“Jesus rarely comes when we expect Him. He appears when we least expect Him. We must always be ready for His surprise visits. If we are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we will have to stop being religious and be spiritually real.”
“Be ye therefore ready, also.” Luke 12:40
“Be Thou my vision, Oh Lord of my Life. Amen.
Now… i begin again!
Pastor Kerry Willis
“When Jesus first preached in His hometown of Nazareth, we learn from the listeners who were all too familiar with their homeboy, that it is all too possible to tragically strangle the Spirit’s witness on one’s heart with the prejudice of one’s mind. Rather than believe Jesus was their Messiah, they preferred to stone Him as madmen.” -kww
“Now… i begin again!”
Pastor Kerry Willis
"Only disobeying Jesus brings Him dishonor. How many of us are loyal to Jesus? Loyalty means i have to step out where i do not see anything. i have to obey by faith alone. Faith is deliberate commitment to the Lord where i see no way forward. Obey Jesus with reckless joy. Whatever He says to you do it!" -Oswald Chambers/kww remix
"The disciples said to Him, "Rabbi (Teacher), the Jews were only recently going to stone You, and You are [thinking of] going back there again?" John 11:8 AMP
"His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." John 2:5 AMP
Now… i begin again!
Pastor Kerry Willis
"When it comes to prayer, my aim is to always hold the line open between You and myself, Jesus -- moment-by-moment living out an unbroken awareness of Your holy presence. i want my existence to be an unending prayer. i want You to be in my head, taking over every thought. i want you to be my very life, present in every breath by Your Holy Spirit. Deo Volente. — as You desire, my Lord. Amen." -kww
Now… i begin again!
Pastor Kerry Willis
“To have the holiness of Christ imparted to me by the Holy Spirit means i am crucified with Christ, nevertheless i live. The individuality remains, but the mainspring, the ruling disposition, is radically altered. The same human body remains, but the old satanic right to myself is destroyed!” — Oswald Chambers #entiresanctification
Now… i begin again!
Pastor Kerry Willis
i have somewhat of a reputation it seems for embracing a regular rhythm of taking prayer walks as often as possible with the Lord.
Here are ten suggestions to encourage anyone interested in walking and talking with the Lord in prayer:
1. Invite the Lord to join you
2. Listen to Scripture
3. Compliment God on His Creation
4. Listen intentionally
5. Sing choruses of praise and worship to Him
6. Repeat phrases like: "i love you, Lord."
7. Share your heart and concerns
8. Share your hopes and desires
9. Pray for others
10. Give thanks
Let us be found walking and talking with the Lord as often as possible.
Now… i begin again…
Pastor Kerry Willis
“Then He (Jesus) said to His disciples, “The harvest is [indeed] plentiful, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38 AMP
“The Lord of the harvest wanted to sow a great field with living seeds in age-old China. He needed a sower. One Sunday morning He found Hudson Taylor walking by the seashore. He spoke to him saying, ‘If you will let Me, I will walk all over China through you.’ On that day a grain of wheat fell into the ground and died. Multiplied thousands of living grains are the results.” — Cowman
Now… i begin again…
Pastor Kerry Willis
