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– 404.929.1400
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Bring An Ornament Sunday –
This Sunday is “The New
Covenant Family Christmas Tree Decoration Time…” (Apostle Randy came up with that title, so blame no one else)… Soooo, if all active
members would, please bring an ornament for our family Christmas tree.
A Christmas Celebration – Sunday, December 16, The Levites (New Covenant’s
worship team) will be ministering songs of Christmas at
Monday evening intercessory
prayer – temporarily canceled until January.
We will resume the Joshua ministry in January.
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The Fire Institute – New Classes Beginning
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Ministries
Available at If you are a church, and you need an
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Restoring
the Blessing of the Table of the Lord Learning to
EAT AGAIN!!! By: Apostle Randy Morgan “For too long, so many of my children
have not sat at the table to eat what I have placed before them, but I am
calling them to return and be nourished, even now,” was the word God
spoke to my heart as I was driving recently.
Right before the Word came, the image by Norman Rockwell to the left
was put in my heart. I suddenly felt
God saying that it was time to learn to be nourished and that 2008 would be
the year of “Restoring the Blessing of the Table.” It would be the year that we learn to: ·
Stir our Hunger for the Word ·
Stir our Hunger for God’s Presence ·
Crave the nourishment of fellowship ·
Recognize The Father at the Head of the
Table, His Rules, His Family, His Ways, and His Table Disciplines, as well as
the joy at the table of the Lord. ·
Why He chooses to “Prepare the table
before us in the Presence of our enemies???” ·
The church, Her Role in the distribution
of the spiritual food in the earth and spiritual realm ·
The times for the main course and the
times for desserts… This is the time for us to learn how to come
to the table of the Lord and feast through the study of His Word, Worship,
and fellowshipping with one another. We will be feasting on the things of God
in 2008. Our declaration shall become,
“We SHALL BE NOURISHED NOW MORE THAN EVER.” |
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This
Weekend At Sunday Morning at ·
Powerful
Praise and Worship from The Levites (The New Covenant Church of Atlanta
Worship Team) ·
A Powerful Message from the
Word of God. Sunday Night at
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By
Dr. Jack Brink Here is a
short list to follow to help you successfully get through the Christmas season so
you won’t begin the new year big as a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade! 1. BEFORE YOU
GO TO A YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY EAT SMALL MEALS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. It’s easy to go
from one extreme to another, but the last thing you want to do is starve yourself
all day then gorge at the party. Remember, the key word here is BALANCE! (unless it’s at my
New Years Day party in which case you better come hungry! J ) Studies show that we actually manage
to consume thousands of extra calories in a very short period of time when we
let ourselves get ravenous. And with
all that rich, fatty food a paws-length away you can see how easy it would be
to do that! So eat small meals
throughout the day, you won’t be starving and you won’t wreak all kinds of
havoc on your body. 2. “FOUR FINGER RULE” Reduce your portion sizes. The flesh wants ‘‘super-size” portions of
everything, that’s the way of the flesh…it always wants MORE! Don’t let it have it’s
way, your craving will actually be satisfied with a small portion as it will
with a big portion. Your portion size of anything should not be any bigger
than your four fingers held together, TOUCHING!, not
including the palm of your hand (or your thumb for those with freakishly long
thumbs!) 3. DRINK LOTS OF WATER! Here he goes again with the water…… Your
body needs water to clean out the fat cells in your body. This God created filtering system will help
you clean out all the toxins you put in at the party!. Water also helps you feel full and
satisfied. Did you know that the more
water you drink the less water you will retain? It’s true, once all those trillions of
cells, yes trillions, are hydrolyzed (filled with water) your body begins to
dump retained water keeping you from being bloated as a stuffed turkey! 4. MIND YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE. I am frequently asked, “If I am going to
drink alcohol, what would cause the least amount of damage to my body?” Not too many people are crazy about my answer. First of all, alcohol contains 7 calories
per gram, and those calories have NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE, they are known as
empty calories…..it’s easy to add a couple hundred calories to your evening
before you even get started on the food calories with just 2 drinks
(depending of course on what you’re drinking). Next, if you think the flesh
is weak just as you are, then just try adding booze! Just a little too much and any will power
you had will be gone and you may as well pull up a chair to the buffet
table. If you don’t have a physical or
mental dependency on alcohol, stick to one and drink it slowly through out
the evening. Then switch to
water. NEVER consume alcohol on an
empty stomach. (Can we say, “inner drag queen?”) 5. HIT THE PROTEINS FIRST! When you get to your party check out the
food tables first….without a plate!
Then plan your strategy! Start
with the protein, go for the chicken, the meatballs, the shrimp etc and make
sure your plate (which should not be the size of your head!), is about 2/3rds
covered. Then hit the veggies, your
plate should be pretty full by now.
Try a few pieces of cheese to fill out your plate. Eat slowly, “yes Mom”, and finish
everything on your plate, “Yes again Mom!” . It takes roughly 20 minutes for your
stomach to signal to your brain that it has been fed so give it so take your
time, enjoy your plate of goodies and enjoy conversation with those at the
party. You will find that before you
know it your hunger will be satisfied and the desire to “binge at the trough”
will be abated! Hallelujah! You may
not even feel the need to hit the dessert table, but if you choose too, at
least the chances for overeating too many sweets
will be minimized. 6. EXERCISE
Yes ,the “E” word. If you haven’t already begun an exercise
routine this would be a GREAT time to start.
Don’t wait til the New Year like the bloated
masses. If you are over indulging now you have to exercise now, not
later after the damage is already done.
Exercise will keep your metabolism up and running so if you do over
indulge (ok, lets call it what it is, gluttony), your body is more likely to
burn it off faster and not store it as fat! Also, if you are exercising a few
times a week your body can recover a lot more quickly from any damage that
was done. Many people gain
8-10 pounds each holiday season. Then comes the New Year and they’re fighting
to take it off for the next few months!
Be smart and start to do something about it now. It’s okay to enjoy the holiday parties but
let’s do it with a prayerful attitude and with moderation, sensibility and
BALANCE. Follow some of these tips and
the only stuffed turkey at the holiday party will be on the dinner table! Try this
prayer the day of, before you arrive and during the party: Father
God, I bind my body soul and spirit to Your will and to the mind of Christ,
knowing that by doing so I make right choices concerning every aspect of my
life and that includes food. I bind my
physical body, appetite and unsurrendered soulish desires to the blood of Jesus that heals and
strengthens my outer and inner man on so many different levels. I loose from
myself all wrong attitudes towards food, all wrong emotional reactions that I
have used to validate eating the wrong foods and I loose my souls desire to
over stuff my body in order to dull my senses, especially when it is reacting
to some buried pain or emotional distress. I thank You, Lord, for this holiday season
and all the joy it brings as I celebrate Your birth and all of the wonderful
changes You have made in my life. I
love, stand in awe of and celebrate YOU Jesus! Amen! |
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Pastors’ Corner with Pastor
Angela and Pastor Joan |
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Out For A Walk I
have often said that we should be known for our walk in life and not by our talk
(I am sure I am not the only one to make this reference). When we walk like
Jesus, our talk becomes like Jesus, it is a process that never ceases. As we
journey, let us remain mindful of the fact that one day we will stand before
God and our walk will speak for us, not our words. 2
Cor. 5:6-10 6Therefore we are always confident
and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the
Lord. 7We live by faith, not by sight. 8We
are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home
with the Lord. 9So we make it our goal to please him,
whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10For
we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may
receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good
or bad If you’d like to receive
Pastor Angela’s Daily Word, e-mail her at – pastorangela@newcovenantatlanta.com
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Confession of Faith God in all His completeness dwells in Christ. The fullness of His nature and power lives embodied in Him. Christ has everything God has. In Christ there is all of God in a human body. The complete being of the Godhead resides in Him. All the wealth of God’s being in Him as a living form. I am in union with Christ. The fullness of God’s nature and being that dwell in Him are now in me. In union with Christ I am joined to that same fullness by a living connection of my spirit with Him; I have everything that I need to have. All this is because of who Jesus is and what He did for me. I am filled with the fullness of God’s nature, eternal life. I am filled with the fullness of God’s love, for God is love. If you’d like to receive Pastor Joan’s Daily Devotional, e-mail her at – pastorjoan@newcovenantatlanta.com |
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From Pastor Angela
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By
Deacon Tonna Eidson Christmas is
coming and it’s that time of year that we show our love for our friends and
family by giving gifts. You search diligently, carefully wrap it in brightly
colored paper and place it under the decorated tree. Then you mark off the
days on the calendar until Christmas arrives, and you watch to see if they‘ve
noticed there‘s a gift for them each day. When the day finally arrives, it’s
so much fun to watch their faces as that very special gift is slowly opened.
