Pastor Ray…
First of all, it’s not a religious formality, we are truly thankful
We are glad that You have a plan that You put within us
We don’t necessarily know or have to know exactly all of the plan, all of the way through
But we know that You are speaking to us, You do speak to us, You are always speaking to us
And so we believe to hear, to receive, to know what You are saying and do it
But without Your presence, it’s a big blank without You
So, thank You for Your presence today in Jesus’ name, hallelujah
Scripture focus…
(27) Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him].
(29) Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it. Ephesians 4:27, 29 (AMPC)
Pastor Ray…
If we put those two together, we could say no foul or polluting language and we see that one way but if we are leaving no such room or foothold for the Devil, we are giving him no opportunity. That means our words are so critical as far as closing the door or opening it. And so what could we say other than “we should not give the Devil any room in our lives.” And one way we do that is through our words. He cannot dominate us in any way unless we allow him to do it. We have the authority, we’ve got the power, we’ve got the ability to not allow him to dominate.
If our confessions, what we say and how we say it, are not in line with the Word of God then they are glorifying the Devil and they fill our hearts with the spirit of fear and weakness. If we are continually declaring some things that are not from the Word but they are from the Devil, it brings about fear into our lives.
The following excerpt was taking from Right and Wrong Thinking by Kenneth E. Hagin:
We will rise above all satanic influence when we declare, “…greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (l John 4:4). Greater is Christ who is within us than any force that is arrayed against us. Our confession is the battleground on which we fight. And it is here that we determine whether we will succeed or fail.
Confessing doubts and fears, on the other hand, denies the grace and the ability of God. Believers should never deal with doubts and fears, because they are the devil’s narcotics! Paul said, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and has given us a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind.” Praise God!
Scripture focus…
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. II Timothy 1:7 (AMPC)
The following excerpt was taken from Healing the Sick by TL Osborn:
Confessing pains, aches, and diseases is like signing for a package that the Express Company has delivered. Satan then has the RECEIPT—your confession—from you, showing that YOU HAVE ACCEPTED his package. Do not accept anything sent by the devil.” When you confess weakness or disease, instead of confessing that Jesus bore all sicknesses and diseases and put them away, you are confessing that you still have them.
Pastor Ray…
Fern Halverson used to have a couple things she would say. One was “somebody’s at the door. It’s the Devil and he is trying to deliver sickness. No! Get out and get away in Jesus’ name!” She had another one that the Devil would try and bring different pictures into the mind. So, will you take that? No, I am not taking that. No, that’s not mine! No, I refuse it. And she would go back over that and go back over that to stay free, to stay in a place of victory.
Pastor Mac declared this month, December, a reset to set it up in a different way so we won’t be so open to all of the deception of the enemy, all of the darkness, all of the wrong things but we begin to make ourselves take authority over ourselves and look up and look to the good things that God has done but look to the good things He said He would do. So, we keep our focus. What do we do to keep that going? We walk in love, we walk in love, keep speaking good things over whoever we come in contact with. They don’t have to know. They don’t need to know it’s the Bible. They just need to know and receive that it’s a good word, Amen.
God has called us together as a company. This chapel has been set aside for the purpose of prayer. Yes, there are other meetings of course, marriages, celebration services when someone goes home. But to me the main purpose and main plan for this chapel, it has been set aside for people of prayer to get together and lift up the plan the purpose that God has, not just individually. We are called together as a company of believers. Thank You, Father.
The following is a prayer for our nation by Pastor Lynne Hammond:
Father, in the name of Jesus, and according to your Word, we pray for those in authority in our nation. We lift up President Donald Trump, his family, his staff and cabinet members. Let Your Word cling to them and let them not depart from your plan. Strengthen them with mighty power by your Spirit to stand against wickedness, lies and deception. Guide President Trump’s decisions; let Your light shine upon his path and show him the path of reversal for every evil way. Continually surround him with godly men and women who impart wise counsel to him. Cause the way of the wicked to be set to confusion and come to nothing. Deliver us from the traps and snares the enemy has laid for us, and let the wicked be caught in their own devises and be brought to shame.
We take authority over the plots and plans of the enemy against this nation. Let prideful and lying lips be silenced in Jesus’ name. Slanderers will not be established in America. We pray for our Congress, our Supreme Court, our Military leaders and our intelligence agencies.
A dramatic, a dramatic change, a dramatic turn
We put an end to that, no in the name of Jesus – stop in your operations in Jesus’ name
You are a defeated foe! Thank You, Father, all of it
Let the wisdom that is from above reign in this nation and be constantly speaking to our leaders. We exercise the authority you have given us to tread down all the power of the enemy. We cast down and demolish imaginations and arguments that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God, and we bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. We bind spirits of strife and division, civil wars and tumults, spirits of hostility, lawlessness and blasphemy, and fires from hell that have burned in our cities.
