Are You A Part Of The Pull?

Are you doing your part to pull in those that need rescuing into the house of God?

Often times there are people that say "I love Jesus"...

I love Jesus too and I'm glad you do, but ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART WITH THE PULL? You're part of making a difference in the lives of those that need rescuing and in the church itself as Jesus would have us to all do.

And then people say "Bless God, I've been in the church since 1960-whatever" and praise God I rejoice with you! But I simply want to ask you a question: ARE YOU A PART OF THE PULL?!

Are you helping in the pull?

Some people are great talkers but not they're not doers.

Some people say "Are you questioning my relationship with God?" And no, that is not what I'm doing at all, I just need to ask you a question regardless..

ARE YOU STILL A PART OF THE PULL?!

Some people say "I like to sing certain songs to the Lord because it makes me feel good" And I am so happy for you but I still have a question for you...

ARE YOU A PART OF THE PULL?!

Some people say with tears of joy "I'm so grateful that I'm saved!" And I'm happy for you and I'll cry a good cry with you, but I just gotta ask you...

ARE YOU A PART OF THE PULL?!

It's biblical and scriptural for you and I to be part of the pull! For example the bible in Ephesians 4:16 reads "from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love."

Now, if I were to change that up a little bit it to help you understand, it would go like this: "Joined together, every part does it's pull..." It's PULL!

Your PULL makes the difference!

Get your "AS" in gear!

Jesus said "GO therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19), he didn't say "yo" he said "GO"! In the original language it means "AS you are going." So this is what Jesus was really saying "Get your AS in gear!" That's what he was really saying...very biblical;-)

AS you are going...

AS you're with your family

AS you are living your life

AS you're at work

AS you're at the golf course

AS you're playing tennis

AS you're playing basketball

AS you're shopping

AS you're doing whatever, wherever, however, with whomever...SHARE JESUS WITH OTHERS...AS you are going! Get your AS in gear!

When you try to use that statement, diction is VERY important, don't slur your words! I don't know why, but I feel that is very important for me to tell you;-)

See, you have been placed where you are and planted where you are to share your story. So get to it and get your AS in gear today!

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Jeremiah 1:5-7 (New Living Translation)
5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.
Before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”
6 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”
7 The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.

Don't underestimate yourself. God will give you the words. All we need to do is open our mouth.

HIS MASTERPIECE

Ephesians 2:10 (New Living Translation)
10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

God has a plan for us. He created us with purpose in mind. We are His Masterpiece, His Artwork, His design. He wants us to reach the dream that he has for us!

JUST STEP

James 1:22 (New Living Translation)
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

"You are chosen for your abilities & your potential, not your experience. There is a NEW thing that God needs us to step into!" -Calvena Moe

Let's decide to Step into that NEW thing that God has for us! Let's change our ways from just 'hearing' what God is saying to 'doing' what it is He is saying.

Don't Be a Dead-Sea Christian

This bears repeating: "MY HAND IS GODS HAND"

Pastor Joe Onosai ministered again about our hands being Gods hands.

Let us NOT be like the Dead Sea. Let us NOT sit in church week after week, service after service taking it all in, soaking up the Word... and then going home and forgetting all about it - Never applying it. The Dead Sea is called the Dead Sea because it is so salty that nothing can live in it. Everything runs into the Dead Sea, but nothing goes out. It becomes stagnant. If we continue to sit in church and never Reach Out, never Share the Word with someone else, then we become stagnant - Dead.

Proverbs 3:27 (The Message)
^27-29 Never walk away from someone who deserves help;
your hand is God's hand for that person.
Don't tell your neighbor "Maybe some other time"
or "Try me tomorrow"
when the money's right there in your pocket.
Don't figure ways of taking advantage of your neighbor
when he's sitting there trusting and unsuspecting.

HIS HANDS ARE OUR HANDS

"Gods hand is your hand. God uses people to touch people. Look at your hand and say: ‘Hand, you are Gods hand'." -Pastor Joe Onosai

Proverbs 3:27 (The Message)^27-29 Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person. Don't tell your neighbor "Maybe some other time" or "Try me tomorrow" when the money's right there in your pocket. Don't figure ways of taking advantage of your neighbor when he's sitting there trusting and unsuspecting.

God cannot do anything unless it is through us. Allow God to use you today. Allow him to bring breakthrough and miracles to others THROUGH you.

FOR LOVE OR FOR MONEY

2Corinthians 5:14 (New International Version)

¹⁴For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

"It should be the Love of Christ that Compels us, not our personal gain." -Wally Matanza [2 Corinth 5:14]

How many people would you share Jesus with if you were given $100 per person? Why is it that we are more motivated by Money and not because of the Love of Christ all by itself?

"GIVE UP" IS NOT AN OPTION

"Make 'Quit' no longer an option in your life" -Dr. Jerry Savelle.

