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CONCEAL REVEAL This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people. Colossians1:26 Received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:12TRANSCRIPT
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CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people. Colossians1:26
Received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.Galatians 1:12
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. Luke 16:17Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. Luke 12;51 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and completestandard of Christ. Ephesians 4:13
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Revelations that have divided and rocked the church.1.The cross revealed our saviour 2 Cor 13:14 but their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. it has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away 2.Martin Luther :free gift of forgiveness of sin3.The Anabaptists be baptised4.The Methodists baptism in the holy spirit and fire as well as holiness5.Speaking in tongues6.Healing , deliverance and prosperity7.Laughter8.Grace
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:1-3 1 At about that same time Jesus left
the house and sat on the beach. 2 In no time at all a crowd gathered along the shoreline, forcing him to get into a boat. 3 Using the boat as a pulpit, he addressed his congregation, telling stories.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:4-7 4 As he scattered the seed, As he scattered the seed, some of
it fell on the roadroad, and birds ate it. 5 Some fell in the gravelgravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots, 6 so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. 7 Some fell in the weedsthe weeds; as it came up, it was strangled by the weeds.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:8-11 8 Some fell on good earth, and
produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams. 9 "Are you "Are you listening to this? Really listening to this? Really listening?" listening?" 10 The disciples came up and asked, "Why do you tell stories?" 11 He replied, "You've "You've been given insight into God's been given insight into God's kingdom.kingdom. You know how it works.
Not everybody has this gift, this insight;
it hasn't been given to them.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:12-13 12 Whenever someone has a ready ready
heart heart for this, .. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. 13 That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present In their present state they can stare till doomsday state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're and not see it, listen till they're blue in the blue in the
face and not get it. face and not get it.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:14-15 14 I don't want Isaiah's forecast
repeated all over again: Your ears Your ears are open but you don't hear a are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing.you don't see a thing. 15 The people are blockheads! blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have
to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me and let me heal them. heal them.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:16-18 16 "But you have God-blessed eyes - you have God-blessed eyes -
eyes that see! And God-blessed eyes that see! And God-blessed ears - ears that hear!ears - ears that hear! 17 A lot of people, prophets and humble believers among them, would have given anything to see what you are seeing, to hear what you are hearing, but never had the chance. 18 "Study this story of the farmer planting seed.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:19-21 19 When anyone hears news of the When anyone hears news of the
kingdom and doesn't take it in, it kingdom and doesn't take it in, it just remains on the surface, just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person's heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road. 20 "The seed cast in the gravel - this is the person who hears hears and instantly responds and instantly responds with enthusiasm. 21 But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions
wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Matthew 13:22-23 22 "The seed cast in the weeds is the
person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions worry and illusions about getting more and wanting about getting more and wanting everything under the sun everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it. 23 "The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his beyond his
wildest dreams." wildest dreams."
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Zechariah 7:12
“They steeled themselves against God's revelation and the Spirit-filled sermons preached by the earlier prophets by order of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. And God became angry, really angry.”
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What hinders revelation
1. Lack of biblical foundation and knowledge hard heart soil
2. Too much knowledge shallow soil and character
3. Pride self absorbed
Matthew 13:9: are you hearing really hearing
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL How can I receive revelation
1. v16 Listening and looking 2. Stay hungry v12 ‘whenever
someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely.’
3. Ask for revelation4. Stay teachable5. Believe God
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL What do I do with revelation
1. Make sure it lines up with gods word
2. Take it to a spirit filled leader 3. Ask god for discernment4. Stay teachable
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Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever.
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL Covenant prayerCovenant prayer Jesus thank you for everything you did for me, thank you that you came to earth to die in my place and forgive my every sin, and that through you I can now live in the wonderful favour of God my father. I ask you to come into my life to take over. fill me holy spirit with everything father has for me and take control of my life thank you for the covenant you are making with me today that I now can be a friend of God
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL CORPORATE PRAYEREPHESIANS 1:17-19I ask that the God of my Lord Jesus Christ, my glorious Father, will give me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that I may know him better. 18I pray also that the eyes of my heart may be enlightened so that I would know the hope to which he has called me, the riches of his glorious inheritance, 19 That I would know His incomparably great power to me who believes. The power that is the working of his mighty strength,
CONCEAL REVEAL CONCEAL REVEAL CORPORATE PRAYEREPHESIANS 1:2020 Which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms. Thank you that that same power now lives inside of me, give me a teachable heart that will grow form one place of glory to the next, fill me with a desire to know more and to have more revelation, open my heart, my eyes and my ears
