PRAYING THE WILL OF GOD To teach believers how to pray according to the will of God by examining Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, revealing the tension between the flesh and the spirit, and demonstrating the necessity of aligning our desires with God’s divine plan through Scripture, obedience, and spiritual perseverance. PRAYING THE WILL OF GOD Minister Lisa Kane April 1, 2026 Objective: To teach believers how to pray according to the will of God by examining Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, revealing the tension between the flesh and the spirit, and demonstrating the necessity of aligning our desires with God’s divine plan through Scripture, obedience, and spiritual perseverance. Synopsis: This teaching explores Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane as the ultimate example of surrendering to the will of God, even in moments of deep distress and impending suffering. Through the Gospel accounts, we see that although Jesus expressed His desire for another way, He ultimately submitted Himself fully to the Father’s will, showing that true prayer is not about changing God’s plan but aligning with it. The study highlights the reality that the flesh resists God’s will while the spirit is willing, emphasizing the importance of watchfulness and prayer in overcoming temptation. It also reveals the intensity of Jesus’ prayer life, demonstrating that spiritual victory often requires perseverance, discipline, and complete dependence on God. By providing key scriptures that define God’s will, this teaching equips believers with practical tools to pray effectively, encouraging them to apply God’s Word over their situations rather than relying on personal desires. Ultimately, it calls Christians to trust God’s greater plan, knowing that obedience to His will leads to spiritual fulfillment, victory, and alignment with His eternal purpose. Inspired Teaching: Matthew 26:36-41 NKJV 36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” 40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:42-46 NKJV 42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, [h]if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour [i]is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.” Mark 14:32-36 NKJV 32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. 34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” 35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. 36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” Luke 22:39-46 NKJV 39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 [f]Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. 46 Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.” Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane before He was arrested, prayed and showed us how He prayed. Let me show you some points about the atmosphere of His praying: 1.He’s in serious distress and knew His death was imminent. (Matthew 26:38, Mark 14:34) 2.He’s showing us that when we come up against distress as He did, we are to be awake and pray to avoid ‘entering’ temptation. Jesus was tempted to the point that He asked our Father if there was another way but ‘decided’ to follow God’s will and not His own; and He proclaimed it in His prayer. (Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42) 3.The disciples were asleep because of sorrow. (Luke 22:45) a.Sorrow makes us weary and sleepy. It keeps us from fighting the good fight in the thick of the fight. 4.He prayed three times: (Matthew 26:42, 44; Mark 14:39, 41) 5.Luke shows us that His prayer caused Him physical distress in which an angel strengthened Him, and that He sweated blood. (Luke 22:44) a.Jesus prayed so hard that He sweated blood. That’s incredible. His spirit was manifesting and trying to break out of His flesh before He got to the cross. 6.Jesus, being the Son of Man at this point, the Word that became Flesh was able to stay awake and pray whereas everyone else slept. (Matthew 26:40, 43; Mark 14:37, 41; Luke 22:45) a.He didn’t let sorrow or even His impending death detour Him from praying. He kept the course and was obedient to the Father’s will even unto death. 7.The gospel of John didn’t talk about the prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. He showed what Jesus prayed before He entered the Garden of Gethsemane. (John 18:1 and all of John 17:1-26) John 18:1 NKJV When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. John 17:1-26 NKJV Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He [a]should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together [b]with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. 6 “I have [c]manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. 9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep[d] through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them [e]in the world, I kept them in [f]Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is [g]lost except the son of [h]perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify[i] them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. 20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who [j]will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” Now, let me show you the outcome of Jesus’ praying the Will of God: 1.Jesus didn’t get what He asked for – another way (Matthew 26:42). He asked for another way but included that God’s will be done. And per God, there was no other way, and Jesus went to the cross. He knew that He would be separated from God when sin was placed upon Him on the cross and He had never experienced separation from God before that moment. Simply put, it hurt more than just physical pain. a.(Psalm 22:1 NKJV “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?”; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34). He had to go through the situation. 2.Praying the will of God goes against the flesh. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Our flesh will tell us to pray in a way that ‘feels’ right but in reality, we need to pray God’s will over the situation. a.Many people become confused because of this. They don’t know what God’s will is. Here’s a list of scriptures that you can pray over your situation(s): i.John 6:40 NKJV 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” ii.2 Peter 3:9 NKJV 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward [a]us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. iii.1 Thessalonians 4:3 NKJV 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; iv.1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. v.1 Peter 2:15 NKJV 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— vi.Romans 12:2 NKJV 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. 3.Let’s put this into practice. Let’s say that you or someone is dealing with temptation. Jesus clearly told us (his disciples) to pray unless we enter into temptation: Matthew 26:41 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” a.To avoid temptation, you need to stop what you’re doing and start praying. And I imagine this could be very hard on the flesh…hmmm, just like it was hard on Jesus’ body (sweating blood). But remember, an angel is there with you just like Jesus to strengthen you. Praying the will of God over your life means you need to know who God is, and the scriptures associated with His will. He has a plan that we need to align with. Jesus had to align with God’s plan in that a man who knew no sin must shed His blood for those who have sinned. And Jesus was obedient. He did it and He is now the King of Glory. So, every time we pray God’s will over us, we’re praying and applying His prophecy and plans ahead of our own ‘wants’. Remember, our needs are already met. Luke 12:24 NKJV 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And let us remember Daniel 9:24 24 “Seventy [a]weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, [b]To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint [c]the Most Holy. Daniel 9:24 is God’s overall plan…so when we pray, let’s remember His plan and apply His plan to our prayers. Previous Next Home

THE PRIESTHOOD OF THOSE WHO ARE MINISTERS The objective of this lesson is to emphasize the sacred responsibility of ministers to glorify God in all aspects of their service, to remain accountable before Him, and to maintain unity and reverence in ministry. It seeks to address the question of who keeps ministers in line when they stray and shows that ultimately it is the Lord Himself who corrects, judges, and restores His servants. THE PRIESTHOOD OF THOSE WHO ARE MINISTERS Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this lesson is to emphasize the sacred responsibility of ministers to glorify God in all aspects of their service, to remain accountable before Him, and to maintain unity and reverence in ministry. It seeks to address the question of who keeps ministers in line when they stray and shows that ultimately it is the Lord Himself who corrects, judges, and restores His servants. Synopsis: Pastor Marcos Marrero uses Malachi 2 as the foundation for exploring the priesthood and accountability of ministers. He begins by raising the question: “Who ministers to the ministers?” Through personal experience and biblical teaching, he highlights the dangers of division among church leaders, particularly when disagreements escalate into public opposition rather than private prayer and encouragement. James 3 reminds ministers that those who teach God’s Word are held to a higher standard and face stricter judgment. Malachi warns that when ministers fail to give glory to God’s name, even their blessings may turn into curses. Pastor Marcos stresses that theological disagreements should not result in tearing down fellow ministers, for all knowledge of Scripture is partial, and truth should be taught in love, not in rivalry. The role of the minister, he explains, is to keep knowledge, teach truth, and turn people from sin—not from one another. When truth is proclaimed reverently and in love, blessings of peace, equity, and life flow into the ministry. Conversely, when ministers deviate from God’s ways, the Lord Himself brings correction, either through repentance, intercession by the people, or ultimately removal if the servant refuses to return. Finally, Pastor Marcos emphasizes that God’s people and leaders alike must focus on glorifying His name. When this becomes the priority, discernment is restored, unity is strengthened, and the anointing flows once more like the oil of Psalm 133—bringing life and blessing forevermore. Inspired Teaching: Malachi 2:1 “And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.” In this lesson I aim to deal with this question: Who ministers to the ministers? Or from a different perspective we could ask, who keeps the ministers in line? I’ve met and dealt with many different pastors in the many years that I have been serving the Lord, and I have dealt with situations where there was clear and present differences of opinion in regards to the way a certain outreach was handled. A national ministry had rented a large auditorium in the city and asked for the local churches to help them in their outreach to the community, and our church was one of the ones that volunteered to help: it was a two night event. As I was walking toward the auditorium that Friday night I was met by a few local pastors, and I knew one of them. They were protesting this ministry’s presence in the city, and they were handing out flyers discrediting that ministry. Almost in shock I asked him what was going on, for this was a very reputable and sincere ministry that we had helped before. The protesting pastor just told me that he disagreed with some of their theology and therefore he reserved the right to protest against those that he disagreed with. I remember thinking that independence is a great thing, but what happens when it is turned against those who by definition are supposed to be one body and of one mind and purpose? The Lord has very strong words that govern those who are called to be His ministers. James 3:1-2 “My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things…” James tells us right at front, that those who are called to teach God’s Word will be judged by a different and more stringent standard than someone who doesn’t, and then he adds that we all stumble, meaning that there is a price to pay for the privilege of serving in a ministry that proclaims the Gospel of truth. Malachi 2:2 “If you will not hear (God’s commandment for those who minister), and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name, says the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings, yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.” In verse two we see that what James was talking about is taking place. A curse had fallen upon their blessings, the blessings that are in store for those who minister to the Lord. That curse had landed on them because they failed in their most basic requirement of ministry, and that is, to give glory to My name, their ministry failed to give the glory to the Lord. Does it give glory to the name of the Lord if I put my fellow minister down when he stumbles? Let’s just say that it is an honest theological disagreement that separates us, does it bring glory to the name of the Lord if I oppose him openly when he tries to minister? Here is what I see, if we all stumble in many things like James says, and we do, and it is also clear from Scripture that we know only in part, so how can I go into open opposition of my fellow minister with whom I disagree, when we are both limited in our understanding of Scripture to begin with? Malachi 2:10 “Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another by profaning the covenant of the fathers? There is a difference between disagreeing and being disagreeable. If my brother believes that his ministry which is based on his understanding of Scripture, is the way that he should minister, then why should I oppose him just because his ministry is not compatible with what my understanding of Scripture is for my ministry. If the aim of my ministry is to bring glory to the name of Jesus, then I can bring more glory to the name of Jesus if I just pray for my fellow minister’s ministry in private instead of opposing his ministry in public. After all Jesus is Lord of both ministries and only in Him is all the fullness of knowledge. Malachi 2:7 “For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.” There are honest theological disagreements and there are misrepresentations of the truth that are pervasive in many ministries. It is my job as a minister of the Word of God, to point the believers to the knowledge of the truth so that by their knowledge of the truth they can be made free. But I do not have to tear down another man’s ministry to teach the truth, for the truth stands by itself. And if I teach the truth in love, in the hope of helping my fellow ministers to build up their churches with knowledgeable servants whose focus is on the things that they as a body agree, and thereby encourage one another to gain knowledge for the purpose of building up the church, instead of gaining knowledge for the purpose of tearing it apart, then that is a ministry that brings all the glory to the Lord. When we do that we are just doing what we are suppose to do. Malachi 2:6 “The law of truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, and turned many away from iniquity.” Here is how we can bring glory to the name of the Lord, by turning people away from iniquity, and not from one another. And notice the blessings attached with such a ministry, the blessings of peace and equity that follow the walk of teaching God’s truth in love. Malachi 2:5 “My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear Me; so he feared Me and was reverent before My name.” To have a heart for ministry is to have the heart of God. When we minister the heart of God to His people, we are ministering His life and His peace into the hearts of His people. We do not have to fear the curse when we are walking in His truth; we do not have to fear man when we are proclaiming His truth in love. As long as we remain reverent before His name in the full knowledge that that is what our true ministry is: To lift Him up so that He can draw all men unto Himself, then we walk in peace knowing that we are in His covenant and under His blessings and favor. So, then who is the one who keeps the ministers in line when they get out of line? Malachi 2:8-9 “But you have departed from the way; you have caused many to stumble at the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, because you have not kept My ways but have shown partiality in the law.” It is the Lord’s church, and it is in His ministry that we are all servants. He is the head of the church and when His servants deviate from the truth of their calling, not taking the commandments of the Lord for their ministry to heart, then the Lord’s curse against them goes into effect and their ministry becomes void of the anointing, and there is nothing worse than a preacher without the anointing, that is pretty much what the definition of contemptible is. If there is spiritual life left in that ministry, God will move in the hearts of the people to pray for their minister who has gone straight; if there is spiritual life left in that minister, he will repent and will be restored. If there is no spiritual life left in that ministry then they will both be gone, but if there is spiritual life left in that ministry and they pray for their minister who has gone straight and he does not repent, then the Lord will remove him and replace him with someone new. Malachi 3:7 “Yet from the days of your fathers you have gone away from My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you…” But the key here is swift repentance, as soon as the anointing begins to falter, like the oil running low in an oil lamp, that is the time for prayers of intercession to be offered up immediately on behalf of that ministry and for those who are the ministers, do not wait until the lamp goes out. Malachi 3:16 “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listen and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.” It is hard saying this, but sometimes the people get the type of ministers that they deserve. But once the fear of the Lord enters into the heart of the congregation and they realize how much is at stake, if they pray, God will hear them if they meditate in giving glory to the Lord’s name. Malachi 3:18 “Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.” Once the focus is put in the proper place, that is to bring all the glory to the Lord’s name, whether you are a minister or a congregant, immediately the spiritual eyes of that ministry are opened and the ability to discern between the good and the bad is restored. And then that ministry or minister once again begins to flow with God’s precious anointing and they all become one in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace. Psalm 133:1-3 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forevermore.” Previous Next Home

THE VERACITY OF GOD’S WORD The objective of this lesson is to strengthen the believer’s faith in the unchanging truth of God’s Word by exposing Satan’s tactics of compromise, distortion, and counterfeit power. It aims to equip Christians with the discernment to stand firm against deception, reminding them that Scripture is divinely inspired, living, and relational—not merely a religious text. Ultimately, the goal is to inspire unwavering trust in God’s Word for both eternal salvation and daily living. THE VERACITY OF GOD’S WORD Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this lesson is to strengthen the believer’s faith in the unchanging truth of God’s Word by exposing Satan’s tactics of compromise, distortion, and counterfeit power. It aims to equip Christians with the discernment to stand firm against deception, reminding them that Scripture is divinely inspired, living, and relational—not merely a religious text. Ultimately, the goal is to inspire unwavering trust in God’s Word for both eternal salvation and daily living. Synopsis: In The Veracity of God’s Word, Pastor Marcos examines the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness to reveal how Satan continually challenges the truth and authority of Scripture. When the devil urged Jesus to turn stones into bread, the deeper attack was an attempt to reduce God’s immutable Word into something temporary and malleable. Jesus’ response, “It is written,” establishes the believer’s foundation: the Bible is God-breathed, not man-made, and therefore trustworthy. The second temptation demonstrates how Satan twists God’s Word into presumption and mechanical ritual rather than relationship. Jesus countered this perversion with truth, teaching that faith is relational and rooted in trust, not reckless testing of God. The third temptation reveals the enemy’s offer of worldly power as a substitute for obedience to God’s plan, appealing to compromise and self-glorification. Jesus rejected this shortcut, affirming that worship and service belong to God alone. Pastor Marcos emphasizes that these three strategies—compromise, ritualism, and counterfeit power—are still used today to weaken believers’ confidence in God’s Word. The lesson closes by urging Christians to cling to the Scriptures as a spiritual filter against deception, knowing that through them we partake of God’s promises and divine nature. Inspired Teaching: Matthew 4:3-4 “Now when the tempter came to Him, he said: ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.’ But He answered and said, ‘It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”’” During the time of the temptation of Jesus after He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, the enemy came to test the trustworthiness of God’s immutable Word. I want to share with you the insight of what was taking place during this encounter between The Word and the accuser. This is an extremely important lesson. Our understanding of what was taking place behind the scenes if you will, will greatly help us to overcome the accuser when he comes knocking on our door to challenge what we believe. I have seen the faith of some young believers wrecked by their failure to understand the gimmicks that Satan employs when challenging the veracity of the Word of God. My hope is that by exposing some of the enemy’s tactics, that it might prepare you to take a firm stand against the devil’s perversion of the Word of God when you are confronted by them. Luke 20: 17-18 “Then He looked at them and said, ‘What then is this that it is written: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone”’? Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” When the devil challenged Jesus to turn the stones into bread, at first appearance, in the natural scheme of things, it appears as if the enemy is tempting the flesh that was hungry after a long fast, but spiritually speaking there was a lot more going on here than we see at first glance. As we can see from our Scripture in Luke, the stone is representative of the Word of God and it’s power to break those who fall on it, and grind into powder those upon whom it falls. So that in essence the spirit behind Satan’s challenge was “to turn the stone” (The immutable Word of God) into something soft and common like bread that you eat today and is gone tomorrow, it wreaks of compromise. In other words, the enemy was saying, if you are the Son of God you can do whatever you want to with the Word (implying that He could change it). Hence the answer that Jesus responded with, “it is written”. Which brings me to the first application of this lesson in regards to the challenges that we face today when it comes to our faith and trust in the Word of God. How do we know that the Bible is the true Word of God? It is written! I hear people tell me that the Bible was written by men, and that other men decided which of the many books that were written were made part of the Bible, as if God was somehow limited by the powers of men. 2 Peter 1:20-21 “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation (It was never left to men as to what to write or what to include and reject), for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke (men spoke from God) as they were moved (into action) by the Holy Spirit.” Satan wants us to believe that men, fallen creatures as we are, are incapable of producing truth, and that is true if men are left to their own devices. But the Bible does not credit men with producing truth, all the credit goes to the Holy Spirit of God. And just as God chose the womb of one of the many virgins of Israel to give birth to the Word in Carne, God chose and moved in the spiritual womb of men and women of God to bring forth the Written Word as well. 1 Peter 2:4-5 “Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” The one thing that unbelievers can never comprehend is how the Word becomes alive (a living stone) inside the ones who believe in Jesus as their savior, since they haven’t experienced the transformation that a born-again believer experiences when he/she becomes a living stone. We become like living stones when we partake in simple faith the truth of the Gospel. What is hard for me to understand is how believers that have tasted of the sweetness of the Living Rock that gushes forth to satisfy their taste for righteousness, can overtime allow the bitter waters of the enemy’s poison to weaken their trust in the truth that they have tasted in their born again experience. Galatians 1:6-7 “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Gospel of Christ.” Which brings as to the second temptation that Jesus had to endure on our behalf. Matthew 4:5-6 “Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: “He shall give His angels charge over You,” and, “In their hands they shall bear You up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.”’” In the natural the temptation is for Jesus to be presumptuous, but if you look a little deeper the truth of this temptation is the perversion of God’s Word. Once a believer has experienced the truth of God’s Word, the enemy’s aim is to pervert its application by treating the Word as mechanical in nature instead of a living relational part of our everyday lives. Yes, there may be a time when God tells you to trust Him to the point of doing something so foolish that it defies human logic. But to the person that is in a personal relationship with the Living Word there will be no doubt in their hearts. Jesus simply responded to this temptation by saying: “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt (test) the Lord your God.’” Matthew 4:7 One does not have to test true relational friendship, because by definition, it has already been tested when the weaker one chose to put all their trust in the power of the stronger one. So that when a believer puts his/her trust solely in the Word for their eternal salvation, how much more can they trust the Word for the less important matters of everyday life. Galatians 3:1 “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?” So that once we know the greater truth that Jesus was crucified for our sins, the goal of the enemy is to separate us from daily trusting in Him as we continuously work out our relationship with that same truth. Basically, what I am saying is that if we are willing to trust His Word for our eternal salvation, then how much more can we trust in His Word for our everyday life. Matthew 4:8-9 “Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, ‘All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.’” When Adam was first created, he was given dominion over all the kingdoms of the world that were to come in all their glory. When Adam failed to trust the Word of God that said that he was good even though he was naked, Adam forfeited his dominion to the devil who caused him to know that he was naked. In other words, he believed the lies of the devil over the truth of God’s Word and that kept him from partaking of the tree of life. When the devil tempted Jesus who is God the Word the third time, his aim was to have Jesus the Word declare him, the devil, good, in exchange for Jesus not having to bear the sins of Adam and of his descendants through the cruel death of the cross in order to regain the dominion that Adam had lost when he failed to trust in the Word of God. So basically, what the devil said to Jesus was, I’ll give you the dominion that Adam lost to me in exchange for you declaring me good even though I am perverted, you have power to declare me clean so that You do not have to die on the cross. Matthew 4:10 “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.”’” So that in the temptations that Jesus suffered we can clearly see the progression of the devil’s machinations, and they all involve different levels of perversion to the Word of Truth. First the devil wants the Stone Truths or the foundational principles of the Word of God to be turn into the soft bread of compromise, so that the Word that the believers profess won’t crush his head. Secondly he wants us to have religion instead of relationship with the Word of God. In religion or ritualistic confines the devil is able to turn the Word that frees us into cold frigid rules that suffocate the very life that the Word was meant to give us. Thirdly, the devil offers an easy way out to the uncompromising believer that will not deviate from God’s foundational principles and walks in the freedom of the spirit filled life, by trying to make the road that the believer has to walk harder than it is, so that he can tempt him to receive perverted power that does not come from God. Unfortunately some who originally ministered in the Word of Truth have given up the difficulties of the narrow road of hardships for the temporary glory of the third temptation, the glorification of self. Jesus did not mess around when faced with that third temptation, immediately He uttered the words: “Away with you, Satan!” All humans are influenced by spirits that want to sway us into doing good or bad. There is always something or someone in the spiritual realm that wants us to do their bidding. The only protection that we have against those bad and unprofitable influences is the Truth of the Word of God. The Word of God is the filter that protects our spirit and soul from contamination. The greater our knowledge of the Word of Truth the finer the mesh becomes in the filter. Do not let the spirit of the world that continuously belittles the Word of God rob you of the many benefits that Jesus has provided for us in his many great and precious promises. 2 Peter 1:3-4 “As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him (the Word made flesh) who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises (in God’s Word), that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption (perversion) that is in the world through lust.” Previous Next Home

THE BLOOD THAT CANCELS JUDGMENT To reveal through Scripture how the blood of Jesus fulfills God's requirement for atonement, cancels the judgment of sin, and establishes believers under the new covenant. This teaching encourages believers to walk confidently in their redemption, declaring their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. THE BLOOD THAT CANCELS JUDGMENT Minister Lisa Kane November 2, 2026 Objective: To reveal through Scripture how the blood of Jesus fulfills God's requirement for atonement, cancels the judgment of sin, and establishes believers under the new covenant. This teaching encourages believers to walk confidently in their redemption, declaring their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Synopsis: Throughout Scripture, God reveals the power of blood to provide atonement and protection from judgment. From the Passover lamb in Egypt to Rahab's scarlet cord, we see how faith and obedience brought deliverance from destruction. These biblical accounts point to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood established a new covenant and secured eternal redemption for those who believe. This teaching explores how Jesus fulfilled the requirements of the law and how His blood cancels the judgment against those who place their faith in Him. Believers are encouraged to understand their righteousness through Christ, stand confidently in His finished work, and boldly declare their faith over every area of their lives. We do not declare the blood to make His sacrifice effective; we declare our faith because His sacrifice is already sufficient! Inspired Teaching: Leviticus 17:11 NKJV 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’ Exodus 12:6-13 NKJV 6 Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. 7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. 8 Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs and its entrails. 10 You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. 11 And thus you shall eat it: [c ]with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover. 12 ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. 13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:21-23 NKJV 21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Pick out and take lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the [g ]lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you. When we look at Exodus 12 regarding the original Passover, we notice that the last plague, taking of the first-born son of all and beasts, is a judgment from God. God is bringing judgment against everyone. But God, in His divine wisdom, made a way for the Israelites to not be affected by this judgment. He gave instructions to the Israelites on what to do to avoid judgment. Note, God didn’t stop the judgment, He went ahead with the judgment. First, they needed to take a lamb and keep it in their homes for 14 days. Then they needed to kill the lamb at twilight on the 14thday. Then they needed to place the blood of the lamb in a basin where they would take a bunch of hissop, dip it into the blood and apply the blood to the doorposts and lintel. Also, they were not allowed to go outside during the night. These steps took obedience and faith. What is the purpose of the blood? The blood prevents judgment, rightly so judgment. Numbers 8:12 NKJV 12 Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls, and you shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. The priests of Israel, the Levites were told to make a sin offering and a burnt offering for their sins and to make atonement. According to dictionary.com ‘atonement’ means satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends. Remember, we have all sinned and need atonement. Romans 3:19-26 NKJV 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [e ]guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [f ]and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [g ]freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a [h ]propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. God’s judgment, the law is against everyone and therefore we need the blood. Note, sacrificing bulls was a temporary covering against judgment, but the one who came, Jesus, the Son of God came to be the sacrifice against God’s righteous law so that we can have a covering over those who believe. God provided a way through His only begotten Son for those who believe to not be destroyed when He, would come against us. Thank God for Jesus’ blood. Where else do we see this in scripture? Joshua 2:17-21 NKJV 17 So the men said to her: “We will be blameless[d ] of this oath of yours which you have made us swear, 18 unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you [e ]bring your father, your mother, your brothers, and all your father’s household to your own home. 19 So it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we will be [f ]guiltless. And whoever is with you in the house, his [g ]blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him. 20 And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be [h ]free from your oath which you made us swear.” 21 Then she said, “According to your words, so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet cord in the window. Joshua 6:17 NKJV 17 Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. Joshua 6:22-23 NKJV 22 But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the country, “Go into the harlot’s house, and from there bring out the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.” 23 And the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. So they brought out all her relatives and left them outside the camp of Israel. We can clearly see the principle of the covering of the blood here in practice over Rahab and her family. She obeyed and placed the scarlet cord outside of her window and God’s judgment passed over her. Everyone in her house was saved. What do we know from these scriptures thus far? Life is in the blood and to live, we need the blood of Jesus covering us against the judgment of the law from God. Hebrews 9:11-15 NKJV 11 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things [c ]to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, [d ]sanctifies for the [e ]purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without [f ]spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Hebrews 9:16-22 NKJV 16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. 18 Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood. 19 For when Moses had spoken every [g ]precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.” 21 Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. 22 And according to the law almost all things are [h ]purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no [i ]remission. The purpose of the blood is to make a binding covenant, and Jesus is the new covenant. Just like Moses placed blood on the Covenant of the Law, Jesus’ blood becomes the binding element of the new covenant. This new covenant, Jesus’ sacrifice with His blood keeps us from the judgment of the law from God. In essence, He fulfilled the law. Hebrews 9:28 NKJV 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. Jesus’ sacrifice was offered to bear the sins of many. Do you believe? Now, what does this mean for today’s believers? If we truly believe Jesus is the Son of God, then we need to believe judgment will pass over us. How do we apply the blood of Jesus over us? We become saved. Romans 10:9 NKJV 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. It takes faith to believe but believing comes by confession. Hebrews 11:1 NKJV Now faith is the [a ]substance of things hoped for, the [b ]evidence of things not seen. When we confess, we are takin a step of faith to speak to something we cannot see, but that’s how God works. He wants you to take that step of faith. Now, one you believe, you can rest assure that God’s judgment will not come against you. You will not die and live eternally separate from God. John 3:16 NKJV 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. You now have eternal life. This means that now you can walk your daily life ‘knowing’ that you are covered by the blood of Jesus and God’s judgment for your sin is null and void. You see, the devil will continue to tell you otherwise. He will tell God that you are guilty, and note, you once were. But as a believer, the blood of Jesus covers you and cancels the judgment against you. The devil may throw a hissy fit but in reality, the devil or any of God’s judgments cannot touch you because Jesus’ sacrifice saves you. Romans 10:17 NKJV 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Remember this scripture from earlier: Romans 3:25 NKJV 25 whom God set forth as a [h ]propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, We need to believe and walk in faith by confession of the mouth. When we declare the blood of Jesus covers us in faith, the cloud of witnesses listening in, angels, demons, God, the Holy Spirit move on your behalf with your declaration. When declare the blood of Jesus over your finances, health, life, salvation, etc you are telling those cloud of witnesses that you believe in faith that the judgment against you is canceled, null and void. The judgment no longer affects you. What does this mean? It means that you are now joint heir with Christ. You believe that you are covered by His blood and you are justified to walk with Christ, in His anointing and in His consequences. John 16:33 NKJV 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you [a ]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” It means that when an attack comes (not if), it cannot prosper. Attacks will come but Jesus said He overcame the world. As a believer, joint heir with Him, that also means we have overcome the world too. Isaiah 54:17 KJV 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord. Declare the blood of Jesus over every aspect of your life daily demonstrating your faith to God that you believe. The confession starts in the mouth but belief through faith declares righteousness. Romans 10:9-10 NKJV 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. We don't declare the blood to make Jesus' sacrifice effective. We declare our faith because His sacrifice is already sufficient! Do you believe? Are you declaring with Faith? There’s no better time to begin than now. Previous Next Home

SALVATION IS OF THE LORD To affirm that true deliverance and preservation in times of chaos, uncertainty, and peril does not come from human preparation, strength, or resources, but from the Lord alone. The teaching aims to encourage believers to place their full trust in God’s promises, resting in His mercy and provision, while living as witnesses of His peace and salvation in a fearful world. SALVATION IS OF THE LORD Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To affirm that true deliverance and preservation in times of chaos, uncertainty, and peril does not come from human preparation, strength, or resources, but from the Lord alone. The teaching aims to encourage believers to place their full trust in God’s promises, resting in His mercy and provision, while living as witnesses of His peace and salvation in a fearful world. Synopsis: In Salvation is of the Lord, Pastor Marcos reminds believers that while the world is growing increasingly unstable and many prepare through stockpiling food and securing safety, the Scriptures teach us that lasting protection and provision come only from God. Psalm 33 highlights that it is not armies, strength, or human strategies that save, but the Lord Himself who delivers His people from death and sustains them in famine. Pastor Marcos stresses that although practical preparation is not wrong, our trust must never rest in material supplies but in the mercy of Christ, who alone is our salvation. Acts 4:12 affirms that salvation is found only in the name of Jesus, while Revelation 3:10 promises that He will keep His faithful people even in the hour of global trial. Believers are called to demonstrate this trust through their peace and confidence in God’s promises. In a world overwhelmed by fear, the church becomes a witness when it shows reliance on God’s Word rather than human planning. This testimony points others to Christ, who is both our Redeemer and Deliverer. Ultimately, Pastor Marcos emphasizes that perfect love casts out fear, and those who abide in God’s Word walk in peace regardless of circumstances. As the end of the age draws near, Christians must rest in the certainty of Christ’s soon return, rejoicing in His salvation and letting His peace shine as a witness to the world. Inspired Teaching: Psalm 33:18-19 “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.” Without a doubt these are clearly perilous times that we are living in, and I know that there are many people out there who are preparing themselves for the hard times that are swiftly coming upon us. The two basic things that everyone would need in the midst of the breakdown of society’s infrastructure are food and safety. When there are no law enforcement agents available to protect you or your property, your life is in great danger. And even if you are able to hide for a while and survive the first few days of mob rule, you are still going to need food and water to sustain you once you run out of your existing supplies. That is why so many today are storing up ample supplies that would enable them to survive for a longer period of time. But take a good look at the promises of God for those of us who believe in His Word. We are told that He will deliver our lives from death, and that He Himself will keep us alive in the days of famine. What are we to do in the face of all of this? Should I prepare myself by finding a safe place to hide in case of an all out descent into lawlessness? And should I invest in storing enough food and water