KEYS TO A SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE
13 AUGUST 2023
Pastor Lawrence
"Lord, Bless me this day as I remember your finish work at the cross"
The great love of Lord Jesus demonstrated at the cross for me, Matthew 4:23-24 (Perfect theology)
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.
What is God like? He wants to heal me
Jesus on the earth 2000 years ago, He heals the sick
Isaiah 53:4-5
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
I am healed because Jesus Christ paid on the cross, absolutely Lord by His stripes I am healed
He does what His will to do for man
Let my faith arise, believe God for physical healing
"I am hunger and thirst for You Lord"
Remember the great love of Christ.
John 14:7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
What God is like? Look at Jesus
Jesus walking on earth, He heals the sick, love the people, my Lord Jesus in the midst, the healer is here, His will is to do for all men. Let my faith arise
Greatest blessing => my sins are all forgiven because of Jesus blood
I am blessed
Every time I give to the Lords expression of worship, I will never be shortchange. Never been a lack in my life, the provision is there, God is faithful, His providence will always come. His way of providing for me
Principle of sowing and reaping: Every seed I sow, there will be harvest. Miracle found many times in every seed I sow
Pastor Prince
God is good and His mercy endures forever
Proverbs 17:22 "A merry heart does good like medicine"
God give me richly all things to enjoy
God is bringing everything to me , keeping on keeping on to remind me to be cheerful, merry heart
My children don’t have to do 10 test before I love them, they just be. I just love them
God does invest in things that are here today and gone tomorrow. Eg flower
God allows this fallen world to have beautiful things although they are not permanent
1 Timothy 6:17
"Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy"
God gives us richly all things to enjoy - Paul, new testament
Richly all things To enjoy
He wants me to enjoy
He doesn’t want me to:
To live for my senses
To live for your pleasure, you end up empty, with thirst in yourself because you are never created to live for yourself (Everything is about your game, your reward), Jesus came looking for people like that.
He changed our marriage, freeze us with depression, He heal my body,
Once I know about Him, I realised what’s the purpose for life, everything revolve around Him not about me
All the blessings that I have is from Him
All things were made by Him
Colossians 1:16-17
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
In Christ, all things are held together
He comes into my life, I will held together
He comes into my marriage, my marriage will held together
We live in a live advance yet we see many cases of mental health issue. Don't have enough common sense anymore and think it’s life.
I’m glad that I go to church and God restores my soul
Best life is to live high life
The way to find my life is to lose the low life
Matthew 10:39
"He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it."
God is saying: If you lose your low life (the part I pursue my own needs, whole world surround me) for my sake you will find the high life
I’m here to enjoy the high life
All about Him, all in Him.
In Revelation 4, the Lord appear to John, glorious majestic, exalted, wearing golden crown
John known as beloved of the Lord
John who was so close to the Lord at last supper
John is at every event in Jesus miracle
John only one at foot at the cross when Jesus died
The Vision of glorious God is amazing
He touch John on his right shoulder with His right hand:
He is here to use comfort, power on John. God told John Revelation 1:17 "Fear not; I am the first and I am the last"
Right hand of power that open up Red Sea, touches the leper and the leper fled , heal Peter mother in law in bed of sickness , cause the stone to hit Goliath's head,
"Fear not I am the first and I am the last"
All e power He has, He is not here to hurt John
For all the Majestic and radiance He stood in, He is using His comfort and power on behalf of John
A term use for God
He is man and He is God
Lord touches me and say: "fear not. Whatever trouble, sickness, My First word to you is fear not because My right hand is touching u
I’m marking you for healing, see my favor and see a brighter future for my path is shine brighter and brighter til the perfect day I bring you home. I am your shepherd. Follow me, you will never lack, I will make you laid down in the midst of grass pastures, lay you beside the quietness , you have plenty to eat"
Even though I am going down the valley, because of my own rebellion, He says "I still be with you, My rod and my stuff they will comfort you. I will prepare a table, you will eat in e midst of adversity, there will be plenty, anoint your head with oil"
anoint oil a dab on the right ear, red arm, red toe,
But this time , My cup will run over fully saturated
Psalm 23:6
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever."
