Minister Calvin Watt

Good Morning Family, Let me start off by saying that if we allow ourselves to draw closer to God through prayer, study, and worship, He will reveal Himself if we will wait and place all our hope and trust in Him. But when we hear Him call, we must be prepared to look beyond our ability and trust He knows our strengths...and our weaknesses.

After His death and resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples and many others. He called them to believe and tell the world of the truth. But with Peter, Jesus took time to speak directly and personally.

John 21:15a "When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you truly love Me more than these?'"

Jesus used the word "agape," meaning absolute, unconditional love. With one simple question, Jesus was forcing Peter to analyze his faith. Peter previously stated; "Even if all fall away, I will not" Mark 14:29. And even more boldly, he said; "Even if I have to die with You, I will never disown You" Mark 14:31.

And yet, Peter failed Jesus in the garden: "Are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?" Mark 14:37. Peter failed again when he denied Jesus three times - the third denial being violent: "Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, 'I don't know the man!'" Matthew 26:74. Peter knew how his actions had fallen tragically short, so he answered Jesus using the word "fileo" to say his love was more of a deep affection - a brotherly kind of love - not "agape."

You see family; Jesus continued His questioning until Peter finally replied; "You know all things, You know that I love You" John 21:17b. In this statement, Peter was humbly saying that Jesus knew from experience his level of love...or his lack! But even with a complete understanding of Peter's weaknesses, Jesus still called: "Follow Me!" (John 21:19). Jesus had a plan for Peter that would not be hindered by Peter's failures and He will do the same for us.

So as we grow to a better understanding of God's love, we will ultimately face how small our love is by comparison. But let's take comfort that God knew our weaknesses when He called us into His Kingdom. He has a wonderful plan and will always provide what we lack in order to accomplish all He desires. There is nothing hidden from God. He knows everyone He calls; so let's boldly follow, in spite of our weaknesses! Amen, Amen and Amen. God Bless You All, Have A Great Godly Day.

Minister Calvin Watt

Good Morning Family,
Let me start off by saying to you that we often consider how God uses all kinds of circumstances to draw us close to His side. You see family; the purpose of being drawn close is ultimately to be transformed to the image of His Son and to have intimate fellowship with Him for all eternity. But initially, the purpose of being drawn near is so we can be introduced…..Halleluiah!!

I want you to know that the Kingdom of Heaven is open only to those who truly believe in Jesus. We may think this to be intolerant, but if we profess to believe the Bible is true there can be no other conclusion. Matthew 7:13-14 says, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Our Father is drawing us near because the narrow gate is only open to those who are known to His Son.

If we go down a little father, Matthew 7:21-23 says, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from Me, you evildoers!'"

We can clearly see here family that being "good" does not ensure we are known by Jesus. Neither does going to church, reading our Bible, teaching Sunday School...or even writing Godly messages! (Did you catch that?) In other words family, Jesus knows, and takes away the sin, of "only he who does the will of My Father."

Fortunately for us family, Jesus also tells us exactly how to do His Father's will. He says to us in (John 6:40). "For My Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." What I am saying family is that God wants us to truly know and be known by His Son….Amen somebody!

All of the wonderful things we do in the name of Jesus count nothing toward granting us the gift of eternal life. True believers in a risen and glorified Lord will certainly desire to turn from a life of sin and obediently serve; "anyone who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me" (Matthew 10:38). We must spread this message throughout the world and, most importantly, we must receive this message into our own hearts! All our "good" will be burned up and cast aside if done without first having placed our lives in His hands. He is drawing us near because belief in Jesus is both necessary and sufficient for our Salvation. We can do nothing without Him. He is drawing us near and inviting us to submit to the Father's will. Amen, Amen and Amen. God Bless You All and Have A Great Godly Sunday in the Lord.

Minister Calvin Watt

Good Morning Family; Please read (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. (2 Corinthians 10:3-4)

Let me start off by saying that Paul says we do not employ the weapons of the flesh. Right now someone is asking the questions: “What are those weapons? What does the world use to try to solve the problems it recognizes in society?” You know what it uses: intimidation, manipulation, pressure groups, compromises, psychological pressure, physical force, or threats. Demonstrations that ultimately result in raised voices, clenched fists, and outbreaks of conflict. These are the weapons of the world. So it is understandable why those who are governed by the flesh would seek to employ fleshly weapons to get things done. But the universal testimony of history is these do not work.

We have other weapons family; they are mighty, they are powerful, and they accomplish something. They will “demolish strongholds” of evil, Paul says. But there are no answers in this passage to the question, “What are these weapons?” The apostle has referred to them in various places in his letters.

The first weapon available to us family, is truth. Because we read and believe in God’s word, we are given an insight into life and reality that others do not have. We know what is behind the forces at work in our society today, and we ought to know how to go about overcoming them. That is what truth is all about. Truth is realism. 

The wonderful thing about the Word of God is that when you understand the world as the Bible sees it, you are looking at life the way it really is. That is why it is so important that we understand the Scriptures we refresh our minds with all the time, because we are constantly bombarded with illusion and error every day, and it is easy to drift back into thinking the way everybody around us thinks, Amen Somebody!

Love is also a powerful weapon family, and in Scripture, the Word of God links truth with love. When you begin to treat people with courtesy instead of anger, when you accept them as people with feelings like yours and understand that they too are struggling with difficulties and see things out of focus as you often do, when you begin to treat them as people in trouble who need help -- that is what love is -- then you change the whole picture, I’m talking right?

Along with truth and love in Scripture is faith. Faith is the recognition that God is present in history. He has not left us alone to stumble on our own way, Halleluiah! The Lord Jesus sits in control of all the nations of earth. Faith believes that and expects Him to do something. When you get a chance family, read (Hebrews 11) and you will find out that we have the great record of the plain, ordinary men and women like you and me who found, by faith, that they could stop the mouths of lions, open the doors of prisons, and change the course of history, Amen Somebody!

Another powerful weapon for us, proceeding from faith, is prayer. The power of prayer is held before us throughout Scripture. We are constantly exhorted to expose the situations in which we find ourselves to the prayers of believing people, both individually and corporately, praying that God would move in and change things. Again and again the record testifies that Christians who pray have drastically altered events. So I say to you in closing; we must use the weapons that God has given us in every area of our lives’! It is like the American Express Card; Don’t Leave Home Without Them! Amen, Amen, and Amen. God Bless You All, Have A Great Godly Day in the Lord.

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Minister Calvin Watt

Good Morning Family; Please allow me to Pray,
Lord God, We come to You this morning as humbly as we know how. There is no greater feeling of liberation than to experience this freedom from sin and death that You have provided for us through Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Today our hearts and our souls are free to praise yo. Hallelujah! For this we are very thankful. On this Independence Day we are reminded of all those who have sacrificed for our freedom, following the example of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Let us not take our freedom, both physical and spiritual, for granted. May we always remember that our freedom was purchases with a very high price. Our freedom cost others their very lives.

Lord God, today, Bless those who have served and continue to give their lives for our freedom. With favor and bounty meet their needs and watch over their families. Help us to live our lives in a way that glorifies you, Lord God.

Give us the strength to be a blessing in someone else's life today, and grant us the opportunity to lead others into the freedom that can be found only in knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. This is our prayer; let these, Your People say Amen, Amen and Amen. God Bless You All and Have A Great Godly Day in the Lord. Happy Fourth of July Everyone.

Minister Calvin Watt

Good Morning Family; Please allow me to pray, Father God; In the name of Jesus, we come to You this morning with our eyes lifted to the hills because we know without a doubt that is where our help comes from. We ask forgiveness for anything that we might have said, done or even thought of doing, right now, In the name of Jesus. Create in us a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit.

Lord God, when things get hectic, when thing get rough, and we are bombarded with trials and temptations, It seems like we are in the fire and can sometimes become weak when life gets hard. Please help us through the fiery times. We pray that we will emerge to be better people, more faithful Christians, and a living testimony to Your grace. We need Your strength, because we know for a fact that we cannot do it alone. Lord God we come to you with questions and looking for answers. Are our testimonies what they should be? What would others say about our testimonies for You? Can others see your work in our lives? If so Lord God; let thy will be done in our lives.

Please forgive us where we have failed. We are sorry for disappointing you, for not spending as much time with You as we should, for not always doing the things we should, and for the wrong things we sometimes choose to do. Please work on us and build a testimony of Your life in and through us today. We praise You and thank You in the name of Jesus, this is our prayer. Amen, Amen and Amen. God Bless You All and Have a Great Godly day in the Lord.

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