Do we have endurance?

Endurance is our capacity to act or withstand in times of hardship or stress.  In other words, it is our ability to withstand or overcome in times of difficulty or when we go through times of physical, mental or spiritual tension and strain.  While we are in this world, we will always be subject to attack from the evil one.  In Ephesians 6:11 (AMP) it says, "Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heaven-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able to successfully stand up against [all] the strategies and deceits of the devil." God has given us a way that we can stand up against the evil one and be victorious.  We have to take a stand.  The stand that we take is based on the Word of God.  We take the Word of God concerning the area we are being attacked in and stand on that until we have received our victory.

Do we follow a pattern of faithfulness?

If we are to be good soldiers in the army of the Lord, we have to follow the pattern of faithfulness that has been laid down for us in the Bible.  The call to follow Christ is available and is for everyone.  Everyone of us has a calling on their life to be a follower of Christ.  In order to do that we have to be faithful to the calling on our lives.  Discipline is connected with being faithful.  A person who is disciplined is one who has been trained for their purpose.  They are able to control their behavior.  In other words, they are self-controlled.  They allow themselves to be led.  We as God's children want to make sure that we live our lives with discipline.  This will help to ensure our faithfulness.  We want to have enough discipline to do that which we should do when we should do it.

Are we willing to suffer for Christ?

The Lord Jesus was willing to suffer the cross out of obedience to our Heavenly Father and in order to bring salvation and redemption to mankind.  How is it with us?  Are we willing to suffer?  What do we mean by suffer?  Our Heavenly Father does not want us to suffer under sickness and disease.  Our Heavenly Father does not want us to suffer in poverty and lack.  So what does he mean?  To suffer for our God means that we lay aside our desires and that we subordinate that which we want to do for the sake of the Gospel.  A good example of this was with the Lord Jesus.  In 1 Peter 3:18 it says "This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit."  In other words, Christ suffered for us in obedience to the Heavenly Father.  That is our calling as well.  As the Lord Jesus prayed in the Garden, "Not my will but thy will".  This also has to be our desire.  It has to be our desire to do the will of our Heavenly Father.  It has to be our desire to suffer our desire for God's desire so that we can be a blessing to God and our fellow man.

Our Sunday message was “Be a Good Soldier”

Our Sunday message was “Be a Good Soldier”

 Foundation Text:

 2 Timothy 2:3 (CEB)

³ Accept your share of suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.  www.arms.cc

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God Gives Us His Peace

To listen to our Sunday Message "God Gives Us His Peace"
Foundation Text:
John 14:27 (AMP)

²⁷ Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]

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We have to walk by faith

In this world that we live in, it is very easy to get caught up in walking by the things that we see.  In other words, we are moved, motivated, believe in and make decisions by that which we can touch, feel, taste, see and smell.  If we live our life by our senses, we will never reach or fulfill the fullness of what our Heavenly Father has for us.  Because it requires faith and hope in this life to accomplish our dreams and aspirations.  When we walk by faith in the word of God, then we open up the power of God to intervene in our affairs of life.  We open up ourselves to the very supernatural help of our Heavenly Father to ensure our progress and fulfillment in this life.  In Hebrews 11:1 (ERV) it says,

"Faith is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we cannot see."

God will always provide for us peace

If we are going through something challenging in our life, we can be assured that our Heavenly Father will provide for us.  One of the names for the Lord Jesus is Prince of Peace.  We also are known as children of peace.  Peace is the manifestation of God himself.  So when we are at peace, we are experiencing a manifestation of God.  If we need peace as residents of the Kingdom of God, all that we have to do is to ask for it to be released into our heart and soul.  It says in Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) "³ You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You."

God wants us to prosper

Our Heavenly Father has gone to great length to ensure the prosperity of his children.  Our Heavenly Father sent his Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to die, be buried, resurrect and to ascend back to Heaven so that the blessing of Abraham would come upon us.  The blessing of our Heavenly doesn't do anything but afford us blessing and prosperity in our lives.  However, in order to get into agreement with this plan of blessing, we have to be obedient to the voice of God.  It says in
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NLT)"1“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. ² You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God:"

Do we do the good that we know to do?

