What is Advent?  It is waiting for the arrival of something important.

The more important it is the more we prepare.  Today I want to look at the activity that goes into preparing for the Prince of Peace to arrive.

Problem 1: In myself I don't meet the requirements.

Problem 2: I am naturally blind to the requirements.

There is no experience of advent for people who do not prepare properly.  The Prince of peace will not come to me and I would not be allowed in unless I as the Holy security manual dictate.

Sin likes to hide.  They are like IED (improvised explosive devices)

We have a strong tendency to defend our thoughts and actions.

Do good securities sweeps for the Prince of Peace and you will have peace.

Example:  If I do it, it is OK.  If some else does it, it is wrong.

Conclusion:  Come to our senses, because our sin likes to hide and not come to the light.

I must be willing to go where in my protection and security mentality refuse to go; the cross.  I will meet a Prince of peace and be healed.  This is a daily activity.  Allowing the Holy Spirit to do the work our natural selves dislike.

Over time IED"s get secretly planted.  I become preoccupied with daily concerns, bills to pay and just trying to relax and enjoy life.  Any of those activities can choke out the peace of Christ in my life.  Going to the cross in repentance and faith is our salvation and allowing the Holy Spirit to do the secret service work of Christ.

Example:  The secret service makes it their mission to uncover any danger to the president's peaceful and productive day.  The president has a security briefing often.

The Holy Spirit makes it His mission to uncover any sin that will endanger the peace and productivity in our growth in Christ.  We need a security briefing daily with the Holy Spirit.

Conclusion:  We cannot rely on ourselves.  How do we not rely on ourselves?  We must daily ask the Lord for help.  Simply surrendering it all to Him.  Turning everything over to Him and following His instructions.  He is our Lord and helper.  We fail when we do not rely on Him to prepare us for His arrival and work.

If you do not daily ask for his help, start today.  Discipline yourself to ask him to help you go to the crucified Christ where all your healing and peace are found.

We must not neglect Gods word.
Romans 12:2 Do not think like the world
but be transformed by the renewing of our mind. 

Intro

6:16 - An audio clip from the sentinal group on their
First Transformations DVD covering Almolonga, Guatamala's
transformation. www.transformnations.com

19:38 - Call to live according to the word of God and receiving
a community wide blessing.

49:22 - Closing

We are in some very unusual times that none of us here have ever experienced before.  We are at the end of a debt accumilation cycle.  We are at a time when the nation is turning away from God. We need wisdom in how to live in these times.

Billy Grahm Paulose with Body of Christ Ministries based out of Ramaswaram, India visits Unalaska Christian Fellowship and gives us a powerful word. 

Be free like Peter. Do not give up in prayer, but keep pressing in until something happens.

Show Notes:

Beginning to 16:29 - Persecution and infantcide in India

16:29 to 40:09 - Luke 18:35 -The blind beggar recieving his sight.

Press into what you are supposed to recieve.