You're blessed when you follow his directions, doing your best to find him. [Psalm 119:2 MSG]
God's best comes to us as we live based on His revealed will for your lives. How do we find His will? We must read His Word, meditate His Word and do our very best to understand his desire for us to be like Him. After all, He made us in His own image and after His own likeness.
Pastor Winston
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Walk Steadily
You're blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by GOD. [Psalm 119:1 MSG]
It is our Lord's desire to order our steps and bring us to success in this life. Many challenges that we face are realized because we fail to walk steadily and surely on the road that God has already mapped for our lives.
Pastor Winston
It is our Lord's desire to order our steps and bring us to success in this life. Many challenges that we face are realized because we fail to walk steadily and surely on the road that God has already mapped for our lives.
Pastor Winston
Monday, December 7, 2009
An Empowered Life
"God's Way is not a matter of mere talk; it's an empowered life." [1 Corinthians 4:20 MSG]
When we are living out our faith with integrity and compassion in the world, God can use us to let others see His love and character.
Pastor Winston
When we are living out our faith with integrity and compassion in the world, God can use us to let others see His love and character.
Pastor Winston
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Called To Serve
What’s our responsibility? A gospel that is focused on just our own, our person, our family is missing an integral component. We are, as our Lord Jesus said, to serve the poor … poverty of material things and poverty of the spirit.
As citizens of the household of faith, we are called to serve. Our foremost mandate is not to assess what we don’t have, or what we can receive it must be “what can I give.” I must learn to serve by:
1. Lifting up the poor and marginalized
2. Challenging injustice
3. Rejecting the worldly values found in our culture
4. Love our neighbors as ourselves.
“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.” Psalm 82:3 KJV
Pastor Winston
As citizens of the household of faith, we are called to serve. Our foremost mandate is not to assess what we don’t have, or what we can receive it must be “what can I give.” I must learn to serve by:
1. Lifting up the poor and marginalized
2. Challenging injustice
3. Rejecting the worldly values found in our culture
4. Love our neighbors as ourselves.
“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.” Psalm 82:3 KJV
Pastor Winston
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Sanctify Us, Lord ...
Father,
“OH, THAT You would rend the heavens and that You would come down , that the mountains might quake and flow down at Your presence — … to make Your name known to Your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Your presence!” Isaiah 64:1-2 AMP
We open our hearts to you today, sanctify us by your Word O Lord, for your Word is truth. Let your glory fill the earth as the water covers the sea.
Your humble servant
“OH, THAT You would rend the heavens and that You would come down , that the mountains might quake and flow down at Your presence — … to make Your name known to Your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Your presence!” Isaiah 64:1-2 AMP
We open our hearts to you today, sanctify us by your Word O Lord, for your Word is truth. Let your glory fill the earth as the water covers the sea.
Your humble servant
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Faith Without Works
"... When will you ever learn that "believing" is useless without doing what God wants you to? Faith that does not result in good deeds is not real faith." James 2:20 TLB
In 1 Samuel 15, we see where King Saul was given specific direction from God by the Prophet Samuel. Repeatedly the King did only some of what God had wanted him to do and on one occasion he went beyond his authority and stepped into doing what was not within his authority before God and man.
Does the end justify the means? Never! In the sight of God, we must be completely open with him, obedience and openess with our heavenly Father brings a great intimacy with Him.
Pastor Winston
In 1 Samuel 15, we see where King Saul was given specific direction from God by the Prophet Samuel. Repeatedly the King did only some of what God had wanted him to do and on one occasion he went beyond his authority and stepped into doing what was not within his authority before God and man.
Does the end justify the means? Never! In the sight of God, we must be completely open with him, obedience and openess with our heavenly Father brings a great intimacy with Him.
Pastor Winston
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Speak the Truth In Love
"How painful an honest discussion can be ..?" Job 6:25 [GW]
Are you afraid of speaking the truth when faced with a personal confrontation? It is an imperative if we are growing in godly character to be open and honest with our friends, our family and ourselves. Truth makes us free and hints and suggestions only cause misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
"God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love" Ephesians 4:15 [THE MESSAGE]
Are you afraid of speaking the truth when faced with a personal confrontation? It is an imperative if we are growing in godly character to be open and honest with our friends, our family and ourselves. Truth makes us free and hints and suggestions only cause misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
"God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love" Ephesians 4:15 [THE MESSAGE]
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