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THE POWER OF PRAYER: EMBRACING GOD’S PRESENCE AND AUTHORITY
In this Study, we explore the gift of prayer, which connects us with God, affirms our identity as His children, and empowers us with His authority. We discuss the importance of prayer, how to pray effectively, and reasons for unanswered prayers. Discover how praying in the Spirit aligns us with God’s will, helping us experience His Kingdom on Earth. Key points include overcoming obstacles like unbelief, pride, and unforgiveness...
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00:00The power of prayer, embracing God's presence and authority.
00:23In today's study, we'll explore the incredible gift of prayer, which connects us directly
00:31with God, affirms our identity as His children and empowers us with His authority.
00:37We will examine the importance of prayer, how to pray effectively, and reasons for unanswered
00:43prayers.
00:44Together, we'll discover how praying in the Spirit aligns us with God's will, allowing
00:50us to experience His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
00:54Key points will include learning to pray, effective prayer, and overcoming obstacles
01:01to prayer, such as unbelief, pride, and unforgiveness.
01:05Join us as we deepen our understanding of this powerful gift, the power of prayer, embracing
01:12God's presence and authority.
01:15Want to know more?
01:16Hang around.
01:20Welcome, welcome to Lions Roar 3.8 Ministries.
01:23Amos 3.8 tells us,
01:25The Lion has roared, who will not fear or hear?
01:28The Lord God has spoken, who can but prophesy?
01:33My name is George Magalhães, and we are an apostolic ministry with a prophetic teaching
01:38edge.
01:39It is our passion, our mission to reignite, equip, and release Christ-like disciples both
01:44locally and globally.
01:47We do that through our itinerant ministry, but as well as providing with resources just
01:51like this one to help you, to aid you in your God-given calling.
01:56Today, we have a fantastic topic bringing us to our main verse, and our main verse comes
02:04from the book of 1 Thessalonians 5.16-18.
02:11That's 1 Thessalonians 5.16-18.
02:14We're reading from the New King James Version.
02:16Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in
02:24Christ Jesus for you.
02:26Hallelujah.
02:27Amen?
02:28Amen.
02:29Hello, beauty.
02:32What a gorgeous guest I have here today.
02:36By the way, she's my wife, Sabrina.
02:38So Prophet Sabrina is here with us again today.
02:42Wherever you're watching from the world, hi, God bless you all.
02:46We have an amazing topic today, which is the power of prayer, embracing God's presence
02:51and authority.
02:52Before we get onto it, let me give you just a little introduction of what we're going
02:58to be covering today.
02:59So in today's study, we'll be uncovering prayer as an incredible gift that connects us directly
03:06with our Heavenly Father.
03:08Through it, we communicate with God, affirm our identity as His children, and exercise
03:15the authority He has granted us.
03:17We will explore the significance of prayer, how to pray effectively, and why some prayers
03:23go unanswered.
03:25We'll also look at how praying in the Spirit aligns us with God's will, allowing us to
03:29experience His kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven.
03:33We will be studying all of this within the following specific key points.
03:39And I'll say this once, within the following specific key points.
03:42It does sound like a lot, but it's not a lot.
03:44We'll be covering this on an introductory level.
03:47So listen up.
03:48The first specific important key point that we'll be covering is...
03:55Importance of prayer.
03:56Importance of prayer.
03:57The second one is learning to pray.
04:00And the third one...
04:02Praying in and with the Spirit.
04:06Entitling praying in the Spirit, praying with the Spirit.
04:10Number four is reasons for unanswered prayer, which we have one, two, three, four, five
04:18mini or subtopics to cover within that topic itself.
04:24Not all, it's mini, like George said.
04:27Yes, so four reasons for unanswered prayer will include refusing to hear the truth, unbelief,
04:33willful stubbornness, unforgiveness, and presumption and pride.
04:40Then we have number five.
04:42Effective prayer.
04:44Effective prayer will include...
04:45Effective prayer begins with directing our hearts to the Father in Jesus' name.
04:51Effective prayer must come from a sincere heart.
04:54Effective prayer holds an unhesitant submission to God's sovereign's will.
