Experiencing GOD – chapter 5

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Experiencing GODSeven Realities of Experiencing GOD GOD Keeps His Partners Informed Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. – Amos 3:7  NKJV The LORD desires to form a partnership with us to accomplish His plan and establish His kingdom. In doing so, GOD does not regard human stature or rankings. He often calls ordinary men and women to partner with Him. The only prerequisite is that you hear His voice and obey. He makes known to these people; what is hidden to others. Amos was a shepherd and a farmer. The LORD called him to speak to Israel and Judah concerning their sin. Rather than offer GOD excuses, Amos responded with obedience. He could have said, “I am not a priest nor a prophet. Therefore, they will not listen to me.” Instead he demonstrated his faith by being compliant to the LORD’s instruction. Consequently, the LORD showed Amos the pending judgement of the nations and His promise of restoration. When GOD has a plan, he chooses a person or a group to bring it to pass. He tells them what He is about to do and their role in the plan. Henry Blackaby makes three observations about the men and women that GOD involves in His work: When GOD spoke, they knew it was GOD. They knew what He was saying. They knew what they were to do in response. Jesus called himself The Good Shepherd (John 10:4,14,27). He said, “the sheep follow him, for they know his voice”. If you are like me, the issue is hardly ever LORD is that you speaking or I am not sure what you are saying. More often than not, my pretense of uncertainty is a stall tactic. The true cause of my hesitance is that I do not understand how God is going to do what He said (a crisis of faith) or I do not like the plan nor my role (disobedience). What has GOD revealed to you? Are you thinking but I am only a ____? What is your response? What is holding you back? Remember GOD does not seek our understanding; only our...
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Experiencing GOD

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Experiencing GOD During the month of August we began reading as a congregation the book, Experiencing GOD. We are reading one chapter per week. Join us on this journey as we seek to deepen our relationship with GOD and live our lives like Jesus Christ. Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work. – John 4:34 NASB Experiencing GOD reveals seven ways of relating to GOD: knowing, loving, hearing, joining, believing, obeying and experiencing. This book’s inspiring and straightforward approach will teach you how to: Hear when GOD speaks See what GOD is doing in your life Take GOD at His Word Know where GOD is taking you Know how to respond to GOD’s work in your life Experience GOD more intimately then ever...
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1000 Points of Death

Philippians 2: 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus… 7 … taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men… 8 … He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him… (NKJV) Acts 13: 1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said,… (NKJV) “I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in.” – President George H. W. Bush, 1988. Chapter 4 of the book Experiencing God is entitled Being God’s Servant. As Philippians chapter 2 mentions, becoming a real servant of God involves dying to “self”. Though President Bush’s speech was made almost a quarter of a century ago, for me it still remains the most memorable phrase from a presidential speech. It was here that President Bush put forth the idea of encouraging individual contributions to society. However, these thousand individual contributions cannot occur without a thousand deaths to personal self interests. Through the book Experiencing God, God is calling Pentecostal Tabernacle to go on a mission with Him and fulfill the assignment He’s given to our church. And one of the best ways I can think of to produce death to self is the discipline of ministering to (serving) God with fasting. Therefore, beginning on Sunday, September 11th (911) and ending on Sunday, October 2nd, Pentecostal Tabernacle will be in fasting and consecration unto God. Let’s look forward to seeing Pentecostal Tabernacle being one of those points of light for the Kingdom of God (Matthew...
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New Third Service Begins – September 25th

On Sunday, September 25th, at 2:00 PM – Pentecostal Tabernacle’s third service will start at 2:00 PM.
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Chess Instructor Needed

The Knights of Cambridge Chess Club is looking for help this fall. We are looking for instructors to teach chess to 6 to 11 years old every thursday evening, starting from Thursday, September 22nd. If interested, please send an email to mail@ptspice.org.
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