We would cordially like to invite you to our First Annual Hope and Health Mother’s Day Extravaganza Tour 2012. “ An evening of Hope, Health awareness and a Gospel Jazz concert, and more. World In Focus International Ministries (WIFI) & RBP Ministries presents the Hope & Health Mother’s Day Extravaganza 2012 On May 8, 2012 at 4:30 p.m at New St. Paul Baptist Church, Pastor Lorenzo Edwards who is the Host Pastor and church for this wonderful event. 1525 W. Santa Ana Blvd. * Santa Ana, CA (714) 542-8971. We will be featuring, Dr. Ron Pearson, Kinji Baker, Marjane’ and Robert Flournoy / Loaves and Fishes x10 Ministries, much more to be announced concerning health and wellness. The hope and health tour was given to me by God a few years ago when I posed a question to a Gospel artist that I used to play with “What kind of charity work did they do” and they said “man are you kidding this is my livelihood”!! Well that was it for me and so the inception for the “Hope and Health” tour was conceived.The concept was simple put on a series of concerts to promote the message of Salvation through the avenue of Gospel Jazz which has no words but strong musicality arrangements and my idea was to share my testimony on the breaks and give God all the glory for blessing with a gift I can bless his people with (THE HOPE)The Health portion is simple we offer services to help the body of Christ know about the crippling devises the devil uses called “Diseases”. We check for such things likeHigh Blood PressureDiabetesHeart and Lung DiseaseAnd Healthy Nutrition PlansIn my opinion you cant effectively serve God when your body's racked with pain or your on so many different drugs you cant think effectively. So with a different thought plan for survival here we go, the Hope & Health tour is set in place to change lives, to change a generation from no hope to a new hope, something real and tangible that will make people take life serious and hopefully bring them into a new relationship with God.After the amusement parks and festivals then its on to juvenile detention centers, male and female jails and take the message to the people who need it most. He's coming soon and we that are saved have to come up with new ways to bring the church, the people back into the fold, its all about Kingdom Building and if that’s not our goal then we are missing the mark Please RSVP as soon as possible via telephone, or e-mail to let us know how we may place you on the program / worship experience. We are asking each church or group that will be in attendance to render an ‘A” selection , praise dance or instrumental musical selection,Min. Ron Pearson, CEO H&H MINISTRIES 909-486-3341 Min. Evelyn Diane Thomas, CEO President WIFI Ministries http://www.wifiministries.org / ministerevelyn032@att.net (714) 488-WIFI (9434)2012 Mother's Day Extravaganza
Declare out loud that something big is going to happen to me.
If you are prepared for regular small blessing, don’t do it with us.. God is getting ready to do it exceedingly, abundantly, above all we can ask.
Something big is getting ready to happen.. When God does something he is getting ready to do it big..
The two biggest buildings you see when you go to any place downtown are the banks and the insurance companies. They are the largest because they do not think small.
Only in church do we down size things.. God gave a vision to Noah, and he told him to build an arch.. He was leading the children across the red sea.
God is assigned to do something big!
I am speaking to those that have a ridiculous vision.
What you have been dreaming is on the scale of heaven proportion..
It is frustrating to have a big dream when you are surrounded by mediocre people.. When God gives you a dream it never fits in the parameter..
If you can afford it, its not from God..
God always gives you a dream that does not match your Fico score or your credit score..
A lot of us are frustrated because we have a dream beyond where it is I am right now..
God is getting ready to do something incredible..
Our country is in a critical place right now…
God told me to tell 50,000 of you that: “God is getting ready to finance your dream from an untraditional resource.”
He said: “when the praises Go up to God, that’s when the blessings come down..!”
If I had to escort you to the bank after you have done a demographic study of your dream, they are going to ask you a battery of questions..
1. How much money do you need?
2. How long before you pay it back?
3. If you don’t get the loan what are you going to do?
4. What is your level of investment?
They are not going to give you 100% of your dream..
If you are not going to invest in your own dream, then they are not going to either..
If you invest in your own dreams, God is going to make it come to pass.
He is going to use you to redefine your family’s name.. What God has put in you, that keeps waking you up at night… You realize that the job you are on, this job does not deserve me.. Because my dream is of such value.
Nehemiah chapter 2 – Our dream is falling apart… His dream was about self advancement.. If someone else will be benefited by your dream, God is behind it.
He had been holding on to that dream, but never spoke it…
I don’t know if you are in California or Canada..”You are holding on to a dream because you don’t know who you can trust..”
