SERMONS

January 18, 2026

Sermon Part 6: “The Kingdom of God Is Given to You For Sowing and Reaping the Truth, The Word Of God!”

Born-Again Federal Workers, your Future (full of God’s Divine Will, Purpose, Plans, and Goodness) is crying out for you to bring it into your today by sowing the Word of God into the Kingdom of God. And when the harvest is ripe, you shall reap bountifully beyond what you could ever dream or imagine. (Eph. 3:20)

 

Praise the Lord Saints of the Most-High God!

 

Ok, so last Sunday, I taught you how to reap “quick” supernatural harvests from the Kingdom of God by looking into your born-again heart and hearing and seeing the eternal things of God revealed by the Holy Ghost, and then decreeing (commanding) by faith that things come into physical manifestation. (II Cor. 4:18) 

 

All persons who are in Christ, including our born-again Federal Workers, have been given Christ’s nature, and just like the Only True God and Jesus Christ, we are to quicken dead things and call those things which are not, as though they already were. (Rom. 4:17) As the sons of God, we are to command (out-loud) the God-good things we see in the Spirit pertaining to healing, prosperity, deliverance, security and so much more “And It Shall Be” established in the earth. This is a great ministry tool God has given to us to change the lives of many people for good, as well as for our own welfare.

 

Many born-again Christians tend to struggle seeing eternal things within the Kingdom of God due to either a limited prayer life; sin consciousness; failure to love others, including their enemies; or because they need to spend more time actively seeking the Kingdom and spiritual things through the Word of God. We must remember that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Heb.11:6) The exercise of faith and its rewards requires diligence, as you cannot do anything half-heartedly with God and receive from His Kingdom. The Gospel song writer says, “99 and half just won’t do!”  Saints, I encourage you to continue seeking the Kingdom of God in this manner daily, asking the Holy Ghost to open your spiritual ears and eyes to see eternal things within the Kingdom of God, and to give you Holy Ghost boldness to decree them in your life, and others, as the Spirit of God gives unction and utterance.

 

Today, we are going to examine and learn another way of reaping bountiful harvests from the Kingdom of God. That is, by sowing Truth (God’s Word) into our hearts where the Kingdom of God abides. For some folks this will be a new teaching and for others a refresher. This method takes longer to receive harvests as it takes time for the Word of God (Seed) to be planted, grow, and then produce the harvest for reaping. But, I tell you Saints, it is the essential way in which citizens of the Kingdom of God are to continually farm and reap harvests in due season for the supply of all of our material and spiritual needs. (Matt. 6:33)

 

As I have said on many occasions, no son of God, child of the Kingdom, should resign themselves to living in poverty, nor lacking any good thing. Praise God, Proverbs 10:22, states, “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.” Every born-again Christian has been blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Eph.1:3) We only suffer lack because we fail to obey the Word of God to do our farming and harvesting from the Kingdom of God, according to the teachings of Jesus Christ. In fact, the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the “righteous.” (Prov.13:22) Daily, money and material wealth and substance are crying out to flow into the coffers of God’s People, but failure to seek the Kingdom Way to prosperity keeps are wallets empty.

Millions of God’s people are living paycheck-to-paycheck and begging for and are dependent upon the Federal and State Governmental Public Assistance Programs to help meet their needs. Certainly, we are thankful to God to live in America where federal and state subsistence programs are available for those who need it. But, what are we to do, when and if, the welfare programs are taken away? As pertaining to the Saints of God, we need to make farming from the Kingdom of God our “way of living” regardless of the political, economic, or social climate in America and around the world. We must demonstrate before the people of the world that it pays to put whole-hearted trust in the Lord and to do things His Way. For surely, when we honor God with our money, sowing it within the Kingdom of God, God will see to it that our barns are filled with plenty, and our presses burst forth with new wine. (Prov.3:3-10)

 

Now let me introduce farming from the Kingdom of God by describing how we were born-again by Almighty God. At I Peter 1:23, the Apostle Peter wrote “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

 

Praise God, all who hear and believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and confess with their hearts and mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord and receive water baptism under His Authority, have experienced a spiritual rebirth, by the incorruptible seed (The Word of God). This new birth signifies that, unlike the “corruptible seed” of human birth which is subject to decay and to death, believers are spiritually “born-again” through the “incorruptible and eternal Seed; the Word of God”. This new life is permanent and originates from God’s Living Word, leading to a transformed spiritual identity. Everybody on this Zoom call say with me, “I am born-again of the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God.” 

 

The Word of God, described by Peter as “incorruptible “Seed” means we were deliberately born-again by the expressed Divine Will, Calling, Purpose, and Plan of God to be made the sons of God who live and abide in God forevermore. By the Word of God, we received the very life of God. In our born-again hearts the incorruptible Seed (the Divine Will, Calling, Purpose, and Plan of God) has been planted, from which God reaps multiplied kinds of fruits of harvests in this life, and in the world to come. Yes, praise God, God planted His seed (Word) in you to reap abundantly from forevermore!

 

Examine the Words of Jesus Christ at John 15:8 & 16:

 

“By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples” (John 15:8 ESV).

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain…” (John 15:16 ESV).

 

Now Saints, let’s marry I Peter 1:23 with Isaiah 55: 8-11, with emphasis on Verse 11. 

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

 

In Isaiah 55:11, the phrase that says, “and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it,” Umm, God says, His Word shall “prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” When we were born-again by the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God, it caused our hearts (where the Kingdom of God to resides) to “prosper” (be fertile, flower, blossom, flourish, or be wealthy). 

 

As such, we can say that the born-again heart of every Christian has been made/set to prosper, with and by, every Seed (Word of God) sown into it. The heart of every born-again Christian has been designed and created to receive and grow for harvest every Word of God planted. 

 

Every Word Seed sown into our hearts will prosper according to God’s Purpose for the thing, or we can say according to “God’s Promise of the thing.” God always Promises “things” to us and when the things are sown properly into our hearts, it causes the things to prosper (flourish) according to God’s divine Purpose. The Promised “thing” planted carefully into our hearts will exponentially multiply of its own kind, as its seed remains in it. The Word spoken from God’s Mouth never returns to Him void but accomplishes the Purposes and Plans of God. (Is. 55:11)

 

Saints, the Kingdom of God in you longs for Word Seed to be sown into it, for as I said before, it will prosper the seed (Purpose/Promise) and cause it to multiply abundantly for reaping. Truly, truly, truly federal worker, even now your born-again heart is panting, begging, and impatiently waiting for the Word of God to be sown into it! The Kingdom of God has the “power” to produce whatever Word Seed is planted into it to produce perpetual harvests of abundant life. (I Cor. 4:20) Praise God, Jesus Christ said that we are to live by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. (Duet. 8:3 & Luke 4:4) As the sons of God, we are to bear many types of fruit; such as the fruit of repentance, the fruit of righteousness, the fruit of the spirit, the fruit of the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of soul winning, the fruit of every good work, the fruit of prosperity including material wealth, and the fruit of resurrection and glorification of our bodies in the likeness of Christ’s Body upon His return to rapture the Church. 

 

Let me also add another vitally important Truth to your knowledge related to being born-again by the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God. Because the sons of God are born-again of the incorruptible Seed, the Seed remains in our hearts for all eternity; forever are we the sons of God. From the foundations of the world God predestinated that we would be His children, forever being conformed to the image of His dear Son Jesus Christ. At Romans 8: 28-29, the Apostle Paul wrote:

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Due to the incorruptible Seed being planted into the hearts of every born-again believer, we cannot “practice” sin because God’s “nature” abides in us. Examine I John 3:9-10, first in the King James Version and then the Amplified Version.

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Amplified Bible Verses 9 &10:

 

No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him [His principal life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.

 

By this is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children; no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ)

 

If we are truly born-again, the Seed, which contains God’s Nature restrains us from deliberately, willingly, and habitually sinning; and constrains us to practice true holiness, righteousness, and love towards our fellow brothers and sisters regardless of Church affiliation. If we are truly born from above, if we commit sin, it’s our nature to quickly repent of sin and turn away from wickedness. 

 

Even if found yielding to sin for a season, like the “Prodigal Son,” eventually we will return to God because the incorruptible seed of the Word of God remains in our hearts forever! From this dear Saints learn never to judge and give up on a fellow Christian who has so called, “Backslidden.” Peter the disciple of Jesus went backwards when he vehemently denied knowing Jesus Christ three-times, but afterwards remorsefully repented and ultimately he became an Apostle and pastor of the Lord’s sheep.

 

As we practice farming within the Kingdom of God, it is vitally important to remember that Satan will try to steal the Word sown through temptations of doubt, fear, and unbelief. He wants us to become consumed with the cares of the world, rather than taking “great care” in properly sowing the Word into our hearts and expecting manifold harvests, according to the Promise of God’s Word we have sown. 

 

As a way of Christian living, Jesus Christ taught the disciples on the “mystery” of farming (Sowing, Growing, and Harvesting) within the Kingdom of God, recorded at Mark 4:11-32. So fundamental is the “Parable of the Sower” that Jesus told the disciples if they could not understand it, they would not be able to grasp other Parables. In the Parable, notice Jesus’s warning to the disciples that Satan comes to steal the Word (Seed) sown. By so doing, Satan desires that the sower loses hope and trust in God’s Word as being the source and supply of daily needs; and ultimately tempting the sower to seek after getting the necessities of life through their own natural abilities within the world’s system; just as the Gentiles (sinner-man) does. The key reason for our financial lack experienced within the Body of Christ, has in the past, and continues to be today, because we fail to take great care in sowing “Financial” Word Seed into our hearts as Jesus outlined in the Parable. Take heed to Jesus teaching below:

11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

14 The sower soweth the word.

15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

 

Before going further, let’s remember we are born-again Christians, “new creatures” in Christ, and our hearts have been regenerated. (II Cor. 5:17) We are as the disciples turned Apostles were born-again on the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Ghost was poured out on them and their hearts were regenerated by the incorruptible seed, the Word of God. At Pentecost, the mystery of the Kingdom of God became known and experienced by all believers in Christ. While Jesus walked on earth during His public Ministry, the Kingdom of God was at hand, (near all who would believe in Him) but on the Day of Pentecost, the Kingdom of God which is in the Holy Ghost, took up residence in their hearts, as is the case for all believers thereafter. Thus, the heart of every believer in Jesus, has been made “good ground/fertile soil” to farm from within the Kingdom of God.

 

Like the Apostles, our hearts are full of the Godhead (God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost and the Kingdom of God). (Col. 2:19 & II Pet. 1:3) Our hearts contain the Spirit of the Life and Mind of Jesus Christ, and when we believed the Gospel, as a free gift, God gave to us the “Faith of Jesus.” (John 20:29 & Eph. 2:8-9) Jesus’ Faith is set and established in complete love, trust, honor, and obedience to God the Father and His Word; knowing that He and God are One. (Php.1:5) Jesus’ Faith, motivated by Love within us empowers us to overcome sin and to live a sanctified life unto God. Our hearts have been made “perfect” and made capable of only receiving Word seed sown, and producing abundant harvests according to the last way the Word is sown in Christ Parable in Verse 20.

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

 

As the sons of God, Satan has no access to our born-again hearts; neither can he steal any Word Seed of a Promised thing properly planted in our hearts. Satan’s only access and way to steal the Seed, the Word of God, is from our (heads/brains/thought-life). So, if you will, our difficulties in farming from the Kingdom of God is not an inner-man (heart) issue, but rather an outer-man (head) issue.

 

In Mark 4:15-19, Jesus instructed the disciples on reasons why the Word sown by sowers (believers) is ineffectual in bringing forth harvests. The Bottom line is the Word of God was never sown properly into the soil of the heart; as the sowers were either distracted by inattentiveness, cares of the world, offenses/persecutions, or failure to persevere through tough times. 

 

For many born-again Christians, including our Federal Workers, the Word of God is improperly received into their hearts. As Jesus states the Word is improperly sown in three ways:

By the wayside/path (hardened heart): The word is snatched away almost immediately. Meaning People hear the Word but do not understand or value it because their hearts are hardened by sin or indifference. The Devil (Satan) then easily comes and takes the Message from their hearts (mind/brain) before it can take root.

On stony ground/rocky places (shallow heart): The Word is initially received with joy, but with no deep root. Meaning People happily believe for a while with shouting and dancing, but when tribulation or persecution arises because of the Word, they quickly fall away. Their faith is superficial and temporary, a mere emotional response that cannot withstand pressure or testing.

Among thorns (distracted heart): The Word grows for a time but is ultimately choked out. Meaning People hear the Word, but the cares and anxieties of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desire for other things enter into their thought-life and suffocate the Word, preventing it from bearing mature fruit. Worldly concerns and materialism take precedence over spiritual growth. 

 

We see the evidence of “ineffectual sowing” throughout much of the Church of Jesus Christ today, and frankly for the past 25-years at Exousia Ministries, I have seen poor sowers come and go. Certainly no offense meant, but speaking the Truth in love, it’s easy to tell “effectual sowers” of the Word of God, versus those who are “ineffectual sowers.” The latter type of Saintly sowers have little or no “Testimonies of the supernatural Promises of God” harvested in their lives. They rarely, if ever, can point to a specific Scripture of Promise they purposely planted in their hearts and received “gigantic harvests.” While routinely many Saints offer generic testimonies of thanksgiving of how God has put food on the table, a roof over the heads, their kid’s health in tack, and a good job and so forth; there testimonies seldom, if ever, witness the miraculous power of the Kingdom of God being used to sow the Word of God, even Mustard-Seed like, to produce harvests so great that others are able to benefit from and rest upon. 

 

God expects that our harvests of both spiritual and natural blessings are to be so great that it causes the people of the world to take note and inquire how they can receive like fortunes, so in-turn we can make our boast in the Lord and lead them to Christ. Saints, consider how wonderful and effectual our Testimonies would be if we farmed from the Kingdom of God in like manner to a farmer in the natural. For when the farmer brings to market their harvest to sell, they can truthfully attest to how they received the bumper crops.

The Farmer will confidently testify of how first “deliberately” (carefully and intentionally) they prepared the land, selected seed to be sown, sowed seed, fertilized and irrigated the soil, used pest control, and then how the land brought forth the blade and plant, the fruit and vegetables grew and ripened, the crops were harvested, and then stored and prepared for transport to market for sale. 

 

Whatever type of seed the Farmer selected to plant, they patiently “expected” to see it bring forth the harvest. Long before there is any observable growth of the plant above surface of the ground, the Farmer knows and expects to see and harvest from the seed planted, and can share with others his expectation of harvest. Farming is a continual process, characterized by a cyclical nature involving a consistent series of tasks that repeat over time. It is a long-term commitment that does not have a distinct start and end date, but rather flows from one season and year to the next.

 

Now ask yourselves Saints, (and Federal Workers) are you deliberately sowing the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God into your heart, like Farmers in the natural? Presently, what Word Seed have you planted in your heart concerning your finances? Surely, since we are living in a Time and Season of severe unemployment, lost wages, overdue bills, low or no savings and investments; there is a need for sowing Seeds of Prosperity!

 

Praise God, in V. 20 of the Parable of the Sower, Jesus Christ, taught the disciples: 

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

 

We should all have the Testimony that we deliberately (carefully and intentionally) sow the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God on “Prosperity” in the good ground of our hearts, and bring forth fruit (money and material wealth) multiple times over with harvest sometimes 30-fold, 60-fold, or 100-fold. We should be able to witness having so much money, that we happily and cheerfully can give to the Church and poor and needy. For we are blessed to be a blessing such that others can sit on our branches of prosperity and receive relief!

 

Here is how we sow the Word of God in our hearts and effectually bring forth mighty harvests. Effort is demanded of the Lord of the Harvest from us to take care in farming within the Kingdom of God. Before we start planting the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God into the Kingdom of God, we must do so with knowledge and understanding of who we are, as I taught before: 

 

Namely, we are the sons of God. Our hearts have been made “Good Ground” to prosper every incorruptible Seed (Word of Promise) sown into it, to produce the specific Promise of a thing multiple-times over contained in the Word. We must know with all assurance that by the faith of Jesus Christ in you, the “ground of your heart” will powerfully produce harvests to reap. You will not be able to explain how the Kingdom of God within you is able to miraculously bring forth growth and gigantic harvests; for the Kingdom brings forth fruit of itself. (Mark 4:27-28) Happily, you just reap and give witness to the Truth that the Word of God Works!

 

In sowing the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God, we are going to sow the Word in obedience, to humble ourselves as little children and obey the Lord’s Command to seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness concerning Prosperity. (Matt. 6:33) The fundamental way in which we seek first the Kingdom of God by sowing the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God in our hearts is through “internalizing” Scripture. We want to transform our brains (thought-life) to receive the engrafted Word of God on Prosperity, God’s Way. With God’s Word on Prosperity, we want to synchronize and harmonize our outer-man (brain and thought-life) with our inner-man (heart and Kingdom of God). (Rom.12:1-2)

 

Internalizing Scripture into our thought-life is achieved by “memorization,” “meditation,” and practicing in daily living the Principals of the Word until we become “masters” of them. The Word of God for internalization comes through active and consistent preaching, teachings, Sunday school learning, Bible Studies, and vitally important personal reading and study time. (II Tim. 2:15) Faith cometh by hearing and hearing, by the Word of God. (Rom. 10:17) The more Word we hear, the more faith that comes. With the primary goal of guiding our lives by the Principals espoused in the Word and its Promise, which prevents yielding to temptations of Satan to try to distract and steal the Word of God being sown, and replacing it with sin actions. 

 

Next, as we hear and read the Word of God on Prosperity, we must believe and ponder the Scripture(s) and allow the Holy Ghost to reveal to us Truths; even deeper Truths concerning the Promise of Prosperity in the Scripture until we can “see” in the Spirit our prosperity and “take ownership” of it. (When you internalize the Word of God in your thought-life, your born-again heart will open and receive the Word Seed sown.) 

 

Just as the Farmer in the natural can envision the harvest of the seed planted, we must internalize the Word of Promised Prosperity until we can see the financial blessing in the Spirit, and know that it belongs to us and is certain to come to pass. When you are convinced in your heart that the good financial thing you see is yours, boldly you will decree it out-loud and stand on it without wavering, and it shall come to pass according to the Word Seed on Prosperity planted. 

 

Further, Jesus said the measure in which we hear and take heed it shall be measured to us, and more given. (Mark 4:24) Therefore, we must understand that when we intentionally internalize the Word of God, the more incorruptible Seed, we will receive for planting and harvesting. In a moment, I am going to give to you many Scriptures containing God’s Promise of Prosperity for deliberate and careful sowing into your hearts. Take these key steps in internalizing the Prosperity Scriptures:

 

Memorize Scripture: 

Deliberately store Prosperity Scriptures in your brain (thought-life) through consistent effort. 

Meditate and ponder Scripture: 

Think deeply about the Verses you have memorized on Prosperity to understand their meaning and how they apply to your life.

 Study and release the Faith of Jesus Christ in the Scripture: 

Move beyond memorization to understand the Scripture’s teachings and release the Faith of Jesus with in you knowing that by His finished works on the cross, the financial good thing(s) the Holy Ghost has shown you are a part of your inheritance and belong to you. 

Apply Scripture: 

Put the Principles of Scripture related to money and how to handle it righteously into practice in your daily life. 

Decree Promise of Prosperity: 

Speak out-loud the anticipated harvest from the specific words of Scripture and share them with others of like precious faith to come into agreement for the financial harvest. 

Reap Harvest from Word Seed Sown: 

When the financial Prosperity manifest immediately express thankfulness to God for the harvest. To ensure even greater blessings come upon you, make sure to follow Kingdom Principals for making distributions from the harvests by giving tithes and offerings to the local Church and giving to the poor and those in need. Share your Testimony of the wealth you farmed from the Kingdom of God. And, finally, listen to the Holy Ghost on how to use the wealth harvested for future saving and investing, according to the Principals of the Kingdom of God.

 

See the below the Scriptures on Prosperity, with affirmations for farming; keeping your priorities straight with God first and being a good steward over the financial blessings we harvest.

There are many Christian online resources that provide listings of Prosperity Scriptures. For this Session I chose to use a collection prepared by a group called Psalm 91.

Matthew 6:33

“But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Thank You, Lord, that because I’m seeking You and Your Kingdom first, all these things shall be added unto me.

Philippians 4:19

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.”

 

Thank You, God, for meeting all my needs according to the riches of Your glory in my Savior, Christ Jesus!

 

Deuteronomy 8:18

“But remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your ancestors, [just] as it is today.”

Riches or no riches, Lord, I will always remember You! All power and glory come from You alone. Thank You for blessing me, just as was done for my ancestors long ago. All my hope is in You.

 

Proverbs 10:22

“The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.”

You are such a great, God! Everything You do is with ease and grace. Thank You for bringing wealth into my life without the painful struggle that could come with it.

 

John 10:10

 

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Thank You for blessing me to the full, Lord! I put all my trust in You. I shall not fear, nor shall I want.

 

Proverbs 22:4

“Humility is the fear of the Lord; [and] its wages are riches and honor and life.”

Help me to be and remain humble, Lord! With my humility will come riches, honor and long-life. Praise Jesus!

Deuteronomy 29:9

“Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.”

Help me to follow Your commands, wishes and divine Will, Lord, so that I may prosper in all that I do!

Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

You are such a just and righteous and fair God! Thank You for being my amazing Father in Heaven Who is quick to bless and slow to anger! I shall give to others with all my heart and soul. I will do anything You ask of me all the days of my life. I trust You!

Deuteronomy 28:6

“You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.”

Thank You, Lord, for blessing me when I come and when I go. Thank You mightily for blessing me always!

 

Proverbs 3:9-10

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”

Help me to honor You, Lord with all my wealth and all the first-fruits of my crop. Thank You for causing my life to be filled with over flow!

 

I John 5:14-15

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His [divine] will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of Him.”

 

Lord, as I approach Your throne of grace today, I pray that You would align all my prayers and supplications on Prosperity according to Your divine will. Thank You for hearing me, and for granting my hearts desires.

 

Deuteronomy 28:11-12

 

“The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land He swore to your ancestors to give you. The Lord will open the Heavens, the storehouse of His bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations [and] will borrow from none.”

 

Thank You, Lord, for causing me to lend and not to borrow! Thank You for blessing me with abundant prosperity! Thank You for opening the Heavens of abundance, and for blessing the work of my hands. Amen!

Proverbs 22:9

“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.”

Lord, strengthen my heart of mercy and sharpen my virtue of charity! I will be generous to the poor and trust You for the returned blessings. Anything You give I am eternally grateful.

 

Job 22:21

 

“Submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you.

Help me to fully submit to Your will, Lord! Help my soul to be at peace with all You do and desire for me. I expectantly await the prosperity that shall soon spring forth!

 

Matthew 6:26

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”

Father God, help me to remember my value and my worth. Help me to keep my eyes fixed on You and trust You for all provision.

 

Malachi 3:11-12

 

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. ‘Test Me in this, says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,’ says the Lord Almighty.

Help me to trust You more with my finances, Lord! Help me to accept the challenge of tithing you desire so that I may experience your abundant blessings from Heaven. All the nations shall call me blessed because of You!

II Corinthians 9:10-11

“Now He Who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and … your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.”

 

Thank You, God, for supplying my every need and enlarging my harvest! I am enriched in every way possible, and am fully able to be generous on every occasion. Thanks be to God!

 

 

In closing, let us offer up Prayer to the Only True God and Jesus Christ this way. Heavenly Father, at Haggai 2:8 you declared that, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine saith the Lord of hosts.”  Additionally Lord, at Psalm 24:1, the Psalmist wrote that “The earth is the Lords, and everything in it; the world, and all who live in it.” Thus, we know you alone are the divine regulator of “everything,” including our financial situations. And, as your sons and daughters in Christ and heirs to all you own, we know and understand that the wealth of the earth belongs in the hands of your People to accomplish the Divine Purpose and Will of God in the earth. And, as we apply our lives to seeking first the Kingdom of God and your Righteousness, as the Times and Seasons come and go and we deliberately plant the incorruptible Seed, the Word of God, we will continuously reap abundant harvests and give you all the glory and praise. For truly, there is none other God besides thee. Thank you for graciously sharing your Kingdom with us and making us citizens that are all commonly made wealthy by and through your precious Son Jesus Christ, the Lord. Amen, for the preaching of the Word of the Living God.

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January 4, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 BELOVED SAINTS OF GOD! PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE THIS TRUTH BELOW:

 

Saints of God, with all soberness and thankfulness of heart consider Romans 3:23? It says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” 

Also, with the same forthrightness of heart consider Romans 5:8? It says, “For God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” 

And, finally, consider Hebrews 10:17 in which God has Covenanted with us saying, “And their sins and iniquities I will remember no more.”  

