Pastor Derrick M. Fitzpatrick's Comments

Hi, Pastor Fitzpatrick. I stopped by your profile to introduce myself and hopefully make a positive connection with you.

I am here on a mission to partner with 1000 ministries with the goal of bringing 1,000,000 new believers to Christ with what I call The Virtual Sanctuary Project™ - "Creating A Church Without Walls". I need your help, and I'm inviting you over to my profile page to learn the details of my vision. God has equipped me with a strategy that's changing the way The Great Commission is being executed. Will you do me the favor of reading my plan, and connect with me if it resonates with you? I would be very grateful for your attention to this vision.

God bless.

Sincerely,

Larry C. Beacham, Jr.
Founder, The Virtual Sanctuary Project™
"Creating A Church Without Walls"
614-516-3129

Hello Pastor
Does your church have a Deaf Ministry?
Minister Curtis Young

My Dear Beloved in Christ ,,,,,,,,,

Greetings and Prayers from Ghana

I learnt about Psalms 103 : 1--5 ,,,,

Psalm 103:1-5
"Bless the Lord , O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord , O my soul; and forget none of His benefits. Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."

It was based upon Psalm 103. I have quoted part of that chapter for today's Scripture.

Generally speaking, we think of blessings as only being those things, which are of benefit to us. But it is interesting that in this Psalm, David is directing his blessing toward the Lord . The Hebrew word for blessing is "barak." The meaning is as follows: to bless, kneel; to kneel; to be blessed, bless oneself; to be adored; to cause to kneel. It is well and good that we make an active choice to Bless the name of the Lord .

Every time I read Psalm 103, I am struck with the idea of the psalmist David speaking to his own soul and giving instructions for his soul to bless the Lord . It says to me that blessing is a choice that we deliberately make.
In other words, we can either bless or curse, or even choose to do nothing.

But wait! What benefit do we gain by calling down a curse, or remaining neutral? Nothing! It will always hurt and weaken us as much as the one who is the object of our wrath. To call for a blessing is to allow the Lord to intervene. That is why we need to bless as much as possible.

I think I may have stepped ahead of myself here. You will notice that the Psalmist is blessing the Lord . We might even have the word picture of him kneeling before Lord and pouring out his blessings at the altar of the Lord . He blesses the Lord and speaks of the wonderful things the Lord has done for him.

I have a question: How many times have we blessed the Lord for all the wonderful things He has done for us? Our salvation and redemption from the penalty of sin; His healing touch for physical ailments; His gift of love and compassion. (even when we are unlovable). He pours out His supply of good things day after day, yet we often fail to give Him praise and blessing.

Each day as I pronounce a blessing at the close of my day , my prayer is that you will truly be blessed. Please know that it is more than simply a figure of speech. It is a prayer!

Blessings dear hearts. Walk with the Lord today, trust Him completely and be a blessing .

Keep Praying for us as you are always in our Prayers & Thoughts ,,,,,,,,

Love & Prayers from Ghana

Please Are you going through anything in Life I see you coming out from all in Jesus name say, Amen! Ps 81:10.

Hey Derrick, Check your friend requests man... How are things in Chicago?

always a pleasure to meet some of God's greatest. to be great, one must associate himself with such as he desires. so, that is what i am doing.

hey doc it good to see some chicago faces on the network.