Pastor's Notes 10-25-2009

God has called us to continue the ministry of His Son Jesus Christ. For this to happen, Jesus Christ must be formed in us so that He can work through us. Thus, our ministry really becomes His ministry.

The miraculous process starts at our conversion. Upon accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit begins to form Christ in us. Another way of saying this is, the Holy Spirit will come upon us as He did Mary and the Holy One will be conceived in us as well. “And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35”.

It should be clear that only believers can possess true ministry. Are you a believer? If yes, is Christ being formed in you?

Please invite or bring someone to First Pentecostal with you.

Pastor's Notes 10-16-2009

The Lord always sends encouragement at the appropriate time. You can depend on His support especially when you are engaged in ministry. As I was thinking about the time and the effort it requires to prepare the weekly pastor’s notes and wondering if I should continue, I was approached by one of our readers who shared with me how much they enjoyed the pastor’s notes. The experience provided sufficient encouragement to continue.

This is a perfect example of the intervention of the Lord in supporting the individuals who dedicate themselves to His service. The Apostle Paul put it this way, Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day… Acts 26:22.

Please visit the following blog sites for more information on our church activities:

1. First Pentecostal Church blog:

www.firstpentecostalchurch.com/ablogger/activities/activities.html

2. Pastor Paul L. Brown blog:
www.firstpentecostalchurch.com/pblogger/general/blogger.html

Please invite or bring someone to First Pentecostal with you.

Pastor's Notes 10-112009

There were no responses to last week’s request for questions, comments, and/or suggestions. One of the reasons is that the postings are clear and understandable.
This is great news.

The letter “I”’ appears twice in the word ministry. It occurred to me that most of the time it takes a double effort to start any ministry. Moses, like most people, usually had an excuse as to why he was incapable to do what God had purposed for him. Isaiah 53 however describes perfectly the obedience of our example Jesus the Christ who willingly accepted His ministry to redeem us to God. Isaiah writes, “He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent: So He opened not His mouth.”

The question for you today is, “Are you another Moses?”

Please invite or bring someone to First Pentecostal with you.

Pastor's Notes 10-04-2009

I would like to go deeper in the discussion on ministry. Before I proceed,however, I would like to receive some feedback from my readers. Thepurpose is to determine how much you have learned over the past weeks.I would like you to send any questions you have to my email address:pablolbrown@gmail.com. I will answer your questions before I proceed.Please take a few minutes and let me know what you are thinking. Thankyou so much for following my weekly blog.God bless you...

Please invite or bring someone to First Pentecostal with you.