Worship Sunday: Make a Sound

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Just felt like blessing y’all with a worship song by James Fortune & FIYA (feat Nikki Ross) called Make a Sound.  When we worship unto our God it is a sacrifice of worship. Let’s bless God with our sound of Praise and Worship today, AMEN!

God bless you everybody!

Worship Sunday: Give Me You

Happy Sunday Everybody!

I have an awesome song for you today by Shana Wilson called Give Me You. When I heard this song I just fell in love with it. The Lyrics are so simple and yet so profound. I’ll post them below for those interested in the song. I pray that this song ministers to your heart, your spirit and your mind today. God bless you Everybody!

Lyrics:
Give me You.
Everything else can wait.
Give me You.
I hope I’m not too late.

Lord, give me You.
Lord, give me You.
Lord, give me You.
Lord, give me You.

It’s me oh, Lord.
I’m on my knees.
Crying out to You.
It’s me oh, Lord.
I’m on my knees.
So, give me You.
Give me You..

I Won’t Go Back!

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I just couldn’t help myself and wanted to add one more song for this Worship Sunday by William McDowell called I Won’t Go Back. I know this song is gonna bless you. God is awesome. Let this song fill your Spirit. God Bless you Everybody!

 

Sunday Worship: A Place of Worship when All I Want is You

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Boy…I’ve never felt so challenged than the last couple of weeks battling pneumonia… but God is faithful to heal me. I know that Zig Ziglar (November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012), one of the greatest Christian motivators of our time passed away from Pneumonia this past Wednesday and it makes me appreciate life in a whole new way.It’s amazing how we take life for granted sometimes. A simple cold can take your life away.

Today, I just want to give the Lord praise for all that He keeps doing for my life. I worshiped God today in the morning service at my church, but it was really hard…I was struggling to breathe and I wanted to cry so bad because of the pain I was feeling in my lungs, but no one knows how much worship is warfare on its own. Despite all this, I still gave it my all because when you minister to people and when you minister to GOD…you have to learn to step outside of yourself. Some people during the service were getting healed and delivered. My lungs suffered, but God still receives the Glory. I realize that being a worshiper isn’t just standing there and singing a song….it’s literally a fight of faith even when the odds are against you. People in the pew don’t know your struggles if you are a praise team member in your own church because all they want is to be ministered too; However, as a minister on the Praise team…I’ve come to appreciate my role and have come to love God More and more because worship is warfare…When you love God, you set aside your pride and realize that even as a minister, you are not superhuman just because you can sing, you recognize your fragility and remain humble as you recognize that you still need Jesus to come through for you, even when you serve the King of Kings at such an honorable capacity. I needed Jesus to help me today to praise despite the pain I was feeling in my own lungs and witnessed the Holy Spirit move and minister to people in the congregation as I saw the angels at work with my own spiritual eyes…I can testify that God is completely awesome and I will remain in awe of Him forever.

He gives me strength to do things even when it’s hard when I decide to remain faithful with what I have to do. God doesn’t care about flowery worship….He seeks those to Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.

John 4:23
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

John 4:24
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

It’s when you as a worshiper come in communion with the One who is the source of all Truth that makes your worship a powerful weapon that can defeat the evil works planned against your life. Many people prefer worshiping God when all is well….but what happens to the individual when life is taking a turn for the worse?….do you let go of your most powerful weapon which is worship out of your hand and allow yourself to be defeated? No…you should worship even more…even in the worst times of your life because if you let go of that weapon of warfare….your worship will die…and your spirit will die….you yourself,will become your own self-fulfilling prophecy. Never let Go of God. Worship Him…and He will come through for you even in the difficult times. Even if you loose your voice …. pick up a CD and listen to praise and worship and have it in your heart. Worship….is warfare… keep that weapon on you at all times. It’s the one thing that I have in my car that has literally helped me evade car accidents.  Worship is a divine gift….don’t allow anyone to steal your worship. When you do that…. you become a slave to self-pity. Don’t get ensnared with that prideful activity.

Worship the Lord your GOD in Spirit and in Truth, and Jesus will make a WAY out of no way for you if you just believe.

I have here two songs by William McDowell called Place of Worship and All I Want is You. May these songs bless your spirit today. God Bless you everybody!

