This series on empowering women is based off my handwritten notes, which I took as I attended a church conference on this topic in Sep 2024.

Testimony by Joe:

• 2 years ago, he went for regular checkup
• Blood test needed to see specialist, diagnosed with lupus, and incurable disease where the body attacks itself
• Confirmed 2nd test, that he indeed had lupus
• He gradually started to have symptoms he never had before
• Last year Jun, he woke up feeling pain in the left leg, 2nd day pain was worse, 3rd day pain was excruciating
• Went to hospital, ran several tests, and doctor doesn’t know what caused the pain, whether lupus
• But found the leg was inflamed
• Was put on a lot of different medication, until he was reacting to it, and his face started swelling, thankfully his wife told doctor to stop
• That Sat night was Father’s Day and he promised kids before that he would be coming home, but had to call them and say he couldn’t come
• He was discharged from hospital with and IV strap, and physiotherapist
• And went for the Women’s Conference first night, and was blessed
• Second night he felt pain still, and didn’t want to go, but Holy Spirit said you better get there
• And the speaker was preaching about how she was preaching despite being in pain on wheelchair, and her healing
• Joe thought maybe God might do something tonight
• And during the altar call, the speaker said you don’t need to wait for people to lay hands on you, start calling out for Jesus, and he did
• Speaker then said do something you haven’t been able to do before, and he remembered his leg
• And found himself leaping, his blood test improved subsequently week by week
• And his doctor was Christian too, and he told him about how God healed him
• And they decided to take a leap of faith to stop all medication for a week, and see how it goes
• A year later, he was lupus free

Introduction:

• Prophetic word: Cast your bread upon the waters (Ecclesiastes), what you sow, is what you will reap (for the kingdom)
• You start sowing, if you want to reap
• Proverbs: He who sows righteousness, will have a sure reward

Asking with audacity before the King:

• When you meet a king, you first pay homage, instead of making the request first
• Then when you gain his favoured he extends his sceptic and ask for your request, that he might fulfil it
• Sometimes it’s not what the speaker preached, but what the Holy Spirit wants to reveal might be far deeper than what was preached
• Beyond revival, is the authority, the weight of the glory of the God
• You declare what you want to see
• The anointing God gives us, is what He trusts us with: a nation
• We are getting ready for revival, and readiness is not about the power it’s already there, but our posture
• Let’s have the audacity before the king, like what Paul says
• As though we are the horse riding the King, and wherever he goes we will be there too
• Let’s not put limits on what God says, take some time to ask Him for something audaciously
• Napoleon gave generously cities to the people, because they honoured him

Being salt to the world:

• Personal encounters, are personal, but they are not private, that’s how we minister / bear witness
• It costed something for speaker in wheelchair mentioned above to go through this, and for God to manifest healing
• 2 Kings 2:19: God is not just power / might (revivalist), but counsel, knowledge and understanding (builder)
• Elisha didn’t just want to heal the sick people who drank the water
• But he healed the water, so God’s knowledge and understanding adds to His power / might, so that people that are sick don’t go back sick
• Elijah poured salt into the water, as the water was bad due to sins of men, and needs cleansing from the salt
• Lord I hallow myself before You, send me to a place, where I can be salt to others
• We must be known, by the difference we make
• We can either let things happen, or take action
• The temple was restored before the wall, because the health of the wall (nation), depends on the health of the temple (church)
• We have the light of the world in us, and are anointed for times like this
• God knows you can’t, that’s why He puts His anointing in our vessels
• God trust me with something on your heart, your burden

We need Mordercai leaders:

• We need zealous men and women for God, Modercai didn’t sleep when hearing of injustice to Israelites done, he went in the middle of the street in sackcloths
• He has the facts rights, and knows what needs to be done
• Judges 5:16-17: Why you sit among the sheepfolds to listen to music, or remain on the ship
• v18: God begins to commend people who went out, not for their strength, but their sacrifices
• Just like Jesus sacrificed for us
• Highest level: We love not our lives, even unto death
• We can’t come to this holy place, and live without our own legacy for God

Owning the anointing:

• Tonight let’s own the anointing, it’s done through consecrations, that our life is not our own
• That’s what anointing does
• It reminds us that we have an obligation
• It reminds us we can’t mess with sin
• Anointing is a mixture of oils
• Anointing empowers you for certain things, it is an entrusting
• Woman with Alabaster oils, came and didn’t regard anyone’s opinion
• And when she broke that oil, and poured it on the master’s feet, it mixed with His anointing