Synchronizing the Sound

What does it mean to synchronize? To make synchronous in operation. 1: happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time 2: recurring or operating at exactly the same periods

I saw a program on the discovery channel where scientists in a laboratory used sound waves in synchrony to levitate a ping pong ball. It took them a while to get the sound waves in synchrony but when they finally did the ball actually hung in mid-air! Listen to what happened in the Old Testament when the people shouted and sounded trumpets in synchrony in obedience to the LORD.

Joshua 6:20-21
20 When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city. 21 They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.

Churches across the mid-South will be participating with us during our worship time. We're believing that their will be a synchrony in the Spirit with our various church bodies causing spiritual walls to fall thus exposing principalities and powers. This exposure will weaken their influence over the minds of people. Pray specifically against the spirit of witchcraft, greed/poverty, pride and humanism.

We'll see you on Friday night!
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Passover Supper

I'm looking forward to the passover supper on Saturday night. Rabbi Cohen is coming in from TX to teach our church the specifics of passover and how it relates to the different things Jesus did in the new testament. Having a clear understanding of the Old Testament from the perspective of an expert in Jewish tradition and history is going to give us a very unique and accurate perspective on the passover. I'm looking forward to it.

Letting the Dog Out

Well today at 6:00 AM I learned that it was my turn to let the dog out. So I did and now I'm awake and can't go back to sleep. This reminds me of a saying I heard a long time ago that says, "work hard, play hard, rest hard." This saying to me means live life to the fullest which is in line with what Jesus taught us in John 10:10. I have come that they may have life and have it to the fullest or as the KJV puts it, "I have come that you may have life and that more abundantly". Abundant life is a covenant promise from Jesus to you if you are a follower of Christ. If you're not living an abundant life I'd encourage you to do some introspecting. Find out what choices you've made and why you've made them. You are in a place in life, ask yourself, "Am I following the voice of my father in heaven?" or just my own ideas or even worse yet are carnal impulses driving you? Be blessed today as you go about and remember that God has promised you an abundant life! Remember Nicodemus? He asked Jesus in John 3 how could a man be born again. Jesus said he had to be born of water and the spirit. Water symbolizes a transformed life and righteous living. The spirit symbolizes the life of hearing God's voice and obeying. The illustration from the Old Testament of someone who lived by the spirit was the prophet Elijah.
1 Kings 18:15

• 7 As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"
  8 "Yes," he replied. "Go tell your master, 'Elijah is here.' "
  9 "What have I done wrong," asked Obadiah, "that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be put to death? 10 As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you. 11 But now you tell me to go to my master and say, 'Elijah is here.' 12 I don't know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you when I leave you. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn't find you, he will kill me. Yet I your servant have worshiped the LORD since my youth. 13 Haven't you heard, my lord, what I did while Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD ? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with food and water. 14 And now you tell me to go to my master and say, 'Elijah is here.' He will kill me!"
  15 Elijah said, "As the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today."

It's interesting to me that Obadiah recognizes the nature of Elijah's life and relationship with the Lord. He knew that Elijah was carried about by his obedience to the Spirit of the Lord. This is one of the key's to living the abundant life God has promised. I think we could all agree that Elijah's life was definitely abundant. Very amazing the things God did through this spirit led man. Well I hope you have a great day and make the most of your time for the Lord.

Loving God, Empowering People

Pastor Tony

Down Time

Hello everyone. I've got a little down time between a meeting and music practice this Thursday evening. I thought I might get to shoot some baskets with the kids and say hello to Andrea but they are at Brooke's dance practice.

I was just thinking about how sometimes we limit ourselves and thus disqualify ourselves from really great things. I want to encourage you to believe in Christ in you, the hope of Glory! He can do great things through you and when Jesus is in charge your limitations are gone. Make Jesus the Lord of every area of your life and watch as his direction and control puts you in position to receive blessings as well as effective ministry opportunities. You are blessed!



Sincerely,



Pastor Tony

Are You Offense Proof?

Well, I thought I'd do a blog to help communicate with everyone. I've been meditating on the Canaanite woman that approached Jesus with a demon possessed daughter. Jesus response to this poor woman was nothing short of amazing.

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  Matthew 15:21-28 (NIV)
  21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."
  23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."
  24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."
  25The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said.
  26He replied, "It is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
  27"Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
  28Then Jesus answered, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Jesus in essence tells this woman that she's not good enough to have Him perform this miracle for her. She's not an Israelite and he's not been sent to her. She, undaunted, persists and humbles herself in the middle of what could be received by most people as a major offense. If anyone in the New Testament has an excuse to get offended you'd think this woman, being called a dog, has the right. She however, risese above the temptation to get "huffy" and "take her toys and go home". She instead persists, takes the dog comment in stride and receives the recognition from Jesus that her faith demands.
My question to you is... are you offense proof? Can you be offended? If you can then you will. This is a very interesting study and I encourage you to submit your pride and agenda's to the Lord, laying them down at the foot of the cross so you can't be offended. Jesus offends the mind to reveal the heart.