Green Pastures…

You are an overcomer and victorious…

“Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” -1 John 4:4

Holy Sprit your will be done right now…

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts.” -2 Corinthians 4:6

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:1-2

“For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” –Jeremiah 31:25

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.” –Acts 3:19

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” –Psalm 51:10

Faith…Functioning like something has already happened, before it happens, until it happens.

Confusion is not of God….Where this is, Satan is.

Claim God`s victory.

There is a refresher button on the keyboard…Do you need your refresher button pushed?

God wants to refresh you.

Psalms 23 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear not evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anoinest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”

Read Deuteronomy 28…

Too many times we settle to be the tail and he wants us to be the head.

God is going to prepare a feast for us in the presence of our enemy.

A feast of God…anything you need is on the table but you have to come and dine…

He will put it on the table but he is not going to feed you.

Realize this…

Have we been walking around saying thank you Lord for everything I have?

Green pastures represent growing, nourishment…

Sheep lie down because they are full and content…Are you, in God?

Allow God to minister in your life.

When you draw near to God, our minds are refreshed and our body is renewed.

How many run around with a weary mind?

There is no sorrow that Heaven can`t heal…

Food for your soul…

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

A change in me…

The human soul is God`s treasury…

Thoughts and feelings, desires and yearnings, faith and hope- these are the most precious things which God finds in us.

“For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people.” –Psalm 149:4

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:1-2

New Thing, New Time to Spring Forth, New Refreshing

New walk with God

New excitement with God or a refreshing touch of God

We must allow our old ways to die! Bring on the new ways!

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” –Isaiah 43:19

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” -2 Corinthians 5:17

Faith: Functioning like something has already happened, before it happens, until it happens.

“Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.” –Philemon 1:20

REFRESH… RESTORE… RENEW…This is what the church needs…

What does the word redeemed mean…brought back.

God is saying the word refresh means touch up.

Revive yourself.

Restore…bring it back

The Lord is saying he wants to restore you and give things back to you that the devil has taken from you.

Beyond a physical healing, I want to give them a spiritual healing.

Renew…give a new life.

I believe in the power of the Holy Ghost so bring life back into your life.

When somebody says I got saved and that is all I need… We all need to be refreshed and restored by God sometimes too.

God is saying, I want to give some things back that the enemy has taken from you.

Are you energized with God like you used to be?

A change in me…this is the key, I used to hang around certain people. If you still hang around the same people, there is a problem.

I am asking you right now, what do you need to change for God?

The old man you knew before, is gone.

We need to be refreshed, restored, renewed…A Change in Me!

If anything goes on that does not go through Calvary, it is not of God.

Everything goes through Jesus.

So many times, we are trying to do things on our own and then the end of this will be death.

We need more preachers preaching that Hell is a hot place that is not a party place.

If you are not born again, you will go to Hell.

We need a new dip in Jesus.

We need to stop compromising.

We need a refreshing and renewing in God (A Holy Ghost meltdown.)

You can be a brand new man or woman.

Is your relationship with God today renewer than it has ever been?

You are either moving up or moving backwards. There is no standing still.

You are either moving closer to God or away from God.

I want God to change the man inside of me.

When we start allowing God to get ahold of things, he will use us and he will turn things around for you.

We just need to stand still and let God do it.

I will follow wherever you leadeth…

Old things are passed away…

Have you picked up some habits that you should not have?

Has there been a change in you?

God is saying I want to give you a new life and wake you up and energze you and give you a fresh breath of fresh air.

How many of you have enjoyed these pretty days?

God is saying I want to do a new work in your life.

What does Easter represent? Resurrection-new life

How many of you need a spiritual resurrection?

How can I have this refreshing, this renewal, this revival feeling of feeling the full experience with God?

Psalms 23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

Have the hunger for it…

Have you allowed him to be the shepherd?

What is wrong with sheep? One follows another, they don’t do what they are supposed to do.

Who is our shepherd if God is not? How much are you feeding the old man? How much are you allowing the old man to control?

How many of us pout when things don’t go our way?

We do this too much, and the devil continues to have a field day in your life.

You have to pray and seek God’s face.

Psalms 85:6 “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”

Revival comes to help us to rejoice…

Psalms 85:7-8 “Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.”

What does folly mean? Our foolish ways…

How many times do we go back to our foolish ways?

God help us…

Psalms 85:9-10 “Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”

What is going on in your life?

Psalms 85:12 “Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.”

If your land is not yielding an increase, then what have you done to your land, your life?

Be careful though, is it the yielding of God?

Psalms 85:13 “Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.”

Are our steps being ordained by God?

Psalms 84:11 “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

God knows what you need but you have to walk right.

A time of refreshing is coming. It is going to bring a healing of Christ to the body. Not the physical healing, I am talking about spiritual.

God is saying that he will to bring a spiritual healing. When he does this, it will bring an energized moment.

God is saying I want to stir up and give you an energized moment that you can rejoice in him.

