Sunday's Message 8/9/2020

 Hello Prophetic Company,

Sunday's powerful, foundational message was entitled "The Spirit of the Letter".  Pastor, led by the Spirit and grace of God continued to emphasize the importance of our foundations being laid solely on Christ as the center irrespective of our entrance to Christianity.  The call of the week is to "come out of the American-style way of church which is based on a humanistic way of thinking".  

Enjoy your time in the Lord!

Scripture References & Highlights

Foundational Scriptural Pillars:

• 2 Corinthians 3:4-6, 
• Paul's confidence in the Church at Corinth was not founded on human resources but because of the Divine One (Holy Spirit worked in them)
• 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
• His confidence was not in his own abilities but in the Spirit of God
• 1 Timothy 1:12
• Paul thanked God and Jesus for putting him into ministry
• Jeremiah 31:31-34
• a new covenant is coming where God will be our God and we will be His people
• He will write his Word on their hearts
• Luke 22:20
• Jesus spoke of the new covenant in reference to His own blood that would be poured out soon
• Philippians 3:9
• Paul states that he gives up his own righteousness based in the old covenant to accept by faith the new covenant based on Jesus Christ
• Important that we understand the message of the Gospel.
• Paul was raised in the letter of the law but was encountered by the Spirit of the letter.
• For transformation to happen in the life of others there must be some truth

Message Scriptures:

• 2 Timothy 3:16
• all scriptures are spirit-inspired words by God to instruct us in truth, correct, prepare and equip us
• John 5:39
• the scriptures testify of Jesus Christ
• John 17:3
• eternal life means to know and experience the true God and Jesus Christ
• Luke 24:25-27
• Jesus unveiled the revelation of Himself throughout scriptures from Moses and all the other prophets
•  Genesis 3:15 (God's Prophetic Word - the entrance of His Truth)
• Christ is the seed spoken of that will bruise the head of satan
• James 3:13-15
• the wisdom that causes bitter jealousy or competition hiding in our hearts is not from God but from a human way of thinking

 

Nuggets for the Week

• The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil represents a human's grasp for wisdom apart from God; absent of His Spirit
• God was not caught off guard by Adam and Eve's sin.  Genesis 3:15 shows God's prophetic plan through Jesus Christ to redeem and reconcile man back to Himself
• The Spirit of the Letter is Christ
• Come back to the storyline of knowing Christ
• Anytime we analyze our own situation without consulting God, we're going to miss Him

Entrance of the Storyline (Christ)

Justification - Sanctification - Glorification

This will put us on the pathway of entrance to Christ irregardless of how we came into the church building 

Reflections

• If we don't enter into Christianity through God's prescribed way, it will be very difficult to understand any scripture or message because there is no Spirit to connect it to our spirit

Pastor's Prayer & Key Takeaway for the Body

• Swift obedience, following the nudging of the Holy Spirit, even if it doesn't make sense.  Be swift to obey.
• If we do not enter into the storyline of Christ, we will find ourselves striving and using our own humanistic viewpoint which is devilish
• God made us for His own pleasure
• We have the Spirit of the Letter walking with us now
• We will carry out God's ecclesiastical purpose here in the earth

Prayer this Week

• Continue praying Ephesians 1:17-18, 3:16-17 and Philippians 1:9-11

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