OUR TRUE REFUGE IS GOD

 

   Karen Huang- After his wife died, Fred felt he could endure the pain as long as he had his Monday breakfasts with his buddies. His fellow retirees lifted his spirits. Whenever sadness came, Fred would think about the next time he'd enjoy their company again. Their corner table was his safe place from grief.

   Over time, however, the gatherings ended. Some friends became ill; others passed away. The emptiness led Fred to seek solace in the God he'd met in his youth. "I have breakfast by myself now," he says, "but I remember to hold on to the truth that Jesus is with me. And when I leave the diner, I don't leave to face the rest of my days alone."

   Like the psalmist, Fred discovered the safety and comfort of God's presence: "He is my refuge . . . in whom I trust." (Ps. 91:2). Fred came to know safety not as a physical place to hide, but as the steadfast presence of God that we can trust and rest in (v. 1).

   Both Fred and the psalmist found that they didn't have to face difficult days alone. We too can be assured of God's protection and help. When we turn to Him in trust, He promises to respond and be with us (vv. 14-16).

   Do we have a safe place, a "corner table" we go to when life is hard? It won't last but God will. He waits for us to go to Him, our true refuge.

Let's pray-

   "Dear God, You're my safe place. Yours is the presence that will never leave me to fend for myself. Your help and protection surround me always."

My weekly advice from the book, "We All Married IDIOTS, by Elaine W. Miller:

(p. 122) “We are all common man; therefore, we are all idiots. There was only one uncommon man—He is Jesus Christ. He is not an idiot. He knows you, and He joined you as one with your mate. It is He, and He alone, who can change you, your spouse, and your marriage. He longs to bless you. You must look up for help.”

#128  Quote - Embracing The Cross Of Christ A. W. Tozer

   "Let us plant ourselves on the hill of Zion and invite the world to come over to us, but never under any circumstances will we go over to them. The cross is the symbol of Christianity, and the cross speaks of death and separation, never of compromise. 

   No one ever compromised with a cross. The cross separated between the dead and the living. The timid and the fearful will cry Extreme! and they will be right. The cross is the essence of all that is extreme and final.

   The message of Christ is a call across a gulf from death to life, from sin to righteousness and from Satan to God. The first step for any Christian who is seeking spiritual power is to accept his unique position as a son of heaven temporarily detained on the earth, and to begin to live as becometh a saint. 

   The sharp line of demarcation between him and world will appear at once - and the world will never quite forgive him. And the sons of earth will make him pay well for separation, but it is a price he will gladly pay for the privilege of walking in fruitfulness and power." 

1686-1690 One-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted- 
 

1686- Ez. 18:31b "Make you a new heart and a new spirit."

1687- Ez. 16:60a "I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth."

1688- Micah 7:2a "The good man is perished out of the earth."

1689- Ez. 33:22c "My mouth was opened."

1690- Job 27:10 "Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call 

          upon God?"

 #128 Hymn-  Sweet By and By 

   In 1868 a Pharmacist named Sanford Fillmore Bennett, 31, was filling prescriptions and handling sales at his apothecary in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. His friend Joseph Webster entered the store. Joseph was a local musician, vocalist, violinist, and amateur composer who suffered from periods of depression. The two men had occasionally collaborated on hymns and songs, Sanford writing the words and Joseph the music.

   On this particular day, Joseph was unusually blue and his face was long. Looking up, Sanford asked, "What is the matter now?" "It's no matter," Joseph replied, "it will be all right by and by."

   An idea for a hymn hit Sanford like a flash of sunlight. Sitting at his desk, he began writing as fast as he could. The words came almost instantly. Two customers entered the drugstore, but no attempt was made to assist them — so they sallied over to the stove and visited with Joseph. Finally, Sanford rose and joined them, handing a sheet of paper to his friend.

   "Here is your prescription, Joe," he said. "I hope it works." Webster read the words aloud: 

 There's a land that is fairer than day,

   And by faith we can see it afar;

 For the Father waits over the way,

  To prepare us a dwelling place there.

        In the sweet by and by,

 We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

        In the sweet by and by,

 We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

   Instantly a tune suggested itself, and Joseph jotted down some notes. Picking up his fiddle, he played his melody over a time or two, then said to the others, "We four make  a good male quartet. Let's try the new song and see how it sounds."

