New Covenant Messages:
The Word:
They are doomed and their fate [is] eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, siding with earthly things and being of their party.
But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we earnestly and patiently await [the coming of] the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [as] Savior, Who will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His glory and majesty, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself.
- Philippians 3:19-21
Paul The Apostle is exhorting us, as His Beloved (and we "are" The Beloved of The Lord) to Stand Firm In Jesus. Where ever you are or whatever you do, after you have done All (and I Do mean Everything) that you can to Stand In Him, Stand Therefore! For what? For The Glory of The Lord to "Be" Revealed In and Through your Life In Jesus' Holy Name.
We "are" entreated and advised (God's Precious Word "Is" Wisdom and Light) to agree, work, "be" Genuine Yokefellow (His Yoke "Is" Easy and His Burden "Light"), co-operate and toil In Harmony In The Lord. Yes, work! Not that we are Saved by works, but Faith without works is dead. I used to tell my staff and crew, "There's a difference between an Employee and some One Who gets The Job Done." What's your job? To do exactly what Jesus did here on Earth, show the World The Father.
Time is short, our Life "is," but a breath, we have seventy to eighty years at the most according to God's Word, so we must make the most of each and every opportunity that comes our Way. You and I "are" here as Ambassadors for Jesus, to Represent Him and Bring The Essence of Christ Unto Life Eternal! Are you spreading The God News, The Gospel.
Have you done your part (Each and Every Member of The Body of Christ, The Church "Is" and "Has" a "Part" to "Do," to "Play" In and For The Kingdom of God In Jesus) to have the lost souls of this World's names written In The Lamb's Book of Life? Are you Rejoicing In The Lord? [Psalm 37:4.] The Word of God Clearly tells us, Let All men Know, Perceive and Recognize. The Lord "Is" Near (Nearer now than when we first Believed) - He "Is" Coming Soon, Maranatha!
As Kings and Priests, we "are" Called to pray and petition The Lord Upon His Throne of Grace and Mercy! Practice what you preach, what you have learned, received and seen In Jesus. He "Is" Our Role-Model, The New and Living Way of Peace - untroubled and undisturbed well-being. Be Joyful In The Lord, Revive your interests in the welfare of others, think of Him and take Every opportunity to show His Love. There are many who walk (live) as enemies of The Cross of Christ, The Anointed One. We "are" The Example of Christ, Called Upon By HIm to Observe and Live After The Pattern He Has Set Before us. Hold True to what He Has Shown you, what you have already attained and order your Life in Him According to His Word, Will and Way! Let The Mind of Christ "Be" In you, think as He thinks, Know what He Knows, Understand The Father's Will as He Does and Go to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God Bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Luke 12:48b
The Word:
For every one to whom much is given, of him shall much be required; and of him to whom men entrust much they will require and demand the more. [Deut. 25:2, 3; Num. 15:29, 30.]
- Luke 12:48b
From: John Stephens
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2003
Subject: It's gettin closer!
In light of all that is happening around the world and the escalating problems in the Middle East, we are seeing history and Bible prophesy unfold
before our eyes. There is no more time to play. There is no more time to
be apathetic about our faith. There is no more time to allow ourselves to
be distracted by the enemy who uses division in the body, our own personal
weaknesses, to keep us from serving God. My friend, the battle cry has clearly sounded. The trumpet of warning is
clearly being blown for all to hear. The events that are unfolding in our
nation, around the world, right before our very eyes is God's way of saying..."NOW my children, prepare yourselves and this world for the return
of Christ!!!" We can never lose sight of the big picture. Jesus
Christ is
coming soon, in the twinkling of an eye.
Are we really ready for that? Is
this world really ready for that?
Just like our brave men and women of the armed services put their lives on
the line daily in defense of our great nation, our Commander in Chief is asking each one in His army to do likewise.
This is not a video game. The
stakes are eternal life versus eternal damnation. Too many of God's children
are AWOL at this critical moment. I pray today that you will hear His call
to battle and understand that answering that call is not an option. It is
something that each and everyone of His children is required to do each day. We must answer the call, fight the good fight of faith. These my
friend...are the last days. Now..is the time!!!!
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Matthew 25:14-29
The Word:
For it is as a man who was about to take a long journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his property.
To one he gave five talents [probably about $5,000.00], to another two, to another one; to each in proportion to his own personal ability.
Then he departed and left the country.
He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he gained five talents more.
And likewise he who received the two talents; he also gained two talents more.
But he who had received the one talent went and dug a whole in the ground and hid his master's money.
Now after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
And he who had received the five talents came and brought him five more, saying, Master, you entrusted to me five talents; see, here I have gained five talents more.
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy - the delight, the blessedness - which your master [enjoys].
And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, Master, you entrusted two talents to me; here I have gained two talents more.
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy - the delight, the blessedness - which your master [enjoys].
He who had received one talent also came forward, saying, Master, I knew you to be a harsh and hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you had not winnowed [the grain]; So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is your own.
But his master answered him, You wicked and lazy and idle servant! Did you indeed know that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather grain where I have not winnowed?
Then you should have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I could have received what was my own with interest.
So take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
For to every one who has will more be given, and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance.
- Matthew 25:14-29
I need to ask you and you need to ask your"self" (more-so), Where do you see your"self" in Todays' Portion of Scripture? Do you consider your"self" upright, honorable, admirable, trustworthy and a Faithful Servant of The Lord Jesus Christ? I Am not asking you how others perceive you but, Who are you? Not just at Church, In The Christian Circles you find your"self" spinning around in with other Believers, but at home, work and play. Examine your"self," Look To The Mirror (God's Word) and let It reveal to you the frailties of humankind, mankind, the sin nature that lies within (sometimes too deep within, so that we bury it and never deal directly with the problems that sooner or later will surface and come forth).
God has given us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him! All Good Things Come Down From God Out Of Heaven!
Each and Every One of us has been "given" at least One Gift, Talent and / or Special Ability in order for us to fulfill our Calling and Destiny In Life, In Jesus! God has Entrusted YOU (and me [How scary is that?]) with His Property, Jesus has gone aWay to prepare a Place for us, but He Is Coming Again Soon (Maranatha!) and we will All have to give an account of how we invested The Life He died for on The Cross of Calvary, in order for us to Truly Live.
The Spirit of The Lord Is Calling and Gathering His Servants Together! He asks nothing more of us than what He Knows we can give unto Him and our fellow man. Some of us (according to our own proportions) act immediately in situations, make decisions, investments with our time, money or whatever, but many of us are procrastinators, putting things off until tomorrow, but then tomorrow never comes. It seems as if One Way or another there is a trade of.
Regardless of how you view or react to things in your daily Life, you alWays reap what you sow in thought, Word and deed.
Realize that In Jesus, we have nothing to lose in this present life we lead and Everything to Gain, so like Paul The Great Apostle (who called him"self," The Chiefest of Sinners), count Everything loss and Gain Christ!
Do Not dig your"self" into a hole somewhere or hide the talent that God "has" Given YOU. Let your Light Shine to All Nations and Peoples while you "have" The Light of Life In and With you. It may have been a log time since you have seen your Master, but He alWays has His Eye On you. He Is closer than your next breath or heartbeat.
Look at verse twenty of Matthew Chapter twenty-five and read; See, "Here" I have gained five talents more" and also in verse twenty-two the Servant says, "Master, You entrusted two talents to me; "Here" I have gained two talents more."
In both cases, The Master, The Lord, Our Father Who Art In Heaven commended His Servants by saying, "Well done!"
Why? What have you done with All that God has Given you? Have you gained anything "Here" and Now in this Life that He died in order for us to have? I Honestly Believe This Word is telling us that what we do "Here" and Now, matters "Her" and Now. The other side of the coin is, both Servants knew that what they had been "given" and what they gained was not theirs to keep for themselves, so they "gave" It All Back (and more) to Their Master.
Do you really, truly and honesty want to enter into and share The Joy - The Delight, The Blessedness - Which Your Master Enjoys? Do you? It Will cost you.
You'll have to invest and "give," over, above and beyond the norm of this World. Jesus says, "Give and It shall be "Given" Unto YOU!" Our God is NOT some harsh and ard man, but He Is Just.
Do NOT be afraid of Him or any one in the World and hide your talent. Let God receive what Is His Own and That Is YOU!
You and I were bought with a price, The Precious Blood of Jesus, so "Give" Him His Due, Your Life, Your All! If you "have" anything Now (and you DO), you Will be "Given" More and you'll Be Furnished Richly, so that you will have Abundance. My God Is Able to supply All of your needs according to His Riches In Glory (and He Will if you let Him)! Go, Be Good Stewards and Faithful Servants of The Most High God According to His Word, Will and Way In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View: 1 Corinthians 4:2
The Word:
Moreover, it is [essentially] required of stewards that a man should be found faithful - proving himself worthy of trust.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2
Every Christian on the face of Planet Earth is Called upon By God to be A Disciple of Jesus Christ! We are looked upon By God (and should be by man) to be ministering Servants of Christ (and one another) and Good Stewards (Trustees) of the mysteries - that is, the secret purposes - of God that have been revealed to us In The Holy Spirit. Jesus says, "If you Love Me, you'll Obey My Commandments." Each and Every Thought, Word, Action and Deed of ours is to come into subjection to Christ Jesus, according to His Holy Word, Acceptable Will and Perfect Way. You and I "are" The Representation of Jesus, His Ambassadors and as Jesus "Is" here with us Today and AlWays (even until the end of the ages) on Earth, so "are" we In This World. He has commissioned us to Go to All Nations and Peoples with The Love of God and His Good News (The Gospel), not in our own might or power, but By His Spirit!
Does it matter to you that others put you on trial, investigate, question, cross-examine and judge you? We should Only be concerned with how God Sees us, where we "are" In HIm and what His View is on the matters that stand before us. The Lord Is The Judge of All! There is (NOW) No condemnation to those of us who "are" In Christ Jesus! Our conscience should be clear, we should be feeling Holy and Blameless In His Sight, vindicated and acquitted before God. In our"selves" there is No Good Thing, but Christ In us Is The Hope of Glory! When examined and judged by God, we "are" Free Indeed!
What does The Word for Today say to us?
It Is ESSENTIAL, Required of Stewards that we be found Faithful. God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Our Heavenly Father has Proved Himself Worthy of All Trust. Let us Worship Him In Spirit and Truth, Give Him All The Glory, Praise and Honor Due His Holy and Precious Name!
Let Each and Every One us be a reflection of His Loving-Kindness, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Grace and Favor. Be A Good and Faithful Servant (Steward) to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View: 1 Co. 4:7
The Word:
For who separates you from the others [as a faction leader]? - Who makes you superior and sets you apart from another, giving you the pre-eminence? What have you that was not given to you? If then you received it [from someone], why do you boast as if you had not received (but had gained it by your own efforts)?
- 1 Corinthians 4:7
If The Church, The Body of Christ Jesus Is Truly "One" then who are we as Christians, True Believers to boast, be puffed up and inflated with pride in favor of one [minister and teacher] against another. Let Every One of us apply The Holy Scripture to our"self" daily, learn to think of each other according to God's Point Of View and not by our own personal standards or opinions. What we need Today is for Every Member of The Body to come together In Love (God Is Love) and none of us to go beyond that which is written In His Precious Word.
Doubt, unbelief, a judgemental spirit and the worries of this World will choke and quench The Holy Spirit's Fire from falling upon us, bringing God's Power and The Rivers of Living Waters from flowing to the dry and weary places. Covering your light, dissension and back-biting will not allow The Light Of The World to chase aWay this present darkness!
The Church in Corinth thought that they had arrived, they believed they were already filled, had enough - they were full and content, feeling no need of anything more from God! Surely His Gifts and Talents were flowing and functioning among them, they had become rich in pride, conceited and fallen from God's Graces. Have you ascended your own throne and come into your own kingdom or Is Jesus Lord of All? His Kingdom Is Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost! Are you really and truly in right standing, in a right relationship with God, Your Heavenly Father? Does His Complete and Total Peace (Shalom) Rule and Reign In your Heart and Mind In Christ Jesus? Jesus Gave us, as His Disciples, His Joy? Are you filled to overflowing, full of The Lord's Joy? It Is our Strength!
