Everyone's Blog Posts - Albert Finch Ministry2024-03-19T07:31:09Zhttp://afministry.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?xn_auth=noEMBRACING THE MINDSET OF RESTORATIONtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-19:4923022:BlogPost:7840562024-03-19T02:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ephesians 5:25-27</strong> talks about a Church that has already been sanctified through being born again in Christ and is ready and presently equipped to carry out the Great Commission of discipling the nations thereby demolishing the Kingdom of darkness.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The worst "drug" many Christians are taking today is the drug of the wrong narrative. This wrong narrative…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ephesians 5:25-27</strong> talks about a Church that has already been sanctified through being born again in Christ and is ready and presently equipped to carry out the Great Commission of discipling the nations thereby demolishing the Kingdom of darkness.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The worst "drug" many Christians are taking today is the drug of the wrong narrative. This wrong narrative says we are in the worst of days and that Jesus is coming any moment to rescue us out of the mess of these days.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">These are actually the days of the greatest Kingdom advancements ever and Jesus is going to come THROUGH us in a mighty way before He comes FOR us. When you understand Scriptures' timetable for when Christ returns, you realize that He is not coming to rescue a people or a bride but only to celebrate with a victorious people who have truly discipled the nations. (<strong>Matthew 29:19)</strong>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>EMBRACING THE MINDSET OF RESTORATION</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Acts 3:20-21 - "and that He may send [to you] Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you, 21 whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time." (AMP)</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Acts 3:21</strong> confirms to us that He is "held in the heavens" UNTIL an era of restoration has been fulfilled - that we are only just now beginning. The enemy has sold us a drug of a false narrative of the day. This "drug" disempowers more Believers than any other drug, and if you are going to be refired you have to abandon that storyline.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GOD?</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What you think about God is the most important thing about you and you need to start getting some better thoughts about God and His desire to advance His Kingdom throughout the earth through us. The Kingdom age has just begun and there is unprecedented Kingdom territory for the taking - and He wants His Bride fully engaging their Christ identity so they can be effective against the powers of darkness.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>LIVING PRESENTLY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Yes, there is also a major call upon the next generation to run with wondrous things from God, but God is speaking right now of the incredible things He has for those who have thought the sun is setting on their lives and efforts. Yes, you want to hand off the baton to the next generation, but you don't do that until you finish running your race (God's calling on your life). Your race is done when you are dead and not before. Great gains are in order for those who will bear fruit that remains for God’s Kingdom by advancing in their Christ calling.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>FAITH REVOLUTION IN OUR ACTIONStag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-18:4923022:BlogPost:7839652024-03-18T01:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our faith is not dependent on our feelings but is realized through our actions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>FAITH IS SPELLED -- R-I-S-K</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Playing it safe isn't faith. There is this tendency to have everything predictable and under control, but it results in a quite boring life with…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our faith is not dependent on our feelings but is realized through our actions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>FAITH IS SPELLED -- R-I-S-K</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Playing it safe isn't faith. There is this tendency to have everything predictable and under control, but it results in a quite boring life with little promise associated with it. God wants to have a people who are willing to go for it.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is this willingness to sink, look bad, or even be insulted that is associated with the life of faith where we are not as concerned about our reputation because our desperation has taken over.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God responds to persistence. Faith does not take "no" for an answer or quit. It is better to "go for it" with all the adventure, excitement, and wonder rather than having all the answers and everything figured out.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>STEPPING OUT ONTO THE WATER</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>2 Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It goes the same for those who, although they don't feel it, still step out into the waters with Jesus and watch Him do His miracles. Our actions speak louder than what we feel. Because, whether we feel it or not, the bottom line is whether we took action on it. Our actions make our faith complete. Faith without actions is dead. (<strong>James 2:14-26)</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>WE NEED A REVOLUTION IN OUR HEART</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A revolution is defined as a "turning." God wants to turn our lives in His direction to follow in the footsteps of faith where we live dependent upon Him in every aspect of advancing in His purpose for our lives. Revolution is also defined as a change in government. God wants to govern our lives to live in His presence with a radical faith that won't EVER GIVE UP until the result comes. (see <strong>Luke 18:1-8).</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In essence, faith is totally focused on the goal without concern of the extremes needed to get there. God has given every one of us that measure of faith, residing in us, ready to be activated in a revolutionary way. Allow God to start this faith revolution in your heart today.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Prepare for battle! Soldiers at attention! Present arms! Advance! Turn your shovels into swords; turn your hoes into spears. Let the weak one throw out his chest and say, 'I'm tough, I'm a fighter.'" - Joel 3:9-10 The Message Bible</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The call to arms to pray has never changed since the prophet Joel wrote these words.to inspire the advancing of…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Prepare for battle! Soldiers at attention! Present arms! Advance! Turn your shovels into swords; turn your hoes into spears. Let the weak one throw out his chest and say, 'I'm tough, I'm a fighter.'" - Joel 3:9-10 The Message Bible</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The call to arms to pray has never changed since the prophet Joel wrote these words.to inspire the advancing of His Kingdom in the earth.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is in prayer that we probe spiritual realities, communicate with God, access the arsenal of Heaven, and expand God's Kingdom on the earth. It is as simple as pulling aside to a quiet place and opening your heart to God, and as dynamic as tapping into the power and imagination that created the cosmos.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As with God, nothing is impossible, so it is that through expectant prayer, nothing is implausible.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>PRAYER GIVES HEAVEN PERMISSION TO INVADE EARTH</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Through this discipline, we are able to pray Heaven down to keep Hell from rising. You must fully embrace that God will never abandon you but is ever-present wanting to co-labor with you to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom as He advances His calling on your life.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As Theresa of Avila said: "All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is right here with you, living inside of you, ready to release His Kingdom through you, because <strong><em>"the Kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Every Believer is equipped with an arsenal of incredible life-altering and world-changing power.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For those who rightly esteem the privilege of accessing God's armory of possibilities, each word spoken through or by that person holds enormous, innovative potential and creative power. The Father has entreated each one of us to be involved in a dialogue that marshals angels and sets forth the weaponry of war—weaponry that impacts the spiritual realm and affects how events unfold in the natural world.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Your heavenly Father is a big God who created a big world for you to do something big in. He is always trying to communicate with you. Prayer is the means by which you engage Him in His purpose for your life and strategies for fruit-bearing for His Kingdom.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>SEAMLESS AND ETERNAL COMMUNICATION</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Heaven's communication is easily lost here where we live in the massive stream of constant stimuli, static, and distraction. This is why you must consistently clear your calendar and reconfigure your daily agenda so that you can learn the art of strategic prayer. This will allow you to plumb the depths of the Spirit, to navigate new spiritual terrain, to conquer old enemies of your soul, and to seek the revelation you need to advance in your God given destiny.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">According to <strong>Jeremiah 7:13,</strong> God is always speaking. Are you listening? Develop within you the "knowing" that you have received the messages sent.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer creates hedges of protection that keep you and your loved ones safe, provides the strategies of Heaven that will give you victory, knits you together with others of like precious faith to form the army of God, and builds within you the strength of character to see the battles through to their victorious end.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>STEPPING INTO DESTINY</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Will you be one who grabs hold of the strategic concepts of spiritual war to change your city, your state, your nation, and the world?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Like the five virgins who ran out of oil waiting for the bridegroom to come and thus missed the wedding celebration, this call will pass over those who are not filled with the Spirit and are not advancing in God’s purpose for their life</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is waiting for you to step up and become a disciplined leader in His army—a leader who knows how to equip other believers in their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the Spirit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Will you be caught ignorant, unprepared, and lacking?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." - 2 Corinthians 10:3-6</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>SANCTIONING OUR CONSCIOUSNESStag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-16:4923022:BlogPost:7840382024-03-16T19:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Me" (John 12:32).</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong>Another way we can look His words is this: <strong>"If I be lifted up, magnified and exalted to a place of consciousness in your heart, I will draw all men unto Me."</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The convictions you hold about God and yourself in Christ directly…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Me" (John 12:32).</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong>Another way we can look His words is this: <strong>"If I be lifted up, magnified and exalted to a place of consciousness in your heart, I will draw all men unto Me."</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The convictions you hold about God and yourself in Christ directly determine what you display in life. You must sanction your consciousness to rise upon Christ until He becomes tangibly touchable or real within you. It is Christ in us that gives our spirits the ability to discern and consciously feel, see, hear and become a spirit that speaks for Him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For no one can serve two masters; he or she will love the One (Christ) and despise the other. When we are aware of our right state of being (in Christ) and believe it to be truth (the spirit of truth) we will manifest that reality (Christ consciousness which manifests in the desire to help others with their spiritual lives).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DWELLING IN CHRIST</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you" (John 14:2). </em></strong> The mansion to which He referred is not just a future place of residency in Heaven for us to inhabit after we shed our earthly bodies. <strong>It is where Christ is – in a higher state of spiritual existence and being. It is</strong> <strong>incredible</strong> <strong>that we can dwell there too.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Learning to dwell in the active, life-giving power of "Christ consciousness" causes us to discover and advance in God's CALLING ON OUR LIFE. God's wisdom freely flows from eternity,</strong> reaching into the temporal realm of time, to bring about and display His divine perspectives. Prayer, dreams, and visions open the window of revelation that is from another future realm of time, which allows us to reach inside eternity to retrieve godly wisdom.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Being acutely aware of Christ in us makes all things possible. <strong><em>"You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and the light [of God's favor] will shine upon your ways" (Job 22:28).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." - Philippians 1:6</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Anytime that you are living outside of your calling, it is like being enslaved to the very thing that you are living according to at that moment.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." - Philippians 1:6</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Anytime that you are living outside of your calling, it is like being enslaved to the very thing that you are living according to at that moment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You may be like Joseph in the prison, who was favored by his father and had a big dream.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Egypt represents the worldly system. Many people don't recognize that the calling on your life (the dream you've been having) needs a breakthrough.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When Joseph was reunited with his brothers, he said, "What you intended for evil, God has turned to good" (see Genesis 50:20). Listen to what God says to you when it comes to your identity <strong>("Christ in you the hope of glory" - Colossians 1:27).</strong> The voice of the Lord is over the sound of many waters and breaks the cedars of Lebanon (<strong>Psalm 29:5).</strong> It is time to get out of where you are right now, and step into where you are supposed to be.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Many of us are in an alternative destination right now. We are trying to figure out where it is we are supposed to be and where we are to go. But where you are, looks different than where you know you're supposed to be, what you're supposed to be doing, and what you're supposed to be going towards.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jonah was supposed to go somewhere and deliver a message, but he didn't want to. He ended up on his way to an alternative destination <strong>(Jonah 2:1-10).</strong> Being delivered from where you are at is as simple as doing what you were originally asked to do.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>LIVE IN YOUR DIVINE IDENTITY</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">If you are stuck right now and feel like you are going through difficulties, the key to your breakthrough is coming to understand your Christ identity through affirming and meditating on the epistles of Paul. You will be seasoning your soul and spirit to receive the revelation you need to breakout into your Christ calling. .</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is not done with you yet. Where you are right now does not dictate or determine where you will finish. If there is anything about you that is contrary to the divine identity within you, God will bring it into perfection through and by His love.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Live! Live the life that you were meant to live. Live to the high calling that's been placed upon you, and live according to the destiny that is on your life today.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>THE CALL TO GREATNESS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is a preparation time that has to take place, growing in maturation in the things of the spirit and in the natural. They are like the young David, anointed to be king, but right back to the fields taking care of sheep. This generation was anointed and called to greatness before its time and we've been in the fields, tending sheep, and fighting off the bears and the lions. But God says, "If you cry out to Me and return to who it is that you are supposed to be and repent, you will find grace, favor, safety and provision for where you are right now and where you will be going." (God’s purpose for your life)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is time to speak to your ruins! It is time to speak to the dry bones that are in the valley of your soul and life <strong>(Ezekiel 37:3-14) .</strong> Prophesy that they shall live again and that the breath of the Lord shall be upon them. It is time to prophesy that muscle, sinew, tissue and organs shall be upon them again, and that they shall breathe, once again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Live! Live the life that you were meant to live. Live to the high calling that's been placed upon you, and live according to the destiny that is on your life today.</span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>Praying The Psalms - 8tag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-15:4923022:BlogPost:7837582024-03-15T03:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I bless the Lord at all times, I continually declare praise to Him. (Psalm 34:1)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I magnify Jesus and exalt His name as I proclaim it to others who have ears to hear and rejoice. (Psalm 34:2,3)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I seek the Lord and He answers me and delivers me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The angel of the Lord encamps…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I bless the Lord at all times, I continually declare praise to Him. (Psalm 34:1)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I magnify Jesus and exalt His name as I proclaim it to others who have ears to hear and rejoice. (Psalm 34:2,3)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I seek the Lord and He answers me and delivers me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The angel of the Lord encamps around me and rescues me from all my troubles as I call out to the Lord. (Psalm 34:6,7)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I consider and see that the LORD is always good; I am blessed as I take refuge in Him. (Psalm 34:8)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The young lions do lack and suffer hunger but a lifestyle of seeking and trusting the Lord keeps me from lack and want. (Psalm 34:10)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I never suffer guilt, shame, or condemnation since I am redeemed by the blood of Jesus and my life is in Him. (Psalm 34:22)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Lord prospers me in body, soul, and spirit as I magnify, proclaim, rejoice, and praise His name. (Psalm 35:27)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Your lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies, Your righteousness is in the Lord Jesus Christ and I am in Him. (Psalm 36:5,6)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I drink from Your refreshing stream, for You are the fountain of Life, and in Your light, I see the light that You give me. (Psalm 36:8,9)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong> Why pray the Psalm scriptures out loud? </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner which most fully expresses the power and presence of God.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>ZZ – 2622 DW2 03-14-2024 Finch Friday</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Isaiah 66:9 says, <strong><em>"Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the Lord. 'Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?' says your God."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Isaiah 46:11 says, <strong><em>"Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, be assured I will do it."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Isaiah 66:9 says, <strong><em>"Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the Lord. 'Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?' says your God."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Isaiah 46:11 says, <strong><em>"Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, be assured I will do it."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Whatever has been birthed in you, was spoken to you, either through the Word of God or through a prophetic word or from God speaking it to you Himself...whatever it was, God promises us that if He spoke it, He will bring it to pass.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God does not bring you to the moment of birth and not deliver – He is not a man that He should lie.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The very fact that you are fighting for it, travailing for it, is the undeniable truth that it already exists. It is not something you are trying to create or speak into existence, it already exists. Just as a baby already exists in a mother's womb.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Isaiah 66:7 - "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To travail means be in anguish, be pained, bear, bring forth, to wait anxiously, to be distressed.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To be brought forth means the day of birth and it means to declare one's birth.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Isaiah 66:12 - "For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are promised delivery of the very thing God has placed inside us – we are promised it will come to a time of fruition. For God says, <strong><em>"I will extend peace like a river!"</em></strong> Peace is defined as completeness, soundness, safety, soundness (in body), quiet, tranquility, contentment, -- nothing broken or missing in your life. This is what comes at the destined time of delivery.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God has a great purpose for your life. He has not made you promises that He can't bring to pass – if He said it, He will bring it to pass. There is a reward for the spiritual "baby" that you have been carrying – the reward is the delivery. And again, the very fact that you are carrying it declares that it is a completed work, something that already exists! It is already done! It is already complete! It is already yours!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Psalm 127:3</strong> says, <strong><em>"The fruit of the womb is your reward!"</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Your reward is real. It is not something you are hoping for or saying "maybe someday." No! It is already done!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Psalm 29:9</strong> tells us that the voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth. This is true for us as well. Sometimes God gives us a specific Scripture that has brought us through a season. He gives us a Scripture to stand on until we see the birth of what we are praying for.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Psalm 27:13 - "I would have lost heart, if I had not believed I would see the goodness of God in the land of the living."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We WILL see the goodness of God in the land of the living – we will – that goodness already exists and it is coming to delivery. The Lord has come and His reward is with Him. Don't let go of the promise – lay hold of all He said is yours!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>1 Thessalonians 5:24 - "Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass."</em></strong></span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><h2><strong>Power Study A 41 - Notes</strong></h2>
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<div class="k31gt"><h2><strong>Ruling In The Midst Of My Enemies</strong></h2>
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<div class="k31gt"><h2><strong>Christ Identity - Peace Affirmations</strong></h2>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God did not give me the spirit of fear but a spirit of power, of love and of self-dicipline. - 2 Timothy 1:7</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><h2><strong>Power Study A 41 - Notes</strong></h2>
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<div class="k31gt"><h2><strong>Ruling In The Midst Of My Enemies</strong></h2>
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<div class="k31gt"><h2><strong>Christ Identity - Peace Affirmations</strong></h2>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God did not give me the spirit of fear but a spirit of power, of love and of self-dicipline. - 2 Timothy 1:7</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Lord rescues me from all evil and takes me safely into His Heavenly Kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God poured out His Holy Spirit abundantly on me through Jesus Christ my Savior, so that by His grace I might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life I hope for. - Titus 3:6,7</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christ in me is the hope of glory. - Col. 1:27</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In Christ Jesus dwells all the fullnesss of the Godhead bodily. Since I am in Christ Jesus that fullness of the Godhead dwells in me. - Col 2:9</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am complete in Christ Jesus who is the head of all principality and power. - Col 2:10</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I have been raised with Christ, I set my mind on the things above, not the things that are on the earth. - Col. 3:1</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My former life is dead and my reborn life today is hid with Christ in God. - Col. 3:3</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am a believer, the mighty power of the Holy Spirit is available to me. - Eph 1:19</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am raised up to sit with Christ in heavenly places. - Eph. 2:6</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I have boldness and confident access in Christ Jesus, I glory in tribulations and not lose heart. - Eph. 3:12,13</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Out of His glorious riches He strengthens me with power through His Spirit in my inner man. - Eph. 3:16</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am coming to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, I have the richest measure of the Divine presence and am filled and flooded with God Himself. - Eph. 3:19</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I ask or think, according to the power that works in me. - Eph. 3:20</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am joined to Christ I am one spirit with Him. - 1 Corinthians 6:17</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am a child of God I am able to defeat the world. The way I have victory over the world is with my faith. - I John 5:4</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God has put His own Holy Spirit into my heart as a proof to me that I am living in Him and He is in me. - 1 John 4:13</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have an anointing from the Holy One. – 1 John 2:20</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am in Christ Jesus. - Galatians 3:28</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep my thoughts and my heart quiet and at rest as I trust in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:7</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have been made right in God's sight and at peace with God because of my faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. - Romans 5:1</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In all things I am a conqueror through Him that loves me. - Romans 8:37</span></p>
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<div class="k31gt"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am the temple of the living God. - 2 Corinthians 6:16</span></p>
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<p><strong>ZZ – 2622 DW2 03-14-2024 Ruling In The Midst Of My Enemies Christ Identity - Peace Affirmations Power Study A41 - Notes</strong></p>
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</div>STIRRING UP YOUR VISIONtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-12:4923022:BlogPost:7838442024-03-12T15:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God's spiritual nation today is all the born-again Believers that make up the Body of Christ worldwide. The only way that the Church is enlarged is through the harvest of new souls and discipling the new Believers into their Christ identity. This is how the Kingdom continues to increase. There are many parts of the world where great glory is brought to the Lord in this way. However, in many Western nations, there is a spiritual barrenness.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God's spiritual nation today is all the born-again Believers that make up the Body of Christ worldwide. The only way that the Church is enlarged is through the harvest of new souls and discipling the new Believers into their Christ identity. This is how the Kingdom continues to increase. There are many parts of the world where great glory is brought to the Lord in this way. However, in many Western nations, there is a spiritual barrenness.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"As a woman with child and about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in Your presence, O Lord. We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth; we have not given birth to people of the world". - Isaiah 26:17-18 NIV</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We have lots of activity in the Church, with many conferences, special events, prophetic and healing meetings, but very little is happening with regards to the harvesting of souls. Now the Holy Spirit is giving us this charge:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"'Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,' says the Lord. 'Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities'" - Isaiah 54:1-3 NIV).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This word follows the well-known and powerful prophecy concerning the suffering of Jesus on the Cross and His resurrection from the dead in <strong>Isaiah 53</strong>. This is the greatest revelation of God's love to us. We are compelled by His love for us to go and bring Jesus His reward that He paid for with His Blood.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We need to break out of the four walls of our church buildings and Christian meetings and GO WHERE THE LOST ARE. This stretching out of the tent and lengthening of the cords:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">does not mean enlarging your church building or building bigger church buildings,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">but it is an enlargement of our labor in the harvest.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Isaiah 9:3</strong> in the New King James Version says: <strong><em>"You have multiplied the nation and increased its joy; they rejoice before You according to the joy of harvest..."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>EXPAND YOUR PRESENT ACTIVITY IN THE HARVEST</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The enlargement that the Holy Spirit is challenging us with is to push for the multiplication of new Believers and the multiplication of new small churches in the homes of these new Believers.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is Time to Expand Your Own Activity in the Harvest!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is time for out-of-the-box thinking and action. We need our faith to increase. We need to overcome past disappointments and fears that hold us back.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"...Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand, so that we can preach the Gospel in the regions beyond you..." (2 Corinthians 10:15-16 NIV).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As a pastor, ministry leader, or house church leader, stretch out your faith and expand your own activity in the harvest. Begin to make regular calls for salvation with a short explanation of the Gospel (see <strong>Luke 24:45-49; Acts 2:37-41; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4). </strong> Even if nobody responds at first, persevere Sunday after Sunday, because in doing so, <strong>you are:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>stirring the Believers about the lost</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>and you are sharpening your sickle.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Do not give up; the breakthrough will come.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>At the same time, lead your people out to go and do door-to-door evangelism on a regular basis. Bring new believers with you as you go door-to-door.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This kind of activity in the harvesting of souls will facilitate the breaking out and reaching out to the lost souls outside of your usual sphere of influence of family, friends, and co-workers.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is great joy awaiting you in the harvest, and an eternal reward in Heaven!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>CREATING A FAVORABLE SPIRITUAL CLIMATEtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-12:4923022:BlogPost:7835982024-03-12T02:05:10.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"There is a season for everything, and a time for every event under heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We can't shift our seasons – God does that. But we can create a climate that invites Him to do the work in our hearts that prepares us for the next season.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"There is a season for everything, and a time for every event under heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We can't shift our seasons – God does that. But we can create a climate that invites Him to do the work in our hearts that prepares us for the next season.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After10 Days of praying in unity, "SUDDENLY (there was) a sound like a mighty rushing wind," and the 120 in the upper room were filled with the Spirit (Acts 2). When Paul and Barnabas experienced persecution for Christ's sake, SUDDENLY an earthquake rose up and opened the doors SUDDENLY to the jail (see Acts 16:26).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Suddenly you may shift into a promotion.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Suddenly you may shift from sickness to health.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Suddenly you may shift into greater authority in the spirit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Suddenly you may shift from a dark night of the soul to greater revelation of Christ.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Suddenly you may shift from feelings of oppression to new levels of freedom.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Believe for the suddenlies in 2024. Expect them to happen. Wait with anticipation, but understand that you have to do your part.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Like the disciples in the upper room, you need to pray.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Like Paul and Barnabas in the prison, you need to praise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In other words, you need to <strong>create a spiritual climate over your life</strong> that invites the Holy Spirit to work in your heart, in your life, and in your circumstances. Your climate change will eventually lead to a season shift that will bring a suddenly you could never make happen in your own strength.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Take heart in <strong><em>Isaiah 48:3: "I have declared the former things from the beginning and they went forth from My mouth, and I announced them. Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>UNDERSTANDING OUR RITE OF PASAGEtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-10:4923022:BlogPost:7835902024-03-10T21:30:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." - 2 Corinthians 3:18</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are born into this world into an earthly realm. We are not born into the realm of God's Spirit; that's why through Jesus we need to be born…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." - 2 Corinthians 3:18</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are born into this world into an earthly realm. We are not born into the realm of God's Spirit; that's why through Jesus we need to be born AGAIN into the spiritual realm. When you are born again, you are given the "Rite of passage" to enter from one dimension to another. From the natural into the eternal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Bible talks about the realms of glory. We are changed "from glory to glory" (<strong>2 Corinthians 3:18</strong>). So there are realms of glory not just one realm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When people are born again they begin to develop a hunger for the spiritual realm. They begin to get a feeling that there is more: there is more to this life; there is more to this place called earth. That is because the spirit now in them doesn't belong here; the spirit in them comes from above and from another realm – a heavenly place. That's why you will never be content in an earthbound realm. You were created for another environment.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>ANOTHER REALM</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When Jesus died and rose again, He purchased our salvation. But salvation includes so much more than we first think. Jesus redeemed us from the law and the repercussions of being under the law and failing to meet its demands. "We have all come short..." the apostle Paul said (<strong>Romans 3:23).</strong> Jesus redeemed us from death. He took the keys of Hell and released us from the power of the evil one.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God gave us power to transit into another realm. This other realm is His realm; it's the realm where God dwells and His angels, and it's the realm of the heavenly city and of the spiritual elements of God and His Kingdom. He made us joint heirs with Christ. It's not just when we finally get to Heaven, it's here now. His Kingdom has come among us and in us and He wants it to flow through us and advance it throughout the earth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Matthew 28:19 – “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…”</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We receive by faith the things He has provided and made available through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It's a new and living way and we should walk in it.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>RITE OF PASSAGE</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He gave you a new nature to transplant you or translate you into another realm and into the realm of eternity. This is the realm of Heaven where the presence of God dwells continually day and night. Jesus purchased you the RITE OF PASSAGE with His Blood. So that now you are not restricted or limited to the natural realm.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The supernatural realm, the realm of miracles and wonders, is yours if you will receive it. You have to believe what God says about you (your Christ identity) concerning your authority and dominion. You are a son and daughter of the Almighty God, an heir of His Kingdom.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Judges 15:15-19:</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>"He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it. Then Samson said: 'With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men</strong></em></span><br></br> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the…</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Judges 15:15-19:</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>"He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it. Then Samson said: 'With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men</strong></em></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi.</strong></em></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Then he became very thirsty; so he cried out to the Lord and said, 'You have given this great deliverance by the hand of Your servant; and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?' So God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out, and he drank; and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he called its name En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day."