The Overcoming Oil of Gladness

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1 Page 1 of 7 Crowned with His Favor 8 The Overcoming Oil of Gladness How you can overcome weaknesses that can keep you from your destiny. Isaiah 61:1-3 A CROWN of: - beauty instead of ashes, - the oil of gladness instead of mourning, garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; splendid cloths instead of despair. Oil of gladness power of the HS Oil power car giftings 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 Context Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. NKJV Paul miracles, deep rev ¾ of NT - more than you all Ephesians 6: Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions NIV And dia by means of Right word for business rel Problems Work? Instead of staying Stay up all nite thinking of strategies computer prog prob Takes you beyond the nat 9 gifts IV. Know and experience things freely given! 1 Corinthians 2: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. NKJV ignorance mindset skinny goat Key - Thru word spirit and life I. Powerful witness to Christ Luke 24:47-51 Person what did forgiveness HS blessings 49 stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven." More you share more now exp his blessings Daniel 12:3 Those who turn many to righteousness will shine like stars forever. NLT II. Experience His love that empowers you for INCREASE. Jude But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,21 keep yourselves in the love of God. NKJV Rom 5:5 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. NASB Imperf Unfair situation - may be Didn t have gd childhood didn t get promo - laid off divorce illness Painful life too precious to be stuck in bitterness Move on- No power? More than Romans 8:37 III. Release Supernatural Creative ideas for INCREASE V. Experience the Power of knowing WHO you are in Christ. Again Key - thru Word IMPERF world pain hurt unfair - crushing bitterness if divorce or bereavement - bad choices Easy feel washed up - finished - condemned live life of mediocrity Easy to feel rejection inferiority even depression feeling condemned live life of mediocrity Eze 16:19 19 Also My bread which I gave you, fine flour, oil and honey with which I fed you, you would offer before them for a soothing aroma. NASB Oil of gladness Soothing! Healing! Restoring balm of Gilead Luke 3:22 "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." NKJV Romans 8: The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs - heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ NIV Child - beloved well pleasing in Him Nothing ord don t limit - background Don t asso - worth value performance do - didn t do Jesus proclaimed beloved well pleasing bef he performed any miracles HS affirms who you are heir in Christseed of Abraham - amazing fam blood line - champ Like baby horse nothing sp confi

2 Page 2 of 7 Despite what see - Confi - inside blood of Champ Today continue look at oil of gladness gives VI. Power to overcome our weaknesses Romans 8:26 26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; NASBStr Weakness: means: sicknesses, infirmities, weaknesses, impotence, and frailty. Sickness - Col Stringer Karl Peterson 2 chemicals - 40% inc immunity stess - pressure down - SIX years cannot sleep 2 New kidney Phy weakness ht, color, eyes nothing much can do God can turn disadv to our adv: Zach Zach short but key for that encounter Serious Emo char - weakness: That can kept them from yr destiny who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die. NLT Surely I will do the very things you said complain everyone 20 and above will die Serious weakness Wrong mind set: grasshoppers, low self esteem, sm thinking Num 14:31 31 You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised. NLTSB Exodus 20:5-6 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations 6 but showing mercy to thousands. NKJV What are iniquitites? OT: iniquities char bent or abnormalities, not occurs once a while, trait Emo char weakness: Bad habits: alcohol, drug dependence Struggling temper, can t control emo I. OVERCOME WEAKNESSES THAT KEEP YOU FROM YOUR DESTINY What was the reason the people cannot enter into the Land of Promise? Numbers 14:2-3; Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness! they complained. 3 Why is the L ord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn t it be better for us to return to Egypt? NLTSB If only die in Egypt or wilderness why die in battle - kids will be carried off as slaves 28 Now tell them this: As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. 29 You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you Addiction bondage lust, drug, alco Neg traits - mediocrity not going extra mile keep your destiny, harshness, blunt, critical Pass down 4 th gen - hate Studies - alcoholic, 10 times more likely be Max Jukes 1874 member of prison board, six member of same fam in same prison study traced back to famous - Max Jude 1720 Known trouble maker, heavy drinker, no integrity - Married wo just like him 6 daughter 2 sons 1200 of descendent studied 310 homeless alco, 160 drug. 150 criminals, 7 murder, 300 died prematurely, 100 prison, 190 prostitutes Some peo call this gen curse cost 1.2 mill to rehabilitate May be - struggling same char weakness or wrong mindset Looks like never - Goodnews - overcoming oil of gladness What are the keys to overcome traits we are struggling with for years?

