“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.” (Psalm 23:5)

Decide today that you are not going to be satisfied with just going through the motions in serving God… going to church… reading your bible, praying and witnessing every now and then… but you are going to get on fire for God by totally submitting your will, desires, ambitions and plans to him… passionately chase after him until you get what you need from him and serve him with all your heart, mind, and strength…

Decree and Declare that you will not leave this earth without fulfilling everything that God has created… called… anointed… and appointed you to do for him… Refuse to die without fulfilling your destiny in God and do not allow anyone or anything to stop you from being everything that God has called you to be in him… In other words… Die Empty!!!…

Die empty of every gift… talent… and ability that God has placed on the inside of you… God has not created you to just live and die in church… and in between time… just go through the motions in serving him… while you wait for the sweet old bye and bye when you die and go to heaven… The devil is a liar!!!…

God has called you to be a voice… and not an echo… To make an impact in this world and do Great and Mighty exploits for the Kingdom of God… Not just live and die in him… But Live… Move… and have your Being in him!!!…. God has called you to live a Vibrant… Exciting… totally Exhilarating life in him… Not some boring… “Just get me through the week Jesus” christian life”…

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.” (Acts 17:28)

Jesus said we would do even “Greater” works than he did… not just sit, live and die in church… The church building is just a gathering place where we meet to received the training and instruction that we need to go out and get the job done for Christ… It’s not where we live and die… The true church is a living and breathing organism made up of each and every believer… We are the Church!!!…

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” (John 14:12)

It is time out for playing church… but time for us to be the Church!!!… The world is waiting for the “Real’ Church of Jesus Christ to Show Up!!!… not just hide behind the church walls talking about how great, wonderful and terrific our God is… never demonstrating the power of our God… but to show up front and center and deliver the goods!!!…

Also, It’s time for selfish… insecure… greedy pastors to stop holding the people of God hostage in the church by making them feel that only a select and (highly favored) few has been called and is qualified to minister the Gospel… The devil is a liar!!!…

The moment you gave your life to God through Jesus Christ you became a minister of the Gospel… and by the way… ministry is not just about being a pastor, evangelist, prophet, etc… but true ministry is allowing God to use you where ever, how ever and when ever he wants to use you… to be a light and a witness that he can use to draw (reconcile) others to him… whether it be in your job, home, business, family, or market-place… It’s all about “availability”… If you make yourself available to God he will use you for ministry…

“And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation.”
(2 Corinthians 5:18)

And furthermore, Titles do not bring or qualify you for the anointing of God… You can call yourself Bishop… Apostle… Prophet… Evangelist… etc… all day long… but only God can call… appoint… anoint and qualify you…

The true proof of your ministry is not in the title that you have… but in the fruit that is produced and does God back you up???

After you have sung your song… prayed your prayer and taught your message… does God back you up???… Does signs and wonders follow your ministry (i.e. souls being saved… sick healed… demons cast out… etc.) and does your personal and spiritual life exhibit the true fruit of that title???

The church has to stop being impressed by titles and look for fruit… Jesus looked for and expected fruit and so should we…

“As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.” (Matthew 10:7-8)

A sold-out, totally yielded, holy and submitted life to Christ is what brings the anointing… You “do not” need a special title or ordination ceremony to go out and tell people about what God has done for you and the difference that he has made in your life… The moment you open your mouth to share about Christ you are a minister of the Gospel…

Refuse to be kept on lock-down in a church that is filled with endless programs, promises and teaching series… all designed to keep you confined to a church building fulfilling man’s ambition but not God’s agenda… and does not encourage or exhort you to get out and make a difference for Christ and the world…

The “Great Commission was not just a suggestion… but a Commandment!!!…

For some of you this message may be a wake-up call… but for a lot of you this is direct confirmation of what God has already been telling you by his Spirit… That he has not placed all the gifts… talents and abilities on the inside of you for nothing… and that he has not called you to be fruit dieing on the vine in church…

for some of you I hear God saying… you don’t need any more schools, books or tapes… you already have the word of God running out of your ears and you have a earned a PHD through the life that you have lived in him… You don’t need any one to confirm you and oil you down a 100th time or give you the green-light to go… it is time for you to get out of the boat (or box)… assume your position in Christ… and show up!!!… God has need of you and he has people waiting for you to show up and deliver the Goods!!!…

“GOD HAS ANOINTED… APPOINTED… AND CALLED YOU!!!”

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

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Refrain:
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.

I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
I’d rather be true to His holy name
He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs;
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead

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“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)

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Refrain:
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is
well, with my soul.”

