Friday, November 23, 2012

The heavens declare the glory of God...



  The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.


Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.


There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.


Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. 


In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.


His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.



The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.



11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.


12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
                                                                Psalm 19

Pictures courtesy of William E. Robertson


     

Quotes From Sermons That Have Fed My Soul and Changed My Life


"Your Pentecost can only be as high as your Calvary is deep."
"How do you spell stupid? D R U N K!"
     Pastor Larry Booker, 12/9/2012

"When we arrive at the judgement seat of Jesus Christ, I fear, literally, that we are going to be appalled and were going to be amazed, and were going to be mortified, when we see how many times, and to what deep, great extent, the work of God has been, literally, crippled by misguided motives, hidden agendas, selfish ambitions of what can I get out of this, and what's it gonna mean to me, and what will my pay day be, if I do thus and so."
     Pastor Larry Booker, 12/09/2007
   
"Is anything to hard for God?"
      Bishop Deeds
   
"To get power, go to the source. To receive             (fill in the blank), go to the source."
     Bishop Deeds

"When the devil speaks, there is torment.  When God speaks, there is comfort and peace."
     Bishop Deeds, 10/30/2003

"You can talk to Jesus like he is your best friend."
     Brother Maki, Evangelist, 11/4/2003

"God can take care of your problem, you just need to ask Him."
     Bishop Deeds, 11/9/2003

"There was a whole lot of stink in the Ark, but they were saved!"
     Bishop Deeds, 11/30/2003

"I could tell you how bad it is, but I'd rather tell you how good it is!"
     Bishop Deeds, 11/30/2003

"You don't tell your heart!"
     Bishop Deeds, 9/26/2005

"Life can't put nothin on my plate that God can't help me eat!"
     Bro. Huggins, 4/29/2004

"If you want to be trusted, do something that merits trust!"
     Bishop Deeds, 5/2/2004

"I would hate to think the only thing my children remember about me was the pot I cooked the fudge in."
     Sister Bishop Deeds, Mother/Daughter Banquet, 2004

"Sometimes, the thing that seems to be the biggest thorn in your side, turns out to be the biggest blessing in your life."
     Brother Randy Draper, 6/3/2004

"What is holiness? The first sign of holiness is concern for others."
     Pastor Paul Deeds, May 2004

"I don't have pity parties. I just keep going on."
     Brother Dan Rutledge, 6/3/2004

"Folks is folkses!"
     Brother Huggins

"God is in Control!"
"Whatever has crossed your path, God has a reason for it!"
"He created in us a mind that is superior to every animal, (in most cases)!"
     Bishop Deeds, 6/3/2004

"If anyone ever exemplified that 'it's a good life living for the Lord', this man did."
     Senior Pastor Robert Geans at the funeral of Elder Robinson, 6/5/2004

"Their not kids, their adults in apprenticeship."
     Brother Chuck Grey, 6/6/2004

"This is any man's church."
"God is not impressed with who you are."
"He (God) has no favorites."
"Don't be a spiritual snob!"
"A pharisee is a theologian with no experience."
     Brother Maki, Evangelist, 6/6/2004

"Don't let your habitation go back to a visitation with the Lord Jesus Christ."
"You can't 'date' God!"
     Bishop Deeds, 6/13/2004

"I believe our valleys are really mountains and our mountains are really valleys."
     Brother David Kimbrell Senior, 7/15/2004

"Does God have to make sense to be my God?"
"We don't have to understand it. We just have to obey it"
"Take down all the high places, otherwise, you might stumble over them."
     Brother Chuck Grey, July 2002

"Nix the quick fix!"
     Pastor Paul Deeds, 7/21/2002

"If you don't make up your mind, your unmade mind will unmake you."
      Bishop Deeds

"You got what you wanted, but, you lost what you had."
      Bishop Deeds

"God has no part time people."
      Bislop Deeds

"When God declares divine judgement, He always gives a space of repentance."
     Bishop Deeds

"YOU CAN MAKE IT!"
     Bishop Deeds







Notes From A Sermon By Bishop Harris On 11/4/12 A.M.

He (Jesus) is an awesome healer!
We should encourage ourselves in the Lord and not dwell on our sicknesses and/or problems!
Praise is what we do!
Worshiping God brings Peace and Joy!
A pattern of prayer that we should use in our daily devotions: Matthew 6:9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)
If you do your part, He will Surely do His!
God will not put more on us than we can bare!
We should start and end our daily devotions with praise to Jesus!
(This was probably one of the best messages I've ever heard Bishop Harris teach.)

Hope


Psalm 130:5

New International Version
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

No promises

(KJV)James 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Sapphire Foundation

(KJV)Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
(KJV)Isaiah 54:11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours,


 and lay thy foundations with sapphires.


12 And I will make thy windows of agates,


and thy gates of carbuncles


and all thy borders of pleasant stones.