Apostolic Jr Camp 2023!!! (Part 1)

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllll it's TIME TO BLOG ABOUT JR CAMP!!! I was going to try and just fit it all into ONE REALLY LOOOOOOOOOOOONG POST like I did for AMA, buuuuuuuuuuuut that just wasn't going to be possible....soooooooooo it's looking like TWO REALLY LOOOOONG POSTS!!!!

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Soooooooooo I have to start off by saying that Jr. Camp was absolutely amaaaaaaaZing!!! Kid's just have the ability to bing down the presence of God!!! That must be WHY Jesus tells us, "Except ye become as little children, you will not enter the kingdom of God" Weeeeeeeelllllll let me tell you something, when the majority of a conference is children, the power of God is POURED OUT!!!! 

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And I was telling Denae Monday night, I ACTUALLY think that JR. Camp was better than AMA and thats really, really hard to say because that camp is POWERFUL!!! And she said I shouldn't compare conferences, it's not like I'm writing a yelp review...WHICH  IS TRUE...buuuuuuuuut God really touched me in some areas of my life that i needed to work on and maybe it was just that things are simplified for children...buuuuuut some of those object lessons made some things clear for me in a child-like way and weeeeeeeelllll we all know I'm just a BIG KID trapped as an adult!!! HAHA!!! 

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Buuuuuuuut don't worry Denae, I'm NOT going to yelp review Anitoch...I'm sure it will be JUST AS AMAAAAAZING in a completely different way!!! HEE, HE!!!

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ON OUR WAY!!!

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This message MIGHT NOT be for you!!!

My pastor preached a message a month or so ago called "Wonderful, Beautiful, ME!!!" annnnnd basically the message was about not degrading ourselves and thinking we're ugly, ETC...Buuuuuuuut he started off by saying, you know, this message just might NOT be needed by everyone tonight...

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He's like FOR EXAMPLE...

If you've taken a selfie in the last 24 hours, 

THIS MESSAGE, probably isn't for you!!! 

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OF COURSE everyone looks at me!!! almost as much as when he talked about glitter...hee, hee I was liiiiiiiiiiike,

HEEEEEEEEEYYY I don't think I have taken a selfie since... 

                                                    

MONDAY!!!

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 My phone was broken...buuuuut still...;) I could've rushed to get a new phone, buuuut I hadnt...I didn't get paid til Friday buuuuut STILL...;) ;) My pastor was just like, WOW! We we're having revival!!! AHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Preaching Messages By O #1

Soooooooo we all remember the things we would say imitating preachers growing up!!!! Well, this is kid's preaching in the year 2020!!!!

Odin's Preaching message!!!

1. You gotta be baptized in JESUS NAME...
guys, I was BAAAAAAPTIIIIIZED IN JESUS NAME!!!!
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2. You gotta get THE HOLY GHOST!!!! I got the Holy Ghost! 

I Spoke in other tongues!!!!

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3.No shaking hands, cuz the Corona Virus is STILL out there!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!

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Weeeeellllll folks, you heard it from Brother O!!!! buuuuuuuuut he DID leave out the whole REPENTANCE STEP....heeeeeeeeyyyyy he's still in training!!!!

Buuuuuuut he knows WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS!!!!

 "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Acts 2:38)

♥Mary Frances :)

Inside MARY'S head!!!

I would like you all to see exactly how my mind processes things!!! A while ago my pastor was talking about when Aaron's rod sprouted and grew almonds on it...

I was like OH WOW, that's superrrrr cool...
then I was like, Hmmmm...
I wonder if anyone ate the almonds????
 I mean I WOULD!!! And if they did, WHAT DID THE ALMONDS TASTED LIKE???? They were probably liiiiiiike THE BEST ALMONDS EVERRRR...
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ooooh...ALMOND BUTTTTER....

HEEEEEEYYYY HAVE YOU GUYS EVER HAD Cerreta's Cinnamon Almond butter??

Put that on Trader Joe's Cinnamon Apple swirl bread and it's SOOOOOO THEBOMB.COM!!!

Jus sayin!!! 

That is the process of what goes on in my mind with just ONE SCRIPTURE READING...it can get very complicated...BUUUUUT FUN... at times...BEING ME!!! hee, hee!!! 
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♥Mary Frances :)

P.S. AMEN PASTOR...PREEEEEEEEEEEEACH!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

What to do when the devil is chasing YOU!!!

Last night my pastor preached an amazing message called, "What to do when the devil is chasing you" So I thought for this weeks devotional, I would simply share with you all his message in my own words...

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"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:" (1 Peter 5:8)

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First of all, we, the children of God, REALLY DO have an enemy and he is after us, seeking to devour our souls. The devil is NOT a joke, he is real, he is alive, ANNNNNNNNND he is after YOU!!! 

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The Bible says that Job was perfect...

"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." (Job 1:1) The devil went after Job... 

"Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Take NOTE right here, the devil is roaming to and fro in the earth, LOOKING for souls to destroy! Literally, he is roaming and looking for YOU!) And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD." (Job 1:6-12)

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We know that after this the devil went full force after Job. Job, the wealthiest man in all the land was stripped of all his physical goods, including all his kids.  BUUUUUT Job did you NOT curse God as Satan said he would do. The devil met back with God and said its only because I did not touch his body. It was then that the devil got permission from God to smote him physically too. As we know, and if you don't, go ahead to the book of Job and read it for yourself, but Job was struck down with boils all over his body. 

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TAKE NOTE: That devil could make NO MOVE on Job, without God's permission. So remember, the devil is still NOTHING!!! He's just the little man, BUUUUUUT we know THE BIG MAN!!! 

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WHAT DID JOB DO WHEN THE DEVIL CHASED HIM???

1. He did NOT curse God as satan said he would. While he did ask God some questions, HE NEVER CURSED HIM!!!

2. He BLESSED GOD!!! "And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." (Job 1:21)

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What should you do when 

the devil is chasing you???

PRAISE THE LORD!!! There is NOTHING the devil hates more than our worship to God. That is what got him cast out of heaven, he wanted THE GLORY!!! Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!!! God your bigger than my problem! Your bigger than my failures! Your bigger than my dreams! Your blood is powerful to wash away any sin! Your bigger than the devil! God you are all powerful! You are all mighty! There is power in the name of Jesus! God you are the healer! You are the Prince of peace! 

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3. The devil IS REAL, buuuuuuut so IS GOD!!! "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." (2 Choronicles 16:9) While it says that the devil is roaming this earth to and fro, seeking souls, the Bible also says that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth....GOD DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO LEAVE HIS THROWN TO SEE, annnnnnd he is watching you, to show himself strong to those who hearts are seeking after him!!! 

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I just want to encourage you all this week, no matter what is going on in your life, seek after God!!! He is there for you, to show himself strong in your life!!! If the devil is chasing you this week, JUST PRAISE GOD!!! PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!!! 

Happy Monday!!! Have a great weak praising Jesus!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

#thingsJesusNEVERRRRRRsaid!!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeelllll that'll preach!!!! Come on, TELL IT! TELL IT!!! Can I get an AMEN from the AMEN CORNER of CLASSIC MARY MOMENTS??? 

God's Dream for WHO you marry!!! ;)

Have you ever thought about it:  What has God called ME too? And furthermore, as a woman of God, how does that affect WHO we choose to marry?  

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I was then listening to some preaching one time and the preacher was talking about we are basically all born in love with ourselves and that ultimately that's who we care about the most...we are just by nature SELFISH!!! He was talking about how even when a girl falls 'IN LOVE' all she is thinking about is how that dream boat she is about to walk down the aisle to, IS going to make HER so happy!!! Its STILL about US!!!

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That got me to thinking, how often, EVEN when striving to do things for God, how often are we still in SOME WAY thinking about OURSELVES?! Am I letting go completely or am I still holding onto my own will??? My own dreams? As a woman, your husband's call, becomes YOUR CALL. We're JUST the helper of the husband. This got me to thinking about how we need to change our perspective on how we are thinking about our future spouse. Its NOT about ME  and My dreams...MY CALL...it's all about GOD and, his goals, his desires, HIS DREAMS!!!

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This causes me to rethink the way I pray about my future spouse. Instead of praying for WHO I want, I need to pray, "God, don't bring me to the one that is going to fulfill all MY DREAMS, but the one that I can help to fulfill all of YOUR DREAMS!!!

And if your a man, "God who is she that is willing to HELP ME fulfill your dreams?" Awwwwww soooo sweet!!! ;))))

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I've been asked before if I feel called to a certain people or a certain type of ministry. I used to think yes, but over the years, God has allowed me to feel burdens and to reach out to people from just about every ethnicity, every age range and from all different back grounds. Rich, poor, black, white, Hispanic, Africans, Filipinos, single parents, ex-convicts, infants, teen mom's, Elderly, children, adults, foster kids, I've cried over them all. I've come to the conclusion, that ultimately, there is only ONE thing that God has specifically called me too and that one thing is SOULS!!!

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 God you know my passions, my strengths and my weaknesses, who can I help the best to bring souls to you? I've started praying for God to help me NOT to hold on to MY OWN WILL and help me simply seek to fulfill HIS DREAMS.

I think God's dreams can simply be summed in this verse..."For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost"(Luke 19:10)

 

God has no specifics,

 just that IF IT'S LOST,

 it NEEDS to be FOUND!!!

♥Mary Frances :)

Guidelines for engagement...

This past Sunday morning Pastor Abbott said he was going to teach a lesson "Guidelines for engagement" of course my ears perked up ANNNNNNNND since I was still sitting on the platform from praise singing, EVERYONE felt the need to look at me...not to sure WHY...buuuuut hey, if they're all believing in faith for me, I'LL TAKE IT!!! AHAHAHA!!! Even Pastor Abbott was like, Mary are you ready?! I'm like, YEAH... liiiiiiiiike, ten-years-ago-ready!!! BAHAHAHA!!

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Soooo I figured the lesson was going to go something like this...

TURNS OUT THAT...

Pastor's message was completely SPIRITUAL!!! "Guidelines for engagement", IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE!!! LOL (Okay I know spiritual warfare isn't funny, it just was in this context! LOL) Sooooooo at the end of his message, Pastor was talking about how there are things that we will have to cut out of our lives at times, but then he read this scripture...

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"When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:" (Deuteronomy 20:19)

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He was talking about how we need to cut out the things in our lives that GO AGAINST THE THINGS OF GOD! The people that want to fight against God and don't want peace with God and His people. BUUUUUT we need to be careful that we're not cutting out EVERYTHING in our lives that see things a little different from us. We need to have good friends, good fellowship, family to spend time with...He was just saying, if you were to cut out EVERYTHING that isn't JUST LIKE YOU, your not even going to have somewhere to spend Thanksgiving this year.

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And that's what Deut. 20:19 is talking about, if they destroyed the trees, they would be destroying their own shelter and food, their own life source. Annnnnnnnnnnd from that aspect, I GOT MY OWN, MARY-VERSION GUIDELINES CONCERNING ENGAGEMENT!!! Wait let me clarify that I didn't think this all up on my own, as I was struggling to make spiritual clarity between pastor's analogy and my own, THE COMPLETED word came through Stultz...Such an anointed brotha...AHAHAHAHA!!! Okaaaaaaaaaaaaay...Are you all ready for this???

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So after church as Pastor was walking by, someone was like thanking pastor that message and I was like, YEAH, I'm sooooooo ready for marriage now!!! AHAHA!!! Then I was like, soooooo basically what I got from the end of that message was this, If I want to get married, the answer is NOT to destroy all my fellow single sistas standing in my path, BECAUSE IF I DO...then I was like, stumbling for WHY this wasn't a good idea, I'm like ummmm...The answer is NOT to destroy all the singles girls... BECAUSE...uh...And Stultz says, BECAUSE IF YOU DO...

 YOU WON'T HAVE ANY  BRIDESMAIDS TO STAND WITH YOU WHEN YOU GET MARRIED!!!!

Ok that was GOOD!!! ahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! YES, that is WHY I must NOT destroy them... They are NOT my enemies...I NEED BRIDESMAIDS!!!
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Who would straighten my dress???

Who would carry my veil???

WHO WOULD CATCH MY BOUQUET???

Yes, yes, I'll refrain from cutting some of you trees down as I battle in the war of getting married...I just MAY need you for my wedding!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Sooooo basically, any of you girls that get to stand with me on my wedding can say thank you to Pastor Abbott and Stultz!!!! LOLOLOLOL

♥Mary Frances :)
P.S. Really, I love all of  you my single and NOT single sistas!!! Mar Bear Hug!!! Purrrrrr!!!