Which Road Should I Take?

WOWgroup Global Fellowship NY had a wonderful time praising, worshiping and studying the word of God.  Minister William Merced Jr. delivered an awesome and inspiring word.

Sometimes what happens is that when we go through things in life we go back to what we know.  We have to make a decision to let it go.  When we think things through we might get turned off and choose to do the right thing.

If its harmful to us we must stay away in order to move forward.

I would like to publicly thank William Merced Jr. for opening his heart and being so transparent with WOWgroup Global Fellowship NY.  Through Minister William Merced Jr.'s honesty about his personal struggles we were able to relate to the message of God.  The message that was brought forth was one of righteousness and holiness.


Scripture References:

Philippians 3:14
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (NIV) 

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here." (NIV) 

James 4:17

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin. 

Minister William Merced Jr. reminded us that submitting ourselves to the Lord is a lifestyle.  When we submit ourselves to the Lord daily the enemy Satan has to flee, because Christ lives within each one of us.  The revelation that we received was that God is internal and when we have the Lord within us then everything that is external our actions ought to be a reflection of Jesus Christ (lifestyle).  When you accept Christ you are accepting His life-style.    Jesus was about the Father's business, which was people.  When you are in Christ and Christ is in you there is no more I.

We were reminded that Christ did not badger people to accept the truth, but He shared His wisdom and demonstrated His love.  

Question:  Which road do you want to choose?

Using God's Approach

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At times it may be very difficult to do it God's way. Minister William Merced shared such a powerful message about using God's approach instead of ours.

We were asked to look at two pictures and discuss how these pictures made us feel. One of the pictures made us think of relaxation, joy, fun and the other made us feel sad, depressed, gloomy.

Matthew 6:22-23 (NLT)

²² “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. ²³ But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

Minister William Merced Jr. gave us examples about his childhood and shared how many of the things he saw he adapted, because he thought they were good. Moreover, examples such as smoking, becoming an abuser, drugs stems from what our eye sees and then internalizes it.

It is our responsibility as believers to represent the light and not to fill our eyes with things that are in darkness. One great example that was used by Minister William Merced Jr. was a conversation that he had at his place of employment. Minister William Merced Jr. stated " I found myself talking negatively about my employer and quickly I knew I had to stop and say instead of talking badly let us pray for that person". The conversation was quickly stopped, but Minister William Merced learned a valuable lesson he (the light) had the power to change the atmosphere from (darkness) back to light.

What Type of Garment are You Wearing?

WOWgroup Global Fellowship NY is happy to present a Mime Praise (If We Are the Body)
To see the Mime Praise Click Here

Andrew is a teenager on the autism spectrum and has had a very difficult time adjusting to "traditional worship" services. Parents with a child on the autism spectrum understand how difficult worship services can be. Many parents avoid Church, because it's simply too difficult to enjoy the worship service while trying to prevent behavior problems in their child.

One of the ways WOWgroup Global Fellowship NY has helped Andrew grow as an individual is by giving him a special job. The most important step is to keep this as positive as possible. Since the mime tells a story and uses movement and music, which Andrew enjoys he is able to attend for at least 10 minutes. Andrew's presence at church is so important. I believe that the more we involve our special needs population into our communities (churches) the more we will be like Christ.

Minister William Merced Jr. brought forth an awesome word titled: What type of Garment are you wearing? We learned that some of us are wearing garments of complaining, lies, rebellion, etc. Minister William Merced Jr. showed us how important it is to wear the right garment and that is the one that the Lord designed for us Ephesians 6:11.

"Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil."

Let us all wear the garment of righteousness!

WOWgroup Global Fellowship~Family Fun Day

One of the greatest things that WOWgroup Global Fellowships is discovering is that Christian Fellowship is very much needed in order to make our families stronger.
In Acts 2:42 we learn that the early church devoted itself to “fellowship.” Fellowship was a very important part of their reason for meeting together. It was one of their objectives. But what does true fellowship mean?

Fellowship may mean that you have something in common, and that you may have the same purpose. "True Christian Fellowship" is simply having the ability to love the way Christ loves. It is having unity amongst one another, it is having communion with the Holy Spirit and allowing the Lord to guide us with all biblical truth.

WOWgroup Global Fellowships understands that the first ministry begins at home.
We are discovering together that we must invest more time with our loved ones, be more patient with them first, before pouring it into the lives of others. We are learning how to serve our family members in the name of God.

We are a light to the world, Jesus Christ lives in us and has given us grace. Those at the bowling alley today saw us laughing, helping our special needs children, cheering one another. Instead of losing our patience, throwing up our hands we are learning how to treat our family members the way we want them to treat us.

WOWgroup Global Fellowship~Family Fun Day is more richer and deeper than just a social gathering, it is our first ministry.

Dress for the Cause

By William Merced Jr.

WOWgroup Global Fellowships Men’s Retreat was a transforming and liberating time for all who gathered. When the men of God unite and seek the Lord’s face something always happens. WOWgroup Global Fellowships Men’s Retreat at Blue Mountain allowed us to put our guard’s down and allowed the Lord to do His work in us. As each one of us let down his guard the Lord was able to transform both spiritually and mentally, because we were open to whatever God wanted. God touched us all in a special and individual way. The men laughed, cried, talked, and learned how to have fun with one another. It was just a relaxing and peaceful weekend. The men learned that we each needed to be careful of the spiritual garment we put on whether they are sinful or righteous garments. The messages were taught in very creative and unique ways. We are looking forward to the next WOWgroup Global Fellowships Men’s Retreat.