Christ Bell

Christ Bell THE BELL I KNOW WHO I AM I am God's child (John 1:12) I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 ) I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17) I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20) I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1) I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8) I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14) I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27) I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20) I am free forever from a condemn nation ( Rom. 8: 1-2) I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34) I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21) I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18) I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6) I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22) I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28) I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39) I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16) I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13) I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5) I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10) I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3) I have been justified (Romans 5:1) I am God's co-worker (1 Cor... 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1) I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10) I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5) I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5) I belong to God Do you know Who you are?

Keep this bell ringing

'The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you; The LORD turn His face toward you And give you peace...Numbers 6:24-26

This was emailed to me. Please enjoy it. I don't know who wrote it. Rev. Londa Picard

Thanksgiving

I'm gonna be away for the holiday of Thanksgiving. All of you are in my prayers. Give THANKS and remember what Thanksgiving is all about!!! Enjoy family & friends. Give Thanks!! I love you all! In Christ Jesus, AMEN Rev. Londa Picard

Speaking to the Mountain

How many times have we really spoken to our mountain? For our words are life and death look at: Proverbs 18:20-21 20) A mans belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21) Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. and John 6:63 It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit, and they are life, So, if we speak the Word to our Mountain; it should become as the Bible says LIFE and to bring that mountain down. Speak it out and speak it with faith, Be BOLD and speak to that mountain!!! You speak enough of the mountain that you have. So start speaking to the mountain. You have the word to use against your mountain! So, search the Word and find your promise of it and use it. Mark 11:23-24 23) For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith, shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24) There fore I say unto you, What things so ever you desire when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. When you pray, pray in an audible voice. So, your soul/body will hear it also. When you speak about your victory, speak faith and do not doubt. Pray until you get a release. Now Jesus prayed twice for the blind man in Mark 8:22-25 22) And he commeth to Bethsaida, and they bring a blind man unto Him, and besought Him to touch him; 23) And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town, and when He had spit on his eyes, & put His hands upon him, He asked him, if he say ought. 24) And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25) After that He put His again upon his eyes, and made him look up; and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Jesus prayed for the blind twice, the first time the sight was partly restored, it wasn't because Jesus didn't have enough faith. He wanted the blind man totally healed. So, Jesus prayed until it was and the blind man was able to see clearly! So, pray until you feel a release. How long shall we pray until we have peace and inner assurance that God is moving on your behalf. Not until it happens but, until you feel an inner assurance about it, then give Thanks for it. Remember once you feel the release then change your prayers over to Thanksgiving. Stop asking start praising for the answer. That is where the faith comes in. You may not see it still for a while; Abraham didn't see his son right off. In Daniel 10; you see that Daniel was hindered for twenty-one days, three weeks. Daniel received nothing about discern able answer to his prayer, but Daniel continued to hold on and kept his petition before God, until he got his answer. Now you may experience the same thing until you begin to pursue God's promises and you get your personal inner assurance. A) WRITE DOWN YOUR ASSURANCEB) SPEAK YOUR ANSWERC) PRAY UNTIL YOU HAVE A RELEASED) THANK GOD FOR THE ANSWER Philippians 4:6-7 6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made know unto God. 7) And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts & minds through Christ Jesus. DON'T JUST SAY WORDS, FIND SCRIPTURE TO STAND ON - PROMISES OF GOD PRAY IT OUT LOUD, IN A AUDIBLE VOICE PRAY UNTIL YOU HAVE A RELEASE SPEAK YOUR ANSWER DON'T RESIST THE HOLY SPIRIT PRAYING THROUGH YOU. GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR YOUR ANSWER, AND DON'T WAVER, OR BE DISCOURAGED! AMEN & AMEN In Christ Jesus Rev. Londa Picard

Blood Covenant 2

Even in the Holy of Holies, the most high place of God; you cannot enter without blood. As Andrew Murray says "the way to fellowship with God is through the blood alone. What did Jesus Christ teach about the Blood? John the Baptist spoke of a dual purpose of the coming Messiah. John 1:29,33 29) The next day, John seen Jesus coming unto him, & saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh (beareth) away the sin of the world. 33) And I knew him not; but he that sent me to baptise with water, the same said unto me, upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, & remaining on him, the same is he which baptized with the Holy Ghost As you see the out pouring of the blood (lamb of God) had to come first before the baptism of the Holy Ghost. John 3:35, 48, 51 35) And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; & he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. 48) I am that bread of Life. 51) I am the living bread, which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever & the bread, that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. One fact we should know that eternal life can be ours ONLY through the SHEDDING OF BLOOD. The perfect unblashem lamb of God. Jesus Christ. Never forget this fact. Jesus last night on this earth was given the Last Supper, He broke bread with the twelve. Look at John 3:35, Jesus is the living bread. Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, & to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 26:27-28 27) And He took the cup, & gave thanks, & gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it: 28) For this is my blood of the new Testament (covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sin. We should look at what a blood covenant is. I'm getting this on line about the blood covenant: "Covenant in Hebrew is beriyth (ber-eeth') in the sense of cutting; a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); - confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league. The covenant is an agreement sealed by blood. It is based on trust, unlimited responsibility, & cannot be broken. It is a binding together of two separate individuals into one. In each covenant there is a vow made, an interweaving of identity, a sign or mark & the shedding of blood. It's a promise between the agreeing parties that is irrevocable."

It depends whose Hands it's in

Hands!! A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan's hands is worth about $33 million. It depends whose hands it's in. A baseball in my hands is worth about $6. A baseball in Roger Clemens' hands is worth $475 million. It depends on whose hands it's in. A tennis racket is useless in my hands. A tennis racket in Andre Agassi's hands is worth millions. It depends whose hands it's in. A rod in my hands will keep away an angry dog. A rod in Moses' hands will part the mighty sea. It depends whose hands it's in. A slingshot in my hands is a kid's toy. A slingshot in David's hand is a mighty weapon. It depends whose hands it's in. Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches. Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in Jesus' hands will feed thousands. It depends whose hands it's in. Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse. Nails in Jesus Christ's hands will Produce salvation for the entire world. It depends whose hands it's in. As you see now, it depends whose hands it's in. So put your concerns, your worries, your fears, your hopes, your dreams, your families and your relationships in God's hands because... It depends whose hands it's in. I don't know who the author is on this. My brother Larry sent it to me. Thank you Rev. Londa Picard

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Our Childhood in Black & White

Our Childhood in Black and White. I think you'll enjoy it. Whomever wrote this, described childhood to a T. Hope you enjoy it. Black and White (Under ag e 40? You won't understand.) You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, 'Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet.' My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning. My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter AND I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in ice-pack coolers, but I can't remember getting e-coli. Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then. The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell, and a pager was the school PA system. We all took gym, not PE .. and risked permanent injury with a pair of high top Ked's (only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors. I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened because they tell us how much safer we are now. Flunking gym was not an option even for stupid kids! I guess PE must be much harder than gym. Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying in detention after school caught all sorts of negative attention. We must have had horribly damaged psyches. What an archaic health system we had then. Remember school nurses? Ours wore a hat and everything. I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something before I was allowed to be proud of myself. I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations. Oh yeah .. and where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when I got that bee sting? I could have been killed! We played 'king of the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome (kids liked it better because it didn't sting like iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked. Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of a $49 bottle of antibiotics, and then Mom calls the attorney to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat. We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either because if we did, we got our butt spanked there and then we got our butt spanked again when we got home. I recall Donny Reynolds from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop, just before he fell off. Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house. Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof. It was a neighborhood run amuck. To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family. How could we possibly have known that?We needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes? We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills that we didn't even notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac! How did we ever survive? LOVE TO ALL OF US WHO SHARED THIS ERA, AND TO ALL WHO DIDN'T; SORRY FOR WHAT YOU MISSED. I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING. I don't know who wrote this and so far nobody else does either. It's true.

Blood Covenant 1

The blood covenant was first done by Abel. Abel did this by faith of his first acceptable sacrifice, the first worship, the first blood that was shed. A burnt offering. Genesis 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstings of his flock, & of the fat thereof; & the Lord had respect unto Abel, & his offering; Hebrew 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; & by it he being dead, yet speaketh. This shows that without the sacrifice blood there isn't a way to God. No fellowship, no power, no joy of worshiping the Lord, nothing but, of the sacrificed blood. Then you see Noah after the flood. The first thing Noah does is to give a sacrifice of blood. A burnt offering. Then you have Abraham; the test of Abraham giving up his most precious belonging as a sacrifice. His son, Isaac. Abraham knew that he had to have sacrifice & shedding of blood. God had a covenant with Abraham, that Abraham would be the father of a Nation - Israel. So Abraham took Isaac to sacrifice him to God. God saw that Abraham would give up his precious son. So, God provided a blood sacrifice of a lamb. Then you have Moses and you see the Israelites having blood on their door frame. That saved the Israel first Born's from being killed. That when the angle of death went through Egypt the angle would pass over the blood & not touch that house hold. Exodus 12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the house where you are; & when I see the blood, I will pass over you, & the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. There had to be blood & again a substitute was used instead of the their own blood being she-dded. Hebrew 9:7 But into the second went the high Priest alone once every year, not with-out blood, which he offered for himself & for the errors of the people. As it said NOT WITH-OUT BLOOD. A blood covenant was made once Moses and the Israelites reached Sinai, Exodus 24:8 And Moses took the blood & sprinkled it on the people, & said, Behold the blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath made with you, concerning all these words. So, with the shedding of the Blood here the covenant has power & foundation. And by the shedding of blood; God & man can have a fellowship with each other as the blood has removes the sins of man. A blood Covenant is still done today. What is yours is mine and what is mine is yours. So, what is God is mine & what's mine is God's. God wanted to dwell among Moses & Israel. So He had them to build a sanctuary that he may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8 And let them make me a Sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. Can you imagine God living among you? That you can find Him & serve Him in His house. You knew God was there!! You can have that today also, by believing in God's word. Jesus was our covering of the Blood Covenant. by Rev. Londa Picard

Prophecy

Dear Brother & Sister in Christ, For the last few weeks the Lord has been compelling me to sit down and write about some of the things that He has revealed to me over the last few years. To be honest I have been hesitant to share them because of their content, but as the days have gone by and I see the signs of the final hour all around, I know that it is time for me to do what He is leading me to do. I have shared some of what I will write here with a few of you… some of it you have heard before from others and I know that it will be confirmation to a lot of you. But, it burns within me and I must speak it… I will be as brief and to the point as possible. Late into the night, about six and a half years ago, the Lord woke me several times speaking, “It is the eleventh hour”. I wrestled with this all night long not knowing for sure what He meant. You see I had never heard the expression ‘eleventh hour’ before that night. The next day when I shared it with my pastor he opened up his Bible to Matthew, chapter 25, verse 6, and read, “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the Bridegroom is coming; go out to meet Him!’ It was suddenly very clear to me what the Lord had meant… It was a very sobering moment for me. Two years later, I was sitting and reading in the Old Testament how God allowed Israel to be taken captive by Babylon, something that I have read many times before. Suddenly, through the Holy Spirit and before my eyes, America became Israel and it was revealed to me that America would soon come under the captivity of Babylon just as Israel had. It was so strong, so powerful, that I immediately began to weep and felt very sick to my stomach. I felt as if I had been hit by a train… and was bent over in unbelievable anguish. I went to Jim to try and tell him what I had seen and was weeping so hard that I could barely speak. Today, as I watch the events in the world around me, I remember what was revealed to me and pray and ask the Lord if there is any way that things can be turned around… if this great nation can be saved…. Spared… is there a way? One morning, about three years ago, as I was in prayer I had a vision and it was as real as anything that I have ever seen. As it began I started to shake my head trying to make it stop until I realized what it was. My fear subsided and I allowed the Holy Spirit to have His way. I began to see great battleships and the sky full of different jets and planes…. Hundreds of them…. There were army tanks of all kinds… many, many implements of war were everywhere. Than I stood in a place that was barren, a virtual wasteland… as far as my eye could see there was nothing, total desolation. It looked like a great desert…. There was what appeared to be a piece of a building jutting up out of the sand, here and there. The sky was black with thick heavy smoke… there was no sunlight at all. As I stood there I saw a great trench where soldiers were hiding. I remember that they were very frightened and one of them, with his rifle in his hand, rose up out of the trench as if to run. And as he did I could hear the screams of the men…. As I looked up to see what they were so frightened of I saw a great bird-of-prey swooping down from the sky… The last thing I remember seeing were a pair of eyes, ancient eyes, watching it all from the heavens…. But I believe that what I saw was Armageddon. I do not know why the Lord revealed it to me… but it was real. I have held this in my heart up until now. Then, about two years ago, the Lord woke me early in the morning and told me that someone was going to come and visit me that day. I was so excited and got up early and got to work cleaning and straightening my home. I worked quickly wanting to make sure that everything was ready for my company. A little after noon I sat down and waited still excited believing that someone was coming for a visit. But, after a while I began to wonder what was going on. No one had come. Was I wrong, did I misunderstand the Lord? I was so sure that I had heard Him correctly. Suddenly, the room began to fill with His sweet presence… I was quickly overwhelmed and felt such joy at knowing that He was right there with me! It was He that had come to visit me!! He, my Lord, my King, was the visitor!! I sat there in His beautiful presence with tears flowing down my face and it was then that He opened my eyes and I caught a glimpse of the Throne Room. It was glorious!! I saw that there was preparation being made. There was a great deal of hustle and bustle, as if things were being done at a very fast pace. I only saw it for just a brief moment and then it was gone. I sat there for a bit, silently going over what I had seen. Then I asked the Lord if what I had seen was preparation for his return. He answered and said, “No, that what I had seen was preparation for our (His Church’s) Homecoming…” Needless to say, I rejoiced!!!!! We are truly in the ‘Eleventh Hour’ the signs are all around us, and it is time to make sure that we are where we are supposed to be, in Him. We are not to fear, for He has promised that no matter what is happening, whatever comes to be, if we are where we are suppose to be in Him that He will care for us and our needs will be met. I only ask one thing, that you read this prayerfully and with openness to the Holy Spirit. These things were revealed to me for a purpose and not for me to keep forever closed up in my heart. I have felt compelled of the Lord for many days to not be afraid and to open up and share it… and, so I have. It is an exciting time to be a Child of God… each day we are seeing the prophecy of the Bible being fulfilled. Though there may be days of great trial, and things may get tough, we can rest assured that it is Jesus our Lord and Savior that is in control and through it all that He is on the Throne. In His love, Connie

Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation

Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY! 'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God.' Think about this: If you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail list, in less than 30 days it would be heard by the world. (It's worth a try!) One Nation Under God.