Revelation 22:17

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosever will, let him take the water of life freely. (King James Bible).

What a beautiful representation of a literal marriage made in heaven. We have the eternal Bridegroom waiting for us, waiting for a wonderful reunion with His bride, the Church.

What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, And I look upon His face, the One who saved me by His grace; When He takes me by the hand, and leads me through the Promised Land, What a day, glorious day that will be. (James Hill).

Look, the best thing you can do is commit and decide to be the best. 2009 is coming to an end and it is quite possible that some of the goals that were set at the beginning of the year may not have been accomplished. There are 11 days remaining this year to complete this years goals. If you can do it make it happen. If you can’t, don’t sweat it. 

But, I would like to encourage not only the reader but remind the writer to strive for excellence and be the very best. The Lord is on our side. We are on the winning team. There is so much momentum behind God’s people. There is no turning back. 

The last few moments of 2009 are clicking away and very soon there will be a new year, a new season. Let’s view it with an attitude of optimism. Great things are in store for you and me in 2010. Don’t you think the Lord wants the very best for His children.

I am here to talk with you about the importance of seeking Godly counsel. The best course is to ask for wisdom when you need to make a decision that ultimately affects you or your family. Lets look in the book of James 1:5-8 -

5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7: For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8: A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

There is also an important lesson to be learned from King Rehoboam:

1: And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2: And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 3: That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4: Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 5: And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6: And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? 7: And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 8: But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: 9: And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 10: And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins. 11: And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 12: So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13: And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him; 14: And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

King Rehoboam did not listen to the counsel of the old men but kept the counsel of the young men. How many times do we forget to hear the aged and wise among us in place of the popular.

Never forget that we need to listen to those that have been in battle and have overcome.

God Bless you throughout this season!

This is a human being that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ died for. I realize that there are elements of society that we try to stay away from because we are conditioned to do so. Dear ladies and gentlemen I believe that the Lord is stretching us and helping us to go out into all the world and compel individuals to Christ.

Matthew Chapter 25 v 31 – 46

31: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34: Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37: Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38: When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39: Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40: And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44: Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45: Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Please, let the Word’s of Jesus soak into your spirit. We need to take heed to what He is telling us. I don’t know about you but I want to hear Jesus say to me “well done thou good and faithful servant.”

God Bless you

I would like to first say that Bro Cory is an awesome man of God. He was one of the first people that I ever met when I first came into the Apostolic Church. To be perfectly honest I really didn’t have a Pastor in my life until I went to Greater Life Apostolic Church. I started attending there in 1996. What I wanted to mention about this great man was that when I was there about one week the church had a foot washing and communion service. I had the honor to experience foot washing with Bro Cory. I know that he knew I had no idea what I was doing. I mean a grown man washing another mans feet. He was so gracious yet didn’t say a word or laughed at me. But in that moment I experienced something spiritual. Praise the Lord for men and women that touch our lives. The world was a better place because of Cory. His destiny is complete; now he can be in the presence of the Lord forever and endlessly perfect his praise unto the Lord. Not only that there are some friends up there he can hang with. We will continue to pray for Sis Jina and the kids along with the family.

June 25 – 27

Greater Bible Way Temple

322 Madison St.

Jackson, MI 49202

517.784.2079

Speakers

TH – 7:30 J.H. Osborne, IN

FR – 7:30 Jeff Arnold, FL

SA – 5:00 Gordon Poe, TX

call Jeff Breza for directions 586.453.8060

Think about this my friends. The Lord’s mercies are new everyday. When the Lord touches us and we finally yield to “Him” we become new creatures. Old things are passed away and all things are become new. Praise the Lord for “His” Lovingkindness.

I have come to the conclusion that if there is something uplifting to say to go ahead and put it out there even if it’s 25 or 50 words. It doesn’t have to be an entire page so that is what we are going to do. We are going to add daily words of encouragement and / or testimonies.

Here is my thought for the day. Let the Lord build you up for He will add beauty to your life. May the Lord give each of you a great weekend and go to Church and worship the King of Kings and Lord of Lords….Finally, invite a friend or guest to God’s house….

2008 had many up’s and down’s.  Why does life have to be so complicated.  Why can’t our problems go away if we do our part to fix them.  This may seem really basic but there are things that are out of our control.  This includes life and the unplanned circumstances that come our way.  There are storms that come that we had nothing to do with.

Here is an excellent prayer that contains in it a lot of wisdom.  ”God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change and the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference .”  We need the mercy and grace of God to lead us to where He wants us to end up.  The burdens of our life can get us down and sometimes we carry them with us from place to place, moment to moment and even memory to memory.  It is my personal belief that we need to make a decision to give our burdens to the Lord today!  

Let us not carry the burdens of 2008 into 2009.  The Lord Jesus is our burden bearer.  He is our life sustainer and our purpose for living.

1 Peter Chapter 5 verses 6 – 11

5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 5:11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.