On A Dime

On a dime

Al Poncel

Grace Church

1/23/08

God can turn your situation around on a dime.

2 Kings 6:24-25 KJV

(24) And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

(25) And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

The donkeys head sold for about $51. The cab of doves dung was about the size of a 16 ounce cup of coffee and would cost about the same, $3.20.

The story goes on tell of two woman who eat their children to survive. Now our economy may be bad but we are not buying $50 donkey heads or eating our children. But Elisha talks abou it what will happen. In chapter 7:

2 Kings 7:1 KJV

(1) Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

8 quarts of flour will be 69 cents. Today you buy and eat donkeys heads and doves dung. Tomorrow, Elisha says, God will turn the situation around on a dime.

2 Kings 7:2 KJV

(2) Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Unbelief stopped this guy from getting what God wanted for him. But look what happens to four leppers who decided to do something.

2 Kings 7:3-4 KJV

(3) And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

(4) If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

We can sit here and die, or we can go over their and die. So if they kill us what have we got to loose.

2 Kings 7:5-7 KJV

(5) And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.

(6) For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

(7) Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

We have no idea what God is doing for us right at this moment. God gives us life more abundantly. We put God in a box and try to get Him to do things our way. God tool care of an economic situation. What ellse can God change on a dime.

The leppers got up courage and went over to the camp of the enemy. The bible says that the riches of the evil are for us and these men realized those words.

John 11:1-4 KJV

(1) Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

(2) (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

(3) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

(4) When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

God did not make him sick. We live in a fallen world. Jesus said that God woild get the glory out of it. Too show it Jesus waited till Lazarus was good and dead.

John 11:19-26 KJV

(19) And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

(20) Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

(21) Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

(22) But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

(23) Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

(24) Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

(25) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

(26) And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Resurrection is not a time. It is a person, Jesus. Do not call dead what God has called alive. We all look for our own dime. God wants to do it on His dime. Jesus healed Lazarus on His dime not Martha's dime. We try to do the same thing. So the economy and heath God can handle. Any thing else?

Acts 16:19-21 KJV

(19) And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

(20) And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

(21) And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

People get offended in what blesses them.

Acts 16:22-26 KJV

(22) And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

(23) And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

(24) Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

(25) And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

(26) And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

On a dime God changed their situations around on a dime. God can do the same thing for you. Here they were being persecuted and they took the time to pray.

Do not tell God when you want Him to fix a problem because that would be your dime not His.

Four things you need to do while you are waiting for God's dime.

1. Have the ability to see what no one else can see.
   1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV

(9) But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

You need the see the things that God is speaking into your life that He is going to do for you. Many people have trouble seeing that.

2. Have the faith to believe what no one else will believe. If proof is possible faith is impossible.
   Hebrews 11:1 KJV

(1) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

3. Have the courage to do what no one else will do.
   The lepers went into the enemy camp. The epistle of James in the Message Bible, 'it is obvious that faith and work are yoked partners.'
   
   

4. You have the hope to endure what no one else will endure.
   Proverbs 13:12 KJV

(12) Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Romans 8:25 KJV

(25) But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Hope is the expectation of the future while we wait with enthusiasm for the vision to come to pass.

Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.

Understanding the Anointing

Understanding the Anointing
Grace Church
Pastor Bob Yandian
Jan 20, 2008

Anointing seems to be one of those Christian buzz words that make others wonder what you are talking about. The anointing is the presence of the Holy Spirit. There are two types of the anointing found.

1 John 2:27 KJV
(27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.


Usually the Greek word used here is alapho, which means to rub with oil. This word here is charisma, which refers to the giftings and callings of God. This anointing is in me. It is in me even if I do not feel like it is or not. There is another anointing that can leave or come based on what you do. This will surround you from time to time. It is like walking into a church and feeling that God is there. This is anointing that is upon us.

The one that is inside of us .... No man needs to teach you. It is to reveal and teach you the word of God. If there are 100 people listening to a sermon they can hear 100 different things. God takes the word that is spoken by the minister and changed by the Holy Spirit to what you need to hear. How else can we hear so many different things when we all listen to the same minister. Yes we need the ministers and preachers. They put the word out that we hear and learn from.

