Spirit Rain

Spirit Rain

I continue to believe with all my heart that we have entered a fresh season of the purpose of God for Amazing Life Church. Early on this month I felt some spiritual oppression. That usually means that I must pray more, strengthen my faith with more word. Realizing the importance of God’s plan for this house.

I began to feel a shift in my spirit as I prayed and sought the Lord, for His guidance.

Whether you believe it or not, this house is moving forward in God’s purpose. We exist for more than you may think. Hang on tight for we are entering a new season. It is time to get rained on. #wewill #inHisname

I come to you today to share some thoughts titled, “Spirit Rain” I found many of my thoughts today from the OT. Beginning with this.

Isaiah 45:8

“Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the Lord, have created it.

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Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God]; let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up [as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it.

Hosea 5:14-15

14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go away, I will carry away, and there will be none to deliver.
15 I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.

Here is the response to this rebuke from the Lord!!

Hosea 6:1-3

1 “Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
2 “He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.
3 “So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

There is a very important idea found in Hosea 6:2. “He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.”

This verse connects itself with the terms corresponding to revival, resurrection, and restoration, to the Divine favor and protection of the Father.

The declining dying state of Israel would be revived. Their death like condition would undergo a resurrection process, and their disfavor would give way to Divine favor.

Hosea 6:2 led me to this passage in the NT.

Luke 13:31-32

31 Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

32 And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.’

Most likely Christ was referring to the Passion. The sufferings, the cross, and the resurrection. He was saying that Herod can’t touch me. I still have work to do, but only for a short time. All of these passages have brought me to a very important conclusion, after I asked myself these questions.

How do I benefit from the work of Christ on the cross? How do I grow beyond my present state, and relationship with Him? How do I find myself enjoying the rain of God? How do I find myself drenched in His Spirit rain? What’s this all about?

“It is all about repentance!!!

Remember what Christ told the church at Ephesus.

Revelation 2:5

Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lamp stand out of its place—unless you repent.

He gave the same message to Pergamom and Laodicea. As well similar instructions to the other 4.

Repentance is an ongoing process. It comes from the Greek word, met-an-o-eh’-o, and it means, “to change one’s mind.”

Changing the mind is a process!!!

What could I possibly need to repent from? Little things. “It is sometimes the little things that spoil our growth.

Song of Solomon 2:15 KJV

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

No revival without repentance. Repentance from what? David said this!!!!

Psalms 139:23-24

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

Psalms 139:23-24 Message

Investigate my life, O God, find out everything about me; Cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I’m about; See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong— then guide me on the road to eternal life.”

“Our walk with Christ is progression and increase. All of which is a characteristic of repentance. It moves us forward and brings us closer to the Father.”   www.visitalc.com 

Where is The Power of God?

Where is The Power of God?

We are in a glorious Biblical season of time. One, that in a sense causes more unity in the church than any other time. Even though parts of the global body of Christ remember this season at different times. The reverence, and thankfulness for what Christ has done is equally remembered with worship, love, and prayers.

I am so thankful for the presence of God in our lives. For His love and grace. Thankful for the many prayers that have been answered, and for those prayers that are waiting, on His time.

Living long enough you will see several different cycles, or maybe I should say social and religious changes. Quote from Billy Graham November 1966 at the world council on evangelism.

“There is the universal feeling that history is running out, that civilization’s days are numbered, that the problems of the world are insoluble, that hope has reached its frazzled end.”

It is interesting that he said this. What interested me is that he didn’t live like he believed it. He would not accept it. For 40 plus more years before he retired he preached the Gospel of hope.

I have committed to the same. It ain’t over until God says it is. “WE NEED TO TELL HIS STORY!!!”

The Word of God was assembled and passed down to give us hope. Romans 15:4, “For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Hebrews 10:23, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

“Where is The Power of God?”

I want to quickly share some sobering thoughts from the OT.

