November 28, 2011, 8:30 am service ~ Bishop George Davis
--> Malachi 3: 8-
- "Barraca" = an "enablement" for victory
--> Deuteronomy 8:18- God will bless the work of your hands!
* Wealth is not just limited to monetary status; wealth can include having the ability to produce ideas
--> Isaiah 58:3- God is not reactionary; when we face problems, God has already placed an answer
- live life by Design not by Default
--> Psalm 34:8-
- in the midst of listening to God, He will direct you away from famine, etc .
--> Genesis 11:26-
*when you don't trust God, you tend to take your own route (out of fear) to solve your lack, which often times leads to more lack
**Question: How many times do we settle in a place where God doesn't tell us to go for fear of never eventually making it??
**The safest place in the world is in the center of the will of God! b/c that's where your prosperity is! That's where your health is! That's where the angels of the Lord are protecting you!
(God promises to bless you if you obey him! )
- some of those who are the most fearful in the world are the wealthy
* If you learn to trust in God, He will take you from glory to glory b/c if you learn to trust God in the good times, you'll be able to stand when famine comes..
--> Genesis 26:1-6; 12
When God blesses you in the middle of famine, it's not just for you but also for those around you to see how great God is!
Friday, December 30, 2011
"I Will Rejoice!"
November 12, 2011
~11:00 am service, Bishop George Davis
--> Psalm 118: 17-
*vs 24: "I will rejoice!" - Your rejoicing is your personal choice
- It's easy to rejoice when someone just put a million dollar check in your mailbox! But by faith, we ought to rejoice in the promises of God.
- rejoice = to be joyous; happy in the possession of
--> 2 Corinthians 6:1 -
*We should rejoice because we are living in the day of salvation; "the Dispensation of Grace"
- Jesus has purchased righteousness for us --> every day we should wake up and on purpose rejoice! Where you don't need a natural reason to be happy
*There's power that happens when you rejoice--> it will release the answer you're in need of, the hurt you want to rid yourself of, etc.
--> John 16: 20 -
- The day of salvation was unleashed when Jesus rose from the grave
*In that day, you won't need for Jesus to go to the father for you anymore. Jesus is the mediator, but it's by his blood! God's wrath has been softened by the blood of Jesus Christ. Meaning you don't need a bishop, pastor, etc to speak to God on your behalf!
-Jesus says your joy will be full!
ex: light comes on when gas tank is low. (look at it spiritually, in terms of your joy level) : you know when your light is on when..
- you're irritable - negative - fatigued for no reason at all, etc
BUT, when you joy is on high, you're in the same situation but you look at it differently.
--> Isaiah 61: 1-
*Own your own happiness because when you wait for the situation to get better on its own, you have just surrendered your joy to the enemy. You've basically just told him," you know, whenever you're ready/tired of send sickness and disease, etc on my family i'd greatly appreciate it.."
*You have to make up in your mind that you're not going to be sad anymore! --> You have to yield to the anointing of joy!
To those who are grieving: If you have lost a loved one, it's okay to shed a tear or two every now and then. But don't allow the enemy to take away your ability to live. Love them by honoring them, but let go of the grief! *Put on your praise for God! b/c you can't be depressed while you're praising God at the same time! You can't be angry, or sad, etc. while you're praising God!
1 kings 1:18-
The Devil loves to take the negative things in our life to keep us in our grief. You have to resist the spirit of heaviness.
(a merry heart does good like a medicine!)
-try laughing on purpose sometimes. Not because something is funny, but just laugh. Or smile. You can start to feel better if you want to
*Don't wait on the spirit to act first, but on purpose praise god and worship by faith and he will add on to you..
~11:00 am service, Bishop George Davis
--> Psalm 118: 17-
*vs 24: "I will rejoice!" - Your rejoicing is your personal choice
- It's easy to rejoice when someone just put a million dollar check in your mailbox! But by faith, we ought to rejoice in the promises of God.
- rejoice = to be joyous; happy in the possession of
--> 2 Corinthians 6:1 -
*We should rejoice because we are living in the day of salvation; "the Dispensation of Grace"
- Jesus has purchased righteousness for us --> every day we should wake up and on purpose rejoice! Where you don't need a natural reason to be happy
*There's power that happens when you rejoice--> it will release the answer you're in need of, the hurt you want to rid yourself of, etc.
--> John 16: 20 -
- The day of salvation was unleashed when Jesus rose from the grave
*In that day, you won't need for Jesus to go to the father for you anymore. Jesus is the mediator, but it's by his blood! God's wrath has been softened by the blood of Jesus Christ. Meaning you don't need a bishop, pastor, etc to speak to God on your behalf!
-Jesus says your joy will be full!
ex: light comes on when gas tank is low. (look at it spiritually, in terms of your joy level) : you know when your light is on when..
- you're irritable - negative - fatigued for no reason at all, etc
BUT, when you joy is on high, you're in the same situation but you look at it differently.
--> Isaiah 61: 1-
*Own your own happiness because when you wait for the situation to get better on its own, you have just surrendered your joy to the enemy. You've basically just told him," you know, whenever you're ready/tired of send sickness and disease, etc on my family i'd greatly appreciate it.."
*You have to make up in your mind that you're not going to be sad anymore! --> You have to yield to the anointing of joy!
To those who are grieving: If you have lost a loved one, it's okay to shed a tear or two every now and then. But don't allow the enemy to take away your ability to live. Love them by honoring them, but let go of the grief! *Put on your praise for God! b/c you can't be depressed while you're praising God at the same time! You can't be angry, or sad, etc. while you're praising God!
1 kings 1:18-
The Devil loves to take the negative things in our life to keep us in our grief. You have to resist the spirit of heaviness.
(a merry heart does good like a medicine!)
-try laughing on purpose sometimes. Not because something is funny, but just laugh. Or smile. You can start to feel better if you want to
*Don't wait on the spirit to act first, but on purpose praise god and worship by faith and he will add on to you..
"Committed to Kingdom Business" ~assist. pastor Robert Brooks
Luke 2: 49- 52 (Jesus is preaching in the church)
- God has created so intrinsic in value, that the world be lost had it not existed. (his kingdom)
--> Isaiah 1:19-
*God is commanding us to be steadfast, immovable in our purpose/ assignment that He has given to us. God is requiring your faithfulness
"Faithfulness" = your dependability to be where you're supposed to be
--> The heart to be there, even when you don't always want to be = "loyalty"
*loyalty is important in winning souls over to God --> your faithfulness + loyalty = tied to someone else's salvation.
"committed" = to pledge to an assignment
*Question: How much more committed to our assignment for God will/ should we be than the commitments we have OUTSIDE of God?
--> we try to please the people around us (i.e you're committed to your spouse/gf/bf, or your sports teams, and ministry obligations in the church, etc) but how much MORE will you be committed to God??
~How to Stay Committed ~
1) Understand the standard or core concept of the company..
*We have to be just as dogmatic, if not more dogmatic about our faith as other people are about other religions! (i.e Islam, etc)
2) Commit your heart to the business
- what you do does have an impact on someone else's life! (everyone is leading someone!)
3) Embrace your privilege to represent the kingdom!
- we have to go harder for what we know and believe!
1 Sam. 30
4) you must be willing to put your agenda on the back burner
*loyalty requires submission. Submission equates to your attitude to a certain extent
- 1 John 5:30
- 1 Kings 19:
*It's not about you all the time!
- 2 Kings 2: 2-
- Stay committed to what God told you to do, even when it's hard ( vs 10-11 "cried.." )
analogy: family business. The parents passed the business down to the children --> God gave us access to the kingdom
5) Find your niche in the family business
--> Ephesians 4:14-16
*Everyone has a part to play. Everyone has gifts, talents, and passions (*16)
--> there's an anointing on your life to do it!
*There's times when we don't want to do, but God says "I could have gotten someone else but i wanted you.."
-->Jeremiah 1:
*anything God asks you to do, God will prepare you for it. If you feel like you were not prepared, it may be because it has already been done.
- In those times, remind yourself that you're committed to Him!! Remind yourself of those many times you told God, "if you just get me out of this one, i'll change.." Unlike us, God doesn't change His mind.
6) Be spirit-controlled rather than flesh-dominated!
* Galatians 5: 14- 26 (Walk by the spirit and not by the flesh)
7) Stay on course at all costs!
--> 1 Samuel 24:2-
- If a parent gives the family business to their children, they want them to handle it right. We have the kingdom of God as an inheritance! So we must place it of some value to us because it's powerful!
- When things start to look grey, we have to remind ourselves of the time when god sent you there, telling you to do it, because it was ordained. That means there is another side to your obstacle.
- God has created so intrinsic in value, that the world be lost had it not existed. (his kingdom)
--> Isaiah 1:19-
*God is commanding us to be steadfast, immovable in our purpose/ assignment that He has given to us. God is requiring your faithfulness
"Faithfulness" = your dependability to be where you're supposed to be
--> The heart to be there, even when you don't always want to be = "loyalty"
*loyalty is important in winning souls over to God --> your faithfulness + loyalty = tied to someone else's salvation.
"committed" = to pledge to an assignment
*Question: How much more committed to our assignment for God will/ should we be than the commitments we have OUTSIDE of God?
--> we try to please the people around us (i.e you're committed to your spouse/gf/bf, or your sports teams, and ministry obligations in the church, etc) but how much MORE will you be committed to God??
~How to Stay Committed ~
1) Understand the standard or core concept of the company..
*We have to be just as dogmatic, if not more dogmatic about our faith as other people are about other religions! (i.e Islam, etc)
2) Commit your heart to the business
- what you do does have an impact on someone else's life! (everyone is leading someone!)
3) Embrace your privilege to represent the kingdom!
- we have to go harder for what we know and believe!
1 Sam. 30
4) you must be willing to put your agenda on the back burner
*loyalty requires submission. Submission equates to your attitude to a certain extent
- 1 John 5:30
- 1 Kings 19:
*It's not about you all the time!
- 2 Kings 2: 2-
- Stay committed to what God told you to do, even when it's hard ( vs 10-11 "cried.." )
analogy: family business. The parents passed the business down to the children --> God gave us access to the kingdom
5) Find your niche in the family business
--> Ephesians 4:14-16
*Everyone has a part to play. Everyone has gifts, talents, and passions (*16)
--> there's an anointing on your life to do it!
*There's times when we don't want to do, but God says "I could have gotten someone else but i wanted you.."
-->Jeremiah 1:
*anything God asks you to do, God will prepare you for it. If you feel like you were not prepared, it may be because it has already been done.
- In those times, remind yourself that you're committed to Him!! Remind yourself of those many times you told God, "if you just get me out of this one, i'll change.." Unlike us, God doesn't change His mind.
6) Be spirit-controlled rather than flesh-dominated!
* Galatians 5: 14- 26 (Walk by the spirit and not by the flesh)
7) Stay on course at all costs!
--> 1 Samuel 24:2-
- If a parent gives the family business to their children, they want them to handle it right. We have the kingdom of God as an inheritance! So we must place it of some value to us because it's powerful!
- When things start to look grey, we have to remind ourselves of the time when god sent you there, telling you to do it, because it was ordained. That means there is another side to your obstacle.
"In spite of Imperfection"
November 04, 2011 ~ Edge! Lifted Service
~Pastor Brandon
--> Philippians 1:
Question: What has God started in you?
- He's changed your heart so that you can honestly say that Jesus is your Lord and Savior
*There's no such thing as a perfect person
- Just because you're not perfect doesn't mean God hasn't done a marvelous work in you!
--> Do you know how long it takes to craft a masterpiece?
*God isn't done crafting you yet- it isn't in your hands! Allow God to shape you.
--> Jeremiah 18:1-
- spoiled = corrupted, decayed, ruined, injured, "rotted" --> God touches dirty things and makes them whole again! *He doesn't even bother putting on gloves! He touches and restores the things in our lives that no one else wants to deal with. *Your problem/ sin, etc is no match for the power of God!!
~Pastor Brandon
--> Philippians 1:
Question: What has God started in you?
- He's changed your heart so that you can honestly say that Jesus is your Lord and Savior
*There's no such thing as a perfect person
- Just because you're not perfect doesn't mean God hasn't done a marvelous work in you!
--> Do you know how long it takes to craft a masterpiece?
*God isn't done crafting you yet- it isn't in your hands! Allow God to shape you.
--> Jeremiah 18:1-
- spoiled = corrupted, decayed, ruined, injured, "rotted" --> God touches dirty things and makes them whole again! *He doesn't even bother putting on gloves! He touches and restores the things in our lives that no one else wants to deal with. *Your problem/ sin, etc is no match for the power of God!!
[untitled] Friday Lifted Service
October 28, 2011
~ Pastor Brandon
Isaiah 61: 1-
- poor = those in need of the gospel --> the gospel means you don't have to be broken anymore!
- "broken-hearted" = a shattered/ crushed heart
- when you live for Jesus, He makes you whole again!
- everyday when your eyes pop open, you should be convicted of all the things you did the night before because it's only by the grace of God that you're alive to even see that new morning!
*He didn't just die on the cross to save you from hell, but to break the bondage of sin in our lives. --> We don't have to sin anymore!
- your mentality reflects how important Jesus is to you. Do you see Jesus and think,"Lord, I'm yours. Take me." or do you think, "Lord God i don't want to go to hell when I die!" Jesus is more than just a press pass into Heaven!
"Life without Jesus is like an un-sharpened pencil- it has no point." ~Pastor Brandon
**Q: How badly do you want him??
- Will you let your pride or friends keep you from Him? (b/c friends won't be who you face on judgement day!)
~ Pastor Brandon
Isaiah 61: 1-
- poor = those in need of the gospel --> the gospel means you don't have to be broken anymore!
- "broken-hearted" = a shattered/ crushed heart
- when you live for Jesus, He makes you whole again!
- everyday when your eyes pop open, you should be convicted of all the things you did the night before because it's only by the grace of God that you're alive to even see that new morning!
*He didn't just die on the cross to save you from hell, but to break the bondage of sin in our lives. --> We don't have to sin anymore!
- your mentality reflects how important Jesus is to you. Do you see Jesus and think,"Lord, I'm yours. Take me." or do you think, "Lord God i don't want to go to hell when I die!" Jesus is more than just a press pass into Heaven!
"Life without Jesus is like an un-sharpened pencil- it has no point." ~Pastor Brandon
**Q: How badly do you want him??
- Will you let your pride or friends keep you from Him? (b/c friends won't be who you face on judgement day!)
"How to Reach Your Relatives"
[October 23, 2011 service by Bishop George L Davis]
-Psalm 127:1-2
- 1 Samuel 2: 12-30
- Matthew 10: 32-37
- Make a decision to go after God fullheartedly
--> Luke 9:57-62
- Family and friends are generally the source of a lot of pressure, persecution, etc
--> John 2: 1-5
--> Mark 3:20
- Don't allow your hurt from you family not accepting God stop you from doing the assignment God has for you
~3 Principles to Reach Your Family ~
1) settle the fact that God loves your family and wants the saved more than you do.
--> Acts 16: 27-32
- Don't try to manipulate the Holy Ghost
2) Realize that you are not the best person to always lead your family member to the Lord.
--> Mark 6: 1-6
3) Understand that your best form of ministry for your family is prayer and living examples
--> 1 Peter 3:1
- Believers need to live as a Godly example.
- Don't be judgmental
-Psalm 127:1-2
- 1 Samuel 2: 12-30
- Matthew 10: 32-37
- Make a decision to go after God fullheartedly
--> Luke 9:57-62
- Family and friends are generally the source of a lot of pressure, persecution, etc
--> John 2: 1-5
--> Mark 3:20
- Don't allow your hurt from you family not accepting God stop you from doing the assignment God has for you
~3 Principles to Reach Your Family ~
1) settle the fact that God loves your family and wants the saved more than you do.
--> Acts 16: 27-32
- Don't try to manipulate the Holy Ghost
2) Realize that you are not the best person to always lead your family member to the Lord.
--> Mark 6: 1-6
3) Understand that your best form of ministry for your family is prayer and living examples
--> 1 Peter 3:1
- Believers need to live as a Godly example.
- Don't be judgmental
Monday, November 7, 2011
"The Good News is for Everyone"
October 16,2011 Notes --> "The Good News Is For Everyone"
Proverbs 11:30 the wise wins souls
-God draws men to him by drawing them to us
--> Matthew 4:23, Matthew 24: 14
God will send you people if you are open and available.
--> Luke 9:1-6
--> Mark 1: 14-15
--> Luke 4:16
--> Luke 20:1-2
--> Isaiah 61:1-3
--> Mark 16:15
--> Genesis 3:15
-Gospel = good tithings or good news
Life today is not what God intended it to be
--> Romans 10:8
- There is a certain piece of the Gospel that meets the needs of everyone, but you must first find the needs of everyone but you must first find the need of that person
- "saved" (in Greek it's "Sozo") means to deliver, protect, heal, preserve; to be made whole or well.
--> Proverbs 18:13
--> James 1: 19
Proverbs 11:30 the wise wins souls
-God draws men to him by drawing them to us
--> Matthew 4:23, Matthew 24: 14
God will send you people if you are open and available.
--> Luke 9:1-6
--> Mark 1: 14-15
--> Luke 4:16
--> Luke 20:1-2
--> Isaiah 61:1-3
--> Mark 16:15
--> Genesis 3:15
-Gospel = good tithings or good news
Life today is not what God intended it to be
--> Romans 10:8
- There is a certain piece of the Gospel that meets the needs of everyone, but you must first find the needs of everyone but you must first find the need of that person
- "saved" (in Greek it's "Sozo") means to deliver, protect, heal, preserve; to be made whole or well.
--> Proverbs 18:13
--> James 1: 19
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