A Brand New You on the Horizon

Matthew 9:16-17 Jesus tells us that we cannot put new wine in old bottles and old garment onto new garment. The old wine skin has already ran its course and the new wine causes the old wine skin to expand and burst the old wine skin and waste at the same time the new wine. Some of us are waiting on fresh revelation but operating on old wine skin. If God was to expand in us we would start leaking. There are some old issues that have ran its course in life. You are at a point where you can't function at that old level anymore. Jesus parables was symbolic of a traditional mind trying to understand and contain the things of the Spirit. Because of the pursuit of God, you have to break some traditional things. Ephesians tells us to be renewed in the spirit of our mind.

The old man has to be done away with so that the new man can shine. We need to cast aside, let fall, and put off the old wine skin of our mind. Don't mix what God is about to do with the old mindset. Some of us are dressing up the flesh but our spirit man is stinking. Some of us need some deliverance so that God can make some fresh deposit in the inside of us. The wine is symbolic of the newness that God is willing to do in our lives. Jesus is saying that I want to make a deposit but we are not expanding our minds. You have to shift from poverty to a mindset of prosperity. We need the faith to shift. Your shift will not be determined by the money that you have but according to your righteousness of living with God. We need to start applying the word of God to shift. God has everything for you; don't allow your current situation to distract you from believing God's word.

Somethings are designed to frustrate you on purpose. Many of us are on trial because of our man cannot cross over. Today crucify the flesh and old habits because your prosperity is equivalent to your intimacy. Evaluate where you are. God is trying to make a fresh deposit into your spirit. Because of your issues, if God is to deposit into you, then we are going to leak out his deposit. God wants to give us some new skin because he has fresh revelation for us.

If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then obviously you are not working the text. God has to get pass your tradition and how you thought about him. In these times, you will know them who walk by faith. Don't evaluate your checkbook, evaluate your spiritual life. Know that God is going to bring you out with a plan. The spirit of prosperity will always war against the spirit of poverty. The spirit of prosperity will not allow poverty to rule your mind. Prosperity is going to rule on the inside of you. Your situation is going to force you to operate into faith. Get into the presence of God, write down your plan and move forward in God.

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From the Pastors Corner

The Family Affair

In the times before Jesus, there was no mercy given to the rebellious or stubborn children. But we see that when Jesus came he warned that it was better that you would not be born than to hurt a child. Luke 15 talks about the prodigal son and how he was so impatient with his father that he could not even wait for his father to die to ask for his inheritance. Many of us are striving and trying to maintain our family because we don't know how to cover our family. There are a lot of dysfunctional family, but the best thing that you can do for your family is to give them Jesus. Give your children Jesus if they happen to mess up in life and no one is able to help them at least they know that Jesus is going to help them.

Some of us are dysfunctional because we don't know how to talk to our family. So now you have family and familiar spirits. These familiar spirits can torment your family. These familiar spirits are trying to affect your children. You know that the patterning in which you were raised you cannot allow your children to grow up in the same way. You cannot allow the same mistakes. If you don't allow the Holy Spirit to guide you in your family affairs, the Devil will always have access. If the family is under attack then the church will be under attack. We have to learn how to recognize the enemy.

As a family, what should the family come in agreement on. You need to prepare a place and time so that the family can come in agreement on one accord. Ask yourself, where should we be in the next five years. What are our goals as a family. Every family should have a vision and everyone should be going to school or work concerning the vision of the family. Sit down and plan as a family so that your children's children can be blessed, the favor of God will show up. As a family, there should be a line of defense so that the enemy can't have access to what God has for us. If a family is not able to recognize the Devil, the will be stuck in the blame game. The Devil is a liar, that is not the plan of God.

Your reward is in your children. They are a reflection of you. If we can line up and structure our family to be blessed, then the favor of God will show up and bless you. Implement the plans of God so that you will not have to go through repeatedly. Most of the family are not on one accord; we have to stop. If there is no healing and deliverance brought to the family, the church will remain dsyfunction. Thank God for the Holy Spirit causing the family to return to Him.

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From the Pastor's Corner

Walking in the Divine Favor of God

Luke 2:49-52 let us know that Jesus was about his father's business and he increased in wisdom and stature and favor with God and mine. The verb of favor means to be pleased with and to be graciously received. Favor pays a debt when you are in need. Jesus was given the spirit of God without measure. God wants us to walk in a level of favor that is birth out of righteousness. There is some situations where your giving is important but when you are in God's presence he can bless you financially. You will be blessed by being in God's favor. You don't have to buy God's favor. Get into God's presence and watch his favor work on your behalf.

If you can get into God's presence, start living righteous then watch how you get God's divine favor. It will free you up from relying on your finances. Hebrews 11:6 "He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." If you can just get in God's presence, he will reward you. Don't allow fear to keep you from operating in the favor of God. Test the waters and see how God will operate on your behalf. Don't be afraid to ask for the favor. It is established that you can be blessed by the favor of God. Now shift in another level of favor in God; there is another level of faith in God. Ephesians 1:3-9 are some divine instructions. Verse 3 that God has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Verse 4 also lets us know that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. It is all about Jesus. Grace and favor is connected together. We have redemption and everything in him according to his grace.

Your favor in the Lord has brought you so far but now your favor has exhausted now. Therefore you now have to walk in the favor of God. At this time in life you have by design, maxed out your favor. God is going to give you his favor after his good will to operate in your life. If seeking God is the measure of your favor; then you really can't complain about the favor that you have in your life. Your favor is lining up to how you are seeking God. When you are holy and living right it positions you so that the favor of God can operate in your life. You have to step up to another level of consecration in Christ, then you will see the favor of God operating in your life. Re-evaluate your spiritual walk with God. If you seek God more, then you position for the favor of God to come. The problem is that we are not in Him! Get in the favor of God and then all of creation has to respond to what God has for you. Go back to the word and start doing this by the book. We are up for evaluation because God is about to visit us. If you don't start doing this by the book you are going to miss out on your promotion and inheritance.

This next level of favor is your inheritance. You are suppose to have it. Be holy, be without blame so that it can position you to receive God's favor. There is another level of favor that needs to be in effect to receive all that you need from God. Apply the word of God. This level of favor is birth out of righteousness.

You want to walk in the favor of God continuously. Jesus said that he must be about his father's business and then he increased with God and with man. If you can establish the favor of God, then you don't have to worry about anything else. Some of you need the divine favor of God to operate in your life. We need to shift but it requires that we be holy and without blame.

Always Seek the Truth!
From the Pastor's Corner