Speaker 1: greet you in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior, jesus Christ, and I'm very, very happy to bring you a word titled it is time to star up.
Speaker 1: That word star is s-t-i-r.
Speaker 1: It is time to star up.
Speaker 1: Another way of putting it is to say it is time to fan your gift into a flame, and I want to read some scriptures here that bring it out.
Speaker 1: This is 2 Timothy 1, verse 6 and 7.
Speaker 1: For this reason, I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for the spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
Speaker 1: It is time to start up.
Speaker 1: Three things I want to share with you.
Speaker 1: Number one is that you are gifted.
Speaker 1: Number two, that fear is not your portion.
Speaker 1: Number three, you have an assignment.
Speaker 1: First of all, you are gifted, and let me say that everyone has a gift and that is why the Apostle Paul is reminding Timothy that he is gifted.
Speaker 1: So there is something in you and that thing is not dead.
Speaker 1: It was not deposited there to stay in a store.
Speaker 1: It was deposited there for service and you are gifted.
Speaker 1: I remind you today that you are gifted.
Speaker 1: Therefore, it is time to start up the gift.
Speaker 1: There's something in you, it is from God, it is very powerful, and the Apostle Paul, writing to the Corinthians 1 Corinthians 12 and verse 7, he says and the manifestation of the Spirit has been given to all.
Speaker 1: And so you are gifted.
Speaker 1: And today I encourage you to say I am gifted.
Speaker 1: God has put something very special inside me.
Speaker 1: But secondly, fear is not your portion.
Speaker 1: You know, timothy had a gift, but he also struggled with fear.
Speaker 1: And I know many of us struggle with fear or probably something else.
Speaker 1: And when you struggle with fear, it hinders the starting up of your gift.
Speaker 1: And so I declare to you fear is not your portion.
Speaker 1: Can you speak to the fear in your life and you say fear, you are not my portion.
Speaker 1: So, whatever it is that has covered up your gift or has stopped your gift from coming out, speak to it.
Speaker 1: Whether it's sin, you know whether it's confusion, whatever it is, just speak to it and tell it to live right now in the name of Jesus.
Speaker 1: You know, if David was afraid he could never have brought down Goliath, but because he did not allow fear to get the better of him when he looked at the giant Goliath.
Speaker 1: He brought down a big, big problem called Goliath.
Speaker 1: There is a gift in you and fear must not stop it.
Speaker 1: Fear must not stop it.
Speaker 1: And so fear is not your portion, but number three.
Speaker 1: You have an assignment Start up.
Speaker 1: You know it's time to start up because you have an assignment and this assignment has to be fulfilled.
Speaker 1: You know God has called every one of us to accomplish something.
Speaker 1: I know God has a job for you to do because the kingdom has enough work and Jesus said pray to the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers.
Speaker 1: And therefore there is a prayer already released so that you are mobilized to be a laborer in the kingdom.
Speaker 1: And the gift that you have is meant to transform the world.
Speaker 1: It is never small.
Speaker 1: It is like the boy who had fish and bread in John, chapter 6.
Speaker 1: And some people despised him.
Speaker 1: In that place they say it's only a small lad.
Speaker 1: You know this boy.
Speaker 1: He has a very small gift.
Speaker 1: What can this do to so many?
Speaker 1: And you know, this boy gave his lunch to Jesus and the lunch fed over 5,000 people.
Speaker 1: I want you to know that your gift, when released, will touch very many lives.
Speaker 1: What is that gift that you have.
Speaker 1: I'm encouraging you to release it, to start up that gift.
Speaker 1: You start it up by releasing, and so today I have reminded you that you are gifted, that fear is not your portion and that you have an assignment.
Speaker 1: And so arise and shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Speaker 1: God bless you as this is the time to start up and as you go out to serve the Lord In Jesus name.
Speaker 1: Amen.