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NEW ERA

Melissa Gabler _ New Era (4min.)
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Nothing Less Than the Extraordinary of Heaven Will Do

MARTY GABLER—We are in an era of history when nothing less than the extraordinary of Heaven is required in the earth. We cannot and will not look for those things offered by mere religious sentiment that serve as nothing more than band-aids covering the unresolved issues and fruitless programs of western religion. We must lift up our heads from where we are and look to where there is transforming power and radical answers that change individuals and grip them with an insatiable vision for the Kingdom of Heaven in the earth. We must reach up and get hold of God’s extraordinary which is more than a span of revival meetings that gives us temporary relief from the mundane. The mundane must be invaded in such a way that we do not simply return to it after a brief respite and after things are trying to sink back into “business as usual”. 


On Track With Original Intent

MELISSA GABLER—Recently I was praying over a situation and all I heard loud and clear was the word “radical”. I could get behind that! Yes, radical change in this situation. I began to speak “radical” into my concern. It was one of those kind of things, however, that just kept rolling around and growing inside of me. It just felt like it meant more than I was currently grasping. It also felt like it was for more than just that particular situation. So, I looked the word up in the Websters 1828 Dictionary.
Check this out: Radical: 1. Pertaining to the root or origin; original; fundamental; as a radical truth or error; a radical evil; a radical difference of opinions or systems. 2. Implanted by nature; native; constitutional; as the radical moisture of a body. 3. Primitive; original; underived; uncompounded; as a radical word. 4. Serving to origination. 5. In botany, proceeding immediately from the root; as a radical leaf or peduncle.
Well, oh my! Radical is a much stronger word than I thought it was. Basically, what I see in these definitions is that radical means going back to God’s original intent. So, when the Holy Spirit says “radical” He fully intends to take the current situation and put that person, family, business, region, etc. back on track with His original intent.

Fruit That Overcomes Self-Destruction

KATHY GABLER—Fruit That Overcomes Self-Destruction —  I was praying for a lady who was incapacitated and went through months of emergency room runs, hospital stays and testing, but the doctors could not bring the sickness to resolve or even a clear diagnosis.  As I was praying, the Spirit of God revealed what the doctors were looking for: they were looking for her self-destruct button. Where is your self-destruct button? More importantly, why is it there?  Is it embedded in disappointment, self-pity, deceit, desperation, selfishness, unforgiveness, bitterness, anger or guilt?  Once your self-destruct button is pushed, can you recognize how you feel or how you feed destruction?  Have you ever connected the dots to realize that agreement feeds destruction and agreement comes with every unkind word and action, every foul mood freely expressed, every dark habit or pattern and every self-justification when you are wrong?
Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit and it is a powerful expression of self-government, a powerful, non-carnal weapon to defeat enemy strategies and strongholds.  Choices concerning our attitude, words and behavior take dominion eventually.  Over time, every ruling force and condition (good or bad, healthy or destructive) gets in control through attitude, words and behavior, and all three begin with thoughts and feelings.  The one-two punch that defeats self-destruction is: 1) recognize destructive feelings and discern dark thoughts, and 2) refuse to be controlled by them or behave as they dictate.  Self-government becomes our weapon against self-destruction. 


What the Spirit is Saying to Us

MARTY GABLER—As the people of God assemble today, may they set themselves to listen and hear what the Spirit of Almighty God is saying to us in our local assemblies about what He is doing, and about to do through us, in our communities and our nation.  Rev.2:29, Amp—”He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches.”


The Love of Jesus Stands Out Noticeably

MARTY GABLER—(VALENTINES DAY) The awesome contrast of the love of JESUS stands out vividly and most significantly in history.  It stands out noticeably in comparison to the harsh government and rulers and culture of that time.  Political rulers and military were cruel and unforgiving while religious rulers were stiff and legalistic, meting out punishment without mercy.  Jesus walked among the people, talked with them, touched them and wept over them–all motivated by His love and compassion.  His signs and wonders never benefited Him, only those He lovingly touched.  I suppose that if we look at the life, motivation and actions of Jesus, we would come to the conclusion that the definition of love is “redemptive action.”  “For God so loved . . . that He gave . . .” (Jn.3:16)


The Clean Fear of the Lord

Melissa 7min. Video – “The Clean Fear of the Lord”

Melissa talks about Clean Fear and Unclean Fear.

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These Things Come to Pass in Their Time

KATHY GABLER—“These things will come to pass . . . in their time,” was Gabriel’s answer to Zachariah.  The old priest had not known how to factor in God’s timing into his destiny and purpose.  God not only has a plan, He has a specific time-frame to manifest it.  Many of life’s frustrations come because we have no understanding of God’s TIMING for our gifts and callings.  God’s TIMING rarely flows within the confines of our logic or agenda.  Learning to recognize His TIMING can be the key to fulfilling our calling.  If we are out of sync with God’s timing, we need not expect confirmations. There is not anyone or anything positioned to confirm us along life’s path if we miss God-ordained appointments.


A Vital Factor in Your Future

MARTY GABLER—Paul helped the Christians in Rome to wake up to a matter that would be a vital factor in their future: …”The Word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart”… (Rom.10:8, NKJV). Some of us came through an era of religious training and teaching that left us with the understanding that the vital factors of our lives and our future would be the result of what someone else said to us. Some have grown up in dysfunctional families and some have come out of bad marriages thinking that they do not deserve anything more or different than the negative that was said about them. But the helpful instruction of Paul is that the word our ears (and the atmosphere and the environment) need to hear is the word that comes out of our own mouth. But that word must be influenced, must be shaped by THE Word of God:  “…that is, the Word of Faith which we proclaim;” (v.8b). What was to come out of the Romans’ mouths was to have been influenced by the instruction of the Word from godly leaders and teachers.


Forgiveness and Conflicts

KATHY GABLER—Forgiveness untethers us so our lives do not revolve around our conflicts.


Word of God Permeates Our Beings

MARTY GABLER–As the people of God assemble today, may we be admonished and trained as the spoken Word of God permeates our beings and we sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
“Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Col.3:16, Amp)

Living Differently

MARTY GABLER—In time to come, may we live differently with different results than we have lived in times past. May our homes and work environment be filled with different conversation in times to come—different because we are no longer discussing threats and defeats but hopes and victories. May our homes be fuller in the coming year—full of the things we have needed, full of evidences of victories and full of love and good, productive fellowship. May our homes be filled with new language in this new year—the language of finance and prosperity, the language of health and the language of wise counsel given and heeded. May this coming year look totally different as we look back on it than any year prior has looked. May we say that it had the look of answers, resolve and fulfillment.


When We Call On God Almighty

MELISSA GABLER—Simply put, we don’t get to determine what the answer must be when we call on Him. That kind of determination is a prescription for indigestion. Why? Because we are working from a very limited soul-perspective of the situation with even more limited soul-solutions. This kind of limitation focuses on the impossible rather than the God of the impossible. He not only sees the problem, but where it came from (possibly from entitlement mindsets passed on through the bloodline?) and He sees the best solution for the complete fix. That right there is the kind of “great and mighty” answer we are truly looking for. 


WITH God

KATHY GABLER—“For with God nothing will be impossible,” means just that . . . WITH Him, the impossible is accomplished. That means no strain on my part will bring about the impossible and neither will my determined efforts cause God to do the impossible. Pushing or tugging at God will not work, but walking WITH Him will position us to see the impossible become possible whenever necessary. Walking with Him will keep us from stumbling blindly from one assumption to another or from one disappointment to another. Walking with Him involves His confirming presence and recognizing His orchestration of people, circumstances and time to confirm our path. His love for us is so unfailing and detailed that He not only protects our destiny, He even salvages it at every point possible throughout our existence.


Look Who My Shepherd Is

MARTY GABLER—Don’t become distracted. Distractions get sheep lost. As we face what is and what is coming on the world we will say, “I will fear no evil FOR YOU are with me (Ps.23:4). Look Who my Shepherd is! The Lord! HE is my Shepherd whether I am in a valley or on a mountain or lying in green pastures or whether there be many of us or few. HE is my Shepherd whether I am in 1966, 1996 or 2026! HE is my Shepherd whether I am living in David’s time or in this present time, He is the same attentive Shepherd.


Awareness and Focus

MELISSA GABLER—We are talking about big picture and small picture here.  Awareness is how you affect your surroundings, and focus is how your surroundings affect you. This simple statement shows the importance of the matter.  We are built to affect, engage, take charge of, and permeate our surroundings, not let them do this to us. This point cannot be stressed enough: we hold the cure!


Self-Image, Self-Worth, Self-Government

KATHY GABLER—Self-image, self-worth and self-government cannot be determined by your IQ or strengths or looks or successes or skills, but neither are they determined by experiences or failures or opinions or lies. The thing that outranks all of that is your relationship with the Father and guaranteed daughtership or sonship. Identity, affirmation and boundaries are powerfully established through that relationship. Consider David. Even when his self-government completely crashed, it did not kill his self-image, nor did it steal his self-worth. Ding dong! If you refused to take care of your duties and obligations as a God-appointed leader of a nation while taking time out to plot murder, so you can commit adultery and end up with a child out of that affair, wouldn’t that crack your mirror and change the way you see yourself? Well, it didn’t seem to faze David, but I’m pretty sure the whole nation had a cracked view of David, especially when Nathan the prophet, publicly exposed all this. (2 Sam 12) Most people would have crawled in a hole to eat worms and die, but David took personal responsibility and owned his mess. That positioned him to repent (vs. 13). He didn’t act like Adam and try to hide after he sinned. Neither did he spend the rest of his life cowering as unworthy or continually seeking reassurance that God still accepted him. No, in fact, after he repented, he begged God to change His plan and spare the child born out of adultery. Who would have the nerve to ask God for mercy at this point? Even after his mirror cracked publicly, David didn’t allow condemnation to seep in the cracks. It wasn’t that he was a simple-minded optimist, nor was he thinking in terms of deserving this, he was simply convinced God loved him. None of David’s mess-ups ever got bigger to him than God. He remained “a man after God’s own heart,” who continued to see himself as a son just like God did. That’s relationship. That’s a strong family bond and some awesome sonship!


The Lord Raise Those Bowed in Discouragement

MARTY GABLER—As the people of God assemble today may the hope in our Lord’s Name and presence cause to stand erect those who are bowed under discouragement. “The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who are falling and raises up all those who are bowed down.” (Ps.145:14, Amp)


Who Are You Joined at the Hip With?

MARTY GABLER—Be careful who you get “joined at the hip” with. Which direction might they drag you? Are they wanting to join with you for your benefit and the benefit of the Kingdom or for what they can get out of the joining?  “Do not be unequally yoked . . . [do not make mismated alliances. . .]. ” (2Cor.6:14, Amp)  . . . “Don’t link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself.” (2Cor.6:17, Msg)


Increase of His Dominion

MELISSA GABLER—Sitting here I keep hearing, “Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end” (Isaiah 9:7) This is not only a beloved Christmas time chapter, it is also laying out original intent. Looking up the word ‘government’ leads to this, Of the increase of His ‘dominion’ there shall be no end. Ever-increasing dominion is quite a powerful force! When I look at Isaiah 9 like that I just don’t think the plan is to keep cycling back around to needing revivals like we’ve known them in our lifetime. I say this for anyone who may be struggling with the term “revival” like I have. It can’t be about a formula, it has to be about the King’s dominion increasing during our lifetime.


Is Walking in Purpose Easy?

KATHY GABLER—Is walking in God-ordained purpose easy?  No, every biography of a known person in the Bible is far from easy.  However, if God be for us, What or Who can be against us? Can age deteriorate purpose? Can circumstances nullify purpose?  The enemy hopes you will think so. He hopes we will believe we are too weak, too old, too flawed or too unworthy to even have purpose.  The enemy cannot defeat your purpose nor keep God from positioning you in history, he can only hope you will climb off your horse and quit!


Don’t Be Defeated

MARTY GABLER—Don’t be defeated by what appears to be on the horizon. Don’t be disheartened by rumors and every story that finds flight on the fancy of someone’s fears or imagination they may express to you. May our merciful Father God send delightful surprises your way and grant you good times, happy times and times of celebration. 2Chron.6:41b, Msg—“…let your holy people celebrate goodness…” We are praying you discover daily God’s goodness working in your life.


What if This Gets Worse?

MELISSA GABLER—Have you ever dealt with a physical matter, not life or death, but an irritating battle that has almost caused a lockdown due to the “WHAT IF this gets worse” record playing in your head… on repeat? It’s that kind of battle that can send your emotions from one side of the spectrum to the other.  You’re not the only person to have dealt with this issue.  There are plenty of others living with it.  BUT, most likely, you just don’t see why you HAVE to live with it. So, a Bible-reading believer begins seeking God on the matter, and I believe He will faithfully give you revelation regarding your healing all along this journey.  Throughout this journey you likely know in your core that this physical issue is a done-deal.  In fact, at the beginning of this year I heard someone say that this is going to be a year of reversal! WELL, COME ON NOW (go ahead and take that for you and yours right now!).  Take it as another confirmation that not only are you being healed, but this thing is going to be reversed!


Joy Should be Constant

KATHY GABLER (Another one discovered on Kathy’s computer)—We get in trouble when we equate joy with ease. That misconception makes us susceptible to discouragement, oppression, depression, etc. Joy should be a constant – ease or not. Joy is not a state of being but the byproduct of relationship. It is an attitude of the heart that robs comfort of its controlling power.