May 21, 2025 • 41 mins
Everything changes when we understand the power of God's truth in our lives. This transformative episode explores how the belt of truth—the first piece of spiritual armor mentioned in Ephesians 6—provides the foundation for standing firm against the enemy's schemes.
When Satan tries to wear us down with his tactics, we need both divine strength and supportive friends who can "hold our arms up" like Aaron did for Moses during battle. Our effectiveness depends on developing consistent spiritual habits: dedicated prayer time, personal Bible study, and meditation in God's presence. These practices prepare us for the day's battles and reveal God's perfect will for our lives.
The Holy Spirit—often relegated to the background of our theological understanding—emerges here as the central figure in our pursuit of truth. As the Spirit of Truth, He guides, illuminates Scripture, and brings revelation that transforms the written word into living reality for our specific situations. When we ask Him to "enlighten this word to me," He brings forth a living, breathing "rhema" word tailored to our needs.
Perhaps most powerful is the segment on knowing our identity in Christ. We are chosen, anointed, righteous, forgiven, powerful, valued, and unconditionally loved. When we understand and declare these truths over our lives, we come into agreement with heaven, changing the atmosphere around us. This knowledge creates unshakable confidence against spiritual attacks.
Your words become weapons in spiritual warfare. Life and death truly reside in the power of your tongue. When you speak God's truth rather than negative phrases, you strengthen your spiritual armor. The enemy wants you silent, but God calls you to boldness.
Ready to transform your spiritual journey? Listen now and discover how to secure your belt of truth—the foundation for victory in every battle you face.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
and then Satan comes in with his tactics and his
schemes and he tries to wear usdown and wear us out.
That's when you say Thank you,god, for my true, true
God-believing friends, just likeAaron.
Sometimes we need somebody tocome along and hold our arms up
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because the enemy has wore usout to a point where we can no
longer do that ourselves.
Amen, amen.
So you know we have to changeour habits.
You know we're all kind ofhabit creatures, right, but like
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our prayers, you know we needto set that time apart with God.
I don't know if it's in themorning, if it's in the
afternoon, I don't know how youdo it, but I like to seek him
early, I like to be in hispresence early.
Then I'm prepared for the day.
You know, do you have a Biblestudy?
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Do you set time apart to studyGod's Word?
You say, well, I don't know howto study God's Word.
Well, you find your scripture.
Let's see, let's find somethinghere.
Therefore, do not be unwise,but understand what the will of
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the Lord is.
That's something to study.
Well, what is the will of theLord concerning me?
Then you get in the Bible, yougo to your concordance and you
start studying that out.
You write it down and then,after you get that all together,
you say, oh, that is the willof God, his perfect will for my
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life.
That's how you study.
That's how I study.
I might have eight books allover the table.
Dave's like what are you doing?
I'm studying, right, because Iwant different translations, I
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want to see it different ways.
I want to get it a way that Iunderstand it.
What I understand, anita, youmight not understand.
Can you go away?
And what you understand, youmight not understand.
I can't go to it, you can't goto it.
And what you understand, davemight not understand.
So you know we're all learningdifferently.
Don't always trust Mr Google.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
He's not always right .
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Understanding and applying God's truth.
Just like I just said, we needto engage in a Bible study like
this stuff that I teach you.
You write those notes down, gohome and study that out.
What if I got it wrong?
What if I missed a scripture?
Will you just take my word forit?
Number two pray regularly.
Seek God's face.
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You know what happens when youseek his face.
You're seeking his perfect will.
Number two pray regularly.
Seek God's face.
You know what happens when youseek his face.
You're seeking his perfect will.
Be obedient.
Study the commandments of God.
Seek to live in a way thatpleases him and let the
scriptures be revealed in yourlife.
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When people see you walk andtalk and move, and let them see
the scriptures in your life Like, the joy of the Lord is my
strength.
Let people see that.
Let people see his wordactively alive in us.
Let people see his wordactively alive in us.
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Make choices that align withGod's truth.
You know, I don't even know ifany of this is just Just say.
Some friends come over they say,hey, we're going to go out and
have supper.
You want to go with us?
Oh, yeah, we're going to go.
Where are we going?
Oh, we're going to go up toApplebee's and they all walk in
and they all head to set at thebar.
Well, guess where I'm notsetting?
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I'm not setting in the bar area, I'm not setting on them high
stools.
I'm not being in thatatmosphere.
I'm sorry, guys, but I'm notbeing in that atmosphere.
I'm sorry guys, but I'm notcomfortable sitting here.
You think we can sit up here atthis table?
I don't have to be mean, Idon't have to be hateful, I
don't have to be nothing.
I'll just be me.
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I'm not comfortable with that.
You were a witness that couldchange somebody's life forever.
Amen, amen.
So we have to make good choices,being disciplined.
We don't always like that, dowe?
We have to be disciplined andlisten to what God tells us and
walk the walk and talk the talkand be an example of Christ.
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That's what we're supposed tobe An example of Christ in every
area of our life, like inworship.
There are many in thissanctuary and many sanctuaries.
They don't know aboutworshiping God.
They're not comfortable withsinging, raising their hand.
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It might even be hard for themto do a little toe tap.
But us that are seasoned, wecan help lead them into worship.
We can give God adoration andgratitude and people can see
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that is God's Word activelyalive in us, fasting.
This can deepen our spiritualawareness and cause us to have a
deeper dependency on God.
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Meditation, engaging on a quietreflection with the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit I lovethat.
I love meditating.
I call it soaking.
Since I have retired I'venearly soaked every morning.
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I've got soaked every morning.
I've got nearly a whole littlebook full of scriptures and
notes and revelations.
So if you get the opportunity,take that time to soak in his
presence.
Put on some nice Christianmusic and get a pen and a paper
and just rest in him and I'mtelling you he will just flow
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through you like water, thatcleansing water from Psalms 23.
Let it flow over you andcleanse you of all the
ungodliness that is around usand so easily sucks us in.
When we have the belt of truth,we live in honesty and integrity
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.
I love to have both of thosewords in action in my life when
I live in honesty and walking inintegrity.
You know, when you're at thegrocery store and you've got a
load of groceries and you hop inyour car and take off and leave
the cart setting, that's notvery good integrity.
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We need to take five secondsand put the.
I know when I used to work oh,you've got to be kidding me I'd
get in the car and the HolySpirit would say forget
something.
I did forget something.
I knew I'd forget something,but I'd get out, put the cart
because somewhere, someway,somebody was like uh-oh, there's
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Pastor Holly.
She didn't put her cart back.
I mean for sure I would hearabout that.
Right, that's integrity.
When you're at the grocerystore and they ring everything
up and you know it needs to be$10 more and something gets
overlooked I'm sorry, I thinkyou forgot to ring that up
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that's integrity.
When somebody tells yousomething and they say, please,
I'm asking you not to say a wordto nobody and all you do is
bend on God, that's integrity.
So when you have the belt oftruth and you're tightened up
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with God, you're going tooperate in these things so easy,
because you and Him are a unit.
Forgiveness towards yourself andtowards others, because our God
is the God who forgives.
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And the moment you say, father,forgive me, for I have sinned
against you and your kingdom,I'm telling you he wads that up
like a great big piece of paperand he throws it into the sea of
forgetfulness and he never,ever looks at it.
He'll never bring that back upto you because it is forgiven.
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And if his tender mercies arenew every day shown to us like
that, shouldn't that be ourheart towards others?
And I know people hurt us, Iknow that.
But when we forgive, forget andlet go and let God, we are free
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from that bondage.
It might be something you haveto do for ten years, god.
I choose to forgive and Ichoose to forget, and I choose
to let go Every day, every day,every day, until one day it
don't hurt no more.
You might still think about it,but it don't hurt no more.
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You might still think about it,but it don't hurt no more.
Seeking truth and relationship,upholding honesty and
trustfulness in all relations,both personal and professionally
, both personal andprofessionally, and so just
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allowing that spirit of truth toflow.
Do you ever get yourself inthat position?
Or you get in that position andyou're just getting questions
fired at you, boom, boom, boom,boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
like a machine gun.
And all of a sudden you're justlike thinking I don't know
nothing about this, and rightthere you get caught up in not
being truthful, but it's becauseof the peer pressure that comes
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at you.
So it's a lot easier to say no,I don't know nothing about that
, than it is to sit.
You need to pop her a bit ofhis mask.
Yeah, that must have reallybeen a good one, huh?
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So I don't even know what I wassaying.
So, learning God's truth throughstudying and reflecting on the
Bible, and you know, god is nota man that he should lie.
He would never lie.
Anything you ever convey to him, he would never tell.
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I remember one time I waspicking Holly up from school and
I was walking across theparking lot and I was just
really struggling about you know, do we all have ghosts in our
closets somewhere?
There's a ghost somewhere and Iwas really struggling.
God already knew, but there issomething about us being
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obedient and laying it out thereand I'm telling you in the most
like it wasn't a voice, itwasn't a thought, it was a
knowing.
And he said, holly, I wouldnever, never tell your deepest
heart issues, never.
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So he don't tell on us, becausehe's almighty God.
He's not a man that he shouldlie.
He's a man that we can trustabove anybody in this whole wide
world universe.
He's the one you can trust,trusting God's word, seeking
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God's word, seeking God's word,his spoken word and the guidance
of the Holy Spirit.
I love the Holy Spirit, theFather, the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
I know everybody knows a lotabout God, they know a lot about
the Son, but the Holy Spirithe's kind of pushed off to the
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wayside.
And any time in God's Word yousee the word Spirit, it's
talking about the Holy Spiritand the Holy Spirit is the
Spirit of truth and the Spiritof truth will set you free.
But see, the enemy comes inlying, tries to tell you that
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that's not true.
But it is the Holy Spirit.
He guides us into truth and itallows this word to become life.
You say Holy Spirit, enlightenthis word to me when I read it
and he will bring you a rhemaword, a life-flowing word every
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time.
Holy Spirit, show me revelationof what I read.
Holy Spirit, guide me, lead me,direct me.
What part of the Word should Ibe reading?
That's the Spirit of truth,because maybe in you there is a
place that needs to get freed up, it's bound, and you ask the
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Holy Spirit to show that to you.
And where could I read in theWord Father to find that freedom
and the Holy Spirit will leadyou.
The Holy Spirit wants you toknow who you are in Christ, and
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I know we go over that.
For 25 years this has been theword I've preached.
Who you are in Christ, you'rethe head and not the tail.
You're above only and notbeneath, blessed coming in and
blessed going out.
You are accepted in the beloved.
You are victorious.
You are accepted in the beloved.
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You are victorious.
You are an overcomer, you areworthy, you are loved.
I think the biggest piece ofthe armor that we have to
operate in is love, because loveovercomes a multitude of sin.
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Christ is all love, god is alllove.
So wouldn't that be the weaponwe should use?
Is love, especially to thatperson that don't like you?
That's the one we really shouldlove.
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In John 14, 17, jesus promisesthat the Holy Spirit, the Spirit
of truth, will guide believersand dwell within them John 16,
13.
Here Jesus further explainsthat the Spirit of truth will
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guide believers into all truth,not speaking on his behalf, but
revealing what he has heard andwhat is to come.
John 15, 26,.
The Holy Spirit will andtestifying about Jesus and
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reveals God's truth.
Isn't that?
Is that just kind offascinating About the spirit of
truth?
I've seen it time after time.
When the spirit of truth comesin a situation, you are set free
from that bondage.
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I've experienced it in my life.
The Holy Spirit is not just apassive witness of truth.
He actively reveals andilluminates God's truth to
believers, helping themunderstand the word and how to
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apply it.
