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SPIRIT-BASED PLANNING AND STRATEGY 11 (THE MIND OF CHRIST)

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Beyond the fellowship with the Word of God is fellowship with the Spirit of Christ. The first thing about fellowship the Spirit of Christ is the consciousness of His presence. You need to first and foremost be conscious of the Presence of the Holy Spirit with and in you for you to be able to fellowship with Him. Sure, this is very difficult for some people whose lives are ruled by feelings and what they experience through their five physical senses. You should not be like that. Your life should be ruled by the Word of God. That is the exact reason why we started with understanding and submitting to the Lordship of the Word of God. Thus, no matter what you see, feel, hear or experience in any way, let the Word of God be the only thing that matters to you. Whatever negates the Word of God is not worthy of your consideration. Now, Jesus has already assured you in His Word that "...the Father, ...shall give you another Comforter [the Holy Spirit], that he may abide with you FOR E...

THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR FULFILLMENT

TEXT: Zech. 4:6 ...Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. MESSAGE It's a new year and a new season. This year is going to see a manifestation of the spirit and the power of God. Great territories lie ahead of us to be taken; great heights are to be scaled; great tasks to be accomplished and great records to break. Did you record breakthroughs last year, you haven't seen anything yet, more are on the way. Did you live below your expectations last year? Cheer up you have a brand new opportunity of exceeding your expectations. The new year presents a new horizon: in your job, ministry, family, career, etc. Thus says the "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." God has pledged His Spirit--the one by whom He gets things done. He will accomplish great things for you and through you You may feel that what you need is money or some other resources. You see, that thought in fact is the deceitfulness of riches...

BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

TOPIC: BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: Psalm 44:1&3 1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. MESSAGE Have you ever noticed that the larger percentage of the church as it is now seems very different from the one described in the book of Acts of the Apostles. Back then, they prayed and got result; a sermon won 3,000 souls; in fact souls were added to them daily (Acts 2:47). The miraculous was the norm. But today, anointing has been replaced with rhetorics and gimmicks; and sound doctrine with the doctrines of men. We read about the Acts of the early church and they seem like myth. In fact some people have thrown up their hands in frustration and said that the supernatural is not for...

AGENTS OF A LASTING IMPACT

TEXT: Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. MESSAGE Look around you. You see decay right? Corruption everywhere, wickedness, evil and so on. In our country we have become so conscious of the decadence in the society that people began to cry for change. The party that took the wisdom of making their slogan "change" got the attention if the masses. People are so conscious of change but totally unconscious of the changer! They think one political leader will end corruption and put an end to decadence. But the Word of God tells us the truth. While men and even Christians look to political leaders to save the world, the Truth is that the world looks to us for salvation. All of creation is expecting you friend. They awaits your manifestation. Whenever darkness covers the earth, when things go bad, God's solution is the introduction of His sons. When God's man manifests, it cures the ills. In the beginn...

GO IN THIS THY MIGHT (PT 3)

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TEXT Judges 6:14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? MESSAGE The might that Gideon was instructed to go in is the presence of the Lord. This presence of God is manifested by the Holy Spirit. Once Gideon acknowledged the presence of God in His life, the Spirit of God came upon him (Judges 6:34)  When Jesus was to leave the earth, He says to His disciples that He will send us the Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of truth. Now, that Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus. That is why He says that at that time He was speaking with the disciples, the Spirit was with them. But by the time He has been glorified, He will send the Spirit to dwell in all His saints. Thus, " The Lord is that Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty" (2Cor. 3:17). When the Spirit of the Lord is in you, the the Lord is in you. Thus no matter the opposition, no matter h...