Tuesday

PRaP 1/22/08

 

“Stepping Out”

 

Stepping out on faith!  Not an easy thing to do!  I had to do some of that stepping out yesterday and I have to tell you it was very difficult for me to do.  Most of you know c2C Ministry has teamed up with Powerhouse International Outreach Ministries and this is one of those types of ministry’s that you have to have a building to be affective in the community so that meant I had to write a check.  Those of you that know me I am a strict steward of the money God gives me.  One of the things we wanted was to have the building in the area in which we focus a lot of our outreach and not in some huge office building.  No ivory towers for me.  Well after much prayer God opened a door to an affordable place in a little strip mall right next door to a tattoo shop, liquor store, head shop, book store and dive shop which is right across the street from Humble Area Assistance Ministries or H.A.A.M. for short.  When I walked into the room a weight fell upon my shoulders and I took Zachary with me and he immediately went into I’m a wild child mode so I knew satan was not happy that I was in this shop.  As all the leadership and others gathered at the building we began to anoint the doors and walls and fixtures and claiming the building in Jesus name the weight slowly began to lift and I began to feel the Holy Spirit enter in and it got louder and louder as if everyone was shouting and I know we weren’t but the praises began to sound like there were multitudes gathering and I finally figured out the Angels of heaven were in the room with us singing praises to God and so it kind of became a no brainer at that point that I was to give into this ministry to begin this work of God.  Stepping out on faith to do God’s work isn’t easy especially when it requires more of you than your time.  There are 422 places in the NIV Bible that has faith in one form or another in it today let’s look at Matthew 17

 

Key Verse:

Matthew 17:20
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Matthew 17:19-21 (in Context) Matthew 17 (Whole Chapter)

 

Another verse for you:

Hosea 2:20
I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD.
Hosea 2:19-21 (in Context) Hosea 2 (Whole Chapter)

 

 

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PEACE and AGAPE LOVE, Pastor, Dad, DJ Dude

 

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Pastor Stephen Eldridge

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