This is Part 1 of a 3 Part message that delivers 3 selections that can help transform a carnal life into a Spiritual life. Part 1 selection is “Our Thoughts”
Tag: Wisdom and Theology with Bishop Houston
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As a Christian Are You Protected?
The answer is Yes!!!
As a Christian there are often times when we will come up against terror, danger threats, and enemies.However, we can rest assure and know that God is there to protect us at all times.
***God will not let any evil arise up against us. His protection surrounds each and everything that we do.
In Psalms 121: 7-8 (AMP) 7 The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your life. 8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do] From this time forth and forever.
So in essence, no matter what types of evil or adversities that we face we have been guaranteed protection. God will always be there to protect us from all harm, danger and evil that we as Christians come up against.
God Bless you all,
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Understanding Your Strongholds”
In this morning’s message I am going to talk to you about how you can pull down the strongholds that Satan has built in your lives.
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First Lady, Donece Houston’s Christian Concept
Is there a way to choose the right paths to take in our Christian Walk?The answer is Yes!!!
In our Christian walk we are faced with all types of choices, situations, problems and issues on a daily basis.
It is so easy to get caught up in our emotions over the difficulties that come up against us.
Making the wrong decisions to those difficulties that we encounter can lead to catastrophes in our Christian Walk.
***It is during those times that we need to turn to God and put our full trust and confidence in Him to direct us to take the correct paths in our Christian Walk.
In Proverbs 3: 5-6 (AMP) 5 Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6 In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].
So in essence, we must rely on God in everything that we do. We can’t get caught up in our emotions, beliefs, opinions and feel goods. We must wholly trust and believe in God with all of the endeavors and difficulties in our lives.
***Remember once we turn over the control of our lives to God; He will then remove and fix all the obstacles that come up against us in our Christian Walk.
God Bless you all,
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“Is there a reason why I am being hated on by the world?”
The answer is Yes!!!In our Christian walk we come up against obstacles, conflicts, hardships, hatred, and opposition on a daily basis.Through relationships, situations and daily life occurrences we are often made to feel like we are outcasts, outsiders, ostracized and excluded by the world.
***It is during these times that we as Christians feel like it is us against the world.The truth is: “the world is against us”. In fact, we are hated and despised by the world; because as Christians we are no longer a part of the world. The world loves its own, and the world is designed to love, nurture and protect its own.
Not only does the world hate Christians, but the world hated Jesus first.
Jesus has chosen us to be part of Him; ending all of our ties with the world.With all of our ties to the world being severed, there are no more connections. We no longer belong to the world. So now instead of the world loving us it now hates us.
In John 15: 18 – 19 (AMP) 18 “If the world hates you [and it does], know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own and would treat you with affection. But you are not of the world [you no longer belong to it], but I have chosen you out of the world. And because of this the world hates you.
So in essence, since we are no longer a part of the world, we can’t expect to get the joys, accolades, love, affections, acceptance and rewards from the world.
So don’t get discouraged and dejected when you are hurt, rejected, excluded, ostracized and hated on by the world.
***Remember the world loves and takes care of its own. We have been set aside. Jesus has handpicked and chosen us to be a part of Him.
God Bless you all,Enjoy the rest of your week and have a blessed Christmas!
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First Lady Donece Houston’s “Christian Concept”
Should prayer be a part of our
“ADLS’ (Activities of Daily Living)?The answer is a resounding YES!!!
***Prayer is an essential ADL (Activity of Daily Living) that should be used often throughout each and every day
In 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (AMP) we are instructed to steadfastly continue to pray without ceasing.
Prayer serves as our way to communicate and have a conversation with God.It is through our prayers that we are able to:
(1) Give thanks to God for the many blessings that He has bestowed on us.
(2) Confess our sins and ask for forgiveness for all of the things that we have done wrong.(3) Place our requests and petitions before Him.
So in essence, our prayers serve as a way to communicate on a personal level with God. It will be through that continual ongoing daily conversation with God that we are able to gain encouragement, strength, forgiveness and healing.
***So in order for us to maintain an ongoing daily conversation with God; praying has to be added into our “ADLS’ (Activities of Daily Living) so that it can be exercised nonstop throughout each and every day.
God Bless you all,
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“Prudent Individuals Contemplate Other People’s Feelings”
Praise The Lord Everyone!!! 😀
Being considerate of people’s feelings is a crucial force when it comes to relationships of any kind.
Today’s message is called:
“Prudent Individuals Contemplate
Other People’s Feelings”
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Mark 16:15 (NLT)
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A Rich and Satisfying Life
You know Beloved, there’re so many people today
who are living in a “just to exist” mode.But Jesus said His purpose was to give us “a rich and satisfying life.”
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“Can the Tongue Cause Damage?”
The answer is YES!!!One of the hardest things for us to keep under control is our “Tongue”. Even though it is one of the smallest parts of our bodies, it has the capability of producing massive amounts of joy, happiness, love, sorrow, misery, hate and pain.
In today’s society our “Tongue” has the power to spread love or reap a lot of destruction.
It takes a lot of self-control to keep that little member of our body under control.
However as a true Christian it is our responsibility to control our “Tongue”.
In James 3:8 (AMP) it shows that the human tongue is not able to be tamed, because the human tongue is agitated, unmanageable, disturbed and full of toxic venom
So in essence, it is very difficult to keep our tongue under control. However as true Christians, we must continually monitor our conversation to ensure that our “Tongue” is being used to edify, encourage, nurture and love one another. This has to be executed on a regular basis to prevent our “Tongue” from being used against each other to cause hurt, humiliation, and irreversible damage.
God Bless you all,
Have a great week! 🙂
