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Pastor's Blog
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Thursday, October 31 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/31: But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT
Confess: Being spiritual is VITAL to RECEIVING & UNDERSTANDING the things of God. Those who aren’t spiritual see the things of God AS FOOLISH. But I understand the WISDOM & experience the POWER of God! Amen! - P. Rick
Wednesday, October 30 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/30: And we are setting these truths forth in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the [Holy] Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual truths with spiritual language [to those who possess the Holy Spirit]. 1 Corinthians 2:13 AMP
Confess: Amazing, God REVEALS these TRUTHS via the HOLY SPIRIT. He COMBINES & INTERPRESTS those spiritual truths with SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE. I am TUNED INTO the LANGUAGE of the SPIRIT, the language of HEAVEN! That is my NATIVE TONGUE! - P. Rick
Tuesday, October 29 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/29: Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God. 1 Corinthians 2:12 AMP
Confess: Today I RECEIVE from the SPIRIT of God. And I can understand & APPRECIATE the amazing GIFTS of DIVINE FAVOR & BLESSING that flow from God! Incredible! - P. Rick
Monday, October 28 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/28: And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. 1 Corinthians 2:12 NLT
Confess: No longer am I connected to the spirit OF THIS WORLD. I am CONNECTED & SENSITIVE to the SPIRIT of God. As a result I can KNOW & EXPERIENCE the incredible THINGS God has given to me! I don’t miss out on a thing! - P. Rick
Sunday, October 27 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/27: Who ever knows what you’re thinking and planning except you yourself? The same with God—except that he not only knows what he’s thinking, but he lets us in on it. 1 Corinthians 2:11 MSG
Confess: Today I’m reminded I have an INSIDE TRACT to the THOUGHTS, WAYS & PURPOSES of God. It comes by His SPIRIT. He communicates to MY SPIRIT. I commit to keep myself TUNED IN to Him! - P. Rick
Saturday, October 26 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/26: No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:11 NLT
Confess: Through the SPIRIT I have UNDERSTANDING far beyond what I could imagine. I can even CONNECT with thinking LIKE GOD THINKS. Wow that has ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE! Amen! - P. Rick
Friday, October 25 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/25: Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man’s scrutiny]. 1 Corinthians 2:10 AMP
Confess: I am SO BLESSED to have ACCESS to this REVELATION. The Spirit of God reveals to me the INCREDIBLE things of God. Without SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING they can’t be comprehended. Thanks God for that INSIGHT today! - P. Rick
Thursday, October 24 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/24: But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. 1 Corinthians 2:10 NLT
Confess: SPIRITUAL REVELATION is a vital part of my life. I will always be SENSITIVE to God’s Spirit & OPEN to HEARING from God. Also He will show me SECRETS that benefit me & the KINGDOM! Hallelujah! - P. Rick
Wednesday, October 23 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/23: That’s why we have this Scripture text: No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it—What God has arranged for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 MSG
Confess: I OPENLY DECLARE that I’m a LOVER OF GOD! I can’t FIGURE it out but Jesus went to the CROSS for MY SALVATION. I believe I receive BY faith IN HIM! - P. Rick
Tuesday, October 22 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/22: The experts of our day haven’t a clue about what this eternal plan is. If they had, they wouldn’t have killed the Master of the God-designed life on a cross. 1 Corinthians 2:8 MSG
Confess: The PLAN OF GOD is ingenious, clever, inspired! What Adam LOST IN THE FALL Jesus bought back, brought back, in the CROSS! - P. Rick
Monday, October 21 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/21: But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 1 Corinthians 2:8 NLT
Confess: The world & the devil DID NOT UNDERSTAND what God had in mind. They CRUCIFIED JESUS & fulfilled the INCREDIBLE plan of God to SAVE all of us! All we have to do is BELIEVE! Wow God you are AWESOME!- P. Rick
Sunday, October 20 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/20: But rather what we are setting forth is a wisdom of God once hidden [from the human understanding] and now revealed to us by God—[that wisdom] which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification [TO LIFT US INTO THE GLORY OF HIS PRESENCE]. 1 Corinthians 2:7 AMP
Confess: This is why it is called AMAZING GRACE. He has REVEALED to us His PLAN to “lift us into the GLORY OF HIS PRESENCE”! May I LONG FOR HIS PRESENCE today! Hallelujah & Amen! - P. Rick
Saturday, October 19 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/19: No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. 1 Corinthians 2:7 NLT
Confess: I love a GOOD MYSTERY. God has revealed His INCREDIBLE PLAN to SAVE MANKIND through the SACRIFICE of HIS SON on my behalf! For God SO LOVED the world that he GAVE HIS SON! Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice! - P. Rick
Friday, October 18 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/18: and so nothing I said could have impressed you or anyone else. But the Message came through anyway. God’s Spirit and God’s power did it, which made it clear that your life of faith is a response to God’s power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else. 1 Corinthians 2:4–5 MSG
Confess: My LIFE OF FAITH is a result of responding to GOD’S POWER. He is WORKING in me, CHANGING & TRANSFORMING me to be LIKE JESUS everyday! Hallelujah! - P. Rick
Thursday, October 17 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/17: And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power [a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them], 1 Corinthians 2:4 AMP
Confess: TODAY my testimony, my lifestyle will be PERSUASIVE with the POWER of God. He will stir their minds & emotions towards God! Others will see what God has DONE IN MY LIFE & give GLORY TO GOD! - P. Rick
Wednesday, October 16 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/16: And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:4 NLT
Confess: When sharing my FAITH in Jesus I will be PLAIN & SIMPLE. I don’t rely on clever sayings but on the POWER of the SPIRIT! God will ENABLE me to SHARE with PASSION my FAITH IN HIM! - P. Rick
Tuesday, October 15 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/15: For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2 NLT
Confess: Nothing else matters except for JESUS. He was CRUCIFIED, DIED & ROSE from the dead for me! I dedicate my life to live ONLY FOR HIM! I SURRENDER ALL to Him! Amen. - P. Rick
Monday, October 14 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/14: Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD.” 1 Corinthians 1:31 NLT; That’s why we have the saying, “If you’re going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God.” MSG
Confess: The only GLORY I’ll give is GLORY TO GOD! When I think about all He has DONE FOR ME, I’m AMAZED & THANKFUL! ALL praise & glory is going to GOD ALONE! - P. Rick
Sunday, October 13 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/13: Everything that we have—right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start—comes from God by way of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:30 MSG
Confess: EVERYTHING, did you hear that? EVERYTHING right THINKING, right LIVING, a FRESH START comes from God through my LORD JESUS CHRIST! Hallelujah! - P. Rick
Saturday, October 12 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/12: But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, [revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as] our Righteousness [thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God], and our Consecration [making us pure and holy], and our Redemption [providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin]. 1 Corinthians 1:30 AMP
Confess: After thinking about this it REVEALS the INCREDIBLE PLAN & PURPOSE of God! I’m FORGIVEN, RIGHTEOUS & REDEEMED! I’m on my way to HEAVEN too! Amen! - P. Rick
Friday, October 11 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/11: God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 1 Corinthians 1:30 NLT
Confess: That FACT truly shows the WISDOM & POWER of God. My BENEFIT PACKAGE includes being made RIGHT WITH God & being made FREE FROM SIN! Wow thanks God! - P. Rick
Thursday, October 10 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/10: As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 1 Corinthians 1:29 NLT; That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. MSG
Confess: The only boasting I will do is about what GOD HAS DONE! The only glory I will give is to the LORD ALONE! All praise, honor & glory belongs to God! Amen. - P. Rick
Wednesday, October 09 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/9: Isn’t it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these “nobodies” to expose the hollow pretensions of the “somebodies”? 1 Corinthians 1:27–28 MSG
Confess: Thank God I AM CHOSEN. Look what the LORD HAS DONE! I’m SOMEBODY in the KINDGOM of God! I seek Him FIRST in my life today! - P. Rick
Tuesday, October 08 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/8: Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 1 Corinthians 1:27 NLT
Confess: LOOK at me, God CHOSE ME & that brings GLORY to Him & misunderstanding to the world. Spiritual things are discerned & understood from a SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE! God does INCREDIBLE things with those who SUBMIT to Him! Amen! - P. Rick
Monday, October 07 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/7: Human wisdom is so tiny, so impotent, next to the seeming absurdity of God. Human strength can’t begin to compete with God’s “weakness.” 1 Corinthians 1:25 MSG
Confess: Especially when I DON’T UNDERSTAND I will ALWAYS TRUST GOD! His ways are amazing. Think about it: He is TURNING what others meant for EVIL into GOOD in my life. All I can says is: “Wow God, You’re AMAZING!” - P. Rick
Sunday, October 06 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/6: This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25 NLT
Confess: God’s ways are not man’s ways & His thoughts are not man’s thoughts. What may seem to be FOOLISH can MANIFEST as the WISDOM OF GOD. And the POWER OF GOD as seen in the CROSS releases INCREDIBLE POWER in life. I choose to STICK WITH GOD even when I DON’T UNDERSTAND! - P. Rick
Saturday, October 05 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/5: But to us who are personally called by God himself—both Jews and Greeks—Christ is God’s ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one. 1 Corinthians 1:24 MSG
Confess: I BELIEVE in MIRACLES! I am A MIRACLE. God PERSONALLY CALLED me, SAVED me & SET me FREE. I am LIVING PROOF of God’s wisdom. I am a MIRACLE! - P. Rick
Friday, October 04 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/4: But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:24 NLT
Confess: HALLELUJAH, I’m CALLED to SALVATION. I’m CALLED into the FAMILY of God! I’m CALLED to ETERNAL LIFE! That DEMONSTRATES the POWER & WISDOM of God! Thank you Jesus! - P. Rick
Thursday, October 03 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/3: So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense. 1 Corinthians 1:23 NLT
Confess: Jesus died for me, in my place. That doesn’t make sense to unbelievers. But to those of us who are SAVED it makes a WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! The message of the CROSS brings LIFE to those WHO BELIEVE! Hallelujah . - P. Rick
Wednesday, October 02 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/2: So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 1 Corinthians 1:20 NLT
Confess: Carnal people don’t understand the CROSS or the PURPOSE that brought Jesus to DIE FOR US ALL! The so called “wisdom” of this world is ABSOLUTELY FOOLISH when compared with the WISDOM of God! I choose God’s way, THE CROSS! - P. Rick
Tuesday, October 01 2024
WORD 4 Today 10/1: The message about the cross doesn’t make any sense to lost people. But for those of us who are being saved, it is God’s power at work. 1 Corinthians 1:18 CEV
Confess: People who are lost don’t UNDERSTAND the things of the SPIRIT or the PURPOSE of the CROSS. But to us BELIEVERS we see GOD’S POWER at work in & through our lives. Praise God! - P. Rick
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