By Way of The
Cross
Christian
Magazine
Hopkins Chapel
Welcome to By Way of the Cross
This is a non-denominational Christian
magazine that exist to help you grow as a
Christian. We believe here at By Way of the
Cross that a Christian should be growing in
grace and knowledge of the Lord everyday.
My prayer is always as Paul stated in
Philippians 3:10-14.
"That I may know Him, and the power of his
resurrection, and the fellowship of his
sufferings, being made conformable
unto His death.
If by any means I might attain unto the
resurrection of the dead.
Not as though I had already attained, either
were already perfect; but I follow after, if
that I may apprehend that which also I am
apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have
apprehended; but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things
which are before.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the
high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
When you are first saved by the grace of
God, you are just like a new born baby and
need milk to sustain you. God's Word can
give you that milk to keep you growing in
your new Christian life.
Then when you reach a point in your growth,
the milk is no longer able to sustain growth
and you need the meat of God's Word. You
need something to chew upon and meditate
upon. God's Word has something for the new
Christian and also the maturing Christian.
No matter what stage you are in your
Christian growth, God's Word will have
something for you.
The articles here at The Way of the Cross, I
pray will do to the following:
* Encourage you to stay on course
for growth
and grace.
* Equip you to
share the Lord Jesus
with others.
* Energize you
to live a holy life.
* Educate you
to the truth of the
Holy Scriptures
by the Holy Spirit.
* Evangelize
the world for Christ
Jesus never ask you to live the Christian
life. He ask you to live it through Him.
You have no power to mature as a
Christian without the Spirit of God.
Letting Jesus work in your life by
the power of His Spirit is our
only hope for growth and
bearing much fruit.
Let Jesus equip you to be like Him.
God bless,
Gerald English
Pastor Richard Walker
Live
Confidently, Not
Ashamed
There have probably been times in each
of our lives when we have been ashamed
or embarrassed by a situation or by
someone. We may have been in the
presence of someone whose behavior
caused us to pretend that we did not
know them. Allow me to quote from
a devotional I read last week:
“Shame and honor are
controlling
concepts in much of the world today.
Honor is so important in many countries
around the world that families will
kill those of its members who act in
ways that are considered shameful in
their culture. This is foreign to us
in the modern West, but even here it is
true that nobody likes to be ashamed.
We will do nearly anything not to lose
face, seeking to be honored by others
rather than to feel ashamed in their
presence.” (Tabletalk, November 2009)
As believers in Christ, let us not be
so self-righteous as to pretend that
there has never been a time in our life
when we were not ashamed of Christ
and/or of sharing the Gospel. (Are we
any more than those we read of in the
New Testament?) After all, we live in a
world that can quickly intimidate and
even threaten us if we seek to voice
our faith and live according to the
Word of God. Let us live confidently
and not be ashamed.
Romans 9:33 and 10:11 remind us that we
who believe in Christ have no reason to
be ashamed. In Second Timothy 1:8, Paul
encourages believers when he says, “do
not be ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord, nor of me His prisoner . . .”
Paul had been arrested for Christ’s
sake and some people of the church were
shamed by that. (Note Phygellus and
Hermogenes named in Second Timothy
1:15.) Fortunately, others
(Onesiphorus, v. 16) were not ashamed.
Paul says he is not ashamed of serving
Christ for his security now and for
eternity is in Him “whom I have
believed and am persuaded that He is
able to keep what I have committed to
Him until that Day” (vv. 10-12).
Let me, along with Paul, encourage you
to “not be ashamed of the testimony of
our Lord” (Second Timothy 1:8). In
Romans 1:16 Paul gives us the reason
for not being ashamed. The Bible says,
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ, for it is the power of God to
salvation for everyone who believes . .
.” In the world’s way of thinking “the
message of the cross is foolishness . .
.” (First Corinthians 1:18-25), but
IT IS THE POWER OF
GOD TO SALVATION!
It is not only the best message for
the world; it is the only message
that gives promise of eternal security.
Another thing I would call your
attention to is found in Second Timothy
1:14. The Scripture encourages those to
whom the Gospel has been committed to
“keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in
you.” That word “keep” means to guard
it, protect it, and embrace it. We have
been entrusted with a message that we
must protect so that it is not lost or
damaged. We must guard/protect the
“good thing committed” to us because
there are so many attempts to dilute or
misrepresent the Word of God. However,
note that Paul says we can only do this
“by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.”
Allow the Holy Spirit to work in and
through you to keep (guard and
protect) the Gospel.
We must not be ashamed of Christ,
neither of being, voicing, and living
according to the Word of God. But,
lastly, for those who are faithful and
not ashamed, note that even “God is not
ashamed to be called their God” and
“He has prepared a city for them”
(Hebrews 11:16; John 14:1-3).
What a motivation!
What a reward!
Pastor Richard Walker, Retired
His Mansion Ministries
http://www.hismansion.com
From
His Mansion
Newsletter, May
2012
"After this, Jesus, knowing that
all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be
fulfilled, said, 'I thirst!'Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting
there; and
they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to
His mouth. So when Jesus had
received the sour wine,
He said, 'It is finished!'
And bowing His head,
He gave up His spirit."
-John 19:28-30
Greetings in Jesus' wonderful name,
We have just finished the anniversary
and celebration of the Easter season.
For me, it is the real beginning of the
year. Winter behind, (not much of a
winter!), and new life conquering all
the deadness in the world I live in.
Of the many remarkable events and
statements marking this blessed season,
one of my favorites is Christ's at the
very near-end of such horrible
suffering and pain, even the rejection
by His Father of the Man of Sin. It is
His tormented, raspy utterance:
"It is finished!"
It is finished! What was finished? They
could not oppose Him anymore. The
harassment was all over. Jesus could
finally ascend to Heaven and rest at
the Father's right hand. When the
Romans (and scheming Jews) thought it
was finished, He had really just begun!
As I pondered this statement, I was
carried back in time to the 1968
Olympics in Mexico. It's the story of
John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania who
ran the marathon in Mexico in 1968. The
high altitude was hard on runners and
many fell out early. Half way into the
run, Akhwari fell hard, tearing a hole
in his knee and dislocating the joint.
For most men, it would signal the end.
The winner crossed in 2:20:26. After a
half hour, officials began the award
ceremony but someone announced that
the runner they'd all witnessed fall and
sustain injury on the huge screens, was
still struggling to finish. People
began to reenter the stadium and
await the valiant athlete. In 3:25:27,
Akhwari crossed the finish line to a
standing ovation as the whole
world applauded.
(I watched this unfold myself!)
When asked why he endangered his own
health in such a vain attempt, Akhwari
replied: "My country did not send me
10,000 miles just to start the race;
they sent me to finish the race."
What a striking message to the selfish,
entitled world we live in; a world that
cries out, "Get all you can. Can all
you get. Sit on the lid!" Never enough.
Never fulfilled. Never content. Jesus
Christ declared, "It is finished!"
Jesus spilled His blood. My mind races
back to the beginning as Cain and Abel
bring their offerings. Abel brought
meats. Cain brought beets. There's no
blood in a beet! Life is in the blood.
The Shepherd loves His sheep. Whoever
loved his beets? The beet has roots in
the dirt. The Lamb has a heart that
pumps life. The lamb of God; the
perfect, acceptable sacrifice!
Hallelujah!
I am reminded afresh of the powerful,
healing truth of this, Jesus's final
cry. The young men and women who find
their way to His Mansion with
eating
disorders, drug and alcohol addictions,
sexual addictions and
information
addictions; many are at the end of the rope.
Not a few
have, or are, seriously considering
taking their own lives. The monster
of
craving and self-destruction bites and
scratches relentlessly. Oh,
there are short
periods of stress-filled abstinence followed
by
shame-inflicting plunges back into sin.
What they desire is love but as Romans
13:8 reveals; sin is a defect in love.
Sin=debt=bondage.
Sin=alienation=broken
relationships. Sin requires forgiveness
but the debt is too big for me! Jesus
Christ says, "I will repay the debt!"
A major goal at His Mansion is to
nurture faith in the broken and
disheartened. Faith is the mother of
hope. Hope=spiritual death. False hope
is a mirage. These so-called "losers"
can be winners when repentance occurs
and the sin is dealt with. One of the
most wonderful declarations we hear is:
"I can do all things through Christ who
strengthens me..." For those who lay
hold of God's redemption, there is no
better music to the ear than:
"It is finished!"
