Thursday, December 31, 2009

2010 I Am In

WoW! It's a New Year 2010. Happy New Year!!!!!

Have you made any plans yet? Do you want to succeed in every area of your life? Success is intentional, you have to do something to get somewhere.

I encourage you today to start this year by placing God first in your life. Start by going to Church if you have not gone. If you go to church start tithing and connecting to the leadership there. If you are a leader commit to lead by God's example of leading. If you are a pastor, commit to serving God like you have never served Him before.

This can be the greatest year yet, but it will depend upon what choice we make it. Make it count. God is counting on you just as much as you are counting on Him. He will never fail you. Today, take time and write down a vision. Go to www.2010IAMIN.ORG. We have resources for you don't' be left behind, take ownership of 2010. Your best life is still ahead of you.


Bless you,

Pastor Mark

Monday, December 21, 2009

Why I like Christmas

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Isaiah 9:6 K.J.V.

6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

I love Christmas. I enjoy all the lights, Christmas parties and oh... gotta love those cookies. This can be the best time of year. They show great Christmas movies and spending quality time with the ones you love the most can't compare.

Today I want to encouarge you. Even if you haven’t had such a good year; maybe you didn't have the money to spend on gifts that you really wanted to get. Possibly, your loved ones are not able to be with you this week. I want you to focus on the "The reason for the season". Don't simply look at it as a time to give gifts. While that does make it beautiful, it's not the beauty of of Christmas. Maybe you are in a position, where money available is reserved for bills, food, clothing and other essentials. Instead of looking at it from a natural perspective I encourage you to focus on "the gift" of Jesus. He is the life giver, He will provide and all the gifts are opened He is the gift that remains.

Here are a few reasons I love Christmas

  1. I love to celebrate the birth of Jesus
  2. I love all the sweets and pastries that are made
  3. I love spending time, relaxing with my family - nothing like family time
  4. I love to see the festive light and decorations, resembling Christ being the light of the world
  5. I love Christmas Carols
  6. I love giving gifts: 1st the gift of Jesus 2nd gifts to each other

Comment back and let me know what your reason you like Christmas.

God Bless,

Pastor Mark

Monday, December 14, 2009

What about Me?

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James 5:20 (The Message) 19-20 My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God's truth, don't write them off; go after them. Get them back and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.

Life can be selfish at times. Caring more about self than others. Looking out for the best interest, instead of looking out for God’s best interest.

Here in this passage, God is instructing us to look out for the interest of Him. To have compassion on those that have wondered from God's truth. Recently, we had a pro athletes, extra marital affairs exposed. It could be easy to point fingers, ridicule, talk about, laugh at, but I encourage every Christian to pray for him, his wife, children, their family, close friends and all impacted.

In our own, personal and private lives, who is it today that you have not reached out too. What do you need to do to show God’s love and mercy too? It might be to the one that has done you wrong or to someone who owes you money. Who ever, whatever it is, don’t write them off or think it will never change anything.

God cannot lie and what He has said, will come to pass.

God Bless,


Pastor Mark

Friday, December 11, 2009

Focus

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Romans 4:21 (Amplified Bible)
Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.

It’s only 15 days away from Christmas. WOW! Are you ready? I want to encourage you to stay focus on finishing the year strong. Don’t look back; your best days are still ahead of you.

This next year is going to be the greatest year of your life. Don’t go into this next year with the baggage of this year. When you’re shopping for Christmas gifts, thank God for blessing you to be a blessing to someone else.
Three ways to stay focused:

1. In our relationship with Christ - The Bible states we walk by faith not by sight.
2. With the vision and goals that God has placed in your heart - Don’t get discouraged, but be encouraged knowing that what He has promised He is able to perform.
3. With our attitude - Attitude reflects altitude. If our attitude is out of line, then we must reposition our attitude to line up with the greatness in us.

God Bless,

Pastor Mark

Monday, December 7, 2009

The Experience

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Acts 2:41 (King James Version)

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.


Church commitment and involvement is essential to the growth of your life and your family or future family. It’s when one’s commitment has been burned or violated that a person has a hard time committing.

The bible states people were added to the Church daily as the Lord saved them. They were willing to count the cost and pay whatever the price.

To Pastors
1. Don’t look at where you are at or those who don’t come. Remember God will add to the church. We do our part- Feed them and lead them.
2. Don’t look at the pocket book. God’s pocket book is a whole lot bigger. Teach, preach, and eat.

To everyone else get connected and STAY CONNECTED. It’s like working at a certain company and then leaving it every 6 months, your resume would look all chopped up. Commitment is essential for growth. You don’t stop when it’s going good, you continue to serve with your time, talents, treasures.

Tomorrow I will blog about what to do when your committed, but your commitment was violated.

Remember, what God has spoken will come to pass as long as you and I stay committed to Him and connected to leadership.

Our success in life is predicated upon our obedience of His Word.

God Bless,

Pastor Mark

Thursday, December 3, 2009

See, Hear, Taste, Smell, and Touch

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Proverbs 29:18 (King James Version)


Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Without a vision in our life, it is like driving blindfolded in a vehicle. Eventually you will crash. It’s the same with every area of our life. We must have a vision for our life, if we want to see good success.

Here are some practical insights.

1. Write the vision down. Habakkuk 2:1 tells us to write the vision down. If you don’t have one, get one and write it down. Write one down for every area of your life. Even if you had one and gave up on it, write it down again.

2. Study. II Timothy 2:15 tells us to study to show ourselves approved of God. After you write it down, ask the Lord for direction. If you want to be an archaeologist, then look into what it takes to do it. If you want a healthy family, open the word of God and allow God to start with you and then go from there.

3. Move forward. Faith without works is dead. After you have written the vision down, studied, then you must execute on how God has instructed you to do.

4. Allow Him to make it come to pass. He is the master at taking any situation and turning it for our good.

Remember without a vision the people perish. Whatever dream you have, with God nothing is impossible unto him that believes. Go after what God has placed in your heart and don’t give up until you see it. Vision stays the same, but strategies change.

God Bless,

Pastor Mark