{"id":18858,"date":"2021-01-26T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoklahomaeagle.net\/?p=18858"},"modified":"2021-01-26T17:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:21:00","slug":"weekly-words-of-inspiration-with-pastor-anthony-l-scott-offensive-mind-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/2021\/01\/26\/weekly-words-of-inspiration-with-pastor-anthony-l-scott-offensive-mind-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Words Of Inspiration With Pastor Anthony L. Scott: OFFensive Mind Reset"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPastor Anthony L. Scott
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\n\u201cOffense wins games, Defense wins championships\u201d is a quote popularly attributed to legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant. However, the phrase is derived from a high school coach by the name of Dave Thorson who originally said, \u201cOffense sells tickets, Defense wins championships\u201d.\u00a0 With all due respect to Coaches Bryant and Thorson, we have seen in recent years a reset on all levels of football. From college to professional the emphasis is now on offense.\u00a0 Offensive aggressiveness and play calling are the rule of the day.\u00a0 We have made the pivot to offense and tickets.
\nThe term OFFensive used in relation to prayer was coined by biographer, essayist, and blogger Michele Ule who is best known for her book, Mrs. Oswald Chambers: The woman<\/em> behind the world\u2019s best-selling devotional<\/em>.\u00a0 By OFFensive, she means acting in a positive direction toward a goal.
\nFor Christians, this mind reset about prayer equates to a shift from reactionary prayer to preventive prayer.\u00a0 A mind shift from maintenance prayer to visionary prayer.\u00a0 There are things we need to pray For<\/em> and not just Against<\/em>.\u00a0 Prayer not only involves standing your ground but taking new ground.
\nOFFensive Praying is to pray both effectively and fervently according to James 5:16. OFFensive praying means to prevail and advance as found in Matthew 16:18.\u00a0 OFFensive praying is one of the most important weapons in our spiritual arsenal as written in Ephesians 6:18.
\nWhile the model prayer has become routine and an ornament for many, it is really an OFFensive prayer play called by Jesus.\u00a0 \u201cThy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.\u201d\u00a0 These are things we are told to ask for<\/em> not just pray against<\/em>. An investment in offensive along with defensive prayer is the dynamic that yields advance and victory.
\nSomewhat frustrated with His disciples, Jesus said in Luke 21:36, \u201cwatch you therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.\u201d And, in Luke 22:46, he said to them, \u201cwhy sleep you, rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.\u201d
\nLike in the game of football, real battles are won in the trenches. Winning teams are built on an offensive line that advances more than it yields to penetration.\u00a0 So, as you evaluate your prayer life, are you an offensive or defensive strategist? I encourage you to make the shift to an OFFensive Mind Reset. Pray effectively, fervently, and offensively and see what God will do on your behalf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

www.fbcnt.org Pastor Anthony L. Scott   \u201cOffense wins games, Defense wins championships\u201d is a quote popularly attributed to legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant. However, the phrase is derived from a high school coach by the name of Dave Thorson who originally said, \u201cOffense sells tickets, Defense wins championships\u201d.\u00a0 With all due respect to Coaches…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,116,103,104],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-18858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-faith","category-featured","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18858"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.willoughbyavenue.com\/eagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=18858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}