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  • “Connecting with His Objective”

    March 29 2020 week 3 and 4 Bishop Houston's Sunday Morning Church John 20 21
    Praise The Lord Everybody!!! Happy Sunday to you!!! ✝️❤️😊

    Arriving behind sealed doors, Jesus shows the disciples His wounds. But before He does, He articulates his words and voice to them to calm down their fears and give them a holy mandate. Two distinct times He says, “Peace be with you!” In the King James Bible, it reads, “Peace be unto you.” Now take a moment to allow those words to resonate in you. I need you to feel what Jesus is speaking.

    Beloved, it’s not until we’ve calmed down and at peace, we’ll be sensible enough to line up to connect with His objectives – His intentions. When there’s fear and worry, we’re self-consumed and paralyzed. So, my questions for you as we continue to encounter the COVID-19 “WHERE ARE YOU TODAY? Are you behind any self-locked doors?”

    Believe it or not, we live behind our personal sealed (protected) doors when we’re mesmerized by apprehension, regardless of what it is or where it is. Beloved, the reassuring words of Christ are never more essential than now for us!!! Listen To His words for you today, “Peace be with you!!! – Peace be unto you!!!” Just like the disciples, it may take listening to that more than once for it to sink in. So, listen to it again, “Peace be with you!!! – Peace be unto you!!!” Inhale It. Reflect on it right now. Stay here until you have the feeling of His peace “Tranquility,” circling your heart and soothing your spirit. Going forward without it will create only anxious, agitated activity and frantic confusion.

    Beloved, when we’re feeling the peace of Christ in our lives, we’re prepared to line up and connect with His objectives – His intentions. Just think about it: the authorization of Jesus has already united us with Him. We must carry on His mission, in His approach, with His energy and requirement. Beloved, we must be dedicated to the Lord’s objective – intent. The enthusiasm to be on His team will only discover its way into your heart (mind and emotions) if you have His peace.

    Beloved if it’s not present, THE TIME IS NOW to ask Him for it!!!
    ✝️❤️✝️❤️

    To God Be The Glory. Have a Blessed Sunday Everyone.
    ✝️❤️😊
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  • “You Must Change Your Psychological Consciousness”

    March 15 2020 week 3 and 4 Bishop Houston's Sunday Morning Church Judges 16 1 through 21
    Praise The Lord Everyone!!! Happy Sunday to you!!! ✝️❤️😊

     
    Several years ago, I installed a deadbolt lock on the entry coming from the garage of a home we purchased. At that time, it was the securest lock we knew; we felt well-safeguarded!!! But since then times have changed, today many proprietors set up high-tech protection systems, complete with video cameras and motion sensors with night vision.
     
    In biblical times, the city gate played a significant role in safeguarding and protecting the citizens against enemies. To keep an intimidating military out of a walled city, they merely shut and barred the entrance gate.
     
    Beloved, God applies powerful actions. He intensifies His affections. When it comes to His people, God will affectionately refer to His “amazing actions” of love to bring us security. His loving interest for His people is pictured using this same image of a city gate in Psalm 107:15–16 (NLT): “For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.”
     
    That’s what makes Samson’s achievement in our Sunday morning reading so amazing. In Verse 3 of our morning study, we see Samson unaided smashed the gates and pillars of the city of Gaza and walked away with them. The Pillars and beams weighed a total of 400–500 pounds, they were also firmly affixed and fortified. While the Philistines had planned to ambush and capture Samson in Gaza, they never stood a chance. All by himself, he destroyed the city’s primary security.
     
    The Lord had blessed Samson with unbelievable physical strength, but he damaged himself by playing with sin and temptation. That’s maybe why he thought he could get away with sinful mischief. Samson teased Delilah and neglected to pay attention to her betrayals. We see this in verse 16. And in verse 20, we see his moral strength disappears. He disregarded God by telling his secret, disrespecting his Nazirite vow and God’s unique gift of power. Samson’s physical strength completely conflicted tragically with his moral and spiritual weakness.
     
    Beloved, be very conscious of the enemy when it comes to securing the security for your spiritual property. ✝️❤️
     
    Let Us Pray:
    Dear Heavenly Father, this morning, I come to You humbly to once again rely on Your strength. The Coronavirus Pandemic has us all on heightened alert. We need Your protection. Help us to be conscious to and stay alert as we encounter each day and lean on Your strength and not our understanding. COVID-19 is a severe virus. We praise You for being our mighty influential God who has the power to overcome all impediments and, as today’s key verse says, “cuts through bars of iron.”
    In Jesus’ Name, I Pray, Amen and Aaamen. ✝️❤️
     
    To God Be The Glory. Have a Happy Sunday Everyone. ✝️❤️😊
     
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  • “Heckled Instead of Welcomed”

    Monday 7 1 2019 Let Us Pray Matthew 13 58Praise the Lord Beloved!!! Happy Tuesday. 😀

     
    Beloved, after God has helped you turn your life around, how many of you have been discredited (humiliated) or not welcomed (not received) especially by your family members or hometown – the place you grew up. “I HAVE” – and to this day it’s still occurring. Well if you have, you’re in great company because it was no different for Jesus either. Jesus returned to Nazareth after preaching and performing miracles in neighboring towns. Nazareth was His hometown and people in the synagogue were surprised and stunned at His teaching. But instead of extending a warm welcome or receiving His message, they started discrediting (doubting) Jesus (*1).
     
    Beloved, of all places Nazareth should have been one of the closest and dearest places to Jesus’ human heart, because this is where he grew up, where his family’s home was. It’s not written how many people needed healing, but Jesus “intentionally” withheld and reduced the “deeds of power” during His stay there because of their unbelief. Today, it’s not unusual to encounter cynics (hecklers), pessimists, or critics who plant seeds of doubt everywhere they go. So, stay on guard because if you haven’t yet, someday you may meet people who are knowledgeable about the Word just like the people in the synagogue but will discredit you as they did Jesus, His power, His death, and resurrection. Pray for God to strengthen your faith and remember that it puts us at a great disadvantage not to believe and trust in the Lord. Amen? – Aaamen. 😀
     
    CHOF and the Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr. Ministry is here to help you develop and deepen your relationship with God and learn how to live a victorious Christian life. I hope my daily observances will bring reassurance, spiritual stimulation, harmony, and intestinal fortitude that will assist you as you grow in your walk with Christ.
     
    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MAY BE TOO LATE.
     
    I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a blessed Tuesday. 😀
     
    Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr. Ministry’s Cross Reference Verse.
    *1 – Matthew 13: 54-57

  • “One Small Step At a Time”

    Tuesday June 4 2019 Let Us Pray Psalm 37 23
    Praise the Lord Beloved. Happy Tuesday. 😀

    You know, God’s principle directive is to lead you each and every day. He’s given His Spirit to guide you 360 days. And believe it or not, most believers don’t know that. They expect God to reveal His complete will for their lives in one big revelation.

    Beloved, please don’t make that mistake. Don’t just sit around waiting for God to show you whether or not He wants you to go to a certain place, city or a faraway land for the rest of your life. Now, there’s an important step you must not miss. You must let Him start you out by leading you in small things first. You must allow Him to tell you what you need to do about this situation or that one. He’ll show you what you need to change. And, as He does, you’ll change one thing at a time.

    And for many of you realistically, you probably already know one thing God wants you to do. You might not know why He wants you to do it. You may not know where it’s leading, but you’ve heard His voice in your mind and emotions. Beloved, if you want to keep on hearing Him, you’ll have to set aside your own ambitions and personal requirements. Spend time in prayer and in the Word. Tune your ear to the harmonious voice of His Spirit. Learn to believe, trust and have all confidence Him. Remember that He’s smarter than you are and be willing to do what He says whether you can understand it with your mind or not. Obey even His smallest instructions. If you do that, He’ll eventually change your whole life – one small step at a time. 😀
    Amen? Aaamen. 😀

    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE – TOO LATE.

    I LOVE YOU ALL!!! – Have a blessed Tuesday Everyone. 😀

  • “Are You Listening?”

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