Pastor's Blog

6/3/08
Get it all.

Joh 10:10 The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

If you feel like you deserve more out of life than you are getting I am here to tell you that you are right. Do you think that Prince William ever needs something that he can't get? No. He is the child of royalty, the entire fortune of England is at his disposal. Can I tell you that the entire fortune of the whole world is at your disposal. The Bible says that "as many as receive him, to them gave he the power to become the son's of God" and if he is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, that makes you as his child a royal heir of the Kingdom of God. He has planned for all of you to live in abundance and peace and Joy. We only have to know who He is and who we are. Once you know that you have the right to ask God for anything and you beleive that it will come to be you can receive it.
Mat 21:22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it. "

The book of Psalms says "Take delight in the Lord and he will give you your hearts desires. "
This means that he will put in your heart the desires that are edifying to you and will help you and build you up. And that he will supply the Godly desires that you have. God is so cool, he wants us to have all that we can handle. The question is........ can you handle it?

Be Blessed Pastor Jeff

4/20/08

What is Boldness?

To me boldness is knowing the authority we have given to us by God and walking in the knowledge that through him nothing is impossible. That no matter what kind of previous experiences we have had in the church setting, that we will believe God for the POSSIBLE things. Revelation: Possible things are things that we can take possession of. God told Joshua to posses the land. God is telling us now to posses the land which HE has given to us. Taking possession of joy, healing, forgiveness, meekness, hope and peace everlasting is boldness. Knowing that what GOD says is the ultimate authority for our lives and to not be shaken by the passing storms is boldness. Building YOUR HOUSE UPON THE SOLID ROCK THAT HAS STOOD STRONG SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. WE ARE NOW IN A TIME WHERE WE WILL HAVE TO STAND; EITHER FOR JESUS OR NOT THE CHOICE IS OURS. SAINTS LET US BE FILLED WITH BOLDNESS FROM ON HIGH, SO THAT WE MIGHT SET THIS WORLD A BLAZE WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST.

Pastor Stephen - Impact Children's Ministry

4/6/08

To be instant in season and out of season…

You should always be armed, not with argumentative words or even a quick answer but with patience and humility. Keeping yourself guarded against valleys from lack of prayer or word or worship will keep you instant. If an opportunity is sent your way and you’ve allowed yourself to become hardened (ill, grouchy, distracted) you could do damage not only to the other person but to yourself by disappointment. If you’ve always prayed to make a difference in someone’s life and your prayers are answered but you’ve let yourself slide the two could collide! If you have been called in an instant but you weren’t “in the zone” spiritually, you will open the door for insult, criticism, argument and offence.

Love you all,

Pastor Glenda

2/28/08 Last night at open cell Pastor Barry spoke to us about being a friend of God and what it meant to be a GOOD FRIEND. I have never really given thought as to what kind of friend that I am, other than to say that I always hoped that people thought that I was a good guy and that they wanted to be my friend. Pastor left us with three thoughts last night as we finished the meeting. (1) Has anyone, as a friend ever done something special for you? (2) What Kind of Friend are you? (3) What kind of friend do you think that God sees you as? I have to tell you that I was pretty good with the first two questions but when it came to the third one I was stopped dead in my tracks. First of all it's hard to imagine God thinking about you as a friend. Secondly, as a friend I should be protecting and caring for what is God's. I realized that our friendship has been one sided. I continually enjoy the benefits of being God's friend but I don't live up to my end of the deal. I now understand where I am failing God and his friendship, together as brothers and sisters we can fellowship, serve and honor God through two simple commandments.

Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.

Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

02/19/08 It was with great sadness that Glenda and I heard about Pastor Amy Stockstill's seemingly untimely death. Honestly, I have struggled to understand why God would choose to take someone who, together with her husband Joel, had such an incredible ministry and was touching so many lives. Roman 8:28 says "and we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." It is not for us to always know the mysteries of God, but we still have FAITH that Jesus is on the throne and that he is in control. Amy will be greatly missed and I know that Joel and the rest of her family could use our prayers. We were all praying that Amy would be healed and you can't get any more healed that she is right now. We love our brothers and sisters at Bethany and 220power and pray that God bless them with understanding and desire to continue Amy's good works.

Yours in Christ, Pastor Jeff