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Through all the pits in life that Joseph encountered (rejection, abandonment and sold into slavery by his brothers, lies and slander from Potiphar’s wife, thrown in to the Dungeon… etc.). Joseph never stopped serving, trusting and praising God… And as a result in every situation that Joseph found himself… because of his continuous love and obedience toward God… the bible says that “God was with him”…

I want to let you know that in spite of how it may look or feel at the moment… In everything that you are going through or will go through God is with you!!!… he has not and will not leave you nor forsake you no matter what you go through… As long as you continue to serve God with all your heart, soul and strength… he will be with you and he will see you through…

Because Joseph insisted on trusting God through all the adversities and set-backs that he encountered in life… in the end when God promoted him from the pit to the “Palace” and made him Lord over all of Egypt… he could truly say that what the enemy meant for evil… God turned it around for his Good!!!…

Hang in there!!!… Don’t give up!!!… and don’t throw in the towel just yet… The Best is Yet to Come!!!… God Loves You!!!… He has Good Plans for your life!!!… and as long as you don’t quit… he will remove you from the pit to the palace and turn everything around for your Good!!!…

“IF YOU CAN PRAISE GOD IN THE PIT!!!…
YOU WILL PRAISE HIM IN THE PALACE!!!”

“And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.” (Genesis 45:7-8)

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Each week I meet several former church members who are no longer attending church because they refuse to be used and abused by so-called pastors (wolves in sheep clothing) who constantly pimp them for money, material goods and demand that they slavishly devote their lives to serving them, their families and their agendas more than God…

Wake up people!!!… God is not an “Abusive Father”… he does not abuse his kids and neither should you allow any one to abuse you in the name of God!!!… What is it with this nonsense of pastors having members or armor-bearers that cook, clean, transport, provide child-care, money, expensive gifts and round-the-clock support at the whim of these pastor’s??? Excuse me… but the Jesus that I read about… never made these ridiculous demands on the people… but came to Serve!!!… not to be served…

Neither did Jesus have multi-million dollar homes… drive $200,000 vehicles, wear $5000.00 designer suits at the expense of the church or live a lavish over-the-top life style off the backs of God’s people… In other words… Jesus did not “Pimp” the church… but served the church to the point were he was willing to not only suffer but die for the church that he loved so dearly… Have you seen any of these celebrity pastors laying their lives down for Christ lately???…

The greed and corruption that is being displayed in the present day church literally makes God Sick!!!… He is not happy with the mockery and shame that is being brought to his name and his church… and because God is not only a God of Love… but also a God of Wrath!!!… Judgement is coming to the house of God to those who practice such things…

God is tired of his people being mistreated… misused… abused… and held hostage on lock-down in church to serve a man and his agenda… instead of being loved… trained… discipled and released to serve God and his Kingdom… There is a reason that all of these man-made kingdoms that have been erected in the name of God are being dismantled and the false sheep are being exposed… Guess what??? God is not done… there is much more to come… Stay tuned…

We as a people of God have got to come to a place were we refuse to be blindly led astray by anyone who looks good… sounds good… and has the right suit on… We have got to first of all know the word of God for ourselves and then hold our pastors and leaders accountable to lead… instruct… and train the church based on the word of God and the word of God “Only”… not their opinion, personality or gifts…

A church that is built on man’s opinion, personality and gifts will not stand… but a church that is built on the unadulterated (undiluted) word of God will not only stand and endure… but will bring forth much fruit for the Kingdom of God!!!…

“Stop Pimping God’s Church!!!”

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18)”

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God is not concerned about how many mistakes you have made along the way or how many times that you have fallen down… the only thing that matters to him is that each time you fell down you got back up, dusted yourself off and continued to serve him with even more of a renewed passion, fervency, faith and love for him and his will and purpose for your life…

You are “the Apple of God’s eye”… he delights in you… takes great pleasure in you and has “Wonderful” things in store for you just because you love and belong to him…

You are that “Pearl of Great Price” that he sold everything to purchase… that one lost sheep that he left the hundred other sheep to go find… You are the one that he loved so much that he was willing to give his “one” and “only” begotten son to die in your place… As a matter of fact God loves you so much that when you gave your life to Christ… God… Jesus… the Holy Spirit and all of the Heavenly Host thew a Great Big Ol Party in Heaven just for You!!!…

Irregardless of what anyone has ever told you or you may have even told yourself… know that you are a much beloved child of the most High God… that you are precious in his sight… a person of great value… and a priceless jewel that he treasures and loves with an Never-ending!!!… Unconditional!!!… Unstoppable!!!… Everlasting Love!!!…

“God Loves And Celebrates You!!!”

“For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.” (Psalm 149:4)

“The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn you.” (Jeremiah 31:3)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

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Because you can not go forward looking backwards, forget the former things… let go of the past (past hurts, disappointments, failures, frustrations, etc.) and embrace the New!!! Great!!! and Exciting!!! things that God has waiting for you in this new year… Regardless of what happen or did not happen in 2011…

Know that God Loves You!!!… He has Good plans for your life and as long as you continue to trust and believe him you will see his Goodness… Mercy… Power… and Love poured out in every area of your life!!!…”

“Have A Blessed, Fruitful and Abundant Year in the LORD!!!”

“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” (Revelation 21:5)

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