In this sobering message, Apostle Shane Wall shares a powerful vision of what is happening in the throne room right now, and why God’s "enough" is closer than you think. This message is a mirror for your soul today.

Who will you be when the door finally shuts?

Watch this message to find out.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Who Will You Be at the End?

11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Revelation 22:11-12 KJV

*- This is not an invitation to continuing right or wrong. It is a judicial declaration of who you are.

*- There comes a point when Christ returns that a person’s character is permanently fixed.

*- When there's no more opportunity for repentance, the righteous remain righteous, and the wicked remain wicked.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Revelation 22:11-12 KJV

*- quickly: (by surprise) suddenly

*- without any delay

*- consistently expresses promptness—action that is not merely imminent but urgent and decisive—a verbal marker of divine insistence, underscoring moments when delay would compromise obedience.

*- reward: recompense that appropriately compensates a particular decision (action)—good or bad.

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Matthew 25:10-13 KJV

*- Are you ready to go back with Jesus when He comes?

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Matthew 25:10-13 KJV

*- This echoes when Jesus will say to those who were not obedient, “I never acknowledged you as belonging to Me.”

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Matthew 25:10-13 KJV

*- How do we watch? Are we watching?

*- watch: give strict attention to, be cautious, active—to take heed lest, through remissness (carelessness, negligence, and a failure to do your job or duty) and indolence (laziness, idleness, or the avoidance of work and physical or mental exertion), some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one.

Lifework Assignment:

Ask, “Holy Spirit, help me to seriously and honestly examine my current relationship with God, repair where my side of the relationship is broken, and never fall back into selfishness again. Then, I can and will effectively help others mend and strengthen their relationship with God.”

Expected Behavior:

19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

James 5:19-20 KJV

*- save: to deliver from the punitive wrath of God at the judgment of the last day

*- death: metaphorically, the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name, i. e. "the misery of soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body.”

*- hide: to procure (obtain) pardon of them (sins) from God.

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In this powerful and timely message from his "Instead" series, Apostle Shane Wall shares a profound revelation directly from the Holy Spirit that challenges the way we view our faith, our time on Earth, and our relationships with others.

Through a deep dive into the Greek translation of Matthew 7:21-23, Apostle Shane uncovers a sobering truth: We can use the name of Jesus to prophesy, cast out devils, and perform mighty works, yet still hear the words, "I never knew you." What does it truly mean when Jesus says this? The answer lies in the Greek transliteration: He never acknowledged us as belonging to Him.

Why? Because of a lack of love.

In this sermon, you will discover:

The True Mindset of a Believer: How knowing the urgency of our days changes how we live and prioritize God.

The Definition of Agapao: Why biblical love is not a temporary feeling, but a daily decision to prefer God's will and prefer others over ourselves.

The Danger of Grudges: How holding on to offense directly distances us from the Father's forgiveness (Matthew 6).

The Ultimate Secret: Why great works and powerful ministries mean nothing without a heart that genuinely loves people.

Watch, listen, and let the Holy Spirit examine your heart. It’s time to move past a surface-level profession of "Lord, Lord" and step into a life of true obedience, preference, and love.

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Love is the Secret

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21-23 KJV
*- Jesus' followers salute Him as the Messiah, whose authority they acknowledge—by its repetition showing their earnestness (sincerity and intense conviction).
*- A verbal profession of “Lord, Lord” without obedience is futile (incapable of producing any useful result; pointless). Why would we work for Him and refuse to pursue closeness with Him?

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 7:21-23 KJV
*- The Greek transliteration of His words is, "I never acknowledged you as belonging to Me."
*- How can we prophesy, cast out devils, and do many wonderful works, and Jesus still not know us?

*- In Scripture, Jesus said to love God, neighbors, enemies, etc..
*- So, are we anything if we can do marvelous and wonderful works with no love?
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:2 KJV
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 13:35 KJV
*- Without loving others, Jesus does not acknowledge us as belonging to Him.

*- Love is the secret to Jesus knowing us.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
*- Also, if you don't love, not only does Jesus not know you, but you don't know God.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
1 John 4:8-9 KJV
*- What is love—agapao?
*- to prefer; for believers, preferring to "live through Christ" instead of through our own wills and ways.
*- Also, release every grudge, and don't create and hold any more grudges.

*- We can use Christ's name, and it works, and still not have love for Him and others.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:22 KJV
*- If you don't love, the same demons you cast out will come out knowing that even though you cast them out, you're on your way to the same Hell they're on their way to.

Lifework Assignment:
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 13:34 KJV
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Romans 12:10 KJV
*- Ask, “Holy Spirit, will You help me to prefer God and others, even my enemies—by only wanting God's will for their lives, instead of my will?

Expected Behavior:
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 13:34 KJV
*- ⚠️If you live in direct disobedience to the King’s commandments, you distance yourself from having any relationship with the King.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Know Who God Is

*- Every trial and troubling situation that you didn't cause, has always involved a person who caused the problem.
*- Even so, we must stop exalting people, as if the effects of what the person said or did is the final result.
*- We are now on high alert to believe and know only what God said.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 54:17 KJV
*- Don't argue—because you don't have to. Don't fear or get the slightest bit upset by opponents' words, because it's not worth it. Instead…
*- Condemn the words and the person as guilty, because God backs you with authority to condemn, since the righteous way you live comes from Him—how dare they call God's righteousness evil.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12 KJV
*- Instead of doing what you feel like doing to your offender, do to them what you want them to do to you—yes, even after they've done you wrong.

*- There is a reason for everything. So, why should we trust God, instead of our own efforts?
Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
Isaiah 26:4 KJV
*- God has everlasting strength, and He will use His everlasting strength to help us.

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Isaiah 54:14 KJV
*- When we are established in righteousness—where it becomes our way of life and our desire—we are set far from oppression, fear, and terror. In righteousness, fear has no authority, and terror cannot come near us. If we live in righteousness, any negative thoughts or feelings that attempt to bring oppression, fear, or terror are not reality—they are false—because God has already declared that those established in righteousness will not experience these as their reality.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask, “Holy Spirit, will You help me to live a righteous life to please, God and everything I think, say, and do?”

Expected Behavior:
16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Be Faithful to God's Flow

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

*- Why do we often believe that instead of asking God, it’s better to scramble around to ask for others' opinions and help?

*- Instead of waiting on God’s timing, because we don’t like waiting on Him, we’d rather ask someone else to care for our need.

*- If we’re honest, we don’t like being faithful to God's flow of asking Him and then waiting on Him.

*- Is it a guarantee that people will have the solution to our problem?

*- No, but God guarantees that everyone will receive it if we ask Him.

8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

*- God is faithful to His flow—making sure we receive if we ask.

*- “Well, I asked God, and I didn’t receive what I asked for.”

*- We ask for a car. God provides another way for us to get from point A to point B.

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Proverbs 3:5-7 KJV

*- In our eyes, we’re wise when we try to provide for ourselves, instead of acknowledging God.

*- We ask for a better relationship with someone. God reveals that we’ve caused problems and what we must do to fix our part—before we even approach the other person about their wrongdoing.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Matthew 7:3-5 KJV

*- Instead of expecting God to answer according to how you’ve imagined, ask for God to supply your need. Then, be patient to allow Him to choose how you’ll be supplied. (Philippians 4:19)

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Matthew 7:7-11 KJV

*- What I provide will supply the need—fish, turkey, or salad. I won’t provide anything to hurt you.

Lifework Assignment:

Ask, “Holy Spirit, will You help me only stay in my part of the flow God created for our relationship?

Expected Behavior:

13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

Psalm 27:13-14 KJV

In this message, Apostle Shane Wall reveals a life-changing biblical truth: Stop asking, "Why does God allow trouble?" and start asking, "Why does trouble allow God?" Too often we panic, overthink, or try to solve our problems on our own. But Scripture shows that trouble isn't proof God has abandoned you—it's often the very place where His presence, power, and promises are revealed.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Instead

When Trouble Comes

*- Instead of asking, “Why does God allow trouble?”

*- Ask, “Why does trouble allow God?”

*- Trouble never succeeds where God’s promises are believed and acted upon.

*- Trouble only allows God to operate where we allow God to operate by our faith and works.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Psalm 34:17 KJV

*- It’s not a sign of doubt when the righteous cry out to God for help—from a heart of dependence on Him.

*- The cry for God to intervene in our lives resembles that of babies who cannot care for their current needs. Therefore, don’t cry because you don’t want to act. God doesn’t honor the unrighteous when they cry—unless they’re crying out in repentance for salvation.

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 50:15 KJV

*- Trouble is not just a problem—it’s an invitation.

*- God allows trouble and expects us to call on Him, and when we call Him, He delivers us, and we glorify Him!

*- If we remove the call, we remove the deliverance.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

Psalm 91:15 KJV

*- God does not always remove trouble immediately—He first joins you in it.

*- His presence in trouble is proof that trouble does not have authority over you.

*- Trouble does not determine your outcome—God’s presence does.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Psalm 27:5 KJV

*- Trouble is not where you are exposed—it is where God hides you.

*- While others see pressure, God is positioning you.

*- While others see trouble, God sees transition.

*- When trouble comes, it doesn’t ask for your permission—it demands your attention.

*- But instead of giving trouble your attention, give God your immediate response.

*- Instead of panic—pray.

*- Instead of fear—believe.

*- Instead of reacting—respond in faith.

*- Trouble reveals what we truly believe about God.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 KJV

*- All things work together for good, so don’t fire your workers—because trouble does not work against us—it works for us when we love God and stay aligned with His purpose.

*- Trouble only defeats those who disconnect from God in the middle of it.

*- Trouble came to choose you—but God already chose you.

*- Trouble came to define you—but God already defined you.

*- Trouble came to stop you—but God already sent you…and He backs you with His power!

Lifework Assignment:

Pray, “Holy Spirit, help me to always choose Your guidance instead of reacting to trouble.”

Expected Behavior:

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

*- When trouble comes, don’t lean on your understanding—acknowledge God instead, and He will direct you through it because most times, the only way out is through.

In this week's message, "Instead: When the Choice Is You," Apostle Shane Wall reveals a powerful biblical pattern: God raises people for specific assignments, specific seasons, and specific purposes. The question isn't whether God has a plan—it's whether you're ready when He says, "The choice is you."

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Instead

When the Choice is You

And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

2 Kings 14:21 KJV

*- One reason God deems people expendable is when their dedication no longer meets His expectation.

And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

1 Kings 3:7 KJV

*- God did not replace David as king because he was unfaithful, but brought his reign to a close so his son, Solomon, could build the Temple and rule during a time of peace. David’s kingship lasted until his natural death, after which Solomon succeeded him.

*- God required a ruler known for peace to establish the Temple and oversee a period of unprecedented national rest and prosperity.

*- When God requires you instead of who’s currently in position, be ready. Your season of being God’s public choice is coming!

29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.

30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.

Numbers 10:29-31 KJV

*- No matter the offered or supposed benefit, never agree to an offer when God has already planned your assignment elsewhere.

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

Genesis 4:25 KJV

*- Sometimes God reveals that a birth provides a replacement for a seed that died.

*- Be sensitive to the new people, places, and situations that God—not you—brings into your life after a seed has died.

Lifework Assignment:

Ask, “Holy Spirit, will You help me always be well prepared for every position God places me in?”

Expected Behavior:

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

In this week's message, Apostle Shane Wall teaches from 2 Corinthians 12 and reveals how God's strength is perfected in our weakness. Through Paul's "thorn in the flesh," we discover a life-changing truth: God doesn't always remove the trouble—but He always provides the grace to endure it and the power to overcome it.

This sermon will challenge you to stop asking only for deliverance and start asking what God is developing in you through the process. When you've done everything God has asked of you and have reached the end of your own ability, that's where His supernatural power begins.

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How Trouble Produces Power

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV

*- grace: the favor of Christ, assisting and strengthening His followers and ministers to bear their troubles

*- sufficient: to enable you to bear the evil bravely; there is, therefore, no reason why you should ask for its removal.

*- strength: inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth

*- perfect: add what is yet lacking in order to render a thing full

*- God doesn’t do the whole task for us; He only adds to what we can’t provide (not what we won’t provide) to produce the full miracle/blessing. We’re expected to do our part fully before God completes His.

Lifework Assignment: If you’re wondering where your blessing/miracle is, ask, “Holy Spirit, will You reveal to me what else God needs me to fulfill before He can complete my blessing/miracle?”

*- weakness: want of the strength and capacity requisite; a state of human limitation or inability where God’s strength is made evident.

*- Your weakness is not where you’re disqualified—it’s where God proves Himself to be strong where your strength has ended by exertion, not unwillingness or laziness.

*- glory: to one's advantage, to the praise of one (on one's behalf)

*- Boast in what removes attention from you and reveals God.

*- weakness: refers to an ailment that deprives someone of enjoying or accomplishing what they would like to do; focuses on the handicaps that go with the weakness.

*- power: inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth

*- rest: to dwell in a pitched tent – properly, to pitch (live in) a tent; (figuratively) power radiating from Christ as He comes upon someone, so that He dwells in the committed believer.

*- “I boast in God because He protected me through everything I faced. When I choose praise over complaining, the power of Christ rests on my life. If I don't boast in God, I forfeit experiencing Christ's dwelling power on my life.”

*- Many of you have gone through much in this world, especially in the last few years. You can now boast in God after all you’ve endured and still endure so that the power of Christ will continue to rest on you.

*- Those who don't endure hard trials, but leave to go their own way—hoping to find peace in their departure—won’t experience the power of Christ resting on them.

*- Yes, you'll boast about how weak you were to change the situation, and how God intervened and won for you! Then, people will see all the good in your life, giving them obvious reasons to glorify God!

Expected Behavior:

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

2 Corinthians 12:10 KJV

Whether you're a woman looking to deepen your love for God, a man seeking authentic brotherhood, a parent wanting to help your children stay focused on Jesus, or someone ready to learn God's principles for wealth and stewardship, there's a place for you.

When people lie on you, betray you, talk about you, mistreat you, or try to hurt you, your response reveals who you belong to. This message will challenge the way you handle offense, anger, bitterness, and conflict.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

We are not The Avengers

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

John 17:11 KJV

*- What actions are we responsible for taking to ensure that Jesus’ prayer is fulfilled through us while we are in the world?

17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

*- recompense: to give back

*- evil: to work ill to one; to actively do harm to someone

*- honest: consciousness of good deeds

18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

*- possible: something that is within your power to do

*- We are responsible for our response, our behavior, and our peace posture…

*- We are not responsible for their response, their repentance, or their behavior.

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

*- avenge: to bring justice out yourself

*- For everyday understanding, it also means: to personally act as judge, jury, and enforcer after being wronged.

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

*- wrath: settled, controlled anger, righteous indignation, a determined response against sin…

*- …that, in God Himself, which stands opposed to man’s disobedience and manifests in punishing

*- Wrath is God’s responsibility—obedience is ours.

*- vengeance: to carry out justice

20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

*- heap coals of fire on his head: conviction/awakening…

*- When we respond with good, it creates a burning conviction in them that exposes what they did.

*- We don’t overcome people by hurting them—we overcome evil by using goodness to awaken them.

*- Our obedience makes their conscience uncomfortable. Kindness produces conviction when someone realizes they were wrong.

21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:17-21 KJV

*- overcome: to conquer, prevail over, gain victory, to subdue

*- good: beneficial, profitable, upright/right

*- Active goodness is that which is right and beneficial

Lifework Assignment:

*- Active goodness is not passive—it carries force.

*- Minister these and other examples of goodness in action that are beneficial and profitable: feed your enemy, speak truth with kindness, refuse retaliation, help someone who hurt you, and restore instead of rejecting.

Expected Behavior:

*- Doing good to others (active goodness) is not just being nice, being quiet, or avoiding conflict. It is doing what is right and beneficial in the situation.

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What in the World...?

What Happened to Your Peace?

27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John 16:27-33 KJV

*- peace: a settled inner state that comes from being in Christ and hearing His Word, producing stability even in the presence of tribulation.

33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John 16:27-33 KJV

*- There are things Jesus says—not for us to struggle to believe—but to settle us into peace.

*- Being in Jesus alone is not enough—we need to be in Him to hear and obey Him to have peace.

*- If we refuse to hear and obey Jesus, we’ll lose peace, even if everything else remains unchanged.

*- Jesus is essentially saying, “You can simultaneously experience three different realities depending on where you are—in the world, in Me alone, or in Me while listening and obeying Me.”

*- We don’t lose peace because trouble shows up—we lose peace when we step out of and stop listening to Christ and step into and listen to the world.

*- What happened to your peace? Check. Are you in Jesus, but not listening to and obeying Him?

*- Peace is not something you try to feel—it is something you receive by repositioning yourself in Christ while hearing and obeying Him.

*- Lifework Assignment:

Ask, “Holy Spirit, please alert me immediately when I listen to the world, including my own worldly thoughts, instead of listening to You.”

*- Expected Behavior:

We don’t seek less pressure—we remain in Jesus—hearing and obeying His Word, so we can remain in peace.

Temptation doesn’t create desire. It reveals what’s still alive inside you.

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How God Views Temptation

*- Two dominant temptations plague the world today: fear and unforgiveness.

*- “Prolonged fear causes a sustained release of cortisol and adrenaline, weakening the immune system’s ability to destroy cancer cells, promoting chronic inflammation and accelerating metastasis.”

*- "Of all cancer patients, 61 percent have forgiveness issues, and of those, more than half are severe…”

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

James 1:13

*- cannot be tempted: unable to be tempted, lacking the very capacity to be enticed by evil or influenced by sin.

but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

James 1:14

*- drawn away: the metaphor is taken from hunting and fishing: as game is lured from its covert, so man by lust is allured from the safety of self-restraint to sin.

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:3 KJV

*- dead: true Christians are said simply to die, as having put off all sensibility to worldly things that draw them away from God—which resembles our Father’s nature—an inability to be tempted.

*- Lifework Assignment: Ask, “Holy Spirit, which triggers cause me to resurrect my sensitivity to worldly temptations and draw me away from the hidden safety found in Jesus?”

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

James 1:15 KJV

*- sin is not merely an isolated misdeed but a pervasive (spreading) condition affecting heart, mind, body, and society.

*- death: the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name, i.e., "the misery of soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body.”

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

*- Even when we are tempted directly by a demon or through someone else, God will not allow a temptation without also providing a way of escape so that we do not sin.

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

*- What are the “all things” that those who are faithfully in Christ will experience?

18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 KJV

*- Only those who are truly in Christ—proven by producing abundant fruit of righteousness (John 15:5)—can be fully at peace, knowing that everything occurring in their lives is of God—not from God, but of God.

17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19 whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”

Philippians 3:17-19 KJV

*- belly: to be given up to the pleasures of the palate, to gluttony

*- glory: good opinion concerning one, and as resulting from that comes praise, honor, or glory

*- shame: great dishonor or humiliation, which ought to arise from guilt

*- Prayer causes you to see God in everything. No situation will arise without you being assured that God knows what to do and, by your faith, that He will do it.

Expected Behavior:

We…

Refuse temptation before it becomes sin.

Obey God immediately without inner negotiation.

Remain in Christ, where our lives are hidden, and our victory is secured.

You’ve been praying.

You’ve been quoting scripture.

You’ve been asking… waiting… believing…

But what if the reason it hasn’t happened yet…

is because your “faith” has actually been temptation in disguise?

The Truth About Temptation Pt. 1

Having Faith VS Tempting God

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. [Psalm 91:11-12]

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Matthew 4:5-7 KJV

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:13 KJV

*- evil: is used preeminently of the devil, the evil one

*- Just as Satan (the devil) tried to coerce Jesus into tempting God, Jesus knew that the devil and his demons would also try to lead us to do the same.

*- Jesus also taught that we should pray to be delivered from the devil.

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Matthew 4:11 KJV

*- One reason we do not receive the blessings and miracles we ask God for—despite our faith and works—is that our actions, which we believe are proving our faith, may actually be tempting God.

*- How, then, can we know when our actions are seen by God as tempting Him rather than demonstrating genuine faith in Him?

Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

Deuteronomy 6:16 KJV

*- tempting here warns against demanding proof of God’s presence or faithfulness, particularly when challenging Him out of distrust or selfishness.

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?

Exodus 17:7 KJV

*- tempted: testing or trying

8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

Psalm 95:8-9 KJV

*- My work: deed, thing done in judgment

*- A hardened heart is selfish and distrustful. It wants God to act for its own benefit, forcing Him to prove Himself to justify its faith—rather than desiring His works to bring Him glory, honor, and praise, as one with true faith does.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Avoid misplaced demands: Refusing to trust God’s Word, and instead demanding a specific sign ("I’ll believe God if He gives me this job.")

*- Avoid presumption vs. faith: Unlike acts of faith—testing or tempting God is taking sinful risks or acting carelessly, expecting God to fix the consequences, or else you’ll express your disapproval.

Expected Behavior:

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

More information about Apostle Shane wall can be found at www.shanewall.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

What Happened to Your Joy? Pt. 3

The Lord’s Joy

7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah—the Levites—helped the people to understand the Law, and the people [remained] in their place.

8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God distinctly, faithfully amplifying and giving the sense so that [the people] understood the reading.

9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, This day is holy to the Lord your God; mourn not nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:7-9

*- The joy of godly pastors and ministers is stirred when congregations immediately respond to the Word of God with sincere conviction—remorse, mourning, and, conceivably, weeping, as they become aware that their lives do not align with what God requires.

The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin and are humbly and thoroughly penitent.

Psalm 34:18 AMPC

My sacrifice [the sacrifice acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart [broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 51:17 AMPC

*- despise: raise the head loftily and disdainfully.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV

*- Paul distinguishes productive remorse (aligned with God’s will) from destructive, continual grief (dominated by self-pity and despair).

*- God does not require prolonged sorrow after being truly sorrowful and repentant over our sins.

Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold.

Nehemiah 8:10 AMPC

*- After God banished them from their home country for persistent rebellion, idolatry, refusal to return to Him, ignoring correction, etc., for decades, they were prone to mourning over past unfaithfulness.

Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold.

Nehemiah 8:10 AMPC

*- joy: rejoice, gladness

*- strength: something turned to for safety or assistance; a place built to withstand attack; the word consistently points to what can be relied upon when danger threatens.

*- The joy of the Lord becomes your place of protection, stability, and support.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Remember:

*- The joy of the Lord is your stronghold—a place built to withstand attack.

*- Instead of having fear and feeling threatened, have joy and know you’re safe in Jesus!

*- Stop wanting to resign because of how bad you feel, and want to have joy because of how good God is!

*- Have joy and celebrate! (Nehemiah 8:10)

*- Katavian Jennings and The Feast of the Lord Greeters and Parking Lot Teams do this beautifully. They express joy by celebrating their righteous lives and service to God through outings filled with food, laughter, fun, sports, and generosity toward those in need—along with other godly ways of honoring their obedience to Him.

Expected Behavior:

And all the people went their way to eat, drink, send portions, and make great rejoicing, for they had understood the words that were declared to them.

Nehemiah 8:12 AMPC

*- Joy occurs when individuals immediately respond to the Word of God through their obedience.

If you’ve felt disconnected, tired, unmotivated in your walk with God, or like the fire you once had has faded, this word is for YOU.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Learn more about Apostle Shane Wall at www.shanewall.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

What Happened to Your Joy? Pt. 1

2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

Hosea 1:2-3 KJV

1 Then said the Lord to me, Go again, love [the same] woman [Gomer] who is beloved of a paramour and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins [used in the sacrificial feasts in idol worship].

2 So I bought her for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley [the price of a slave].

3 And I said to her, You shall be [betrothed] to me for many days; you shall not play the harlot and you shall not belong to another man. So will I also be to you [until you have proved your loyalty to me and our marital relations may be resumed].

Hosea 3:1-3 AMPC

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 KJV

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.

Hosea 7:10 KJV

*- Sadly, the Northern Kingdom of Israel did not return to God in time to avoid destruction. So it is today for those who refuse to turn to God, even after being warned—the heavy burden of the minister.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:2 KJV

*- joy (in this verse): to attain blessedness at the right hand of God in heaven—Jesus’ ultimate reward for pleasing His Father.

*- What you set before you as your joy determines your faithfulness—and your reward.

*- Joy is not an emotion. Joy is a response out of the fruit of the Spirit, love.

*- despise: think little or nothing of

*- King David composed a psalm of repentance after Prophet Nathan confronted him regarding his adultery with Bathsheba and the arranged murder of her husband, Uriah.

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Psalm 51:9-13 KJV

*- After we sin, the joy that accompanies God's salvation of our lives is depleted.

*- uphold: sustain (strengthen or sustain; bear the weight of an object without breaking or falling)

*- free: willing (heal my spirit so I'll willingly obey You again, without resistance)

*- When God restores His joy and a willing spirit in us, we can then teach disobedient ones His ways, and sinners will convert to Jesus.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask the Holy Spirit, “Is the joy set before me to please God, no matter what He commands me to do?”

*- Remember, King Jesus and the prophet Hosea were given extremely difficult and potentially embarrassing assignments by God. They fulfilled their missions successfully, and so can you.

Expected Behavior:

They shall not [literally] return into [another bondage in] the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be their king because they refused to return to Me.

Hosea 11:5 AMPC

*- We must never allow ourselves to be drawn into another bondage—one that results from refusing to return to God after He has made a way and called us out of previous enslavement.

What Happens When I'm Alone Pt. 2

*- Fear is a spirit who often tempts us when we're alone.

*- One of, if not the sneakiest and most disguised demons of them all, is fear.

*- Fear can disguise itself as self-protection, humility, opinions, wisdom, fatigue, caution, understanding, etc.

