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August 2023

Aug. 27th Worship Service – The Principle, Power, and Promise of Unity

Watch as we continue our “Living Your Best Life” series and focus on unity. Psalm 133:1 says, “How blessed it is for brethren to dwell together in unity”. God desires for His people to be in harmony and unity. However, harmony and unity do not just happen but must be sought and maintained. When you cultivate harmony in your relationship with God, yourself, and others, you will uncover the principle of God’s power and anointing working in your life.


Aug. 20th Worship Service – Principles of a Committed Disciple

Jesus called us to be disciples or followers of Him. What does a fully committed disciple look like? In this message, you will learn what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Just as the twelve disciples abandoned everything to follow Jesus, you will discover the joy of forsaking all and following after Jesus.


Aug. 13th Worship Service – Loving Like God Loves

Join us this weekend for our second “Living Your Best Life” series message as we focus on loving like God loves. What is love? Learn why the greatest gifts in life are nothing if love is absent. The greatest virtue is love and that’s how we should love – like God.




 
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“Weapon Seldom Used”

Thought for Today: A Weapon Seldom Used

Every time you look up it seems like the enemy is attacking you. And right now, you just have too much going on in your life to have to fight your enemies 24/7. And you are asking the question “what in the world do I have to do to get the enemy off my back?”
 
And the Holy Spirit of God says to you today that whenever the world, your flesh, and the devil come at you, “MAKE ME YOUR FIRST THOUGHT. So many of my children are too quick to spout out what the enemy is doing. Their first thought is the stress of the issue. Their first thought is how to fix what has been broken. Their first thought is what can they do, when can they do it, and how can they get this done.”

 

The Lord God Almighty says, “I have given you (YES, YOU) a weapon of mass destruction of everything the kingdom of darkness throws your way. Every one of my children has this weapon, it’s not just the pastor, it’s not just the preacher, it’s not just the prophet or the evangelist and it’s not just the teachers of my word that has this weapon.”

The word of God says it this way, “But as many as received Him (Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior) to them (THIS MEANS YOU) gave He POWER to become SONS/DAUGHTERS of GOD, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).

Listen to me, you have a weapon infused in the very essence of who you are that you very seldom use. “What weapon is that, Pastor Erick?” This weapon is found in 1 Corinthians 6:17, “But he/she that is joined unto the LORD IS ONE SPIRIT” Your spirit is fused together with the Spirit of God.

I want you to look at what God has given to you as a weapon in Psalm 50:15, “AND CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE I WILL DELIVER THEE AND THOU SHALT GLORIFY ME.” In other words, God is saying to you today “WHEN YOU MAKE ME YOUR FIRST OPTION, whenever the world, your flesh, or the devil come at you, I the Lord God Almighty will arise in that situation and take care of you, my child.”

That ain’t enough proof for you that you have a weapon that you seldom use. Here, take a look what God says happens to those who love Him and to those He loves “Because he/she hath set his/her love upon me (Because you love me says the Lord God Almighty) therefore will I deliver him/her; I (God) will set him/her on high because he/she known my name. He/She shall call upon me, AND I WILL ANSWER HIM/HER I WILL BE WITH HIM/HER IN TROUBLE; I WILL DELIVER HIM/HER AND HONOR HIM/HER. With long life I will satisfy him/her and shew him/her my salvation.”

The last thing the world, your flesh, or the devil want you to do is call on the name of Jesus. This world has tried to strip the name of Jesus of its power by making it a normal name, by using it in slang, using it to curse people, using His name to mock, or in anger and stress. But I came by on my way to heaven to inform you of this truth: THE NAME OF JESUS IS STILL A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION TO THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS.

His name is still a weapon to the kingdom of darkness THAT IS SELDOM USED. You have to get this in your spirit, when you make Jesus your first thought, your first option, and your first love, when you speak His name from a place of intimacy the whole atmosphere around you will shift.

For it is written, “LET GOD ARISE LET HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED LET THEM ALSO THAT HATE HIM FLEE BEFORE HIM. AS SMOKE IS DRIVEN AWAY SO DRIVE THEM AWAY AS WAX MELTETH BEFORE THE FIRE SO LET THE WICKED PERISH AT THE PRESENCES OF GOD” (Psalm 68:1-2).

So, whenever the enemy comes at you don’t make your first option to be to try and figure out what they are doing. Stop right there at the beginning of the attack from the world, your flesh or the devil and say His name: JESUS. Don’t try to remember scripture at that moment, just say His name: JESUS.

For when you say His name from a place of love in your heart towards Jesus, His Holy Spirit will arise from the throne of your heart and your enemies will be scattered. There is still power in the name of Jesus today.

Be Blessed
 
By Erick Young
 

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“Stop Living Like That”

Thought for Today: Stop Living Like That

There is a way of life that the enemy is whispering in the ear of many of God’s children. This type of life is led by a lie straight from hell to get you to do things you know you should not do, say things you should not say, and go places that you know you should not go.

These three words whispered into the ear of many of God’s children to lead them into living a life that is not pleasing to God is this: NOBODY WILL KNOW. This strategy is rarely used in public, it is mostly used by the enemy when you find yourself alone. In your private life the devil convinces you that NOBODY WILL KNOW.

NOBODY WILL KNOW that you curse when you are by yourself, NOBODY WILL KNOW that you get drunk when you are by yourself, NOBODY WILL KNOW if you have sex outside of marriage, NOBODY WILL KNOW if you take this or take that, NOBODY WILL KNOW if you go to this place or that place. And then you begin to wonder why you got drunk in public or why you got mad and cursed someone out in public.

