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Hello, How bad do you want to achieve your goals? The key word is sacrifice! "In the race to determine, who will own the 21st century,   I will place my bets on the givers, not the takers…"                                                                        Lee Iacocca (Where Have all the leaders gone?)   No one likes to sacrifice; man generally prefers to be at the receiving end! How bad, though, do you want to achieve your goals? No true lasting and note worthy achievements came by without someone letting go of something precious to them. Good education, health, success, love and most of the things we take for granted in life, come at a price called sacrifice! When you put your hands (and your heart) on the plough of goals, you'll possibly loose some friends, make new ones. Some uncompleted projects will suffer. You may even experience rejection and at times become lonely. These are withdrawal syndromes from a life that has no meaning! Psychologists have sought to label us as sanguine, choleric etc...but how bad do you want to achieve your goals? You need to make the extra effort to move beyond psychological strata you've been boxed in and reach with renewed energy (Isaiah 40:31) to achieve your goals. St Paul put's it as follows, "…To the Greek, I became a Greek, and to the Roman I became a Roman…"! OK, Facebook, is a massive phenomenon, keeping friends 'connected'?!  Huh?! What was life like before Facebook (or even cell phones)? Were we an unconnected people? There's a lot of good to be said about FB however when you become FB addicted (you have the constantly need/urge to check back to see what Q's posted on their status) you're in trouble! May be, its high time you not only sign-off but 'kill' your profile and focus on real life- that is where goals are achieved! I heard recently 'peer reviews' are a major source of stifling progress in the medical field. Do not let 'peer review', peer pressure, or the desire to conform and please others, kill your goals as you loose sight of the real issues. Yes the risks of making sacrifices are many and for a while you may feel real pain but when the results start coming in, you won't remember the pains. The Ultimate Sacrifice is recorded in the pages of the book of life, The Bible. "God so loved the world that He gave…God sacrificed His son (as a ransom), for man's sin. Millions today, live with a hope and peace. It all began when Jesus died and rose again. Look at the trends in movies, music, arts etc and it becomes clear that, there's a battle going on. A battle for souls! God's desire is that men should receive His son (basically, sign up spirit, body and soul to the 'redemption bill'), hence power ("…as many as received Him, He gave them power, to become SONS of GOD." John 1:12 ) to live victoriously.. with a promise of eternal life. If you're feeling angry right now, then you probably need to make some overdue changes! How bad do you want to achieve your goals? It all starts with accepting the ultimate sacrifice, who will give you the power to sacrifice! Inno  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.associate.com/groups/practical for messages on being Practical. Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Aloha (Hawaiian for hello!) Around this time last year I was part of a team on the beautiful Hawaiian Island, Maui exploring leadership at a deeper level. One of our modules consisted in learning how to make the best use of Audio Visuals in our presentations. I was especially thrilled with the opportunity to learn about movies, hands-on, starting with story boarding, different types of shots, the rule of thirds etc. We then split up to 2 groups and I was made the film director of my group! I used to think the main character was the most important person in a movie, this conception flew straight out of the window almost immediately we started work. My Brazilian, Pakistani, Indian, Ghanaian, etc mates, didn't make things easy for me, but we finally came out with a beautiful script and I still get a hearty laugh watching my humble beginnings as a director of 'Fresh Fire' studios! Most important, I now understand the role of the director is key! it is challenging too. If actors decide to do their own thing, the whole thing becomes a mess (hey I am talking from experience!). The same can be said about our relationship with God. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit as our Counselor and guide, not just to face the challenges of this day and age, but also to make heaven. How many times however, do we go our own way, ignore His warnings and promptings? We want to be in control, 'clicking on ignore' until we are in some messy or difficult situation? I challenge you to sit down and evaluate your level of obedience to the 'Director'. Shoot a movie without a director, and you're guaranteed to have 'crap'! Isn't it high time you let go, and let God? Seek guidance from the One who should be directing your life. He has the master script and knows what is best for you.   Ke Akua (God bless) Inno   P.s…some shots from our movie can be found on www.forteh.blogspot.com     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.associate.com/groups/practical for messages on being Practical. Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Moving forward in the victory, God has given us

Moving forward in the victory, God has given us.

Pastor:  Daniel Mbiwan August 2, 2009.

Key passage: Luke 11 v 14-28

It is of key importance, to maintain what we have attained through faith. Whatever Jesus has done is permanent, since He is eternal. When we take a look at the beautiful Technical schools the government of Canada offered to Cameroon, we can almost immediately (sadly) also notice the lack of maintenance of the same.

HOW do we MAINTAIN?

Scripture Focus: 

Luke 4 v 13… The devil will come back at an opportune time.

Luke 10 V20 …It is more important your name is written in heaven

Luke 11v24-28 ….When an evil spirit comes out of a man…

 

Throughout the month of July, we focused on prayer and ended up with deliverance. God has shown us how to pray authoritatively, receive deliverance etc. The devil however, is faithful to his business of 'going around'! Do not let your life be an 'Airport' for him.

 

LESSONS FROM THE VERSES

A.  A relationship gives authority (If you have believed, you do not have to be afraid of demons).

1.       Authority does not come from declaration only but from an authentic relationship with Jesus.

2.       Victory will continue, not by some magic formula but through a right relationship with Jesus

Discuss Acts 19V 13-16

 

B.  IS YOUR NAME written in heaven?

1.       There is a book of records in heaven. Those who turn away from the Lord will be forsaken (Jer 17v13).

2.       We have the privilege of an assigned personal guardian Angel, when we are in a relationship with Jesus and have our names written in heaven (Psalms 34 v 7)

 

C. HAVE CHILDLIKE Faith

     Moving forward with Kingdom authority & power is simply through childlike faith (Luke 10:21). Please note that victory comes only because we are related to the ALMIGHTY God and not because we are mighty men ( 1 Cor 1 V25-30). Our lives are hidden with Christ in God (Col 3 v2). Stay in the rock, the Ancient of Days.

 

D. BEWARE of DECEPTION.

Deception is satan's greatest weapon (John 8v31).

1.       Don't believe his lie. Jesus died, rose again and defeated the devil. Stand on that truth (Eph 6v14, 1 John 3v8, John 10v10, 1 Pet 5v5)

2.       Don't believe the lies of the devil that your past is still the same. The enemy comes to steal, but Jesus came to set the captives free!

 

You are special,

 

Innocent

 

 

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