Judges 2:6-10

6 When Joshua had dismissed the people, the sons of Israel went each to his inheritance to possess the land.

7 The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the Lord which He had done for Israel.

8 Then Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of one hundred and ten.

9 And they buried him in the territory of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

10 All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel.

Psalms 78:5-8

5 For He established a testimony in Jacob And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they should teach them to their children,
6 That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, That they may arise and tell them to their children,
7 That they should put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments,

8 And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

We can not blame God for the condition of the world. Generations have neglected to tell the story of Jesus to

children. Passing on respect for God. For their fellow man. Teaching them the Bible at home, and in church.

So what do we do. Obviously we pray, but there is more. Our words must be intensified by the power of God. What we say to ourselves, and what we speak to others means something. “What is that power based upon?” “What will empower our words?”

1 Corinthians 1:18-19

18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”

“Before you can ever rise from the death of sin in your life. You must come to the cross.”

I think I read something about a cross somewhere else.

Matthew 16:24-26

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

25 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

I have to pick up the cross? The cross is an instrument of torture and death. Eph. 2:1 “ And you were dead in your trespasses and sins” “Dying to our ways”

“But it is also a symbol of commitment.”

He went. He didn’t have to. His response to a disciple cutting the ear of a soldier in the garden.

Matthew 26:53-54

53 Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

54 How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”

He took His purpose seriously. He could have went home. He chose to go home the hard way. That is the only way we live today, in the grace and love of a Savior who would not make His life His own. But gave it up for us. “The cross is the power of God to Salvation.”

You can not rise, until you die to your sins, and your ways.

1 Corinthians 2:4-5

4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

“What destroys the wisdom of the world? What is the power of God for Salvation?” Preach The Cross

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Will you come to the cross today? Will you die to sin?

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What’s Greater Than the Promise?

What’s Greater Than the Promise?

Love is the force that moves us forward. As Christians, as a church, and as the global church moves forward we do so with, and in love.

Love is the most incredible theological principle in the Bible. It is so simple, yet it covers every single law from the OT, and all the writings of the NT. Love God, Love your neighbor. With all your heart that embodies the entire Bible. Are there lessons to be learned, principles to embrace. Sins to repent from and prayers to pray. Of course, and love for God and man drives them all.

The Apostle Paul shared this with the Corinthians.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.” #wewill #inHisname

Early in the Bible God gave Moses a promise to share with His children in Egypt.

Exodus 3:16-17

16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.

17 So I said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.”’

They began their journey with spoils from the Egyptians, and a promise from God.

This is not much different from the way our journey with Christ began. Not tangible in nature, but God has endowed us with spiritual gifts. Victory over sin, and His promise is to never leave us. He will see us through to the promise of eternal life.

Let’s take a look at the children of Israel.

Numbers 13:1-2

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

2 “Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers’ tribes, every one a leader among them.”

Numbers 13:21-24

21 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.

22 When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

23 Then they came to the valley of Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs.

24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there.

Here they are, looking at the promise of God. After all this time, standing in the promised land.

Numbers 13:25-27

25 When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days,

26 they proceeded to come to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

27 Thus they told him, and said, “We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

So God said He would give it to them, and what they saw was exactly how God said it would be.

Numbers 13:28-29

28 Nevertheless, the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there.

29 Amalek is living in the land of the Negev and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites are living in the hill country, and the Canaanites are living by the sea and by the side of the Jordan.”

Caleb tried to encourage the people. Then this.

Numbers 13:31

But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us.

They could not embrace victory by the promise. Their eyes deceived them. Their thoughts crippled them. They could not see God in the process.

Sometimes it is difficult to see God in our surroundings. “Who remembers Hagar the horrible?”

In one strip we find Hagar kneeling in prayer. “It’s not easy to believe in you God. We never see you. How come you never show yourself? How do we know you even exist…” Next we see

• a flower springing into life beside Hagar,
• a volcano erupting in the distance,
• an eclipse of sun turning the sky black,
• a star shooting across the stratosphere;
• a tidal wave rushing over Hagar,
• lightning flashing,
• a bush beginning to burn,
• a stone rolling away from the entrance to a tomb.

Hagar pulls himself from the mud, dripping wet, surrounded by darkness. “OK, OK. I give up! Every time I bring up this subject, all we get is interruptions.”

All too often the answer is right in front of your eyes. In your heart or mind.

Many times the answer or the promise just doesn’t come like we want it. Most often it requires us to take it. To believe it before we receive it.

“Father, I accept your promise. Give it to me. What? Go get it.”

What about today?

Acts 2:21

And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Acts 2:38-39

38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

“Is Anything Greater Than the Promise?”

Without any Merit

Without any Merit

God is so good to all of us. Through every season, every difficulty, every joy that we experience, God is with us. Loving, leading, strengthening, and rejoicing.

Together we stand. Hearts and minds dedicated to reach our community, and as much of the world as we can.

Remember, how could you forget, the words you hear most every week. God is in this house, and in the mission we have embraced. We move forward always with His purpose, and in His strength.

Tear the walls of doubt and fear down, and believe with me that, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. #wewill #inHisname,

I want to read 8 scriptures. There is only one that is the focus of my message, but the others are so awesome I couldn’t carve them out.

Romans 11:25-32

25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,

The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.”
27 “This is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”

28 From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;

29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience,

31 so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown mercy.

32 For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. Preach God’s eternal plan!

My theme for today is found in verse 29. “for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”

Romans11:29 Amplified

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [for He does not withdraw what He has given, nor does He change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call].

Gifts is translated from the Greek word Charisma. It has a very thorough definition. “a favour with which one receives without any merit of his own.” “the gift of divine grace,- the gift of faith, knowledge, holiness, virtue,- the economy of divine grace, by which the pardon of sin and eternal salvation is appointed to sinners in consideration of the merits of Christ laid hold of by faith,- grace or gifts denoting extraordinary powers, distinguishing certain Christians and enabling them to serve the church of Christ, the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating on their souls by the Holy Spirit”

While putting this together a Biblical character came to mind. Someone who was born with a purpose. You might say He was a gift to his parents, and there was an anointing on him from God. A gift to save his people from an enemy. His name was Samson.

An angel of the Lord appeared to Samson’s mom with this message.

Judges 13:3-5

3 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.

4 Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.

5 For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

This same message was confirmed to her husband.

When Samson was born and began to grow into adulthood it was evident that the anointing of God was on him.

Unfortunately Samson had some weaknesses. He often used his gift to tease or irritate the enemy. He also had a problem with the ladies. His gift was huge. With it he could deliver his people from the enemy that had afflicted them. You know the story.

He divulged the vow. The secret of his strength. They cut his hair, blinded him, bound him in bronze chains, and made him the grinder in prison.

“What happened to his gift?” Is This Us?

Here is one of the most remarkable passages in scripture.

Judges 16:22

However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.

How many would love to hear, however, right now?

So what is our individual gift. Individually, and corporately we have the same gift as Samson. “Share the freedom from sin in Christ. IE deliverance.”

1 Peter 4:8-10 Amplified

8 Above all, have fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others].

9 Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

10 Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor].

Sometimes we have to stir up the gift within us.

2 Timothy 1:6 KJV

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

You have to look beyond what the eyes can see, and focus your faith on the gift of God. It is not about surroundings, culture, talent or ability. It is about what God says.

Ephesians 2:8-9 NASB and Amplified

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God-

8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;

9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].

Gift in this passage from the Greek means, “a present, a gift offered as an expression of honor.”

Is there an however in your life? What you felt years ago may be stirring again in your heart.

Maybe you are ready today, to embrace the gift of eternal life. Free from condemnation, fear, and hopelessness.

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The door is open, What are you waiting on?

The door is open, What are you waiting on?

This has been a great week in the presence of God. He is always faithful to bless and encourage, especially when you take time out to talk with Him.

