NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO ALL PARTNERS

 

GRACE:  GOD'S GIFT THAT TRANSCENDS SALVATION AND ANCHORS THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS IN JUSTIFICATION.

 

This is the Year to become serious Bible Students.  When we do, we will find that the ontologically significant state of the Believer in Christ Jesus is not just being "saved" but being "justified" to bring about the heavenly patterns of things to this earth as first taught us in the Lord's prayer.  Consider Romans 8:29-31:

"For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed tothe image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also
glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?..."

Paul seems to be saying in this passage one simple central message:  "Once justified always justified." He most certainly is not saying "once saved, always saved" because for Paul salvation is something that is working in us and that we are working out until the day of Christ's appearing. He tells the Philippians: So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and
trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. (Phil. 2:12-13).  The Grace release to the Believer in 2015 is the GRACE that catapults the child of God to the seriously consciousness of working out his or her salvation with fear and trembling. Praise God.

Likewise, sanctification is a process whereby God brings us to the fulfillment or realization of our potential. 2015 is the Year to soar like the Eagle to our God-given destiny.  Indeed, having been created in the divine image, the justified are becoming conformed to the image of His Son. This too continues until the day of Christ appearing. For this, we must join The Apostle Paul in giving praise to God, as he wrote, "...to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us...be glory." (Eph. 3:20-21)

The Believer in Christ must be confident of God's power to do all of this.  "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." (Phil. 1:6) Hence we can say with confidence like the Apostle: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." (Gal. 2:20).  This is the summary of the mystery of the Grace of God and it is simply yours not for the asking but for the receiving.  Amen.

TRUTH STILL TO LIVE BY AND TO PRACTICE IN 2015

LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF ZACHARIAS
LUKE 1: 5-25

1.
USE SHAMGAR PRINICPLE TO DEAL WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE AND EVER REFUSE LET THE IMPOSSIBLE INTIMIDATE YOU.

REMEMBER SHAMGAR PRINCIPLE (LAW) - "DO WHAT YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE WHERE YOU ARE." - JUDGES 3:31.

ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND - JER. 32:27 & MAL. 3:6 AS LONG AS YOU REMEMBER TO BALANCE MATT. 19:26 WITH LUKE 19:26.


2.
YOUR FAITH DOES NOT MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN - IT IS RATHER YOUR FAITH IN WHAT YOU SPEAK OR SAY THAT CAUSES THE VERY WORD OF GOD TO MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN.

THEREFORE, KEEP SPEAKING WORDS THAT ALIGN WITH HIS WILL - GOD IS PLANNING AND DOING SOMETHING BEYOND YOUR FAITH - JER. 29:11.


3.
GOD DOES NOT NEED YOUR FAITH TO MOVE - HE IS ABSOLUTELY AND ALTOGETHER SOVEREIGN. YOU ONLY NEED TO ANCHOR YOUR FAITH IN HIS WORD (BELIEVE HIM AND BELIEVE HIS PROPHET) TO MOVE HIM TO ACTION.

HENCE, EVEN WHEN YOUR FAITH STOPS WORKING, GOD WILL USE THE ELEMENT CALLED 'TIME' AS LONG AS IN FAITH YOU ARE WAITING ON HIM. (HAB. 2:3)


4.
STOP LOOKING BACK AND AROUND. LEARN TO FACE YOUR TOMORROW WITHOUT THE FEARS OF YESTERDAY - MATT. 6: 25-34.


5.
MAN MUST COOPERATE WITH GOD BY OBEYING A DIVINE INSTRUCTION TO RECIEVE A MIRACLE. MAGIC ACTS WITHOUT MAN'S WILL OR COOPERATION BUT NOT MIRACLE.

REMEMBER GOD DID NOT BLESS THE LIKES OF ABRAHAM AND ZACHARIAS VIA THEIR REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS BUT BY HIS RESSURECTION POWER WHEN THEY OBEYED AND PERFORMED THE INSTRUCTION ON FRUITFULNESS GIVEN TO THEM.

6.
NOTHING CAN STOP YOUR MIRACLE WHEN IT IS DUE. DUE MIRACLE IS SO POWERFUL SUCH THAT YOU MUST REAP YOUR HARVEST IN DUE TIME AND NOTHING CAN CHANGE IT.


7.
WHEN ALL APPEAR TO BE TOO LATE - REMEMBER:

A) NEVER FORGET THAT THINGS CAN STILL CHANGE IN A DAY IF YOUR DON'T GIVE UP.

B) YOUR DELAY HAS TO DO WITH DIVINE APPOINTMENT IF YOUR A TRUELY HIS CHILD.

C) YOUR DELAY OFTEN IS THE WAY GOD TAKES CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY.

HENCE, THERE IS AN APPOINTED TIME FOR YOU TO BE HEALED, DELIVERED, RECOVERED, GIVEN AN OPEN DOOR, GET A MASSIVE CATCH ON YOUR NET - AS LONG AS YOU SURRENDER IN BY FAITH IN HOPE.

MANDELA LEGACY - A 5 FINGER RULE: OUGHT IT NOT TO BE A TRUE CHRIST-LIKE LEGACY ???

MANDELA LEGACY - A 5 FINGER RULE: OUGHT IT NOT TO BE A TRUE CHRIST-LIKE LEGACY ???

1. If You have never first STRUGGLED with unforgiveness as You encounter Your Offender or the offense, then You can neither truly begin the process of true healing nor true forgiveness.

2. If You never in one moment feel that You have forgiven Your offender and in the next moment or next occasion (when encoun...tering the Offender or Offense) gripped again with the pains of the offense, then the PROCESS for Your healing from that offense has never ever begun.

3. If You cannot REMEMBER all the pain You've gone through while still finding PEACE within Yourself in the ensuing moments, or days, or weeks, or month or even years when You encounter the Offender even if he or she does not upsets You again, You have not truly forgiven the Offender and You are not truly healed of the Offense.

4. If You cannot truly pray for Your Offender or about the offense without bitterness or resentment or the desire for vengeance, then You are still mired in unforgiveness and ungodliness.

5. To truly forgive is to become Christ-like: knowing that the Offender and the Offense have NO POWER over You and that ONLY Your Reaction gives the Offender or Offense POWER over You even the Destructive Power of Unforgiveness and Resentment.

So, until Your conscience is void of offense towards all, the rottenness of bitterness still resides within You. And that, is bound to manifest one way or the other (including as a physical destructive disease or sickness of self or community-society-nation) sooner or later.

In sum, No One has any other option in life but to forgive the Offender and the Offense.

Submitted by: The Ven. Professor M. Josiah-Omeokwe
The Bronx, NY
USA.

2013 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND ANNIVERSARY

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CONVENTION THEME: 

THE INCORRUPTICBLE SEED

 

This Convention is about Creating A New Beginning by the Power of the Incorruptible Seed.  The Fact is this - that beyond every failure there is success, beyond an end is another beginning and beyond disappointment is an appointment. By the Power of the Incorruptible Seed, there is no one who has fallen even once whether spiritual or physically that would remain fallen.
 

This Convention would re-establish the old simple but explosively powerful foundational truth:  That we (God's Children) have been born-again by the way of His incorruptible seed, which Peter describes as "the Word of God, which live and abides forever!"  (1 Peter 1:23) 

 

Though a commonly known truth by many professing believers, the often forgotten truth is the impact of the nature which dictates that we now live an overcoming life.  This life has been impregnated by the incorruptible seed, enabling us to be who the Father has intended us to be by virtue of His identity and DNA within us. 

