"God's Gift of Grace: New Creature Through Grace" by Bishop Brenda Perry

The following is taken from the message breached by Bishop Brenda K. Perry on Sunday, December 11

Bishop Brenda Perry

Text: 2 Corinthians 5:17

"God's Gift of Grace: New Creature Through Grace"

God reconciled us back to Himself, then graciously gave us gifts....that are to be used in the Kingdom, but some people choose not use them for the glory of God.

God drew us to Himself through grace...His drawing lead us to repentance. Before we could receive God's salvation, we had to first to repent. It was our faith and obedience...faith in Jesus Christ and that He would fill us with His spirit, and obedience to repentance, be baptized, and walking according to His Word.

If we are in Christ we have work to do to be like Christ. It does not happen over night, but we continue to strive.

In the fulfilling of God's purpose, we must humble ourselves. When we are in Christ, we are to longer live and practice the old habits of our past. There are behaviors and attitudes that we must give to God and allow Him to work those things out of us...if we are in a new creature through grace.

The grace of God will help us to walk in kindness. We need the grace of God to help our inward man...we have to ask God.

The enemy will try to weary us, to tire us out in order to discourage us. No matter how much praying, fasting, or reading the Word it seems like the enemy keep throwing punches. But the grace of God will step in and give us strength and victory.

The enemy may try to make us depend on our flesh, but naturally and spiritually we must depend on God.

1 Peter 2:3...we must help those who are being born into the Body of Christ. Those who are strong and rooted must take the time to feed those who are unlearned in the things of God. 2 Peter 3:18...as we grow in God we grow in His grace and knowledge. Growth brings us understanding.

When we correct people, our desire should be to bring them back to a merciful God. The grace of God brings us to maturity.

Breakthrough - New Life's 2016 Theme

"Breakthrough!" - 2016 Theme - Preached by Bishop Perry on Sunday, January 3, 2016

Text: Philippians 4:8, Corinthian 10:4

There is a breakthrough that we must walk in this year!

A Breakthrough - A defensive thrush that penetrate through a defensive line of warfare.

Breaking through the carnality and the flesh, and coming into a great knowledge of the things of God.

The enemy will have you in the house of God, lying to you. Your mind everywhere but on the things of God, the service, or the Word of God. But you have to breakthrough...cast down those imagination. It can be self, the love of self that we need to break away from. It can be your children, who have you wrapped up in worry and fear instead of trusting them to God. It can be fear, health, a need a for direction in life...there is a need for a breakthrough.

God has given you a purpose, and He wants you to know your purpose in life.

You have to go through...whatever you have to go through. Breakthrough does not mean you are free from problems, that you wont have trails. But it is knowing how to have a thanksgiving in your heart...to into the gates with a praise and worship.

What is the true issue that is hindering me from breaking through? Sometimes it's because we want to be in control. We must find out what is keeping us back...

A Greater Love!

A Greater Love - Preached by Bishop Perry on Sunday, February 15, 2015

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:13


Bishop Perry shared three points about God's love when she exhorted the saints on Sunday. First, God's love is eternal. Secondly, To love is a command of God. Lastly, as Christians we are to demonstrate God's love.

God desires for His children who represent Him to move to a "love mood". When we love as God loves, we love even when others have hurt or offended us. We don't just love those who treat us right. But we extend our love to the area of our hurts and disappointments.

On the other hand, we must also understand that God's love is not the same as tolerance. Tolerance is not a God word, but a secular idea that the society is trying to impose upon the church. Tolerance demands that we be excepting of all things, even things that go against our beliefs as Christian. However, God's love will speak out and tell a person when they are wrong. God's love corrects that which is wrong, it instructs. God's love causes us to extend long-suffering, patience and love when we correct and speak truth. But it does not allow us to be tolerant of sin.

John 15:12-13 commands believers and flowers of Christ to extend love to each other. If we love God we must walk in love towards one another. It is through our love for one another that the world we see the love of Christ.

Finally, we must be committed to God's love. When we are committed to live out and demonstrate God's love, His love will heal and restore. When we combine His love with His Word, it will restore all.

I Am Blessed

I'm Blessed - preached by Bishop Brenda K. Perry

Ephesians 1:1-3

Blessed us with all spiritual blessings...

Bishop Perry preached on the first Sunday of the new year, "I'm Blessed!". The message was not centered around the material blessings that many of us look for or desire. Instead she spoke on the spiritual blessings that God has given to those who belong to Him. When we are born again, we are adopted into the family of God. With that adoption comes spiritual blessings that no one outside of God's family is privileged too. There are promises that God has revealed to us through His Word. 

But we must also understand that being blessed is not the absence of trials and test. However, we can always rest in knowing that God is there with us...and that is a blessing.

• Because you are blessed does not mean you won't have hardship. There will be battles that you as Christians must fight.
• The enemy will try to make you think or feel like you are not blessed. But you must teardown those thoughts through prayer, speaking out loud the promises of God, reflecting on the blessings God has already revealed unto you, and through reading what He says in His Word. 
• You don't have to be envious of anyone else, because YOU are blessed.
• God has given us wisdom and understanding. So what is it that God wants you to learn from your test and trial? What blessing is God giving you through your situations?
• Learn who are in Christ. When we know we are in Christ, we understand how blessed we are...what He has been given to us.
• Do you appreciate what God has done for you?
• Whether you see the natural blessings right now, you are spiritually blessed. 

Message notes from Sunday, January 5, 2015