We plead the blood of Jesus over our cities
If there is any fire, let it be Holy Ghost fire from heaven! Glory!
Thank You for revival, restoration, the outpouring of Your precious Holy Spirit
The latter rain, the former rain, the rain that is happening today together in Jesus’ name
The rain of Your Spirit, the fire of the Holy Ghost!
Every church, we pray over every part of the body with the blood of the Lamb
No weapon formed against the body of Christ will prosper in Jesus’ name
We see, we say! Pastors are rising up in this day and calling forth what Your Word has to say
And they shall say it boldly and this nation will continually move in Your way, hallelujah
We speak grace and peace over America. We pray and believe for the voice of truth, salvation, revival, and restoration
Restoration, restoration, things being restored today! Today some restoration coming our way!
Restoration, oh, be restored! Be made new!
Let it be proclaimed, let it be heard across our land!
Grant unto your servants everywhere that with all boldness we may speak Your Word. We pray for a mighty outpouring of Your Spirit with signs, wonders, and miracles. We expect the wisdom of this world that is earthly, sensual, and devilish to depart and vanish until Your, mighty work in America becomes a beacon of hope for all people everywhere. We expect the voice of rejoicing to be heard in our nation for your goodness, mercy and prosperity, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Continued praying…
We pray over France but especially over Paris
All of the things that are happening there, thank You, Father
That You will move on the president to speak forth right things, have his eyes open
We pray over President Emmanuel Macron and those that around him for right ideas, right decisions that will be made
Thank You, Father
And so in a way then today we say “Calm down in Jesus’ name”
All those fires that are burning in the city of Paris, all of those wrong activities
And then the wrong decisions or decision that have been made against the people, against the country, they shall be turned around in Jesus’ name
Oh, thank You, Father, we plead the blood over France in Jesus’ name!
Ms. Annie started playing…
Pastor Ray prayed over Ms. Annie…
We are so thankful for you, Ms. Annie, for being here. I am thankful to God for the gift that God has put within you to bring us up, to lift us up, to cause us to see things spiritually, to see things that are from above more than what we see things that are from below. Your notes, the things you sing, the things you say, things you play continually lift us up more God’s way. Thank You, Father.
I plead the blood over you, over Danny, over your whole family, for whatever needs to come and whatever needs to be done, whatever needs to take place in Jesus’ name; for the power of God, for the presence of God, for the glory of God to be upon you in your household, in the household of your parents, all of the things that are on your heart, not just things that you need, but things that you desire. We thank You for it, Father. Thank You that You are meeting all of those needs and the desires upon their hearts. Thank You, Father, thank You, Lord.
Ms. Annie led us singing By His Word Death Cannot Swallow Me
Pastor Ray…
The Devil in his operations, in his ways, his plans, it’s all about warfare, warfare. He’ll try and come against your every good step, good steps, God steps and try and turn them more toward his way or at the very least, stop you in your way, God’s way.
We take authority, on behalf of brothers and sisters, pastors, our pastors, our families in our churches
We take authority, you and I – we together, we stand against warfare of any kind trying to come against children, trying to come against fathers, trying to come against mothers, trying to come against marriages, trying to come against businesses, trying to come against finances!
We stand with the blood and declare the power of the blood against warfare of any kind!
Stop it! Stop in your maneuvers! You cannot operate, we stand against you!
These are God’s people, we’re children of the most high God!
We are above and we are not down under
You cannot hold us down, you cannot hold us back, we are directed by the power of the Holy Spirit and we are staying on the attack!
Oh Yea! We are staying on the attack!
We call things that are not as though they were! We stand against any kind of operation that would try to turn things your way in Jesus’ name!
Finances, ministering spirits go forth today and bring the finances to this church, to this body, to everyone that calls this their home church – bring it in!
However, whenever – now would be a good time, You said today is the right day, now is the time
Businesses – you stop in your plans against businesses in Jesus’ name
For these are days of increase not decrease
Increase in favor, increase
Thank You, thank You, thank You!
You are making a way because You said in Your Word You were the Way Maker!
You make a way were there was no way
Favor, favor, favor, the favor of God goes before us, creates, brings forth opportunities
And by the power of the Holy Spirit, we believe to take hold of every opportunity, every door that has been opened up and not give up and not quit and not sit down when we are to be standing up!
