Reflections
Greetings and blessings to all of you and a Happy New Year. What does Christ expect of us this New Year? To share the Word because The Word says in 2 Peter 8:9 “He is being patient toward you not wanting anyone to perish, but for all to come to repentance.” Know this… nobody goes to heaven because they are good, and nobody goes to Hell because they are bad. Your eternal destiny is determined by whether or not you have believed in Jesus Christ and trusted in His sacrifice on the cross as the one and only payment for your sins. Once we become Christians our sins are forgiven a...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you and a Happy New Year. The church is entering into a New Year 2022 with an excitement and a curiosity to see what is God going to do with all the chaos and confusion that has displeased the very heart of God. Our nation is broken and we are here being the salt and the light. And at times that is difficult and heartbreaking. For example, a close friend of mine said, “The Bible is irrelevant and not reality”. I thought…The devil believes the Word and he trembles. But my dear friend said “the Word is not true…it’s not for ...
(Read More)LET'S RETHINK CHRIST..MAS!Greetings and blessings to all of you. It is time to slow down a little so we can enjoy Christmas and rediscover its meaning. Let us begin with Worship. Worship involves being still and know that He is God. It includes exulting in the wonder of who he is and expressing that in praise and prayer. Next would be Boundaries; meaning scaling back on all the externals such as spending money you don’t have and declining certain invitations so you can spend quiet times reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas. Finally, know that the most important thing this seas...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. It is time to slow down a little so we can enjoy Christmas and rediscover its meaning. Let us begin with Worship. Worship involves being still and know that He is God. It includes exulting in the wonder of who he is and expressing that in praise and prayer. Next would be Boundaries; meaning scaling back on all the externals such as spending money you don’t have and declining certain invitations so you can spend quiet times reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas. Finally, know that the most important thing this season is to seek that deep spirit...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Christ’s birthday may not be Dec. 25 but it is as good as any day to celebrate the Incarnation of the King. Don’t you think? And whether you have Christmas lights or trees that is irrelevant. A long as you can center the celebration on God’s gift of His Son. And how about this season we choose to emphasize the incarnation over commercialization? Choose simple gifts over lavishly expensive gifts. In the First Century some… by eating meat that was sacrificed to idols thought they would be indulging in “pagan worship” as ...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. This Sunday marks the beginning of Advent. It is the season historically set aside by the Church to help believers prepare to receive the fullness of Jesus coming. By Jesus ‘coming’ Advent refers both to Jesus Incarnation and His return as the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. During this time my prayer is that we reflect on the God of the Scriptures who is a holy God. Hopefully, we see a big God instead of a [small god] who we may think his sole concern is to make us feel good and to be happy (based only on our circumsta...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. You must agree that we are living in a time when God has allowed his children to go through the furnace. God is sending the world a message. Mankind is not in control. Because He loves us our Father will remove anything that we’ve trusted -instead of Him- until we ultimately seek security only in Him. Our God being loving and long suffering has allowed our nation to go through long and distinct periods of time that has shown a disrespect for our Lord. In the pre-modern era people had a high view of the Bible. Prayer was in school. The Ten Commandmen...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Many people do not know the difference between right and wrong because their consciences are seared. To Timothy Paul wrote, “Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and their consciences are dead.” There is an event that took place in (Acts 13:6-12) A sorcerer or evil person name Bar-jesus had a strong influence over the governor of a little town called Paphos.. The word said “He...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. Paul killed Christians. He hated the people of God. Then one day he met Christ and he was changed. He became an Apostle. He helped build and taught and preached at churches that had many questions and many problems. He wrote the Epistles (thirteen books of the NT). Was life a bed of roses when he served Christ? No and No again. One of the churches he ministered to was in Corinth. That church was involved in immorality, incest, doctrines of demons, gossip, division and rebellious attitudes. Paul was attacked verbally. Some haters in the church told lies ab...
(Read More)Greetings and blessings to all of you. We as Christians are called to “contend for the faith that once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” (Jude 1). We are also told “in the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires. These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.” (Jude 18). In the OT God appointed prophets as spiritual watchmen over the souls of His people, in Ezek. 33:7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel so hear the word I speak and give...
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