We are reminded in 1 Corinthians chapter 6, that we should not be deceived, for neither fornicators, not idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor revilers, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God; and as such were some of us, but we were washed, we were sanctified, we were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the spirit of our God. All things are lawful for us, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for our knowledge and understanding and guide, but we must not be brought under the power of any. Lord, please keep your servant from presumptuous sins, and let them not have dominion over me, for the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God. Lead me Lord, in your righteousness, make thy way plain before my face! Amen!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for you, is that you all might be saved. The word of the Lord is being preached all over the world, but still many have not heard, or do not know Him, or have the faith to believe in Him. But you have been fortunate, you have heard the word, it is near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith that is preached, that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. So then, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.  You are not ignorant of His ways; who have ears to hear the word of the Lord, let him hear! Blessed are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of peace to the ends of the world, so that those who have heard the good news will call upon the name of the Lord and be saved, and that those who do not know Him will come to know Him as Lord and master of their lives. Scripture reminds us, that whoever believes in Him shall not be put to shame, and whoever calls on the name of the Lord, shall be saved; for with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confessions is made unto salvation. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, I could confess to you, that I am ashamed of the things that I have done when sin had dominion over me, when I presented my members as slaves of uncleanness and lawlessness, for when I was in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by sin were at work in my members to bear fruit of death, but thanks be to God, now having being set free from sin, and having become a slave of God, I now bear good fruit, fruit of holiness and to the end everlasting life, for the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life. My brothers and sisters in Christ, I encourage you this morning, to put to death your members which are causing you to bear shameful fruits,  to present your members as slaves of God and no longer slaves of uncleanness and lawlessness so that you will bear fruit that you could be proud of. Praise the Lord!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, sin is crouching at your door and mine; it desires to have us, but we must rule over it. We must consider ourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus; and, do not present our members as instruments of unrighteousness, but present ourselves to God as being alive from the dead and our members as instruments of righteousness. Scripture warns us, that, we are now aware of this, that to whom we present ourselves to obey, we become that one’s slave, whether sin leading to death or obedience leading to righteousness. But thanks be to God, that though we were slaves of sin, yet, we obeyed from the heart, that form of doctrine to which we were delivered, and having being set free from sin, we became slaves of righteousness. Praise the Lord; praise the Lord, sin shall not have dominion over us, for we are under God’s grace. Oh, glory be to God this morning!

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I read and reread this chapter this morning and it really sunk in for the first time that sin was made law so that we could do what is right.“But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” Christ died for our sins, and he rose again by the glory of God, so too, we who have been raised with Christ should walk in newness of life. But, we are human, and our flesh is weak, but we must understand that we are no longer ignorant, we are wise to the law, in that we would not have known sin if we did not know the law. You and I would not know of covetousness, if the law did not say, do not covet. But sin taking opportunity by the commandment produced all manner of evil desires within us, it deceived us therefore, the commandment which was to bring life, now brings death. But, do we want to live in Christ, or die to sin? Has then what is good become death to us? Scripture says, “Certainly not!” But that where sin abounded that grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me that my feet did not slip. He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. Psalm 18 Praise the Lord!

 Lord, you remind us in Nahum chapter 3 and verse 12; that all of our strongholds are like fig trees with ripened figs, and if they are shaken, that they fall into the mouth of the eater. Shake them Lord; break every stronghold that is destroying the lives of your children. Lord, it is not your will for your children to suffer, bring us out with a mighty hand. So, to all of you on my FB page this morning, I want to encourage you to hold on to God’s unchanging hand, hold on to our God who promised to never leave us nor forsake us, a God who is able to deliver us just in the nick of time, because he is an on-time God, so when you feel like you are at the end of your rope, when you feel like you can’t go on, say, Devil you are a liar, take your restless spirit of doubt and insecurity and flee from me, because I am going forward in the strength of the Lord, then sit back and watch the Lord bring you through with his mighty hand. Lord, we lift our various needs and concerns before you this day, one more time before you Lord, and in the mighty name of Jesus we claim the victory. Amen!

Lord,  we will continue to trust you when we cannot see what lies ahead, and believe that you are able to bring change to our lives. Our weeping may have been for more than a night, but our joy is on its way. No more, will we be bowed down under the struggles of life, but we will rise up with healing in our wings, we will go through each struggle with a prayer and a praise, because our redeemer lives. So, have thine own way Lord, have thine own way in our lives today. Amen!

Many of us may have been praying for a long time for God to change our situations, but God may be waiting on us to first get out of the situations that we are afraid to let go of. Heavenly Father, we understand, that you cannot birth something new in our lives if we refuse to let go and let you take control. Lord, many of us forget that you are able when troubled times come, we forget that we were here before, and you brought us out with a mighty hand, and that if you did it before you can do it again. So today, we are believing in you for new direction, and new birth, and we will pledge today, that no more will unemployment, sickness, need, or any other adversity cripple our spirits, we are believing in you to break strongholds in our lives, on our children, on our families, strongholds that have held us captive for far too long, and we declare victory, we claim restoration, deliverance, and healing in every area of our lives, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen