Sunday: January 22, 2006

WORDS OF PRAISE


Praise him saints and everyone! I pray everyone had an awesome week if I haven't seen you or talked with you. Thank God for making it into another year. He didn't have to keep us, but he did, and that's enough to give thanks. He is so worthy. Well, the last e-mail I sent was just information for everyone to read and know some things on the Islam nation. Few people may not believe it is true, but you can always research it for yourself.

When I send more info, I will give you website, books, etc on the information that I get them from, if anyone wants to read it for themselves or don't believe it. We know that the bible tells us that the people perish because of the lack of knowledge. I'm here to give you the truth, but we know everyone is not going to adhere to the truth. The truth is what's going to make us free.

We also know that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the light, so anyone who doesn't want to hear the truth, does not want to hear Jesus. The word for today focuses on speaking the truth. This word is right on time. I wasn't expecting this, but I've been seeking the Lord and praying on many things, and I thank God for who he is. He is just awesome! Well, the scripture is coming from Ephesians 4:25: "wherefore putting away lying, speaking the truth with his neighbor; for we are members one of another."

Even when it's spoken in love, the truth can still call tension. That's why we'll do anything to avoid confrontation. It's also why our relationships die on the vine. Following the path of least resistance makes rivers (and people) lose their way because

a. the problem always resurfaces
b. untreated, it gets worse
c. disappointment infects the relationship
d. unexpressed anger leads to bitterness
e. our love grows cold

Avoiding confrontation means failing to use the tools God's given us to restore harmony. "Peace at any price" is a tactic of Satan. Anytime you care enough to confront somebody, he'll whisper, "Why bother? It'll just make trouble. It'll sort itself out. If you heed Satan lies, you'll kill the relationship for sure." The Bible says, "Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go tell him of his faults in private": (Matthew 18:15). That can mean saying, "I love you too much to stand by while you work yourself to death", or ruin your health through lack of exercise and bad eating habits, or watch you live against the word and don't tell you the truth, or settle for too little. As brothers and sisters in the Lord, we are to help one another out, especially in love. Speaking the truth in love means taking a risk. It requires two fundamental convictions:

1. Honesty is more important than their comfort level. God wants us to grow more in him and wants us to get out of comfort zones, so he can use you for his kingdom.
2. The other persons well being is more important than comfort levels.

Each individual responds to the truth in different ways. The reason God says "Speak the truth" is because any other approach just destroys relationships and other things. Is there somebody you need to talk to today? If so pray, then do it! I want to leave a question with you: "Can you handle the truth?" For all true believers, pray earnestly for saints, unlearned saints, sinners,our young people, our president, the Supreme Court, Atlanta, and New York. The enemy wants to destroy our saints; he's after the churches, especially our young children and young adults. Pray for those who don't want to take heed to the truth- that goes for saints also. Pray for our President because he realized that he made a mistake, and he wants help. A meeting took place last Thursday with former people who were in head years ago, along the president. Pray that God leads him in every direction and decisions that has to be made. We are to pray for those who are in high authority because that's what the word tells us. Pray hard because this nation needs so much prayer. I encourage you to stay strong. For this year, God is requiring that we stay prayed up and worded up because more things are to come, and we need to have on the full armor of God to be prepared. We know that we should read our word and pray everyday, but stay in it as much as you can and pray always. I love you and be blessed.

P.S. Here are some things you can look over for yourself for anyone who wants to read or know information for themselves. From the Hip Hop information, you can visit www.exministries.com; or get the video. For the Islam information, you can go to google and type in The Koran, Muhammad, and everything you want to know about their nation. Also, type in Islamic Fundamentalists. You will find so much about what they do to kill themselves and others. Pastor Rod Parsly studied up on the Islam nation and has tapings of it on deeper levels. That's another source.

Remember: BELIEVE GOD(without believing him, he cannot perform what he say he can do; speak his word only), TRUST GOD(never put trust in man because they fail us, but God never fails us), and OBEY GOD(we can't go wrong we truely obey everything he tells us to do)!!!!!!!

I write the remember statement all the time because I want it to sink into you. God wants his saints to believe, trust, and obey him. I'm hearing that a lot. Put the word in action and start speaking the word in every situation of your life. We have authority, but we have to learn how to exercise the authority. (That's a whole other teaching, but be blessed today).

Be blessed and love you all!!
Charity Ravenell,
Gospel Coordinator and Editor of JC Gospel Today

Special Thanks;
Trenice "Nicey" McKinney
home 706-389-6617
cell 912-571-0765




Sunday: January 15, 2006

WORDS OF PRAISE


Praise him brothers and sisters in the Lord! Are you preparing to meet Jesus when he comes? I pray everyone is because JESUS IS SOON TO COME!!! Are you ready? Sooner than we think. Honestly, I know I'm still preparing myself and working things through, but I'm not totally ready. Our scripture is coming out of Proverbs 30:25- The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer.

BE PREPARED!!!!

Guess what? What? You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn't suddenly occur, neither does failure; each is a process. Everyday of your life is merely preparation for the next. The question is, what are you prepared for? Are you grooming yourself for success or failure? Are you grooming yourself to live holy or live for the devil? Are you preparing yourself for heaven or hell? Only if you're willing to work hard on the front end, will you reap the rewards on the back end.

Remember the old ant and grasshopper story? Yes, maybe no. Well, if you haven't, here it goes. During the summer, the ant is constantly working, gathering food (Our scripture Proverbs 30:25). Meanwhile, the grasshopper is playing all summer long. When winter sets in, the ant retires to his home and enjoys life. He's paid the price, so he enjoys the reward. On the other hand, it's now time for the grasshopper that played on the front end to pay on the back end. He starves out in the cold because he didn't understand that the only adequate preparation for tomorrow- is the right use of today!

When you were in school, did you ever study so well for an exam that you walked into the classroom with absolute confidence, knowing that you would ace the test? You can bring that same confidence to your every day life with God. Proverbs 3:26 tells us that the Lord shall be thy confidence; We know, maybe some of you, that he is our confidant, and we put all of our trust, confidence, faith, and belief in him. Unfortunately, most of us don't lead our own lives-we just accept them. Life is not a dressed rehearsal, and we don't get a second chance. Benjamin Disraeli once said, The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes. Answer this: if God gave you things you're praying for, could you handle them? Good question Ehh! I like the ant and grasshopper story. In proverbs 6: 6, it says Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. Ants are very smart and wise creatures. The bible tells us that the wise shall inherit glory..(Proverbs 3:35).

Are you wise today? If you want it, all you have to do is ask God. He's got everything we need. Just like the song sung by Mary Mary, what ever you want, God's got it, whatever you need, God's got it. I encourage you to prepare yourself for the things that God is getting ready to do. He has a plan for our lives, but we have to get in the place where he wants us to be in him so we can carry out his plan and work for him. Living a Christian life is not always easy, but it's a process, and we have to keep at it and keep going until we see more and more changes in our life. Amen! I love you all, and have a blessed and wonderful week. Keep in mind all true believers,that we are blessed and highly favored of the Lord. Somebody say blessed! Blessed!!!! Remember: BELIEVE, TRUST, AND OBEY GOD. Send this to your friends and family who needs to hear some words. You never know, it might make their day and cause them to change.

Be blessed and love you all!!
Charity Ravenell,
Gospel Coordinator and Editor of JC Gospel Today

Special Thanks;
Trenice "Nicey" McKinney
home 706-389-6617
cell 912-571-0765




Sunday: January 08, 2006

WORDS OF PRAISE


Praise him saints!! I'm just continuing on with the next part. Our scripture is coming from the same scripture:

Genesis 28:14 "And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed."

"All Nations Will Be Blessed Through You"
The Power of God “Given Ideas-Part III

In What The World Owes To Christians, Dr. Victor Pierce, and Oxford scholar, shares the story of the typewriter. "The typewriter was a forerunner to the modern word processor, but how did a Christian come to invent it? To write sermons. I'm serious! Christopher Sholes was concerned about his pastor who'd been busy all week visiting victims of an epidemic, comforting the bereaved, and conducting funerals. Consequently, he had no time to write his Sunday sermons. One day Sholes, discussing with a friend what could be done, said, "It seems a pity there ain't some quick method of writing for busy folks like Parsons. His friend replied, "Why not invent a machine?", Sholes responded, "I'll try." That rainy afternoon was the beginning of months of hard work.

Finally, a group assembled one day to see him tap out on paper, in capital letters, C. LATHAM SHOLES, SEPTEMBER 1867. Six years later the Remingtons recognized the typewriter as something that could revolutionize business. In those days, clerks were mostly men, but the Young Women's Christian Association started offering courses in typing for women. Initially it created a scandal, but as the first typists to be trained were women, employers rushed to hire them. Hence the typewriter and the Y.W.C.A determined that a woman's place was not only at home, but could also be in the office.

"Is it okay for me to pray for God to bless my business?" Yes! God wants to bless your business so that you can help out His, which is the business of reaching the world with the GOSPEL.

Remember: BELIEVE GOD(without believing him, he cannot perform what he say he can do; speak his word only), TRUST GOD(never put trust in man because they fail us, but God never fails us), and OBEY GOD(we can't go wrong we truely obey everything he tells us to do)!!!!!!!

Have a blessed and wonderful day!!

Be blessed and love you all!!
Charity Ravenell,
Gospel Coordinator and Editor of JC Gospel Today

Special Thanks;
Trenice "Nicey" McKinney
home 706-389-6617
cell 912-571-0765



Sunday: January 01, 2006

WORDS OF PRAISE


Hey saints!!! I hope you still remember the last word I wrote you. I'm just continuing on with the next part. Our scripture is coming from the same scripture:

Genesis 28:14: And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

All Nations Will Be Blessed Through You
The Power of God: Given Ideas-Part II

One God-given idea can change so much. Have you ever thought about that? Take for instance Braille because Braille sure did change a lot of things. In 1824, Loius Braille, a Christian, invented a system of raised dots on paper so that the blind people could read. He invent 63 symbols representing every language, hence, God's Word was placed into the hands of the visually impaired for the first time.

And communications? In part, you owe your cell phone and your computer to a Christian named Samuel Morse. How different the world was before him. First class news took 2 weeks to reach the USA, and reports of a major victory could take 6 weeks to reach Britain. One day a friend said, "Morse, when you were experimenting, did you ever come to an absolute deadlock, not knowing what to do?" Morse replied, "More than once." His friend asked, "What did you do then?" Morse shared a secret: "I got down on my knees and prayed for the light, and the light came, and when my inventions were acknowledge by flattering honors from America and Europe, I said, Not unto me, Oh Lord, not unto me, but unto they name give the glory." That's why the first message sent by transatlantic cable read: "What God has wrought."

Now add another Christian named Loius Pasteur, the French scientist who showed us that infection is the result of things we can't see, namely germs and viruses. He introduced sterilization methods that eventually saved the lives of multitudes. Think God has run out of good ideas? Not a chance! Ask Him for one for your life, your ministry, or your business!!

Remember: BELIEVE GOD!(without believing him, he cannot perform what he say he can do; speak his word only), TRUST GOD(never put trust in man because they fail us, but God never fails us), and OBEY GOD(we can't go wrong we truely obey everything he tells us to do). Also have FAITH and trust God!!!!!!!

Be blessed and love you all!!
Charity Ravenell,
Gospel Coordinator and Editor of JC Gospel Today

Special Thanks;
Trenice "Nicey" McKinney
home 706-389-6617
cell 912-571-0765









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