Summer presents little vacation to the
missionaries laboring among the broken
and hopeless. His Mansion is busy! I am
personally investing in six to twelve
families a month whose lives are being
devastated by the damage done by
children's poor choices. And this,
outside of the clientele residing
in the program!
It is tempting to put missions like
ours out of mind for the summer, but
our needs are actually increased in
this time. Please accept this gentle
reminder to continue praying for us and
sharing your gifts with us. I realize
that I've hardly ever mentioned this,
but as you consider your personal
estate planning, remember the rich
returns you've already experienced
by supporting His Mansion.
Thank you so much!
Contact me at:
stan@hismansion.com
Joyful in His service together,
Stan Farmer; Director Emeritus
Billy Graham's Prayer
For Our Nation
THIS
MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING
TO OUR COUNTRY!
'Heavenly
Father, we come before you today to ask your
forgiveness and to seek your direction and
guidance. We
know
Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that
is exactly what
we have done. We have lost our
spiritual
equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited
the poor and called
it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness
and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and
called it choice. We have shot abortionists
and called it justifiable...
We have neglected to discipline our children and
called it building
self esteem. We have abused power and called it
politics. We have coveted our neighbor's
possessions and
called
it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and
pornography and
called it freedom of expression. We have
ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and
called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today;
cleanse us from sin
and Set us free.
Amen!'
Submitted By:
Eddie Sturges
THE U IN JESUS
Before U were thought
of or time had begun,
God stuck U in
the name of His Son..
And each time U pray,
you'll see it's true,
You can't spell out
JesUs and not include U.
You're a pretty big part
of His wonderful name,
For U, He was born;
that's why He came.
And His great love for U
is the reason He died.
It even takes U
to spell crUcified..
Isn't it thrilling
and splendidly grand
He rose from the dead,
with U in His plan?
The stones split away,
the gold trUmpet blew,
And this word resUrrection
is spelled with a U.
When JesUs left earth
at His Upward ascension,
He felt there was one thing
He just had to mention.
"Go into the world
and tell them it's true
That I love them all
Just like I love U."
So many great people
are spelled with a U,
Don't they have a right
to know JesUs too?
It all depends now
on what U will do,
He'd like them to know,
But it all starts with U.
Will U pass it on.
When Jesus died on the
cross he was thinking of you!
Submitted
by: Charles Odom
Where
Does My Power Come From?
Of
course, my Power comes from Christ.
David
said, I am but a worm in the
scripture
as he cried out to the Lord
to
deliver him from his enemies and
David
was a King (Ps. 22:6). Without
Christ
in my life, that is what I am,
too.
I am nothing without Him. BUT,
with
Him, I can move mountains
(Matt.17:19-21).
The Bible says, if you
speak
to that mountain and tell it to
move,
it will move. Now, that is power!
So
if there are so many Christians in
the
world, how come very few mountains
move?
Is it that people do not believe
His
Word? Or, is that people don’t have
faith
in the Power that they have been
given
through Christ? Is it a lack of
understanding
of His Word? Maybe, it is
all
of these things. Either way, the
mountain
isn’t moving.
We
all have mountains in our lives
that
we need to move and overcome.
Power
comes from the breaking of
strongholds
and generational curses. It
is
not easy and it is not fun. But, it
is
worth it. Life with Christ and the
power
that He gives is life-changing.
Many
people are afraid of change. The
definition
of insanity is doing the
same
thing and expecting a different
result.
We do it all the time. We keep
rounding
the same mountain with never
choosing
to conquer the mountain.
Christ
gave us the power through Him to
conquer
the mountains in our life. YOU
TELL
IT TO MOVE! If you have the faith
of
a mustard seed, it will move (Matt.
17:20).
It sounds easy to us but so few
of
us really do it. We wallow in the
problem
rather than trust God to help
us
to fix the problem. We go to other
people
to talk about the problem, but
how
do we speak in Faith to the
problem?
Many
people think just speaking it is
enough,
but it is not. You must believe
with
all your heart that God, though
your
faith will move the mountain. He
can
do anything! He is that Powerful!
Never
put Him in a box. Remember WHO
He is
and WHO you are. He is as powerful
today
as he was in days of Moses, David
and
Paul. Miracles still happen
everyday,
but we must have the
spiritual
eyes to see the “mountains
move!”
He chooses to work through our
faith
(Matt.13:58). We must have faith
in
His Word. He is Truth! He doesn’t
just
talk about Truth, He is Truth.
