“From the Heart” teaching by Drs. Rodney & Adonica Howard-Browne.

This Jesus God raised up, and of that all we [His disciples]are witnesses. 33 Being therefore lifted high by and to theright hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised [blessing which is the] Holy Spirit, He has made this outpouring which you yourselves both see and hear. 34
For David did not ascend into the heavens; yet he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand and share My throne 35 Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet. 36 Therefore let the whole house of Israel recognize beyond all doubt and acknowledge assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ (the Messiah)—this Jesus Whom you crucified. Acts 2:32-36 AMP

Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:] 6 Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained, 7 But stripped Himself [of all privileges and rightful dignity], so as to assume the guise of a servant (slave), in that He became like men and was born a human being. 8 And after He had appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself [still further] and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the death of the cross! 9 Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, 10 That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 And every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11 AMP

The Messiah coming to earth to save man was prophesied for thousands of years before Jesus was born into the earth as one of us. David called Him “Lord” long before He was born. Christ means “Anointed One” or Messiah. Jesus Christ did not have His beginning only two thousand years
ago—He was with God before the world began; He was there when everything was created (John 1:1-3). Through Him it was all created—and yet He humbled Himself to become as one of us and to bear the penalty of our sin and take our place on that cross. Because He obeyed God and sacrificed His own life, God the Father has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name above every name. Jesus truly is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He is King and Lord over everything and every being in Heaven, on earth and under the earth. There is no one higher or greater
than Him. God made a way for every person on earth to have eternal life and be forgiven of all their sin. All they have to do is to recognize beyond all doubt and acknowledge assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ.

And on His garment (robe) and on His thigh He has a name (title) inscribed, King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords. Revelation 19:16 AMP

To keep all His precepts unsullied and flawless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Anointed One), 15 Which [appearing] will be shown forth in His own proper time by the blessed, only Sovereign (Ruler), the King of kings and the Lord of lords. 1 Timothy 6:14-15 AMP

They will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings—and those with Him and on His side are chosen and called [elected] and loyal and faithful followers. Revelation 17:14 AMP

Why is it so important to know and accept Jesus as Lord? You cannot be saved merely by joining a church or even doing good works. The only way to salvation is to acknowledge with your heart and your mouth that Jesus Christ truly is LORD and that He is Lord of YOUR life. Jesus is not merely a cultural deity—He does not belong to just one nation—He is Lord over every culture, every people, every nation, every tribe and every tongue!

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. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:9-13 NKJV

At the mention of that Name—Jesus—every knee must bow and every tongue must confess that He is Lord! Everyone—including the devil and his demons and the living and the dead—will have to bow to Jesus and acknowledge Him as Lord. This will not earn them a place in Heaven. Only the Born Again will see Heaven—those people who confessed Jesus as Lord, in their lifetime. Everyone will eventually bow before Him—you can do it
willingly now or you can be forced to do it later! The wise will choose to acknowledge His Lordship as soon as they hear His Gospel preached and they will only be glad that they did!

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Romans 14:11 KJV

And I heard every created thing in heaven and on earth and under the earth [in Hades, the place of departed spirits] and on the sea and all that is in it, crying out together, To Him Who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb be ascribed the blessing and the honor and the majesty (glory, splendor)and the power (might and dominion) forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities)! Revelation 5:13 AMP

“From the Heart” teaching by Drs. Rodney & Adonica Howard-Browne.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord , and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord , that he might be glorified. Isaiah 61:1-3

So He came to Nazareth, [that Nazareth] where He had been brought up, and He entered the synagogue, as was His custom on the Sabbath day. And He stood up to read. 17 And there was handed to Him [the roll of] the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened (unrolled) the book and found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity], 19 To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound.] 20 Then He rolled up the book and gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing [attentively] at Him. 21 And He began to speak to them: Today this Scripture has been fulfilled while you are present and hearing. Luke 4:16-21 AMP

Jesus was anointed to preach the Good News that He had come to save, heal and deliver! He was also anointed to DO these things. People, who believed, would be healed in their bodies, delivered from oppression of any kind, and given a brand new heart and life. Every need that they had would be met by the power of God.

1 Corinthians 6:20a AMP says, “You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made His own].” And 1 Corinthians 7:23 AMP says, “You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for by Christ]; then do not yield yourselves up to become [in your own estimation] slaves to men [but consider yourselves slaves to Christ].” In the Jubilee year, all debts were cancelled. God sent Jesus to pay a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay. Jesus is the one who paid all our debts and restored to us all that sin had stolen.

In this passage in Luke, Jesus is in the synagogue reading Isaiah 61 to the people, and He stops in the middle of verse 2 right after, “To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord”, then He rolls up the scroll, sits down and says, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled…”. He did not quote the next phrase, “…and the day of vengeance of our God”, because that is for a future date when Jesus returns to the earth. There will be a day when God’s wrath is poured out on those who have rebelliously defied Him, but right now, we are now under a dispensation of God’s grace, favor and salvation! Anyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will receive grace and be saved. Titus 2:11 says, “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.” TODAY all of God’s favor and blessings are available to you!

How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 10:38 AMP

The Spirit of the Lord was on Jesus to do good and to heal and deliver everyone oppressed by the devil. He is still saving, healing and delivering, today, all those who trust in Him! Jesus did not just do this in the past, but He’s doing it today. This IS the acceptable year of the Lord for you and me! We can walk in all His blessings right now!

In Isaiah 61:3, the Lord promised to give us beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. He promised that we would be called trees of righteousness – the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. Psalms 1:3 says that the man who delights himself in the Lord and honors God and His Word and who does not listen to or follow after sin will be like, “a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper”! In John 15:5, Jesus says, “I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much fruit.” Verse 8 says that, “When you produce much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified, and you prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.” Our lives are to show forth much fruit, in every area, proving that He lives in us and His favor is on us! Everything we touch will prosper!

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom). 2 Corinthians 3:17 AMP

Wherever people welcome and receive the Spirit of God, they will also receive liberty and freedom from bondage – freedom from the bondage of sin, poverty, sickness, disease and death and freedom from their bondage to the devil and his dominion. They are translated out of darkness into the light and they must walk in the freedom of that fact. The devil has no legal rights in their life any longer. The Kingdom of God has come to earth!

All these wonderful Jubilee promises are not far off – they are not only for 50 years into the future or even 2,000 years in the past – they are ours TODAY!

There’s been a change in my walk with the Lord ever since I changed my approach in spending quality time with Lord in the word and prayer. I’ve made up my mind to make sure that no matter how busy I get during the day to set a time apart with the Lord whether in the morning hours or at night to study the word and pray.

God has been speaking to me about brokenness and I didn’t understand what that meant, but one day I was listening to Joyce Meyers and she explained it very well. The Lord requires obedience and not sacrifice and being totally yielded to the Holy Spirit requires me to be yielded to Him even in my every day decisions.