Preached by Pastor Stephanie
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I will not let go of His Word until it is manifested in my life.
When you smile it is like sowing. You sow a smile you get back a smile
Water of the Word cleanses us.
We are 3 parts. Spirit soul and body
These 3 parts being, the spirit inside us is conscience and gut feeling
This is spirit man.
Soul area is will, mind and emotion
Mind - think, thoughts, how we feel
If you think a painful thought u will feel emotion of sadness
If you think of wonderful good spiritual food, you will feel happy. This body is ruled by our 5 senses
Most of the decision we make in life comes from 5 senses. This is how we make conclusion.
The part of us got saved is not our body.
We will have new body. That is at the time of rapture.
The mind. This is the biggest problem.
Renewal of mind.
When you receive the Lord, God gives you a new heart and new spirit.
The new spirit- let our beauty be the hidden man of the heart
The inner man, the hidden man. The human spirit. This is the part of you that got born again. That receive the forgiveness and the new nature of God
Many christians live not knowing there is a hidden man of the heart. This spirit man is the one that can understand the Word of God.
We take care of our physical body. In the mind, we develop the mind in the soul area by going to school and motivation courses. The bible said for the new creation we need to get rid of the world system and put in the heavenly system.
Heaven is nature of God
Earth is nature of Adam
God created us all good.
The new creation is the new spirit man with 100% God’s nature. Our mind is full of the world. Our mind thinks we are bad and God does not love us. We need to change our thinking.
The word repent is not repentance of sorrow and confess all your sins. In Christ in the new covenant, repent means change of thinking.
Change of thinking from God is punishing us to God is not punishing us. He does not look at our sins anymore.
It is not about us trying to be good anymore. God has made us good but in the spirit. It is a gift. No one can be good by our own works.
Mercy means I don’t get the bad i deserve.
Realise how merciful God is.
I realised if God is not merciful to me i would have died long time ago.
He did not look at my mistake or my sin and yet He just poured down His love.
God heal those who just have that little faith. This is called mercy.
Don’t think God will bless you because you are a good person.
Know the extend of His grace and the extend of His mercy.
As a non Jews we are without covenant.
Covenant means promises from God
We are sons and daughters of God. We are new creations. We are not under old covenant. In the new creations we are referred to as sons and daughters of God
Rightly divide the Word of God. We will make decision from our developed mature spirit man.
We take more meat and grow stronger and stronger in the spirit
It was for the joy that was set before Him that He went to the cross. He submitted His will to the Father’s will.
What a precious gift God gave us. Our part is just to eat.
Eat and chew.
Desire Him naturally. Remove the lies and thoughts not from God.
We need to live the life that is planned by God.
The Chayil man and woman of God.
What is the meaning of the word Chayil?
Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Ministry of Jesus. The Lord anointed Jesus and appointed Him.
There are many believers in Christ who are mourning. They are in the church. It shouldn’t be, right?
TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
When Jesus restored all these things in our lives instead of ashes, the people will call us trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He might be glorified.
Trees referred to you and me. It means people.
Trees - ‘ayil
Strong man, Leader; chief
Mighty tree
Oak or other stronger trees
Oak trees are in our poems, songs and legends.
Longevity and beauty
Tree, the top part is known as crown. He came to give us crown of beauty
The Roman poet Virgil once wrote “Full in the midst of his own strength he stands, stretching his brawny arms and leafy hands.
Judges 6:7-12 MSG
One time when the People of Israel had cried out to GOD because of Midian, GOD sent them a prophet with this message: "GOD, the God of Israel, says,
I delivered you from Egypt,
I freed you from a life of slavery;
I rescued you from Egypt's brutality
and then from every oppressor;
I pushed them out of your way
and gave you their land.
"And I said to you, 'I am GOD, your God. Don't for a minute be afraid of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living.' But you didn't listen to me."
One day the angel of GOD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, whose son Gideon was threshing wheat in the winepress, out of sight of the Midianites. The angel of GOD appeared to him and said,
"GOD is with you,
O mighty warrior!"
The goodness and mercy of God. Everytime we call out to Him He still answers us.
The One most misunderstood is our God
Don’t hide in small corners. He was hiding cos he was scare of the enemies. The angel found him.
Judges 6:12
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Gideon was described as man of valour
He is seeing the spirit man.
Valour
Chayil
Strength; might, efficiency
One word has a lot of meaning in Hebrew and Greek
Chayil is spelled CHET, YOOD, LAMED
Chet is the picture of the Fence and indicate a place of protection, a sanctuary, or a place of security
A person who is insecure don’t know who they are in Christ
When we don’t know who we are to God, we are the apple of His eyes, we become insecure.
The moment we are born again, we have not receive a spirit of fear of not good enough, we receive a spirit of love and sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Yood is the picture of the hand or arm and points to a mighty deed.
Full of fear because we don’t know who we are in Christ.
Lamed is the picture of the shepherd’s staff and demonstrates the voice of authority or control.
Judges 6:13-14 MSG
Gideon replied, "With me, my master? If GOD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all the miracle-wonders our parents and grandparents told us about, telling us, 'Didn't GOD deliver us from Egypt?' The fact is, GOD has nothing to do with us—he has turned us over to Midian."
But GOD faced him directly: "Go in this strength that is yours. Save Israel from Midian. Haven't I just sent you?"
God always in the business of saving people.
Judges 6:15-16
Gideon said to him, "Me, my master? How and with what could I ever save Israel? Look at me. My clan's the weakest in Manasseh and I'm the runt of the litter."
GOD said to him, "I'll be with you. Believe me, you'll defeat Midian as one man."
Isaiah 61:3 NLT
To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks
that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
Chayil - Valour (Warrior)
Judges 6:12
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Chayil is translated as valour
Chayil - army
Ezekiel 37:10
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
When someone said Lord i believe you, i will not die
The worse thing is death on this earth. Jesus has already conquered death.
He can give life to living dead.
On our part is just believe our God is merciful and powerful.
Chayil - wealth
Deuteronomy 8:18
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
We are God’s children. We have inheritance. The power to make chayil is translated as wealth.
Isaiah 60:5
Then thou shalt see, and flow together,
and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee,
the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Isaiah 60:5 NLT
Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. They will bring you the wealth of many lands.
Open hearts to people and get blessed
Don’t be afraid of being vulnerable
His love is unconditional. God’s love cause me to open up our gates. Welcome people into your life.
To receive the wealth
Chayil - virtuous
Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous woman?
for her price is far above rubies.
Chayil in its original framework is ESHET CHAYIL
Ephesians 3:16
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Matthew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
We got so much inside us, but the fastest runner sit on the couch we cannot see the power.
Mighty man is not just for us to have big head and body
What is the purpose of Chayil?
We need to have a purpose.
What is your purpose? Why did God put so much power inside our spirit man ?
For what?
The wise person wins souls
Psalms 126:1-2 TPT
It was like a dream come true when you freed us from our bondage and brought us back to Zion!
We laughed and laughed and overflowed with gladness. We were left shouting for joy and singing your praise. All the nations saw it and joined in, saying, “The Lord has done great miracles for them!”
Unspeakable joy
In church a lot of people wear double masks. You can be what you should be. You don’t need to pretend what you should be.
You can take off your mask and be who you are. We can laugh.
The Lord has done great miracles for them! Our lives is real and not a pretence
It is not us. It is Christ. The Lord has done great miracles for us.
In this world they don’t know God. We let the world know there is a good God. That is why we are called man and woman of mighty God.
God is a miracle working God. We are of God. Not of man or of devil.
We are man and woman of chayil.
Psalms 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
We sow the seed of the gospel. The seed that falls on the ground is good news.
1 John 3:9-10
Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
Psalms 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
He who continually goes forth weeping,
Bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
Someone sown the seeds in your life. After sowing there is reaping.
Sheaves - a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping.
Then Jesus made a circuit of all the towns and villages. He taught in their meeting places, reported kingdom news, and HEALED their DISEASED BODIES, HEALED their BRUISED and HURT LIVES.
So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd.
Jesus sees the confused and aimless sheep with no shepherd. Jesus came to give us clarity.
King David and Moses were trained to be patient taking care of sheep
Matthew 9:35-38 MSG
Then Jesus made a circuit of all the towns and villages. He taught in their meeting places, reported kingdom news, and healed their diseased bodies, healed their bruised and hurt lives. When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd. "What a huge harvest!" he said to his disciples. "How few workers! On your knees and pray for harvest hands!"
Pray for harvest hands
Matthew 10:1-4
And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
Matthew 10:1-4
The prayer was no sooner prayed than it was answered. Jesus called twelve of his followers and sent them into the ripe fields. He gave them power to kick out the evil spirits and to tenderly care for the bruised and hurt lives.
Today is the time people want and need Jesus.
Exousia - dedicated, authority
Everyone of us who has heard the call of Jesus.
Numbers is not a gauge of success
The Lord sees the heart. Sow seeds.
Matthew 10:5-10 MSG
Jesus sent his twelve harvest hands out with this charge:
"Don't begin by traveling to some far-off place to convert unbelievers. And don't try to be dramatic by tackling some public enemy. Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood. Tell them that the kingdom is here. Bring health to the sick. Raise the dead. Touch the untouchables. Kick out the demons. You have been treated generously, so live generously.
"Don't think you have to put on a fund-raising campaign before you start. You don't need a lot of equipment. You are the equipment, and all you need to keep that going is three meals a day. Travel light.
Tell about God. First priority is represent heaven. The kingdom of God is here. Bring health to the sick.
Man of God, the power of God go through you. Jesus in us is greater.
Rejoice because our names are written in heaven.
You have been treated generously, so live generously. “Don’t think you have to put on a fund-raising campaign before you start.
You don’t need a lot of equipment. YOU ARE THE EQUIPMENT and all you need to keep that going is 3 meals a day. Travel light. (FREELY you have RECEIVED, FREELY GIVE)
Arise and shine! For your light has come!
Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, shine;
For your light has come!
And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people;
But the LORD will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
You are the living bible. The walking one. People look they see Christ.
Arise -> become powerful, SHINE A [become light, set on fire]
In the light, there is light on the tree.
Light is glorious in darkness.
Jesus is our brighter light. We are that oak tree.
Let’s shine.
Mark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
We shall come rejoicing. Bringing in the sheaves.
Ask God for the compassionate heart. Power and authority. God did not send the angels to come down to preach the gospel. He sent normal people like Gideon and put His power in us. He entrust us with the gospel, so that we can go out and shine for the Lord.
One day we meet Jesus and bring the sheaves. We can all be the light.
We are all chayil and might man and woman of God. Shine the light.
The harvest hands. Ask God for compassion.
Tell them the good news that Jesus loves them. Lord Jesus heals our broken hearts.
God extend the time for us so that more people can be saved.
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