Connection Church of Arlington Texas

These are tough days for the church. But like the previous two centuries the church will continue to be triumphant even in the darkest of times. The spirit of the anti-christ is previlent and the unrighteous are working doubly hard for the minds and souls of men. But, the gates of hell will not prevail against the church of the Lord Jesus Christ!

I had the opportunity to hear Dr. William Jenkins preach a powerful message on “The Attributes of the Overcoming Church.” The message reminded me that the Church would remain strong and triumphant because of  four points that Dr. Jenkins shared with us. These are some of the attributes of the overcoming church:

In the words of an old friend, “Happy Mother’s Day my little children.”  What a great opportunity… a chance to say thank you to the one who gave us life… our mothers. We are celebrating our mothers who brought us into this world on this special day. Most mothers are far too humble to receive the really deserved praise of motherhood. But here on this day our hats are off and our hearts are are in our hand to readily give credit where credit is due. Mom you are awsome!

It stands to reason, doesn’t it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he’ll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ’s!

So don’t you see that we don’t owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There’s nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is “give it a decent burial” and get on with your new life. God’s Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go! This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life! (Message Bible)