Something Supernatural

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What is the supernatural? It is that which is beyond our natural world. We don't have the ability to see or hear what is supernaturally around us, but it is truly there. It is the invisible, mostly undetectable part of our existence. People have tried for millennia to get in touch with the supernatural. During the 1800's, people as diverse and rational as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of Sherlock Holmes) and Horace Greely (the famed newspaper editor) both were drawn in by the lure of the supernatural. This picture is the result of a clever double exposure that was used as proof of the supernatural. Of course, with little working knowledge of how pictures could be manipulated while being developed, many took this type of picture as a true representation of what the supernatural was all about.

Maybe today you would like to have access to the supernatural. I mean really get into it...completely and without abandon. I can assure you, that is available to you. There is a great book that has supernatural words on every page. People are so interested in it that it outsold Harry Potter in 2007...2 to 1. As a matter of fact, this book about the supernatural has sold upward of 5 to 6 billion copies. That's a lot of interest in the supernatural. So, are you interested? If you are, this book can do great things for you. It amuses me that people, maybe even you, are searching for something that is supernaturally inferior by using Ouija boards, tarot cards, chicken bones, incantations, and spells. All along, the most powerful force in the world has been so close to most of you that is could have bitten you. It is the supernatural book we know as the Bible.

What can this supernatural book do for you?

First, this book brings with it...
The Promise of New Life
It says, "you have been born again—not of perishable seed but of imperishable —through the living and enduring word of God." 1 Peter 1:23.

Who doesn't want to get a fresh start? That's what we are promised. That's what being "born-again" is all about. That happens the moment we believe and confess the words of the Bible. Romans 10:8-10 tells us:
The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. This is the message of faith that we proclaim: if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. With the heart one believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, resulting in salvation.

Are you ready for new life?

Second, we are promised that...
You Can Trust this Book
Now, why is that? We are told in 1 Peter 1:24-25a, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like a flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower drops off, but the word of the Lord endures forever."

That means that every thing else will change. Other things written have not stood the test of time. When we believe this book, it will always be true. It won't be used for the garbage pail of life in a few years. It not only has the supernatural power to change your life, but also the supernatural ability to avoid destruction. It didn't matter if it was an ancient king or religious leaders of the dark ages, or modern day tyrants, this supernatural book has found a way to not only survive, but thrive and multiply. You will never go wrong when you trust is fully.

Third, we are told that this supernatural book should...

Apply to Your Life to Decide

When you use this supernatural book, it is then that it can make the most impact in your life. 1Peter 1:25b says it this way, "This is the word that was preached as the Gospel to you" what does this have to do with decision making? This is no longer the written word, it moves beyond that enduring, written word to the spoken word. It is that word, when spoken that brings about a decision to make the greatest possible, to believe the greatest news ever, the Gospel.

That means that once you believe, something supernatural happens. You are no longer in God's cross-hairs; you have been given the greatest gift ever, forgiveness for all the wrong that you have done. He is no longer your judge, but your Savior. If that's not supernatural power, I don't know what is. While there are many curses that have been used throughout time, there is only one way to have your sin forgiven and that's through Jesus. As Jesus Himself said, "Seeing their faith He said, 'Friend, your sins are forgiven you.'” Luke 5:20

Are you prepared to embrace the supernatural for your life? This book, the Bible, is all you need to know. 

If you would like an English copy, let us know and we'll get you your very own copy of the greatest supernatural book ever written. contact@myoceansidechurch.com or twitter @oceansidechurch

Thinkin' Bout Oceanside

• Wow, what a block party! Well over 100  people were there. This was a win for the Lord, for Oceanside Church, and for the people of the Seagull community. Thanks for all your help as we reached out and shared the Word of God with these precious and searching people. God is going to do a great work in their lives. I'm sure of it. Be praying for every soul. Each matters to our Lord.

Sun Stand Still begins in 2.5 weeks. Are you ready for God to do the impossible in your life? Be ready for something supernatural and wonderful to happen. If you want to get ahead, you can purchase your book this Sunday with a check, cash, or debit/credit card. Be ready for God to for you what you never thought possible.

• Oceanside Saturday Night BETA service begins September 17th at 8:00 p.m. We are offering this time of worship for one of at least three reasons:

1. You would like to go to church at a different time. The early church worshipped every day. We are extending our times available to worship to another day. Maybe one day soon, we'll have worship every day.
2. You would like a hard hitting, media driven, free time of worship. The music will be more up beat, the sermon will straight and to the point, and we will use all kinds of media from Twitter to Foursquare to YouTube, and anything else we can think of. I will preach the same message, but much more succinct and hard hitting. 
3. We need more room. We always plateau in the 40's. With the school not being an option at this point, we want have another worship service that can offer us room on Sunday morning so we can fill that up too.

Be praying for all that's going on. I can't wait to see all that God wants to do through us.

Living supernaturally,

Pastor Trey Rhodes