Accept
His Word and walk in the Power
of
that Truth throughout every day of
your
life. God doesn’t want a pep rally
on
Sunday, but daily fellowship and
reliance
on Him as the All Powerful
God.
By your faith and obedience to
Him,
your mountains will move and
become
much smaller. With Christ, all
things
of this earth are small, even
our
mountains.
By
His Grace,
Traci
Holloman
Potato
Chips
A
little boy wanted to meet God. He knew
it was a long trip to where God lived,
so he packed his suitcase with a bag
of potato chips and a six-pack of root
beer and started his journey. When he
had gone about three blocks, he met an
old man. He was sitting in the park, just
staring at some pigeons. The boy sat
down next to him and opened his
suitcase.
He was about to take a drink from
his root beer when he noticed that the
old man looked hungry, so he offered
him some chips. He gratefully accepted
it and smiled at him. His smile
was so pretty that the boy wanted to
see it again, so he offered him a
root
beer. Again, he smiled at him. The boy
was delighted! They sat there all afternoon
eating and smiling, but they
never
said a word.
As
twilight approached, the boy realized
how tired he was and he got up to
leave; but before he had gone more than
a few steps, he turned around, ran back
to the old man, and gave him a hug.
He gave him his biggest smile ever.
When
the boy opened the door to his own
house a short time later, his mother
was surprised by the look of joy on
his face. She asked him, "What did you
do today that made you so happy?" He
replied, "I had lunch with God." But before
his mother could respond, he added,
"You know what? He's got the
most
beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile,
the old man, also radiant with
joy, returned to his home. His son was
stunned by the look of peace on his face
and he asked, "dad, what did you do
today that made you so happy?" He replied
"I ate potato chips in the park with
God." However, before his son responded,
he added, "You know, he's
much
younger than I expected."
Too
often we underestimate the power of a
touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening
ear,
an honest compliment, or the
smallest act of
caring, all of which
have the potential to turn a life around.
People come into our lives for a
reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace
all equally! Have lunch with God.. .....bring chips.
God
still sits on the throne. You may be
going through a tough time right now
but
God is getting ready
to bless you in
a way
that only He can.
Keep
the faith!
Submitted
by
Charles Odom
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Introducing
Emmanuel Charitable
& Educational Trust
To
know more about this God
powered ministry,
go to:
http://www.emmanueltenkasi.org
Doctrinal
Statement Emmanuel
Charitable & Educational Trust is an evangelical mission
founded as
part of Emmanuel Ministries in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India in 1989 by
Dr. Sam George. We hold firmly
to the following beliefs:
* We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father,
Son,
and Holy Spirit
(Genesis 1:26,
Deuteronomy 6:4,
Matthew 28:19, 2
Corinthians 13:14).
*We believe the Bible to be fully and uniquely inspired by the Holy
Spirit, and that it is the only authoritative, inerrant and infallible
written Word of God
(2 Timothy 3:15-17,
Hebrews 1:1-2, 2
Peter 1:21).
*We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth,
in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and
substitutionary and atoning act through His shed blood, in His bodily
resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in
His personal,
visible return in power
and great glory
(Isaiah 7:14,
John 1:1,
Acts 1:11, 1
Corinthians 15:3-4,
Hebrews 7:26).
*We believe that man was created in the image of God, was tempted by
Satan, and by his disobedience to God he fell into a state of sin;
because of that now all mankind is in a depraved and corrupt state
needing the redemption and salvation
that only God can provide in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy
Spirit in regeneration
(Genesis 1:26-31,
John 3:5,
Romans 3:23, 5:12).
*We believe that salvation consists in, the forgiveness
of sins, the imputation of Christ's righteousness, and the gift of
eternal life, received by grace through faith alone apart from works
(John 3:16,
Romans 8:1,
Ephesians 2:8-9,
1 John 1:9).
*We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling and
ministry the Christian is being sanctified and empowered to live a
Godly life and serve in the
preaching and proclamation
of the Gospel
(John 14:16-17, 15:26,
Acts 1:8,
Ephesians 4:30).
*We believe that the true Church, The Body of Christ, is composed of
all those who have been redeemed ,
and that the Church in its visible and local manifestation is the
appointed instrument for
the fulfillment of Christ's
Great Commission
(Matthew 28:18-20,
Acts 15:4,
Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-32).
*We believe in the resurrection of both the
saved and the lost; they
that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and
them that are lost unto
the resurrection
of damnation
(Matthew 25:46,
Philippians 3:20-21).
Dr.
Joey Faucette
What’s
your negative
that you wish was
a positive?
In
celebration of
“Take Your Daughter to Work,”
Dr. Joey’s daughter, Rebekah, contributes today’s
Live Positive blog.
Ever
since I was old enough to have hair, I’ve had a head
full of corkscrew
curls.
Others saw it as adorable and endearing when I was a child, but
as I
grew
older and entered school, other kids teased about it. My mom and I
spent
years trying to wrestle my hair into manageable styles,
but to no avail.
My
grandmother took me to her salon with the intention of ending the
great hair
struggle. I resisted,
convinced that
my
natural locks were a
curse rather
than the blessing they could be.
I was
amazed when the hairdresser was done. My hair looked incredible,
curling
softly almost as it
did when I was
a little girl!
I
embraced my hair
from that day on, openly
bouncing along with it,
accepting
the nicknames
of “curly fries”
or “slinky head” with genuine
happiness
rather than
the sulky denial
of
before.
You
have been given something amazing
too,
even if you don’t
really like it or
use it correctly. Listen to your
life
today and discover
the best way to
style
the talents your Creator gave you.
Rebekah
Faucette
Sinner's Prayer
A simple prayer of faith is all you need
to pray for Jesus to save you.
If in your heart you believe by faith that
Christ died for your sins on the cross, and that He arose, and He
is a living Savior today, then that faith can save you.
Here is the prayer you must mean in your
heart:
"Dear Jesus I need you to save
me. Please forgive
me of my sins. Come into
my heart. Amen
This
is what happens when you pray that prayer and mean it.
1.
Eternal
life is yours.
2.
Your sins
are forgiven.
3.
Personal
relationship
with Jesus forever
4.
He will never
leave you.
Why
not ask Jesus to save
you today?
Brenda
House
Do
You Know?
Do
you know the one who
gives you rest and
wakes
you each new day?
The
one who walks beside you and shows you the
way?
Do
you know the one who loves
you just the way
you are?
No
matter how bad you
think you’ve been, for
Him it’s not too far.
Do
you know the one who
knows calls the stars
by
name and tells the moon
to shine at night?
The
one who allows the sun
to rise each morning
to makes
our days so bright?
Do
you know the one who
makes the flowers bloom and
the grass to be so green?
The
one who brings the
summer, fall, winter,
and
the long awaited spring?
Do
you know the one who
gave his life so that
you
can live forever?
The
one who said he would
not leave you, nor
forsake
you, never?
Do
you know the one who
died on the cross to
save
you from your sins?
No
matter who you are,
the things you’ve done,
or how awful you
might have been.
Do
you know about a
place He has prepared
for
you, if you ask Him
in your heart?
A
place called Heaven,
where our friends and
family will never have to part.
Do
you know his name
is Jesus, and He wants
you
for His very own?
So
that when you leave this sinful world, He
can take you to His home.
Written
by: Brenda House
May
2012
These
days, society has many ways of trying to guarantee peace
and
happiness.
What is your daily “happiness”
based on?
The devil has a way, especially with
Christians, of
causing
us to focus, even obsessively sometimes, on certain
aspects of our
lives
in hopes of attaining that element of happiness.
Some focus on trying
to maximize their 401-K, or on
continually
buying the latest car, or buying bigger and bigger
homes. Others
focus
on cosmetic surgery, or personal fitness, or even
relationships. While there is nothing wrong
with many of
these
pursuits, it is the obsession with any of these that
can pose a problem.
If your “idol” becomes one of
these,
or something similar, it can slowly but surely crowd
out the Lord.
God’s
word says to have no other idols before him. Idols can
take many forms.
If
you ponder day and night on a certain issue, that can
easily consume you
and take your eyes away from the Lord (which is always
what Satan wants).
When we take our eyes off of
the
Lord and focus on something of this world,
and begin to ignore the
Lord (through
lack of church attendance, Bible study, etc), this
leaves us open
and
vulnerable to Satan’s attacks. An unhealthy focus on
anything worldly
will
cause you stress. The Bible says to “Seek ye
first the kingdom of God,
and
His righteousness; and all these things shall be added
unto you”.