Nothing (ABSOLUTELY NOTHING) can separate us from The Love Of God, but we can and unfortunately do (All Too Often) separate ourselves from each other. Who is your "Leader"? Christ Is The Head of The Church, yet we still follow Paul (Saul), Apollos, Peter (Cephas), Mark, David, whoever or whatever wind of doctrine that blows our way and tickles our itching ears! No matter what you position or title within The Church, if Christ Jesus is not The Head and if you are not The Servant Of All, then you are NOTHING! Apart from Him or each other we can do nothing and are nothing, but In Christ we "Are" More Than Conquerors and Have The Victory in and over Every circumstance of our Life In Jesus' Name! The Unity Of The Holy Spirit, His Purposes And Plans should be our ultimate goal! When we apply His Perfect Will and Way, according to His Precious Word, together As One In Him, we Can Not and Will Not Fail or Falter!
No One is superior or inferior (no matter how super-spiritual we may appear to one another when we are compared to ourselves) within The Body Of Christ.
Some may be stronger or weaker In The Lord than others, but that is one of the very reasons why we must work together, encourage and strengthen one another while it is Today! Today Is The Day Of Salvation for All Nations and Peoples, so let us put aside our differences, humbly submit ourselves to Jesus and let Him Lift us Up to where He has Called us to Be. Whatever we have, He has Given us, for All Good Things Come down from God out of Heaven! Let us Give back to Him and each other the Love and respect that He requires of us (as His Chosen People) and show The World that we "Are" Christians by our Love In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
James 1:12
The Word:
Blessed, happy, to be envied is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved he will receive [the victor's] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him.
- James 1:12
All of God's Promises are Yes! and Amen! In Christ Jesus! Let none or any of us Never, Ever read The Word of God as coming from any One, Other than God Himself! This Book, The Bible Is God's Love Letter to The World, signed with The Precious Blood of Jesus on The Cross of Calvary, sealed by The Holy Spirit upon the Life of Each and Every Believer, Everywhere around The World and Delivered By God Almighty, Our Father, Who Art In Heaven. The Ten Commandments were written by God and "given" to Moses upon the mountain (for All People Everywhere) while The Nation of Israel felt the quaking of the mountain and saw (with their own eyes) The Glory of God upon It! Let us not say that when we are tempted, we are tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one!
Jesus (when He walked the face of the Earth as man) was tempted in Every Way that you and I are, but He did not sin! If and when we are drawn aWay, enticed and baited, it is by our own evil desires, lust and passions. When we take these evil desires into our"self" (when we conceive them), they give birth to sin and sin when it is fully matured brings forth death. Do not be deceived or misled, for God Is not mocked and the wages of sin "is" death, but The Gift of God Is Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In Christ Jesus! He was tested and tempted, so that we could withstand the whiles of the devil and overcome this present World of darkness by The Light of Life shining within us. He suffered and died, so that we wouldn't have to! If you die to self (take off, shed the sinful nature) and Put On The Full Armor of God, then you can and will come against anything the enemy throws your Way.
Going through fiery trials? Welcome to The Christian Life! Jesus told us, in this World we would have tribulation, but to be of Good Cheer for He Is With us AlWays and we "have" The Victory In His Holy and Precious Name! He'll take us through the fire without being burned and through the flood without us drowning.
We Will Come Forth as gold fit for His Use In His Kingdom! Nobody said that It was going to be easy, but I can guarantee you that whatever you are going through or will go through in the future will be worth It!
We "are" Blessed of The Lord! If you are not Happy, then you should at least be Joyful In The Lord Jesus! His Joy Is Our Strength! Be patient in whatever you are facing Today, because He Is more than patient with us. He Is Long-Suffering and we should be also. After you have done Everything you can to stand, stand therefore! His Grace, His Favor is sufficient for us in Every situation. Jesus withstood Every test He took and God has Approved Him. He Is Seated at the right hand of God, Our Heavenly Father.
Crown Him with Many Crowns and Crown Him Lord of All! He Is The Victor and we "have" The Victory as More than Conquerors Through Christ! Do you Love Him? If so, you Will Receive The Promised Crown of Life In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Made To Last Forever:
Philippians 3:7
Worship:
WE FALL DOWN
INTRO:
We fall down, we lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus The greatness of mercy and love at the feet of Jesus And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy is the Lamb
TAG ENDING
Holy, holy, holy is the Lamb
The Word:
But whatever former things I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as (one combined) loss for Christ's sake.
- Philippians 3:7
What a privilege and honor it is for us as Believers to look into the Perfect Word of God and share in the lives of those who have gone before us. We are able to share in the experiences, ups, downs, ins and outs of those who found Faith and others who denied their God. The decisions and actions that we make and take in this present life, determine our outcome for All Eternity! When God Breathed His Holy Spirit into mankind at Creation, we became a Living Soul.
Though the outter man is fading, wasting aWay, our Soul was Made By God, Our Creator To Last Forever!
The Truth within God's Holy Word reveals to All who would seek and look into It, the deepest, darkest secrets of man.
Jesus, when He walked upon this Earth, looked into the very heart of man. God is no respecter of persons! Whatever your title, position, rank, status, class, nationality or wherever you may be on the social, political or economic scale as seen through the eyes of this World, God is only concerned with One Thing, What have you done with His Son, Jesus?
Where are you going In Him? You may be able to impress your friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates or family, but either Way, some Day we All must appear before The Judgement Seat of Christ.
Those who lose this earthly, temporal life will gain Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus. Apart from Him we can do nothing! We must die to "self" in order to receive The Abundant Life In His Holy and Precious Name. Yesterday is gone, only what is done In Love, by His Grace matters and will last forever. Lay down All the things of this World that will so easily beset you from walking In The Lord's Will and Way according to His Word and you will live The Resurrection Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Made To Last Forever! 1 Co. 2:9
Worship:
SOMETIMES BY STEP
Oh God, you are my God
And I will ever praise You!
Oh God, you are my God
And I will ever praise You!
I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways;
Step by step You lead me,
And I will follow You all of my days.
I will follow you all of my days;
I will follow You all of my days.
Step by step You lead me,
And I will follow You all of my days.
The Word:
But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that,] God has prepared - made and keeps ready - for those who love Him [that is, for those who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed]. [Isa. 64:4; 65:17.]
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
Why did the rulers of this age or World crucify The Lord Of Glory? Because, they did not perceive, recognize or understand The Things Of God, but The Word Of God sets forth The Wisdom Of God which was once hidden from the human understanding and is "now" revealed to us as Believers by God. It is sad, but True that The Bible, God's Holy and Precious Word is available to All. He wishes that none would perish and All would come to repentance In Jesus' Name, but many, many choose to go their own way, rather than His Way. God wants to lift us into The Glory Of His Presence!
We were Made, Created In His Image, To Last Forever In Communion and Fellowship With Him.
Why would anyone decide not to follow Him according to His Word, Will and Way?
The World is not "blinded" by The Light, but kept in the darkness of their own sin. The Light of God's Word chases aWay the darkness, so that we can see The Truth.
Jesus Is Truth, The Truth sets us free from sin and death, but we must make the decision and choice to receive Him as Lord and Savior. He who The Son Sets Free "Is" FREE INDEED! God's "Secret" [concerning what He has done through Christ for the salvation of men] is available to All who would seek and ask for It. Seek and you shall find. Ask and you shall receive. The wisdom of this World (which shall be brought to nothing and is doomed to pass aWay) is foolishness to God, but His Higher Wisdom [that is, the Knowledge of The Divine Plan previously hidden] has been unveiled and revealed by and through His Holy Spirit to us. Christians, Believers In Jesus as Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One Of God.
The Word Of God Opens our Spiritual Eyes to The Things Of God, allows us to Perceive, Know, Understand, Comprehend and Receive the Revelations of The Spirit Of God. The Bible says that we "have" The Mind Of Christ! We "have" the ability to explore and examine Everything, the bottomless Things Of God - The Divine Counsels and Things Hidden and Beyond the natural man's scrutiny. His Gifts Of Divine Favor, Grace and Blessing have been so freely lavished, bestowed upon us by God! He has "Given" us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him In Christ Jesus. It is "not" that the natural man cannot accept, welcome or admit these Truths into his heart, mind and soul, but that he chooses not to, because he loves his life of sin more than he loves his Creator, God.
Make a conscience effort Today to Know, Progressively Recognize, Understand, Become Better Acquainted With God, your Heavenly Father, Believe and Receive The Eternal, Everlasting and Abundant Life that He has for you In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Made To Last Forever: Matthew 25:34
Worship:
THERE IS NO OTHER NAME
(Chorus)
There is no other name, by which man can be saved.
There is no other name under Heaven.
There is rest for my soul,
And the wounded made whole,
And the captives set free and forgiven.
(Verse)
Such love as I had never known,
I've found in the grace that flowed to me.
In my unrighteousness
This is why my heart and soul and tongue confess...
The Word:
Then the King will say to those at His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father [that is, you favored of God and appointed to eternal salvation], inherit - receive as your own - the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Matthew 25:34
The King, Jesus will cause The Sheep to stand at His Right Hand, but the goats at His Left when All Nations and Peoples are gathered before Him. [Ezek. 34:17.]
He Is Coming Back Again Soon (Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!) In All of His Glory, His Majesty and His Splendor with All the Holy Angels, then He'll sit on The Throne Of His Glory. The Gospel is "not" Good News for everybody! Those who do not come to believe, cleave to, trust in and rely on Jesus as Lord and Savior are considered good-for-nothing servants and thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and grinding, gnashing of teeth.
God has "given" us All Gifts and Talents to use for His Glory. Each and Every human being on the face of the Earth has a free will and is able to make a choice whether to follow after The Lord's Will and Way or not. If you choose Wisely in this present World (according to God's Holy and Precious Word), you will be "granted" The Abundant, Everlasting Life With Jesus Throughout All Of Eternity.
For to every one who has will more be given, and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance.
- Matthew 25:29
2+2 alWays = 4 and you alWays reap what you sow. Jesus says, "Whatever you have done unto the least [in the estimation of men] of these, My Brethren, you have done Unto Me." How do you treat your loved ones, friends, family, co-workers, associates, "enemies"? If you give the hungry food, the thirsty something to drink, bring a stranger in, clothe the naked, visit, help and minister care to the sick or go to see a prisoner [Isa. 58:7.], you have done it to Jesus. [Prov. 19:17.] Those who fail to do these things for Jesus (as Unto God), will be gone from Him, cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
This Eternal punishment was never intended for humankind, but those who choose to follow Satan (the accuser of The Brethren), live in this present darkness, remain in their fallen state of sin, have made their decision already for All of Eternity. Those who are just, upright and in right standing with God shall enter into Eternal Life, In Christ Jesus by The Holy Spirit. [Dan. 12:2.]
After Teaching and Preaching on this most delicate of subjects, but most powerful and important one, Jesus spoke to His Disciples about the Passover and how He, The Son Of Man would be delivered up treacherously to be crucified. Christ Is Our Passover Lamb and because He offered up Himself as a Living Sacrifice (in our stead), we "have" been redeemed, forgiven and cleansed by His Blood that was shed on The Cross Of Calvary. His Body was broken, so that we could be made whole. Let us not betray Him, but Go! Into All the World to Preach, Teach and Heal In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend in Him, Mark
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Subject: Made To Last Forever: 2 Corinthians 5:6
The Word:
So then, we are always full of good and hopeful and confident courage; we know that while we are at home in the body we are abroad from the home with the Lord [that is promised to us].
- 2 Corinthians 5:6
Are you AlWays Full of Good, Hopeful and Confident Courage? I have known and do know plenty of people that are full of a lot of things, but not God (Who Is Good All The Time), Hope (Which Never disappoints us) or Confident Courage In The Lord Jesus. This particular portion of Scripture has stirred up a lot of things over the centuries and it is most certainly still open for major discussions. Are you at home in The Body? This flesh, bone and blood suit that our soul lives in is only temporal, it is passing aWay, a tent who's pegs will soon be pulled up and our Spirit Will Fly AWay To Glory! Paul The Apostle tells us that we (as Believers) shall be caught up (raptured) to "be" with Him (Jesus) In the clouds.
This Earth is not our home, Heaven Is and we "are" seated In Heavenly Places In Christ Jesus. We "are" citizens of the New Jerusalem. You, my dear, sweet Brothers and Sisters In Jesus "are" The Body of Christ and He Is The Head! Each and Every One of us is an important Member of His Body here on Earth, His Representatives, Ambassadors for Christ. As Jesus Is on this earth, so "are" we!
We are Commanded By God (In HIs Holy and Precious Word) to be ye, being filled (continually) with The Holy Spirit! His Word Is Spirit and Life, so get into It and allow It to get into you. Although we "are" One with Our Heavenly Father, Jesus and The Holy Spirit, we see through a glass darkly, only in part, but someday (Soon and Very Soon we "are" Going to See The King) we shall See Him Face to Face. All of Creation shall come before Him, The Light of The World.
Every knee shall bow and tongue confess that Jesus Christ Is Lord!
Without Faith it is impossible to please God, so if we confess Jesus as Lord and Savior of our Life, we Must Come To Him By Faith, Walking by Faith and not by sight or appearance. Things are not alWays as they seem. Either Way, on Earth aWay from Him or aWay from home and with Him, we are to be constantly ambitious and striving earnestly to be well-pleasing to Him. To constantly be winning people over, persuading them that Jesus Is The Way, Truth and Life, should be our daily goal. God wishes that none perish, but All Come to Repentance In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
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Subject: NT Message: Seeing Life From God's View: Romans 12:2
The Word:
Do not be conformed to this world - this age, fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs. But be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind - by its new attitude - so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
- Romans 12:2
God has "given" you and the World His Word, so that we would come to Know and Accept His Perfect Will for our Life In Him. Repentance is to turn around and think differently about things pertaining to God. His Way "Is" The Right Way and The Only Way. Our thoughts should "be" His Thoughts. As A New Creation In Jesus, God has "given" us The Mind Of Christ, but unfortunately for most of us, we are still trying to live the Life of Faith, using our own finite brains. What most of us really need is a Good brain washing by The Living Water and God's Holy and Precious Word. Just like a computer, our human brain will take garbage in and give garbage out, so we must fill our hearts and minds with The Things Of God. It Is "OK" to have Attitude as A Believer, as long as we have a Good (God) Attitude.
If you really and truly want to see the things In Life from God's perspective, His Good, Acceptable and Perfect Will In His Sight For you, then you must get into His Word. All of the Old Covenant points to The New and All of The New Covenant Is Fulfilled In Jesus! His Word Is The Vision Of His Glory, His Goodness, His Tender Mercies, Loving-Kindness and His Unmeritted Favor, God's Grace.
How is it that Phillip The Evangelist could go down to the desert road, meet the Ethiopian man reading Isaiah The Prophet and Preach Christ to him? God's Holy and Precious Word (Every Dot And Tittle) "Is" The Revelation of Christ Jesus!
Heaven and Earth shall pass aWay, but God's Word (Jesus Is The Living Word Of God) Shall Never Pass AWay! The Four Gospels (you "are" The Fifth Gospel and the only One the World may ever really come to see and know) point to Christ, but it is the Book of Ephesians that reveals to us The Will Of God and let's us Know Who We "Are" In Jesus!
Every single Member In The Body Of Christ Jesus Today, here on Earth (The Church) should present his or her "self" (All of their faculties) as a Living, Holy, Devoted and Consecrated Sacrifice Unto God, Our Heavenly Father! This "Is" our most reasonable, rational, intelligent, Spiritual Service and Worship. Let us All do so In Spirit and Truth, Loving God and One another In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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87144
USA
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Thanks for you prayers and giving,
Mark and The Simple Church Fellowship Team
Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2003,
Subject: NT MESSAGE: WELL, I HOPE SO!
WORSHIP:
COME LET US GO UP (by Marc Chopinsky)
Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord Unto the house of the God of Jacob.
Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord Unto the house of the God of Jacob.
For the law will go forth from Zion,
And the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem, And we will walk in His footsteps,
And He will teach us His ways.
And He will judge many peoples,
And decide for mighty nations far and wide. And swords will be beaten into plowshares, And nations will not earn war again.
THE WORD:
In Him we also were made [God's] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had bee fore-ordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose. Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will.
- Ephesians 1:11
Never let it be said among us that Our God is not in complete and total control and aware of what is happening in this present World we live in.
Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will - of His plan, of His purpose.
[And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him,
[He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.
- Ephesians 11:10
Want to know God's Perfect and Acceptable Will for your Life In Jesus and the lives of others? Re-read the above Scripture and know that it is for us to be "In Him" interpreted to mean "In Himself" and "In Jesus." When the fulness of time had come God sent His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus into the World to save sinners! Today, We are responsible for All the Souls In the World and are Commanded of God, Through Christ and by the Ministry of the Holy Spirit to Go Into All the World and Preach the Good News! Unity of the Spirit among Believers and bringing the Bride to the Bridegroom, Holy, Pure, Blameless and Spotless in His Sight is our purpose and goal.
So that we who first hoped in Christ - who first put our confidence in Him - [have been destined and appointed] to live for the praise of His glory!
- Ephesians 1:12
What are you living for? To praise and glorify the Lord Jesus? All Glory, Honor and Power Is Due His Holy Name and He Alone Is Worthy!
The Gospel of John is considered by some to be the most Spiritual of the four, shows us the Revelation of Jesus and All that He Is (to us) In The Father, but to me The Letter Of Paul To The Ephesians shows us who we "ARE" In Christ and what God's plan and purpose is for us individually and corporately. As much as God Is Our Portion we are made His In Jesus, Ordained of God (His Chosen Ones) and Appointed By Him! God is working out everything (yes, the Word says, "EVERYTHING") in agreement with the counsel and design of His Own Will and Way (Jesus Is The Way, Truth and Life). He has given each and every Believer In Jesus His Spirit, His Holy Word and His Name Which Is Above All, so that we can live our lives unto Him and bring Glory to Him! Praise the Lord!
He Lives In Us! Abides In Us! Dwells In Us!
My Friends, God's Word Is True! Believe His Word Today and Receive His Will for your Life Today In Christ Jesus! Say, YES, Lord, Your Will Be Done In Me And Through Me! It is time to rise up! Don't just sit there and say, yes, I believe, I have faith and I have hope.
Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.
- Romans 5:5
Have you been disappointed, deluded or shamed? Cry out to God! Abba! Father!
The Son has come to dwell in our hearts and minds, with All the Love of the Father flowing down from Heaven above.
You "Have" the Holy Spirit of God Living In you, moving through you, so don't be afraid. Step out In Faith, In the Name of Jesus and go do whatever He has called you to, say what He has spoken to your heart and share His Word, Will and Way with others around you. As you empty yourself out (pour your life out as a drink offering to Him) He will continue to fill your cup to overflowing, so that you can be a blessing to others and be blessed.
This is our covenant relationship with God, our inheritance, our heritage, our portion, so don't just hope, but believe and "know" that His Love Will See Us Through! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, Mark
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Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2003,
Subject:
WHATEVER!
My Dear Sweet Brothers and Sisters In the Lord Jesus,
We have come through the pains and struggles of child bearing, but the pleasure of seeing already the birth of this Group has brought the Joy of the Lord to my heart and soul. Forgetting that which is behind I encourage you all to press onward and upwards In Jesus. I am determined not to skip a beat and am committed to working with each and every one of you to make this the best Christian Group on the WWW!
Competition is not the answer, but committment to the things of God, His Word, His Will and His Way are. My prayer is that All will come into a closer walk and relationship with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is His Group and I ask that you all do your part to bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy Name.
Please, pray daily for one another, Love One Another, post at least once a week and greet every new Member with the Love of God. We are in this together and our focus must be on Jesus, His Vision, His Heart, His Mind, His Spirit, His Giving, His Hands, His Feet, His Voice, His Faith, His Hope and most of all His Love. Taking the Love of God and the Good News of Jesus to All Nations and Peoples is still our goal, so let us look unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith and be obedient to the call of God upon us! It brings tears of joy to my eyes just to see you all here with me. June and Juliet are Moderators for this Group and I assure you that I submit to each of you and am accountable to all.
Take All the Good you have learned in Life, all the hurt, all the pain, all the disappointment, everything and let God use it and you to further His Cause!
Jesus will go before us in All thing, He promises never to leave or forsake us and surely His Goodness and Mercy will follow us All the days of our lives! Thank you All and never forget that God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
His blessings and Love to All who enter into His Presence here and let us Go, Do and Be All that He has Called Us To!
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
WORSHIP:
ARISE AND SHINE
Arise and shine, for your Light has come!
Arise and shine, for your Light has come!
And the glory of the Lord has risen
The glory of the Lord has come
The glory of the Lord has risen upon you!
THE WORD:
Rejoice in the Lord always - delight, gladden yourselves in Him; again I say, Rejoice! [Ps. 37:4.]
Let all men know and perceive and recognize your unselfishness - your considerateness, your forbearing spirit.
The Lord is near - He is coming soon.
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything by prayer and petition [definite requests] with thanksgiving continue to make your wants known to God.
And God's peace [be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and feeling content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding, shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and loveable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh on and take account of these things
- fix your minds on them.
Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace - of untroubled, undisturbed well-being - will be with you.
- Philippians 4:4-9
This is the Word of God unto us Today!
Thank God that His Mercies are renewed every morning and His Steadfast Love Never Ceases!
I hope you will all take the time to read, re-read and meditate on this portion of Scripture for this Group and every Member here. What does God require of us? To do justly, to Love Mercy and to walk Humbly with Him. You are not required to pour your life into this or any other ministry, but to minister unto the Lord, pour yourself out a Living Sacrifice unto Him and then He Will Work His Works In and Through You By The Power of His Holy Spirit! What does God want us to do? Follow His lead! Jesus did what He saw Our Heavenly Father doing when He walked the face of this Earth and we are Called of Him to do the same. As much as I would love to go to the Land of Israel and walk in the footsteps of Jesus, the disciples and apostles I am called to walk "with" Jesus, "IN" Jesus and "as" Jesus would have me ive my Life here and now. WWJD? Though over commercialized a very good question to ask ourselves if not only day by day, but minute by minute. For as long as you can look over my shoulder and see Jesus then follow my lead, but I prefer and encourage you all to follow Him and His leading for you personally and corporately as one body, one mind, one will and one Way. His Way!
Do not [earnestly] remember the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it, and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
- Isaiah 43:18, 19
Learn from the past, but don't live in it.
Don't recreate the wheel, but improve it!
Behold the Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World! Behold the man Christ Jesus! Behold Him In All His Beauty, Wonder, Splendor and Majesty, but notice the scars.
What He went through to get us where we are Today and oh how far we have to go.
Know that He Will Utilize Everything In and Around Us For Our Good and His, but we have to allow Him In. It is not easy or alWays pleasant, but we have His Word that It Is Worth It. He Is the Master Surgeon and His Word Will go to the bone and marrow of our very existence.
Let's perceive, know and heed this New and Living Way that He has set before us!
Jesus Is the Only Way through the wilderness and He Is Our Living Water in the driest of deserts.
We have made it through a dark night, tears have been shed, but His Joy Comes In The Morning! Arise and Shine for the Light of the World has Come and Is Risen Upon Us! Let us be a City of God High on the Hill Top Shining Ever Brighter Until the Full Light of Day!
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: THIS [JESUS]
WELCOME:
Greetings to All our New Members!
Please, IM, e-mail, call, visit and invite others to join us In Jesus. Let's Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
PRAYER:
Father, As we come before You we ask that You Speak Your Truth Into Our Hearts and Minds. Allow us to fall prostrate before You In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
THE WORD:
This [Jesus] is the stone which was despised and rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the Head [the external angle] of the corner - the Cornerstone. [Ps. 118:22.]
- Acts 4:11
And whoever falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed to powder, and it will winnow him, scattering him as dust. [Isa. 8:14; Dan. 2:34, 35.]
- Matthew 21:44
God Is My Rock! He Is The Chief Cornerstone And Capstone, First And Last, Beginning And End, Alpha And Omega!
We My Dear Brothers And Sisters In The Lord Jesus Are The Temple Of The Living God, His Church, The Body Of Christ Jesus And The Representation Of Him Here On Earth! What an awesome responsibility we have been called to!
Do you look in the mirror of God's Word each and every day? Let's get "real" personal here for a moment, forget about the "World" or the "Church" and what they think of us (I do hope that each and every one of you will take this personally), but examine ourselves In The Light Of God's Word, Will And Way.
When the Earth beneath our feet begins to shake and tremble, because it is being knocked off it's axis, the stars fall down from the sky and the mountains tumble to the seas, after we have done All that we can do to stand will we stand therefore?
Will we stand for everything and All that is Holy, Just, Right and True? Judgement begins at The House Of God! HONEY, I'M HOME! When Jesus rocks "your" World, when the storm comes will the house "you" built stand or fall? I want to tell you all that there is nothing wrong with falling (we should All fall prostrate at the feet of Jesus for He Alone Is Worthy Of ALL Glory, ALL Honor and ALL Praise), beholding the Royal Diadem and Crowning Him Lord Of ALL! What wretched men (women and children) we are in and of "ourselves." Who shall save us? There is but One Savior, The Man Christ Jesus!
This Jesus (The Name Above ALL Names by which we MUST be saved) Is The Stone (Our Solid Rock, The Firm Foundation) which was despised and rejected by you. The Word of God is All to clear here that He Is Speaking to THE BUILDERS! We who are called of God (and this is the calling of every Member In The Body) to play a part in helping to "build" His Temple, His Church, His Body are being questioned and challenged here. Heaven forbid, but is there an area in your life where He is still despised and rejected by YOU? Search Me Oh God and Know My Heart. Try Me and Know My Anxious Thoughts! Dare we cry out those words before the One True God and expect Him to answer our pleas? Jesus needs to be Lord of ALL or He Is not Lord at all! If He Is not the Head then how (really) does the Body function?
Have you fallen on "This" Stone? Has "your" heart, mind, spirit, strength, will and way been broken to pieces? Who I ask will put Humpty back together again?
A broken and contrite heart is pleasing to the Lord, because it is most pliable and useful to accomplish His Will and Way!
He Will Fill Your Heart with His Love, your mind with His Thoughts, Align your your spirit with His Holy Spirit, Fill you with His Strength, Walk you In His Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, bring Healing and Wholeness Into your Life and make you One With Him In Jesus! Let me warn you! When judgement comes, he on whom it falls will be crushed to powder, and it will winnow him, scattering him as dust.
From dust we were created and to dust we shall return, but when Jesus comes again we who have put our Faith and Trust In HIm shall be Resurrected with Him In Glory! Nobody who has even the slightest notion of the winnowing fork should take God's Word lightly.
God Is ALL Too Good at gathering those He has scattered, but when He separates the sheep from the goats, when many (if God says, "many" He means MANY) come to Him on That Day and say, "Lord! Lord!" and He says, "Depart from Me, I Never Knew YOU!" where shall we be?
Are we watching and waiting On Him, His Will, His Way? Are we ready, willing and able?
Let us "fall" at the feet of Jesus, so that we can stand before Him On That Day!
"This" Jesus Who Will Judge The Quick And The Dead! Let none of us think we can stand on our own lest we fall. Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER:
Oh Lord God, We humble ourselves before You, repent of any wrong doing in our hearts towards You or our fellow man. Correct us where we need to be corrected, let Your Rod and Staff Comfort us as You Lead Us Unto Jesus, The Author, Finisher of Our Faith, Our Good Shepherd and Peace In Your Holy and Precious name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Closing song:
THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU (Lenny LeBlanc)
There is none like You
No one else can touch
my heart like You do
I could search for all
eternity long and find
There is none like You
Your mercy flows like a river wide
And healing comes
from Your hands
Suffering children are safe
in Your arms
There is none like You
God bless and remember that God loves you so much!
Subject: NT Message: God Help Us!
Worship:
Put A Song Within My Heart
Put a song within my heart
To sing the words "How great Thou art!"
Put a song within my heart
"How great Thou art!"
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
The Word:
But in what I instruct [you] next I do not commend [you], because when you meet together it is not for the better but for the worse.
For, in the first place, when you assemble as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques (divisions and factions) among you; and I in part believe it,
For doubtless there have to be factions or parties among you in order that they who are genuine and of approved fitness may become evident and plainly recognized among you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17-19
Whenever we gather together, assemble or congregate as "God's People" we are entering into communion and fellowship with God and each other, but do we examine ourselves - detect "our" shortcomings and recognize "our own" condition before we partake of the bread which Is Jesus' Body broken for us or drink the cup which ratifies and establishes us In Jesus' Precious Blood?
Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here Today! We are "One" In The Spirit and "One" In The Lord! In the plan of the Lord and from His point of view woman is not apart from and independent of man, nor is man aloof from and independent of woman; for as woman was made from man, even so man is also born of woman.
And all whether male or female go forth from God as their Author and Jesus Is The Finisher of Our Faith! Are we meeting together as "One" In Him or separately within a Group? Is our gathering for the better or the worse? The Kingdom of God is supposed to be advancing, moving forward and not stagnant with fightings from within.
Jesus said, "A House divided against itself can "NOT" stand!" Rightfully dividing the Word of Truth is one thing and quite different from wrongfully causing divisions and factions among fellow believers, but God allows the wheat and the chaff to grow together and eventually the genuine "Believer" will come forth as gold, evident and plainly recognized among you. Like in Nehemiah's time we must ban together to rebuild the damaged walls and the Holy Temple of God, standing side by side with our Shields of Faith and Swords of The Spirit ready at all times for the Spiritual Battles that are ahead, because the enemy does not want us to succeed, but through prayer and In Jesus we "have" The Victory In His Name! We are either for Him or against Him, but there is no neutral ground here! Are you willing to do whatever it takes to bring Glory, Praise and Honor to the Lord Jesus? He makes us "able" and in our weakness He's Our Strength, so get ready, because he who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not even "fit" for the Kingdom of God!
The invitations have been sent to All Nations and Peoples! All are welcome, but we most definitely must be cautious, because the enemy is looking for that weakest link, that foothold and he will come as a wolf in "sheep's" clothing, so we have to be wise as serpents, gentle as doves and sheep in wolves clothing. It's time to toughen up and take a stand for what is right and true. We have to stand upon The Solid Rock, be rooted, grounded In His Word, obedient to His Will and follow His Way! Many will come and say, "Lord! Lord!" Jesus will say, "Depart from Me. I never knew you!" Do you "know" Jesus and are you "known" by Him? It's time to examine our "self," decide what we are really doing and why we are doing it, because whatever we do is to be done Unto The Lord and For Him!
God knows our hearts better than we know our own and you can't fool God.
None of us are worthy, all have sinned and fall short, but Jesus died for the World and everyone in it! Do we forgive others as Jesus forgave us? Do we forget the offenses brought against us by others as Jesus forgave us and cast our sins into His Sea Of Forgetfulness? Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus, I am asking each and everyone of you to ask God to search your hearts, ask HIm to know you, try you and see what He would have you do to go beyond where you are Today in Him. Have you been burned?
How many times are we to forgive others? 70X7? 7X70? Jesus died on the Cross at Calvary for you, for me and He Is Calling us to greatness In His Name, but it comes at a tremendous price. Life Is In The Blood and Jesus wants us to pour our Life out Unto Him as a Living Sacrifice. Watch and Pray, wait on The Lord and you will renew your strength!
He Is Our Defense and We Shall Not Be Moved!
Onward Christian Soldiers In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Title. Subject: NT Message: Samples, Not Accidents
Worship:
Psalm 104:33-35
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
My meditation of Him shall be sweet:
I will be glad in the Lord.
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Word:
And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth (as sons) by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures - [a sample] of what He created to be consecrated to Himself.
- James 1:18
Are you quick to hear, (a ready listener,) slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry?
We "are" God's Beloved and He wants Every Man, Woman and Child of His to Understand [this]!
Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].
- James 1:17
God has "given" us All a free will. Why?
Because we are created In His Image and He has a free will too. To "Know" God is to "know" yourself. The more we lose our lives In Him the more we find our lives In Him! As Jesus was born of a virgin we are born-again of the Pure and Holy Spirit of God, washed by the Water and The Word. Adam and Eve fell in the Garden of Eden by the lie of the enemy, but we have been picked up, raised up to "be" with Jesus, seated in Heavenly places by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be (could be, would be and are) a kind of first fruits of God's creatures (His Creation)! Therefore if "any" man, woman or child be In Christ (In Jesus) they "are" New Creatures, New Creations In Him.
Old things are passed aWay. Behold! All things "are" NEW! When Jesus "passed aWay," died on the Cross at Calvary, "gave" up the Ghost, we died there with Him, because He died in our stead and crucified our sin and death there once and for All on that "Good" Friday! Early that Sunday morning, Easter, the first day of the week, the Lord's Day, Jesus was Resurrected from the grave as the First Fruits of the dead (which just so happened to be the Feast of First Fruits celebrated by the Nation of Israel) of which we are to be a "sample" unto the World!
Being a regular food shopper (food eater :) and spending some 30 years in the supermarket field I am all too familiar with samples. Why do manufactures of products "give" out samples for free? So that people will try and buy! Taste and see that the Lord Is Good! Give and receive, sow and reap, 2+2=4, what goes up must come down... When God created the universe He established certain rules and regulations, standards by which things would function decently and in order such as the Law (put into place to lead us to Christ, Who would fulfill It).
We are called of God to be consecrated unto Him, set aside for His use, sanctified, dedicated unto Him for His Purposes, made Holy, Blameless In His Sight, Righteous In Jesus to bring Glory, Honor and Praise to His Precious Name!
Offer up yourself a living sacrifice (an offering of first fruits), a sample to the World of the Love of God, using All the Gifts and Talents He has so freely "given" you, shining His Light of Life into the lives of those living in darkness, feeding them the Bread of Life and pouring out the Living Waters in their dry and weary lands!
Hear O Israel! Listen to the Word of the Lord!
Speak forth the Things of God In the Love of His Holy Spirit! Be angry at sin, but Love the sinner! He Is Our Defense, so let us not be moved unless it is by His Spirit leading, guiding and anointing us In His Perfect Will and Way. It Is God's Word which when planted in your hearts contains the power to save your souls and others In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT Message: You Are Not An Accident / 1 John 4:8
Worship:
Making Melody In Your Heart
Making melody in your heart
Making melody in your heart
Making melody in your heart
Unto the King of Kings
Worship and adore Him
Worship and adore Him
Making melody in your heart
Unto the King of Kings
The Word:
He who does not love has not become acquainted with God - does not and never did know Him; for God is love.
- 1 John 4:8
Pleased to make your acquaintance :)
Nice to know you :) Pleasure to meet you :) It is one thing to know "about" someone, somebody or something, but quite another to "know" someone, somebody and something. Who better to teach us this lesson than John the Beloved, Who wrote, so that we may "know" Jesus (Believe In and On Him as Lord and Savior of our Soul), find Eternal Life In His Precious Name and like Paul the Apostle, come to "know" Him and the Power of His Resurrection working In and Through our Life by the ministry of The Holy Spirit! To "know" about God and His Word (The Bible) is not the same or even close to 'Knowing" God, The Author of The Book, The Author of Life Itself, The Author and Finisher of Our Faith!
How is it that we come to "know" someone (especially God)? Well, it certainly does help to spend time with Him, commune and fellowship with Him In Spirit and Truth, for God Is Spirit and we MUST Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
Think about All that God Is! #1, He Is God, Almighty, All Powerful, All Knowing, All Seeing, Ever Present, The Maker of Heaven and Earth, The Most High God and so much more, but to John, He Is Love! Love Never Gives Up, Never Loses Faith, Is AlWays Hopeful, and Endures Forever! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
He Never Loses and neither do we, cause we "have" the Victory In Jesus' Name!
Hope will not disappoint us, It Is the Anchor of Our Soul and God Is Eternal!
Therefore, if God Is Spirit (and He Is) then His Spirit Is Love and if we are In His Spirit then we are to "be" In Love, In God, never giving up, but pressing forward to obtain the prize, never losing Faith, because as we pour ourselves out as living sacrifices before Him, He will fill us up continuously with His Power to accomplish His Word, Will and Way, AlWays hopeful, Jesus Is Our Hope and enduring unto the end, so that we will receive the Crown of Righteousness and Eternal Life In Jesus!
Chances are you made your acquaintance with Jesus by someone or somebody introducing you to Him. How can people hear if we don't tell them? To "know" Him Is to Love Him and if you Love Him, you will obey His Commandments to Love God and each other, your neighbor as yourself! Go into All the World and Preach The Good News (The Gospel), Introduce everyone and everybody to Jesus. If we do not Love our fellow man (if we show no concern what-so-ever for the salvation of their eternal souls) then how can we claim to Love God? We must question our motives, our reasons for calling ourselves "Christians" and if we really do truly "know" God or ever did. If we are God's Beloved, then we should Love one another as He first Loved us.
Love springs from God and if we are Born of God (Born-Again of His Spirit In Love), His Begotten, then we should be coming progressively to "know" and understand, to perceive, recognize, get a better and clearer knowledge of Him.
We can only come to "know," understand and Love God, because he first Loved us, He manifested His Love In Jesus (His Son, The Only Begotten or Unique Son), displayed His Love for us on the Cross at Calvary by dying in our stead, so that we might "have" Eternal Life Through Him.