10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see [in us] that [justified] you in doing such a thing as this?

11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely there is no reverence or fear of God at all in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

Genesis 20:10-11 AMPC

*- Abraham formed an opinion and came to a conclusion that these people did not know or honor God. It is not clear whether he or a demon introduced that thought to him.

*- Either way, the opinion developed into fear, which caused him to fear for his life.

*- Whether we’re alone or not, let’s never allow ourselves to fall into a fear trap because of an opinion.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.

11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?

*- At first glance, Moses’ words may seem to come from humility, but they were rooted in fear.

12 God said, I will surely be with you; and this shall be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain [Horeb, or Sinai].

Exodus 3:10-12 KJV

*- Never allow a false sense of humility to cover the fear you know you’re experiencing.

3 Then he was afraid and arose and went for his life and came to Beersheba of Judah [over eighty miles, and out of Jezebel’s realm] and left his servant there.

4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a lone broom or juniper tree and asked that he might die. He said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am no better than my fathers.

1 Kings 19:3-4 AMPC

*- Elijah wanted to quit, not because his trials were “enough” (exhaustion), but because he was afraid.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Psalm 56:3 KJV

*- It is inevitable that we will find ourselves afraid, but being afraid does not mean we cannot trust—it means we must trust God. We can be tired and afraid and still trust God.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask the Holy Spirit to consistently reveal to you when fear is disguising itself as something else that you are trusting in and acting upon.

Expected Behavior:

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Psalm 56:3 KJV

*- Let moments of fear become a trigger to trust God, not doubt Him or attempt to solve the situation on your own.

In this message, you’ll discover why the Holy Spirit is deeply concerned about what believers are thinking when they’re alone — and how those hidden thoughts can shape your entire spiritual life.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

To learn more about Apostle Shane Wall, visit www.shanewall.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

What Happens When I'm Alone

*- “What in the world am I going to think about?”

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)

*- Only think about the things that God approves.

*- We must use this verse of Scripture to interview or filter all thoughts that come to us before we hire them as thoughts in our minds.

*- We must interview each thought and pass the interview requirements before being hired, because each thought must have all eight qualities: being true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy.

*- Using Philippians 4:8, make a list of things to think about so that you can discipline yourself according to the Word of God.

Examples of Bible-Approved Thoughts:

As a pastor of The Feast of the Lord in good ol’ Orangeburg, SC, here’s my list:

True: God loves me unconditionally and forgives me when I repent for my wrongdoing.

Honest: I love teaching people and seeing them grow by the Word of God.

Just: I’m not going to break my fast simply because I’ve been offered my favorite food.

Pure: God wholeheartedly wants only the best for my life.

Lovely: My son smiles at me when I enter the room.

Good Report: God gives us awesome revelations from His Word that empower me and others.

Virtue: The teachers are exceptionally faithful in preparing for and conducting our Children’s Ministry.

Praise: Our church members are successfully exercising their supernatural gifts unto God’s glory.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”

Matthew 6:5-6 KJV

*- When we learn the moving of the Holy Spirit in prayer—by patiently allowing Him to lead the prayer as He wills, including the length of time, the content, the time of day, and everything else He wants us to do in prayer—never let anybody, not even yourself, take you away from the path the Holy Spirit has set you on during those prayer times.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 1:8 KJV

*- meditate: soliloquize [(an utterance or discourse spoken to oneself, without regard for whether any other hearers are present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)]; meditate, muse.

My soul yearns for You [O Lord] in the night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; for [only] when Your judgments are in the earth will the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God).

Isaiah 26:9 AMPC

*- Our human souls crave God, and our human spirits are what we use to seek God.

*- judgment: execution of a decision

*- God’s judgments cause people to learn His standard for righteousness, and we can obtain His judgments through prayer.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Create your Bible-Approved Thoughts List. Visit it daily, and update it at least weekly.

Expected Behavior:

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 26:3 KJV

Apostle Shane Wall reveals a truth many believers desperately need to hear: God is not waiting on you. You’re waiting on Him. So many Christians assume unanswered prayers mean they’ve done something wrong. But sometimes God is simply moving things into place behind the scenes before releasing the blessing you asked for.

If you’ve ever felt disqualified by your past, misunderstood by people, or discouraged while waiting on God, this message will change how you see yourself and your calling.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are Apostle Shane Wall's notes from this week's message:

Overruled! The Aftermath

*- We have an enemy who tries to steal, kill, and destroy. But more importantly, we have a God who loves to redeem, revive, and restore.

*- Has someone hurt you, or hurt someone you love? Instead of planning your revenge, pray for God to transform their heart.

-YouVersion Bible App Verse of the Day (3/2/26)

*- satan and his accusers say, “How can you sing, preach, greet, etc. after what you've done?”

*- God sees His forgiven ones and says, “Look at how My children have humbled themselves in public, before the people, to sing, preach, greet, etc. on My behalf.”

*- God never says, “...after what you've done…”, because to God, there's no sin to reference because once He forgives a sin, it no longer exists. God casts our forgiven sins behind His back, (Isaiah 38:17) meaning, God has completely forgiven, forgotten, and removed forgiven sins from His sight.

*- Now, what do the forgiven ones do next?

[The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given Me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He wakens Me morning by morning, He wakens My ear to hear as a disciple [as one who is taught].

Isaiah 50:4 AMPC

- After God overrules what people spoke against us, He turns us outward again—toward those who are weary. Just as He awakened Jesus’ ear each morning to teach Him, He awakens ours so that we can speak life-giving words in season. Now that God overruled the accusations, we are free to carry His words to others. We won’t focus on naysayers because now, we must help the weary.

The Lord God has opened My ear, and I have not been rebellious or turned backward.

Isaiah 50:5 AMPC

- When God clears our name, He expects our ear to remain open. We must refuse rebellion and never turn back. When God overrules the accusations, we move forward into obedience—not hiding, not hesitating, but hearing His Holy Spirit. Instead of being rebellious and turning back, we do the opposite by serving boldly.

I gave My back to the smiters and My cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I hid not My face from shame and spitting.

Isaiah 50:6 AMPC

- Jesus endured shame without retreat—and now that God overruled our shame, we no longer hide from our individual and collective assignment. We don’t shrink from people’s opinions; we step confidently into God’s work, knowing the shame they tried to place on us no longer belongs to us.

For the Lord God helps Me; therefore have I not been ashamed or confounded. Therefore have I set My face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

Isaiah 50:7 AMPC

- After God overturns every judgment, He equips us with flint-faced focus. We work for Him without fear of future shame because God personally guarantees His help. Once God has overruled the accusations, shame loses all authority to speak.

He is near Who declares Me in the right. Who will contend with Me? Let us stand forth together! Who is My adversary? Let him come near to Me.

Isaiah 50:8 AMPC

- When God Himself declares us in the right, who can contend with us? He stands so close that our enemies must confront Him before they confront us. After God overrules the accusations, we no longer live defensive lives—we stand, we work, and we answer His call without intimidation or interruption.

Behold, the Lord God will help Me; who is he who will condemn Me? Behold, they all will wax old and be worn out as a garment; the moth will eat them up.

Isaiah 50:9 AMPC

- God’s help removes all power from human condemnation. Those who attempt to revive old charges against the forgiven will fade, fail, and fall apart. Their accusations will decay; your assignment and success will not. Once God overrules, the influence of their words dies instantly, while your calling continues to live and thrive.

Lifework Assignment:

- Now that God has overruled the accusations, reflect on what He has assigned you to do next. Ask Him: “Whose weariness are You sending me to speak to? Whose life needs the Word You taught my ear this morning?” Meditate on what the Holy Spirit says and prepare yourself to share the encouragement God preserved you to deliver.

- If anyone comes to you about your forgiven past, or anyone else’s, remind them that God’s forgiveness annihilated the sin, and that now, since it no longer exists, there’s nothing to talk about.

Expected Behavior:

- Set your face like flint (with unwavering determination to complete a purpose) and move forward in your calling. We don’t rehearse accusations God has already dismissed. Refuse shame, refuse hesitation, and refuse intimidation. Trust the Lord’s help, walk in your God-restored dignity, and speak the Word He has taught your ear. God has commissioned you to go and work boldly for Him.

This message will confront every lie that says you’re disqualified.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are Apostle Shane Wall's notes for this week's message:

*- After God judged Israel for their wrongdoing, His compassion restored them. His love annulled His anger, and His mercy repealed their failure. And when He restored them, He made this covenant promise:

But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord.

Isaiah 54:17 AMPC

*- God allows weapons to form, but He allows none of them to prosper—because you prosper.

*- Every tongue that evaluates the forgiven—God responds by saying that their argument is…

Overruled!

*- overrule: to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person); to rule or decide against (a plea, argument, etc.); reject.

*- People may still rehearse what God has already dismissed. People may still whisper about what God has wiped away. People may still judge what God has justified. But Heaven’s verdict is final. Their opinions are overruled.

*- When Joseph’s brothers judged him and planned evil against him, God overruled their intentions.

As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day.

Genesis 50:20 AMPC

*- People, even Christians, tend to believe their opinions over God’s Word, but God always promotes the forgiven over the ones who spoke against them. Why? Because the forgiven have work to do that the bitterness in others will never qualify them to handle.

5 And going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting [there] on the right [side], clothed in a [[a]long, stately, sweeping] robe of white, and they were utterly amazed and struck with terror.

6 And he said to them, Do not be amazed and terrified; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.

7 But be going; tell the disciples and Peter, He goes before you into Galilee; you will see Him there, [just] as He told you.

Mark 16:5-7 AMPC

*- Why specify “and Peter, ” when virtually all of them abandoned Jesus? Because Peter was now perceived as the least qualified: He failed publicly. He denied Jesus. He ran in shame. But Jesus overruled the embarrassment, the judgment, the whispers, the suspicion, and the guilt.

*- What did the angel essentially say by including Peter in the grand call to meet Jesus?

*- Jesus was saying to Peter then (and now to us): “I still want you. I still choose you.” I still call you. I’ll still use you.”

14 Afterward He appeared to the Eleven [apostles themselves] as they reclined at table; and He reproved and reproached them for their unbelief (their lack of faith) and their hardness of heart, because they had refused to believe those who had seen Him and looked at Him attentively after He had risen [from death].

15 And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].

Mark 16:14-15 AMPC

*- After we have sinned against Jesus, when we repent and answer the call to come back to Him, He will assign us to do what we were always called to do.

*- Forgiven people aren’t disqualified—they’re restored and recommissioned. Three days after Peter’s public sin and repentance, Jesus told him to preach.

30 And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being].

31 What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]

Romans 8:30-31 AMPC

*- Don’t concern yourself with how people judge the forgiven. Their judgments have already been overruled by God, for the moment He forgives us, He also justifies, restores, reassigns, and recommissions us. What people say after that holds no power in God’s heavenly court.

Lifework Assignment:

1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God).

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Psalm 37:1-2 AMPC

*- Remember what God said about what people say: His verdict overrules theirs. His justification overrules their suspicion. His mercy overrules their memory.

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

Revelation 12:10 KJV

*- Don’t fear accusers of the forgiven. They are employed by satan, who’ll be cast down for good.

Expected Behavior:

Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed.

Psalm 37:3 AMPC

*- We don’t respond to people’s criticism and judgment, or else we’ll become irritated and withdraw. We only respond to Jesus’ call by returning to Him, because He has truly forgiven us.

but your heart is nowhere near God?

In this sobering message from Book of Revelation Chapter 2, Jesus confronts the church of Ephesus — a church with sound doctrine, spiritual discernment, and endurance.

And yet…

“I have this one thing against you: You have left your first love.”

This sermon exposes the silent drift that happens in believers:

• When discipline replaces intimacy

• When ministry replaces relationship

• When busyness blocks the flow of God

The vision of giants stopping a waterfall reveals a powerful truth:

God’s outpouring doesn’t stop because He changed…

It stops because we moved.

If you’ve felt distant…

If prayer feels mechanical…

If your fire isn’t what it used to be…

This message is your wake-up call.

Jesus isn’t asking for better performance.

He’s asking for your heart back.

“Remove the blockage.”

“Remember where you fell.”

“Repent.”

“Do the works you did at first.”

This is not condemnation.

It’s mercy before it’s too late.

Watch until the end and pray the prayer with us.

If this hit you, comment: “FIRST LOVE.”

Because revival doesn’t start in churches.

It starts in hearts.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

You didn’t lose God. You lost focus.

In this raw, unfiltered Q&A sermon, we tackle the questions most believers are afraid to ask out loud. If you’ve ever battled doubt, fear, recurring sin, confusion about purpose, or wondered whether God is disappointed in you — this is for you.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Conversations with God Q&A

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Jeremiah 33:3 KJV

*- mighty things: substantive of secrets, mysteries (unattainable things)

*- So today is not just about questions. It’s about access. It’s about drawing near. It’s about understanding that there are mysteries concerning your life, your obedience, your timing, your relationships—that God is willing to reveal.

If you’ve ever been hurt by someone you trusted…

If bitterness has been quietly shaping your reactions…

If your prayer life has drifted into survival mode…

This message is for you.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

How to Live in Unity Pt. 5

*- The purpose of sermon series, and any message I've taught, is not to be exhaustive, but to give you a framework for your private study into the subject matter, for an ultra-fit, tailored to your life's specific challenges.

*- Today, let’s discover how disunity affects us.

A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 14:30 AMPC

*- envy: anger of people against adversaries

*- rottenness: decay. The process or result of being gradually decomposed. The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

*- The term is a vivid reminder that whatever is separated from God’s sustaining presence inevitably deteriorates.

[Therefore beware] brethren, take care, lest there be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to cleave to, trust in, and rely on Him], leading you to turn away and desert or stand aloof from the living God.

Hebrews 3:12 AMPC

*- turn away: to fall away, become faithless

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Psalm 55:1-6 KJV

What caused such overwhelming oppression to come upon the mighty King David?

12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

*- reproached: say sharp things against, — taunt

13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

*- guide: extremely close friend

14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

Psalm 55:12-14 KJV

Lifework Assignment:

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God’s own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin).

31 Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).

Ephesians 4:30-31 AMPC

And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].

Colossians 3:15 AMPC

Expected Behavior:

3 For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]. For as long as [there are] envying and jealousy and wrangling and factions among you, are you not unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men?

18 Let no person deceive himself. If anyone among you supposes that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [let him discard his worldly discernment and recognize himself as dull, stupid, and foolish, without true learning and scholarship], that he may become [really] wise.

1 Corinthians 3:3, 18 AMPC

In this powerful sermon, you’ll learn that unity is not passive—it’s intentional, and peace doesn’t happen by accident. This message breaks down how spiritual maturity shows up in real-life relationships: families, churches, workplaces, and everyday conflict.

If you’re tired of division, emotional escalation, broken relationships, or repeating the same cycles—this message will give you language, clarity, and biblical wisdom to move forward in peace.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

How to Live in Unity Pt. 4

So let us then definitely aim for and eagerly pursue what makes for harmony and for mutual upbuilding (edification and development) of one another.

Romans 14:19 AMPC

*- Unity does not merely preserve; sometimes unity repairs, and God gives us the spiritual tools to do exactly that.

1. How do we repair unity when someone’s actions cause damage?

Above all things have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins [forgives and disregards the offenses of others].

1 Peter 4:8 AMPC

*- Love does not excuse wrongdoing. Love removes the desire to punish the person who did wrong—so that restoration is possible.

*- The first step in repairing unity is this: in your heart, separate the person from their incident.

*- We lovingly restore the person, and let the Holy Spirit reveal, convict, transform, and uproot the internal issues that fueled the incident.

2. What Jesus taught about restoring strained relationships:

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:9 KJV

*- Jesus never told us to avoid conflict; He told us to handle conflict in a way that brings restoration, not division.

*- Peacemaking means entering a strained situation with the intention to protect the relationship, not to prove superiority.

3. Use this 4-part “Repair Sequence” when unity has been wounded—it’s short, simple, and powerful.

*- Step 1: Name the goal, not the problem: “I want this relationship healed so we can stay united.”

*- Step 2: Name your heart posture: “I’m not here to attack—I’m here to understand you and restore.”

*- Step 3: Name what future unity requires: “For us to move forward, here’s what we must avoid repeating…”

*- Step 4: Ask for their participation: “Are you willing to rebuild our relationship with me, yes or no?”

*- This prevents emotional escalation and keeps both people sensitive to and following the Holy Spirit, instead of their fleshly feelings.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask the Holy Spirit two questions daily:

*- “Will You show me those with whom I need to repair unity?”

*- “Will You give me words that heal, to replace the words I’m likely to use that harm?”

*- And declare: “I refuse to let division live in me, through me, or around me!”

Expected Behavior:

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Romans 12:16 KJV

*- When someone is unstable, heated, or overwhelmed, our role is not to match their energy—our role is to shift the atmosphere from a fleshly human presence to God’s sacred presence (peace).

*- Correction should produce clarity, not collapse. If our words make them shut down, we must stop speaking and acknowledge their feelings (which opens their heart). Then, continue only with understanding and gentleness, because we form unity by giving light, not by proving we’re right.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

How to Live in Unity Pt. 3

Brethren, if any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.

Galatians 6:1 AMPC

*- What did Paul teach his spiritual son, Timothy, about how to keep unity—that we can all learn from?

24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong.

25 He must correct his opponents with courtesy and gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth [that they will perceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it],

2 Timothy 2:24-25 AMPC

*- A simple framework for next time that keeps you firm without over-teaching

*- Use this 4-step question sequence to help prevent long debates and produce clarity:

Step 1: Name the behavior (one sentence): Sis, you avoided the small group, even after registering.

Step 2: Name the impact (one sentence): That broke trust with me in our relationship.

Step 3: Ask for ownership (yes or no): Do you agree that it was wrong, yes or no?

Step 4: Ask for the repair plan (one sentence): In one sentence, please, what will you do the next time you feel that pull to separate?

*- Thank you. That’s what I needed. (Then stop talking, and let silence work.)

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his [own] spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 16:32 AMPC

*- When you feel an anger surge—that urgency to make things right—pause and ask one question before speaking: “Is this truth I’ve gained about this situation for declaration or stewardship?”

That question alone will keep you:

within Scripture

within peace

within authority

within love — and it will protect both you and the people you’re in a relationship with.

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:14 AMPC

*- Remember, our goal is to produce light that reveals and guides, not scorch that harms and burns.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask, “Holy Spirit, constantly show me when I’m being led by my emotions instead of by Your guidance.

Expected Behavior:

*- The goal of warning someone who’s going the wrong way is not to cause fear. The goal is for the wrong ones to turn. If the warning causes panic, collapse, shutdown, emotional flooding, etc., then the warning does not land to inspire their repentance—it lands as terror or defensiveness.

*- That doesn’t mean your warning them was not genuine and true. This indicates that the vessel could not receive your correction in that form. This is not about sparing their feelings. It’s about whether the warning actually does what you intend spiritually. Ask yourself, “What response can I give to this person that will most likely produce repentance and change instead of irritation and bitterness?”

What starts in God’s presence turns into a challenge to your lifestyle, and then a call to action that could literally change lives across an entire city.

In this powerful introduction, you’ll hear why small groups are not optional, not social clubs, and not fillers between Sundays…

They are where disciples are formed, chains are broken, and people are brought to Jesus.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord or to join one of our small groups in Orangeburg, South Carolina, sign up online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

This message is for anyone who feels stuck, overlooked, weary, or confused—but still knows God isn’t finished. If you’re ready to let go of division, walk in peace, and step into the new thing God is releasing, this word is for you.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

How to Live in Unity Pt. 2

Instructions for the entirety of 2026:

18 Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:18-19 AMPC

Don’t imagine your future through the lens of your past.

Instead, let your thoughts be rooted in trusting God as He teaches you the new ways He intends to work in your life.

31 Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).

*- You don't have to argue with anyone—ever.

32 And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:31-32 AMPC

*- Instead of arguing, lovingly offer help, tenderness, compassion, willingness to forgive, etc.

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 AMPC

*- You don’t have to judge what someone meant; use scriptures from the Word of God to do that.

41 Now while the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus asked them a question,

42 Saying, What do you think of the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, The Son of David.

43 He said to them, How is it then that David, under the influence of the [Holy] Spirit, calls Him Lord, saying,

44 The Lord said to My Lord, Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet?

45 If then David thus calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?

46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day did anyone venture or dare to question Him.

Matthew 22:41-46 AMPC

*- Using God’s wisdom to ask an arguer questions will silence their foolishness.

*- You'll know you don't have to argue with someone when:

Their weapons are opinions, not scriptures. (Ephesians 6:17)

They refuse to acknowledge their own wrongdoing. (Matthew 23:27)

They cannot answer the Word, so they try to answer you. (Matthew 22:46)

Their goal is to win, not to understand. (Ephesians 4:31)

Your peace departs, and the Holy Spirit ceases to engage the conversation. (Romans 8:14)

Lifework Assignment:

1. Prevent division—declare, “I refuse to let division enter, and I will not allow myself to be used to create it.”

2. Protect your brother, sister, pastor, and church family, etc., by choosing unity, humility, and peace in every conversation and interaction.

Expected Behavior:

17 Repay no one evil for evil, but take thought for what is honest and proper and noble [aiming to be above reproach] in the sight of everyone.

18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God’s] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord.

Romans 12:17-19 AMPC

In this message, the speaker breaks down why signs and wonders alone are NOT proof that something is from God, exposing a coming wave of spiritual enticement that will intensify in 2026.

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Here are the author's notes from this message:

1 If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,

2 And the sign or the wonder he foretells to you comes to pass, and if he says, Let us go after other gods—gods you have not known—and let us serve them,

3 You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 AMPC

There will be an increase in activity from witches this coming year. They will do more of what people aren’t used to.

EX: “I can move that chair without touching it”, “I can float", “I can tell you what you did yesterday”.

People are easily deceived into thinking that if a person can do what they say they can do, then they are good enough to follow. They think “this person speaks the truth”, but the works being done are not of God.

A person who does spiritual works(signs and wonders) that aren’t focused on Jesus and do not lead you into closer fellowship with Him is trying to deceive you away from Him.

23 If anyone says to you then, Behold, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, There He is!–do not believe it.

24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God's chosen ones).

25 See, I have warned you beforehand.

26 So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness (desert)–do not go out there; if they tell you, Behold, He is in the secret places or inner rooms–do not believe it.

27 For just as the lightning flashes from the east and shines and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.”

Matthew 24:23-27 AMPC

Here our Lord Jesus Christ warns us that before He returns, false prophets and false Christs will come and use spiritual powers to lead people astray from God. Do not be deceived!!

10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

11 If they say, Come with us; let us lie in wait [to shed] blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause [and show that his piety is in vain];

12 Let us swallow them up alive as does Sheol (the place of the dead), and whole, as those who go down into the pit [of the dead];

13 We shall find and take all kinds of precious goods [when our victims are put out of the way], we shall fill our houses with plunder;

14 Throw in your lot with us [they insist] and be a sworn brother and comrade; let us all have one purse in common—

15 My son, do not walk in the way with them; restrain your foot from their path;

16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

17 For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird!

18 But [when these men set a trap for others] they are lying in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.

19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain; such [greed for plunder] takes away the lives of its possessors.

Proverbs 1:10-19 (AMPC)

There will be a spirit of heavy enticement this coming year.

This passage in Proverbs demonstrates the enticement that comes from other people to do evil.

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one.

14 But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions).

15 Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death.”

James 1:13-15 AMPC

Our desires are the second place of enticement that also must be addressed.

If our desires align with what God wants for us than we will be better able to resist the enticement of demons and other people to sin. Hunger and thirst after righteousness and you shall be filled.

A word concerning relationships

The relationships we have in 2026 are critical. They must be more than fun and games. Do you go through the word of God together? Is the purpose of your meeting only because you simply enjoy being around one another or is there activity with the Holy Spirit in your times together? What fruit is being produced in your life because of the relationships or relationship you have?

Many people are eating rotten fruit from certain relationships, but because it’s what they are comfortable with they settle for it.

33 Do not be so deceived and misled! Evil companionships (communion, associations) corrupt and deprave good manners and morals and character.

1 Corinthians 15:33 (AMPC)

Our relationships should be intentional and purposeful. What is the purpose of the relationship and the intention of our interactions? Our relationships with people should be ones that challenge you to do what the Lord says to do and ones where you aren’t comfortable rebelling against what He is saying.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs 27:6 (KJV)

Don’t run from the people who tell you the uncomfortable truth. Embrace them.

Don’t be like those in scripture who only listen to those that tell them what they want to hear, instead spend more time with those who will strengthen you to do what God says do and encourage you with what God has said about you.

Though they are fully aware of God’s righteous deceree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them.

Romans 1:32

If you don’t want God then you don’t want me, nor will you have access to me past a certain point, if at all.

The reason this matters is because of what Jesus said about apostasy

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Luke 18:8 (KJV)

People are going to join the occult. The enticement that’s coming is not just to do a single wrong act but to join in a deliberate life of rebellion against The Lord.

If you don’t have Jesus at the forefront of the relationship then you will be easily enticed towards other gods away from the Lord.

“Your lack of involvement causes you to miss out on training.”

What we do in the church in various departments is training for what we also should do in our daily lives. Don’t view what is done within the church as just something that should only be done when we are all together for services. If you recognize that this is training for what you should continue doing in your daily life then you will be able to go deeper in your overall walk with The Lord concerning your purpose and how he wants to use you.

