From Springs To Rivers Of Abundance Of Blessings [Sermon Note]
Pastor Stephanie
The Lord knows what we all need. We have been entrusted with this beautiful gospel. We have been redeemed and we don’t have to go through depress and victory.
Heaven came down. All of us came from the spiritual realm and we can continue to live in this realm.
All of us here are ordinary fishermen but God called us. Greater things each one God called us
Each name He renamed us is for a purpose for God to call us to be
Very soon, God is calling us to be with Him
When Jesus came out, the people saw Him as a carpenter.
God transformed us to become like Him
Step out into the world without fear.
The God of Abraham. Our tithing and giving is to God of El Elyon, the possessor of Heaven and earth
When we receive the Lord Jesus, was there any condition?
Believe and acknowledge (confess) Jesus as my Lord and Saviour.
Lord means Master
From this day forth, Jesus Christ is my Lord
The blood of Jesus washed me and I buried with Him and i rose with Him
Our Source, Lord and Master is Jehovah
There is a response there. Abraham was never under the law.
The law came in after Abraham
Give without fear.
Fear not! When you tithe and give, fear not!
Why fear not?
Because He is our Shield. He protects us from the devourer.
He is our Rewarder! The paymaster!
He is alive and living! This is who we are!
God is bringing us to the land flowing with milk and honey!
Speak forth God’s word and then the blessings are coming!
Nothing will stop the blessings upon our lives
Isaiah 12:2 KJV
Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and not be afraid:
for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song;
he also is become my salvation.
Faith comes by hearing. Fear also come by hearing
No one else is saving you. Your Saviour is Jesus!
Save means rescue.
When 2 agree together, it shall be done!
He is our Saviour!
Isaiah 12:3
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Well is the way Jesus came and give us a way to touch the water and to drink. To receive the deliverance and the new life.
The well does not move around. You have to draw the water first and drink from under the ground.
In the salvation, with joy you will receive.
Water speaks of life.
We cannot live without water for 3 days.
Jesus talked about salvation as well.
Joy -
Rejoicing, cheerfulness, gladness, rejoicing
Dance and laugh
The fire of God comes in and burn away all the depression and give us laughter and joy!
He filled our mouth with laughter and our hearts with singing
This is from Psalm 126
Prophesy of God bringing back the children of Israel. This has already been fulfilled.
Why God is flooding us with the anointing of laughters?
Display Joy!
God brings back the captivities!
Wells -
A spring, channel of water to flow out, a fountain, a source, spring well
Ezekiel 47:1
The Healing Waters and Trees
Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar.
From Salvation we go further
The temple of Jewish nation is about water.
That was physical temple and there are water flowing.
Today we are the temple, water needs to flow!
Ezekiel 47:2
He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side.
Ezekiel 47:3
And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles.
One thousand is the number of aleph
Thousand -
Ox head being the first alphabet
Ezekiel 47:4
Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist.
Ezekiel 47:5
Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.
First a spring than a river
Water too deep that one must swim.
If you don’t swim you will drown
River-
Torrent, valley
A stream
The energy inside the river is very powerful
To possess, to inherit
Inside the river is inheritance!
The river will lead us to our inheritance. The heritage
Ezekiel 47:6-7
He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river.
When I returned, there, along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other.
Bank of the river
Holy Spirit reveal to us not by our human wisdom.
Bank -
Lip, language, speech
The river is flowing and the bank is like the lip
The boundary is the lip. The flow is from inside us!
Open your lips to speak God’s Word! The boundary of our inheritance!
How do we let that blessings come forth?
Speak forth!
God wants to loose our tongues! When we receive the holy spirit, we speak in new tongues!
Ezekiel 47:8 AMP
Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah (the Jordan Valley); then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the Dead Sea shall be healed and become fresh.
You catch bigger fish in the sea and not in the pond
River goes into the sea
Dead Sea shall be healed and become fresh!
Dead sea means no life
A lot of things are happening in Israel
Healed -
Rapha
To heal, make healthful
He sent His Word and heal us
Speak out! I am healed! Jesus is our Healer. We need to speak out.
Ezekiel 47:9 AMP
It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live. And there will be a very great number of fish, because these waters go there so that the waters of the sea are healed and become fresh; so everything will live wherever the river goes.
