01/14/2025 Times of Refreshing - Wednesday PM Service Notes

“YOUR COMPREHENSION IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR YOUR COOPERATION.”

“You don’t have to know how this stuff works in order for it to work.”

“Nothing happens in the kingdom of God, until something is said.”

SOMETHING NEEDING TO HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE IS WAITING FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO IT

Job 22:28 (NASB95)

28“You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.

1 John 5:14–15 (NASB95)

14This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

    1    Decree In The Light of Your Friendship With God

    a    Abraham in Genesis 18:23-26

    i    “Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly.”

    2    Decree In Harmony With Your God-given Assignment

    a    Joshua 10:12-14

    i    “…When the Lord listened to the voice of a man….”

    b    1 Samuel 17:45-46

    i    “Then David said to the Philistine….”

    3    Decree As A Response To An Unprecedented Act Of Kindness

    a    2 Kings 4:13; Job 22:29-30 (NIV)

    i    “Behold you have been careful with all this care; what can I do for you?”

    4    Decree In Anticipation Of A Providential Intervention of God

    a    2 Kings 7:1

    i    Then Elisha said, “Listen to the word of the Lord; thus says the Lord, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’ ”

    5    Decree In Relationship To Your Sphere Of Influence or Authority

    a    Acts 13:6-11

    i    “Now behold the hand of the Lord is upon you and you will blind and not see the sun for a time. And immediately a mist of darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.”

    6    Decree In Keeping With Your Own Desire for Radical Increase

    a    Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 – “Saying….”

    i    Oh that you would bless me indeed

    ii    And enlarge my border

    iii    And that your hand might be with me

    iv    And that you would keep me from harm

    v    That it may not pain me

    vi    And God granted him what he requested

    7    Decree In The Light Of Prophetic Promises

    a    David 1 Chronicles 17:25

    i    “You, my God, have told me plainly, ‘I will build you a house.” That’s how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to You.” (The Message Bible)

    8    Decree In Conjunction With a Seed Offering

    a    1 Kings 9:6-8

    i    “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way.”