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Principle Number #1

Spiritual priorities will bring an unlimited supply of blessings .

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” is the spiritual priority. “All these things” has unlimited material possibilities. The kingdom of God is all spiritual (Romans 14:17).

Principle Number #2

God will bless anyone who will believe Him and obey His Word.

“The Kingdom of God” is what God has for you. “The righteousness of God” is how God is going to get it to you.

Principle Number #3

If we do things God’s way we will always prosper.

“Shall be added unto you” is a promise that will always work whenever we do things God’s way.

Principle Number #4

God gives personal and financial favor to those who put Him first.

“All these things shall be added unto you.”

“All these things added” are things you can buy with money (see 6:31-32)

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ…. (II Peter 3:18).

You should be greatly bothered. You should be in prayer. Nearly 85% of today’s churches are not growing! How can we break through the barriers that keep us from real, spiritual and numerical growth? What makes the difference between churches that grow deep and large and those that don’t?

  • Giving. Churches that grow are generous. 
  • Reaching. Churches that grow are missions-minded.
  • Obeying. Churches that grow obey The Word.
  • Worshiping. Churches that grow attend in-person worship.

The Tithe and The Lie

“Here mortal men receive tithes but there He receives them of whom it is witnessed, that he lives” (Hebrews 7:8). 

Jesus still receives tithes! Tithing  is not “Old Testament”. The tithe does not go to the Church or to the preacher. The tithe goes through the Church and through the preacher. Tithing is spiritual, not financial. The tithe  is about blessings and not about budgets!

My mother, the late and great Mother Joni T. Henderson told me growing up, “Don’t lie! If you lie, you’ll steal!”.  In her mind lying and stealing were co-conspirators. They are! God considers people who do not tithe to be robbers. “..Ye have robbed Me” (Malachi 3:8-9). Robbers are not broke. Robbers are bound by unbelief. 

What are the lies that the enemy uses against the tither?

  • “God has not been good to me.”
  • “God does not own all I have.”
  • “God is asking for too much.”
  • “God is real but He can’t be trusted.”
  • “God isn’t worthy to receive 10% of my income.”
  • “Jesus is not seated in heaven.”
  • “Jesus didn’t tithe or teach tithing.”
  • “I can do more with 10% than God can.”
  • “I’m already blessed without ever tithing.”
  • “I can’t afford to tithe.”

“Holy Father, I give you praise for all You have given me. May I never be named nor numbered among the robbers. May the truth of the tithe be lived out through me. I praise You that Jesus is my Great High Priest. I present to Him the tithe of all. Amen.”

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Why Should Your Church Start On Time?

I pastor a predominantly Black church in the urban north of Oakland, California. There is a state apathy being manifestly allowed to undermine the local church worship. We have made a custom of starting late. This treacherous trend is not worship in “spirit and truth” (John 4:24).

Mythically and historically, African American led churches are notorious for starting late and holding long. Brethren, these things ought not be! I make a case for church services starting on time every time. Here are four (4) primary reasons why your church should start on time.

  1. Teaches that all things will be done decently and in order (I Corinthians 14:40). Order is God’s strategy for increase.
  2.  Invites the Holy Spirit into an atmosphere that has considered Him and prepared for His presence (Acts 2:1).
  3.  Maximizes the time that has been devoted for worship, instruction, prayers, giving and the fellowship of those who attend (Acts 2:42).
  4.  Encourages members to invite guests with a certainty that their guests will experience a spiritual and professional ministry (Luke 14:23).

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Pre-Prayer For Pentecost

Sunday, March 31st – May 19th, 2024

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness (Acts 4:31)

WEEK # 1

Prayer target: The Power of Corporate Empowerment– Pray for the power of the Spirit to manifest in the Church and in our children like never before.  Prayer verses: Acts 1:8, 2:38-39; Luke 24:49; Mark 16:17-20.

WEEK # 2

Prayer target: The Power of Corporate Unity– Pray for believers to be united in our desire for God and our love of each other. 

Prayer verses: Acts: 2:1-4, 42-47, 4:31-35.

Week # 3

Prayer target: The Power of Corporate Obedience– Pray for willing, honest and obedient people to lead and serve in the Ministry. 

Prayer verses: Acts 5:1-11, 29-32.

Week # 4

Prayer Target: The Power of Corporate Prayer –Pray for a Spirit-filled desire to return the Church to the power of corporate prayer. 

Prayer Verses: Acts 1:14, 24, 2:42, 3:1, 4:31, 6:4.

Week # 5

Prayer target: The Power of Corporate Change– Pray for repentance and a refreshing outpouring of God’s favor and grace upon the Church.

Prayer verses: Acts 3:19-26.

Week # 6

Prayer target: The Power of Corporate Miracles– Pray for God to work miracles among and by the people of God. Prayer verses: Acts 12:1-8; 17.

Week # 7

Prayer target: The Power Of Corporate Outpourings– Pray for all saints to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Prayer verses: Acts 2:1-4, 19:2-7.

Prayer Still Works

“And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.” – Acts 4:31

Do you really believe that prayer works? If you really do, why aren’t you praying more? 

Truthfully, many of us say things we believe but don’t seem to practice as well. Some of us believe that prayer moves God’s heart. Some believe that prayer changes things and people. There are those who believe that prayer is a gift God has given us to reach His ear. Yet we find ourselves easily distracted in prayer and quick to get up and go do something about our problems instead of sitting still in God’s presence first and laying our burdens at His feet. 

The disciples struggled with their prayer life for a while. They wanted to pray but fell asleep in prayer. They asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Eventually, they learned that the secret to a powerful Christian life starts on our knees.

In Acts 4, the disciples are fully awake and on their knees. And God, in His immense power, responds. The outcome is not just a mere change but a profound transformation. They are filled with boldness and the Holy Spirit, a change that reverberates and alters the course of the world. 

