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Stay in the fight and don't give up,
You who have been on the battle field for the Lord , doing ministry and sounding the Trumpet...........................Hold on and Yell out.............................................................
27:13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
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4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. One of the biggest problems with the body of Christ and ministry today is the death grip of a traditional mindset , it seems that many get caught up in hearing the Gospel put out by one particular person or Minister that they have become crippled into trusting a formula or tradition rather than the Word of God.
This seems to have been the case with those in the Synagogues of Galilee Jesus had been ministering to them for some time and when they missed him for a moment, they went seeking for him not realizing that others needed to hear from him also.
One of the things that I realized reading this , was that even with the teachings from Jesus himself, “the people didn’t even realize that he often went to the desert to pray” was it wrong for them to seek him? No! But it goes to show that they didn’t know him personally!
After trying to keep him to themselves , Jesus explained to them that others cities needed to hear him also “Remember the Spirit was not yet given so they were not understanding on a spiritual level, they only saw fleshly .
It was time for him to go to other places to proclaim the kingdom of God.
(Jesus could only be at one place at that time)
People tend to think if there Preacher is not there than the Spirit of God is not either, we have got to get to the place were we can see the Spirit of God in other people in order for us to grow.
What we fail to realize is that when we get accustomed to a certain way of doing or hearing things, we can become traditional in our thinking.
If you are trying to hold or not except the gift of the Spirit in others, than maybe you are selfish and stuck in a traditional frame of Mind. The Spirit has Come. 16:6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; Jesus Christ has given us his Spirit so we can go out and do "the greater work" unfortunately for some they are to traditional minded to see the gift in others. Our Churches today have become so enamored with having Jesus all to themselves , that they hinder other ministries from going on by "Staying there hand" in other words "Staying the Spirit of the living God", We must get out of this frame of thinking and began to go forth in the Power of God.
Jesus went place to place preaching, and after he was done he left it up to us to finish.
Although we have many Churches with one person doing the Preaching we need to continue going city to city spreading the word to those that are lost.
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This is a letter I received yesterday from one of my Junior Church kids who is now a man and a Decon in that same Church, You never know what the Lord will do. Just keep on serving him!
This was over Ten years ago, he now has a wife and four Children of his own. And he is still serving the Lord!
Hey Keith It was great talking to you also, its was truly a blessing to hear that you're still on fire for the Lord and your family's doing well. If I never told you before I really appreciate everything you did for me and all the other children in the junior church as the Pastor you did an excellent job I know it wasn't easy.
I was in tears reading this , I tried to upload the photo of his family but couldn't but I pray you are encouraged!
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Hello all,
Just wanted to take the time to thank all of you who have given to
(Agape Christian Fellowship of friends) for our state to state efforts to teach small churches how to go out and win the lost, your love through giving is so appreciated and will be put to great use for the Kingdom of God.
We will be going to South Carolina in the month of August, and than to Texas, we also have more places that desire us to come and are working on the dates as we speak. Your receipts are on the way and you can use it for tax purposes.
Also anyone who has the desire to give to this great effort are welcome to do so, we don't have nearly enough for what we are trying to do, but we are trusting the Lord to touch your hearts to help us! You can go to anyone of our groups or to Acff church page and see how to go about helping, or read this:
http://www.mychurch.org/blog/216525/How-Can-One-Dollar-Reach-Millions-For-Christ
Thank you all for your help of bringing more Souls to Christ! |
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Hello all,
Just wanted to take the time to thank all of you who have given to
(Agape Christian Fellowship of friends) for our state to state efforts to teach small churches how to go out and win the lost, your love through giving is so appreciated and will be put to great use for the Kingdom of God.
We will be going to South Carolina in the month of August, and than to Texas, we also have more places that desire us to come and are working on the dates as we speak. Your receipts are on the way and you can use it for tax purposes.
Also anyone who has the desire to give to this great effort are welcome to do so, we don't have nearly enough for what we are trying to do, but we are trusting the Lord to touch your hearts to help us! You can go to anyone of our groups or to Acff church page and see how to go about helping, or read this:
http://www.mychurch.org/blog/216525/How-Can-One-Dollar-Reach-Millions-For-Christ
Thank you all for your help of bringing more Souls to Christ!
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