May 2012
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Life Changing
Bishop,
I am so excited about our new series Getting Your Finances in Order 2.0. I know lives will be changed because my life was changed when you ministered on debt freedom in 2010. You asked us to come up if we wanted to be the first ones to break the dysfunction of our bloodline of being in debt. I Started at that time making plans to get out of debt but I did not accomplish that until I was...
March 2012
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Don't Fear the World
1 John 3:13 13Do not be surprised and wonder, brethren, that the world detests and pursues you with hatred.
So many times in life we find ourselves making bad decisions because we are concerned with the opinions of people in the world. “What will they say if I do this?” or “what will they think of me if I say this?” and all the while we are fighting a battle that...
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Taking Authority
Jesus’ first message to us in Matthew was that the Kingdom was at hand. In other words the Kingdom was here, it had arrived. The Jews of those days were expecting the Messiah to come and overthrow the Roman government which had subdued the Jewish people, but Christ didn’t.
Instead He revealed to the people the power that He’d entrusted them with. Religion, which is man’s...
February 2012
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Sleeper Cells
People reveal who they are to you when you give them the ability to talk. Jesus taught that it’s out of the abundance of the heart that people speak. Many times people will be in your life and act as if they are for you and when enough pressure comes and they get the opportunity to talk, the real them comes out. They are chameleons and they are sleeper cells. Sleeper cells are terrorists in...
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Who are you....really?
Who you are is not defined by what you say about yourself. It’s by what you do. Christ asked his disciples, “But who do you say that I am?” Jesus wanted them to make an assessment about who He was based on their personal experiences with Him. Based on people’s personal experiences with you, who would they say you are? Based on God’s experiences with you, who would He say you are?
Far...
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Wisdom for Blended Families
A blended family involves children from different relationships that are now joined together under one household. Blended families are tough when there isn’t good planning and communication. Most couples get together thinking that all children will get along and many times that’s not the case. Kids comes from different backgrounds and are used to different rules and disciplinary...
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How do you trust God?
Christians come up with some of the best cliches and positive sayings around. The truth is that if we don’t clearly understand what it is that we’re really saying, it can be difficult for us to act. You’ve heard things like “Turn it over to Jesus” or “Hold onto to God’s unchanging hand.” While things like that sound nice, what do they really mean?...
January 2012
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Your "Already" Assignment
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
Before you ever arrived on earth, you were with God and you were divinely connected to His purpose for creating you. Each person has a unique assignment that God has given...
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In the War or in the Way?
Ephesians 6:12. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places
Not only is America in a physical war, we are also in a spiritual war. Contrary to popular belief, spiritual warfare is not just fighting the devil. He has already been defeated and according to...
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Breaking Generational Curses
There are 3 kinds of wrong doing that are most prominent in Scripture. Sin, which means to miss the mark; transgression, which means to disobey willfully and knowingly; and lastly, iniquity which is generational sin. Iniquity is a generational curse. Generational curses are mentioned throughout the scriptures. Exodus 34:7 AMPLIFIED states that 7Keeping mercy and loving-kindness for thousands,...
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Let's Talk About Sex
Here’s a relationship question that came in that I wanted to address -
I was listening to your show the other day about advice from men to single ladies waiting to be found…I have experienced just recently, alot of men coming at me telling me they love me or I’m the one for them, etc. Now I just got out of a relationship that he told me the same things and I believed him...
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Spoils from the War
Numbers 31:12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
There are battles that we will have to fight in life where God goes before us and He is our strength. The battle we fight is with our mind and with keeping the faith...
December 2011
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Standing on God's Word
Isaiah 43:26 26Put Me in remembrance [remind Me of your merits]; let us plead and argue together. Set forth your case, that you may be justified (proved right).
When you pray for something once, God hears you and He answers you. You must then stand on His word by putting Him in remembrance of what it is that He’s promised you and what it is that you’ve prayed for. It’s not...
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Get Rid of Heaviness
Psalm 103: 1-5 AMP
[A Psalm] of David. 1BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! 2Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits— 3Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases, 4Who redeems your life from the...
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Do you have trouble making time for God?
Let’s face it… most of us live busy lives and wear many different hats. Developing a quality relationship with God requires time. You must be intentional!! Here’s a question that came in on the subject -
Thank You Bishop for answering my question…..I have one more…Hope I’m not asking to much….But I have trouble getting into my word due to the fact I...
