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Rise Again: Embracing Divine Promises Through Faith and Prayer
Discover how to harness the power of faith and prayer as we explore God's promises and divine authority in our lives. This episode is a heartfelt journey that will uplift your spirit and renew your strength, featuring powerful prayers, declarations, and reflections grounded in scripture. We express our deepest gratitude for the resilience of first responders and healthcare workers, offering prayers for their continual strength and protection. Together, we reflect on the ongoing theme of "Rise Again," emphasizing rebirth and renewal through unwavering trust in God.
Join us as we draw inspiration from Matthew 21:22 and Ephesians 3:20-21, affirming our identity and rights as children of God with a series of powerful declarations. We also provide a guided prayer for salvation or recommitment to Jesus Christ, encouraging new believers to seek fellowship and support within a Bible-based church. With a heartfelt benediction, we give thanks for God's blessings, the Holy Spirit's intercession, and the ministry of angels, praying for the renewal and restoration of all listeners. This episode is a celebration of humility, obedience, and the role of believers as light in the world—don't miss this opportunity to deepen your faith and embrace God's boundless mercy.
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I'm recording in progress. I wish you love. I wish you love. I wish you everything, everything that you ever dreamed of. I wish you life. I wish you joy. I wish you everything, everything, a girl or a boy. I wish you the best.
Speaker 3:Ooh, ooh, ooh. I know I'm the worst. Ooh, ooh, ooh. You deserve the best. Ooh, ooh, ooh. That's what you deserve. Ooh, ooh, ooh. If you're feeling good, let me hear you singing.
Speaker 3:Walk on with my purpose on my mind, decided. I ain't wasting no more time. I'm on my grind. Nothing's impossible with Jesus on my side. Now, every day, I'll be out here, walking by faith. That's why I make the moves that I make and I won't break. There ain't nothing that can stop this wave. I'm just out here, trusting God. I'll be praying, listening to what he's saying. That can stop this way?
Speaker 3:Yeah, everyday I'm striving, striving, striving, striving. I'm trying to know. I don't have to see it. I already believe it. I remember every promise that he made. Just know, my trust in him will never fade. It don't matter how long it takes. If it means forever, i'ma stand right here and wait. I'll be out here, walking by faith. That's why I make the moves that I make. I won't break. There ain't nothing that can stop this wave. I'm just out here, trusting God. I've been praying, listening to what he's sayin'. I'm just out of trust in God. I already claimed it, patiently awaited. Yeah, out of trust in God. Everyday I'm strivin'. If there's on the horizon, I'm vibin' Out of trust in God. I don't have to see it, I already believe it. People call me crazy.
Speaker 2:Amen, y'all. I'm gonna go ahead and get started. Thank you, lord, for another Tuesday night. I am out here just trusting you, fully, believing you, thanking you for this holy day, lord. Thank you that you brought us to another Tuesday night. A special hello to those y'all, especially those who watched the replay, and you know I'll be on here whether I'm with a group or not, y'all Okay. So I'm going to just start sharing out my screen so I can get straight into prayer tonight. Y'all. God is so good, you are so good, lord. Thank you so much, lord, for letting me see another Tuesday night. All right, so here we go.
Speaker 2:So we're going to continue. We're in Rise again. This is, for the month of September, our theme and we're going to continue praying for rebirth and renewal, restoration, all of the things. Thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord. So just a reminder now that this is week two and we're going to be praying for first responders and healthcare workers. And if you're a member of that community, please join us on our Thursday calls. It is a free line, us and UK. You can call in for 30 minutes of prayer or you can just come on to one of our Monday or Tuesday night prayers, or you can catch me on Thursday morning when I do those podcasts as well, but we're going to be leaning into strength for this week. That's where we were on Monday, that's where we are tonight.
Speaker 2:And so, lord, I just thank you for all that you have done. I thank you for bringing me here tonight. I thank you for blessing me, lord. I thank you for giving me this platform. Lord, I thank you for your presence. I thank you for who you are. Thank you for your grace watching maybe those who have been quiet. Lord God, thank you for all that you have done for us. I bless your holy name and I praise you tonight, lord, and I thank you for your grace. Thank you for blessing me today. Thank you for bringing me safely home, lord God. Thank you for all the families that are represented in our prayer ministry, every life that we have touched, lord God, the many lives that we have been impacted in various ways, and we just thank you, lord God, for everything. Amen.
