Romans 8:35-39 We have no need to FEAR this world the flesh or the devil

LADIES CORNER:
Ro 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Is your faith real? Is it something you occupy as if it were part of your very skin? Is it something that causes you to struggle in the day-to-day sinful world or do you simply allow the world to possess a space in your heart and feel 'comfortable?'
Do you fear man more than God? Does the love of this world mean more to you than your Heavenly home?
Paul had NO identity crisis when it came to his stance as a Christian. It wasn't his wit or intelligence alone that gave him his strong conviction. It was his belief, without ANY shadow of a doubt that Jesus Christ truly is the Son of God and that his saving faith in his Lord would not in time become vain . He lived in the reality that at anytime he could be killed for his witnessing, yet he never stopped encouraging the saints in various churches to continue just as he did, spreading God's word to those around .

Should we be any different? Clothing styles may come and go, hair-dos, music and lifestyle in general will change again and again BUT we have a sure anchor in our Saviour. His words can never be erased . Paul's edification to the saints through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is recorded for our gain just as it was for the gain of the early church. God does not change.

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved
us".

Our position as saints is that we have ALREADY conquered the devil. We have not only conquered Satan spiritually, but death and hell have absolutely no hold on us. We have been sealed by the Lord unto the day of redemption. That is why we have no need to fear anything in this life with the exception of our Heavenly Father. With that, we can also be assured of our permanent citizenship and adoption into the family of God.

" For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor
height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord".

Now it is up to us to learn this, accept it and BELIEVE it!
The preacher's wife

Ephesians 4:29-32 Let no Corrupt Communication

Ladies Corner
Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Many times, we seem to judge people on how WE think they are supposed to act according to OUR OWN Christian standards and not necessarily God's. Sometimes, instead of edifying one another toward good works (something that should identify us as Christians to the world) we become bitter, cynical, cold, filled with anger.
I KNOW first hand how frustrating it can be to not have a sister or brother in Christ agree with a point of view that I hold dear. Yes-sometimes it gets me angry. Yes-sometimes I want to be bitter....but as the saying goes, life is too short. I don't hold grudges usually although if you bite me, I'll be a bit more careful to walk around you next time. That does not mean that I or anyone else in our congregation has the right to withhold forgiveness, speak evil of you or be in any way malicious.
Those thoughts, those feelings, are simply a fleshly temptation that Satan will use against our church so that he can sow animosity among the brethren.
Our tiny congregation has been blessed of late with more newcomers. Some visiting and leaving us behind. Some that have chosen to stay. AMEN! We have a golden opportunity to share Christ's love with each other and to solidify relationships with those that are sealed to the day of redemption as we are. Let us not allow the ego to get in the way. All of us: young ladies just beginning to blossom into womanhood, and older ladies that have been around the proverbial block a few times, need to focus our energies on serving the Lord through a humble spirit . We need to put our spiritual selves in motion, especially around each other, so that we can nurture the seed that God has placed into all of us, to grow and bring fruit to his kingdom. That means, spend more time in listening to the preaching from the pulpit, less time taking unnecessary trips into the hall. Keep your eyes on the Bible in service and less time on each other or on ourselves. If you have to write to one another during service, write your favorite verse and share it. Let the time we spend in the sanctuary under the preaching of God's word, be a precious time. Don't cheapen it by ignoring it or putting something or someone else in front of it. In the end you will cheat yourself of a blessing and give space to Satan to get a foothold in your life.
The preacher's wife

Ephesians 4:17-20 ~~ It is More than Skin Deep

Eph 4:17-20
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But ye have not so learned Christ.

It became our responsibility from the moment we accepted Christ as our Saviour, to take on an active role in our day to day walk with the Lord.Yes-we should dress differently, speak differently and behave ourselves in a way as to lift up Christ, but the outward appearance is just a small part of what we as Christian women should be worried about. Our ignorance, whether it be deliberate or true, should not stand in the way of our service to God our Father. A Christian needs to take note of the events going on in the world around her-we are to take note of the times and the seasons and to be waiting for our redemption...but at the same time, we are to be ever watchful and yelling out to our brothers and sisters when danger approaches. You can't do that if you have your head buried in the sand. I am personally sick and tired of Luciferian symbology all around me, I am sick and tired of the Globalist point of view and how it is ruining our country. I am very angry that little children are sent to government schools for hours everyday where they are lied to about Creation and historical facts and are simply being brainwashed into little, global citizens.Most of all, I am upset with complacent Christians that are more interested in trying to stay comfortable in their warped sense of reality, then to actively serve our Lord . I'd expect that from the devil's crowd but we need to set ourselves apart from them. They are the problem, we MUST be the solution.

Jesus Christ was radical. He preached something that the citizens in that time had not understood before. He preached love in action but he never held his tongue around the hypocrites and the Pharisees. Jesus didn't think it strange to overturn the tables on the moneychangers in the temple and he told those that had ears to hear about a time when false christs would abound and those that you thought were closest to you would turn on you due to your faith in Him.
I have heard the argument of those that claim that we need not bother ourselves with the problems of the day. After all, we'll be raptured soon so what's the difference?....We have ours.
I think any Christian that feels that way is a very selfish person indeed.
Living for Christ is a daily commitment. A Christian woman can do all the right things on the outside, but if she supports corporations that are hell-bent on supporting the anti-Christ agenda, if she doesn't speak out against issues that curtail freedom of worship and the liberty that we are to jealously guard, what sort of example is she to her Christian sisters or to her children?
The uncleanness and greediness of the Gentile world named in the scriptures above has overflowed into the corporate churches and has made a mockery of even the term "Christian'. It has to be up to us -the men and women that know better-to keep the standard of separation for the local body of Christ. Our window of opportunity is short. Let us educate ourselves about the truth and then share it freely with all - even if it means being mocked and criticized. Remember that we are set apart for God's service and our mission is to stay on course.


The preacher's wife

John 14:16-17 : John 14:26-28; Be Comforted ... Never Fear

The Ladies Corner
John 14:16-17 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 14:26-28 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid….

We have had relatively ‘soft’ lives compared to our 1st century Christian brothers and sisters.
Probably all of us here have enough to eat, drink ,wear and all of us, no matter how humble, have roofs to keep the elements off our heads. At this point, being thrown to lions for our faith is not an issue. Compared to the Christians in other cultures and countries, we are soft and lackadaisical.
Yet, many of us are fearful, worrisome creatures. Mothers worry about children being harmed. Men worry about losing work and not being capable of keeping up with bills. Money (or lack of it) is usually a worry for most of us, as is sickness, old age and having a loss of independence. In a word, our testimony on the whole can be labeled as ‘impotent.’
We go through the motions of going to church and reading God’s Word only to shut the good book and forget all that we read. We are wasters….wasters of time and wasters of the power which our Heavenly King has bestowed on us if we would choose to use it.
Many will throw stones at their brothers and sisters in Christ because they have been offended in some minute way, yet they would rather stay in the cocoon of their familiar anger then to pray for guidance and to expect an answer. There are times when being a pastor’s wife has brought me to levels of rejoicing because I see someone ‘get it’…they understand that the Lord Jesus Christ is the way and they choose to pray and ask for forgiveness of sin and embark on a whole, new relationship, walking with Christ everyday!
There have been times though, when I have been brought low by my own disappointments in myself or in someone that I hoped would do so much better….and failed.
Many times, and I am sure some of you ladies have felt this way too, you’d like to simply hide away from humanity for a while and stop having to face the lies, the deceptions, the wars and the in-fighting…just for a little while. It is in those times that I feel myself becoming bitter and asking the Lord why on Earth do we have to deal with this mess day to day? It’s then that I remember Elijah , being broken and depressed, laying near the brook and being fed by the Lord and being strengthened to do the work ahead. Ladies, we need to put aside our weaknesses and hang on to the Lord’s promises. We are a poor testimony to this lost and dying world when we let the small upsets and upheavals of the day define who we are. We need to rise above the pettiness and materialism that has become a plague on society. We should never fear ANYTHING if we are right with God. We need only to pray for comfort and guidance and then lean back and let the Holy Spirit move us where we need to be. God is not my ‘co-pilot’…HE IS THE PILOT! The only one there is! Let us strive to get out of the ‘poor me’ loop and let us encourage one another to fight the good fight . If we allow the Lord to work through us, we will have peace and clarity of mind and no one can take that away.
The preacher’s wife

Proverbs 6:9-11 Sleepiing Sluggards and the New World Order

Ladies Corner:
Proverbs 6:9-11 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Some of you may be tired of a ‘gloom and doom’ forcast. No one wants to think about hard times –after all, this is the ‘Season to be Merry!’ However, the god of this world is never a sluggard. He has unlimited power here on the earth to try to sway even the most pious Christian his way. Unfortunately, more often than not, his distractions do work.
I want to encourage all you ladies to pray and to ask God for guidance. We seriously need to ask the Lord to wipe the sleep from our eyes and wake us up to be ever-vigilant, ever-awaiting for the Lord’s direction. You cannot deny, unless you wish to slumber, that our country is under attack. For the past several years, the President of the United States, the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada have been working to bury the borders between our sovereign countries and turn them into the North American Union. They made a deal called the Security and Prosperity Partnership where a sharing of trade, land and resources would be planned and ultimately end in a ‘melding’ of the countries with the building of the NAFTA highway which crosses through Mexico, the U.S. and Canada and the implementation of the “Amero”-the new currency that is being set for future use by the North American Union. You may ask what this has to do with serving the Lord? How does this affect our assembly in Belleview , Florida?
The answer is this-if the administration and the elite who are the puppet masters behind these dealings stay true to form, they will initialize an implosion of the economy – this has been forecasted by many as happening in the near future. How near? We don’t know. It may be a matter of months or it may be two or three years. “People in the U.S. are going to be hit hard,” says Bob Chapman publisher of The International Forecaster newsletter. “In the severe recession we are entering now, Bush will argue that we have to form a North American Union to compete with the Euro.” “Creating the amero,” Chapman explained, “will be presented to the American public as the administration's solution for dollar recovery. In the process of creating the amero, the Bush administration just abandons the dollar.”
If we are smart ladies, we HAVE to begin by preparing for our family’s well-being now. That means every time you shop, pick up a few items that are canned or dried and sock them away in a pantry for future usage. If the crises to usher in this NAU is on the horizon, then we must be good stewards of God’s resources and plan for the coming storm. We just don’t know how far the elite will let this go before they implement another strategy to balance out an artificial economy. I am NOT an alarmist but I believe in being a realist and if one researches what is on the horizon, you’d be foolish to ‘fluff’ it away. We need to encourage our men to stock up on gasoline, gold/silver coin, and to put away water that is drinkable as well as non-potable (this can also be filtered if needed .) Canned soups, dehydrated vegetables and fruits, beans, canned coffee, dry milk, sugar, salt, honey, grains, soaps, tea bags, candles, waterless solutions for cleaning hands and face, cornstarch, baking soda, dried meats-these are all foods and supplies that can be stored for long periods of time-most way beyond the expiration date.
There are a handful of statesmen that are concerned about this as well as conservative lobbyists. These are planning to address these issues beginning next month. These will be trying to put forth a resolution to stop the building of the Trans-American Corridor (NAFTA Superhighway) According to the Canadian Free Press, ” The resolution—sponsored by Republican Reps. Virgil Goode Jr. of Virginia, Tom Tancredo of Colorado, Walter Jones of North Carolina, and Ron Paul of Texas—expresses “the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union (NAU) with Mexico or Canada.” We need to hold these men up in prayer so that God will move to end this destructive agreement through their pleadings.
In the meantime, be not like the sluggard…..prepare for your family and heed God’s advice.
The preacher’s wife