A season where God:

• Strengthens foundations

• Expands capacity

• Exposes weak structures

• Builds what can last

In this prophetic teaching, Shane Wall explains why growth must come before building, and why many people delay their future by trying to build too soon.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

2026: The Year of Growth & Building

5 Now may the God Who gives the power of patient endurance (steadfastness) and Who supplies encouragement, grant you to live in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

6 That together you may [unanimously] with united hearts and one voice, praise and glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

Romans 15:5-6 AMPC

*- In 2026, God does not want anyone excluded from the blessings and miracles He intends to give to those who obey His desire and command for unity. Only those who stand united with His will can fully receive the blessings that unity releases.

2025 was a year of change and replacement. And if we didn’t receive those changes properly, they could have easily thrown us off course.

2026 will be a year of growth and building. Just as change worked with replacement this year, growth will work with building in the year ahead.

Growth and building must work together because as we grow, we will have to build—build confidence, build infrastructure, build capacity, and build the extra space needed for what God is adding to our lives.

We will continue to see moments of change and replacement, but now they will immediately produce growth and building in our lives.

Count up the cost before you build.

And remember this: for some, growth means we must first produce fruit now before God invests in even greater growth within us.

In order for fruit to abound, we must be rooted and grounded for growth. When we remain indecisive about whether we will stay in God’s will, we hinder our own development, limit our growth, and delay the building God wants to accomplish in our lives.

1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound,

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor] [a]and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

3 To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn in Zion—to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit—that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

4 And they shall rebuild the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former desolations and renew the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.

5 Aliens shall stand [ready] and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

6 But you shall be called the priests of the Lord; people will speak of you as the ministers of our God. You shall eat the wealth of the nations, and the glory [once that of your captors] shall be yours.

7 Instead of your [former] shame you shall have a twofold recompense; instead of dishonor and reproach [your people] shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double [what they had forfeited]; everlasting joy shall be theirs.

Isaiah 61:1-7 AMPC

*- There are no situations God wants us to merely go through. He always wants us to grow as we go through those experiences.

*- McDonald’s would still have only one restaurant today if it had never embraced change—change of ownership, change of policies, and change in business strategy. Without change, it could never have grown into more than 43,000 locations in over 100 countries.

*- Do you know why McDonald’s kept building?

*- They built because they grew.

*- Growth demands building.

*- You will know you’ve truly grown when you begin to see automatic visions—clear and compelling ideas—of what you now need to trust God to build.

*- Will you make the decision that, since you must go through certain situations, you will also grow as you go through even the most troubling moments of your life?

Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.

Psalm 127:1 AMPC

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

*- “I want to see your obedience.”

6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Genesis 6:5-8 KJV

Lifework Assignment:

What are some of the intentional and sincere responses you'll have so you'll know when you have grown, despite going through a trying situation?

Expected Behavior:

What are some intentional and sincere responses that will let you know you’ve grown, even while going through a trying situation?

You will genuinely treat people with kindness, those who you know have harmed you, are jealous of you, hate you, or remain indifferent toward you for other reasons.

You will refuse to let your emotions dictate your decisions, choosing wisdom and patience instead of reacting out of pain or pressure.

You will continue doing what is right, even when no one supports you, notices you, or understands you, because your obedience is unto God, not people.

You will remain stable in faith, avoiding panic, overthinking, or self-pity, because you trust that God is working in the situation even when you can’t see any progress.

You will stop rehearsing the offense and start releasing it, because you value your peace, your purpose, and God's presence more than holding on to what was done to you.

This message confronts a truth many avoid: disunity in the Body of Christ is not a personality issue— it is disobedience.

This message will challenge:
Offenses you’ve justified
Distance you’ve normalized
Division you’ve minimized
Pride you didn’t realize was there

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

How to Live in Unity

*- Unity is not optional—it is Jesus’ expressed desire and prayer for His people.
*-Jesus not only wants us to be united, but He also prayed that we would be united and expressed how He made us united.

9 I am praying for them. I am not praying (requesting) for the world, but for those You have given Me, for they belong to You.
20 Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching,
21 That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me.

22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one:
*- glory: exercising personal opinion which determines value; what evokes good opinion, i.e., that something has inherent, intrinsic worth.
*- For example, the intrinsic value of a gold ring is higher than that of a plastic ring because of the value of what each is made of.
*- Therefore, the glory (worth) Jesus gave to us, which He received from God, unifies us.
*- If you think, speak, or treat a member of our godly family as worth little or nothing, you’re declaring the same about your own worth.

23 I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.
John 17:9, 20-23 AMPC
*- Because Jesus is in us and God is in Jesus, we have become perfectly united.
*- Therefore, we must never cause division or be divided from our church family, because our unity is Jesus’ strategic plan for the ungodly world to know that God sent Him and that the Father loves us as He loves Jesus.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 13:34-35 KJV

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty (snobbish, high-minded, exclusive), but readily adjust yourself to [people, things] and give yourselves to humble tasks. Never overestimate yourself or be wise in your own conceits.
Romans 12:16 AMPC
*- Refuse self-deception of deeming yourself wise, because godly wisdom is defined by how thoughtful, sensible, or discreet we are—a wisdom proven by a cautious and disciplined character.

Lifework Assignment:
*- Gently approach someone you haven't been united with, and share a once-and-for-all repentance and forgiveness moment with them, for whatever may have separated you from them, using God’s love that unifies us.
*- love: for the believer, preferring to “live through Christ” (1 John 4:9,10), i.e., embracing God's will (choosing His choices) and obeying them through His power. Preeminently refers to what God prefers as He “is love” (1 John 4:8,16).

Expected Behavior:
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1 John 4:10-16, 19-20 KJV

In this powerful, eye-opening message, Pastor Shane Wall uncovers the hidden Star Wars happening in the spiritual realm — a battle between the Star of Bethlehem and the inverted star of rebellion.

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Star Wars

[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].
1 John 3:8 AMPC
*- Christmas is more than a season, it’s a revelation of a war between two kingdoms.

*- In Matthew 2, God placed a symbol in the sky to announce that the true King had come.
2 Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east at its rising and have come to worship Him.
9 When they had listened to the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which had been seen in the east in its rising went before them until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was.
10 When they saw the star, they were thrilled with ecstatic joy.
Matthew 2:9-10 AMPC

*- But while God used His star to point people to Christ, the enemy throughout history has attempted to use his star to point people away from Christ.
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
Isaiah 14:12-16 KJV

*- Star Wars, this message's title, is a spiritual reality:
The war between the Star of Bethlehem and the inverted star of satanic rebellion.
*- The world uses stars to symbolize rebellion — an inverted star where flesh dominates spirit. But God placed His star in the sky to symbolize truth, guidance, and worship. One star leads to self; the other leads to the Savior.

What did God’s star represent?
*- God’s Direction: It moved—leading the wise men step by step. God never leaves His people wandering.
*- God’s Revelation: The star pointed only to Jesus—never to itself. It revealed Heaven’s plan, not man’s desires.
*- God’s Invitation: The star was God saying: Follow this light and you will find the Savior to worship.

The enemy cannot create—he can only invert and pervert what God makes. Just as God used a star to reveal Christ, satan promotes a corrupted star to conceal/hide Christ.
The inverted pentagram symbolizes:
matter over spirit
rebellion over obedience—rejection of God
self-will and self-exaltation over God’s will
the kingdom of darkness over light

It is used in:
satanism
occult rituals
witchcraft
demonic symbolism

*- Where God’s star lifts people to worship, the enemy’s star pulls people into self-worship, which leads to confusion, deception, and bondage.

*- There are two stars in the spiritual realm:
*- God’s star — points to Jesus
*- Satan’s star — points to self
*- God’s star invites worship.
*- Satan’s star invites rebellion.
*- God’s star illuminates.
*- Satan’s star darkens.

*- God’s star guides.
*- Satan’s star misleads.
*- God’s star brings joy.
*- Satan’s star brings bondage.
*- God’s star reveals the King.
*- Satan’s star rejects the King.
*- Every thought that we believe is a good idea that brings light to what we should do must be brought to the light of Jesus Christ to ensure God's Spirit is leading us.

This is the spiritual Star Wars happening in every generation. Now, God asks:
Whose star are you following?
The star that leads to worship?
Or the star that leads to rebellion?
The star that leads to Jesus?
Or the star that leads to self?

Lifework Assignment:
*- Christmas is God’s reminder that He put His star in the sky to defeat every false star that rises against Him. Just as God moved the star to guide the wise men, ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. Follow His light. Reject every counterfeit light. Choose the star that leads to your destiny, not your destruction.

Expected Behavior:
*- Just as the star stood over the place where Jesus was, He stands over your life saying: “Here is where you will find Me.”
*- If you want to follow the Light of the world and reject every false light — every inverted star of rebellion — God is calling you to worship like the wise men.
Come to Jesus.
Come to the true Light.
Come to the Star that will never lead you astray from God’s will and safety for your life.

“God understands… so I don’t have to change.”

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Make Life Simple Again Part 7

*- One of the best ways to make life simple again is to intentionally avoid certain people.

The foolishness of man subverts his way [ruins his affairs]; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord.

Proverbs 19:3 AMPC

*- “Stay away from people who act like a victim in a problem that they created…”

*- “My antidote to that is… spend more time with people with whom you have a common future, instead of a common past.” -Bishop Dale Bronner

Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:19 AMPC

*- A primary reason we fail to live simple lives is that we complicate the present and the future by dragging the past into them. We reconnect what no longer fits—what’s no longer a part of who we are now—and disrupt the peace and simplicity God works to give us.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:7 KJV

24 Make no friendships with a man given to anger, and with a wrathful man do not associate,

25 Lest you learn his ways and get yourself into a snare.

Proverbs 22:24-25 AMPC

4 [They will be] treacherous [betrayers], rash, [and] inflated with self-conceit. [They will be] lovers of sensual pleasures and vain amusements more than and rather than lovers of God.

5 For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them].

2 Timothy 3:4-5 AMPC

11 As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:11-12 AMPC

*- God does not require us to be in the company of those who are…

• determined to remain in foolishness.

• committed to destructive, ungodly behavior.

• unwilling to change their ways.

• living in rebellion and deceit.

• choosing sin over repentance.

*- Does God actually agree with these actions?

*- Yes, because He does the same…

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Psalm 34:16 KJV

1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened at all, that it cannot save, nor His ear dull with deafness, that it cannot hear.

2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.

Isaiah 59:1-2 AMPC

Then will they cry to the Lord, but He will not answer them; He will even hide His face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.

Micah 3:4 AMPC

The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:29 KJV

Lifework Assignment:

*- Since a friend is someone God places in our lives to express His love through, and they allow Him to do so, take careful note of those who live according to God’s will—from whom you can draw strength, wisdom, and understanding.

*-Also, take note of those who refuse to live according to God’s will and should be avoided.

*- Yet, we continue to pray that all will soon obey God and serve Him with strict obedience.

Expected Behavior:

14 But if anyone [in the church] refuses to obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

15 Do not regard him as an enemy, but simply admonish and warn him as [being still] a brother.

2 Thessalonians 3:14-15 AMPC

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-to ideas that create generational wealth…

-to God personally rebuking the devourer off your life…

-this teaching WILL unlock something in your spirit.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, small, or financially strangled — this message will break that off you.

If you’ve been believing God for clarity, strategy, and next steps — this message will guide you.

And if you’ve feared that time is running out — this message will remind you:

God doesn’t run on deadlines. He runs on destiny.

Watch until the end to receive the 5-step Holy Spirit blueprint that activates open-heaven financial flow, supernatural timing, and divine increase.

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Make Life Simple Again Part 6

*- God wants to cause some people who are listening to this message to become rich and some wealthy.

*- Some people believe that being rich will make life simple for them. Paying bills when we have more than enough money left over may make life easier, but it may not make life simpler.

But you shall [earnestly] remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 8:18 AMPC

*- God gave you $3 million. Afterwards, you would…

Give Tithes and Offerings

Pay Taxes

Become Debt Free

Bless Others

*- Then, what would you do with the rest of the money? Prayerfully write a plan.

*- Also, with the income you currently have coming in, do you have a plan—one that you’ve prayerfully received and documented?

*- What can we do to ensure God trusts us with the riches and wealth He desires to give us, without allowing those blessings to weaken our relationship with Him or our faithfulness to all He asks of us?

8 Will a man rob or defraud God? Yet you rob and defraud Me. But you say, In what way do we rob or defraud You? [You have withheld your] tithes and offerings.

9 You are cursed with the curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation.

10 Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

11 And I will rebuke the devourer [insects and plagues] for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine drop its fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of hosts.

12 And all nations shall call you happy and blessed, for you shall be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:8-12 AMPC

24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of heaven.

25 When the disciples heard this, they were utterly puzzled (astonished, bewildered), saying, Who then can be saved [from eternal death]?

26 But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.

Matthew 19:24-26 AMPC

6 [Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings.

7 Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, “prompt to do it”) giver [whose heart is in his giving].

8 And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

2 Corinthians 9:6-8 AMPC

[Instead of repairing the breaches, the officials] make a feast for laughter, serve wine to cheer life, and [depend on tax] money to answer for all of it.

Ecclesiastes 10:19 AMPC

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up, [enough] for many years. Take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself merrily.

20 But God said to him, You fool! This very night they [the messengers of God] will demand your soul of you; and all the things that you have prepared, whose will they be?

21 So it is with the one who continues to lay up and hoard possessions for himself and is not rich [in his relation] to God [this is how he fares].

Luke 12:19-21 AMPC

They’re drained because they’re running from the assignment God already revealed.

Your peace, clarity, and next season are on the other side of obedience.

Stop running. Start walking in what God chose YOU for.

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Make Life Simple Again Part 5

You crown the year with Your bounty and goodness, and the tracks of Your [chariot wheels] drip with fatness.

Psalm 65:11 AMPC

*- “This year will not end before every obedient one receives what God promised they would receive this year. God will crown this year, before it ends, with abundance and goodness for you.”

*- A simple life is one where what God says is believed and acted upon.

Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4 AMPC

*- Why do atmospheres we’re not familiar with cause fear? Situations we don’t normally live in—yet suddenly face—leave the way we choose to respond completely in our hands. Virtually everyone responds based on who or what they believe will solve the situation.

*- What would make life simple for us is having financial freedom, fulfilling our destiny, and maintaining great health.

*- In order to enjoy all of this, we must first learn to discipline ourselves—especially our fleshly, human nature that constantly desires to engage in what is evil.

14 We know that the Law is spiritual; but I am a creature of the flesh [carnal, unspiritual], having been sold into slavery under [the control of] sin.

15 For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled, bewildered]. I do not practice or accomplish what I wish, but I do the very thing that I loathe [which my moral instinct condemns].

16 Now if I do [habitually] what is contrary to my desire, [that means that] I acknowledge and agree that the Law is good (morally excellent) and that I take sides with it.

17 However, it is no longer I who do the deed, but the sin [principle] which is at home in me and has possession of me.

18 For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot perform it. [I have the intention and urge to do what is right, but no power to carry it out.]

19 For I fail to practice the good deeds I desire to do, but the evil deeds that I do not desire to do are what I am [ever] doing.

20 Now if I do what I do not desire to do, it is no longer I doing it [it is not myself that acts], but the sin [principle] which dwells within me [fixed and operating in my soul].

21 So I find it to be a law (rule of action of my being) that when I want to do what is right and good, evil is ever present with me and I am subject to its insistent demands.

22 For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature].

23 But I discern in my bodily members [in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh] a different law (rule of action) at war against the law of my mind (my reason) and making me a prisoner to the law of sin that dwells in my bodily organs [in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh].

24 O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from [the shackles of] this body of death?

25 O thank God! [He will!] through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) our Lord! So then indeed I, of myself with the mind and heart, serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

Romans 7:14-25 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:

*- 1. Take the time to ask: “Holy Spirit, will You please help me prepare a list of the entryways I have opened—moments where the devil or his demons gained access to my attention, where my heart was influenced by their suggestions, and where I echoed their ill-seeded words—believing they were my own thoughts or genuine feelings?”

2. Then ask, “Holy Spirit, what should I do in each moment when I’ve allowed the items on my list to open a door—so that I receive only Your influence and not a demonic one?”

A few items that will help you find YOUR list:

moments where the devil or his demons gained access to my attention:

When I’m afraid

When I decide to figure out what to do before praying

where my heart was influenced by their suggestions:

When I'm trying to prove my abilities

When I fear the influence of people's opinion

where I echoed their ill-seeded words—believing they were my own thoughts or genuine feelings:

Trying to prove my authority is valid from God

Trying to cover up past failures

This is Part 4 of “Make Life Simple Again,” and it will reset how you live, how you repent, how you make decisions, and how you walk with Jesus daily.

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Make Life Simple Again Part 4

*- Has anything changed about satan, the devil, since he wanted to sift Simon and the disciples as wheat when they were with Jesus?

[God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross].

Colossians 2:15 AMPC

14 Since, therefore, [these His] children share in flesh and blood [in the physical nature of human beings], He [Himself] in a similar manner partook of the same [nature], that by [going through] death He might bring to nought and make of no effect him who had the power of death–that is, the devil–

15 And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the [haunting] fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives.

Hebrews 2:14-15 AMPC

*- So, how should we view the devil and his demons now that we've been enlightened concerning their current status?

25 Therefore, rejecting all falsity and being done now with it, let everyone express the truth with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one body and members one of another.

26 When angry, do not sin; do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down.

*- So, how should we view the devil and his demons now that we've been enlightened concerning their current status?

27 Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him].

*- room / foothold / place (KJV): signals moral ground ceded (having given up power or territory) by anger, bitterness, deceit, etc. Opportunity, power, occasion for acting.

*- The devil and his demons don't deserve a moment of our attention, a place to plant even a footprint, or any use of our voices to echo their suggestions, desires, or strategies. When we refuse to grant space in our thoughts, emotions, or speech, we shut doors on each attempt to influence our lives.

28 Let the thief steal no more, but rather let him be industrious, making an honest living with his own hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.

Ephesians 4:25-28 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:

*- 1. Take the time to ask: “Holy Spirit, will You please help me prepare a list of the entryways I have opened—moments where the devil or his demons gained access to my attention, where my heart was influenced by their suggestions, and where I echoed their ill-seeded words—believing they were my own thoughts or genuine feelings?”

2. Then ask, “Holy Spirit, what should I do in each moment when I’ve allowed the items on my list to open a door—so that I receive only Your influence and not a demonic one?”

A few items that will help you find YOUR list:

moments where the devil or his demons gained access to my attention:

tired

Haven't surrendered my will

where my heart was influenced by their suggestions:

Not taking the time to find or remember what God already said about the situation

When I think the outcome is win or lose

where I echoed their ill-seeded words—believing they were my own thoughts or genuine feelings:

Desiring to have a testimony of my victory

Wanting revenge

Expected Behavior:

Since satan’s rank, abilities, and influence have decreased deplorably since before Jesus’ resurrection, our response to anything we perceive as negative must change. Once we understand that we must now change our response, we'll begin to approach life with confidence instead of fear. Now that we know the truth—that the devil and his demons have been reduced to a weak and low-power status—our view of ourselves joyfully shifts from timidity and failures to boldness and victory.

In this sermon, you’ll discover:

- Why God allows sifting — and why He never prays it away

- How Jesus intercedes for your faith even when you fail

- Why trials reveal authenticity, not weakness

- The power of spiritual covering — and why wandering believers get hit the hardest

- The truth about the enemy after the Cross: disarmed, exposed, defeated

- How pastors spiritually guard, fast, and stand watch for the people God assigned them to

- Why your next season demands sensitivity, submission, and spiritual alignment

This message brings clarity, correction, and courage. Because the shaking isn’t coming to break you — it’s coming to PROVE you.

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Make Life Simple Again Part 3

31 Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has asked excessively that [all of] you be given up to him [out of the power and keeping of God], that he might sift [all of] you like grain,

*- The verb translated “sift” evokes the ancient threshing floor, where harvested wheat was vigorously shaken in a sieve so that kernels separated from chaff. The process was purposeful, vigorous, and unrelenting, ensuring that only genuine grain remained. In Scripture, this imagery conveys testing through agitation rather than mere observation—an ordeal designed to expose what is true and enduring.

32 But I have prayed especially for you [Peter], that your [own] faith may not fail; and when you yourself have turned again, strengthen and establish your brethren.

*- Notice that Jesus didn’t pray for them to avoid being sifted. God often allows testing to refine our faith, not to destroy it. Yet, many of us allow trials to gravely weaken our faith in God. Jesus prayed that Peter’s faith would not fail—because faith is what keeps us from being overtaken by trials.

*- God doesn’t always prevent or remove the test; He strengthens us to endure it. His goal is not to spare us from pressure but to make us stronger under it, proving that faith is mightier than any sifting.

32 But I have prayed especially for you [Peter], that your [own] faith may not fail; and when you yourself have turned again, strengthen and establish your brethren.

*- Knowing when a demon has targeted someone in our church is one of the sacred responsibilities of my calling—and is why I pastor the way I do.

*- The way I cover our church family is through fasting and prayer—so I can stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s encouragements, empowerments, warnings, and instructions for you.

*- Too many people live unguarded lives, unaware of demonic plans formed against them, with no one else committed to spiritually discerning what’s being plotted in secret. My calling is to warn and prepare you—so you don’t have to figure it out the hard way. That’s what makes life simple again for you: being covered, protected, and guided by the Spirit through a shepherd who hears Him for you.

33 And [Simon Peter] said to Him, Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death.

34 But Jesus said, I tell you, Peter, before a [single] cock shall crow this day, you will three times [utterly] deny that you know Me.

Luke 22:31-34 AMPC

*- Has anything changed about satan, the devil, since he wanted to sift Simon as wheat?

[God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross].

Colossians 2:15 AMPC

14 Since, therefore, [these His] children share in flesh and blood [in the physical nature of human beings], He [Himself] in a similar manner partook of the same [nature], that by [going through] death He might bring to nought and make of no effect him who had the power of death–that is, the devil–

15 And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the [haunting] fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives.

Hebrews 2:14-15 AMPC

*- So, how should we really see the devil now? How much easier is it to overcome him since Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection? And now that we know who he truly is—defeated by Jesus, stripped of the power of death, and exposed as an authoritative impostor—what’s the most effective way to come against him?

*- NEXT SUNDAY!

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask the Holy Spirit to make you sensitive to His voice when He chooses to speak through others. Stay open to receive what He has entrusted to them for your benefit, so you don’t miss divine wisdom meant to strengthen or guide you.

Expected Behavior:

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:17 KJV

*- obey: to listen to, obey, yield to, comply with

*- rule: of the person over whom one rules, so of the overseers or leaders of Christian churches.

*- submit: to resist no longer, but to give way, yield (properly, of combatants). (Only biblical reference)

*- watch: to exercise constant vigilance over something (an image drawn from shepherds)

*- unprofitable: describes the lost benefits from making a poor choice. (Only biblical reference)

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Make Life Simple Again Part 2

33 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Matthew 6:33 AMPC

*- Life becomes unnecessarily complex when we put anything before God’s order. When His Kingdom and righteousness are our priority, complexity dissolves. Everything we truly need aligns itself with divine timing, order, and purpose.

6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.

7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7 AMPC

*- Prayer is the exchange that empties anxiety and fills us with peace. When we pray rightly—listening and conversing with the Holy Spirit—peace becomes the guard over our minds, and simplicity becomes our way of life.

5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 AMPC

*- Life becomes complicated when we lean on human reasoning instead of divine direction. Simplicity flows when we let the Holy Spirit lead us into truth. Jesus loves us so deeply that He sent the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us with His wisdom and clarity. (John 16:13)

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

John 15:5 AMPC

*- The key to a simple and fulfilled life is to remain vitally connected to Jesus. When we stay joined to Him, being fruitful seems effortless because the One Who fulfills all things lives through us.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has wrought desolations and wonders in the earth.

9 He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two; He burns the chariots in the fire.

10 Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!

Psalm 46:8-10 AMPC

*- be still: let (it, them, etc) alone, i.e., do nothing, be quiet

*- It’s simple: Watch. Understand. Relax. Know. If we approached every problem this way, our minds would quickly learn that life isn’t as complicated as it seems and that solving problems can be simple.

Lifework Assignment:

Think about your favorite pet that passed away. Now think about the food you absolutely dislike. Next, think about a place you never enjoy going to.

Now, listen for the voice of the Holy Spirit with your right ear.

Most complications in life arise from our constant thinking. Did you notice how simple it was to quiet your thoughts and start listening for the Holy Spirit?

Every time your thoughts try to steal the moment meant for listening to the Holy Spirit's voice, make the same quick switch—stop thinking, start listening. That single shift can train your mind to see life as simple again.

Expected Behavior:

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV

Then we go deeper: “Make life simple again.”

Love God. Love people. Fear Him. Obey Him. That’s it. The simpler your obedience, the stronger your peace.

No more overthinking. No more forcing doors open.

Delay isn’t denial — it’s direction.

And peace? That’s your confirmation.

Watch this until the end — the atmosphere will shift in your home, your heart, and your habits.

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Make Life Simple Again Part 1

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 22:35-39 KJV

*- Jesus reduced all the Law and Prophets (Old Testament) to love—God first, people second. Simplicity begins with order.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV

*- When Solomon—the wisest man to live—reached the end of all his reasoning, he concluded that life’s purpose is stunningly simple: fear God and obey Him.

*- Every pursuit, question, and accomplishment outside of that leads to frustration.

*- Simplicity in life begins when reverence for God’s Word replaces selfishness and obedience replaces opinions.

He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8 (AMPC)

*- God’s expectations are simple—justice, kindness, mercy, and humility. Complication begins when we add to what God requires.

9 But concerning brotherly love [for all other Christians], you have no need to have anyone write you, for you yourselves have been [personally] taught by God to love one another.

