Sharing the word for the 7th Pastoral Anniversary at Mt. Ararat Primitive Baptist Church, McCrayville, Georgia.

We are starting a new series on "Fellowship Within the House". First we must examine the structure of the church for healthy covenantal relationships within the church.

This morning we are looking at revival and its intent. From the times of old tent revivals to what we see today. We examine why the people of God are not staying "alive" but needing revival each year.

How does God call us to fellowship with Him? We have discussed in previous messages in this series about hindrances to the relationship with the Lord and now God gives us the answer to how to get back in right alignment with Him to have true fellowship with Lord.

Unforgiveness is a major block to our fellowship with the Lord. We will look at the importance of forgiveness between our brothers and sisters and its correlation to our relationship with the Lord

What you desire is what motives you, what drives you and what you prioritize. Do we have the right priorities? What we desire reflects in our actions and the results in our lives.

We continue looking at different types of mixture that hinder the sons of God from having fellowship with the Lord.

Today we examine the character of being temperate as a young and aged men. Temperance is one of the most important character traits that most men struggle with. Many are led by their emotions and has led to less than desired results in their lives when making decisions.

The church needs to come back to being more discreet about what it does in the public eye. We are in a time of war, the kingdom of darkness versus the Kingdom of God and we must learn how to keep family business, family business.

We now look at how mixture hinders the sons of God from having fellowship with the Lord, This will be a 2-Part series.