Today's Bread Is Not For Tomorrow

"Give us this day our daily bread."-- Matthew 6:11

Doctors have discovered that worry, stress fear and anxiety can cause stomach ulcers, high blood pressure and other health problems.  The Bible says that a merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spiritdires the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)  It also says that God wants us to prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers. (3 John 1:2)

When I first started preaching, I used to worry aboutmy sermons weeks before I even preached them!  I would get stressed that sometimes, I developed symptoms in my body ...headaches...stomach aches...not to mention irritability and even a foul mood...imagin that...how can I be sharing the Word of God and be in a foul mood!  I believe that the devil was trying to undermine my ministry and distract me.

But praise God, He delivered and healed me, and taught me not to worry.  Today, I have a peace and have learned by the grace of God not to worry.  The verse that set me free was this: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow..." (Matthew 6:34)  You see, if you worry about tomorrow, you are trying to live tomorrow today!  I found out...it can't be done!

Friends, God does not want you to do that.  Jesus taught us to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread."  He did not say, "Give us this day our weekly brad."  God gives us daily bread, not weekly bread.  God doesn't give tomorrow's bread today.  And today's bread is not meant for tomorrow!

This means that God wants you to live today and not worry about what will happen or what you have to do tomorrow. He gives you sufficient grace for today, not tomorrow.

"But Pastor Erwin, I have a very important presentation to give tomorrow!"

Beloved, when tomorrow comes, the bread - provisions and grace - will be there.  I am not advocating laziness and inactivity.  By all means, do your homework, but don't worry about it.  Just trust the One who wants you to give Him all your cares (1 Peter 5:7), and enjoy His peace and life today!  Just let go...and Let God!!!

God Loves You and I Love You!

Pastor Erwin

Youth Rally Afterthoughts

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Tonight!!! Youth Rally!!!

What's Going On?!?

Tonight's podcast Kairos: The Appointed Time episode 7 will be available for download this Saturday.  Head over to our website at http://kairospodcast.posterous.com

Catch us live every Wednesday night @8:00pm on Vokle.  http://bit.ly/bcekairos

Here are the upcoming events for this month, so mark your calendars.

 

 

Friday, June 17th @6:30pm

Bay Camp Encounter 2011: Kingdom Come Youth Rally

Hosted by Voice of Victory located @140 San Pedro Road, Daly City

Plus...

JCMLS Youth Group invites you to their summer dance party.  It's on June 25th.  Entry will be $10.  It starts at 7:00pm and ends at 10:30pm  Refreshments will be served.  Dressy casual attire (summer colors).  All funds will go to our Youth Camp: Bay Camp Encounter 2011.  Come and have a great time!

Location & time:

Saturday, June 25, 2011

7:00pm - 10:30pm

JCLMS

124 Northgate Avenue, Daly City

 

Be Anxious For Nothing

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."-- Philippians 4:6-7

When faced with a challenge or crisis, our tendency is to get all anxious about it.  But God does not want us to react this way.  He does not want us to be anxiious about anything.  Instead, whatever the problem is, He wants us to go to Him for the answer.  When we do that, His peace, which surpasses all understa nding, will guard our hearts and minds from all worries, anxieties and fears.

"Pastor Erwin, that's easy for you to say, "Be anxious for nothing.'  Try living with my husband for one day.  Try disciplining that wayward teenager of mind.  Look at the balance in my bank account!  How can I not be anxious?"

Wait a minute...I am not the one who said, "Be anxious for nothing."  The apostle Paul said it.  Actuallly, it was not him--he was prompted by the Holy Spirit. And when Paul wrote that, he was a prisoner under house arrest in Rome.  (Acts 28:16-20)

Yet, under those trying conditions, he wrote these words: 'Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

Friends, if you are anxious or worried about something, remember Paul's words.  Let's say that you are anxious about a huge debt.  God to the Lord and pray, "Lord Jesus, I no longer want to be anxious about this problem.  I hand it over to You and ask for supernatural cancellation of this debt.  It is in Your care now.  You are in charge.  I thank You for taking care of it."

God is true to His Word.  As you pray this prayer and cast your care upon Jesus, you will find His peace setting your heart and mind at rest.  So be anxious for nothing--let the One with whoum nothing is impossible take care of it for you!  Trust Jesus...trust in the faith that God gives you to believe...only believe!

God Loves You and I Love You!

Pastor Erwin

In One Week!!! Rally, Rally, Rally!!!

Jesus Overpaid Our Debt!

"But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God."-- Hebrews 10:12

Do you know that we once owed God a huge debt?  No, it was not a money debt, it was a sin debt.  We owed God a sin debt which we could never pay.  But God so loved us that He came up with a plan to pay the debt-- He gave us His Son to die on the cross for our sins.  Jesus Christ was without sin.  So when He went to the cross as punishment ofr our sins, He paid for us a debt He did not owe.

My friends, the reality is that our sin debt has been more than paid in full.  In fact, Jesus overpaid it!  Jesus' sacrifice was an overpayment because it was not just a good man, revered for his saintly qualities and good character who died for us.  It was the Son of the living God, the Creator of the universe, the perfect Man, who died for us!

Because Jesus is God, His sacrifice is greater than the sacrifices of all good men -- past, present and future -- put together.  His sacrifice avails for all who lived in the past, all who are currently alive and all who will live in the future.  And His one sacrifice forever took away all our sins.

Jesus' sacrifice was also on overpayment because His blood is of far more value to God than the blood of bulls and goats used in the past to atone for the sins of the Israelites.  It is Through the Blood of Jesus, which is the blood of God Himself, not of animals.  Because His blood is eternal, His blood cleanses us forever, so we ahve eternal forgiveness!

My friends, the next time you are mindful of a bad deed, remember that Jesus, your sacrifice for sins, not only paid 100 per cent for your sin, but His sacrifice was also an overpayment.  You can therefore truly and completely rest in the presence of God, knowing that He is fully satisfied and completely at rest concerning you.  He is not going to find some sin you had committed that Jesus' blood failed to cover.

Beloved, God can righteously give you His blessings and you can expect to receive them because Jesus overpaid your debt!  What a GOOD GOD we serve!

God Loves You and I Love You!

Pastor Erwin