10 And indeed you already are [extending and displaying your love] to all the brethren throughout Macedonia. But we beseech and earnestly exhort you, brethren, that you excel [in this matter] more and more,

11 To make it your ambition and definitely endeavor to live quietly and peacefully, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you,

*- Simple living: Focus on being quiet and peaceful with others. Avoid meddling. Do your own work.

*- How do these actions simplify life?

12 So that you may bear yourselves becomingly and be correct and honorable and command the respect of the outside world, being dependent on nobody [self-supporting] and having need of nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 AMPC

*- bear yourself: to regulate one's life, to conduct oneself

*- When you simplify your life, people will automatically respect and honor your debt-free lifestyle.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Romans 13:8 KJV

Lifework Assignment:

*- The Law of Subtraction can be applied to any life that’s not experiencing the joy of simplicity.

*- What is your takeaway concerning your life right now?

*- The key takeaway concerning my life right now is that I need to take away nonessentials from my life right now.

*- Prayerfully ask the Holy Spirit to help you make a list of what you need to subtract from your life right now. Then, ask God for the wisdom to do it in love, especially if it involves people.

Expected Behavior:

“I don’t need that.”

“I will not major on the minors.”

“If I have to think too hard about adding it to my life, having it will take away my peace, so no thank you.”

“If I have to force it, it’s not from God.”

“Peace is my confirmation.”

“Delay is not denial; it’s direction.”

“I don’t need to understand everything to obey God.”

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

The Other 16 Part 7 (Place of Peace)

Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.

Romans 12:21 AMPC

*- Become a master of peace in your home—by preventing or conquering anxiety, anger, and selfishness with the good that defeats what has erupted. We don’t silence evil by matching its tone; we overcome it by mastering ours through humility to God’s will, Word, and way.

*- When we let strife, irritation, or offense rule the atmosphere, we’re agreeing with the absence of God in that moment. Peace is proof that His presence is governing the house.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Acts 10:38 KJV

*- God anointed Jesus, and He has anointed us as well.

21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 KJV

*- Identify the anointing within each member of your family, and honor them by yielding to how God chooses to use them. When every gift in the house is respected and allowed to function, peace reigns and remains.

*- A genuine posture of humility and submission is the proof that we both recognize and honor the anointing operating in someone else.

To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:1 AMPC

*- What time is it?

*- This question is usually answered with the question…

*- Whose time is it?

*- Teacher, Judge, Postal Worker, Surgeon, Pastor, Basketball Player, Newscaster, etc.

*- When a specific area of life becomes troubled, the question is: Whose time is it, in your family, to rise in their anointing and bring peace to that troubled place?

*- The Jews expected the Messiah to enter the world as a roaring lion!

*- But He entered this world as a peaceful newborn, the Lamb of God who would be slain to bring lasting peace to all who received Him—and to all who still receive Him today.

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.

1 Peter 5:8 AMPC

*- Your bold, roaring opposers want you to believe they’ll defeat you—stay at peace.

*- Their attacks wounded you, and to them, you looked defeated. Those who hated you, disagreed with what God told you to do, and abandoned you, treated you just as they did Jesus.

*- But, like Jesus, Who was seen as wounded and slain, you, at the end of the race, will be resurrected in power!

Lifework Assignment:

Have an open, Spirit-led conversation with your anointed family members and closest brothers and sisters about mutually showing deep respect, honor, and submission to how God uses each of you to bless and strengthen one another.

Expected Behavior:

6 Having gifts (faculties, talents, qualities) that differ according to the grace given us, let us use them: [He whose gift is] prophecy, [let him prophesy] according to the proportion of his faith;

7 [He whose gift is] practical service, let him give himself to serving; he who teaches, to his teaching;

8 He who exhorts (encourages), to his exhortation; he who contributes, let him do it in simplicity and liberality; he who gives aid and superintends, with zeal and singleness of mind; he who does acts of mercy, with genuine cheerfulness and joyful eagerness.

9 [Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good.

10 Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another.

11 Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.

Romans 12:6-11 AMPC

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

The Other 16 Part 6

Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]

Philippians 2:5 AMPC

*- What attitude, purpose, and humble mind did Jesus have?

3 Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

*- Demons often use people to stir up storms in our lives—and sometimes the one they use is us.

*- Be careful to let only the Holy Spirit guide your reactions and responses, because He alone produces love and peace.

4 Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.

5 Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]

Philippians 2:3-5 AMPC

36 And leaving the throng, they took Him with them, [just] as He was, in the boat [in which He was sitting]. And other boats were with Him.

37 And a furious storm of wind [of hurricane proportions] arose, and the waves kept beating into the boat, so that it was already becoming filled.

38 But He [Himself] was in the stern [of the boat], asleep on the [leather] cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we are perishing?

39 And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness).

40 He said to them, Why are you so timid and fearful? How is it that you have no faith (no firmly relying trust)?

41 And they were filled with great awe and feared exceedingly and said one to another, Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey Him?”

Mark 4:36-41 AMPC

*- We often want Jesus to calm the storm, but remember…

*- Jesus was displeased that they wanted Him to calm the storm.

*- Jesus would rather we wait for His decision about what to do with the storm since He’s in it with us.

*- Don’t cheapen His presence within you by fearing how the storm can harm you, instead of knowing that in the storm, Jesus will help you, and He often helps without giving us prior notice.

*- Reacting with unrighteous anger in the midst of our storms reveals a lack of faith in Jesus. But faith doesn’t silence emotion—it destroys the fleshly influence of our emotions to be selfish. Righteous faith feels the effects of the storm, yet remains dependent on Jesus, allowing the Holy Spirit to govern every response under Christ’s Lordship.

*- Salvation is here. Receive Jesus now.

Lifework Assignment:

If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].

1 John 1:9 AMPC

*- Thank You, Father, that when we confess our sins, You’re faithful to forgive and cleanse us from everything that keeps us from conforming to Your will. Thank You for not only forgiving our sinful actions, but also cleansing our hearts, minds, souls, and spirits from whatever influenced us to betray or disobey You—so that we’ll never again depend on that false source to lead us astray.

Expected Behavior:

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty (snobbish, high-minded, exclusive), but readily adjust yourself to [people, things] and give yourselves to humble tasks. Never overestimate yourself or be wise in your own conceits.

Romans 12:16 AMPC

*- Most people who are strongly opinionated don’t believe they’re wrong—and often refuse to humble themselves, assuming they’ll have time to make things right later.

*- But what they fail to understand is that God is saying, “The time you consider to be yours is really Mine, and I am a revengeful God.

*- Don’t be among those the Bible warns about—who cling to their opinions and risk eternity in the lake of fire—just to prove their selfish points now, instead of submitting to what God has already said.

And if anyone’s [name] was not found recorded in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 AMPC

*- Let it all go—your sneaky, sinful, selfish, and opinionated ways, once and for all. Don’t risk being thrown into the lake of fire forever and ever.

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.

Proverbs 14:12 AMPC

*- Which way are you going?

*- The altar is now open for those who are truly sorry, repentant, and serious about only going and believing in God’s way for the rest of their lives, instead of going and believing in their own ways.

We’ve quoted it for years… but very few actually believe Him.

This message isn’t just another sermon — it’s a divine interruption.

God is calling the Church to wake up.

We’ve prayed for revival… but God says, “Revival starts in the home.”

In this prophetic teaching, Pastor exposes what’s really happening in the spirit:

-Why prayer—not politics—is holding back destruction.

-Why the treatment and training of children is a reflection of our relationship with God.

-Why the devil targets the young — and how parents, teachers, and believers must respond.

-How to discipline, love, and lead like the Father Himself.

This is the kind of message you don’t just watch — you repent through it.

It will awaken every parent, leader, and believer to what Jesus really meant when He said,

“Let the little children come to Me.”

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

The Other 16 Part 5

*- How does Jesus view the way children are treated?

5 And whoever receives and accepts and welcomes one little child like this for My sake and in My name receives and accepts and welcomes Me.

*- Protecting, teaching, and loving children are among the clearest ways we welcome Christ Himself.

6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in and acknowledge and cleave to Me to stumble and sin [that is, who entices him or hinders him in right conduct or thought], it would be better (more expedient and profitable or advantageous) for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Matthew 18:5-6 (AMPC)

*- Jesus takes the treatment of children personally. To harm, mislead, or hinder them is so serious that He warned—it would be better to be drowned with a massive stone tied around your neck than to face the judgment awaiting anyone who causes one of His little ones to stumble.

Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 (AMPC)

*- Commanded fathers, never handle children in ways that provoke, irritate, or embitter them. Instead, raise them with tenderness, discipline, rebuke, warning, and counsel that flows directly from the Lord.

*- discipline: the whole training and education of children (which relates to the cultivation of mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and admonitions, now reproof and punishment

*- admonition denotes that parental speech is to impress the Lord’s ways on children, balancing nurture and warning.

*- What is recorded in the Bible concerning disciplining children?

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:15 (AMPC)

*- Without strict discipline, foolishness will remain in the heart of any child.

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame.

Proverbs 29:15 (AMPC)

*- Expressing sharp disapproval of a child’s behavior or actions makes them wise.

Withhold not discipline from the child; for if you strike and punish him with the [reedlike] rod, he will not die.

Proverbs 23:13 (AMPC)

*- I’m not instructing anyone to strike their children. The word ‘if’ in this verse expresses biblical instruction for those who choose that form of discipline. The ‘reedlike rod’ mentioned was hollow, lightweight, and easily broken—symbolizing correction without harm.

*- Spanking and beating come from very different motives. Discipline—training a child to obey and learn—is always about instruction, never anger..

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Mark 10:13-14 (KJV)

*- Even today, many people fail to bring children to Jesus so He can touch their lives.

*- Any child whom Jesus touches will encounter the transforming power of His love.

*- Children and adults need Jesus to touch us—empowering us to live and share His love every day.

Lifework Assignment:

Ask Jesus to teach you godly parenting from His perspective—just as He perfectly honored His Father, God Almighty, and walked in complete obedience both before and after His death.

Expected Behavior:

God desires to work through parents the same way He parented His Son, Jesus Christ—shaping them to lead with obedience, honor, humility, integrity, and love.

The Other 16 Part 3

*- One of the major strategies demons use against Christians isn’t what occurs during the eight (8) hours we spend at work or school, but what takes place during the sixteen (16) hours we spend away from our day’s commitments, mostly spent with our biological or adoptive family members.

*- This series examines “the other 16” hours of our day—when we’re not at work or school—and how those hours reveal whether our lives truly belong to the Lord, and what to do to submit to Him if not.

*- What are a few facets of children’s lives that the Bible sheds light on?

Regard (treat with honor, due obedience, and courtesy) your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land the Lord your God gives you.

Exodus 20:12 AMPC

Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

Deuteronomy 5:16 AMPC

*- How children treat their parents can determine whether their lifespan is lengthened or shortened.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20 AMPC

My son, hear the instruction of your father; reject not nor forsake the teaching of your mother.

Proverbs 1:8 AMPC

My son, keep your father’s [God-given] commandment and forsake not the law of [God] your mother [taught you].

Proverbs 6:20 AMPC

*- Uncompromisingly righteous parents must teach their children how to hear and obey them.

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord [as His representatives], for this is just and right.

*- Children, your parents are God’s first authority in your life. But your obedience is not just horizontal—it’s vertical. You obey them ‘in the Lord,’ which means your obedience is really service to Christ.

2 Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother—this is the first commandment with a promise—

3 That all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.

Ephesians 6:1–3 AMPC

Hearken to your father, who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:22 AMPC

*- Godly instruction from fathers as wisdom, understanding, and knowledge is an asset to all children. Elderly mothers aren't a burden to their children; instead, children are blessed to be able to care for them.

Lifework Assignment:

Children (parents, help younger children to understand and talk to the Holy Spirit): “Holy Spirit, I want to always obey everything You have given to my parents to tell me to do to please You. Help me to have and use wisdom and understanding all the time because I know You and my parents want the best for me.”

Expected Behavior:

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

4 As arrows are in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.

5 Happy, blessed, and fortunate is the man whose quiver is filled with them! They will not be put to shame when they speak with their adversaries in the [city’s] gate.

Psalm 127:3–5 AMPC

*- Parents are expected to follow God's Law for their children, and children are expected to obey their parents to please God and so they don't make their parents ashamed of them.

The Holy Spirit is calling women back to discipline, purity, reverence, and love. Not the watered-down version the world promotes, but the raw truth of His Word.

The Other 16 Part 2

*- One of the major strategies demons use against Christians isn’t what occurs during the eight (8) hours we spend at work or school, but what takes place during the sixteen (16) hours we spend away from our day’s commitments, mostly spent with our biological or adoptive family members.

*- This series examines “the other 16” hours of our day—when we’re not at work or school—and how those hours reveal whether our lives truly belong to the Lord, and what to do to submit to Him if not.

*- What are a few facets of women’s lives that the Bible sheds light on?

3 Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their deportment as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble,

4 So that they will wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children,

*- love (of wife): the special affection of a woman for her life-time mate (husband), embracing him as her "calling" (stewardship) from God. *(This is the only occurrence of this love in the Bible).

*- love (of mother): fond (affect-ion) of one's children, i.e., maternal. *(This is the only occurrence of this love in the Bible).

5 To be self-controlled, chaste, homemakers, good-natured (kindhearted), adapting and subordinating themselves to their husbands, that the word of God may not be exposed to reproach (blasphemed or discredited).

*- self-controlled: restraining one's desires and impulses, temperate

*- chaste: pure from carnality, modest (dressing or behaving so as to avoid impropriety or indecency, especially to avoid attracting sexual attention.

*- homemakers: caring for the house, keeping at home and taking care of household affairs, domestic

*- good-natured: of the feeling awakened by what is good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy

6 In a similar way, urge the younger men to be self-restrained and to behave prudently [taking life seriously].

Titus 2:3-6 AMPC

*- This message is especially for women, because the Holy Spirit wants those who desire marriage to recognize and discern a strong characteristic of a truly godly man.

*- urge: warn; admonish

*- self-restrained: to deny one's passions

22 Wives, be subject (be submissive and adapt yourselves) to your own husbands as [a service] to the Lord.

23 For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savior of [His] body.

24 As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

Ephesians 5:22-25 AMPC

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Ephesians 5:33 AMPC

*- reverence: venerate (regard with great respect), to treat with deference (humble submission to a person or a person's desires or qualities) or reverential obedience.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:27 AMPC

*- looketh well: continues to carefully watch; keeps watch

*- to the ways: everything that is done—of goings and doings

*- idleness: avoidance of activity or exertion; habitual laziness

*- bread: unearned

*- eateth: of peaceful enjoyment of the results of labour

*- Godly women aren’t lazy, while still desiring someone else’s wages to bring them peace and enjoyment.

Lifework Assignment:

1. Every woman, ask the Holy Spirit to examine your heart according to the Word of God from today.

2. Have a personal conversation with Him concerning what He reveals and instructs.

Expected Behavior:

*- The way we live in “the other 16” hours of our days proves whether we wholeheartedly belong to God and wholeheartedly desire to fully obey His Word.

In this powerful message, we expose:

-How Hollywood normalizes witchcraft all year long.

-Why rebellion and stubbornness carry the same spirit as witchcraft.

-How the enemy plants thoughts to trap your mind.

-The spiritual dangers of entertaining “harmless” sin.

-How to shut down demonic attacks with prayer, obedience, and the Word of God.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

The Other 16 Part 1

*- One of the major strategies demons use against Christians isn’t what occurs during the eight (8) hours we spend at work or school, but what takes place during the sixteen (16) hours we spend away from our day’s commitments, mostly spent with our biological or adoptive family members.

*- This series will examine “the other 16” hours of our day—when we’re not at work or school—and how those hours reveal whether our lives truly belong to the Lord, and what to do to submit to Him if not.

*- Many believers have embraced the phrase: “God first, family second, and ministry third.”

*- It sounds wise, but it creates compartments that are unbiblical, deceptive, and evil because separating God from family and ministry creates a lasting imbalance at work and school.

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and guard and keep it.

Genesis 2:15 AMPC

*- Man served God before he was given a family.

*- Firstly, how did Jesus define family?

46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew 12:46-50 KJV

*- family: those who do the will of God, Who leads His family and is the Father of the obedient ones.

*- Let's begin with the men…

*- Joshua, the highly successful and fearless leader who replaced Moses, stood boldly and said:

And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:15 AMPC

*- Men, we must declare and instill in our families that no matter who serves whom, we won't just believe in God, we’ll serve Him wholeheartedly and completely.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

*- gave: to give oneself up for (from uncommitted singleness to humbly committing to marriage)

*- Paul orders men who are willing to leave singleness to marry, to love as Jesus loved and why He loved—remembering that love always has a purpose…

26 So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,

27 That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].

*- Jesus gave Himself up for us to set us apart from our old ways, clean us up with God’s Word to present us to Himself, being flawless and holy unto God. Husbands, do the same for your wives.

*- Although many in Jesus’ church failed Him, left Him, and denied Him, He remained faithful and stayed true to His calling and purpose. Husbands, remain faithful to do your part without failure.

28 Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

29 For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church,

30 Because we are members (parts) of His body.

31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

Ephesians 5:25-31 AMPC

*- Paul spoke about a man's body, his flesh, because married people become one flesh—not one soul, not one spirit, but one flesh. Husbands, provide your wives with what you want for yourself.

4 He must rule his own household well, keeping his children under control, with true dignity, commanding their respect in every way and keeping them respectful.

5 For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how is he to take care of the church of God?

1 Timothy 3:4-5 AMPC

*- Fathers, if we don't live in such a way that commands respect, not fear, out of our children at home, how can we care for God's sons and daughters in the church?

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Understanding Serpents Pt. 9

*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

*- Serpents have extremely poor eyesight and cannot hear airborne sounds, so they can’t rely on those senses for awareness. Yet, they rarely miss what they aim to hit.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].

1 John 3:8 AMPC

*- What is spiritual wickedness in high places?

*- It’s a spiritual being higher than man but inferior to God.

*- wickedness: pain, toil, hardship, laborious trouble (evil that wears us down). So at its core, the word doesn’t just mean “evil” in an abstract sense—it implies evil that causes pain and drudgery (the effect of being weighed down, oppressed). It’s wickedness that inflicts suffering. It’s like our English use of “criminal”—not just bad in theory, but bad in active practice, doing harmful, unlawful things. So, it’s not passive—it’s wickedness that works like a criminal, spreading pain and corruption.

*- This demon’s purpose is to make us try to work to fix situations, without acknowledging God, which makes the individual morally bad or evil through self-centeredness. It’s a willful, malicious spirit that shapes evil thoughts, dispositions, and deeds. It describes depravity (corruption) that resists the will of God and automatically seeks to corrupt others.

*- high places: the lower heavens, or the heaven of the clouds, "on, fitting,"—heavenly, referring to the impact of a heavenly influence (good or bad) on a particular situation or person.

*- Warfare: Intercessory prayer and holiness practices wage battle against these spirits, hostile to God’s order.

Are you so foolish and so senseless and so silly? Having begun [your new life spiritually] with the [Holy] Spirit, are you now reaching perfection [by dependence] on the flesh?

Galatians 3:3 AMPC

3 And shall make Him of quick understanding, and His delight shall be in the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord. And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, neither decide by the hearing of His ears;

4 But with righteousness and justice shall He judge the poor and decide with fairness for the meek, the poor, and the downtrodden of the earth; and He shall smite the earth and the oppressor with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

Isaiah 11:3-4 AMPC

We strike back and destroy the works of spiritual wickedness in high places by:

Refusing to Toil in the Flesh — Don’t try to fix situations with your own hands or mind.

Waiting on Discernment — Let the Holy Spirit interpret the atmosphere before you act.

Striking with Obedience — When He speaks, move immediately and precisely.

Resting in God’s Ownership — Remember, you belong to the Lord, not to toil or fear.

Lifework Assignment:

Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas in your life where you’ve been trying to “fix” things in your own strength instead of relying on Him. Write down one recent situation where you felt the pressure to toil or overwork in the flesh. Then, pray and ask the Lord to show you how to rest in His wisdom instead, moving only when He gives the word—just as serpents wait before striking.

Expected Behavior:

We will no longer exhaust ourselves with toil or frantic self-effort. Instead, we will walk in discernment and rest, trusting the Holy Spirit to guide our steps. Our accuracy in spiritual battles will increase as we strike with obedience to God’s Word—proving that we belong to the Lord, not to the weight of wickedness in high places.

Did you know demons get disciplined when they fail to tempt you? That’s why they attack harder—because every time you resist, you put a devil in trouble.

In this message (Part 8 of Understanding Serpents), we go deep into Ephesians 6:12, exploring how:

-Demons operate as rulers of darkness with assigned territories

-Sin is not just weakness—it’s submitting to a ruler’s government

-Jesus came with purpose: to destroy the works of the devil

-Why precision in the Spirit makes demons fear YOU

This isn’t about religion—it’s about authority. You’ve been given divine power to strike with accuracy, just like a serpent, and to walk in total victory over every demonic ruler trying to control your territory.

Stay until the end as we pray for freedom, restoration, and fresh fire.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Understanding Serpents Pt. 8

*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

*- Serpents have extremely poor eyesight and cannot hear airborne sounds, so they can’t rely on those senses for awareness. Yet, they rarely miss what they’re meant to hit.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].

1 John 3:8 AMPC

*- rulers of the darkness of this world: lord of the world, prince of this age (the devil and demons are called in the plural, rulers). The devil and these demons hold dominions (territories) entrusted to them in the order of things in the realms of darkness. So, not only do demons love darkness, they lord over it relationally. Therefore, if we operate in relation to darkness (simple or extended disobedience to God, sin), demons lord over us because rulers have governmental power over those who operate under their rule.

*- Lord (in reference to God): Whenever He speaks or acts to preserve, judge, or bless His people, biblical text often uses this personal name rather than a generic title “God,” stressing His intimate relationship with His covenant community.

*- Let’s discover the first chronological instance in the Bible when God was called Lord, but first...

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 KJV

*- Here, “God” is Elohim, emphasizing God’s supreme creative power and authority — foundational before facing any enemy.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

Genesis 2:4 KJV

*- The first mention of LORD God—shifting from Creator to Covenant-Keeper. This is crucial because the enemy often tries to strip away the “LORD” aspect to make God seem distant and impersonal. “Lord” is personal and relational—binding Himself to His creation through promise and care.

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 3:1, 4, 5 KJV

*- The serpent drops LORD and only says “God”—intentionally removing the covenant, personal relationship aspect to frame God as a distant authority rather than our faithful Father.

*- Moses, the author of Genesis, returns to the personal relationship reference.

8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.

9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 3:8-9 KJV

*- Jesus is Lord of His church, those who obey Him, and we know the world opposes (is opposite of) His church. And, just as Jesus is Lord of His church, the world also has lords whom they obey.

*- We strike back and destroy the works of the rulers of the darkness of this world by obeying God only—strictly keeping all forms of the dark world out of our lives.

Lifework Assignment: Ask the Holy Spirit to alert you the moment you’re knowingly or unknowingly about to step into darkness and be lorded over by the demon assigned to that area of evil.

Expected Behavior:

Do not turn to idols and things of nought or make for yourselves molten gods. I the Lord am your God.

Leviticus 19:4 AMPC

In this teaching you’ll learn:

✅ How to instantly recognize a principality’s “shock attack”

✅ The one move Job made that dismantled the enemy’s plan

✅ How to stay armed so the enemy’s weapons can’t touch you

✅ The difference between thinking you believe and truly believing

📖 Key scriptures: Hebrews 2:6-9, Ephesians 6:11-12, Job 1:20, 1 John 3:8

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Understanding Serpents Pt. 7

*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

*- Serpents have extremely poor eyesight and cannot hear airborne sounds, so they can’t rely on those senses for awareness. Yet, they rarely miss what they’re meant to hit.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].

1 John 3:8 AMPC

*- How well did we address the works of demonic principalities this week?

*- What are we to strike back with after demonic principalities present their works, like they did to Job?

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Job 1:20 KJV

*- We strike back and destroy the works of principalities by worshipping God.

*- So, just as serpents strike with nearly perfect precision, what are we aiming to strike?

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

*- Again, we strike the works of demons on all levels.

*- In terms of the evil forces we wrestle, who are the powers?

*- powers: the leading and more powerful among created beings—superior to humans.

6 It has been solemnly and earnestly said in a certain place, What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You graciously and helpfully care for and visit and look after him?

7 For some little time You have ranked him lower than and inferior to the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor and set him over the works of Your hands,

8 For You have put everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to man, He left nothing outside [of man’s] control. But at present we do not yet see all things subjected to him [man].

9 But we are able to see Jesus, Who was ranked lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His having suffered death, in order that by the grace (unmerited favor) of God [to us sinners] He might experience death for every individual person.

Hebrews 2:6-9 AMPC

*- Yes, angels and demons (former angels) are superior to humans, and that is what puzzlingly scares

Christians. Of course, any unarmed human will succumb to any demon, which is why Paul commanded us to arm ourselves with the whole armor of God.

Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

Ephesians 6:11 AMPC

*- We strike back and destroy the works of powers by putting on and using the whole armor of God.

Lifework Assignment: Ask the Holy Spirit to help your immediate responses to demons align precisely with what God has instructed, so that your actions fully please Him and you’ll have success at each encounter.

Expected Behavior: God wants our trust anchored in His strength working through our lives, not in the strength of the problems we face.

Have you ever felt blindsided by life's circumstances or the actions of others? Apostle Wall teaches that true accuracy in the spirit isn't about what you can see or hear in the natural, but about discerning and moving according to the Word and the Spirit of God within you.

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*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

*- Accuracy isn’t always about knowing everything. The disciples began with very little experiential knowledge. Sometimes, accuracy comes from being steady enough to wait and listen for God before striking. Serpents have extremely poor eyesight and cannot hear airborne sounds, so they can’t rely on those senses for awareness. Yet, they rarely miss what they’re meant to hit.

*- So, what are we striking?

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 KJV

*- God’s Word doesn’t just give us rules—it sharpens our aim and strengthens our discernment. It reveals what’s in front of us and shows us how to move with wisdom to fulfill our God-given assignments. When Jesus said, “Be wise as serpents,” He wasn’t telling us to be sneaky. He was teaching us—among other things—to discern what’s before us before we respond.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 6:12 KJV

*- Why are we forced to wrestle demons?

*- God permits them to tempt us.

*- Who are the powers, principalities, rulers of darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places?

*- principalities: The first demon encountered, who’s in charge of setting up the order, time, and place

of the evil to be done. That’s why it is called the principal demon.

*- This demon loves the element of initial shock and surprise that he delivers because the shock

bullies people into believing they’re powerless—not prepared to oppose the unexpected situation.

*- In one day of Job’s life, Sabeans stole his oxen, killed his servants, fire consumed his sheep, Chaldeans stole his camels, and a great wind collapsed a house—killing all of his children.

*- Principalities designed each event to feel instantaneous and overwhelming.

20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

Job 1:20-22 KJV

*- In terms of the evil forces we wrestle (Ephesians 6:12), who are the powers?

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Lifework Assignment: Holy Spirit, help me to obtain and activate everything God has given me—and all that is available to me—to prevent and destroy every work of the demons I encounter.

Expected Behavior: God sees us as greater and more potent than every demon on Earth. He expects us to remain aware of our authority—and to use it boldly and effectively, according to His will, His Word, and His way.

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So often, we treat our relationship with God like a checklist, but God is calling us to so much more. He desires a relationship where we are not just hearers of the Word, but doers. This sermon dives deep into the biblical mandate to be "wise as serpents," revealing how the strategic and swift nature of a serpent can teach us profound lessons about our walk with God.

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Understanding Serpents Pt. 5

*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

I, Wisdom [from God], make prudence my dwelling, and I find out knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 8:12 AMPC

*- prudence: combines the ideas of mental quickness, strategic foresight, and the capacity to conceal motives.

21 My son, let them not escape from your sight, but keep sound and godly Wisdom and discretion,

22 And they will be life to your inner self, and a gracious ornament to your neck (your outer self).

23 Then you will walk in your way securely and in confident trust, and you shall not dash your foot or stumble.

*- God wants our confidence to be a result of our unwavering trust in Him, not in ourselves.

*- So, relax—because when we depend solely on God’s Word and His Holy Spirit, even the hidden obstacles along dark paths won’t cause us to trip or fall.

24 When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yes, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.

Proverbs 3:21-24 AMPC

The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation).

Proverbs 4:7 AMPC

But to man He said, Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord–that is Wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 28:28 AMPC

*- It’s my worshipful fear of the Lord that drives my decision to live holy—intentionally avoiding the dangers and consequences of sin, just as serpents instinctively avoid perceived dangers.

A wise man is strong and is better than a strong man, and a man of knowledge increases and strengthens his power;

Proverbs 24:5 AMPC

*- Serpents may not be physically dominant, but their wisdom, discernment, accuracy, and speed make them undeniably powerful.

*- If we perceive a situation as “too much,” “huge,” or “insurmountable,” it’s only because we’ve forgotten the force of what God placed within us. When we operate in wisdom, discernment, precision, and Spirit-led speed, even massive challenges will flee.

*- Always respond quickly when God instructs you to—because your swift obedience strikes fear into demonic forces, just like a serpent’s speed startles even large, intimidating animals like horses.

Lifework Assignment: Ask God to give you wisdom, and ask the Holy Spirit to highlight the moments to you when you use wisdom and enjoy a favorable outcome.

Reflection Question: When was the last time I responded with godly wisdom instead of emotion, and what result did it produce that I might have otherwise missed?

Journaling Prompt: Describe a moment this week when you sensed the Holy Spirit guiding you with wisdom. What did you hear, sense, or do differently—and how did the outcome confirm that wisdom was at work?

Expected Behavior: We live in a world saturated with folly, carelessness, and hate. Because of this, we will continually pray for wisdom—so that, by being examples through our choices and visible actions, what is negative will flee and what is godly and good will thrive, in our lives and in the lives of others.

Are you constantly blindsided by attacks that come out of nowhere? Do you feel like you're always reacting to threats you never saw coming? Apostle Shane Wall reveals a shocking truth: most threats strike with blinding speed from less than a foot away, and you won't have time for a warning.

But there is a forgotten command from Jesus Himself: Be wise as serpents. In this message, Apostle Wall decodes this powerful instruction and exposes a spiritual weapon you never knew you had.

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Understanding Serpents Pt. 3

*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

*- According to studies, most snake strikes happen within a 1-foot range and can reach speeds up to 8 feet per second. That means when a snake decides to strike, it doesn’t just hit—it hits fast and right on target.

*- We won’t have prior knowledge of every threat—most, when they’re in striking range. Jesus commanded us to be as wise as serpents, which means we can become wise in this way. By attaining that level of God’s wisdom, we won’t require prior warnings to succeed.

Whoever observes the [king’s] command will experience no harm, and a wise man’s mind will know both when and what to do.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 AMPC

*- Are you in the dark about a situation or circumstance? Is that lack of knowledge causing imaginations that lead to anxiety?

*- The fear of the unknown is real, but even more real is the truth that our heavenly Father is the God of the unknown.

*- Stop reacting to threats that hide and lurk in the “dark” unknown. How do we stop reacting carnally? The same way serpents do…

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV

*- All of creation already lives in the unknown every day—not knowing what may happen from moment to moment.

*- How do we walk with confidence through the darkness of the unknown?

34 For you did sympathize and suffer along with those who were imprisoned, and you bore cheerfully the plundering of your belongings and the confiscation of your property, in the knowledge and consciousness that you yourselves had a better and lasting possession.

*- We won’t fear what could be taken from our lives when we know what God has already promised.

35 Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.

*- Once we receive the confidence that God will always take care of us, it becomes our responsibility to hold it tightly and never let it go.

36 For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.

Hebrews 10:34-36 KJV

*- Unwavering patience and endurance are evidence that your confidence in God is real.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:105 AMPC

But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].

John 16:13 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:

*- Use the following verses in prayer to sharpen your aim to deliver a deadly strike to every temptation’s threat to your life: Ecclesiastes 8:5, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 10:34-36, and John 16:13

Expected Behavior:

*- Whether we’re aware of an approaching threat or not, we are well equipped and prepared to respond with sharp accuracy for the win.

In this sermon, you will learn:

🐍 How to stop being moved by what you see and hear, and start operating from the truth God has placed within you.

📖 The difference between walking by sight and walking by faith, and how to use the Word of God as your ultimate tool for discernment.

🎯 How to strike with spiritual precision against the challenges and attacks you face, moving from reaction to divine action.

🙏 Why true spiritual wisdom allows you to have perfect clarity, even when you're in the dark about your circumstances.

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Understanding Serpents Pt. 2

For we walk by faith [we regulate our lives and conduct ourselves by our conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, with trust and holy fervor; thus we walk] not by sight or appearance.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (AMPC)

*- Even though serpents are nearly blind, a serpent’s wisdom is not hindered by its poor vision.

*- Since all serpents have poor eyesight and are deaf to airborne sounds, they rely on their tongues to gather scent particles left behind by their prey. The tips of their tongues press into a specialized organ on the roof of their mouths, where these particles are identified and analyzed—translating the gathered data into a clear, precise image. It’s a form of discernment, not based on scenery.

*- Serpents operate by faith in God, relying on a system He placed within them—one that still functions even when eyesight cannot—when darkness prevails.

*- A serpent’s internal analysis enables it to pinpoint both the location and size of its prey, even in total darkness. With such an extraordinary tracking system, serpents rarely miss their target, striking with over 90% accuracy. They depend entirely on what’s inside of them to accurately discern what’s in front of them.

Again, serpents discern their surroundings through what God placed in them—to translate, reveal, and accurately identify the truth of what they're facing. They make no moves until the truth is clear.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)

*- We are supposed to verify what we’re facing by what God placed in us to translate, reveal, and accurately identify the truth of what we’re facing, and we should make no moves until we know the truth. We use the Word of God.

*- Nothing external influences my next move. I move—or strike—only according to what God reveals to me.

*- Therefore, what does God’s Word really reveal about the threat of what you're facing right now?

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you what you, as an individual, need for the sharpest accuracy.

*- Say to your problems: “I admit that I see you based on what’s inside of me. If I don’t see you for who you really are, it’s because I don't have the truth within me, and that's why I keep missing the mark. This repeated failure ends now!”

Expected Behavior:

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

1 John 2:1 KJV

We’re not expected to fall into sin because Jesus is teaching us how to be wiser than the demons that tempt us.

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Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark.

Proverbs 19:2 (AMPC)

*- We must sharpen the accuracy of our aim, so that even when we're shooting in the dark, we don't miss the mark and sin against God.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalm 119:11 (KJV)

*- Just before Jesus sent His disciples out to minister, He gave them specific instructions:

1 And Jesus summoned to Him His twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out, and to cure all kinds of disease and all kinds of weakness and infirmity.

7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:1, 7, 8, 16 (KJV)

Life in the Supernatural Pt 443

Understanding Serpents Pt. 1

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

*- Most people—especially Christians—don’t want to hear anything that involves snakes. We’ve made an enemy out of the imagery because of the serpent in the garden. But Jesus didn’t say, “Be like the devil.” He said, “Be like a serpent.”

*- What qualities of a snake (a serpent) will add wisdom to our lives as we minister to the world?

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yes, four which I do not understand:

19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.

Proverbs 30:18-19 (AMPC)

*- Can we name even one evil act a serpent has actually committed?

*- Is it wrong for serpents to hunt and feed?

*- If they aren’t inherently evil, then why do we hate them?

*- Serpents strike with 90% accuracy because they’re driven to succeed with every attempt. Their consistent precision isn’t just impressive and well-known—it’s part of their defense and, more importantly, their survival.

*- How well-known are we in the spirit realm—especially to demons—for our accuracy in hitting the mark, pleasing God, and defeating them?

*- Why is it that we flee from the presence of demons, yet demons don’t flee from ours?

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7 KJV

*- Snakes prefer peace and solitude.

*- Also, they emerge only when necessary.

Lifework Assignment: Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you what you, as an individual, need for the sharpest accuracy.

Expected Behavior: “If any…sin…” (1 John 2:1) means we’re not expected to sin. We’re wiser than demons.

Be inspired by the incredible and often-overlooked story of Benaiah, a warrior who chose to hunt a lion in a pit on a snowy day. This vivid biblical account serves as a powerful metaphor for facing our toughest battles, even when no one is watching. Learn why you are equipped by the Holy Spirit to not just survive your trials, but to overcome them with courage and faith.

We Get to Handle a Hard Thing, Part 2

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:3 KJV

*- hardness (sugkakopatheó - Strongs-Greek #4777, found only once in the Bible):

*- Hardness is used to encourage Timothy to embrace the difficulties of ministry as part of his commitment to Christ, drawing on the metaphor of a soldier who endures hardships for a greater cause. This passage highlights the expectation that followers of Christ will encounter challenges, and it underscores the importance of perseverance and shared endurance…

*- The use of sugkakopatheó in the New Testament serves as a reminder of the communal nature of the Christian faith, where believers are called to support one another through trials, reflecting the love and unity that are central to the Gospel message. It also points to the transformative power of shared suffering, which can strengthen faith and deepen relationships within the Christian community. —Greek Scholar

*- Enduring hardship—especially on behalf of others—is never easy, but we can and will overcome because of what God has placed within us through His Holy Spirit.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many notable acts, slew two lionlike men of Moab. He went down also and slew a lion in a pit on a snowy day.

2 Samuel 23:20 AMPC

*- Benaiah fought a lion alone—no backup, no spectators.

*- Benaiah chose to go into the pit—that’s not survival—it was a strategy because he decided to trap and kill what could’ve escaped and killed others.

*- He faced a challenge even when conditions were not ideal—cold, slick, uncomfortable, and dangerous.

*- Benaiah's name means “Yahweh has built.” He was built for the battle—and so are you.

*- God equipped you before the battle. The enemy often looks fierce, but you’re fighting with power built into your spiritual DNA by the Holy Spirit.

23 He slew an Egyptian also, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian held a spear like a weaver’s beam, and [Benaiah] went to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and slew him with the man’s own spear.

24 These things did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.

25 He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the rank of the first three. David put him over his guard and council.

1 Chronicles 11:23-25 AMPC

*- He was promoted to be over David’s bodyguards, then promoted by Solomon to commander of the army (1 Kings 2:35). When you handle a hard thing and conquer it, your promotion is a promise.

Lifework Assignment:

Ask the Holy Spirit:

What’s the “lion” I need to confront?

Where is the “pit” I’ve been avoiding?

What “snowy” condition have I used as an excuse not to fight?

And… how will I let God use this moment to promote me in power?

Expected Behavior:

Benaiah didn’t wait for comfort, and neither should we—he entered a pit and fought a lion in the snow. That’s exactly what 2 Timothy 2:3 is about—“endure hardness, as a good soldier.” We don’t wait to feel ready or comfortable before we fight because that feeling may never come. The need itself is our call to rise and engage.

Like Job, like Solomon, like Benaiah—when we handle hard things with God’s strength and wisdom, the power of the Holy Spirit manifests, and others reap the benefits of our win, too. It's a soldier's trained duty to fight for others.

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00:00 - Introduction: We Get to Handle a Hard Thing

00:21 - Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3 - Endure Hardness as a Good Soldier

00:42 - The Greek Meaning of "Hardness"

01:05 - Paul's Encouragement to Timothy to Embrace Difficulties

02:05 - Personal Testimony: "I Will Never Pastor"

03:03 - The Accountability for Every Word We Speak

03:32 - The Metaphor of a Soldier Enduring for a Greater Cause

04:00 - The Communal Nature of Faith: Supporting One Another

05:30 - How We Overcome: Through the Power of the Holy Spirit

06:20 - Introducing Benaiah: The Man Who Fought a Lion in a Pit

07:03 - The Story of Benaiah Killing the Lion

07:50 - "Fighting a Tough Thing in a Tight Place on a Cold Day"

08:54 - Benaiah's Strategy: Choosing to Confront the Threat

10:31 - The Meaning of Benaiah's Name: "Yahweh Has Built"

11:03 - Clarifying Our Authority Over the Devil's Works

12:38 - You Are Built for the Battle You're Facing

14:33 - The Enemy's Fierceness is a Sign of Fear (The Snake Analogy)

15:13 - Why Resisting the Devil Makes Him Flee

16:42 - Fighting with Your Spiritual DNA

17:34 - Life Work Assignment: Questions to Ask the Holy Spirit

25:09 - The True Purpose of Your Promotion

30:52 - The Need is Your Call: Story of a New York Missionary

36:08 - A Soldier's Duty to Fight for Others

36:22 - A Call to Pray for Our Nation in These Times

41:00 - This is Not a Message of Fear, but a Call to Prayer

49:01 - The Lesson from 9/11: When Was the Last Time You Prayed?

51:11 - Final Prayer of Salvation

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0:00 - The Biblical Privilege of Bearing Burdens

4:30 - The Mindset Shift: "I GET To" Handle Hard Things

6:14 - The True Meaning of Enduring Hardness: Suffering With Others

10:11 - When God Recommends You for a Trial

15:16 - Main Sermon Illustration: King Solomon's Impossible Dilemma

20:00 - The Promise After the Trial: "You're Going to Live"

23:00 - Hearing God's Compliments for You

32:56 - Your Life Work Assignment: Find Your Story of Inspiration

41:59 - Salvation Call & Final Prayer

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We Get to Handle a Hard Thing Pt. 1

3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

*- hardness (Strongs-Greek #4777): combined “identified closely with” and “to suffer harm” to create this term that’s found only once in the entire Bible: “suffer together because closely-identified; to endure hardship with someone as a co-sufferer, i.e., as a true partner (comrade).”

*- good: competent, able, such as one ought to be.

4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

2 Timothy 2:3-4 KJV

*- We are compensated, promoted, and honored according to the level of problems we solve.

*- True story: Two mothers, each having had one baby, lived together. One of the mothers accidentally lay on top of her baby and discovered that night that her baby died. She went into the bedroom of the other mother and switched the babies. The mother of the living baby presented her case before King Solomon in the presence of the other mother:

21 And when I rose to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I had considered him in the morning, behold, it was not the son I had borne.

22 But the other woman said, No! But the living one is my son, and the dead one is your son! And this one said, No! But the dead son is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

23 The king said, One says, This is my son that is alive and yours is the dead one. The other woman says, No! But your son is the dead one and mine is the living one.

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword to the king.

25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other.

26 Then the mother of the living child said to the king, for she yearned over her son, O my lord, give her the living baby, and by no means slay him. But the other said, Let him not be mine or yours, but divide him.

27 Then the king said, Give her [who pleads for his life] the living baby, and by no means slay him. She is the child’s mother.

28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had made, and they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

1 Kings 3:21-28 AMPC

*- When we pray for God’s wisdom, we reap a huge benefit in the Kingdom of God.

And the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who [reverently] fears God and abstains from and shuns evil [because it is wrong]?

Job 1:8 AMPC

*- “Have you considered The Feast of the Lord?”

*- Just like us, Job endured hard trials, and then it was recorded that…

After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his sons' sons, even to four generations.

Job 42:16 AMPC

Lifework Assignment: Other than the stories shared today, find one story in the Bible that inspires you to handle difficult situations differently than you did prior to today.

Expected Behavior: Let’s be willing to sacrifice and suffer during trials, knowing that even though it’s hard, God will give us the wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and strength to overcome every time.

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Discover the importance of integrity before the Holy Spirit, the direct impact of your prayers, and God's desire to use you in extraordinary ways. Apostle Wall passionately encourages believers to step into their full potential and warns against the dangers of holding back from God or attempting to deceive the Holy Spirit.

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The Declaration of Independence Part 4

1 But a certain man named Ananias with his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property,

2 And with his wife’s knowledge and connivance he kept back and wrongfully appropriated some of the proceeds, bringing only a part and putting it at the feet of the apostles.

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart that you should lie to and attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and should [in violation of your promise] withdraw secretly and appropriate to your own use part of the price from the sale of the land?

Acts 5:1-3 AMPC

*- filled: to pervade (To be in every part of; to spread through), take possession of

*- When we make a promise to God, we should never be open to having a change of heart.

4 As long as it remained unsold, was it not still your own? And [even] after it was sold, was not [the money] at your disposal and under your control? Why then, is it that you have proposed and purposed in your heart to do this thing? [How could you have the heart to do such a deed?] You have not [simply] lied to men [playing false and showing yourself utterly deceitful] but to God.

5 Upon hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great dread and terror took possession of all who heard of it.

6 And the young men arose and wrapped up [the body] and carried it out and buried it.

Acts 5:4-6 AMPC

*- Why did satan fill Ananias’ heart? What was satan’s purpose for causing Ananias and Sapphira to be thieves like he is?

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

John 10:10 AMPC

*- That devil is a thief who suggested thievery. They accepted. Ananias died. The thief, satan, steals, kills, and destroys. He used Ananias’ heart to cause him to steal, be killed, and destroy his legacy in God’s Kingdom. All he could’ve left behind for God’s glory was erased in one moment of deceit.

7 Now after an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not having learned of what had happened.

8 And Peter said to her, Tell me, did you sell the land for so much? Yes, she said, for so much.

9 Then Peter said to her, How could you two have agreed and conspired together to try to deceive the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out [also].

10 And instantly she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men entering found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

*- Surround yourself with people who will confront you with God’s truth, not conspire with you in sin.

11 And the whole church and all others who heard of these things were appalled [great awe and strange terror and dread seized them].

Acts 5:7-11 AMPC

Lifework Assignment: Say to the Holy Spirit, “Help me to refuse to let any person, place, or thing connected to me open my heart to a demon. Teach me how to keep my heart fully engaged with God at all times (every when).”

Expected Behavior: Dependence is not optional. It's a choice between depending on God and depending on something destined to fail. We choose to depend on God.

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The Declaration of Independence Part 3

So [it was] during supper, Satan having already put the thought of betraying Jesus in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son,

John 13:2 AMPC

*- How did Satan plant the thought of betraying Jesus into Judas’ heart? The same way demons plant thoughts into anyone’s heart:

*- “...having already put…”: to suggest [usually for an independent action to be taken]

*- Why Judas—why was Judas the one targeted by satan?

*- A woman came to Jesus with an alabaster box of costly perfumed oil, poured it out on His feet, and wiped them with her hair…

4 But Judas Iscariot, the one of His disciples who was about to betray Him, said,

5 Why was this perfume not sold for 300 denarii [a year's wages for an ordinary workman] and that [money] given to the poor (the destitute)?

6 Now he did not say this because he cared for the poor but because he was a thief; and having the bag (the money box, the purse of the Twelve), he took for himself what was put into it [pilfering the collections].

John 12:4-6 AMPC

*- An independent heart carries the strong odor of rebellion—Satan and his demons recognize it instantly. Wherever selfishness and deceit are present, whether through money or other means, that person becomes an immediate and strategic target for demonic recruitment.

For the love of money is a root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many acute [mental] pangs.

1 Timothy 6:10 AMPC

*- At the Last Supper, Jesus told His disciples that one of them would betray Him. They questioned who it might be. John, the closest in proximity to Jesus—asked, “...who is it?” Jesus said whoever I give this food to after I’ve dipped it. Jesus dipped the food and gave it to Judas…

Then after [he had taken] the bit of food, Satan entered into and took possession of [Judas]. Jesus said to him, What you are going to do, do more swiftly than you seem to intend and make quick work of it.

John 13:27 AMPC

*- Judas was still at the table. Still eating. Still close. Still in the circle. But his heart had already made its declaration of independence. So, satan entered what Judas had already opened.

Then while it is [still] called Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion [in the desert, when the people provoked and irritated and embittered God against them].

Hebrews 3:15 AMPC

Expected Behavior: Only receive what the Holy Spirit reveals to you—and through others—that keeps you fully dependent on God with your whole heart.

Lifework Assignment (Now):

*- Has the enemy already been suggesting something to your heart? Are you sitting at the table of fellowship with Jesus while harboring something that smells like rebellion? If so, don’t wait until the enemy takes full possession through that open door. Now is your moment to close it—lay down that thought before it becomes a deed.

*- Right now, ask the Holy Spirit: “What scent is my heart giving off to God?” “Is there anything in me that’s attracting and accepting demonic suggestions or influences?”

*- If you don’t want to carry that odor out of here with you, come to the altar and lay it down permanently before the Lord. Let Him wash your heart—while there’s still time.

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The Declaration of Independence Part 2

*- There is no such position as independence, because we all depend on people and things.

*- Let the truth be told: People want to independently choose what they do or don’t do because they don’t want God controlling their lives.

*- What we fail to understand is that God never forces control over our lives.

*- What about when God hardened Pharaoh’s heart?

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

Exodus 10:20 KJV

9 Now behold, the cry of the Israelites has come to Me, and I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth My people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.

Exodus 3:9-10 AMPC

*- Pharaoh’s heart was already evil.

*- Hardening hearts and imparting evil are completely different acts.

*- God hardened Pharaoh’s heart at the position it was already in—evil and selfish—so that he could not have a change of heart.

*- Some may argue, "But hardening a heart is still control."

*- No. Hardening a heart is not control—it is exposing independence.

*- God gave Pharaoh the freedom to be exactly who he had already chosen to be.

*- Think about this: Pharaoh could have let the Israelites go long before Moses ever arrived.

Receive your scroll

*- If you didn’t last Sunday, today, you will receive a scroll—sealed but blank. Why? Because independence from God produces nothing.

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

John 15:5 (AMPC)

*- If you’ve lived like you’re in charge of any area of your life, it's time to tear up your own declaration of independence—the one that said to God:

*- “I’ve waited long enough—let me handle this myself.”

*- “This doesn’t make sense, so I’m choosing my own way.”

*- “I can’t trust what God may or may not do.” The truth is: God doesn't force rebellion—He simply allows what we have already chosen: His way or our own.

Pray for your salvation.

Expected Behavior:

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 51:10 AMPC

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalm 119:11 KJV

*- We will invite God to renew our hearts daily.

*- We will hide His Word deeply in our hearts to remain dependent on Him.

*- We will not declare independence in any area—we will stay vitally connected to Christ.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Remember: God hardened Pharaoh’s heart at the position it was already in—evil and selfish—so that he could not have a change of heart. He died with his heart hardened in the position he chose.

*- Is your situation really worth a possible hardened heart, like Pharaoh’s, only to lead to your eventual destruction, spiritually or even naturally?

*- In this moment, ask the Holy Spirit:

*- “Where is my heart positioned right now when it comes to fully obeying God?”

*- “What is God's next move, based on the current position of my heart?”

***If you don’t want to take the current position of my heart with you, come and lay it down at the altar, before the Lord in prayer

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The Declaration of Independence PT. 1

I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

John 15:5 AMPC

*- The Declaration of Independence was a pivotal moment in American history—men declaring their freedom from external control.

*- But spiritually, too many of us have tried to make our own declaration—a declaration of independence from God.

*- The problem? In the kingdom of God, independence equals powerlessness.

*- Our earthly lives are not designed or protected if we operate apart from Jesus.

*- We were made to abide, to stay connected, to be fully dependent on the Vine (Jesus Christ).

*- “…Apart from Me, you can do nothing” is the death of the severed branch.

*- Immediately after death, the body often still looks peaceful and "asleep"—especially if death was natural or not traumatic. Let’s not confuse the looks with reality.

Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me.

John 15:4 AMPC

*- Living in Jesus and Him living in us is not about effort—it’s about union.

*- In essence, Jesus didn’t say, “Try harder…” He said, “Stay connected.”

Receive your scroll

*- Your scroll is sealed, but blank, because independence from God is nothing. (John 15:5) If you’ve lived like you’re in charge of any area of life, tear up the declaration of independence that told God:

*- “I’ve got this.” “I already know where I’m going.” “I’ll do it my way.”

*- “I’ll pray again, if this doesn’t work.” “I’ll obey when it makes sense to me.”

Now, tear up the scroll, and replace it with one simple confession: “Jesus, without You, I can do nothing.”

Lifework Assignment:

*- Let’s examine our lives for areas where we’ve stopped seeking God’s counsel to go our own way.

*- Ask the Holy Spirit to show you any places where your independence is causing delay, destruction, or dryness.

Expected Behavior:

*- We abide daily in Jesus by inviting Him into every part of our lives before taking any steps.

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Why Jesus Made Us Free

For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another.

Galatians 5:13 AMPC

*-Why would Jesus set us free from sin, shame, guilt, death, condemnation, the curse, religion, and fear?

*- Because freedom has a divine purpose:

*- Freedom isn’t the finish line—it’s the starting point for Spirit-led living.

*- Paul said we were called to freedom, but not the kind that makes excuses for the flesh.

*- Freedom isn’t a license to do what we want; it’s power to do what pleases God.

*- Galatians 5:13 (paraphrase): Don’t use your freedom to serve your flesh. Use it to serve others in love.

*- Bondage is restricting, but it is mostly selfish.

*- When we’re bound by sin, fear, or guilt, we can’t think of others or even God because we’re too focused on pleasing ourselves.

*- When we’re truly free, we’re no longer controlled by guilt, shame, or selfish ambition. We’re free to love. We’re free to serve.

*- Without freedom, we would still be bound to our old nature, unable to bear His fruit.

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:22-23 KJV

Lifework Assignment:

Ask yourself: “Why did Jesus free me, personally?”

To love without fear.

To serve without bondage.

To reflect His heart, not my habits.

To walk by the Spirit, not be chained to my flesh.

Expected Behavior:

Concerning my freedom, I refuse to:

waste it.

bury it in selfishness.

cheapen it by hiding behind it.

Instead, I will boldly live in freedom by serving in love, walking in truth, and setting others free.

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How to be Bold

Now when they saw the boldness and unfettered eloquence of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and untrained in the schools [common men with no educational advantages], they marveled; and they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:13 AMPC

*- boldness: freedom

*- When God supports our words and actions, boldness is not a personality trait.

*- Our boldness can only be as intense as our faith in God, and how close we are in relationship with Jesus.

29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

Acts 4:29-30 KJV

*- Did the prayer work?

31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4:31 KJV

15 For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.

16 Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].

Hebrews 4:15-16 AMPC

*- Boldness that produces power is a benefit, a privilege that only certain people can have.

*- We are humbled by God’s favor, which allows us to even speak to Him.

*- We can boldly approach Father God in prayer because His children can rightfully do so.

Lifework Assignment:

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Ephesians 3:12 KJV

*- Have an honest conversation with God concerning the level of your faith in Him, so you can increase your faith and boldness to freely and confidently come to Him in prayer—knowing He will hear and answer your prayers.

Expected Behavior:

16 And we know (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe (adhere to and put faith in and rely on) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him.

17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.

1 John 4:16-17 AMPC

*- Loving, like Jesus did when He was on Earth, gives us confidence to know that when He returns, we can face Him boldly, without fear or dread.

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How to Have Favor with God and People

A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:1 AMPC

*- favor: acceptance

*- Happiness should never be our goal. It may be the result of our goal—pleasing God.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Job 5:17 KJV

*- happy: to go straight, to advance, to be blessed.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 3:3-4 KJV

*- mercy: kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable)

*- truth: faithfulness, reliableness

*- favor: acceptance

33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not refuse or neglect it.

34 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

35 For whoever finds me [Wisdom] finds life and draws forth and obtains favor from the Lord.

*- favor: goodwill

36 But he who misses me or sins against me wrongs and injures himself; all who hate me love and court death.

Proverbs 8:33-36 AMPC

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

Psalm 5:12 KJV

*- favor: goodwill

*- Follow the favor. Don’t try to impress or compete, or you’ll block God’s favor.

*- If there’s no favor, don’t try to attract it any longer. God may be shielding you from it…

*- Our sinful flesh repeats attempts to attract, which reaps corruption. Instead, wait on God‘s favor. Never be desperate for anyone but Jesus or anything but God’s Word.

*- You’ll never need to chase what God favors you to attract.

And Jesus increased in wisdom (in broad and full understanding) and in stature and years, and in favor with God and man.

Luke 2:52 (AMPC)

*- favor: good-will, loving-kindness

Lifework Assignment:

Make this decision, and commit to it—that your life will only include mercy, truth, wisdom, and righteousness.

Expected Behavior:

We will not adopt a “wait and see what happens” mindset. Instead, we will live with intentional purpose—choosing to initiate, and when opportunities arise, respond with mercy, truth, wisdom, and righteousness.

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Where is GOD?

8 Behold, I go forward [and to the east], but He is not there; I go backward [and to the west], but I cannot perceive Him;

*- When I try to move on from this experience in my mind, I don’t sense God assisting me with the strength to accomplish the move.

*- When I reevaluate my past actions to see if I can pinpoint how I got to this place in my life, I see my acts, but God’s current thoughts about my past aren’t there…

*- When God forgives the repentant, He separates His judgment from their forgiven past. So, there’s no judgment there to be seen or known.

9 On the left hand [and to the north] where He works [I seek Him], but I cannot behold Him; He turns Himself to the right hand [and to the south], but I cannot see Him.

*- Sometimes, even when we pray about a situation, we simply can’t get a Word, vision, or impression from God.

*- God has taught us so well how to know and understand Him that there are moments He has to turn to a place reserved exclusively for Himself to hide His works from our perception.

10 But He knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates, and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous].

Job 23:8-10

*- I have come to resolve that it doesn’t matter where God is…

*- …as long as I know that He is caringly attentive to where I am in life.

Lifework Assignment

I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalm 16:8 AMPC

*- God is where we set Him in our lives, so…

*- Just as you keep essential items close to your dominant hand—whether left-handed or right-handed—for quick access and constant use, keep God involved in your every action.

Expected Behavior:

*- God desires for us to be completely dependent on Him—relying entirely on His wisdom, understanding, and guidance. We must consistently seek Him for clear and detailed instructions before taking action. However, during times when He chooses not to fully reveal His plans, we demonstrate our dependence by continuing to do what we know pleases Him until He reveals the next step of His plan. God rarely reveals to us when the next step will mark the end of our trial because He often wants us to trust Him without knowing how close we are to the end.

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What is My Value? Pt. 2

43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me and entertain Me, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me with help and ministering care.

44 Then they also [in their turn] will answer, Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?

45 And He will reply to them, Solemnly I declare to you, in so far as you failed to do it for the least [in the estimation of men] of these, you failed to do it for Me.

46 Then they will go away into eternal punishment, but those who are just and upright and in right standing with God into eternal life.

Matthew 25:43-46 AMPC

*- What if Jesus says to you on Judgment Day, “Many strangers who belonged to Me—whom I instructed you to receive—you avoided and refused to welcome into your space. When you ignored them, you ignored Me. I took it personally every time you did it. You even overlooked Me at nearly every social gathering. Because you devalued Me, the lake of fire is your punishment.”

17 Neither is new wine put in old wineskins; for if it is, the skins burst and are [a]torn in pieces, and the wine is spilled and the skins are ruined. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.

Matthew 9:17 AMPC

*- God declared 2025 as the year of change and replacement. The motor on the church’s bus door needed to be replaced, so I purchased a new one. The wrong one arrived, so I replaced it with the correct one that worked! Likewise, don’t become a devalued replacement that’s replaced because you fail to satisfy the need. Even replacements are replaced if they’re not valuable to the purpose.

21 Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.

22 Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?

23 And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].

Matthew 7:21-23 AMPC

*- People who believe they’re valuable based on their own self-assessment will be like those who stand before Jesus, listing what they did—only to hear Him say what they did not do because He never knew them. What value do we truly have if Jesus doesn’t recognize us or has never had a real relationship with us?

38 And when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You?

39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You?

40 And the King will reply to them, Truly I tell you, in so far as you did it for one of the least [in the estimation of men] of these My brethren, you did it for Me.

*- Whatever we don’t do for others, we don’t do for Jesus, and He does not place a high value on selfish people because of where He sends them in the next verse…

41 Then He will say to those at His left hand, Begone from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 25:38-41 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:

*- Let’s seriously and faithfully rededicate our lives to Jesus by repenting of selfishness and other shortcomings, and live only for God. Then, and only then, will we be authentically led in the paths of righteousness for God‘s name’s sake.

Expected Behavior:

*—We will pray often to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit so that at each encounter with others, we will know God’s will for our interaction with everyone.

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What is My Value? Pt. 1

29 Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave (consent) and notice.

30 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Matthew 10:29-31 AMPC

*- Every life holds value, which is why abortion remains a significant issue. Value isn’t measured solely by potential but also by actual performance. This principle works on Shark Tank when entrepreneurs present their product’s potential, yet investors often refuse to make a deal when past performance is weak. Potential alone carries little or no value without demonstrated results.

So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good [morally] to all people [not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what is for their spiritual good and advantage]. Be mindful to be a blessing, especially to those of the household of faith [those who belong to God’s family with you, the believers].

Galatians 6:10 AMPC

*- Whenever we have an opportunity to do good for anyone—being of use and profit to them, speaks of value in the natural, and the spiritual. Be ready because a personal encounter with someone can easily and quickly occur anywhere.

*- As the verse states, let’s constantly keep serving others on our minds, especially for Christians we fellowship with.

*- Doing good requires initiating and engaging in random and existing conversations. Avoiding encounters and communication with others directly contradicts what God and Jesus commanded. Neglecting orders is not a minor oversight but bold disobedience to a clear command. This rebellion diminishes our value, like the value of a car that often fails to start.

*Our value depends on how well we help others. Someone who attends an event has value to the host because the individual attended. According to Galatians 6:10, an attendee‘s value significantly increases when engaging with others, especially if a testimony arises from the encounter.

44 And whoever wishes to be most important and first in rank among you must be slave of all.

45 For even the Son of Man came not to have service rendered to Him, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for (instead of) many.

Mark 10:44-45 AMPC

*- What valued amount is someone who is only an attendee versus the value of the one who shows others how valuable they are to the attendee? Other fellow-attendees are valuable because they are worth the initiation and engagement of our smiles, conversation, prayer, sharing from our spiritual gifts, encouragement, etc. Trees don’t eat their fruit, and branches that don’t bear fruit are cut off—little or no value.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Take an honest look at your life and sincerely seek God in prayer about how your actions—or lack of actions—reflect your actual value and impact.

Expected Behavior:

*- We are not just called to be present—we are called to be fruitful, engaged, and impactful. Our value is demonstrated in how we see and affirm the value in others through smiles, conversations, prayer, and encouragement.

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Growth VS Fruit

And there shall come forth a Shoot out of the stock of Jesse [David’s father], and a Branch out of his roots shall grow and bear fruit.

Isaiah 11:1 AMPC

*- One reason people didn’t like Jesus was because they were jealous of His growth and fruit.

*- People get jealous of your growth and fruitfulness because they haven't produced a single person thriving in their walk with God. They speak negatively about others to mask their complacency and ineffectiveness. When you recognize this truth, you won’t be bothered by their words.

1 Uncompromisingly righteous and rigidly just are You, O Lord, when I complain against and contend with You. Yet let me plead and reason the case with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all they at ease and thriving who deal very treacherously and deceitfully?

2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouths but far from their hearts.

*- We must accept that God has blessed many people to grow and produce the fruit of prosperity—even those who speak well of Him yet remain distant from Him in their hearts.

3 But You, O Lord, know and understand me and my devotion to You; You see me and try my heart toward You. [O Lord] pull [these rebellious ones] out like sheep for the slaughter and devote and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

4 How long must the land mourn and the grass and herbs of the whole country wither? Through the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are consumed and are swept away [by the drought], because men [mocked] me, saying, He shall not [live to] see our final end.

*- Never complain about or compare your growth and fruit to those with notable power and substantial wellbeing, because to God, such complaint is wrong and a waste of time…

5 [But the Lord rebukes Jeremiah’s impatience, saying] If you have raced with men on foot and they have tired you out, then how can you compete with horses? And if [you take to flight] in a land of peace where you feel secure, then what will you do [when you tread the tangled maze of jungle haunted by lions] in the swelling and flooding of the Jordan?

Jeremiah 12:1-5 AMPC

*- One reason people’s growth and fruit may catch our attention—especially when we know their hearts aren’t right with God—is that He uses them to strengthen our endurance, preparing us to overcome challenges greater than those we currently face.

Lifework Assignment:

*- Ask the Holy Spirit to help you discover which areas of your life need growth and which areas need to produce fruit because growth has already been attained.

Expected Behavior:

18 In the early dawn the next morning, as He was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

19 And as He saw one single leafy fig tree above the roadside, He went to it but He found nothing but leaves on it [seeing that in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. And He said to it, Never again shall fruit grow on you! And the fig tree withered up at once.

Matthew 21:18-22 AMPC

*- Jesus is saying, You're still trying to grow, when it’s figs that I want.

*- More growth has been achieved in you that’s waiting for fruit than there is fruit waiting for growth.

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How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 9 (Temperance)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

*- The Holy Spirit produces love through us, giving birth to characteristics that reflect high moral standards, including temperance—the virtue of those who master desires, passions, and sensual appetites (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch).

*- Temperance is the ability to exercise restraint over one's actions, emotions, and thoughts, aligning them with God's will and moral standards—indicating a life led by the Holy Spirit's guidance.

23 Then he ordered the centurion to keep [Paul] in custody, but to treat him with indulgence [giving him some liberty] and not to hinder his friends from ministering to his needs and serving him

24 Some days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess; and he sent for Paul and listened to him [talk] about faith in Christ Jesus.

25 But as he continued to argue about uprightness, purity of life (the control of the passions), and the judgment to come, Felix became alarmed and terrified and said, Go away for the present; when I have a convenient opportunity, I will send for you.

Acts 24:23-25 AMPC

*- Paul’s sharing about righteousness, temperance (controlling passions), and the Judgement Day of Jesus Christ terrified Felix, a Roman Governor, because of his evil deeds, including stealing the woman he married.

*- Temperance is so powerful that it can instill fear in the guilty as they are confronted with the reality of their wrongdoing.

3 For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).

4 By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature.

5 For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence),

6 And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control, and in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness (patience, endurance), and in [exercising] steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety),

7 And in [exercising] godliness [develop] brotherly affection, and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love.

8 For as these qualities are yours and increasingly abound in you, they will keep [you] from being idle or unfruitful unto the [full personal] knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

2 Peter 1:3-8 AMPC

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

2 Peter 1:9 KJV

Lifework Assignment: Meditate on Acts 24:23-25 AMPC, 2 Peter 1:3-8 AMPC, and 2 Peter 1:9 KJV

Expected Behavior: We operate in the power of the Holy Spirit’s fruit—love—by exercising temperance, which enables us to control passions influenced by our natural senses.

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How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 8 (Meekness)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

*- The Holy Spirit produces love through us, which gives birth to virtuous characteristics that reflect high moral standards, including meekness—which expresses power with reserve and gentleness.

*- meekness: a quality of gentle strength characterized by humility and a calm demeanor. It is not weakness but power under control, reflecting a spirit of submission to God and consideration for others. This virtue is often associated with the fruit of the Spirit as a mark of true Christian character.

*- Meekness is ("gentle strength")

Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.

Matthew 11:29 AMPC

*- In the Greco-Roman world, meekness was often seen as a lack of courage or strength. However, in the biblical context, it is a powerful virtue that reflects the character of Christ. Jesus described His heart as "gentle (meek) and humble (lowly)," yet it was meekness that empowered Him to cast out thousands of demons, calm a storm of hurricane proportions, and perform numerous mighty acts. His strength was not in arrogance and pride but in His humble surrender to God’s will.

10 For the love of money is a root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many acute [mental] pangs.

11 But as for you, O man of God, flee from all these things; aim at and pursue righteousness (right standing with God and true goodness), godliness (which is the loving fear of God and being Christlike), faith, love, steadfastness (patience), and gentleness of heart.

1 Timothy 6:10-11 AMPC

*- For the believer, meekness is initiated by the Lord’s inspiration and sustained through His guidance and empowerment. It is a divinely balanced virtue that operates only through faith and requires total reliance on God's strength rather than our own.

22 Shun youthful lusts and flee from them, and aim at and pursue righteousness (all that is virtuous and good, right living, conformity to the will of God in thought, word, and deed); [and aim at and pursue] faith, love, [and] peace (harmony and concord with others) in fellowship with all [Christians], who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

23 But refuse (shut your mind against, have nothing to do with) trifling (ill-informed, unedifying, stupid) controversies over ignorant questionings, for you know that they foster strife and breed quarrels.

24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone and mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong.

25 He must correct his opponents with courtesy and gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth [that they will perceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it],

2 Timothy 2:22-25 AMPC

Lifework Assignment: Meditate on Matthew 11:29 AMPC, 1 Timothy 6:10-11 AMPC, and 2 Timothy 2:22-25 AMPC

Expected Behavior:

*- We rely solely on God’s Spirit to shape our thoughts, meditations, words, and actions, ensuring that the only strength the Godhead, people, and demons encounter from us is the gentle yet overpowering strength arising from meekness.

*- Also, we recognize that every strong and aggressive evil force that seeks to influence our responses is rendered powerless when the divine authority of meekness confronts and defeats every work of the devil.

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How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 7 (Faith)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
*- The Holy Spirit produces love through us, and that love gives birth to virtuous characteristics that reflect high moral standards, including faith. In this verse, faith does not refer to faith in God because the fruit of the Holy Spirit does not produce faith in God. Remember, the fruit of the Spirit is about developing our character, not God's. The faith that is love’s fruit refers to the character of one who can be relied on: faithfulness to one’s duties.

23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 23:23 KJV
*- Self-righteous people take pride in showcasing their acts of obedience while concealing their disobedience in areas where God’s expectations test the parts of their character they don’t want to change…
*- “I’ll faithfully give tithes and offerings, but I’m going to continue smoking, lying, and being lazy.”

4 I give thanks to my God for you always when I mention you in my prayers,
5 Because I continue to hear of your love and of your loyal faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and [which you show] toward all the saints (God’s consecrated people).
Philemon 1:4-5 AMPC
*- Again, this mentioning of faith is not about our faith in what God and Jesus can and will do for us, but rather our faithfulness to successfully and joyfully complete the daily responsibilities entrusted to us—consistently demonstrating that God and Jesus can depend on us no matter what happens.

So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 AMPC
*- Pure joy comes when our motive for everything we do is to demonstrate our faithfulness to God—knowing He relies on our obedience to His divine strategy and plan to unfold perfectly and successfully, including our critical role.

Lifework Assignment:
Meditate on Matthew 23:23, Philemon 1:4-5, and 1 Corinthians 10:31.
Identify the areas where you notice unfaithfulness in your life.
Find a correcting verse you can live by daily until you decide and prove you are permanently faithful to God in that area.

Expected Behavior:
Be strong, therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded. 2 Chronicles 15:7 AMPC
Each time you commit an unfaithful act, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the root cause of your failure.
Respond with faithfulness: Choose to be faithful to God only, and you’ll also be reliable to others, unto God’s glory.

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How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 6 (Goodness)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
*- goodness: uprightness (purity) of heart and life

11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
*- No matter what you’re facing or will face, always know that it is God’s good pleasure to fulfill our lives with His goodness.
12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 KJV

Personally I am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are rich in goodness, amply filled with all [spiritual] knowledge and competent to admonish and counsel and instruct one another also.
Romans 15:14 AMPC
*- rich: whose minds are as it were filled with thoughts and emotions, either good or bad
*- Just like anything that comes from fruit, goodness can be measured and tested for levels of quality.

For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life.
Ephesians 5:9 AMPC
*- Being that goodness is uprightness (purity) of heart and life, everything we do and everyone we come in contact with should experience the purest goodness available on earth through our interactions with them.

Lifework Assignment:
Meditate on 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 AMPC, Romans 15:14 AMPC, and Ephesians 5:9 AMPC this week.
Identify one area where you can actively practice goodness.
Write down what God reveals and act on it.

Expected Behavior:
Examine your heart all day: Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas for maturing.
Respond with goodness: Choose to display goodness in challenging situations.
Be a light: Demonstrate God’s pure goodness to those you know and don’t know.

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How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 5 (Gentleness)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
*- gentleness: benignity (harmless), kindness
*- gentleness is directly translated as “lovingkindness” or “steadfast love,” reflecting a similar concept of covenantal loyalty and kindness.

Or are you [so blind as to] trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God’s will)?
Romans 2:4 AMPC
*- God’s gentleness and kindness are designed to lead us to recognize our unworthiness of His grace, compelling us to humble ourselves, repent of our wrongdoing, and surrender fully to live in obedience to Him.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Colossians 3:12 KJV
*- Put on: “to sink” or “to go into”
*- Therefore, kindness is the power that causes us to only be seen as the kindness we display. It is through this meekness that we immerse ourselves, enabling us to encounter our true identity by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Gentleness is mightier than any of the following conquerors:
3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
*- When the Holy Spirit is allowed to rule in our lives, our past is cast aside, and He produces such profound gentleness and kindness that all of our former ways are completely destroyed by the transformative power of His gentleness.
Titus 3:3-4 KJV

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas in your life where gentleness is needed. Meditate on Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 2:4, and Colossians 3:12 this week. Practice sinking into gentle responses to minor or major difficult situations, and watch how God moves mightily through your humility.

Expected Behavior:
We will live in such a way that when the Holy Spirit prompts us to choose kindness, we’ll immediately embrace and demonstrate the kindness and gentleness that He produces within and through us.

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The Next President
(Presiden-Elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Tomorrow)

Romans 13:1 AMPC Let every person be loyally subject to the governing (civil) authorities. For there is no authority except from God [by His permission, His sanction], and those that exist do so by God’s appointment.
Proverbs 21:1 AMPC The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills.
Proverbs 29:2 AMPC When the [uncompromisingly] righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.

1 Timothy 2:1-3 AMPC
2 First of all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men,
2 For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way.
3 For such [praying] is good and right, and [it is] pleasing and acceptable to God our Savior,

Life in the Supernatural Pt 422
How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 4 (Longsuffering)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
*- longsuffering: patience, patient self-control, restraint and tolerance under provocation, slowness in avenging wrongs
*- More than patience—longsuffering is enduring with a hopeful expectation and a refusal to give up in the face of difficulties. It’s not a passive waiting but an active stance that invites God’s power to manifest while we’re enduring.

The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 AMPC
*- Longsuffering reflects God’s character. His longsuffering toward humanity demonstrates His desire for us to live in redemption and fullness.
*- When we practice and share our experience with longsuffering, we operate in God’s power that fulfills the promise made to those who wait patiently. Psalm 40:1, Isaiah 40:31, James 1:12)

But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:13 AMPC
*- saved: to deliver from the penalties of the Messianic judgment.

3 Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.
4 But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.
James 1:3-4 AMPC
*- We prove that we have the power of faith in God when we patiently endure our trials.

1 Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us,
*- run: a metaphor taken from the runners in a race, to exert oneself, strive hard; to spend one's strength in performing or attaining something

2 Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:
Longsuffering is not weakness—it is strength controlled and powered by the Holy Spirit in our lives while we go through trials. So, observe your future responses when troublesome situations approach or remain in your life for a season. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you with longsuffering.
Expected Behavior: Commit to allowing longsuffering to grow in your life so you can be a vessel of God’s power and a testimony to others of His faithfulness.

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 3

*- Too many Christians are choosing to remain ignorant—ignoring the truth about what it takes to produce fruit (responses) that truly pleases God.
*- Only by following the Holy Spirit can we eliminate the guesswork, as the fruit of the Holy Spirit always brings pleasure to God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
*- peace: harmony between individuals
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 KJV
*- peace: A formula of blessing and well-wishing, traditionally addressed by the Hebrews to friends as they departed, desiring that they go into a place or state of peace. Christ elevated this concept, not merely wishing peace but actively giving it—offering true wellness and divine blessing.

37 And a furious storm of wind [of hurricane proportions] arose, and the waves kept beating into the boat, so that it was already becoming filled.
38 But He [Himself] was in the stern [of the boat], asleep on the [leather] cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we are perishing?

39 And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness).
Mark 4:37-39 AMPC
*- Hush now / peace: to be silent, hold one's peace.
*- In God, we have the power to command a noisy undesirable (sickness, fear, temptation, etc.) to be silent immediately!

19 For while your loyalty and obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I would have you well versed and wise as to what is good and innocent and guileless as to what is evil.
20 And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with you.
Romans 16:19-20 AMPC
*- peace: the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is.

And the effect of righteousness will be peace [internal and external], and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.
Isaiah 32:17 AMPC
*- The impact of righteousness in our lives, and the result of allowing it to bear fruit through us, will be an unshakable peace and a steadfast, unwavering trust in God!

Lifework Assignment: Study and apply this sermon’s definitions of peace to your life.
Expected Behavior: We will have and share peace to remove undesirables from our lives and the lives of others.

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 2

*- Christians often struggle to manifest God’s power because we default to producing reason, calculations, control, and emotions—rather than cultivating the fruit that unlocks His power.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah—the Levites—helped the people to understand the Law, and the people [remained] in their place.
8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God distinctly, faithfully amplifying and giving the sense so that [the people] understood the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, This day is holy to the Lord your God; mourn not nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the Law.

10 Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold.
Nehemiah 8:7-10 AMPC
*- joy: rejoice, gladness
*- strength: used metaphorically to describe God as a refuge or stronghold for His people, emphasizing His role as a protector and source of strength.
*- Sorrowful repentance over sin is necessary, but it is not the end of the story. God’s grace and mercy restore His people and bring joy because He lovingly protects His repentant ones.

10 Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold.
Nehemiah 8:7-10 AMPC
*- How can we produce genuine joy (gladness)?
*- The Holy Spirit produces joy by revealing the good news of God’s will and purpose for our lives…
*- We are not to wallow in sorrow; instead, we are to eat, drink, and share—actions that flow from a heart filled with joy.

25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
Acts 16:25-26 KJV
*- Singing joyous praises—especially during trials—releases miraculous power.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how to live a life of authentic joy, where miracles flow naturally and become a daily part of your walk with Him

Expected Behavior:
When we live a life filled with authentic joy, we become a testimony that inspires others to trust God and believe Him for the miracles He has prepared for them.

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

How Fruit Produces Power Pt. 1

*- The reason many Christians struggle to produce miracles is that they rely on their own fruit—things like reasoning, calculations, control, and emotions—rather than producing the fruit that produces God’s power.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
*- How, then, do we stop producing our own fruit and start producing the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
*- Stop focusing on yourself and start acting according to the Holy Spirit’s leading.

*-The Law of First-Mention is the principle in the interpretation of Scripture which states that the first mention or occurrence of a subject in Scripture establishes an unchangeable pattern, with that subject remaining unchanged in the mind of God throughout the entirety of the Bible.
*-Love wasn’t mentioned in the Bible until 20 generations after Adam.

[God] said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I will tell you.
Genesis 22:2 AMPC
*- When we’re willing to sacrifice what we love, we make room for a miracle to take its place in our or someone else’s life—something greater than what was there before our act of sacrificial love.
*- If you want to experience God’s power in your life and in the lives of those you minister to, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the specific act of sacrificial love He requires of you. It is through this sacrifice that miracles will replace yours and others’ needs.

*- How do we strengthen our own belief and help others believe for their miracle?
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 KJV
*- Love has the power to transform hearts, moving them from disbelief to belief, because love makes it easier to trust and accept what once seemed impossible.
*- Miracles happen when we choose to believe and remain steadfast in faith, holding on to what God has said.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal how you can live a life of sacrificial love, allowing miracles to become a natural, daily part of your life.

Expected Behavior:
Because you live a life of sacrificial love, you will easily inspire people’s hearts to believe for the miracles God has for them, right at the moment you encounter their need.

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Suffering in God’s Kingdom Pt. 5

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (KJV)
*- The purpose of suffering was never about what caused it or when it would end. Its true purpose has always been to refine and make us better.

36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Matthew 26:36-39, 42, 44 KJV
*- For many of us, suffering begins in the mind—anticipating the suffering we must face.
*- How can we recognize when our suffering has ended? Is it when the situation resolves, a financial breakthrough occurs, or a perfect opportunity arises?
*- We know our suffering is over when we have been perfected, established, strengthened, and settled—just as Jesus was.

*- Has a recent situation tested and revealed your level of settlement? The other three qualities—perfection, establishment, and strength—lead to settlement in areas where God is preparing to build.
*- Ultimately, after enduring suffering successfully, we will say: “God has properly adjusted me to be firmly planted to endure tension so I can be a strong and solid foundation for Him to build upon.”
*- God only allows our suffering for a short while because once He has settled us as a strong and solid foundation, He’s ready to build…
*- Suffering is a sign that God is ready to build something more significant in your life.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask: “Father, You have prepared me for what You will build in my life soon. Instruct me to do all I need to do for this building process and to maintain what is built to Your standards.”

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Suffering in God’s Kingdom Pt. 4

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (KJV)

*- suffered: I am acted upon in a certain bad way; I experience ill-treatment. In a bad sense, is of misfortunes, to undergo evils and to be afflicted.

*- settle:
*- Definition: to lay the foundation of
*- Usage: I found, lay the foundation (literally and metaphorically)
*- To make stable, establish of the soul.
*- Lay the foundation, ground, settle (the area for building)
*- To lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate [make (something) physically stronger or more solid]-- (lay the) found(-ation), ground, settle.

*- Do you want to know a hidden sign in the Bible referencing the season of Jesus' return?
*- What are the top two displays of power that many preachers, primarily online, seem eager to showcase during these final days?
22 Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?
23 And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].

24 So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a [a]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.
25 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.
27 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it.

28 When Jesus had finished these sayings [the Sermon on the Mount], the crowds were astonished and overwhelmed with bewildered wonder at His teaching,
29 For He was teaching as One Who had [and was] authority, and not as [did] the scribes.
Matthew 7:22-29 AMPC

*- This final installment of this series marks the ending of a suffering season for some of us—more endings are soon to come.
*- What will God build on your life, once this suffering has caused you to be settled and solid enough for the huge structure He wants you to be the foundation for?

Lifework Assignment:
Ask: “Holy Spirit, will You please guide me how to use the meaning of "settle" in prayer so I can better understand from God, my Father, why my specific type of suffering is essential for my growth and fruitfulness?”

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

Suffering in God’s Kingdom Pt. 3

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (KJV)

*- suffered: I am acted upon in a certain bad way; I experience ill-treatment. In a bad sense, is of misfortunes, to undergo evils and to be afflicted.

*- strengthen: to make strong, to strengthen: one's soul.
*- "strength" – properly, make strong so as to be mobile – i.e., able to move in a way that achieves something in the most effective way.
*- confirm (in spiritual knowledge & power). Having and wielding knowledge & power proves strength.
*- waiting; be strong, strength, also strand of rope
*- Properly, steadfastness (firmly resolved or determined).
*- probably originally twist, stretch, then of tension of enduring

*- “What I’ve already learned through suffering is the importance of moving wisely in all my dealings. I’ve also understood that gaining God’s wisdom and direction often requires persistent prayer. I am committed to praying for these virtues, determined to avoid this kind of suffering again. From now on, I won’t decide without prayerfully obtaining what it truly entails.”

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in using the meaning of “strengthen” in prayer so you can better understand from God, our Father, why your specific type of suffering is essential for your growth and fruitfulness.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthent, settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (KJV)

*- Suffering is not a weapon meant to destroy us but a tool designed to strengthen and refine us.
*- When we say we want to grow, it's easy to blame the preacher, our bosses, or even the government. Yet many who have already grown up avoid talking about fruitfulness because it places the responsibility on their shoulders to produce what they were meant to. Actual growth brings the burden and privilege of bearing the fruit we were cultivated to yield.

*- stablish: (establish); to make firm,
Usage: (a) I fix firmly, direct myself towards,
(b) generally met: I prop, support; I strengthen, establish.
(c) "a support that fixes, plants down"; akin to "to stand," Gk root/sta, "to make stand") – properly, set fast (fix);
(d) give support to secure (firmly establish); solidly plant (which eliminates vacillation); like stereos (solid, used with reference to hardness
(e) to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm -- fix, (e-)stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen. To strengthen, make firm [by people and situations God sent to us].

*- strengthen: "strength" – properly, make strong so as to be mobile – i.e. able to move in a way that achieves something in the most effective way. Properly, steadfastness (firmly resolved or determined); strength, to make strong, to strengthen: one's soul. Bodily vigor; to strengthen, i.e. (figuratively) confirm (in spiritual knowledge and power)—[as spiritual knowledge and power proves strength] -- strengthen.

*- settle:
Definition: to lay the foundation of
Usage: I found, lay the foundation (lit. and met).
To make stable, establish of the soul.
Lay the foundation, ground, settle (the area for building)
To lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate [make (something) physically stronger or more solid]-- (lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in using the meanings of "establish," “strengthen,” and "settle" in prayer so you can better understand from God, our Father, why your specific type of suffering is essential for your growth and fruitfulness.

Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

Suffering in God’s Kingdom Pt. 1

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthent, settle you.
1 Peter 5:10 (KJV)
*- suffered: I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill-treatment. In a bad sense, is of misfortunes, to undergo evils and to be afflicted.
*- a while: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little. A short time, a (little) while. Of uncertain affinity (relationship or association); puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); brief(-ly), few, (a) little, a season, short, small, a while.

*- perfect: (a) I prepare, for his (its) full destination or use, bring into its proper condition (whether for the first time, or after a lapse). "to adjust," which is derived from "properly adjusted" – properly, exactly fit (adjust) to be in good working order, i.e. adjusted exactly "down" to fully function.

(b) To strengthen, perfect, complete, make one what he/she ought to be.

(c) To complete thoroughly, i.e. Repair (literally or figuratively) or adjust -- fit, frame, mend, (make) perfect(-ly join together), prepare, restore.

*- perfect: The term "adjusting down" refers to the action of aligning or fitting something perfectly according to a specific standard or function. The "down" aspect in katartízō (from katá, "according to, down") conveys the idea of precision and completeness in the adjustment—bringing something fully in line or order. In practical terms, "adjusting down" means carefully aligning or refining something so that it operates as it should, in proper order. It’s as if each component is precisely tuned or brought into alignment to meet its purpose, much like the way a craftsman would adjust each part of a machine to ensure it runs smoothly and effectively.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in using the meanings of "suffer" and "perfect" in prayer so you can better understand from God, our Father, why your specific type of suffering is essential for your growth and fruitfulness.

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Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

The Kings Pt. 3

So Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way [in His turn].
John 5:19 AMPC

And when He had deposed him, He raised up David to be their king; of him He bore witness and said, I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart, who will do all My will and carry out My program fully.
Acts 13:22 AMPC

Psalm 103 AMPC
19 The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His commandments, hearkening to the voice of His word.
21 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, all you His hosts, you His ministers who do His pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominion; bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul!

Lifework Assignment:
*- Read this entire Psalm at least twice to praise and pray each verse, for example:
“Lord, I praise You because You forgive [every one of] all my iniquities, and You are the One Who heals [each one of] all my diseases.”

For Verses 13-22:
*- Read this entire Psalm at least twice to praise and pray each verse, for example:
“Father, I praise You for always being compassionate and loving towards me because You know that I hold You in the highest esteem in my life. You are the One I worship with my life; I am in complete awe of You!”

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

The Kings Pt. 3

So Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way [in His turn].
John 5:19 AMPC

And when He had deposed him, He raised up David to be their king; of him He bore witness and said, I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart, who will do all My will and carry out My program fully.
Acts 13:22 AMPC

Psalm 103 AMPC
1 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits—
3 Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy;
5 Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]!
6 The Lord executes righteousness and justice [not for me only, but] for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy and loving-kindness.
9 He will not always chide or be contending, neither will He keep His anger forever or hold a grudge.
10 He has not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great are His mercy and loving-kindness toward those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father loves and pities his children, so the Lord loves and pities those who fear Him [with reverence, worship, and awe].
14 For He knows our frame, He [earnestly] remembers and imprints [on His heart] that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place shall know it no more.
17 But the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord are from everlasting to everlasting upon those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him, and His righteousness is to children’s children—
18 To such as keep His covenant [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it] and to those who [earnestly] remember His commandments to do them [imprinting them on their hearts].
19 The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His commandments, hearkening to the voice of His word.
21 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, all you His hosts, you His ministers who do His pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominion; bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul!

Lifework Assignment:
*- Read this entire Psalm at least twice to praise and pray each verse, for example:
“Lord, I praise You because You forgive [every one of] all my iniquities, and You are the One Who heals [each one of] all my diseases.”

Watch now to discover the truth about God’s ultimate priority and how it changes EVERYTHING.

Here are the author’s notes from this week’s sermon:

The Kings Pt. 2

31 Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?
33 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.
Matthew 6:31 & 33 AMPC
*- When we seek God as the priority, we won’t need to seek anyone or anything else.
*- Don’t rely on food, clothing, or home as nutrition, warmth, and shelter sources. Instead, let’s look to the One who provides our spiritual and natural needs—supplied by every word from His mouth.

*- If we don’t understand the Kings, we won’t benefit from citizenship in Their Kingdom.
The seventh angel then blew [his] trumpet, and there were mighty voices in heaven, shouting, The dominion (kingdom, sovereignty, rule) of the world has now come into the possession and become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ (the Messiah), and He shall reign forever and ever (for the eternities of the eternities)!
Revelation 11:15 AMPC
*- This verse emphasizes how God (the Lord) and Jesus (His Christ) share kingship and rule over the world.

No servant is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (riches, or anything in which you trust and on which you rely).
Luke 16:13 AMPC
*- We cannot truly have “priorities”—we can only have one priority. When we attempt to balance multiple priorities, committing to each on the same level, we create confusion. This confusion arises when we try to focus on, believe in, or simultaneously satisfy more than one crucial matter. To live effectively, we must place God as our singular priority—from which all other needs are supplied.

So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 AMPC
*- When we prioritize God, everything He tells us to think, say, or do becomes the priority. His will is not just one among many things. His will defines and directs all of our other decisions.

*- What do our Kings do, and what are They really like?
23 Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise and skillful person glory and boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me [personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character], that I am the Lord, Who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 AMPC
30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
John 5:30 KJV

Lifework Assignment:
Pray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
*- without ceasing: In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance.
*- As we strive to prioritize God in our lives, let’s never think we can pray too much when seeking His Spirit’s guidance. Let’s always verify with Him that none of our personal planned tasks take precedence over Him.

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

Sermon: The Kings Pt. 1

31 Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?
*- “Who else other than me is gonna provide my family food, clothes, and shelter?”
32 For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1 KJV
33 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.
Matthew 6:31-33 AMPC
*- God is King of the Universe because He was first (priority), and followers are of a different class.
*- The word “priority” originally entered the English language in the 1400s as a singular term meaning “first in rank, order, or dignity,” it referred to the one most important or primary thing. For 500 years, the word remained singular, emphasizing the idea of one first or prior.

*- The plural form, “priorities,” became more common in the 1900s as time management experts shifted the focus from a singular priority to multiple priorities, transforming the idea of having one singular priority into managing several competing priorities.
6 So when they were assembled, they asked Him, Lord, is this the time when You will reestablish the kingdom and restore it to Israel?

*- The plural form, “priorities,” became more common in the 1900s as time management experts shifted the focus from a singular priority to multiple priorities, transforming the idea of having one singular priority into managing several competing priorities.
7 He said to them, It is not for you to become acquainted with and know what time brings [the things and events of time and their definite periods] or fixed years and seasons (their critical niche in time), which the Father has appointed (fixed and reserved) by His own choice and authority and personal power.
Acts 1:6-7 AMPC
*- How can we manage what God has placed solely in His own power to control and manage?

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
*- before: as to approach or be presented to God, even by mere belief or constructed object…
Exodus 20:3 KJV
*- When we place ideas, schedules, people, places, or anything on the same priority list as God—even if they’re listed beneath Him, we don’t understand God isn’t one of many. He’s the only One.
*- When we divide our devotion, even in well-meaning ways, we diminish the reverence He deserves.
*- Let’s not confuse understanding and obedience. “Obviously, God first, but then there’s 2, 3, 4…”

Lifework Assignment:
We are always faithful to who or what we prioritize.If God is first on your list, take everything else off of your list. God cannot be itemized.

He uses the story of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea as an example. God split the sea, allowing the Israelites to walk through on dry ground while Pharaoh’s army pursued them. But, God didn’t give Pharaoh a warning, nor did he reveal his plans to Moses until the very last moment. The Israelites had to trust God implicitly to guide them through this impossible situation.

The message leaves listeners with a compelling question: How can we, as believers, live in peace, even when facing uncertainty and challenges? Watch and listen in to discover Apostle Shane Wall’s wisdom on finding peace in the midst of life’s storms.

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What is Happening to Me? Pt. 4

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 AMPC
*- time: as uncertain
*- chance: when things happen without any predictable, understandable, or controllable cause.
*- It’s easy to feel that our faith would be stronger if only God spoke to us directly.

*- Children often ask what will happen while watching a movie for the first time, and we respond, “We’ve never seen this movie.” They’ll ask again during the show, and we remind them that we’re all watching to find out what will happen.
*- From childhood, we all want to know what’s coming next. But part of the anticipation in watching a movie is not knowing how the scene will end. The characters have a chance to win, but will they? We don’t know because we can’t predict, fully understand, or control the outcome. Let’s all anticipate, by our faith in God, that He will work out everything perfectly because He takes perfectly great care of us!

6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 AMPC
*- Once people fully realize they only need Me, their anxiety ends immediately. I am the All-Sufficient God—nothing and no one else is needed besides Me. So, place your faith in Me and keep it there because I will never disappoint you.

*- When we declare it’s our time, and we have a chance to be prosperous, we’re acknowledging that the uncertainty of how, when, what, and where can’t be predicted, understood, or controlled. This leaves us with two choices: to put our faith in God or drive ourselves crazy trying to figure out life on our own.
Proverbs 3:5-6 AMPC
5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

*- People who give up cut off the time and chance God intended to use to prosper them, and they’ll never discover who they were meant to be.
35 Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.
36 For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36 AMPC
*- Our uncertainty is why we need to have faith and confidence in God, the One Who knows how everything will work out perfectly for us.

Lifework Assignment:
Never attempt to predict what will happen, lean on your understanding, or try to control any situation. Let God control your life, which you have given entirely over to Him.

Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

What is Happening to Me? Pt. 3

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 AMPC
*- time: as uncertain
*- chance: when things happen without any predictable, understandable, or controllable cause.

16 No king is saved by the great size and power of his army; a mighty man is not delivered by [his] much strength.
17 A horse is devoid of value for victory; neither does he deliver any by his great power.
18 Behold, the Lord’s eye is upon those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe], who wait for Him and hope in His mercy and loving-kindness,
19 To deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 33:16-19 AMPC
*- Winning against death and famine in any area of your life isn’t achieved through greatness or force. God alone frees us from the dying and starving areas in our lives.

13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated (held in relative disregard in comparison with My feeling for Jacob).
14 What shall we conclude then? Is there injustice upon God’s part? Certainly not!
15 For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion.
*- One reason time and chance happen to everyone is that God, in His sovereignty, can bypass someone’s natural advantage and elevate the person He has selected for success.

16 So then [God’s gift] is not a question of human will and human effort, but of God’s mercy. [It depends not on one’s own willingness nor on his strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God’s having mercy on him.]
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, I have raised you up for this very purpose of displaying My power in [dealing with] you, so that My name may be proclaimed the whole world over.

18 So then He has mercy on whomever He wills (chooses) and He hardens (makes stubborn and unyielding the heart of) whomever He wills.
Romans 9:13-18 AMPC
*- Who in your life causes frustration? If God, not you, allows an enemy in your life, it’s to show God’s power against them in His timing. The Bible tells us not to seek revenge and to love our enemies. If God made them your enemies in their hearts, He will bring justice for what they’ve done to you.

Lifework Assignment:
“Lord, thank You for Your mercy. Now I see that Your mercy goes beyond forgiving my sins; it gives me an advantage over those who seem to have already won due to their natural advantages.”

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What is Happening to Me? Pt. 2

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 AMPC
*- time: as uncertain
*- chance: when things happen without any predictable, understandable, or controllable cause.

1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”
Hosea 6:1-3 KJV
*- “Stop expecting to know. Your ‘not knowing’ is part of how I work. It will always feel uncertain to you when and where I will act, because you cannot predict, understand, or control how events will unfold. Your role is to have faith in Me, trusting that I am in control of the situation.”

*- “Being content with uncertainty about the specifics, but certain of My care for you, pleases Me. When you remain uncertain yet still have faith in Me, I am well pleased.”
8 Behold, I go forward [and to the east], but He is not there; I go backward [and to the west], but I cannot perceive Him;
9 On the left hand [and to the north] where He works [I seek Him], but I cannot behold Him; He turns Himself to the right hand [and to the south], but I cannot see Him.

10 But He knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates, and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous].
Job 23:8-10 AMPC
“Most people believe they are waiting for Me to give them a Word about how, when, and where. So, they place their faith in themselves and in others who speculate and guess the specifics, not realizing that they don’t need the specifics as a prophetic Word to trust Me. They only need Me—knowing how loving and caring I have always been toward them.”

Lifework Assignment:
Holy Spirit, since I deeply desire to converse with God about my situation, will You please reveal His perspective on how I should view my circumstance, so I can approach Him with the right conversation?

This is one way to begin deep conversations with God.

Using the example of Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, Apostle Wall reveals why embracing uncertainty is actually the perfect foundation for unshakeable faith. Get ready to have your trust in God elevated to a level you've never experienced before!

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

What is Happening to Me? Pt. 1

11 God said to him, Because you have asked this and have not asked for long life or for riches, nor for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to recognize what is just and right,
12 Behold, I have done as you asked. I have given you a wise, discerning mind, so that no one before you was your equal, nor shall any arise after you equal to you.
1 Kings 3:11-12 AMPC
*- Let's explore what Solomon, whom God called the wisest man ever, said about what is happening to us.

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 AMPC
*- time: as uncertain
*- It's okay and expected that we’ll be uncertain about when, where, how, or what God will do to bless us because we were never promised to know all the details. We shouldn't expect what we weren't promised. Jesus told us that the timing is in God's power and control. (Acts 1:7)

*- When we wait on the Lord, we will renew our strength and soar higher than our enemies. (Isaiah 40:31) Even though our earthly enemies may be the fastest in the race, the strongest in battle, the wisest in obtaining necessities, the most intelligent in gaining wealth, and the most skillful in winning favor, they can still lose because they rely on their own abilities instead of depending on God. We will wait on and depend on God.

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 AMPC
*- Just like time, that which is uncertain, chance happens to us as well…
*- chance: when things happen without any predictable, understandable, or controllable cause.

*- Stop expecting to predict, understand, or control the specifics of your situation. According to Jeremiah 9:24, you’re to understand and know Me. If I want you to predict, understand, or control anything, I'll let you know. Often, I withhold specifics from you because you tend to shift your faith from Me to the specifics themselves. Then, when things don't happen at your desired time, you question why what you trusted in isn't working, forgetting that your faith should be in Me, not in the specifics.

Lifework Assignment:
1. Write or type at least one situation in your life that you feel uncertain about.
2. List everything you predict, understand, and control within that situation.
3. Then pray to God, saying, “Father, I release everything I’ve listed. I choose to trust You completely to work this situation out for me and will only act as You direct me.”

In this eye-opening sermon, you’ll learn:

-Why Jesus chose only certain disciples for intimate moments

-The power of recognizing limitations in ourselves and others

-The difference between separated favor and separated damnation

-How to tell if you’re living in a fantasy world

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Jesus & Relationships Pt. 2

And He permitted no one to accompany Him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
Mark 5:37 AMPC
Six days after this, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves. And He was transfigured before them and became resplendent with divine brightness.
Mark 9:2 AMPC
And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be struck with terror and amazement and deeply troubled and depressed.
Mark 14:33 AMPC
*- Why did Jesus choose only Peter, James, and John to accompany Him during significant events?
*- If God sends someone into your life, understand their abilities and limitations to ensure they are appropriately placed in your life and you in theirs.

And when they knew (perceived, recognized, understood, and acknowledged) the grace (God’s unmerited favor and spiritual blessing) that had been bestowed upon me, James and Cephas (Peter) and John, who were reputed to be pillars of the Jerusalem church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, with the understanding that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised (Jews).
Galatians 2:9 AMPC
*- Jesus knew which of His disciples possessed the trainable characteristics needed to be in His inner circle and whom He could trust deeply. His selection highlights the importance of intimate, trusting relationships in fulfilling divine purposes. They became known as pillars in the Church of Jesus Christ.

40 But Martha [overly occupied and too busy] was distracted with much serving; and she came up to Him and said, Lord, is it nothing to You that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me [to lend a hand and do her part along with me]!

41 But the Lord replied to her by saying, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;
42 There is need of only one or but a few things. Mary has chosen the good portion [that which is to her advantage], which shall not be taken away from her.
Luke 10:40-42 AMPC
*- Be cautious of those, even in ministry, who are distracted from Jesus, who complain, and who try to distract you as well.
*- These are the ones who have left the realm of need and are now seeking to fulfill a fantasy (something that exists only in imagination). Only desire what is needful, not what is fantastic.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask yourself, “Am I distracted by fantastic things that I like to complain about, even in ministry, or am I focused and attracted to Jesus?”

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Jesus & Relationships

44 No one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws him and gives him the desire to come to Me, and [then] I will raise him up [from the dead] at the last day.
John 6:44 AMPC
*- Jesus will raise those who God draws (gives the desire to come) to Him.

But [still] some of you fail to believe and trust and have faith. For Jesus knew from the first who did not believe and had no faith and who would betray Him and be false to Him.
John 6:64 AMPC
*- Jesus knew from the beginning who among His disciples would betray Him and who would not have faith in Him.

*- Jesus did what He saw His Father do.
1 THE VISION [seen by spiritual perception] of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah [the kingdom] and Jerusalem [its capital] in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: I have nourished and brought up sons and have made them great and exalted, but they have rebelled against Me and broken away from Me.
Isaiah 1:1-2 AMPC
*- God will make people great, knowing that they will leave Him.

*- Why did Jesus still train, teach, and love them, knowing how some would react and that all would eventually leave Him?

37 All whom My Father gives (entrusts) to Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, no never, reject one of them who comes to Me].
John 6:37 AMPC
*- Jesus knew that His Father was the One Who gave the disciples to Him, and Jesus never rejected anyone God gave to Him.
*- Just because someone betrays you doesn’t mean the devil sent them. The Holy Spirit may or may not reveal who will be unfaithful to you. So, love everyone and treat them right because God sent them.

*- If your life belongs to God, however long an earthly relationship lasts, be grateful to God for His divine strategy for orchestrating your time and space.
*- The truth is that God never promised us a life devoid of trials. Tests are an integral part of the journey towards a fulfilled promise.

Lifework Assignment:
We must pray often to give God all of our past, present, and future relationships.
Past: To understand why God allowed people to treat us the way they did.
Present: To understand why God brought them into our lives and us into theirs.
Future: To use the wisdom gained from praying about the past and present.

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Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:

8 Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory (the splendor, magnificence, preeminence, and excellence) of them.
*- God allows demons to reveal what might tempt us because He takes great delight when we choose Him and His righteousness over sin.

9 And he said to Him, These things, all taken together, I will give You, if You will prostrate Yourself before me and do homage and worship me.
10 Then Jesus said to him, Begone, Satan! For it has been written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him alone shall you serve.
*- We have the authority to command demons to stop speaking and depart from us.
11 Then the devil departed from Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Matthew 4:8-11 AMPC
*- It is crucial for our well-being to have someone minister to us after we’ve endured a test or trial.

9 Then his wife said to him, Do you still hold fast your blameless uprightness? Renounce God and die!
*- Some people believe that when something undesirable happens, there’s no point in living for God anymore because He didn’t protect His righteous ones. So, how should we respond?
10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the impious and foolish women would speak. What? Shall we accept [only] good at the hand of God and shall we not accept [also] misfortune and what is of a bad nature? In [spite of] all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
Job 2:9-10 AMPC
*- The point is that God never promised we wouldn’t face trials. Tests are merely stopovers on the way to a fulfilled promise.

Lifework Assignment:
Ask the Holy Spirit to keep you focused on the destination of your life, not the stopovers.

Here are the author's notes from this message:

Don’t Tell Me What to Do

1 NOW THE serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?
*- Before we obey any devil, he must first tempt us to doubt what God said.
2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden,
3 Except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

4 But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,
5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.
*- satan never told Eve to eat the fruit, but he did insinuate. That’s the moment we’re to resist the devil.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate.
Genesis 3:1-6 AMPC
*- Never prioritize someone’s opinion over God‘s command.

12 The messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, Behold, the words of the prophets foretell good to the king with one accord. So let your word be like one of them, and speak favorably.
13 But Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, what my God says, that will I speak.
2 Chronicles 18:12-13 AMPC
*- Whether it is a person or a demon speaking to you, command them not to dictate your actions.
*- We can only take this stance when we are fully committed to serving God with our words and actions.

Lifework Assignment:
1. Ask the Holy Spirit to grant you the sensitivity to know His guidance in every situation.
2. Also, ask God for discernment, wisdom, and understanding that will give you the boldness to successfully refuse every demon's insinuations and direct commands to disobey God.

Here are the notes from this week’s message:

Why We Eat Fruit

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
*- fruit: Metaphorically, that which originates or comes from something; an effect, result; equivalent to work, act, or deed.
*- Fruit is used in the singular form, denoting that the remaining works are results from the fruit, love.

20 A man’s [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil].
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].
Proverbs 18:20-21 AMPC
*- The company we keep reflects the kind of influences we absorb.
*- All that we produce also reflects the kind of influences we absorb.

33 Either make the tree sound (healthy and good), and its fruit sound (healthy and good), or make the tree rotten (diseased and bad), and its fruit rotten (diseased and bad); for the tree is known and recognized and judged by its fruit.
34 You offspring of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil (wicked)? For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 The good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things.
36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.
37 For by your words you will be justified and acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned and sentenced.
Matthew 12:33-37 AMPC

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves. [Ezek. 22:27.]
16 You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit.

18 A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration].
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
20 Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits.
Matthew 7:15-20 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:
1. Ask the Holy Spirit what are you doing right that causes you to bear good fruit.
2. Ask the Holy Spirit if you produce corrupt fruit and why?

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Here are the message notes from this week’s sermon:

*- When a person set out to follow a Rabbi (religious teacher), people would say, “May you be
covered with the dust of your Rabbi.” This saying meant disciples walked so closely behind the Rabbi on the ancient dirt roads in Israel while he was teaching that the dust from the Rabbi’s feet covered them. Onlookers saw the dust as honorable. Likewise, as disciples of Christ today, we should aspire to walk so closely behind Him that we are “covered with His dust.”

18 Now Jesus, when He saw the great throngs around Him, gave orders to cross to the other side [of the lake].
*- Has Jesus ever felt close to you at times and distant at others, or does He seem more distant than close?
*- There is a purpose for everything Jesus said and did, especially when teaching His disciples.
*- How do you respond to Jesus when it seems He is drifting away from you?
*- How, then, do you respond after He replies to you?

19 And a scribe came up and said to Him, Master, I will accompany You wherever You go.
20 And Jesus replied to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have lodging places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.
*- As a disciple of Jesus Christ, are we willing to follow Him even when the destination and the care you’ll receive is uncertain?

21 Another of the disciples said to Him, Lord, let me first go and bury [care for till death] my father.
22 But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and leave the dead [in sin] to bury their own dead.
*- As a disciple of Jesus Christ, are we willing to obey Him over the needs of our family members or anyone or anything else that has our affectionate loyalty?
He who loves [and takes more pleasure in] father or mother more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves [and takes more pleasure in] son or daughter more than [in] Me is not worthy of Me;”
Matthew 10:37 AMPC

23 And after He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
*- As a disciple of Jesus Christ, after being fatigued from working for Him and the evening comes, are we still willing to follow and work even more for Him?

24 And suddenly, behold, there arose a violent storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered up by the waves; but He was sleeping.
25 And they went and awakened Him, saying, Lord, rescue and preserve us! We are perishing!

26 And He said to them, Why are you timid and afraid, O you of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great and wonderful calm (a perfect peaceableness).
27 And the men were stunned with bewildered wonder and marveled, saying, What kind of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!
Matthew 8:18-27 AMPC
*- As a disciple of Jesus Christ, are we willing to obey Him just as easily as the winds and the sea obey Him?

Lifework Assignment: Pray earnestly: “Holy Spirit, reveal to me anything I must do at any moment to uncompromisingly obey and follow my Lord Jesus.

Here are the notes from this week's message:

Dusty Disciples Pt. 2

*- When a person set out to follow a Rabbi (religious teacher), people would say, “May you be covered with the dust of your Rabbi.” This saying meant disciples walked so closely behind the Rabbi on the ancient dirt roads in Israel while he was teaching that the dust from the Rabbi’s feet covered them. Onlookers saw the dust as honorable. Likewise, as disciples of Christ today, we should aspire to walk so closely behind Him that we are “covered with His dust.”

19 Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Matthew 28:19 AMPC
*- Jesus never told us to make Christians; He told us to make disciples (students, hungry to learn).
*- Indeed, our goal is for people to commit their lives to Jesus. However, it's crucial that they truly understand who Jesus is first, then grasp His teachings and learn how to apply His words to their lives. Without this knowledge, they can't honestly know Him. After all, who commits to a serious relationship with someone they don't know?

*- Jesus' directive to "Go and make disciples..." essentially instructed us to inspire a desire to learn in others. How did He spark this hunger? Through sight and sound. He captivated them with unprecedented miracles and teachings. He told His disciples to "Teach them what I taught you," urging us to use similar methods to engage and educate prospective disciples…

20 Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be).
Matthew 28:20 AMPC
*- Solely based on Jesus’ teachings and training, as faithful disciples, we commit to our spiritual growth through consistent participation in congregational, small groups, and all other gatherings, alongside prayer, fasting (if medically able), and daily Bible study. These dedicated practices help deepen our understanding of God and enrich our spiritual journey.

7 And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand!
8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received, freely (without charge) give.
Matthew 10:7-8 AMPC
*- Again, sight and sound attract those who genuinely desire discipleship. Then, we continue to teach them how to successfully use sight and sound in their own lives to share their faith in Jesus with others.

*- How are we empowered to minister wisdom, understanding, and tangible miracles to others?
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Mark 16:17-18 KJV

Lifework Assignment:
We live in a world powered by energy, from starting engines with a key turn to charging our phones and flipping light switches. We rely on this power every day to meet our needs. Similarly, God invites us to energize our faith in Him, believing that everything will work through His divine power just as we trust in unseen power to activate our devices.

Therefore, ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to follow Jesus so closely that you instinctively know how to tap into His power for any need of yours or others.

Here are the sermon notes from this week!

*- At around 14 or 15 years old, young men completed their schooling and were assessed by Rabbis who visited their schools. These Rabbis selected the most exceptional students to become their disciples, using the invitation, “Follow me,” the same phrase Jesus used. (This selection was equivalent to medical or law school acceptance). The Rabbi assessed whether the young man had the potential to convey his teachings or "yoke." If selected, the disciple would leave everything behind—his hometown and familiar life—to follow the Rabbi closely, dedicating his life to emulate his mentor in every aspect, from teaching to mannerisms.

They were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on in front of them; and they were bewildered and perplexed and greatly astonished, and those [who were still] following were seized with alarm and were afraid. And He took the Twelve [apostles] again and began to tell them what was about to happen to Him,
Mark 10:32 AMPC
*- When a young man set out to follow a Rabbi, people would say, “May you be covered with the dust of your Rabbi.” This meant disciples walked so closely that the dust from the Rabbi’s feet covered them. Onlookers saw the dust as honorable. Likewise, disciples of Christ should aspire to walk so closely behind Him that they are covered with His dust.

Dusty Disciples Pt. 1

*- If a Rabbi called you to follow him, you would adopt his set of rules and teachings (to faithfully obey each ritual, no matter how strenuous). The hope was that you would someday perpetuate their ideas to future generations. A Rabbi’s set of teachings in that day was called their “yoke.” This is what Jesus was talking about when he said,

28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.

30 For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good—not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.
Matthew 11:28-30 AMPC
*- The Rabbis of Jesus’ day put a heavy yoke loaded with burdens (of rituals and commands) on men and did not help to lift them (through teaching and sharing useful wisdom). Essentially, Jesus told those with heavy rabbinical, non-scriptural burdens that the burdens were unnecessary.

18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Matthew 4:18-22 KJV
*- If the Rabbi rejected a young man, he would instruct him to go home, have children, learn your family’s business, and pray that one day you may become a Rabbi.
*- Since Jesus saw the teenagers working in their family's trade, it seems that other Rabbis had rejected them as students.
*- If we’ve ever felt rejected, please know that God protected us from something hard and harsh — saving us to follow Jesus as disciples (people who want to learn).

Lifework Assignment:
Ask Jesus to teach you daily, as a student, what He wants you to do for Him.

Voices in My Head Pt. 3

38 Whatever prayer or supplication is made by any or all of Your people Israel—each man knowing the affliction of his own heart, and spreading forth his hands toward this house [and its pledge of Your presence]—
39 Then hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart You know, for You and You only know the hearts of all the children of men,
1 Kings 8:39 AMPC
*- Devils cannot read our thoughts; only God knows them. He forgives us based on our hearts' thoughts rather than our words.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart).
Proverbs 16:2
*- While humans may justify their actions, the Lord weighs our true motives, which our thoughts reveal.

*- When God thinks about us, what are His thoughts?
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
Jeremiah 29:11
*- How God thinks about us is how we should think about ourselves because knowing God’s thoughts helps us to pray according to His will, not out of our insecurities.

My mind reels and wanders, horror terrifies me. [In my mind's eye I am at the feast of Belshazzar. I see the defilement of the golden vessels taken from God's temple, I watch the handwriting appear on the wall–I know that Babylon's great king is to be slain.] The twilight I looked forward to with pleasure has been turned into fear and trembling for me.
Isaiah 21:4 AMPC
*- Sometimes, our natural thoughts and emotions are deeply impacted when the Holy Spirit reveals something troubling to us.

46 But a controversy arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest [surpassing the others in excellence, worth, and authority].
47 But Jesus, as He perceived the thoughts of their hearts, took a little child and put him at His side
48 And told them, Whoever receives and accepts and welcomes this child in My name and for My sake receives and accepts and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me so also receives Him Who sent Me. For he who is least and lowliest among you all—he is [the one who is truly] great.
Luke 9:46-48 AMPC
*- When the Holy Spirit confirms someone's misguided thoughts, use an example to guide them towards correct thinking.

Lifework Assignment:
Pray this verse daily, following the guidance of the Holy Spirit for as long as He directs:
Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

Here are the sermon notes from this week:

Voices in My Head Pt. 2

*- What can thoughts in our heads cause in our lives if we entertain them?

10 He Who disciplines and instructs the nations, shall He not punish, He Who teaches man knowledge?
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are vain (empty and futile—only a breath).
*- vain: worthless; that which is of no value, use, or profit.

12 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law,
*- God’s Word, the Holy Bible, teaches us how to be disciplined and instructs us, so we don’t need the voices in our heads…

*- What is an enormous benefit to the Bible’s teaching, discipline, and instruction?
13 That You may give him power to keep himself calm in the days of adversity, until the [inevitable] pit of corruption is dug for the wicked.
Psalm 94:10-13 AMPC
*- God entrusts supernatural calming power to those who are taught, disciplined, and instructed by His Word.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, even to the end.
113 I hate the thoughts of undecided [in religion], double-minded people, but Your law do I love.
Psalm 119:112-113 AMPC
*- double-minded: divided, half-hearted (in a religious sense); divided (in mind), i.e. (concretely) a skeptic thought.

The thoughts of the wicked are shamefully vile and exceedingly offensive to the Lord, but the words of the pure are pleasing words to Him.
Proverbs 15:26 AMPC
*- God hates the idolatrous thoughts of the wicked, even before the thoughts become words or actions.
*- The thoughts of the wicked are idolatrous because wicked people worship (deeply respect, love) and obey thoughts that oppose God’s will and Word.

The thoughts of the [steadily] diligent tend only to plenteousness, but everyone who is impatient and hasty hastens only to want.
Proverbs 21:5 AMPC
*- thoughts: plans, purpose
*- diligent: constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything
*- plenteousness: abundance, gain, profit
*- hastens to want: rushes to poverty

Lifework Assignment:
When you're unsure or can't remember a relevant scripture in a challenging situation, seek the Holy Spirit's guidance to reveal God's thoughts on your current circumstances.

Here are the sermon notes:

Voices in My Head

28 And Peter answered Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.
29 He said, Come! So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water, and he came toward Jesus.
30 But when he perceived and felt the strong wind, he was frightened, and as he began to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me [from death]!
31 Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?
Matthew 14:28-31 AMPC
*- doubt: hesitate
When I said, My foot is slipping, Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, held me up.
Psalm 94:18 AMPC

So Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way [in His turn].
John 5:19 AMPC
*- In Matthew 14:31, Jesus mirrored the action attributed to His Father in Psalm 94:18.
In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!
Psalm 94:19 AMPC
*- These verses in Psalms appear to directly prophesy Peter's struggle with his thoughts while walking on water.

*- How can we stop hearing voices in our heads?
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8 KJV
*- “Neurological science has demonstrated that the human brain is incapable of focusing on two things at once.” -MIT Sloan Management Review
*- The voices in our heads prove we are listening instead of thinking. When we consciously think as Philippians 4:8 commands, the voices must cease.

4 When he has brought his own sheep outside, he walks on before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 They will never [on any account] follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not know the voice of strangers or recognize their call.
27 The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me.
John 10:4-5,27 AMPC

8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:
Stop listening to and ultimately obeying random voices in your head, including your own.
Prayerfully, obediently, and consciously think only according to instructions in the scriptures.

To learn more about our church, or to find out how to discover your purpose, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

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Why Jesus Prayed (Resurrection Sunday)

5 So too Christ (the Messiah) did not exalt Himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed and exalted by Him Who said to Him, You are My Son; today I have begotten You;
6 As He says also in another place, You are a Priest [appointed] forever after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek.

7 In the days of His flesh [Jesus] offered up definite, special petitions [for that which He not only wanted but needed] and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him Who was [always] able to save Him [out] from death, and He was heard because of His reverence toward God [His godly fear, His piety, in that He shrank from the horrors of separation from the bright presence of the Father].
8 Although He was a Son, He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered
Hebrews 5:5-8 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:
Pray according to your every want and need, using all of your strength and emotions toward God, not out of doubt, but out of desperate need for His miracles in your life.
Always pray while fearing God reverently and because you know He is able to save/rescue you from anything!

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What’s Back There?

12 And the [two] men asked Lot, Have you any others here—sons-in-law or your sons or your daughters? Whomever you have in the city, bring them out of this place,
13 For we will spoil and destroy [Sodom]; for the outcry and shriek against its people has grown great before the Lord, and He has sent us to destroy it.

14 And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, Up, get out of this place, for the Lord will spoil and destroy this city! But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be [only] joking.
15 When morning came, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, Arise, take your wife and two daughters who are here [and be off], lest you [too] be consumed and swept away in the iniquity and punishment of the city.

16 But while he lingered, the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, for the Lord was merciful to him; and they brought him forth and set him outside the city and left him there.
17 And when they had brought them forth, they said, Escape for your life! Do not look behind you or stop anywhere in the whole valley; escape to the mountains [of Moab], lest you be consumed.
Genesis 19:12-17 AMPC

23 The sun had risen over the earth when Lot entered Zoar.
24 Then the Lord rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of the heavens.
25 He overthrew, destroyed, and ended those cities, and all the valley and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
26 But [Lot’s] wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Genesis 19:23-26 AMPC

What’s Back There?

*- God placed nothing in our past for us.

28 So also [it was the same] as it was in the days of Lot. [People] ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 But on the [very] day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed [them] all.
30 That is the way it will be on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

31 On that day let him who is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, not come down [and go inside] to carry them away; and likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.
32 Remember Lot’s wife!
33 Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve and [a]quicken it.
Luke 17:28-33 AMPC

12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
*- If you want to go F.A.R., forget and reach! Both are required for success.
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12-14 KJV
*- Press: of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal

61 Another also said, I will follow You, Lord, and become Your disciple and side with Your party; but let me first say good-bye to those at my home.
62 Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:61-62 AMPC

Lifework Assignment:
1. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you why you like to refer to your past or other people’s past.
2. Once the reasons are revealed, realize that you must change your way and focus of thinking.
3. Stop looking back because what’s back there is not for you.

Here are the notes from this message:

*- People aren’t inherently bad or good because evil and righteousness are both learned behaviors. What is inherent is the ability to choose.

23 Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise and skillful person glory and boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me [personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character], that I am the Lord, Who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 AMPC
*- God judges because He enjoys judging everyone.

*- Why does God take pleasure in judging people?
Far be it from You to do such a thing—to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as do the wicked! Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth execute judgment and do righteously?
Genesis 18:25 AMPC
*- God wants everyone to be judged fairly and righteously, and that’s why He is the ultimate Judge.

*- Why are people in this world so corrupt and unapologetically evil?
Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:11 AMPC

*- How does God judge?
Now will I shortly pour out My wrath upon you and finish spending My anger against you, and I will judge you according to your ways and will recompense you with punishment for all your abominations.
Ezekiel 7:8 AMPC
*- God judges us according to how our ways differ from or are in accordance with His Word, the Holy Bible.

4 I said to the arrogant and boastful, Deal not arrogantly [do not boast]; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn [of personal aggrandizement].
5 Lift not up your [aggressive] horn on high, speak not with a stiff neck and insolent arrogance.
6 For not from the east nor from the west nor from the south come promotion and lifting up.
7 But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another.
Psalm 75:4-7 AMPC
*- God’s judgment decides who receives a promotion.

For the time [has arrived] for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will [be] the end of those who do not respect or believe or obey the good news (the Gospel) of God?
1 Peter 4:17 AMPC
*- God always judges His own first. Therefore, before God judges you, it’s always best to ask Him if you acted according to His will in the situation He will surely judge.

Lifework Assignment:
1. Get alone, and ask God to judge your life.
2. Type or write what the Holy Spirit says to you.
3. Ask the Holy Spirit how to correct any wrongdoing that has led to God's judgment in your life.
4. Repent and correct (admit your ways are wrong, stop sinning, and do what God says is right).

Here are the notes from this message:

By Appointment Only
1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt:
2 You only have I known (chosen, sympathized with, and loved) of all the families of the earth; therefore I will visit upon you all your wickedness and punish you for all your iniquities.

3 Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed?
*- Which one of the two agrees with God?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he has taken nothing?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where there is no trap for him? Does a trap spring up from the ground when nothing at all has sprung it?

6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people not be alarmed and afraid? Shall misfortune or evil occur [as punishment] and the Lord has not caused it?
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing without revealing His secret to His servants the prophets.
8 The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?
Amos 3:1-8 AMPC
*- Those who hear what God is saying now can’t help but prophesy.

1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job 7:1-3 KJV
*- How can we know if a trial is appointed or unnecessary?

*- How can we know if a trial is appointed or unnecessary?
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]
John 16:33 AMPC
For His anger is but for a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime or in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5 AMPC
*- We will have trials, guaranteed. We will also have power over the trial with added joy!

27 And just as it is appointed for [all] men once to die, and after that the [certain] judgment,
28 Even so it is that Christ, having been offered to take upon Himself and bear as a burden the sins of many once and once for all, will appear a second time, not to carry any burden of sin nor to deal with sin, but to bring to full salvation those who are [eagerly, constantly, and patiently] waiting for and expecting Him.
Hebrews 9:27-28 AMPC
*- appointed: [the time of death is] awaiting him or her [to arrive there]

Lifework Assignment:
1. Time belongs to God, not Jesus, the angels, or us. Therefore, never pray according to time because God appoints the time for all we receive, whether a blessing or death.
2. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you how to appropriately respond to God during each of your appointments in life.

Here are the message notes for this sermon:

Are we fully aware of what angers God?
*- Demons using us to undo what God has done.
*- Why do we think Jesus came to Earth and performed miracles?
[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].
1 John 3:8 AMPC
*- Jesus’ reason for performing miracles is the same for us performing them — to undo devils’ works.

6 For a [heathen and hostile] nation [of locusts, illustrative of a human foe] has invaded My land, mighty and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the jaw teeth of a lioness.
7 It has laid waste My vine [symbol of God’s people] and barked and broken My fig tree; it has made them completely bare and thrown them down; their branches are made white.
Joel 1:6-7 AMPC
*- The vine in this verse represents God’s people, and the fig tree represents Israel.
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
Hosea 9:10 KJV

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Matthew 24:30-33 KJV
*- Jesus referred to the fig tree in reference to His return because the fig tree represents Israel.

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.
3 For, note well, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will release from captivity My people Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.
Jeremiah 30:1-3 AMPC

*- God promised Israel that they would be their own state, but HAMAS continues fighting to overtake Israel to join the two states as one, with HAMAS controlling Israel. That’s not what God promised

*- What does the acronym H.A.M.A.S. mean? Ḥarakah al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah, meaning “Islamic Resistance Movement”
*- H.A.M.A.S. was founded in 1987. The ancient Hebrew word, ḥă·mas, means: cruelty, damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done)
*- When we see evil happening to Israel, that’s when Jesus said He’ll be at the door of His return.

Lifework Assignment:
Stay tuned to News Channels about Israel to become more aware of how close we are to Jesus’ return, and pray for Israel.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love you [the Holy City]!
7 May peace be within your walls and prosperity within your palaces!
Psalm 122:6-7 AMPC

Here are the messages notes for this sermon:

*- Why are so many evil actions done on Earth, and why won’t God exterminate wicked ways?
God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.
Genesis 1:26 AMPC
*- God gave us free will to choose whatever we want to do because He wants us to freely and wholeheartedly choose to love and obey Him.

*- What does God plan to do about all of the evil and sin in the world because it’s getting worse?!
*- Why are virtually all the events Jesus said would occur before He returns of a negative nature?

When Are We Leaving?

*- The negative nature is prophetic, noting how unrestrained sin will look and how nature will respond to God’s dissatisfaction. God, our loving Father, plans to rescue us from Earth’s increasing evil as sin becomes more normalized and legalized. Also, the approaching gloomy events are prophetic judgments on sin. Hopefully, people will now return to God. Jesus’ teachings about the end times serve as warnings and preparation to strengthen our faith, encourage us to persevere, and prepare to be ready for His return.

*- Since God won’t stop evil on the earth, how does He plan to rescue us?
51 Take notice! I tell you a mystery (a secret truth, an event decreed by the hidden purpose or counsel of God). We shall not all fall asleep [in death], but we shall all be changed (transformed)
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the [sound of the] last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead [in Christ] will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay), and we shall be changed (transformed).
53 For this perishable [part of us] must put on the imperishable [nature], and this mortal [part of us, this nature that is capable of dying] must put on immortality (freedom from death).
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 AMPC

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud cry of summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the blast of the trumpet of God. And those who have departed this life in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we, the living ones who remain [on the earth], shall simultaneously be caught up along with [the resurrected dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so always (through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
18 Therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 AMPC

*- When will God reach His limit of tolerating sin on Earth and instruct Jesus to return for us?
And He [that same Jesus Himself] is the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins, and not for ours alone but also for [the sins of] the whole world
1 John 2:2 AMPC
*- propitiation: the means of appeasing (calming God’s anger) which restored (and still restores) man’s relationship back to God.

Lifework Assignment:
Make a list of ten people who you’ll commit to share this message with.
Go to youtube.com/TheFeastoftheLord to copy today’s link after 5:00 PM today.
Be brief and persuasive, explaining why they should engage with this message.
Also, share this message in conversation with people in your life because we want people to go to Heaven.