Month: September 2022

Message Preached on September 11, 2022 by Pastor Cynthia D. Bellamy

Jude 17-25

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There are moments in life where you just want to give up. You just want to throw in the towel, and say enough is enough. Know that with Jesus, giving up is not an option. Falling or stumbling along the way, is not an option because of Him. However, if you fall know that Jesus always give precautions beforehand. It is what you do with those precautions and your faith, that determines the next.

In Jude verse twenty, it tells us “beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith.” Too many times we look and are waiting on others to encourage us, to build us up. Even get offended or upset when we don’t get the proper pat on the back. Even when others are being celebrated, and it looks like every name is called. Yet, it appears that they skipped over your name for a celebration. Let’s be honest here, you may feel some type of way about it. When you say you don’t care, deep down you know you personally do. Know this one thing for sure, God will never forget about you. The Bible tells us that our names are written in the palm of His hand (ref. Isaiah 49:16) . We are constantly changing but God is a God that never change. He won’t forget about you!

So we must build up ourselves when life gets hard! God had left us something. This something is the Holy Ghost! IT IS our comforter that when we need to build up ourselves on our most Holy faith, we must begin to pray in the Holy Ghost. We must take time to build up ourselves when others are not available. When you call on Jesus, He will answer! You will shed less tears calling on His name. Calling on Jesus will push you to enter the House of the Lord, even when you don’t even feel like it. For when you begin to build up yourself, praying in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost Power can do ANYTHING!

“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling,…………” Not just from falling, from stumbling, keep you from sinning, cursing, and all these worldly behaviors. Remember, you’re building yourselves on your most Holy faith. Henceforth, unto Him who is ABLE to keep you from falling, think on that. You don’t have to Fall. Precautions have already been put in place! For when you want to give up, you want to give in, know that God has already set up the precautions for you NOT to fall. You may be dealing with certain cycles in your life, falling over the same problems, sins, or circumstances. However, do know that God has put some precautions in place to help you!

The devil will never stop chasing you. He will never stop talking to you. Though scripture tells us “my sheep know my voice, and a stranger will they not follow” (ref. John 10: 4-5). You must make a choice! You cannot wait for someone else to build you up and keep you from falling into the devil’s demise. Build yourself up and talk to that spirit man. Since some precautions are in place, there should be no worries.

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Message Preached on September 4, 2022 by Pastor Cynthia D. Bellamy

Acts 16: 16-18

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We hear this often but it’s true of its saying, whenever you have an encounter with God, it brings about a change. You cannot have an encounter and go back out the same way, it just cannot happen. His encounter heals, it restores, brings deliverance, completion, wholeness; that’s what the experience brings. When God operates and you begin to move by the power of God, know that the devil is going to show up. Therefore, be-careful who you associate yourself with. Be-careful of the prophets you associate with, the apostles, the dancers [praisers] you associate yourself with, be-careful of the worship leaders; YOU HAVE TO BE-CAREFUL!

This particular scripture in Acts, as they [Paul & Silas] were on their way to a place of prayer, a distraction came on their way to prayer. Why would this distraction come while on the way to prayer? A place and time set aside to give unto God in prayer, is when the demon comes to “associate themselves”. The scripture tells us they [Paul & Silas] were met by a slave girl, who had a spirit/possessed with demons. She made her masters a lot of money because of this gift. On the way to prayer, Paul and Silas are met by her crying out” These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.”

She was right, they were the servants of God. The girl, by the power of a demon was able to tell the future; a slave to this demon. Now, here she comes while they are going to prayer with distractions by her foretelling. She comes being “loud” in her demonic power about these men. Sometimes, we ourselves have to watchful of the “loud ones” around us. Those pushing and encouraging; check their spirit of intentions.

This testimony was coming from a demon possessed girl, and it did not help Paul and Silas’ cause. This may have seemed as a great opportunity to be able to tell the future for their ministry. Though, we see a demon possessed is trying to connect with men of God. What she was saying was truthful but she was operating under the power of a demon. She continued to do this foretelling of them for many days. Paul, grieved of her actions, knew the people of Philippia would come to associate the ministry through the operating of this girl. Do you remember when Jesus rebuked the demons that confessed him to be the Son of God (ref. Luke 4: 40-42)? Why would Jesus do this? Didn’t it seemed right for them to tell of who He was? Jesus did not want demons associated to his ministry.

Therefore, if Paul did not rebuke this demon out of the girl, she would’ve been associated with their ministry. From the eyes of the people, it looked like they were in it together. It seemed like they were believing the same thing, walking the same walk, and talking the same talk. Be careful who you associate with when in ministry! Be careful of those who can prophesy, of the singers, the musicians; you do not know what they are doing. They can be doing a whole lot of ungodly behaviors unbeknownst to anyone.

Not just in ministry but check those you are hanging out with. What are they seeing around you? Are they seeing you hanging out with a liar? A drunkard? Someone who’s a homewrecker? Someone who’s promiscuous? Or are they seeing you with people who are genuinely living Holy in the sight of God?Check your associations in ministry and in your personal walk with Christ. Not everyone has good intentions in their encouragement for you. However, as long as you have a witness in Heaven, Jesus is more than enough.

Your enemies cannot harm you but keep a close eye on your associations.

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Message Preached on August 28, 2022 by Pastor Cynthia D. Bellamy

Mark 5: 25-34

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In reading the scripture, the woman had “an issue” that lasted for 12 years. An issue that caused hemorrhaging and made her unclean. One can only imagine what she must have been through during this time. Scripture tells us she “suffered many things of many physicians.” She may have undergone so many tests to understand what was going on in her body. Personally, you may have undergone testing with your own physician for reasons known to you. A complete process to rule out the cause. Then after doing all that through insurance, there’s a roadblock where certain things are not “covered.” Now, you have to spend out of pocket to cover the cost. Imagine now the woman with the issue of blood. The issue was costing!

It cost the woman to try and but now it was getting worse. It would be okay if things got better or if there was relief, deliverance. However, the Bible tells us the woman’s issue got worse, she is in a deficit. There is an indication in this scripture that tells us that the woman was not someone without any money. Resources were available to her. At some point in her life she never had this “issue” but it came upon her. She is spending all this money but again, it is only getting worse. She was willing to do whatever it took to be healed! We ourselves sometimes get in a desperate place of need, that we would do whatever it takes to be healed. You would go to the extremes and press to get rid of the “issue.”

Scripture says the woman “heard” about Jesus. Leaving us to assume she did not have an experience with Him. Due to her issue of blood she was not able to be in the services for so long. She did not know if she felt His presence. There is something about the name of Jesus! Yet, she ONLY heard of the name! In just hearing of the name of Jesus, the woman “came in the press” to get to Him. Have you ever had the experience of going to a concert or a show? Desiring to get the best view to see everything? The things you do just to make sure you get that view? The woman with he issue of blood PRESSED BEHIND Jesus just to get to Him. She didn’t have to be out in the front to get to Him, she simply heard of him!

A press is an effort, a press is not comfortable. The woman did not just walk up to Jesus, but she had to PRESS! For God to deal with your “issue,” for things to happen in your life, you must press! You simply just cannot accept your “issues” as is. You cannot keep talking to yourself and believing that this is just how life is. Do not lay down with your issues and desiring to give up. For your issues to get healed, press to get to God! Go when you don’t want to go. You must end up at the right place, at the right time. See the healing, the deliverance, and the miracles!

Do not give up now!

The woman came to Jesus “fearing and trembling” before Him, she did not feel worthy. She may have also feared what the crowd may have done to her. Considering, she touched His garment but maybe some in the crowd could have been familiar with her issue. Yet Jesus, acknowledged her; this was a risk worth taking! A risk that was going to pay off in the end. She heard about Him, she pressed behind Him, touched Him, and the woman was healed. There is no way you can have an encounter with Jesus and leave the same way you came. An encounter with Jesus will change your life!

The woman HEARD:

Healed– she was healed instantly of her issue.

Endowed-supported by a permanent fund or source, Jesus was her source!

Assist– to give support or aid, Jesus was the only one that could help her!

Release and Restore– restore means to bring back into existence; to put back into the formal. It brings back restitution. You need Jesus to restore you back! Jesus restored her.

Delivered– Jesus set her free from her issues, set her free from her sins, free from the physicians.

To get the healing you are looking for, have you HEARD about Jesus? What are you willing to do?

Pressing into Jesus is a risk worth taking!