Saturday, January 15, 2011

Sunday School - January 16, 2011

Sunday School - January 16, 2011

Affirmation: I receive the Spirit of Christ into my heart to empower me. Whatever I find in me that is not like Jesus, - I crucify.

Reasonable people try to fit in; unreasonable people try to get other people to fit into God's plan. All progress is dependent upon the crazy lover. - Sean Smith

The harvest is now, and the Spirit Himself is breathing on us with great favor as we go forth in greater wisdom, power and love. (John 4:35) - Che Ahn

Prayer: Jesus, send me the ripe ones. Grant me divine appointments. Lead me to those who are asking, Lord. Amen

God designed you to be a powerful part of His plan, but so much depends upon your willingness to allow Him to unleash the dreams inside you.- Steve Munsey

Get zealous for God to do a miracle in you and through you! So, get passionate, and He will do the rest! - Marilyn Hickey

Affirmation: I view Jesus' words as doors through which I enter God's eternal Kingdom.

Jesus loved us enough to leave His Father in Heaven, and He expects no less from us - asking us to abandon all other loves for Him. - Shawn Bolz

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters - yes, even his own life - he cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:26

Oh, how much of our own human reason we have to get rid of, how much human planning we have to become divorced from. Unbelief is a terrible hindrance. - Smith Wigglesworth

Instead of religious debate, which destroys faith and results in an independent spirit, we are to become dependent totally upon the Lord as a yielded vessel washed in the truth of His Word. - Paul Keith Davis

God, cleanse my heart with Your fire that I may receive the baptism of Your Spirit. Amen. - William J. Seymour (April 1906)

Affirmation: I embrace the life of faith which has its anchor in the unseen realm. I am not limited by my natural sight.

In our place of transition we must become much more focused on the Lord in order to make it through to the place of restoration that God has for us. - Chuck Pierce

To truly know God we must seek Him until we pass through our knowledge into an encounter with the Almighty. - Francis Frangipane

The sacrifice that is pleasing to God is what you give from your heart despite what you are feeling or what your circumstances are. - Myles Munroe

"With a free-will offering I will sacrifice to thee; I will give thanks to thy name, O Lord, for it is good. - Psalm 54:6

God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him. - Martin Luther

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Sunday School - January 9, 2011

Sunday School - January 9, 2011

Affirmation: That same Power that raised Jesus from the dead, enables me to rise out of my adverse circumstances and step into the purposes of God for my life.

As we lay down our own plans and yield completely to Him day by day, the Scriptures promise that we will receive power from on high to be witnesses "to the end of the earth." - Steve Munsey

This is what our hope longs for eternally - to be fully united with Jesus. - Shawn Bolz

The letter of the Law leads to the death of the soul; the Spirit of God alone can give life to the soul." - 2 Corinthians 3:6

Christian meditation, very simply, is the ability to hear God's voice and obey His word. - Richard Foster

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself. - Leo Tolstoy

Affirmation: Since God truly rules in my heart and Jesus is Lord of my life, the Kingdom of God continually flows out of me.

Praise becomes a sacrifice when you offer your praise to God just because He deserves it and asks you to do it. Praise from an obedient heart is the gift that pleases God the most. - Myles Munroe

Jesus is waiting for you to stop struggling in your own attempts to somehow "deserve" His favor, and just depend on Him. - Joseph Prince

"For he who finds me (Wisdom) finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. - Proverbs 8:35

A friend grows in favor by embracing a life of obedience, motivated by passion for Him and Him alone. - Bill Johnson

It was not the ministry that made life worthwhile. It was my journey of watching the faithfulness of God all my days. - Corrie ten Boom

Affirmation: As I speak the Word to my spirit, I am strengthened and encouraged by God.

Faith must be a definite and specific request for the things asked for. It is not to be vague, indefinite, shadowy thing; it must be something more than an abstract belief in God willingness to do for us. - E. M. Bounds

Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. - Hebrews 11:1

God is waiting for you to cease doing! And once you have done this, He will begin. - Watchman Nee

The Holy Spirit dwelling in us is compelling us to a higher place in Him. - Paul Keith Davis

Live in Christ, live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death. - John Knox


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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Sunday School - January 2, 2011

Sunday School - January 2, 2011


Affirmation: I have the exact word I need for every situation - a specific, quickened word from the scriptures, placed n my heart by the Holy Spirit.

To act on the light one has is almost the only way to more light. - C. S. Lewis

God yearns for those who will yield to Him and accept the grace that awaits anyone who says,"Yes." - Patricia King

We cannot continue to embrace worldly conformity and expect His Holy Spirit to rest in us with His abiding presence.-Paul Keith Davis

Rejoice in the Lord always. - Philippians 4:4


Prayer is the medium through which the human spirit affects and is affected by the will & purpose of the divine Creator. - Myles Munroe

A living faith is not something you have to carry, but something that carries you. - J. H. Oldham

Affirmation: Because of the Holy Spirit in me, I have the strength to achieve the vision in me from the realm of dreams to the realm of reality.