Are you moving in the Lord?

Are your steps being ordered by the Lord?

Growth will happen and an excitement will come in the air.

The Lord will give us new visions and a new Word to us.

If it is not in his word, don’t listen.

If you can’t back it up with the Word of God, it is not of God.

God I want this year to be a Holy Ghost year…

When you put another religion above the Word of God, this is a problem.

Being and allowing a change…

God is saying I am ready to give it and pour it out…are you ready for revival and God to move?

Ephesians 3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

Is your God able to turn your life around and guide you back around?

God is saying I have allowed you to walk ways to teach you lessons but are you willing to walk the walk you are called to walk?

Being refreshed…

Do you need to be refresh, restored, renewed, redeemed?

The shepherd says they know my voice and hear my voice, what is he trying to say to you so that he can bless you?

He is faithful… you have to hear the voice and do it.

You have to be willing and obedient or you can’t eat of the land.

He is able…

Food for your soul…

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Our Coach…

Hebrews 13:7 “Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”

It is God that places people in to positions…Being at the right place at the right time.

God does a lot of things that we don’t understand but maybe down the road we can look back and see where God had his hands in something great.

God’s hands are in everything…

If it wasn’t for the lighthouse, where would this ship be?

Our pastor is like a coach…

There are considerations they have to have.

Our pastor just does not stand behind the pulpit.

He is someone that leads the flock, leads and guides his children in the church.

If this is not allowed, the church will decrease.

We need to be obedient and devote time to God.

This is what a pastor is to do.

He needs to be a coach for the winning team.

We have no clue how much time he spends preparing his Sunday morning sermon.

God lays scriptures upon our pastor.

These are characteristics of a winning pastor.

Pastors:

Care deeply about people.

Show high emotional intelligence.

Broad vision with focus on important details. The focus of the church.

Being creative, innovative learner

Quick study for deep learning

Sincere interest to the flock

Humble, open

Modeling God like ways

If we are not willing to show people the love of God, how do you expect to bring people to him?

Quit trying to condone sin and allowing sin to take over.

You wonder why things are falling apart, how close are you to God?

We have to be willing to praise and worship God.

We are afraid to do exercise, praise and worship.

God hears us and we need to shake the atmosphere if we would be willing to do praise and worship.

The blood of Jesus Christ would flow.

The pastor selects drills to go over with his flock.

We are to do the drills. If we don’t, how can we win the lost souls?

Our pastor equips us with what we need to win lost souls.

It is not only the pastor’s duty.

God will lead and guide us.

God is the winning team.

We need the determination to step out and win lost souls.

Things happen in life but God is still in control.

You can be in control because through Christ I am an overcomer.

If you have the mindset of a winning team, you will not fail.

Conditioning drills…

What are you doing to study, read, taking time out of your day to spend with God?

What are you doing to condition yourself to show God?

We are in tournament time, we don’t know when the last day will be.

We need to condition.

We need to praise our Father no matter what.

Step aside and pray for your church, pastor, youth, worship leaders, everyone.

When you take the time to pray and speak to God, the possibilities are limitless.

Encouragement for others….

Deuteronomy 30:16 “In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgements, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”

Are you walking with God or man?

Walk in the Lords footsteps. Let him carry you.

Jeremiah 3:15 “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

A winning coach is always open to talk.

If you don’t reach out, you won’t get helped or your blessing.

Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

How will we work to create a dream team?

The great takes the time out of the day to be a better Christian.

Are you going to put in effort?

You need to get out of your comfort zone…

What are you doing to help others around you?

Food for your soul…

Presented by Brian Carter

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

What song are you singing?

“They that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.” –Mark 11:9

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:1-2

“And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all that city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.” –Matthew 21:6-11

Faith: Functioning like something has already happened, before it happens, until it happens.

Sin is rejecting Jesus Christ… Jesus is calling!

What song are you singing? Think about this…

Matthew 21:8-11 “And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.”

The word Hosanna…we use it like Halleujah. But this word means save me!

Psalms 118:25-26 “Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.”

Realized it was prophesied…

Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”

He prophesized Jesus riding in on the donkey…

See all these prophesy talking about the Savior.

Jesus rode an animal that had never been rode.

Thousands and thousands of people yelling Hosanna…

Even the animals were submitted unto him.

He was riding a donkey… this represented peace.

He is a Prince of Peace…

What song are you singing? Think on this…

What are you allowing to come out of your mouth?

Do you realize you can create blessings or cursing’s?

A lot of people did not realize what Hosanna meant.

Are we really looking for the Messiah?

Are we standing on the Word of God?

When they sacrificed animals in the temple, it was not a pretty place. A lot of blood was shed.

We need to wake up and realize that if it was not for the blood of Jesus, you would not have the right to be in the church today. Because what he did on Calvary…

Even when he got into Jerusalem, it was not a pretty sight.

I am asking you, are you praising him or not?

You are either for him or you are against him.