” Everything that was in your heart is getting ready to be in your hand…”
While he was serving the King, they asked him why are you so solemn in his presence? It was that you could not be in front of the King and be frowning…
Ladies, I am fretful of people that work in ministry that have a bad attitudes… You should be saying that you are glad to be in the service..
How are you serving me, when you have a bad disposition?
Those of you that work in ministry and still have to deal with folks at home.
Don’t you dare think I’m going to let you work in ministry and not save your house, your marriage and your children..
What profits a man to gain the whole world and loose his soul?
I want to see my family prosper..
For those of you that want to see your family prosper, give God some glory!!
While you are in worship, somebody in your family is getting ready to be cancer free, somebody is getting out of jail.. somebody is getting ready to get their passion back..
How do you expect me to work in ministry and my family is falling apart?
Nehemiah, is just a cup barrier… because the King was nervous because the Kings father died from wine poison..
Somebody had put hemlock in the father’s cup…
I’m trying to brace myself.. Nehemiah, stood as an example..
Whatever happened to your father is not going to happen to you!!!
You are going to do more than your Father was ever able to accomplish..
The bitterness your father experience, is not going to affect you.
I come to serve that nasty devil notice that the curse over my family is over…
Hallelujah!!! I need somebody in this room that knows that their children are going to be better than their father..
Knowing that you are a joint air with the father..
And he asked of him a critical question, and it’s my responsibility from the Holy land to ask you?
When will you be finished building the wall?
It’s the only time the King as the citizen to set their own deadline..
When you worship him on tonight, you get to set your own deadline… If you don’t have this kind of faith, then this is not for you…
He asked the King to pay for it… but what is amazing ladies and gentleman.. He never put out a bid for a contract… He did not even know how much it was going to cost.
God is not interested in paying for anything cheap..
God is positioning heaven to pay off your most expensive bill.
God is getting ready to pay off student loans.. He said if you give me glory I am putting equity back into your house..
Whatever is your most expensive bill on your kitchen counter, on your table…
I’m getting ready to pay that bill that is delinquent..
Nehemiah, has no experience.. He is sending some friend’s that will help him.
There is a preacher proclaiming that money is coming.. I’m proclaiming that God is getting ready to send you some people that are not gong to be jealous, but want to see what God has got for you.
I need every person in the room to get $1.00 in your hand and lift it up… This is precious valuable television time.. I don’t want Jan to jack me up..(lol)… I want you to put a dollar in your hand and every child hand and then lift it up toward heaven… Those that are watching on the Internet and on your ipads and iphones, lift up your $1.00… He is going to pray right now…“That dollar is the smallest thing you ever gone have!!!”… I want that dollar lifted in your hand… I want you to put that dollar in someone else’s hand… I need you to give it someone you don’t know, and move very quickly.. As soon as you exchange it, sit down.. Bahamas, Jamaica, South Africa is watching tonight.. TBN around the world… God told me to tell you to get ready… He told me to tell you that:“Strangers are getting ready to bless you with money!!!..
Press down shaken together running over… I can’t hear you TBN.. Your children are getting ready to get full scholarships…
My time is almost up… Hallelujah… Just so the people that are watching to hear the conviction of your faith ‘Strangers are getting ready to bless me”
“Strangers are getting ready to bless me…”
Be seated, and this is the last time I’m going to ask you to be seated… Orlando, Florida studio audience, you guys have a spirit of disobedience..
I don’t know why God would strategically put us in this moment.. This is leap year, you are getting ready to jump over the process. Stuff that you are not qualified for… You are not going to have to kiss up, you are going to leap into it!!!… I just need 50 crazy praisers to just leap if you feel like it is your leap season…
You are getting ready to jump over people who are more qualified than you.. You are getting ready to jump pass haters that thought they could block you… God is getting ready to make it your leap.. It’s your leap year. 200 people that believe by faith with me… I’m only giving you 90 seconds.. We are going to be jumping while yawl giving..
I need 200 of you that believe God is getting ready to jump you over your foreclosure.. He is getting ready to jump you over you car repossession.. He told me to tell you that:”
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. I’m telling you that you are getting ready to pass the people that you normally call that are above you..
Nehemiah, just had vision… God is getting ready to pay the bill of imagination. For the business in your heart that have not even opened.. God is getting ready to financé imagination.. Woman of God, that conference is getting ready to happen.. Pastor, that building you are in is too small. God is getting ready to bless you… Your book is going to be a New York best sellers… Your album is going to be a best seller..
“Everything is on the line and I am not going to let you be embarrassed.”
