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Sunday Service Heart Highlight:
September 22nd, 2024
Song & Service Highlight:
God is Faithful
No matter what the darkness looks like, God didn't bring you there, but He will get you out!
The scripture that came to heart:
Psalms 40:2 NLT
"He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along."
Have you ever seen that video of the sheep stuck in the ground and the guy pulls the sheep out, only for the sheep to run and jump back into the gap further down the line?
Sometimes that's what we do (I have been guilty multiple times). Yet, as many times we get ourselves stuck, God still loves us so much that He pulls us out everytime and sets us onto steady ground. Beloved, no matter if you got yourself in the situation or if it was something else, God is with us. He is with us every step of the way, guiding us to the good plans He has for us. The victory that Jesus won for us.
So wherever you are, look to The Lord, and allow Him to show you the way out through The Holy Spirit. To pull you up out of the mud and set you on sturdy land. To lead you to His victory that we're called to walk in with Him, as those who have chosen to recieve Jesus as Lord and Savior.
And for those who desire recieve Him or are even curious, it's not too late. Jesus loves you, and desires to have relationship with you! ❤️
Wednesday Service Heart Highlights:
September 25th, 2024
Scripture:
1 John 5:14 NLT
"And we are confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him."
Church Service Highlight:
We have to pray with confidence in Him
If I'm worshiping and fellowshipping then I will have confidence
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Something my pastor always tells me when I have a hard time approaching God (because I've done something wrong or that I've fallen short in spending time with Him), is to turn on worship music. He tells me to turn on worship music because in that worship I surrender over the things by confessing and focusing instead on His goodness. In worship all else fades away and I'm invited into a place where nothing else matters but Jesus. Where I can focus on the reality that God still loves me, has a plan for me, and calls me out of that darkness to walk in His wonderful light. In that worship, I am brought to repentance and to the confidence to begin again with Him. In that worship, the door opens to that fellowship with Him, that I can come to Him through Christ and grow in Him. To have confidence that He hears me and is inviting me to His table.
And it's the same for all of us, who have received Jesus as Lord and Savior and choose to follow Him. In those times when we have a hard time coming to Him with confidence in prayer, we can first choose to worship and allow all the things to fade away to reveal the truth that God is good and has an answer for us. That He loves us, that He has good plans for us, and that He has called us out of the darkness so that we can walk with Him in His marvelous and loving light.
Amen
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✝️ So sorry with how late this is! Happy Sunday! 🦋
Sunday Service Heart Highlight:
September 29th, 2024
Scripture & Service Highlight:
Romans 10:8-10 NIV
"But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved."
Scripture goes into the heart and power comes out of your mouth. It will accomplish what it set out to do.
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Not only is this true in our confession of faith, this is true for all of the words that come out of our mouths. There are many scriptures throughout The Bible that tell us about the power of our words. Remember the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" ? Well that was a straight up lie not only according to scripture but in human experience too. Our words have power and will produce whatever we speak, life or death (Proverbs 18:21). That's why it's so important for us to watch our words and to seek The Lord first and foremost. To stay dedicated in growing in the word and allowing The Holy Spirit to guide us in how to walk in this life with Jesus.
If you're ever wondering where your believing is, listen to what you're saying. When I find myself speaking fear or doubt I know that somewhere along the way I took my eyes off of Jesus. But praise The Lord that even in that moment, I can pray to Him and turn my eyes back to Him. That at that moment I can ask The Holy Spirit to lead me to the scripture that I need to be confessing over the situation and bring the power of His light to fight off the darkness.
And for those who believe and are ready to make that confession of faith, that Jesus is Lord, gather with other believers in your community and tell them! Make that confession in the midst of like minded faith, and be ready to rejoice! Be ready for the celebration that will not only happen in the midst of your brothers and sisters in Christ here on earth, but also in heaven, what a party it will be!
Hallelujah!
Also, I would love to know so I can celebrate with you too!!!
🕊️ Music
Y'all this song started playing right after I posted the Sunday Highlight. Her voice is always so pretty 😭❤️ and this is such a good song!
Y'all should totally give it a listen! So many instruments and a choir! 👀
Here's a little segment:
The very same God That spins things in orbit Runs to the weary The worn and the weak And the same gentle hands That hold me when I'm broken They conquer death to bring me victory
Now I know my redeemer lives I know my redeemer lives Let all creation testify Let this life within me cry I know my redeemer
He lives to take away my shame And He lives forever I'll proclaim That the payment for my sin Was the precious life He gave But now He's alive and there's an empty grave
Viagens sobre a Graça
EP. 2
O calor finalmente chegou o que me permite deixar a porta aberta no meu quarto para dar uma ventilada. Com isso, de vez em quando entra uma mosca. É engraçado pra mim que elas tem facilidade para entrar mas pra sair é outra história. Elas não podem ficar aqui dentro, eu sei disso, e de alguma forma também acho que elas saibam. Quando vejo que elas não saem sozinhas me levanto para ajudar mas aí elas se desesperam. Voam rapidamente na direção da janela e ficam batendo contra no vidro. O mesmo acontece com os pássaros e outros animais, mas isso também acontece (pasmem) com nós e Deus. Ele permite que 'voemos' onde quisermos, por isso nos deu a capacidade de escolha. Mas às vezes a gente se mete numas confusões e na nossa visão limitada das coisas parece impossível de sair.
O nosso conhecimento do mundo é bem maior do que o da mosca, mas o conhecimento de Deus é infinitamente maior que o nosso.
Para Ele o caminho é claro e às vezes Ele vai nos direcionar para certos cantos que podem nos dar medo. Ainda assim esse será o melhor caminho em direção à janela da nossa própria vida, onde vamos encontrar liberdade do quarto que antes nos aprisionava.
Tem agido como uma mosca? Confie em Deus, Ele vai te guiar.
Spring Sunset by BastianRamakers
Field Flowers by Ovidiu Caragea
earring backs have a special quality where you can watch them fall out of your hand, hit the floor, and then they literally vanish in front of your eyes and despite presumably being within a relatively small radius of a spot you were just looking at, will never ever be found again
Jeremiah 29:11,
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
God’s Word is full of wisdom and encouragement that guide Christians through life. Memorizing Scripture can be a powerful weapon against temptation, despair, and worldliness. However, without context, learning verses in isolation can lead to misunderstanding and misapplying the virtues and lessons that God wants His people to possess and understand.
This is a message of hope and a promise of a good future that is easy to cling to and repeat. But knowing the full context of the verse is quite interesting, and reveals the enormous scope of God’s will for mankind. Let's dig into what it really means when God tells us he has plans for us.
Praise you Lord God🙌🙏
Your mind is a powerful weapon against anxiety. Use it to choose to think on things above, and not beneath.
Jeremiah 17:9
says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”
I believe that is true of my own heart, as well as yours and every other heart beat within every human being.
Truth is, we need a spiritual heart.
Another reason why it’s disastrous to trust in our own hearts is because our hearts are at the center of our fallen, sinful nature. Jesus teaches us, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander” (Matthew 15:19), and Proverbs 28:26 says, “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.”
Praise you Lord God🙌🙏