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Here's a Reason that Might Have Happened
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
What are you expecting to happen today? What are you expecting to happen this week? The principle of Scripture is that whatever it is you are seeking, you are going to find. If you’re constantly seeking negative and have a negative disposition about everything, that’s...
November 2011
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5 Things to Make Tomorrow Incredible
Here are five simple things you can do to make tomorrow an incredible day. Great seconds make great minutes. Great minutes make for great hours. Great hours make great days. Greats days make great weeks. Great weeks make for great months. Great months make great years.
Apply these principles one day at a time:
Face your fears. They aren’t as bad as you think they are. Facing your fears...
Great Daniel Fast Recipe - Spicy Tofu
One of our Harvesters made a GREAT spicy tofu. Try it!
1 – 15 oz extra firm tofu
2 – Jalapeño peppers chopped (or to taste)
1 – Bunch fresh cilantro chopped (use as desired)
1 – Bunch of fresh green onion chopped (use as desired)
5 – Cloves of garlic minced (or to taste)
½ cup of soy sauce (or to taste)
2 – Table spoons of canola or extra virgin olive oil
Wrap tofu in paper towel about...
October 2011
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Watch
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21 Day Daniel Fast Instructions
Shalom everybody,
Here’s the link for our 21 Day Daniel Fast Instructions starting November 1, 2011. Just click to download them so you can begin to prepare.
http://harvestcc.me/i/u/6147762/f/21_Day_Fast_Instructions.pdf
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Handling Divorce
If you are at a place of making some permanent decisions concerning your relationship, here are some thoughts to consider. Don’t stop here, visit our online bookstore and get your hands on teaching resources for relationships as well. Also listen to our online radio show for the many shows about relationships as well.
Divorce can be tough for everyone involved. It’s a permanent...
September 2011
3 posts
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Rosh Hashanah - A Fresh Start
Shalom,
Last night at Dunamis, as we were ascending in worship, I didn’t talk about Rosh Hashanah, or the new Biblical year at all. There are plenty of teachings on the feasts in our bookstore.
Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Feast of Trumpets represents entering a new biblical year, that is the year 5772. There are literally 4 different Hebrew New Years, but I encourage you to get your...
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The Power of Confession
The Bible teaches that “death and life are in the power of the tongue” in Proverbs 18:21 and that Christ is the “High Priest of our confession” in Hebrews 4:14. Many times what we attribute to “the devil” is not really him at all. Instead, you are eating the fruit of negative confessions. Your words are spirits that will either bring life or death. Speaking and...
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Choosing Life
Deuteronomy 30:10 - “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants,”
There are some things in life we have no choice about. The Bible teaches that everyone shall experience trials & tribulations. It will rain on the just and the...
August 2011
12 posts
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Don't Accept what God Rejects!
1st Samuel 16:1 THE LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided for Myself a king among his sons.
There are things that God rejects to be in our lives that we try to hold on to and try to make them fit. Maybe it’s a relationship, a job...
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Can't Get No Respect?
Here’s a great question that came in about a relationship -
I am most confused about my marriage, why my wife never let go of her mother. It has been a curse in their family, the children won’t move without the mothers approval. My wife has lied, covered, bucked, ran away, all at the behest of her mother of sometimes other influences. I can’t get her to do simple things that I...
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Life Leech or Life Builder?
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose].
There are two kinds of relationships - vertical and horizontal. Developing a healthy and solid relationship takes time, commitment, and honesty. Many people have friends that are really designed to be life leeches and not life builders. Many people receive counsel from people...
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Where does your supply come from?
Philippians 4:19 And my God will liberally supply fill to the full your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus
Is Christ your source or your job? We worry about things when we don’t have an understanding that Christ is our supply. We don’t have to worry about where our food, clothing, or livelihood will come from if we know that God is our super abundant supply. Worrying is...
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You Are Good Enough
Revelation 1:6 6And formed us into a kingdom (a royal race), priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion throughout the ages and forever and ever. Amen (so be it).
Most people can be their own worse critics. People seem to find and magnify every flaw that they have. In fact, even Christians that have been redeemed by the Lord can even...
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Blow Your Shofar!
Psalm 47:5-75God has ascended amid shouting, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 7For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.
So many times as believers we are confronted with tough circumstances that leave us with one of two choices - to worry or to praise God....
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Standing on God's Word
Isaiah 43:26 Put Me in remembrance [remind Me of your merits]; let us plead and argue together. Set forth your case, that you may be justified (proved right).
