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Ultimate Worshiper

Todd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:34:20 +0000

Watch this Video: A message from Jenn Johnson at Ultimate Worshiper 2011 – for more information go to http://ultimateworshiper.com

Jenn Johnson Quotes

“You can’t pattern your life after what others are doing”

“How you view the three parts of God, definitely affects how you worship. Ask God to revealhimself to you as the different aspects: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.”

“I lead worship because He asked me to. And I love it! Leading people into a depth in Him is amazing,”

“I feel like when we worship, our worship goes straight to God and He receives it. And as that happens, I see Him send our praise back onto us, like a boomerang, and sending His name over all the Earth in proclamation.”

More information: http://ultimateworshiper.com/

Don’t Carry Two Days at Once – Corrie Ten-Boom

Todd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:11:34 +0000

Watch this Video: Corrie Ten-Boom (Holocaust Survivor, Christian) interview from 1974 with The Hiding Place Christian movie of Nazi Concentration Camp horror.

“There are experiences that only the Lord can carry you through. And it’s good that I’ve experienced that.” - Corrie Ten-Boom

For her efforts to hide Jews from arrest and deportation during the German occupation of the Netherlands, Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) received recognition from the Yad Vashem Remembrance Authority as one of the “Righteous Among the Nations” on December 12, 1967. In resisting Nazi persecution, ten Boom acted in concert with her religious beliefs, her family experience, and the Dutch resistance. Her defiance led to imprisonment, internment in a concentration camp, and loss of family members who died from maltreatment while in German custody. – Source Holocaust Museum

Romans 5:5

3-5 There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

“Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” – Corrie Ten-Boom

Romans 8:18-28

18-21 That’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what’s coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.

22-25 All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.

26-28 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

Corrie Ten-Boom The Secret Room (Full length Testimony)

Levels of Heaven

Todd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:46:07 +0000

Watch this Video: Bob Jones describes 3 of the 7 levels of heaven

Joel 2:28 - (MSG)

28-32 “And that’s just the beginning: After that—

“I will pour out my Spirit
    on every kind of people:
Your sons will prophesy,
    also your daughters.
Your old men will dream,
    your young men will see visions.
I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants,
    men and women both.

Hebrews 5:14 & 6:3 (MSG)

5:11-14 I have a lot more to say about this, but it is hard to get it across to you since you’ve picked up this bad habit of not listening. By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one—baby’s milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago! Milk is for beginners, inexperienced in God’s ways; solid food is for the mature, who have some practice in telling right from wrong.

6:1-3 So come on, let’s leave the preschool fingerpainting exercises on Christ and get on with the grand work of art. Grow up in Christ. The basic foundational truths are in place: turning your back on “salvation by self-help” and turning in trust toward God; baptismal instructions; laying on of hands; resurrection of the dead; eternal judgment. God helping us, we’ll stay true to all that. But there’s so much more. Let’s get on with it!

Mighty People of Valor

Todd — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:03:02 +0000

Watch this Video: Bill Johnson speaks a little about Gideon

“Gideon basically said, “Oh yeah. If God is with us, than where are all the miracles?” – Bill Johnson

Judges 6:11-27

Gideon Is Visited

11 Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites. 12 The angel of theLord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior.”

13 Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”

14 The Lord looked at him and said, “Go in this your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?” 15 He said to Him, “O Lord, how shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.” 16 But the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat Midian as one man.” 17 So Gideon said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show mea sign that it is You who speak with me. 18 Please do not depart from here, until I come back to You, and bring out my offering and lay it before You.” And He said, “I will remain until you return.”

19 Then Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour; he put the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, and brought them out to him under the oak and presented them. 20 The angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And he did so. 21 Then the angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight. 22 When Gideon saw that he was the angel of the Lord, he said, “Alas, O LordGod! For now I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.” 23 The Lord said to him, “Peace to you, do not fear; you shall not die.” 24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The Lord is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

25 Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s bull and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it; 26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold in an orderly manner, and take a second bull and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.” 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had spoken to him; and because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city to do it by day, he did it by night.

