Ms. Annie led us singing Holy Spirit, We Breath You In
Pastor Ray…
Hallelujah. I start walking through the day and just see the Holy Spirit with me all the way, wherever or whatever.
Holy Spirit, we welcome Your presence in our lives. We welcome a manifestation, a greater revelation of Who You really are in us, Your peace that passes all understanding, Your compassion, Your love. Hallelujah.
Precious Holy Spirit of the living God, we ask You to fall fresh, refresh us this morning, restore us, and renew us, revive us. Hallelujah.
Thank You, Lord, this morning that Your joy in us brings about great strength and courage to do what You’ve called us to do. We don’t even know all the things You have in store for each one of us, individually and together, as we go fourth as parts of Your body, Lord. But we know for a fact, You’re with us, You’ve strengthened us, and You always will. And the more we call on You, the more we realize and know that You’re with us and You’ll never leave us. Thank You for Your presence today. Hallelujah.
Scripture Focus…
(1) After we had safely reached land, we discovered that the island we were on was Malta.
(2) The people who lived there showed us extraordinary kindness, for they welcomed us around the fire they had built because it was cold and rainy.
(3) When Paul had gathered an armful of brushwood and was setting it on the fire, a venomous snake was driven out by the heat and latched onto Paul’s hand with its fangs.
(4) When the islanders saw the snake dangling from Paul’s hand, they said to one another, “No doubt about it, this guy is a murderer. Even though he escaped death at sea, Justice has now caught up with him!”
(5) But Paul shook the snake off, flung it into the fire, and suffered no harm at all.
(6) Everyone watched him, expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. After observing him for a long time and seeing that nothing unusual happened, they changed their minds and said, “He must be a god!”
(7) The Roman governor of the island, named Publius, had his estate nearby. He graciously welcomed us as his houseguests and showed us hospitality for the three days that we stayed with him.
(8) His father lay sick in bed, suffering from fits of high fever and dysentery. So Paul went into his room, and after praying, placed his hands on him. He was instantly healed.
(9) When the people of the island heard about this miracle, they brought all the sick to Paul, and they were also healed.
(10) The islanders honored us greatly, and when we were preparing to set sail again, they gave us all the supplies we needed for our journey. Acts 29:1–10 (TPT)
Pastor Ray…
Do you have something that you’d like to shake off right now, this morning?
After I read this, I Googled “shake it off.” Guess who came up? It was Ann Frank. I have read the Anne Frank Diaries and been to Amsterdam. We toured there one time, years ago. Everything is preserved. You can go right into the house where she was.
One of the things she said was, “When I write…” And that’s what she was doing. She was 13 or 14 years old and wrote down so many positive, absolutely uplifting words while she was hiding from the Nazis. She said, “When I write, I can shake off all my cares.” I love that. And what she was writing was absolutely so uplifting about God’s love and kindness.
Back over to Paul, the way he got himself ready to lay hands on that man, he prayed. And we know that he prayed on the ship. He was a praying man. He was prepared spiritually. He didn’t have to go into a big prayer when that venomous snake clamped onto his hand. The Bible just says, he shook it off and flung it right into the fire.
Ms. Annie…
Every day the stuff of the world comes on us, cares, anxieties, questions. How’s it going to work out? Stuff is always trying to get on us. (shaking her hands back and forth) in Jesus’ name!
Pastor Ray…
We can shake off things.
I believe that because of all the things that are happening, let’s just take our country. There are many other problems all over the earth but just in the United States when our President makes a positive declaration, the news media goes Berserk!
I don’t know what they want. Do you? They definitely don’t want things to be shaken off. But guess what, things are shaking. But the Church is not shaking. The Church is on the Word to stay because that’s our only hope. I mean, He is our strength. The Word is true and is working for us.
Did it work for Paul? Yes. He shook it off and there were no results except many people brought whoever was sick and they got healed.
Close your eyes for a minute.
What’s the biggest thing that’s trying to get you from moving absolutely forward with joy? For the joy of the Lord is our strength. It allows the strength from heaven to work inside us and our hearts to be lifted up. It brings change to our minds and our words that we say so that we’ll speak words that line up with God’s Word. And God’s Word never, ever speaks doubt, anxiety, questions how to turn out, depression, lack, whatever symptom, sickness. No, the Word of God lifts us up by the power of the Holy Spirit. That’s just one reason why we always want more of the presence of the Holy Spirit. Without him, we’re nothing. We’re a big fat nothing.
Whatever first came up when I asked, “Do you have something that needs to be shaken off?” Hallelujah. By the blood of the Lamb, the name that’s above every other name, all those things put together are nothing to the presence and the power of the precious Holy blood of Jesus and His name that is above each and every one of those things, whatever they are.
We’ll look at it like this, whatever they were, they must and we must, shake them off by faith.
On the count of three, let’s just shake them off. He is the one that removes them but it’s good sometimes just to do something in the natural. We know His Word is true. So, One. Two. Three! (shaking, shaking, shaking) Shake those things off and throw them right into the fire and watch them be incinerated in Jesus’ name. It has been leading up to this day where these things must be shaken off to stay.
We look around to see. Where was that thing anyway? It’s gone! For, behind us lies a line of the blood. In front of us, the blood goes forth and makes a way for us. The precious power of the Holy Spirit working in us and for us. The Word of God going out as we declare it for others, for our nation, for our president, for our leaders, positions of authority… these things are shaken off! We declare it. We receive it by faith. We believe it in the name of Jesus.
I believe all of the lies, all of the inaccuracies, wrong words that are being spoken, there will be a recompense for what we say. It’ll come to pass.
What we’re saying is things are getting better every day. We’re going somewhere. We’re moving ahead. We’re not cowering down underneath in a cave somewhere but we’re standing up. We’re the Church. We’ve got somewhere to go. We’re rising up and take our place in the name of Jesus, that name is above every other name. Amen.
We’re free. We’ve been made to be victorious not because we’re so great but because the Word is working on our behalf today, tomorrow, the next day, all the way through the rest of this year. We believe this nation is going to move more toward God’s perfect will and perfect way is in Jesus’ name. And when election day comes, more godly leaders will be elected than ever before! Hallelujah. For things are shaking and things are turning and things are moving more toward God’s perfect will and perfect ways for our nation. Amen. Hallelujah glory.
Thank You, Lord. Thank You, Father. It’s true. Things are changing. I lift up a couple different prophecies, one by Kenneth Copeland and one by Kenneth Hagen. They both go together and I want to just go down through them.
We receive these words by faith. We have the written Word but thank God for the prophets that God has sent on this earth to speak forth based on what the Word says. And we receive them by faith and we believe they are coming to pass.
Kenneth Copeland on February 16, 2014 at Words of Life Church in North Miami Beach:
Things Are Changing!
“I know,” saith The LORD, “that the pressure is on. I know that the forces of darkness have pressed and pushed and attempted to overcome not only this nation but are trying to overcome My people all over the world. He thinks this is his time because he understands that the time is so short. And, yes, soon and very soon a major change is coming. Change, change—especially in the lives of those who are determined to live by faith, and for those who have made decisions of quality to walk in the commandment of love and for those who are determined to say what they hear Me say,” saith The LORD,” and do as I direct and command.
“For these are not times for you to fail. These are times for you to succeed beyond anything you’ve ever dreamed of before. So as you continue to walk by faith, as you continue to walk in love and kindness, as you continue to keep an ear toward Me and acknowledge Me,” saith The LORD, “every day, all day, everywhere you go, have it be somewhere I have directed you to go. I’ll walk with you in the small things. I’ll say, ‘No, don’t go in this way this morning that you usually go. Turn down this way. Turn down that way. ‘For you see, I have blessings waiting on you at every corner, every way and every turn. And you’ll say, ‘My, my! What has happened? I’m so blessed. Things are changing. My family has come to The LORD. Things are changing, when just a little while ago things looked so dark, things looked so low and bad to me. But something is happening. Things are changing!’ Hallelujah.
“Things are looking up! For the momentum has swung in the other direction. It looked a long time like the enemy, the darkness and all of that dark kingdom had the upper hand, and the things were swinging for them that we just seemed like whatever we did just hit such opposition. Ah! No! Oh no! No, no! Look up! Momentum has changed. It’s working for you. It’s swinging for you.
The swing states are swinging! Hallelujah! In God’s way! No. No. No. Those votes will not be thrown away. What should be counted, will be counted and it will count up to swing the state God’s perfect way in Jesus’ name, including Minnesota! Glory! Glory! Glory!
My grace has begun to overcome and swallow up the opposition around you. And soon and very soon, sooner than you think; oh, sooner than you think, the big change is coming! I’m coming,” saith The LORD. “Heaven is fully prepared, We’ve been preparing all these years to receive you and we are fully prepared. Heaven is ready. For the time is at hand. The trumpet is about to blow and we’re all about to go. So rejoice and be glad and declare the wonders of The LORD are at hand. For great is His presence, great is His grace, and the best is yet to come.’’ Hallelujah!
Pastor Ray…
The best is yet to come. There is more. No, we will not quit. No, we’re not going to turn back. But with our words, we’ll keep speaking exactly those words, that things are so blessed and things are changing. We speak what You’ve spoken, Lord. Things are changing, things are turning around, our lives are getting better and better and better in Jesus’ name.
It doesn’t matter how long it’s been that way. It’s changing, sayeth the Lord. It doesn’t matter how many years it’s been like that, things are changing!
Things that were so broken up, relationships that were so severed are coming back together.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, and bodies too. They shall be whole. Hallelujah. The body of Christ but the individual bodies of the body—whole healthy in Jesus’ name. And prosperity of every kind: spirit, soul, body… More than enough! More than enough! More than enough! Hallelujah.
We’ll not be deceived. We’ll not miss it and go in the wrong direction. We’ll not turn around and sit down and be quiet but we’ll stand up, rise up, take our place of power in the name that’s above every other name. We declare that name over America and say, “Jesus is Lord over America!” Hallelujah.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Changing, changing, changing. Hallelujah. Yeah. Oh, what was meant for evil is being turned around. Hallelujah. Oh, President Trump will be better than he was before. President Trump will come out of this stronger than he was before! Hallelujah! Oh! We plead the blood of Jesus over him, over the first lady, over the white house, over the Supreme Court. Yes, yes, yes, yes, we will be voted in. Yes, yes, yes, it shall come to pass. Yes, yes. Yes, the numbers are there! Hallelujah. Yes, nothing can stop it! It’s shall come to pass in Jesus’ name. In this month of October, it well come to pass in Jesus’ name. Hallelujah.
I want us to keep our eyes looking way ahead, keep our eyes out in front of us, not so much being moved by what we see natural. There are good things and they are blessed but to keep looking ahead, preparing those times to come, with our words, speaking words of life, speaking words of strength.
I can just see some pieces of the puzzle beginning to be placed, right where they needed to be. Pieces of the puzzle, the big picture, working out right, working out better than ever, turning around. (singing in tongues)
♪ Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Lord. Oh, the strength of God. Oh, You are God. Your mercies are new today, joined together in one accord, in agreement, we are.
Holy, Holy, Holy are You, lord. Your Word is working, changing, turning. Things are moving in the right ways. Hallelujah, hallelujah.
Keep up the fight. Oh, in You we’re strong all day long. We will not stop. We will not just sit back and watch the world go by, but we will take our place continually filled with Your grace, walking in the power from heaven, Hallelujah.
What we say shall be. For the light has come and the glory of God, it is so, it has come, oh revival and an awakening too. Fresh oil, manifestation of the presence in the room. Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, it’s Your glory. ♪
Let’s see it with the eyes of our faith.
Ms. Annie led us singing We See Your Glory
Pastor Ray…
That’s a picture of the body of Christ, carriers of the glory wherever we go. Maybe we won’t even say anything, but people will know. For that joy that has been given unto us will show up and show out.
Not all those in the earth are so filled with joy. If we’ll look around and see, many are filled with sadness, fear about what the future will be. But the Church, filled with the glory, we carry it and will bring it to others, continually.
The following prophecy was given by Kenneth E. Hagin:
INTERCESSION BY PRECEPT AND EXAMPLE
I can hear the Spirit of God saying: Hear and hear ye well for you see responsibility is upon your shoulders, responsibility is upon the followers of Christ to loose those around about them from graveclothes to which they are bound, and they’ll never be loosed until you loose them.
Enter into the ministry of prayer. “Oh I wish I could do something for the Lord, I wish God would call me to preach.” ·
But yea, saith the Lord, the greatest ministry of all is the ministry of prayer. The greatest ministry of all is the ministry of intercession. And even all the other ministries will fail unless the intercessors will take their place and will stand against the forces of darkness and the forces of evil and will intercede and will help to bring forth, to bring to birth, the ministries God desires. Supernatural ministries to be in manifestation in the Church, but it will take those who will travail. It will take those who will bring to birth those ministries, and often times the one who stands to minister, many will look upon him and think “Oh he’s a mighty man of God and he should get all the benefit,” but you see, the reward will not go to him, he was not the one who gave birth to it, he is the result of the birth. The birth was caused by those who had travailed, until that was brought forth what God desired to bring forth.
So in this day, in this hour there is a work of God that has not yet been wrought. Oh yes, he was in the Move of Healing Revival, he was in a move and instigated and men prayed and brought about the revival that we call the Charismatic Move in the denominational church, in the Catholic Church, and what a mighty move. But you see now, you stand, saith the Spirit of God, on the threshold, at the door of another move. Of another move of God, will it be brought forth? Shall I bring it to the birth and not bring it forth? Oh saith the Lord of Hosts, when Zion travailed she brought forth her children. You see, it is not just the Lord that will bring forth the move, for he moves through men. He uses His Church to do His work in the earth. It is instigated by the Spirit, but you see it is Zion that travails, so travail ye, travail ye.
Oh, ye intercessors travail, ye intercessors travail ye. Seek ye the face of the Lord, give yourself unto the Lord and you’ll bring forth that which God desires to do in the 80s and you’ll be glad and the reward will be great, and how marvelous shall be the results thereof.
Hallelujah to Jesus!
That’s what the Spirit of God is saying, will we listen to Him?
Pastor Ray…
We’ll take our place even to a greater degree, push some things away, maybe. But spend the time necessary to pray out, to birth these things that must come forth, miracles, signs, wonders, the move of Your precious Holy Spirit; Churches on fire, nations on fire, the fire of Your Spirit, supernatural events all over the earth. Hallelujah.
So this morning, we get it. We receive it. Taking care of things that needed to be shaken off. We’ve shook those things away. And so in Jesus’ name, we believe we know it’s true, we’ve overcome by Your precious blood, just like they did back then.
Here in 2020, we overcome! Our nation is overcoming! Our president is overcoming! Our first lady is overcoming!
This nation, one nation under God, we are moving more and more the way God would have us to move. We declare it by faith. We believe it. We receive it. We believe to see it here in the natural in Jesus’ name. Hallelujah. Amen.
Thank you for joining together with us in one accord today, for tuning in. We’re all blessed by the Lord. This is a good day because we’re in a new day and every day is better in Jesus’ name. Amen. Thank you.
