Faith Center Church

Abraham lived the life of unlimited possibility in the old covenant.  The Lord called him out of his homeland to go to a land of abundance, a land where there was boundless possibility, a land that flows with milk and honey. The Lord has called us out of the land that has borders into the land that flows with abundance.  Canaan is no longer a place; it is a way of life, eternal life, a life of blessing, and a life of refreshing, a life of righteousness, joy and peace.

God said to Abraham, lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward, southward, eastward and westward.  For all the land which you see I give to you, and your descendants forever. (Genesis 13:14-15) This ball of enormous wonder we live on was his inheritance along with the church of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 3:16-18, 29) By faith Abraham could see down the road a long way, he was not limited by the boundaries that his eyes or senses imposed upon him.

Canaan was a land of endless possibility, more than that, the seed of faith God planted in Abraham and Sarah, was the promise of eternal life, boundless life, life that never stops or loses its power.  It’s like a nuclear reaction; and one explosion brings about another.  Isaac was the beginning of the blessing and the promise continues to multiply to this day. The promise of God to Abraham brought about the most powerful force on the earth today, the Church, which is filled with the Spirit and the power of God. Abraham could see past all the obstacles the sense realm could possibly impose upon him.

Lord, open our eyes that we may know the hope of your calling, the wealth of your inheritance and the power of God in us. (Ephesians 1:18-20) Lord, enlarge our vision so that we can see like Abraham, down the road into forever. Lord Jesus enlarge our vision to encompass the whole earth and beyond that, the souls of lost humanity. Lift up your eyes like Abraham and look.  Today ask for a renewed passion for people who are lost and without hope, Jesus is faithful. He did say whatever things you ask when you pray believe that you receive them and you will have them. (Mark 11:24)

Pastor Danny

The weapons of my of our warfare are mighty through God, they pull down every stronghold every seeming impossibility that rises to impede my progress. II Cor. 10:5

We give ground to the devil when we accept his lies. Doubt and sin will also yield the high ground to work his evil. Jesus was confronted with the words – if you are the son of God, had he given in to doubt about who he was and His plan for His life He would have yielded the high ground to satan.  Jesus taught us how to displace the lies and half truths of the devil we displace them with the Word of God. So we will rise and take our place with Christ, far above principalities and powers

This I know, on the battlefield of life the only thing that counts is a Christian who knows how to buckle up the armor of light and wield the sword of the Spirit which has never been defeated in battle. Lord raise up men, women, boys and girls who will continue to lift the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, in the battle of life today. (Eph 6:10-19 , Romans 13:12)

Try these scriptures on for size I think they will fit you quite well

Ist Peter 5:8-9 Satan is the father of division and a counterfeit. Resist the devil steadfastly, that means I will patiently resist him if it is a thousand times every day.

James 4:7 I submit my life fully to Jesus the lord of the church and to God my father and I resist the devil so that he flees or runs as in terror one thousand times a day. It was the son of man employing the same weapons that I am called to use triumphing over him.

Col. 2:15 Satan is stripped of all his power and authority over me and my family He is left with nothing in hand, he has become a deceiver and a thief, the only profession he knows, and by the way devil how does it feel to be a looser.

1 John 4:4 I am born of God and because He overcame I am a born overcomer I overcome every demon sent after me because my lord Jesus lives in me and since He is greater, THERE NO CONTEST

1John 4:16-17 I confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in me in all His power and might and I live in Him and partake of all He is. I have come to know and believe in God's love and I abide in Him, so love is perfected in me. I have confidence in His judgment and as He is He has made me to be like Himself.

I John 5:4 I am born of God heaven is my most comfortable environment I am like my older brother and we overcome the world we not only overcome the world and the wisdom of this world, my faith is growing in the process.

Eph. 6:16 In every circumstance of life I take up the shield of faith and with it I extinguish all not some; all the fiery darts the enemy throws my way

Say this - I live in the full power of the Cross of Christ – Christ’s victory over the powers of darkness are mine-

Matthew 18 Because I know and confess who Jesus Christ is The gates of hell shall never prevail against me!

Pastor danny

The world is always talking about goals. In the Kingdom of God the Lord is concerned about growth. He is concerned about spiritual growth.

Isaiah said enlarge the place of Thy dwelling; allow the walls to be stretched. The Lord says, spare not; do not draw back, walls can become a limiting factor in our walk with Christ, or they can be moved out to allow for spiritual growth. The Lord knows when the boundaries of our lives, the walls, need to be stretched. Stretching hurts, yet, no matter how much it hurts, we know He will sustain, strengthen and cause us to triumph.  (Isaiah 54:1-3) In verse 3 God says, you will spread out on your right and left and your descendants shall take over the heritage of the Gentiles.  When we are being stretched we know God is working His will, His good pleasure in us. God is making us strong and because of Him opportunities for ministry will abound as we become more and more available to Him. The Lord desires to use us in our communities as well as in our families and in His church.

Pastor Danny

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offered Himself, without spot to God, and cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. (Hebrews 9:14)

How much more indeed shall Jesus give His own precious blood by the power of the Holy Spirit, with out blemish unto God? His blood will cleanse your conscience from death works or dead works to serve the one and only Living God. It is time to get on with it and enter into “much more”.

Much more we shall serve in the power of the Holy Spirit released from the consciousness of sin, by the living God. A new consciousness is birthed in our hearts, one of righteousness that rejoices in the boundless possibility before us. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13) and now Gods word becomes an awesome reality in our daily life, I cant is replaced with a confident I can, because the greater one, Jesus lives in me. (1John 4:4)

We are children of God by the imposition of His mighty hand; we have been seated with Christ in heavenly realms.  We are a people in whom death has lost its terror and pleasure – it has no charm. Like Abraham we believe God with a faith that raises one to the heights of righteousness. (Romans 4-5)  It is significant that in (Genesis 13:14-18) the Lord said to Abraham, lift up your eyes and look around, all you can see belongs to you and to your innumerable seed. Verse 17 seems to say to Abraham you walk through this land and as you do you, I will give it to you. God is calling people to do great things today, so what has God put in your heart today, is it time to look up like Abraham and set out to take possession of Gods call on your life? You can do it you know or he would not have placed His special dream for you in your heart.

Pastor Danny

It is evident that we did not create ourselves, He is the creator. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) We are a new creation,

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (ll Corinthians 5:17)

Go to any bookstore and you will find a section titled “self helps”. I sometimes wonder if the design born of self is adequate for the days ahead. I often think of the words of David the psalmist,  “it is He who hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.”  (Psalm 100:3) There is a heavenly design for your life.  God has a plan for everyone today. We are His workmanship. How we talk about what He created in us is very important. Unfortunately for most of us, we find that His will and purpose are manifest in our lives at a much slower pace than we would like.

One day a man called me. I did not know him, he invited me to visit his studio and we began a friendship.  He asked me to make a wood mounting for a new sculpture that he had created.  In his studio I learned that great artists don’t just wake up one day and produce a finished work of art or stumble into a Picasso. In his studio I saw great pieces of paper on the walls.  The canvas was stretched over an upper room. There were clay models of cannons, people, and houses. I moved away from this part of the state before his work on this particular project was completed. Because of this, I was never was to see the finished product.  Yet he had a profound influence on my life. This experience was to overshadow my life for the rest of my days.

You, my friend, may change the lives of many. As they see the work of the Holy Spirit in your life. The difference you will make on this planet will only be accomplished by the touch of God’s hand. Self-helps can be good and we can gain from the experiences of others. Paul puts it all together for us when he says, “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ”. (Philippians 1:6).  So I have come to the conclusion that God is never late, neither is He slow, He works at His own pace in our lives to bring about His perfect plan. He also knows when we are ready to respond to His touch. What a craftsman!

Pastor Danny