FAITHPOWERHOUR

In life we have many friends and associates. Family members, siblings and all sorts of relatives. We are surrounded by people who love us and treat us accordingly. There is also Times when those closest to us treat us with evil and deceitful ways. Unknowingly we continue to love and honor them as a source of friendship and love. What happens when we find out the Truth, We are in many ways broken, and could easily become depressed. This type of betrayal can cause can also cause fear within. In Times such as these, our ability to run to God is valued above all other options in Life. God is a Healer of all circumstantial situations that occur and overwhelmingly threaten our way of life, our trust and comfort. God looks down and smiles and protects his children. He cries when we cry, the pain we fill he replaces with his presence washing away the hurt with his countenance. PSALMS 55:1-23 NUMBERS 16:1-39 PSALMS 56:3 & 11 MATTHEW 11:28-31 Trusting in God Is Our Commitment To Our Existence!

Good morning and God bless you all. So this week we have been looking at 4 very important words concerning our christian character. The characteristics that are needed for us to truly be well rounded children of God. Let's review the words that we have studied this week.

1] LOVE, 2] OBEDIENCE, 3] BELIEF, 4] FAITH

These words by design of our Father who art in heaven have been historically laid out as the base, foundation of our commitment to God.

Your commitment and relationship with God is weighed on these for qualities.

So now that we have established the 4 meaningful words of a christians life.

Here is the 5th word. The word Today is

"RIGHTEOUSNESS"

This word [Righteousness] completes the BIG5

This word completes you once you have been found of God and Established by him to have committed your life totally to him, God than establishes you imputing you with his righteousness. Without the 4 words previously presented, it is impossible to obtain the 5th

The 4 words are the attributes of a Child Of God by which Righteousness is imputed from God.

They are the prerequisite to obtaining the righteousness of God that he himself bestows upon you. Go back and review all session concerning the BIG5. This will without doubt help you to understand who you must be as a child of God. See we are all One Body under God and there is and should not be any difference between us who name the name of Jesus. We should all possess the attributes. Paul said let this mind be in you which is in Christ Jesus

Philippians 2:5-11

5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Reference Scriptures:

ISAIAH 56:1-8, ISAIAH 61:10-11,

JERIMIAH 31:31-33

EZEKIEL 36:25-27

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

PSALM 15:1-5

1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Remember God loves you and I do too!

BIG LOVE TO YOU IN JESUS NAME AMEN

Elder A. Douglas Jr.

ATTRIBUTE #4 IS FAITH: Today's word is "FAITH" 🌹

So see without faith all three words. LOVE, OBEDIENCE, BELIEF they are all canceled.

You need them all to obtain word number 5.

Without Faith I would not love the way I love,

Without Faith I would not Obey God as I should and If I don't Obey God than I certainly do not Love God, not as I should. Without Faith my Belief in God is Tainted, feigned and hypocritical....In order for your relationship with God to exist, you definitely need "FAITH"  YES,

The Book of James says faith without works is Dead. Read JAMES 1:14-23 Be blessed in the name of Jesus Word #5,

Hebrews 11:6

6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Matthew 8:5-13

5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Ephesians 3:20, Mark 11:20-23 BIG LOVE TO YOU IN JESUS NAME

Elder Alton A. Douglas Jr.

THE WORD TODAY IS BELIEF 🌹🙏👏

YES, This word [Belief] brings "LOVE" & "OBEDIENCE" Together. To believe in Christ Jesus is to know that he is the cornerstone of your life. Jesus is the one who made life worth living. To know Jesus gives you the opportunity for Abundant life living, Peace that surpasses all understanding, you will experience the Joy of the Lord being your Strength.  You will become the Sons & Daughters of God, Wow....do you believe?

Hebrews 11:6

5-6 By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. “They looked all over and couldn’t find him because God had taken him.” We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken “he pleased God.” It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.  Here again is the opportunity given to us all that there is a better Life and it is achieved by one decision and that is to believe in God.  When the Bible states that ENOCH walked with God GENESIS 5:21 This Testimony means that he accepted God's way of living and this too was atributed to him for righteousness as you see God took him. 

