Center Street Ministries

08/30/2021

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." — Mark 12:30-31

01/19/2021

The document available for viewing above is from an early draft of the Letter, while the audio is from King’s reading of the Letter later.

11/20/2020

Armor Of God: Day 3 • Devotional https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/4009/day/3?segment=

A revenant Word for the moment in time that we occupy. Peace my friends.

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05/17/2020

“And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭1:7-8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye sh

05/16/2020

PRAYER MOVES STUFF!!

Lord, don’t let Your anger destroy Your people, whom You brought out of Egypt with Your great power and strength. Don’t let the people of Egypt say, ‘The Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt for an evil purpose. He planned to kill them in the mountains and destroy them from the earth.’ So stop being angry, and don’t destroy Your people.
— Exodus 32:11–12

Look at the passion of Moses. On his face one minute, in God’s face the next. He’s on his knees, pointing his finger, lifting his hands. Shedding tears. Shredding his cloak. Wrestling like Jacob at Jabbok for the lives of his people.

And how did God react?

So the Lord changed His mind and did not destroy the people as He had said He might. — Exodus 32:14

This is the promise of prayer! We can change God’s mind! His ultimate will is inflexible, but the implementation of His will is not. He does not change in His character and purpose, but He does alter His strategy because of the appeals of His children. We do not change His intention, but we can influence His actions.

After all, we are ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). Ambassadors represent the king. They speak with the authority of the throne. They carry with them the authority of the one who sent them. If an ambassador sends a request to the king, will the king listen?

If you, God’s ambassador in this world, come to your King with a request, will He listen? By all means. You actually have a “seat with [Christ] in the heavens” (Ephesians 2:6). You don’t have a seat at the Supreme Court or in the House of Representatives. You have one far more strategic; you have a seat in the government of God. Like a congressman you represent a district. You speak on behalf of your family, neighborhood, or softball team. Your sphere of influence is your region. As you grow in faith, your district expands. God burdens you with a concern for orphans, distant lands, or needy people. You respond to these promptings by prayer.

Father… they need help.

You are Moses in your cul-de-sac. Moses in your workforce. Moses in your classroom. You plead with God on other people’s behalf.

Intercessory prayer isn’t rocket science. It acknowledges our inability and God’s ability. We come with empty hands but high hopes. Why? God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20). He “will supply all [our] needs according to His riches” (Philippians 4:19). When God gives, He gives a gift that is “pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap” (Luke 6:38).

Nothing pleases Jesus as much as being audaciously trusted. When we bring people to Jesus, He opens the pantry.

Who are you praying for? Are you pounding on God’s door at midnight? He will get up, He will answer the door, He will change stuff. Keep interceding for your friends and your foes. I want to pray with you. If you have a specific need, let me know and let’s Pray together for His breakthrough.

Have a great day

05/07/2020

Loving Father and Almighty God, I consciously place all of my anxieties, worries, cares, and frustrations in your hands. I will do my best to not dwell on them and trust that you will do what is best for me and those I love. In Jesus' name. Amen.

04/14/2020

“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.””
‭‭John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NASB‬‬

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

04/01/2020

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”
‭‭James‬ ‭5:16‬ ‭NASB‬‬
https://www.bible.com/100/jas.5.16.nasb

The Book of James begins with the author identifying himself by name and as “a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ”. He defined himself by his relationship of active faith and obedient service.

This brother and servant penned an immensely practical letter centering around three themes:

1. Trials, suffering, and difficulty can be expected. They never surprise God.

2. God desires progress, not perfection, as we follow Jesus.

3. Riches and comfort will never satisfy the soul.

James encouraged Christians to faithfully serve Jesus as their King. This encouragement would have been comforting and countercultural. When Jesus is Lord, we pledge our allegiance entirely to Him. This stance will necessarily put us at odds with our culture at some point.

The Christian life isn’t easy. Serving God through faithful obedience to Jesus won’t equal health, wealth, and happiness in the earthly sense. In fact, Jesus promised that when we truly identify ourselves with Him, we’ll experience persecution. James knew it. The early church knew it. It’s still true today.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

02/23/2020

Grateful for the cross! My life for the last 22 years has been His best gift to me and my family.

When we think of the Cross, two words we must never associate with it are the words "tragic accident." Peter makes very clear that two separate streams of power converged at the cross. Evil had its way and brought the Son of God to the Cross. God had his plan and he allowed the cross to happen to redeem us. The Cross was no accident. What hell had intended as our ultimate defeat, God used to bring us redemption and triumph. The best and worst of all things collided. Of course the Cross wasn't the ultimate answer in this battle; the empty tomb and the resurrected Lord are. We are the victorious recipients of this grace, paid at such an agonizing cost, administered in such a cruel manner by our greatest adversary, and secured by Jesus' triumph over the grave.

Let’s pray

Father God , thank you for having a plan in place that insures that my sins can be forgiven and my future with you is secured. Thank you for paying the price for that plan to work. Thank you for triumphing over the wickedness of hell and the work of the evil one. I love you so much for all you are and all you have done for me. In the Mighty Name of Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

02/23/2020

“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.”
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Colossians‬ ‭3:23-25‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. For he who

02/16/2020

“Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:29-31‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Ho

02/13/2020

One of the most amazing things about our God is that he is so gracious and compassionate. This is true even when we've "blown it big time." In fact, when we sin, he longs to forgive and cleanse, not condemn and punish. His grace rushes to greet our genuine heartbreak and heart-change with forgiveness, cleansing, and redemption