WEBVTT - Michele Jackson - Oct 23 - 3:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Today on the Converge Network, Apostle Michelle Jackson will be

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<v Speaker 1>sharing God's heart with you through the Word of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Before she ministers to you, Apostle Michelle serves as Senior

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland. She's the

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<v Speaker 1>founder of the Converge Network, which is home to Harry

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson Ministries' Hope Connection and her podcast for women, Life

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<v Speaker 1>in the Overflow. Today's teaching will explore how the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>is using people like you and me to build His

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<v Speaker 1>Kingdom today. and usher in a new era of glory.

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<v Speaker 1>for today's message from Apostle Michelle, here we go.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey everybody, this is Michelle Jackson. So excited to be

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<v Speaker 2>here today and to be talking about one of my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite holidays, which is Christmas from a biblical perspective. And

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<v Speaker 2>this month we've been on the theme Anticipate. Anticipate means

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<v Speaker 2>to expect, to have faith, to be expecting what God

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<v Speaker 2>wants to do. And so that's what the Advent season

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<v Speaker 2>is about. We're the Advent season as a time to

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<v Speaker 2>reflect on the birth of Jesus and the arc of

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<v Speaker 2>his life, the arc of his story, what he came

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<v Speaker 2>to accomplish. He came to forgive the sins of many,

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<v Speaker 2>to reconcile us to God. And it's an opportunity for

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<v Speaker 2>us to find our lives in the middle of redemption,

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<v Speaker 2>to find ourselves in the middle of God doing a

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<v Speaker 2>work in our lives as well. So this is an

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<v Speaker 2>exciting time Today, I want to go over to Luke

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<v Speaker 2>chapter 2, and I want to talk about Anna the prophetess. Anna,

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<v Speaker 2>a prophet who was living and interceding and believing for

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<v Speaker 2>the promises of God to be fulfilled. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think about a lot about my family during the holiday season.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you do too. And my grandmother, my paternal grandmother,

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<v Speaker 2>and my maternal grandmother are with the Lord. And unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>I never knew my grandfathers. However, one of them passed

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<v Speaker 2>before I was born, and the other was not known

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<v Speaker 2>in any relationship with my parents. But I think about

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<v Speaker 2>both of my grandmothers as intercessors. Both were women of prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>When they came into salvation, they both became those who

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<v Speaker 2>communicated with God, but then the Lord gave them a

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<v Speaker 2>special ministry to be one to pray for others. And

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<v Speaker 2>they really relished and treasured the ability to pray for people,

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<v Speaker 2>to pray for healing, to pray for miracles, to, um,

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<v Speaker 2>as they would say, tarry in the Holy Ghost until

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<v Speaker 2>something happened, until God brought intervention. And, um, many people

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<v Speaker 2>testified at both of their homegoings that they were a

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<v Speaker 2>product of their prayers, that they were there to that

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<v Speaker 2>day because they had been prayed for. And so as

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<v Speaker 2>we read the scripture today, I think it's important for

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<v Speaker 2>us to recognize that we as the older generation can

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<v Speaker 2>be praying, can be interceding and agreeing with God about

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<v Speaker 2>what will come forth from the next generation. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord wants partners in the earth for his plan. So

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<v Speaker 2>Luke chapter 2, verse 36 reads, Anna, a prophet, was

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<v Speaker 2>also there in the temple. And she was the daughter

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<v Speaker 2>of Phenuel from the tribe of Asher. And she was

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<v Speaker 2>very old. Her husband died when they had been married

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<v Speaker 2>only seven years. Then she lived as a widow to

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<v Speaker 2>the age of 84 years. She never left the temple,

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<v Speaker 2>but she stayed there, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>She came along just as Simon was talking to Mary

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<v Speaker 2>and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about

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<v Speaker 2>the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for

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<v Speaker 2>God to rescue Jerusalem. But when Jesus' parents had fulfilled

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<v Speaker 2>all the requirements of the law, they returned home to

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<v Speaker 2>Nazareth in Galilee. There, the child grew up healthy and strong.

