Impartation Service

Finding your voice

Saturday opened with an encouragement to make sure attendees didn’t leave unless they got what they came for! Morgan said that God is not only the author but the finisher--He is not done yet!!

The stirring worship set consisted of songs that reminded everyone of how God redeems, restores and turns what the enemy meant for evil into good. 

Pastor Judy talked about how “undignified” birthing can be. How you have to reach deep down for strength-- you have to get to a point where you have to push through--and you will let out a groan, a yell, a scream that matches the energy exerted and you will deliver! This perfectly set up the message the Lord laid on Kaylee for this conference.

All weekend, she had been peppering throughout the worship sessions the phrase, “Your voice matters. Raise your voice.”

Today, she shared her personal testimony and where that idea was birthed in her own life. 

Although she was raised in a Christian home and had no childhood trauma, at the tender age of eight, she was gripped with terrifying panic attacks, anxiety and depression.They started after a particularly vivid dream where she encountered a large snake in her bed that crawled into her body.  She recounted how she would cling to her mother in times of panic attacks and her mom would sometimes even cancel travel plans to stay home with her instead of traveling. This season is where the idea of “pray until” was birthed in Pastor Judy’s ministry. During this season, people all over the world were praying for her healing and deliverance.

One day, in the throes of another overwhelming encounter with unrelenting fear, she was begging her mother for help. In a strong moment of clarity and spiritual discernment, her mother said, “Kaylee, this is not my battle. The enemy is after you. You have to take authority over this yourself. This is not going to happen because of my voice. You have to speak it out. This is only going to break when you take authority with your own voice..your mouth!”

Kaylee recalled that she didn’t know how. She didn’t know what to do. She also noted that there is a difference between compassion and pity. Compassion will say this pit isn’t made for you! It will feel for your condition, but will also tell you the truth and help you climb out. Pity will feel sorry for you, but will not offer hope. It will leave you in your broken condition. Pity lets you stay trapped. Her mother had compassion on her when she spoke truth to her. 

Her mother told her, “Kaylee--just say the name of Jesus.”

She began to speak it, first quietly, then something rose up on the inside. The intensity rose with a feeling that was swelling inside her. She began to say with authority, “In the name of JESUS! I don’t know where you came from, or what you’re trying to do to me, but I come at you in the name of JESUS.”

The truth will set you free!! Your voice matters.

2 Chronicles 20 tells the story of Jehosophat. He was surrounded by the enemy. Absolutely terrified. Unsure of what to do. He begged the Lord for guidance. He ordered a fast. He prayed. He was still afraid, even after he knew what God had done in the past. He prays a beautiful prayer recounting all the ways God had met their needs in the past and ends with “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you” Scripture tells us in vs 17 that the Lord responded, “Do not be discouraged..the battle is not yours, but Gods. You will not even need to fight, watch the Lord's hand..He is with you.” Jehoshaphat responded in worship. He determined that when they went into battle the next day the singers would go before the army, praising the Lord for his holiness and splendor. 

Kaylee connected her message--Your Voice Matters--to 2 Chronicles 20:21-24

They praised the Lord in the middle of the war. Before they ever went to battle, they raised their voices and declared the goodness of God. They sang, “Give thanks to the Lord, for his mercy endures forever.” The Bible tells us that at the very moment they began to sing, the Lord caused confusion in the enemy camp and they turned on each other. So much so, that when the army of Judah arrived, they only saw dead bodies in the camp as far as they could see.

Before she transitioned the microphone to Morgan Daye, she asked, “Can you thank Him in the middle of your pain, in the middle of your depression, in the middle of your circumstances?? Give thanks to the Lord!! The army of Judah gave a sacrifice of praise in the middle of their pain, their fear, their battle. Lift your voice!! Take authority with your own mouth--I can’t do it for you!! I want you to get your voice back!”

The crowd stood on their feet with shouts of agreement and praise as she concluded her message.

The Glory of the Lord

Morgan Daye took the stage and shared a vision the Lord gave her. She described it as representing the church. She saw a group of people w/ locked arms. They were lost in the dark, it was so foggy, they were taking a single step at a time.Yet, they were in complete unity. As a group, they came upon a huge gate, so tall that they had to tip their heads all the way back to see the small sign at the top. The sign said “Glory days.” The Lord impressed on her that this was a gate that the church had not come out of but one they had yet to enter into. 

“I believe the best days--the Glory days--are ahead of us, not behind us” 

Growing up in a church where she saw signs and wonders, Morgan has often wondered and asked the Lord, “Why aren’t we seeing those kinds of signs today?” And she said that when she wonders that, she feels the Lord asking her right back. 

She makes the point that the examples of outpouring in church history were always preceded by unity, “So, we honor God for what he has done, but He’s not done. There’s more!” 

2 Corinthians 3:7-11NLT (bold type and italics used for emphasis)

 The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. 8 Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life? 9 If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way, which makes us right with God! 10 In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way. 11 So if the old way, which has been replaced, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new, which remains forever!

Sometimes we look at those outpourings of the past and we would never imagine or ask for more. But this scripture instructs us that we can ask for and experience a far greater glory than even Moses experienced--and he literally walked with God!! 

This same passage goes on to say in the next verse: 

12 Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold. 

Not only can we ask for more--for greater glory--but we can ask with boldness. 

We have incredible access to more of God, but everyday it is wasted. Moses couldn’t even imagine the access we have been granted. When he encountered God, He had to hide in the cleft of the rock and cover his face yet 2 Cor 3:18 tells us:

18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

We can see and reflect the Glory of God, no veil! And the Spirit is transforming us with every encounter to be more and more like him…from glory to glory. 

Truly, we have unlimited access. Comparison, complaining, jealousy, intimidation and other hindrances stand in the way of unity and unity is the key to the outpouring, the Glory that we seek and is promised to us. 

We won’t get through the gate--experience the fresh glory of God--unless we are walking in unity. We need to walk in unity. Our battle is not against flesh and blood. Fight for unity. Put away offense. Followers of Jesus don’t have the luxury to be offended. 

Morgan explained in the vision she had, that there was darkness, difficulty, stumbling and uncertain steps, a fight for unity in direction and the temptation to stop pushing ahead. There is often a time and space between a word or promise and fulfillment. Sometimes we wonder, “Is this ever going to happen??” She exhorted the crowd, “Don’t die at the gate. Don’t give up before you reach fulfillment.” In recalling her vision, she realized, “I was on the threshold. I was right at the gate..I can’t stop now.”

The encouragement to us all is not to let all the work and effort you’ve expended in the race go to waste. Don’t stop now. You can’t quit now. The Apostle Paul put it this way, “I focus on this one thing, forgetting the past and focusing on what is ahead. I press on.” (Phil 3:13)

When Morgan had this vision and was impressed with the message, “Don’t die at the gate,” she thought of the prophet Elijah. We are familiar with Elijah’s story. As the prophet of the Lord, he told the evil King Ahab that it would not rain and it did not rain again until Elijah said that it would. After three years of drought, Elijah holds a contest on Mt. Carmel. King Ahab and all the prophets of Baal are there appealing to their god to come burn up their sacrifice. All day they called out, even cutting themselves to appeal to their god. Elijah mocked them, “Maybe your god is napping. Maybe he is relieving himself. Maybe you need to yell louder.” After a time, Elijah rebuilt the altar of the Lord, poured water in the trench and on the sacrifice (WATER--in a drought!) and then he prayed. The fire of God consumed the sacrifice, the altar and licked up all the water too. After this, he slaughters the prophets of Baal and then taunts the king, “I think I hear rain coming.” He goes to intercede until the rain comes and then outran the King's chariot all the way to the entrance (the gate) of Jezreel. (1 Kings 18)

These are not the actions of a timid man, yet when the evil Queen Jezebel hears of his slaughter of her prophets, she threatens his life. Instead of crossing into Jezreel, Elijah runs for his life. He listened to the threat of the enemy and it caused such discouragement that he literally thought it might be better if was dead. 

The enemy doesn’t want us to go through the gate. He will do all he can to prevent you from crossing the threshold. He will distract and divide. He will cause discouragement and disillusionment. He will beat down your endurance. He will threaten and intimidate you. But you do not have to listen. The enemy doesn’t want you to enter the gate. 

In 2 Kings 9, Jehu--from the next generation of anointed leaders--steps through the gate and kills Jezebel. Don’t leave a mess behind for the next generation to clean up. Step into your appointment and boldly fulfill what God has called you to! Don’t leave a ‘Jezebel’ for your kids to take care of. 

Victory is on the other side. We have access and authority, but we let the devil and his minions threaten and intimidate us. Don’t let him derail you from walking in victory and experiencing the glory that God has revealed to us. 

Don’t stop at the threshold. Don’t delay at the gate. The Bible say in Isaiah 62:10: 

Pass through, pass through the gates!

    Prepare the way for the people.

Build up, build up the highway!

    Remove the stones.

Raise a banner for the nations.

By walking in obedience, you are preparing a way for others to follow. You are setting an example and paving a way for those coming behind you.

Morgan challenged the crowd, “By faith..walk through this impartation tunnel with the expectation that God will take you to your next level. You will be empowered to storm the gates. You will not quit, you will not stop, you won’t give up.”

The service ended with a prayer “impartation tunnel” where the ladies were called forward generation by generation. A powerful move of the Holy Spirit was evident in the room and atmosphere as the altar was filled with women hungry for the Glory of God to be evident in their lives.