Let us show the World that we "are" Christians, True Believers In God, "Knowing" Him and Loving Him (Acquainted with Him) by Loving Him with All of our Hearts, Minds, Souls, Spirits and Strength, Loving Each Other and Our Neighbors As Ourselves In Love, In God, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Friend and Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT Message: What Drives Your Life? 1 John 4:18
Worship:
All Hail The Power
1. All hail the power of Jesus name
Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God
Who from His altar call
Extol the stem from Jesse's rod
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
3. Ye chosen seed of Israel's race
A remnant weak and small
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
4. Ye Gentile sinners, ne're forget
The wormwood and the gall
Go spread your trophies at His feet
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
5. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
6. O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall
Join in the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
The Word:
There is no fear in love - dread does not exist; but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and [so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love - is not yet grown into love's complete perfection.
- 1 John 4:18
O the depths, the riches and the knowledge of God's Love! John the Apostle, John the Beloved certainly had a handle on It, but do we? Can we look into our Beloved's eyes, speak with Him face to face, lay our head on His Chest and listen to His Heart Beat, touch the hem of His Garment, sit at His Feet and kiss them? How well to you "know" Him? It is not enough to just know about Him, but we must enter into a personal one on one relationship with Our Heavenly Father and the only Way to do that is In Jesus by the ministry of His Holy Spirit being active In our heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength (every aspect of our Life In Him).
To "know" Him Is to Love Him and Jesus says, "If you Love Me, you'll obey My Commandments!" How are we doing so far?
Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine! O, what a foretaste of Glory Divine! Jesus, The Son of God has come to dwell in our hearts, His Holy Spirit Lives In Us! Christ In YOU Is the Hope of Glory! Jesus Is The Hope of Israel, The Hope of the World! Do you "know" that you "have" Eternal Life In Jesus? Are you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt the you are going to Heaven when you die? As Children of the Most High God we can go "boldly" before His Throne of Grace and Mercy, because In Jesus, we are found to be pure, holy, blameless, righteous, complete and yes, even perfect! We can be totally confident when the Word of God tells us that we will not face judgement, because of our union and communion with Jesus!
Any one who confesses (acknowledges, owns) that Jesus Is the Son of God, God abides (lives, makes His home) in him, and he (abides, lives, makes his home) In God.
- 1 John 4:15
Jesus told us to abide In Him and we would bear fruit fit for His Kingdom! If you are In Christ then the Holy Spirit Is In you, you are In God and God Is Love! He never gives up, never loses Faith, is AlWays Hopeful, Endures and we should do likewise when it comes to the things of God. God Loves us far above and beyond our human understanding could ever fathom on this side of Eternity. Do you "know," understand, recognize, are you conscious of, observing by experience, do you believe, adhere to, put faith in and rely on His Love for you? Let us cry unto the Father! O We Of Little Faith! We Believe, Help Our Unbelief!
God Is Love. When we dwell and continue In Love then we dwell and continue In God, and God dwells and continues In Us (know and understand that when God continues He continues into All Eternity)!
Fear not, little ones for God Is With Us!
There's no need to dread anything, because Love turns out fear. God sees us full-grown, complete and perfect In the Love of Christ! He died on the Cross at Calvary in our stead, because of His Love for us and there is no Greater Love than for someone to lay their Life down for a friend (yes, you are God's Friend). O what manner of Love the Father has "given" unto us. His Love has been shed abroad in our hearts, so that we can Love others In His Name. In this time of war it is a comfort to know that Love expels every trace of terror! Love Conquers All!
The unjust will receive their just punishments from God, but we who are found "Just" In Jesus should not be afraid. Test yourself to see if you are mature In His Love and grown Into Love's complete perfection. My Life Is Hid In Christ and therefore if I Am In Jesus, I Am In God, His Holy Spirit Lives, Moves and has His Being In Me, so I Am In Love! What a Wonderful and Marvelous feeling to be In Love, True Love, Real Love, Pure Love, Holy Love, Righteous Love, The Greatest Love of All, God's Love! We Love Him, because He first Loved Us and this command, charge, order, injunction we have from Him, that he who Loves God shall Love his Brother Believer also.
Love Him with All your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, Love your neighbor as yourself and Love one another as Christ has Loved you In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Friend and Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT Message: What Drives Your Life? Matthew 6:24
Worship:
He's The Lord Of Glory
Isa. 6:6, 7
He's the Lord of glory
He is the great "I am"
The alpha and omega
The beginning and the end
His name is Wonderful
The Prince of peace is He
He's the Everlasting Father
Throughout eternity.
The Word:
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon [that is, deceitful riches, money, possessions or what is trusted in].
- Matthew 6:24
Have you checked your lamps lately? The Word of God tells us that the eye is the lamp of the body. Seeing is believing?
No, believing (by Faith Is Receiving), but what you take in through the portholes of your eyes (or any other opening that will allow things [natural or Spiritual] to enter into your body) affects your conscience.
Your ears may do the hearing, but are you listening and what or who are you listening to? The Question of the Day Is, "Is your eye sound?" Your answer might be, "No, It's Sight!" If you see clearly (not only with your natural eyes, but your Spiritual ones, even your mind's eye), with discernment, using wisdom, knowledge and understanding then your entire body will be full of light, but if you are Spiritually blind to the Things of God and viewing this World as He Sees It according to His Word, Will and Way then you will be in darkness. We are Called to Be Children of Light! God Is Light Beyond Light, Jesus Is The Light Of The World and the Holy Spirit burns brightly within our souls, making us the Light of the World as well, so let That Light Shine and chase aWay the darkness!
The body is an interesting subject. Not only from the human point of view, but the Spiritual reality of being God's Creation, The Temple of the Holy Spirit, The Church, the Bride of Christ and the very representation of The Body Of Jesus here on Earth! In the natural we have to eat, drink and clothe ourselves, but life in general [in quality] is greater than food and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing. Knowing that God Will Provide our every need (because, He Is Our Loving, Heavenly Father), that He Will Take Care of us, we still get perpetually uneasy, anxious and worry. God's Word tells us to Do unto others as you would have them Do unto you! Whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do you also to and for them, for this [sums up,] the Law and the prophets. This is "Being" Like Jesus, because He fulfilled All of the Law and the Prophets! Unfortunately, we (even as confessing Christians) are more concerned about what is coming in than what we are "giving" out In Jesus' Name. "Give" and it shall be "Given" unto you in Full Measure, Pressing Down, Over and Above, Abundantly Beyond Whatever you could ask, Hope or think!
Money is not the root of All evil, but the love of it is and if you are striving to reach the top of that corporate ladder (rather than climbing Jacob's Ladder) to obtain great wealth and riches in this lifetime then you are poor of spirit indeed! Building bigger barns to store your possessions here on Earth makes you a fool in the eyes of God and your soul will be required of you. What and / or who are you putting your trust in, your faith in? Your job (working 6 or 7 days a week), your position in society (titles and civilizations will all tumble and fall), your mind (All the wisdom of this World is foolishness compared to the Wisdom of God), your physical health (sooner or later this flesh will fall apart and fade aWay), your spouse, lover or friend (nobody Loves you like God), your finances (store up your treasures in Heaven where moth and rust do not exist) mean absolutely nothing in light of eternity!
"I fed my body and I fed my mind, but I did not feed my soul!"
- Tony Loeffler
God Is Spirit, His Word Is Spirit and Life and Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life, so Who are you serving as Lord and Master? You are either for Him or against Him. There is no neutral ground and if you are not standing on The Rock then you are building your house, your future, your eternal destiny in the sand. If you Love God then you will obey His Commandments, Love your neighbor as yourself and each other as Jesus Loves you. A choice has to be made and God "gave" us All a free will to choose Life In Jesus" Name or death.
"You're gonna have to serve somebody."
- Bob Dylan
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you cannot serve both, because you will be devoted to one, despise and be against the other. Whatever it is you are searching for, striving to obtain, serving, loving, standing by, devoted to, possessing, trusting in, seeking after, putting your faith in, relying on or holding on to, if it is not God and the things of God then, Let It Go! Only In God will your eternal soul find rest and "satisfaction" (If anyone has Mick Jaggers e-mail address please, forward this to him). Everything we have in this life that is worth anything at all is a "gift" from God, even we ourselves are bought and paid for by the Precious Blood of Jesus. What we have in our hearts (The Love Of God) only really and truly Lives when we "give" It aWay! "Give" In Love, In Charity, not letting your right hand know what your left hand is doing (the Body doesn't need to know every move that's being made by every part, but each Member should be fulfilling it's function) and your Heavenly Father Who Is In Secret Sees your deeds done in secret will reward you openly. Deny Jesus before men and He Will deny you before The Father, but even when you pray (ask) in a quiet place, a private room, closing the door of the World behind you and going boldly through the Door of Heaven (Jesus Is The Door and The Gate) before His Throne of Grace and Mercy, He Will Answer and Reward you in the open! God Wants (He Desires), to Reveal Himself to the World and He Will Use us as we Serve, Love, Devote ourselves To Him and pour our Life out as a Living Sacrifice by "Giving" the Good News (Gospel) to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message: What Drives Your
Life? Ephesians 3:20, 21
Worship:
Bone Of My Bone
When you hurt, I hurt,
When you're sad, I'm sad;
When you're glad, we're happy together.
When you fail, I fail;
When you're blessed, I'm blessed;
Through each test, we'll go on together.
Chorus:
For you're bone of my bone
And flesh of my flesh
And the Lord has put us together
(repeat chorus)
The Word:
Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think - infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes or dreams -
To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen - so be it.
- Ephesians 3:20, 21
Through "your" Faith, Christ Jesus actually dwells - settles down, abides, makes His permanent home - in your hearts! If you are rooted deep in The Word of God, then you are In Love and founded securely On Love, so that you may "have" the Power, be strong to apprehend and grasp with All the Saints (God's devoted people, the experience of that Love) what is the breadth, length, height and depth of It; That you may "really" come to "know" - practically, through experience for yourselves
- the love of Christ Jesus, which far surpasses mere knowledge (without experience); that you may be filled (through All your being) unto All the Fullness of God - [that is] may have the richest measure of the Divine Presence, and become a Body Wholly Filled and Flooded with God Himself!
PLEASE, read and re-read that again and again until it becomes your prayer (as it is mine) for each and every Believer to come into this knowledge and experience (to grow into the Full Stature of Jesus, from Image to Image, Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory!) that God wants us All to "Be" as His Body, His Temple, His Church, His Ambassadors for Christ here on Earth! My Dear Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus, God Is More than Willing and Able to Fulfill His Plans and Purposes for your Life In Jesus! All we need do is humbly submit to His Word, Will and Way and be responsive, obedient to The Holy Spirit as he leads and guides us into All Truth and Understand. Listen to the Voice of the Spirit and heed His Call! He will tell you when to go to the right or to the left and keep you on the straight and narrow Way.
This Word for Today does not say, Tomorrow, but NOW! Today Is The Day Of Salvation!
Today, If You Hear His Voice Harden Not Your Heart! Our Heavenly Father is a God of Action and His Holy Spirit is at Work in our hearts and minds to bring us to the places where we can Work the Works of Christ Jesus prepared for us to "Do" before the foundations of this World were laid. He Is Able to carry out His Purposes and "Do" SUPERABUNDANTLY, above and beyond All that we could ever ask or think!
Now, I know we have some serious thinkers here, but have you had the nerve to go boldly before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy to [dare] ask of Him?
Jesus says, "You have not, because you ask not." Faith is a most interesting concept, believing in something you have not yet seen, but "knowing" that In the Spirit you have already obtained it, because whatever we "ask" In Jesus' Name, we shall receive. The Word of God tells us Today that we will get exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond ALL that we ask, think, pray for, desire, hope for (Hope Will Not Disappoint Us) and dream of. If we "have" the Mind of Christ and the Bible says we do, then we should be thinking of and on the Things of God, praying for and asking of Him to give us the desires of our hearts, because we are delighting ourselves In Him. Our hearts and minds are to be One In Christ Jesus!
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 13:12
When Jesus ascended unto Heaven to be seated at The Right Hand Of God The Father, They poured out The Holy Spirit Upon ALL Flesh, so that we could see visions and dream dreams. Without vision, God's Vision, we perish, but It Is He Who "gives" us the dreams and we find their fulfillment In Him!
Why does God do these things? To bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy and Precious Name! He even shares His Glory with us, In us as The Church, His Beloved Bride of Christ Jesus throughout All generations. We are responsible to reach the ends of the World with His Love and Good News, to touch the hearts and change the minds of this generation in which we live. He has "given" us All The Ministry of Reconciliation and Commanded us to Go to All Nations and Peoples, so that they will come to "know" Salvation In and Through His Son, Jesus!
As a Prisoner for the Lord, Paul the Apostle appeals to us and yes, even begs us to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which we have been called - with behaviour that is a credit to the summons to God's service, Living as becomes us - with complete lowliness of mind (humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because we love one another. By This, the World shall come to "know" that we "are" Christians, by our Love for God, our neighbor as ourselves and each other, for ever and ever In Jesus' Name. Amen. - so be it.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Thank you for your prayers and giving,
Mark and the Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: New Covenant Message: What Drives Your Life? Ephesians 5:17
Worship:
At The Mention Of Your Name
Father of Light, friend in the night.
Before beginnings are you.
Calm in the storm, balm to the torn.
When all else fails, You are true.
Chorus: And the earth breaks forth into singing
Only at the mention of your name.
And my spirit breaks into loving
At the nearness and the tenderness of you.
The poured out wine, life of the vine.
The living word is known.
King of the Jew, the Gentile too.
Seated upon the throne. (chorus)
Breath of the wind. Death in the end,
is swallowed up by your love.
Sweet melody of victory
comes on the wings of the dove. (chorus)
The Word:
Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.
- Ephesians 5:17
I'm sure most of you have heard it said that when you see The Word, "therefore," you should look to see what It's there for.
If I had to pick my All time favorite Book of the Bible It would most definitely be Ephesians, because It shines out like a diamond in the night sky, glistening with All the Light of Life, causing us to awake from our sleep, arise form the dead and see Christ Shining [making a New Dawn] upon us. [Isa. 60:1, 2 with 26:19.] Without being vague at All, but most precise in every Spiritual detail imaginable for the human spirit to comprehend, The Word of the Lord lays out the Truths of God, so that our thoughts will be His Thoughts and instead of playing the fool in this present World we live in, we walk In the Wisdom of God with the Mind of Christ.
The Spirit of the Lord leads and guides us into All Understanding and allows us to firmly grasp, to lay hold of Him Who has laid hold of us and know His Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life In Jesus!
Each of us (without exception) is Called of God to Love Him, our neighbor as [being in a sense] our very own self and one another as Christ has Loved and does Love us. Respect and reverence, adoration (in the sense not applied to Diety) for All mankind, noticing, regarding, honoring, preferring, venerating, esteeming, deferring, praising, loving and admiring them exceedingly should be shown especially to the Children of God, because we are His Sons and Daughters, His Representatives, He Is Our Heavenly Father In The Lord Jesus and this Is Just and Right! We "are" His Workmanship Created In Christ Jesus for Good Works Unto Him, According to His Word, "Will" and Way!
Walk carefully then, Live Purposefully, worthily, accurately as wise - sensible, intelligent people (Men, Women and Children of the Most High God, His Chosen People); making the very most of the time - buying up each opportunity!
Do not associate with winebibbers; be not among them nor among gluttonous eaters of meat; [Isa. 5:22; Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18.]
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- Proverbs 23:20, 21
Hear, Oh Israel! Listen to the Voice of the Lord, because we are to be wise, and direct our mind In the Way [of the Lord].
Hearken to Your Heavenly Father Who Has Begotten you In Christ Jesus! We are not to get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the (Holy) Spirit. [Prov. 23:20.]
Jesus says, "My Word Is Spirit and Life!"
His Holy and Precious Word Is His Love Letter to you as His Beloved Bride. This present World we live in will pass aWay, but God's Word Is Eternal and It shall Never pass aWay! Feed on It, be filled to overflowing with the Holy Ghost and receive the Abundant Life In Christ that He Promised you. Want to "Know" what God's Will Is? Then get into "The Book" and allow the Word of God (Jesus Is The Living Word Of God) to get into you, so that His Holy Spirit will get a grasp on your Life, go before you in All things, keep you In His Perfect and Acceptable Will for your Life and Surely His Goodness, Mercy and Loving-Kindness shall follow you All the Days of your Life In Christ Jesus!
THIS IS GOD'S WILL:
In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him, [He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.
- Ephesians 1:9b, 10
Grace (God's undeserved favor) be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying and incorruptible [love]. Amen - so be it.
- Ephesians 6:24
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2003
Subject: Maundy Thursday / Happy Passover!
Worship:
Isaiah 25:1, 7-9
O Lord, Thou art my God,
I will exalt thee, I will give thanks to Thy Name, For Thou hast worked wonders,
Plans formed long ago,
With perfect faithfulness (Sing through 2 times)
And on this mountain, He will swallow up the covering, Which is over all people -- even the veil which is stretched over all nations.
He will swallow death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces
He will remove the reproach from His people, From all the earth, from all the earth (Sing through 2 times)
For the Lord has spoken, and it will be said in that day; "Behold this is our God, for whom we have waited;" "That He might save us, this is the Lord for whom we have waited;" "Let us rejoice and be glad in His Salvation."
(Repeat Chorus)
The Word:
Purge (clean out) the old leaven that you may be fresh (new) dough, still uncontaminated (as you are), for Christ, our Passover [Lamb], has been sacrificed.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7
Passover was first instituted in Exodus 12:3-49; a Special Passover, for those who were unclean, or on a journey, Numbers 9:6-12; Strangers were authorized to celebrate It, Ex. 12:48, 49; The Feast was observed at a place designated by God, Deut. 16:5-7; with unleavened bread, Ex. 12:8, 15-20; and there was a penalty for neglecting to observe It, Num. 9:13. There was a renewed observation of Passover by the Israelites upon entering Canaan, Josh. 5:10,11; after returning from captivity, Ezra:6:19, 20; and most importantly, Passover was observed by Jesus / Yeshua, Matt. 26:17-20; Luke 22:15; John 2:13, 23; 13.
Jesus / Yeshua was in the Temple at the time of Passover, Luke 2:41-50, He was crucified at the time of Passover, Matt. 26:22; Mark 14:1, 2; John 18:28 and The Lords Supper, The Last Supper, Communion, The Passover Meal was ordained by Christ / Messiah / The Anointed One Himself, Matt. 26:26-28; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-20. The Romans released a prisoner at Passover, Matt. 27:15; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:16, 17; John 18:39 and the Apostle Simon Peter was imprisoned at the time of The Feast, Acts 12:3.
I was first introduced to Maundy Thursday nearly 14 years ago at a Methodist Church in West Paterson, N.J. when Pastor Lee performed a foot washing ceremony on his congregation in remembrance of Jesus cleansing His disciples feet on the night of Passover.
This sacrament has been carried out for thousands of years and in England alms were given out to the poor on this day. It was some 20 years ago that I attended my first Sedar at Maranatha, The Church of The Nazarene in New Milford, N.J. that was conducted by Danny London and Gary Selman who later went on to start Beth Israel Messianic Center which is now located in Garfield, N.J.
The Apostle Paul explains to us that just a little leaven (which represents sin) will ferment the whole lump of dough, so we are to purge, cleanse ourselves of All sin and unrighteousness, but no matter how much we clean the outside, we are sinful in nature within, so what can we do?
What must we do to be saved?
Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of vice and malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened [bread] of purity (nobility, honor) and sincerity and (unadulterated) truth. [Exod. 12:19; 13:7; Deut. 16:3.]
- 1 Corinthians 5:8
Just because we live in this World of immoral people, greedy graspers, cheats, thieves or idolaters does not mean that we need to be of it! We are not to be playing "The Great Escape" from this World, This Present Darkness or looking to get out of human society altogether, but as Believers, we are Called of God to be a Light of Life and Hope to All Nations and Peoples while living a Holy, sanctified, set aside Life To Him Who sits on The Throne and Unto The Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World!
He Who was born of a virgin (pure) in Bethlehem (The House of Bread), Is The Bread of Life which came down from God out of Heaven. When breaking the Passover Bread, Jesus said, "This Is My Body, broken for you." and earlier He had spoken to His Disciples and told them if they did not eat His Flesh and Drink His Blood that they would not have Life (He was speaking of Life Eternal). He took the cup of wine and said to them, "This Is My Blood, The Blood of The New Covenant."
The Word of God tells us that without the sheading of Blood there is no forgiveness of sin! Jesus was about to offer up His Life in our stead, so that we could have Everlasting Life By Faith In His Holy and Precious Name!
From Genesis to Revelation the Plan of God is unfolded and revealed In His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus. He swallowed up sin and death, cleansed us from All sin and unrighteousness, Messiah has become our covering, our reproach has been removed, the Veil of The Temple has been torn in two and we can now go boldly into The Holy of Holies, before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy to make our petitions! Jesus Is our Passover Lamb, our Salvation, The Resurrection and In Him the old things are passed aWay (passed over) and All things become new. A lifetime here on Earth would not permit us the time to go into All that the Passover means to us as Believers and the World at large, because we see through a glass darkly, but what we can know is The Light of The World within us that will Shine ever brighter until the Full Light of Day.
Remember the woman who wept at Jesus' feet and poured the perfume over His Head? He said that she was preparing HIm for His burial.
We are All Called of God to live a crucified Life In Christ Jesus! With this bread our lives are to be broken and with this cup our lives are to be given. This woman who had been forgiven much wept at The Feet of Jesus and wiped His Feet with her hair. Jesus knelt down as a Servant, washed the disciples feet and dried them with a towel. Before any animal was Sacrificed Unto God either at the Tabernacle in the desert or The Temple in Jerusalem, their legs and feet were washed. How Lovely on the mountain are the feet of Him Who Brings Good News, The Gospel! When the alabaster jar was broken to anoint Jesus, the perfume filled the room and as our Life is broken before The Lord, we bring the essence of Christ / Messiah / The Anointed One where ever we go. When the Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side upon the Cross at Calvary, His Precious, Cleansing Blood and Water flowed through All the land and our Life is to be poured out as a Living Sacrifice Unto God and our fellow man to bring Healing to the Nations and Streams of Living Waters to a dry and weary land. We are All travelling on this journey that someday will find an end. The Good Shepherd is with us and Forever watching over us in All of our comings and our goings. We are the Temple of the Living God, as Believers, His Holy Spirit Lives, Moves and Has His Being In us.
Jesus said, "My House shall be called a House of Prayer!"
Perhaps He comes to His Temple during this Passover Feast and finds us to be white washed tombs, clean on the outside, but full of dead men's bones within. Have we become a den of robbers and thieves? Will He be turning over some tables in your life? Allow Him to have His Perfect and Acceptable Will Done In and Through your Life In Him.
Let Him complete the Work that He has Begun In you!
Fill yourself up with The Word of God and pray without ceasing. Come to Know and Understand His Plans and Purposes for your Life in Christ Jesus. Barabbas was set free at Passover by Pilate and Jesus died in his place. His name means Son of The Father and although he was a sinner, Jesus, The Son of Our Heavenly Father died on the Cross to pay the penalty for All sinners in the World. Peter, a Disciple of Christ was imprisoned during the Passover Feast and miraculously set free.
We are All Called of God to "Be" Disciples of Christ Jesus, Prisoners of Hope (Hope will not disappoint us) and Messiah came to set the captives free.
The Truth (Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life) shall set you free, but he who the Son sets free "Is" FREE Indeed!
Let us All keep the Passover, keep All of these things in our heart, treasure them, guard them above All things. Christ / Messiah / The Anointed One, our Passover Lamb, has been slain, sacrificed, but He rose again, was resurrected from the grave on the third day, ascended unto Heaven and is now seated at The Right Hand Of God Our Heavenly Father, so we should go into All the World with The Love of God and The Good News of Deliverance for All who would Believe By Faith, pouring out our Life Unto Him as a Living Sacrifice In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Happy Passover and have a Good Friday!
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message: You Are Not An Accident! 1 John 4:8
Worship:
The Lord Will Never (Ps. 91)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High God, Who abides in the shadow of the Almighty One, He will say to the Lord:
"My refuge and my fortress,
My God in whom I trust,
As the Lord is my helper,
I will not fear." (sing two times) (Chorus)
He will give His angels charge over you, To guard you in all of your ways.
On their wings they will bear you up, lest you fall Or dash your foot on a stone.
The Lord will never leave you alone. (sing three times)
(Chorus)
The Word:
He who does not love has not become acquainted with God - does not and never did know Him; for God is love.
