The Dove
Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Gen 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Gen 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
To find grace in the eyes of the Lord is a marvelous thing!
God had respect unto Abel and to his offering. (Genesis 4:4)
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. (Genesis 4:5)
Gen 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Gen 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
They both were taught God's way by their father Adam, who tragically had to learn the hard way because of his disobedience to God.
Cain represents the first Adam who is earthy.
But Abel represents the second Adam who is of Heaven. (Jesus)
The first Adam has nothing to do with God! He is flesh!
But the second Adam has everthing to do with God! He is Spirit!
The Flesh and the Spirit are contrary to one another.
• Summarize Cain and Abel and events leading up to Noah finding grace in the eyes of the Lord.
• By grace ye are saved!
Genesis 8:11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Genesis 8:12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
Noah and his family was in the Ark. A type of being in Jesus Christ! God instructed Noah to send forth a dove . That Dove is a type of the Holy Spirit that goes forth to guide in Truth!
Noah waited seven more days. Tarry ye!
Noah was instructed to sent forth the dove; which returned not again.
The Dove kept going forth, searching for Truth!
For from when Noah sent the Dove out of the Ark, it searched for the Truth. It continued to look throughout history for Truth in this world but couldn't find it.
The Dove Moved On!
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
The Dove moved on!
• The Dove said: "I know you've been saved Noah, but I've got to move on in search for the Truth!
• Genesis 9:1 God blessed Noah and gave him a visible sign with the rain bow but the Dove moved on in search of the Truth!
Gen 10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Gen 10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
"Now matter how mighty the man, the Dove moves on in search of the Truth!"
Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord 2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
We quote every word of this scripture most of the time except the last few words, "thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars."
God is looking for Truth if the Dove doesn't find Truth, the Dove moves on!
Noah was saved, God remembered Noah
Noah sent the Dove forth.
The Dove searched for Truth.
From Noah and throughout the Old Testament the Dove searched for the Truth.
God was seeking a man among them but found none.
Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Ezekiel 22:31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.
The Dove saw that man in his best state is evil!
Psalm 39:5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
The Dove moved on!
"Abraham rejoiced to see my day!"
John 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
John 8:52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
John 8:53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
John 8:54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
John 8:55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
John 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
John 8:59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
John 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
John 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
For several thousand years that Dove search for Truth but couldn't find it in a man. "It seems as though Truth had fallen into the streets!"
But wait a minute! There's a man named John, he's crying out!
"Behold the Lamb of God!"
That taketh away the sin of the world!
The Dove that left Noah at the Ark had search and found the Truth!
The Dove descended upon Jesus and remain upon Him!
John said: "I saw and I bare record that is is the Son of God"
The Dove had finally found Truth!
Jesus said: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life!"
No man, (nobody) comes to the Father but by me!
The Dove (Holy Spirit) will testify of Jesus!
The Dove is in Christ Jesus! Are you?
John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
John 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
John 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
John 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
John 16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 16:15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Acts 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
“We don’t need to know such as the Father has put into His own power.”
If we will allow the Dove, the Holy Ghost come upon us, we will be guided by Jesus Christ!
The Dove won’t have to search any more for Truth!
He shall be with you and shall in you forever, even unto the end.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Are You Desperate Enough to Believe Christ Never Fails
This leader of a religious assembly of his day had been brought to the end of himself! His position, his status, nor his ability was able to give him hope!
Read the words: " and when he saw Him (Jesus), he fell at His feet.
Mark 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
As long as we have the slightest possiblility of being able to handle the situation we are in, we will continue to try everything we know to do.
People who are desperate are brought to a humbling place where they aren't intimidated by those around them. They are fearful of no man! They regard not their own lives! They are transported out of the many voices and things that get their attention so easily!
"God allows us to be placed in such situations of desperation with the desire to bring us to a surrendered trust to Him!"
What you are faced with right now isn't a happenstance, it has been allowed to come upon you for a purpose.
It may well have been brought on by your own doing, or by someone else but you can be sure that God knows all about every detail of the cause and why is has come!
"God is working in the hearts of multiple millions of people in this very hour!"
Every person will respond in one of two ways: Either their hearts will be humbled in their time of desperation and look to Christ. Or either they will reject Christ and be hardened in their hearts to the purposes of God!
Mark 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Jairus was humbled, the Bible says that he besought Jesus greatly!
No longer was his response to Jesus passive! It was with great intense feeling that he besought Jesus!
"When we are truly humbled before God , our feeling toward Jesus doesn't remain passive."
In his hour of confusion, Jairus has the ear of Jesus!
His desperation has brought him to the place of total surrender to the source of his need. He doesn't yet have the manifestation of God's supply but he has totally disregarded himself from getting in the way of Christ coming and putting His hands on his daughter!
Oh! Today if we would learn what God is saying to us. If we are just willing to lay our life down and let the life of Christ live in us!
Mark 5:24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
And Jesus went with him.
If we will get right in our approach to God, Jesus will go with us!
It doesn't matter the greatest of the trouble that you may find yourself in today, Jesus will always respond to a heart that is contrite and when our spirit is broken to do God's will!
No sickness, no disease, no trouble that can pile upon you so high that Christ cannot get to the root of the problem and bring you the answer!
If He's going with you, you must believe!
"Sometimes your need is slow to come, don't lose heart, Jesus is still there!"
Mark 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
For twelve years Jairus' daughter has been the joy of his life. But for a nameless woman in the Bible that is referred to as "a certain woman", for her the same twelve years that has been joy for Jarius, has been years of pain, years of hope in a cure only to be brought to a place of total hopelessness.
The same years bring different circumstances to these people but their time and circumstances are about to meet! Jairus is facing his greatest fear, his daughter is about to die! But on the day his daughter was born, for this certain woman death began to take it's grip upon her. From the day that little girl came into Jairus and his wife lives to be such joy and love, the certain woman's life became hell on earth! Years of sorrow and shattered hopes of getting better was all she had to look for.
"No matter if you are just entering into your trouble or whether you have been battling for years, Christ is a very present help in the time of trouble!"
Mark 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
There are people today that have refused to go back and receive treatment for a medical problem because of the pain was so severe and unbearable.
The Bible says the certain woman suffered (allowed) many things of many physicians! Oh, what things we will allow to be done to us if we think it will work. These things that she allowed cost her everything that she had! And the tragedy of it all was that nothing helped her but rather she became more close to death!
Mark 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
"It's an amazing thing that nobody ever told her about Jesus!"
She was told about all kinds of remedies for her problem.
She was told of every doctor that could treat her problem.
She was given a cost analysis and an itemized bill for her problem.
She suffered many things of many physicians.
"But from the beginning of her sickness to the end there wasn't a word mentioned to her to seek the Lord!"
But thank God it's never to late to tell somebody about the Lord and His delivering power!
But when she heard of Jesus! But when she heard of Jesus! She came, sickness in all, behind the crowd of people and pressed her way into the crowd and touched Jesus!
Mark 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
She said if I may but touch His clothes, I shall be made whole! If I may touch even His clothes, they are righteousness, they are purity, they are healing in His wings!
Mark 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Her sickness had held her in it's constant and sure grip but immediately, she was healed and delivered!
Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
The certain woman had touched Jesus' clothes by faith and believing!
Mark 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Out of all the people and the clamour of the day, a certain woman touches Jesus! One woman desperate enough to believe that Christ never fails!
Mark 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
Virtue (power)had been drawn out of Jesus by this desperate woman! Jesus looks around to see her that touched Him!
Mark 5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, she came and fell down before Jesus and told Him all the truth.
She knew what was done! She knew it was the Lord's doing!
All the years of searching for help and deliverance was in the past! She had heard of Jesus! She had touched Jesus! She told Him all the truth! She said to Jesus: "I have trusted in man's ability for twelve years but today I trust you, Lord!"
Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Jesus said: "Thy faith has made you whole, go in peace and stay healed of this sickness!"
Mark 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
"The Devil will always try to put a damper on a testimony service that is giving God the glory."
Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
When we are truly humbled before the Lord, He will help us believe Him.
Jesus says to you today that have been humbled before Him by circumstances, "Be not afraid, only believe!"
Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Jesus continues to follow a humbled Jairus.
