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Welcome to New Hope Community Church
We are glad you are here! Please relax and enjoy the service and experience the presence and love of God.
by:
Rudy Reed, the pastor.
"The Praise Principle"
Praising God is a normal occurrence for people that find God in their lives. Peter says, (1 Peter 2:29) "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous. light…" Believers are to offer a sacrifice of praise.(Jeremiah 33:11; Hebrews 13:15)
God’s principles are always clear and understandable. The command throughout the book of Psalms is "Praise ye the Lord!" (Psalms 100-150, etc.) David was a man after God’s own heart. (Acts 13:22) He knew the secret to God’s heart -worship. We are to worship God in spirit and truth - praise (John 4:23-24) David knew how to praise God. He says,
(Psalm 34:1) "I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth."
(Psalm 119:164) "Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments."
Those that choose to consistently praise the Lord can expect to see God’s deliverance from trials. (Psalm 50:23) Strong Christians usually are strong because they study their Bibles (2 Timothy 2:14; John 17:17), pray (Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23), church attendance (Hebrews 10:25), living holy (Hebrews 12:14), walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), having faith (Hebrews 11:6), praising God (Psalms 22), etc.
Time period: Israel and Judah were divided kingdoms. King Ahab ruled Israel and Jehoshaphet ruled Judah.
A great Moab army came to defeat Judah and Judah rallied behind their king and a Word from God. We can learn from this Old Testament example of praise and follow a principle of God. I copied this from our church bulletin this week. Can you fill in the blanks?
A. Judah seeks _____ (2 Chronicles. 20:4)
B. They went to the house of the _____ (5)
C. They prayed (9b)
D. They looked to ____. (12)
E. They ______ before God. (13)
F. A prophesy not to be _______...because the battle is the _____’_ (15)
G. _____ _____ and see the salvation of the Lord verse .(17)
H. Worship - the doorway to salvation - (18)
I. Praise is faith in action. (19)
J. _______ in God and you shall __________. (20)
K. First line of defense in any battle is______ (21)
L. Praise activated the power of God. (22)
M. Return to the ________ of God. (27) with ____ (28)
We have clear direction from God from the Bible. No matter your age (Matthew 21:16) or maturity you can please God with sincere praise. Don’t let the rocks praise God in your place. (Luke 19:40) Salvation (John 3:16; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 10:9-17; 12:3;)
Mind Games
Base Texts: 2 Corinthians 4:4-6;2:11; 1 Samuel 17:47
A. Thoughts can be sinful: Acts 8:22.
1. Thoughts form your character:
Proverbs 23:7a "For as he _________ in his heart, so is he.."
2. They can be made unstable: 2 Thessa. 2:2a
I. Weapons of our warfare are:
Renewed minds: Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:23
Power within:1 John 4:4; Ep. 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ___ or _____ according to the power that worketh in us,
Doing and saying: (1 Samuel 17:45) Phil. 4:8-9
The name of the Lord- Proverbs 18: 10,"The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe"
( Mark 16: 17)
Dwelling: Col. 3: 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all ________; .....John 15:7; Hebrews 4:12; it is a sword-Eph. 6:17
In Jeremiah 23:29 we read,"Is not my word like ____, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces"
Some verses to use in spiritual attacks: Luke 10:19, Mathew 18:18, I John 2:9, Psalm 2,3,91, 121, 124, Job 20: 5.6. Deuteronomy 28:7.
Keeping focused: Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is _______ on thee:
Resisting: James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and __ ____ ____ ____ ___.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the ____, Also, Ephesians 6:16-the shield of faith.
Spiritually minded: Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is ____ and _____.
Is. 59:19b So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a ________ against him.
Girding: 1 Peter 1:13 --Armor of God-Eph. 6:10-19
Armed: 1 Peter 4:1
"And having disarmed the powers and authorities he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the ___. ( Colossians 2:15
II. Casting down imagination
III, High things
B. Put every thought into captivity of _______.\
The Apostle Paul said in 1 Timothy 6:12 "fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life...."
Always stay prepared for the battle, ready, armed and able to resist the enemies’ advances. You are not alone in this battle. Any battle you face is also the Lord’s battle, and who can resist God. The body of Christ, the church, the Spirit, will protect, strengthen, and help heal you. YOU Have the Victory in CHRIST, Love, Pastor Rudy Reed
Power in the Name
The Jews- "the people o f God" praised their God, Jehovah by calling Him differently on different occasions. The name of God is so holy at times they would not say His name for fear of offending God. His name is holy!
