Posts Tagged ‘HTC Women’s Ministry’Perfect Peace – January 2K11 WTLB
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Oh how I longed to be in perfect peace every day of my life! Lord, how do I wake up and just have a wonderful day, all day, every day? I asked myself this question many times as my day had already begun to go wrong. The world would determine how my day would go. Sometimes, even before I got up out of bed, my mind was made up that this was not going to be a good day for me or even the people I came in contact with. We all know the old saying, "misery loves company."
O GOD, thou art my GOD; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; Psalm 63:1 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3
Blessings, Aspiring Missionary Williams Never Forget – Sept 2K10 WTLB
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Never Forget I admit I was guilty; it seemed that I had allowed myself to forget. God had picked me up out of the sin I was in and saved me from a terrible death! He blessed me yet again when He allowed me to move into a place of my own. I knew that God had done these things for me, so why did I allow present circumstances to cloud my judgment? I knew that Philippians 4:19 said, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches and glory by Christ Jesus,” but I still worried when my bank account was nearly empty. I allowed myself to forget. It is a given that during our lives we will face many trials and tribulations. It is during these trials and tribulations that we determine who we are, or who we will be in Jesus. Sometimes, if we are not careful and always prayerful, we allow doubt to creep in. Pastor said it best during an evening service when he said, “the devil has a way of putting blinders over our eyes.” The enemy only allows us to see the bad things that are happening in our lives. He wants us to be depressed, to lose sleep and to worry. He knows that if we worry, our minds and hearts are turned away from God. However, we know the truth – that because of our trials and tribulations we are drawn even closer to God. As pastor continued to speak I couldn’t help but cry. I had been going through one of those valley experiences. When pastor spoke those words, I began to praise and thank God for His abundant grace and mercy! I had to thank Him for putting me in a place where I was able to hear His voice clearly. I am sure that each and every one of us has a personal testimony. It was at that moment, as tears fell from my face, that I remembered my testimony. Above everything else, in spite of all that I had done, God was able to save my soul. Because of His love for me, He was able to forgive me! John 3:16 reads, “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.” I remembered that God had brought me out of many difficult situations even since that time. I reminded myself, is anything too hard for God? Psalms 56:13 reads, “For thou has delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” I got rid of my blinders that day. I will never forget what God has done for me! Living the Great Life – July 2K10 WTLB
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
by Aspiring Missionary Howard
When we single out a person’s life based on how they live, even the type of job that a person has will speak of what kind of life they have. For example, someone in the armed forces has a “military life.” When we ask what kind of life a person has, we often hear them say, “I have a dog’s life. I have a crazy life. I don’t have a life.” Others may say, “This is my life and I’ll live my life the way I want to.” Webster’s dictionary defines life as the time a person or things exists; one’s manner of living or the people and activities of a given time, place. In other words, a time frame or what they experience day by day that it is. One may say their life is going to work every morning, coming back home, preparing dinner and taking the kids to sports or school activities and nothing more. We may even see many get depressed, give up and, sadly unable to cope, take their own life. But for us as Christians, life has another meaning. Our lives have a purpose and are of great value. Jesus is our life. He already let us know that we are in the world but we are not of this world. Yes, we might go through many things right now, but it does not matter to us because we know that He is able to keep us. We don’t walk this life alone. We’re living a Christian life where God is in control – He is our source. Yes, we will face troubles. But our trials and suffering are not in vain. That’s the way we’ll grow and there is joy in our journey. John 10:10b states, “I come that they might have life, and they might have it abundantly.” John 5:24 reminds us that “they that believe on him have everlasting life.” Our lives do not have to end. 1 John 5:11,12 lets us know that God “hath given eternal life… this life is in his Son and he that hath the Son hath life.” Our lives have style – we are living a great life! I Didn’t Like To Share – June 2K10 WTLB
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
By Sister Daelena Pruitte
Starting out in life as an only child was great. I was spoiled by grandparents, aunts, uncles and older cousins. I was used to getting whatever I wanted (Ahhh… the memories). Then siblings came. And they kept coming. Growing up with sisters, I’ve had to share rooms, toys, bathrooms, toothpaste, hair products… the list goes on and on. Part of what made sharing so hard for me is the borrowing-but-not-returning. As I got older, and my father started pastoring the church, it didn’t make sharing any easier. I now had to share my parents, my home and my time. Even in church, I was being stingy in my giving. I wasn’t tithing on my entire earnings. I was only tithing on part of them.
OuT oF focus – April 2K10 WTLB
Friday, April 9th, 2010
When the optometrist placed his high-powered microscope in front of my eyes, I saw surprise register on his face when he pulled away. "Young lady, do you know you are already 3x more nearsighted than your father? You need glasses right away. I don't know how you've been able to get around without them, you're blind as a bat!" Needless to say, glasses and other eye correction paraphernalia have been a part of my life ever since. As long as I live I am going to have to be careful to make sure my vision and focus are functioning correctly. I find that this same principle applies with my walk in Christ. Spiritually, there are times when my focus and vision have been off. It often happens gradually, without my realizing it. Normally, I would say that I am nearsighted, or that I can only see what is directly in front of me. I get so wrapped up in my immediate situation that my focus shifts away from God and becomes obscured and blurry. In those cases, it seems like the problem I am facing will never end; that there is nothing beyond my current circumstance. But sometimes, I can be farsighted too. I try to guess God's next move, or plan my own future without consulting Him first. This causes me to lose focus on the blessings God is giving me at the moment, and on the path He's trying to point out to me. Sound familiar?
-Prayer -Fasting -Reading His Word -Fellowship with believers in church -Regular church attendance For you nearsighted folks, check out Psalms 16:8. For my farsighted fellows, read Proverbs 14:12 when you get a chance (I won't ruin the surprise!). Don't worry – it seems like a lot of maintenance, but the benefits make it well worth it…20/20 vision! ~Delia Pruitte (That's DIL-yah PROO-it) Perfect Peace – March 2K10 WTLB
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Since that time, I can honestly say that God has never left my side. He has walked with me every step of the way. When I wondered how I would pay my bills because my financial demands were based on a two income household, God blessed me with a job that doubled my husband's salary and allowed me to continue to pay my bills and fully function. Whenever I get sick and wonder who will care for me, God heals me and comforts me and lets me know that He is with me and that He will care for me. Even now around holidays and special occasions when I get lonely because I miss my husband’s companionship the most, God always sends someone to call, knock on my door, or do something special for me, just to lift my spirits, to remind me that He cares for me and that He is with me. Saints, sometimes our circumstances in life try to weigh us down and distract us from seeing who God really is and who God wants to be in our lives, but I can testify that God can handle all of our problems and that He can fill any void. I encourage you to keep your minds on God, by reading His word, getting involved in God-related activities such as prayer and bible study, and by creating a special time to meet with God to develop your personal relationship with Him. He will keep your mind in Perfect Peace. God Bless, Are You In or Out – Dec09 WTLB
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Are You In Or Out? How many of us have been asked are you in or out? I know I have been asked that question a few times in my life, in good situations and in bad. The older I get I find myself asking myself that question about my walk with Christ. I can’t remember a time growing up that I was not in church, which was and still is my life. While living in Germany at the age of fourteen I went to a jurisdictional meeting and I remember God saving me. I thought that the excitement and zeal to want to live right and spread Gods word would last forever but I was wrong. After church you still have to go back to the life outside of the church and it took me years to find a balance with this world we live in and my Savior. The older I got I still loved the Lord, but I had become comfortable living two lives: one for God and one for this world. Now I know I’m not the only one who has had this problem, and many of you understand where I’m coming from. So my questions for you is, are you in or out? Are you living your life fully for God or are you still trying to serve two masters? Preachers always talk about how you can’t serve two masters but a lot of us try to do it and I’m here to tell you that you can’t. The Bible talks about us being cold or hot in Revelation 3:15-16 and also tells us that because we are lukewarm he will spew us out of his mouth. When I think about that scripture I begin to recall the many times I have heard a message dealing with that scripture, and the message is still the same. We as Christians need to know that God has said, you either need to be cold or hot and not in between. That means if you’re going to live in this world and do the things of the world your cold. If you’re hot you’re on fire for God, reading your Word, praying and giving Him the praise, and living for God everyday whether you’re in church that day or not. What God is not wanting us to do is to try and do a little bit of both and be in church on Sunday praising God then during the weekday doing things of the world and not letting our light shine. In doing that we’re still not pleasing God and we might as well make a Choice As for me, I finally made a choice and I now know I made the right choice. Now, I’m not saying that living saved is easy and you won’t still have trials, but I know that as long as I put God first everything else will work out. You have to work at it or you will lose your excitement as I had done in the past. In order for me to become a strong Christian I can’t just sit around telling people I’m saved and that’s it. I have to learn to pray more and read my Word because that is where my help comes from and if I can do that I know I will be able to make it. God bless! Annual Calendar Tea Recap
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Guest speaker, Mother Almeda Jones of Faith International Ministries in Illinois, encouraged and uplifted the spirits of each guest at the event which comprised of a brunch style buffet and variety of teas.
Throngs of women flooded the altar when Mother Jones made the call for the broken hearted to come forth for prayer. A sense of peace and sisterhood floated throughout the sanctuary as members and non-members, a few or many years old, were delivered from issues.
Mother Jones, originally from Panama, spoke to both English speaking and Spanish speaking attendees, offering the balm of the Holy Spirit to heal wounds and empower women to be all that they can be in service to the Lord and to the church.
“We need Mordecai’s and Esther’s in the church,” she said. “A Mordecai will be there to support you and stand by you. Whatever needs to die in us, let it die,” she declared. “So that God can raise a Mordecai that will take us to the next place.” Click HERE to view more photos! Investments – June 09 WTLB
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Investments If I were a betting woman, I’d wager that you could turn to any given news channel, or pick up any newspaper and see splashed across the headlines more depressing news about the state of the U.S. economy. “60k homes lost”, or “Unemployment at its lowest in 79 years!” . . .or something along those lines. After a while, one starts to wonder if there’s anything we can do to improve the situation, or should we sit and wait for things to fix themselves? I wouldn’t suggest that, saints. God gave us all the tools we need to succeed in the time of feast, as well as famine. It is our job to tap into those resources and invest. Invest what, you ask? And why would we invest at a time like this? I think of it this way: NO INVESTMENT+ NO RISK=NO RETURN. I’m no mathematician, but this equation seems pretty simple. Every investment involves risk. If you are unwilling to risk losing something, you will never be able to gain anything. And as people of God, we are constantly required to take risks for Christ’s sake. In Matthew 6:25-34, Christ reminds us that we’re not to focus our attention on the things of this world, not even our daily physical needs. If God takes care of the animals, the birds, and the trees everyday, what makes us think that we as His children will not be provided for? Verse 33 reminds us where our focus is supposed to be. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you”. It sounds simple, because it is simple. We’ve got to be willing to take the risk during these times and invest ALL we can in God. When we do this, God is sure to keep His word and supply every single one of our needs. So don’t cringe when you walk into the grocery store and see that milk has risen to $5 a gallon, or when you pull up to the gas station and the price of gas has skyrocketed (again). Don’t panic when you look at your 401k. “Seek ye first”, remember? God already has that taken care of. God Bless You, Let It Go – May 2009 WTLB
Friday, June 5th, 2009
Let It Go Many times in life we want to hang onto things. We know that the Bible tells us to cast all our cares upon him; for he careth for us, 1 Peter 5:6-8. When faced with life situations you can begin to rationalize in your mind how to resolve them. God has to remind us while we are trying to resolve these situations to “let it go“. In the flesh we cannot resolve life’s problems. We can do all things through Christ which strengthens us, according to Philippians 4:13. We must get into the habit of always having a spirit of prayer in every situation, because if not we will hinder the praise we owe God. We need freedom from what’s going on in our lives to praise and worship God. We do God and others a disservice when we are bound and not free to praise Him. Did you know that we affect the world around us? We don’t want to say to God, “I’m holding onto a situation because I believe that you can’t handle it.” Let’s not limit God with our own expectations. As humans we are limited by what we can or cannot do, but God is not flesh He has no limitations and can perform the impossible. He will answer our prayer. The results will be God’s results not man’s results. My prayer is that you are encouraged today to just “Let it go“. God Bless You, |
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Well, one day I made up my mind to choose better company. The company I now choose to keep is the one you could introduce to everyone and never be embarrassed or wonder if they would let you down. My company is there for me no matter what time of day it is. I learned to seek His face early in the morning and JESUS now determines my day! Seek Him early and He will make your day!
What is life? Some people believe that life is the way we choose to live our destiny.
After doing some self-analyzing. . . I noticed that I don’t like to share.
After praying, I told God that I didn’t want to be selfish anymore. II Corinthians 9:6-7 states: “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” I became more liberal in my giving. I became more liberal in my offerings, praise, thanks and my time. I’m thankful for all of my blessings and I hope this encourages you to share more.
I was sitting in Ms. Lew's fifth grade class when the voice of the school secretary suddenly burst into our classroom over the announcement system. *Ding! "Ms. Lew? Could we have Dee-LYE-ah Proo-TEE down in the front office for early dismissal please? Thank you!" her voice blared, followed by another *Ding! I hopped out of my seat and immediately began throwing everything on my desk into my backpack. Not even the secretary's horrible mispronunciation of my name, or my classmates' snickers could quell my joy at being able to leave school early! I had nearly forgotten that my dad was supposed to be picking me up to take me to the eye doctor. I walked as fast as my 10-year-old legs would carry me to the front office, where sure enough, my dad was waiting on me. Off we went to the optometrist.
Thank God for the Holy Ghost, our personal optometrist. He can tell us when our spiritual eyes are beginning to shift out of focus. He even provides us with tools to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and everything in between! These tools are:
Several years ago, when I lost my husband to stomach cancer, I cried out to God and asked God, "Lord, what am I going to do?" How am I going to make it? I can't take care of everything by myself! My husband helped me with everything and now he is gone. My companion, my friend, and my supporter, is gone! The person I spent time with and did everything with is now gone! Lord, what do I do? It was during that cry God spoke directly to me from the book of Isaiah 26:23, and told me, "I will keep you in perfect peace if you keep your mind on Me." Not fully understanding what He really meant or how to do it, I just began to trust God and rely on Him and listen to His word and He continued to lead and direct me. So many days when my faith got weak God reached out and helped me and on the days when I became overwhelmed and thought I could not take anymore, God kept me.
WOODBRIDGE, VA – The ladies of Holiness Tabernacle Church of God In Christ and their guests were blessed and empowered during their annual Women’s Tea, June 18.
“You have to realize that it’s the anointing that destroys the yoke,” said Mother Jones to all in attendance. Mother Jones spoke a prophetic word to First Lady Vivian Pruitte, the Missionaries, Aspiring Missionaries, and musicians.
“I am so glad that I was able to connect with Mother Jones again. I knew she would be a blessing to the women of Holiness Tabernacle,” said Mother Pruitte, HTC’s First Lady. “Mother Jones is quiet and unassuming, but she is a tower of power and strength. She is a faithful prayer warrior called to intercede for the masses.”
The Women’s Tea was just one of three events, preceded by a potluck dinner for the women of Holiness Tabernacle as they prepared for the weekend, and it concluded with Women’s Day on Sunday, June 19. During the potluck, Mother Jones spoke to the ladies encouraging them to be a support to not only the church, but to the First Lady as well, by focusing on the book of Esther. |
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