Category: AS THE WORLD TURNS

We’re back sorry for our server being down, we all probably have this “love/hate” relationship with computers. Having said that, let’s see what the Lord has for YOU today as we continue in looking at God’s covenant and Abraham.

Abraham was in covenant with God, which was his basis for faith.  Now, let’s look at what Abraham did to obtain the promise of God. 

Hebrews 4:17-21 “(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations.)  Before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.  Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.  And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet they deadness of Sarah’s womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith giving glory to God;  And being fully persuaded that, what he (God) had promised, he was able also to perform.

I believe that we can glean loads of information from these Scriptures, however I would like to point out that Abraham did FOUR THINGS to obtain the promise made to him. 

NUMBER ONE: He had the Promise of God regarding the matter. In verse 17 it says: “As it is written….” It is important that we have the promise of God regarding our situations.  If we do not, then we have no basis for faith. (to be continued)

Tonight: Praise and Worship team practice @5:00pm, followed by WARFARE ON WEDNESDAY @7:00pm

Wonderful turn-out from the men for MOD Squad, as we started a brand-new study on “Keeping the devil out of our lives.”

Previous trivia (09/27/2021): Gideon, Judges 6:24

Today’s trivia: What king of Israel built a Baal altar to please his pagan wife? Hint: 1st Kings 14-16.

This is the day the Lord Has made and YOU ARE WELL ABLE TO REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT! 

PD & Kathy 

Continuing on from yesterday Romans 4:17-21; the four things we see in Scripture that Abraham did to obtain the promise mad to him: 

!. HE HAD THE PROMISE OF GOD REGARDING THE MATTER; (verse 17) it is important that we have the promise of God regarding our situations.  If we do not, we have no basis for faith. 

2. HE BELIEVED THE PROMISE THROUGH HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS; (verse 18) Abraham did as God said and changed his name to say “Father of Many Nations,” and Sarah conceived. 

3. HE DID NOT CONSIDER THE PROBLEM; (verse 19) Abraham thought on and talked the promise.  By doing this he became “FULLY PERSUADED” that what God had promised he was able also to perform.

4. HE GAVE GLORY TO GOD EVEN BEFORE HE SAW THE ANSWER; (VERSE 20) Abraham was so convinced in his heart about the promise, he gave God praise and thanksgiving long before he saw the answer.

These four principles are key to us receiving  the promises God has made to us.

Yesterday’s trivia: Ahab; 1st Kings 16:32.

Today’s trivia: What judge’s parents saw an angel going up to heaven in the flames on the altar? Hint: Judges 11-13.

WONDER WOMEN THIS SATURDAY @ 9:30am

SUNDAY’S COMING….GET READY, GET READY, GET READY, GET READY! YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER WHICH MAKES YOU WELL ABLE! 

PD & Kathy  

Other than the four principles that Abraham did, there is also something else that we need to understand.  Since we live in a “time” sphere of influence, we sometimes look at natural time realm rather than the spiritual realm. As far as God looks at His Word, it is ALWAYS NOW (Hebrews 11:1).  But, in the natural sense there is also SEED, TIME and HARVEST (Genesis 8:22). This is especially true in the area of finances.  God’s Will is that we prosper and be in health even as our SOUL PROSPERS (mind, will and emotions….thinker, doer and willer).  For instance you don’t work you don’t eat….if you don’t have a job at this particular time, YOUR JOB is to FIND A JOB!  Which is not sitting at home waiting for someone to knock on your door and hand you the CEO position of a fortune 500 hundred company.  Financial prosperity begins with you having a job, and believing that GOD IS YOUR SOURCE and the job is the present means of God supplying your needs.  I have heard some people say that “they were laying before the Lord,” when in reality they were sleeping!  Get God’s Word on your situation, and then do everything you can do to act like it is so!

WONDER WOMEN TOMORROW @9:30am.

Yesterday’s trivia: Samson’s, Judges 13:20

Today’s trivia: What judge and prophet built an altar to the Lord at Ramah? Hint: 1st Samuel 5-7.

Yes, it is true that there are giants in the land BUT GOD…..I SAID BUT GOD…HAS MADE YOU WELL ABLE TO OVERCOME THEM IN JESUS NAME! 

PD & Kathy 

In Abraham’s situation it took only one year for the first part of God’s promise to show up: Isaac.  But the promise to Abraham is  still working today as people are born into the Family of God everyday.  Spiritually speaking we are the seed of Abraham!  In any case, however, if we follow these four principles of Abraham’s faith we will also obtain the promises of God. God will not give us promises that we are not able to obtain.  God is a good God and wants us to have not just life, but LIFE ABUNDANTLY! SHOUT AMEN SOMEBODY! 

Yesterday’s trivia: Samuel, 1st Samuel 7:17.

Today’s trivia: What king was told to build an altar in a threshing place? Hint: 2nd Samuel 23-24.

TOMORROW: THE OVERCOMING WELL ABLE PEOPLE OF GOD MEETING TO LIFT UP JESUS! 

PD & Kathy 

Did you know that there is a “Mason-Dixon” line in the Word of God?  It is found in John 10:10; “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”  On one side you have stealing, killing and destroying; on the other side LIFE ABUNDANTLY! I kind of look at this as a “no-brainer” to which side  to choose. The Lord is on my side!  And I am on HIS SIDE! AMEN!

Yesterday’s trivia: David, 2nd Samuel 24:18.

Today’s trivia: What rebellious son of David sough refuge from Solomon by holding on to the horns of the altar?                                         Hint: 1st Kings 1.

