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IN 1987 The Reverend John Hogan broke from the Pentecostal Holiness Church and set out to develop a ministry teaching that God's Grace reconciles all that believe in Him. His aim was to teach everyone that they were forgiven by the Word of God through the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. In 1988 He founded the Word of Grace Fellowship Ministry and held Sunday Services in Summit, NJ, where he stayed till his death.

Rev. Hogan had a Masters degree from Jersey City State College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. He taught for 32 years in the urban Newark Public School System after his term in the US Army. He also held an advanced degree from the Word of Faith Leadership and Bible Institute in Dallas Tex. He served as a Director of the Institute for 5 years. He also taught on Wednesday nights at Evangelistic Center for several years and led a Home Fellowship for 5 years as well. He was licensed & ordained by Word of Grace Fellowship as its Pastor in Oct 1988 and remained the Pastor until his death in Sept 2006

Hogan Scriptures: These are Scriptures that when seen remind us, and are clearly identified with, Rev. Hogan.

Gal 5:4 - Those of you seeking to be justified by the law, you have fallen from grace.

John 3:16

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD...

Other Hogan Scriptures

Col 1:21-22 - And you, that were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. In the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unprovable in his sight:

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Prosperity in OT History 2

Introduction: Prosperity and all the benefits of God are throughout the Bible. The benefits of God and our relationship with Him did not just start with Jesus for they are part of the covenant of Abraham. The blessing is what we have because God wanted a family and wants to bless us. He wants to have us in his life. He prospers us because he loves us.

Focus Scripture 2 Sam 22:28-34 28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

Part of this is quoted in Psalm 18. God wants us to know that God will brighten any dark area, SO when things are bad and we are in a bad situation God will be our light and be our source. HE will give us enough energy so we can leap over a wall. God wants to be our power and strength. God wants to be all we need. God wants to be our everything! HE is perfect and wants to perfect us in all our ways even our finances. HE wants us to win!

1st Samuel talks about the reigns of King Saul the first King of Israel and the reign of David and the defeat of the Giant Goliath. So it helps us to understand the beginning of the line of the Kings in Israel’s history. Samuel was one of the greatest prophets and was also considered a judge from the period of the judges so it is the transition from the book of Judges to the Kings. The book is named after the principal prophet! So learn about the joy that we have because of listening to the Lords prophets! The acronym for this Book is PEW for we need to sit in the church PEW to learn of God and establish our victory in our life!

25:5-8 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

Praise- The first step is to learn how to praise HIM in all situations. When our finances are going sour then Praise Him! When things are wrong in our life then Praise Him! If you need peace then praise. Peace will help to give a reason to praise! I have found out that when you praise God it produces peace in our life. When we have peace then it usually means we are doing well in our life, but when we are not doing well then we have financial issues.

2:7 7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

Exalt the Lord and praise Him. When we exalt Him he exalts us. He will exalt us in every area of our life. God is the one who truly prospers people. God wants us to prosper and make us rich but he wants us to lift him up and not lift up ourselves. The issue is a heart issue. When our heart is right then we will God can trust us with prosperity. God wants to be able to trust us and one of the most important areas is our finances. How we bless others is crucial to whether we will prosper or not!

17:45-47 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.46 This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands.

Win-David killed the giant Goliath and went to him. David was not afraid of Goliath even though the rest of Israel was. David went forward with joy and expected to win. David went forth in a spirit of power and demonstrated his ability. He was able to use the God given ability and his relationship with the Lord and put it in one package. The fear Satan gives us cannot defeat someone who is led by the Spirit of God!

2nd Samuel- this is part 2 and begins with the death of Saul and the end of the reign of David. So David is the main character in this book. Samuel is also the principal prophet but Nathan was also a prophet mentioned in this book. Originally 1 and Samuel were considered to be one book. Later it was divided into 2 books. The Word for this section is BIG for God wants to give BIG blessings to you and not small so believe for all you can!

9:3-11 3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.8 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.

Blessed- Mephibosheth was blessed because of the kindness and mercy of King David. King David had a heart of mercy and wanted to show mercy to David. Mephibosheth (Mep) was blessed because of the covenant that his father had with the King. The other sons of Saul were not blessed but he was because of a covenant that he did not even know existed. HE was blessed because of who he belonged to. HE was special. The answer was in the covenant. Our answer is in our covenant! Our answer is in our King who brings us to the table even though it is obvious we do not belong. Mep was lame in his feet and was unable to do anything for himself but he was provided for the same as if he could! God blessed him! God blesses you just like he blessed Mep!

16:1-4 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.3 And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

Increase- when we think of prosperity we think of increase. We looked at Mep for he was told someone else would take care of his land. Here is a result of the produce that he had. He went from a state of poverty to a state of blessing. He had more prosperity then he knew what to do with an he did not have to work for it. God blessed him just as if he were on disability. God blesses us despite us sometimes!

22:20-26 20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

Grace- to receive prosperity we need grace in life. We need to receive grace from God. Grace allows us to let go of our failures and allows us to grow from mistakes. Notice here that he delights in me. He gives us favor. He makes me clean in his sight. He calls me righteous. God relates to us based on how we relate to others. HE will be merciful and extend righteousness to the merciful and righteous, for all of that comes from the grace God gives to us in Christ. When we receive grace from God it makes us righteous and gives us mercy to share with all men. GO to the throne of grace to obtain mercy. God does not see my sin instead he sees my substitute. God sees me according to the cross!

1st Kings begins with Solomon and takes us to the reign of Ahaziah who was the son of Ahab. The kings were considered good or bad based on whether they served the Lord or foreign deities. The morality was not what made them right in the sight of God for many of them were immoral but what mattered is their relationship with GOD. Our relationship with GOD is the most important part in our life! To be blessed we need to have a PURE heart and a PURE mind for we must think like God thinks!

2:1-4 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

Prophecy- King David gave King Solomon a prophecy and told him what to do. We need to have prophecies to help us hear the Lord! Sometimes they give instruction. When we obey the Word it helps us to prosper. And when we prosper it causes us to prosper in all we do and what we desire to do. God wants to prosper you in everything you do. It does not matter what walk of life we are in God wants to bless us!

3:11-14 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

Understanding- I found that I need understanding in many areas of my life. God wants us to have understanding in every area of my life. King Solomon asked for understanding and not to take care of his enemies or for riches. God gave his young man riches and many women, just what a young man would want. The Bible does not tell us how many kids but he must have had a lot! He had 1,000 women in his life that he had a sexual relationship with! HE needed a staff to take care of his women! 1,000 birthdays and 700 anniversaries and 1000 names to remember and 1000 rooms to remember and who knows how many rooms to recall! So search wisdom and get understanding for in your prosperity you need to also understand 1) praise God first 2) understand to remember the people in your life 3) understand to love one another 4) understand what to do to stay blessed!

10:14-23 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.21 And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

Riches for us the riches are the focus of our benefit but for King Solomon it was a side benefit of the request he made. Here we have a list of the things that he had to demonstrate his riches. Silver was useless in his day! He had so many sending him these riches. God blessed him from every nation. He had so many riches that he was the richest man who ever lived. He was the wisest and richest man who ever lived! Riches can be a burden but this passage describes some of the blessings King Solomon had. He did not use silver for even his drinking vessels were made of gold! King Solomon was lavish in his prosperity so there is nothing wrong with us being lavish as well!

11:36-39 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

Eternal- God will one day give us eternal blessings. We have blessings in the here and now but also in the eternal reign of the Lord Jesus who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We are the Kings and Lords for He is our King and Lord! Listen to the Word! Listen to the Spirit! God blessed others because of David long after David died because of how much he loved David! God blesses you because of Jesus and his work. You have forever rights with God because of Jesus Christ. So rejoice in what you have because of Jesus Christ!

2nd Kings this book takes us from Ahaziah to the captivity of Nebuchadnezzar. So once we get to the captivity we find out that there was much change in the lives of Israel. Things were not the same once they returned. We need to learn to ASK of God and when we do then we will receive for Jesus told us to ASK , seek and , knock. ASKing is important for we must learn that God wants us to come to Him in faith!

4:1-7 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

Ask- I want you to go and ask your friends for things. She had nothing with which she could repay. She did ask anyway. She obeyed the prophet! She may have sold these pots of oil to the same neighbors she borrowed those pots from! She was in great debt and she kept pouring until she had no more vessels. She had just a little oil and it kept pouring! 1) Answers do not come from your wisdom for the answer comes from the one that God put in your life! The minister of God is given to you for the time when you need an answer so seek him out! 2) Seek out your minister and ask him what to do- too often we think I can pray or I can do this but the answer is in the one whom God put you under! Obey the servant of God that God put in your life! For when we obey there is a blessing in that! 3) Knock on doors to find the ones God sent you to! Kneel in prayer and do what God said for you to do. When we listen to the Lord and do what he said then prosperity shows up! Blessings come when we obey the ministers of God!

6:14-17 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

See in the Spirit!- THE most important thing I have said is that we need to see in the Spirit realm! When we see in the Spirit we can see what God is doing! Do you see what God is doing for you in this situation? Do you see what God wants to do for you in this situation and how to bless others? Or, do you see how upset things are making you! Too often we respond to things with fleshly answers and allow the flesh to dictate our response! The answer has to come from the Spirit of God! God opened the curtain and allowed him to see the angels there with him! Angels are around us all the time yet we never see them!

18:3-7 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.6 For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.7 And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

Keep the Commands- Now the Apostle John tells us that we need to believe in Him and love one another in 1 John 3 and 5. Jesus is the commandment keeper according to the Apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 5 Galatians and Colossians. We are expected to keep the commands by what Jesus did. Here it says we need to keep the commands by getting rid of the high places. We need to not follow other gods. When we followed other gods we committed murder or committed adultery. When we break Commandment #1 we would break the other 9. Gal 3 and James say that if you break 1 command then you are guilty of breaking all of them! So the kings were looked at as keeping the commands when they followed Command 1!

Conclusion: When I sit in the PEW weekly then I will learn how to dream BIG and how to have BIG blessings in my life. I will learn how to walk in what is PURE for I will have PURE thinking so I will learn how to ASK correctly and then I can receive the prosperity I am seeking. I must find the provider and the provider is not my friends or my family or my job. The provider is my LORD and GOD. God is the one I need to focus on when I sit in the PEW and I need to take my dreams so he will enlarge me for God wants to be a BIG GOD in my life and wants me to come with a PURE heart so we can ASK Him based on his WORD.

Prayer: I want to pray for you based on the prosperity that was provided at Calvary! Pray this with me for your prosperity: Heavenly Father your Word says that you want to prosper me big in my life. You want me to ask big and have a pure heart. Today I speak that your Word desires my prosperity. I need to prosper because of ______________ ( tell God what area you need prosperity in – what is your specific need- job, debt, problem at work or an idea for prosperity) Help me to want to listen to the man of God so I can receive what your Spirit has for me. Give me a pure heart so I can ask according to your Word and receive because of that which you instilled within me! Thank you Lord for providing my need in Jesus name amen!

Next week: Prosperity in OT History 3

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WEEKLY SERMON. May 4. 2025

Set Free in Moses Day

Introduction: Freedom is important to everyone. Back then they had slaves but we do not have slaves today like we did in the beginning of this country. They had slaves in the Bible days! We need to learn to walk FREE for in doing that we can see the power of God flow in our lives. Even back in the days of Moses they could have freedom. So today we will learn how to be FREE!

Focus Scripture- Deut. 15:6 6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

I like this verse for it is also repeated in Deut. 28. To lend to many nations you have to have a lot of money, you must prosper. That sets you free from lack and enables you to not be under a curse. Once you prosper you can afford many things. You can have so much that others cannot afford. I want you to know that for many years I did not have much but I want you to know that I am better off for I am able to bless others now! God wants you to prosper in all things in every area of your life now.

Deut. 28:1-13 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.7 The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.8 The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.9 The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

This is a list of the blessings you have. You have blessings whether you are going in or going out. No one can defeat you. God will give you from his treasure. You will not need to borrow. There are so many blessings that God wants you to obey His Spirit and to follow what the Word says. HE wants you to walk in faith. Moses walked in faith and for that Moses was blessed. Israel was blessed! God will put that the blessing on you! God desires to bless you in every area of your life! God wants to bless you in every area of your life no matter where you live. They did not have many big cities like we do in America.

Freed through the Miracle power of God- when you are in need of miracles you have lack or are in bondage. That is why you need a miracle. The Bible is a book of Miracles and there were many miracles which are God interrupting supernatural law! Miracles are signs that God is working in your life! I SAW the way to have victory once I see how to do what God said for in Him there is only victory. I must perceive it in my heart so I can say with assurance that I SAW it even though I only read about it!

Serpent on a Pole Num 21:8-9 8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

This is shown today on a medical chain. This is represented by Christ on the cross and in John 3:14. Look on the cross and you will see healing for Christ took the beating so that you will be healed. This was a type of Christ! The serpent represented Satan. Yet, on the pole it represented Jesus on the cross for there he took our sin and sickness. When we look at the cross, we are set free from the curse of the law!

Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses Ex 3:2-10 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know thei rsorrows; 8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

The burning bush that did not burn was a sight that Moses did not comprehend! The glory of God was all over the bush and it caused the bush to look like it was burning even though it did not burn. God appeared there and God spoke to Moses from the bush! God is the God of the one who serves him! God is your God so show others that He is your God! God used this to attract Moses to the bush to bring Moses to the bush! God said I want to set my people free! I know what is going on with them. God knows what is going on in your life and wants to help you! God does not forget his people!

What is it Ex 16:31-35 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Manna means what is it? They never saw anything like it! This was the diet they had for 40 years. They had no sickness or disease and their clothes never wore out! They had to keep some of this manna and put it in the ark of the covenant. Can you imagine eating the same thing for even a year never mind 40 years. Also, they could only the daily amount and not any more than that!

Redeemed from Bondage – Israel was a nation of slaves in Egypt for they came to Egypt through a famine. 70 came there to be free from that famine and it turned over 400 years into a nation of over 2 million people who were delivered by the plagues that came on Egypt which was the most powerful nation at that time! God put a LID on all that the Devil wants to do against us. HE is the one that stops the Devil from doing anything for God on many occasions defeated the Devil throughout the Bible through the saints, putting the LID on all that Satan wanted to do. God redeemed his saints!

Let My People Go Ex 13:15-20 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt

:18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

Moses constantly went to Pharoah and said Let My People Go and it caused the Lord to plague Egypt but theses plagues never attacked Israel until you got to the 10th plague and that caused Israel to still celebrate Passover today! This lets us know that God wants us to know that you should not attack the people of God. Too many attack the people of God. IF someone is doing something for God, you do not attack them instead you pray for them if they do not do what you think is right! Focus on the results instead of focusing on telling them they are so wrong!

I will Bless You Ex 12:33-36 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

God gave them special instructions for what they should do. They left with the jewels and special stones. It says that they spoiled the Egyptians. Can you imagine that those that the Egyptians knew the Jewish people would leave and yet they borrowed from the Egyptians knowing they would never get it back! God moved on the Egyptians to give these things to the Jewish people! God will move on others to bless you and tell others to do so even though they do not know why they will do it!

Deliver my People Ex 6:2-7 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name

Jehovah was I not known to them.4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

God wants to deliver his people! God wants to deliver you! God said he will establish his people. God said he will establish his covenant with you! God said that I will redeem you with my stretched -out arm! God will find a way to bless you! God says that I will remove burdens from you for I do not want you in bondage but I want you to be free! I have heard your groaning and I want you to walk in liberty today!

Examples of Mercy to be free you need the mercy of GOD. Mercy is not getting what you deserve. We all deserve judgment. GOD spares us in spite of our sin for God wants us to know the grace and mercy of GOD. GOD desires that we receive his goodness instead of his judgment.

God will Establish our Work Psalm 90:14-17 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

When we start to praise and worship God then God establishes our work because we are able to cement our relationship with Him. God loves our praise and wants to be around those who praise Him. People want to be around those who are glad and happy so when we praise God it causes God to enjoy us and people to enjoy us! Doing the work of God becomes easier for our attitude changes since we do it with joy!

Obey the Lord Ex 20:6 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

This verse is in the midst of the 10 commands! IT says that we have our commands met by mercy. The focus is not in our doing but in relying on His mercy and grace. The idea is that we focus on Him and not on us! Our obedience is not based on his flesh but on Him! Notice that the mercy is to thousands who love Him for the love He gives to us is what allows us to keep the commandments!

Dwell in the Secret Place of the Most High Ps 91:1-8 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

Do you have a place that you like to go to get away from it all! That is what is called a secret place! God wants us to be with Him and Moses and God got along real well! The more time you spend with God you can see the power of God flow in and out of your life! No devil will defeat you and miracles will flow out of your life! The key is that you spend more time in His presence and you will see more power in your life!

Examples of Freedom There are many examples of being freed in the OT. We need to know that we can be free from things especially while they were under the law. The law did not prevent them from being free. The beauty is that they were set free even though they were slaves at one time! So be free today because of the work of God in your life! Do you realize that God said that we SIT with Him for we are with Him in Heaven

Sing Praises to the Lord Ex 15:20-21 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Whenever there si a great victory then we want to praise Him. We should want to We should want to exalt those who bless us. God is constantly wanting to bless us. Will we receive it! The women were leading the praise. Women here are involved in ministry. They led the praise and worship with dancing and playing the instruments. Miriam was the worship leader that day. I say these things to show you that there are Bible examples of women involved in ministry!

I Win Ex 17:10-12 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

This story says that the leader needed someone to lift up his hands. Aaron and Hur had to help. They were family members of Moses and were probably also old men. So, they were not the young men who would fight. The warriors looked to Moses for leadership and when he was supporting them then they could win, but when he was down then they were down! When we look up, we win but when we look to ourselves, we lose!