</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Ramath Lehi means "the hill of the jawbone," and En Hakkore means "the spring of him who prayed"!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This season the Lord is releasing the waters of refreshing for those that have become weary in battle. He is releasing a fresh anointing of His Spirit in the mouths of His remnant in this hour, and their jawbones shall be strengthened. Their words will carry the weight of His glory upon them – a weight that will become like a mighty wrecking ball to demolish and destroy the strongholds of darkness that are blocking many in the Body of Christ that are not receiving an understanding of their Christ identity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Out of the hollow of the jawbone, streams of living water shall burst forth to refresh and revive those that are thirsty to advance God's Kingdom and disciple the nations (Matthew 28:19)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Declare with your mouth wide open and He will fill it! A new and fresh jawbone anointing is coming upon His weary warriors in this hour, and with His Word in their mouths, they shall destroy the kingdom of darkness.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it," - Micah 4:1</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Climbing or ascending the Lord's mountain means that we:…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it," - Micah 4:1</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Climbing or ascending the Lord's mountain means that we:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">have the love of Jesus flowing into our heart as we move throughout the day</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">have the mind of Christ,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">listen to and obey the Spirit's prompting on a daily basis,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">and are mature sons of God in the process of understanding and implementing our calling in Christ.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We will expand our spirits with the spiritual fruits and gifts of the Spirit and demonstrate our oneness with Christ. We will learn how to bear fruit that remains for God’s Kingdom. We will also encounter fellowship with other Mountain climbers who have joined us for this eternity-long journey.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>RISE UP INTO THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What happens when God's glory is poured out upon a group (the Ekklesia) and not just one man (Solomon) or one nation (Israel)? The result is noteworthy and extraordinary and causes <strong>Isaiah 60</strong> to be fulfilled. That day is now here, and it is time for the Church, the global Body of Christ, to rise up and confirm and implement our Christ identity so that His incomparable, surpassing glory and wisdom can be demonstrated through us to the world.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The "greater works" mentioned in <strong>John 14</strong>, are simply the works of Christ living through you today, since Jesus ascended to Heaven after being resurrected from the dead and is seated at the right hand of God. We are His hands and feet on earth, and He has delegated authority to us as His sons and daughters – the Church. An "abundant life" means a life well lived: a life of equipping others to advance His Kingdom by <strong>discipling new believers into their Christ identity (Matthew 29:18) --</strong> a life of influence and purpose, and destiny and legacy.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>LIVING IN EXPECTATION AND BOLDNESS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is the most exciting time to be alive since the dawn of creation. It is time to live in expectation, boldness, faith, and confidence as we do the greater works. <strong><em>Daniel 11:32 says, "The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits."</em></strong> To truly know God and come into and spend time in His presence is to be changed and empowered to advance God’s Kingdom, through our Christ calling, bearing fruit that remains that challenges the kingdom of darkness.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Once again, in our own time, those <strong><em>"who have turned the world upside down" (Acts 17:6)</em></strong> will be found in the earth and in the Church.</span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>Power Study A 40 - Notes - Victory Over Discouragementtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-08:4923022:BlogPost:7838032024-03-08T03:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong> CHRIST IDENTITY AFFIRMATIONS:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I ask or think, according to the power that works in me. Eph 3:20</span></p>
<p><br></br> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I have boldness and confident access in Christ Jesus, I glory in tribulations and not lose heart. - Eph. 3:12,13</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong> CHRIST IDENTITY AFFIRMATIONS:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I ask or think, according to the power that works in me. Eph 3:20</span></p>
<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I have boldness and confident access in Christ Jesus, I glory in tribulations and not lose heart. - Eph. 3:12,13</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I trust the one God and Father of us all, who is above all, pervading all, and living in me. - Eph. 4:6</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am a believer, the mighty power of the Holy Spirit is available to me. - Eph 1:19</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In Christ Jesus dwells all the fullnesss of the Godhead bodily. Since I am in Christ Jesus that fullness of the Godhead dwells in me. - Col 2:9</span></p>
<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am complete in Christ Jesus who is the head of all principality and power. - Col 2:10</span></p>
<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I have been raised with Christ, I set my mind on the things above, not the things that are on the earth. - Col. 3:1</span></p>
<p><br/> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am joined to Christ I am one spirit with Him. - 1 Corinthians 6:17</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Since I am a child of God I am able to defeat the world. The way I have victory over the world is with my faith. - I John 5:4</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. - Philippians 4:13</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God will supply all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 4:19</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In all things I am a conqueror through Him that loves me. - Romans 8:37</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My eyes are fixed, not on the things that are seen, but on the things that are unseen: for what is seen passes away; what is unseen is eternal. - 2 Corinthians 4:18</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In you, O Lord, I take refuge; into your hand I commit my spirit, God of truth. (Psalm31:1,8)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You bring me out of the hidden snare, for You O Lord, art my defender; I rejoice and am glad in Your lovingkindness. (Psalm 31:4,7)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For your namesake, you will lead me and guide me, for you are my stronghold. (Psalm 31:3,4)…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In you, O Lord, I take refuge; into your hand I commit my spirit, God of truth. (Psalm31:1,8)</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You bring me out of the hidden snare, for You O Lord, art my defender; I rejoice and am glad in Your lovingkindness. (Psalm 31:4,7)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For your namesake, you will lead me and guide me, for you are my stronghold. (Psalm 31:3,4)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I confide in you, O LORD: I say, You are my God; may your face shine on your servant. (Psalm 31:14,16)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. I celebrate You, Lord Jesus, with joyous songs of salvation. (Psalm 32:7)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The LORD says, "I will instruct you. I will teach you the way that you should go. I will advise you as my eyes watch over you." (Psalm 32:8)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I rejoice and delight myself in the Lord, since I am righteous in Christ Jesus. (Psalm 32:11)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I sing to Him a new song of praise and shout for joy. (Psalm 33:3)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My soul waits for the Lord for He is my help and shield. (Psalm33:20)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My heart rejoices in Jesus because I trust in His holy name. (Psalm 33:21)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong> Why pray the Psalm scriptures out loud? </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner which most fully expresses the power and presence of God.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"The season has now changed, the bondage your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone, the rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for pruning the vines has arrived. This new day of destiny breaking forth around you... the early signs of My purposes and plans are bursting forth, the budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere; the fragrance of their flowers whispers:…</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"The season has now changed, the bondage your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone, the rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for pruning the vines has arrived. This new day of destiny breaking forth around you... the early signs of My purposes and plans are bursting forth, the budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere; the fragrance of their flowers whispers: "THERE IS CHANGE IN THE AIR..."' </em></strong> - <strong>Song of Songs 2:11-13,</strong> <strong>The Passion Translation</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">With a sense of excited expectancy, through faith, the Lord is leading us into changes that are not only bringing tremendous breakthrough, manifestation of promises, radical provision, visions of the future and hope like never before (<strong>Jeremiah 29:11)</strong> but implanting within the people of God a BIGGER seed to believe for the impossible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u> </u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>MUCH PRUNING HAS TAKEN PLACE</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are swift changes upon the people of God in 2024 that are going to be some of the greatest changes they have yet seen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There has been much pruning that has taken place to prepare the people of God to move into these changes. You have been perfectly placed now to move into greater realms of faith to believe for greater things and SEE them manifest.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As you have NOT GIVEN UP you are stepping through the threshold of CHANGES. Glorious changes! Change is in the air!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>MORE THAN WE CAN ASK OR THINK</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What He has told you and SO MUCH MORE awaits you on the other side of your perseverance and faith.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">EVERY time you have said YES,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Every time you have refused to give up,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">EVERY prayer you have prayed,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">EVERY time you have put one foot in front of the other,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">EVERY time you have delighted in Him, praised Him, He SEES IT ALL!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He has seen EVERYTHING you have sown and has not turned His face away but stored that seed in His heart to GERMINATE and now it is going to produce MORE ABUNDANCE than you can dream of.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Ephesians 3:20</strong> is the banner over you! <strong><em>"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us..."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Some of these changes upon you are going to PROPEL YOU into the next step of God’s purpose for your life. Walking through this door with Him in the spirit labeled "changes" is going to CHANGE EVERYTHING!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Get ready for a radically, glorious, heavenly revelation that leads to coming up higher in Christ, for an increased understanding of how to bear fruit for His Kingdom that remains (<strong>John 15:16)</strong> – fruit that takes you from glory to glory in your Christ calling.</span></p>
