Will Faith Continue

“I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8

There are children in our church who have much faith. This faith goes beyond Sunday School class, they are being taught at home.

William Brinnum
Aimee McPherson

Why is God not moving the way He did in the past?

Knowlege of God is not movement of God.

Can people see Jesus inside of you, and your church?

Faith must be lived out in the lives of people

Only God can measure faith.

(When God dips his pen of love in my heart )

Looking the part does not ensure your heart

People are not led by faith anymore. In this age, we are driven about by lust.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

Matthew 17:4

Bring him to me

We need to be able to bring people into the presence of God

Smith Wigglesworth was promised an entire train.

http://www.smithwigglesworth.com/sermons/eif10.htm

God, use us to bring souls to you!

Matthew 17:19
The disciples asked, why could we not do that?

"Because of your unbelief"

Your faith is alive. You are never alone.

Discipline yourself in prayer, fasting, ect

Everybody doesn't have faith. The Bible is full of people with no faith.

Faith comes from hearing

You must act upon what God puts in your heart. Allow Holy Spirit to deal with your heart.

The cross must be heart knowlege, not just head knowlege.

Faith is like a small baby. You must tend to it. It's fragile.

Be careful how you treat your faith

Romans 12:1

Light in the Darkness

2 Corinthians 6:14 KJV

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

We are called to be in the world but not part of the world. We are called to witness to the lost but not let the lost impact us.

We must be very careful who we let influence our lives. Who influences us the most? Our closest friends. Our boyfriends and girlfriends. The people you surround yourself with have a powerful ability to help your walk with God, or hurt it.

Do your friends love God and desire His Word? Do you surround yourself with people who can teach you and encourage you in the Lord?

Be a light in this world. But be very careful not to become a part of the darkness.

Let Jesus shine through you. Love Him more and more every day. Thirst for His Word.

How? Surround yourself with Godly people! Let God increase in you daily.

The One Who Came Back

 

Luke|17:11  And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he

passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

  Luke|17:12  And as he entered into a certain village, there met him

ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

  Luke|17:13  And they lifted up ®their¯ voices, and said, Jesus,

Master, have mercy on us.

  Luke|17:14  And when he saw ®them,¯ he said unto them, Go show

yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went,

they were cleansed.

  Luke|17:15  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned

back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

  Luke|17:16  And fell down on ®his¯ face at his feet, giving him

thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

  Luke|17:17  And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?

but where ®are¯ the nine?

  Luke|17:18  There are not found that returned to give glory to God,

save this stranger.

  Luke|17:19  And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath

made thee whole.

Here in this setting of scripture Jesus was passing on ordinary day through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.  There in a certain village, he met ten lepers which stood afar off. I’m so thankful I didn’t have to stand afar off like these ten lepers. Jesus couldn’t catch my sin disease of leprosy; he was the cure for my disease. Notice next they lifted up their voices and said Jesus, master have mercy on us.  I believe these lepers were not asking for sympathy they needed Jesus to change their life. They were tired of the lifestyle they were living. They lived in a time was not a lot of medical science going on no hospital or clinics as we know today. They just knew to say Jesus, Master have mercy on us. They were desperate for the touch of the master.  And he saw them. Jesus sees us were ever we are at, we just have to lift up our voice and cry Jesus, Master have mercy on me.  He told them to go and shew themselves unto the priest. And as they went they were cleansed. These lepers were obedient to what the master said, they went.  Then notice what happen one of them saw that he was healed turned back and with a loud voice glorified God.Oh if the church of the living God would publicize what Christ has cleansed us from, let the body of Christ not hide what the Master has cleansed us from. The one leper fell down on his face at Jesus feet giving him thanks. He took time to turn around stop everything he was doing just to give thanks. Jesus I give u thanks this Thanksgiving season let me join the millions over time to turn around and glorify you. I want to fall at your feet and worship you for all you’ve done in my life.  I was just like those lepers, one day Jesus passed by and I lifted up my voice and said Jesus Master have mercy on m!

    

Genuine Love by Sister Norma Miles

It is very easy to tell your children, grandchildren, and family members you know, and even others you have come to know, that you love them. People think that to tell someone you don’t know that you love them is bizzar! How can you love someone you don’t know? The same would go for the question of how you can love God if you don’t know Him. When you are born again with the spirit of God dwelling in your heart, you can love as Christ loved. You are able to say “I love you” with the honesty that comes from the heart, and you are able to show love and compassion, even to those who seem unlovable!

John 13:34 

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Before Christ left the Disciples, He would give them a new commandment. They were to love each other the way Christ intended for us to love one another. Loving one another promotes the gospel, and people see the God that dwells in our hearts and a genuine love in the body of Christ. When we don’t have love for one another, then people really wonder who sincere, and reject the love that is demonstrated by those that ARE sincere!

To love those as God loved is to love and know God.  Have you ever told someone you didn’t know on a personal level you love them, and you automatically feel that spirit of rejection towards you, and get no response, or they act like they didn’t hear you?

That is exactly the way God feels when we don’t allow the love of God to rule and reign in our hearts, so that we can demonstrate the true love of God towards others.

1 John 4:7-8 

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

So if we have the love of God in our hearts, we can love all who cross our path, whether we know them or not! Because of the spirit of the Lord that dwells in our hearts, when we are born again of God’s Spirit. We can look through the eyes of God and say, “I love you!”

Turn Around by Sister Betty Richardson

Luke 19:10  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

When a sinner sins, he willfully sins. That same sinner can willfully turn to Jesus, leaving sin behind him.  Salvation means that  a  man turns to Jesus. Every man was made with the power of choice to turn. Come unto me. He that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.  As soon as man turns, Jesus is there. Jesus finds him. The cross is the answer for the most desperate sinner on this Earth. Are you being held by the power of the devil? You have the power to turn around. When you turn to Jesus, He has the power to set you free. Quick! Hurry! Turn around! Jesus is coming soon!

The Butterfly

1 Corinthians 3:6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

There is a theory in the science world called the “butterfly effect.” This theory says that the slight movement of the butterfly’s wings can affect the atmosphere in a series of motions that can lead to big results. Example? They claim that a butterfly flapping its wings can cause swirls of wind, that leads to other swirls of wind, and hundreds of miles away, it can lead to a violent storm.

So what am I getting at? Do you ever feel like you are just a tiny, insignificant creature in a giant universe, and nothing you are doing is changing anything, anywhere? Do you feel like you pour into someone day in and day out, pray for them, fast for them, believe God for them, and never see any results? I’m telling you, don’t get disheartened. You are working for the Kingdom of God, and you are sowing those seeds to the kingdom. You may not see the results. The results of your prayers may happen hundreds of miles away. Or even in another country. But God is taking notice.

I remember at Christmas one year, we had a Christmas party for the children. We had them all write a short note on a slip of paper for each person there, and put it in a bag to be picked up at the end of the party. When it was over, we were so exhausted, and still had to clean up. We were really just scraping bottom, if you know what I mean. I started reading the notes in my bag, and came across one, and I felt the presence of God come over me. It was like God Himself wrote it. What did it say?

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

One of the children had written this on my paper. But what an encouragement. Keep going! Keep doing! Keep praying! You may not see the results, but they are there!

My Redeemer Liveth

Continually I have spoken to the reader concerning Christ crucified,who is the great hope of the guilty; but it is our wisdom to remember that our Lord has risen from the dead and lives eternally. You are not asked to trust in a dead Jesus,but in One who, though He died for our sins,has risen again for our justification. You may go to Jesus at once as to a living and present friend. He is not a mere memory,but a continually existent Person who will hear your prayers and answer them. He lives on purpose to carry on the work for which He once laid down His life. He is interceding for sinners at the right hand of the Father,and for this reason He is able to save them to the uttermost who come unto God by Him. Come and try this living Saviour,if you have never done so before.

Charles Spurgeon

God's Desire

Psalms 27:8   

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Do you set your heart to seek His face every day? Do you focus on Him? Do you long to come closer to Him? To be drawn? His eyes are fixed on you.  He wants you. He’s come for you. He wants all of you. Not just one day a week. Not just one hour a day. He longs to completely take you over, that you are not yourself anymore.

2 Corinthians_5:17   

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Become a new creature in Him. Let Him totally, completely, immediately take you over. Let Him change you.  Cry out to Him today! Change me, O God! Make me hungry. Make me thirst. Create a desire in me that cannot be explained.

He wants to show you His beauty, His glory. Focus on Him.  Spend time lying before Him in worship.  More of You, and less of me, God! The cry of my heart, is more of You. Let me be the fragrance of God on Earth.

He is calling out right now. Yield to His voice, and answer His call. Listen to His heart. Learn to worship Him. Learn to love Him more and more every day. Answer His call today. He longs for you. He loves you. He desires you.

Salty Children

Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

We the church of Jesus Christ are called to be the salt. We are to be the fragrance of God on Earth. We ARE the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But how well are we representing the King whom we serve? Is He proud to see the life we are living? Are we reaching out to the lost, the poor, the broken, the same way He would, the same way He did, on Earth?

Jesus never had a selfish moment. Jesus was always about His Father’s business. And we are called to “walk even as He walked.”

It’s time for us to put aside all of our selfish ambitions, our dreams and desires. Put off that old man, and begin to walk in the Spirit of the Living God!

Instead of being separate, called out, and chosen, it seems to me that most of those who call themselves the church, are only in it for what it can benefit them. SELFISH!

Child of God, lets get back to the place where we can be that salt that God has called us to be. I want to bring Him glory. And I am sure you do to!

Dear Heavenly Father,
Forgive us for not being the salty children you have called us to be.
Make us hungry for more. Make us thirst for you like never before.
I pray that you would anoint us, to make others desire You.
Its all about You, Jesus. Let every word we speak point to You.
Let every action, though, attitude, and desire, point to You, Jesus!