  As "Sweet By and By" was being sung tor the first time, another customer, R. R. Crosby, entered the store. "Gentlemen," he said, "I never heard that song before but it is immortal."

   He was right. For over a hundred years we've been singing an immortal hymn that was written in less than thirty minutes in a drugstore.

 Some encouraging words-

"What we have to do is to wait on God. Therefore be encouraged to wait on God and expect great things from Him , and you will find that neither your waiting on Him, and your exercise of faith will not be in vain, but God will in the end give far more abundantly than you expected; BEYOND OUR LARGEST EXPECTATION WE SHALL RECEIVE. 

(Eph. 3:20; Ps. 27:14; 62:5; 130:5; Isaiah 30:18; 40:29-31; Lamentations 3:25; Habakkuk 2:3).

Church Notes:      ABUNDANCE

Abundance is more than enough!

   God wants to bless us with way more than enough.

      He wants to move mountains that seem overwhelming!

         We need to celebrate that God's our "over-the-top" God!

We're not to be dishearten, as it brings poverty. 

Upcoming posts:

3/14th- READY TO GIVE UP?- Mary Southerland

21st-    THE SECRET OF HOLY LIVING- Melvin H. Snyder

28th-   ONWARD and UPWARD- Diana Derringer  

Jean's blog (Click to see snippets of the 7 recent posts)

Pages  

Prayer for salvation

For God Seekers- Healing Thoughts and Prayers 

Samples of Jean's crafts

 

The North Country Christian Fellowship Center Churches,

located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,

broadcast their Sunday services at 10 or 10:15

You can view past services too.

Sermon listing:https://www.cfconline.org/sermon-library 

 

 

 

Part 2 of THE CHRISTIAN'S DNA

                                                                                             

 

15. We Walk in Honor.

   We honor parents, elders, leaders, and authorities—not  because they're flawless, but because honor is kingdom culture. (Romans 12:10; 1 Peter 2:17; Philippians 2:3)

16. We Build Healthy Relationships.

   Church is family. We forgive freely, speak truth in love, and fight for unity. (Colossians 3:12-14; Ephesians 4:30-32)

17. We Live House to House.

   Bread broken, homes opened. prayers lifted. Hospitality lived. This is everyday church—friendship, formation, and fellowship lived around real tables. (Acts 2:42-47)

18. We Protect Unity.

   Unity must be guarded. Gossip dies where it isn't fed. (Romans 14:19; Ephesians 4:29; Philippians 2:2)

 19. We Resolve Conflict God's Way

   We don't ghost. We don't gossip. We go, we speak, we reconcile. (Matthew 5:23-24; Matthew 18:15-17)

20. We Call Out Sin—Starting with Ourselves.

   Exposure leads to healing. Restoration is the goal. (Matthew 7:5: Galatians 6:1)

21. We Stir Up the Gifts in One Another.

   We recognize, affirm, and activate what God has put in each person. No spectators—only participants. (1Timothy 4:14; Hebrews 10:24)

22. We Live on Mission.

   Evangelism isn't a program. It's our posture. Our conversations. Our prayers. (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:20)

23. We Speak Truth Boldly.

   Not to be agreeable, but to be faithful. (Romans 10:14-15; Psalm 96:3)

24. We Bring Christ into Culture.

   The gospel belongs everywhere—family, education, government, business, media, and art (Jeremiah 29:7; Matthew 5:14-16)

25. We All Have a Role.

   Every member has a gift. Every gift has a purpose. We help people find it and use it. (1 Corinthians 12:18; 1 Peter 4:10)

26. We Send Boldly.

   Sent ones aren't our loss—they're our legacy. (Acts 13:2-3; Philippians 2:19)

27. We Lead with Integrity.

Shepherds, not celebrities. Transparent. Biblical. Empathetic. (Titus 1:7-9; 1 Peter 5:2-3)

28. We Are Apostolic.

   We build with vision. We lead with mission. We make disciples who make disciples. Apostolic doesn't mean chasing titles—it means carrying a sending spirit, pioneering new works, and multiplying leaders and churches. (2 Timothy 2:2; Acts 14:23)

29. We Equip Through the Five-fold.

   Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers—given not as titles, but tools. (Ephesians 4:11-13)

 30. We are Part of a Great Restoration.

   Jesus is restoring His church—truth, purity, unity, power. We contend for all of it. (Acts 3:19-21; Jude 3)

31. We Steward Everything.

   Time. Talents. Homes. Money. All His. All for His glory. (1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians 4:2)

32. We Give Big.

   God is generous; we reflect His heart. We give joyfully, sacrificially, and with faith. (2 Corinthians 9:7; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6)

Let's pray-

    Father, our desire is to honor You in everything we do in our churches, from dealing with conflict in a godly manner, to maintaining unity. Help us use the five-fold ministries, use our individual gifts, be committed to the missions we support, speak the Truth in boldness and integrity, and be apostolic in everything we undertake to do for You. Help us steward everything and to be appreciative and supportive of the leaders each church is blessed with.