to keep me and my family fed for a reasonable amount of time if the worst were to happen? I read an article that said that over fifty percent of Americans live from paycheck to paycheck, so that for those who lack the resources to prepare for such a future event, they cannot really do anything about preparing themselves for the chaos which may someday come. Psalm 33:15 “He fashions their hearts individually; He considers (understands) all their works.” The beauty of the Lord is that He understands every single one of us individually, He knows all of our personal needs and what our situation is in any given circumstance. So that when everything is said and done, it does not really matter what situation we might find ourselves in, what is important is that we are trusting Him completely, and not what we prepared or failed to provide for a future day of need, for if we fully trust Him, He will provide for us His salvation. Psalm 33:16-17 “No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man in not delivered by great strength. A horse (mobility, our ability to escape the chaos) is a vain hope for safety; neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.” There are things that we can do to prepare ourselves for the coming destruction that is going to be revealed one day, but they are not physical things, but rather spiritual. Psalm 33:20 “Our soul (life) waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.” Since much of the impending doom that is coming our way has to do with the events that will precede the return of Jesus our Savior and Lord, and if our lives are invested in His soon return to deliver us, then we do not fear that which is coming, but rejoice in the fact that His return is getting closer and closer. So that our help and shield are not made of material things that we have stored up, although there is nothing wrong in saving provisions for the day of trouble, as long as we are not putting our trust in them but in the fact that the return of Jesus is getting closer and closer. Psalm 33:21 “For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.” We put our trust in the name of Jesus! Why do we trust the name of Jesus? Acts 4:12 “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus is our Salvation, our Redeemer, and our restoration! That is why we trust Him. He is also our Great Deliverer! Revelation 3:10 “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.” He will keep us from the hour of testing, if we just keep trusting Him, His Word, and His promises, no matter what. Psalm 33:22 “Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You.” We hope in His mercy to deliver our souls from death, and to keep us alive in famine, not on our own personal plans that we’ve devised ourselves. Psalm 33:10 “The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.” But there is also another component into what we are learning today, and that is our influence upon others who witness how we have decided to prepare ourselves for the devastation that is coming. Psalm 34:2 “My soul (life) shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad.” Whether we know it or not, as Christian believers, the world is watching us, they are noticing how we react to all this talk about how the fibers of our present-day society are coming apart at the seams. They are watching us to see whether what we proclaim to believe is real to us or not, by the way that we respond to all the nonsense out there. So that how we prepare ourselves, and how we conduct our lives in the face of so much uncertainty, will be a witness to those around us, if we are truly trusting the promises of God for us, and walking in His peace. Psalm 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” How can we walk in fear if we are certain that the return of our Lord to deliver us is getting near? For fear has to do with torment, but we walk in love, His perfect love for us, and it is His perfect love for us that casts out all of our fears. 1 John 2:5 “But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.” 1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” So the key in all of this is that when we are trusting in God’s promises so firmly, we will have peace in whatever situation we may find ourselves in, and when we have peace in the midst of the storms of life, those around us will notice and they will be drawn to the Jesus in us who is the author of the peace in which we are walking. Psalm 34:8 “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” As we rapidly approach the inevitable end of the age, we do not really know how things will evolve around us personally, but we have His uncompromising promises to strengthen us, and hopefully we can take advantage of the situation, when things begin to get bad all around us, that we may be able to lead to the Lord those around us who do not know Him yet as their Savior and Lord. Psalm 34:11-14 “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” Let the peace of God flow like a river from deep within you! Previous Next Home

HE PAID IT ALL - CLEAN HEART This teaching explains that Jesus Christ paid the full price for sin through His death and resurrection, making it possible for believers to have a clean heart before God. It demonstrates that salvation, sanctification, and justification are gifts received through faith in Christ, not through human merit. The lesson encourages believers to continually return to God in repentance when they stumble, trust in His mercy, reject condemning lies, and walk confidently in the righteousness and authority that Christ has provided. HE PAID IT ALL - CLEAN HEART Minister Lisa Kane June 18, 2026 Objective: This teaching explains that Jesus Christ paid the full price for sin through His death and resurrection, making it possible for believers to have a clean heart before God. It demonstrates that salvation, sanctification, and justification are gifts received through faith in Christ, not through human merit. The lesson encourages believers to continually return to God in repentance when they stumble, trust in His mercy, reject condemning lies, and walk confidently in the righteousness and authority that Christ has provided. Synopsis: In He Paid It All – Clean Heart, Minister Lisa Kane teaches that access to God’s presence is made possible through the finished work of Jesus Christ. Using Psalm 24 and Psalm 15, she shows that God desires His people to have clean hands and pure hearts, yet because all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory, no one can achieve this righteousness apart from Christ. Drawing from Psalm 51, she emphasizes that repentance is the pathway to maintaining fellowship with God. Like David, believers are called to acknowledge their sins, seek God’s mercy, and trust His forgiveness. The teaching highlights that Christianity is a relationship with God rather than a system of religious performance, and that returning to God in repentance is evidence of valuing the salvation Christ purchased on the cross. The lesson further explores how believers are chosen for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. Minister Lisa addresses the struggle many Christians face with feelings of condemnation and unworthiness, reminding listeners that accusations of being beyond forgiveness are lies from the enemy. Instead, believers are encouraged to trust God’s promises, rely on His mercy, and continually return to the cross. Through passages from John, Romans, Hebrews, and James, the teaching explains that salvation brings both sanctification and justification. Because Christ paid the penalty for sin once and for all, believers who confess Him as Lord and believe in His resurrection are saved. This salvation produces a clean heart and empowers believers to walk in faith-filled obedience, demonstrating their faith through action. Ultimately, He Paid It All – Clean Heart is a message of assurance, restoration, and confidence in God’s grace. It reminds believers that Jesus has fully paid the debt of sin, that forgiveness remains available whenever they repent, and that through faith they are both cleansed and empowered to serve God with boldness and a pure heart. Inspired Teaching: Jesus paid it all on the cross to give us a clean heart. We have the opportunity to be saved for eternal life with Him and walk with a clean heart in the here and now. Psalm 24:3-5 NKJV 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. In this teaching, I’m going to show how you are sanctified and justified by what Jesus did on the cross. In Psalm 24, look who can ascend into the hill of the Lord? Those with clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted-up his soul to an idol or sworn deceitfully. Romans 3:23 NKJV 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. That means, without salvation, without Jesus paying the price for our sins, we cannot ascend into the hill of the Lord. We are given a great opportunity to ascend before the Lord because He died on the cross for our sins and paid the price for our sins. Psalm 15:1-2 NKJV Lord, who may [a]abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; We see in another Psalm, Psalm 15 where those who walk uprightly and work righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart can ascend this hill, or another words come into the presence of the Lord; again, because Jesus did what He did on the cross. If Jesus didn’t do this, we’re already dead but because of Jesus, we have life eternally in His presence and in the here and now. Psalm 51:1-4 NKJV Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just [a]when You speak, And blameless when You judge. David, the author of these Psalms tells us how to ascend into his hill, or another words, walk with a clean heart in righteousness. We see in Psalm 51, that it starts with repentance. Acknowledging God’s lovingkindness by sending His Son Jesus as a gift to save us. Remember John 3:16? This repentance turns our current life, situation 180 degrees to living life and not eternal death. There’s also another point David makes here…we sin only against God and that God is right in His judgement against us. Imagine, if we take this heart that David has and go before God acknowledging our sins and transgressions…we would be saved and know it. That’s key. Many people struggle with believing they’re saved. That’s in part because the church teaches you can’t fall away and that’s non-negotiable. I disagree. We’re humans and we walk in the flesh. We will fall and fail until we enter into His Presence, perfection. But until then, what do we do? We go back to Jesus on the cross and repent again. Job did it ‘just in case’ his children cursed God during one of their parties. Job interceded for his children and wanted them saved. This was important to him. Is salvation important to you? When you go back to the cross with humility and thankfulness, you’re showing God that salvation is important to you. So, every time we fall, we go back to the cross and remember what Jesus did. By the way, this is why we take Holy Communion. We go back to the cross, ask Jesus to forgive us and partake. It’s putting us back in a state of rightness with God. And let me add, this doesn’t mean you will go to hell if you die ‘in between’ those moments where you have fallen and haven’t gone back to Jesus yet. It means, you’re eternal salvation is established, John 3:16 – shall not die but have everlasting life. You’re saved but to keep walking in the kingdom of God here on earth, you need to be in a right standing situation with God. That’s why we keep going back to Him. And isn’t this what Christianity is? It is a relationship with God, not a religion. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 NKJV 13 But we are [f]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through [g]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 is powerful. Did you see that God chose you for salvation by His Spirit and your belief in the truth. The next question I have for you, do you believe you’re saved when the bible tells you that you are saved? You see, when we fall, we have these thoughts that tells us ‘see, you messed up again. God doesn’t like that. He won’t forgive you again because you’re worthless. You’re too bad, too far gone. How can God save you when you keep falling?’ Let me tell you, those thoughts are not your own and they are lies. The devil is the father of lies. We see Job continuing to go back…we see David writing in the Psalms that repentance is the way to climb the hill of the Lord. We see that salvation is from the Lord and that it is not based on merit. It’s based on His MERCY. His GIFT. His SON! So, I say, ignore the lies and keep going back to the cross. Before you know it, the fruit of the spirit will be manifesting out of you because you believe, and you will want to share His Word with others. John 17:17 NKJV 17 Sanctify[a] them by Your truth. Your word is truth. Sanctify means ‘purify’ or ‘free from sin’ according to dictionary.com. To be sanctified is to be in His Word and BELIEVE what His Word says. Do you believe? If you have gone to God and asked Him to forgive you with humility, YOU ARE FORGIVEN, eternally and in the here and now. This also means you are justified to operate in the authority that we’ve been given. Romans 4:23-25 NKJV 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification. We’re raised because of our justification because we believed God raised Jesus from the dead! And Jesus paid it all, meaning we can ask Him to forgive us our sins and be sanctified and justified to walk in the authority of His Word. Romans 10:9 NKJV 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Do you believe? Hebrews 10:10 NKJV 10 By that will we have been [a]sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. You are saved the moment you ask Jesus to forgive you. The bible tells us this. Do you believe? James 2:18-26 NKJV 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [f]your works, and I will show you my faith by [g]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [h]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [i]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [j]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Do you believe? You are not only with a clean heart because of God’s salvation, you are justified to work by faith through action to promote the Word of God. I choose to believe and that means I promote the Word of God. He is my salvation and my justification…and no matter how many times I fall, He will continue to forgive me. Do you believe? Previous Next Home

TWENTY SIX HUNDRED EVENINGS AND MORNINGS The objective of Twenty Six Hundred Evenings and Mornings is to uncover and explain the mystery of the cycles of 26 as they appear in both time and space. Drawing from Scripture, mathematics, and cosmic order, Pastor Marcos demonstrates how these cycles point toward God’s eternal design, the prophetic countdown of 2,600 days, and the ultimate entrance into the Millennial Reign of Christ. The goal is to provide believers with spiritual and prophetic insight into how time, space, and destiny converge under God’s sovereign plan. TWENTY SIX HUNDRED EVENINGS AND MORNINGS Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of Twenty Six Hundred Evenings and Mornings is to uncover and explain the mystery of the cycles of 26 as they appear in both time and space. Drawing from Scripture, mathematics, and cosmic order, Pastor Marcos demonstrates how these cycles point toward God’s eternal design, the prophetic countdown of 2,600 days, and the ultimate entrance into the Millennial Reign of Christ. The goal is to provide believers with spiritual and prophetic insight into how time, space, and destiny converge under God’s sovereign plan. Synopsis: In this thought-provoking study, Pastor Marcos explores the deep mystery behind the recurring cycles of 26 found throughout creation and prophecy. From the Mayan calendar’s 26,000-year cycle to claims of catastrophic events every 26 million years, the number 26 emerges as a divine key linking time, space, and spiritual destiny. Pastor Marcos draws connections between biblical prophecy, Einstein’s theory of time-warps, and Revelation’s vision of the 2,600 days that precede the Millennial Kingdom. The message unfolds by examining how God created time and space out of infinity through His Word, establishing cyclical laws of sowing and reaping that govern both the physical and spiritual dimensions. Numerical patterns reveal that time is represented by six, space by ten, and product by 144, all converging in the divine equation that leads to the thousand-year Day of Rest. Biblical references—from Genesis’ creation narrative to Revelation’s sealing of the 144,000—are interwoven with cosmic and mathematical principles to reveal how the 2,600-day cycle signals the culmination of human history. Pastor Marcos explains the prophetic timeline of the Two Witnesses, the Antichrist’s reign, and the final 45 days of God’s judgment, showing how all these fulfill Daniel’s prophecy and complete the divine cycle. Ultimately, this lesson emphasizes that at the end of the 2,600 days, Jesus will inaugurate His Millennial Reign, stabilizing time and space, removing dark forces, and bringing creation into harmony with God’s eternal purpose. The teaching closes with the triumphant promise of resurrection and transformation, when death itself will be swallowed up in victory and eternity will merge back into infinity. Inspired Teaching: In this section I am going to try to explain the mystery of the cycles of 26 that are found within time and space. The Mayan calendar is based on the earth’s 26,000 year cycle, there is a claim that every 26,000,000 years the earth goes through some kind of catastrophic event, and I know that there is a 2,600 days cycle that has to take place before we enter into the millennium (1,000 years of rest) era, according to the book of Revelation (Read the details in my book Man’s Final Destiny www.houseoffaithministries.org . Books section). I was astounded when I put together the numbers that correspond to time and space and the fruit of them and added them together, to find out, that we were short of 1,000 by the number 26. Therefore, I believe that time and space will come together when their fruit is completed, in a cosmic conjunction in the near future and start the 2,600 days countdown that will lead us into the 1,000 years Day of Rest. I will start by laying the foundation of what I believe the Bible teaches is how our present time and space began, where it came from and how it will end. In the chart below I show what I call Infinity Time as a river without beginning or end, an endless flow that is infinite of course. That is the dwelling place of God. Malachi 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I do not change.” James 1:17-18 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. According to Einstein’s mathematics, within this infinite flow it is possible for time-warps (cycles of time, or a wheel within a wheel of time) to occur which I show in the chart as Eternity Time. It originates out of infinity, it is caused by the voice/word of the Father of the Heavenly Lights, and when the cycle is completed it dissolves back again into the infinity it came from, but it brings back with it a kind of Firstfruits, a brand new product that did not exist before. Just like a swift swirl in the water draws into itself and swallows as if it were, whatever falls within its circle of influence, so it is with eternity time. We can see this cyclical action repeated endlessly in the galaxies within the universe. In the next chart I show the interaction between the material physical dimension that we are part of, and the invisible (without substance) spiritual dimension. Their interaction determines the laws by which creatures are drawn into this cycle of time and are eventually accepted or rejected into the river of infinity. We begin with the present, what we are today is a direct result of the past, that’s the spiritual law of sowing and reaping, and our actions today will influence greatly what we will be in the future, but always within God’s permissive will which is connected with God’s spiritual destiny, be it for an individual, a nation or the cosmos itself. The past originated out of infinity and will end in the future when this present cycle of eternity comes to a close and it merges back into infinity. Another way to see it in a less personal form is in the next chart. Our present time flowed out of infinity, is a three dimensional cycle of time called eternity and flows back into infinity again. It creates within its interactions a past and a future in accordance with God’s destiny (His purpose for creating this vortex of time to begin with). Now to the numbers: Most agree that our present time began with a flash point, some call it the big bang, the Bible says that it began with God’s saying: “Let there be light.” In both cases our present time and space began with a flash of light. As we read in James, the Everlasting Father of Lights spoke the Word of Truth and brought forth a physical dimension for His firstfruits creatures to dwell in. In the next chart the flash point is represented as the center of the vortex, the beginning of time and space. In Genesis God divides time into six days of work (product) and one day of rest. Moses the writer of Genesis tells us in Psalm 90 that a day is like a thousand years to God. I believe that an hour represents one generation within those thousand years. Genesis 2:4 “These are the generations of the heavens (space) and of the earth (time) when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made (Spoke: Let there be light [flash point]) the earth and the heavens (space-time).” Italics mine So the number for Time is the number Six: six work days in a week, Sixty minutes in an hour, and since in Eternity Time there is an imbalance between the future and the past: the vortex rotates forward (future) faster that backwards (past), it creates a force we call torque or gravity. The number for this force called Universal Gravity is 6.67. Meaning that we are .33 short from this vortex of time and space becoming stable (entering into rest = 7). This will happen after the cycle of 26 is completed. The number for Space is the number Ten: Actually the number One with as many zeros added to it as long as it continues. I used the number Ten because that’s how many individual numbers there are. The number for Space is also the number that the speed of light travels: 186,400 miles per second. What connects Time and Space together is that: One (1) day has 86,400 seconds. The number for the Product is the number: 144, because there are one hundred and forty four generations in six thousand years of time and space. 144 hours contain 8,640 minutes, which connects the product to time and space. In Revelation chapter seven, after the opening of the sixth seal, we see this conjunction take place as 144,000 are sealed unto the Lord from the twelve tribes of Israel and a great multitude which no one could number is standing before the throne of God. That signals the beginning of the 2,600 days cycle that will usher humanity and the cosmos into the Day of Rest. Time: 667+ Space: 186.4 + Product: 144 = 997.4 + 2.6 = 1000 Day of Rest. Isaiah 34:8 “For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.” 1 Year = 52 weeks times Jubilee 50 = 2,600 weeks. One seven year period has 2,555 days: 365 X 7 = 2,555. It will begin with the Two Witnesses prophesying for 1,260 days, the Antichrist will kill the Two Witnesses and let their bodies lie in the street for three- and one-half days, after which they will come back to life and are taken up to heaven. At that time the Jews that remain will flee to the mountains and as they do so time will stop. When evening comes the sun will not set until those fleeing enters into their place of refuge. Five evenings and mornings will be completed before the Antichrist begins his reign of 1,290 days. The Two Witnesses prophesy for 1,260 + 5 + 1,290 = 2,555 days. According to Daniel God adds 45 days for His final judgment which then will complete the 2,600 days cycle: 2,555 + 45 = 2,600 days. At the end of the 2,600 days Jesus will commence His One Thousand Years Reign. Time and Space will be in harmony during His Reign. All dark matter will be removed before His Reign begins. All the negative forces which are at work today causing havoc and chaos will be locked away, and the vortex of time and space will stabilize and the sorting out of the product that has been brought in during the season of work will be finalized. At the end of the thousand years the final judgment will take place and Eternity Time will be swallowed by Infinity. 1 Corinthians 15:50-54 “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’” Previous Next Home

THE BATTLE (SKIRMISH) & THE WAR The objective of The Battle (Skirmish) & The War is to help believers understand the spiritual distinction between the daily battles they face and the overarching war between God and Satan. It seeks to reveal the biblical foundation for why we are in this war, the importance of choosing God’s side, and how victory is secured through Christ. By connecting Genesis, Revelation, and other key scriptures, the teaching provides clarity, encouragement, and a call to live with awareness, faith, and testimony as conquerors in Christ. THE BATTLE (SKIRMISH) & THE WAR Minister Lisa Kane June 26, 2021 Objective: The objective of The Battle (Skirmish) & The War is to help believers understand the spiritual distinction between the daily battles they face and the overarching war between God and Satan. It seeks to reveal the biblical foundation for why we are in this war, the importance of choosing God’s side, and how victory is secured through Christ. By connecting Genesis, Revelation, and other key scriptures, the teaching provides clarity, encouragement, and a call to live with awareness, faith, and testimony as conquerors in Christ. Synopsis: In The Battle (Skirmish) & The War, Minister Lisa Kane explains that while believers face daily battles—or skirmishes—these are part of a much larger spiritual war. Drawing parallels with history, such as the battle of Gettysburg within the Civil War, she highlights how some battles may seem small, but all play a role in the ultimate outcome. The war itself began in the Garden of Eden, when Lucifer, filled with jealousy over God’s relationship with Adam, sought to undermine humanity in order to wound God. Through Genesis, Lisa clarifies common misconceptions about creation and demonstrates how Adam’s unique relationship with God became a target of Satan’s envy. Lucifer’s deception of Eve reveals the enemy’s strategy: he seeks to separate us from God because he hates the attention and love God lavishes on His children, who are made in His image. This is why humanity is caught in a spiritual war—because Satan attacks what God loves most. Scripture shows that the war’s outcome is already decided: those who stand with God are victorious, for Satan’s ultimate end is the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10). Yet, believers must still engage in daily skirmishes. Minister Lisa emphasizes that victory in these battles comes through the blood of Jesus, the word of our testimony, and living as new creations in Christ (Romans 8:37, Revelation 12:11, 2 Corinthians 5:17). Ultimately, the message calls Christians to choose God, put Him first, and walk in His presence. Each testimony of victory strengthens others, proving that through Christ we are “more than conquerors.” The war is already won, but the battles we fight daily testify of our faith and proclaim God’s triumph over the enemy. Inspired Teaching: I’m sure you understand what the difference between a battle and the war is but just in case, the battle are small skirmishes in the war and the war is the overall event. For example, the battle of Gettysburg was a battle within the Civil War. Some battles affect the outcome of the war and others have little impact but are important, nonetheless. The same is true for a believer. We deal with battles or skirmishes in our everyday lives but we are in an overall war. I asked myself, why are we in a war and what is this war we’re in? Sneak peak, if you’re on God’s side, you win the war. Revelation 20:10 NKJV 10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where[a] the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Notice, I said if you’re on God’s side. So far, now we know, we need to choose a side…again, why? Do you know why you’re in this war? It’s likely you don’t and this message will help you understand the larger picture and I hope it changes your paradigm, thinking of what being a Christian means. And it begins in Genesis. Before we continue, I need to clarify ‘confusion’ related to Genesis chapters 1 and 2. There are not two Adam’s and there are not two Eve’s, etc. Chapter 1 is a supply list of what God creates and chapter 2 clarifies what He put into action. Think of it like this…if you plan to build a house, or fix a car, or create a quilt, you need all your supplies before you begin but it doesn’t become a house, or a fixed car, or a quilt until it’s put together or ‘completed’ or ‘finished’. Genesis 2:1 NKJV 2 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. See, He completed ‘creation’ at the end of verse one in chapter 2. That means now that it’s finished, it’s the universe. But notice what the author says in verse 5 chapter 2: Genesis 2:5 NKJV 5 before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; Notice, He created (formed) male and female in chapter 1 but didn’t put him into creation until Genesis 2:7-8. Genesis 1:27 NJKV 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 2:7-8 NKJV 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.8 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. So, one Adam and one Eve. No confusion. Now let’s take a look at ‘why’ we’re in a war. Genesis 2:19-20 continues to show ‘how’ God creates animals and birds. Again, they were formed in chapter 1 and brought to Adam in chapter 2 for naming. Genesis 2:19-20 NKJV 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to [a]Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. There are several mysteries within these two verses that will change your paradigm as a Christian. First, God wants to spend time with Adam. Adam was created in His image. Adam is the only creature that can procreate and produce more in His image. Angels cannot mate with other Angels nor procreate more Angels, and yes, there are female Angels. Zechariah 5:9 NKJV 9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. However, we do know that Angels mated with women on the Earth and produced Giants. Genesis 6:4 NKJV 4 There were [a]giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. It took the human female host to actually produce a being and even then, those beings, the giants were cursed and were not given a soul/spirit. There are some teachings that even think these giants became the demons we deal with today. You can research that on your own. God created us in His image and we’re able to produce more of us in His image. God wanted to spend time with Adam to get to know Him because Adam was unique and had his own personality. Just like you and I have our own personalities. Let me give you an example (scenario) of how this time was spent with Adam. God brought a male and female type of big gray fat things to Adam to name. God asks him, what do you want to call these? Adam says, I’m going to call them elephants because they have trunks. God smiles. Then Adam says, I have a question though. God says, oh, ask. Adam says, in all the previous big creatures, you gave them long strong thick tales to help support them (dinosaurs) and here, you gave the elephants long skinny tales. Why? That gives you an idea of the relationship building up between God and Adam. There’s another mystery you want to know while you’re here. (Rabbit trail…) Romans 6:23 NKJV 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the [a]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. No sin, no aging. We don’t know Adam’s age here but he remains fully mature during this time because he had not sinned yet. Here’s another mystery and this one tells you ‘why’ we’re in this war. Ezekiel 28:13 NKJV 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. Look who was in the Garden of Eden, Lucifer. He was the most beautiful creature ever created and I’m sure you’re saying to yourself at this moment, ‘this isn’t a mystery’. We know he was there because he deceived Eve.Theologians will tell you Ezekial 28:13 confirms that the ‘serpent’ was Lucifer but I take it one step further and say that Lucifer was watching God and Adam during this time where it was just the two of them. In fact, he was watching and seething. He was angry. He couldn’t believe that God would give ‘all’ His attention to this worthless, frail creature called a human being – named Adam. He was thinking that God should be giving him His attention and only to him. He wanted God to worship him and it made him angry that He wasn’t. In fact, Lucifer came to the conclusion that he will show God how stupid and frail these human beings can be, which reveals another mystery. Notice Lucifer went after Eve and not Adam. Genesis 3:1 NKJV 3 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’? He didn’t touch Adam because Adam spent quality time with God. Hmmm…maybe if you spent quality time with God, Satan wouldn’t touch you?!?! So, Lucifer wanted God to worship him. Instead, God spent time with Adam and built up a relationship because Adam was His son made in His image. When you have your first child, it is absolutely amazing to hold that beautiful baby in your arms. And as they grow, you get to see what type of personality comes out and what type of person that baby becomes. It’s awesome. That’s what God wanted to see with us. He was thrilled and made a place for us to live (Earth) so he could see that, but Lucifer hated God so much that he went after God’s most precious loved commodity – man. That’s why we’re in war. It’s because Satan hates God so much that he believes if he can get you, he will hurt God. John 3:16 NKJV 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Doesn’t John 3:16 mean more to you now that you know why you’re in this war? It’s similar to America getting drawn into WW2 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. You were drawn into this war. Notice the issue here – Satan wants to hurt God by making you fail. Do you want to let Satan succeed? Do you really want to hurt God’s feelings? Every battle you face each day can be either a victory or defeat. That’s up to you. God already sent His Son Jesus to ‘redeem’ you with the blood. You have a choice. Romans 8:37 NKJV 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Revelation 3:21 NKJV 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Revelation 12:11 NJKV 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. How do you be more than a conqueror and/or how do you overcome daily battles/skirmishes? By the word of your testimony. Every battle you win in this war, tells others they can win too. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Here’s the best part. When you make God a priority in your life, (YOUR CHOICE) you become a new creature. That means those old things won’t affect you anymore. You overcame them. That means you have a testimony to share. SHARE IT! Psalm 91:1-3 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the [a]fowler from the perilous pestilence. You see, when you put God first, you enter His presence. You seek Him out. You put Him first. That’s saying to Satan, YOU CHOOSE to WORSHIP GOD and not him. HALLELUJAH! Choose God and win the battles. You’ve already won the war. Previous Next Home

INTERCESSION The objective of this lesson is to provide a clear biblical understanding of the ministry of intercession, revealing why it is necessary, how it operates, and the role believers play in asking God to intervene in earthly matters. It aims to equip Christians with insight, encouragement, and practical steps to intercede effectively for families, leaders, institutions, and the world, in alignment with God’s will. INTERCESSION Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this lesson is to provide a clear biblical understanding of the ministry of intercession, revealing why it is necessary, how it operates, and the role believers play in asking God to intervene in earthly matters. It aims to equip Christians with insight, encouragement, and practical steps to intercede effectively for families, leaders, institutions, and the world, in alignment with God’s will. Synopsis: In Intercession, Pastor Marcos Marrero emphasizes the indispensable role of intercession in the Christian life, grounding the teaching in Hebrews 7:25, which highlights Jesus’ continual intercession for humanity. Intercession is portrayed as both a necessity and a divine requirement, bridging the gap between God’s will in heaven and the realities of life on earth. Since authority over the earthly realm was originally given to man but usurped by Satan, prayer becomes the means by which believers invite God’s will and power into situations of chaos. The lesson frames intercession as a spiritual battle requiring consistency, persistence, and alignment with God’s will. Pastor Marcos outlines the priority of interceding for one’s family, emphasizing the biblical structure of the household and the power of agreement, particularly within marriage. He warns of Satan’s attacks on the family and marriage covenant, which are designed to weaken collective intercession. Beyond the family, believers are called to intercede for those in positions of authority—government officials, teachers, church leaders, and lawmakers—so that society may reflect God’s justice and truth. Intercession is also deeply personal, requiring an intimate relationship with Jesus. True intercession flows from a heart aligned with Christ’s heart, leading the believer into deeper spiritual unity and even into what Pastor Marcos describes as the “hill of the Lord,” a place of communion with other intercessors in the Spirit. The teaching concludes by stressing purity of heart and freedom from idolatry as essential to effective intercession. Intercessors must rid themselves of selfish ambition and deceitful traditions to carry God’s heart and release His will on earth. Ultimately, intercession is both a privilege and a responsibility, enabling believers to partner with Christ in lifting His name, advancing His kingdom, and shaping the destiny of individuals, families, and nations through prayer. Inspired Teaching: Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Intercession is not only needed, but is very much required for the proper function of everyday life as we know it. If it were not, then Jesus would not have to live always making intercession for us. What are the mysteries of intercession and why is it that it is so very much required? In this lesson we are going to try to unravel some of the mysteries related to intercession, in the hope that we can get some insight into this ministry that is so vital to our everyday lives, in the hope that it would encourage us to intercede on a daily basis. Matthew 6:9-10 “In this manner, therefore, pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’” To understand intercession is to understand why the will of God is not being done on the earth as it is in heaven; we need to know that the authority to rule over the earthly realm was given to Adam, to man and his descendants, Satan usurped that authority from man through deception and introduced chaos into the earthly realm. Since that time there has always been a battle between good and evil here on the earth. Jesus came and destroyed Satan’s power to inflict chaos upon the earth and returned earthly authority back into the hands of godly man. Luke 10:19 “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Intercession is asking God to do His good will here on the earth on behalf, and for the good of all mankind. Since the authority has been returned back to us, when we see chaos ruling, it is because someone is failing to ask God to intervene in that situation. We may ask, why doesn’t God remove the chaos and bring to us His peace? Since God gave authority to man to rule over the earthly realm, God will not interfere into the affairs of man uninvited. That is what intercession is pure and simple, recognizing that we fail due to our fallen nature, to bring the goodness of God by ourselves into the earthly realm. We need His help! Luke 18:1 “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.” In the parable that followed Jesus spoke about a widow that was not strong enough to take on her adversary by herself. The widow in the parable typifies mankind in our fallen human nature. The judge in the parable did not care about her need for justice, but due to her importunity, a type for consistency in prayer, the judge granted the widow her request. Then Jesus adds: Luke 18:7 “And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? Men are always to pray and not lose heart: This brings us to the first aspect of intercession. Intercession is a Battle: A spiritual battle that requires a battle plan. Once we understand that God will not intervene in human affairs unless we ask Him to, and we know that it is His will, not ours, that He wants to bring into the mix, then we need to know what His will is in regards to the situation that we are asking His intervention for, so that we can pray in accordance with His will for that situation. If we do not, then the chaos will continue, for He aims for His will to be done not ours. Battle on behalf of mankind: God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 Our daily intercession should follow, as in regards to our prayers on behalf of mankind, first the family and the family structure. 1 Timothy 5:8 “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” These are pretty strong words that Paul speaks, that is because God is after the family structure; the family that prays together not only stays together but has a powerful influence in all that surrounds them. Is called the power of agreement as in a married couple interceding together on behalf of their entire families that became connected to one another through them entering into holy matrimony. That is why the institution of marriage is under such a heavy attack right now from those who want to redefine it. Their demonic aim is to corrupt the power of this marital institution to intercede together on behalf of both families by introducing dividing controversies into the family unit, thereby their power of intercession is neutralized. So that intercession should be made first on behalf of the household and beginning with the head of the household. Daily intercession should be made on behalf of parents, grand parents, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, our siblings, their siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and for the families that they are interconnected with as well. God will use your prayer for some distant family member that you do not even know to save them from hell; remember that God is not willing that any of them should perish and be lost forever, but He will not act on their behalf by imposing His own will upon them unless someone prays for their salvation, which is God’s will for them. Many years ago, one of my nephews found himself, after going forward on an altar call, in front of an evangelist that told him that the reason he had answered the call was because his uncle was praying for him. This blew his mind for he knew that I was the only saved uncle that he had, he called us to ask, and we told him, yes we pray daily for our nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles and cousins. This was a confirmation to us way back then, that God always hears our prayers. 