December 2008 Blog Posts (229)

Destiny of the Church

God’s Glorious Plan

God has”intent" - expressed for and through the Church - which was His ultimate purpose.

"His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms"

Read this Scripture Ephesians 3:10. To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

GOD’S INTENT

In the creation: The Church… Continue

Added by Pastor Horn, Sr. Th.D. on December 2, 2008 at 4:29pm — 1 Comment

Insecure Leadership

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi" (Matt 2:16-17).

Any leader who is not secure in God will be insecure in their leadership actions. King Herod was such a leader. He feared the loss of power and had to control every aspect of the people he was ruling. When Herod heard about… Continue

Added by Overseer Deirdre Patterson, DCE on December 2, 2008 at 11:14am — 1 Comment

You are a precious pearl

While I was talking to God, He showed me an image of a very beautiful pearl. The pearl was enormous and sparkled with many bright colours. The colours moved,

as if they were alive. It was really an incredible sight. God made it clear to me what these colourful, sparkling pearls represented.

They symbolized the heart of each person: more beautiful than we can imagine as human beings. Priceless to God!

After that I saw another… Continue

Added by prophetess JOY Elliott on December 2, 2008 at 3:00am — 7 Comments

Real Deal

In our churches today, many people think that they have it going on when actually they profess only religion. In Jn. 3, Nicodemus had a high position, however he was missing something. In our churches today, the same thing is taking place. There are many who have become lovers of their position within the church than the person of the church, Jesus Christ. Many churches have people in them that are religious, but they have trouble in the area of spirituality. Keep in mind that religion is… Continue

Added by Pastor Ronald Kendrick on December 1, 2008 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Tips for Sharing the Gospel (with those who are gay and lesbian)

Tips for Sharing the Gospel

by Robbi Kenney

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See a person, not a homosexual. We're not a clean-up campaign; we're ambassadors of love. How would you approach any person you felt needed Christ?

Paul Little's book, How to Give Away Your Faith, might be a good one to read for ideas. There's nothing special about homosexuality as a sin in God's… Continue

Added by Selena on December 1, 2008 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Have We Lost Our Zeal?

Bro. Marc L. Stratton

It is apparent that many Christians have lost the zeal that they once had. Do you remember when you first got saved? Do you remember the joy when you realized that you were going to Heaven and that all your sins had been washed away? We all experienced some form of excitement when we were converted as that new zeal burned deep within us. In your opinion or biblical knowledge what has happened to that zeal? We used to be excited about going to church and now for… Continue

Added by Marc L. Stratton on December 1, 2008 at 12:51pm — 1 Comment

holla back youth for christ

i believe god got a destiny for each and every young child out there.god just didn't create a child for nothing and created them with a purpose and that purpose is for them to fulfilled.it is god will for them to be loved and understood.for god is the pefecter and thee designer of all we do. for we have all the power through christ jesus to preach and teach and train up youth to step to the plate and preach the gospel of him and do it accordingly to his plan. great is the work of god and do it… Continue

Added by MINISTER COREY C.HOLLIMON on December 1, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

What is Cyber Monday is How Do I Benefit?

According to Wikipedia, Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Whereas Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, "Cyber Monday" symbolizes a busy day for online retailers. The premise was that consumers would return to their offices after the… Continue

Added by SuitsAbounding.com on December 1, 2008 at 10:41am — No Comments

Have We Grown This Cold?

Walmart Shoppers Stomp Employee to Death, and Keep Right on Shopping! A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said. The 34-year-old employee, a temporary maintenance worker, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m. Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the man down. He fell and was stepped on. As he gasped for air,… Continue

Added by Stephen F. Smith on December 1, 2008 at 4:18am — No Comments