September 22th

Be a Blessing

By Ícaro

"The memory of the rigtheous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot."

Proverbs 10:7

Help other people.

• Is it easy to help other people?
• Aren't you

           The good samaritan                               Busy                                                Complaining

Help show follow this model

Romans 12: 9-13

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality."

Be merciful

Overcome evil with GOOD

• "Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister."(Romans 14:13)
• "Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear - hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh."(Jude 1:22,23)

Attention!

• (Romans 12:9-13) Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• (Jude 1:22) Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear - hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Do not complain.

• Pray or talk to God (accept the tasks He gives you). Ask God for strength, wisdom, patience and more strength to overcome your problems.
• Complaining (demand that God changes the situation) 

God will enable you.

• He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."(Psalm 46:10)
• The part A of this verse says: Be still. Be calm. If God chooses you to help somebody He will give you the skills to do what He wants you to do.
• The part B shows that God doesn't need us to do something. But He gives you the opportunity to be a blessing to somebody.
• When you start being a blessing, people start asking you why you are different from the other people.

• The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. (Proverbs 10:7)
• If you do good things you will be remembered.

September 15th

                                                   God’s Purpose

Pr.Silvana

Psalm 138.8

^“The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me;
your love, o Lord, endures forever — do not abandon the works of your hands.”

• God has a purpose for me (for each one of us). His purpose is perfect.
• What’s  “purpose”?:
• - reason, intent, intention, plan, aim, goal, cause, meaning, project, target, objective...
•  God’s purpose can be…

- general  (salvation; the Kingdom of God; the Church, the body of Christ; all that has to do with God’s plan to reconcile mankind with Himself, the Creator).

- specific (a personal calling, to do a specific task in the Kingdom of God).

• The Lord will fulfill His purpose FOR ME…” =  “The Lord will work out His plans for my life; The Lord you will do everything He has planned for me.”
• “To fulfill a purpose” means “to do what is intended to do; what is supposed to be done.”
• “Living on purpose is the only way to really live. Everything else is just existing.” (Rick Warren - The Purpose Driven Life)
• When you realize, find out God’s purpose for your life, everything changes. Your life changes. The way you see things changes. You don’t care about  what people say against you…
• Don’t be a “4 S BELIEVER”: Saved, Seated, Satisfied, Sleepy   (by Pr Rodrigo)
•  Find out what is God’s purpose for your life. How?
•  - Pray. But don’t pray only. Go further. Beyond praying, start serving God and people. Do something to serve in the Kingdom of God. Then, soon, God will put you in the right place planned only for you.
• ž It will be the motivation of your life; it will make you happy; it will bring you pleasure; it will take most of your concerns; your life will turn around it.
• žBE CAREFUL!!!  The enemy will try to distract you, to take you out of God’s purpose. Be focused. First things first. (Matthew 6.33)
• ž Ephesians 4:11-16

“It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be            evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”

• ž Acts 13:36a

“For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, 

he fell asleep…”

We were born and were called with a purpose. Let’s serve God’s purpose for our life, in this present generation.

Listen to this song and sing along as a prayer… “This is my desire… to be used by You, Lord!”

September 1st

“Praise  the  Lord, O  my  soul”

Pr. Silvana

Psalm 103.1-5

¹ Praise the Lord, O my soul;  all my inmost being, praise His holy name.
² Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits —
³ who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

This is one of the most beautiful psalms written by David. Sometimes we have to say to ourselves to “praise the Lord and never forget His benefits”, as David did. It’s easy to complain and forget all good things the Lord has done for us.

In verses 3 to 5 we can learn five things God does for us:

Verse 3

• God forgives...

• When we don’t confess our sins, they become like a heavy load on us, preventing us to go ahead. Don’t be overloaded by your sins. Get rid of your sins. Be forgiven. Forgive yourself and forgive others too. 

(Ps. 130.8, I John 1.9, Mat. 6.14-15)

• God heals...

