Church of the Word Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Pastor Sydney spoke out of Psalms 37. Again and again it says do not be agitated. Do not worry. Pastor Sydney encouraged  us to focus on God. Wait for the Lord. Do not do things in your own strength. Pastor Sydney read out of Isaiah 53. The prophet is prophesying many years. The prophesy says that Jesus bore our sickness and disease. Peter says that by His stripes we were healed (where it had happened). Isaiah said by His wounds we are healed ( said in the future). In salvation is the right that belongs to us. Shalom, part of salvation, means peace. Overwhelming peace in every facet of our lives belongs to you. Pastor Sydney mentioned that David had a covenant that he lived under. The wolf comes and even when adversity comes the righteous have not gone without. David is speaking the Lord's word rebuking the devil. The battle is the Lords. Speak the Lords word and condemn the devil. You just can't wait for the Lord to do something. Pastor Sydney mentioned that the Lord said He will bless you. You just need to speak life and blessings over yourself. Pastor Sydney read out of Psalms 34 and Hebrews 13:15-16. "What could you give the greatest giver (the Lord), Pastor Sydney asked?" You could give Him your praise. Offering is not just about money. There are three types of offerings. 1) Praise, 2) To do good, and 3) To share. Your words lay out the highway for what is to come. In the bible the Lord mentions that if you don't have a gift don't come. Pastor Sydney read out of Ephesians 5:18-20, Genesis 8:20, Hosea 14:2, and 1 Peter 2:15. Pastor Sydney mentioned that priest offered sacrifice. Now we don't have people doing that. Now we do it personally for the Lord. Philippians 4:15, fragrant offering. Pastor Sydney read out of Revelation 5:8, Revelation 8:1, and 2 Corinthians 2.

Pastor Sydney told the story about the life of a man who that he had a lot time on earth. He had not chosen to make Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior. The man had gotten into an accident and died. Pastor Sydney encourages for those who haven't given their lives to Jesus, that today is the day! If you walked away from the Lord, today is the day to turn back to Jesus. Pastor Sydney read from Exodus 18:20, pray for a constitutional judge.  Roe verses Wade need to be overturned. Untie your shoe before you can put it on. Protect the citizen. Be active when you are suppose to. Keep our government in prayer. Chosen by our executive branch. Four qualifiers 1) Able man, 2) God fearing, 3) Men of truth, and 4) Hating bribes. Psalm 34:1, praise is prayer. The result of having Lordship in my life. David was poor (being troubled) but, later on he is not poor. The Lord preserves me! Why should we praise the Lord? Pastor Sydney read from Revelations 19:5 and Psalm 150:6. You don't have to understand "why" to obey the Lord. Teach your kids to obey because you said so. Why should we praise the Lord? Because, He told us to. The Lord knows that if you praise Him will open the door and increase your capacity to receive. You'll get into agreement with Him. Pastor Sydney read from Psalm 18:1-3. God is my strength, my rock, and my shield are reasons why we should praise the Lord. Some things are praise worthy. Whatever the Lord does is praise worthy. God provides peace which, is worthy. Pastor Sydney read from Psalm 107:1. Pastor Sydney mentioned that if you've known that you haven't been walking right with the Lord that it is not too late to turn back to Jesus. Gift giving is an offering.

Apostle Dale Armstrong spoke out of John 3:16 and questioned who is eligible for salvation? Apostle Dale questioned why aren't people going to church? It's because they are going to hell. Jesus says obey this gospel if you don't you'll be damned. Sin has to be reckoned with. Until you recognize sin you won't recognize that God had given His son so that we all might be saved. Apostle Dale mentioned that education is not salvation. He read out of John 14:15.  Salvation comes first. The Holy Spirit is involved in salvation. 1 Corinthians 12, the Holy Spirit baptizes you into the Body of Christ. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is subsequent. 1) Receive salvation .  2) Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Luke 24:49, be a blessing to others. Apostle Dale read out of John 7:37 and Acts 1:2. He also references Acts 2, Acts, 8, Acts 9, Acts 10, and Acts 19. Apostle Dale asked, "is there was enough power in your life that someone would want to buy it"?

Pastor Sydney talked about life style of praises. The question that was asked is, when should we praise Him? Pastor Sydney read out of Psalm 34, we want to stay teachable. He also read from Psalm 92:1, Psalm 119:62, and Psalm 35:28. Pastor Sydney read from Hebrews 13:15 and Psalm 146:42. When you are full of faith you would be full of praise. Know that Jesus is for you. Set your mind on the things of what the Lord has done.

Psalm 34:1-3

Psalm 78:1-4

Psalm 22:22

Psalm 111:1

Psalm 109:30

Psalm 105:1-2

Psalm 18:46

Acts 16:22

Tithe Message

Jen Ropp spoke out of 1 Chronicles 29. Offer willingly. Where there is trust there is a surrender to the Lord.

Karen Burrows mentioned that you can choose, we have the choice today.  Karen read out of John 8:31. She mentioned that our experiences do not change the word of God. Experiences do not form the word of God. Experiences come and go. If you want more faith, then you need to get more word. What is inside of you is what will come out. Revelation 19:13, Father of faith is Abram who was then named Abraham being the Father of Many Nations. Karen mentioned that God honors our faith. 2 Peter 1:2, knowledge of  the word of God. He says "I  am, I is the healed". Karen read from Numbers 13. Karen referenced John 5. She mentioned for us to get out of the murmuring and complaining because if you stay in that place, then the voice of God becomes faint. Karen encourages us to take our problems and look at it, we may even have to repent. Karen read out of 2 Corinthians 1:20. Go to the Father with His word. You got to know the word first so you know what and how to go to the Father with about your situation. Karen read out of Romans 4:2 and Romans 4:18. Declare God's word, walk alongside Him. Get to a place where what Jesus says about you is greater! A person of faith is a person of gratitude. Look at what the word says and it is equivalent to being supreme.

