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December 17, 2020 Discouragement and depression can come for many reasons, especially during the holidays. However, Jesus said in Isaiah 61:1, 3 that “He came with The anointing to give us beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness”. I release strength to all who may be feeling discouraged, depressed, or hurting today to do these things; (1) wash your face and body-hygiene, (2) go for a walk or work on your yard-exercise, (3) get a good meal-nutrition, (4) turn to the Lord in prayer and praise and commit the situation into His hands. Remember Paul and Silas at midnight prayed and sang praises unto God in Acts 16:25-26 and look at what happened for them. There is no substitute for turning to Him in all things and for all things. Grace and peace. The Bishop. December 18,2020 Whenever the enemy wants to shut down a person, a family, a church, or a nation he comes after the Word, the Prayer, and the Praise. Why praise? Because God inhabits praise, Psalm 22:3. Praise (Judah) positions your hand on the neck of your enemy, Genesis 49:8. Praise cause walls erected by the enemy to be exposed and fall down, Joshua 6:20. Praise moves the battle/situation from your hand into God's hand and causes the enemy to destroy himself, 1 Chronicles 20:15, 22-23. The enemy has worked to get the church to give more time, attention, and trust to politics and less time, attention, and trust to Praise. He (the enemy) has seduced us (the church), to also give more time and attention to coronovirus and less time, attention, and trust to Praising our God who still covers us with Psalm 91 for safety as well as wisdom for healing. This same enemy has compelled us (the church) to trust more in political parties and politicians rather than the authority of Praising our God who holds the hearts of leaders in his hand, Proverbs 21:1. I am looking for 600 kingdom citizens (David and his 600 of the tribe of Judah) who will join me in praising the Lord so violently that this nation will come back to it's right mind and every enemy against you will be scattered. If that's you hit me back. Grace and peace. + The Bishop. December 21, 2020 Be careful what you create within you through the words you say.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Stop becoming so frustrated that you allow your words to create within you, within your family, within your nation something you don't want. Look at the storm and speak "peace be still".
The church is the only entity on this earth that has the power (authority) to speak life to death. Think about what God is saying through this statement and put your mouth to work. Still looking for 600 (David's 600 who became mighty men) who will join me. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop December 23, 2020 Today, I choose to listen diligently unto the voice of the Lord. Today, I confess that I am blessed in the city and blessed in the country; blessed in my body and blessed in my mind; blessed in my on hand cash, my checking account, my savings account, and my investments; blessed coming in and blessed going out; blessed that my enemies come against me one way but because of the blessing they flee before me seven ways; blessed that the commanded blessing is upon all that I put my hand upon; blessed to receive the Lord's good treasure; blessed to lend and not borrow; blessed to be the head and not the tail; blessed to be above only and not beneath. Remember these two things: (1) the one thing that when you look behind you you will see and when you look before you you will see is what you have been saying so watch your mouth because your confession will always be what you will step into as well as what you will reap. (2) The Lord watches and listens for his Word so he can bring it to pass in your life so keep your mouth aligned with what He is saying. Grace and peace. + The Bishop December 28, 2020 Malachi 3: 6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Hebrews 13: 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
The Lord is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Since God is unchanging, He is utterly trustworthy and faithful. He is unchanging in His love towards us. He is unchanging in His willingness to always help us.
He is unchanging in that He ever liveth to make intercession for us.
He is unchanging in providing for and healing us.
He is unchanging in His promises / word towards us.
He is unchanging in His righteous judgments.
If the Lord is unchanging, why do we come to Him last about things. Why do we act like He does not already know. All He is doing is waiting on us to be honest with Him and ask for help. Ask for help personally, help with our families, help with our jobs, help with our cities, help with our state, and help with our nation.
Remember this song, "He's got the whole world, in His hands, He's got the whole world, in His hands. He's got the whole world in His hands, He's got the whole world in His hands". Trust God. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop January 12, 2021 El HaNe'eman - The God Who Is Faithful
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. Deuteronomy 7: 9.
In his final words to the nation he'd lead for forty years, Moses spoke of the Lord from his intimate revelation of who God is and how God deals with us. Moses spoke of God as "El HaNe'eman, the faithful God". El (the common name for God) combined with aman ( a verb that means to support, prop up, or uphold). It means we can rely on the Lord, lean on Him, and trust Him because as the unchanging God He will always be present to hold us up and support us.
When was the last time you spoke to the Lord and praised Him for being faithful in your life and towards you? Even when we have not believed and been unfaithful the Lord has remained faithful because He cannot deny who He is. God never acts out of character, he never throws temper tantrums. "If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself". 2 Timothy 2:13.
Why don't you thank and praise God all this week that He is faithful to His word, His plans, and His thoughts that He has spoken concerning you, your family, and this nation. Quiet your mind from all the chaos and think on the God who is faithful to perform His word. God is not through with you, He is not through with your family, and He is not through with this nation. Lord, I thank you for your faithfulness, your covenant, and your mercy to a thousand generations. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop January 20, 2021 Prayer Time
Please pray this prayer over yourself, your family, and our nation consistently.
Father, I thank you that you are the Author and Finisher of my faith and that you are my Judge/my Lawgiver/my King/my Savior. I thank you that I am seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus and that I speak from heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I decree as your ambassador and legislative vessel my legal right given by you to exercise jurisdictional authority over everything concerning my life, my family, my city, my state, and this nation.
I decree doors to open and shut in my life according to your divine timetable. i believe you for angels to reinforce and minister for me as I administrate my kingdom assignment. I decree that just like Jesus my meat is to do the will of Him that sent me and to finish the work. I command the spiritual, the governmental, the economic, the social, the cultural, the educational, the political, and the ecclesiastical kingdoms to shift in my favor and in accordance with the Lord's plans, purposes, times, and seasons for my life. I root out, pull down, destroy, and throw down every demonic work against me no matter the origin or type and I build and plant the work of my Lord Jesus Christ. I decree and declare the floodgates of heaven are open over my life and over the lives of those assigned to me. I prophesy to the four winds that things that have dried up or died prematurely are now breathed upon with fresh life and are working again in my life.
I release the authority and ability of this which I have just spoken to rebuild, restructure, reorganize, and reenergize, in Jesus name. Amen.
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop January 26, 2021 A Prayer for today, for this week, for this month, and for this year.
As you pray this prayer take your time and allow the Holy Spirit to speak back to you.
Father, I pray and decree the release of the following anointing(s) upon my life, my family, my ministry, and all who are divinely associated with me;
*Solomon's anointing – for wisdom, for resource management, for
wealth, for success, for prosperity
*Issac's anointing – for investment strategies
*Cyrus's anointing – for financial acumen
*Samuel's anointing – for sensitivity and obedience to the voice of
God
*Esther's anointing – for divine favor and kingdom strategies
*Daniel's anointing – for government (spiritual and secular), for
excellence, for integrity
*Joseph's anointing – for politics, for business, for economic
advancements during famines, for leadership strategies
*Joshua's anointing – for warfare, for prosperity, for success
strategies
*Abraham's anointing – for pioneering new territories, for real
estate acquisition, for generational and covenant blessings
*Moses's anointing – for trail blazing, for leadership
*Nehemiah's anointing – to be a renovator, to be a restorer, for
social reconstruction, for community development
*Deborah's anointing – for balance in ministry, balance in
leadership, balance in family, to be a prophetic strategist
*David's anointing – for war and being a warrior, for worship and
for praise
*Paul's anointing – for cutting edge apostolic revelation
*Elijah's anointing – for prophetic accuracy and insight
*Elisha's anointing – for servanthood, for ministerial succession, for
the double portion of jurisdictional power and authority
*Issachar's anointing – for discernment of correct times and
seasons
*Abigail's anointing – for hospitality and prudence
So now Lord, because you watch over your Word to perform it we say thy will be done - in Jesus name. Amen. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop January 29, 2021 Father,
I stand in agreement with the Supreme Court of heaven, that my understanding is enlightened and enlarged to your plans and purposes for my life, my family, my ministry, and my nation. I decree and declare that just as your plans and purposes were established before the foundations of the world so are they even now superimposed over the plans, purposes, curses, and tongue of the enemy and those used by the enemy.
I decree and declare that no intrinsic (internal) or extrinsic (external) weapon, be it emotional, financial, social, physical, psychological, interpersonal, spiritual, or organizational formed against me shall prosper.
I stand with the Blood of Jesus that was shed for me before the foundation of the world and I decree that His Blood covers me in the earth (to do His will) and speaks for me in the throne room in heaven (eternally declaring my righteousness and silencing the accusations of the enemy).
This day I am the devil's worst nightmare. The hitman is here. Come get some!!!!!!!!!!!
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop February 2, 2021 Lord,
Your word declares, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land".
I humble myself under your mighty hand and ask for your forgiveness. Forgive me, forgive my generations (past and present), forgive us of generational sins, forgive us of national sins, forgive our prophets and shepherds.
Let your grace, your mercy, and the blood of Jesus prevail over us, over every sin, and against every accusation. Cleanse and heal our lives, our generations, and our nation. We declare free passage of our prayers, decrees, and proclamations and we also declare that the words out of our mouth does not return void, that they accomplish that which you please, and that they prosper in the thing where to it is sent.
Your word out of our mouth is a hammer that breaks the rock so we commit to speaking your word. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop February 5, 2021 God is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Not willing that any should be sick,
Not willing that any should be in lack,
Not willing that any should be in depression
Not willing,
Not willing.
On August 7, 2018, my daughter (Monica) and son-in-law (Andre) came by the church office and informed me that she had just been diagnosed with an aggressive/rare form of breast cancer. The three of us then went and informed her mother (Kathi), my beautiful wife. So when we parted company Kathi says to me, "what are we going to do" to which I replied "we are going to trust God and pray"!!!!!!!!
Before the day was over I heard God say to me Ephesians 6:1-3. He said to me "because she has honored her father and mother which is the first commandment with promise, and because I am not a man that I should lie, I say it will be well and she will live a long time on the earth".
I don't want to put her business out in the streets but Monica is the only person I know who was diagnosed with cancer and gained or kept weight rather than losing weight. I drove her to many of her appointments in Oklahoma City (having just retired in February 2018), took her to emergency room visits for pain management. I watched Kathi encourage Andre, Monica, and especially my three little people. We prayed a prayer binding up the manifestations seen with the average cancer patient and I only recall two showing up. So much more I could say but what I need to say is I continually heard Ephesians 6:1-3 and I continually spoke, decreed, prayed Ephesians 6:1-3.
God is not through with you nor your situation. Get your head up and trust God and pray. Don't pray a woe is me prayer but pray a prayer of thanksgiving because He already knows, He cares, and He is able. Trust Him when you can't trace Him, can't see Him, and don't understand. I don't know who this is for but it's for you. Get up, be encouraged, and go forth. You're not done yet. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop March 2, 2021
Be careful what you create within you and be careful what you bring to you through the words you say.
Be careful what you create within you and be careful what you bring to you through the words you say.
Be careful what you create within you and be careful what you bring to you through the words you say.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21.
God's words are life unto us and health to all our flesh. Proverbs 4:22. Speak health and not the report.
God has already forgiven us of all iniquities and healed us of all diseases so get over yesterday's wrongs and stop being a magnet for sickness and disease. Psalm 103:3.
Our world is framed by the words we speak. Hebrews 11:3.
Stop playing and blaming everyone else. Get your talk right. If you are one of my 600, get 10 covenant promises from God's word that speaks to you, and speak them aloud to yourself all day for the next three days. Within the next three days that which you speak will manifest and show up because every seed produces after it's kind (Genesis 1:11-12).
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop March 9, 2021
Jesus spent much time in prayer, but He never prayed the problem. He prayed the answer - what God said is the answer.
Jesus always spoke accurately in every situation. He never spoke crooked speech. His conversation always consisted of what God was saying.
Jesus always spoke the end results, not the problem. Never - did He confess the present circumstances. He spoke the desired results.
Jesus used the written Word to defeat Satan.
Ezekiel 37:27 And I will put my spirit within you.......... ........
John 6:63 the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit.......... ...
Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart.......... .......
Matthew 12:34 out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.......... ..
Jesus said in John 14:12 "he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also".
Just do it like Jesus did - spend much time in prayer, pray the answer and not the problem, say what God is saying, speak the end results/desired results and not the problem, and defeat every demonic attack against you with the Word that is written upon the tables of your heart. We can do this!!!!!!!!
I need my 600 (David's 600) to holla back at me.
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop March 30, 2021 Pray this with me!
Father, in the name of Jesus,
I decree and declare that concerning your will for my life no intrinsic (internal) or extrinsic (external) weapon, be it emotional, financial, social, physical, psychological, interpersonal, spiritual, or organizational formed against me shall prosper. 1 Samuel 17:47, Isaiah 54:17, Jeremiah 51:20
So, Lord, I thank you that you have girded mw with strength to battle: I thank you that everything and everyone who would rise up against me you cause to be subdued under me. I thank you that you have given me the necks of my enemies that your purpose may be fulfilled. 2 Samuel 22:40-41
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done. Matthew 6:10
Amen.
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The Bishop April 20, 2021 Pray, Pray, Pray!
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16. KJV
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. NIV
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop May 18, 2021 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalms 80:1
Think about what happens when you consistently with intent declare out of your mouth that God is faithful to do what He said.
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop May 25, 2021 Jabez, (1 Chronicles 4:10) prayed and asked the Lord for blessing, enlargement, covering/provision, and deliverance from evil. I specifically hear the Lord saying as I write this, that He wants to bring enlargement and increase into your life.
The church (those who are sheep of His pasture) are ordained of the Lord to always be the head and not the tail; above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13). Since we know this is God's will for our lives we can pray and decree this with confidence because 1 John 5:14-15 tells us that the confidence we have in Him is that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us and that since He hears us we can rest assured that we have what we asked for.
What about enlargement and increase?
Psalms 115:14 says, "The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children." Pray and decree this.
2 Samuel 22:37 David said, "Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip." The Lord is so wanting to do this for you-in your family, your job, your next assignment, your next promotion, your next pay raise, etc. Pray and decree this.
Exodus 34:24 says, "For will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders.........So the Lord promises that He will cast out the nations (those who are positioned/sent/set in place to hinder , halt, frustrate our progress) and enlarge our space, territory, influence. Pray and decree this.
1 Samuel 2:1 Hannah prayed and said My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, my horn is exalted in the Lord, my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoiced in thy salvation. Pray and decree this, in particular that your mouth is enlarged over your enemies who accuses you in the spirit realm and in the earth realm.
Our God is a God of increase, as He move us from faith to faith and from glory to glory. Move into your next place because it's ordained of the Lord for you to be there. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop August 3, 2021 Proverbs 3:5-6 Says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. NIV
Trust = have confidence in Him, lean on Him, rely upon Him, look to Him, be fully convinced that He cares about your total well-being, always turn to Him first.
When I had a close family member diagnosed with cancer, I told my wife we are going to trust God and pray. God is not intimidated by cancer.
Trust Him, trust Him, trust Him!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop August 10, 2021
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Why should anyone trust the Lord?
Personal testimony.
When my son was sent to Iraq to fight and capture Saddam Hussein I reached a point of anxiety in my own personal life. I began to look for ways I could join one of the civilian security forces there so I could be close to him and make sure he'd make it back home alive. My words to my wife were "I've been there and done that. I know what it takes to go, fight, and come back home alive so I needed to go and make sure he makes it back". I spent countless hours at the computer looking for ways to go and countless hours praying for the Lord to make a way for me to go. I had taken my dog tags off of the wall where they were hanging, put them back around my neck, and said to myself when I went and brought my son back home then I'd hang them back up.