Those that are going to be asking for seeds, we are going to be asking in a non traditional way… Because it is leap year, and I’m gong to ask you for $29.00.. Most of us have a dyslexic praise… We are getting ready to shout for what he is getting ready to do in your imagination… Every person who has a crazy dream. Declare two words
“It’s now!” For the rest of this year, I am pledging a leap seed. God is getting ready to jump me over process. I need you to bless a seed into your children dream..God has given your child a leap anointing… This year you are going back to school and finish that degree. God is getting ready to help you raise that child without child support..I’m getting ready to restore everything you lost in your bank account.. You are getting ready to leap past your past.. God is getting ready to do what no one could orchestrate.. Something big is getting ready to happen for you…
If you believe it, declare it again… Something big is getting ready to happen.. Greater is getting ready to happen and the best is yet to come!
Noted taken by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas / May 6, 2012 http://www.wifiministries.org – (714) 455-WIFI – 24 hour message prayer line)
(These notes were taken verbatim, uncut, unedited and live as the word of God was going forth!)
A person was anointed for a special purpose—to be a king, to be a prophet, to be an builder, etc. There is nothing wrong with anointing a person with oil today. We just have to make sure that the purpose of anointing is in agreement with Scripture. Anointing should not be viewed as a “magic potion.” The oil itself does not have any power. It is only God that can anoint a person for a specific purpose. If we use oil, it is only a symbol of what God is doing. Exodus 29:7 – You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
Donnie McClurkin – Total Praise feat. Richard Smallwood
Exodus 40:9
9 “Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
8 lLet your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head.
2 Kings 9:6
6 So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.
Another meaning for the word anointed is “chosen one.” The Bible says that Jesus Christ was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit to spread the Good News and free those who have been held captive by sin (Luke 4:18-19; Acts 10:38). After Christ left the earth, He left us the gift of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16). Now all Christians are anointed, chosen for a specific purpose in furthering God’s Kingdom (1 John 2:20). “Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee” (2 Corinthians 1:21-22).
Question: “What is the anointing? What does it mean to be anointed?”
Answer: The origin of anointing was from a practice of shepherds. Lice and other insects would often get into the wool of sheep, and when they got near the sheep’s head, they could burrow into the sheep’s ears and kill the sheep. So, ancient shepherds poured oil on the sheep’s head. This made the wool slippery, making it impossible for insects to get near the sheep’s ears because they would just slide off. From this, anointing became symbolic of blessing, protection, and empowerment.
The New Testament Greek words for “anoint” are chrio, which means “to smear or rub with oil, and by implication to consecrate for office or religious service”; and aleipho, which means “to anoint.” In Bible times, people were anointed with oil to signify God’s blessing or call on that person’s life (Exodus 29:7; Exodus 40:9; 2 Kings 9:6; Ecclesiastes 9:8; James 5:14). A person was anointed for a special purpose—to be a king, to be a prophet, to be an builder, etc. There is nothing wrong with anointing a person with oil today. We just have to make sure that the purpose of anointing is in agreement with Scripture. Anointing should not be viewed as a “magic potion.” The oil itself does not have any power. It is only God that can anoint a person for a specific purpose. If we use oil, it is only a symbol of what God is doing.
Question: “What does the Bible say about anointing oil?”
Answer: Anointing oil, mentioned 20 times in Scripture, was used in the Old Testament for pouring on the head of the High Priest and his descendants and sprinkling the Tabernacle and its furnishings to mark them as holy and set apart to the Lord (Exodus 25:6; Leviticus 8:30; Numbers 4:16). Three times it is called the “holy, anointing oil” and the Jews were strictly forbidden from reproducing it for personal use (Exodus 30:32-33). The recipe for anointing oil is found in Exodus 30:23-24 and contained myrrh, cinnamon and other natural ingredients. There is no indication that the oil or the ingredients had any supernatural power. Rather, the strictness of the guidelines for creating the oil was a test of the obedience of the Israelites and a demonstration of the absolute holiness of God.
Only four New Testament passages refer to the practice of anointing with oil and none of them offer an explanation for its use. We can draw our conclusions from context. In Mark 6:13, the disciples anoint the sick and heal them. In Luke 7:46, Mary anoints Jesus’ feet as an act of worship. In James 5:14, the church elders anoint the sick with oil for healing. In Hebrews 1:8-9, God says to Christ as He returns triumphantly to Heaven, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever…” and God anoints Jesus “with the oil of gladness.”
Should Christians use anointing oil today? There is nothing in Scripture that commands or even suggests that we should use similar oil today, but neither is there anything to forbid it. Oil is often used as a symbol for the Holy Spirit in the Bible as in the parable of the wise and foolish virgins (Matthew 25:1-13). As such, Christians have the presence of the oil of the Spirit who leads us into all truth and anoints us continually with His grace and comfort. “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth” (1 John 2:20).
Opening prayer: “It’s your worship God that invites your presence in this place.. We adore you God, we magnify your name… “We give everything to you oh God… We worship you God!!!” – “You are so excellent God!!! “Prayer Changes Things”
Opening song: “I never shall forget what he done for me” – sang (Juanita) 🙂
Glory, glory Hallelujah – Since I laid my burdens down….
Oh, oh, Oh, oh… Praise chokes the enemy…
Announcement: By: Pastor Lemmon’s – Family month, Happy Birthday to all the March Birthday’s… www.empowermenttemple.org to print out the Lenten season schedule… “SHIFT” my situation Lord… Serving and aiding our communities… Calling for 1 million people to vote for Easter Sunday… Please register… – You can sign up to vote.. If you are interested in joining the community choir, choir rehearsal will be on tomorrow (Monday) – Young girls in African Nation fund raiser will take place… Town Hall meeting: State of the Black Church, in Washington D.C. – You can tune in this Tuesday on March6, 2012 for the Spring Marathon – You can tune in and hear no other than Dr. Jamal H. Bryant, our Leader…#powerful
Offering Time: “It is a blessing to give” You can give on line at: http://www.empowermenttemple.org – “God is a game changer” – “Lord I’m not going to give just because I’m suppose to give, but I’m giving out of my love, and my sincere worship.. Lord from what I give, can you help me get a whole lot better… ” I want to get a whole lot of fruit and lettuce when I go to the grocery store… Lord I’m sacrificing.. If I ask anything in your name, you said you would give it to me… Prove it… Give your 10% – raise it up and say, “God I thank you” Your latter shall be greater than you past…”
Offering Song Selection: “The Lord is blessing me right now!”
Song Selection: “The blood that gives me strength from day to day…
“It will never lose it’s power”
Communion: Communion is now being served… Take and eat the body of Christ that was broken for you – and in that same light.. the blood that was shed.. “What can wipe away our sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus… Take and drink in memory of him..
Prayer: The Lords prayer…
We thank the Lord for our Pastor: Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant… He is on the road today getting ready to march with the Rev. Al Sharpton on today…
Song Selection: We have come to worship the Lord… For his mercy endureth forever..
Guest Speaker: Bishop Richard L. Fraiser –
He acknowledges his wife – In four days from today, he will celebrate 37 years with his wife.. .She still has his nose wide open… lol
It;s not that I love her, loving her suits me.. When she walks into the room, a light comes on in my head… She said she let him lay some hands on her… (smh)… God said it was good… Pastor says: ‘He was not lying either” They made a great point to show their love for each other which was such a blessing to see husband and wife still in love…
He honors Dr. Jamal Bryant in his absence on today… – he bless everyone on today.. Now he is laying hands on his wife and walking her back to seat.. He was giving off a little love Morse code…
The worship “cooked his grits” (lol)… Number #1 – He was excited about the church” #1- Celebrated the covenant – #2 we celebrated the blood of Jesus – The precious blood of Christ.. – What makes the blood of Christ precious? He had pure blood with no sin, and the only blood qualified to stand before the throne… The name of Jesus is part of a category called nouns… Parts of speech.. It is defined as a person, place and things.. Proper noun is a particular name of a person, place or thing… God, is a person, place and thing and an event – He is coming back for us!!
Scripture Reading: Isiah chapter (NIV)
Isaiah 52
1 Awake, awake, Zion,
clothe yourself with strength!
Put on your garments of splendor,
Jerusalem, the holy city.
The uncircumcised and defiled
will not enter you again.
2 Shake off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
Daughter Zion, now a captive.
3 For this is what the LORD says:
“You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed.”
4 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“At first my people went down to Egypt to live;
lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
5 “And now what do I have here?” declares the LORD.
“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who rule them mock,[a]”
declares the LORD.
“And all day long
my name is constantly blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people will know my name;
therefore in that day they will know
that it is I who foretold it.
Yes, it is I.”
7 How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the LORD returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the LORD has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The LORD will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
11 Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be pure,
you who carry the articles of the LORD’s house.
12 But you will not leave in haste
or go in flight;
for the LORD will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant
13 See, my servant will act wisely[b];
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him[c]—
his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being
and his form marred beyond human likeness—
15 so he will sprinkle many nations,[d]
and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand.
Isaiah 66
New International Version (NIV)
Isaiah 66
Judgment and Hope
1 This is what the LORD says:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Where is the house you will build for me?
Where will my resting place be?
2 Has not my hand made all these things,
and so they came into being?”
declares the LORD.
“These are the ones I look on with favor:
those who are humble and contrite in spirit,
and who tremble at my word.
3 But whoever sacrifices a bull
is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
is like one who presents pig’s blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense
is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,
and they delight in their abominations;
4 so I also will choose harsh treatment for them
and will bring on them what they dread.
For when I called, no one answered,
when I spoke, no one listened.
They did evil in my sight
and chose what displeases me.”
5 Hear the word of the LORD,
you who tremble at his word:
“Your own people who hate you,
and exclude you because of my name, have said,
‘Let the LORD be glorified,
that we may see your joy!’
Yet they will be put to shame.
6 Hear that uproar from the city,
hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound of the LORD
repaying his enemies all they deserve.
7 “Before she goes into labor,
she gives birth;
before the pains come upon her,
she delivers a son.
8 Who has ever heard of such things?
Who has ever seen things like this?
Can a country be born in a day
or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children.
9 Do I bring to the moment of birth
and not give delivery?” says the LORD.
“Do I close up the womb
when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice greatly with her,
all you who mourn over her.
11 For you will nurse and be satisfied
at her comforting breasts;
you will drink deeply
and delight in her overflowing abundance.”
12 For this is what the LORD says:
“I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried on her arm
and dandled on her knees.
13 As a mother comforts her child,
so will I comfort you;
and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
14 When you see this, your heart will rejoice
and you will flourish like grass;
the hand of the LORD will be made known to his servants,
but his fury will be shown to his foes.
15 See, the LORD is coming with fire,
and his chariots are like a whirlwind;
he will bring down his anger with fury,
and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For with fire and with his sword
the LORD will execute judgment on all people,
and many will be those slain by the LORD.
17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs, rats and other unclean things—they will meet their end together with the one they follow,” declares the LORD.
18 “And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come[a] and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.
19 “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[b] and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,” says the LORD. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the LORD in ceremonially clean vessels. 21 And I will select some of them also to be priests and Levites,” says the LORD.
22 “As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the LORD, “so will your name and descendants endure. 23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says the LORD. 24 “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
2 Timothy 1:12
New International Version (NIV)
12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.
Sermon Title: “Zion, put on your strength”
“I did not take actual verbatim sermon notes on today” I will resume next week… (sorry)
Notes taken by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas, March 4, 2012, 2012 9:30 a.m. service…service…
“Ideas”–
Get your creative juices flowing – In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images.. People have all sorts of business ideas, etc… Whatever ideas you have make them come to life during this 40-days-of Lenten Season…
Today as we embark upon on the 12th day of our Lenten Season we will focus on: “Ideas”… We all have them… We all possess innovation and we all have great ideas stored in our brain… It just sometimes take a little courage and sometimes a little encouragement to put our great ideas into action. I’ve always had great ideas and there were times when a light would come on in my head and I was able to follow through with every idea I dreamed about… I still dream on today and I have great ideas for my future that will make free for life to do Ministry if I could just connect to the right place , and the right people.. “IDEAS, IDEAS, IDEAS..””I heard my son’t grandfather say one time that nothing has ever came to a sleeper but a dream…(T.L.G., Sr. “) – All I”m trying to say is don’t just dream about your ideas, but make the ideas you have become a reality…
1. Adherence to moral and ethical principles;soundness of moral character; honesty.
2. The state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
3. A sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition:the integrity of a ship’s hull.
Today as we enter into day 10 of our Lenton season… We pray and discuss “Integrity” -…
I have enclosed above 3 different definitions according to Webster’s what Integrity means… When I hear the word integrity the first word that comes to mind for me is the word “TRUTH”… Just plain old tell the truth… Can I trust you? Your integrity means a lot in today’s society… What type of moral and ethical principles do you have? Are you to type of person that feeds off of lies, or are you the type of person that feeds of the truth?