(Matthew
6:33 KJV). Focus on God, prayer, Bible study and
associating with
others at your local church, and
God
will give you the
desires of your heart.
A
focus or obsession with personal beauty will ultimately
leave you
disappointed,
for we all age. Someone else will always have the
latest new
vehicle.
Someone down the road if you drive far enough, will
have a bigger
house.
There will always be a job making more money. Things
of this world
will
ultimately always let you down. Friends will eventually
disappoint you.
Your
health will eventually fail. Money will eventually begin to
run out. That
new
car will eventually break down. Everything eventually
wears out, gives
out,
fails or disappoints. Well, almost everything.
God
has prepared for each of his children, an eternal
inheritance that is not defiled and will
never decay.
Why
focus on things which are guaranteed to disappoint
when there is
available
a friend who never
disappoints
and is our best friend. People long for that
“guaranteed” investment. Once a person
has accepted
Jesus
as their Lord and Savior, He guarantees us that
“stability” that we
long
for here on earth. A couple of verses to ponder directly
from God’s
word:
“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from
His love.
Death
can’t and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the
demons can’t. Our fears
for
today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of
hell can’t keep
God’s
love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the
deepest ocean,
nothing
in all creation will ever be able to separate us from
the love of God
that is revealed in
Christ Jesus our
Lord”.
(Romans 8:38-39 NLT).
Another
verse to illustrate the dependability and
security of trusting
in
Jesus: “My sheep recognize my voice;
I
know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and
they will never perish. No one will
snatch them away from me, for my Father
has given them to
me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. So no one can
take them from
me.”
(John 10: 27-29 NLT).
Jesus
is dependable and He will never let you down. Everything
else in this
world
will, but He is constant and
never
changes.
Our trust should not be
in
ourselves or of things on earth, but in Jesus.
It’s
not a get rich quick scheme (although the rewards and
retirement
plan
are out of this world!!). It’s not a humanistic
“feel good” philosophy,
it’s
not the latest machine for taking away pounds or wrinkles,
but it is the
message
of a relationship that is available with the
creator of this world, who Loves you more
than you
could
ever love yourself, who desires nothing more than a
relationship with
you.
Jesus said “I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd lays down
his
life for the sheep”
(John 10:11 NLT).
Jesus IS our shepherd and shows the same love for us.
“So Jesus used this illustration: If you
had one
hundred
sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the
wilderness,
wouldn’t
you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search
for the lost one
until you found it? And then you
would
joyfully carry it home on your shoulders. When you
arrived, you would
call
together your friends and neighbors to rejoice with
you because your
lost sheep was found.”
(Luke 15: 3-
6 NLT).
Jesus said “Look! Here I
stand
at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open
the door, I
will
come in, and we will share a meal as friends”.
(Revelation 4:20 NLT). If
you
have not asked Jesus into your heart, why not invite Him
to be your Lord
and Savior? He will not let you down, He will not falter,
He will not fail
and He is everlasting and eternal,
forever
and ever, Amen!!
In
Christian Love,
Tim
Perry
Scripture
of the Month
"For
the Son of man is as
a man
taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to
his servants, and to every
man his work,
and commanded the
porter
to watch.
Watch
ye therefore:
for ye know not when
the master of the house cometh, at even,
or at midnight, or at the cock crowing,
or in
the morning:
Lest
coming suddenly he
find you sleeping.
And
what I say unto you I
say unto all, Watch"
Mark13:34-37
The
man on the trip
represents Jesus and it
is talking about His second coming.
Jesus has risen
to be with the Father,
but He is coming back and we
are to
be ready.
The
child of God is to be
watching,
looking for that blessed hope and
the glorious appearing.
One can watch
in anxiety and one can watch in fear.
Jesus
will demand a report
when He returns!
How
will yours read?
Have
you been faithful to what you have been
called to do? There will be no time
to prepare when He comes, so get prepared
now.
Live
your life for Him!
"And
he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one
went unto them from the
dead, they
will repent."
Many
believe that multitudes
would repent
if someone returned from the dead
to tell them what it was like.
Well
Someone has come back from the dead.
His name is Jesus Christ.
They
did not believe Him
any more than they
believed Abraham.
Friends,
do not delay making
your choice.
There will be no
opportunity after
death.
"Seek ye first the
kingdom of God..."
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