You love him with all your heart or you don’t.

Are you souled out to Him?

We are not a pretty sight when we are on the road to the devils hell.

Where would you be if you were not saved by the blood of Christ?

Have you tapped into the power, the anointing, the Great I Am?

When you get this Word and that Word, do you know that your faith is in the creator?

Can you imagine 500 years before, that he would ride upon a donkey?

Is it time for the church to wake up and step out and say God use me no matter what?

The blood of Jesus…

What type of song are you singing?

Are we allowing our situations to affect our praise with God?

We can smile real big when all is good, but when all is going to hell what are we doing?

Your altitude with God is measured by your attitude.

1 John 4:4 “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

There is only one man that has rose out of the grave.

There is power in the blood.

If the animal was submitted to Jesus, then how much more should we be submitted?

James 4:4-5 “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”

Don’t you think the Holy Ghost knows what you need?

He knows what the spiritual man needs.

How many lately have been craving a move of God?

Are you content or want to be closer with God?

This is what he is talking about…

James 4:6 “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”

If you humble yourself in front of God, he will exalt you.

Are you going around singing and talking about the Mighty God?

If you want power, you have to understand his suffering.

When you start doing things for God, you will be put down and persecuted.

He gives grace unto the humble.

What type of song are you singing?

Grace-undeserving favor of God

Mercy is not receiving the things that you deserve.

We deserve judgement and the penalty of death.

The gift of God gives us life.

The grave of God gives us what we don’t deserve because he loves us more than we deserve.

When was the last time you looked at the enemy and said you have no control over me because I am walking in the favor of God.

I am a born again child of God and have the power of his resurrection.

James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Are we singing Hosanna? Jesus save me…

Who has been riding your shoulder?

What thoughts have you been entertaining lately?

We need to be worshipping God because the more we do this and sing and fellowship with God, the devil will flee.

We have to be sold out to God by giving him every fiber of us.

The problem is we like to control things.

We want to make sure things go our way…we are not always right though.

Have we really sold out everything to God and gave him everything…it is not about me anymore?

The first thing we should want to do is praise him and worship him, telling someone about Jesus.

God loves you… spread His Word.

Have we really told God, my life is yours?

The enemy is not going to flee from you until you concentrate on God instead of the devil.

Rejoice!!!!

James 4:8 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”

Worry about getting close to God…if you are entertaining thoughts that you shouldn’t. When you get closer to God, he will draw nigh to you and you will not have to worry about cleansing your hands and heart.

You come to God’s house to bless others… people come to the house of the Lord burdened down. You could help them.

This is what church is all about and giving God all the glory.

God is going to put you through the process.

Right now, do you understand what is coming out of your mouth?

Do you understand praises, glorifying the Father?

Entertain the thoughts of our Father…

What song are you singing?

What side of the fence are you standing on?

Are you submitted and committed?

How is it with you and God?

Submission to God is submitting to His authority. I surrender all… have we really given Him everything? Only you can answer that question.

Am I 100% sold out to God? I can say I am not 100% but I am striving because I am still flesh and trying to bring it under control. Right now, how are you? Are you cold on Jesus, he has his arms wide open to you… What song are you singing?

Are we ready and willing to sacrifice our life to God?

Are you one that would say I have been slacking off lately and I need more of God lately? I need to commit right now.

How many of you are willing to reach out to him and surrender my entire life to him?

It is your choice, no one else’s… It is between you and God.

Do you need God? Yes, we all do, no matter who you are…

Food for your soul…

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

What type of stone do you have?

Matthew 28:1-3 “In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:”

Think about who rolled the stone away…

We can be triumphing over our problems.

Matthew 27:65-66 “Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.”

To the Roman soldier it was guarded, but to the women it was a hindrance.

The devil is putting a stone in your way.

Jesus did what he did because he loves you and me.

Some people say they cannot serve him, commit to him…think about what he did for you. He did not have to, he chose to.

Jesus said God send me to be that lamb to be born as a baby and then be crucified because I know that I will be placed in a tomb and you will bring me out.

Whatever you are going through, the stone can be rolled away.

What are you going through?

Can’t God do it?

We quote with God all things are possible….

He will never leave me nor forsake me…

Have you been through times in your life when you have asked God where are you?

Realize…My God, My God, Why has though forsaken me…HE HAS NOT!!!!

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

We can’t turn or commit our life to him?

Submit ourself unto God and resist the devil and he will flea from you.

Is the devil scared of you?

He will not be scared of you if you are not totally souled out to God.

You are a rollar coaster, in today and out tomorrow… the devil is not scared of this.

Psalms 63 Read this…

I want to be here to serve you.

This is the type of people the devil is not afraid of.

You have to say, God, I have stones in my life I need help with.

It is your choice…

Pilate tried to do everything he could because Jesus said he would be coming back in three days…

A lot of people forget who Jesus is…

Jesus himself says, get out of my way…No, Gods plan was for an angel to release the message to some people.

So many people’s lives are consumed with darkness.

So many times we want to concentrate on the darkness…quit being consumed in the darkness and get more of the light, more of Jesus in your life.

When you get more light in your life, the darkness has to leave.

Jesus can cleanse up anyone…

The problem is we try to dress people up and they are not getting Jesus.

God needs to get in everyones life, the love and anointing of God.

Just give others Jesus…He loves you.

The love of God is real…

When the enemy comes by and offers something of the devil, they will be able to push away temptation if they have Jesus.

Arise…He is alive, He is risen.

Matthew 28:3 “His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:”

What happened if we could get struck by the lightening of God?

When is the last time you allowed God to bless you where it was uncontrollable? You couldn’t stop the tears because your heart was broken by God?

God knows what is down in the secret parts of your heart…

We may look sharp on the outside, but our insides are all messed up.

God strike us with your power…

It is time for us to look upon God because he has something you have not had before.

He wants to implant things inside of you that is better than silver and gold…

Where is your love?

We need to put Jesus into others lives. When we get Jesus in our lives and they get more into him, He will know how to clean them up.

Just get others into the love of God and they will change their ways…

There is power in prayer…

When the church starts praying more and living closer to the foot of the cross, things will happen.

You may quit some of the things you are doing.

We need to get focused on getting turned on to the love of God.

Go to the first four gospels and read….

Read how much doubt and unbelief is spoken about?

We all have stones in our life… God is our resource and our main vein.

You are not as happy as you used to be…

We need to go on a honeymoon with God.

Fall in love with God all over again.

Spend time with God…

What type of stone do you have in your life?

Matthew 28:4 “And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.”

Jesus lives in me…

God is in us.

The kingdom of God is in us.

Can I live this life?

If God did it for Jesus, he will do it for you too.

Jesus was the Son of God, but on earth, he was the son of man.

God has no respect of persons.

He cannot bless someone else more than you, if you serve him as you should, he has to bless you.

The world did everything they could to keep him in the tomb, but they couldn’t.

The cross couldn’t stop him and the grave could not hold him. He lives in my soul.

He lives in my heart.

Food for your soul

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Let your light shine…

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” –Ecclesiastes 9:10

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by thy mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:1-2

“Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine” –Proverbs 3:9-10

“Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord they God shall bless in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.” –Deuteronomy 15:10

“And let us be weary in well doing: for in the due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” –Galatians 6:9

Faith is functioning like something has already happened, before it happens, until it happens.

No matter where you are at, you should be ready to be a blessing to others…

Luke 10:25-28 “And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.”

How do I get more excitement?

Prayer does change things…

God is not looking for perfect people…He is looking for people who are obedient to him.

God is looking for obedience to him.

I am asking you, I want to live more, do you?

God has given you the authority as to how things will happen in your life.

It is your choice…

Don’t focus on your darkness; let the light in so the darkness will go away.

If you talked about the light of God, the blessings, the darkness will leave.

Praise your darkness away.

Are we really engulfed in the love of God the way we should be?

Ask yourself this, do I love God with everything that I have?

Jesus told this lawyer what the law said…

If you are trying to please the law, you are the most miserable person around.

So many times we try to live a perfect life.

So many times we want to point fingers, but we need to concentrate more on the the blessings of God, then we will have more light in our life.

Love… do we really love God.

If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

You will be a light unto me and glorify me.

What will happen to the church if they would be more in love with God, our families?

We need more of the love of God and if we do this, we shall live.

If we love God, we will come more alive in God.

We are too preoccupied with everything else besides God.

We need to be stirred up with the fire of God.

We need to concentrate more on God.

Is your love for God more than it was yesterday?

Revelation 2:1-4 “Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.”

Right now, how is your time with God?

They were looking everywhere else but at God and lost sight.

Are we really in love with God the way we used to be?

How much does God love you?

God loves you so much that his son stretched out his hands and was nailed to the cross.

What if God asked you to lay your life down for him?

Our actions towards God shows our love for God.

Be faithful, commit yourself, pray, get to know God, follow his Word, apply it, and seek His face…

Take this and your relationship with God will get stirred up.

We need to walk the way God wants us to walk.

Have a relationship with God.

Do we love God like God loves us?

Do we have a servant heart?

A servant that has a heart for the Master….A man after Gods own heart. You don’t have to be perfect.

So many times we think we should be something else, but all we have to be is someone willing to please God.

When we start pleasing God, we have God’s vision.

When you see something going on, do you see it through your eyes, or through God’s eyes?

Is your vision for God more than 20/20?

How is it with your spiritual glasses?

Too many times we use God like a spare tire, only when we need it.

How is it with us spiritually?

We now what the prescription is but some many times we use it only when we need it and we wonder what is wrong.

When we don’t keep things in its right order, we start having a problem with our spiritual vision. We start blaming everyone else.

Ask yourself, do you have the proper vision as God wants you to have it?

Isaiah 43:18-19 “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”

I am asking you, are you appreciating what God is doing for you?

I am talking about getting in love with God and having fellowship with God.

Isaiah 43:20 “The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.”

It is not time for the church to compromise God’s ways.

God is getting ready to do new things.

It is time to spring forth.

When we allow God to do it his way, he is going to make a path in the wilderness.

The Holy Ghost is big enough to do it because he is all powerful even if your life looks like a wilderness or a desert.

He can give you water even in the desert.

Right now, listen, the love of God is great, God’s grace is marvelous, and God’s power is awesome.

When I fall in the love of God, I will experience the love of God.

When I walk in the grace of God, I will see how marvelous it is.

Can God restore your love?

Can he renew your vision?

Can God give you a new life?

What about a new walk?

But what have we allowed to creep in and push the love of God out?

Have we allowed our busy schedule to do so?

A busy schedule will rob your victory; it will cause confusion in your home…

The devil will make you busy even doing God’s work…I don’t have time to fellowship with him, pray…and we wonder why we have problems.

Quit taking God for granted…go on a date with God.

God is saying that you have made dates with him and you haven’t kept your word.

When you can’t pray, you have a problem.

When you can’t spend time with the Father you have a problem…

We need to pray and have fellowship with the Father.

Food for your soul…

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Separating yourself…

“God is perfect love and perfect wisdom. We do not pray in order to change His will, but to bring our wills into harmony with His.”

“Pray without ceasing.” -1 Thessalonians 5:17

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:1-2

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” –Proverbs 22:6 “

“O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wonderous works.” –Psalm 71:17

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” -1 Timothy 4:12

“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” –Matthew 18:3

LOVE, GROW, SERVE….

Faith is functioning like something has already happened, before it happens, until it happens.

Right now, God has something in store for someone.

It is time to praise and glorify God.

Separating yourself from the world.

Many will come to church and lift their hands so others will see, but as soon as they leave, they go back to their sinful ways.

I am talking to the ones that call themselves Christians.

What are you putting in your ears and hearts?

We are not separating ourselves from the world.

We have to separate our self… this is key to walk with God as we should.

Ephesians 5:11 “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

A lot of times we put ourselves in a position where sin will wrap around us.

God does not want us to sin.

There are many types of sin.

Sin is sin, but it is put in different terms.

Sin will take over your life, if you are not preparing yourself by basking in God.

God wants his people out of the grasp of wickedness.

Reprove means to rebuke…

When others are sinning, we don’t do anything about it.

We end up joining them verses taking a stand against it.

God wants us to rebuke sin. The unfruitful works of darkness…

We are to act, walk, and talk differently than the world.

Sometimes we want to be conformed to the world in every way. But we have to be separate from that…

Just being “goody, goody” will not get you to heaven.

Good deeds will not get you to heaven.

The only way to get to heaven is by acknowledging your sin, realizing your sin, and accepting Jesus as your personal Savior, then you are saved.

This is not scientific or mathmatical….it is not complicating.

It is…ASKING, BELIEVING, AND CONFESSING!!!

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

When you come to Christ, you are telling not just God, you are telling the world that you are different and becoming a new creature through Christ.

You are not allowing things to take over you any more, you are letting him take care of everything.

We plant seeds, give hope, walk by faith… There are far better things in life with Jesus Christ.

You separate yourself and do this for Jesus to take a stand to be separate from the world.

Ephesians 5: 8-12 “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”

It is time for us to show that we need to put God first and stop allowing the world to tell us what we are going to do.

Church is not just to come to be seen. It is a place to help you worship, have people pray with you, stand up with you and gain more faith that God is the One… it is time to get ahold of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit will leave you with a joyful hang over.

Allow God to shake you instead of the world.

Come get the whole thing from God and indulge in the Holy Spirit of love and mercy.

Just think what you will receive.

Things may be rough at first but you will have greater things coming.

Think of the potter and the clay, He forms us by twisting, turning, pinching, squeezing and molding us to what we need to be for him.

He smoothes us out and we have to wait upon the Lord to mold us as he wants us.

Leviticus 20:7 “Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.”

I am … not maybe or was.

A lot of people just look for the possibilities or the maybes.

I am here for the anointing, the I am.

1 Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

Right here is separating.

You CANNOT be halfway in.

Things happen but what are you doing about it.

This will better you in the long run.

He is going to send you a separation that you need, the guidance and strength but you have to make the choice.

God is with you the whole time but you don’t look to him, you don’t choose him….WHY?

Let God guide you and he will guide you to a far better place.

Isaiah 52:11 “Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.”

Are you bearing the vessels of the Lord right now?

The world will drag you down faster than anything.

Sometimes we decide we want to walk on the edge of life…

A lot of times as a new born again Christian, they want to follow that edge and you have worldly people trying to bring you onto one side or the other.

When you walk on the right hand of the Father, it gets you off of the edge, the center line, to help you stay focused upon God.

What are your eyes focused upon?

