2. Prayer Claim Him Accept Jesus Cry out Heartfelt Prayer Claim Him Accept Jesus Cry out Heartfelt Spirit within Dreams Signs Feelings Spirit within Dreams Signs Feelings

3. “He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him.” John 14:21 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” John 14:15 The paradox? That these leaders of God… deny God’s truth!

4. What of… Women preachers, unqualified pastors, Old Testament worship, unscriptural organization, etc., etc. The paradox? That these leaders of God… deny God’s truth!

5. ä Claiming the Spirit?

6. “Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.” 1 Cor. 13:8-10

7. “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity...and I will also remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land. And it will come about that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who gave birth to him will say to him, ‘You shall not live, for you have spoken falsely in the name of the Lord’…” Zechariah 13:1-3

8. …and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 …and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:10

9. Claiming the Spirit? ä But not led by the Spirit!

10. Jacob felt Joseph dead

11. “But Naaman was furious and went away and said, ‘Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.’” 2 Kings 5:11

12. Jacob felt Joseph dead Naaman felt he understood cleansing

13. “And Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, ‘Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.’” “So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.” Acts 23:1 / 26:9

14. Jacob felt Joseph dead Naaman felt he understood cleansing Paul felt his conscience was clear

15. Jacob felt Joseph dead Naaman felt he understood cleansing Paul felt his conscience was clear Peter felt Jesus should live

16. “And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, ‘Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?’” Luke 9:54

17. Jacob felt Joseph dead Naaman felt he understood cleansing Paul felt his conscience was clear Peter felt Jesus should live James & John felt they respected the Lord

18. This is why…we read for insight...the word perfects us...the word gives us an inheritance...fellowship is based on proclamation This is why…we read for insight...the word perfects us...the word gives us an inheritance...fellowship is based on proclamation

19. What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life--2. and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us--3. what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:1-3 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life--2. and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us--3. what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:1-3

20. “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13

21. “Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3

22. “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” Acts 20:32