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Church Blog for 24 January 2009
What is Church at home?
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all people reading this may the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and send his ministering angels to watch over you as you go about this life he has given you.
The purpose of this space is to lift up and glorify the name of Jesus Christ, to share the love and the gospel to a sad and dying world. It promotes his online church "Church at home" this concept was formed to help people that struggle through sickness, disability, or have had bad experiences with the church that stops them from getting to live church services.
We are non denominational and have from around the world, people that attend Church at home service that do go to and take active roles in Sunday Churches. Church at home is a bible based Church and preaches the gospel as it is, you will not find sermons here to the likening of all, but we teach it the way it was taught by the early church hard hitting to the point and at times confrontational.
We believe that there is no place for a watered down soft gospel to keep people happy the truth as much as it can hurt at times is given here. I would encourage you to have a look at our doctrine that can be found at our website http://churchathome-au.com/index.php?p=1_4_Doctrine To keep up to date with what is happening at Church at home please visit http://churchathome-au.com
What does 2009 have in store for Church at home?
As I sit at my desk writing this, amazed at what God has done at Church at Home in the past 21 months, we were 9 months old when I sat this time last year and wrote what has become an all to familiar site on our weekly blog telling newbie's to the blog what we are all about, as you read this we will start the new year being 22 months old and where 2008 laid the foundations for a challenging, fresh outlook for Church at home for 2009 I believe we will continue to see, lives changed, people set free, a greater understanding of God's Bible given, my friend as I have said for some time now 2009 is the year that Church at Home members will take what from Satan what Satan had no right to take in the first place,
*Our Wealth
*Our Health
*Our Rights
*Our Authority
We need to remember this, for "who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Corinthians 2:16) we have the mind of Christ praise the Lord and then we need to be "casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5) How may time do I say "Satan wins your mind he wins you?" My friends take comfort knowing this "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19. Nothing shall by any means hurt you, do you believe this so we can go and take back what Satan has taken from us I have no doubt over this, why because Revelation 12:11 says "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." How did they over come Satan and his cohorts, by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of their testimony, and they died of the flesh and followed the will of God for their lives. Saints this is why I know we have the victory and why we will take back our wealth, health, rights and authority.
2009 will take Church at Home to a minimum of three countries, will allow us to video tape our messages and place them on the world wide net for a greater number of people to see, will see the use of spiritual gift to be developed and used within the Church.
I believe that we as a Church are being called to focus on these areas for 2009 they are
To seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all else with be given until you Matthew 6:33.
To test by the spirit of God all Teaches, Preachers, Pastors to make sure they are using the word of God. 1 John 4:1-3.
To understand that we have the mind of Christ therefore take captive any thought that doesn't line up to the mind of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5
To use the God given authority we have to take control of our lives and not give Satan & his cohorts a foot hold to come and destroy us. Luke 10:19.
To be consistently filled with the Holy Spirit. John 7:37-38
We long to experience a deeper manifestation of your presence as we draw closer to you like never before. James 4:8
To worship in spirit and truth. John 4:23
Showing the love of Jesus Christ to a lost and hurting world. 1 Corinthians 13
To follow the calling of the Great Commission by building on the foundations set in 2008. Matthew 28:19-20
Be still and know I am God Psalms 46:10
2008 was exciting, but hold your horses 2009 will be mind blowing so fasten your seat belts, and we pray you can be part of it all for his glory
Why not join us
Church at home is an internet Church ministry the loves to Glorify the name of Jesus, that runs four live services weekly, two bible studies weekly, a prayer room, a women's room, and a room called Christianity is real I can prove it with is where peoples beliefs are challenged we also offer deliverance ministry to those that need it.
It would be a blessing to have you at any one of our four services, or two bible studies, (Church at Home Bible Study) our prayer room, (Church at Home Prayer Room) a woman's room called (Spirit Filled Woman of Church at Home) or the room Christianity is Real I Can Prove It?
Our Church services are life and run as Church services from the comfort of your own home there are run from a chat programme called paltalk in a room called "Church at home" under the spirituality and religion section of chat rooms paltalk can be downloaded for free from www.paltalk.com or you can down load it from our website http://churchathome-au.com under the section called contact us
The four live services times are 1pm Adelaide time Saturdays and 7am Adelaide time Monday mornings and replayed at 10.15pm Saturday and 8pm Mondays, so if you would like to receive a touch from God being there is a must.
Please note if you come from the Northern hemisphere we can be several hours ahead of some places, which mean in the states and Canada it the live services are Friday evenings and our Saturday evening live service can be early mornings in the States and Canada,
7am Monday services can be Sunday evenings in the Northern Hemisphere, with Monday nights being early mornings in the Northern hemisphere if you would like to know more or be part of it let us know we can add you nic and invite you to the room when services are running.
For Adelaide times please visit http://churchathome-au.com/index.php?p=1_36_World-Times
Church at home Bible Study
Tuesday 10.00 am Adelaide time Monday evening for our northern hemisphere friends our topic this week will be "Messianic Prophecies Pt 1" and will be repeated Thursday 9.00 pm Adelaide time Wednesday morning for our northern friends found in the religion and spirituality section of Paltalk, you can download Paltalk for free at www.paltalk.com
The questions for this study can be found at http://churchathome-au.com/index.php?p=1_47_Bible-Study-Series
We need to remember to get the answers to the questions from this study will be posted Wednesday night Adelaide time for the study on Thursday can be found at churchathome.au.com topic Answers & Scripture Verses. Hope to see you there!
For world times please look at http://churchathome-au.com/index.php?p=1_36_World-Times
Spirit Filled Woman of Church at Home
They're back, for 2009 Tuesdays at 7pm Adelaide time http://churchathome-au.com/index.php?p=1_36_World-Times
Elena will be running a Women's Group this is for women only and will be by invitation only, this will be a blessed time as the women of the Church meet together for praise and worship, a word and fellowship. So what not have some time for yourself a warn welcome awaits. If you would like to know more or you would like to be a part of this group please us know at church.at.home@hotmail.com
Church at home Prayer Group
Church at Home Prayer Group Tuesday evenings 8.30-9.00 pm found in the religion and spirituality section of Paltalk, you can download Paltalk for free at www.paltalk.com meets weekly to pray for the Church its members, their loved ones, our programs, and whatever else God brings across our path.
A Church without prayer is like a fish out of water, they will not survive it is the hard work that is put into pray weekly as a Church and individually through the year, and the humility of its people that has caused us to see people come to Christ, and healing achieved all for the glory of Jesus.
Remember this is the engine room of the Church and I know it will be a blessed time. So please come expecting your prayer to be answered and watch God work in a mighty way.
For world times please look at http://churchathome-au.com/index.php?p=1_36_World-Times
Lessons we can learn from Jesus about prayer
We can learn so much from the life of Jesus and the way he prayed please meditate and pray on these points and watch your prayer life move forward.
When you study the life of Jesus you find several important facts that cause him to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. Here are a few.......
He spent much of his time in payer, but he never prayed the problem; He prayed the answer. What God said was the answer.
He spoke accurately, never crooked speech. His conversation always consisted of what God said.
He always spoke the end results, not the problem. Never did he confess present circumstances. He spoke the desired results.
He used the written word to defeat Satan
You can have anything at all that you pray for if you line it up with God word it must line up with his word, is this true or is there a catch?
We need to remember what the bible says in Mark 11:20-26
Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, (Teacher) look! The fig tree which You (Jesus) cursed has withered away."
So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses."
So what do we need to do to get what we pray for simply, it can be summed up this way you must have faith that you will get answered, not doubt, believe that you have been answered, forgive anyone that has hurt you, confess all sin, and then will I get anything I ask for?
Now that is all fine but what is there anything else that will stop us form getting our prayers answered?
God's hearing is never impaired (94:9). But the language of biblical poetry sometimes pictures God as though he were deaf. (Deut 1:45). This was simply a figurative way to say that God does not always respond to requests as people might want. Sometimes the answers come only after long delays; other times answers may come in an unrecognized form or in a manner the petitioner would not have wanted.
Effective prayer requires that the one praying have the right attitude; reverence; humility, proper motivation and purity. Ineffectual prayer -that which God seems to ignore - often results from the lack of such qualities. Here are a few examples:
Irreverence: God may ignore those who are irreverent (50:21). Pride: God wants to help those who are humble in spirit, not those who are proud (James 4:6) Self-seeking: When people pray fro selfish reasons, god may refuse their requests (James 4:3). Sin: Disobeying God can separate someone from God and cause prayers to go ‘unanswered' (Isaiah 59:1-2). Unbelief: Spiritual instability can undermine prayers (James 1:6-7). Broken relationships: A husband's prayers may be hindered if he has treated his wife disrespectfully (1Peter 3:7)
But more next week.
Christianity Is Real I Can Prove It?
Remember to look out on Wednesday & Friday evenings Adelaide time for the room Christianity is real I can prove it" in the religion and spirituality section of Paltalk where we answer questions, give praise and worship, and testimonies, give bible verses, here we are lead by God's spirit why not come and take a look.
This coming week Wednesday 28th January 2009 we will be looking at "The Evidence of the Bible's Reliability" In general reliability of the bible's text and major story line are not in question. & Islam and Christianity: Clash of Faiths
This coming Friday 30th January 2009 we will be taking a look at "The Evidence of the Bible's Fufilled Prophecy" The bible contains remarkable predictions of events occurring centurries later & Perfect Peace is the kingdom of God in us.
Are you are preacher, teacher of God's word, given communion, lead praise and worship been part of a welcoming team, have any spiritual gift at all we would love to give you an opportunity to use this gift to bless others in the body, please let us know at our email address church.at.home@hotmail.com
Lord send us souls, we hunger for souls!
To Keep in line to his calling upon this church we are starting to call on people that have loved ones unsaved to send us a picture with there name on it to so that these people can be place on this site and when we start our weekly prayer meeting these pictures will have hands placed upon them as we ask the Lord to soften their hearts and lead them to him, for more detail please write to church.at.home@hotmail.com
Sermons for Church at Home
So what can people look forward to hearing in the weeks coming in regard to sermon topic for Church at Home live services
Saturday 17th January 2009 The Breastplate of Righteousness Acts 24:10:16
Saturday 24th January 2009 The Shoes of Peace Romans 16:17-20 The Shield of Faith Psalms 7:10-17
Saturday 31st January 2009 The Helmet of Salvation Psalm 27
Saturday 7th February 2009 The Sword of the Spirit Psalm 119:89-112
Wayne's Weekly Bible Verses
15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
16And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
The Consummation of Love
17Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
19We love Him because He first loved us.
Obedience by Faith
20If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
21And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. 1 John 4:15-21
The Stream TV Quick Study
Want to be able to get through the bible in twelve months, there is no better way than to use this TV ministry that takes us through the bible their production team of 13 people produce 313, 30 min TV shows per year. About 40 hours of work goes into each show. That's 12,520 hours per year. When I was new to Christ or wanted to know more able the bible the Quick Study series is a must, and can be found at http://www.thestreamtv1.com/welcome_004.htm if you would like to see what else they do and there is plenty please visit there home page at http://www.thestreamtv1.com/
Sound doctrine dot net
Our Goal is to bring Historical Biblical Sound Doctrine. This sound doctrine is opposition to every form of SIN. Today majority of the popular churches are softening down sin, making sin more palatable for their congregation. We point sinners to the cross of Christ. We expose sin and promotes holiness, exalt our beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This website is packed with priceless treasures, we pray for this site daily that the Lord will touch hearts all over the world. Would like to know more visit www.sounddoctrine.net
101 Scientific Facts & Foreknowledge
Science means knowledge, and true science always agrees with the observable evidence. Scientific research continues to unfold the wonders and mysteries of our universe. Interestingly, there is one book that has anticipated many of these scientific facts. That book is the Bible. This booklet presents 101 scientific facts found in the Scriptures. Many of these facts were penned centuries before they were discovered. Scientific foreknowledge found only in the Bible offers one more piece to the collective proof that the Bible is truly the inspired Word of the Creator. How does this affect you? Learn more at http://www.eternal-productions.org/101science.html
Interested in apologetics?
If you have a thirst for knowledge on this topic I find these two sites well worth looking at www.carm.org/ and http://www.godandscience.org/
Our Position In Jesus
As a child of God almighty you rightly have a standing with him. Take comfort to know that this is where we stand as Children of God.
In Jesus I have strength (Philippians 4:13)
In Jesus I can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
Jesus all my needs are met according to God's riches in glory (Phil 4:19)
In Jesus I have been delivered from the power of darkness (Col 1:13)
Thought for the week
We don't change God's message; His message changes us.
Back to the bible
How well do you know your bible have a look at our weekly bible challenge and see how you go
Question
Multiple choices. Third John says (a) Gaius (b) Sopater or (c) Diotrephes loved to have the pre-eminence in the church.
Answer
Diotrephes 3 John 9
Question
Of the three Chapters of 2 Peter which one is given over to warning about false Prophets?
Answer
Next week
School of Biblical Evangelism Chapter questions for this week.
Messianic Prophecies Part 1
1. Why is the Bible like no other book?
2. Why do fulfilled prophecies argue for omniscience?
3. What are the two categories of biblical prophecy?
4. How many years in advance had Isaiah predicted the Jesus would be born of a virgin?
5. Could you prove Jesus is the Messiah by using just the Old Testament?
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