Given all that Christ Jesus has done for you, how is your love walk with all people, especially with those who have wronged you?

Introduction

 

Saints, mark your calendars, next Sunday we will celebrate Holy Communion. I have delayed our normal timing of Holy Communion until I preach this Sermon and give you an opportunity to consider where you stand in your walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Also, I am impressed by the Holy Ghost to preach this Message to you before going into the sets of Sermons in the New Year, which are wonderfully deep and intense, requiring that our born-again hearts and minds be saturated with the Love of God, and thereby, on one accord with God and each other.

 

As born-again Christians, many of the infirmities we bare mentally and physically in our bodies are due to “un-forgiveness” harbored in our thought-life regarding past and present “wrongs” done to us by others. Multiplied millions of born-again Christians regularly partake of the Communion Table, the emblems symbolizing the body and blood of Jesus Christ without seriously contemplating their present walk with Christ; partaking of the Lord’s body in unworthiness. This can cause serious illness and even death. Listen to the admonishment of the Apostle Paul concerning the manner in which we are to participate in Communion at I Corinthians 11:27-32:

27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

 

Notice Saints, Paul says that a person who eats the bread and drinks of the cup of the Lord “unworthily” is “guilty of the body and blood of the Lord,” and does so unto “damnation” (physical weakness, illness, or death) to himself. 

 

So we are warned to be sober and honest with “ourselves” in where we stand with God in Christ Jesus before we take Communion. It’s a “self-examination” of where we stand in our relationship with God and His Holy Word. I cannot examine your hearts and minds and determine whether you should partake of the Lord’s Table, nor can you make that determination for me. Just as believers come “singly” to Jesus Christ to repent of their sins, receive forgiveness for sins and Salvation; every believer takes part in Communion as a “personal choice and attestation” that they faithfully remain in right-fellowship with the Lord. 

As such, we should carefully ponder, and with all gravity the word “Communion.” In the word Communion we find the words, “come,” “commune,” and “union,” signifying a Loving invitation by our Lord Jesus Christ to share remembrance of His Body and Blood in fellowship and harmony with God, and fellow-believers of like precious faith. More specifically, in partaking of the Lord’s Table, we remember Jesus’ sacrifice, symbolizing His broken body (bread) and shed blood (wine/juice) for forgiveness of sin, and new life, fostering fellowship with Christ and other believers, and looking forward to His return. It’s a moment of thanksgiving, self-examination, and communal remembrance of God’s Love Covenant and Abrahamic Covenant blessings that rest upon us, thereby uniting all believers as “One Body” in Christ.

 

Now Saints, there are several “Unworthy Behaviors and Attitudes” a person can display while partaking of the Lord’s Table, which we want to make sure to avoid. For example, one believer may be harboring “Unrepentant Sin;” unconfessed sins and having no intention of changing. Also, one believer may be ensnared by “Division and Un-forgiveness;” harboring resentment, pride, racism, classism or any other sin-action that separates a person from other believers. Next, another believer may display “Disrespect for the Holy Sacraments;” treating Communion as a common meal, or with irreverence. Next, another believer in pride may exhibit “Self-Righteousness;” believing one is worthy due to their own performance or good works, rather than Christ’s sacrifice alone. Lastly, one believer may exhibit apathy or laziness with a “Lack of Self-Examination;” failing to take time to reflect on one’s life and relationship with God and others. 

 

As Paul notes, and I stress to you now, not in a “spirit of fear” but out of “reverential respect” for the Lord’s Table, please Saints always make certain of your right-standing in Christ before partaking of Holy Communion. Many Christians become weak, sick, and die because they fail to recognize the Spiritual significance of the elements as representing Christ’s body and blood, and/or fail to recognize the unity of the Church. As we partake of the Table we are to remember how Jesus laid down His life for the world, and we are to lay down our lives for the brethren. (I John 3:16)

 

Every Church denomination and non-denomination, including all Leadership and every congregate should think carefully and soberly whether their hearts, minds, attitudes and actions are in “union” with every believer in Christ before taking the Lord’s Table. For clearly, there is a wide-schism in the Body of Christ; and far too often we see sickness and disease and premature physical death within our Church walls. When if, we will take earnest heed to confess and forsake our sins, including sins of un-forgiveness before partaking of Holy Communion, we can take full advantage of the restorative physical and mental benefits afforded to us by Christ’s Sacrifice recorded at I Peter 2:24 saying: 

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

 

When we take Holy Communion, by faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ on the cross, we should receive complete healing and prosperity. But, when Christians elect to give safe-harbor to secret sin, such as holding alt (offense) against people, they block the blessings of God and suffer the consequences in their physical bodies. So, today I want to specifically talk about the sin of harboring “Un-forgiveness.” As the Sermon Title states: “Holding Alt Against Others Will Negatively Alter Your Course!” 

 

Within the Body of Christ, there are many believers who practice “Un-forgiveness” on a wide-continuum:

*Some un-forgivers seek revenge upon those who wrong them.

*Some un-forgivers are selective forgivers; they pick and choose who they will release from offenses while holding alt against others.

*Some un-forgivers when wronged just hold and suppress the offense committed against them within; without taking any actions to forgive and reconcile the offense.

*Some un-forgivers say they have forgiven their wrongdoers, but never forget the sin. 

*Some un-forgivers say they have forgiven, but take no actions to reconcile the relationship, and do acts of loving kindness for the offender.

* Some un-forgivers desire from their hearts to forgive their offenders, but lack an understanding how to offer forgiveness in accordance with the Word of God.

*Lastly, and sadly, there are some un-forgivers who believe God is responsible for the bad things that have transpired in their lives (saying things like “why God did you let this thing happen to me or a loved one?”) and seek to hold alt against Him. They refuse to praise God, thank God, and serve God with a pure heart towards Him

 

Saints, if you are one of these types of un-forgivers you have veered off of the Christian Course! By faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ on the cross, decree that this is the “Day, Time, and Year that you will completely turn away from un-forgiveness, and commit to a life-style of loving and forgiving all people without limits, just as God Loves and has Forgiven you of all your sins!”

 

God Has Set the Christian Course Before Us

 

Oh praise God, I feel like shouting and jumping for joy as God Almighty from the foundations of the world has ordered our destiny in Christ Jesus! God predestinated that we would be “conformed to the image of Jesus Christ;” (made sons of God) to be made heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ Jesus. (Rom. 8:29-30 & 17) Glory to God, through Jesus, we have been adopted into God’s Royal Family and preordained to do the supernatural good-works of God. (Eph. 2:10)

 

As sons of God, we are destined to be transformed into the character, attitude, and likeness of Jesus Christ. We have been elected to receive eternal life with all of its supernatural benefits. Such as, living a Christ-like life before the world, the working miracles, living life after death, receiving glorified bodies at the rapture, and reigning in life with Christ in the New Jerusalem coming down from Heaven to a glorious new earth wherein there will be nothing but Righteousness. (II Cor. 5:8, Rom. 8:11 & Rev. 3:12, & 21:1-4) 

 

As God’s Holy Property, the ultimate Purpose of our Christian Course, is to bring praise to the glory of God’s grace bestowed upon us. (I Cor. 6:20) We do this by humbly walking in “Love” with God, and with one another as Jesus has Loved us, and doing those good works ordained by God from the foundations of the world. (Eph. 4:1-2) This cannot be accomplished without the “Help” of the Holy Ghost, as walking in Love in accordance with God’s Great Love Commandments, requires the supernatural power and might of the Spirit of the Lord ruling over our lives. As followers of Christ, we are mandated to show forth God’s Love, which often requires “long suffering” and “forbearance” with fellow Christians and non-Christians. 

 

Umm, in Christian Circles today, the word “forbearing” doesn’t get enough use and exercise. Forbearing means to continually practice “patience” in the midst of enduring offenses, to “hold back” from retaliation when reviled, or to show “self-control,” while at the same time extending acts of loving kindness towards offenders. The practice of forbearance with our offenders mirrors God’s own patient mercy and long suffering towards Humanity, as He delays judgment to offer grace that leads to forgiveness and unity to all those who would believe on the name of Jesus Christ.

