Message for January 2, 2022 from Pastor Shirley

   I am inviting you to join 21 days of corporate prayer beginning January 6 – Thursday nights – 7:00-8:00. 

      Acts 1:14 states that after Jesus ascended to Heaven, the disciples “continued with one accord in prayer.”  We all know there is power in prayer.  How much more effective for believers to join together in prayer of unity.  Unity means, “the state of those who are in full agreement- harmony.” There is something very powerful when the people of God come together and cry out to him in one voice.  

      We are all ministers of the gospel and we have been anointed to share this good news.  Luke 4:18-19   “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”   

      Let us go forward into this new year with great expectations of God suddenlies, not just for us but for others.  The suddenlies of God shows his goodness (all of who he is).   It is his goodness that leads people to change their actions and find salvation through Christ Jesus. 

     I am reminded of the song,  “Get all excited Go tell everybody that Jesus Christ is King   Well, you talk about people   You talk about things that really aren’t important at all   You talk about weather   You talk about problems we have here at home and abroad   But friend I’m excited about a solution for the world I’m gonna shout and sing, and it’s Jesus Christ still the King of kings.

      Let’s get all excited about what God is doing in the now-let us pray,  let us expect the suddenlies- let us share this good news-let us go forth in this new year with a yes and amen!