We take our place, we take our place
Brother DJ…
Pastor Kelly, when you were praying that good prayer over Ms. Annie, I just felt like we should bless her with some money. Whoever has it on their heart, please come forward. I want to be the first. It’s a good thing. (Many people came up to bless Ms. Annie)
Pastor Ray…
Just so you know, just so you know the gift of God is within you, just so you know to continue to contend to do what God has called you to do. Hallelujah! (ha, ha, ha)
Pastor Ray…
That’s a good offering!
Brother DJ…
I am not sure what it means to her but I felt in my heart to just bless her
Father, we thank You for the word Pastor Kelly brought forward on confession
Thank You, Lord, You said “Call those things that are to be”
And Pastor Ray called Ms. Annie blessed earlier and thank You, Father, Your Word is working!
Pastor Ray…
Bless you Ms. Annie and Danny and your whole family. I am going over things that we are all in agreement with for you, what He has planned for you, what He has already prepared for you, what He has already made a way for you to walk into, hallelujah, so be it.
Thank you so much. I am so humbled. It’s the greatest honor to just be able to pray with all of you and help in any way. Thank you so much. We all just love Jesus so much. He is just wonderful. Hallelujah.
Brother DJ led us singing Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart
Ms. Barb…
When there is a demonstration like that, oh, oh, oh
Oh, it’s a demonstration by the Holy Ghost
Glory to God (tongues)
It’s a demonstration of what He will do for you
He sees you where you are, He knows what situation you are in, every circumstance
And He is moving and working on your behalf and He will compel others to give unto you
He will cause them to have a burden that cannot be removed to give unto you
And I am not just talking about believers, I am talking about those out in the world being compelled to sow into you, to give into you
They don’t know why but they have to give
Because the glory of God is upon you and it draws like a magnet
It draws them to you
So, look unto God
Don’t look unto those who are around you but look unto God
And trust in Him and He will bring the resources to you
He has already assigned people to give unto you
Trust in Him, trust in Him, believe His Word
He is not slack, He is not slow, He’ll not be late, it will not be delayed
Trust in the Lord and He will cause it to come to pass
It’s time for the body of Christ to step into the place that He has called them to
That place of finances, wealth so the Gospel can go out into all of the nations, all of the earth
It’s time!
So, that every believer can walk in the place that He has called them to
Abundance, abundance with no lack
The days of heaven!
You said that we would have days of heaven here upon the earth
We expect to see that now in the name of Jesus
We call it forth in Jesus’ name
Declare today that we are walking in the days of heaven upon this earth right now
Thank You that You are moving, that You are good, that You are bringing every provision, everything that we need into our path in the name of Jesus
This church, this body here – You are bringing everything that is necessary to accomplish the plan of God for this body – You are bringing it now in Jesus’ name
Everything, Father, that Pastor Mac has put on that vision list
I thank You, Lord, that You supply exceeding, abundantly far above everything that is listed there in the name of Jesus
That it was over and above, over and above in Jesus’ name
No more lack! No more putting things on the list over on the next year!
No more carry overs in Jesus’ name
It’s time to exceed! To excel, to abound in Jesus’ name!
Because we have the anointing, we have the Holy Spirit – Glory to God!
And He is the One that causes us to abound! Oh, He’s the One that causes us to go over!
Glory to God!
We were never meant to be down or under or beneath – glory to God!
You set us on high with You! Hallelujah!
And that’s the position or place we walk in with You in Jesus’ name
This is the time, this is the hour for us to possess the land in Jesus’ name
Hallelujah
Pastor Ray…
Let’s not put aside inheritances that we don’t know about. And then inheritances that we do know about, things that we should have had but didn’t receive yet, we believe, we make that shift, we made a shift in our thinking, a shift in our hearts, and in our confession believing for unseen yet abundance, provision, inheritances, changes in accounts – not going down but going up
Upward momentum – we say “Increase!”
Increase, increase – no we stand against decrease
Increase, momentum, a furtherance, new ideas, creative ideas, creative decisions that put us over and into the way that we can and will receive
Thank You for it, thank You, Lord
Ms. Annie led us singing Grace, Grace, Grace in One Accord We Praise You, Lord
Pastor Ray…
The more we bring forth worship and praise unto the King of kings in one accord gathered together, we are changed and you know how it says “from one degree of glory to another”
So we are moving, we are changing, there is a lot more
There are more things that are good, they are godly, they are in store
And we declare this morning that we are holding fast to them in expectancy
Believing what God has for us individually and together in one accord
It shall come to pass – hallelujah
We are confessing right, declaring right, and receiving what we do declare and confess in Jesus’ name
Thank You for coming this morning
