Lighthouse Revival Center

Power of the Cross Ministry Inc.

January 20, 2015

Volume 1, Issue 3

Sunday Morning Service

Sunday January 18, 2015
Sunday morning services at the Lighthouse Revival Center continued to bring the word of God through Brother Dennis Nobles. Brother Dennis delivered the word out of Hebrews Chapter 4 verses 12 and 16. He even brought some things to the service for a visual presentation. If you did not attend you missed a service that has never been preached the way it was that day. Brother Dennis brought a tennis shoe and a flip flop for a presentation, and he brought it because there are so many in the churches today that are sneaking and flip flopping around. There will be more of that, but first the scripture has to come first so you can get an understanding.
(12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (16) Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Brother Dennis made a point when he said that the word of God is so sharp that it will pierce something that can’t be seen. That there is nothing that can or will happen to you that God can not handle. God can go beyond the physical part of your life and go to places that we can not fix that need to be fixed. People give up on God because the word of God has to circumcise the heart and it hurts, so when we start to feel that pain we back off so we do not have to feel it again. So because of that pain we end up backing away from the word of God instead of submitting to it the way that we should. It is not the word of God on the pages; it is the word of God that proceeded out of his mouth that is why it is so sharp and hurts so bad. Brother Dennis made a point with his presentation of the tennis shoe and the flip flop. He said that if you are a child of God then you need to be a seeker not a sneaker. If you have to sneak or hide things on the inside then you are being a sneaker and therefore can’t seek God properly or his word like a child of God should be. And if you are too busy sneaking and hiding things then you are to busy to do what God has called you to do. How can you help someone to be a child of God if you are not being honest to God or them because your to busy sneaking? And if you are the type of person that is great while you are in church and your filled with the Holy Ghost and then the next day your down and nothing is going right in your life, or your depressed and have nothing good or positive to say then you’re flip flopping. As children of God we should always have something positive to say to others that are in their down times. As children of God even if you are in the wilderness, you should always have something good to say in the name of Jesus Christ. We should not be sneaking and flip flopping on a daily basis. The time has come to make the decision of whether to stand in the name of Jesus Christ or to fall to the side and be a sneaker and flip flopping and work for the devil. It says that you can’t be lukewarm either your hot or cold. What is it that you are, hot or cold? If you decide that you are going to stand in the name of Jesus Christ and let God’s will be done in your life, then you decide to be a seeker; a seeker for lost souls that need to be saved.

Sunday Night Service
Sunday night Sister Violet Sherrod shared the word of God with the congregation and she hit home for some. Sister Violet preached out of the books of Mark Chapter 16 verses 15 through 19, John Chapter 9 versus 30 through 37, and Acts Chapter 7 verses 49 through 60 into Chapter 8 verses 1 and 2. She talked about how we get ourselves into situations and we can’t seem to get ourselves out of them how Jesus will come and save us. God’s arms are not too short to reach us no matter how deep we are. She talked about how Jesus went and saved the people that were cast out and was not wanted or accepted by anyone. How it is no different today. Even today he is still calling the outcasts of society, the drug addicts, alcoholics, and the prostitutes. There is nothing that we could have done in our lives that was so bad that Jesus would have turned his back on us. It almost seems sometimes that deeper into darkness you were the brighter of a light he shines on you. And no matter how bad you sinned and no matter how much the devil stole from you God will reach down pick you up and restore everything that the devil stole. God loves everyone, there are no exceptions to God’s love, there are no guidelines or criteria that we have to meet to be able to be forgiven and loved by God, because he created us all and he loves all that he has created.
Mark 16: 15-19
(15) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (16) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; (18) They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (19) So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
John 9: 30-37
(30) The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. (31) Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. (32) Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. (33) If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. (34) They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. (35) Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? (36) He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? (37) And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
Acts 7: 49-60 and Acts 8: 1-2
(49) Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? Saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? (50) Hath not my hand made all these things? (51) Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. (52) Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: (53) Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. (54) When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. (55) But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. (56) And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. (57) Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord. (58) And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. (59) And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (60) And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (Chpt. 8 vs. 1) And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. (2) And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Saturday Night Service

Saturday night Brother James Sherrod brought the word of God. And while it was difficult for him to deliver, he was successful at delivering the word to the ones that needed it. He had the people that were in attendance and needed prayer go through a prayer line, so that everyone had the chance to get what they needed and so that nobody left the same way that they came. If you missed it, if you did not get in the line then you chose to miss out on your blessing. The exact verses that was read is unsure, however he read out of 2 Samuel Chapter 23. Below it is going to start at verse 9 and go through to verse 12. When the Holy Spirit is moving it is sometimes hard to keep up with the exact chapters and verses. And what is even harder is that if it was hard for the preacher to preach the word because of hindering spirits it is going to affect the writer as well.
(9) And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: (10) He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. (11) And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines. (12) But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.
David held the sword, he did not back down and that is what we are supposed to do. We are to stand strong with the word of God. The word is our sword to defeat whatever comes our way. When we feel like we are standing alone, that is a lie because our Lord is there to win a great victory for us. In the name of Jesus we are to stand firm and not back down, we are to pursue and conquer.

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