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