Our pastor, Troy Shaw, preached a timely message on A Miracle in My House. I hope this message encourages you and gives you hope during the storms of life!

What to do when your ship is sinking?

A Miracle in your house

Matthew 8:23-27

Three kinds of storms we face:

1. Situational Storms
2. Relational Storms
3. Emotional Storms

Three facts about these storms:

1. Storms in life are inevitable. James 1:2
2. Storms are unpredictable.
3. Storms are impartial. Matthew 5:45

You are not going through storms because you are in sin or out of the will of God. Usually you are going through storms because you are right where God has you.

Two ways to respond to storms:

1. I can be filled with panic.
2. I can be filled with peace.  Matthew 5:24  Nothing surprises God.

What should we do when our ship is sinking?

1. You remember God’s closeness.

Lesson: God is always with me! Isaiah 43

1. Relax in God’s care.   Mark 4:38

Lesson: God cares about what I go through.  1 Peter 5:7

He cares about you and everyone because he loves us.

1. Rely on God’s control.  Mark 4:39

Lesson: Jesus can be trusted in the storms of life.

God is working even when we cannot see him or feel him. God knows what he is doing. He can sleep because he is at peace. God this is your problem. The place is where we need to get to. O ye of little faith. What are you afraid of?  Jeremiah 32: 17

Fear: problem

Faith: solution

Our church dance team performed a dance to this song this morning. It really touched me. I hope it encourages you and gives you hope the way it did for me and so many others this morning!

Mark Cahill came to our church two weeks ago and preached one of the best messages I have ever heard on sharing your faith. At the end he was telling us about his two books and some DVDs on his product table. He said, if you have money put in whatever you think is right. If you don’t, please take a book. Don’t let finances stop you. This is a paraphrase. He also went one step further. He said, “if you have a true financial need, take what you need from the money out there and use it.” Well that money helped 5 plus people. It paid three people’s rent and put food on a few others tables that would not have had food other wise. This is what the church is called to do not the government.

It was never the government’s place to provide for people. The church needs to step up and do their part. I know people are stuggling but our church of 1900 paid for three people to stay in their homes for another month and several people to have food just from a product table of books. If we banned together as a country, a unified church no matter what your denomination no person would be homeless, with out food or clothing. We need to be the light and salt to the world and this is one of the biggest ways we can right now!

Victory World Church is where we grew up mostly spiritually but it will always have a special place in my heart. Anyway, they made the local paper as the church breaking all barriers by talking about a taboo subject  SEX! Elephant in the pew is the latest series Pastor Dennis Rouse is preaching.  Our pastors were always open about this subject. Here is the article written in the Gwinnett Daily Post. Here is Victory World Church’s website where you can listen to the message online.

I heard this song yesterday and I have been singing it all day. It is so true that Jesus is all we need no matter what kind of healing you need in your life: If you need physical, emotional, financial, family restoration, or spiritual healing. Jesus is there for you and loves you so very much!

We sang this song at our old church and I love it.

I love this song!

Pastor Troy Shaw, of the Oasis Church preached an awesome word on Sunday. He was going to preach on Restoring the Spirit of Hope but God had other plans. He ended up preaching on The Power of the Mind. It was just what I needed. Here are the notes I took.

Renew your mind then you will know God’s will for your life. We all have choices to make in this life and some lead to life and some lead to death.

There are two negative mentalities:

1. Defeatest Mentality: I will never ___________.  I am stuck right here forever.

2. Poverty Mentality: I will never succeed. I will always be poor or I will always be stuck in this debt.

We dwell on the negative instead of thinking how good God is. When you don’t think anything good can happen, God cannot bless you the way he wants too.

He said, we need to repnt because God wants to take care of us. God can deliver you from the midst of the storm even when we are not deserving. We need to get rid of our stinkin thinkin. We need to get into God’s word to renew our minds.

There are two positive mindsets:

1. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

2. I am more than a conqueror.

God’s blessings will always follow with wisdom and work.If you don’t have wisdom, pray for it.

Don’t give up! We will still go through stuff but God is right there with us.

The hand of the Lord is upon you so RISE UP!

I thought this was a good message on what men need to know about women. It was written by Pastor Dennis Rouse from Victory World Church. Click here to read article.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

As we close this day, I want to thank God for our country. I want to thank God for all the brave men and women who serve our country. Our policemen, fire fighters, EMTs, nurses, doctors and teachers. I thank God for the freedom to worship him. I thank God for my family and my life. There is so much to be thankful for today and so much to pray for as our country continues to be divided and so many people without work. I pray for all those who are suffering with illness, unemployment, financially, with relationships. God is our peace, our hope, our joy and I thank him and praise Him. He is the only one that can help us overcome and obtain victory.

As you look back on this day, praise him for all that you have. Pray for our leaders and everyone in your life.