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<p> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.…</em></strong></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted. A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years." - John 5:2-5 NASB</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This passage describes how at appointed seasons, there was a supernatural activity of the Holy Spirit that shifted the atmosphere from the natural to the supernatural. In between these strategic seasons, there was a time of testing. This certainly seems to be true in our lives as well.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>How we respond in times of waiting is critical:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Will we get frustrated and move into doubt and unbelief?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Will we lower the bar of our expectation in order to avoid disappointment? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Will we take on false responsibility, acting as though the outcome all depends on our performance?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Or will we look through different eyes, and see the waiting as a divine invitation to press into something more?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>EMBRACING OUR HUNGER</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There seems to be a period of time, an occasion given by God during the waiting, for us to become so desperate that we turn our frustration into hunger instead. Hunger becomes a magnet that draws forth the supernatural activity of the Holy Spirit to invade the natural realm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Every circumstance is subject to change, and God invites us to co-labor with Him in the birthing of a new dawn, a new day and new beginnings—where God's calling on our life is unlocked and answers finally come tumbling forth!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, 'Do you wish to get well?' The sick man answered Him, 'Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.' Jesus said to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.'" - John 5:6-8 NASB</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">One greater than an angel came and declared that the waiting was over and a new period of time, not just a new season, had come. Everything changed then—and everything changes today—when Jesus, the Messiah, steps into the scene. We no longer look to the limitations of man, but rather to the limitless power of the Son of God.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">So, what is our role in this process – per the instructions of Jesus we ask, knock, and seek until the Holy Spirit answers our hunger and expectation by giving us an <strong>understanding of His purpose for our life.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It will usually at first take on the form of an instruction of something we need to carry out. Once we are obedient to doing the assignment then more is revealed. We soon come to realize that we are beginning to enjoy God’s favor on our life and wish to encourage others to do the same. We now see the true freedom of a life in Christ.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"...Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning? Those who walk righteously and speak what is right....their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them. Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and view a land that stretches afar." - Isaiah 33:14-17</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"...Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning? Those who walk righteously and speak what is right....their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them. Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and view a land that stretches afar." - Isaiah 33:14-17</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The "everlasting burning" in this verse is not Hell, but rather is speaking of God. God is an all-consuming fire, and we are to become ignited so that we are fully consumed in Him. We are to become like Him by allowing the fire of God to consume all darkness and flesh so that we will walk in a Kingdom consciousness, begin to be passionate to help others with their spiritual lives, reject evil, and begin to dwell in the high places.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>THE MOUNTAIN WHERE GOD'S FIRE DWELLS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What is the answer that the Apostle John gives?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is this: <strong><em>"...he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God..." - 1 John 4:16</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is the high place that He is calling His children to dwell in. As we come to understand and actualize our oneness with Christ, He is calling us to come to the high place where we will encounter the "burning bush" of His love, which will consume and purify every dark place—igniting even the light within us with the fire of His love. You will become a person who dwells in the fire of God.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is an invitation before each of us, right now, to come up to the mountain and ask for the fire to consume us. He will respond to our faith that says, "Yes!"</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It was upon the mountain, where Moses stood before the burning bush that introduced him to I AM. It was there that Moses began God’s purpose for his life -- <strong><em>"to be the man who would set the captives free."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We too, must ascend to the mountain of God to be consumed by Him and His love, so that we too will see our captivity overthrown; and we will be prepared to set the captives free by changing the way they think. To truly love we must become love and must believe and meditate on Jesus’ love flowing into our heart so it can flow through our lives into the lives of others.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> "Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples." </em></strong> <strong><em>- John 13:35</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>HEAVEN IS A BETTER PLACE NOW THAT THEY'RE IN IT</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When we say that Heaven is a better place because our loved one is in it, we have good intentions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What we mean is that our loved one was extremely special and that any place would be made better by their presence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">While that statement might have been true here on…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>HEAVEN IS A BETTER PLACE NOW THAT THEY'RE IN IT</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When we say that Heaven is a better place because our loved one is in it, we have good intentions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What we mean is that our loved one was extremely special and that any place would be made better by their presence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">While that statement might have been true here on earth, it simply won’t be true in Heaven. When we say this, we’re implying that Heaven isn’t perfect and that even though we’ll be in the presence of our Lord and Savior, it will be even better because of the presence of our loved one.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The implications of this statement not only increase the significance of your loved one, but also decrease the significance of God by implying that being in His presence isn’t enough.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God, in His infinite wisdom, has refrained from sharing specifics about Heaven with us. But what we can be certain of is that Heaven will be perfect. Heaven will be perfect because God is flawless, as is His dwelling place. God has allowed His children to abide in Him and to reside with Him in Heaven. Nothing, not even the presence of our loved ones, could make that better.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There will be no letdown in Heaven and no room for improvements.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>IF MY TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY, I WOULD CLIMB TO HEAVEN AND BRING YOU HOME</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The thought behind this is truly lovely; it implies that you loved someone so much and miss them so tremendously that if you collected all the tears you’ve cried, you could use them to build a stairway to Heaven. That’s a lot of tears!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This statement also implies that you would do anything to see your loved one again. This sounds like the most loving proclamation we could possibly make about someone. But in this statement we’re also proclaiming how extremely selfish and self-serving we are.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">If our loved one is in Heaven, in the presence of God, the most unloving thing we could possibly do is remove them from Paradise and bring them back to our broken earth. I guarantee that if using your tears to build a stairway to Heaven was possible, your loved one wouldn’t want to come back with you. That wouldn’t be a reflection of how they feel about you, but rather a reflection of how they feel about God.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>THEY'VE EARNED THEIR WINGS</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is another statement meant to communicate how special our loved one was; that they were so spiritual here on earth, they will certainly be honored in Heaven. While this sounds nice, and certainly paints a saintly picture of the deceased, nowhere in scripture does it say that we earn wings. <strong><em>Ephesians 2:8 says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works so that no one can boast.”</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Even if we were given wings in Heaven, they would not be something we earned -- they would be a gift. One might argue that saying someone has earned their wings is simply a figure of speech. Even so, we should strive to represent God accurately and <strong>think about the conclusions that might be drawn by an unbeliever</strong>. Instead of saying our loved one has earned their wings, perhaps we should say our loved one is now laying their treasures at Jesus’ feet.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <strong>WE'VE GAINED A GUARDIAN ANGEL</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What do we know about angels? In <strong>Hebrews 1:14</strong> the Bible calls angels <strong><em>“ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation.”</em></strong> That sounds incredible, doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want to think about their loved one becoming an angel and being a personal messenger of God? Who wouldn’t want to picture their loved one following them around, guarding them on behalf of the Lord? All of that sounds stunning and certainly expresses the love and adoration we have for our loved one. Additionally, this thought helps us feel close to our loved one as we live out the rest of our days.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The good news is that the Bible does mention angels helping humans, like when an angel of the Lord helped Peter escape prison in <strong>Acts 12. Psalm 34</strong> says the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him. <strong>Psalm 91</strong> declares<strong><em>, “God will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways”.</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">So while there are arguments to be made for guardian angels, the truth is that nowhere in scripture does it claim we become guardian angels after we die. Calling the deceased a guardian angel is a statement we need to put to rest.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>THIS GIVES US SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Because children of God have the assurance of seeing one another again, we can certainly look forward to the great reunion in Heaven. But we need to be careful not to put our loved ones on the pedestal that only God deserves to be on. If you’re only looking forward to Heaven because you’ll see your loved ones again, you should question your understanding of God and of the home He has prepared for you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is another statement that can be quite <strong>damaging to non-believers or those young in their faith.</strong> On one hand, they hear us speaking of our awe for God the Father and of the glory that awaits us in Heaven. But then, upon the death of a loved one, we take the <strong>focus of Heaven away from our Lord and instead turn it to our loved one</strong>. We should be so anxious to bow at the foot of the throne that the death and damnation of everyone we love would not diminish our anticipation for Heaven.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <strong>I'VE LOST THE BEST PART OF ME</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Most of us have someone in our life that challenges us and pushes us to be better. We love this person for who they are and for who they’ve shaped us to be. When we lose that person, it’s easy to think that we’ve lost the best part of ourselves. This statement is intended to communicate the deep bond we had with this person and that we, as individuals, simply won’t be as good at this life without them. What a testament to the character of your loved one!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">While this statement is harmless in and of itself, it wouldn’t hurt us to remember a very important truth found in <strong><em>Psalm 16:2: “I say to the LORD ‘You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.’”</em></strong> If you are a child of God, it is Christ in you that makes you good. In other words, <strong>Christ and Christ alone is the best part of you.</strong> Praise God that we can never lose Him!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>IF LOVE ALONE COULD HAVE SPARED YOU, YOU WOULD HAVE LIVED FOREVER</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When someone we love dies, we desperately want those around us to understand the depth of our love. We want everyone to know, without a doubt, that our love was as strong as humanly possible. What better way to express that love than to say that, if possible, your love would not only have spared their life, but would have kept them alive forever?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The problem with this statement is that we love with a human love, which is no match for the love of our Heavenly Father. <strong><em>Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is the quintessence of love, and yet God has still limited our days here on earth. He doesn’t spare us from death. 1 John 3:1 declares, “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” Children of God will live forever in Heaven, and it is because of God’s perfect love, not ours.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>THOSE WE LOVE DON'T GO AWAY; THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERY DAY</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>This is a statement that could really be confusing for an unbeliever, or for a new believer who is still working to understand the Bible.</strong> Speaking from experience, I know that when we lose a loved one we want to feel close to them; letting go is painful. We long for one more conversation, one more walk.