The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of our faith and the source of our new life. Because He lives, we also live, having been raised from spiritual death into a vibrant relationship with God. This new life is not merely an internal feeling but a powerful reality that transforms us from the inside out. Jesus is actively at work in the world, restoring individuals, families, and communities through His life-giving power. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and His presence brings tangible change wherever it is welcomed. [01:06:40]
“For the death that he died, he died to sin once for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 6:10-11, ESV)
Reflection: In what specific area of your life do you most need to experience the reality of Jesus’s resurrection life right now? How can you actively “consider yourself” alive to God in that situation this week?
God’s power is not a reward for our own righteousness but a gift purchased by Jesus and made available to all who believe. This power enables us to overcome sin, resist temptation, and break free from every bondage of the enemy. It equips us to live victoriously and to be effective witnesses in the world. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is not reserved for a select few but is offered to every follower of Christ who asks. This gift empowers us to tread upon the works of the enemy and walk in the authority Jesus has given us. [01:17:26]
“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:4, ESV)
Reflection: What is one situation you are currently facing that feels too powerful for you to overcome on your own? How might receiving and relying on God’s gift of power change your approach to it?
The Earth and everything in it belongs to the Lord, and Jesus is actively reasserting His rightful authority over it. The enemy may appear to be in control, but he is merely trying to hold onto what he has stolen. Jesus, as the victorious King, is taking back people, nations, and resources for His glory. As joint heirs with Christ, we have been enlisted in this mission of reclamation, partnering with Him to see His kingdom come on Earth as it is in heaven. Our role is to believe in His lordship and act upon it. [01:19:23]
“The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein…” (Psalm 24:1, ESV)
Reflection: Where in your sphere of influence—your family, workplace, or community—do you see the enemy holding ground that rightfully belongs to God? What is one practical step of faith you can take this week to partner with Jesus in taking it back?
God does not see you as His enemy but as the one He loves and sent His Son to rescue. The cross is the ultimate proof of this love, demonstrating that Jesus was willing to give His life for His friends. This love is not based on your performance but on His character and His desire for you to be reconciled to Him. Believing in this love is the first step toward becoming part of His solution in the world, allowing His grace to transform you from the inside out. [01:24:12]
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13, ESV)
Reflection: Have you been viewing God as being disappointed in you or angry with you? How would embracing the truth that He sees you as someone worth rescuing change your perspective on your relationship with Him?
No matter what you have experienced or how far you have come, God always has more for you. His grace, power, and love are inexhaustible, and He invites you to continually press in and receive. Do not allow past mistakes, present challenges, or the lies of the enemy to cause you to stall out or quit. The journey of faith is one of persistent pursuit, trusting that God will meet you with fresh infilling and new revelation as you seek Him. [49:58]
“The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’” (Psalm 110:1, ESV)
Reflection: In what area of your spiritual life have you been tempted to become complacent or to stop pursuing more of God? What would it looklike to “keep going” in that area this week, trusting that He has more for you?
Hallelujah and prayer open the gathering, giving thanks for forgiveness, salvation, healing gifts, and the restoration of the Father's will. Communion anchors the assembly in the new covenant: the bread as Christ’s body and the cup as the blood that removes sin, calling believers to remember that Jesus inhabits the believer and sustains life. Scripture from Acts and the Gospels frames the resurrection as the hinge of everything: Jesus showed himself with infallible proofs for forty days, taught about the kingdom, and promised the promised gift—the baptism in the Holy Spirit. The resurrection does not leave people unchanged; it raises them into a new life that must show itself as personal transformation and multiplied discipleship.
Four core facts flow from the resurrection: Jesus is alive, Jesus is powerful, Jesus is Lord, and Jesus loves. Because he lives, believers live; his victory killed the root of evil and renders the devil defeated. Power arrives in the Holy Spirit so ordinary people can overcome temptation, sickness, and oppression; Pentecost becomes the pattern where everyone, not the morally superior, receives the gift of power. The earth belongs to the Lord, and kingdom authority intends renewed families, churches, and nations through transformed disciples who multiply. That renewal requires honest change: personal sin must be replaced by new life and the practice of making disciples so world transformation sustains.
The revival thread runs from Azusa Street to present invitations to receive the Spirit; historical barriers like segregation gave way under the fire that spread globally, proving the Spirit pours out on all who believe. Practical encouragement peppers the teaching: keep going in faith, expect healing, and pursue the Spirit’s baptism—power that opens the door to supernatural obedience and effective witness. Clear invitations follow: those unsure of salvation are invited to receive Christ; believers are invited to seek the Holy Spirit and an active prayer language. The session closes with communal prayer, laying on of hands, and commissioning to walk forward in power, perseverance, and love so that one person, one family, one community at a time, the world might be reclaimed for the kingdom.
Listen. God doesn't consider you his enemy. Come on. Okay. Y'all looking at me like that again. You may consider god your enemy, but god does not consider you his enemy. You're the one. Say, I'm the one. I'm the one. You're the one that god sent his son to the Earth to die for. You're the one he came to rescue. You're the one he came to bring salvation for. You're the one that Jesus was raised from the dead so that you could get up and have a new life so that you can keep on fighting. You're the one.
[01:23:39]
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#YouAreTheOne
Start overcoming evil. I I'm I'm not saying that listen. When you get the power of god in your life, that doesn't mean the devil's gonna stop attacking you. That just means now you got something to fight with. You didn't have nothing to fight with before. You didn't have no strength before. You didn't have no power before, but now the bible says, resist the devil. Submit unto god. Get god's power. Submit to god. Resist the devil. And now guess what's gonna happen? The devil's gonna flee from you. One person, one community, one city, one state, one nation at a time if you just keep on fighting, keep on coming, don't quit. Don't quit. You got the power. Jesus has purchased the victory for you.
[01:21:32]
(55 seconds)
#ResistSubmitWin
When sickness attacks your body, don't quit. When sickness is on your body, don't quit. Don't quit praying for people who are sick. Don't don't quit praying because listen listen. Here's what Jesus said. He says, whosoever shall pray, whatsoever you shall ask in my name, the father will give it to you. Yeah. Yeah. I'm good. He said, I'm going to the father, and whatever you ask, I'm gonna do it. Don't stop believing. Don't stop fighting. Don't stop praying. Don't stop believing that good will overcome evil. Amen. He's alive. He's powerful. He's lord, and he loves you.
[01:22:27]
(50 seconds)
#PrayDontQuit
And a lot of times, we've seen the holy spirit as a badge or a reward for our righteousness. the truth is none of us is good enough to qualify for anything god has. Amen. The Bible said, in fact, the Bible says, when when they asked Peter, they said, man, what what must we do? Men and brother, what must we do? Peter says, he says, he says, be back, be baptized, water baptized in the name of repent, be baptized in water, and you shall receive thy gift. Yes. The holy ghost. Not the badge, not the reward, the gift of the holy ghost. Just like salvation is a gift. Yes. The holy ghost is a gift that Jesus has made available. He purchased it, not you. Amen.
[01:16:12]
(61 seconds)
#HolySpiritIsAGift
In 1906 though, there was a strict, evil, racial segregation in our nation. But god washed away the dividing line with the blood of Jesus and people worshiped at Azusa Street together for many many years. Eventually, the forces of evil ended the revival but not until until the fire of the holy ghost has started to spread throughout the world. Today, people on every continent of all colors and from different cultures are being saved and they're they're praying in other tongues as the holy spirit pours out god's gifts on everyone who believes.
[00:52:38]
(54 seconds)
#AzusaRevivalUnity
Because the Earth never belonged to the devil. The Earth is the lord's. Yeah. And all the wealth, all the substance, all the fullness thereof, it belongs to the lord. Jesus is lord. He's alive. He's powerful. He is lord. And listen, he's taking back. Yes. Yes. What belongs to god. He's taking it back. He's the heir. He's the heir and the this is just so good for us. The bible says we are joint heirs. So there's nothing that you need that God won't provide because Jesus has purchased it. He's the heir. You're the joint heir. Jesus is lord. He's alive. He's powerful. He is lord.
[01:18:55]
(54 seconds)
#KingdomInheritance
Jesus is seated at the right hand of god and he's working through believers who allow him to pour his power into them so that you can start to put the devil under your feet. Romans, Romans says in the in the last chapters of Romans, it says, that the god of peace is gonna crush Satan under your feet shortly. Yes, sir. That's what he's waiting for. He's waiting for somebody to believe he's alive. He's waiting for somebody to believe he has power. He's waiting for somebody to believe he's lord and start putting the devil under our feet. Amen.
[01:20:52]
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#CrushSatanUnderFeet
So, in other words, Jesus died once to sin and the Bible says that we were all dead in sin. So, he came to be with us and when he rose, we rose with him. Amen. That's what salvation is about. Salvation is not about just just memorizing a lot of creeds and ideas and and agreeing with a lot of ideas and philosophies. Salvation is about being a new person. It's about being raised alive, raised to life on the inside.
[01:02:16]
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#RaisedWithChrist
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