Beloved, We Are Starving Repost

Why?, and how, you may ask. We are starving
because we are not feeding on the word of the
Living GOD. An excellent similitude of this would
be a fruit tree seed, carefully planted, watered and
nourished, grows into a hearty tree bearing sweet
and tender fruit for the enjoyment of all who partake.
You see, we all start as seeds in the faith and like
the fruit tree, we need both water and nourishment to grow.
The Gospel provides both the living water, and nourishment
for us to grow tall and strong like the fruit tree. And as the
example, as we grow, we too will begin to bear the sweet fruit
of righteousness and holiness to the benefit of any and all
around us. But we are not feeding on the word beloved, we
are essentially starving, weakening day by day, slowly withering
away because we are malnourished. The fruit tree without
water or nutrients will wither and die so it is for us. If we
do not nourish ourselves with the living water of the Gospel,
and feed on the bread of the word of GOD, we beloved, must
and will wither until we are dead spiritually, and then physically.
We MUST feed on the word of the LORD everyday, to strengthen
and grow and be a most precious tree of life, bearing fruit of Love,
Righteousness and Holiness. Beloved, be nourished, be thirsty no more,
feed on the LIVING word of a LIVING GOD.
I leave this for you in Jesus Christ Amen.


"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND,
A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL,
LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED."

Keep Love and Joy Alive

Rev. Marcus Elam

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"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND, A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL, LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED." Especially in prayer!

Keep Love and Joy Alive

Rev. Dr. Marcus Elam

Power Of Prayer-Revisited

Dearly Beloved,


We live in perilous times, before we can even grab a cup of coffee we are bombarded with tragic news. The world as we have know it seems to be spiraling downward from humanity to greater depths of Inhumanity and suffering. It is with this sermon that the declaration is… PRAY TOGETHER!.
We must come together to pray in large numbers for the benifit of all.
In (Luk 11:9) (Christ Says) And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. The Lord goes even further by stating in (Luk 11:5-13) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?. Our father in heaven is exactly that, OUR FATHER, OUR CAREGIVER, OUR PROVIDER, a parent that diligently looks after the needs of his children without fail. But because of the gift of free will we must pray for our needs, hope in the promise, and believe.

The power of prayer is undeniable so as we begin to come to a full knowledge of the power of prayer we also find another promise of the Lord. (Mat 18:19) Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
(Mat 18:20) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. If two or three are gathered together in the name of the Lord and ask it will be done.
This is a promise of GOD, knowing this why are we not holding group praying sessions to pray for each other and the world. Group prayer, is fiercely needed today, coming to together in love and under the blood of Jesus Christ ringing in one resounding voice our supplications to the LORD.

My dear brothers and sisters we must come together and pray so that we may have not only a united front against the enemies of humanity, but also rejuvenate the fire of righteousness within Each of us. There used to be a saying "A family that prays together stays together", this is true.
We are a family in Jesus Christ, we should be praying for each other and our leaders. If we can be unified in righteousness we will shake the foundations of hell itself. We would truly have a nation for the people, by the people, one nation under GOD, indivisible with liberty, and true justice for all. The opportunity is within our grasp, be we must be willing to let go of inhibitions and dive into Prayer together. The motto we end with at every Online Sermon is…

"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND, A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL, LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED." Especially in prayer!

Keep Love and Joy Alive

Rev. Marcus Elam

Memorial Day Prayer

Dearly Beloved,

Let us say a prayer for our service men and women, and for their
families this Memorial Day.
Let us remember to pray without ceasing 1Th 5:17.
Believe it will be answered Mar 11:24.
Pray after the manner the Lord has given us. Mathew 6:9-15

"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND,
A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL,
LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED."

Keep Love and Joy Alive

Rev. Marcus Elam

Pray For Haiti

Beloved,

We are in perilous times, times that require great prayer and compassion.
Please join us in prayer for the people of Haiti as well as the relief
agencies that are there and heading there to give humanitarian aid.
The Word Of G_D clearly states in Mathew Chapter 7:7-12
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 every one that asketh receive and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? ? 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them:
for this is the law and the prophets. Pray for them and the Lord WILL HEAR YOU.
Likewise in Mathew 18:19-20, Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Let us join together in prayer and do what we can in aid to help,
along with any humanitarian relief we can offer.
By clicking on the link, it will take you to
web-links to organizations to help in the cause.
We are in this world together and we are all connected
somewhere, someplace, somehow, let's pray for our brothers and sisters together.

"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND, A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL, LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED."
Keep Love and Joy Alive
Rev. Marcus Elam

Christmas-Revisited

Dearly Beloved,

On this day we will celebrate the birth of our
LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Now I know many of you reading have heard or read
the story of the birth of CHRIST, and on that note,
I wanted to focus on some key facts to remember,
on this recognized Holy Day.

To understand Christmas we must first start at the birth of Jesus Christ.

Why was he born?, Why is he so important?,or
Why is there a need to celebrate the gift he gave to this world?,
and why do we extol this holiday.

To answer the first question, we will look in the book of John.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.

Beloved, Christ was born because quite simply, GOD LOVES US.
The living GOD loves us so much that he sent down his son to save us
from the inhumanity and bondage of sin.
Jesus Christ is the atonement for our sins.

Be not deceived!, justice must be satisfied, the evil that we do must be paid for, some (sadly), pay a higher price than others, but CHRIST paid for us all...IN FULL.
Jesus died so that we could obtain humanity and true freedom.
Some foolishly believe the teachings of Jesus is meant to condemn people.
Oddly this belief is held by Christians and Non-Christians alike.
What they soon discover it that they are both misguided.
In the book of John 3:17 we read, For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Remember we are all going to be judged by the perfect, supreme, justice of the LORD, so GOD sent Jesus so we could attain mercy from justice, redemption from sin, and given back our true freedom from sin to life everlasting.

You see Jesus Christ took our place in judgement to satisfy justice,
how great a gift indeed.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned:but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
John 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

In the teachings of Jesus Christ is the true definition
and outline of what it really means to be human and Humane,
how to live life with Love, for Love, and a holy life through Love.
Jesus is the example of what it means to be the best human being we can possibly be. Now this is the real reason we celebrate Christmas.

From all of us to all of you, have a blessed;

MERRY CHRISTMAS

"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND,
A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL,
LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED."

Keep Love and Joy Alive

Rev. Marcus Elam

9-11 Revisited

Dear Beloved,

On this date in 2001, the world as seen through American eyes changed. We witnessed an act Of terrorism that changed the face of a nation. The acts of the terrorists and the loss of lives gave them cause to rejoice, but what they failed to see was that instead of instilling fear, they empowered Hero’s, instead of causing separation and confusion, they ignited unity and a firm resolve. Instead of making citizens cower and retreat, they made us wake with renewed vigor and patriotism. We have heard the old saying “Freedom isn’t free”, and as it stands there is most certainly a price to be paid. Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
We are fighting a cold war of sorts, fighting against an ideology that presumes its rights are at the exclusion of all others. This stands in the face of religious tolerance and what we as a society under our constitution hold to be true. No matter what you feel about this war and the way it is handled, beyond political boundaries, Beyond religious limitations, let us in one resounding voice declare our pledge of allegiance.
Let us in one voice determine our resolve, being, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISABLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. GOD BLESS AMERICA, and the men and women of our fighting forces. STAND together, no matter what religion you are, pray together, pray in unison so loud and great that it may put a smile on the face of GOD, and cause the bells of freedom and liberty to ring from sea to shining sea.

Remember those who died.
Remember those who lived.
Remember those who gave all.
Remember those who gave some.
In all these things remember and never forget, least we see it again.

Remember those who have flags able to be lowered, the flag is at half staff in honor of the lives of those that have gone on to glory.



"A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND, A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL, LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED."
Keep Love and Joy Alive
Rev. Marcus Elam

IKE

Dearly Beloved,

May the LORD bless you for praying for areas in Gustav's path,
damage was extensive but lives were saved, the call to
pray rings out even more as hurricane IKE may do even more
damage. Please continue to pray for people who will be
in harms way.

May the LORD Bless and Keep you Safe.


“ A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND,
A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL,
LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED ”.

Keep Love And Joy Alive

Rev. Marcus Elam

Gustav

Dearly Beloved,

Today we have learned of hurricane (Gustav ) that may rival that
of Katrina. We all know how and what tragedy ensued,
let us as a faith based people pray for the families to be safe
in their departure, let us also say a special prayer for those
whom chosen to stay, brave men and women who must remain
to give help and maintain security.

Prayer IS a powerful force that CAN change the course of
destiny as well as events. I submit to all of you please,
join with me in prayer, to pray for the people, animals,
and lives of all of whom may be effected by this storm.

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Matthew 21:22

“ A PEOPLE UNITED WILL STAND,
A PEOPLE DIVIDED WILL FALL,
LET US BE A PEOPLE UNITED ”.

Keep Love And Joy Alive

Rev. Marcus Elam