The one that is upon us is to break the curse. The anointing that breaks the yokes of bondage that comes into our life. It is tangible. It will come when your heart is in unity with the heart of God. Take some time to praise and worship God. It is the doorway to the supernatural experience with God.

Matthew 18:20 KJV
(20) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Psalms 22:3 KJV
(3) But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

The present day church could replace Israel. God inhabits the praises of the people of God. Praise and worship is like plowing up the ground before planting seed. By getting the people in one thought in place of all the things that they normally meditate on, it allows the minister to do his job easier. Praise was used in the Old testament. The cloud would come when they would praise God. It does not take a crowd. One or two people can bring it on. We do not see the cloud of the Holy Spirit as much any more because the cloud (Holy Spirit) is now in us. Like Paul in prison we need to lift up our voices and praise God even when we are not in the mood to do it. It prepares us for the movement of God among us.

If the joy of the Lord is in your heart it should show up on your face. A lot of things effect the anointing and a sour puss is one of them. Good apples do not make a bad one taste better. Sour dispositions do not help the anointing to flow. Your face can affect the anointing. If you are happy or discouraged can affect how others are. Make up your mind to be like God who is not sad or depressed.

Psalms 42:5 KJV
(5) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Think about what God looks like the next time you are sad. He is smiling and happy.

Acts 2:28 KJV
(28) Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Proverbs 15:13 KJV
(13) A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

How can a happy heart have a sad face. Yes there are things that you will go through that are not happy and those will happen but they should not bepermanently there

Proverbs 27:17 KJV
(17) Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

What you do will affect others around you. You will transfer your countenance to to others around you.

Psalms 133:1-3 KJV
(1) Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
(2) It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
(3) As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

What is unity? Freedom from strife. Freedom from talking about each other. Freedom from Gossip (they are a child of God like you). Get together and the anointing flow. Where unity is God commands the blessing of life evermore. When we are in unity we become a Holy Spirit magnet.

Acts 2:1-2 KJV
(1) And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
(2) And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

When they got in agreement then suddenly the Spirit was on them.

Acts 4:24 KJV
(24) And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Acts 4:31 KJV
(31) And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

They lifted up their voice together and the place was filled with the Holy Ghost.

2 Chronicles 5:13 KJV
(13) It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments ofmusick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

When they came together in unity, the Spirit came upon them.

2 Chronicles 5:14 KJV
(14) So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.


What is one sound like they made? It means that the instruments could not be heard above the singers. Nothing was louder than the others. When praise and worship is taking place join in so that your voice can be one sound with the people.

Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.

Suffering

Suffering

Grace Church

Mike Goolsbay

January 16, 2008

God does not always answer our prayers. Sometimes He does better.

You have one job in your life, don't quit. The moment that you do you are being held hostage by the enemy. If you don't quit, you win.

Life is not about you. There is a word that you can learn about, most people do not, is to learn about suffering. Most people will not because it is not the most pleasant thing to read and learn about.

Psalms 119:50 KJV

(50) This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Quicken could be preserved. Preserved does not mean just getting by, it means to continue and
flourish. You are the condition that is saving this earth. Live for something bigger in your life. Not just for yourself.

There are four basic types of suffering.

1. Suffering from stupidity (most common).

2. Suffering that does not belong to you (sickness was taken at the cross, why do you still have it?)

3. Suffering from living in an imperfect world.

4. Suffering that is a precursor to promotion.

My obstacles become my opportunities with the forth one. This where we will focus. Look at the obstacles in life and do not let them hijack your hopes and dreams.

Acts 5:40-41 KJV

(40) And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

(41) And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

Suffering here is atimazō, despise, dishonor, suffer shame, entreat shamefully. They thought a joy to suffer shame for the Gospel. This is not something that we want on a day to day basis. Do we suffer from the opinions of others more than we suffer from the opinion of God? We want to be the center of every solution to every problem. That moves God out of the center.

The greatest leaders in the Bible all had three things in common. They are pain, conflict, and loneliness. These are things that you will go through on the way to promotion. The enemy, Satan, will try to attack us at this point and make us question our anointing.