Put that belt of truth on,tighten it up, tighten up your
relationship with God.
The Holy Spirit guides tounderstand scriptures, to
discern God's will and living inaccountants with his purpose.
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You know each and every one ofus.
God created us with a purpose.
We all I don't know what yourpurpose is Seek God's face.
What is my purpose, lord?
What is my purpose, lord?
Purpose, lord, spending time inGod's Word to learn His truth
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and His principles, so corebeliefs in our lives and our
relationships.
You know the principles of God.
Love God, have love.
The principles of God.
Love God, have love for others,trust God, confess and repent,
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living with integrity and joy,living righteously.
I love, I love this, I lovethis scripture.
It's Romans 14, 17.
Righteousness, joy, peace andthe Holy Ghost.
So when we are righteous andrighteousness, we're in right
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standings with God.
Do you love that, that we arein right standings with God?
Do you love that that we are inright standings with God?
Joy Abiding, sense of happiness,having contentment, Not
depending on our circumstancesto make us happy, because my
circumstances, anita, they ain'tgoing to make me happy, they
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aren't.
I know that Ain't Aren't, theyaren't going to make me happy,
they aren't.
I know that Ain't Aren't Goingto make me happy.
But the fruit of the Spiritabiding in me, finding joy even
in the most difficult times,that's the Holy Spirit.
See, it's the fruit of theSpirit.
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The Holy Spirit Having peace,that path is all understanding.
Have you ever experienced thatwhen it just seems like life
crumbled, the floor fell outfrom under you, but yet you got
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the peace that paths us allunderstanding.
You have a spirit of peace,shalom.
That's the Holy Spirit thatbrings us that peace, that
comfort.
You know, christ says I mustleave you for a while, but I
will send you another to come upbeside you.
The Holy Spirit.
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So the Holy Spirit, he's ourconscience.
And when that day comes, whenwe are all called up to heaven
and we leave our earthly bodies,that's what's going to leave.
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The earth is the Holy Spirit,and that is why things are going
to get so horrible, becausethere won't be a spirit of truth
on the earth.
Trusting in God's promises,having faith in God's truth,
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knowing that he will upholdevery one of His promises I
think of all the promises thatI've stood on in Dave and I's
life and he's never failed me,never, not once.
Having confidence in God'spower.
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When Dave got hurt and hispelvic was shattered and his
femur was nearly pushed throughhis back, that was a time of
shaking your faith, but Ibelieved in the promise that God
had given me three weeks beforethat.
Count it all joy, count it alljoy, count it all joy.
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Did I understand that?
No, but I believed in God'spromises.
So we have to have thatconfidence in Christ, just like
I've told you a hundred times,just like you're sitting on
those chairs.
That's the confidence you havein Christ.
Is that chair holding you?
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You're worried about it fallingout from under you?
No, so our confidence needs tobe more than that in Christ In
every situation.
Do I understand what's going onright now?
I do not, but I am confident inthe one whom I believeth and I
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think another, I think anotherreal important to be able to
gird up, put your belt tight,stand, and when you've done all
but stand, excuse me, stand somemore.
You do that by knowing who youare in Christ, she says.
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On her little face.
It says I am grateful, I amsecure, I am forgiven, I am
powerful, I am valued, I am kind, I am a conqueror, I am loved,
I am fearless, I am limitless, Iam trustworthy, I am limitless,
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I am trustworthy, I am afighter.
And, christ, with my wholearmor on, I am a fighter.
I'm not going down without agood fight.
And I'm not going down because,my Christ, I have a firm
foundation, a bedrock of faith.
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How did you get those?
Oh, thank you.
And so I'm just going to sharewith you here from the back of
this book.
These are scriptures.
It says God knew exactly what hewas doing when he magnificently
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how do you say that word?
Magnificently, magnificentlyyeah, I'm going to forget it.
You are magnificent.
Well, forget it.
You are magnificent Designedyour spirit, your soul and your
body.
He gave each and every one ofyou a unique talent, a beautiful
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personality and a purpose.
We were created to feel safe.
We were created to feel safe.
We were created to feel secure.
We were created to be confidentand he built each one of those
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qualities in each one of usBecause it is our DNA of Christ.
As born-again believers, youare valued, you are accepted,
you are loved unconditionally byJesus Christ.
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So Romans 15, 17 says so.
Romans 15 17 says I havereceived a gift of righteousness
and reign as a king in my life,jesus Christ.
So if I have received a gift ofrighteousness, I am in right
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standings with the king right.
Ephesians 1, 17 and 18.
I have received a spirit ofwisdom and revelation.
In the knowledge of JesusChrist, the eyes of my
understanding is enlightened.
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Do you know what it means to beenlightened?
I'm enlightened to what God'sWord is saying to me.
I'm enlightened to know how tooperate in the armor of God.
I'm enlightened as the fruitsof the Spirit working within me.
I am enlightened.
That's something to study.
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Ephesians 1.
I think it starts in about 14.
And that goes on to say thatgive me a second that I would
know the hope of his calling onmy life Mark 16, 17, and 18, and
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Luke 10, 17, and 19.
I have received power of theHoly Spirit to lay hands on the
sick and see them recovered, tocast out demons, to speak with
new tongues.
I have power over all the enemyand nothing shall by any means
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hurt me.
Now that's scripture.
That's who I am in Christ.
That's who you are in Christ.
You say I don't know how to layhands on people and you just
start praying for people.
And you just start praying forpeople and seeking God's wisdom
in your life.
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Colossians 3, 9 and 10.
This is Dave's favoritescripture when he first got
saved.
I have put off the old man.
That old man is dead, buriedand gone.
I have put on the new man,jesus Christ, which is renewed
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in the knowledge after the imageof him.
Who created me, who createdDave, that old man.
Before I come to the altar andask Jesus into my heart, that
old man rode and reigned in me.
But from the moment I gave myheart to Christ, that old man's
dead.
Now am I going to trip andtremble?
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I might, but I'll repent andI'll ask God to change me and
help me get back on track.
But that new man came alive inme when I first got filled with
the Holy Ghost and with theevidence of speaking in tongues.
The tears I don't know wherethey all came from, I cried and
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I cried and I cried and I criedand it was just like Jesus' love
is bubbling over Jesus' love.
I mean it was powerful, but Ihad.
And it was just like Jesus'love is bubbling over Jesus'
love.
I mean it was powerful, but Ihad seeked it, I wanted it, I
desired to have the baptism ofthe Holy Spirit with the
evidence of speaking in tongue.
So if you don't have that, thatis where the power of God
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dwells, is in our prayerlanguage.
That's all authority, all power.
And so you know, of course theenemy is going to keep people
from having that, because youdon't know what to pray for,
than you pray in the Spirit,because the Spirit knows and it
goes directly to the heavenlies.
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It's exciting to me Luke 6.38.
I have given and it is given tome.
I say this every Sunday Goodmeasure, pressed down, shaken
together and running over, men,give into my bosom.
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That's like, do you want that?
I have given and it is given tome.
Good measure, god's word, ingood measure, press down,
shaking it and running over.
Amazing to me.
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I love it, I love it and soknow who you are in Christ, and
don't be afraid to say it.
Don't be afraid to say who youare in Christ, because that kind
of you know, monday night inthe women's group, that's what
we taught them was the spirit ofintimidation.
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Well, that's definitely ascheme and a trick and all those
things to make us feel likewe're not worthy.
But God says we are, and so Ihave.
Where would I?
Let me think a minute, let melook about something, because
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our homework.
I want to go over that with you.
Okay, I got it, I'm back.
So I put up here, read this outloud and declare over your life
every day.
Now you know what happens whenyou declare, you come in
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agreement with heaven.
When you make a declaration,you're coming into agreement
with heaven, and that changesthe atmosphere.
So I am chosen, anointed andappointed for this season,
jeremiah.
Now I'm going to give you oneof these, jeremiah 1.5.
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I do not shrink back in fear.
I walk in boldness.
I am not alone.
God has surrounded me withpeople who will run with me.
That's exciting.
I lack nothing.
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I lack not one good thing in mylife.
God has already given meeverything I need.
I am stepping into my callingwith power, purpose and clarity.
Calling with power, purpose andclarity.
Your words are one of yourgreatest weapons.
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If you're talking right, ifyou're not talking right, then
your words defeat you.
Do you believe that?
You know, I'm sick and tired ofbeing sick and tired.
That's not good.
I'm sick and tired of beingsick and tired.
What's some other stuff we say?
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I heard all over that justkills me.
Don't say that.
Yeah, that just kills me.
Oh, say that, yeah, that justkills me.
Oh, I just love you to death.
That's not good.
You know, I love you with thelove of the Lord.
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You know, I make a dessert.
The real name of it is death bychocolate, but I call it life
by chocolate.
I'm not putting death onanybody.
It's life by chocolate, but Icall it life by chocolate.
I'm not putting death onanybody, it's life by chocolate.
Angel eggs, yeah and just.
You know every little and youcatch yourself.
I shouldn't have said that.
You know I hate this.
No, hate is a very strong word.
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I could strongly dislike it,but that's a hard, harsh word
hate.
And so your words are one ofyour greatest weapons.
Life and death are in the powerof the tongue.
The enemy wants you to staysilent, doubtful and afraid.
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Put the whole armor of God onand be in power for the kingdom
of God, amen.
So I'm going to give you alittle copy.
Say that every day.
Be bold.
His word says Come before histhrone, as you ought, with
boldness.
Be bold like the lion.
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We are lionists and lions, youknow.
Let the lion roar Do that inyour study time.
I'll hand this out to you injust a minute.
So I think we're going to wrapit up.
It's almost 7 o'clock.
Hope it blessed your heart.
Hope you got a revelation.
I hope that you know that yourprayers conquer the schemes of
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the enemy.
Father, god, we just thank youand praise you and glorify you.
Lord, we're just so blessed tobe in the house tonight, father.
We thank you, father, that weall learned to tighten up our
belts, to get closer to you inevery area of our life.
Father, I ask you to blessthose that come out tonight.
Father, give them travelingmercies on their way home.
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And, lord, I just thank you andpraise you to keep us all safe
and protected until we meetagain.
Lord, and I just want to lift upRay to you, father, I ask you
to breathe the breath of lifeinto his lungs.
I thank you, lord, that hisheart you would restore the
strength to his heart, lord andFather, that you would just
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bless Teresa and Father, I justthank you and praise you that
you are just with them.
For anybody else in this house,lord, that doesn't feel well or
haven't issues, I just ask youto bless them.
Bless Sivera, father.
Let the fever come down to98.6,.
Father.
I thank you, lord, that youjust bless her in every area of
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her life.
In the mighty name of Jesus,and everyone says Amen.
I'm going to have Sis play thissong real quick and then we'll
be ready to go.
I got him Just a minute.
Speaker 2 (36:29):
I'll get it how many times can you hear the same
light before you start tobelieve it?
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The enemy keeps whispering to meswear.
These days, it's all that I'mhearing.
I used to know who I was.
Now I look in the mirror andI'm not so sure.
Lord, I don't want to listen tothe lies anymore.
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The truth is, I am my father'schild.
I make him proud and I make himsmile.
I was made in the image of aperfect king.
He looked at me and wouldn'tchange a thing.
The truth is, I am truly lovedby a God who's good when I'm not
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good enough.
I don't belong to the lies, Ibelong to you, and that's the
truth.
When I feel like there's somuch noise Living rent-free in
my head, heaven finds me in astill small voice and it sounds
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like grace.
Instead, you remind me who I amwhen I look in the mirror and
I'm not so sure.
Lord, I don't want to listen tothe lies anymore.
The truth is, I am my father'schild.
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I make him proud and I make himsmile.
I was made in the image of aperfect king.
He looks at me and wouldn'tchange a thing.
The truth is, I am truly lovedby a God who's good when I'm not
good enough.
I don't belong to the lies.
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I belong to you, and that's thetruth.
I know who I am, cause I knowwho you are and I hold your
truth inside of my heart.
I know the lies are alwaysgonna try and find me, but I've
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never been so sure.
The truth is, I am my father'schild.
I make him proud and I make himsmile.
I was made in the image of aperfect king.
He looks at me and wouldn'tchange a thing.
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The truth is, I am truly lovedby a God who's good when I'm not
good enough.
I don't belong to the lights.
I belong to you, I belong toyou and that's the truth.
And that's the truth, thank you.
and then Satan comes in with his tactics and his
schemes and he tries to wear usdown and wear us out.
That's when you say Thank you,god, for my true, true
God-believing friends, just likeAaron.
Sometimes we need somebody tocome along and hold our arms up
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because the enemy has wore usout to a point where we can no
longer do that ourselves.
Amen, amen.
So you know we have to changeour habits.
You know we're all kind ofhabit creatures, right, but like
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our prayers, you know we needto set that time apart with God.
I don't know if it's in themorning, if it's in the
afternoon, I don't know how youdo it, but I like to seek him
early, I like to be in hispresence early.
Then I'm prepared for the day.
You know, do you have a Biblestudy?
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Do you set time apart to studyGod's Word?
You say, well, I don't know howto study God's Word.
Well, you find your scripture.
Let's see, let's find somethinghere.
Therefore, do not be unwise,but understand what the will of
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the Lord is.
That's something to study.
Well, what is the will of theLord concerning me?
Then you get in the Bible, yougo to your concordance and you
start studying that out.
You write it down and then,after you get that all together,
you say, oh, that is the willof God, his perfect will for my
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life.
That's how you study.
That's how I study.
I might have eight books allover the table.
Dave's like what are you doing?
I'm studying, right, because Iwant different translations, I
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want to see it different ways.
I want to get it a way that Iunderstand it.
What I understand, anita, youmight not understand.
Can you go away?
And what you understand, youmight not understand.
I can't go to it, you can't goto it.
And what you understand, davemight not understand.
So you know we're all learningdifferently.
Don't always trust Mr Google.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
He's not always right .
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Understanding and applying God's truth.
Just like I just said, we needto engage in a Bible study like
this stuff that I teach you.
You write those notes down, gohome and study that out.
What if I got it wrong?
What if I missed a scripture?
Will you just take my word forit?
Number two pray regularly.
Seek God's face.
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You know what happens when youseek his face.
You're seeking his perfect will.
Number two pray regularly.
Seek God's face.
You know what happens when youseek his face.
You're seeking his perfect will.
Be obedient.
Study the commandments of God.
Seek to live in a way thatpleases him and let the
scriptures be revealed in yourlife.
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When people see you walk andtalk and move, and let them see
the scriptures in your life Like, the joy of the Lord is my
strength.
Let people see that.
Let people see his wordactively alive in us.
Let people see his wordactively alive in us.
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Make choices that align withGod's truth.
You know, I don't even know ifany of this is just Just say.
Some friends come over they say,hey, we're going to go out and
have supper.
You want to go with us?
Oh, yeah, we're going to go.
Where are we going?
Oh, we're going to go up toApplebee's and they all walk in
and they all head to set at thebar.
Well, guess where I'm notsetting?
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I'm not setting in the bar area, I'm not setting on them high
stools.
I'm not being in thatatmosphere.
I'm sorry, guys, but I'm notbeing in that atmosphere.
I'm sorry guys, but I'm notcomfortable sitting here.
You think we can sit up here atthis table?
I don't have to be mean, Idon't have to be hateful, I
don't have to be nothing.
I'll just be me.
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I'm not comfortable with that.
You were a witness that couldchange somebody's life forever.
Amen, amen.
So we have to make good choices,being disciplined.
We don't always like that, dowe?
We have to be disciplined andlisten to what God tells us and
walk the walk and talk the talkand be an example of Christ.
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That's what we're supposed tobe An example of Christ in every
area of our life, like inworship.
There are many in thissanctuary and many sanctuaries.
They don't know aboutworshiping God.
They're not comfortable withsinging, raising their hand.
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It might even be hard for themto do a little toe tap.
But us that are seasoned, wecan help lead them into worship.
We can give God adoration andgratitude and people can see
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that is God's Word activelyalive in us, fasting.
This can deepen our spiritualawareness and cause us to have a
deeper dependency on God.
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Meditation, engaging on a quietreflection with the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit I lovethat.
I love meditating.
I call it soaking.
Since I have retired I'venearly soaked every morning.
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I've got soaked every morning.
I've got nearly a whole littlebook full of scriptures and
notes and revelations.
So if you get the opportunity,take that time to soak in his
presence.
Put on some nice Christianmusic and get a pen and a paper
and just rest in him and I'mtelling you he will just flow
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through you like water, thatcleansing water from Psalms 23.
Let it flow over you andcleanse you of all the
ungodliness that is around usand so easily sucks us in.
When we have the belt of truth,we live in honesty and integrity
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.
I love to have both of thosewords in action in my life when
I live in honesty and walking inintegrity.
You know, when you're at thegrocery store and you've got a
load of groceries and you hop inyour car and take off and leave
the cart setting, that's notvery good integrity.
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We need to take five secondsand put the.
I know when I used to work oh,you've got to be kidding me I'd
get in the car and the HolySpirit would say forget
something.
I did forget something.
I knew I'd forget something,but I'd get out, put the cart
because somewhere, someway,somebody was like uh-oh, there's
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Pastor Holly.
She didn't put her cart back.
I mean for sure I would hearabout that.
Right, that's integrity.
When you're at the grocerystore and they ring everything
up and you know it needs to be$10 more and something gets
overlooked I'm sorry, I thinkyou forgot to ring that up
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that's integrity.
When somebody tells yousomething and they say, please,
I'm asking you not to say a wordto nobody and all you do is
bend on God, that's integrity.
So when you have the belt oftruth and you're tightened up
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with God, you're going tooperate in these things so easy,
because you and Him are a unit.
Forgiveness towards yourself andtowards others, because our God
is the God who forgives.
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And the moment you say, father,forgive me, for I have sinned
against you and your kingdom,I'm telling you he wads that up
like a great big piece of paperand he throws it into the sea of
forgetfulness and he never,ever looks at it.
He'll never bring that back upto you because it is forgiven.
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And if his tender mercies arenew every day shown to us like
that, shouldn't that be ourheart towards others?
And I know people hurt us, Iknow that.
But when we forgive, forget andlet go and let God, we are free
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from that bondage.
It might be something you haveto do for ten years, god.
I choose to forgive and Ichoose to forget, and I choose
to let go Every day, every day,every day, until one day it
don't hurt no more.
You might still think about it,but it don't hurt no more.
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You might still think about it,but it don't hurt no more.
Seeking truth and relationship,upholding honesty and
trustfulness in all relations,both personal and professionally
, both personal andprofessionally, and so just
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allowing that spirit of truth toflow.
Do you ever get yourself inthat position?
Or you get in that position andyou're just getting questions
fired at you, boom, boom, boom,boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
like a machine gun.
And all of a sudden you're justlike thinking I don't know
nothing about this, and rightthere you get caught up in not
being truthful, but it's becauseof the peer pressure that comes
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at you.
So it's a lot easier to say no,I don't know nothing about that
, than it is to sit.
You need to pop her a bit ofhis mask.
Yeah, that must have reallybeen a good one, huh?
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So I don't even know what I wassaying.
So, learning God's truth throughstudying and reflecting on the
Bible, and you know, god is nota man that he should lie.
He would never lie.
Anything you ever convey to him, he would never tell.
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I remember one time I waspicking Holly up from school and
I was walking across theparking lot and I was just
really struggling about you know, do we all have ghosts in our
closets somewhere?
There's a ghost somewhere and Iwas really struggling.
God already knew, but there issomething about us being
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obedient and laying it out thereand I'm telling you in the most
like it wasn't a voice, itwasn't a thought, it was a
knowing.
And he said, holly, I wouldnever, never tell your deepest
heart issues, never.
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So he don't tell on us, becausehe's almighty God.
He's not a man that he shouldlie.
He's a man that we can trustabove anybody in this whole wide
world universe.
He's the one you can trust,trusting God's word, seeking
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God's word, seeking God's word,his spoken word and the guidance
of the Holy Spirit.
I love the Holy Spirit, theFather, the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
I know everybody knows a lotabout God, they know a lot about
the Son, but the Holy Spirithe's kind of pushed off to the
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wayside.
And any time in God's Word yousee the word Spirit, it's
talking about the Holy Spiritand the Holy Spirit is the
Spirit of truth and the Spiritof truth will set you free.
But see, the enemy comes inlying, tries to tell you that
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that's not true.
But it is the Holy Spirit.
He guides us into truth and itallows this word to become life.
You say Holy Spirit, enlightenthis word to me when I read it
and he will bring you a rhemaword, a life-flowing word every
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time.
Holy Spirit, show me revelationof what I read.
Holy Spirit, guide me, lead me,direct me.
What part of the Word should Ibe reading?
That's the Spirit of truth,because maybe in you there is a
place that needs to get freed up, it's bound, and you ask the
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Holy Spirit to show that to you.
And where could I read in theWord Father to find that freedom
and the Holy Spirit will leadyou.
The Holy Spirit wants you toknow who you are in Christ, and
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I know we go over that.
For 25 years this has been theword I've preached.
Who you are in Christ, you'rethe head and not the tail.
You're above only and notbeneath, blessed coming in and
blessed going out.
You are accepted in the beloved.
You are victorious.
You are accepted in the beloved.
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You are victorious.
You are an overcomer, you areworthy, you are loved.
I think the biggest piece ofthe armor that we have to
operate in is love, because loveovercomes a multitude of sin.
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Christ is all love, god is alllove.
So wouldn't that be the weaponwe should use?
Is love, especially to thatperson that don't like you?
That's the one we really shouldlove.
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In John 14, 17, jesus promisesthat the Holy Spirit, the Spirit
of truth, will guide believersand dwell within them John 16,
13.
Here Jesus further explainsthat the Spirit of truth will
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guide believers into all truth,not speaking on his behalf, but
revealing what he has heard andwhat is to come.
John 15, 26,.
The Holy Spirit will andtestifying about Jesus and
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reveals God's truth.
Isn't that?
Is that just kind offascinating About the spirit of
truth?
I've seen it time after time.
When the spirit of truth comesin a situation, you are set free
from that bondage.
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I've experienced it in my life.
The Holy Spirit is not just apassive witness of truth.
He actively reveals andilluminates God's truth to
believers, helping themunderstand the word and how to
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apply it.
Put that belt of truth on,tighten it up, tighten up your
relationship with God.
The Holy Spirit guides tounderstand scriptures, to
discern God's will and living inaccountants with his purpose.
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You know each and every one ofus.
God created us with a purpose.
We all I don't know what yourpurpose is Seek God's face.
What is my purpose, lord?
What is my purpose, lord?
Purpose, lord, spending time inGod's Word to learn His truth
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and His principles, so corebeliefs in our lives and our
relationships.
You know the principles of God.
Love God, have love.
The principles of God.
Love God, have love for others,trust God, confess and repent,
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living with integrity and joy,living righteously.
I love, I love this, I lovethis scripture.
It's Romans 14, 17.
Righteousness, joy, peace andthe Holy Ghost.
So when we are righteous andrighteousness, we're in right
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standings with God.
