An atmosphere of the Heavens being open.

[APOSTLE ANDY MORRIS]

1- No spiritual hindrances. An atmosphere of the Heavens being open.



We all have seasons when we are pressed on every side, when darkness seems to abound, and the heavens seem as brass.





2-No "business as usual services" An atmosphere of unified Expectancy.



Come together with excitement believing for great things to happen. If you announced that Jesus was going to appear in bodily form at your next service, no doubt the atmosphere around the church would be a lot different. People would arrive early no doubt the pray rooms would be filled, lost love ones would be physically dragged through the doors.





3-An atmosphere of the supernatural "Our God is no common, ordinary God.



Come expecting, come with the right attitude. When we direct our faith toward God he will surprise you.





4-No limitations allowed to be placed on anyone. An atmosphere of anyone can receive.



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Ex. - Rahab was a prostitute yet she is listed in Hebrews chap. 11
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Paul was vicious in his persecution of the church.
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David committed murder and adultery.
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Mary Magdalene was filled with demons.
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Gideon was a coward.

We must remember there is no limit to what God can do with a life committed to Him.



5- An atmosphere of "People are important"



Jesus shed blood for all people. The Gospel is to all people not just the ones we like or choose. The church is an open door to all, not a private club. How friendly is your church? How friendly are you?




6-No defeatist spirit. God is able to deliver anyone at anytime.

We need an atmosphere that projects that victorious living is possible for everyone.




7-No hold the fort philosophy here.

We need to reach our City. There are times of visitation for every city. We are currently experiencing a visitation of the spirit throughout our entire world. Yet some will not recognize what God is doing and thus miss their time. This caused Jesus to weep over Jerusalem when they missed one of their times of visitation.


8-An atmosphere of financial blessing.

We must stop making excuses for our disobedience in these areas. Stop functioning in our dysfunction. Less than 25% of people in many churches faithfully support that church with tithes and offerings on a consistent basis. Fewer than that serves the church with their time and talents!


To view all 12 goals to Change the Atmosphere, be sure to become a member of www.PreachIt.org today and take a look at the latest messages added to the site.

Please also find below the titles and descriptions of a several other powerful and life-changing messages added to the members database this week.



God is Love
By: Rev. James Bigelow

Reference: 1 John 3:6
Description: To say "God is love" seems too broad and general for me to get a handle on. For me to get a grip on those three words, I need to see God express himself in a tangible way. John, how has God manifest himself to cause you to make such a sweeping statement? How do you know He is love? What evidence is there that caused this understanding to grip you?



WHEN ALL YOU CAN DO IS BE FAITHFUL

Reference: Matthew 6
Description: How we handle adversity says a great deal about our maturity as believers. We cannot allow circumstances, whether positive or negative, to determine our worth.




CHARACTERISTICS OF AN APOSTOLIC LEADER

Reference: Acts 2:42
Description: The leadership we need today is APOSTOLIC LEADERSHIP, yet many ask the question what is Apostolic Leadership? In this study we will seek to answer that question.




CHANGING THE ATMOSPHERE
By: Rev. James Holland

Reference: 2 Chronicles 5:13
Description: Atmosphere speaks of a pervading or surrounding influence or spirit. A general mood or environment. We will not only deal with atmosphere changes for us individually but also has a church.




BREAKING THROUGH QUITTING POINTS
By: Rev. James Holland

Reference: Matthew 24:10
Description: Causes- This can be caused by several things here are just a few. Low tolerance for problems, for pain or it can be the result of past habits. It may simply be our predetermined expectations of how things should be.





Run To Win! - Teaching Notes & Handout
By: Rev. Raymond Woodward

Reference: 1 Corinthians 9:24
Description: Like a race, life has a challenging course with many ups and downs. Like a race, life has a judge who decides where we place at the end. Like a race, life has a finish line (called death or the rapture. Like a race, life ends with the "winners" receiving their rewards.




Restoring Broken Relationships - Series - Teaching Notes & Handout
By: Rev. Raymond Woodward

Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:18
Description: Relationships are always worth restoring! Because the Christian life is all about learning how to love, God wants us to value relationships and make every effort to maintain them instead of discarding them whenever there is a hurt or a conflict.




SAMSON THE MAN OF STRONG MUSCLES BUT WEAK MORALS
By: Eld. James Groce

Reference: Judges 13:1
Description: Samson gets more coverage than any other Judge in the book. Why? His life is an array of selfish, brutal, vengeful, immoral, and ungodly expressions. He's got great strength on the outside, but no control on the inside.




"SATAN, THE BLOOD IS AGAINST YOU!"

Reference: Genesis 4:1
Description: It is a little old fashioned, but it is true; the blood is against the workings of the enemy! I believe we need to go back to the preaching of the blood. Some of the critics of Christianity have made statements that they did not want to be a part of our Gospel and our ministry because there is so much blood in the scriptures!




Satan's Weapons
By: Eld. James Groce

Reference: 2 Corinthians 10:3
Description: Spiritual warfare cannot be fought by just repeating someone else's actions or phrases; we must understand what we are doing and why we are doing it if we are going to be effective!




Radical Christianity

Reference: Psalms 124:1
Description: It's RADICAL to be in a church like that. It's even more RADICAL to be a Christian like that! But think how we got here, Pentecostal! We didn't build this church the sensible way anyway!




WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN!
By: Rev. James Smith

Reference: Genesis 7:4
Description: But you see, His blessings don't just come down any old time! Something's gotta go up, before it can come down.



RAGS TO RICHES

Reference: 1 Samuel 18:1
Description: We have raised a generation of fair-weather, johnny-come-lately, micro-wave oven, instamatic Christians, that if they don't get everything that they expect to get, the moment that they expect to get it, they leave the church, husbands, wives, and now even the children are divorcing their parents. People just give up!




QUENCH NOT THE SPIRIT

Reference: Song of Solomon 8:6
Description: Our world is full of very fragile loves ... love that abandons, love that fades, love that divorces, love that is self-seeking. But the love of a true worshipper is different, because it comes from a heart so amazed by God and His wonders that it cannot be extinguished. It will not allow itself to be quenched, because that would heap insult upon the One it loves. It refuses to be dampened, discouraged or distracted in its quest to glorify God.

APOSTLE ANDY MORRIS