Morning Chapel Prayer Playlist
Morning Chapel Prayer Today
Prayer Leader Jeannie…
Good morning! Welcome to morning prayer. Hallelujah. Let’s just magnify the Lord and minister unto Him, loving Him this morning. My name is Jeannie, my husband, Mike, is here as well.
We overcome at a cellular level…
We’re not just worshiping the God that created the universe and the heavens and the earth. We’re worshiping the God that walked the earth, that endured all things that we’ve endured in complete and full victory and won every time. So remember that you’re worshiping someone that is close to you at a cellular level. And because of that, you overcome at a cellular level. That’s the God you worship.
I’m going to read a couple scriptures…
So we are going to read out of Philippians. We’re going to start with one passage and then we’re going to read three scriptures. And then we’re going to see what Holy Spirit wants to do after that.
Philippians 1:28, Amplified…
The power of positioning…
Think about the power of positioning, what God has given us already. He’s given us not only the “I set before you life and death, blessings and cursing, choose life.” So the power of that choice is literally the difference between life and death, eternally and in the life we live today. But then it also gives us the power to position ourselves, to stay in the wind… “And do not for a moment, be frightened or intimidated in anything.”
Prayed…
Holy Spirit, as I read these scriptures, minister to our hearts, reveal to each of us what it is that you would reveal on a heart level, for out of the heart flows the issues of life. Shift those heart attitudes that we have had that have kept us from freedom. That have kept us from realizing we’ve already won as I read these passages.
Philippians 1:28, from the Amplified: “And do not [for a moment] be frightened or intimidated in anything by your opponents and adversaries, for such [constancy and fearlessness] will be a clear sign (proof and seal) to them of [their impending] destruction, but [a sure token and evidence] of your deliverance and salvation, and that from God.”
Verse 27…
I’m going to read in verse 27, the passage before that. Then again, 28 and 29. And then Holy Ghost, we’re going to see what else He has for us. And Mike’s going to have that definition ready for us.
Philippians 1:27…
“Only be sure as citizens so to conduct yourselves [that] your manner of life [will be] worthy of the good news (the Gospel) of Christ.”
You know, many times when we read this, we think about, “Oh, well, I’m going to quit smoking. I’m going to stop watching pornography. I’m not going to lie. I’m not going to hate.” That’s not the foundation of this. He’s talking about the Gospel of Christ. He’s talking about the Gospel that says you’ve been cleansed from sin. You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. He’s referring to your identity. He’s referring to because you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, you can behave in such a way…
That you are free from pornography
That you’re free from addiction
That you’ve already won.
And as a result in that identity…
…you start to walk out that behavior. Did you know you can’t do it without Him and He never wanted you to. I’m going to say it again: You cannot behave in such a manner that would display the Gospel of Christ without Him. And He never ever intended it to be that way. Because it’s the Gospel of Christ. It’s the Gospel of a Savior that loves you, that died for you, knowing all those things about you already. And in receiving that, we can rely on the faith of God and continue to let our minds be washed over with the Word to walk out our behaviors, our lives, in a manner that demonstrates His glory. You can’t do it without Him. That’s why performance has got to go.
“Only be sure as citizens…”
We are citizens of the kingdom. Do you realize that? Nothing can change that once you’ve accepted Jesus. Nothing can change your citizenship, even your behavior. So why would He say, “So be sure as citizens to conduct yourselves.” He first calls you a citizen. And then He says, “Watch how you conduct yourself. Watch your thinking. Watch your believing so that your behavior then follows, as a citizen of the kingdom.
You are a citizen of the kingdom…
You are no longer a citizen of darkness. So guilt and shame do not have a say because you are a citizen of the kingdom. Thank God! I am so glad. Can you imagine this personality not submitted to Jesus? People are laughing here that know me. Only be sure as citizens of the kingdom, someone that Jesus sees as full on righteous, that God sees as full on righteous, be sure that you stay in His presence. You stay in His Word so that you agree with Him, which is the truth. So that you begin to conduct yourselves in a manner of life that is worthy of the good news, the Gospel of Christ. And you only do it with Him.
“So that whether I do come and see you or am absent…”
…meaning, Paul being just a person… He’s just a person. “I may hear this of you that you are standing firm in united spirit and purpose, striving side by side.” We need each other. The body lifting each other up. “And contending with a single mind for the faith of the glad tidings, the Gospel.” We just keep moving.
So how do we do all this?
Through Christ. “Do not for a moment be frightened with Jesus, with Holy Spirit’s help or intimidated with Jesus, with Holy Spirit’s help in anything by your opponents and adversaries. For such constancy and fearlessness will be a clear sign, proof and seal to them of their impending destruction.”
Think about that. How maddening it must be for your enemy to know all you have to do is take your place and his destruction is upon him. Why do you think he keeps lying to you about that? Because that’s his destruction. All you have to do is keep your place.
So when you look at pornography, all you have to do is say, “You know what? God, I know you see me free, and I do too. I’m going to get in the Word and see how you see me. I’m going to let you minister to me. I’m not going to let the enemy lie to me, taking my place in the righteousness of God in Jesus. I will not waste what Jesus did for me even in the middle of me sinning. Because He already overcame it.”
“This is a sure token and evidence of your deliverance and salvation and that from God…” So here’s a fun, very misunderstood scripture that we’re going to straighten out right now.
Verse 29…
“For you have been granted [the privilege] for Christ’s sake not only to believe in (adhere to, rely on, and trust in) Him, but also to suffer in His behalf.”
You know, we don’t suffer “for” Jesus. We suffer “as” Jesus. And every time Jesus suffered, it was always to victory. It was always from victory and He always won. He always came out on top. He always defeated the enemy. Your suffering is a sign of victory. You’re not suffering for God. You’re suffering as Jesus.
Do you want to read that definition, Mike?
Prayer Leader Mike…
So when we were talking about this last night, one of the things that helps me to be able to understand what words mean. Because sometimes we say a lot of things, we don’t always know the definition of them or the full definition. So there’s many for the word “suffer.” One of them is “to endure or undergo without sinking, to bear up under.” Meaning, like people used to say, “you will suffer me” means you’ll put up with me. But the thing also that Jeannie was talking about is that Jesus didn’t suffer and then said, “Okay, I’ve done mine. Now you have to go suffer yours.” He’s like, “No, I suffered and I won. So now as you’re going through something, I’m with you in this.”
He doesn’t let us suffer like just like be pounded on and be like to do this by ourselves. He’s doing it. We’re doing it with Him in us, and we are in Him and He is in us. This is not alone. That’s like saying, a tandem bicycle, like if only the front person in front is pedaling, they’re kind of suffering a little bit because they’re having to drag the weight of the person behind them or on the bike. But if you’re both pedaling, you’re both suffering, but you’re doing it together. Everything we go through is with Jesus.
Jeannie…
Can I interject this? Even when you’re on your way to a destination and you’re being strengthened through that time where your faith is being tested. Can you read that other definition?
Mike…
“…to undergo, to be affected by, to sustain, to allow, to permit, not to forbid or hinder, to tolerate.” Is that what you were talking about?
Jeannie…
There was one in there that talked about victory.
Mike…
Uhh, no.
Jeannie…
Well, it’s in the Bible. Way better than a dictionary. When we suffer, we’re resisting the enemy and we’re resisting an enemy that’s already defeated. And because we’re suffering as Christ, we’re resisting an enemy that’s already defeated. And that’s the lie he does not want you to discover.