In Hebrews 12:1 (ERV) it says, "We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall."  We have negativity all around us every day.  Unfortunately, we live in a negative world.  We as God children want to be individuals that are positive and focus on the positive.  We want to focus our energies on things that build up and not tear down.  We want to put our energies into doing the good that we know God wants us to do.  If we will focus on doing the good that we know to do, then we will experience more of God's blessing in our life.  By focusing on and doing the good we know to do there won't be anything to stop the blessing of God at work in our life.

Blessed Mother's Day!

A Prayer for you,

Mother

With Love Today and Always
Thinking of you on Mother’s Day,
With love and with a prayer
That God will always keep you
In His tender loving care

Warmly,

Amos & Sarah Robinson

Do we exercise self-control?

Everyone of us has his own will.  In other words, we have our own ability to exercise belief.  It is within our own will that we can become resolute and determined to exercise self-control in any area of our life.  A minister I know used to say "If it is going to be, it is up to me"  So much in life is determined by the choices and decisions that we make.  Our Heavenly Father does not leave us alone with just our will-power alone.  God also provides for us the spiritual force of self-control.  It says in Galatians 5:22-23(NKJV)²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control..."  So if we would like to put the spiritual force of Heaven behind our will-power, just pray and release the spiritual force of self-control in your spirit and soul over the area in question.

Are we faithful?

Faithfulness is not as prevalent in our society as it used to be.  When one is faithful, you would say that they are a firmly devoted person.  When one is faithful you would say that they are full of faith.  You would say that person is worthy of trust or belief.  You could also say that a faithful person is consistent with the truth.  So are we faithful?  Faithfulness is something that we should pursue.  Our friends, supervisors, co-workers and family admire a faithful person.  It is a spiritual force that will esteem you in the sight of God and in the sight of man.  In Galatians 5:22 (NIV) the bible tells us that..."the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness..."  So if we release the spiritual force of faithfulness into our spirit and soul, we can be faithful.

God will repay us

Unfortunately in life sometimes things happen to us that are not fair.  Someone cheats us out of a promotion.  Because of a bad relationship, we have lost years of our life.   Someone takes from us what rightfully belongs to us.  How do we respond in this situation?  Do we try to take revenge?  If so, we shouldn't, because God is our vindicator.  God has said in his word that vengeance and recompense belong to him.  We are to place these matters in the Lord's hand and then do what he instructs us to do.  We can also declare the Lord's favor over these situations as well.  If we will set the table in this way, the Lord will bring us out better then before.  (Hebrews 10:30)

Do we trust God?

In a relationship there always has to be trust.  This is true with our spouses, friends and co-workers.  Moreover, this is true with our Heavenly Father.  If we have trust with our Heavenly Father then we know that he is a very compassionate God.  He is moved to help and support us in our needs and wants.  We also know that our God is able and willing.  Our Heavenly Father has the power to minister to us in any area of our life.  With complete trust in God we know that he will always tell us the truth.  He will tell us what we should hear not necessarily what we want to hear.  If we will listen to the truth that he delivers to us and act on it, it will always guide us to a wonderful and blessed conclusion. 
(Proverbs 3:5-6)

We Have The Forgiveness Of Sins Through The Blood Of Jesus

To listen to our Sunday Message titled "We Have The Forgiveness Of Sins Through The Blood Of Jesus" simply click http://www.arms.cc/WeHaveTheForgivenessOfSinsThroughTheBloodOfJesus.mp3

Foundation Text:
Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV)
⁷ In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.

Watch Kevin LeVar perform "A Heart that Forgives by clicking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=indCvnD4Ji4

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge

We as God's children need to develop a healthy fear of the Lord.  What do I mean by this?  This does not mean that we walk around afraid and in dread of our Heavenly Father.  That He is going to send a lightning bolt out of heaven and hurt us in some way.  But it does mean that we hold our Heavenly Father in reverence.  In other words, we elevate our Heavenly Father and His word so high in our life that there is nothing more important in our thinking and seeking.  We place God so high in our life that everything else is subordinate to Him.  Our Heavenly Father has to remain supreme in our lives.  (Proverbs 1:7)