HAPPY EASTER

Bring me to life
We all dream of being transformed!
How Can We Change Our Lives?
1.Easter is the Power to CHANGE Your life
"How incredibly great is his power to help those who believe him....the same mighty power that raised Christ from dead!'~Ephesians 1:20(LB)

THE POINT:
God can RESURRECT YOUR LIFE, TOO!
"... just as Christ was raised from the dead.... we too may live a new life,"~Romans 6:4(NIV)

WHERE DO YOU NEED THAT KIND OF POWER?
Is there something that you know is holding your life back????
Do you have a hurt, habit, or hang up that is keeping you from being who you know most long to be? What is it that you would change about your lie-from the INSIDE out-that calls for a power from the OUTSIDE in??

2.EXPERIENCING GOD'S POWER
(4 Things)
1.You Are Loved
"whoever is wise,let him....consider the great love of the Lord."~Psalm 107:43(NIV) Did you know that the Bible teaches that God made you Because He Loves you and in order to love you.. "I have loved you with an everlasting love!~Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)
".... you are precious.....in my sight and .....I love you"~Isaiah 43:4(NIV)
"...may you be able to feel and understand, as all God's children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is: and to experience this love for yourselves, through it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it."~Ephesians 3:18-19 (LB)
2. You Can be FORGIVEN
Here's what God wants you to know:
Not only does God love you,
but YOU can be forgiven.
"(God Says) No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can take it out and make you as clean as freshly fallen snow."~Isaiah 1:18(LB)
3. You can be CHANGE
The Lie:You have to get your act together before you can come in Christ.
The Truth:When you Come to God, He begins to work with you to change your life!
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."~EZEKIEL 36:26 (NIV)
3. You Can Be USED
What do you think is our greatest fear as human beings? DEATH I think that our greatest fear is a WASTED LIFE.
"You're tied down to the mundane. I'm in touch with what is beyond your horizons. You live in terms of what you see and touch. I'm living on other terms. I told you that you were missing God in all this. You're at a dead end...You're missing God in your lives."~John 8:23-24 (MSG)
WILL YOU BRING YOUR LIFE TO GOD
The power of EASTER is not just something to KNOW, it's something to LIVE!!!
PRAYER THAT LEADS TO POWER:
Dear Lord Jesus:I know that I am a sinner and need you forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from the way I have been living.I now invite you to come into my heart and life.I want to trust you as my Forgiver and follow you as my Leader. AMEN.

Please check the box that represents the one answer that best describes you:
-ALREADY made a commitment to Christ;
-BELIEVING today that Jesus died for my sins and rose again in order that I might be forgiven;
-CONSIDERING becoming a Christ follower today;
-DON'T EVER intend on becoming a Christ follower.

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Guys I hope I encouraged some of you today..If you have any more questions fell free call me 240-520-0344 or you can email me at jsb785@live.com

GOD BLESS YOU HAPPY EASTER

Luke

For next couple days I will be talking about my 26 brothers and sisters...My first brother I will share about is Luke. He is my 2nd youngest brother...Luke came from Ukraine about 6 years ago....He was not able to walk or to talk and look at him now...Luke is 9 and he is so cute....He wants to be a doctor and I know he will be. He is so smart. He has had alot of surgeries and he went thru alot but look at him now....

Great Church service

We had great church service today and I want to share that with you today... We been learning on this for last couple the weeks... DISCOVER YOUR SHAPE FIND YOUR PLACE UNDERSTANDING YOUR ABILITIES 1.Each of us has some -GOD -GIVEN ABILITIES. God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well''-Romans 12:6a(NTL,1st Ed.) The average persone has between 500-700 different abilities. 2 Our unique abilities help us to be who He created us to be.. ''I have filled him (Bezalel)with the Spirit of Godand have given him the skill,ability,and knowledge to do all kinds of work.''~Exodu 31:3(NCV) The Uniqueness of a Duck,Rabbit,Squirrela dn Eagle...The Uniqueness of You... 3 Understanding our abilities point us in the directions He wants us to go with our lives.. ''(God) will equip you will all you need for doing His will.'' ~Hebrews 13:21b(NLT.1st Ed) WHAT I AM ABLE TO DO IS WHAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO....... USING YOUR ABILITIES My abilities are to be used to.... 1.Honor God. ''.....whatever you do,do it all for the glory of God.''1Corinthians 10:31b(NIV) All of yor abilities are Important... 2.Serve Others. 'God has given each of you some special abilities:be sure to use them to help each other,passing on to others God's many kind of blessings.''~1Peter 4:10 (TLB) #1-Build your life on your strengths so that your weeknesses become irrelevant.. #2-Team up with people who are good at what you're not that good at (and vice-versa) 3.Be an example to others. ''Put these abilities to work; throw yourself into your tasks so that everything may notice your improvement and progress.''~1Timothy 4:15(TLB) God wants people to notice your good work.... 4.Build up the Church. ''Why is it that he gives us these special abilities to do certain thingsbest? It is that God's people will be equipped to do better work for him, building up the Church,the body of Christ, to a position of strenght and maturity.''~Ephesians 4:12(TLB) God expects each of us to use our Abilities to help New Life grow and mature....... If you don't use them, you lose them.... ''Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.''~Matthew 25:28(NIV) UNLOCKING YOUR ABILITIES Please read this verses ~Romans 12:1-8 (NLT,1st Ed.) LOCK#1-Estimate LOCK#2-Declicate LOCK#3-Cultivate God has made an enormous investment in you.... ...He expects a return on that investments. ''When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work,the servant will be blessed.''~Luke 12:43(NCV) WHAT's NEXT??????? I am ready to unlock my abilities for God's honor starting today.... I will look at the things I am good at and make a list of these abilities(ESTIMATE) I will begin to give these abilities back to God for his service(DEDICATE) I will improve, develop and sharpen me abilities as a demonstration of my love for Jesus (CULTIVATE).... Other _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ This was a great service and I hope I encourage some of you Joseph Briggs

Today is Valentines day and I just want to wish my Mom and my Dad a happy Valentines day...Mom I just want to let you that I'm happy to be your son and happy to be called Briggs boy...Mom I don't know how to thank you for all you do for me and are family....Mom today is your day and I hope you enjoy and have a great time....My Mom is not only my mom but she has even grandchildren see pic #1....I'm so blast to have this family and not any other famillys. Mom I will always love you and you have a Bless Day

Joseph Samuel Briggs

Happy Birthday Josiah

Happy Birthday............Today is my little brother Josiah 11th birthday.....Where is time fly????It was a wonderfull day..Josiah he like to play football and any other sports at home....The first pic it was the Easter pic,second on the left is Issac,Lily and Josiah....Third pic is Easter hunt,the fourth pic on the left is strawberry picking and the other pic....Josiah I love you ....

Happy Fathers day

Happy Fathers day to my dad....My dad is more then dad, he is a great man I can ever ask more than just a dad...Alot of you know that I was in the orphanage for 15 years.....It was hard not to have a father, but God sent me a father and a mother....I been with my Father for 5 years.... Alot of dad don't play with kids when they come home after work or help your children, but my dad is not one of them.....He always have time to spend time with our family...... You see alot of pic with his family..........Dad thank you for everything that you done for me and are family..........I love you dad and Happy Fathers Day Dad.............

Talking about Mom

Alot of you know that I had no parents for 15 years.... When I heard that I have family that want to adopt me I was so happy... I had mom know for 5 years.Not alot of people can talk about your mom on the computer but I can......My mom more to me than just been mom, she is like a best freind every...My mom will be 52 in November but she have alot off energy....Like you see all the pic of her with the children or grandchildren....That her life............You cant ever find mom like her .....I love you mom and you are the best ever................THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING