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HELEN SANDERS
12-28-2020
YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE
Over the years as a Pastor, I have observed so many people that have been hurt by words that someone else said to them. This is especially true about words spoken over them as children. What we hear negatively from our parents, teachers, and others and what we say to our children negatively will define them for life unless they receive help and healing from the Lord.
Years ago, my late husband and I were pastoring in another city where a young boy about 5 was in our church. I had been teaching him in Sunday School. His mother came to me very upset one day because his schoolteacher had told him that he was stupid and would never learn anything. Now this boy was not stupid, he was actually very bright. I talked to him and asked him why he thought she would say it. His response was that he hadn’t learned what she was teaching. Very quickly I told him this, “Just because you don’t know something does not mean you are stupid, it just means you haven’t learned it yet.”
We moved away from that area but visited again several years later when he was in High School. His mother came to me and told me he was graduating with honors, and what I had said to him turned him around. He had gone from thinking he was stupid because of someone’s careless words to believing in himself because words of life were imparted.
Some of you reading this may have been told various things or even said some careless words also. A really bad one is, “you’re just like your father.” Or “you’ll never change.” Or “you are a big disappointment to me.” These are all lies from the devil, but he speaks through us when we do not guard our lips.
One time several years ago an associate in our ministry came to our home for dinner and also invited their mother to come. This woman took me aside and said that this child was a big disappointment to her. I in turn said, “I don’t see that. I see a faithful person that has accomplished much.” I was not going to be part of the trap that Satan wanted to set. Gossip can lead to destroying someone if we allow it.
I want you to know that you are not a mistake. Sure, you have made mistakes, but do not let them define who you are my friends. God chose to give you life and has a great plan for you. Do not let idle lying words control you. Rise up above them, and be what God sees. You are his creation, created in His image, fearfully and wonderfully made, and He loves you. If He created you, who are we to speak against God’s creation? If God had a refrigerator, He would have your picture on it and show you off to His friends, because He loves you that much!
Remember, you are not a mistake! ♥
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RUSSELL SANDERS
12-27-2020
THE CHRISTMAS SERIES PART 6
WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE – PART 1
“We three kings of Orient are bearing gifts we traverse afar…” is a song we often hear at Christmastime. It reinforces a false imagery invented by the Roman church and perpetuated throughout Protestant churches.
The images we see painted are three camels with one king mounted upon each camel. To counter that false narrative put forth throughout Christendom, we will simply point out truth. Truth trumps the false.
The story of the wise men’s visit to see the newborn king of the Jews is told in Matthew 2:1-12. It is quite a remarkable story. First of all, they were not “kings” in the traditional sense of rulership. They were “magi,” the plural form of “magus” which means “astrologer.” It is also the root word for “magic” as the magi were presumed to have some divinely appointed supernatural understanding, hence “wise men.” They studied the stars (as astronomers) and could understand “times, seasons, and events” from the stars. The Bible tells us that God has written the times and season in the heavens.
The “wise men” had such a long-storied history that Babylonian kings had wise men as their court advisors. They were born in the southern part of Babylon called Chaldea. They had some Persian heritage, so they were more Persian than Babylonians; they were uniquely Chaldean.
Abraham was born and raised in Chaldea in the city of Ur. When he left as a young adult with his father and brother Haran, his other brother Nahor remained in Chaldea and raised his family there. Abraham and Sarah were Chaldean. Abraham years later sent his servant back to Chaldea to get a Chaldean wife for Isaac from his family’s bloodline from Nahor.
With Abraham’s blood connection to them, the Chaldeans somehow were knowledgeable of God’s prophecy that a great king would arise out of Israel whose dominion would be everlasting. When they saw this star in the heavens, they knew it was a sign that this king had been born. They felt compelled to go honor him as their people had awaited him for centuries.
This is the background. Tomorrow we will talk about the actual visit, correct some errors, and discuss just how very special this event was. Stay tuned.
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The Seven Prayer Mountains |
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Sunday - 12-27-2020 -----CHURCH ON THE NET
Laying the Foundation - the Principles to build your Christian life on Part 2 - repentance from dead works
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EQUIPPING THE SAINTS -
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1:00 p.m. EST
Teaching from: 12-21-2020
Prayer with the saints and equipping
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REVELATION BIBLE STUDY
Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST
This week ( December 22) was Session 25 - chapter 18
The Fall of Babylon
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How Satan gains a stronghold |
This teaching will help you understand how Satan obtains a legal right to control you |
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LION OF JUDAH
Two-faced Christians
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A witch's invitation - Mario Murillo tells the story of Carmen |
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Jonathan Cahn
An urgent message. - What do we do now?
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TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION - |
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Which President installed the first library and brought the first Bible to the White House?
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YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION
What President gave his inaugural address (3,319 words) from memory without notes?
The correct answer is:
Franklin Pierce
20% answered correctly with
Franklin Pierce
40% answered incorrectly with
Abraham Lincoln
40% answered incorrectly with
John F. Kennedy
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YESTERDAY'S SURVEY:
Have you had to be quarantined because of COVID19?
42.9% answered:
Yes
57.1% answered:
No
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TEACHING AND EQUIPPING THE SAINTS THROUGH:
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers
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A WORD OF EXHORTATION
Be prepared my friends for 2021. Many weren’t prepared for 2020 and look what happened.
I hear the Lord saying there is no room for any kind of offense. We must walk with integrity and pure hearts. There will be a greater sifting and shifting than ever so be prepared. Do not be hasty in making decisions. Do not rely on anyone to lead you other than the Holy Spirit. There is much deception coming. Don’t walk in fear. Walk in faith! Walk in the authority that God gives his children. It is time to rise up and fight the fight of faith with our weapons that are mighty through God that will pull down strongholds. We must come out of the prayer closet and act on the assignment we have been given. Mighty exploits and miracles will happen through those that rise up and go in the power and anointing of the name of Jesus!
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APOSTLE PAT MURRAY
12-27-2020
Unforgiveness is choosing to stay trapped in a jail cell of bitterness; While serving time for someone else’s crime. Now pause, think about that...And have yourself a blessed and a forgiving day.
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Who anointed David to be King the first time?
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YESTERDAY'S
BIBLE QUIZ QUESTION:
Who nursed baby Moses after Pharaoh's daughter found him in the bulrushes?
The Correct answer is:
Moses Mother
50% got it right with
Moses' Mother
33.3% got it wrong with Pharaoh's Daughter
16.7% got it wrong with
Miriam, Moses sister
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SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth?
Acts 1:8 KJV
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TODAY'S BIBLE TRIVIA QUIZ |
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What does the Belt symbolize in a Christian's armor?
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ
What does the helmet symbolize in a Christian's armor?
The correct answer is:
Salvation
80% answered correctly with:
Salvation
20% answered incorrectly with
Wisdom
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