The paper is torn back, the bows thrown to the side and there it is. The
thing that you spent so much time searching for that you just knew they would
love. And, as soon as the object is revealed, you watch for an expression on
their face. What a joy the look on their face makes it worth it all. At that
moment, you know that all your hard work paid off. Especially with children,
it’s easy to feel satisfaction when the toy you picked out is a favorite and
is played with over and over. That’s how the
Lord feels when we receive His gifts by faith. He’s already done the work.
He’s got them all wrapped up and waiting for us. All we have to do is reach
out and “open it up” by faith. The Bible tells us about the first one, “For
by grace are ye saved by faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of
God, not of works lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9), but that‘s
only the beginning. I John 5:14-15 teaches us that God if we ask according to
God’s plan for our lives, He gives us whatever we ask. Gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts.
All around us are gifts for us just waiting for the taking. Why don’t we have
them? We don’t ask for them! God’s giant “Christmas tree” in heaven is just
full of “packages” but, we’ve got to reach out by faith and get them. I can
just see the angels now, we ask for something and they pick up our gift and
get ready to send it to us, and nothing can stop it from coming except
perhaps our own confession. God’s “toy shop” is always open,
we can go there any time and get just exactly what we want. In the body of
Christ, we can also experience a “Christmas” experience. When you see sister
so-and-so needing a new car, make it a matter of prayer that the Lord will
provide. When you see brother “Jones” with a recurrent asthma condition, make
it a point to pray until his healing manifests. No one but you and the Lord
may know it, but, when the answer comes, it’ll be just like Christmas. Your
effort will have paid off, not only in earth but in heaven as well. And,
every time you see them, you’ll be reminded that the Lord used you to meet
their need. Helping people get their needs met is not just for the rich ones
in the church or for those with special gifts of healing--it’s for everybody!
Plus there’s a perk, your faith grows in giant leaps…a “Christmas” present you
give yourself! |
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Recently, Jason D. had this dream We were in the church it had 2 areas one sanctuary and
one was a fellowship... we were all gathered in the fellowship
area.. eating and feasting and having a nice time... Pastor walked up to me and said Jason you need to
come see this!!! soo i followed him into the sanctuary... as i walked into the sanctuary i
fell out in the spirit. and i then could
see myself laying there and i could see a lot of
other people laying before God some out in the spirit some crying
and whaling before the Lord... in worship and repentance.. and just reverence
to Holy Spirit.. His presence was so Strong and thick in there...
God was Obviously there doing something great.... Then Chuck came up to me and said Jason come look at this.
and he began to show me pictures... they were of the history of the
church.. and he came across some pics that he kept saying
hmm i wonder how they got in here.. these
shouldn't be there... Some of the pics were of a man standing by
water.. one was even of a man standing on a rock in water.. which
looked like either an ocean and or a HUGE lake up north...But the water and
shore line was some of the main pics.... I really believe this is significant to where we are as a church
now.. the Restoring the table of the Lord and feasting and fellow shipping as
a family... and the threshold of presence of God we are
about to experience... and also some of the pics being from the church's past.. and how
they were on the shore of the water and some were on rocks in the water..
being right there in the verge of the living water... Holy Spirit is about to feast with us.. He is sitting
down at our table to dine with us and be part of us.. and with
that i believe an even greater move is going to
take place.. Salvations.. Healing's...
Deliverance's....Restoration... His physical manifestation is taking
place before our eyes... |
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Events Christmas Party and
Music December 16 – special service with music and worship Date: December 16 – Sunday PM * Pot Luck Dinner – Church will provide drinks ** More details to follow http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/amy@newcovenantatlanta.com/christmas |
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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 |
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Through the Bible in Two Years Reading
Schedule for November If you’d like to subscribe to the New
Covenant Daily Devotional, please send an e-mail to pastorjoan@newcovenantatlanta.com. She will sign you up right away.
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For God's Glory,
Pastors Randy and Johnny
http://www.newcovenantatlanta.com/
404.929.1400