   We ask this in Jesus' name, for His glory and the spread of the Gospel. Amen.

My weekly advice from the book, "We All Married IDIOTS, by Elaine W. Miller:

 (p, 118) “I give up, Lord. For my prayers to be effective, I must obey your commands and eagerly care for my beloved all the days of my life. I must never stop running or stop caring. I must never give up the race. I just need to give up myself to You, Lord Jesus.”

#127 Testimony- A friend

   "I experienced a shift in my battle. I stopped focusing on how much I don't like how things are going and how awful the future seems, and am now choosing to remember that God's plan for me is good. It doesn't mean the first isn't true-like 2 sides of the same coin. My pain and grief are still great, but in the first story, I'm stuck in a pit with the devil beating me up with it mercilessly. In the second, I'm yoked with Jesus and the burden is light."

 
1681-1685 One-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted- 
 

1681- Mark 9:24b "Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief."

1682- Ezekiel 16:62 "And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt 

          know that I am the LORD."

1683- Jer. 7:23b "Walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may

          be well with you."

1684- Is. 2:11 "The lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of men

          shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted."

1685- Ps. 124:2a "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side."

 #127 Hymn-   There Is a Fountain  

   William Cowper, [pronounced Cooper], is one of God's gracious gifts to those suffering from depression. Like the Psalmist who cried, "Why are you cast down, O my soul?" (Ps. 42:5), Cowper shows us that our emotional struggles often give us heightened sensitivity to the heart of God and to the needs of others. 

   William was six when he lost his mother, and it was a blow from which he never recovered. Emotionally frail, he was sent to a boarding school where for two years he was terrorized by a bully which further shattered his nerves. From ages 10 to 18, he had a better experience at Westminster School, developing a love for literature and poetry.

   His father wanted him to be an attorney, but, preparing for his bar exam, he experienced runaway anxiety. Concluding himself damned, he threw away his Bible and attempted suicide.

   Friends recommended an asylum run by Dr. Nathaniel Cotton, a lover of poetry and a committed Christian. Under his care, William slowly recovered. In the asylum in 1764, he found the Lord while reading Romans 3:25: ". . . whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith . . . ." His life was still to hold many dark days of intense depression, but at least he now had a spiritual foundation. 

   As he later put it:

   "There is a fountain filled with blood

    Drawn from Immanuel's veins,

    And sinners plunged beneath that flood,

    Lose all their guilty stains."

   

 Some encouraging words-

   "The fruit of righteousness is not a product of individual personal efforts, but comes through Jesus Christ in order that it might redound to the glory and praise of God. If God is to be honored and exulted in His people, they must bear fruit. If they are to bear fruit, the Lord Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit must cultivate it within them, like you and me. We must therefore, pray!"


Church Notes:       WISDOM

Find wisdom, get wisdom, lay hold of wisdom to get understanding.

 We're to receive knowledge and apply it as truth of revelation to our minds and hearts.

  We're to soak it into our hearts and give action to what we hear. 

   We're to pursue to have clear understanding.

    We're to pray for wisdom from on High.

Upcoming posts:

3/7th-  OUR TRUE REFUGE IS GOD- Karen Huang- 

14th-   READY TO GIVE UP?- Mary Southerland

21st-   THE SECRET OF HOLY LIVING- Melvin H. Snyder

Jean's blog (Click to see snippets of the 7 recent posts)

Pages  

Prayer for salvation

For God Seekers- Healing Thoughts and Prayers 

Samples of Jean's crafts

 

The North Country Christian Fellowship Center Churches,

located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,

broadcast their Sunday services at 10 or 10:15

You can view past services too.

Sermon listing:https://www.cfconline.org/sermon-library 

Part 1 of THE CHRISTIAN'S DNA

 

THE CHRISTIAN'S DNA-Part 1 

   Rickard Sinclair and friends- There are the biblical values that define who we are, what we build, and how we follow Jesus together. This is the foundation— not a slogan, not a strategy. Christians greeting one another.

01. We Live from a New Identity.

   We are God's children—made new, reshaped, reborn in Christ. The old is gone. The new has come. (1 John 3:1; 2 Cor. 5:15,17; Gal. 2:20).

02. We Prize God's Presence.

   We make room. We wait. We hunger. Jesus is not an idea to admire but a Person to encounter. (Psalm 27:4, Psalm 16:11).

03. We Worship as a Way of Life.

   Worship isn't an opening act. It's our posture, our joy, our surrender. (John 4:23-24; Colossians 3:17)

04. We Welcome the Spirit's Power.

   His power is essential, not optional. We pursue His gifts and His fruit. (Acts 1:8; 1  Corinthians 12:1, 4-7; Galatians 5:22-23)

05. The Word Is Our Foundation.

   Scripture is our plumb line. We teach it, submit to it, build on it, and shape every ministry decision by it. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 119:105; Acts 17:11)

06. We pursue Holiness.

    We hunger for purity and spiritual maturity. We want lives that please God in public and in private. (Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 1 John 3:3)

07. Our Aim Is to Live What We Preach.

   Our message carries power only when our lives align with it. (Hebrews 10:25; Philippians 1:27; 1 John 2:6)

08. We Obey Jesus—Radically. 

   When He speaks, we respond. No delay. No negotiation. (John 14:15; Luke 6:46; Romans 12:1)

09. We Lay Down Our lives in Love.

   Love looks like sacrifice — small, unseen moments and big, costly ones (John 15:13; 1 John 3:16)

10. We Support One Another.

   Support means presence. It means showing up—rejoicing, weeping, listening, carrying one another's pain with compassion and courage. (Romans 12:15; Galatians 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:11)

11. We Serve One Another.

   Service means action. Every gift activated. No spectators—only a body where each member supplies what the others lack. (1 Cor. 12:25-26; 1 Peter 4:10; Hebrews 10:24-25)

12. We Value Family.

   God designed it. We honor parents. We strengthen generations. (Genesis 1:28; Ephesians 6:1-3)

13. We  Build Strong Marriages.

   Marriage is covenant, not contract. We teach it, model it, and fight for it. (Matthew 19:6; Hebrews 13:4)

14. We Are Multi-Generational

   We honor age. We welcome youth. We walk together. (Psalm 145:4; Psalm 78:4-7; 3 John 4)

Let's pray-

   Father, please help us follow the above points of being a Christian, so that our witness will be real and effective. Let us incorporate these first 14 facts of the DNA of being a born-again believer in Jesus, to be examples of what You want Your children to become in real life. The next 18 on the 21st, will have more examples of how we should be like Jesus.

   Thanks You for being with us in all our moments, big and small, and for the biggest event in history—the resurrection of Your Son!

   In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

#126 Testimony- Tim Gustafson

   "Early winter 1941. The Sunday service had just concluded. As their father lingered at the little north-country church, my dad and his siblings walked the short distance home. When their father came up the snowy hill to the farmhouse, he was crying. He'd just learned Pearl Harbor had been bombed. His sons—my dad included—would be going to war. Dad always recalled the moment in vivid detail.

   Researchers call such events "flashbulb memories" —moments seared into our minds. Think of 9/11, or the day you lost someone close. Think too of your most joyous experience.

   Imagine the flashbulb memories of Jesus' disciples. They witnessed miracle after miracle. Suddenly catastrophe struck. The Son of God was arrested and crucified. But then, resurrection! Mary Magdalene hurried to tell the disciples, "I have seen the Lord!" (John 20:18) Still, the disciples hid in fear. They didn't believe the news (Luke 24:11), not until "Jesus came and stood among them" (John 20:19). Then, "The disciples were overjoyed" (v. 20).

   John recorded some of those moments, saying, "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (v.31). "Flashbulb memories" with eternal significance!

 My weekly advice from the book, "We All Married IDIOTS, by Elaine W. Miller:

 (p. 112) "Being married to an idiot requires a lot of prayer. Never mind the idiot part—

being married requires a lot of prayer. Period. Why? Because in our humanness we are more concerned with ourselves and less concerned about our spouse. So, two married people looking after their own interests do not make for a happy union. This is not what God intended."

