Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever. AND HE REIGNS

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

-Isaiah 9:6

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

-Jeremiah 29:11-13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlA5IDnpGhc

Our God is Greater

HAPPY DAY! CHRIST IS SAVIOUR! TRUST JESUS TODAY!

IT IS ALL A GIFT; SALVATION, IT IS CHRIST JESUS ALONE.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7un8rz8TYTc

GOD IS A GOD OF ALL HOPE

"Christ was all anguish that I might be all joy, cast off that I might be brought in, trodden down as an enemy that I might be welcomed as a friend, surrendered to hell’s worst that I might attain heaven’s best, stripped that I might be clothed, wounded that I might be healed, athirst that I might drink, tormented that I might be comforted, made a shame that I might inherit glory, entered darkness that I might have eternal light."

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 I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand by Don Francisco

http://www.yoube.com/watch?v=ssKVlGIrUJs


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John 14: 1-18

1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so , I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then , Shew us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it .
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that e may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him nhot, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. [comfortless: or, orphans]

Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth. -Proverbs 17:24

Are You A Soulish Or Spiritual Christian by Zac Poonen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5su6Mg7aA

Some Truths I Have Learnt In 50 Years Video Series by Zac Poonen
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkwD35IMt74
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WolzYpCS5o0
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3czp1dINsA
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMDnlG7m31Y

being with GOD

First Scriptures:

James 4:4-10
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

But He giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of The Lord, and He shall lift you up.

Psalm 73
[22] So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
[23] Nevertheless I am continually with Thee:
Thou hast holden me by my right hand.
[24] Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
[25] Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
and there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee.
[26] My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart,
and my portion for ever.
[28] But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in The Lord GOD,
that I may declare all Thy works.

Then a writing from David Wilkerson:

What would a man think if his bride-to-be invited him to her house, sat him in the living room and then went her way? While he waits, she works in the kitchen, dusts the furniture, mops the floors—and never says a word to him!

Jesus endures the same pain any man would feel if his beloved continually praised him, saying “I love you” over and over, yet showed him little or no attention!

The sweetheart may claim, “Well, He’s always on my mind.” I have heard people say that about Jesus: “He’s on my mind all day, in everything I do.” But you can have Him on your mind all day and still neglect Him! When a bride-to-be does this, her so-called love is a lie! She may tell her fiancé she truly loves him, but her actions tell him she does not.

The Lord asks, “Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number” (Jeremiah 2:32). David also said Israel kept forgetting the Lord: “They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt” (Psalm 106:21).

The Lord mentioned His pain in Scripture for the whole world to see! He said openly, “My people neglect Me for days on end!” Why would the Lord tell the world about such neglect? Shouldn’t lovers’ differences be kept quiet? No—He wants us to know how hurt He is! He tells the whole world because He is so heartbroken by our behavior!

Imagine that you are an engaged young woman going to church with your husband-to-be. You grasp his hand and tell everyone, “We’re going to be married. I love him—he is absolutely wonderful!” But as soon as you are out the door, you just clam up and do not say a word to him! What is he supposed to think?

I would not want a bride who extols my virtues, says loving things about me in public, tells me how precious I am, and then later gets cold and avoids spending time with me. That is not true affection!

Beloved, if you do not have quality time with Jesus every day—if you do not spend time in prayer with Him, or seeking His Word—you do not love Him and you are breaking His heart!

“But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, and her people a joy -Isaiah 65:18

SERVING THE LORD WITH GLADNESS -David Wilkerson.
http://davidwilkersontoday.blogspot.com/2011/11/serving-lord-with-gladness.html

Also a good quote on this, enjoying GOD, can be read here:
http://firstimportance.org/2011/11/gods-ultimate-goal/
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Gospel by John Movie
Part 1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRB0EH3lA3w
Part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-P4x-WpwSs

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He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem!
This is what The LORD says to you:
'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army.
For the battle is not yours, but God's. ...
You will not have to fight this battle.
Take up your positions; stand firm
and see the deliverance The LORD will give you,
O Judah and Jerusalem.

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Go out to face them tomorrow, and The LORD will be with you.'"
2 Chronicles 20:15,17

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GOD BLESS MALI !

Being Careful & Active - Affective

"Be alert and of sober mind."

Do You Have the Wisdom to See the End of Your Path? - Tim Conway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cxNJ3GnAg
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As long as Uzziah sought The LORD,
God gave him success. ...

But after Uzziah became powerful,
his pride led to his downfall.
2 Chronicles 26:5b,16a


Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Proverbs 6:27

Pray For Youcef Nadarkhani

in Iran.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youcef_Nadarkhani

What Are We Dealing With ?!

But as none can fully comprehend, so few consider properly, the difference between the rational soul of man, and the spirit or life of the beast. The spirit of man goes upward, to be judged, and is then fixed in an unchangeable state of happiness or misery.

Let our inquiry be, how an eternity of existence may be to us an eternity of enjoyment? To answer this, is the grand design of revelation. Jesus is revealed as The Son of God, and the Hope of sinners.

-Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3



Mark 1:35-45. 2.Timothy 1:6-13.

to be used - GOD's work

The Piercing Arrows of HOLY TRUTH

I believe God has to accomplish a work in us before we can lay claim to any covenant promise. What is this precedent work upon which all others depend? Jeremiah tells us: “I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me” (Jeremiah 32:40). God’s precedent work of the covenant is to put His fear into our hearts by the work of the Holy Spirit.

Jeremiah is speaking here of the provisions of God’s new covenant, not the old. And God tells us very clearly how this first work of the covenant will be performed: “I will put My fear in their hearts.” He is letting us know we cannot work up a holy fear by the laying on of hands or the strivings of our flesh. No—the only way this holy work can be accomplished in us is if God’s Spirit performs it.

God is telling us through this passage, “I am going to do marvelous things in you. I will send My very own Spirit to abide in you and give you a new heart. He will empower you to mortify all fleshly deeds and He will guide you into total freedom from the power of sin. Finally, He will cause you to will and do My good pleasure.

“But there is one work the Spirit must perform in you before any of these others. He is going to put in you the true fear of God concerning sin. He will implant in you a profound awe of My holiness, so you will not depart from My commands. Otherwise, your sin will always lead you away.”

Very simply, the Holy Spirit changes the way we look at our sin. He knows that as long as we continue to take our lust lightly, we will never be set free. How does the Holy Ghost do this? By using the convicting Word of God—the piercing arrows of holy truth.

by David Wilkerson
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Exhortation to New Shepherds of a Church Plant - Tim Conway / John Sytsma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqCRwu9ky0

cleansing their hearts by faith

The World's Hatred of Christ Was Without Cause - Matt Haney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbJYilb-T58

Was It For Me That You Fasted? - Tim Conway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAsq2YbQ8yc

Zechariah 7
2.Kings 25:8-
Ezra 4:4-
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also read Acts 15:9
and check out http://lisening.blogspot.com/

Being Careful but not Faltering

Beware of the Snare.

There are two things the child of God ever needs to remember, and these are, that he has a wise Keeper, and that he has a wily enemy, and this wily enemy is always on the look-out to entangle us in the meshes of his snares.

1. The snare of pride. ”The snare of the devil” (1 Timothy 3:7 KJV). The snare in which Satan entangled himself to his own downfall was pride (Ezekiel 28:1-9 KJV). Beware of this gin. It has many colours and shapes.

2. The snare of riches. ”They that will be rich fall into temptation, and a snare” (1 Timothy 6:9 KJV). Glittering gold is a snare that has fascinated many to their overthrow and destruction (Acts5:1-9 KJV).

3. The snare of sleepiness. ”Awake (margin) themselves out of the snare of the devil” (2 Timothy 2:26 KJV). Strife will stir up the old man, but it will put the better man to sleep.

4. The snare of idolatry. ”Gideon made an ephod . . . . . which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house” (Judges 8:27 KJV). Idolatry is committed when anything or anyone is put in the place of God.

5. The snare of faltering. ”Thine eye shall have no pity upon them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, for that will be a snare unto thee” (Deuteronomy 7:16 KJV).

6. The snare of fear. ”The fear of man bringeth a snare” (Proverbs 29:25 KJV). If we fear God, we need fear no one else, be he man or devil.

7. The snare of evil companionship. ”They shall be snares and traps unto you” (Joshua 23:13 KJV). The breath of the world will tarnish and infect us in our spiritual life.

Take heed and beware of the devil’s snare!
But remember that your only true hope and strength is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer.

From:
http://blogs.blueletterbible.org/blb/2011/10/19/beware-of-the-snare/
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Colossians 3:23,24
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Sure of GOD's Love and Tenderness

Ezra 1:1-3
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of The LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, The LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and He hath charged me to build Him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all His people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of The LORD God of Israel, (He is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
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To Know CHRIST, part 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGaiAOalyuE
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One of Satan’s most effective traps for robbing Christians of peace is to convince them they must strive in the flesh to please God. He springs this on me all the time!

Filled with hope, joy and peace! by David Wilkerson
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/15141

Hosea 11:7 says, “My people are bent on backsliding from Me.” The word bent here means “hanging in suspense, hanging in doubt.”

GOD DESCRIBES HIS LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE.
http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/15142

Believers need to remember Matthew 16:17

So Jesus said to them again,
“Peace be with you; as The Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
And when He had said this,
He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit."
John 20:21-22
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"He said, Receive ye The Holy Ghost,
thus showing that their spiritual life,
as well as all their ability for their work,
would be derived from Him, and depended upon Him.

Every word of Christ which is received in the heart by faith,
comes accompanied by this Divine breathing;
and without this there is neither light nor life.
Nothing is seen, known, discerned, or felt of God, but through this."

When THE LORD pours out an especial spirit of prayer, it is a good sign that HE is coming toward us in mercy.

two links :

http://davidwilkersontoday.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-fighting-mood.html

http://blogs.blueletterbible.org/blb/2011/09/14/bondage-of-sin/

and
two verses :

Matthew 11:12

Psalm 145:18

Read this with you Bible

LIVING IN THE FAVOR OF GOD
by David Wilkerson

God promises wonderful favor to the blameless believer. “ Keep My commands . . . let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man” (Proverbs 3:1-4). God is saying if you set your sights to walk blameless before Him, you will walk in His favor and be pleasing to Him.

But that is not all. God’s favor also includes power! Paul said, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in The Holy Spirit and in much assurance” (1 Thessalonians 1:5). His favor brings the power of The Holy Spirit to all you say and do. Your words will not fall to the ground, because they will have Holy Spirit power.

Paul said those Holy Spirit-empowered words produce great results: “And you became followers of us and of The Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of The Holy Spirit” (1:6).

Why were Paul’s words so powerful, so effective? Because, he says, “[We] became examples to all . . . who believe” (v. 7). It was not Paul’s preaching nor his praying that won people to The Lord. It was his exemplary life! God had found in Paul a clean heart—one that He could favor with the power of the Holy Spirit!

God’s divine favor also brings high esteem among men. It is written of David: “David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed” (1 Samuel 18:30).

The man who protects the name of Jesus by living holy before others will be given a good name before them—by God Himself!

Some Christians say, “I don’t care about my name. It doesn’t matter what people think of me. I just want to be an unknown, a nobody. Let The Lord have all the glory.” That may sound humble but according to Scripture, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold” (Proverbs 22:1). God gives the righteous a good name so they can use it to glorify Him in greater measure!

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/14793

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Comfort: Psalm 30.
Encouragement & Motivation: Psalm 15.

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
John 15:15

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs 4:7

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.
Proverbs 19:8

Verses From Proverbs 20:
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
3 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool will quarrel.
5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding draws it out.
6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?
7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.
9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin”?

Verses From Proverbs 11
2 When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.
8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.
9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
17 The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their walk are His delight.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
25 The generous man will be prosperous,
And he who waters will himself be watered.
26 He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
29 He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,
And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

Philippians 2:12-16
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

Luke 6:27-28
But I tell you who hear Me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

GOD > man

Sanctify The Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.
1 Peter 3:15


Behold, the eye of The LORD is upon them that fear Him,
upon them that hope in His mercy; To deliver their soul from death,
and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 33:18,19
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What is man?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLL22k89_RA


What is man? - Paul Washer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npPbcUwgPcU

Gospel of our Salvation by Paul Washer - The Motive for The Son's Delight in the Earth

Gospel of our Salvation by Paul Washer - The Motive for the Son's Delight in the Earth from HeartCry Missionary Society on Vimeo.

True safety is in GOD ALMIGHTY JESUS CHRIST

He who dwells in the shelter of The Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of The LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
Psalm 91:1-2

Peace and Encouragement

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Luke 12:6-7

Who is a God like You, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
Micah 7:18

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee,
my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.
Psalm 63:1

But they that wait upon The LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs 4:7

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Make a case for your hope - John Piper
http://www.soundofgrace.com/piper80/101980m.htm

The Blood of JESUS CHRIST GOD'S SON cleanseth us from all sin.

three videos, first a beautiful song:
Casting Crowns - Prayer For A Friend


"One Heart Beat Away"


Who Is Looking At You by K P Yohannan


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Psalm 145:14

The LORD sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down.

...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
-Psalm 30:5b
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also two links to a two youtube chanels:

Sermon Index
http://www.youtube.com/user/sermonindex

Soldiers Of The Cross
http://www.youtube.com/user/soldiersofthecross
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And some commentary from Matthew Henry on Psalm 145:

"All GOD's works show forth His praises. HE satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. HE does good to all the children of men; His own people in a special manner. Many children of GOD, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted His goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by His graces and comforts. And with respect to all that are heavy laden under the burden of sin, if they come to CHRIST by faith, HE will ease them, HE will raise them. HE is very ready to hear and answer the prayers of His people. HE is present every where; but in a special way HE is nigh to them, as HE is not to others. HE is in their hearts, and dwells there by faith, and they dwell in Him. HE is nigh to those that call upon Him, to help them in all times of need. HE will be nigh to them, that they may have what they ask, and find what they seek, if they call upon Him in truth and sincerity. And having taught men to love His name and holy ways, HE will save them from the destruction of the wicked. May we then love His name, and walk in His ways, while we desire that all flesh should bless His holy name for ever and ever."

BE READY

by David Wilkerson

In Matthew 24 Jesus uses a parable to teach about being ready for his return: “Be ye also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, who his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

“But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 24:44-51).

Note that Jesus is speaking about servants here, meaning believers. One servant is called faithful and the other evil. What makes the latter evil in God’s eyes? According to Jesus, it’s something he “shall say in his heart” (24:48). This servant doesn’t voice such a thought and he doesn’t preach it. But he thinks it. He has sold his heart on the demonic lie, “The Lord delays his coming.” Notice he doesn’t say, “The Lord isn’t coming,” but “he delays his coming.” In other words, “Jesus won’t come suddenly or unexpectedly. He won’t return in my generation.”

This “evil servant” is clearly a type of believer, perhaps even one in ministry. He was commanded to “watch” and “be ready,” “for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh” (Matthew 24:44). Yet this man eases his conscience by accepting Satan’s lie.

Jesus shows us the fruit of this kind of thinking. If a servant is convinced that the Lord has delayed his coming, then he sees no need for right living. He isn’t compelled to make peace with his fellow servants. He doesn’t see the need to preserve unity in his home, at work, in church. He could smite his fellow servants, accuse them, hold grudges, destroy their reputations. As Peter says, this servant is driven by his lusts. He wants to live in two worlds, indulging in evil living while believing he’s safe from righteous judgment.

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/13887

I belong to my lover, and His desire is for me.

-Song of Solomon 7:10

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How To Respond A Visitation From God by Sandeep Poonen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzKzIE_WWPI

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Down in the River to Pray - Alison Krauss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1FQqSGxBso
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself,
not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

-2 Corinthians 5 17-19

Salvation by Grace, The Work of GOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14cb7U0Tdf4



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ebW0Fiwe4

GOD IS GOD. HE lives, helps, answers, leads and does all the good work in us.

Lazarus Is Dead And I Am Glad by Carter Conlon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtHj9waszDo


Romans 6:7
For he that is dead is freed from sin
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The Gospel of the Kingdom of God by Eric Holmberg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq1nucYhIr4


Psalm 110:2
The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
"Rule in the midst of Your enemies."

What Isaiah Saw at Calvary - Isaiah 53

What Isaiah Saw at Calvary (Isa 53) - Mack Tomlinson http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldoxWV7JU_U

Gospel for sinners - i don't want to be such a Pharisee anymore

The True Gospel by David Ravenhill

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Luke 7:36-50
verse 39:

Now the pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, He would have known who is touching Him and what kind of woman she is. She's a sinner!"

Justification by Faith Alone

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru6e_IPdIFE


Luke 11:46
Jesus replied,

"And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them."

how composedly they suffered loss and hardships

"Joy in God is of great consequence in the Christian life;
and Christians need to be again and again called to it.
It more than outweighs all causes for sorrow."

We are all sinners; and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance.

The paralyzed man who got up, walked, and carried his bed is a type of the believer who has mastery over sin! What an expression of Christ's power he was. What hope he must have given to all who were helpless and in need.

Isn't this what God is after today? Is he not seeking overcomers who will set an example for the world, showing an evil generation how Christ completely delivers from sin's dominion?

Sinners should see believers who live above the lusts and pleasures of this world. Men who love their wives and are faithful; wives who do not cheat and are good mothers and keepers at home; young people who practice purity and separation from all that defiles.

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/12964
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Verses of the day:

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
and all are justified freely by His grace through
the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23-24

The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 9:1

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 11:25-26

God deems it His glory and joy, to pardon and bless those who might justly be condemned at His tribunal;

READ THE GOSPELS! MATTHEW 13 & LUKE 13 !
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The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 1:3

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
Jude 1:2

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him?
James 2:5

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"...the happiness of those that are in Christ. We may serve Him without slavish fear. God's restraints are not a bondage, but our own corruptions are so. The doom passed upon impenitent sinners at last, will be judgment without mercy. But God deems it His glory and joy, to pardon and bless those who might justly be condemned at His tribunal; and His grace teaches those who partake of His mercy, to copy it in their conduct."

"Christians are called out of the world, from the evil spirit and temper of it; called above the world, to higher and better things, to heaven, things unseen and eternal; called from sin to Christ, from vanity to seriousness, from uncleanness to holiness; and this according to the Divine purpose and grace. If sanctified and glorified, all the honour and glory must be ascribed to God, and to Him alone. As it is God who begins the work of grace in the souls of men, so it is He who carries it on, and perfects it. Let us not trust in ourselves, nor in our stock of grace already received, but in Him, and in Him alone. The mercy of God is the spring and fountain of all the good we have or hope for; mercy, not only to the miserable, but to the guilty."

-quotes from Matthew Henry

He who knows me best loves me most.

The Indisputable Evidence Of A Great Church by Carter Conlon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W6Ohnzz3yM
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Here's a link to a good read!
Counterfeit Revival - Zac Poonen
http://www.cfcindia.com/web/mainpages/counterfeit_revival.php

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Verses of the day:

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,
especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Galatians 6:10

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalm 34:18

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mark 9:23, 10:27

Post Of The Day. Isaiah 53

He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But The LORD has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.

Isaiah 53:3-6

Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great,
and He shall divide the spoil with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53:12


O taste and see that The LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.
Psalm 34:8

But they that wait upon The LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31

When a man's ways please The LORD, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7

At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised The Most High; I honored and glorified Him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; His kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back His hand or say to Him: "What have you done?"
Daniel 4:34-35

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Terror accomplishes no real obedience. Suspense brings forth no fruit unto holiness. No gloomy uncertainty as to God's favor can subdue one lust, or correct our crookedness of will. But the free pardon of the cross uproots sin, and withers all its branches. Only the certainty of love, forgiving love, can do this.

-Horatius Bonar, found the quote here: http://thoughtsonthewayblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/terror-accomplishes-no-real-obedience.html added the blog to the links.

and here's a quote from a hymn he wrote, GLORY BE TO THE GOD THE FATHER

Glory be to Him Who loved us,
Washed us from each spot and stain!
Glory be to Him Who bought us,
Made us kings with Him to reign!
Glory, glory, glory, glory,
To THE LAMB that once was Slain!

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Here you can finds five sermons from Martyn Lloyd-Jones on mp3 for free:
http://mlj.org.uk/pg/free%20audio?opendocument

God is ever faithful, therefore let all who have an interest in His promises be ever cheerful.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
on Acts 27:21-29

Observe the solemn profession Paul made of relation to God. No storms or tempests can hinder God's favour to His people, for He is a Help always at hand. It is a comfort to the faithful servants of God when in difficulties, that as long as The Lord has any work for them to do, their lives shall be prolonged. If Paul had thrust himself needlessly into bad company, he might justly have been cast away with them; but God calling him into it, they are preserved with him.

They are given thee; there is no greater satisfaction to a good man than to know he is a public blessing. He comforts them with the same comforts wherewith he himself was comforted. God is ever faithful, therefore let all who have an interest in His promises be ever cheerful. As, with God, saying and doing are not two things, believing and enjoying should not be so with us.

Hope is an anchor of the soul, sure and stedfast, entering into that within the veil. Let those who are in spiritual darkness hold fast by that, and think not of putting to sea again, but abide by Christ, and wait till the day break, and the shadows flee away.

and on Acts 25:1-12

In suffering times the prudence of The Lord's people is tried, as well as their patience; they need wisdom. It becomes those who are innocent, to insist upon their innocence. Paul was willing to abide by the rules of the law, and to let that take its course. If he deserved death, he would accept the punishment. But if none of the things whereof they accused him were true, no man could deliver him unto them, with justice. Paul is neither released nor condemned. It is an instance of the slow steps which Providence takes; by which we are often made ashamed, both of our hopes and of our fears, and are kept waiting on God.

Commit thy works unto The LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Proverbs 16:3

Behold, the eye of The LORD is upon them that fear Him,
upon them that hope in His mercy;
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 33:18,19

The man who thinks lightly of Christ also has but poor comfort as to his own security. With a little Savior I am still in danger, but if He be the mighty God, able to save unto the uttermost, then am I safe in His protecting hand, and my consolations are rich and abounding. In these, and a thousand other ways, an unworthy estimate of our Lord will prove most solemnly injurious. The Lord deliver us from this evil.

If our conceptions of The Lord Jesus are very enlarged, they will only be His due. We cannot exaggerate here. He deserves higher praise than we can ever render to Him. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high is He above our loftiest conceptions. Even when the angels strike their loudest notes, and chant His praises most exultingly on their highest festal days, the music falls far short of His excellence. He is higher than a seraph’s most soaring thought! Rise then, my brethren, as on eagle’s wings, and let your adoring souls magnify and extol The Lord your Savior.

-Charles Spurgeon

Post Of The Day

NO MESSAGE GIVEN BY MAN IS PERFECT.
KNOW YOUR BIBLE.
STAY AWAKE.
PRAY.

These two videos i've watched i'd like to post:

"THE 1965 PROPHECY"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GIG8XLM3_Q
Many good things in this to take heed to.


"Jesus Gave All To His Father"

by Zac Poonen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7gpY1qEbo
also many good things to realize in this :-)

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But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace,
forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your Spiritual fervor, serving The Lord.
Romans 12:11

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
so that you will abound in hope by the power of The Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

Prayer: An overflow from confidence in CHRIST

John Piper - Prayer: An overflow from confidence in CHRIST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyIVLT0lyHM

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Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe,
all things are possible to him that believeth.

With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mark 9:23, 10:27


For The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds, to meet The Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be with The Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17

THE BLOOD. NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD.

We have been bought by His blood (Acts 20:28).
Our sins are atoned for through the shedding of His blood (Romans 3:25).
We are justified by His blood (Romans 5:9).
We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins through His blood (Ephesians 1:7).
We are brought near to God by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13).
We have peace with God through His blood (Colossians 1:20).
We have eternal redemption by His blood (Hebrews 9:12).
It is the blood of Christ that will cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death (Hebrews 9:14).
We have confidence to enter the presence of God by the blood of Jesus
(Hebrews 10:19).
It is the blood of Christ that sanctifies and makes us HOLY (Hebrews 10:10).
We are redeemed from an empty way of life with the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18, 19).
The blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin (1 John 1:7).
He freed us from our sins by His blood (Revelation 1:5).
It was with His blood that He purchased for God members of every tribe and language and people and nation (Revelation 5:9).
Our robes are washed and made white by the blood of The Lamb (Revelation 7:14).
We triumph over the evil one by the blood of The Lamb (Revelation
12:11).

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from "A Voice Crying Out", i made one little change to the list.
also go read this writing from Charles Spurgeon:
http://a-voice-crying-out.com/2011/02/26/the-great-change/

THANK YOU JESUS FOR LUKE 12:50 !

THANK YOU FOR THE RANSOM!

Post of the day. KEEP ME LORD.

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139:23-24



 

"Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us,
we must seek him till we find him.
In the day of his trouble the psalmist did not seek for
the diversion of business or amusement,
but he sought God, and His favor and grace."

-Matthew Henry.

Post of the day. BELIEVER, BELIEVE IN JESUS.

Hebrews 10:4-10

For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says,
“SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED,
BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME;
IN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE TAKEN NO PLEASURE.

“THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME
(IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME)
TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.’”
After saying above,
“SACRIFICES AND OFFERINGS AND WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, NOR HAVE YOU TAKEN PLEASURE in them”
(which are offered according to the Law),

then He said,
“BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL.”
He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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"We Are In Grave Danger, When..." - Leonard Ravenhill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efDorGSfSo8
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"The Spirit distributes to every one as He will.
We must be content though we are lower and less than others.
We must not despise others, if we have greater gifts.
How blessed the Christian church, if all the members did their duty!
Instead of coveting the highest stations,
or the most splendid gifts,
let us leave the appointment of His instruments to God"

Post of the day. AWESOME GOD

Awesome God - Rich Mullins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU8MS6lGmE8
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Verses Of The Day

Hold thy peace at the presence of The Lord GOD:
for the day of The LORD is at hand: for The LORD hath prepared a sacrifice,
He hath bid His guests.
Zephaniah 1:7

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 145:1,2

Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 1:33

But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed His steps; I have kept to His way without turning aside.
Job 23:10-11

"If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor My name," says The LORD Almighty, "I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor Me."
Malachi 2:2

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38,39

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Fact, Faith, Feelings - Garrett Holthaus
http://illbehonest.com/Fact-Faith-Feelings-Garrett-Holthaus
The proper place of feelings in the Christian life.
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"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me."

John 14:1

Post of the day. THANK YOU JESUS.

Verses Of The Day:

For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
2nd Corinthians 5:21

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Hebrews 9:28

Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25-26

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Proverbs 11:30

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
2 Corinthians 2:14

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:56-57

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and here's a great sermon teaching about satan:

The Christian's Adversary: The Devil - Charles Leiter
http://illbehonest.com/The-Christians-Adversary-The-Devil-Charles-Leiter

1 Peter 5
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
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the word devil - diabolos, means slanderer.

diábolos (diabállō, "to slander, accuse, defame") – properly, a slanderer; a false accuser; unjustly criticizing to hurt (malign) and condemn to sever a relationship.

Pilgrim's Progress

Watch Pilgrim's Progress

Part 1

Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

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How important is THE WORD OF GOD!
KNOW THE BIBLE.
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Daniel prayed: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are His. He changes times and seasons;
He sets up kings and deposes them.
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
I thank and praise You, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and power, You have made known to me what we asked of You, You have made known to us the dream of the king."
Daniel 2:20-23

Jesus replied: “‘Love The Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 22:37-3


That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:12

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.
Hebrews 12:1

...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5b

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of The living God.
Hebrews 10:31

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1 John 1:7

Keep praying for Bob Jennings that GOD will heal him from cancer

IN JESUS NAME.
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Going The Way of All the Earth - Bob Jennings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWr9xk2tY-I

Bob Jennings preaches a message on Joshua Chapter 23.

Do you have today God's salvation in forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ?

DO YOU HAVE THE BEST GOD CAN BLESS YOU WITH?
ETERNAL LIFE ?
PEACE ?




this site seems very nice;
http://www.fishforpeople.net/
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"The wealth of the wicked means nothing. They have nothing.
Without God, without forgiveness, without heaven, they have nothing.
With God we have everything and always have everything,
no matter the outward circumstances of our lives."