 

This Eternal Seed which resides within us is in fact Agape Incarnate and Shalom Incarnate.  Our part, missed by many, is the single responsibility of nourishing it.  The Eternal Seed determines the time of the harvest.  Our responsibility is to water, nourish, care for, and protect the Eternal Seed so that it brings forth thirty, sixty, one-hundred fold. 

 

The Eternal Seed is what comes to maturity and is responsible for our spiritual progress, not our own human effort - for, "Greater is He who is in us, than he that is in the world!" (1 John 4:4)

 

Your covenant with life will thereby be reinforced and strengthened; Your agreement with the realm of the living will stand.  I establish your name in the list of those that will live being lifted from this realm of Glory you now occupy to the next realm of Glory that will astound you this year. This 2013 would be your landmark Year because of this Convention in Jesus name. Amen

 

All our Speakers and Bible Study developers have centered all their teachings on this theme - THE INCORRUPTICBLE SEED.

 

Yours in His Righteousness,

Joe Omeokwe

The Venerable M. Joe Omeokwe, Ph.D.

Vineyard International Christian Ministries, Inc. USA

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN APOSTOLIC FATHER.
Positive criticism
An Apostolic Father anchors his words on positive criticism. He draws attention to good or positive aspects of the Church of God at large or of the local assembly of the believers in Christ Jesus which is being ignored, disregarded or overlooked especially of the Suffering Church - those upholding the testimony of Jesus Christ. People may be able to see only the negative side of something, so that it becomes necessary for an Apostolic Father to highlight always the positive side even when rebuking. Please study all the letters of Paul and the other New Testament Apostolic Fathers including John in the Revelation. A positive criticism even though may also be a type of self-justification or self-defense but it must not be the case of these Apostolic Fathers.

The term "positive criticism" is also used in the sense that the criticism is "well-meant" or "well-intentioned" ("I mean it in a positive way") - here, it is emphasized the criticism is intended by an Apostolic Father to serve a purpose which is constructive, or which the targeted person or persons or group would not reject off-hand or shut down communication. But rather, It opens the doors for communication and correction.

For an Apostolic Father, the basic aim of a positive criticism is usually to provide a better orientation, or frame of reference, for behavior. The basic thrust of his criticism is to provide an idea which people can act on to improve their situation, mature their faith and strengthen their character. At the very least, the Apostolic Father by his teachings and instructions, offers his hearers more choices for behavior that conforms to the Word of God, and therefore potentially enlarges behavioral freedom - that freedom that shuns legalism and bondage.

Negative criticism
For an Apostolic Father, Negative criticism means voicing an objection to something, only with the purpose of showing that it is wrong, false, mistaken, nonsensical, objectionable, or disreputable without offering a biblically sound alternatives. This is an easy route for anyone to take but not the Apostolic Father. Generally, it is very easy to show disapproval of something, or disagreement with something. For those in Christ Jesus, we must be aware that negative criticism is often interpreted as an attack against a person. That may not have been the intention, but it can be interpreted that way.

Negative criticism can have the effect that the people criticized feel attacked or insulted by it, so that they either do not take it seriously, or they react badly to it. Much often much damage rather than any good is done in the Body of Christ (His Church) depending on how much negative criticism there is, and how much criticism is transmitted at once. People can handle some negative criticism, but they may not be able to handle a whole lot of negative criticism, at least not all at once which is the hallmark of the many so-called modern or present truth 'Apostles.'

The downside of negative criticism is, often, that it tells people what they cannot or should not do or believe, rather than telling them what they can or should do (what possibilities or options there are). So it may be disabling, rather than enabling. People might reply to a negative criticism that "this is all very well, but I cannot do anything with it", or they might say "now what?!". Yet, negative criticism may be very necessary at times if done in and with the LOVE of Christ Jesus, to prevent a course of action which would be harmful to the people concerned. The truth is that we must not be afraid to state a negative criticism wrapped with genuine humility and grace if it might help to make an existing problem (that humanly speaking we can control or personally influence) not to get so much worse. But, for an Apostolic Father, why be so negative in your criticism over something or someone when humanly speaking you cannot control or personally influence that person or that situation. An Apostolic Father is a praying father who understands that the weapon of our warfare is carnal and we do not wrestle with flesh and blood. The Apostolic Father seeks the Lord and waits on Him to intervene and do all that makes Him God over all situations. But this is very hard for many Christians especially the self-styled 'Apostles.'

For an Apostolic Father, the upside of negative criticism is that it can explain what the limitations of an idea, an action or a situation are, for the sake of being realistic. Sometimes it is necessary to say "no" to something (and explain why "no" is "no"). Such negative criticism is not offensive but refreshing. This is what makes it apostolic and divine - for woe unto him or her through whom offense comes or who brings about offenses.

In the modern Church, some folks have made it their ministry (in pretense to be like the Old-Testament prophets) to be fully engrossed in negative criticisms whether through publications or mass media including the cyber space or in their preaching (teachings). But the truth is that they can be easily exploited or manipulated by Satan, vicious wicked people or through demonic activities while they think or believe they are doing God's work and ministry. They just beret the members of the Body of Christ and major in the minors of the Christian Faith. Nevertheless, we must not write off negative critics for all the attention they could being to correcting anomalies in the Body of Christ. I am aware that also in the modern Church, negative criticism has acquired the stigma of "being negative", and so many people now do choose to express their negative criticism simply by not saying anything at all, not paying attention to something crucial to biblical truth or someone who carries an influence in the Church, or by being actively absent.

Constructive criticism
Yet for an Apostolic Father, Constructive criticism aims to show that the intent or purpose of something is better served by an alternative approach. In this case, making the criticism is not necessarily deemed wrong, and its purpose is respected; rather, it is claimed that the same goal could be better achieved via a different route. It is imperative for all Apostolic Fathers to know that Constructive criticisms are often suggestions for improvement – how things could be done better or more acceptably. They draw attention to how an identified problem could be solved, or how it could be solved better.

Both negative and constructive criticism have their appropriate uses, but often it is considered a requirement of criticism that they are combined. Thus, it is oft en considered that those who find fault with something should also offer an option for putting it right. More generally, any rule for behavior of any kind usually implies both "do's" and "don'ts". Doing something usually also implies not doing something else, and, not doing something, often implies doing something else. To be truly apostolic, there is therefore a conscious choice "to do this, or do that", but not both at the same time.

So, to orient behavior, people need to know both what is "ruled in" and what is "ruled out". If the criticism concerns only one aspect, but not the other, it may supply only incomplete information, which is not really adequate to orient behavior or guide action. One of the most elementary reasons why a rule is ignored, flouted or subverted is, because either the positive or the negative aspect of what it means is unspecified. This is the major problem with many of the so-called modern present sages that qualify themselves as 'Apostles.'

Destructive criticism
Now, let's face the biggest satanic weapon raving the Church of Christ on earth - Destructive criticism. It is designed or aims to destroy the target of criticism, by making the destructive criticism (e.g. "you should shut up and follow this teaching or this idea or this program"). The aim here is to show that the point of view of someone else has no validity at all, or lacks any merit. Such is only has a monologue and no room for a dialogue. What a pity and a danger.

In some contexts, destructive criticism is regarded as an undesirable nuisance, a threat, or as completely unjustifiable, especially if it involves personal attacks on people. Destructive criticism is often criticized because it has a destructive effect, instead of a positive effect (this may also just be an accusation or allegation, if there is no proof that the effect actually is destructive).

Please note that the context of the Church is not a political or military context where destructive criticisms may be essential to save resources, or to save lives among one's own group. An idea in itself is not dangerous, but an idea proposed in a particular context can be very dangerous, so that people feel that it should be disarmed by mercilessly criticizing it. The ultimate destructive criticism occurs when people and property are physically destroyed simply for not towing along a counter view, opinion or understanding of their perspectives to a truth or a program.

The term "destructive criticism" is also used to mean that the level, scope or intensity of criticism is such, that it becomes mainly destructive. In this context, people believe that the criticism is so great, or there is so much criticism, that it only destroys things. For example, a debate or controversy can get out of control, so that everybody is at war with everybody else, and everybody is opposed to everybody else. In that case, it may well be that the criticism is being overdone ("overkill"). What started out as a structured dialogue to identify conflicting aspects of a situation, ends up as a chaos in which nobody can agree with anyone else anymore.

I remain in prayers for God's mercies on us all that He has called especially those who teach His Word, lead His people and influence souls bound for Heaven. Amen.

In His Righteousness Alone,

Joe ++

 Identity Theft - Electronic Pick Pocketing

 

This calls for the wisdom of God and creativity on your part.  Many of us today carry little cash and rely upon the convenience of  a debit or credit card. The credit card industry is always improving on this technology to make usage as easy as possible. The "smart card" is an example of this. "Smart cards," known in the trade as "RFID" or Radio Frequency Identification cards, are embedded with a small chip which emits a radio frequency. When making a purchase the user does not have to swipe the card or enter a "PIN" they only need to hold the card in proximity of the cashier's card reader.

 

Not to be left behind, the Identity Thief has also improved on their technology and has the ability to "Electronically" pick pocket the "RFID" signal and duplicate your card. So please take a few moments to check your cards and verify if they are equipped with "RFID". Smart cards may be branded as "PayPass, blink, expresspay, and will have a symbol such as this  somewhere on the card.

 

Analysts state, card skimming devices generally work when a victim only carries a single smart card.  When carrying multiple "smart cards," the transmission creates a jumbled, unintelligible data stream.

 

If you are carrying a card equipped with "RFID" consider purchasing a protective sleeve to store your card, these sleeves reduce the ability of an identity thief to read the "RFID" signal. A simple internet search for "RFID protection" will provide you with multiple options for protecting yourself. I believe God Almighty will help us all.

 

Sincerely,

 

Prof. M. Joe Omeokwe

New York City, USA.

OUR MOSLEM PEACE-LOVING NEIGHBORS VERSUS ISLAMIC FANATICS - ADAPTED FROM AN E-MAIL ENCYCLICAL:

Very few people were true Nazis before Second World War but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more were too busy to care. Many just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before long they owned everyone, and the nation had lost control, and the end of the world had come.

We are told again and again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is the religion of peace and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace. Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the specter of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam.

The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor-kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. It is the fanatics who teach their young to kill and to become suicide bombers.

The hard, quantifiable fact is that the peaceful majority, the 'silent majority,' is cowed and extraneous. Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China's huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people..

The average Japanese individual prior to World War II was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet. And who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?

History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason, we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: peace-loving Muslims have been made irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they don't speak up, because like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have begun.

Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late.

Now Islamic prayers have been introduced into Toronto and other public schools in Ontario, and, yes, in Ottawa too while the Lord's Prayer was removed (due to being so offensive?) The Islamic way may be peaceful for the time being in our country until the fanatics move in.

In Australia, and indeed in many countries around the world, many of the most commonly consumed food items have the halal emblem on them. Just look at the back of some of the most popular chocolate bars, and at other food items in your local supermarket. Food on aircraft have the halal emblem (see the attachment), just to appease the privileged minority who are now rapidly expanding within the nation’s shores.

In the UK, the Muslim communities refuse to integrate and there are now dozens of “no-go” zones within major cities across the country that the police force dare not intrude upon. Sharia law prevails there, because the Muslim community in those areas refuse to acknowledge British law.

As for us who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts -- the fanatics who threaten our way of life.

Lastly, anyone who doubts that the issue is serious and just deletes this piece without sending it on, is contributing to the passiveness that allows the problems to expand. So, extend yourself a bit and send this on and on and on! Let us hope that thousands, world-wide, read this and think about it, and send it on - before it's too late.

And we are silent..

KINGDOM PRAYER FOR THE SEASON:
1. The LORD bless You abundantly with His Truth in ways innumerable and in every ramification of the word 'Truth' - not just to preach it as many do but to humbly live it out as evidenced by the number of men and women who came to Christ Jesus or are strengthened in 'His Truth' through You.

2. The LORD, The Almighty God that made the heaven and the earth give you the wisdom to live above self-deceit that is rooted in conceitedness and in the assumption that you alone possess this 'Truth.'  For this is the foundation of all cults and falsehood.

3. You will NEVER lack the proper testimony of Christ Jesus - that lines up with the Will of our God.  His will has to be done on earth as in Heaven.  For, indeed, the will of God is for the Kingdom of God to come down to earth or to rule this earth.  Enforcing the Will of God on earth attracts all the opposition of Satan and people.  But if God be for You, who can be against You. I declare in Jesus name that you are among them of Rev. 12:11 that overcame bearing the testimony of Christ Jesus, Amen. 

 

4. The LORD favor you in ways that will astound even the power of Rev. 12:17 dragon in his wroth and war against the 'remnants of the seed' of the woman and make you inexplicably wealthy spiritually as you hold on to the testimony of Jesus Christ.

5. The Lord send His Angels even the Angels that serves in the open temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in Heaven to undergird you in all God's ways as serve Christ here on earth.  Thus, making your journey through life a success and a glory to Christ Jesus.

6. Our Faithful God show you Love and Mercy (in line with Rev. 19:10) to be counted among them that have the testimony of Jesus - delivering You from the false worship (reverence) of men, angels, nationhood (race or color) and all earthly dignitaries (with all their titles and accolades) -  to worship sincerely the Living God and His Christ who is the Spirit of Prophecy (The Spirit of Truth) - for then His Goodness will never depart from you.

7. The Testimony of Jesus has no other evidence but the influence your life had on other lives making them to embrace the Kingdom of God on earth.  As such, People you know and even those you don't even know will bless God because you are passing and do pass through this earth; for our God, even Him whose name is El-Elyon has crowned you with His fulness. Amen.

For all these I decree to come pass and so do declare in the Name that is above every other name on Earth and under Heaven given us for our Salvation even Jesus, The Christ of God. Amen.www.facebook/joeomeokwe

Let it go…

There are people who can walk away from you.
And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk
away from you:  let them walk.
I don't want you to try to talk another person into
staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to
see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.
When people can walk away from you let them walk.
Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.
The bible said that, they came out from us
that it might be made manifest that they were not for
us.

“For had they been of us, no doubt they would have
continued with us” [1 John 2:19]
People leave you because they are not joined to you.
And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.
Let them go.
And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just
means that their part in the story is over. And you've got
to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep
trying to raise the dead.
You've got to know when it's dead.
You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you
something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I
believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm
faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me.
And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.
Let them go!!
If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong
to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ......
LET IT GO!!!
If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and
see your worth.....
LET IT GO!!!
If someone has angered you ........
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents .....
LET IT GO!!!
If you have a bad attitude.......
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better......
LET IT GO!!!
If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take
you to a new level in Him......
LET IT GO!!!
If you are struggling with the healing of a broken
relationship.......
LET IT GO!!!
If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try
to help themselves......
LET IT GO!!!
If you're feeling depressed and stressed .
LET IT GO!!!
If there is a particular situation that you are so
used to handling yourself
and God is saying "take your hands off of it,"
then you need to......
LET IT GO!!!
Let the past be the past. Forget the former things.
GOD is doing a new thing for us in 2013 !!!
LET IT GO!!!
Get Right, or Get Left
.. think about it, and then ....
LET IT GO!!!
"The Battle is the Lord's!"

Beloved,

Prepare to regroup for the last SIX Months of 2012.

Do note that All our ACTIVITIES already fathomed what Our God will do during our 2012 Apostolic CONVENTION & Gathering of Restored Broken Vessels between Sunday August 5, 2012 to Sunday August 12, 2012.
The following are included in what God will do for Our Church & for You the last SIX Months of 2012:

1. 5-star quality of life - full of the Presence & Leading of God Almighty Himself as His Ambassador. (2 Cor. 5:17)

2. 5-star quality Harvest - reaping in (3x) Fold that meets the need (not merely the wants) of Your Spirit, Soul & Body. (2 Cor. 5:17)

3. 5-star quality Prayer life-Style and Worship that breaks out in (6x) folds overcoming all Fear, Stagnation, Lack, Shame, Mockery and Sheer Evil People.

4. NOTE: The last SIX Months of 2012 goodie bag contain: Blood of Jesus Safety Cover, an Holy Ghost traditional Righteousness Garment, God's Book (The Bible) coming alive with His Powerful Promises (All of which money cannot ever buy.)

SPIRITUAL OPTIONS*

1. The Wednesday Meetings - 7 PM.

2. The Friday Meetings - 7 PM.

3. The Sunday Morning Warfare Hour 9:30 AM.

During the last SIX Months of 2012 - Just know that the Throne Room of God Above is already open and never fully-booked. But it has different star-levels according to Your desire and the price is according as You can afford with Your Time, Talent & Treasure.

In His Righteousness,

M. Joe Omeokwe, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor
The Harvest Center
Vineyard Int'l Christian Ministries
1140 Teller Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456, USA.
(718) 538-9211 (Office)
(718) 542-7417 (Fax & 24 Hr. Hot-line)

Every Pastor wants his Church members do their ministries well. But even among highly committed members, practicing certain habits can really make you distinguish yourself as to excel in the business of the Kingdom of God.

Here are 10 tips for making sure you're on the Pastor's A-list and ultimately on God's A-list:

1. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate Especially at the beginning of your relationship with other Church members or in serving the Church in any new capacity -- that is, when either you or the Pastor is new to the any ministry in the Church -- err on the side of giving your Pastor too much information and asking too many questions. There's no such thing as a dumb question. Look at it as information gathering. Don't keep up the constant stream of communication unless your Pastsor likes it, though. It's best to ask directly whether you're giving the Pastor enough information or too much.

2. Acknowledge What the Pastor Says Pastors appreciate "responsive listening." When your Pastor asks you to do something or suggests ways for you to improve your work, let him know you heard.

3. Collaborate When your Pastor has a new idea, respond to it in a constructive way instead of throwing up roadblocks. Be willing to brainstorm ways to get something done.

4. Build Relationships You'll make your Pastor look good if you establish a good rapport with those your ministries serve, whether they're inside the Church or outside. Bring back what you learn -- about ways to offer better ministry service, for example -- to your Pastor. This is also helpful for your own ministry development. Everybody wins in the long run.

5. Understand How You Fit In Is your Pastor detail-oriented, or someone who keeps his head in the clouds? The Pastor's personality is just incredibly important. Equally important is understanding what your Pastor wants in a member of his staff. It may be, for example, that a Pastor who is detail-oriented will expect his ministry to be as well. But a Pastor who has no time for details may actually appreciate a member of his staff who does.

6. Learn the Pastor's Pet Peeves If your Pastor has said repeatedly that he dislikes being interrupted first thing in the morning, don't run to his office to give him a project update when you first get in.

7. Anticipate the Boss's Needs. Once you have worked with your Pastor for a while, you should be able to guess what information he will want before approving anything that involves money or expenditure, for example. If you provide it ahead of time, that's a gold star.

8. Think One Level Up You still need to do your own job, of course. But when Pastors consider who deserves a promotion, they look for people who understand the issues that their ministry or Church face.

9. Open Yourself to New Ways of Doing Things When your Pastor comes to you with a new idea, don't simply dismiss it. If you don't think it will work, offer to discuss it further in a mature, responsible, adult-like way.

10. Be Engaged in Your Work Arguing with your Pastor over every ministry request is not a good strategy, but neither is simply shrugging your shoulders and agreeing with everything your Pastor says. The Pastor would like to see an engaged individual. That means both showing enthusiasm for your work and speaking up when you see room for improvement in the Church or ministry.

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow."

Many Christrians Are Unhappy. Why????

Beloved,

Apostolic greetings in the name of Him, who saves unto the utmost, even Jesus, The Christ of God. Please read Psalm 119:105 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17 first of all before you read the rest of this write-up. I am full aware that there are tough days at work, trouble at home, and it never gets easier. Moreover, I am very much aware that as you grow older it can be tough to stay happy and upbeat with the challenges that life throws at you. But as I pray for you, I have few questions to ask you. Is it tough to enjoy time with friends and family? Are you able to focus and work hard? Do you ever feel unhappy?

The sad truth is that many Children of God struggle to stay happy. From King David to Apostle Paul as well as many others in the Bible, we have come to understand that a poor mood can wear and tear on your body leaving you feeling tired, drained, and empty inside. Unhappiness can damage your relationships, hurt family and friends, and make it tough to succeed. Everyday can be a struggle.

Living happy empowers you. It is imperative that a Christian live a better, more successful life. As such you ought to find yourself always playing with friends, eating dinner with your family, and feeling empowered. Moreover, you ought to find yourself motivated and achieving your goals. Beloved, you ought to have fun living the fulfilling, long life you deserve. You have, in Christ Jesus, the ability to achieve anything, but it's almost impossible without the right mindset, mood, and support.

We are in a spiritual war against our only known enemy Satan. Therefore, gaining and maintaining a positive mood can be hard. But a promising new discovery which is really the same old truth is bringing hope to as many as would hold on to it. "Mood Enhancement" has to be ONLY by a way to safely support your body's healthy, natural mental function by nourishing your body with vital nutrients of the Word of God and proven ingredients. Remember any treatment with Drug alters your brain's chemistry and never a safe natural way for adults to feel better and live happier. But when you learn to use the raw Word of God - just like it is:

Helps ease effects of stress and anxiety
Promotes a positive mood and live happier
Support healthy, natural mental function
Makes enjoying times with friends and family
Live a happier, more active life

The daily dosage of at least 20 Minutes of Morning & Evening personal devotion (concentrating in prayers with only one of the promises of God from any part of the Bible that guarantees victory over every negative roots of Galatians 5: 19-21. Every found verse of the Scripture that fits into dealing with the acting out of these vices is just like taking two pills in the morning or evening. Within a few hours of your first dose you should start feeling the effects. Most people see gradual improvement over the first two weeks.

Rather than feeling drowsy or slow in the day, you would find that a single memorized verse for the day gently eases stress and anxiety as you keep speaking that verse out through out the day, while also helping you feel better. Copy out the Verse in a clip board or piece of glaring paper if you cannot memorize it. Keep reading it to yourself in the course of the Day. This sample takes a few days to take effect, but the results can be well worth it. Begin early everyday, first, with a personal devotion. Wake up bright and refreshed in the mornings. Then the strength to work hard, enjoy your day, and feel positive. This practice helps support your mood without side effects of drugs such as drowsiness or trouble sleeping. It is also non-habit forming that is negative but a habit-forming that is positive.

Write me about your experience after a three month trial of this consistent morning and evening personal devotion. Amen.

Maranatha.

In His Righteousness,

M. Joe Omeokwe, Ph.D.
Professor - Math. Dept., Boricua/C.U.N.Y.
Senior Pastor
The Harvest Center
Vineyard International Christian Ministries
1140 Teller Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456, USA.

(718) 538-9211 (Office)
(718) 542-7417 (Fax & 24 Hr. Hotline)
http://professoromeokwe.blogspot.com/
http://www.vineyardinternationalministries.com

WHAT THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE OUGHT TO BE !!!

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. — Proverbs 27:17


This is one of the best verses that fitly defines what the Christian Marriage is all about and should be about. It is sobering to realize that one of the partners in a marriage RELATIONSHIP may be a thorn in the flesh of the other partner like in any human relationship whether it is even at work or in any ordinary human relationship. Has it dawned on you that you are another person's problem because of your particular personality? Christian marriage is no exception. The problem is, of course, each of us may be the problem, but unfortunately we make it somebody else's as well. It may be the person who has to live with you especially the one married to you, or work with you, or deal with you from time to time. You force that person to have to walk on eggshells around you. He or she loses sleep because of you. How does that make you feel? Well, it sobers me to my fingertips, knowing that I may very well be another person's thorn in the flesh.

Perhaps you are aware of your problem, but you say, "I can't help it. This is who I am." You have prayed about it often. But have you really tried to get help? You are never too old to learn as long as you want your problems solved.

So when you don't have a balanced personality, you have difficulty in getting along with people. You keep sticking your foot in your mouth. You keep rubbing people the wrong way. Only Jesus had the perfect personality. He also has the perfect combination of self-confidence and care for others. That is the ideal person: having the balance of self-confidence, concern, and care for others.

If your personality is your thorn in the flesh, then you should admit it. Be thankful if you can see that you have a problem.

A personality problem is not necessarily sin especially in marriage. It is because you are a sinner that you have it, yes, for nobody is perfect. And yet there is a point at which a personality problem becomes sin: when you excuse it and justify it. If you say, "Well, that's just me," that's when it becomes sin. It is sinful when you excuse yourself and do nothing about it.

We all must be seriously become aware that Marriage carries along with it destructive habits, selfishness, low self-esteem, and an inability to communicate - all examples of the excess baggage we may bring into a marriage. Excess baggage causes problems because we start new relationships with emotional and relational weaknesses that prevent us from serving our spouses.
We begin to accumulate excess baggage because of the devastation brought to relationships and marriages by hardness of heart, a root cause for much of the world’s brokenness (Mark 3:5). Oftentimes the hardness of heart in past relationships damages us and provides the unhealthy patterns we bring to our marriages as excess baggage.

Sometimes there is no easily identifiable single sin that brings down a marriage. Instead, a marriage weighed down by the excess baggage of unhealthy, sinful attitudes reaches a tipping point and the relationship is crushed.

Even in the best of marriages, each spouse brings wrong attitudes and unrealistic expectations learned in the developing years. Children who experience a home with addiction, physical abuse or divorce face higher hurdles in having healthy relationships of their own. Statistically, at least one marriage partner today will come from a divorced family.

Even if it’s done unintentionally, people who are hurt tend to hurt others. Unless we break the cycles and patterns of brokenness in our relationships, we’ll only make things worse. The good news is that there is hope.

Prayer joined with professional and pastoral counseling can help us work through our excess baggage that hinders us so that we can develop healthy relationships. Husbands and wives each bring problems into relationships. We can all admit the simple fact that “I’ve got problems. You’ve got problems… All God’s children got problems.” With this honesty and a soft heart, we don’t have to spend the rest of our lives weighed down by our baggage—no matter how much of it we have

Three Rules of Predictive Prophecy

Three Rules of Predictive Prophecy

A prophet is vindicated and his message authenticated by the fulfillment of his predictions. (In other words) there are definite laws governing predictive prophecy.

Here are the three laws:

1. An accurate prediction must be beyond the power of human foresight or sagacity. In other words, forecasts based on any observable (natural) trends are ruled out. This means that prophesying an obvious or common future event does not constitute a true predictive prophecy. For example, predicting that the sun will rise tomorrow morning is not in any way a prediction. It is a statement of fact. No foreknowledge from the Holy Spirit was required.

2. An accurate prediction must contain a sufficient number of specific details to preclude guesswork. Generalizations do not fit the norm of real predictive prophecy. The more accurate and fulfilled details there are in a prophecy, the greater the likelihood the prediction was truly from God.

3. A sufficient time must elapse between the prediction and its fulfillment to prevent any agency of the prophet or his contemporaries from bringing about the results. An accurate prophecy gains strength and momentum by itself over time until the season for its fulfillment. In this sense, time is the great test of all predictive prophecy. True predictive prophecy comes to pass OVER TIME, and inaccurate predictive prophecy fails to come to pass OVER TIME.

Want to know whether a predictive prophecy is from God? Give it time!

Please join me as we work together to maintain Biblical integrity in prophetic ministry. Let's make sure we continually follow up on any prophetic predictions we give. This is the responsibility of all prophetic ministers.

Hope this helps and to God be the glory,

The Twelve Steps To Become Daily What You Think

God speaks to you at the speed of thought. Thought moves at the speed of light. As quickly as light illuminates a room, a single thought can illuminate your life. You are always only one thought away from living the life of your dreams – one decision away from destiny.

James Allen wrote in his timeless classic, As A Man Thinketh, "All that a man achieves or fails to achieve is a direct result of his own thoughts." Your life moves in the direction of your thoughts. Thoughts are the ever-present currents that move you either closer or further away from your best future. The Steps:

1. The Law of Attraction: Like a short-wave radio signal, your thoughts send messages out on a specific frequency and are transmitted back to you as an experience or occurrence in your life. Your thoughts create a magnetic field around you – attracting either positive or negative experiences. What you think has the power to literally transform your life.

Your life is what your thoughts make it. James Allen also observed that a person "will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him." This is the basic premise of the Law of Attraction.

The Law of Attraction is based on the principle that we attract into our lives whatever we focus on as a result of the energy that is exchanged in the process. Because all matter – seen and unseen – is comprised of energy, the energy created by our unseen thoughts either attracts or repels the energy matter of what we ultimately see and experience as a result.

This phenomena is rooted in the findings of quantum physics – which found that nothing in the universe is static due to the fact that all matter is vibrating energy – raw energy that responds to the vibrations of our thoughts, so that consequently "what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen" (Hebrews 11:3 NLT). It is the essence of faith, "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1 NKJV).

2. Law of Association: Everything you see began in the unseen realm. The first book of the Bible tells us that God spoke the earth into existence – "the worlds were framed by the word of God" (Hebrews 11:3). Yet before God's word ever was, there were His thoughts. The source of all energy and all matter is the mind of God. The Creator – the Great Imaginarian – in whose image you were created.

Your thoughts are powerful. If you want to change your life, you must change your thoughts. If you want to unstick or unclutter your life, you must first unstick and unclutter your thoughts.

"What You Invest Mental Energy in is What You Tie Your Soul to, Both Positively and Negatively."

3. Law of Creation: How are unhealthy soul toxins and debilitating soul ties created in the first place? How can you end up cluttering your soul simply by the thoughts that you think? It is due to this exchange of energy that takes place when you give something your attention, entertain it in your mind, meditate upon it, and speak about it. What you invest mental energy in is what you tie your soul to, both positively and negatively.

As currents of electricity create electromagnetic fields connecting positive or negative charges, your thoughts create similar fields. Your positive thoughts attract positive attachments; your negative thoughts attract negative attachments. Whatever your soul can conceive, there is potential for attachment. As a mother will form attachments to the life conceived within her, so your soul forms attachments to whatever it conceives.

4. Law of the Seed: Satan primarily attacks the seed as to forestall your Harvest. That is the only aim of the attacks you face. The seed of a thought, like the seed of a life, when planted will always result in an exchange of energy and therefore some kind of an attachment. Whether aborted or stillborn, an exchange of energy has taken place.

An exchange takes place through investments of time, energy, attention, and action in the form of thoughts, deeds, or words. Exchanges can be both intentional and unintentional. Sometimes we can be completely oblivious to what we've attached our souls – something may have taken hold in our mind because we inadvertently paid attention to it for too long. I believe this is why Isaiah stated, "(He) who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil... will dwell on high" (Isaiah 33:15-16).

5. The Law of Attention: You have to be careful about what you pay attention to – what you spend time and energy thinking about and dwelling upon. Your life will move in the direction of what you contemplate. As it says in Proverbs, "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life" (Proverbs 4:23 NLT). What consumes your thoughts gives you a good indication of what ties your soul.

"Whatever You Harbor in the Innermost Corridors of Your Thought-Life Will, Sooner or Later, Reveal Itself in the Outer Arena of Your Life."

Our thoughts, intentions, motivations, and aspirations – whether they be secretly pondered in the heart, openly declared as a desire, or formally written as goals – mold and shape our personal universe into something either grand and beautiful or base and hideous. Whatever you harbor in the innermost corridors of your thought-life will, sooner or later, reveal itself in the outer arena of your life. Whatever is hidden will eventually be brought to light. First Corinthians 4:5 ESV states that God "will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart." Just as a seed is for a time hidden under ground, it will eventually break through the surface and it's true essence will ultimately be revealed.

6. The Law of Sight and Perception: You cannot possess what you cannot see first of all in your mind or what your thought cannot perceive. Everything you see in the natural began as a spiritual seed – a thought. The temporal realm has its roots in the spiritual. Grabbing a hold of this profound spiritual truth will enable you to make some critical connections that can transform your life. Once you understand that the spiritual realm is the "causal realm," you will begin to grasp the massive power of your thoughts, ideas, words, and prayers – spiritual things that engineer, mold, and craft the current and future state of your temporal existence.

Proverbs tells us, "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he," (Proverbs 23:7 AMP). Your outer world is a direct result of your inner world. Every circumstance in life is a result of a choice – and every choice is the result of a thought. All those things that fill your mind hold the keys to your reality. Make it a habit to examine what your thoughts are chasing after.

7. The Law of the First Thing or Firstling: Able choose to give God the firstling (the first and the best of his thought manifested in his gift) and Cain gave to God the produce of his farm (the afterthought from the deliberate wicked produce of his heart to give God the ordinary and not the best and first - not a God centered and God motivated produce) which was rejected. It was rejected not because it had no blood but because his thoughts were evil. We must learn to harness our thoughts if we are to effectively reign as kings and priests in this earth. We must understand who we were created to be as children of God and the authority we have in Christ. We have inherited the Kingdom and been given dominion over all our adversaries.

"The First Thing We Must Do in Taking Possession of God's Promises is to Take Possession of Our Thoughts."

We are told in Ephesians 6:12 that our fight is not with flesh and blood, but with powers and principalities – a fight that can't be won with our hands, only with our minds. You must become as skilled in your thoughts as a swordsman is with his sword. Taking control of your thoughts will cause you to gain control over your life. That is what putting on the armor of God is all about. (See Ephesians 6:14-17.)

The first thing we must do in taking possession of God's promises is to take possession of our thoughts. This might not appear to require a great deal of skill or effort, let alone training or practice, but there is only one thing harder to master than your thoughts and that is your tongue! (See James 3:8.)

8. The Law of Diligence: Winning the battle in your thought-life requires meditating daily on the truths found in Scripture, studying diligently to show yourself approved, and becoming an earnest and life-long student of the art of spiritual warfare.

Throughout the New Testament we are told that our battles do not take place in the temporal realm but in the spiritual realm. We are told in nearly every epistle, "Fear not, only believe" (see Mark 5:36), "gird up the loins of your mind" (see 1 Peter 1:13), "renew your mind" (see Romans 12:2), and "put on the mind of Christ" (see 1 Corinthians 2:16). We are taught in Romans that to "set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace" (Romans 8:6 ESV).

"Every Battle is Won or Lost in the Arena of Your Mind. If You Do Not Take Control of Your Inner Thoughts You Will Become a Slave to the Outer Circumstances Created by the Tempest Raging in Your Mind."

We are instructed to "take every thought captive to obey Christ" because "the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds... every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God" (2 Corinthians 10:4-5 ESV).

Every battle is won or lost in the arena of your mind. If you do not take control of your inner thoughts you will become a slave to the outer circumstances created by the tempest raging in your mind. The divine spirit within you won't be driving your life, the storms and changing weather of your thoughts will. You must command your thoughts as Jesus commanded the sea. (See Luke 8:24.)

9: The Law of Approximation or Permission: Don't Underestimate the Power of Your Thoughts. Whatever your predominant focus is, that is what you give permission to exist in your life. Jabez chose to focus on his future desires rather than his present circumstances. Many times people focus on the negative and they live in a cycle of negativity. You have to choose to focus on the positive. You have to train your mind to think on whatever is honest, virtuous, and praiseworthy. (See Philippians 4:8). Whatever is going wrong in your life is a result of your focus. If you don't like it, change your focus.

In Genesis 13:14-18, God taught Abraham something about focus. He told him to look at the territory he was giving him, to walk the land in every direction, and visualize the expanse of his legacy. He took him to the seashore, had him run sand through his fingers, and said, "For every grain of sand, you will have a descendant." What did God train him to do? He trained him to focus on bigger thoughts. He taught him how to visualize his destiny.

"The First Thing That You Need to Change is Your Thoughts About What God Wants for You. He Wants You to Live a Life of Abundance. It is His Desire to Give You Divine, Universal Secrets to Great Success and Prosperity."

If you plan to change your future, do not focus on things or people or circumstances that are smaller than what you are truly desiring. Your focus will either feed your faith or confirm your fears. Learn to think like Abraham. Think intentionally, generationally, and even globally. You can never think too big for God!

You must also train your mind to think in the present – to think positively in the present tense (in grammatical terms that would be "the present perfect") – see the thing that you want, the business you hope to accomplish, the person you plan to marry, and so on, as if you are already in possession of what you desire. Condition your mind to accept these thoughts and you will draw these opportunities and experiences to yourself.

Your success and prosperity hinge on what lies within your mind. The first thing that you need to change is your thoughts about what God wants for you. He wants you to live a life of abundance. It is His desire to give you divine, universal secrets to great success and prosperity. He holds the secret spiritual recipe for abundant living.

There are many people who may not be as spiritual as you are, but nevertheless they were able to tap into something great. Whether by accident or providence, they are living lives beyond their wildest dreams, and you can, too. You must say to yourself, until this one fact becomes your conviction, "God wants me to live in abundance!"

A world of possibilities is waiting to be released in your future. Jesus said in Mark 9:23, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."

"Every Great Achievement Begins as a Thought in the Imagination of a Person. Every Thought is Birthed in the Spirit. Achievement, Therefore, is a Spiritual Process."

In Genesis 11, the people thought to themselves that they could build a tower to Heaven, and because they saw this tower in their minds they were able to build it. God stopped them by causing confusion and making it impossible for them to communicate, because the tower became an idol to them. However, this story still tells of the power of our thoughts: "Nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them" (Genesis 11:6 AMP).

10. The Law of Imagination: Man begins with a concept in his mind, something he believes he is able to accomplish; he joins his will and intellect to his imagination, and then the power of expectation sees it through. Every great achievement begins as a thought in the imagination of a person. Every thought is birthed in the spirit. Achievement, therefore, is a spiritual process.

Based on your ability to harness your imagination, life's opportunities either shrink or expand. Albert Einstein said, "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Imagination drives the engine of innovation, discovery, problem-solving, and peace-making.

Whatever can be imagined already exists; it simply exists in another dimension – in another form or substance – and that is the source of all inspiration. God conceived and by His Spirit spoke into existence all that is. He brought what already was in the spiritual into the temporal by the power of His Word. He breathes that creative force – His very Spirit – into a human being at the moment a person receives that Word into their heart. It is His Spirit – the creative power of His Word – within an individual that gives inspiration and understanding of what already exists in the spiritual realm. "But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand" (Job 32:8 ESV). That spirit in you has always existed – it is eternal – and it is the source of all revelation and inspiration.

"Inspirational Thoughts Can Be Thought of as God Finding Expression for His Will Through the Minds of Ordinary Men and Women."

Our lives are built by a series of thoughts, much like bricks are used to build a house. The bricks are what bring it forth from a piece of paper and make it three dimensional. As a man thinks in his heart – in the present active continuum – as he continues to think – he builds his life one brick at a time.

Your every present thought is a significant building block in determining the quality of your future. Many of us build lives like shanties while others build mansions. If your thoughts are inferior your life will be inferior, but if your thoughts are lofty and honorable you are laying the foundation to live accordingly.

Purpose to think inspired thoughts. Inspiration is a God-thing. Inspiration is God Himself speaking into the heart of a human being. Inspirational thoughts can be thought of as God finding expression for His will through the minds of ordinary men and women. According to Jeremiah 29:11, God's thoughts are always good and not evil. I want to remind you that God is up to something good, and He has you in mind.

11. The Law of Correlation: Enlarge Your Territory. There is a direct correlation between the quality of your thoughts and the quality of your life. What you think determines who you are, it determines what you are, where you go, what you acquire, where you live, who you love, where you work, what you accomplish, what you read, and so on.

You will never have more, or go further, or accomplish greater things than your thoughts will allow you. Therefore, you must create an opulent thinking environment in order to create an opulent life. When you alter your thoughts, you alter your life. Your life is a reflection of your most dominant thoughts and meditations. When you meditate on success, you live a successful life.

"Become the Architect of Your Future. Use Your Thoughts Like an Architect Uses a Blueprint. Think About Every Detail."

The trouble for most people is that they don't know exactly what success would look like for them as individuals, or more importantly, what it would feel like personally. It is not enough to just meditate on success generally, you need to be specific. Become the architect of your future. Use your thoughts like an architect uses a blueprint. Think about every detail. An architect not only thinks about the rooms in a house, but the types of windows, the size of closets, the location of outlets, and so on. Nothing is too insignificant. Think big! Think detailed!

12. The Law of Progressive Thinking: If you want to progress in life, you've got to think progressive thoughts. To do so, something new must replace the old. You've got to think beyond where you are. Alexander Graham Bell thought beyond the limitation of the dots and dashes of the Morse code, and went on to replace the telegraph when he invented the telephone. Become a visionary – be creative. Take the limits off your mind!

This is the challenge of creative thinking – you've got to open the spiritual channels of your mind so that God can download divine creative thoughts into your brain. When other people were unable to see what was going on in Heaven, Jesus could. Spend some quality time with God and ask him to enlarge your capacity for thinking and imagining – ask Him to help you take the limits off. That's what Jabez did.

In 1 Chronicles 4:10 NIV, Jabez prayed, "Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory!" Not only did Jabez ask God to expand the capacity of his mind, but he asked God to protect it as well. He asked of the Lord that "Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain." Jabez knew that every evil thought he conceived would ultimately bring forth pain.

Do yourself – and the world – a tremendous favor by getting the toxins out of your soul.

7 Acts to activate the full auction or Power of the mystery of 10/10/10/10

(1) Carry out 10 Gracious Random Acts to favor others on or within 10 days from 10/10/10/10, You will also find favor from an unexpected sources or from people over issues in your life that has baffled you for long.

(2) You will be too relevant to be ignored in the needed circles of your life or sought position henceforth after doing the following act when you as a positive and generous giver target ten SPECIFIC Individuals or ten Specific different godly causes over their expressed needs from 10/10/10/10.

(3) You will encounter GOD and will never remain the same from 10/10/10/10 if your heart is bent towards God in meditation over a particular promise in sincere pursuit after God daily in quietness no less than 10 Minutes each day.

(4) When you can find apostolic instructions and follow them from 10/10/10/10, the grace for completion (the number 10) will come on you and you shall be blessed to become a Finisher in whatever your hands find to do.

(5) Standing on the power of 10/10/10/10, the hand that sows seeds in degrees of 10's on the Alter of his or her Spiritual Father or a Specific Chosen Covering or Apostle from 10/10/10/10 shall never again Labor in vain or ever have a failed harvest.

(6) The mouth saying ''Amen'' to the prayer of agreement (Matt. 18:18-20)on 10/10/10/10 shall ever have the last laugh ... Amen.

(7) If you can boldly enter into a covenant with God on 10/10/10/10 not to be ashamed to confess Him in every situation, GOD is going to lift you up in real prosperity before the world as His confession of who you are to Him.

Ten has been a significant number in all historical ages. This is the number Representing TESTIMONY

10 stands for RESPONSIBILITY or that which requires an expected Response. God gave 10 commandments to man for him to bear the testimony before God and man.

1. This number is made up of the sum of four and six (4 Revelation, 6 Man, 4+6).

2. We can also have double grace (5+5)

3. We also need to see this as the sum of perfection and completion, 3 + 7.

4. Man has 10 digits on his hands and feet.

5. There were 10 patriarch before the flood, Noah being the tenth who found grace in the eyes of God, a preacher of righteousness and a builder of the ark of safety and preservation (Gen 5).

6. There were 10 plagues upon Egypt and Pharaoh during the days of Moses. Our never changing God will release these 10 plagues upon every Egypt and Pharaoh that might be holding you down in Jesus name - Ex 7: 12, and He will cause you to triumph gloriously.

7. Abraham prayed for 10 righteous people within the wicked city of Sodom. He wanted a testimony for God.

8. There were 10 virgins in the parable of Jesus. 5 Wise and 5 Foolish. This season calls for Wisdom.

9. There were 10 Servants to whom were entrusted 10 pounds TO OCCUPY UNTIL HE COMES, and one was rewarded by being given authority over 10 cities (your season of an overflowing reward is finally here, you will begin to take absolute authority over circumstances in Jesus name. You will occupy, no more joblessness, redundancy and wastefulness through God's given grace to OCCUPY - Lk 19: 13,17)

10. Most importantly, ten powers become powerless against the LOVE OF GOD, WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD. (Romans 8: 38)

"For I am persuaded, that (1) neither death (2) nor life (3) nor angels (4) nor principalities (5) nor powers (6) nor things present (7) not things to come (8) nor height (9) nor depth (10) nor any other creature, shall be ABLE TO SEPARATE us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8: 38-39

Remember the Tithe is a "
10th" of our earnings belonging to God - This day belongs to God and let THE LOVE OF GOD (which is like the shining and burning fire of the Lord) render these
10 powers powerless in your life as you join us in spirit or come in person fasted and ready to pray and praise God with a fresh burning love of God on 10/10/2010 @ 10.00AM @ Vineyard Int'l Christian Ministries.

HOW TO BRING ABOUT ANY CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE

1. Begin to live today in such a way that you're sure to fail unless God helps you. This is constructive faith - it acts solely in immediate obedience on the written Word (Logos) of God received as a Rhema Word.

2. Accept change with an immediacy or urgent faith as a 'Process.' Process is to reality the same as the journey is to the destination! Sometimes we are in love with the destination but we abhor the process.

3. You must accept that Progress is the same coin as Process. The bridge between your dream and reality is a thing called PROCESS! Without process there is no progress!

4. Change comes when we attempt such great things that if God does not help us, we are bound to fail. But how do we know that God will help us? See Song 6:3, the bride says, “Jesus, this is all about YOU!” And Jesus says to the bride, “It’s all about YOU!” It’s this mutual abandonment that is the secret of change and sucess.

5. How do you know you will succeed? Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, provision has been made not only for the forgiveness of your sins, the healing of your body and so on but the freedom for all who believe to be all they can be in this life.

6. The greatest joy in life is being in the will of God and walking boldly in the Authority of a Believer. Walk in authority! It is your blood bought right! Walking in authority especially propels the desired change.

7. Take control of your emotional life in all it's ramification - those things in your lower self that can pull you backward or downwards. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city (Proverbs 16:32). This is true to him or her that is slow to all the other emotional issues - he or she will rule or have dominion in life.

8. Be prepared to go it alone if you badly desire a change in your life and in your lifestyle. A lifestyle of holiness may bring seasons of loneliness but to those that endure, Godly Relationships and God inspired changes will eventually manifest.

9. True or constructive changes demand discerning. Since appearance can be deceitful, accept some roughage and work to bring out the beauty. Remember that diamond is the same charcoal that has undergone great pressure. Without great pressure, nothing can be precious. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. I Sam 16.

10. Accept that True or constructive changes do take time and energy. So be willing to invest time and energy into the process to see real change. One of the founding fathers of the USA told us, "Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste." The same is true with making a change. Constructive changes are not made in a haste. They are deliberate and always demand time as well as manifesting itself in an even pace. But to keep changing from one level of glory to the next is a must or the resultant death (all kinds) is inevitable.

Jesus Turns 6 Waterpots Into 6 Winepots

John 2: 1-11

Vs. 6.: "Now there were set there SIX Waterpots of stone, 'according to the manner of purification of the Jews,' containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece."

1. Normally, the Waterpots were used by the Jews to store water for the ritual of cleansing or purification and that was one of the very major purposes of the Waterpots if not the only use in many cases.

2. Now, there were Six Waterpots of stone and the number 'SIX' is the number of HUMAN - that God made on the sixth day. You are that Waterpot and your transformation and shifting time has arrived. Your assignment is changing and you will never remain the same after now. Your destiny here on Earth in about to be manifested and the rottenness of your past made a history. Praise the Lord.

3. Waterpots were left outside the house to the mercies of the inclement atmospheric conditions, just as many have been left or dropped in life to be dealt with all kinds of inclemency. These Waterpots were marked and only regarded as useful as long as they remain in their house-hold positions for ritualistic cleansing or for the other dirty and low regarded jobs. This is the story of many men and women made in the image of God. Is that your story. Then it is about to be changed forever.

4. Water pots were only handled by servants and steward - the low class of the house-holds and society. They were not regarded as instruments in the company of the renowned, the successful, the achieved and the prospered. But that is about to change and your story from now on would be your inclusiveness in the company of the renowned, the successful, the achieved and the prospered. Praise the Lord.

5. But how did all that change come about? Jesus located those 6 lightly regarded and never appreciated Waterpots. When Jesus locates you, your story must change. On that very particular day, when Jesus arrived at this wedding, He first of all asked His Disciples (the Apostles) that the waterpots be filled with water. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that located the out-door kept Waterpots, has located you in this season. Better believe it.

6. He then thereafter, turned the content of the pots (which is water - that which is tasteless, colorless but life-giving) into wine - that which is tasty, colorful and life-influencing. When Jesus fills you with His water (supplied under the Apostolic mandate), you story must change and therefore your destiny musts be fulfilled here on Earth. The change you desire through the fullness of the Holy Ghost (Water) is easily manifested under a proper and constituted Apostolic Covering. Do you have a proper and constituted Apostolic Covering? This is the secret of change and prosperity.

7. These Waterpots before now never attracted any type of special attention. But now with the Fresh Sweet Wine (The Holy Ghost) as its content, it began to attract special attention and visitations of the noble and sundry. I declare to you that from today your life, family and labor will attract fresh attention of favors and all kinds of blessedness. Amen.

8. These Waterpots were left usually out-doors to the mercy of the weather, despised and unappreciated. I declare to you, in Jesus name, that from today what was despised in you will be in demand. Moreover, what was unappreciated in you will be manifested to such level that God Himself will announce you to the whole world.

9. Just like the Master of the Feast declared that the good was kept in the end, so your end will be more glorious than your beginning - no matter what was your testimony. I declare that you shall live long on this Earth and that very soon every mouth that were speaking evil of you will be speaking praises of you. I declare that the evening of your life shall be more glorious than your morning of life in Jesus Name. Amen.

10. You are that Waterpot. Therefore I declare to you, in the name of Jesus, The Christ of God, even He who turned the Water into Wine, that God has announced that this same Waterpot auction will be changing your status this year 2010. You better receive it and begin to celebrate your elevation in Jesus Name. Amen.