Go check out the messages at the Gathering! I suggest listening to the new one. The Power of God in our Life.
All you have to do is go to iTunes store. And search "Heart Cry Gathering" and it will direct you to the podcast!
To God be the glory!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
My Heart is Heavy
God is working so much on my heart lately. It is just crazy. And I don't wan this ride to end.
Now that the 24th has come and gone, I have now been praying for next month's sermon (I can't imagine preaching every week yet). And I originally planned talking about true love, and how we think lust is love. It being February I humanly thought it would be the perfect sermon because of Valentine's day. But of course, my ways are lower than His ways :) As I have been praying, my heart has been broken. Even before this week, I just have found myself crying at my bed to God asking why!
What has hurt me the most lately, is our hypocrisy/lukewarmness. We just do not match the Bible! We do not look anything like the New Testament church and it makes me sick! Literally I have been so down because I see leaders not understanding that its about living for Him. It is not just about serving and making a show. I believe that serving comes through our love and walk with God. But we are skipping that first step!!! So in turn, our service produce human results.
We are not supposed to produce things out of our nature!! We are supposed to be nothing! HE IS EVERYTHING! He is the one that produces that crazy, indescribable awakening.
We are supposed to look different! It should be OBVIOUS who the Christian's are! Shouldn't it? Yet today, we search and search and search to see who the Christians are. And if they show a little bit of godliness, a little bit of the fruit of the Spirit we praise them as so holy!
My heart is that we no longer compare our church, our walk, our christianity with others around us. Let's compare it to the Word! Because we sure aren't matching the criteria!
I will expand on this further, but this has weighed so heavily on my heart lately.
Please, pastors and believers, pray for this sermon that it not only shakes non-believers but believers as well..
God. We need revival
Now that the 24th has come and gone, I have now been praying for next month's sermon (I can't imagine preaching every week yet). And I originally planned talking about true love, and how we think lust is love. It being February I humanly thought it would be the perfect sermon because of Valentine's day. But of course, my ways are lower than His ways :) As I have been praying, my heart has been broken. Even before this week, I just have found myself crying at my bed to God asking why!
What has hurt me the most lately, is our hypocrisy/lukewarmness. We just do not match the Bible! We do not look anything like the New Testament church and it makes me sick! Literally I have been so down because I see leaders not understanding that its about living for Him. It is not just about serving and making a show. I believe that serving comes through our love and walk with God. But we are skipping that first step!!! So in turn, our service produce human results.
We are not supposed to produce things out of our nature!! We are supposed to be nothing! HE IS EVERYTHING! He is the one that produces that crazy, indescribable awakening.
We are supposed to look different! It should be OBVIOUS who the Christian's are! Shouldn't it? Yet today, we search and search and search to see who the Christians are. And if they show a little bit of godliness, a little bit of the fruit of the Spirit we praise them as so holy!
My heart is that we no longer compare our church, our walk, our christianity with others around us. Let's compare it to the Word! Because we sure aren't matching the criteria!
I will expand on this further, but this has weighed so heavily on my heart lately.
Please, pastors and believers, pray for this sermon that it not only shakes non-believers but believers as well..
God. We need revival
Prayer
I usually don't do this, but I have been compelled to publish one of my prayers I have written down onto my blog. I am not doing this to show how I pray, but simply for you to join me in prayer. God's glory must be magnified. I did not publish this to get amens or good job's, but for our heart's to realize we need revival. And that we must pray!
Dear God,
I thank you for all the blessings.
You are marvelous and You are powerful.
I ask that you will be on my mind, and that I pray to you continuously.
I am asking you to SHOW UP
Not just at a surface level though. Not just to cause people to make decisions.
I am Pleading with you that you make disciples.
So many people in church don't know you.
They just want to do things for you. And in turn, want to receive selfish rewards.
I pray that you will rid all of these ambitions.
I am asking you for REVIVAL.
To throw off all sexual immorality! - Give us the power to have complete control over the Devil's schemes of lust.
To throw off "busy-ness"! - Give people the desire to sit down and give hours to you. Reading the Word and praying!!
Remove the curse of social networking!
Implement love in the homes!
Give parents the wisdom of how to parent correctly.