3 Page 3 of 7 Peo in Isaiah s days - struggling many years traits forfeit them of own land traits that they can just cant overcome Isaiah 10:27 (LITV) And it shall be in that day, his burden shall turn away from on your shoulder, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. What yoke? Farmer immed und this Something restrain you, hold you down oxen may have immense strength, but totally under control Bondage - keep you from your destiny, despite yr strength Reach certain ht, plateau, go down II. OVERCOME INIQUITIES WITH HIS ANOINTING AND GRACE Goodnews don t have to be under the curse What is passed down, not need keep you from destiny Rahab cursed, descendant of Ham exposed father Noah s nakedness - luck Just my luck, forever prostitute One day she encounter grace married not anyone captain first step into Red Sea kingly tribe of Judah son, boaz Obez Jesse - David Ruth cursed to 10 generation cut story short pray Ruth 2 2 let me glean field (pick up leftover) of one who I may find grace married not just leader, rich, kind listed Boaz, Obez, Jesse David Levi overreacted - made bad choices over react kill whole city hurt of his sis. Gen 34 Sis Dinah attacked raped deceived the boy not circumcised whole city whole wounds still sore Simeon and Levi slaughtered everyone Massive revenge for what one did Genesis 49:5-8 5 "Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; 6 Let not my soul enter their council; Let not my honor be united to their assembly; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hamstrung an ox. And their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob And scatter them in Israel. Cursed finished? Yrs Exo Years later Exodus Moses saw Aaron let peo get out of control completely Moses called who on Lord s side, least lightly Of all the peo the Levites gathered around Moses Obey what Moses told them to do all called priest and levites Today ordained yourselves service of the Lord What is the key that the Levites were able to choose to do the right thing? Exodus 32:29 29 And Moses said [to the Levites, By your obedience to God's command] you have consecrated yourselves today [as priests] to the Lord, each man [at the cost of being] against his own son and his own brother, that the Lord restore and bestow His blessing upon you this day. What cause Levites do right thing blessing spoken by Isaac years ago, grace! Isaac saw Jacob deceived bro & him, blessed disappointed - what did he do not quick to bail Jacob out every time, - let him bear conseq take up resp sending him away Genesis 28:1-4 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother. 3 "May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, 4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and your descendants with you NKJV Didn t curse - continue to bless Did it make Jacob more corrupt? Amazingly transformed albeit 20 yrs Prince Confused, grandpa bless, dad curse - which more powerful, many go round, as if curse so powerful Generational blessings are greater than generational curses! You don t have to be bound by gen curses What Isaac did pict of what Christ did

4 Page 4 of 7 Jesus - took our curse - that we might have his blessings Matthew 8:17 cf Isa 53:4 "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses." NKJV Same word as in Rom 8:26 Galatians 3: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. NKJV Romans 8: The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs - heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ NIV New creation Your new genes are greater than the old genes! Leper OT How to shake off the excuses that we have to live with what has been passed down to us? Lie... My father - bad temper - I am bad tempered too bad it s in my gene, nothing I can do Grandma dep mum worrying dad compulsive complainer - I am all of these nothing much I can do in my gene Mo and dad never show affection never hug I am like that easy think it is normal We never hug real man still hug son Treat spouse with respect wife reflection of our glory all worn out She shine make you look good Child of most high new gene greater stronger Not given us spirit of fear but self control sound mind Fruit seed love joy peace, patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness self control Pray in HS activate new gene Don t blame past mum dad enviro - excuses Excuses only keep you - precious Only keep you from your destiny Life precious - Don t waste ano year, great destiny Inside, gen blessing, greater stronger genes Even scientist epigenetic just becos inherit gene - pass down does not mean must be activated Sci activate and activate a particular gene or traits Activate - decision, enviro, exp, long bef discovered, Bible already... How to activate our new genes? Choose life a new beginning! Deuteronomy 30:19 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live. NKJV Tribe of Levi, opport, choose Isaac blessing or Jacob curses xxx Mum, teacher, said this that What God says, ang pow Lady dad totally irresponsible abuse mum, all kinds of affairs hating dad couldn t wait to get out of fam - years later got a fam few children, she did the same thing father did all kinds of affairs Pro 30: There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:22 a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat, 23 a hateful woman who gets married, Matthew 16:19 whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." NKJV She chose hatred iniquities remain - life Receive grace, release grace Ernest Hemingway, author, writer, most work classic in American literature (The Old man and the sea) - nobel price winner 1961 committed suicide, sis 5 yrs later, bro 16 yrs later, grand daughter 96, Interesting Hemingway dad took his life 1928 Imagine what happen if dad did something Somebody in the line got to draw line in sand enough is enough - shake off self pity - choose life Proverbs 28:13 He who covers his transgressions and faults will not prosper, But he who honestly acknowledges it will find compassion, acceptance and grace to deal with it & overcome and thrive. JY Some translate confess prob: idea spend hours looking at your weaknesses - Job Open door to guilt and condemnation Job not just fear perhaps

5 Page 5 of 7 Job 1:5 5 When these celebrations ended--and sometimes they lasted several days--job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, "Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular practice. NLT Whenever felt HS peo over you bring something don t defensive Story man - father alcoholic violent abusive mistreat mo, fits of rage, End up like father, drug, violent life, late 20 gave life to Chr Respectable profession still have anger prob free from drug In pubic respectable, but in private - smallest thing, set him off, fits of rage, abuse Too embarrass confide to anyone not even to sp father Prob asso worth what did didn t do ack overcome Jas 5 16 Context: anointing fr elders heal sick Accountability rel ack faults to one ano Most gentle loving person greatest person ack to HS Romans 8:26a Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. NKJV Help: syn-anti-lambanoo: together with - take on the weaknesses. Like the word synthesis etc Together with HS More pray in HS Wrong mind set: Low self esteem, sm thinking, grasshopper OT: iniquities char bent or abnormalities, Xxx not occurs once a while, trait struggling - temper,can't control emo addiction bondage- lust, drug, alco Neg trait - mediocrity not going extra mile keep your destiny, harshness, blunt, critical Looks like never - Goodnews - overcoming oil of gladness Jesus took yoke Gen blessings greater - curse Don't have - bound by gen curses New gene greater Don't blame - give excuses Choose life, receive & release Ack - weakness - whatever Lord dealing - receive enabling oil overcome I>Dt 30:9 The LORD your God will prosper you abundantly in all the work of your hand,in the fruit of your body,in the increase of your livestock & in the produce of your land.for the LORD will again delight in being good to you as he was to your fathers.>boldly walk in Christ's favor in everything you do! Gg Max Jude - contrast - Jonathan Edwards, founder of Princeton top 10, the top ten most prestige school in the world today, See what happen - chose life 300 preachers, 65 college prof, 13 uni prof 60 authors, 3 congressmen, 1 vice president of US Key is same as prin which It is in the name of Jehovah God Princeton was founded Jehovah God during the great awakening revival great moves of HS - stamp Princeton official stamp, their official seal has the word - Jehovah God Every time give you cert name of xxxx May be - struggling Serious Emo char weakness: How to be empowered with the Holy Spirit? Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues (language) NKJV 1 Rest in His Grace Romans 5:17 God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness NIV Put away all fear. Lk 11:11-13 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Luke 11:11-13 NIV Some oh not holy enough hey that s why need

6 Page 6 of 7 2 Thirst and hunger for His presence and fullness John 7:37 If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. NKJV 3 Step out in faith and speak out Matt 14:28 Matthew 14:28-29 "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." 29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water. NKJV Gentle prompting urge syllables Speak out the syllables that come to your mind - No matter how strange it sounds don t speak normal common phrases like praise God hallelujah These can be said some other times Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and (they) began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. NKJV Ser 32:12; 23, 24 Lord I've come to touch Your face Just to feel Your warm embrace Come descend Lord like a dove Touch my heart with Your love for me, for me You're the Giver of life Giving new life You're the living Word of God Mighty waves of power followed by Your grace Let Your healing waters Flow in this place Standing in this place Even now You're giving grace We have seen and we believe It is by faith we receive We receive Announcements Raise champ in market: prof or entp Net working $ 15 3 pm Luke 4:16-19 (NASBStr) Came to Nazareth, custom, God can use something - routine so happen Of all bks, Isa, 66 - of all - 61 HE anointed ME to preach the gospel to the poor. 19 TO proclaim the favorable year of the Lord. Mine - confirmation, 1st of 3 request, inc anointing, minister needs A CROWN of: - beauty instead of ashes, - the oil of gladness instead of mourning, garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; splendid clothes instead of despair. Ashes, mourning, heaviness,despair, Carey Same, two same Husb wife same Deut 32::47 God's Word is no empty word for you, but your very life, and by this word you shall live a long and good life in the land that you are going over to possess/ Dt11:13 If listening you will listen & teach the Word to your children & speak of them as you sit - walk - lie;your days & those of your children will flourish in the place which the Lord promised like the days of heaven upon the earth CD free Prepare Dev Min SVG Big day Feb 22 Project Runway Walk like a king - catwalk fun Winning Team - KL PJ Hilton YAG Feb 23 Door post, Pict in phone Teach to kids Giving by faith enlarges my vision After hearing a testimony from care members on tithing, I decided to tithe too. I started with an amount and slowly increased what I want to tithe.

7 Page 7 of 7 God is good. The next quarter when I was supposed to have increased my amount, God blessed me with promotion and 30% increment! I am excited and believe for more miracles will happen in the following quarter. Sister-in-Christ Kingdom Keys enabled me to experience peace by speaking in tongues I was blessed when I joined the Kingdom Keys classes under the guidance of Pastor Patrick. I remembered he said that when you are in doubt or feel uneasy, try speaking in tongues until you feel the peace in you. I have tried speaking in tongues a few times when I felt uneasy and I really felt the peace deep inside me which is really marvelous. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Sister-in-Christ God s provision flows one after another Thank you Pastors Joshua and Carey. Through your teaching, we are transformed and enabled us to receive God s blessings. I received healing for thyroid problems. I was diagnosed as having thyroid in January. The doctor said I would need to take medication for at least 1 or 2 years but my thyroid reading is normal now. Praise the Lord for His healing. God provided the finances for my Holy Land trip which was really unexpected. God also provided the finances to have a new car too. Sister-in-Christ