Kent Mattox: 2013

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas declarations

I AM AN OVERCOMER AND I OVERCOME BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND THE WORD OF MY TESTIMONY ( REVELATION 12;11)

GREAT IS THE PEACE OF MY CHILDREN FOR THEY SHALL BE TAUGHT OF THE LORD.

( ISAIAH 54;13)

CHRIST HAS REDEEMED ME FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW. THEREFORE NO SICKNESS OR DISEASE WILL HARM ME. EVERY DISEASE , GERM OR VIRUS THAT TOUCHES MY BODY DIES INSTANTLY IN THE NAME OF JESUS. EVERY ORGAN AND EVERY TISSUE OF THIS BODY FUNCTIONS IN THE PERFECTION TO WHICH GOD CREATED IT TO FUNCTION . ( ROM 8;11, GEN. 1;31, MATT. 16;19)

I HAVE NO LACK. FOR MY GOD SUPPLIES ALL MY NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS. (PHILIPPIANS 4;19)

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD AND I DO NOT WANT. HE CAME THAT I MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND LIVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY. (JOHN 10;10, PSALM 23)

I AM INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. I AM STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER. ( COLOSSIANS 1;10-11)

I DECLARE THIS CHRISTMAS I CHOOSE LIFE NOT DEATH. I CHOOSE PEACE NOT ANXIETY, I CHOOSE JOY NOT STRESS, I CHOOSE BLESSING NOT CURSING. I DECLARE MY FAMILY AND I ARE BLESSED COMING OUT OF 2013 AND BLESSED GOING INTO 2014. THIS WILL BE THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE UP TO THIS POINT SPIRITUALLY, RELATIONALLY, FINANCIALLY AND IN EVERY OTHER AREA.

I SAY JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD HAS COME, LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING!

Monday, November 25, 2013

#SHINE

Dear Word Alive,

I am so excited today. I am so hopeful today. My heart runneth over. I know this is the Lord's heart, and I am so happy to see that people are catching on to this concept. I got an email earlier this morning from a friend, and member of our church that has me fired up. So, with his permission, I am keeping the word alive today by sharing his email with you. This is OUR time to SHINE our Father's light, Word alive! Let's make it luminous, brilliant, magnificent...lets make it glorious!

Dear Friend or Family members,

I am sending you this email because in the past you have traditionally given me a Christmas gift. A gift that I am very grateful for and humbled that you would want to get. Because of this, I thought I would go ahead and let you know what I want this year! Yeah I know that seems pretty forward on my part, but what the heck, if you're going to take the time, and spend the money, to shop for me, you might as well get me what I want! Makes it a lot easier huh?

Truth is, I want for nothing! God has blessed me with way more than I could ever want, need or imagine. Yet for most of the world this is not the case. Hundreds of millions of people are waking up all over the world today looking straight at death because they don't have food to eat or clean water to drink. So, why not give them a gift instead!

My church, Word Alive International Outreach, has a ministry called "Project 58." The very simple purpose of this ministry is to feed those who are hungry, and get clean water to those who are thirsty. Last year Project 58 sent thousands of meals all over the world and provided 21 wells in places where there is no clean drinking water. On December 14th, I will be gathering with my church family to pack 100,000 meals to send throughout the world, to those who are hungry. You can read all about Project 58 at www.project58.com.

While at project58.com go ahead and buy my Christmas gift and be done shopping for me!! Click on the "Donate" tab and then click on the "One-Time Donation" and go through the steps to donate. Or, if you really want to show me the love, go through the simple steps of setting up a reoccurring gift!

I sure hope you are not offended by me telling you what I want for Christmas. Regardless of what you decide to do, I do hope you will take the opportunity to serve those in need and be Jesus with Skin to the hungry and thirsty! It's really what Christmas is all about!

Thursday, October 31, 2013

MONTH OF KISLEV—THE MONTH OF BENJAMIN (NOV/DEC)

Following is an excerpt from Chuck Pierce’s book “A Time to Advance.” This revelation will help you and your groups discussion during Rosh Chodesh as you prepare for the month ahead.

-Kent

Month of Kislev—The Month of Benjamin (Nov/Dec)

Kislev at a Glance

Kislev (30 or 29 days-Nov/Dec)

Feasts: The beginning of Chanukah

Alphabet: Samekh—trust, support, coming full circle

Tribe: Benjamin, the most gifted with the art of the bow; the only child born in the Promised Land, so watch Israel this month.

Characteristics:

A month to develop your warfare strategies: to have prophetic revelation for war.

A month to enter in to a new level of trust and rest

A month to declare your life experiences to be filled with tranquility and peace—ask for the rivers of life to flow

Constellation: Sagittarius (the archer)—a time to fight against empires and cultures.

Color/Stone: Multicolor (like the rainbow)/ Opal or Rainbow Jasper

Kislev is the ninth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar.

Kislev is associated with the Hebrew letter SAMEKH, which pictures trust, support, and coming full circle. We should be coming full circle in developing our trust and confidence. By examining our hearts and motives during Kislev each year, we will break up and out of old patterns of mistrust that hinder our walk with the Lord and others in our circle of influence.

The name Kislev derives from the Hebrew word for “security” and “trust.” This is the month to enter in to a new level of trust and rest.

Kislev is associated with the tribe of Benjamin, the most gifted of the tribes with the art of the bow, as you develop you warfare strategies this month, you can tap in prophetically to gain revelation concerning the war season ahead. This connects with Head of the Year so that you can start the year right.

Benjamin was also the only child born in the land of promise, so this is a month to watch Israel. Things happen during this month, which chance the course of Israel.

Kislev is associated with the constellation Sagittarius (the archer). This month is a time to fight against empires and cultures. This is a month to shoot straight and move quickly. Think of the archer, Cut your losses and move on.

I believe that if we participate in the covenant holiday of Thanksgiving we have in the United States, we will come into a new place of rest. God gives us cultural holidays to help us enter our covenant holidays, With Thanksgiving, as we pull aside and give thanks, we can regroup.

Review your support system during Kislev, including who is supporting you and who you are supporting. Consider who your friends and associates are and why you are connected with them.

Last month was the month of the flood, so this is the month of the rainbow. Examine what you have warred through in the past year to come into a place of peace. God makes a covenant with us so that we will not have to war with those things again, which was the symbolism of the rainbow. God says, “You have come through the flood and it did not overtake you. Now I will make a covenant with you that you will not war with that again” (Gen. 9:13-17 paraphrased). There are certain things every year that you want to make a spiritual locator and say, “I am not going through that again.”

In this month of tranquility and peace; even in the midst of warfare, you will have peace. Many people do not understand this aspect of warfare. This simply means that in the midst of the warfare, you are on the offensive so that you have peace in the midst of the conflict. When we get tangled up and get out of our abiding place, we get into trouble.

This is the month of dreams and night visions. Through the year the Lord has been pouring things into you, then all of the sudden He draws them out through dreams. Sometimes that is the only way He can communicate with you. You have pressed through and pressed through and then you fall asleep. That is when He can begin to stir up revelation. This is also a month to review your sleeping patterns so that you will be healthier in the year ahead.

One of my big problems came because of trauma growing up. My sleep patterns were all messed up. Most traumatized people have irregularities in their sleep patterns. Memories of the trauma came up in the night and caused me to have to stay awake. I had to go through a process of letting God heal me so I could sleep. At the same time, He was purging me of trauma.

I took a prayer journey to Vietnam; when I got back, I had a dream about a certain situation. Some dreams are just a replay of something that has happened. The Lord will replay your memories so that he can heal you. He replayed a traumatic memory in me, which I had not forgotten but had just never dealt with. I woke up soaking wet and having to deal with the trauma. Pam got up and prayed for me. She said, “Will you ever get healed so I can get a good night’s sleep? Your trauma is affecting my sleeping patterns.”

We have to deal with what God brings up during the night. Ask Him if there is anything else and go ahead and deal with what He shows you while you are awake. That way He won’t have to wake you up again.

This month is a time to let the river of God flow from your innermost being. There is a great relationship between tranquility and fullness. If we don’t relate to our inner being correctly, we cannot enter into fullness. When your river starts flowing, you can enter into your next measure. That is the whole principle of Ezekiel 47. The water starts out ankle deep, then knee deep, then waist deep, then over our heads. That is the way you should be processing revelation throughout the year. The revelation in this book is deep water. You have to process each level of revelation by swimming and deal with old traumas and issues at each level, before moving to the next.

Kislev is the month that Hanukkah begins. Hanukkah is the only holiday in the Jewish calendar, which connects two months, beginning in the month of Kislev and concluding in the month of Tevet.

The message of Hanukkah is that in the midst of destruction there is mercy. The issue with Hanukkah was that the light will not go out. In the midst of any destruction, God will find a way to impart mercy to you. No matter what aspect of destruction you are dealing with—external, internal, physical or spiritual—God has a way to impart mercy to build the future. His grace is sufficient and His love is everlasting.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

REST and the Watches of the Lord

I feel that the message we shared this past Sunday is of upmost importance. I want you to catch this notion and get in line with it because I believe that this is how we will allow the Lord to reorder our day, and get our bodies in sync with Him. We believe this is the way we can enter His many blessings, including healing and prosperity, in the midst of this hurried society we live in. Darkness will continue to cover the earth, but as Gods people, we will gain knowledge in the night to rule in the day by radiating His presence.

Our new series “R.E.S.T.” is an acronym for:

Reordering our day

Exchanging the natural for the supernatural

Sabbath cycles

The simple life

The Lord said in His word, “Keep a sharp lookout! For you do not know when I will come, at evening, at midnight, early dawn, or late day break.” (Mark 13:35-37 TLB) Because I think this is so important, I want to share with you a small excerpt from last week’s sermon so that you can have it readily available when you wake in the night, and so you are ready for the task at hand.

1. THE FIRST WATCH: The Evening Watch (6pm-9pm) or The Meditation Watch

Try to find 30 minutes you can meditate before going to bed. From your meditation, find time to release your anxieties to the Lord in prayer! This positions your spirit for the night ahead!

2. THE SECOND WATCH: The Midnight Watch (9 pm-midnight)

"At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you!" (Psalm 119:62) This is a time of thanksgiving and visitation! This is also the time when God deals with the enemies that are trying to keep us from entering His perfect plan for our lives.

3. THE THIRD WATCH: The Breaking of Day (cock crowing) Watch (midnight-3am)

Much spiritual activity happens during this time. Most spiritual dreams occur during these hours.

If you are struggling with doubt, unbelief or the direction of your life, do this watch for 21 days.

4. THE FOURTH WATCH: The Morning Watch (3am-6am)

This watch is linked with the morning light approaching and the day breaking. Most of Israel's watches in the bible were developed so that protection would be established for God's people. None was more important than the fourth watch. A lot of times the enemy would attack at first light when they could see. Thousands if not millions of spells are cast around the night hours. Many demonic ceremonies and expressions are released in the night, so rather than just tacking it up to another attack of the enemy, we should be wise to recognize the "attack of the enemy" and rely on the Holy Spirit. If we are awakened to watch a pray to counteract this activity with our prayers, we must answer!

I have great faith in this new revelation. We have already been hearing great testimonies! Make sure you tap into it as well. The Lord says, “you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13-14) What a great promise! I am claiming it for myself, for my family, and for you!

Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Prayer of Blessing/Sanctification of the Month

Birkat HaChodesh

May it be Thy will LORD, our God and God of our fathers, that You begin for us this month for good and for blessing. May you give us long life, a life of peace, a life of goodness, a life of blessing, a life of sustenance, a life of physical health, a life in which there is fear of heaven and fear of sin, a life in which there is no shame or humiliation; a life of wealth and honor, a life in which we love Torah (the Word) and fear God; a life in which the Lord fulfills the requests of our hearts for good. Amen. Selah.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Celebrating Rosh Codesh

ROSH CHODESH

Rosh Chodesh (head of the month) or for us the beginning of a new month was a very important festival in Israel and a significant event on the Jewish calendar. According to Jewish custom ‘the sanctifying’ of the New Moon was the first commandment given to Israel (Exodus 12:1, 2) after being delivered out of Egypt. The Jewish calendar being lunar (of the moon) was how all Jewish holydays and festivals were determined. It was very important that that the new moon be declared every month to determine the date of Israel’s festivals.

The first time that the waxing crescent (new) of the Moon is visible from Jerusalem marks the beginning of Rosh Chodesh (head of the month). The moon disappears into blackness at the end of each month and the reappears and grows into its fullness beginning in the new month. The moon changing from darkness to light is symbolic of our salvation and deliverance. The disappearing and reappearing of the moon are symbolic of renewal and blessings from the Lord. The word for month ‘chodesh’ is etymologically related to ‘chadash’ which means ‘new’. Rosh Chodesh teaches us that we can have new beginnings, fresh anointings, restoration and abundant blessings because of the goodness of God.