• God heals the body, but also the soul, the heart. Many people get sick because they need healing in their soul first. Be healthy (emotionally, spiritually, physically).

• (Jeremiah 17.14, Ps. 147.3) 

Verse 4

• God redeems...

• God has provided salvation, redemption for us. Be redeemed (saved) from destruction (death, evil).

• (Job 19.25)

• God crowns...

• Crown is a symbol of honor, authority, power. It fits well on queens and kings. Be crowned with salvation, love, compassion, righteousness.

• (Psalm  149.4, II Tim. 4.8)

Verse 5

• God satisfies…

• If we delight in the Lord, He will satisfy the desires of our heart. Have your desires satisfied with good things  (Psalm 37.4)

After all these blessings, we still have a wonderful promise:

• “... so that your  youth  is renewed  like the  eagle’s.”   (Is. 40.29-31)

When Moses and Caleb were old, they were still very strong: Moses (Deut. 34.7), Caleb (Joshua 14.10-11).

May God give you strength and make you able to overcome the enemies!

Praise the Lord!

August 25th

Celebrating the Get English Worship Service 5th Anniversary

August 18th

PSALM 139

Pr. Silvana

This psalm is one of the most beautiful psalms written by David. It expresses the power, wisdom, knowledge and sovereignity of God. How marvelous are His works!

I want you to know that God created you in an amazing way and He knows all about you. He loves you with an unfailing love.

Take your time to read parts of this psalm and to read the "Father's love letter", which tells about His love for you.

May the Holy Spirit bring peace and joy into your heart!

Enjoy the reading and be blessed!

August 11th

Becoming  a Real Friend of God

A briefing of the message brought by brother Flávio

John 15:12-17

¹² My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. ¹³ Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ¹⁴ You are my friends if you do what I command. ¹⁵ I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. ¹⁶ You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit —fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. ¹⁷ This is my command: Love each other.

When we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are declaring our belief, 

our admiration, our love, and our friendship for Him.

• Remember:  obeying God’s word is the # 1 way to prove our  friendship for Him.
• We will come into situations in which God will test or prove our friendship like he did to Abraham.

Obey = to follow a commandment

A real friend of God DOES NOT just:

• Go to church every Sunday;
• Follow the doctrines of a church;
• Act as a good person;

A real friend of God:

• Acts with faith;
• Asks for guidance;
• Obeys His word (Bible).

Matthew 22:37-39

³⁷ Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Loving God and loving my neighbor as myself means: PRODUCING FRUITS.

Galatians  5:22-23

 ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

    The word of God in Colossians 3:12 further instructs us to act with:

•       Compassion;

•       Kindness;

•       Humility;

•       Gentleness;

•       Patience.

    All of those five qualities can also establish great relationships and demonstrate the love of God towards other people.

Conclusion:

•       God has called us to be His friends;

•       A friendship with God requires obedience;

•       A true Christian demonstrates God’s love towards others.

 

August 4th

“The Favor of The Lord”

 Pr. Silvana

God is the same “yesterday, today and tomorrow”. What He did for His people Israel in the past, He still does for us…

}  Exodus 3.21-22 - “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed. Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”

}  Exodus 11.2-3 – “Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.” (The Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)

Exodus 12.35-36 – “The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing. The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.”

Read below some promises from the Word of God and take possession of them. Believe!!! It’s for you…

}  Job 27.16-17 – “Though he (the wicked) heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay, what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.”

}  Proverbs 13.22 – “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.”

}  Ecclesiastes 2.26a – “To the man who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God.”

                                                 

God is sovereign! He is always in control. People’s hearts are in His hands. He can cause people to be favorable to you.

}  Daniel 1.9 – “Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel.”

}  Proverbs 3.4 – “Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.”

}  Acts 2.46-47 – “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

}  Psalm 90.17 – “May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us — yes, establish the work of our hands.”

}  God, according to His perfect and good will, can make people around us (boss, neighbor, family member, leader, etc.)  favorably disposed  toward us, if we please Him. May the favor of the Lord be on you!!!