The thoughts, desires, patterns and habits that were in your old sinful nature will begin to diminish as you choose to be dominated by your spirit. - Andrew Wommack

Whenever a man allows himself to have anxieties, fears, or complaints, he is either in denial of the wisdom of God or out of His will. - William Law

You need to stick it out, staying with God's plan so you'll be there for the promised completion. - Hebrews10:36


"Busyness" has become ingrained in us to such a point, that sitting quietly before the Lord seems foreign, so we declare it boring and fruitless. - Steve Sampson

Happiness is never found until we have the grace to stop looking for it. - James I. Packer

Affirmation: I confess that the day I was born again, I received the dynamic,explosive power of God into my life.


God is looking for believers who will release heaven on earth by breaking through the physical realm. - Barbara Yoder

Prayer: Lord, I'm available. Send me where You want to send me. Lord, let my life be a blessing to somebody. Make my life a blessing. - Norvel Hayes

The Lord wants to give new things to the Church now - patterns that come straight down from Heaven that are unique, astonishing and new. - Keith.Miller

Happy is the man who doesn't give in and do wrong when he is tempted. - James 1:12


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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Sunday School - December 26, 2010

Sunday School - December 26, 2010


Affirmation: Today I seek to deal with the loose ends that I've allowed to remain in my mind and emotions - applying the Word & submitting them to the Holy Spirit.


Anxiety is the natural result when our hopes are centered in anything short of God and His will for us. - Billy Graham

You must constantly seek to understand what God wants you to become. - Matthew 7:7 - Steve Munsey

Our praise and the other elements of our meetings must lead us into the presence of God. If they don't, there is no reason to do them. - Myles Munroe

No one ever hates his own body, but feeds & takes care of it. And that is what Christ does for the church, because we are parts of his body. Ephesians 5:29



Satan frears the day you shed your limted concepts of God and allow worship to elevate your perspective into the heavenlies for a new view of reality. - Tommy Tenney

The church condemns violence, but it condemns indifference more harshly, Violence can be the expression of love, indifference never. - Graham Greene

Affirmation: The territory of the uncrucified thought-life is the beachead of satanic assault n my life. I must be renewed in the spirit of my mind.


We must experience a breaking out of old mind-sets and blindness in order to break into the revelation of what is to be ours (2 Cor4:3,4). Barbara Yoder

The Holy Spirit wants to use your life to manifest, prove, and confirm the reality of the unseen realm. - Keith Miller

With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. - Ephesians 3:20



As we receive fresh divine revelation we are empowered to use that revelation as a key for breakthrough. - Sandie Freed

To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. - C. S. Lewis

Affirmation: I cannot build my house "in a storm". My house must be built daily, beforehand by hearing and obeying the words of Christ. (Matthew 7:25)

Some people's minds are so goofed up, you will wear yourself out trying to get the Word of God on the inside of them. - Norvel Hayes

We must love Him with total disregard to dry spells and to times of spiritual abundance, otherwise we are built on sifting sand. - Jeanne Guyon

The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. - 1 John 2:17


The power of prayer is the inheritance of the believer. Praying without understanding is ineffective. - Myles Munroe

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Sunday School - December 19, 2010

Sunday School - December 19, 2010
  God leads me to the river of His Spirit, the current of clear goodness that flows without ceasing. (Rev 22:1)
 
Affirmation:
 God designed the human soul to be passionate, abandoned & committed -- if we have nothing to die for, then we really have nothing to live for. - Mike Bickle

Whenever God reveals truth to us He is inviting us into a divine encounter. - Bill Johnson

Intercessors who become weary in their warfare would do well to remember that our victory is already assured. (Rom.16:20) - Dick Eastman

You are memebers of God's very own family, citizens of God's country, and you belong in God's household with every other Christian. - Ephesians 2:19

Affirmation:

 Lord, as we gather in one accord waiting upon You, pour out Pentecost & revival upon us. Amen - William J. Seymour (May 1908)

God considers foolishness any wisdom that does not fulfill its original purpose. (1 Cor. 1:20) - Myles Munroe

We mistakenly think that the perimeter of our comfort zones protect us from hurt or fear - but it is really a demonic wall. - Sean Smith

You don't need more faith - you just need to believe that you already have it. As Jesus is now, so are you in this world (1 Jn 4:17). - Andrew Wommack

This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. - John 15:8

Affirmation:

 Isn't it worth the trouble to deny myself daily in order to meet God? - Andrew Murray

