1st and 2nd services at NCC on 2011-01-02 : Goodness Shield will crown and surround us in 2011

2011-01-02 at New Creation Church

Post-CD edited (version 2.0) amalgam of my personal notes of the 1st and 2nd services at NCC on 2 Jan 2011

CD was of the first service and is officially titled “God Has Crowned You With Glory And Honor!”

[Editor:  I was on vacation on 26 December 2010 when Pastor returned from his holiday to preach the Christmas message for 2010. So no notes written up for that Sunday]

Goodness Shield will crown and surround us with Abundance in 2011 — my personal summation of the sermon.

2011 - Year of Crowned Goodness - Psalm 65:11

1st service, 8 a.m. – Rock Auditorium. 

2nd service, 11 a.m. – Gallery West.

SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU!

Something good is going to happen to you ! Not someone else, but you .

Our message is always positive. No apologies for this.

When you  hear good news, you feel good. This is clearly beneficial ! So it is indeed strange that for instance, in USA and other places, there are people coming against positive ministers !

It is not the time to put down or ridicule ministers who preach positive messages and deride them for preaching ‘feel good’ messages. Moreover many who are responsible for the criticism are doing so out of jealousy because people are flocking to hear good news. Because that is how good news is !

For good news to be good news, it must be good news and make you feel good and produce good results.

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”    2 Cor 1:20

This message of God is a positive message. Not a mixed message. Paul in his writings (e.g. 2 Cor 1:20) believed in a positive message.

Mixed message – sometimes positive, sometimes negative —  is Babylon .

When you combine the good and bad news, it is never good news anymore — it is bad news ! Bad news wins out.

When you hear a mixed message, it is akin to the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and usually evil will win out, in such cases.

When you mix, whatever you compromise to retain or keep in your life, you will ultimately lose. If you compromise, you will lose. If you mix, you will lose.

Lets stand for Jesus and dare to be different in these last days. If you will not bow to the image, the fourth man will appear, and you will not burn. [Reference to the experience of Daniel's friends]

No such thing as maintaining ‘balance’ .  Whenever there is mixture, it is never good news.

So go for 100 per cent good news.

It ‘s gonna be our best year yet for health , family etc. Sure guarantee for Believers.

We only suffer persecution for Christ ‘s sake, everything else Christ redeemed us from.

We have every reason to be positive as all promises from God are based on a righteous foundation.

Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”  – Psalm 11:3

[Editor: Take comfort that Christ is our foundation and He cannot be destroyed.]

Your faith has made you whole, etc  – a positive attitude — Jesus repeatedly said this. It is this positive attitude in Jesus that causes you to be whole, etc. Jesus never said your doubt has healed you.  It is always Faith that we have received from Him that has healed us. God is pleased with this attitude.

Jesus said, “I will”, — POSITIVE —  and the  leper who asked Jesus if he was willing to heal, was healed !

PISIDIAN ANTIOCH.

Pastor Prince mentioned that he was there in December in the very same synagogue where Paul preached that “… and by [Christ] everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses….”  A few years ago when Pastor Prince preached this verse in Acts 13:39, the chimes rang out in NCC miraculously. Acts 13  is the only Pauline sermon recorded in its entirety found in the Bible. The chimes ringing is a sign. But the sign is not important in itself. It was what the sign was pointing to — the point in Acts 13:29

When Paul preached the Acts 13:29 sermon, almost the WHOLE city came out on the next sabbath (Acts 13:44) to hear the Word of the Lord. Why are we  not experiencing this today in our churches? We say things like ‘quality does not mean quantity’.  We don’t say this of our companies, right?  We don’t say of our sales-people, ‘you are quality people, that is why you don’t produce, right’  If you are a farmer, you expect your flock to reproduce, that is a sign that they are healthy.  When you have quantity, you have quality.  Never apologise for being a mega-church.

RHEMA THEME FOR 2011

What are your 3 prayer requests / hopes for 2011 ?

God loves being specific. He is a specific God. When we are specific, it gives our faith a laser sharp focus and gives substance to what we are hoping for.

God told Pastor Prince that every year a rhema theme will be given.

The theme is a declaration. Not a list of dos and don’t. It is a rhema theme – whether you like it or not, you will have it, it is gonna happen to your chuch!

