DISPENSATION

DISPENSATION

There were seven dispensations; the purpose of each dispensation was to place man under a specific rule.

Dispensation is a religious system or the ordering of events under divine authority.

The dispensation of the Mosaic Law was over the nation of Israel. Under the leadership of Moses it started
with the Ten Commandments.

It continued in Deuteronomy 28 and ended at the cross for the Christians and the Gentiles.

Matthew 5:16-18King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

¹⁷ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

¹⁸ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

In every past dispensation man has failed, and He failed in the present dispensation and will fail in the future.

Romans 3:19-24King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

²⁰ Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

²² Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

But salvation has been and will continue to be available to Him by Gods grace through faith.

People have to be told and they have to choose what has been available.

Because of His love, He had already decided to adopt us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Our heavenly father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms

That means in Christ Jesus we have all the benefits of knowing the father.

We as Christians have the privilege of Being chosen for salvation, being adopted as his children, forgiveness, insight, the gifts of the spirit, power to do the fathers will and the hope of living forever with Christ.

Because we have an intimate relationship with Jesus we can enjoy these blessings now.

The “heavenly realms” means that these blessings are eternal, not temporal.

These blessings come from Christ’s spiritual realm, not from the earthly realm.

Ephesians 1:9-13King James Version (KJV)

⁹ Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

¹⁰ That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

¹¹ In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

¹² That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

¹³ In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Our heavenly Father chose us and that salvation depends totally on Him.

We were not saved because we deserved it, but because our heavenly Father is gracious and freely gives us salvation.

The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God before we existed.

God the Father showered his loving kindness on us, this is called Gods grace.

This is His loving favor given to those he saves. God was not intentionally keeping this plan a secret, but His plan for the world could not be fully understood until Christ rose from the dead.

His purpose for sending Jesus was to unite Jews and gentiles in one body with Christ as the head.

God is still in charge, when your life seems chaotic, you can rest in this truth.

Jesus is Lord and God is in control, Gods purpose to save you can not be altered, no matter what evil Satan may bring.

The Holy Spirit is Gods guarantee that we belong to Him and He will do what He has promised.

The presence of the Holy Spirit in us demonstrates the fact that our faith is genuine.

This proves that we are Gods children and secures eternal life for us.

Keep in His word.

GODS PLAN FOR YOU

GODS PLAN FOR YOU

READ JOHN 14:12-13 & V17 & V26

John 14:12-13King James Version (KJV)¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:17King James Version (KJV)¹⁷ Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John 14:26King James Version (KJV)²⁶ But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in

my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

THE HOLY SPIRIT ABIDES OR LIVES IN US FOREVER. WHEN HE COMES IN HE SEALS OUR SPIRIT. HE ALSO CREATES AN AWARENESS, MAKING US AWARE WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO GO WRONG.

GOD WANTS US TO LIVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO LEAD YOU IN THAT ABUNDANT LIFE.

YOU ARE NOT CREATED TO LIVE THE NORMAL LIFE; YOU ARE CREATED TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE AVERAGE AND NORMAL.

IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS AS SAVIOR YOU ARE CHILDREN OF THE SUPERNATURAL. WHAT EVER YOU NEED TO LEARN, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THERE TO TEACH YOU.

BEING SAVED IS MORE THAN NOT GOING TO HELL. IT IS WISDOM OF HOW TO LIVE A RIGHTEOUS LIFE IS REVELATION KNOWLEDGE FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT.

EVERYTHING YOU WILL EVER NEED TO LIVE THIS CHRISTIAN LIFE IS ALREADY INSIDE OF YOU.

NOW WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND EXCEPT IT.

WE HAVE TO BELIEVE BEYOND THE FLESH, OR THE NATURAL AND START BELIEVING WITH OUR HEART

YOUR FEELINGS ARE THE VOICE OF YOUR FLESH, REASONING IS THE VOICE OF YOUR SOUL, AND YOUR CONSCIENCE IS THE VOICE OF YOUR SPIRIT.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT YOU WILL NEED A GUIDE, THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO BE THAT GUIDE.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH JUST TO BE A CHRISTIAN. A LOT OF CHRISTIANS ARE BEING DEFEATED. THEY ARE SICK, BUSTED AND CONFUSED.

FOR MOST OF THEM IT IS EASIER TO FOLLOW THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (WHICH IS THE LAW) THAT CAN BE SEEN, THAN TO FOLLOW THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHICH THEY CAN NOT SEE.

Proverbs 3:5King James Version (KJV)⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

  IT IS SAYING LEAN NOT TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.

Matthew 16:15-19King James Version (KJV)¹⁵ He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?¹⁶ And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.¹⁸ And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.¹⁹ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

GOD REVEALED A SECRET TO PETER, HE FOUND FAVOR WITH HIM… THIS WAS REVELATION, STRAIGHT FROM THE FATHER.

IF YOU WALK IN THE SPIRIT, OF GOD, THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT HE WILL SUPERNATURALLY SPEAK THROUGH YOUR SPIRIT.

UPON THIS ROCK, I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH.  AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM.

 ONE OF THOSE KEYS IS WHAT IS BOUND ON EARTH…IS BOUND IN HEAVEN. WHAT IS LOOSED ON EARTH IS LOOSED IN HEAVEN.

NO ONE CAN STOP THE REVELATION WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND YOU CAN NOT BE DEFEATED… WALK IN THE SPIRIT.

YOU CAN NOT STOP A PERSON WHO HAS REVELATION KNOWLEDGE.

PETER RECEIVED THIS WISDOM FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT AS TO WHO JESUS WAS…

John 16:13King James Version (KJV)¹³ Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

 THE HOLY SPIRIT OF TRUTH HAS COME AS A GUIDE, TO GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH; HE TRANSMITS TO YOU WHATEVER THE FATHER HAS IN STORE FOR YOU.

WE ARE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING MIND AND A HEARING HEART. LISTEN FOR HIS GUIDANCE. 

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHERE CHRISTIANS WOULD BE TODAY IF THEY HAD A HEART THAT COULD HEAR FROM GOD… UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY DON’T NOW UNDERSTAND.

THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS THE ONE WHO BRINGS WISDOM TO YOUR HEART.

WHAT CAN THE DEVIL DO WITH A CHRISTIAN WHO HAS A HEARING HEART? UNDERSTANDING WHAT HE THE DEVIL DOESN’T UNDERSTAND. NOT MUCH.

THE HOLY SPIRIT GRANTS YOU ACCESS TO WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS TO YOU. IT IS ALWAYS TO BUILD YOU UP.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED IN LIFE HAS BEEN PROVIDED THROUGH GRACE.

 

  Philippians 4:19King James Version (KJV)¹⁹ But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

 GOD SUPPLIES ALL YOUR NEED

A LOT OF TIMES WE DO THINGS WE DON’T KNOW IS WRONG, IT IS CALLED LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.

EVEN THOUGH AS CHRISTIANS WE ARE SAVED, WE STILL LIVE IN THE FLESH. THE

FLESH STILL HAS THE SAME OLD PROBLEM, IT WANTS ITS WAY, AND IT WANTS IT NOW…

WHEN YOU ARE BORN AGAIN YOUR SPIRIT DOES NOT  AGREE WITH THE FLESH.

DON’T GIVE PLACE TO YOUR FLESH, IT WILL LIE TO YOU.

THE DEVIL ATTACKS YOU SO YOUR CONSCIOUS IS IN A SIN PLACE, MAKING YOU FEEL GUILTY, KEEPING YOU FROM USING YOUR FAITH TO GUIDE YOU IN YOUR LIFE.

STAY IN THE WORD, ALLOW THE WORD TO ADJUST YOUR MIND, WE NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES, TO HELP US CHRISTIANS BATTLE OUR FLESH.

YOU MAY HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN, BUT YOU STILL HAVE THAT SIN NATURE TO BATTLE. READ THE WORD. FOLLOW GODS PLAN FOR YOU.

PRAISE GOD WE STILL HAVE THE VICTORY…

HOW TO OPPOSE THE DEVIL

HOW TO OPPOSE THE DEVIL

1 Peter 5:8King James Version (KJV)⁸ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

If you have been crying to God to run the devil out of your life, stop. The bible says, you are the one who is supposed to overcome the devil.

How? By resisting him.

By rebelling against him when he tells you to so something you know is wrong. Instead do what God says to do.

When satan tells you a lie, contradict him with the word of God… oppose him.

James 4:7King James Version (KJV)⁷ Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

This verse is telling you when you resist the devil he will flee from you… ie he will run as in terror.

That means everywhere you go, as you walk in faith and oppose the devil, darkness is pushed back.

You can push back the darkness with the life of God that dwells within you.

When we accept Jesus he comes and lives inside of us. Every where we go he goes with us.

Every problem that rises up against us or every evil spirit that tries to influence your life is coming up against God. The Word says resist him and he will flee. Be aware of that, operate in it.

Keep studying the Word of God, it will dwell in your spirit, you will develop a closer relation ship with the Savior…

Romans 6:4-5King James Version (KJV)⁴ Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.⁵ For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

This verse is telling us that as believers we actually have the same new life God gave Jesus when he raise him up from the dead.

The old sinner we once were has died; we have become a new creation on the inside. We are full of the resurrection life of God.

Sin and disobedience, living a selfish carnal life will keep that resurrection life from flowing. Sin separates us from the power of God, even though we have been born again.

Resurrection life will lay dormant in you if you walk in sin. Over come sin by walking after the new life God has put within you, by spending time in the word and in prayer.

As you do that the spirit of God will strengthen you and enable you to put sin under your feet. The Holy Spirit will not reduce old fleshy habits in your life; he will wait on you to take the initiative.

Then he will strengthen you to follow through with your decision to stop sinning. He will teach you how to walk in the new life that is inside of you.

Take the first step today by asking for his help… Say… Lord I desire to experience the power to live by this new life every day. By a decision of my heart, I put down dictates of sin. I declare myself dead to it in Jesus name.

I will spend time in prayer and in the word today. As I do this I believe I will receive a Holy Ghost refreshing in my life.

I believe I will begin to live out the resurrection power that you have placed in me. I pray all in Jesus name.

FAITH WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

FAITH WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

2 Corinthians 5:7King James Version (KJV)⁷ (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Psalm 16:1King James Version (KJV)16 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

First and foremost the thing we need to do is to realize …that God is.

God never changes, his word never changes.

Hebrews 11:1King James Version (KJV)11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Scriptural faith believes with the Heart, in spite of what the physical senses or circumstances may say.

In these days, from TV and pulpits there are so many different versions explaining the bible until people that don’t read the word can not tell which version is right.

Many people will agree on the bible, but they are agreeing in their mind. It takes heart faith to receive from God.

God has told us that it is impossible to please him with out faith.

Some people in the pulpits and teachers of the WORD today are not teaching the difference between real faith and wishful faith.

Wishing will not accomplish anything in the Kingdom of God.

However biblical hope coupled with faith and love is the only way the word works.

Don’t let your emotions be the cause of you backing away from hope. Hope is like faith; you need to feed it with the word of God so it will grow.

Jeremiah 17:7-8King James Version (KJV)⁷ Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.⁸ For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Hope will paint the picture so clearly inside you and make it so real until you will begin to be blinded to what you see in the natural realm.

You must dwell on the WORD until the hope of the gospel rises up on the inside of you.

The more we study the word of God the more our thinking will change until you get to the point of those inner pictures that hope has painted with Gods word become real to you.

Then you will begin to believe you are what the word of God says you are.

 

Hebrews 11:1King James Version (KJV)11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hope is the inner image that your faith becomes the substance of.

Remember, hope is the blue print, or the foundation, faith is the material.

Romans 10:17King James Version (KJV)¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

John 3:16King James Version (KJV)¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

He loves us so much that he wants to speak to us, to fellowship with us.

Read the word of God. It is God talking to you.

WE ARE HEIRS OF GOD

We Are Heirs of God

Romans 8:16-17King James Version (KJV)¹⁶ The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:¹⁷ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

When a person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in Gods family.

