Merry Christmas...

Love was given in the person of Jesus Christ. An everlasting gift! A demonstration of God's grace.
Christmas have definitely become very commercialized but so too are the other Christian celebration such as Easter. We need to be focus on the biblical reasons. We needed a saviour and he was sent to us. He probably wasn't born in December, but he was born!
Let's celebrate God's greatest gift. I will definitely be going to church to praise and honour Him like every Sunday and then be a blessing to people. I will have dinner with family as we commemorate His birth. I will also share the holy communion with our congregation as well as with family members.
I pray that you and your family have a blessed Christmas.

Much love in Christ,

James.

Praise elevates us into God’s presence and power

Praise and worship is probably one of the most important aspect of the Christian walk. It is through praise and worship that we draw near to God. 

Psalm 100:4 says that we enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise.

Psalms 22 says he that He inhabits the praises of His people. 

In the old testament people worshiped at Jerusalem in the temple. When Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well He told her that the hour had come when all worshipers must worship the Father in spirit and in truth and that the Father even sought such worshipers (John 21-24).  

With this in mind, we would like to invite you and your family to join us as we lift our voices to praise and worship our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Make plans to join us...

It's Time 2 Shine

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Why should I go to church?

There are many believers who don't attend church today. They reason that they do not need to attend because they do not see the relevance of church or that they do not have time for church. If our mind and reasoning are above knowledge of the Word of God then we are sinning. Our mind and reasoning should be in line with the Word of God. We are to be obedient to His Word, Principles, Knowledge and Wisdom. When our mind reason against the Word, we are rebelling against God and His Word.

Not going to church continuously is rebelling continuously.

 
Biblical reasons why I should attend church:

• To be like Jesus, to imitate Him

 "And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read." 

Luke 4:16

Jesus developed a habit of going to church. Our main goal is imitate Christ. His custom was attending church, we need to do the same.

• Obeying God's Word and command

"And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,"

Heb 10:24-26

God who instituted the church has said that we should not neglect the gathering of the saints.To do so is to sin and to be fighting against God. Gamaliel, a doctor of the Law declared that no man can win when they fight against God (Acts5:34-39). If we want to obey God then we must keep his institution.

• To be under spiritual authority

The New Testament teaches that every believer is to be under the protection and nurture of the leadership and authority of the local church. These godly people can shepherd the believer by encouraging, admonishing, and teaching. It provides accountability and responsibility. God designed this system of accountability for the progress and protection of His flock. This will not be possible unless we are a part of an organized fellowship which has identified pastors,elders, or leaders. Submission necessitates a commitment and relationship to a local body of believers and to their spiritual leaders. If a believer refuses to be in church and under its authority then the believer is acting like a bastard who has no spiritual parent to correct and instruct him/her.

• It is an expression of our love and obedience to God

 "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me."
John 14:23-24

If we say that we love Jesus, then we will do what he says. When we go to church, we are saying that we love and obey the Lord's sayings. we submit to his authority.

• You and your family need godly influence

Living in a world where good is now considered evil and vice versa, we need to see that there are others who believe like we do. Your family and specially your children need to see that other families and people believe the same Word of God that you believe. This gives them courage to face unbelieving friends and to stand true. It is a fact that children who attends church have higher values than children who do not.

The Blood and the Glory



"For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23 ASV)

When God created man in His image and likeness (Gen. 1:26), man was also clothed with God's glory.

"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor. Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet:" (Psa 8:3-6 ASV)

Man is ranked just under the Godhead - that is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. God delegated autority and power to Man to have dominion over His creation. The first book of Genesis speaks of the creation of God on the earth. God crowned us with glory and honour. 

The glory of God refers to the manisfested presence of God or the anointing of God. God gave us His ability. However the day that Adam and Eve listened to the serpent and sinned, they fell from glory and honour.

Man sinned and fell short of the glory of God. However, God had a plan to redeem man. God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son (JESUS) to save and restore Man.

Man can rise once again to His former image by believing and receiving Jesus. For as many as receive Him, He gave POWER to become the Sons of God!

Man has been restored through the sacrifice of the Son Jesus Christ.

When Jesus shed His blood on the cross of Calvary, he dealt with sin nature and redeemed Man to his former state of glory and honour.
THEREFORE, THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BLOOD AND GLORY!!!

Man was crowned with glory. He fell from glory. Through Jesus Christ HE CAN RETURN TO GLORY!!!

"...but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory: which none of the rulers of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory: " (1Co 2:7-8 ASV)

The Father of Glory (Ephe. 1:17) sent His beloved Son, Jesus the Lord of Glory, to shed His blood and to restore man who was crown with glory to be restored to glory and the devil and his cohorts did not know it for had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified Jesus!

"Oh the blood of Jesus...There is power, wonder-working power in the blood of the Lamb."

The blood did not only save you and redeem you but the Blood restored you to your original state of creation. The blood gives you POWER TO DOMINATE and DESTROY the works of the devil.

This series of teaching begins On Wednesday 9th February 2011 at 10am at Christian Family Church International. If you can't come then order your CD or DVD. This message will bless your life and when applied will cause damage to the Devil...



Book available in South Africa

We are pleased to inform our South African friends that the book "The price of success" is currently available at Gospel Direct in CFCI, Atlas Road.

We thank Gospel Direct for their support.

 

In Mauritius, the book is available at the church bookshop, at Lamb of God, Port Louis and Tabernacle, Beau Bassin.

Also, look out for newspaper article concerning the book in local press coming soon!

Coming Soon - New Book "The Price of Success."

My latest book - "The Price of Success" will give you inspiring keys to a victorious life. It is God's will that we succeed in all area of life. God never change and nor does His principles.This book deals with Godly character and winning attitude. It will assist you to make quality decisions...

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