The Faith of Abraham

Monday, October 12, 2009

The Faith of Abraham

Most people have faith in God, but not everyone has achieved success in their faith simply because their faith lacks foundation. When faith is based upon the solid foundation of the Word of God, it has quality. And it is exactly this kind of faith that we can call quality faith - a faith that promotes or brings a life of quality.

The lack of quality in faith is exactly the reason why most religious people do not obtain practical results from their faith, even though they have faith in God. Life depends on faith. But if faith lacks quality, then life also will be a life that lacks quality.

Let's take for example our father in faith, Abraham, for the following reason: The Lord teaches us, saying, "Look to Abraham..." (Isaiah 51.2). Therefore, we should imitate him in faith and in obedience.

It was through his courage and boldness that he materialized the faith of the heart, when he offered his son Isaac. Besides having a courageous faith, he was patient to wait for the fulfillment of the promise.

Abraham had the privilege of being the first to receive the promise of God with an oath. Through him, all those who believe are blessed, but only those who are of faith are the true Abrahamic descendants and heirs.

It is not according to the law that Abraham's descendants will inherit his blessings, but according to the same quality of faith in God that he manifested.

Because of the nature of his faith, Abraham became God's friend and heir of all His promises. He was elected by him because of the sincerity of his heart and, ultimately, because of the covenant.

To be continued.

DAY OF DECISION

One Child is Dead and the Other One is Alive

Lack of decision has been probably the root of failures, disappointment, and shame of many people, there’s nothing worst than to be undecided on what you have to do. How many people are able to star something but never accomplish their goals, they never go all the way to reach out their targets?

Many times in life we have to make decisions even if we have to oppose our own will but if that decision is going to bring benefit then, there’s no choice at all. Read what king Solomon decided to do to solve a matter between two women; “And the King said, “No, But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.” Then the King said, “Bring me a sword”, So they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other”, Then the woman whose son was living said to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him,! But the other said, “Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.” So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.” 1Kings 3. 23-27 That’s the way king Solomon solved the women’s problem. When you make right decision you change your life.

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Holy Spirit

Be filled with the Spirit
5 August 2009

“God does not give the Spirit by measure” (John 3.34). Even so, we are encouraged to be filled with the Spirit. Is this a contradiction? No, they are two different things. If on one hand God does not give His Spirit by measure, on the other hand, seeking the fullness of the Spirit is the wisest attitude to have.

I say wise because the more involved we are with God’s thoughts and “drink” from His Word, the firmer we become in our faith.

To be filled with the Spirit means to fill the emptiness of our mind with God’s ideas, thoughts and counsel. This neutralises doubts. That’s exactly what happens to those who visit this blog. Every day there is a glass of fresh water to quench and strengthen the thirsty. Internet users become more resistant to attacks of evil, don’t they?

Don’t attend church this Sunday just to fulfil an obligation! Go because you are thirsty to drink from the living water that only the Lord Jesus can offer you. This will turn you into a fountain of life for those who are suffering.

“I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.”(Revelation 21.6)

By Bishop Macedo

The Seal Of Eternity

The seal of eternity
4 August 2009

God the Father authorised and confirmed His Son, Jesus, as the single giver of eternal life, through the seal of the Holy Spirit (John 6.27), which means that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the divine seal of eternal life.

Not only was He sealed, but He is also the only one with the authority to seal His followers.

Of course, this is not meant for non-believers. Yet for His followers, it is the greatest of many privileges.

You do not receive this seal because you deserve to be sealed, but because you are sincere.

This Sunday, during the Seven Sundays of the Throne, all of His servants will go before the Throne of the Almighty with their needs and demand His promise.

If His Son needed the seal to overcome death, what about us, simple humans?

The Seal of the Spirit is the confirmation of God’s rights. Those that possess the seal are guaranteed eternal life.

By Bishop Macedo

Overcomers

"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world _ our faith." 1John 5. 4

There's no way a person born of God be defeated, why not? because he/she brings God's character inside of him/her, no matter what type of situation may raise against you, once you are born of God you'll fear no evil because you know who is your father and who's with you. That's the secret # 1 for all those of you who want to be victorious in this world.

Join us this Sunday Aug.09th at 11am and learn how you can be born of God.