And this theme (e.g. 2009 – dektos year, 2010 – restful increase) usually manifests in lives of people.  The vast majority of our people have entered into and understand restful increase.

NCC plans and works around the theme during the year.

God typically works the theme for the year into the lives of the people with no effort required on the part of the people.

This shows that it is really indeed  God who has given the rhema word and it is HE who is at work making the rhema manifest in the people’s lives.

PASTOR HAD DREAMS

God prepared Pastor for 2011 theme in part via dreams. Dreams were recounted during 2nd service.

1st dream: 7 Dec 2010 (?)

Mice eating around Pastor but stopped when they reached him.

Interpretation: Famine will come BUT not to Believers.

Israel’s Central Bank Governor Stanley Fischer ‘has earned plaudits across the board for his handling of the Israeli economy in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. In September 2009, the Bank of Israel was the first bank in the developed world to raise its interest rates.’ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Fischer]

First natural Israel then spiritual Israel enters into prosperity !

Fischer was Ben (US Federal Reserve Chairman) Bernanke’s professor.

2nd dream: 8 Dec 2010 (?)

Crocodiles attacking others but did not touch him.

3rd dream: 9 Dec 2010 (?)

Dreamt of terrorists but they did not touch Pastor.

ALL THE 3 DREAMS SPOKE OF DIVINE PROTECTION FOR THE BELIEVER!

10 Dec 2010.  Pastor visited to Cappadoccia caves and ‘shields’ appeared on photographs of his clothing in several places.

Image of one of the ‘shield’ designs magnified 250 x was shown in the first service. The background was black (Pastor’s jacket) . The ‘shield’ design was silvery white in colour and had designs like a shield when the magnified image was viewed. Thus it is not a dust halo according to celebrity photographer, Edward Loh. [N.B. In the CD, the fact that the magnified photo was shown on screen was edited out. ]

BEST WAY TO GROW A CHURCH

Last Sunday (26 December 2010) was record attendance of about 25,000 at NCC.

Every time church persecuted, it explodes in church growth. History shows this.

But when church indulges in entertainment, pleasures of this life,  left alone, not persecuted, becomes lazy, fat and complacent, it is not good for church as church becomes reduced in strength and shrinks.

Our danger is to guard against complacency when there’s no attack. Our muscles cannot grow when there’s no resistance or no weight.

There appeared on Pastor’s left chest a shield with designs whilst in Turkey ’s Cappadoccia. Not a  ”dust halo” as too bright and had designs and located at several places on his clothing. Professional award (at least 80 awards to his name) winning photographer, Edward Loh verifies this. Taken in Cappadoccia where 1st century Christians were hiding. Epistle of 1 Peter wrote to Christians like these here.

Terence & Michele in Cappadoccia in April of 2009

There’s something going to happen this year and you will need God’s protection in 2011 and God is marking you with protection in 2011.

You will need protection in 2011 and God will mark you with protection !

Psalm 65:11 keeps recurring when Pastor asks God for directions in 2011.

God will crown 2011 with His goodness and His paths will drip with fatness / abundance.

Psalm 65:11  “Thou crownest [Hebrew transliteration: Attar ] the year with thy goodness [Hebrew transliteration : Tov ] ; and thy paths drop fatness [ Hebrew transliteration: Deshen ].”

Attar – surround with a crown

God has surrounded 2011 with His goodness whether via people or events

Deshen

A) fatness, abundance

- of fertility

- of blessing

B) ashes

Many of us will experience baby boom ! Effortlessly !

God wants us to follow in His paths.

Wherever GOD goes, there is DESHEN fatness (this is good fat) or abundance dropped. Ps 65:11

When we follow in His paths, it means God has gone ahead of us and He says it is good. God wants us to follow in the paths that He has gone on. Why? Wherever we set our feet, those paths drop with fatness and abundance.

When children know they are loved, they imitate their parents. In Ephesians 5:1, it is in the Greek, be imitators of God as beloved children.

Even in the natural, kids imitate parents, whether for good or bad. Studies show this.

