Help Us Rebuild A Home In Guatemala

Greetings in the name of The Lord,

We would like to share with you a challenging ministry opportunity that God has presented to us. 

In 2012 an earthquake hit Guatemala and damaged and destroyed many homes. As a result, many families were forced to leave their homes and move in with friends or family or live in tents. Many of these people are still dislocated after two years!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/guatemala-earthquake-2012_n_2088693.html

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Our Church has been presented with the opportunity to help rebuild one family's home. To do this we needed to raise $10,000 to build the home. In addition we were challenged to send at least 10 people to Guatemala to help with the building process.

With the help of our Church family and our community we have raised the $10,000 to build the house.

Here is where your opportunity to help comes in. Each of us who are going to Guatemala to actually help build this house have been challenged to raise the money necessary for us to make the trip. The conservative estimate is $1,200 - $1,500 per person this includes airfare, taxes, and meals. Click Here To Donate

Tara, P.J., and I plan to go on this trip which means that we need to raise at least $3,600, $1,800 of which is due by June 15, 2014 with the balance being due by August 15th. We are making sacrifices personally to contribute as much as we can but need your help to make up the difference.

We will be departing on October 21st and returning on October 28, 2014. This will be our first missions trip and we are very excited to have the opportunity to minister in this way. This can be a way for you to extend your hand and take part in something that you otherwise would not be able to. Click Here To Donate Now

Please prayerfully consider becoming a part of this great project by giving what you can. $5, $10, $15, $20, etc., every dollar helps. Please also put us and this project on your prayer list as we want to have the greatest impact as possible as we minister to the people of Guatemala. Click Here to Donate Now

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Ken, Tara, and P.J.

New Goals for a New Life

Happy Monday,
   
I was going through my emials this morning cleaning out my inbox and came across this video. I signed up for Matt Morris' "Motivation and Inspiration" a couple of years ago but had gotten out of the habit of reading his posts (I get so much junk mail that it's hard to filter through it all and find the ones that are important [one reason I have changed email addresses]) any way, this inspired me to do some reflecting (or as a friend of mine once said; Pontificate) and think about and set goals again.

I'm probably like a lot of you, I will set goals and start off doing well then somewhere along the line lose track and/or get off track and before you know it the time has passed and so have the goals.

So often in life, we succumb to the "daily grind" and "status quo" and fail to do significant things in/with our lives. I'm not talking about being a famous actor, or a well known athlete, or anything like that but just making a difference in other people's lives. Simple things.

Sometimes we need to just sit back and reflect on our lives and then make a choice... am I going to continue doing the same things that I've been doing (the definition of "insanity;" doing the same things over and over expecting different results) or am I going to make a conscious effort to change the outcome.

Watch this video, then do some life reflecting and make a change. The best time to make a change is now!

http://www.mattmorris.com/motivation-and-inspiration/simple-goals/

We are starting our Summer Semester of Life Groups at The Harbor Worship Center the second week in June and will be offering two Group opportunities for Bod-4-God along will several other groups. Pastor Sanes will also be starting a Preaching/Teaching series by the same name on May 18th leading up to our Life Group kickoffs.

The Life Groups will follow the teaching in the book "Bod-4-God" by Pastor Steve Reynolds who, himself, decided to make a huge change in his life and, lost 120 lbs. and no longer has High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, or High Cholesterol. Come join us at The Harbor for our Bod-4-God series starting May 18, 2014.

You do not have to be a member of The Harbor Worship Center to participate in our Life Groups. To participate, just call the Church at 912-729-5318 to get more details.

Have a Blessed Day,

Pastor Ken Smith

Authority

Webster's definition of "Authority" is;

•  the power to give orders or make decisions 
•  the power or right to direct or control someone or something
•  the confident quality of someone who knows a lot about something or who is respected or  obeyed by other people
• a quality that makes something seem true or real

Jesus tells us, in Matthew 16:19; I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.” (HCSB)

A person who possesses the keys to something, i.e., a building, vehicle, equipment, etc., has typically been given those keys and therefore has been given the "authority" to enter, use, or otherwise be in possession of that property. 

When Jesus said; "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven..." what He was saying is; "I will give you the authority of the kingdom of heaven," and He says... whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven. 

What does this mean? It simply means, whatever you bind... sickness, disease, demonic forces, whatever... that it is ALREADY bound in heaven. Keep in mind, He is saying that if you bind something hear on this earth exercising the authority of the kingdom of heaven that you have been given, then it is already bound in heaven as you speak.

Speaking with that authority requires that you know who you are in Christ and that you have His authority to and can speak and act with and in that authority. It's speaking to the enemy (devil, sickness, disease, situation) and him/it knowing that you KNOW that you hold that authority.

It's like a police officer... a police officer has usually been given the "authority" to act on behalf of the laws governing the state or locality in which he/she operates and he/she can enforce the laws of that locality. If he/she sees a violation of those laws he/she does not have to call the higher authority to ask permission to pursue, arrest, ect., that individual/s that has violated the law. He/she simply acts in the authority that he/she has been given before hand and stops the the violation or arrests the person, etc.

In the same way, we have been given the authority of the kingdom of heaven, that means you don't have to call for permission to act, you don't have to beg for results, you just act on the authority previously given. You speak to the situation, sickness, disease, demonic force, etc., with authority!

Then what happens? The scripture says; whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.

What happens is this; When you speak in and with the authority of the kingdom of heaven, heaven hears and agrees and hell hears and obeys. 

Did you get that? Heaven hears and agrees (its already done) and hell hears and has to obey. Hell has no choice because Jesus took the Keys (authority) of Death, Hell, and the Grave and has passed that authority to us (Christians)... to use!

Satan is not scared of most Christians because he knows that most Christians have no clue of that authority they really possess and most Churches don't teach them how to use that authority.

The Bible also says in John 8:32; "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

 

The truth of this verse, Matthew 16:19, will not only set YOU free but will potentially set 10's or even 100's of those you come in contact with, free. 

Freely you have received, freely give.

Until next time...

Be blessed