Mark 5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Jesus will go all the way to your house when you have been humbled before Him!
Mar 5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Death to Jesus is like sleep, He can wake them up!
Mark 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Religious actors can quickly become scorners and scoffers!
Jesus puts the pretenders and proud out of His presence! He will again one day put the pretenders and the proud out of His presence! Are you a pretender? Are you proud of yourself? Jesus will put you out if you are!
Mark 5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
"He takes Jairus' daughter by the hand and speaks a command for her to arise!"
Mark 5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
Immediately the daughter arises just like Jesus said!
That death that hold us is like sleep to Jesus! It's is real and makes us desperate!
But are we desperate enough to believe Christ never fails?
Mark 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Why did Jesus tell them to tell no man?
Why should they have to tell anybody? Their daughter is not dead!
She's alive! Give her something to eat! She's a living, growing daughter!
"Why should we as Christians have to tell anybody when Christ Jesus is living in us!"
Our life should speak loudly that Christ is living in us!
We must be desperate enough to believe Christ never fails!
Hear this today! Jesus is alive! He will come to you in your time of desperation if you will come to Him.
He can be touched by a single person in a great crowd of people that aren't desiring to really touch Him!
Touch Christ today by faith, He will touch you and make you whole! A-men!
Read the words: " and when he saw Him (Jesus), he fell at His feet.
Mark 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
As long as we have the slightest possiblility of being able to handle the situation we are in, we will continue to try everything we know to do.
People who are desperate are brought to a humbling place where they aren't intimidated by those around them. They are fearful of no man! They regard not their own lives! They are transported out of the many voices and things that get their attention so easily!
"God allows us to be placed in such situations of desperation with the desire to bring us to a surrendered trust to Him!"
What you are faced with right now isn't a happenstance, it has been allowed to come upon you for a purpose.
It may well have been brought on by your own doing, or by someone else but you can be sure that God knows all about every detail of the cause and why is has come!
"God is working in the hearts of multiple millions of people in this very hour!"
Every person will respond in one of two ways: Either their hearts will be humbled in their time of desperation and look to Christ. Or either they will reject Christ and be hardened in their hearts to the purposes of God!
Mark 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Jairus was humbled, the Bible says that he besought Jesus greatly!
No longer was his response to Jesus passive! It was with great intense feeling that he besought Jesus!
"When we are truly humbled before God , our feeling toward Jesus doesn't remain passive."
In his hour of confusion, Jairus has the ear of Jesus!
His desperation has brought him to the place of total surrender to the source of his need. He doesn't yet have the manifestation of God's supply but he has totally disregarded himself from getting in the way of Christ coming and putting His hands on his daughter!
Oh! Today if we would learn what God is saying to us. If we are just willing to lay our life down and let the life of Christ live in us!
Mark 5:24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
And Jesus went with him.
If we will get right in our approach to God, Jesus will go with us!
It doesn't matter the greatest of the trouble that you may find yourself in today, Jesus will always respond to a heart that is contrite and when our spirit is broken to do God's will!
No sickness, no disease, no trouble that can pile upon you so high that Christ cannot get to the root of the problem and bring you the answer!
If He's going with you, you must believe!
"Sometimes your need is slow to come, don't lose heart, Jesus is still there!"
Mark 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
For twelve years Jairus' daughter has been the joy of his life. But for a nameless woman in the Bible that is referred to as "a certain woman", for her the same twelve years that has been joy for Jarius, has been years of pain, years of hope in a cure only to be brought to a place of total hopelessness.
The same years bring different circumstances to these people but their time and circumstances are about to meet! Jairus is facing his greatest fear, his daughter is about to die! But on the day his daughter was born, for this certain woman death began to take it's grip upon her. From the day that little girl came into Jairus and his wife lives to be such joy and love, the certain woman's life became hell on earth! Years of sorrow and shattered hopes of getting better was all she had to look for.
"No matter if you are just entering into your trouble or whether you have been battling for years, Christ is a very present help in the time of trouble!"
Mark 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
There are people today that have refused to go back and receive treatment for a medical problem because of the pain was so severe and unbearable.
The Bible says the certain woman suffered (allowed) many things of many physicians! Oh, what things we will allow to be done to us if we think it will work. These things that she allowed cost her everything that she had! And the tragedy of it all was that nothing helped her but rather she became more close to death!
Mark 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
"It's an amazing thing that nobody ever told her about Jesus!"
She was told about all kinds of remedies for her problem.
She was told of every doctor that could treat her problem.
She was given a cost analysis and an itemized bill for her problem.
She suffered many things of many physicians.
"But from the beginning of her sickness to the end there wasn't a word mentioned to her to seek the Lord!"
But thank God it's never to late to tell somebody about the Lord and His delivering power!
But when she heard of Jesus! But when she heard of Jesus! She came, sickness in all, behind the crowd of people and pressed her way into the crowd and touched Jesus!
Mark 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
She said if I may but touch His clothes, I shall be made whole! If I may touch even His clothes, they are righteousness, they are purity, they are healing in His wings!
Mark 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Her sickness had held her in it's constant and sure grip but immediately, she was healed and delivered!
Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
The certain woman had touched Jesus' clothes by faith and believing!
Mark 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Out of all the people and the clamour of the day, a certain woman touches Jesus! One woman desperate enough to believe that Christ never fails!
Mark 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
Virtue (power)had been drawn out of Jesus by this desperate woman! Jesus looks around to see her that touched Him!
Mark 5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, she came and fell down before Jesus and told Him all the truth.
She knew what was done! She knew it was the Lord's doing!
All the years of searching for help and deliverance was in the past! She had heard of Jesus! She had touched Jesus! She told Him all the truth! She said to Jesus: "I have trusted in man's ability for twelve years but today I trust you, Lord!"
Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Jesus said: "Thy faith has made you whole, go in peace and stay healed of this sickness!"
Mark 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
"The Devil will always try to put a damper on a testimony service that is giving God the glory."
Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
When we are truly humbled before the Lord, He will help us believe Him.
Jesus says to you today that have been humbled before Him by circumstances, "Be not afraid, only believe!"
Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Jesus continues to follow a humbled Jairus.
Mark 5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Jesus will go all the way to your house when you have been humbled before Him!
Mar 5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Death to Jesus is like sleep, He can wake them up!
Mark 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Religious actors can quickly become scorners and scoffers!
Jesus puts the pretenders and proud out of His presence! He will again one day put the pretenders and the proud out of His presence! Are you a pretender? Are you proud of yourself? Jesus will put you out if you are!
Mark 5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
"He takes Jairus' daughter by the hand and speaks a command for her to arise!"
Mark 5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
Immediately the daughter arises just like Jesus said!
That death that hold us is like sleep to Jesus! It's is real and makes us desperate!
But are we desperate enough to believe Christ never fails?
Mark 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Why did Jesus tell them to tell no man?
Why should they have to tell anybody? Their daughter is not dead!
She's alive! Give her something to eat! She's a living, growing daughter!
"Why should we as Christians have to tell anybody when Christ Jesus is living in us!"
Our life should speak loudly that Christ is living in us!
We must be desperate enough to believe Christ never fails!
Hear this today! Jesus is alive! He will come to you in your time of desperation if you will come to Him.
He can be touched by a single person in a great crowd of people that aren't desiring to really touch Him!
Touch Christ today by faith, He will touch you and make you whole! A-men!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Perilous Times Requires Courageous Preachers
The Apostle Paul gave a charge toTimothy, the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians.
2 Timothy 2:1-4 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
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.
"Be faithful to God, be strong in the grace of God!" Commit what you've learned to faithful men that will be able to teach others. "Endure hardness, as a good soldier!" Fight the good fight of faith! Contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints! Don't waver, don't compromise the Word of God for anything or anybody! "Be faithful to God!" Don't be mixed up with the world and try to be a soldier of the Cross of Christ!
2Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
We are living in the last days! Perilous times are upon us! Self rules!
LOVERS OF THEIR OWN SELVES!
2Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Those that make up their minds that they are going to live according to Gods Word will suffer a great onslaught of persecution. The world will hate you if you follow the Lord with your whole heart. But remember, God will be with you!
"This world only wants a form of religion rather than the power of God."
Perilous times requires fearless preachers that know that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God!"
The Word is profitable for doctrine.for evidence that will correct those off course!
The Word is profitable for instruction in right living!
"Preacher, you must to determined to preach this Word of God without any compromise!"
You will be hated, but you will be pleasing God and His kingdom will advance forward in these perilous last days!
2Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ!"
Preach the Word! Preach the Word!
Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might! Be instant in season, out of season!
Be ready always to give an answer to any one that ask you of the hope that is within you with meekness and fear!
For the time will come when they will heap to themselves teachers to themselves, having itching ears! Churches are full of people and leaders who are like this!
They shall turn their ears away from the truth! But continue in the things which you have learned!
"But you watch, be sober, don't allow yourself to be overcharged with the things of this world!"
Endure afflictions! Be determined that you will be faithful to proclaim Gods Word!
Do the work of an evangelist.
Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel!
Don't try be politically correct, just preach the Word!
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
1:25 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.
1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Faithful servants of the Lord Jesus Christ will preach the scripture from Romans without fear or reservation in these last days!
These sins in the above verses of the Bible from the book of Romans will damn souls to hell.
They aren't alternate lifestyles!!! They are sins that if not repented of will send the individuals into everlasting punishment!
A person may say they have the right to live as they please and God gives everybody a free will to do as they please
. If you practice the sins of Romans chapter 1 you will die lost and then spend eternity in literal burning hell.
But the good news is that God so loved you while you were in your sin that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the Cross that you could be delivered and saved!
There's no other name given among men whereby we must be saved!
Jesus Christ is the ONLY WAY!
All other religions other than the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost who is the GOD OF THE BIBLE will have to bowed the knee to Christ and every tongue will confess that He is Lord to the glory of the Father or they will be separated from God forever.
John 3:16 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.
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
2 Timothy 2:1-4 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
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.
"Be faithful to God, be strong in the grace of God!" Commit what you've learned to faithful men that will be able to teach others. "Endure hardness, as a good soldier!" Fight the good fight of faith! Contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints! Don't waver, don't compromise the Word of God for anything or anybody! "Be faithful to God!" Don't be mixed up with the world and try to be a soldier of the Cross of Christ!
2Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
We are living in the last days! Perilous times are upon us! Self rules!
LOVERS OF THEIR OWN SELVES!
Out of control desires.
2Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Those that make up their minds that they are going to live according to Gods Word will suffer a great onslaught of persecution. The world will hate you if you follow the Lord with your whole heart. But remember, God will be with you!
"This world only wants a form of religion rather than the power of God."
Perilous times requires fearless preachers that know that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God!"
The Word is profitable for doctrine.for evidence that will correct those off course!
The Word is profitable for instruction in right living!
"Preacher, you must to determined to preach this Word of God without any compromise!"
You will be hated, but you will be pleasing God and His kingdom will advance forward in these perilous last days!
2Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ!"
Preach the Word! Preach the Word!
Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might! Be instant in season, out of season!
Be ready always to give an answer to any one that ask you of the hope that is within you with meekness and fear!
For the time will come when they will heap to themselves teachers to themselves, having itching ears! Churches are full of people and leaders who are like this!
They shall turn their ears away from the truth! But continue in the things which you have learned!
"But you watch, be sober, don't allow yourself to be overcharged with the things of this world!"
Endure afflictions! Be determined that you will be faithful to proclaim Gods Word!
Do the work of an evangelist.
Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel!
Don't try be politically correct, just preach the Word!
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
1:25 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.
1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Faithful servants of the Lord Jesus Christ will preach the scripture from Romans without fear or reservation in these last days!
These sins in the above verses of the Bible from the book of Romans will damn souls to hell.
They aren't alternate lifestyles!!! They are sins that if not repented of will send the individuals into everlasting punishment!
A person may say they have the right to live as they please and God gives everybody a free will to do as they please
"But there are consequences!"
. If you practice the sins of Romans chapter 1 you will die lost and then spend eternity in literal burning hell.
But the good news is that God so loved you while you were in your sin that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the Cross that you could be delivered and saved!
God raised Christ from the dead and He's alive!
There's no other name given among men whereby we must be saved!
Jesus Christ is the ONLY WAY!
