Don't be impatient. Wait for the Lord, and He will come and save you! Be brave, stouthearted and courageous. Yes Wait and He will help you.
David shows us in this verse that patience and courage are synonymous. God's Word often instructs us to be patient and see what He will do. We read of miraculous victories in the Old Testament when kings waited on God and He delivered them from ovewhelming odds. As we seek the will of God, we must be patient and courageous. Sometimes we might have to wield the Sword (His Word) like Jesus did in the wilderness. But it takes real courage to give everything to God and wait, with expectation, for Him to do something with it. In those waiting times we can take courage and know that He who is with us is far greater than the enemy who is against us. Pastor John
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Ephesians 3:20 and 21A
Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be Glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.... Ephesians 3:20 and 21A.
The Holy Spirit is what powers God's kingdom. All miracles and mighty works are the product of the Spirit. At Creation, God's Spirit moved, and everything - from the most distant stars to the molecules that make up our bodies - was fit into place. This was just the beginning of God's kingdom power. This same power resides in all God's born again people. This is the power that moved prophets and apostles to do great works and write God's word. This is the power that convicts us to repentance. This is the power that defeats adversaries and speaks peace to those in trouble. The baptism of this power grants us the ability to minister salvation to the world. God's kingdom power is still moving, doing wonders greater than we could imagine! The Holy Spirit is still looking for unified people through whom He can do even greater works today! We subjects of God's kingdom are recipients of this power! Pastor John
The Holy Spirit is what powers God's kingdom. All miracles and mighty works are the product of the Spirit. At Creation, God's Spirit moved, and everything - from the most distant stars to the molecules that make up our bodies - was fit into place. This was just the beginning of God's kingdom power. This same power resides in all God's born again people. This is the power that moved prophets and apostles to do great works and write God's word. This is the power that convicts us to repentance. This is the power that defeats adversaries and speaks peace to those in trouble. The baptism of this power grants us the ability to minister salvation to the world. God's kingdom power is still moving, doing wonders greater than we could imagine! The Holy Spirit is still looking for unified people through whom He can do even greater works today! We subjects of God's kingdom are recipients of this power! Pastor John
Acts 2:47b
....And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts 2:47b
The initial outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 was a powerful event. The Spirit was not new to these disciples of Christ; they had already seen the Spirit work through Christ to do great miracles. However, never before had so many been baptized with this power at one time. God's kingdom power wrought much fruit as it was manifested on the Day of Pentecost. Three-thousand were added to His Chuch as a result! This was no one-shot deal. Acts 2:47 makes it clear that this was just the beginning, for the Lord was adding to the Church daily. By Acts 4:4, 5,000 more became believers. In a short time, the Church at Jerusalem grew to at least 8,120 believers. These are the examples God has given us to encourange the growth of His Church. Let's be aggressive in pursuing lost souls for God's Kingdom. Pastor John
The initial outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 was a powerful event. The Spirit was not new to these disciples of Christ; they had already seen the Spirit work through Christ to do great miracles. However, never before had so many been baptized with this power at one time. God's kingdom power wrought much fruit as it was manifested on the Day of Pentecost. Three-thousand were added to His Chuch as a result! This was no one-shot deal. Acts 2:47 makes it clear that this was just the beginning, for the Lord was adding to the Church daily. By Acts 4:4, 5,000 more became believers. In a short time, the Church at Jerusalem grew to at least 8,120 believers. These are the examples God has given us to encourange the growth of His Church. Let's be aggressive in pursuing lost souls for God's Kingdom. Pastor John
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
The greatest truths about the love of God are found in the Book of John. It really is no wonder that Jesus' first miracle was at a wedding. It's no wonder that His love was so greatly manifested to His disciples that, just by hearing Him say "Follow me," they left everything to be with Him. It's no wonder that the broken, the lost, and the poor flocked to see Him when He was moved by compassion to minister to them. Christ performed many wonders before the people, but His greatest wonder was dying for our sins. On the cross He proved the greatest love of all; however, His wonders were not finished. He conquered death, hell and the grave, giving all who love Him in return the greatest hope - resurrection power! Jesus dies for His kingdom, exemplifying the kind of love that we all should have. This is kingdom love. Pastor John
The greatest truths about the love of God are found in the Book of John. It really is no wonder that Jesus' first miracle was at a wedding. It's no wonder that His love was so greatly manifested to His disciples that, just by hearing Him say "Follow me," they left everything to be with Him. It's no wonder that the broken, the lost, and the poor flocked to see Him when He was moved by compassion to minister to them. Christ performed many wonders before the people, but His greatest wonder was dying for our sins. On the cross He proved the greatest love of all; however, His wonders were not finished. He conquered death, hell and the grave, giving all who love Him in return the greatest hope - resurrection power! Jesus dies for His kingdom, exemplifying the kind of love that we all should have. This is kingdom love. Pastor John
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Forty times in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven, or the Kingdom of God. His kingdom is His first priority. Like every good king, his kingdom gets His full attention. Jesus describes His kingdom through His parables which speak of love, obedience, perserverance, faithfulness, honor, repentance, forgiveness, prayer, witnessing, discipleship and many more righteous subjects. He so longed for the kingdom that in the Lord's Prayer He prayed, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Jesus desires that we be kingdom people living by these kingdom principles. By seeking these principles first, all the blessings of Matthew 5 and 6 will be passed on to us. Re you a kingdom person? Are you living by His righteous principles? If so expect your life to be blessed! Pastor John
Forty times in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven, or the Kingdom of God. His kingdom is His first priority. Like every good king, his kingdom gets His full attention. Jesus describes His kingdom through His parables which speak of love, obedience, perserverance, faithfulness, honor, repentance, forgiveness, prayer, witnessing, discipleship and many more righteous subjects. He so longed for the kingdom that in the Lord's Prayer He prayed, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Jesus desires that we be kingdom people living by these kingdom principles. By seeking these principles first, all the blessings of Matthew 5 and 6 will be passed on to us. Re you a kingdom person? Are you living by His righteous principles? If so expect your life to be blessed! Pastor John
Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19:10
Jesus speaks this scripture in Luke's account of the story of Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus is the chief among Publicans and very rich according to Luke. In this story, the people who hear Jesus speak to Zacchaeus complain that Jesus would have anything to do with such a sinner. Jesus then tells them that He has come to save such sinners. To Zacchaeus Jesus says, "This day is salvation come to your house." In this story I notice that Jesus never invites Zacchaeus to church. Instead He invites himself into his house to save him. Jesus' focus is on the lost man and his family's salvation, not whether he comes to church. Today we seem to have drifted toward the notion that the lost are unchurched more than they are unsaved. Jesus told the Publican that salvation had come to his house, not his church. We must be on a quest to see the lost saved....Church attendance will follow. Pastor John
Jesus speaks this scripture in Luke's account of the story of Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus is the chief among Publicans and very rich according to Luke. In this story, the people who hear Jesus speak to Zacchaeus complain that Jesus would have anything to do with such a sinner. Jesus then tells them that He has come to save such sinners. To Zacchaeus Jesus says, "This day is salvation come to your house." In this story I notice that Jesus never invites Zacchaeus to church. Instead He invites himself into his house to save him. Jesus' focus is on the lost man and his family's salvation, not whether he comes to church. Today we seem to have drifted toward the notion that the lost are unchurched more than they are unsaved. Jesus told the Publican that salvation had come to his house, not his church. We must be on a quest to see the lost saved....Church attendance will follow. Pastor John
Joel 2:15, 16A
Blow the trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: Gather the people....
Joel's task was to call God's people to repentance. In these verses he is telling the people to get the word out, start an immediate fast and seek God for His forgiveness. He calls for all of the leaders and priests to unite in repentance. It's time for God's people today to do the same. There is great promise for the people who come together, unified in seeking God for forgiveness and the healing of their land. Joel 2:18 tells us, Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. Remember Psalm 133:3; this is where the Lord commands the blessing. We see the results of Judah's penitence in Joel 2:21. Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. Though this promise is 2,200 years old, God has not changed. He still hears the prayers of His people. Let us come together seeking Him penitently, and we will see His blessings. Pastor John
Joel's task was to call God's people to repentance. In these verses he is telling the people to get the word out, start an immediate fast and seek God for His forgiveness. He calls for all of the leaders and priests to unite in repentance. It's time for God's people today to do the same. There is great promise for the people who come together, unified in seeking God for forgiveness and the healing of their land. Joel 2:18 tells us, Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. Remember Psalm 133:3; this is where the Lord commands the blessing. We see the results of Judah's penitence in Joel 2:21. Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. Though this promise is 2,200 years old, God has not changed. He still hears the prayers of His people. Let us come together seeking Him penitently, and we will see His blessings. Pastor John
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