This is a video of Minister Facey of the PC4M ministry in Los Angeles. He shares about the science and history of the Bible in comparison with other holy books.
Yeah, they call themselves Internet missionaries. I had made up the term new media missionaries a few months ago. Whatever they call themselves; they are drawing the line between the world and the Church. I'm so glad to find that someone is a voice. I say a few words here and there, but man they are just bringing it. Let God be Praised!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Is There Really Proof for Atheism?
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
My Lesson on Humility
God Hates Pride.
I shared my account of this on my other blog:
http://liscarpenter.blogspot.com/2009/11/truly-truly-humbling-thing.html
Sunday, November 8, 2009
God Bless You - Cathy Lechner Teaching
She spoke on three key things:
Day 1 - If you find yourself "shipwrecked" like Paul, declare that the Lord has not brought you to that place to kill you, but to fulfill your destiny. God is up to something, something good.
Day 2 - Reason is the guillotine of faith. Control your mouth. Bless the Lord at all times. You can be in the secret place of God in any place that you decide to meet with Him.
Day 3 - Speaking in tongues is your prayer language given by God. God is drawing us to Him and letting us fall in love with Him again, which is why He's letting so many things that we depended on crumble. Stay in that secret place, meeting with God daily so that you remain drenched in the Holy Spirit.
So many of us go through our lives dry because we do not meet daily with God. She emphasized making a daily appointment with God as way to able feel His tangible presence in our lives. As I think of how I have neglected to do this, I realize that this is indeed the "needful" thing that Jesus spoke about with Martha. The picture is complete now. I see Jesus saying, "Come to me and be filled so that you can share Me." Those that walk in power and victory are constantly seeking to be with the Lord.
Also on day two and three she spoke about the full meaning of "God Bless You." She said it means God's full and final purpose in your situation. She said in this way, you can say God bless you to your enemies.
She also revealed that in the verse Zechariah 4:7 "Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” the word "grace" translates to "berakah," the same word translated in the New Testament to "bless". Leia Mais…
Friday, October 23, 2009
The One Thing - Daily Devotional From Joseph Prince Ministries
I just wanted to share a little about the devotional for today. It has become increasingly obvious to me that Christians suffer because they to not make a conscious effort to renew their minds with the word of God. I have subscribed to a number of marketing mailing lists (almost too many to count), but lately I have been unsubscribing from them and searching for Truth. There are few really good newsletters. I feel like The One Thing - Daily Devotional from Joseph Prince Ministries is one of them. I wanted to share something too. I subscribed to this newsletter four different times. There was an error the first three times. I thought that maybe the newsletter wasn't being sent anymore. That just goes to show how valuable it is. I had to fight to get on this mailing list.
I believe the "one thing" that is needful is to behold the Master Jesus, trusting in His finished work. I have written a little about God being outside of time, but I did not consider what that means for us. God is both outside of time and space. These are His creations. So if we are in Him we can experience miracles that are not possible inside of time and space. This is why we experience miracles when we touch Him in worship, and this is why we are healed when we just believe it was done (It is finished).
The part of the devotional that spoke to me today was Pastor Prince's story about his depression as a young lad. He said that he thought that he was possessed, but it turns out that he was being oppressed by Satan because of the calling on his life. God connected Joseph with one of His ministers, and that minister prophesied to him that he would be preaching to thousands and impacting thousands of lives.
What does that mean for you? It means that you need to acknowledge God's power and His plan for your life. It might be the dream in your heart or God might send someone to tell you His plan, but your current circumstances are nothing, even if they seem good, compared to all that God has planned for you.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Time, Destiny, and Dreams
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Woah, have I been drinking in a lot of revelation of late. My pastor has been speaking on mastering transitions. What I've learned is that change is necessary and it is painful because it is the birthing of something new. Giving birth to something is never a pleasant experience, and we are so happy when it is over.
The pastor outlined the stages of transition by following the story of Joseph. Joseph had a vision of where he would ultimately fulfill his destiny, but he had to go through: the revelation, the process, and then the promotion.
He reminded us that we often abort our dreams during the process. We are so unwilling to suffer anything. The seasons of life begin with change just like the natural seasons. But, when things start to change we can either fight or rest in God. Sometimes fighting the process makes it longer. And sometimes we pray to be taken out of it and we are, but then the character needed for that promotion is not perfected in us.
Sometimes we choose our own way, this results in premature promotion, Ishmaels (dreams that resemble the promise of God but bring sorrow). Without the right character we ruin lives. He reminded us that Joseph probably would not have chosen to be thrown in a pit, sold into slavery, accused of rape, and locked up in prision in order to be promoted. When we choose the way that looks good to us, we end up like Lot (in need of rescue). The patience to endure hardship, the ability to let go of people and things, and the faith to believe that God will fulfill His promise in time ensure us victory.
Also not knowing where we are in our seasons causes such frustration, so we are to ask God what He's perfecting in us at the moment.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Training Wheels
This is extremely funny to me. I started planning to write this post probably two weeks ago, but it's good, it's okay. It's been marinating so it will be good. So about two weeks ago God posed a very good question to me, in fact the pastor posed a similar question to all the members tonight.
He asked, when was the last time you led someone to Christ.
But, let tell you what God revealed. He explained that church meetings were training grounds. One is supposed to get training and teaching at the church and go out and change a city. God asked me, "What happens when the training wheels come off?" He caused me to examine my life, and I realized that without another Christian being present with me, my morals were pretty poor and my testimony of Him was not that great either.
So all of this was for us to realize how dysfunctional many churches have become, because there is no work outside the walls. After we have vacuumed, swept, and dusted the walls what work is there left to do?
Ezekiel 3:15
Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelled by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
聖經 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
我 就 來 到 提 勒 亞 畢 ， 住 在 迦 巴 魯 河 邊 被 擄 的 人 那 裡 ， 到 他 們 所 住 的 地 方 ， 在 他 們 中 間 憂 憂 悶 悶 地 坐 了 七 日 。
My pastor went into detail about all Jesus risked (reputation wise) by talking to the Samaritan woman at the well, but He felt compelled to go there. To been in a meeting place of sinners. The pastor compared it to the "street corner" on the city block.
I was also meditating on Matthew 7:6 today.
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
I had to know who the dog were, and after a little bit of study I discovered the dogs are people that are either self-righteous (thinking that they are holy of themselves and their deeds) or those that have heard the Truth of the Gospel and rejected it. Haters of God, men that love evil, those that will curse you and spit in your face when you tell them that Jesus loves them.
There are so many more that are thirsty for the Living Water like the Samaritan woman. It is not fit to waste your energy on the ones that are angry with life, God, the government, etc.
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