You must have Excellence of Ministry through your conduct, character, and commitment to God, yourself, and others in order to be a credible witness to others.
Your character is who you are as a person and how you are regarded as by other people that know you on a personal level. Your conduct is your character on display. Your character is manifested in your conduct. You commitment is how your character and conduct shows your integrity as a person.
Your integrity is shown when your character, conduct, and commitment has been put to the test against difficulty and has been proven. Be sure you stay steadfast, unmoveable, and unshakeable in all even when your back is up against the wall.
Just focus on 1 Peter 5:9, "Whom reist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethern that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus,afther that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, and settle you."
So when times seem hard remain stedfast and put it in God's hands and keep it in prayer.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Recognize False Prophets
There are so many false prophets that take the word of God and put their own slant on it so it sounds more pleasing to the flesh to appeal to more people. In Malachi 3:6, it says "I am the Lord, I change not, therefore ye some of Jacob are not consumed."
False profits are taking what you are taught from God and using pride and ignorance so do not allow them to spoil, beguile, or judge you based on their false teachings.
Take the time to develop your own relationship with God and beware of false prophets. They will always sugar coat anything with their own slant. They are to please the flesh by showing very little consequence and only the outcome.
They can be in the form of Christians that have back slided, sinners perpetrating as Christians, and yes even pastors, elders, bishops etc. So be very careful not to fall victim to their ploys and games.
False profits are taking what you are taught from God and using pride and ignorance so do not allow them to spoil, beguile, or judge you based on their false teachings.
Take the time to develop your own relationship with God and beware of false prophets. They will always sugar coat anything with their own slant. They are to please the flesh by showing very little consequence and only the outcome.
They can be in the form of Christians that have back slided, sinners perpetrating as Christians, and yes even pastors, elders, bishops etc. So be very careful not to fall victim to their ploys and games.
Systematic Plan for Local Church
There are so many times that people finally find their way to church only to find that they really do not know who or what the church represents and what they believe. Before you join a church there are some basic things that you need to find out and questions that you need answered.
1.What is the vision of the church? Make sure their vision is from the Bible and not the vision of the world.
2.What is the plan of the church? How do the intend to bring the vision to life? Is is according to the word of God. Do they have a systematic plan.
3.What is the motivation of the church? What is the driving force behind their vision and plan?
4.What are the obejectives and goals of the church? What is the doctrine that they teach and what is their overall goal?
1.What is the vision of the church? Make sure their vision is from the Bible and not the vision of the world.
2.What is the plan of the church? How do the intend to bring the vision to life? Is is according to the word of God. Do they have a systematic plan.
3.What is the motivation of the church? What is the driving force behind their vision and plan?
4.What are the obejectives and goals of the church? What is the doctrine that they teach and what is their overall goal?
We Must Establish the Plan of God for The Local Church
in 1 Corinthians 1-18-31 it talks about how we are to preach the word of God. Those that the world rejects, God accepts. We must accept and glorify God in our conduct, character and commitment as we continue to trust him.
For God I will live and for God I will die. We have to realize that God has given us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. The gospel is hidden from those that are lost. The plan of the local church should be preached by the pastor for the pew.
All of us are called to minister to the lost. We have been given the grace of ministry through grace. That is why it is so unbelieveably critical that you are a credible witness at all times.
Your life will either be driven by the word of God or by the Devil, God gives you the power to choose. He has already chosen you, now you must choose him.
For God I will live and for God I will die. We have to realize that God has given us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. The gospel is hidden from those that are lost. The plan of the local church should be preached by the pastor for the pew.
All of us are called to minister to the lost. We have been given the grace of ministry through grace. That is why it is so unbelieveably critical that you are a credible witness at all times.
Your life will either be driven by the word of God or by the Devil, God gives you the power to choose. He has already chosen you, now you must choose him.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Your Father is Rich
Whatever you do, do not get discouraged by the financial mess that the economy is in at this present time. I am not saying that you should not care, what I am saying is that your Father in Heaven is rich and will supply all of your needs.
Matthew 6:30 says, " But if God clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you. O ye of little faith."
Trust in God at all times. He wants the absolute best for you and as long as you continue to put your trust in Him and seek Him first at all times, He will supply all of your needs. When you start having doubts and leaning to your own understanding or the understanding of the world, problems will arise.
His blood covers all of those that are righteous and live according to his word. Do not second guess God. 2 Corinthians 8:10 says, " For if the readiness is there, it is aceptable according to what a person has ,not according to what he does not have." So just do what you can and God will supply the rest.
Remember the government and wall street of the world, and they are supposed to have problems. You have been chosen to come out of the world. Put your faith in God and not the world.
Matthew 6:30 says, " But if God clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you. O ye of little faith."
Trust in God at all times. He wants the absolute best for you and as long as you continue to put your trust in Him and seek Him first at all times, He will supply all of your needs. When you start having doubts and leaning to your own understanding or the understanding of the world, problems will arise.
His blood covers all of those that are righteous and live according to his word. Do not second guess God. 2 Corinthians 8:10 says, " For if the readiness is there, it is aceptable according to what a person has ,not according to what he does not have." So just do what you can and God will supply the rest.