That Power

Todd — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:40:58 +0000

Watch this Video: Justin Bieber and Will. I. Am. perform, “That Power”

That Power – lyrics

And ooh, I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
And ooh, I can fly, I can fly, I can fly
And ooh, I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive
And im loving every second minute hour bigger better stronger power

I got that power
I got that power
I got that power
Power power power

They call me will-A
Stay so cool, i’m chilley
I done made that malley
On my way to that valley
Used to have a piggy bank, but now I got that bigger bank.
Who who cares what the haters state
They hate on me cause we doing what they cant

I stay on that hussle, I flex that loose to muscle
Hate to bust your bubble
Im on that other level
Imma take it higher and high and high and higher
I stay and buy attire
Keep burning like that fire

I got that power
I got that power
I got that power
Power power power

Yes yes yes y’all feeling funky fresh y’all
Work to be the best y’all
We’re good under pressure y’all
Been through all that stress y’all
Get this off my chest y’all
Made it out in project where this project that’s progress y’all

I beat it through my mama
I told her when I was younger
That I’ma be that number
One day I’ll be that number 1
I take it higher and high and high and higher
I stay and buy attire
Keep burning like that fire

Whatever doesnt kill you, only makes you stronger
So I’ma get stronger
Call me like a veteran, veteran
I lock lock it down and go again
Call me like a veteran, veteran
I lock lock it down and go again

I got that power
I got that power
I got that power
Power power power

And im loving every second minute hour bigger better stronger power
And im loving every second minute hour bigger better stronger power

Victory Conscious Christianity

Todd — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:46:15 +0000

Watch this Video: Dan Mohler exhorts us to stop giving so much focus on the devil.

Dan talks about how so many are easily shaken when the devil throws accusations, temptations, past desires, and memories in the minds of believers. He shares from his own experience how God helped him thrive, grow, and mature even in the midst of demonic thoughts barraging his mind.

“It’s an answer conscious, victory conscious Christianity. It’s not about the problem… we’re not called to “trouble-shoot” … ”It’s not about what the ‘devil’s saying’, He’s a liar what’s the matter?! Flip it, and you’ve got your answer” … ”The only victory in this equation is faith — it’s believing God” … You just need to believe!” – Dan Mohler

1 Peter 5:6-11

⁶Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, ⁷casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. ⁸ Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ⁹ But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. ¹⁰After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. ¹¹ To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, ⁴for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. ⁵We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,

The Power Of Appreciation

Todd — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:22:39 +0000

Watch this Video: Brian Houston encouraging leaders and volunteers on being thankful.

“Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You …

Actively cultivate thankfulness! Make thankfulness a part of who you are, a lifestyle …

APPRECIATION IS:

A Lifestyle
Not Optional
Physical & Tangible
An Act of Generosity
A Relationship

‘With thanksgiving make your requests known to God’.” – Brian Houston

Psalm 95:2 - (MSG)

1-2 raise the roof for the Rock who saved us!
Let’s march into his presence singing praises,
lifting the rafters with our hymns!

Psalm 100:4 - (MSG)

4 Enter with the password: “Thank you!”
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.

Ephesians 5:18-20 - (MSG)

18-20 Don’t drink too much wine. That cheapens your life. Drink the Spirit of God, huge draughts of him. Sing hymns instead of drinking songs! Sing songs from your heart to Christ. Sing praises over everything, any excuse for a song to God the Father in the name of our Master, Jesus Christ.

Psalm 34:1 - (MSG)

A David Psalm, When He Outwitted Abimelech and Got Away

34 I bless God every chance I get;
my lungs expand with his praise.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 - (MSG)

16-18 Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 – (MSG)

Justice Is on the Way

3-4 You need to know, friends, that thanking God over and over for you is not only a pleasure; it’s a must. We have to do it. Your faith is growing phenomenally; your love for each other is developing wonderfully. Why, it’s only right that we give thanks. We’re so proud of you; you’re so steady and determined in your faith despite all the hard times that have come down on you. We tell everyone we meet in the churches all about you.

