Faith Center San Fernando's Podcast

Raw recording on cassette Azteca Theater Praise Chapel with Pastor Rudy

Passion for Jesus Passion for Christ should exceed everything else in life.    A New Year helps us to stay on track and stay the course.   Every day we should seek the Lord PHIL 3:7-12 ESV Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

SONGS: Always - Milagro Band Everlasting Night - Martin Cantu & Juan Rios Pray With Me - Martin Cantu & Juan Rios   PROTECT YOUR HEART! @ 13:12 PROV 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Above all keeping) Guard, Protect, Watch, Keep 1408 נצר (nṣr) II. Assumed root of the following. 1408a נֵצֶר (nēṣer) branch, shoot, sprout. This noun, coming from an Arabic root meaning  “to be fresh, bright, grown green,” appears only four times. Proverbs 4:23 CSB  “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.”   What Defiles a Person MARK 7 14And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”e 17And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?”f (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 20And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”   Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.   Matthew 15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.   Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.   Mark 7:21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,   Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.   Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

THE LORD LOOKS ON THE HEART! 1 SAMUEL 16:7  English Standard Version 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”  

 DINING WITH THE HATED— Luke 5:27-32 HATED GROUP OF PEOPLE In Jesus’ time, tax collectors were pretty much hated by the people.  These were Jews who were taking advantage by collecting Rome’s taxes plus a surcharge to line their own pockets    THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE DISADVANTAGED TAX COLLECTOR. The Gk. word telōnēs (av ‘publican’) means a collector of tax or custom on behalf of the Romans   The system was very open to abuse, and the publicani seem to have been prone to extortion and malpractice from the very beginning   Lk. 19:2 seems to imply that Zacchaeus was the contractor for the whole of the taxes of Jericho and had collectors under him WHEN SINNERS REPENT UP TO HALF MY KINGDOM I WILL GIVE I WILL REPAID 4 TIMES OVER - WOW!

Acts 10:5-6 “And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

Don't Let Your Heart Be Troubled - Pastor Rudy John 14:1 - Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

IT SHALL COME TO PASS!  IT SHALL COME TO PASS MANY OF THESE ARE SAID IT MEANS THAT IT SHALL HAPPEN - COUNT ON IT! LETS LOOK Romans 9:26 KJV  “And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.” Acts 2:17-18, 20-22, 24 KJV “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,...

Pastor Rudy - The Death Burial & Resurrection of Jesus The Son Of God! MATTHEW 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

GAL 5:1 FOR FREEDOM CHRIST HAS SET US FREE - STAD FIRM AND DO NOT SUBMIT AGAIN TO A YOKE OF SLAVERY  WHOM THE SON SETS FREE IS FREE INDEED The Truth Will Set You Free JOHN 8:31-36 - ESV So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.   LK 13:11-18 - WOMAN SET FREE FROM A DISABLING SPIRIT v12 He laid his hands on her and immediately she was freed SIN ENSLAVES SIN IS ROOTED IN TRAUMA & DEATH DRIVEN IT HOLD US CAPTIVE & KEEPS US AWAY FROM GOD AND HIS BLESSING

DON’T BE SHAKEN 2 THESSALONIANS 2 When this corona first hit many were shaken including Christians. And yet the word of the Lord tell us don’t be shaken.  So many had their faith shaken, where they stood with God, I heard more people declare, we got to do more, pray more, give more, be more of a light and on and on, MY QUESTION?, SO DOES THAT MEAN JESUS GOT SHAKEN, YOU QUESTIONED YOUR FAITH, DON’T BE SHAKEN NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WHAT COME DOWN, JESUS IS LORD!   2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 ESV “Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.”   2 Thessalonians 2:2 CSB  “not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has come.”   We Trust in our God - We Will Not Be Shaken We Trust That Our God is for Us  - We Will Not Be Shaken - Romans 8 We Trust His Unfailing Love - We Will Not Be Shaken We Trust Him When the Battles Rage - We Will Not Be Shaken Our God Is Stronger - Jesus can do all things Let’s call on his name - We will not be shaken!  

Faith Center Easter Service with Pastor Rudy. (I renamed this title to "He's Alive Bruh" after getting a big kick out of the video which my grandkids Noah and Nevaeh did on reading the scriptures on the kids part) 1. THE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST WITNESSED fRIST HAND HIS RESURRECTION PREACHED JESUS RAISED FROM THE DEAD! Acts 2:32-33, 36 KJV  “This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Acts 3:26 KJV  “Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.” Acts 4:10-13 KJV “Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 13:29-34 KJV  “And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him from the dead: And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.”   2. JESUS OBEDIENCE TO DEATH GAVE HIMN THE RULE OVER DEATH PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 - “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”   3. KNOW JESUS IN THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION  3 PHILIPPIANS 3:8-12 - “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”

John 3:16-17 New International Version (NIV) - 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  

THE PROPHETIC PROMISE  - THE  KING OF PEACE COMES RIDING A DONKEY  Zechariah 9:9-12 (quoted in Matthew 21:5; John 12:15) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. VERSE 9 - KING OF PEACE - Zechariah is delivering the prophecy of the King coming to Jerusalem, with the background of Jesus riding on an ass entering into Jerusalem and people spreading their clothes before him, waving palm branches. "Ass" (KJV; NRSV: "donkey") and "colt": point to one animal in the 'style of Hebrew parallelism' (cf. Genesis 49:11; John 12:14–15), indicating 'peaceful intensions', in contrast to "horse" (or "war-horse") in verse 10.[8] New Testament authors see this verse as a prophecy to Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday as quoted in Matthew 21:5; John 12:15).[22]     YOUR KING IS:  Coming to you ON A DONKEY - indicating 'peaceful intensions', in contrast to "horse" (or "war-horse") in verse 10 Righteous and having Salvation is he Humble King   YOUR KING WILL: Cut off the chariot from Ephraim  The war horse from Jerusalem  The battle bow shall be cut off   He shall speak peace to the nations   Rule shall be from sea to sea   YOUR KING: Because of the blood of my covenant I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope Declares that He will restore to you double

Breaking Fear - Jesus dismantled fear!HEBREWS 2:14,15 - “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” ‭‭‭‭I John‬ ‭3:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬““...He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Matthew 16:15-19He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 2 Timothy 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

GIFTS AND CALLING OF GOD ROMANS 11:29-31 ESV  “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy.”

2020 VISION - SEE YOUR CALLING - You Have Been Called! 1 CORINTHIANS 1:26-29 (KJV) 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:  (ESV): 26 For consider your calling, brothers:  

A Redemptive Revelation Of God - 2020 Series Where There Is No Prophetic, Redemptive Revelation of God, People Perish We must see the Lord as a redemptive God who sent His Son to Redeem, Restore and Rebuild our lives in Him.  PROVERBS 29:18 ESV  “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.” PROVERBS 29:18 AMPC “Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man]–blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.]” A REDEMPTIVE REVELATION IS: RESTORATIVE IN NATURE RECLAIMING IN PROCESS REDEEMING IN POWER REBUILDING OF OUR LIVES

A REDEMPTIVE REVELATION OF GOD - 2020 SERIES We must see the Lord as a redemptive God who sent His Son to Redeem, Restore and Rebuild our lives in Him. PROVERBS 29:18 ESV - Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. AMPC Where there is no vision [no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish; but he who keeps the law [of God, which includes that of man] “blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he. [I Sam. 3:1; Amos 8:11, 12.] Where There Is No Prophetic, Redemptive Revelation of God People Perish A REDEMPTIVE REVELATION IS:RESTORATIVE IN NATURERECLAIMING IN PROCESSREDEEMING IN POWERREBUILDING OF OUR LIVES

2020 VISION Proverbs 29:18 ESV  “Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.”

What's In You Hands - God Will Use What You Got! In this New Year 2020, Give God what you got in your hands and let God use you! Exodus 4:2. The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” Message from Live Service Faith Center San Fernando. www.FaithCenter.cc for more information on PastorRudy.com  

1 Thessalonians 5 The Message (MSG) 9-11 God didn’t set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ. He died for us, a death that triggered life. Whether we’re awake with the living or asleep with the dead, we’re alive with him! So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it. The Way He Wants You to Live 12-13 And now, friends, we ask you to honor those leaders who work so hard for you, who have been given the responsibility of urging and guiding you along in your obedience. Overwhelm them with appreciation and love! 13-15 Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out. 16-18 Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. 19-22 Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil. 23-24 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it! 25-27 Friends, keep up your prayers for us. Greet all the followers of Jesus there with a holy embrace. And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don’t leave anyone out. 28 The amazing grace of Jesus Christ be with you!

