Turn Disappointment to Thanksgiving by Norman Vincent Peale

Turn Disappointment to Thanksgiving Your setback may actually be a wonderful new appointment or plan for your life, namely, God's plan. By Norman Vincent Peale Disappointment is a prevailing and common adversary of the human spirit and may strike you almost anytime. Therefore one should learn to deal with it. Four verses can be of great help in so doing. “Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward” (Hebrews 10:35). When disappointment strikes, simply hold tight to your confidence. Do not petulantly toss it away. Instead, affirm. I am confident. I believe. It will require some mental and spiritual effort to maintain confidence. Your tendency may be, in desperation, to toss it. So focus your mind by an act of will on confidence. The promise of the text is that such practice will bring great reward. “Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not all his benefit” (Psalm 103:2). The practice of thanksgiving is a great viewpoint changer. Add up all the benefits you possess. This wise verse tells you to start thanking the Lord for all the benefits He has given you, instead of mentally, and perhaps vocally, harping on what you glumly believe has been denied you... Be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). The word contentment derives from two Latin words, con and tenere, meaning to hold together. When you have faith in God, your mind will hold together so efficiently that you can always recover from a disappointment. Thus you can be content and, out of contentment, great things can happen. “We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). When disappointed, try loving God all the more. Carefully analyze yourself to make certain you are thinking and living in harmony with His spiritual purpose. It could be that you are off the spiritual beam. Instead of dwelling upon the word disappointment, think of it as “Hisappointment.” What you regard as a disappointment may actually be a wonderful new appointment or plan for your life, namely, His plan. Always take a positive view toward disappointment. It could be that through disappointment you are being shown another way or being led toward something different. If you have tried sincerely and prayerfully, and things have not gone well, then look upon disappointment as an opportunity to ask whether you should move under God’s guidance in another direction. This article is excerpted from Navigate: How the Bible Can Help You in Every Aspect of Your Life..

Anxious About Nothing by Rod Parsley

Anxious About Nothing Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 The Bible often commands us to avoid anxiety and fear. God tells us that He will supply for our every need. Even though we may not see the fruits of our faith immediately, we should always thank God, knowing He will bring them when the time is right. Philippians is very clear on this point-prayer and petition must be accompanied by thanksgiving. In Philippians 4:19 God's Word promises that He will supply "all your needs in accordance with His riches." Picture for a moment what the riches of God must look like! There is no need to fear that these boundless blessings will ever run out. God has promised you the abundance of His riches! Be of the same mindset as David in Psalms 118:6, "The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" Don't look down at the ground in discouragement-look up to heaven and praise Him for the great gifts He has promised you! Then get up and go, believing and expecting that God will supply for all your needs. Today is the day to stand on those everlasting promises! Further Reading Matthew 6:31-34 1 Samuel 1:19-20 Luke 13:10-13 God Bless,

The Power of Thanksgiving by Rod Parsley

The Power of Thanksgiving This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 2 Corinthians 9:12 If you want to live a life of abundance, start by thanking God. Colossians 4:2 says, "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Before you can begin to receive more blessings you must look around and see the blessings God has already brought to you! God knows all that we need even before we pray for it, and He is waiting to pour gifts and blessings down upon you. Your thoughts and prayers do not have to be constantly on your mind for God to fulfill them-God is big enough for all of the trials and problems you face today. Look around you and give thanks for all that you have today. Give thanks in faith, for God not only provides the basic needs of those who thank and praise Him, but pours abundance upon their heads as well. Make every day a day of thanksgiving and praise! Praising God publicly is one way we can take the light from beneath the bushel and shine for the unsaved around us. Do it as an expression of love for your heavenly Father who provides for you. Further Reading Luke 8:16-18 Philippians 3:10-13 Colossians 1:12 God Bless,

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A Devotion to Help You Follow God's Guidance

A Devotion to Help You Follow God's Guidance Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV) A few years ago my husband and I hiked a remote area of the Ottawa National Forest. We’ve done a lot of hiking, including sections of the Superior Hiking Trail, so we felt fairly confident. But the old-growth forests provided a new experience. Instead of clear paths cutting through thick underbrush, we found stretches of huge trees in all directions, with smooth forest floor coated with a bed of fallen leaves. No dirt path visible. Nothing to indicate which way to go, except for small trail markers nailed to trees. At first, we could scan into the distance and spot the next marker and know which way to head. But sometimes trail markers were missing. We found several broken off, or resting in the dirt near the base of a tree. When the trail seemed to disappear, I forged ahead. Eventually I pulled to a stop. “I have no idea where I’m going.” My husband muttered, “That never stops you.” We backtracked to the last marker and tried a new direction until we found the elusive next symbol. Our hike that day reminded me of the adventure of following Christ. He might give me a glimpse of the final destination, but most of my life journey, I’m aiming just for the next small trail marker up ahead. My steps lead through rocky terrain, beautiful vistas and swampy bogs. Often God’s guidance is as clear as the white diamond markers on tree trunks, giving me courage for tough climbs and wet slogs. Other times, I struggle to see the path. I flounder in a likely direction for a while and then need to backtrack a bit, stand still and listen until Jesus gets me back on track. His narrow path is the only one that will lead me safely through the wild forests of my life and home to my eternal destiny. Faith Step: Ask Jesus to show you clear trail markers for the next step in your journey on His path. By Sharon Hinck This devotion is excerpted from Mornings with Jesus 2013.

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

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Revelation's Greatest End-Time Signs

Bible Study-A World in Turmoil Note:This Revelation's prophecies were at the beginning of 2013 hosted by the Hattiesburg Seven Day Adventist Church at 201 Churchill St Hattiesburg MS 39402

Revelation's predictions for the new millennium (not written by me)

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Prayer Conference Call

Conference Prayer Dial In Number(712) 432-1500 Participant Access Code: 808909# 8am CST/9AM EST everyday New Time starting 12/6/13 12pm CST/1pm EST everyday New Time starting 12/18/13 except Saturday and Sunday Additional Prayer time starts 7pm CST/8pm EST 11/21/13 except on Wednesday http://www.freeconferencecall.com/itunes/itunes.asp?id=7124321500:808909 http://www.freeconferencecall.com/itunes/podcast.asp?id=7124321500:808909 Looking for guests for prayer line and/or prayer partners. Please e-mail innovativepetfood@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Intercessory Prayer Lines

