And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
God desires for His people to be visionaries. He loves for His children to expect great things to happen as they display their faith and trust in Him. When God reveals a vision or spiritual truth to us we are to write it down plainly, so whoever sees it can read it and run with it. The Prophets saw and wrote down the vision of Christ coming to save His people. We are nearing the year's end, and we will soon celebrate the fulfillment of the Prophet's vision. I pray that the truth of Christ's coming is inscribed on your heart. I hope you will run and tell others that Christ has come and is Lord of you life. Let's make these Holidays "Holy Days", giving glory to God and expecting a fresh new vision for all who love Him.
Pastor John
Monday, November 28, 2011
Colossians 2:6 & 7
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Abounding with thanksgiving. Thanksgiving ought to be our second nature. As God's people we should take nothing for granted. So often we find ourselves so busy - too busy - to count our blessings. In fact, if we're not careful we find ourselves complaining about some things more than we thank God for the many good things. Let's count our blessings. Take time with family and friends to recall God's goodness. Take time to be thankful. Think of what a witness that will be to your unsaved loved ones. God Bless you. Pastor John
Abounding with thanksgiving. Thanksgiving ought to be our second nature. As God's people we should take nothing for granted. So often we find ourselves so busy - too busy - to count our blessings. In fact, if we're not careful we find ourselves complaining about some things more than we thank God for the many good things. Let's count our blessings. Take time with family and friends to recall God's goodness. Take time to be thankful. Think of what a witness that will be to your unsaved loved ones. God Bless you. Pastor John
Friday, November 11, 2011
Jonah 2:2
In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.
Jonah, by his own doing, found himself in total distress - - swallowed by a "great fish." He called on God, and God came to his rescue. Jonah's plight was the product of his own agenda. How many times have we called upon God to rescue us from our own actions that were not His desire for our lives? God is faithful, and it is in these times that we see His true unconditional love and patience. He delivers us from whatever has swallowed us up. He is the God of the second chance. You and I, no matter how deep we go in disobedience to God ,are never out of the reach of His forgiveness and grace. Pastor John
Jonah, by his own doing, found himself in total distress - - swallowed by a "great fish." He called on God, and God came to his rescue. Jonah's plight was the product of his own agenda. How many times have we called upon God to rescue us from our own actions that were not His desire for our lives? God is faithful, and it is in these times that we see His true unconditional love and patience. He delivers us from whatever has swallowed us up. He is the God of the second chance. You and I, no matter how deep we go in disobedience to God ,are never out of the reach of His forgiveness and grace. Pastor John
Saturday, November 5, 2011
John 6:41
The Jews then murmured at Him, because He said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
Some were looking for miracles and some were just curious as to who Jesus was. However, when Jesus told them "I am the bread which came down from heaven," they were offended and questioned His words. Even some of His own discples said, "This is a hard saying, who can hear it?" They still had questions as to Jesus' identity. They obviously were not listening when He said, "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world." Some of Jesus' teachings were so hard that "many of his disciples went back and walked no more with Him." My hope is that you will His teaching and will know Him in an even greater way. Pastor John
Some were looking for miracles and some were just curious as to who Jesus was. However, when Jesus told them "I am the bread which came down from heaven," they were offended and questioned His words. Even some of His own discples said, "This is a hard saying, who can hear it?" They still had questions as to Jesus' identity. They obviously were not listening when He said, "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world." Some of Jesus' teachings were so hard that "many of his disciples went back and walked no more with Him." My hope is that you will His teaching and will know Him in an even greater way. Pastor John
Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
What leads you? What is the driving force in your life? Is Christ moving you in His way or are you moving in your own way? Being led by the Spirit of God requires you to invest yourself into your Heavenly Father's family business. There is no other way to acquire the most powerful sense of belonging. Be led by the Holy Spirit and you'll find that you are not without blessings as God's Children. According to Romans 8:17, being led by the Spirit of God brings us into an eternal inheritance with Christ. You will find that following the Spirit's lead comes with a price, but the dividends are out of this world. Pastor John
What leads you? What is the driving force in your life? Is Christ moving you in His way or are you moving in your own way? Being led by the Spirit of God requires you to invest yourself into your Heavenly Father's family business. There is no other way to acquire the most powerful sense of belonging. Be led by the Holy Spirit and you'll find that you are not without blessings as God's Children. According to Romans 8:17, being led by the Spirit of God brings us into an eternal inheritance with Christ. You will find that following the Spirit's lead comes with a price, but the dividends are out of this world. Pastor John
Luke 10:2
Therefore He said unto them, The Harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his Harvest.
Today we have a great reason to celebrate....It's the harvest time of the year! Notice that Jesus refers to this harvest as his(God's) harvest. God's is the greatest harvest. The crops that we gather from the fields will eventually be consumed and gone, but the harvest we reap for God is eternal. There is still a greater harvest ahead. I believe we are just beginning. As we see the harvest before us, let us pray that God will use us to be fruitful and that He, as a result, will bring more new harvesters to our aid.
Pastor John
Today we have a great reason to celebrate....It's the harvest time of the year! Notice that Jesus refers to this harvest as his(God's) harvest. God's is the greatest harvest. The crops that we gather from the fields will eventually be consumed and gone, but the harvest we reap for God is eternal. There is still a greater harvest ahead. I believe we are just beginning. As we see the harvest before us, let us pray that God will use us to be fruitful and that He, as a result, will bring more new harvesters to our aid.
Pastor John
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