Sermon Notes:  Friendly Chapel North Little Rock, Arkansas- Bro. Paul Holderfield, Jr.

God uses crooked sticks to draw a straight line.

Matthew 22:36-37 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”  And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same

No one is perfect but Jesus.  When His Spirit is leading us, God can use us to draw people to Him.

We have to let the Lord teach us, humble us. mold us to be more like Him.

We need to care more for the person next to us instead of trying to get something for ourselves.  We can be the one to share the love of Jesus where God has planted us.  There are no excuses.

Don't spread bad things about someone because they have hurt us.  Don't return evil for evil but return good.

We have to be "All In"! Not partially but all in.   People will die for what they believe; they won't die for a lie.

When we fall, weep bitterly and get back up. Matthew 26:75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. 

Do right.  Show people you care.  It doesn't cost anything to be kind.  It is a ministry to be kind to people, kindness is not seen much these days.  

We are Blessed because we have not seen & yet believe.

Love your children enough to show and teach them the bible.  Love them enough to tell them right from wrong.  They won't be perfect but will be a crooked stick God uses.

Our families belong to God.  We need to be "all in" with our time and everything we have left.  Give Him everything.

Holy Spirit

John 16:13  Sweet Holy Spirit, Thank You for coming.  Spirit of Truth, Thank You for guiding us into all the Truth and telling us(by the authority of the Father) the message You hear from Him and announcing and declaring to us the things that are to come.

Thank You Holy Spirit for honoring and glorifying Lord Jesus and taking of what is His and revealing it to us, all Glory and Power and Honor belong to King Jesus.  Praise  & Bless You Sweet Holy Spirit, in Jesus Name.

Matthew 6:8   Praying for you,  

Heavenly Father,  you who knew us before we were formed in our mothers' womb, because You are in heaven and You know everyone and everything, Holy is Your Name!

Father let Your Royal Foundation of Power come into our lives and Rule with the Authority and Power of Jesus Christ

Let everything you want for us appear in our lives and in this earth today Father as it is where You live in heaven

Heavenly Father right now today I asked You to supply everything You know we need and I thank you Lord you've taken all punishment and judgment that was due to us and placed it upon your Son Jesus, our  Savior to pay for our sins, You are the Righteous Judge, and You are Just in all Your Ways,  By Your Grace I forgive and let go of all bad feelings toward others that have mistreated and disappointed me and I pray Father that those I have mistreated and disappointed forgive and let go of all bad feelings toward me.

Lord Jesus don't let evil come before us this day that we will have to choose,  but set before us life and good this day and Father God rescue us from harm and danger and wickedness For you Lord created the foundation and own all the force, all the strength, the might, dominion and power,  it all belongs to you forever in Jesus mighty name Amen

Jesus never leaves me alone

Hearing but not knowing 
Listening but not understanding
like the whispering waves on a warm summer night hurled against the ocean rocks rejected and alone
Now I hear, I listen and understand
You made the whisper
You made the waves
You made the ocean and the rocks
You put the warm in summer and made the day from night,
You made me and I am Not Alone
You love me, I know You love me

Matthew 13:16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Almond Tree Blossoms

As the almond tree blossom opens her eyes in the early Spring, my soul awakens each morning to the Sweet, Eternal Presence of My Heavenly Father and His endless Love for me, waiting and watching, to see my face; Arms full of Grace, His heart touches mine and I smile. O' sleep, enough for now; I must go to Him. _Amanda Pride

^{Jeremiah 1: 11} Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a branch or shoot of an almond tree [the emblem of alertness and activity, blossoming in late winter].

¹² Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it.

The Lord delights in our prayers to Him, spend time with Him and watch Him work His Perfect will in our lives.  Proverbs 15:8

You and me

You know I was thinking about how much I need you and I really can't make it without you.  I remember, you spoke up for me at school when some people picked on me, I was really scared but I wasn't anymore, after that.
When I gave my heart to somebody who really didn't care if I lived or died, you said, "Hey, it's their loss, you got diamonds in you cause when you smile I shine." 
You introduced me to Nikki Giovanni and Langston Hughes and man,  I found out I had something to say, something to sing, something to write. 
I don't know if I ever really told you but everything about you matters so much to me because you let me know I matter to you.
I watched you tell the truth when everybody else said they didn't see nothing.
You prayed for me when we laid my baby, your friend to rest and I hugged you and we wiped each others tears, I saw how much you loved him and I started to get a little better then.
You have made things with your mind and your hands that some of us would be left in the dark and without a song to sing.
You raise children and teach them which way to go, you don't care who they belong to.
You helped mama when she needed you.
Thank you for letting me know I matter to you and please know you matter to me.
You forgave me when I disappointed you.  Some of you, I've never met but I'm pretty sure some time or another I'm gonna need you.  I need you and you matter to me..
Oh yea one more thing I know I'm gonna need you tomorrow too,  I hope you're here.



"These things I command you, that you love one another." John 15:17

THE LORD SAYS "I SEE YOU"

   I SEE YOU, SAYS THE LORD.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANG YOUR PANTS LOW TO GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT YOU AND NOTICE EVEN IF IT IS FOR AN INSULT. NO, PULL EM UP.

  I GAVE MY SON, JESUS-HEAVEN'S BEST FOR YOU.  DON'T BELIEVE THE LIE THAT YOU DON'T MATTER, AREN'T WORTH ANYTHING. MY SON'S PRECIOUS BLOOD BOUGHT YOU FOR ME, PULL EM UP.

  IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW THEY SEE YOU, I SAW YOU BEFORE YOU WERE EVER BORN, STILL IN YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB. YOU ARE MY LITTLE PRINCE, PULL EM UP AND COME ON TO YOUR FATHER'S TABLE AND LET ME TELL YOU WHO YOU REALLY ARE...MY LITTLE PRINCE, YOU ARE ROYALTY!  LOVE,  YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+1&version=MSG