Covenant of Hope
Ministries Sunday Sermon_5_26_2013
Good
afternoon, and welcome to this Sunday Sermon for Covenant of Hope Ministries. I
am Rev. Laura A. Neff, and the ministry knows me as the Rainbow Minister. You
can find us posted on Sundays. These are our locations online only:
Our Main Video Feed: Covenant_of_Hope
We have
email and Instant Messenger through Facebook available most Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Sundays 10AM to 2PM ET US. We’re still working this out between the two of
us as to what will happen, our Elder, Cal Jennings and I. I will be informing
you further in regard to changes being made. These changes were made due to
health reasons. There will be live sermons, and the sermon length will be
shortened dramatically, but we are unsure as to when that might be.
Prayer List: We have many on our prayer list. Some wish to remain anonymous, and others only wish to have their first names mentioned. Our prayer list has grown from last week. This is our current prayer list for this week.
Prayer List: We have many on our prayer list. Some wish to remain anonymous, and others only wish to have their first names mentioned. Our prayer list has grown from last week. This is our current prayer list for this week.
A friend, Jimmy, has suffered a serious burn on his leg from
ankle to knee. Please pray that he heals
well, and soon.
Pray for those lost, injured, or missing after the flood in San
Antonio, Texas, the tornadoes that hit the Midwest, and
A friend, Heather, has just gone through major surgery. Please
pray that she heals well, and quickly.
A friend Steve for his migraines and for his dog who was hurt
enough to have surgery this past week.
Continue to pray for the family of Shane Thrift, his wife,
daughter, and unborn baby, after a terrible accident, he was taken off life
support. They are friends of my niece.
We have a prayer that comes from Pastor Mary Kemuma Moriango,
wife to Pastor Richard Nyaitira. He passed away in December. Sadly, he left
wife and five children, two boys and three girls. They need prayers for school
fees, food, and shelter for them. Pray for the memory of Pastor Richard, for
his family, and his friends.
Continue your prayers for Pastor Eric from our Outreach
Ministries for financial situations.
Pray that Elder Cal Jennings would heal at last, don’t just
pray, claim that God can heal him, because we know He can do just that through
the Spirit which was given through Jesus.
Please pray for success for my youngest brother, that his
continued education be beneficial toward a great career.
Pray for my daughter as she prepares for her new career.
Pray for my eldest son who is just beginning his collegiate
pursuits, that he would grow in his learning and understanding.
Pray for friends Karen, Christie, her son Calvin, Art, Heather,
Chris and his family, Jackie and her father, Debby, Tom, Teresa, Hope, during
the start of the year for their issues of many forms.
Pray for Fran who is suffering a lot of pain and other issues.
Pray for my friend Grace as she has had pretty bad migraines.
Pray also that her stepson would make the right decisions. They are having a
hard time, may we have praise from the LORD.
Pray for my friend Laura who continues to heal.
Pray that observations made in health and in family will lead to
the discovery of answers for us. Pray that the Lord will find a way for my
family to reach the ability to solutions that are necessary for health,
shelter, and more. Praise the LORD more than half of those issues have been
solved. There are family members who continue to need prayer. Claim that God
knows and will be there.
Pray that pain, which all who we love and care about may suffer,
would ease, no matter the type of pain it would be.
Continue your prayers for the continued success for little
Phoebe Faire. She is doing very well. Praise the Lord.
Pray for our outreach ministries, and all on their separate
prayer lists, no matter where in this world they would be.
Pray for all the members of Covenant of Hope Ministries and all
those who they reach out to. May each of the members find grace and peace in
His love.
Pray for our leaders, local, state, federal and around the
world. That they make good decisions for the many.
May the LORD allow us to claim His truth and His healing hands.
May we listen and hear and understand what those things we listen to and hear
as well.
Monday is Memorial Day here in the United States. Let us
remember that freedom has been fought for by many a brave soul in many ways. We
celebrate our soldiers, who fought, win or lose, to protect their fellow
citizens, just as Jesus did for all of us. John 15:13 KJV says this: No greater love hath
anyone than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Prayer: Father in heaven, we
thank You for this day and for these who are here to share it with us. We are
thankful and blessed to have You with us through Your Son Jesus and the gift of
the Holy Spirit. We know that You already know every want, and every need. We
bring prayers for each of those who are in pain or sorrow both on our list and
in our hearts. We bring you prayers for those we know and those we don’t,
friend, and enemy, that we find a way to reach toward unconditional love. We
pray these prayers in Your Holy Name through Jesus Christ our Savior and the
gift of the Holy Spirit, Amen and so it shall be.
Opening Song: Peace Be Still http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=twfa72JO67M
Sermon: The title of this psalm is An
Exhortation to the Nations, *A Psalm for the
sons of Korah, also said to be A psalm of
the sons of Korah. What does it mean an exhortation? It means to offer a
plea. They are pleading, the sons of Korah are pleading or being pled for. So,
with that in mind, let’s take a look at what is said here in Psalm 47:1-2 KJV – O
clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all
the earth.
God is
good. He is great. He is mighty. These are worthy of triumphant shouts, of
glorifying, of sharing in every point of view. It should be more than one of
us. It should be all of us. It is another view of ‘fear not’, just in a more
joyful manner. We can see some of that here in Deuteronomy
7:21 KJV – Thou shalt not be affrighted at
them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Don’t be
afraid, that’s what these words mean, God is with us. He is mighty, and strong,
and works for you, with you, in you. That’s what the beautiful part of this is.
He is all of those things, so, fear not.
Nehemiah 1:5 KJV – And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of
heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them
that love him and observe his commandments:
We often
wonder what those commandments are, and if we can keep them. We do if we
remember to love one another, not necessarily as the best of friends, but as
humans. It is more than just liking or loving someone the way we see either of
those. It is respecting each other for who we are. Sparing those who don’t
understand is something we must work at. What’s meant by that, you wonder? You
can’t make everyone believe and not everyone can do the same for you. God will
either be accepted, or rejected, and sometimes would sit somewhere in the
middle for people.
Malachi 1:14 KJV – But cursed be the deceiver which hath in his
flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I
am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the
heathen.
The
unbelievers, the heathen, a former name for the Gentiles, sacrificing just to sacrifice
means nothing, and actually would be seen as corrupt. When you don’t share your
faith, with YOURSELF, with all of your heart, then what’s the point of owning
it, or sharing it? This is what God means. He wants us to see HIM with every
part of our hearts, because it will include mind, spirit, body, and soul. Now,
that’s an interesting view of the mind and body experience.
Psalm 47:3 KJV – He shall subdue the people under us, and the
nations under our feet.
Who are
the people under us, the nations under us? Those are the ones who choose to be
unbelievers, deceivers, you see, like life or death, it is a choice to be good
or not to be, to believe or not to believe.
Psalm 18:47 KJV – It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the
people under me.
God takes
care of us. He will steer us away from those who would bring us harm, or show
them their misdeeds, misconceptions and more. This is something we often don’t
know how to do alone. It requires His guidance. That’s one thing we often fail
to allow Him to give, or to bring.
Psalm 47:4 KJV – He shall choose our inheritance for us, the
excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
What
inheritance did God choose for us? He chose to give us a choice to follow Him
or not to, through a son of David, child of Jacob, a prophet loved by God, and
proven in so many ways. Stop and think about it, our inheritance is chosen
because HE LOVES US FOR WHO WE ARE. That’s a beautiful thing. It truly is an
awe inspiring ideal. Yet, do we see it? Do we recognize it?
I Peter 1:4 KJV – To an inheritance incorruptible, and
undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.
His
inheritance for us is never going to go away. Nothing can corrupt it, defile
it, or cause it to disappear. Every part of it would be reserved, held safely,
just for us. Now, that’s something to think about as we pray in the prayer
Jesus taught us saying: After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13 KJV)
Closing Song: Voice of Truth http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KwsvqVmFV6Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KwsvqVmFV6Y
~Shalom~
Covenant
of Hope Ministries
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that is created through fear together as the rainbow in the darkness.
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