Aug. 3, 2014

MY FRIENDS “HOW LONG HALT YE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS?”

In 1 Corinthians 1:18, (KJV) the Bible tells us that the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but the power of God to those who are being saved. Friends I need you to focus on the fact that God is not only a God of the Old and New Testament, but is a God of today and tomorrow.

Yes not only the God of Moses, who parted the red sea with only a rod, or David who killed Goliath with only a sling shot and a stone and of course, in the New Testament, “the Greatest Story ever told”, the incarnation of Jesus Christ. But God is Omnipresence, a God who is always present.

And if our God is always present in His Word, then He is in control of the day to day activities of every situations, and circumstances of His Children’s lives in 2014. Yes all of our concerns, and anxieties, trials, fears, hopes, and joys. Yes the God of the Bible is the same  God who takes care of all of our needs each day.

In Hebrews 13:8 (KJV) it tells us “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”. His PREDICTABILITY throughout His word and in my life tells me, unlike the false gods of this world. He is God and God along, today, yesterday and forever, even throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity.

But in addition to the existence of God Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) tells us “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. So my friends it is not just about God, but also our faith in His presence in our lives. Let’s Go to 1 king and focus on God’s servant Elijah. Elijah requested King Ahab to gather the people of Israel, the 450 priests of Baal, and the 400 prophets of Ashtaroth on Mt. Carmel.

Then he asked Israel the famous question: in 1 Kings 18:21 “HOW LONG HALT YE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS?” which we must ask ourselves that same question, if we seek life eternal. “HOW LONG WILL WE BE UNDECIDED AS TO WHETHER WE SHALL FOLLOW YAHWEH OR THE FORCES OF EVIL?

In1 Kings 18:24 (KJV) Elijah asked the priest of Baal to speak to their gods, and I will speak to my God. Because he knew that everyone at that point felt that the God of Israel was dead or no longer relevant. But for Elijah the God of His strength, and faith lives forever in him. He was the supreme existence of Elijah’s life. He is the “Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV) tells us, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” Elijah believed this, because he stood before Ahab the king of Israel, and 850 false prophets, but he was conscious of the presence of someone greater than any earthly king or god.

And he had faith in what his God would do and did do, and as God’s Chosen we must also believe not only that God exists, but that He will reward our faith in Him because He has promised through His word. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. to do so. Matthew 7:7 (NIV)

“Faith is not merely some firmly held persuasion, but unwavering confidence in what God’s word specifically states, whether promise or warning, a blessing for this life or for the life to come, [in Gods pure and holy kingdom.]” (Ben J. Elston)

Consistent with this is “The faith we need is the faith that surrenders to God because of an absolute truth in Him. It will not always mean healing in answer to prayer, but it will mean confidence in Him, and therefore, submission to Him. (Edwin R. Errett)

We know how the story ends on Mt. Carmel, God is vindicated as the only true God once again. So my friends how will your story end or “HOW LONG HALT YE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS?” God stands at the door of our heart and knocks When will we give him an answer.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

July 3, 2014

MY FRIENDS “WHO IS SLENDER MAN?”

“Two 12-year-old girls are facing attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing another girl 19 times in the woods in Waukesha, Wisconsin; police say they were trying to please an online demonic creature called “SLENDER MAN.”

From Wikipedia; “The SLENDER MAN is a fictional character that has now gone viral, originated as an Internet meme created by Something Awful forums user Eric Knudsen (a.k.a. “Victor Surge”) in 2009 with the goal of editing photographs to contain supernatural entities.

SLENDER MAN depicts a thin, unnaturally tall man with a blank and usually featureless face, wearing a black suit. Stories of the Slender Man commonly feature him stalking, abducting, or traumatizing people, particularly children. The SLENDER MAN is not confined to a single narrative, but appears in many disparate works of fiction, mostly composed online.”

My friends every generation creates its own ghouls, goblins and monsters from Lon Chaney’s Wolf Man, to Freddy Krueger Nightmare on Elm Street film series, too Jason Voorhees Friday the 13^th series, to today’s SLENDER MAN. So now our original question WHO IS SLENDER MAN?

Peter tells us in in 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV) To “be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” My friends Satan starts his diabolical plots to control the mind from the time we are born,” Ps. 51:5 (NKJV) states “I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.”

As a Child of God we must never forget Satan’s only goal is to lead all who are willing to be lead to perdition “By whatever means necessary.”  So we must begin to make our children a priority because today’s information highway is not Parent friendly, so now you have Satan becoming the baby sitter, while the forces of evil regulates our children’s entertainment.

So as parents, grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, big brothers and sisters or just a concerned neighbor who has decided to follow God’s mandate in finishing up His work. My friends it must become personal. Five very dear friends of mine decided to travel hundreds of miles and take 11 Grand kids from ages 5 to 17 to a 10 day camp meeting in Alabama where Christian activities and programs are not only centered around grown ups but the young as well.

Oh what dedication to the Salvation of a love one and next year they have decided to double the amount of family members they take. That my friends makes it personal not only for your salvation but the salvation of others a priority. How we spend our time and resources can no longer be about what we want.

Each day we must be “crucified with Christ and [we can] no longer live, but Christ [must] live in [us if our focus is on God’s kingdom so]. The life [we] now live in the body, [we] live by faith in the Son of God, who loved [each of us] and gave himself for [our salvation].” Gal 2:20 (NIV) My friends we must begin to find innovative ways of placing the armor of God around our young people in the 21st century.

In addition, at an early age they must understand that the “Boogie Man” is real but He is also not someone we invite into our lives and homes. “Slenderman is a pure product of electronic media.” He appears in places grown ups rarely frequent anymore, but go back my friends to the abandoned, crumbling buildings, the deep woods and playground with the rickety steel jungle gyms and slides we all experienced as a kid, times has changed.

Play grounds and outdoor activities are now all wrapped up into the internet, TV and all the games Satan has created for the X Box and PlayStation. the history and methodology of Satan has not changed over 6,000 years since he decided “…..I will make myself like the Most High.” Is. 14:14 (NIV) and he will continue until Christ descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. 1 Thess. 4:16-17 (ESV)

So now we know ‘SLENDER MAN is just Satan recycled into one of his many disguises in his attempt to destroy. So friends stay prayed up, keep your focus on the cross while making Salvation a personal experience as we continue to ask “not my will Lord, but thou will?”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

June 9, 2014

“WHEN CHRIST APPEARS, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM”

Jesus paid a price on Calvary with His own blood so that we will have faith and not FEAR the unknown. Jesus will always enter our lives if we ask Him just to fill us up and give us “life more abundantly.” He seeks to quench our spiritual thirst. But we have to recognize and be VIGILANT because Satan is out to destroy you, so why should we give him this opportunity when Christ has given us the  opportunity to “Trust in him at all times and be saved.

For God is our refuge.”  But there must be a PASSION, or A THIRST for what Our God is willing to give us Psalm 42:1-2 says: “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.” I thirst for God, We need to recognize our need to be filled by Him and Not by the things the god of this world places before us that one day will pass away.

When the disciples saw Christ walking on the sea, they were TERRIFIED and they cried out in FEAR. What are the fears that keep you from allowing God’s Spirit to transform your Character into the character of Christ. 1 John 1:3 (NIV) tells us “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that WHEN CHRIST APPEARS, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM for we shall see him as he is.”

My friends let’s focus today on those eight words “WHEN CHRIST APPEARS, WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM.” Not our mothers or fathers or our favorite character on TV who we love to watch, “for Salvation is found in no one else” but Christ. Now I must ask you to take a self-evaluation today and ask yourself how far are you away from reaching that goal and are you seeking Christ Presence each day with a Passion so “WHEN CHRIST DOES APPEAR, YOU WILL BE LIKE HIM.”

When the disciples saw Christ walking on water “they were terrified.” Matt 14:27-29 (NIV) tells us “But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Peter followed Christ and did as He asked. My friends our initial step must be to come to Christ when He calls.

Open God’s word and seek Him daily as you allow self to die, He is calling you! Make His Passion to save you Your Passion to be saved and tell others also about the saving grace of our God and what He is willing to do for anyone who believes? What a risky step for us to take, giving it all to the Master as we follow Him on this Journey He has placed us on.

“But by Faith it is possible” to Finish this journey and cross over into the promise land, but it must be all about our Faith and God’s saving grace. Christ Calls us today, He will be here soon, tell God I’m going to listen, obey, and trust You. I’m going to move in whatever direction you lead. I don’t really want to because I’m satisfied and content with the status quo. I have a good job, I got everything I need in life, why am I taking a chance with you.

But my friends have faith God is calling you today, to follow him.  In addition, tell yourself I’m going to Follow Christ simply because He is calling and wants to save me from the forces of evil, and imminent destruction and oh what a sacrifice was paid so WHEN HE APPEARS, I SHALL BE LIKE HIM “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (NIV) And if at times you may begin to sink, like Peter cry out when you see the rough winds of this world “LORD SAVE ME!” and immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt? Matt 14:31 (NIV) and when Peter held onto the saving hands of Christ the winds died down.” Where is your faith today my friends how close are you to being like CHRIST WHEN HE APPEARS?

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

June 5, 2014

THE SOLDIER’S CREED: “NO MAN OR WOMAN LEFT BEHIND”

Our first example of a SOLDIERS CREED is when the children of Israel were at the threshold of the promise land, soon too enter and Moses handed down a creed from the Sovereign and Supreme ruler of the universe which states: “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deu. 31:6 (ESV)

The Soldiers creed of the USA armed forces has taken center stage in the last few days since the President negotiated the release of our only prisoner of war, Bowe Bergdahl from his Taliban captors in Afghanistan. Consistent with this, there has been some concern if Bergdahl had walk away from his unit and actually deserted his post. Question I am sure will be answered in due time.

Which takes us to our message today. As I look at man and his relationship with God and the soldiers who are fighting in this controversy between good and evil. And then I see how many soldiers have fallen into the enemy’s hands and how many soldiers at one time were once in the army of our God, starting with Family friends and love ones and became discourage and left their post and are now in the hands of the enemy.

There are so many scenarios how a soldiers falls into the hands of the enemy but what a Child of God needs to realize is that we who are still fighting in this battle for Christ, we need to find some way to rescue all fallen comrades from the ENEMY, for Satan takes no prisoners and he will destroy every one that falls prey to him.

“The soldier’s first article of faith is summed up nowhere more eloquently than in an 1865 letter from William Tecumseh Sherman to U.S. Grant: “I knew wherever I was…you would come if alive.” This is the unwritten, unspoken but unbreakable contract of the battlefield: You will leave no one, dead or alive, in the hands of the enemy. (U.S. News and World Report, July 29, 1991, p. 5.)

My friends what is your level of dedication and commitment to making sure no one falls into the ENEMY’S hands and if they do you will use “whatever means necessary” as long as it is in accordance with our Sovereign God’s precepts He has laid down for us to get them back. SO MY FRIENDS HERE IS YOUR CREED IF YOU ARE IN GOD’S ARMY

1. I am an a Soldier and Warrior in God’s Army I am part of a team who consist of God the FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST. “So I will take my share of the hardships and suffering which I am called to endure as a good first-class soldier in the Army of God. And as a  soldier for Christ I will not get entangled in the enterprises of the god of this world; my aim is to satisfy and please the one who enlisted me. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”) 2 Tim 2:3:4 (AMP)

2. I will always place the mission which is saving souls first. (“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”) Mark 16:15 (NIV)

3. I will never quit or accept defeat. For God will fight all of my battles (“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD…2Cron. 20:17 (NIV)

4. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and spiritual duties. (“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”) 1 Cor. 10:31(NIV)

5. I will always maintain my arms which is “the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness,  and having shod my feet with the readiness given by the gospel of peace and the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, my equipment and myself.” Eph 6:10-18 (RSV)

6. I stand ready to deploy and engage with the help of Jesus Christ, His spirit and all of the forces of the LIVING  GOD.

7. I will never leave a fallen Soldier who belongs to the ARMY OF GOD BEHIND.

My friends like the Children of Israel we are at the threshold of the PROMISE LAND, TAKE UP YOUR CREED AND NEVER LET IT GO UNTIL YOU HAVE CROSSED OVER.

March 9, 2014

“Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Acts 9:1-2 (NKJV)

My friends most of us as we look over our life, have no physical signs that we have been in a war zone with Satan. So many circumstances, situations, lives lost of those we have loved or been acquainted with. But why us, why do we live to tell our stories, why was more grace and more time extended to us, in spite of us.

Paul had been a Pharisee. “He considered himself the most zealous, rigorous and careful of all Pharisees.” “As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a LIGHT shone around him from heaven.

Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”…… So he, trembling and astonished, said, “LORD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?” Acts 9:3-6 (NKJV) that is what we as Christians need to ask Christ each day of our life “LORD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?”

Verse 15 says The Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my CHOSEN INSTRUMENT to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

When you read Paul’s letters, you realize God knew that he would be a faithful LEADER, and a SERVANT to all people at all times, that he would ENDURE no matter what situation he might find himself in, even if that meant losing his life.

Paul himself tells us in Phil.1:21(KJV) “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” My friends can God say the same about us? They are my CHOSEN INSTRUMENT they will proclaim My name to the world. I know they will ENDURE to the end, even if it means death.

God tells us “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever,” this is a warning to His Children who has heard His voice throughout their life, but today no longer recognizes His PRESENCE. Friends God needs Faithful witnesses for Him today while there is still time and grace as you bring Glory and Honor to His name

“Like a grapevine branch, we are not always producing fruit in our life. That would be unnatural. For a significant portion of a grapevine’s life is nothing but a dry, twisted stick, fruitless with no benefit to anyone. It is even useless for shade, worthless as timber, to all appearances it is only fit to be ripped from the ground, thrown in a heap and burned.”

“Yet those barren times are as vital in the life of the vine, as the season itself.” “If spring could tip-toe passed nature without stirring it from its winter slumber; if the sun could slip through the sky without dispelling the night; if rain could fall to the ground without bringing life to the desert, only then should you fear dry times, dark times, lean times.

Though you feel as useless as a fur coat in a heat-wave, the time will come when your warmth is treasured. For everything there is a season.”(Grantley Morris) Where I need you to focus on today is the fact that as a Child of God “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession,…. 1Peter 2:9 (NIV)

WE HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS FOR TO LONG, YOUR WARMTH IS NOW TREASURED to finish God’s mandate here on earth as you spread the good news of the gospel. God’s grace have allowed each of us to have a DAMASCUS ROAD EXPERIENCE throughout our life.

And there are many reasons why God allowed us to travel this road, but now we are on the final stretch, as we enter the threshold of the PROMISE LAND, Christ is now looking for FAITHFUL INSTRUMENTS to serve Him until his soon appearing so today He pleads “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Rev 3:20 (KJV) so as you here that voice today ask Christ “LORD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 17, 2014

GOD UNDERSTANDS, HE KNOWS MY HEART, I AM TRYING.

“And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. Ex 7:10-12

“SO AARON’S ROD, SWALLOWED UP THE MAGICIANS ROD’S. And if I read that right, it tells me God REIGNS. My friends as we move closer to Christ second coming. We continue to CLING to those sins that “so easily BESETS us.” As we continue to tell ourselves, WELL GOD UNDERSTANDS, HE KNOWS MY HEART, I AM TRYING.

So friends what you are saying is, Satan has the greater power over what we have through Christ. Well one of God’s promises to us says “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world our faith.” 1 John 5:4

My friends this is where I need you to focus today, and that is Satan only has power over us if we give him that power. “For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and it became lice on man and beast….” Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, BUT THEY COULD NOT.

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “THIS IS THE FINGER OF GOD” But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them.” Ex. 8:18-19 So Pharaoh’s magicians recognized the PRESENCE OF God but Pharaoh couldn’t, or it seems he just refused to.

So this tells me as Children of God we are also brought into the PRESENCE of God each day, but we must seek with a DESIRED PASSION to recognize Him, and then through God’s Spirit and our FAITH we then will turn off that TV and study God’s WORD, and of course all of our “SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE SINS” “which doth so easily beset us.” we will give to the Master and then “He will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all our sins into the depths of the sea..” Micah 7:19

My friends as we die daily and give it all to the Master and “run with patience the race that is set before us”  we will then have self-control over all sins as we allow God’s Spirit to take full Control “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Prov. 25:28

But No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.1 Cor. 10:13

My friends, God is preparing His Faithful “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Eph. 2:10 I especially like what Paul tells us in 1 Cor. 9:17 “But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should BE DISQUALIFIED.”

My Friends We are God’s chosen generation, He has selected us to finish His work here on earth as we spread the good news of the gospel. That is what God requires of us as we enter the threshold of the promise land. SO LET’S NOT DISQUALIFY OURSELVES from doing God’s will because we cannot overcome.

The things God does NOT UNDERSTAND is why we are not finishing up his mandate that He has laid out before us. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a NEW CREATIONS; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Cor. 5:17

My friends nothing in that verse tells me God gives us permission to sin because HE UNDERSTANDS. But what it does tell us, If anyone is in Christ HE IS A NEW CREATION so our Faith must tell me “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,” SAYS THE LORD. Is. 54:17 but my friends you must STAY FOCUSED, remain FAITHFUL, and ENDURE till the end.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 13, 2014

PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES, AND MORE PROMISES!!!

“Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, to your descendants I will give this land.”  Genesis 12:7 “For all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.………”Genesis 13:15-16 “To your descendants I have given this land….” Genesis 15:18  ”

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant………” Genesis 17:7-9

“Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre,….And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son…..Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing……

And Sarah laughed within herself…… Then The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ IS ANYTHING TO HARD FOR THE LORD? Gen 18:1-14

Finally after 25 years when the Lord first appeared to Abraham to tell him of His PROMISE about the good news OF THE GOSPEL IN HIS GENERATION. I have a feeling a lot of us would have laughed as Sarah. It had been years since God had first appeared to Abraham establishing a covenant that would lead to the birth of  the PROMISED Savior.

Finally IT’S TIME, but way beyond the years of childbearing for a women. IS THIS POSSIBLE. My friends God’s Word says it is, SO I BELIEVE IT. like every PROMISE in God’s Word that His Spirit reveals to us. FAITH, PATIENCE, ENDURANCE are the main ingredients needed for any of God’s children in all situations and circumstances in our lives to finish this journey God has put us on.

MY FRIENDS IS THERE ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? No not if we follow the example of Abraham, and stand on GOD’S WORD and Spirit, and remain FAITHFUL. Every PROMISE will be fulfilled but on GOD’S TIME, not ours.

And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. Gen 21:1-2 “my friends “do not forget this one thing.

“That with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promises” As we look at our world today the first thing that should be on our agenda is to SHOW FORTH THE PRAISES OF HIM WHO THROUGH HIS GRACE AND MERCY SAVED HIS CHILDREN FROM THE ROAD TO PERDITION THAT each of us were on.

Remember you are a “Chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; God hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; because of that there is a covenant between God and His Chosen. Our life must be all about Him.

Paul tells us in Colossians 3:2 – Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” When we as Christians remain Focused, that is when we surrender our all to the Master. And once that happens it all becomes about trusting and having faith in God, and His Spirit who has done it all for our Salvation.

Yes my friends totally surrendering, if we are to make heaven our home. Because nothing else matters as a Christians, all other pathways only lead to resentment, defeat and in the end destruction.

My friends the good news of the gospel is for all the world who seeks hope where there is none. And it is also for his children, because it is a reminder of his promise of Salvation, and eternal life if we believe. It has been 2000 years since the defeat of Satan at Calvary when Christ said IT IS FINISHED.

We are now on the threshold of Christ return, and the reward He brings with Him for the redeemed. “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And for His Chosen “He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.” Romans 2:6-8

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Feb. 2. 2014

MY FRIENDS, LET’S TELL THE WORLD THE GOOD NEWS!!!

Whenever we read the Bible, we are suddenly thrust into a world which seems out of touch with the reality of what we as humans consider real or believable. For instance. Let’s take a few stories from the Word of God: First story, A world where the world we live in was created in seven days.

A world where seas part and where millions of people traveled across on dry ground, a world where one man is able to kill a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass, a world where a teenager kills a giant with a slingshot and a stone, a world where a man is swallowed by a big fish and lives in his belly for three days before the fish spits him out.

A world where Three men are thrown into a furnace of fire, and never get burned, a world where a man is put in a den of hungry lions and they refuse to touch Him. But the ultimate, and most distant of all the stories out of this world that is found in this book we call His holy word.

Is the story about God Himself. Who reincarnates His Son into a woman’s body, He’s then born in a manger here on earth. Where He lives a sinless life for thirty three years, and doing this time He performs many miracles and at the same time He, proclaims THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL.

Then His on ancestry kills Him by Crucifixion on a hill called Calvary. Jesus is then resurrected from the grave, and He does all of this for our Salvation. But only if we believe in His Word, and the power of His Spirit, and of course endure to the end.

Because if we do endure, one day soon we will go to live with him in a far away place in the sky called heaven for eternity where sin will no longer exist. My friends, I just repeated to you, the good news of the gospel, who was proclaimed by the early Christians who were only common mediocre men or woman who had experienced the transforming power of the holy Spirit in their lives, as they proclaimed the GOOD NEWS of what Christ had done, and was doing for them at that particular time.

Friends if you plan to give it all to the Master and serve Him the Bible will speak through you and Gods Spirit as everyone around you will see you are not of this world because once Christ becomes a part of your life you begin to put on the character of Christ.

My friends there is power in the Word!  So, let’s all say with Paul, “I AM NOT ASHAME OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.” Because as Christians if we stand up for God we need never to be ashame of our Christian faith because of God’s promises in Romans 5:5 it tells us

“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” Romans 10:11 also says For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame” “What then shall we say to these things?

If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn?

Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword Romans 8:31-39

My friends Christ has given it all up for us so let’s never be ASHAME to tell the world THE GOOD NEWS of our Saviors love grace and mercy. Because God’s children will receive that all consuming power if they have faith when “the Holy Spirit comes on them; as they begin to witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” And one day Christ will tell each of His faithful, WELL DONE, enter into my kingdom.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

Jan. 26, 2014

“OVERWHELM ME LORD WITH YOUR LOVE”

“OVERWHELM ME LORD WITH YOUR LOVE, and heal my broken heart, keep me down upon my knees, till your love is all I see.”

My friends, to be OVERWHELM WITH THE PASSION OF CHRIST LOVE is what we must seek as we allow GOD”S PRESENCE to infiltrate every moment of our life as we finish up God’s work here on earth.

Our Savior must CONSUME Through His Spirit our MIND and BODY as He unleashes his Love and grace on us until we are OVERFLOWING with the blood of Jesus Christ and the power of the cross and His Spirit “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Ps 51:10

OVERWHELM ME LORD.  Because as I look at the world, I have a PASSION in my heart that yearns to SERVE GOD, as “lawlessness is abounding rampantly on our streets, and the love of many has begun to grow cold.” But I know my friends God LIVES, Because “HE LIVES” INSIDE OF ME.

And this is why I ask to be OVERWHELMED WITH GOD”S LOVE, because as God’s chosen, we must be on the front lines, where the “most advanced tactical combat units” from both sides in this CONTROVERSY are being fought between GOOD and EVIL, Which is on the streets of our cities.

My friends this war IS NOT being fought in the PEWS of our churches, or on our COUCHES at home in front of our TV’s. Our commission is to go outside of our COMFORT ZONE to SAVE God’s children who are inside the war zone. A story is told of  “A man who became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand.”

Confucius saw the man’s predicament and said, “It is evident that men should stay out of places such as this.” Next, Buddha observed the situation and said, “Let that man’s plight be a lesson to the rest of the world. ”Then Mohammed came by and said to the sinking man, “Alas, it is the will of God.

”Finally, Jesus appeared on the scene and said, “TAKE MY HAND, I WILL SAVE YOU. My friends where I need you to FOCUS on today is WE ARE GOD”S HAND. And many are sinking on the streets of our cities, even around our on CHURCHES. They are loosing this battle because they have no idea the WAR has already been won on CALVARY. But we have “become lukewarm, neither hot or cold,” so we sit.

But my friends if your prayer to God is to keep you on your knees, until HIS LOVE is all you can see. Then I have know doubt God’s Spirit is telling you to Go wherever GOD”S LOVE  will transcend to others through each of us as we seek His lost sheep who are sinking deep in sin outside of our COMFORT ZONE.

And as God’s hand through His Spirit holds us up, we must use our hands to pull the lost up as we tell them I know a Man who can save you, because he has saved me many many times. My friends in 2 Chronicles 33 one of the most wicked KINGS that Israel ever had, was Manasseh the son Hezekiah.

He was more wicked than all the nations that God had Israel to destroy. He sacrificed his own children, worshiped Satan, He made idol’s, and gods of Baalim, and the list goes on, while the true God laid DORMANT in the minds of a nation that he lead.

After ignoring Gods warnings, the Lord sent the  Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner, bound him, and carried him into Babylon. But God’s hand even reached to wicked King Manasseh, as he became overwhelmed by the LOVE OF GOD, and humble himself.

He then prayed with SINCERITY, and SUPPLICATION, God heard his cry and forgave him. And He brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. My friends there is no GREATER LOVE, and Manasseh finally realized that, he also realized that the only true God’s ARM REACHES to the LOST no mater how far they have left His PRESENCE.

My friends there are many, many Manasseh’s OUTSIDE OF OUR COMFORT ZONE who just need the arm of Jesus to reach them through us. We must be Gods VOICE and HAND as we tell the world “if any man, or woman is in Christ, they are a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Once you are OVERWHELMED BY THE LOVE OF GOD

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY