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An enemy is anyone or anything that puts itself in an aggressive stance against your right to survive or thrive.   The Hebrew word for enemy shows something or someone who "cramps", "presses" or "infringes" upon you or your territory. 
Davids enemy was King Saul a fellow Israelite, Nehemiah enemy was Tobiah (also an Israelite) and even Jesus had to face Judas, a fellow Jew.  Enemies are not  always going to be obvious, sometimes they appear to be on the same side or even come with a  hand shake and a smile.  However, obvious or not, the fact is, that anyone or anything that keeps you from being productive in your calling, has become an obstacle of hinderance. 
These are not the times to be cowardice.  We must face all resistance, take a stand and reveal the plans and shceemes of the enemy with light.  The days of ignoring or sweeping under the rug are over!  We must STAND, we must Face and we must EXPOSE!
   

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^{Hosea 2:14-16}    "Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her. ¹⁵ There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.  ¹⁶ "In that day," declares the LORD, "you will call me 'my husband';  you will no longer call me 'my master.

^{2 Corinthians 11:2}   I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.

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Every Bride desires to stand perfectly before her lover on her wedding day. She makes sure that her dress is clean and pressed, her make up is flawless, her hair is a master piece and her bouquet is exquisite. But what happens when the flowers don’t arrive, the hair doesn’t cooperate, and the extra weight we’ve put on, pops our zipper? Do we call the wedding off? Or do we turn away from the mirror just long enough to face our lover and realize that in His eyes we are perfect!
The reality of who we are leads us to the realization of who He is in us. To be brutally honest about yourself will always bring you to your knees empty, before the only one who can fill those needs. Facing our failures and frailties helps us to realize that perfection is not capable in and of our own accord. But as born again Christians, thank God we have the Perfect one within us.
Its time to face up to the fact that God never expected us to become perfect but we are MADE perfect by His spirit. So stop beating your head against the "wall of standards" that religion has sized you up against and learn what the scripture has to say about Spiritual perfection!

Turn with me to Matthew 5:48

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Isaiah 26:1-3  Tells us that within the walls of our salvation we find a place that is so safe we can let our gard down and stay our minds upon Him.  As we choose to loose ourselves in His presence He then begins to impart to us His Perfect Peace as we surrender ourselves to Him.  He saturates us and permiates us with His Perfect Peace, not so  we can hord it up for ourselves but so we can impart that peace to those in turmoil.  In Matthew 10:11-14 Jesus gives us instructions on how to effectively impart His Peace to those who are worthy.  You are a steward to His Peace, what are you doing with it?

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As you stand on the edge of your yesterday peering into the hope of a new tomorrow, do it with new attitude. So often we are given chances to start fresh and new. With excitement we quickly forge ahead. We drive forward with vim and vigor only to end up with forfeit and defeat. Today's message will help you to move forward with a fresh start as you reflect on the past. Reflection is needed in order to do a self examination It will allow you to take your failures and turn them into life lessons. To set goals that are not only reasonable but attainable. How can you set a goal for tomorrow if you still haven't figured out why you failed at reaching your goal yesterday? Lets look at the new opportunities God has given us with some wisdom and insight, so we can succeed, achieve and rise above!
   

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Being given a vision is an awesome blessing from God.  But with every blessing comes responsibility.  When God entrusted Moses with the vision of the Tabernacle, He immediately instructed Him to call in reinforcements.  There was a need for the craftsmen to arise and for Moses to delegate responsibilities to each able bodied and willing participant. 
Do you have a vision?  Well it will never become a reality if you don't learn how to Cast your vision and delegate tasks to your helpers. 
Let me share a quote from Vance Havner with you:
"The vision must be followed by the venture.  It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs!"

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So you've been waiting for your ministry to be launched?  
Well don't miss the signs along the way.  Sometimes we have our mind so set on our calling that we forget that there is a process.  In 1 Samuel 16 - 17, we see a very familiar story that wil help guide us to the proper approach to our ministies.  This story helps us understand that we must be busy about our Fathers business, taking every opportunity to praise Him and serve Him.  Just because the opportunity presented doesn't seem to be directly connected with our vision doesn't mean that God hasn't divinely connected those dots.  
Let's learn a lesson from David.  Lets follow his story as we see God connect some dots in his ministry life and line him up to be king.
 

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We are continuing our study of 1 Corinthians 12-14.

In the Church of Corinth there was a problem. Here we find a people; new in faith, abundant in gifts but lacking in love, humility and submission. In their pride and arrogance they began to move in Gods power while trampling upon their fellow brother.

Yes, the manifestation was impressive but the lack of moving in love is appalling! It was causing division and disunity making the movement of the body crippled and lame. Disjointing the legs that carry the message to a dying world.

This, unfortunately paints an accurate picture of the church today. In our arrogance we unintentionally cripple our very own ministries.

When the body functions in complete unity with all the gifts flowing freely, then you will have a healthy, whole, walking, talking, seeing, smelling, reaching, touching, grabbing, changing, Church of Yeshua that changes a world!

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Join me in an in depth study of the Church of Corinth. 
Paul had a dilemma on his hands, he had a group of newly Sanctified Saints who were abundant in gifts yet moving in ignorance.  This ignorance caused schisms and divisions within the church body that had to be addressed.  Paul was faced with a people who refused to divorce the culture of their past, therefore corrupting the blessings of their future.  
I believe that chapters 12, 13 & 14 should be taught together, in order to fully understand the depth of some of Paul's statements.  A three-fold cord is not easily broken and this is why Paul intertwines gifts, Love & function, all together. 
In chapter 12 we read as Paul address their new gifts and how the spirit manifested Himself. 
In chapter 13 he teaches them to move in these gifts and approach each other in true Agape love.  
And finally in chapter 14, Paul wraps up this issue as he address how to take the gifts, apply the love and properly "function"  with the overall benefit of all!
  

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