One day, as clear as if you and I were talking I heard these words;
As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. Then I heard; As I was with you, so will I be with him. Then I heard; The same angels who were on assignment to bring you back have been waiting for him to get there so they can bring him back.
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
I hung the dog tags back on the wall and began to sleep again. He not only came home from Iraq but Afghanistan as well.
Trust God!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop September 7, 2021
Joshua 1:5, the Lord God speaks to Joshua during a time of leadership change and says to him "as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee". You need to realize that that same God is saying the same thing to you and about you today. He is saying, I was with you yesterday and I am with you today -not only am I with you, but I will not fail you nor will I forsake you. If you would just begin to thank him with your mouth for His steadfastness, His faithfulness, and His available power to help you it will make all the difference in the world. Let God help you - you're not leading nor in this by yourself.
Grace and peace.
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The Bishop September 21, 2021
Malachi 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
The Lord is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Since God is unchanging, He is utterly trustworthy and faithful.
He is unchanging in his love towards you.
He is unchanging in His willingness to always help you.
He is unchanging in that He ever liveth to make intercession for you.
He is unchanging in providing for and healing you.
He in unchanging in His promises and His word towards us.
Since the Lord is unchanging then say today and this week, “Lord I trust you to keep me and make me, I trust you with my family, I trust you for answers/direction on my job, I trust you in all things concerning myself.
Watch how the Lord who is faithful responds.
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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 for ever.
As we begin another day, another week, another life step we need to remember and never forget that the Lord is forever with us through His goodness and mercy. Wherever we are, (spiritually, emotionally, physically) goodness and mercy -HIS GOODNESS AND MERCY, are ever present shielding, providing, helping, leading, delivering, and protecting us from self destruction and protecting us from all enemies foreign and domestic.
I encourage you to thank Him that goodness and mercy are with you.
By His Grace.
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The Bishop November 22, 2021 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Father, as we enter this week of Thanksgiving, we first offer up the sacrifice of praise continually and we give thanks to you and to the greatness of your name. We not only offer this on our behalf, but as one who has been made to be a king and priest of our Lord and God, we offer praise and thanksgiving for generations past, present, and future.
Father, we pray that you would continue to empower each of us to complete our divine purpose knowing that it is you who works in us both to will and to do your good pleasure. Thank you for our family, our friends, our neighbors, our nation, and our allies. Thank you for the innumerable company of angels who are ministering spirits for us, thank you for the great cloud of witnesses who surround us, thank you for the many voices who speak daily on our behalf in your throne room, and thank you for your Holy Spirit who leads and guides us. Thank you for this season of Thanksgiving. To you be all glory. Amen!
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The Bishop January 3, 2022 Psalm 92:1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High.
Wow, how great it would be for each of us to become intentional about giving the Lord PRIVATE THANKS before every meeting, every appointment, every phone call we make, every meal we eat, every traffic light we stop at and are kept safe, etc. What a way to start every day and every week of this year (2022) that the Lord has given us.
Lord, we thank you for your love, your faithfulness, your strength, your provision, your wisdom, your help, your comfort, your salvation (shalom), your grace, your promises, your healing, and the list goes on and on. All of MY DAY means nothing if I, not you, but I fail to give the Lord continuous thanks. Lord, I thank you for this is a day that you have made, and I will be glad and rejoice in it. Grace and peace.
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The Bishop January 25, 2022 Psalm 46:10-11 Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refugee. Selah.
Be still and know that I am God!!! Be still and know that I am God!!! Be still and know that I am God!!!
Make this confession with me. Lord, in every second, every minute, and every hour of the day, I will be still, I will trust you, I will rely on you, and I will follow you. Every decision I make will be a decision filled with your guidance. Every meeting I attend will be a meeting I have asked you to be in attendance with me. Every part of my day I ask you to help me to just be still and let you be God!
How’s that for starting a day, a week, a year? He causes all thing to work together for my good.
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