Do you love that, that we arein right standings with God?
Do you love that that we are inright standings with God?
Joy Abiding, sense of happiness,having contentment, Not
depending on our circumstancesto make us happy, because my
circumstances, anita, they ain'tgoing to make me happy, they
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aren't.
I know that Ain't Aren't, theyaren't going to make me happy,
they aren't.
I know that Ain't Aren't Goingto make me happy.
But the fruit of the Spiritabiding in me, finding joy even
in the most difficult times,that's the Holy Spirit.
See, it's the fruit of theSpirit.
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The Holy Spirit Having peace,that path is all understanding.
Have you ever experienced thatwhen it just seems like life
crumbled, the floor fell outfrom under you, but yet you got
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the peace that paths us allunderstanding.
You have a spirit of peace,shalom.
That's the Holy Spirit thatbrings us that peace, that
comfort.
You know, christ says I mustleave you for a while, but I
will send you another to come upbeside you.
The Holy Spirit.
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So the Holy Spirit, he's ourconscience.
And when that day comes, whenwe are all called up to heaven
and we leave our earthly bodies,that's what's going to leave.
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The earth is the Holy Spirit,and that is why things are going
to get so horrible, becausethere won't be a spirit of truth
on the earth.
Trusting in God's promises,having faith in God's truth,
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knowing that he will upholdevery one of His promises I
think of all the promises thatI've stood on in Dave and I's
life and he's never failed me,never, not once.
Having confidence in God'spower.
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When Dave got hurt and hispelvic was shattered and his
femur was nearly pushed throughhis back, that was a time of
shaking your faith, but Ibelieved in the promise that God
had given me three weeks beforethat.
Count it all joy, count it alljoy, count it all joy.
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Did I understand that?
No, but I believed in God'spromises.
So we have to have thatconfidence in Christ, just like
I've told you a hundred times,just like you're sitting on
those chairs.
That's the confidence you havein Christ.
Is that chair holding you?
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You're worried about it fallingout from under you?
No, so our confidence needs tobe more than that in Christ In
every situation.
Do I understand what's going onright now?
I do not, but I am confident inthe one whom I believeth and I
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think another, I think anotherreal important to be able to
gird up, put your belt tight,stand, and when you've done all
but stand, excuse me, stand somemore.
You do that by knowing who youare in Christ, she says.
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On her little face.
It says I am grateful, I amsecure, I am forgiven, I am
powerful, I am valued, I am kind, I am a conqueror, I am loved,
I am fearless, I am limitless, Iam trustworthy, I am limitless,
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I am trustworthy, I am afighter.
And, christ, with my wholearmor on, I am a fighter.
I'm not going down without agood fight.
And I'm not going down because,my Christ, I have a firm
foundation, a bedrock of faith.
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How did you get those?
Oh, thank you.
And so I'm just going to sharewith you here from the back of
this book.
These are scriptures.
It says God knew exactly what hewas doing when he magnificently
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how do you say that word?
Magnificently, magnificentlyyeah, I'm going to forget it.
You are magnificent.
Well, forget it.
You are magnificent Designedyour spirit, your soul and your
body.
He gave each and every one ofyou a unique talent, a beautiful
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personality and a purpose.
We were created to feel safe.
We were created to feel safe.
We were created to feel secure.
We were created to be confidentand he built each one of those
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qualities in each one of usBecause it is our DNA of Christ.
As born-again believers, youare valued, you are accepted,
you are loved unconditionally byJesus Christ.
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So Romans 15, 17 says so.
Romans 15 17 says I havereceived a gift of righteousness
and reign as a king in my life,jesus Christ.
So if I have received a gift ofrighteousness, I am in right
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standings with the king right.
Ephesians 1, 17 and 18.
I have received a spirit ofwisdom and revelation.
In the knowledge of JesusChrist, the eyes of my
understanding is enlightened.
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Do you know what it means to beenlightened?
I'm enlightened to what God'sWord is saying to me.
I'm enlightened to know how tooperate in the armor of God.
I'm enlightened as the fruitsof the Spirit working within me.
I am enlightened.
That's something to study.
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Ephesians 1.
I think it starts in about 14.
And that goes on to say thatgive me a second that I would
know the hope of his calling onmy life Mark 16, 17, and 18, and
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Luke 10, 17, and 19.
I have received power of theHoly Spirit to lay hands on the
sick and see them recovered, tocast out demons, to speak with
new tongues.
I have power over all the enemyand nothing shall by any means
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hurt me.
Now that's scripture.
That's who I am in Christ.
That's who you are in Christ.
You say I don't know how to layhands on people and you just
start praying for people.
And you just start praying forpeople and seeking God's wisdom
in your life.
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Colossians 3, 9 and 10.
This is Dave's favoritescripture when he first got
saved.
I have put off the old man.
That old man is dead, buriedand gone.
I have put on the new man,jesus Christ, which is renewed
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in the knowledge after the imageof him.
Who created me, who createdDave, that old man.
Before I come to the altar andask Jesus into my heart, that
old man rode and reigned in me.
But from the moment I gave myheart to Christ, that old man's
dead.
Now am I going to trip andtremble?
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I might, but I'll repent andI'll ask God to change me and
help me get back on track.
But that new man came alive inme when I first got filled with
the Holy Ghost and with theevidence of speaking in tongues.
The tears I don't know wherethey all came from, I cried and
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I cried and I cried and I criedand it was just like Jesus' love
is bubbling over Jesus' love.
I mean it was powerful, but Ihad.
And it was just like Jesus'love is bubbling over Jesus'
love.
I mean it was powerful, but Ihad seeked it, I wanted it, I
desired to have the baptism ofthe Holy Spirit with the
evidence of speaking in tongue.
So if you don't have that, thatis where the power of God
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dwells, is in our prayerlanguage.
That's all authority, all power.
And so you know, of course theenemy is going to keep people
from having that, because youdon't know what to pray for,
than you pray in the Spirit,because the Spirit knows and it
goes directly to the heavenlies.
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It's exciting to me Luke 6.38.
I have given and it is given tome.
I say this every Sunday Goodmeasure, pressed down, shaken
together and running over, men,give into my bosom.
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That's like, do you want that?
I have given and it is given tome.
Good measure, god's word, ingood measure, press down,
shaking it and running over.
Amazing to me.
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I love it, I love it and soknow who you are in Christ, and
don't be afraid to say it.
Don't be afraid to say who youare in Christ, because that kind
of you know, monday night inthe women's group, that's what
we taught them was the spirit ofintimidation.
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Well, that's definitely ascheme and a trick and all those
things to make us feel likewe're not worthy.
But God says we are, and so Ihave.
Where would I?
Let me think a minute, let melook about something, because
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our homework.
I want to go over that with you.
Okay, I got it, I'm back.
So I put up here, read this outloud and declare over your life
every day.
Now you know what happens whenyou declare, you come in
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agreement with heaven.
When you make a declaration,you're coming into agreement
with heaven, and that changesthe atmosphere.
So I am chosen, anointed andappointed for this season,
jeremiah.
Now I'm going to give you oneof these, jeremiah 1.5.
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I do not shrink back in fear.
I walk in boldness.
I am not alone.
God has surrounded me withpeople who will run with me.
That's exciting.
I lack nothing.
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I lack not one good thing in mylife.
God has already given meeverything I need.
I am stepping into my callingwith power, purpose and clarity.
Calling with power, purpose andclarity.
Your words are one of yourgreatest weapons.
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If you're talking right, ifyou're not talking right, then
your words defeat you.
Do you believe that?
You know, I'm sick and tired ofbeing sick and tired.
That's not good.
I'm sick and tired of beingsick and tired.
What's some other stuff we say?
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I heard all over that justkills me.
Don't say that.
Yeah, that just kills me.
Oh, say that, yeah, that justkills me.
Oh, I just love you to death.
That's not good.
You know, I love you with thelove of the Lord.
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You know, I make a dessert.
The real name of it is death bychocolate, but I call it life
by chocolate.
I'm not putting death onanybody.
It's life by chocolate, but Icall it life by chocolate.
I'm not putting death onanybody, it's life by chocolate.
Angel eggs, yeah and just.
You know every little and youcatch yourself.
I shouldn't have said that.
You know I hate this.
No, hate is a very strong word.
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I could strongly dislike it,but that's a hard, harsh word
hate.
And so your words are one ofyour greatest weapons.
Life and death are in the powerof the tongue.
The enemy wants you to staysilent, doubtful and afraid.
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Put the whole armor of God onand be in power for the kingdom
of God, amen.
So I'm going to give you alittle copy.
Say that every day.
Be bold.
His word says Come before histhrone, as you ought, with
boldness.
Be bold like the lion.
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We are lionists and lions, youknow.
Let the lion roar Do that inyour study time.
I'll hand this out to you injust a minute.
So I think we're going to wrapit up.
It's almost 7 o'clock.
Hope it blessed your heart.
Hope you got a revelation.
I hope that you know that yourprayers conquer the schemes of
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the enemy.
Father, god, we just thank youand praise you and glorify you.
Lord, we're just so blessed tobe in the house tonight, father.
We thank you, father, that weall learned to tighten up our
belts, to get closer to you inevery area of our life.
Father, I ask you to blessthose that come out tonight.
Father, give them travelingmercies on their way home.
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And, lord, I just thank you andpraise you to keep us all safe
and protected until we meetagain.
Lord, and I just want to lift upRay to you, father, I ask you
to breathe the breath of lifeinto his lungs.
I thank you, lord, that hisheart you would restore the
strength to his heart, lord andFather, that you would just
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bless Teresa and Father, I justthank you and praise you that
you are just with them.
For anybody else in this house,lord, that doesn't feel well or
haven't issues, I just ask youto bless them.
Bless Sivera, father.
Let the fever come down to98.6,.
Father.
I thank you, lord, that youjust bless her in every area of
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her life.
In the mighty name of Jesus,and everyone says Amen.
I'm going to have Sis play thissong real quick and then we'll
be ready to go.
I got him Just a minute.
Speaker 2 (36:29):
I'll get it how many times can you hear the same
light before you start tobelieve it?
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The enemy keeps whispering to meswear.
These days, it's all that I'mhearing.
I used to know who I was.
Now I look in the mirror andI'm not so sure.
Lord, I don't want to listen tothe lies anymore.
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The truth is, I am my father'schild.
I make him proud and I make himsmile.
I was made in the image of aperfect king.
He looked at me and wouldn'tchange a thing.
The truth is, I am truly lovedby a God who's good when I'm not
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good enough.
I don't belong to the lies, Ibelong to you, and that's the
truth.
When I feel like there's somuch noise Living rent-free in
my head, heaven finds me in astill small voice and it sounds
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like grace.
Instead, you remind me who I amwhen I look in the mirror and
I'm not so sure.
Lord, I don't want to listen tothe lies anymore.
The truth is, I am my father'schild.
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I make him proud and I make himsmile.
I was made in the image of aperfect king.
He looks at me and wouldn'tchange a thing.
The truth is, I am truly lovedby a God who's good when I'm not
good enough.
I don't belong to the lies.
(38:47):
I belong to you, and that's thetruth.
I know who I am, cause I knowwho you are and I hold your
truth inside of my heart.
I know the lies are alwaysgonna try and find me, but I've
(39:12):
never been so sure.
The truth is, I am my father'schild.
I make him proud and I make himsmile.
I was made in the image of aperfect king.
He looks at me and wouldn'tchange a thing.
(39:32):
The truth is, I am truly lovedby a God who's good when I'm not
good enough.
I don't belong to the lights.
I belong to you, I belong toyou and that's the truth.
And that's the truth, thank you.
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