Mary led group in prayer…
Pastor Ray prayed and then shared…
We worship You, Lord… we honor and lift You in our hearts… we magnify who You are… a big, big Father… Holy Spirit, we welcome Your presence … in You, we know the battle was won and the victory is ours… we have overcome because You did… You did it for us…
I got a greater revelation about John 16:13-15 from the meetings in France. You know how you go somewhere else and you’re with a different group of people that you’ve never prayed with, people that you don’t know. You better know that the Holy Spirit will declare, disclose, and transmit to you. The Word says, “He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.” He does that! He’s doing it right now! There is transmission happening at this moment. There is disclosure coming forth, as we come before Him, lifting Him up. “Everything that the Father has is Mine. That is what I meant when I said that He [the Spirit] will take the things that are Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.”
I love that! Because the further you can get into Him, the more you’re getting the transmission. I looked up “declare.” That’s saying something in a solemn and emphatic manner. Proclaim, announce, reveal, express, or broadcast. Disclose: it makes secret or new information known. I love that. Reveal, divulge, tell, impart, communicate, and transmit. It causes something to pass from one place or person to another. Transfer, communicate, convey, impart, carry, or relay.
John 16:13, “But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].”
Philippians 4:6, “Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
It was on the news a “so called expert” actually coming against prayer. Okay, they were not an expert in God. He said, “Why pray? Just do something.” I think there were people in a church that were attacked and this person said, “What are you sitting in there praying for? A lot of good that did you.” That was his attitude. So I wanted to share some things about prayer. I wrote these out.
Prayer is joy. It should not be drudgery or boring.
Prayer strengthens.
Prayer is a privilege.
Prayer stops things. It stops the wrong things, but it opens the door for right things.
Prayer is a call. We’re called to prayer, to connect, and lift up our voices to Him.
Prayer opens doors.
Prayer is to God the Father.
Prayer changes nations. It has changed nations. It can change leaders.
Prayer brings revelation.
Prayer reveals the things that are to come.
Prayer is a commandment.
Prayer lifts us, brings us up.
Prayer is comforting.
Prayer transforms. We’re changed from one degree of glory to another as we connect to Him.
Prayer is life changing.
We’re blessed by what we have, Father… but You made us to be this way… we know there is more… that’s why You put it in us to require it as a necessity in our lives to receive more from You… to have hearts that are so soft and ears so clear that we can hear that still small voice that speaks to us… thank You for Your goodness and mercy… Your compassion toward each of us…
Prayer connects us to heaven. It’s an honor to engage in prayer.
Prayer is ordained of God.
Prayer advances the kingdom.
Prayer accomplishes His purposes.
Prayer heals.
Things that need to be changed on the earth, change because of prayer, our connection to heaven. We connect upward. He connects downward, so to speak. The Spirit lives within us, but there’s a greater degree as we move ahead. More dimensions, more differences of the Holy Spirit. We want more, Lord! That’s our prayer. We want more! Most of it is on our parts. We open up our hearts for more of Your presence in our lives. Different rivers and dimensions of Your presence is what we desire. We open our eyes to see. Ears to hear the Spirit of God.
Mary led group in worship…
Group prayed in the spirit…
Combinations from heaven… numbers… line them up… codes for increase… codes for momentum… for furtherance… that has to move out… that must and that will increase… it will move and increase… for this is the day, the hour, we are the people… if not now, when? Today! Now is the time! These are the days… Limits! Get out… be removed… in the name of Jesus… ministers, pastors, missionaries, apostles, prophets, teachers, the five-fold unfolding… there’s momentum in the five-fold… new dimensions of the spirit… new words of prophecy declaring this is the way… this is how it will unfold… the teacher teaching by the authority and power of the Holy Spirit… pastors pastoring, leading and showing the sheep… the power of the Holy Spirit… the fire… the direction… whole ministries, churches, moving into the will and plan of God… bodies with different calls answering the call… saying yes to that call… not trying to do another man’s call… doing what God has called them to do… open up the doors… prepare the pathway… Jesus, You make a way… an alignment in the ways and plans…
Pastor Ray shared, prayed…
We want to be a reflection of who You are, Lord. That we would reveal You, that even in our eyes people could see You. Jesus, thank You for what You’ve done… how You went all the way through and did it all by going to the cross… the stripes You took and the blood that was shed… wonderful Jesus… three days later, up out of that grace You came..
Mary led group in song…
♪ Jesus, be Jesus in me… no longer me but thee… resurrection power fill me this hour… Jesus, be Jesus in me… ♪
Pastor Ray shared…
We sang that song March 9, 1995, 23 years ago. We sang it in our staff meeting. Pastor Tim and Pastor Susan began to sing it. We all sang with them that song. As we sang “resurrection power, fill us in this hour” He came and changed and filled and rearranged this ministry that day. I remember the minute that I was touched personally. There was a word of prophecy that came. “Have I not spoken to you year after year after year?” Those words went into my heart and I knew it was for me. I knew He had spoken. I believe it’s like that, when we as His children get into our hearts and sing or pray and yearn for Him, that fullness, that infilling, that re-firing, that new stirring that He does it. By faith, of course, we receive it. Today, here we receive it in this ministry. We declare a new day! Receive it and be changed.
Group sang in the spirit…
