In this message, the pastor draws from the book of Isaiah\u2014first chapter 1, then chapter 53\u2014to remind his audience that every spiritual renewal must begin \u201cwith the one.\u201d He emphasizes the necessity of returning to the foundations of the faith before venturing into more advanced doctrines. Throughout his message, he moves between exhortation, judgment, and a call to inner healing, all while preparing the congregation for a major spiritual milestone expected in the year 2026.<\/p>\n
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The pastor explains that God does not want His people to jump directly to Isaiah 53, which speaks of the suffering of the Messiah, but that they must first establish the \u201cone\u201d of Isaiah 1. This chapter describes Israel\u2019s rebellion, its lack of attentiveness, and its distance from its Creator. By stressing this, the pastor shows that without a solid foundation, any attempt at spiritual advancement is likely to fail.<\/p>\n
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God accuses His people of having \u201call eyes but no ears,\u201d of having been nourished and raised, yet turning their backs on the One who formed them. He uses the image of an animal recognizing its master\u2014the ox and the donkey\u2014and affirms that the children of God do not even recognize their own Master, thus behaving as \u201cless than an animal.\u201d This metaphor is intended to awaken shame and spark awareness of collective rebellion.<\/p>\n
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The message describes the \u201cwounds, bruises, and open sores\u201d that result from disobedience: sickness, inflammation, gangrene, and even physical and spiritual death. The pastor clarifies that punishment is not solely the work of the devil; it is first God\u2019s response to a community that refuses to follow His word. He warns that if nothing changes, the fire of the end times \u201cwill consume everything.\u201d <\/p>\n
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To escape this condition, the pastor outlines three indispensable steps<\/strong>:<\/p> <\/p>\r\n1. Recognize<\/strong>: Admit the wounds and the lack of spiritual understanding. <\/p>\r\n2. Confess<\/strong>: Publicly acknowledge one\u2019s rebellion before God. <\/p>\r\n3. Be bandaged<\/strong>: Allow a \u201cdoctor of the Word\u201d (a spiritual guide) to apply the \u201cbandage\u201d\u2014prayer, Scripture, and the anointing with oil. <\/p>\r\nThis process must be followed by a firm turnaround: refusing to return to the same sins and committing to live according to divine direction. <\/p>\n <\/p>\r\n The pastor concludes his teaching by announcing that 2026 will be \u201cthe year of fire,\u201d when the fire of God will purify the people, consume the wood (human, imperfect works), and touch only the gold (works built according to God\u2019s will). He calls the congregation to offering, generosity, and personal sanctification so that every believer becomes a \u201cliving offering,\u201d ready to be refined by divine fire. The night of December 31 to January 1 is presented as the moment when the fire will fall, marking the transition into a new spiritual era.<\/p>\n <\/p>\r\n In summary, the pastor issues an urgent call to return to scriptural foundations, to acknowledge our rebellious condition, and to seek inner healing through a three-step process. He warns of the punishments already underway and the danger of spiritual death if rebellion continues. Finally, he points forward to 2026, when God\u2019s fire is expected to purify the people so they may shine like gold. The challenge is clear: listen, repent, accept divine help, and prepare for radical transformation before the announced \u201cfinal moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Winners Celebration Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,27,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-messages","category-teaching","category-winners-celebration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11887,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11881\/revisions\/11887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swanministries.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}