Wednesday Service Heart Highlight:

Wednesday Service Heart Highlight:

October 2nd, 2024

Church Service Highlight:

Prayer is powerful, it creates, it has action

Prayer remains/sticks and it works

When you pray for that person, look at them knowing that God is working

The Scriptures that came to heart:

1 Timothy 2:1 AMP

"First of all, then, I urge that petitions (specific requests), prayers, intercessions (prayers for others) and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people"

Isaiah 43:19 NLT

"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland."

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As someone who didn't grow up in the church and came to proclaim Jesus as my Lord and Savior as a teenager, this reminder that my prayers for the rest of my family are still working refreshed my hope. That one day, we will all be worshiping Jesus together. It opened my heart to The Holy Spirit showing me all the things that He has been doing for my family members over the years. Even as I type this He is still reminding me of all that He is doing in their lives, drawing them closer to Him in His love. Praise The Lord ❤️❤️❤️

So beloved, as you continue to pray over those you care for, for anyone, let this renew and refresh you. That God is still working on them, even if you can't see it yet. HE. IS. WORKING. So give thanks! Continue to pray for their hearts to become soft to receive, for their ears to hear, for their eyes to see His great love, and keep being that example of love to them. Give thanks that He hears your prayers; thanks for all that He has done and continued to do; thanks for them; thanks that He is pursing them and is working on them.

"I once was lost, but now I'm found"

Wednesday Service Heart Highlights:

September 25th, 2024

Scripture:

1 John 5:14 NLT

"And we are confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him."

Church Service Highlight:

We have to pray with confidence in Him

If I'm worshiping and fellowshipping then I will have confidence

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Something my pastor always tells me when I have a hard time approaching God (because I've done something wrong or that I've fallen short in spending time with Him), is to turn on worship music. He tells me to turn on worship music because in that worship I surrender over the things by confessing and focusing instead on His goodness. In worship all else fades away and I'm invited into a place where nothing else matters but Jesus. Where I can focus on the reality that God still loves me, has a plan for me, and calls me out of that darkness to walk in His wonderful light. In that worship, I am brought to repentance and to the confidence to begin again with Him. In that worship, the door opens to that fellowship with Him, that I can come to Him through Christ and grow in Him. To have confidence that He hears me and is inviting me to His table.

And it's the same for all of us, who have received Jesus as Lord and Savior and choose to follow Him. In those times when we have a hard time coming to Him with confidence in prayer, we can first choose to worship and allow all the things to fade away to reveal the truth that God is good and has an answer for us. That He loves us, that He has good plans for us, and that He has called us out of the darkness so that we can walk with Him in His marvelous and loving light.

Amen

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✝️ So sorry with how late this is! Happy Sunday! 🦋

🕊️ Music

Y'all this song started playing right after I posted the Sunday Highlight. Her voice is always so pretty 😭❤️ and this is such a good song!

Y'all should totally give it a listen! So many instruments and a choir! 👀

Here's a little segment:

The very same God That spins things in orbit Runs to the weary The worn and the weak And the same gentle hands That hold me when I'm broken They conquer death to bring me victory

Now I know my redeemer lives I know my redeemer lives Let all creation testify Let this life within me cry I know my redeemer

He lives to take away my shame And He lives forever I'll proclaim That the payment for my sin Was the precious life He gave But now He's alive and there's an empty grave

Sunday Service Heart Highlight:

September 29th, 2024

Scripture & Service Highlight:

Romans 10:8-10 NIV

"But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."

Scripture goes into the heart and power comes out of your mouth. It will accomplish what it set out to do.

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Not only is this true in our confession of faith, this is true for all of the words that come out of our mouths. There are many scriptures throughout The Bible that tell us about the power of our words. Remember the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" ? Well that was a straight up lie not only according to scripture but in human experience too. Our words have power and will produce whatever we speak, life or death (Proverbs 18:21). That's why it's so important for us to watch our words and to seek The Lord first and foremost. To stay dedicated in growing in the word and allowing The Holy Spirit to guide us in how to walk in this life with Jesus.

If you're ever wondering where your believing is, listen to what you're saying. When I find myself speaking fear or doubt I know that somewhere along the way I took my eyes off of Jesus. But praise The Lord that even in that moment, I can pray to Him and turn my eyes back to Him. That at that moment I can ask The Holy Spirit to lead me to the scripture that I need to be confessing over the situation and bring the power of His light to fight off the darkness.

And for those who believe and are ready to make that confession of faith, that Jesus is Lord, gather with other believers in your community and tell them! Make that confession in the midst of like minded faith, and be ready to rejoice! Be ready for the celebration that will not only happen in the midst of your brothers and sisters in Christ here on earth, but also in heaven, what a party it will be!

Hallelujah!

Also, I would love to know so I can celebrate with you too!!!

Wednesday Service Heart Highlight:

October 9th, 2024

Scripture & Service Highlight:

Hebrews 11:1 AMP

"Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]."

By Faith Abraham chose to refuse and choose

We can do the same, by Faith we have the right to choose:

Abundance, life, health, how we respond, what we think, what feelings remain

~~~~~~~ By faith we choose. We can choose to get up again when we've fallen short. Because Faith tells us that we can repent, ask for God's forgiveness, and ask Him to lead us into the change that will bring us closer to Him and away from the old. By faith we can look at the circumstances and tell them that they have no control over us, because Jesus has already healed us. By His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5), even when it looks bad. I have a friend battling cancer right now, at one point his skin got so pale that it looked like the cancer was winning. But no matter what, we all prayed and continuously spoke the word over him. Even more important, he spoke the word over himself. Even as he went to his appointments, had surgeries, took his medication, we all (including him) spoke FAITH. He is still fighting the good fight, and now his skin is back to normal, he's getting stronger, he's getting better! Praise God! All because he chose to refuse and choose. He is refusing to accept death and choosing to believe in the God who says that he is more than a conqueror, and that he is healed by the stripes of Jesus. I had another friend who passed away from cancer years ago. We also prayed with her, believed and chose to refuse, and choose to say what God says. Eventually she did pass, but with victory. She didn't surrender to fear, she didn't surrender to thinking that it was God's will. Instead she passed with peace knowing that God would continue to take care of her family and that soon she would be dancing with Jesus. She stood in faith and received her healing in heaven.

We have the right to choose by faith. To choose to believe God and what He says even when everything else looks the opposite. To choose life instead of speaking death, even in the face of death. The scripture says that faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by physical senses. Faith is the evidence of things we cannot see. Fear and worry show up on the daily now, and it's our choice on how we will respond. Will we come to the Holy Spirit asking Him to bring us the scriptures that will bring us the faith that we need? Whether it be to grow in a relationship with Him or to face the current/upcoming situation. Or will we allow ourselves to be caught up in the storm, too panicked to hear Jesus saying, "Take My hand." Beloved, we must choose to walk by faith in both the highs and lows, because we serve a faithful God. God will not fail you when you choose to put your trust and hope (aka confident expectation) in Him. Choose to refuse the darkness that threatens to overtake you and choose to seek God for His guidance. For the faith that you need in order to continue walking in peace, joy, love, and victory in your relationship with Him.

His Unfailing Love

Trust in His unfailing love for you beloved. No matter where you are or how it feels, His love is greater. Keep your eyes on Him and He will bring you through to the victory He won for you ❤️❤️❤️

Psalm 13:5-6 NLT

"But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me."

Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."

(Totally meant to post this yesterday 😅❤️)