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“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’” Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’” Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.” “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.” 

Matthew 4:1-11 NLT 

Premise 

Testing is a crucial component to measure and evaluate someone's knowledge, skills, or abilities by providing a controlled environment to assess what they have learned and identify areas where they might need further development; essentially God allows us to be tested in order to demonstrate our understanding of a thing and pinpoint areas for improvement. Your purpose, assignment, and anointing is tied to your ability to pass the test. 

Scriptural Insight 

1. Being led by God sometimes implies that where you are going is the place of your testing and not just your blessing. God leads us to and through TESTING. 

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.” Matthew 4:1 NLT 

2. The enemy strikes when he assumes you are weak and about to fold. Only YOU can pass the test by responding with the correct answer. THE WORD. 

“For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”” 

Matthew 4:2-4 NLT 

3. It is after you have PASSED, that the TESTING is over. If you’re tired of going through the class/test…..Pass It.

“Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus.” Matthew 4:11 NLT

“Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?” Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants us to do.” Then John agreed. So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove. Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”” 

Matthew 3:13-17 CEV 

Premise 

The life of Jesus teaches us that divine confirmation is a powerful tool in the hand of God signaling not only to you but those who watch your life that God is establishing His plan, approving your future, and verifying your position all at the expense of His plan and not your effort. Here’s the secret…..God can confirm because He ordained. 

Scriptural Insight 

1. It is when we leave what is familiar and submit to what is necessary that we position ourselves to receive divine confirmation. This type of obedience looks like doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right place. Because sometimes you have to leave “HERE” to get “THERE”. 

“Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?”” 

Matthew 3:13-14 CEV 

2. When we learn to align ourselves with what God wants and submit to what God instructs we first prove to ourselves that we are ready for the “next”. In order to unlock the “next” you must submit and obey the “now”. 

“Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants us to do.” Then John agreed.” 

Matthew 3:15 CEV 

3. It is not our actions that please God but our faith. When our faith finds expression it becomes the vehicle and precipice for manifestation and tangible results. Here’s the secret….God is pleased BEFORE you do anything. Live like it. 

“So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove. Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”” 

Matthew 3:16-17 CEV

Matthew 3:1-12 NLT 

Focus Verse 

“Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.” Matthew 3:8 NLT 

Premise 

The expectation of Jesus after we have repented and turned away from our sin is that our lives now prove what we believe by how we live. 

Scriptural Insight 

1. One of the defining ways one can discern or tell the difference between the version of you that didn’t believe and the version of you that believes is what the word testifies about your life/actions and not just what comes from our speech. Prove it with actions over words. 

“In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’” John’s clothes were

woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.” 

Matthew 3:1-4 NLT 

2. People want a show right? Give them what they NEED to see in order to plant seeds of faith, transformation, and expectation while avoiding giving them what they desperately yearn for in the context of improper content. Let your life do the preaching while your words do the confessing. 

“People from Jerusalem and from all of Judea and all over the Jordan Valley went out to see and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath? Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.” Matthew 3:5-8 NLT 

3. When it comes to Faith in Our Lord, Savior, and King Jesus Christ, it’s not who knows you but the ONE who knows you! 

“Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 3:9-10 NLT 

4. There is GREATER. And the proof is in the immersion! What is your fire looking like? 

““I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” 

Matthew 3:11 NLT 

5. Divine separation is coming/happening! Which side will you be on…..TODAY?! 

“He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.”” 

Matthew 3:12 NLT

Matthew 2:13-23 NLT 

Premise 

Contrary to what you may think or believe there is an enemy who is determined to hinder, halt, or even assassinate every God given purpose, call, and assignment on your life. It is not by coincidence or happenstance that you have faced tedious battles, dark days, and heavy seasons. It was the enemy at work trying to deviate you from the plan and will of God. The good news is that the attempt failed. 

Scriptural Insight 

1. Always be ready to hear what The Lord has to say especially in hostile seasons. He warns, reveals, and communicates pertaining to His will often. Our focus must be on faith and not fear! 

“After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”” 

Matthew 2:13-15 NLT 

“For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds, Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.”

Job 33:14-16 NKJV 

2. Sometimes the weapon of choice to set up, manipulate, and/or carry out the attempt on your life is the information that has been revealed! The good news is that NO WEAPON will prosper! 

“Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance. Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:” 

Matthew 2:16-17 NLT 

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.” 

Isaiah 54:17 NKJV 

3. Wait on the Lord before entering into what used to be. Something has to die before you are guaranteed to live! 

“When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.” So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother.” 

Matthew 2:19-21 NLT 

“It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.” 

Isaiah 6:1 NLT 

4. Sometimes an unlikely pivot can shift you into fulfilled prophecy. When God tells you to move…..MOVE! 

“But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”” 

Matthew 2:22-23 NLT

Genesis 1:14 NLT 

Matthew 2:1-12 NLT 

Premise 

Much like the wise men Christ Jesus has given us signs that guide us to the place in which He wants to reveal Himself. Once revealed we have the grand opportunity to surrender our faith, worship our king, and give our lives as well as all of what comes with it as treasure to glorify our God and savior Jesus Christ. 

Scriptural Insight 

You must have a strong expectation that when you search for Him you WILL find. The goal should be how we can worship Him not only what we can get from Him. Follow the SIGN! 

““Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”” 

Matthew 2:2 NLT 

Never be alarmed when you start to notice not everyone is genuinely happy about who you are searching for and what you will/have found. Keep following the SIGN!

“King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”” 

Matthew 2:3-4 NLT 

Be wise and careful as you will encounter those who are spectators and not worshipers. While you are looking for Jesus to worship others may be looking to debunk. Keep following the SIGN! 

“Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”” Matthew 2:7-8 NLT 

Learn to go the way He is showing you! Not the way you necessarily feel but believe. There is joy in following Jesus! Once you locate Him surrender you will, gifts, and talents in worship of Him. 

“After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” 

Matthew 2:9-11 NLT 

Once the sign is revealed, FOLLOW! Never be afraid to go another way just because it isn’t the popular way. There is life attached to your obedience!

Matthew 1:18-25 NLT 

Premise 

Sometimes destiny throws us curve balls that force us to pivot concerning the thing we have prayed for, waited on, and/or longed for. If not carefully considered we could forfeit what is actually from God. With intentionality and faith we must surrender our decision making to the Lord and allow Him to guide our next steps. We are now at the crossroads of making destiny decisions that could shift the trajectory of our lives. 

Fundamental truths 

1. Decision making in God looks like His will over our understanding. His path over our way.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT 

2. Decision making in God looks like prayer over stress. Peace over anxiety. Having the peace of the Lord is a choice not an emotion. 

Philippians 4:6-9 NLT

3. Decision making in God looks like asking God for wisdom over hoping that everything falls into place. Clear cut decisions over back and forth pretensions. 

James 1:5-8 NKJV 

Scriptural Insight 

1. What God is birthing in and through your life next did not and/or will not be born from human power or strength but out of the almighty because He knows what’s next. The secret is……let Him use your life even when you don’t understand why. Sometimes Holy decisions are made on your behalf and not with your approval.

Matthew 1:18 NLT 

2. If not careful you can mistake what is from God as an attack, battle, or defeat not understanding it is the greatest set up of your life. It is imperative that our decisions are based on heavens information and not just natural emotion.

Matthew 1:19 NLT 

3. There’s a word from the Lord concerning your life. The Lord will allow things to take place so that this word can be fulfilled. Be OPEN to God CHANGING your decisions even though what you were/are about to decide is “righteous”.

Matthew 1:20-23 NLT

4. Following the instruction of the Lord is a CHOICE. Waiting on your emotions to catch up to obedience could be difference in aborting and manifestation. He chose obedient decisions over comfortable complacency.

Matthew 1:24-25 NLT

Matthew 1:1-17 NLT 

Premise 

You are currently standing in between two generations with the holy responsibility of safeguarding, cultivating, and preserving what came from those before you while managing, maintaining, and building what you are passing on to those who will come after you. HIStory must continue because Family MATTERS. 

Scriptural insight 

1. Honoring upward is more for your sake than it is for those you are honoring. Your wellbeing and longevity is tied to how well you honor. Without the proper honor of those who came before you the present and future is in jeopardy. 

“‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 NKJV 

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.””

Ephesians 6:1-3 NKJV 

2. Protecting those after you looks like positioning yourself correctly for God to be glorified in them rather than them being terrified because of what is coming out of you. 

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”” 

Ephesians 6:1-3 NKJV 

3. There is a planned visitation that your life is currently setting up. Your obedience ensures mercy, provokes forgiveness, and establishes grace. Disobedience calls for the inheritance of those who come after you to be spoiled. 

“And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”” 

Exodus 34:6-7 NKJV

I Kings 17:1-16 NKJV 

Premise 

Provision for our next is locked up in an instruction that moves us from lazy contentment to holy faith! It is ONLY at HIS word where the provision, protection, substance/sustenance , and direction we’ve been longing for is unlocked, made available, and accepted fully. Uncomfortable obedience produces extreme favor! 

Prophetic Insight 

1. Locked up in the instruction of God is your destiny placement and provision. God’s plan for your life includes not only what you need but where you should go and what you should do. 

- I Kings 17:2-3 NKJV 

2. Provision will be made for you through odd means and strange happenings. RECEIVE IT! Though it may seem unfamiliar and unlikely it is at this place where natural and spiritual needs are met! 

