Church of the Word Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Pastor Pat Murphy referenced Hebrews 10:24. God's heart speaks. John 1:1-5, Jesus is the expression of the word. Be doers of the word and not hearers only. We don't put a whole lot of value on the word spoken. You can't study physics and not see God. Do you read the Word looking for Jesus? Hebrews 4 was referenced. If you can do anything. If you can believe all things that are possible. His word is truth. Do you give God's word honor. God wanted us to be a part of what He is doing. If you love God with all of your strength everything will fall into play. Majority space is nothing and the thing that makes it work is the Word. Read the word with value. John 6:33, the word is Spirit and life. Pastor Pat read from Psalms 119 and Psalms 107:20. Pastor Pat mentioned that he has to be a doer of the word. You would be able to tell where a person is by the things that they do. Mark 9:23-24, His word is truth

Pastor Bill Hake read out of Revelations 3:7. When God opens a door, nothing can come against what He is doing. We can't be ignorant of what the enemy is doing but, we need to be focused on what the Lord is doing. Lot of people obsess about money. If you don't overcome whatever the devil is telling you. Than you can't be completely trusted. We have to be over comers. The punishment for murder is death. Don't curse your country. Strong delusion that has come over the people in the earth today is the delusion that they have to trust in man and not in God. It's the mark of the beast. To do ministry and not have a heart for the people is a curse. It has to be in you, the love of God needs to be there in order to be able to minister to the people. Pastor Hake referenced 1 Corinthians 12. When God writes something on your heart, offense cannot take you out of it. We need to realize that hearing from God is essential. Living in obedience is not popular with people. In our nation people are getting drunk in building their dreams and leisure living. People are too busy with their fun and games. It is not for you to come up with a vision or dream.

Pastor Bill Hake mentioned that there is a concept of rain and growth. There is saturation and showers.There are times for showers and there are times for. Farmers are more important than your picnic. Daily you should have showers of the Lord. You are not made for the Sabbath, it was made for you. There are times of saturation when having meetings like the Armada. Expect to be saturated and to be filled. Pastor Bill read out of Revelation 1:8. You will train people to works is by focusing more on what to do. Instead we should focus on Him to bring forth the will of the Lord. We can't live in the past but, we can learn from it. God wants us to live by faith moment by moment. It's like going hiking, your focus needs to be on the next step. God shows us some things of the future because we need to know it. Everything in the past must to be reconciled with the truth. You have to understand the beginning and the end.  Don't look for the dramatic, you may miss God. Philippians 1, it is not wise to fight against God. We need to understand and know the plan of God everyday of our lives. We need to learn to live for God. Live for eternity. It doesn't matter what I want, what I like, or what I think. Satin would try to bring false prophets.Whatever the enemy is doing God has something greater and we need to be part of the solution. God's light will appear brighter in the mist of darkness. In the mist of the evil His light shines brighter. People do not have a sense of the beginning and and the end. Real fellowship in sharing what Jesus is doing. Many people get seduced away. God does not want confusion. To understand what is you have to understand what the Lord has set in motion. God takes the imperfect and begin to work or form it. You cannot eliminate foundation, you have to build on it. Foundations are laid, there is a foundation laid for Armada. Satan set things into motion, the Lord set things into motion. Mark 1:1, the Gospel had a beginning. 1 John 2:7, we have to understand what Jesus set into motion. Pastor Bill referenced Hebrews 6:1. Perversion of grace, people don't repent anymore. You have to learn how love conviction but, not just conviction of sin. A command of love will keep you from being deceived. Knowing that beginning, can God do it again? Yes He can do it again.

Apostle Dale Armstrong said God is good and the devil is bad. Apostle Dale read from Acts 10. Ministering, helping, or giving to the poor is what alms are. Alms are your giving before the Lord. If you don't realize that God has done it, you cannot release your faith. God give Cornelius specific instructions. For Cornealus it was a vision and for others if may come another way. 1 Corinthians 12:7, God wants you to experience the gifts of the Spirit. Apostle Dale referenced John 3:16. Do not mistake that super natural  ministry only belongs to certain callings. Manifestation, phanerosis, to reveal or to make known. A memorial is a remembrance. Give, alms, pray, and fast to get specifics instructions from the Lord. We must have supernatural ministries. Matthew 6:1, be cautious. If you give in the right way you'll receive a reward from the Father.  Celebration of Spiritual Disciplines, a book Apostle Dale had read. When you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left hand is doing. We neglect fasting and praying. Alms given, prayer, and fasting. No man needs to know about anyone's prayer life. Everybody knows what happens in the bedroom but, no body talks about it. It is intimate. Just like your prayer life with the Lord, it is intimate. The secret belongs to those that fear Him. God reveals His secrets to you, keep your mouth shut. It is between you and the Lord. When you give alms, you are preparing a heart that is good ground for the Lord to work in. Mark 10:17, knowing the commandants. Money wasn't the problem it was what it was covering up. Give to the poor and you would have treasure in heaven. Where your treasure is, is where your heart is. Materialistic things hold you if you can't give it away. The hundred fold is not in the giving, it is in the forsaking. Apostle Dale read from Psalms 41 and Isaiah 58:6. We are in a unique generation where we are in trouble. We are in a place where we need to embrace some of these principles. To get back to intercession in a prayer life and fasting. There are some things that only fasting can break. Mark 9:16, Jesus gives the answer to the question. It is the private prayer. There is a spiritual power in fasting.

Pastor Sydney Ropp read Philippians 4:4, thanks with thanksgiving. Pastor Sydney read from Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, and Psalms 34. We cannot believe for things that are not His will. Change your focus to what the Lord has done for you. Take refuge in the Lord. Things that come out of your mouth effect the Spiritual realm. Good speech is saying what the Lord says. Pastor Sydney read out of Isiah 53, believing the word of the Lord. The Lord's ear is turned for our sound.

Exodus 34

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Karen Burrows referenced Proverbs 18. The way you become what you think you are through emotions and feelings does not make you a good master. Karen read out of  2 Corinthians 5:17 and Colossians 1. Karen mentioned that if you are double minded you are not receiving anything from the Lord. Karen read from Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 6:16, and James 4:7. Passive and distracted is how we have become. You want to think of the word of God until it becomes your rut. Karen read from Psalms 138:2, Philippians 2:9, Ephesians 1:7, and Revelation 12:11. Kevin Burrows read from Deuteronomy 4:16

The silver medalist of all the mothers. Pastor Andrew Taylor read out of Genesis15:2 Eliezar (type of the Holy Spirit) was to find a bride for Abraham.  Pastor Andrew read from  Genesis 24:2, Abraham is a type of God the Father, the riches man. Abraham has the seed,  Isaac  who is the type of son. We cannot escape the consequences of our decisions. There are 206 bones in the body, the biggest and strongest muscle is the thigh muscle. Putting your underneath someone's thigh means 1.) Making a promise or swearing, 2.) Submission, and 3.) from the Hebrew also means the reproductive organs, swear by your children's children. Abraham, Eliezar, and Jesus. Father, Holy Spirit, and Son. The name of Egypt symbolizes the world and the Lord has brought us out of Egypt. 2 Peter 2:22, like a dog who turns back to his vomit. Psalms 40:8, do we desire to do the Father's will or are we consumed doing what we want to do? John 4:34, meat means task. 2 Peter 3:9, If we reject His precious son, God has to honor our choice. It is not God's will that any soul should perish. When a soul does if grieves Him. How will God's will be done? God's will will be done by willing people. We are all sons and daughters of God. All over this world the Spirit is moving, flat out like a lizard drinking water. What is she will not come? What if she is too comfortable? What if we are too self absorbed? Pastor Andrew referenced Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19-20 and encourages us to get up and go do the work of the Father. The price has been paid for everyone but, not everyone knows. If it is to be, it's up to me. It is not the time to turn to your neighbor. Seek the Kingdom of God first. If you do the will of the Father, He will take care of what is needed. Pastor talks about the generations. Rebecca's father is a guy named Bethua. Nahor and Milcah are the parents of Bethua.  Abraham and Sarah have a child named Isaac. Isaac and Rebecka are the same age. Pastor Andrew read from Genesis 24. Genesis 24:56, yes I will go. Psalms 110:3, the people should be willing.

Pastor Sydney Ropp read out of Colossians 3, Proverbs 9:10, Proverbs 11:30 and 1 John 2:24-28. Pastor Syd talks about staying in the Lord, to be fruitful, and to be in continuous worship. Stay in God's word. Know how to use God's grace. Keep in mind that the knowledge of God gives you understanding. Do what you have heard from the beginning, to bare fruit. Do you have the desire to bare fruit and what kind of fruit would that be? Pastor Sydney read from 1 Corinthians 3:6. The very ability of God lives inside of us. God gave us the ability and know that today is the day, 2 Corinthians 6:1.

Apostle Dale Armstrong mentioned that we miss the supernatural for looking for the spectacular. Apostle Dale read out of Luke 4:5, when Jesus met the devil. Not my will but, yours be done. Identify where the thought or idea is coming from. Apostle Dale  read out of Revelations 11:15, if you don't act on the word then you would become self deceived. As we act on the word knowing the right answer is not enough. Apostle Dale mentioned that you have to do what you know to do. Resisting the devil isn't enough. It is the submission of God that has to be done. You got to learn how to bring the presence of the Lord into your day. Pray first before dealing with the problem. When you begin to worship you become one with the Lord. When thinking of a loved one who is gone is not why are they gone? Our thought process should be, how is it that He spared our lives? Worship is what we know to do. Apostle Dale read out of Luke 4:5-6, there are three key words to look at. That is Kingdoms, glory, and power.

Are you here as a consumer or as an employee of the Lord. We are in a consumer culture. When we are looking what the Kingdom can do for me instead of looking at what can I do for the Kingdom, we become ineffective for the Kingdom. Genesis 1:26, being fruitful. This is how some of us live today, we live satisfied with an occasional visit from the Lord. Instead of Him being involved in you life all the time. Pastor Sydney Ropp read out of John 15:8, and 1 Corinthians 3:9. Not everything done is going to last or stand the test of fire. There is going to be a testing of the works we do. Pastor Sydney read out of Matthew 7:1 Much better to judge yourself is better than having someone else to judge you. We have the privileged of examining ourselves. Deal with yourself first. Pastor Sydney read from Jude 1:12. Don't yield to condemnation but, if your heart is pricking do pay attention. Anything that makes us uncomfortable is not always the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit pricks yours heart to bring you closer to the Lord. Prune mean cleansing. No man can remove you from the vine. He needs you Jesus the vine and you are the body. The fruit doesn't grow on the vine. Produce much fruit, go from glory to glory. If you stay in the Word all week, then you wouldn't come to church as a consumer. It is time to examine yourself when you start to feel dried up and withered. Abide in Him and produce much fruit. What is blocking between you and the vine.? Examine it and remove it. If you are not staying hooked up with Him in relationship all your are doing is a fruitless exercise. You have to abide in Him. It is a place of living not a visitation. God is priority!