Last night we had an amazing time at FAC. Pastor DJ Shoulders taught an amazing lesson on Worry. I realized that there are something’s that we have no control over and have no reason to worry. This lesson changed my thinking on a lot of different levels. Today I just want to share a few notes I took and scripture to read to help you deal with Worry.
1. Worry strangles, restricts, and Chokes us.
2. Waiting gives you time to worry
3. Worry (or Not trusting God) is what hinders are abilities
These are the scriptures I recommend you learn them, love them, and live them.
Philippians 4: 6Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. 7Then God’s peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus.
We should never worry about anything (it is in the book) instead we should pray about everything and ever situation. Worry is a spiritual alarm clock going off to tell us that it is time to pray. Instead of popping pills to deal with the things we can’t handle we should take the worry to the throne room of God.
The Opposite of Worry is Faith. The bible tells us to walk by faith. If you are walking by faith then you are saying that I believe God has everything under control.
When you say you are worried about losing your job. You are really saying that your job is your provider. God is your provider not you job, and if you are walking by faith what should you be saying. “I believe God has everything under control.”
So many times we build are hope in the wrong things: Jobs, Friends, Cars, Family, and House. We should build are hope in things that are unshakable Jesus Christ.
Worry is a control issue. People are obsessed with controlling things Worry indicates that we are not willing to let God take care of things his way and in his time.
Stop worrying and have Faith that God is going to take care of it. But on the other end don’t forget that Faith without works is dead. So Do what you can and let God do the Rest.
Scriptures to help you when you are worried
Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity.[a] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
Proverbs 3 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]
Mark 11:20 - 24 20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” 22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Matthew 6:25 – 34 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Philippians 4:6-8 6Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. 7Then God’s peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus.
8Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honorable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
God is doing something new
Isaiah 43:18 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
Today I can truly say I see God is working in new things. This year has been a life changer for me. God has opened my eyes so much and blessed me over and over again. It is easy sometimes to dwell on the past I find myself still doing it. I talk mostly about what all God was doing @ CFC before the fire. It seemed like we really were starting to get things rolling with the youth and the Sunday School program. We had new families every week.
Sometimes we can get so Wrap up in the past that we don’t see what God is doing right now. I have been busy talking about the things that hinder us by not having a building. When God has blessed us with a building that we are not taking full advantage of FAC has graciously opened there doors for us to use their church. Are old building held 75 people FAC holds 400. We were busting the doors down at max capacity every Sunday and God has now giving us growing room. We should not be sad it’s time to rejoice.
Bro. Sammy made a statement last month at the Men’s prayer meeting he told us that CFC is not handicapped. After that statement I felt like crap because I was convicted I may not have been one running around complaining to others all the time that we are handicapped but in my heart it was how I felt. Since the fire I cut back on outreach & Soul Winning. I put my Spiritual transmission into cost. I got on the “In the new building we will do…” band wagon.
Well I am done with dwelling in the past and it is time to put this transmission into overdrive and let me share with you what God has done this year and is doing.
1. We are still growing. This Sunday I was looking down on the congregation from the loft and counted 8 people who never stepped foot in are old building and we have at least 3 new families that attend are church regular. Since we have been at FAC.
2. God is still saving Souls. This Year alone I know we have baptized more people than the whole time I have been back in church and we have had a 3rd of the amount of services.
3. This year is the first year in 10 years that our church has taken a group to Camp. (woohoo!!!)
4. Jordan is at CFC now where she belongs J
5. Christopher received the Holy Ghost this year.
6. Rebekah is growing leaps and bounds there is an anointing on her life and I am excited to see how God is going to use her.
7. Sunday I got to watch God use Jara to minister to the youth. Sometimes I worry about that girl… but I wept as I watch God use her this past Sunday.
8. My Grandmother is Cancer free… IN YOUR FACE DEVIL!!!
9. Tomorrow we are having a back to school bash for the neighborhood and God is going to bless it. I walked the streets Sunday and talked to the Neighbors they are begging for a ride to church. I foresee a great bus ministry coming to CFC very soon.