- I Kings 17:4 NKJV 

3. God sometimes has placed a time stamp not on the provision but where the provision comes from. Be easy to move AT HIS WORD! 

- I Kings 17:5-8 NKJV 

4. Your next phase of supply will come from unlikely sources that seem unlikely and unfavorable. Meanwhile they are ANOINTED and GRACED to provide for you. SomeONE and/or someTHING has been blessed to be a blessing to you! 

- I Kings 17:9-11 NKJV 

5. You will find strategic relationships align with your needs as well as your pour. You both have what the other needs. Don’t allow what you see to make you fumble. 

- I Kings 17:12-13 NKJV 

6. Obedience ensures that the supply never runs dry! Though it may be “dry” around, it will be well with you! Rain is coming!

- I Kings 17:14 NKJV 

7. Don’t miss the word of the Lord because of the vessel He chooses to use in order to speak it to you. It’s STILL His word no matter who delivers it. Your future depends on it. 

- I Kings 17:15-16 NKJV

““Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, giving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, move out from your positions and follow them. Since you have never traveled this way before, they will guide you. Stay about half a mile behind them, keeping a clear distance between you and the Ark. Make sure you don’t come any closer.” Then Joshua told the people, “Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you.”” 

Joshua 3:1-5 NLT 

Premise 

- Considering that we have never been to the place the Lord is taking us it is imperative that we learn to follow, continue to follow, and teach to follow. The difference between then and now is you acknowledging and accepting the fact that you have never been there and need assistance getting there. And when you get there it will be the one who led you there who maintains you there. 

Prophetic Insight 

1. The pattern of God implies that you LEAVE one place before ENTERING another. Before crossing over into promise, we must let go of, surrender, and submit our past in faith that God knows what He’s doing with our future! 

“Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing.” 

Joshua 3:1 NLT 

2. The will of God in the context of being led insinuates a posture of following, humility, and faith. Following the presence and the priest is the recipe one must submit to if you want to enter into promise in this way. 

“Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, giving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, move out from your positions and follow them.” 

Joshua 3:2-3 NLT 

3. You’ve never been where you are going. God knows what He is doing and is waiting for you to realize the same! Follow instructions and keep a distance! (Don’t become familiar)

“Since you have never traveled this way before, they will guide you. Stay about half a mile behind them, keeping a clear distance between you and the Ark. Make sure you don’t come any closer.”” 

Joshua 3:4 NLT 

4. Purity and/or sanctification is the process in which the Lord prepares one for his or her destiny entrance, purpose place, and assignment arranger. Purity is the way of the postured. 

“Then Joshua told the people, “Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you.”” 

Joshua 3:5 NLT

Numbers 23:19-24 NLT 

Confession: Your Word is constantly in my mouth. Your Word is constantly on my mind. I am disciplined concerning Your Word and I make every effort to do everything that is written in it. I am constantly learning from Your Word. The more I know, the more I do. My learning turns in to living. Because of that, Your Word teaches me that I am literally making my way prosperous and that I will receive good success! 

Premise 

⁃ Regardless of the attacks, misfortune, and/or mishaps The Lord has promised to do what He has spoken concerning you, concerning us. God in His infinite mercy has decided to bring to past the words He had spoken over your life, over our lives in the face of adversity, stumbling blocks, and set backs. No matter your case, The Lord will settle it! 

Fundamental Truths 

1. Forgetting your history can make you oblivious to the future. May God give you the power to REMEMBER so that your future can always be in plain sight. 

Isaiah 46:8-10 NLT 

2. If God says it, it’s done. 

Ezekiel 12:25 NLT 

3. The Word of The Lord cannot return to Him empty without producing what it was sent to accomplish.

Isaiah 55:11 NKJV

Isaiah 55:11 NLT 

Scriptural Insight 

1. Our hope, confidence and trust is in our God who has NEVER failed, backed down or backed out. He is FAITHFUL and will continue to prove it to us! 

Numbers 23:19 NLT 

2. REST in the fact that your/our prophetic word, destiny, and purpose WILL NOT and CANNOT be reversed, undone, and turned. IT IS SO! 

Numbers 23:20 NLT 

3. The Lord’s plan for you/us is void of misfortune, trouble, and abandonment. Your King, God, and Victor has settled the issue in Heaven and no human, demon, entity, or scheme can overthrow it!

Numbers 23:21 NLT 

4. The Strength and Power of God will be seen, revealed, and displayed through out our lives leaving every witch, warlock, and evil being left utterly confused, seamlessly mind boggled, and completely destroyed. The testimonies of God word being performed in your life will be acknowledged and respected by ALL! 

Numbers 23:22-23 NLT

5. You will RISE and take your rightful place releasing a sound that warns your enemies of their demise, exuding power that strikes your enemies with fear, and feast on the spoil and wealth you will/have received from the battle you chose to STAND in!

Numbers 23:24 NLT