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Pastor's Blog
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Friday, June 30 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/30: Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Galatians 5:25 NLT
Confess: Because I LIVE by the SPIRIT it is EASY to FOLLOW His lead throughout my life! - P. Rick
Thursday, June 29 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/29: Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Galatians 5:24 NLT
Confess: Today I declare I am CRUCIFIED with Christ & my fleshly desires are DEAD with Him! For me to LIVE is CHRIST! - P. Rick
Wednesday, June 28 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/28: But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 NLT
Confess: My life emulates & produces this kind of FRUIT & HARVEST! God’s LOVE is the reason for all I do & say! - P. Rick
Tuesday, June 27 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/27: 16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. Galatians 5:16 NLT
Confess: Today I am LED & GUIDED by the Spirit not by my flesh! - P. Rick
Monday, June 26 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/26: But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. Galatians 5:5 NLT
Confess: Today I LIVE by the Spirit & I EXPECT to RECEIVE the promise as well! - P. Rick
Sunday, June 25 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/25: So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Galatians 5:1 NLT
Confess: Today I declare I AM FREE in Christ & will never ever be tied up in slavery again! - P. Rick
Saturday, June 24 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/24: And you, dear brothers and sisters, are children of the promise, just like Isaac. Galatians 4:28 NLT
Confess: I am in the FAMILY of PROMISE & I POSSESS all God’s promises as “yes & amen” for me today! - P. Rick
Friday, June 23 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/23: The son of the slave-wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise. Galatians 4:23 NLT
Confess: Today I’m DONE trying to fulfill God’s promise with a human attempt. I am BORN again to receive that promise FULFILLED in my life! - P. Rick
Thursday, June 22 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/22: Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. Galatians 4:7 NLT
Confess: Today I declare I AM FREE from slavery to anyone & anything. I am God’s child & eligible for my inheritance! Hallelujah! - P. Rick
Wednesday, June 21 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/21: But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. Galatians 4:4 NLT
Confess: God ALWAYS does the RIGHT thing at the RIGHT time. I’m living in God’s RIGHT TIME today. - P. Rick
Tuesday, June 20 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/20: There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 NLT
Confess: Today I am UNITED in ONE with Christ & with His people. We are FAMILY! - P. Rick
Monday, June 19 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/19: Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:14 NLT
Confess: Today I declare that I AM BLESSED & I receive the PROMISE God intends for me as well! - P. Rick
Sunday, June 18 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/18: So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith. Galatians 3:9 NLT
Confess: I am BLESSED because of my faith just like Abraham was blessed because of his faith. I declare FAITH is the KEY to the BLESSINGS of God! - P. Rick
Saturday, June 17 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/17: Did you go through this whole painful learning process for nothing? It is not yet a total loss, but it certainly will be if you keep this up! Galatians 3:4 MSG
Confess: Any PAIN I face in life will drive me FORWARD in learning to LIVE by FAITH! - P. Rick
Friday, June 16 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/16: …It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 MSG
Confess: There is no DESIRE in my life to IMPRESS God. Instead I choose to LIVE BY FAITH! - P. Rick
Thursday, June 15 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/15: Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central…Galatians 2:20 MSG
Confess: Today my IDENTITY is found in Jesus Christ. Jesus is CENTRAL to my life from this day forward! - P. Rick
Wednesday, June 14 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/14: Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:10 NLT
Confess: I don’t live for the APPROVAL of people but simply to PLEASE God! - P. Rick
Tuesday, June 13 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/13: …You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ. Galatians 1:7 NLT
Confess: I am not fooled or twisted by people not serving God. I KNOW the TRUTH & that truth SETS me FREE! - P. Rick
Monday, June 12 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/12: I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News Galatians 1:6 NLT
Confess: I am NOT moved away from God following a DIFFERENT way than what the BIBLE declares. I declare I am a person of the WORD of GOD! - P. Rick
Sunday, June 11 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/11: This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead. Galatians 1:1 NLT
Confess: God’s APPOINTMENT is not by human authority but by GOD HIMSELF! My ASSIGNMENT is God ordained. I will live in light of that truth! - P. Rick
Sunday, June 11 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/10: God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body. 1 Corinthians 6:20 MSG
Confess: I am a LIGHT in the world & others SEE God in & through me & what I do! - P. Rick
Sunday, June 11 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/9: Just because something is technically legal doesn't mean that it's spiritually appropriate. If I went around doing whatever I thought I could get by with, I'd be a slave to my whims. 1 Corinthians 6:12 MSG
Confess: Today I’ll always do what is SPIRITUALLY APPROPRIATE! - P. Rick
Thursday, June 08 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/8: These court cases are an ugly blot on your community. Wouldn't it be far better to just take it, to let yourselves be wronged and forget it?
1 Corinthians 6:7 MSG
Confess: I’d rather let myself be WRONGED than let the NAME of God be WRONGED! In Jesus’ Name I FORGET about it today! - P. Rick
Wednesday, June 07 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/7: If any of you has a legal dispute against another, do you dare go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 1 Corinthians 6:1 HCSB
Confess: I don’t use man’s COURTS but I leave the RESULTS in God’s hands with God’s people! - P. Rick
Tuesday, June 06 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/6: God's Way is not a matter of mere talk; it's an empowered life. 1 Corinthians 4:20 MSG
Confess: God’s WAY is EMPOWERED in my life EVERYDAY! - P. Rick
Monday, June 05 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/5: So I urge you to imitate me. 1 Corinthians 4:16 NLT
Confess: I AM an IMITATOR & FOLLOWER of Christ. To be LIKE Jesus is a daily goal! - P. Rick
Sunday, June 04 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/4: We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us. 1 Corinthians 4:12 NLT
Confess: I am a HARD WORKER & I BLESS those who curse me & I have SUPERNATURAL patience with everyone today! - P. Rick
Saturday, June 03 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/3: My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide. 1 Corinthians 4:4 NLT
Confess: Today I have a CLEAR conscience & I LEAVE it ALL in God’s hands and TRUST His BEST for me as well! - P. Rick
Friday, June 02 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/2: Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2 NLT;
Confess: Today I AM FAITHFUL in ALL I do. Whatever I DO it is DONE for God’s GLORY! - P. Rick
Thursday, June 01 2017
WORD 4 Today 6/1: Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 NLT;
Confess: I AM the TEMPLE of God & a CONTAINER of the SPIRIT of God! Today I HONOR God with my TEMPLE! - P. Rick
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