Sunday Re Cap (5th Sept 2010)

Practice His Presence And See His Power

Gen 39:2-3 Joseph was conscious of YAHWEH and he was a successful man.

How do we become conscious of YAHWEH in our day to day lives? The Name Jesus which is YESHUA in Hebrew is "YAHWEH is our Saviour"; which is the "LORD GOD ALMIGHTY is our SAVIOUR!"

Mat 1:22-23 His name also means EMMANUEL which is GOD WITH US.

Jer 33:3 Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).

What is this mystery? What is this hidden thing? Eph 3:1-9. The mystery is Christ, revealed through GRACE! Not through the LAW or our own efforts!

• The Father makes known the mystery.
• When we read the word. We can read with or without the Spirit. One is dry and the other brings revelation knowledge.
• The purpose of revelation is CHRIST and HIS FINISHED WORK. The LAW has been fulfilled.
• The nations, meaning the Gentiles are not 2nd class heirs but FELLOW HEIRS of the same BODY!
• One thing we notice so far is that ALL three of the TRINITY, FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT are all involved in the revelation of this mystery. They all testify to CHRIST and HIS FINISHED WORK!
• We are made ministers of this gospel (good news) according to HIS GIFT (unearned, unmerited, undeserved), by the effectual working of HIS POWER (not ours).

Circumstances may be bleak. The world may be crashing down all around us and we may feel crushed, frustrated and disappointed. We may be wondering, "What can Jesus do? Can He rescue me?" The answer is "YES HE CAN!" If He did it for Joseph and HE can do it for you!

Gen 37.His Father loved Him more than all the other children and made Him a coat of many colours. It is a long tunic with sleeves worn by young men and maidens of better class, a dress of distinction; unlike the labourers garb worn by his brothers. This did not only mean he had better looking clothes but a sign to ALL that he enjoyed a higher status in His father's eyes. This also meant that his responsibilities were different from that of His brothers. He was always at the father's side to bring him pleasure whereas the brothers were out sweating under the sweltering heat in the fields. The tunic spoke of His special position of favour and rest with his father.

Joseph is then betrayed by his brothers Gen 37:19-20. It's not the end when the LORD is with us. Is there anyone here who is in a worse position? Was this the end of Joseph?

Gen 39:2 At this very juncture, God called him a successful man!

It is the presence of the LORD in your life that makes you a success!

Success is based on not WHAT YOU HAVE but WHO YOU HAVE in your life!

Col 1:27-28
Christ in you makes you successful in your family, health, finances, relationships. Are you conscious of CHRIST in YOU? SO we should proclaim HIM! In CHRIST we have ALL things; so let's present every man complete in CHRIST. In CHRIST we are complete in every area of our lives!

Samuel Hari © GROW BM

Sunday Re Cap (29th Aug 2010)

We Need Each Other

"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." (John 17:21)

It's time we, as believers, began to enter into the oneness Jesus prayed for in John 17:21. It's time we held onto one another in good times as well as bad. It's time we realized that we need one another.
We do, you know. I need your faith as much as you need mine. Together, we can face anything and win in Jesus.

Let me show you why. In John 3:34, God says Jesus was given the Holy Spirit without measure. He was more powerful than all the demons of hell and all wicked spirits of all classes, including Satan himself. He was able to defeat their power combined.

Now consider this. We are His Body. Each of us has been given the measure of faith according to Romans 12:1-3. That measure is enough to take care of our own personal needs. However, there is more involved here than just our own personal lives.

We have a world to win! We are the end-time generation. We need all the help we can get. But, thank God, we can get all the help we need! How? By joining together. Ephesians 4:13 says that when we all come together in the unity of the faith, we'll have "the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ."

In other words, when the Body of Christ comes together and begins to function as one, we'll have the Holy Spirit without measure--just like Jesus did! We'll begin to see ministries functioning in the fullness of their callings. We'll begin to see manifestations of the Holy Spirit in full measure. We'll see Jesus in fullness as we've never seen Him before. Then the world will know the Father sent Him.

Step into that oneness today. Start today making a daily effort to make yourself available to God to pray for others. Start your day by saying, "Holy Spirit, use me to pray for someone today. I offer You my measure of faith."

Once we truly join together in faith, all the demons of hell won't be able to overcome us. We'll march right over them in the fullness of the power of Jesus and bring the age to a glorious close!

Scripture Study: Ephesians 4:1-16

Kenneth Copeland Ministries-From Faith to Faith