Below is a list of Intercessory Conference Prayer Lines. These lines are a venue for intercessors, those who have a passion to pray for others, to get together and pray in one accord to God. While they will be happy to pray for your personal prayer requests this is not the purpose of these lines. If you are looking for someone to pray for you, you can call one of the 24 hour prayer lines or post a prayer on our prayer wall where someone will be happy to pray for your need. If you are interested in signing up for your own Free Prayer Line, please click here. If you are an intercessor or would like to participate with an intercessory prayer group, the following groups are opened to you. We ask that you read carefully the focus of the group and respect the head intercessors direction. 1. World Gospel Prayer Lines – (712) 432 1600 code 1026383#. The head intercessor is Pastor Emmanuel Eliason and they pray weekday mornings 7:00AM EST/5:00AM MST. To contact Pastor Eliason visit http://www.worldgospel.org/ 2. WOW (Words Of Wisdom)- (712) 432 1600 code 1026383#. The head intercessor is Pastor Dellice Eliason and they pray every Monday evening at 10:00PM EST/8:00PM MST, except for the third Monday of each month. This prayer group is for women only and they focus on women’s issues. To contact Pastor Dellice, please visit http://www.worldgospel.org/ 3. Prayer For Jerusalem – This prayer line prays specifically for Israel. This is a messianic group and they pray every morning at 6:00AM EST/5:00AM CST. You can call (712) 432 0233 code 3775. This line is run by http://www.greatercalling.org/ 4. St. James Ministries COGIC – (712) 451 6100 code 402039# The head intercessor is Elder James Williams and they pray every Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at 7:00AM EST/6:00AM CST. To contact Elder Williams email elderjameswilliams@yahoo.com 5. General Intercessory Prayer line – Monday through Friday 6:00AM EST/5:00AM CST. Conference Line Number: (616) 347-8000 code: 758071# 6. General Intercessory Prayer Line – Monday through Friday from 7:00AM EST/6:00AM CST. Telephone Conference Phone: (269) 320-8200 code: 637642# 7. Midnight Prayer Line every Monday through Friday. Intercessory Prayer Phone: (269) 320-8200 Code: 637642#. 1:00AM EST/12:00 Midnight CST 8. Watchmen of the Night every night at 10:00PM EST – 12 Midnight EST /9:00PM CST – 11:00PM CST, Praise, Repent & Yield, Intercessory Prayer Line # (712) 432-0232 Code: 955964# This prayer line is hosted by the National Prayer Committee. The head intercessor is Sarah Lowe. The Strategy for these calls is to PRAY the lid off the mess…. To prepare the way for those who pray all night long in the Night Watch. PRAISE - To give ourselves in total worship with a focus on raising up Praise to our Heavenly Father. REPENT – To humble ourselves under the Mighty Hand of God in confession of sins so that His Heart might be revealed in us. YIELD – to surrender ourselves as vessels that He can use for His Kingdom Sake; to be instruments of His Love 9. General Intercessory Prayer Line every day at 8:00AM EST/5:00AM PST. Conference Line Number (712) 432 1690 access code 399430#. Head intercessor is Pastor Wiley Drake. You may contact Pastor Drake at wileywiley@att.net 10. Miracle Hour Prayer Line every Saturday & Sunday. 5:00AM EST / 6:00AM CST Telephone Conference Number: (785) 686-3456 access code: 1311#. Contact Brother Grant at jovickie@gmail.com. 11. Healing Waters Prayer Ministry every Sunday at 6:00PM EST/7:00PM CST (712) 432-3900 access code 438725#. Contact Shirley Batiste at prayerisforever@yahoo.com 12. Every Monday through Thursday from 8:00PM EST/7:00PM CST – 10:00PM EST/9:00PM CST, 1 (605) 715-4920 Access code is 511378#. Contact Pastor McGee at (678) 471-3888 13. EVIDENCE OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL – (712) 451 6100 access code 402039# The head intercessor is Pastor Yinka Osaghae and they pray every Wednesday night at 9:00PM EST/8:00PM CST. To contact Pastor Osaghae email osabendel@yahoo.com 14. Deliverance and Breakthrough – (559) 726-1000 access code 696169#. The head intercessor is Brienna Johnson and they meet every Monday night 9:00pm- and 10:00 pm EST. The focus will be deliverance and breakthroughs in our lives, while learning how walk in the spirit, confessing our sins, binding and rebuking satan tactics, and speaking positive confessions over our lives daily. E-mail address Godisgentle@yahoo.com for more information. If you would like to list your prayer line for others to join your group, please fill out the Become a Missionary Of Prayer Form and give the details of your prayer line in the comments section. God Bless You Intercessors. We pray that God will increase your ministry and continue to give you the zeal to pray without ceasing. 2 Corinthians 9:12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

When you've had a setback by Elizabeth Sherrill

When You've Had a Setback This excerpt from Time Out for the Spirit reminds us to turn to God and thrive through life's challenges. Read: "Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not." –Lamentations 3:22 Reflect: The slopes of the Rocky Mountains offer fragile footholds to trees. Storms, drought and bitter cold warp their growth. But the trees live on. I stood before one twisted ponderosa pine, marveling at the disasters it had survived. Ice had broken its limbs, fierce winds bent its trunk almost level. Yet the tree was not only alive, it thrived—thrusting the new year’s growth toward the sun. Studying that gnarled outline, I saw in fact that this was the secret of the tree’s survival. After each assault, its branches once more sought the sun, reaching skyward from wherever the latest setback had left them, sustaining the overall pattern of upward growth. Scientists call this persistence in plants heliotropism, “turning toward the sun.” There’s a word for the same quality in human life, the ever-repeated turning to God, no matter what traumas come our way. The word, of course, is hope. Pray: Father, I’m feeling a lot like that ponderosa pine—beat to the ground by yet another setback. I turn now to You, the Light, for new growth and renewed hope as You shape my heart, not in spite of these setbacks, but through them. Do: Imagine or draw a picture of a damaged tree, thriving in spite of the traumas it has survived. By Elizabeth Sherrill This article is excerpted from Time Out for the Spirit.

Baptism-13 souls 11/2/13 by Pastor Dr. Sam Amfo Jr.

The Midnight Cry Revival Lesson 12 Revelation's Mysterious 1000 years Unsealed by Pastor Dr. Sam Amfo, Jr.

Some of these topics either contradict the other sermons or/and is not biblical. So don't take these as my views also.

The Midnight Cry Revival Lesson 11 Revelation's Battle of Armageddon and the Seven Last Plagues by Pastor Dr. Sam Amfo, Jr.