Everything will live where the river goes
Ezekiel 47:12 AMP
By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They shall bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”
River flows through there is life!
Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail!
The temple is inside us!
The sons and daughters of God!
Flow not from physical church building!
Flow from the temple of the Holy Spirit today!
John 21:5-6
Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”
They answered Him, “No.”
And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
John Chapter 21 is after His resurrection
Jesus was in His glorified form. They did not recognise Him
We can reveal the truth. Jesus is showing to us the miracle and the abundance He wants to give to His people
They cast the net and now they are not able to draw it in because of the MULTITUDE OF FISH
Just follow Him and God showed
What He said, we just follow!
John 21:7-8
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.
From no fish to a lot of fish!
From no money to a lot of money!
John 21:9-10
Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
John 21:11
Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.
Fish! Abundance!
Fish speaks of abundance! They live in the sea!
153 Fish!
One scholar perceived a coded numeric-relationship between the numbers 17 and 153 and the Dead Sea locations mentioned in Ezekiel 47:10 where fishermen will cast nets during the Messianic Age.
The numerical value for the word gedi גדי) ) in the name “Engedi (עין גדי)” adds up to 17. The numerical value for the word eglaim in the name “Eneglaim (עין עגלים �)” adds up to 153.
Coincidentally, the Hebrew word gedi גדי) ) is the one-hundred-and-fifty-third word of Ezekiel 47.
These relationships might be coincidental, but the Ezekiel 47 imagery of the river of life flowing from within the Temple informs other important passages in John:
From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38)
John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
In Hebrew, every letter has a number attached to it.
The Hebrews used their alphabet as a numbering system.
The numbers attached to the letters in a Hebrew word could be added together to give a numerical total.
The number 153 is the numerical total for the Hebrew words
"ANI ELOHIM"--I AM G-D.
When Jesus caused the disciples to catch exactly 153 fish, He was declaring to them that not only was He the Son of G-d, but that HE WAS GOD HIMSELF.
This is our God!
John 7:37
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
Feast day is the appointed time!
Come into the temple and listen to His teaching.
We drink from water.
Jesus is going to give everyone a drink!
He receive healing water. Life! Water represent life!
John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Mayim Chayim - Living Waters
John 7:39
But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Spirit man inside us
Living water is talking about holy spirit
A river has power churning!
Energy of a river is very powerful!
Isaiah 43:18-19
Remember ye not the former things,
neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing;
now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?
I will even make a way in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert.
God will make a way in the wilderness, and RIVERS IN THE DESSERT
River -
Sparkle, cheerful
Joy of the Lord
River flowing and sparking
The heavens - water
Schamayim - fiery waters
The sky - water
The earth (sea) - water
Water full of prosperity fishes
God is fiery water! Consuming fire
Water speaks of life!
After we receive the Lord we have salvation. We still standing. We still there. The ankle support us.
The water was just at our ankle
We want to go deeper. Surround a bit more. We bend down (knee). We want more of God.
The water is the Word of God and holy spirit
We go deeper to the waist
We go deeper and we need to totally be immerse. We need to swim. He now leads us.
Baptism of holy spirit, we let the spirit take over us. Letting go of our physical realm and He baptise us. We are surrounding the natural realm. We need to swim. Swim is inside the water. We let go and relax. Fire of God comes down, holy spirit takes over. He leads us through the water.
No more the water in the head. Let the holy spirit takes over!
The baptism of holy spirit consume. No more fear! Fire! Ours is live fire!
Whenever the river flows, life will flourish
John 7:37-39
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
Swim. Let Him takes over you
See the fishes. See the multiplication
That is where the Lord is taking us. The river needs to flow out of us.
Let the holy spirit takes over.
There was a revival of holy spirit
Salvation is by grace and it stopped there without the holy spirit
Scarcity of revelation and therefore stayed there at the well. No river flowing
When holy spirit came down, the people changed.
It is not through our own effort. Is through the holy spirit
The well enough water for you and family
The river will flow to the sea and for nation
We need the holy spirit when we drink
God is pouring out again the holy spirit plus the Word of God
Jesus Himself. The revival of the holy spirit, bringing Christ in the scene
Holy Spirit comes to glorify Jesus
We are the temple which the river flows through Holy Spirit
Meditate and let the Word flows through us!
Our lives will never lack! We will have more than enough to bless!
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