TRANSITION - LANCE WALLNAU

"Without a clear ending you can’t have a new beginning."

Lance Wallnau at Encourager Church in Houston, Texas 

LANCE WALLNAU On Transition & The Church

Lance made us sit closer together.
The physical closeness has a psychological and spiritual impact.
What is God doing when He isn’t doing what you thought He would do?
We have a whole book full of info. (The Bible)
But He says to Peter you don’t know what I’m doing now but you’ll understand later. [John 13:7]
Just because you can’t figure it out doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.
There are times when you don’t know.
Americans love to figure everything out.
When God is silent…
It means the next thing He’s about to say is important.
If you’re in a running conversation then you’re in the vein with God.
But if He doesn’t speak for 400 years you can be sure what He says next is important.
God sometimes does things we don’t understand.

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THE LAW OF LIFE - FERNANDO RUATA

 "The law of life always triumphs over death."

~ Pastor Fernando Ruata

John 6:
The Law of Life
Because life always triumphs.
Sometimes God puts us in low places to be agents of redemption, but sometimes we let the low place mentality get in us.
The law of life always triumphs over death.
Jesus is speaking to people who've lost a lot.
It was the sick who were following Jesus.
They were seeing the sick getting healed.
Jesus is surrounded by people with needs.
And He's meeting those needs.
Jesus took what He had, gave thanks to God, and God multiplied it.

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RESOLUTELY MOVE FORWARD - FERNANDO RUATA

"Let your eyes be focused on the Shepherd and not the wolf."

~ Fernando Ruata

Encourager Church Sun 8/24/14
Pastor Fernando Ruata

Luke 9:51-56

Samaritan Opposition

⁵¹ As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. ⁵² And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; ⁵³ but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” ⁵⁵ But Jesus turned and rebuked them. ⁵⁶ Then he and his disciples went to another village.

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TAKING YOUR PLACE IN CHRIST - KEN HALEY

Faith and Ken Haley

Ken Haley is a missionary, business owner, and elder at Encourager Church. In this message shared 6/8/14 he discusses taking our rightful place in Christ; and how to avoid the pitfalls of bitterness, generational curses and more.

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KEYS TO UNLOCKING THE LOST & FOUND - FERNANDO RUATA

Keys to Unlocking the Lost and Found
Sunday May 18, 2014
Fernando Ruata
Key Scriptures: John 3, Numbers 21

This message is about 2 people who desperately needed Jesus: Nicodemus & the Samaritan Woman at the Well. If we focus on lack we'll loathe God's provision. If we allow ourselves to become isolated we'll form people issues. We must release the past, remember our commitments to God, and receive the new wine. These are my personal notes; not an exact transcript.

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DIVINE VISITATIONS - ANGIE RUATA

Following are my notes from the message delivered by Angela Ruata at Encourager Church 4/6/14. It's an encouraging messaging for anyone who has lost hope, given up on dreams, or feels that their "promise from God" is dying. The message includes biblical examples of Hagar, Ruth, and Mary the mother of Jesus. I pray you are blessed by it.

Sunday April 6, 2014

Pastor Fernando Ruata intro

His wife Angie shared a word with him that he wants her to share with the congregation.

It’s about the power of encounters and visitations.

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GIVE JESUS BACK HIS STUFF! - GRAHAM COOKE

Here are my notes from the brilliant Graham Cooke at Encourager Church in Houston, Texas on Friday 12/7/12.
This message is about not taking back all the negativity that Jesus died to set us free from.

Graham Cooke - Give Jesus Back His Stuff! 12/7/12

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