We have just left the month of September which is Tishrei on the Jewish calendar. The month of Tishrei is related with the tribe of Ephraim which means ‘fruitfulness in affliction’. Ephraim was a son of Joseph who received “a double portion inheritance” teaching us that even in our afflictions God can bless and prosper us. October which is Cheshvan on the Jewish calendar is tied to the tribe of Manasseh who was Ephraim’s older brother whose name means ‘I will forget’. These two names are indicative of the redemptive plan God had for their father Joseph. In this case one child is connected to letting go of the past and the other child with moving into the future! That is the theme of Rosh Chodesh, moving with faith and expectation for glorious things in the new month.

Rosh Chodesh is an expression of the ‘first fruits’ principle. In life there is something very special about the ‘first’! The best way to honor God is to give Him the first of everything! So at the beginning of the month celebrate by doing some of the following:

Have a meal with your family or life group
Ask the Lord to show you someone to bless
Give the first time of the day to Jesus by prayer or reading
Declare that good and glorious blessing are coming to you this month
Celebrate the joy of new beginnings!

Monday, September 23, 2013

Feast of Tabernacles Declarations

Breaking into Gods Cycles

Today I align with heaven, choose life and walk into new cycles of God’s blessing. I declare that now I am moving with the momentum of the New Year and the head waters of God’s Spirit is propelling me forward into my purpose which is God’s will. I am forgetting those things that are behind me. Mistakes, failures, bad choices, and missed opportunities which have been atoned for by the blood of Jesus. I am free now to see by faith the doors God is opening up for me in this New Year and I walk into this blessed new season under grace!

Celebrating God’s Glory

I celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles and rejoice in the Glory of God today. According to John 11:40 I confess, I believe therefore I will see the Glory of God this year. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word is God. All things are made through Him, and without Him nothing is made that is made. In Him is life, and the life is the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overtake it. Just as the word (Jesus) was made flesh and tabernacle among us I declare this year I will see the word manifest and become reality in my life. I believe the promise of Psalm 84: For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. So now I arise and shine for my light has come and God’s glory is rising up on the inside of me!

First Fruits

In faith, obedience and with a willing heart I honor The Lord as I bring him a first fruits offering knowing God loves a cheerful giver. By doing this I declare before heaven that I believe there is plenty of everything I need already provided for through the salvation of Jesus Christ. God promises me in Proverbs 3:9-10 if I honor the Lord with my possessions, and with the first fruits of all my increase; my barns shall be filled with plenty, and my vats shall overflow with new wine. I break all ties to the spirit of the world which is mammon, Satan's strategy which is lack and debt, and I align myself with heavens economy where there is more than enough. I am seeking the Kingdom of God and His righteousness therefore my God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in Glory. I am moving now into a place of abundance so that I might be a channel of God’s blessings to others. This is my season to Prosper!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Feast of Tabernacles Part II: Celebrating Firstfruits, and God's provision.

In 1 Kings 17:8-16, we come upon Elijah who instructed the poor widow to give him them last of her food (vv.11, 13), he appeared to be selfishly and arrogantly saying, “Put me first.” However, he was really demonstrating a concept that is foundational in God’s economy—put God first. Note that the promise that Elijah gave to the widow with his request in verse 14 said that if she obeyed, she would not lack food during the drought.

Dear reader, God’s ways are not our ways; His economy is not the world’s economy. When we put God first and are obedient to His Word (Matt 6:33), not only will our finances will be in order, but also we will experience God’s provision when in need!

When we give, we must give something out of our need. That is the kind that involves faith. This woman had need for herself and her family, but she gave anyway, but then God multiplied her giving back to her. Moreover, this woman gave first, which activated the miracle supply of God flowing back into her life.

This is how prosperity works. It occurs when we enter into the fullness of God’s plan for our lives. Matthew 6:33 says, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” As we celebrate the Feat of Tabernacles, this is the principle that we are following. The beginning of the month is an expression of the first fruits principle. When Israel entered the Promised Land and received their first harvest there, they were to put the first portion of that harvest in a basket and take it to God’s sanctuary. God promised if they would honor him by giving Him some of the first of all the crops they produces, He would set them high above all the nations for praise, fame and honor; and they would be a people holy to the Lord. First fruits, which is different than tithe, is a major key to living in the favor and prosperity of God.

Why? Because giving first fruits honors God as your source; it makes holy the rest of your income; it releases the fullness of God’s blessing; and it opens us to receive God’s overflowing provision.

Many complain that they don’t see much fruit in their lives, but in reality, it’s all about understanding God’s cycles, and radically changing our won mentality. I truly believe that God is positioning Himself to do miraculous things in our time. It’s in the air. It’s in the time. Yet, it is also time that we go beyond our current levels of celebration and religious ritual. WE must follow the Lord in obedience and expectancy, for he is, above all else, good and ever ready to bless us. We must also go beyond our debt mentality, and KNOW beyond knowing that that the Lord is more than capable to free us to accomplish His purposes. We must position ourselves in a multiplication mentality, and see what HE sees and not what we see in the natural. For our ways are not His ways, and our thoughts are not His thoughts! Dear reader, it’s time we break free from the claws of the spirit of Poverty. It’s time we enter into his promised blessing.

I want to invite you today to join us in our Feast of Tabernacles and Firstfruits celebration this Sunday at 9 and 11am. We are preparing to honor and worship the Lord. He is worthy.

Keeping the Word Alive,

Kent

Monday, September 16, 2013

Feast of Tabernacles

The feast of Tabernacles is the celebration of Gods glory living among His people. Do you remember that beautiful verse in John 1:1-5, 14 that says:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He was with God in the beginning. ³Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. ⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

If that doesn’t make you come undone, I don’t know what will. Seriously, read it again, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” “Through Him all things were made… the light shines in the darkness… The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us…” I get chills. He made His dwelling among us; His glory manifested on the flesh: the ultimate expression of God, the living picture of God’s holiness, a sukkah of the flesh, a magnificent spectacle of everlasting love and grace!

In Leviticus, God told His people to go out into the country side and cut down palm fonds, leafy branches and poplars and to bring them back to their homes to build tabernacles (23:40). In Hebrew, these temporary shelters (tents, or booths) are called Sukkah, and the feast that we are celebrating for seven days since Sunday, is called the Feast of Sukkot (plural for sukkah), Feast of Booths, or Feast of Tabernacles. The Israelites celebrated this to commemorate that God freed them from the enslaving hands of Egypt and that they lived in tents while in the wilderness, but more than that, they celebrated that God Himself resided on a tabernacle of His own among them, and that His glory was with them every step of the way, never forsaking them.

In the same way, we now celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles to remember God’s glory: the Word that became flesh in Jesus, and the blessings that he’s brought to our lives. In remembrance of the Lord’s goodness in the past, and the present, we gather under Sukkahs or tents of our own and we feast among friends and family, and we remember all the good things that the Lord has done for all of us. It’s time to call upon the Lord to come and dwell with us in our homes, in our lives.

God’s presence is tangible all the time, but this is a special time to catch momentum because the Feast of Tabernacles is one of the holiest feasts. In fact, it is the third of the appointed times each year to realign with him and his blessings. As the new year begins, this time is of extreme importance because it is a representation of our realignment with God and His purposes for our lives. We are breaking cycles of destruction that keep us from His blessings, and we look into the new year afresh. Leviticus 23:40 says, Rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days…” and Deuteronomy 16:14-15 instructs, “Be joyful at your feast…for the Lord your God will bless you… and your joy will be complete.” Now is the time to catch momentum into His blessings, to celebrate His goodness, and to have a fresh experience of His presence in your life.

Bless the Lord. He HAS been good to us… In a minute here, I will walk outside because I feel His call in my spirit. I need to marvel at his goodness. I need to feel His presence. I need Him... I need Him.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens with me. Marvel at His mystery, His tenderness… His power! He, whom Isaiah 40:26 says, “brings out the stary hosts one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” I know what Isaiah meant… It is because of His great Mystery that I exist; because of His great tenderness that I am the beloved; because of His great power that I AM FREE. And so are you, dear reader, so are you!

What a glorious day when love overcomes darkness. Only God could have thought of that. Be exalted, Lord. Be exalted forever!

Keeping the Word Alive,

Kent.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

10 Days of Awe, 10 days in His glory

God is intentional. That’s something else (among so many other things) to love about Him: he’s so intentional in his love, and He is always so ready to bless us. These fall feasts we are currently celebrating, and learning about, are no different. They were created to give us a pathway into his glory.

Last week we had an awesome Feast of Trumpets, in which we attended the temple, we heard the shofar blow, we worshiped, and we ate apples and honey. The feast of trumpets is meant to be an awakening to the call of the Lord. I know in my heart that we live in a day where God wants to draw us into his presence in a unique way. I truly believe this is important. This is a wakeup call to come before Him and rejoice in his presence and his blessings.

