Oct 25th Devotional
Study:
Luke 2:8-20. The Shepherds responded to God’s presence and awesome power with fear. They were ’sore afraid’ according to KJV. What is it about the presence and power of God that intimidates us?
Challenge:
Examine your heart. If you were a shepherd on that glory filled night, would you have experienced the wonderful Messiah [...]
Sunday Sermons
31 Days of Power
Sunday, October 25, 2009
31 Days of Power
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Oct 24th Devotional
Study:
Mark 6:7-13. Jesus called His disciples and then sent them out with God’s power to affect human lives and destiny with the same power. Is it entirely possible that God wants to do the same thing with us? We are to view our life in Christ just like the disciples. We are each [...]
31 Days of Power
Friday, October 23, 2009
Oct 23rd Devotional
Study:
Ephesians 6:10-18. Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Are you? Talking about God’s power and being clothed in it are two different things.
Challenge:
Pray through each part of the armor and ask God to clothe you fully in His awesome power.
31 Days of Power
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Oct 22th Devotional
Study:
Acts 8:9-24. This story is amazing in that Simon the Sorcerer, after he witnessed the power of God flowing through Peter and John and how many lives were transformed, he actually offered to pay them so he could get their power. God’s power is not for sale, but it is free to those [...]
31 Days of Power
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Oct 21st Devotional
Study:
Matthew 4:23-24, Matthew 9:35-38, Mark 16:18. Jesus had a healing ministry. He healed sick people, freed people who were bound, and saw God’s power do miracles through Him. He then sent His disciples out to do the same, and promised that ‘greater things you will do because I go to the Father.’
Challenge:
Do [...]
31 Days of Power
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Oct 20th Devotional
Study:
Luke 4:31-37. When Jesus was living on earth He was not content with simply going around TEACHING people about God. He knew they needed to also ENCOUNTER the living, presence and power of God. So everything that Jesus did was geared for truth and power, for knowledge and encounter. Jesus was never content [...]
31 Days of Power
Monday, October 19, 2009
Oct 19th Devotional
Study:
2 Corinthians 12:7-10. In this amazing passage Paul explains that the power of God is most often demonstrated through seasons of weakness in our life. Paul said he actually came to the place where he embraced suffering and difficulty because again and again he saw God’s power being released through the pain.
Challenge:
List [...]
31 Days of Power
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Oct 18th Devotional
Study:
Ephesians 1:15-23. Notice how Paul passionately identifies both knowledge and power. Knowledge and truth without power and an encounter with the living God are limited. If we stay focused only on knowledge and truth but never experience the transforming power of God we are really only walking in about HALF of what God [...]
31 Days of Power
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Oct 17th Devotional
Study:
Mark 5:18-20. The formerly demonic man was turned down by Jesus to travel around with Him. Instead he was summoned to go back to his town and tell everyone everywhere he went what Jesus had done in his life.
Challenge:
Tell someone today about the way Jesus has changed your life.
31 Days of Power
Friday, October 16, 2009
Oct 16th Devotional
Study:
Mark 5:15-17. Not everyone will applaud you when you lay down your demons. Some will say you are out of your mind! It may even scare some people. Those closest to you may like you better with the demons than they do with power of God operating in your life.
Challenge:
Are you pursuing [...]
31 Days of Power
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Oct 15th Devotional
Study:
Luke 24:49. My verse for 2009 is Isaiah 26:3; “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” I find that keeping my mind on God and on things above is a real challenge. We are children of the information age. We are barraged [...]
31 Days of Power
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Oct 14th Devotional
Study:
Luke 10:38-42. One of Satan’s most effective strategies in our day is a frenzied, busy, never-shut-off spirit that has no rest. Mary chose to sit at Jesus’ feet while Martha ran around busy, frustrated, and driven. Jesus said that Mary had chosen the better part and it would not be taken from her.
Challenge:
Honestly [...]
31 Days of Power
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Oct 13th Devotional
Study:
Ephesians 4:17-24. Our mind has been called the battle field of life. I think it’s where the devil attacks us the most. Bill Provost was right when he said, “Only when you rule your mind can you possibly rule your world!” Are you winning the battle of the mind?