Worship Dance Sunday: How Great is Our God?

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I don’t know about you…but I’m in the mood for worship worship worship worship! Today, I enjoyed praise and worship at my church. There comes a point when the Spirit of the Lord comes upon your heart and you wanna dance like David Danced. I feel soo danced out…but my Spirit is still ablaze. So I want to share an awesome video to keep the spirit of Praise and Worship alive alive! This is from the Asian group Worship Dance who dance to the song How Great is Our God! Some of you will recognize them from the other song I posted a while back when the danced to Toby Mac and Kirk Franklin’s Be Still and Know I am God. Enjoy this Video everybody and remember God is GREAT!!!!!!! God bless you everybody!

 

The Role of Angels in Spiritual Warfare

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So today I feel like the Lord is pressing me to talk about something that isn’t really talked about let alone thought about because Angels are always left in hindsight when they are an important and intergral part of our Christian walk, especially in regards to SPIRITUAL WARFARE. 

Every person whether they are Christian or not are assigned an angel(s) from the day they were born.  When we pray, angels are released; when we fast, angels are released and when we praise, angels are released. Why am I saying this??? Spiritual Warfare is always present in our lives whether we are aware of this or not. There is a constant battle in the Spiritual Realm for every persons life regardless of whether you believe what I am saying or not. I think that if everybody had spiritual eyes and could see the spiritual realm in its fullness they would be shocked to see what is surrounding them at the moment.

If you look at the US Presidential elections that just passed this year….the fact that the elections swayed too and fro in a 50/50 almost tied stale-mate…you can tell that the prayers of the American Christians was causing a type of pressure in the Spiritual realm  that left people wondering what would be the final outcome. Although Obama won the election, what I want Americans to understand is that “Christians..your prayers were definitely being heard in Heaven at this time!”. Even in the face of a hurricane…there was Spiritual Warfare present throughout the season of the elections. Your petitions throughout the election period released a multitude of angelic hosts to fight forces of darkness  (in particular the principalities and powers and the spiritual wickedness in the high places Ephesians 6:12) hovering over the land in an effective battle…

1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”

2 Chronicles 7:14
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

In a way it didn’t matter who won…What American Christians need to know right now is that Obama and Romney don’t hold the future of America in their Hands…the Church of Jesus Christ holds the future of America in their hands by their fasting and praying and also in their Praise and Worship.

My Message to you is “Do not stop doing these things until you see change!”

James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

I’ve read many blogs that have been stipulating that God is going to judge America because of the level of unrighteousness present in the land. They are not really far from the truth in a way; however, what I would like to say is that what I’m hearing in the Spirit is that Judgment can be halted by what Christians do right now during this season as we reach the close of the Year of Divine Government 2012.

I think it’s time to step your game up Christians of America. I know I’m not American…but you have so much power within you right now that this isn’t the time to give up….

Apply pressure in the Spiritual realm with your Praise to God. I believe that at the present time…though the state of affairs is that America is still recovering from the tragedy of Hurricane Sandy, don’t stop applying pressure in the Spiritual realm right now. Something is happening….I am sensing that there is a great shaking in the spiritual realm over the land and what is interesting is that the voices of the Lord’s people became more pronounced during this election season than any other one in previous years which was something the world did not anticipate nor expect to see. This year is indeed very different and very unique. It would have been rather fearful to think of what the future holds for America had the Christians remained silent in the face of this election. 

Angels are released everytime a believer prays. I believe that in the present time…no matter where you are…you can even pray by proxy…keep praying to see change manifest in your nation. The worst thing is to give up too early when the fight has just begun.  When you understand the roles of Angels…you will prepare yourself effectively in your prayer life especially for the new year in preparation for the 21 DAY DANIEL FAST  that some churches will be participating in the New Year.

It is so important to understand the role of Angels so here is my list to help you understand what they do for you: 

Angels Protect you –

Psalm 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.

Angels send messages of Warning –

Genesis 19:15  When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city.”

Angels can be seen in your dreams –

Genesis 28:12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Angels heed to the voice of God –

Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.

Angels are Heavenly Ministers  –

Psalm 104:4 Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

Matthew 4:11
Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Angels are Worshipers and Praise God –

Psalm 148:2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!

Hebrews 1:6
But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

Revelation 7:11
All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Angels are Reapers of the End time Harvest –

Matthew 13:39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.

Angels administer God’s Judgement –

Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

Matthew 13:49
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,

Angels are assigned to every person when they are born (including unbelievers) –

Matthew 18:10
[ The Parable of the Lost Sheep ] “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

The Devil and his evil angels are already sentenced to hell –

Matthew 25:41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

There is an army of Angels in Heaven that can be released at the command of Jesus when you pray –

Matthew 26:53
Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?

Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,

Angels are present with you when you Fast –

Mark 1:13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

Angels are present when you confess your sins and your faith to GOD –

 Luke 12:8
[ Confess Christ Before Men ] “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

Angels rejoice for every soul that is saved–

Luke 15:10
Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Angels can look like people –

Hebrews 13:2
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Angels release the Prophetic Word –

Daniel 10:19-20

¹⁹ And he said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!”So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”²⁰ Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come.

Although this list is no way an exhaustive list of what they can do…I just want people to understand that as Christians…when we go through Spiritual Warfare…it is important that you understand the role that angels play in your life.

I have seen some of them in my life…and sometimes I wish people could see them too, but the most important thing is to understand that they are with you always. Christians are powerful when they believe. Every prayer releases millions to billions of angels each time. If 1 person can put 1000 to flight and if 2 people can put tens of thousands to flight…what say you with a congregation of 100 people????

Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

So today, apply pressure in the Spiritual Realm in your Fasting, in your Prayer life and in your Praise and Worship. Angels are waiting for Christians to be active in their Faith, AMEN!

I have here a song by Micah Stampley called War Cry. I pray that it blesses you today. God Bless you everybody!

A Lifestyle of Worship

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I hope you all are having a wonderful week! Monday has just passed and we’re now onto Tuesday depending on what time zone you’re in. Today, I was thinking that as a worshipper we must consider what it means to worship God in all that we do. I think to some extent we only make the time to worship God as a Sunday affair and miss out on worshipping Him every single day.

Living a life of worship means praying, thanking, praising, exalting, remembering, believing and trusting that God is always with you every step of the way in whatever you do. Some people shelve Him after Sunday Service is done….but we need to learn that we must worship and love God with all of our hearts and our minds and our Souls. We can’t compartamentalize the Lord in the far corners of our minds and think that we have all the time to get to that place where we will make the time when each second of each day is literally a gift from God. So when you wake up in the morning, praise the Lord that you are alive to see another day.

When you go throughout your day, bless the Lord by giving thanks for all the good things that occur in your day. Every good occurance in your life is from God to begin with…nothing is left to “chance” and nothing is a “coincidence” because your life is predetermined by the choices that you make. When you bless God more, you’ll see more blessings enter into your life and right before you lay your head to sleep, remember to give the Lord praise for He is the author and finisher of your day and will give you peace to deal with the next one. Tomorrow is never promised, today is a gift and yesterday is gone so start now and live a life of worship unto God and remember that God is not a Sunday appointment, He is your daily bread so worship Him everyday with every chance that you’ve got because each second is a blessing from on high.

Have a Blessed week everbody and  know that God loves you! 

Scriptures to Meditate

 Deuteronomy 6:5
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 7:9
“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Deuteronomy 10:12
[ The Essence of the Law ] “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 11:13
‘And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 30:6
And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”

Matthew 22:37
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Mark 12:30
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

1 Chronicles 16:29
Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!

The Power of Blessing Your Holy Name, Jesus

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Praise the Lord all the Generations of the Earth

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Today’s post is about blessing the name of the Lord with praises due to him that should come from our mouths.

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13 NKJV

Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!

As Children of God we are born of the Holy Spirit that resides within us. We commune with Father God through the spiritual language of tongues and we are all commanded to walk in the Spirit by Faith when it comes to things involved with the Divine. The Name of God is a blessing to us. Just by uttering the name of Jesus; the power behind that name is able to dispel darkness and ignorance; it is able to heal and deliver and break every yoke and chain of injustice; it is able to set those who are captive free. The power behind the name of Jesus is that His name is Sovereign. It is so powerful that even demons tremble at the name of Jesus.

James 2:19
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

The Name of Jesus defeated Satan at the cross and now as Sons of the Most High God, we must learn to bless His Name everyday in songs, in prayers and in our meditations. When we meditate on the Name of the Lord, we discover how He is our Healer, Deliverer, Restorer, the Prince of Peace, the God that fights for us, the One who saves, the One you goes ahead of us, the One who preserves us, the One who gives us Wisdom, Knowledge, Authority, Power, Ability, Truth, the One who is in us – the Hope of Glory and the One we must give the highest glory and honor and the highest level of praise and worship.

Malachi 3:16
[ A Book of Remembrance ] Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name.

We cannot afford to underestimate the powerful name of Jesus. In one of my previous posts regarding how speaking a blessing can overcome and reverse the curse, we must remember that ALL blessings come from the Lord. Blessings have a divine power and that power comes from the Name of Jesus. So when you bless someone or pray blessings in your prayer time, do not forget to say the name of Jesus, because He is the source of all blessings.

Psalm 96 is in my spirit right now as I meditate on the Name of the Lord. In all that we do…we must not lose focus on the Name of the Lord. Many people do “things” in the Name…but don’t really believe in the Power of the Name of Jesus. I believe that the Lord wants His people to understand the true Power of the Name of Jesus. Many things in life can be shaken, but when we choose to stand on the solid rock of our salvation, we shall not be moved. We shall not be shakened.

Psalm 96 (NKJV)

A Song of Praise to God Coming in Judgment

96 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
² Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³ Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

⁴ For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
⁶ Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷ Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸ Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
⁹ Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰ Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved;
He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

¹¹ Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
¹² Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.
¹³ For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

Right now, as you look at the nations experiencing different types of calamites such as the power outage in India that has left 620 million without power, or the ebola outbreak crisis that has just struck in Uganda or the 17 countries in the EU that have hit a high record of unemployment and the Syrian humanitarian crisis, we must understand that these Nations need Jesus as their answer.

Strongholds in these nations need to be subjected to the authority of the Power in the Name of Jesus. 

As one body united in Christ, let us lift these nations in prayer in the Name of Jesus and seek God’s face for  Divine Intervention and a great outpouring of God’s spirit to bless these nations Lands with His divine presence and reverse the curses that are invading these nations by providing divine strategies that His people can use and apply to these situations that call for divine intervention. We cannot forget our brothers and sisters who live in other parts of the world so as intercessors, we have to shift from just being local-minded intercessors and become more united and be more international and global-minded in our prayer life. We are all connected as one body so if one part of the body hurts, it affects the rest of its members, in the same way what happens in one nation affects other nations whether we choose to acknowledge that as the truth or not.

Let us lift the Name of Jesus higher and cry out for His name to Bless the land, Amen! 

I have a song from Myron Butler called Bless the Lord. I’ve been playing this song in my car and it’s such a great Song! I’m lovin’ it!!!! May this song Minister to you today. God Bless you everybody!

Something Happens!

Hi everybody!

I couldn’t help but give y’all another song of praise and worship by Preashea Hillard called Something Happens. It’s such a great song that I feel moved to share it with you all here. There’s something about the precious name of Jesus that ignites a fire in my spirit and my soul. Call upon the name of Jesus and receive a downpour of His precious anointing that fills you with His love. He is worthy of all honor, all glory and all the praise. Lift up you hands and praise Him today. God is soooo good. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.

Yesterday I wrote a song for the first time and even though I’m a newb in this, I feel like the more I praise Him the more songs well in my spirit. Write your own personal love song to Jesus today. You can be an amateur like me, but I feel that sometimes I just want to bless God with a song that came directly from my mouth. Do you ever feel that way? Sometimes the best praise comes directly from our own mouths because its source is straight from the heart within. I feel like Preashea has an amazingly beautiful soul with the songs of praise that come from her mouth. May this song bless you today Everbody 😀.God bless you all everybody!

Holy Spirit Come Fill this Place – Worship Weekend

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I just love this song by CeCe Winans called Holy Spirit Come Fill this Place. I enjoy conversing with the Holy Spirit. He is indeed a wonderful counselor and a great Helper in my walk. If you want to know the Heart of the Father you must allow yourself to yield to the power of the Holy Spirit. He who has an ear, Hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to YOU the churches. This song ministers to my spirit and I pray that it ministers to you today. God bless you Everybody!