Back To The Basics

Check Lists that have blessed me:

Manifested Presence (Ex. 32/Isa.64).

• No Thought of merit outside of Christ (Lu. 18: 9-14/Rom. 4:5).

• Do not Tolerate sin (1 Cor. 4: 4; 10:13/ 1 Jn. 1: 9; 2:1).

• Render Total obedience by the power of the Holy Spirit (Jn. 14: 21/1 Cor. 4:4/Jam. 4:8).

• Talk to Him all the time. This is what the old preachers called practicing the presence of God (Ac. 2: 25/ 1 Thess. 5: 17).

• Take Him at His word (Rom. 8: 8/ Gal. 4:6/1 Cor. 3: 16/ Col. 1: 27/ Rev. 2: 1; 3: 20).

• Travail in prayer to clear the atmosphere (2 Cor. 10/ Jam. 4:7).

• Treasure His Word (Psa. 1/ Josh. 1: 8).

• Trust Him even in darkness (Isa. 50: 10-11)

• Don’t Tell Him what to do, just set your sail (Jn. 3: 8).

• Think humbly (Psa. 34: 18; 51: 17/ Isa. 57: 15; 66: 2/ 2 Cor. 1, 10).

Supernatural Power (1 Cor. 2:4-5/2 Cor. 4:7/Eph. 5:18; 6:10/Gal. 5:16).

Provisions (Psa. 23/37:25/Mt. 6:33/Ro. 8:32/2 Cor. 9:6-7/Phil. 4:19).

Love for His Providence (Dan. 4/Book of Job/2 Sam. 3:18/Hab. 3:17-19/Ro. 8:28).

Phobia – (Josh. 1:9/Prov. 29:25/Isa, 41:10/2 Tim. 1:7).

Protection (Eph. 6:10-18/2 Cor. 10:3-6/Jam. 4:7).

Pride crushed (Prov. 16:18/1 Pet. 5:5-6).

Stop Playing God ((Mt. 7:1/2 Cor. 4:5).

Review Positional truth: D.C.F.T.E.

• Deeply loved no matter what because God has been propitiated.

• Completely forgiven through the blood of Christ.

• Fully pleasing to God by way of the imputed righteousness of Christ.

• Totally accepted in Christ.

• Entirely a new creature.

Preparation for eternity:

• Starve the flesh (Ro. 13:14).

• Strengthen the inner man (Eph. 3:16).

• Stay in step with the Spirit (Gal. 5:16).

• Stimulations: Ruling (2 Tim. 2:11-13); Rewards (W.C.L.S.D. = Witnessing; Caring for the flock; Longing for His return; Suffering rightly; Discipline of dying to self); Recognized (Mt. 25:21); Return glory to God (Rev. 4:11); Avoid Regret (1 Jn. 2:28).

Promote the Lord Jesus (1 Cor. 10:31/Gal. 2:20/Phil. 1:21/1 Pet. 4:10-11).

Expect answered Prayer Mt. 7:7/Jam. 5:16/1 Jn. 5:14-15).

Expect Persecution (2 Tim. 3:12).

People – List of saved people, may I feed, lead, and Intercede for them; Lost, may I win somebody to Christ.

Psalm 23 – review it:

• The Phenomenal – The LORD…

• The Perpetual – is…

• The Personal – my…

• The Pastoral – shepherd…

• The Principle of satisfaction – I shall not want…

• The Provisional – He makes me lie down in green pastures…

• The Peaceful – He leads me beside still waters…

• The Prodigal – He restores my soul…

• The Possible – He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake…

• When life turns Painful – Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will…

• The Practical – You prepare a table before me in the presence of...

• The Plentiful – My cup runs over…

• The Pleasurable – Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all…

• The Promotional – And I will dwell…

M & M’s

• Manifested Presence.

• Magnify God.

• Mighty anointing.

• Mindful not to grieve, quench, or resist the Holy Spirit.

• Momentum – don’t lose it! Obedience leads to more obedience and disobedience makes disobedience easy and inevitable.

• Ministry – send visitors and new members.

• Members – pray for by name.

• Many may be saved.

• Make Satan flee through by union with the Lord Jesus Christ.

• Money – enough to pay my bills.

• Maintain my health.

• Mind to be clear and remember things.

• Movement during the invitation.

• Music – may it be spiritually uplifting.

• Moistened eyes, brokenness.

• Make no needless purchases.

• My books might minister to someone.

Principles of Grace from James:

• Turn in your resignation – “Submit to God” (Jam. 4:7a).

• Turn down the devil – “Resist the devil and he will flee from you”

• Tune into the supernatural – “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”

• Turn away from sin – “Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded.”

• Turn on the tears – “Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.”

• Tune out your ambitions for greatness – “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”

• Turn off your tongue – “Do not speak against one another…:

Activating God’s Presence (Ephesians 3:14-21):

• The Unemployment of self – “For this reason I bow my knees to…”

• Inner Enablement – “to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man”