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A New You or New Year?
By Pastor Allen
Jan 3, 2011 - 3:45:45 PM

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Are you going to remain the same or make the long over due needed changes ?  The days of the weeks and the months of the years of 2011, are the same as those of 2010, they remain Sunday through Saturday and January through December.

The New must begin with you:  2Corinth.5: 17.  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

My Brothers / Sisters, I’m not talking about religion, what denomination or none denomination you belongs to, nor am I talking about your four-walls church building; I’m talking about your relationship with God through his Son, Yahshua Messiah (a.k.a. Jesus the Christ).  Could it be that you’ve tried just about everything to make ends meet in 2010, and still came up short ?  Do you know that there are folks who’ve spent many years in church, and in religion or their vocation trying to find life’s fulfillment and yet end up living an empty life ?

Here’s what Yahshua says “John.10:10b. I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”

As we go forth in 2011, please don’t give into Religious / Political hype, clichés, rhythms and rhymes. Otherwise this New Year, would be just like the rest of the years whereby your harvest will be a repeat of last year. It’s time for you and your family to live and experience this abundant life that Yahshua Messiah has made available to those who would believe and receive.

Think about it !  How many persons / leaders ( Religious, Political, Civic, etc;) made unfulfilled promises to you last year ?  Therefore, if you choose to live by and wait for the fulfillment of those promises this year; you are exactly the type person that your leaders and others perceived you to be.

But today, right now !  You can flip the scrip on those who don’t and won’t see as God (Yahweh) sees you.  It’s time for you to be a transformer instead of continually being a conformer.

Here’s what the word of God says to you “Rom.12: 2.  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God“

This New Year 2011, and onward ought to be about you and your relationship with God, not Religion and Politics.  Take a real close, and a very good look at your religious and political leaders; unless you deliberately choose to remain blind and ignorant, you can’t help from seeing that the cares and concerns of people (or yours) is not a priority of today’s leaders. Two of the strongest pillars / foundations of this world’s systems are those of Religion and Politics which is filled with hirelings / leaders that thrives on using people to accomplish their mission / agenda..

A true, genuine leaders can be liken to a good shepherd: Here’s the descriptions of a good shepherd verses that of a hireling.

John.10:11.  I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
: 12.  But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
: 13.  The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
: 14.  I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
: 15.  As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Religion, politics and the opinions of others will cause a person to live beneath their God ordained privileges.  Don’t spend 2011, blaming the devil if you refuse to make the necessary changes that will usher you into the abundant life ( Zoe, the God ordained life) spoken of by Yahshua.

For to long you’ve been held hostage by your past sins and failures, and the opinions of (especially) religious church-folks; whereas the simplicity and power of God’s word and the blood of Yahshua has forgiven you and has set you free.

Watch this !

1John.1:9.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And John.8: 36.  If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Being new is a choice !  You can choose to be new in Christ or you can remain the same / as you are. Doing the same things over and repeatedly and expecting a different result, this sort of behavior is that of an insane man or woman.

And I honestly believe that you’re not an insane person; what say you ?

Happy New You & Happy New Year !

For questions and comments contact via E-mail:pastormallen@yahoo.com or kmfci@live.com or ph.1242-441-2021

Pastors Matthew & Brendalee Allen
Kingdom Minded Fellowship Center Int’l

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