YOM KIPPUR, THE JEWISH FEAST OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT IS COMING SOON ON OCTOBER 8, 2011. THIS IS A TIME THAT WE CAN EXAMINE OURSELVES. THIS IS A TIME OF PENITENCE, IN WHICH, WE SEEK GOD'S FACE FOR A CLOSER WALK WITH HIM. GOD WANTS US TO HAVE A CLEAN HEART SO THAT WE CAN SERVE HIM AND LIVE A RIGHTEOUS LIFE. HE IS CALLING FOR HOLINESS. WE ARE TO LOVE AND FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER. IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS AND CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS(I JOHN 1:9). GOD HAS A DIVINE APPOINTMENT WITH YOU. ARE YOU READY TO RECEIVE THE PROMISES THAT HE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU? HE IS READY TO RELEASE THE FULLNESS OF HIS BLESSINGS AND PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE. YOM KIPPUR IS THE HOLIEST DAY OF THE YEAR. IT IS COVENANT OF REPENTANCE AND PROMISE. LET US GET EXCITED AND BEGAN TO PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO REPENT OF ALL SINS AND TURN TO GOD, SO THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF THIS DIVINE COVENANT. GOD WILL RELEASE EIGHT SUPERNATURAL PROMISES THROUGH THE DAY OF ATONEMENT: INCREASE; REVELATION; FRESH ANOINTING; GOD'S POWER; RESTORATION; FINANCIAL ABUNDANCE; NO SHAME, BUT DELIVERANCE AND GOD'S PRESENCE. WE, AS BELIEVERS CAN STAND ON EVERY ONE OF THESE PROMISES AS WE SPEAK AND CONFESS THE WRITTEN WORD AND BE OBEDIENT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT GOD GIVES US CONCERNING THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. WE LOOK FOR TO A BLESSED THANKSGIVING WITH OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR. GOD HAS PROTECTED US DURING THE HURRICANE SEASON, DURING THE EARTH QUAKE AND OTHER STORMS OF LIFE. HE HAS BLESSED OUR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO RETURN BACK TO SCHOOL UNHARMED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS TO ENJOY WITH OUR FAMILIES. REMEMBER THAT JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. WITHOUT CHRIST, THERE WOULD BE NO CHRISTMAS, JUST ANOTHER WINTER HOLIDAY. WHAT IS A HOLIDAY WITHOUT CHRIST IN YOUR LIFE? WHAT IS LIFE WITHOUT CHRIST? WE WOULD BE LIKE A SHIP WITHOUT A SAIL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT CHRIST. WITH CHRIST, WE HAVE LIFE AND LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY. RECEIVE CHRIST INTO YOUR HEART TODAY. DON'T LET THIS DAY PASS YOU BY WITHOUT INVITING JESUS INTO YOUR LIFE. RECEIVE HIM AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR. I RECEIVED HIM AS MY LORD AND I AM GLAD ABOUT IT. BE BLESSED, PASTOR BARNETT |