Expanding Capacity for an “E-320” Year
Scripture References
Ephesians 3:20 ↗ ; 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 ↗ ; Acts 4:23-35 ↗ ; Psalm 126:1-6 ↗ ; Amos 9:13 ↗ ; Galatians 6:7-9 ↗ ; Habakkuk 2:1-3 ↗ ; Hebrews 10:29 ↗ ; Psalm 112 ↗ ; Psalm 2 ↗ ; John 3:16 ↗ ; Romans 10:9-10 ↗ ; 1 John 1:9 ↗ ; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28 ↗
Introduction
• The congregation entered 2024 under a prophetic banner given by Bishop Butler: “A year of new beginnings and a fresh start.”
• While preparing, the preacher sensed the Lord narrowing that word for this house: “For those who stand in faith, this will be an E-320 year.”
• E-320 is drawn from Ephesians 3:20 ↗ (AMP C) and describes God doing “super-abundantly, far over and above” anything we can ask or imagine—yet it is proportional to the power “at work in us.”
• The morning’s aim: enlarge spiritual capacity so God can release greater grace, resources and impact through us.
Key Points / Exposition
1. God’s Capacity Meets Our Capacity (Ephesians 3:20)
•Exceedingly-abundantly (Gk. hyper + ek + perissos): “beyond all measure, beyond all limits.”
•Limiting factor: not God’s willingness but how much of His power is “actively at work within” the believer.
•Question posed: “How big is your cup this morning?”
2. Generosity Sets Capacity (2 Corinthians 9:6-11 ↗ )
•Sowing sparingly = reaping sparingly; sowing bountifully (Gk. eulogia, “good words / praise / bestowal of good”) = reaping bountifully.
•God loves a cheerful, prompt-to-do-it giver whose heart is in the gift.
•Two-fold provision: “seed for the sower” (future) and “bread for food” (present).
•Grace = God’s ability to produce results; the Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of grace” (Heb 10:29).
•When believers become “addicted” to giving, God finances the addiction.
3. Grace Demonstrated in the Early Church (Acts 4:23-35)
•Corporate prayer, unity and Spirit-filling produced boldness, signs, wonders and “great grace.”
•Result: “Neither was there any among them that lacked.” Owners liquidated surplus property; distribution met every need—model of a supernatural economy.
4. Harvest Laws & the Shortening Gap
•Psalm 126 ↗ : sowing in tears → reaping with joy; return laden with sheaves.
•Amos 9:13 ↗ : prophetic picture of harvest overtaking sowing—time compressed.
•Galatians 6:7-9 ↗ : law of sowing & reaping; don’t faint, due season is guaranteed.
•Word for 2024: expect the lag between seed and harvest to shrink.
5. Enlarging the Cup
•Pray in the Holy Ghost (Jude 20) to “charge” the inner man.
•Daily Word intake: “Man shall not live by bread alone.”
•Write the vision (Hab 2:1-3); keep pictures of faith projects before your eyes.
•Serve—service itself is seed.
•Refuse mental “leaning” that shrinks possibility; align purpose with God’s purpose (“He pays for His plan”).
Major Lessons & Revelations
• Abundance flows to purpose: when His purpose becomes ours, supply is guaranteed.
• Grace is not abstract; it is the Holy Spirit empowering believers to do what they otherwise cannot.
• Generosity positions believers as distribution centers through which God blesses others.
• Unity and Spirit-fullness eliminate lack in a community.
• Harvest acceleration is a hallmark of this prophetic season.
Practical Application
• Identify “big and bold” requests; write them, pray them, visualize them.
• Schedule daily Spirit-led prayer; include praying in tongues to enlarge capacity.
• Give cheerfully and bountifully; ask God where/what to sow—especially into others’ faith projects.
• Serve in church ministries—service = sowing.
• Create or update a vision board (Hab 2); place faith images where you pray.
• Guard speech; speak “eulogia”—good words—over finances, projects, family.
• Track testimonies of provision; let them fuel fresh faith.
Conclusion & Call to Response
The Lord invites every believer to refuse small thinking and embrace an E-320 lifestyle—exceedingly, abundantly above. Do not shrink God to fit your present cup; enlarge the cup through faith, giving, service and Spirit-filled living. Due season is now; harvest is accelerating. Step out, stand in faith, and watch God make you a blessing.
Prayer
Father, thank You that we are anointed to minister and to receive. Enlarge our hearts, expand our capacity, and release all-sufficiency grace so that in 2024 we become true distribution centers—meeting needs, funding vision, and bringing glory to Jesus. Amen.