OUR MESSAGE FOR TODAY’S SUNDAY SERVICE ON 11/16/2014 IS: SUBJECT: THE ANOINTING POWER OF GOD TO DO ALL THINGS TOPIC: THE GOD THAT ANSWERS BY FIRE ANOINTING POWER DATE: SUNDAY MESSAGE FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2014 READING SCRIPTURES: 1 KINGS 19:1-21 THE GOD THAT ANSWERS BY FIRE ANOINTING POWER: 1. I want to begin this message with a question. Have you been in a situation where your life was challenged to the point of death by a fellow human and the weaker vessels? If yes you will enjoy this message but if not you will have a great time on empowerment from heaven that will enable you to overcome and live a victorious life all the days of your life. The encounter of Jezebel wife of Ahab and Prophet Elijah is our case study, which proves that the power of God supersedes all powers even when you loose faith in God and desire to die, you will not die but see the power of God. See verses 1-5 2. Have you ever had an encounter of hopelessness? When you do not know where the next meal will come from? Have no home or a place to lay your head? Shattered and broken in heart because of losses of all you had without any hope, future or life? If yes you are the one am reaching out to today, God has not given up on you because he will send Angels to feed you and supply all your needs as he did to Elijah only if you remain faithful to him in your crises. See verses 6-8 3. Do you know that the manifestation of Gods power comes down to you in your time of hopelessness, crises, pains, worries, fear and anxiety? Especially when you think that God has abandoned you, which are the times he proves to you beyond every reasonable doubt that he is with you. It was in such situation that Elijah found himself and ran away into the bush and later into the cave but God spoke to him and manifested his power that made all his concerns to be over. Are you in that situation now? Hand it over to God. See verses 9-10 4. For the benefits of those of you that have never had an encounter with God let me use his encounter with Elijah to open your eyes, ears and heart to receive from God; He came to where Elijah was in the cave and said to him, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” This means that in your times of challenges set yourself apart through prayer and fasting for Gods intervention in your life. Take note that the Lord comes through powerful wind, earthquake, and fire and finally the whispered words of instructions and directions which you need to come out of the situation to have peace of mind. See verses 11-13. 5. Let it be known to you that your anxiety, complain, murmurings, pains, worries, and fears will not stop God from sending you back to the place he want you to be, because he will not live you until you have finished the assignments he brought you to do on this earth except there is a replacement to continue the work because of your fear, if you have worked faithfully with him, He will send you to anoint the one to replace you so that you can be called home to rest. That is why Elijah anointed Elisha in his place and transferred the power of God in his office as a prophet to him. See verses 14-16 6. Finally, to walk in Gods anointing and supernatural power, you must respect and honour God, walk in obedience, respect those ahead of you and earn their trust to anoint you for what God has called you to do. Elisha earned the respect of Elijah and walked in his power. He also served God in truth and spirit. Elijah obeyed and carried out all instructions from God as he stated them in his encounter with him and not like some of us in this generation who choose the part of the Bible to believe and that which not to believe. To walk in Gods anointing power you must do everything he asked you to do, have the heart of a servant like Elisha and serve with humility and be obedient to walk in his anointing power all the days of your life. See verses 17-21. 7. My prayer for you today is to receive the Anointing power to hear from God, honour him, obey him, walk in humility, serve those ahead of you, observe prayer and fasting, set time with you and God alone to operate in his anointing and supernatural power in Jesus name Amen. Read below: 1 Kings 19:1-21 New International Version (NIV) Elijah Flees to Horeb 19 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” 3 Elijah was afraid[a] and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. 7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. 9 There he went into a cave and spent the night. The LORD Appears to Elijah And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” 11 The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” 15 The LORD said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. 17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. 18 Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” The Call of Elisha 19 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. 20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.” “Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?” 21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant. Watch out for our NOVEMBER 2014 daily words of Exhortations on EMPOWERMENT TO WALK IN THE HELP OF GOD TOMORROW NOVEMBER 16, 2014. Be blessed as you receive THE EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DIVINE HELP OF GOD THAT WILL MAKE YOUR HEAVEN TO REMAIN OPEN ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. For updates join our conversation on tweeter @lwfmpower and like us on Facebook at Living Water Foundation Ministries (LWFM), you can also contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]
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