tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559776305617801402024-03-04T20:40:20.708-08:00Unleashing God-Given GiftsFor God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. – Romans 11:29, NIVGlaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-23451780149881549772016-08-25T19:09:00.001-07:002016-08-25T19:09:24.376-07:00APPRECIATING YOUR AFFLICTIONS<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Pastor
William B. Galang<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Matthew
7:24-27, NLT, <span class="woj"><span style="background: white;">“</span></span></span></b><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it
is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23318" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">25 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise
and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on
bedrock.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23319" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">26 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is
foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23320" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">27 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against
that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contrary to what
might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed
especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. Indeed, I can
say with complete truthfulness that everything I have learned in my 47 years in
this world, everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my experience,
has been through affliction and not through happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Psalm 119:71,
NKJV,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
“<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">It is</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white;">good for me that I have been afflicted,</span>
That I may learn Your statutes.</span>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Psalm 119:71,
NLT,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
“<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">My suffering was
good for me,</span> for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.</span></span>”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="text"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Psalm 119:71, CEB,</span></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “My suffering was good for me,</span> because through it I
learned your statutes.</span>”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Read
again Matthew 7:24-27<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Foolish Builder<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Listens
and follow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Listens
and follow not<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Builds
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Builds
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white;">Though the rain
comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that
house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white;">When the rains and
floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a
mighty crash.”</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At
the end of the day, “It’s not how much you have heard or listened to but how
much you have obeyed of it in your life. Really the bottom line is not “HOW
MUCH YOU BUILD, BUT WILL IT STAND THE STORM?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
Corinthians 3:13-14, CEB, “<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">each one’s work will be clearly shown. The day will make it
clear, because it will be revealed with fire—the fire will test the quality of
each one’s work.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-CEB-28407" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">14 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If anyone’s work survives, they’ll get a reward.</span>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Remember:
Today’s Toil is Your Tomorrow’s Joy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proverbs 17:3, NLT, </span></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,</span> but the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="small-caps"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">tests the heart.</span></span>”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="text"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b></span><!--[endif]--><span class="text"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Our afflictions are Opportunity provider</span></b></span><span class="text"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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1:2, NLT,</span></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “Dear brothers
and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity.”</span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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105:16-19, NLT,</span></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “He
called for a famine on the land of Canaan,</span> cutting off its food supply.</span>
<span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">17 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—</span>Joseph,
who was sold as a slave.</span> <span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">18 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">They bruised his feet with fetters</span> and
placed his neck in an iron collar.</span> <span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">19 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Until the time came to fulfil his dreams, the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="small-caps"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">tested Joseph’s character.</span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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3:13-17, NIV,</span></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “Who is
going to harm you if you are eager to do good?</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NIV-30439" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">14 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But even if you should suffer for what is right,
you are blessed.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Do
not fear their threats<sup data-fn="#fen-NIV-30439b" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NIV-30439b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+peter+3&version=NIV#fen-NIV-30439b" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;" title="See footnote b"><span style="color: #b34b2c;">b</span></a>]</sup>; do not be
frightened.”<sup data-fn="#fen-NIV-30439c" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NIV-30439c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+peter+3&version=NIV#fen-NIV-30439c" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer;" title="See footnote c"><span style="color: #b34b2c;">c</span></a>]</sup></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NIV-30440" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">15 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always
be prepared to give an answer</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">to
everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NIV-30441" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">16 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">keeping a clear conscience,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour
in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NIV-30442" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">17 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For it is better, if it is God’s will,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">to suffer for doing good</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">than for doing evil.</span>”</span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;<br />
To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,<br />
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His power no boundary known unto men;<br />
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus<br />
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-77060225347298177652016-05-17T01:05:00.000-07:002016-05-17T01:05:28.753-07:00Pray Philippines<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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“I<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">f my people, who
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the prayers offered in this place.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"></span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NIV-11341" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">16 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have chosen</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">and
consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my
heart will always be there.</span>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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about to choose our next leaders, we also face the challenge of selecting the
candidate that has the capability to serve our country with integrity and
heart. Many of us are rooting for different candidates. We have different sets
of qualifications for them. But whatever the result is qualifications for them.