The Law of the Kinsman Redeemer Deut. 25:5-10 5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her

;9 Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

We do not know how often this was used but we do know that the law of Kinsman redeemer was a type of Christ! We also know that the book of Ruth is about the law of the kinsman redeemer! God tells us that he will redeem us and wants to redeem us not because of us but because of his love for us!

Conclusion: I want you to know that throughout God wants to set men free! God is wanting to deliver us from all that the Devil has done since Satan fell. God will deliver us and wants to show us that He is not just a Creator to us but wants to deliver us like a Father to his children he loves us!

Application: How do you apply this sermon? You do it by allowing yourself to focus on the love of God and not trying to focus on just the idea that God wants you to obey but to obey the Spirit out of love. Be a loving obedient child because you know that your Daddy loves you and cares for you! When you are able to love God and know that God loves you then you will obey without thinking and it will set you free!

Prayer for healing- (pray in faith believing) Expect a miracle and see yourself as being healed. Find a Scripture for your healing and speak that forth. Heavenly Father I pray for healing. I thank you for manifesting healing in my body today! You took all my sickness, disease, pain, sorrow for you paid for it on the cross of Calvary. I speak healing into my body and command ______________ to leave my body! No weapon can defeat me! I call myself healed because of the blood of Jesus Christ. Devil take your hands off of me for I am the child of the living God! Now thank the Lord for healing you!

Prayer for Salvation- I pray that all of you will come to know Jesus. Pray with me: Heavenly Father I recognize my need for you for without Jesus, I cannot make it in this life. I need you! I know I am a sinner and I need your SON. I recognize that Jesus died for my sin when Jesus died for me on Calvary. I believe that he rose again so that I can go to heaven and live with you there. Thank you for paying for my sin and bringing me into your forever family. So, Jesus come into my heart and live in me today! I am now a Christian!

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IN 1987 The Reverend John Hogan broke from the Pentacostal Holiness Church and set out to develop a ministry teaching that God's Grace reconciles all that believe in Him. His aim was to teach everyone that they were forgiven by the Word of God through the death and resurection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. In 1988 He founded the Word of Grace Fellowship Ministry and held Sunday Services in Summit, NJ, where he stayed till his death.

Rev. Hogan had a Masters degree from Jersey City State College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. He taught for 32 years in the urban Newark Public School System after his term in the US Army. He also held an advanced degree from the Word of Faith Leadership and Bible Institute in Dallas Tex. He served as a Director of the Institute for 5 years. He also taught on Wednesday nights at Evangelistic Centre for several years and led a Home Fellowship for 5 years as well. He was licensed & ordained by Word of Grace Fellowship as its Pastor in Oct 1988 and remained the Pastor until his death in Sept 2006

Hogan Scriptures: These are Scriptures that when seen remind us, and are clearly identified with, Rev. Hogan.

Gal 5:4 - Those of you seeking to be justified by the law, you have fallen from grace.

John 3:16

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD...

Other Hogan Scriptures

Col 1:21-22 - And you, that were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

2 Cor 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Cor 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Heb 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Heb 10:1-2 For the law having a shadow of good things to come and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have no more consciousness of sin.

Heb 10:14-For by one offering, he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified.

Romans 5 (the whole chapter)

John 6:29b- This is the work of God that you believe on the one he sent

Isa 26:12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

Isa 28:17-18 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Isa 32:17- And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness shall be quietness and assurance forever.

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Hoganisms (sayings Rev. Hogan had that clearly conveyed God's truth)

I've got the goose that lays the golden eggs His name is Jesus!

God says I am so you be!

You don't lose your sonship when you sin but you establish it more strongly

Grace is God doing His thing in, through, and for you despite you!

Satan lost its bite because Jesus knocked out his teeth

Sin lost its bite because Jesus knocked out its teeth

He is the God of the infinite chances!

God the Father is not a Spiritual Godfather!

"Legalism is candy coated dog manure."

"Put it on the shelf" (meaning to lay it on God)

Christ is simple (religion complicates our relationship with God by adding a bunch of do's & don'ts to it)

God is not mad at you (God is OK with you)

You are God's Personal Righteousness (Righteousness is a gift not a work)

Jesus paid 100% for your ticket into the Kingdom, if he would of paid 99.99999999999% and . 00000000001% would have been based on you, then you would have missed it. ( Salvation cannot be earned)

What is the cost of your salvation? What do you have that is worth the life of God, the Creator of the universe? The life of the Creator is the most valuable item in the universe and that was the price of your salvation, so you are the most valuable item in the universe because that is what it cost for you to be saved.

You are in the New Ark (you are safe because of Jesus)

Jesus is harmless (God is OK with you)

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