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​Scripture: Romans 13: 1-7, Matthews 5: 13-16
 
Apostle Lewis Fisher Jr. spoke on the responsibility of the Church, according to the Word of the Lord as the “The Conscience of a Nation”.  
 
God has shown the Church the role that our nation is supposed to conduct according to the Holy Bible.  Apostle Fisher told us; when we see what we may perceive as negative or unGodly political practices, then we as the Church have the Word to guide us in the right way.  We are to  “Look to the Word of the Lord”.
 
When we, members of the Church, complain and blame the political offices for actions and laws contrary to the Word of God, it is we the Church, with a responsibility to be a voice of conscience for those who hold offices, starting in our communities on the local level, and going all the way to the Office of the President of the United States. 
 

ATo help guide us, the Apostle took us into a reading from Romans 13:1-7. This scripture tells us we must understand the role of government, and we must trust in God’s role as the ruler of our nation.  We must understand, according to the scriptures, the role of the Church and the government structure has been ordained by God himself.  We must believe God never ordains evil.  We must strive to be “The Conscience of the Nation” and share the Word, for there is no authority except from God; and those that exist do so by God’s appointment.  
 
The role of the government is to serve the common good by protecting justice and peace, and rewarding good behavior and restraining bad behavior.  When the true role of the government is not adhered to because of political leadership, then It is the Church who must stand up and become the conscious for the offices of the State that God has ordained.

The Apostle reminded us of a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:  “The Church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the State, but rather the conscience of the State. It must be the guide and the critic of the State, and never its tool. If the Church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.”
 
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​Sunday, January 19, 2020
 
Scripture:
Numbers 23:19
 
Apostle Dr. Lewis Fisher Jr began by saying, that we need to make up our mind what we are going to stand for.   Are we going to look up to God or to the problem? They both can’t be Lord.  We are going to make the following declaration each time we come together.   

“God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?  Therefore, I am who God says I am, I do what he says I can do, I have what he says I can have, in Jesus Name.  We are declaring what God already declared about us. ​

Scriptures: Hebrews 5:12-13, John 14: 10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Kings 2:11-15, Isaiah 55:1, 11, Romans 10:6-7, Joel 2:23-26
 
 
Pastor Tonja Fisher brought forth the Word of God.  Her title was “He Doeth The Works.”  Pastor Tonja spoke on having the anointing to do the works of God.  The power is the anointing.  We must have faith as well.  The anointing removes burdens and destroys yokes.  Pastor Tonja made reference to Elisha who was the faithful disciple of the Prophet Elijah, and his successor.  

He knew then that he was to carry on the great work of Elijah, to spread the knowledge of God, to bring relief and blessing to his people, and teach them to be kind and charitable. Elisha picked up the mantle which Elijah had cast off when he went up to heaven. He felt the spirit of Elijah within him.  Pastor Tonja believed that when Apostle laid hands on her during the ordination, he transferred the anointing on her for Pastor.

​Scriptures:
Ephesians 4:11
John 14:12
 
         (Perfection, Ministry, Edification)

Apostle Lewis Fisher Jr began with the title”Gifts with Purpose” (Perfection, Ministry, Edification). Apostle gave us the definition of perfecting, “ the Greek implies correcting all that is deficient, instructing, and completing in number and all parts. Jesus is at the right hand of God When we make mistakes, His desire is that we not die.  He wants us all to come to the knowledge of who His Son really is.  Apostle jotted down and read in our hearing what God had spoken into his spirit.  He said, “out of his love and concern for those who would one day accept him as savior,  He gave gifts to help them be and do just as He is and have done.”  John 14:12 says it this way, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”

God gave us gifts with purpose.  We know these gifts as the five-fold ministry. The concept of the five-fold ministry comes from Ephesians 4:11, "It was Jesus who gave some to be (1) apostles, some to be (2) prophets, some to be (3) evangelists, and some to be (4) pastors and (5) teachers.". Ephesians 4:12-13 tells us that the purpose of the five-fold ministry is, "to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." So, since the body of Christ definitely is not built up to unity in the faith and has not attained to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ, the offices of apostle and prophet must still be in effect.
 
Apostle asked the question, “Who is supposed to be doing the work of the ministry?  The saints are supposed to be doing the work of the ministry.  The saints are to be taught the way to carry out the ministry.  

Apostle Dr. Lewis Fisher Jr began today's sermon by reminding us about the story about the lepers. The moment they turned their to go to the priest as Jesus commanded, healing took place. One of them came back and Jesus told him that his faith has made him whole.  The other lepers, when they realized their healing, did not turn back to give praise to God, and was therefore hindered from being made whole. Apostle asked us the question, “What is hindering us from being made whole or walking in wholeness?”  Our faith is there, but it must be tapped into.  We have enough faith deposited in us to drive demons away.  Apostle asked, “How much of Jesus did we receive when we became saved?”  Was it a third, half, etc…?  We received all of him, and all that he is. If we have Jesus on the inside of us we have faith in us, and just need to wake him up. 

Our faith may not be activated but we don’t have a faith problem.  We get Jesus up by praising him and glorifying his name.  We need to call on him by faith, and he will hear our cry.  We learn in Hebrews 11:6 that without faith it is impossible to please God.  We are commanded to pray with faith, so if there is a prayer of faith, there is a song of faith, and if there is a song of faith, there is a cry of faith.  We need to look at Jesus.  When Peter was sinking he didn’t care that the other disciples saw him, he cried out, Jesus save me!  The moment we cry out in faith Jesus will be right there for us as well.  As an example of the faith in us, Jesus spoke to the fig tree and told it that no fruit will grow on it forever. Jesus spoke directly to the tree!!! The Fig Tree heard Jesus!  No matter what problem(s) we  might face, the problem(s) will hear Faith Filled Words!  It will not hear a person quoting scripture absent of FAITH!