Spiritual Warfare: Prodigals

July 30, 2023 • Elias Ozuna

Main Point: The enemy wants Christians to stay inactive and lose hope on revival and the prodigals. God wants us to see what He sees and that is the hand of God interceding for us and our loved ones. The enemy does not want Christians to recognize that there is a spiritual battle for souls all around us. Let’s review 3 things the enemy wants: 1. The enemy prefers we stay inactive in spiritual warfare. (Luke warm) 2. The enemy prefers we don’t see revival or see God heal the land. 3. The enemy prefers we give up on the prodigals The enemy prefers we stay inactive in spiritual warfare. (Luke warm) God’s people who are active in spiritual warfare through prayer and fasting and true praise and worship, they are the ones that the enemy fears because when the Holy Spirit fills us we are empowered to defeat the enemy. The enemy prefers we don’t see revival or see God heal the land. 2 Chronicles 7:14. God’s people need to turn to God away from our sinful carnal nature. This brings healing to the culture and to the land. Our country needs a healing and this will come when God’s people truly turn and surrender to God. What does it mean to heal our land? Our land is hurting and in deep need of God’s divine healing. Appropriately, this admonition from God addresses the critical fact that the sin and wickedness in our life as a nation has direct — and disastrous — effects on our health as a nation and as a global community. The enemy prefers we give up on the prodigals Matthew 18:12. God promises to pursue us because He loves us. Luke 15:11-32. The father celebrated the return of the prodigal. Prodigal story Pray for the prodigals. That they return to their first love in Jesus Pastor’s Thoughts: I believe that one of the signs that revival, a move of God is happening is the return of the prodigals When the prodigals return do not judge them but love them and celebrate them as scripture story shows. I believe God is on the move and you will begin to see many prodigals return to God But this time with a passion to surrender all for the cause of Kingdom of God

Spiritual Warfare: Defend this Holy Ground

July 16, 2023 • Elias Ozuna

Main Point: Let the church arise and fight to defend this Holy Ground. Defining Holy Ground: Where righteousness is welcomed. Where King Jesus is genuinely praised Where the presence of the Holy Spirit is evident because of the praises of God’s people in your heart in your home in the church Steps Nehemiah took the defend Holy Ground Nehemiah 1:1-11. Nehemiah asked the question: How are God’s people doing? We must be spiritually aware that the enemy is at war with us and the enemy uses our sinful carnal nature against us.  Only when we are led by the spirit of God can we defend Holy Ground. Nehemiah realized God’s people needed revival. Holy Ground is not being defended We must be aware of that we are in urgent times and we need revival.  A move of God.  A passion to defend Holy Ground Nehemiah wept and fasted and prayed. (This is spiritual warfare) Asking God to hear his prayer Confesses of sins from the children of Israel and from his family Ask God for mercy Nehemiah goes to the front of the battle to defend Holy Ground in Jerusalem  If we are going to see a genuine move of God, the church must go to battle in the spirit realm.  By the time we come to church Sunday morning, we must have already been in battle. Nehemiah begins to repair things that are broken  Be prepared to make changes to fix the things in your life that do not glorify God; if you do not remove and fix broken things in your life you will not be able to defend Holy Ground. Nehemiah 4:1-2. Nehemiah encounters resistance  Of course, we will encounter resistance when we begin to defend Holy Ground.  When you encounter resistance, rejoice you are defending Holy Ground. Nehemiah 7:1-4. The wall was built and order was established to do things God’s way.  When revival comes, and many are saved and set free, we must be good stewards and make sure order is established to do things Gods way.  Let no man get the glory in a move of God. Pastor’s Thoughts: When God’s people are in the spiritual fight, the enemy will be defeated. There are so many people that will be saved, set free, and delivered because we decided to fight the good fight in spiritual warfare Genuinely Pray and fast, Praise and worship, consistently and you will experience the presence of God in habit the praises of his people It is up to us to set the atmosphere that will defend this Holy Ground.

Spiritual Warfare: The Last Days

July 2, 2023 • Elias Ozuna