In prayer and study you will grow closer, and stronger in your relationship with the Father. After all that is what following Christ is all about. Learning His way, thinking His thoughts, responding to circumstances and unexpected events with His wisdom. We only become accomplished in these things from prayer and meditation on His Word.

God loves us so much, and there are times I wonder if we really understand why Jesus died, shed His blood. Allowed His body to be broken. The answer is simple. Of course it was to restore us to the favor of the Father. Redemption from sin. There is also this. He wants to have a personal relationship with us. He wants you to share yourself with Him. Your love, joy, sadness, hurts. Everything that matters to you, matters to Him.

#wewill #inHisname.

Hebrews 10:19-23

19 Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,

21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

The Tabernacle of Moses was a complicated work. There was a courtyard, A Holy place, and the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies is the place where God sat on the mercy seat, on the Ark of The covenant.

No one could enter this far without blood sacrifice. And that would have to be accepted by God or the priest would die.

These passages in Hebrews tell us that Jesus was the blood sacrifice. His broken and crucified body was what opened the veil into the presence of God. Where God sits. “I love this stuff.”

There was one other thing the High Priest did in the Holy of Holies. He burned incense. So where is the incense in the new and living way that Hebrews talks about. “I Found It!!”

Ephesians 5:1-2

1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;

2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

The smell of His sacrifice was sweet to the presence of God. (That’s not all.)

2 Corinthians 2:14-17

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.

15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

16 to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

When we enter His presence we are not facing death, we are embracing Life.

1 Peter 1:17-19

17 If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

Verse 19 from the AMP says, (but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.)

In Exodus 12, as God is preparing the people to leave Egypt, He had them put blood on the door posts of their homes. He then gave this eternal promise, and instituted the passover feast.

Exodus 12:13 KJV

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

(“When I see the blood”)

1 John 1:5-7

5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;

7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Verse 7 AMP

1 John 1:7 Amplified

but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].

The blood not only joins us in fellowship with God. It joins us in fellowship with one another.

I love Romans 5:9 from the classic AMP.

Romans 5:9 AMPC

Therefore, since we are now justified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ’s blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved by Him from the indignation and wrath of God.

“Blood of Jesus”

To everything God has, “The door is open, What are you waiting on?”

Let’s do this Together

Let’s do this Together

I appreciate all of you who prayed for us, and also those who took care of and attended the Wednesday night service. While away I realized how much I missed ALC and you guys. It moved me as I found some time later in the week to put down the thoughts that God had placed on my heart.

Hear me say this over and over. I love the church, and I love this church. The church broadly has been commissioned to carry the story of Jesus to the world. In an another sense, the local church has been commissioned to carry the story of Jesus to their community. And to serve their community with their resources. #wewill #takethelead #inHisname

“Let’s do this Together”

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.

10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

This is a familiar passage, still I believe that we need to think about what it means. (Our world has changed. Broadly speaking so many want to do it alone. Not owing anyone. Not making commitments to someone. Accountability to one another is a trait hard to find.)

God never meant for us to stand alone. “It’s not just me and Jesus.”

There are some things that us seasoned saints grew up in that should not have been discarded. They were and are, eternal precepts. “One of the most important in this season of life is the relationship we have with one another.”

“Someone to talk to, to pray with, to encourage each other. To study together. Face difficulties together. To embrace the one who has failed,and help restore them again.”“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.-For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.”

Relationships empower us for successful prayer.

Matthew 18:19-20

19 “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.

20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”

Matthew 18:19-20 AMPC

19 Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven.

20 For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I Am in the midst of them.

Unity is excellence

Psalms 133:1-3

1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever.

“It is anointed, refreshing, and blessed to unite with one another.”

The world view is. “I don’t need anyone!!!”

We can do this better, together.

Hebrews 13:1-3

1 Let love of the brethren continue.

2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

3 Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body.

Our love for one another will develop our compassion and love for our world.

Unity is important in receiving from God.

Acts 2:1 KJV

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

120 people received as they joined together.

Ministry is strengthened with unity.

Mark 6:7 KJV

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits.

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