Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you and your family!

I want to tell you right up front that my expectation is very high today to see God move in your life in new and surprising ways this year. 

God is about to show up and show out in ways you haven’t even imagined as you come into agreement in believing and trusting His Power Promises.

God has given me a prophetic word for this year that will make your faith grow and stretch you to believe for even greater miracles than ever before.

The Lord recently spoke to me saying; 2019 will be a Year of Marvels, Wonders, and Extraordinary Manifestations of the Greatness of Our God!

Whatever you are believing God for, begin to expand your expectation. I guarantee you that God is thinking bigger than you’re asking!

I believe God is about to do something in your life that is greater than you have ever imagined.

Jeremiah 33:3 tells us to, “Call unto M e, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

One of the meanings of the term great things, is beyond the usual. Mighty here implies something unfamiliar or inexplicable, that which is unable to be explained other than it had to be something God did.

That’s what God wants to do for you in 2019! 

Do you receive it?________

Get rid of words like “that’s impossible” and “I’ve never heard of anything like that” and “no way, I can’t believe that.” Don’t limit God by your small thinking and negative words! God hasn’t quit the miracle business! He’s still the God of wonders.

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Begin to boldly declare, “2019 will be my year for Marvels, Wonders, and Extraordinary Manifestations of the Greatness of God through The Power Of The Holy Spirit in my life.”

God has repeatedly done marvelous and wondrous manifestations throughout history. His plan is to keep right on doing them in and through you if you’ll dare to mix faith and Trust (Hebrews 4:2) and Believe what He is saying in His Word. All the marvels, wonders and extraordinary manifestations of His greatness are Yours through what Christ did for you at the Cross.

I’m believing for 2019 to be marked by the extraordinary manifestations of the greatness of God through The Power Of The Holy Spirit-  For You!

So, let’s Believe, Agree and Receive together in Unity and experience All God has for us this Year- 

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The Best Is Yet To Come!

Love in His Grace, Pastor Joe.

Rise Above The Pressure

We saw God work in remarkable ways in 2018, and we give Him all the glory.

We are grateful to Him for continuing to open doors for us to help people understand the Victorious Power of the Gospel.

As we come to a close of 2018 God desires you to be more victorious than ever.

I believe God desires you to have a prosperous and successful non-frustrated life.

First Peter 5:7 instructs us to cast all of our cares and concerns on the Lord.

I know this is not always easy to do. But when the pressure is on, it is the only way to walk above the circumstances and not be buried by them.

The next time you are under pressure and you are tempted to cave in, here are some things you can do. If you follow these four simple steps, you will be able to overcome pressure instead of pressure overcoming you.

First of all Keep Your Focus on God-

Isaiah 26:3 says,You will keep him in perfect peace,

Whose mind is stayed on You,

Because he trusts in You.

Many people who encounter a crisis fail to keep their minds stayed on the Lord. They focus on the negative and only see what is going wrong. Instead of believing their situation can have a positive outcome, they begin to doubt that they will ever recover.

Focusing on the problem will never do a thing but keep you frustrated. In fact, the more you think about the problem instead of the Problem Solver, the weaker your faith becomes.

To rise above the pressure, you have to think on the right things. You must replace negative thoughts with good, scriptural positive thoughts. Doubt has to be replaced with Faith.

The Apostle Paul told the Philippians to "let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 2:5).

What was in the mind of Christ? All things are possible if you can believe (Mark 9:23). Whatever is impossible with man is possible with God (Luke 18:27).

Problems become small or great depending on the way you think about them. We see an example of this in the Book of Matthew when Peter walked on water.

On Jesus' one-word command, "Come," Peter jumped out of a boat in the face of a strong wind and walked on the choppy waves. He continued walking on the water as long as he maintained an unwavering focus on Christ. But when Peter took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at how strong the wind was, he began to sink. (See Matt. 14:25-32.)

Your success in the midst of the storms you encounter is determined by how well you control your thought life.

No one can control your thoughts but you. You determine what you think about and how you react to any given situation.

Secondly, Focus on Your Potential in God-

You probably don't realize the potential you have in God. Although you can't accomplish some things in your own strength, you can accomplish anything in God's strength.

Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, focus on the strength potential you have in Lord. Joel 3:10 says, "Let the weak say, I am strong." No matter what is surrounding you, "I am strong" needs to be your daily confession.

You've got to believe that Christ is in you. Col. 1:27.  The "Christ In You" is what is important. That's the part that will see you through any adversity.

People often ask, "How is God going to turn this situation around?" I don't know, but God does!

Instead of focusing on "how," focus on the author and finisher of your faith (see Heb. 12:2). He is the One Who can give you the ability to triumph over your circumstances.

Thirdly, Focus on What God Is Saying-

Have you ever been talking to someone and you realized they were not hearing a word you were saying? Although they were right in front of you, their mind was someplace else.

God is talking all the time. Are you listening when He is speaking? Isaiah 55:3 says, "Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live."

The main way God speaks to His children is through His Word. However, when you're under a great deal of pressure, do you run to the Word to find strength and peace? Or are you so focused on the problem that you neglect to pray and read Gods promises? The Word of God contains the answers you desperately need.

It is through prayer and meditating on the Word that God will show you what steps to take to see you through adversity.

Lastly, Focus on Speaking out loud Gods promises-

Speak out loud the life giving promises of His Word over the situation.

You have to kept your mouth shut to complaining about anything that would not glorify God or His Word. 

Psalm 105:2 says, "Talk of all His wondrous works." Speak Of His Power To Deliver! 

Throughout the Book of Psalms, you will see that the various writers “Talked” about the bigness of God. They exalt His greatness. They praised His goodness. They set an example for you and me.

Anytime you are under pressure, begin to talk about Who God is and how big He is.

Put the devil and doubt in their place and remind them that God is bigger than anything they are trying to bring about.

You may not "feel" like talking about God when you're under a lot of pressure.

But especially in times of adversity, you need to talk about the goodness and bigness of God.

As you do, you will be revived and released from the pressure that is on you.

It doesn't matter how bleak your future looks; God is bigger.

It doesn't matter what anyone says; God is able to bring you through.

As you follow these steps, you will feel the pressure lift off of you.

You'll be able to look at your circumstances with an assurance that God will see you through.

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Love in His Grace,

Pastor Joe-

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Christmas Inter Peace

Dear Friend In Christ;

I am praying you will have an amazing Christmas season. One of the many things that can be a big distraction of receiving all the blessings Of this wonderful time year is the spirit of offense- Opportunities to give into offense present themselves to everyone. No one is exempt! We all must continually guard our hearts against the temptation to become offended and harbor grudges and other negative emotions.

Where does offense come from? It comes from Satan. Ephesians 6:12 says, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

Offense is the enemy's strategy to keep us from fulfilling God's peace and ultimately can destroy us. Certainly, people can yield to Satan and cause problems. But the root of our problems in life is the devil, not people.

Now, in any competitive sport, if we truly want to win, we need a good defense. We can have a great offense, but if our defense is not strong, we won't win many games. Similarly, if we're going to win in life, we need a good defense against Satan's offense.

One of our first lines of defense against offyense is simply to realize that offenses will come. But there also are some key steps we can take to build our defenses and ensure that we're ready when those offenses show up.

One step we can take to defend ourselves against offense is to continually abide in the Word.

Psalm 119:165 says, "Great peace have those who love Your Word, and nothing causes them to stumble." This verse is talking about loving God's Word. When we do that, nothing can make us stumble and fall away from it—nothing!

Verse 105 of the same psalm reads, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." When the Word of God is in our hearts, we can see where we're going so that we won't stumble. Another verse in Psalms says, "With You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light" (Ps. 36:9). As we keep a firm hold on God's Word in our hearts, we'll see where we're going and recognize offense when it comes.

A second step we can take to build a good defense against Satan's offense is to develop the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

GALATIANS 5:22–23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

The last part of this passage says, "Against such [against these fruits of the Spirit] there is no law." In other words, when God in you has control of your life, Satan cannot gain control!

You would have to give up your position for the enemy to get a foothold and make you stumble. When you're walking in the fruit of the Spirit, you're manifesting the fruits of righteousness—the characteristics of God. And you will not be easily swayed when the temptation to be offended comes.

A third step we can take to become good "defensive players" in the game of life is to use wisdom in choosing our teammates. First Corinthians 15:33 says, "Do not be misled: 'Bad company corrupts good character.' " Proverbs 13:20

carries the same idea: "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm." The Bible is clear on this point: the company we keep will influence us for good or for evil.

When I talk about being influenced by people we associate with, I mean taking on certain aspects of their character and even some of their opinions and viewpoints. That's fine if the people we're around love God and base their lives on His Word. But it's not fine if those people are critical of others and are continually offended.

Why? Because over time—little by little—we'll begin thinking the same bitter thoughts. We'll develop an intolerant, critical attitude. And we'll find ourselves becoming offended. Just as the Word says, the "bad company" we keep will corrupt our minds, emotions, and actions. That's why it's so important to choose our teammates wisely.

A fourth step we can take to defend ourselves against offense is to keep our consciences clear. Look at what the Apostle Paul said in the Book of Acts:

ACTS 24:16 Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself [mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects] to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience, void of offense toward God and toward men.

Paul endeavored to keep his conscience clear before God and people. He diligently kept his mind under the control of his spirit by disciplining himself in spiritual things.

Like Paul, we can develop ourselves to instantly recognize and avoid things that cause us to do the opposite of what God says and grieve the Spirit of God in us. We can get to the place where we hear something such as gossip or slander, and an "alarm" will go off in our spirit warning us not to listen.

As we train ourselves in the Word, we'll become spiritually sensitive. If someone says something we shouldn't listen to, our conscience will know it and caution us. If we start to say something we shouldn't say, that voice will witness to us that we should keep quiet instead. This will help us avoid the trap of offense.

As opportunities to become offended arise over this busy Christmas season, remember to keep your defense strong. James 4:7 says, "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." When you yield to offense, you are yielding to the devil's influence, and you certainly don't have him on the run. Instead, he has you on the run.

But if you build a good defense, resisting the devil and refusing to become offended, you are yielding to God's influence. And the Bible says that when you do that, you will run the enemy off and stay in Peace-

Love in His Grace,

Pastor Joe

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Financial Blessing & Increase

My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

-Phil. 4:19

There is a law of sowing (planting)and reaping (harvesting) in both the natural and the spiritual realms. And it's a law that works! Yet from my experience, more people fail when it comes to faith for finances than for anything else. The  reason is that they're trying to exercise faith for finances, but they haven't planted any seed! They want God to bless their finances even though they haven't sown anything.

Jesus plainly states, "GIVE,and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give Unto you. For with the same measure that you measure it shall be measured to you again"(Luke 6:38).

The Bible also plainly says, "He which sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" (2 Cor. 9:6). If you want a bountiful crop, you've got to sow bountifully.

You can't reap a crop without sowing seed. You can't go out into your backyard and say, "I'm going to pick some tomatoes," if the ground hasn't been prepared and the seed sown.

The first step, then, toward getting your financial needs met is to believe and receive God’s Word as it is Written- Taking the promises and activating them by doing what it says to do.

MALACHI 3:1010 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

God said we are to bring our tithes—10 percent of our income—into the storehouse, and in return He will open up the windows of Heaven. "Prove me now on this," He said.

So just go ahead and believe and do what God said to do in the Bible in the area of finances. Pay your tithes and give your offerings. Act on God's Word in faith, and God will bless you because He's Faithful and True to His Word.

Then beyond cooperating with God's laws concerning tithing and giving offerings, be open to receive further light from His Word concerning giving to others. Also, be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, Who will very often direct you specifically to give above your Tithe to build His Kingdom.

Now don't do something just because somebody else did. Don't operate on someone else's experience. Operate on what you know the Bible says, and operate on what the Holy Spirit is saying to You.

You don't have to have any "leading" to pay tithes and give offerings. You don't need to be led to give and sow. The Bible tells you to do those things, so just do them. But when you get out beyond that, it's when you believe the Spirit of God that things happen.

Start where you are. Be faithful to believe Him at His Word by paying your tithes and giving offerings. And be a Believing Believer to the leading of the Holy Spirit when He directs you specifically to give. You can't out-give God. If you sow seeds bountifully in faith and believing His promises, you will reap an abundant harvest of blessings!

Love in His Grace, Pastor Joe-

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