07/05/23 CHRIST'S UNDERSHEPHERDS

07/05/23 CHRIST'S UNDER-SHEPHERDS

Pastors are shepherds but Jesus is the Chief Shepherd. We are under-shepherds. We do the work of the shepherd for a portion of His flock.

The shepherd is a provider and a protector. Sheep need shepherds to lead them, feed them, shear them, protect them, help them, find them, restore them.

You better have a pastor who does these things. God decided how He wanted to run, care for and protect His churches. To deliberately refuse the ministry of a loving, competent pastor, an under-shepherd to Jesus, is to refuse the provision, the protection, the leading, the nurturing, the shearing that God wants to give you and your family.

If it is wrong to disregard Jesus, it is also wrong to disregard God's chosen ministry.

No one will see the dangers, opportunities, weaknesses, problems for you and your family as clearly as your pastor.

No one can protect and equip you and your family as well as a loving, anointed pastor.

To reject God's provision is to throw yourself and your family to the wolves.

It is not easy for a loving pastor to tell his people the hard truths they must know.

Make certain that you are making his job as easy and as profitable as possible. 

Hebrews 13:7
7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. 

Hebrews 13:17
17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

As a pastor I have watched people turn from God's shepherding plan. They did not want to be counseled, admonished, corrected, taught, reproved or instructed in righteousness.

There is only one outcome for those people.

07/04/23 DELAY IS REFUSAL

07/04/23 DELAY IS REFUSAL

The best time to eliminate a negative thought word or deed from your life is before you embrace it.

If you make the major mistake (or it could possibly be, the sin) of allowing negativity or the appearance of sin into your thoughts, words or actions, then you should turn from it IMMEDIATELY with the determination to avoid, resist and reject it totally in the future.

If you have allowed the unallowable to become part of your thoughts, words and actions, then it is imperative that you confess it, repent of it and humbly accept God's authority in your life now, before it is eternally too late.

Your life, your family, your relationship with God hangs in the balance. Choose you this day whom you will serve.

07/04/23 TRUE SALVATION

07/04/23 TRUE SALVATION

This is a summary of a WALK AND TALK video I did a few days ago.

07/01/23 WALK N TALK, TRUE SALVATION 

I watch a CoE street apologist debate Islamist, atheist, Secular Humanists and other promoters of false faith. He is well educated, sincere, passionate and a very talented communicator. But I heard him tell people today that they should read the Bible, especially the words of Jesus. (This is good advice). He interjected that the teachings of Jesus have, "deep metaphysical truths." He went on to say that The Sermon On The Mount is instruction on how to live the Christian life. (Again, this advice contains truth). But "deep, metaphysical truths that instruct us in salvation is not the gospel.

But why couch the gospel in Psychological and Humanistic terms? Just keep it simple and Scriptural. Salvation is the miraculous incoming of the Holy Spirit into our lives, the transformation of regeneration. As we trust and follow Jesus, the Holy Spirit brings to us God's revelation, God's enlightenment, which enables and empowers us to live a miraculous life that is pleasing to God.

However, ritualistic religion often times misses the miraculous and experiential side of salvation, replacing it with formulaic religion.

There must be a personal realization for salvation and a surrendered faith in Christ as the risen Lord.

I also read recently a post, which quoted Arthur Pink (a raving Calvinist). Pink was saying that the further he goes in his faith, the more he is aware if the wickedness of his flesh. Actually, the more we draw close to Jesus the more we should see our own incompetence and frailty and our need for Jesus. Through Christ we can do all things. I know the context of the verse, but I also know that the application of the principle is true in our walk with Christ. He enables us to do that which is pleasing to Himself. He enables us to not do that which is displeasing to Himself. He has called me to walk in the light, to keep His commandments and do that which is pleasing in His sight. He has called me to be delivered from sinful nature, the Old Man, (which is also referred to as "the flesh," not to be confused with the physical body of flesh).