You may wonder why you can’t control your sexual feelings and emotions, or wonder why fear and anxiety overcomes you in public. It’s all because you live like that in private. Listen to me, the life that you live in private will manifest in public. Jesus said it this way “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known” (Luke 12:2). You might not like what I am about to say but it’s the truth; You are living a life as if NOBODY WILL KNOW.

And the Spirit of the Lord says to you STOP LIVING LIKE THAT. If the devil can convince you that NOBODY WILL KNOW, he can convince you to cut the Lord out of your life. “All through my word I have told you time and time again I AM WITH YOU,”Psalms 46:11, “The LORD OF HOST IS WITH US; THE God of Jacob is our refuge.”

God said in Psalm 139:7-13, “Whither shall I go from thy Spirit (Oh LORD) or whither shall I flee from thy presence (OH LORD.) If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there, If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say surely the darkness shall cover me even the night shall be light about me. Yea the darkness hideth not from thee (oh LORD) but the night shineth as the day the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.”

God loves you so much, and God is your all-in-all. The one name your enemies don’t want you to know God by is found in Matthew 1:23, which says, “Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name EMMANUEL which is being interpreted as GOD WITH US.”

Listen to me, no matter where you are, no matter where you go, no matter what state of mind you are in, no matter what time of day or night it is, you need to know this truth: GOD IS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. I know it don’t seem like it, it don’t feel like it, it don’t look like it, but “God is not man that He should lie, neither the son of man that he should repent hath he said, and shall He not do it, or hath He spoken and shall He not make it good” (Numbers 23:19).

As a child of God, you cannot live a private life that says NOBODY WILL KNOW. Stop living like that. God knows, God sees, God hears, because the truth of the matter is GOD IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.

For it is written, “Doth not HE (God) see my ways and count all my steps? If I have walked (lived my life) with vanity or if my foot hath hasted to deceit. Let me be weighed in an even balance that GOD MAY KNOW MINE INTEGRITY” (Job 31:4-6).

Every time the devil whispers in your ear NOBODY WILL KNOW, just say this: “EMMANUEL, EMMANUEL, EMMANUEL.” Your flesh (feelings and/or emotions) will not feel anything, but the spirit realm (the unseen realm) will hear “GOD, I KNOW YOU ARE WITH ME,” and if God be for you who can be against you. Live your life both in private and public with the mindset “God is with me” and watch your whole life change for the better.

Be Blessed
 
By Erick Young
 

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“So Much to Learn”

Thought for Today: So Much to Learn

Since you made your decision to do your best to live a life that is pleasing to God, you have become content with your relationship with God. And the enemy of your soul is using that against you. Since the devil can’t convince you that God is not real, he has switched up his strategy against you and has begun to whisper in your ear this lie “You already know all there is to know about God.”  

You don’t have to pray to God everyday anymore, you already know God. You don’t have to worship God every day, you already know what His presence is like. You don’t have to read the word of God each and every day, you already know the word of God. And you unknowingly begin to put off your prayers to God every day, you begin to put off taking time worshiping God in spirit and in truth every day, and you begin to put off spending time each day in God’s word simply because you believed the lie of the devil which told you that YOU ALREADY KNOW GOD.  

I don’t know who I am talking to, but you need to know this truth, Jesus said “I am the vine, ye are the branches; he/she that abideth in me, and I in him/her the same bringeth forth MUCH FRUIT; FOR WITHOUT ME YE CAN DO NOTHING” (John 15:5). You might not like what I am about to say but YOU DON’T KNOW GOD like you think you do.  

Please don’t think that I am just talking about you, in the last 30 years the whole church (believers in the Lord Jesus Christ) have fallen into this trap set by the devil; “You already know God, you don’t need to pray, read His word, or worship Him like you used to.” Falling into this trap, we have lost the awe of who God is.

The word of God says in Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instructions.” Please don’t think I am just pointing the finger at you, I have fallen into this trap before, as well. And the Father whispered this truth to me, “Erick, if you can fully know who I AM then I am no longer God, you are.”  

Recently while sitting down with my wife at breakfast, God whispered these truths to my soul: “Erick, when you can number every grain of sand on every beach in this world then you will fully know who I AM. When you can count every blade of grass on the face of this earth then you will fully know who I AM. When you can know the number of every star that is in the heavens then you will fully know who I AM. When you can not only count every bird in this world, but count the number of every feather of each bird, then you can fully know who I AM. And when you can not only count every hair on your own head but count every hair on every human beings’ head in this earth, then and only then will you truly get to know all THAT I AM. “

Do not be content with the little knowledge that you have of God. For the truth of the matter is THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN of who God is. When you think you KNOW ALL OF WHO GOD IS, you begin to lose the fear of the lord, the reverential awe of who God is. For the word of God says, “Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in AWE OF HIM” (Psalms 33:8). 

Don’t listen to the lie of the devil who is telling you that you don’t need to pray as much, read the word of God as much, or worship God in spirit and in truth every chance you get, because you already know God. The devil is a liar. THERE IS SO MUCH FOR US (yes, this means me too) TO LEARN ABOUT GOD even through eternity we will never fully comprehend, understand, or know the fullness and the essence of God and all that He is.  

For it is written, “Acquaint NOW THYSELF WITH HIM (GOD) and be at peace thereby good shall come unto thee. Receive I pray thee the law from His (God’s) mouth and lay up His (God’s) words in thy heart. If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles” (Job 22:21-23).  

Don’t fall into the trap of you already know God, PRAY, WORSHIP, and READ THE WORD OF GOD every day because there is so much to KNOW ABOUT WHO GOD IS.

Be Blessed.
 
By Erick Young
 

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