Have you ever wondered what people really come to church for? I have. Have you ever sat through a service where it felt like you were on dynamite, only to leave feeling disappointed? I have.
With this in mind, consider, what would happen if we all came expecting God to manifest Himself in that service? I think our services would explode as He really did manifest Himself! He loves to fulfill our expectations. He gets great joy from meeting and supplying our needs. I ask, Do we have a need greater than a manifestation of His glory in our lives? I don't.
I have been in an atmosphere were people came with great expectations and then were people came with low expectations. I prefer the first!
My mind goes back to a particular time at our church in Rio Dell, CA. It seemed that each service got better and better as God met our growing expectations. It was a common event for God to do the miraculous. In one service we saw a broken foot healed (cast was removed in service), in another nicotene addiction lifted (four packs a day), in another eye conditions healed, in another cancers healed, etc. Then in one service we saw God perform several miracles at one time. We were annointing the sick with oil and as we did people were receiving their healing immediately. One lady began to scream as the swelling went down in her broken foot, my son was healed instantly of asthma, other miracles also were performed. We came expecting and God exceeded our expectations!
What are you Expecting God to do in your life?!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
How do I affect a church service
Have you ever stopped and thought about it? How do I really affect the service? When I'm there am I an inspiration to someone else? Does my worship and demeanor encourage someone else? Do I minister to God and others? Or do I come only to receive?
I want to go into every seervice with an attitude of praise and worship. Not to see how I can be blessed, but to see how I can bless. I want my attitude and worship to inspire others to worship and lift up God. I want to be a blessing in every way. I have found that praise is the key to victory. I can praise my way through any thing. When I don't want to shout, I need to. When I don't want to sing, I need to. When I don't want to dance, I need to. I want to AFFECT every service tnat I'm in.
Living life and Loving God like it's my last day.
God Bless!
I want to go into every seervice with an attitude of praise and worship. Not to see how I can be blessed, but to see how I can bless. I want my attitude and worship to inspire others to worship and lift up God. I want to be a blessing in every way. I have found that praise is the key to victory. I can praise my way through any thing. When I don't want to shout, I need to. When I don't want to sing, I need to. When I don't want to dance, I need to. I want to AFFECT every service tnat I'm in.
Living life and Loving God like it's my last day.
God Bless!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
The catastrophe of a day off
I began to think about this recently. Of course I'm not talking about a day off from work, or a day of relaxation.
Have you ever missed a service only to have (seemingly) everyone come up to you later and say, " Guess what you missed" or "What an awesome service".
I thought of different times having missed because of sickness or work, and trying to "catch up" on the service later. Have you ever thought this could be my last service i sure would want it to be my last. I remember as a young teen (14yrs) being in a "red hot" Sunday night service with a young lady we all kind of thought was a little extreme. I remember her worshipping God with all her heart, speaking in tongues, shouting, dancing, and celebrating Jesus. I didn't know that this would be her last service. She had been ill and hadn't been in church for several services. It seemed as if she wanted to "make up for lost time" that night. Later that week she passed away at the young age of 21 yrs. However, I remember standing at her gravesite saying, "there is no doubt in my mind that she made heaven, she never took a day off".
David what would your legacy have been if not for a day off. You should have been in battle. You should have been in the middle of the fight. Instead you were taking a day off. You didn't protect yourself from the catastrophe of a day off. So you ended up committing adultery and then murder. Consequently, the curse of God never left your household. Oh, the catastrophe of a day off!
We must realize the catastrophe of a day off! What will I miss that may impact my life for Christ? Maybe my healing is there. Maybe my deliverance is there. Maybe it will be my last service. Maybe that person I've been inviting will actually show up. Maybe it will be a "Landmark Service" in my life.
What will they say about you? Will it be "Oh, the catastrophe of their day off" or "They treated every service as if it were their last".
Don't experience "The Catastrophe of a Day Off"!
God Bless!
Have you ever missed a service only to have (seemingly) everyone come up to you later and say, " Guess what you missed" or "What an awesome service".
I thought of different times having missed because of sickness or work, and trying to "catch up" on the service later. Have you ever thought this could be my last service i sure would want it to be my last. I remember as a young teen (14yrs) being in a "red hot" Sunday night service with a young lady we all kind of thought was a little extreme. I remember her worshipping God with all her heart, speaking in tongues, shouting, dancing, and celebrating Jesus. I didn't know that this would be her last service. She had been ill and hadn't been in church for several services. It seemed as if she wanted to "make up for lost time" that night. Later that week she passed away at the young age of 21 yrs. However, I remember standing at her gravesite saying, "there is no doubt in my mind that she made heaven, she never took a day off".
David what would your legacy have been if not for a day off. You should have been in battle. You should have been in the middle of the fight. Instead you were taking a day off. You didn't protect yourself from the catastrophe of a day off. So you ended up committing adultery and then murder. Consequently, the curse of God never left your household. Oh, the catastrophe of a day off!
We must realize the catastrophe of a day off! What will I miss that may impact my life for Christ? Maybe my healing is there. Maybe my deliverance is there. Maybe it will be my last service. Maybe that person I've been inviting will actually show up. Maybe it will be a "Landmark Service" in my life.
What will they say about you? Will it be "Oh, the catastrophe of their day off" or "They treated every service as if it were their last".
Don't experience "The Catastrophe of a Day Off"!
God Bless!
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