Tim Blevins http://timblevins.com Thu, 03 May 2012 20:54:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Interesting Article http://timblevins.com/2012/05/03/interesting-article/ http://timblevins.com/2012/05/03/interesting-article/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 20:54:54 +0000 Tim Blevins http://timblevins.com/?p=1444 Ran across this article on Fox News site.  I found it interesting that 69% of Americans believe that the Bible provides answers on how to live a meaningful life.

Click here to read.

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  • Find a reason to smile.
  • Enjoy the journey.
  • Dare to dream.
  • Laugh more.
  • Find a passion and pursue it.
  • Dream big.
  • Spend time with people you admire.
  • Walk through a crowded room slowly and meet people.
  • Love with all your heart.
  • Never give up.
  • Enjoy the simple things in life.
  • Tell your children you love them.
  • Kiss your wife every morning and every night.
  • Be grateful.
  • Be quick to forgive.
  • Spend time with a person older than you.
  • Read your Bible everyday.
  • Work hard, play hard.
  • Try new things.
  • Volunteer to serve others.
  • Be a good friend to others.
  • Do something unexpectedly nice to others.
  • Expect and embrace change.
  • Be an educated voter.
  • Be happy.
  • Make every moment count.
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I had a friend email a picture of our church logo mugs being sold at yard sale.  Now that’s funny.  These are the mugs we give to our first time guests FOR FREE at our weekend services.  They were being sold for 25 cents.  That’s it!  Surely we can get 50 cents for one of [...]]]> lifeccmug

I had a friend email a picture of our church logo mugs being sold at yard sale.  Now that’s funny.  These are the mugs we give to our first time guests FOR FREE at our weekend services.  They were being sold for 25 cents.  That’s it!  Surely we can get 50 cents for one of our mugs.  Hey, it’s good advertising.

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1-  My son Eli will be traveling with me.
2-  God is doing great things at Bethel Church and I want to experience it.
3-  A possibility of meeting the leader of the church, Bill Johnson.
4-  Bethel Worship- Brian and Jen Johnson and more.
5-  I get to see Martin Ivey.  He is awesome, crazy, unusual, anointed, prophetic, and one of a kind cool dude.  He is from Life Community Church and is a part of the Bethel School of Supernatural.
6-  Impartation-  I am going to receive from their ministry in a way that expands our church impact.

I’m looking forward to Bethel Church!

CLICK HERE FOR BETHEL WEB SITE

 

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of praying with a man to receive Jesus as his personal savior.  God had been gently knocking on the door to his heart and yesterday was the day he opened that door.  He said was able to see the different ways God had been speaking to him but up until today he had not made a decision to become a believer.  But on this day, he did.  Yes, ministry is fun!!!
After I finished meeting with my new friend, I reflected on the day I gave my life to Christ.  I was 10 years old.  My mom took me to a Billy Graham crusade in Asheville, NC.  I clearly remember walking all the way from the top of the arena to the front to pray with someone.  I count it a privilege to have been saved under the ministry of Billy Graham.
Recently, I was cleaning out an old box of books that I had not been through in a number of years.  I pulled out a dusty Bible that my mom had passed along to me.  When I opened it, these two pieces of paper fell out.  They were from the Billy Graham crusade; their follow up material.  I had completed a book that helped me know more about my salvation.  Here are pictures of those two pieces of paper.
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Jesus said he gained strength from doing the will of God. Jesus ministered from strength and gained more as he continued to do ministry.

There is a difference between being physically tired and being spiritually tired. On Sunday’s after preaching three services I am physically tired but my spirit man is strengthened. I have learned though that when my physical body is tired, my spirit life is vulnerable to the flesh and the attacks of the enemy.

Many times our biggest battles blindside us right after a huge spiritual event like a mission trip or a conference. When our flesh is weak we allow ourselves to be more open to demonic attacks.

Since beginning 3 services this month I have decided to prepare for Sunday afternoon recovery. I will be alert to the enemies tactics as well this Sunday, I plan on spending a few minutes in private worship and rest in order to be renewed.

Jesus withdrew from the crowds to be strengthen too.

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There must be a difference between earthly talk and heavenly talk.

Have you ever been around someone who intrigues your interest about spiritual or heavenly things? I know I have. They speak about the good things of God, they share a current testimony from an adventure with God, they have a new revelation from scripture or a fresh Word from the Lord. In other words, they are full and bubbling over with all that God is doing in their life.

