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Peace and Joy two things we all desire, but why.  The answer to the why is in knowing the difference between the two.

(Lev 26:6) Peace It is the gift of God, for God alone can give peace in all its fullness .

Peace  is a sense of well-being and fulfilment that comes from God and is dependent on His presence.

The Gospel is the good news of peace announcing the reconciliation of believers to God and to one another., through the blood of Jesus. Our  inner peace is associated with the receptiveness to God's salvation (Matt 10:13), freedom from distress and fear (John 14:27), Security (1 Thess 5:9-10, mercy (Gal 6:16)grace (Phil.1:2) love (2 Cor 13:11) life and righteousness(Rom14:17). Such peace is a fruit of the spirit enabling us as Christians to withstand the attacks of the forces of evil.

Now JOY is a happy state that results from knowing and serving God.

Joy is the fruit of a right relationship with God and is not something one can create by their own efforts. God knows joy, and wants His people to know joy. Psalm 104:31 speaks of God rejoicing in His creative works; and Isa 65:18 speaks of God rejoicing over His people who will be to Him a joy.

This morning I wish that each of you experience peace and joy each and every day of your life.

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“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.  Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”  Matthew 9:16-17

We can all agree that this year has come with many challenges, turmoil, ugliness and death.  But as we are just weeks from a new year what kind of preparation have you made to embrace the new?

Let’s look at 2020 as an old wineskin, of which we will not pour new wine into, for we do not want our wineskins to burst.  Many are waiting to see what the government is going to do, how the economy will look, what the CDC will be predicting for the upcoming days. As relevant is that is  to our country and the world in which we live.

As believers we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, so I ask you again what preparations have you made?  The preparation I am asking you about is concerning your position in the Kingdom of God.  What are you prepared to do differently, what do you want to do more of, what do you want to do less of, where do you stand regarding God's great commission which is to spread the Gospel.

I want to leave you with another parable

The Parable of the Ten Virgins“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps[a] and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.  But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’  Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.  And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’  But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ An d while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’  Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

Prepare yourselves so that when knock on the door of the Kingdom God will respond welcoming you in.

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There is a popular trend on the rise where people are proclaiming to be more spiritual than religious.  And I get it organized religion has become in more ways than it should a spectacle of ungodliness.  But please know these times are no different than the biblical times.

But we don’t want to wear the label of Christian because of the preconceived and sometimes correct negative associations that are affiliated with Christianity.  But we have to remain conscientious that Christianity is not about the people who profess to be Christian but about the God we serve.  Psalm 107:2 tells us "let the redeemed of the Lord say so". 

We must also be mindful that there are some pretty clear ways in which religion and spirituality differ. Religion: This is a specific set of organized beliefs and practices, usually shared by a community or group. Spirituality: This is more of an individual practice, and has to do with having a sense of peace and purpose.

Spirituality alone doesn’t seem to be a bad thing to embrace however again church drama existed in the bible nothing we see today wasn’t going on in the bible which is why Ecc 1:9 tells us there is nothing new under the sun.  But with all the craziness that was going on in church in the biblical days God still saw it necessary for churches to maintain existence and believers to come together as Hebrews 10:25 tells us do not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, that we remain committed to exhorting one another: and that as time passes and we see the end of days approaching that we do assemble so much more.

When the question arises are you religious? The answer should be no, but I am a Christian.  Religion indicates that you are tied to traditions and practices. Being a Christian means you live committed  to the doctrine of Christ and the Word of God. To claim to be just spiritual leaves the door open to and for too many things, because even Satan has a spirit. Remember 

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We allow so much stuff to derail us from following through with the will of God.  Let's focus more on God's plan it's so much better than ours

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The mismanagement of mistakes can be a hindrance to so many things and have a tendency to leave a foul aroma in the atmosphere.

First and foremost lets me make this very clear.  The only people who never make mistakes are those who never set out to do anything.  The ones who are stagate, strive for nothing, content with nothing and who do not value life or God’s purpose for their own lives.

So anyone professing to never have made any mistakes, steer clear of them, for you likely have nothing in common with them and in all honesty you should feel sorry for them, as they are obviously lost and happy in their own wilderness.

The second disclaimer I want to make before going any further is there is a difference between sin and a mistake.  A mistake is something we do unintentionally or not understanding the consequences.  But “sin” is an intentional act done while understanding the consequences.

Both mistakes and sin are inevitable as mistakes are often made while trying to do better or what we deem to be right, an attitude derived from a love, good intent,  a purposed driven mentality or with no real agenda.  

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 A faith that can't be tested, can't be trusted.  Job's faith showed that God could trust him as he remain confidence that God would work his trials for his good.  How strong is your faith?

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This afternoon I want to talk to you about someone in the Bible whose name is well known, but is rarely the subject of a sermon.  I am talking about Mary Magdalene.  

And I know that by just the mention of her name some of you have already put to work in your mind some preconceived notions, but I am going to ask for you to set all of them and stay with me, I just want to talk to you briefly about how Satan can have you so tangled up, that he has you counted out, but God. 

First let me say that all throughout the Bible there were many Marys.  But this Mary was distinguished from the others as her surname is always mentioned simultaneously with her first name.  Her surname was likely connected to the town of Magdala which is where she was from.  This town was a wealthy community that thrived in the textile industry.  www.BibleDeliverance.org

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