Galatians 6:9 (tmb)
So let's not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don't give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.

When things get tough, that's when you know that your breakthrough is near - that is when you know that your miracle is about to manifest, so stand your ground! Don't give up! remind yourself of Gods promises to you and your family.

Ask yourself: "What motivates me when tough situations arise?"

We should all settle in our hearts that 'Giving up' is NOT an option anymore!

COLLISION ALERT!

Pastor Brian Houston of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia opened up WOL's Catch His Fire Carry His Flame Conference this past Sunday night.

It was explosive. It was powerful. It was simple.

"To know Him (God) is to have a Collision with the unexpected." -P. Brian Houston

The passage that he taught out of was:

[John 9:1-9] NKJV

When we have an encounter with God, We should NEVER be the same. We should be unrecognizable. We should have a collision within our lives that changes it's current course.

This week is a week to encounter God, really seek that face to face with him & expect things to CHANGE. Don't forget the Dreams that he has put in your Heart or the Word that he has given you about your health, your finances, family, and everything else.

See you all Tuesday night as we welcome back to the Platform, Pastor Brian Houston!

IN THE NOW

"Faith has a timeframe = NOW" -Pastor Art Sepulveda

Hebrews 11:1 (New International Version) By Faith: ¹Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

It's time to live in the arena of NOW. God is the God of RIGHT NOW. Let's move now.

Faith Confidence

"When you understand how Faith works, a Faith confidence comes to your life in Gods faithfulness." -Pastor Art

1 John 5:14 (New International Version)

¹⁴This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Weekly Bible Reading Plan - Sept 13, 2009

- ECCLESIASTES 5 & 6
- PSALM 65
- JOHN 5

PRO-CHOICE

Deuteronomy 30:19 (New Living Translation)

¹⁹ “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!

God is Pro-Choice. He will NEVER force you to do anything you don't want to do. He puts the power of 'choice' into your hands. He wants you to make the right decision in choosing to follow Him. Think about what you do before you do it & ask yourself: "What would Jesus do?". Never say that you 'Didn't have a Choice' - you always have a 'choice' in all that you do. Choose Life!

Weekly Bible Reading Plan - Sept 11 & 12, 2009

FRIDAY:
- ECCL 1-2
- PSALM 63
- JOHN 2-3

SATURDAY:
- ECCL 3-4
- PSALM 64
- JOHN 4

Unbreakable Love

Romans 8:38-39 (The Message)

^31-39So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:

They kill us in cold blood because they hate you.
We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one.
None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.

Weekly Bible Reading Plan - Sept 8, 2009

- JOB 37 & 38

- PSALM 60

- LUKE 23

Weekly Bible Reading Plan - Sept 7, 2009

- JOB 35 & 36

- PSALM 59

- LUKE 22

SANCTUARY

SANCTUARY: Psalm 20:2 "May He send you help from the sanctuary & grant you support from Zion." Definition of Sanctuary: A sacred place where fugitives were formerly entitled to immunity from arrest. The devil considers you a fugitive & wants to imprison you for your past mistakes. When you serve God & give your talents to expanding His CHURCH, He will send you help & support from the CHURCH - His SANCTUARY.

-Pastor Joe Onosai, Associate Pastor

Weekly Bible Reading Plan - Sept 6, 2009

- JOB 33 - 34

- PSALM 58

- LUKE 21

Be a God-Pleaser

[Hebrews 11:6a amp]
But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him.

What does your Faith walk look like? If someone wrote a movie what would the storyline be? If someone wrote a song and produced a music video about your faith, what would it look like? What would the faith painting of your life look like?

What would God say when he watched your music video, the story of your life, would he be pleased when you brought your faith painting to him? Would he hang it up in his throne room?

Everything that you do, do it in Faith - whatever it is, do it in Faith.

Practice What we Preach

[1John 3v18 tmb]
"When We Practice Real Love"
My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're truly, living in God's reality.

Love should not just be "talk" Love should be what we do daily, it should be an "action". We should practice walking in Love with our spouses, our children, our parents, co-workers, managers, customers, clients, other drivers on the road, etc. And if we do this, we'll know that we are actually living a God reality.

Amen.

To wait or to WAIT

"Those who actively serve the Lord, their labor of love is not in vain!" -Pastor Kuna on Building Gods Magnificent House. [Isaiah 40v31]

[Isaiah 40v31 The Message Bible]
But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don't get tired,
they walk and don't lag behind.

Waiting on God means serving God. Serving God means serving people.

"Waiting" is an action. Let us not be found sitting around waiting for God to do something, let us come together and serve Him together. By serving Him, let's serve one another.

Say it with us: "We do Life together!"

What Love Looks Like

What does Love look like? What does God look like? God looks like Love. God 'is' Love. They are both one and the same.

Simplified: GOD = LOVE = GOD.

No if, and's, or buts.

