Treacher's Treats

Fasting for Purpose

2012-01-17T11:02:00.000-08:00

Click the link to read "Fasting for Purpose" by Jerry Theckston of Seattle.

Proclaiming the Year of the Lord's Favor

2012-01-05T10:51:00.001-08:00

Notes from Elder Thompson's message on New Year's Day

Proclaiming the Year of the Lord's Favor

From Luke 4:18-19

We need to speak forth (proclaim) what God's Word says about us
This year will be filled with God's favor toward us
We will come to know God's love for us in it's fullness

Daniel Fast Additional Information

2012-01-05T09:56:00.000-08:00

Why Are We Fasting Again?

Prayer

Col 3:23-24 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. (NKJ)

Heart of Why we Are Fasting

A. How many people want to Grow Spiritually?

1. Fasting is one concrete intentional way.

B. To:

1. unity

2. sanctify yourself, consecration

3. a fast that matches the desire- we want great things

4. cleansing- spiritually

5. openness to God

6. dedicate in thanksgiving to God and readiness to minister more

Members to Commit themselves to the vision and mission of BCC

Acts 13:3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. (NKJ)

Acts 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. (KJV)

Dan 9:3-4 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, "O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, (NKJ)

Neh 9:1-2 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads.

Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. (NKJ)

A. Fasting- def.- “cover mouth,” or abstain.

1. The expression used in the Law was “humble your souls.” Implying the sacrifice of the personal will, which gives to fasting all its value.

2. The Christian Church- Fasting was frequently joined with prayer that the mind, unencumbered with earthly matter, might devote itself with less distraction to the contemplation of divine things.

B. Fasting disciplines your spirit, soul, and body.

1. It is practicing and exercising discipline that stops us from sinning, keeping yourself from sin, and practicing restraint.

2. If you can not turn down a French fry then how are you going to turn down fornication? If you can not alter your appetite, how are you going to alter your anger? Food has way too much of a fix on our flesh. It could be an area of fasting, but do you do it?

3. Matt 26:41- The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

4. Fasting disciplines you to nullify the works of the flesh and strengthens your spirit to produce the Character traits of the Fruit of the Spirit.

5. We must admit we need greater access to and any help possible to become more loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, self-controlled, humble, less stressed, less frustrated. God help us in here!

6. As Paul stated, I fast often, but my flesh still says, “hey is this necessary?, is there any other way?, can we modify this at all?”

Daniel Fast Information

2012-01-03T10:02:00.000-08:00

Please Read the following for understanding the purpose of the Daniel Fast:

To all those in Rome (Ames and abroad) who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 1:7). I herald a shouting hello of Prayze of God to you all my beloved family of faith at BCC and those adjoined to us through Christ. This writing of notes or letter is to render a discourse to draw us closer to God by expounding upon practices in the BCC Corporate Daniel Fast 2012 and beginning the year setting our eyes upon Jesus. We embrace currently, with more developing to come, three messages or actions for momentum to “start” 2012.

A. We receive The Proclamation of 2012 as A Year of The Lord’s Favor! This was preached to us and we proclaim repeatedly, aloud, and often specifically these points from The Word of God in The Gospel of Luke 4:18-19 “TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED, 19 TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD." This was spoken by Jesus HIMSELF here in Luke’s account as Christ read it from the prophet Isaiah 61:1-2.

In order to even hear this, then actually believe it, and grasp from it…

B. We must Rejoice to receive and anticipate good, better, increase, and change for growth in 2012 because we have our HOPE right Now! Clearly indisputably Jesus is our HOPE. First, Philippians 4:4 states, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.” Briefly ponder the emphasis on Rejoicing, and then why does it write, “again I say, Rejoice. So let us simply do this. Then, 1 Corinthians 13:13 makes a thought provoking mention, “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” While Agape Charity Love is the intent, see the detail of NOW ABIDES… HOPE. Jesus is your and my only HOPE for anything good optimistically revealed in Colossians 1: 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Here is the application of message two, where there is a challenge to feel captive, blinded, or oppressed by difficulties in the past, Jesus Now Abides as our HOPE in us. I do not deny 2011, 2010 or perhaps before may recall shortcomings in self-limiting habits or seemingly unbreakable bad decision-making that depletes your prospect that things can ever change. The Good News is that God Created the changing of times and seasons to benefit us. Genesis 1:14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years. Therefore, Rejoice to receive 2012 with/in HOPE (belief, feeling, and/or desire of expected good) which is Christ in you, that Abides right Now in the transition of going into a new year that past things can change for good and growth.

Now for the adjuring specifics and way of wisdom to approach our Corporate Daniel Fast that causes you to “be found pleasing The LORD” in your fasting.

C. Our BCC Corporate Daniel Fast 2012. I would like to invite every1one to join together in this Fast in it’s entirety of all and/or in any participating way provided and available to you. Each one of us can find some way to participate because of the liberty of Jesus has given us and because our whole intent is for God’s good in our BCC church body and your personal spiritual growth. I realize we need focus, written material, scriptural support, food specifics, Godly guidance, social relational encouragement to continue in our commitment, and Christ centered goals in front of us. I will attempt to address and provide these answers as well as along our twenty one, three week journey.

1. Please understand that there is much enlightening resources today available upon the subject of Daniel Fasts- books, articles, audio series and sermons, web sites, and even recipe books all dedicated to the subject, research, and spiritual advancement. Some authors may differ from others and therefore I commit this wisdom toward our journey. Please remember that we are not trying to become fasting experts nor win approval with God because we “do” it so right or exact. We fast to purposefully take actions to set ourselves apart to posture ourselves before God in agreement with others to draw close to God consciously knowing it within ourselves. Sister Ana has said to nearly every caller please ask and ultimately be led by The Holy Spirit Who will bring you peace and agreement in your soul for specific eating decisions and/or ingredients. I restate what I ministered years ago regarding food fasting or any fast for that matter, “fasting is more spiritual than physical.”

2. Read the Message I am including as an attachment or another link that I treached to answer many of the questions that arise. The title was “Why Are we Fasting Again?

3. Daniel Fast 2012 is focused upon these three directives.

a. Unity in BCC, Unity in Ames Community of Christ, Unity and Accord in The Kingdom of God worldwide Body of Christ, and a measurable reality of Jesus Christ in our lives and The Father’s Love emanating from HIS ppl.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! Psalm 133:1

bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2b-3

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 1 Peter 3:8

Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Colossians 3:14

Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves ; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:1-6

The Message Bible says it this way…1 If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care - 2 then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. 3 Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. 4 Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. 5 Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself.

b. Prayer, Prayer, Prayer…. prayer. I have recently read and seen above four time the New Testament letters states be “Devoted” to prayer, and in my research increasing more and more using different phrases and words to make a lifestyle of intentional prayer. Something more than transitional prayer from here to there, or asking for needs, or even prayer requests, but a devotion to diligently spend relationship and difference making on earth prayer. I earnestly and honestly am testifying that even after mature Christians have felt a sense of accomplishment through fervent effectual prayer and proclaiming in prayer that God leads me and others right back to “prayer” is the central most need in our and others lives and for others more than anything else we can do for ppl. Jesus is and has been the “Doer” of good in our lives, what we become, our needs, circumstances, and situations. Please rise and lift up in new elevations and depths of Prayer during our Daniel Fast.

c. Seek, Find, and Discipline from The LORD. Prioritize areas in your personal life that you recognize contribute to transforming your life for good, a hope, favorably, and live life and it more abundantly in the manifestation of righteousness, peace, and joy in The Holy Ghost. I believe when you pray and spend time in the Daniel’s Fast that Christ will Reveal to you and you will know it in your spirit and soul that these are areas of needed God’s Grace. Through these things your life would be greatly advanced in the promises of God. Examples like decade long need to forgive, wrath stemmed from anger and irritability, pride and ego, stewardship in finances, health lifestyle decisions to change, a reading The Word regularly…ect.

Relaunch Splash-In Part 2

2011-10-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

Ezekiel 47:1-12
attention to: vs. 1-2, vs. 3-5, vs. 9,12

The Prophet's Vision
Therefore, just as this text was a Vision of The Prophet Ezekiel, so also is this our BCC Vision given by God. This is our Vision, (and story), and we art sticking to it! Amen!

Position compared to our current Condition
We could be positioned “in” The River, in the water, but not conditioned to swim at that level depth.
Our depth position may be to the knees or worship, but we may not pray consistently, nor in the content of ankle-deep, nor effectively, and with fruitful answers.
Recollecting last Monday morning’s waking hours..., this kind of praying is not praying with our own wish list per se..., but...Relational, Intimate, Time

Ezekiel 34:11-12c, 15-16
11 "For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them...
15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.

GOD type Life- enjoy, abundance, full, overflows
Jesus The Christ was sent to be The Good Shepherd

John 10:10 AMP
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it [a]overflows).

Anointed Story Telling that cause Digging Deep & Spirit Led searches of inner importances- what drives us, really matters to us, (found journaling for me...) to Have!

In pictorial form Jesus Christ is The Door:
John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
Threshold-(1.) Heb. miphtan, probably a projecting beam at a higher point than the threshold proper; also rendered "door" and "door-post."

Going Further and Deeper in Relationship with God Curriculum: Practical Application of Use Informational. Reading
Journaling
Correspondence contact relationship: temptations, successes, accountability, measurable growth
Messages
In: Church, Word Daily, Serving in Ministry,
Written Testimonials
Distance, Time, & Tasks Intervals & Levels
personal pace
Awards system
Defining and Determining of Details to come

BCC Altar Call Commitments

that God has given them a good FUTURE & a HOPE- Jeremiah 29:11-13
God’s Promises that “all these (earthly needed) things will be added to them- Matthew 6:33
Knowing The LOVE of GOD personally- Eph.3:16-20
Growing Further and Deeper in Relationship with God- Ezekiel 47:3-5

Splash-In.com Out There Where?

Remember our two commercials... (Anywhere!)
The River of Water is God, wherever The River goes...and God is Everywhere especially Out There!
Psalm 46:1-4 handout for The River of God

In Here: experience eternity, forgiveness, and new starts
In Here: care and have hope in our everlasting expectation
In Here: joyfulness, laughter, dance, and life sustaining celebration
In Here: call out, shout out , sing out, and strengthening our inner-selves
In Here: acceptance, loving, and reaching to one another
In Here: men honored, humbled, and hold up one another up
In Here: share peace, go beyond ourselves as a family of faith
In Here: rightly dividing the infallible Word of Truth
In Here: breaking racial barriers, and inner-conflict, hugging

Our Passions:

Right Standing Relationship with God breeds clearness in consciousness and Christ confidence
God’s Presence, Intimacy- splashing in Out There where we live is refreshing! (splash - in . com)
@ BCC iread, ipray, iworship, imovewithSpirit
Does the church of Jesus Christ have “Fear of The Outdoors?” Agoraphobia - Fear of the outdoors, crowds or uncontrolled social conditions.

church has left the building

Out There?
i.e. Go Out into the World

Brian Zanhd
The relationship of the Jesus follower with the wider world is complex. The believers attitude towards the world is neither one of assimilation nor segregation. It’s easy enough to assimilate through compromise or segregate through isolation; but neither is faithful to what Jesus calls us to do. This makes being a disciple of Jesus tricky. The Apostle John refers to the “world” many times, in fact, more often than all the other writers of the New Testament combined. And John makes it clear that we are to love God’s good idea of human society, but not its fallen arrangement. The arrangement of the world is formed by a greedy desire for power, pleasure, and possessions. It is a world arranged around lust instead of love. As disciples of Jesus, we are called out of the world, made into saints, and then sent back into the world. We are to be fully engaged with our culture, but as carriers of God’s grace.

Out There?
Acts 2:1-4,5
1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Relaunch Splash-In Part 1

2011-10-28T09:05:00.000-07:00

Ezekiel 47-1-12
"1 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple, and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was flowing down from below the south end of the threshold of the temple, south of the altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around on the outside to the outer gate that faces toward the east; and behold, the water was trickling out on the south side.
3 Going on eastward with a measuring line in his hand, the man measured a thousand cubits, and then led me through the water, and it was ankle-deep. 4 Again he 4 Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, and it was waist-deep. 5 Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. 6 And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen this?"Then he led me back to the bank of the river. 7 As I went back, I saw on the bank of the river very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 And he said to me, "This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, and enters the sea; when the water flows into the sea, the water will become fresh. 9 And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.
10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From Engedi to Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. 11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt. 12 And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."

Revelation 22:1-3
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him.

Out There?
“so you want me to splash-in.com Out There?”coming back to The Vision: Relaunch
we are coming back to it after about year and half time, due to the Initiative of REVIVAL FIRE.

GOD used it to bring me into a Revival of purely Believing
Jesus The Christ and The Power of The Cross. We are coming back to it after about year and half time, due to the Initiative of REVIVAL FIRE. GOD used it to bring me into a Revival of purely Believing Jesus The Christ and The Power of The Cross!

Out There? Two Main Messages
A Personally Growing: A Further and Deeper Relationship with God
Corporately Growing: From in Here to Out There .

Action Points:

To splash-in.com
To get wet, immerse your: ankles, knees, waist, & all of you by disciplined daily (everydayness) devotion in Bible Reading, Praying, Worship, & Spirit-Filled practices
Relaunch BCC responsibly back into the The Vision
Take what God does in Here to Out There

A Church's Programs: "What a church uses as their programs is because they believe it will work to cause people’s lives to grow, increase, and ultimately be transformed. They believe in it."

Kingdom of God
Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

BCC Altar Call Committments:

That God has given them a good FUTURE & a HOPE- Jeremiah 29:11-13
God’s Promises that “all these (earthly needed) things will be added to them- Matthew 6:33
Knowing The LOVE of GOD personally- Eph.3:16-20
Growing Further and Deeper in Relationship with God- Ezekiel 47:3-5

Where are you?
What is current in your life?
Are you where you want to be in your relationship with God?
Where do you want to take it?
Where do you want it to go?
Do you desire more? Wish or Hunger for More?

