Sunday Morning with Pastor Henderson - "Dont' Stop Praying' - 3/13/16

Don't Stop Praying


Scriptures

Romans 13:11
11  And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

1 Chronicles 16:11
11  Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Hosea 14:1-3
1  O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2  Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
3  Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

Matthew 26:41
41  Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mark 13:32-34
32  But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33  Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34  For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.


Main Points

Seek God like you seek food.

How much did you pray when you first came to God?
And how much do spend now?

Prayer is like a cup of coffee.  You need prayer to wake up the spirit.  Then, like you stir up your coffee, you need to stir up your spirit.

Sunday Evening with Bro. Platania - "The Other Son" - 3/6/16

Audio File:  The Other Son

Scriptures

Luke 15:25
25  Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
26  And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
27  And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
28  And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
29  And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30  But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31  And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
32  It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.



Main Points

God can give you back your life, your identity, your future.

You have to celebrate righteousness and faithfulness.

If your friends don't want to come to church, don't want to live for God, don't follow them. Stay in the house.

It's not about them, it's about your father's house. It's about you and your future.

God said everything that is mine, is yours.

Sunday Morning with Bro. Platania - "You and The Crowd" - 3/6/16

Audio File:  You and The Crowd



Scriptures

Exodus 23:2
2  Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:



Main Points

The strongest force of nature is Jesus Christ.
You can't change anything around you until God changes you.


When God changes you, you will change everything around you.

When you see crowds in the Bible, you see people who were influenced by those around them, a lot of times pertaining to life and death.

The crowd can affect your mind and your ability to make good decisions.

For example, when it came to Jesus and Parabus.
The crowd was blinded by the general thought to crucify a man who had done nothing wrong and free a criminal.

What you decide to do with your life can be influenced by the crowd. When it comes to living for Jesus, the crowd may influence you to steer a different way. It's easy to do what everyone else is doing.

 If you have a choice today to choose between Parabus and Jesus; life and death; you cannot let the crowd influence you to do what they are doing. You need to make up your mind on your own to pick life, pick Jesus.

A crowd cam hold you back.  If you need something from Jesus don't let the crowd hold you back. You need go to the alter, fight to the front, whatever you have to do to get to Jesus. You have to get desperate.

Don't worry about what others are going to think about you. People are too busy with their own issues to worry about yours. You need to step out and go for Jesus no matter what.