When I speak truth, it puts the devil to shame because God says in his word that he hates a “Liar” – A liar lacks integrity… They have no regards for integrity…
Also, I’m certain that God hates a liar and they cannot tarry in the eye sight of God… In Proverbs 12:17 it says: He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. Truth proves a man is righteous, and he impacts matters of controversy for righteousness. Therefore, a man who speaks the truth is valuable for court and friendship. A witness that misrepresents the truth shows a deceitful spirit, and he impacts controversies by confusing justice and righteousness (14:5,25; 19:28; 21:28). He is despised and avoided.Truth and righteousness are inseparable. There can be no justice without truth, and there can be no truth without justice. Equitable relationships among men, whether private or public, require honesty and truth. If these are compromised, then righteousness is also compromised. If less than the truth is presented, then deceit has entered to that degree. From economic transactions to religious declarations, righteousness depends upon truth.The blessed God of the Bible, Creator of heaven and earth, is a God of truth (Deut 32:4). So much is He a God of truth, He cannot lie (Heb 6:18; Titus 1:2). His Son Jesus Christ is called the Faithful and True Witness (Rev 3:14; 19:11). His written revelation, the Bible, is very sure and true in every word and all it declares (30:5; Ps 19:9; 93:5; 119:138).God hates liars. They confound and overthrow righteousness in the earth, whether private or public. Their misrepresentations deceive men into believing things that are not true, which perverts decision-making, misleads people into trouble, condemns the innocent, frees the wicked, hides His gospel, and promotes frauds and scams. Therefore, all liars shall spend an eternity after this life in the lake of fire (Rev 21:8).God hates liars. “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him … a lying tongue … a false witness that speaketh lies” (6:16-19). Therefore, good and honest men reject liars! David said, “He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight” (Ps 101:7).God hates liars. One of the Ten Commandments condemns false witnesses (Ex 20:16). The LORD warned men to stay far away from any falsehood in trials (Ex 23:1-7). If a man perjured himself in court, he received the punishment that was being deliberated, even if it was capital punishment (Deut 19:16-21)! What a way to enhance the memory!
God hates liars. And He loves to expose them. Be sure your sin will find you out. Achan lied about stealing from Jericho, but he was discovered and stoned and burned with his family (Josh 7:1-26). Ananias and Sapphira lied about their large gift to the church, and members of the youth group buried them that day (Acts 5:1-11). What an object lesson!
God hates liars. The first liar in the universe was the devil, who lied to Eve and damned the human race to eternal death. He is the father of all lies, and there is no truth in him (John 8:44). Anyone telling a lie is following his wicked influence and showing that their heart is under his control, even ministers of the gospel (II Cor 11:1-4,13-15; Eph 2:1-3).
God hates liars. When men prefer lies over truth, the God of truth will send them lies to believe, as their just punishment (I Kgs 22:1-40; Ezek 14:6-11; II Thess 2:9-12). When men reject the obvious truth that is revealed in the created universe, he blinds their minds and leaves them to disgusting same sex perversions (Ps 19:1-6; Is 44:9-20; Rom 1:18-27).
Therefore, let every reader tremble before the God of truth! Let every reader hate lying, exaggerating, slandering, perjuring, misrepresenting, fudging, or any other form of deceit. Let every reader prove and show his righteousness by always exalting honesty and truth, no matter the circumstances or situation. Let him be honest and open at all times.
Let every parent teach and enforce truth in the home, so that children grow up hating and avoiding lies and liars as much as their Creator. Parents should require sufficient research before opinions are declared. They should punish exaggeration. And on the hierarchical scale of offences, children should know clearly that lying is the worst of them all.
Thankfully, the God of truth sent His Son to save some liars from their sins, which He did by paying the eternal debt of punishment for them, and then creating in them a new heart that loves truth and hates lies (Eph 1:3-12; 2:1-10; 4:24). The gospel of Jesus Christ found in the Bible is the only source of truth in the world that can save a person from the devil’s deceit and destruction that is on every side (I Tim 6:3-5,20-21; II Tim 3:13).
Your Integrity means a lot to God… Just be real and tell the truth is my advice…
Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas / March 3, 2012 03:02 a.m.
Today as we embark on day 9 of our Lenton Season, we will pray about the Entertainment Industry (Movies / Tv). I have enclosed some vital information regarding the entertainment Industry (Movies / TV & Music) Please review and be amazed with figures and numbers in the entertainment industry… Simply Amazing… It’s a passion of mine because I believe I was born a true and living actress that has not gotten her big break yet but yet, but I still dream and have high hopes and expectations… As an amateur singer, one day I dream of recording my own Gospel Music Vocals CD / Video and sharing it with the world my very own unique voice that I hear no other like it.. It’s original and in a class all by itself… I’m so thankful for the so many gifts that God has given me in this area.. I do feel with the right cultivation, my skills in the Entertainment Industry could flourish… What are some of your contributions you add to this dynamic subject: Entertainment Industry (Movies / TV) ? Posted by: Minister Evelyn Diane Thomas / March 2, 2012 04:06 a.m. Spike Lee / Black Producer in the Entertainment Industry
A large segment of the television, movie and music industry consists of movie and television studios, producers, directors, and actors — otherwise known as Hollywood. This category also includes the recorded music industry, commercial television and radio stations and networks, as well as cable and satellite TV operators.
