I thank God for His righteous blood
The Holy Son of God above
Who came to cleanse us from sin and shame
By the power of His Name

His power and His strong arm
Is able to keep us from all harm
As we arise to hide in Him
Freed from shame and freed from sin

Only by our trust in Him for He paid the price
And offered Himself as our sin sacrifice
He laid down His life and took it up again
So that we could arise with Him to rule and reign

I will not fear what man can do
I’ll look to God and to Him be true
He is the Way the Truth and the Life
It is only in Him that I’ll abide

Obedience to Him and to His will
Is what we seek and will come closer still
Oh mighty savior Lord and King
Let Your praises ring it is to You that we sing

We will tell the old old story of Jesus and His love.
- Barbara Nickles
November 6, 2

The Lord Reigns On High

Psalm 93

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;

the LORD is robed in majesty

and is armed with strength.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be moved.

Your throne was established long ago;

you are from all eternity.

The seas have lifted up, O LORD,

the seas have lifted up their voice;

the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.

Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,

mightier than the breakers of the sea–

the LORD on high is mighty.

Your statutes stand firm;

holiness adorns your house

for endless days, O LORD.” NIV

In these troubled times it is so good to

know that the Lord Reigns. It is our

honor and privilege to serve the Lord.

He is the maker and the builder of

time, space, the world and all that in

it is. What a mighty God we serve! Let

us take to heart Philippians the fourth

chapter and think of the good things

and let the God of all peace guard

our minds and hearts.

Be Blessed!

Psalm 93

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the LORD is robed in majesty
and is armed with strength.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be moved.
Your throne was established long ago;
you are from all eternity.
The seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea–
the LORD on high is mighty.
Your statutes stand firm;
holiness adorns your house
for endless days, O LORD.” NIV

In these troubled times it is so good to
know that the Lord Reigns. It is our
honor and privilege to serve the Lord.
He is the maker and the builder of
time, space, the world and all that in
it is. What a mighty God we serve! Let
us take to heart Philippians the fourth
chapter and think of the good things
and let the God of all peace guard
our minds and hearts.
Be Blessed!

REST IN FORWARD

Lord how we need You in this hour
Please keep us by Your power
Show us Your will and Your way
As we abide in Your love today

Let the “gold” that You spoke of
Shine forth by Your love
Keep evil far at bay
As we in Your protection stay

Tell Your wonderful story of grace
For it is only in You that we take our place
We trust only Your approval and wisdom
Keep is in You and in Your mission

Our hope and our song is sung
By Your help, You are the ONE
You keep our hearts in the right direction
It is by Your love and voice of correction

So keep on speaking to us
Our ears are open and our lives are Yours
It is only in You that we are safe
Protect what is Yours in this place

You keep the records, and You know the score
The future is Yours, You know what is in store
Our lives are hid in You oh blessed Lord
It is in You, for You alone are our reward

Let us sing a love song of worship
To You our maker we sing
Let our voice Your praises ring
Let our lives tell the story of love and grace

For it is only in You that we take our place
So sing me a love song sweet and mild
As I rest in You and am Your child

I wait in Your presence Oh Holy King
I await what You say – What You sing

A-

I sing that you are indeed my child
And I love you all the while
That I will keep you safe and secure
Do not worry fret or toil

Stop the wandering in the night
Thinking of the enemy’s designed plight
All your enemies I do fight
Rest in Me your Lord and Might

There is a “rest” that is found
As you seek Me let My love resound
Let it ring in your heart and mind
Keep you sound, secure and Mine

No enemy can steel you away
You are Mine and in Me you will stay
I see  Your heart and your will is to obey
It is Me you seek and to Me that you pray

I am the keeper of the heart
That puts Me first from the start
It is grace that I impart
My love is available
In Me you are able
To Keep on focus
So arise and “rest”
I’ll do the rest

*Sing, sing a song
A love song meek and sweet
A song of rest and not retreat
Press forward, press forward
Rest, Rest, Rest- Rest in Forward
Me to meet- come, come, come
Come my sweet- do not retreat
Rest Forward- Rest in Forward.

-Barbara Nickles
July 1, 2008

Faith is what I am looking for!

Faith is what I am looking for
Because I have so much in store
I long to reveal and to give to you
The treasure of My self in Spirit and in Truth

Move out and forward to new heights and depths
You have not completed the race nor are you finished yet
I have more for you in the journey of life
Put behind you the petty strife

The sun is shinning above the clouds of rain
I am bringing you up higher and higher
So let go of all that makes man mightier
Give the reigns to Me and allow Me to direct
If you are hidden in Me you won’t wreck
I know the direction to take
Trust Me for there is a lot at stake
I am your defense and have the scope
You see, your trust is not in man, but in Me, take hope
Arise and be free go forward in Me with peace, power and
 victory
It is what I declare to thee!

-Barbara Nickles
June 13, 2008

Expect the overflow, Ephesians 3:20

Enlargement- Divine overflow-

The Goodness of God in the land of the living.

The Lord has great things in store for each of His people. Daniel 11:32 “Know God…Display strength (be strong)…Take action (do exploits).”

When ordinary Christians decide to reach for an extraordinary life= A grand adventure! “Spiritual truth is learned by atmosphere, not by intellectual reasoning. God’s Spirit alters the atmosphere of our way of looking at things, and things begin to be possible which were never possible before.” -Oswald Chambers

Acts 4:13 “…marveled and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”

John 15 – Abide in Him (the vine) and our Joy will be full and prayers answered- fruitfulness The Lord longs to give us much more than we may have ever thought to even ask for. When we go over into “enlargement” and press into the Supernatural overflow we are entering into NEW TERRITORY. Guess who’s turf you’re invading? The enemy attacks you and your family and your possessions with: The thief comes to kill steel and to destroy. John 10:10. He brings; Distractions, Opposition, and Oppression, to try and destroy your faith in God. We were redeemed and commissioned for the Front Line of battle. 2 Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” Let us arise above the norm, mediocre to the level that the Lord has prepared for us to arise to. He longs to show Himself strong. There is more at stake here than even the “here and now”. This lifetime is a training ground for eternity. God wants to develop us, stretch us, and enlarge us, to prepare us for ruling and reigning with Him here and now and in the ages to come. There are lessons to learn and our faith must grow. We have this lifetime to get ready for the next. He has a plan and a purpose for us here and now and in the ages to come. Each of us has a course to finish here -How we finish here will determine our position there. Matthew 25:21

There are many promises to the Over comer: 1 John 2:13; 4:4; 5:5:
*Spiritual Food, Rev. 2:72.
*A New Name, Rev. 2:173.
*Authority, Rev. 2:264.
*Robes of Righteousness, Rev. 3:55.
*A Memorial Pillar, Rev. 3:126.
*Enthronement, Rev. 3:217.
*An Eternal Inheritance, Rev. 21:7

We are called to win a spiritual conflict. We are called to battle, to fight the good fight of faith. What we should not forget:
*His ways are not our ways- Is. 55:8-9
*Where are we chosen? Is. 48:10 “out of the furnace of affliction- chosen..”
*Our faith cannot stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Cor. 2:5), Faith must be tested for strength and to make it strong. (1 Peter 4:12-13; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 5:1-5; Jude verses 20-25; 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1)

The Capstone of the whole Bible The Resurrection of Christ from the Dead is the ONE MOST IMPORTANT item in the whole fund of humane knowledge: the grand event of the ages, toward which all previous history moved, and in which all subsequent history finds its meaning. The story of it has plowed through the centuries, and changed the face of the earth. Except for the Hope of Resurrection there is no excuse for the Existence of Christianity (1 Corinthians 15:13-19). At first the disciples were slow to believe that Jesus had Risen from the dead, but when they were finally convinced that it was a fact that Jesus had actually burst the bonds of death, and come out of the grave alive, it put such a new meaning into life that nothing else seemed worthwhile. They knew the Resurrection of Jesus to be a fact. Believed it even unto death. And that where ever they went up and down the highways of the Roman Empire telling the Story of it with such earnestness and sincerity that unnumbered thousands believed it even unto death. The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the One Most Important and best-established fact in all history.

The story of it has come down to us through the centuries beautifying Human life with the Halo of Immortality: making us feel sure that because He Lived again We to Shall Live: making our hearts to thrill with the thought that we are Immortal: that we have begun an Existence that Shall Never End: that nothing can harm us : that even Death is merely an incident in passing from one phase of existence to another: that whether Here or There we are HIS, doing the thing He has for us to do: that millions of ages after the sun has grown cold we ourselves shall be YOUNG in the ETERNITIES of GOD.  -Halley’s Bible Handbook

I am so glad to know Jesus Christ for myself. It is more than an honor to be personally acquainted with the Word of God made flesh, The SON of GOD! He is truly RISEN from the dead and is alive forever more! May God bless each of you at Easter and may you know for sure that HE LIVES, not only that HE LIVES, but also that YOU LIVE IN HIM because you have died to your self and have received HIS LIFE as YOURS.

2008- God is great He will open the gate
And praise will burst forth as His power and might are restored
Blessing and honor to His name
As we go forward we will not be the same
There is a breakthrough even now coming
I hear the sound of the rumbling
It is shaking the very atmosphere
And bringing us forth so that tomorrow is here
It is a new day of awakening where God’s grace and love is shaking
It is shaking the darkness and despair
So that the church reveals that our God cares
It is an atmosphere of His presence
It is an awakening of His essence
Darkness must flee as we allow God to be
Be our peace and joy, be our life and hope,
Be the lover of our soul, the One who makes us whole
Because He is, we are; and as He is so are we.
Let this be, Oh Lord I plea. Thank You Lord.
Have a Blessed New Year in Jesus our Lord!
-From my prayer journal, January, 2008

December 22, 2007 Dear Friends;

Greeting to you. May this note find you well and may the peace and joy of Christ be yours this Blessed Season. Thank God for His faithfulness to us through the years. This month we celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. We have had a glorious life together. We wouldn’t trade our lives and all of God’s lessons to us for anything. We have been so blessed with our children and their children. We are thankful for the church family and tried and true friendships, both old and new.

This year God has been faithful to us. We began our year with special meetings in February for our church body. What time we had! Thanks to God, Who does all things well. This whole year has been a time of growing in grace and in the knowledge of Him.

As we look back over this year we see the great care and faithfulness of God, the fulfilling of God’s prophetic words over us. How grateful we are! We look with great anticipation to the coming year. In 2008 we believe that great breakthrough is coming to the church as a whole, and to our local churches. For years we have quoted the scriptures that the knowledge of the glory of the Lord is going to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea in the last days. This excites us now more than ever before. May the peace and joy of Jesus be yours this Christmas season and in the New Year, may God’s direction and divine destiny bring you into your purpose is our prayer.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Love, Pastors Jonnie & Barbara Nickles
Pleasant Hill Worship Center
P.S. We are planning special services again this year in February 19-22, 2008. Please keep an eye out for more information about this.

Rest in Me children of the King
And My victory you will see
It won’t be by your might or by your power
But it will be by My Spirit in this hour
For I am bringing up My Church into a new realm
Where My voice can be heard and I am at the helm
Where relationship will develop between Me and My people
My Spirit will manifest, My light to destroy evil
Such love and compassion will be extended
That My grace and power will manifest what I intended
It won’t come through a pat on the back
But through correction and guidance is where it’s at
As I correct and as I instill
My love and grace will become more real
For I move through purpose and I move though plan
But My motivation is love towards man
Love is the key that will unlock the door
Compassion and mercy is what I have in store
In this will come correction of attitude, motive and desire
I’ll deal with the inward man with My fire
A purging force is arising forth
The smoke of a furnace from the North
In purity form within I’ll manifest
That My people can be whole and blessed
So the world may behold and it may see
All that I am, all that is Me
For I shall manifest Myself today
To all of those who hear and obey
Open up to Me, your God
To correct you with My Rod
Open up to Me your Lord
And your spirit I’ll restore
You won’t move in a trickle of power
But you’ll move in victory in this hour
My voice is to be heard and obeyed
So the enemy can be stayed
He will be powerless and be brought to nothing
As my Body moves under My covering
So children there is a race to run
And you have only just begun
Open your hearts and your spirits to Me
And My glory and power you will surely see
Do not look to man’s personality
But look to Me and My reality
And you shall see My love manifest
As many come and are changed and blessed
Prison bars will fall away
As My people arise, pray and obey
Hearts of thousands will come to Me
Because of My nature and the miracles they see
For I am a Living God, and I long to live in you
Arise, My Body and respond and to My Word I’ll be true.
-Barbara Nickles