Today is one of the most depressing days of the year for many people. I read Mikey’s Funnies this morning and he had a profound thought for the day.
“A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.”
Well said, Mikey! Well said! Now citizens, go on doing well.
I am grateful to be a part of this great fellowship. For 19 years I have been licensed to preach with the Assemblies of God and I am proud to be an AG minister.
I am a part of this denomination because I believe in it. I believe in what it stands for and what it holds as meaningful to the heart of God. It is evident that God has blessed the Assemblies of God these 100 years. The power of the Holy Spirit is evident in the churches of this great church. 100 years ago, men and women of God decided to start a movement that would be passionate about the Word of God, preaching, missions and the moving of the Spirit.
I, for one, am thankful for their obedience. It was in an Assembly of God church that I surrendered my life to Christ and found His delivering power. It was in this church that I discovered my calling to preach. It was in this movement that I have pastored for 18 years.
The Assemblies of God has been good to me.
You can never underestimate the blessings God bestows upon the obedient giver. When we obey His Word and become givers, God responds. He doesn’t bless the amount of your gift as much as He blesses you for your obedience.
Sonya and Hannah went to the American Girl store. Something tells me its going to be expensive. Not sure why but I have a hunch.
Galatians 6:14
But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Here is the sermon from Sunday’s Service. Hungry Hearts
Do you ever get tired of being busy?
Isn’t it funny how we fill our lives with activity but somehow, we wind up regretting it? Our lives are cluttered with so many types of “things” that we are distracted from the things of the Lord.
We have our kids and grandkids in sports. School programs and extra jobs we must do. The list doesn’t end there. We have the “things” that must be done around the house and yet we still have to make room for all the church “things”. Sometimes we feel more important if our calendars are filled with “things”.
Speaking of calendars, where on your calendar is your time of prayer? I know you have appointments, but do you have an appointment with the Lord. You may have doctor’s appointments to go to, but do you have an appointment to spend time with the Great Physician, Jesus Christ?
It has always amazed me that even in the church we keep the calendars full of activities but yet being busy doesn’t mean that we are somehow more spiritual or more alive. Look at our weekly calendar at the church and find that we have thirty minutes dedicated to prayer out of a week of activities. Is it the same in our lives?
We seem to schedule the most important element (prayer) out of our lives only to find ourselves too tired to pray. Too tired to read the Word.
I challenge you to slow down your life long enough to make sure that your relationship with God comes first. Your prayer life is more important than activities and even more important than church ministry. Everything you do in life should come after Prayer. Adjust your life around spending time with God and watch your life be changed.
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