DON'T LEAVE FEED YOUR KIDS TO THE LIONS!   Reading from 1 Sam 30:1, 1 Peter 5:8  In our society we need Father’s Who Lead and Model the Way and Bring Healing to Brokenness and are Restorative Song - Color him father song - by The Winstons I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU THAT YOU WILL RECOVER ALL 1 SAM 30:8  WEEP FOR YOUR FAMILIES  CRY OUT TO GOD FOR YOUR FAMILIES SEEK GOD FOR YOUR FAMILY PRAY FOR YOUR FAMILIES BE STRONG & ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD LISTEN & FOLLOW THE LORD IN HIS PLAN FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BE OBEDIENT TO THE LORD

A Mother’s Heart  Luke 2:19-20 KJV “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.” Message by Pastor Rudy with special song written by Sal Rodriguez "Momma"

GUEST SPEAKER David Nico Hill Growing up in a home with addictions, violence, and abuse, David went on to become an MMA pioneer and actor who had everything the world had to offer. However, he also developed multiple hardcore addictions and eventually spent time in prison. Redeemed out of the abyss by Jesus Christ, David now shares his testimony and the love of God across the country.

Reality Check on Death  Pastor Rudy Service at Faith Center San Fernando, CA READING Isiah 53 and 1 Peter 2  A REALITY CHECK ON DEATH - IN DEATH JESUS DEFEATS DEATH! CAUSE OF DEATH : THE SINS OF THE WORLD - BLUNT FORCED TRAMA BY RODS, SCOURGING, STABLING AND CRUCIFIXION! DATE OF THE INCIDENT: ABOUT 30-33AD 9AM FRIDAY THE MONTH OF APRIL, TIME OF DEATH APPROX 3PM THE VICTIM WAS IDENTIFIED AS YESHUA WHO SAID HE WAS THE SON OF GOD

Live from Faith Canter San Fernando, Ca, song with Juan Rios and Monica Avila. Message by Pastor Rudy:Part 1 - Message Resurrection and Money - Matthew 28:10-15Part 2 - Death, Burial & Resurrection of Jesus - Matthew 28:1    

BEHOLD YOUR KING! John 12:12-16 GNT “The next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover Festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! God bless the King of Israel!” Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, just as the scripture says, “Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Here comes your king, riding on a young donkey.” His disciples did not understand this at the time; but when Jesus had been raised to glory, they remembered that the scripture said this about him and that they had done this for him.”   Zechariah 9:9-12 CSB  “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The bow of war will be removed, and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless cistern. Return to a stronghold, you prisoners who have hope; today I declare that I will restore double to you.”   Matthew 27:37 KJV “And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”   What the Prophet declared about Our King: Your king is coming to you He is righteous and victorious  He is humble and riding a donkey The bow of war will be removed He will proclaim peace to the nations His dominion extends from sea to sea He releases the prisoners of hope and restores double to you!

 GOOD MORNING WORLD.. an old timer said: I feel fired up, freed up, prayed up, paid up, packed up, ready to go up.  I'm corrected, connected, selected, protected, and directed, on my way to heaven. I am a heaven sought, blood bought, devil fought, child of the KING.... I John 3:7-8 NKJV. ““Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Hebrews 2:14-15 NKJV. “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”

Music CD from the 1990 San Fernando Valley

Testimony of Healing & Mercy - Dolores Valdivia of Second Chance prison Ministry

Stir Up the Gift - Jerry Gutierrez from 2 Timothy 1:6

BREAKING THE POWER OF THE WICKED ONE MARK 5READING - 1 John 2:13,14, 1 John 4:4  1 John 5:4,5

Cain the first murderer. Because of jeaouly envy he rose against his brother and killed him!   1 John 3:10-12 CEB “This is how God’s children and the devil’s children are apparent: everyone who doesn’t practice righteousness is not from God, including the person who doesn’t love a brother or sister. This is the message that you heard from the beginning: love each other. Don’t behave like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he kill him? He killed him because his own works were evil, but the works of his brother were righteous.” Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

1 JOHN 3:11 - The message from the beginning was to Love the brothern, not as Cain who murdered his brother! 1 Peter 4:8 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: But love covereth all sins.  James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.  1 Corinthians 13:7 WORD STUDY - Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. - 25.176 στέγω; φέρωl: to put up with annoyance or difficulty—‘to put up with, to endure.’  WORD STUDY 1 P4:8 - Love covers a multitude of SIN - 2572 καλύπτω  1 to hide, veil. 1a to hinder the knowledge of a thing. (EXMP: NOAH’S NAKEDNESS COVERED)   Gen 9:20-29 - Supporting Point - GOD COVERED US, HE’S GOT YOU COVERED and we need to cover each other in Love, lets blanket people in love!  Love will not shame you, Love will cover you! Genesis 2:25 -  They were not ashamed, see def.  Gen 3:21 -  GOD COVERED THEM.

1 Cor 13:8 - LOVE NEVER FAILS Love really is powerful, when we encounter God’s Love it will heal the broken-hearted, and has the power to break the hardest of hearts to remove hate, envy, jealously, pride and murder from the heart.  Reading from: 1 JOHN 3:11-23 I JOHN 4:7-21 1 JOHN 5:1-4 2 JOHN 1:4-6    

 HUSTLE & HEART,  WILL SET APART  CHAMPIONS LEAVE IT ON THE FIELLD! Romans 8:36-38 Common English Bible (CEB) 37 But in all these things we win a sweeping victory through the one who loved us.  INTRO: WATCHING SPORTS -  I don’t know how many times I’ve been watching sports with the love of my life Annette; whether it’s was baseball or football  and the game was supposed to be exciting with the anticipation of who’s going to win and I don’t know how many times I’ve heard Annette say "they don’t want it, they’re not hungry, what are they doing get in the game!" why because she felt they were putting their Heart & Soul into it, they were play their best! What will set the greats apart from the rest? The champions will pul there all and  leave it on the field, weather it’s in the boxing ring or on the field. Today we also have a mandate to give it all to God, to Live and Serve Him, His Purpose, His Mission and to do it with all our heart, strength and mind.  Today what sets us apart as more than conquerors in Christ is that we put our heart and soul into it, that what sets us apart from the rest! Scriptures on sports to win: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 NLT - “Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 MSG “You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally.  26,27 - I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.”   Scripture on Discipline for the sports: 1 Timothy 4:7-10 CSB. “But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness. For the training of the body has limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance. For this reason we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.”

Vince Gomez - Gave his life to the Lord as a young man, is founder of Project 58 a ministry restoring the streets in the Bay Area, Vince Gomez also established New Life Faith Center Men's Home San Francisco under the ministry of New Life Faith Center - Pastor Rudy. You will be blessed through this powerful word of God!   “When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of David; when David heard of this, he went out to face them. Now the Philistines had come and raided in the Valley of Rephaim, so David inquired of God, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord replied, “Attack, and I will hand them over to you.” So the Israelites went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated the Philistines there. Then David said, “Like a bursting flood, God has used me to burst out against my enemies.” Therefore, they named that place The Lord Bursts Out.” 1 Chronicles 14:8-11 CSB  

Song (This Means War)- Juan Rios & Nellie Avila  Fresh Start - The Power of Forgetting - message by Pastor Rudy Philippines 3:13 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, (SEE SCRIPTURE)   1. PAUL DECLARATION THIS ONE THING I DO - FORGETTING Word Study -  ONE THING - 1. The Understanding of Uniqueness in the NT. Only rarely is εἷς used as a digit in the NT (e.g., 2 Pt. 3:8). It usually means “single,” “once-for-all,” “unique” or “only,”  Stauffer, E. (1964–). εἷς. G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley, & G. Friedrich (Eds.), Theological dictionary of the New Testament (electronic ed., Vol. 2, p. 434). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.   FORGETTING - 1950 ἐπιλανθάνομαι [epilanthanomai /ep·ee·lan·than·om·ahee/] v. Middle voice from 1909 and 2990; GK 2140; Eight occurrences; AV translates as “forget” seven times, and “be forgetful” once.  1 to forget. 2 neglecting, no longer caring for. 2 forgotten, given over to oblivion, i.e. uncared for.  Strong, J. (1995). Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship. Middle voice is an approximate type of grammatical voice in which the subject both performs and receives the action expressed by the verb. In other words, the subject acts as both the agent and the receiver (i.e., the direct object) of the action. 1909 and 2990; to lose out of mind; by impl. to neglect:—(be) forget (-ful of).  forget; neglect; overlook 1909.  ἐπί ĕpi, ep-ee´; a prim. prep. prop. mean. superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.)  Meaning to place over or above something.     2990 - “be hid” unaware (not impacted in the negative, but rather for the postive)  GK 2140 - ignore, overlook, be unmindful, i.e., not remember information and so lose sight of it significance, implying no proper response or an improper response in some contexts שָׁכַח (šā·ḵǎḥ) 8894 Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains : Hebrew (Old Testament)   2. PAUL’S PAST - THREATS & MURDER  Acts - (SEE SCRIPTURE) Acts 7:54-60, Acts 8:1-3, Acts 9:1-31   3. PAUL’S PRIZE  - TRANSFORMING FORGETTING POWER! 1 Timothy 1:12-17 CSB  “I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry — even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” — and I am the worst of them. But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”      KEY WORDS THAT SUPERIMPOSED HIS PASS Strength, Faithfulness, Mercy, Grace, Faith & Love in Christ Jesus - Extraordinary Patience of the Lord!  (THIS KEPT HIM REACHING FORWARD TO THE PRIZE IN CHRIST JESUS)

