Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Messed Up Pastor of A Messed Up Church


I am a person that gets to be a pastor.  I am a messed up person that experiences the love, grace, mercy, and power of God in my life.  I get to pastor a church of messed up folks that are experiencing the same from the same God.  We are all messed up coming together to experience Jesus.  He is perfect.  His love is perfect.  His comforter, the Holy Spirit, is perfect.  We worship and serve a perfect God.  

Wait a minute ... it doesn't stop there though ... We wont settle for less than what Jesus expects of us and what the Word of God provides for us as our standard of living.  Just because we come all messed up doesn't mean we will continue all messed up.  If that were the case, we wouldn't be called the church.

This church is a group of people that lives out love and will not allow each other to kill us, hurt others, and ourselves and die in our sin.  It will hurt and get messy but His love, grace, and power TRANSFORMS lives.  Not only will God see a transformed heart but also His body, the church, will see a transformed life.  An encounter that leads to growth, service, and lifestyle that is a witness to God's unfailing love and amazing grace!

Walk humbly and live in a way that is holy and pleasing unto the Lord.  You have a call on your life! You are the CHILD OF GOD, CHOSEN GENERATION, ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, HOLY NATION, and PECULIAR PEOPLE!

Enjoying The Ride, 

Pastor Cee

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hold On To These Promises

7 Promises When You Are Afraid        

This is the WORD OF THE LORD ...
     
1. God says...I promise My Love has no fear
      2  Tim 1:7  For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
1 John 4:18  Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.

2. God says... I promise I am with you
      Psalms 23:4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.

3. God says... I promise I will help you
      Hebrews 13:6  So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”

4. God says... I promise I will protect you
      Psalms 4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.

5. God says... I promise I got your back
      Isaiah 35:4 Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.”

6. God says... I promise I can do it again
      2 Corinthians 1:10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.

7. God says... I promise I've given you the victory
      Romans 7:37 - 39 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
Enjoy The Ride,
 
Pastor Cee