2 Timothy 1:11-12 KJV

(11) Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

(12) For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

Where is your confidence (your persuasion)? If you can get where God is calling you on your own abilities, you are dreaming too small. God's call should always just be outside your reach. Many people will not like what you do. You have to make decisions. God offers clarity in those. Follow those, peace, do not follow those, you compromise and will not get where you need to be. Do not be afraid to be embarrassed in what you do. God can use it to move you forward in things. Even though it can be humiliating, it can be God ordained. It can be something better than what you wanted. Suffering can build confidence, reputation but most importantly character. God wants to build you from the inside out.

Romans 5:1 KJV

(1) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

We are not justified by anything but by our faith.

Romans 5:2-5 KJV

(2) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

(3) And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

(4) And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

(5) And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

We want in the end to find hope. We can live through the day when we focus on God. If we focus on the man in the mirror, we fail. Suffering for promotion God uses for preparation in our life. Confidence, character and reputation cannot be based on you, it has to be based on Christ in you. People fall great of the greatest blessing because they quit when they are just about to win. The obstacle that gets in the way for our success is most likely ourselves.

Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.

Discernment

Discernment

Grace church

Pastor Bob Yandian

Jan 13, 2008

God has given us a discerning heart and spirit to use for understanding how we should act.

Ezekiel 44:23 KJV

(23) And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

We are not born with discernment. It has to be taught. Just because a person claims to be a Christian, or even hangs around a church does not mean they have discernment. Jesus said ‘…if you continue in my word…’. That would mean you have to be taught it in the first place. In Acts 4:42 it says that they continued in studying the apostle's doctrine. We need to learn the clean from the unclean, the good from the evil. This is not a natural thing. In fact common sense is not common! We need Biblical sense.

The priest (in our days the ministers and pastors, the church) needs to know discernment. It is more important to get it however from the family. If your family did not, stick with God, he will guide you.

Titus 2:3 KJV

(3) The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

The older woman would be the more mature, preferably the mother.

Titus 2:4 KJV

(4) That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

They are to teach the young woman how to be sober mined and how to love their husband and children. A mother is not born with this; it needs to be taught, preferably from the mother of the woman, but it not, from mature woman in the church.

Titus 2:5-6 KJV

(5) To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

(6) Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

Young men are also need to be taught to be sober minded, preferably from his father. The church is to be a supplement to what they are supposed to learn at home. The family is the most important. You can take time off from going to church, but you cannot take time off from being a family. If this cannot or was not done in your life, then come saturate yourself in the Word, so that you can learn discernment.

We are not the only generation that needed to learn discernment. In Isaiah we learn the priest needed to learn as well. In Malachi it says that they have dung on their face. The only place to get dung was outside the walls. In other words, this was an example of the world.

Isaiah 5:20-21 KJV

(20) Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

(21) Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Matthew 16:2-3 KJV

(2) He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

(3) And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

Many people can discern the world but not the word. Listening to the world brings a lack of discernment. The world turns most every things around. If you have a choice between the World and the word, choose the word,

Many Christians are failing and because they do not see God's View point.

Discernment does not mean hate. We hate he sin, not the sinner.

Listen to what people say and follow it’s logic as the Word speaks about it. Most worldly things you hear are not Christian.

We need a lot spiritual food as well as natural food.

In Galatians 5:22 goodness is mentioned. It really should be virtue

II Corinthians 2:10 discernment of spirits is mentioned.

Hebrews 5:12 KJV

(12) For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

Many Christians are not where they should be as they walk away from God and do not learn.

Hebrews 5:13-14 KJV

(13) For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

(14) But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

You should be so full of the spirit that it filters what you see and hear though the Gospel and the Word of God.

Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.

Walking In the Light

Walking in the light
Bob Yandian
Jan 9, 2008

Light represents walking in righteousness but it represents walking in what we know. God does not hold us accountable for what we do not know but what we do know. God wants us to constantly expanding what we know and decreasing what we do not. When first born again the questions started. Now those questions seem silly but they were difficult at the time. Sometimes we ask the question and may not get the answer right away. God does not have to answer right away. If He did we could get to be like spoiled brats that get what they want all the time.

Job 34:31 KJV
(31) Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

The purpose of chastisement is so that we will not sin anymore. How did Job choose to sin no more?

Job 34:32 KJV
(32) That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

Teach me what I do not understand so that I will not offend you anymore.

Discipline is part of the Christian life. It is not taking your house or business away as some might think. Nor is it a tornado or some disaster. God is one who is to blessing. Chastening is done through the word. If you are in this, God will use people speaking the word to you from all sides. It will get to be sometimes that you want to tell God to shut up.

