First of all I want to express my joy of announcing to everyone that my wife is going to have us another baby!!! Everyone who knows what my wife went through the first part of the year should be shouting right now. (If you don't know please look at my older post on Feb. 2, 2009)
We are truly humbled by God's Grace!
This is parts of a message that the Holy Spirit gave me for this past Sunday.
Are you ready for a miracle? Are you ready to receive? Have you been searching the scriptures? Having Faith?...
Whether it is a disease, child, parent, or marriage someone is in need of a miracle.
We must be reminded that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Let's look at miracles. In the Genesis of time God breathed into a handful of dust and man became a living soul. (scientist to this day can't explain it)
He separated day from night. Set the son ablaze, hung the moon and stars. He holds the 7 seas in the palm of His hand. He measures space with the span of His hand and the blast of His nostrils can spilt the cedars of Lebanon.
He is the God of all miracles! Miracles still Happen!
He breathed life into the 90 year dead womb of Sarah. The point: When God says it's going to happen-GET READY!!! It may not be in your perfect timetable, but it will be in God's perfect moment.
He parted the Red Sea for Moses and Israel. He rained manna from heaven 40 years for their provision. He caused water to gush out of a rock. he held the sun still for Joshua.
He is the same yesterday, today and forever!!!
He muzzled the mouth of lions for Daniel. He walked in the fire with 3 men who would not bow to the idols of the world. Led a pebble stone into a giants forehead through David.
What miracle do you need?
God sent a miracle in a virgin named Mary. That son became the healing, miracle working son of the living God.
He healed the lame, the deaf and the blind. He healed diseases and leprosy. Nerve problems were gone. Dead were raised. Dumb talked.
(He can do it for you right now!)
Jesus said to the Church: "Greater works than these He will do"
Are you ready for a miracle?
This is just the beginning of what was preached. My family and I have truly been overwhelmed by God's gift to us. Friend, there is a miracle in the making for you!!!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Paradise- Lost and Regained
Genesis 3: 21-24
Satan- (accuser or adversary) was a great angel created perfect and good. He was appointed to be a minister at the throne of God. Yet, before the world began, he rebelled.
On May 11,2000 a lady found a new e-mail on her computer, which simply said "I love you". It looked innocent, perhaps even romantic. Like most of us would she clicked to open the message, and the so called "love bug" was born. With lightning speed it raced all around the world bring politics and businesses to a halt. It was a deadly computer virus that caused millions of computers to crash. One virus, yet so much contamination. (Think about it)
BUT, it was not the first time that a single virus has caused so much grief to man. In fact, a deadlier virus hit planet earth more than six thousand years ago, polluting the entire world.
It seemed like all hope was lost forever. Oh, but God was not through!!!!!!!
God has provided a way to cleanse us and free us from sin and restore us into His fellowship! Jesus came to earth to destroy the works of Satan.
This garden that we see in Genesis was cleaned out. god drove out Adam and Eve and placed angels with flaming swords to keep out anything and everything. Nothing is getting back in. Nothing or no one is getting to that place.
But we have to look at another garden. There is no name for this garden. (Mark 16) We do know that it was a new tomb and Jesus is hastily buried there b/c the Sabbath is about to start and all work must cease. As two women, one the mother of Jesus came to finish the embalming process, they come to see a stone rolled away! Then they encounter an angel who announces "He is not here! he has been raised from the dead!!!
Do you notice the differences in the two gardens?
One is about verdict and exile. the other is about release and return. One is about condemnation, the other is about reconciliation. One is about the loss of relationship, the other is about return of relationship. One has angels of separation, the other has angels who were announcers of redemption.
The way is now opened again!!!!!!PTL.
In the old Adam we die, but in the new Adam we have eternal life!
God saved the best for last! Hallelujah!!!!!!!
This is excerpts from a message I preached Sunday morning. God Bless.
Until all are Reached,
Pastor Shawn Crosby
Satan- (accuser or adversary) was a great angel created perfect and good. He was appointed to be a minister at the throne of God. Yet, before the world began, he rebelled.
On May 11,2000 a lady found a new e-mail on her computer, which simply said "I love you". It looked innocent, perhaps even romantic. Like most of us would she clicked to open the message, and the so called "love bug" was born. With lightning speed it raced all around the world bring politics and businesses to a halt. It was a deadly computer virus that caused millions of computers to crash. One virus, yet so much contamination. (Think about it)
BUT, it was not the first time that a single virus has caused so much grief to man. In fact, a deadlier virus hit planet earth more than six thousand years ago, polluting the entire world.
It seemed like all hope was lost forever. Oh, but God was not through!!!!!!!
