CHURCH PICNIC - FAMOUS LAST WORDS of PAUL pt. 3
April 6, 2025

FAMOUS LAST WORDS of PAUL pt. 3 “HONOR UNLOCKS HEAVEN”

“Open Heaven” is an unhindered flow!

  • Revelation Flows – Clarity comes. Downloads come. Strategy is released.
  • Angelic Movement Increases – Do not be surprised when strange alignments,
    sudden favor, and divine meetings begin to occur.
  • Miracles Manifest – Healings. Provision. Breakthroughs.
    Under an open heaven, the supernatural becomes natural.
  • Acceleration Hits – What took years now takes days.
    Time bends under the weight of His glory.

“HONOR BRINGS HEAVEN”

GOD IS CONNECTING PEOPLE TODAY AND RESTORING VISION.
Honor is about access.

Some believers are living under closed skies because we have let a spirit of dishonor slip in the back door.

Genesis 2:18 (NLT) It is not good for man to be alone.
GOD HATES LONELINESS!
Community is God’s answer to loneliness.

God created 2 groups:

  • Physical Family
  • Spiritual Family

1 Peter 2:17 (KJV)
17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the King.

HONOR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THEY DESERVE,
BUT WHAT WE ARE WILLING TO GIVE.

HONOR is a GIFT WE GIVE as we HONOR THE HOLY SPIRIT inside of someone and trust GOD to work on them with HIS POWER.

~ RESPECT IS EARNED. ~
~ HONOR IS GIVEN. ~

Giving honor to someone, especially when they do not deserve it, allows God’s compassion to invade our hearts so we can see others like God does.

Matthew 13:57 - 58 (KJV)
57
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

  • Dishonor does not just disrespect the vessel — it shuts down the flow.
    No honor, no power.
  • Honor makes room for heaven to move. Dishonor closes the door.

2 Kings 4:8 - 36 Speaks of a woman who literally “made a room” for the prophet when he came to town to honor him.

  • HER HONOR WAS LITERALLY MAKING ROOM FOR THE MIRACULOUS.
  • She was barren - HER HONOR brought a miracle to her belly.
  • HER MIRACLE SON DIED - SHE TOOK HIS BODY BACK TO THE ROOM!
  • SHE KNEW SHE HAD SOWN HONOR…SO I EXPECT TO WALK IN THE MIRACULOUS!

Romans 12:10 - 12
10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

A CLEAR indication that you are allowing Jesus to change you, is how you honor those who you disagree with.

HONOR COMES FROM VALUING PEOPLE
IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACTUALLY VALUE PEOPLE because GOD VALUES THEM then HONORING comes naturally.

Love the BROTHERHOOD = You Cannot Say You Love God and Hate His Kids.
Love Bears With the Broken
John Mark - the same John Mark that left Paul in the middle of a missionary trip.
(Acts 13:13).
Paul said, “I don’t want anything to do with him!” (Acts 15:38).
He split from Barnabas over it.
At the end of his life — Paul says, “Bring Mark. He is profitable.
Real love forgives. Love sees people beyond their worst moment.
You cannot love the brotherhood and hold grudges at the same time.

Love Honors Those Who Sow
Priscilla and Aquila
These two were not loud, flashy, or famous — but they were faithful. They sowed. They supported. They showed up. They prayed. They picked up the chairs. They covered Paul in the background. That is loving the brotherhood — not for applause, but for the cause.

Love Stands With You in the Fire
LUKE
When everybody else dipped, Luke stayed. He was on the shipwreck. In the prison.
In the storm. In the silence. This was ride or die love.
The people who survive hell with you become family on a whole other level.
Honor the ones who stayed when you had nothing but vision and pain.

“…FEAR GOD…” = to deeply respect.
The fear of the Lord is about how FAR YOU STRETCH YOUR HANDS OUT in HELPING.
It is YARA spelled Y od, R esh and A leph.

Yod is actually the word for hand and represents the complete power of God.
In its Semitic root to fear the Lord was to take the hand of God.
To fear the Lord is to accept His power, His love and His heart.

Resh which represents the head, the leadership or authority, Christ.
To fear the Lord means to accept God’s leadership.

Aleph which represents unity, and oneness with God.
It is about how you DO TASKS (hand); How you talk.

Resh - his authority, not what I feel or think and how you treat people.
Aleph - unity, oneness. I treat as God treats.

When you truly fear God, your life shows it — horizontally and vertically.

1 John 4:20 NLT
20
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer,[c] that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?

Scripture links it clearly:
If you fear God, you will honor all people and love the brethren.
THEN OPEN HEAVEN WILL HAPPEN IN THOSE ATMOSPHERES.

The Fear of God Is not Just About Awe — It is About

  • To fear God is to be aligned with His nature.
  • He is holy. He is just. He is merciful. He is love.

If you truly fear Him, your life begins to reflect His character.
That reverence reshapes how we see and treat others.

  • We start valuing what He values.
  • God places deep value on every soul.

The fear of God aligns your heart with His.

GOD IS is LOVE and because He is love

  • You cannot fear Him and walk in hate.
  • You cannot revere Him and despise His creation.
  • You cannot worship Him and dishonor the people made in His image.

Fear God
Honor People
Love Deeply
Live Holy

THERE IS AN OPEN HEAVEN and LIMITATIONS ARE BEING LIFTED.
IN ORDER TO KEEP WALKING IN IT WE MUST MAKE A DECISION:

  • TO HONOR
  • TO LOVE
  • BE IN AWE OF GOD.

Let us invest in each other, knowing that it is the people — their hearts, their souls — that matter most to God.