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A year for transformation by the spirit 2025

We need to transition with the right mindset and perspective 
        1 Corinthians 13:11 AMPC 
        “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside.” 
        The evidences of maturity in the spirit dimension has to be seen via the way we speak, think and reason 
        God has extended a lot of time with our childish behavior

Focus points

Week 1 - personal change and transformation
    1    Imagination and Meditation
        Our minds have to be changed from the years of wrong thinking pattern 
        God will begin to reveal the things that has cluttered our imagination 
        What is your imagination plagued with? Anxiety fear worry perverseness etc 
        Put down social media, excess time n the phone, binge watching of tv and take in more of the word, sit in silence before the lord, allow him to reveal the hidden dark corrupt things 
        Until the imagination gets flooded with light meditation will be hindered

Meditation verses 
“And the Lord said, Behold, they are one people and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do, and now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭11‬:‭6‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ 

“Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

“I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling —that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones!”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬ ‭TPT‬‬

 Focus Points

Week 2 & 3- exposure of sin, generational, ancestral!
         Ask God to expose the areas of sin- generational and ancestral in your lives

    2    Words of the Heart and Lips 
        God reads the heart not the lips 
        As our imagination begins to transform, the heart begins to respond in honesty to God
        Become a HEART person instead of a Mouth person

    3    Actions 
        We tend to focus on our actions but when the imagination,  meditation and heart words are aligned then true action will follow! 

Meditation scriptures 
“The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭29‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 

“You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: “ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’ ””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭15‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT

We will have a live prayer session on Zoom Mon to Fri at 12pm and 6pm NY time

The Zoom meeting info will be the same for all the sessions:

Zoom Meeting  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89445196710?pwd=srn6yT3xQMAOsg173y1ZrZHdd2ILe…    
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Week #1

Here are the daily Prayer Points after prayer.

January 6, 2025

12pm 

To Pray: 

Lord let the light of your word illuminate the eyes of my imagination

6pm

To pray:

1) The innocence of our imagination was abused in childhood. In order for it to be healed and uprooted, we need to confess it before the Lord!

2)I sever every limitation that has been put on me by others and by myself in the Name and by the blood of Jesus!

 

January 7, 2025

12pm

To pray:

The blueprint of Christ's identity is within me and readily accessible. As I undergo the process of self-disintegration, Christ's identity will emerge prominently. Consequently, I will no longer need to profess Christianity, for my actions will demonstrate it.

6pm

To pray and declare:

John 8:12New Living TranslationJesus, the Light of the World12Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

Matthew 5:14-16New Living Translation14“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

2 Corinthians 3:18New Living Translation18So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

Ephesians 5:8New Living Translation8For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 

1 Peter 2:9New Living Translation9But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light

 

January 8, 2025

12pm

To pray 

Those negative thought patterns are being rearranged now. The trajectory of my mind is undergoing a transformation. New foundations are forming in my mind. My mind will no longer be driven by anxiety, fear, and worry. It is being overturned in the Name of Jesus. 

2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
 

6pm

Points from tonight
1. Jesus is the truth and his truth will set us free. God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him out. Like the woman with the issue of blood, who has exhausted all options to fix the situation only to come to a dead end. God is saying I am looking for the ones who are desperate and are willing to defy the status quo

2. ⁠We have taken on labels and believed these labels that was placed by us from society and people we know and in order to overcome this we have to come to a place where truth is. When truth is there light and freedom and transformation follows

3. ⁠We have to come to a place of desperation like the woman with the issue of blood because we have to get to Jesus. Truth has to enter our situation and bring healing restoration and freedom. 

4. ⁠We are not a generation that is desperate enough. Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life. When truth enters transformation comes. 

5. ⁠The woman with the issue of blood knew truth however that truth did not come until she took her faith and acted on it. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free. 

6. ⁠May our hearts be desperate where nothing else will satisfy except for Jesus. May we receive the truth, act on the truth and be free.

 

January 9, 2025

12pm

Focus point

There exists a stronghold in the mind that impedes our progress unless we uproot it. However, certain areas may remain unaltered as they sustain our reliance on God. Nevertheless, a specific grace will be granted to us to handle it.

Scripture:
“And to keep me from being puffed up and too much elated by the exceeding greatness (preeminence) of these revelations, there was given me a thorn (a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to rack and buffet and harass me, to keep me from being excessively exalted. [Job. 2:6.] Three times I called upon the Lord and besought [Him] about this and begged that it might depart from me; But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭7‬-‭9‬ ‭AMPC

6pm

Prayer points for tonight
-Separating from covenants that are holding us down. 

