Do you know that you are deficient and require replenishment each day with the LIVING WATER?

Don't hate, Educate YOURSELF

People with iron deficiency (Fe on the periodic chart) are known to consume ice in abundance. When this is done it is called PICA. It is not that there is a deficiency of the other forms of water (liquid water and steam) in the body. The body merely craves ice, The body does not crave steam which in  the gas form which generates electricity for man and is required for lattes, or liquid water which is required for birth and life of man. All are available to man for his and her use. We have it in America on tap and ofttimes take all the forms for granted unless craving them

In a similar way due to our duality of flesh and Spirit (instinct and Godliness), with a soul interface, we in our sanity crave God and Spiritual things. Sermons involving and Study of  the Word of God at Church fulfill that need while actions toward our fellow man spread the Good News. Actions cuch as inviting people to church allow for  that masked need to be met. We need God as Spirit, as Son(Word) and as Father 

 Yet like water we take for granted these gifts given each week. We do not drink enough water because we do not generate enough work to develop a thirst. We do not crave the ice because our deficiency is maskedEven Jesus (the Word in whom God was truly pleased) required a public water baptism and a filling each day by the Father being restored by the Spirit daily THIRSTING FOR THE FATHER, as does a deer panting for water.  It becomes similar to pulling hen's teeth getting volunteers from the church. Volunteerism and ministry falls second to selfism in time management.  Why is this.so? Is your church like this? Has growth been stifled by bad attitudes of faithful members turning off prospective new members?

Pastor Doctor Johnson speaks on this question in this message which I am sure you will receive with joy. We will repost this again for the sake of those too busy to listen and share it with others asking questions. For those of you have listened and responded with prayer and action we thank you

Celebrate Jesus' today and each day. Celebrate His going and His coming back also

Zechariah 8:13c (NLT) Now I will rescue you and make you BOTH a symbol and a SOURCE of blessing. So do not be afraid . Be strong and get on with building the Temple!

The word now gives reference to what had been. In previous verses the object of this verse (Judah and Jerusalem),  had become symbols of a cursed nation. But NOW. ......you get double for your trouble. You do not sacrifice being a symbol you do a 180 degree change. This is akin to Job who with a prayer for his "friends" prophesied in chapter 42 went from appearing to be cursed to being a symbol of being blessed. (kids, family,cattle, goats, Camels,ect). Family returned. There was a celebration, after repentance.
 This  change is good going from appearing to be cursed and needing to be hunted and killed on the street not far from your home to appearing to be blessed. You go from being someone who is not wanted "because you are down and out",  as Harry the Hippie , scandalized in the newspaper  to "My Girl" in the eyes of God or the girl sung about in "Since I Lost My Baby". Wake up on this Christmas day of 2014 entering 2015 as the Mighty Black nation that you have been and are.

 In addition to "appearing" to becoming an icon of someone who is a blessing having fame and fortune, you give out good advice and actually BECOME  a source of the blessing.like Steve Harvey here lately, driving off in a Bentley. You become a source instead of a co-dependent like the woman at the well in John 4 who had many husbands who was looking for the source in. You plant seeds of jobs, and capital, Word of God, with education like some of the great educators you have been exposed to out and in the church.  You cease to be a consuming nation and become a producing nation. I ask you to WAKE UP you mighty Black nation!. Become a source. You were the source in slavery appearing to be cursed. How could cotton be made a $3 billion a year crop without you before the cotton gin was produced? Yes surprise I got that in.

 You can later give to your have not white brothers the WORD and material also having more to spare.You become a source because you are the source like Jesus, who appeared to be cursed on the cross, but who by Grace of God became the gift, as we celebrate this day. He became the source making His Father happy by making His Father in Heaven our Father in Heaven(John 17). He made us family where previously we were kicked out of the garden, getting the world cursed.  God stated (Luke 3:22 "thou art my beloved Son: IN THEE I AM WELL PLEASED" . Jesus bridged the gap generated centuries ago by Adam in yielding to Eve's voice. Pray to God to reverse the curse for you and for all people not having this Word and dying for lack of WIsdom. It will catch on like a brushfire. It is TIME now.

So get out of that pity-party room. Get in the Word. Put down the downers and uppers. Put down that excessive alcohol. PUT DOWN ANYTHING THAT BURNS. Hook up with the Source. Please ! You have time, I don't care what they say. I know you are numb from having two many blessings in things flesh and material to cathex (not really love)

 Share this encouragement with all you see especially the pan-handler on the street. Cook some bacon  or chicken and eggs and biscuits and give them away on the streets. When you do you will appear to be blessed and become the source of a blessing as you do what the ONLY REAL SOURCE would do.......Jesus. As you do you will build your relationship with Him. This is akin to rebuilding of the Temple. You rebuild the relationship fractured by sin. He never left you!

