Revival ~ Summer 2011

Zion Field Evangelistic Ministries Revival ~ Summer 2011

• Monday, 8/22/11 ~ Sis. Doris Allen
  Bondage & Strongholds 
• Romans 8:15, 21 ~ The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” ...the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
  
• Galatians 4:3, 9; 5:1 ~ So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world. But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Faith - Hope & Evidence... Where's yours!

Recently it seems as though talk of miracles, faith & belief has been weighing heavy on the minds of saints. So many people are in need of blessings - spiritually, physically, financially. Loved ones need to be saved & delivered, people's homes need to be saved, they need food to eat & healing in their bodies. We've been coming together in prayer for miracles for all of the above as well as many, many other things and one thing that our pastor has tried to instill in us through the Word is the necessity of faith & our belief in what God can & will do in, through and for His people.

Before we get into what you need to do to get your prayers answered, we need to establish a basis for having faith. You need to understand #1 who God is & #2 what faith is & how to obtain more of it before you can get to #3 how to stand on faith & encourage yourself when you have nothing else!

#1 Who is God & what does knowing Him have to do with your faith?

1. Numbers 23:19 ~ God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
   
   
   • This scripture tells us that God is not like a human being - not like us... He CANNOT lie! His very nature, holy, pure & true, does not allow Him to lie.
    
2. 2 Timothy 3:16-17: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
   
   
   • These scriptures assure us that we can hold fast to EVERY word that God speaks into our spirits & every word in the scriptures. Also, through His Word, God has given us everything we need to do His will & accomplish goals in our lives!
3. Ephesians 3:20 ~ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
   
   
   • This is a powerful scripture because it tells us that God do more than we can possibly imagine! Think of something you feel might be impossible to accomplish... go ahead - think hard :-) ok, well whatever you just thought of, God can do exceedingly abundantly MORE than that!

Happy Father's Day ~ June 19, Pastor Leslie Crockett, Jr.

1.  Philippians 3:7-11 ~ But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, & so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

• Give up everything for Christ because none of it matters & none of it compares to what He has to offer, not to mention what He gave up for us! Stature, position, riches, fame mean nothing! John the Baptist was a great man but even he said he wasn't worthy to untie the shoelaces of Jesus. Open your heart to receive the excellence of Christ; then you'll realize the other things are simply JUNK!

2.  Matthew 13:44-50 ~ “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous & throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

• When you come to the knowledge of truth/the Kingdom of God/the Gospel of Jesus, you give up all for this hidden treasure because these are the only things that matter - they are eternal. Because of sin, the treasure was hidden from us! Within that treasure there is life, healing prosperity, anointing, power, love, forgiveness, strength. This treasure is able to deliver & set captives free1 it can catch "fish" we can't because of its holiness!

Get away from what you're used to...

Many times we encounter situations that we feel are hard. Hard times may come because God is trying to get us to a new elevation in faith. They may also come when we've done something to bring them on. Either way, our fault or not, God has given us the tools we need to succeed!

There's this placed called comfort that we all know about. It's that place we dwell in because it's "safe". There's no trouble there because we are used to the things that happen there. We don't have to think too hard or do too much because everything is laid out. There's a routine & nothing changes. Dwell means to live or exist or at least to remain for a time so when you dwell in your comfort zone, you also deny yourself the opportunity to trust God. You, in essence, limit God's ability. Now don't be confused in thinking that you can stop God from being who He is, BUT you can shut Him out of your life by having no trust in Him.