The Tuesday morning class is growing. We had 6 new guys start the class today with a total of about 75 guys now coming to the class. It is really making a difference in their lives and the fruit is there.
I want to also thank the ministries supporters. We are able to provide supplies for the class to every inmate that wants to attend. We provide the paper, folders, manual materials, DVDs, worship music, batteries for the sound equipment. Today we delivered a bunch of 9 volts batteries for the microphones and 2 new pairs of drumsticks for the band. They have been playing with the same drums sticks for a few years, and broken too! They had them taped together. It was a blessing to see their faces light up when the saw the new drumsticks and batteries, things we can take for granted. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! For your support. It means so much to the guys that Smashing Pillars International is able to go to the unit once a week and sometimes three times a week.
We are currently doing the Breaking Free: Uprooting Destructive Habits and Thought Patterns Series. The class was very enthusiastic and ready to go over the lesson. Today's lesson was #5 Principles of Laws of Relationships: Part 1.
Some highlights from today's class:
- You find out what you're made of during times of great pressure, and it can defile everyone around you.
- The same Laws of Creation that can save your life can also cost you your life.
- God established laws and principles to bring order and blessings into your life, but those same laws can also cause destruction in your life.
- If we are faithful to obey God's laws, blessings will come to us. But, if we do not keep God's laws, or reject God's laws, curses and destruction will come to us.
- God's laws are relational. The affect every relationship in our lives. Romans 8
- The mind that is set upon the flesh is death. But, the mind that is set upon the Spirit is LIFE!
- Key Scripture: Galatians 5:18 - your future depends on this passage! "But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law."
- You cannot violate a law and have it not affect you. The opposite of the Spirit is the flesh. the deeds of the flesh (over 50%) are relational and behavioral; anger, jealousy, etc.
- When we violate these relational laws, we cannot step in, or receive, the goodness, blessings, and faithfulness of God.
- We must get to the roots of our issues and cut those down, rather than just trying to deal with the fruit. The fruit is NOT the issue! Most of our roots are wired to law.
- Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Ephesians 6
- If we dishonor our parents, it brings a curse in those areas. In every way wee have honored our parents, life will go well for us, in those areas.
- Honor
- A decision we make to place high value, worth, and importance on a person, recognizing that no matter what their behavior is, they are still a valued creation of God.
- It is also a decision to put God's love, in action, towards others.
- Honor combats low self-esteem by communicating to another how special they are to you, no matter how broken they may be.
- Dishonor: anger, sarcasm, judgment, exposure, comparisons, criticisms racism, etc.
Receive this blessing:
May the Lord bless you and keep you,
May the Lord make His face shine upon you;
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
His best to you,
Samuel - Smashing Pillars...raising sons
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