Hebrews 12:6-7 KJV
(6) For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
(7) If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

This is not sinners. Those he love would be Christians. It is part of the Christian life. Job brought out the goal that we should all have. He did not want to sin (offend God).

1 John 2:1 KJV
(1) My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

God's desire is not for us to sin. As we get older we tend to move the sins internal to ourselves. It is in the heart. But it is still sin.

You have to admit that you sin. Once you do God most likely have to chastise you. A parent will most likely not punish a child who admits to their sins right away. It is like that with God. Some may need to be punished though.

The next step is to tell God, like Job did, that you do not want to sin. And to do that, God will have to teach you. That can often be difficult as God has to turn the light on you to show you the areas that you might not want to change. You need to judge yourself. God can reveal things to us when we pray. He can also speak by you reading the Word and getting it inside you so that you can see where areas are that need to be cleaned up.

1 John 1:7 KJV
(7) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

The light is what you know. The darkness is what you do not know. God does not ask you to walk in what you do not know but what you do know. He wants that light to increase however. This verse shows that you can sin and still walk with God. You have to not know that it is a sin however. God is always in the light. God forgives us for that unknown sin.

1 John 1:9 KJV
(9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

You can only confess a sin that you know is a sin. If you do not know it you can not confess it. You must however confess that sin or you no longer walk in the light. And if you sin an unknown sin at this time it is like sinning a known one, at least till you confess that known one. At that point all unknown sins get cleaned.

Ephesians 5:13-15 KJV
(13) But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
(14) Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
(15) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

The light here is the knowledge of God's Word.

Hebrews 4:12 KJV
(12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The Word of God needs to get inside of us. It needs to discern or judge us. Everything that we do needs to be judged before we do it. The Word will tell us if what we do is pleasing to God or not. Are you willing for God to shine the light of the Holy Spirit and His Word into the crevices of your heart? Job wanted to so that he would not offend God. Are you willing to reveal yourself so that God can expose the sins?

Job 34:31-32 KJV
(31) Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
(32) That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

Job has told God, the chastening worked. Chastening is not to hurt a child but to line a child up with the right way to do something. When you chasten a child there will often be a peace in a child. Eventually that child will rise up and not want to offend you. You do not want the child to fear you but they will not do something because they love you and do not want to you. We need to be like that to God.



Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.

Being Led By The Lord

Being Led By The Lord
Bob Yandian
Jan 6, 2008

Grace Church

Proverbs 20:27 KJV
(27) The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Word for candle is lamp in the Hebrew. This is the lamps of the ancient world. It is the part where illumination comes. We need to stay in contact with the Lord as He rarely leads the same way twice. This lamp is your human spirit. The Holy Spirit works with this area to lead you. We are creatures of habit and want to be lead the way that we have before, or in ways we have seen others be led.

Ephesians 1:18 KJV
(18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Our spiritual (inward man) eyes receive the spiritual understanding. Our natural eyes receive it from the world. We need to get in tune with what the Spirit wants to say to us so we can be prepared for what is coming. He does not show us every thing. If that was true there would be no walk of faith. Still He will try to lead us.

Abraham in Genesis 22, God tells Abraham to go with his son and servants to sacrifice to Him. Earlier in chapter 12 he is told to go by himself to a new land. God did not lead the same way each time.

Why does God not tell us what is going to happen? A certain amount of uncertainty develops character. This is something that the world can not understand. It seems unusual to them.

If you still run your life, home or business the same way you did 20, 15 or 10 years ago you are not being affective. God will lead you differently now then He did then. If we do not treat a 15 year old the same way we do a 5 year old, why do we think God would work with us the same way.

David's life is a clear example of this. He went from a son, to a shepherd, to a slayer of Goliath, then a servant of Saul and lastly the King of Israel. All of these worked together to help him be what he was to be as a King. Good leaders look for something new to get into and learn from it.

1 Samuel 17:40 KJV
(40) And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

His plan here was that God led him to use a rock and a sling. He was good at this from practice while he was a shepherd. Why five stones though? Goliath had 4 other sons or brothers (the Hebrew is unclear) and David planned to go after the other four. He only got Goliath that day. He tries to kill the second one the same way. When Saul and Jonathan had been killed, the giants were there and David planned to use the rocks to get them. In stead, he almost gets killed himself.

We love ruts. God likes to break them up however. God is going to use another method to take care of them. It is immature to think that we will do things the same way every time. Things change. In every thing with prayer and supplication let your request be know to God. He will answer them. We must be open all times to find new ways to kill old giants. If Joshua had not listened to the Spirit they would have never made it past Jericho. They would have marched around the walls of each city. Jesus rarely used the same way to heal each time to get someone healed.

2 Samuel 21:15-22 KJV
(15) Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
(16) And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
(17) But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
(18) And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
(19) And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
(20) And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
(21) And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
(22) These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

David went to fight, and was almost killed. Others had to come to his aide. In early life you do things alone. Later you get help. He got credit for the deaths though (v. 22). It is amazing what you can you do when you do not get the credit.

Any of the men could do what David did.

Judges 20:16 KJV
(16) Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

God could have lead them but they did not listen.


Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.

One In A Million - Bob Yandian

One in a Million
Bob Yandian
Jan 2, 2008

Grace Church

Psalms 65:1-3 KJV
(1) Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
(2) O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
(3) Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

Verse 1 talks about praise, 2 about prayer and 3 about purging our sins.

Praise in verse 1 is silent praise. It refers to silently waiting on God. Praying to God and getting overwhelmed and getting silent is an example of this. There are times to praise God and times to be silent. This verse show that we should only praise God. We have no one else to turn to. Verse 2 shows we should only pray to God.

1 - If God cannot be praised at the moment - be silent
2 - If God cannot be prayed to at the moment - the only one to pray to will be God.
3 - There is no one else to go to that can forgive us of our sins - go directly to God, not someone on earth.

Vows may be made before man (verse 1) but they are really made before God. When you make a vow you are making it to God. Think before you make a vow.
All men will eventually go to God in prayer (verse 2). All men will come to God as well. So how does God hear your prayer when you pray. God may have a million people praying to Him but he does not necessarily hear them unless they are praying within the guidelines. But He hears all of those that do individually.

Five guidelines to God hearing and answering your prayers. They are guidelines not steps or rules. God can answer stupid prayers as well as ones done properly.

1. Approach God as He is not in heaven but right there with us.
   Jeremiah 23:23-24 KJV
   (23) Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
   (24) Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
   
   Speak to Him out loud. It helps you (and others) to get your thoughts right. God can recognize prayers not spoken out loud. Approach God like he cares and wants to hear us.
   
   
2. Approach God in simple faith. It does not make any difference how much faith you have, use what you have. One man said to Jesus 'help my unbelief.' Jesus took him where he was at and worked with it.
   John 15:7 KJV
   (7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
   
   1 John 5:14-15 KJV
   (14) And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
   (15) And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
   
   James 1:6 KJV
   (6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
   
   
3. There must be no sin in our lives (or at least ones that we know of).
   1 John 1:9 KJV
   (9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
   
   Do not dredge something up to find a sin in your past. You know when you sin. The old hidden sins God will let you know of when you are ready.
   
   Psalms 66:18 KJV
   (18) If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
   This is when you know you have sin in your life and you do not deal with it.
   
   Proverbs 15:8 KJV
   (8) The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
   You can do all sorts of sacrifices but if there is wickedness in your life He can not hear it.
   
   John 9:31 KJV
   (31) Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
   This includes sinning Christians that God cannot hear.
   
   
4. There must be no unforgiveness in your life. If you have not forgiven someone God can not hear your prayer.
   Mark 11:25-26 KJV
   (25) And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
   (26) But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
   
   When Job forgave his friends his life was able to be turned around.
   
   
5. No discord in our marriage relationships.
   1 Peter 3:7 KJV
   (7) Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
   
   Weaker vessel is not that she is weak in many different things. The vessel is the body we have. Men are stronger than woman. Men need to use the strength to honor her. Men are to make it right first so that prayers shall not be hindered.
   

So how do you standout in the crowd praying to God. Follow these and you will most likely will. But many can be doing this. God will still hear you as you were the only one praying. When you go saved most likely others were doing so at the same time. God heard you. That should be an example to you.

Unless otherwise noted, all scriptures are King James version. The notes are based on what I heard. They may or may not reflect what the speaker said.