Luke 15:11-32 is the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Both sons got their inheritance, but the one was faithful and the other one was wasteful. The father ran to the prodigal son. In a revival two main things happen. One thing is that the prodigals come home. People on the “outside” get saved. Critical spirits want to put requirements on the newly born-again converts. Let the Spirit of God clothe them and let the Holy Spirit be the Holy Spirit. The second thing that happens is that, just like the elder brother, some people get upset that the younger brother is in the kingdom. People who went through a previous move of God become jealous or offended at the new move of God. Watch it! We want the move of the Holy Spirit, so don’t let biases and boundaries restrict the flow. Oral Roberts joined the Methodist Church so that people who were healed through him wouldn’t worship and give attention to him rather than to the Lord. Pastor Dale told of a minister who heard about healing before he went blind, but only his wife knew about it. He preached healing, and although he had sugar diabetes and was blind, he received his sight back. Praise God! Another concern with the elder brother is the spirit of: “Why did You do it for him and not for me?” Understand that your body is the temple of God, and God lives in you if you’re born-again. God never leaves us. He is a very close friend. Everything that God the Father has, is ours. When others are being blessed, and you aren’t seeing it for yourself, the devil will tell you that there must be something wrong with you. Eph. 1:3 tells us that we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. All blessings begin in the spirit, and we receive them by faith. You already possess what you want. Rejoice with others. Complete the course. It’s your party too when the “prodigals” come home. Pastor Dale shared that some of the harvest in Japan is his because of what he sowed in Titusville for Japan. II Tim. 1:6 tells you that you are to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of hands. The younger brother prays to be used, and the elder brother complains that he feels used. What God gave us, He doesn’t take back. You can’t go further until the gift that is in you is stirred up. Go back to what God told you and stir it up.
Stir Yourself Up Part 1
Water in the Wilderness and Rivers in the Desert
Isaiah 43:15-21 Remember not the former things. Behold, God is doing a new thing. Now it will spring forth, and we will know it! God will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Many Christians are weary, and there is a dryness in them. God has promised us a promised land, but if we believe lies, if we don’t give ourselves to Him as #1 priority, and if we get tired in the everyday battle against Satan, we will be in a dry place. God gives drink to His people, because He has formed us for Himself and for His praise. He wants to water us. Repentance is necessary for revival. What does it mean to “drink”? It is to irrigate, to furnish a portion to, to moisten, to water, to soak, to absorb; a consciousness that we live by the intangible; condoning fellowship; giving drink to a thirsty one condones compassion; to receive into one’s soul what refreshes and nourishes; participation in relationships; a desire for God that only He can satisfy. We must become gluttons for and soak in His presence. Other scriptures: Ps. 42:1,2; Ps. 63:1-8; Ps. 143:6; Isaiah 44:3, 4. The rivers of living water are His Spirit. God’s fire brings into being a sanctified life. He will rip out the things that don’t belong in us, because we were created for fellowship with Him. Drink into your heart and absorb and partake of a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit. (There was ministry to anyone wanting ministry to receive an impartation of the fresh living water and rivers of the Holy Spirit. Testimonies: Robert Cox shared a testimony of God’s supernatural power manifested in his life in a time of total breakdown. Bob and Sharon Hawk told of the healing miracle in Sharon’s mother’s body and how they stood on the Word because her mother is a giver to the poor and a tither.
