The Pastor's Corner

The Pastor's Corner is an in depth look into the mind of the Pastor and the Vision of the Church.

March 27, 2011

Resurrection Power

In Zechariah chapter 3, we read that Joshua was standing before the Lord, Satan came to resist him. But it was the Lord that rebuked Satan. Don't fight unnecessary battles. Sometimes you just need the Lord to fight your battle. Sometimes you can get so content with what you have that you that move on without the Lord. We embrace secular techniques without seeking God. As you are seeking God and dwelling in his presence. As long as you continue to seek God, he will work it out. God will leave a remnant generation. This is the generation that was plucked out of the hands of God. God plucked you out and cleaned you out. Therefore don't forget God when he delivers you. It is time now for the body of Christ to shift but don't forget the basics principles that has gotten you where you are now. There is a level of the power of God that we want but don't want the flesh to die. Oftentimes, we don't embrace God because of our flesh. We have to deal with the sin that is preventing God's blessing from manifesting in my life. God is going to bless the generation of them that seek his face. Everything that we need is in the secret place of the most high God. Romans 8:5 "If you are after the things of the flesh, you mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit." You are looking for a spiritual result but acting in physical. In Philippians 3, Paul said that we are the circumcsion, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. Verse 10 Paul asks that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;" This flesh must be crucified daily. It is time for us to crucify this flesh so that we can operate in resurrection power. When you are operating in resurrection power, when it hears your voice everything becomes alive. Always Seek the Truth! From the Pastor's Corner

March 20, 2011

The Mindset of a Believer

In order for you to get what God has for you, your mindset has to change. In Numbers the children of Israel did not see the God in them. When they saw the promise, the opposition was greater than they imagine themselves to be. They rather go back to the land of bondage because of fear. They children of Israel would rather go back than to fight. It is rebellion when God reveals what is for you and you decide not to posses it. You are accountable for the vision for what the Lord gave unto you. When you don't pursue the vision that is rebellion and you will be held accountable. You have to press forward. God wants to overcome the enemy of darkness through you. He wants you to press forward and have nothing to go back to. The battle is the Lord's and not yours. All of the victory and all of the battles, not that you are at the point of break through, God is saying that we cannot turn back now. Numbers 14 Verse 24 "Because Caleb had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it." They all saw the same thing but Caleb and Joshua saw things differently.

A generation can suffer because of your decision to not obey the Lord. However, as a result of your obedience, your children don't have to go through the struggles that you experienced. Your battles are not just for you; but it is for your children's children. Caleb saw the giants as an opportunity for God to establish victory over the kingdom of darkness. Deuteronomy 1:36-37, we read that Moses and the children of Israel that doubted God would not be able to enter into the promise land. The mindset of a believer must have a mindset to accept what God revealed. It requires that you trust God and what he has said by faith. Why God couldn't give them another land that was not full of giants. Have an understanding of your destiny. It is very important that you receive the report of the Lord. When your mindset changes, your attitude changes and it allows your faith to grow. Don't let nothing intimidate you, God said that it is for you so your attitude must change. Shift from a stressor to a possessor. Whose report will you believe. Hebrews 11:2 "...By faith the elders obtained a good report." The good report is that what is for you, is for you. From the first move, understand and know that you have victory. Don't allow negativity in your atmosphere. It is vital that you stay focus in this time and season.

Romans 8:31 "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" Caleb had the revelation that God was for him. The spirit that Caleb had was that his name meant faithful. He had the mindset of a possessor and a conqueror and not a stressor. The first thing that you need to know is that God is with you. If God is on your side, that is all you need. People may doubt but don't worry about that. Many of your battle was designed for just you and God to win. Don't depend on other people to motivate you. Be motivate by what God has for you and you are not there yet. Settling for less is a form of rebellion. When something goes wrong it will not move you out of position. Rejection and no moves you into a faith position. God desires for you to be prosperous but on his terms. What was the biggest giant when you at the children of Israel. The biggest giant was in them. When we look at what God has for us, we can't blame the giant, we have to look at ourselves first. That is where your mindset has to be renewed. You have to train yourself to think in victory. That means you have to cast down the vain imaginations that will cause you to rebell against God and stopping you from possessing what God has called you to have.

There are two types of giant. There is the giant in your land and the giant that is in the inside of you. Giants in the land can be represented from judgment and principalities and ruling spirits of the air that are trying to stop the plan of God. Fear will hold you up just enough so that the enemy can get to you. The giant that is inside of you are the issues in life that make you feel unworthy of the promises of God. If you bring a giant into your promise it will eat off your promise and get bigger. The giant will always speak louder than the voice of God and cause you to go into habitual things. There has to be a renewing of your mindset. It will require faith and many Christians are too afraid of faith moves. The land that you have is going to be faith. Your faith creates a positive atmosphere. Maintain a level of focus so that everything is strategic and ordained by God. Possess the land.



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March 13, 2011

Victory in the Family

The families are under attack. When you read Jeremiah 2, you read of what is happening in America now. The way that society is now is children are denied the opportunity to pray and have God in their lives. Families are under attack because they have replaced God. The virtuous women seeks after the things of her room. She discern what is coming into her home and seek if it is of God. There are things that might be in your house but because you have entertained the enemy, he has right to be there. In Proverbs 28:5 "evil man understands not judgment but they that seek the Lord understands everything." We need understanding in our lives. In seeking God, he will reveal the spiritual side to the problem. If you can look at the spiritual side of what is going on in your home, you will have victory quickly.

There are somethings that are attacking the family. The first thing is strife, the second thing is rebellion, the third thing is a familiar spirit. In James, it says that if there is strife then there is evil works all around. Unforgiveness can cause strife. When there is strife in the home, nothing can come through. It is like a door locked. After strife, there is rebellion and the word of God says that rebellion is like the sin of witchcraft. When God speaks to you, then you rebel against the authority of God. Then there is the familiar spirit. Familiar spirit comes from the word family. It is familiar with all of your family. When the familiar spirit comes in, then you see your children acting the same way that you used to do. If there is rebellion and strife, the word of God said that they did not seek God.

2 Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:" It is hard to do because it was the flesh that hurt you. It is hard to separate the flesh from the spirit. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong hold;" If you lose it in our mind, it is going to manifest in the way that you act. Verse 6 "And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." You don't have to war in the flesh just pray and seek God. You have to fight the right war. It is time out for God's children to stop trying to figure things out in the flesh and get in the spirit. Take up your authority, put your foot down, and claim what is for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to show us what is not pleasing to his presence.

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