Sunday Morning Message

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Have a blessed Sunday.

Let peace be your goal.

Here are some tools to help you on your way:

Proverbs 15:1, “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Matthew 5:25, “Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him;…”

1Peter 4:8. “And above all things have fervent charity (love) among yourselves: for charity (love) shall cover the multitude of sins.”

And remember we set the tone or atmosphere wherever we are. So we walk in peace – always. We should alway have on the whole armor of God as noted in Ephesians 6:10-17. A part of this armor covers our feet. The gospel (or good news9 of peace. This peace protects and covers us – verse 15 say, “And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;”

The words we speak should be order by God, yet generate peace.

Wherever we go – we are to walk in peace. Why? Because we walk and move in love.

Even if the words we must speak are to provide correction, they should be spoken in love, under the unction of the Holy Ghost. For this is necessary medicine for the soul. It should be peacefully given, so it can be peacefully received.

So practice peace. Work on your own attitude.

As sons and daughters of the most high God, we should possess and exhibit self control (temperance). Even if we encounter negative attitudes and actions from others, this does not mean we respond in kind. Our temperance should kick in and we should fall back on a strong posture of love and peace.

Make a daily habit of mentally putting on the whole armor of God each day. After a while it will become an automatic habit. Just as normal as putting on your chosen outfit of the day.

This helps us to be prepared for whatever may come our way.

And don’t forget prayer. After you are adorned in you armor take prayer with you too (Ephesians 6:18). Praying for whoever or whatever you may face for that day.

Now you are ready. Walk in peace. Spread peace.

Have a blessed day weekend and don’t forget to find yourself in Sunday morning worship service. You soul will be blessed!

Luke 6:45, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

Have you ever taken the time to really listen to the words people speak? Not just to follow the conversation, but to really know who you are dealing with?

Have you ever really paid attention to your own words?

Many times people will call themselves one thing, but the very words they say tell a whole other story.

Many people what to live under the title of a Christian, but most of them are not Christ-like, at all.

It is time for us to do better. To be better.

It all starts with our mouth – what we say.

We have to fill our heats with God’s word. Allow his love to over shadow everything we touch or are apart of. Then we speak what he says in his word.

The words that we speak will reflect that which is within.

If God’s word says to show love to all, then speak love.

If God’s word says that we can make it through this test, then speak victory.

If God’s word says to forgive those who has trespassed against us, then speak forgiveness. Stop bringing up the wrong that was done.

If God’s word says you are healed, the speak healing.

You get the picture. We have to speak what his word says. That is if we truly believe it!

Speak what God’s word says even if your current circumstances look or seem to be in a direct contradiction. Take what God says over everything else!

This is not always easy, and it does take practice!

Many call this positive confessions, but this is so much more than that.

Positive confessions can change depending on the circumstances. But God’s word is sure, it never changes. So the truth you of his word you speak today, will be the same truth a hundred years from now.

Speaking what God says requires to you study God’s word. For how can you know what it says otherwise? 2 Timothy 2:15 tells to study to show ourselves approved unto God. By taking a few minutes every day to read a scripture or two, we are building ourselves up. We are positioning ourselves for success.

Take what you read, and by faith, apply it to your life.

For example, the Bible says to ask, and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door shall be opened (Matthew 7:7). So you find yourself putting it to the test. By faith, you begin ask God for some things. You begin to seek after him in prayer and studying. You pursue after him and follow where he leads. Then the next thing you know your journey has taken you exactly where you needed and wanted to be. You received what you asked for. You found what you needed. You walked through the of the way he made for you.

So we practice speaking what God’s word says. Even if the funds in your account are low right now. God says we walk in abundance, not lack. So we speak what God’s word says. I am rich.

The Bible says that our words have power. We are able to call those things that be not, as though they were (Romans 4:17). So we should speak life, not death. We should speak what God says rather than what our circumstances say.

And if you really want to form and shape your world – speak some things in existence. My son/daughter will graduate college and run their own company. My children will not deal with generational curses. I will lose this weight, I will have excellent credit, etc.

Say what you believe… ultimately, God gets the glory!

Have a blessed day.

1Peter 2:9, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

Have you ever asked “why me?” Or “why this?” Or anything similar?

The reason is simple – you were built to make it. You were built to survive it. You were built to tell the story!

God has uniquely called and qualified us to reach his people in a way that others cannot.

And with this call comes trials and tribulations that gives experience that allow us to preach or share the word of God effectively!

Romans 5:3-5, “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us

We learn the sureness of God’s word only through trials and troubles. We stand on God’s word through faith as we face troubles. We successfully navigate the trouble because we trusted God’s word. We can now testify that his word is true. We now have experience. As we face new troubles we pull on this experience. We search his word for encouragement and use that word to fight the enemy again. We gain even more experience.

This is the cycle of walking by faith. For the just shall live by his faith!

The Bible calls this growing from faith to faith. Our faith increases and we mature a little more in the Lord (Romans 1:17).

So as we go through our situations, don’t be discouraged. Hold your head up and know that God has built you succeed, to prosper and blossom in the midst of it. He makes a table before you in the presence of your enemies (Psalms 23:5).

And share your testimony once you come through. Trust me, someone needs to hear it. To know that if you made it, so can they.

You were made for this. This thing is not the end of you! You will thrive and prosper both spiritually and naturally.

Take a deep breath and relax. With God, you got this!!

Have a blessed day

1 Peter 1:15-16, “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

I’m going to just let this sit here in your spirit!

This is what is missing today.

In the search to be free and “do you” and “live your best life” and “just let me be great” – I could go on and on… we lost something.

We lost the integral, essential, and beautiful aspect of this walk with Christ. We forgot about being holy.

Don’t get it twisted – holiness is not about the way a person dresses or places we cannot go, or things we cannot do. It is however, an attitude, a perspective, a way of thinking, a way of approaching our daily lives.

Jesus walked in holiness every day of his earthly ministry. Yet he was still living his best life – touching and changing the lives of everyone he came in contact with.

We are instructed by God to be Christ-like. We are admonished to be holy. But somewhere along the way we changed the definition of holiness and sometimes used it as a weapon against the very people we were trying to win to Christ.

So I encourage you take a good like at the life of Jesus in 4 gospels. Get to know Jesus. See what true holiness looks like and emulate that. The bottom line – without holiness, we will not see the Lord.

This is the missing link.

However, it does not have to stay that way. It is time to find our way back to holiness so we can, indeed, live our best life. The end result – seeing Jesus’ face in peace.

Have a blessed night!

Psalms 98:4-6, “4. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5. Sing unto the LORD with the harp;
with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6. With trumpets and sound of cornet
make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.”

Oh what a blessing it is to sing praises to God – even if one does not have the skill that many appreciate or enjoy hearing!

The blessing is in knowing that our songs of praise ARE pleasing to God. So much so that in Psalm 100:2 God instructs all to serve him with gladness and come before his presence with singing. Psalms 150:6, God instructs that everything that has breath is to praise him.

I love to sing praises to God!

God is so awesome that he understood the benefits we get from singing praises to him are twofold. On on hand, and most importantly, God is lifted up and exalted in our eyes as we sing praises to him. We are able to usher his presence into our atmosphere, situation and circumstance. God is magnified and our problems and troubles are minimizing.

The second benefit is we are able to step outside of our issues and concentrate on God. This helps to change our perspective of the things we go through. What before looked like a mountain we were hard pressed to climb, now looks like a hill we can triumphantly step over.

Singing praise (to God) is truly and power tool!

In The Science Behind Singing: What Happens When We Sing?, author, Stephan Joubert states, “You may have heard that singing helps to reduce stress levels, alleviate anxiety and promote optimal mental health. …Singing is proven to release endorphins and oxytocin, which is known to stimulate feelings of trust and bonding while eliminating anxiety and depression. “

What an awesome God we serve!

So, (as the song says), hear my cry, Oh God. Attend unto my prayer. From the ends of the earth will I cry unto thee. And when my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that is higher than I, oh that is higher than I. (Psalms 61).

Singing a song of praise to God works wonders for you spiritually and mentally.

So, as you wind down for the evening, take time to sing a song of praise and meditate on the goodness of the Lord. I believe that your sleep will be so much better.

Have a blessed night!