1. Some of the stronghold in our lives find its roots in relationships. God is a covenant keeping God. Once he makes a covenant he has to keep it till the end. 

2. ⁠God has established covenant with himself and man. We cannot make it in this life without a covering. How can a tree produce fruit if it is uprooted and replanted elsewhere?. God expects this same kind of covenant with his people. 

3. ⁠The relationships we are in some of us know these relationships have come to an end. The relationship is toxic, it is building up animosity and anxiety. God is saying it is time to come out of it.

4. ⁠Relationships where we are sinning willfully has to stop. We cannot do both physical relationships and serve God. Grace does not empower us to sin. It empowers us to sin no more. 

5. ⁠Scripture verse #1: Genesis 13:Divine Separation. Abraham and Lot separate due to conflicts that occurred. Abraham built an altar and worshipped God. By covenant Lot began to increase. When confusion begins to arise in our relationships it is time for separation. God is saying it has come to an end and it is time to move on. 

6. ⁠2nd Corinthians 6:16&17 -God’s desire is to dwell with us and walk among us
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell among them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people. So come out from among unbelievers and be separate,” says the Lord, “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],”

7. John 17:13-15- High priestly prayer
“But now I am coming to You; and I say these things [while I am still] in the world so that they may experience My joy made full and complete and perfect within them [filling their hearts with My delight]. I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it. I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but that You keep them and protect them from the evil one.”

‭8. You cannot be filled with joy if you are in toxic relationships that drains you completely. It is time for us to draw the line. This is a time like Abraham to recognize the relationship that are holding us back. May we have the grace to identify dead covenants and separate from them

 

January 10, 2025

12pm

Focus points 

1)There is a constant chipping away at the strongholds in our lives similar to a tree being pruned in stages 

2)Real freedom is achieved when you can protectively oversee the doorway of your life, thus preventing the recurrence of demonic entities. Real freedom is maintained by keeping your mind engaged with the Word of God.

3)We are endowed with legal standing in this earthly sphere. Jesus has conferred upon us the authority to cast out unclean spirits, but unless we identity and close the doors to the weaknesses in our lives, we will lack the power to overcome demonic influences.

Scriptures:

“Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭2‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

““When a defiling evil spirit is expelled from someone, it drifts along through the desert looking for an oasis, some unsuspecting soul it can bedevil. When it doesn’t find anyone, it says, ‘I’ll go back to my old haunt.’ On return it finds the person spotlessly clean, but vacant. It then runs out and rounds up seven other spirits more evil than itself and they all move in, whooping it up. That person ends up far worse off than if he’d never gotten cleaned up in the first place. “That’s what this generation is like: You may think you have cleaned out the junk from your lives and gotten ready for God, but you weren’t hospitable to my kingdom message, and now all the devils are moving back in.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭43‬-‭45‬ ‭MSG‬‬

“Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him].”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭27‬ ‭AMPC

 

6pm

Prayer Review points for the week:
1/6/25 -12pm
Lord let the light of your word illuminate the eyes of my imagination. There was darkness and we have entered into the light. Lord let the of you word illuminate the eyes of my imagination. 
1/6/25 -6pm
1) The innocence of our imagination was abused in childhood. In order for it to be healed and uprooted, we need to confess it before the Lord!
I sever every limitation that has been put on me by others and by myself in the Name and by the blood of Jesus!
1/7 -12pm
The blueprint of Christ's identity is within me and readily accessible. As I undergo the process of self-disintegration, Christ's identity will emerge prominently. Consequently, I will no longer need to profess Christianity, for my actions will demonstrate it.
1/7 -6pm
Jesus is the light and we are living in the light
1/8 -12pm 
Those negative thought patterns are being rearranged now. The trajectory of my mind is undergoing a transformation. New foundations are forming in my mind. My mind will no longer be driven by anxiety, fear, and worry. It is being overturned in the Name of Jesus. 
1/8 -6pm
Jesus is the truth and his truth will set us free. Putting the truth into action is what will set you free like the woman with the issue of blood who pressed through to Jesus. If she didn’t push through the limitations she would not have received healing. 

1/9 -12pm
There exists a stronghold in the mind that impedes our progress unless we uproot it. However, certain areas may remain unaltered as they sustain our reliance on God. Nevertheless, a specific grace will be granted to us to handle it. The holistic gospel involves his suffering and his victory. We have to be realistic to understand that it is a process and God will not take away the problem because he wants us to bring it to him
1/9- 6pm
Separating from covenants that are holding us down. Why are you trying to keep something alive when God has already said no
1/10-12pm
There is a constant chipping away at the strongholds in our lives similar to a tree being pruned in stages. We have to maintain boundaries and understand that there is a process in deliverance. When there is a major stronghold and we have been delivered there is always going to be a fight to maintain that freedom. It can be compared to walking a tightrope. We are balancing every step and we are walking with God to maintain that freedom. Keep your eyes and heart focused on God. It is a straight and narrow path. With the help of Holy Spirit, consistency and loving the lord we can maintain this freedom.

Congratulations! You completed your first week of Prayer & Fasting!!! Keep Pressing!

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Week #2

Here are the daily Prayer Points after prayer.

January 13, 2025

12pm 

Focus Point - 1/13/25 - 12 PM

God Looks at the Heart
God examines our hearts, not just the words we speak. Yet, the words from our lips reveal the overflow of our hearts. This is why God calls us to be people of the heart, not just people of the mouth. Our words are a mirror, reflecting the true condition of our hearts.

From the very beginning, God Himself spoke The Word—Jesus. Words are powerful!

Take a moment today to reflect:
What words are flowing from your lips? - Is it life or death?
If we are not aligning ourselves with Jesus' Words, we are not aligning ourselves with Life.

Scriptures to Reflect On:

Isaiah 29:13: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”
Matthew 15:8: “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”
Psalm 19:14: “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
John 6:63 "The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and Life."

6PM

Focus prayer point 

The words you are speaking have everything to do with what is inside of you— your belief system. It is from this system that things will grow or die.

We speak in average 16,000 words per day. What are you creating with your words?

A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation” (Matthew 12:33-37 MSG).

“Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭141‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“The one who is caught lying to his friend, who says, “I didn’t mean it, I was only joking,” can be compared to a madman randomly shooting off deadly weapons.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭26‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭TPT

 

January 14, 2025

12pm 

Focus Prayer points

-As we meditate on God's word and it penetrates our hearts and it has the power to transform our reality.

-The Words that come out of God’s mouth is MOST POWERFUL.

Scripture:
Jesus answered, “It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”

6pm 

Focus prayer point:

Purging the minds and heart. 
Jeremiah 17:9
““The heart is deceitful above all things And it is extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?”
‭‭This verse represents the heart because if we are not filled or transformed by the Holy Spirit then our heart can be filled with evil thoughts. 
James 3:8
“But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.”
‭‭The tongue no man can tame. It is unruly and can be compared to deadly poison. If the tongue and the heart work together it can create a vibration because words travel through sound. If there is negative words being spoken then we can create waves of sound that cannot be destroyed 
Psalm 119:11
“Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You.”
Psalm 51:10&11
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.”
‭We have to be careful of the words we speak if we represent Christ. Words spoken over us as a child can be carried over into adulthood. Even though God is working in our hearts, we as humans often fall short. We fall short Because of the words that we say without thinking. 
Matt 12:24
The heart and the mouth is connected. We need to fill the heart with the word of God so what flows out of the heart is Godly. The mind also has to be filtered as it flows to the heart and comes out of the mouth.

 

January 15, 2025

12pm 

Focus Point: Meditating on God's Word Aligns Our Mind, Heart, and Words with the Holy Spirit

When the Word of God is constantly in our minds, it shapes our beliefs and empowers us to speak life instead of negativity. By meditating on God’s promises day and night, we invite the Holy Spirit to breathe on the Word, allowing it to take root in our hearts. From that abundance in our heart, we speak. We cannot get away from the fact that a healthy soul leads to a healthy body - it finds its roots in the words we speak

"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."
– Joshua 1:8

6pm

Focus Point: We have shaped our world by the words we’ve spoken ahead of us. Where we are today is a direct result of those words.

We must keep our tongues free from evil and bring negative thoughts and words to God. Every moment a thought comes in, we must ask ourselves: Am I going to feed it or Am I going to Capture it and Speak the Word of God over it?
The Word of God must define our reality.

Scripture to Reflect On:
•    1 Peter 3:10: “Let him who wants to see life and enjoy good days keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.”

 

January 16, 2025

12pm 

Focus prayer point: The Word of God spoken through us can heal our past and change our future.

The ways we heal our past is by confronting it, accepting responsibility for it and then start speaking life into our future!

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14

6PM

Focus Prayer Point : Words Set the Course for the Future

Our words have the power to shape the course of our future. Yet, the past often tries to hold us back, seeking to remain relevant and stealing the future by keeping us tied to what’s behind.

One thing can change the course of your future: A Promise from God
Hold on to God’s promise—it is your lifeline for moving forward. 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV)

 

January 17, 2025

12pm 

Prayer focus point: Get a Hold of a Promise

Speak the promise to yourself daily; remind yourself that this is not final because God has a good plan for your future. As you practice to speak the promise of the good plan, you will find that every day will get a little easier because now your focus in not on the pain but the plan that God has for your life. And like the captives, you will find the courage to live again.

Scripture:
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captives whom I have caused to be carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build yourselves houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat the fruit of them. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not be diminished. And seek (inquire for, require, and request) the peace and welfare of the city to which I have caused you to be carried away captive; and pray to the Lord for it, for in the welfare of [the city in which you live] you will have welfare. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your [false] prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you; pay no attention and attach no significance to your dreams which you dream or to theirs, For they prophesy falsely to you in My name. I have not sent them, says the Lord. For thus says the Lord, When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you and keep My good promise to you, causing you to return to this place. 
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭4‬-‭11‬ ‭AMPC

6PM

Prayer points for tonight: Heart and mouth words
The past always wants to be relevant. Present situations can hinder our view from a bright future. The only thing that can heal us is a promise from God
Chapter 5: Speak the promise. Words they become you
Words spoken by ancestors can be passed down to us. 
1 Chron 4:8-11: The prayer of Jabez 
“Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” And God granted his request. Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton.”
Jabez spoke life words over himself instead of death words:
1) Jabez asked to be blessed.
2) Jabez asked for enlargement of his territory 
3) Jabez asked for God’s hand to be with him
4) Jabez asked for protection 
5) Jabez asked that he would not cause pain. 
Like Jabez it is imperative that we become aware of the words we are speaking because it is shaping our world- if God did it for Jabez he can do it for us. 
We don’t have to accept the curse released over us from generations ago. I am moving into the realm of faith
Isaiah 43:1-4
‭‭“But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt [to the Babylonians] as your ransom, Cush (ancient Ethiopia) and Seba [its province] in exchange for you. Because you are precious in My sight, You are honored and I love you, I will give other men in return for you and other peoples in exchange for your life.”

Congratulations! You completed week # 2 of Prayer & Fasting!!! Keep Pressing!

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Week #3

January 20, 2025

12pm 

Prayer Focus Point - Disconnect from Doing Things the Old Way According to the World’s System

The person who sets their mind on God, instead of following the ungodly or their ways, will experience His blessings. When you consistently ponder, meditate, and study the Word of God, you will be firmly established—like a tree planted by streams of water. God will prepare a space for you, care for you, and nurture your growth. 

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.
And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season; its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭AMP

6PM

Prayer points - Created on Purpose for Purpose: Key #2: We must find delight and desire in the word of God
Psalm 1:2a
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord
Victory and rest is the mindset we must have. We are fighting from a place of victory and rest. God does not want us to be forced to come before him. We are discovering our spirit soul and body wants to do this fast, God wants us to do this from a position of Joy and free will
Matt 11:29
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls.”

2nd Peter 1:3
“For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.”
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When God moves into our hearts he equips us with everything to please him . God has shown us in every scenario in the Bible how compassionate is. The Bible is beautiful when we learn how to approach it with beauty. 
In order for our mind to be reconstructed we must first find desire in the word of God. Holy Spirit purpose is to point us to Jesus. Our delight and desire is in the law of the lord. Day and night we should see Jesus come alive in the scriptures as we meditate on it. 
This is what constitutes a blessed man. A blessed man desires the ways of Jesus.

 

January 21, 2025

12pm 

Prayer Focus Point – Renewing our minds with Word includes setting Foundation and building layer upon layer. We must habitually meditate. 

Be careful who we allow in our circle – is it Godly or Worldly. The reason the believer is blessed is because they refuse to take advice from ungodly men.  

Be careful what we are lingering around, eventually it will entice and get on you. Instead linger in the Word of God and it will get in you.

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.
And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season; its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭AMP

6PM

Focus point tonight: Created on purpose for purpose: Key #3 Habitual Meditation 
Psalm 1:2 
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.”
‭We have all developed a habit but the question is what kind of habit. We have to develop new habits through the workings of the Holy Spirit 
Can we truly identify the bad habits that we have developed throughout this fast and say that we have a desire to change these habits? We know that within ourselves that we cannot change on our own and we are trying little by little with the help of the Holy Spirit to adjust. 
 We have this idea that deliverance is a one time thing. It is a process.
We fall into sin through a process in the same way we come into Grace through a process
It takes time for the process to happen and while process is happening progress is also happening. 
Now is the time to make some adjustments. New habits have to be formed. 
Let it be practical and habitual. We must meditate on the word of God if we want to see these changes come to past

January 22, 2025

12pm 

Prayer Focus Point – Meditating on God’s Word will get us to know God deeper and give us revelation to who He is

Observe the requirements of the LORD your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go. 1 Kings 2:3

6PM

Prayer focus point: Habitual Meditation
Rom8:15
“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “Abba! Father!””
‭‭The spirit of God testifies that I am a child of God. We have received the spirit of adoption. Jesus engrafted us into being children of the most high God. 
What is our belief system when we go before God? Are we comfortable calling him ABBA Daddy? Most dads want the best for their children no matter what they have to do to provide for them they will do it. 
Same way when we understand that we have been adopted through Christ it makes it easy for us to call him Daddy. 
Understanding who I am in Christ has everything to do with understanding that I am a child of God. 
Hagar means to meditate, moan, growl, utter and speak. Bible meditation is taking the word of God and muttering it in low tones. Meditation involves the mind and the mouth. 
Psalm 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.”
‭‭We are meditating all the time. What we think on the most is what we speak on the most. Bible meditation involves your mind and your mouth by getting the word of God in your mind and muttering the word in low tones

January 23, 2025

12pm 

Focus Point: We are becoming like Christ even through suffering. 

The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.

Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered - Hebrews 5:8

6PM

Prayer focus for tonight: Created on Purpose for purpose: Establishing a sound mind
We want to establish a sound mind but our speaking is ineffective because our thinking is corrupted
Our main pursuits must be the word of God
In the beginning the word existed and the word of God is Jesus Christ. We are reading Jesus when we read the Bible. 
The transforming of our mind and the word of God is putting us in a place to see Jesus as the word himself . We cannot affect change unless we are changing. Jesus is saying it is time to fix us. 
Matt 7:3-5
“Why do you look at the [insignificant] speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice and acknowledge the [egregious] log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me get the speck out of your eye,’ when there is a log in your own eye? You hypocrite (play-actor, pretender), first get the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”
‭‭ Transformation is a constant thing that is happening from one glory to another. The word of God is transforming our mind from what we think to what God thinks. 
2 Corinthians 3:18
“And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.”
‭The goal of transforming the mind is so we can be more like him from one glory to another. Change comes through the word of God. 
Holy Spirit is in us enabling us to read the road and see Jesus in the word. Old patterns are breaking off new ones are forming as we are constantly being transfigured from one glory to another

 

January 24, 2025

12pm 

Focus Point: The Word of our testimony is based off the Word that we received from God. The Word is Living and once it is in us, we will see change inside and out.

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death

6PM

Prayer points for tonight
Created on purpose for purpose: Back to basics 
We often bypass Bible meditation because we think it’s too simple and we often prefer something more complex. The goal is to get the body of Christ healthy. 
Paul first priority was to make sure Jesus work was never underplayed
Many ppl come to church and they rely heavily on their gifts. They are placed into ministry without any understanding of the word and without any basic knowledge about the love of God. As a result when tough times hit everything falls apart. When raising leaders they must have a foundation of loving God. Pastor’s goal is to raise healthy souls so when we go out into the real world we can lay hands and pray for others.
God says we are evolving all the time by chewing on the scriptures
Bible Meditation 
First set aside time on purpose 
It is important to establish a relationship with Jesus for ourselves 
Second: While additional resources are good we must be able to find Jesus in the Bible for ourselves. God loves to communicate with us as we search his word to find him. 
Start with a small portion of scripture and find a version that is easy to understand. 
Pray before you read the word so God can reveal himself to you!