For all people who choose to beleive in God,  this belief gives us Garden of Eden Hope and the lifestyle of living that the Garden of Eden provided for Adam and Eve. 

EZEKIEL 36:33-36: 33 

Thus saith the Lord God; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 34 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. 36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

There are so many life changing benefits to believing in God. Yes this is the one attribute that joins us to the Trinity. This attribute Solidifies our relationship with God.

JOHN 1:12-13 [12] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: [13] Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

HEBREWS 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

JOHN 12:44 “Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.”  It’s Time To Believe!!

ATTRIBUTE #2 OBEDIENCE, This characteristics is just as important as the first. Obedience God requires of all his children and rewards them accordingly. DUETORONOMY 28 1] And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

2] And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

3] Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

4] Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

5] Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

6] Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

7] The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

8] The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

9] The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

10] And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee. The one thing that God can't tolerate is disobedience. Disobedience really angers God to the extent that he punishes his children because he loves them and wants the best for them. Adam and Eve had nothing to fear or worry about, no anxiety, no stress. Their lives were filled with peace love and tranquility. Once decieved and disobedience step in all the peace they had encountered faded away like dew in the morning sun. GENESIS 2:16-17, GENESIS 3:6-13, GENESIS 26:1-5. REMEMBER TODAY DON'T COVER THE SIN, REPENT AND BE FORGIVEN. PSALMS 66:16-20 #Liveforever

ATTRIBUTE #1]LOVE🌹

JOHN 14:21

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him

Christianity came by way of "LOVE" The love of God who so loved us he gave his only begotten Son.  I love you Jesus...do you love Jesus?

ROMANS 5:1-9

5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

2ND JOHN 1:1-13 GALATIONS 5:22-26

The closer I get to God, the closer my heart desires. Fasting and Praying gets me where I want to be in God, in the Spirit. There are so many reasons we may result to fasting but regardless of the reason the end result of a fast is the fasters relationship with God. PSALMS 35:13-14, PSALMS 69:1-17, MATTHEW 9:14:15, JAMES 4:7-10, JOHN 15:1-7

Being In The Presence of God requires Total Commitment to Jesus Christ. JOHN 6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. JOHN 10:28 I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. MATTHEW 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. To be In the presence of God, to live and experience his beauty is what we live for and forever will live in Jesus. FOCUS SCRIPTURE MATTHEW 16:13-28 JOHN 6:41-67

There is a prerequisite, a process that must take place prior to the manifestation of God In our Lives.. Confession of Sins and Forgiveness from God.  Without this process you or myself can have no eternal experience with God.  Your Desire to abide in Christ Jesus and The Father's abode in us hinges on your repentance of sin. Have you considered this one fact? Have we completed the prerequisite required to achieve God's presence in, and around ourlives? It's just that Simple, Lord Forgive me, I am a sinner...I have sinned and before you Lord have I sinned. I believe that you died to give me freedom from sin and shame. I believe you rose again in 3 days to give me victory over my sin, the remission of my sin. Save me Jesus, Save me and be my God in Jesus name amen. If you have spoken these words and mean them from your heart. Then now you have access to the presence of God through forgiveness from Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God.  Welcome!!! Love you in Jesus name.

FOCUS SCRIPTURE: PSALM 32:1-11,           REFERENCE SCRIPTURES PSALM 37:4-5, PSALM 37:23-24, JOHN 10-27-30. ROMANS 10:9-10, 1ST JOHN 1:9

Living in the presence of God brings Security and an Overwhelming sense of Joy. My Heart feels so blessed and cared for! This morning, seek the presence of the Lord. Search and Seek after the presence of EL-SHADDIA.....Can you feel him? can you? I am so fixed in his Spirit. God's way for me Instills confidence in me that I am Safe In His Arms. Seek The Lord While He May Be Found, Call Upon His Name While He Is Near. You will find him when you search for him with your whole heart. PSALM CHP91, PSALM CHP90, PSALM CHP15, PSALM CHP16, PSALM CHP1