God has provided a way to cleanse us and free us from sin and restore us into His fellowship! Jesus came to earth to destroy the works of Satan.
This garden that we see in Genesis was cleaned out. god drove out Adam and Eve and placed angels with flaming swords to keep out anything and everything. Nothing is getting back in. Nothing or no one is getting to that place.
But we have to look at another garden. There is no name for this garden. (Mark 16) We do know that it was a new tomb and Jesus is hastily buried there b/c the Sabbath is about to start and all work must cease. As two women, one the mother of Jesus came to finish the embalming process, they come to see a stone rolled away! Then they encounter an angel who announces "He is not here! he has been raised from the dead!!!
Do you notice the differences in the two gardens?
One is about verdict and exile. the other is about release and return. One is about condemnation, the other is about reconciliation. One is about the loss of relationship, the other is about return of relationship. One has angels of separation, the other has angels who were announcers of redemption.
The way is now opened again!!!!!!PTL.
In the old Adam we die, but in the new Adam we have eternal life!
God saved the best for last! Hallelujah!!!!!!!
This is excerpts from a message I preached Sunday morning. God Bless.
Until all are Reached,
Pastor Shawn Crosby
Monday, October 12, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Well, we finally have settled in and settled down here in Mobile. We are getting to know everyone and getting to know our way around the big town. Justin and Kelsey seem to be adjusting well with all the change. (Big move for country folk)
We have already met our neighbor in our city house (can't wait until the church begins building our house in the country). Justin shot a squirrel and the neighbor pitched a fit. That's ok, if Justin can't the cat will! (My Godly Preacher instints were to tell him to keep his squirrel on his side of the fence)But oh well it's just temporary.
Hope to Blog soon...
Pastor Shawn
We have already met our neighbor in our city house (can't wait until the church begins building our house in the country). Justin shot a squirrel and the neighbor pitched a fit. That's ok, if Justin can't the cat will! (My Godly Preacher instints were to tell him to keep his squirrel on his side of the fence)But oh well it's just temporary.
Hope to Blog soon...
Pastor Shawn
Friday, September 4, 2009
IM BACK!?!?!?
PTL!!! Im finally back in Blog Land. It has been a long couple of months, but I can honestly say that it was worth it. We are in are second week at Mobile and finally have settled down. The Church and the people are wonderful! God truly has placed us with a terrific people.
One of the important exhortations of the Bible is the call to “wait on the Lord.” Even though God promises special blessing for waiting, waiting is one of the most difficult exhortations of Scripture. Why is it so hard? Because, as a part of fallen humanity, we are so prone to take matters into our own hands, to follow our own schemes. Yet, over and over again we are told in Scripture “wait on the Lord.”
We don’t like to wait and when we think of waiting we are apt to respond with the pun, “Wait? That’s what made the bridge collapse!” Of course, that’s weight, not wait. But then these two words, weight and wait are not always unrelated because one of our needs in waiting on the Lord is the need to cast the weighty burdens of life on Him.
The comment about the bridge expresses our normal dislike for waiting, especially in our “I want it now!” society. Ours is a society that has grown accustomed to immediate gratification. Due to modern technology and all our conveniences—telephones, refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, fast foods, airplanes, etc.—we have many things immediately at our fingertips. Just think of the speed of the latest computer technology in comparison with the computers of only a few years ago.
It has truly been tuff waiting, but God has supplied!!!
Blog to everyone soon. God Bless!!!!!!!
Pastor Shawn
One of the important exhortations of the Bible is the call to “wait on the Lord.” Even though God promises special blessing for waiting, waiting is one of the most difficult exhortations of Scripture. Why is it so hard? Because, as a part of fallen humanity, we are so prone to take matters into our own hands, to follow our own schemes. Yet, over and over again we are told in Scripture “wait on the Lord.”
We don’t like to wait and when we think of waiting we are apt to respond with the pun, “Wait? That’s what made the bridge collapse!” Of course, that’s weight, not wait. But then these two words, weight and wait are not always unrelated because one of our needs in waiting on the Lord is the need to cast the weighty burdens of life on Him.
The comment about the bridge expresses our normal dislike for waiting, especially in our “I want it now!” society. Ours is a society that has grown accustomed to immediate gratification. Due to modern technology and all our conveniences—telephones, refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, fast foods, airplanes, etc.—we have many things immediately at our fingertips. Just think of the speed of the latest computer technology in comparison with the computers of only a few years ago.
It has truly been tuff waiting, but God has supplied!!!
Blog to everyone soon. God Bless!!!!!!!
Pastor Shawn
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