The Believers Authority

The believers authority is a subject seldom heard in christian churches in America and i do not understand why?. The authority of the believer is such an untapped force that is awaiting to be unleashed on the devil. The authority of the born again believer is the spiritual power of god that has been given to us by God through Jesus. It is the power over the wicked forces of the devil and over situations in our life. In my experience many Christians and myself included felt almost powerless to the whims of the devil and or life's circumstances. but as we see in John 10:10 "the thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). This is a reference to live on the earth in abundance with power NOW not just in the afterlife.
The classic example of the authority we have been given is shown in Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you". Power is used twice in this verse but in the Greek they are two different meanings. Jesus was saying here " I have given you AUTHORITY to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the POWER of the enemy". Jesus was referring to demons and demonic forces when he referenced serpents and scorpions, showing we have been given the Authority and Power to defeat the devil and his cohorts!!!!. We as Christians need to WAKE UP and realize the battle has been already won by JESUS and stop laboring and toiling waiting for God to help us in the midst of battles for the battle has been won by the Lord.
So you may be asking what is Authority? it is the delegated power of God given to us freely through Jesus. we are not just humbly walking through life trusting on God to protect us, no rather we are trained NAVY SEALS with the power to destroy ANY work of the devil and have the POWER in our TONGUES to unleash angelic forces to carry out GODS word . This is why the good news is sooooo amazing we are NEW CREATURES , we are no longer the defeated humans that we were prior to being born again.
A good example is if a police officer was standing in the middle of the road and semi tractor trailer was coming down, we all know by physics that the trailer would win, BUT the police officer has been given the AUTHORITY to stop that truck by the city and therefore uses his or her power to make that truck stop. the truck recognizes the authority and stops. This is the same way with us we need to realize who we are in Christ and tell the forces of the devil who we are and forbid them to operate in our lives.
When i get up in the morning i pray for protection of psalm 91 and forbid any weapon formed against me to prosper Isaiah 54:17. I also command and foul spirits trying to operate through people at work to cease and desist in maneuvers against me. This is why the bible tells us to bind and loose things. another way of saying it is forbidding and permitting. I forbid the devil and permit the blessing to operate in my life daily. A great book and a must read is "The Believers Authority" by my hero Kenneth Hagin. more to come soon.........

Want To Uplift Your Spirit..... Read This Book!!!!

I read a good book recently and let it be known i do not truly enjoy reading. I however have read a good amount of books over the past 10 years. The books that i enjoy are books that discuss basically 3 areas : God,U2,Psychotherapy. The first is obvious, the second uhh humm ....greatest band ever..and amazing witness of Christianity in action, and third my career.
Anyways as you get to know me i am very skeptical of books and preachers as i choose to guard my heart with extreme diligence, not that many preachers and Christians do not have great intentions i just do not want incorrect theology to gain a foothold. So before i read a book or listen to a tape series i usually investigate with ferocious tenacity. This is especially true when it comes to books or series on prophecy or visions or heaven. So when my mother gave me this book i read it with curiosity and skepticism. This book surprised me in many ways, first the extreme length of the authors vision of heaven, so much detail and depth. The second was how the themes connected to the other visions in the book as well as other visions i have read about over my years of Christianity. This book does an amazing job at giving us a glimpse of the kindness of Jesus and his personality, your heart will beam when you see how much his love comes through the authors vision. The book continually gives scripture to allow the reader to check the authenticity. Do i take this book as gospel, no but i do believe it to be extremely authentic and a foreword by Oral Roberts is always a nice touch. I urge everyone to read this book it will show you a side of Jesus we all would hope for out of our savior. One bright spot the book showcases is how the children who have passed on before they were supposed to are taken care of so beautifully, it will make anyone who has lost a child feel peace that Jesus is taking great care of them. Do yourself a favor and pickup this little gem........

CORNERSTONE DIVISION CHAMPS !!!!!!!!!

What A Year!!!!! Our team had to play back to back games and played our long time church softball nemesis Calvary Tabernacle. The game started off rocky as Calvary jumped out the gate quick to a 2-0 lead and it was a seesaw battle until the third inning when we took the lead with a Joe Rossi homerun and we finally started to play the good defense we have been playing. Cornerstone won 22-10 and won the B division championship for the first time in the 9 year Cornerstone CDCSL membership history. It was Great to see Coach Chuck Joslin excited with the Division Championship. Chuck introduced Cornerstone to the league and has made the playoffs twice before only to exit with first round losses. With the Win Cornerstone has won 7 straight and chuck finished the regular season with a perfect pitching record 10-0!!!. Now the Playoffs begin and HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!

Gotta Love The Olympics!!!!!!!

WOW is all i can say after staying up late to watch the US Men's swim team win the 4x100 relay race. Here they were underdogs to the heavily favored French team, the announcers saying all night long they are just over matched! With Jason Lezak who was dogged for lackluster performances in past Olympic games came through with a miraculous comeback to overtake the french anchor who was the world record holder in a last second herculean effort to win the gold. I felt so proud for this team and to be an American. I love the Olympics for a very simple reason.....it makes us proud to be Americans and stop all the ridiculous Ethnic branding so many people are doing today. We hear so many people say "I'm Irish, or I'm Italian or I'm Puerto Rican" . STOP PLEASE! We are Americans and while we should be proud of our heritages lets embrace this country instead of trying to segregate it into a million little countries. When the Olympics are on we are all UNITED. This is a wonderful example for us Christians while we may have different gifts or different annointings we are all Children of the Most High God and that is what counts.......

Cornerstone Softball.... What A Journey

Tonight Cornerstone won our 8th Game to go to 8-2 the best start in Cornerstone CDCSL history. It has taken many years to finally get a team that is a true team, and lord knows we have had many bad seasons. Whats so great about this team the talent thats part of it, but really it's this.... when there are extra players and these players do not play they do not pout, not at at all,the extras cheer on and really support each other. This is my 5th year on the team and have seen myself grow as a player but more importantly as a person. A good example is tonight I was hitless and was at the plate with bases loaded with a 3-1 count and i wanted desperately to get a hit to make my stats better but knew if i walked a run would definitely score. Coach said "take it he's wild" so i thought about the team and putting the team first and a run scored as i was walked. was it an important run....no , as we won 19-1 but i believe that this team exemplifies that atittude team first, self second. I am proud to play with all the players on this team who put team first. This team is a true example of a christian softball team. I really think we have a shot to win the whole thing, but more importantly is the bond we share as a team.
I would also like the thank the devoted fans who support us especially Mary and Jim they are there every week and we truly appreciate it. If you were at our sunday service you saw the Holy Spirit move and Cornerstone has truly grown into a spiritual adult stage, and this is true in the softball team as well. God is Alive and Moving at Cornerstone....come join the fun

Scriptures That Changed My Life

These are the scriptures that changed my life and made me the Christian i am today. These scriptures are the foundation for my soul saving way of life. I hope you enjoy these and that it provides a window into my personality and life.


1. The Obvious Romans 10:9 and John 3:3 These are the foundation of most Believers.

John 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

2. Ephesian 2:8 This scripture is in my opinion the most misunderstood scripture in the Bible. It is SO SIMPLE many still refuse it. Religion is alive today even in the modern church. If Christians could ever get a grip on how FREE they are in Christ , they could change the world. Here are some of the most beautiful words God ever spoke to us

"For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (^[delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God."

3. 1 Cor 9:22 This Scripture is so powerful i will give a few translations to explain it even better.

NIV
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.

(Message)
I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever. I didn't take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!

We as Christians cannot get so absorbed in the world of Christianity that we become irrelevant. a thought well expressed by Bill Hybels. We need to remember we have a mission to SAVE the lost, not stay in a cocoon. Unfortunately many Christians do not understand this and will shun unbelievers with their loose lipped judgments. Remember who Jesus hung out with , yup that's right!!! Remember the old saying "don't be so spiritually minded that your no earthly good"

4. Matthew 10:16 This scripture adds a little to the previous, that we need to be in the world to save them, not just dwell with ourselves.

"I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves."

5. John 10:10 "The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)."

This Scripture is amazing and shows Gods love. that we are meant to have ALL THAT GOD HAS NOW!!!!!, not just in heaven. Jesus was talking about living this life on earth with AUTHORITY!!!!!!!!!!! If i knew this scripture when i was a kid my life would have been changed faster. Religion kept me thinking being godly was being poor. A lie from the devil.

6. Matthew 22:36-40 "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. "

Without love we truly are POWERLESS. ALL the spiritual gifts are powerless if we are not WALKING IN LOVE.!!!!!! We NEED TO LOVE!!!! Love is not a feeling it is a choice!!!!

7. 2 cor 6:9-11 "ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all."

How can i add anything to that....wow


There are many, amny more scriptures but these define me and my walk and my mission to save the lost, heal the sick and mend the broken hearted. Thats why I am a christian and a Counselor in my career.