March 19, 2011
The ship I am speaking of is the church. The church is not going to die, it’s not going to fall away, but it’s going to grow and thrive. It can’t die because God is in control. He is the author and finisher. Paul told everybody on board the ship, “we must abide in the ship.”
I am telling people today, “we must abide in the ship.” The church is the only boat afloat.. It’s the only thing that holds us together to support one another, get prayer for each other, allows us to praise together, sing to each other the gospel songs of Zion. We must stay in the ship. Yes, storms may come and go, but we must stay in the ship. Yes, someone will talk about you, but stay in the ship. Yes, your feelings will get hurt, but stay because that is the only place you will grown in God, and that is where God brings us together as a body to learn to help us find our place in Him.
Is the church as a whole perfect in every way? Nope, but it’s the only thing floating on top of the world of sin . Stay in the ship. You’re either in the ship sailing towards God, or you’re in the sea of sin headed towards hell! Which way are you going?
Pastor Ricky Taylor
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December 10, 2010
Acts 2:40 says, “Save yourself from this untoward generation.” This is a continual process of saving ourself. You may ask, “How can I save myself?” Well, to save yourself, you must realize that God sent his son, Jesus, to die on the cross for you that you can be saved. He shed his blood for your sins. When you repent, you have a change of mind that you want to live different, you want a more happy life, and the only way to be happy is to give yourself to the Lord. They sing t...
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October 8, 2010
I am certain I want to live for God! What are you certain about? Are you undecided or can you just simply not make up your mind?
The Bible declares, “a double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” Im sure that means women too. To be certain of anything, you must have a stable mind. Paul wrote to Timothy and told him to have a sound mind. Not a fearful mind. Maybe you are creation things wont work out for you. If that’s what you’re certain about, you better fix your outlook! Let m...
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October 3, 2010
Pressure is a force applied. It will squeeze or mash depending upon how it is applied. You apply pressure to vice grips to use them to free things or to tighten things.
In the Bible, Gethsemane was a place JESUS went to pray when He was near His time of death. He told a few disciples to pray with Him and asked the Father, “if it be possible let this cup pass from me.” He felt the pressure. Gethsemane means a press, an olive press. They placed olives on a stone and then put another sto...
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August 21, 2010
There is a devil and he is on your trail. He is wanting to discourage you anyway he can, give you a confused mind or make you worry over everything.
When a beagle is on the trail of a rabbit, he smells the scent and goes after his prey. The rabbit has little self defense. All he can do is run and hide. His hair camouflages him. He is on top of most predators food chain.
We are on top of the devils food chain. He searches for weakness, lack of faith, indecision, confusion, no joy, then ...
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July 16, 2010
Time: we all have 24 hours a day,7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. That’s a fact, but what we do with what we have is the problem. So many times we waste time. I know I do. Some days are rest days for me to reboot, relax my mind, and try to just enjoy things without feeling pressured. We all need those days and I don’t consider those waste days. It’s far better to take one those here and there than it is to get all stressed and start biting everybody’s head off. But now for the days...
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June 19, 2010
God allows our life to flow in all different ways. Some are good and some days bad things happen. When you look at life and know God is in control and the thing coming at you, whether good or bad, was allowed by God; then you can have confidence that everything is gonna be alright. God don’t want to kill me. He wants to take me and make me what He wants me to be!
He fashions me in His mold. Sometimes I need heat and fire to get me soft so I can see His will. Other times a mountain top expe...
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May 25, 2010
In the world we live in, we are in a time of changing seasons from fall to winter to spring and summer, which is setting in. In the spirit we are changing seasons as well: from warm to warmer to hot. Do we got any hot christians in here? I am talking about red hot for Jesus. I mean you eat, drink, and sleep thinking about Jesus.
Guess what? We got land!!! 4 acres of land and we can start to think about building now. I say start cause we need alot of money. All of our patience and hard work ...
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May 8, 2010
Mother’s Day is a great day that should be celebrated with great pride and joy.
I HAVE A GREAT MOM! She’s wonderful! She has helped me alot in life. As a child she comforted me when I had a boo boo; she also whipped me alot. I am sure I needed a few of them, lol. As a teenager she tolerated me; I picked at her with picking names that were not nice sometimes. Didn’t think about it much then as I was just picking but now I see that wasn’t fun on her end, YET SHE LOVED ME ANYHOW....
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May 4, 2010
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path! God’s word, the Bible, is our road map to a godly life. God’s word is what gives us hope and strength in all situations. So when I am reminding God what His word says and how I want Him to move for me, I say “your word says...and god has exalted His word above His name.” His name is JESUS! His name is a strong tower. It is a name above every name. Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess He is Lord! JESUS name...
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