Shattered Image

  • April 27, 2010 5:54 pm

Shatter the Old Image!

You are not presently all that you are going to be.  God has more in store!  What may look like a delay, a disappointment or a failure in your eyes, is only a part of the “forming” that God is doing in your life right now.  Don’t be afraid to shatter the old “image” and the old patterns of behavior — someone much better looking is just on the other side! 
 
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:  For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. — James 1:23-24

 

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. — Galatians 5:1

 

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. – Galatians 5:13

 
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. – Romans 6:22
 
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. — Romans 8:2
 
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, — Galatians 4:19

 

lori Enjoy your day!

 
 Lori Greenwood, ThD

www.lorigreenwood.org  

 

Word of Truth Christian Center

You’ve Got the Goods!

  • April 20, 2010 9:50 pm

You’ve Got the Goods!

Everything is a seed!  Your time, your talent, your finances, your ingenuity — whatever you’ve got can produce results.  So, what are you waiting for?  Plant whatever “seed” you’ve got and watch God multiply it and bless it!

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)

 

 

Don’t hold on to what you’ve got in your hand – 

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do [so].” (Proverbs 3:27)

 

Give and it shall be given – “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” (Luke 6:38)

Minister one to another with whatever gift you’ve got – “As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” (1 Peter 4:10)

lori Enjoy your day!

Lori Greenwood, ThD

www.lorigreenwood.org

Recognize That You are a Container Filled with Potential

  • April 12, 2010 9:42 am

The scientific definition of potential is “stored energy.” There is divine energy stored inside you. Genesis tells us that Adam was in-spired (“breathed into”) by God. God’s inspired life inside of you becomes a force – an anointing – waiting for release.

Psalm 139:14 — “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.”

 

Colossians 1:27b – “… Christ in you, the hope of glory:”

 
2 Corinthians 6:16 — “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

lori  Enjoy your day!

Lori Greenwood, ThD

www.lorigreenwood.org

 

Word of Truth Christian Center

Be Persistent!

  • April 1, 2010 9:51 am
Be Persistent Decide now that you are willing to work hard. Success is a marathon, not a sprint. 

Ecclesiastes 5:3 – “The dream comes through a multitude of business, labor, toil and events which occasion much fatigue…”

Proverbs 22:29 —  “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings;He will not stand before unknown men.”

2 Peter 3:14 — “And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for things to happen, make every effort [be determined] to live a pure and blameless life. And be at peace with God.

 
Psalm 112:7 — “He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”

 
Isaiah 50:7 — ” For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.”

lori  Enjoy your day!

Lori Greenwood, ThD — Associate Pastor

 

Word of Truth Christian Center

www.lorigreenwood.org

 

No Turning Back…

  • March 8, 2010 10:14 am

Don’t Turn Back

 

Wait patiently on the Lord for the completion of what has been promised. Do not let attacks of the enemy or discouragement cause you to turn back or quit.  Remain in the place of expectation.
 
Psalm 18:37 — I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
 
Habakkuk 2:3 — For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

lori Enjoy your day!
 

Lori Greenwood, ThD

www.lorigreenwood.org

 

Word of Truth Christian Center

Defeated…

  • March 5, 2010 12:14 pm

The Enemy is Defeated

 

God is with you to bring your enemies to defeat. God is able to go before you and be your rear guard, too. Let the Lord lift you above all the works of the enemy. Release your expectation and your faith in Him.

 
1 John 5:4 — For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith.  
 
1 Corinthians 15:57 — But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
Isaiah 52:12 — For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel [will] [be] your rear guard.  
 
Isaiah 58:8b — The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

lori Enjoy your day!
 

Lori Greenwood, ThD

www.lorigreenwood.org

 

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Clear it off!

  • March 2, 2010 9:51 am

Clear the Foundation

 

This is the hour when we must clear off the foundation of our faith and remove any trace of doubt. Let all the rubble of religious thinking be moved away. Refuse to stand in the place of waivering in unbelief.  Move to the sure foundation.  Stand on solid ground. Allow the Lord to re-build things from this new position of trust and assurance in Him.
 
Isaiah 28:6 – Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
 
Luke 6:48 — He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
 
1 Cor 3:11 — For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

lori Enjoy your day!
 

Lori Greenwood, ThD

www.lorigreenwood.org

 

Word of Truth Christian Center

Think on These Things…

  • March 1, 2010 5:17 pm

Think on These Things

 

 

If the events around you cause you to feel overwhelmed, remember that the days and seasons and events are unfolding as prophesied.  Stay in the center of God’s peace.  He is always with you.

 
Philippians 4:6-8 — Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy–think on these things.

lori Enjoy your day!
Lori Greenwood, ThD

 

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www.wotcc.org

 

Is Frustration Knocking?

  • February 25, 2010 10:57 am

The Patient in Spirit

 

 

Today, when frustration knocks on your door, let patience open it.

 
Proverbs 16:32 — Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
 
Ecclesiates 7:8 — Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.

2 Timothy 2:24 — And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient.

 
James 5:8 – Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.  

lori Enjoy your day!

Lori Greenwood, ThD

 

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Turn Around…

  • February 24, 2010 10:56 am

Turn Around

 

If you feel like you are wandering off in your own direction, turn around and follow the Good Shepherd.  Let Him direct your path to peace.
 
Hosea 3:5 — The Israelites shall return and seek the Lord their God; they shall come in awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.
 
1 Peter 2:25 — You were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
 
1 Samuel 15:25 — Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.

lori Enjoy your day!

 
 Lori Greenwood, ThD www.lorigreenwood.org