I have come in contact with many "Fake People" as of late. The are people who know how to act or play the game but don't truley get it. They don't committ their hearts and minds fully.
If these people aren't getting the attention that they crave the have to step it up to satisfy their needs.
I have tried to talk to people like this and always gotten the same run around of them trying to be charming or dance around the subject, but if you look into their eyes and read their facial expressions you can tell they are fake.
So I have just started calling them out on the lies as they tell them to someone, mainly because people fake like this are a detriment to christianity and the work of God as they see the hipocosy in the fake people and cloud over the genuine real people since the real people aren't craving the attention like the fake people.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Don't give up
I have seen many give up on God, they give up on their church's, Their pastors, their spouces, and their lives.
Why?
No matter what don't give up. Keep on fighting! God has never given up on you, why slap him in the face and give up on Him
Why?
No matter what don't give up. Keep on fighting! God has never given up on you, why slap him in the face and give up on Him
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Missing Amen
THE MISSING AMEN
Act 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
รข What’s Missing - The Amen
The word "amen" is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated directly from the Hebrew into the Koine Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it is practically a universal word. It has been called the best-known word in human speech. The word is directly related--in fact, almost identical--to the Hebrew word for "believe" (amen), or "faithful." Thus, it came to mean "sure" or truly," an expression of absolute trust and confidence. When one believes God, he indicates his faith by an "amen." When God makes a promise, the believer's response is "amen"--"so it will be!" In the New Testament, it is often translated "verily" or "truly." When we pray according to His Word and His will, we know God will answer, so we close with an "amen," and so also do we conclude a great hymn or anthem of praise and faith.
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
> The Power of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is not a dirty word.
* In our lives - Decision making
* In our Teaching - Gods word will not return void
* In our direction
Act 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
> Being on the Same page “One Accord”
* Church Constitution - Have you ever Read
* Being behind you pastor
Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
> Praising God in everything you do
* Not taking the credit yourself - Giving God the Credit
* Even During the Bad Times.
# Act 12:23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
* Consequences for not giving credit where credit is due
Act 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
> Prayer
* For Others
* For Self
* Just to Thank God
* For Our Enemies
Act 4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
Act 4:35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Act 4:37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
> Sacrifice
* Alabaster Box
* Tithing
* Offerings
* Our Time
* Giving up sins
Act 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
> Obedience
* God First
* The bible
* The Pastor
* The Church
* Holy Spirit - Like I mentioned before
* Authority in General
* The Local Laws
Act 6:3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
> Helpers - Mature
* Taking the load off you Pastor
* Helping Others
* Helping God - Soul winning
< This includes getting yourself right in order to be qualified to assist>
Act 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Act 7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Act 7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Act 7:54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
> Thick Skin
* Words
* Actions
< What is the Proper Response
Act 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Act 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Act 8:2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
> People to Pick up the Pieces after someone fails
* Through Struggles
* When A Family Member is struggling
Act 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
> Total Belief in God & his plan for your life
* Not Doubting that he has a plan for you and your family
Act 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
> Fear of the Lord
* Not so fearful you don’t talk to him or love him But in Respect
Act 10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Act 10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
> Worship the Master not the Servant
* Hyles Worship
* Giving God the credit
* Following a man of God over the scripture
< Don’t take the credit for what God has done>
* “look what I did”
* Talking about your self
* Having to be the center of attention
Act 11:29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
> Using you talents to your full ability for God
* You use your talents for a paycheck, but when it comes to the The one who died for you sins, you short him
Act 13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
> Regular Church Attendance
* The Whole City came - Could you imagine what could be acomplished
* Some Came to hear the word of God
< Act 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
* When some come they speak evil trying to cause problems
* they are not to learn, ignore them
* even then the word is preached, some will never be satisfied
Act 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
> Boldness for Christ
* To speak out against what the world teaches
* To Stand out being a little different
* To tell someone about Jesus
Act 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
> Absenence
* From Idols
* Fornacation
^on Tv
^in movies
^in video games
* And other pollutions to you mind
Act 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
> Cleansing the home
* they burned the bad things in their lives
* the Burned the evil books
^Notice they burned them, they could not return into their lives because the fire consumed the wrong things and they were no more
Act 21:5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
> Family Prayer
* Notice they took their wives and children and knelt down and prayed together
I don’t want you to be discouraged about the Missing Amen’s in you church today,
I want you think of the things missing in christiandom today as a challenge.
You must first think,
How can I not be a missing Amen
And most of all help someone else
By helping someone else you will find that you are helping your self
Some look around on Sunday and see seats that once were filled, the trick is don’t look back at seats that were once filled,
Look forward to see who can fill that seat now.
Act 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
รข What’s Missing - The Amen
The word "amen" is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated directly from the Hebrew into the Koine Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it is practically a universal word. It has been called the best-known word in human speech. The word is directly related--in fact, almost identical--to the Hebrew word for "believe" (amen), or "faithful." Thus, it came to mean "sure" or truly," an expression of absolute trust and confidence. When one believes God, he indicates his faith by an "amen." When God makes a promise, the believer's response is "amen"--"so it will be!" In the New Testament, it is often translated "verily" or "truly." When we pray according to His Word and His will, we know God will answer, so we close with an "amen," and so also do we conclude a great hymn or anthem of praise and faith.
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
> The Power of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is not a dirty word.
* In our lives - Decision making
* In our Teaching - Gods word will not return void
* In our direction
Act 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
> Being on the Same page “One Accord”
* Church Constitution - Have you ever Read
* Being behind you pastor
Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
> Praising God in everything you do
* Not taking the credit yourself - Giving God the Credit
* Even During the Bad Times.
# Act 12:23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
* Consequences for not giving credit where credit is due
Act 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
> Prayer
* For Others
* For Self
* Just to Thank God
* For Our Enemies
Act 4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
Act 4:35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Act 4:37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
> Sacrifice
* Alabaster Box
* Tithing
* Offerings
* Our Time
* Giving up sins
Act 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
> Obedience
* God First
* The bible
* The Pastor
* The Church
* Holy Spirit - Like I mentioned before
* Authority in General
* The Local Laws
Act 6:3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
> Helpers - Mature
* Taking the load off you Pastor
* Helping Others
* Helping God - Soul winning
< This includes getting yourself right in order to be qualified to assist>
Act 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Act 7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Act 7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Act 7:54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
> Thick Skin
* Words
* Actions
< What is the Proper Response
Act 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Act 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Act 8:2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
> People to Pick up the Pieces after someone fails
* Through Struggles
* When A Family Member is struggling
Act 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
> Total Belief in God & his plan for your life
* Not Doubting that he has a plan for you and your family
Act 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
> Fear of the Lord
* Not so fearful you don’t talk to him or love him But in Respect
Act 10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Act 10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
> Worship the Master not the Servant
* Hyles Worship
* Giving God the credit
* Following a man of God over the scripture
< Don’t take the credit for what God has done>
* “look what I did”
* Talking about your self
* Having to be the center of attention
Act 11:29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
> Using you talents to your full ability for God
* You use your talents for a paycheck, but when it comes to the The one who died for you sins, you short him
Act 13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
> Regular Church Attendance
* The Whole City came - Could you imagine what could be acomplished
* Some Came to hear the word of God
< Act 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
* When some come they speak evil trying to cause problems
* they are not to learn, ignore them
* even then the word is preached, some will never be satisfied
Act 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
> Boldness for Christ
* To speak out against what the world teaches
* To Stand out being a little different
* To tell someone about Jesus
Act 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
> Absenence
* From Idols
* Fornacation
^on Tv
^in movies
^in video games
* And other pollutions to you mind
Act 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
> Cleansing the home
* they burned the bad things in their lives
* the Burned the evil books
^Notice they burned them, they could not return into their lives because the fire consumed the wrong things and they were no more
Act 21:5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
> Family Prayer
* Notice they took their wives and children and knelt down and prayed together
I don’t want you to be discouraged about the Missing Amen’s in you church today,
I want you think of the things missing in christiandom today as a challenge.
You must first think,
How can I not be a missing Amen
And most of all help someone else
By helping someone else you will find that you are helping your self
Some look around on Sunday and see seats that once were filled, the trick is don’t look back at seats that were once filled,
Look forward to see who can fill that seat now.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
It's Back to School for Me
Pray for me, it looks like I am going to start takeing some classes online. I have prayed hard and have done some research on many online type bible colleges and narrowed it down to two.
This week I decided to take the plunge and after council from my pastor it looks like Its going to be Southern Indian Baptist College that I looked at several times over the years. Then I met Bro N. online and after talking to him some and more prayer it looks like it is a go.
Here is the kicker, as soon as I made that decision, I had a finantial hit, so the money I saved up has to go pay some bills, but the application is ready and after I get paid This Tuesday, it will be in the mail bills or not.
This week I decided to take the plunge and after council from my pastor it looks like Its going to be Southern Indian Baptist College that I looked at several times over the years. Then I met Bro N. online and after talking to him some and more prayer it looks like it is a go.
Here is the kicker, as soon as I made that decision, I had a finantial hit, so the money I saved up has to go pay some bills, but the application is ready and after I get paid This Tuesday, it will be in the mail bills or not.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
How Do You Know For Sure
This is something that's been troubling me for several months now.
Who can you tell the difference between the call of God and Frustation with your current job?
Last year was a tough year finantialy at work and in my own personal finances because of that. Things were more confratational with on of my employers and my church activities.
So lately (in the past few months) I have been distracted at work. I haven't wanted to be there as much as I used to be.
I used to love what I did and now don't.
Since I have been young I have have several dreams of me preaching, I have had sermons pop in my head while driving or doing activities, it wasn't until the last year or so I have started to write them down and share them with anyone else other than myself.
So is my disctraction and lack of motivation twards my job God telling me something or is it just me being down about the job.
I don't know?
Who can you tell the difference between the call of God and Frustation with your current job?
Last year was a tough year finantialy at work and in my own personal finances because of that. Things were more confratational with on of my employers and my church activities.
So lately (in the past few months) I have been distracted at work. I haven't wanted to be there as much as I used to be.
I used to love what I did and now don't.
Since I have been young I have have several dreams of me preaching, I have had sermons pop in my head while driving or doing activities, it wasn't until the last year or so I have started to write them down and share them with anyone else other than myself.
So is my disctraction and lack of motivation twards my job God telling me something or is it just me being down about the job.
I don't know?
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Salvation Pain and Simple
If you were honest with me this morning and you couldn’t say you knew for sure if you were going to heaven I invite you to ask him this morning. I won’t embaris you at all
First
Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)
Good works cannot save you.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Trust Jesus Christ today! Here's what you must do:
1. Admit you are a sinner.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23)
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12)
"If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (1 John 1:10)
2. Be willing to turn from sin (repent).
Jesus said: "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:5)
"And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:" (Acts 17:30)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners. Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Saviour.
"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10)
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
What to pray:
Dear God, I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and died for my sin. I am willing to turn from sin. I now invite Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Saviour.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" (John 1:12)
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
First
Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)
Good works cannot save you.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Trust Jesus Christ today! Here's what you must do:
1. Admit you are a sinner.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23)
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12)
"If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (1 John 1:10)
2. Be willing to turn from sin (repent).
Jesus said: "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:5)
"And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:" (Acts 17:30)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners. Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Saviour.
"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10)
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
What to pray:
Dear God, I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and died for my sin. I am willing to turn from sin. I now invite Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Saviour.
"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" (John 1:12)
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Unconditional Love
Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Rom 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross a long time and well know counceler on grief was interviewed in a magazine in 1991,
In this article she reflects back to a time she visited a consentration camp at Maidnek
She thought It would help her undersant how victims of the holocaust had suffered and how people could be capable of such hatred and cruelty.