The 10 days immediately following the Feast of Trumpets are called the days of awe. This is where we find ourselves at the moment. These are days for repentance, and to turn away from whatever has got us away from Him. Yet, these days are also meant to refresh our relationship with Him so that we can experience a fresh release of His life and blessings.

During these 10 days of awe, it is important to praise God and read his word, we must also let Him reveal old cycles in our lives, and we must ask Him to reveal any sin in our lives so that we can gain victory, through His grace, to conquer it. Extended time with the Lord is imperative throughout this season. The days of awe are times specifically set by God when His Spirit is ready to meet us in uncommon ways.

This is the reason why I want to reiterate to you today the importance of catching momentum. I don’t want you to miss an opportunity, when it is so readily available. The Lord is near, let’s seek him! I want to personally invite you to our corporate prayer tonight at 6:00pm. We are preparing to meet weekly, starting today, for a short time of prayer that I believe will help us activate our faith together. All regular activities (Groups, Kidz Alive, Youth, and Celebrate Recovery) will meet at their normal time immediately afterward at 6:30pm.

“We ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will, with all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives. Then you will be able to live as the Lord wants and will always do what pleases him. Your lives will produce all kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in your knowledge of God. May you be made strong with all the strength which comes from his glorious power, so that you may be able to endure everything with patience. And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for his people in the kingdom of light.”

-Colossians 1:9-11

Keeping the Word Alive,

Kent

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Twelve Hebrew Months

The Twelve Hebrew Months

Month of Nissan-Abib (Mar/Apr)/ Linked with the Tribe of Judah
Month of Iyar (Apr/May) Linked with the Tribe of Issachar
Month of Sivan (May/June) Linked with the Tribe of Zebulun
Month of Tammuz (June/ July)/ Lined with the Tribe of Reuben
Month of Av (July/Aug)/Linked with the tribe of Simeon
Month of Elul (Aug/Sept)/ Linked with the Tribe of Gad
Month of Tisherei (Sept/Oct)/Linked with the tribe of Ephraim
Month of Cheshvan (Oct/Nov)/ Linked with the Tribe of Masasseh
Month of Kislev (Nov/Dec)/ Linked with the Tribe of Benjamin
Month of Tevet (Dec/Jan)/ Linked with the Tribe of Dan
Month of Shevat (Jan/Feb)/ Linked with the Tribe of Asher
Month of Adar (Feb/Mar)/ Linked with the Tribe of Naphtali

For more information on the Twelve Months and the Twelve tribes and a deeper study of each, please refer to the book “A Time to Advance” by Chuck Pierce. This book will be available at the Word Alive bookstore this weekend.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

A Time to Feast, a Time to Advance

Dear Word Alive,

I am so excited about this revelation in the Lord. It never ceases to amaze me the great lengths that He goes through to make sure that we do not miss the momentum that will lead us into a deeper understanding of Him, and His blessings. How awesome is the Lord?!

I have been so inspired throughout our series "Eats with Sinners," and today was not the exception. We had a great day at Word Alive today! Over 30 people made a choice for Christ, and many others found their way into a life group. That's worth a celebration!

This is such an exciting time in the Kingdom: it's the Head of the Year! So be encouraged in the Lord with me, and most of all, make sure you don't miss momentum! It is so important that we seek Him while He is near. So, if you missed service today, know that you can watch it online this week on our website, wordalive.org as well as on our Word Alive App. Also, as we prepare for Rosh Chodesh (the Head of the Month) this new year, make sure that you keep watch on new posts on my blog where I will be sharing more information with you about how the 12 tribes are are linked to the 12 months. What's more, please make sure you don't miss the next two Sunday services which will be dedicated to celebrating both the Feast of Tabernacles and First Fruits.

I'm excited, and looking up to the heavens, as I write this to you. The Lord is good, and I can't help but have great expectations for what this season has in store for us, our families, and our lives in general. Don't you? Be encouraged with me! Taste and see that He is good!

Keeping The Word Alive,
Kent Mattox

Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Head of the Year

Hey Word Alive,

It's Sunday afternoon, and I just woke up from a nap. That may not seem to be the most spiritual thing, but it sure feels good! I am so stirred up in my spirit about what The Lord is doing and wants to do in this season. This series, "Eats" has been phenomenal. We are receiving so many testimonies of changed lives. If you missed any of the series, I encourage you to go online and watch. We are entering a new season on the Hebrew calendar called Rosh hashanah, it is the Hebrew "new year" or "head of the year." The term "Head of the Year" is refers to head waters, where the strongest part of a river is located, or the crest of the wave. God has designed this time each year for us to receive revelation and spiritual momentum to move at an exponential pace toward our destinies. This Hebrew year is the year 5774, which is a picture of an open door. We believe that God is opening a new door for us this year to access healing, blessings, provision and power to move forward or cross over, if you will. To help us do this, we are having a special gathering this Wedensaday, September 4th, at 6:30pm at Word Alive. We will have a brief time of instruction and one hour of praise and worship to release our faith to God and catch the wave of momentum this year. I woke up so excited about it that I just wanted to remind you. Have a great Labor Day, and make a point to invite Jesus to any meal you eat. I will see you Wednesday.

Be Blessed,
Kent

Monday, July 15, 2013

The Covenant-Making God.

Two nights ago while spending time with my family outside there were literally thousands of stars visible, and I was reminded if the story of Abraham in Genesis 15:

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!” And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. (Genesis 15:1-6 NKJV)

I have always been blessed by this portion of scripture, but while I was re-reading it, I noticed that Abraham asked, "how will I know you will do this for me?" And it is here we see the blood covenant God made with Abraham insuring He would do what He had promised. Gen.15:10-21

I love the fact that God put Abraham to sleep while he made the covenant. God declaring His promise was based upon His ability to perform not Abraham's! The same is even more true for us as followers of Christ, but we have a better covenant!

I found a powerful scripture that said that God's will for our life is based upon our covenant with Christ and His ability to perform, and not ours.

Now, may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever, Amen. (Hebrews 13:20, 21 NKJV)

Be blessed knowing that our God is a covenant making, covenant keeping God who will, no doubt, perform everything He promises you!

-Kent

Friday, July 5, 2013

Rest and receive your miracle!

I received this message this morning, and I felt so inspired by it that I wanted to share it with you all. I hope it blesses you as much as it has blessed me.
-Kent

Rest and Receive Your Miracle

Hebrews 4:9. “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.”

In the healing of the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-16), Jesus knew that for 38 years, the man had been flat on his back, unable to do anything for himself or others, no matter how hard he struggled.

In the case of the woman oppressed with a spirit of infirmity (Luke 13:10–13), Jesus knew that the woman had been bowed over for 18 years. And in that condition, she saw very little that was beautiful in life, only the dusty ground, dirty sandals and bruised feet.

What about the man with a withered hand? (Luke 6:6–10) Jesus knew from His carpenter days how a useless hand could have easily given the man a very poor sense of self-worth.

I believe that all three of them must have struggled for so long to get back on their feet, to try to lift themselves up, to attempt to do something about their situations, only to be disappointed each time they failed. In fact, they got so frustrated with striving to get better that by the time they met Jesus, they had probably given up trying to change their situations.

It was then that Jesus came and extended His offer to turn their situations around. And when they embraced His offer, they received the miracles that they had sought for so long.

You too may have been struggling to get back on your feet, or to lift yourself out of the problem that has sorely weighed you down. You have attempted to do whatever you could, hoping that it would amount to something, but you have been frustrated time and again. My friend, God wants you to cease from all your struggling and accept the offer He extends to turn your situation around.

It is no coincidence that all three of them received their miracles on the Sabbath, the day of rest for the Jews. God’s Word says, “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” The day you cease from your own laboring and striving, and rest in the finished work of Christ, is the day you receive your miracle.

Jesus has done all the work. Whatever you need has been provided for at the cross. So just be at rest and receive your miracle!

From the Joseph Prince Ministries Daily Grace Inspirations

Sunday, June 23, 2013

I bless you with the ability to trust God.

I bless you with the ability to trust God. I bless you with experiencing your Father’s faithfulness, his faithful love toward you, for your emotions to be aware, to know, to savor, to feel, to relish the love your Father expresses toward you. I bless you with experiencing that so often that you can never doubt your Father’s love. I bless you with no anxiety in the present because God has spoken so richly in the past. I bless you with the surety of knowing He will speak again at the right time and the right place. I bless you with seeing so much of his protection that you will trust him implicitly. I bless you in the mane of your Eternal Dwelling Place.