1 Cor.12:9   To one is given the working of miracles.  the word working here means to activate or to operate.

To begin with all the gifts are grace gifts;  meaning they are not earned by the wisdom of men, but they are to be received by faith.

Eph. 2:1 We are saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves it is the gift of God  not of works, so no one can boast about it.

7 thoughts concerning miracles:

(1)—– It is a mis-belief to think that God will do miracles without our participation.

(2)—– God’s part is grace (divine en-ablement) our part is faith which the response of trust in His grace.

(3)—– How he started in our life when he brought us common salvation, is the same pattern for working in our lives now.

(4)—–Grace and faith will not allow us to focus on the condition or the reason for the condition such as sins,attacks, blame etc.etc., only that God be glorified in and through this miracle.  Jn.9:1-5

(5)—–Miracles help us on our journey in life; walking in divine wisdom may prevent us from needing a miracle, but there should be no guilt if we find that we need one.

(6)——Miracles often happen in the atmosphere of proper relationships where the gifts of the Holy Spirit can flow, consider the first miracle Jesus did was at a wedding and it involved others. (Jn.2:1)

(7) —-We cannot earn a miracle by our good works nor disqualify ourselves by our bad works.

                     We simply breath in Grace and breath out Faith!

 Scott Stimson Sr

Gen.1:28    And God Blessed them; and God said to them,  Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over everything that moveth upon the earth.”

5 areas of ruler-ship:

(1)  Be fruitful———  The thought here is to be and not do; fruitfulness is not an effort it is the result of the right seed in the right environment.

(2)  Multiply———–Accelerated increase; when we lose our ability to calculate, when it is like counting stars and sand if we can calculate it through our own mind it would be addition not multiplication God has more to do through us then we can calculate or comprehend.

(3)  Replenish———–Fill the earth think in terms of plenty We begin this by filling our earth (life) with righteousness peace and joy “the kingdom”  We fill our city, nation, and world with the knowledge of the glory of God.

(4)  Subdue-————-To overpower the earth to bring it into order again this begins in us then we establish principles of kingdom living.

(5)  Have dominion——Again the key word is “have” dominion not take when ever I hear someone say I am taking authority it always makes me question why don’t we just have authority why do we have to keep taking it some where in our thinking we must of let it go or else we would not have to take it again authority just is.

The dominion is in all three realms:

(1) The sea———Lower regions of the earth, The fish of the sea speaks of “The troubled sea of humanity”

(2) The earth——-creeping things, the beast of the field, middle ground, no real life just mediocrity.

(3) The heavens —-where the birds fly, the high places of human wisdom the philosophy’s imaginations principles and powers,

All three realms must bow their knees to the Lord Jesus Christ and His dominion working through us.   (Philippians 2:8-9)

Scott Stimson Sr.

Isa 53:5 amp. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our GUILT and iniquities: the chastisement (needful to obtain) peace and well being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes that (wounded Him) we are healed and made WHOLE.

 1–Recognize that Jesus already healed us at the cross, but our bodies and minds may not know it yet.

2–Never make excuses for the infirmity like generational or where i live, where I work etc. it is easy to reason our way through it which often is just doubt in disguise.

3–Let your faith stand in the power of God not in the wisdom of men It is because of His mercy not our perfect wisdom on how to do all the right things. 1 Cor. 2:5

4–We receive by grace through faith not our own ability to keep rules and methods.

 5–Understand we don’t need to try to believe but we are believers by birth; just be.

 6–We should never try to hide sickness (physical or emotional) out of pride or embarrassment share it with the right people who can help our faith and agree and encourage us.

7–Depend upon the help of the Holy Spirit to receive healing, He is our helper not our performance monitor and He will show us how to not just be healed but be made whole.

Breathe in grace breathe out faith!

Scott Stimson Sr

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called (Mature) sons of God. Mt.5:9

A peacemaker can get between two warring spirits and create peace without being contaminated by the confusion of their war.

Joshua 5:13-14 Are you for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Neither; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come.

In book of Philemon, the Apostle Paul stood for a former slave who was his cell mate and he had fathered him in the gospel now the time had come for him to present Him back to his master Philemon, saying he now has confidence that both of them will do the right thing.  

 

All of this was possible because Paul had built relationships with each of them, even going as far as to say that maybe all of this happened so that Onesimus (the slave) could become a brother in Christ, and be sent back useful to his master. 

 

1——–Love must be the motivation and the greatest principle not religious law or duty, dogmas or preferences should never stand in the way of restoration because they are not more important then any people.

 

2——–Believe that God changes people but not necessarily the way we want them to be. He is able to make the weaker one to stand. Rom.14:4

 

3——–Be willing to sacrifice what you would desire in order to build bridges of restoration for others.

 

4——–Don’t be afraid to embrace each group or individuals that are at odds with each other there is no need to take sides we must know that the light in us is greater than the darkness in others .

 

5——-We should be open transparent and up front in our attempts to heal broken relationships. 

 

6——-Be willing to stand for someone who  cannot be able to stand for themselves.

 

7——-Give hope to each of them helping them to understand that they each are equally important to God’s overall plan and they can both benefit from reconciliation and unity.

Remember Christ died for the UN-Godly for the sinner for the ones others hate or despise remember anyone we cringe from we disqualify ourselves from healing.

 

“We are to be bridge builders, unity promoters, and fence menders”

Scott Stimson Sr.

The Old Covenant is not just Genesis through Malachi nor is the New Covenant just Matthew through Revelation, but this is a particular way in which God dealt with His people.

It is important for us that we make sure we live, preach, and prophesy with a new covenant mentality.

Examples  an old covenant mentality is external and futuristic, and a new covenant mentality is internal and flows out of The finished work of Christ.

Old Covenant—-New Covenant

Face of Moses——Face of Jesus

Glory of man——-Glory of God

Veiled face(hind parts)—–Open face

Blinded mind——-Enlightened mind

Unchanged mind—–Renewed mind

Image of man——The Image of Christ

Anti-Christ——–The Christ

Ishmael———-Isaac

Human effort—–Sabbath rest

Sweat————No Sweat

Through Glory—–In Glory

Passing away——-Remaining

Things seen——–Things not seen

Temporary———-Eternal

Tables of stone—-Fleshly tables of the heart

Administration of death——Ministry of the spirit

Condemnation——-No condemnation

Levi—————-Melchizedek

Law of sin and death——Law of the spirit of life

Sinai———-Zion

Of the letter that kills———-Of the spirit that gives life

Bondage—————-Liberty

He takes away the first to establish the second

Scott Stimson Sr

It is important that all prophesy flow out of an understanding of the finished work of Jesus Christ and the spirit of grace, It should be magnifying him not exalting an individual, particular group, culture, or geographical location, that would be enthusiasm but not the Holy Spirit.    

10 Different Kinds Of Prophesy:

 

(1)   Elementary—-Simple utterance to edify exhort and comfort—or to build up stir up, and cheer up.  1 Cor12:10

(2)   General—–To the whole body in general….For the same reason as #1

(3)   Personal—-To a certain individual or Individuals

(4)   Predictive—Predicts the future  “Example you will “

(5)   Directive—-Gives specific direction    “Example go now”  This should only be done with full accountability and responsibility for what we say, meaning if we tell someone to do something we should be ready to support the mission especially if the word we give them cost them financially.

(6)   Righteous Judgment— this is not condemnation of a believer but that which intervenes in the case of someone hindering the gospel it is rare and it flows from within the church walking in Covenant and in the presence of true apostles and prophets

It comes with a purpose of the furtherance of the Kingdom of God Acts 5 ; Acts 13:11 most judgmental prophesies are soulish based with an old covenant mentality on a negative view of life.

(7)   Poetic—-Utterance that rhymes or is given as poetry.

(8)   Written—–Prophesy inspired in writing not contradicting the written word.

(9)  Creative—–Utterance that decrees something that is not yet revealed to cause it to be manifested.

(10) Spiritual songs- Song of the Lord is from the Lord to His people for the purpose of bringing them into rest and in a response the song of praise which is the result of rest these are spontaneous.  ( 2 Chor.29:27)

Scott Stimson Sr

All of us have had relationships that have either gone bad or were not good from the beginning, it is important to find God in all of them even in the difficult ones then be healed and move on.

Acts 28:1-6 shake it off so that we don’t swell up.

Overcoming Negative Relationships :

(1) Learn to respond rather then react. A response is to who they are as a person with feelings, family, and friends in mind. A reaction is when we are solely focused on what they may have done or what we think they are doing.

(2) Use the conflict to bring about long awaited changes in us. It may be that the Father is removing old attitudes and selfish motives from us and using a negative relationship to help bring that about. This may be happening– an old hurt will surface that has nothing to do with the immediate person you are having a conflict with. In this case, expose it to God’s presence and ministry to be healed with truth.

(3) Forgive—This does not mean to pretend no wrong has been done. Rather, the word forgive means to turn loose or send away the offence. It does not necessarily mean you trust them again either. It does mean to let them go. You count the cost, you acknowledge the wrong, and you choose to release them through the grace given unto you through Christ.

(4) Recognize that the Holy Spirit will allow some people in our lives only for a season; they were never meant to be a permanent part. Pastors and spiritual leaders really need to understand this. We can bless those who leave our church and ministry without resentment or thinking they missed God. We should make it easy for people to leave if they desire to by blessing them in every possible way.

(5) The things you dislike in others may be the picture of your own soul that you haven’t yet come to terms with.

(6) Negative relationships can become positive ones when we grow, adjust, and make changes in how we treat others. The person closest to us is often the most neglected. Make sure family is cared for.

(7) Avoid the blame game–it is a sign of immaturity. Rise above accusations and a critical spirit –it never helps anyone.

(8) Understand the freedom of being delivered from people, so that you may be sent to people in purity and love.

“We must have thick skin and a tender heart” ”Be greater than their criticism and smaller than their praise”

Scott Stimson Sr.