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Competition In The Church Body

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 It is sad but true how many churches have fallen into the trap of competing against one another instead of working with each other as they should. Some churches are even copying others while some are even trying to market themselves to pull people in. Church is not a place for competition nor a place that should be marketed as a product on the street. It doesn’t matter the type of building we may have or the activities in the church! What matters is the movement of the Holy Spirit in a church that understands their position under God through Jesus Christ in being real verses one that is not. 

 Every church under Christ has its church roll within the body and it is our job to be sharing the Word with others in the streets. As we do the work in sharing the Truth with others then it is between the individual and the Lord for them to follow the pull that they receive in their heart.  Who is guilty of this sin in allowing the competition in the church and (feeling) like they must keep up with the Jones’s to keep their flock together? This sin falls upon our leadership for not properly teaching the love within the family and trying to hold the family together with things of this world verses being in a bond of true love that can’t be broken.

Love is not something that can be bought for it was freely given. For things of this world fade away, and the love of God goes on forever…

James Harrison /Messenger

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Paralyzed Christians In America

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 When you look at your life what do you see?  Do you see growth physically, mentally and most of all spiritually?  If not, why not? What is holding you back in the instruction and direction of God that has been given to each of us in the Holy Bible?

 God did not give us this place to sit still! We are to seek Him first and work in the direction of God through the love of Jesus in everything we do to eventually break through! This place is only a training ground to see which one of the two roads we will travel. With this being said it is wise to know the path we are on and very wise to keep ourselves nourished along the way.

  Do you know for sure the road you travel? If so, what are you doing to help others along the way? Are you encouraging? Are you helping? Are you even moving? Or, are you just sitting back judging others that pass you by?

 It is our place to move forward in life in the direction of God while working together as One in respecting and understanding each party’s position that has been given by God in the love of Jesus Christ.  A body can’t move if each part doesn’t work together and continues to pull in its own direction. Think about it! If my right leg wants to go one direction but my left leg wants to go another can you see how the body gets nowhere and can become broken or even paralyzed?

 This is where the overall church body is today in being paralyzed and almost broken. Because by majority everyone is fighting for the head position that has already been given by God in Jesus Christ being the head of the body. The Lord has already given us the direction and we are to keep Him up front while doing everything we can in the talents in which He has given to each of us to help others along the way.  

 God has given me this wisdom to help you see the Way. Can you see it? I can… I don’t know about you but I want to go home. We can’t go home until we learn to come together as One and understand who is the head of the body being Jesus Christ. Whether this happens today, tomorrow, or years ahead I am going to work hard to nourish and improve everything God puts in my path to help you in yours. I only do this in the glory of God and because I want this place to be a better place for our children in the present and in the future.

 I challenge you today to open your eyes and ears to move forward in life with Jesus Christ. Don’t be held back by Satan because he wants you to stay on his road that is so widely traveled…Amen    

James Harrison / Messenger

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Why The Church Has Declined…

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 Our denominations are in decline for several reasons and one of the main reasons is because of the rules that has been placed by man that is limiting the doctrine in the Word of God. Another main reason for the decline is because many of the elders have forgotten how to uplift the next generation by recognizing the talents that God has given to each of them for wanting to hold on to their own position in front of the people.  

 Many have fallen as the Pharisees in following their own doctrine while forgetting  that every humbled sinner is welcome in the Kingdom of God through the love of Jesus Christ. We don’t have to have doctrine degrees or attend certain schools to speak the Word of God or to perform the natural gifts that the Lord provides. The Lord is our teacher and He is the one that chooses our leaders and He is the one gives us our gifts to properly serve the people. So many times in life we hang on to something because we don’t know how to let it go and uplift the next generation in helping them to develop their talets as they mature in life.

 Over time we have come to a point in thinking that we have to be a member of some group or attend a certain school to share the Word of God and I am here to tell you no one or no school can compare to being taught by the Father in Heaven above! We all receive natural gifts and these talents are given by God. Have you ever seen the difference between the artist that was born with a talent verses the one that went to school to learn their talent? There is a distinct difference in someone working within their gift and one that is not.

  So many people choose a field to work within because they are guided by someone else besides the Lord. Sometimes we carry on something because it is our family tradition while there are even those that just choose a field to work within because they don’t know where else to turn. There is a previous post written on the old church to the new contemporary worship service that explains where we are today within the church and if we do not Wake Up and start looking for those children that have received natural gifts from God then our picture in life is going to continue to fade away. We must learn to work together and not work against one another… 

 There is life within the picture of Jesus Christ that will radiate to others when we drop our walls and learn to look to God instead of man…. 

James Harrison /Messenger

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Selfish Bribes In America

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 At what point is it that our government will stop selling their souls to the devil and do what is right for the people? Never before has there been so much selfish desires in America. This country was built on a Christian foundation of serving the people and not seeing what we can take from the people!

 When is enough, enough? I am a humbled father of two wonderful children that is deeply concerned for the future generations due to the lack of true leadership in our country. There must come a point in life when we see how our lives and our decisions are having negative impacts that we say,” Wait a minute I can’t do this anymore, for what I am doing is going to hurt the people and it is time to clean up our act and start properly serving the people.” 

 Many people have fallen to following the crowd and the temporary dollar verses standing on what is right by God and properly serving the people. It is my sincere prayer that every individual learns to work for God rather than for themselves, and we stand again with direction and unity to help clean up this corrupt nation…amen

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Life Is Living Art

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 Life is a beautiful thing once we surrender and learn who is truly in control. For in the hand of the Lord there is shaping and molding that will correct us when we get out of line and then once we learn how to act within the hands of the true artist then there is a peace that can’t be explained.

 So many times in life we spin out of control because we neglect the hands of thy Father in Heaven above. But when we step back in, we can see how His hands are as gentle as a dove.

 Each individual carries his or her own living art and it is our purpose to work together as one while respecting each person for who they are  under God. This objective has never changed from the very start, and it is vital that we teach our children this life lesson before it is our time to part.

It is my prayer that every individual under God realizes how special they are and that all things are possible within the hands of the true artist in life that is being painted through the love of Jesus Christ…amen  

James Harrison / servant

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Spiritual Revelations

Don’t be like Eli in 1st Samuel and miss something that has been given by God. If you recall with Eli he did not listen because the Word of God was rare in those days and he did not recognize what was taking place until he saw the persistence of Samuel…

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