Pink refers to Romans 7:18, supposedly to prove that he all wants to stop sinning, but he is unable because of his "flesh" (his sinful nature, from which he claims that he cannot be delivered in this present world.

If Pink had read the end of chapter 7 he would have seen that Paul asked who would deliver him from this "body of death" (aka the sinful nature, the carnal mind, the Old Man). Also, if Pink had read the end of Romans chapter seven and ALSO Romans chapter eight he would see that God has provided complete deliverance from all sin in this present life.
Salvation is not us doing better or struggling the rest of our natural life with the sinful nature, it is us living in victory, walking in the light, being pure even as Christ is pure. This is what the Bible teaches, contrary to the teaching of sinning religion.

Reformed Theology does not teach this complete deliverance through the blood of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit and the enlightenment of the Holy Bible. Also, there are those who know the Biblical truth, but they are not living the life of victory because they are not surrendered to the power of God. Salvation delivers us from the penalty, the pollution and the power of sin.

It is not a matter of do the best you can or a matter of presuming on God's mercy (believing that God does not hold people accountable for sins they are committing, supposedly as believers. He does not accept us in our sin or our sin in us. He accepts the repentant, believing person and delivers them from all sin in this present, evil age.

07/03/23 ALIGN WITH GOD, NOT DARKNESS

07/03/23 ALIGN WITH GOD, NOT DARKNESS

There is a power that moves people to disobey God's commands and reject God's revelation, but the power I am referring to is not God. If you find yourself in conflict with the will of God, the word of God, the way of God and the work of God, then you are opposed to God Himself. Wanting your own way instead of wanting God's way is the express lane to destruction.

07/03/23 UPDATE AND RE-POST OF MY SCHEDULE

07/03/23 UPDATE AND RE-POST OF MY SCHEDULE

Last evening I pointed out that each book of the Bible reveals specific truths about Jesus, and I gave examples from each book. Next Sunday Evening I am planning to give a short summary of each book with simple drawings. The format will include a continuous historical narrative, while relating the salvific applications. I expect this exercise to take me about 60 minutes. It should be a very good and productive session.

You are invited to join us in-person or online.
THE FOLLOWING IS A RE-POST OF MY MINISTRY SCHEDULE.

I have added another element to our Sunday Evening Gathering. (As I announced earlier, I am having individuals in our church share their Personal Journey with Christ. This is not a personal testimony about a specific and recent victory in their life, but an overview of their encounter and walk with Jesus). But for my preaching and teaching on Sunday Evenings I am planning to give an overview of a different Bible book each week. This should be a nice addition to our Old Testament and New Testament Studies during Sunday AM Bible Class and Sunday Am Praise and Proclaim Service, as well as our Doctrines of Salvation Study on Wednesday nights.

This Quick Survey will connect the dots of the entire Bible. It will be concise, yet it will be an overview of Biblical revelation and doctrinal truth.

Here is an update of my present teaching and preaching schedule.
(All services are in-person and online).

Sunday Mornings we have two meetings: Bible Class and Praise and Proclaim Service.
I am teaching and preaching from the book of Genesis and from the Harmony of the Gospels.
(Sometimes I switch the subjects between Bible Class and Praise and Proclaim, depending on the lesson and message of those particular passages).

Sunday 10:00 AM Bible Class: 45 minute session.

Sunday 11:00 AM Praise (music, testimonies) and Proclaim Service: Usually between 60 to 90 minutes.

Sunday Afternoon Fellowship meal (coming soon) for those who are interested. We should be resuming this activity soon.

Sunday 6:30 PM Evening Gathering. A mixture of fellowship, teaching, preaching (a weekly series covering each Bible book), approximately 90 minutes.

Wednesday 7:00 PM. Doctrines of Salvation Study, Q and A Time, Discussion.

I also lead a Men's Ministry Study on Thursday nights at 7:00. This is a training class for future leadership in the local church. It is a combination of Bible, Theology and Christian History.
The present study is titled, "Bible Theology In Genesis."

