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Money In Your Mailbox

On January 2, of the New Year one of our team went to Victory’s Koshigaya building and checked the mailbox for mail. Looking in, there was a stack of spare coins. We were surprised to see someone had thrown money into the church mailbox. As I began to spend time in the presence of Yahweh, out of the blue He said, remember those coins in the mailbox? Yahweh proceeded to tell me what had happened.

Japan Temple Rush

 

In Japan, people go to the temple and throw money into the Buddhist/Shinto temple’s grated money box at the front of the temple when they ‘pray’. There is, many times, a thick rope hanging from the ceiling of the temple with a large ‘cow bell’ type of bell attached to it. They shake the rope from side to side to ring the bell, clap their hands together (to get their “god’s” attention) and hold their two hands below their chin while bowing their head and closing their eyes. As for what they pray, and how they.. you’re guess as is good as mine. In general, the people of Japan do not go to the temples and shrines much.

Shinto Altar

On New Year’s Day, hoards of Japanese line up at Yasukuni, Narita, Sensoji Meiji Jingu, and various other temples and throw their money in and get their annual blessing. An unsaved friend of mine, said he and his wife waited four hours to throw in their money at Yasukuni Jinja (shrine).
So what happened at Victory on 2 January (or most likely 1 January)? Well, actually Yahweh showed me that someone was praying to the Almighty God, Yahweh, for a blessing on their lives for the year through the ministry of our church. Praise God that they recognize the blessing on the church! However, believer or unbeliever it seems like everyone wants to be blessed. But God’s blessings is not just a new year thing.

If you want to be blessed, your everyday actions are what count. Do you spend time in the Word and in God’s presence each day? Do you work hard and work smart at your job? Are you giving every week or at least every month? Are you giving to the church is your tithes, your offerings, your time to help and encourage others, your effort at making your church a city-changing ministry to your nation?

We know from Deuteronomy 28, that God wants His people blessed. How is someone going to be blessed by God? Here are a few steps-

1) Spend time with God each day in prayer and in the Word. Get into His presence and get His wisdom for your life and the things you are dealing with.

2) Be a committed attendee at a Spirit-filled, Bible-believing church. Dead and boring churches will pull you down. Live, active, and God-loving churches will bring you up.

3) Be a committed tithe-giver at your home church. Don’t let it stop at the tithe. Join the worship team, volunteer to do the maintenance and cleaning at the church, be a church usher, be a greeter, be a camera man, volunteer to help with teaching the kids, help the church find new ways to reach out to the surrounding community,

4) Work hard and work smart on the job. He will promote you and enhance your career as He has promised to ‘bless the work of your hands’.

5) Be filled with joy  of God in whatever you do. It is a happy day. You are alive! Rejoice (that means being filled with joy again and again) that you are Yahweh’s child and He is realizing a great plan for you.

The Word Brings Victory!

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Is It God’s Will?

Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

An email I received recently said regarding the recent US presidential election:

I read this one this morning, very applicable
(Charles Swindoll):God’s redemptive providence is always at work, even through the most
diabolical schemes . . .
So, take heart, my friend.  God is in full control.  Nothing is
happening on earth that brings  surprise to heaven.  Nothing is outside
the scope of His divine radar screen as He guides us safely home.
Things that seem altogether confusing, without reason, unfair, even
wrong, do indeed fit into the Father’s providential plan.
1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only
God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

God is in full control?  Really?

Hope you don’t mind me being a bit direct here.  God is awesome, omnipotent, all-knowing.  Of course He knows the future.  But I was duped for many years thinking that whatever happens is God’s will.  Well, the closer I have gotten to God and His Word the more clear it has become.

If it is all in God’s hands then the world is a big mess.  Innocent people are incarcerated, people are starving for lack of food and jobs, children are abused, natural disasters abound, wars maim and kill thousands each year.  Is God in control?  Well, when unbelievers here Christians say that, they think God is a child abuser.  Not!

God is good and He has entrusted the earth to those who love and trust Him.  That is why we have to make a difference which we are here.  The Word says,

2 Chron 7:14
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
NKJV

There is a big IF there.  If we humble ourselves before God, IF we pray and enlist His help in prayer, IF we seek His face.  We’ve got to do our part.  So what is the deal with the earth?

God owns it.  No doubt about it.

Ps 24:1-2
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
2 For He has founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the waters.
NKJV

But what is the current status?  Why is it such a mess?

Ps 115:16
The heaven, even the heavens , are the Lord’s;
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
NKJV

Basically, God has given charge to His people.  That started in the Garden of Eden.  satan tried to steal it but according to Ephesians 3, Jesus the Messiah took back our authority for us.  Well, what does that mean?  Simply, it is a bit like leasing something.  You could call it the earth-lease.

If a car leasing company leases you a car for 5 years and you are paying your bills, they cannot send someone over to borrow the car for the weekend or something.  They have to leave the car in your control for those 5 years.  When the 5 years are completed they come back and claim the car.  It is the same with God.  He owns the earth, but he has given us authority over it for a time.  That is why we have got to be praying.  Some people are crashing their spiritual cars and then going back to the leasing company asking why they were ‘allowed’ to crash their cars.

Ungodly leaders who advocate the destruction of the family are not God’s plan for a nation founded on freedom for His people.  They are result of our action or inaction.

I was duped, but no more.  I hope this makes sense.  I don’t want to see others confused like I was (many times by well-meaning religious folks).

Don’t be duped!

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Cell Phone vs. Bible

How Important Is Your Bible?
How Important Is Your Bible?

What would happen if you treated your Bible like you treat your
cell phone?

What if you carried it around in your purse or pocket?

What if you turned back to go get it if you forgot it?
What if you flipped through it several times a day?
What if you used it to receive messages from the text?
What if you treated it like you couldn’t live without it?
What if you gave it to your kids as gifts?
What if you used it as you traveled?
What if you used it in case of an emergency?
What if you bought a new one because the old one was worn out and tattered?

Do you know where your Bible is right now?

Unlike your cell phone, you don’t ever have to
worry about your Bible being disconnected, because Jesus already paid your
bill.

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Protection- By Dick Mills

“Only do not…fear the people of the land…; their protection has departed from them” (Num. 14:9 NKJ). 

In this passage, Joshua and Caleb are exhorting the children of Israel to have confidence enough to go into the Promised Land and possess their inheritance. 

Because the ten other spies had come back telling about the giants in the land, a great fear possessed the people. In this verse, the two men of God are urging them to overcome their fears and insecurities because the protection of their enemy is gone. 

In the original Hebrew the word translated here as protection is tsel (tsale). It is defined as “a shade, a shadow, a cloud cover, or a defense like a roof affording protection.” The Amplified Bible translates this verse: …the shadow [of protection] is removed from over them, but the Lord is with us; fear them not. 

Shadow is the Bible word for protection. The Prophet Isaiah says of the Lord, For thou hast been a…refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat… (Isa. 25:4). 

He likens God to the shadow of a great rock in a weary land (Isa. 32:2). The Lord declares to His people through the prophet, I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand… (Isa. 51:16). 

This shadow is important. It encourages us when we are faced with all kinds of opposition and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. 

In the New Testament, Peter’s shadow fell on people and they were healed (Acts 5:15). In the Old Testament, Solomon said of His God: “I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste” (Song of Sol. 2:3). 

While under the shadow of the Almighty, we are safely covered while our enemy will end up getting “Son-stroke!” 

Source: The Spirit-Filled Believer’s Daily Devotional by Dick Mills 
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers

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You Shall Receive Power

Acts 1:8
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you ; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. NKJV

When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you are going receive power. Power for being His witnesses to the world. Why are there believers that are not walking in God’s joy, His overflowing love, His goodness, God’s supernatural health, His prosperity? Is it because they are not saved? Certainly not! The Word of God says believe and you shall be saved (Romans 10:8,9).

Of course, there are areas where believers need to get their minds renewed (ie. Overeating, breaking bad habit, etc.). However, most of the time, a defeated Christian is defeated because they are not filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. If you are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, you have the power to be His witnesses. If you are not filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, then guess what? You are not filled with the power of God. You don’t have the supernatural power of God to win the victory. How do you get the power of the Holy Spirit?

The Word of God says by the laying on of hands (Acts 8:18) we receive the Holy Spirit. It is not something that comes by osmosis when you accept Jesus. If you have accepted Jesus as your Messiah (Savior) then you are ready for the Holy Spirit. If you are at a Spirit-filled church, go to the pastor and leadership of your church today. Ask them to pray for the infilling of the Holy Spirit for you. If the pastor doesn’t know what you are talking about, then that is a pretty good sign that you are at the wrong church. Get yourself to a Spirit-filled church. Get the power of God in you today!

Posted on 7 December, 2007

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Confess God’s Word For Yourself

God’s Word is very powerful.  When I feel low, down, not knowing how to start my prayer time and fellowship with God, I have found the most powerful thing I can do is confess the Word of God over my life, my family, my church, my business.  Confess God’s Word over everything you do.

As you confess the Word of God, you will have undescribeable peace, inexpressible joy, spiritual breakthroughs, physical healings, financial miracles.  The key is speaking.  Just as God spoke (Genesis 1:1; Romans 4:17) the word in faith.  You must also speak the Word in faith over your live.

Don’t talk about what you have; we all know what you’ve got so what’s the point of talking about that?  Speak what you expect.  Faith is speaking out your expectations according to the Word of God (Hebrews 11:1).

Speak these Word’s over God over your life each day.  Let them become a part of you.  Find other scriptures to support what you are believe.  Nothing is impossible with God!  Pray this out;

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I am the body of Christ and satan has no power over me.  For I overcome evil with good (1 Cor. 12:27; Romans 12:21).

I am of God and have overcome the enemy.  For greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4).

I will fear no evil for You are with me Lord, your Word and your Spirit they comfort me (Psalm 23:4).

I am far from oppression, and fear does not come near me (Isaiah 54:14).

No weapon formed against me shall prosper, for my righteousness is of the Lord.  But whatever I do will prosper for I’m like a tree that’s planted by the rivers of water (Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 1:3).

I am delivered from the evils of this present world for it is the will of God (Galatians 1:4).

No evil will befall me neither shall any plague come near my dwelling.  For the Lord has given His angels charge over me and they keep me in all my ways, and in my pathway is life and there is no death (Psalms 91:10,11).

I am a doer of the word of God and am blessed in my deeds.  I am happy in those things which I do because I am a doer of the Word of God (James 1:22).

I take the shield of faith and I quench every fiery dart that the wicked one brings against me (Ephesians 6:16).

Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law.  Therefore, I forbid any sickness or disease to come upon the body.  Every disease germ and virus that touches this body dies instantly in the name of Jesus.  Every organ and tissue of this body functions in the perfection to which God created it to function, and I forbid any malfunction, in the name of Jesus (Galatians 3:13; Romans 8:11; Genesis 1:31; Matthew 16:19).

I am an overcomer and I overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).

I am submitted to God and the devil flees from me because I resist him in the name of Jesus (James 4:7).

The Word of God is forever settled in heaven.  Therefore, I establish His Word upon this earth (Psalm 119:89).

Great is the peace of my children for they are taught of the Lord (Isaiah 54:13).

If overweight-
I don’t desire to eat so much I become overweight.  I present my body to God, my body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which dwells in me.  I am not my own, I am bought with a price therefore, in the name of Jesus I refuse to overeat.  Body settle down, in the name of Jesus and conform to the Word of God (Romans 12:1; 1 Corinthians 6:19).

For material needs-
Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law.  Christ has redeemed me from the poverty, Christ has redeemed me from sickness, Christ has redeemed me from spiritual death (Galations 3:13; Deuteronomy 28).

For poverty He has given me wealth, for sickness He has given me health, for death he has given me eternal life (2 Corith. 8:9; Isaiah 53:5,6; John 10:10; John 5:24).

It is true unto me according to the Word of God (Psalm 119:25).

I delight myself in the Lord and He gives me the desires of my heart (Psalm 37:4).

I have given and it is given unto me good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, men give unto my bosom (Luke 6:38).

With what measure I meet, it is given unto me.  I sow bountifully, therefore I reap bountifully.  I give cheerfully, and my God has made all grace abound toward me and I having sufficiency of all things- do abound to all good works (2 Cor. 9:6-8)

There is no lack for my God supplies all of my need according to His riches and glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

The Lord is my shepherd and I DO NOT want because Jesus was made poor, that I through His poverty might have abundance.  For He came that I may have life and have it more abundantly (Psalms 23:1; 2 Cor. 8:9; John 10:10).

And I having received the gift of righteousness do reign as a king in life by- Christ Jesus (Romans 5:17)

The Lord has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant, and Abraham’s blessings are mine (Psalm 35:27; Galatians 3:14).

The Spirit of truth abides in me and teaches me all things, and He guides me into all truths.  Therefore I confess I have
perfect knowledge of every circumstance that I come up against.  For I have the wisdom of God (John 16:13; James 1:5).

I trust in the Lord with all my heart, and I lean not unto my own understanding (Psalm 3:5).

In all my ways I acknowledge Him and He directs my path (Psalm 3:6).

The Lord will perfect that which concerns me (Psalm 138:8).

I let the Word of Christ dwell in me richly in all wisdom (Colossians 3:16).

I do follow the good shepherd and I know His voice and the voice of a stranger I will not follow (John 10:4,5).

Jesus is made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.  Therefore I confess I have the wisdom of God and I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 5:21).

I am filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding (Colossians 1:9).

I am a new creation in Christ, I am His workmanship created in Christ Jesus.  Therefore I have the mind of Christ, and the wisdom of God is formed within me (2 Cor. 5:17; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Cor. 2:16).

I have put off the old man and have put on the new man, which is renewed in the knowledge after the image of Him who created me (Colossians 3:10).

I receive the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened.  And I am not conformed to this world but am transformed by the renewing of my mind.  My mind is renewed by the Word of God (Ephesians 1:17-18; Romans 12:2).

For comfort and strength-
I am increasing in the knowledge of God.  I am strengthened with all might according to His glorious power (Colossians 1:10,11)

I am delivered from the power of darkness and I am translated into the kingdom of His dear Son (Colossians 1:13).

I am born of God and I have world overcoming faith residing on the inside of me.  For greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world (1 John 5:4,5; 1 John 4:4).

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13).

The joy of the Lord is my strength.  The Lord is the strength of my life (Nehemiah 8:10; Psalms 27:1).

The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keeps my heart and my mind through Christ Jesus.  And things which are good, and pure, and perfect, and lovely, and of good report, I think on these things (Philippians 4:7,8).

I let no corrupt communication proceed out of my mouth, but that which is good to edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearer.  I grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby I’m sealed unto the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:29).

I speak the Word of God in love and I grow up into the Lord Jesus Christ in all things (Ephesians 4:15).

No man shall take me out of His hand for I have eternal life (John 10:29).

I let the peace of God rule in my heart and I refuse to worry about anything (Colossians 3:15).

I will not let the Word of God depart from before my eyes for it is life to me for I have found it and it is health and healing to all my flesh (Proverbs 4:21,22)

God is on my side.  God is in me now, who can be against me?  He has given unto me all things that pertain unto life and godliness.  Therefore I am a partaker of His divine nature (2 Cor. 6:16; John 10:10; 2 Peter 1:3,4; Romans 8:31).

I am a believer and these signs do follow me.  In the name of Jesus I cast out demons, I speak with new tongues, I lay hands on the sick and they do recover (Mark 16:17,18).

Jesus gave me the authority to use His name.  And that which I bind on earth is bound in heaven.  And that which I loose on earth is loosed in heaven.  Therefore in the name of Lord Jesus Christ I bind the principalities, the powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world.  I bind and cast down spiritual wickness in high places and render them harmless and ineffective against me in the name of Jesus (Matt. 16:19; John 16:23,24; Ephesians 6:12).

I am complete in Him who is the head of all principality and power.  For I am His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God has before
ordained that I should walk therein (Colossians 2:10; Ephesians 2:10).
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We have adapted these confessions from God’s Creative Power by Charles Capps and The Faith Aid by Jim Kaseman.  At Victory Word Church In Tokyo, we highly recommend that you purchase a copy.  Get extras and hand them to your friends.  God’s Word works.

The WORD brings VICTORY!

Posted on 19 July, 2007

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Making Our Redemption A Reality- by Jim Kaseman

Many Christians are SICK, POOR and DEFEATED in many if not all areas of their lives! In spite of what the Lord Jesus Christ did for them at Calvary’s cross where God provided redemption for ALL MANKIND. REDEMPTION from SIN, POVERTY, SICKNESS and DEATH!

The Word of God reveals that born-again believers are new creatures in Christ Jesus (II Corinthians 5:17) with eternal life and the very nature of God (I John 5:10-13). And as believers they HAVE BEEN DELIVERED out of Satan’s power and translated into God’s kingdom (Colossians 1:12-14).

If this is true, how come so many Christians don’t look, act, or talk like they are in the kingdom of God? It’s because their redemption is not a reality in their lives.

OUR CONFESSIONS RULE US

A SPIRITUAL law few people realize is that our CONFESSIONS RULE US! Whether you are saved or unsaved, you will never rise above your confession. In Mark 11:23 Jesus tells us that we can have anything we say as long as we do not doubt in our heart (spirit) but believe in our heart (spirit) and confess it with our mouth. He DID NOT SAY believe in your HEAD and confess with your MOUTH. HE SAID, believe in your HEART (spirit) and confess with your MOUTH!

The reason so many people are church members all of their lives, have a lot of head knowledge of the Bible, and still end up lost in the pits of hell is because they have not obeyed God’s Word for Salvation as described in Romans 10:9-10, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt BELIEVE (not doubt) in thine HEART (not head) that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the HEART (not head) man believeth unto righteousness; and with the MOUTH confession is made unto salvation.”

CONFESSION WORKS IN EVERYTHING

The law of confession works not only for salvation, but for everything in life—GOOD or BAD. In Mark 11:23 Jesus says “…and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” For example, some people have more faith in Satan than God. They believe with all their heart and say with their mouth, “I always get the flu when it comes to town.” And because they believe it and say it, they get the flu. Instead of believing in their heart and saying with their mouth, “Jesus took my infirmities and bore my sickness according to Matthew 8:17; therefore I forbid any sickness to come upon my body!”

You see, Proverbs 6:2 tells us that we are snared (trapped) with the words of our mouth. Confess sickness and poverty and you’ll have it! THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

DEVELOP YOUR FAITH

Testimony or confession is a vital part of the faith life. If you want to develop robust faith you must continually say what the Lord is doing for you and what the Word of God says about you. The more you talk about Him, the more real Jesus becomes to you. The less you talk about Jesus, the less real He is to you!

Confess what the Word of God says about you and your situation even if you don’t believe it right away. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Confess it often enough and soon faith will drop into your heart as you hear the Word of God on your own lips.

FAITH’S CONFESSIONS CREATE REALITIES

We will have whatever we believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths (Mark 11:23). For you see, faith’s confessions create realities. As far as God is concerned everything you have or are “In Christ” is so. He has done it. All the promises in the Bible are legally ours.

The Bible is a legal document, sealed by the blood of Jesus. However, it is you believing and confessing it that makes it a reality to you. God wants us to enjoy and know the reality of what He has provided for us and He has already told us how to do it through His Word.

Go through the scriptures, especially the New Testament, and find the verses with “In Christ,” “In Him,” “In Whom,” “Through Him,” etc. and begin to personalize them and confess them with your mouth. Begin to say, “This is mine, this is who I am in Christ, this is what I have in Christ, this is what I can do in Christ.” When you do this, your redemption in Christ Jesus will become a reality to you.

It is already real in the spirit realm, but we need it to become a reality in this physical realm where we live in the flesh. We don’t need physical healing when we get to heaven, we need it now. We don’t need money when we get to heaven, we need it now. We don’t need deliverance from Satan’s bondages in heaven, we need it now in this time on this earth where we live today!

START NOW—CONFESS DAILY 
Make your redemption a reality, begin to personalize God’s Word, confess it daily with your mouth, believe it in your heart (not head) and begin to act as if God’s Word were true.

DO THIS AND YOU’LL WALK IN VICTORY!

WHAT I AM IN CHRIST (CONFESS DAILY)

I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. My spirit is created in the image and likeness of God. 
2 Cor. 5:17 
I am complete in Christ Jesus. Col. 2:9-10 
I am righteous in Christ Jesus. I have right-standing with God just like I’d never done anything wrong. 2 Cor. 5:21 
I am redeemed from the curse of the law (poverty, sickness and spiritual death). 
Gal. 3:13 & Deut. 28 chapter 
I am God’s child and a joint-heir with Christ. Rom. 8:16-17

WHERE I AM IN CHRIST (CONFESS DAILY) 
I have been taken from Satan’s kingdom and I am now in God’s kingdom. Col. 1:13-14 
I am part of the Body of Christ and Satan has no power over me. 1 Cor. 12:14-27, Luke 9:1 & Luke 10:9 
I am seated in the heavenly places with Christ Jesus far above all power of darkness and all things are under my feet. Eph. 1:20-23 & Eph. 4:6

WHAT I POSSESS IN CHRIST (CONFESS DAILY) 
ALL spiritual blessings in heavenly places are mine in Christ Jesus. Eph. 1:3 
ALL my needs are supplied by my Heavenly Father, in every area of life, according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:19 
I don’t have to worry about anything, for God has commanded me to cast all of my cares on Him. I Peter 5:7

WHAT I CAN DO IN CHRIST (CONFESS DAILY) 
In the power of the Holy Ghost I am a witness for Jesus. Acts 1:8 
I can and do tell others about Jesus Christ. Matt. 28:18-20 
As a believer and in the name of Jesus Christ I cast out devils, I speak with new tongues, and when I lay my hands on the sick they do recover. Mark 16:17-18 
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil. 4:13

FOR COMFORT AND STRENGTH (CONFESS DAILY) 
The joy of the Lord is my strength. Neh. 8:10 
The Lord is the strength of my life. Psalms 27:1 
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I John 4:4 
I will not let the Word depart from before mine eyes, for it is life and health. Prov. 4:21-22 
I let no corrupt word come out of my mouth but that which is good to edifying. Eph. 4:29 
I refuse to give place to the devil. Eph. 4:27 
I speak the truth in love and grow up into Him in all things. Eph. 4:15 
No man shall take me out of His hand. For I have eternal life. John 10:28 
I let the peace of God rule in my heart. I refuse to worry about anything. Col. 3:15 & 1 Peter 5:7 
That which I refuse to allow here God also refuses to allow and that which I do allow God also allows to come to pass here on earth. Matt. 16:19 
I am a believer and these signs do follow me. I speak with new tongues, I take authority over the devil, I lay hands on the sick and they recover. Mark 16:17-18 
I am complete in Him who is the head of all principality and power. Col. 2:10

FOR FINANCIAL ANDMATERIAL NEEDS (CONFESS DAILY) 
Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. (Poverty, sickness and death) Gal. 3:13 & Deut. 28 chapter 
For poverty He has given me wealth, for sickness He has given me health, for death He has given me eternal life. II Cor. 8:9 & John 10:10 
I delight myself in the Lord and He gives me the desires of my heart. Psalms 37:4 
I have given and it is being given unto me good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, men give into my bosom. Luke 6:38 
I have paid my tithes and offerings and God has opened the windows of heaven and is pouring such blessings upon me that I hardly have enough room to receive them. Malachi 3:10 
I have all sufficiency of all things and abound to all good works, for my God has made all grace abound toward me. 2 Cor. 9:8 
There is no lack for my God supplies all my needs, in every area of life, according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:19 
The Lord is my Shepherd I DO NOT WANT. Psalms 23:1

FOR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM(CONFESS DAILY) 
The Spirit of truth abideth in me and teaches me all things. He guides me into all truth. I have perfect knowledge of every circumstance and opportunity that comes before me. John 14:26 & John 16:13 
I trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not to my own understanding. Prov. 3:5 
In all my ways I acknowledge Him and He directs my path. Prov. 3:6 
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:105 
I let the Word of Christ dwell in me richly in all wisdom. Col. 3:16 
I do follow the good Shepherd for I know His voice, a stranger I will not follow. John 10:3-4 
I am not conformed to this world but I am transformed by renewing my mind by the Word of God. Romans 12:2

IF YOU HAVE FEARS AND WORRY (CONFESS DAILY) 
I am the body of Christ and Satan has no power over me. 1 Cor. 12:14-27 
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. I John 4:4 
I will fear no evil for you are with me Lord. Your Word and your Spirit comfort me. Psalms 23:4 
I am far from oppression and fear does not come near me. Isaiah 54:14 
No weapon formed against me shall prosper for my righteousness is of the Lord. Isaiah 54:17 
Whatsoever I do shall prosper for I am like a tree by rivers of water. Psalms 1:3 
Lord, you have delivered me from the evils of this world for it is God’s will. Gal. 1:4 
No evil will befall me neither shall any plague come near my dwelling. Psalms 91:10 
For you have given your angels charge over me and they keep me in all my ways. Psalms 91:11 
In my pathway is life and there is no death. Prov. 12:28 
I am a doer of the Word of God and am blessed in my deeds. James 1:25 
I take the shield of faith and stop everything the enemy brings against me. Eph. 6:16 
Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. I forbid any sickness or poverty to come on me. Gal. 3:13 & Deut. 28 chapter 
I overcome by the blood of Christ and the Word of my testimony. Rev. 12:11 
I am submitted to God and the devil flees from me because I resist him in Jesus’ name. James 4:7 
The Word of God is forever settled in heaven and in my heart. Psalms 119:89 
My peace is great, because I’m God’s child and I’m taught of the Lord. Isaiah 54:13

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURES 
Upon examining these portions of scripture you will find the message of who you are, what you are, where you are and what you have BECAUSE OF CHRIST JESUS. (This is a partial listing only)

Matthew 8:17; 11:28-30; 18:11,18-20 
Mark 1:8; 9:23; 11:23-24 
Luke 10:19; 17:33 
Romans 3:22-24; 5:1-19; 6:4-23; 7:4; 8:1-2, 32-37; 12:5 
1 Cor.  1:2-5, 30; 8:6; 15:22, 57 
2 Cor.  1:20-21; 2:14; 3:14; 5:17-21 
Gal.  2:4, 6-20; 3:13-14, 26-29; 4:7; 5:1-6; 6:14-15 
Eph.  1:3-23; 2:5-22; 3:6,12; 4:16; 5:8; 6:10 
Phil.  1:11; 2:5,13; 3:9, 12-14; 4:6-7, 19 
Col.  1:12-28; 2:1-20; 3:17 
John 1:4; 3:15-17; 4:14; 6:40, 56; 10:10; 14:6-23; 15:4-9; 16:23-24 
1 Thess.  4:16; 5:18 
1 Tim.  1:14 
2 Tim.  1:9-13; 2:1, 10-12; 3:15 
Titus 2:14; 3:7 
Hebrews 1:3; 2:9-18; 4:14-16; 7:19-25; 8:6; 9:11-15, 24-28; 10:10-20; 13:5-6, 8-21 
I Peter 1:3, 8, 21; 2:5,9,21; 3:18; 5:10 
2 Peter 1:8 
1 John 1:7-9, 5; 2:1-8, 27; 3:2-6, 24; 4:9-15, 4; 5:1-20 
2 John 1:9 
Rev.  1:5-6

Quoted from here

Posted on 24 May, 2008

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Whats In A Name?

What’s in a Name? A lot! A name sets the tone for who we are and what we do. We are called by our name multiple times each day. What’s your name and what does it have to do with your calling?

 

In July 1983, God called me as a missionary and a minister of the gospel at a summer camp near Everett, Washington. It was during an evening chapel service at a Church Camp called Cedar Springs. The speaker called those kids who felt God’s call into missions to go to the front of the chapel. God spoke to me then that I was ‘called to be a missionary, but a different type of missionary’. So he made it clear to me that I wasn’t supposed to go forward.

 

What did that ‘different type of missionary’ mean? Although I wanted to go right to Bible school after college, I knew that he really wanted me to go to a secular University. So I went to the University of Washington in Seattle and graduated in 1990. After graduation, I went immediately to Japan. Literally, the next day. I did my initial Bible schooling through a combination of Assemblies of God coursework and Rhema Bible Training center teacher Bob Yandian.

 

As I look back at how God has led me I have found that He knew exactly what my gifting and my talents were back on that day in 1983. He knew how I could be more effective as a minister and that by 2001 (when I went in to ministry full-time) that I could minister to everyone from beggar to business professional. God knew that traditional missionaries and ministers are sometimes limited to certain social classes of people, but that by the year 2000 we would need people who minister to and encourage people in business, entrepreneurs and community leaders that are usually neglected by missionaries for the financially struggling.

 

On a Saturday (February 17, 2007) I was praying in my church as I was preparing to minister on Sunday. God spoke to me, that He was going to answer my prayer to make a bigger mark on this world for Him. To be a history-maker, a dispenser of the love and the joy inexpressible that He has for everyone who will accept and also learn to walk in His power and authority that He has for them. He spoke that as I was to call myself Spencer as a reminder of how He wanted me to be a blessing to those around me and help them to stand up and receive what He has for them.

 

I have to admit that I was a bit shy about any changes to my name. Afterall, my name had been with me for almost 40 years at the time. I tried to push the whole idea under the carpet. But on another Saturday in October God reminded me of what I was supposed to do. So that next day (Sunday) I shared the vision with my church family. Everyone at Victory was excited to hear about God’s plan for me, but also that God had a plan for them as well. Of course, we’ve got to remember that all our plans vary for each person based on our gifts and callings.

 

As I began to do what He said and act on His promise to me, I see God’s vision manifesting for me. Opportunities began to open up to reach more people as I had acted on God’s word. TV companies calling, people stopping me on the street saying “hey, are you that guy?”. God has called us here to make a difference. Not to be the same thing. As Spencer Patrick, I am so proud to be a child of our Father God. Every time I hear my name, I am reminded of His goodness, His plan, and His purpose for me. Spencer means ‘distributor’ or ‘dispenser of the provisions’. Patrick means ‘noble one’ related to the patrician class of nobility in the Roman empire. It is clear God sees me as His distributor of

 

-the power of the Holy Spirit

-the message of how to enter in abundant life He promised in John 10:10

-the love to the lost and dying of our nation and any nation we minister in

-the hope that only came come through Jesus our Messiah

 

What’s in a name? A lot, and every time you hear your name, let it be a reminder of God’s plan for you, His plan to prosper you, His plan to give you hope and a future that will not end until you decide you are ready to go home and be with Him.

 

I am going long, and I am going strong! What about you? God is AWESOME!

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Whatever You Do

Ps 1:3
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
NKJV

Whatever?  What a great word.  In Japanese, nandemo is the way we say that.  It is such an open opportunity.  The Almighty God is our God of opportunity.  He turns a moon worshiper (Abraham) to a father of many nations.  He turned one of the youngest boys (Joseph) in a large family to the 2nd in command of the most powerful nation of the time.  He transformed an illiterate plumber in the UK from an unknown to one of the greatest ministers of all time (Smith Wigglesworth).  He turned a pastor’s son with no college degree into an anointed pastor of the fastest growing church in America (Joel Osteen).

God is the god of opportunity.  He has a great plan for all of us but we must step into that plan.  Without stepping into the plan we have a simple life that can be downright mundane.  But when you accept the calling God has for you, you can change your world for Jesus the Messiah.

I picture a guy working in a factory in Japan.  They make products that are shipped all around Japan and even to some other nations.  This guy works with other foreigners but even more Japanese.  In his prayer time and time in the Word, he gets so filled with the love of God for his coworkers that he begins to pray and intercede for them daily.  In a matter of weeks, the job becomes very easy.  People feel such peace when they go to the work-place that they begin to enjoy work more, all because one guy decided to stand in the gap for the men and women he works with.

God moves on the place and people get saved at lunch, after work, at break times. People start coming to church and get excited about the word of God.  They see the awesome opportunity that God made for them and tell others.  Revival breaks out in Japan. God is all over that Japanese factory because one guy decided to pray and share the Word about the Messiah and how his life was changed.  His actions changed a factory, changed a church, changed an area, changed a nation!

God has an opportunity lined up for you.  Will you take it?  Will you step up and pray for you workplace, your family, your neighborhood?  Will you be bold and tell your hurting friend that Jesus can heal that hurt?  Will you lay hands on the sick and pray the prayer of faith over them?  Will you bless the poor so that they can get a hold of God’s Word and grab on to God’s Biblical plan of prosperity for them.  When you do, you will be so glad you did.

Revival is coming to Japan!  Revival is coming to your nation.  Revival starts with each and every one of us; right where we are, right where we work.  Don’t miss the opportunity.

Posted on 8 August, 2007

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Seven Things That Bring Increase

God wants you to prosper.  God wants you to increase.  But to increase in this world according to God’s plan you have to keep a few things in mind.  Seven things that bring increase are

1) Walking In Truth (Holiness)
The Word says to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and then all these things shall be added to you.  You have to keep your life holy and right before God.

2) Faithfulness
Proverbs- A faithful man shall abound with blessings. If you are faithful to your church, faithful to spending time with God, faithful to the family of believers, then you are in a position to be blessed.

3) Diligence
About the Word of God.  If you want to increase you have to be diligent.  You have to be in the Word today.  You can’t live off of what the energy, guidance, and revelations you got from Father God yesterday.

4) Tithing
The basis for financial breakthrough.  I have never met a cheerful tither who wasn’t blessed.  I have met many people not tithing who were in financial shipwreck.  Honor God with the firstfruits of your income and He will honor you back.

5) Sowing
Give and it shall be given to you.  God is the number one giver.  For God so loved the World that He GAVE.  If you want to be blessed you’ve got to remember you are tithing 10% of your income to your local church, but really all of what you have belongs to Him.  Also, you can’t be afraid to give to others.  Time, effort, money, love, care, a listening ear… people need to know that God cares and we are His human hands and feet on this earth right now.

6) Believing
Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.  If you do not believe the good news God has planned for you, don’t expect much to happen.  But if you believe, you release the power of God to act in your life.  What?  That’s right, when you believed that Jesus the Messiah was your Savior and accepted Him, and believed the work he did for you then you were saved.

7) Saying
This is probably where most believers blow it.  They believe initially but then what they say after wards changes what they have said.  I believe God is going to get me free from this credit card debt.  But after praying that and believing that in church, they start saying things like I don’t know how God is going to get us out of this debt… Faith is saying what you expect not what you have.  Everyone knows what you have.  But you want to set your expectation according to God’s Word and walk in the increase He has for you.

Posted on 25 July, 2007