woman2womanministries1

Good morning. Sin is first conceived in our hearts and minds, then we act on those sinful thoughts and desires. Once we’ve brought sin to fruition it matures and finally it brings about death. We have a choice if we want to be drawn away and enticed by our own sinful desires. We also have a choice to seek God and let him know the struggles that are within us. Being tempted is not a sin; for Jesus was tempted by Satan. The sin comes when we give in to the temptation. So, before we blame God for letting us be tempted, we should look within our own selves and confess our sins. For God doesn’t tempt us, he test us.

James 1:13-15
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. We shouldn’t be so full of ourselves thinking we’re all that. We’re no better than the next person. We may have more stuff and more money than someone else, but that doesn’t make us any better than them. We should always be willing to help where we can, because we can be up today and in need tomorrow. Don’t let God have to turn the tables on us to prove this point to us. Let’s stay humble and not think so highly of ourselves. For being high-minded is not what God called us to be; he called us to be holy.

Galatians 6:3
If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. We all have had acting lessons in life. Our parents taught us how to act inside and outside the house because the way acted reflected on them. If we messed up our acting lessons there was a price to pay, especially, if we messed up outside the house. Our parents were our first acting coach. Now that we’ve confessed Jesus as our Lord and Savior, he’s our acting coach and the consequences for messing up is totally different from when we messed up with our parents. It’s best that we put into practice what we’ve learned from the word of God because our actions reflect our Heavenly Father and we don’t want to bring shame or reproach to his name.

Ephesians 4:30
And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. As Christians we are apt to mess up. We are not perfect and we don’t always obey God. It’s in those times of walking and acting in disobedience, we should welcome help from our brothers and sisters who are walking upright before the Lord. They are not here to condemn us. They are here to help restore us to right fellowship with the Lord. We may not like the fact that they’ve called us out on our disobedience but we should be thankful that they love us enough to not want to see us go to hell. Furthermore, those of us that God uses to help restore our fallen sister or brother shouldn’t poke our chest out because the same temptation could befall us; therefore, we must watch as well as pray.

Galatians 6:1
Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Good morning. God wants us to love our neighbor like we love ourselves. Will we hurt ourselves on purpose? Will we lie on ourselves and scandalize our own name? Will we treat ourselves disrespectfully? Will we curse ourselves out? If we wouldn’t do these things to ourselves, then we shouldn’t do these things to other people. We are not perfect and we should stop holding other people to a standard of perfection. We are all works in progress and on any given day we can mess up. So, the same love and compassion that’s been shown us by a loving God, let’s show that to others.

Romans 13:9
For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. God can reach us anytime and anywhere. He’s the God of all heaven and earth. He knows every nook and cranny of the earth. There’s no hiding from him, there’s no secrets from him. We cannot get over on God therefore, we should stop trying. We serve the true and living God. It is impossible to think we can do anything and act any kind of way, and that God won’t take notice. The Bible declares its a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Let’s no test God, for surely, we will come out on the losing end.

Jeremiah 23:23-24
Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the LORD. “No, I am far away at the same time. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the LORD.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. When we try to be like the world, we think like the world. The Bible declares let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus. The only way we can have a Christ-like mind and not delve into conspiracy theories and old wives fables is to study the word of God. What we put in us will come out of us. If we’re putting the word inside of us, the word will come out. If we’re putting the world inside of us, the world’s thoughts will come out of us. The word lets us know God is powerful, therefore, we don’t have to fear man but we should have a reverential fear of the Lord. The word lets us know God is holy, therefore, we must be holy . When we live according to the word, the world can’t touch us. For no weapon formed against us shall prosper.

Isaiah 8:11-13
The LORD has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,
“Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them. Make the LORD of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Out of a hard place David still gave God praise. When his life was in danger and people wanted to kill him, he still gave God praise. David never allowed his circumstances to dictate his praise and worship and we shouldn’t either. We should praise God when we’re up and when we’re down, when we have money and when we’re broke, when our soul is joyful and when we’re downtrodden. God is worthy to be praised in all situations. So on today, no matter what we’re facing, we have to give God praise.

Psalms 34:1-3
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Have we ever gave God the wrong response when he called us to do something? By now we should know the only Response to give God is; “Yes Lord.” Trying to run away from an assignment God gives us is frivolous because he’s all seeing and all knowing. Trying to lie our way out of assignment is detrimental because a liar won’t tarry in the sight of God. The best thing we can do is avail ourselves to the Lord and be on the ready for when he calls.

Jonah 1:1-3
The LORD gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. When we enter into the house of God we should have an attitude of being open and ready to listen to God. God is sovereign and and requires our worship to be sincere and meaningful. Making foolish vows doesn’t impress God, so we should think about what we’re going to ask God or promise God before we speak.

Ecclesiastes 5:1-2
As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown