Paul Defends His Ministry

2 Corinthians 10 (Listen)

10:1 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we. For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present. Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.

But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence. “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Rest and Wait, Saids The Lord

I am weak, Lord but I am moving.

I can talk to you anytime of the day or night

We have a close relationship

When I call on you you lift me up

I feel so relax when you talk back to me

We do not have to seek any comfort in any one else because we are so well cover under the Lords love and grace Amen.

SURREND IT

HUMBLE YOURSELVES, THEREFORE; UNDER GOD'S MIGHT HAND, THAT HE MAY LIFT YOU UP IN DUE TIME. 1 PETER 5:6

LORD, I SURREND ALL MY BAD BEHAVIOR, THE WAY I DO THING AND THE WAY I THINK I SURREND ALL TO YOU CHANGE ME, AND WASH ME IN YOUR BLOOD. LORD I WANT TO BE HUMBLE. I WANT TO HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU OF THE UNIVERSE. I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP ALL OF MY DESIRES TO CHANGE OTHER AND I WILL WORK ON MYSELF. AMD I AM ASKING YOU TO CHANGE LORD. LORD I DO NOT WANT TO BE BACK IN MY OLD HABITS, I WANT TO CONTINUE IN MY JOURNEY OF EACH DAY NEW AND NEWER. I WILL RELY ON YOU, I WILL TRUST IN YOU LORD. TEACH ME LORD, I WANT TO BE HUMBLE IN ALL MY WAY OF DOING THNGS TO PLEASE YOU. I WILL BE HUMBLE IN ALL MY WAYS. AMEN.

ALLOWING GOD TO HELP US GROW AS HE SPEAKS THROUG OTHERS TO US.

RENEWAL AND TRANFORMATION OF THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL

SURRENDER ALL

HUMBLE YOURSELVES, THEREFORE; UNDER GOD'S MIGHT HAND, THAT HE MAY LIFT YOU UP IN DUE TIME. 1PETER 5:6.

PRAYER

LORD, I SURRENDER ALL. MY BAD BEHAVIOR THE WAY I DO AND THE WAY I THINK. I SURRENDER ALL TO YOU CHANGE ME, AND WASH ME IN YOUR BLOOD. LORD I WANT TO BE HUMBLE. I WANT TO HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU OF THE UNIVERSE I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP ALL MY DESIRE TO CHANGE OTHER AND WILL WORK ON MYSELF. I AM ASKING YOU TO CHANGE ME TO YOUR WILL. I DO NOT WANT TO BE BACK IN MY OLD HABIT, I WANT TO CONTINUE IN MY JOURNEY OF EACH DAY NEW AND NEWER. I WILL REPLY ON YOU FOR EVERTHING. I WILL TRUST IN YOU LORD. TEACH ME LORD. I WANT TO BE HUMBLE IN ALL MY WAYS; SUCH AS THE WAY I TALK AND THING, AND THE WAY I. AMEN.

ALLOWING GOD TO HELP ME GROW AS HE SPEAKS THROUGH OTHERS.

YOUR HAND MADE ME AND FORMED; GIVE ME

UNDERSTANDING TO LEARN YOUR COMMANDS.

PSALM 119:73

I WILL DWELL IN THE HOU OF THE LORD

AS FOR GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT; THE WORD OF THE LORD IS FLAWLESS. HE IS A SHIELD FOR ALL WHO TAKE REFUGE IN HIM.

JOHN 1:1

ONE THING I ASK OF THE LORD, TIS IS WHAT I SEEK:

THAT I MAY DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE HOUSE LORD

ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, TO GAZE UPON THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD

AND SEEK HIM IN HIS TEMPLE.

PSALM 27:4

PRAYER

FATHERT, I WILL DWELL IN YOUR YOUR PATH

I WILL LISTEN TO YOUR CAMMANDSA AND I WILL ACT UPON THEM. I WILL BE PATIENT AND I WILL

SEEK YOU ALWAY IN THE MORNINGS AND IN THE EVENINGS

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVING CARE AND PROTECTIONS

IN JESUS NAME I PRAY AMEN.

Giving Generously is Gods Plan

2 Corinthians 8:1-15
8:1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints— and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace. But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.

I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. As it is written, “Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.”

LOVE

Love does not rejoice at injustice and

unrighteousness.

It does not rejoice at injustice and unfrighteousness, but rejoice when right and truth prevail.

Amen

1 Corinthians 13:6