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We just finished Easter, which is a reminder of the resurrection. In the Spring everything is green and growing, which is a reminder that we are supposed to be constantly charged up, full of life, and growing. We are to always be ready in season and out of season. One of the ways to do this is found in Jude, which says to build yourself up on your most Holy faith by praying in the spirit. Praying in the spirit is similar to charging up your internal batteries, it keeps you charged up. We can also stay charged up consistently by leaving margin in everything we do, which requires humility. Take a humble approach and build more margin into your life.
During the resurrection of Jesus the stone was rolled away. One Easter, I was in church and the theme was the rock that rolled away. In the book of Joshua when the people cross over into the promised land and were circumcised God then told them that he had rolled away the reproach of Egypt from them. Reproach is guilt, ...
In the Spring, Easter is a reminder of renewal and making things new. It is also a reminder of the treasure God put within us. When Jesus rose from the dead God planted his spirit in our hearts as a seed and that seed contains treasure. It has everything we need for life and godliness, including directions on our purpose, or charge in life. In 1 Chronicles 22 King David charged Solomon with building God's temple. In Hebrew the word "charge," is tsavah, which means something similar to a guidance system like a GPS to guide us into the treasure of God's plan and purpose for our lives. One of the phrases I came across when researching the Hebrew was " a treasure map to the heart of God."
God planted his seed in our hearts, and it contains treasure. God has called us to a holy calling and has given us purpose and grace in Christ Jesus before time ever began. Through Jesus, God has given us access to everything God has... His wisdom, understanding, power, love, kingdo...
This is part 7 of the Abundant Health Challenge on the power of taking communion. Communion has the power to transform our entire lives, our health included.
Passover was the event that led to God's people being brought out of slavery and it says in Psalms 105:37 that when they came out they took the gold and silver of Egypt and there was not one feeble person among them. They were all divinely healthy when they came out.
On Passover the people applied the blood of the lamb onto their doors. It is a reminder that we should be giving thanks because God has released us from the darkness and transferred us into the light and into the kingdom of his dear son. He has released us from slavery to sin and transferred us into his kingdom.
When the people applied the blood to their doorposts they were divinely protected as long as they stayed in their houses. The blood created a hedge of protection. On Passover the people were commanded to eat every part of the lamb and not leave any of it remaining until the morning. With other sacrifices in the Old Testament there were certain parts of the animal that were not to be eaten but wit...
1 Corinthians chapter 2 it says that it is the spirit of a man that knows his thoughts and God has given us his Spirit so that we can understand the things he has freely given us. It then goes on to say that we have the mind of Christ, meaning that we can know Gods thoughts because we have His Spirit within us.
His Spirit within us is meant to teach us that he has given us free access to everything he has...His wisdom, thoughts, love, power, peace, joy, faith, patience, energy, health, time, finances, and more.
But we access God's grace by faith and to see his grace flowing in our lives we must learn to take the pressure off of ourselves. When we put pressure on ourselves we block the flow of God's grace in our lives. One of the best ways to take the pressure off of ourselves and see a major increase in the flow of God's grace is by viewing time differently, in that God has given us access to his time and he has more than enough.
In the Abundant Life Bluepri...
Passover and the 7 Day Feast of Unleavened Bread are coming up soon. They start on the evening of Saturday, March 27th.
Passover and Unleavened Bread are a very powerful 1-2 punch that is like communion x 10.
In our program the Abundant Life Blueprint we talk often about the power of taking communion. We take communion every night at dinner in our house. Communion has the power to change the trajectory of our lives. I was talking with my daughter this morning about the similarities of communion and Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread and she said, " Oh, I get it. It's like communion x 10." It is a powerful 1-2 punch.
Before we get into the feasts, remember that these feasts are not something we have to do in order to be right with God or earn anything with him. They are a tremendous gift he has given us to teach us more about Jesus and his timing.
Jesus instituted communion on Passover, which is a reminder that Jesus is our Passover lamb. He is the la...
This video is from part 3 of the Abundant Health 30 Day Challenge. In this video we are discussing how our bodies function based on a pattern found in Acts 28:27 that says if we would see with our eyes, heart with our ear, understand with our hearts, and turn, then God would heal us.
For the full video register for free 30 day access to the Abundant Health Challenge by clicking here.
Passover is coming up on the evening of March 27th.
Before we get into Passover it is important to remember that these feasts are a gift from God. They are not something we have to do in order to be right with God or earn anything from him. These feasts allow us to remember Jesus, see different aspects of what he has done for us, and learn more about God's rhythm and timing.
Passover is a reminder that Jesus is the lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world. A traditional Passover meal consists of lamb, red wine/grape juice, matzo crackers, and bitter vegetables. All of these aspects are symbolic for us. The red wine/grape juice is just like the cup we take during communion and the cracker is just like the cracker we take. The only difference is this is an entire meal of communion, it is an enhanced version. The bitter vegetables are a reminder of how bitter life was without God and Jesus in our lives.
Passover is a reminder that God has released...
Last night we started the Abundant Health Challenge by talking about a 3rd way to health, that relies on God's grace to empower us to Abundant Health.
This challenge will be taking place over the next 4 weeks.
This challenge is for our paying members in the Abundant Life Blueprint but if you would like free 30 day access to the recordings you can use the link below.
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Purim is a reminder that Jesus turned the tables giving us access to God's grace. But we must develop the understanding that God is now working for our good and wants to make us great, This understanding then must be converted into God's ways of doings where we trust and rely on his grace to empower our lives.
Three table turners that can help with this process are taking communion regularly, taking back control of the imagination, and getting more present and aware of God's presence in our daily lives.
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Last week Purim was a reminder that Jesus turned the tables giving us a New Covenant of grace. In this New Covenant, God is continually working for our good. Through faith in Jesus we have access to God's grace and everything he has. His wisdom, understanding, righteousness, love, power, peace, joy, energy, health, finances, time, and much more.
After Purim was over Acts 28:27 seemed to jump off the page at me. It says that if we would s...
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