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Lord Shape Me, Mold Me, and Sharpen Me to Your Perfect Will

All of us are trying to improve ourselves in some kind of way, weather by our look or style, by trying to lose weight, maybe even our personality. But we all have tried in some way to change who we are; sometimes to our detriment. In some cases, we even harming others in our process. This has been the most sought after thing to long for. Even in the time of David the king of the Hebrews proclaimed:

Psalms 51:7-10
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

During the 16th century, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was looking for the fountain of youth, a mythical spring that restores the youth of anyone who drinks its waters. A lot of the time, all of us have looked back at what was. I would say that even today we want things to change in our lives, although most of us don’t know how or are willing to change our ways for the better. There are five things that as a person that wants a change in there life has to do:

  1. Admit who and what your are
  2. Forgive yourself
  3. Commit yourself to the process
  4. Never surrender yourself to failure in the process
  5. Allow Jesus to lead and guide through the Word of God (Bible)

Isaiah 64:6-9
6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name,
that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. 8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

In my conclusion: I’ll leave you with these verses:

Hebrews 2:5-10
5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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Are You Willing to Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk No Matter the Cost in Jesus Christ?

Some may ask, what is the cost? Well I’ll ask you how long do you want to live and where would you want to live? We sometimes start out with a surety of heart and mind but later when the winds of life blow, our surety slowly becomes obscurity. Only having lead us to doubt, fear and apprehensiveness, it seems at times the very thing that is good for us is
so heard to obtain.

Luke 14:28 says, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”

Lets take look at a few things to try figuring out what might have went wrong with us. There is 6 important things that you might have forgotten to count.

  1. Faithfulness
  2. Patience
  3. Will power
  4. Dedication
  5. Vision
  6. Emotions

In life, people usually fail at things, due to one or more of these 6 things, but of the 6 things listed, patience would be most most significant hindrance of them all. One may think faith, although faith is very high on the list, but faith needs patience to grow.

James 1:3-4 says, “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

If we cross reference the different failed situations in our lives, we’ll see that one or maybe all of these 6 characteristics pop up in some form or another. Success in life means having a health mind, soul and body. Some may call a successful life as P.M.S. (power, money, sex ). Even though P.M.S. is the key to a form of success but it only to your flesh and is only short lived. You might get all of the P.M.S. but the out come of it is death.

James 4:1-3 says, “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”

Know that in this world we’re in a constant struggle, trying to gain a sense of normalcy. But don’t dismay because in the Word of God says in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

In My conclusion take a look at Matthew 11:28-30:
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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Is There a ‘Sign of Witchcraft in the Body?’ Have You Been Bewitched?

The best way to start this sermon is first by getting an understanding of the definition bewitched.

Bewitched: [bih-wich-ed]

verb (used with object)

  1. to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
  2. to enchant; charm; fascinate.
    When looking at the key word affect, Not effect Affect means:to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply. Now effect means:power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence: His protest had no effect.
  3. the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment: to bring a plan into effect.
  4. a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech.
  5. meaning or sense; purpose or intention: She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect.

The Encyclopedia Britannia defines bewitched in the following way:

bē̇ -wich (ἐξίστημι , exı́stēmi )

There are two Greek words in the New Testament translated “bewitch.” The one given above (Acts 8:9, Acts 8:21 the King James Version “bewitched,” the Revised Version (British and American) “amazed”) has reference to the work of Simon Magus. It means “to be out of one’s mind,” “to astonish,” “to overwhelm with wonder.” The other word, βασκαίνω , baskaı́nō (Galatians 3:1), means “to fascinate by false representation.”

The Apostle complains they have been led to accept a teaching wholly contrary to the Gospel of Christ. Both these words reveal to us something of the difficulty the early teachers had to eradicate the idea so widely held by the Jews and Egyptians especially, that there were certain powers, dark and mysterious, which by certain occult forces they could control. For a long time this had to be contended with as one of the corrupt practices brought into the church by the converts, both from Judaism and heathenism.

These words have a reference to the evil eye which for centuries was, and even today is, an important factor in the life of the people of the East. 1 Timothy 6:20 is a reference to this thought and explains the word “science” (the King James Version) as there used.
See DIVINATION; EVIL EYE; SORCERY; SUPERSTITION.

Encyclopedia Britanica

So there are people who are claiming to be of God because of a gift or because of their involvement with the spirit of witchcraft through some form of mind control or through emotions. Now I ask you, if a person is jacked up emotionally and hasn’t been restored, what type of wisdom are you going to get from them? If someone has a problem with someone and their life is always surrounded in controversy, and they have no relationship with God and they’re not assembling themselves with others as the Word of God said not to fail to do. They are like a ship on the ocean without a rudder, being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine.

James 1:6-7 says, “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. and also inches book of:”

We see also in Ephesians 4:11-14, “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”

In my conclusion Galatians 3:1 says, “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?”

Does Satan fight against demons, or do demon fight against the true people of God? Son if your life is wrapped up in this life how can you see the truth? Demons can come to you as angels of light appearing to be the voice of God to cause you to go astray from your focus. So think about this: are all you feeling positive and on point as you did months ago or are you feeling some kind of way about you life? If so then it’s time to press pause and selah (reflect over what’s been said). The Bible says that there is a way that seems right to a man or a woman but, their end is the way of death. Has someone stolen your focus, joy, God’s will, and heart from you. Remember God is not the author of confusion, Satan and the demons are. So I ask you again: who’s report do you believe?

Luke 10:17-19 says, “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

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Sin Doesn’t Act Alone, It Needs a Friend in You

We are forever trying to decide whether or not to sin. All of us have been driven to this point in our life that there was a overwhelming temptation to sin. All of us have entertained sin or even the thought of it. Just think when was the last time you let sin get the best of you. Do you remember your thoughts and emotions. Often times after the sin has been committed we tend to write it off saying, “I’ll try to do better the next time,” as though you already planed or even excepted your defeat ahead of time, saying things like “the Lord knows me.” That is the point. He does know you.

James 1:12-15 says:
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Sin can not make anybody do anything wrong, because sin is not activated, until it is united to your will. Sin doesn’t control anyone. But when it is united with your will, it becomes a force to reckon with. Once an agreement has been signed in your heart to do sin then it manifests on the outside.

Mark 7:15 says “There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.”

Also Matthew 12:34-37 says:
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Take a look at Matthew 12:36 again, ” But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”

So be very careful of the person of sin that draws you in, for it will be like a spider web which looks so beautifully interesting, but is deadly to the touch. If you touch it it will entrap you further with every movement you make to be free.

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Is Someone’s Sinful Lifestyle Defiling You or Has Defiled You, So That Now It Defines You?

Sometimes as humans and even as Christians, we try to place our desires as God’s will for our lives, to satisfy the need to fulfill our individual lust of this walk in life, baring no form of common sense. At any time in your life have you ever wanted something so bad, that you would do just about anything to get it? Or maybe, you had made up in your mind that if things in your life do go the way you planned, that you would do all you could or whatever it took to make things happen the way you believe they should be; that you began to damage all around you to the point where the situation changed for the worse? Like anything in life, as the old quote from Theodore Roosevelt reads: “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain and difficulty.”

Luke 6:43-45 says:
43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

For most people in society today, all have one this one major problem: lack of or no patience. As I said earlier, anything worth having is worth waiting for. For instance if you want something from the Lord then you need to wait on it.

Romans 12:1-17
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in
tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high
things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.


You must understand that we can’t allow this world to define who we are in life. As Saints, we must not allow our life and walk as a Christian to be associated with the world’s understanding or interpretation of what a Christian is.

1 John 2:15-17
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.


In my conclusion: My challenge and question to you is who is defiling you now?

Mark 7:15 says, There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

Also Mark 8:27 states, And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

Who do people say you are?