Our Sunday night services are filled with singing and wonderfully annointed preaching. Bro. Smith sang "Put your trust in the Lord", Emily did "My God is mighty to save, He can move the mountains, shine the light out, let the whole world see..." Thank you, Emmy for your talent and how you are using it to shine a light in this dark world. All the young people in our church are so special and we love them all!
The way we pray is vitally important. Many nowadays pray to a 'god' but they might not be talking to the Lord God Jehovah. Have you seen on the news how Obama said he depends on his 'faith'? I wish he would be a little more specific. Have you heard him refer to our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus? I just wish and pray that will happen, and it can.
This is just a small portion of the sermon Sunday night.
In John 16:23-27, Jesus told His disciples the proper way to come to the Throne of God. This is so very important: Pray to the Father IN THE NAME OF JESUS! Up to now, you haven't asked in the name that is above all other names. That will get the Lord's attention. We are the children of God, believers in Christ, and the devil wants to hinder our prayers because he knows we have been given the promise of power when we pray in His mighty name. That simply terrifies Satan, and for good reason, so he tries everything he can to hinder our prayers and put doubt in our hearts. We have to believe and not doubt.
Jesus said we are to pray the Lord of the Harvest that He would send forth laborers to bring in the harvest. How often do we pray "Lord, raise up somebody to come to our lost loved ones and win them to Christ". John 15:16 says that we are chosen by God and we are ordained to go and bring forth fruit...and we can ask of the Father in my (Jesus') name and He will give it to us. We are enabled to do this work only because we are connected to the True Vine. Every part of the Body of Christ is important, functional, operational. Examble of this is the way a broken branch will keep on growing because it gets it's strength from the tree, the source.
Isaiah 59:19 ....when the enemy comes in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
When tribulation comes, people of God comes against the problem. What is a standard? It's like side rails on a pickup truck. It encloses and protects. The Holy Spirit builds a standard to keep Satan away. Is. 54:17 gives us reassurance when it says, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Praise the Lord!!! What kind of weapons are these, do you wonder? Poverty? Keep on tithing, taking the Lord at His Word: Malachi 3:10. Sickness? Keep standing firm in the truth of Jesus. Spirit of spiritual death on churches? God help us not to dry up, but keep strong through the Word of God, read John 8:31. "If you continue in my Word, then are ye my disciples indeed". To continue means that you have already started, and going in the right direction, staying and standing on God's Holy Word.
God says to His children:
Are you lonesome? Breathe out My name. Come to Me and I will be your friend.
Are you sick? Come to Me for healing.
Are you left out of things? Feeling rejected and pushed aside? Come home to Me.
By-Alice Chapin