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<v Speaker 2>He was filled with wisdom and God's favor was on him.

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<v Speaker 2>So I love this picture because Anna, a prophet, a

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<v Speaker 2>woman prophet, was living in the temple. We can assume

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<v Speaker 2>that her husband was also a prophet or a, there

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<v Speaker 2>are very few details here, but we can assume that

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<v Speaker 2>if she was in the temple, that She came from

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<v Speaker 2>a heritage of those who had dedicated their life. And

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<v Speaker 2>so she lived a life that was consecrated to God.

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<v Speaker 2>And Anna, she begins to praise the Lord because she

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<v Speaker 2>had dedicated her life to fasting and prayer and worshiping

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<v Speaker 2>God and never left the temple day and night. She

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<v Speaker 2>was a consistent flame for God. and she recognized what

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<v Speaker 2>God was doing, and she talked to everyone who had

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<v Speaker 2>been anticipating or expectantly waiting for God to rescue Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to understand that right now, Jerusalem is in

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<v Speaker 2>Roman rule, and the Romans discriminate against the Jewish people,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's a lot of hostility that's happened between the

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<v Speaker 2>Romans and the Jews. And while the Jewish people have

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<v Speaker 2>been able to resettle Jerusalem and have come out of

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<v Speaker 2>the diaspora, meaning living in Persia and other places. The

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people have not been restored to their place of

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<v Speaker 2>dominion over the land that they're living in, in the

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<v Speaker 2>same way before the fall of the nation and Nebuchadnezzar

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<v Speaker 2>being God's deputy to destroy the temple. And so the

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<v Speaker 2>temple that they're in now is the second temple, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not as grand, and it's not as luxe, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Because it had to be rebuilt because of the sin

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<v Speaker 2>of the people. So we're seeing Jesus coming in into

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<v Speaker 2>view as an infant, as a sign of God's mercy

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<v Speaker 2>and restoration to the people and the nation. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>the older generation that really sees the clear purpose of

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<v Speaker 2>what God is doing in this moment, where those that

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<v Speaker 2>are running in this generation may not see. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>why I love how the Lord has preserved, even in

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<v Speaker 2>this time where a remnant is rising and how even

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<v Speaker 2>as the new wine is in the cluster, there are

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<v Speaker 2>many seasoned prophetic voices, seasoned men and women of God

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<v Speaker 2>who the Lord has preserved, who have interceded, that have

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<v Speaker 2>really contended for where we are now. And the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>is beginning to pour out his spirit upon them and

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<v Speaker 2>bring refreshing to them for they still have a part

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<v Speaker 2>to play in this time, in this season. And so

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<v Speaker 2>to me, Anna the prophetess, really is a picture of

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<v Speaker 2>God's preserving grace that even in her widow, as a widow,

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<v Speaker 2>God gave her a purpose to intercede and to stand

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<v Speaker 2>in the gap and be a partner of his through

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<v Speaker 2>fasting and prayer for history to come to pass. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>history isn't the story of man. It really is the

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<v Speaker 2>story of God, right? Of God's move in the earth

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<v Speaker 2>and how man participates in that or how man thwarts

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<v Speaker 2>that plan or hinders that plan. But history really is

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<v Speaker 2>the account of how God has been moving in the earth.

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<v Speaker 2>And so it's critical for us to understand, even in

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<v Speaker 2>this Christmas season, that God is still looking for partners.

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<v Speaker 2>He's still looking for men and women of God. He's

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<v Speaker 2>still looking for those who are going to intercede who

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<v Speaker 2>are going to stand in the gap for the next

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<v Speaker 2>generation and even the Gen Z and the Alpha generation

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<v Speaker 2>that's rising that will be in this end time army.