When you pray for something once, God heard you and He answers you. You must then stand on His word by putting Him in remembrance of what it is that He’s promised you and what it is that you’ve prayed for. It’s not that...
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You have Authority & Power
Luke 10:19 AMP 19Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.
There is nothing happening in your life that God has not given you the authority over. When we are born again, we are not only saved from hell, but we are also...
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Relax, Relate, Release
There are so many things in life that can cause us stress. If you think hard enough, there’s always something that’s not going quite the way that you wish it was. Everybody says don’t worry and just put it in God’s hands, but the question is how do you really do that? Here are the steps:
First, pray and say” Lord, I release X [fill in your specific circumstances]...
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Understanding Your Storm
Matthew 8:18 Now Jesus, when He saw the great throngs around Him, gave orders to cross to the other side [of the lake].
Many of us don’t understand the purpose of storms in life. Storms are designed to get us from one side to the desired place or the ‘other side.” When the storm arose, the disciples were fearful because they thought that the storm was designed to take them out....
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July 2011
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Loving People
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
People won’t know that we belong to God because of how much Scripture we quote, how loud we can pray, or many times we go to church.
They’ll know that we belong to God by the love that we have for one another. It’s the goodness of God the brings people to repentance not exploiting...
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Do You See What He Sees?
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]—blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he.
It can be easy to be distracted by bills, circumstances, bad relationships, and negative things. When we find ourselves discouraged, it is because of a lack of vision. If you live life...
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6 Things in 6 Minutes
Apply these keys in the first 6 minutes of everyday and watch how much more you accomplish for God’s glory!! Either life will happen to you, or you will happen to life!
Face your fears. They aren’t as bad as you think they are. Facing your fears increases your confidence and builds your faith. Fear is absence of the right information not necessarily a lack of faith. You receiving...
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You're Leaning on God, He's Leaning Towards You
Leviticus 26:9 For I will be leaning toward you with favor and regard for you, rendering you fruitful, multiplying you, and establishing and ratifying My covenant with you.
Remember the old hymn We’ve Come this far by Faith? It goes on on to say “leaning on the the Lord and trusting in His holy Word. He’s never failed me yet.” To lean on simply means to rely upon for...
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Armorbearers or Pallbearers?
1 Samuel 14:6-8 6And Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For there is nothing to prevent the Lord from saving by many or by few. 7And his armor-bearer said to him, Do all that is in your mind; I am with you in whatever you think [best]. 8Jonathan said, We will pass over to these men and...
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Are you a murderer?
1 John 3:14-16 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in Him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
The Bible...
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A Repost from Joyce Meyer | Spiritual Authority
Spiritual Authority
by Joyce Meyer - posted July 15, 2011
Obey your spiritual leaders and submit to them [continually recognizing their authority over you], for they are constantly keeping watch over your souls and guarding your spiritual welfare, as men who will have to render an account [of their trust]. [Do your part to] let them do this with gladness and not with sighing and groaning, for that...
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Does God still love me?
It can sometimes be difficult for us to fully understand the love that God has for us because often times we see love within the confines of what we can comprehend. Most of us love conditionally and were loved by people whose love would come and go depending on what we did. The love of God is probably one of the greatest mysteries for humans. It’s not a mystery because God doesn’t...
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What's Love Got to do with It?
Sometimes we need to be reminded of what real love is all about. Many people rush into relationships because they are burning with passion and with physical lust and they confuse that lust for genuine love. You’ve heard people say that they “fell in love.” The problem with falling in to love is that you may trip and fall out of love. Love is not a feeling or an emotion. The...
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Everything freely given wasn't given freely.
Shalom Everybody,
We pray that your week was filled with joy!! God is doing so many great things through the Harvest Christian Center and we are in awe of how God has shaped such an incredible church right here in a place where it’s estimated that less that 5% of people in the state attend worship services on a regular basis. God has called Harvest to be an innovator and pioneer in so...
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Encourage Yourself in the Lord
1 Samuel 30:6 David was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him because the souls of them all were bitterly grieved, each man for his sons and daughters. But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
There are some days when it will seem that everything that could possibly go wrong does. You were late to work, the kids are acting up, and your money is so funny...
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First Response
Job 1:20 Then Job arose and rent his robe and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshiped.
When things don’t go according to your plan, what is your first response? Do you pick up the phone and call your friends or do you call on God? Most everyone is familiar with the story of Job. The story of Job is so great because at some point in life, we can all relate to what...