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29/12/2024

Prayer chain filling up!

It’s filling up! Please message us to let is know which spots you want to cover on the 24 hour chain prayer!

26/12/2024

All the presents are unwrapped, the leftovers put away, and the farewells made to friends and loved ones. But when we wake up tomorrow and begin to get back into our routines, the great Good News of Christmas will still be just as real. Let’s celebrate the gift of God’s Son all the way till Christmas comes around again!

26/11/2024

https://www.malonesonmission.com/post/pushing-the-light-into-the-darkness

As Christians in the West, we have a "gathering" mentality. If we can just get them to our church service, our youth ministry, just somehow entice them onto our property...Of course, we have all seen a lot of good done in the lives of those who will come. IF they come. If they aren't willing to meet...

07/02/2024

February 6, 2024

”Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.“
‭‭Acts‬ ‭8‬:‭4‬-‭8‬ NKJV

Philip preached Christ to them. The result? Miracles, freedom, joy, faith, and a city coming to Jesus. Christ hasn’t changed. Lord, help us to preach the same Christ that the first Church preached!

05/02/2024

February 5, 2024

”“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Jesus is the light of the world, right? Yes, He is! But here He is telling us that WE are the light of the world. How? See, He uses the Church, His body, as His lamp. Jesus shines through us! He didn’t light us up just to hide us away. He has a plan to use you and me to light up all the dark places where we live, work, and play!

01/02/2024

February 1, 2024

”And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: ‘Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things? The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the Lord and against His Christ.’ “For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.“
‭‭Acts‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬-‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Quick Take:

They had their own companions. Everybody needs a support system, a circle of friends. Peter and John had homies.

They responded to mistreatment with prayer. They lifted their voices to God.

They stood on the Word. They prayed in line with the Word. They expected the Word. They spoke God’s Word back to him.

They did not ask for persecution to stop. They asked for boldness to preach the Gospel and for God to grant healing, signs, and wonders in Jesus name —which is what got them in trouble in the first place!

The whole place shook, the Holy Spirit filled them, and their prayer was answered. The received boldness to speak the Word!

31/01/2024

Jan 31, 2024

”But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.” So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”“
‭‭Acts‬ ‭4‬:‭15‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

When the enemy can’t deny the work of God, he resorts to intimidation. Even when we have a testimony of God’s power and faithfulness, we can still feel the pressure to sit down and be quiet.
I love Peter and John’s answer. Should we obey God or man? We cannot help but tell the things which we have personally witnessed.
A couple of observations:
1) When we remember that we must give an account
before God concerning our obedience to His plan, we are not intimidated by man.
2) No one can take away your personal experience. When we have seen and heard God’s Word in action, we don’t settle for man-made restrictions. To quote Ravenhill, “The man with an experience of God is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.”

30/01/2024

January 30, 2023

”Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”“
‭‭Acts‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬-‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Even when you can prove the truth of the Gospel, some will choose not to believe. Even when they know it’s true, some will choose to oppose it. Even when they can’t deny it, some will do all they can to silence the message of Jesus.
They knew that this crippled man was healed. They didn’t deny it. They just didn’t want anyone teaching or preaching in the name of Jesus.
Bet they hated what happened next…