Highlights from our worship service @Living His Word Church
Posted: June 4, 2012 in Uncategorized, Connect to God, Connect4Tags: jesus, connect4, Jesus life, bible, God, Expereince, strength, assembly of God, worship, facebook, love, grace, mercy, authentic, multi- cultural, orlando, west orange county, winter garden, church plant, church, Inside out, living, his, word, holy spirit, growth, Prayer, worhip, connect, spontaneous, take, my, life, take my life, video, we change people, king of kings, service
Prayer: The Key To Revival
Posted: June 3, 2012 in Connect to God, Connect4, UncategorizedTags: anointing, Azusa, church, delivered, healed, holy, holy ghost, holy spirit, jesus, like minded, living his word, pentecost, power of God, Prayer, revival, seeking, worship
True revival brings about true change. If we are going to have a corporate revival there must first be a personal revival. If a person is not connected to God in their own life they will never be able to connect to God in a corporate setting. Revival starts in you first.
Ask yourself, “What do I do the night before service”? Are you praying or is television your priority? If you want to experience revival you must understand that it starts in you first.
There is a battle going on for your soul. Whether you want to admit it or not, you are in the middle of this battle. You are not an outside observer, rather, you are a participant. It is important to be on the right side of this battle, the side of the victor, our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
Time For Transition
Posted: May 20, 2012 in Connect to God, Connect4, UncategorizedTags: God release resurrection, jesus, living his word, love, we build people, worship, youth young adult
Joshua 1:1-3
Sometimes good is the enemy to being your best. You have to be in a place in which you know what to do when its your turn.
After the death of Moses, Joshua found himself in a place in which he did not know what to do. God had to remind Joshua that Moses was dead and it was now his time to step up to lead.
Its time to transition to the place where God wants us. Transition only comes after death. You have to die to yourself and your ways if you want to experience the transition to the next level
John 12:24
Don’t be afraid to take the step toward freedom. That step requires you to die to yourself.
Joshua was then told to cross the Jordan River. Historically the Jordan river was dirty and murky. Ironically there was no other way to the promised land other than crossing this river. You too must cross your Jordan river. You must confront your dark, dirty, hidden place, in order to get to your promised land.
Blessed In Our Giving
Posted: May 6, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: church, God, growth, happiness, living his word Facebook missionaries missions build givers people connected ministry heart balance progress, love, momentum, money
God is looking for people that are faithful in their time, talents, and finances.
Mark 10:29-31
Matthew 24:45-51
Luke 19:11- 24
Matthew 6:19-21
We must become busy for God. Don’t look at your own abilities. Trust that God will have your back. We must be good stewards of everything that has been given to us by God. God desires to use someone just like you. He knows our faults and deficiencies. All God wants from us is faithfulness in our time talents and finances. When we are faithful in our time, talents, and finances then God’s blessings will flow in all areas of our lives including our finances.
A Giving Heart
Posted: April 29, 2012 in Connect to God, Connect4, UncategorizedTags: Heart giving love grateful selfishness money God freedom free steward help give missions helpful
A Giving Heart
Deut 15:8-16
These particular verse of scripture shows God talking to us about giving. The reason we started this series on giving was to engage the people of God in a real conversation on giving. We must understand that giving is not an investment scheme. You give because you have a heart for lost people. You give because you want to help advance Gods kingdom. God shows in these verses the different types of givers and the different types of attitudes that people have with regards to giving.
A Selfish Heart: Deut 15:8-9
We have to learn to love each other enough to make sacrifices. To open our hands wide to those in need. We have issues with this because we would rather show off what we have then give it away. Selfishness becomes the sin that traps and destroys our lives. A selfish heart will never be blessed.
A Grieving Heart: Deut 15:10
God says that we should give, and that our hearts should not be grieved when we give. We only grieve when we distrust that God will do what he said he would do. God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7). The purpose of this series to to get us to stop allowing money to be our God. Money should not control your peace and joy. A person who grieves when they give is a person whose God is MONEY. Give and trust God. Be an excited giver.
Selfishness attacks us before we give, and grief attacks us after we give. We must keep the correct perspective regarding money, “It belongs to God”. This is hard for the unbeliever to accept because the unbeliever hasn’t given to God what belongs to Him…their heart. A person who has given their heart to God has no problem giving anything else to Him, including money.
A Liberal Heart: 15: 14
In order to have a liberal heart you must have a mind change. (Romans 12:2) Most people don’t ask what can I do, rather, they ask what can I get? We were born with a selfish nature. The enemy gT knows this and uses selfishness to destroy our lives. We have to become liberal givers. Not just of our money, but also of our time talents and love.
A Grateful Heart: Deut 15:15
Be grateful for what God has done for you. For the unbeliever, this is hard because they have not experienced the grace and love of God. Those of us who have tasted the grace of God must continue to display a grateful heart. A grateful heart naturally becomes a giving heart.
Wrong vs. Right Motives
Posted: April 22, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: Giving, heart, in pursuit of him., love, money
Todays worship songs
I belong to you/ I give myself away-William McDowell
All I need is you-Hillsong
Luke 6:27-38
Our motives must be right in our giving. Jesus teaches us how to give from a Christian mindset. We don’t give to get back. We must live our life as a Christians.
The “give and it shall be given” principle should be our reward not our motivation.
Proverbs 16:2-4
There is nothing wrong with the principle of giving. Where we go wrong is when we give from bad motives. Your motives are weighed by the Lord. Think of the widow who gave her last penny. Jesus said she gave the most because she gave from her heart. She was doing what Christians are supposed to do, which was live a Christan life with the right motives.
If your heart is committed to giving to God instead of just getting more, then you will succeed. If your heart is committed to giving to get stuff instead of giving out of love for God then you will always fail.
*James 4:1-3
Lust is never satisfied. Giving out of a lust for pleasures separates you from God. It creates enmity (deep seated hatred) towards God.
Matthew 6:31-33.
When it comes to giving, the basic principle to adopt is “BE A CHRISTIAN FIRST” it starts with just doing what the Bible teaches us to do.