The Holy Spirit Helps us in Our Weaknesses
Offering message: (Pat Murphy) Is. 9:6-7 – of the increase of His government and peace there is no end. You cannot come to the end of His provisions and peace, meaning nothing missing, nothing lacking, and nothing needed. He’s given us His peace, and there is no lack. Faith is what is between the promise and the manifestation. If there’s a need, there is a seed for it. If you have lack, you may have failed to sow seed in the past. Rom. 8:26 tells us that the Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. He helps us go from glory to glory. Jesus said it would be better if He went away so that another (one of the same kind- the Holy Spirit) would come in His place and be in us. The Holy Spirit helps us in our prayer life. Intercession is like rescuing and helping someone who is trapped in a quandry. I Cor. 10:13 – God is faithful and won’t allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able to stand. He will give us the Word to stand on in order to escape. Irfirmities are our inabilities to produce. The Holy Spirit is our Comforter, one who is called alongside to help. Heb. 13:6 – We can boldly say the Lord is our Helper, and we do not have to fear. Ps. 92:10 – we are anointed with fresh oil. Ps. 71:18 – We pass on what God has done in our lives. God is pouring in the oil and wine. Anoint means to smear or rub in oil or perfume on an individual. Is. 52:7 – how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. II Cor. 3:17, 18 We are being trasnformed into God’s image from glory to glory, becoming more spiritual. The Word is a mirror reflecting Jesus. If you’re not experiencing glory, ask yourself: Am I obedient to do the things He asks me to do? Have I completed the assignment as He told me to do it? Are my finances in order? Have I done everything I can to make this time of my life fruitful? We are to confess our faults (underlying weaknesses) to one another, but make sure the one you tell is someone you can trust. Change means to transform, transfigure one’s appearance. John 16:13-15 The Spirit of Truth will guide you into all truth. The Holy Spirit speaks what He hears Jesus Christ say. The Holy Spirit gives us shortcuts to our destiny. The Holy Spirit is our internal GPS system. Rom. 8:14 tells us that those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. Ask God for a fresh anointing. Bob Hawk gave a word at the beginning of the service and also spoke a word to Jim.
Cast Out the Strongman and Fill the House With the Spirit
Offering Message: II Cor. 9:6-8 God loves a cheerful giver. He is able to make all grace abound toward you so that you always have all sufficiency in all things, and may have an abundance for every good work. The sufficiency is so that you can establish God’s covenant. The anointing is in you. Jesus had financial supply. He had a treasurer, Judas, who, when he was missing, the disciples thought he was out giving money to the poor. Testimony: Anita Trythall shares a testimony of her divine meeting with a sister in the Lord. In Luke 9:1-2 Jesus gathered the 12 disciples and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Before the kingdom of God comes, the devil has to go. In Luke 11:20-26 it says that if demons are cast out by the finger of God, the kingdom has come upon you. When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he will come back with 7 other spirits more wicked than himself, if the “house” is empty. The problem is that the “house” was empty. It should have been filled with the glory and Spirit of God. When you’ve been set free, you need to be filled anew with the Spirit of God. In Matthew 12:28 this same passage says that the devil is cast out by the Spirit of God. You carry God’s Spirit, and you carry God’s power and authority. In Gal. 4:27-30 Abraham and Sarah had to cast out Ishmael and Hagar. Ishmael represented the flesh. There are some things that need to be cast out- the law, religion, religious backgrounds, and you need power and authority to break them. Charismatics have religious bondage, because without the Spirit, we will go into bondage. We need a new impartation of the Spirit. Before we were first filled with the Spirit, we didn’t speak in tongues. It was something new to us. We don’t need a filling of the same thing. We need something new. Expect something different and new, like in the natural anticipating the taste of a new recipe. We must receive at a new level and not what we received years ago. That was for then, but we need the Spirit for where we are now. We are born of the Spirit. When something comes out, something new of the Spirit must come in. Make room for God. There was a time of laying on of hands and prayer for those who wanted to be filled anew with the Holy Spirit.
The King of Glory The Glory of God
Ps. 24:1-10. We must open our hearts to receive from God. We were created for good works. We are anointed with the Holy Spirit and promise for function. Compare yourself with Jesus. We must give away what we have received. To get a deposit of giftings we must get rid of what does not belong to us and open our hearts to the King of Glory. Are we logged up? Repent. II Cor. 3:15-18 tells us that where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty to release anointing, to speak, to hear, to rejoice, to know the grace of God. We are transformed into the image of Jesus from glory to glory. God wants to fill us up with the right stuff. In II Cor. 4:1-7 we learn that we do not lose heart because we are transformed. Are we partakers of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Are we single-minded? What is holding us back? We have the knowledge of the glory of God in us that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. Do we have a heart for the lost? Pastor Dale Armstrong and Bob Hawk ministered to a couple who are in ministry.
Testimonies and The Holy Spirit Revival Is Here
Carlin Winkelman shares a testimony of God’s goodness and miraculous peace in a life-threatening time. Praise and worship of our Almighty God erupts as revival fire sweeps through the congregation of worshipers.
Offering and Tithe Teaching
Luke 6:36-38 tells us to be merciful as God is, judge not, condemn not, forgive, give and the measure of our giving is the same measure it will be given to us. When you give, God works in measure and multiplication. There are three parts to “measure”. Pastor Dale expounds on each with a personal experience. 1) Speed of giving and obedience/ speed of receiving. 2) Quality of our giving. Give your best. 3) Frequency of your giving. Give something away everyday. There is not a problem you can not give your way out of.
If You Believe You Will See The Glory of God
Hab. 2:14 (The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.) Knowledge means to know by experience; gained through experience or association. II Thess. 2:13 God chose us for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. God wants us to know His glory through experiencing it. Revival belongs to you. You must receive it. God wants us full of His power. We must trust in the Lord, walk in faith, and make our decisions by being led by the Spirit of God. It’s time for a higher degree of glory and revelation. Believing comes before seeing the manifestation. We must obtain and seize the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Heb. 11:6 – He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Is. 43:5-7. Rom. 9:23-26 God prepared people beforehand for glory. What is glory? It is honor, reverence. splendor, brightness, manifestations of God’s divine presence, the goodness of God, riches, smoke- a cloud. Eph. 1:16-18 – that you may know the hope of His calling and the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. There are many who have not experienced or heard of God’s glory. Are we going to take the gospel everywhere we go? Col. 1:25-27. Christ in you is the hope of glory, the hope of the manifestation of God’s divine presence. Keep your faith engaged and allow the miracle worker in you to be taken out to the world.
Praising God With Our Testimony
Ps. 34:1,2 We should bless the Lord at all times; His praise should continually be in our mouths; Our souls should make their boast in the Lord. We need to talk about what Jesus has done in our lives. Boast about Jesus. Pastor Dale tells of a time in the Philippines. A man who had carried his wife on his back for three days got saved, and the wife who was almost dead was raised up. Our first ministry is on our knees and in praising God. Pastor Dale also told of a woman named Wanda whom was given a new heart by the Lord. When we praise God for what He has done, He can do it again. Praise and prayer are powerful. II Cor. 3:17 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. We are being transformed from glory to greater glory. Pastor Dale recounts an incident in which he came upon an accident, and the Lord brought the dead teen back to life. The young man later told Pastor Dale what he saw as he was going into eternity. II Cor. 4:1-8. Recount what God has done for you. In I Sam. 30:1-8 David encouraged himself in the Lord in an almost impossible situation. God told him to pursue, overtake, and recover. Make your boast in the Lord.
Ministering to the Lord
Pastor Dale and Jon Fike ministered in the Spirit in praise. Bob Hawk ministered a word in song, a word of encouragement to Robert Cox, and spoke briefly on encouragement from Isaiah 60:1-5 and Ps. 34:1. There is no want to those who fear God. He is calling us to a life of obedience. Stop your double-mindedness, press forth, and the grace of God will come on you.
Revival and God’s Glory
Bob Hawk preaches about the glory of the Lord and what needs to happen for us to enter into His glory and into revival. Is. 60:1-5 tells us that we are to arise and shine, that the glory of the Lord is risen upon us, and His glory is seen upon us. We are God’s representatives, His ambassadors. Be hungry for His presence. God is going to shake loose in us whatever doesn’t belong to Him. We need to deal with the heart issues and get rid of the sins and the “good” things that are not God’s best for us. When we stop holding back, increase can come. Rom. 6:4- we should walk in the newness of life, which is revival. Glory is God’s divine presence and His appearance commanding respect. We must respect God to go into His glory, and when we do, Satan will attack us. We can’t pet our sin, but we must take authority over it and be cleansed by Jesus Christ’s blood. Ps. 85:6 asks if God will revive us again. Revival means to return, to recover from death to life, to be refreshed in joy, and to be brought back again into notice. Ps. 138:1-8 God resists the proud. Even in the middle of trouble, He revives us. The Lord will complete what concerns us and His mercy endures forever. Eph. 5:14-21 tells the “sleepers” to awake, and be filled with the Spirit, and Christ will give us light. It is time for the church to arise and shine. Gal. 5:16. Open your heart so God can pour His Spirit into it, and you can have a life of constant fellowship with Him.
Special Holy Ghost Service
Offering Message Pat Murphy II Cor. 9:6-15. Just as diamonds can be regarded as stones before they are cut and polished, so the Word can be skipped over. We need to look at it as being of great value, which it is. God supplies seed to the sower. It needs to be sowed and not consumed. Sow the seed. Plant it. Be obedient to do what He tells you to do. God will work with you. Make sure your gift is what God wants it to be. If what you have is not what you need, it is probably seed. Pat and Lynn share a testimony of a big return. See how faithful God is. The Holy Spirit led as Pastor Dale ministered to a Russian couple and Kathy and Leo Neff.
Divine Guidance
Offering Message: In John 6:5 Jesus asked Philip to do beyond what he could do. Don’t measure what God asks you to do by what’s in your pocketbook. It’s “His treat”. God is a good communicator. We can go as much by what God does NOT say as much as what He does say. Sermon Message: The first part of Pastor Dale’s teaching on “Divine Guidance” was that your integrity will guide you. Do what you say you will do. Secondly, godly counsel, through a book or other people, can help lead you. People are put into your life to teach you and to give you another perspective through their experiences. Thirdly, obeying the Word guides you. God has given us everything that relates to life and godliness. Satan tries to deceive and complicate things, but slow down and separate the issues in complicated problems. When you are in the will of God, He honors your obedience. I John 1:5 tells us that God is light, and we are to walk in the light of God’s Word and in His fellowship. As we surrender to God, we can be lead by Him. If you are in confusion, doubt, fear, etc. do not make decisions. I John 2:9-11- unforgiveness and walking in unrepented sin clouds the mind and produces a shadow of doubt. Check on your relationship with the Lord. John 16:7-9 tells us that a believer should not walk in condemnation. The Holy Spirit will convict of in, so don’t let the world’s standards or another person judge you. Let God show you your sins and ask to be cleansed. I John 1:9- If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Heb. 4:16 tells us that we can come boldly into the throne room and receive mercy. Let God examine your heart and don’t get paranoid about sin. John 8:12- Walk in the light of life. Repentance puts you into a different state of mind. How do you keep out of trouble? Walk in love. What would love do? Let love direct your decisions.
Know God
Offering message: God meets all your needs. You get to choose what is your need. II Cor. 9:6 and 7 teaches us about the generous and the cheerful sower. The offering went to Alexy’s ministry and orphanage in Ukraine. Several pictures from his orphanage were shown during the offering. SERMON- Do you need more faith? Start with the Word of God. Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus includes a powerful prayer that we should pray, too (Ephesians 1: 12-19). Pray for the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God. We need to be dissatisfied with where we are. Is knowing God a priority in your life? We’re called to know God and to grow in the knowledge of Him. God raised Gideon up to be who God said he was. God loves us and the sinner. This world needs the power of God, and we need to be His mouthpieces for the Gospel. The riches of the glory of His inheritance is for when we go to heaven, but it is also for now. Pray for more than what you have presently.
The Next Decade Part 3
Eph. 4:11, 12. Ministry is work. It is equipping and perfecting the saints. A personal relationship with God requires relationship with others. God will build a perfect church. Don’t focus so much on your part that you lose the plan for the whole Body. John 3:16 tells us that God loves the world, and you should love what He loves. Eph. 5:24-27 explains that husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church. Jesus loves the church. Family is the first description of the church. John 10:10 strongly lets us know that Jesus Christ came to give us life abundantly. The abundant life is in the context of a good shepherd. The abundant life is in an abundant body of believers. People need to know that you care. You have something to give in the Body. The acronym for this body is T(ransform), E(quip), A(nd), M(obilize). The church should be the best equipping service in all arenas. You need all the ministry gifts. Mobilize; do something; get busy. Your ministry is where you are. Begin with prayer and your sphere of influence. Do what love would do. Read and personalize I Cor. 13:4-8. Offering Message: (Pat Murphy) I Chron. 16:25-33. Praise is part of bringing an offering. David worshiped and was a big giver. He provided for the needs of the temple to be built, from worshipers to gold. When the Ark of the Covenant was being moved the right way, an offering was made after every six steps. For a four mile distance, that would have been 6500 oxen and 6500 sheep. Real worshipers give liberally and give as an expression of love. Are you giving what God tells you to give?
How To Be Lead By The Spirit Part 3
Offering message: John 6:5 and 6. God will often make you face the impossible. Don’t be afraid of needs and problems. God will put you in a tough place to prove you. He’s going to use, bless, and fill you. He knows what He is going to do through you. Go after the big problems. God always knows what He is going to do. He doesn’t lose sleep over your problems. Pastor Dale tells of Paul Yonggi Cho’s (in The Fourth Dimension) sowing his house and needing $50,000 by the 31st of December of one year and how God showed him what to do during the last hours. Believe when you sow. Sermon Notes: Text: Prov. 6:20-22. You want to live knowing that you’ve done the will of God. How do you know what is God’s will for you? (1) Let your integrity guide you. (Listen to last Wednesday’s sermon.) (2) God has given the spirit of counsel. He wants us to tap into divine counsel. Safety is in the multitude of counselors. It doesn’t say decision-makers. Counsel does not give you the right to abdocate your personal responsibility. You still make the decisions. A good counselor will show you the options and the consequences of your decisions and will direct you to the responsibility to the Word and its consequences. Don’t be quick to guide people too much. You are giving counsel when a person acts on what he or she decides. Ask for anointed counsel. (3) Know that your actions are based on the Word of God. What you do needs to based on the Word of God. The Word leads you. Ps. 119:105 God’s Word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path. Make a commitment to the Word. It’s an anchor. It will help you to discern. The Spirit and the Word always agree. Let the Word guide you. The Word is counsel. Hold onto it, and don’t let it go. I Cor. 15:57 God always leads you into victory. You are bound to victory like a husband and wife are bound to each other. Regulate your life by the Word of God. How do I apply the Word to my life? What does the Word say to or about me? Walk in love and keep the Word as a high priority. Matt. 6:24-34 tells you that you can’t serve God and money. Money should not be the determining factor when you make decisions. Don’t let the love of money be your guide or god. Don’t let style be your guide. If you start getting your eyes off the Word, you’ll start letting materialism get in. The Word gets rid of worry and will lead you. Be led by the Word, not by the world. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things (clothing, food, shelter…) will be added to you. Seek the kingdom. Don’t seek the things. How do you treat the Word? It is God’s revelation to you. I John 2:15-16 Don’t love the world’s system and the world’s way of doing things. The love in us is opposing the world’s thinking and system. Don’t follow the the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eyes, and the pride of life. Kenneth Hagin said that pride kept him from publishing several books.
The Next Decade Part 2
Offering: Pat Murphy ministered the offering message from Mal. 3:15-18. When you give, give with faith and worship, and bring your offerings with an expression of love to God. Dale Armstrong: Text: Eph. 1:16-20. Pray to find your calling. There are three core elements. We are to Transform, Equip And Mobilize. God transforms our lives and our thinking to be more like Jesus. Jesus crossed the sea in a storm to reach one demon-possessed man. Satan will try to stop whatever you try to do. Transformation goes into responsibility. Mobilization sends people out. Your calling gives you hope (Eph. 1:18). There is no destiny or purpose in evolution. There are no accidents. God has a plan for your life. Ask God why you are here and hold onto the hope of your calling. Hope is a sure cure for depression. #1 God has put desires in you. Ps. 37:4. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. There are two kinds of desires: the intrinsic desires of what’s inside of you, and there is the desire you pick up from the flesh, devil, and the world. You are responsible to not let go of the desires of God’s plan. Don’t mix the desires He gives with those of the world and flesh. For example, you may have a desire to be a doctor, or you may have a desire to be rich. #2 He gives you relationships. Make disciples and don’t use people. Serve the body and commit to it and don’t divorce your pastor. Value relationships and note divine appointments. Pastor Dale shares several experiences of divine appointments. Ask God for wisdom for the day and for His plan and calling for you.
How To Be Lead By The Spirit Part 2
Why should you want to be led by the Holy Spirit? It can lead you to new experiences, give you an accuracy in your decisions that will make you effective in evangelism, and save you time and money. How can you be led by the Holy Spirit? Prov. 11:3 tells you that the integrity of the upright will guide them. Your integrity can lead you, and you can do what is right. If you have a “scratchy” feeling about something, don’t go any further with it. Why should God give you a divine revelation when you aren’t following the scriptures? If you aren’t in fellowship with God, you’re walking in darkness. What will the Holy Spirit do for you? He will convict you of sin and lead you into repentance, and He will lead you into truth (John 16:13) which will set you free. Preach the truth and live your convictions. Follow the desires of your spirit. I John 2:20 and 27 inform you that you have an anointing from God, and He will lead you into what you need. The anointing lives in us and teaches us. It doesn’t matter who teaches you, you are the judge, and you decide what you will learn. You can learn from anyone if you yield to the Holy Spirit. How long will you need supernatural guidance and counsel? Ps. 73:24 tells you that you’ll need it your whole life. Prov. 2:1-11 advises you about receiving God’s counsel. Pay the price for getting God’s counsel. Seek for it. It will help you make decisions to make your life better.
The Next Decade Part 1
Using texts of Eph. 4:11-12 and Acts 26:13-16 Pastor Dale preaches about the promises of the Bible that are for the body of Christ corporately. Each church body has its own personality traits; they are not right or wrong necessarily, but just different. What has God called us (CWI) to be and do? Transform Equip And Mobilize. We are after transformation, not reformation. What’s the difference? Transformation changes the nature of a person through God’s power and compassion. Pastor Dale shares various examples he has seen of peoples’ lives being transformed. God can change people. Paul’s encounter with God transformed his life. Transformation is happening in our times of worship, in our children’s ministry, etc. What is a change of the nature in a person? It’s a heart of stone becoming a heart of flesh beating with God’s compassion. If we stop seeing transformation in peoples’ lives, we will lose compassion, and we need to question what we are doing. Believe in God’s power of transformation. Also in this service: A video was shown about Global Media Outreach and Dwight Miller and Miriam Remington explained how GMO works. Pastor Dale gave the offering message: Isaac and Jesus both had to cooperate with the sacrifices made by Abraham and God, respectively. Phil. 4:19 reminds us that God is “MY” God who will supply all your needs.
Focus On Jesus
God loves us and gives us the free-will to choose or reject Him. We have the choice to choose life. God did it all, and now it’s up to us to choose. He not only tells us what we should do, but He shows us how to do it. People are watching you as a Christian. Heb. 12:1-3 tells us that it’s our job to lay aside the weights and sins and that it’s easy for sin to come at us. It also tells us to focus on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Jesus is our example. He endured for us and our salvation and so that people would have a choice for life. Matt. 6:22 The light of the body is the eye. Prov. 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle (light, lamp) of the Lord. The Greek word is the same for lamp, light, and candle. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. Matt. 6:23 If your focus is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Matt. 6:24 You can’t serve the world (money) and God. Don’t let money be your focus. Your focus determines who you will serve. I Cor. 2:12 We have received the Spirit of God. You can lose your salvation if you get your focus off Jesus. Eph. 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are in the light of the Lord. Walk as children of light. Repent and turn your focus to Christ. Choose life, focus on Him, and He will bring direction to your life, and it will be possible to cast your cares on Him. Where is your focus?