One of these outstanding privileges is being led by the Holy Spirit

Galatians 4:6-7King James Version (KJV)⁶ And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.⁷ Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Because you are sons (or Heirs) God has sent forth the spirit of His son into your hearts, crying Abba Father

Wherefore thou are no more a servant, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ Jesus

When the King James Bible speaks of sons, it also means daughters

We may not feel as though we belong to God but the Holy Spirit is our witness.

His inward presence reminds us of who we are and encourages us with Gods love.

We are no longer like fearful slaves; instead we are the Masters children. What a privilege that is.

Because we are Gods children we share in great treasures as co-heirs.

So we should behave like Gods very own children that have been adopted into His family through Christ Jesus.

Since we are His children we will share His treasures.

For every thing God gives to his Son Jesus is ours too.

For we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

And if you be Christ’s, then you are heirs according to the promise.

God had to send his son Jesus to redeem those who were under the Mosaic Law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons.

Jesus redeemed us from the Curse of the law by becoming a curse for us

He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the gentiles. That is us, through Christ Jesus

So by faith we might receive the promise of the spirit. We are the heirs of God through our relationship with Christ Jesus.

To be an heir of God we must make Jesus the Lord of our life and serve God through him. 

How Do We Get Our Prayers Answered

How Do We Get Our Prayers Answered

Through Moses, the law was designed for the Jews

 

Through Jesus the law was fulfilled with a new covenant

Jesus came only to teach the Jewish people

God chose the Jewish people to teach the world the love and blessings of God.

Jesus was born a Jew, raised as a Jew under Jewish teachings and became a Jewish Rabbi… Priest

By exploring the word of God we will find out how to get our prayers answered by petition.

  Matthew 15:21-28     King James Version (KJV)²¹ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.²² And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.²³ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.²⁴ But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.²⁵ Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.²⁶ But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.²⁷ And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.²⁸ Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

James 5:13-16King James Version (KJV)

¹³ Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.¹⁴ Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

1 John 5:14-15     King James Version (KJV)¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:¹⁵ And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Psalm 20:5     King James Version (KJV)⁵ We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

2 Corinthians 1:19     King James Version (KJV)¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 

Philippians 4:6-7     King James Version (KJV)⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.⁷ And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We must humble ourselves and meditate on the word.

Use biblical Prayer. Do our prayers line up with the will of God?

Jesus died to fulfill the will of God. We must be persistant. We are Gods children. God wants to please us.

We must petition God with a list of Scripture pertaining to the prayer we want answered. Not forgetting to pray with thanksgiving, praising God. Jesus through the new covenant earned the right for our prayers to be answered.

When You See Jesus Face to Face

When You See Jesus Face to Face

 John 3:16   King James Version (KJV)¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 God loved his creation so much until he sent Jesus down to earth to clean up the mess we people (his creation) created.

He knew we were helpless against Satan and his demonic forces.

What most don’t understand is that Jesus didn’t come down to condemn us, but rather that we would be saved from our sins and be with God forever.

 When we choose to believe Him, in the one that God sent, we won’t be destroyed. The situation today is there is no awareness of God’s love, or the fact that if he came to take his people ( the ones who choose to believe in Jesus and accept Him as savior) to heaven they would be left behind for their choice not to believe in Jesus.

The left behind will have to face the seven years of tribulation. 

2Thessalonians 2:3    King James Version (KJV)³ Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

It speaks of the fact that people will deceive you by any means. There will be a great falling away of Christians from the gospel just before the great tribulation.

Many Christians have turned away from reading the word, hearing the word and do not spread the word. These same Christians then wonder why their prayers are not answered. 

Life is not a game of chance; it is a matter of choice.

The devil does not play fair. However the Lord did not leave you at Satan’s mercy. The only way to win this spiritual war is with the word. Put on your armor every day. Decide every day to follow Jesus.

We have a new covenant with Jesus our savior. He is faithful. He will not leave or forsake you. He is only a prayer away.

Matthew 10:38King James Version (KJV)³⁸ And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 

 It says… he that take not up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Your decision to follow Jesus every day will determine the outcome of your eternal life. Someday you will stand face to face with Jesus. Have you made the right choices? Will you spend eternity with the Lord?

I hope to meet you there.