Pastor Mickey

God revealed Himself to Moses as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob , and has called us to think strategically for at least three generations in everything that we do. A common mistake in leadership is to build as though God is just the God of Abraham by planning concentrically around only our present lifetime. Our highest purpose and potential must not be reached only while we are alive, but must be realized in the next generations. The scripture teaches that those who follow our footsteps should do greater works than us -John 14:12; Psalm 145:4 Fathering is never doing anything to hurt your children. Your true children know that you will not only die for them, but you will also `live’ for them! In other words, you come running when they are in trouble. Do you remember when your children were little, and wandered near the street? The moment you saw them in trouble, you did whatever was necessary to keep them from danger. This is what a true spiritual shepherd does when he sees a mem...

Psalm 92:12-14 “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing.” KJV An integral part of the` Planted Life’ is Christian Service. We were not saved merely to go to Heaven, but we have been “saved to serve”. The word `serve’ comes from the Greek word `latreuo’, which means to `minister’. True ministry is to serve others…The greatest in the Kingdom shall be one who serves others. The first shall be last, and the last first. The way `up’ in God’s Kingdom is `down’, humbling yourself to esteem others higher than one’s self. Of course, this is contrary to the ways of the world. The world’s system says, `the way up is to climb on others…it’s all about me… me, myself and I.” Psalm 116:12 “What will I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me.” KJV Joshua 24:14 NIV 14 ...

Psalm 92: 12-14 “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing.” • God expects our lives to be planted.. He places us in a local church for the purpose of planting us…establishing us and making us produce fruit. “Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.” • This is one way we become fruitful, and abundant in His love, grace and provision. 3 John v.2 “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.” Amplified • The prophet Isaiah spoke of the work of Christ, the anointed One…who would plant us as “oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.” • God is glorified by mature Christians living stable lives;...

Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” KJV The Message paraphrase says, “ If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed." God gave Abraham a picture of a blessed, prosperous future. When he was 75 years old, and his wife Sarah was 65, God promised that they would have a child. In fact, He said, "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you Gen. 12:2,3 NIV Abraham got a faith image of God’s blessings in his life. A vision was painted on the canvas of his heart by the Holy Spirit that would carry him through difficulty and build his faith in God. When the son of promise was born 25 years later, they named him `Isaac’ which means `laughter’. This is what Paul the N.T. wri...

1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. 2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway. 3. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. 4. The good you do today will he forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. 5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. 6. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest ideas... Think big anyway. 7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway. 8. What you spend years building may he destroyed overnight. Build anyway. 9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help them anyway. 10. Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world be best you have anyway.

Any relationship worth having is worth working for---Marriages, friendships, family units… Without effort, these connections will come apart, grow weak and die. Paul, the Apostle gives wisdom concerning relationships in his writings- Romans 14:19 "So then let us pursue the things which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another. “ Darby Romans 14:19 “So let us then definitely aim for and eagerly pursue what makes for harmony and for mutual upbuilding (edification and development) of one another.” Amplified Romans 14:19 “So let's agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don't drag them down by finding fault.” Message Listen to his instructions for the Colossian Christians- Col. 3:12-15 “Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each ot...