"The Power Of Love"

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Love is a powerful force that I believe that I have disregarded for years. I think about what was the deciding factor in me changing my life. People loving me unconditionally. People demonstrating the same love that they experienced through knowing Jesus Christ. At one point in my life I was angry, resentful, and put myself above all else. I was miserable, but you would of never knew this because I masked it with work, exercise, women, and social events. Deep within I was longing for love. Not a love that the world offers, but a compassionate, and unconditional love that can only be found in Christ Jesus. I tried everything to find this love, but everything fell short. I met a group of men who began to demonstrate love to me inspite of my failures, and shortcomings. They encouraged me to study the bible with them, and something began to happen to me on the inside. I began to experience a love that was unexplainable. My life on the outside began to change because inwardly I began to let go of the anger, resentments, and bitterness. The love of Christ was like a consuming fire, and began a purification process within that continues. Love never fails we fail to love. The love of God can reach the deepest and darkest places of life and pull that individual out, and bring about a change. The power of love changes lives, restores marriages, and individuals, and gives hope to the hopeless. "THE POWER OF LOVE"

"It's Your Time"

Zechariah 9:12
Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope: even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

How easy is it to at times to get stuck in the past, circumstances, of the "what if's". I have come to realize that if God has placed a dream within my heart and I do not move forward to strive in the direction of my prayers or dreams than they will just remain a dream. My dream is larger than I am, therefore I can't accomplish my dream in my own strength and ability, but I still do have a responsibility. That responsibility is to seek God with all my heart, and all the other elements of life - my dreams, marriage, resources, finances, and relationships with others will fall into place. Fear comes in when I take my focus off of the source (God). I become side tracked with the things of the world which has a tendency to tell me that I can't. Life takes on a new perspective once I place my eyes on the heavens. I am ignited with a fire and passion that enables me to live above the circumstances of life, and the things around me. Going into 2010 the theme for the ministry and myself will be "It's Your Time". It's my time to excel, achieve, and to be all that I can be in Christ Jesus. I have accomplished much, but I will not settle for just that. I want to leave behind a legacy that impact people for decades to come, and I can only do that through Jesus Christ. I truly believe that if I take care of God's business He will take care of mine. "It's Your Time" to take your focus off the stuff, the worldliness, or anything that is hindering you from becoming all that you can be and place then on the living God, and He will take you to a place beyond your dreams. "It's Your Time"

Failure

When I look back on my life I can say that I have failed more times than I have succeeded, but it's one thing that I hold onto today with my heart. I never give up. In my past I would allow my mistakes and/or failures to dominate me in a way that I would be unable to move forward because of fear, worry, or what someone would think or say. God uses our circumstances around us to make us better people. I no looker stand on the outside of anyones life and throw rocks when I should be using it as a opportunity to be a doorway to heaven, encouragement, and love. I do not know if God will have a record of my failures in heaven, but how many times I used them as learning expereinces, how many times I was willing to get up, and get back in the thick of things. Will we fail or make mistakes of course, but we must remember that failure is not the end, but the opportunity to begin again.

God Bless,
Pastor Ken W.