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Jesus Brings Joy

Sunday, 4 December 2011 02:56
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Jesus Brings Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Jn.15:11  Jesus said… “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

The Lord has laid it upon my heart this Christmas season to focus on HIS purpose to break into the world and bring joy in the place of gloom, depression and fear.  Let us remember this season that Jesus came to bring us joy.

One of the foundational truths that we need to get into our hearts is that God is a good God and the devil is a bad devil.

I know the plans I have for you says the Lord plans for good and not evil to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11

I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.  Jeremiah 32:40

3 Things We Must Know To Experience HIS Joy!  From Luke 2:8-20

  1. When God Moves in our lives it sometimes causes  FEAR.  When the glory of the Lord came upon the Shepherds they experienced great fear.  When God starts moving in our lives supernaturally it can bring fear to us as well.  Fear of Giving up control to the unseen God.  Fear of the Supernatural breaking into the natural, moving us out of our comfort zone of the natural predictable realm.  Fear of not knowing what God’s going to do, but not knowing  HIM enough yet to fully trust and follow HIM knowing He’ll only do what is good for us.
  2. When God Moves in our lives it sometimes requires Clarification.  The Angels told the Shepherds to “FEAR NOT for we bring good news of great joy.  As God moves more in our lives we look and listen to HIS word the Bible to clarify HIS purposes and intentions.  We Christians need to remember  to be ready to give help to unbelievers as God moves into their lives and they experience some of the fears mentioned above.
  3. When God Moves in our lives it’s always for  OUR GOOD!  We need to remember this foundational truth That God is for us, not against us.  So, we can trust HIM as He moves in ever increasing glory in our lives.

What began as a fearful experience for the Shepherds ended with them returning to their flocks glorifying and praising God for what HE had done.  They had begun to experience the joy of the LIVING God moving and working in their lives to reveal the purpose of JESUS Christ.  God has sent HIS messiah to live and die for our sins and bring us back into full fellowship with HIM.  Let us embrace intimacy and fellowship with JESUS this season.  Pressing through the fears that accompany HIS moving.  Trusting God’s word to clarify God’s moving. And trusting that God is for us desiring to do good in our lives all the days of our lives.

Weekly Bulletin December 2011

Sunday, 4 December 2011 02:26
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Weekly Bulletin December 2011

Regular Weekly Meetings

  • Intercessory Prayer meeting is 3x a week Sunday’s at 5 p.m., Wednesday’s at 10 a.m. and Saturday’s at 8 p.m. in the Prayer/Conference room.
  • Sunday night Ignite Worship, Prayer and God’s Word on Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday She-Brews Café at 5 p.m. followed by youth, kidz meetings and adult services at 7 p.m..
  • Womens mtg. on Tuesdays nights & Men’s mtg. on Thursday mornings will break for the rest of the month.
  • This Saturday at 8 a.m. Monthly Men’s Breakfast meet in the Fellowship Hall.

Special December Events

  • Sermon Series for December from Luke 2:9 “JESUS BRINGS JOY”
  • Sunday December 11th Annual Christmas bake sale We are asking for donations of baked goods and exceptionally good condition Christmas or other items that can be sold at this sale. Any questions pertaining to the bake sale items see Linda Seals who is our sale coordinator. All donated sale items can be brought to Pastor Tarasa or set in her office at anytime up to the day of the sale.
  • Monday Dec.12 National day of Monthly Prayer here at Tabernacle of Praise at 6:30 p.m..

 

 

Sunday night Dec.18th at 6:30 Come & See Our Children’s Christmas Program
“Arrest These Merry Gentlemen” followed by Gift giveaway to the Children. Please bring wrapped gifts for both a boy and a girl. Please mark the gifts (boy or girl) and the appropriate age for the child. Gifts are needed for ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-11. The gifts can be brought to Tarasa’s office until the Christmas tree is set up in the sanctuary. Gifts are needed for our Church kids and extra for visitors that evening. Thanks so much for blessing the Children Pastor Tarasa

Dec.24 Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Service 5 to 6p.m.
Only 1 Worship Service on Christmas Day
Dec.25 Christmas Day Family Gathering 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Upcoming: January 1st New Years Day Communion
service at 10 a.m..
Please Remember to continue to pray for Jamie and Rachel Havens our Missionaries to Africa as they continue to minister in Uganda. They will return Dec. 17.

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Kent Henry Back in Hannibal, Mo at Tabernacle of Praise every Thursday night at 7p.m. in August 2011
Kent Henry Back in Hannibal, Mo at Tabernacle of Praise every Thursday night at 7p.m. in August 2011
We’re so excited to welcome Kent Henry back to teach us and lead us in worship, prayer and intercession.  Every Thursday night in August we will be working to develop a worship soaked prayer room.  Come and join us at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday nights to summon the heart of God and release HIS purposes for this season in the earth.

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Life Changing Truth From 1 Samuel Chapter One
As we look back at 1 Samuel Ch. 1 & move into Ch. 2 it’s helpful to review and see what we have learned.  Worship is a foundational activity in Chapter one.  Year after year Elkanah led his family to the temple to worship God and offer sacrifices.  This shows us that in the middle of all of our problems and struggles we can press through to worship God.  Consistency in Worship is actually the action that will move us into victory over the problems and struggles in our live.  In Ch.1 we also see a portrait of true worship without hypocrisy.  We see this in Hannah’s pouring her soul to God as she prays through her bitterness and makes her vow to God.  Notice what happens to Hannah and her bad situation as she worships through her bitterness.  There’s a radical change in Hannah’s feelings after she’s prayed through.  She came to the temple bitter and depressed but leaves with great joy.  How can we apply this truth to our lives?  First we learn that whatever we’re Focused on creates our feelings. When Hannah’s focused on the problems and those who’ve hurt her she’s bitter and depressed.  We also learn that true Worship corrects our focus.   Seeing God and pouring out our souls to Him changes our focus.  With our focus we decide what to magnify and what to minimize.  As we worship God we magnify the beauty of the Lord, this replaces any wrong feelings of hurt or bitterness and God’s presence heals us.  Worship is a changing of focus that leads us into the place of joy in our emotions.  We also learn that the pressures and problems in our lives are gifts from God to move us into the deeper dedication that God is drawing us into.  God allows pressure in our lives to draw us to the reality of knowing Him and fulfilling His destiny in our lives and in the earth.  I believe the most profitable lessons to learn from this chapter have to do with worshipping God.  I encourage you to learn those things that change your focus and lead you into worship. Things like singing private love songs to God. Bible Meditation and Prayerful Bible searching.  Faithful Church attendance in spite of the problems in our lives.  Deeper dedication of our lives to God and His service.  These a few things that will help redirect your focus to True Worship.  I encourage you to make a list of specific things you can do that will help you keep your focus on God
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Meeting Times
Sunday 9:00-9:45 a.m. TOP EDU Classes, and Kids Sunday School
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Sunday 6:30 p.m. This Generation mtg. or periodic Building Together Class
Wednesday 5:30 Connections Meal followed by Ministry to all ages at 7:00 p.m.  Adults, Youth, Kids
Friday Nights 7-10 p.m. Prayer Ignites service
Saturday Nights Periodic Monthly Youth Services and weekly practices for the Youth drama team.
 
Kent Henry Back in Hannibal, Mo at Tabernacle of Praise every Thursday night at 7p.m. in August 2011 Blog
Kent Henry Back in Hannibal, Mo at Tabernacle of Praise every Thursday night at 7p.m. in August 2011
We’re so excited to welcome Kent Henry back to teach us and lead us in worship, prayer and intercession.  Every Thursday night in August we will be working to develop a worship soaked prayer room.  Come and join us at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday nights to summon the heart of God and release HIS purposes for this season in the earth.