Celebrate His coming into the world today and do it at least on each 25th, That way you will hit the correct month in spite of the naysayers. Don't stop with celebrating birth which the Koran and Bible agree was by a Virgin,. Continue to serve with obedience by asking for the Source of strength and motivation  in the Holy Spirit. Celebrate the death of your sin on the cross as well as the resurrection, the ascension, and HIS COMING BACK SOON. Will you be ready? This world as we know it is on its way out. You can get on the mother ship as depicted by Bootsy Collins I believe or the Matrix or in the Word which is truth. Then we will fly away with Jesus.

Jesus' birth life, death, resurrection and coming back points to FAMILY

Jesus' birth may have been in the Spring, but it is good to celebrate the birth, life death, resurrection each season. It is good to remain MINDful of His return also each day.

Our message from our Pastor Doctor Johnson dealt with something that was on his heart for 2 years. We were blessed by his references to responsibilities of Fathers and Parents and the duty of the children.

 Both are prophetically related to our relationship with Family. The first reference to this is in Genesis ironically. Therefore shall a man LEAVE HIS FATHER,  .... AND CLEAVE UNTO HIS WIFE. Is this not what Joseph did even though Jesus was not his baby?

 We as the church are referred to as the BRIDE OF CHRIST. When Jesus returns He will SAVE His bride. He will find her spotless and pure and not just virgins in law, but one with Him in Wisdom having oil ready in their lamps in the DAYTIME, when it is time to work, We should not be scrambling around trying to find or buy some after sleeping which we know we will do each day by grace of God. Are you a part of this wedding?

Are you a child of the King ready each day to make your Father in heaven happy not grieving the Spirit of the ONE TRUE LIVING GOD? In making Him happy you Glorify Him. Did not the Father say of the Son, "In him I am Truly Pleased". did not the Son say in John 17 " I have glorified thee on the earth.......  How can you glorify anyone without making him happy. Are not these two words synonymous in a sense? May God be praised for our PastoO r?  Thank God for Jesus our EVERLASTING FATHER (Isaiah 6)

 Was not the son given to the world, such that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life? Was not the Child born. Were these two events simultaneous? Yes in an actuarial sense, but the sacrifice on the cross required the GIVING. No one but He who was worthy could open the scroll, and be sacrificed for the sin of the World.

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Faith Trust and Wisdom

For those of us who do not need to read in the paper the details of your being wrongfully abused, we need to trust He who controls all that we are being positioned to serve and glorify God. We must trust that God is putting on a path that we would not pick to meet a person or persons that will be necessary to cooperate with. The attitude of Joseph must be exercised and 

But please do not forget to purge with forgiveness

ARE YOU PRACTICING SUSTAINABILITY?

Sustainability. We hear this on the morning investment talk shows on the Houston Media Channel when speaking of investments in companies. Are they sustainable? Do they utilize electric cars for their fleets?  The City of Houston speaks about being green by having a "ride the bike to work day". Organizations that are charitable also strive to utilize recycling. In other words there is no violating of the “principles” of taking care of the earth with respect to pollution. The organizations are sustainable in utilizing recycled materials, and going to websites to prevent paper waste and utilize solar energy generation as well as heat their own water without water heaters. Sustainability in these days and times means LONG TERM PROFITABILITY for our progeny.

Yet we as individuals are sometimes less than sustainable in not exercising, overeating, failing to exercise our spiritual body in fellowship with the saints or not taking notes from sermons. We then suffer from spiritual malnourishment by failing to snack and eat main meals of the WORD OF GOD, sometimes quickly running out to participate in veiled pornographic rituals  watching for the cheerleaders at games.  In essence, we fail to follow what we know is our home training and church training given in our youth. It is like failing to brush our teeth in the morning for months. Then we seek dental cosmetics. WE BECOME LESS THAN SUSTAINABLE, GOING INTO DEBT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. We may find ourselves  obese, and wanting to do drugs to lose weight only to have it backfire in more obesity, and heart disease.

The whole earth groaneth due to the sin of Adam, and the curse placed upon it , awaiting its undoing when Jesus comes back. Do not make the earth groan more and or the Holy Spirit by neglecting one of the above necessary exercises. Slow down on those highways and byways. Pollute less air. In general try to sin less.

 Jesus in John 15 gives us the ultimate instructions on sustainability. Stay grafted. Without staying in the vine (listening to sermons reading, studying  and doing the Word) we become less than sustainable. If we bear no fruit we are taken away. If we bear fruit we are purged.  Be ready. Have you been purged lately? This is a check, ONLY A CHECK.

Jesus is the LIFE. Abiding in Him and telling others to, especially in this season will backfire in a positive way by making you more sustainable.

Prayer:

Lord, please allow me to stay in the vine. Allow me to expect purging and not complain as this is your plan for MORE FRUIT. I love you Lord, and help me to have patience on these highways by following the existing speed limit. Allow me the strength to stay away from those things that are not good for my sustainability with you like drugs, the number one being alcohol AND ANYTHING SMOKED.  Allow me to sustain the body by seeking those that do not look like me to help physically  and give financial gifts to, especially in this season. May you be praised and glorified for the outcome

Everlasting Father?Emmanuel? Who is this?

                EVERLASTING FATHER?   EMMANUEL?

I am perplexed by the passage in Isaiah 9:6  “ A child will be born and a son given. And His name shall be ……..Eternal Father. Yes you know the other names Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace. But Eternal Father, and (Isaiah 7:14) (I)Emmanuel? I never remember Jesus being called EMMANUEL or Immanuel during His life. How can this ever be? Were the aforementioned expanded definitions of the Messiah given by Peter ?I understand eternal, but Father?  I understand Son but Jesus is at the right Hand of the Father so how can he be with us forever as an Emmanuel? Paul gives a commentary on this all inclusive “baby” from Isaiah’s prophetic words written centuries before Jesus’ actual birth.  Before this He was the second part of the Trinity, possibly being spoken into existence with “Let there be light” spoken by God. Of course as the Sabbath which was made for man according to Jesus .

First of all we are included into the “family” of God after having been thrown out of the Garden by God himself. We were banned from Him , and at enmity with HIM,  having a gulf between us placed as a consequence of our disobedience. The one-time sacrifice of Jesus obviated this gulf along with His prayer of John 17, when linked with our obedience to belief in the perfect sacrifice. In anticipation of His death the prayer reestablished a family relationship with our Father who art in heaven. Yet how could he be claimed as FATHER and be a son, and a wonderful counselor, and Emmanuel?

Paul sheds light on these questions with the  concept of reconciliation in Colossians 1 In verse 15. He is the firstborn of creation (light) in order to participate in it. Then in vs. 19 , for it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the FULLNESS should dwell. If ALL still means all then the Father is in the Son as well as the Holy Spirit. For God to dwell among us, He does so as Emmanuel the mighty counselor. This of course could not happen until Jesus murder on the cross for the sin of you and me. He promised us a Comforter I believe in Emmanuel, but this could be a part of the definition of the Christ that Peter acknowledged. 

Are you taking shortcuts on God?

There are no shortcuts to reentry" is the slogan of the City of Houston's Reentry Program's (CRNP) program. After possible years of being programed as worthless,the majority of former inmate's desire is to immediately assume action with  a purpose given by God, as well as getting a job  Yet there are no shortcuts to anyone who is trying to achieve anything this worthwhile. It takes time and planning

One example is in Jesus who was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.  After he fasted for 40 days, He was challenged by the accuser to take a shortcut other than the cross.Yet there was a plan written by major and minor prophets that was a part of him as In the beginning was the Word.  The Word was with God and the Word was God. The first messianic prophecy was written when God addressed Eve after she took the bait (early Genesis 3) of a shortcut to "knowing " with the Gen 3:15 " And I will put enmity between thee and the woman , and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel" (Namely the calcaneus - the largest bone composing the heel)

We are challenged daily to take shortcuts by the world and by our flesh. This is sin. We want the milk without buying the cow sometimes in our youth. If and when we get to know someone, we are concerned more about the outer person that we are or that our prospective partner is, as opposed to the inner person that we must live with if we are to marry. We fail to carry out the plan to check their credit, and their relationship with their mother and father. We consider ourselves "super man and woman' neglecting to get out of the telephone booth or we never go in to change. We did it before and we try to take the shortcut again as an unwise decision. We fail to plan. Therefore we plan to fail and pay the consequences later for years of not sticking to the plan of even asking God about the person that we initially desire to be with.

 We must remember that nothing is given by taking the easy way out. We must prepare ourselves with prayer and a plan in order to anticipate the attack of the enemy and the inevitable onslaught of the temptation to take a shortcut. We must then daily avoid the temptation to throw out the plan  and stick to it at all costs, especially avoiding the temptation to take a shortcut.

This is probably how Jesus recognized the accuser when he was coming . This is how we should recognize him as our enemy. He will offer a shortcut. He will offer a better way when your business and or  relationship with Jesus was not broken and did not need fixing.