Discipleship Message

During Discipleship members of our church give Scripture references and share how God has been working in their lives.

Discipleship at LIFE Church and Training Center

This lady has great insight on healing and God's Word.

Can You Make a Lasting Change....In The Flesh?

No One In The World Is Good

No one in the world is good.

Making such a statement does not imply that one is bitter or jaded. It simply means that the only good thing that exists does not dwell in this physical world but rather in the spirit world.

He is a spirit, and his name is God.

He is an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent being that can be challenged by none other. He is a loving God that has no limitations. In fact, God's goodness is more than t

he mind can understand and is only limited by one's capacity to receive.

God is not a Greek mythical creature that is out-dated and out-of-touch. He loves everyone very much and calls everyone his friend and heir.

God wants to bless everyone in all aspects of a life, just as He has so powerfully blessed my family.

My father has always been a very healthy individual who never had a need for a doctor. However, when he began to experience symptoms of immense bleeding, he took one of his first trips to the emergency room. The doctors diagnosed him with an incurable, fatal disease. Its name was terminal colon cancer. My family went to war not with the vicious illness that has taken an innumerable number of lives; but rather, we fought Satan.

Ephesians 6:12 states, "For we wrestle not against flesh an

d blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

We did precisely this. However, we did not fight alone. We had the most powerful spiritual warfare weapon that a Christian has at his disposal-God's goodness. God was good throughout the entire experience. When my father was diagnosed, God was good. We all had more peace in our lives than ever before. When my father underwent chemotherapy treatment, he did not experience one negative side-affect that so often plagues this form of treatment. When my father was healed, God was good. He healed my father of that wicked illness, leaving the medical staff at the hospital befuddled. We grew spiritually to a point that we h

ad not previously been.

What Satan meant for bad, God made good.

God provides mental growth and restoration for everyone that receives it.

In 2 Timothy 1:7, the Bible informs, "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

So many people live miserable lives filled with fear and depression. When this verse uses the word "us", it is referring simply to those that are believers in God.

Bipolar disease, schizophrenia, and depression are not in the vocabulary of Christians unless it involves a testimony. We are freed from such entrapments by the goodness of God. People are also gifted with supreme cognitive abilities if they simply believe in God's promise.

This verse also entirely extinguishes fear of anything, anything at all. This includes but is never limited to the fear of heights, dark, rejection, failure, or anything that is not in God's kingdom.

Most of all, God loves you.

This is the single best thing that could ever be done for humanity. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for everyone's sins.

Now, if one accepts Jesus into his heart, that person may enjoy all the benefits of God's kingdom.

Trade your carnal life for eternal life and the citizenship of the kingdom of pain and darkness for the Kingdom of life and love.

This is a simple decision that Romans 10:9-10 explains very clearly by stating, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

God loves you and wants you to be part of His kingdom.

Nick Mosier

Fruit

Fruit Your Deeds Actions Are They Rotten or Good?

Fruit – what is it?

Are you thinking apple, orange, blueberries or watermelon? Those are yummy but when God speaks of fruit in John 15:2 and Matthew 12:33, this is not the ‘fruit’ He is talking about.

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

John 15:2

The fruit He is talking about is a deed, action, result, or profit.

In the Strong’s it’s #2590 - everything done in true partnership with Christ, i.e. a believer (a branch) lives in union with Christ (the Vine). By definition, fruit (2590 /karpós) results from two life-streams – the Lord living His life through ours – to yield what is eternal

So our ‘fruit’ will be what we are doing, how we are speaking, how we are treating people; what our actions are, are we lazy, do we keep our word when we say we will do something? What is the result of our actions? Do we profit, does the Kingdom of God profit?

It says He prunes the branches that bear fruit.

Prune in the Strong’s #2508 - make clean by purging (removing undesirable elements); hence, "pruned (purged)"; eliminating what is fruitless by purifying.

I’m not sure about you but when I’m getting ‘pruned’ sometimes I let out a yelp! There are times I know I need to let go of a relationship because it draws me away from God or I need to stop watching a certain program because it causes wrong emotions to rise up in me and that affects the relationships in my home.

Sometimes He prunes me because I’m speaking negative things to myself and believing the lies rather than the truth of who God says I am and the power I have to change because ‘the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in me’. WOW I want to understand that more. I ask for wisdom on this one verse Lord. That’s power!

The ‘more fruitful’ is awesome too, it is greater, of higher value.

So as I (we) are pruned, we repent and let go of the bad fruit and begin to see increase. This increase can come in the form of better relationships, finances, health, peace and faith.

When God begins to prune the bad fruit of laziness and over eating, it doesn’t feel comfortable at first and it does take some work to move forward. But as you begin to give it over to God, rely on Him knowing you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you and then you begin to see the positive results – you begin to desire those pruning’s! You can even see an increase in your finances because you are not eating out as much or buying all those cookies and cakes you thought you couldn’t live without.

Then in Matthew 12:33 I looked up ‘good’

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

Good - Definition: beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.

In Strong’s - 2570 – attractively good; good that inspires (motivates) others to embrace what is lovely (beautiful, praiseworthy); i.e. well done so as to be winsome (appealing).

Don’t you want to be ‘good’, one that inspires, one that embraces what is lovely and praiseworthy? Don’t you want a person to know you as one that has honorable character? I sure do.

Now when I looked up ‘bad’ --

Definition: rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved.

In Strong’s - 4550 – properly, rotten (putrid), over-ripe; (figuratively) over-done (ripened); hence, corrupt. --, expresses what is of poor quality, unfit for use, putrid"– "of poor or bad quality"

Do you (do I) express what is of poor quality?

I looked up ‘poor quality’ in the dictionary (The Free Dictionary on-line) and it said - Not adequate in quality; inferior Lacking in value; insufficient.

I know if this is where I am at it's because I’ve started believing/living a lie. God tells me in His word that I have value, I am not useless! Satan wants me to have this ‘bad’ fruit so I’m too ‘self-centered’ to be ‘others-centered’. The evil one knows if he can keep me in the poor me or even in the pride arena, I will have rotten fruit because I’m stuck in the ‘me, me, me, it’s all about me’ syndrome. Anything I do will not be in excellence, it will begin to stink because it doesn’t inspire anyone. Living the way God tells me (us) to live is the good fruit, fruit that inspires and motivates and blesses!

Now on to ‘is known’ (is recognized).

Definition: I am taking in knowledge, come to know, realized.

1097 ginṓskō – properly, to know, especially through personal experience (first-hand acquaintance).

You will be known by your fruit, there is no way around it. As people begin to know you, especially outside the Sunday sermon, will they be intrigued by your good fruit or repulsed by the rotten, bad fruit?

Remember your fruit will show through in the way you treat your spouse, your children, people you work with, the way you handle a frustrating cashier, etc. Are you the loudest AMEN on Sunday and then Sunday night or Monday morning you are belittling and controlling your spouse? Or maybe talking about someone because they are not on the same faith level you are? Do you gossip or whine? I could go on and on but I think you get the picture. I know I do and just in writing this I have had a conviction and have repented – ouch got pruned again, but thank You Lord because I know the good that will come from it. Good in my life and in the life of others, because You are Light in me for all to see!

If any of this has spoken to you and you need to repent and turn away from the bad fruit – do it now. So with eyes opened or closed, you’re your hand folded or lifted up to the Lord; however you are called to do it – cry out to God now, tell Him you know you have fallen short in this area and you are sorry. Ask Him to forgive you, He will. Then ask Him to give you the strength to change whatever it is, as you read His word He may give you Scriptures He wants you to dwell on so they become alive in you and give you what you need to change your bad fruit to a good fruit.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14

Hear and Be Healed Worship

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NOVEMBER 2 - 4, 2011

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This is one of the songs we will be singing to the Lord!

To Cut or Not to Cut

Teaching – Lesson 1
Women Motivated 4 L.I.F.E.
Our Covenant with God
“To Cut or Not to Cut”

PRAY Ephesians 1

WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLOOD COVENANT?

I. COVENANT

A. You are about to uncover one of the most valuable discoveries in God’s Word---the reality of your Covenant with God through the blood of Jesus.
§ This revelation will touch every aspect of your life.
§ It will help you receive your healing when you are sick.
§ It will give you confidence that God will meet your financial needs.
§ It will strengthen your marriage and family relationships.
§ And it will bring peace to your mind and joy to your soul! Hallelujah!

B. The Word of God holds no power in this world for the believer who has no understanding concerning the blood. Ephesians 2:11-13.
§ The Bible is a book about blood: it speaks about blood from Genesis to Revelation.
§ In Genesis 3:21, we witness the first shedding of blood as God covers the sins of Adam and Eve with skins of animals.
§ In Revelation 19:13, we see Jesus dressed in a royal robe dyed by dipping in blood

C. Covenant made by blood is present in all ancient civilizations, Christian and Pagan alike.
§ In our modern Western civilization, we don’t understand the blood covenant. We have steered so far from it, that there is no heart reality.
§ Without a revelation of it, it is nearly impossible to grasp the strength and integrity of God’s promises. Because of His covenant with us, God will keep His Word regardless of what it may cost Him.
§ In our Western culture, we have become too “civilized” to understand the depth of this commitment. Unfortunately, the more civilized a man becomes, the further he drifts from his commitment to keep his word. The more unreliable he becomes. Today it’s not uncommon for a person to lie, backstab, and cheat. To not keep his word. We flippantly say we will do something and don’t follow through.
§ Blood covenant has been exchanged for ink and paper (contracts and commitments), “Meant to be broken”.
§ This is likened to our modern day contract which we often think about being released from it. (ex. marriage –don’t work, based on paper) A true covenant relationship is not easy to break. Some man-made covenants were made to last up-to eight generations. God’s covenant is to a thousand generations!
§ Rediscovering the meaning of covenant will turn the tide of man’s lack of integrity to keep his word.

D. In Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate, “covenant” is defined as
§ a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement: COMPACT, a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action.”
§ Hebrew Word : “bereeth” – To cut where blood flows. A sense of cutting made by passing between two pieces of flesh.

E. Merely having a definition of covenant will only tell what it is.
§ We need a revelation from the Almighty God, because a revelation of your covenant with God will cause you to stand against the devil when he comes to destroy you.
§ A definition can’t hold you up against the storms of life.
§ But a revelation of the strength of covenant relationship will cause you to stand up straight, with your shoulders back, your head held high, boldness in your eyes, and compassion in your heart.

WHY DID GOD NEED TO CUT COVENANT WITH MAN?

II. Man’s Dominion Before the Fall
Gen: 1:26-27, Gen. 2:17
§ Intimate relationship with the Father. They walked and talked together in the garden.
§ Gen 2:7 Adam formed of dust. First man Adam was made a living soul. Mind, will emotions, personality, just the biological life. But when God breathed into him he had divine, eternal life. Breath of life is the Holy Spirit. His blood was untainted. He went from dust to eternal life. Christ was the last Adam a life-giving spirit. 1 Cor 15:45-49
§ The most intimate connection between dust (this world) and blood is Breath.
§ Man took on the nature of his spiritual Father.
§ Man was created to have dominion and authority of lordship over God’s creation on earth. (Be fruitful, multiply, replenish, subdue, have dominion, guard garden, rule God’s works
§ The Law of Genesis. He was given the right to father God’s family. Sire the human race.
§ Rev 1:5,6 Kings and Priests, Rev 12:11 Overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of our testimony

III Satan’s Dominion Before the Fall
Genesis 3 Satan came on the scene.
§ Ezekial 28, Isaiah 14:12-14, created angel, anointed cherub, Lucifer, set here by God to protect it, overshadow it, and rule it, God set him on the mountain of God, the place where Lucifer had his kingdom on earth was set up before the fall of man, beautiful workmanship, covered in various precious stones, and tabrets and windpipes, iniquity and pride found in his heart because of his wisdom and beauty and splendor of his kingdom and his authority, wanted to exalt himself above God and the heavens, wanted to sit above the congregation mount where those of heaven met to worship, influenced 1/3 of angels in heaven to rebel with him. There was a heavenly war and Lucifer was overthrown and cast down to the earth, his authority was taken away.

IV. Man Sinned
§ Genesis 3 – Man sinned. But when he bowed his knee he changed spiritual fathers. Satan became his illegitimate stepfather. He committed high treason, so all dominion and authority was handed over to Satan. Suddenly, God was on the outside looking in.
§ Adam was the first person to be born a spiritual death in reverse.
§ When death came in, life went out.
§ When the divine life went out because of sin, then death crept in. All that was left was biological life. Now all humanity would be subject to sin and death and helpless against disease and physical death.
§ Blood was polluted. The problem with mankind is “Bad Blood”.
§ Leviticus 17:11 – Life is in the blood.

V. Satan’s Dominion After the Fall
§ 2 Cor: 4:4, Satans authority had been taken away, due to his rebellion.
§ He manipulated man and become the god of this world.
§ Luke 4:3-7 Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness with the power of the world. If it wasn’t his to give why would it be a temptation to Jesus?
§ John 8:44, John 3:16, Our father is the devil until we exchange our sonship through Jesus.
§ 1 Cor. 2:8 The princes of this world never knew the plan of redemption. If they had they would have prevented Jesus death. The Father and Jesus set the devil up and he fell for it.


VI. Man’s Redemption Through Blood Covenant – Abram
§ God’s creation had turned upside down as a result of sin.
§ God called Abram in Genesis 12:1 and gave him a glimpse into covenant, He made a promise to Him.
§ Genesis 13 & 14, Abraham is getting to know God. For so long, He had been forgotten. Genesis 1-10 were merely distant stories. Abram and Lot depart. Lot goes to Sodom who gets captured by foreign Kings. Abram saves his nephew.
§ Genesis 15:1-21, God needed a way to break the union between Satan and mankind. Man was the key figure in the Fall, therefore man had to be the key figure in the redemption. So, God approached Abram and made a covenant. A covenant is cut based on strengths not weaknesses. (2 Part Covenant) Abram believed Him. If you don’t know about covenant, or believe it you have no ground to stand on. It is all about faith.

Women's Bible Study - Blood Covenant

Ladies Bible Study this Thursday, October 1, 2009
at 7 pm

Life Church and Training Center
5895 E. Thompson Rd., Suite D
Indianapolis, IN 46237

Phone: 317-727-5443

Come study the blood covenant with us. We do not have to live defeated lives, this is not God's purpose for us.