Does Prayer Really Change Things

DOES PRAYER REALLY CHANGE THINGS?

How honest should we be?  YES.  The answer is yes.  Obviously prayer changes things.  We have grown up to believe it been taught to value it but how many of us really have the Where with all to choose prayer as a primary option over our own doing?  When facing a wall we think surely there must be something that I havn’t thought of or something more that I can do.   Someone I can call.  Why?  Why is our rational to always do life on our own or what may be worse to include God when and where we want Him.  We serve a merciful master!  A master that rejoices when we make the right decision to seek Him first.  We have the knowledge to know that all these things will be added unto us and yet we still gather together comittees and focus groups to find our answers.  We book end the meetings with prayer but with the word amen we quickly slip into our carnal minds once more.

My richest times with the Lord are when I need Him.   When I have no where else to turn.  That is why in third world countries there is so much Faith.  We are a rich nation that has lost our need for God and our chances of fitting through the eye of a needle are becoming increasingly slim. 

If Need is the Catalyst to a rich relationship with the Holy Spirit,  sooner then later we have to understand that we are in a constant state of need.  Prayer is the life line to Pauls confession of contentment when he says that he has learned to be content whether with little or with much.  When we find ourselves pressing into the heart of God we too will find the peace that surpasses our understanding and fills us with His.

As a church we need that understanding if we are to turn the corner into a new season of richness and blessing that comes only from seeking the heart of God.  Over the next several weeks I will be calling us out by families to man the walls.  We are not finished just because we are inhabiting the land there are many stones that are left unturned and dangers at every corner.  Let’s be alert building with one hand defending with the other.  Seeking the heart of God together will create great anticipation and dependence on the one who can save and create revival in our City unlocking and unleashing the blessings of Heaven.

This week we continue our series SO YOU’RE DEAD NOW WHAT?  Our topic is HEAVEN  don’t miss it!

Welcome Home tides church!

WELCOME HOME TIDES CHURCH..
WELCOME HOME! 

What a day!  Everything was amazing!!  I’ll probably use a lot of exclamation points in the next several lines, just a heads up!  We spent hours upon hours of preparations for the day to be as perfect as possible.  So many people poured their heart and soul into every last detail.  When Deborah and I rolled in we were greeted just like you by the smiling warm faces of the parking lot crew only to be greeted again by our connection team and then again by everyone who had arrived before us.  The excitement level was so high and every one around us had a grin from ear to ear that just seemed to say WOW I can’t believe we get to worship here!  Seriously it is so nice!  You would have thought that we broke the bank putting this thing together with the opposite being true!  The band was electric the slide show video of all the volunteers was riveting and breaking in the pulpit was like nothing else I have ever experienced.  We had record amounts of people show up and there was no doubt that Jesus was right there with us!  I was worshipping with tears in my eyes most of the time while muttering the words Thank You Jesus from my lips over and over again.  I probably spoke for to long but what the heck you only get one chance to break in a new first facility!  At the end we gave an invitation and many prayed to receive Christ for the first time!  We finally had to ask people to clear out into the parking lot so we could head out over to the baptism which was also wonderful by the way!  Thank you 3 in 1 for such a great experience to serve You as the Pastor of tides church!  May we Rock this town for You!  Give us favor where ever we go and make us into a generation that brings You praise! 

Make sure you come out this week for the continuation of our NEW series called… So You’re Dead Now What?  The subject this week is Hell.  I promise this one you will want to see!  See you all there!  Bryan