Ps. James Hensley preached a powerful message to start 2019, titled “The Anointing”. Here are some notes for you to consider as you spend time in God’s Word this week.
Overview
Lamentations 3:22-23 says
“22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”
Essentially, the Psalmist is saying every day is a new beginning. God has great things in store for you in 2019. He has great things in store for Church Unlimited in 2019. God has called us to grow – see what Jesus says in John 12-14:
“12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
Jesus gives us permission to believe Him
To believe in His Works
To believe that WE can do His Works
To believe that we can do even GREATER
To believe that whatever we ASK for in HIS NAME will be done!!
1 Corinthians 10:13 promises that even when faced with more than we can handle – the big God-dreams for 2019 – we will be able to bear it and 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 confirms that it is because of His anointing that even in our weakness, the power of Christ rests upon us, enabling us to do all things.
Our strength is found in the ANOINTING - we must learn to trust God and operate in the Anointing that comes with each task!
2 Timothy 1:6-7
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
