Pastor's Notes

Teaching on August 27, 2023.
Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-12
-The 4 types of wisdom (James 3:15 - (1) Wisdom from above, (2) earthly, (3) carnal, (4) devilish.

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The wisdom of God:
Get it - that's the main thing!
Do not forget it !
Don't turn away from it!
Don't give up on him!
- The six main sources of wisdom:

(1) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom - Prov 9:10, Deut. 10:12, 20-21

(2) The Word of God is the wisdom of God

(3) The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Wisdom

(4) Through prayer - James 1:5

(5) Wisdom by association - Prov. 13:20

(6) A sacrificial offering - 2 Chron. 1:5-12
- The seven benefits of wisdom in the context of Proverbs 4

1. It preserves you
2. He protects you
3. He favors you
4. It will bring you honor and success
5. She will crown you with grace (favor of God) 
6. He will crown you with glory (valorous person)
7. It will give you a long life

Morning prayer of August 22, 2023.

Scripture: Job 33:14 - 

- 3 sources of dreams: (1) Of God (2) Of the Devil (3) Of the soul
- 4 types of dreams from God: (1) To instruct us (2) To give us directions (3) To warn us - in Hebrew Shamar (4) Prophetic (symbolic) dreams

- Two dream messengers: The angel of death and the intercessor angel
When you dream of:
--Food or eating in your dreams - Witchcraft to pollute your mind, soul and body. To defile you and tempt you. The food of the evil alliance to gain access to your life. Think of Adam, Eve and Esau.
--Dogs in your dreams - Dogs chasing or biting you in a dream again indicate witchcraft against you, demonic attacks and betrayals from those close to you (Matt. 10:36).
--The dead and deceased people in your dreams - These are familiar spirits, generational and ancestral curses. Deceptive spirits who attempt to enforce commitments made in the past. Spirits that disguise themselves to seduce and attack you.

Morning prayer of September 6, 2023.

The Basic Scriptures - Isaiah 43:1, Joel 2:28-32, Acts 4:12, Acts 16:31, Rom. 10:13

Altars:

-Gen. 8:20 -Noah built a'altar of thanksgiving' (for the salvation, protection and preservation of one's life and family from the judgment of God).

-Gen. 22 -Abraham builds an altar and calls himJehovah Jireh (the Lord is my support).
God provides for my needs. 
He built a'altar of provision'. 

Abraham used to build altars. He was a worshiper -'altar of worship'

-Moses, in Exodus 17:15, built an altar to the Lord when Israel defeated the enemy Amalek and called himJehovah Nissi (The LORD is my standard) - he proclaimed that the LORD was the ruler of Israel.
It was a'altar of salvation and protection'.
(Ps. 20:5-8, Ps. 60:4-5).

-In the book of Judges, Israel suffered and hid in caves, mountains and fortresses. The Midian, the Amalekites and the peoples of the East - The enemy attacked in groups. 
Midian was born to Abraham and his second wife Keturah (after Sarah's death).
Remember that Moses took refuge among the Midians when he escaped from Egypt (Exo. 2:15).
The Midian represent estranged family and friends who have now become enemies and tormentors - spirit of oppression.
Amalek is a blood-sucking spirit who likes to attack behind your back. 
The sons of the east, like the east wind, are a spirit of destruction. 
These enemies attacked when Israel was near its harvest time (time of productivity and breakthrough). 
God called Gideon.
Gideon built an altar to the LORD and called to himJehovah Shalom (the Lord is my peace) - Shalom also means "nothing is missing, nothing is broken"

He built a'altar of peace'.

Teaching on September 3, 2023.

Fundamental Scriptures: Deut. 8:14
Israel's process:
1. Deliverance from the house of bondage.
2. The desert.
3. The place of abundance.

The desert is a place of transition! 
The desert is for a season - it is temporary.
In the desert, we have a choice:
- A place of transition
- A place of condemnation
We must decide to make the desert a place of transition.
The desertIS NOT
1. God's punishment or disapproval of our life.
2. Abandonment of God.
3. God puts you on a shelf until He is ready to use you (God is not a waste of time).

4 A place of defeat.

In the desert there are snakes and scorpions.
Two types of snakes: The viper (Ps. 91:13) - Python (Acts 16:16)
Scorpions symbolize the power of evil with torment, oppression, evil, pain and suffering (Rev. 9:3-11).
In the New Testament, by the grace of God, Jesus gave us POWER OVER serpents and snakes.let us attack and attack all the power of the enemy, and nothing will harm him - Luke 10:19.

Deut. 8:7-20 - This is God's plan for our lives - Ps. 23:1

7 gifts or blessings from God – a place of abundance

For the LORD your God will bring you into a good land, a land of rivers and springs and lakes that flow out in the valleys and in the mountains;

8 countries of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees and pomegranate trees; land of olive trees and honey - Deut. 8:7-8

Water means "no more drought

1. Land of wheat. 2. barley. 3. vines. 4. fig trees. 5. grenadiers. 6. olive trees. 7. honey

-No lack of water.
-No lack of blessings.
-No lack of food.
-A place of prosperity with silver and gold.
-A place where beautiful and good houses are built.

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God gives us the power (creative capacity) to create wealth

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