Sacrifice makes you strong

 The true sacrifice really makes all the difference and draws God's attention. It's the shortest distance between the dream and its realization. The true sacrifice gives power over any situation, enemies and whatever may turn against us. A person who sacrifices becomes like God, all things are possible for her. God was the first to sacrifice on the earth, in the Garden of Eden, when He killed an animal to cover Adam and Eve's private parts after they had fell into temptation. He did that to show us what we all should do to solve big problems and to conquer the extraordinary.

     I want you to read the story of a woman who used to give just a piece of bread, some food to Elisha, a man of God. But the day she decided to sacrifice, then the extraordinary happened to her. Read and do your best to understand what she did. You too can do the same in this campaign of Israel and conquer the extraordinary. Perhaps, you've been facing a situation that seems impossible to find a solution, or maybe you have already given up on your own dreams, but if you do the extraordinary on the altar, from the the same altar you will reap the extraordinary.

     After you finish reading, you can share this story with your friends and let's get ready for the Night Vigil on July 11th at 10pm.

     "Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. And she said to her husband, 'Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.' And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there. Then he said to Gehazi his servant, 'Call this Shunammite woman.' When he had called her, she stood before him. And he said to him, 'Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?'' She answered, 'I dwell among my own people.' So he said, 'What then is to be done for her?' And Gehazi answered, 'Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.' So he said, 'Call her.' When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. Then he said, 'About this time next year you shall embrace a son.' And she said, 'No, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!' But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.' II Kings 4:8-17

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Bishop Carlos

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18º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

Doing the extraordinary

    Hello assistants,

     We are living in the days of the Challenge of Israel, and without a doubt this will be the greatest opportunity for all of those who have surrendered their lives upon the altar to serve God. We all know that the Challenge of Israel will open the doors to conquer the supernatural. This is the only way in which we as children and servants of God will glorify His Mighty name.

     The pleasure of the devil, since the beginning, is to put the children of God into shame. To ridicule them and put them to test before others. The queen of Sheba did that to king Solomon when she came to see him, 

     "Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart."  II Chronicles 9:1

     King Solomon answered all her questions and she couldn't find any mistake in him, instead he put her into shame, but if he had had nothing to say nor to show her, he would have to be quiet.

     If you have joined the Campaign of Israel, then make sure you go deeper than you have done in all the other campaigns, do the extraordinary. In the history of the Universal Church this will be the first time that all of us pastors and bishops will gather together in the same place to pray for you, this place is the world's biggest altar, The Temple of Solomon. If you haven't prepared your sacrifice yet, now  is time to do it. If you do the extraordinary, then the type of life you are going to enjoy will be extraordinary as well.

     King Solomon showed to the queen of Sheba everything that he had and gave to her much more than she had given him. She was overwhelmed. This is how those who will look at your life after the Campaign have to be, but for this to happen you cannot fear to sacrifice, to put the extraordinary up on the altar because from the altar you will reap the extraordinary.

    "Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, much more than she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants." II Chronicles 9:12

Don't accept to be put into shame in this Campaign.

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You should pray with your pastor everyday, besides the 40 days fast. Come to church as much as you can.

Bishop Carlos

The UCKG continues its work in prisons!

The UCKG continues its work in prisons!

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16º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

14º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

14º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

The Night Vigil of the White Garments. A night we will never forget because it marked the beginning of a new life in our ministry.

We all know that God is counting on us to bring His Kingdom upon those who are in need of help.

Day 12 of the 40 Day Fast of Jesus

Day 12 of the 40 Day Fast of Jesus

Day 9 of the 40 Day Fast of Jesus

Day 9 of the 40 Day Fast of Jesus

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8º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

Riches and Honor

    "Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem. So he died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place." I Chronicles 29:26-28

     This morning I was reading and meditating about these verses and I decided to share it with you. See how important it's to remain faithful, sincere and loyal to God until the end. King David had opportunities to kill Saul many times, but he didn't dare to touch him. Since one day Saul was anointed as king of Israel, David did nothing against him.
     He was not a perfect man but had a sincere heart that pleased God. For this reason, he gave him longevity and he died as it's written in good old age, full of days, riches and honors. Is there no doubt that God wants to do the same with those who serve Him today. Unfortunately, there are many who are serving God, but don't have a sincere nor loyal heart before Him. They don't miss any chance of criticizing others, including their own spiritual leaders. King David made several wars against his enemies, but there are servants making war against other servants. At first, they had one type of character but as time went by, they corrupted themselves and corrupted others with their evil ideas and wrong choices. Many of them are not among us anymore.
     Dear assistants, make sure you take care of your spiritual life, run away from evil and those who do evil, otherwise the God of David won't be able to do great things in your life as He did to David. As we are in the 40 days of the Fast of Jesus, you should take these days to consecrate your life as much as you can. At the end of this fast the Holy Spirit will come upon you, make you be born of God, baptize you with the power to remain in His presence until the end, because many had started to serve God but they had fallen along the way.
     This Friday there will be a night vigil, the Night of the White Garments, I see this as a great opportunity for those who really want to be fully committed to God and His work, and go all the way until they die or until The Lord Jesus comes back.
     If in case you haven't prepared your white clothes, then you should do it before Friday. Cut a piece of the oldest clothes that you have and write on it every bad things that satan has been using to accuse you before God and bring it to the night vigil. Let's remove what is evil so that what's good can find room to enter your life. Then there's no doubt that you will make the difference in every areas of your life, financial, spiritual, sentimental, material. Like David who died in a good age, rich and honored by God.

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Night Vigil, Friday, June 20th 10pm NY time. Dressed in white.

Bishop Carlos

7º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

7º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

Sacrifice in the Offering

Supernatural faith requires the attitude of sacrifice because of its spiritual nature. Isn’t it what happens with emotional faith that rejects any kind of sacrifice because its human nature is selfish? If the topic is supernatural faith, so the actions also have to be supernatural.

Abraham, Jephthah, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are some extraordinary examples of faith. The quality of their sacrificial offerings, showed the quality of faith that pleases God.

Besides meaning total dependency of the faithful to the Most High, it is also the most convincing – to the eyes of evil - to prove that the giver decided to devote his life to God one hundred percent.

Through a sacrifice you can see the life of the one sacrificing. If the sacrifice is imperfect as was Cain’s, it means that trust in God is also not complete. Cain offered a sacrificial offering, but it lacked the most important element of sacrifice, which is blood.

The life of the offering is seen through the blood. It is a sign of partnership with God. When lacking it the offering has no representation. In other words there is no representative for the life of the one offering. Hence Cain's sacrifice was not accepted.

We are not referring literally to blood, but the attitudes of sacrifice in relation to true faith. They are like prayers, praises, songs and offerings dedicated to God in the usual way, but without spirit.

June 20th at 10pm we will have the night vigil of the white garments 

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6º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

5º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

5º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

Bishop Macedo's message 6:13:14

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2º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

1º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

1º Dia da Quarentena do Jejum de Jesus

You Are Not Alone

Without a doubt, the worse thing is to be put into shame before other people. Sometimes it’s better to disappear by moving to a faraway place and to be seen by no one, than to suffer the humiliation of being ashamed because of what went wrong in our lives. This was what happened to David after he fell into temptation and committed adultery with one of his most loyal men’s wife, Uriah. Satan promptly manifested bringing all types of accusation against him before the God of Abraham, and it’s needless to mention how bad and miserable David became before the whole congregation of Israel. But because of God’s unmeasurable mercy and compassion, David had a second chance, as God does to all those who sincerely  repent on their mistakes. By purifying himself from whatever evil that there was inside his heart, David was no longer the same. He said, 'To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

 "O my God, in you I trust;
 let me not be put to shame;
 let not my enemies exult over me.
 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous" Psalm 25. 1-3

Dear assistant,
In this night vigil, you will be washed from everything that has been putting you into shame. How many times you have to be quiet before your own family simply because you have failed in your sentimental life? Or due to a financial situation you were not able to provide what your children expected from you? The devil many times has used your failures, doubts and fear to put you down, made you feel miserable, and hopeless as if there’s no more chance for you, but in God there’s always YES. If there’s yes, then there’s a way out for each and any type of problem you may be going through right now. Lift up your head because you are not alone.
Prepare your white clothes, fast and consecrate your life before the Holy Spirit.

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Bishop Carlos

"I can do all things through him who strengthens me" Philippians 4

Hello Assistants,
We all know that this verse is well known among many Christians, including those who serve God, but unfortunately the reality of most of those who know it is completely different from what it should be because the type of life that they’ve been living does not reflect what is written in the Bible. Maybe you’ve wondered why Christians who supposedly believe in a great God yet they haven’t accomplished the fulfillment of God’s promises. Here’s one of the reasons this has happened to many people. Since the devil has been cast out of heaven he has opposed everything that belongs to God, most specifically the human being and the realization of his dreams.

Everything satan doesn’t want is to see the name of the Lord Jesus being exalted and glorified. Therefore, whatever we do in order to please God, satan tries to oppose, like he did with Joshua, 'Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him’ Zechariah 3.1 

On the Night Vigil we all will have the best opportunity ever to purify our lives and do what we have been struggling or have failed to do because satan has accused us and has been opposing us too. The white garments will symbolize God’s purity in our lives, it’ll be the confirmation that He has already taken all filthiness away from you and me. As it’s written "And the angel said to those who were standing before him, 'Remove the filthy garments from him.' And to him he said, 'Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments'" Zechariah 3. 4,5 Then, we will be able to say, "I can do all things through him who strengthens me"

Make sure you are ready for the night vigil. Opportunities like this doesn’t happen all the time. I’ll be sending a video to all of you with more messages about it.

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Bishop Carlos

From drug dealing to the Altar

From drug dealing to the Altar

Message for the Assistants (+playlist)

Teaching yourself to be silent

Teaching yourself to be silent

Night Vigil of the White Garments/06/20 (+playlist)

Limited by affections

Limited by affections

Night Vigil of the White Garments/06/20 (+playlist)

Don't Be Deceived

Dear assistant,
We are facing an everlasting battle against evil forces until we die or until the Lord Jesus comes back. There’s no rest. Many have lost their battles simply because they’ve been deceived by the devil.  He convinced them that they have done  enough and now they don’t need to fight as they used to do in the beginning of their faith. What a big mistake they are making!
Let’s understand why we all should keep fighting in order for us to maintain our salvation and keep the fire of faith burning. This is what the Bible says, "Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world" Revelation 12. 7-9

This is the reason in why we, who serve God, need to keep ourselves in a constant fight against the devil. Don’t give yourself any rest, otherwise sooner or later you will be convinced that you don’t have to do more than you have done.
On June 20th at 10pm New York time, there will be a Night Vigil for all those who want to be totally free from accusation of the devil. Those who want to be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
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Bishop Carlos