RUSSELL SANDERS

12-31-2024

A HOLY SPIRIT MANIFESTATION

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A manifestation of anything is the visible physical evidence of it. Although we cannot see the Holy Spirit with our physical eyes, He has manifested Himself with evidence that is seen with our physical eyes.

Such an occasion is found in Mark 1:10. When John the Baptist baptized Jesus, he saw the Holy Spirit descend from heaven and light upon Jesus. Yes, he saw it, then he heard a voice from heaven announcing Jesus as God’s Son.

Another occasion is in Acts 2:3 at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 120 and sat upon them like tongues of fire.

Today, the Holy Spirit rarely gives such a physically visible manifestation. However, He is manifested in an invisible manner through Spirit-filled believers as we do the works of Jesus. This is mentioned in John 14:12 where Jesus said, “The works that I do shall he [the believer] do also, and [even] greater works than these shall he do.”

The Holy Spirit is our anointing by which we may do these greater works. In this way, the Holy Spirit is manifested physically through our works which can be seen.

Has the Holy Spirit ever done such works through you like it did through Jesus? If not, then why not?

You cannot do these works of your own strength or your own will. But if by your will, you do choose to do His mighty works, the Holy Spirit can work through you by the power vested in the NAME of Jesus. It does not take great and mighty faith. It takes a bold decision to call it forth by the name of Jesus, but you must make the choice to do it.

HELEN SANDERS

12-31-2024

NEW WINESKINS

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In Luke 5:36-39 Jesus said, “36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles (wineskins); else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; (wineskins) and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new; for he saith, the old is better.”

Just what is Jesus talking about? The word bottle in the KJV means wineskin. When grapes were crushed and the juice flowed out, the juice was poured into new wineskins to age or ferment. The process of fermentation would cause the wine to expand and change, and if it were in an old wineskin, which becomes hard and brittle, the skin would burst.  

Jesus is comparing the ole and new wineskins to our lives. We cannot put new holy things into old vessels (i.e. old wineskins: our old nature) and not expect that vessel to burst. We must first become “new” in Christ through salvation, then the wine of the Holy Spirit will be able to grow or mature in us, bringing change into our lives.

We must be willing to let go of the old, comfortable way. In verse 39 Jesus even spoke of this. The old, fermented wine does not have the same taste as the new wine. We get comfortable and often, we resist change. We like things the way they are. Yet, without change there is no growth. God wants more for us.

As we enter 2025, we must be willing to let go of the old comfortable way as God refines us into something new. The process often is not pleasant. It may be a time of separation from friends and family that we love, but we can be assured by God that in that time of separation, growth will happen. With that change and growth, you become the person God intends for you to be! 

Do not be the one that wants to “stay the same way” without change. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass (mirror) the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from to glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” Let 2025 be the year that the reflection you see in the mirror is no longer yourself, but the Lord. It means that you have shed the old comfortable wineskin for the new!  

"Christ in you, the hope of glory!" (Colossians 1:27.)

APOSTLE PAT MURRAY

PROPHETIC EXHORTATION

No I can’t tell you what may have happened to the great man of God Moses IF; His Mother had of kept him hidden. However, I do know that upwards to a million people were able to escape out of Egypts bondage; And it was ALL because one woman yielded her own desires to the plan and the purpose of God. Today I pray that God will give you and I the wisdom to know who or what we should hold on to; As well as the wisdom and the courage to release who or what must be free to obey the will of God in a matter. Now may we all pause and give this some thought for our own lives.

DEBRA TOPE

SEER/INTERCESSOR



Tuesday Thought For Today



 May His Light so shine upon you so that you do not stumble or fall. May His grace cover you like a warm blanket and allow you to see His majestic being. May He return to you everything that has been scattered and lost as you wait on Him. May you have audience with your Lord as you press into His Presence. May He grant you revelations as He creates a new beginning for you. And as you seek Him, may He touch you with the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite others with His Love.

“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Israel! HCC

The center of the World, the Heart of life,

Is Israel. The home of Christ is Israel.

Thousands of years, and they’re still here.

They are finally home, after being lost and,

Wandering for so many years. God was with

Them through all trials they faced. Just as he,

Is with us. You might want proof about Israel.

It is all in the Bible, all written for you. Read to

Learn of Centuries in Israel, of people,

Of Creation, of the Savior. Our God is very,

Patient, waiting for Israel, waiting for us,

Waiting for the World to come to him.

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