And not deceived for the instant, immediate gratification? Physics Basic-
Speed x Time = Distance

Ezekiel 34:11-12c, 15-16
11 "For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them...
15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.

Preparation - End Results & Examples:
Preparation
End Results & Examples:

There is NO Substitution for Time Spent with God.
We read the Word in here and we read the Word out there.
We pray in here and we pray other there.
We worship in here and we worship out there.
We live Spirit-Filled in here.
We live Spirit-Filled out there.

Extraordinary Sermon Notes

2011-08-30T07:32:00.000-07:00

If you would like to view the notes from Sunday's message entitled "Extraordinary" (8/28/2011), please click on the following link:
http://every1one.org/media/Extraordinary_message.pdf

Who WIll Pull People Out?

2011-08-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

Ezekiel 3:15 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat[dwelling, living], and remained there astonished [overwhelmed, appalled] among them seven days. 16 Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:

Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end.

~ our dear Aryne Robinson, world traveller and desire to be called to a country, asked sister Ana a profound question...

~ “Is pastor experiencing Reverse Culture Shock?”

~and again i find myself humbled to be the one sharing, when many of you are widespread world travelled and/or from other countries and speak multiple languages

~Let us be found in faith prayerful and praying to God, in HIS Son of Whom The entire Volume of The Book of The Bible pertains of Jesus The Christ, Amen...

Introduction

1. As the plane descended, I began bellowing prayer of belief based upon a Word spoken...
a. when you touch the ground, you feel the ppl
b. supernaturally that night i dreamed a part in spanish
c. the lives we felt in the slideshow, and who’s lives actually reversed and touch us live in simplicity, sincerity, and strength

2. Travelled to touch our lives, we have entitled this: Who will Help the ppl come from under the bus?

~To throw (someone) under the bus is an idiomatic phrase meaning to sacrifice another person (often a friend or ally), who is usually not deserving of such treatment, out of malice or for personal gain.

~The phrase has been widely popularized by sports journalists since 2004 and was picked up by the mainstream media during the 2008 primary season. It has frequently been used to describe various politicians distancing themselves from unpopular or controversial figures.

~Our application as Spirit-Filled, Word based BCC ByStanders are to Help not throw nor stand by
~Do we agree?

3. To Catch the Content of this Bus we shall walk through:
a. bringing every1one under this “light” Burden
b. delighting in the joyousness of the Blast we had
c. having sat where they sat, we have Become them
d. celebrating with BCC ministry the Blessings

Burden
it is here that my soul began to whimper for the ppl

Blast
incredible amount of fun unprecedented perhaps unexpected

Become
a help not by giving or doing as much as sitting where ppl sit, and identifying with them as ppl not projects

Blessings
Word was Treached, lives were saved, spoke prophetic truths into individual lives at multiple Altar Calls & anywhere

Redefining Christianity (Sermon Notes on 2/2711)

2011-02-28T18:36:00.000-08:00

Opening:
i. When I came to college, I defined Christianity…
a. I recently asked a co-worker…-gyrating
b. yet last night a young lady…-alive!
ii. My dawning enlightenment recognized our differences, needs, backgrounds, wants, affinities…
a. Based upon what we perceive and/or like, what we have “observed”
b. What we ourselves perceive and think we "know of Holy."
iii. Any church’s vision/mission is too general/broad/large when Jesus Christ and HIS Call can not be Define
and Expressed by the members’ lives.
iv. Today’s Topic & Title:
Redefining Christianity, Express - The Word on Time
Opening:
v. My Treaching Attempt will be to:
~ Introduce the Topic’s Text & our Terminology of ReDefine
a. Corporate to Community
b. Goodson to God Son
c. Faults to Favor
~ Close having Redefined Christianity and it’s origin
But let us get this last First Overnight off- Prayer
1. Introduction: Mark 10:15
15 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." 16 And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them. 17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" 18 So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 19 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'" 20 And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth." 26 And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, "Who then can be saved?" 27 But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible." 28 Then Peter began to say to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You." 29 So Jesus answered and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.
2. Re-Define-how are words changed in dictionaries?
a. to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.)
• to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe:
• to fix or lay down definitely; specify distinctly:
• to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of
• to make clear the outline or form of
• Redefine is to state a new or different meaning
a. Ps 51:10MSG-God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.
b. Cause us to see it, understand it, differently, renewed, from what we have defined or observed before
3. Redefining Christianity- one of my customized core concepts I am called to be Interdenominational:
“…to take people from wherever they are to become closer to Christ Jesus (by The Word of God, Worship, Prayer, Purpose/Destiny, Discipleship, Leadership, Serving, Wonders of God, Godly Counsel, Creativity, Divine Relationships and every means possible) so that they will become growing and perfecting (mature) Christians. And by that they become better Baptists, Methodist, Catholics, Pentecostals, Lutherans, etc…”
Corporate to Community
A. Corporate can be- I know we do not want to be…
• Pessimistic, negative minded, critical, that breeds off each other, Punitive, Legalistic minded…
• Question Authority, Motives; Against everything
• Skeptical, self-serving, and chip on the shoulder PC
B. Mgr. Blaine as a Blessing
1. Gifted People Person (yet lacked…)
2. One PSP created a Community (eats)
3. Redefined our climate, interaction, etc
C. FedEx-Express AMWA Staff & Co-workers Honor
D. Our Bro. Kevin Honors
E. Corporate to Community to Christian
1. Rich young Ruler (Corporate) vs.
2. Disciples with Jesus in Community
Goodson to GOD SON
A. Treach The Text- Mark 10:15-30
1. Rich young Ruler had a definition of Good
a. Good Teacher
b. since my youth
2. Jesus’ Q? “Why call me Good?”-
a. Commentary Note- dual intent
b. Redefines Good
3. One thing he lacked- like we are good today
4. We need to go from goodson to GOD SON!!
5. Loved him
6. Rich young Ruler was not Open to Redefining
7. With man this is impossible, but with God All Things Are Possible! goodson-vs-GODSON
8. In this age and In the age to come!
9. I.E.- Current Gospel Song- “It’s all good, but not us, It’s ALL GOD!”
B. You have got to Pull Out an “O”, just 1,only 1
to get OVER:
1. “O”urselves- Brian Houston clip &
2. “O”ut of the way
3. “O”bservations- youth, Christianity…
do need 1 “O”, just 1 and only 1, that is to be:
4. “O”pen- as a little child, receptive, innocent, pure, like new,
a. Defining Moment- Timing, Place, Need
b. Careful Blaine- not to close back up,
C. What do I know of Holy?
a. Openness for Redefining, Renewing, Rethinking, Wanting of Genesis Week…
b. Video
D. What do you really Believe, Trust, have Faith in?
a. being a good son, or
b. being in The GOD SON
Faults to Favor
A. One thing he lacked- laws, rules, commandments
B. We are often so uncomfortable
1. Deserve it
2. Earn it
3. Work for it
C. Rich, perceived ourselves as good, not bad,ok
• Facts, frailties, fate vs. Faith & Favor!
D. Favor
1. Relationship
2. Favor = Grace = Love
3. GOD SON vs. good son
E. Is GOD SON even real?
F. Testify of FAVOR…Doctrine, Theology, Scholarly ability, teaching, even my style, but you can not touch my daily testimony
G. Testimony
1. While down in Dallas TX, last week
2. Favor…
a. Finances
b. Flights
c. Family
Close
A. Redefining Christianity- take people from
B. Blaine- mocked some churches- observations,
1. not perfect
2. email/text my husband is changed man
C. Melanie Goodson- Title Giver…
D. The Rich young Ruler vs. men of cross
E. Song of Wonderful Worship
Redefining Christianity
Express – The Word on Time

Doer: An Example is Communion

2011-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

Notes from Vision Sunday (2/6/11)

Isaiah 35:8 Rubber meets the Road = DOER

be a Doer is:

on the Highway of Holiness in the Lanes

(Splash-In.com, Revival Fire, New Hire, Midweek Organism);

going & growing forward as every "1" one

(Read James 1:22-25)

D-

Decide (Read I Kings 18:21)

Believe (Read John 6:28-29)

Dream

Discipline

O-

Offer yourself (Read Romans 12:1)

E-

Execute - to accomplish, to perform, do

R-

Reproduce

Repeat the deciding, offering & executing
Fruit - good, fruit of the Spirit, measured increase
Reproduce - same Assessment in Authenticate
Reinvent the Ministry

Do - An example is Communion (Read I Corinthians 11:23-26)

Actually Doing It
Testimony during sickness
Not of works, but of being a Doer
Fueled by Faith

Entree: Message 8 "Don't Count Anyone Out"

2010-04-11T06:17:00.000-07:00

MSG 8: “Don’t Count Anyone Out” - Resurrection Sunday Altar Call Message

Opening:
i. Approximately five to six weeks ago, The Spirit of the Lord spoke to me regarding some pains and problems of people, “Don’t Count Anyone Out.” Meaning, toran, you are not to ever give up or quit on someone. God said, “I did not make you that way, despite what others may do or called to, you can not be that way.”

Prayer:
Let us pray…,

Introduction:
1. He knows my name by Israel Houghton lyrics state this:

I am not Forgotten
I am not Forgotten
God knows my name

I am not Forgotten
I am not Forgotten

I am not Forgotten
I am not Forgotten

I will praise you
I will praise you
Yes, I will worship you

For I am fearfully and wonderfully made
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
He hears me when I call

Zeph 3:17 NIV
17 The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing."

2. splash-in.com has been about getting into God, being committed to Christ as He has sacrificed Himself for us, about going further and deeper in our relationship with God. And basically, it deals with having to start from somewhere or possibly having to start back somewhere.

a. From the very first message it has been about Love at First Sight. We followed that message with the very moving message to Make your life Count. Then our brother and Administrative Leader shared last week for this week to come “Returning to our First Love.”

b. I whimpered myself last night after calling out to God in broken prayer, Lord the only thing that satisfies me completely is my First Love, You, Your Word, Your Comfort, Your Acceptance, and How you delight in me, and I can Count on Your Love for me without conditions.

3. On Resurrection Sunday Celebration

“Don’t Count Anyone Out”

a. Jesus Raised from the dead 2000 years ago because today He does not want anyone to be counted out, nor Forgotten, because while He does not count anyone out, no matter what we have done are what is being done to us, we can Count on Christ Jesus in our life!

b. And He is our First Love…
1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us.

Rev 2:4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

Content:
I. Biblical Characters who dealt with being Counted Out and Forgotten

A. Cain- Gen 4:4-7
5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

6 So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."

B. Leah and Rachel; and Hannah
Gen 29:16-17
16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah , and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah's eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance.

C. Naomi
Ruth 1:20-21
20 But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi ; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi , since the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"

D. David-

E. Paul
Acts 14:19-20
Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

F. Nicolotians

II. Contemporary People not to Count out

A. 70’s people were Jimmied
B. 90’s people were Michaeled
C. 2000’s people are dismayed, disappointed, and disrupted by Presidents and preachers- spoken of impurities, deceit, deceiving, and even denying God.
D. We now have Corporations, Economy, Medical, and even Golfing has been distraught, nothing seems to be counted on.
E. We must not forget them, nor not count on anything because of disappointments, hurts, pains, and problems they may have caused.
F. Thursday I experienced a very depraved witnessing that discouraged me as a pastor, and person of in this age…
G. But the Ultimate Servant Savior not to Count Out- but those of his day did

Jesus The Resurrection
Acts 3:13-19
the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. 14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. 16 And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17 "Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 13:26-35
26 "Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent. 27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him. 28 And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be put to death. 29 Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. 30 But God raised Him from the dead. 31 He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. 32 And we declare to you glad tidings — that promise which was made to the fathers. 33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm:

'You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.'

34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus:

'I will give you the sure mercies of David.'

35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm:

'You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.'

III. I.E.- our personal lives feeling like we are counted out and forgotten:

A. our jobs
B. at school
C. on our sports teams
D. in our families
E. husbands with their wives,
F. and certainly wives with their husbands
G. and even often times with God our suppose to be Father
H. forgotten in health, illnesses, prayers, our needs, our hopes…things do not seem to get any better,

IV. Today I believe in my heart God wants you to know, “you are not forgotten, overlooked, or missed, He knows:

A. your name
B. your number
C. your need

V. Jesus will not count anyone out nor Allow me to give up, quit, or count you out.

A. Because the true testimony is that, and I am speaking to us all, I began to remember how I lived in sin after having known the Lord well, and I can not imagine from both sides please do not give up on me and yet years mounted up that is a long time to be clearly away from God…Mercy!
B. My heart inner heart does not do it, even though even our patience gets weary and effort seems fruitless,
C. Jesus Christ certainly does not Count you Out neither ever will you ever be Forgotten
D. BCC’s motto is every1one is significant and Loved by God. Which suitably evolved from where everyone is a necessary member…
E. Therefore, this church and body of believers will not be Count you out, and even at our best we may seem like we forget you, but Jesus Christ never does…

Close:
A) A Peace of Cloth

John 20:5-9
5 And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths lying there; yet he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. 9 For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.

B) Ezek 47:12
12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine."

Altar Call:
· mission statement, John 10:10AMP The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may HAVE and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
· Remember last night I was praying…God told me to read pages 7-9 in Joseph Princes book… The River of God is Here to give you a Hope and a Future. Splash-in and receive Life and Healing today Return to your First Love, He Loves you

Entree: Daniel Fast Week 1 Focus: Come Close to God

2010-01-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

"Come Close" to God

James 4:8a AMP-"Come close to God and He will come close to you..."

"Come Close to God" is the Word that came to me for week one's focus and necessity. Let us simply do exactly that. Let me attempt to spread a spiritual and eternal entree for our encouragement.

How is every1one doing in the beginning of our corporate Daniel Fast? We do hope that each of us who have joined the 21-day, vegetables-fruits-and-water fast, and our entire supportive Christian community, have already begun to be blessed by a closeness with Christ or a self-recognition of how much our flesh tries to dictate our lives. Though you may have begun the fast hopeful and anticipating a spiritual lift, and/or a unifying of our local BCC body, you may be faced with "The spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak." Jesus gives the solution in the first part of that verse in Matt 26:41 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation."

The Daniel Fast, in a basic form, comes from Daniel 10:1-3 (NASU): "In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision. 2 In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks. 3 I did not eat any tasty food [NIV-choice food], nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed." In the weeks to come, we may be able to parallel other important things in chapter ten that we too desire to grow into. For now, I want us to receive God's GRACE to see the focus, and the fast carried through "until the entire three weeks are completed."

May Christ our Lord use this pivotal time in the latter end of week one to bless us more needfully now, rather than my purposed plan to share this prior to our start. Concerns have been brought to our attention such as yielding to temptation, types-of-eating and foods discouragement, perhaps some irritability and frustration, and thoughts of giving up. I prophetically attest that the "fast" has become your spiritual x-ray, MRI, or CAT scan. It has brought to recognition our weaknesses that long for discipline, maturity, and strength. Though fasting has illuminated us, we need empowerment to succeed.

Heb 7:19 (AMP) says, "For the Law never made anything perfect — but instead a better hope is introduced through which we [now] come close to God."

Simplicity - I recommend, beloved of God, that instead of trying to get ready to fast more or revisit the "laws" list of "no" meats, treats, sweets, or wheats, or our fixed efforts of what to eat for lunch and what are we going to eat for dinner, that we Come Close to God, because He wants to and will Come Close to you if you simply ask Him. Pray to Jesus Christ a prayer saying, "Lord God, during the fast, I come close to You...Your Faithful Word says You would come close to me." Just ask in simplicity and then allow Him to bring fulfillment.

Will to Choose God- Some of us may have chosen to fast, even possibly out of obligation, or "yeah, that is a good idea," and are dampened because we are attempting a food fast in our own effort, ability, and will, which could lead to broken attempts and sudden stops. But on the contrary, you, me, and we who are fasting can only choose His Will to be our will. We will find good success when we are committed to fast by His Will and not our own effort.

Refocus on Coming Close to God, evading strong focus on foods allowable and eaten...

I must continue this in Part 2, but for now, mainly feast upon this eternal entree of encouragement during week one of our fast:

Come Close to God through more energy and effort in prayer and listening to God, read and heard Word, and continuing in what you learn by dedicated corporate Daniel Fasting.

Your server, pastor toran

December's Dessert: The Sign that we have Dined in 2009

2009-12-27T02:58:00.000-08:00

LORD GOD-Almighty and Master, we find our eyes focused and ourselves fixed upon YOU. We recall Your Glorious Goodness throughout The Signs of the Times 2009 and rehearse the Lessons, Messages, and Revealed points that were shared. December is now dwindling down to being determined as done, so what we must do is hope ahead with a sweet treat- A Treacher's Treat that is!

As our Fall '09 semester series clincher, we purposed members to "Stand with me (ref. Acts 2:14)" in lieu of the Signs, promoting counter-Christian, lifestyles of our generation and Times. Yet though we "stood" in agreement with 2 Timothy 3 and Romans 1, I unfortunately did not leave us with the lasting taste to lead us toward Christ's exhilarating expectation of the new year.

Rom 2:4 provides us a sweetness that must become our acquired taste to touch the lives we speak of and read of in 2 Tim. 3 and Rom. 1:18-32. It states, "Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?" Mmmm our Stand with and for Christ, our sitting together in fellowship, and our serving others all with the intents of revealing and relating to others the Goodness of God that leads people to repentance. Just as Jesus drawn we ourselves. Please ponder this Truth as we bridge Christ's call for us all in two thousand ten.

Also in this year closing series. we revealed the prophetic relevance of the sons/princes of Issachar to ourselves. 1 Chron 12:32 "of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do..."; and Judg 5:15 AMP "And the princes of Issachar came with Deborah, and Issachar was faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. [But] among the clans of Reuben were great searchings of heart." These were people of God who understood the signs of the times and key was they knew what to do! We see this in the Judges text where they were courageous and recognized their role to give wisdom, communication, and counsel in the frontline of battle.

I, as The Lord's son and servant, lead the charge for us to individually seek The Lord Jesus to give us by The Holy Spirit understanding of the times of our lives and practical applications of what to focus on and do. Then pray for God to grant us power to rush forth with our brothers, sisters, and our local body into the spiritual battles of principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (ref.Eph 6:12) so that lives would be saved, set free, Spirit-Filled, and Sanctified!

Therefore, as we embark upon our corporate Daniel's 21 Day Fast (no meats, no sweets, no treats, no wheats meaning foods from grains- ref. Daniel 10) beginning Sunday January 3rd, may Jesus Himself Answer, Bless, Commune, become and give you the Desires of your heart. This message is our desired draft of a substantial platform and purpose to begin our Fast, Amen!

The three week dedicated fast of basically only fruits and vegetables is not designated for us in attempting to fulfill some Law or rules in order to achieve something from God, but much more rather out of of expressive and seeking first God from our hearts of Love and relationship with Him. Join us by Faith and let The Father show you His Faithfulness to Increase His Intimacy with you.

Stay tuned...And leave room for week 1's Fasting Focus coming soon...
Passionate pastor, Touching treacher, Love-Led leader, and a Serving son

Treat: am i "Honoring" The Lord?

2009-09-05T22:01:00.000-07:00

Earlier this morning in a sincere and deepened time of prayer, I found myself searching if I am truthfully "Honoring" The Lord with my life, intents, and motives. As this became my day's search and attentive observation of my actions, moreover the intents and motives behind them, I pursued to be pure before the Lord all the more. Sometimes convicted of not Honoring Him, sometimes succeeding, and sometimes having The Holy Spirit catch then correct me amidst my actions in order to Honor The Lord.

Thank The Lord Jesus Christ for helping and leading us to fulfill our prayers in and for Him!

Isa 58:13-14NLT "Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don't pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day. Honor the LORD in everything you do, and don't follow your own desires or talk idly. If you do this, 14 the LORD will be your delight. I will give you great honor and give you your full share of the inheritance I promised to Jacob, your ancestor. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Isa 58:13-14NKJV "If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,From doing your pleasure on My holy day,And call the Sabbath a delight,The holy day of the LORD honorable,And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,Nor finding your own pleasure,Nor speaking your own words, 14 Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD;And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.The mouth of the LORD has spoken."

Notice the bold portions speaking to the search within myself? Careful to monitor am I pursuing my own interests or Honoring The Lord? Then this is the highlighter, "Honor The Lord in everything you do..." We may insert the definitions of Honor as we ponder this question together. Are you Honoring The Lord?

But now nibble upon this, by Honoring The Lord, Isa. 58:14 NKJV states then you shall delight yourself in the Lord! Well we often pray and encouragingly quote Ps 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD,And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Right?

Well this provides instruction and reveals not by me, but The Mouth of The Lord has spoken He will, "cause us to ride on the high hills of the earth, and give us the full share of the inheritance promised to Jacob..." When we Honor The Lord in everything we do, we delight ourselves in The Lord; God giving us the desires of our heart!

Honor The Lord=Delight yourself in The Lord=Given the Desires of your Heart (Him becoming our Delight & Desire)

Though I nor this did not start here wanting the end results, God always has a good ending. Start with the pure intents and motives and watch what God gives.

Honor The Lord

Today's Specials Are...on the Menu

2009-09-05T08:45:00.000-07:00

Prayze be unto our Creator, Savior, and Life Maker, Jesus the Christ, Son of God! Bless every1one of the "cyber-saints" who we love and are established with in the Faith. I am overjoyed to share with us The Treacher's Treats.

I would like to introduce that Today's Specials Are...my creative format as Menu Titles items that shall be posted. Modeling our ministry after a five-star restaurant or dining experience, we want to serve The Treacher's Treats from a Menu so you will know what to choose and expect for the food and nourishment for your soul and spirit on any given blog entry.

Typically as a key, I will use Main Course or Entree as a posting of the Sunday's Message that we all know I so often do not complete. If there were simply some tasty topics I missed or skipped in the message, I will entitle these side dishes. Appetizers, mmm, will be items that give us leads into the message to come on Sunday or leads into something to come! Sweet-treats or desserts of course will be those points of wrap ups, closings that Christ can use to sweeten the lesson or give to go home with. Drinks and such have not yet been totally defined- probably something to sip or swallow from the Holy Spirit. Last, all other postings and entries will be called "Treats" as meditations, consecrated concepts, leadership principles, scriptural revelations, personal enlightenment, and/or prophetic prayers because The Treacher hopefully shares and serves treats that are eternally, spiritually, and inspirationally yummy for the innermost part of your tummy. And these are all "full course meals" because they would not fit the 140 characters on BCCtreacher's Twitter Tweets or "tweats" pun intended:).

So cyber-saints I will be out here treaching if you like some treats. Sorry if my opening blog was less meaningful, lacking content and depth, but those knowing pastor toran are fully aware of a hearty introduction before the meat. And when treats are served, Ps 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! See every1one @ mealtime.

Welcome to Treacher's Treats!

2009-08-19T21:03:00.000-07:00

Pastor Toran's blog is coming soon!