Power to Change

Everyone is wanting to change. People are having plastic surgery, liposuction, face lifts, etc.. people are caught up in exercise and dieting, because they have seen some commercial depicting a very skinny man or woman who does not have an ounce of fat on their body selling some new diet plan or exercise machine saying just 30 minutes a day and you will look like this in 6 months.
Oh please.........
And the sad part is that many people fall prey to these schemes only to find out that their now new expensive hardware makes a pretty good clothes rack.
But why do we fall prey?
Because there is something on the inside of you that wants to be better than what you are!
Now that is not necessarily a bad thing, but the question is to what are you comparing and how do you hope to get real joy and happiness. Will it be getting those abs or losing 10 pounds, is that the source of true happiness?
Don't misunderstand me, eating healthy and exercise is very important, but that is not the source of happiness.
Some people think that appearance will make us happier. Oh if I could only look like so and so.
This stems from and an attitude of dissatisfaction.
If we reject God's basic design in making us, it may be difficult to put confidence in the designer for other areas of our life.
The Bible says; For we are His workmanship... Ephesians 2:10, and Psalms 139:14 states; I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.
The change that brings happiness is not change on the outside, but rather change on the inside.
I had a sister come up to me at church and told me that in the middle of the night God had spoken a word to her, and she saw the word vividly; ALCHEMY.
Now she didn't know what the word meant or even if it was a word. So she began some research; alchemy is the attempt to change base metals into gold. It was a medieval philosophy that tried to bring change through transmutation.
Now please understand me; Change is Good if we are changing to be more like him! But the power to bring that change can only come through the power of the cross.
You and I should be changing every day of our lives, but it cannot be a futile attempt to take the old metal and change it into Gold. It does not take transmutation, it takes TRANSFORMATION.
Transmutation - a change, or the process of changing, from one form, substance, nature, or state to another
Transformation - a complete change, usually into something with an improved appearance or usefulness.
In order for us to be completely changed we must die! There is no real change without the cross!
Knowing this that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead in Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.
Romans 6:6-8
The Power to Change comes from not adding to this old man but rather seeing this old man die!

In HIM
Pastor Buck

Can you feel His breath?

What a great service we had Sunday! God is doing great things! This weekend we are believing to be even better, we are now in our 8th day of the 21 day fast and God is answering prayer and changing lives. We are seeing a freshness of His Spirit upon His people, deeper intimacy and High expectancy. The Buzz - We are soooo close! That Buzz has more significance than just referring to being in the new building. We are getting closer and closer to God. The message Last Sunday - The Kingdom has come! Really, He has come, and desires to be closer than ever before in all of our lives. Sometimes I can feel His breath He seems so close. He is motioning us to come closer than we ever have! He said, you will find me when you search for me with all of your heart.

Find Him Today!
Pastor Buck

Just Talking

We are so close to getting into our new facility, it is soooo exciting. I just met with Chris and Joe, & man these guys are pumped. They came to help set up a drum set for Zack that Janice and I had bought, and all they could talk about was, WE ARE SO CLOSE!
That is the BUZZ! WE ARE SO CLOSE!
Oh yeah, about the part of setting up a drum set for Zack, I am talking about in our home, (in our used to be quiet home), so please pray for us. We too are changing for Kingdom Purposes if you know what I mean.

We Love You All
Pastor

Pastors Insights

Hello everyone

I thought you might like to know what is on the heart of your Pastor. The church has begun the 21 day fast, we are now on our fourth day, and God is already beginning to do wonderful things. We have seen miracles in healings, Doctors cant explain what is happening, but we know that prayer changes things.
Right now it is almost 11:00 A.M. I have had two prayer meetings this morning, I have met with the workers to get things moving on the new building. I have had one distress call so far this morning for someone who is in need of help. We have already got the ball rolling with thier employer and help for living. God is sooo gooood! And we are so blessed!

We are Blessed

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