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“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and you shall call His name Immanuel.” Is. 7:14 (NKJV)                                                            Last Sunday Pastor Shirley preached a sermon she called, “What’s in a name” and she was referring to the name Jesus, which means “Salvation”.  It… Continue reading Message for December 24, 2023 from Pastor Jerry

Remembering the good things God has done will keep you encouraged.  Now the enemy wants you to focus on those unanswered prayers.  The enemy comes with “if God said”,  “what if it doesn’t happen”.   What are you focusing on today?  The whispers of the enemy or the whispers of Holy Spirit.  When we hear… Continue reading Message for December 17, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

For you will overcome and see the glory of your God. So continue to press forward even on the days you feel like all is to no avail.  Yes, your Lord God will give you supernatural strength to keep on the journey called life.  When others may look and say, “for surely they will not… Continue reading Message for December 10, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

     We are now in the month of December.  Soon this year will be behind us.  I always try to remember that yes it is the end of a year but it is the beginning of a new year.        Psalm 23:1 was our Scripture for 2023-”The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me],… Continue reading Message for December 3, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Thanksgiving 2023 is now over.  We celebrated with family and friends and were reminded how thankful we should be.  I will never forget what Holy Spirit whispered to me, “A thankful heart God will never never turn away.”   According to Strong’s definitions, the Hebrew word thanksgiving is tôwdâh (to-daw’) and it means confession, praise, and… Continue reading Message for November 26, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

“Are you so foolish?  Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?” Gal. 3:3      Were you born into the Kingdom of God or did you get in some other way?  Jesus told Nicodemus, “you must be born again”.  If you weren’t born into the Kingdom you are not in… Continue reading Message for November 19, 2023 from Pastor Jerry

Mark 11:20-24  Kingdom Dynamics              Jesus on “Faith’s Confession”. From Jesus’ own lips we receive the most direct and practical instruction concerning our exercise of faith.  Consider three points.  1 – It is to be “in God.”  Faith that speaks is first that seeks.  The Almighty One is the Source… Continue reading Message for November 12, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole… Continue reading Message for November 5, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Trouble is no respecter of people. The people who lived in Bible times were no strangers to times of trouble. In our lives, we will experience times of trouble. Trouble comes to disturb the peace of God in our lives. Disturb means to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace-to interfere with; interrupt; or hinder. I have… Continue reading Message for October 29, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

 “Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed”.   Isaiah 53:5          “As it is written,… Continue reading Message for October 14, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

“And he (Abraham) believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.” Gen. 15:6(NKJV)      Here we are told that Abraham believed the Lord and it was accounted to him for righteousness.  This verse is referenced at least four times in the New Testament to confirm that Abraham was righteous because he had… Continue reading Message for October 8, 2023 from Pastor Jerry

“And he (Abraham) believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.” Gen. 15:6(NKJV)      Here we are told that Abraham believed the Lord and it was accounted to him for righteousness.  This verse is referenced at least four times in the New Testament to confirm that Abraham was righteous because he had… Continue reading Message for October 1, 2023 from Pastor Jerry

So I kneel humbly in awe before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the perfect Father of every father and child in heaven and on the earth. And I pray that he will unveil within you the unlimited riches of his glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with his… Continue reading Message for September 24, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Luke 17:20-21 “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Jesus told his followers that the kingdom of God was “in [their] midst,” meaning that it was present because… Continue reading Message for September 17, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Luke 17:20-21 “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Jesus told his followers that the kingdom of God was “in [their] midst,” meaning that it was present because… Continue reading Message for September 10, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Paul was at the end of his third missionary journey when a man by the name of Agabus approached him.  He had traveled from Jerusalem to Caesarea to give Paul a word from God.  Acts 21:10-11 “After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.  Coming over… Continue reading Message for September 3, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

In Genesis chapter one we read that God spoke this vast universe into existence.  But God does differently with man.  “God formed Man out of the dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life”.  The Man became a living begin. Genesis 2:7  God forms man with his hand from dirt. … Continue reading Message for August 27, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

      THE EAGLE AND THE CROW                                                                       The only bird that will peck at an Eagle is the crow.  The crow sits on his back and bites his neck.  The Eagle does not respond or fight with the crow, instead, the Eagle just opens his wings and begins to soar higher in the sky.  The higher the… Continue reading Message for August 20, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

ARISE CHURCH    YES YOU THE CALLED OUT ONE                                         It is time to soar. It is time to roar   For I have a lot more    Don’t stand back in the shadows   Step forward to a new… Continue reading Message for August 13, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Interruptions – Opportunity for God moments!  We all have interruptions in our lives.  It is part of living everyday life.  How do we handle those interruptions in life?  Do we consider interruptions in our life as a nuisance or an opportunity for God to reveal what is truly in our hearts?  Faith is not strengthened… Continue reading Message for August 6, 2023 from Pastor Shirley