04:59Effective prayer must also be offered in faith.
05:02And finally, effective prayer must be accompanied with thanksgiving and praise.
05:07Amen.
05:08Amen.
05:09All right.
05:10Fire away.
05:11Fire away.
05:12We start, right?
05:13Yep.
05:14All right.
05:15So we'll...
05:16Right.
05:17That's right.
05:18Today we...
05:19Today I'm excited about it because it's, you know, it's something that we do every day,
05:22communicating with God.
05:23Prayer, today we're excited about it into...
05:27It's a beautiful topic, isn't it?
05:29Of the power of prayer, which most of us know is essential part of our faith journey.
05:36Prayer plays a vital role in our relationship with God, helping us to connect deeply and
05:42affirm our identity as His children.
05:46So through prayer, we not only communicate with God, but also embrace the authority He
05:54has given us.
05:56It's a wonderful gift we've been provided with, you know, to experience His kingdom
06:01here on earth as it is in heaven.
06:04It's a wonderful also opportunity to deepen our understanding together today, right?
06:09So we're all going to be listening, we're all going to be getting into it.
06:16As George has already stated earlier, in today's study, we will be looking in several key points
06:20which fall within the following major key points regarding the power of prayer.
06:25Now, the reason why we say it again is for you guys to understand the order of it, right?
06:30So the first one is importance of prayer, learning of prayer, praying in and with the
06:35Spirit.
06:36And then?
06:37Number four, reasons for unanswered prayer.
06:39Number five, effective prayer.
06:41Right.
06:42So I encourage you to really listen and study these because even though they are just, again,
06:48we say it, introduction, so it's not really that much in depth, simple, but very powerful
06:55key for us to understand and manifest it in our life journey, right?
07:01We're going to start our study now.
07:02So the first one is importance of prayer.
07:06Now, according to Eastern Bible dictionary of prayer, prayer is conversing with God.
07:12It's the intercourse, communication, connection, interchange of the soul with God, not in contemplation
07:21or meditation, but in direct address to Him, a direct access, yeah?
07:28It's not about being eloquent in our words, thou say the Lord, you know?
07:33What truly matters with prayer is that our prayers come from the heart, filled with confidence
07:39and importantly aligned with God's will.
07:43Now prayer is essential in our journey of faith, like we've talked about, right?
07:47It's not just an option.
07:48So it's not like it's an option if I don't like praying, so I don't pray, but it's a
07:53vital part of our walk with Him.
07:56It's a communication, like I said before.
07:58Now, while there are many forms of prayer, today we will focus on the powerful practice
08:04of praying in and with the Spirit.
08:08Let's read our first verse, you want to read that?
08:111 Thessalonians 5, 16 to 18, so 1 Thessalonians 5, 16 to 18, reading from the New King James
08:18Version.
08:19Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in
08:26Christ Jesus for you.
08:29So what is the importance of prayer?
08:31As we said, this is a mini topics that we have, and the importance of prayer, as we
08:38just covered, is that prayer is important because amongst other things, it is a vital
08:44connection with God, affirming our identity as His children and expecting, but also experiencing
08:53His kingdom on earth.
08:55It's not just communication, it's a gift that strengthens our faith journey, amen.
09:01So number two, learning to pray.
09:04Now prayer is a beautiful expression from the heart, like we've talked about before,
09:09and when we align it with the Word of God, as emphasized in 1 John 5, verse 14, it becomes
09:15even more powerful.
09:17It ensures that our prayer resonates with His will, which allows that prayer to truly
09:25benefit us.
09:27Now God's Word is designed to what?
09:29To uplift, support us, assuring us that He withholds no good things from our lives.
09:35So even as we are praying, it helps us to know we are basically declaring what God is
09:41declaring upon us, right?
09:43So by embracing this truth, we foster a deeper connection to His loving guidance and reaching
09:50our own journey, right?
09:52So can you read 1 John 5, verse 14 from the AMPC?
09:581 John 5, verse 14, and this is the confidence, the assurance, the privilege of boldness which
10:03we have in Him.
10:06We are sure that if we ask anything, make any request according to His will, in agreement
10:12with His own plan, He listens to and hears us.
