Church of the Word Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Word from the Lord through Larry:

This has been a church after my own heart. I have planted in Pastor Dale's heart. I have planted it in Pastor Sydney's heart.  It is My heart,  I have seen the faithfulness of this church. To paint the Gospel all over the world.  I have heard prayers. I have heard the intercessions. I am going to take you further than you have ever dreamed of going. Because it is not about you. It is about Me in you. It is the plan that I have for the church. It is the plan I have for each and everyone of you. The church is going to grow and prosper. The church may be small now but, it is going to grow. Be faithful and be on your knees praying. I will use your prayers. I will use your intercessions. Pray in the Spirit more and more. Because it is a part of me in you. It is the Holy Spirit who will lay a foundation for what I want to do. Be faithful my children. Stand in the gap for one another. I love you. I have died for you. I have a plan for you.

Main Message:

Pastor Sydney Ropp read out of  John 15:8, producing fruit.  Pastor Sydney read out of 2 Peter 1:2. If you have faith and goodness in addition to knowledge is being fruitful. Romans 10:12 and Hebrews 13:1, brotherly love. 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Peter 1:22, John 8:37, Mark 3:31, Galatians 6:10, 1 John 3, and 1 Corinthians 13.

Apostle Dale Armstrong read out of Proverbs 1:7 and Proverbs 1:28-29.  Apostle Dale mentioned that  the fear of the Lord is the beginning of the wisdom. Malachi 3:16, fellowship between two believers. Apostle Dale read out of Psalms 34. It is not so much that we miss the gifts but, we miss the presence of the Lord. You are empowered to obey His voice. You must choose the fear of the Lord. Apostle Dale read out of Acts 5:1. Ananias didn't dye because of lying, the devil was involved. We don't know what is going on and we don't know the whole story. It's none of our business. When you choose the presence of the Lord, you got to press in.

Pastor Sydney Ropp read from John 15:1, Cane rejected the Word of the Lord. The vine life so, stay on the vine. Pastor Sydney read from 2 Peter 1:1, God is the Spirit of knowledge. Your faith cannot go where your patience will not go. Pastor Sydney read from James 1:2 and 1 John 3:4, sin is the breaking of the law.

Tithe Message:

Pastor Jen Ropp read from Psalms 20:3 and Genesis 4:2. The had regard for Able and his offering. Genesis 4:4 and 1 John 4:20, Able put God first and brought Him the best portion.

Pastor Sydney Ropp read from 2 Peter 1:1, what the vine has the branch has. Everything starts with faith. There are many levels of faith. His Spirit in you will make you smarter. Humility will keep you teachable. Pastor Sydney read from Romans 8:5 and Galatians 5:13, serve one another through love.

Tithe Message:

Pastor Jen Ropp mentioned that there are tithe that are acceptable, Psalms 20:3. Luke 21 and Hebrews 11:4, you are not going to out do God by the amount of money you give. God looks at percentages. You want to give in faith and give out of the heart of love, 1 Samuel 2:30.

Pastor Shane Lehman read out of 1 Corinthians 15:58, Ezekiel 3:7, Isaiah 50:7, and Luke 9:51. Pastor Shane questioned what moves people away from fulfilling God's promise in their lives? First distraction is people. The Lord wants one hundred percent obedience and He knows that we can't do it on our own. The anointing is for a purpose, we need to guard our hearts The second distraction is pleasure. The third distraction are opportunities. Don't try to fill someone else's shoes and don't expect anyone to step in and fill anyone else's shoe. Don't believe something you hear without verifying it. How do you remain unmoved? By conviction meaning fixed or firm belief. Pastor Shane read our Matthew 5:3 and 1 Timothy 2:4, John 6, Romans 1:16, and Acts 2.

.Pastor Sydney Ropp questioned "How much is one soul worth?" What  was the price paid for it. It's the value you hold to heaven. Flesh is geared to look at meat. If we continue to look outside of ourselves to keep our mind on the Lord. We need to be about our Father's business. Keep the right mindset about giving. Pastor Sydney read out of 1 Timothy 6. Lot of our time and energy is spent on a consumption of goods. There needs to be a mind shift in us. Your enjoyment is not the goal. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God. Pastor Sydney read our of Matthew 28:16, Acts 2:7, Acts 13, and referenced Deuteronomy 16.

We need to remember even when covering ground that we are not standing still. Pastor Sydney Ropp read from John 15, it is the Father who prunes you.  Pastor Sydney referenced John 1:1. Stop thinking of the word as a written promise but, instead think of it as Jesus is the Messiah. Don't let go of what is written but, it the One who said it.  1 John 5:3, what love for God is. His command is not a burden. The command of God carries within it the grace to do it. John 12:48, the word of Christ is both grace to you or judge you. 2 Peter 1, grace is not a cover up. Grace is what would make you be able to bear fruit.  supplement you faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self control, self control with endurance, endurance with Godliness, Godliness with brotherly affection, brotherly affection with love. Manly, excellence, valor is the meaning of goodness. God is a Spirit of excellence. Pastor Sydney read from Romans 8:5 and Galatians 5:13. We live by the Spirit and follow the Spirit.

Pastor Sydney Ropp read out of John 15:1, be fruitful. A branch is either getting pruned or hacked off the branch. The Father expects you to produce fruit. Pastor Sydney read from Luke 6:43. By your fruit you will be known by looking for fruit. What you put in your heart is going to come out. What are you watering on the inside. Are you speaking life words, death words, idol words (words that don’t have faith in them). Pastor Sydney mentioned that the Lord is pruning how his time is spent or used up and is teaching him how to better manage his time. Money buys time. Pastor Sydney read fromEphesians 5:1, Galatians 3:13, Galatians 4:5, Ecclesiastes 8:5, Proverbs 3:5, and Hebrews 4. Get wisdom, the Lord wants to keep you from wasting time. Pastor Sydney read from Matthew 6:19-34, seek first the kingdom of God. He also read from James 1:5. He referenced Revelations 1 and Isaiah 11, 7 spirits.

Pastor Jen Ropp read out of Hebrews 13:5. We want to be free from money. Money is not the sustainer. We don’t want to love the tool, we want to love the provider.

Pastor Sydney Ropp read from Psalms 103. Pastor Sydney referenced Mark 16. We need to be bold and declare some things. I will be bold to declare the goodness of God. Larry Hostetter had given a word from the Lord. God and Jesus Christ died for all of us. When we don't know what to do we have to put our trust in the Holy Spirit. Pastor Sydney mentioned that we have gained the Father. Eternal life is to know the Father and His Son, to have a personal relationship with Him. Pastor Sydney read out of John 15:1. Every branch bears fruit, every branch bares more fruit, and every branch bares eternal fruit. Matthew 7:15, you'll find out if it is a wolf or sheep by their fruit. Pastor Sydney read from Luke 3:46, produce fruit out of the mouth from the heart. Pastor Sydney read out of Proverbs 12:14, Proverbs 18:21-22, Proverbs 23:7, Luke 8:4, Ephesians 5:8, and Colossians 1:3.

Pastor Anthony Simon read out of Acts 1:1-6. He mentioned that we are always talking about generation. However, we are not preparing for the generations to come. He talked about the neglect of the Greek widows, problem for the revival to come or to destroy the church. We need to decide what to neglect and what not to neglect. We do not want to neglect fasting and praying. God is preparing our lives for the next generation. Pastor Anthony read from Acts 8:4-8. Our lives are to be dedicated to God. God will prepare your life.