Are you going to allow addictions, medicines, drugs, alcohol, or anything else overcome you?

Are you going to allow people to shape what you look like or are you going to allow the Holy Bible to shape you?

Are you going to follow God’s road map?

All the answers are in the Bible.

When you get off on a detour, it is because you have decided to make that decision to allow things to get a hold of you.

When you do the works that God has called you to do to separate you from the world you will be blessed.

God is ready to bless you right now if you would open your heart.

Are you willing to separate yourself from the world?

Saved is not a religion just to have on a Sunday morning.

Saved is a relationship with the Father and being with him all the time.

When you come into a relationship with God, this relationship will not fail you.

The reasons why a lot of relationships with the Father have not been what it is supposed to be is because we have left him.

***Ask yourself***

Right now, I encourage you to think about your walk with Christ and dwell upon this. Am I walking with God the way God wants me to walk? Am I separating myself from the world and having a relationship with the Father. I pray you learn to separate yourself from the world and get a relationship with God. He is waiting at the door knocking. God is standing there waiting at the door to help you with anything. You don’t have to follow the worldly things and just follow God right now. He is right there beside you. The first step to separate yourself from the world is to take a step towards God and ask for him to help you. Come to him now.

Food for your soul…

Presented by Brian Carter

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

What is trying to be implanted in you?

“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy.” –Zephaniah 3:17

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:1-2

“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.” –Isaiah 40:28

“Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.” –Psalm 147:5

“For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward;” –Deuteronomy 10:17

Faith is functioning like something has already happened, before it happens, until it happens.

What is the Holy Ghost trying to implant into your life?

What is the Holy Ghost trying to birth into your life?

I believe the Spirit of God is trying to lead us and guide us into some new territory, if we allow God to move.

Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”

When we start moving where God wants to move us, we have to have a vision.

When we start allowing God to lead and guide us, the vision will come.

So many times in our spiritual lives we have a film over our eyes.

We allow things on the outside to fog the vision of the Lord.

Allow the Lord to break us down, move us into an area we have never been before…

When you know the way you don’t worry too much but if you travel somewhere you are not familiar with we have worry.

Where is God trying to get you for him to be able to use you in a greater way?

We need to allow God to tap into us and take us to a new area.

The problem is so many times, we want to be in control.

Faith begins at the end of our understanding…

Realize, God is saying he wants to take you into the impossible situations and make it possible.

You have to have faith to be able to tread these areas.

You will have to trust him fully.

It is time for us to turn our life over to God and say I will follow.

God wants to use you where you can do his works.

Proverbs 3:9-10 “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”

Do you want some new wine?

I want some new things.

When you allow him to broaden your horizon, this will bring on new things.

Have faith in God and allow him to use you….

Not according to our understanding but how God says it…

Have a greater vision.

When you start giving God the first fruit of your life and want to bless God, you will be blessed.

When we turn things over to God and say let your will be done, we will be blessed.

Malachi 3:10 “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”

When you give to God first, he will turn around and bless you.

If the church will get more concerned with the ministry of God, he will open the doors of heaven and give us what we need.

You put God first and turn everything over to him; things will be taken care of.

You have to leave concerns and problems on the altar and let him take care of it.

When was the last time you looked at God and said God, if you don’t stop blessing me, I don’t know if I can handle it?

Allow God to get into your life and bless you.

God knows what we need…

We have to put God first and back away from the picture…

You need to be encouraged to encourage someone.

Let God be God in your life…

Listen, when we allow the Lord to give us the vision, he promises to give us a covenant of protection.

Everyone has had some type of problem…

Psalms 91:1 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

When we are outside and the sun is shining right and you can see your shadow…

How big is your shadow?

My God can do anything!!!!

When we dwelleth in the secret place, I can be in his shadow.

Psalm 23:6 “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.”

Realize what the Lord is saying…When you allow him to be the Shepard, he will put you where you need to be.

What is the mercy of God? Keeping things away from you that you deserve to have.

I need judgement, but I am not going to get judgement because goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.

Isaiah 58:8 “Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.”

The glory of the Lord will cover your backside.

The Holy Ghost will be all around you.

If you walk the way you are called to do, his glory will fight your battles.

So many times we allow our problems to hit us and it is like a domino affect.

It does not just hurt you, it hurts other people.

Right now, fear is the greatest weapon the devil uses.

John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

Right now, Jesus will come to give you life if you choose him.

He has chosen you…

You may be facing a lot of problems and have allowed the enemy to push you down. I am telling you the vision of the Lord if rising up like a mighty army.

Get ready because you are getting ready to march.

God is saying to you to arise and strap up the Word of God and allow the Holy Ghost to help you. It is time to fight a good fight of faith.

It is time to rise…

Food for your soul…

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Wanted…

God has a bulletin that says WANTED: A mother’s heart.

I will be talking about the word wanted and influence.

There is a group of people that want to belittle women.

Thank God for women in our churches.

