Sunday School - December 23, 2012

[Albert Finch]

Affirmation: There is nothing more important in life than giving myself to my destiny - the purpose of God for my life.

As we step out in faith and let go, God will be asking us to exchange hard structured lives of security for foldable tents of faith so that He can bring us into our promised destiny. - Garris Elkins
"And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith - for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. - Hebrews 11:9

You may have to sacrifice your reputation with your friends to have an encounter with your destiny. Only one thing will propel you to the point where you don't care what anybody thinks about you, and that is passion! - Tommy Tenney

"Your message burns in my heart and bones, and I cannot keep silent, Lord." - Jeremiah 20:9

We should view difficulties as servants, placed in our circumstances to accomplish a higher purpose. - Wade Tayor

Affirmation: The divine nature permeates my soul, transforms my mind, transplants my heart, and transfigures my spirit.

We cannot be in Christ and be a failure! We are clothed in His beauty, His purity, His authority, His name and His love. It is impossible to be in Christ and be a failure. - Kathi Pelton

You can easily step into the anointing to preach the gospel and to disciple believers. If we are filled with the Word and Spirit, then wisdom will flow from our heart and mouth. - Patricia King

"It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." - Philippians 2:13

Hunger is something we must cultivate, just as David did. He fed his hunger by feeding himself with revelations and remembrances of God. He'd lie on his bed at night and ponder about Him, and think about God and His goodness. - Keith Miller

The best way to set your heart on the higher realm is to ask the Holy Spirit to soften and transform it. Ask Him to reveal Jesus to you is such a way that you will fall in love with Him in a fresh and real way. - Rob Meyers

Affirmation: I am holy now in everything I do, just as the Lord is holy, who invited me to be His child.

There is a level of life we can reach where we practice "thanksgiving as a lifestyle" - when difficulty comes along, we have a huge inventory of blessings instantly accessible to bring us into His presence as well as the joy and delight He has over us. - Bill Johnson

"Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him, bless His name." - Psalm 100:4

The very moment you feel drawn toward God is the moment to turn toward Him. Simply lean toward Him with a heart full of love and trust. Do this while you are driving or dressing or eating or while others are talking. - Francois Fenelon

Are you willing to be part of God's army of intercessors and stand in the gap? - T. A. Lewis
"So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found on one." - Ezekiel 22:30