Tithe Message (Jen Ropp)

The Lord God is our shield and protector. He wants to honor us,  1 Samuel 2:30.  Anyone that serves God, He will honor  them, John 12:26. There are multiple ways we can honor God. It can be through our mouth, our bodies, or with our money, Proverbs 3:9-10.

Priority is His family. When we pray we things will get better. Things will get better when holding family  (relationships, spouses) at great value. We inspite of not liking eachother very much and agreeing on everything. Kingdom currency equals relationships. The main target of the enemy are relationships. The enemy will try to bring division, divorce, or suspicion. However, when we huddle together like this (with other believers ), the enemy cannot divide. Us in unity will triumph, 1 Corinthians 12:4. No matter how many parts of the body, you are still connected as one body. Sometimes we try to take our own shots. The attitude of "I don't need you, immaturity, or independence". God has the final word. Labels (Greek, Jew) are set aside, it is not of importance. If the body was one eye, how can you hear? All parts Iif the body are nedded. It's only because of what you are a part of is important. We are all on a journey of accepting others. Recognize how God has created each person. Moses felt responsible to fix the world. He lost self control and killed someone. Moses had low self-esteem.  He didn't have the have the revelation of grace. Aaron tried to create a party to keep people happy. Saw's was Paul (little one). Paul had the I don't care attitude. Paul had a thorn in his side. (to become humble). Jacob, known as a rose bush, had productivity and maturity. Jacob had a sharp tongue (natural gift). Peter was know as a Palm tree. Peter had all the answers and confidence. He was a smooth talker. Peter had joy and had the ability to pull people in. Peter was also daring and learned from experience. Abraham was known as the pine tree(steady person) and avoided conflict. Abraham would do whatever was asked of him. A lot of people who are characterized as pines trees become spectators because they don't know they have an opportunity. Every part of the body is important and are all needed to help encourage and guide others into their calling.

Pastor Andrew Taylor spoke on "What is in a Name". Pastor Andrew mentioned that it's not the label on the outside of the bottle. It is the content that is contained in the bottle to show interest in. Pastor Andrew read Proverbs 22:1 and John 1. He talked about John the Baptist. First disciple of John the Baptist was Andrew. Abram was then named Abraham (Father of many nations). Jacob was then named Israel (Prince). Simon was then named Peter (Cedar). The meaning of Andrew is "strong man of God". "Are you an Andrew or Andrea on the inside?" Pastor Andrew read John 1:35 and John 1:40-43, Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. The first thing that took place was the Andrew brought Peter to the Father. The hardest place to be a witness is among your own family. In talking about Philip Pastor Andrew read from John 6:5 and Isiah 53:1, to bring the lad  or the five loaves of bread and two fish. Acts 1:8, Pastor Andrew mentioned to serve God faithfully, to wait patiently, and to receive gloriously.

Pastor Sydney Ropp talked about when, where, and why we praise the Lord. Pastor Sydney read from John 4:19, truth not concealed or hidden. Self deceit is when you think you're doing something because you know think you know about it.

Psalms 34:1-3

Joshua  1:8

Psalms 113:1-3

1 Chronicles 23:1-5

Psalms 119:62

Psalms 42:8

Job 35:10

Psalms 149:5

Psalms 35:27

Hebrews 13:15

Psalms 84:4

Psalms 71:8

Psalms  146:1

Pastor Sydney Ropp had talked about various words in Hebrew with talking about praise:

Shabach- To properly address in a loud tone

Toda- Extension of the hand

Tehillim- Singing a hymn of praise

Zamar- To strike a stringed instrument with your fingers

Yadah- To hold out the hand

Barak- To kneel in worship

Halal- To be clear, to shine, to boast, not hidden

Pastor Sydney mentioned sometimes we come into service and we are slow to enter into worship and praise. We don't feel like it because of the cares of the world or burdens that we carry. Our feelings should not not dictate our actions. Love is not a feeling, it is a choice. You have to put in what is of the Lord so that what is of the Lord comes out.

Pastor Sydney referenced multiple bible verses:

Psalm 33     Psalm 46     Psalm 63:1     Psalm 66     Psalm 34     Psalm 81     Psalm 95     Psalm 98     Psalm 100     Psalm 103     Psalm 108     Psalm 111     Psalm 113     Psalm 117     Psalm 134     Psalm 135     Psalm 146     Psalm 147     Psalm 150

Praise is present and lovely. Think about when we should praise, where we should praise Him, and why we are going to praise Him!

Apostle Dale Armstrong read out of  2 Timothy 1:5 and Romans 16:13. Apostle Dale pointed out that Paul was mothered and it was acknowledged by him. He also read out of 1 Corinthians 14:33, Galatians 3:1, and Galatians 3:26. Submit to the word of God, submit to relationships, submit to the anointing when the Holy Spirit moves. None of has to do with being male or female. Apostle Dale referenced Ephesians 5:1-2 and Ephesians 6. Long life, we should be starting to teach our children fr the very beginning. Honor your father and mother. Look for the good. Find the good in your past. Apostle Dale mentioned that women are more spiritual. However, It's not an issue of male or female. It is an issue of truth and righteousness!