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Sunday, December 30, 2018

GOD LOVES YOU AND HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR!




















God loves you and has a plan for you!
God does have a wonderful plan for your life. But for the
believer, that plan is salvation from his wrath that we justly deserve. And it
is indeed a wonderful plan — while we merited eternal punishment, God satisfied
that payment through his Son. God’s wonderful plan for our life is that we
continually surrender the evil desires of our flesh and conform more to his
image.
God’s wonderful
plan for our life is that we repent, believe in him, and fight sin through his
power. God’s wonderful plan for our life is sober-mindedness, sexual purity,
and that we “walk not as
unwise, but wise, making the most of our time because the day is evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).

God’s plan is that
he may be most glorified in us through us being satisfied in him.
As Christians we know that true happiness — the truly wonderful
life — comes from true surrender.

The Bible says, “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only
Son, [Jesus Christ], that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
eternal life” (John 3:16).
Jesus said, “I came that they may have
life and have it abundantly” — a complete life full of purpose (John
10:10).
But here’s the problem:

2.
Man is sinful and separated from God.
We have all done, thought or said bad
things, which the Bible calls “sin.” The Bible says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
(Romans 3:23).
The result of sin is death, spiritual
separation from God (Romans 6:23).

The
good news?
3.
God sent His Son to die for your sins!
Jesus died in our place so we could
live with Him in eternity.
God
demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ
died for us” (Romans 5:8).
But it didn’t end with His death on the
cross. He rose again and still lives!
“Christ died for our sins. … He was
buried. … He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures.” (1
Corinthians 15:3-4).
Jesus is the only way to God.
Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one
comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6).

4.
Would you like to receive God’s forgiveness?
We can’t earn salvation; we are saved
by God’s grace when we have faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. All you have to do
is believe you are a sinner, that Christ died for your sins, and ask His
forgiveness. He knows you and loves you. What matters to Him is the attitude of
your heart, your honesty. We suggest praying the following prayer to accept
Christ as your Savior:
“Dear
Lord Jesus,
I
know I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my
sins and rose from the dead.  I trust and follow you as my Lord and
Savior. Guide my life and help me to do your will.
In
your name, amen.”

Before every big decision, surrender to God and pursue holiness. Trust
the Lord and his promises to make your paths straight (
Proverbs 3:5–6).

GOD LOVES YOU AND HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR!




















God loves you and has a plan for you!
God does have a wonderful plan for your life. But for the
believer, that plan is salvation from his wrath that we justly deserve. And it
is indeed a wonderful plan — while we merited eternal punishment, God satisfied
that payment through his Son. God’s wonderful plan for our life is that we
continually surrender the evil desires of our flesh and conform more to his
image.
God’s wonderful
plan for our life is that we repent, believe in him, and fight sin through his
power. God’s wonderful plan for our life is sober-mindedness, sexual purity,
and that we “walk not as
unwise, but wise, making the most of our time because the day is evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16).

God’s plan is that
he may be most glorified in us through us being satisfied in him.
As Christians we know that true happiness — the truly wonderful
life — comes from true surrender.

The Bible says, “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only
Son, [Jesus Christ], that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
eternal life” (John 3:16).
Jesus said, “I came that they may have
life and have it abundantly” — a complete life full of purpose (John
10:10).
But here’s the problem:

2.
Man is sinful and separated from God.
We have all done, thought or said bad
things, which the Bible calls “sin.” The Bible says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
(Romans 3:23).
The result of sin is death, spiritual
separation from God (Romans 6:23).

The
good news?
3.
God sent His Son to die for your sins!
Jesus died in our place so we could
live with Him in eternity.
God
demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ
died for us” (Romans 5:8).
But it didn’t end with His death on the
cross. He rose again and still lives!
“Christ died for our sins. … He was
buried. … He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures.” (1
Corinthians 15:3-4).
Jesus is the only way to God.
Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one
comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6).

4.
Would you like to receive God’s forgiveness?
We can’t earn salvation; we are saved
by God’s grace when we have faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. All you have to do
is believe you are a sinner, that Christ died for your sins, and ask His
forgiveness. He knows you and loves you. What matters to Him is the attitude of
your heart, your honesty. We suggest praying the following prayer to accept
Christ as your Savior:
“Dear
Lord Jesus,
I
know I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my
sins and rose from the dead.  I trust and follow you as my Lord and
Savior. Guide my life and help me to do your will.
In
your name, amen.”

Before every big decision, surrender to God and pursue holiness. Trust
the Lord and his promises to make your paths straight (
Proverbs 3:5–6).

Sunday, December 2, 2018

SEASON OF HARVEST





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4LRH9fLlUk&feature=youtu.be



Seasons of Harvest

Psalm 35:27 declares: “Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”That means you don’t have to twist God’s arm to bless you. He delights in seeing you and all His children prosper!
Although God can give you a breakthrough anytime He wants to, the Israelites recognized the rhythm or cycles of Sowing Seeds and Reaping Harvests. They expected special blessings during the three major feast times each year—Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles.
In Exodus 23 and Leviticus 23, these feasts are described as God’s “Appointed Times”—special seasons when the Lord wants to meet with His people and bless our lives in miraculous ways. The Israelites KNEW that if they obeyed the Lord…kept His commandments…and came before Him to Sow their special offerings, they could depend on God to keep His promises to bless them with abundant Harvests.
What kind of Harvest do YOU need from God today?His Covenant Blessings aren’t just about material provision, as important as that is. He also wants to bless you with supernatural guidance…healing…protection…victory…peace of mind…better relationships…and restoration of anything the enemy has stolen.
A crucial ingredient in receiving God’s abundance is accurately seeing Him as our loving Heavenly Father. That’s why the enemy works so hard to discredit God’s integrity and faithfulness.
Perhaps you’re one of many who received a distorted view of your Heavenly Father because of negative experiences with your earthly father. If your earthly father lied to you…neglected you…abused you…abandoned you…or was stingy toward you, you may have a tendency to see God through that same distorted lens.
Seeing God Correctly
Yet Jesus taught that even “evil” earthly parents want their children to be blessed(Matthew 7:7-11).7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to the one who calls, it will be opened to him. 9 What man is there of you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?
 What parent would want their children to grow up poor, naked, uneducated, dirty, or hungry? Instead, we all want our children to grow up prosperous, well clothed, intelligent, well groomed, and well fed. How could God want anything less?

Monday, August 13, 2018

God's direction.

God's direction. GPS Get God’s Direction
Back in the old days when people were lost they had to stop and ask for directions.  Now, with smart phones and GPS we can be lost by ourselves.  With just the touch of a phone screen we can find our way back to the road we need to be on.  If only life were that easy!
Isaiah 48: 17-18: 17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you profitably, who leads you in the way you walk. 18 I wish you would look to my commandments! Then your peace was like a river, and your justice like the waves of the sea.

I often feel lost and unsure.  Am I doing what I am supposed to be doing?  Is this what God wants me to be doing?  And I admit, I’m not the kind of person that likes to stop and ask others for directions.  I don’t want other people to know that I don’t know if the path I’m on is the right one.  My pride can leave me not only feeling lost, but feeling alone.  If only I had the proper directions to keep my life running smoothly!

God our Heavenly Father, loving Counselor, peace-giving Friend, and gentle Shepherd is laden with gifts that will change our lives. However, we must be prayerfully attentive to the direction He has for usand to discern the path He has chosen from the one we have chosen for ourselves. When we follow God's will and live according to His divine plan, our perspective shifts. Our vision expands and we begin to look at life not in terms of what we can do, but what God can do through us. We soon realize that nothing can distract, destroy, discourage, disappoint or defeat us when we follow God's direction.

Asking God is not only a good place to start, it is the only place to start!I have never understood why anyone would come to me before approaching the Creator of the universe. After all, God has a blueprint plan of our lives, written in the palm of His hand. "See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me" (Isaiah 49:16).

My friends, it is possible to lock onto the goal and purpose that God has for your lifeBut it takes fervent prayer and a desire to accept His will, whatever direction that may take,to begin to see His direction. John 6:35 

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
My prayer for you today is that you will become convicted to consistently ask God for His direction in your life. When He shows the path for you to follow, then trust Him and His plan with all your heart. Charge down that path with all you've got. Pursue His will with a passion. You'll quickly find that there's no more fulfilling, peaceful, and thankful place to be in this life than soundly in the center of God's will.