River of Life Family Church - Michiana

Is your family under attack or in Strife? Strife shreds our relationships with God and man.  Satan injects our spirits with: worry, anxiety, and then full-blown fear. You must discover how to overcome satanic attacks, or the result is that one becomes depressed and ineffective. You need the result of victory (joy), so the unsaved can see Jesus living through you. Your own salvation may hang in the balance.

Let us look at an example of Abraham, a man of great faith.  God beckoned Abraham to separate from his family, and Abraham left his fleshly family - to follow God. He was a sinner, who was taught how to have a new spirit, which he would impart to his family. He felt pain, loss, and the desire to return to his fleshly family - as he began to follow the Spirit of God.

Today, God is looking for men and women of great faith, and He called you. You were just pleasing your flesh, sinning; you were given a new spirit, when you accepted Jesus, which you will impart to your new spiritual family. This new spirit must also be demonstrated in your own immediate family. Many of you left your fleshly family members and friends. It is painful to know that unsaved fleshly family, and friends are still sinning; but the best way to help them become saved, is for you to follow the Spirit of God.

Here's some keys to overcome the darts of the enemy:

•·         Practice humility.

•·         Submit to leadership.

•·          Forgive quickly, un-forgiveness is a sin.

•·          Overlook minor faults.

•·          Do not speak against people.

•·          Be consecrated in praise, prayer and everything you do.

How long must you continue? Until God has you: established, strengthened and perfected - like Jesus. God will make you humble, or you can humble yourself - now.

Matthew 21:10 records Jesus' "triumphal entry" in to Jerusalem, which means a "house of peace".  The People were yelling, "Hosanna!" It was a celebration for those that recognized Him; and a time of questioning, for those that did not. While in Jerusalem, Jesus displayed his authority, by removing merchandisers and money changers from the Temple

In the temple, Jesus flipped over the tables and drove these people out with a braided whip.  Jewish people were paid, primarily, in Roman money. The Jewish animal sellers would only accept Jewish money.  There were money exchangers who exchanged the money from Roman to Jewish currency at a high price.  Jesus called them thieves - they did not exchange money fairly.

After that display of authority, Jesus then healed the blind and lame. This proved He had Gods' authority. Children began yelling, "Hosanna...!"

We can apply Jesus example, of purifying His Fathers' House, to our own body. We must be careful; TV, movies, music, Internet, teachers all affects your relationship with God. Do not copy the world. Do not concentrate on not sinning. Do not use your mind, it cannot stop the devil (thief) from entering your heart; use Gods' Word, and the Holy Spirit, to fight the devil! Do not play with sin. If you sin, confess it to quickly to God.  Do not remain in sin. You only enter Heaven with a pure heart (house). It does not matter what man-made building, you attended last Sunday, or Tuesday night, if you remain in sin.   

When we remove the sin, we can start to see the healing manifest.

Prophetic Word given to Pastors Ralph and Margaret Parker
through Prophet Kevin Matthews during The Prophetic Conference held at
The International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri in March of 2005 

Ralph and Margaret, what I heard was a phrase we use around here: "New levels, new devils." [This] has to do with the assault that increases when you step into something new. You have just begun to walk into a new authority in God and because              of that authority there is an all new onslaught of the enemy trying to steal hope and trying to steal promise away. I believe the Lord is saying to put time and energy into declaring the promise of God over your lives.

But there is a clear distinction on the two of you to bring the word of the Lord, to bring confidence and clarity to people. You have a teaching gift. You have a gifting that goes across borders and boundaries. You are sent into other nations to loose these kinds of promises and understanding into people. It is a prophetic, apostolic calling. It is that kind of calling to go across borders and it requires a new arena of prayer around you. "It is a certified prayer team," is almost the phrase that I am hearing. People who are dedicated to put you two before the Lord.

And the Lord is saying the provision is there and [that] you are going to move provision into other peoples' hands as well. It is a... movement and a shifting of things in a powerful way and [in] a significant way, and it is for divine purpose.  And you are going to specifically have an administration to break the spirit of poverty off of peoples' lives, that poverty spirit that wants to steal... You are deliverers. You are breakers. You are carrying a breaker anointing that comes in a unique package in the Spirit. You are going to break that spirit of poverty off of peoples' lives, tearing down strongholds [with the] understanding that you have. 

Worship will be your hiding place. It will be your safe place. When you get into that place of worship and render your hearts, your hearts are going to be so lifted up into a fresh place. You are going to come along side other ministries for seasons and times to build and to encourage. And I believe the Lord is saying do not make any unholy alliances. Let all alliances be holy, be God initiated and God ordained. And if you do that, divine purpose will come out of it all.