Jesus is Jacob's ladder which we ascend and descend upon. (John 1:51) - Rick Joyner

Whatever way His voice comes to you, it all bypasses the intellectual reasoning process, and is given to your spirit. (John 10:27) - Steve Sampson

Something happens in our time of communion with Him that brings life to our capacity to dream and desire. - Bill Johnson

Encourage one another and build each other up. - 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Affirmation:

 To be a loyal churchman is hobbyism or prejudice, unless it is the way to be a loyal Christian. - Austin Farrer (English theologian)
 
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As I meet with God He comes living & breathing through the scriptures into my heart, transforming me. (2 Cor. 3:18)
I make a quality decision to diligently line up with God's word so I can release the blessings of God into the earth.(Deut 28:1
 
In my life God's word becomes flesh, my flesh! (John 1:1,14)

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Sunday School

Sunday School
 
Affirmation: I boldly declare that my tongue is under the control of the Holy Spirit. My words are seasoned with grace, and my lips are constantly giving thanks.
 One can believe in God with a very complete set of arguments, yet not have any faith that makes a difference in living.- Georgia Harkness

God creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join Him in the work he does,the good work He has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing. - Ephesians 2:10

We grieve the Holy Spirit when we do something wrong; we quench Him when we fail to do what is right, stopping the flow of power from the Father. - Bill Johnson

True Christianity sparks a flame in the human spirit. It ignites the heart with holy fervency for Jesus. - Mike Bickle

If we persevere in love and obedience, Jesus has promised to progressively reveal Himself to us. (John 14:21)

Free will, though it makes evil possible, also makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having. -- C. S. Lewis

Love your spiritual family. -- 1 Peter 2:17

Affirmation: God has given me the spiritual capability to hear my call - to distinguish it from all other distracting sounds.
 Our job is to align our hearts with the reality of the victory of the Cross so that we can see His purposes & redemption at work around us. Bill Johnson

If we are walking in reality, we see with the eyes of our hearts the hope of His calling--the riches of the glory of His inheritance in us. - Rick Joyner

God only moves forward. And so does His call upon your life. - Dennis Cramer

Affirmation: I renounce the demons of fear and doubt. I repent of my unbelief. I draw upon Christ and yield myself to Christ's faith within me.
 If anyone comes to me but loves his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters - or even life - more than me, he cannot be my follower. - Luke14:26

Jesus laid down His life to bring other to the Father and to salvation. We will find our greatest satisfaction in life in doing the same.- Che Ahn

His resurrection opens a clear way for man to escape from that no-way-out life and that no-way-through life, into the fullness of Christ. - T. Austin-Sparks

Just slipping quietly into the presence of God, can be so exotic and fresh that it delights us enormously. - Richard Foster

The Lord loves us -- perhaps most of all -- when we fail & try again. - Emile Griffin
 
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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Sunday School

Affirmation: Since I have the courage to stand on God's word I refuse to give up in the middle of battle and am determined to receive my reward.

 It was David's idea for a temple to be built (1 Kings 8:15-17). As we learn to dream with God we become co-laborers with Him. - Bill Johnson

Because we are so prone to neglecting the needs of other people, we accuse God of neglecting us when circumstances become painful (John 5:17).

We should praise God for spiritual hunger and be encouraged. He makes us hungry so He can fill us with His blessings and love (Matthew 5:6). - Andrew Wommack

If one remains before the Lord without will, he becomes like soft wax, a perfectly manageable instrument in the hands of God. - Jeanne Guyon

God does nothing but in answer to prayer - John Wesley

No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.- 1 Corinthians 13:3

So now we serve God in a new way with the Spirit, and not in the old way with written rules. - Romans 7:6

Affirmation: I shut the door on all the distractions of this life, and anything else that would keep me from pressing into God.

 Are you expecting God to talk to you? Expectation pulls virtue out of God. Believe God to talk to you, and He will. - Steve Sampson

If we are not doing the works that He did, we have not yet attained the maturity and fruitfulness to which we are called. - Rick Joyner

When you understand that the faith you're using is God's supernatural faith, imparted by His Word, your confidence and expectation will rise. - Andrew Wommack

God, send revival to my life, my family, & my town. Revive me that I might b a torch to revive others. Amen - William J. Seymour (October 1906)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his great power. - Ephesians 6:10

Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to whom you belong. - Rick Warren

When a Christian begins to thirst it is an indication that he has been drinking from a different source than the living water Jesus gives. - Andrew Wommack

Many believers allow themselves to stay in comfort zones, but the anointing comes to people who are willing to step out of their comfort zone. - Steve Sampson

Our task is not to get Christ into us, but out of us. What God sees when He looks at you is Christ. (Colossians 1:27) - Myles Munroe

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