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Are you praying audacious, problem altering, demon chasing, people drawing prayer; prayer that delivers, comforts, heals, rescues and brings heavenly help?

John 1:1-4Isaiah 9:2-7John 12:32

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Hebrews 13:17  Have confidence in your

leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over

you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be

a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear

conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

A

relationship takes the fulfillment of both persons doing their part. In the

case of a marriage, the bible says the woman submits herself to her husband and

that the husband loves and sacrifices himself for the wife as Christ did for

the Church. Relationships should be based on Godly goals that we want to

accomplish together as a team and each of us doing our part. 

The bible

gives roles to both the shepherd and the flock, the pastor and the

congregation, on the ways that we blend our efforts to fulfill His ministry. We

are one team, but He gives both authority and responsibility to the pastor and

the challenge to the laity to pray for and work with the leader He sends.

This

message will be Pastor Rick’s last message to us as our pastor. He will retire and Pastor Brian Harrell will assume the pastoral

leadership of Riverside First Church of God. Don’t miss this special service as

PR challenges both our new pastor and the flock to continue and fulfill our

ministry and God’s assigned roles for each of us. Our ministry is forward and

into the future. You are a part of that ministry.

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The

answer to the question in this scripture is simply that many people do not

perceive it or receive it. God is ready to do new things in your life and

continue your process of becoming a new person in Christ. This process is still

in your hands. If you won’t believe or allow God to make changes in you, you

will not see the changes in your life. 

This

message is a good one for those of you who are carrying too much weight from

experiences of your past. That guilt and doubt can keep you from believing that

God wants to make your life better, happier, and more productive. The logical

biblical truth in these scriptures could possibly tear down the walls that are

keeping you from enjoying your faith and excitedly anticipating God’s next

“newness” to be bestowed upon you. 

This

is my next-to-last message as your pastor, and I hope to BRING GOD’S WONDERFUL

AND EXCITING HOPE in these next two weeks. 

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