Father in Heaven, Thank You for the gift of prayer. Thank You that Jesus not only modeled prayer for us but also prayed for us in John 17, and the power of that prayer, along with the same power that raised Jesus from the dead, is available to us. Lord God, for this and so many other reasons, we praise Your holy name. Amen.

Let Me Ask…

Do you truly believe in the power of prayer? Then, why not seize a moment and communicate with the Almighty today through prayer?

The Best Sermon You Can Preach

Acts 2:22-36

On The Day of Pentecost Peter preached. The Upper Room Church prayed for ten days. Peter preached for ten minutes and three thousand souls came to Christ.

This sermon is uncommon. This sermon is supernatural. This sermon is the best kind of sermon that can be preached.

This sermon has qualities and properties that are necessary for contemporary preaching. It does not have the performative aspects of modern preaching nor does it have the structure of seminary homiletics. It is nonetheless, in my estimation, the best kind of sermon any New Covenant proclaimer can ever preach.

The Best Sermon Features Scriptures

When Peter started preaching he started in The Book of Joel and gave the interpretation and the application of an Old Testament text (vss. 14-16). The rhema (spoken word) that is preached must be located and launched from the logos (written word).  Preaching that is based in The Scriptures is the only kind of preaching the Spirit of God will endorse.

The Best Sermon Features Pictures

When Peter preaches he uses descriptions and illustrations to give his audience a picture of who Jesus is. That is the work of the preacher. We must offer clear pictures of our Christ. We are called to preach Him and present Him in our proclamation. 

Vs. 22 – Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 

23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 

24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 

30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 

31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 

The Best Kind of Sermon Features Closures

When Peter preaches he brings the Scriptures and the pictures of the sermon to a point of closure. Every great sermon has a great close. Peter closes his message by settling the matters before them. Jesus is who He says He is. Jesus is alive and well. He is both Lord and Christ. Jesus must be received or rejected. 

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 

33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

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Open House Events

Fifty Days of Power Spiritual Campaign

From Resurrection To Pentecost

Join Us Sunday, March 31st through Sunday, May 19th for another spiritual campaign. We will be exploring The Book of Acts and experiencing the power of The Holy Spirit in new and fresh ways. Day by day and verse by verse exhortations and prayers from The Book of The Acts. The National Prayer Call. 760.548.9450. 6:33am (EST /PST) (USA). 

Good Friday Worship (“Prayers From The Cross”)

***BRAND NEW!  Friday, March 29th @ 12:00pm (EST) / 9:00am (PST) we will gather via The House Call / 516. 259. 9866 with seven anointed House Intercessors. Pray through your crisis! Pray for someone you love! Power-packed prayers from the words of Christ on The Cross.

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You Are Grace Based

Divine grace has been defined as the divine influence that operates in humans to regenerate and sanctify, inspire virtuous impulses, impart strength to endure trial and temptation, and as individual virtue or excellence of divine origin. Peter could have ended the way of Judas, if not for the grace of God. He also denied Jesus Christ three times. Matthew 10:33 says, “But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.” This verdict was supposed to be Peter’s portion. Jesus was supposed to deny Peter before His Father in heaven. However, through grace, he was restored. 

Grace lifted Joseph from the prison and set him in the palace. 

Grace took David out of obscurity and brought him into the limelight to become the king of Israel. 

By grace, despite the atrocities committed by David when he killed Uriah and slept with his wife Bathsheba, God still established his throne forever. 

Grace forgives Rahab, the prostitute, and she becomes one of the great matriarchs of Jesus Christ. 

How can someone like Apostle Paul be enlisted among the Apostles not to talk of him writing about two-thirds of the New Testament if not for grace? 

The thief nailed alongside Jesus Christ did not merit heaven, but at the dying minute, he made it. It was grace that found him; if not, he would have gone to Hell.

Father in Heaven, Today we thank You for grace and we ask for Your help to walk humbly with our brothers and sisters. It is too easy for us to fall prey to our flesh and walk in arrogance, but pride causes division, and we desire peace. Lord, help us to humble ourselves in order that we do not let the lies of the enemy overtake us, rather, help us to count ourselves as equals with one another. Then, we will stop attempting to be better than others, and we can love their hearts for the unique person You made each of us to be. Help us to value one another in this humble spirit so that we may live to the fullest. In Jesus name, Amen.

I know this much is true…

Grace. Gives. Us. A. Special. Advantage

Pray From Start To Finish

Lord Jesus, please help us finish the race and make our lives a testimony to Your grace. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace. – Acts 20:24

Lord, help us to rejoice in hard times because that shapes perseverance, character, and hope in us.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. – Romans 5:3-4

Lord, help us live our lives so that we will be victorious in You and find You in eternity.

Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. -1 Corinthians 9:24b-25

Lord Jesus, we are free in You, so help us stand firm, hold to the truth, and show Your love.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? – Galatians 5:1, 6b-7

Lord Jesus, please help us live a life worthy of You and grow in our knowledge of You and Your ways. Strengthen us with Your power and might so that we may have endurance, patience, and joy.

And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father… – Colossians 1:10-12a

We ask this prayer in the matchless name of Jesus, our Lord and our Redeemer, Amen.

 tony@ministeringfromabrokenplace.ccsend.com 

Isaiah 58:6

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Fasting Can Undo Heavy Burdens! The word picture for “undo” in Hebrew is to leap. Burdens won’t let you leap. Burdens hold you down. When burdens are undone people can leap again; people have a reason to rise and rejoice again. Fast and pray with Bishop Sean Teal and The House. We are standing, praying, fasting and agreeing for your  victory over the enemy. Break your fast with us on The National Prayer Call 760. 548. 9450.