Romans 1:8 - (MSG)

8-12 I thank God through Jesus for every one of you. That’s first. People everywhere keep telling me about your lives of faith, and every time I hear them, I thank him. And God, whom I so love to worship and serve by spreading the good news of his Son—the Message!—knows that every time I think of you in my prayers, which is practically all the time, I ask him to clear the way for me to come and see you. The longer this waiting goes on, the deeper the ache. I so want to be there to deliver God’s gift in person and watch you grow stronger right before my eyes! But don’t think I’m not expecting to get something out of this, too! You have as much to give me as I do to you.

1 Corinthians 1:4 - (MSG)

4-6 Every time I think of you—and I think of you often!—I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There’s no end to what has happened in you—it’s beyond speech, beyond knowledge. The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives.

Philippians 1:3 - (MSG)

A Love That Will Grow

3-6 Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God. Each exclamation is a trigger to prayer. I find myself praying for you with a glad heart. I am so pleased that you have continued on in this with us, believing and proclaiming God’s Message, from the day you heard it right up to the present. There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.

Ephesians 1:15 - (MSG)

15-19 That’s why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, I couldn’t stop thanking God for you—every time I prayed, I’d think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!

The Power of Appreciation – Part 2

Entering Into Majesty

Todd — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:37:55 +0000

Watch this Video: Graham Cooke

Psalm 16:3

³ As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

“Here’s the thing, God is not dealing with your old man. He’s dealt with it. You are dead. He that is dead, is free from sin, Right? God is not trying to improve your old life. He’s trying to give you a new one. Yeah? God is not working on your sin. He’s establishing your righteousness. He’s dealth for sin once and for all, that means He’s not dealing with it any longer …

The bible says, ‘Lay aside the old nature, and put on the new.’ It does not tell us to work on the old nature. You understand, that’s a worldly thing [to] work on your weaknesses. Now the Lord is working on your strengths, He’s going to give you friends to cover the areas of your weaknesses.” – Graham Cooke

This is a clip from Entering Into Majesty, an inspirational teaching by Graham Cooke. You can purchase this message, or just listen to some more sample clips, exclusively at iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/entering-into-majesty/id485524128).

Booze – Incarnation vs. Gnosticism – Part 4

Todd — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:22:25 +0000

Watch this Video: In this fourth installment on Gnosticism, John explains again how natural world pleasures are gifts from God to be enjoyed in a Biblical model – neither to be demonized or idolized.

Romans 14:22-23 - (MSG)

22-23 Cultivate your own relationship with God, but don’t impose it on others. You’re fortunate if your behavior and your belief are coherent. But if you’re not sure, if you notice that you are acting in ways inconsistent with what you believe—some days trying to impose your opinions on others, other days just trying to please them—then you know that you’re out of line. If the way you live isn’t consistent with what you believe, then it’s wrong.

“Religion attacks natural world pleasure on all fronts, and one of the major areas is alcohol. While the church has historically enjoyed alcohol and always taught moderate consumption as a gift from God – there have always been conscience-seared gnostics who have legalistically advocated prohibition or abstinence.” – John Crowder

Watch the first two Videos:

“Grapes are made by God to ferment. The problem is, up until Mr. Welch came around, and invented a way for grapes not to ferment, there was no such thing as un-fermented grape juice …

The bible never points to alcohol consumption as a sin, it points to drunkenness on alcohol as a sin …

Wine is a gift in moderation. Don’t get mad at people who are drinking and don’t encourage drunkenness. ” – John Crowder.

John 2- Jesus Changes Water Into Wine

2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

4 “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”

5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.

8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

Sun Stand Still – Just Believe!

Todd — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:04:15 +0000

Watch this Video: Steven Furtick challenges us to learn what can happen when we dare to ask God for the impossible.

Joshua 10:12-14

¹²Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, be silent and stand still at Gibeon, and you, moon, in the Valley of Ajalon!

¹³And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance upon their enemies. Is not this written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of the heavens and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

¹⁴There was no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man. For the Lord fought for Israel.

“Doubt is like a telemarketer; and the best strategy is to never even pick up the phone.” – Steven Furtick