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Good morning. Today is Pentecost Sunday and we know that on Pentecost they were all in one place on one accord. As we look at the world today, we are far from Pentecost. If we’ve ever needed the Lord we really need him now. People are hurting and out of their hurt, they’re hurting their communities. Those of us that know the power of prayer have to bombard heaven because this world needs a Saviour. Let’s us all turn to God and seek him while he may be found.

Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. Life has a way to take the life out of us. With so much unrest and upheaval in the world, emotions running high and on edge; we still serve a mighty God. In times of trouble we should call on God. In times of uncertainty we should call on God. In times when it feels like the enemy is prevailing we should call on God. God is a bridge over troubled water and he hears our faintest cry.

Psalms 61:2
From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. God has been giving us warning after warning and we are still not taking heed. Disease ravaging the land, our black men being killed senselessly, millions of people filing for unemployment, women getting killed in their own houses by careless policemen, our elderly people being beat up in nursing homes, etc., and the world still won’t turn to God. What will it take for us to get the message that God is not pleased? How long do we think we can keep sinning and living like we want to without consequences? We need to take heed to the warning, or be willing to come face-to-face with God.

Amos 4:6-13 I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the LORD. I also withheld rain from you when the harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another. One field had rain; another had none and dried up. People staggered from town to town for water but did not get enough to drink, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the LORD. Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards,
destroying them with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the LORD. I sent plagues among you as I did to Egypt. I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camps, yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the LORD. I overthrew some of you
as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the LORD. Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God.” He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth — the LORD God Almighty is his name.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. Why is it so hard to be happy for others when they’re happy? And why do we revel in their misery? The Bible declares we should do the opposite. It’s ok to rejoice and be happy when someone else is happy. It’s equally ok to weep and mourn when someone else is weeping and mourning. We all have highs and lows in life, and it’s good to know that we have people in our lives that will be there no matter what.

Romans 12:15
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. Have you ever tried arguing with someone who answers you kindly? Have you ever tried saying harsh words to someone that was agreeing with you in a loving, non-condescending way? It’s hard talking crazy to someone who doesn’t respond back to our craziness and anger. In fact, it deflates our anger and helps us to get a grip on the situation. How can we win souls if our tempers are always flaring? No one wants to be in a spiritually dysfunctional family. We can learn from people who know how to de-escalate a problem and hear the conclusion of the whole matter before going off the deep-end.

Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. People have been so anxious to get back to business as usual that they haven’t even heeded God’s warning. What is it going to take for us to be concerned about our souls? We can’t afford to just live for the moment. We are living this life to live again, whether it be in heaven or hell. As we look at the world’s reaction to stay-at-home-orders, social distancing, and states re-opening; we find people crowding beaches and restaurants, parks being jammed packed, etc., We find that no one wants to hear the warning, we just want to keep on living any kind of way. We are provoking God and it’s a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Jeremiah 18:11-12
“Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’” But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. There is no justification for sin. No matter what we say or do God knows we know better. There’s a price to pay for our sins and God will collect. We don’t have no excuse!

Proverbs 24:12
Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. He will repay all people as their actions deserve.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. We can think we’re right in what we’re doing all day long, but it’s God that knows the intentions of our heart. We can be right, but our motives can be wrong. We can be right, but with a wicked heart what does it matter? We love to say God knows my heart, and he does; and he will deal with our hearts accordingly.

Proverbs 21:2
People may be right in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their heart.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. No matter how strong in the faith we are Satan will still try to tempt us. Our weaknesses and temptations are no different than anyone else. No matter how strong the temptation is, God has given all of us a way of escape. Therefore, we shouldn’t have the testimony that things just happened and the Lord knows my heart. That testimony can land us in hell.

1 Corinthians 10:12-13
If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

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Pastor Brown

Good morning. Sometimes do we think we’re all that and a bag of chips? Do we get so high-minded because of the stuff we have, the titles we hold, the organizations we belong to, the jobs we have, etc.,? Before we start acting like we’re all that, we need to examine ourselves closely and see if we measure up to the faith that God has given us. Many of us will find that we need to come down off our high-horse and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God.

Romans 12:3
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown