Monthly Archives: September 2015

Woe To The Shepherds

Woe  to the shepherds of Israel that  feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.Ezekiel 34:3

The leaders of the churches have failed, instead of feeding the poor they inherit great salaries, live in expensive houses, and drive fancy cars. Yet this is exactly the opposite of what God has taught us.

When the leader of the church is richer than the followers, there is obviously a problem here with the Church.
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. Ezekiel 34:

Jesus spent most of his ministry healing the sick and showing Gods power, but how many Churches are doing this today? How many Churches are actually going out and looking for the lost?

Recent data has showed less people are going to Church and associating with a denomination. Could it be people are seeing the greed of the Churches and not seeing the love of Christ?
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. Ezekiel 34:10

Make no mistake about it God sees all and these corrupted leaders will be punished. It’s a great responsibility to take an oath with God and lead the body of a Church. Those who abuse there power will  feel the wrath of God.

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.Ezekiel 34:16

But Jesus is the Head and Cornerstone of the Church, he is the Good Shepherd and he will seek and find you. All who answer his calling shall be saved and shall receive mercy. Take peace in knowing this in Jesus Name Amen

The AntiChrist

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 2 Thessalonians 2:3

Satan is called the great deceiver and he will deceive the entire world with one man, the Anti Christ, know who you are following, know the truth which is only found in the Word of God

His intentions will appear to be good but his purpose  is for the destruction of humanity, to remove God from the world and take as many souls to hell with him.

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:4

The Anti Christ will eventually rise up and convince others that he is a God, he will perform great miracles and wonders, but they will be done in the name of Satan and not God. He will deceive entire world into worshipping him and his false one world religion.

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7

The war between good and evil has been ongoing since the fall of Adam. But once the followers of Jesus Christ are raptured from the Earth, hell will be unleashed upon the Earth.

There will be no more righteous Christians in this world who continually battle Satan and his demons. All that will be left are the lawless ones and those who rejected Jesus as there Lord and Savior.

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then the day will come when Jesus returns with his army of Angels and destroys Satan and his followers and throws them in the pit of hell.

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.2 Thessalonians 2:12

It’s very simple your either following Jesus or your following Satan, there is no other way. Those who follow the world and The Anti Christ will be cast into the lake of fire.

Are you ready for the return of the King of Kings, Lord Jesus Christ? Have you accepted him as your Lord and Savior? Time is running out, the war is coming to an end and we have eternal victory in Jesus Name Amen

Happy Labor Day

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

As we celebrate the long Labor Day weekend we have a peaceful feeling knowing we get an extra day of rest, an extra day to spend with our families, and an extra day away from our stressful jobs.

This is what our Lord Jesus offers us every day, he is the Prince of Peace because he gives us the peace and strength that nothing else in the world can provide.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29

A yoke was the crossbar placed over the animals heads to plow the fields, many times we feel like this with our life. Maybe we feel overburdened or over whelmed by life.

But Jesus tells us to Cast all our Cares on him, because he loves us. He is our redeemer who loved us even when we never knew him.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:30

Jesus restores and heals, he can take our burdens from us and renew us.He resurrected the dead, made the blind see, made the lame walk, he can restore your burdens also.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me Philippians 4:11.

Just as Paul said I learned to be content in every situation because he relied on Jesus to give him strength, we should do the same. When life gets hard, your faith needs to work harder.

Let Jesus take your burden, let Jesus take that yoke around your neck, and say I can do all things in Christ who gives you strength Amen

The Last Days

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But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 1 Timothy 3:1

This is a simple but very powerful scripture, how would you describe the state of the world these days? Jesus described the days leading up to the tribulation as a women about to go into labor. Without Jesus it would be easy to feel hopeless, but thru him we have eternal life and know we have a better final destination.

People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- 1 Timothy 3:2-4

Doesn’t this pretty much sum up society today? A society where taking selfies is a household chore,  where money  is the new God , where marriage is an old fashioned ritual…

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The Problem With God and Jesus

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Throughout our current series, I have been trying to answer all the major obstacles to faith in God. We covered evolution. We covered doubts. We covered suffering. At the end of the day though, I believe whole heartedly that today’s word is at the heart of every other objection to following God: why Jesus?

See, I have heard many different people tell me they can believe in God the Creator of all, but following Jesus poses problems for them. First, there are all the physical things that hang them up: how can a man come back from the dead? How can someone have a baby as a virgin? Are the sick really healed instantly? I find this argument amusing because the God of the Old Testament did those things regularly too. That is beside the point though. The second problem people face with Jesus is his claim that you can…

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Seek and Ye Shall Find

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.Matthew 7:7-8

Do you say I don’t understand God?   Jesus tells us to seek him and we find him.  So are you aggressively  seeking God? If you knock he will open the door.

Seeking God is comparable to our everyday lives. Say you want to be a doctor, do you just become a medical expert instantly? No you seek the medical knowledge in books and thru others. The same is with God, if you want to really know him, seek the knowledge in The Bible already giving to us.

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:9-11

God is our heavenly father and just as we parents want to give the best to our children, he wants to give the best to you. However just like with rebellious children we have free will. If you want to go your own way and not rely on God, he’s not going to stop you. But when you come back like the Prodigal Son he will receive you with open arms.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12

Do unto others as we would want done unto us, we probably heard this as kids but this is actually a commandment from God. You want people to be nice to you be nice to them, I know people are not always receptive but God knows your heart. Just as If you seek God he will seek you.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13

Notice God says is you search for me with all your heart, are you seeking God with all your heart or just giving it little or no effort? Find God and you will find Peace, Purpose, Strength and most importantly eternal life in Jesus Name Amen