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Selah - Finding God in the quiet places

2010-07-26T00:15:00Z

Facing Your enemy

2010-07-15T17:08:00Z

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!

The Historical Jewish bride as applied to the Bride of Christ

2010-05-11T21:12:00Z

^{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.

Nobodies Perfect

2010-04-23T16:45:00Z

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

Imparting Peace

2010-04-02T21:24:00Z

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?

Self Examination

2010-03-26T22:56:50Z

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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Cast the Vision - Delegate the Authority

2010-02-23T18:08:00Z

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!"

The launching of a Ministry and the obstacles that hinder

2010-02-16T19:15:00Z

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.

1 Corinthians 12-14 pt2

2010-01-29T21:15:00Z

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!

1 Corinthians 12-14 part 1

2010-01-29T20:37:00Z

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!

The Branch - The Remnant

2010-01-29T19:02:00Z

Throughout the scriptures we see references of things like; The Branch, the shoot, the grafting, the remanent and so on. This study is meant to clarify the true meaning of such terminology. Too often we are misled in the early stages of our beliefs and we ignorantly carry on those little errors. These errors will cause us to misunderstand or even not understand the intended meaning of the sciptures.
In Romans 11 Paul speaks to us regarding a true remnant. This chapter in the bible has been so mistaught in many different aspects. We can not look at this chapter in the bible and know the depths of its meaning without doing some research and investigation on the writer and his mind set. I do this "investigation" ; not by way of speculation but by knowing the writers backgroung and heritage. Which happens to be centered around his Jewishness.
Lets take a look at a very misunderstood chapter in the bible!

The Attributes of a Good Friend

2009-12-29T21:48:00Z

Christ in Hanukkah

2009-12-15T18:56:00Z

The most wonderful thing about the Jewish Holy days, are that Christ is the fulfillment of them all. The story of Hanukkah is told in the historical book of the Maccabees. Learning more about Hanukkah gives us a deeper revelation as to why Jesus proclaimed to be the Light.

Anxious Anticipation

2009-12-01T18:56:00Z

As Advent is being celebrated in many of our Churches it urges us to, not only reflect but expect. As Christmas day draws closer we look back and remember that He came, He was born, He lived, He died and He rose again. But Advent is much more than that because as we remember His 1st coming, simultaneously we also expect His 2nd coming! Anxious Anticipation should flood our hearts as we wait to reunite with Our Messiah! Paul calls it, "Earnest Expectations". Are you anxiously anticipating His arriving or are you hoping that He tarries? Listen in and be passionately stirred with earnest expectations of His coming!

God will BREAK a man in order to MAKE a man

2009-11-10T18:28:00Z

We are like a green (wild) horse. A horse naturally resists pressure; whether it be from a saddle, a harness or even a rider. Because it is in his will to remain free of restraint. Little by little the weight of these pressures will BREAK him in order to MAKE him an obedient servant to his master.
God will allow the pressures of life to break our will. But in turn we have something a wild horse can never have; the ability to enjoy our physical liberties while being harnessed by our spiritual convictions and devotion to our Master! It is only then that we are humble enough to help others through their "breaking".

Sheath The Sword?

2009-11-03T14:41:00Z

At the beginning of the Disciples ministry Jesus launched them out with instructions to take no provisions. No money bag, no back pack, no extra saddles & so on. They were launched into a small region with no provisions other than their faith and they were in need of nothing. Their territory was small and their audience (as instructed by Jesus) was to their own people.
However, before the arrest of Christ, their instructions changed. Where once they were told not to have these things, now they were told to pick them up. Why did Jesus change His mind? Why were they told one thing one minute and one thing the next? Simple! Their mission changed! Where once they were in the own territory, now they were being launched world wide!
Don't get confused when what God told you to do in the past doesn't line up with your intended future. It does not mean you misheard Him, it simply means that your mission has changed. When missions change provisions change. The disciples didn't rebuke Jesus for seemingly contradicting His previous intructions. NO! They applied their new instructions to their new mission.
Do you have "new" instructions from the Lord today? Then get ready for a change of wind because your mission has just changed directions.

Establlishing Boundaries

2009-10-30T18:15:00Z

If you have no boundaries in your life then you can't determine when and if you've been violated. Violators can not be properly dealt with if there is no proof that they have crossed a line. Establishing Boundaries will not only protect you from your enemy infringing upon your rights but they will also protect you from infringing upon others. Get out your trowel because today we are gonna start building some borders!

A Virgin Betrothed

2009-10-30T17:03:00Z

Did you know that we are currently in the betrothal stage of our relationship with Christ?
Being familiar with The Jewish Wedding Ceremony helps us to grasp a visiual of who we are and where we are as a Bride.
Todays message will reveal the parallel between the natural and the spiritual and the parallel of the literal and the symbolic.    When you listen to todays show you will have new insight and a deeper revelation of the Communion table and why Jesus said some of the things that He said. Be ready to connect the dots!
This teaching is sure to ignite you into a passionate love affair with your Bridegroom.

Are you externally conforming or Internally transforming?

2009-10-13T16:41:00Z

In 2 Samuel 13 we read a tragic story of what happens when a man allows external pressures to expose an internal desire. In Ephesians 2:2 we are told that satan is the force in the air upon the earth that squeezes us and pressures us to walk according to the course of this world. But no matter how hard he squeezes us from the outside we must not cave in, because we are shaped from the inside by the Holy Spirit who forms in as we yield to Him. Romans 12:2 teaches us that conformance is and external influence making an internal impact (if yielded to). But transformation takes place when the Holy Spirit’s internal influence makes an external impact.

Having a Face like Flint (Determination)

2009-10-06T18:11:00Z

Discouragement happens to the best of us. What do we do when we have become discouraged? How do we rekindle our passion when it has become dry? Jesus set His face like flint toward Jerusalem (Luke 9:51), He stayed the course for the mission in His life and He pressed forward with determination, despite the pain that was before Him.
Todays message is meant to encourage the discouraged and strengthen the weary to stay the course and fight the good fight.