Your Voice Of Encouragement

We Celebrate Motherhood with special guest preacher, Pastor Dana R. Taft from Oasis Church in Nashville TN. Special thanks to the mothers who served in worship, Keisha Olinger, Anita Moore, and Emojoy Brown. We are a fellowship of Christian believers who love The LORD Our GOD with all of our heart, soul, and mind. (Matthew 22:37, NKJV)  Our mission is to worship The LORD Our GOD in Spirit and in Truth, broadcasting over the airwaves with those who are homebound or without church homes. (John 4:23, NKJV)   We express our adoration of The LORD in worship through our passionate prayers, perpetual praise, and prophetic preaching of the Word of GOD. (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 34:1, 2 Timothy 4:2)  In obedience to The Great Commission we send forth our broadcast to make disciples of all nations and in remembrance of our LORD’S passion we join together in Holy Communion. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19)

Prayer Champions, GOD is now moving to make things right for you! GOD is working behind the scenes to open doors on your behalf and to put many wonderful things in place for you! This does not mean that there is nothing left for you to do. Your part is to remain faithful in your prayer life. As you pray, start by acknowledging that GOD is your Heavenly Parent who hears you. Make sure that there is no doubt or fear blocking your requests. Lift your faith up to GOD and begin to thank GOD for the awesome power released in your behalf. “Your weeping during the night has ended. You are standing on the dawn of a new day.” GOD is your shield and your great reward. No good thing will HE withhold from you as you walk uprightly before HIM. The precious blood of JESUS redeemed your life from destruction. Do not be afraid, and do not cast away your con?dence. JESUS said if you ask the FATHER anything in MY name, it will be given to you! Believe that you receive the things prayed for by releasing your most holy faith. “If

We have a mighty SAVIOR who died for us and redeemed our lives. The good news is that GOD loves us so completely and lavishly that we never have to fear what is ahead of us. The transforming power of our LORD  makes our lives brand-new. Prayer Champions, it will give us a fresh start, so that what used to hurt us loses its power to destroy our lives. The enemy of all righteousness has been defeated; therefore, our struggle is over. The battle belongs to GOD, and GOD ?ghts on our behalf. GOD sees the end from the beginning and knows about the things that trouble you.  As we pray, we can rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying according to Romans 12:12. 

As Prayer Champions, we will pray today about the state of our Joy and Contentment. Since Joy is the second fruit of the Spirit, it is Divinely given to us as a gift to strengthen us and fill us with hope for the future.  Joy comes right after love and just before peace.  The significance of this trio of attributes or fruit  – love, joy and peace - is how they work together to help us thrive in our lives and move steadfastly forward with the remaining fruits of patience (longsuffering), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  We can thus shout with the voice of triumph because our victory in CHRIST is assured. "You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:11, NKJV

When Prayer Champions trust GOD, we will see all types of wonderful blessings occur in our lives and in the lives of our loved ones. We have learned to trust GOD even in difficult and perplexing times. We know that GOD is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and immutable. GOD who is the very essence of love actively cares about us!  Through this time of prayer, we invite GOD to be involved in every area of our lives. "Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding." Proverbs 3:5, AMPC

Prayer Champions while waiting for prayers to be answered allow the Lord to renew your strength. Scripture reminds us at Isaiah 40:31, Classic Amplified Version, But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. AMPLIFIED Classic. Therefore, Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And God shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! Psalm 27:14, NKJV

Adore The LORD, OCFC. let's worship GOD this Resurrection Sunday with grateful hearts! We are a fellowship of Christian believers who love The LORD Our GOD with all of our heart, soul, and mind. (Matthew 22:37, NKJV) Our mission is to worship The LORD Our GOD in Spirit and in Truth, broadcasting over the airwaves with those who are homebound or without church homes. (John 4:23, NKJV) We express our adoration of The LORD in worship through our passionate prayers, perpetual praise, and prophetic preaching of the Word of GOD. (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 34:1, 2 Timothy 4:2)  In obedience to The Great Commission we send forth our broadcast to make disciples of all nations and in remembrance of our LORD’S passion we join together in Holy Communion. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19) HE is Risen!

Adore The LORD, OCFC. let's worship GOD this Resurrection Sunday with grateful hearts! We are a fellowship of Christian believers who love The LORD Our GOD with all of our heart, soul, and mind. (Matthew 22:37, NKJV) Our mission is to worship The LORD Our GOD in Spirit and in Truth, broadcasting over the airwaves with those who are homebound or without church homes. (John 4:23, NKJV) We express our adoration of The LORD in worship through our passionate prayers, perpetual praise, and prophetic preaching of the Word of GOD. (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 34:1, 2 Timothy 4:2)  In obedience to The Great Commission we send forth our broadcast to make disciples of all nations and in remembrance of our LORD’S passion we join together in Holy Communion. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19) HE is Risen!

Prayer Champions, Jesus prayed for you!  "After Jesus had finished speaking to his disciples, he looked up toward heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you. And you gave him power over all people, so that he would give eternal life to everyone you give him.  Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.  I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do. Now, Father, give me back the glory that I had with you before the world was created." John 17: 1- 5, NKJV

To be strategic and intentional in our prayer life, we must be persistent and devoted to prayer. Prayer Champions, we must become proficient in different types and forms of prayer to fit the situation at hand. The extensive prayer dominion in which we flow may call for spiritual warfare to break strongholds and set the captive free. We must also know how to enlist others for additional power in agreement through prayer partnerships, triads, and circles. There may even be times to proclaim a fast for a particular petition, set a prayer focus or occasions when prophetic prayer is employed. Today, I want to talk about the power unleased in agreement prayer. “19 “Again I say to you, that if two [a]believers on earth agree [that is, are of one mind, in harmony] about anything that they ask [within the will of God], it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.” Matthew 18:19, AMP

Enjoy the Rebroadcast of the Wait on the Lord Prayer. According to the Holy Scriptures we know that those who wait on the YOU Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Help us to remain steadfast and unmovable as we wait patiently fully expecting our deliverance to come. Strengthen us with YOUR Joy so that we do not lose heart.  YOUR word assures us that our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison no matter how it seems. 

Prayer Champions, our weapons are faith laced, powerful prayer fueled by the Word of Almighty God. As Prayer Champions, there are scriptures upon which we stand when we are engaged in spiritual warfare. We should commit them to memory and include these promises in our warfare prayers. The scriptures are also excellent sources for self-encouragement when dealing with deception and betrayal. We should make declarations with them or post them in places where they can be seen on a regular basis for our spiritual fortification.“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9, NKJV)  “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.” (Deuteronomy 28:7, NKJV)

Greetings from Pastor Diana R. Williams! It is good to worship with each of you another first Sunday, especially in this season called Lent.  Lent or the Lenten season is the period of forty week-days prior to Easter beginning on Ash Wednesday. It is the time that many Christians commemorate the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf at Calvary through special prayers and other acts of devotion. Our mission is to worship The LORD Our GOD in Spirit and in Truth, broadcasting over the airwaves with those who are homebound or without church homes. (John 4:23, NKJV) In obedience to The Great Commission we send forth our broadcast to make disciples of all nations and in remembrance of our LORD’S passion we join together in Holy Communion. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19)

Prayer Champions, we must be focused and determined as we make our specific requests known at the Throne of Grace. God wants us to have unmovable faith and confidence in His ability and willingness to help us.  We are not to be choked by the cares of the world and plagued by anxiety and fear about the things we need. Throughout the Bible when situations occurred, prayer made the difference for the person praying.  We are not to worry about our family’s well-being or for the provisions of food, clothing, shelter; etc., instead, we are to pray specifically about the thing needed.  “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank God for His answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. God’s peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7, TLB)

Hebrews 10:24 makes a suggestions for our conduct and says, And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.  But some cannot do this because we have been wounded, and hurt. We cannot love as we ought because our hearts are scarred or we have built walls of defense around them vowing never to let anyone close enough to ever hurt us again! We have to change and we can ask GOD to help us!

It’s Valentine’s Day and we are praying with special Guest Lavinia Marshall! We must remember to be tender with one another and to use gentle speech to encourage one another, pray for one another, and show compassions for others.  Soft words can be a healing balm to soothe and to invoke the sure promises of God.  When we put love in action, GOD can depend on us to care for one another.1 John 4:7-8, says, Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. NKJV

One of the strategies we use as Prayer Champions in troubling times is music. Studies suggests that certain melodies can figuratively transport someone out of despair to a place of joy, peace and tranquility. Some music even has the capacity to energize and restore confidence just by the cadence and combination of notes.  With the understanding that people have an innate responsiveness to music, research has also shown that music with a strong beat can stimulate brain waves and provide an overall sense of wellbeing.  Music can also help to bring meaningfulness and pleasure to delight the spirit.  Like the soothing sound of cascading water trickling over rocks in a stream, one’s mood can be influenced and sustained by sound.

February’s Sermon - Love One Another - We need to ask ourselves, are we obeying the command to love one another? Are we patient with each other or do we find ourselves easily provoked? What about kindness? Do we tell our loved ones that we love them? Have they heard us say it to them recently? Husband, are you telling your wife daily that you love her? Wife, are you telling your husband daily that you love him? Parents, do you tell your children that you love them? Children, do you tell your parents you love them? Siblings, what about you? Do you say I love you to each other? How else will they know for certain that we still love them?A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  By this, all will know that you are My disciples if you have love for one another.” John 13:35-36, NKJV

Does God always answer our prayers? Or does God sometimes tell us no when we pray? What about when we pray for something, and it doesn’t happen? The scripture referenced above says if we ask anything according to God’s will, is that the Caveat?  If that is the case, how do we know God’s will when we make our requests? Prayer Champions, let’s consider Jesus’ example when He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. As we read, we discover that Jesus was so sorrowful about the ordeal that He was soon to face that He took Peter, James, and John with Him and asked them to watch with Him. The three prayer times Jesus had with God gave Him the strength to go through what was ahead. Instead of asking for the cup to be removed, He was able to change His prayer and get His second petition granted. The ‘Nevertheless’ request was the petition that was of God’s will.“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God’s will, God hears us. And if we know that God hears us—whatever we ask

As Prayer Champions, we will pray today about the state of our Joy and Contentment. Since Joy is the second fruit of the Spirit, it is Divinely given to us as a gift to strengthen us and fill us with hope for the future.  Joy comes right after love and just before peace.  The significance of this trio of attributes or fruit  – love, joy and peace - is how they work together to help us thrive in our lives and move steadfastly forward with the remaining fruits of patience (longsuffering), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  We can thus shout with the voice of triumph because our victory in CHRIST is assured. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11, NKJV