Happy Jewish New Year!

Hello,
I feel moved by the Holyghost to urge everyone to read this and begin to pray concerning the New Jewish Year and what it means to the child of God.

As many of you well know today is the beginning of the Jewish New Year.
The 10 Days of Awe begins on Rosh Hashana which is September 30th and goes through Yom Kippur which falls on October 9th, 2008. It is within the Ten Days of Awe when it is believed the gate of heaven is uniquely open for our petitions and intercession. This season climaxes on the Day of Atonement, October 9th.
This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom Kippur.
One of the ongoing themes of the Days of Awe is the concept that God has "books" that he writes our names in, writing down who will live and who will die, who will have a good life and who will have a bad life, for the next year. These books are written in on Rosh Hashanah, but our actions during the Days of Awe can alter God's decree. The actions that change the decree are "repentance, prayer, good deeds (usually, charity). These "books" are sealed on Yom Kippur. This concept of writing in books is the source of the common greeting during this time is "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year."

Blessings For A Wonderful New Year,

Pastor Tony

IDENTITY THEFT—Part 2

A LIE BELIEVED AS TRUTH WILL AFFECT YOU AS IF IT WERE TRUE.

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4

One of the most common lies that God’s children believe is this, “This is just the way I am. I can’t change.
I’ve tried it before and it didn’t work out, and so that proves that I can never ever change in this area of my life.”

ARE YOU A PRISONER LOCKED BY DECEPTION?
"It’s believing a lie, …they are prisoners of a lie."

THE STRATEGY

· CAPTURE WRONG THOUGHTS.
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5

…whatever is true…noble…right…pure…lovely…admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Philippians 4:8

· RELEASE RIGHT WORDS.
The tongue has the power of life and death… Proverbs 18:21

May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalms 19:14 NLT

· ATTACK AND WIN.
To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.
Colossians 1:29-2:1

…But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

What is the one thing God wants to change in you next?

If you missed last Sunday or would like to see it again, Look Closely.

Check back next week for another addition of Identity Theft. I've heard we will have a special quests and you won't believe who stopped by.

See ya Sunday.

Candy Land Jam

I just wanted to remind everyone that we will be collecting candy in the foyer for this years Trunk or Treat at the CandyLand Jam located at the new church property on October 31st.

Hey, I think I'll see if I can get my car decorated like this one.

Identity Theft

Do you find yourself looking in the mirror wondering just who it is that is in that mirror? Are you beautiful enough, handsome enough, thin enough, muscular enough? How do you measure up to the unrealistic standards set by our outward-appearance-obsessed culture? And if you meet those standards, what’s the ‘beauty’ quotient on the inside?

We’ve been buying those lies far too long. The world says looking a certain way and being attractive means being fulfilled, accepted, admired, or loved.

Instead of trying to recreate that external image based upon what the world says, you need to grab hold of the truth that says that through Jesus Christ, you’re already accepted, already secure, already significant, already enough.

God wants you to see the beauty inside whatever your body mass might be. Created in God’s image, you are enough—as is. And God’s love is one size fits all.

Last Sunday, we began the Identity Theft Series and we learned that we are all guilty of having

"STRONG" BELIEFS

• Emotionally Strong
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• Provisionally Strong
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• Spiritually Strong
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• Professionally Strong
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YOUR Strength is Limited

GOD'S Strength is Unlimited

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will sour on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:30-31

Finally, Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10

Battlecry part 4 - "The Devil's Worse Nightmare"

If you could not be here last Sunday, you missed it. We concluded the Battlecry Series and Celebrated the Blessing of the Children. Here's a few tidbits from Sunday.

YOU READY?
THERE ARE 4 ARROWS.
“CHILDREN ARE THE HERITAGE OF THE LORD, THE FRUIT OF THE WOMB IS HIS REWARD, AS ARROWS ARE IN THE HANDS OF MIGHTY MEN, SO ARE CHILDREN OF THE YOUTH, HAPPY IS THE MAN WHOSE QUIVER IS FULL OF THEM.
LISTEN TO WHAT HE GOES ON TO SAY:
THEY SHALL NOT BE THE ASHAMED, THEY SHALL SPEAK TO YOUR ENEMIES AT THE GATE;
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOU?

I THOUGHT ABOUT THE FIRST ARROW THAT WE HAVE TO PUT IN OUR CHILDREN’S HANDS IS DEUTERONOMY 6:4 – THAT SAYS,
“TEACH YOUR CHILDREN THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD.
· THAT MONEY IS NOT GOD.
· THAT EDUCATION IS NOT GOD.
· THAT SPORTS ARE NOT GOD.
· THAT MOHAMMAD IS NOT GOD.
· THAT BUDDHA IS NOT GOD.
· THAT NEW AGE IS NOT GOD.

Well, there's a little about the first arrow. Check out the full illustrated sermon on DVD, you really want to see what happened next........

Coming Next Week.... Identity Theft



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