Tongues is not about memorizing syllables – it’s about making connection with Holy Spirit as our source to speak what the Father & Son are speaking. It empowers us, and gives us access to speak and pray when we do not know what to pray. It is speaking the “mysteries of heaven.”
Let Holy Spirit speak. Then speak what He’s telling you to say.
Mark 16:17–18, 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Corinthians 2, Acts 1:4–8, Acts 2:1–4
We are invited into this prophetic season – that all the sons and daughters begin to prophecy. Everyone of us has been divinely created by God to hear the voice of God, the voice of Holy Spirit – who is the greatest evangelist and searches the heart and thoughts of God, and His thoughts will change people’s lives. It’s time to engage our Creator. He’s calling us to full surrender. Our lack of response to the voice of God has consequences, because He has people He wants to reach through your life who comes in the power of God and operates in the ministry of reconciliation.
Matthew 4:8–25, Luke 5:1–12, 2 Corinthians 5:10–21
When Holy Spirit is on our life – we have POWER, which means by definition that we have abilities, power, strength and might that we didn’t have before and without Him. With Him in your life, you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you, without Christ you can do nothing.
Part of that “Power Package,” is speaking in tongues. When Holy Spirit comes upon you, you now have the ability to communicate with a language with God, praying the will of God that you did not have in your own natural ability. Speaking with God isn’t EXTRA! Or unnecessary. Or just for certain people. IT’S BIBLICAL.
We’ve wanted the power without a relationship with Him, it’s been the temptation from the beginning. But God’s desire has always been about a relationship and in His PRESENCE there is POWER.
1 Corinthians 14:1–2, 1 Corinthians 14:13–15, 1 Corinthians 2:6–16, 1 Corinthians 14:4–40, Acts 2:1–4
YouVersion Notes
“It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!” Luke 17:1
Offense is a trap that holds us captive and creates casualties. You might be the recipient of offense, BUT you might be the offender.
NINE WAYS OFFENSE ATTACKS
1. Starts in our MIND
2. Comes after our HEART
3. Attacks our VISION
4. Comes at the MOMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH
5. Attacks RELATIONSHIPS
6. Affects our HEARING
7. Causes UNFORGIVENESS
8. Steals our TIME
9. Affects our PERSONAL ECONOMY
God has freedom for us today! We get to choose to shut the door or open the door to offense. We must use the Word of God to combat offense, and cut it off at the roots.
Is there anyone you have offense against?
Is there anyone you need to forgive?
2 Corinthians 10:4–5, Hebrews 12:15, Matthew 5:44, Luke 17:1, Romans 8:5–8
Jesus wants to settle some accounts! He says 70 X 7!
The practice of forgiveness comes from a place of compassion that allows us to release and forgive. Church, we get to be the carriers, the agents of forgiveness for the world to see, so we can point people to Jesus!
Forgiveness in the “C”hurch has been made attractive and not very practical or useful. Forgiveness is necessary, and we’ve made it unnecessary. Jesus is addressing issues and showing us areas where we haven’t released and forgiven people of debts, and He wants to tackle the complacency that has given us up to a place of avoiding the practice of forgiveness.
How do we practice forgiveness?
We must know what it looks like! Eph 4 : 31-32
We must look to Jesus – our greatest example of forgiveness! Col. 3 : 12
We must deliver forgiveness. Matt 6 : 14 – 15
21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. Matthew 18:21-27
Matthew 18:21–27, Luke 17:1–4, Ephesians 2:14–15, Ephesians 4:31–32, Colossians 3:12–13