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"For to be carnally minded is death,
but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Romans 8:6

"It matters little to the Lord whether He saves by the few or the many."
I Samuel 14:6

"Who has despised the day of small things?"
Zechariah 4:10

"Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD,
and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne.
Thus, He will be a priest on His throne,
and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices."'
Zechariah 6:13

Friday February 18, 2011

Remember: ? Be Loved and love.
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I'M YOUR ANGEL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8cFbuLJBCI
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DO YOU STILL BELIEVE?
by David Wilkerson

Recently I had an unusual experience while in meditation with The Lord. His still small voice asked of me, “Do you still believe?”

“Do you believe I still love you unconditionally—that you are right now being led by The Holy Spirit—that every tear you shed I bottle—that you are right now in this place, in this very hour, in the perfect will of God?

“Do you believe all things still work together for good to them that love Me—that I hear your prayers, even when you have no audible words to express them, when all seems dark and you are overwhelmed—when fear lays hold on your mind and soul—when it seems I have shut the heavens to you?

“David, do you still believe I feed all living things: the fish of the sea, the cattle, the fowls, all creeping things? Do you still believe I count every hair on your head—that I take note of every fallen bird on the face of the earth? Do you truly believe that?

“Do you still believe—when death comes to your loved ones? Do you still believe what you have testified, that I give comfort and strength to face even the grave?

“Do you still believe I love you—I forgive you all your past sins, your present sins—and I will forgive all future sins if you rest and trust Me? Do you believe I understand when Satan sends his messengers against you to implant lies, doubts, blasphemies, fears, despair?

“Do you still believe you are in the palm of My hand—that you are more precious than gold to your Savior—that eternal life is your future—that there is no power that can pluck you out of My hand—that I still am touched by every infirmity and affliction you endure? Do you still believe these things are true?”

My answer is emphatically YES! Yes, Lord, I still believe it all and more—much more!

Read all of Psalm 103 and ask yourself, “Do I still believe it? All of it?”

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/12329
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Nehemiah 8:10
...Do not grieve, for the joy of THE LORD is your strength*.

*a place or means of safety, protection

Nehemiah 9
31
Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You did not make an end of them
or forsake them, For You are a gracious and compassionate God.
32
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty,
and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness ...


Job 35:14:

How much less when you say you do not behold Him,
The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

Wesley's Notes

"Trust - Instead of murmuring, repent of what is past, humble thyself under God's hand, wait patiently in his way, 'till deliverance come; for it will certainly come if thou dost not hinder it."

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

35:14-26 As in prosperity we are ready to think our mountain will never be brought low; so when in adversity, we are ready to think our valley will never be filled up. But to conclude that to-morrow must be as this day, is as absurd as to think that the weather, when either fair or foul, will be always so. When Job looked up to God, he had no reason to speak despairingly. There is a day of judgment, when all that seems amiss will be found to be right, and all that seems dark and difficult will be cleared up and set straight. And if there is Divine wrath in our troubles, it is because we quarrel with God, are fretful, and distrust Divine Providence. This was Job's case. Elihu was directed by God to humble Job, for as to some things he had both opened his mouth in vain, and had multiplied words without knowledge. Let us be admonished, in our afflictions, not so much to set forth the greatness of our suffering, as the greatness of the mercy of God.

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1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 20:24
Man's goings are of The LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

The steps of a man are from JEHOVAH; and how can a man understand his own way?

Matthew 11: 28-30
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you andlearn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.


Matthew 12: 17-21
This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

"BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN;
MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED;
I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM,
AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.
HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT;
NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.

A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF,
AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT,
UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.
AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE."

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKjUoE2fack

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on thee,
because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:3 

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.
Hebrews 13:8

Keith Green

i posted two days ago a link to some writings by Keith Green,
the writing i read from him and especially wanted and want to share is this:
The Man Behind the Message:
http://www.lastdaysministries.org/Articles/1000008565/Last_Days_Ministries/LDM/Discipleship_Teachings/Keith_Green/Keith_Green_The.aspx .

today i would like to share some videos,
first him speaking and teaching about the christian life:
"Devotions Or Devotion by Keith Green"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9t9DQfZ6cI

and also two of his songs :)

Keith Green - Grace by Which I Stand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60T4c3MPrXE

Keith Green: Dust to Dust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BC41koEgRg

call to action entertaiment

this video always makes me laugh,
"Top 8 rea­sons why i can't share my faith. From Way of the Mas­ter Ra­dio."



when we fail and struggle with things like witnessing
GOD doesn't love us less or is suprised with us,
no need to be discouraged or give up!

oh HOW HE LOVES US.
once in the middle of my misery because of my failure to witness
GOD showed how HE delights about me. amazing :)


Please, PRAY FOR ME. ON THIS. GOD KNOWS.


