“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength”

1. “For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10

2. “The Power of The Blessing” • by Pastor Fee Soliven • Psalm 1:1-3 • Sunday Morning • April 14, 2013

3. Psalm 1:1-3 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.

4. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

5. Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever"

6. DEFINING THE PROPHETIC AND PRIESTLY BLESSINGS

7. Genesis 1:28 "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

8. Genesis 12:1-3 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing

9. . 3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

10. Genesis 27:34-35 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me--me also, O my father!" 35 But he said, "Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing."

11. Matthew 5:3-10 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

12. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

13. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

14. 1. They have the power to resurrect the dead things in your life

15. 2. Bring you Supernatural Joy

16. 3. Provide you Peace of Mind

17. 4. Create a Healthy Self-Esteem

18. 5. Help Establish the Unshakable Foundations to Endure Life’s Greatest Storms

19. 6. Give you Confidence that God will Provide for Us

20. 7. God will See us through Our Trials

21. 8. The Lord has Promised us that we Have Eternal Life

22. Releasing The Prophetic Blessing Through The Spoken Word

23. 1. The Power Of Words To Bless Or Curse

24. Matthew 12:34-37 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

25. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

26. James 3:5-6 5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

27. Proverbs 18:21 • “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

28. Releasing The Prophetic Blessing Through Touch

29. Numbers 6:23-27 23 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: 24 "The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;

30. 26 the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace." ' 27 "So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them."

31. Receiving The Blessing Through Faith

32. Exodus 19:5 • If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.

33. Deuteronomy 28:1 Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.

34. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

35. Matthew 6:14 If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

36. The Prophetic Blessing is to be bestowed “Face-to-Face”!

37. Genesis 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

38. Exodus 33:11 • So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.

39. Numbers 14:14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, LORD, are among these people; that You, LORD, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.

40. Luke 24:36 • Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to you."

41. Matthew 25: 23 “ Well done, good and faithful servant”

42. The Prophetic Blessing is to be given with the voice of authority that all can hear.

43. Deuteronomy 27:14 And the Levites [priests] shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel.

44. 1 Timothy 3:1-13 1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

45. 3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; 4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence 5(for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

46. 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

47. 8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, 9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. 10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

48. 11 Likewise their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

49. 13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

50. “For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10