Sunday, March 18, 2012

God is Able - Activator #1 - Righteousness

The 4 Key Activators For Releasing Your Miracle

We can't earn God's abundance or Blessing -       
But we do need to meet His conditions for receiving it.

God will do His Part – We must Do our part!

Watch this: Activator Video

Now when you try this experiment with fruit Mentos, it doesn't work - because even though they are made in the same factory with the same process, the fruit Mentos are covered with wax so the activators won't have the same effect.  What is sheilding you from experiencing the activators God requires for you to receive his Miracle power.

Righteous Living Produces Miracles

At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lion's den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?" Daniel answered, "O king, live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king." The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. ~Daniel 6:19-24

Living Righteous means being:
  1. Innocent before God
Resolved means 'fixed and precise decision, deliberate decision'

Making the right decision isn't always easy but it's always worth it because:
  • It sets you apart before God.
  • It gives you favour before Man.
  1. Innocent before Man
Living righteous means we are:
  • Trustworthy
  • Not Corrupt
  • Not Negligent
Make Living Right a Habit!

Join us next week to discover God's 2nd Activator for releasing your miracle!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Incredible You - Part 6

Every person in this place has been called by God to
MAKE A MOMENTOUS IMPACT!

"History Makers Understand: Doing What's Right is not Doing What's Easy"
~Kevin Begley -Momentous Impact

"There are Always Obstacles in the Way of GREATNESS: You Can Accept it or Overcome it"
~Kevin Begley -Momentous Impact

"You can Stand In the Crowd or Stand Out In the Crowd . . . History Markers: Rise Up and Stand Out"
~Kevin Begley -Momentous Impact

"Ignorant People Don't Understand but You Lead the Way: Embracing and Loving Diversity . . . Stand Up and Stand Out"
~Kevin Begley -Momentous Impact

"The Choice is yours: Your success . . . Your Choice"
~Kevin Begley -Momentous Impact

What a HISTORY MAKING church is to be like:
"Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called "the black man"), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas ), and Saul. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work I have for them." So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way." ~Acts 13:1-3

Our faith isn’t built on Laws or Rules.  It's not about:
  • What you Eat
  • What you Wear
  • The length of your Hair
When we come to know Jesus, our PRIMARY identity is not our Religion, Race or our Culture, but it is CHRIST.

-- In this Place God’s PLAN for the church BEGAN --

God's plan was that ALL RACES, ALL CULTURES and ALL BACKGROUNDS would come together united under the banner of Jesus Christ.

In John 13:35 we read, "By this all men will know that you are my followers, IF you love one another."

LOVE means "goodwill, acts of kindness, one Christian toward another prompted by their unity in Christ"

The Church must REFLECT the Heart of God
  1. WORKING TOGETHER

    Look at Acts 13:1: "Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called "the black man"), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas) and Saul.
This was the leadership of the New Testament Church:
  • Barnabas – he was a Jew
  • Simeon from Niger (present day Nigeria) – was African
  • Manaen who grew up in the house of Herod - was a Greek
  • Lucius from Cyrene of Northern Africa – Present day Lybia
  • Saul from Tarsus – a man from modern day Turkey         
God is looking for: ONENESS Not SAMENESS

Working in a multicultural environment is so incredible because we:
  • LEARN to Appreciate other cultures
  • LISTEN to Understand that there are different ways of doing things
  • LOVE Each Other and our Differences combined together only makes us better!
  1.  WORSHIPPING TOGETHER

    "All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee."
    ~Psalm 22:27
Heaven is a…
  • Place of POWER: "There is Loud, exuberant praise – joined together in chorus the voices of the multitudes of angels and millions of believers worshipping in harmony – so great that it sounds like peals of thunder." ~Revelation 14:2
  • Place of BEAUTY: God’s magnificent beauty reflecting off of emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and all kinds of precious stones. "And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a Sardis stone; and there was a rainbow round about the throne..." ~Revelation 4:3
             
  • Place of UNITY: "And they sang a new song: 'You are worthy ….with your blood you purchased men for God from every TRIBE and LANGUAGE and PEOPLE and NATION. ~Revelation 5:9       
"RACISM HAS NO PLACE IN HEAVEN, SO IT HAS NO PLACE IN THE CHURCH!"
Jesus said in Matthew 6:10 "May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

Heaven is a place of Unity in Diversity - NOT Division in difference
  1.  WITNESSING TOGETHER

    "So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way." ~Acts 13:3
Go therefore teaching all nations…. Matt 28:19

That is why we need to be GENUINELY:
  • Sharing
  • Caring
  • Embracing

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Incredible You - Part 5

God’s Call for All:
  • To LOVE each other - even though we’re all FLAWED
  • To ACCEPT each other - even though we’re all DIFFERENT
  • To EMBRACE each other - even though we’re all DISTINCTLY UNIQUE
Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favouritism, but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.” ~Acts 10:34,35

INFLUENCES SURROUNDING THE UNIQUE YOU
  • Humanity - All PEOPLE
  • Race - Same COLOUR
  • Culture - Same NATIONAL Upbringing
  • Heritage - Your FAMILY
  • You
EACH OF THESE FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE AND THINKING TO VARYING DEGREES

Do NOT stereotype or limit a person by one of these factors

You are a NEW CREATION ~2 Corinthians 5:17
SOME OLD THOUGHTS NEED TO CHANGE

CHANGE OUR MIND ~Ephesians 5:26
Your past has IMPACTED you; Your present has EMPOWERED you.

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! ~2 Corinthians 5:16-18

REGARD means 'to view or see others'

WORDLY POINT OF VIEW means 'according to their natural or physical origin'

TWO THINGS GOD EXPECTS FROM YOU:

JESUS REPLIED: "You must LOVE THE LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the FIRST and greatest commandment. A second is EQUALLY IMPORTANT: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR as yourself." ~Matthew 22:37-39
  1. You Love God;
  2. You Love Others.
BARRIERS that BLOCK Obedience:
  • Don’t KNOW - Ignorance
  • Don’t CARE - Self-centred
  • Don’t VALUE: Pride
You may be “right”... by yourself!

BRIDGE to Obedience

LOVING OTHERS REQUIRES:
  • Sacrifice
  • Sensitivity
Ways We Can Show Sensitivity:
  • Food
  • Language or Accent
  • Clothing
Crossing The Bridge Of Obedience
  1. BE DELIBERATE
DELIBERATE means 'to be intentional, to carefully consider an action'

We Need to SACRIFICE:
  • a little of our comfort zone
  • how we grew up to make others feel important and valued
PRACTICAL Ways to be Deliberate:
  • INVITE
  • INVEST
  • INSPECT
  1. MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ~Matthew 28:19

You are not limited by the colour of your skin
or the culture you grew up in!