“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” Genesis 50:20 NLT Premise You were/are promoted for the future indicating that what God is doing, has done, and will do is all because the future is in need of your person, type, anointing and story in order to fulfill the agenda of God and continue the story of God throughout the ages. Know this, your tomorrow will manifest because God never let go of your yesterday and He plans to make good on every promise concerning you. Prophetic insight 1. The journey to promotion comes with much opposition but in the end will yield great rewards! The objective is to stay focused on the plan of God and not what is seemingly against you. If this posture is kept then the future will welcome your promotion! “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good.” Genesis 50:20a 2. The promotion God is giving you isn’t just for your personal benefit and pleasure but for the advancement of The Lord’s kingdom and for the saving of many lives! Knowing this puts in perspective the true reason for the promotion. God’s plan over my plan. “He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” Genesis 50:20b

Jeremiah 1:1-12 NLT Premise ⁃ What has held many back from maximizing God given potential as well as experiencing the best of the future that will become a present reality is the excuses one makes based on what they see instead of what God knows. The difference between the two is that what we see can sometimes cause one to lack faith and the truth of God requires faith if purpose will be fulfilled, assignments completed, and destiny arranged. Excuses must die if the future is going to live. Prophetic Insight 1. Divine positioning is strategic and should never be taken lightly. Your journey will align with people who could be experiencing the same type of doubts, fears, and worries. No matter what, serve the will of God by fulfilling purpose! “The Lord first gave messages to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.” Jeremiah 1:2 NLT 2. The Lord knew, equipped, and sent you long before you knew or understood life. Therefore it is imperative that we never doubt the sovereignty of God because he knows ALL things including your where, how, and when. YOU are responsible for accepting the WHO. ““I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.””Jeremiah 1:5 NLT 3. We must never offer excuses when God is involved because not only will He provide but He will protect! Obedience to the instructions of God propels destiny and fosters faith. ““O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”” Jeremiah 1:6-8 NLT 4. It’s not just resources, experience or education that is needed for the purpose of God on your life but a touch from God that will bring the confidence needed for the assignment. “Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth!” Jeremiah 1:9 NLT 5. The mission of God for you and your community may seem huge but it is necessary! Never abandon instruction because of emotion. God is FAITHFUL to watch over His word and keep it. “Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.”” Jeremiah 1:10 NLT “And the Lord said, “That’s right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans.”” Jeremiah 1:12 NLT

“Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”” Genesis 12:1-3 NKJV Premise ⁃ Being made for the future implies what or who has been worked on is ready for the task, mission, or agenda ahead. It is imperative to understand that in God ready doesn’t mean perfect, prepared doesn’t mean finished, and good doesn’t mean complete. Before you become, you must be made. Which would explain why God allows different tests before the graduation to different levels. We never stop growing and becoming in God. Therefore, what makes you is the lessons God teaches you through your response to his instructions. Remember this, your stage in life determines what and who you have been made into. Prophetic Insight 1. Being made requires that you leave what’s comfortable to be changed into what’s necessary! God has made you into what’s needed for your generation and beyond! “Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 NKJV 2. Your decision to submit to the process of being made is not only affecting you, but all those who are coming after you! “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.” Genesis 12:2 NKJV 3. As you engage the future the promise of God is attached to protection and prosperity. “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”” Genesis 12:3 NKJV

Numbers 13:1-3, 17-33 NIV Joshua 1:1-9 NIV Premise ⁃It is when we learn to grip fear by the neck instead of fear gripping us that we move into the promises of God with full confidence and assurance. It is true that God is taking you into a new place called PROMISE but fear can’t go with you! Fear of the future must be abandoned if enlargement and expansion will be secured and accomplished. True contentment within the fulfillment of the promises God comes from learning to divorce fear from your future. When this occurs total trust in the Lord can be displayed no matter the season, circumstance, and/or mission. The promise isn’t near, its here! Prophetic Insight 1.Anytime God wants to start something new and fresh He looks for a vessel who will allow faith to drive them instead of fear parking them. Part of getting ready for the promise of tomorrow is letting go of the fear of yesterday. “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.” Joshua 1:1-2 NIV 2. Where we are is the start, not the end. God is expanding us beyond where we live and granting us influence and affluence in multiple territories. “I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.” Joshua 1:3-4 NIV 3. Fear Is NOT Our Future! Fear who? Fear What? “No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.” Joshua 1:5-6 NIV 4. Success is found in the instructions of The Lord. Follow them and we will prosper! ““Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep thisBook of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” Joshua 1:7-8 NIV 5. Where you go is where God will be! “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”” Joshua 1:9 NIV Conclusion “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:10-13 NIV