In general, the entertainment industry leans Democratic in its political giving. In 2008, Democrats received 78 percent of the industry’s contributions. This continues the trend of the entertainment industry contributing more to Democrats during the past two decades with 70 percent of donations going to Democrats compared to 29 percent for Republicans.
Of the $48.7 million in total campaign contributions given by this industry during the 2008 election cycle, individuals associated with the industry contributed more than 80 percent, with political action committees accounting for most of the rest. Through their PACs, Comcast Corp.and Time Warner spent about $2.9 million and $2.7 million respectively during the 2008 election cycle. [Read more Background]
METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from PACs, soft money donors, and individuals giving $200 or more. (Only those groups giving $5,000 or more are listed here. Soft money applies only to cycles 1992-2002.) In many cases, the organizations themselves did not donate; rather the money came from the organization’s PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals’ immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
All donations took place during the 2011-2012 election cycle and were released by the Federal Election Commission.
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Today we will be praying and focusing on “Enlightenment” on our 40 days of lent.. I just wanted to pause right here and thank God for these past 9 days of our Lenten Season… I was truly Enlightening for me.. I only plan to higher and higher as we pray and discuss being “Enlightenment” on the first day of March 2012.
If you desire to follow along you can visit: http://www.empowermenttemple.org and click on the Lenten Season icon and you can print an easy prayer schedule and jump right today… We will conclude our 40 day Lenten season on Easter Sunday, which is on April 8, 2012.
I pray that somebody’s life is being changed, rearranged and enlightened during this powerful season of prayer…
On Being God: Beyond Your Life’s Purpose
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In Carl Bozeman’s profound and deeply compelling On Being God: Beyond Your Life’s Purpose, the author reveals an experience that changed his life and led to the inspiring revelations so beautifully described in his book. Bozeman puts forth the convincing belief that we are not a composite of the people and events and experiences beginning at birth, rather we are the “now” and endowed with such creative energy as to make each of us a god. Knowing this, and fully recognizing what exists within us?our own power and our knowledge?will direct us beyond the mundane and into the realm of embracing our infinite and divine nature. Only then can we recognize that what we perceive as our reality is, in truth, only a small part of what and who we are. Accepting this true and exquisite authenticity will bring purpose and joy into our lives.
I also want to recommend one of my all time favorites that is full of “ENLIGHTENMENT” from the beginning to the end… (Min. Evelyn Thomas) http://www.wifiministries.org
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to my daughters: Topaz, Naomi, Grace, Angel, and Adore. My desire for you is God-prepared men who are better than your dad.
ENDORSEMENTS
Dr. Bryant gives the readers permission to have desires, yet gives them the key to not allowing their desires to have them by offering solutions which empower the reader to focus their inner promptings toward permanent victory and blessing. This is a must read for those who want to transform their longings into all that God wants them to be.
MICHELLE MCKINNEY HAMMOND
Author, Why Do I Say Yes When I Need To Say No?
This book, World War Me takes responsibility for its author’s weakness while reminding us that satan seeks each of our demise. It gives distinction between weakness and wickedness which is often sutured together as one reality in the minds of people.
Bishop T.D. Jakes SR.
Potter’s House of Dallas
Dr. Bryant’s book helped me realize that life is not a game, it’s a battle zone! Every man who is serious about living will come to the conclusion that you can still make the touchdown after you’ve been tackled by life. This is a must have playbook for making better decisions
The issue of desire is something seldom explored in church, yet it remains the elephant in the room for most believers. The struggle between the flesh and the spirit, the war between the pull of the world and the still, small voice of God, tears at the heart and mind of most who are striving to be all that God created them to be. Desire is good, but it can also be bad! For many, knowing how to lift and separate personal longing from divine inspiration can be a daunting task. We vacillate between pondering what Jesus would do while still making impulsive, bad choices with far-reaching consequences, and simply doing nothing, becoming so spiritual that we are of no earthly good. Should we follow our hearts or use our heads?
The answers can be elusive when the seductions of our own desires overwhelm us.
I can think of no one more able to tackle this issue than Dr. Jamal Bryant. Not only is he a skilled orator, but his ability to separate fact from fiction and make the spiritual practical is a gift which promises to transform all who are privy to his teaching and wisdom.
Not only is this a guide that readers can comprehend and apply to their lives, but it is literally a roadmap to help the readers navigate through the challenges of desire to a place of mastering them and gaining the victory which they so deeply desire to experience in their lives. Dr. Bryant gives the readers permission to have desires, yet gives them the key to not allowing their desires to have them by offering solutions which empower the reader to focus their inner promptings toward permanent victory and blessing. This is a must read for those who want to transform their longings into all that God wants them to be.
MICHELLE MCKINNEY HAMMOND
Author, Why Do I Say Yes When I Need To Say No?
King David declared forthrightly, “One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after…” (Ps. 27:4 KJV). I so marvel at David because he is the only person I know to have made such a bold claim and accomplished it. There are so many natural human needs—the need for affection, the need to be affirmed, the need to be empowered, and the need to be embraced. In other words, David meant that he didn’t have any of those needs or desires.
Most of us have desires, whether legal or illegal, godly or ungodly, secular or sacred, we all have many desires. How then do we channel our energy from destructive desires to empowering desires? The aim and scope of this book is to help us redirect our desire. Not long ago, I had a problem with my car and the battery went dead because I left the lights on. I asked a passerby, “Can you give me a jump?” Something strange happened. He pulled out cables from his trunk, connected them to his car, and then connected them to mine. There was transfer of energy. His car needed energy to move, my car needed his energy to be turned on. The desire was the same, but the place was different.
Most of the things we do in sin are natural desires that have been corrupted through carnal consciousness. It is my hope that our mind frame will line up with the will of God so that our desires will be godly desires and not demonic desires.
No matter what age you are, you have desires. If you desire the same thing at 40 that you did when you were 10, then your desire is dysfunctional. Likewise, if you still want the same things now as you did before you were saved, then your desires are misappropriated. There is a tension of desire called conflict and crisis of desire. For example, a drug addict may hit rock bottom and want to get away from the substance and lifestyle that has stripped him of his family, finances, job, and self-esteem. While going through the healing process, his desire may tempt him to use drugs again, so internal conflict ensues because his consciousness has shifted. The same thing happens when you grow up in the Kingdom. Just because you are saved doesn’t mean you will not desire things that are unethical.
In Romans 7:18-19, 24, Paul said,
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing… What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
Do you desire something that will satisfy your flesh or something that will satisfy your faith? When David was on the balcony, he saw Bathsheba bathing across the street and fell into temptation to fulfill the desire of his flesh. Nathan, the prophet, showed up and asked him why he had risked his title and relationship with God in trying to feed the appetite of his flesh. David then understood that he could no longer make the flesh his first priority:
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in His temple(KJV).
One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple(Psalm 27:4 NKJV).
A desire is a hunger, a craving, a preoccupation, or an internal aim for an external conquest. In one word, a desire is a wish. For example, as you read this book, you are experiencing the fulfillment of a desire. Even if you are reading at the behest of someone else, you are fulfilling the desire to please that person. It is strange that people are not taught how to desire. Desire can be fulfilled without practice. Sickness and old age do not diminish desire; they just change the objects of your desire.
You have to be in a vegetative or a complete meditative state to stop desiring, and even then, you have to set the intention not to desire.
“Falling in love is the paradigmatic
example of desire” —William Irvine1
In the different stages of growth, a human being has different desires. A baby girl’s desire may be milk, a dry diaper, and warmth. As she grows into a little girl, she may desire attention and acceptance. When she becomes a woman, she desires affection, and as she matures into an elder, she desires assistance. In the male world, things are a little different. A boy’s desire may be centered around things, like toys, building blocks to construct a castle, and later a gun to shoot the castle down. As a young man, he may desire power, money, friends, and great success in his career or business. As he approaches his prime and matures, he desires a mate and wants to leave an unforgettable legacy to his children. As you see, neither age nor gender matter. Desire plays a key role in all of our lives at every stage. If at 40 your desire is still the same as it was when you were 10, your growth in consciousness must have become stunted.
In life, we decide for ourselves what to desire. When we become born again, our desires ought to be different from what we desired before we were saved. If our Christmas lists as saved people mirror the same lists that we had when we were not saved, that means our desires may not have changed or matured.
Society, today, teaches that to achieve happiness and fulfillment, we have to change our job, hairstyle, wardrobe, spouse, income, and other external factors. But God urges us to change internally in order to be happy and fulfilled. We do not think up desires; they are formed in us.
The greatest example for understanding desire is falling in love. Two people go on a date for the first time. Their intentions may be to just get to know each other and have a wonderful evening. However, if one of them wakes up the following morning in a bed that is not their own, that person may be humiliated, embarrassed, and even shocked. In the initial plan to go out on a date, he or she probably had not planned on having sex.
According to William Irvine, falling in love is, in fact, an act of going against our will.2 Lust is different in terms of desire, because it can be fulfilled with any willing participant. But when you fall in love, there is an object of your affection that no other person can replace.
So on today I dare you to pick up these two books that recommend highly, you surely will be enlightened for the rest of your life…
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