Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Before any process can begin, the individual must realise and come to terms with where they are. All of us are located in a particular time and set within a particular context. This determines what we believe and consequently how we behave. Our norms and our values are set by what our community decides. We then act accordingly. Being led by the prevailing culture causes us to have a distorted set of values, that is, distorted from the biblical model. When this is the case, the culture, these are the local customs and practices, sets our norms and values, which may be a million miles away from what the creator ordained. The challenge that faces us is this; how do we get back to what God intended? The first thing that needs to done is to re-establish a sense of order in our own personal lives.  This only occurs when we make Jesus lord of every area of our lives. We do this by repeating and believing the ‘lordship prayer’ (search Google for lordship prayer) . We must then come under authority. We need people to whom we are accountable. As can be seen by Jesus’ example, he categorically tells us throughout scripture, that he did nothing without first being sent to do it by his father. Therefore, we can see from this that Jesus is under authority and was commissioned, i.e. sent to do his ministry. He is accountable to his father and reports back often to him about what he has done. We must understand who we are and whom it was that called us to work for him. As followers of Jesus Christ, we need to recognise the authority that we have in Christ, but must be willing to allow the Holy Spirit to teach us how to become more and more like Jesus. To do this we need to submit to his authority and ensure that we have been baptised/filled and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Thus, the process of restoration can begin and we start this process by developing the characteristics of Jesus. See Galatians 5:22 to see what these characteristics are. Do you want to break the slavery mindset? If yes then start the rebuilding project! Read Galatians 5, Matt 12:22-32.