BREAK THE CYCLE OF MISFORTUNE
7TH JANUARY 2024
Pastor Lawrence
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
God gave His only begotten Son for me
Because of His great love today, I received great power of God
Power of God to save me from sin
Power of God to heal me of very sickness, disease and infirmity
Power of God to prosper me
Power of God to give me success
I am underserving but God gave me power of God
It is not me but found in Jesus my Lord, found in Him and Him alone
Jesus Christ and Him crucified, sinners became Saints
I am the righteousness of God in Christ
I am Holy, blameless, above reproach
I can received this power freely
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Promised from God: Give and it will be given to me good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into my bosom. For with the same measure that I use, it will be measured back to me.
Every time I give, it will be given to me, that is a promise when I give and it will be given to me
Pastor Prince
Come expectant
This year God is doing more and more in brains and minds
To the glory of God
at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow
God have highly exalted Him and God give Him a name above any other names
God wants to bestow the name of the tiger achiever and number 1 overcomer throughout the universe
God eyes have been searching for that one man, Bible said, His Son to come to the world, He live a sinless life, sacrifice His body hanging at the tree, die for my sins, it is a finished thing
To the one who believes in His Son in His finished work
Hebrews 9:26
He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
God look at me, non imputation of sins
Abraham believed God and God impute him righteousness because He believes God
not something he earn but as a gift
Morality is important, moral excellence is what foundation what moral civilisation build on
Morality and moral excellence comes out from the first fruit not what save me
what save me => believing that God son die for me at the cross
Believe on Him because He bore my sin at the cross
Jesus does a work it is complete, truly finished
Jesus don't have to perfect it, Jesus is perfection itself
Everything He touched became eternal
He lives in the power of endless life
Bible says He is coming for me, when He comes for me, I will have glorious body, never face death again
Having perch our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. He sat down in virtue of the fact He finished all my sins at the cross
when we fail, remember the cross, washes away the consciousness
Remember what He did, it will give me the power of Holy Spirit cause one to rise from uncleanness/ sin
Repentance => Looking at Jesus, away from self
My brains will be restore
heard or see bad news: In Jesus name, I reject that
Rhema word
Greek 'logos' => general word, teaching, doctrine and deliver in the form of logos
'Eulogy' => New Testament greek => everywhere I see blessings
Bless with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ
Eu => good
logy => logos
Blessings => good work
God have good work for me this year, that is how He blesses me
God releases blessings to Pastor Prince to me, good work produces blessings of healing from that area
The riches of His grace is eternal
Redemption buy me back from salve market of sins and darkness, Lord came and He bought me back, He redeemed me
Galatians 3:13
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
curse of the law Deuteronomy 28, 3 folds sickness, disease, spiritual death, not prospering enough, not having enough
Christ redeemed me out from the curse of the law
Today's topic: How can I restore what I have lost in the area of my good fortune
lost of prosperity, how to get it back
Christian life not a life without trial
Bible promises one suffering => prosecution
People will prosecute
2 Timothy 3:12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
All to all men who speak well of me
God share story and put names of people there => purpose of illustration
Paul => he is a pattern (typos, type)
He lowered to prosecute, lower him down in the basket, one feeding of 5 loaves, another a larger basket to feed 7000 people
12 basketful => 12 tribes
7 nations => gentiles
Paul lowered basket at 7 nations
Paul in Acts => church life/ my life
boat all the way at wrecked ship and end up landed at honey, promised land, place of milk and honey
how things don't prosper when they don't listen to Paul
Paul said: you should have listen to me at that ship
Acts 20:6-12
6 But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
8 There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together.
9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
Paul is speaker
"first day of the week' => Sunday
'break bread' => Holy Communion
'Eutychus' =>Fortunate, prosperous
'tugchano' => hit the mark
sin => miss the mark, sin is missing the mark
God have higher, greater, overcoming life for me but we are settling for less. we miss the mark
Prosper, fortunate, successful => to hit the mark. I have hit the mark
Prosperous Bible teaching it
Joseph was a prosperous (successful) man
what he did, God made it to prosper
Success is not about money but it also includes money(not main priority)
Galatians 1
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
God said: "I want you to meditate My word, you will make your way prosper and have good success"
Good => eu
tugchano => Eutychus
Time to enjoy my love ones
God says: " I want you to prosperous and have good success"
I prosper in all that I do => Blessings of financial success, financial blessings
love of money is root of all evil
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Psalm 1:2-3
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
If I do meditate day and night whatever I do prosper
Prosperity in what Bible say => Prosperity that Bible teaches it
Sometimes God make good out of my mistake
Luke wrote Acts
Luke is Paul's partner, a doctor
feel prosperity dead, how to bring it alive?