Looking forward to a WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER TODAY AROUND THE WORD…YOU ARE WELL ABLE! 

PD & Kathy 

Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”  If you were like me, you were probably raised with an attitude of “I’ll believe it when I see it.”  Even one of the disciples of the Lord Jesus was like that, and it displeased the Lord.  Faith says I have it now before I physically see it; faith says  believing is seeing;  faith takes hold of the unrealities of hope and brings them into existence.  Abraham’s faith gives God thanks and praise BEFORE it sees the answer (in the natural) and gives Glory to God.  Tomorrow we are going to look at the “Thomas faith” from the Word. 

Yesterday’s trivia: Adonijah, 1st Kings 1:50.

Today’s trivia: Who took bones out of tombs and burned them on an altar to defile it? Hint: 2nd Kings 22-23.

There are GIANTS IN THE LAND, but YOU ARE WELL ABLE TO OVERCOME THEM! 

Reminder: Warfare on Wednesday @7.

PD & Kathy 

John 20:24-29 “But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.  The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord.  But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.  And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.  Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.  And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thous hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 

Abraham’s faith says we have it before we see it (in the natural sense) because God’e Word is true NO MATTER WHAT!  We need to believe it will be as God has said (Acts 27:25).  Circumstances should not dictate our lives…..Environment should not dictate our lives….People should not dictate our lives.  THE WORD OF GOD SHOULD DICTATE OUR LIVES!  The Word should be the FINAL AUTHORITY in our lives. Our bills are paid, we are healed by the stripes of Jesus….it will be as God has said!  That is the Abraham Faith!  Believing what God says no matter what.  On the other hand the Thomas faith (continued tomorrow).

Yesterday’s trivia: Josiah, 2nd Kings 23:16.

Today’s trivia: What king of Israel changed the religious institutions of the country by building an altar at Bethel?                                       Hint: 1st Kings 10-12.

WARFARE TOMORROW AT 7!  And YOU ARE WELL ABLE! 

PD & Kathy 

Continuing on from yesterday, the Thomas kind of faith says things like: I’ll believe it when I see it.  It doesn’t look like those bills are ever going to get paid.  Keep on and we’ll lose our house and car.  We won’t have money for groceries or anything else.  We’ll wind up under a bridge.  I sure hope God can do something.  We sure could use the help!  So, I am here to HELP YOU.  God unfortunately can do very little for you because GOD WORKS THROUGH FAITH!  And if you are in the example of the Thomas kind of faith examples……you don’t have any faith working!  This can be proven by Matthew 12:34: “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”  Faith is of the heart, and what is in there in abundance will manifest in your speaking.  That is why the enemy wants us to look at the natural circumstances and continue to talk about the negatives in them to stop our GOD KIND OF FAITH working in our lives.  The Thomas kind of faith is what the devil uses to steal, kill and destroy.  ABRAHAM’S FAITH IS THE FAITH GOD CAN USE TO GIVE US LIFE AND GIVE IT TO US MORE ABUNDANTLY! Remember the four principles of Abraham faith: 1. Abraham had the promise of God regarding the matter.  2. He believed the promise through his words and actions.  3.He did not consider the problem.  4. He gave glory to God before he saw the answer (in the natural).  Let’s be believing Abrahams and not doubting Thomases.  Let’s. meditate on the promises not the problems. BECAUSE: YOU ARE WELL ABLE IN JESUS NAME! 

TONIGHT:Praise and worship team practice @5:00, followed by intercessory prayer @7:00.

Yesterday’s trivia: Jeroboam, 1st Kings 12:32. 

Today’s trivia: What good king’s birth was foretold hundreds of years before the fact by a prophet standing before the altar                         at Bethel? Hint: 1st Kings 12-13. 

PD & Kathy 

There are so many people who sincerely believe that they live by faith, but in reality, I am sad to say that if you sit down with a lot of them, and listen to them for awhile, you would recognize that they “think” they are in faith, but in reality aren’t.  I never want to discourage anyone who is trying to truly live by the Faith of God in their lives, but we need to get fixed in our heats what REAL BIBLE FAITH IS….and once we get an understanding, we will be able to TRULY BE PLEASING TO GOD BY LIVING BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT! So, with that in mind let’s look at what the BIBLE DEFINITION OF FAITH IS:                Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Somebody said that “faith is the stuff that stuff is made of.”  Faith gives us the confident assurance of that for which we hope and is the proof of the reality of the things we do not see.  In other words, faith brings the unrealities of hope into the realm of reality. Will pick this up tomorrow. 

God keeps speaking to our WARFARE ON WEDNESDAY GROUP, to continue to stand and stay strong IN HIM!

Yesterday’s trivia: Josiah, 2nd Kings 12:32. 

Today’s trivia: What happened to Jeroboam’s altar when he ordered his men to seize a prophet in front of it?                                             Hint: 1st Kings 12-13.

Are you telling people that JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE AT JUBILEE? YOU ARE WELL ABLE! 

Looking forward to a wonderful time IN HIM this Sunday! 

PD & Kathy

Sorry about being down for two days….I don’t have a clue about the “workings” of servers, and the problems they experience….anyway LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU TODAY AS WE GATHER TOGETHER TO LIFT UP JESUS! 

Trivia from 10/7/2021: It feel apart and the ashes scattered. 1 Kings 13:5.

Today’s trivia: What leader was told to tear down his father’s altar to Baal? Hint: Judges 5-6.

GOD SAID IT, THAT SETTLES IT and WE BELIEVE IT…because WE ARE WELL ABLE! 

PD & Kathy