When Thou Hast Brought Forth ---

Exodus 3:9-12(KJV)
9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
11And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

A lot of times we miss what was said in the entire conversation with God. Here is what I see that God said. What God was telling Moses to do was already done as far as God is concerned. God had said I have come down to deliver MY people. He had already identified with them called them His people and said He was about to deliver them. Moses was the one through God chose to work.
Moses questions God at every step and asks. Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh?
It doesn't depend on who we are but who HE is and what He wants to accomplish through our lives. He would teach what to say and the victory doesn't depend on who you are, what talent you have, how you speak but the victory depends upon the Lord. Just say what He wants said, everything else is on Him. Pastors would do good to understand this. God is the deliverer and He has chosen you as one who will say what He wants said to the people that He wants to say it to. Obedience is better than sacrifice.
You see we are the called according to His purpose! I then with Paul, must apprehend that for which I have been apprehended.

Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner

That I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:1-16(KJV)

1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
16Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

He will be found of us when we seek Him with our whole hearts. You were saved for His own purpose so nothing else in your life will make sense until you aprehend that for which you have been apprehended.

Blessings on Ya as you seek God in the begining of this new year coming up.

Proverbs 3:5-6(KJV)
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Pastor Kitner

America Take five to Pray

We have begun to do a study in the book of Acts at this time on wednesday evenings. We had spent 6 weeks on Acts 1:5 and Acts 1:8 looking into all that is concerned in the receiving of power after that the holy Spirit comes upon us.

In the book of Acts one finds that the church began in prayer as the 120 waited on the promise of the Father. They were in one place in one accord. They had one heart and one mind and that was to seek God and wait until He endued them with the power that Jesus told them not to leave Jerusalem without.

Question: If the church began in prayer and Jesus declared that the Father's house was to be a house of prayer, how then shall it continue to walk in the same power that it began in? My logical thought here is to say that it should continue in more prayer than I have seen thus far in the church.

Prayer is where the power is released to the church. Prayer is where the Holy Spirit is invited to release the things of Jesus to the church and bring the kingdom of God to the earth. Jesus said that this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness and then the end shall come. That happens as the power of God is released through the church and they are a witness unto Jesus Christ in all the earth.

Wednesday evenings will be a time of prayer here at First Assembly of God so the power of God will be released into the lives of people as they come to church here.

Prayer time should draw people that are serious about serving God and people with problems, so people will be saved and the Lord's will be done on the earth as it is in Heaven.

God bless and we hope to see you on both Wednesday and Sunday as we gather together in The Name of The Lord.

I personally invite you to come. I invite you also to go to the following web site and sign up at Join the Reveloution to pray in one accord for America. America Take five to Pray (click on the title)

The author of the book America Take Five to Pray is a member of the church here at Blairsville Pa. and Michele Vento is available to come and help your church group get into prayer for this nation of America. You know we need to come together in agreement for the nation as a whole and for the people as individuals. Also we must pray for the leadership of the country as well according to the scriptures. Call the church today and make arrangements for her to come to your ministry group.

Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner

PS As we approach the New Year we are going to set aside at least a week for prayer and fasting starting January 10,2010 through January 16, 2010. This is seeking God for direction as individuals and as a church body for the coming year. We need to come to the one who directs our steps seeking Him for revelation of His direction and will for our lives in the coming year.

America Wake Up! - click here

Take Five to pray is a prayer Initiative that is a must for the church today in the hour that is upon the world and the USA. Even if the general population doesn't see what is happening and the things that are being brought to pass in our world, we of the church still have a mandate to pray. Sign up today and buy the book as a prayer guide for you and your church body where you are.

Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner

Prayer Points - for Awakening in America

What will it take to get America Awake to the real and important things of God in life everyday? Following are some strong prayer points to pray for to help this come about. Michele Vento is the author of a book "America Take Five to Pray" and makes it available to you on her web site. (click on the title above)

Pray for the following both for you and for America.

TRUTH We would be lovers of the truth
AWAKEN We would awake to righteousness
KNOWLEDGE That we would grow in the knowledge of The Lord Jesus
EARS TO HEAR Give us ears to hear what you are saying

FRESH FIRE Fire from heaven to purify, illuminate & fuel for the journey
INCREASE Increase our spiritual hunger and thirst
VISITATION of the abiding presence of the Lord in our homes and nation
ESTABLISH our hearts by grace in love, humility and peace

Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner

America Take Five to Pray

Michele Vento a member of our church here at Blairsville, Pa. has written a powerful book called America Take Five to Pray. It is a daily challenge to come together in prayer for our nation with powerful prayer points to pray for.

Michele is available to come to churches, ladies groups etc. to not only challenge folks to pray but to help them to make prayer a priority in their lives.

Call First Assembly of God Blairsville (724-459-6797) to invite her to come. Her book is available now also from the internet and as she comes to speak she will make it available to everyone. It is a daily prayer guide. See the web page at America Take Five to Pray

The following is from an e-mail that was sent from a pastor and was sent to many people on her E-Mail list.

Greetings to all of you from Pastor Susan Hans,

Our lives all take interesting journeys......some near, some far........ beginning in July 2007 to the present my journeys have led me up and down the East Coast from Maine to Miami. In the spring of this year I spent three weeks in Fairfield, NJ just outside New York City, then three weeks in central and eastern Idaho including Boise. Afterward a week in the Chesapeake Bay area of MD, NJ, PA and then back to the OH Valley. Currently, I am in Anchorage, Alaska for three to four weeks after which I will be in Houston, TX for several weeks. All I can say is America is truly beautiful!

My eyes have been blessed to see so many awesome and glorious sites everywhere I have been. Wonders of nature, diversities of people, ingenuity and technology of man soaring in cities, abounding in farmlands, preserving historical sites, discovering new ways to preserve, renew, and cure our physical, environmental and economic/social problems, the list goes on. I have observed tremendous efforts that are initiated in communities, through organizations, churches, specialized programs and businesses to aid in the continuous battles of human suffering and hopefully bring some relief.

Human suffering is the focus of much of our attention. Humans suffer .... if a list were established to record all human suffering I imagine there wouldn't be enough paper or ink in the world to complete it. Could it really be completed even if there were? So many initiatives have been launched in the name of human suffering it is hard to know which to support as there are so many worthy causes.

I have sent you this extraordinary email because you are a Believer on the Lord Jesus Christ, a Christian, one who follows Jesus. THERE IS AN INITIATIVE that every Believer, and I mean every Believer, needs to exercise right now
in our daily lives. In a world that is full of initiatives focusing on human suffering, there is one initiative that stands out above all................it is the initiative that Jesus Christ gave to His Church.......the Church is the Body of Believers on the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who have been washed in His blood, sanctified by His Word, and set apart by His Spirit. If this is YOU, and I believe it is, here is what I ask you to do........

1. Go to this Web site: Americatake5.com
2. Read the Initiative for believers
3. Listen the the 15 minute video
4. Join the Initiative
5. Send this email to every Christian on your email list

The greatest human suffering, greater than the cancer - greater than natural disasters - greater than crime - greater than job loss: THE SUFFERING OF A SOUL LOST FOR ETERNITY............Go now to Americatake5.com
and take the initiative!!

America Take Five - A prayer inititive

Here is an excerpt from Michele Vento's new edition of her book "America Take Five".
Go to the web site and sign up now to join together in a concerted prayer effort for this nation etc.

America Take Five

“Again I say unto you, that if two of you agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 18:19

Just imagine if hundreds of thousands of believers could come together in agreement according to Matthew 18:19 for at least five minutes a day, the difference we could make. The results would be staggering, even revolutionary! The prayer of agreement is one of the most powerful tools the Lord has given us as believers. It is the prayer that Jesus Himself guaranteed to bring results every time.

Just a few minutes a day can change all the moments that follow.
We challenge you to “TAKE FIVE” for America.
Now lets bring “Change” that we can really believe in.

These five minutes can be the most valuable minutes of the day. Everything in our world is relative to time. In eternity there is no time. How awesome it is to know that we can take five minutes from this plane and cause them to be relative to eternity!

These prayer targets or points began in the heart of Our Father in heaven regarding His people in this great nation.
Simply put, these most important prayer points are needed and need to be evidenced in His Body now more than ever.

Let’s pray in agreement for:

T…truth, we must be lovers of the truth. Lord help us be
Lovers of the Truth
A…awakening, we will awake to righteousness
K…knowledge, we will grow in the knowledge of the
Lord Jesus Christ
E…ears to hear and understand what Your Spirit is
Saying to us.


F…fresh fire from heaven to fuel, purify and
illuminate
I…increase our spiritual hunger and thirst in this
late hour for the things of God
V…visitation of your abiding manifest presence in our
homes and nation
E…Establish our hearts by grace, in love, humility and
peace.

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What are your comments on this issue?



Here is a brief look at President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. You may want to forward this to your friends.
Judge Sonia SotomayorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit
President Obama has promised to nominate liberal judicial activists who will indulge their left-wing policy preferences based on "empathy" instead of neutrally in applying the law. In selecting Sonia Sotomayor as his Supreme Court nominee, President Obama has carried out his promise.
In a speech as a Court of Appeals judge, she said, "The court is where policy is made." Her opinions have followed that approach. What she was referring to was that public policy was made by the Court of Appeals, not by the Legislature.
In a recent case, Ricci v. DeStefano, Sotomayor ruled that reverse racism was to be used in making decisions. She ruled in favor of a city that used racially discriminatory practices to deny promotions to firefighters. In Ricci, an applicant to be a firefighter scored the highest on the test but was denied the job because he was not black.
According to Judge Jose Cabranes, Sotomayor's colleague, Sotomayor's opinion "contains no reference whatsoever to the constitutional claims at the core of this case," and its "perfunctory disposition rests uneasily with the weighty issues presented by this appeal." Even the liberal Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen expressed disappointment with the case, stating, "Ricci is not just a legal case but a man who has been deprived of the pursuit of happiness on account of race."
Sotomayor readily admits that she applies her feelings and personal politics when deciding cases. In a 2002 speech given at Berkeley, she said she believes it is appropriate for judges to consider their "experiences as women and people of color," which she believes should "affect our decisions." She went on to say in that same speech, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
The poor quality of Sotomayor's decisions is reflected in her record of reversals by the Supreme Court. Sixty percent of her decisions have been reversed by the Supreme Court.
Sincerely, Donald E. Wildmon,Founder and ChairmanAmerican Family Association



Pastor Kitner

Reflective Thinking Part I

This is from John Maxwell's book "Thinking for a Change". I suggest that you get the book and read it from cover to cover. There are a lot of good principles on "thinking" given for your help.
When you think about something reflectively, ask the right questions.
Important questions that help you stay focused and keep you moving to improve on your life and actions.

Thinking Related to Values:

1. Personal Growth: What have I learned today that will help me grow?
How can I apply it to my life? When should I apply it?

2. Adding Value: To whom did I add value today? How do I know I added value to that person? Can I follow up and compound the positive benefit he or she received?

More to follow tomorrow....

Blessings on Ya!
Pastor Kitner

See John Maxwell's site

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