Pastor's Notes 1-24-2010

IT WORKS

Oh, how simple and effective a word of prayer can be.
All it takes is a few words from the heart, and enough faith to write it in heaven.
Prayers are weapons for battle.
For by them we can demand aid from heaven, at which angels rush to our rescue.
The windows of heaven will open at our requests, and blow life’s troubles away.
Prayer will change mankind both present and future.
The righteous live by prayer and are strong.
Life is changeable and prayer is the miracle worker with automatic changers.
Truly, it is good to pray in every deed for it works.

Paul L. Brown

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Pastor's Notes 1-17-2010

What does it means "to wait on the Lord"? Does it mean that since the Lord knows all things, then I can wait until He works things out for me?

So many believe that God will work without us making a request through prayer. This is not the case. We MUST ask the Father in the name of His Son Jesus Christ. Once a request is made, then the requestor is encouraged to wait on the Lord. I believe the process by which you or I receive an answer is through the vehicle of "ministry".

Ministry is activated by the Holy Spirit upon a willing individual who is moved to heed to the Spirit's prompting. Therefore, your ministry is essential to the answering of someone’s prayer request.

Could it be that one of the reasons why it takes a while for answered prayer is because we as individuals are dragging our feet in doing "ministry"?

Think of the individuals who have not even begun their ministries and the great number of answers to prayer requests that are waiting on those ministries.

Help us Lord!

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Pastor's Notes 1-10-2010

Happy New Year!

Our theme for 2010 is “Empowered By The Holy Spirit”. Empowered for what? Empowered to do what?

Ask yourself the following question: Did I meet the Lord's expectations in 2009?

Jesus gave us a significant command in Matthew 28:19. He said, “Go make disciples of all nations...”! Research by the Schaeffer Institute of 1000 churches found that the majority of the people in these churches were spiritually very weak. They did not know the Bible, were not involved in ministry, and were not affected by Christ as they should according to Romans 12.

Your answer to the above question may be directly related to how you answer the following questions:

1. Are you spiritually –

a.) very weak, b.) weak, c.) strong, d.) very strong, e.) no idea

2. I am a primary leader of a ministry and a secondary leader of another –

a.) yes, b.) no

3. I have surrendered my life to Christ –

a.) yes, b.) no

As we start our 21 days of praying and fasting, we have a great opportunity to make lasting changes in 2010. Holy Spirit, help us all...

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Pastor's Notes 1-3-2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR...

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