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With all the busyness, programs that are normally associated with church, sometimes we need a reminder that the Christian Faith is really all about the presence of God in our lives. 
Isaiah 9:6 tells us that one of the names of the child that is born, the Son that is given is Emmanuel, which means "God With Us." When it all comes down to it, Jesus is the Father's Gift to all who would receive Him 
Join in as we listen to Pastor Juan give this week's inspiring message on, The Gift of Walking with Jesus! 

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word

Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
God placed trees in the Garden that were good for food.  This means that God had already anticipated the hunger as a need that He would have to meet. Throughout the bible we see that God mentions hunger and thirsting in numerous verse, one of the most memorable is when Jesus said in 
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Join us for this weeks message as Pastor Art teaches on Jesus as the supplier of all our needs

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The one thing we need to know more than anything, everyday in every situation and circumstance is that God is with us.

Join with us as Pastor Juan gives us insight into the meaning of Emmanuel, a very special Name of Our Lord and the significance it has in our everyday life  and Christian walk

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word

Jesus made quite a few powerful statements about what it means to follow Him. To love as He loves, forgives as He forgives, to pray as He prays, to trust in the Father as He trusts all of this is very challenging in the times we live in 

The greatest challenge is to lay down our lives and pick up our cross
In these days and times we're living in, it's an easy job for any preacher to point out the prevalence and pervasiveness of evil all around us. 

No longer hidden from us, evil has become bold and in our face, defying us to say or do anything about it. That makes living life as a believer very challenging and walking by faith an absolute necessity. 

Walking by faith entails a reliance and confident trust and assurance in the promises of a God we cannot see and through the eyes of the world, those promises often appear to be way out of reach
Join with us as Pastor Art gives us a deeper insight into what it really means to live our lives "Walking With Jesus"

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Isaiah 60:18  Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls salvation, and your gates praise.

How is Salvation a Wall? The Hebrew Word for Salvation in this verse is the word Yeshuah- translated it means Jesus. It means Jesus is It means our protection, deliverance, help, prosperity, salvation, savior,  security and victory.

Proverbs 25:28  says Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down,
without walls.
If there are no walls it means anything can get it, If anything can get in, you have no rule over your spirit 
In computer terminology this is called – GIGO Garbage in Garbage Out you only get out of computer what you put in it. In colloquial everyday expressions this is called – You are what you eat, if you’re eating junk food, toxic food, eventually  you will suffer the consequences

If you’re eating good nourishing spiritual food, it will manifest in a healthy lifestyle and prosperity. Lets see what the Word of God says as Pastor Art ministers on Walls of Salvation

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word

Psalm 23: 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,  I will fear no evil because, thou art with me

Because of The Fall of Adam in the Garden, the earth for mankind became a wilderness, the valley of the shadow of death. 
The trial of Jesus in the wilderness can also be seen as an example of our lives on this earth, and the same can be said of the journey of the children of Israel through the wilderness to the promised land.  The Christian life is a journey through the wilderness of this world into the land of God's promises.

Fasting humbles us and as a result we develop a closer relationship with Jesus. As we press forward in  this journey to the land of God's promises, God has given us fasting as a key to living in victory in our Christian walk

Moses, Ahab and Daniel fasted when they needed forgiveness for sin 
David fasted when he wanted his baby restored to health 
Ezra fasted when he needed Protection from danger 
Israel fasted as a nation for deliverance from their enemies 

Through fasting believers are seeking God's favor, a closer relationship with Him and in an Increase in supernatural anointing to accomplish great deeds, therefore, fasting should always be accompanied with prayer

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Tune in to listen to this week's very insightful bible study from Brother Lyn Lary regarding spiritual heath. We believe you will be blessed when Bro Lyn talks about the importance of taking care of your spiritual well being.
Through seeking God in prayer and reading the word God answers us and develops our spiritual growth.

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word

Acts 4:13 now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 

That’s because they moved by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that is only possible through prayer and fasting. This demonstrates to us that the true power that makes living a successful Christian life possible, is the Holy Spirit 

Living life as a Christian cannot be accomplished in our own strength by our own will but only in our dependence on the power of the Holy Spirit working within us.

Throughout the bible there are so many examples of men & women of God who that had to accomplish things beyond their natural ability & were led to turn to prayer & fasting as a means of being greater vessels of god's anointing and power. Moses, Queen Esther, Paul and Jonah, Samuel, David, Elijah, Ezra, Daniel and of course Jesus.

John Wesley once famously stated, "Without God man cannot, and without man, God will not." Everything God accomplishes on earth He accomplishes through a man of faith and it is for that reason God has given us His Spirit and weapons of warfare to help us live to our fullest potentials as Christians, as His children. Prayer and fasting is the means which God has given us to help us achieve His plans, His will, and purposes in us and through our lives.

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word

As we begin a new year it's of the utmost importance that we step into 2021 with confident assurance of our Identity in Christ and God’s Will Purpose and Destiny for our lives and in understanding who we are, where we're from, why we're here, what our potential is and where we're going, our new year's resolutions will be rooted and grounded in the perfect will of God. As we walk in faith, fulfilling our purpose and pursuing our destiny

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word

It’s good to know that God is with us, not only when you go out to work in the morning or to run errands, but also when you come back home in the evening.  Its good to know that God is with us, not only when we start out in the beginning of the journey, but when you come to the end of it, God is still with you and as we come to the close of this year, our faith should have grown in the knowledge that God will protect you and keep you, no matter what may come your way, We can be assured of God's Complete Protection. 
But in the meantime, as we come to the close of another year, as we look back over the challenges we've faced, challenges that seemed impossible to overcome, isn't it good to know that, in this life, here in the land of the living, God is a very present help in our time of need & He has promised us complete protection. Let's see what the Word of God has to say about God's protection

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Growing our inner man as we connect with God's Word