(Exodus 3:13) And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? (14) And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Jehovah Jireh - the Lord will provide ( Genesis 22:14)
Jehovah Nissi ,, is my banner ( Exodus 17:15)
Jehovah Shalom ,, is peace ( Judges 6:24)
Jehovah Ropheka ,, our healer ( Exodus 15 :26)
Jehovah Tsidkeenu - the Lord our righteousness ( Jeremiah 23:6)
Jehovah Mekaddishkem - ,, who makes holy ( Leviticus 20:8)
Jehovah Rohi - ,, my shepherd ( Psalm 23 :1)
Jehovah Shammah - ,, Lord is there ( Ezekiel 48:35)
Jehovah Elohim, Adonai Jehovah, Jehovah Saboath,
Jehovah Hoseenu, Jehovah Eloheenu, Jehovah Eloheka.
Jehovah Elohay are the others. (Hebrews 4: 12)
Pastor Message: ABC’s of the Bible
Practice these ABC’s to be wise.
A sk, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7-8)
B elieve Jesus died and rose from death for you to be saved.(Romans 109-13)
C all upon the Lord Jesus to be saved. (Acts 2:21)
D o the Word (James 1:22) & Draw near unto God and God will draw near unto you. James 4:8
E nter in at the straight and narrow gate. (Matthew 7:13-14)
F orgive . (Matthew 18:21-35) Faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (I Corinthians 13:13)
G ive to God. (Luke 6:38)
H old faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck (1 Timothy 1:19)
I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me. (Psalm 13:6)
J udge not, that you be not judged. (Matthew 7:1)
K now the truth to be free. (John 8:32)
L ie not one to another. (Colossians 3:9)
M ake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! (Psalm 100:1)
N either is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
O bey those that have authority over you. (Hebrews 13:17a)
P ut on the complete armor of God (Ephesians 6:11)
Q uench not the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19)
R ejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. (Philippians 4:4)
S eek the Lord while He may be found, call upon him while he is near. (Isaiah 55:6)
S eek first the Kingdom of God and all his righteousness and all needed things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)
T hy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.(Psalm 119:105) Take heed(1 Corin. 10:12)
U nto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.. (Luke 2:11)
V ery truly,......if you ask anything of the Father in my name, He will give it to you. (John 16:23)
W orship God in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:24) & Wait upon the Lord (Isaiah 40:31)
eXamine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. (2 Corinthians 13:5)
eXcept a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. (John 3:36)
Y ou are the light of the world. (Matthew 5:14)
Z ealous to do good. (Galatians 4:18)
A few principles found in the Bible to help guide, prosper, save and multiply hope and joy
Pastor’s Message: Staying on course
Christians face daily challenges to their faith. It is a normal thing to go through trials (Hebrews 11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 4:12-13; James 1:2). The devil and his evil powers seek to destroy all that is good (John 10:10; Ephesians 6:12)
Job experienced severe trials, but he did the right things, he was living righteous, perfect, feared God, and hated evil. (Job 1:1) Even though Job lived right, he was tested to see if he would follow and continue to serve God even in poverty, sickness and loss.
The pain and grief he went through must have been enormous. And to beat it all, his wife had to tell him to curse God and die. What a joyful time that must have been. And then his, so called friends, accuse him of sin. Job had not sinned. You may be facing trials or troubles in life, but that in itself does not mean you have done anything wrong. It may mean you are being tested for a promotion.
Christians can become shipwrecked (1 Timothy 1:19) and need a strong anchor to their souls (Hebrews 6:19). Job is an example of patience in adversity (James 5:11). Job was blessed for his endurance (James 1:12)
We can all use more patience. I know at times when things don’t go just right for me I can feel that touch of impatience start to arise. I remind myself of the patience Jesus had to go through in his suffering. I remind myself of someone confined to a wheelchair and their dismay when a perfectly able person gets the last handicap parking spot. I remind myself of all the oppressed and hungry children in the world that go hungry and live in deplorable conditions every day. Patience is a reasonable quality expected from every believer (Romans 12:1)
John said it best when he points to the victory that is a right of every Christian. (John 5: 4-5) whosoever is born of God (Christian) overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. (5) Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Truths about overcoming found in the book of James:
Resist the devil with your will. (4:7)
Humble yourself (4:6, 10)
Draw close to God (4:8)
Do not speak evil or judge others (a trick of the devil) (1:21; 4:10-12)
Keep doing good no matter what. (1:22; 2:14-26)(4: 17) Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
Be patient (1:3-4; 5:7-10). This is part of the definition of love found in 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a. The world has little patient but the believer is renewed (Isaiah 40:31)
Keep a clean mouth (no cursing or blackguarding) (5:12; 3:1-12)
Confess your faults and pray the prayer of faith (5:13-18)
Get wisdom, righteousness, peace (1:5-8; 3:13-18)
Be a good listener, speak less, and keep your anger under control (1:19-20, 26)
Visit orphans and widows (1:27)
Treat everyone the same (2:1-13)
Love God and do not be friends with the world (4:1-5)
Today start a journey of victory by asking the Lord Jesus to save you (Romans 3:23; 6:23; 10:9-13; John 3:3-7, 16; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 John 1:5-9; Colossians 3:1-9)
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