Spirit In, Spirits Out--Breathe In, Breathe Out.

We are walking in today:  Spirit In, Spirits Out--Breathe In, Breathe Out.

Thank You Adonai for sending Pastor Lucinda to teach this morning. We thank You for her obedience, we pray that you would pour back into her for her time and study in delivering this word.  All praises to Your name!  Amen!

WITH ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING FOR ALMOST THE PAST YEAR we have to take a moment to relax.

On Friday our weekend meditation was we are on house Arrest. In Exodus 34:10-16 cannot be stressed enough, God does not want us to fall prey  to this type of environment but because we are accustomed to such behavior we have fallen in the trap.

In last Friday’s news Report: Arrest warrant was issued for a football player for the Patriots. According to news the player will be arrested for obstruction of justice, with the possibility that the charges could be upgraded, so he has gone from being a person of interest, to a key figure. According to God, we will be arrested for obstruction of justice, with the possibility that the charges could be upgraded, so we have gone from being a person of interest to a key figure in God’s eyes. He apparently destroyed both his home surveillance system and a cell phone, we already know that we cannot  destroy our home surveillance  from God because He the God that sees all,  EL ROI.

SO WE HAVE TO RELAX AND THINK ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST. SAY THE JESUS PRAYER OVER AND OVER WITH YOUR BREATH (WITH YOUR SPIRIT). “ JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD” AS YOU BREATHE IN “HAVE MERCY ON ME A SINNER” AS YOU BREATHE OUT.

JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOR THROUGH HIS SACRIFICE ON THE CROSS HAS PAVED THE WAY FOR US. SCRIPTURE SAYS: IN JOHN 14:6  I AM THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO MAN COME TO ME BUT THROUGH THE FATHER.

HE IS ALSO THE IDEAL MODEL FOR HOW WE ARE TO LIVE.

JOHN 13:1-17 NIV  JESUS WASHES HIS DISCIPLES' FEET
1 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” 9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” 10 Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” 11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean. 12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. 13 “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

SPIRIT IN, SPIRITS OUT

SCRIPTURE TELLS US AS WE CONTINUE WITH CHRIST WE WILL GROW

G- GO TO PRAYER IN THE WORD, GO TO ASSEMBLE YOURSELVES

R- READ THE WORD, ACTS 17:11 SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES DAILY TO SEE WHAT FIVEAM TEACHERS ARE TEACHING IS TRUE.

O- OBEY THE WORD

W- WITNESS THE WORD, MATTHEW 28:18-20

 

WHAT WAY HAVE YOU LET CHRIST SERVE YOU?

WHAT WAYS CAN YOU SYMBOLICALLY WASH THE FEET OF OTHERS IN YOUR LIFE? SPIRIT IN, SPIRITS OUT

WHAT WAYS CAN YOU SERVICE OTHERS IN YOUR LIFE?

AS YOU CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH, IMAGINE THAT CHRIST IS WALKING WITH YOU. WHAT DOES HE WANT TO SAY TO YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO HIM? BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT

LUKE 3:8-9
8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 9 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

***We have to be aware of the internal distractions that are with you right now. Each time you exhale in your breathing I want you to lay aside one thought which is stealing your energy.

The Bible declares God’s word to us. It points us to Jesus, the living word, and as the written word guides us in our faith and ministries. I want you to picture a path with a bend in the road. A lamp hangs at the place lighting the way. Let that picture stay with you as a symbol for scripture for a few minutes.

As we read the words of scripture we look beyond the words to what God has to say to our current situation. One way to reflect on scripture is to ask these questions:
What does this tell me about God?
What does this tell me about myself?
What does it tell me about how I am to live in relationship to God and others?
Has there been a time when scriptures has thrown light on the path of your life and provided guidance?
What parts of scriptures that you have memorized seem to surface from time to time?
What part of the Bible do you have a hunger to know more about?

As you reflect on the scriptures, what do they reveal to you--as you ask yourself the previous questions?
As you continue down the path let the reflections about scripture stay with you knowing that scripture is a light unto your path.
As you move down the path of transition remember that Jesus, the Son of the living God walked with 2 disciples and then revealed Himself.  As He broke bread with them. Luke 24:13-15. Remember that Jesus walks with us and will reveal Himself the more we seek His face.

I want us to take an extended time to pray through the Lord’s prayer. Stop after each phrase of the prayer and elaborate by filling each petition out in our own words.

1 John 3:18-23 The work of the scripture within us.
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

Romans 8:26-27
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

Family in order for the Bible to come alive for you…

You have to see what the characters saw… hear what the characters heard… and participate in the action.

Proverbs 30 (NIV)

Sayings of Agur
1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. an oral or written statement This man’s utterance to Ithiel: who was a sage, meaning a person who is wise through reflection, experience and good judgment “I am weary, God, but I can prevail. 2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;  I do not have human understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down?  Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know! 5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Commentary on Proverbs 30:1-6
Agur speaks of himself as wanting righteousness, and having done very foolishly. And it becomes to us all have low thoughts of ourselves. He speaks of himself as wanting revelation to guide him in the ways of truth and wisdom. The more enlightened people are, the more they lament (deeply regret) their ignorance; the more they pray for clearness, and clear discoveries of God, and His rich grace in Christ Jesus.

7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. 10 “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it. 11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;

Commentary on Proverbs 30:11
In every age there are monsters of ingratitude who ill-treat their parents. Many persuade themselves they are holy persons, whose hearts are full of sin, and who practice secret wickedness. There are others whose lofty pride is manifest. There have also been cruel monsters in every age.

12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; 13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful; 14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind. 15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’ 16 the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ 17 “The eye that mocks a father,     that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

Commentary on Proverbs 30:15-17
Cruelty and covetousness are two daughters of the horseleech, that still cry, "Give, give," and they are continually uneasy to themselves. Four things never are satisfied, to which these devourers are compared. Those are never rich that are always coveting. And many who have come to a bad end, have owned that their wicked courses began by despising their parents' authority.

A HORSELEECH- infests the mouth and nasal passages of horses

18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: 19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman. 20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

Commentary on Proverbs 30:18-20
Four things cannot be fully known. The kingdom of nature is full of marvels. The fourth is a mystery of iniquity; the cursed arts by which a vile seducer gains the affections of a female; and the arts which a vile woman uses to conceal her wickedness. misbehavior, misconduct, trouble-making; trickery

21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: 22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat, 23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant

Commentary on Proverbs 30:21-23
Four things that are little, are yet to be admired. There are those who are poor in the world, and of small account, yet wise for their souls and another world, who displaces her mistress.

24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: 25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; 26 hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; 27 locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; 28 a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces. 29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing: 30 a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing; 31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt. 32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth! 33 For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”

Commentary on Proverbs 30:29-33
We may learn from animals to do well; also to keep our temper under all provocations. We must keep the evil thought in our minds from breaking out into evil speeches. We must not stir up the passions of others. Let nothing be said or done with violence, but every thing with softness and calmness. Alas, how often have we done foolishly in rising up against the Lord our King! Let us humble ourselves before Him. And having found peace with Him, let us follow peace with all men.

BREATH IN BREATH OUT FAMILY, SPIRIT IN SPIRITS OUT

WHAT SPIRIT ARE YOU BREATHING IN AND WHAT SPIRITS ARE YOU BREATHING OUT?


Proverbs 30 (CEV)

The Sayings of Agur
1 These are the sayings and the message of Agur son of Jakeh. Someone cries out to God, “I am completely worn out! How can I last? 2 I am far too stupid to be considered human. 3 I never was wise, and I don’t understand what God is like.” 4 Has anyone gone up to heaven and come back down? Has anyone grabbed hold of the wind? Has anyone wrapped up the sea or marked out boundaries for the earth? If you know of any who have done such things, then tell me their names and their children’s names. 5 Everything God says is true—and it’s a shield for all who come to him for safety. 6 Don’t change what God has said! He will correct you and show that you are a liar. 7 There are two things, Lord, I want you to do for me before I die: 8 Make me absolutely honest and don’t let me be too poor or too rich. Give me just what I need. 9 If I have too much to eat, I might forget about you; if I don’t have enough, I might steal and disgrace your name. 10 Don’t tell a slave owner something bad about one of the slaves. That slave will curse you, and you will be in trouble. 11 Some people curse their father and even their mother; 12 others think they are perfect, but they are stained by sin. 13 Some people are stuck-up and act like snobs; 14 others are so greedy that they gobble down the poor and homeless. 15 Greed has twins, each named “Give me!” There are three or four things that are never satisfied: 16  The world of the dead and a childless wife, the thirsty earth  and a flaming fire. 17 Don’t make fun of your father or disobey your mother—crows will peck out your eyes, and buzzards will eat the rest of you. 18 There are three or four things  I cannot understand: 19 How eagles fly so high or snakes crawl on rocks, how ships sail the ocean or people fall in love. 20 An unfaithful wife says, “Sleeping with another man is as natural as eating.”21 There are three or four things that make the earth tremble and are unbearable: 22 A slave who becomes king, a fool who eats too much, 23 a hateful woman who finds a husband, and a slave who takes the place of the woman who owns her. 24 On this earth four things are small but very wise: 25 Ants, who seem to be feeble, but store up food all summer long; 26 badgers, who seem to be weak,  but live among the rocks; 27  locusts, who have no king, but march like an army; 28 lizards, which can be caught in your hand,  but sneak into palaces. 29 Three or four creatures  really strut around: 30 Those fearless lions who rule the jungle, 31 those proud roosters, those mountain goats, and those rulers who have no enemies. 32 If you are foolishly bragging or planning something evil, then stop it now! 33 If you churn milk  you get butter; if you pound on your nose, you get blood— and if you stay angry, you get in trouble.

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