The E-pistle
The church has a new phone number – 404.929.1400
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Pastoral
Week-Alone-With-God |
August 27-31, Pastor Randy
Morgan will be on a pastoral retreat in the New Covenant sanctuary. During this time, there is
a general call to fasting and prayer.
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Yesterday, there were 119 people in
attendance at New Covenant. First, active members,
you can park around back of the church to make room for newer people. I understand that there were a lot of cars
here on Sunday. Please know that
parking is also available around back. Again, as we
apply our faith to grow (see below – What is the 150?), we are going to begin
to need everyone reaching out and helping “integrate” every person into the
life of this church. When you see
someone and you’re uncertain if they’ve been here or not, don’t wait for a
pastor or a deacon or an usher to grab them, you take the initiative and help
them get plugged in to this awesome church.
Help them by finding out where they live and introducing them to the
nearest home group leader. Help them
by introducing them to a pastor or leader.
Reach out and let them know that they are a treasure to God, and as we
share the love of God, and as we pray, fast, and seek the Face of God, our
growth will expand into the facility next to us and beyond into other cities
and countries, and His Glory shall cover the earth as the waters cover the
sea (Hab. 2:14). |
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Pastors’ Corner with Pastor
Angela and Pastor Joan |
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Faith As
I read this morning in Eph 2, I was again reminded about the importance, the power
and the blessing of faith. Our faith works for us when our heart may fail.
The gift of faith that God has so freely given should not be tucked away in
some dark corner, but like a muscle needs of our body, it needs to receive
exercise everyday. For just like a muscle, when we flex and stretch it, it
grows stronger and so do we. Today step out in boldness on faith and let the
world see the mighty works that God is doing through you, Be
blessed and be a blessing, Eph 2:8-10 8For it is by grace you
have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift
of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do If you’d like to receive Pastor Angela’s Daily Word, e-mail her at – pastorangela@newcovenantatlanta.com |
Confession of Faith I
am the Body of Christ. My body is the house of God. God lives in me and I
belong to Him. I've been bought with the price of the blood of Jesus, so I
glorify God in my body and in my spirit.
Satan has no power over me. I have been delivered from the power of
darkness and translated into the I consider
Jesus and His presence in me. I love God more than anything this world
offers. I present my body as a living sacrifice to God - holy, devoted, and
consecrated to please Him, which is a part of my spiritual worship to Him. I
am not conformed to this world's way of thinking, but I am continually being
transformed by the renewing of my mind to His Word so that I can prove what
is the good, the acceptable, and the perfect will of God in my life. I have
the mind of Christ. I
live and walk by faith and not by sight or feelings. I live by every Word
that proceeds from the mouth of God. The spirit of faith is, I believe and
therefore I speak. If you’d like to receive Pastor Joan’s Daily Devotional, e-mail her at – pastorjoan@newcovenantatlanta.com |
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The
Beginning Report By: Pastor Randy Morgan Today, I began my quarterly
week-alone-with-God. For those of you
who are new to New Covenant and may not know what this is, it is a time for
me to be alone with God without any appointments or calls or distractions of
any sort from the Voice of God. It is
a time for me to gain vision from His Presence for the future of our church
and organization. It is the time that
every active member of New Covenant gets a “Prayer Cover” that can’t be
described in one writing. Please know
that when I am alone with God, YOU ALL GET BROUGHT UP A LOT!!! And you have effective prayers prayed over
you. As I arrived into the
Presence of God during this time of prayer, fasting, and consecration, I
heard God say clearly, “My Holy Spirit.”
I am looking forward to
sharing more in the coming weeks. Right now, on the first day, I have roughly
10-15 pages worth of Spiritually-downloaded materials from the Spirit of God
into my heart and some actually on paper – WOW!!! So, continue to pray, and join with me in
fasting, praying, and consecrating ourselves all over again for the next
phase of this awesome work that God has called us to accomplish. |
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Some
Announcements |
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new updates to the audio sermon files, be sure to check them out
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From
Pastor Angela
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What is The 150??? Scriptural basis for GROWING: So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust
laborers into His harvest (Matthew 9:38) Great multitudes followed Jesus (Matthew 4:25). Great multitudes gathered together unto Him (Jesus) (Matthew
13:2). Great multitudes came unto him having with Him those who were
lame, blind, dumb, and maimed and many others and cast them at Jesus’ feet
and He healed them … and the multitudes were amazed (Matthew 15:30). The multitudes resorted to Him (Jesus) and He taught them (Mark
2:13). And the believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes
both men and women (Acts 5:14) The Word increased and the number of disciples increased (Acts
6:7) The Hand of the Lord was with them and a great number believed
and turned to the Lord (Acts 11:21) We
are always setting goals here at New Covenant for higher, greater, more
excellent, and more powerful service to God. Without a vision people
perish and cast off all restraint, so goals are vital for any group to thrive
and grow, especially in the Kingdom. God has given us a vision and a
message that will reach the nations, help revolutionize lives, and lead souls
into a relationship with our God and King. With that in mind, in order
to fulfill the vision that God has given Will
you set your faith in agreement? Will you call friends, family, loved
ones, those who haven’t been to church in a while? Will you send cards,
e-mails, etc.? Will you call it forth in prayer? If so, thank
you. God is going to do amazing things here in this Body of Believers.
We need the exponential power of unity and growth to continue here at
New Covenant – to breakthrough the 100 or so mark in attendance, to increase
in order to sow out into the world. Let’s reach higher than we’ve ever
reached before A corporate
confession based on the Scriptures above, say this out loud: Where
Jesus was, multitudes followed Him, gathered together with Him, were healed
by Him, and taught by Him. Father, your Word makes it plain that where
Jesus is, people come – we call them in through prayer first. You add
to the church and I thank you now that the church is being added to in
number. The Word will increase, so I thank you that as the people grow
in their understanding and hearing of the Word that you will increase.
Your Word increases and the people grow in their understanding of the Word;
therefore, people will be added to the church. In the Name of Jesus. |
For God's Glory,
Pastors Randy and Johnny
404.929.1400