Wow, it has been a long time since I posted anything. I really am not that good at keeping up to date on social media! I have been very busy with finishing up my latest album called "Build Each Other Up". It is available on many digital media site such as Itunes, Spotify, etc...just search for "Stephen Paul Bradley" or "Build Each Other Up" and you should find it. The album art is found below which was designed by Robert Temoteo, a dear brother.

 This is the album cover, pretty nice isn't it? There are 17 songs and I have already ordered copies of CDs in digipak style which should arrive soon!







This is the logo for the new production label and branding. Instead of having my name all over the place I wanted to have a name that meant something and could be used for the future as this ministry grows. So far I have been working with my brother Ruben Rojas and hope to include others who are gifted in music. It is important to have more brothers and sisters in the Lord involved so that the blessing of the Body of Christ will be present.





Recently, I have been enjoying the book of Romans. We find in Romans 1:1-4 the introduction of the Gospel of God. In fact, the whole book of Romans is the complete gospel, unveiled. There are two aspects of this gospel, which is Christ Jesus Himself! Firstly, He came out of the seed of David according to the flesh (v. 3), which signifies God becoming flesh (John 1:14). Secondly, He was designated the Son of God in resurrection by the spirit of holiness (v. 4), which signifies the elevation of redeemed and sanctified humanity with divinity. When we believe and receive this gospel we are justified before God and are promised an eternal redemption, Hallelujah!

More to come...

My Brother Ruben

Check out my brother Ruben's website! There you will find tools such as learning mandarin chinese, web development, and spiritual help through spiritual book offerings!

http://www.rubenontheweb.com/

Ephesians 1 & 2

The letter to the Ephesians is one of the richest books of the bible.

In chapter 1 we find how we have received so much "In Christ". Notice the number of verses that highlight "in Him". What we have received in Christ is based upon the work and person of Christ as well as the surpassing love of the Father. Praise the Lord! In Christ we have received every spiritual blessing in the heavens (v. 3), God's special choosing (v. 4), the grace of predestination (v.5-6), redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins (v.7), the designation of God's inheritance (v.11), the sealing of the Holy Spirit of promise (v.13), and God's surpassing greatness of power in resurrection for reigning in life (v.19-20).

For these reasons we are "to the praise of His Glory" (v.6,12,14) Hallelujah!

In chapter 2 we find how we were dead in offenses and sin, useless, in disobedience, in the flesh and fallen thoughts of the mind, walking in darkness, and children of wrath....BUT GOD (v.4) was rich in mercy and loved us; loved even someone who was dead in offenses, and even raised us up in resurrection and glory where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. So we see that we are saved by grace and not by our own works, which were dead in God's sight (v.8-9). Additionally, God wants to build His church, the Body of Christ, so therefore, He has redeemed us from our vain manner of life and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love from the kingdom of darkness. His desire is for us to have a new walk; a walk in newness of life. We are in Christ, the cornerstone of God's building, and we are growing into a holy temple of God in spirit. How marvelous! How wonderful! What a change in our life God has made in Christ Jesus! He is even bringing together Jews and Gentiles for His building work. So then let us walk in the light and walk with a purpose; a walk that is worthy of our calling!

Praise the Lord!

My Soundcloud Site

Hi there! I've been composing hymns for quite awhile and wanted to post some of my work for your enjoyment. I added a widget player to the right! A link is added below as well!

New Blog for Bookafe Framingham....

 Check it out, need prayer? Fellowship? We are here for you!

http://bookafeframingham.blogspot.com/

Keeping the Word of His Endurance

A post from long ago...March 13, 2006 

We have been enjoying the word of the Lord concerning being ready and persevering for the gaining of our souls when the Lord comes back. Our souls still need salvation (1 Peter 1:9) and all those who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (2 Timothy 3:12, Matthew 5:10). The day of the Lord fast approaches! It is by endurance that we will be saved. It doesn't matter if we exercised our spirit 5, 10, 20 years ago or how many recoveries we experienced. There is no retirement from our day by day salvation. Today is the day for recovery! Today is the day for salvation! God declared it and designated it, Hallelujah!

Hebrews 4:7 "He again designates a certain day, today, saying in David after so long a time, even as He has said before, "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.''

Luke 21:36 "But be watchful at every time, beseeching that you would prevail to escape all these things which are about to happen and stand before the Son of Man."

Luke 21:19 "In your endurance you will possess your souls."

Hebrews 10:36-39 "For you have need of endurance in order that, having done the will of God, you may obtain the promise. For in yet a very little while the Coming One will come and will not delay. But My righteous one shall live by faith; and if he shrinks back, My soul does not delight in him. But we are not of those who shrink back to ruin but of them who have faith to the gaining of the soul.''

Revelation 3:10 "Because you have kept the word of My endurance, I also will keep you out of the hour of trial, which is about to come on the whole inhabited earth, to try them who dwell on the earth."

May we be those who are not dwelling on the earth during that great and terrible day (Zephaniah 1:4, Revelation 6:17, Jeremiah 30:7, Joel 2:11, 2:31-32)

Let us keep the word of His endurance.

Prayer, The Spirit, and the Word?

Yes, Prayer, the Spirit, and the Word. For our growth in life we need these 3 aspects in our daily life. Oh that we would exercise our spirit daily in practicing these things!

To pray is to burn the incense to God. For this we need to enter into the Holy of Holies (Our spirit mingled with the Lord Spirit).Calling on the Lord's name, groaning, and waiting can help us enter in. In this mingled environment, the Lord can pray through us as we pray and our prayer can be so effective! Sometimes we don't have the words to speak, but our spirit can be groaning, even audibly! And the Spirit can intercede for us, how wonderful!! When we have such a burden our mind cannot quite help that much. At other times we need to use our mind to help in our utterance. Speaking means a lot to God, so when we speak it is our believing and our prayer can be released as burning incense. Our mind, however, needs to be harnessed by our mingled spirit.

The Spirit is the All-inclusive Spirit! Hallelujah! Everything we need is in the Spirit!. We can be filled inwardly and clothed outwardly with this Spirit. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom! When we touch the indwelling Spirit we can tap into a resource that beyond our imagination, thoughts, or desires. It is like a river and we need to be swept away in it! Just like we see with the picture in Ezekiel.

The Word is the Lord Himself. The written word has no positive use unless the Word unlocks it. Watchmen Nee once said that the secret of the bible is to see Christ in every line. There is a river flowing beneath those black letters and to touch this river is to receive the written word into us for our reality and life. When we come to the written word it is important to enter in by praying and exercising our spirit. Basically we need the fellowship with the Word so that we can receive the word. Hallelujah!!!

Prayer, the Spirit, and the Word!