Remember the government and wall street of the world, and they are supposed to have problems. You have been chosen to come out of the world. Put your faith in God and not the world.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Right In God Honors Truth
So many people saved and unsaved believe that getting into Heaven means nothing more than being a good person. Although we are supposed to be good, it takes being RIGHT with God. You have to ask yourself the following questions.
1.) Am I living righteously?
2.) Am I keeping his commandments, statues, and judgements?
3.) Am I filled with and baptized with the Holy Spirit?
4.) Am I unmovable, steadfast, unshakable, and abounding in the word of God?
5.) Am I a credible witness for Jesus?
To be righteous means that you do right by God. We know that Jesus was the only perfect man. We also know that we are not perfect. However, God wants to know that he can trust us to come to him and put him first and that when we do something that is not right by him, that we confess and repent our sins and give him the glory and honor regardless of the situation.
In John 14:21,Jesus says, " He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and i will love him and manifest Myself to him."
When you are filled with and baptized with the Holy Spirit, there are certain people, places, activities, and things that you will not involve yourself with in any fashion. You have to take your mind and put it in line with the spirit of God in order to stop carnality. In Romans 8:9-10, " But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His, and if Christ is in you the body is dead because of sin, but Spirit is life because of righteousness."
You have to remain unmovable, unshakable, steadfast, and abounding for the word of God at all times whether they are good or bad. Give God the glory. You have to check the situation at the door with God. Always look to God to give you the answer and stay right with God. Psalms 150:6, "Let everything that has breath, praise ye the Lord."
Remember that although being a good person is wonderful, there are plenty of good people that still go to hell. In order to get to Heaven, you must be a child of God.
1.) Am I living righteously?
2.) Am I keeping his commandments, statues, and judgements?
3.) Am I filled with and baptized with the Holy Spirit?
4.) Am I unmovable, steadfast, unshakable, and abounding in the word of God?
5.) Am I a credible witness for Jesus?
To be righteous means that you do right by God. We know that Jesus was the only perfect man. We also know that we are not perfect. However, God wants to know that he can trust us to come to him and put him first and that when we do something that is not right by him, that we confess and repent our sins and give him the glory and honor regardless of the situation.
In John 14:21,Jesus says, " He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and i will love him and manifest Myself to him."
When you are filled with and baptized with the Holy Spirit, there are certain people, places, activities, and things that you will not involve yourself with in any fashion. You have to take your mind and put it in line with the spirit of God in order to stop carnality. In Romans 8:9-10, " But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His, and if Christ is in you the body is dead because of sin, but Spirit is life because of righteousness."
You have to remain unmovable, unshakable, steadfast, and abounding for the word of God at all times whether they are good or bad. Give God the glory. You have to check the situation at the door with God. Always look to God to give you the answer and stay right with God. Psalms 150:6, "Let everything that has breath, praise ye the Lord."
Remember that although being a good person is wonderful, there are plenty of good people that still go to hell. In order to get to Heaven, you must be a child of God.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Let The Past Stay In The Past
It is so vitally important that once you become a new creature in Christ that you leave the past exactly where it belongs.. in the past. The worst thing that you can do is to continue to live in the past and relive what was, could have or should have been. Isaiah 43:18, "Allow God to do a new thing, it shall spring forth, shall ye not know it." How can you expect God to do a new thing if you keep are constantly stuck in the past?
Romans 8:1-2," There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." Once you come to Jesus, the devil will continually use his lies and deceit to make you think that you were better off in the world. The devil is a lie. Do not allow yourself to be beguiled, spoiled and judged. Hebrews 12:2, "Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith."
Learn from your mistakes and why you stayed in transgressions and iniquities. As soon as Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, sin was put in all of us. Therefore, God already knows that we are going to sin in some way, shape or form. What matters is that we allow the Holy Spirit to come into our lives and teach us whatever is necessary so that we don't consistently repeat the same mistake over and over.
Remember learning has not taken place until there has been a modification in behavoir. If you continue to do the same thing, you will get the same result. Therefore, when you gave your salvation you were basically saying that you tried it your way and it failed. Now that you are doing it the way of Jesus, you must do differently in order to get a different result.
Only the Holy Spirit knows our tomorrow, so we must live each and every day to the absolute fullest as we prepare for tomorrow. Learn from your past, but don't stay in the past and your today and your future will be that much brighter.
Romans 8:1-2," There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." Once you come to Jesus, the devil will continually use his lies and deceit to make you think that you were better off in the world. The devil is a lie. Do not allow yourself to be beguiled, spoiled and judged. Hebrews 12:2, "Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith."
Learn from your mistakes and why you stayed in transgressions and iniquities. As soon as Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, sin was put in all of us. Therefore, God already knows that we are going to sin in some way, shape or form. What matters is that we allow the Holy Spirit to come into our lives and teach us whatever is necessary so that we don't consistently repeat the same mistake over and over.
Remember learning has not taken place until there has been a modification in behavoir. If you continue to do the same thing, you will get the same result. Therefore, when you gave your salvation you were basically saying that you tried it your way and it failed. Now that you are doing it the way of Jesus, you must do differently in order to get a different result.
Only the Holy Spirit knows our tomorrow, so we must live each and every day to the absolute fullest as we prepare for tomorrow. Learn from your past, but don't stay in the past and your today and your future will be that much brighter.
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