10:16All right, number two, so how do we learn to pray?
10:20We learn to pray as exemplified by Jesus, who taught His disciples, you can look at
10:26Luke 11, 1 to 2, the Lord's Prayer, serving as a model for us on how to approach God in
10:33prayer.
10:34Amen.
10:36Now, this is further explained, like George said, in Luke 11, verse 1 to 2, when the disciples
10:44asked Jesus to teach them how to pray.
10:47Can you read the verse?
10:48Luke 11, 1 to 2.
10:51Then He was praying in a certain place, and when He stopped, one of His disciples said
10:56to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught His disciples.
11:02And He said to them, when you pray, say, Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your
11:07name.
11:08Your kingdom come, your will be done, held holy and revered on earth as it is in heaven.
11:15Now, it's quite important, because in this verse we see that it was a practice that was
11:21also done.
11:22If you read, I think, before that, you will understand that it was also a practice done
11:28by John the Baptist, reflecting a tradition that spans both from the Old and the New Testament,
11:34right?
11:35So, throughout Scripture, we see how God communicates His guidance, thus learning to pray with His
11:40Word, His guidance through His prophets, inspiring the restoration of paths and healings of breaches.
11:47Now, the Lord's Prayer is a model Jesus provided, demonstrating how to effectively pray by incorporating
11:55God's words and intention.
11:58I like this guy, quote of this guy, Ben Zumbano, he puts it as such, says, Jesus was accommodating
12:06the disciples' need, and He understood that they needed a model to follow before the Holy
12:13Spirit could lead them on their own, through His spirit of prayer into spirit-led praying
12:20on their own.
12:22Because we all know that when they asked for that, that was before they had the encounter
12:28with the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues.
12:30Now let's keep going.
12:31Number three, praying in and with the spirit.
12:35Now that's two, I've separated those two.
12:38We'll start with the number one, praying in the spirit.
12:41Praying in the spirit often expressed through speaking in tongues.
12:46It's a powerful way to strengthen, according to the Word of God, our faith, and help us
12:51to remain anchored in God's love.
12:54Because when you're praying in tongues, the Holy Spirit prays through you, so your prayer
12:58will be from God's love, will be from the point of view of God praying, what God is
13:04praying for you.
13:06So when we engage in this form of prayer, we remind ourselves that God is actively working
13:11in us, for us, and through us.
13:15So in us, when God does edify us and all that, for us, when we don't know what word
13:20to say, and the Holy Spirit brings forth the utterance as we are praying in tongues, and
13:29through us, when sometimes God will say, oh, can you pray for so-and-so, and you don't
13:34know what to pray, right?
13:36Now this helps us set aside our thoughts when we pray in tongues, so our spirit can connect
13:42deeply with the Father.
13:45Now if you read that in Romans 8, verse 26 from the NKJV version, can you read it?
13:51Romans 8, verse 26.
13:53Likewise, the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses, for we do not know what we should pray, for
13:59as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot
14:08be uttered.
14:10Now this inspires us to lean on the Holy Spirit who lovingly guides our prayer, right?
14:19So now we're going to go to the second part of it, which is praying with the Spirit.
14:26What praying with the Spirit requires us to, it's different, it requires us to pray with
14:32understanding of the Word of God, right?
14:35Praying the Word of God then enriches our prayers and aligns them with His divine will.
14:41How do we know that something is the will of God for our life is when we can align it
14:46with His Word.
14:47So as we pray with the Spirit, it requires us understanding of the Word of God.
14:53Now this guidance helps us to avoid praying from a place of flesh.
14:57In some cases, or Pentecostal case, you know, when you hear people say, oh, they're doing
15:02witchcraft, instead of praying the right thing, because it's not, how do you call it, aligned
15:08with the Word of God.
15:09So it helps us to steer clear of any tendencies that could lead us away from His truth.
15:15Now that is confirmed in 1 Corinthians chapter 4, verse 15 from the AMPC version we are reading.
15:211 Corinthians 14, 15 from the Amplified Classic.
15:25Then what am I to do?
15:27I will pray with my spirit, by the Holy Spirit that is within me.
15:31But I will also pray intelligently with my mind and understanding.
15:37I will sing with my spirit, by the Holy Spirit that is within me.
15:41But I will sing intelligently with my mind and understanding also.
15:45That's confirming that.
15:46So God, the cool thing about it, and I know I always say that how good is that, that we
15:50are being equipped.
15:51I always say that, and I always say it because it is the truth.
15:54How great is our God that He has equipped us with the gift necessary for effective prayer,
16:00including knowledge, wisdom, and understanding.
16:03It comes with prayer, where the guidance of the Holy Spirit in our, through our understanding
16:08of the Word of God.
16:09You don't pray for, for example, babe, you don't pray and say for, for A for example,
16:15but you use the prayer that is responded to B for A, right?
16:20But when you do something and you, you know what your target is, you will pray in a way
16:24that will hit the bullseye, in another word, right?
16:27So that's where praying with understanding, with the knowledge and wisdom of God comes
16:31in.
16:32When we acknowledge these truths, we open ourselves to be guided by the Spirit of God,
16:37allowing our words to flow with incredible power, thus, you know, hitting bullseye when
16:43you're praying.
16:44Hopefully it makes sense.
16:46And that is further confirmed in Ephesians chapter one, verse 17, do you want to read
16:50it?
16:51Ephesians 1, 17 in the Amplified Classic.
16:53For I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that he
16:59may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation of insights into mysteries and secrets in
17:05the deep and intimate knowledge of him.
17:08Right.
17:09Number four, number four is reasons for unanswered prayer, right?
17:17There are several insightful reason why prayers may go unanswered.
17:22And together we're going to explore some of the most common ones.
17:26It's not all, it's some of them.
17:29One of the key reasons we may experience unanswered prayers is when we overlook the truth found
17:34in God's word, refusing to hear the truth.
17:40Yes, God is not going to force us to hear the truth.
17:45That's why he says, those who have ears, let them hear, right?
17:49We're going to read it from, we're going to read a verse corresponding to that from
17:54Proverbs chapter 28, verse nine.
17:57Proverbs 28, verse nine, Amplified Classic, he who turns away his ear from hearing the
18:02law of God and man, even his prayer is an abomination, hateful and revolting to God.
18:10That's right.
18:11So basically what it means is, again, there needs to be understanding because through
18:18the understanding of the word of God, you will understand if what you're praying is
18:23of the truth of God.
18:24And if you refuse the truth that is being said unto you by God or through his word,
18:29and you keep praying, it will not be answered.
18:33Number two is unbelief.
18:36Unbelief can create obstacles in our lives, much like a barrier that hinders us from embracing
18:41the blessing God has for us.
18:44It's like a baby who's hungry and is crying, right?
18:49And you're like, you're giving a bottle, right?
18:52But they're not grabbing to reach it, to take that bottle.
18:56They just keep crying within themselves, having like, no, I don't know if that's food.
19:01I don't know if that's food or I don't believe that's food.
19:03So they keep pushing it, you know, because they don't realize, babies, they don't realize
19:07what food you're giving to them.
19:09What is food until you just say, hey, you know, this is food.
19:13And they eat it.
19:14It's the same way.
19:15Yes, I'm a mom of three, three kids.
19:19So we will correspond that to Matthew chapter 17, verse 19 to 20.
19:27Matthew 17, 19 to 20 in the upper part of classic, then the disciples came to Jesus
19:32and asked privately, why could we not drive it out?
19:36He said to them, because of the littleness of your faith, that is your lack of firmly
19:41relying trust.
19:43But truly, I say to you, if you have faith that is living like a grain of mustard seed,
19:49you can say to this mountain, move from here to yonder place and it will move and nothing
19:54will be impossible to you.
19:56Wow.
19:57Unbelief.
19:58Next one, willful stubbornness.
20:02It can make us resistant and less open to embracing God's wonderful plan for us.
20:07It's such a simple thing.
20:10We'll get the confirmation from it, from Jeremiah chapter 16, verse 12 to 13.
20:16Jeremiah 16, 12 to 13, again, in the amplified classic.