She way the gas changers and crematoriums
She way railroad cars filled with baby shoes of murdered childrend and filled with hair shaved from women on their way to the cambers and used to make coats for the Germans.
As she surveyed the places where such unimagable horrors had taking place she noticed a beautiful you woman there
And she was staring right at Ross
Filally she went up to her and interdicted themselves, and she told her her that her name was Golda.
She was a German or and Jewish.
Golda told Ross that her father had been taken by the Gestapo and never saw him again.
Then her mother and the rest of the family was deported to Maidanek and herded into a gas chamber.
Golda was the last one in the chamber.
But there was so many in the chamber they couln’t shut the door. So they bulled her out and proceeded to slam the steel door shut.
SHE WAS THE SOLE SURVIVOR.
Golda said she was one of the first liberated from the concentration camp.
At that time she wanted to get sweet revenge on the one’s who had killed so many of her people and her Family
Then it struck her that If she got revenge she would be no better than HITLER himself.
So She was there, until she could forgive the one’s that caused her so much pain.
She had learned a lesson that day of unconditional love.
Love with no expectations, no hooks, no strings attached.
We can make all our choices in life built on love or fear.
How many today would be able to have the uncondional love to forgive someone who has wronged you.
In society today this love is not common.
We must always get the person back
We must Hold on to the wrong that was done to us until it eats us up.
Even though it is no excuse, Hitler never had unconditional love as a child, and he never had an outlet for his rage.
Some of you today might belive that no one loves you unconditionally
First you must love someone in that way to release yourself.
In our text verse we see uncondiontional LOVE.
• We neglect telling others about Christ
• We live our lives for us instead of Christ
• We poison our bodies with alcohol
• We burn our lungs with cigarettes
• We force the Holy Spirit who dwells in us to watch filth on TV
• We rob him of our gifts that he has given us
• We Steal from him in our tithes
• And we bicker behind his under shepherds back (Your Pastor)
I have a hard time understanding this uncontional love
- MY TESTMONEY
Abraham loved God so unconditionally that he was willing to sacrifice his beloved son to him.
If you were to put a holocost survivor and Hitler in the same room, I wouldn’t stop for fault them from squeezing the life out of his neck until he was to face jugement.
But does that make you any better than the one who has wronged you.
Jesus left a perfect place in heaven, took human form
He ate
He got tired
He had heartbrake
He was beat until his flesh was raw
His beard was ripped out
He had nails drove into his hands
Then was hung on a cross for all to mock.
But even then the said: Father Forgive Them
How often have you prayed for you worst enemy
When was the last time you prayed for that gossip that ruended your reputation
When was the last time you prayed for that one that might have stolen from you
When was the last time you prayed for the polatition you might not agree with
It is not good enough to just pray for them though
You must forgive like we were forgiven
Co 2:7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Forgiveness shows unconditional love.
Uncontional means that there may be no response.
Uncondiotnal love means we must love, even then they might mock you.
Uncondtional love means that even when you are being wronged you don’t respond with hate or with anything else but LOVE.
I an thankfull today for Gods UNCONDTIONAL LOVE.
In my life I have turned my back from God.
I have used his name in vain
I haven’t loved some like I should.
In order to start your path to unconditional love you first must forgive
• TRULY FORGIVE
• Read God’s Word
• Pray for the one who wrongs you
And never take you eyes off Jesus.
Later on in the article that I read at the beginning of this message, Golda states that if we love our children uncondionally we could change the word
I firmly believe that
We need to love our children Uncondionally
We Need to love our church members unconditionally
We need to love our pastor unconditionally
But most of all we need to love Jesus UNCONDITIONALLY LOVE Jesus.
Then you will feel that weight lifted off you shoulders.
I encourage you today to show you love to your friends,
Your enemies
Your families
Forgive them, Love then and be thankful for them.
You might as how can I start Loving Uncondionally
Rom 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross a long time and well know counceler on grief was interviewed in a magazine in 1991,
In this article she reflects back to a time she visited a consentration camp at Maidnek
She thought It would help her undersant how victims of the holocaust had suffered and how people could be capable of such hatred and cruelty.