Todays Verses of the day fit nicely and PERCECTLY:

...be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you
a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.
1st Peter 3:15

Oh that men would praise THE LORD for His goodness,
and for His wonderful works to the children of men!
For He satisfieth the longing soul,
and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalm 107:8,9

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your Father in heaven.
He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 5:43-45

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a Spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Proverbs 3:27

Bible verses with commentery from Matthew Henry

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely you have received, freelygive.

from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 10:5-15:

Wherever they went they must proclaim, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. They preached, to establish the faith; the kingdom, to animate the hope; of heaven, to inspire the love of heavenly things, and the contempt of earthly; which is at hand, that men may prepare for it without delay. Christ gave power to work miracles for the confirming of their doctrine.

In proclaiming the gospel of free grace for the healing and saving of men's souls, we must above all avoid the appearance of the spirit of an hireling. They are directed what to do in strange towns and cities. The servant of Christ is the ambassador of peace to whatever place he is sent. His message is even to the vilest sinners, yet it behoves him to find out the best persons in every place. It becomes us to pray heartily for all, and to conduct ourselves courteously to all. They are directed how to act as to those that refused them. The whole counsel of God must be declared, and those who will not attend to the gracious message, must be shown that their state is dangerous. This should be seriously laid to heart by all that hear the gospel, lest their privileges only serve to increase their condemnation.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you to differ from another? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 4:7-13

We have no reason to be proud; all we have, or are, or do, that is good, is owing to the free and rich grace of God. A sinner snatched from destruction by sovereign grace alone, must be very absurd and inconsistent, if proud of the free gifts of God.

All Christians are not alike exposed. Some suffer greater hardships than others. The apostle enters into particulars of their sufferings. And how glorious the charity and devotion that carried them through all these hardships! They suffered in their persons and characters as the worst and vilest of men; as the very dirt of the world, that was to be swept away: nay, as the offscouring of all things, the dross of all things. And every one who would be faithful in Christ Jesus, must be prepared for poverty and contempt. Whatever the disciples of Christ suffer from men, they must follow the example, and fulfil the will and precepts of their Lord. They must be content, with Him and for Him, to be despised and abused. It is much better to be rejected, despised, and ill used, as St. Paul was, than to have the good opinion and favour of the world. Though cast off by the world as vile, yet we may be precious to God, gathered up with His own hand, and placed upon His throne.

Post of the day

Verse of the day:

Let those who love THE LORD hate evil,
for He guards the lives of His faithful ones
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 97:10

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Writings from Keith Green:
http://www.lastdaysministries.org/Groups/1000008703/Last_Days_Ministries/Keith_Green/Writings/Writings.aspx


and a quote from David Wilkerson (from a blog post at this link):

The peace we have with God through Christ distinguishes our faith from all other religions.

In every other religion besides Christianity, the sin question is never settled. Sin’s dominion simply hasn’t been broken. Therefore there can be no peace: “There is no peace, saith The Lord, unto the wicked” (Isaiah 48:22).
But we have a God who provides peace by pardoning sin. This is the very reason Jesus came to earth: to bring peace to troubled, fearful humankind.

Pray for Bob Jennings

Tim Conway interviews Bob Jennings who is fighting against pancreatic cancer.
Bob talks about living for eternity and truly living for Christ and being ready to die in Christ and not in your sins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfmAecWiVCA

Nothingness by K.P. Yohannan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM8sXhoUiCI

Verses of the day

Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 1:33

Hold thy peace at the presence of The Lord GOD: for the day of The LORD is at hand: for The LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, He hath bid His guests.
Zephaniah 1:7

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 145:1,2

However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love Him
1 Corinthians 2:9



Romans 8
28
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him,
who have been called according to His purpose.
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren
38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Verses of the day

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses:
but we will remember the name of The LORD our God.
Psalm 20:7

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Revelation 21:4

The lip of truth shall be established for ever:
but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:19

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,
with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:14-16

Encouragement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWO0ge_mzH8

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So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26-28


I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13

Verses of the day

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!
Romans 11:33

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
Psalm 103:10,11

It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24

Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:8

When hard pressed, I cried to THE LORD; HE brought me into a spacious place.
THE LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
Psalm 118:5-6

All a man's ways seem right to him, but THE LORD weighs the heart.
Proverbs 21:2

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12

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Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5YfNdFtesM

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My soul yearns for You in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for You.
When Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:9

Salvation Completed - It Is Finished!

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through The eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 9:26
For then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Hebrews 10:10
By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:14
For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJq1f2wNGY
Dr. Walter A. Maier
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study your salvation, it is perfect and finished, alone and only in The sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD, there is nothing for you to do to make your peace with GOD more better.
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Ephesians 1:4
Colossians 1:22
Hebrews 9:14

Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.