But whatever the result is God’s promise, plan, and purpose will prevail. No one
can stop God. As Christians we should humble ourselves before God and surrender
to his will. God is more than willing to answer your prayers than you are more
than serious about your prayers. We can dream and plan about many things that
concerns us but at the end of the day it is what the Lord’s purpose will
prevail.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-87882638072238755152016-03-08T22:19:00.000-08:002016-03-08T22:19:29.601-08:00Joshua 1:8<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
something to operate correctly may it be an electrical appliance or a car you
bought recently, you need to follow a set of instructions and maybe go back to
it for reference from time to time. In this way you will know how to deal with
the issues that will arise later in the product. But did you know that we also
have an instruction manual for life? These vital instructions are in the Bible
and are meant to be obeyed for you to succeed and prosper in everything that
you do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the death of Moses, the Lord spoke to Joshua and commanding him to lead the
Israelites out of the wilderness and into the Promised Land. Moses’ task before
was to lead God’s people out of Egypt. But this is now the time for the people
to go to the land that the Lord has promised them. Joshua being Moses’
assistant and apprentice for forty years has seen how the Israelites gave Moses
a hard time. The Lord knows how the Israelites deviate from the law from time
to time. That’s why He instructed Joshua how to do the task efficiently and God
knows that Joshua is an effective leader who carefully obeys every detail of
instructions given to him. Joshua followed every word that God said to him. And
because of following the Book of Instruction or the Bible, Joshua was able to
defeat and conquer vast lands that the Lord is leading them in to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Bible is a very vital party of our spiritual growth and everyday life. This
book contains all the instruction you will ever need in this lifetime. Whatever
season you may be in your life the Bible has some practical solutions on how to
deal victoriously and correctly with your everyday concerns. In this way you
will be assured that everything that you do will lead you to what God has
prepared for you. And as for God, everything He has for you is perfect and the
best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be
sure to obey everything written it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in
all you do.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-25639616463122792052016-02-01T19:43:00.001-08:002016-02-01T19:43:50.845-08:00KEYS TO OPEN DOORS (PART 2)<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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all people want to be successful. But not all succeed. Last Sunday we’ve talked
about Key #1 which is <b>FAITH</b> and key #2, <b>PRAYER</b>. Have you applied them yet? Today
we’ll talk about the two remaining keys that we can use to open the right
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there is one thing that you want you settle in your life, it is your key #3. What
do you value the most? Is it your career? Is it your family? Your key #3 is
<b>PRIORITY</b>. In the Bible it is stated that you must seek God first, and all these
things shall be added unto you. Our priority is God” when we are right with God
and our hearts just </span>prioritize<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> seeking Him then we are certainly bound for
success. What you value, you seek.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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prayer and priority are keys 1, 2, 3. Lastly, our key #4 is <b>PERSISTENCE</b>. When we
pray, God always answers our prayers. But sometimes we tend to box God’s ways
in our terms. God answers prayers in His own terms. You just don’t understand
because you fail to acknowledge God’s ways are far better than yours. Our job
is to be persistent in our relationship with Him. We become persistent because
we know that God will surely answer our prayers. We are persistent because we
know our God is a God who values us. We are very sure and confident. For if we
are certain about something we will not give up. Don’t give up! Be persistent,
set your priorities, have faith and treat prayer like the air that you breathe.
Then you will enter God’s open doors and experience God’s work all throughout
your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-49728065492347724192016-02-01T19:02:00.000-08:002016-02-01T19:02:09.880-08:00KEYS TO OPEN DOORS (Part 1)<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday
life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t
life more than food, and your body more than clothing? </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">26 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in
barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to
him than they are? </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">27 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can all your
worries add a single moment to your life? </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">28 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the
field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">29 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as
they are. </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">30 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And if God cares so
wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire
tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">31 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat?
What will we drink? What will we wear?’ </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">32 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your
heavenly Father already knows all your needs. </span><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">33 </span></sup></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously,
and he will give you everything you need.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To open the door of
your house, you need to use a key. To get in your car, you need to use a key.
To unlock doors this Year of Open Doors and have them opened, we need to have
keys as well. They keys are very basic yet very essential as we about to engage
ourselves in this year of open doors. There are four keys that we will dig deep
into. But we’ll just be talking about two of these for now so we may savor
every bit of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first key is
something that we can’t ignore and we can’t live without. And this key has been
emphasized in the Bible for so many times. <b>The
first key is <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">faith</span></b>. How do
you know if your faith is firm? One manifestation of unwavering faith is joy
and confidence in the promises of God even if we can’t see them as of the
moment. On the other hand worry is the enemy of faith. A person with little
faith worries a lot. But Jesus said not to worry, for our heavenly Father takes
care of even the plants and animals that He created. Just imagine what God has
in store for you, his children. Worrying makes you stagnant while faith makes
you a creative problem solver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They second key is
so basic that sometime most of take this for granted. We tend to overlook its
power and impact in our relationship with God. And sometimes it becomes our
last resort where in fact it should be our first response. <b>This second key is <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">prayer</span></b>.
When we sometimes work very hard for something to the point of exhaustion, we
get frustrated simply because this something is not materializing. And we
wonder why. With all the effort and energy, why do we fail? It’s because this
door that you are trying so hard to open is not from the Lord. You didn’t pray
about it that’s why you just worked for it and it turns out that it’s not they
right one for you. When you work, you work. When you pray, God works. There is
power in prayer because in God’s system when you submit to Him and acknowledge
that he is the source that’s the time when God is working best! Do not worry
about anything. Pray about everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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four invaluable keys that we must take seriously to open God’s vast doors for
you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-51071761360139023132016-02-01T19:00:00.001-08:002016-02-01T19:00:38.550-08:00MIRACLES TAKE PLACE WHERE THE WILL OF GOD COLLIDES WITH FAITH OF MAN<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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may be overwhelmed by the circumstances we are experiencing. To tell you the
truth. What’s more important is what God is doing. Do not rely on what you see.
Rely on God and His promises to you. You have to realize that God’s will for
your life is far bigger and far greater than all your plans combined. If you
are sure that whatever is happening around you is the will of God then you will
start seeing miracles happen. We are not to be influenced by the natural things
we see but we see through a supernatural life perspective with God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that you can ask or think of. When you
experience something that is bigger than you, ask yourself if you can do it. If
you can’t do it, you are right because only God can. All you need to have is an
unwavering faith like that of Abraham’s. Because whatever God has promised, he fulfils.
When God asks you to do something, you have to do it even if it means getting
out of your comfort zones. And to be able to do that you have to be firm in
your faith. God’s promises are not just meant to be underlined, they are meant
to be practiced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Romans
4:16-21, NLT,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
“So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are
all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of
Moses, if we have faith like Abraham’s. For Abraham is the father of all who
believe. 17 That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made
you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the
God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.
18 Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that
he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s
how many descendants you will have!” 19 And Abraham’s faith did not weaken,
even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as
dead—and so was Sarah’s womb. 20 Abraham never wavered in believing God’s
promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.
21 He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Isaiah
43:16-19, NLT,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
“I am the LORD, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through
the sea. I called forth the mighty army of Egypt with all its chariots and
horses. I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned, their lives snuffed
out like a smoldering candlewick. “But forget all that— it is nothing compared
to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have
already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now
that you have established your unwavering faith, you are now ready to receive
what God has in store for you. Because this year is the year of Open Doors! Be
ready to enter God’s wide open doors this year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-9429056203922861972016-01-10T18:40:00.000-08:002016-01-10T18:40:00.071-08:00BEFORE YOU TURN THE PAGE<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Title: Before
you turn the page<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To move on to new
level, next chapter to make a fresh start before you leave 2015 and step into
your 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Do not turn the page
until you:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Strengthen your relationships<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Let’s not forget
that relationships are our true riches, these are our true overflow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ephesians 4:3, NLT,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> "Make every effort to keep
yourselves united in the Spirit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Value the people
around you. If you want to reach other people’s lives, touch and bless others
start in your family, lifegroup, dgroup, coworkers…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Great relationships
are made up of sorries, thank yous, let’s forget about that, I appreciate you,
and (a decision to) stick with you no matter what.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Relationships are
gifts from God, strengthen them before you turn the page.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Give all the glory to God<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A person who gives
glory to God is a thankful person. Simply put – cultivate grateful heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 Corinthians 4:7, NLT</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, “What do you have that God hasn’t
given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were
not a gift?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Psalm 115:1, NLT,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “</span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Not
to us, O</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="small-caps"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory
for your unfailing love and faithfulness.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grateful heart is acknowledging that everything
you have done and have produced happened because of His Grace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grateful heart and
giving thanks are different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grateful heart
sees hope in every situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NLT,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> "</span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Always be joyful.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">17 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Never stop praying.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">18 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is
God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Romans 8:28, NLT,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> "</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And
we know that God causes everything to work together<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for the good of those who love God and
are called according to his purpose for them.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Habakkuk 2:3, NLT,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> "</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">This
vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If
it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will
not be delayed.<span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do not be afraid. God
is always progressive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Passionate pursuits
position us to progress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Safest place is in
the pursuit of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Faith List – it’s
not just you, it’s from God… Promise from God. Claim it from God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Isaiah 43:18-19, NIV,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “Forget the former things; do not
dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you
not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the
wasteland.”</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-50365730823017287772015-10-25T20:16:00.002-07:002015-10-25T20:16:32.649-07:00 INTIMACY<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Pastor Angelico
Sangalang<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1 John 15:21,
NLT,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
“Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your
hearts.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
our Christian walk, our goal is to be Christ like. But if we ask ourselves
today, does intimacy with God our major concern? Doing what is good is of the
practices to help us be more like Christ but let us remember that it’s not the
only thing to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our
main goal in this lifetime is to go back to God. Our top priority is to
establish an unshakable intimacy with Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ironically,
sometimes, the very think that takes our hearts away from God are not the bad
things but the good things He has given us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Let
us take a look at these simply but important principles that we should ponder
on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our
goal is not only to know God, but to seek him. Not only to talk about Him, but
actually talk to Him. Not only to rely on Him, but to relate with Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our
utmost goal is intimacy. Intimacy is the reward of commitment. When you feel
like you’ve lost your way, go back to the center of it all, Jesus. If it’s not
God whom you prioritize then it is not right anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Matthew 6:33,
AMP,</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
“Bur first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His
righteousness [His way of doing and being right-the-attitude and character of
God], and all these things will be given to you also.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Two important
God-Statements<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">First, where
are you now? (Genesis)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And, you have lost
your first love. (Revelations 2:2-4)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-83050709443599454272015-10-25T20:01:00.001-07:002015-10-25T20:01:22.796-07:00PRAY THE WORD<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Pastor Anthony
D. Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
we go back to our identity in Christ we know that we are forgiven, saved,
healed and favoured. Our identity in him is everything. To understand more
about our identity we will talk about two powerful truths that will help us to
reinforce our foundation in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Jesus came to reveal the Father’s heart.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We live in a world of orphans. Orphans
have uncertainties with their identity and these uncertainties lead to tireless
seeking of approval and acceptance from people. Others think they will find
life’s meaning in promotions. Hence, they end up struggling striving for more
because of the after all, they are still unsatisfied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When Jesus came, He showed what really
matters. He came to reveal the Father’s Heart – the love that gives us
assurance, satisfaction and confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Jesus came to release the Father’s blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Blessings are not about materials
things. It’s not about what we want but about what we need. The father’s
blessings restore our identity, give purpose in our lives, assure us of our
identity and connect us to His unlimited resources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Pray the Word<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Understanding
our true identity leads to fulfilling our very purpose in life. Being God’s
children, it is also logical to say that we are also heirs to God’s riches and
we now have access to God’s unlimited resources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">But
if we want to tap God’s unlimited resources, we ought to pray the word. There is
power in declaration. When we declare God’s word, it accomplished its purpose
and never returns void!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
next time you read your Bible, make each verse a prayer. Say it so you can hear
it. Believe it. Be confident. Be intentional. This will give dynamics to your
prayers. <b>Wait as miracles unfold right
before your very eyes.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>cto</b></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-5606007070265028582015-10-20T19:49:00.002-07:002015-10-20T19:49:57.645-07:00FEARLESS<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Title: Fearless</span></b></div>
<b><div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Pastor
William Galang</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Matthew 9:1-8,
NASB,</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
“<span class="text">Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed
over</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="text"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">the sea</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="text">and came to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="text">His own city. </span></span><span class="text"><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 </span></sup></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And they brought to Him a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">paralytic lying on a bed.
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><b><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Take courage, son;</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">your sins are forgiven.”</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span id="en-NASB-23383" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text"><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3 </span></sup></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And some of the scribes said</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">to themselves, “This</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">fellow</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">blasphemes.”</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span id="en-NASB-23384" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text"><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4 </span></sup></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And Jesus knowing their thoughts said,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span id="en-NASB-23385" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="woj"><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5 </span></sup></span><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Which
is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk’?</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span id="en-NASB-23386" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="woj"><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6 </span></sup></span><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But
so that you may know that</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”</span></span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">—then He *said to the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">paralytic,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="woj"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Get up, pick up your bed and go home.”</span></span></span></span><span id="en-NASB-23387" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text"><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7 </span></sup></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And
he got up and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">went home.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span id="en-NASB-23388" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text"><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8 </span></sup></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But
when the crowds saw</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">this</span></i></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, they were<sup data-fn="#fen-NASB-23388d" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NASB-23388d" title="See footnote d">d</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </sup>awestruck, and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">glorified God, who had
given such authority to men.</span>”</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Jesus offers not muscles but mercy</span></b></div>
</span><span class="text"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Uncertainty about eternity
is the Godzilla of all angst. Being afraid was first experiences when Adam and
Eve disobeyed God in the garden. Digging deeper, it’s not just disobedience –
disobedience was a by-product of man’s disregard of God.</span></div>
</span><span class="text"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But God gives mercy. He knows
that with our own strength it is impossible to work for our salvation – only Jesus
was qualified to do that! So God gives mercy up until now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
</span><span class="text"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Grace gives birth to courage</span></b></div>
</span><span class="text"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nothing fosters courage
like a clear grasp of grace! And nothing fosters fear like the ignorance of it.
Titus 2:11 says, “God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s
available for everyone!” In verse 15, “Tell them all this. Build up their
courage.”</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Grace defangs fear</span></b></div>
</span><span class="text"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the Bible, “Do not fear”
was mentioned 365 times, enough to sustain our everyday living. God knows we
are vulnerable to living in fear because the world is conditioning insecurities
in our hearts and minds. But the Word of God is our sword and shield! There are
enough promises to hold on to, to be fearless!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
</span><span class="text"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are certain that
salvation is ours in Christ Jesus! Nothing like the grace God gives us! Grace through
only One Person – </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">JESUS</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">!</span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-47337341640706429952015-09-28T17:32:00.002-07:002015-09-28T17:32:39.283-07:00LIVE OUT YOUR IDENTITY<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Title: Live Out Your Identity<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Pastor
Anthony D. Martinez</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Many
Christians live the Christian journey without experiencing the fullness of God’s
blessing found in Jesus Christ. Why do many Christians live their lives
lacking? Trying? Struggling? Doubting? Murmuring? Losing?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe
our minds are not aligned with out new hearts. We have a new heart, but we
think just like how we used to think before we came to know Christ. It won’t
work. There has to be an alignment of the heart and mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
true satisfaction in life and all its fullness are only found in Jesus! Jesus is
the biggest blessing. Jesus is enough. Jesus is everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">How
do we live out our identity in Christ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Wake up Son-Conscious, not slave- Conscious!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
Christ we are no longer orphans, we are no longer slaves. In Christ we became
children of God. There has to be a conscious effort of setting our minds to
this truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If
we don’t understand that God is our Father, we will always live like orphans. The
result is looking for love in the wrong places. We go from church to church,
from one lifegroup to another, and from one relationship to another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Renewing
our minds is about thinking about God’s thoughts towards us! That is going back
to our true identity again. We are God’s children, He loves us unconditionally.
If we know this truth, we will never be afraid again. More so, if we understand
this, it will lead us to intimacy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Intimacy
is knowing that we are known.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Speak Life!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
tongue has the power of life and death. And those who love it will eat its
fruit. The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the
spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Live thankful!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">God
did not create you for you – He created you for Him! You are not the center, He
is! It’s not about you, it’s about HIM!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">God
is asking you to give up something you were not made to be. You were not
created to be selfish, arrogant, proud, envious, and covetous…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If
you find out who you really are in Christ, you’ll be thankful for the life God
has given you. Life is a gift. Grace is a gift. Love is a gift. When you
understand that all you have is a gift, you’ll be thankful!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-52098702581932977142015-09-13T20:58:00.000-07:002015-09-13T20:58:24.221-07:00IDENTITY IN CRISIS, IDENTITY IN CHRIST<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Title: <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Identity in Crisis, Identity in Christ</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By: Pastor
Anthony D. Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ephesians 3:18-19,
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“18
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide,
how long, how high and how deep his love. 19 May you experience the love of
Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made
complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Your
identity is connected to your destiny. As a matter of fact, your identity in
Christ is the core if everything. Knowing our true identity encourages us to
live in the truth – and that is called true freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There
are two things that establish our identity – one is the Breath of Life that
comes from God and His unconditional love for us! Without the breath of life,
we are dead. Similarly, without the unconditional love of God, are of no value.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jeremiah 31:3
says</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">,
“The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: I have loved you with an
everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">God’s
love is unconditional, unending and eternal. And yes, God, Himself, is love. He
is consistent. He is not fickle minded. He is never moody and He’s not
unpredictable. God’s love always sets us free from performance mindset.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">LOVE IS A
CHOICE.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
Part of the nature of love is a choice. If there is no choice, there is no
love. God’s love towards us is a choice. And part of the expression of His love
for us is His gift of freedom to choose. Without this gift, we are not humans,
we are just robots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">However,
humans use this will to keep from doing evil and choose to do good, believing
this is the way of life. It simply doesn’t work. Our good is never enough. God did
not give us the gift of choice to choose between two branches – the good or the
evil. More precisely, <b>He has given us
the gift of choice between two trees – the Tree of Life or the Tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Furthermore,
God gave us our will to choose to surrender. To surrender means to cease to
act. Giving all to Him. Trusting Him in everything. Letting God take full
control.</span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-13616846754120895022015-09-10T22:35:00.001-07:002015-09-10T22:35:36.498-07:00IDENTITY IN CHRIST<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Genesis 2:7,
KJV, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now
that we know that our identity is in Christ, we take a deeper look about who
are really are. To understand our identity further, we need to go back to the
Source and understand “Who” do we come from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
were created out of love. And God breathed life into us, lavishing each one of
us with His unfailing love. Death is not just merely a physical phenomenon – it
is so much more than that! Death is the disconnection of man from the Source of
Life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Death
happened when man chose the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil over the Tree of
Life. Ever since, man has operating on knowledge, probing ways on how to find
the way back to the Source of Life – but they totally lost it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I am the way,
the truth, and the life” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can go to the
Father”. – John 14:6, NIV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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goes our Answer – <b>JESUS</b>. Not any
form of good work and good behaviour could match this massive offer of Jesus –
His Life!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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find our identity in Christ. He is the Source. To go back to our true identity
means to go back to Jesus. Nothing more, nothing less.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-48883520191619560342015-08-17T18:02:00.000-07:002015-08-17T18:02:04.808-07:00VICTORIOUS FAITH<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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Pastor Anthony D. Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Some
of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own
soul.” – Ezra Taft Benson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Admit
it or not, we face battles every day. Yes, every-single-day. In fact for all
believers, it has never been a promise to live a trouble-free life. Furthermore,
Jesus said, “In this world you will have many troubles…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Strange
as it may seem, despite all these apparently forewarnings, the beautiful truth
is that we already have victory. Overwhelming victory is ours through Christ
Jesus. What He has done on that Cross was never in vain and it is free to
receive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Victory
comes by faith. The way of victory is the way of faith. Victorious living comes
by living faith.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
don’t need to face our battles ALONE. “The LORD himself will fight for you.
Just stay calm.” What a promise” the Almighty God, the Lord of the Angel Armies
will fight for us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
submit to God and God will fight for us. “So humble yourselves before God. Resist
the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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don’t fight toward victory, we fight FROM VICTORY. This is a very basic truth
that we must always be reminded every single day. We cannot victorious lives
with defeated attitudes. Victory is ours. All we do is claim, enforce, and live
it out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-53014540944654254552015-07-28T18:06:00.001-07:002015-07-28T18:10:49.077-07:00BRAVE FAITH<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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“I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right
beside me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
solid faith is the foundation that cultivates brave faith. This kind of faith
encourages us to follow Him and to take risks and eventually step out of the
boat and walk on water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brave
faith lets us do the right thing no matter what the circumstances are. We do
not base our decisions on what we see but we put our absolute trust in God’s
purpose and plan for us, even if we not see them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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favors the brave. The adventures of brave faith begin with God’s faithfulness
and yours. Your brave faith is a recipe for miracles.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-82538511059352264872015-07-19T18:27:00.000-07:002015-07-28T18:12:01.312-07:00SOLID FAITH<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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assurance about what we do not see. 6</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> And without faith it
is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that
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do we do for us to have faith? Do we earn it or work for it? The good news
about faith is that God gives it to us freely. But it doesn’t just end there. Once
you receive the gift of faith you need to mature it, use it and exercise it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Solid
faith is about trusting God and testing your own character. A solid faith is
not only about wishful thinking. You can’t speak about faith without talking
about obedience. It is your greatest testimony of faith in God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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expects us to grow our gifts. We should be diligent, excellent and unique when
we execute God’s will. They you will see that God arranges your every
experience according to his purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-50349203480404159472015-06-22T18:00:00.000-07:002015-06-22T18:00:46.332-07:00REDEEMING THE TIME<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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are two things in life that we cannot take back, words when you already said
them, and time that has already passed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.</span></span></span><span class="text"></span><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-29281" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">16 </span></span></sup></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-29282" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">17 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the
Lord wants you to do.</span>”</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we want to take a closer look at time. This is equally allotted for all. Rich or
poor, young or old, we are only given 24 hours a day. More than ever God wants
us to spend our time wisely. He wants us to follow him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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good use of our time is of ultimate importance because the days are evil, we
don’t have much time left, and time itself is not ours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-33822286033112431402015-06-22T17:59:00.000-07:002015-06-22T17:59:28.436-07:00WHAT YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE, WILL DIRECT WHERE YOU WILL BE<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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“</span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is why I tell you not to worry about
everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to
wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23285" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">26 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food
in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable
to him than they are?</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23286" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">27 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?</span></span>”<o:p></o:p></div>
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How do you describe your life now? Life isn’t about how much you control it. Life
is about how you decide today that redeems your past and determines your
future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We cannot do anything about the past anymore,
more so we can’t find out the future as well. Giving your best and staying
faithful are the keys. Where you are right now is the best place to start
moving, to start conquering, and to start succeeding!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="woj"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;">Overcome where you are.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="woj"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;">Pass the test where you
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tomorrow. Today, God has placed you in a situation where he wants you to learn
and to be refined for a greater purpose that he has in store for you. Do not
worry and stay focused on what God wants you to do, now!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-17029617665546052212015-06-11T01:55:00.002-07:002015-06-11T01:55:46.968-07:00GOD’S TIMING<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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like fools, but like those who are wise.</span></span><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">16 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">Make the most of every opportunity in these evil
days.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">17 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the
Lord wants you to do.”</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One
of the most common issues of life applicable to everybody is the issue of
perfect timing! It is, in fact, very tricky! No same formulas or principles
have been discovered to uncover its mystery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If
we’re not too hasty on things, we delay. Vice versa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As
far as God is concerned, His timing is the best, with wisdom, with blessings,
with purpose, and is always beautiful. And this is what we should aim for—<b>GOD’S PERFECT TIMING</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The
word <b>TIME</b> is described in two Greek
words: <b>CHRONOS</b> and <b>KAIROS</b>. Chronos means sequential time
while Kairos is an event, opportunity and a moment in time everything changes
because it is the right time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wondering
if there’s a secret to knowing God’s perfect time for everything? Any formula,
maybe? The answer is no, there is no hard and fast rule to be in the path of
God’s perfect timing. The way to know this is to <b>know Him, His ways and obey Him</b>.
Understanding God’s timing is about knowing Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wait
for the <b>Kairos Moment</b> – when the
Eternal God breaks in to your circumstances in an event that will gather the
loose ends of your life, and know them together in his hands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-8352791942768051782015-05-25T17:22:00.002-07:002015-05-25T17:24:38.270-07:00I TOUCH THE SKY WHEN MY KNEES HIT THE GROUND<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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and humility are two words often looked down upon in this world. These two
words more often than not equates to weakness and lack of authority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">1
Peter 5:5-7, NLT</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">,
"<span class="text">In the same way, you who are
younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress
yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for </span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”<sup>
</sup></span></span><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">6 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So
humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will
lift you up in honor.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">7 </span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Give
all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In
this world we need to be on top to be recognized at school, in the office, and
also in a group. But with God it works in a very different way. For us to be
able to touch God’s heart we need to humble ourselves. Humility makes God
smile. Humility is the spirit of heaven. When we humble ourselves before God,
he pours out his blessing on us. And what is more worthwhile in life than
having God’s favour in your life. Humility attracts heaven and it touches the
heart of God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Never
surrender. It’s one of the favourite sayings of this world. But in the language
of heaven, surrendering to God is a manifestation power. When you surrender and
let God move in your seemingly difficult situation that is when he is most
powerful. Surrender is freedom from the illusion that you can do it all. It is
freedom from fear, doubts, worries and addiction. Surrender and just allow God
to turn thing around for your good.</span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-19474266317077067932015-04-21T20:13:00.000-07:002015-04-21T20:13:48.796-07:00LIVE LIGHTLY<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Matthew 11:28-30, NLT,</span></b><span style="background: rgb(245, 245, 245); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> "</span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Then Jesus said,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy
burdens, and I will give you rest.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23465" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">29 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble
and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.</span></span><span class="text"></span><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span id="en-NLT-23466" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">30 <span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></sup></b><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I
give you is light.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has anybody benefited from worrying? Worry doesn’t seem
to hurt anyone but always facilitates sickness, paranoia and insecurities. Many
people suffer because unnecessary baggages and honestly speaking, those people
don’t deserve that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To live lightly, we must practice these three things
that will surely help us exercise our freedom as Christians who have already
been redeemed from unnecessary mind troubles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">How to live your life lightly?</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Confess</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Confession
liberates us. Contrary to what we have believed it to be (shameful, degrading),
confession, as a believes, is something honourable. It helps us live our free
lives in tact.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You have to agree, acknowledge</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We should confess everyday because everyday we break the
heart of Jesus</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Confession is a part of repentance.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1 John 1:8-10, NLT</span></b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, "</span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and
not living in the truth.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span id="en-NLT-30510" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">9 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="text"><b><sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><span id="en-NLT-30511" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">10 </span></span></sup></b></span><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If we
claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word
has no place in our hearts.</span>”</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unconfess sin is a heavy burden. - Pastor Gelo</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Confession is acknowledging that God is right.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;">Consecrate</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To be consecrated means to be set apart from God’s
purpose. It also means being aligned to the will of God. Alignment to the will
of God outside the comfort of church ministries are as important. Every detail
of our lives is involved!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Joshua 3:5, NIV</span></b><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, "Joshua told the
people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things
among you.”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves in preparation for
tomorrow; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted
things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove
them."</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: whitesmoke; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When you are not doing the will of God, you are wasting
your time.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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is no other way to complete living lightly that is fixing our eyes on Jesus. He
is the source of our strength, hope, and joy. It is impossible to live lightly
without Him. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith, therefore, to
concentrate is perfect living lightly!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans
cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start
running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your
eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did
it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish
in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame,
whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When
you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by
item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot
adrenaline into your souls!"</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-80503550434175331452015-01-15T17:24:00.004-08:002015-01-15T17:24:52.128-08:00Dream House<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<span style="color: #4f6228; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My husband and I are
planning to buy or to build a house. We are distraught about the cost of buying
or constructing a new house and filling it (furniture, appliances, etc). We
have many opinions from our relatives and friends and we even surveyed a low
cost housing in our near municipality. What struck me is one of our Aunts
opinion, she told us to ask God for wisdom and direction in our decision
making.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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God what He wants for us. I am amazed when He answered me, He said, </span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 11.5pt;">“<span class="text"><span style="background: white;">Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your
home, and spare no expense!” (Isaiah 54:2, NLT).</span></span></span></b><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: #4f6228; font-size: 11.5pt;"> His
answer is very clear. He wants us to build a new house and to spend without
regarding the cost. And that same night, I received the proposed floor plan of
our house from an architect friend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: #4f6228; font-size: 11.5pt;">When I look Isaiah 54 in The Message (MSG)
translation, it says, </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span class="text"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.5pt;">“Make
your tents large. Spread out! Think big!</span></span> Use plenty of rope, drive the tent
pegs deep. <b>You’re going to
need lots of elbow room for your growing family.”</b></span> <span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: #4f6228; font-size: 11.5pt;">I am
married with 1 (one) child but I’m still praying for an addition to our family
but when I read this word in The Message translation it is now clear to me why
God wants us to enlarge our house and build an addition it’s because of our
growing family. I’m praying and hoping that I will be pregnant with our second
child this year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: #4f6228; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dear Heavenly Father,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text"><span style="background: white; color: #4f6228; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you for your word, for answering us
when we are in doubt and when we need answers. Thank you for being true to your
word and promises. Father, I know that these promises will come to pass in your
perfect timing. Right now, I am entrusting all our plans and cares in your
hands. I love you. In Jesus’ name. Amen!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-15679717023717992782012-11-15T00:04:00.002-08:002012-11-15T00:04:46.052-08:00Something Big Lyrics<br />
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John Waller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I wanna see something I've not seen<br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something so big</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">I wanna be a part
of something great</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Greater than me</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">It's time to dream
big dreams</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">To see Your vision</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Become reality</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">‘Cause it’s for
You, by You, those who</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Love You wanna do</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something so big</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">It’s destined to
fail without You, Lord</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">It’s gonna fail
without You, Lord</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something so great</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">It takes a miracle
to do</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">We, Your children</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Wanna do something
big for You</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">We, yes, we are
gonna sing a brand new song</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something so strong</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">We will be the
sound that wakes the dawn</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something so loud</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">It’s time for
breaking through</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">‘Cause there are no
limits</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">For he who holds
the truth</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">When it’s for You,
and by You, and those who</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Love You wanna do</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something bigger,
something greater</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">For the glory of
Your splendor</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Something bigger,
something greater</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Tell the story of
Your wondrous love</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Your wondrous love</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Those who love You
wanna do</span><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">As long as we live,
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-35758685799551793182012-11-06T17:55:00.002-08:002012-11-06T17:55:32.158-08:00Be Still, and know that He is God<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello, guys! Missed me? Hehehe! It’s
been almost 3 months since the last time I posted an entry. I’ll try to catch
up with you, guys.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, we know that we only have less
than two (2) months before the year 2012 ends, right? Maybe some of us here
have already received their exceptional harvest and some are still waiting for
theirs to come. Like you, I’m still waiting for mine though most of them were are already given by our Heavenly
Father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To those who are still waiting for
their exceptional harvest, I would like to remind and encourage you from this
passage. God says in Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">God wants us to remain calm and
patient in waiting for our exceptional harvest and He also wants us to know
that He is God. Amen? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, I have a question, when we say
“God” what comes to your mind? Father of Jesus Christ? Creator of Heaven and
Earth? And etc. Sometimes, we limit God on how we know Him. Right? Don’t worry,
I’m also like that. I also have a little knowledge about Him. While I’m surfing
the net about the other names and characteristics of our Almighty God, I am
amazed with the <a href="http://www.smilegodlovesyou.org/names.html" target="_blank">results</a>. I pray that His names may give you revelation of who
He really is. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As we wait for our exceptional harvest
before the year ends, let us hold on and depend to our God. All He wants us to
do is to “Be still, and know that He is God”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Heavenly Father, you are more than
enough to us and your presence is already an exceptional harvest for those who
seek you. As the year ends, we hold on and we put our expectations only to you
because we know that you are more than able to do exceedingly abundantly above
all that we could ask or think and the best is yet to come. Thank you. In
Jesus’ name. Amen!</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Glaiza Samson-Sironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551493707131225797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-455977630561780140.post-48861272586191412152012-11-06T17:30:00.000-08:002012-11-06T17:30:11.241-08:00My Prayer<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Heavenly
Father, I know that you know what you are doing and you already planned out
everything for my life. Though I do not see anything that is happening around
me, I believe that you are working on my background. Remember, Dad that you
promised me a rich and satisfying life and you will not leave me until you have
finished giving me everything you have promised me. Thank you and I love you.
In Jesus’ name. Amen!</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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