Preached by Pastor Stephanie
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God has a lot of wonderful things for us. God is light and His people filled with Him is going to shine brightly.
God’s Vineyard Vines.
In the righteousness He heals us from all sicknesses and also bless us
Isaiah 61:2 NLT
He has sent me to tell those who mourn
that the time of the Lord’s favor has come,
and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.
Favour - the one who is the favourite gets everything first
Ashes represent things that are dead especially our past but they are alive in people’s mind.
Isaiah 61:3-4
Isaiah 61:3-4
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
Whoever is in Christ is new creation. Old things have passed away and all things become new. Our spirit has been born again. Only our mind needs to be renewed. As we come under the living Word, our spirit man is growing.
Ashes that is passed is made beautiful. The oil of joy. Unspeakable joy from our spirit.
Every part of our bodies was created to worship the Lord.
Garment of praise.
When you have fullness of joy, you enjoy !
Our spirit man enjoy the worship of the Lord.
We are been called the Oaks of righteousness
Every bride looks beautiful on her wedding day. This is what Jesus is doing for His church.
He is putting back together the beautiful bride.
The Holy Spirit is our “make up artist”
We love Him because He first loved us.
God demonstrated His love for us.
Isaiah 61:5
Strangers will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
Vineyard -
Garden - fruitfulness, beauty. All kinds of beauty.
God put us in vineyard. Everyone of His children.
This is the garden or vine that is going to increase.
House of vineyard
House - family or descendant
Isaiah 5:7
The vineyard of the LORD Almighty
is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
Inside everyone of us, God put the seeds in us.
We are born again because of Jesus.
Speak of boldness and we were made righteousness by faith.
In the Old Testament, it signified the chosen people ie Israel as they were constantly referred to as the VINE that God brought out of Egypt and PLANTED with His right hand IN THE PROMISED LAND.
We are planted in the vineyard of God. A land of promise and garden.
Numbers 13:23-24 NLT
When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs. That place was called the valley of Eshcol (which means “cluster”), because of the cluster of grapes the Israelite men cut there.
What God has in stored for us as sons and daughters of God
Grapes -
To bear fruit ; a grape, wine
Jesus went through that so that we can now drink from the new wine
We are partaking of the amazing blessing that has been poured out from Jesus for us
Jesus is the main Vine.
John 15:5 TPT
“I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless.
Vine is the symbol of fruitfulness
John 15:5
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
You are already connected.
In reality how we relate to Christ who is our Source
At one time because of sin, we are all separated from God. Now we can never be separated from God.
The love of God means God.
You are born again and can never lose your salvation.
The vine grows and remain in Him
We are already connected with Him. Don’t try to. You are already connected.
John 15:2 TPT
He cares for the branches connected to me by lifting and propping up the fruitless branches and pruning every fruitful branch to yield a greater harvest.
GREATER HARVEST
Grace is getting the good we don’t deserve.
Entwined in the spirit with God. The greater harvest is in God’s mind.
Cambodia may be poor but God’s children is not poor. God’s supernatural blessings for His children.
There is a curse in the world to sin but we don’t partake of the world.
John 15:7 TPT
But if you live in life-union with me and if my words live powerfully within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done.
God will put inside you the songs of life and in worship and thankfulness. Words are the most powerful thing.
Life and death is in the tongues.
Our God is a God of Supply. He is a Supplier of our every needs!
He is a supplier of health and blessing
Know who we are joined to ! He is our Source.
Matt 20:1-2 TPT
“This will help you understand the way heaven’s kingdom operates:
“There once was a wealthy landowner who went out at daybreak to hire all the laborers he could find to work in his vineyard.
After agreeing to pay them the standard day’s wage, he put them to work.
Matt 20:3-4 TPT
Then at nine o’clock, as he was passing through the town square, he found others standing around without work.
He told them, ‘Come and work for me in my vineyard and I’ll pay you a fair wage.’
Matt 20:7-8 TPT
“ ‘Because no one hired us,’ they answered. “So he said to them, ‘Then go and join my crew and work in my vineyard.’
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard went to his foreman and said, ‘Call in all the laborers, line them up, and pay them the same wages, starting with the most recent ones I hired and finishing with the ones who worked all day.’
God always pay wages.
Matt 20:9-10 TPT
“When those hired late in the day came to be paid, they were given a full day’s wage.
And when those who had been hired first came to be paid, they were convinced that they would receive more. But everyone was paid the standard wage.
Matt 20:11-12 TPT
When they realized what had happened, they were offended and complained to the landowner, saying, ‘You’re treating us unfairly! They’ve only worked for one hour while we’ve labored and sweated all day under the scorching sun. You’ve made them equal to us!’
Kingdom of heaven is different from kingdom of earth
Matt 20:15-16 TPT
“The landowner replied, ‘Friends, I’m not being unfair—I’m doing exactly what I said. Didn’t you agree to work for the standard wage?
If I want to give those who only worked for an hour equal pay, what does that matter to you?
“Now you can understand what I meant when I said that the first will end up last and the last will end up being first. Everyone is invited, but few are the chosen.”
Receiving the fruits and blessings is not how much we have worked. It is really about Him
Based on God’s generosity. God of grace.
God help us to have this mind of Christ. We will move into the fullness of God’s blessings.
Gal 6:6-7 TPT
And those who are taught the Word must share all good things with their teacher.
God will never be mocked! For what you plant will always be the very thing you harvest.
Gal 6:8-9 TPT
The harvest you reap reveals the seed that you planted. If you plant the corrupt seeds of self-life into this natural realm, you can expect a harvest of corruption. If you plant the good seeds of Spirit-life you will reap beautiful fruits that grow from the everlasting life of the Spirit.
And don’t allow yourselves to be weary in planting good seeds, for the season of reaping the wonderful harvest you’ve planted is coming!
How to sow in the spirit and reap the harvest.
A lot of thoughts go through the mind. When God tells us how much to give, our mind tell us otherwise.
Planting by the spirit. If you are able to give according to what the holy spirit put into your heart although it is big amount, you are saying He is the Source. Not our ability to work.
He is the Source and He is generous.
You will never be able to out give God.
This is the union with Abba Father
John 6:27-29 TPT
Why would you strive for food that is perishable and not be passionate to seek the food of eternal life, which never spoils? I, the Son of Man, am ready to give you what matters most, for God the Father has destined me for this purpose.”
They replied, “So what should we do if we want to do God’s work?”
Jesus answered, “The work you can do for God starts with believing in the One he has sent.”
Believing the Word of God
First believe what God says.
He said He will take care of us. Believe Him.
Believe needs a corresponding action.
We want to go into spiritual realm. No 1 plus 1 equal 2.
We want His grace. His abundance. Beyond what we ask or think.
They will plant vineyards and drink good wine.
Amos 9:13 AMP
“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When the plowman shall overtake the one who gathers the harvest,
And the one who treads the grapes [shall overtake] him who sows the seed [for the harvest continues until planting time];
When the mountains will drip sweet wine
And all the hills shall melt [that is, everything that was once barren will overflow with streams of blessing]
Once barren will overflow with streams of blessing.
Don’t limit God.
He can bless anyway everyway.
Whatever the works of the hands will prosper.
Holy Spirit will give you particular ideas and prosper you. Supernatural ideas.
As you plant and sow you will reap the harvest.
Today God is giving this to us.
Today God wants us to reap the blessing of been in God’s vineyard.
Joel 3:13-14 NLT
Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
Come, tread the grapes, for the winepress is full. The storage vats are overflowing
with the wickedness of these people.”
Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision. There the day of the Lord will soon arrive.
Sow and plant into His vineyard.
Outside in the world today is super dark. There is a lot of confusion and fear. In the Lord’s vineyard will never close down
God’s vineyard keep on increasing and prospering.
Joel 3:16 NLT
The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake.
But the Lord will be a refuge for his people,
a strong fortress for the people of Israel.
The Lord cares.
As long as we are in this vineyard, be entwined with Jesus.
Joel 3:18
In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk.
Water will fill the streambeds of Judah,
and a fountain will burst forth from the Lord’s Temple, watering the arid valley of acacias
Wine streaming from mountain.
Meanwhile, Judah will be filled with people, Jerusalem inhabited forever.
Is His blood that causes all these blessings.
Is His blood that cleanses you and give you the right to all the blessings.
Forever it is the blood of Jesus.
God has moved to Zion for good !
Keep believing and keep sowing and you will harvest!
As you believe so will it happen to you!
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