Purpose Church

Whether you have been around church your entire life - or this is your first peek into it, Purpose Church has something for you. Our hope is that you take the next steps and attend one of our vision casting meetings. We would love the chance to tell you about the vision for Purpose Church, community, and our city.

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Talk Like A 'Whosoever'

  Once you established your faith on God's Word, you're ready to do the next step Jesus taught us. You're ready to put your faith into action by speaking. You're ready to say what you want to come to pass. I realize some people are uncomfortable with this. They don't want to be identified as one of the "name it claim it bunch." But, like it or not it's a vital part of taking what God has given us. The word receive in the Greek means- to take. so go read Mark 11:23. "What things so ever you desire, when you pray, believe that you received them, and you shall have them." You can say it like this believe that you take them, and you shall have them.

How does this apply to your prayer life? It means that when you ask God for something, you take it believing that you have it from the moment you ask. That's receiving! Now start thanking Him for it. "Thank You, Lord, I believe I receive it. It's mine. I have it now, in Jesus Name." Does that mean that it will instantly show up. Not necessarily. But that does not matter. In the realm of the spirit, you've taken it. From the point of your prayer, it's yours and if you keep saying so, and you don't give up, you'll see it come to pass.

The same is true if you're dealing with sickness. When you pray, you can say, "Thank You, Lord, for my healing. I take it by faith so it's mine. I believe I have it. Thank you that every symptom is gone from my body." Although your physical feelings may not come in line right away, you don't have to get discourage. Just keep seeing yourself well and use the Word of God and your words to receive the healing your've already taken by faith- and your healing will surely manifest.

(This is from a article I read by Gloria Copeland I added some to it, I hope you enjoy it.)

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12 Things to Remember About Life and Ministry

"So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.” 2 Peter 1:12

  These twelve things are likely things you already know, and for many of you, they may be firmly established in you. But we tend to remember things we need to forget and forget things we need to remember. So, drawing from his 38 years of ministry, Dale O’Shields offers a reminder of these truths.

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This is a great tool!

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Why would God do that for YOU?

 By Kim Freed

Psalm 3

1“Lord, how many are my foes!

   How many rise up against me!

2Many are saying of me,

   ‘God will not deliver him.’

3But you, Lord, are a shield around me,

   my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

4I call out to the Lord,

   and he answers me from his holy mountain.

5I lie down and sleep;

   I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

6I will not fear though tens of thousands

   assail me on every side.

7Arise, Lord!

   Deliver me, my God!

 Strike all my enemies on the jaw;

   break the teeth of the wicked.

8From the Lord comes deliverance.

   May your blessing be on your people.

  I read this passage this morning for my quiet time with God.  It’s from the Bible study program I use with my children.  The first note in the booklet said that our enemies don’t always try to hurt us.  Sometimes they just laugh at us for depending on God.  And I realized that “we” can behave like an enemy to ourselves when our thoughts seem to mock us for depending on God for something.  You know what I mean.  Something is going on and you’re trusting God, but in the back of your mind you hear something like, “You’ve GOT to be kidding!  Why would God do that for YOU?!”

The second note was in instruction to underline all the ways that God helps us in verses 3-6.  Check this out…

God is…

            My shield

            My glory

            The One who lifts my head high (He doesn’t just lift it…He lifts it HIGH!)

            He answers me

            He sustains me

  THAT is who God is!  THAT is what He does for me!  I can depend on Him when I remember who He really is.  Is it challenging to keep that in mind when our senses are contradicting those things?  Absolutely!  That’s when we go back to 2 Corinthians 10:5:

  “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

              We do this because the reality of who God is can be seen in the last verse of Psalm 3:

  8“From the Lord comes deliverance.  May your blessing be on your people.”

  He WILL deliver.  That is who He is and what He does.  Dig your heels in and stand on that truth. 

By Kim Freed

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Looking for some pumped up people!

I am looking for some people that are pumped up and fired up about Jesus. I am looking for some people to help launch a church with NO religion in it! To give their all for five months to build a house of fun for God's people. To build a house all about God and people, relationships, family, and the tools to find happiness. It won't be easy, but nothing in life worth having is. Send a message if you are up for a great time doing life together. Are you up for the job.:@)

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Our Vision Casting Meeting at the Holiday Inn Express.