The Shepherd's Fold Apostolic Church

Luke 4:18,19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."   Jesus came to proclaim LIBERTY to the CAPTIVE. Many times our minds are held captive to satan- but Christ came to set us totally free . Christ did a total work in redemption. He didn't just redeem our souls so we could go to heaven when we die. No- His redemption is a total work- spirit, mind and body. He wants us set free in every area of our lives, including our minds.   Ephesians 4:7,8 "But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore He says, 'When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.'"   2 Timothy 2:22-26 "Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue

  2 Chronicles 29:15-20 Hezekiah had the people cleanse the temple. They "sanctified" themselves first and then they cleansed it from all the debris. It is interesting to note that they cleansed themselves first(verse15) before they took on the task of cleansing the temple. We must make a determined effort and choice to "cleanse ourselves of all filthiness of the flesh and spirit"- 2 Corinthians 7:1. We must do this first before we are able to help anyone else or be able to fulfill our calling.   We all keep things in our spiritual lives that are really just clutter. They may not be sin- but they do hinder us in our walk with the Lord- our attitudes is one very good example. These things bog us down and we are not to be victorious in our walk with the Lord.   We hold on to things (attitudes) that we want to keep. As in our natural lives, there are things we know that we need to get rid of. I have come a long way in cleaning out our garage. But it is