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Have you Ever Seen Any Difference in your life…?

‘Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him’ Malachi 3.18

How would you feel after paying faithfully all your bills including electric, gas, water, and when you get home after a hard day of work you find no electricity or water? Would this be a reason to rejoice? Would you simply keep quiet and let it go? Which reaction would you manifest before a situation like this? Would you call the electric company to complain or you would wait for them to come to your house and fix it?

How about to buy a cell phone, pay for a line service but whenever you want to make a phone call there’s no connection or there’s always a break down on your line in such a way that you cannot have any conversation, would you keep on paying that particular company for the same service?

Those who work hard day and night, no holiday, no vacation, no day off just to save money to send it to their families in other cities or countries for them to spend according to their own pleasure and needs? While they who work hard and are faithful to God are not able to enjoy a penny of the money they make!

We read in the verse above God promised to make the difference between those who serve Him and those who don’t serve Him, but how can this difference happen? What really needs to be done? Should those who are unbelievers stop prospering so that those who serve God start being successful? Definitely not!

What really needs to be done is that, those who serve God by being faithful and obedient to the point of giving back to Him the 10^% of all they make to take a stand against their financial situation and demand from God what was promised by Him! God made this promise thousands of years ago when He challenged us to test Him saying, “And try me now in this, Says the Lord of hosts” Malachi 3.10

Once you accepted the challenge and give to Him 10% of all the money you make then you consequently have rights to enter His Holy presence and demand the abundant life promised in the Bible.

Has the windows of heaven been opened up for you? Has your room been filled with blessing to the top? Maybe you have seen your neighbor or relative who had never been to church enjoying these blessings.

How many times have they mocked you saying “Where is your God”? How long have you followed Christ but there’s no sign of victory in your life and you still depend on someone else?

There’s only one way to stop this curse and make the difference in your life; the way is to demand from God the fulfillment of what He promised in His Word.

This Sunday, August 2^nd you’ve got the world best chance to make this difference!

You are not supposed to keep quiet before your problems, as faithful servants to God you have rights to make the difference in your life!

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

Are you Faithful to God?

The faithful
28 July 2009

In a world filled with fantasies where:

the forces of darkness lure even the cleverest;

material success puts a soul’s salvation at risk;

the thirst for consumption is satisfied at any cost;

children born of love are thrown aside because of new passions;

moral values are traded for the pleasures of the flesh;

even the faithful sell out for a bowl of lentil stew;

a mature love is replaced by a younger one;

and the law of the flesh says that you had better share your man than be alone,

faithfulness is meaningless…

But the Word of the Eternal ensures that “a faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished” (Proverbs 28.20).

By Bishop Macedo

God's Help

'You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest regions, and said to you, 'You are my servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away; Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand'. Isaiah 41 9-10

When things seem to be hard for you remember God is the one who has chosen you and will never leave you alone!!

A Bent Over Woman

"And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, 'Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity'. Luke 13.11

This verse expresses very clear how much the Lord Jesus wants to bless those who are suffering, right after he saw the woman He called to her immediately to Him and healed her instantly, He didn't ask for her name or where she came from He didn't inquire about her family, her language or her profession because He doesn't care about these details, maybe miracles haven't taken place in your life because you are too much worried about small things, maybe worry about others are going to say about you or your qualification or perhaps you think you need to have more time in the church for Him to bless you or think you need Bible more times during the week and so on! Of course, all these things are important but God doesn't depend on them for Him to perform a miracle in your life, He just needs to know if you do believe He can do great things in your life, once you show Him that you truly believe then, this is more than enough for you to receive a miracle in your life.

On August 09th at 11am we will have a Day of Miracle for those of you who do believe that this can happen to you. Right after you finish reading this message you need to start preparing yourself for this event in which you got a chance to put your faith into action and straight up what is bent over in your life.

By coming to church and taking part of the services you will have more about this meeting or you call us at 1 888 793 6411

What A Day

Today we had such a wonderful day in which we could see God really working in people's life, the third secret was like God's hand opening our eyes for us to see clearly how the devil blinds and deceives people by making them to just adapt themselves to their situation. There are many carrying problems for many and many years and they find no strength to fight against them anymore because they became so familiar to that problem that they are not seen as problem anymore.

And the Night Vigil though was short but we learned things that can bring us everlasting victories.

We are now preparing ourselves to cry out on the Altar this Sunday at 11am

Refuge And Strength

Refuge and Strength

'God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Psalm 46. 1,2

This is the assurance that we all have that evil shall prevail against those who trust in God. If right now as you read this message there are mountains of problems and tribulation turning over you, fear no evil trust in the One who has chosen you and He will lift you up!!

Be ready to have an encounter with God Almighty on this Sunday at 11am.

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

Catch us the Foxes

There's a story of a man who had a little fox in his backyard, very elegant and quiet fox. This man had a neighbor whose backyard was big with different fruit trees and among all those trees there was a big and attractive sweet vine tree filled with delicious grapes and every morning the little fox approached the fence to see those grapes very close and the more she looked the more she desired to eat them all.

One day that neighbor decided to travel for 10 days and after he departed then the little fox saw her great dream becoming a reality, finally she had her best moment of satisfying her endless desire of eating those grapes. Early in the morning that little fox crossed the fence through a small hole in it and happily started eating grapes one after the other and as she eats she also grew up faster and faster.

After ten days the neighbor came back from his trip, when the little fox heard him coming she decided to run back home through the same hole she had passed ten days before, what a surprise! The little fox was not able to pass through that hole anymore, do you know why? She ate so many grapes that became big and the hole was small for her. End of story: When the angry man saw her he just killed her right there!

Which lesson can we take from it? Problems start very small in our life, it comes sometimes through a single word we hear, or small thought in which at first doesn't hurt at all but every small thing today, will become big tomorrow, if we don't cast it out and destroy it right away in the beginning, later on it'll be too late. check your heart and your mind out, and see if there's any little fox hidden in them, if you find it then, you should kill it right away, otherwise, it will destroy your vineyard by eating and devouring the most sweet things you have in life.

'Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes.' Song of Solomon 2.15

May God bless you!

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

Faithfulness in Tithe

Tithe of the Fear of God

‘And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.’ Deuteronomy 14. 22,23

The principle of giving tithe is the fear of the Lord, and this fear is exactly what gives us the assurance that we will lack nothing. Now, we understand why David said, ‘The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.’ Psalm 23.1

The problem of most of people is the fear they all have of what may happen to them in the future, many fear to lose jobs, houses, money, many fear death of family members or any relative, others fear to have a car accident and because of this fear they end up depending on resources in a way of getting any type of protection.

When we become faithful to God through tithe we at the same time become free from any sort of fear just because there’s a total assurance of victory. As he said,’ Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you’. Psalm 128.1,2

There’s no need to eat in anybody’s hands. Whatever you do shall be successful in such a way that you will be happy in every single thing that you do.

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

Special Consecration of Tithers, August 02^nd, 09 at 11am

Weapons of faith
22 July 2009

God has provided all the conditions needed for His people to conquer the Promised Land. He has given us His Word, His Spirit and His Name. What more do we need? With these tools absolutely nothing is impossible.

It’s obvious that His Word, His Spirit and His Name cannot function without the active participation of those who truly believe in Him. After all, we are God’s fellow workers(1 Corinthians 3.9).

What’s more, God will not act in your life without your cooperation! It’s no use praying when you have to take action! Moses didn’t pray standing before the Red Sea! Instead, He cried out! And the Lord answered, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.” (Exodus 14.15).

Perhaps you’ve been praying, fasting and waiting for God to do something. If this is the case, my dear, forget about a solution! God will never do your part, just like you will never be able to do His!

We are His partners, and each partner has to do his own part so that miracles can happen

By Bishop Macedo

Dream Big

Hi there! I just want to share with you part of what we preached today in our financial service. We spoke principally about the importance of not being influenced by the circumstances around us which many times can put us down and blind us in such way that we end up berrying our dreams. How many people carry inside of them a poor thought saying that they were born in poor families and grew up also in poor communities and then, they have to be poor until they die? To be poor today it doesn't mean you have to be poor until you die, you have the right to change your life and become a big person.

Every success depends on the type of thought we have in mind, our attitudes just reflex what is inside of us, it doesn't matter what our eyes see or what our ears hear about because our success comes from inside to outside.

Monday July the 27th we'll be keep on talking about this issue which we do believe will help you.

Bishop Carlos Da Costa

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Which Way Would you Take?

The two sources
20 July 2009

There are two sources of power in the world: good and evil. The source of good sends forth life through the Spirit of God, and the source of evil sends forth death through its darkness.

These two sources are spiritual forces, and in order for either to have an affect on the world, they need to use human beings. Spirits need a body to manifest themselves in the world. Both the Spirit of good as well as the spirit of evil need a person to express themselves.

The Spirit of God seeks people with character to sow what is good throughout the nations; while, the spirit of evil looks for people without character to use as pedophiles, murderers, rapists, extortionists, to sow evil among the nations. Its goal is to make everyone an unbeliever in the existence of a Just, Holy and Merciful God.

The question is: why are the forces of evil more active in the world than the forces of good? The answer is that those who do evil don’t care about the future of their souls. Besides they make up the majority in this world.

On the other hand those who do what is right, the instruments of the Spirit of Good, are the minority. Few are chosen and saved. That’s because few have made a commitment with the Way, the Truth and the Life Everlasting.

To whom are you committed?

By Bishop Macedo

Angels and The Holy Spirit

Angels and The Holy Spirit – What do they do? What are their Functions in our life?

The angels work according to our attitudes and actions, they don’t do anything unless we do our part. They are always ready to work on our favor, for example, when Daniel was fighting against the devil and he saw that was hard for him to prevail then he prayed and fasted for 21 days and God sent His archangel Michael, ‘But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.’ Daniel 10.13

The angels work by protecting us against evil force, they also destroy work of envy, evil eye, etc. they open doors, give guidance, directions and many times do what we are not able to do. They are ready to stand by our side against our enemies. ‘Behold, I sent an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared; Beware of Him and obey his voice; to not provoke him, for he will not pardon your transgressions; for my name is in Him.’ Exodus 23.20,21

The work of the Holy Spirit in our life is different of what the angels do. The Holy Spirit is God, He is Almighty, He gives inspirations, different ideas, He reveals what we should do and what we should not do, the Holy Spirit is the One who convinces sinners from their sins, as it’s written, ‘And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.’ John 16.8

The Holy Spirit is the only One who can reveal the Lord Jesus to human being, He has the power of conversion, He transforms our interior and enables us to become like new creatures to live in holiness. Only the Holy Spirit can bear good fruits in our life, with Him we have peace, love, joy, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

‘The Holy Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.’ Romans 8.16

The Holy Spirit is the One who gives us intelligent faith, He enables us to see like God does, to understand the vision of God and to hear His voice. Only the Holy Spirit can teach us how to fear God and walk in His ways.

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

Night Vigil – Friday July 24^th at 7:30pm

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Ten Steps to Become a Successful Person

TEN MOST IMPORTANT STEPS TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PERSON 1

July 20, 2009

1 – THINK SUCCESS – To attain the kind of success that you want, you need to DREAM BIG. Every success story starts with big dreams. You need to have big dreams for yourself – which you want to be somebody rich, famous or fulfilled. You need to have a clear vision of what you want to achieve. But it doesn’t stop in dreaming alone. You should actively visualize success in your mind that you can almost feel it, touch it or it is within your reach. Play this image back at every opportunity. What does feel to triple your current income? How will your life change? What will your business and your life look like if you achieved the million-dollar mark?

Successful people possess an attitude of openness and faith that you can have what you want if you can simply envision it as the first step on the path of action to acquiring it. Intelligent faith has taught us the power of visualization – seeing yourself in your mind as having accomplished your dreams. If you want to become a successful writer, envision yourself signing books for a throng of people who have lined up to have your autograph. If you want to become rich, picture yourself in luxurious surroundings holding a fat bank account. And the process of envisioning success for you should be a constant activity! You need to think that you are successful (or will be one) every single waking hour. A personal development coach shared me her secret to help her continuously visualize her goals for the moment: when climbing stairs, recite your goal every step you take. So if you want more money, say “I will have more money” in every step of the stairs. This technique will reinforce your goal and keep it fresh in your consciousness.

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa