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WOMEN OF GOD!!

2012-02-01T09:00:00.000-08:00

Women of GOD come in all shapes and sizes, all ages, all walks of life, married with families, married w/out children, singles, moms, sisters, grandmothers, daughters, grand-daughters, aunties, nieces, little girls, young women and the list goes on. Whoever you are, wherever you are, if you are a blood bought, saved, sanctified, holy, righteous, true and good bond-servant of our GOD, do not let anyone or anything shake your faith or knock you off the rock you stand on (MATTHEW 7:24-27).

Do not compare yourself to anyone else, especially other women of GOD who are doing work you are not doing. Do not be discouraged, call on GOD, call a sister in the LORD. Measure and compare yourself and your life in the LORD only by GOD's standard, by GOD's Word. If you are a Mom with a family serving the LORD, amen and praise GOD. If you are a married woman with an unsaved husband, raising children in the LORD, amen and praise GOD. If you are a single woman serving the elderly, the sick, the homeless, the children, amen and praise GOD. Whoever you are in JESUS, be consistent, obedient and steadfast in what GOD has you doing, where he has you doing it. Always preach and teach JESUS, have an answer ready always for the hope you have in Him (1 PETER 3:15). Never go a day without prayer, reading His Word, telling someone about JESUS, and fast as you are called to it.

We women should always love each other, build each other up, edify, exhort, encourage each other, pray for each other. Be genuinely interested and concerned for each other, the work we are doing and the well-being of our souls. We answer to GOD and the authority of our Pastors and husbands. We are help-meets (GENESIS 2:18), we are daughters of the most high and only GOD, we are brides of CHRIST!!! We are fearfully wonderfully made for GOD (PSALM 139:14)!! Never give up. We have an eternal destiny with our GOD that begins right here and right now, amen.

In the end we want to be found faithful (MATTHEW 25:21) and we want to know Him and be known by Him (JOHN 17:3, MATTHEW 7:23), amen. Praise GOD and thank you JESUS. All glory be unto our GOD forever and ever amen!!!

i love all the women of GOD i know and i keep you each in prayer and in my heart whether i see you often or not. May his grace and peace be with each of you and His blessing and protection be upon you all.. amen.

"For we dare not make ourselves of the number or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves, but they measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise. But we will not boast of things without our measure but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you."

2 CORINTHIANS 10:12-13

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DO YOU KNOW HIM???

2012-01-29T09:47:00.000-08:00

JESUS said: "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." JOHN 17:3 and JESUS also said: "Not every one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me ye that work iniquity." MATTHEW 7:21-23 Pray, Fast, Read the Word of GOD, do HIS will in your life. Do His will all your life, stand on His word, on His promise, on HIM alone, amen.

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FROM RELIGION TO RELATIONSHIP

2012-01-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

i was driving to Sonoma yesterday to bring JESUS to an elderly man in a Physical Rehab center and i had public radio on. There was a debate on which i caught the end of. The topic was this, "Would the world be better off without religion?" The end result of this debate was yes, by vote. People think they can be "good" or "selfless" on their own, not seeing the difference between good and evil. i find it fascinating, but not unexpected, that in these end days people still cannot distinguish between religion and relationship with JESUS, (which happened to be my first live broadcast on the hailer, "From Religion to Relationship)." The world is so lost and dead and dying that it cannot see JESUS, cannot see the saving grace and mercy of GOD in JESUS. So, i will pray and fast, preach and teach, and GO, til the last breath in my earthly body, amen.

"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." 2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5

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PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

2011-12-09T08:43:00.000-08:00

"Now therefore O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant and his supplication and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. O my God incline thine ear and hear, open thine eyes and behold our desolations the city which is called by thy name, for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses but for thy great mercies." DANIEL 9:17-18 Have mercy O LORD, ABBA FATHER, and hear the prayers and surrenderings of your faithful, in the name of JESUS, amen.

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KNOW JESUS CHRIST

2011-12-09T08:20:00.000-08:00

"For I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ and him crucified." 1 CORINTHIANS 2:2 When this vapour (JAMES 4:14) of a life is soon over, absolutely nothing is going to matter except what we did with our life for GOD. JESUS is LORD now and forever. ALL glory be to GOD forever and ever amen!! Thank you JESUS.

HEAR THE WORD OF GOD AND DO IT

2011-12-09T08:18:00.000-08:00

"In your patience possess ye your souls." LUKE 21:19 and "Wherefore my beloved brethren let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." JAMES 1:19-20 Be patient, loving, holy, righteous, obedient, consistent, faithful and good, having heard the word of GOD, bear fruit with patience. "But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who having heard the word with a noble and good heart keep it and bear fruit with patience." LUKE 8:15 Pray, fast, read GOD's Word, preach and teach the salvation message of JESUS, amen.

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SEEK GOD FIRST

2011-12-09T08:15:00.000-08:00

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." MATTHEW 6:33-34 Day by day seek and serve GOD first. FIRST, in all parts of our lives, amen.

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TEACH THE CHILDREN GODLY WAYS

2011-12-08T23:15:00.000-08:00

For the short time we have left before JESUS returns we must teach our children to live with hearts for GOD. To live righteous, holy, true and good in every aspect of their lives. The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Timothy 6:10). But if they learn to give to GOD the first fruits of their labor for His kingdom, then what is left can be blessed in their lives. God help our children know you and your will in their lives. Help the godly adults in their lives to teach them your ways.

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JESUS PARABLE OF THE SOWER

2011-12-08T23:13:00.000-08:00

"And when much people were gathered together and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed and as he sowed some fell by the way side and it was trodden down and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock and as soon as it was sprung up it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. And other fell on good ground and sprang up and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God but to others in parables, that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is this The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear, then cometh the devil and taketh away the word out of their hearts lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they which when they hear, receive the word with joy and these have no root, which for a while believe and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they which, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it and bring forth fruit with patience." LUKE 8:4-15

THE SEED IS THE WORD OF GOD, AMEN. HE THAT HAS EARS TO HEAR LET HIM HEAR and DO, AMEN.

"But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass, for he beholdeth himself and goeth his way and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." JAMES 1:22-25 Amen.

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PEARL HARBOR AND WAR

2011-12-07T09:49:00.000-08:00

As a vet, but more importantly as a disciple of Christ, today i thought about the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the sacrifice of the "greatest generation" in the wake of "a date which will live in infamy." To the veterans and survivors of that fateful day, thank you. i also in my heart, wonder if any of the nations involved were led by GOD? Just because it is part of America's history does not make it righteous or just in the eyes of GOD.

JESUS said: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, but I say unto you, that ye resist not evil but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." MATTHEW 5:38-39

Which wars have America fought in that were clearly and wholly sanctified by the righteousness and holiness of GOD through JESUS CHRIST our LORD??? Just asking.

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted and mourn and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up." JAMES 4:1-10

i believe that only the arrogance and self righteous will of man would say that GOD fights with us when our nation goes to fight, and kill, and war against another. Where in the Word of God does it say that thou shall not kill, except...

i believe, in CHRIST, killing is never justified. We willingly die for our faith and stand in the whole WORD of GOD in CHRIST JESUS, not just part of it, not picking and choosing, not twisting it to justify our selfish lusts and desires, as individuals and as nations.

In CHRIST we fear GOD and not man, we do not fear anything man can do to us because if he kills us, to be absent from the body is to be present with the LORD for all eternity. (Matthew 10:28, 2 Corinthians 5:8)

Why would a Christian fear (have a moral dread of being displeasing unto) anything in this world except our GOD?

Why would man live in fear of being displeasing unto other men except that he is living for SATAN and not for GOD.

The world is soon passing away, JESUS is coming soon. It is time to choose whom you serve. GOD or SATAN? The real war raging all around us is the battle for the souls of men.

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THE HEART OF MAN

2011-11-21T08:12:00.000-08:00

Fill the heart with JESUS. Every day we fill our hearts with what we see, hear, read, pray for, desire and basically who we live our life for. i pray for Christians that every breath and thought is of GOD through JESUS CHRIST, and how we can serve Him and bring Him glory, amen.

"THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT"

"And one of the scribes came and having heard them reasoning together and perceiving that he had answered them well asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength, this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." MARK 12:28-31

"WHAT DEFILES A MAN"

"And when he had called all the people unto him he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you and understand, There is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defile him but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear let him hear. And when he was entered into the house from the people his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man it cannot defile him, because it entereth not into his heart but into the belly and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile the man." MARK 7:14-23

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I WILL FOLLOW JESUS.. NO HALLOWEEN

2011-10-31T20:52:00.000-07:00

i already know this note will generate the genuine ire of the compromised, those who have not prayed about it, thought about it, who just do not care or do not want to give up their own desires for the sake of JESUS and eternity. So, be that as it may, here goes.

After much prayer and godly counsel, God has revealed to me a more perfect word about Halloween. Halloween is Satan's holiday and therefore, Christians should not participate in it in any way, no dress-up, no trick or treating, no pumpkins (right here i need to say i have repented of partaking in this ritual that may lead to the stumbling of weaker believers), no harvest fests, nothing, period. NO HALLOWEEN PERIOD. No leaven at all (Galatians 5:9). Christians by virtue of who they are in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), are held to a higher standard (Philippians 3:14) and the highest authority in in all creation, our GOD. We are not to participate in Halloween or be a part of any of the world's satanic and pagan rituals, period.

"The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made, in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah. The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God." PSALM 9:15-17

The unrepentant wicked, heathen and pagan, will be condemned by their own wicked ways, their rejection of JESUS, and spend eternity in hell with the nations that forget GOD. In this nation we, for the most part, have forgotten GOD. We have turned away and Christians are compromised and tainted with the world. Replacement festivals on Halloween are not the answer. "Nice" pumpkins and costumes are not the answer. The answer is to not partake at all, in any of it. The answer is to take up our cross and follow JESUS, to take the gospel to the lost and dying this day if we do anything. To pray and cry out for the lost this day if we do anything. To come together as a bible reading, praying, holy, righteous, true and good people of GOD in JESUS CHRIST and take the message of salvation to the lost. That is what we do, that is what we teach our children.

"That he might present it to himself a glorious church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:27

Every Christian should strive to be found faithful (LUKE 18:8), untainted from the world, holy and righteous in HIS sight, amen.

"Love not the world neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." 1 JOHN 2:15-17

Abide in God, do His will in this life, it is quickly passing away. Wake up, open your spiritual eyes and see all around us people dying. All around us people dying in floods, earthquakes, famine, wars, violence, all escalating as we come to the end of the age and the return of JESUS. What is Halloween in the light of eternity with our GOD? Well, it all depends on where you want to spend that eternity. It's your choice.

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ARE YOU THE ONE??

2011-10-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

"For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep and one of them be gone astray doth he not leave the ninety and nine and goeth into the mountains and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it verily I say unto you he rejoiceth more of that sheep than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish." MATTHEW 18:11-14

Return to JESUS, repent and turn from your sin. Amen.

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HALLOWEEN... ANYTHING BUT HAPPY

2011-10-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

Come on "Christians" you know better, why continue an ungodly and evil tradition with your kids? Do something else on Monday, preach and teach the gospel of JESUS. Celebrate JESUS to kick of the Autumn season!!

Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour." 1 PETER 5:8 Don't kid yourself, the devil will be out in force on Halloween....

Halloween (and its History] Is there anything "happy" about it? By PASTOR TROY BOHN

HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

Celtic New Year

October 31 is the most important day in the satanic year. [It is known as the devil's birthday.] It marks the Celtic new year. It was the end of the growing season. It became a festival of death. On this day, the god of the Celtics was to have called up the spirits of the wicked dead who had died during the past year. At the same time, other evil spirits arose and went about the countryside harassing the people. On October 31, the Celtics expected to be harassed by ghosts, evil spirits and demons; and it was no fun and games to them. They would light bonfires to guide the spirits to their own town and to ward off evil spirits.

DRUIDS

The Celtics had priests called druids. On October 31, the druids went from house to house demanding certain foods, and all those who refused were cursed. The people were tormented by means of magic. As they went, the druids carried large turnips which they had hollowed out and on which they had carved demon faces as charms. Each one was believed to contain the demon spirit that personally led or guided that priest: his little god.

DIVINATION

Those who practiced fortune telling and divination found that this was the night that they had the most success. They called upon satan to bless their efforts. One form of divination was to put apples in a tub and bob for them. The one who first successfully came up with one without putting them in his teeth was to have good luck throughout the year. They would then peel the apples and throw the peeling over their shoulders and then quickly look around. They expected to see a vision or an apparition of the one they were to marry

SACRIFICES

These things happened several centuries before CHRIST. Sacrifices were made to the gods, especially the god of death - Samhain (pronounced Sah win). Sacrifices all the way from vegetable to human were offered. This went on and on, and, in some parts of the world, still goes on today.

8th CENTURY

In the 8th century, the Pope, in an effort to get the people to quit the festival of Sam hain, invented All Saints Day (Nov. 1). This was an attempt to get the people to turn away from the horrible observance of Sam hain. All Saints Day was intended to honor the martyrs of the Roman persecutions. It did not work! It never works to Christianize a pagan holiday. The holy and the profane do not mix

THE MIDDLE AGES

In the Middle Ages, there was a great revival of satanic practices and witchcraft and magic - like there is today. During this time the belief developed that witches traveled on broomsticks to the black Sabbaths to worship satan on October 31. They were guided by spirits in the form of black cats. The Druids worshiped cats believing them to be reincarnated evil people

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT

This festival of death has survived all the efforts of the church to stamp it out. The church is joining the opposition by celebrating this festival. All Saints Day became All Hallows Day. Hallow means holy or sacred. October 31 is the evening before All Hallows Day and came to be called in the western world all hallows evening and then all hallows een. Een is an abbreviation for evening. Finally, the word was reduced to the way we have it today, Halloween. That's where the name came from, and even if it is called all hallows evening, it has nothing to do with Christian faith, and it never did.

MODERN HALLOWEEN

Now let's look at the present day celebration of Halloween. Isn't the whole theme one of darkness, death, fear, threats, destruction and evil? There are witches, broomsticks, bats, owls, ghosts, skeletons, death, and monsters. You dress up your children as demons and witches and ghouls and monsters and werewolves and send them out into the street in the darkness to reenact the Druids' practice of demanding food from people under threat of tricks (or curses) if they don't complyYou take, not a turnip, but a pumpkin and carve demon faces in it and decorate with it.

At Halloween there will be apple bobbing, divination, fortune telling, haunted houses, candles lit and spirits called up. There will be seances and ouija boards in the name of fun and excitement. There will be sacrifices of dogs, cats, rats, chickens, goats and even humans.

You say, "Well, we don't take it seriously." But the devil does and so does God. Particularly this is true when the Church which He purchased with His own precious blood builds houses of horror in its fellowship halls so that the little lambs who have been entrusted to its care can be terrified and opened up to invading spirits of fear and torment and confusion

How this must Grieve the Lord!

Scriptural References: Hosea 4:6; Ezekiel 44:23; Deuteronomy 18:9-14; 7:25-26; James 1:27; II Corinthians 6:14; I Corinthians 10:19-23; I Thessalonians 5:21-23; Philippians 4:8

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JESUS SAVES

2011-10-26T18:03:00.000-07:00

"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." HEBREWS 10:31 Those who know the joy that results from the favour of God can see the power and dread of his wrath to come. It will be the eternal misery of unrepentant sinners and apostates to fall into the hands of the living God, and the punishment shall come from God’s own holy and just hand, dealing with them himself. Their greatest misery will be the immediate knowing of divine wrath on the soul and its infinite misery. They shall lie down in sorrow, their destruction coming from His glorious powerful presence, when they make their woeful bed in hell. His presence will be their greatest terror and torment. Our GOD is a living GOD, he lives for ever and will punish for ever. JESUS SAVES.

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DO NOT LOOK BACK

2011-10-26T18:01:00.000-07:00

Do not be like Lot's wife. "And it came to pass when they had brought them forth abroad that he said, Escape for thy life look not behind thee neither stay thou in all the plain, escape to the mountain lest thou be consumed." "But his wife looked back from behind him and she became a pillar of salt." GENESIS 19:17, 26 If you are in Christ, keep running, do not be deceived by the lies, temptations and desires of this world, do not even look upon them as you press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. DO NOT LOOK BACK.

