Saturday, January 29, 2011

Hi, Book Travelers! At Abundant Life Ministries this year, our focus is on ACTION! But we realize that because of the patterns, habits and attitudes we develop over the years-- whether from our ancestors, or from circumstances, there are some strongholds in our lives that we must FIRST identify, then systematically uproot if we want to be effective.

Over the next few months, we're diving headfirst into WARFARE: for ourselves, our loved ones and friends, then for our church and our city. We're determined that NOTHING will stop us from launching into the eternal fight for righteousness. The Word of God says in Jeremiah 48:10, "Cursed is anyone who does the work of God deceitfully (with complacency), and cursed is the one who keeps back his soul from blood.". In other wordsGod expects us to engage the enemy in battle.

We will not wait for the enemy to come to us, but we will go to him, yielding ourselves as weapons of war through the power of the Holy Spirit. To equip us, we of course will be using the Word of God. And to help us find those scriptures, we'll be enlisting two of God's servants who have done the research and allowed the spirit of revelation to give them insight into warfare.

As soon as you can, get your hands on one of these books: " Prayers that Rout Demons And Break Curses" by John Eckhardt, or "Binding the Strongman" by Dr. Cindy Trimm, author of "Rules of Engagement". With these resources, you will have no excuses for not being able to pray. We're determined to walk in authority in EVERY area, and now we can PRAY that into our lives on a daily basis. Come join us!

Upcoming Book Club Meeting

Friday, November 26, 2010

To all Book Club Travelers:

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we'll have to cancel our meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 30th. Please stay posted for a new date. We're getting ready to switch to a new book. Thanks for your patience and understanding. God Bless!!!

Book Club Meeting ComingUp!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Hi, Book Travelers!  In exactly two weeks, we'll be coming together again to discuss the book, Ten Curses that Block the Blessing by Pastor Larry Huch.  That's Tuesday, August 31st at 7 p.m. Can you believe we're already in the eighth month of 2010?  This is such an important time to be alive.  I believe God wants to pour Himself out on us so we can be carriers of His anointing.  But we've got to get rid of some baggage along the way.  Join us as we get there together.

If you're in the Palatka area, come on over to Abundant Life Ministries.  You don't have to be done reading the book in order to be a part of the discussion.  Hope to see you at the meeting.









 

Ten Curses Discussions

Friday, July 2, 2010

Hi, Book Travelers!

There are awesome discussions on the topics covered by the book on our Daily Devotions page.  Please follow and participate in the devotionals from the week of June 28th-July 3rd, 2010.  This book is such a powerful resource that we wanted to share it with everyone, not just those who may get the chance to read it in our book club.

We'll be scheduling our next Book Club meeting soon, so keep looking.  God Bless. 

10 Curses that Block the Blessing -- Chapter 1

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

What an awesome night of fellowship we enjoyed last night, Tuesday, June 15th, 2010.  We discussed the topic from chapter 1 of the book, "The Creative Power of the Tongue".  Pastor Larry Huch made clear one of the most powerful ways curses are released into our lives: through our mouths.  The enemy has deceived many believers into thinking that words are just words, but if God says we'll give account of every idle word spoken (Matthew 12:36), that must mean He doesn't see them as just words.  As a matter of fact, He created and placed within us this creative power -- the same power He used to speak the world into existence.

Here are more scriptures to solidify this concept.  Proverbs 18:21 tells us that "death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit".  Proverbs13:2-3 says, "A man shall eat WELL by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.  He who GUARDS his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction."  The enemy is counting on us not to take this principle seriously.  Whatever we spend the most time thinking about, those thoughts will spill over into what we say.  And whatever we're saying is being carried out either for us (blessings) or against us (curses).

Book travelers, I encourage you to get this book and allow it to line your words up with the Word of God.  I look forward to discussing it with you on this blog or in person.  Keep traveling!

The Journey to Removing Curses Begins!

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Hi, Book Travelers!

Before we even get into the book, Ten Curses that Block the Blessing, we need to begin to understand what a curse is.  It can be defined as a negative spoken prediction of what someone desires to see come to pass in another's life.  An example of this can be seen in what Jesus did to the fig tree in one of the gospels.  Or it can be a situation that one walks into as a result of his or her actions.  The only example I can think of in the Bible is Judas Iscariot, when he betrayed Christ.  I don't believe that he could have done anything to erase that curse off of his life, so the only thing he could have done was take his own life in order to relieve the agony he was feeling.

Deuteronomy 28 tells of the choices of blessing and cursing that we inherit because of one word: OBEDIENCE.  Let's examine our lives and ask God to open our hearts, dealing with us in this area, so that the curses the enemy has planted to stop us from experiencing all of God can be removed.

We'll be discussing this topic for the next few weeks, so get ready...

Summer Read's Here!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Hi, Travelers!

The book we've been waiting for is finally here!  Ten Curses that Block the Blessing by Larry Huch is ready to purchase or pass around.  Our book club has three books that will be circulating among our members, so if you'd like to be one of the first to read it, please get with me this week.  Or, you can log on to Amazon.com  if you want to buy one of your own books at a reasonably low price.

Pay attention also to this important date: June 15th, 2010 at 7 pm.  This is the date of our next meeting, which will be held at the church.  We usually bring a covered dish to share as we fellowship and discuss a theme from the book (which you can participate in even if you haven't had a chance to read the book by this time).

I'm just excited that we're going to be meeting soon.  Please come -- you will be awesomely blessed.