07/01/23 SUDDEN IS NOT ALWAYS SUDDENLY

07/01/23 SUDDEN IS NOT ALWAYS SUDDENLY

Sudden destruction is often the end of hidden failure.

Unnoticed, one worn strand (of dozens), which was part of the steel cable supporting the sky gondola broke, causing the next weakest strand to break, putting more stress on the entire cable. More strands broke, then "suddenly" the cable snapped. The sudden catastrophe was the result hidden failures.

We sometimes watch loved ones, going along as if all is well, not seeing the invisible sinews of life weakening and breaking. It takes awhile, and then another strand of their inner strength is weakened because of neglect or undue stress. Eventually the weight of life becomes too much for the individual to handle on their own and suddenly, almost without warning, their life goes crashing to destruction.

This is why we, as Christians, must stay under the watchful eye of God, why we must walk in the light God gives us, must grow in grace and knowledge of Christ, must deny ourselves and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Sometimes the broken pieces are put back together, but the collapse and destruction takes a life long toll. Sometimes the fallen one never accepts the recovery program of God.

Spiritual inspection and maintenance is essential to life and godliness. The cooperative work of the believer with the Holy Spirit, the word of God, and the ministry of a faithful local church are Divine safeguards provided for our safety and success.

07/01/23 DON'T BE A VICTIM

07/01/23 DON'T BE A VICTIM

We can't always stop people from lying to us, but we must make certain that we won't be deceived.

07/01/23 WALK N TALK, TRUE SALVATION

07/01/23 WALK N TALK, TRUE SALVATION 

I watch a CoE street apologist debate Islamist, atheist, Secular Humanists and other promoters of false faith. He is well educated, sincere, passionate and a very talented communicator. But I heard him tell people today that they should read the Bible, especially the words of Jesus. (This is good advice). He interjected that the teachings of Jesus have, "deep metaphysical truths." He went on to say that The Sermon On The Mount is instruction on how to live the Christian life. (Again, this advice contains truth). But "deep, metaphysical truths that instruct us in salvation is not the gospel.

But why couch the gospel in Psychological and Humanistic terms? Just keep it simple and Scriptural. Salvation is the miraculous incoming of the Holy Spirit into our lives, the transformation of regeneration. As we trust and follow Jesus, the Holy Spirit brings to us God's revelation, God's enlightenment, which enables and empowers us to live a miraculous life that is pleasing to God.

However, ritualistic religion often times misses the miraculous and experiential side of salvation, replacing it with formulaic religion.

There must be a personal realization for salvation and a surrendered faith in Christ as the risen Lord.

I also read recently a post, which quoted Arthur Pink (a raving Calvinist). Pink was saying that the further he goes in his faith, the more he is aware if the wickedness of his flesh. Actually, the more we draw close to Jesus the more we should see our own incompetence and frailty and our need for Jesus. Through Christ we can do all things. I know the context of the verse, but I also know that the application of the principle is true in our walk with Christ. He enables us to do that which is pleasing to Himself. He enables us to not do that which is displeasing to Himself. He has called me to walk in the light, to keep His commandments and do that which is pleasing in His sight. He has called me to be delivered from sinful nature, the Old Man, (which is also referred to as "the flesh," not to be confused with the physical body of flesh).

Pink refers to Romans 7:18, supposedly to prove that he all wants to stop sinning, but he is unable because of his "flesh" (his sinful nature, from which he claims that he cannot be delivered in this present world.

If Pink had read the end of chapter 7 he would have seen that Paul asked who would deliver him from this "body of death" (aka the sinful nature, the carnal mind, the Old Man). Also, if Pink had read the end of Romans chapter seven and ALSO Romans chapter eight he would see that God has provided complete deliverance from all sin in this present life.

Salvation is not us doing better or struggling the rest of our natural life with the sinful nature, it is us living in victory, walking in the light, being pure even as Christ is pure. This is what the Bible teaches, contrary to the teaching of sinning religion.

Reformed Theology does not teach this complete deliverance through the blood of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit and the enlightenment of the Holy Bible. Also, there are those who know the Biblical truth, but they are not living the life of victory because they are not surrendered to the power of God. Salvation delivers us from the penalty, the pollution and the power of sin.

It is not a matter of do the best you can or a matter of presuming on God's mercy (believing that God does not hold people accountable for sins they are committing, supposedly as believers. He does not accept us in our sin or our sin in us. He accepts the repentant, believing person and delivers them from all sin in this present, evil age.

06/29/23 (repost) ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FILTH

06/29/23 (repost) ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FILTH

I wrote this on FB almost 13 years ago. It is simple and it is short but it is still good counsel. Added thoughts designated with, "*()."

07/11/10 ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FILTH
How Much Filth Is Acceptable? NONE.
Parents are required to protect their children from all moral filth.
Get them out of the public schools.
Do not let them watch and listen to entertainment with profanity, nudity, sexual activity, blasphemy, whether television, movies, radio, music, internet, concerts, plays, *(videos, social media or other devices).
Do not let them hang with people who accept such low standards.
Woe to those who offend, whether parents or strangers.

SOME OF THE DANGERS *(to young people)
The dangers are numerous.
It violates them.
It corrupts them.
It misleads them.
It weakens them.
It imprints them with destructive thoughts and ideas.
It rings a bell that cannot be un-rung.
It sings a song that cannot be un-sung.
It hangs a picture that cannot be un-hung.
It opens some doors that should never be opened and some doors that can never be closed. 

1 Peter 3:15-17
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Some one will say, “But they are going to see it anyway.” Jesus said, 

Matthew 18:6-7
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but WOE TO THAT MAN BY WHOM THE OFFENSE COMES!

Parents make mistakes, but I am not talking about mistakes or errors or surprises. I am talking about deliberate choices to expose children to filth. We need a ZERO TOLERANCE LEVEL when it comes to exposing our children to moral corruption.

Call it legalism if you are so deluded, but there is no regret in NOT offending children.
Whenever a lower level is reached, it leads to a lower level. We must lead them to higher ground, not into the sin pits of life.

Yes, they will be exposed to filth in this life, but they don't need it as children and they don't need it to be approved by parents.

Call it Old School if you choose, but God commends the Old Paths. 

Isaiah 58:12
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. 

Jeremiah 6:16
16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

If they must be introduced to filth, DO NOT LET IT BE YOU and DO NOT LET IT BE WITH YOUR BLESSING.

06/28/23 DEDICATION AND DECLARATION

06/28/23 DEDICATION AND DECLARATION

The CROSS is not a decoration, it is a dedication and a declaration.
The cross in a believer's life is a dedication to Jesus, to His life, to His work of salvation, to His death and His resurrection, to His service.
The cross in a believer's life is a declaration to other people, of our faith and commitment to Jesus and His word and His work of salvation.

(I realize this is a lot of reading, but at least look at the passages. Taking time to focus and meditate on these passages would be a good exercise for personal growth and development. Remember, the point is that the cross in the life of a Christian is a dedication and a declaration. Asterisks (*) designate verses referring to the cross in our lives.) 

Matthew 10:32-29
32 "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
34 "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
35 For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law';
36 and 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household.'
37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
*38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. 

Matthew 16:21-27
21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!"
23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."
*24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. 

Mark 8:34-38
*34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.
36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." 

Mark 10:17-24
17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?"
18 So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.
19 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' "
20 And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth."
*21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."
22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"
24 And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! 

Luke 9:23-26
*23 Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?
26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.

Luke 14:25-35
25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them,
26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
*27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it--
29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30 saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.
34 "Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" 

Romans 6:1-14
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,
*6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,
9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.
10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.
11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. 

Galatians 2:20
*20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 

Galatians 5:22-26
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
*24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. 

Galatians 6:14
*14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

06/27/23 DENYING YOURSELF, NOT CHRIST

06/27/23 DENYING YOURSELF, NOT CHRIST

In our response to Jesus we will either deny ourselves or we will deny Him. It is our choice

DENYING YOURSELF
Mark 8:34-38
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.
36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

DENYING CHRIST
Matthew 10:32-33 
32 "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. 

WE CHOOSE TO DENY HIM OR TO REMAIN FAITHFUL
2 Timothy 2:12-13
12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

06/27/23 QUICK OBSERVATIONS

I don't have time to mention, much less address the major "issues" we must face in this rapidly changing zoo, which we call life, but let me make some quick, short comments.

Persecution will come because we do not bow at the altar of the State and we do not sacrifice to the god's of this world.

Christians should not allow a wicked society and pagan worldview to determine our thinking, our words or our lives.

When I know the facts...
I do not refer to biological males as she or her, as their gender.
I do not refer to biological females as he or him, as their gender.

Just because others are living in a world of make believe and chaos does not mean that I have to follow them in their perversity.
Just because others deny that God made us male or female does not mean that I will join in their God denial and their resistance to Divine truth or honesty and common sense.

It will be costly to remain faithful to God, His word, truth, sanity, but the cost for betraying God, His word, truth and sanity is far greater and lasts for a lot longer.

Though everyone in my workplace bows to pagan deception, I refuse to follow.
Though it cost me position and/or income, I will not betray God, His word, truth or sanity by being dishonest.
Though it brings oppressive action by a wicked government, I will not betray God, His word, truth or sanity by being dishonest.

We should never let another person's sinful bullying and threats move us from being steadfastly faithful to God and His word.

ALSO...
There was never a time when perverted, aberrant, deviant, godless behavior should have become acceptable, permitted or legal. Sin is sin is sin is sin and it is never acceptable. Unlike those who have a libertine god and those who have an unloving god, I serve the true and living God who is loving, merciful, patient and kind AS WELL AS just and true. Because Christians are born again and we are created in righteousness and true holiness, and because we are also loving, merciful, patient and kind, as well as just and true, we love our enemies and we love the lost, but we do not agree with the error of the wicked and we do not follow the prince of darkness.

We should never say that we don't care what people do in the dark, in their "private lives" because if it is perverted it will become promoted and protected and prescribed by society and the State. It will be something that our children and their children will be taught to accept and agree with, to the damning of their soul.

The minor compromises we make today build insurmountable walls for the next generation. Be careful of the world you are creating for your children and their children.

To deny God's word is to deny God. If we deny Him, He will deny us, regardless of what our relationship with Him has been in the past.

06/27/23 MINISTRY UPDATES

06/27/23 MINISTRY UPDATES 

I have added another element to our Sunday Evening Gathering. (As I announced earlier, I am having individuals in our church sharing their Personal Journey with Christ. This is not a personal testimony about a specific and recent victory in their life, but an overview of their encounter and walk with Jesus). But for my preaching and teaching on Sunday Evenings I am planning to give an overview of a different Bible book each week. This should be a nice addition to our Old Testament and New Testament Studies during Sunday AM Bible Class and Sunday Am Praise and Proclaim Service, as well as our Doctrines of Salvation Study on Wednesday nights.

This Quick Survey will connect the dots of the entire Bible. It will be concise, yet it will be on overview of Biblical revelation and doctrinal truth.

Here is an update of my present teaching and preaching schedule.
(All services are in-person and online).

Sunday Mornings we have two meetings: Bible Class and Praise and Proclaim Service.
I am teaching and preaching from the book of Genesis and from the Harmony of the Gospels.
(Sometimes I switch the subjects between Bible Class and Praise and Proclaim, depending on the lesson and message of those particular passages).

Sunday 10:00 AM Bible Class: 45 minute session.

Sunday 11:00 AM Praise (music, testimonies) and Proclaim Service: Usually between 60 to 90 minutes.

