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Pastors of Influence

The Early Years:  1965-1991

The Lost Years:  1991 - 1995

The Marginal Years:  1995 - 2005

The Restorative Years: 2005-

 

Persons of Influence

But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created you, Jacob,
    he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
    I have summoned you by name; 

    you are mine."

Isaiah 43:1

 

We believe in what orthodox Christians have believed for centuries: the Apostles Creed and all the important doctrines. (The "main" and the "plain.")

My name is Alycia, it means truth.  When I was young I didn't like my name, I wanted it to be my mom's name, Kathleen, so that's what I told people when I was five years old.  I was raised in the church... I truly desired a relationship with God, but I gave up because I never felt good enough; I always felt condemned and that I did not have a place to belong, at church or at home, I believed a lie.  In my teenage years into adulthood I dealt with cutting, suicide attempts, anorexia/bulemia, cigarettes, alcohol, drug experimenting, immorality, divorce, educational acheivements, miscarriages, social climbing, living in the future, living in the past... going to church, I most always went to church. 
 
Then it dawned on me in slow motion, "Faith...An Extreme Sport; FAES-it," that is what I had been doing.  As I was facing myself in the mirror of Jesus/the bible, looking at my ways, and allowing him to be my helper with shame, disbelief, taking responsibility for my own actions and reactions, he was making me into his image.  I was FAES'ing it.  As I was looking at me, allowing him to take away the bad, replace it with his goodness, I was being made in his image.  By going back through the hard places in life with him, I was taking up my cross, drinking the cup, and gaining the prize.    I began exploring my personality, character traits, gifts he had placed in me.  I began seeing myself how he sees me, fully accepted and loved in Jesus.  In a race, all the runners run, but only one gets the prize... In ancient times the olympian would be given a laurel leaf placed upon their head to signify they had won their race.  
 
"FAITH... AN EXTREME SPORT" run your race, allow your name to glorify his name  FAES...It.  
THE NAME THING:  Learn who he has named you,
EXPLORE: The wonderful gifts and characteristics he has placed into you,
NOW WHAT:  Enjoy His presence in you and listen to him speaking over you, 
WORK IT OUT:  Run the race by loving the process of becoming who he has created you to be,
JUMP:  Into all he has predestined for you
GOD MOMENTS:  Along the way you will have amazing, intimate moments which will shape and mold you into the amazing person you are
I like to know about the person before I trust what they are speaking into my life. I wanted you to know who has shaped and formed mine.

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5.  Know who he is in Jesus Scripture:                                                                               

 

Eph 1:1-6 (paraphrased) Blessed, chosen, adopted, accepted, redeemed and loved

Ps 19:13  Keep you servant also from willful sins, may they not rule over me.  Then will I be blameless innocent of great transgressions

Ps 32:1-5  Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven whose sins are covered, Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose Spirit is no deceit…I kept silent and you hand was heavy upon me…my energy was sapt when I kept silent.  Then I confessed my transgressions to the Lord and you forgave the guilt of my sin.

Na 1:7  The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble.  He cares for those who trust in him.

Is 43:1  Fear not, for I have called you by name you are mine.

Ps 139 (paraphrased) Fearfully and wonderfully made, you created my innermost being and knit me together in my mother’s womb.

 

Dear Jesus,

 

I pray Kelly would know who he is in you.  I thank you he is blessed, chosen, adopted, accepted, redeemed and loved all by you.  I pray you would keep Kelly from willful sin, may they not overrule him; then he will be blameless and innocent of great sin.  Thank you Kelly is blessed because his transgressions are forgiven and his sins are covered.  Thank you he is blessed whose sin the Lord does not count against him.  I pray his spirit would not be deceived and your hand would be heavy upon him should he be deceived.  I pray and ask you would guide him to confess his sins that they would be forgiven and remembered no more.  Thank you Lord,  you are good and in times of trouble you are our refuge and you care for those who trust in you. 

 

I pray no fear on Kelly and ask you would put a knowing in his heart you have called him by name, William Kelly (his name mean  William a determined protector; helmet and Kelly a warrior of the king; brave soldier), and he would know he belongs to you.  God I thank you Kelly was wonderfully and fearfully made by you.  You created his inmost being, perceive his thoughts and know the words on his lips before they are uttered.  Thank you for knitting him together in his mothers womb and know every particle of his body.  How awesome,  incomprehensible and overwhelming it is to know how intimately you care for Kelly .  You think about him each day, more than there are grains of sand in the sea, the deserts and children’s sand boxes.  Thank you for your great love for Kelly.

 

We love you,

Alycia

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