1 Timothy 2:1-4 “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” Secondly, we need to pray for the men and women that are part of the governmental structures that rule society, both secular and religious institutions. So that we need to pray on a daily basis for the churches and the elders of the churches, for the schools, the principles, the teachers, those who prepare the curriculum that the teachers teach, we are not to leave any of that to the will of the enemy. The fruit of the womb is His reward, let our children be invested with the knowledge of the truth, after all they belong to the God of Truth. Let us pray for the lawmakers and those who are in charge of executing the laws that the legislators pass. Let us pray for the judges that rule on what laws are just and which are not. Our prayer on their behalf should be based on what is God’s best for those over whom they rule. If the rules that they pass and enforce go against what is God’s best for the people they have rule over, then our intercession for them will be for God’s conviction of what is right and wrong to be revealed to them. If God opens their eyes to see the evil that their ruling is bringing upon the people, then hopefully they will repent and do the right thing on behalf of those over whom they have the power to rule. 3 John 2 “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” Thirdly we need so seek our own personal time of intimacy with Jesus. True intercession is born out of a heart that has an intimate relationship with the heart of Jesus. When His heart becomes one with our heart, our intercession for those things which touch His heart will be the more powerful; when our desire becomes one with His desire, there is a powerful and unstoppable force that is released as we become one with Him in His will for us. Ephesians 4:3 “Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Fourthly there is a place in the heavenly realm where those whose hearts have touched Jesus’ heart meet. This is a real place, more real than any reality that we’ve ever experienced here on earth. You will find people there whose prayer originates from many distant lands, somehow they form a spiritual connection and come together in the bond of peace, while in their efforts to ascend into the hill of the Lord and touch the heart of God. They begin their journey with a simple desire for interceding on behalf of what is in the heart of Jesus at that time. Somehow they all interconnect, they arrived into what is called the unity of the Spirit, when suddenly the Holy Spirit takes them to the base of what is called the hill of the Lord. Once there, they are able to commune one with another in complete trust, being aware of the other intercessors humanity and purpose. You can hear their thoughts and communicate your feelings to them through the same process. To reach the top of the hill of the Lord is the goal, so they press tightly together with one another in order to attain the purpose for which their Lord brought them there. Not all make it to the top at first, for it is a process. And it is that process the reason why I am sharing this aspect of intercession with you right now. Psalm 24:3-4 “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.” This Psalm is a Messianic Psalm, meaning that it applies to Jesus, since Jesus is the only perfect human who could fulfilled the requirements stated in the Psalm. But when the intercessors heart becomes one with Jesus’ heart, a pure heart, that is when the intercessor is brought into the base of the hill of the Lord and ascend into the desires of God’s heart. In order for this pureness of heart to take effect, there has to be a cleanness of hands. Idolatries are the issue here, idolatry is the worship of a substitute god, usually the worship of self, or selfish ambitions, all of which defiles the human heart. We can pray the will of God and be in an idolatrous condition, but we can never pray the heart of God in such an idolatrous state, for idolatry is what keeps us from knowing His heart. Hence the ultimate goal of an intercessor should be to rid themselves of all traces of idolatry within their hearts in order to attained the heart of God. You have to begin with the truth, by being true to yourself, truth is the only thing that can make you free. The word sworn, as in sworn deceitfully, literally means to seven oneself, so that it has to do with a custom or ritual, some practice that takes place on regular intervals, a custom that is based on the perversion of the truth, that in reality is idolatry. Such traditional practices will be the hardest of all things to get rid of in your Christian life, because such practices are deeply embedded into modern day Christian liturgy. Truth leads us into the will of God, which in turn leads us into the truth of the purpose of God, which in turn takes us into the very heart of God. John 12:32 “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” If the goal of intercession is to bring to the earth what is God’s will in heaven, so that God’s purpose for the inhabitants of the earth can be accomplished, and if the best way to accomplish that ministry is to have the very heart of God within our hearts, is it not then necessary that Jesus be lifted up from the earth? You see, if we are proclaiming Jesus’ heart to the world, how can we do so effectively if we ourselves are soiled with the very earthly customs that profane His holy name, since we still have regard for those customs and patronized them? The devil is no match for the name of Jesus, all a believer has to do is to proclaim that precious name of Jesus, and no matter what his circumstances are, Jesus will answer him. But if we are swearing deceitfully by profaning the name that is above every name, by equating His holy name with some ancient pagan festival festering with idolatry, then the devil will not fear those who profane Jesus’ holy name, for by doing so they have placed themselves into the bottom of the heap of rubbish that hell itself is built on. John 12:26 “If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.” Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? The true servants that follow Jesus, for those who follow Jesus are with Jesus where He is, and Jesus is on the top of the hill of the Lord. What a privilege it is to make intercession on behalf of the saints in the very presence of His Majesty on High. Previous Next Home

THE RESURRECTION: From the Old Testament Perspective The objective of this teaching is to demonstrate that the doctrine of the resurrection is not exclusive to the New Testament but is firmly rooted in the Old Testament. By examining the testimonies of Job, Abraham, Isaiah, and Daniel, the lesson reveals that faith in the physical resurrection of the dead has always been a foundational truth in God’s plan of redemption. The purpose is to strengthen believers’ confidence in the continuity of God’s promises and to call them to a living hope in Jesus Christ, who fulfills what the patriarchs and prophets foresaw. THE RESURRECTION: From the Old Testament Perspective Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to demonstrate that the doctrine of the resurrection is not exclusive to the New Testament but is firmly rooted in the Old Testament. By examining the testimonies of Job, Abraham, Isaiah, and Daniel, the lesson reveals that faith in the physical resurrection of the dead has always been a foundational truth in God’s plan of redemption. The purpose is to strengthen believers’ confidence in the continuity of God’s promises and to call them to a living hope in Jesus Christ, who fulfills what the patriarchs and prophets foresaw. Synopsis: In The Resurrection: From the Old Testament Perspective, Pastor Marcos shows that the resurrection is not a New Testament invention, but a truth revealed long before in the Hebrew Scriptures. Job boldly testifies that his Redeemer lives and that even after death he will see God in his flesh, pointing directly to a physical resurrection. Abraham’s faith in God’s promise, when asked to sacrifice Isaac, demonstrates his conviction that God would raise his son from the dead if necessary to fulfill His covenant. Isaiah’s prophetic vision further confirms the resurrection, offering profound insights into the hope of bodily renewal and the sacrificial nature of Christ’s death. Finally, Daniel declares that both the righteous and the unrighteous will rise, some to eternal life and others to everlasting contempt, underscoring the seriousness of this truth. Together, these passages reveal a consistent Old Testament witness to resurrection, centuries before the empty tomb of Christ. The lesson concludes with a call to embrace Jesus as Savior and Lord, reminding us that all will rise—some to eternal joy, others to eternal separation from God. The choice we make in this life determines our eternal destiny, and the message of resurrection is both a promise of hope and a warning to be reconciled with God while there is time. Inspired Teaching: Job 19: 25-27 “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself and my eyes shall behold, and not another.” I wonder how many of you have heard, as I have, that the teaching about the resurrection the dead is something that is unique to the New Testament. In countless historical TV programs that deal with the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), we hear all the time that the devil is a creation of the New Testament writers and that the resurrection from the dead is something that is unique to the Christian Bible. I guess they overlooked the book of Job somehow. First Job says that his Redeemer lives, we could say that he is referring to God in heaven, but then Job adds that his Redeemer shall stand at last on the earth. Here Job is implying a resurrection from the dead, on the earth, at the end of times. Then Job goes on to say that after my skin is destroyed, meaning the physical deterioration of his body after his death, he says, this I know, meaning this is not just some conjecture on his part, that in my flesh I shall see God. If his body is destroyed how could he possibly see God in his flesh unless he Job, is physically resurrected from the dead. But wait there is more; whom I shall see for myself and my eyes shall behold, and not another. Job says it will not be in his spirit that he will witness that, but in his flesh, I myself he says and not another. So that in the oldest book of the Old Testament we find the main character testifying to the physical resurrection from the dead at the end of times, and boldly declaring that he, Job himself, will be part of that glorious event. Genesis 22:8, 13 “And Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering’...Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.” Genesis 22 begins with the words, God tested Abraham. What was Abraham being tested for? God tells Abraham to take his son, the son whom you love, to a certain place and there kill him and offer him as a burnt offering to God. When Isaac astutely realized that the only thing missing for the burnt offering was the lamb, he asked his father Abraham, where is the lamb for the sacrifice, to which Abraham responded, God will provide for Himself the lamb, even though he knew that it was his son Isaac that he was going up to sacrifice. Romans 4:20-21 “He (Abraham) did not waiver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He (God) had promised He was able to perform.” There is no other conclusion but that what Abraham was being tested for was none other than his faith in the physical resurrection from the dead. Abraham had to cross a threshold in his heart that if he killed the son of promise that God had given to him, that God would have no other choice but to raise Isaac from the dead, in order to fulfill His promise to Abraham that through Isaac all the nations would be blessed. John 8:56 “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” When did Abraham see Jesus’ day? When he lifted (up) his eyes and looked. By faith Abraham saw the cross and rejoiced, before he saw the ram that was caught in the thicket by its horns. So that not only did Job believed and testified to the resurrection from the dead, but we see also that faith in the physical resurrection from the dead was an essential part of God’s covenant with Abraham. And is all written there for us in the Old Testament. How could they miss it? What were they thinking? Isaiah 26:19 “Your dead shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.” Isaiah gives us an even more amazing insight into the physical resurrection from the dead in the verse above. In the original Hebrew the three words used for “dead” are all different and have different meanings associated with them that gives us insight into what the prophet was trying to convey to us. Your dead shall live: The word translated dead at the beginning of the verse is according to Strong’s concordance # 4191 Muwth and it means To die and it refers to man, or body. So that when it says that your dead shall live is referring to the physically dead human bodies that will be resurrected at some point in the future. My dead body: The next word translated dead is according to Strong’s concordance # 5038 Nbelah and it means Carcass and it can be applied to a human or a bestial carcass, often collectively, meaning that in most instances it applies to both. The meaning of the context is very clear, My dead body is in reference to a sacrificial carcass that is in nature both human and animal, as in the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world, amazing! The earth shall cast out the dead: The last word translated dead is according to Strong’s concordance # 7496 Rapha’ and it means the dead or deceased in plural. It comes from the root word # 7495 Raphah and it means to mend, to cure, cause to heal, to make whole thoroughly. Oh what a beautiful picture of the resurrection from the dead we get from the prophet Isaiah. How one verse of Scripture, in the Old Testament mind you, can reveal so much, centuries before the actual resurrection of Jesus from the dead took place. Luke 17:37 “...Where there is a dead body (carcass), there the vultures will gather.” NIV Jesus seems to imply, according to what Isaiah wrote, that those rapture will be gathered together to His sacrificial body that was resurrected from the dead. Daniel 12:2 “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contemp.” I close with Daniel’s version of the physical resurrection from the dead in the Old Testament that reveals that is not just the righteous that will be resurrected, but what the New Testament also teaches, that at some point all the unbelievers will also be resurrected and will go physically into everlasting contemp. Which brings us to the message of the resurrection; there is life after death, not just life, but physical life as well. Eventually all who die will be resurrected, can you imagine having immortality and having to spend eternity in reproach and contemp. Is there anything in this whisper of time that we have while here on earth, when compared to eternity, that is worth you having to spend eternity away from God’s comfort and love? I am not asking you to become religious, I’m just asking you to get right with Jesus. Make Jesus your savior, why don’t you make Jesus your Lord today, I can guarantee that you will never regret it, never, ever. Previous Next Home

EVERY KNEE To encourage believers to examine where their submission lies, reminding them that true power and authority are only found when they bow their knee to Jesus Christ. The message aims to strengthen faith, highlight the dangers of submitting to worldly or demonic influences, and inspire Christians to use the authority given in the name of Jesus to overcome darkness and stand as part of God’s army. EVERY KNEE Minister Lisa Kane May 23, 2021 Objective: To encourage believers to examine where their submission lies, reminding them that true power and authority are only found when they bow their knee to Jesus Christ. The message aims to strengthen faith, highlight the dangers of submitting to worldly or demonic influences, and inspire Christians to use the authority given in the name of Jesus to overcome darkness and stand as part of God’s army. Synopsis: In Every Knee, Minister Lisa teaches the importance of submission in the believer’s walk with God, using Elijah’s experience in 1 Kings as a starting point. Though Elijah felt alone in his devotion, God had reserved 7,000 in Israel who had not bowed to Baal. This illustrates that even in times of great evil, God always preserves a remnant of faithful believers. The lesson challenges readers to reflect on who or what they are bowing their knee to—whether it is God, worldly systems, or demonic powers. Submission to governments, false ideologies, or cultural evils such as abortion can lead to spiritual compromise. Instead, believers are reminded that every knee will ultimately bow to the Lord, as confirmed in Isaiah 45:23, Romans 14:11, and Philippians 2:10. Minister Lisa emphasizes that through the authority of Jesus’ name, Christians can stand against spiritual forces of darkness described in Ephesians 6:12. When believers bow only to Jesus, they are equipped to overcome principalities, rulers, and powers of wickedness, becoming part of God’s victorious army. The message concludes with a call to action: submit fully to Christ, take authority in His name, and declare victory over darkness. By doing so, believers not only stand firm in their faith but also join together as warriors in God’s kingdom, ensuring that the powers of darkness must bow to the name of Jesus. Inspired Teaching: 1 Kings 19:18 NKJV 18 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.” Submission affects your daily walk with God and you need to ask yourself, who is your knee (submission) bowing to? As you can see from 1 Kings 19:18 that God ‘prevented’ seven thousand in Israel from submitting unto King Ahab and Jezebel’s ‘government’ rule during that time, and Elijah, a prophet of God didn’t know that God reserved seven thousand. Yes, those of us close to God don’t know all of whom and what God has preserved. 1 Kings 18:22 NKJV 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Again, Eljah thought he was alone. Are you a believer who dwells in the secret place and feel like you’re the only one praying out there? You can trust God and know that there are many others out there praying too. If there weren’t, you can read in the Bible about the generation before Noah’s flood (Genesis 6:5), and Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19). This entire world would already be destroyed otherwise. Thank God people are believing and praying. And since we’re here, it means there are believers who are praying or who have not submitted their knee unto the darkness of this world. If you’re reading this and you’re not one of those believers/prayers set aside by God, you need to thank God for those that are. Then you need to ask yourself why are you not praying? Who’s knee are you bowing down to? Where does your submission lie? Because you can easily be one of those set aside by God. Eljah had power because he did not submit unto the demonic entity called Baal like four hundred and fifty other prophets did. Baal ruled the government at that time. I don’t know what dark demonic entity is ruling our government today, but when there are more homelessness, more drug addicts, more murders, more abortion, more evil than good, it’s an evil darkness that’s currently ruling our government. I can assure you that if you do not have power in your walk during this darkness, maybe your knee is bowing to Baal or some other entity and you don’t know it? Or maybe you know it. I have news for you that do know, your knee must submit unto Jesus! Hallelujah! But if you don’t know, maybe you voted for someone who is lying to you and supporting something like abortion. God hate’s abortion. That’s murdering innocent blood and through that deception, you support this evil entity. But there’s good news for you , God is merciful and as long as you ask for forgiveness, you will be delivered/saved. But here's something to know, even if you kept your knee bowed to anything other than God, your knee will eventually bow down to God: Isaiah 45:23 NKJV 23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath. Romans 14:11 NKJV 11 For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” Philippians 2:10 NKJV 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, Why is it important to place your knee directly before God and not through other entities, such as governments, principalities, trust in other people, etc? You are at war and you are responsible for holding back the power of darkness. How do I know this? Because you were given the name of Jesus and by that name, ‘every knew should bow’. Keyword – SHOULD! When they’re not, that means you’re not using your authority. Let’s identify those areas of darkness that you have the authority over as a believer in Christ who has asked God to forgive his or herself. Ephesians 6:12-13 NKJV 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [a]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. When you don’t bow your knee to others, and you bow your knee to Jesus, you have authority direct from the name of Jesus and can overcome governments, principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, and against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places. Yes, you have the authority to do this in Jesus’ name. You become a part of God’s army and you can affect the outcome of this world’s governments and powers. This world’s powers are darkness and you are the light in God’s army. Read Philippians 2:10 again and pay attention. Philippians 2:10 NKJV 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ‘at the name of Jesus’: when you are bowed before Jesus, you have the authority to say His name and have the authority to place ‘those in heaven, ‘those on earth’, and ‘those under the earth’ to ‘bow’ before His name. Those things must submit to God. So once you say it out loud, calling out those entities and telling them to bow before God, ‘STAND’. Place a smile on your face and wait for God to move. Because that darkness must submit. Realize this, God is training you for warfare. Start learning. Start using His Name. The Holy Spirit will teach you and it starts with you placing your knee before God and submitting unto Jesus. Once you do that, you come into your authority of His name and the darkness must submit unto you when you use His name Jesus! I’m standing now. Will you tell darkness to bow itself to Jesus? Once you do, we’ll be standing together. Take these steps and let’s stand together! HALLELUJAH! Previous Next Home

BROOD OF VIPERS The objective of this teaching is to reveal the true meaning behind Jesus and John the Baptist calling the Pharisees and Sadducees a “brood of vipers,” exposing the dangers of religious pride, hypocrisy, and false doctrine. This teaching aims to lead believers into self-examination, distinguishing between outward religious behavior and a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ, while encouraging a heart posture of humility, truth, and spiritual openness. BROOD OF VIPERS Minister Lisa Kane April 29, 2026 Objective: The objective of this teaching is to reveal the true meaning behind Jesus and John the Baptist calling the Pharisees and Sadducees a “brood of vipers,” exposing the dangers of religious pride, hypocrisy, and false doctrine. This teaching aims to lead believers into self-examination, distinguishing between outward religious behavior and a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ, while encouraging a heart posture of humility, truth, and spiritual openness. Synopsis: “Brood of Vipers” explores the strong rebuke given by John the Baptist and Jesus toward the Pharisees and Sadducees, uncovering the deeper spiritual condition behind their actions. Though outwardly religious and seemingly righteous, these leaders operated in pride, hypocrisy, and self-justification—rejecting truth, persecuting God’s messengers, and ultimately denying Christ Himself. The teaching draws a clear connection between their mindset and what Scripture identifies as the spirit of antichrist—resisting truth while believing oneself to be right. It challenges modern believers to recognize that this same spirit can still be present today wherever pride, closed-mindedness, and justification of harmful actions exist. Through scripture, the message exposes the emptiness of religion without relationship, likening such a state to “whitewashed tombs”—appearing clean outwardly but spiritually lifeless within. It calls the Church to move beyond performance-based faith and into authentic relationship with Jesus, marked by humility, repentance, and truth. Ultimately, this teaching is both a warning and an invitation: a warning against spiritual blindness and religious deception, and an invitation to return to a living, powerful relationship with Christ that transforms the heart and aligns believers with His truth and purpose. Inspired Teaching: Let’s take a look at why John the Baptist and Jesus called the Pharisees and the Sadducees ‘brood of vipers’. It sounds offensive and humiliating and this comes from Jesus! Matthew 3:7-9 NKJV 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. We first see in Matthew that John the Baptist calls the Pharisees and the Sadducees brood of vipers and asks them who warned them to run from the wrath to come. In order to understand what’s going on, we need to realize who the Pharisees and the Sadducees are. They are the ones who killed and tortured the prophets. These are those who think they know all and are the best. They justify their actions because they’re right in their own minds. Jesus warned us of these and called them brood of vipers. Matthew 16:11-12 NKJV 11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the [a]leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the [b]doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Anyone who thinks they know what is right and can justify hurting or killing someone because of being right is under a false doctrine. In fact, I will go further and say they are under the spirit of anti-Christ because these are people that want to stop Christ from spreading the good news because it wasn’t done their way. 1 John 2:22 NKJV 22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 1 John 2:22 clearly tells us what antichrist is and that’s what the Pharisees and the Sadducees are. They denied Jesus as their Christ and went so far as to manipulate the court system of their day to crucify Jesus. And know this…you see this activity still today. Just the other day, there was a third assassination attempt on President Trump’s life. Why? Because he disagreed with Trump’s policies. In fact, I’ll go further to say that he was manipulated by verbiage of those who hate Trump. He felt justified in killing because he believed he was doing the right thing for everyone. Here’s the thing though, no matter how much you disagree and even potentially hate someone else’s belief, there is no justification in killing. Let’s be upstanding human beings about disagreement and take actions, such as host debates, vote, get involved, etc. Here’s something to really see regarding this mindset. Your mind is not open to see what the other side is saying. That’s not healthy. In fact, without hearing what the other side is saying, you are telling everyone around you that your argument is not worthy of debating. The Pharisees and the Sadducees had this mindset. Let’s look at more scripture on this mindset because Jesus reveals it. Matthew 23:13-14 NKJV 13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 [g]Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. First, notice everything is about appearance. The Pharisees and Sadducees seem holy on the surface. They make long prayers and pretend to be holy. Jesus saw right through that. Another way to identify this is as a spirit of religion. The Pharisees and the Sadducees are extremely religious. In fact, because they were ‘the best’ religious people around they exude this atmosphere and feel justified in being at the center of what they believe is ‘goodness’. Let me ask you this, do you feel holy and good about consistent church attendance? Or how about consistent daily devotion, prayer, etc? You play church really well, but who are you in the secret place? You might even feel that you’ve not done anything really bad and because of that, your goodness earned you a special place with Jesus. Let’s take a reality check here and examine our hearts. Am I in religion or am I having a relationship with Jesus, my Lord and Savior? Let’s look further on what the Pharisees and Sadducees are by what Jesus said. Matthew 23:27-36 NKJV 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and [m]adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ 31 “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. 33 Serpents, brood[n] of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. Like “whitewashed tombs”: who lives in tombs? The dead. Those walking in this religious state are ‘dead’. They have no life because they have no Jesus. Instead of humility of praying and watching for the times they were in, (because they should have known and recognized the Messiah – that’s for another teaching), they justified themselves that their ways were better. In fact, they felt so right that they killed Zechariah between the temple and altar…they believed no one saw them and no one knew what they did. Except Jesus saw and called them out on it. The blood of the dead speaks to God…that’s for another teaching. Here’s the important thing to realize, the people weren’t fooled. They recognized they had no power. This is why the church is in the condition it’s in today. Here’s a good reminder, Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship. Let’s take a moment today to remember and acknowledge Jesus is the Son of God and all glory belongs to Him. Let’s pray for the church and Christians to walk in a relationship with Christ asking for His power to move. Who knows? Maybe this will ignite a revival! Dear Jesus, please forgive us for playing church and help us to walk in a relationship with You. All glory belongs to You, and I choose to put You first. I don’t want a closed mind to Your Word or to even think that I know what’s best. I put You first and will rely on Your Word. Your Word is truth and will always stand. In Jesus’ Name Amen! Previous Next Home