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Deuteronomy 1:6-8 – “The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: Turn you, and take your journey…” 

There are quite a few examples of people in the Bible who were stuck in a rut. The people of Israel knew all about it as the trekked around the wilderness for 40 years, going around in circles, never getting anywhere and becoming thoroughly bored with the same old routine day after day. 

They longed for some change, even if it was in their diet. Their existence had become boring, routine and aimless. Eventually they would die and be buried in the sand. 

Their whole existence had become without purpose and meaning while they simply waited to die. Many Christian’s lives are just like that – meaningless, boring and aimless as they simply wait to die. 

But our God is a God of advancement. He is not a God of stagnancy, aimlessness, procrastination, and inactivity.  He is not a God that is directionless and plan-less. When the children of Israel got too comfortable on Mount Horeb, never wanting to move forward, God told them to GET STARTED and take the next step of their journey. 

Just like the Biblical children of Israel, most of us know the things we ought to do and we don't do them. We know the things we shouldn't do and we do those. But things that we really want to change in our lives, we procrastinate on. 

The next time we find ourselves procrastinating, let’s stop and ask our-selves why. Then we should ask God to help us overcome it so we can move forward and do what we need to do. 

Help us indeed, our very Present Help in time of need, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.  You will have a great turn-around this 2020. Remain blessed.  Shalom 

Determined to Fulfill Purpose - IMPACT YASM WEEK 2020

By Bro. Prince Kalu Ndukwo 

At some point in life, we know what our callings are and we have to work to-wards them. Yes you can fulfill your calling but you need determination. God called Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage/captivity.  

By the time God’s calling & fulfillment phase of Moses' life begins, he is about 80 years of age. He has been a humble shepherd for half his life, far away from the hustle and bustle of Egyptian society and culture. 

For the most part, his life has been quiet, solitary, out in the desert pastures, except when he is home in his family's tent.

 Exodus chapter 3, especially verse 9-10 show us God’s call to Moses – “Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt” 

Today, by God’s grace, we would explore some of the qualities/attitudes Moses had (between Exodus 3 and 5) that made him determined to fulfill his calling while understanding how those qualities/attitudes can be applied in our daily life. 

May we all fulfill our calling and God-given life purpose, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.  

You will have a great turn-around this 2020.  

Remain blessed.  Shalom.

Be Fulfilled

 By Deacon Ike Mbila

In this our month of “FULFILLMENT” we must make a self determined effort to remember all we have been taught on the benefits of being fulfilled. To prevail and realize our fulfillment, we must examine the deeper principles that teleports us to extra ordinary fulfillment. 

We must pay attention to the who, what, why, when and where of fulfillment.  Considering carefully the story of the three Hebrew boys we must immediately learn that we are already fulfilled once we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and have a working relationship with Him.  

How do we handle the hardship, catastrophe, sad situations and circumstances that might come upon us? 

Do we get panicked or do we walk in the good works promised us in Ephesians 1:10. AS you contemplate on the walk we should take, we must remember first who we are in Christ Jesus. We must walk in power for our miracle to manifest 2nd Corinthians 4:7 and 2nd Corinthians 12:9.  

We must know who we are in Christ. We must believe that we serve a God who will come to our rescue in all our situations and we must walk in victory. The Bible teaches us that a merry heart doeth good like a medicine…..Proverbs 17:22, so we must keep up with the smile and laughter and not allow our situation portray doom and gloom. 

We must remember that our joy and victory is not dependent on our supplies and riches rather on our relationship with Christ Jesus. There are several instances where the Bible teaches us events that appeared pretty awful, hard, unmanageable, disastrous and hopeless but God turned all the hopeless situations to hopeful outcomes……Psalm 126:1-6.  

Fulfillment will come when we walk in the authority vested upon us by Christ Jesus, We must decree our desired outcome in order to realize fulfillment. To have fulfillment we must encourage ourselves in the Lord and believe it. We must speak into our life and decree unto the situation and we must pronounce all our expectations since the Lord promised to give us an expected end…..Jeremiah 29:11, This promise means that God is able to grant us fulfillment.  

May we remain fulfilled in all our endeavors, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.  You will have a great turn-around this 2020. Remain blessed.  Shalom.

War of Words, Part III - WYSIWYG

From Our Pastor's Desk

Numbers 14: 2-3 – “And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! And where-fore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? 

In the verses above, the people were declaring that they and their children would die in the desert and not enter the Promise Land. 

Then, God spoke to Moses and told him to give them this message: Numbers 14:28 – “Say unto them, A s truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you” God told them, essentially, that they are going to get everything they said.  We need to be mindful of the power of words. 

Whatever we believe, we speak. Spoken words are powerful. We get what we speak, declare or pronounce. The Lord will grant us the grace to always speak the words of life, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.  

You will have a great turn-around this 2020.  

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.

September 2020 - Our Month of Fulfillment

From Our Pastor's Desk

Welcome to this our new Month of Fulfillment, in Jesus name. Psalms 145:19 - “He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him…” Fulfill means to cause to happen; made full, complete successfully. 

It’s a term used Biblically of God bringing to fruition something that He has promised, and/or what the hopes of His children are. 

To accomplish or perform what was desired; to answer any desire by compliance or gratification. 

Fulfillment means performance. Romans 4:21 “... being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.   

God being able to perform, therefore, means He has sufficient power, strength, force, skills, means or resources of any kind to carry through, bring to completion, achieve, accomplish, fulfill, or execute any given task. What a glory! 

God has the power, capability, integrity, honesty, & the track record to make happen, do or bring forth whatever He wishes or has promised.  

He has proved Himself over and over again to be true to His words in the Bible. 

We see many and various promises, predictions, petitions, and prophecies fulfilled; hopes realized. Our God is a Promise-Fulfiller.  

Mercy Seatizens, welcome to September, Our Month of Fulfillment. This month and beyond, there shall be a fulfillment of His words, promises & prophesies in our lives and church, in Jesus Name. 

Amen.