jesus over first of all over this church. This is our church, like I said, over Living Word Christian Center, our pastors, Pastor Mac, Pastor Lynne, all the staff, all of the volunteers, all of the workers, whatever they do, we cover it all in the precious holy blood this morning. Blood, blood, blood, the blood of Jesus. We apply that blood over Minnesota, in Jesus’ name. Over every person in the state of Minnesota. We cover our nation in the blood of Jesus today. Hallelujah, the blood is over this nation. No weapons, so we can say it, no weapon formed against us will prosper. We put a line of the blood around our borders, north, east, south, west, a line of the blood. Protection by the blood and through that blood. Thank you for the blood, hallelujah. Thank you for it, Father, hallelujah. We believe to be being filled right now, with more of the precious Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, fill us up. Fill us so far up that we’re overflowing with you. Fill us so far out that we will make a difference wherever we go. And we’ll go through, in health in wholeness, in wealth, in prosperity in every way, in Jesus Name. Hallelujah!
Pastor Ray prayed…
A show, a showing, a Holy Spirit showing and revealing in the name of Jesus. Hallelujah. A turnaround, turning it around. We declare a turnaround, a turning it around in the name of Jesus. We’ve declared it and we’ll keep on declaring it as we believe what we say shall come to pass. Hallelujah. Thank You, Father, thank You, Lord.
What about those stripes, what about those stripes? By the stripes of Jesus we were healed. We’re healed. We were healed, so therefore we are healed. So therefore we’re protected by that blood. Hallelujah. Glory, glory, glory, glory. The joy of the Lord, it’s our strength. We are strengthened inside, in our inner most being. We know, we know some things the world does not know. We know what your Word says. We know you’ve declared over us, for us to declare. We’re above and we’re not beneath, we’re the head and not the tail. Hallelujah. Thank You, Father. Thank You, Lord. Okay, Ms. Annie lets lift Him up for a little bit now. Lift up our God, lift up His name, give Him glory. All the glory, all the honor, all the praise, all worship. We lift You up, Lord.
Ms. Annie sang Lord We Magnify You…
Ms. Jeani…
In Isaiah 60, he tells us to rise and shine. He tells us to rise from the prostration and depression from which circumstances have kept us. And he tells us to rise to a new life. And He tells us that because He’s already equipped us to do it. And what’s the result, the glory of the Lord shines on us. So it’s not up to us to get the glory, we just have to rise up. And He’s acknowledging, He’s acknowledging to the church: I know that there has been depression. I know that there have been circumstances. He acknowledges it. He says I know, but He’s saying in the middle of that, despite that. He’s saying to rise up, and if He’s says it, then we’re equipped to do it.
And He’s the Lord of the Harvest and this is harvest time. And right now we will not allow the filter of disappointment to oppress the church. The filter of depression to oppress the church, because God has already told us. He already knew that we are fully capable in Him rise up. And so we are encouraged today, Father, that this is harvest time. In fact it is the time when darkness covers the earth, but the one that has no opposite is in us. And so we are encouraged by that. We humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, and we receive what we could never earn. Father, we could never earn your glory, we could never earn the righteousness of God which is in Christ Jesus. We could never earn rising up. We couldn’t earn it, but if He says it, it’s time to do it. I intercede right now. It’s time for the church to find out and know and walk in who she is. The earth is crying out for you to know who you are. So to know who you are, you’ve got to right now. Holy Spirit urgency, I walked in here with such a holy urgency. It’s such an urgency, and He gives us language for it. Church, with your heart hear us today, church, church, church, He’s given us a president that is relying on the church. This is your moment, church. And if it is your moment, church, then guess what, you can do it, you can do it. But you can’t do it without Him.
We intercede for the church in China, the church in Italy, the church in Iran. Rise up, rise up, you can do it. You can do it. You can do it. The church in China, the church in Italy, the church in Iran. Rise up, rise up, God’s grace and mercy upon you. Rise up, rise up, rise up, rise up, rise up.
Pastor Ray…
Rise, shine, be bright.
Ms. Jeani…
Father, let us no longer. I repent on behalf of myself and the body of Christ for resisting the urgency of the Spirit. We run into the urgency of the Spirit. We crash into the goodness of God. God, your goodness overtakes us. Your goodness is our filter. We see everything by the Spirit, everything, everything is by the Spirit. Kingdom come, Kingdom come. Father, we thank you that the Kingdom is in us and if we’re here the Kingdom has come. Do you hear me? If you are here, the Kingdom has come. Do you hear me, church? If you are here, the Kingdom is here. If you are here, the Kingdom is here. The enemy, we shut your mouth, enemy. You cannot lie to us. We have nothing in common with you. We declare over the church in Italy, you have nothing in common with this virus. You have nothing in common with lack and depression. We declare over the businesses in Italy, you have nothing in common with lack and oppression. In fact, massive turnaround is coming to Italy right now. Massive turnaround is coming to France, right now. Massive turnaround and a rising up is coming in Iran right now.
Pastor Ray…
Yes, yes, arise from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you, rise to a new life, shine. That’s a command. Be radiant with the glory of the Lord, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, dense darkness all peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you and His glory shall be seen on you. And nations shall come to Your light and kings to the brightness of Your rising. So, we’re rising, we’re rising up, so we’re rising up.
Ms. Annie sang Arise, Shine…
Ms. Jeani…
I sense God’s pleasure over the church in China, that has endured through much persecution. And, Father, right now I thank You that the church in China knows Your pleasure. That the church in China knows Your affirmation. That the church in China knows that she’s called. That the church in China receives great provision. That this is the turnaround for the church in China. This is the turnaround. I declare over the church in China the thing that the enemy would use to destroy you, God has used already. He has already used it. It’s happening right now. He is using it to prosper you. You are prospering. You are prospering in your body. You are prospering in your family. You are prospering in your contending. God approves of you, He has heard your prayers. We thank You for the manifested goodness upon the church in China. We thank You that they are influencers. Influencers, the influence of the favor of God. The influence of Esther, the influence of Esther, the influence of Esther upon the church in China. Haman has to go because Esther’s influence is on the church in China. In fact, the gallows are already ready to defeat anything that has opposed the church in China.
Pastor Ray…
Thank You, Lord. Ms. Annie sing that again. You started to sing Arise Shine. Do that song. All over the earth, nation by nation, by nation, the church rising up and shining bright.
Ms. Annie sings…
Pastor Ray…
Keep singing that and while we’re singing that on the other side of what we’re dealing with right now, we’ll hide. We will continually hide in Him and take our place of refuge. But on the other side of it I just started to see on the other side, the church is coming out stronger than it’s ever been before. We just declare it this morning. And it’s not just this church, it’s the whole body all over the earth. It’s coming out, it’s coming through, it’s moving up and it will be stronger than it’s ever been before. And it will be the beginning of the former and the latter rain. Oh, let rain, Lord, let it rain, let it rain, Lord. It’s just the way it is, and the way it will be. We see it, seize it, believe it and we’ll walk in the fullness of it, ha-ha, hallelujah. Hallelujah, oh hallelujah, hallelujah, oh hallelujah.
Whoever dwells in the secret shelter of the Most High will rest, take our place of rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I’ll say of the Lord He is my refuge. Say that, and my fortress. My God in whom I trust. My trust, we trust in You. We look up, we keep looking up and looking up and looking up and looking up. Hallelujah. Surely He will save you from the fowlers snare and from the deadly pestilence. We curse that. He will cover you with His feathers and under His wings you’re going to find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror at night nor the arrow that flies by day nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not, it will not, it shall not, it cannot come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say the Lord’s my refuge, you’re making the Most High your dwelling and no harm will overtake you, nor disaster will come near your tent, for He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands so you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder, cobra, you will trample the great lion and the serpent because He loves Me, says the Lord, I will rescue him, I will protect him for he acknowledges My name. He will call on Me and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation. Hallelujah, thank You, Father; we have confidence and trust in You. (Tongues)
If we’re not stirred, we stir ourselves, praying in other tongues, just stirring ourselves up. Staying steady, staying steady, staying fixed. Entering now, even now into the new. But we’re busting out, we’re busting through and we’re breaking through, and a turnaround has come.
In our own nation, you know the places, Lord. We go to the places where there seems to be a lot more virus operating. We go right in by the blood and we blast it out of there. Break it up, break it up, we break it up, we call it out, we call it down. We put the blood of Jesus around those areas and call it to come to nothing, to stop, in Jesus’ name.
Ms. Annie sings in tongues…
Lady…
At this time, the Lord would have us not forget our families, our extended families, our extended, extended families. And Annie when you were singing the glory, I just feel we should sing that song again and picture it coming down over our aunts and uncles, our cousins, our second, third, fourth cousins across the world. That we of the church should take care of our family. And it’s so easy to focus on the here and now and what we see. But we actually have blood relatives out there in the world. So Annie would you sing that song, The Glory. And as she sings it, just picture the glory falling on your extended families in Louisiana and in France and who knows wherever. I’ve got relatives in England. Father, we just thank You for this glory, this glory that falls on all of our family, our fathers’ family, our mothers’ family Father.
Ms. Annie…
I was also seeing the blood on the lentil. The blood of the Lamb is on the lintel and everyone in our household, right, is safe.
Annie sings the glory and His blood over our families…
Pastor Ray…
Hallelujah. I can see it and maybe that means we should call somebody, you know I’m talking family. Let them know He’s all around, let them know we’re praying for them. Let them know Psalm 91 will be a place of refuge for them. Hallelujah. So, praise God. Thank you for coming today. It’s so important to be together like this. The corporate anointing is unique and blessed. God bless your day, thank you.
