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1 January, 2008
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Pay
Close Attention Here!!! The Fire Institute
– New Classes Beginning The church has a
new phone number – 404.929.1400 “Renewal
Services” with Evangelist Evelyn Schave – January… |
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Pastors’ Corner with Pastor Angela and Pastor Joan Helping
Feed the Family of God |
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Judging Have you ever
looked at someone and before even speaking, you had formed an opinion about
them in your mind? I am sure many of us have done it and it has been done to
you. The wonderful thing about pre-judgment is that it is pre- and when we
take the time to get to know someone one on one, we get to the heart and past
the shell. Look at others, not with your own eyes, but with God eyes and then
you will look beyond the human eye. Where we come from, the color of our
skin, or the denomination we are should not be what we see. When you stand
before the true judgment seat of God, he is going to look at your heart, not
your words, judge not those around your, judge yourself. Rom 14:12-14
12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to
God. 13Therefore
let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not
to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. 14As one
who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food[a]
is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for
him it is unclean. |
Weekly Confession For with my heart I believe unto righteousness and with
my mouth confession is made unto salvation. My tongue has power of life and death. I speak the word of God that is in line
with His will for my life. When I open my mouth to speak the word of God that is
in line with His will, the heavens are sanctioned and God brings His word
from the supernatural realm and manifests it in to the natural realm. I confess Gods word today for Peace, Joy, perfect
health and prosperity in every area of my life. Jesus who is my salvation rescued me from sin and
death. I am healed, cured, preserved, kept safe and sound, I
am kept from spiritual death by forgiving sin and its effects, and I have a new
life and a new heart |
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Ministries
Available at God has blessed |
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Awesome Links for 2008 New Covenant’s Daily
Devotional from Pastor Joan Castle – e-mail her at pastorjoan@newcovenantatlanta.com
to receive it. This devotional has
daily prayer requests from your New Covenant Family, Daily Confessions, and
daily readings that will take you through the Bible from Cover to Cover in
Two Years. Kenneth
Copeland’s – From Faith to Faith - http://www.kcm.org/studycenter/devotional/f2f/index.php?l=eng |
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By Deacon Tonna Eidson It is commonly
believed that the Babylonian people were first to make new year resolutions,
and folks worldwide have broken them ever since. Early Christians had a
tradition that the first day of the year should be spent looking back on past
mistakes and resolving to improve themselves in the upcoming year. Well, I
agree on the future thing, but don’t get too caught up on past mistakes or
you’ll never get anywhere. Here are some reasons.
No.
1 “…but mercy and
truth shall be to them that devise good.” Prov.
14:22 KJV (devise here actually comes from the word for engraving/scratching
into a surface a plan). Are your plans firmly engraved? No.
2 “The plans of a hard-working person
lead to prosperity….” Prov. 21:5 GWT (prosperity
defined in this verse is literally, gain; figuratively, superiority --
plenteousness, preeminence, profit). Any way you look at it, this can’t be
bad! No.
3 “Where there is no
vision, the people cast off restraint….” Prov.
29:18 ASV. Yep, it’s the big “D” word--discipline. If you don’t have a plan,
you have no restraint. No.
4 “…Put the vision in
writing and make it clear….” Habakkuk 2:2 BBE. Because the Bible tells me so!
That’s why we do it. No.
5 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he….” Prov.
23:7. It seems as though our thoughts, estimates, plans are creative
according to this scripture! No.
6 “Commit your works
to the LORD And your plans will be established.” Prov.
16:3 NASB (plans here from the original language are: cunning works, curious
works, devices, imaginations, inventions, means, purposes, thoughts). How can
we commit our works/plans unless we’ve got them written down? Now I’m
meddling! No.
7 ”Don't become like
the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think.” Romans 12:2
GWT. Change, isn’t that what it’s all about? Or, as the KJV says it,
“transformed”. No.
8 Jesus said in Mark
4:3 KJV "Listen to this! Behold, the sower
went out to sow.” Why would I include this verse in a new year’s resolution
topic. Basically, the man had a plan. His plan was to have a harvest. So, he
had to take steps toward his plan 1, 2, 3, 4.… And, so should we. Once we
have our resolution, then we can take steps toward it. No.
9 “Hope deferred makes
the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Prov.
13:12. NASB. OK, I might be stretching it a little but I don’t think so. I
think that when your plans succeed, it gives you something--that extra umph--that adds years to your life. No.
10 “…If you have faith
the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to
there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.” Matthew
17:20 NASB. Start with a little faith, and make things happen in your life! Now,
here are some tips that might be helpful in getting there: Step One Be real and
set achievable goals. Winning the lottery, for example, is out of your
control. A more realistic goal would be “I’d like to add $10 a month to my
regular offering and watch as God blesses me.” Step Two Be specific.
Instead of "I‘ll read my Bible more," opt for "I want to read
at least a chapter a day in my Bible" or "I will read my Bible for
30 minutes in the morning before beginning my day." One thing that is
fun to do is read a Proverb a day--there are thirty-one. Step
Three Find
alternatives to whatever you might want to remove from your life and make
this part of your plan. For instance, you want to quit smoking but you smoked
to relax yourself? What other forms of relaxation are available to you? One
of my favorite ways of relaxing is prayer--be careful, you might fall asleep.
Another is worship, play some music and enter into worship. All of your
tension, anxiety, etc. will slowly dissolve away. Step Four Disect large goals into small parts. For
instance, “I want to lose 50 lbs.“. Commit to losing weight by resolving to
join a gym and exercise or improve your eating habits, and celebrate the
small victories. Step
Five Aim for things
that are really important to you, not what you ought to do or
what others expect you to do. Ask God what He wants for your life and
work in that direction. Psalm 37:23 says, “With the Lord shall the steps of a
man be directed, and he shall like well his way.” DRB |
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From
Apostle Randy Morgan Starting the Year Off
Right, and Keeping On Course… Each year, at
the beginning of the year, I do three things.
Over the
years some have been added to the list and others have been removed. The value of this list is that it keeps my
heart focused. Of course there are
many, many more people who I am in covenant with as a matter of fact every
single member of this church is in covenant with me and I with them in a
sense, but I am one person, I can’t even begin to focus quality attention on
100’s of people, but on this list are those who can focus on others, and
those can focus on others, and so on.
A Covenant List is vital, in my opinion, to being effective. Keep one close to your heart.
Today,
whatever you do to begin your new years, keep The Lordship of our God
involved in every plan you make for 2008.
Take time to evaluate your relationship with God. If it’s going great, keep it up. If it needs a tune up, talk to Him about
it. Take time to look at those whom
you are “in covenant with.” Look at
who is influencing you and evaluate those relationships. Begin to determine to have Godly relationships
with those who encourage you to be more Christ-like. And finally, take time to ask God what He
wants from you in 2008. Get direction,
wisdom, and help from the One who can truly help you and all of us impact our
community, our city, our nation, and the nations beyond… A New Year’s
Prayer, make this confession out loud: In the Name
of Jesus, 2008 is set apart for God. I
give Him the firstfruits of the year. In the Name of Jesus, health is mine, joy
is mine, strength is mine, victory over bad habits is mine. I receive all the good gifts that come from
the Father above. The enemy is
defeated and I will see in this year the fruits of knowing His defeat. In the Name
of Jesus, my church, my leaders, my family, and my friends all walk in the
benefits of the Covenant God has made with us through the Blood Covenant of
our Lord Jesus Christ. We will hunger
for His Presence, we will desire to feed on His Word, and in the Name of
Jesus, we will all be glad when they say unto us, let us go into the House of
the Lord. |
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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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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
http://www.newcovenantatlanta.com/
404.929.1400