KEEP WATCH 2 Timothy 4:5 5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.  WATCH YOUR WILL Hebrews 10:7 Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God…. Jesus prayed in Luke 22:42 – not my will, but yours be done.”   WE CAN ONLY BE A BLESSING IF WE YIELD TO THE WILL OF GOD WATCH YOUR WAYS Proverbs 16:7 7 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them. Many Follow In The Ways Of Sin And Satan, But Gods Ways Produce LOVE, JOY And PEACE. Proverbs 5:21 21 For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths. WATCH YOUR WORDS James 3:2 2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. Some People Are Careless With Their Talk. They Discourage, Depress, And Destroy With Critical, Cynical And Cutting Words. We Must Watch Our Words For Kind Words Glorify God And Bring Blessings, Confidence And Healing To Others. James 3:5-13 (NIV) 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it... Read More

(EWOC– Apr. 22, 2018) LOOKING UNTO JESUS Heb. 12:2, Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith 1. LOOK TO JESUS IN EVERTYHING ACTS 17:28 For in him we live and move and have our being. (exist) 2. LOOK TO JESUS FOR EVERYTHING JOHN 14:13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. MATTHEW 21:22 And all things, whatever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive. 3. LOOK TO JESUS WITH EVERTHING 1 THES. 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus 4. LOOK TO JESUS THROUGH EVERTHING 1 PETER 5:9-10 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. 10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

“11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. (Romans 8:11). Lasts week’s message was on EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE BUT GOD Stand Firm And See His Glory. What Are Three Requirements To Live In The Power Of The Resurrection? A PURE HEART Psalm 51:10 (International Standard Version) God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me. NIV – Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. FORGIVENESS  Matthew 5:8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) 23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. C. DOING THE WILL OF GOD 2 Peter 3:9 (paraphrase) BUT GOD is being patient with you [Ex. 34:6]. BUT GOD does not want anyone to be lost [perish], BUT GOD wants all people to change their hearts and lives come to repentance. The Lord of that promise is not slack (as some men count slackness) but is patient toward us, and would have no man to perish, but would all … ARE YOU WALKING IN RESURRECTION POWER? On your best day and on your worst day? Do we really understand the power of the resurrection and its impact on our life? Do I leave each day with the knowledge that because He lives, my life is forever changed? BECAUSE HE LIVES……………. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3, NIV).   Conclusion –  Walk in the Power of the Resurrection!

IN ORDER FOR YOU TO TAKE HOLD OF AND RECEIVE THE RESURRECTION POWER YOU MUST STAND FIRM. Ephesians 4:13-15 (NLT) 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Message:  EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE. JUST AS THE RESURRECTION ITSELF WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE BUT GOD. 1 Corinthians 15:58 “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.” THE POWER BEHIND THE RESURRECTION WILL TAKE YOU INTO SITUATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DEAL SUCCESSFULLY WITH ON YOUR OWN – BUT GOD! Exodus 14:13-14  And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” EXPECT GOD TO CHALLENGE YOUR FAITH WHEN YOU ASK FOR HIS RESURRECTION POWER IN YOUR LIFE. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; BUT KNOW THAT IF YOU TRUST HIM, YOU’LL EXPERIENCE GREATER ADVENTURES THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. 1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” CONCLUSION: YOUR EXPECTANCY IS THE BREATHING GROUND FOR YOUR MIRACLE SO ACT... Read More

THE PURPOSE AND POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION Philippians 3:7-11 (NLT)  7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! KNOWING CHRIST What does “knowing Christ” mean? THE TOMB IS EMPTY THAT SO THAT YOUR BIG EMPTINESS IN YOUR LIFE CAN BE FILLED. 2 Peter 1:3 NLT  3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence 1 John 5:20 NLT  20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.  KNOWING THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION JESUS HAS GIVEN YOU THE POWER TO HAVE YOUR SINS FORGIVEN Rom 4:25 NLT 25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised... Read More

TAKE THE WALLS DOWN AND TAKE THE LIMITS OFF 3.25.2018 2 Corinthians 10:4  “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through GOD to the pulling down of strong holds” WORSHIP PULLS DOWN THE GLORY OF GOD. PRAISE AND WORSHIP BREAKS YOKES AND BRINGS DELIVERANCE. WE RECEIVE BREAKTHROUGH BY PRAISING AND WORSHIPPING GOD PRAISE AND WORSHIP BRINGS DELIVERANCE FROM DEMONIC OPPRESSION.  PRAISE AND WORSHIP BRINGS DOWN THE JUDGMENT OF GOD UPON THE ENEMY.

(EWOC SERMON – 3.18.2018) WORSHIP CHANGES EVERYTHING THE WORSHIP GOD DESIRES IS THE OUTPOURING OF WHAT’S IN THE HEART. John 7:38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'” Worship is when the heart overflows with praises unto God THE POWER OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP Praise and worship are tools that break through the Heavenlies all the way to the throne of God. Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, so we belong to the tribe of Judah. Judah means praise (Genesis. 29:35). We belong therefore to the tribe of praise; so when we are out of praise, we are out of tune with our destiny. You belong to the tribe of Judah, so triumph and victory belongs to YOU. (Genesis.49:8-12). WHEN PRAISE AND WORSHIP BECOMES YOUR LIFE STYLE, TRIUMPH AND VICTORY ARE CONSTANT AND COUNTINOUES IN YOUR LIFE.  Do you want to go up?  Praise is the ladder to use! THE PRAISE IS WHAT ACTIVATES THE ANSWER AND RELEASE GOD INTO YOUR SITUATION. Many have done everything in trying to solve their problems except the right thing. But when Paul and Silas prayed (while in chains in the prison), and there seemed to be no response from heaven, they switched over to praise, and God intervened (Acts 16:25-26)! Acts 16:25-26 (NLT) 25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. 26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! Jesus showed us that whenever there is a problem and we need God to show up, Then Activate Your Praise; BECAUSE PRAISE WILL ALWAYS GET GOD’S ATTENTION WHATEVER... Read More

DON’T GET STUCK IN THE MUD You will always get stuck in the mud unless you do one thing ……. TRUE WORSHIP WHAT IS TRUE PRAISE AND WORSHIP?  Praise Is About God, Worship Is To God  Praise can be part of worship, but WORSHIP goes beyond praise. Praise is easy; worship is not. WORSHIP gets to the heart of who we are. Praise is opening up, WORSHIP is entering in. Praise is boldly declaring, WORSHIP is humbly bowing in the presence of a Holy God. Praise applauds what God has done, WORSHIP is honoring God for who He is. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) 1. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God–THIS IS YOUR TRUE AND PROPER WORSHIP. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. WHAT CAN STOP YOUR WORSHIP? Romans 6:12-14 (NLT) 12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. INSTEAD, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. Conclusion: 1 Peter 2:5 (NLT) And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.

PRAISES WHAT I DO Psalm 95:1-7 New Living Translation (NLT) 1 Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. 3 For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4 He holds in his hands the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains. 5 The sea belongs to him, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land, too. 6 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, 7 for he is our God We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today! Your Whole Life Is To Be A Psalm Of Praise To God, The Whole Person Is To Praise God: Spirit, Soul And Body. The Spirit, that is the part of us that brings us into the Holy of Holies, brings us into the immediate presence of God – that’s where real worship happens, in our spirit. The soul, should be affected by our spirits when they are in touch with God, when they’re in fellowship with God. The soul, therefore, will express worship to God  1. How is praise expressed? It is expressed through the body. The spirit is the part of us that enters into true worship of God in His holiness, and that will have a knock-on effect on our mind and emotion, our will, our thoughts, our feelings and our actions – but it is expressed, praise is expressed through the body. ‘Praise and thanksgiving’ – what did Hebrews say? – ‘the fruit of our lips’. 2.   How is praise to be expressed? With the whole man.  Praise is also to be expressed enthusiastically. The Praise that God expects and requires of us is to... Read More

Series:  MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TO MISSION POSSIBLE       Feb. 25, 2018 1.     LOVING THE LORD JESUS THROUGH HIS COMMANDMENT TO LOVE John 15:9-13 New International Version (NIV) 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Jesus talked very often throughout the Gospels about love, and about the application of love in our lives. When people see you, do they see the love of Christ? Believers have a commandment to love, and in order to grow in the Kingdom we must be willing to LOVE, without hesitation. If you do not display a Godly love for EVERYONE you see, meet, or know, including a stranger on the street regardless of their status in life … you have to examine yourself – why? We committed ourselves to love one another! THE ORDER OF LOVE (V9) Read Verse 9 Look at the sequence of love. It is VERY important that you understand this order of love. God loved Jesus first. He loved Him so much He discussed the creation of Man. Genesis 1:26 – “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” God was not talking to the angels; He was talking to... Read More