Resurrection Sunday is always a time of celebration for Mountaintop and if you loved “He Lives” production from last year, you will love Nailed to the Cross. This will be an Illustrated Sermon by our very own Pastor Clinton House. Join us for for an awesome time of worship!
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. Luke 1:45
12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11
What does it look like when God performs his word? The word performance here actually means a completing, perfecting, fulfillment or accomplishment. When God is watching over His Word to perform it, means that He not only speaks that Word but follows it through until the manifestation.
It’s almost like a vessel leaving its port with a destination in mind. The two sure things are the place of launch and the place of landing. What however, is unpredictable is what can happen on the journey. Often when we receive a Word or a promise from God, initially we are excited and full of faith about that Word. However the journey of that Word to manifestation often rattles our faith. I believe we don’t usually doubt God, but often second guess whether or not we heard it correctly. Did God really mean this Word for me?
I am assured of one thing God will go to great lengths to “watch over” His Word. It’s more than a fulfillment, it’s a performance. He will fight fear, doubt, and the enemies that try to devour that promise from growing inside of us.
What has God spoken to you? What promises has He put inside of your heart? I would like to challenge your faith to keep rehearsing those things. God is not only the source behind those promises, but He is the power in front of them. He will watch over, and carry that Word from its launching point to its destination.
Take God at His Word.
I hear the sounds of showers of blessings,
The Lord Commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
And the waters increased, prevailed, exceedingly, lifting up the Ark (Church) above the earth; Bring on the Rain,
Psalms 78:23, Malachi 3:10, Genesis 7
Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
Isaiah 49:8,13
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. -2 Corinthians 1:20-22 (KJV)
God keeps his Word. Most of us have promises or things that we have received into our hearts that God has said he will do. If He has spoken it He will make it good. It is when those promises have been delayed that we have to be reminded again of the very character of God, and the character of His Word. Hebrews 6:18 lets us know that it is impossible for Him to lie. The character of God is truth, and the character of his Word is fruitfulness. Life will often present things to negate what you are expecting. His Word overrides negative reports and prospers in what He sends it to do.
God takes pleasure in prospering his people. He is looking for a life to prosper, and to fulfill what has been promised. God does not always bless us because we deserve it, or even because we have earned it. He blesses us often because of His name’s sake. When His Word is on the line, so is His name.
If you are still waiting on something to be fulfilled in your life, you can wait with expectation knowing that the God of creation will keep all of his promises.
Be Blessed!
Pastor Clinton House
The week of Vision Sunday just got a little better!!! Dr. Marvin Sapp will be joining us for Jericho Hour Wednesday March 26th. Jericho Hour starts at 6:30PM. Invite someone to come!
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
The ultimate love relationship is with God. If you have ever felt unloved, rejected, heartbroken, disappointed, it’s usually because someone or some relationship you put your hope into let you down. People are going to fail us, we are going to fail others and even knowing that truth we are still required to love. Abiding in love is not just vertical, between us and God. It’s also horizontal one towards one another. Loving God is the easy part, loving others is the challenge. However, difficult is not the same as impossible. God will never require you to do something that He doesn’t give you the grace to accomplish.
There is a cycle to how love works. I open my heart to God, he fills me with His love, and I in turn show that love to other people. Love gets blocked at the place where we close our hearts. Sometimes our heart is closed to God and other times our heart is closed towards others. Today I challenge you if you have been failed or disappointed and your heart is closed, give the love of God another chance. Let the love of God fill you again. Do yourself a favor and unclog the blockage and forgive.You will find that as you invite the power of God into your life to fill you with His love, you will rekindle a love affair so great that loving others will happen naturally.
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