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<v Speaker 2>As leaders, God is looking for partners. He's looking for

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<v Speaker 2>those that are going to be those intercessory vessels and

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<v Speaker 2>that when something is birthed, because she got excited and

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<v Speaker 2>she began to talk about what God was doing and

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<v Speaker 2>what the child was going to be. to those who

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<v Speaker 2>had been expecting God to rescue Israel. These are powerful

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<v Speaker 2>verses because she saw with the eyes of faith what

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<v Speaker 2>God was doing in the infancy stages. Come on, isn't

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<v Speaker 2>that what a prophet does? A prophet is God's voice,

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<v Speaker 2>but also the eyes of faith and an interpreter to

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<v Speaker 2>people who aren't as keenly aware as to the move

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<v Speaker 2>of God and what God's trying to accomplish. And so

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<v Speaker 2>we need those seasoned voices who are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>those who unfold and tell and share with excitement about

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<v Speaker 2>what God is doing in this season and how he

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<v Speaker 2>is restoring his church, how he's moving his plan forward

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<v Speaker 2>how he is causing his triumphant church to be birthed

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<v Speaker 2>in this season. And so we see Anna as a

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<v Speaker 2>picture of what God is even still doing today. In infancy,

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<v Speaker 2>we're seeing revival fires being flamed, revival fires and flames

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<v Speaker 2>being fanned across this nation. We're seeing it in pockets.

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<v Speaker 2>We're seeing certain churches. We're seeing different movements. We're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>areas where the fire of God is being fanned and

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<v Speaker 2>people's lives are being transformed. We're seeing where there are

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<v Speaker 2>apostolic hubs that have been in apostolic centers and churches

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<v Speaker 2>and ministries that have been birthed for this time and

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<v Speaker 2>how they're becoming glory spots, glory hubs for what God

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<v Speaker 2>is wanting to do in this season. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's important that the older generation, the older prophetic generation

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<v Speaker 2>has been those that even in infancy, as we have

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<v Speaker 2>begun to see the spark and the movement, even in

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<v Speaker 2>this time of shutdown and contention, that the prophetic voices

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<v Speaker 2>have been those that have been exclaiming what God is

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<v Speaker 2>going to do. And even as this movement begins to

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<v Speaker 2>grow and take shape, even as the Christ child began

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<v Speaker 2>to grow and take shape, there were those then that

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<v Speaker 2>were talking about the rescue of Jerusalem and the redemption

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<v Speaker 2>that would come. They didn't know Anna didn't know all

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<v Speaker 2>that it would be. The prophet Anna didn't know all

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<v Speaker 2>that God would do, but what she did do was

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<v Speaker 2>that she blessed what she saw, and she began to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about it so that it was noised abroad. And

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to encourage us as the people of

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<v Speaker 2>God to be the news of what God's doing, right?

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<v Speaker 2>So many times right now on social media and And

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<v Speaker 2>on the actual media, we hear all manner of things, right?

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<v Speaker 2>But right now, in order for the fire of revival

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<v Speaker 2>and the spark of the Holy Spirit to catch flame,

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<v Speaker 2>we need more Annas. We need more prophetess. We need

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<v Speaker 2>more people with prophetic vision and insight to say, this

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<v Speaker 2>is of God. And I'm going to talk about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm going to talk about how God's bringing his

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<v Speaker 2>plan to fruition. how he is continuing to cause his

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<v Speaker 2>word to be fulfilled in this generation. And so it's

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<v Speaker 2>so critical that we recognize that Anna is one to

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<v Speaker 2>be admired. Anna is a model for us. Oftentimes when

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<v Speaker 2>we have seasons in our life where we have grief

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<v Speaker 2>or mourning, that becomes our identity. We become our loss.

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<v Speaker 2>We become a picture of what was lost or what

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<v Speaker 2>was stolen, right? And we're fixated on what was. And she...