She way the gas changers and crematoriums
She way railroad cars filled with baby shoes of murdered childrend and filled with hair shaved from women on their way to the cambers and used to make coats for the Germans.
As she surveyed the places where such unimagable horrors had taking place she noticed a beautiful you woman there
And she was staring right at Ross
Filally she went up to her and interdicted themselves, and she told her her that her name was Golda.
She was a German or and Jewish.
Golda told Ross that her father had been taken by the Gestapo and never saw him again.
Then her mother and the rest of the family was deported to Maidanek and herded into a gas chamber.
Golda was the last one in the chamber.
But there was so many in the chamber they couln’t shut the door. So they bulled her out and proceeded to slam the steel door shut.
SHE WAS THE SOLE SURVIVOR.
Golda said she was one of the first liberated from the concentration camp.
At that time she wanted to get sweet revenge on the one’s who had killed so many of her people and her Family
Then it struck her that If she got revenge she would be no better than HITLER himself.
So She was there, until she could forgive the one’s that caused her so much pain.
She had learned a lesson that day of unconditional love.
Love with no expectations, no hooks, no strings attached.
We can make all our choices in life built on love or fear.
How many today would be able to have the uncondional love to forgive someone who has wronged you.
In society today this love is not common.
We must always get the person back
We must Hold on to the wrong that was done to us until it eats us up.
Even though it is no excuse, Hitler never had unconditional love as a child, and he never had an outlet for his rage.
Some of you today might belive that no one loves you unconditionally
First you must love someone in that way to release yourself.
In our text verse we see uncondiontional LOVE.
• We neglect telling others about Christ
• We live our lives for us instead of Christ
• We poison our bodies with alcohol
• We burn our lungs with cigarettes
• We force the Holy Spirit who dwells in us to watch filth on TV
• We rob him of our gifts that he has given us
• We Steal from him in our tithes
• And we bicker behind his under shepherds back (Your Pastor)
I have a hard time understanding this uncontional love
- MY TESTMONEY
Abraham loved God so unconditionally that he was willing to sacrifice his beloved son to him.
If you were to put a holocost survivor and Hitler in the same room, I wouldn’t stop for fault them from squeezing the life out of his neck until he was to face jugement.
But does that make you any better than the one who has wronged you.
Jesus left a perfect place in heaven, took human form
He ate
He got tired
He had heartbrake
He was beat until his flesh was raw
His beard was ripped out
He had nails drove into his hands
Then was hung on a cross for all to mock.
But even then the said: Father Forgive Them
How often have you prayed for you worst enemy
When was the last time you prayed for that gossip that ruended your reputation
When was the last time you prayed for that one that might have stolen from you
When was the last time you prayed for the polatition you might not agree with
It is not good enough to just pray for them though
You must forgive like we were forgiven
Co 2:7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Forgiveness shows unconditional love.
Uncontional means that there may be no response.
Uncondiotnal love means we must love, even then they might mock you.
Uncondtional love means that even when you are being wronged you don’t respond with hate or with anything else but LOVE.
I an thankfull today for Gods UNCONDTIONAL LOVE.
In my life I have turned my back from God.
I have used his name in vain
I haven’t loved some like I should.
In order to start your path to unconditional love you first must forgive
• TRULY FORGIVE
• Read God’s Word
• Pray for the one who wrongs you
And never take you eyes off Jesus.
Later on in the article that I read at the beginning of this message, Golda states that if we love our children uncondionally we could change the word
I firmly believe that
We need to love our children Uncondionally
We Need to love our church members unconditionally
We need to love our pastor unconditionally
But most of all we need to love Jesus UNCONDITIONALLY LOVE Jesus.
Then you will feel that weight lifted off you shoulders.
I encourage you today to show you love to your friends,
Your enemies
Your families
Forgive them, Love then and be thankful for them.
You might as how can I start Loving Uncondionally
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