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WORDS FROM PASTOR TROY

2011-10-26T17:58:00.000-07:00

Obedience is the key to ownership. The Word of God often says, It shall come to pass "when"... the "when" is where obedience intersects with God's directive for my life. You can never "own" the promise apart from "obeying" the command.

Watch, Pray and Be Patient - some of the decisions that you make TODAY will hunt you down like and assassin TOMORROW - - It is better to see your destiny DELAYED than to see it DECEASED.

FAITH allows me to see in the NOW the things that God has planned for me in the FUTURE - - My response should be to abide and occupy where I am, in full expectance that He is not slack concerning His promises.

God's Will? - - When we follow His plan it will mirror Christ's life (Gal 2:20, Mt 16:24). It will be more about DYING to self, than it is CONSIDERING self - - It will stand firm in the PROMISE and and not be overtaken by the PROBLEM.

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WHAT IS YOUR LIFE?

2011-10-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

i want my life to honor and be a living testimony for GOD, all that i am to breathe, walk, speak and serves God for His glory all the days He has allotted me here. To be a good and faithful servant and found faithful when he comes, amen (LUKE 18:8). There is nothing more important to me than living for eternity here and now. Strait gate, narrow way (MATTHEW 7:13-14) Christian no matter what the world does or says, or makes me feel. To Hear God (ROMANS 10:17), to increase my holy faith (JUDE 1:20), to hope in JESUS (1 THESSALONIANS 1:3) and KNOW GOD's grace and mercy in my life (Lamentations 3:21-35) as i walk in Him and do His will. If GOD did nothing else for me again in this life, i would still forever serve and praise HIM, for HE gave me the most precious thing of all when HE gave me JESUS, who saved me and is the promise of eternal life i hope in. All glory be unto our GOD forever and ever amen!!!

"Serve the LORD with gladness come before his presence with singing." PSALM 100:2

Once anyone knows GOD is GOD, that GOD is, was, and always shall be, then we know until JESUS died to reconcile us (bridge the gap of sin) to the one true GOD (ROMANS 5:10), to give us eternal life and access to Him, we were eternally separated from Him by sin. Once this truth has permeated our very being, how can we not live for Him and by His standards long written down, long preserved just for us? He sent His Son as the way the truth and the life for us (JOHN 14:6).

"But your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity, your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness." ISAIAH 59:2 until JESUS!

If we in truth know JESUS, how can we not seek to save (LUKE 19:10) others who are still lost, to share JESUS with them, the way to live this eternal life GOD has given us to freely choose, to offer JESUS to whosoever will come to HIM and repent with godly sorrow (2 CORINTHIANS 7:10)? It is first and foremost GOD we offend with our sin, our self importance, our lack of faith and trust in Him. It is our "i can do it myself" attitudes. It is to GOD first and foremost to whom we must repent of our sin and turn away forever from it to serve only HIM. It is hard to sin against man if we are living in right standing with our GOD.

"And the son said unto him, Father I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy son." LUKE 15:21 Amen. Come home to God now, He is waiting for every sinner. Cry out to JESUS.

JESUS, the SON of GOD, was born to bear the sin of the whole world (JOHN 3:16-19)yet people still deny Him, must read JOHN 3:19.. HE died an excruciatingly painful and agonizing death on a cross, HE rose from the dead, for US. He made a way for us to be reconciled unto the one true GOD and live, to serve HIM for all eternity, beginning NOW.

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son much more being reconciled we shall be saved by his life. And not only so but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ by whom we have now received the atonement." ROMANS 5:8-11 JOY... thank you JESUS, praise GOD!

JESUS died and left us the HOLY SPIRIT to lead us to all truth (JOHN 16:13), to comfort, to guide and to teach us as we read GODs word, pray, fast, and do HIS will. What is our life? It is a vapour (JAMES 4:14), an eye-blink, like a flower that wilts away. God created us to worship HIM for all eternity, to worship HIM more than anything else created, to know joy and peace unspeakable, right now, no matter the worldly trials. This life is SHORT. Worship starts right here and now, with our whole life, every breath.

"Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen." ROMANS 1:25 Don't do this...

If we claim to be a Christian then our life is not our own, it has been bought with a price to serve the one who created us, the one true GOD. How can we know what he wants for us and our life if we do not hear His word? Really hear it. Once the Spirit has drawn you to JESUS never look back (LUKE 9:62), look only to HIM, only to eternity.

"I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live; yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me." GALATIANS 2:20

"For I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ and him crucified." 1 CORINTHIANS 2:2

Trials yes, they are part of this life living for God with Christ in us, but the power of God, His presence and help is with us wherever we go, always and forever as we continue to preach and teach JESUS. Trials are only in this life, this vapour of a life. Do you see? It will soon be over and then the judgment to eternal heaven or hell. We will all be judged (HEBREWS 9:27).

"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo I am with you alway even unto the end of the world." MATTHEW 28:20

"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you, but rejoice inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad also with exceeding joy." 1 PETER 4:12-13
Besides, here in America what is the trial of our life compared to JESUS? Compared to what is happening to saints all around the world? Being burned, stoned and shot to death. What truly stops us from serving God how He wants us to serve Him? What is our excuse? It is our selfishness, our lust and want to have, even the littlest bit, of what the world keeps offering us and distracting us with, and giving in to it instead of what GOD wants for us. Thinking we are missing out, not happy unless, need this because, gotta go here or there, need more money for... whatever the excuse the world has given you, it is a lIE from SATAN, the father of all lies (JOHN 8:43-45).

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."JAMES 4:1-4

GOD will supply ALL our needs (MATTHEW 6:33) to go where He sends, to face the trials and do HIS will in this world that is soon passing away. Do you believe HIM, do you trust HIM, do you think about it.

"And the world is passing away and the lust of it but he who does the will of God abides forever." 1 JOHN 2:17

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COME TO JESUS THIS DAY

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If we are not in the Word of GOD (2 TIMOTHY 2:15, ACTS 17:11), in prayer, fasting, seeking and serving GOD every day of our lives, we will be led astray by the false shepherds (JEREMIAH 50:6), false prophets (MATTHEW 24:11, JEREMIAH 14:4), false teachers and preachers (2 PETER 2:1) and the anti-christs in this world (MATTHEW 24:24) who are come as wolves dressed in sheep's clothing (MATTHEW 7:15) to rob, kill and destroy (MATTHEW 10:10) our souls unto an eternity separated from GOD. They will lead astray even the elect (LUKE 13:22). They are everywhere, it is happening now, in this day and age.

The time is now to separate ourselves (2 CORINTHIANS 6:17) from this world and be obedient unto GOD, discern the spirits, stand for JESUS, for holiness, righteousness, truth and goodness. Turn off the TV's, the music, and all media that does not glorify GOD. Stop the desires of the flesh that go beyond GOD's provision for the needs of our lives (MATTHEW 6:33). If we do not know where to start, or what a need vs a want is, then open GOD's Word and read it. He has written it all down for us. HE has given us all we need to live for HIM in this life. Start with the Gospel of John. Come to JESUS, cry out for Him, pray, ask Him how to begin living for Him, ask HIM to be filled with the HOLY SPIRIT and bind even the subtlest works of the devil from your life.

THIS DAY is the day of salvation, seize it, live it, follow JESUS and live eternally now. Leave sin and this world behind. Let God search your heart and lead you now to eternal life with HIM. amen.

"Search me O God and know my heart, try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. PSALM 139:23-24 Amen.

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THIS WORLD IS PASSING AWAY

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"And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." MATTHEW 10:28

Do not fear man or anything man can do to us. Do not fear this world or anything going on in this world. Fear only God, have a moral dread of ever being displeasing unto God so that we would rather die than displease Him. Live a life of love, holy, righteous, true, good and obedient unto God right now. Die to this world and all the fleshy selfish temptations of the Devil and live for God. Time is so short and JESUS is coming back. Cry out to HIM.

"And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit." GALATIANS 5:24-24

Walk in the Holy Spirit now. LIVE FOR JESUS now. What we do in this life, who we live for now (God or Satan), will determine where we spend eternity. If we cannot live for JESUS right now in this life, there is no eternal place for us in heaven. Why would there be? Please come to JESUS now, give Him your eternal soul to direct in this life. He will draw men unto Himself as you lift up His name, the name above all names, JESUS. Amen.

"Therefore we are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord, (For we walk by faith, not by sight). We are confident I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 2 CORINTHIANS 5:6-10

As much as we want to be with JESUS in heaven right now, we must do the work He as for us here and be accepted of HIM here, until we are called home. Do the work of the ministry. Seek and save the lost, teach and preach JESUS. We stay in our Word, we pray, we fast and do God's will. Stand fast, do not give up, face the trials with joy and hope in the LORD and patiently await His coming, amen.

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." LUKE 19:10

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BEWARE!! THE HEWN STONE ALTARS...by Pastor Troy Bohn

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“ And if thou wilt make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of

hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.” Exodus 20:25

Recently as I was on a flight from Atlanta, Georgia to Buffalo, New York I pulled my Bible from my briefcase and turned to Exodus Chapter (20). Most people quickly recognize this chapter as the one listing the “Ten Commandments”, yet I found myself skipping past those familiar verses and to the very end of the chapter.
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“If you make ME an altar of stone, thou shalt not make it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up THY tool upon it, THOU hast polluted it”

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Moses had just received the ten commandments at Mount Sinai and the people had been first hand witnesses to the “thundering, lightening, noise of the trumpets, and rising smoke” upon the mountain (v.18) and it says that “when the people saw it, they distance themselves from it because of fear.”
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God desired to reveal Himself to His people in a real and personal way, yet the people decided amongst themselves to keep their distance and instead allow Moses to hear from God on their behalf. They were all too willing to sacrifice a personal and intimate relationship with God if it would allow them the ability to avoid actually having to go into His
presence.
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Folks, I think it is fairly obvious that what we attempt to call “God’s Plan” on our terms suddenly ceases to be the plan of God at all. This is true in our personal lives and it is very apparent in what we have come to call “Church.”
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I want to pose a question to pastors, ministers, and laymen alike: How much of YOU have you allowed to shape that which God, through the Holy Spirit, has called you to do?
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Have you attempted to make God an altar, yet designed it around your desires, your understanding, your traditions
and fears? If so, then you have polluted or profaned the altar of God!
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The example that was chronicled in Israel’s experience can serve as a very powerful and useful tool in keeping us from making the same mistakes or in correcting those already made.
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Verse 19 They said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die."
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Somewhere along the line, God’s people decided that they would rather reject the open invitation into His throne of grace (Hebrews 14:16) and allow someone else to hear from Him instead.
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We see this everyday in our Christian Culture. Instead of “seek(ing) the Lord while He may be found and calling upon him while He is near”, we have yielded the honor of hearing from God to self-styled prophets, christian-ized psychology-based self-help books, and prancing pulpiteers.
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Sitting in a church service when I was about 21 years old, a well-known evangelist was the featured speaker. About 1,500 people packed the building that night. As the man “ministered”, he would stop and call someone out from the audience.
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“God is calling you to greatness! He has placed His blessing upon your life. You will do great exploits and he will take you before great people.”
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One by one, friends of mine were being singled out by this man whom the pastor said, “Operated in the gifts of the Spirit like few in his generation.” As happy as I was for my friends and how they were going to change the world, I wanted my word too!
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Instead of getting some you’re the greatest and you’re going to be blessed word - I got rebuked and it wasn't by the guest evangelist! It was by the Holy Spirit Himself!
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“Why would you want someone else to tell you something when I have already heard your cry and have spoken to you Myself?”
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That was the last time that I needed (or expected) someone to “go to the mountain” on my behalf. The invitation had been given to open the door for Jesus to come in where His sheep know His voice. Don’t allow someone to profane God’s Word for you with their own flattering words. By the way, those friends are still waiting for the evangelists word to come to pass.
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Verse 20 “ Moses said to the people, Do not fear; for God has come

to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not

sin."

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At first glance this verse may sound rather confusing, “Don’t fear...so that you can fear?” The confusion is easily remedied when we look to see what those words actually mean within the context of this verse:
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Do not “fear” or tiyraa’um (Hebrew) which means “to be terrified by something.”
That His “fear” or yir’aatow (Hebrew) which means “the moral dread of being displeasing to God.”
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The first one is motivated by sin and the second one is motivated by love! So it could be put this way:
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“Don’t think that God is wanting to do something terrible to you. He has come to see if you will respond rightly to Him. There should be such a desire to please Him in your heart that you would never want to do anything contrary to His will for your life.”
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God’s desire for us is to live a life above sin - that is, to be so near “the mountain” that transgressing against His love and holiness is the furthest thing from our minds! Yet because we refuse to walk in that place of intimacy with Jesus, we find it easier to yield to temptation than to the Holy Spirit!
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Verse 21 “The people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.”
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Have you ever felt that you had just missed a tremendous opportunity and were now just “left in the dark” with no true sense of direction? Imagine how those that refused to hear from God themselves must have felt that day.
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Ephesians 4:18 says, “Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them…”.
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When we abdicate the place and the way that God has intended for us, it is not like He merely says, “Okay then, we’ll just do it your way instead.” As the old saying goes - Its God’s way or it’s the highway! Or in this case, a place of darkness and lack of understanding.
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Even though 1 John 1:5 tells us, “...God is light and in Him is no darkness at all”, when one attempts to have a relationship with him on their own terms - the only thing that can be expected is darkness and disappointment. That is precisely what happened to them in Exodus 20.
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Paul reveals the way out of this dilemma in Romans 13:12 when he declares, “The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light!”
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Simply put: You have got to strip yourself bare of anything that would represent rebellion, fear, or disobedience and dress yourself anew in the character of Jesus Christ. If you’ll seek Him with all your heart, you will find Him!
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Verse 22-23 “Then the Lord said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. You shall not make anything to be with Me — gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.
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Why would God see it as necessary to warn them against making false gods for themselves out of things that are considered most valuable - to men?
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The answer: Because that is what we always try to do! We are all too soon to forget that “to obey is always better than to sacrifice.” (1 Sam. 15:22)
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We are notorious for thinking that what seems important and valuable to us is what God also holds in high regard. Most of the things that we do today in the name of Christ have little to do with the desire of Christ!
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We think our hour-long worship services impress Him?
We think He is taken in by our multi-media presentations?
Does He consider our 15 minute devotions as intimacy?
How about our LED signs and coffee bars!
Does He care about missing the NFL kickoff?
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Jesus told the religious crowd of Luke 16:15, “You know how to justify the things that you do when it come to men, but don’t forget - God knows your heart. What is held in high regard and seen as important to men is an abomination to God!
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Consider where you invest: your time, your talents, your money, your emotions, your passion. Jesus makes it pretty plain in Matthew 16:21 “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” *We will always put the most effort into doing the things that are the most valuable and important to us!
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I have personally seen these three scenarios played out on numerous occasions over many years of ministry:

A pastor has no problem committing to 3-4 hours of NFL Football Sunday
afternoon following his services, but is too busy to join you in witnessing to
lost people for 2 hours on Friday night!
A friend will spend all day Saturday shopping with you at the local mall,
but is way too tired to help feed the hungry each week at a housing
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A person can sit in silence for 2 hours at a movie theatre while having
filth and violence pumped into their hearts, but get antsy and disinterested
after 15 minutes of praying!