Give the sons and daughters obedience with a happy heart!
I ask for REVIVAL!
Make this city fall on our knees and cry out to you.
Have us fast with a purpose, God!
Take away our lukewarm attitude.
Make everything about your glory!!!
Remove the hypocrisy that is so prevalent in the church.
Remove our standards of being godly, based on the community around us. I pray we base godliness by what the Bible says!
Bring us back to the New Testament and Early Church.
Revive our passion for YOU
Make us tremble at Your Name
Make us tremble at Your Word
Make us tremble when we think of seeing You one day
Make us tremble at the power of the fellowship of the body
Make us tremble when we pray and when we sing praises to your name.
Give us boldness in declaring Your Word.
Give us love in sharing the Your Word.
Help us use these two correctly.
Change our prayer life! May we go through the night praying!!
May we skip a meal praying.
God- break our hearts. Give us your compassion.
I pray that every face we see, we see them where they are at!
Let us see the hurting, the broken, the lost, the confused and give us the correct action and love to give them.
God, may we give them YOU!
God, I pray we fully recognize the importance of giving You.
I pray we fully recognize just how mighty you are.
Lord, strip us down that we may lift you up.
This is my prayer for: Heart Cry Church, Heart Cry Gathering, Queen Creek, Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Coolidge, Arizona, The USA, Brazil, China, Guam, Mexico, Virgin Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, Canada, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, To The Ends of the Earth!!!
God may you always be glorified in the highest
Holy, Holy, Holy, Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, And Is, And Is to Come!
Amen
Dear God,
I thank you for all the blessings.
You are marvelous and You are powerful.
I ask that you will be on my mind, and that I pray to you continuously.
I am asking you to SHOW UP
Not just at a surface level though. Not just to cause people to make decisions.
I am Pleading with you that you make disciples.
So many people in church don't know you.
They just want to do things for you. And in turn, want to receive selfish rewards.
I pray that you will rid all of these ambitions.
I am asking you for REVIVAL.
To throw off all sexual immorality! - Give us the power to have complete control over the Devil's schemes of lust.
To throw off "busy-ness"! - Give people the desire to sit down and give hours to you. Reading the Word and praying!!
Remove the curse of social networking!
Implement love in the homes!
Give parents the wisdom of how to parent correctly.
Give the sons and daughters obedience with a happy heart!
I ask for REVIVAL!
Make this city fall on our knees and cry out to you.
Have us fast with a purpose, God!
Take away our lukewarm attitude.
Make everything about your glory!!!
Remove the hypocrisy that is so prevalent in the church.
Remove our standards of being godly, based on the community around us. I pray we base godliness by what the Bible says!
Bring us back to the New Testament and Early Church.
Revive our passion for YOU
Make us tremble at Your Name
Make us tremble at Your Word
Make us tremble when we think of seeing You one day
Make us tremble at the power of the fellowship of the body
Make us tremble when we pray and when we sing praises to your name.
Give us boldness in declaring Your Word.
Give us love in sharing the Your Word.
Help us use these two correctly.
Change our prayer life! May we go through the night praying!!
May we skip a meal praying.
God- break our hearts. Give us your compassion.
I pray that every face we see, we see them where they are at!
Let us see the hurting, the broken, the lost, the confused and give us the correct action and love to give them.
God, may we give them YOU!
God, I pray we fully recognize the importance of giving You.
I pray we fully recognize just how mighty you are.
Lord, strip us down that we may lift you up.
This is my prayer for: Heart Cry Church, Heart Cry Gathering, Queen Creek, Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Coolidge, Arizona, The USA, Brazil, China, Guam, Mexico, Virgin Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, Canada, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, To The Ends of the Earth!!!
God may you always be glorified in the highest
Holy, Holy, Holy, Is the Lord God Almighty
Who was, And Is, And Is to Come!
Amen
Monday, January 25, 2010
WOW
So last night was a night that I will always remember. Throughout my sermon prep, and just my walk with God leading up to the Gathering was just unbelievable. I really knew that the presence of God would be there, and He sure did show up. A lot of prayers were answered last night. From 5 to 545 our group prayed in the green room non stop. We were on our knees begging God to do His will and reveal His glory. We prayed that it would be the spark for the revival that we will soon partake in! And I strongly believe that God listened to our hearts.
The last time I preached I was really nervous since it was my first time in front of that sort of crowd; and we set such a high expectation that I was worried that I'd fail it. But now that the first time was out of the way, this second time was AWESOME! My voice felt better, I was relaxed, and I let the Spirit flow.
The band did absolutely amazing. I found myself screaming so much and just singing my heart out to Jesus, I did not even care about my voice at that point. I was in the presence of God. And the great thing, was that the people around me were too.
So I could go on and on about the message and the service. But I'd rather just focus on God's glory. Gos is amazing!! He is so great. So mighty. And all I dream is for the Gathering, and the Kingdom of God will lay down their lives for the Gospel. That they will bring Jesus to the unreached, love the unloved, and just walk with Jesus daily.
God. You deserve ALL the praise!
Seven saved, and many are asking me questions at this moment. Keep praying!
God is sovereign.
The last time I preached I was really nervous since it was my first time in front of that sort of crowd; and we set such a high expectation that I was worried that I'd fail it. But now that the first time was out of the way, this second time was AWESOME! My voice felt better, I was relaxed, and I let the Spirit flow.
The band did absolutely amazing. I found myself screaming so much and just singing my heart out to Jesus, I did not even care about my voice at that point. I was in the presence of God. And the great thing, was that the people around me were too.
So I could go on and on about the message and the service. But I'd rather just focus on God's glory. Gos is amazing!! He is so great. So mighty. And all I dream is for the Gathering, and the Kingdom of God will lay down their lives for the Gospel. That they will bring Jesus to the unreached, love the unloved, and just walk with Jesus daily.
God. You deserve ALL the praise!
Seven saved, and many are asking me questions at this moment. Keep praying!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Heart Cry Gathering
- Don’t love the church because of what it does for you. Because sooner or later it won’t do enough.
- Don’t love the church because of a leader. Because human leaders are fallible and will let you down.
- Don’t love the church because of a program or a building or activities because all those things get old.
- Don’t love the church because of a certain group of friends because friendships change and people move.
Love the church because of who shed his blood to obtain the church. Love the church because of who the church belongs to. Love the church because of who the church worships. Love the church because you love Jesus Christ and his glory. Love the church because Jesus is worthy and faithful and true. Love the church because Jesus loves the church.
- This was written be Josh Harris and I was deeply convicted. Not that these are the reasons I go to church, but it seems like that is the way we set up church. To attract people in the wrong ways. The only way we can attract them, and keep them there is by the blood of Jesus Christ and His glory!!! God does it all, its not our planning and enthusiasm.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
B90X
B90x. Not P90x (Not in the need of that yet..) but b90x. Lately, I have been wondering what to read in God's word. I daily read, but I got to the point of where I wanted some sort of schedule. In the past, I would just think of what book to read and then pursue that. Also, two years ago I did the one year Bible and I loved it. But now I have taken the challenge of reading the whole Bible in 90 days. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT. It is very easy to do and I am surprised on how little I have to read each day. In reality, I read more of the Bible per day usually than the b90x permits to. So... I am starting my new plan! b45x :). Its awesome! I just love the word and I find myself starving for it every day.
I wrote this post to encourage you to join along with me. I know that we will not finish at the same time, but it is sure a blessing to partake in. So if you are struggling with knowing what to read, I suggest you google b90x :) There are several different ones, but I chose reading it from Genesis to Revelation. (No going back and forth). I must admit some of Leviticus and Numbers got tiresome. But it opened my eyes on how the grace of Jesus makes everything so much better! Oh how could I live without the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Drive in the Word - Take Me As I Am
Drive in the Word - Take Me As I Am: "So many people believe that we need to fix ourselves first, and then turn to God. Its the other way around!!"
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sermon
The sermon I have been preparing for has really captivated my heart. I am beyond thrilled to deliver the message that God has given me, and to see what happens. Pray with me that the souls that are attend the Gathering this January 24th, will accept Jesus as their Savior. As their LORD! Not just decisions, but disciples. More than half of the crowd we attract are not saved. Please be in deep prayer as I talk about the magnificence of God and how He deserves all of our praise!!
To God always be the glory!!!
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