Characteristics of the Love of God:

1 Corinthians 13:4 (The Message) >>

^3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.

Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.
Love doesn't strut,
Doesn't have a swelled head,
Doesn't force itself on others,
Isn't always "me first,"
Doesn't fly off the handle,
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn't revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.

1 Corinthians 14:1 >> Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—because it does.

It may seem like an impossible task to live up to the above, but it's not about making sure that you follow it to a tee. It is there as an example of what we should strive for, what we should be asking God to help us with.

It is a perfect example of what God looks like, of how he is with us. It is unconditional.

So when we are with our families & our children start driving us up the walls, or when you have a disagreement with your spouse, or you get reprimanded at work for something that you did not do, or even when your brother or sister in Christ starts getting funky with you for no apparent reason... Just think about the scripture above - the Love Scripture... and practice walking it out. Walk it out in Faith.

To Know Him is to Love Him...

... and to Love everyone else as well.

1 John 4:8 (The Message)

God Is Love

^7-10My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can't know him if you don't love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.

If asked to paint or draw a picture of your 'LOVE' life, what would that look like? What does it look like when YOU walk in Love? Do you forgive or do you hold grudges? We all know now that Forgiveness is the same thing as Love.

We all Love God - at least that's what we all claim. We all want to know Him more and grow in Him more, but we cannot if we don't practice Love.

Let us continue to Love one another the way that God Loves. Purpose 'today' that you are going to walk in Love with everyone - and that includes people that you may not like or get along with. Choose to Love, and in that you Honor God, you give him Glory.

Love them because God loves them. Love them because they once were you. Love them because they need it. Love them because you Love God.

Amen.

Be Connected. Stay Connected.

This past Saturday and Sunday at Vision Weekend, Davin Yokomori gave a remarkable illustration about being connected to God & to the church.

"Connection brings Protection" is what he said.

He said something about stubbing his toe, and how it affects the entire body and not just the toe. When you stub your toe, your hand immediately reaches down to comfort that hurt toe. The whole body felt this happen. Tears may have welled up... Certain words may have come flying out of your mouth on accident.

Bottom Line: Your whole body feels it.

When this happens, your body goes into protection mode.

the point? Well, the point is, is that while you are connected - whether it be to God or to Gods kingdom & family, when you are hurt, the rest of the body comes to help protect you.

But as Davin closed this thought off - He pointed out that if you're NOT connected, then how will anyone know that you need HELP. How will anyone know anything about you, how to help you.

In other words: When you stub your toe, I won't feel it. Cause your feet belongs to your body.

How are you getting connected? How are you staying connected?

What are you doing to help others get connected?

Be sure to get the DVD's if you weren't able to make it this past weekend!

Be blessed family!

Let's do Life Together!

What is the most important or 'Vital' part of your body?? Most people automatically say "The heart!".

But in the Words of Fika Esau: "If your heart is good and your liver is bad, you still going Make (die)"

Every part is Vital to the Body functioning to it's God given design. If you have a sprained ankle, then you can't run. if you have a black eye, then you can't see correctly... I'm sure that we all get the point.

We are a team. Life is best done with others and not alone.

The bible tells us that we all (together) form the Body of Christ. Every part doing it's Share, working together... Doing LIFE together as a team, as ONE.

One Person cannot build Gods house alone. It takes all of us.

the next time you are sitting in church, take a look around you - look at all of the body parts working together to make service work, to Build Gods Magnificent House! His Magnificent church!

Ask yourself: "What am I doing? What can I do to help?"

Tell yourself: "It's time to do Life together!" and then link arms with the person next to you, smile and Dig right into what God has in store for you and your household!

[1 Corinthians 12v12] > The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.

[1 Corinthians 12v27] > Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

TURNAROUND!

TURNAROUND: Luke 1:36b-37 Msg "... Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God." Maybe you were not suppose to succeed! Maybe failure & disappointment has been in your famil...y bloodline! Or they say in this economy you will never recover. . .I have Good news for you. . God can turn any history around. Its never too late, too far gone for a God TURNAROUND

-Fika Esau

G12 Leader

Word of Life Christian Center

THINK: "Unfailing Love"

"Unfailing Love"

When you think about the Love that you have towards others, what comes to your mind?

Read:
[1 Peter 4v8 AMP] >>>
Above all things, have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of Sins.

Comment below and let us know what's on your Heart!

All Things Are Possible!

<sup>When does the Impossible become Possible?

It seems as if there should be a long drawn out answer with equation after equation piling one after another. But in actuality it is really quite simple: The impossible becomes POSSIBLE when God is in the picture.

We need to take a step back and settle that - "Ok, it may be out of reach for me... But WITH GOD, it's in my grasp!"

Think about all of those impossibilities in your life right now... Whatever it may be, big or small... Trust in God - He will always make a way where there is no way.

[Matthew 19v26] AMP >>>
But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.</sup>