8/14/11 cblog, GOD IS THE VINE, WE R THE BRANCHES crystal cathedral: sheila mentions "get-out-of-bankruptcy-plan"...ie. miracle plan [here's an idea from me: why not ask the various celebrities, authors, scholars, athletes, etc who have been special guests on the hour of power to come together for a "celebrity gala" fundraiser for the cc ? Some of them must be willing to show support, or are they only fairweather friends who used the hour of power for self-promotion & publicity?] ; next, Milly tilly...dear Jesus thank u for loving me..u have forgiven me..help me to be like isaiah..ready 4 takeoff ..like first class..god can use u ....teach vbs in africa [the gist of the milly tilly skit message was that anybody can be an evangelist, even if u don't know everything about the bible; u just have to know Jesus, & be willing to "fly", cute skit ] sheila: "here am I, lord, send me ..bring children here on sun morn..all things r possible..[miracle faith offering] ..[re houses for mexico] harold shaw: also bring a smile..sheila: we provide the wood, u bring hammer..harold: actually, they supplied the wood w/ their donations, harold: sheila has a global vision ..sheila: my son & harold's wife went to mexico ..last week I wasn't here...my son got married to a beautiful christian woman ..[sheila mentions harvest; she was there ? How come greg laurie didn't mention the crystal cathedral ? Sheila has faithfully promoted the harvest crusade for the past month. I thought there was going to be some reciprocation by the harvest crusade]
music: holy,holy,holy ..[RHS reads scripture, makes a few comments]: "thank u..for the music..thank u for this place..go into a week more beautiful..blessing..to strangers..maybe we don't speak ..hallelujah..now listen psalm .."give unto the lord..u mighty ones..glory & strength..due His name..worship the lord in the beauty of holiness..god of glory thunder...voice of lord is powerful..full of majesty..give strength to his people..will bless his people w/ peace..will extol u lord ..joy comes in the morning..turned mourning into dancing..this is the word of the lord.." music: u turn my --- into dancing ..sheila: ever go to sleep crying into your pillow ? I have . Weeping may endure for the night, but in the morning there's joy ...student said to me "god gives us tears to wash the hurt away" ..cont message series re "I am"...this is who I am..I am god.. I am the I am ..I am ..said Jesus ...jesus more than an admirable man..part of the god head..I am..revealed to moses in the bush..I am light, door, shepherd, true way, path, prvidence. Bread of life, true life ..broke body so we could have true life ..my body broken 4 u...jesus the bread of life, true vine..true ...eternal ... difference..true knowledge ..true path..absolute truth..some say..if truly enlightened ...only believe in empirical evidence..some say if I can't see touch hear smell it..don't know if I can believe its true
..I would rather believe & be wrong rather than not believe & be wrong.. [re seeds..., re true vine..I am vine ..u r branches..w/o me..can do nothing..] my dad told world I make great lemon merangue pie..3 yrs ago I bought a lemon tree..here's a branch from my tree..good 4 nothing b/c its not attached to the tree..yet some think they can do good w/o being attached to the vine..we r fruitful if attached to the vine..just a branch..its good enough..god will provide the fruit..all I have to do is be a branch..god will decide what kind of fruit I will produce....if we abide will bear fruit, not sour grapes..capsulize .."god loves u, so do I"..isn't that the 10 comm. In a nutshell ? ...love people..bearing beautiful eternal fruit..let's say u get up in the morn..open bible..read a verse..stick it on fridge or mirror..word abide..meditate on it..listening to music like scott's music..very scriptural ..maybe doing dishes..family members near by, share the verse w them..say "lord, what ru up to today ? " colleague..all of u heard people around u bad news..if abiding in Jesus,,every chance..I will say a prayer 4 u ..card..write note..praying 4 u today..sorry I love u [yes, w/ santa caffey,pray 4 santa caffey]..maybe at grocery store..somebody needs food or money..happens all time..brush aside? No..hope I'm bearing fruit.grocery bags..don't need it..hand it to somebody..just abide..how we bear fruit..jesus says if u abide in my word..take scripture..in heart..my friends, truly, know truth set u free..john 15.5 "I am the vine, u r the branches..".. I've been at harvest crusade..easy to think greg laurie does this..I don't have to..laurie took over for billy graham..dad came here w commisssion from rca..found 2 or 4 people from rca in garden grove..decided must be mission church..people ask me what's the future of cc..my vision..cont to be a ministry..people fall in love w jesus..b/c of words.."god loves u so do I" (glysdi).if do this..what a ----! . Keep this positive legacy..continue to expand..hour of power, new hope, humanitarian efforts, Monday meals..hope center orange county..people find real hope..how to get healthy job..here..teach parents to teach their children..all things possible..& around world..teach children "possibility places"...all things possible..need u to continue to pray..be a branch..abide..word get out..glysdi...last week penner challenged to have faith as a mustard seed [name of my ministry] ..continue to pray for us ..ask god for courage to step out of boat..I can testify..act on your call ..lives r depending on it..leave results to god..be a branch..abide in jesus..next Sunday, matt barnett .dream center, will deliver message..sow some seeds this week, bring a friend or 2 ..find cause w/in u..