20:19And because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you walks
20:24after the stubbornness of his own evil heart, so that you do not listen to and obey me.
20:30Therefore, I will cast you out of this land of Judah into the land of the Babylonians.
20:35Neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will serve other gods day and night,
20:41for I will show you no favor there.
20:46That in itself is another preaching.
20:48We'll keep going though.
20:50Next one is unforgiveness.
20:53Unforgiveness can feel like a trap we create for ourselves.
20:57It fosters a sense of pride that pulls us away from our authentic self and our relationship
21:03with God.
21:04By holding on to grudges, we risk missing out on the peace and connection we truly desire.
21:12Just as Jesus forgave us, we are invited to extend that same grace to others.
21:18Mark chapter 11, verse 25 to 26, from the AMPC version.
21:23Mark 11, 25 to 26.
21:24And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let
21:30it drop, leave it and let it go.
21:33In order that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you and your own failings
21:38and shortcomings and let them drop.
21:41But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and
21:44shortcomings.
21:47Next one, presumption and pride.
21:50Now the Dictionary of the Bible theme describes presumption as a form of self-confidence which
21:56makes overconfident assumptions concerning one's importance and rights.
22:02In another word, to proceed without proper authority or consentment, assuming that, and
22:07I'm sure all of us have fallen into that, assuming that God is somewhat required to
22:12endorse your chosen endeavors.
22:14It's like, you know, this is how I want the solution to be, Lord.
22:19Bless the solution, Lord, in the short version way of it.
22:24To confirm that, let's read on Luke chapter 18, verse 10 to 14 from the AMPC.
22:29It's just a little story in the Bible.
22:32Luke 18, 10 to 14, two men went up into the temple enclosure to pray, the one a Pharisee
22:42and the other a tax collector.
22:44The Pharisee took his stand ostentatiously and began to pray thus before and with himself.
22:50God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, extortionists, robbers, swindlers,
22:57unrighteous in heart and life, adulterous, and even like this tax collector here.
23:03I fast twice a week.
23:05I give tithes of all that I gain.
23:08But the tax collector, merely standing at a distance, would not even lift up his eyes
23:12to heaven, but kept striking his breast, saying, oh God, be favorable, be gracious, be merciful
23:20to me, especially wicked sinner that I am.
23:24I tell you, this man went down to his home justified, forgiven, and made upright and
23:30in right standing with God, rather than the other man.
23:34For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.
23:43Wonderful story, isn't it?
23:45And lastly, we're going to look at effective prayer.
23:48So this is like some key points on it and a practical point of it.
23:53How then to pray effective prayer, if all the things that we've just talked to you about,
23:58how do we go about, right?
24:00And like we talked about before, Jesus taught how to pray, so that there is understanding
24:07in it as well.
24:10So we also, so you hear us sometimes say, oh, George has done a lot of declaration nights
24:16and we've done a lot of those kinds of prayers, and sometimes we ask, well, if it's coming
24:22from the heart, why do you have to teach?
24:25This is a reason Jesus did it, John the Baptist did it and others.
24:30Now we're going to give you some key point over it on how to do effective prayer and
24:34you can cater it to your needs, right?
24:37This is not, this is a model.
24:39This is not a requirement as such, like you're forced into it.
24:43It's between you and God in your relationship, right?
24:46The first one is this, effective prayer begins with directing our hearts to the Father in
24:53Jesus name.
24:54Now that one is a requirement.
24:55This approach helps us connect deeply and purposely in our conversation with God.
25:01Why?
25:02Let's read it.
25:03John chapter 14, verse 13 to 15 from the AMPC.
25:06John 14, 13 to 15, and I will do, I myself will grant whatever you ask in my name as
25:13presenting all that I am, so that the Father may be glorified and extolled in through the
25:19Son.
25:20Yes, I will grant, I myself will do for you whatever you shall ask in my name as presenting
25:27all that I am.
25:28And after listening to this verse, I'm sure all of you will be wise to say every prayer
25:33you do say, Father, in the name of Jesus, I ask.
25:37Next one, effective prayer must come from a sincere heart.