Premise ⁃ Our humanity should serve as a reminder the we are desperately and constantly in need of God to intervene in our daily affairs if true and authentic change will come about. Sometimes change isn’t born from words but pain. And it is only when we have discovered the study of pain, allowed the teaching of pain, and surrendered to the process of pain that we can finally understand what we gained. Scriptural Insight 1. Our source of comfort is not in what the world offers but what only God can provide. When we rely (Trust, believe), He Supplies (rewards, sustains) ”All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.“ 2 Corinthians 1:3 NLT 2. It’s not always about us! Gripping this mindset provides the opportunity to go through well understanding what is being poured in us is for us to pour out.”He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.“2 Corinthians 1:4-7 NLT 3. There are times in life that challenge us beyond our strength, understanding, and ability. Yet God always provides the strength to endure! Crushing is apart of the journey therefore the quicker we learn to trust in God completely there sooner we experience more and more of His power! ”We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.“ 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 NLT

”And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank.“ Genesis 32:22-32 NKJV PREMISE When given the opportunity to be in the Presence of God, we must learn that every encounter will leave us changed in some way! And in order to receive that change, there will be times where we must contend and come to the understanding that we cannot let go until something changes! It is only then we will realize that we don’t just qualify for the blessing of God, but complete transformation in Him! SCRIPTURAL INSIGHTS 1. When trying to not let go sometimes isolation is required (Seasons of Isolation are not punishment but a requirement to prepare and propel you into your next level in God) ”He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had. Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.“ Genesis 32:23-24 NKJV 2. Pain and sacrifice often comes as a result of your desperation and perseverance in wanting to change. Meaning, sometimes holding on is more painful than letting go! Therefore, learning to wrestle, fight, and persevere through the testing will that result in the blessing needed for your life and generations to come. ”Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”“Genesis 32:25-28 NKJV 3. When your determination results in you not letting go, your transformation not only brings God Glory but affects the generations to come (Blessings) ”Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip. Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank.“ Genesis 32:29-32 NKJV

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2 Corinthians 5:17 “if any man be IN CHRIST he is A NEW CREATION. The old has passed away, behold the new has come! 1. Real change starts with a new life. ○ 2 Corinthians 5:17 2. Change is a process - not a destination. ○ Phil 1:6 3. Change involves letting go and grabbing hold. ○ Ephesians 4:20-24 ○ Romans 12:2

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John 10:27-30 NKJVPremise ⁃ When in God the only way you can be snatched out of the hand of God is when you jump out of it. Otherwise nothing or no one can take you out of the will, security, and protection of God. This assurance is born out of our ability to listen and obey the voice that guides, leads, and protects. 1. Sheep have no sense of direction (Jesus leads us!)  Psalms 23:1-2 NKJV 2. Sheep are defenseless (Jesus protects us) John 10:11 NKJV 3. Sheep cant get up without Help (Jesus lifts us) Psalms 3:3 NKJV 4. Sheep are emotional and recognize their shepherds voice (Jesus sympathizes with us) Hebrews 4:15 NKJV 5. Sheep don’t carry burdens well (Jesus carries our burdens)  Psalms 55:22 NKJV Matthew 11:28 NIV 6. Sheep settle for less (Jesus gives us abundant life) John 10:10 NKJV7. Sheep are valuable (Jesus reminds of our worth) Psalms 139:14 NKJV 8. Sheep cannot care for themselves when wounded (Jesus heals us)  Psalms 147:3 NKJV 9. Sheep are innocent (Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross made us righteous)  II Corinthians 5:21 NKJV Proverbs 4:6 NLT Isaiah 54:17 NKJV Prophetic insight 1. An indication that you are apart of the sheep and family of God is the ability to recognize (hear), understand (know), and obey (follow) the voice of God without hesitation, delay, or resistance. This is key to abundant life and true communion with Christ Jesus. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27 NKJV 2. Once eternal life is established by way of believing in Jesus there is nothing and/or no one who has the power, authority, or right to snatch us out of His hand nor would they be able to even if they tried. “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:28 NKJV3. The reason we have this confidence of remaining in the will, hand, and protection of God is because there is none greater than Him. He is more powerful than any other being and therefore declares war with the result ending in victory on anyone who decides to fight! Why? Because God stands on business about His own! “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” John 10:29 NKJV

”Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”“ Luke 9:57-62 NKJV Premise ⁃ It is one thing to start the work, it’s another to finish the work. It is no secret that following Jesus requires a level of sacrifice but the mystery question is, how much? Scriptural Insight 1. An expectation of Jesus is that when one follows HIM that they will follow THROUGH. Truly following Jesus means to follow Him where he goes and not only where we want to end up. Understanding that all security is abandoned because of faith in Him. ”Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”“ Luke 9:57-58 NKJV 2. When following Jesus authority shifts and rules change. Lack of understanding concerning this way of thinking causes many to assume Jesus is harsh when in reality He means business. ”Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”“ Luke 9:59-60 NKJV 3. Being fit for the kingdom is determined by the standards of The Lord, living up to those standards is the responsibility of the disciple. When choosing to follow we forfeit our option to debate and trade it in for surrender. ”And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”“ Luke 9:61-62 NKJV

Daniel 3:1-30 NIV Premise ⁃ Choosing to stand or remain faithful to God in the midst of difficult, uncomfortable, and challenging situations is predicated upon the belief or notion that your faith in God dictates your decision making because of believing that His sovereignty guarantees that no matter where you end up He will be there. Know this, in the kingdom of God, it takes more to stand than it does to retreat. Whose business do you stand on? Fundamental truths 1. God tries you with fire because He knows where you are headed and what it takes. Job 23:10 NKJV 2. Fire test us in order to glorify Jesus through our faith in Him no matter what.  I Peter 1:6-8 NKJV I Peter 4:12-13 NKJV 3. The Lord uses fire to test our hearts as a furnace test gold and silver. Proverbs 17:3 TPT  Psalms 66:10 NKJV Prophetic Insight 1. No matter the threat, choosing not to bow to what is acceptable, common, and even easy is what determines if your faith is really anchored in God. Standing ON faith could lead to standing IN fire.  Daniel 3:13-14 NIV 2. When faced with demonic dilemmas, satanic situations, and evil entities mockery will be the choice weapon only leading to their failure as our God chooses to mock our mockers! Daniel 3:15 NIV 3. Defending self leaves no room for our advocate to take His rightful place! Therefore, Whether God chooses to rescue, deliver, or save He is still God! Our loyalty to God should be grounded in who He is rather than what He can do! Daniel 3:16-18 NIV 4. When the fire turns up it is not a sign to retreat instead it is an opportunity for God to use what the enemy planned for you to be used against Him!Daniel 3:19-23 NIV 5. When Jesus shows up in the fire with you, all will be amazed by not only the demonstration of power but the authority of God that defies all the odds that were stacked against you!  Daniel 3:24-25 NIV 6. When you come out of the fire and don’t smell like smoke and look like what you been through, those who mocked you will celebrate you and praise your God because He has glorified Himself through your life! Why? Because history proves no other God can save this way!  Daniel 3:26-29 NIV7. Promotion is the reward of those who choose to STAND. Without the testing of fire the authenticity of your makeup can never be determined therefore the fire was only the test not the end! Daniel 3:30 NIV

Psalms 73:1-28 NLT Focus Verse ”I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.“ Psalms 73:22-23 NLT Premise ⁃ Understanding the reality of our humanity gives us the opportunity to stand on certain truths that are sometimes hard to believe but are necessary to grasp pertaining to our posture in relation to God. Know this, your HUMANITY never threatens His DIVINITY. Scriptural Insight1. It is only when you come to the realization of the truth concerning YOU that the REAL you can be revealed and addressed. God choosing to remain and not abandon considering the truth of our humanity proves He stood on business before we had business to stand on. ”Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.“ Psalms 73:21-22 NLT 2. Truth is after all the mistakes, falls, hiccups, and intentional sin….You STILL belong to HIM. Implying that your efforts cannot reel God in as much as you your efforts can push God away. This is solely a decision based on the authenticity of love. ”Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.“ Psalms 73:23-24 NLT 3. Risking it all the for the love of God and the security of your future/destiny in God is what it truly means to stand on business. Besides, He should be our desire, strength, and forevermore no matter what. ”Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.“ Psalms 73:25-26 NLT

Heaven Heard Me Daniel 10:1-21 NLT Premise ⁃ Just because the ANSWER hasn’t been received doesn’t mean that the PRAYER wasn’t HEARD and the answer wasn’t sent. The question isn’t if God hears your prayer but has the answer been resisted? Prophetic Insight1. The corrupt illusion and/or false facade that promotes the notion that God’s anger and punishment are the reasons you haven’t received certain answers and manifestation is extremely limited and sadly more ignorant than truthful. The truth is you are precious in the sight of God and you are right where The Lord needs you to be in order to comprehend the magnitude of the manifestation you are about to receive. ”And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling.“ Daniel 10:11 NLT 2. God hears the prayers of His people when we learn to pray according to His will, therefore the truth is that a lot of answers are held captive in the realm of the spirit and requires warfare to dismantle any resistance that hinders the forward progression of your breakthrough! ”Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.“ Daniel 10:12-13 NLT 3. The strength to remain faithful through seasons of waiting on God for answers are wrapped up in the words of God that brings strength to the hearer. ”Then the one who looked like a man touched me again, and I felt my strength returning. “Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!” As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me, my Lord, for you have strengthened me.”“ Daniel 10:18-19 NLT

”Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.“ 2 Kings 22:1-2 NLT Premise: In a world where we are encouraged to only care about ourselves, we have the opportunity and responsibility as disciples to please our God. We must decide within ourselves despite what those around us are doing that we will be the one to do what is right! Scriptural insights: 1. When it comes to pleasing God, your age, background, family history and status do not matter. “Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.” True lovers of God are filled with longings for what is pleasing and good, but the wicked can only expect doom.“ Proverbs 11:23 TPT And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.”“ John 8:29 NLT 2. When pleasing God is your desire, you can learn from anyone’s example before you. Even those who were known for their mistakes “He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. “ Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of Josiah. Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon).“ Matthew 1:10-11 NLT With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused. Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him. They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.“ Ephesians 4:17-19 NLTThose who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.“ Romans 8:5 NLT 3. It is possible to choose to do what is right in a time and a world when everyone is more concerned with pleasing themselves over God “He did not turn away from doing what was right.“ I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.“ Ephesians 3:16-17 NLT Conclusion: But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.“ Ephesians 4:20-24 NLT

The Benefits of Pleasing God ”So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.“ 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 NLT Premise ⁃ Though our motive when desiring to satisfy the heart of God should never be centered around and/or grounded in ONLY obtaining promises, the truth remains that there are benefits released and distributed from the father to us when our lives are postured to please The Lord. Our goal in pleasing God should be done from love, in love, and through love. We love Him because He first loved us. How do we obtain and maintain sanctification and consecration?…. ”Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.“ Psalms 139:23-24 NLT 1. Ask the Lord to search you, then sanctify you. ”Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.“ I Thessalonians 5:23 NKJV 2. Understand that God knows your heart (secrets, intents, motives, truth) ”But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”“ Jeremiah 17:10 NLT 3. Without resistance give the Holy Spirit access to test you. ”Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;“ Psalms 26:2 NIV 4. Relinquish control and cast your anxious thoughts on him. ”Pour out all your worries and stress upon him and leave them there, for he always tenderly cares for you.“ 1 Peter 5:7 TPT 5. Ask the Lord to reveal what offends Him. And then do the work.”And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.“ Ephesians 4:30 NLT 6. Follow Him as He guides you into everlasting life. ”He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.“ Psalms 23:3 NLT Benefits of pleasing God 1. Divine Protection ”When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” Proverbs 16:7 NKJV 2. Divine Provision ”But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.“ Matthew 6:33 NKJV 3. Divine Honor ”“Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.“ 1 Samuel 2:30 NLT 4. Divine Supply ”And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.“ 1 John 3:22 NLT

To Please God1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 NLT Focus verse 1 Thessalonians 2:4 NLT  Galatians 1:10 NLT Premise - There is an aspect of our walk with Christ Jesus that must be periodically and intentionally assessed and that is, that everything we do, say, and live must please Him. Pleasing God should be our goal and chief mission in the context of relationship with the father. Essentially our lives must please God as we press toward the day of His return. Fundamental Truths 1. The absence of demonstrative faith is the absence of pleasure when pertaining to God being satisfied with us. Faith and only faith initiates the journey of perpetual satisfaction.  Hebrews 11:6 NKJV Genesis 15:6 NLT 2. Pleasing God derives from a place of pure worship that is born out of sacrificial living. Romans 12:1 NIV Romans 8:12-14 NLT 3. Carnality breeds conformity to sin while the spirit breeds transformation unto righteousness. It is impossible to worship, glorify, or even please God from the flesh. It must come from the spirit. Romans 8:8 AMP John 3:6 NKJV John 4:23-24 NKJV4. Pleasing God should be intentional. Choosing to do what pleases the father is the posture of a son (child of God). Our motive, intent, and nature is revealed through our actions toward the father. John 8:29 NKJV 2 Corinthians 5:9 NLT 5. Answered prayer is guaranteed when pleasing God is priority. I John 3:22 NKJV John 15:7-8 NLT Scriptural Insight 1. The reason behind God trusting you with an assignment, skill, talent, purpose, or anointing is never to win the approval of people but to glorify Him. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 NLT a 2. Your “why” behind what you do determines who is satisfied by it. If the goal is to please God then your actions must be geared towards fulfilling what is meaningful to Him. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 b 3. It is God and only God who can see the true motives of the heart but it is the word of God that reveals. Therefore the word of God should guide our hearts, mind, intent, and motives in order to bring satisfaction to God. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 NLTProverbs 16:2 TPT Hebrews 4:12 NKJV Conclusion ”That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.“ Ecclesiastes 12:13 NLT

