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After 10 months…

My message has been the same…Below is an excerpt from my Blog dated May 25, 2011:
“This morning, I was reminded that if we meditate on the goodness of God, we will experience His goodness. The more we focus on Him, the more others see Him in us. We are being transformed to His likeness. In the Book of Exodus, Moses ask to see the face of God. He waited on Him without any distractions. When Moses went down from the mountain, his face was transformed because God met Him at the mountain.”

From the Question – What would your neighborhood like if you could say, “The Kingdom of God is here” to, have higher awareness of His Presence. Proverbs 23:7a, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” -NKJV. Awareness directs our action and our collective action changes our culture. Therefore, the prayer, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” begin with our awareness and faith backed up by our actions.

Action Steps:

  • Town Hall meetings to gather like-minded individuals who would like to work together towards Neighborhood Makeovers
  • Identify needs and resources and to see how we can mobilize volunteers (“Take the land”-my next Blog)
  • Plan together
  • Implement plan, take Action! during FHL Week (July 22-28)

It’s not too late to start a team in your area. Contact Merlin at 317-578-3370 or [email protected]

Merlin GonzalesAfter 10 months…
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Kingdom in the broken world

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Merlin GonzalesKingdom in the broken world
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Interview with Greenwood Mayor

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Merlin GonzalesInterview with Greenwood Mayor
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Kingdom perspective from Police dept Chaplain

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Merlin GonzalesKingdom perspective from Police dept Chaplain
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Awareness

It’s be a few months since I visited my Blog. I will try to be more present on my blog. Thank you for all who has been following me and for your encouraging Comments. Lots to share with you but we’ll start with the core of the following Blogs.

What would you community look like if you could say, “The Presence of God is here!”
In the past few weeks, I had the privilege to interview several Mayors of Central Indiana, Corporate Executives, Medical professionals, Spiritual leaders and people on the streets regarding the topic to see their perpectives from their own world. Please visit http://fhlinternational.org/category/podcasts/ and https://www.facebook.com/FHL.International for the audio and video interviews.

Noblesville Mayor Ditslear said that God is already present in his city but it would be better if more people are aware of IT. Then I read Genesis 28:16, “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”

I wonder how many people are asleep and would not wake up to see that “the Kingdom of God is at hand”. How many Jacobs are out there not being aware of the Lord right in front of them.

As a community, we need to be catalysts of the awareness of the Kingdom of God in our Midst. It could be just asking the question above or be the representative of the Kingdom wherever you are.

What would your neighborhood look like if more people are aware of the Presence of God in your community and marketplace? So, what would your community look like if you could say, “The Kingdom of God is here!” We’d like to hear your perpective.

Merlin GonzalesAwareness
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