Paul rise Eutychus to life => Soul is in him, soul come back
Acts 20:7,11
7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
3 times period in verse 7, 4 times period in a story
1) First day of the week
this year we need to restore back the first day of the week, Sunday. Sabbath is on Saturday (for Jews). God start me with rest than work, live having the life than I am able to do, grace live first have the life than I am able to do. Jesus rose first day of the week
2) next day
3) midnight - dark in the world
4) daybreak
God ordained Sabbath
It is on Saturday that God rested on creation work
Adam and Eve sin and broke it, so God cannot rest
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”
New order of rest is coming
Feast of the first fruits on Sunday
Saturday Jesus is buried in the tomb, Sunday Jesus rose from the dead
God ordained based on first fruits Sunday
Luke 24:1
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
John 20:19-20
19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
In Revelation : Lake of fire, first is fearful
Revelation 21:8
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Fearful is a sin
whatever not of faith is sin
What God wants to do every Sunday
=> Appear in my midst and perform miracles
=> He is here
=> Lord's day
I am under redemption
Revelation 1:10-11
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
11 saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
Lord's day on Sunday I will hear His voice. A voice that reveals who He is . I know who He is, I know who am I because God put me in Him, I am join heir with Him
Healing, I meditate it by seeing Jesus
Peace and Joy => when we gather together on Sunday
Basis for me to have peace => He paid for my sins, here is the divine receipt
Peace and joy will happen when I come on Sunday, remembering the Lord
Sunday reveals His minister => peace and person => joy
I am blessings everywhere I go
I shall go out with joy led forth with peace
everything a curse will become a blessing
After Isaiah 53
Luke 24:13-35 On Sunday, astounded road of Emmaus things concerning Himself, their hearts warm (joy)
Looking for the warm heart
I want to be great => Serve
Serve and I will be great, learn to serve the needs of people
Every Sunday I remembering Lord's supper, why? on His finished work, focusing on Him
Do it with love and revelation
What happen if I don't attend church one Sunday? Thomas was absent John 20:19-20, Thomas became unbelieving believer
How valuable and important Sunday is to Lord?
=> Holy Spirit came on Sunday
=> Pentecost 49 days (Sabbath), 50th day feast of first fruits on Sunday
Trion God is the one involved
He will speak to me in clearer way
1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
'collection' => Offering
John 20:26-27
26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!”
27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not beunbelieving, but believing.”
I believe yet I have not seen
Blessed are those who believe but not seen
John 20:28-29
28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Song of Songs 4:11
Your lips, O my spouse, Drip as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under your tongue; And the fragrance of your garments Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Your lips drop as a honeycomb slowly with sweetness
Acts 20:6-12
6 But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
8 There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together.
9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing himsaid, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
reading Old Testament - will become legalistic and judgement conscious
Read New Testament
Bring forth the treasure of the old because of the new
Be established in Paul revelation
Paul said: 'I am a sinner but received mercy'
Paul wrote 3/4 of New Testament
Paul revelation I know justification by faith
At the cross, John don't understand what happen
Peter he knew something happen but not justification
Jesus gave to Paul, he is a terrorist, he gave the approval to crucify Jesus
Learn from their lives at Old Testament but don't use the judgemental on myself
Paul's book are written to me (under grace)
Acts 9: On the way to Damascus, Jesus appeared to him and ask "Saul Saul why do you prosecute me?"
Ephesians 3:2-9 (NLT)
2 assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.
3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.
4 As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
5 God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.
6 And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.
7 By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
9 I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
I am not just forgiveness of sin but justification by faith
1 Corinthians 4:13
being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
rapture is not man's idea
Live life 24 hours a day, think of 24 hours a day
if make plans and worry about it => stop making plan
Live now
Live in the 24 hours, live within 24 hours
Live my life ready to depart
Wait for His Son => Christian posture
Acts 20:6-12
6 But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.
8 There were many lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together.
9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing himsaid, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
midnight : dark all around
Listening to Paul revelation until midnight
many lamps (lights) => it was bright
Exodus 10:22-23
22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
This year, my house dwellings will have supernatural light, see more and more lights
When I see the light, I can't unseen it
Pray that light be in my family
When lose/obsessive thoughts, when there is light, darkness is gone, don't have to curse the darkness
God's promise is real, Bible is real
Fill my house with lights/ Bible verses, don't fill with worldly stuff
Deuteronomy 6:9
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
put on door post/ gate
make sure I have access, make sure I have time with myself
Take time to pray, get excited about Sunday, Best day of the week
I need help of the Lord, I need grace of the Lord
Upper room => House of God
He work on my clients' hearts, I have favour from boss
Remember my God, is He who give me power and to get wealth
not the world, they are not my source, God is my source
Reach out to younger people on purpose, bring them to house of God
don't sit on the window (sitting on the fence) - saw world darkness, sitting in between darkness/ light
1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not asthe word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
Words of ascending Christ
Paul's letter I can read freely because it is all for me
Answer: Paul went down, new generation, I must do down to their level
Acts 20:10-12
10 But Paul went down, fell on him, and embracing him said, “Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him.”
11 Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.
12 And they brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little comforted.
3rd stay => 3rd Heaven, God dwells so beautiful and perfect. I am all seated with Christ
forget the truth, fall from it, fall from grace, fall from grace by trying to keep the law
Grace is higher
Eutycus looking at two worlds, he can hardly heal Paul
day break => New day arrive
morning star => very early in the morning, 4am+
Church => waiting bright and morning star
Israel => waiting son of righteousness
Son coming after the marry
Elijah and Elisha embraced a child that was dead, both children raised from the dead
Paul embraced Eutycus and raised him from the dead
My blessings on next generation, helping them, giving them tools, enriching out to them, bring them back high place in Christ
Value Sunday, first day of the week
Live my life like tomorrow isn't coming
Live 1 day at a time
live just for today
Don't worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will have own worry
Sufficient is the day
Midnight all around, I can't afford to be sitting on the fence
Every Sunday is important
Jesus appeared from Sunday to Sunday in His resurrected body
Prioritise the Lord's day and Lord's supper
Crucial for my health and longevity and younger generation
Thank you Jesus!
Amen!