Speaker 2:So again, as we always do, we go into confession. Almighty God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed. We have not loved you with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. Deep within us, the sorrow for the wrong we have done and the good we have left undone. Lord, you are full of compassion and gracious. You're slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. There's always forgiveness with you. Restore to us the joy of your salvation, bind of that which is broken, give light to our minds, strengthen our wills and rest to our souls. Speak to each of us and let your word abide with us until it has wrought in us your holy will. Amen, lord. I just thank you as I've lifted up this prayer of confession. Lord, and for anyone who is under the sound of my voice. Who does that? Lord, that you will bless us. Lord, thank you for forgiving us for our sins or anything that we have said or done. Gossip, anything. You know any scheming, anything that we have said or done. Gossip, anything. You know any scheming, anything that we have said or done today. Lord God, that was wrong and you know anything that we have said or done about anyone. Lord, god, that you'll forgive us and we come to you, lord God, with a heart posture asking for your forgiveness, lord, and I thank you for forgiving us. I thank you that there is no condemnation in Christ, as the word says. We thank you, lord, amen.
Speaker 2:So tonight I'm going to be coming out of Matthew 11, but I just want to give a little bit of context to this really powerful scripture. And Matthew 11, I'm in the ESV version. It starts off in verse 1 where it talks about where Jesus had finished instructing his 12 disciples. He went from there to teach and preach in various cities and when he heard that John was in prison, he had sent words by his disciples and meeting John. John sent word and asked if Jesus was the one to come and says well, shall we look for another? And Jesus has answered them and said go and tell John what you hear and see. So he was instructing his disciples to go back and report back what they had heard and seen, the works that Jesus was carrying out.
Speaker 2:What's so powerful is that we know about the. You know now, we understand the relationship and the witness that John was a witness of the Lord Jesus and we understand the relationship between these two. But what was so incredible is that John, even though he was you know he was away. He was in prison. In prison, there was still a seed of hope in his heart that Jesus was the one to come. This is where I'm receiving it, but he still questioned. He still questioned.
Speaker 2:And when Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John, he said to them in verse 7, what did you go out into the wilderness to see A reed shaken by the wind? What, then, did you go out to see A man dressed in soft clothing? He's questioning, like what did you go out and see? And he says behold, I send my messenger before your face who will prepare your way before you. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women, that there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. So he starts to witness Jesus does about who he is.
Speaker 2:And when we come into, by the time you come into verse 25, where we are, the Lord had been speaking. It says in verse 18, for John came neither eating or drinking, and they said he has a demon. You know all the things that people were saying about john, because john was prophesying about who jesus was. Um. And and as we come down into verse 25, and verse 25 through verses 30, um, you know, this is where it says. And at that time, you know, jesus declares that this is a prayer that he released. I thank you, father, lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and reveal them to little children. Um, I love this, uh, right here, this point about you know it's, it's not, it's the heart posture.
Speaker 2:Again, I keep talking about this heart posture that when we're seeking out what seeking out, jesus, like like kids do with a, with a sense of innocence, you know, and and that there are things that are hidden from those who are wise and understand. You know, from the wise, those who feel like they know it all. You know, religious people, people that you know you can't convince them of anything. They don't have even a heart to understand what Jesus has done or what he's doing for them. Verse 26 says yes, father, for such was your gracious will, it was his will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal to him. And so, as you, uh, as you come into this part of the the word, you realize that jesus had chosen to reveal certain things to john, as a confirmation.
Speaker 2:Now, verse 28. It says come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I'm gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Now, when I think about come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, and I think about so many of us who are in a period where we just want rest. Maybe you have been, you know, struggling or trying to overcome certain things, or you know you've really been seeking out God and you know, even for those who've been praying and asking God for help for years, many years, right, maybe you're heaven laden, your heart is heaven laden, and I love this invitation that Jesus gives to us Come to me and I will give you rest, take my yoke upon you and learn from me. And it says because I'm gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls. So what we're praying for tonight is God's strength. We're praying that we will again. We will find rest in Jesus, amen. So I'm going to share Psalm 27,.
Speaker 2:Another point of study again for y'all for tonight. The Lord is my light and my salvation. I love this. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid when evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes? It's they who stumble and fall. Y'all don't have to worry about people coming for you, don't worry about what evil doers or people are planning for you. It is they who will stumble and fall. Because the Lord is our light and our salvation, we have nothing to fear.
Speaker 2:Verse three says though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. This is such a powerful prayer point. You know, lord, even though there's an army encamped against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war arise against me yet, I will be confident. One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. Now verse five says for he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble. He will conceal me under the cover of his tent. He'll lift me high upon a rock, and now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing and make melody to the Lord, all right.
Speaker 2:So our two scriptures on strength, two prayer points, are this Joshua 1, verse 9. And it says have I not commanded you Be strong and courageous, do not be frightened, do not be dismayed, for the Lord, your God, is with you wherever you go. So as we release this prayer now, father, I thank you for every person who's going to watch this on the replay, is going to watch this, wherever they're going to watch it or even hear these words tonight, as they're crying out for you that they are reminded in their very soul and their very spirit to be strong and courageous, not to be frightened, not to be dismayed, because you're with us wherever we go. I thank you that that's what your word says and we're pulling on this promise tonight and believing and receiving it for ourselves. We thank you, lord, that we have nothing to be afraid of, that you have already won our battles, you've gone before us and you've declared victory in every area of our life. Lord, when the enemy comes against us, when it shows up, when it manifests through people, through you know through things, you know through any kind of activity that is just not from you, anything that is demonic in any way, and it shows up in those ways when the devil tries to attack us. I thank you that you have prepared a way out for us, an escape. I thank you that we can find refuge. We don't have to be fearful. We thank you, lord, god, that we cast off everything that the enemy has set in our way negative intentions. Lord, I'm just scared because I need your word with me, amen. I thank you, lord, that we have no reason to be frightened. I thank you, lord, that you're with us wherever we go. The word says he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways, and I thank you and receive that, now that you have commanded your angels concerning every person of the sound of my voice and we are guarded in all our ways, I thank you, lord, god, that you've guarded our family, you've guarded our spouses, our children, our friends, anyone who's attached to us in any way whatsoever, that you have commanded your angels concerning us and guarding us in all our ways. Thank you, lord, for the strength that comes only from you. Thank you for your blessing. Lord. God, thank you for watching out for your children. Amen, all right.
Speaker 2:So Matthew 21, 22 is where I usually say you know, if you have a prayer request, whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive. The word says, if you have faith. And so, because we are standing in agreement, because I believe you also are a believer and you have faith, you know this is where you want to take time to ask God for what you need. Specifically, ask prayer wherever you are in your home or your prayer closet, you know, wherever you are. Pray that that you will raise up this prayer and believe. Believe that God is hearing you and you will truly be blessed. So, lord, I pray for every person who is lifting up a prayer tonight, lord God, wherever they are. Lord God, that you're hearing their prayer requests tonight and that you're answering them quickly. I thank you that you're strengthening them as they're, as they, you know, even for those who don't know what to ask for, that you will even intervene on our behalf, holy Spirit. Thank you, lord. Amen, All right.
Speaker 2:So again, now we come to declaration. This is what the word of God says concerning us, and so the word says I declare this day that no weapon formed against me can prosper, because I am the righteousness of God. Favor surrounds me as a shield. Divine protection surrounds me as a shield. I am therefore in the right place at the right time. I cannot be defeated or destroyed. In fact, every tongue that accuses me and every tongue that attacks me, I condemn with my words this is my heritage.
Speaker 1:This is my right.
Speaker 2:As a child of God, I'm made in his image, I'm made with his dominion and authority living in me, coming forth out of my spirit. Through my words, I declare today that Satan has no power over my life and that every weapon he has has been defeated, that fear is cast out, that love makes my faith work and therefore I cannot fail. God's word cannot fail and that's what I'm made of His word, made in His image, after His likeness, with the power of the Holy Spirit and authority of His word. Therefore, by the blood of Jesus, I dwell in the secret place of the Most high. I abide under the shadow of the almighty. I say of the Lord you are my refuge and my fortress, my God. In you I will trust.
Speaker 2:Now, this again this is a declaration based on scripture, based on what the Lord says about you y'all. This isn't an affirmation. This is something that I'm just you, you know making up on the fly, amen. So I pray that this is blessing you as it's blessing me. I'm just affording this. You know, setting this out on the streets, affording this out on the streets. So I hope this blesses you. This declaration, really, really powerful. All right. So this is where I take a pause and just say hey, if you'd like to be born again, coming into the family of Jesus Christ, if you want to reconfirm your relationship with Jesus Christ, if you're a believer and you know you want to recommit yourself. This is just a very simple prayer and if you're standing in agreement with me, I'll release it now. Lord Jesus, I believe you're the son of God, that you died on the cross to rescue me from sin and death and to restore me to the father. I choose now to turn from my sins, my self-centeredness and every part of my life that does not please you. I choose you, I give myself to you, I receive your forgiveness and ask you to take your rightful place in my life as my Savior and Lord. Come, reign in my heart, fill me with your love and your light, restore me, jesus. Thank you, god. In Jesus' name I pray and you know as I say every single week. If you said this prayer and you believe and you receive the Lord and Savior, jesus Christ as your personal Savior, you're really.
Speaker 2:Your next step is to find a Bible-based church. You really need to be in, you know, in the, in a, I would say, the company of others who could help guide you through your next steps. You've got to have fellowship with believers. You're going to need it for sure. Okay, all right, y'all.
Speaker 2:So that brings us to benediction. Like I said, you know, it's just me tonight. I'm here. I'm here, lord me tonight and blessing me. Thank you for giving me the voice. I thank you for giving me strength. Thank you for giving me your favor. Thank you for giving me your supernatural grace, lord. I stand always in obedience, yielding to what you want me to do.
Speaker 2:I thank you for the ministry of angels that you have released for my family. I thank you for blessing us and giving me victory in all things. Thank you for giving me success of the day. I thank you for every person who is listening to this, anything that they are standing in need of, that they will also come away understanding and feeling and knowing that they are blessed. I thank you that you are truly turning things around as we are shifting into this incredible season of grace and mercy. Lord God, that they will be reborn and revive this month, that they'll start, you know, maybe they'll walk away feeling a brand new renewal of their minds, renewal of their hearts. Lord God, that you'll restore the things that the enemy has stolen from them, even if it's time, ideas, opportunities, that you will bless every family, every person.
Speaker 2:Under the sound of my voice tonight, lord God, and I thank you for your holy will that is playing out as we speak. I thank you, lord God, as I am praying on behalf of every person connected to me, every person in this ministry, every person on the YouTube streets, every subscriber, every single person, lord God, anyone you've put in my life for me to witness to Lord God. I lift them up and I thank you, lord God. Thank you for continuing to use me as a vessel Blessing you, lord God. I thank you for every family, lord God, I'm in connection to. I thank you that you'll bless everyone who stands in need. Well, let this be a season of turnaround and restoration. All of these things I ask in your mighty, powerful name. Amen.
Speaker 2:And now, as we come to the final Ephesians 3, 2021,. It says now to him, who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Abba. I thank you. I thank you for your holy will playing out as you determine that it should. I bless your name, lord Father. I yield to you, I come to you humbly and I lift up every single prayer request that will fall out of the mouths of any believer who taps into this ministry in any way. Lord God, anyone who is seeking your face, that they will come to see you, come to know you, lord, I ask that you bless them in such a mighty powerful way.
Speaker 2:Thank you for the restoration and the renewal of relationships and friendships, lord God, anything that has been broken or lost or stolen, that you have bound it back together by the blood of Jesus Christ that you are allowing us to heal. I thank you that we are turning the page, lord God, and that we are seeing fruit in our lives. I thank you for blessing every parent, lord God, every spouse, every friend, every sibling, lord God, even restoring relationships. I thank you, lord God. Lord, I ask that you will even fill us with the fullness of joy, lord God, so we'll even want to read our scriptures more. And give us wisdom and understanding so we'll be able to understand what your word says. Help us, lord God, as we have to go out into this world and, lord, we play a part as the light. So, lord, I even ask that you bless us as we go out and enter into this world.
Speaker 2:Lord, god, I thank you, lord God, for all that you have done. You are such a good father. Father, I come to you humbly and in obedience. Lord God, Thank you for what you have done. Thank you, holy Spirit, for praying on the behalf of anyone who has a request under my voice on the replay, wherever they show up. I thank you for your mercy, lord. Amen, amen, amen, all right, all right. Well, hey, jessica, I was just about to stop the live. All right, let me stop recording.