Bible verse

"Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the Lord." Jeremiah 1:8 

We should not be afraid of people because they will die just like the rest of us. And God promises to rescue us and protect us. So do not be afraid my brothers and sisters. The same God who overcame the world can give us the power to overcome our enemies and the world. He is good forever and ever! Amen!!! 

The Cross

The Cross is where we look to our Savior Jesus Christ who died for our sins and shed His blood to wash away all of our sins. Look to Jesus, repent of your sins and believe upon Him for the forgiveness of your sins. Amen!!! "For the wages of sin death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23

Story

This picture is of a man who disguised himself as a pastor to teach his Church a lesson. The story broke my heart of how the modern day "Church" treated this man (who was their pastor disguised as a homeless person). Here is the full story, please read and think about this. 

Pastor Jeremiah Steepek transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor at that morning.

He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for service, only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said hello to him.

He asked people for change to buy food – no one in the church gave him change.

He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by the ushers if he would please sit in the back.

He greeted people to be greeted back with stares and dirty looks, with people looking down on him and judging him.

As he sat in the back of the church, he listened to the church announcements and such.

When all that was done, the elders went up and were excited to introduce the new pastor of the church to the congregation.

“We would like to introduce to you Pastor Jeremiah Steepek.” The congregation looked around clapping with joy and anticipation.

The homeless man sitting in the back stood up and started walking down the aisle. The clapping stopped with all eyes on him.

He walked up the altar and took the microphone from the elders (who were in on this) and paused for a moment then he recited,

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

‘The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

After he recited this, he looked towards the congregation and told them all what he had experienced that morning. Many began to cry and many heads were bowed in shame.

He then said, “Today I see a gathering of people, not a church of Jesus Christ. The world has enough people, but not enough disciples. When will YOU decide to become disciples?”

He then dismissed service until next week.

Following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ should be more than just talk. It ought to be a lifestyle that others around you can love about you and share in.

Jesus is trustworthy all the time!

Amen!!! Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He never fails anyone who put their trust in Him. Jesus never fails. Praise Him! Put your trust in Jesus today my friends!!!

Give thanks!

Always be thankful to the Lord no matter what. Because when you do, it releases so much joy! "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 

Amen!!!

"Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

Jesus Christ is the Lord God Almighty!!! Colossians 1:15-20, Revelation 1:8

"I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God, 'who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."' Revelation 1:8

Jesus's blood

The blood of Jesus washes away all of your sins!!!! "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace." Ephesians 1:7

Jesus chose to forgive the people that beat him and executed Him on the cross. If our Savior can forgive those that hated Him, then we can forgive those that hurt us. We should aim to follow in our Savior's footsteps.

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:24

"He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." Romans 4:25

 "Then the disciples went back to their homes, but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, 'Woman, why are you crying?' 'They have taken my Lord away,' she said, 'and I don't know where they have put him. At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 'Woman,' he said. 'why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?' Thinking he was the gardener, she said 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get to him.' Jesus said to her, 'Mary.' She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her." John 20:10-18

The Cross triumphs over sin!!!

"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcisioin of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with it's regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers of and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." Colossians 2:13-15 Our sins were nailed on the cross when Jesus took the suffering for us. Please repent of your sin and ask Jesus to forgive you and tell Him to be your Lord and Savior. Praise the Lord!!!

Jesus is coming very soon! Get ready!!! "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." Matthew 24:42

Romans 6:23 Sin leads to death, but God's wonderful gift to us is eternal life through the greatest gift ever given to mankind, Jesus Christ. Jesus is coming soon my friends!!! Be prepared!!!

9/12/13

Three days ago on Monday I drove to my local plaza to apply for a job. As I arrived to a stoplight about to turn, I noticed a homeless woman sitting on a curb. I drove past her and parked my car near a Denny's restaurant. I was thinking about my past experience of me driving past a homeless person when I should have helped them. Well this time, I was not going to let that opportunity slip by from me. I walked over to the homeless woman and greeted her and we chatted for a long time. It was mostly her telling me about her current troubling situation and about her past as well. She told me how she was harassed by cops and people who would just walk by her and insult her. It broke my heart. She also told me a story of when she came up to a vehicle and a man had candy for her and threw it on the ground. It made me sad how mistreated this poor woman was. All I was doing was just listening minute after minute from the stories and experiences she was telling me. Before I left I asked for her name and she told me Melissa. I asked Melissa "before I go, can I pray for you?" She said yes and so I prayed for her and then I gave her a gospel tract to read. I did not verbally share the gospel with her, but I did give her a gospel tract that explains the whole gospel and how her soul can be saved. I will praying for Melissa and whatever attention God is going to grab her, He will. Please pray for her soul and that the gospel tract that she reads would have the biblical gospel planted in her heart. I never want to ignore another homeless or poor person again. The last time I did, I felt so much guilt and I knew the Lord wanted me to turn around and talk to that person. But my flesh told me to go home and leave. This time the Spirit of God compelled me to go and reach that lost person and I listened to my Spirit. And it was not wrong, just listening to that poor soul was worth my time. I would do it again. Please don't ignore homeless people or any lost person at all. They all need the Lord Jesus Christ. Do something about it. We are the light and salt of the earth Jesus says. God bless you my brother's and sisters. Invite more people around the globe to my blog. It will be well worth their time! The gospel changes lives! Praise the Lord!!!

We will never forget this tragic event that killed more than 2,000 victims. These people who have died are in either Heaven or Hell for all of eternity forever and ever. Let's honor these victims but also let's pray that God would bring compassion on people who have lost their loved ones. And let's pray that souls will be saved. 9/11 was horrible yes, but things much worse are yet to come during the Tribulation. We must warn the lost and tell them Jesus is coming sooner than we know it. God bless everyone! We will never forget.

God can take bad and turn it into something good. We will never understand the Lord and His ways, but know that His wisdom and knowledge is above ours and He will do what is right in the end. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9

This picture would describe most people these days. Or most of the human race. When the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is preached and people are in the light of receiving it, they reject the gospel and turn away. They don't want anything to do with Christ. Most lost people are hardened to the truth of the Word of God. Please don't be like this guy in the cartoon. Repent of your sins and put your faith in Christ before it's too late. He's knocking on your heart. Will you let Him enter? Make your choice.

"For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:9 We are sinful and have sinned and sin results in death. Romans 6:23 but through Christ who is perfect we are reconciled to God through His sacrifice on the Cross for our sins. Praise the Lord for His sacrifice that He endured for us!!! Receive Jesus through having faith in Him alone.

"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1:29 Repent and believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins! He is the risen Savior!!!

I eat sleep and Jesus all day! Of course Jesus is not a verb but a real person that lived and claimed that He was the Son of the Living God. Read the gospels and what Jesus means to you and how He can save the world. John 3:17

When Jesus said to preach the gospel to all of creation, He meant it. He didn't meant to stay where you are comfortable and share the gospel with those that come inside the Church building. Get out of your comfort zone and share the gospel! Time is running short.

He has risen! The Lord Jesus Christ is alive!!!! "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day." Luke 24:46