Changing The "Status Quo"

“Being an influence means, to have a compelling effect on the actions, and behavior of others; ie, to make the course (or outcome) of something different from what it is, or from what it would be, if left alone; so that the thing is distinctly different from what it was.”

Wow! What a challenging thought, concerning “Changing The Status Quo.” [Pastor Howell]

This is the entree to God's purpose, in creation, to use a “man” to fulfill His will, by exercising dominion over the works of His hands.

[Gen 1:26; Ps 8:3-6]

The “man,” Christ Jesus; who said He must be about His Father's business, also said He was sent, by Abba, Father, to “finish His (Father's) work.”                                         [Lk 2:49; 1 Tim 2:5; Jn 4:34]

The Father said to the Son, “Ask of Me, and I will give You the heathen for Your inheritance.” And the Son says to His “body,”  “As the Father has sent Me, so send I you” ...to be fruitful in every good work.                                          [Ps 2:8; Jn 20:21; Col 1:10]

The “set up” for Changing The Status Quo is found in the words of Jesus: “Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified IN the Son.” 

[Pastor; Jn 14:13]

ThenSingsMySoul:

THE WORLD WON'T GET NO BETTER, IF WE JUST LET IT BE;

THE WORLD WON'T GET NO BETTER,

WE GOTTA CHANGE IT, YEAH, JUST YOU AND ME.

[Chorus, Wake Up Everybody]

The Sight Of Faith

“Faith is not blind. Faith Must See!”

[Pastor]

Jesus said, in His sermon on the mount, “Blessed are the pure (unleavened/undefiled/single) in heart, for they shall see God (as in discerning the invisible).”

[Matt 5:8; Pastor; Rom 1:20; Heb 11:27]

Note: “Only the generation that followed after (the Comforter, promised by) Jesus Christ (was come) will have a “pure” heart (that can see).” [Pastor]

Paul, the Apostle, reminds us that “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” [Rom 10:17]

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” [Heb 11:3]

Although “we walk by faith, and not by sight,” we are coming to discover that 'true faith has eyes.' Selah.

       

ThenSingsMySoul:

OPEN THE EYES OF OUR HEARTS, LORD,

OPEN THE EYES OF OUR HEARTS;

WE WANT TO SEE YOU,

WE WANT TO SEE YOU!

TO SEE YOU HIGH AND LIFTED UP,

SHINING IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR GLORY;

POUR OUT YOUR POWER AND LOVE,

AS WE SING HOLY, HOLY, HOLY!

Jenelsie's Corner (#278)

Dear Grace and Truth Family,

Our time of “celebration” seems to have come again quickly.  During this week-long acknowledgement of our Father’s faithfulness in providing for His ministry through this part of the Body of Christ, our song of worship is “Moving Forward.”  HE has sent HIS WORD throughout the year to wash us, and teach us, and correct us, and establish us in the “doing of HIS WILL”—moving us forward to be used to by HIM.  Our various experiences have been chosen to fulfill the very WORD which HE has sent, giving us “vision” for HIS “vision” concerning Grace and Truth Fellowship.

So let us gather to give thanksgiving to our Father for making us “one” with the SON in the “doing of HIS WILL”.  We celebrate our LORD!

Hallelujah!

Your sister in Christ,
Jenelsie
Pastor’s wife

Jenelsie's Corner (#277)

My Grace and Truth Family,

During these times in our lives, in and out of grave situations, our FATHER is building a confidence in HIM as our GOD.  The Holy Ghost is taking us past the point of just “hoping and praying”; we have a God Who is “on our behalf.”  It’s amazing that the Holy Ghost has so much work to do in us to establish this truth:  if our Father God is for us, who can be against us?  Since we have been chosen to believe, we shall assert that with man, so many things are impossible, but not with our God.  There is nothing too hard for HIM.

We have reason to shout unto HIM with a voice of victory and triumph.  Hallelujah!

Your sister,
Jenelsie
Pastor’s wife

Only Believe

When Abraham believed God, we are told, the response was equivalant to saying Amen! ...and that Amen! Is the (preferred) response to the 'delivered/preached word.'

[Rom 4:3; Pastor; Gal 3:8]

After all is said and done, 'faith-(to)trust-(to)believe' is synonymous with “Amen!” [Pastor]

LORD, I BELIEVE, LORD I BELIEVE; ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, LORD I BELIEVE!

Through the eons of time, Jesus (the living Word) says to us “O ye of little faith ...Be not (fearful) Only Believe.” 

[Matt 6:30; Mk 5:36]

Talk about “(calling) those things which be not as thought they were.” [Rom 4:17]

We were then told, When things are 'not' is when you (should) “say Amen!”

And, here is the Selah; presented in 1st person God speak: 'I,ve done all I'm gonna do, it's for you to HEAR about IT, and SAY “AMEN!” to it.' [Pastor]

ThenSingsMySoul:

THE LORD HAS SPOKEN,

WE YOUR CHURCH SAY AMEN!!!

IF HE DID IT BEFORE, HE CAN DO IT AGAIN,

SAME GOD RIGHT NOW; SAME GOD BACK THEN! 

[A Crouch/M Winans-Tye Tribbett]