Evangelist Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks
The Ministry of S.A.R.A.H.
PRAYER:
Father God, Thank You for the way in which you have me living my life in full recognition of the power You have over me. Without You, I could do nothing and could be nothing great or small.
I humble myself Lord to those who You have placed in rulership over me with spiritual authority- yet, Lord, I realize that You have called me into servanthood for the goodness and the glory of Your salvation here on earth.
I am not afraid of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I’ll tell men and women, boys and girls, the unsaved and the saved, that the time is now to get right with You!
In the name of Jesus I have prayed. Amen,
HYMN:
A charge to keep I have
A God to glorify
A never dying soul to save
And fit it for the sky....
HYMN:
To God the Father, let us sing
To God the Son and risen King
And equally with them adore
The Spirit, God, forever ,more.
Amen.
Let all of God’s people say, Amen.
PRELUDE:
Is there anybody out there who knows that when the devil had you on his side, he didn’t bother you?
Oh no, he let you do all the sinning you were big and bad enough to do.
But Lord have mercy! When you decided to get on the Lord’s side, you stirred up the anger of the demon spirit called Satan and no matter how much good you do, evil is always present!
Being a true Christian is not easy, but I’m here to tell you that there is hope....if you live right!!
Before I go on any further, I want to ask a serious question. Do you have a rock in your pocket or pocketbook?
No? Okay. Because I heard a Christian joke recently about 3 sisters who’d gone to the Pearly Gates.
The first sister had a ladder with her and the angel asked her "why she brought it with her?" She said, "because when I see one of my sisters down there, I’m going to lower this ladder and help her climb up to Heaven!"
The angel said okay and let her in.
The second sister brought a rope with her and the angel asked her "why she brought it?" She said, "because when I see one of my sisters trying to get to Heaven, I will lower my rope and help pull her up!"
The angel said, ah, I see. Come on in the Pearly Gates!
The third sister arrived carrying a big bag of rocks!!
The angel looked at her and asked, "Girl, what are you planning on doing with those rocks???"
She looked at the angel, took a big rock out of her bag and said, "When I see another sister trying to do right and get into Heaven, I’m going to take a big rock and knock her right back down to hell!"
Needless to say, the angel blocked the Gates of Heaven and sent her back until she had an attitude adjustment!!!
....isn’t it amazing how we can get so close and still not make it in? So all I am asking of you at this time is to help raise your brethern, help them pull up or climb up. For your sake, don’t knock anybody down. Amen?
If you have a rock hard attitude, you can lie to your neighbor and act like a Christian. They can’t judge you even if you are living like a hypocrite! God knows your hearts and your intentions..for in Hebrews 10:30, we know that God said, I will punish those who do wrong, I will repay them. And He also said, The Lord will judge His people.
Aren’t you glad to know that to judge someone is not your responsibility or right? I know I’m glad about it!!! Now let me remind you through scripture, the truth from the bible about what is our responsibility as Christians...........
SCRIPTURE:
(Mark 16:15 nlv) Jesus said to His followers, "Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone".
TEXT:
We all know the details of the Ressurrection. Of how Jesus rose from the borrowed tomb early one Sunday morning before sunrise....how does it make you feel?
What do you think about when you hear a preacher talk about your brother and my brother, Jesus Christ?Hanging on that old rugged cross, arms stretched out wide, nails in His hands, nails in His feet, pierced in His side, a crown of thorns in his head, crying out, "FATHER!!!" and then He dies for your sins and for my sins.
His resurrection was the final complete victory over death and sin and over their effects upon both man and creation. Because Christ arose, according to I Corinthians 15, believers shall also rise in resurrection bodies.
And wherever there’s a resurrection, there’s a whole lot of reviving going on!!!
You see when Mary Magdalene and Salome and Mary, the mother of James got together and prayed-they were not by themselves. The bible tells us that they had been followers of Jesus and had cared for Him while He was in Galilee. (Mark 15:41) Then they and many other women had come with Him to Jerusalem. They were all praying.
God placed Mary Magdalene (that same woman who had been full of the devil) in a position to see Jesus, talk to Jesus and walk with jesus long enough for her to know that Jesus was alive and well.
Mary Magdalene loved the Lord. But because the other disciple men tried to judge her, they didn’t believe she was sent to deliver a message from God to them!
Mary Magdalene was not discouraged by their unbelief because she had just experienced the reawakening of her religious faith and spiritual life! For when Jesus died, she died too! But hallejuah! when she saw evidence that God was still a miracle working God, there was a whole lot of shouting going on! And finally when the brother disciples realized their responsibility to"Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere". The Lord worked with them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs and Jesus was taken up to Heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. (Mk 16:15-20)
In Acts 4:33 the bible tells us that" with great power the apostles were telling people that the Lord Jesus was truly raised from the dead. And God blessed all the believers very much.
And this is our hope for you- that you be revived through your faith. I said before that to be a true Christian is not easy, Satan will be on your track, men won’t want to believe that you are living right and will try to judge you on man-made doctrine!
There is nothing impossible with God, but it’s unlikely you’ll meet Jesus like Mary, Mary and Salome... The God that I serve has given me this message that revival is good for your soul and you can shout anywhere you want to- in the church or at home!
Because God has given me a special gift, I have something to say to everyone among you. Do not think that you are better than you are. You must decide what you really are by the amount of faith God has given you. (Romans 12:3)
Hebrews 11:3 lets us know that it is by faith we understand that the whole world was made by God’s command so what we see was made by something that cannot be seen.
So faith comes from hearing the Good News, and people hear the Good News when someone tells them about Christ. (Romans 10:17)
(II Cor. 5:7) We live by what we believe, not by what we can see.
God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble. (Psalms 46:1)
That is why you need to put on God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil you will be able to stand strong. (Eph. 6:13)
My ending word of revival to you is this- LOVE EACH OTHER LIKE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Give each other more honor than you want for yourselves. Do not be lazy but work hard, serving the Lord with all your heart. Share with God’s people who need help. Bring strangers into your homes. (Romans 12:10-11, 13)
Don’t ever forget kindness and truth. Wear them like a necklace. Write them on your heart as if on a tablet. Then you will be respected and will please both God and people.Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding. Remember the Lord in all you do, and He will give you success. (Proverbs 3:3-6)
THE INVITATION:
God has a plan of salvation:
All have sinned-
There is a penalty for sin-
You cannot save yourself-
Salvation has been provided-
The conditions are simple:
REPENT*CONFESS*BELIEVE
Now is the time for decisions.
Share your new faith.
Confess Christ before men.
Join the church.
Tell others the story.
BENEDICTION:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all forever. Amen.