 

My, my, my in Christian Circles, many Christians do not understand that a key part of the Christian Course is “preordained suffering.” (Rom. 8:17) We all desire greatly and accept joyfully being heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ; but far less accepting are we of predetermined suffering that accompanies being a child of God. Every born-again Christian must come to a place of spiritual maturity in Christ to understand, that all who would live godly will suffer hatred and persecution. (II Tim. 3:12) 

 

Because the world hated Jesus, it will also hate the godly. (John 15:18) Righteous suffering and forbearance is necessary and preordained so that our lives lived through Christ, may be tried, purified, and made perfect before God. (Job 23:10) For we have an eternal Promise from God that if we suffer with Him, we will also reign with Him. (II Tim.2:12) As we forgive from the heart when persecuted, Jesus Christ is magnified and glorified within us, and the Light of Christ shines brighter into this lost world. Most Christians do not realize that when they refuse to forgive their offender(s), they are denying the Lord’s Sacrifice for their own sins. Un-forgiveness is just retaliatory sin that leaves the holder of the alt the prisoner of the offender and Satan.

 

Saints always remember this: Nobody wants an enemy, but without loving one, you will never be as perfect as God, which is your destiny. (Matt. 5:44-48) Either presently, or in the future, there are going to be people who are going to curse you, despitefully use you, and persecute you. However, for each type of offender God expects for us to stick closer to them than a brother: To bless them, do good to them, and pray for them! God did not save us to become “casual and conditional lovers” of people. Rather, God saved us to become courageous unconditional Lovers of all people; especially to our haters just as Jesus Christ loved us, even when we were trapped and lost in sin!

 

 

Unforgiving Christians Bring Misery on Their Lives Until They Learn To Forgive

 

The famous quote says, “Un-forgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting on the other person to die.” “You have to LET IT GO!” This expression means that refusing to forgive someone harms the person holding the grudge, not nearly as much as the person who committed the offense. I agree with the statement with the exception of the solution offered: “You have to let it go.” I understand what is meant by let it go: forgive it, and forget it. 

 

However as born-again Christians, forgiveness requires that we look into our born-again hearts, “lay hold” of the alt (sin, transgression, evil, fault, wrongdoing, crime, felony, misdemeanor, or beef) and in the Spirit of meekness “strip the alt off and away from the offender, and then see the person as God sees them. God sees the person as Holy and useful unto His divine Purpose, worthy of forgiveness and loving kindness, without conditions or limits attached. Saints, is this not how God Loved and Forgave us all while Christ sacrificed His sinless life on the cross? (Luke 23:24 & Rom. 5:8) This is Bible forgiveness learn and apply it to your daily living and interactions with all people. The sin that a person commits, no matter how egregious, is not greater than the person God created. 

 

You see Saints, as long as you try to just, “let the offense go,” Satan the author of confusion will remind you of the wrong committed against you. Satan will tempt you to continue judging the person (by their wrong deed) as unholy, unworthy of forgiveness and acts of loving kindness on your part. Left up to Satan, he desires for years, decades, and even for the rest of a Christian’s life that they play the role of the hypocrite. He tempts the Christian to even say they have “forgiven their offender,” but also to be content and resolute to have no further interaction with the offender to render acts of loving kindness that would demonstrate that their love and forgiveness is genuine. This is deception!

 

Forgiveness without acts of loving kindness from the heart is worthless; just as faith without works is dead standing alone. Let me say it more loudly, it’s not enough for you to profess you have forgiven a person (most often, this is done introspectively and not offered face-to-face with the person who committed the offense) who has wronged you, and then have no future contact with them. Again, the Christian can say they have forgiven, but without unconditional blessings, acts of loving kindness, attempts at reconciliation, and prayer for the offender they veer and stray far away from their Christian Course. 

 

Saints, do we not all remember the Promises of Jesus Christ taught to the disciples regarding, forgiving versus not forgiving, recorded at Mark 11:25-26? Jesus Christ said:

25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

 

If we do not forgive our offenders, it means we have “broken right-fellowship” with God and one another; and veered off the Christian Course, and we walk in “darkness.” Darkness represents evil, sin, ignorance, spiritual blindness, oppression, hopelessness, and the “realm of Satan!” To walk in un-forgiveness is to abide and walk in Satan’s Place. 

How in one’s own intellect and human ability and strength can a person consumed with un-forgiveness lead themselves, as well as others, into God’s Plan for their peace, health, prosperity and satisfaction? (III John 2) Saints have you ever refused to forgive someone who hurt you? The human brain and negative emotions block out and refuse to hear and heed calls for Love, Forgiveness, and acts of Loving Kindness from God being communicated to you by the Holy Ghost.

The Apostle John wrote at I John 2:10-11:

 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

 

No born-again Christian has any business walking in darkness; yet sadly many of us dwell in darkness because of a stubborn and stiff-necked mindset of un-forgiveness. Christians who choose and decide not to forgive their offenders are spiritually blind and lack spiritual direction and growth. Their prayer petitions to God go unanswered, praise and worship offered to God is as a stench in His nostrils, and they are unable to find and bask in the Presence of the Lord and receive the joy of the Lord. 

 

Saints, we all must take I John 1:5-9 to heart and obey it. Not just for our own edification, but also to minister deliverance to fellow Christians who are walking in darkness because they refuse to forgive. John wrote:

5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Let me focus on Verse 6, and read it this way: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, (un-forgiveness) we lie, and do not the truth. Any time we subject ourselves to living a lie, we will bear the fruits of evil. We cannot say continually that we love God and are true worshippers of His, and hate (carry and nurse alt) against our brother and sister in Christ. To do so is to enter and live in the pathway of “darkness.” 

 

Only the Light of Christ shining into darkness can deliver the born-again Christian who chooses and decides to walk in un-forgiveness. The Light of Christ’s Commandment to forgive unconditionally all who wrong us, illuminated by the Holy Ghost within us, is always present to impress upon our conscious the need to forgive all offenders and show acts of loving kindness without reservation. 

 

Saints, examine your born-again hearts now, and if there is any person who has offended you, or you knowingly have offended someone, listen to the Holy Ghost shining Christ’s Light on the offence and telling you to forgive that person, and to go and love and be kind towards them. God is calling on you to be “courageous” and Love that person above and far beyond the fault, so that God may be magnified and glorified through your behavior and good work!

 

But Saints, for those born-again Christians who stubbornly refuse to take heed to the Wisdom of God and forgive, they continue on the pathway of deception and darkness and become dry empty vessels. The blood of Jesus Christ which is appropriated on our lives cannot work to cleanse and deliver them from all unrighteousness because they lie against the Truth. I tell you Saints, forgiving one another is serious business, and not forgiving has severe negative consequences that will be reaped in the physical body. (Gal.6:7)

 

Because God has forgiven all our sins, we must not withhold forgiveness from all others who wrong us. As we realize how completely Christ has forgiven us, it must produce an attitude of forgiveness toward all others who wrong us. When we fail to forgive others, we are exalting ourselves (placing our human wisdom, pride, and self-reliance above God’s divine Guidance) above Christ’s Law of Love, which leads to spiritual blindness, chaos, and destruction in life.

 

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Should Lead All Christians to Make Forgiveness a Life-Style

 

The Parable of the “The Unforgiving Servant,” recorded at Matthew 18:21-35, teaches followers of Christ, the Law of Forgiveness. If you don’t know the Law of Forgiveness, it simply says: God through the finished works of Jesus on the cross forgave all of our sins, therefore, we must forgive every person for their sins committed against us. Jesus Christ said, “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required.” (Luke12:48)

 

Any wrong, regardless of severity, that someone commits against us will never match, nor exceed, the wrong that all of us committed against God. For through Adam’s transgression in the Garden of Eden, all were made sin, and we all were the enemy of God destined for eternal damnation. (Rom. 5:10) Yet, through God’s infinite mercy and grace, and sacrifice of His Son Jesus, we received the forgiveness of sin, and reconciliation with God our Father. 

In my estimation, the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant provides the most direct example of how God views and deals with those who unrelentingly choose and decide not to forgive those indebted to them. Let us take heed lest we fall. After we study the Parable, with the aid of the Holy Ghost, I pray you will never choose and decide to hold an offense against your fellow brother or sister in Christ, or for that matter any person on earth who has wronged you. But, that through submission to the Will of God through the Holy Ghost you will choose and decide to Love, Forgive, and do acts of Loving Kindness towards all people, including perpetrators of evil against you as Commanded by Jesus Christ. The Parable at Matthew 18: 21-35 reads as follows:

21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

 

In Summary, the crux of Jesus’ Parable tells of a servant forgiven a massive amount of debt by a king, who then the servant refused to forgive a small amount of debt of a fellow servant, laying hands on him and throwing him into prison; the king then punished the unforgiving servant, illustrating that God expects for us to forgive as we’ve been forgiven, and what happens if we elect not to forgive all trespassers against us follows with severe negative consequences. 

 

Now, the details. The Lord’s disciple, Peter, had asked how many times one should forgive, “Till seven times?” Jesus, answered, “Not seven times, but seventy times seven.” The math works out to “490-times.” In other words, Jesus Commands that we are to offer limitless, continuous forgiveness, rather than setting a numerical limit as Peter supposed. Jesus was signifying an expectation that His followers would adopt a “life-style” of grace towards offenders; sharply contrasting with the world’s way of dealing with offenders and repeat offenders, with vengeance being the course of action taken. 

 

Furthermore, Jesus was saying that forgiveness should be “unconditional and infinite,” reflecting God’s own grace toward Humanity. To help Peter and the disciples understand how God and the Kingdom of Heaven operates, He taught this Parable of the Unforgiving Servant; so they along with all of Christ’s followers would not veer off the Christian Course.

 

In the Parable, the servant whose lord forgave him the “much” (ten thousand talents, equivalent to $290.8 million, an impossible amount for the servant to repay by his own means), was unwilling to forgive his fellow-servant who owed him only a hundred denarii, equal to a day’s wage of $17. Therefore, compared to what the first servant was forgiven, this was a miniscule amount. 

 

The Bible Principle here is, “the one forgiven much should forgive much.” Jesus in the Parable was presenting a new Principal that is similar to the basis of the forgiveness Command post-crucifixion for believers found in Ephesians 4:32: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Because God has forgiven us, without exception, we must forgive each other. Because we have received much grace, “while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, therefore we are Commanded to give that “same grace” to others. 

 

In the Parable, the first servant’s debt was forgiven, and he was not required to repay until his unforgiving nature was discovered. In contrast, our sin debt was paid in full by Jesus Christ, and is the only basis for God’s forgiveness. We cannot repay our debt to God or earn our Salvation, as it is a gift of grace. (Eph. 2:8-9) Therefore, in the Parable of the Unforgiving, unmerciful, unjust Servant, Jesus is teaching His disciples, and us by extension, that forgiveness should be in like proportion to the amount forgiven. The first servant had been forgiven all, and he then should have forgiven all. In like manner, a born-again Christian by faith through Christ has had all sins forgiven. Therefore, when someone sins against us, we must be willing to forgive the person from a heart of gratitude for the grace to which we ourselves were debtors to God.

 

As born-again Christians, we must pay very close attention to what Jesus taught in Matthew 18:33-34. Jesus said in the Parable that the lord was “angry” with the first servant for not forgiving his offender’s debt; reminding him that he should have given the servant indebted to him the same compassion and pity that his lord extended to him. As a punishment, the servant with the unforgiving heart was turned over to the “tormentors” until he repaid back his entire debt; which he had no financial means to do so. 

 

The word “tormentors in the Greek Translation is “basanistes” conveying the meaning a “Torturer” or “Tormentor” to inflict pain, toil, or vexation. This meant that the servant would be left with the torture of mental agony. He would be continually subjected to thoughts of un-forgiveness, remembering every time a person wronged him until he learned the lesson to forgive others for their transgressions. His obsession with un-forgiveness would turn to “bitterness,” and lead to chronic mental health and physical health problems.

 

According to medical research literature, chronic bitterness, rooted in un-forgiveness and resentment can result in sustained emotional stress, which can lead to serious physical and mental health problems; including elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, stroke, weakened immune system, chronic inflammation and pain, digestive problems, asthma, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and impaired memory. 

 

In Verse 35, Jesus issued a universal warning about un-forgiveness to the disciples, and all of us within the Royal Family of God, saying “So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.”

Jesus is saying Saints, if we do not from our “born-again hearts” forgive every person who offends us, we will be turned over to the Tormentors until we are willing, and take action to sincerely forgive them. Wow, no wonder we have so many sick Saints within the Body of Christ who have chronic mental health issues, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, obesity, digestive pains, inflammation, asthma, and experience early death.

 

Moreover, when we consider that multi-millions of Saints who are holding alt, and perhaps other secret sins while also regularly taking Communion unworthily; we can infer that many of the health challenges the Christian Church faces today are related to eating and drinking the Lord’s Body unto damnation without rightly discerning the Lord’s Body. 

 

The Tormentors, inflictors of pain, are sent to disobedient Christians in hopes that they will see the light of their ways, repent (change the way they think) and forgive from the heart those who have wronged them. It’s not God’s desire that we wait until sickness and disease emerges in the human body to cause us to forgive. Rather, God desires that we listen to the Holy Ghost and quickly forgive all who wrong us when the transgression occurs. But, because we have been made a part of God’s Royal Family and the Christian Course has been set before us, if necessary, God will use Tormentors as divine discipline/as chastening to nudge and push believers back on to the Christian Course. The writer of Hebrews 12:5-7 admonishes the sons of God saying:

5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

 

In closing, the born-again Christian who chooses and decides to walk in un-forgiveness, veers off the Christian Course and enters the pathway of deception and darkness ruled by Satan and the kingdom of darkness. They separate themselves from God, which hinders personal peace and spiritual growth. Un-forgiveness places a person into a self-inflicted “mind-prison” (brain-prison) where Satan exercises free reign to tempt the believer to remain in a sinister-state of holding onto past pain, bitterness, and anger that binds the believer to the offender’s wrong doing(s).

 

With the human brain captured and occupied with un-forgiveness, it’s extremely difficult for the believer to clearly hear, receive, and obey the Voice of the Wisdom of God communicated internally by the Holy Ghost, as well as externally by Preachers, and fellow Christians who God has sent to admonish the believer to forgive their wrong-doer. As the believer continually takes part in Communion Services and other worship activities, while also holding on to alt; they inure  physical and mental harm to themselves that will only grow worse overtime. The un-forgiveness functions as a heavy burden; it zaps and weakens the believer’s strength and steals their joy. 

 

The Loving God will not standby idle and watch His child degrade in darkness, as He has predestinated that the believer be eternally apart of God’s Family and be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ in character, attitude, and performance. Thus, God will turn the un-forgiving believer over to Tormentors (spiritual forces) to awaken the believer’s conscious to see the light of their ways. While in the midst of mental and physical pain and suffering, and for some believers on their death beds; the believer will come to a place of recognition that they need God and His Way of doing things more than their carnal ways. The believer, will come to see and know through the divine Wisdom of God that their refusal to forgive their offender(s) has brought forth the great pain, suffering, and vexation they are experiencing. 

 

They will come to understand that God’s Forgiveness of their sins through the sacrifice of Jesus’ Life on the cross, is of exceedingly much more value than the alt and un-forgiveness they have maintained against their brother. So humbled, the believer from their heart will forgive the offender; as Christ also has forgiven them. And, through the experience of being an unrelenting un-forgiver, the believer will come to learn and practice thereafter, that the Way of the Christian Course is paved with unconditional Love, Forgiveness, and acts of Loving Kindness towards all people. Moreover, the believer will become single-minded in fulfilling the Law of Christ that requires as a “life-long debt,” that they owe all people “love” without limits and conditions attached. 

 

For the Apostle Paul stated at Romans 13:8, Owe no man anything, but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Let us therefore boldly commit to a life-style of loving every person without limits as a debt of payment to Jesus Christ for His great sacrifice for all of our sins. Next Sunday, as we celebrate Holy Communion, make sure that you soberly examine your life with Christ, that you have repented of any sin, including un-forgiveness, and that you are committed to a lifestyle of unconditional loving, forgiving, and doing acts of loving kindness towards every Christian and non-Christian on the planet. When we receive Communion, let us also believe for our complete physical, mental, relational, and financial restoration by and through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Amen for the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

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Sermon:        “ Followers of Jesus Christ Have Been Given the Gift of Command                                        

                            Authority” Part 2

Presenter:   Dr. JoAnne P. King

Date: December 28, 2025

Praise the Lord, Good Morning and Happy New Year’s Saints. Last week’s message was “Followers of Jesus Christ Have Been Given the Gift of Command Authority!”  Jesus our Lord and Savior has given us many gifts, a few of them I listed last week. However, the gift of command authority, most Christians have not opened or are not aware of. That is the purpose of these sermons, to bring this gift to your attention and show you how to use it. 

As I mentioned last week, I introduced command authority during my sermon on “There’s Something About the Name of Jesus.” At that time, I said all throughout the New Testament, Jesus used command authority and gave this power to His disciples. The Hebrew word for spoken is debar.  It means “to speak so that the universe comes in order the way you want it to;” now that is authority!

Today, we will cover the following topics: The command authority of a follower of Jesus Christ is sealed with blood covenants. Command authority begins at the beginning with God. As Christians, we have the authority to make commands and demands in the Name of Jesus. The authority is in THE NAME. We have the authority from God to renew our youth. We have been given Jesus’ rank. He is our Lord and Savior. And, Our Command Authority is God’s WORD.

1. The Command authority of a follower of Jesus Christ is sealed with blood covenants.

The command authority of a follower of Jesus Christ is sealed with blood covenants. The Bible is full of blood covenants—the Abrahamic Covenant, the Noahic Covenant, Mosaic Covenant, the Davidic Covenant, etc.

Covenants in the Bible are serious promises made between God and people or among individuals. The blood covenant stands out as one of the most sacred, representing life, commitment, and sacrifice. 

Here are a few Blood Covenant examples:

Gen. 9:11 says: “I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

This verse marks the establishment of a blood covenant between God and Noah. God promises to never destroy the earth with a flood again, and this covenant is binding. It displays God’s faithfulness to His covenant and serves as a reminder that He keeps His promises.

Exodus 24:8 says: “So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”” 

In this verse, Moses uses the blood of animals to ratify the covenant between God and the Israelites. The sprinkling of blood signifies the solemnity and binding nature of the covenant. It emphasizes the importance of upholding promises and the seriousness with which God regards His covenants.

Hebrews 9:15 says: “For this reason, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.” Christ’s sacrifice on the cross represents the establishment of a new covenant. His shed blood serves as a ransom to redeem humanity from their sins and offers the promise of eternal life. This verse highlights the significance of Jesus as the mediator of the blood covenant and the freedom and salvation it brings.

1 Corinthians 11:25 says: “In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “this cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.””

During the Last Supper, Jesus institutes the practice of communion, using the symbolism of the cup to represent the new covenant in His blood. This verse emphasizes the importance of remembering and honoring the blood covenant through the act of communion, reminding believers of Jesus’ sacrifice. 

Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant by perfectly obeying its moral law. He became the ultimate sacrifice that atoned for sins, and fulfilling numerous prophecies and covenants, thereby ushering in a New Covenant where God’s law is written on believer’s hearts. In this way, He shifted the focus from external observance to internal transformation. Thereby making a way for a deeper, spiritual relationship with God through faith, not just a ritual.  

As mentioned last week, Jesus’ blood placed on the “Mercy Seat” in the “Holy of Holies” in heaven fulfilled both Covenants, as well as, all the promises and gifts in the Holy Bible. 

1. Command authority begins at the beginning with God. 

Gen. 1:1 says: “In the beginning God …” You see that in the beginning God was there, before anything existed. The word God used there in the Hebrew is Elohim, a plural form of the word God. Elohim, represents the Holy Trinity (God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit) was there at Creation. We know that the Holy Spirit was there because scripture says the Spirit of Elohim moved upon the face of the waters. This is the same Holy Spirit that Paul said raised Jesus from the dead. “But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Rom. 8:11). 

In the beginning, God spoke using His Command Authority and as the above definition states: “to speak so that the universe comes in order the way you want it to.”  We know that everything He created was what He wanted because He said: “It was good.” 

In verse 2, we see that the earth was without form, and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

From verse 3 on down, we see that God using command authority restored everything back the way He had commanded it to be, in the first place, by saying Let there be Light and everything else down to verse 25 as it was before—and it was!

1. As Christians, we have the authority to make commands and demands in the Name of Jesus.

Once God decrees something, He never changes His mind. God intended for mankind to have this same command authority. God created man and gave mankind dominion over the whole planet. In Genesis 1:26 Amp.: “Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air; the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.” (Gen. 1:28 Amp.) “And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it (putting it under your power); and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 

As you know, Satan stole this command authority from Adam and Eve but through Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection restored the ability to use command authority by His followers.

• David knew God as Lord, Jehovah. David was a shepherd and tended his father’s sheep. He was away from his family, off in the meadows with the sheep as their protector.  David wrote 73 Psalms. In fact, he wrote the 23rd Psalm that we so often recite. David placed himself in the 23rd Psalm instead of sheep. 

I can just imagine that David at night while the sheep were sleeping would pull out some hand-made instrument and begin to compose and sing songs to the Lord, Jehovah. Because he had this relationship between himself and the Lord, Jehovah, he was successful in slaying a lion and bear that wanted to kill the sheep he was protecting.

• Because David had a relationship with Jehovah, he was not afraid of Goliath. In 1 Samuel 17:32-53 Amp., David says to King Saul: “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.  

And Saul said to David, ‘thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.’    

And David said unto Saul, ‘thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: And I went out after him, and smote him; and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.’

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.’ David said moreover, ‘The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.’ And Saul said unto David, ‘Go, and the Lord be with thee.’”

“Then, David told the Philistine using command authority, ‘You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.

‘This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you down and cut off your head: And I will give the corpses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,’ ‘And that this entire assembly may know that the Lord does not save with the sword or with the spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will hand you over to us.’

“When the Philistine rose and came forward to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. David put his hand into his bag and took out a stone and slung it, and it struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone penetrated his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground. 

So, David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck down the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand. So, he ran and stood over the Philistine, grasped his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their [mighty] champion was dead, they fled. The men of Israel and Judah stood with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and the gates of Ekron. And the [fatally] wounded Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even as far as Gath and Ekron.

The sons of Israel returned from their pursuit of the Philistines and plundered their camp. Then David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.”

Psalm 8 is one of my favorite. David doesn’t mention Jesus by Name, but Psalm 8 talks about Him and His authority. He says: “Oh LORD, our LORD, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

David doesn’t mention Jesus by Name, but Psalm 8 talks about Him and His authority [as well as, the authority, He has given man]! “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightiest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visiteth him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels (God), and has crowned him with glory and honor.  Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field. The fowl of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”

1. The Authority is in THE NAME.

I remember when Pastor Darryl was teaching us the scripture in Philippians 4:13 which says: “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” Many of you, remember this exercise. He had us to hold out one arm and place the other hand on the arm and say that scripture using your name or someone else’s name in place of Christ and have you push on the extended arm and it would come down. However, if you placed your hand on the right outstretched arm and said that you could do all things through Christ that strengthens me, the arm would not go down! Praise God!

I love what the Amplified Bible says: “I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]” Jesus is letting us know that nothing is impossible when we use the name of Jesus in love and faith!

Matthew 17:20 says: “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Mark 9:23-27 says: “And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, how hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them saith, with men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 

Mark 11:22-24 Amp. says: Jesus replied, “Have faith in God [constantly]. I assure you and most solemnly say to you whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will].” 

Notice that in some of Jesus’ miracles, He speaks to inanimate objects such as mountains, storms, trees, food and they obey Him. These objects must have ears because the Bible says that the fig tree spoke back to Him. All of the above objects, obeyed His commands. 

John 14:12-15 Amp. says: “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name [as My representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it. If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.”

John 15:7, 16 Amp. says: “If you remain in Me and My words, remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.” “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give it to you.”

The above scriptures make it clear that as His representative, whatever you ask that’s Biblical, in love and faith, in His Name, it will be done for you!  

• We have the authority from God to renew our youth.

• You have authority to command your youth to be restored.

Psalm 103:1-5 Amp. says: “Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name. Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget any of His benefits: [What are these benefits?] Who forgives all your sins. Who heals all your diseases. Who redeems your life from the pit. Who crowns you [lavishly] with loving kindness and tender mercy. Who satisfies your years with good things, So, that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.” 

I heard a tele-evangelist say that he was praying by his mother’s death bed for her healing and the Lord said she doesn’t need healing, she needs her youth renewed. So, he prayed for his mother’s youth to be renewed. She arose out of that death bed and lived 2 additional years. 

While preparing this series, I was in physical therapy and I sowed this scripture in my spirit and asked the Lord to restore my youth according to Psalm 103:5. I sowed this scripture just like we sow Psalm 91 for protection.  As a result, I have been complimented by my therapist and others on my progress, saying: “I was doing things that she thought would be impossible!!” She even commented and told another therapist that she had witnessed a miracle with my left elbow, Praise God! 

Therefore, I strongly suggest anyone who is having health issues that you use your command authority and pray that the Lord would restore your youth according to Psalm 103:5. 

You have command authority over grief. That’s huge!

 Isaiah 53:4 Amp. says:

 “But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows and pains; 

Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him].” 

You know we read these scriptures and never apply them to ourselves when it plainly says that He carried and bore our griefs, sorrows and pains, so we don’t have to! God cannot and will not carry what you will not release.

• Many Christians don’t know they have any authority. Why, you might ask?

Because they spend too much time on the First Covenant that they read to mean, “God will put a curse on you.” Why do people always have a tendency to think the negative about everything instead of the positive? Maybe, it’s because they don’t think they deserve God’s best, His goodness and mercy. He tells us plainly that He is love and desires the best for His children. He has given us example after example of His goodness shown to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, etc. God loves you as much as He loves Jesus!  You need to say this over and over again until it becomes a part of you.

1. We have been given Jesus’ rank. He is our Lord and Savior.

Just listen to some of the names that we are called:

1 John 3:1 says: “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of God …”

1 Peter 2:9 says: “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

  1 Timothy 6:15b Amp. says: “… He who is the blessed and only Sovereign [the absolute Ruler], the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords.

Romans 1:17 Amp. says: “For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”

What else did Christ do for us?

Galatians 3:13-14 Amp. says: “Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)” in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.  

Jesus is upholding all things and has been given a more excellent Name. (Heb. 1:2)

Hebrews 1:3d-4 Amp. says: “He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority], having become as much superior to angels, since He has inherited a more excellent and glorious name than they [that is, Son—the name above all names].

1. Our Command Authority is God’s WORD.

The Amplified Bible is an excellent way to read the intent of the writer. It opens the meaning of some of the Hebrew and Greek words, as well as, using language of today that everybody can understand. When you can understand God’s Word clearly than you should be able to use God’s command authority correctly. Believe God and His Word when He says you can do certain things! Remember and tell yourself, if necessary, that: “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.”

• Jesus passed the test, that Adam failed—without sin.

[Luke 4:18-19 Amp. says: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.  He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy), To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly.”

And, 1 Corinthians 15:45 Amp. says: “So it is written [in Scripture], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul (an individual),” the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving spirit [restoring the dead to life]; then the spiritual.”

In today’s politics, world leaders draw what they call red lines that are not supposed to be crossed. If they are crossed, then certain conditions are supposed to happen. 

Well, God has a line and it is called a “light line.”

Everything above the line is God’s domain. Man was created above that light line.

1 John 1:3-9 says: “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him and declare unto you that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth:   

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Psalm 119:105 Amp. says: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” 

Prov. 6:23 says: “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.”

When Adam and Eve sinned, they fell below the light line into a form of darkness.

1 John 2:11 Amp. says: “But the one who habitually hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is in [spiritual] darkness and is walking in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”

Jesus Christ has command authority. Ultimate authority has to be delegated and since we are His children that authority has been delegated to us as His representatives in the earth. 

In conclusion, it is one thing to know you have command authority; it’s another to know how to use it. I will give you four examples, of my using command authority. 

First example: On November 15, 2025, I had granddaughter, Franciel, pick me up and take me to a funeral in Washington, D. C. I was on assignment, because I had words to say to the widow of the deceased. Franciel had taken my rollator out of my car and placed it in the trunk of her car. 

As she was driving down New Hampshire Avenue, I noticed rain hitting her front window pane. I had an umbrella in my car beside my rollator. I asked her if she picked up the umbrella? She replied no, and she didn’t have one in her car either! That Saturday was a very cold and windy day and having to walk from the parking lot to the church with a rollator and no umbrella would have been difficult. I am sure the enemy sent the rain to discourage me and try to get me to cancel the trip. But I was on assignment, so, using command authority, I commanded the rain to stop and come back another day. The rain stopped and we proceeded to the church, enjoyed the service, and I had the opportunity to deliver the message I had for the widow and returned home. Praise God.

Heb. 1:14 says: “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” The ministering spirits are angelic apostles. [Gr. aposello, to send forth as a messenger with a commission, the sender remaining behind. The noun, apostle, denotes one thus sent. Here angels are sent like apostles to minister to the heirs of salvation. Not only do the angels minister to the heirs of salvation; they minister for the heirs of salvation.] [Additionally, Psa. 120:3 says: “Bless the Lord ye his angels, that excel in strength; that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.”] Every follower of Jesus Christ has angels assigned to them. These angels carry out your commands when they are perfectly in line with God’s Word(s) and Spirit (Love).

Example 2: If you notice when I pray for the sick, I am using command authority when I dispatch angels to their homes, hospitals, etc. to clean out the areas from anything that is not of God; keep the area clean; and minister to the sick person healing from whatever the ailment might be. Additionally, I pray that the doctor(s) be given wisdom and see the patient through God’s eyes. In that way, the doctor will not make a wrong diagnosis. I usually bless the medicine that it will accomplish what it is supposed to. Finally, I thank God for the patient and his/her healing.  

The third example: On Saturday, November 25, 2023, I remember praying in tongues before leaving the house to pick up my groceries from the Giant Supermarket in Olney, MD. I drove the usual approximately 6 blocks or so to the stop light at Randolph Rd. and Locksley Lane. When I arrived at the intersection, the light was red. When the light turned green, I proceeded into the intersection, to my left there are three lanes and there were cars stopped in the first and third lane. As I was turning my wheel to make a left turn onto Randolph Rd., I saw a black car coming straight at me from the second lane at full speed. He “T-boned” the Mercedes I was driving knocking my foot off the gas pedal and against the console. Fortunately, I was able to drive my car to the 3rd lane heading east. There were cars stopped at the red light behind me, so I drove my car to the first lane heading east, put my blinkers on and turned the car off. I called Pastor Darryl and 911.

Everything about that accident was miraculous, there were no skids marks indicating the other driver did not slow down. The speed limit is 45 but everyone drives faster. Only the side airbag opened and not the front airbag, not one window broke. I only suffered a small hair-line fracture of the ankle and pain across the chest from the seat belt for a short time. I am convinced that my praying in tongues (which is the perfect prayer) and sowing the 91st Psalm of protection is what saved my life and/or prevented me from being seriously injured. I preached the whole month of January, 2024. Praise God!

There’s another gift that many followers of Jesus Christ don’t use or use very sparingly which is “unknown tongues.”  We are told in the Book of Jude to build ourselves up, praying in the Holy Ghost. When we pray in the Holy Ghost, we are praying the perfect prayer. Who doesn’t want to pray a perfect prayer? One that the devil cannot interfere or stop! For you who have not spoken, ask and believe for your gift of “unknown tongues” to manifest in Jesus’ Name, just believe and receive. 

The fourth example, I told some of you before but it is worth repeating. I was using command authority when I prayed the following scripture over my sons for years, [when they were in the world], placing their names where the word you appears. You might want to pray it over yourself for wisdom and revelation into the deeper things of God, as well as, for your unsaved loved ones.

Ephesians 1:17-23, AMPC says: “[ I aways pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].  And [I pray] that the  eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people), and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual]  power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion [whether angelic or human] and [far above] every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred] not only in this age and world, but also in the one to come. And He put all things [in every realm] in subjection under Christ’s feet and appointed Him as [supreme and authoritative] head over all things in the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers].” 

I believe that you will agree with me, that God truly gave Pastor Darryl all of the above wisdom beyond measure that I prayed for!

Since the New Year is a year of new beginnings, I pray that you will begin to utilize the gift of command authority, as well as, saying, the above prayer in Ephesians for your unsaved loved ones and don’t quit. As you are faithful in saying the prayer for them, you will see them come to Christ, if you faint not!  You will never fail when you pray God’s Word because it will not return to you void! It will always accomplish the work that it was sent to do. 

God is faithful, if He did it for me, He will do it for you. In 2026, I look forward to hearing great testimonies from the Saints of the “Great things they did for God, using Command Authority.” God Bless, Amen, and so let it be done!