Story is told of how a father was on his way to the liquor store and he turned around and saw his son walking in his footsteps in the snow — all the while saying that he wants to be like his father — this prompted the father to renounce drinking as the father felt prompted that if he continued, his son would follow him down the same path as an alcholic.

Walk in God’s footsteps ! Likewise when God’s paths drop with fatness, let’s put our foot there.

2011 is going to be a year when God drops abundance — are you ready?

God’s hesed (hebrew) : goodness and mercy / grace / covenant love  — endures forever

God is a good God. Praise the LORD for His covenant love and grace endures forever.

2011 is the year of His crowned goodness.

The word “crown” is important.

THE CROWN

Crown – atar (hebrew) : to surround with a crown

God has surrounded every day, week, and month of this year with His goodness !

David knew this.

Be conscious of this goodness of God surrounding you (just as David was conscious of God’s goodness in Psalm 23) !

Psalm 23:6  “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.”

Why is goodness and mercy following us all our days? Because:

Goodness meets all our needs.
Mercy meets all our faults.

Many times, if we have a nice car, we are conscious of our car bringing us places. If a lady is attractive, she is conscious of her attractiveness when she goes for a job interview or makes a product sale.  Or perhaps if you are guy,  you may depending on apple-polishing to gain an open door for promotion. None of these individuals here are conscious that they are crowned with glory and honor. David was.

Even if you have no money, you must be conscious that you have a crown around you!

Psalm 8:5  “For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.”

Psalm  8:6 “You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet.”

Hebrews 2 quotes Psalm 8:5 and the Greek, angelos, is used not Theos so yes “a little lower than angels” is right translation as opposed to — a little lower than God.

But post Cross, we are now seated with Christ.

God crowned Adam and Eve in a divine halo of glory and honor. That’s how Adam controlled giant animals. The glory gave man power and authority. Man would speak and all the animals would obey.

But when they sinned, the glory disappeared. But post-Cross, Jesus said, “And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them … (John 17:22) . Who are “them” — refers to all those who believe in Him.

Even if you have no money, etc, be conscious of His Glory surrounding you.

The Crown is one that goes around you whereby God surrounds man clothing him in glory.

Jerusalem Bible’s rendering of Romans 8:23 “… all have sinned and forfeited the glory of god”

Glory gives man the power. But when man sinned, the power disappeared.

But those who believe in Christ today have that glory.

God’s goodness can only be received. There is no mixed goodness in God. Everything in God is perfect goodness -  generous, beyond measure !  Even the capacity to receive the generosity and goodness is a good gift from God.

Every attribute must be studied such that we don’t lump them together.  We seem to use mercy for grace, and grace  for goodness, and goodness for love, and love for grace. Love is different concept to be distinguished from Grace. Eg Perfect love between God the Father and Son, and not Grace. God loves the angels and grace is not involved.

Grace can only be shown in the midst of evil, and to people who are undeserving and sinful, that is, us. That’s the beauty of God’s grace.

So when we talk about loving one another, it is not about Grace. Grace is shown when people are undeserving.

So when you say things like “I won’t forgive her, she does not deserve it”  — there’s no Grace there. Grace is for the undeserving ! If she don’t deserve it, all the more you have to forgive ! Honestly, you have to forgive for your own peace of mind. That person can be ”happy, go blessed” and you are suffering.  You don’t have to marry that person, or work with that person, you can always resign. But – forgive – for your own peace of mind.

Get ready to meet blessings of goodness in 2011 !

God will meet us with blessings of goodness this year

You may see the manifested goodness in events like a pay raise or an upgrade to 1st class. Don’t just think, this airline is good or your boss is good —  it is God who is good !

Learn to acknowledge God.

Psalm 21:3 – 6

Psalm 21:3     “You meet him with the blessings of goodness [Hebrew transliteration: tov]; You set a crown [Hebrew transliteration: atarah – Strong’s 5850 – root word is atar ] of pure gold upon his head.”

You won’t merely meet an angel called goodness. God is good and good happens to you because He meets you with blessings [note: plural] of goodness.

One of the blessings in 2011 is that God sets upon our heads a crown of pure gold.

Psalm 21:4     “He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— Length of days forever and ever.”

You can ask God for long life in 2011  – “length of days”

Psalm 21:5     “His glory is great in Your salvation [Hebrew : Yeshua ] ; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.”

