Sunday, January 31, 2010

Consider Your Ways

Consider Your Ways


"Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts; "Consider your ways!"
"You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, earns wages to put it into a bag with holes." Haggai 1.5-6
The verses above reveal the chaotic financial situation many people have gone through, though they've worked hard but it seems they have gained nothing at all because they've never accomplished their targets, what they really need to do seems to be something impossible which will never happen. But the question is: How can this situation change? First of all, you need to know what is the real will of God for you. Does He want you to starve and struggle for the rest of your life? Is He the creator of poverty and misery? Definitely not! He said, The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, Haggai 2.8 He has more than enough to provide in abundance whatever you need from Him, but there's a condition for that; and the condition is exactly the obedience to His commandments.
Sunday Feb 07th we will be consecrating you as faithful tither and the aim of this event is to lead you into the abundant life promised and guaranteed in the Holy Scriptures.
Bishop Carlos Da Costa

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Day of Humbleness


Humbleness is not a synonym of weakness, is as a matter of fact, a great virtue in which only those who are strong and of faith are able to manifest it, to bow down before God in recognition of His majesty and allow Him to do His will in your life and do what you are not capable of doing is a pure act of humbleness and actually, this is exactly what most touches God's heart making Him to hear and answer your prayers. Isn't it an act of faith? Certainly, yes! Only those who really believe that what they desperately need comes from God's hands, they'll find no other option but humble themselves before God.
It is time for you to cast out all sense of pride that has prevented you from seeing that only God can change your life. Sunday 31st, Day of Humbleness. "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn away from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2Chronicles 7.14
Bishop Carlos E Da Costa

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Humbleness

Humbleness


Dear friend,
Maybe you have wondered why though you've been applying all your strength in order for you to overcome your problems, you have seen no positive result at all in your life. And the question is: Why? Why most of the time you fight against a problem you fail? Probably right now you might be feeling embarrassed without knowing what to say! But you should not lose hope because there's a way out for all the struggles you've been going through. Let's see what a man of God called Jehoshaphat did, "O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You." Jehoshaphat simply humbled himself before God, he recognized that only God could take him out of that dramatic situation. What happens to many people is that, they always try to solve their problems by themselves, they count on their own knowledge and strength, they don't want to listen to anybody, they are blinded by their own pride. Right after King Jehoshaphat humbled himself before God, the answer for his prayer came right away, "Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord." "And He said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's." 2 Chronicles 20. 12-15. See that the answer for his prayer did not delay but it came right away because his act of humbleness and sincere heart touched God's heart.
All those who humble themselves before God, God will exalt them. Are you ready to do that?
Bishop Carlos E Da Costa
Day of Humbleness - Jan31st at 11am.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

New message

I've posted a message on youtube, you can check that out! www.youtube.com/bcarlosdacosta

Monday, January 11, 2010

The devil’s fourth weapon
11 January 2010

The devil uses three weapons to destroy men and women of God who serve or have the desire to serve Him on the altar. But there’s one weapon that is the most dangerous, and if men and women of God are not alert, it will knock them down.

1. The devil’s first weapon is to put the temptation of women in the path of a man of God, and men in the path of a woman of God. The devil does this to weaken them.

2. The second weapon the devil uses can even look like a blessing from God, which is prosperity. The devil does this so that the person prospers and loses his fire for the work of God on the altar. He knows that if that person begins to serve God, he or she will set the world on fire. Note: sure, we need to have blessed financial lives before serving on the altar; but we must never lose focus of what we really want, which is to save souls.

3. The third weapon is pride. The devil finds a way to blind the person, making him oblivious to the fact that he is proud. And the proud, for the most part, don’t even know that they’re proud.

Let’s move on to our story and you will learn the fourth weapon that the devil uses to destroy those who do the Work of God.

There was a pastor in a church who succeeded in everything he did. He had communion with God and lived in holiness, praying, fasting and reading the Bible. Wherever he went, the work developed and many people converted, for there were healings and miracles.

Seeing this, the devil held a meeting in hell and sent the first demon, the Sexpot. And she said to the pastor, “I’m gonna take you down!”

The pastor immediately rebuked that demon, prayed, fasted, read the Bible, strengthened his marriage, and the demon went away.

Then, the devil held another meeting and decided to send Greed in order to fill the pastor’s eyes with material ambition. Once again, the pastor prayed, fasted, read the Bible, sacrificed all he had, and the devil was defeated.

The devil was furious, and so he sent Pride to fill the pastor’s heart with a self-centred ego. But the pastor prayed, fasted, read the Bible, and humbled himself before God. And once again, the devil was defeated

The devil saw that all his attempts had failed. Angrily he sent the three demons to the church where that pastor was in order to find whatever flaw they could. The demons went to the church and began watching him closely.

One day, the three demons, still searching for a mistake that could be used against the pastor, saw another demon passing by the church. He was walking with a stick and looked tired. And the three demons began mocking him, “You tired old devil! What are doing here?” And they asked him his name.

Out of the corner of his eye he looked at them and with a sarcastic smile on his face said, “My name? I am TIME. And you, what are you doing here?”

The other demons told him about their mission and how they had failed so far. He said to them, “Just wait and I’ll tell you what to do. Don’t hurry,” he added, “because I know how to work.” And he began his subtle moves.

First, he worked on the pastor’s time, making him busy with many things to do. It wasn’t long until he had no more time to fast, and he became weak. Then he no longer had time to read the Bible, and so he no longer heard the voice of God. Without hearing the voice of God, he lost communion with Him. That was when that demon commanded the others to swing into action. And that was how the pastor who set the world on fire fell.

Time is the fourth weapon of the devil to neutralise the faith of those who do not persevere. Sometimes he makes us busy with many things. Other times, he gives us a false sense of well-being, making things easier for us so that we relax in our faith. And that’s how he strikes us down.

Always remember where you came from and what God has done in your life in order to remain firm in the faith. The overcomer is not the one who starts the race, but the one who finishes it

Bishop Renato Cardoso