Ephesians 4:10 - 13 (NIV) 10He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:14 - 16 (NIV) 14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
The body of Christ is not supposed to have their ears tickled so they can be comfortable. The are to have truth spoken to them in love by the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and teachers that God has set in the body for it's edification or building up in love.
God wants a powerful witness upon this earth of the heavenly kingdom and the tickling of the ears will not accomplish this. False doctrine or powerless preaching, will not accomplish the beautiful powerful church Jesus came to establish on this earth.
It will take TRUTH spoken in love to establish an edified body of Christ that takes the Word of the Lord as a must and becomes in truth the LIGHTS Jesus declared us to be. The church ought to be able to stand before this world and declare that if you have seen me you have seen Jesus - why? BECAUSE HE LIVES IN US - Paul shows us that it should no longer be us that lives but Christ living in us. That is the excellence to strive for and God will perfect it for the world to see Jesus.
"The church is not a social club...we are a holy people called out of darkness to show forth the glory of almighty God." AW Tozer
Acts 1:8 (KJV) 8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Receive ye the Holy Spirit of God as sent by The Lord Jesus Christ!
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
AN ON FIRE CHURCH - how to have one
Here is some advise from Perry Noble to pastors:
My advice in regards to how to create excitement…
#1 – Get alone with God
#2 – Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in ways you’ve never seen/experienced before
#3 – Read the book of Acts over and over
#4 – Read the Gospels over and over
#5 – Hang out with people who are on fire (NOT the ones who have fire extinguishers)
#6 – DO NOT APOLOGIZE for your passion…EVER!!! (I would MUCH rather be accused of being too passionate than being apathetic!!!)
The first step to an ON FIRE CHURCH is an ON FIRE LEADER…and with ALL of the power and resources of the Holy Spirit, God’s Word…AND the amazing technology He has given us in today’s world…there is NO EXCUSE why we should not be PUMPED UP about the potential of HIS CHURCH accomplishing SO MUCH MORE than we could EVER imagine!
Be Blessed
Pastor Kitner
My advice in regards to how to create excitement…
#1 – Get alone with God
#2 – Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in ways you’ve never seen/experienced before
#3 – Read the book of Acts over and over
#4 – Read the Gospels over and over
#5 – Hang out with people who are on fire (NOT the ones who have fire extinguishers)
#6 – DO NOT APOLOGIZE for your passion…EVER!!! (I would MUCH rather be accused of being too passionate than being apathetic!!!)
The first step to an ON FIRE CHURCH is an ON FIRE LEADER…and with ALL of the power and resources of the Holy Spirit, God’s Word…AND the amazing technology He has given us in today’s world…there is NO EXCUSE why we should not be PUMPED UP about the potential of HIS CHURCH accomplishing SO MUCH MORE than we could EVER imagine!
Be Blessed
Pastor Kitner
Saturday, August 29, 2009
A Great Question of Life
Matthew 28:16 - Mark 1:1 (KJV) 16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
I want to ask a great question of life for the believer in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. If Jesus said He has ALL authority in heaven and in the earth, and He did,then my question for you is this: How much authority does satan have in heaven, in the earth and even under the earth? (Phil 2)
Make a comment on your answer.
Blessings on ya!
Pastor Kitner
I want to ask a great question of life for the believer in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. If Jesus said He has ALL authority in heaven and in the earth, and He did,then my question for you is this: How much authority does satan have in heaven, in the earth and even under the earth? (Phil 2)
Make a comment on your answer.
Blessings on ya!
Pastor Kitner
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
No Weapon That is Formed Against You Shall Prosper!
No Weapon That is Formed Against You Shall Prosper!
By Pastor Charles Kitner
During my bout with cancer and heart repair surgery this is the scripture that God gave me to assure and sustain me.
Isaiah 54:14-17 is the base scripture along with Romans8:28-30 for this message.
Isaiah 54:17 (KJV) 17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
To prosper is to be fruitful, successful, to do well, that is to accomplish what was meant to be accomplished by the thing formed. The servant of the Lord however has a heritage in the Lord and this heritage says that NO WEAPON THAT IS FORMED AGAINST the servant of the Lord shall prosper. The weapon that is formed against the servant of the Lord might as well be formed against the Lord Himself. Thus the weapon can not be successful that is formed against a servant of the Lord. I am a servant of the Lord and I come to declare my heritage together with you today.
Every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment, as a servant of the Lord, your heritage is to condemn it.
The truth of this Word cannot be overcome and certainly neither can the Lord. His Word is Truth and it shall stand sure.
A Look at Weapons:
1. The weapon of words – this weapon can’t prosper because of our heritage. As a servant of the Lord, He speaks on our behalf and He ever lives to make intercession for us. Therefore the weapon of words cannot prevail against us. As a servant of the Lord the Word of God that is truth and forever settled in heaven is what we allow to affect our lives in the guidance and direction that we need to hear and that Word is powerful. We are what God says we are and we have what God says we have. It is what Jesus Christ has done that makes us to be come the righteousness of God in Christ. We will be able to speak against those that speak against us and against the declarations made that are contrary to the Word that God has given. We have Christ in us, which is our hope of glory.
2. The weapon on sin- this weapon can’t prosper for the book of Romans says that as a servant of God sin will not have dominion over because we are free to serve righteousness. This is because of His work in me cleansing me and renewing me. When Jesus Christ died I died! When He was buried I was buried! When He rose from the dead I rose to newness of life also and I have His power coursing through my very being to walk in that newness of life. I have an advocate is I do sin, who is the Lord Jesus Christ who ever lives to make intercession for me with the Father. He is faithful and just to forgive me my sin as I confess it and cleanse me by His own blood, that was sacrificed at the cross, of all unrightesness.
3. The weapon of sickness- this weapon can’t prosper. Sickness and disease are something that have entered into this world because of sin and is a part of the curse. I am no longer under the curse of the Law but I am under grace and the Spirit of the law of love in Christ Jesus. The bread of the children of God is healing of the body, mind, spirit and soul. God’s glory will be seen in me and sickness and disease can’t prosper or be successful against me. By the stripes of Jesus I was healed.
4. The weapon of satan- this one is a spiritual being that is a liar, a murderer and a thief. (John 10:10) Satan comes to kill, steal and destroy but Jesus has come that I might have life and that in abundance. The Word of God says that if I submit myself to God and resist the devil, he will flee from me. Nothing that satan forms against me can prosper.. Jesus has been given all power in Heaven and in the earth and even under the earth. It is written…puts him down every time.
2 Corinthians 10:2 - 5 (KJV) 2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
5. The weapon of people’s plots and plans -These weapons cannot proper. If we look at the book of Nehemiah we can see that God takes our part, as we serve Him, against those that rise up with their plots and plans that go contrary to the Word of God for us. God has a plan for good and not for evil and works on our behalf. We have to stand fast in the Lord and in the power of His might. We must put on the whole armor of God and keep working for God without stopping it for lies and schemes of those whom the devil is using against you. The Sanballats and Tobias of this world will never be successful against the anointed servants of God when they are committed to what God has put in their hearts.
Romans 8:28 is being worked in our lives as we serve God. We walk in the power of His might continuously being filled with the Holy Spirit singing and making melody in our hearts to the Lord, singing Psalm and hymns and spiritual songs. It is God that works in us to do of His good pleasure and He will complete His work in us, for us and through us.
Our heritage is to be able to condemn every voice that speaks against us as we obey God. Every Knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
We will come forth as gold tried in the fire. Purified by the refiners fire
By Pastor Charles Kitner
During my bout with cancer and heart repair surgery this is the scripture that God gave me to assure and sustain me.
Isaiah 54:14-17 is the base scripture along with Romans8:28-30 for this message.
Isaiah 54:17 (KJV) 17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
To prosper is to be fruitful, successful, to do well, that is to accomplish what was meant to be accomplished by the thing formed. The servant of the Lord however has a heritage in the Lord and this heritage says that NO WEAPON THAT IS FORMED AGAINST the servant of the Lord shall prosper. The weapon that is formed against the servant of the Lord might as well be formed against the Lord Himself. Thus the weapon can not be successful that is formed against a servant of the Lord. I am a servant of the Lord and I come to declare my heritage together with you today.
Every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment, as a servant of the Lord, your heritage is to condemn it.
The truth of this Word cannot be overcome and certainly neither can the Lord. His Word is Truth and it shall stand sure.
A Look at Weapons:
1. The weapon of words – this weapon can’t prosper because of our heritage. As a servant of the Lord, He speaks on our behalf and He ever lives to make intercession for us. Therefore the weapon of words cannot prevail against us. As a servant of the Lord the Word of God that is truth and forever settled in heaven is what we allow to affect our lives in the guidance and direction that we need to hear and that Word is powerful. We are what God says we are and we have what God says we have. It is what Jesus Christ has done that makes us to be come the righteousness of God in Christ. We will be able to speak against those that speak against us and against the declarations made that are contrary to the Word that God has given. We have Christ in us, which is our hope of glory.
2. The weapon on sin- this weapon can’t prosper for the book of Romans says that as a servant of God sin will not have dominion over because we are free to serve righteousness. This is because of His work in me cleansing me and renewing me. When Jesus Christ died I died! When He was buried I was buried! When He rose from the dead I rose to newness of life also and I have His power coursing through my very being to walk in that newness of life. I have an advocate is I do sin, who is the Lord Jesus Christ who ever lives to make intercession for me with the Father. He is faithful and just to forgive me my sin as I confess it and cleanse me by His own blood, that was sacrificed at the cross, of all unrightesness.
3. The weapon of sickness- this weapon can’t prosper. Sickness and disease are something that have entered into this world because of sin and is a part of the curse. I am no longer under the curse of the Law but I am under grace and the Spirit of the law of love in Christ Jesus. The bread of the children of God is healing of the body, mind, spirit and soul. God’s glory will be seen in me and sickness and disease can’t prosper or be successful against me. By the stripes of Jesus I was healed.
4. The weapon of satan- this one is a spiritual being that is a liar, a murderer and a thief. (John 10:10) Satan comes to kill, steal and destroy but Jesus has come that I might have life and that in abundance. The Word of God says that if I submit myself to God and resist the devil, he will flee from me. Nothing that satan forms against me can prosper.. Jesus has been given all power in Heaven and in the earth and even under the earth. It is written…puts him down every time.
2 Corinthians 10:2 - 5 (KJV) 2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
5. The weapon of people’s plots and plans -These weapons cannot proper. If we look at the book of Nehemiah we can see that God takes our part, as we serve Him, against those that rise up with their plots and plans that go contrary to the Word of God for us. God has a plan for good and not for evil and works on our behalf. We have to stand fast in the Lord and in the power of His might. We must put on the whole armor of God and keep working for God without stopping it for lies and schemes of those whom the devil is using against you. The Sanballats and Tobias of this world will never be successful against the anointed servants of God when they are committed to what God has put in their hearts.
Romans 8:28 is being worked in our lives as we serve God. We walk in the power of His might continuously being filled with the Holy Spirit singing and making melody in our hearts to the Lord, singing Psalm and hymns and spiritual songs. It is God that works in us to do of His good pleasure and He will complete His work in us, for us and through us.
Our heritage is to be able to condemn every voice that speaks against us as we obey God. Every Knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
We will come forth as gold tried in the fire. Purified by the refiners fire
Saturday, February 14, 2009
But Ye Shall Receive Power! II
Acts 1:8 ( KJV )
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Some other scripture to read to go with the Holy Ghost and power: Luke 24:49; Luke 4:18; ICor. 4:20; Zach. 4:6; Ephesians 5:18; ICor. 12; Romans 12; and John 14:12 just to name a few.
2 aspects of power are: 1. authority and 2. dunamis or explosive or miracle working power
G1849: ἐξουσία exousia ex-oo-see'-ah From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
G1411: δύναμις dunamis doo'-nam-is From G1410; force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself):—ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
The power we are speaking of is “dunamis” or miracle power. It is power that dwells within the Christian believer. It is the power to fully be a witness unto the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the same power that was there with the Spirit that brooded over the first formations of the earth and the sea and all that is in them in the book of Genesis, creative power.
Let’s look at 5 more aspects, of what is received when I receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon me.
I. The power is comforting power. The Lord gives another comforter. We are not orphans.
II. The power received is the powerful Holy Spirit teaching us so we are able to speak with authority.
III. The power received is revelation power even to things to come.
IV. The power received includes power over unclean spirits - to cast them out.
V. The power received is of knowing your purpose or the reason for the anointing on your life. See Luke 4:18
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Some other scripture to read to go with the Holy Ghost and power: Luke 24:49; Luke 4:18; ICor. 4:20; Zach. 4:6; Ephesians 5:18; ICor. 12; Romans 12; and John 14:12 just to name a few.
2 aspects of power are: 1. authority and 2. dunamis or explosive or miracle working power
G1849: ἐξουσία exousia ex-oo-see'-ah From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
G1411: δύναμις dunamis doo'-nam-is From G1410; force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself):—ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
The power we are speaking of is “dunamis” or miracle power. It is power that dwells within the Christian believer. It is the power to fully be a witness unto the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the same power that was there with the Spirit that brooded over the first formations of the earth and the sea and all that is in them in the book of Genesis, creative power.
Let’s look at 5 more aspects, of what is received when I receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon me.
I. The power is comforting power. The Lord gives another comforter. We are not orphans.
II. The power received is the powerful Holy Spirit teaching us so we are able to speak with authority.
III. The power received is revelation power even to things to come.
IV. The power received includes power over unclean spirits - to cast them out.
V. The power received is of knowing your purpose or the reason for the anointing on your life. See Luke 4:18
Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
Friday, February 13, 2009
But Ye Shall Receive Power!
Acts 1:8 ( KJV )
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Some other scripture to read to go with the Holy Ghost and power: Luke 24:49; Luke 4:18; ICor. 4:20; Zach. 4:6; Ephesians 5:18; ICor. 12; Romans 12; and John 14:12 just to name a few.
2 aspects of power are: 1. authority and 2. dunamis or explosive or miracle working power
G1849: ἐξουσία exousia ex-oo-see'-ah From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
G1411: δύναμις dunamis doo'-nam-is From G1410; force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself):—ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
The power we are speaking of is “dunamis” or miracle power. It is power that dwells within the Christian believer. It is the power to fully be a witness unto the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the same power that was there with the Spirit that brooded over the first formations of the earth and the sea and all that is in them in the book of Genesis, creative power.
Let’s look at 5 aspects, at a time, of what is received when I receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon me.
I. I receive transforming power that works within me to produce the fruit of the Spirit in me .
II. I receive power that touches the spoken Word of God and causes it to become life giving with quickening power and not a dead letter.
III. I receive the power of the gifts of the Holy Ghost that cause me to be able to be used of God in the gifts that represent Jesus’ power released through me for ministry, exalting Jesus.
IV. John 7:38 shows that the power received causes rivers of living water to flow from our inner-most being
V. The power received is the indwelling of the Spirit of God within us to release us in the supernatural Spirit of God. It is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me.
I will list several more aspects of the power we receive after the Holy Ghost comes upon us in the next issue of my blogsite.
blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Some other scripture to read to go with the Holy Ghost and power: Luke 24:49; Luke 4:18; ICor. 4:20; Zach. 4:6; Ephesians 5:18; ICor. 12; Romans 12; and John 14:12 just to name a few.
2 aspects of power are: 1. authority and 2. dunamis or explosive or miracle working power
G1849: ἐξουσία exousia ex-oo-see'-ah From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
G1411: δύναμις dunamis doo'-nam-is From G1410; force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself):—ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
The power we are speaking of is “dunamis” or miracle power. It is power that dwells within the Christian believer. It is the power to fully be a witness unto the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the same power that was there with the Spirit that brooded over the first formations of the earth and the sea and all that is in them in the book of Genesis, creative power.
Let’s look at 5 aspects, at a time, of what is received when I receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon me.
I. I receive transforming power that works within me to produce the fruit of the Spirit in me .
II. I receive power that touches the spoken Word of God and causes it to become life giving with quickening power and not a dead letter.
III. I receive the power of the gifts of the Holy Ghost that cause me to be able to be used of God in the gifts that represent Jesus’ power released through me for ministry, exalting Jesus.
IV. John 7:38 shows that the power received causes rivers of living water to flow from our inner-most being
V. The power received is the indwelling of the Spirit of God within us to release us in the supernatural Spirit of God. It is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me.
I will list several more aspects of the power we receive after the Holy Ghost comes upon us in the next issue of my blogsite.
blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner
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