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We find comfort in statements like, <strong>“those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day.” The problem is, there is no Biblical reference to back this up.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I think what we mean by this is that our loved one changed us. They helped mold and shape us into who we are. They, in a sense, are a part of us. There are pieces of them embedded in our life, so they walk with us every day; we take those pieces with us everywhere we go.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The danger with this statement is that it <strong>implies that the spirits of the dead walk among us.</strong> This could bring either fear or false comfort to the unbeliever or new believer, which is why we should choose our words carefully and think about what we’re implying.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>GOD'S GARDEN NEEDS FLOWERS</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I trust in Almighty God, and because I know His plans are perfect, I would not be put off by the idea of being a flower in God’s garden if that’s what the Bible taught; but it is not. This is a pleasant idea, though. Who wouldn't want to picture God on this throne looking out on a beautiful field of flowers with our loved ones? <strong>To an unbeliever, however, this could easily make God out to be a master game designer with us as pawns, waiting to be plucked up and replanted in His garden. This is not how we want to portray our Lord.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Perhaps this statement is meant as a metaphor; that we, as God’s children standing before His throne, are like an endless field of fragrant flowers. This creates a lovely image, but we don’t need a metaphor for an already perfect image. <strong>We should picture our loved ones bowing before the throne of God with every tongue, tribe, and nation.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We should picture them in Paradise doing what they were created to do: glorifying God and enjoying Him forever!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will He do evil." - Zephaniah 1:12 KJV</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">"Settled", according to Strongs Concordance, means to become dense -- "Lees" means dregs, old…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will He do evil." - Zephaniah 1:12 KJV</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">"Settled", according to Strongs Concordance, means to become dense -- "Lees" means dregs, old settlings!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When our hearts do not believe that the Lord is moving in our lives, we turn to other things and <strong>become dense, settled, and lukewarm</strong>. Jesus strongly warns of being lukewarm in <strong>Revelation 3:14-22. </strong> There is a grace available to us that can deliver us from an existence of <strong>passionless, feckless</strong> living to a life of being possessed by the fire of the Holy Spirit.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>SEEING WITH THE LENS OF FAITH</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are NEW creatures in Christ, old things are passed away, BEHOLD, all things are become new (see 2 <strong>Corinthians 5:17</strong>)! Behold, can you see? God is doing a new thing. See by the Spirit of the LIVING God, using all your senses with a lens of faith. Do we believe?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is available grace for new hearing! <strong><em>"If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, '"Here is the road. Follow it.'" (Isaiah 30:21).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Expect it. Listen and step out!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is available grace to perceive and receive angelic help. They are bringing tools and strategies to help us to fulfill God’s purpose for our life and bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is available grace to overcome complacency and unbelief; to break up the old ways of thinking -- through affirming and meditating on the scriptures in the epistles of Paul that have to do with our Christ identity and moving into higher and more efficient states of mind.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Grace is the divine influence of the Holy Spirit upon our hearts. Believe for and receive grace to see our true heart condition, and be empowered to break out of the old and move into the NEW!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>BRINGING HEAVEN TO EARTH</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is available grace to receive new revelation. If you hear the WORD and think "I've heard it before," you aren't hearing it with faith. There is grace to experience fresh revelation of the Word of God as active...alive...fresh and new right now! Receive revelation from the eternal realm and bring it into the earth realm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You are seated with Christ in heavenly places. Grace is upon us to behold, receive, and bring these revelations to earth in your Christ calling!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE409 DW89 ZZ – 2544 03-03-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p> </p>EMBRACING TRANSITIONtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-03-02:4923022:BlogPost:7833522024-03-02T01:30:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys." - Job 42:12 NIV</em></strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From time to time, we actually have to come out of one undertaking completely before God can…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys." - Job 42:12 NIV</em></strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From time to time, we actually have to come out of one undertaking completely before God can transition us to the next assignment in our Christ calling.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Something that is closing in our lives can make us feel like we are out of control, going to shipwreck, or worse yet, never able to rebound.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sometimes our calendars, schedules, and plans just don't line up with where God wants to take us anymore, so He decides to change our course.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long." - Psalm 25:5 NIV</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God knows what you are about to walk through and He has already prepared for it. – everything you need to carry out His purpose for your life is already present – there is nothing missing and nothing broken. Don't be afraid to share how you really feel with Him. He wants to hear what you have to say about it. At first it can feel breathtaking and even fearful, but God is there. He is in the heights, the depths, and the small steps of faith you are about to take.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>STEPPING OUT OF THE BOAT</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Some of the steps ahead will be like walking on water. Unfortunately, we don't get to pick the visibility of the water or the depth of the ocean that the Lord asks us to step out on.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?" - Psalm 139:7 NIV</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rest assured that God never closes a door unless He intends on opening something else for you. Remember<strong><em>,</em></strong><strong><em> “all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)</em></strong></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in Me will not be disappointed" (Isaiah 49:23 NIV).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE412 DW89 ZZ – 2623 03-01-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>CONTENDING FOR THE VISIONtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-02-29:4923022:BlogPost:7835122024-02-29T20:30:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The day must come when we leave the wilderness and begin to take the Promised Land of God's intention for our Christ calling. . The light of the Glory of His Presence rises upon those who understand their Christ identity and are contending for the expansion of His Kingdom in the earth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Glory -- bearing fruit that remains, they have travailed with the Father and carry His burden for the lost and for the world. Since…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The day must come when we leave the wilderness and begin to take the Promised Land of God's intention for our Christ calling. . The light of the Glory of His Presence rises upon those who understand their Christ identity and are contending for the expansion of His Kingdom in the earth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Glory -- bearing fruit that remains, they have travailed with the Father and carry His burden for the lost and for the world. Since we are in union with Him, we carry His authority and the strategies to complete His will to save and transform nations and people groups. God does not exclude any who are willing!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>ABIDING IN HIM KEEPS OUR DESIRES HEAVENLY</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">According to <strong>Ezekiel 36:36-37,</strong> first, we must ASK—we must desire to advance His purpose for our life (<strong>John 15:7</strong>) and receive it in our spirits as our calling in Christ. Second, we put our finger on His promises in scripture that apply to our calling and say, "As You have said Lord."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We hold God to His promises as David did: <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. So Your servant has found courage to pray to You. You, LORD, are God! You have promised these good things to Your servant" (1 Chronicles 17:25-26).</em></strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God cannot bless us beyond our belief, and belief will lead to action—to contending!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Job 22:28 states, "YOU SHALL DECREE A THING AND IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR YOU."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To decree a thing is to contend for it! The Hebrew word for decree also means to decide, to make a firm decision, one where we will not waver; and the Hebrew word for establish means to rise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A mature Christian will have learned the discipline of contending through much trial and tribulation and will see the rising of the vision and the dream.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>DECLARE AND DECREE</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is time for the sons and daughters of God to TAKE the Promised LAND – Time to declare and Decree. Our promised land is the fulfillment of God's purpose for our life. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Esther and Mordecai prayed, they fasted, then they decreed the deliverance of the Jewish people<strong>. (Esther 8:5)</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Lord is ready to perform His Word, saying, "TAKE OWNERSHIP! The Kingdom of God belongs to the Believers (<strong>Luke 18:16</strong>)! Set your focus on the eternal not the temporal. Ask large! Bring all your appeals and petitions before the court of Heaven; the time of fulfillment has come. Show your faith; give Him something to work with. – show Him that you are willing to disciple others into their Christ identity so they will be effective in moving His Kingdom forward. He is ready to perform His word!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE413 DW89 ZZ – 2620 02-29-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p> </p>BECOMING A BURNING BUSHtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-02-28:4923022:BlogPost:7835022024-02-28T22:30:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Luke 3:16-17 - "John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now the question is, who will burn in this generation? Who will press and receive a revelation that has the power to affect an entire group of people? The…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Luke 3:16-17 - "John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now the question is, who will burn in this generation? Who will press and receive a revelation that has the power to affect an entire group of people? The Father wants to empower His people with faith and insight that activates His plans in the earth now! He is raising up a people that will burn with revelation and release the Kingdom.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In <strong>Exodus 3,</strong> Moses is on the mountain of God when he encounters a burning bush. From the midst of fire, the voice of the Lord spoke, calling him back to purpose. There is a desperate need in this hour for people to hear clear direction and encounter the fiery presence of God. A sense of lethargy and confusion has gripped the hearts of many.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>BURNING FOR HIS GLORY</u></strong></span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God's voice dwells in the midst of the fire! We are not just to look for burning bushes but we are actually to become burning bushes for His glory as we demonstrate and carry His love and His Kingdom into the world through dying to our personal agendas as we carry out our Christ calling! Fire consumes the sacrifice of our self-life as we bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom. (<strong>Romans 12:1-2)</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"For our God is a consuming fire." <sub>-</sub> Hebrews 12:29</em></strong></span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are called to burn for Him and be voices of awakening. The Father desires to set regions ablaze with holy fire, but it will take surrendered ones who have come to understand their Christ identity and are burning. There are heavenly plans for transformation, awakening, and outpouring, but the plans look much different than the wisdom of man.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It will take those who fully yield and obey to give birth to Heaven's agenda for this hour which includes discipling and equipping the Body of Christ into and understanding of their Christ identity.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Mark 9:49 - "For everyone will be salted with fire."</em></strong></span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You must push forward with your spiritual eyes open and carry a strong spirit of faith and authority in advancing in His purpose for your life. Cast out all false spirits and shake off their attacks.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You are called to burn for Him!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You are called to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom and gain ground.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You are called to be a Heat Seeker!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Feel His cross, feel His blood – it is real, it is truth. He is alive forevermore and SO ARE YOU!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE414 DW89 ZZ - 2618 02-28-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>MOVING FORWARDtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-02-28:4923022:BlogPost:7834052024-02-28T02:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." - Isaiah 55:1</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And again, the Spirit of the Lord says: <strong><em>"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires,…</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." - Isaiah 55:1</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And again, the Spirit of the Lord says: <strong><em>"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely" (Revelation 22:17).</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When the Bride becomes so mature, and we realize our union (oneness) and readiness with the Holy Spirit, we will say what the Spirit is saying – that is one word: <strong><em>"Come!" (Revelation 22:17b).</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>THE VALUE OF HUNGER AND INTIMACY</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Those who are hungry and thirsty will be satisfied. It's time to drink the living water of life and begin to bear fruit that remains for His advancing Kingdom. Creation is groaning and waiting for you to know your identity in Him (see <strong>Romans 8:19, 22</strong>). The maturity of the Bride in waiting is to cultivate the oil of intimacy with the Holy Spirit while we are waiting for His return. In the meantime, equip the Church body in:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Their Christ identity,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Their Right Standing with God, and</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Walking in the Spirit,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">so they can preach the Gospel with signs following – no excuses! Those who were the five wise virgins knew how to wait in intimacy (<strong>Matthew 25:2)</strong>. It's a heart issue! We need to position ourselves to expect and receive the love of Jesus in our heart continuously so we can minister that love to others by discipling them into their Christ identity. By doing this and walking in the Spirit we can experience the glory of His presence all the day long.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>THE FULLNESS OF TIME</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results" - Matthew 9:16</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The word "patch" in <strong>Matthew 9:16</strong> is the Greek word "pleroma," and it means filling up, fullness, fullness of time, supply, completion, patch. It is the same word used in <strong><em>Ephesians 1:10 - "that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth – in Him."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Allow the Lord to use you as an ambassador to release spiritual mandates and decrees so that He may activate angels to do His word and His bidding. These flames of fires and ministering spirit are ready to be released and to charge the front-lines of your battles.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Lion of the tribe of Judah has roared. Those who hear and see beyond the thunder and lightning in His voice, hear and see the visions of His heart regarding the advancing of His Kingdom -- have received a revelation of their CALLING in Christ Jesus. There is acceleration in the glory. Move swiftly at the sound of Heaven and you shall be rewarded, as a son -- now.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE419 DW89 ZZ – 2617 02-27-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>UTILIZING OUR TRUE IDENTITYtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-02-26:4923022:BlogPost:7833122024-02-26T22:27:22.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." - Revelation 4:1, AMP</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As we set our agendas aside in 2024 and come to Him -- we receive more than we could ever ask for and move you into a position that we never knew was possible."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> …</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." - Revelation 4:1, AMP</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As we set our agendas aside in 2024 and come to Him -- we receive more than we could ever ask for and move you into a position that we never knew was possible."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>STEPS TO POSITIONING FOR REVELATION:</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>1)</strong> Schedule consistent time to spend with the Lord, as you would any appointment.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>2)</strong> Set aside your normal agenda and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>3)</strong> Steward well the revelation and instructions you have received previously through action.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God's invitation has been extended to all who desire to come and receive revelation. The revelation you receive is to be birthed this season. Declaration of these revelations will ignite the sparks for God to move you out of the confines and limitations of what you have experienced in the past.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>STEPPING THROUGH THE THRESHOLD WILL REVEAL YOUR NEXT STEP</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is time to step all the way over the threshold (<strong>Revelation 4:1</strong>) to receive clarity. We will not be able to fully see if we are straddling the doorway. We have to be fully committed and step over. As we do, we will see the revealing of our next steps.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>SEASON OF GREATER ANOINTING</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Just as Gideon originally believed he was the weakest and the least, and then came to know the truth that he was indeed a mighty man of valor, we also must come to understand our Christ identity through affirming and meditating on the epistles of Paul.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Once the truth of his identity was established, Gideon was given an assignment from God with a great anointing</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">which led to an understanding of God’s purpose for his life.. (<strong>Judges 6:12-15).</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Lord is calling you to step into your calling in Christ, so the greater anointing can come upon you. Like Gideon, when he stepped into his identity, the Holy Spirit will come upon you in greater power (<strong>Judges 6:34).</strong> As you begin to believe in your oneness with Christ – you will step into God's PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE -- the greater anointing with greater power.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>AWAKENING OF THE GENERATIONS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Being known by our anointing will unite us. Being labeled with the truth not only unites us, it releases strength beyond our expectation. God is calling us to arise, as the called generation, and take our positions operating in our anointing to move His Kingdom forward bearing fruit that remains.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Stand up and prophetically step over your threshold into this new season and declare:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>I affirm and meditate on the epistles of Paul every day until I receive a true understanding of my Christ identity.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>I expect revelation as I ask, knock, and seek to advance my Christ calling.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>I step into a fruit-bearing season advancing God’s Kingdom.</strong></span></li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is speaking to many people at this time that angels are waiting at your wall! Take heart, for that situation you are facing is about to become a miracle zone.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The walls of an ancient city were where watchmen stood guard<strong><em>. "Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,…</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God is speaking to many people at this time that angels are waiting at your wall! Take heart, for that situation you are facing is about to become a miracle zone.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The walls of an ancient city were where watchmen stood guard<strong><em>. "Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings" - Isaiah 58:12</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A wall can represent an obstacle. Nehemiah wept when he heard the walls of Jerusalem were broken down, and the city's gates burned with fire. Nehemiah prayed, he interceded. And then, he realized God had appointed him to go and help rebuild that wall himself.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Like Nehemiah, God has appointed you to a wall. Your "wall" is an assignment God has given you. An influence that is uniquely yours – something He has given you to protect, watch over and build. It is your Father's promise to you – your Christ calling. l</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>ANGELS AT YOUR WALL: It's Time To Show Up</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hear your Father say<strong><em>,</em></strong> "Don't stop asking, seeking, and knocking. Don't stop calling on Me. Don't rest, when it comes to prayer." <strong><em>-</em></strong> <strong><em>Luke 11:9, 18:7</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>"I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give Him no rest till He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth."</em></strong> <strong><em> -</em></strong> <strong><em>Isaiah 62:6-7</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What does it mean to cry out to your Father day and night? It means that when people all around you are resting, you are wrestling. Others may be lukewarm, but you are fanning the flames because passion is burning on the inside of you. You are being fueled, not by your own strength and energy, but by the fire of the Holy Spirit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gradually, there comes a shift in your prayers –</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> "this is what You said, and this is how it is going to be. I command every power of darkness to release the destiny of this wall in Jesus name. I speak life. I say, 'Let that promise spring forth, in Jesus name!'"</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Earth-shifting, obstacle-busting, angel-employing prayer starts with simply showing up.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>ANGELS AT YOUR WALL: It's Time to Rise up</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"See, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me."</em></strong> <strong><em> -</em></strong> <strong><em>Isaiah 49:16</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As you rise, take your place and pray and take action, expecting a shift to take place. You have moved into the miracle zone. He answers your prayer through the influence of the Holy Spirit upon people's hearts, and through sending angels about His work. But you and others will clearly see the hand of God moving. And glory will be given – not to a human instrument, or an angelic instrument – but all glory will go to Jesus. For you have stepped into your divine appointment.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE425 DW89 ZZ – 2613 02-25-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <strong><em>"Yes, I long to come to know Him; that is, the power of His resurrection, and so to share with Him His sufferings as to be continuously transformed by His death, in the hope of attaining, in some measure, the resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead." - Philippians 3:10-11</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We must guard our spirit concerning attitudes and things that can…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <strong><em>"Yes, I long to come to know Him; that is, the power of His resurrection, and so to share with Him His sufferings as to be continuously transformed by His death, in the hope of attaining, in some measure, the resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead." - Philippians 3:10-11</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We must guard our spirit concerning attitudes and things that can hinder the "quality" of our spiritual life. When we neglect to value and maintain His presence in our daily life experience, we will gradually lose our interest in daily communing with the Lord. Our understanding of spiritual principles will become clouded and deteriorate, and we will be robbed of His best for us.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>POWER OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Negative thoughts or things, if not dealt with, will gradually eat away the progress that we have made toward our becoming spiritually mature. Any spiritual sensitivity that has developed within us will become dull and we will begin to feel that the Lord is far away and no longer interested in us.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>WORLDLY ATTACHMENTS AND RELATIONSHIPS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">If we are sincere in our desire for His best, all attachments and relationships that are not compatible with His will and <strong>PURPOSE for us,</strong> or do not enhance His workings within us, must be brought to the Cross, and left there. Only then will we be established on a firm foundation and capable of cultivating an active, abiding friendship with Jesus.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>ADVANCING IN HIS PURPOSE FOR OUR LIFE</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As we continue in our times of daily communion with the Lord COUPLED WITH AFFIRMING AND MEDITATING THE SCRIPTURES THAT CONFIRM OUR CHRIST IDENTITY, our perception and understanding of spirituality, and of spiritual things will increase. We will have an increasing desire and ability to respond to and value His abiding presence and workings to bring us into a lifestyle of moving from glory to glory as we bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom through our Christ Calling.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As we continually experience His person our eyes are opened to see from His heavenly perspective. This would including discipling other Believers into their Christ identity and encouraging them to ask, knock, and seek until they come to understand God’s purpose for their life so they will be effective in advancing His Kingdom.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We have the potential to believe impossibilities into reality.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Everything is possible for him who believes."</em></strong> <strong><em>- Mark 9:23</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE436 ZZ – 2611 DW89 2-24-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>MAGNIFY THE LORDtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-02-24:4923022:BlogPost:7830632024-02-24T05:30:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. " - Philippians 1:20</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The enemy sometimes attempts to MAGNIFY fear over health issues through his lies. The enemy is attempting to MAGNIFY FEAR with his lies and false decrees to…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. " - Philippians 1:20</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The enemy sometimes attempts to MAGNIFY fear over health issues through his lies. The enemy is attempting to MAGNIFY FEAR with his lies and false decrees to keep Believers bound. But the truth is, there is a key to break these health issues and cycles in their lives.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>RANDOM PHYSICAL/WEIRD SYMPTOMS BROKEN</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The definition of "magnify" is:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Praise highly; glorify. SYNONYMS: to enhance, boost, expand, intensify.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord," - Luke 1:46</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">But right now, MAGNIFY NOT the symptoms. Magnify NOT the health issues with your focus. MAGNIFY THE LORD!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Be FEROCIOUS in your FOCUS on FAITH and PRAISE! The enemy is looking for the agreement with the symptoms so he can magnify FEAR, but as you MAGNIFY HIM there shall be MAJOR, sudden alignments and miracles in HEALTH and BODIES!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together!" - Psalm 34:3</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>RADICAL RESTORATION AND ALIGNMENT</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Intentionally LOOK AWAY from the health issues, from the random/weird symptoms, and MAGNIFY the Lord instead. Magnify the name of JESUS for who He is and His Word, and His ability to heal your body<strong>. See in your minds eye Jesus coming and placing His hands on your head and the afflicted spot. Decree the word "ALIGNMENT" and the power in JESUS' name and EXPECT manifestation.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>SMOKESCREEN SYMPTOMS</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Believers who battle these random/weird symptoms are the ones where the enemy has been whispering lies of: "This is what's wrong with you..."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Many fear for their lives and have a strong sense of foreboding, thinking things like, "Is this going to come upon me?" Don't listen to his lies -- many have been assaulted by this spirit of fear manifesting in their physical bodies for years and for some, their whole life.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>ASSAULTED BY THE SPIRIT OF FEAR</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The enemy is coming against you, lying to you about what is to come. You've been in the constant cycle of fear over your body and health, and the enemy is lying to you to trap you again in another foreboding cycle of SMOKESCREEN SYMPTOMS</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Repent of aligning with fear and trust Him and KNOW that what is before you is strength, restoration of body and increase. DISAGREE with his lies and MAGNIFY HIM!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Expect His Spirit to break fear and release Kingdom keys for divine health. Physical restoration is upon you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Decree "NO MORE!" and watch as the tormenting fear regarding health flee.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>"Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified." - Psalm 40:16</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE427 DW89 ZZ – 2609 2-23-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>1 Samuel 10:22 - "Therefore they inquired further of the Lord, 'Has the man come here yet?' So the Lord said, 'Behold, he is hiding himself among the baggage."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are those who have been born again in Christ and have not yet stepped out of hiding. Shame, fear, and rejection have held you back. You've struggled to walk in your true Christ identity as sons and daughters. You've questioned…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>1 Samuel 10:22 - "Therefore they inquired further of the Lord, 'Has the man come here yet?' So the Lord said, 'Behold, he is hiding himself among the baggage."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are those who have been born again in Christ and have not yet stepped out of hiding. Shame, fear, and rejection have held you back. You've struggled to walk in your true Christ identity as sons and daughters. You've questioned and doubted that God would have such great plans for you. You've wondered if you have what it takes. You've entertained thoughts such as, "It's safe here. If I don't step out, I won't risk failure. No one will see my weaknesses or my flaws if I stay in hiding. I can't get hurt if I hide."</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>REJECT PARALYZING MIND-SETS</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Isaiah 43:19 - "Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Do not sell out to these lies. Come out from the baggage that holds you back, that keeps you from moving forward. Come out of the mindset that keeps you paralyzed, unable to move. Let go of the former things – past failures, past rejections. God is doing a new thing. He's calling you out from among the baggage and leading you into a place of kingship. This place of kingship is where you've always belonged.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As you take the steps to move out of hiding, you will experience the reality of the peace that surpasses all understanding (<strong>Philippians 4:7).</strong> This peace creates courage; a courage to face your circumstances head-on without fear of failure and with the ability to walk in absolute faith in the victorious outcome, no matter what comes your way.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Isaiah 41:10 - "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's time to believe God! It's time to believe God will do exactly what He said He will do concerning you and your calling in Christ. It's time for you to come to understand your Christ identity and step into God's <strong>PURPOSE</strong> for your life. God has chosen you. He has called you, anointed you, and only you can do what it is that God has called you to do. If you take the steps to come out of hiding, you will begin to see the favor of God in your life in ways you've never experienced. You will experience the glory of God manifested in your life and through your life benefiting the spiritual lives of others. This manifestation of His glory will no longer be a dream but a reality as you begin bearing fruit that remains for His advancing Kingdom through your Christ calling.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Deuteronomy 31:6-8</em></strong> <strong><em>- "Be strong and courageous...The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE428 ZZ – 2608 DW88 02-22-2024</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>UTILIZING TIME AND SEASONtag:afministry.ning.com,2024-02-22:4923022:BlogPost:7829702024-02-22T00:00:00.000ZFAITHhttp://afministry.ning.com/profile/FAITH
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's important to know the times and seasons you're in, so you don't miss your widow of breakthrough. <strong><em>Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter</em></strong><em>..."</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Many are in a season of transition and crossing over to a new place God has prepared for them as the advance in their Christ calling.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It's important to know the times and seasons you're in, so you don't miss your widow of breakthrough. <strong><em>Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter</em></strong><em>..."</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Many are in a season of transition and crossing over to a new place God has prepared for them as the advance in their Christ calling.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Deuteronomy 11:10-12 says, "For the land which you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot like a garden of vegetables. But the land into which you are about to cross to possess, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of Heaven, a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year."</span></em></strong> You're getting ready to crossover into a place of promise the Lord has prepared for you in this season.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">To cross over and possess the promise, it is necessary to go through the valley of Baca (<strong>Psalm 84</strong>). Right before times of breakthrough, God will often lead us through narrow and tight places. The pressure and the closed-in feeling many have been feeling is by walking through that narrow place. Many die spiritually or get stuck in the hallway of transition because they stop moving forward; they don't have the endurance and stamina to go through because the do not fully understand their Christ identity.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Psalm 84:5-7 - "How blessed is the man whose strength is in You... Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength."</em></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God brings us through narrow places because not everything can go with us into our new season. We have to leave the baggage from our last season. You're in a hallway right now, attached from your last season to your new season. To reach your breakthrough you have to go through.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>STAY CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT</u></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There's a reward for those who diligently seek the Lord <strong>(Hebrews 11:6)</strong>. "Diligently" is defined as constant in effort; persistent in doing anything. God is looking for those who will stay consistent and persistent.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Psalm 23:4 (TPT) says, "Lord, even when Your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for You already have! You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of Your love takes away my fear. I'll never be lonely, for You are near."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sometimes God's path for our lives will take us through the dark places but we are never alone, He is with us. David says, <strong><em>"...fear will never conquer me, for You have already have!"</em></strong> What conquers you will lead you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In <strong>Psalm 84:6</strong> its says that as they walked through the weeping valley it began to change to a place of overflow. You have to continue to go through the valley because each step is prophesying and bringing transformation to your valley. Your valley of weeping is turning to a place of refreshing and overflow.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><u>ACTIVELY WAIT</u></strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Psalm 84:7 says, "They go from strength to strength..."</em></strong> "Strength" means might, ability, wealth, force. Strength to strength comes when we learn to wait upon the Lord.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Isaiah 40:29-31 says, "He gives strength to the weary, and to him who has no might He increases power. Even youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly. But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, hope in Him] will gain new strength and renew their power. They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not grow tired."</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When we wait on God it's an active waiting. It becomes a place of exchange and renewal. As you wait you begin to mount up, ascend, and arise. It's not something you have to force, it naturally occurs when we dwell with the Lord.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God wants you to catch the wind of His Spirit in this hour and begin to soar to breakthrough and new places in your Christ calling through the realm of the Spirit. Your promise is waiting on the other side of your weeping. Keep pressing through. Breakthrough is your portion as you learn to bear fruit that remains for God’s advancing Kingdom!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DRE429 ZZ – 2606 DW88 02-21-2024</strong></span></p>
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