FRESH START - MOVING PASS OUR PAST 01/06/18 part 2 We Must Be Able to Move Pass our Pass! Scripture Reading: Genesis 41:51-52 KJV. “And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”   FORGETTING WHAT IS BEHIND US KEY  PHRASES: 1. Remember ye not the former things 2. Former have pasted don't be stuck in the past 3. The Fresh & New will come as we move forward and not hold on to the past “ Forgetting means you are able to move past the past and move forward for what God has planned for your life, nothing greater than living for God and living the plan he has for your life and to not be entangled or trapped by the past! ” * Manasseh - Jospeh The Lord has caused me to forget    A Classic Case In Moving Past the Past Genesis 41:51-52 KJV. “And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” THE PAST Jealousy and Betrayal Joseph was Sold as a Slave Joseph was wrongly accused of sexual misconduct and did prison time behind it.  Joseph was forgotten in prison after doing good (some guys come out with a great attitude and some don't) Genesis 50:15-19 KJV. “And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?” Genesis 50:18-21 KJV “And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.” JOSEPH COULD HAVE: He could have gotten side tracked by lust and sin with temptation  He could have allowed himself to be poisoned by bitterness resentment and hate  He could have gotten caught up while in prison because of what was done to him JOSEPH'S POWERFUL ATTITUDE:  HE SERVED WITH A GREAT SPIRIT IN SPITE OF ILL TREATMENT  HE POSSESSED A GREAT SPIRIT OF FORGIVENESS AND DIDN’T ALLOW HATERS AND JEALOUSY TO GET TO HIM  HE WALKED IN GODS WILL FOR HIS LIFE IN SPITE OF - what you meant for evil God meant for good. WHAT WE LEARN IS GOD is able to keep you and God mends, heals and restores from hurt, pain and betrayal and that you can move pass your pass the past by the grace of God!  GIVE IT TO GOD, let it go and don’t allow yourself to continue in victim mode.  We will get past our past in Jesus name. 

A NEW BEGINNING, A NEW YEAR! A New Year marks a time when people everywhere celebrate the possibility of building a better tomorrow. It symbolizes the human desire to demarcate (set the boundaries, distinguish, separate) the past from the future, the old from the new.   There is a deep human desire to be able to start again, not to be imprisoned by the past. We need to feel hope for new possibilities and see that our future is not governed entirely by our history.    SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 43:18-19 King James Version (KJV) 18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, And new things do I declare:  Before they spring forth I tell you of them. Ezekiel 11:19 KJV “And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:” Ezekiel 36:26 KJV “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV  “It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”   Thoughts for A Fresh Start for A New Year: 1. God will do a New Thing in your Life, He's a God of Newness  2. Don't allow the former, the past to hold you down in life and imprison you to the past 3. Speak what God puts in your heart, speaking and agreeing with God has power to bring you into the newness of God 4. The Mercies of the Lord are New Every Morning 5. Daily Discipline to SEEK HIM DAILY, Everyday Look to Him  

Message on depression, coming out of depression from 1 Kings 19

2 Corinthians 5:17-21  WE WERE RECONCILED TO GOD - IN CHRIST!  

Ephesians 6:13-18 KJV ... that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day... Ephesians 5:14-16 KJV ...walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”