I AM PASTOR DEB

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This morning I am introducing Felix 

 I’m sure some of you never knew there was a Felix in the Bible. Well, there is, and his story teaches us a very valuable lesson.

Closing Song: The Price of Approval - Written & Produced by Deborah Ocasio

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Today I am beginning a series called Know Your Folk, and in it God is leading me to tell you the stories and testimonies of those in the Bible who are rarely talked about, for they are our folks.

 Today I want you to meet a woman whose name we don't even know; her name was never mentioned.

The story is in 2 Samuel chapter 20

Closing Song: One Wise Voice -Written & Produced by Deborah Ocasio

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Some of us seem to believe that because we attend church every Sunday, tune in to a livestream, click on a devotional, or listen to someone preach on a regular basis, we have fulfilled our spiritual responsibility.

But let me give you a little public service announcement.

The devil has a perfect church attendance record, and he knows the Word of God.

Closing Song: Hold Back The Applause written and produced by Deborah Ocasio

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Philippians 1:6 reminds us, "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

Keep growing.
Keep trusting.
Keep moving forward.

You may not be where you want to be...

But thank God you're not where you used to be.

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I want to deliver to you the basics, as I talk to you about something so basic, so obviously important to a believer, but also so casually addressed, and so wavering in our consistency.  I am talking about the reality of God. 

Some of you are likely saying Pastor I believe in God, you don’t have to convince me there is a God.  And that’s good but sometimes we have to be reminded of the depth of the very essence of God and what that actually means to us as believers.

Many of us believe in God and don’t have to be convinced there is a God but can’t talk to a skeptic or unbeliever about the character of God outside of what He has done for us.

Yes, be happy, and share your testimony, but know that God is so much bigger than what he’s done in your life.  He was here before each one of us and will be here beyond each of our lives and it is important that we are able to share God, the very essence of His being with others.  It’s our conversations that are essential in the building of the Kingdom of God

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In the corridor of a hospital there are four medical interns, embarking on their first day walking and talking to each other excited about their medical careers, they had been planning since childhood.  

As they got closer to the cafeteria where they were heading for lunch they could see a body stretched out on the floor, as they quickly approached the body, it was  clear… It was  a man and this man was bleeding profusely.

The interns were not sure what they should do, they began screaming for help, and in between the screaming, the questions began to flare, who is this man, where did he come from, how did he get injured.  Afraid to touch or do anything for fear of doing the wrong thing the questions and screams continue.

Finally a doctor of 35 years turns the corner and runs to the scene and immediately he begins to give the interns directives and he proclaims, “we have to stop the bleeding”

We are living in a time where dysfunctions among people are out of control, leaders have become manipulators, political agendas have become personal platforms, and believers are blending in and craving the same things as the world, instead of being the light they were called to be in darkness.

We are wounded people from city to city, state to state, country to country. Our disconnect from the righteousness of God is causing us to bleed out.

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Here's the revelation:

Growth isn't always found in adding something.

Sometimes growth is found in subtracting something.

Sometimes spiritual maturity looks less like learning a new Bible verse 

and more like finally letting go of an old grudge.

Less fear.

Less pride.

Less gossip.

Less complaining.

Less trying to control outcomes that belong to God.

Today, before you make your To-Do List, make a Not-To-Do List.

And let the list include:

❌ Don't assume the worst.
❌ Don't complain.
❌ Don't entertain unforgiveness.
❌ Don't revisit doors God closed.
❌ Don't give fear a microphone.
❌ Don't forget who God has been.

Because your breakthrough may not be waiting on something you need to start doing.

It may be waiting on something God has been asking you to stop doing what you have been doing.

Closing Song: "My Not To-Do-List" - Written and Produced By Deborah Ocasio

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Truth is valuable and always worth exploring.

 Truth has a way of grounding the ungrounded.

 Truth has a way of rerouting the misdirected.

 Truth has a way of renewing the minds of the tired and the frustrated.

 Truth makes quitting a hard “no” 

Closing Song: "Thats A Hard No" written and produced by Deborah Ocasio

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I am going to open this message with a word of advice: “Know the Flavor of the Kool-Aid Before You Take A Sip.”When I was growing up in Philly, we had a saying: “You're all in the Kool-Aid and don’t even know the flavor.”

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Closing Song: Speak To My Heart by Donnie McClurkin

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Alright, let me lovingly disrupt a popular slogan.

Everybody loves to say,
 “We’re all God’s children.”

It sounds warm.
 It sounds inclusive.
 It sounds like something you’d put on a coffee mug with a sunset behind it.

And some of you are already ready to say Amen—not because it’s biblical, but because we tend to think that being a child of God is automatic because He created us all, and on top of that, because He created us all with purpose.

All true, however, biblically speaking, we are not automatically God’s children. That may make some of you cringe, but it is absolutely Scripture.

God’s divine plan was never for humanity to be born into forced allegiance with Him

Closing Song: God's Legitimate Children - produced by Deborah Ocasio

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