God is telling us don’t be conscious of lack. Be conscious that honor and majesty have been placed on you and carry yourself that way!  Do not keep repeating words to others as  if those words don’t carry power.  We are crowned with glory and honor. Learn to give weight to your words.  Start with your children and friends.  Let your yes, be yes, and no, be no. If you are the type who habitually tells lies, it won’t work for you because your own heart won’t believe what you speak.

Carry yourself with honor and majesty in 2011.

Learn to be man of word and that your words are as good as gold and are weighty!

Psalm 21:6     “For You have made him MOST blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.”

God wants us “most blessed”. Idea conveyed in this verse is comparison with the  world.

We cannot make ourselves most blessed. It is God who has made us most blessed.

ATAR (CROWN) ALSO RELATED TO RENEWAL OF YOUTH

Psalm 103 : 4-5        “… Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns [Hebrew transliteration: atar] you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s…”

Heaven and Hell , angels,  can see this invisible Glory and some people in the world can see it on you from time to time. This invisible Glory crowns you and goes beyond mere make-up, etc.  The Glory is there for the Believer.

What are you conscious of?

God wants us to be conscious of that glory and watch what that glory will do for you.

You don’t have to see to believe. The Glory is all around you! Be more conscious of the glory and honor. Don’t be conscious of what you lack or your natural abilities or possessions.

On the other hand, some people in this church – you even forget that they are man or woman, or are conscious of their [physical] defects – because of the glory and honor, and the authority that comes out of their words.

Some people light up the room whenever they enter the room ! Others light up the room when they leave it. Which one will you be?

God has crowned the year and He has crowned you even, your children.

You can be ‘naked’  except for your glory and honor crowning you, and soon enough everything will be drawn to you . This was Joseph’s story in Genesis. Joseph as a slave had nothing, not even a loin cloth ! The gold and silver are the results of the glory/ honor crown that people cannot see.

With people who are conscious of God’s Glory and Honor on them, you feel like being around them, you don’t know why, but it is  because of the presence of the Glory and Honor.

Let’s be excited about this reality of God’s glory and honor crowning us to the point that we stop acting like the world.

Some people only feel successful only because of their material possessions or their cars. When they step out of their cars, they lack confidence.

Similarly how do you feel in the middle of the night when your husband sees you without make-up ?

What are we conscious of?

JOKE: A couple in their 60s met a fairy. The fairy said that she would grant all their wishes. The wife wished for a cruise round the world and she received her tickets.  Her husband wished for a wife, 30 years younger —- and ‘pooof’ — the husband was aged to 90 years old !

The subject of what we are conscious of is so important.

When you have money in the bank after a windfall, you walk with a spring in your step because you are conscious of that. Likewise, God wants us to be just as glad and conscious of His gift of Glory and Honor in our lives !

Be conscious of God’s glory and watch what that glory does for you!

WITH FAVOR, GOD WILL SURROUND HIM AS WITH A SHIELD

Psalm 5:12 – “surround” – atar – is crown

Psalm 5:12 “For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.”

Crown / Surround can be for offense or defense. – Brown Briggs.

The Hebrew word translated as “shield”  has the transliteration of tsinnah – Strong’s 6793 – (1) something piercing or (2) shield.

The shield is the shield of favor.

Favor is not just for open doors. Don’t think of money all the time. When we pray for favor over our kids, the favor turns into a shield of offensive capacity against bad influences which seek to influence our kids negatively.

Pastor recounts how he was divinely protected when drunk man smashed a bottle and the shards did not touch him and his family. Like there was invisible wall. Glasses did not go pass the ‘line’ where the ‘shield’ was.

God told Pastor this is an example of what he is going to do for his people in 2011 — surrounding them with a shield. Not a mere thought, it is reality. You must see yourself surrounded with God’s favor as a shield.

Also Pastor did not have peace to go Austria for holiday and escaped snow storms in Zurich which was the airport he would have flown into for his Austrian vacation.

You can behave well but there is only so much you can do. There are always outside influences beyond your control.  That’s why you need to trust God for protection. This is a year we need the buckler, a shield.

Shield protects and favors.

For those who went Europe , also favor shield was there to bless them — a white Christmas — was enjoyed !

Shield protects us from circumstances we cannot control , mistakes by others, etc.

We got to trust God for divine protection. We need the Magen David — buckler, shield.

Circular ‘shield’  design appeared on several parts of Pastor’s black jacket. Image magnified 250 x shown on screen. The image cannot be a mere dust halo as too thick and too bright.

GOD has said it and we will have His promises for 2011.  We don’t have to see it to believe it. You don’t build you faith on these spectacular signs. It is what the sign is pointing to that is important.

WHAT DOES GOD WANT US TO DO?

Doing part is not central but you can position yourself to flow with God.

Where can we find the goodness [Hebrew transliteration: tov] of Psalm 65:11?

Ps 65:4 “Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness [Hebrew transliteration: tov]  of Your house, Of Your holy temple.”

We shall be satisfied with the Goodness of God’s house. This type of goodness can only be found when we are in God’s house. Not found in the world although God allows His grace to rain down on just and unjust. But this goodness  and fatness / abundance is dropped upon us when we come to His house and this is where our goodness is stored up and where we feed and receive.

Prioritize God’s House as this where goodness is stored up for us!

Pray for your kids and their future life partners etc even NOW while they’re young. Pastor and his wife pray for Jessica but told her she cannot date yet.  They pray for the qualities they hope for in her future spouse with her e.g. loves God, honors parents. So pray aloud in front of your children and let them hear what you ask God for in a life partner for them.

Position yourself !

The prophetic word is NOT do this lest this event happens, or DO this for this event to happen. Pastor reminds us that although he is not a prophet, he does hear God’s voice and he has prophesied words which have come to past.

Goodness is in the house of God, and yes, many a times, the results will be seen outside the house.

Ps 92:13. Those planted in house of God (inside) will flourish (outside) in the courts. Focus on the inside and not outside. Be present and participate in house of God. Don’t just sit on the church pews.

Psalm 92:13  “Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God.”

GOODNESS (TOV) AND ABUNDANCE / FATNESS (DESHEN) APPEAR TOGETHER IN ISAIAH 55:2

Ps 65:11  “goodness” is the Hebrew, tov

Abundance or fatness is the Hebrew, deshen

Tov and Deshen also found together in Isaiah 55:2

How to position yourself  – some more wisdom …

Isaiah 55:2-3

Isa 55:2          “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully [Hebrew: shema (2x) ] to Me, and eat what is good [Hebrew transliteration: tov] , And let your soul delight itself in abundance [Hebrew transliteration: deshen] .”

Isa 55:3          “Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.”

What do you do with main bulk of money?

Ok if money spent for family or personal hobby (if in moderation) but not if the money is wasted in indulgent personal entertainment which does not satisfy.

This year in 2011 is the year in which such un-wise spending of money will stop, and you will focus on that which is bread and which will truly satisfy.

Shema Shema = ‘hearken diligently’. Listen with inside and outside ears. Be fully ‘there’ when in God’s house. There might be a word in season waiting for you. Be fully present in God’s house and eat what is good and let your soul delight in abundance.

Isa 55:3 expounds the same point again. Incline your ear- humble your ear. Know when God is speaking through his mouthpiece to you.

Eat what is good – tov

Let your soul delight itself in abundance – deshen

How ? Isa 55:2 Just keep listening carefully – Shema Shema – hearken – hear diligently. Listen with your ‘inside’ ears and with your ‘outside’ ears. Be fully there, and not distracted. You are in God’s house. God may make the preacher say a Word in season for you that you really need or which will cut off that bondage in your life, or which you have been asking God for.

For added emphasis on the importance of hear hearing God, Isa 55:3 reiterates the point.

Isa 55:3 – also “incline your ear” in humility when God’s speaks and come to him

“Hear And your soul will live”. — God emphasises hearing AGAIN in Isa 55:3

Sometimes, our soul is feeling blah and down. But when you hear the living Word from the pulpit, it becomes alive !

When soul lives, body prospers. 3 John 2 : We prosper as our soul pospers.

“Sure mercies” – hesidim – of David – everlasting covenant – will be yours just by listening !

Listen to God’s word, and listen you way out of your problems !

Some even became slim by listening to the Word!

By the foolishness of preaching it has pleased God to SOZO- to save.

SECOND MEANING OF DESHEN IS ASHES !

Leviticus 4:12

“Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes [Hebrew transliteration: deshen] are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes [Hebrew transliteration: deshen] are poured out shall he be burnt.”

Ashes – deshen

Christ was crucified outside the camp and died on the wooden cross and God’s fiery fury burnt and consumed Him for our sakes.

God grants our request and because Jesus has become burnt as an offering into ashes (turned everything that was evil in our lives to ashes) – God answers our prayer because of Jesus’ finished work.

Ash cannot be burnt anymore. Speaks of Finished work. Final form.

We ought to listen to sermons pertaining to the FINISHED work — The ashes. Bear that in mind when understanding Isa 55:2 – 3 and deciding what to listen to.

Because of the finished work (hebrew: deshen) of Jesus, there is (hebrew: deshen) fatness / abundance !

Mt calvary – a place of ashes. Final form of burnt offering is ashes.

God answers our prayers because Jesus’ suffering turned all our evil and sin to ash.

Bull’s ash taken out of camp.

Ashes = Speak of Finished Work of Jesus!

FEAR AND TREMBLING

What about working out our salvation with fear and trembling ?

Phil 2:12-13 “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.”

The passage did not say ‘work for’ your salvation.

You can only work out what God has worked in!

Example: Work out your job as a testimony for Jesus. Work out your salvation in the way you treat your children or in the way you relate to other people.

Moreover we must interpret ‘fear and trembling’ by reference to other verses in the Bible. The said expression was also used in Jeremiah 33:9.

“Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.”

Fear and tremble (you and all those around you) for all the goodness and prosperity of God !

Positive connation of the above expression !

Mark 5:33  “But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.”

Mark 5:33 woman feared and trembled over awesome healing from Jesus ! She was not fearing and trembling because she cannot be healed.

Was she afraid she won’t get healed or will die? She got healed. She feared and trembled because of her awesome healing from Jesus !

So when God says get ready to fear and tremble, Hallelujah!  It is for all the goodness and prosperity He is going to do for you !

We are on God’s side and not the enemies. If a child asks his father for bread will he give them a stone (Matt 7:9)

Matt 7:7-11

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”  – Matt 7:7

A – sk, S –  eek , K – nock in Matt 7:7

= Ask and this is the Greek perfect active participle.  ‘seek’ and ‘knock’ — also same tense as ‘ask’.

Keep on asking, seeking, knocking and receiving.

Same perfect active particple in the ‘reign in life’ verse in Rom 5:17 — every day keep on receiving abundance of Grace and gift of righteousness — then you will reign in life. Especially when you fail, you should be receiving the abundance of Grace and gift of righteousness.

It is not a one time thing. Keep on at it and you will reign in life, receive your request, etc.

Many of us are missing it because we ask only once and we stop asking already.

“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”  Matt 7:8

Matt 7:11 ask – again ‘ask’ is in perfect active article

Keep asking in faith! even though the manifestation has not happened.

“If you then, being evil, know how to give good [Greek transliteration: Agathos] gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” Matt 7:11

Jesus is driving home the point – keep Asking !!!!

Thank Him that God has answered your prayers !

All in perfect active participle- keep on asking, seeking and knocking. Keep receiving. Not one time thing. Constantly receive His grace.

Agathos - Greek for good. (Hebrew is tov).

God never misses it.

Matt 7:11 – ask = perfect active participle. Keep on actively asking. It does not just happen.

Some folks think faith means ask one time only. Many things we can keep on asking  God in faith and at the same time, thank God in faith that He has answered.  A.S.K.

We know His perfect goodness so we know we can ask  Him and in the Father’s house because it is full of His goodness and abundance. Perfect goodness loves to be good.

We know He is a good God so we keep on asking.

Fully expect to meet your goodness wherever you go !!!

Pastor leads us to lift up our 3 prayer requests to God held up in the form of clenched fist, and we pray over them.

WE are lifting up our prayers before perfect goodness.  God does not give and then stop. We limit Him when we stop asking. God is perfect goodness. There is no mixture in His goodness. Jesus said “No One is good but God”

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