Your Secret Weapon The Presence of God Pastor Yvette Chase April 8, 2018 Pastor Yvette Chase

The Presence of the Lord Your Secret Weapon The Presence of the Lord

Secret: Not known or seen; or not meant to be known or seen by others Matthew 13:10-11 10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Secret: Something that is not properly understood; a mystery I Corinthians 2:7-10 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8 which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.

Secret: A significant fact or characteristic that is not well known 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Secret: Something taken to be a specific or key to a desired end Matthew 16:19 (Amp) I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.”

Secret: A method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one’s own company or craft; trade secret Matthew 6:6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

ORIGIN of the word ‘secret’ from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’ Leviticus 20:26 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.

the secret weapon of the presence of God? Receiving the salvation invitation, we return into fellowship with God In Prayer God is revealed by Jesus How do you obtain the secret weapon of the presence of God? Luke 10:22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him

Examples: Luke 1:35 (NKJV) 2 Kings 6:16-18 (NKJV) Daniel 3:21 (Amp) And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God…” 2 Kings 6:16-18 (NKJV) 16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. Daniel 3:21 (Amp) “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Three Hebrew boys Daniel 3:21 (Amp) Elisha sees the army with him 2 Kings 6:16-18 (NKJV) Mary’s conception of Jesus Luke 1:35 (NKJV)

Our Secret Weapons that bring us into God’s presence Praise Worship Prayer Psalm 138:2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. 1 Kings 9:3a And the Lord said to him; I have heard your prayers and supplication that you have made before Me… Psalm 22:3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

YOU ARE GOD’S SECRET WEAPON 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; YOU ARE GOD’S SECRET WEAPON We are perplexed, but not in despair; 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. struck down, but not destroyed- 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

God desires us to be the arrow in His bow to pierce the darkness. Jeremiah 51:20 “You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will destroy kingdoms;

victorious! I am I am God’s best secret weapon! I can crush the enemy’s head. I can call those things that be not as though they were. I can bind and loose. I can cast out demons, lay hands on the sick and see them recover. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I am the head and not the tail. I am above only and not beneath. I am an overcoming conqueror. I am victorious!

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

Your Secret Weapon The Presence of God Pastor Yvette Chase April 8, 2018 Pastor Yvette Chase