GOD HAS GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR HIS CHURCH IN THIS COMING YEAR. WE ARE TO BE ABOUT OUR FATHER’S BUSINESS  AS HIS WORD TELLS US IN THE BOOK OF MARK 16

Mark 16:15-20

15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

LET US REACH THE WORLD AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL

STUDY IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL ABOUT THE FAST THAT HE DID. WE WILL START OUR YEAR OFF WITH A CORPORATE FAST FOR EACH WHO WANTS TO IN OUR CHURCH, EACH WILL CHOOSE THE WAY THEY WILL FAST,

Dan 10:1-19

10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
2 At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5 I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6 His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
7 I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; those who were with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. 8 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. 9 Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
10 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11 He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.
12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.”
15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless. 16 Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak. 17 How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”
18 Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. 19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.”
When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.”

BELIEVE GOD’S WORD FOR AN ANSWER FOR YOUR REQUEST.

Luke 1:26-38
God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”

34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”

38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

This announcement of Jesus birth was fulfilled and today we celebrate His birth. To each of us let us spend time with our family and friends by enjoying this time of the year. Let Jesus come alive in your heart by faith just as He was born on centuries ago. This is the season to celebrate.

Have a Merry Christmas

STAND IN GOD’S POWER (STRENGTH)

So you want to be a born again child of God? Remember He will help you stand in His strength.

Isa 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee,

                Garden of Eden—-man and woman

O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel,

                Formed a nation with 12 people

Fear not: for I have redeemed thee,

Why are you worried, stressed out, faint hearty, is God not the same today as He was yesterday and will be tomorrow.

 I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

You have a new name given to you by God (Lamb’s book of Life) when you accept this by faith. If you are not in spiritual battle-you need to check up and see if you have exited the straight and narrow road that leads to heaven. 

2 When thou passest through the waters, When you can’t swim-you will drown in water….waters could  be the situations that you face with the world…that’ when we should just shake off the fetters, weights, and praise Jesus.

Shake it off when our closet friends let’s us down, when our church friends talk about us-remember Jesus was rejected on all fronts.

I know what ever specific challenges may take you, I know that they are to strength you, to develop your character, cause you to persevere. To sanctify , purify, teach the benefits and disciplines of sacrifice. You will go through many trials and tests, loneliness, persecutions, times that you might want to give up.  

Just praise Him and His mercy and grace will give you joy again.God said : study my Word, if they were my promises, they will come to pass. Do not doubt my revelations. Were they not of me, then I will hinder their fulfillment, for I want your best. Thank you Jesus, praise your name.

Beginning in March 2011 we will no longer have a regular Sunday NIGHT service. We will continue to have our AWESOME Sunday morning services and classes on Wednesday night.

 Rev. Paul Rhyne and Sherrie Rhyne are our youth leaders and they are doing a fantastic job. Come and join us Sundays 10 a.m., on Wed. at 7 p.m. and you will be blessed by the Lord.