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DREAMS VISIONS AND PROPHECY SYMPOSIUM 2017
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A Drawing Salve Kind of Season

First, I would like to warn you of the graphic nature of this article.  It may cause unpleasant pictures in your head while reading.  So, read at your own risk!
What has the beginning of this year been about? We are in a Drawing Salve season. The reason drawing salve works is that it softens the skin around the splinter, or whatever else is in there, and this then enables the body to more easily eject the foreign object.  This is something that the body does naturally anyway, but by moisturizing the area and using anti-inflammatory agents you simply encourage this to work more quickly before the wound closes over it. At the same time it can encourage blood flow which will also help to create pus and as the pus is ejected from the body so too will the foreign object. (healthguidance,org) That stuff has to come out! This year of extraction also includes our being extracted from captivity with all the bells and whistles God installed!  (First excerpt from Melissa Gabler’s article “A Drawing Salve Kind of Season”)

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Transition and the Unveiling Process

As the people of God assemble today, may they realize that we are not through transitioning. In fact biblical principle, according to Phil 1:6, proclaims that as long as we are in this present age the transitioning to His Image will continue. “{For I am} confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” (NAS) If God is going to complete the work He has begun in us that means transition, it means process; it means a proceeding word from God that takes an unveiling process. May the people of God encourage one another that the fruit and the benefit are worth the process.

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Laying Hands on Mules

(From Kathy’s great grandfather’s booklet “Experiences Under Tests and Trials”, CT Carleton) “One Sunday this other preacher and I were going to church in a wagon, we were already late and one of the mules laid down in that deep sand, harness and all, sick. I said, man what are we doing to do? We are already late. He said get out and lets lay our hands on this mule and ask God to heal him. We did and God healed that mule and he jumped up and we went on to church. Who wouldn’t praise a God like that?”

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Battle of the Mind

If a war breaks out within your mind, because you are sick yourself, when someone asks you to pray for them, that is a (behind the scenes) battle over sonship.  Even if we don’t voice it, as children of God we know our Father doesn’t withhold any good thing like healing, right?  So, when I am not healed, my sonship easily comes under fire, until I repent (which means I catch what I’m thinking and change it).  We change our thinking by remembering the Truth.  In this case, the truth is that infirmity cannot de-son nor de-daughter anyone because sonship is a covenant, not a condition.  Sons anticipate, meaning they already have a realization of the power of Father’s faithfulness to His Word and His Covenant, so they pray out of that confidence, even if their tooth is aching while they pray for someone’s fever. We don’t have to forego anticipation and participation in God-exploits, even while we are under attack or winning sonship wars. (Last excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)

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Are You in the Boat?

Are you in the boat? If you are in the boat with the destiny of Jesus and you are staying the course, then you have no more decisions to make. That must be the first thing that is settled in your heart and mind. You might have to deal with a wave coming over the side now and then but you have no more decisions to make. You may even have to deal with Moby Dick trying to take out the bow of the boat but you don’t have any more decisions to make. The decision has already been made. If Moby Dick is floating out there between me and the boat dock I have been called to, I must stay the course. It is up to the God of heaven and earth to make a way where there seems to be no way. The God of heaven and earth is able to come up with something bigger than Moby Dick that can swallow Moby Dick with one gulp. If mighty God can part a sea, He can surely deal with all the leviathans in it.

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Where Anticipation is Sabotaged

The Father-son relationship is where anticipation is often sabotaged.  If all we can see in the mirror is who we are now or any given moment, instead of who we were born to be, there is no anticipation because we are not thinking like our Father.  (“As a man continues to think in his heart, so is he”, Prov.23:7)  If we see ourselves as “only human” or not worthy or capable to act in our Father’s authority and power, that roots back to relationship and sonship issues.  If we have to rebuild our sense of covenant every time that doubt or condemnation or failure knocks on our door, we won’t come close to anticipation or God-outcomes. (Ninth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)

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Speak Encouraging Words

This is the day the Lord has made so…  I will rejoice and be glad that the Holy Spirit enables me to edify others in it! 1Thess.5:11 says “So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it.” It is possible to turn someone’s day completely around. It is even possible to turn someone’s life completely around with just a few encouraging words inspired by the Holy Spirit. Edify means “to restore by building, to rebuild, repair, establish, to promote growth in Christian wisdom, affection, grace, virtue, holiness, blessedness.”  We are praying you discover daily that you are edifying others so they may realize their value in helping others.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.)

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Anticipating Father/Son Participation

Years ago some minister friends were imprisoned on a mission to India. We went to a multi-church gathering to pray for them.  During the intercession, Marty stood and prophesied that they would be released in three days and they were.  One of those pastors told his congregation when he got home, “I don’t know if Marty heard God’s plan or if God did it because Marty said it.”  Whether it was a realization of Father’s plan in advance or a son with a foretaste of his Father’s authority and backing, the obvious thing is that Anticipation of Kingdom Power thrives within the Father-son relationship and leads to Participation and Demonstration of God’s will in the earth. (Eighth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)

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Freedom in Christ

July 4th is a celebration about freedom in the USA but we know that, the world over, “if the Son gives you freedom, you are free!”. (Jn.8:36, CEV) “[Freedom in Christ] It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Gal.5:1, NIV)  “Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.” (1Pe.2:16, NIV)

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July is for Deflecting

The month of JULY IS FOR DEFLECTING. I saw a left arm holding up a shield like the shield of faith. I also saw a right hand of authority up like when a policeman is ordering a vehicle to stop. I heard that we will be deflecting all forms of attack, rumors, accusations and even disease. We can speak in such a way and act in such a way that those things “change direction”.  DEFLECT: “to change direction by interposing something”. We can interpose the Word of God, the will of God, praises, declarations, while thinking on the true things of Phil.4:8.

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Dreams Visions Prophecy Symposium
September 22-23, 2017 *** NO FEE
Kathy, Melissa and Marty Gabler
Teaching Worship Ministry Activation
Grace International Church    Willis,TX
936-856-2455   
graceic.org
More Info:
martygabler.com/dreams-visions-prophecy/

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Celebrating Liberty in Christ

As the people of God assemble today may their thoughts, their hearts and their actions be about freedom and liberty in Christ.  May they rejoice in the freedom He has given them and may they impart that freedom to others through their love, compassion, words and actions.  “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed” (Lk.4:18, GNT)

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Stay The Course for the Next Place

The Israelites actually said to Moses that they would have rather remained slaves than pay any price for freedom (Ex 14:12). If advancement into the next season does not come easily, then staying the course to the next season may be readily abandoned by those who have no intention of dealing with issues that might make them uncomfortable. The importance of this whole matter must be considered at this point: not only must we stay the course for our individual commitment to God but the Church as a whole must stay the course in order to get to that next place our God has for us to display the healing, delivering and resurrection power of Jesus in this present age.

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Boundaries Give Order

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While identity is the first basic need in helping see ourselves as God does, the second basic need for all of us is the need for affirmation and the third basic need for all humans is boundaries. Boundaries give us an order to function within to insure our safety and well-being. Boundaries would be one side of a coin and the other is self-government. (Kathy Gabler)

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Accomplished Through Connection

Jesus blessed many lives. He did miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit that redemptively impacted people. Jesus got done what He got done because of His connection with the Father. Jn 5:19  Jesus said to the Jews, “I can guarantee this truth: The Son cannot do anything on his own. He can do only what he sees the Father doing. Indeed, the Son does exactly what the Father does.” (GW) The fruit of our lives is a witness of the connections we have made. In Jn.15:4 Jesus makes it plain that the only way a branch can produce fruit is to live in the vine, i.e., be properly connected. We are praying you discover daily that you are connected to Father God through Jesus for His redemptive purposes in the earth.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.) www.txpraise.com

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Anticipation is Key

What Jesus was attempting to communicate after going down from the Mount of Transfiguration is: “The things I’ve done were not just for historical records, they’re your calling, the template for your mandate and your future.  I’m not here to provide you a fleeting encounter with a super-Hero!  I’m here to inaugurate the sonship of powerful, effectual sons! When . . . are . . . you . . . gonna . . . get it?” An Equipping insight at this point is that Practice and Training to Anticipate the Power of the Kingdom of God is a major KEY for taking care of Father’s business on earth in our lifetime.  (Seventh excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)

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Dreams Visions Prophecy Symposium
September 22-23, 2017 *** NO FEE
Kathy, Melissa and Marty Gabler
Teaching Worship Ministry Activation
Grace International Church    Willis,TX
936-856-2455   
graceic.org
More Info:
martygabler.com/dreams-visions-prophecy/
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Weapons Formed Against You

Don’t you just dread those times in life when it seems that every step you take is uphill? May the Lord grant that seasons of weariness and relentless opposition over your life break and dissipate like the morning mist.  (Isa.54:17, Amp)  “But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This [peace, righteousness, security, TRIUMPH OVER OPPOSITION] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord [those in whom the ideal Servant of the Lord is reproduced]; this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me [this is that which I impart to them as their justification], says the Lord.”  We are praying you discover daily that absolutely no weapon formed against you is prospering.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.)

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Biography or Manual?

When they came down from the mountain transfiguration experience, they found the other disciples with a crowd gathering round them.  Jesus asked what was going on.  A man answered that he’d brought his son who was possessed with a spirit which makes him mute and seizes him and slams him to the ground and causes him to foam at the mouth and grind his teeth and stiffen out.  He added,  “Your disciples couldn’t cast it out.”  Then Jesus said:  “What a generation! No sense of God!  How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring the boy to me,” (Mark 9:19).  The crowd probably went silent, cringing and blinking and backing away since Jesus was obviously irritated, but listen to what He was saying, “You’re acting like all the power I’ve been demonstrating is just for a BIOGRAPHY instead of a MANUAL, like it’s just about MY performance instead of YOUR training!  You’re treating all this like an OPTION when it is an ESSENTIAL.  Remember the man I told you about who was given one talent and he thought he had the OPTION of ignoring the Master’s priorities and burying his potential? That didn’t work out well, remember. Jesus wanted them to anticipate, to see ahead of time they were to be sons.  (Sixth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)

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Lifting Eyes Away From Present Circumstances

As the people of God assemble today, may they look to the hills from whence comes their help. May they look beyond the present limitations they struggle against and look to the focal point of Almighty God. May they look to Him Who sits on the throne and unto the Lamb.  ”I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—From where shall my help come?  2  My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” (Ps.121:1-2, Amp)

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Retaining Essential Facts

May the Lord help you to pay attention to information, measurements and amounts. And may you recall the correct information as needed so that you save time, money, effort and materials. May you retain essential facts and complete your tasks with efficiency so that there be no loss.  (Ps.119:37a, GNT)  ”Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless…”

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Intent and Purpose

When we do see a demonstration of the Power of the Kingdom of God, we need to train ourselves to hold steady. The point is to know God’s intent and purpose for the visit. The purpose of God for the disciples was evidently for them to get a realization of unlimited Power, a foretaste of the Power of sons interacting with the spirit realm. God’s intent in the actual conversation between Jesus and the prophets on the Mount of Transfiguration was not revealed for us, but the interaction was an impacting experience. (Fifth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)

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Do You Have an Unshakeable Foundation?

There are many belief systems that are vying for your attention. Perhaps, it is best put like this: there are many belief systems vying for your soul. Have you ever found yourself asking, “Am I walking in the way that is right? Am I walking in the straight and narrow path?” May your feet be set firmly upon the never-failing Word of Almighty God. May you go into the days ahead with the knowledge and assurance that you have an unshakeable foundation to stand on no matter what you face in coming days.  (2Thess.3:3, Amp)  “Yet the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen [you] and set you on a firm foundation and guard you from the evil [one].”  We are praying you discover daily that your feet are on the firm foundation of God’s Word.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.) www.txpraise.com

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Steady Not to Distract

We can take an equipping insight from the Transfiguration event (Mk.9) and reaction.  When we do see a demonstration of the Power of the Kingdom of God, we need to train ourselves to hold steady through the shock and awe so as not to blurt out unnecessary things to distract or interrupt.  We can train ourselves to wait to hear and perceive God’s intention for the event, as the disciples did in the next moment.  A cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!” All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore except JESUS alone.  Jesus alone and His agenda are ALWAYS the base line, the pivot or the point of Kingdom power; and we hold steady until we hear and understand His agenda.  (The fourth excerpt from Kathy’s article “Anticipating the Power of the Kingdom”)
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Dreams Visions Prophecy Symposium
September 22-23, 2017 *** NO FEE
Kathy, Melissa and Marty Gabler
Teaching Worship Ministry Activation
Grace International Church    Willis,TX
936-856-2455   
graceic.org
More Info:
martygabler.com/dreams-visions-prophecy/
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Redemptive Living

Emmanuel means “God is with us”. He is the God-Man who was born of a virgin that God might dwell among men. Jesus, Emmanuel, lived redemptively among men. He didn’t come to bring merely a message or a creed but He lived out redemptive acts through His life on earth. His disciples, those whom He has redeemed by His redemptive act of His shed blood on the cross must, in turn, live redemptively among men. There are too many and too much to redeem to simply live to go to heaven.  (Matt.1:23, NKJV)  “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”  We are praying you discover daily that you are living redemptively to the glory of Emmanuel.  (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24hrs/day.)

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