Contending For What’s Holy! ”And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?” So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.“ Joshua 5:13-15 NKJV Premise ⁃ As a collective body of believers with a single focus our mission, vision, and assignment in this Tampa Bay Area is strictly dependent upon our striving to compete, fight, assert, maintain, and wrestle with what God has set apart as His battle ground and operations center. When KHQ comes together on one accord we will see the agenda of God expressed through us as a portion of His body to complete the assignment given to us from the foundation of the World through out this region. Prophetic Insight 1. A prerequisite upon the entrance of the promised land is the ability to not only see but perceive who and what is standing before you. It is only when the correct perspective is in place that you will understand the magnitude, scope and importance of what you are walking in! ”And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”“ Joshua 5:13 NKJV 2. The postures of worship and hearing are battle weapons in the spirit especially in the context of forward movement. These weapons must be submitted to instruction that can propel destiny and solidify purpose. ”So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”“ Joshua 5:14 NKJV 3. To properly contend for the future you must remove the objects of the past. When it is Holy there is a standard not to contaminate it with where you have been, what you use to think, and how you use to act. You and It are both now SET APART.”Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.“ Joshua 5:15 NKJV

Luke 16:19-31 NLTPremise ⁃ The reality of heaven doesn’t cancel out the reality of hell. On the contrary having faith that heaven exist solidifies the validity of the existence of hell. Both are real places and will soon be a reality. The question is which reality will you choose?Fundamental Truths1. The lake of fire or hell was prepared for Satan and his demons (angels whofollowed him)”“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.“ Matthew 25:41 NIV2. Eternal separation from God is for those whose sins have not been forgiven.While death is the payment for sin, life was granted because of the finished work of the cross!”But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”“Revelation 21:8 AMP”For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.“Romans 6:23 NIV3. Satan has no power to send anyone to hell. He only uses tricks, schemes,stumbling blocks and temptation to lead people to sin. The one we should fear is God who created both heaven and hell.”Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.“Matthew 10:28 NIV”Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.“1 Peter 5:8 NIV ”Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.“Matthew 4:1 NIV”For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.“Hebrews 4:15 NIV4. The worst part of hell isn’t the excruciating pain from the fire or the memories ofhow many times you could have fixed it or the constant beating and gnashing of teeth for eternity. But it is to be separated from God for eternity.”He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.“ 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10 NIV”This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.“ Matthew 13:49-50 NIV5. The way to hell is SIN, but the way to eternal life is JESUS.”Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.“ John 14:6 NIV”Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”“ John 11:25-26 NIV”For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.“ John 3:16-17 NIV⁃ If Jesus died for your sin that you may have eternal life why take the risk ofspending eternity separated from him?Scriptural Insight1. Eternal separation from God doesn

Its UP From Here (A Synopsis On The Rapture)1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 NIV1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 NLTPremise - Whether we like it or not the return of the Lord is near! And we have the golden responsibility of ensuring our hearts are correct, our lives are postured after the Lord in obedience, and that we also consistently share this message of the gospel with as many as possible with the hope of rescuing as many as possible from that dreadful day.Fundamental Truths1. We have this assurance in Christ that those who have accepted Jesus as Lordand savior by believing in the finished work of the cross as well as the resurrection don’t die, we sleep. (Death is for those who have not accepted Jesus, rest is the benefit for those who have)”Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.“ 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 NIV2. Those who have fallen asleep will rise first, then we who are still alive will follow.(It is imperative to understand that sleep seems to only last a second.)”According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.“1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 NIV3. It is not on earth that we will meet the Lord but in the air because the story isn’tfinished! Hope belongs to those in Christ!”After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.“ 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 NIV4. It is not the date that matters but the posture! No one knows the time thereforewe must always live with urgency and sensitivity understanding it can happen at any moment.”Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don’t really need to write you. For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night.“ 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 NLT5. Don’t be fooled by people watering down the day or assuming because it hasn’thappened yet that it won’t. The day is near and you won’t see it coming!”When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.“ 1 Thessalonians 5:3-4 NLT6. Be alert and guarded living your life as if His return could happen at any second.”For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.“ 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8 NLT7. Rest assured that if you are in Christ that you are secure and will be with the Lordbut whatever you do don’t forget the responsibility of rescuing others by sharing this message of hope!”For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. So encourag