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“Jesus a Game Changer”

Hebrews 8:6-13 (NLT)

6 But now Jesus, our High Priest, has been given a ministry that is far superior to the old priesthood, for he is the one who mediates for us a far better covenant with God, based on better promises.

7 If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it. 8 But when God found fault with the people, he said:

“The day is coming, says the Lord,when I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel and Judah.

9 This covenant will not be like the oneI made with their ancestors
when I took them by the handand led them out of the land of Egypt.
They did not remain faithful to my covenant,so I turned my back on them,
says the Lord.

10 But this is the new covenant I will make
with the people of Israel on that day, says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their minds,and I will write them on their hearts.
I will be their God,and they will be my people.

11 And they will not need to teach their neighbors,
nor will they need to teach their relatives,
saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’
For everyone, from the least to the greatest,
will know me already.

12 And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”

13 When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear.

“To God Be The Glory!!!”

February 1, 2018
“God Extends His Affection”

Focal Text: John 4:1-42

Praise the Lord Beloved!!!

I have just finished my morning reading and it was about the story of Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. I’m sure many of you have read this story. If you haven’t, let me tell you, it gives us a wonderful example of His loving response to hurting individuals. You know, Jesus is always extending His affectionate love, even when we don’t recognize His hand reaching out.

Beloved, although this meeting may have appeared accidental, it wasn’t. It was really a preordained appointment with the Messiah. You see, as the woman reached the well, Jesus initiated a conversation by asking for a drink of water. Now, it’s at this point, Jesus’ direct approach surprised her, and it opened the door for a dialogue that would change her life forever.

Beloved, throughout their conversation, Jesus’ goal was to help the woman recognize her greatest need, so He could supply her with the only gift that would meet that need, and that need was salvation and the forgiveness of her sins. You see, she had spent her life trying to find love and acceptance in all the wrong places. Christ offered her the living water of the Holy Spirit, which was the only thing that would quench her spiritual and emotional thirst.

At times Beloved, we act like the Samaritan woman.

We become so intent on getting our immediate needs met that we fail to see God’s hand extended out to us in love, offering what will truly satisfy us. Only Christ can fill our empty souls for eternity and provide us with our essential emotional needs now.

Beloved, this world is filled with wells that promise to provide love, acceptance, and self-worth, but they never fully satisfy us. When your soul is empty and the well runs dry in your life, look for Jesus. He has a divine appointment scheduled with you, and He’ll quench your thirst with His Spirit, “if you let Him”.

May God add blessings to His readers.

Dear Heavenly Father,
thank You for Your divine love. Lord, at times I tend to want to have things done right now. Thank You for Your preordained Word that helps me refocus and look for Your extended affection when the things in my life becomes dehydrated.

In Jesus’ Mighty name I pray,
Amen and Amen…

January 17, 2018
VICTORY!!!

January 16, 2018
“The Lord Will Bring You Joy”

Beloved, when you’re in destress, depressed or oppressed it’s time to call on the Lord to cleanse, mend, and apprehend the negative installments in your life.

January 14, 2018
“A Wavering Faith”

Focal Text: James 1:5-8

Praise the Lord Beloved!!!
Happy Sunday to you. 😀

Today, I am going to talk to you briefly about a wavering faith.

Beloved, if we believe that God is who He says He is and will do what He has promised, then why do so many of us consistently waver in our prayers? Instead of exercising bold faith, we come to the Lord “HOPING” He will hear us and answer our requests, but we’re just not sure He will. Let me tell you, with this kind of thinking, we cannot expect to receive anything from Him.

You see, one reason we’re so prone to doubt is that we fail to see God at work in our circumstances. We asked, and nothing happened. But we have to realize that the Lord isn’t some cosmic bellhop who jumps in response to our requests. “NOOOO!!!!” He sees past, present, and future and knows the right time for every answer. His invisible hand is already at work on our behalf, arranging situations to accomplish His will, opening hearts, and preparing us to receive what He wants to give.

Another cause for uncertainty Beloved, is “IGNORANCE”. You see, if we don’t know God’s ways, we’ll be disappointed in His response. All too often our prayers are accompanied by expectations of how He’ll work. When He fails to intervene according to “Our” timetable or anticipated method, we start to doubt. But placing our faith in the Lord and trusting in His good and perfect ways gives us stability as we wait for His answer.

So Beloved, to overcome doubts, you must spend time in the Word to learn God’s principles and ways. Then you’ll begin to grasp what He wants to achieve in your life and how He goes about it.

Beloved, inspect your past from a biblical perspective, and you’ll see your faith start to grow as you see the unexpected ways He answered your prayers.

From the Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr. Ministry,
have a blessed Sunday.

January 7, 2018
“Designed to Encouraged and Build Up”

Praise the Lord Beloved!!! Happy New month to you. 😀

Beloved, in 1 Thessalonians 5:11, NLT, it says: “11 So encourage each other and build each other up…”

Beloved, as we go into this weekend there will be people that we will see and some we will encounter. God has premeditated us to live in relationship with others. His design for us is to help each other grow. Contrary to what some may believe, none of us will reach our highest potential by ourselves. We need people in our lives to encourage us, and we need to encourage the people in our lives and help them reach their potential. The word “encourage” means to “urge forward.” I’m sure you will agree with me when I say, many times, you can see things in other people that they don’t see themselves. You can see their strengths and talents. You can see that God has a special plan for them even though they may be going through a difficult time. Beloved, don’t assume that people see what you see in them.

So, let’s take a few moments out of our weekend and encourage them either with a kind word or a simple note. You might even have a special gift you can give them that will remind them of their goal or dream. Beloved, in whatever way you can, urge the people in your life to keep moving forward. If you’ll encourage and help others fulfill their visions, God will help you fulfill your visions also, and you’ll live in blessing all the days of your life.

Going into this weekend, will you Pray with Me?

Let’s pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, I want to thank You in advance for the people You will placed in my life. Lord God, help me encourage them and build them up to find inspired ways that will implant a desire in them to toward Your glory.

In Jesus’ Mighty Name I pray,
Amen and Amen.

Have a blessed Weekend Everyone!!! 😀
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December 1, 2017
Take It One Step (One Day) at a Time”

I John 4:4

Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.

As you can see, I started this morning’s blog with scripture. That’s because many of my blogs will be God centered, as it is this morning.

There was an e-mail that was sent to me from our CHOF Ministry Website prayer request box.

It was from a woman urgently requesting prayer. She opened by telling me she is a crack and meth addict and that she’d been through rehab three time and had relapsed once again. Now she had to pull herself back up out of the pit of her addictions and face her family with the truth, and she wasn’t sure she could go through with it.

She told me that, she keeps thinking she’s hopeless, and that she will never get better. She said, “Bishop Houston I can’t pray anymore by myself. I need help.” I will keep her name anonymous, her name is not my focus here but her soul is.

Beloved, let me tell you, of all the outwardly intractable problems the world faces, war, hunger, environmental calamities, and terrorism “addiction” is one of the greatest pestilences, it’s a kind of terrorism of the soul. It affects rich people and poor people the same way, advanced nations and developing ones, men and women, and people of all ages and races and religions. The toll addiction takes on the world’s economies is in the trillions. The personal suffering is incalculable.

Yet Beloved, as someone who has not gotten drunk or used an illegal drug in many, many years, I know there’s a solution, one that begins with the individual. By the grace of a Higher Power whom I choose to call God and the powerful words of Jesus Christ, any addict or alcoholic can take back his or her life from the grip of addiction.

There are millions that have succeeded, one step (one day) at a time, by being willing to put their lives “COMPLETELY” in the hands of a loving God, the only power greater than their addiction(s). I don’t know what happened to the woman who e-mailed us, but I do know that by asking for prayer and by turning her addiction over to God, she has taken the first step and given herself more hope than she knew.

Beloved, where God goes, hope really grows!!!

Beloved, God is your deliverer, you must take it one step (one day) at a time. Jehovah Rapha-God has the power to heal you. He’s the one force that’s greater than any difficulty you may have.

Take care and take it one step (one day) at a time.

You’ll be glad you did. 😀

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