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This is the reality! We always have the time, motivation and willingness to do and invest in the things that are most important and most rewarding to us personally. The problem arises when we start doing these things and attempt to
convince ourselves and others that these are things that are pleasing to God!
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Verse 24 “An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you.”
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If this verse is not an eye-opener to you then you need to take another look! While this was obviously spoken to Moses and the children of Israel during the Old Covenant, it is a beautiful picture and foreshadowing of the New Covenant that we have in His blood!
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We saw two things revealed in verses 22-23 (1) If the basis of our worship is man-pleasing then it will never be God-pleasing (2) What God values and what men value are seldom the same thing.
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Look again at those first few words of verse 24 “An altar of earth you shall make for Me…”. This is what God’s desire is! He is not looking for our multi-million dollar state-of-the-art buildings as a place for His habitation, 2 Corinthians 4:7 says, “...We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
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God is saying: “Don’t try and please me by thinking that the things that you have acquired or accomplished (represented by the gold & the silver) are a suitable altar or platform on which to worship and serve me! Those are things that YOU have thought that I desired - yet they are designed for YOUR pleasures and YOUR comforts and not for Me. My altar will consist of that which I have made for myself (represented by the earth) and that which I have redeemed for Myself!”
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The altar of earth Exodus 20 was a foreshadowing of the earthen vessels of 2 Corinthians 4 - they both speak of His desire and plan to not just dwell with us but to also dwell in us! Adam was created from the dust of the earth to
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When our treasure is the deposit of His righteousness into our lives through faith in the finished work of the Cross, then we see that it is never about our efforts or intentions but rather about His goodness, grace and mercy.
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Anything truly excellent and anything truly powerful and anything truly valuable and sustainable is going to be the result of God’s hand being upon it and our hands, opinions and efforts being nowhere to be seen!
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Verse (24) concludes with “In every place that I record MY name I will come to you, and I will bless you.”
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Where is His name written? Another way of saying that would be, “Where and what is it that truly represents His will for us?”
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Isaiah 49:16 says, “See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands.” That is HIS hands and not OUR hands. This speaks of a place where He would be pierced and where we would be protected.
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We are to present ourselves to Him as a living sacrifice and that is the only sacrifice that is holy and acceptable unto Him.
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Verse 25 “And if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it.”
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Did you know that there are nearly 1600 “ifs” in the KJV of the Bible? An “if” is usually a precursor to a word of wisdom that serves to provide a clear directive to anything that may deviate even slightly from God’s prescribed order of things. This is what we see here as well.
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God said, “Make for me an altar of earth” (a type of His people) As was stated before, this was done so as to not having anything distract from His desire to be reconciled with man.
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But then he says, “If you make Me an altar of stone…”. God in His infinite wisdom already knows what man is thinking! Man continually tries to “one up” God instead of just simply hearing and obey what He is saying.
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So as a result of already knowing this He says, “IF” you are determined to do this—then this is how you shall do it.
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If you must make Me an altar from stone, then you will not make it from hewn stone… What is hewn stone? Most of you probably understand what this means, but for those of you that do not, let me explain.
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Hewn Stone is that which is sharpened or chiseled so that it takes on an appearance differing from its naturally occurring shape or appearance. In the time of Moses, there were many highly skilled stone cutters that had been
trained while building the architectural marvels of Egypt..
The temptation would have been for them to choose a stone and then to have a skilled artisan design it in a man-pleasing decorative design. They may have even unwittingly incorporated Egyptian (worldly) designs and patterns into it.
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God did not (and does not) desire man’s best effort. His only desire is for us to be OBEDIENT to His desire and plan. When even the most gifted craftsman (or well intentioned Christian or pastor) puts his hands upon God’s plan - it leaves everything they touched polluted and profaned and not fit for the Glory of God!
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Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Notice that it doesn't say, “There is a way that seems wrong to a man.”
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Proverbs 16:2 adds, “All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes.” Whose eyes are we seeing things through?
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Are we skillfully crafting things in our own lives, ministries and churches and hoping that God approves of them? Have we abandoned the counsel of God in exchange for the good intentions of our flesh?
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As great and as glorious as our efforts are; as popular or successful as our ministries may appear; as peaceful and encouraged as we may feel emotionally— if what we are doing and saying is being built upon hewn stone altars then the very best that we have to offer God is a polluted sacrifice!
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Let’s take some time to reexamine the things in our lives that we claim to be doing for His glory to see if they truly represent God’s heart—or if they are really just things that make us more comfortable in our “Christianized-Rebellion”.

JESUS SAVES

OBEY GOD

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Wherever i am, whatever i think, say and do (PSALM 19:14), my life will please and bring glory to you O LORD my GOD! Come what may, trial and test, obedient unto you LORD, i am an overcomer and i rest in the joy and peace of Christ living in me, the hope of eternal glory, amen. "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death." REVELATION 12:11 Amen. Praise GOD.

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TEACH THE NARROW WAY

2011-09-20T09:21:00.000-07:00

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." Luke 6:44

As i look at some Facebook sites i get to thinking, there is good and evil here and it reflects what is in the world and in a mans heart. Facebook is a social network, a statement we make of who we are and how we are living this life GOD gave us. It shows how we portray ourselves to the world, a lost world who needs JESUS.. If we say we love JESUS, say we are "Christians" but we put "likes" and posts on our profile that do not glorify and honor God, then i think we are really liars and might as well choose a "Like" that says "SIN" or "DEATH" or "LOST" What we like or think or say reflects the gods in our hearts. Is our heart full of the one true GOD of heaven and earth, of all creation, or some false god or idol we are worshiping. Our GOD sees it all..we cannot hide any of it. if we think we need to put sinful, unloving, unedifying words or things on our profile to be "cool" or fit in, then we are compromising and giving in to the world, giving in to Satan and his works, and that will put in jeopardy our place in heaven. Check your heart because that is not cool in the eyes of God and his eyes are the only ones that matter. So let us weed out our own hearts and sites of any sin and make a stand for God.

"See then that ye walk circumspectly not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16

i really love the youth i hold dear in my heart, those i know and don't know. i pray every day that you each have the strength to get through school as men and women of God.. that you stand for holiness and righteousness, goodness and truth and please God in all you say and do. DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD AND ITS WAYS. ("And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."Romans 12:2) i pray you do not give in to the world of the flesh, of selfishness and sin and evil desires. It is where Satan reigns, do not be fooled, not for even one second.. i do not get to speak into your lives every day or even every Sunday as i once did, so you need to read your the WORD of GOD yourselves and pray on your own or with your parents, every day. THINK on the things of GOD, what he teaches you in His Word and in prayer. If you do not have parents who are Christian or not helping you learn your way in the LORD, open your Bibles, start with the Gospel of John, ask the Holy Spirit of God to teach and lead you, be strong in the LORD.. if you have questions call me 707.753.1741.

"Prove all things, hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

To the parents i can only say this. While these precious children are in your care, you must do your best to teach them the ways of our God, to read the Word and pray with them. To instill in their precious hearts how much God loves them and has a place for them in heaven if they follow JESUS. Teach them to discern good and evil because the battle is raging all around them and getting more intense each day. Right now, this day, they have had to make many decisions at school and after school on what to say and what to do. Are they making Godly choices? Do you know for sure that they are prepared for the fiery darts of the enemy? Have you taught them in the ways of the LORD? Do not neglect this most important place GOD has given you in their lives. Open your Bibles, start in John, ask the Holy Spirit of God to lead and teach you. For you and your children.

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

"Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat, Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." MATTHEW 7:13-14

TEACH AND PREACH JESUS, TEACH THE NARROW WAY FOR LIFE ETERNAL.

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COME TO JESUS AND LIVE!!

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Read the Good News!! Read the Gospel of John!! Come to JESUS and live, then go tell anyone who will listen about JESUS!! Praise GOD, amen!!
‎"So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 Amen LORD, thank you for my faith, i pray you increase it daily, amen! Praise God!!
GOD NEWS!! JESUS is alive! He lives and breathes in and through the hearts of those who believe, amen!! "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas because thou hast seen me thou hast believed, blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29 i believe O LORD!

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WITH A HEART FOR GOD

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‎"He that believeth on me as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." John 7:38 Do we not want as well, for the glory of God, that every word we utter and deed we do in this world to bring life and hope to all? Praise God.
‎"Judge not according to the appearance but judge righteous judgment." John 7:24 Amen, judge not according to the world or mans ways but by the Spirit of God and His righteous ways. Be quick to listen, slow to speak... hear God. Amen.
‎"Howbeit no man spake openly of Him for fear of the Jews." John 7:13 the Jews hated Jesus and were unbelieving. Do not be as the Jews or those that feared them, but speak openly of JESUS unto all men. Do not fear men (cowards) but fear God (the moral dread of being displeasing unto Him) as children of the Kingdom, amen.
‎"But when his brethren were gone up then went he also up unto the feast, not openly but as it were in secret." John 7:10 Amen. JESUS knew exactly where to go, what to say, what to do and when to do it because he heard and obeyed his FATHER. JESUS died to reconcile us to our FATHER GOD so we can live our lives as JESUS did, for Him. Come to JESUS and live.
‎"That all men should honour the Son even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him." John 5:23 To honor is to revere, to glorify, it is the fear of the LORD. All people, come to JESUS and live. Amen. "Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness." Hebrews 3:7 Same word for today.
Forgiveness keeps a heart free from bitterness, resentment and anger. Forgiveness leaves a heart free to love. Praise God for His wisdom in our hearts, seek it out.
Love is patient, kind, never envious, boastful, proud, selfish or rude, not quick to anger, does not keep a record of wrongs... an angry heart cannot love.
‎"Wherefore my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20 Amen, it is clear the anger of man is ugly and God is not in it...
‎"But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves." James 1:22 Sad how many profess to know God or His Word but do not do it.

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CHOOSE JESUS THIS DAY

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"See then that that ye walk circumspectly not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise but understanding what the will of the LORD is and be not drunk with wine wherein is excess but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." Ephesians 5:15-19 So beautiful, a picture of a loving God.

The perfect will of God is not even given a thought by the majority of Americans, whether they call themselves Christian or not. Doing the perfect will of God (Romans 12:1-2), by the Holy Spirit of God, left to lead us to all truth (John 16:13), by the ONLY hope for the world, JESUS CHRIST (Colossians 1:27-28). What foreign thoughts for "Christians" today. Faith, Hope, Love, Sacrifice, Obedience, total Submission unto God, absolute Belief, Trust and Faith in God, Holiness, Righteousness. The thought of giving up our entire lives and dying to our selfish, self-centered wants and dreams and plans, to live fully for God will not be embraced by many, only a remnant will get it (Romans 9:27). Only a remnant will be saved, will give over their entire life, heart, soul, body, mind and strength, to God (Mark 12:30), even when it is Gods desire that none should perish (2 Peter 3:9).

"I beseech you therefore, brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service and be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:1-2 God's will is perfect for every life.

The Truth, the ONLY truth, comes from the one true God (1 Timothy 2:1-8). In this country we lay our hand on a Bible and swear to tell the truth in court, "so help me God"? Really? But God says let your yes be yes and your no be no, do not swear by anything (James 5:12), just tell the truth or be condemned. The truth has become in the hearts of men, of none effect because they do not know the truth. Today the majority of Americans do not know the Truth (John 14:6) so they make up their own, a truth relative to their own experiences, emotions and lusts in their own hearts and minds. A truth that has no foundation in Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:24-27), our only hope, but has everything to do with the father of all lies, Satan himself (John 8:42-45). A false truth, which is a lie. They are believing the lies of Satan, who has come to rob, kill and destroy (John 10:10) and is doing a fine job of it, because Americans are letting him by choosing him and his ways over GOD. Choosing sin, choosing to diminish God's standard of righteousness so much as to justify and legalize sin. Choosing to let our children die in sin rather that teach them how to have eternal life with our God and teaching them to know eternal joy, peace and service in the Kingdom of God, beginning right now on earth, it starts here. Parents are not teaching their children how to stand against the temptations of the world, to stand against the lusts of the eyes, the flesh and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Parents do not even know what those lusts are and that they encompass all sin. So our children are dying in sin and going to an eternity of torture and torment in hell where Satan also is destined. No second chances, no way out. Is that what parents truly want for their children? Really? "Christian" parents?

"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell but as for me and my house we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15 Amen. The side without Jesus is with Satan.

Our eternal destiny is decided right here, right now. It is a daily choice of whom we will serve (Joshua 24:15) and it has been our choice since the beginning of mankind (Genesis 3:6). To serve our God or to serve Satan. Two different lifestyles here and now, two different eternities forever (Revelation 20-21).

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee." Psalm 119:11 The world needs JESUS, NOW.

Why are my posts full of scripture? Like a Bible study? Well, my writing comes from my heart for God, and at the center is God's Word and prayer. By the Holy Spirit, God and His word flow through me like a river (John 7:38, John 4:1-26). Jesus was meant to be shared by those who have come to Him and received by His grace and mercy, the gift of salvation and eternal life. Jesus is not a secret to be kept and hidden (Matthew 5:15-16). Jesus is the light of the world and it is up to us to teach and preach His message. i share His word because it is the way to know Him and for Him to know us. i share His word because He said that if you hide his word in your heart you will not sin against Him (Psalm 119:11). The greatest reason to share is for the world to come to Jesus and live.

The news of a young girl of 14 who died this week, shook my soul to the core. Alcohol was involved, she was in her own home having a sleep-over. My nephew had 3 classes with her, she was going to the same High School in the fall. By worldly standards, nice, popular, good. Please get this. We measure things in this life by Godly standards or worldly, there are no others. We see things through God's eyes or the worlds (Satan's). In the Bible, which the majority of American Christians do not read, we find that a young girl of this age was old enough to marry and make choices that determined he eternity. Who are we and our kids living for? Why have we strayed so far from the Ways of God? Why do we insist on having our own way? Power over our own lives? To what end? Well, the end for this young girl was death, no do overs, no second chance to get it right. We should be ashamed and deeply saddened by this failure to raise up this child in the ways of God (Proverbs 22:6). We should feel an urgency in our souls to make known the riches of knowing our Saviour Jesus. God has set before us the way to life and we continue to choose death and destruction (Romans 6:23). America and especially it's children, have no hope without JESUS.

"There is no fear of God before their eyes." Romans 3:18

With Jesus comes a hearts desire to know Him and our God. A desire to know Him in His word and in prayer. With Jesus comes His wisdom and knowledge and spiritual understanding (Colossians 1:9) of His ways and plan for our lives. With Jesus comes a reverent fear of the Lord (Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 1:7), a moral dread of being displeasing unto God, which brings godly sorrow for our sins unto repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10). America has truly lost its way and our children are paying the ultimate price.

"If my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

JESUS SAVES

FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE

2011-06-26T02:46:00.000-07:00

i have never seen a more precious photo in all my life. Father and daughter in the Lord. i have never known a more godly example of our sweet and loving Father God than i know in Pastor Troy. Praise God, thank you Jesus. =-)

JESUS SAVES

JOSHUA AND KAYLA'S WEDDING DAY!!

2011-06-25T09:34:00.000-07:00

Praise God!! Today is the day! Joshua and Kayla's Wedding Day!! Please pray for this day, for their life together! Amen!

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept and he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman and brought... her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh." Genesis 2:21-24

i pray today for Joshua and Kayla, my amazing young brother and sister, as they fulfill this scripture in the eyes of God. By God's perfect plan He brings two together to become one flesh, to obey and serve and bring glory to Him. i am blessed by this union in the Lord where God will be always the center, the head, leading them in this life. May they be filled this day with joy, peace and blessings greater than any day until now, may they always walk in submission and obedience to God's ways and will, in His grace and peace and protection, in holiness and righteousness. i love you O LORD my God, i praise you and your holy name, i praise you for this joyous day. AMEN.

i love you Joshua and Kayla, with all my heart in the Lord. ;-)
♥ xoxoxo ♥

JESUS SAVES

THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU

2011-06-24T13:52:00.000-07:00

This is JESUS speaking, the Jesus people "say" they love and know and follow.

"And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation, neither shall they say, Lo here or, lo there, for behold, the kingdom of God is within you." LUKE 17:20-21

Some people around here, so called Christian and pagan, are talking about Hooters. Trying to get one near here and joking about putting one by the local High School. Hooters where scantily clad women prance around serving food and drinks. Hooters where a man can lust to his hearts content with his wife and family sitting right there, and justify it as no big deal and even call it "all american", in an America where the standard of righteousness has been lowered so much that sin is justified and people call evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20). In an America where premarital sex is fine, homosexuality is fine, lying is fine, stealing is fine. ALL Sin is Sin, and God will hold every professed believer accountable. Sinners in mind body and soul do not have the kingdom of God within them, nor are they living for God by their "God on Sunday only" lifestyles. Do not be deceived, God will not be mocked.

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." Galatians 6:7-8

Hooters in Rohnert Park or next to Carillo? Here is a God's Kingdom reality check... "Ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? James 4:2-5 Amen.

Every idle word we speak we will be judged for (Matthew 12:36). What we say, think and do matters to God, it all matters. What we say and do comes from what we fill our heart with through our eyes and ears. Garbage in, garbage out. God's word is true, ALL of it and God did not speak or write the scriptures in vain.. For all who believe and say they believe, they will love him by keeping his commandments (John 14:15). Eternity is not some far off place, it is now, it is within us (Luke 17:21) to live out in this life ALL for the glory of God.

For everyone else, eternity will not be with God. Wake up America, parents teach your children the ways of the Lord before it is too late. Before sin engulfs all of America.

JESUS SAVES

BLOOD OF THE PERFECT LAMB

2011-06-20T11:54:00.000-07:00

i have been thinking about who i am in Christ. Father's day got me to thinking about it. i was looking back, and while i acknowledge it is the past that brought me to this moment, i do not acknowledge who i used to be in this world before the blood of Christ washed me clean of all the world's vile and evil stench. The past is of no relevance to where i am going. Only what i do today for my God matters. My bloodline is now Jesus bloodline and it only goes back to the last application of that Holy Blood of the Lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8), applied to my life as i confess my sin (1 John 1:9) and repent, amen!

My biological father does not know Jesus, but i have a Father God in heaven who sent me a Saviour to reconcile me unto Him, he sent me a spiritual father here on earth to raise me and nurture me in Him. i Honour, praise and worship my God every day as my father, and i thank God that i am of His bloodline now and forever, amen.

Thank you my Lord God, my Father that i have no worldly past, just a heavenly future that i now live in and for you. With All my heart, with ALL my soul, with ALL my mind, with ALL my strength i will love and serve you (Luke 10:27), amen.

JESUS SAVES

FATHERS DAY NOTEWORTHY

2011-06-19T10:16:00.000-07:00

"Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth." EPHESIANS 6:2-3 Amen. also see: Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Matthew 15:4, Mark 10;19, Luke 18:20

Fathers day is a tough one for me.

When my Mom was a little girl, her dad left her mom for another woman. My Nonni (grandmother) raised her son and daughter herself and later remarried a man who did not know Jesus. When i was 15 my dad left my mom after his alcoholism and violence was too much for my mom and i to take. i learned absolutely nothing of God from my biological dad and he is still lost. My mom raised two girls and a boy herself. She went to school to learn stenography and administration skills and went to work. Later when my Nonni and step-grandfather were older, my Mom took them into her house and cared for them til they each passed away. She only saw her dad one time when all of us kids were grown.

My mom honored her Mother and i pray God's promise over her life right now that she "...mayest live long on the earth." I pray healing in her life for her respiratory ailments, that they cease to be In Jesus mighty name.

You see, in my family, there were no men to lead the way in the Lord. Generations of Catholicism, the women did the best they could with what they knew. There was a cycle of doing the best we could, until one day the Lord Jesus got hold of my heart and changed me forever. God sent me a spiritual father on earth with God's wisdom and unconditional love for my life. God loves me that much. Now my family history is the bloodline of Jesus and goes back to its last application in my life. My Mom, my sister and my nephew have come to know Jesus also and broken out of the prison they were in. Right now in this season in my life i am ministering to my family. i am honoring my mother and father as best i can in the Lord. i am speaking into the lives of my sister and my nephew as best i can in the Lord. i pray over their lives that they will all stand in the Lord when my season here is over. Amen.

i would ask continuing prayer for the salvation of my lost biological dad. Continuing growth in the knowledge of Gods will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding for my Mother, my sister and my nephew. For healing and long days in this life for my mother. And for continued and abundant provision, blessings, wisdom, grace and peace be unto my spiritual father Pastor Troy and his family and ministry, in Jesus name i pray, Amen.

JESUS SAVES

CHRISTIANS OR NOT?

2011-06-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

"If you consider yourself to be a Christian....does the music you listen to glorify God or does it glorify the devil???? What do you let your children listen to? Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and so many more are of the devil!"... Pastor Terry Shuff.

i would ad TV and movies, like Hangover. How many "christian" parents went to see that and let their young (still living at home) children go too. Claiming it to be funny. Only by the devil's worldly standards with its 100 plus F-words (read a review) would anyone think that is funny. Not funny to God in any stretch of the imagination. Do we really believe that the standard of righteousness changes as we get older to allow those filthy things into our hearts? i do not see that in the Word of God anywhere. My experience is that many "christian" parents are not even paying attention to the words of the songs that their kids listen to, or the movies they go to or the video games they play. The majority of "christian" parents do not lay down Godly law anymore.

CHRISTIANS. Every word that enters the ear, every sight that enters the eye will form a thought that must be taken captive and cast down if it is not of God (2 Corinthians 10:5), to keep our hearts and souls pure and unspotted by the world and its evil ways (Ephesians 5:27). There is so much Godly joy and fun to be had in this life, lived for God, without the vile and nasty things the world offers. Lord i pray the lukewarm and backsliders find and stay on the straight and narrow (Matthew 7:13-14). Amen.

CrossLife College and School of Urban Missions

2011-06-10T13:29:00.001-07:00

Since its inception, RAVEN Ministries International has long endeavored to follow the directive set forth by the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20 to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you…”

So, when I was recently approached by School of Urban Missions then-regional director, Joe Wyrostek, about starting an accredited Bible College in New Orleans through their cohort program, it seemed like the answer to prayer.

The School of Urban Missions was founded 20 years ago to provide missions-oriented, Bible-based education and mentoring to those that feel called to the Gospel ministry. It operates in cooperation with both the Assemblies of God and the Church of God in Christ and is accredited through the Association of Higher Biblical Education (ABHE).

Our cohort, CrossLife College, will offer an accredited B.A. degree and visionary mentorship through the ministry of Raven Ministries International. Information on financial aid is available through the main SUM website.

In addition to receiving your Bible College degree, prospective students will receive hands-on experience in areas of disaster relief, urban missions, street evangelism, apologetics, youth and children’s ministry, and church planting.

Our students will also have opportunity to participate in outreaches such as: Mardi Gras, VooDoo Fest, Southern Decadence, The NCAA Final Four, The BCS National Championship, The Sugar Bowl, Super Bowl, and other New Orleans-hosted events.

Other outreach opportunities will be: Daytona Bike Week, Biketober Fest, Spring Break, and Daytona Beach, Florida-hosted events.

While preparing for ministry at the CrossLife College & School of Urban Missions cohort, you will receive academic excellence, practical hands-on ministry and transformational mentorship. Here are eight distinctive of the CrossLife College:

Daily involvement in the leading-edge, great commission-based ministry of Raven Ministries International

Proven Leadership Reproduction and Facilitation

Mentoring through the investment of pioneers in urban missions, outreach evangelism, and ministry networking

Multi-faceted ministry development practicum in New Orleans and other North American locales

Pastoral, Evangelistic, College, Youth/Children’s Internships

The O.A.K. Principle of Ministry - Opportunity, Accountability, & Kingdom-Mindedness

Post-Educational Ministry opportunities through our international network

For more information concerning the program offered through CrossLife College & School of Urban Missions:

CrossLife College

P.O. Box 2102
Kenner, LA 70062
(985) 235-9839

OR
on the web at: www.crosslifecollege.com (COMING SOON)
www.sum.edu
OR
by eMail: Lucy Croghan, Cohort Advisor at info@crosslifecollege.com

Contact us Today!
Deadlines for enrollment and for Federal Financial aid are fast approaching!

JESUS SAVES

GODS GRACE

2011-06-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

GRACE, GRACE, GOD'S GRACE, GRACE THAT IS GREATER THAN AL OUR SIN. AMEN.

In all the drama in the story of redemption, one truth repeatedly bursts to the surface: We live in a world where grace is still to be found. God is sovereign and abounding in grace. But the age of grace is coming to an end. Immediately after Adam and Eve disobeyed Him, God made it clear that He was going to do more than punish them.

"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel." Genesis 3:15 Amen.

God would send the seed of the woman (Jesus Christ) to defeat the Enemy and provide redemption for His people.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Amen. also see Psalm 91:13, Mark 16:15

God's response to the willful disobedience of His creatures was GRACE! This grace justifies, providing complete forgiveness and unwavering acceptance with God (1 John 1:9). This grace adopts, welcoming us into His family with all the rights and privileges of true sons and daughters (2 Corinthians 3:17-18). This grace enables, empowering us to think, say and do things we could not do in our own strength (Philippians 4:13). This grace transforms, radically changing every aspect of our lives (2 Corinthians 5:17). Amen.

Yet nations and people reject the grace of God to live in the temporary pleasures and sin the world offers them. The devil is vile and despicable, cursed from the beginning.

"And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this thou art cursed above all cattle and above every beast of the field, upon thy belly shalt thou go and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.." Genesis 3:14 Amen.

God hates sin and especially those who entice others into sin (Luke 17:2), and here in the beginning of man, curses the serpent for his enticing Eve. The serpent not only has a base and despicable condition, but a mean and pitiful spirit. It is said of those whose courage has departed from them that they lick the dust like a serpent in Micah 7:17. How sad it is that the serpent’s curse should be the covetous mans choice, whose character it is that he pants after the dust of the earth (Amos 2:7). These choose their own delusions and so shall their doom be. The serpent is to be for ever looked upon as a venomous noxious creature and a proper object of hatred and detestation.

"The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might, they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth, they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee." Micah 7:16-17

Our nation needs prayer. We are in the end times, America is facing turmoil and strife that cannot be overcome without GOD.

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 Amen.

The time is now to repent and come to JESUS. Do not be deceived by the serpent any longer, by the world and all its distractions. Come to JESUS and live.

JESUS SAVES

WOMEN OF GOD

2011-06-06T20:23:00.000-07:00

I am a single elder woman of God. In my mid-50's, i have lived for the Lord for 25 years. i had a bumpy start in the Catholic Church, dispelling the lies and false doctrines i was taught, overcoming alcoholism and other besetting sins passed down in a family not serving God. But God is always faithful, and when i came to Jesus, He began to send true men and women of God to teach and encourage, to exhort and edify, to show me the way and the love of God. He sent spiritual parents and taught me what family was meant to be when God created men and women. i have come to learn what my role is in the body of Christ as a woman of God and bride of Christ. i have learned to love God with all my heart, mind, soul and strength, my neighbor as myself, and i love serving the Lord God, every day.

i was married when i was lost, i miscarried a baby and lost my grandmother just before my salvation in the early 80's. This was a most devastating time in my life, as i loved and worked with children since High School and my grandmother was like the center of my life. But God, as i began to seek Him, He saw fit to restore to me children in my life, and i have been blessed to be a spiritual mother to many children, and about to be a spiritual grandmother. Once saved i spent years as a youth minister in San Francisco before i moved up to Santa Rosa to help my sister with my nephew when she was sick. Once in Santa Rosa i continued to teach children the Word of God until i moved to Florida for a few years to be further discipled and raised up by my spiritual parents. Now i am back in Santa Rosa taking care of my dad who has cancer and spending time with my aging mom, who is saved and growing in the Lord, amen.

It took many years to find who i was i Christ, but the youth today who fully live in the Lord are finding their way much quicker. i want to encourage women of God everywhere of all ages, those in my life and out in the body. Be patient, consistent, obedient and completely submitted to God in your walk. Do not give up, do not despair, do not ever lose hope.

While the world is telling women from grade school on up what and who they should be, how to look, how to act, what to wear, say and do, keep in mind the world is ruled by the devil and the devil is a liar and the father of all lies (John 8:44). Women are not here to compete with or for men. God created women to be a help-meet for man (Genesis 2:18). Our role in God's eyes has never changed. God's plan has not changed. The world continues to change and warp the role of women through the ages, but God remains the same yesterday, today and forever. Mighty women of God throughout Bible history have stepped up when there was an absence of men to lead, but only by the will of God, as the exception and not the rule. Like Deborah (Judges 4-5). Many women are mentioned by Paul as being a help in his ministry, Phebe, Priscilla, Mary, etc (Romans 16). And what about Mary the mother of Jesus, as a woman who served God with all her heart. Women of God, stay pure, holy and righteous, married to Christ, daughters of our God. God will reveal His plan for our lives as we seek Him, pray, fast, study the Word of God and do his will, step by step. Married or single, God's plan remains the same. We are helpers by nature. We were created to submit to and help man as the head of the body, or house, as the man follows Christ. To raise the children in the ways of the Lord, ours and those who have no parents to raise them.

i know i can preach on the streets, i can teach the Word of God, i can counsel, exhort, rebuke, edify and correct. i am an encourager and a prayer warrior, a helper and a caregiver. i have done all these things. i can do whatever God wills me to do. For it is not me who lives, but Christ in me (Galatians 2:20) and i want to know nothing but Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2). So for all the wisdom God has given me and knowing God and His Son (John 17:3), i have learned that i only want to be right where God wills me to be in each moment i live this life. Each moment with my eyes focused on the kingdom of God, seeing as Jesus sees.

i can do all things in Christ, he is my strength (Philippians 4:13). But should i do all things? No, at least not all at once. There is a time and place, a season for all things (Ecclesiastes). As i look back on my life, much of my growing in the Lord, in His wisdom, has been accelerated because i came to Christ later, at 30. So right now i find my self now in a season of taking care of my parents. This is where i am. But the foundation does not change, praying without ceasing, interceding, warring in prayer, studying the word daily, fasting and sharing the Gospel message each day as i go about this season i am in. Do i know what is next? i have had glimpses, but no clear word. But what i do know is, wherever i am i will help, war in prayer, fast, study the Word of God and teach the Gospel.

God has the truth and plan for our lives, the only truth and plan. Single women, God knows the man He desires to be your husband. You must keep yourself pure and holy, clean and separated from the world until the day God reveals that man to you. Be patient and consistent in your walk with Him even if you never marry. God gives all the wisdom and strength we need to endure in His word. Our place as women of God can be a tricky and danger fraught road. We are strong, wise and knowledgeable in the word of God. We must always hear God for His plan, for the knowledge of His will for our lives (Colossians 1:9). We all have a place in the body of Christ, but woman was not created to be the head.

JESUS SAVES

REPENT

2011-06-05T12:41:00.000-07:00

"Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so but we glory in tribulations also knowing that tribulation worketh patience and patience, experience and experience, hope 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 5:1-5

Change is possible because the King has come!! That marriage can change, that teenager can change, that stony heart can be made soft, that friendship can change, that compulsion can be broken, sweet words can replace the foul on the tongue, that bitterness can be put to death, that fear can be defeated, homes can be that loving place of safety love and healing, people can have power without being corrupt. For God's own glory, hope in the Lord who came to restore the purpose we were made for, to live every aspect of our lives in worshipful, obedient submission unto Him, amen. He alone can breath life into dead hearts so we grasp our need for Him. Be part of the redeemed, repent now and believe on Jesus, and live. Amen.

JESUS SAVES

REPENT

2011-06-05T12:38:00.000-07:00

What is the song of the redeemed before the great throne of our God? The ones with a passion for His glory and find ultimate comfort in His rule. Read Revelation 19:6-9.

They are rejoicing and glad in our mighty God who reigns, who won the victory, that they are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb, that they were counted worthy, amen. No rejoicing in heaven about jobs gotten, money made, stuff owned, fantastic marriages, or any earthly thing. God's kingdom is about the display of His glory and people who are holy. Repent and live, amen.

JESUS SAVES

REPENT

2011-06-05T12:37:00.000-07:00

"For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the sons of God." Romans 8:13-14

"A form of godliness always teaches you can practice sin and still be saved by grace through faith. Think about it. Once you catch on to this, you can spot apostasy a mile away. It's like watching a snake traverse a black top road".. (Lahry Sibley )

Who are you the sons of? Do not be deceived. The devil is a liar and father of all lies.. John 8:44 Repent or Perish, amen.

JESUS SAVES

JESUS IS TRUTH

2011-06-02T14:16:00.000-07:00

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father but by me." JOHN 14:6

JESUS IS TRUTH.

"The thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy, I am come that they might have LIFE and that they might have it more abundantly." JOHN 10:10

JESUS IS LIFE.

The Devil is a liar and the father of all lies. The Devil is a thief, a murderer. There is absolutely NO truth in the Devil. His only purpose is to deceive, to rob and destroy, to ultimately kill as many souls as he can, spiritually and physically, so ultimately he can have as many as he can deceive join him for eternity in the lake of fire.

"Ye are of your father the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own for he is a liar and the father of it." JOHN 8:44

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR. He is working hard because his time is short on this earth (Revelation 12:12). He is doing a great job at deceiving the world with his lies. Making people believe that evil is good and good is evil. The devil uses words like "co-exist" and "tolerant" to convince people that sin is relative, sin is acceptable, to get us to compromise. The devil wants us to embrace homosexuality, suicide, fornication, adultery (physical and spiritual), drunkenness, lewdness, vile and foul language and every sin imaginable as an acceptable part of this life. THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.

"Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil, that put darkness for light and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" ISAIAH 5:20

Do not confuse all these lies, these twisted words of the Devil with genuine compassion. Our love and compassion come from God (Matthew 9:36), from His great love (John 3:16), grace and mercy toward the lost. It is with His love and compassion we continue to bring the message of the cross and resurrection, the salvation message of Jesus, which includes His love, grace, mercy, repentance, forgiveness. But the message is not complete without sin, judgment, wrath and hell. This is the message and we bring it with the love of God.

Last night my dad watched a documentary on assisted suicide. i gather it is legal in Washington or Oregon or someplace up there. My dad is lost and has been all his life. He thinks death will be some great adventure. He needs Jesus. The jist of the program he watched was that doctors can give a patient a pill to end their life when they feel they just do not want to live with the pain anymore. Suicide. Plain and simple. Satan's ultimate victory and a persons greatest act of selfishness. You can wrap it up in any way you want, use any words you want to use, give a lengthy dissertation on it, but any way you look at it with God's eyes, it is suicide. Suicide is sin. It is destroying the temple of God which we are. Well, my dad believes the devils lies and told me it was not suicide. REALLY?

"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-17

My Dad says i am narrow-minded. Yes, i am one of the few that has found it.

"Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it." MATTHEW 7:13-14

My Dad says everything is black and white with me. Yes, it is Jesus or Satan, life or death, light or darkness, hot or cold. No lukewarm.

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." ROMANS 8:2

"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." JOHN 3:19

"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." REVELATION 3:15-16

The Word of God is the truth, Jesus is the truth, we live by every word that comes from God. We live and move and have our being in Him and Him alone (Acts 17:28). Open and study the Word of God.

"And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." LUKE 4:4

DO NOT BE DECEIVED, TIME ON EARTH IS SHORT, JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE... AND THE DEVIL IS A LIAR AND THE FATHER OF ALL LIES.

REPENT AND COME TO JESUS NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. AMEN.

JESUS SAVES

WAR

2011-06-01T10:48:00.000-07:00

Let me begin with saying i am a USAF Veteran of the late 70's early 80's, i worked on Minuteman Missile Computers, and then was a Radioman in the ANG. i served my country in peacetime keeping it prepared for anything.

My nephew had a paper to write on war.. he chose the Civil War and WWII. He had to write the reasons why for each side and how it could have been avoided. i had a chance to read him this:

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?" James 4:1-4 Did he get it, i don't know, i have not read his paper yet.

War is good for absolutely nothing but death and destruction. War begins in each person, with lusts warring in us. War begins with the leaders of nations lusting and convincing and using their people to fight for their sin of lust. Big money, capitalism, people who have the most to gain are those who exploit a Nation making war a business. Making a buck. The rich getting richer at the expense of their souls. These same people do not know God and lead nations to forget who God is, as they turn their back on God and His Word and guidance for a true Spiritually prosperous nation under God. When a Nation forgets to put God first and puts its own selfish desires first, then its people are left with skewed vision. Doing the right thing in our eyes is not the same as God's eyes, unless we are truly His.

The world is in the end times and the best anyone can do is to come to Jesus Christ as their Saviour, RIGHT NOW. Repent of all sin and ask God to forgive you and guide your life. To read the Word of God (especially Revelation if we want to know how it will end) and do His will in your life. Time is ticking folks, do you KNOW our God? Turn to God and be saved, be a faithful servant.

"If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

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CHOOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE. AMEN.

2011-05-31T22:24:00.000-07:00

AMEN means "so be it." Every day we have a choice whom we will serve (Joshua 24:15). Our awesome, holy and righteous God, which leads to eternal life with Him in heaven? or, Satan, the great liar, deceiver, false accuser, who will lead the lost unto eternal damnation in Hell? It truly is our choice, every day of our life. Amen.

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh and these are contrary the one to the other so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another." Galatians 5:18-26

Satan wants our children, he wants them to believe that sin is ok, that sin is normal, just a phase, or some other lie. He is teaching them that evil is good and good is evil (Isaiah 5:20). The works of the flesh are learned every day our kids are in school in this world that is in enmity with God (James 4:4). This world where Satan is the prince and power of the air (Ephesians 2:2). This world where Satan is prowling around looking for and devouring our lost, weak and unprepared children (1 Peter 5:8).

It seems like the life of a Jr. and High School student is all about lack of self-control, provoking each other, selfishness, conflicts, envy and other sinful things. Then they graduate to fornication and partying, drunkenness, etc. This does not have to be. Their words, their lives, can be blessing, kind and gentle, not harsh, obscene and dirty (James 3:9-11). They can be Righteous and Holy, not sinful and lost. God gave us all we need to raise godly children if we persevere every day they are with us from birth to leaving the nest. Open the Word of God with them, read, come to truly KNOW what God has planned for those that love Him and live in Him. You cannot KNOW (John 17:3) our God and Jesus His Son if the Word of God is never opened and studied, if there is no prayer, if there is no fasting. And if parents do not KNOW the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, then the kids are lost already and without hope.

Parents please, if you are Christian, these lusts of the flesh are not "normal" behavior, not "just part of growing up". These things are sin and will keep your child out of heaven. Teach them how a Christian should live and breathe and be. Teach them the fruits of the Spirit, teach them Love as Jesus loved, as God loved, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, John 3:16. Teach them the condemnation that comes when we do not accept Jesus John 3:19, and that it is an eternal condemnation of which there is no escaping once there, if they do not repent and live a life worthy of who we are in Christ Jesus. Teach them the road to the Cross.The road to life. The narrow road that few will find (Matthew 7:13-14). Make your house a house that chooses to serve the Lord every day, amen.

JESUS SAVES

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR BIRTHRIGHT?

2011-05-20T22:12:00.001-07:00

What chances are you taking with you birthright? Your salvation and rebirth into the kingdom of God?

"Lest there be any fornicator or profane person as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward when he would have inherited the blessing he was rejected, for he found no place of repentance though he sought it carefully with tears." Hebrews 12:16, Genesis 25:33

Do not be tempted or deceived by this world and its momentary pleasures, by false churches, teachers and preachers who twist God's word for their own gain. You cannot Love God and fornicate or whore around in this world and expect to live forever with God in paradise..We must remain pure, holy and righteous in His sight. Stay in Prayer, fast, stay in Gods word and do His will. Stay faithful and do not sin Romans 14:23. WHATSOEVER is not of faith is sin.. Read and understand, ask God for wisdom as you read His word. Choose Jesus, choose life eternal and live for Him NOW, amen.

God promises to provide ALL our needs as we seek Him and His righteousness in this life, Matthew 6:33. Trust and have faith that He will do what He says, He is God. This world and the trials we face are mounting and only by His blood, by our faith and trust in God and His word are we going to overcome and be with Him in paradise. Do not lose hope, and have faith always. Stand.

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." Revelation 12:11

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KERNEL OF WHEAT PROJECT

2011-05-12T12:44:00.000-07:00

HELP US MINISTER TO LA'S SKID ROW

“ I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.” John 12:24-25

Occassionally the Lord will bring someone into your life that makes an impact on you without even setting out to do so. It is not as if they are seeking to be recognized or looking for the approval of man. They just seem to be "themselves" and who they are just touches the lives of all those that are fortunate enough to have been around them.

My friend, Craig Schuman, was one such man. I met Craig, a country boy from Abilene, Texas, in of all places - inner-city Philadelphia during an outreach that we hosted there in two years ago Memorial Day Weekend. We had spoken by telephone a number of times, but had not had the chance to meet face to face until then. It seemed as though we'd always known one another.

Following that outreach, we would sometimes speak by telephone 2-3 times each week; usually not for anything particular - just a conversation between two brothers in the Lord. Most times our conversation would find its way to a discusion about things that could be done to reach the "least of the least" with the Gospel (and some good old fashioned love and Texas hospitality in the process!)

Several of our conversations centered around going into economically and spiritually repressed areas and meeting physical needs (ie.. food, clothing, etc) while sharing with them the Good News of salvation in the process. He said, "Man, I got the trucks and the trailers! Let's do it!"

Unfortunately, time did not allow for all of our plans to materialize while Craig was with us. After a short and courageous battle with cancer - Craig went to be with the Lord Jesus on March 17th of this year. A kernel of wheat fell to the ground...

At his "homegoing" many people came forward to testify as to the impact that Craig had quietly made on their lives - from prisoners, to young people, to preachers of the Gospel like me, the investment of his life testified of a great harvest.

Like that kernel of wheat that falls in the field, the lives of those who know and truly serve God continue to produce fruit long after the stalks seem to wither away. The legacy of their passion resonates through their familes, their co-workers, and those that they so humbly took the time to invest something into.

Because of this investment in me - I felt lead to talk to Craig's wife, Jonya, about starting something that will see he and I's discussions become something more than just a distant memory. We are calling this the "Kernel of Wheat Project" and the first project will be just after the anniversary of our meeting in Philly back in 2009.

The premise behind this is to show that "normal" everyday believers can make a difference in this world by merely "doing as much as they can with as much as they have." Small investments when coupled with prayer, passion and persistence can have a genuine and eternity-impacting effect on the World.

On June 7th I will be leaving the City of New Orleans for a 2,000 mile (one way) trip to Los Angeles' infamous "Skid Row." This is the home to the nations largest homeless population (25,000 +) I will be taking with me: Men's clothing, shoes, socks, underwear and personal hygiene items and will be delivering them in honor and recognition of my dear brother in the Lord, Craid Schuman, to Pastor Patrick Ersig of the Jonah Project on Skid Row.

Pastor Patrick has been ministering to the broken and lost for several years and feeds and shares Jesus with thousands of men, women, and even children right in the midst of this spiritual battlefield.

Would you like to help with the "Kernel of Wheat Project" to LA's Skid Row? If you live along the I-10 corridor and would like to donate men's clothing items - I will schedule driving by and picking them up along the way (email me at raven@biggrace.com) or if you would prefer giving financially to purchase those items or to assist in the fuel costs, you can give securely only by going to PayPal.com and using raven@biggrace.com as the recipient (please not that your gift is for the Kernel of Wheat Project)

Thank you in advance for your love, prayers and support for this -- and thank the Lord Jesus that we can honor Him (and) the memory of one of His faithful servants as well!

Blessings,

Pastor Troy D. Bohn

Raven Ministries International, Inc

PO Box 2102

Kenner, LA 70063

(504) 202.0939

JESUS SAVES

ALL TRUTH IS GOD'S TRUTH

2011-05-10T09:34:00.001-07:00

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth he meditate day and night." Psalm 1:1-2

The first Psalm with it's wisdom for ones life is absolutely amazing. The history of individuals, families and even nations has stemmed directly from whichever counsel they have followed, divine or devilish. We all follow one or the other, there is no other, no third way, no neutral ground.

There is a progression that takes place in the compromise of ones soul, the gradual defection from God's truth to Satan's lies. First, the compromiser "walks" in the counsel of the ungodly, he begins to listen to pagan advice and counsel. He will approve of falsehood mistaking it for the truth, he will confuse and intermix the two. He will defend error and call it truth and declare "all truth is God's truth.*" Second, the compromiser is found "standing" in the way of sinners, intellectually accepting Satanic counsel and living according to it. This is sin, he is taking the sinful way. He is seen standing in the path of sinners, believing what they believe, doing what they do, saying what they say. Then thirdly the compromiser becomes a leader of those who scoff at biblical truth, he is "sitting" in the seat of the scornful.

*Of course all truth is God's truth, but to determine whether a give statement claiming to be true is indeed true, we must measure it against God's standard for truth, the Bible.

GET INTO GOD'S WORD AND GOD'S WORD WILL GET INTO YOU. Do not depart from it.

JESUS SAVES

THE LAW THAT GIVES LIFE

2011-05-04T12:34:00.001-07:00

The law we follow as we have been grafted into the bloodline of Jesus Christ is the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. THE LAW THAT GIVES LIFE.

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:2

"For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock." Acts 20:29

Our blood line by faith is Jesus Christ unto eternity if we continue in faith, the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. Abiding in Him, fearing God, solidly growing from the rood that is Jesus Christ, lest we too be cut off the vine by unbelief. Be care-ful of the laws and constraints of men, false teaching and doctrines that lead astray. These teachers are everywhere in these end times, even masquerading as angels of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) (1 Timothy 4:1, Matthew 7:15). Do not be led into sin and death.

"I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars and I am left alone and they seek my life. But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. And if by grace, then is it no more of works otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace otherwise work is no more work. What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for but the election hath obtained it and the rest were blinded (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare and a trap and a stumblingblock and a recompense unto them: Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see and bow down their back alway. I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles how much more their fulness? For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office, If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh and might save some of them. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy and if the root be holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches be broken off and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree, boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. Well, because of unbelief they were broken off and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:, for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God on them which fell, severity. but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in for God is able to graft them in again. For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob." Romans 11:1-26

The Jewish leaders of Jesus day rejected the law of the Spirit of life in Him for the law of sin and death. They rejected Jesus. The OT law was to lead people to realize their sin and need for a Saviour, Jesus Christ. They turned the teaching of the coming Messiah into religious traditions of men and they savored the power and prestige and they missed Jesus. Now we, the gentiles in the age of grace, lead people to repentance, salvation and faith in Him living by the Holy Spirit of God in us, in our living temple (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). We are not justified by the law but by faith. Amen.

"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith." Galatians 3:24

"But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree, That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto." Galatians 3:11-15

God has given us the Holy Spirit to lead us to all truth, not some but ALL truth (John 16:3). Truth in Christ Jesus that cannot be added to or disannulleth. i can testify to this in my life of searching and studying many years on my own (since 1986). When Jesus came into my life the search was over and the truth filled me. i am blessed to have a spiritual father who discipled and raised me in the Word of God and continues to be there for me, so i can stand against the fiery darts, so i can seek and save the lost, so i can preach and teach and lead others unto Jesus. i live the life i was meant to live in Christ Jesus my Lord and Saviour, my soon coming King and ruler of my heart and life. Amen.

Jesus preached and taught and healed unto salvation countless people and had encounters with men and notable women (John 4:4-41, Matthew 9:20, John 12:3, John 4:11-, etc.). In the OT, women were taught at home by their husbands, they raised the kids til time for the boys to be learned by the men in the Word of God, the Pentetuch, (the first five books of the Bible, the Jewish traditions, the Books of Moses). Jesus had not come yet. Jesus and the Cross changed everything.

i believe that there is truth in men teaching men the ways of Jesus, and women teaching women the ways of Jesus, and both raising the children. But i do not believe in total separation of the men and women in the teaching of the world of God. Many men and women, prophets and teachers led lonely lives in the Lord. i believe God has the perfect plan for the church and for families with Christ the head of the Church and man submitting to Christ as the head of the family and woman submitting to man as he follows Christ, and Godly men and women raising godly children so they can raise godly children. i believer that women should not be Pastors. Yet, the times we live in leave us sorely short of mighty men of God to lead our women and men unto eternity. Very few men bear fruit, can lay hands on and heal the sick, make the blind to see and the lame to walk. And Jesus said we could do these things. Where are these men and who is raising them up? Are they all gone? No, they are around and God will send them to you if you ask. There are also mighty women of God around, doing God's will, fasting, praying and reading the Word of God, constantly with the Lord in their hearts and a prayer on their lips.

i believe that the heart is deceitfully wicked and God is in control and will repay evil hearts accordingly. It is only by the grace and mercy of God that by the blood of Christ we are made perfect, pure, holy and righteous when we are walking in righteous repentance each day. Crucifying the flesh and self will, picking up our cross and following Jesus. We do nothing and say nothing but by the Spirit of God in us. Amen.

"The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings." Jeremiah 17:9-10

i believe that man can quench the Spirit of God with seemingly spiritual laws and rules that have nothing to do with the will of God. The scribes and Pharisees were good at this (Matthew 23:1-5).

"Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things, hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

Should we give no appearance of evil? yes absolutely. Should we forsake the fellowship of the brethren? No absolutely not. We need to be wise with the wisdom that comes from God in our dealings and teaching of others. Only God should lead us in leading others, only God. Without question, we obey God. To know and hear God's will we need to be in the Word of God, praying DAILY, and fasting as the Lord directs. If a teacher is teaching doctrine not of the word of God, if they are adding or subtracting from God's Word, run as fast as you can from them. Do not be deceived, these are perilous times (2 timothy 3:1) and we are a remnant (Romans 9:27, 11:5), the few that have found the narrow way (Matthew 7:13-14). Our road is fraught with temptation and trials that we WILL go through and WILL overcome by the blood of the lamb, the word of our testimony and that we love not our lives unto death (Revelation 12:11). "We do not have to know everything, but know what we know real good." PT We will continue to build on our foundation, Christ Jesus, on what we know, every day of our lives here on earth. Question and test all doctrine as the Spirit leads you. Do not be deceived.

God love and bless each of you, and draw the lost unto himself... each of my facebook friends is in my prayers daily, amen.

JESUS SAVES

NO JOY IN HEAVEN

2011-05-02T13:21:00.001-07:00

Thoughts from the Word of God for this day. For this time in history. Do you know Him?

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but is longsuffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9

"Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD and not that he should return from his ways and live?" Ezekiel 18:23

"Say unto them, As I live saith the Lord GOD I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and live, turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways for why will ye die, O house of Israel?" Ezekiel 11:33

"Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation, the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you;" Matthew 24:44

"If my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

There is no joy in heaven over the death of an unrepentant wicked man. God desires in His heart that all men would come to repentance. But there are hard hearts that will not turn to God. Hearts are turned over to a reprobate mind that will not repent. Few will find the narrow road to life in Him.

Pray and fast, people of our God. Jesus is at the door and at any moment He shall return. Repent and live a life of reading His Word, prayer, fasting and doing the work of His will in your life. Read Jeremiah, Ezekiel, God is fed up with disobedience, with the repenting and going back to old sinful ways. There will be harsh judgment upon the wicked, do not be among them. Come to JESUS and live. Now is the time. Study to show yourself approved, know the hour in which we now live. God's hourglass is just about empty. WATCH AND PRAY unto the coming of our Lord, amen.

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15

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WHO ARE WE SEEKING?

2011-04-29T09:38:00.000-07:00

"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 timothy 4:6-7

Are we keeping the faith that Paul teaches us to keep? Are we fighting the good fight? Are we ready to die? Every day we wake up and every moment we draw a breath we should be praising God for a day to live for Him. A day to seek and save those who are lost. A glorious day to serve our God and not make the suffering and death on the cross of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, of none effect. We must choose who we serve, every day with every breath.

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." Luke 19:10

Time to wake up. So many are dying all around the world and right here in America who do not know Jesus, or have been deceived by false doctrines and false teachers into thinking that they know Jesus. Are we making the effort in each of our lives to reach them every day? Are we truly seeking them? A seeker is actively pursuing something. A person with a focus and heart's desire for only one thing, who does not give up and will pursue until their last breath. As Christians we should be praising God for each moment we are given to serve Him by seeking the lost.

"Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." 1 Peter 5:8

The devil, our adversary, is seeking too, and he knows his time is short so you know he is intensely seeking with a passion to destroy souls unto hell with him. The devil has a one tract mind for souls, do we? Are we as intensely seeking souls for the Kingdom of God? We need to check ourselves and get busy with the work of the ministry, seeking and saving the lost.

"And as it was in the days of Noe so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot, they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. " Luke 17:26-29

Do we think that the people that died in the tornado in Tuscaloosa woke up that morning thinking they were going to die? Does anyone wake up in the morning thinking they are going to die that day? How many of those people went to their death not knowing or denying or thinking they knew Jesus? No, for the most part it was business as usual, buying and selling, marrying and giving in marriage, partying and drinking, and doing whatever it is that the devil had used to distract them from really knowing Jesus.

"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28

Christians, fear God and not man, take the message of Jesus salvation to the ends of the world. Take the message with you each day in your life right where you are. Do not be lukewarm (Revelation 3:15-16), do not be double minded (James 1:8). Be a seeker of souls for God, in Christ our Lord, with the power of the Holy Spirit living and working in you. Be God's hands and feet in a dark, lost and dying world.

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DAVID WILKERSON.. MAN OF GOD, AMEN

2011-04-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

JOY AND SORROW FILL MY HEART TODAY AT THE PASSING OF PASTOR DAVID. HE WAS A TRUE SHEPHERD AND WATCHMAN IN THE LORD. PRAISE GOD HE IS WITH JESUS. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY MRS. WILKERSON AS SHE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.. AMEN.

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2011-04-28T09:42:00.000-07:00

WHEN ALL MEANS FAIL

by David Wilkerson | April 27, 2011

To believe when all means fail is exceedingly pleasing to God and is most acceptable. Jesus said to Thomas, “You have believed because you have seen, but blessed are those that do believe and have not seen” (John 20:29).
Blessed are those who believe when there is no evidence of an answer to prayer—who trust beyond hope when all means have failed.
Someone has come to the place of hopelessness—the end of hope—the end of all means. A loved one is facing death and doctors give no hope. Death seems inevitable. Hope is gone. The miracle prayed for is not happening.
That is when Satan’s hordes come to attack your mind with fear, anger, overwhelming questions: “Where is your God now? You prayed until you had no tears left. You fasted. You stood on promises. You trusted.”
Blasphemous thoughts will be injected into your mind: “Prayer failed. Faith failed. Don’t quit on God—just do not trust him anymore. It doesn’t pay!”
Even questioning God’s existence will be injected into your mind. These have been the devices of Satan for centuries. Some of the godliest men and women who ever lived were under such demonic attacks.
To those going through the valley and shadow of death, hear this word: Weeping will last through some dark, awful nights—and in that darkness you will soon hear the Father whisper, “I am with you. I cannot tell you why right now, but one day it will all make sense. You will see it was all part of my plan. It was no accident. It was no failure on your part. Hold fast. Let me embrace you in your hour of pain.”
Beloved, God has never failed to act but in goodness and love. When all means fail—his love prevails. Hold fast to your faith. Stand fast in his Word. There is no other hope in this world.

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DO THE WORK GOD HAS FOR YOU

2011-04-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

We are the body of Christ, each unique, fearfully and wonderfully made with an eternal soul to protect and guard as we do the work God has preordained for each of us to do. "For I say through the grace given unto me to every man that is among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think but to think soberly according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body and all members have not the same office, so we being many are one body in Christ and every one members one of another." Romans 12:3-5

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PATIENCE, OBEDIENCE, ENDURANCE TO THE END

2011-04-20T08:19:00.000-07:00

‎"Here is the patience of the saints, here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." Revelation 14:12 The believer is to suffer any thing in obeying the commandments of God and professing the faith of Jesus. May God bestow this patience upon us.
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THE PATIENCE TO KNOW GOD..

2011-04-19T09:58:00.004-07:00

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14 Fill my heart with you O Lord that i speak only your words, amen.

"In your patience possess ye your souls." Luke 21:19 Especially in these perilous times it is our responsibility to secure the safety of our own souls. By patience we keep possession of our own souls and keep out all those ideas or feelings that would put us out of temper (or take away the mind of Christ). Amen.
‎"Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10 God WILL be exalted, listen to Him and know Him.

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20 Listen, and let the Spirit of God speak...amen.

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GROW WITH GOD

2011-04-17T12:22:00.003-07:00

So here's the thing, young and old, babes and mature in Christ. If you are struggling with others, check your relationship with Christ first. "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment and the second is like unto it, Tho...u shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:37-40 How can we have holy and righteous relationships with people in the natural if we do not have one with our Holy and righteous God in the supernatural?.... come to the cross and live...amen.See More

"process=pro-cess=going forward" to continue to go forward with God there must be substantial change that requires the Holy Spirit's presence in the heart (the inner life known only to God an oneself) which manifests in all we do and say on the outside.. "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Psalm 119:11 Change that glorifies God, amen.

The ministry of the Word summed up in this scripture helps the believer continue to go forward in their walk with Him. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 "But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves" James 1:22

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It's Time to Get Right with God by David Wilkerson | World Challenge

2011-04-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

It's Time to Get Right with God by David Wilkerson | World Challenge

Pastor Dave delivers a warning message to the backslidden, lukewarm, those
grown cold and indifferent to the things of God.. please come to Jesus and live..

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KNOW GOD AND LIVE

2011-03-21T07:07:00.000-07:00

"And no marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness whose end shall be according to their works." 2 Corinthians 11:14-15

It is far better to be plain in speech and walking openly and consistently with the gospel than to be admired by thousands and be lifted up in pride so as to disgrace the gospel by evil tempers and unholy lives.

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KNOW GOD'S WORD FOR YOUR LIFE

2011-03-21T07:04:00.001-07:00

"What then? shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey his servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness?" Romans 6:15-16

We have got to know God's word by the Holy Ghost of God so as not to be ensnared by the subtle misuse of it by the Devil... amen

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GOD'S PLAN IS PERFECT

2011-03-21T07:02:00.000-07:00

"For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church and he is the Saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing." Ephesians 5:23-24

The most Godly marriages i know are where the wife is truly submitted to her husband because the husband is following God without compromise. When the wife becomes the head then the husband is in compromise and the whole order of God's plan is twisted and the family is in ruins down to the children. Satan is tricky and some do not even see the compromise...

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GOD IS SO PATIENT..

2011-03-19T14:01:00.000-07:00

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but is longsuffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." 2 Peter 3:9-10

This is all going to end badly for those who do not know JESUS.. Time is short and it is imperative that you confess your sins (1 John 1:9), REPENT and believe on JESUS.. God has been patient for so long, but Jesus is now at the door..

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SODIERS OF CHRIST

2011-03-19T13:51:00.000-07:00

"Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." 2 Timothy 2:3-4

Live to please God, we are His and here to do his will. We are just passing through... amen.

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CAN YOU DISCERN THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES??

2011-03-19T13:49:00.001-07:00

"The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening ye say It will be fair weather for the sky is red. And in the morning It will be foul weather to day for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites ye can discern the face of the sky but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign and there shall no sign be given unto it but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed." Matthew 16:1-4

Do not tempt God... GOD HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE NEED. Get into His Word and the Holy Spirit will teach you what is to come, teach you to discern the signs of the times. He will guide you unto all truth for your life, He will reveal His Son to you.. Do not be like the Pharisees and Sadducees, tempting God... Jesus left them.

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DO YE ASK AND RECEIVE NOT??

2011-03-19T13:42:00.002-07:00

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." JAMES 4:1-4

Read the preceding scripture carefully. The waring begins within each of us. If we are filled with the Holy Spirit of God, these things will not be so. We will be asking aright as we abide in Christ and in the will of God, these are the prayers that are answered and can even be miraculous because they are not driven by the sinful selfish lust of the flesh, eyes or pride of life (1 John 2:16-17). Think about it.. Why does the world war? Really? Why do we fight each other? Why do most live from crisis to crisis? Do men and women really know Jesus with that intimate knowing that leads to eternal life? In that knowing of Jesus is where we pursue peace with all men (Romans 12:18, Psalm 34:13)?

When you seek God with a pure heart, a heart that is not selfish but selfless, holy and set apart for Him, then the miraculous can happen. Then God can move mountains on your behalf. The key is knowing God and Jesus His Son (John 17:3). We can only do that by reading our Word and praying and laying down our life to live His daily. Then the the asking aright will receive God's answers.

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Matthew 6:33-34

"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened" lUke 11:9-10

Only God's word will last forever, only those who hear the Word and do it will be found faithful when Jesus returns (Romans 10:17, Luke 18:8) .. He that does the will of God will abide forever, amen! It is time to turn from the world and all its distractions, it is time to turn to JESUS, the way the truth and the life (John 14:6). TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!

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THE LOST SOULS OF JAPAN

2011-03-15T22:06:00.000-07:00

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:24-26

i keep seeing videos of Japan and i am burdened for the souls of those who survived. i pray for the families that are left and that they come to know the Lord and Saviour of the whole world. The souls that perished have no more choice, their choice was made when they lived. According to statistics, it does not look good because a reported 1% of Japan is said to be Christian. All the humanitarian aid in the world cannot save a soul without the Gospel being preached. Rebuilding the same life over and over again without Jesus is like building on the sand (Matthew 7:24-27).

What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his own soul? What does a man give in exchange for his soul?? Most people give up their soul, their life in Christ, their eternity with God, in choosing to live for the temporary and fleeting pleasures the devil offers in this life. The profit in worldly terms can be great, but in the end, without Jesus, the soul is cast into the lake of fire with the devil (Revelation 20:14). IS IT WORTH IT? WAKE UP!

So, many Japanese lost their worldly possessions but more importantly the majority lost their eternal souls to hell. You would think the people of the world would wake up from their spiritual slumber and call out to Jesus, repent and believe on Him, change their mind and turn from sin. You would think the people of the world could read the writing on the wall, could discern the signs of the times and see Jesus is coming back. Yet few will. With all the learning in the world, they are ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the truth (2 Timothy 3:7). The road truly is narrow and few there be that will even find it (Matthew 7:13-14). There truly will only be a remnant saved, only a few that make it to heaven... ARE YOU READY??

PS...To my eternal family of brothers and sisters, keep preaching and teaching the Word of God. You encourage and bless me so much, especially the young men and women of God in my life who are standing for righteousness and holiness each day. Never look back and keep going, persevere to the end and overcome.. i am praying for each of you and love you. i wish we could all be together all the time, but we will have an eternity to be together, so we do each day the will of God in our lives until we have run the full race he has marked out for us.. God bless each of you, may the grace and peace of our Lord be with you always, amen.

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WHAT DO WE SEEK???

2011-03-12T13:12:00.002-08:00

Be honest. On a daily basis, what do we seek after? The things of God or the world? It makes all the difference to our eternal soul right here, right now, this moment. We are in the last days and the end of all things is near. Do we not see what is going on in the world all around us? Are we blind? Who do we serve? Really?

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." MATTHEW 6:33-34 Amen.

"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." 1 PETER 4:7

God promises to provide for ALL our needs, not some, when we seek him first, when we put Him on the throne of our lives, when we serve His will and not our own selfish fleshy desires. He will provide ALL we need to do this, ALL the time, unto eternity. The choice is ours. Who do we serve? Really? Do we give lip service to God on Sunday and live for ourselves all week? Do we think that God will wink at our sin and admit us into heaven when we die? Think about it, because each one of us could die today. We are not promised tomorrow, this life is short and then the judgment. We must not take pride in our own lives and things, but take joy and boast in the Lord and what He is doing in our lives for the kingdom to come.

"No man can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." MATTHEW 6:24

"Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father ye would love me for I proceeded forth and came from God, neither came I of myself but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own for he is a liar and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not." JOHN 8:42-45

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will we shall live and do this or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings, all such rejoicing is evil." JAMES 4:14-16

Do we hate sin and the things of the world? Really? Or do we accumulate them in our heart and mind as thoughts that turn into evil words and deeds that deceive and distract us from God's voice? And as possessions, things that we do not need and clutter up our life for him in the storehouse of our home? Do not be led astray by all the fancy distractions of the devil in this world, tied up all nice an pretty to look like righteousness and love.

"Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not highminded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. That they do good, that they be rich in good works ready to distribute, willing to communicate. Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life." 1 TIMOTHY 6:17-19

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." MATTHEW 6:19-21

Get rid of all the selfish clutter in life and start living kingdom minded, see those around you with the eyes and heart of JESUS. Bring His compassion to the lost souls of the world that they do not perish and have eternal life. Each one of us can see the lost around us all day, every day. Reach out and bring Jesus, get out of your comfort zone, your box, and know what it is to live for God.

"But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them because they fainted and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd." MATTHEW 9:36

God is waiting for us to choose Him and His life for us, to forsake all double-mindedness and be focused single-mindedly on Him and his will for us. Take the blinders off, pray the scales fall off our eyes. He knows the struggles we face in our worldly desires, our lusts. We ask for ourselves and not for God's Kingdom. Jesus lived and died as a man, the son of God, to conquer death for us, to restore us to God.. He provides always a way to him, even in the direst times (1 Corinthians 10:13). All we have to do is CHOOSE. Hate the world, love God. He knows what we are capable of with Him and without Him. But we need to know without a doubt that a life lived without Him here will end up in an eternity separated from Him in the lake of fire with the devil and all sinners, of this we can be sure.

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust and have not, ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain, ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not. Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners and purify your hearts ye double minded. Be afflicted and mourn and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up." JAMES 4:1-10

Sin will kill us and damn our soul forever. Choose Jesus.

"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passeth away and the lust thereof but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." 1 JOHN 2:16-17

"Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin." JAMES 4:17

DO THE WILL OF GOD AND LIVE... CRY OUT TO JESUS, THE ONLY WAY TO GOD... AMEN

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OUR AWESOME GOD

2011-03-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

i was just sitting here at work (drove from airport, directly to work!) thinking about how awesome our God truly is. More awesome than words can say and more wonderful than any thought could think. King of kings and Lord of lords. He is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent, ALL the time. Always there, always for us, always faithful.

"For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe." Deuteronomy 10:17

Just 10 hours ago i was in the RAVEN Camp with my brother and sister Jesus freaks (and i miss every one), and now i am at the front desk of the hotel God provided as my job in the world for this season. This is such an amazing thing. To shift gears so to speak with flawless grace that can only come from God. My desire is to serve my God, to sacrifice ALL of my desires and replace them with His, right now in this fleeting vapour of a life and into eternity. i love serving my God each day with all that i am and i could not live any other way.

"I will freely sacrifice unto thee, I will praise thy name O LORD; for it is good." Psalm 54:6

God promises if we seek Him, His kingdom and righteousness he will supply every need. We are to take no thought of any of it. He tells us He loves them that love Him. Isn't that amazing. When i am with my God in heaven, i will have no needs like i do here on earth, but just like in heaven God promises to supply every need we have here. Do we trust Him to do that, in His way and in His time? i hope so because that is the only way to live for Him and in Him.

What do we need? A job enough to supply needs of food and clothes? Transportation? A Home? Well, i venture to suggest that what we need is only what God decides we need as we are walking in complete submission and service unto Him each day of this life. Our needs change as God directs our path. Remember a man plans but God orders his steps.. and our way usually leads to death. So i ask, what do we really need?

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Matthew 6:33-34

"I love them that love me and those that seek me early shall find me." Proverbs 8:17

"There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Proverbs 16:25

"A man’s heart plans his way but the Lord directs his steps." Proverbs 16:9

i am led to these scriptures because i love serving the Lord. When i am serving Him, sacrifice does not seem like sacrifice because if it is His will, then there is great joy in the doing of it. Flesh melts away and all that remains is the Spirit of life in Christ, the eternal soul who hears the voice of the Master and obeys. Thank you Jesus.

i had the best time at Mardi Gras this year. i was blessed to do my best to serve and edify the body of Christ and i was also able to tell lost souls about Jesus. Praise God. So back to sitting here at the Hotel job... i am learning that every day i wake up is another day to praise and glorify God with my life wherever i am, whatever i am doing. To keep Jesus on my heart, mind and soul every moment of the day has become a learned habit in my life, and i find that He can use me in His plan more readily when i stay focused on Him. He truly does supply every need, every day, and as His plan for me changes, so do my needs, amen.

i would implore all followers of Christ to spend as much time as possible in His word, in prayer, in fasting and doing His will. Pay attention and listen to God. Everything is God's: time, possessions, money, etc. it all belongs to Him, to be used for His Glory, His plan. Spare time (fleshy view) is God's time too, use it for Him. Walk in the Spirit of God and do not fulfill the lusts of the flesh, not even a tiny bit. Time is short and we all need Jesus desperately. Praise His holy name. Thank you Jesus. Thank you for using me in your mighty plan, wherever i am, amen.

"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16

JESUS... the only way!!

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THE LIE OF ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED

2011-03-01T09:50:00.000-08:00

i have started this note about 10 times and decided the best way is to just take some excerpts from a book i have been reading so everyone can read and study it for themselves. i do not read many books anymore besides my Bible and i am finding this one to be a treasure to study. The book is by Daniel Corner and is called The Believers Conditional Security. It is long but worth studying in the Spirit with the Word of God. i recommend it for every Christian because it is much more than just proof that the doctrine of "once saved always saved" is a lie, it is an exhaustive study of the Word of God surrounding the way a Christian should live life here and now, and that how we live will most assuredly determine our eternal destiny. It is about this life, from initial salvation to final salvation and how we can lose that salvation by living a sinful lifestyle and end up in the lake of fire. From the time we first come to Christ and are saved, to the time of our final salvation and entrance into heaven. We cannot come to salvation in Christ and then live like the world, ignoring God the rest of our lives, we just cannot. We cannot claim salvation in Jesus Christ and not live for Him. We must rethink every aspect of our lives and get our minds right, put on the mind of Christ and begin to live out our salvation with fear and trembling. We must make our choices for Christ every moment. We cannot live like the world now and expect to inherit heaven later. There are chapters on The Truth About Sin, The Importance of Forgiving, True Salvation Assurance, and much much more. Here is just a taste of the book:

THE CHRISTIAN IS NOW IN ENEMY TERRITORY (Pages 78-79)

The Christian should never forget he is now in enemy territory. The devil, who is the god of this age ( 2 Cor 4:41) and prince of this world (Johnn 12:31, 14:30, 16:11) is our arch enemy. We are on his turf and he doesn't like us here! We disturb him.

Our value system is not only antithetical to his but destructive to his slavish system. He is not in the lake of fire yet but prowls around throughout the earth looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). We are told to resist him (1 Peter 5:9). (Note: God is not going to resist him for us. We are told to resist him for ourselves with the help of God.)

The ruler of the kingdom of the air (Ephesians 2:2) never gives up in his relentless efforts to temp us into sin or deceive us through one of his many clever schemes. There are traps, snares, stumbling blocks and many other hindrances that he lays before us on the road that is hard that leads to life (Matthew 7:14). The Christian is consequently warned of real spiritual dangers that could prevent his entrance into the kingdom (Gal 5:19-21, Heb 3:12-14, 1 Johnn 2:24-25, Rev 22:19), repeatedly commanded to be on his spiritual guard (Matthew 10:17-22, 16:6, 2 Peter 3:17), told not to be lukewarm so as to avoid possible discharge from the Body of Christ (Revelation 3:15-16).

We are also advised to give absolutely no place at all to the devil (Ephesians 4:27), to avoid every kind of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22), to keep ourselves pure (1 Timothy 5:22), from idols ((1 John 5:21), from the pollutants of this world (James 1:27), and informed that bad company corrupts good character (1 Corinthians 15:33. Our thought life is to be centered on things beyond the grave not on earthly things (Colossians 3:1-2). Neither are we to think about how to gratify the desires of our sinful nature (Romans 13:14).

Furthermore, it is vitally important to keep a clear conscience at all times as Paul himself did (Acts 24:16). He also wrote about some who did not and consequently shipwrecked their own faith in Christ (1 Timothy 1:19-20).

We are also warned of the danger of false teachers who distort the truth of God and who teach to accommodate an audience with sinful desires (Acts 20:30, 2 Timothy 4:3-4). Yet these teachers can appear righteous (Matthew 7:15, 23:28, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 2 Timothy 3:5). Remember even the devil can quote scripture (Matthew 4:6) and masquerade as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). Rather than proclaiming the full counsel of God, such teachers stress only certain passages to the exclusion of others because if they did not, their sought after and easy to receive message would be clearly contradicted. these are truly perilous times. All these are fact, as disturbing as they may be to some.

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This is just a very very short example of this book.. it is 801 pages and i believe everyone can find something amazing in them. But please do not take my word for it, get the book and read and study it against the Word of God as any Christian should. i am finding it a treasure and i hope you do too. You can find it used on any book site like borders.com or amazon.com etc..

A special note to parents.. our kids are being lost at alarming rates. This stems so much from and starts at home, parents professing they are Christian but not doing anything to prove it. No one would be able to tell them from a non christian, no church, no prayer, no Bible reading. Then to make it even more grievous they are not teaching their children anything because they really do not know anything..so they send them off to a youth group once a week that is more often then not more social club than it is a place to build godly character. Our kids are getting too little or no bible reading, prayer, and spiritual guidance, nothing to set them apart from the world and prepare them for eternal life.. So they lose both at home or at youth group. This book will show that how you are living is deadly to you and your children, how they are losing their salvation and becoming rebellious without being raised in God's ways at home. It is never too late to live for Jesus as long as we are drawing breath. Please read the book...

PS.. the author of the book gives permission in the book for anyone to copy or reproduce it as needed. Amen.

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JUST SAYIN...

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JESUS IS LORD OF ALL!!

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Asolutely beautiful morning from God! 23 degrees crisp clear! Praise God

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"He that hath the Son hath life and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1 John 5:12

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"And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts." Galatians 5:24

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"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:26 Read more...

MISSION: MARDI GRAS

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JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY!! Pray and give to help put hundreds of soul winners on
the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras just 7 days from now.. Amen.

FaceBook Miracle Update (Feb 22nd Testimonies)

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Winning souls and making disciples - these are the Goals of the Facebook Miracle Challenge. Will you help us?

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THE LIE OF ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED

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God is clear on this. Once saved always saved is a lie from the devil. "Carnal Christians" is an oxymoron, and they should be afraid of losing their soul in hell. We cannot live in and like the world and expect to live eternally with God.

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like, of the which I tell you before as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21

Read the Word of God, Repent and believe on Jesus..

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MARDI GRAS

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Pastor Troy D. Bohn [Update]
We had 1 friend give ($7), another gave ($60) and another ($100) for a
grand total of ($354) or 177 FB friends being part of the Harvest for
Souls Miracle! ---- pass the word, forward the video. and do what YOU
can to help!

We need a FACEBOOK MIRACLE! -- will you help?

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In just over (2) weeks we will serve as host to hundreds of soul-winners coming from across North America to share the life-transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ with the hundreds of thousands of people coming to New Orleans for Mardio Gras. This outreach costs thousands of dollars to host. THANKS

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WHO ARE MY MOTHER AND BRETHREN??

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"While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother." Matthew 12:46-50

Does anyone think this made Jesus sad? That just a handful of people got it? Just a handful, a remnant will be saved? Will do the will of God in their life? Will even hear his voice even once? i do. It is never so apparent as in the family, blood and spiritual. My heart is breaking for my family and i have to let it go and lay it at Jesus feet. i must continue to do the will of my Father and pray. i refuse to compromise.

"And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief." Matthew 13:56-56

THEY WERE OFFENDED AT HIM. The truth convicts, it makes people squirm and get defensive. The things of the world are the greatest distraction. Satan has people right where he wants them, so twisted in their minds and hearts. In a woeful state of compromise. Truly calling evil good and good evil (Isaiah 5:20), "Woe unto them". The heart, patience and focus it takes to just have a conversation, to write and read a letter, all but lost in our youth and most parents today. Replaced with mind numbing video games and texting. i am so sad and broken today, Lord, yet i know your peace and joy in it. i love you so much.

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REACHING THE LOST

2011-01-21T12:27:00.002-08:00

Truly love the Lord with all my heart and it fills me with joy to see Him work on the streets. Was blessed to preach today and express the urgency and burden that is growing in me as i grow older in the Lord and physical age. The urgency for each one to get right with the Lord so He can use them to reach those God has for them to reach. Never give a message without preaching the blood of Jesus and the need for a saviour, the meaning of repentance, the way God will change your mind and give you the mind of Christ and the grace to capture each thought unto God before it becomes sin in word or deed. God is so good all the time, amen.

Today God made a way for William to go to San Francisco and be a part of the Delancey Street program. May God go with Him, amen.

God has given me a priceless blessing in the sisters i have here on the street. The ministry to the homeless that Gloria founded 3 years ago has flourished and is growing, seeing women of all ages step out of the box and their comfort zones and minister to the lost. Each has a gift to bring and it is a beautiful thing to be a part of. Thank you Lord for using me and these wonderful women of God to be your voice, hands and feet for your lost, hungry, hurting creatures.

i want to express to everyone the need for prayer. If you cannot physically go out, then pray for those that do. For the outreach here on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30am, for the ongoing ministry all across the country by RAVEN Ministries and countless others. Pray and pray some more. Be a warrior in prayer. Thanks.

WILLIAM

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Street Church - Kayla - January 2011

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SOME BELIEVED AND SOME BELIEVED NOT

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SOME BELIEVED AND SOME BELIEVED NOT

The Book of Acts ends with these two verses, Acts 28:30-31:

"And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no man forbidding him."

Paul never stopped preaching and teaching the Kingdom of God. He also was said to have written a large part of the New Testament while in prison in Rome (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon and possibly Hebrews). The Bible is not clear about what happened after the two years. It is said that Paul was released and went right on preaching and teaching until he was arrested again and possibly beheaded in AD 67.

No matter what the opposition, Paul stayed true to his mission, stayed true to Jesus. He preached the truth no matter how many believed it. Paul was a mighty man of God. Many refused to believe, turned their backs on the truth, on Jesus. Many were the Jewish leaders of the day. We know that Jesus was born into the Jewish Nation and they rejected Him, which opened up salvation unto the Gentiles, that they may hear it. That we may hear it. The same fate awaits us today as it does the Jews of old who rejected Jesus. Rejecting Jesus means death no matter who you are. The last few verses of Acts say Paul has many into his quarters all day teaching and preaching the Kingdom of God, and some believed and some believed not. The same holds true today i believe. We teach and preach and never give up whether it is to one or many, and some will believe and some will believe not. And still today those who do not believe as Isaiah the Prophet foresaw, shall hear and not understand, see and not perceive, for their heart is waxed gross. Yet for us who love Jesus, with our dying breath unto our dying day we will go and teach and preach the Kingdom of God. Amen.

"And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves." Acts 28:23-29

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BE A FISHER OF MEN

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"And he saith unto them, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men and they straightway left their nets and followed him." Matthew 4:19-20
Come on everyone... FOLLOW JESUS!!

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OUR AWESOME GOD

2011-01-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

"Great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them." Psalm 119:165 Those whose hearts stand in awe of God's word will rather endure the wrath of man than break the law of God. Amen, so be it, amen.

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SALVATION COMES FROM JESUS ALONE..

2011-01-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

"Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent." Acts 13:26 Salvation comes from our Lord Jesus alone...amen

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FOREVER AND EVER AMEN!!

2011-01-07T12:44:00.000-08:00

i want to do so many things for Jesus, and be so many places to serve Him and be in fellowship with His people. i have in my heart desires that all include Him (Psalm 37:4). God knows my desires, He has known me and my desires from before i was fearfully, wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). i seek God and i trust Him for all my needs and He has supplied them countless times over (Matthew 6:33). i hope and trust and have faith in my God in lack and in abundance (Philippians 4:12), in joy and in sorrow, i see Him in ALL my circumstances and praise Him and am glad. i expect Him, because He loves me, to discipline me in times my thoughts wander beyond where i am in Him and He does, straightening my path as i trust with all my heart and lean on him and not myself and my limited understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6). He brings me back unto Him where i am right now and i know that any and all of my sacrifices, hurts, desires and wants beyond my needs are in His hands and i will serve Him forever and ever amen. i will persevere and overcome (Revelation 12:11), i will be obedient and patient, i will submit always unto Him in all things and unto the authority in my life, dying daily and taking up my cross to follow Jesus.

i love the Lord my God with all my heart and all that is within me and i love my neighbor as myself. i will continue to follow Jesus each day of my life wherever i am. i will continue to open the Word of God to the Lost and reveal the salvation message of Jesus to whomever the Lord sends me to. i will live for all eternity with my God and Saviour, amen. Praise God, Praise my Lord Jesus, all glory and honor and thanksgiving be unto Him forever and ever amen!!! i love my Jesus.

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WHAT IS YOUR LIFE??

2011-01-04T18:59:00.000-08:00

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow, for what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say if the Lord will we shall live and do this or that." James 4:14-15 Amen... the Revelation of Jesus Christ. KNOW GOD'S WILL FOR YOUR LIFE, EVERY DAY!

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ALL GLORY BE UNTO OUR GOD

2011-01-04T18:57:00.001-08:00

"And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God." Acts 11:1 Praise Jesus, all glory be unto God forever and ever amen!!

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2011-01-04T18:55:00.000-08:00

"And upon a set day Herod arrayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them and the people gave a shout saying it is the voice of a god and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him because he gave not God the glory and he was eaten of worms and gave up the ghost. But the Word of God grew and multiplied." Acts 12:21-24 People in compromise accepting the words of a liar... DO NOT BE DECEIVED.

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THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

2011-01-04T18:54:00.001-08:00

"For so hath the Lord commanded us saying i have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth." Acts 13:47 Amen, so be it, amen!!

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PSALM 25

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PSALM 25

A Psalm of David

"Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles."

LIFT UP YOUR SOUL UNTO THE LORD!!

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WHAT ARE WE THINKING?

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What are we thinking??
"Finally brethren whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things." Philippians 4:8

What are we thinking?
"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." Romans 13:3

What are we thinking?
"And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know." 1 Corinthians 8:2

What are we thinking?
"And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God." 2 Corinthians 3:4-5

We should be thinking on the things of God all the time, every waking moment, even up to the moment of sleep, that we sleep in Him. Our God is amazing, holy, righteous, pure, and just, He asks so little of us in this life in exchange for an eternity with Him. Forget your "self', forget this life and all its distractions and sin. Do not be seduced by any of it, it is time to lay it all down and live for JESUS. Repent and live with your eyes and thoughts on eternity, your mind stayed on His will for your life, because His will for your life is you make it to eternity after doing his work here. His will for your life, is life! His desire is that none should perish (2 Peter 3:9, John 3:16).

"Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. Eat and drink, saith he to thee but his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words." Psalm 23:6-8

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OVERCOMERS, HEAR GOD'S WORD, AMEN

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The Revelation of Jesus Christ. In His words.

"He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches: to him that overcometh will i give to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst of the paradise of God." Revelation 2:7

"He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches: he that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death." Revelation 2:11

"He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches: to him that overcometh will i give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a white stone and in the stone a new name written which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it." Revelation 2:17

"And he that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end to him will i give power over the nations and he shall rule them with a rod of iron as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers even as i received of my Father, and i will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation 2:26-29

"He that overcometh the same shall be clothed in white raiment and i will not blot out his name out of the book of life but i will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

Revelation 3:5-6

"He that overcometh will i make a pillar in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out and i will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God which is new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from my God and i will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

Revelation 3:12-13

"To him that overcometh will i grant to sit with me in my throne even as i also overcame and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation 3:21-22

"AND THEY OVERCAME HIM BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB AND BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY AND THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES UNTO DEATH." REVELATION 12:11

Amen, so be it, Amen!! Thank you Jesus... Jesus, by your blood take me into the Holy of Holies, amen. Praise be the name of the Lord forever and ever, amen.

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THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS

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"Then Peter said, Silver and gold have i none but such as i have give i thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." Acts 3:6

And the lame man did rise up and walk... and even leaped!!

Then Peter preached as all the people ran together. It was a true and scathing word, calling them ignorant, calling them to repentance.

"The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead whereof we are witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know, yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you..." Acts 3:13-20

Peter went on to say that Moses told them Jesus was coming and that every soul which will not hear will be destroyed. The leaders put Peter and John in prison for a night... Then when asked the next morning by what power or by what name had he done this, Peter replied,

"Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole, Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it." Acts 4:8-14

Peter and John, unlearned men who had been with Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke with boldness to the rulers, elders, scribes, the high priest and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest in Jerusalem, and they could say nothing against it.

Doesn't this account give you the inspiration to do all things in Christ? To fear no man and God only? To be ready to give an account to any man who asks the reason for your hope? It certainly does me. The name of JESUS, the name above all names, still healing, teaching and preaching today and until the end of the world. Have you been with Him? Do you know Him? Amen!! Praise Jesus!!

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PATIENCE...

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Be patient and preserve your soul... We are supported by a divine power, and the Spirit of God and glory rests upon us..God stands by us, owns us and assists us in our trials, and we will be brought before people we never thought we would and God will speak. Do not lose your soul, nor let it be disturbed or interrupted.

"Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist, and ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls." Luke 21:14-19

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SHEPHERDING A TEEN'S HEART

2010-11-15T20:35:00.002-08:00

About 6 years ago, i went through a Bible Counseling Course and learned how to answer life's questions and challenges Biblicaly, both for myself or anyone who would ask of me. When it comes to children, i have worked with them all in some capacity since 1974 but some people are skeptical of my advice because i do not have children of my own, so i could not possibly know how it is to raise them. But there are those parents in the Lord who put that all aside and just want to talk about what God says in the Bible for our children. When it all washes out, it is what we know of God's word that is most important in raising our children, and on that front, most parents are sore lacking.

This day and age is no doubt an evil time, such as the like of Sodom and the days before the flood. But to live our lives for Jesus and eternity means to be ready for His return each and every day, not counting on tomorrow because we are not promised tomorrow. Biblical principles apply to all believers, young and old, even if the teaching methods are different as we grow.

i have been burdened in my heart for the teens lately because i know many of them and they are dear to my heart. So many say they are "Christian" but are living with a foot in the world, its pleasures and sins. Either not knowing how to stand for Jesus or just not caring because they do not realize the gravity of the situation, because their parents are just as compromising as they are. Where do we think they learn it from?

Most teens are feeling very vulnerable about everything. They worry about their appearance, what friends think, have anxiety about their understanding of life, their personalities, and are unstable in the world of ideas. The teenage years are often years of rebellion, whether simply a misguided attempt to establish individuality or with deeper roots.

A teen falls in with rebellious company because he is a rebel. He does not become a rebel because of the company he keeps. Defiant teens will find each other. Usually the rebellion has been latent all along. Maybe from public reproof of a child too afraid to express his anger at the time.

If you are a parent, youth leader, or have any influence on a teen, here are three Foundations for Life to instill in a teen. These are more solid than our personal ideas of parenting.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son hear the instruction of your father and do not forsake the law of your mother for they will be a graceful ornament on your head, and chains about your neck. My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait to shed blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause, let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down to the Pit. We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, we shall fill our houses with spoil, cast in your lot among us, let us all have one purse”. My son, do not walk in the way with them, keep your foot from their path for their feet run to evil and they make haste to shed blood. Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird, but they lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk secretly for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain, It takes away the life of its owners." Proverbs 1:7-19

1. The Fear of the Lord, v7. As our teenagers are on the threshold of life independent from us, they are already making choices that have major impact on their lives. Making value decisions every day. We are here to keep them on a Godward orientation, because everyone worships and lives in fear of either God or idols.

Our teens must be motivated by a sense of awe and reverence for God. A moral dread of being displeasing unto Him. Living in accountability to God. God sees it all and everything is open before him, so living in Godly fear means living in full light of God as a holy God who calls his people to holiness, even our children.

Read through the Old Testament's Major and Minor Prophets with our children during their teens. Our culture today suffers from a low view of God and reading the prophets confronts them with a holy God who is awesome and prepared to hold his people accountable. Sobering for us and for them is the realization that a major theme of more than one third of the Bible is judgment. Our teens must be able to understand the truth of God in daily life. To be able to live it out their faith every day.

Teens struggle with the fear of man, worrying about what their friends think of them so we must shepherd them in the direction of living out of the fear of God rather than the fear of man. Show them where they are fearing man, and the futility in it. Share your own experience.

2. Adherence to Parental Instruction, v8-9. The young person who adheres to the instruction of his parents will be richly blessed. Often it is assumed that teens will find their parents irrelevant, a relationship of convenience and necessity rather than choice. But the Word of God holds out a vision of children seeing in their parents a source of wisdom and instruction. Who should be more relevant to our children than their parents? They know them, the nuances of their personalities, their strengths, weaknesses. Parents should understand them and parents should know God. If you have struggled and battled in the Christian life, you understand the disciplines and dangers of Christian living, and the pressures these kids now face. Parents should be committed to them and to God. There is no one who loves them more, who is more deeply committed to them and who accepts them unconditionally. No one who will be more honest or more tender. To abandon the teaching of Mother and Father is lunacy.

Parents must have an honest relationship with their teens. Never giving advice that suits their convenience or that spares them trouble or embarrassment. Remain accessible to instruction. Remain in the truth of God's Word.

A child furnished with biblical instruction has a firm footing in an academic climate where even the teacher may be lost in a sea of no principles or absolutes (Psalm 119:99-100). The context for parental instruction is in daily living as set in Deuteronomy 6. We do not need to be perfect but people of integrity who are living life in the holy and righteous, rich robust truth of the Word of God. Amen.

Family worship provides a special context for instruction, addressing in lively ways the issues your child faces day to day. Study the scriptures together.

3. Disassociation from the Wicked, v10. The genius of this passage is that it does not simply tell us to disassociate with the wicked, it also tells us why our children are attracted by such alliances. Verses 10-19 contain 20 collective pronouns...us.. we.. Teens want to belong. The attraction of giving into the wicked is camaraderie. Young people do not run from places where they are loved and know unconditional acceptance. They do not run away from homes where there are solid relationships. They do not run form homes in which the family is planning activities and doing things. Make home the place they want to be.

The point is, the call to association with the wicked comes to our children. We must work to make home and attractive place to be. Home should be the shelter where the teen is understood and loved, where he is encouraged and shown the paths of life in God.

These three foundations of life should blow through every conversation with our teens, the fear of the Lord, adherence to parental instruction and disassociation from the wicked. When they do, we can expect the favor of the Lord to rest upon our efforts..amen.

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FOLLOW JESUS

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"But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape." 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 Seems like every generation is lured into the Bob Marley lie of one love for the world with its false peace and pot smoking. There are even rumors that Marley became a Christian before he died. i don't know about that and i would not presume to know. What i do know is God so loved the world that he sent His only begotten Son Jesus (1 John 3:16-19) to shed his blood for us. ONLY JESUS SAVES SOULS. Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life. i would suggest to all young "Christians" that they read up on the Rasta lifestyle and see if it lines up with the Word of God, the only true way.

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DON'T LOOK BACK..

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"It happens in a blink, it happens in a flash, it happens in the time it takes to look back..."

DON'T LOOK BACK

"But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." Genesis 19:26

Read the story in Genesis 19. Since Adam and Eve, we are hard pressed to even keep one command from God. Don't look back. Lot's wife who is unnamed as far as i know, looked back.

"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

God is mighty to save and provide all we need to remain in Him while He has us remain on this earth to serve Him. He has reconciled whosoever will come, unto Him for all eternity. There is no time to look back at old sinful lifestyles. NO time to lust after sin in our minds and hearts. Only time to look ahead to what is to come. We live focused on eternity now. We live and lay down our lives for Him.

Read the word, we know the judgment that is to come and what we should be doing for the Lord. Telling everyone we can in our sphere of influence.

"Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences." 2 Corinthians 5:11

This day is all we are promised to do God's will on this earth before Jesus returns. There is no day in our past that is better than today, living breathing and walking with our Lord. What impact are we having on eternity?

"This is the day which the LORD hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

Rejoice in your sorrow, rejoice in your trials, praise Him in all things and bring all concerns before him. Do not look to the left or the right, stay on the narrow way (Matthew 7:13-14) because the narrow way is all we can handle with God guiding us on it. He hears every prayer of the righteous. Have faith, trust and be patient. Don't look back.

"For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment, and spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly, and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly, and delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;). The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.." 2 Peter 2:4-9

When the Lord has delivered us out of bondage, we must never look back, 2 Peter 2:19-22, Hebrews 10:26.

Something else that will happen in a blink.... are you ready??

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." 2 Peter 3:10

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OUR GOD IS GREATER THAN ANYTHING

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i would like to tell you about our God and what he is doing in my life right now..how he hears the smallest cries of our hearts that love him so much. The last month has been a hard one in the family. i am tried on every side as i minister to my cancer ridden unsaved Dad, and live among my saved family. A divorce between my sister and her husband has brought much change and challenge into our lives. Yet in the storm i have been calm, albeit there have been tears of sadness at times.

"But if the unbelieving depart let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases but God hath called us to peace." 1 Corinthians7:15

i have asked God to bless us in the desires of our hearts in all this where our desires are in his perfect will, and He has given us so much, in his perfect time..Praise God. Mom, Laur and Myles have the house they prayed for God to provide. Our cats went to a good home together and not split up which we prayed for God to provide. Mom is getting stronger and the heartbreaking sadness of missing her cats is abating some. And today, as i was crying out to God to let me stay in this area and not have to move across town, God gave me a room identical to mine with a view of the creek, just 3 doors down from where i live now, same complex, same layout, bigger yard!!

"And this is the confidence that we have in him that if we ask anything according to his will he heareth us, and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5;14-15

i have learned that to follow Christ means to crucify the flesh and ALL its desires and to desire with all my heart, mind and soul only what God desires for my life, no matter what that is, where it is or when it is. i have learned that the race is not to the swift but to the ones truly submitted unto Him, obedient, consistent, enduring followers of Christ. The ones that see Christ in ALL the circumstances and trials of their lives. The Holy Spirit led. It must be God's will or nothing, it must be His time or no time. To live a holy and righteous life as a faithful servant means that in all the seasons of our lives, in every day of seemingly menial and mundane goings about, that God is a part of it ALL, and that takes a heart and mind focused entirely on him and on eternity, we must choose God with NO COMPROMISE, EVER.

i am daily amazed at His grace and mercy, at his glory manifest all around me. In all this going on in my life, God still finds the time to send his lost to me so i can open the Bible and introduce His Son, their Salvation, to them.. time for reading my word, praying and fasting, time for a women's Bible study, time for street outreach.. What a blessed life i lead as a daughter of God and bride of Christ, as an obedient servant unto death to Him who died for me. i would not trade my life for anything in this dark and dying world.. i love you Lord, amen.

Praise God!! Thank you Jesus! All Glory and honor be unto Him forever and ever amen. i cannot wait to be kneeling in the throne room of grace praising the King!!!

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HALLOWEEN... ANYTHING BUT HAPPY

Come on "Christians" you know better, why continue an ungodly and evil tradition with your kids? Do something else on Monday, preach and teach the gospel of JESUS. Celebrate JESUS to kick of the Autumn season!!

Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour." 1 PETER 5:8 Don't kid yourself, the devil will be out in force on Halloween....

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COME TO JESUS AND LIVE!!

Read the Good News!! Read the Gospel of John!! Come to JESUS and live, then go tell anyone who will listen about JESUS!! Praise GOD, amen!!

‎"So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 Amen LORD, thank you for my faith, i pray you increase it daily, amen! Praise God!!

GOD NEWS!! JESUS is alive! He lives and breathes in and through the hearts of those who believe, amen!! "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas because thou hast seen me thou hast believed, blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29 i believe O LORD!

WITH A HEART FOR GOD

‎"He that believeth on me as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." John 7:38 Do we not want as well, for the glory of God, that every word we utter and deed we do in this world to bring life and hope to all? Praise God.

‎"Judge not according to the appearance but judge righteous judgment." John 7:24 Amen, judge not according to the world or mans ways but by the Spirit of God and His righteous ways. Be quick to listen, slow to speak... hear God. Amen.

Forgiveness keeps a heart free from bitterness, resentment and anger. Forgiveness leaves a heart free to love. Praise God for His wisdom in our hearts, seek it out.

Love is patient, kind, never envious, boastful, proud, selfish or rude, not quick to anger, does not keep a record of wrongs... an angry heart cannot love.

‎"Wherefore my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20 Amen, it is clear the anger of man is ugly and God is not in it...

‎"But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves." James 1:22 Sad how many profess to know God or His Word but do not do it.

CHOOSE JESUS THIS DAY

FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE

i have never seen a more precious photo in all my life. Father and daughter in the Lord. i have never known a more godly example of our sweet and loving Father God than i know in Pastor Troy. Praise God, thank you Jesus. =-)

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REPENT

REPENT

What is the song of the redeemed before the great throne of our God? The ones with a passion for His glory and find ultimate comfort in His rule. Read Revelation 19:6-9.

REPENT

"For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God they are the sons of God." Romans 8:13-14

"A form of godliness always teaches you can practice sin and still be saved by grace through faith. Think about it. Once you catch on to this, you can spot apostasy a mile away. It's like watching a snake traverse a black top road".. (Lahry Sibley )

Who are you the sons of? Do not be deceived. The devil is a liar and father of all lies.. John 8:44 Repent or Perish, amen.

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WAR

CHOOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE. AMEN.

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"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14 Fill my heart with you O Lord that i speak only your words, amen.

‎"Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10 God WILL be exalted, listen to Him and know Him.

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." James 1:19-20 Listen, and let the Spirit of God speak...amen.

GROW WITH GOD

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Pastor Dave delivers a warning message to the backslidden, lukewarm, those grown cold and indifferent to the things of God.. please come to Jesus and live..

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Pastor Dave delivers a warning message to the backslidden, lukewarm, those
grown cold and indifferent to the things of God.. please come to Jesus and live..

JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY!! Pray and give to help put hundreds of soul winners on
the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras just 7 days from now.. Amen.

Pastor Troy D. Bohn [Update]
We had 1 friend give ($7), another gave ($60) and another ($100) for a
grand total of ($354) or 177 FB friends being part of the Harvest for
Souls Miracle! ---- pass the word, forward the video. and do what YOU
can to help!