Sat. August 3rd 1pm – 6pm SUMMER FEST
FUN – FOOD – MUSIC

International Christian Church
1630 Joslyn Ave, Pontiac 48340

Throw on your camera and buckle your seatbelt for an AMAZING expedition!

VBS open to (potty-trained) children who were 3 years old by 1/1/19 through those who have completed 6th grade

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Pre-registration by June 28th is recommended

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Prayer of blessings!

 Numbers 6:24-26

New International Version (NIV)

²⁴ “‘“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
²⁵ the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
²⁶ the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’

Psalm 29:11

New International Version (NIV)

¹¹ The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 115:15

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:7-8

New International Version (NIV)

⁷ The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
⁸ the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

Romans 15:13

New International Version (NIV)

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

New International Version (NIV)

⁹ Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,^[a] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” ¹⁰ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

Father, bless our church and families

Bless us with living honorably in every way. Bless us by enlarging our borders, extending our lives and influence for Your greater purposes. May Your hand be with us so we will walk worthy of our calling. Bless us with Your protection from the evil one and all he tries to bring against us. Grant these requests for the sake of Your kingdom and glory.

“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.” (Psalm 34:8)

Bless us with the desire to taste and see how good You are. May we experience Your goodness as we take refuge in You. Bless us with running to You as our strong tower (Proverbs 18:10), with seeking our refuge beneath Your wings (Psalm 91:4).

“May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon them; may He establish the work of their hands.” (Psalm 90:17)

Bless us with Your favor in the work of our hands—in business and career, ministry and service (Psalm 90:17). Remember us with favor for what we have done for Your people (Hebrews 6:10). May we grow in favor with You and with men (Luke 2:52). We thank You for all You have allowed us to give to our church and to others who serve in the kingdom of God.

Father, Bless us so that we can be blessings to the nations!

In Jesus name, Amen!!!!

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Invitation to the mountain

Intercession for the City of Pontiac

Prayer Walk in Pontiac City

Pastor Jaison Koshy

Scripture: Matthew 16:18-16:19

GOD WILL HAVE A CHURCH IN THIS CITY THAT WILL PREVAIL AGAINST THE STRONGHOLDS OF DARKNESS. WE WILL BE ARMED AND ANOINTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, LAUNCHING A MILITANT ASSAULT ON THE KINGDOM OF satan. THE SUPERNATURAL POWER OF GOD WILL BE AT WORK IN THE MINISTRIES OF HIS CHURCH. DARKNESS WILL BE DISPELLED, DEMONS WILL BE DEFEATED, DISEASES WILL BE HEALED, PRISONERS OF SIN WILL BE DELIVERED, THE CHURCH WILL BE ESTABLISHED.

1.Father to the fatherless generation.

God’s heart breaks for orphans of all shapes and sizes and he has chosen people like you and me as his instrument to give them the love they yearn for.  Deuteronomy 10:18 says, “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow.” Psalm 68:5 says he is a “Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows.” Psalm 82:3 tells us to “defend the cause of the weak and fatherless.”So many of society’s problems can be traced back to this issue of an absentee dad.  Where do psychopaths come from?  Usually there is a derelict father who has split the scene, leaving deeply wounded children. Interview a group of prison inmates and ask how many of them had good, loving fathers. And the cycle continues: by virtue of their absence from the home (sitting there in their cell), the generational curse is passed on to their sons and daughters abandoned by their daddy.  It’s a tragedy that cries out for fathers who follow Jesus to intervene.

Those of us who have been blessed with fathers need to commit ourselves to fill the emotional gaps in the next generation. We serve our kids and help them get to greatness.

2. UNIFIED IN MISSION (Love and Serve) 

Matthew 22:36-40 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

CHRISTIAN LOVE IS MATURITY, CHRISTIAN POWER IS ANOINTING AND GIFTEDNESS

3. PRAYING IN POWER
A. PETER WAS PRAYED OUT OF PRISON (ACTS 12:5-19)
B. THIS BRINGS GOD’S ANOINTING ON OUR MINISTRIES
C. THIS GIVES US GOD’S VISION FOR OUR CITY
D. THIS MOVES GOD’S MIRACLE-WORKING HAND
E. THIS DISARMS THE DEVIL AND REVEALS HIS TACTICS

4. BIRTHING ITS LEADERS
A. PAUL AND BARNABAS SENT FROM ANTIOCH (ACTS 13:1-3)
B. DISCIPLING PROCESS–FROM NEW CONVERT TO ABLE MINISTER
C. HELP DISCOVER GIFTS, TRAIN, PROVIDE MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY
D. SENDING PEOPLE FROM THE EQUIPPING TO THE BATTLE GROUND

5. RESTORING ITS FALLEN
BARNABAS RESTORING MARK TO MINISTRY (ACTS 15:36-41)
Galatians 6:1-2 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Christian Walk is not easy, People do get HURT and weary because it WAR.
6. GIVING IN ABUNDANCE
A. LIBERALITY TO BOTH HOME AND WORLD EVANGELIZATION
B. WE MUST NO SHUT OUR “BOWELS OF COMPASSION” EVEN IF OUR OWN FINANCES SEEM TIGHT
C. PHILIPPIAN LIBERALITY TO PAUL’S MINISTRY (PHIL. 4-10-20)

7. REACHING ITS HARVEST
A. PAUL’S STRATEGY FOR EVANGELISM–RECEPTIVE PEOPLE
B. Matthew 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
REALIZING THAT WE ARE A PART OF A TEAM EFFORT OF MANY HARVESTING CHURCHES

CONCLUSION:
If we can give our life to fulfilling the Great Commission while living out the Great Commandment, we will accomplish God’s purpose for us. All that God has predestined us to do in service to Him is in these verses. Love God (Worship), Love your neighbor (fellowship), Go into all the world (evangelism), teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you (discipleship). This is the ministry God has for every member of the Body of Christ; and every member is a minister.

Ways to Serve One Another

Scriptures: 1 peter 4:9, 1 John 3:18 , exd 23:9, Rom 12:20

1. The Ministry of Edifying

Psalm 50:19-21 says, “To the wicked, God says…”You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother’s son. These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.”
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”(Eph. 4:29)

2. The Ministry of Meekness

The first thing Paul exhorted the Roman believers after he told them to offer their bodies as living sacrifices was this: “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.” (Rom. 12:3)

3. The Ministry of Listening

a. Bonhoeffer begins, “Just as love to God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them.” Learning to listen is critical to creating an atmosphere of love. If we fail at listening, we will fail to understand and we will misinterpret Christ in one another.
b. The second imperative for listening is in the area of confession. James 5:16 says, “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” There is power in our confession. Power to heal. Power to set free. But this requires an ear to hear our confession well enough to respond to it with prayer. This is, perhaps, the most sanctified of all acts of listening. It is often said that we have to be more transparent with one another, more humble, more willing to confess our sins.
c. Third, listening is required for hearing the voice of God. God speaks through his people. He reveals himself and his will through others. If we listen to them, we will hear from Him. John wrote, “We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” (1 John 4:6) Listen carefully. Your brother might just be revealing to you the very truth that will set you free.

4. The Ministry of Helpfulness
John said, “Dear friends, let us not love with words or tongue, but with action and in truth.” (1 John 3:18). Helping each other move. Watching each others kids. Fixing each others cars. Helping a friend with funeral arrangements. These things and much more is the ministry of helpfulness.

5. The Ministry of Bearing

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Gal. 6:2) Charles Dickens wrote, “No one is useless in the world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.” The ministry of bearing is one that combines patience, grace, commitment, and compassion and extends it into the life of another. This is the ministry of the cross. Isaiah said of Jesus, “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows…the punishment that brought us peace was upon him.” The one who bears the burdens of another bears the likeness of Jesus.
6. The Ministry of Proclaiming (Edifying, Equipping, Empowering)

Can you see the necessity of relationships in 1 Timothy 3:16?—”All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.” An important part of our life together is speaking the word of God to one another so that we remain in the truth. If Jesus is the Word, and the word is a revelation of Jesus himself, doesn’t it only make sense that we proclaim this word to one another? It is only then that Jesus remains at the center of our life and community.

7. The Ministry of Authority

Let’s get this straight—there is no ministry of authority apart from Christ. Jesus said, “for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.”(Matt. 23:8) Granted, we do have positions of authority in the church. Hebrews 13:17 says, Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.” But understand, that authority is not based on position, but on servanthood.

“Genuine spiritual authority is to be found only where the ministry of hearing, helping, bearing, and proclaiming is carried out.”

Sermon Notes (Pastor Jaison Koshy) 02/05/2012

John 15:12-17

(v.12) This is my commandment, That ye love one
another, as I have loved you.

(v.13) Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends.

(v.14) Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
command you.

(v.15) Henceforth I call you not servants; for the
servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I
have called you friends; for all things that I
have heard of my Father I have made known unto
you.

(v.16) Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,
and ordained you, that ye should go and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the
Father in my name, he may give it you.

(v.17) These things I command you, that ye love one
another.
We see here in our text Jesus addressing His disciples on His way to the Garden of Gethsemane, where He would later be arrested and then crucified. John, Chapter 15 starts with Jesus giving His disciples a parable (which is a heavenly story with an earthly meaning) about a vine and some branches.

Now in our text we read where Jesus has transitioned from a parable to a commandment
Well, what is this commandment

(v.12) This is my commandment, that ye love one another, WATCH THIS (HOW) as I have loved you.

This commandment begs two questions
How has He loved us?

Why is it important that we love one another?
The answer to our first question can be found in (vv.13-15)

(v.13) Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends.

(v.14) Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
command you.

(v.15) Henceforth I call you not servants; for the
servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I
have called you friends; for all things that I
have heard of my Father I have made known unto
you.
This just simply means that …

– if you love me … you would be willing to put it all on the line.

– If you love me … you would be willing to go wherever, do whatever, and speak to whomever I command you to.

– If you love me.

Walk with me …
(v.15) Watch the benefits of friendship. you see … there is no secrets in our friendship; no surprises, yes we are unconditional friends ); no hidden agendas, no spitting in the hand; no pinky finger promised required; everything that I know, you know — In fact, I’m willing to die for all of my friends.
As one song writer so eloquent said: What a friend we have in Jesus. In fact, the Bible is filled with stories about friendship.
– Abraham was a friend of God
– Moses and Jethro
– David and Jonathan
– Elijah and Elisha
– Paul and Timothy
– Jesus and Lazarus …

How has He loved us?
I John 3:16-17 helps us to understand just how Jesus loved us.

(v.16) Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Verse 17 of I John 3 goes on to tell us about our responsibility.

(v.17) But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Why is it important that we love oneanother?
John 13:34-35 when he said

(v.34) A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
(v.35) By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
In fact, Jesus was once asked what was the greatest commandment. And Jesus said in Matthew 22:37-40

(v.37) … Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
(v.38) This is the first and great commandment.
(v.39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
(v.40) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets
IF YOU LOVE ME …
you ought to be willing to clothed somebody
you ought to be willing to disciple somebody
you ought to be willing to feed somebody
you ought to be willing to forgive somebody
you ought to be willing to give a word of encouragement to somebody
you ought to be willing to house somebody
you ought to be willing to lead somebody to Christ
you ought to be willing to pray for somebody
you ought to be willing to tell somebody about the resurrected Savior Jesus Christ
So my question to you tonight is … in the words of Keith Sweat How deep is your love
do you love Him enough to tell somebody
do you love Him enough to bring somebody
do you love Him enough to love somebody

Greater Faith … we are commanded to love and commissioned to serve. But one thing I need for you to understand is that these 2 Cs (the command and the commission) are not independent of themselves. They work hand and hand.

In other words, you cannot say you love God and hate your brother. In fact, John helps us understand this point in I John 4:20-21 where it says:

(v.20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

(v.21) And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
Greater Faith … How deep is your love?

If you loved Him … you ought to be willing to serve and tell somebody

– that the Love of Jesus is stronger than any pain they may experience

– that the Love of Jesus is stronger than any failure they may have committed

– that the Love of Jesus is stronger than any problem they may be going through

– that the Love of Jesus is stronger than any fault that they may have.

If you loved HIM … then we ought to willing to
– understand that we are chosen by God TO do work

– understand that we are ordained by God FOR the work

– understand that we are suppose to laborers who bring IN fruit, and not Idlers who eat and take advantage of the fruit be goers to the work and not waiters for the work.

– Preserves of the fruit and destroyers of the fruit with your lies and gossip

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001. It’s hard to think about that date without mental images of the destruction, grief, and loss that swept over America and the world following those tragic events. The loss of thousands of lives was compounded by the depth of loss felt corporately—a lost sense of security as a country. The sorrow of loss, personal and corporate, will always accompany the memory of the events of that day.

Those horrific events are not the only painful memories of September 11. It also marks the anniversary of my father-in-law’s death. Jim’s loss is felt deeply within our family and his circle of friends.

No matter what kind of sorrow we experience, there is only one real comfort—the mercy of God. David, in his own heartache, cried to his heavenly Father, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eye wastes away with grief, yes, my soul and my body!” (Ps. 31:9). Only in the mercy of God can we find comfort for our pain and peace for our troubled hearts.

In all losses, we can turn to the true Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who alone can heal our brokenness and grief.

 We have a Friend who’ll never leave,
Who’s closer than a brother;
He’s there to meet our deepest needs,
To comfort like no other. —Sper