The Shepherd's Fold Apostolic Church

Deuteronomy 11:13-17: "And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled. Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, lest the Lord's anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you." (NKJV)   The early rain was rain which came after the seed was planted. It watered the seed so that it would take root and sprout. The latter rain was rain which prepared the mature plant for harvest. The church needs the la

Song Fest     Come join us for an evening of singing & fellowship     All are welcome!       Saturday, October 26, 2013     5:00 pm 

"The church is at a status quo. There is little or no communication between it and God. He is longing to visit with His children. God longs for communion and fellowship with us."     Ephesians 4:30: "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."   One definition of the word grieve is to wait for longingly. It is interesting that Paul puts this statement in the middle of the other verses: 25-32. It is right in the middle of the "bad sins" like lying, stealing, anger, etc.  How many times do we as Christians grieve the Holy Spirit? There are many ways-- we don't listen to God; we don't spend time with Him; we are so busy we have no time to spend in prayer or the Word. Since this verse is in the midst of these other sins, Paul (and God) must have thought it was really important.   God longingly waits for us to be with Him. The church is at a status quo. There is little or no communication

"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful and lends; and his descendants are blessed."   Psalms 37:23-26     First of all, in this passage we must realize that the words "good man" here refers to a righteous, holy living person who is striving to walk the path with God. Today- a good man could be just anyone. But in God's word- there is none good- only those who have been made righteous through the blood of Jesus Christ and are living a consistent life of holiness and godliness. It is these people that satan tries make them feel like failures, like they have fallen and are forsaken. We all make mistakes, make wrong decisions and fail. But God orders the steps of a "righteous" man and w