25:42You want to read Hebrews chapter 10, verse 22.
25:45All right.
25:46Hebrews 10, 22 in the Amplified Classic.
25:48Let us all come forward and draw near with true, honest, and sincere hearts in unqualified
25:55assurance and absolute conviction engendered by faith, by that leaning of the entire human
26:02personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in his power, wisdom, and goodness, having
26:10our hearts sprinkled and purified from a guilty, evil conscience, and our bodies cleansed
26:16with pure water.
26:18Amen.
26:19Now, next one is effective prayer holds an unhesitant submission to God's sovereign
26:27will.
26:28When we choose to submit to God, we open our hearts to the guidance of his Spirit, embracing
26:33his truth.
26:34Now, this allows us to engage actively in powerful prayer, like we spoke before, using
26:40his word, which also yield results that never return voice, because the word of God says
26:46his word is yes and amen.
26:50Let's confirm it by reading Proverbs chapter 3, verse 5 to 6.
26:54Proverbs 3, 5 to 6 in the Amplified Classic.
26:58Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind, and do
27:03not rely on your own insight or understanding.
27:09In all your ways, know, recognize, and acknowledge him, and he will direct and make straight
27:15and plain your paths.
27:17Amen.
27:18Next one, effective prayer must also be offered in faith.
27:23It's important to approach prayer with trust, as our faith is what pleases God, according
27:28to the word of God, right?
27:29So when we pray, our belief demonstrates that we trust, he hears us, and has already
27:34began to answer our requests, right?
27:38So Hebrews chapter 11, verse 6 from the AMPC.
27:42Hebrews 11, 6, but without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to him.
27:48For whoever would come near to God must necessarily believe that God exists and that he is the
27:55rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek him out.
27:59Amen.
28:00Next one, effective prayer, I think that's the last one.
28:04Effective prayer must be accompanied with thanksgiving and praise.
28:10Now offering thanksgiving and praise in our prayer allow us to focus on God's goodness,
28:15power, and wisdom.
28:17It serve as a beautiful reminder for all he has done for us and reassures us that he's
28:23actively present in our lives.
28:26Now this practice not only deepens our gratitude, but also acknowledges his sovereignty over
28:31all things.
28:32That's why in the model of the prayer of our Father's prayer, it's like our Father in heaven,
28:38hallowed be thy name.
28:40And then it's finished for yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever,
28:44right?
28:45We're going to confirm that from Colossians chapter 3, verse 13 from the AMPC.
28:50Colossians 3, verse 17.
28:52Oh, sorry.
28:53Amplified classic, Colossians 3, verse 17.
28:56And whatever you do, no matter what it is in word or deed, do everything in the name
29:02of the Lord Jesus and in dependence upon his person, giving praise to God the Father through
29:09him.
29:10Now in today's study, we covered quite a bit.
29:15So in today's study, the power of prayer, embracing God's presence and authority, we
29:21covered many key points which fall within the major key points.
29:27We covered the importance of prayer, learning to pray.
29:31We covered praying in and with the spirit, reasons for unanswered prayer, and we covered
29:37effective prayer.
29:39So if you arrived late for the study, we encourage you to re-listen and study as we covered some
29:44very simple yet very powerful key points in relation to the power of prayer.
29:50In the powerful true words of Charles Pershing, if a church is to be what it ought to be for
29:55the purposes of God, we must train it in the holy art of prayer.
30:02And I would like to add that with a conclusive quote from Thomas Robinson, prayer is like
30:09the dove that Noah sent forth, which blessed him not only when it returned with an olive
30:17leaf in its mouth, but when it never returned at all.
30:20Think about that.
30:21Amen?
30:22Amen.
30:23All right.
30:24If you are new here, if this is the first time you're listening and you've never heard
30:31about the Christian God in this manner, this is not a coincidence.
30:35This is a divine appointment.
30:37I want to let you know that in God's word, it says in 1 John 5, 4 to 5, for whatever
30:43is born of God overcomes the world.
30:46This is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith.
30:50So where you put in your faith matters.
30:52Are you putting your faith in money?
30:53Are you putting your faith in your work?
30:55Are you putting your faith in the immigration process?
30:57Are you putting your faith in the government?
30:59Are you putting your faith in your parents?
31:01Where you put your faith matters.
31:05And it goes on to say the word of God, who is he who overcomes the world?
31:11But he who believes that Jesus is the son of God.
31:14Oh, George, there is Buddha, Jesus.
31:17Is it that?
31:18Oh, George, there is this Jesus.
31:20There is only one way, one truth and one life, and that is Jesus.
31:23I'm not being radical here.
31:25The truth is the truth.
31:27There is no your truth, my truth.
31:29That's all absolute nonsense.
31:30There is only one way, one truth and one life, and that is through Jesus Christ.
31:36His word goes on to say, it goes on to say John 3, 16 to 17, for God so loved the world,
31:44that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish,
31:49but have everlasting life.
31:50For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world,
31:55but that the world through him might be saved.
31:59So what do I have to do, George?
32:01Well, 1 John 1, 9 goes on to say very clearly, if we confess our sins,
32:06he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
32:13Oh, here it is, George, the word sin.
32:16You know, I'm as good as the guy next door.
32:18I'm as good as that person.
32:19I'm actually better than my parents ever were.
32:22You know, we don't get measured by other people.
32:28Jesus is our standard.
32:29And by Jesus's standard, we have all fallen short of the glory of God.
32:34We all deserve hell.
32:36But because of what Jesus done on that cross, he paid a big price for it.
32:41But it's a free gift to us.
32:42It's called grace.
32:44So what do you need to do?
32:45You confess with your mouth.
32:47Look, on the screen, it says very clearly, Romans 10, 9 to 10,
32:52that if you confess with your mouth, the Lord Jesus,
32:54and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
32:58For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness,
33:01and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation.
33:06And then he goes on to say, it doesn't finish there in Titus 3, verse 5,
33:09Ephesians 2, verse 8, Acts 1, verse 8, amongst others.
33:12Then he saves us.
33:13So you confess with your mouth out loud.
33:16You ask Jesus to become your Lord and Savior.
33:18You repent of your sins.
33:20And you choose to believe that God raised Jesus from the dead in your place.
33:25And now you are saved.
33:27You are washed clean.
33:28You are cleansed, as wide as known as the word of God tells us.
33:31But it doesn't end there.
33:33As I said, all these other verses down at the bottom says,
33:36then he saves us by grace through faith.
33:39The gift of God washing away our sins and giving us the new joy of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
33:45And you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
33:48And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere.
33:53What is that?
33:55What that is, is called the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire.
34:02We call that in our circles, a baptism of Holy Spirit and fire.
34:07Is when we invite Holy Spirit, God himself, the very Spirit of God to come and live inside of you.
34:12You become the church.
34:13You become the synagogue.
34:14You become the temple of God.
34:15And he will dwell in you forever.
34:18He will guide you, protect you, correct you, comfort you.
34:22He will lead you through your life.
34:25And he comes bearing gifts.
34:26He comes bearing spiritual gifts that he wants to equip you, to empower you with.
34:31So that you learn throughout this life journey here on earth to be the,
34:37to not only be his ambassador, as his word says,
34:42but to fulfill the calling that he has upon your life.
34:44Every single one of us have a specific calling.
34:47Are you ready?
34:48We're going to pray for the baptism of Holy Spirit.
34:50If you haven't invited Jesus, do that right now.
34:53And we're going to invite Holy Spirit to come and baptize us.
34:56Amen?
34:57Amen.
34:58Let's do this.
34:58Do you want to do that?
34:59You do it.
35:00All right, Lord, I thank you right now.
35:02Holy Spirit, we are hungry and thirsty.
35:04As your word says, those that are hungry and thirsty shall be filled.
35:07Yes.
35:08So Lord, we invite you, Holy Spirit, come fill us afresh.
35:13A fresh baptism of your spirit and fire.
35:16Light up a fire in us that cannot be quenched.
35:18As your word says, that our God is a consuming fire.
35:21Come.
35:22Yes, Lord.
35:22Set us alight that the world will come and watch us burn for you.
35:25Yes, Lord.
35:26Lord, we speak revival.
35:28We declare revival in and through us.
35:31Yes, Lord.
35:31In the mighty name of Jesus.
35:33As it is in heaven, let it be here on earth.
35:36In and through us.
35:37For your glory, Jesus.
35:39Yes, Lord.
35:40Hallelujah.
35:42Hallelujah and amen.
35:45All right.
35:46Some of you may be experiencing some unusual symptoms.
35:52Don't worry.
35:53It's part of the baptism of Holy Spirit.
35:55Some of you may be talking this Jewish language.
35:58What am I saying?
36:01That's a holy language of God.
36:04It talks in the Bible about this, that it's a sign of the baptism of Holy Spirit.
36:09It's a good thing.
36:10So communicate in this language as often as you can.
36:15We spoke about it today.
36:16We spoke about eat the spirit, what it does to you.
36:20Also, some of you may be feeling a heat.
36:22Some of you felt like a whole massive weight just lifted off you.
36:25Like you've been unburdened by what was.
36:31I'll pray for you afterward.
36:34Anyways, all this has gone.
36:37That nonsense, it's gone, baby.
36:39Hallelujah.
36:40Hallelujah.
36:42So that's normal.
36:43Some of you feel like there's electricity.
36:48That must be a new thing.
36:49Electricity.
36:50Electricity running through your body or just a nice warmth or just a nice peace.
36:55It's the very presence of God.
36:57Embrace it.
36:59Enjoy it.
37:02And also get connected with the church.
37:03It's very important that you get connected in person with a church, a Bible-teaching,
37:08Holy Spirit-filled church wherever you are.
37:10If you can't, for whatever reason, if you're living in a country where there's
37:14very fearful, tyrannical overlords trying to stop you from doing that,
37:19there's always the internet.
37:20You can get connected with churches online.
37:23You can get connected with home fellowships online.
37:26There's always a way to do that.
37:28But it's very, very important that you do connect with a church.
37:32Remember, the church is not perfect.
37:33We are the body of Christ.
37:35Jesus Christ is perfect.
37:37Is your standard.
37:38Is your standard.
37:39Amen?
37:40Amen.
37:41God bless you.
37:41I encourage you to hang around.
37:43And also this brings us to our second part of the program, which we call...
37:47Before we go there, if you've been blessed by this,
37:52please check out all those places that we have lots of more materials.
37:57If you're in a church that needs help with materials and all that, please feel free.
38:01All right?
38:02These are free, right?
38:03Those places we have audios and all that, these are free.
38:10That's what she's talking about.
38:12These are free, right?
38:14She's not talking about the...
38:16What do you call it?
38:18Water fountain things.
38:20She's not talking about the...
38:21No, I'm not talking about those links up there, right?
38:25These are free.
38:26These.
38:26This is not free.
38:27Neither is she free.
38:28She's mine.
38:28She belongs to me forever.
38:32All jokes aside, these are their resources for the churches, for anybody who wants.
38:37And you can also share it.
38:39Send links.
38:40If you can't go out and evangelize,
38:42nowadays we are so blessed.
38:44We have technology.
38:45We have messages.
38:46We have WhatsApp.
38:47We have all those things that you can actually send a link.
38:50A link can bring a difference to someone's life.
38:53So share it.
38:54If you've been blessed by it, share it, right?
38:57Don't keep things for you.
38:58God has enough blessing for everybody to go forward, right?
39:03Amen.
39:03That's what I want to say.
39:04All right.
39:04This brings us to the collective, where we spend time with those that are watching,
39:08those that are listening, and we pray, prophesy, whatever Holy Spirit leads us to do.
39:13I encourage you, if you haven't already, to write down any of your specific prayer requests
39:17that you have, so that we can see them on the Facebook live chat section.
39:21And I encourage you to hang around as well, if this is your first time.
39:27And drop us a line.
39:28Let us know where you're from, where you saw us for the first time.
39:32It's encouraging for all of us.
39:35In Jesus name.
39:36Amen.
39:37All right.
39:38This brings us to the collective.
40:08Amen.
40:38Amen.