Power Saturday Morning Message from Bishop Joseph Garlington
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Key Notes & Quotes from Bishop Garlington:
“Opportunities of a lifetime must be seized in the lifetime of an opportunity”
“Many times God is giving us an opportunity to do something, but we complicate it by thinking”
“Isaac sowed in famine and prospered” (Genesis 26)
1 There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham.
2 And the LORD appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;
“Extravagant giving produces extravagant results”
“Double is Doable”
“When you invest in the Kingdom, the king will reward you”
Amos 9:13-15 (MSG)
13-15 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree.
“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I’ll make everything right again for my people Israel:
“They’ll rebuild their ruined cities.
They’ll plant vineyards and drink good wine.
They’ll work their gardens and eat fresh vegetables.
And I’ll plant them, plant them on their own land.
They’ll never again be uprooted from the land I’ve given them.” God, your God, says so.
“If God gave it, He will give you the capacity to do it”
Joshua 5:14; 6:2 - While face down he was commanded to see (by faith, not sight)
5:13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
5:14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
5:15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
6:2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:24 NIV)
“God has given us a space of grace” Ezra 9:8 KJV
“And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.” (KJV)
8 “But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage. (NIV)
“Like Isaac, this is my space of grace to sow - even in famine”
“What He wants from me is faith and what I want from Him is what I have faith for”
“Are you ready to battle for it (what God is giving you)? What are you willing to give up or sacrifice to get it?”
“God is Able!”
2 Corinthians 9:8; 10-11 (AMP)
8 And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity.
10 Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].
11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous, and this [generosity, administered] through us is producing thanksgiving to God [from those who benefit].
“The reason for wealth is generosity”
“A wide door of opportunity has been opened with opposition”
“for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” 1 Corinthians 16:9 NASB
“Your opportunity is greater than your opposition”
“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” (2 Kings 6:16 NIV)
“See what the Lord has done”
(Song sent to me from Bishop Garlington). https://youtu.be/lMAM2lbUxQU?si=gRe3i6Q9SFRBDSCS