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Good morning. There is no need to fret or fear for the Lord is with us. When the enemy tries to destroy us the Lord is with us. When unfavorable situations and circumstances arise in our lives the Lord is with us. Trials and tribulations help cultivate our maturity in the Lord. We wouldn’t seek the Lord or have a prayer life like we do if trials had never come our way. So, don’t get mad and think God doesn’t love you when you find yourself in a trial. Begin to ask the Lord what do you want me to learn? What are you pressing out of me? What are you placing inside of me? We should learn something from trials and tribulations and most importantly we should always remember the Lord is with us through it all.

Isaiah 43:2
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. When adversity comes you will find out what’s really in a person. You will find out if their faith is as strong as they say it is or you will find out that the person has been all talk and has no faith or power. Adversity tests the character of a person and reveals truth. What do people see in us when adverse situations arise in our lives? Do they see a faith walker or an air talker? Do they see someone strong in the Lord? Or, do they see someone who has cowered to the enemy? Adversity can either strengthen you or weaken you; you decide how you will allow adversity to affect you.

Proverbs 24:10
If you fail under pressure,
your strength is too small.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Now that we are in Christ we need a change of mind; our spirit is willing but our flesh is weak, that’s why when situations arise our mind wants to revert to our old nature before Christ. It is so important that we renew our mindsets daily to respond to life’s situations the way the Lord would have us to. Therefore, we must make it a point to commune with God daily, get in his presence daily, feed our mind and spirit with the word daily, and resist the devil and he’ll flee. A made up mind for Christ will keep us focused on this journey.

Ephesians 4:22-23
throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Who or what has taken our attention from God? We don’t pray, fast, or study the word like we should because we’re too busy entertaining something or someone that isn’t of God. Our objective should be to please God, live Holy, and be a light to this dark world. We can’t do that when we won’t separate ourselves from the very thing or person who’s captured our attention. The Bible declares Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Let’s turn our hearts back to God.

1 John 5:21
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. What will it take for us to betray Jesus? Before we get all self-righteousness and say we would never betray Jesus; let’s stop the lie before it comes out of our mouth. The Bible declares that the religious leaders of Jesus’ day paid one of his disciples to betray him. We have betrayed Jesus by choosing fleshly desires over him. We have betrayed Jesus by getting connected to people he never intended us to be connected to. We have betrayed Jesus by being more concerned with money flowing through the church than souls being saved. We have betrayed Jesus by not communicating with him and only coming to him when it’s convenient for us. Yet, he still loves us and is beckoning for us to change our evil ways. We have to denounce our evil ways and turn from sin. John the Baptist preached one message and one message only; Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.

John 18:3-5
The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove. Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “I AM he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.)

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. The Bible declares that the Lord’s anger only last but for a moment. It’s in that moment that he shows us how fed up he is with us. It’s in that moment he tells us enough is enough and chastises us for turning away from him. God doesn’t delight in having to chastise us, however; he cant let us keep running wild in our sinful undisciplined ways. He has to deal with us accordingly for the Bible declares he loves those he chastises. God is so good that after the chastisement and our repentance he restores us. He just doesn’t leave us out there wondering, he brings us back in the ark of safety. He shows us his unfailing love. He shows us his grace and mercy.

Lamentations 3:31-33
For no one is abandoned
by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. When we pray for God to bless us do we understand the cause and effect of what we’re asking for? God can bless anytime he wants to but most of the time he blesses us because of our obedience to him. When we disobey him, when we fail to hear his call and heed his call do we understand that same cause and effect application God applies to our life? Because we choose to do things our way in our own understanding; the effect of that is that God chooses not to accept our praise, our sacrifices, our offerings of thanksgiving, and our worship because we’re not following him or his word. So we have to make up our minds; do we want to be obedient and be blessed or deliberately be disobedient and keep doing what the Lord despise and suffer the consequences?

Isaiah 66:2-4
My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine. I, the LORD, have spoken! “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word. But those who choose their own ways— delighting in their detestable sins— will not have their offerings accepted. When such people sacrifice a bull, it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. When they sacrifice a lamb, it’s as though they had sacrificed a dog! When they bring an offering of grain, they might as well offer the blood of a pig. When they burn frankincense, it’s as if they had blessed an idol. I will send them great trouble— all the things they feared. For when I called, they did not answer. When I spoke, they did not listen. They deliberately sinned before my very eyes and chose to do what they know I despise.”

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. When discouragement and sadness comes we need to praise the Lord. The Bible declares in all things give thanks. The Bible never said we had to be happy about everything but we can be thankful that things are not as bad as they could be; and God being the gracious God he is is keeping us through whatever we’re faced with. We can praise God in any situation because he is Savior and Lord. We can praise God through anything because he is protector and provider. We can praise God through anything because he is healer and peace. So lift up your heads and stop acting like a defeated foe. Lift up your heads and rejoice in the Lord for he is good and he’s worthy to be praised.

Psalms 42:11
Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. We can’t help what people call us but we can help what we answer too. We don’t have to get angry when people talk about us and insult us; for the Bible declares every tongue that rises against us shall be condemned. Being quick to blow our temper isn’t Christ-like and we should never satisfy a fool and let them think they’ve pushed our buttons. We have to learn to turn everything over to God and walk away.

Proverbs 12:16
A fool is quick-tempered,
but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Have you ever wondered why so many things were coming at you negatively? Have you ever considered your ways and thought I’m the cause of all this? Have you ever thought my disobedience to God and my friendliness with the world has caused all of this. If so, you were right. We often like to think Satan or the enemy is doing these things to us and we never want to look at ourselves or our behavior. Many times the cause of our distress can be associated with the sin in our lives. We need to stop blaming others, God, and Satan for many things that happened to us and look at the man in the mirror. We need to repent and turn solely back to God. When need to render our hearts to God and stop straddling the fence. Obedience and holiness go hand-in-hand and that’s what God is calling for.

Haggai 1:6-7
You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing