What It Really Means To Be Poor...

"How you see the world. How you deal with it. That determines your real wealth." – God (from the 'Joan of Arcadia' TV series) One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked. "Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?", asked the father The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them." The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added... "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are." ...When my mom first sent me this story, I was touched and I'm grateful to pass it along to you as well.

Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Super Mass Choir Releases Live Album, The Kingdom Sound, Available Now - @FGBCF

The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Super Mass Choir creates an exalted sound and full-force live worship experience with the newly-released live album The Kingdom Sound, available today, Friday August 28th. Bringing together the sounds of praise and worship teams from Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship churches across the country under one roof, The Kingdom Sound fires up the faith of listeners everywhere with a night of grand celebration and masterful music ministry presented on the 12-track album.

Produced by award-winning hit artist VaShawn Mitchell, The Kingdom Sound was recorded live in Louisville, KY during the Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Church National Convention at the Kentucky International Convention Center in 2013, and features appearances from esteemed award-winning artist and Full Gospel Baptist Church founder Bishop Paul S. Morton – who recently retired as the Church’s presiding bishop – on the song “Even Now,” and acclaimed gospel singer Benita Washington on the album’s lead single “My Grace,” whose voice brings alive a powerful dose of inspiration for listeners in finding strength to endure through life’s trials, with praise for God’s everlasting guidance, grace and mercy.

Mitchell makes a featured appearance on “Grateful,” with additional appearances featuring chart-topping praise and worship artist J.J. Hairston on “Kingdom Sound,” the Full Gospel Youth Music Ministry on “Our God Reigns,” and more.

The Kingdom Sound continues to build a strong musical legacy of hit music ministry since the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship was founded over 20 years ago by Bishop Paul S. Morton, which has grown nationally and internationally, making an impact with churches in thousands of locations, and bringing gospel, praise and worship music worldwide.

THE KINGDOM SOUND Track Listing:
1. Kingdom Sound (feat. J.J. Hairston & Qualesia “Q” Bullard)
2. You Are God (feat. Kierre Lindsay)
3. Victory (feat. Meachum L. Clarke & Marica Chisolm)
4. My Grace (feat. Benita Washington)
5. Grateful (feat. VaShawn Mitchell & Pastor Shamond Scales)
6. No One Like You (feat. Tonya Baker)
7. Till We Overflow (feat. Royce Mosley)
8. Our God Reigns (feat. Full Gospel Youth Music Ministry)
9. All In His Hands
10. He Will Come Through (feat. Adrianne Lewis-Freeman)
11. Even Now – Intro (feat. Group Therapy) with Bishop Paul S. Morton
12. Even Now (feat. Group Therapy) with Bishop Paul S. Morton

The Kingdom Sound from the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Super Mass Choir (Tehillah Music Group/Entertainment One Music) is available now:

iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-kingdom-sound/id1017099467

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Gospel-Baptist-Church-Fellowship/dp/B011A8X3YA/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1440723156&sr=1-1

Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Full_Gospel_Baptist_Church_Fellowship_Super_Mass_C?id=B7log4fhnq5n2sd2hxljd5tz26u

Where Is Your Treasure?

Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21 NIV)

The Bible says, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21 NIV).

So where is your heart today? It’s simple, really. It’s wherever you put your money. Some of you, your heart is in your home, because that’s where you put your money. Maybe your heart’s in your boat. Or your cabin. Or that car you love.

Wherever you put your money, that’s where your heart is going to go. Do you want to get interested in the Coca-Cola Company? Buy some stock. The moment you buy some stock, you’re going to be very interested in the stock price of Coca-Cola. If your treasure is not there, you couldn’t care less about Coca-Cola stock.

Where you put your money and your time reveals your priorities. You can say you love Jesus, but if you don’t spend any time with him, then you don’t love him as much as you think you do. You say you love your kids, but do you spend time with your kids? No? Then you don’t really love them the way you think you do. You can say you love to be in shape, but do you work out? No? Then you don’t really love being in shape.

The point is, it’s not about what you say. Here’s how you know what’s really important to people: Look at their calendar, and look at their bank statement. The way we spend our time and the way we spend our money says what’s really important to us.

You can say, “This is really important to me,” but if you don’t spend time on it and you don’t spend money on it, your heart isn’t really there.

When you give to God, guess where your heart goes? It goes toward God. It draws you closer. It’s an act of worship.

Where is your treasure?

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