Believer's Bootcamp & Combat Zone Training

Here are some nuggets from our Believer's Bootcamp & Combat Zone Training, I trust that it will bless you as it did our congregation. Be blessed. Pastor Sam Moyd

HOW TO BE A GOOD SOLDIER

Good soldiers are trained to be good through practice, drills discipline and commitment. The Bible says, “What king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first, and consults whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? So likewise whosoever he is of you that forsakes not all that he hath, cannot be a good soldier.” Luke 14:28-35

Paul told Timothy. “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. The Greek word for strong is endunameo, which speaks of an inner-strengthening or empowering; a deposit of power into the inner man. This power will help you endure hardness.
A good soldier is one who know his place in Christ and is committed to walking in that place, he knows his abilities, he knows his commanding officer, he knows the weapons of his warfare and how to use them, he know his enemy’s weakness and strengths, he knows the environment and how to overcome it.
A good soldier keeps the lines of communication open between his commanding officer and himself, he is alert and always watching and praying.
A good soldier has no cares about civilian life, he keeps his mind on the task at hand, that is fighting the battles, he is brave, bold courageous and unrelenting. Good soldiers are eager to display their training in the combat zone, they are on the lookout for a good fight. Good soldiers are ready to train others also.
Paul tells Timothy, “This charge commit to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also, that they may war a good warfare, holding faith in a good conscience, of which some having put away concerning the faith, have made shipwreck. If thou put the soldiers in remembrance of these things, thou shall be a good soldier of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, unto which thou has attained.”
Good soldiers fight for no other reason than to give life to someone else, they are willing to lay down their life for their friend. 1 & 2 Timothy, Hebrews 11:1

Example of Jesus Praying in Garden, Luke 22:39 – 43

Develop a Passion For Your Dream

This Year (2008) Pursue What You are Passionate about. . .

New Year! Next Level! Finishing Strong and Starting Fresh!
Few people really know what they want. They do not realize that their dream is either born within them or borrowed from another. I have talked to many people in my years of ministry who admit that their present activities are a result of what their mother or father desired for them or was a convenient opportunity. Most people never pursue their own inner passion.

• Passionate people become powerful people.


• Passionate people generate enthusiasm.


• Passionate people create waves of favor.


• Passionate people stay focused on their dream.
  

Be a passionate person, pursue your dreams. Solomon had a passion to create a magnificent and incredible monument to God - the temple and house of the Lord. He did not consult a committee and he did not ask his nieces and nephews for confirmation. He had a dream, a purpose and a passion and he JUST DID IT!

Do you really know what you want in life? What do you long to be remembered for when your life is over? What goal presently excites you and energizes you? Meditate on these questions, and listen for that inward witness. Let's be people of Passion!

When I know beyond question

When I know beyond question that some problem of mine is being taken care of, what do I do? I relax. I stop chasing after a solution. I do the daily tasks that are in front of me to do, giving each one a hundred percent of my attention and energy. There is no need to go back and pick up the problem and worry it some more, like a dog returning to its own vomit.

In the same way, I know that when I am willing to turn over a difficulty to my God, the answer will become known to me.

Today, I give my problems to God with absolute confidence that solutions are on the way.

Pastor Angela