House Of Worship Mankato

DAILY INSPIRATION “Your Gift will make room for you” Let’s take a look at Proverbs 18:16 – It says, “A person’s gift makes room for them and brings them before great people” During Bible times, it was a common practice to bring a precious gift whenever you came to see a King, a Prophet or some other great person of renown. Also, great men and women would seek you out, when you were known to have a special gift. Sharing a gift or sharing YOUR gift is a wonderful practice of honor; and it is one of the many ways that we show our appreciation to the greatest King of all time; Jesus Christ. With that being said, the most valuable gift that you could ever give to God is the gift of YOURSELF. Here is the flow and the order of things: First, God blesses you with a gift; Second, you present that gift back to God through worship; Third, God gives you the grace to serve and bless others with your gift. For example: If God gave you the gift of singing; you would first worship Him and in the process, God would

DAILY INSPIRATION “Your Calling” The common question that arises in the mind of believers, is this: What is my calling? Or What am I supposed to be doing? These questions sometimes come up, when a person feels trapped or unfulfilled at a particular job. The question of “What is my calling” arises often when a person has gone through several life changes or they recognize that they have certain gifts, but don’t know what to do with them. It is my prayer that what I’m about to share gives understanding and clarity to those who’ve wondered about their “Calling”. To begin, to use your gift and to understand your call is a noble and an honorable thing to desire; but it’s important to NOT become consumed with chasing it. Why? Because, you don’t want to find yourself in the unhealthy position of being infatuated with the gift instead of being in love with the giver of the gift. It’s a dangerous thing to chase a “Calling” and then ignore the one who called you. Which leads me to the foundation of what a

We Worship through our Living Romans 12:1, says, - I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Giving God ourselves in a major part of our Worship He wants your heart: which means he wants your affections and your emotions. He wants your mind; which means, he wants your thoughts and your imaginations. He wants your will; which means he wants your decisions. Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. How we treat people is a part of our Worship. 1st Corinthians 10:31 - So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Sometimes we are so focus on what we should do next but God is more concerned with you honoring Him; in whatever you are doing.

Worship is Love expressed in a way that brings Glory, Honor, and Adoration: It’s a showing of Appreciation towards someone or something that we believe is Worthy. Worship is bowing down; not just in posture but in bowing down your life. It’s a submitting of your life through the beauty of serving, obedience, and sacrifice. We Worship through our living, our giving and our praise. Worship is NOT just something that we do on a Sunday morning. We gather on Sunday to Worship the same God that we’ve been worshiping all week long. Hebrews 10:25 tells us to NOT to forsake gathering together.... So, we definitely should gather on Sunday to hear the preached Word of God, to encourage each other and to worship with our brothers and sisters in Christ…. But this should NOT be the first time that we’ve worshiped all week.

DAILY INSPIRATION “What is Joy? When most people think of joy, they think of being excited and happy about something specific. Although these are two wonderful emotions to experience; Joy is so much more than that. Before I go any further, I want to humbly make it known; that God’s definition of JOY is different than society’s definition. Christian joy is hope within, it’s inner peace and an overall good feeling in our soul; that’s produced by the Holy Spirit. This amazing God given joy causes us to see the honor, the relevance and the beauty of Christ in the WORD and in our lives. Joy is NOT an idea, a thought or a type of happiness that’s dictated by how well things are going. Joy is an unshakable emotion; because it doesn’t rely on outside sources and it’s NOT connected or controlled by outside forces. Joy is connected to our deep affection for Christ, and is produced by the power of the Holy Spirit within us. This put’s a huge smile on my face, because now I understand why I feel a sense of

DAILY INSPIRATION “Using the right Weapon” Whether we want to admit it or not; all of us have had to face some serious internal and external battles at times. We have had to deal with battles in our mind, our body, on our job, at our school, at our Church and even in our own families. It doesn’t make you a bad person, if you’ve had more battles than others; and it doesn’t make you a good person if you’ve had less battles than others. What’s important to remember; is that, everyone has or will have to face battles in their life. With that being said; the type of battle that I want to talk about today; is the battle that has been waged against you because you are a believer. See, you’ve got to understand; that the devil was furious when you said, “YES” to Jesus. The enemy knows that He lost someone that is going to be a powerful soldier in the army of the Lord, so he tries everything he can; to try to discourage you, damage your reputation and ultimately destroy you. I’m not sharing this with you to sc

DAILY INSPIRATION “Time to move Forward” For some people; moving forward is a normal part of life, but for others; moving forward can be extremely difficult. Sometimes, it’s difficult because of the fear of the unknown or the fear of change. As humans, we are normally creatures of habit and we don’t like anything or anyone to change what we are accustomed to. There are even those who would rather remain in an unhealthy situation, an unhealthy friendship or even an unhealthy job; simply because they are used to it. The problem is that; your unwillingness to change and move forward, could be tremendously damaging and detrimental to you and your family. It is better to be uncomfortable in a new and healthy situation; than to be comfortable in an unhealthy cycle; going NOWHERE fast. As you move forward in life; it is paramount and priority, that you move forward in a healthy way. One of the many ways to healthily move forward, is to humbly inform those closest to you; that you are shifting and making so

Don't run or avoid your time of testing because God is producing something life-giving and life-transforming within you. Testing comes before promotion; so when you run from testing, you are running from God's plan to elevate you.