Challenge:
Take an honest assessment of [...]
31 Days of Power
Monday, October 12, 2009
Oct 12th Devotional
Study:
Ephesians 5:18, 6:18. Why should we desire to be filled with God’s Spirit? The answer is really very simple. When we are filled with God’s Spirit then we are filled with God’s power. In the Gospels Jesus taught one of the primary ways for Christians to experience God’s power was through the infilling, [...]
31 Days of Power
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Oct 11th Devotional
Study:
Ephesians 4:17-24. Are you living in the power of a renewed mind? How does one access the renewed mind of Christ? God has promised a changed, sane, clear mind to those who seek it through His awesome power.
Challenge:
Take time today to meditate, pray, and reflect on the power of a renewed mind. Ask [...]
31 Days of Power
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Oct 10th Devotional
Study:
1 Corinthians 11:27-32, Psalms 139:23-24. Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. We have a monthly ritual called Communion, the Table of the Lord. It is an opportunity to look deep within the recesses of our heart and see if there be any wicked way in me.
Challenge:
Set up a ‘personal communion’ [...]
31 Days of Power
Friday, October 9, 2009
Oct 9th Devotional
Study:
James 5:14-20. This passage centers on healing after removing the blockage to the flow of God’s power to heal, which is identified as hidden sin. James says we are to confess our sin to God and one another. There’s a powerful principle here that affects this life and the one to come.
Challenge:
Is there [...]
31 Days of Power
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Oct 8th Devotional
Study:
The Genesis 20 story of Abraham’s lie and how it caused God to close up the wombs of all the women in Gerar. The flow of God’s power and blessing was hindered by the disobedience of Abraham.
Challenge:
Ask God to show you if you are doing anything that is stopping the flow of His [...]
31 Days of Power
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Oct 7th Devotional
Study:
Joshua 7:1-26. Right after the greatest of all victories at Jericho the Israelites immediately fell in battle to a far lesser enemy, the city of Ai. The fall came as a result of one reason. There was “sin in the camp.” Sin will cause us to lose the power of God and expose [...]
31 Days of Power
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Oct 6th Devotional
Study:
Psalms 51:9-12. This passage comes from the life of David after his fall into adultery and murder. David realized how his sin affected the power of God in his life, and he pleads with God to restore His Spirit within him and the power that follows.
Challenge:
Is there a sin that you have hidden [...]
31 Days of Power
Monday, October 5, 2009
Oct 5th Devotional
Study:
Judges 13-16. This is the complete story of Samson. It ends with a very telling statement in 16:20-21 with Samson not knowing the power of God had left his life and he was taken captive and lost his eye sight. This can happen to us as well.
Challenge:
Ask God if His power is growing [...]
31 Days of Power
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Oct 4th Devotional
Study:
Ephesians 1:19-20, 3:20, 5:18, 6:10. Paul’s driving passion was for the Ephesian Christians to be filled with God’s Spirit and thus God’s power. How do we set out to experience the power of God? What will it take for us to walk in the power and what difference will it make in our [...]
31 Days of Power
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Oct 3rd Devotional
Study:
Isaiah 40:25-31 and consider the concept of waiting on the Lord to receive His power. How long does one have to wait? The disciples waited 10 days in the Upper Room before the power of the Holy Spirit was poured out into their hearts.
Challenge:
Spend time ‘waiting’ on the Lord. The Lakeview Prayer Tower [...]
31 Days of Power
Friday, October 2, 2009
Oct 2nd Devotional
Study:
Job 26 and revel in the awesomeness of God’s majestic power. This same power is available to you. Are you accessing it? Are you walking in the power of God or floundering in the weakness of man? It’s up to you!
Challenge:
Meet with another believer in the Lakeview Prayer Tower and pray for each [...]
31 Days of Power
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Oct 1st Devotional
Study:
Read Colossians 1:1-14 and note the balance between the ‘knowledge of God’ and the ‘power of God.’ Both are important. The knowledge of God is primarily accessed by the Word. The power of God is primarily accessed by prayer.
Challenge:
Fast a meal today.
Ask God to reveal ways to plug into His immense POWER.
Make [...]