Right now, God is looking for mother’s having a heart.

1 Corinthians 13:4 “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”

We need more of the love of God in our hearts.

When we get more of the love of God, there is charity.

Love suffers long.

1 Corinthians 13:5-7 “Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”

A mother’s heart is loving, forgiving, selfless, giving, patient, kind heart.

If you take this out of the church, what type of church would you have?

We need to have a mother’s heart.

We need to have a loving spirit.

But are we full of the love of God or do we see peoples faults?

Wanted: Right now, men and women, ask yourself, do I have a loving heart?

No matter what people do to you, do you have a forgiving spirit?

When you think of the women in the bible who do you think of?

We need to be like a mother’s heart no matter what.

The church is to be like a mother’s heart to love people that is unloveable.

We need to look at others and say, I love you no matter what.

God has the poster up, WANTED!

What if everyone had a loving heart?

Proverbs 31:10 “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.”

Virtuous- pure

Lord, I want you to make me this type of person.

In ourself, we cannot be that person, we have to have God.

Ladies have a responsibility to be an example for the other ladies and even the younger ladies.

Proverbs 31:13 “She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh, willingly with her hands.”

What has happened to the family?

Where has the family gone to?

It is time to spread the gospel and do the work of the Lord by showing the lost and dying world what we need to be like.

Proverbs 31:20 “She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.”

Always willing to help someone else.

The Lord is asking our church, are you willing to restore what a lot of people don’t have?

Matthew 23:27 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are like unto whited sephulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.”

What is inside of us?

Ask God, what am I doing to be a blessing to others?

What is God calling you to do?

All of this stuff that is down in side of you, God sees it.

Think about the bond between a mother and a child, carrying the child in the womb, being born.

A mother goes through a lot of changes, but when a mother grabs a hold of a little baby, all things are wiped away.

On the other side, how many are out there that put things into their bodies that go straight into the baby’s body.

We as a church, what are we doing about this?

This is a challenge, what are we doing with this generation coming up? They need us…

Mary the mother of Jesus was obedient.

Ruth, through her obedience, she became rich.

Eve because she was disobedient, we are still reaping what she did in the garden.

Be an influence in this lost and dying world.

I am talking about being a lady of influence.

God will hear your prayers.

What about grandmothers? Can be the same influences.

What type of influence are you willing to be for God?

God is wanting us to step up and be what God wants us to be…this is not just mothers.

What about a selfless heart?

What has the church done to help the young mothers?

We are so busy doing everything else, I am asking you what type of influence have you been, even on your children?

Children have memories, everybody has memories.

Ask yourself, what type of influence have you been to your own family, what do they know you by? A praying mother…

Remember I said wanted and influence…God is looking for certain people.

There have been a lot of times that I have not been the right type of influence, but today God help us and raise us up to have a ministering heart, a spirit to reach out to one another.

When you are gone mothers, and they have planted you into the ground and everyone has cried, what have you left behind?

What type of influence are you leaving behind for your family?

***Prayer***

There have been many times I have had to repent but right now, ask yourself what type of influence do people know you by. When your name comes up, what comes up? Search me oh God.

Lord, there are things in our heart that are not of you. Lord, if I am being the wrong type of influence, raise me up to be what you have me be. Lord, help me to be an Ester and the other strong women of the bible. Lord, help me to go where you have me go. Father, you know my needs, help me and forgive me. I have been an influence but in the wrong way, in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Food for your soul…

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Stand…

God is saying let go and trust me…

God knows what he is doing…

Allow the Spirit to do works and expect him to do something in your life.

He will deliver you and give you the desires of our heart.

If you will draw near to him, he will draw near to you…

Allow the fire of His Word to fall unto you.

You are blessed…

You are planted here for a purpose.He is calling you to do his will.

He has a gift for you and this message is sent to you for a reason and it is not by chance.

You have to want it and expect it.

The Lord is asking, do you want the MORE? He will fill you with his glorious presence.

The Holy Spirit will fill you.

He is worthy of our praise and love.

2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

This is something to do now because the King is saying this.

Stand…

Ephesians 1:15-23 “Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, and not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.”

The prayer of Paul…

He views you as his Holy people and has riches for you.

This prayer is saying that he wants you to have the same power he had when Jesus was raised from the dead.

He is saying you have this and you need to get this and understand what we are.

These things will happen if we speak it…

Jesus is obsessed with power, he gives you all authority, power.

We make excuses as to why we don’t know the power.

Know the Lord and his power…

Ephesians 6:10-13 “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”

He is the Messiah and we should get this…

To take a stand means to adopt a firm movement on something, to hold ones ground against the enemy.

There is a war going on because Satan knows he has a short time.

God is giving us a window to take a stand. If we don’t take a stand, we are saying devil you can have it.

What does it mean to take a stand?

We are a covenant nation with God.

The things that are said by God always increases.

Prayers, in the book of Revelation, look what it says happens.