1676-1680 One-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted- 
 

1676- Is. 57:2a He shall enter into peace."

1677- Is. 14:10b "Art thou also become weak as us? art thou become like unto us?"

1678- Ps. 118:9 "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."

1679- Jer. 44:26a "Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD."

1680- Is. 24:2a "And it shall be."

 #126 Hymn- Fairest Lord Jesus 

 

   This hymn came from Roman Catholic Jesuits in Germany and originally had six verses. It first appeared in 1677 in a Jesuit hymnbook, but the text of the hymn was in existence at least fifteen years earlier, for it has been found in a manuscript dating back to 1662. Yet the origin of the words remains a mystery.

   The first three stanzas are the work of an anonymous translator. The fourth stanza was by Joseph A. Seiss, and it first appeared in a Lutheran Sunday School book in 1873.

   How appropriate that no human author draws attention from the great theme of this song. There's no source to distract from the subject, no story to detract from the Savior. This hymn emphasizes the beauty and wonder of Christ, and it alludes to His duel nature, that He was both man and divine, God made flesh, the God-Man.

The information about this song, is taken from the book by Robert J. Morgan, THEN SINGS MY SOUL   (pg. 25)

 Some encouraging words-

   "Let our faith daily go out of self and its life into the life of Christ, placing our whole being at His disposal for Him to work in us. Let our faith, above all, confidently rejoice in the assurance that He will in very deed, with His almighty power, perfect His work in us.

   As we thus abide in Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of His power, will work mightily in us, and we too shall sing, 'The Lord is my strength and song' (Ps. 118:14): 'In the Lord have I righteousness and strength' (Is. 45:24). 'I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Phil. 4:13). 

Church Notes: 

Look for opportunities to speak of your faith, to do acts of kindness, to pray a blessing, or to learn a new principle.

  Stand on God's promises given, which brings joy to the heart of God to fulfil.

      We're to follow the Lord, or He will raise up another to do His will.

         We don't forgive someone for their sake, we do it for our sake so we can be free.

            Give God your deepest despair and let it become the foundation of your calling.

              Prayer changes us more than we would expect or want.

               By praying "Your kingdom come," we declare war on enemy forces.

                  Even when tempted, it's for us to draw closer to God and draw on His power.

Upcoming posts:

 21st-   Part 2 of THE CHRISTIAN'S DNA-  Richard Sinclair and friends.

3/7th-OUR TRUE REFUGE IS GOD- Karen Huang

14th-    READY TO GIVE UP?- Mary Southerland

Jean's blog (Click to see snippets of the 7 recent posts)

Pages  

Prayer for salvation

For God Seekers- Healing Thoughts and Prayers 

Samples of Jean's crafts

 

The North Country Christian Fellowship Center Churches,

located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,

broadcast their Sunday services at 10 or 10:15

You can view past services too.

Sermon listing:https://www.cfconline.org/sermon-library 

THE SANCTIFYING WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

   Charles H. Spurgeon- "All that the believer has must come from Christ, but it comes solely through the channel of the Spirit of grace. Moreover, as all blessings thus flow to you through the Holy Spirit, so also no good thing can come out of you in holy thought, devout worship, or gracious act, apart from the sanctifying operation of the same Spirit.

   Even if the good seed be sown in you, yet it lies dormant except He worketh in you to will and to do of His own good pleasure.

   Do you desire to speak for Jesus — how can you unless the Holy Ghost touches your tongue? Do you desire to pray? Alas! what dull work it is unless the Spirit maketh intercession for you!

   Do you desire to subdue sin? Would you be holy? Would you imitate your Master? Do you desire to rise to superlative heights of spirituality? Are you wanting to be made like the angels of God, full of zeal and ardour for the Master's cause? You cannot without the Spirit.

   O branch of the vine, thou canst have no fruit without the sap! O child of God, thou hast no life within thee apart from the life which God gives thee through His Spirit! Then let us not grieve Him or provoke Him to anger by our sin (Eph. 4:30). Let us not quench Him in one of His faintest motions in our soul; let us foster every suggestion, and be ready to obey every prompting.

   If the Holy Spirit be indeed so mighty, let us attempt nothing without Him; let us begin no project, and carry on no enterprise, and conclude no transaction, without imploring His blessing.

   Let us do Him the due homage of feeling our entire weakness apart from Him, and then depending alone upon Him, having this for our prayer, 'Open Thou my heart and my whole being to Thine incoming, and uphold me with Thy free Spirit when I shall have received that Spirit in my inward parts.'" Charles H. Spurgeon

Let's pray-

   Father, help us realize that all blessings and enablement come from Your Holy Spirit. We can accomplish no good thing without His being within us. May we welcome Your gracious acts to sanctify us for devout worship and godly thoughts and actions!

   If Your Spirit is indeed so mighty, may we not attempt anything without Your help.

In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

 

My weekly advice from the book, "We All Married IDIOTS, by Elaine W. Miller:

 (p. 98) "God's plan for a happy marriage is that love and respect grows. This should be the norm rather than the exception. As we practice cheerleading skills, our marriages become stronger. Each esteeming building block piled on top of the other is building a fortress that stands against the world's pressures. Yes, cracks will appear, but love matures as couples work and repair them together." (See Phil. 2:3, 4)

#125  Quotes from- Jan/Feb Herald of His Coming paper, pg 3:

    The Holy Spirit has power to guide. "As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, 'Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them'. And when they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them, they sent them away. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost departed unto Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus." (Acts 13:2-4; of 8:29).

   The Holy Spirit also guides in the details of daily life and service, as to where to go and where not to go, what to do and what not to do. It is possible for us to have the unerring guidance of the Holy Spirit at every turn in our lives.

   The Holy Spirit teaches to render thanks. "Be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father . . ."

Eph. 5:18-20).

   The Holy Spirit has the power to give abiding and everlasting satisfaction.  

"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."John 4:14

1671-1675 One-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted- 
 

1671- Ps. 107:6a "Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble."

1672- Ps. 84:2b "My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God."

1673- Jer. 29:20a "Hear ye the word of the LORD."

1674- Is. 2:10b "For the glory of his majesty."

1675- Pro. 25:8a "Go not forth hastily to strive."

 #125 Hymn-   Christ the Lord is Risen Today 

John and Charles Wesley soon found themselves out of favor with many fellow anglican ministers who spurned their fiery evangelistic preaching. Many pulpits were closed to them.

   George Whitefield, 22, who was having the same trouble, began preaching in the open air. In London, he asked Charles to stand with him as he preached to thousands in the open air at Blackheath, and Charles, too, got a vision for reaching the multitudes.

   Charles still preaches in the same way through his ageless hymn which are sung around the world each Sunday. Perhaps his most exuberant anthem is the one he simply called, "Hymn for Easter Day," published in 1739. It originally consisted of eleven stanzas. The "Alleluias" were added later, but appropriately for this is a hymn one never gets tired of singing. "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today."  

Encouraging words:

"When we look at the impossible situations of our lives through the lens of self-reliance, we will either hustle harder or give up in defeat. But when we look at the impossible circumstances of our lives through the lens of God's power and strength, we will stop measuring our likeliness to accomplish the impossible by our own strength."  (p. 170 in The WAY OF THE WILD FLOWERS."  Gospel Meditations

Church Notes:     FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

We live in a world of 'power in the air.'

Evil is after us to destroy us! 

We're to take captive our thoughts as we're attacked in our dreams, thoughts and bodies.

We can be overcomers through Jesus!

When we're attacked by a tormenting spirit of death at times, we're to remember the Words spoken over our lives through prophetic words of trust.

We're to obey the Lord's commands and trust in the stewardship of our church leaders to evangelize and to call on our lives to take care of our faith in Jesus.

Prophetic words are to build and strengthen our faith to stand on God's Word and to fight to obey it. 

We're to test the word of prophecy, to see if it will strengthen our faith.

Bringing the word of prophecy to our pastor is the best way to test it. He'll give direction and keep us from getting shipwrecked on bad directives.

They'll help us look to Jesus!

 Upcoming posts:

2/14th- Part 1 of THE CHRISTIAN'S DNA- Richard Sinclair and friends

21st-     Part 2 of THE CHRISTIAN'S DNA- Richard Sinclair and friends

3/7-      OUR TRUE REFUGE IS GOD- Karen Huang

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The North Country Christian Fellowship Center Churches,

located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,

broadcast their Sunday services at 10 or 10:15

You can view past services too.

Sermon listing:https://www.cfconline.org/sermon-library