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't focused on what was, she was focused on what

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<v Speaker 2>was coming. And she knew that the Messiah was coming

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<v Speaker 2>and she was praying into, she was worshiping, she was

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<v Speaker 2>fasting into what God wanted to do in the future.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, this is powerful because she allowed the years

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<v Speaker 2>that she lived beyond her spouse to be filled with

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<v Speaker 2>what God wanted to birth Instead of what she had lost. See,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not a picture of someone who was defeated

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<v Speaker 2>in their status as a widow. But she found purpose

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<v Speaker 2>and destiny in her station in life. This is powerful.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what God does. He gives purpose. He gives

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<v Speaker 2>beauty for ashes. He gives the oil of joy instead

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<v Speaker 2>of the spirit of heaviness, right? He gives gladness instead

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<v Speaker 2>of mourning. He gives us this glorious exchange. And so

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<v Speaker 2>her days were filled with purpose, the purpose of interceding,

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<v Speaker 2>of being the one that would stand in the gap

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<v Speaker 2>for a generation and a time. And she began to

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<v Speaker 2>see the Christ child and knew that God was moving.

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<v Speaker 2>This is so powerful. The intercessors are needed. The ministry

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<v Speaker 2>of intercession. God needs intercessors for this generation. There are

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<v Speaker 2>things that he wants to bring to pass. And he's

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<v Speaker 2>looking for partners. He's looking for partnership. And remember when

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<v Speaker 2>the three visitors came to Abram and they began to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about the child that will be born and they

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<v Speaker 2>let him know of the plans to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah.

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<v Speaker 2>What did Abram ask the Lord? He said, hey, if

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<v Speaker 2>there are 50 righteous men, would you spare them? See,

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<v Speaker 2>the role of the intercessor is to stand in the

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<v Speaker 2>gap and to be the one to cry out for

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<v Speaker 2>mercy and compassion for God's will to be fulfilled and

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<v Speaker 2>for redemption to come to the people that the purpose

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<v Speaker 2>of God would be fulfilled, to have God's heart be

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<v Speaker 2>seen in this time, but for people to come to

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<v Speaker 2>know the Lord, right? They're that intermediary. They're the ones

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<v Speaker 2>that have insight into what God's doing. And they're also

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that can be a voice for God to

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<v Speaker 2>the people or a voice to God for the people.

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<v Speaker 2>The intercessor is needed. And so many people talk about prayer,

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<v Speaker 2>but don't actually pray. I'm not calling anybody out, but

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<v Speaker 2>I am going to throw down the gauntlet and say this.

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<v Speaker 2>There are many people that you'll see that will invite

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<v Speaker 2>you on social media these days to a, air quotes,

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<v Speaker 2>morning prayer. But there are very few that you actually

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<v Speaker 2>see doing what? Praying. People will talk about the power

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<v Speaker 2>of prayer, but they don't actually gather to pray, right?

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<v Speaker 2>It's more a devotional time. But this woman of God,

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<v Speaker 2>this prophet who was in the temple that day, she

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<v Speaker 2>spent day and night. She never left her place. And

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<v Speaker 2>to me, she's like a prophetic picture of the flame

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<v Speaker 2>on the altar. She never allowed the flame of her

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<v Speaker 2>heart to go out. She stayed and she continued to

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<v Speaker 2>pursue God with a passion and a fervor and a

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<v Speaker 2>commitment to see God's plan fulfilled. We need Annas in

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<v Speaker 2>the church. We need Annas to be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>this generation of women of God. We need fathers to

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<v Speaker 2>allow their daughters to see themselves as Annas, to see

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<v Speaker 2>themselves as prophets, as those who are called to be

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<v Speaker 2>God's voice. We need fathers that are going to steward

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<v Speaker 2>their daughters and disciple them. and to recognize their prophetic gift,

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<v Speaker 2>and to recognize that this is the time of the

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<v Speaker 2>Joel 2 prophecy, that the Lord is going to pour

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<v Speaker 2>out his spirit upon all flesh, his manservants and his

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<v Speaker 2>women servants alike, and that their sons and daughters will prophesy.

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<v Speaker 2>And so this is powerful because I believe that this

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<v Speaker 2>is the time of the greatest outpouring. We're coming into

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<v Speaker 2>this What has been talked about and prophesied about is

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<v Speaker 2>the third great awakening in America. God is awakening his

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<v Speaker 2>church and we need sons and daughters who will prophesy.

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<v Speaker 2>And so even as we're in this Advent season, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's amazing to recount the story of Jesus and

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<v Speaker 2>his early years and to see that there yet was

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<v Speaker 2>a woman prophet who had been fasting and praying and

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<v Speaker 2>believing God and that she became a a mouthpiece to

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<v Speaker 2>let people know this is the time of redemption. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the time of God's move and that our Messiah

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<v Speaker 2>is here. Let's pray. Father, I thank you, God, that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a stirring in the spirit today. God, I sense it. Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>I know that those who are listening sense the stirring

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<v Speaker 2>of your spirit today. God, we need intercessors. God, we

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<v Speaker 2>cry out in prayer today for the intercessory movement. God,

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<v Speaker 2>breathe upon your body, Lord, that we would partner with

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<v Speaker 2>you for this next leg of the journey in prayer, God,

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<v Speaker 2>that we would be a voice for you, that we

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<v Speaker 2>would be a conduit of heaven's agenda to mankind, but

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<v Speaker 2>also be those who pray and intercede and bring the

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<v Speaker 2>concerns of man before the throne of grace. God, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to be Those who are full of hot air, God,

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<v Speaker 2>we want to be full of your presence. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to talk about being people of prayer. We want

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<v Speaker 2>to be the bonafide, certified people of prayer, God. So

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<v Speaker 2>we pray that same grace that was on Anna that

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<v Speaker 2>allowed her to be consumed with worshiping you through fasting

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<v Speaker 2>and prayer, being steadfast about her worship of you, knowing

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<v Speaker 2>that her presence was in your presence and in your temple. God,

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that you will stir within us, your people,

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<v Speaker 2>to have that heart of steadfast love before you, God.

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<v Speaker 2>And Lord, I pray in the name of Jesus, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>even for mothers and fathers, natural and spiritual God, that

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<v Speaker 2>you would allow us to begin to see our spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>daughters that have been given a prophetic gift, Lord, that

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<v Speaker 2>have been called prophets, that maybe have gone through devastating seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>that have had loss, Lord, that we'll be able to

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<v Speaker 2>cultivate them in such a way that they will not

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<v Speaker 2>be defined by what they've lost or defined by what

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<v Speaker 2>has happened to them. but we will call them into

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<v Speaker 2>the prophetic and destined position that you've called them into

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<v Speaker 2>as prophets, as intercessors, those who will partner with you

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<v Speaker 2>to bring forth and to guide a people to see

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<v Speaker 2>and to know, hey, this redemption is starting. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the plan of God. This is the way to walk,

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<v Speaker 2>that they would be those that would be available to

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<v Speaker 2>to the people of God in days ahead as you

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<v Speaker 2>rescue us, as you bring forth your church. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>we just thank you for what you're doing. We thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for these prophetic pictures, these lenses through scripture. God,

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<v Speaker 2>we thank you for revelation from your word that we

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<v Speaker 2>can find ourselves in scripture every day and we can

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<v Speaker 2>have an answer from you from scripture of how to

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<v Speaker 2>move forward and how to navigate these times that we

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<v Speaker 2>are in. So God, we just give you praise, honor,

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<v Speaker 2>and glory today for the wisdom of God is our portion. God,

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<v Speaker 2>you said that if we lack wisdom, we can ask

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<v Speaker 2>for it liberally because you are the one who gives

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<v Speaker 2>it to us at all times and in all things.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we thank you. And it's in the precious

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<v Speaker 2>and holy name of Jesus we have prayed and believe.

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<v Speaker 2>In Jesus' name, amen.

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