Sermon Date: Wed, 02/15/2012
Key Passage: Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.” - Jeremiah 1:12
So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, Moses, Moses And he said Here Am I – Exodus 3:4(NKJ)
With the precious things of the earth and its fullness, And the Favor of Him who dwelt in the bush…Deuteronomy 33:16A (NKJ)
1. FAVOR IS FOUND IN THE PRAYER CIRLCE
And I will give you Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth, will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose in earth will be loosed in Heaven. – Matthew 16:19 (NKJ)
BIND MEANS – To place a contract on something
Thou shall declare a thing and it will be Established – Job 22:28 (KJ)
No good thing will He with hold with from those who walk uprightly – Psalm 84:11b (NKJ)
But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you – Matthew 6:33 (NKJ)
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man – Luke 2:52 (NKJ)
HOW?
Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God – Luke 6:12 (NKJ)
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly – Matthew 6:6 (NKJ)
2. HE CAN ONLY FILL UP WHATS BEEN GIVEN TO HIM
A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband (PROVIDER) is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.”2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing (FIRST RESPONSE) in the house but a jar of oil.”3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few (EXPAND YOUR THINKING). 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.” – 2 Kings 4:1-7 (NKJ)
VESSEL – People
OIL – Anointing
ANOINTING – Increase
WHAT’S NEXT? TAKE THE STEP
Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: ‘When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.’” – Joshua 3:8 (NLT)
“Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. – Matthew 14:29 (NLT)
