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Juneteenth – 2019

 

There was something placed in my heart, many many years ago that has morphed, been mixed, and misconstrued, but IS NECESSARY  to raise up in light of today’s current situations.  

It is truly a gospel (a good news message) that has rung throughout the centuries in regards to Africans in America (African Americans). I’m talking about the Good News of Juneteenth! You know, It is very interesting how many movements to free people from oppressive situations have received so much compassion, action, and recompense; Women’s Rights, Gay Rights, even Animal Rights BUT not this one.

A people brought here against their will, for the perpetual purpose of providing “free labor” for the wealth and benefit of others.  

Who are we speaking about?  You got it! African-Americans, Blacks, that have been relegated to a societal/cultural class of being labor for the benefit of others, and not themselves.   John Hope Bryant, writes about how The Poor Can Save Capitalism. However, there are principalities and powers who would have the poor enslaved to capitalism, only by becoming better consumers of the goods that do not create wealth from the work of their hands – but muzzles the ox that plows the ground For the scripture saith, thou shalt not muzzletheox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. (1 Timothy 5:18)

Because of the repeated enslavement of this people group, taking this group of people from their homeland and the continual re/designing of systems of oppression through ignorance We Must Focus on setting the captives free, and being free yourself to LOVE all, without partiality in CHRIST.  It must be done through CHRIST the anointing of GOD and the authority given to the saints to ARISE and take a stand in our place in bringing Heaven (and Heaven’s resources) to earth, as it is in Heaven. This is that ‘good and Faithful’ servitude that the Bible talks about. 

Listen, it’s 2019 … Juneteenth was started in 1865!  It’s been 154 years that Black people have been “FREE” yet today, are still in the FIGHT FOR TOTAL FREEDOM !

Imagine, after busting your butt since your birth the person that you were answering to tells you that ‘you’re free to go … riiiiiiight after this next 154 years is up.’ You accept it and STILL get treated like garbage, you work hard against the grain to provide for your family, you work hard to protect your family from those who want to see them dead just because of the color of their skin. …. You work hard for that Freedom that you were already promised, you even tell your children  “a Change is gon’ come!”

Imagine things starting to LOOK as if they’re different BUT underneath the chains are still on. People see those chains and look the other way. Babies even grow up starting to wear those chains JUST BECAUSE chains are all they’ve ever known.  Truth is Oppression is just as real today as it was back in the day.  Oppression is prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.  It can sometimes be SO PROLONGED that the Oppressed have built callouses to it.  We need to not allow these callouses to make us unintentionally ignorant of the challenges we still face. 

Juneteenth is about FREEDOM!  It’s about remembering what was promised while celebrating how far we’ve come in America AND to continue to FIGHT for true Freedom in the African American community and FOR FREEDOM FOR ALL !

When are we as a people going to say Enough is Enough? When are we as God’s people going to Stand For What’s Right?

TODAY, JUNE 19, 2019

WE STAND FOR TRUE FREEDOM! WE FIGHT, WE STAND AND WE SAY NO ! We said NO to slavery ! We said NO to Jim Crow ! We say NO to Mass Incarceration! We Say No To Oppression !

We ask GOD to strengthen our Resolve, To Consecrate our Stance, and to

Anoint Our NO so that we see and experience True and Divine Freedom & Peace in this World.  

Who the SON Sets Free is Free Indeed and it Shall Be Done on Earth as it is In Heaven !



40 Days of Prayer

 
(We’re going to try and break it down for you guys, dive on in and forgive our run-on sentences!!)

 

What is a prayer campaign?

A Prayer Campaign is when we rally around specific causes/ purposes/ actions to WIN this thing called LIFE! *By Winning, we mean succeeding in God and doing our earthly duties of seeking and saving the lost. (Luke 19:10)

 

Why 40 days?

  • Well, when Jesus began his ministry, He went into the wilderness, fasted and prayed for 40 Days.
  • While He was out there, He was Tempted in all types of ways. He got so hungry that it hurt. Most of us get HANGRY (Hungry+Angry) after a few hours of no Food, let alone 40 days! It’s something how much our Stomach controls our responses to things. AND His patience was tested as well. Some of us can’t pray for a full 5 minutes, let alone 40 days!!!!!!! YET, He didn’t give into the temptations … He didn’t allow his negative physical responses to get in the way of what God wanted to get him to see, understand, and feel. He had to feel the pain to really put himself in the shoes of the Least of these
  • Why Now?

    It’s 2019, times have changed … I Get Things Done … why pray?

  • Here’s what we say to that! You don’t need to search far or wide to find “hate” going around … We have yet to learn to disagree Respectfully. Our country is broken and divided and a house divided will fall. Imagine uniting with people on your block for the greater good of your neighborhood. Now expand and imagine banding together with your neighbors for the greater good of your community … then your city, then your state …etc. These are ways to come together and affect our communities in positive ways. BUT here’s the kicker, our communities are Full of actual people, Actual different personalities, different needs, different ways to go about things, Different Actual Lives … so THIS is where prayer comes in.
  • Works without Faith is dead. Prayer is needed for what is known and unknown.
  • Prayer is simply communicating with God and Unifying around ideas for a good outcome in agreement with those that you pray with.
  • In this day in age, WE need to pray IN Unity for JUSTICE for ALL!
 
  • Why is it necessary for my life?

    Have you not been reading? You need more?

    • This one is simple. YOU ARE IMPORTANT! What did you think, you didn’t matter in the Kingdom of God?
    • You Do Matter ! Each and everyone of us are commissioned (produced specially) to Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. The Good, Bad and In Between creatures …. LIKE OURSELVES ! This is why it’s necessary for YOUR life. It’s not just about Saving Yourself, it’s about you living life Doing what you were Created to do which is SHOW THE GOSPEL, SHOW THE GOOD NEWS!
  • What’s our Goal of the Prayer campaign?

In the customs of Lent the practice is to give up something for 40 Days …make a sacrifice and refrain from something that you usually partake in.
 
 

During the 40 Days of Prayer we want to focus on “Lifting Up”, those you would not normally pray for, or have to really sacrifice to pray for:

Those that you may have taken for granted perhaps because they are close to you, such as family or friends —  Those you have or are in conflict with. Have an ought against – Got a Beef With. 

Those you really just do not like. Sacrifice and put them on your prayer list.

Pray for your enemies.

We are Praying to better our World from the Inside Out!

 

It is God’s desire that none be lost.

We Want to Grow Our Empathy

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Be Dope

 
It’s just that simple. 
 
1) Wake up – Realize that opening your eyes and taking that cognitive yawn and stretch 1st thing in the Morning is a Gift. If you’re able to simply Wake Up then you’re already Winning.
 
2) Give God Glory – Acknowledge His sole greatness. He Is Good and Gracious and deserves to simply be acknowledged as such.
 
3) Be Dope – You are Unique. Dopeness looks different creature to creature.  How ever you choose to walk this out, do it so that others can look at your story and say Glory to God. Tackle your day with gusto & Purpose.
 
4) Rest – It’s just as important to Rest as it is to Hustle. If GOD Himself needed to rest after the creation of existence, what makes you think you don’t need to Rest as well? Rest!  
 
5) Repeat – One drop of water doesn’t seem like much BUT an accumulation of those drops can be a Force to be reckoned with (*RIVERS PLUG WOOT!*). Even the little that you do each day adds so much to the Kingdom of God. So Repeat Repeat Repeat.
 
 



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