Everyday surely (not maybe) goodness and mercy will follow me
In Hebrew, follow means Will hunt me down, will chase me down all the days til I dwell in the house of the Lord when the rapture happens
He will come back in righteous judgement against all unrighteousness
He will judge, He have prepared a place for devils
The judgement is coming, not for me
For me judgement have pass
When I fall before His feet, Jesus says: "Fear not"
When He comes, believers and non believers, above earth, in the earth under e earth ,Every tongue will confess and every knee will bow, Jesus Christ is Lord
Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
God is mercy, I’m still in dispensation of Grace
Lord telling me: "Don’t forget I am God"
Man look into himself - I can find the solution, I can, I can have e solution
I’m still in dispensation of grace God, allows a relieve,
Matthew 13:16
"But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;"
Exodus 8
Moses said to Pharaoh: you tel me when you want the frogs to be
Pharaoh replied: Tomorrow
When your heart is harden , you become stupid
Time and time again after e plaque, Pharaoh heart was harden
Thank God there’s a little relieve
Things will get worse but I have Jesus
Psalm 23:4 AMP
Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
On earth there is darkness
Do I love Jesus? Jesus sure loves me,
Isaiah 41:12
"You shall seek them and not find them— Those who contended with you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing,As a nonexistent thing."
You look and find your enemy, you find them no more
God is good and His mercy (healed) endures forever
In God I have much more
Whenever I’m in spirit it’s timeless, I’m in kairos moment
Pain at body from one side to another side, pain that jumps is Spiritual
Declare: "In the name of Jesus Christ, I command the pain to lose in the name of Jesus"
Invest in my legs, strengthen my legs
Legs are my pillars
Pillars are things that carries me
Standing in church, anointing
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John ‘rise up’
A light shine as glory shine and glory of Lord shine unto me
Every season in life I come to church God have rhema word for me
The word in season
Look for the rhema word
Matthew to revelation
Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
Due season: food for right occasion
Food in season what a joy
Proverbs 15:23
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,
And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
God is just causing everything taught in NCC together what we have learn
God ways are contrary to the world
World says push yourself
God says Humble myself and God will exalt me
God's hands are bigger then anyone else
I don’t have to please men, I only have to please God
Promotion doesn’t come from East West South
North not mentioned, promotion comes from North (above)
If man exalt, they can substitute you (like football games)
When God exalts me, He never never substitute me
At the right time He exalt me in due time
Joseph might be a slave in a household
Another place he in dungeon
In due time God exalt, God exalt
Trial is temporal
My victory is long
Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
How Christian’s look like:
Ephesians 5:15-20
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
I see all kinds of things happening
Thou shall not steal, thou shall not kill, it have consequences
Law can’t change my heart
Only Jesus and grace can change my heart
Ephesians 5:15 Walk circumspectly=Walk accurately don’t waste time
Don’t lay back and think of evil days.
I must Redeem the time = snatch and buy back the time
The word "time" = kairos
Fortunate, opportune, favourable good moments
I can actually buy kairos and have more days and moments with my family
There a lot of days of evils around us
He who have love life see good days
God mentioned Twice once in New Testament and Old Testament
1 Peter 3:10
For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit."
Ephesians 6:13
"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
Things are happen not the way I want it
Refrain my tongues to evil
My evil day is 1 day
My good days are plural
There’s trail , don’t keep looking & don’t have adversity feeling (need to fight)
The a personality - driven by goals and dateline, exercise alot, observing what they eat but they have heart attack
World getting more n more stressful days
Come and replenish myself at the feet of Jesus
Oasis of love: church
Bible say about modern average years, majority of people lives:
Psalm 90:10
The days of our lives are seventy years;
And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;
For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
The world believes in
With long life I will satisfy you
We live in Psalm 91
Ps 91:16
"With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
Satisfy in Hebrew sabea
God satisfy my mouth with good things so my youth renew like eagle
Genesis 25:8 NASB
Abraham breathed his last and died in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:8 NLT
and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
Satisfied; God's will, God's word
Satisfied with life
Not a will for me if it’s not in His word
God will is God word
God word is God will
Genesis 35:29
So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 35:29 YLT
and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons.
1 chronicles 29:8 KJV
And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
1 chronicles 29:8 YLT
and he with whom stones are found hath given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
Job 42:17 YLT
and Job dieth, aged and satisfied [with] days.
Job 42:17 KJV
So Job died, being old and full of days.
when sick, declare: "I reject it in Jesus name"
There’s a generation alive and remain
Where do you wanna live?
Psalm 90 by Moses (under law) when they are at wilderness
Psalm 90:9-11
9 For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh.
10 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.
Proverbs 19:12 "An angry king is like a roaring lion"
God says: "My will is your satisfaction"
Time and season I seek God for things
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
God purposely wrote 10 commandments to show men men that they can’t.
We live by God's grace, I live by grace
At least I believe God
Psalm 90:10-12
10 The days of our lives are seventy years;
And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;
For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of Your anger?
For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.
12 So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Number my days (become wise)
Christian look like (walk with wisdom/natural walking/walking in spirit) my walk getting stronger
Deuteronomy 33:25
"our sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be"
No matter what happens infront of me, just keep on walking in the Spirit
Walk on and through e rain/wind
Number my days, days are passing by
Jacob served 7 years for Rachel
Pass by fast coz of his love for Rachel
I want my time to be kairos, how?
I wanna see more then that
God can make days longer or shorter
Satisfied with days, Wah this week is satisfied
Ephesians 5:15-20
Will of God
Area of vocation
What’s my calling
Easy way to find out: word of God
Ephesians 5:19-20
19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
New Testament, doesn’t say fasting and fasting
The word of God is safe
New Testament don't tell me to fast
Merry heart, Wisdom, praise and songs are linked together
Take that opportunity: by filling of spirits
Right time come, I will just know
God asked me to buy back the time: "Be filled with spirit"
Key is be being filled with spirit
What I really need is spiritual wine, I need the Holy Spirit
I’m spirit
I’m Bold
I’m not worry about tomorrow, finances, health
My part is passive
Something I do actively , continually
Constantly be receiving
Be allow myself to be active being fill with the spirit, passive on my part but I have to allow it. Present active. Active part of speaking
Present tense but active voice
Present active =speaking
speaking is present active
Psalm 90:14
Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
Early morning (boker) satisfy myself with God grace, in the word, singing to e lord
Start the day right enjoying His goodness
All my days I will be glad
God make my days full of joy, kairos days
1 day in e house of God is 1000 day outside
Things I do actively, speak
Singing on tongues
Sing song: The lord mercy endures forever
Sing this song and enemy fight against each other
2 Chronicles 20 Jehoshaphat 3 days pick golds
The valley of blessing
Sing: vital for my spiritual life
Merry hearts , Cracking of thorn
Singing to myself, will be short temper , I can flow
Ephesians 5:22,5:25
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
Oil in my marriage relationship
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
First I must keep myself filled with spirit and walk as wise understanding what the Lord is
I filled with spirit I filled with wisdom
Keep on singing, I will flow, I’m being filled in e spirit, I know god will and walk in wise and buy back all kairos moments
‘Tho living kindness’
God gave wisdom to Solomon
1 kings 4:29-32
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.
30 Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 For he was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.
32 He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
Have wisdom and I must have a big heart (largeness of heart)
Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol : leaders in east, Worship leaders in David tabernacle
Not knowing what ahead of me, on my way there sing in e spirit, I will flow
Filled me with spirit: sing to myself
Song: Thy loving kindness is better then life
King of Judah good king
Jehosophat
Before the war
1 kings 3:14-16
14 So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
15 Then Solomon awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
I can’t depend on myself, I have to depend of Lord
Sing, and be filled, I’m all filled my flow will be so easy
Solomon: wiser then all men
All grandson of Judah
Mother Tamar
From Line came Jesus
Uncle Perez
Tribe of Judah Judah means praise
God says let Judah go first => Offer praise
Praise God
"God I don't know what’s happening but I praise You"
Sing: Jesus loves me yes I know
I’m in e last day
Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol
Ethan means everflowing
Heman means faithful
Mahol means dance
Darda means Pearl of Wisdom
Chalcol means to provide, supplied. Col root word Genesis 45:11 there I will provide for you
Come near me Genesis 45:10-11
10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
11 There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty; for there are still five years of famine.” ’
Goshen => drawing near
In e midst famine, draw near to Jesus and sing to him , there's a place of drawing near, He will provide for me and my children.
Worship, praise , singing is closely tied up to wisdom
Don't look at world news
Get my inspiration and spirit from scriptures
Isaiah 60:1-5
1 Arise, shine;
For your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
They all gather together, they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
5 Then you shall see and become radiant,
And your heart shall swell with joy;
Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
Every prophesy have 2 sides
Near fulfilment and far fulfilment (future)
Dark cover e earth, Christian my light will Shines brighter, they will see me singing lift up my eyes see and there will be salvation, they all gather together
Now they gather and come to me coz of e light on me
Isaiah 60:4 Your son shall come from far and your daughters…
Like prodigal sons, they will come home
Sea - man kind
Salvation in e end time
The wealth of the gentiles will come to me
It will happen in e end times
Israel came out with silver and gold , how I used it, to build tabernacles
Isa 60:11
Therefore your gates shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
And their kings in procession.
Your gates must be open continually
There’s a near fulfilment
What’s the gate: Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.
My wall (yeshua)
I’m all in Christ
Yr gate
Set a door in my lips, let yr gates be open continually
Why?
Man will bring wealth to you.. gentiles
They will come in if I praise
Have a song in my heart that I memorise
Something I enjoy seeing, sing
Tempted to get angry, sing
By singing I’m being filled with spirit and wisdom, god wants it ever flowing
My relationship will be smooth. No quiky coz there’s oil
Thank you Jesus!
Amen!