Sermon Notes 7/2 – Independence Day Services

1st Service – Pastor Tony

Ezekiel 37:1-14

1.Now it came to pass in the THIRTIETH YEAR in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month as I was among the captives by the River Chebar that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God

2. In Israel one could not enter the Priesthood until they were 30 years old

3. Ezekiel had planned to be ministering in the great Temple of Solomon at the age of thirty like his father before him

4. Things don’t always work out the way we thought they SHOULD!

5. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose

6. Dry bones scattered in piles speaks of the spiritual condition of Israel

7. The US looks like a valley of dry Bones

8. 37:3 And He said to me, Son of Man, can these bones live? So I answered, Oh Lord God You know

9. IT AIN’T OVER UNTIL GOD SAYS IT IS OVER

10.Two ingredients the US needs for revival: We must have the WORD and the SPIRIT

11. The Word and the Spirit complement each other

12. You cannot have too much Word or too much Spirit however we cannot have one without the other

13. 37:4 Dry Bones Hear the Word of the Lord “LIVE”!

2nd Service – Pastor Dave

Independence Day – July 4, 1776 the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted

Officially, the Congress declared its freedom from Great Britain on July 2, 1776

Today, July 2, 2023 we will make a Declaration of Dependence!

Independence – the state of being free from outside control, not depending on another’s authority

Dependence – the state of relying on being controlled by someone or something else

King Josiah made a national declaration of dependence

2 Chronicles 34-35

Your family history does not determine your future legacy.

King David made a personal declaration of dependence.

Psalm 71

Your past does not define you.

A Declaration of Dependence

Proverbs 3:5-6

Lamentations 3:21-24

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Dependence on God the Father. Psalm 62:5-8

Dependence on Jesus. John 15:5

Dependence on the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:5-6

A Declaration of Dependence on the Lord brings freedom & liberty!

3rd Service – Pastor Jeff

Ways To Receive Your Freedom Through Prayer

We celebrate this week America’s Independence, its freedom

This freedom did not come easy

In the same way, we as Christians should celebrate Freedom.

Freedom from our sins
Freedom from the past
Freedom from hell
Freedom from condemnation
Freedom from ourself

This freedom was fought for, was bled for by JESUS CHRIST

This freedom did not come easy but if we fight, to simply recognize what Christ has already done

YOU TOO CAN RECEIVE THIS FREEDOM THROUGH PRAYER

Today I want to Celebrate our “Declaration of Dependence” Our Dependence on Christ and His word

Prayer is our Right

Jesus never taught the disciples how to heal or speak, how to be charming or convincing with their words

Jesus taught the disciples How to Pray

Prayer is a must, it is an essential

The two most important forces in the world:

Prayerlessness
Prayerfulness

Mark 5 21:24

Freedom is through prayer as we ask

Freedom in our Prayer life starts with a prayer life

We have the same access to Jesus now as Jairus did in the day.

Prayers of Faith

Philippians 4:6-7

Much of our prayer is powerless because it lacks earnestness.

Ernest Prayers demonstrate that our heart cares passionately about the same things God cares about.

Philippians 4:6-7

You hear scriptures all of the time Get taken out of context

Ask and you shall receive
All thing work together for the Good
Let your requests be made known to God

Whenever there is a promise from God, there is always some instruction we need to follow

Here is the Promise

Supernatural Peace
A guarded heart
A guarded Mind

Our position

Thankful: approach Jesus with not a list of requests but heartfelt, earnest, petitioning, desperate prayer.

In Everything: Prayer for your whole life. Paul states to pray without end, the Bible states to Keep knocking

When all this is done, miracles will happen

Freedom comes through prayer as we surrender

Our biggest obstacle in prayer can be ourself (Pride)

The very thing that can stop us from answered prayers, from true freedom in ourself and our own pride

Where do we need to be, to be in a position where we are FULLY dependent of Jesus and not of ourself.

How can we Receive Freedom through Prayer….. To give it up and let it go “Surrender”

This Changed my life forever

Freedom was not achieved when Jairus’s Daughter was healed, it was when he decided to Fall at the feet of Jesus

God’s Will will happen regardless of ourselves…….

It was up to Jesus weather this man’s daughter was healed, He just needed to take the position of Victory “Giving it completely to Jesus”

Letting Go takes the pressure off

We are often our biggest critic, the pressure that we put on ourself is gone when we relinquish control

Why Surrender ? It moves the heart of God

Mat 6:8

Daniel 9:22-23

Let your requests be made known

When we pray, we move the heart of God. He is looking for a heart that Surrenders

Why would He have a scripture that states for us to Ask, and make those requests…. He wants us to surrender our hearts

Visual

We need to fully understand the Letting Go, it does not mean another option

What I call a prenuptial prayer

A Plan B to the prayer

When I pray for people I expect nothing short of a Miracle

Freedom comes through prayer knowing our position

God’s will was the end result here but there were 3 obstacles that come in the way.

Maybe it was not your time, you keep asking … Dont worry about the end result , Gods will is happening

I did not see the power of prayer until I cried out

Until I fully surrendered
Until I knew My position in Christ
A praying believer is a dangerous one.
A praying believer expects miracles and sees miracles
A praying believer keeps asking and receives the good and perfect will of god
A praying believer sees Strongholds broken
A praying believer sees addictions disappear

We need to be crying out to the Lord like never before

Today can be the day that you decide to Receive Freedom….. it’s up to you

Ephesians 2