10. God is not done with East Nashville and neither am I.
Today I can truly say I see God is working in new things. This year has been a life changer for me. God has opened my eyes so much and blessed me over and over again. It is easy sometimes to dwell on the past I find myself still doing it. I talk mostly about what all God was doing @ CFC before the fire. It seemed like we really were starting to get things rolling with the youth and the Sunday School program. We had new families every week.
Sometimes we can get so Wrap up in the past that we don’t see what God is doing right now. I have been busy talking about the things that hinder us by not having a building. When God has blessed us with a building that we are not taking full advantage of FAC has graciously opened there doors for us to use their church. Are old building held 75 people FAC holds 400. We were busting the doors down at max capacity every Sunday and God has now giving us growing room. We should not be sad it’s time to rejoice.
Bro. Sammy made a statement last month at the Men’s prayer meeting he told us that CFC is not handicapped. After that statement I felt like crap because I was convicted I may not have been one running around complaining to others all the time that we are handicapped but in my heart it was how I felt. Since the fire I cut back on outreach & Soul Winning. I put my Spiritual transmission into cost. I got on the “In the new building we will do…” band wagon.
Well I am done with dwelling in the past and it is time to put this transmission into overdrive and let me share with you what God has done this year and is doing.
1. We are still growing. This Sunday I was looking down on the congregation from the loft and counted 8 people who never stepped foot in are old building and we have at least 3 new families that attend are church regular. Since we have been at FAC.
2. God is still saving Souls. This Year alone I know we have baptized more people than the whole time I have been back in church and we have had a 3rd of the amount of services.
3. This year is the first year in 10 years that our church has taken a group to Camp. (woohoo!!!)
4. Jordan is at CFC now where she belongs J
5. Christopher received the Holy Ghost this year.
6. Rebekah is growing leaps and bounds there is an anointing on her life and I am excited to see how God is going to use her.
7. Sunday I got to watch God use Jara to minister to the youth. Sometimes I worry about that girl… but I wept as I watch God use her this past Sunday.
8. My Grandmother is Cancer free… IN YOUR FACE DEVIL!!!
9. Tomorrow we are having a back to school bash for the neighborhood and God is going to bless it. I walked the streets Sunday and talked to the Neighbors they are begging for a ride to church. I foresee a great bus ministry coming to CFC very soon.
10. God is not done with East Nashville and neither am I.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Where is the off switch???
Sleep is something I have been getting less and less each day. Every time I lay down for some reason I can’t turn my mind off. I know the past week at least 3 days I was laying in bed and thought I was dreaming but realized I was not even asleep. So what has been keeping me up? Souls I can’t stop thinking about the lost, and the hurting. This is something that should be on each of our minds. How can we go to church all the time and not feel convicted that we are not sharing God with are fellow friends, neighbors, classmates, and or Co-workers. Sometimes I think we can get so wrap up in church. That we forget that we are should be reaching out as well. My Goal for the rest of the year is to do everything I can to show Jesus Christ to the people I come in contact with. Not just invite them to church but to show them they can have a relationship with a savior. I am more concerned about kingdom building then I am church growth. If you want to see growth in your church gets concerned with kingdom growth. How do I plan on doing this? I have been thinking about home bible studies. A few months ago I had a home bible study with Fish. Fish had came to church several times over the past few years, but never made a move to God. I had a bible study with him on a Saturday and he decided that night he wanted a relationship with the Lord I had the honor to pray with him that night, baptize him that Sunday, and then preach his funeral the following week. Fish was diagnosed with cancer and died 1 week after finding out. I am here to tell you that just as Fish did not have long neither does this world. If I would have waited to have 1 week to do that bible study he would have never repented or been baptized. Serious People it is time to do more than just invite someone to church. It’s time to be the church. God forgive me where I have been slacking and give me the boldness to do more.
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