How do you think you are going to do greater things if he does not allow things to compound and get greater?

You are chosen to live in this age. No one is a mistake….He has a plan as for why.

God says call out and he will set it all up for what he is calling you to do.

God brings people together so that he can create a spiritual reaction.

God sings over us.

God dreamed of you long ago and he sang over you and you have a unique song.

This is why we are to worship him as his good pleasure.

Stand- I will die for the purpose of the cross. There is no compromise.

My God will not be mocked.

You have to take a stand. Action is required but his yoke is easy.

We have to make up our mind if we are going to take a stand or not.

Are you going to repent of your sins and walk and talk his name?

He gets all the glory.

Alderson- means wise warriors

Get tapped into signs and the wonders of God…

You are seated with Him in heavenly places…

We need to break chains so we can take a firm stand with him.

I'm telling you are a holy people so sound the alarm in my holy darkness.

It doesn't take a rocket science to see that we live in….such darkness.

The only storm you can conquer is the one you can sleep through.

We are warriors…we are wise warriors.

You cannot allow the enemy to bring you on his field. We don't take orders from Satan and obey them and allow them to take over. .

Peace I give to you and peace I leave with you.

Food for your soul…

Presented by Ken Sparks

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Rise up warriors!

The general is calling warriors…

Help us to be fire starters and be consumed in the fire of the Holy Spirit.

We are to be in good health and prosper.

It is time for bridges to be built.

You shall walk in my favor and see all that I am doing and praise him and give the testimony.

This will overcome the wicked one.

God will throw curveballs at you. Are you ready?

When the Holy Spirit speaks, you need to stop and listen.

He can bring you into a covenant and everything can be yours. He will fulfill this.

We have to pray and agree in things and he will come...

Are you in agreement?

He will then come and walk among us.

He will release his joy among you.

You are a prize and a gem.

You are ready to be revealed.

We receive your rain....

We will stand in amazement.

Isaiah chapter 60 will come true...

The call is going out.

The time of the army to rise up is now.

What is your marching orders? The secret place of God.

Jesus is the gate in which you must go to get into these heavenly places.

Be at rest. The battle has been won.

You just have to have the faith of a grain of a mustard seed.

But are you willing to repent and obey?

Get together and pray together.

Worship and praising God will bring people together.

It is time to go and listen to the Lord. Hit the enemy when told to do so.

Tap into the warriors of God.

The media will not tell you what is really going on. God is moving in a great multitude

Their plan is to sit you down and begin to cut you off from what is really going on.

When you are born again you are made new with the DNA of Jesus Christ.

We are being harassed by what we can and can't do because they are trying to get rid of Jesus.

The harvest is plenty but the workers are few.

We need to have discernment and need to express restoration to others if going in the wrong direction.

The harvest is the end of the age and the harvesters are angels.

The angels are ready to go.

It is a time for harvest.

Take a stand…

This is what it is all about....

Jesus is saying now is the time for harvest.

It is now upon us and is happening now.

Discern and listen to those that things have come to pass.

My harvest is ready and ripe. All you have to do is touch it and it will pop.

We have to take a step towards the harvest and it will pop. That's all we need to do.

1 Corinthians 4:20 “For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.”

You have to take a stand and have decided that you are going to obey the Holy Spirit and I am all in for Jesus.

Then go into the heart of Jesus and he will move you into the harvest and order your steps.

Then now you have to pay attention and he will release his powers.

You carry the dynamite and can light it any time.

We are to deliver the goods then there will be deliverance and healing.

Let God out of the box to do what he needs and wants to do.

We are at mission critical.

The door will shut.

It is time to minister outside of the church.

You have to leave the pews of the church to see the miracles happening.

You just have to hear the word of the Lord and do what he says.

He will give you words to say and people to minister to.

Reach out....

How to minister outside of the walls...

Drive by ministry. Prayers for things going on as drive by.

Minister as you go.... wherever you go, minister. Give encouragement and listen to what God wants you to do.

Stop and drop... sometimes you are on schedule and God interrupts it.

You may have a schedule to keep but you need to stop and drop and take the time.

Listen and put your life aside.

We are to dine daily…

Psalm107:36 “And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;”

He is looking for someone who is hungry for him.

In the name of Jesus do these things.

Be available to the Holy Spirit.

We need to be spiritually flooded.

God is crying out and bringing people to him.

We need to let the Holy Spirit lead and guide us.

Ezekiel 31:1-14 “And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. Therefore his height was exalted about all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; not any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; I have therefore delivered him in to the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches: To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivers unto death, to the neither parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.”

We are to rise up and prophesy into the dry bones and they shall rise up.

This is your job...

Food for your soul…

Presented by Ken Sparks

Pastor Anthony Carter

River of Life Church of God

Alderson, West Virginia

Acts 3:19

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Matthew 19:26

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Matthew 18:19

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Romans 5:5

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Samuel 22:33

God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

John 15:17

These things I command you, that ye love one another.