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Torn Veil, Access Granted!

Tuesday, 09 February, 2010 18:17 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

You may enter now…

Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, – Matthew 27:51

When Jesus gave Himself in the crucifixion He opened the door to the Holy of Holies. There was a manifestation in the natural realm (world) and the spiritual realm (world), the earth quaked and the veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom. That act of obedience forever opened the door to the heart of our Father God.

We have access to the very presence of God whenever we choose to enter. Jesus sacrifice and His blood provides access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. God has an “open door policy”.

Few people understand and believe this and even fewer people actually act on this and take full advantage of this supernatural access.

We live in a day where people will stand in line for hours on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) to burst through the doors of a store to get 30% off of their big ticket item (while knocking down everyone in their way)…And others will pay their friends money to wait in line to get in the door to buy tickets for the greatest concert in the world. With all this rush and passion to get something that is really worth nothing…we have access to the very riches of heaven but refuse to take advantage of the the access that Jesus has provided. Most would rather be satisfied with the trinkets of the world than the treasures of heaven.

Quit waiting for God to do something for you and go boldly into His Throne Room through the blood of Jesus to obtain grace and help in time of need. The door is forever open!

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House of Prayer

Thursday, 07 January, 2010 14:49 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Is your house a house of prayer?

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. – Matthew 21:13

The words of Jesus are still ringing out loud and clear, “My house shall be called the house of prayer.” He was addressing the “religious” people of the day that had turned the courtyard of the temple into something that it was not created to be. Jesus was correcting the situation at hand but at the same time still teaching us (down the halls of time) by the statement that He made. His intent is that our homes be a house of prayer…and always stay a house of prayer.

Our homes are to be filled with prayer, praise, worship and thanksgiving! (Peace, love, joy and the rest of the fruit of the spirit as well) As long as we fill our homes with prayer the presence of the Lord will be prevalent. If we give (devote) ourselves to prayer we become people of prayer and the peace of God will fill up even the place where we reside.

As others enter our home, what is it that they sense? Peace or contention? joy or hatred? You charge the atmosphere around you with the force that is most prevalent in you. That is why you can walk into a room where harsh words have just been spoken and sense the strife, contention and hatred.

It is up to us to make our homes a “house of prayer”. We have the responsibility to invite the presence of the Lord in our homes and as we continue to pray regularly, His presence, His peace remain and begin to rule our homes. Call your house a house of prayer then begin to pray without ceasing in your house! Oh, what a difference.

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Look At The Star

Monday, 21 December, 2009 10:21 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

There is but One Star! One star that outshines them all – The Light of World (John 8:12)

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. – Matthew 2:10 NKJV

When the wisemen saw what they were looking for there was a reaction! They rejoiced with not just joy but exceeding GREAT joy! They were wisemen and they knew that there was more to the star that they were looking at than just another star. The promise of the Messiah, our deliverer!

What are we looking at this Christmas? All the stuff on our agenda and “stuff” under the tree? Our focus should be our Star – Jesus, the brightest in the universe.

When we look at Jesus and keep our focus on Him everything else becomes dim. One way to focus on Jesus during this Christmas holiday is to read the gospel accounts of His birth. (Matthew and Luke) Joy to the world, the Lord has come! Let earth receive her King!

Let’s look at our Star and rejoice with exceedingly great joy!

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not the gifts THE Gift

Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 09:31 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

In this Age of Consumerism, how much is enough? When do you have enough “things”?

Now thanks be to God for His Gift, [precious] beyond telling [ His indescribable, inexpressible, free Gift]! – 2 Corinthians 9:15 AMP

For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God; -Ephesians 2:8 AMP

Where is the focus of your Christmas?

Do this, do that, go here, go there, buy this and that for this one and that one…spend time, effort and money trying to make the season jolly…but where is Jesus in your Christmas? How much of what we do is done because we are expected to do it?

Have you worshipped Him today? For who He is and not what He can give to you?

He is THE Gift of all time, given by our Heavenly Father to us to “unwrap” and discover the exceeding riches of His grace toward us. Only spending time with our Savior brings the peace, love and joy that we need to live a satisfying life. Giving and receiving gifts means nothing without the focus on THE Gift, Christ Jesus!

Don’t fall short by focusing on the gifts (plural) but focus on THE GIFT – our Lord, Jesus Christ! He is our everything. Worship Him.

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The Healer and His Healing

Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 08:10 Written by Pastor Bruce 0 Comments

Healing comes from the Healer. Are we seeking only healing? Look at this…“And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.” Luke 5:12 (BBE)

This man was in need. He was living death. No cure, cut off from everyone around him that was “normal”. Dying a slow horrible death.

He heard about Jesus and decided that Jesus could make him whole again. He risked what little life he had to find Jesus and when he found Jesus, he worshipped Him. He bowed down with respect and reverence. He recognized Jesus as  Healer and not someone with a “quick fix” for his physical condition.

One of the issues that we deal with in receiving healing is looking for the hand of God in healing when we need to seek His face as our Father. When we focus on and give attention to the God side of healing, then the “man side” (our response to His ability) becomes so natural. Worship the Healer.

 

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