Being heavenly minded doesn’t make us no earthly good. It makes us earthly influencers for the Kingdom. You don’t have to talk about heavenly things 24/7 but it sure aught to be a part of your conversation everyday.

When your Walk with God is fresh and alive your conversation will reflect it.

I have also been around Christians that rarely talk about heavenly things. I love sports too but I also love to hear all that God is doing through people.

So the next time you are hanging out with friends, be sure to talk about what God is doing in your life. You will be an encourager if you do. People need to hear it!

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This weekend we are launching a new sermon series called Increasing Faith.  See you Sunday.  Its going to be a great day at Lifecc!

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Fasting is the voluntary abstinence from particular aspects of life in order to seek deep dimensions of fellowship and blessings with God.  I have learned a lot about fasting from Jentezen Franklin and now Stovall Weems who has put out a book about it but I think I have learned more through participation.  If you have never fasted then you should begin a fast sometime soon.  Matthew 6: 16 says, “When you fast…”  not “If you fast”.

Following are just a few things I have learned over the past few years.

  1. We can never forget about God’s grace.  It is our nature to fall into a system of merit and think in terms of achievement and rewards.  The reality is that there isn’t anything we can do to get more of God’s love and there isn’t anything we can do to get less of His love.  Fasting isn’t about impressing God or twisting his arm to recognize how good of a Christian we are.  Fasting is simply removing worldly distractions in order to seek deeper dimensions with God.  Jesus’ grace was enough to change our position with God.  Our efforts are not required.
  2. I have learned a lot about my weaknesses.  When you begin to fast; eliminating sugars, caffeine, breads and meats, your body brings to the surface all of its impurities and toxins.  Naturally our body will trap toxins and chemicals found in those foods and hold them until we eliminate them for a period of time.  The results are headaches, bad breath, stomach pains, dizziness, weird sleep patterns, skin rashes and even mouth blisters.  All of the bad stuff is coming to the surface.  The same effect happens to us spiritually during a fast.  Our weakness and strongholds begin to surface.  For the most part, Christians have learned to cover over our weaknesses but during a fast we are confronted with ourselves.  It turns out we are looking in the mirror at our real selves.  Questions like, “Do I really trust God?” or “Will I serve Him even if I’m hurting?” or “Will I remain obedient to this fast when I really don’t want to?”   The weaknesses are in there, inside everyone one of us.  The question is whether or not you are ready to confront them and gain the victory over them.
  3. I have learned more about God’s forgiveness.  Why?  Because during a fast I see my weakness and I experience failures.  Many of us fail in different ways during a fast.  Everything from bad attitudes, emotional outburst, temper outbreaks, eating things we shouldn’t, falling to various temptations and simply giving up.  If you, like me have missed the mark then take no time for self-guilt.  Don’t allow the devil to hold you down.  Thank the Lord for His forgiveness and get right back up and begin again.  Don’t get discouraged but rather be encouraged in that now you know an area to work on and be encouraged because now you have a new appreciation for God’s forgiveness.
  4. Fasting is not about food.  It is very easy to get so focused on what you are and are not eating that you lose the real focus, which is seeking Jesus.  One way to determine if you are getting more focused on food is to listen to what you are talking about.  If you seem to be talking about food more than anything else then you may need to refocus. Fasting without a true focus on Jesus is just a miserable diet.
  5. Immature  fasters can become prideful.  We tend to feel like we are doing more or are really serving God better than other people when we fast.  Fasting does not make us “super saints.”  It does not make us better than another.  True fasting should produce humility due to the fact we are becoming more aware of our weakness and our growing appreciation of our need for Jesus.
  6. The devil hates it when we fast. The last thing he wants is for you to become fired up about serving the Lord.  Fasting will fire up your spirit life therefore the enemy will send troubles your way to try to keep you from becoming the man or woman of God that you were destine to be.  So be ready to overcome his tactics by pressing in more to the presence of the Lord.
  7. Fasting knocks our props out.  We live in a culture of props and stimulants.  We can’t get our day started without a cup of coffee or 3.  We need cokes and sweet teas to enjoy our meals and most of us are hooked on TV and games.  Fasting is eliminating those things that have us propped up to either energize, comfort or entertain us in order to depend on God for our strength.  Fasting is a vacation from self.  Imagine your life now being fueled by the Holy Spirit rather than trappings of the world.

 

These are just a few of things I have learned.  If you are fasting then I am praying for you to gain great strength from the Lord.

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