Sunday Afternoon Fellowship meal (coming soon) for those who are interested. We should be resuming this activity soon.

Sunday 6:30 PM Evening Gathering. A mixture of fellowship, teaching, preaching and Quick Survey of a specific Bible Book. Usually 60 to 90 minutes.

Wednesday 7:00 PM. Doctrines of Salvation Study, Q and A Time, Discussion.

I also lead a Men's Ministry Study on Thursday nights at 7:00. This is a training class for future leadership in the local church. It is a combination of Bible, Theology and Christian History.

The present study is titled, "Bible Theology In Genesis."

06/26/23 HEALTH AND SAFETY PLOY

06/26/23 HEALTH AND SAFETY PLOY

DON'T READ ONLY THE FIRST PART OF THIS POST.

Decades ago I warned people about the intrusive actions and intentions of oppressive government, using so-called "HEALTH AND SAFETY" laws and codes to rob and persecute Christians, and to destroy Biblical family values and units. (Therefore don't try to school me in the pandemoniac can't-spiritsee). I had "friends" (and even parishioners) who mocked and blasphemed me, my message and my ministry.

Today there is legislation in America that will take children away from Christians, if the parents obstruct or oppose physical "woke"mutilation in their own children. The State claims it is a "HEALTH AND SAFETY" issue and the parents are supposedly a danger to their own children.

I also remember many years ago when three witches flew (on there broomsticks) from three different states to split up a family. They did not actually care about the family, but because the husband was a friend of mine, those three witches came in to manipulate the justice system. It worked for them. They split a family, took the child away from her father and also got the judge to (illegally) forbid the father from bringing his daughter to our church, when she was visiting with the father.

Those three witches never repented or recanted. The father of the child died, without ever being actually reunited with his child. In his poverty he would visit the area where his daughter lived and would sleep in his truck during the winter time, just so he could spend time with his child.

Those who hate the truth will wield whatever weapons they can to hurt those who believe the Bible and hurt those who are even friends with those who believe the Bible.

I tell you this because decades later we are seeing the same oppression on a broader and more definitive basis being leveled against Christians and other conservatives. Legal and social actions are being used to destroy our country and oppress Bible believers.

It is too late for the "Endorians" (of the Bible sort) to make things right for the father and his daughter. It is too late to give that child the benefit of Biblical truth, love and support she would have gotten from our ministry. It is not to late for them to repent, but there has been no indication that they even realize the sin they committed. As the Bible clearly says, people will do the most heinous things, while thinking that they are doing the work of God.

I am not saying we can stop these things from happening in our country. (even if the Dark agenda is postponed, the Bible tells us how it is all going to unfold). I am simply warning folks that these things are happening and we need to be Biblically grounded in order to teach and reach our children before it is too late. The enemy is seeking whom he may devour.

06/23/23 THE CURTAIN IS FALLING

06/23/23 THE CURTAIN IS FALLING

Attacks and changes concerning morality, common sense, social mores in our world are happening so quickly that it is impossible for the spiritually astute to keep up with everything and most of the spiritually unenlightened (especially the young) will readily champion the anti-Biblical and anti-Christian agenda.

Artificial Intelligence endeavors have introduced an AI Jesus, and world leaders are calling for an AI Bible and an AI World Religion. This will go well with the Anti-Christ and the "Image of the Beast), as well as the One World Government and the One World Economy spoken of in the Bible.

Two of the most important signs of the coming End Times are world wide deception and world wide persecution of Bible believing Christians. The famine of Biblical truth prepares society for the coming deception and persecution and the last minute surge of Satan through digital advancements will solidify the dark agenda.

It is not enough to know the truth of God and it is not enough to believe (intellectually) the truth of God and it is not enough to make a commitment to the truth of God. A person must be totally committed to Christ, every day in every way. We must hold fast to the God and His word.

The problem is, people love darkness more than light and people, including church people, including people who have actually believed on Christ and including popular, talented teachers and preachers.