Recorded January 05, 2025, with Rhonda Harrison.

It's time for the Champions in Christ broadcast

with Rhonda Harrison on 1017 Fayette fan Good

morning and welcome to Champions in Christ broadcast.

Hallelujah. It is a new year. Hope you had a

great Celebration for the new year. It's a new

year a new day and a new plan God has for your

life today and this year, and I know it's going

to be a great year for you, your best year ever.

Can you receive that? Hallelujah. We're going

to go in the Word of God today and talk about

the greatness of God. We have so much to praise

Him for, so much to be thankful for. So let's

turn in our Bibles, excuse me, to Psalm 63. We're

going to read verses one through seven. And it

says, oh God, you aren't my God. Early will I

seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs

for you in a dry and thirsty land where there

is no water. To see your power and your glory.

as I have seen in you in the sanctuary you know

you can have that same power and glory visit

you in the car visit you at home in the bathroom

shopping wherever you lift his name if you're

hungry and thirsty just as this scripture is

talking about and if you long for him like a

dry and thirsty land where there is no water

if you ever been really thirsty have you ever

ran a marathon or played a sport and you just

could wait to get that drink of water. Well that

is what Jesus is and so much more. Our Heavenly

Father and Jesus and the Holy Spirit, those three

are one, but they will pour into you the goodness

of God. It goes on to say, because your loving

kindness is better than life. That's right, God's

loving kindness is better than life. Hallelujah,

I get happy just thinking about it. It is so

good. My lips shall praise you. I will bless

the Lord while I live. I will lift up my hands

in your name. Why do we lift up our hands because

in school when you knew the answer you raised

your hands will guess who is the answer to all

things every question you have every problem

you need solving every single thing you need

or want or desire is in him and guess what he

is the beginning in the in the Alpha and Omega.

He knows exactly what we need. It says, when

I remember you upon my bed and I will meditate

on you in the night, because you have been my

help, therefore in the shadow of your wings,

I will rejoice. We always should be praising

the Lord. You know, if he did nothing else for

us but send Jesus to die and to be born again

and raised from the dead that we can eternally

live with him, if he never blessed us outside

of that, it would still be worth it. Why? Because

we were born into sin. The Bible says for all

of sin and come short of the glory of God. And

so we need that Savior. We need that saving grace.

We need that restoration with God that we can

reunite with our Heavenly Father. He loves you

more than you would ever know. And he loves me

too. And I'm so thankful for it. You know Psalms

66 says, make a joyful noise unto God. All the

lands and every land around the world make a

joyful noise unto the Lord. Glory to God. We

have a lot to be joyful and He will fill you

with that joy. The more you praise Him, the more

joyful you'll get. Why? Because you have no worries

in God. No worries. He said, anything outside

of faith is sin, so worry is sin. Don't worry

about it. Give it to God. whatever the situation.

You go, well, you don't know what I'm going through.

I've been through a lot myself, but guess what?

Every time I give it to him, I still get joy.

You can have peace in the midst of the storm.

You can have joy in the midst of the storm. You

say, how? Reach out to Jesus. He will come. His

presence will meet you. His power will meet you

the same way it has met you before. And if you've

never met him, you've never felt that power.

on his name. Check it out. You'll see exactly

what I'm saying. It says in verse 3, say unto

God how great are your works through the greatness

of your power shall enemies submit themselves

to you. All the earth shall worship you and shall

sing unto you and they will sing to your name.

Sila. Sila when you see that in the book of Psalms

it means stop. think about this just think about

how the great God is and how the whole earth

worships his name you know the Bible says if

we don't praise them the rocks will cry out well

I'm not having no rock take my place no way are

you kidding God's done too much for me if you

are breathing if you are living if you can see

if you can speak if you can hear you're already

blessed But how much more blessed will you be

to receive Jesus as your Savior? You know it

says in verse 5, come and see the works of God.

He is great in his doing towards the children

of men. He turned the sea into dry land and they

walked through the flood on foot. There did we

rejoice in him. This is talking about back when

Moses led the children of Israel across the Red

Sea. You know the sea opened up on each side.

They walked across and when the enemy that was

chasing them was followed them into the Red Sea.

The Red Sea came back down. The waters came back

down and the enemy was drowned. God loves you.

He will protect you. He will defend you. He will

work for you when you praise his name. It says

in verse seven, he ruled by his power forever.

His eyes behold all the nations. Let the rebellious

not exalt themselves. Selah. Better stop and

think about that. You know, the goodness of God,

the blessing of God, the grace of God, the mercy

of God is all ours when we turn towards him.

When we turn away and re -rebel, not so good.

The Bible says you don't want to fall into the

hands of an angry God Verse eight says Oh bless

our God you people make the voice of his praise

to be heard which holds our soul in life and

Suffers and or allows not our feet to be removed.

He will keep you in that place. He is your strength

He is your fortress. He holds our soul and life.

That is a powerful scripture. That is a powerful

scripture. He loves you and he loves me and God

is merciful in Psalm 67 it says to us and blesses

us and causes his face to shine upon us. That's

right. His mercy and his blessing is upon you

today and his face. He's causing his face. to

shine on you. Glory to God. Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. It's Hallelujah.

It says, so that thy way may be known upon the

earth and your saving health among the nations.

He wants to bring you life and health in Jesus

name. It says, Oh, let the nations be glad and

sing for joy for you will judge the people righteously

and govern the nations upon the earth. Sila stop

and think about that. He wants us to be full

of joy. We don't have to worry. He's got it taken

care of. We need to do. he says love God and

love people and all the other commandments hang

on that verse five let the people praise God

let all the people praise you then shall the

earth yield her increase God even our God shall

bless us God shall bless us and all the ends

of the earth will fear his name glory to God

He is such a good God. Remember back in Psalm

63, we need to thirst for Him and hunger for

Him like a dry and thirsty land where there is

no water. Praise God. Psalm 103, we're going

to go there. It says, bless the Lord, oh my soul,

and all that is within me. Bless his holy name.

Have you ever just lifted your hands, lifted

your head and say, I bless you, Lord. I love

you, Lord. Never be ashamed of our God. Never

be ashamed of your creator. He knew you before

you were in your mother's womb. He created you.

He gave you life and life abundantly, but it's

ours to take by faith. We have to do it his way.

Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not all

his benefits. Verse two says, who forgives all

our iniquities, all your sin, all of it. He will

forgive all of it. if you will come and worship

Him. If you will come and give him your life,

it says who redeems our life from destruction.

That's right. He will save you out of that destructive

situation. He will save you out of destruction

on your job in your relationships. It doesn't

matter call on his name. Let him help you. But

he also saves us from ultimate destruction and

that's hell. There's a heaven and a hell. We

want to go to heaven and we want to shun hell

so we can do that. by accepting that redemption

that he did for us when he came on the cross

and rose again. And it also says, who satisfies

our mouth with good things so that our youth

is renewed like the eagles. Glory to God, we'll

take some of that youth, won't we? That's right,

he satisfies our mouth with good things so that

your youth, my youth, we will be strong. We will

live out our days in strength, the Bible says.

Hallelujah, it says in verse eight, the Lord

is merciful and gracious. He's slow to anger

and plenteous in mercy. Great abundance of mercy.

His mercies are new every morning. Did you use

up a mercy yesterday? Well, guess what? There's

a new one for you today. Glory to God. He loves

you and he loves me and he came on this earth,

sent his son, came in the form of a seed, was

birthed through a virgin, rose again, lived on

earth, rose again, died, rose again for you and

for me. Glory to God. Psalm 104, bless the Lord,

oh my soul. My God, you are very great. You are

clothed with honor and majesty. You cover yourself

with light like a garment. We're talking about

our God, your God and my God. He covers himself

like a garment with light. He stretched out the

heavens like a curtain. He laid the beams of

the chambers in the water. He makes the clouds

his chariot and he walks upon the wings. of the

wind glory to God. You know who wouldn't hunger

and thirst after this God who wouldn't hunger

and thirst. There's only one God one Savior one

mediator between God and man and that's Jesus

Christ. You don't have to turn to a man to confess

your sin. You can but when you confess it to

God and you repent it's gone forever. That's

the greatness of our God. We don't have to live

a condemned life because he's redeemed us from

that destruction. Glory to God. Glory to God.

We shout hallelujah. We praise God. I want you

to turn to John now in chapter four. We're going

to talk about thirsting for God. And in verse

seven, it says there came a woman of Samaria

to drink water and Jesus said to her, give me

to drink. They were seated at Jacob's well. It

talked about a few scriptures back and Jesus

had been weary from his journey so he sat down

at the well and he was going to look for some

water and his disciples were gone away from to

buy some meat at the time. Verse 9, and then

said the woman of Samaria to him, how is it that

you being Jew asked me to give me a drink because

Jesus said give me a drink. for the Jews have

no dealings with Samaritan. Because back in those

days, there was a separation, you know, of class

of people, just as men try to do that today.

But guess what? There is no difference in people

in God's eyes. We're all the same, just different

colors, just different faces, different fingerprints,

different voices, but in his eyes, he loves us

all the same. And so this woman's questioning

him. You're Jewish. I'm a Samaritan. Why are

you talking to me? And Jesus said, if you knew

the gift of God and who it is that says to you,

give me a drink, you would have asked of him

and he would have given you living water. Wow,

living water. Then the woman said, Sir, I have

nothing to draw. The well is deep for this living

water and you greater than our father, Jacob,

who gave us as well and drink from it. And Jesus

said unto her whosoever drinks of this water

will thirst again, but whosoever drinks of the

water I will give will never thirst, but the

water I give him will be springing of a well

of life into everlasting life. hallelujah wow

and then the woman said verse 15 sir give me

this water i thirst not neither come here to

draw he she was hungry she was thirsty she wanted

that living water do you today Do you desire

the living water of Christ? Could you take a

fresh drink? Wouldn't you like this year to be

the greatest year you've ever had? It can be.

It will be if you, number one, believe it. If

you, number two, ask for more living water of

God. Ask Him to pour into you. Ask Him to give

you that life flow. overflowing of goodness.

He's an abundant God. You know when you pour

a pitcher of water into a glass, when it gets

to the top most people stop, but not Jesus. He

keeps pouring and it's spilling over and what

we call waste, God calls overflow. How would

you like an overflow of the living water of God,

glory to Jesus? An overflow of his goodness,

an overflow of healing, an overflow of strength,

an overflow of the fire of God. God, an overflow

of his mercy and his grace. Grace, grace. God

is a God of grace and mercy and love and it's

good news. Hallelujah. It is good news. So this

woman was at the well. She just came normal like

every day, but this day she met up with Jesus.

You know, Jesus will align our life and set up

situations for us to meet him. You know, maybe

for me, a friend of mine invited me and began

talking to me about the Lord. And I wasn't raised

in a Christian home. I didn't know about Jesus.

We had a big fat Bible on our coffee table, but

no one ever talked about him. My parents didn't

know him at the time. Later they did, thank God.

They're in heaven now, glory to God. And we had

Bible story books, but no, there was no real

connection there until my friend. began to talk

to me about Jesus and I got born again. because

of the message of the gospel, of the good news.

And you can be born again too. You can live this

life if you don't know him. If you do know him

and you've walked away or you got disappointed

and didn't understand something, don't blame

God. Go to his word and find out how good he

is. You'll realize God will take your ashes and

turn it into beauty. He'll take that bad situation

and bless you and flip that thing around. you'll

be surprised what God can do with a very little.

He said if you have faith of a mustard seed,

you know we need to praise him and thank him.

You know how good he is. He's so good that in

the book of John, way over in the last chapter

21 in verse 25, John wrote and said, and there

also were many other things which Jesus did that

if it should be written every one, I would suppose

that even the world itself could not contain

the books that should be written. Wow, that's

how good God is. He's all the time pouring out

his goodness. He's all the time pouring out his

grace, his mercy, his healing, his strength,

his deliverance. Maybe it's deliverance you need.

Maybe you've been fighting a battle with alcohol

or drugs or pornography or any kind of gossip.

Maybe you have a problem with gossip. Guess what?

The Deliverer. God says he will set you free.

All you have to do is call on him and say, Lord,

ask him. Say, please help me. Give me deliverance.

He will set you free in a moment. You just have

to say, I believe it and I receive it and begin

to walk it out. That's right. We're going to

go to a song right now. a couple of songs. They're

both going to be about praise. Just praise and

worship God and I'll come back and talk to you

in just a moment. Let every breath praise the

Lord. Every bit of worship to our God. Hallelujah.

I want to offer you an opportunity right now.

If you've never received this Jesus, but you

want to, just pray this prayer with me. Dear

Heavenly Father, I come before you. I need you.

I want you. I ask you to come into my life. I

repent of my sin. I renounce the world, and I

thank you that Jesus is my Lord. In Jesus' name,

amen. If you prayed that prayer, you've been

born again. All of heaven rejoices and calls

out your name. You need to go out and share with

someone that you did that. God said, if we will

not be ashamed of him, he won't be ashamed of

us. Get in a good Bible -believing church. Praise

the Lord. Read the word yourself. We want you

to have a blessed year. I declare a blessing

over you if you're within my voice right now

I declare the blessing of God over you. I speak

blessing and strength and healing and fire We

thank you for listening today go out and make

it a great day know that we love you God loves

you and you are a champion in Christ