Happy Sunday!
Guess we needed a refresher course, so Bishop preached again from John 15:16 and Ephesians 1:4. He called it, "I was chosen before".
He explained that our enemy the devil wants to keep us blinded to who we really are. The enemy starts when we are young, breaking us down. He strategically places people in our lives who tell us we're not good enough, we're not the right color, we're not the right height, we'll never amount to anything. He breaks our self-esteem down in any way he can. Even as adults we have ups and downs, and sometimes we're down so low, we think we can never rise again. Maybe you didn't have that experience, but many of us have.
Bishop reminded us that "We are somebody" and God said so long before Jesse Jackson made it his mantra. Just being alive today and able to read this e-mail is a reason to shout! We are blessed by the best. Jesus paid an awesome price in order for us to know we are special, we are chosen, we are loved! Bishop is going to continue next week with more on being chosen, I will definately share it with you! You are an original, you are one of a kind. There is no one else in this world exactly like you!
My grandmother has an identical twin sister. At one event, I wasn't able to tell them apart. They would usually have very different hair styles. But this particular day they looked the same. I ran up to my Aunt Elizzie and proclaimed, "I love you, grandmother!" My Aunt remarked, "I love you too, baby, but your grandmother is over there!" I couldn't tell them apart, but GOD knew and knows who they are and who you are too! You aren't just a face in the crowd. You are "Designed By God and You are Special".
One last thing, Bishop explained that we can be born into a family and never know if we were really wanted. But when a child is adopted, they know for sure that family wanted them and made the necessary steps to make them a part of their family. GOD did the same thing. He wants us in his family and he has done all he could do to prove his love to us!
Ephesians 1:5 (The Message)
The God of GloryGuess we needed a refresher course, so Bishop preached again from John 15:16 and Ephesians 1:4. He called it, "I was chosen before".
He explained that our enemy the devil wants to keep us blinded to who we really are. The enemy starts when we are young, breaking us down. He strategically places people in our lives who tell us we're not good enough, we're not the right color, we're not the right height, we'll never amount to anything. He breaks our self-esteem down in any way he can. Even as adults we have ups and downs, and sometimes we're down so low, we think we can never rise again. Maybe you didn't have that experience, but many of us have.
Bishop reminded us that "We are somebody" and God said so long before Jesse Jackson made it his mantra. Just being alive today and able to read this e-mail is a reason to shout! We are blessed by the best. Jesus paid an awesome price in order for us to know we are special, we are chosen, we are loved! Bishop is going to continue next week with more on being chosen, I will definately share it with you! You are an original, you are one of a kind. There is no one else in this world exactly like you!
My grandmother has an identical twin sister. At one event, I wasn't able to tell them apart. They would usually have very different hair styles. But this particular day they looked the same. I ran up to my Aunt Elizzie and proclaimed, "I love you, grandmother!" My Aunt remarked, "I love you too, baby, but your grandmother is over there!" I couldn't tell them apart, but GOD knew and knows who they are and who you are too! You aren't just a face in the crowd. You are "Designed By God and You are Special".
One last thing, Bishop explained that we can be born into a family and never know if we were really wanted. But when a child is adopted, they know for sure that family wanted them and made the necessary steps to make them a part of their family. GOD did the same thing. He wants us in his family and he has done all he could do to prove his love to us!
Ephesians 1:5 (The Message)
3-6How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
Enjoy your day, Love Cynthia
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