In my early days as a follower of Jesus Christ I was blessed to participate in a neighborhood outreach in Woodbury, New Jersey. I had never participated in a group outreach before so I was nervous but excited to see what the Lord would do in the lives we were purposing to win for Christ. Soul winning weekend was a great opportunity to witness the work of the Holy Spirit of everyone that heard the Gospel, but it was also a blessing to see how he would work in my heart as well. Specifically obeying the call to win souls for Christ.
Read MoreIn this week’s blog we will explore the concepts of being under and standing in God’s authority. First let’s consider a working definition for authority to wrap our heads and hearts around the conceptualization of walking under and in the authority of the Lord.
Read MoreI begin this week’s blog with several questions.
Do you remember in your life where you personally understood and acknowledged authority? Have you ever given any consideration to where authority comes from? Are you steadfast in, as well as standing under, the Lord’s Authority? As a young child growing up, authority got my undivided attention in the form of my grandmother aka Big Momma. I believe that she was an original member of the R.O.D. authority. (Reminder Of Discipline)
Read MoreOn Thursday January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared a decree of deliverance for 3.5 million Blacks as the nation found itself embroiled in an evil and eviscerating civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."(U.S National Archives)
Read MoreBy now I hoped that you had an exceptional day of worship during yesterday’s Resurrection Sunday. As I continue to reserve some time for rich reflection about how our Lord’s Death, Burial and Resurrection (D.B.R) aka the GOSPEL rewarded all of us who obeyed the Gospel with eternal life and absolute exemption from the second death, I continue to find myself being caught and carried away by clouds of joy! In addition to a glorious grip of gratitude. The following passages should faithfully fuel our joy as well as generate a gratitude that Glorifies and blesses God.
Read MoreFor the faithful followers of Jesus Christ, Passion week marks the most extraordinary and transcending eventful days in human history which enjoys eternal consequences. Because what you believe and do with the Lord Jesus Christ will absolutely dictate your experience in eternity.
Read MoreVictimization can take many different forms. We can experience satanic victimization which includes spiritual oppression and possession. We can experience victimization as a result of secular philosophies, principles, pressures and practices. And finally, we can experience victimization at the hands of our self as a result of fleshly strongholds and deceptive hearts. Before one can process the path of personal victory and liberate oneself from satanic, secular and self victimization, it is absolutely essential that you have personally possessed, processed, and practiced the Power of God. What does scripture say about the Power of God?
Read MoreConsider the following scenario: Last evening you elected to deviate from your routine behavior. You retired for the evening earlier than normal because you were not feeling like yourself. You sensed a few slight but not significant symptoms of what you believed to be the beginning of a cold.
Read MoreHave you ever been in a place where you believed that you had not seen God move in your life recently? Is it possible the reason you believed that to be true is due to your preoccupation with the problems you experienced including relational, financial, professional, social and physical issues? Sometimes the experience of failure and unfulfilled expectations causes us to cry out: “God, where are you?”
Read MoreBy way of introduction for this week’s blog offering I offer to you idiomatic expressions. Idiomatic expressions are a type of informal English that have a meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression. For example consider the following:
“All roads lead to Rome”: An expression meaning that many methods will lead to the same result
“One for the road”: A euphemism to refer to a final alcoholic drink consumed before departing
“Kick the can down the road”: To put off a decision or action, with the idea that the decision or action is being pushed farther along the way but will be encountered again as one continues
“Let’s get this show on the road”: An exhortation to begin something promptly
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