All other religions other than the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost who is the GOD OF THE BIBLE will have to bowed the knee to Christ and every tongue will confess that He is Lord to the glory of the Father or they will be separated from God forever.
John 3:16 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.
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Perilous times requires courageous preachers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
There is Hope in the last days.......................Jesus Christ.
Believe in Him!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
"CHURCH! COME BACK!"
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
"Church, we must come back to looking unto Jesus!"
Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Jesus went out, and departed from the temple. Verse one of Matthew 24 shows us a picture of where He is today, as far as the temple.
"Jesus has departed from very much of what calls itself the church today!" Why?
Because it has compromised God's Word so as to lower the bar so low today that there is no striving to be all that which Christ said that we would be as His Church! God's True Gospel will challenge a person to change from a fleshly minded person to a "New Creation in Christ" by the Holy Spirit!" Lift of the Standard! Gods Word is the Standard!
Jesus is the Standard! Jesus said to sinner woman, neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more.
Jesus is the Standard! Jesus said to the man that he healed. John 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
The Church has been influenced by the world rather than the Church by a commitment to strive to be more like Christ, it has no restraining effect on the world. It's powerless in its worldly methods and therefore has no ability to see miraculous salvation to come to the hearts of the unbeliever!
Jesus said:
Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
That seeker-friendly crowd is going to find itself outside of a door shut that no man can open!
Ever seeking but never finding because there's no striving to be more like Jesus!
It would rather identify with the world than be conformed to the image of Christ!
G75 agōnizomai ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee
From G73; to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or generally (to endeavor to accomplish something): - fight, labor fervently, strive.
Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
11:15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
"Strive to enter in!"
Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
11:24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
11:26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
"Strive to enter in!"
To struggle for the prize, to contend with the adversary!
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
G75 agōnizomai ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee
From G73; to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or generally (to endeavor to accomplish something): - fight, labor fervently, strive.
This word strive means to agonizes over!
Strive to enter in! Don't be denied by that which opposes you!
Remember, as we strive to enter in, JESUS said that He would be with us as we desire to follow His commandments.
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Rom 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
1Corianthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Yes! There is love and mercy in Christ today, but as His Church we are commanded that we: "Love not the world, neither the things of the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15
Jesus went out and departed out of the temple and His disciples showed Him the buildings of the temple.
1Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
"The Disciples showed Jesus the buildings of the temple."
Jesus wasn't impressed or excited about the buildings of the temple!
Jesus isn't impressed by the buildings of the temple!
Jesus is never impressed by what man is building. He is impressed by what He is building! (Upon this rock, I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!)
Jesus isn't concerned by the buildings of the temple. He's concerned with the temple of the "Living God!"
In Matthew 24, Jesus went out and departed from the things that were made with man's hands.
He will go out and depart from His temple today that continues to build with fleshly, worldly attractions.
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses!
Let us lay aside, put off the old nature!
Lay aside every weight!
Lay aside the sin of compromise of what Gods Word teaches us as Believers!
Repent of the compromise and purpose in your heart that you will run with patience the race that is set before you!
God’s peace shall rule your heart!
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
14:25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
If I love God, I will keep Gods Word!
If a man love Me, Jesus said, he will keep My words.
If a man that loves Me and keeps My word because he loves Me, My Father will love him and Jesus and the Father will come and live with him!
A man that doesn't love Jesus will not keep His word!
A man that doesn't keep Gods word will not have Jesus and the Father living with him!
No Comforter will come to the man that doesn't love Jesus!
No man will be taught of God that doesn't love God!
He will not remember what things God has taught because he doesn't love God and God doesn't teach the unsaved to be religious. They learned all of that on their own!
But thank God! A man can know God by loving God, by keeping Gods word, and being a doer of the Word!
That man’s heart won't be troubled in these last days.That man will have the peace that Jesus said: "I give unto you!"
That man has a hold of Gods word and will never be afraid!
1Jn 2:15 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.
2:16 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.
2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Come back to prayer to God!
Come back to God’s Word!
Come back to doing God’s Word!
Come back to where you are willing to forsake all for Christ Jesus!
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Church, come back to “Looking unto Jesus!”
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