- 1 John 4:8
Do you really think that God has ever created anything and then said, "OOPS!"? There are no mistakes In God, because He Is Perfect and even though things may not seem that Way to us now; He makes All Things Beautiful In His Time. The Word of God tells us, "Be ye Perfect as Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect." There is none Perfect except The Lord Jesus, but In Him we "are" found to be Perfect In The Eyes of The Father. God "gave" us this Life In Him, because He Loves us and wants us to reflect His Image, His Likeness to All Nations and Peoples. Jesus said, "If you have seen Me then you have seen The Father." God Is Love and as His Children we are to bring Glory, Honor and Praise to Him by Loving Each Other as Christ Loved us. "If you Love Me, you will obey My Commandments," Jesus said. Paul the Apostle wrote, "These three abide:
Faith, Hope and Love, but the Greatest Is Love! Without Faith it is impossible to please God, Hope does not disappoint us, but Love Conquers All and we "are" More Than Conquerors In Christ Jesus, because we "have" the Victory In His Holy and Precious Name!
No one who does not practice (practice makes perfect :) righteousness (uprightness and right standing with and In God) - who does not conform to God's will in purpose, thought, word and action or deed - is of God; neither is any one who does not love his brother / sister [his / her fellow Believer In Christ Jesus]. Go ahead and re-read that again until it sinks into your heart, mind and soul and you have done a complete and total Spiritual Reality Check. We are not here merely to love in theory or in speech, but in deed and In Truth (Jesus Is Truth) - in practice and in sincerity. Are you sincere when you say, "I Love you."
"Sometimes people only ask you how you're doing, cause it's easier than letting on how little people care, but when you know that you've got a real friend somewhere, suddenly All the others are so much easier to bear."
- Jackson Browne
Jesus Is That Friend that sticks closer than a Brother or Sister. He Is Faithful and True! Jesus Cares and God Loves you so much that He sent His One and Only Begotten or Unique [Son], into the World, so that we might Live Through Him and This Is The Love Of God that was made manifest (displayed), where we are concerned.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins.
- 1 John 4:10
If God loved us so [very much], we ought to love one another and if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in us and His love [that love which is essentially His] is brought to completion - to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected - in us!
By this we come to know (perceive, recognize and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us:
because He has given (imparted) to us of His (Holy) Spirit.
- 1 John 4:13
Are you abiding In Christ? Can you reassure (quiet, conciliate and pacify) your heart In His Presence - that you are Of The Truth? Do you "have" The Proof that He [really] lives and makes His Home In us, by the (Holy) Spirit Whom He has "given" us? Christ Jesus In you Is The Hope of Glory! He who "has" The Son "has" Life Eternal! All who obey His orders and follow His plan, live and continue to live, to stay and abide In Him, and He In them.
There is a lot of talk going on in Christian circles Today about how we are not to judge one another, but Paul tells us that we as Believers are going to judge the Angels of God and John The Beloved implores us not to put our Faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God and by this we will perceive and recognize the Spirit of God. Do you have God as your Source? The Bible says that we must acknowledge and confess to [the fact] that Jesus Christ Is The Messiah, [actually] has become man, has come in the flesh and Is Of God! If you are Born-Again, Born of The Spirit Of God, Born From Above, washed and cleansed In The Precious Blood Of Jesus, then In, Through and To Him, we "are" Of God!
He Who Lives, Moves and "Has" His Being In you Is Greater (Mightier) than he who is in the World! We are in this World, but not of it and Jesus has "given" us His Peace, His Joy and Above All, His Love to Overcome this present World! Let's Love one another; for Love [springs] from God and it shows the World that we "are" begotten (born) Of God. In This Love we come progressively to get a better and clearer knowledge of Him.
In This [Union and Communion With Him] Love is brought into completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for The Day of Judgement - with assurance and boldness to face Him - because as He Is, so "are" we in this World.
- 1 John 4:17
Get Acquainted With God as your Heavenly Father, Come to Know Him Through a personal relationship with The Christ / The Messiah / The Anointed One; for The Son has come to dwell in our hearts by The Holy Spirit and we are Called To Love In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message! What Drives Your Life? Philippians 3:13, 14
Worship:
Awake O Israel
Awake O Israel, put off your slumber
And the Truth shall set you free
For out of Zion, comes your Redeemer
In the year of Jubilee
For in the furnace of much affliction
I have chosen thee behold
And so for iron, I'll give you silver
And for brass I'll give you gold
Thou art my chosen for I have sought thee Thou art graven in my hand
And I will gather all that are scattered They shall come back to their land
O hallelujah, O hallelujah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord
O hallelujah, O hallelujah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord.
The Word:
I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do - it is my one aspiration:
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.
- Philippians 3:13, 14
Have you arrived, attained the ideal, already been made perfect? Only In Jesus can we find The Way! In Him, we "are" seated In Heavenly Places, attain Spiritual and moral Resurrection (Jesus said, I Am The Resurrection and The Life, Life Eternal, Life Everlasting) that lifts us out from among the dead even while in the body and are made perfect In The Fathers Eyes. All who do not put their Faith, Hope and Trust In Him are Spiritually dead. Jesus says to us Today, "Let the dead bury the dead. Come! Follow Me!"
What is your determined purpose in Life, In God? That you may Know Him! The Word of God tells us that to know God and His Son, Jesus is to know and "have" Eternal Life. When you first accept Jesus Christ into your heart and Life as your personal Lord and Savior then you have only just begun to live. We are to progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving, recognizing and understanding the Wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly. Do you know the power outflowing from His Resurrection [which It exerts over Believers] and do you share His sufferings as to be continually transformed In Spirit Into His Likeness even to His death? This Is The Hope of Glory! Christ In You! He who "has" The Son "has" Life! If you do not "have" The Spirit of God Living and Moving In you, then you do not "have" Life.
God, Our Heavenly Father sent His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus, The Good Shepherd into this World to save sinners and find the lost sheep. All we like sheep have gone astray and wandered around as without a shepherd, but thanks be to God, He has opened our ears to hear The Voice of The Spirit and as we obey and follow Him, He leads us to greener pastures and beside the still waters. Are you actually found and known as In Him?
We have no self-achieved righteousness to call our own, based on the obedience of The Law's demands - ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God - by following man made rules and regulations. Through Faith In Christ, The Anointed One, we possess The Genuine Righteousness, The Truly Right Standing With God, which comes from God by Saving Faith In Jesus, The Messiah!
Have we captured God or has He captured our hearts and minds In Christ Jesus? All of our righteousness is as filthy rags! Forget the lies of the past!
Jesus warned us, "Remember Lot's wife!" Don't look back, because whoever puts their hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for The Kingdom Of God.
Our one aspiration (this is not a cake walk, but requires discipline, determination and perspiration) should be to press onward and upward, straining forward toward The Goal (to sin is to miss the mark) to win The Supreme and Heavenly Prize to which God In Christ Jesus Is Calling us upward. If God calls you, will you answer? HELLO! Is there anybody out there? We "have" a High Calling In Christ Jesus! Drop Everything!
Count it All loss, consider it All to be mere rubbish, garbage, refuse, dregs, in order that you may win, gain Christ, The Anointed One. O, the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth and supreme advantage of knowing Him as Lord and Savior!
O, that we might Truly come to Know Him and The Power of His Resurrection working In and Through Our Life In Christ Jesus! What should we be straining forward to and pressing on towards?
Jesus commanded us to Go! Go into All the World and Preach The Gospel, The Good News of God! Our goal should be to reach as many people in All Nations with the Love of God, bringing the Message of Salvation, forgiveness of sins and The Promise of Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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invite everyone you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Thanks for you prayers and gifts,
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Title. Subject: Thursday, May 8, 2003: What Drives Your Life? Philippians 3:15
Worship:
By The Word Of The Lord
By the Word of the Lord
We are made overcomers
By the word of the Lord
We are able to stand
He liveth forever, and He reigneth eternal He has made His appearance
And He's coming again!
The Word:
So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions, and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also.
- Philippians 3:15
Do you consider yourself to be Spiritually mature, full-grown? The Word of God tells us that as Believers, we "have" The Mind Of Christ. The Bible says, "As a man thinks, so "Is" he." We are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind by reading and feeding on The Scriptures daily. It Is our milk and meat! Jesus spoke to the Disciples, "I have meat to at that you know nothing of." He tells us, "My Word Is Spirit and Life!" Want to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Devour the Word! The Spoken Word of God, became The Written Word and when we take It into our being (whether by reading, listening or watching), It is quickened by The Spirit and becomes The Living Word, Christ In us! It Is The Spirit of God that leads and guides us into All Truth and Understanding, He reveals and makes Everything clear to us. Our Spiritual Eyes are opened to see The Things of God, our ears can hear (Hear! O Israel!), our tongue is loosed to speak forth God's Word and we have the Peace of heart and mind In Knowing Him and the Power of His Resurrection. We "are" Alive In Christ! Our nostrils breathe in the Breath of Life, The Essence of Christ, we can taste and see that The Lord Is Good, Love flows out to others from our heart, we can touch Him and walk In The Spirit.
Don't you just want to run, mount up with wings of eagles and fly? You have to learn to crawl before you can take that first step, so let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our Lives In Christ Jesus by that. Follow His example, observe Him and Live after the pattern He has set before us. Moses built the Tabernacle in the desert according to the pattern, plan or blueprint that God had set before Him up on the mountain. It was the exact replica of the one In Heaven where Jesus Ministers as The High Priest of Our Souls Today! Our bodies "are" The Temple of God's Holy Spirit, His Word, The Bible Is our owners manual and Jesus' Life is our pattern and example to follow after. In Him, we "are" seated In The Heavenlies, we "are" citizens of the state, commonwealth, homeland which is In Heaven. We should be looking forward to The New Jerusalem and earnestly, patiently awaiting the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, as Savior of The World, Who Will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His Glory and Majesty!
Everything we have and are should be subject to Him and as we humble ourselves In His Sight, He Will Lift us Up!
We should All be standing firm Together In The Lord Jesus, in one accord, in agreement with His Holy and Precious Word, working in harmony with one another, One heart, One soul and One mind. Although we are many parts, we make up One Body, The Body of Christ here on Earth and we are Called of Our Heavenly Father to be One In His Spirit and One In The Lord Jesus! Practice what you have learned, received, heard and seen In Him, and model your Way of Living On It, and the God of Peace - of untroubled, undisturbed well-being - Will Be With you AlWays, even to the end of the ages!
Revive your interests in the welfare of others; think of The Things of God and take Every opportunity to show The Love of God. Jesus says, "Do This In Remembrance of Me." He was speaking of Communion and Fellowship with Him, but whatever you do to the least of these, His Brethren, you do it Unto Him! Are you content, satisfied in the state you are in, the point you are at In Jesus? The Joy of The Lord Is Our Strength and if you want to make Him happy, walk humbly With Him, know and enjoy Him and you will receive the Abundant Life In Jesus.
In our weakness, He shows forth His Strength, He empowers and enables us.
Are you ready for anything? He infuses inner strength to us by The Power of His Holy Spirit working In and Through us and makes us self-sufficient In Christ's Sufficiency. God "has" given us Everything we need to live our Life In Christ Unto Him! We "are" amply supplied with the gifts and talents that He "has" bestowed upon us.
[They are the] fragrant odor [of] an offering and sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.
- Philippians 4:18b
Let This Mind "Be" In you which was In Christ Jesus! Think His Thoughts, Reason with His Wisdom and Understanding, Know The Mind of God and hold His Convictions according to His Word, Will and Way. He Who "has" begun a Good Work In you Will Complete It. God Will build you up In His Word, By His Spirit Unto The Mature Man, Fully Grown In Christ Jesus.
Repentance means to change your heart and mind, to turn around and go the other way, to think differently, change your attitude. As Paul the Apostle writes to the Church of the Philippians, he exhorts them with God's Word, but leaves them to the working of His Holy Spirit. If in any respect they should have a different attitude of mind than that of The Mind of Christ which was to be in them, Paul was convinced that God would make All Things Clear to them. It Is The Holy Spirits Job, His Function here on Earth to convict and convince Believers and non-believers alike of sin and unrighteousness. We "are" Called Upon as Children of The Most High God to speak The Truth in Love, plant the seed, The Word of God, pray and ask that The Holy Spirit bring the increase and Harvest of Souls. Let us go forward with The Mind of Christ, Spiritually Mature, Full-Grown In Him, Holding On To His Convictions, with The Zeal of The Lord Consuming us, setting our face like a flint, looking Unto Him as The Author and Finisher of our Faith and Like The Good Shepherd, go out to seek and save All the lost sheep In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: What Drives Your Life? Romans 14:10, 12
Worship:
IN THE SECRET
Words and music by Andy Park
In the secret, the quiet place,
In the stillness You are there.
In the secret, in the quiet hour I wait only for You, 'Cause I want to, I want to know You more.
I want to know You,
I want to hear Your voice,
I want to know You more.
I want to touch You,
I want to see Your face,
I want to know You more.
I am reaching for the highest goal,
That I might receive the prize.
Pressing onward, pushing every hindrance aside, Out of my way
'Cause I want to, I want to know You more.
Copyright 1995 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing. ARR.ICS.UBP.CCLI#126897
The Word:
Who do you criticize and pass judgement on your brother? Or you, why do you look down upon or despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of God.
And so each of us shall give an account of himself - give an answer in reference to judgement - to God.
- Romans 14:10, 12
Do you find your "self" to have a critical spirit, being judgemental, belittling or despising your Brothers or Sisters In The Lord Jesus? Judge not lest ye be judged!
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, because each and every one of us will stand before God one day and have to answer to Him for our actions (and enactions). God is not going to ask us what we did in order for Him to allow us to enter into Heaven, but the one and only question will be, "What have you done with My Son, Jesus?"
We belong to The Lord Jesus Christ, because He died upon the Cross of Calvary to redeem us, purchase us back into a right relationship with Our Heavenly Father, so whether we live or die, we belong to Him and it was for this very purpose that Jesus came into the World, to save sinners. All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace. Whatever we do should be done unto Him, In Honor of The Lord Jesus and to His Praise, because of what He has done for us!
I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance. [Rom. 14:11; Heb. 6:13; Phil. 2:10,
11.]
- Isaiah 45:23
God's Word (Jesus Is The Living Word of God) shall go forth and accomplish His Will and Way!
"My Word shall not return to me void!" saith The Lord. Our Heavenly Father calls to All the ends of the Earth, "Look to Me and be saved! I Am God and there is no other." Only In Jesus can we say, I have Righteousness [Salvation and Victory] and Strength [to achieve]. We "are" Justified [enjoy a right relationship with Him, receive Eternal, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life], and Glory as Children of The Most High God, His Offspring In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Only In God does our soul find rest, Peace, Shalom, Fullness, Wholeness and Blessings.
God's Heart, His Desire is that All of mankind on the face of this Earth would come to Know Him from the east and the rising of the sun, and from the west and it's going down. He Is The Lord, and there is no one else! Christ In you Is the Hope of Glory and He wants others to say, Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no God besides Him. [1 Cor. 14:25.] Our Father wants us to come together as One In Jesus by The Power of His Holy Spirit moving In and Through us and take The Good News, The Gospel to All Nations and Peoples! As God the Father sent Jesus The Son, Jesus has sent us to fulfill and accomplish His Works here on Earth. Not by our own might or power, but by His Holy Spirit!
God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! He has borne us from our birth, carried us from the womb: even to our old age He Is The Great I Am! Jesus promised never to leave or forsake us and that He would be with us AlWays and Forever, even 'till the end of the ages. His Spirit is what burns deep down within us, empowers and enables us to be driven into All Truth and Understanding. Zeal for His House should consume us and cause us to bring His Salvation and Glory to the uttermost parts of the World!
Come unto Him, All who are weary and heavy laden and He Will "Give" you Rest In Jesus. Sit at His Feet in abject humiliation, learn from Him for He Is Meek and Lowly and allow Him to lift you up, high above the worries of this World, so that your heart will not be troubled for Jesus has overcome the World and we "are" overcomers In His Holy and Precious Name.
We must go forth with a voice of singing to declare, even to the end of the earth; The Lord has redeemed us! He may lead you through the deserts, but you shall not thirst, because He will cause streams of Living Water to flow, gush out of The Rock. God has Called you from the womb, He has made your mouth like a sharp two edged sword, so that you can speak forth the Things of God to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: What Drives Your Life? John 14:6
Worship:
COME INTO THE KINGS CHAMBERS
Oh, come into the King's chambers
And worship before His throne.
Oh, come into the King's chambers
And His glory shall be shown.
Oh, come into His holy presence,
And magnify His name.
Oh, come into the King's chambers -
You will never be the same.
The Word:
Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.
- John 14:6
Do you believe in, adhere to, trust in and rely on God to meet All of your earthly needs? Then you can do the same On Jesus! "DO not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated)," The Lord speaks to us Today. Would you lay down your Life for Him? He laid down His Life for you, has gone to prepare, make ready a Place for us (Heaven Is A Place) and He Will Come Back Again (Soon and Very Soon we are going to See The King) to take us to Himself, that where He Is we may "Be" also, but the Question of The Day, the One and only question that will seal your Eternal Destiny is, "Do you Know The Way?" Jesus says, "I Am The Way!" Without Him there is no going.
We are not just talking of some head knowledge here, but of a genuine Knowledge of The Truth. Jesus wants you to Experientially Know Him In Every aspect of your daily Life. He wants to come into your Life, eat, sup with you In the most intimate of Ways. Bidding us to drink His Living Water of Eternal, Everlasting Life, we are to learn of Him for He Is Meek and Lowly. "Any one who has Seen Me has Seen The Father!" Jesus says. Do you recognize Him for Who He Is? Our Heavenly Father, God Lives Continually In Him and does the works - His Miracles, His Own Deeds of Power, Jesus Is In Him and as Believers, Christ Lives, Moves and Has His Being In us! He Is Our Hope of Glory, The Hope of The World, The Hope of Israel. Hope will not disappoint us! God's Goodness, Mercy and Grace will be manifest to the World and they will Know that we "Are" Christians by our Love for Him, our neighbor and One another. We "Are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord.
Thomas doubted and said he did not know the Way. Philip asked The Lord to show them The Father - cause them to See; then the Disciples would be satisfied. Jesus had come from God and was returning to Our Father Who Art In Heaven, served mankind, gave us an example, so that we should "Do" [in our turn] what He has done to us.
If you know these things, blessed and happy and to be envied are you if you practice them - if you act accordingly and really do them.
- John 13:17
There are 3 VERY BIG IF'S in this Scripture verse. To Know, Practice and Act! John the Beloved wrote His Books in the Bible, so that we would Know Him (Jesus) and His Resurrection Power. As professing Christians we Must Practice what we Preach or else our Life is just empty words. Like words without deeds, Faith without works is dead! As we submit our Life to Christ, listen to The Voice Of His Holy Spirit and follow Him according to His Word, Will and Way, the Acts of The Holy Spirit Working In and Through our Life In Jesus Will "Be" Evident to All! Do you eat His Flesh and drink His Blood daily? Our Lives must be broken and poured out as Living Sacrifices Unto Him. The Apostle Paul Knew Who he had Believed In and was Persuaded that He was Able to keep that which was committed Unto Him against That Day. Have you committed your Life Unto Christ? Will you be kept By Him, In Him and from judgement on that Final Day?
All must stand before The Lord God some day, one day and give an account of what we have done. It has been said that Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic or Lord of All! His Word Is Faithful and True. He Is The Way and without Him there is no going. Jesus Is The Truth and without Him there is no Knowing. When He stood before Pilate, Messiah was asked, "What Is Truth?" He just stood there like a Lamb being led to the slaughter, The Lamb of God that takes aWay the sins of the human race, was silent, spoke not a Word, because He Is The Living Word of God and The Answer For The World Today! As The Anointed One of God, He Is The Author of Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life. Jesus told Martha near Lazarus' tomb, "I Am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in - adheres to, trusts in and relies on - Me, although he may die, yet he shall live." She knew that her brother would rise again at the resurrection in the last day, believed Jesus was The Messiah, The Son Of God, [even He] Who was to come into the World [It was for His coming that the World was waiting], but then she ran aWay to tell her sister, Mary that The Teacher was asking for her.
Jesus Is standing before you right here and now. If you are a Believer then He Lives inside of you. Do you completely and fully Know and Recognize Him for Who and What He Really and Truly means to you and your Life? Do you Know Him as The Resurrection, Life Itself? Do you Believe and Receive the reality of Him as Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One and Son of God? Is He your very own personal Way to The Father? Do you acknowledge Him as Truth? Is He your Life? When Christ, Who Is your Life appears then you shall also appear with Him In Glory! Know Him, Go With Him, Come to The Father By Him, Through Him, Learn from Him, Recognize Him and See Him, for He Is The Author and Finisher of your Faith. Don't doubt, but ask, seek and knock, for He Will Answer you, you will find Him and He Will Open The Door, so that you shall be satisfied In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View: 1 Corinthians 10:13
The Word:
For no temptation - no trial regarded as enticing to sin [no matter how it comes or where it leads] - has over-taken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man - that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear.
But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out - the means of escape to a landing place - that you may be capable and strong and powerful patiently to bear up under it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
Who said 13 was an unlucky number? Of course as a Christian, we know that there is no such thing as luck, but God many times allows us to go through things (the key Word "Is" through), so that we Will come to "be" well rounded individuals, tried and True, fit for His Kingdom. The ups, downs, ins and outs of human existence are All part of the learning and growing process in this life that prepares us for the next. Those of us who are drawn aWay from God, His Perfect Will and Way for our Life In Jesus, are tempted by our own lust. Steven Stills once sang, "The problems we have are the problems that we make up yourself."
There is much Truth in that sentence. If you are "feeling" too sure of your"self," that you're of a steadfast mind and standing firm - take heed lest you fall into sin. Everyone you read about in the Scriptures and All that they went through (Good and bad) are examples and warnings to us. We don't have to make the same mistakes, but can learn from their past experiences. If there is something in your present life that causes you to venerate or love anything or anyone more than God, keep clear aWay from, avoid by flight if need be and shun it completely!
Just because you have been baptized, that doesn't mean that you shall enter into The Promised Land. [Exod. 13:21; 14:22, 29; 16:4, 35; 17:6; Num. 20:11; 14:29, 30.] Be warned and admonished!
Do Not crave, desire, covet or lust after evil things as they did. [Num. 11:4, 34.]
We are Called to Love God with All of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength!
Think it not strange, the fiery trials that you go through, but know that God is allowing your Life In Him to be purified, so that you Will grow Into the Image and Likeness of Christ Jesus. Like stones in a tumbler or as iron sharpens iron, we are are being polished and one man is sharpening another. Is someone you know rubbing you the wrong Way? God Is Working All Things Together for your Good and His! As we move from Glory to Glory, Grace to Grace and Image to Image, it is not AlWays easy, but It Will All "Be" Worth It! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Jesus Is building His Church and we "are" the Living Stones!
Jesus went through it All, so that we wouldn't have to. He was born and died, so that we could overcome sin and death In His Holy and Precious Name! Every single temptation you have gone through, are going through and will go through in the future, He Is With you in it and He Promises to See you Through it! He'll take you through the fire and flood, but you Will come though it All Victoriously.
Jesus Will Never, Ever leave or forsake you and He AlWays Provides The Way out! Trust In His Holy Word and He Will "give" you the ability, strength, power and patience to bear up under it All and to overcome the World In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 1 Peter 1:17
The Word:
And if you call upon Him as [your] Father Who judges each one impartially according to what he does, [then] you should conduct yourselves with true reverence throughout the time of your temporary residence [on the earth, whether long or short].
- 1 Peter 1:17
The first question of The Day is, "Do you call upon God as Your Father Who Art In Heaven?"
He Is no respecter of persons and as His Sons and Daughters, Children of The Most High God, He disciplines us in this Life, because of His Love For us, so that we can spend Eternity with Him in Glory!
How is your conduct and manner of living? The requirements of The Gospel, The Good News of God In Jesus are that we live our Life In Obedience to God and that through the Ministry of The Holy Spirit we "are" conformed to His Likeness, In The Fullness and Stature of Christ. Are you going from Grace to Grace, Glory to Glory and Image to Image? It Is Written, "You shall Be Holy, For I Am Holy. [1 Peter 1:16; Lev. 11:44, 45.]
Holiness is something we are All Called Upon To Obtain In Jesus, set aside for The Master's Use, Sanctified, Available, Ready and Fit For His Glory! We "Are" The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus! Whether you feel like it or not, In Jesus, you "Are!" God Looks Upon you and Sees you as pure, just, blameless, in right standing and yes, HOLY, because of what Jesus did for you on The Cross of Calvary. You have been cleansed by The Precious Blood of The Lamb of God and He has taken aWay the sins of the World!
The Word of God encourages us to brace up our minds; set your Hope Wholly and unchangeably On The Divine Favor that comes to us when The Messiah Is Revealed, The Revelation of Who Jesus Is In us, Through us and To us In The Person of The HOLY Spirit.
We MUST Know (recognize) that we "are" Redeemed (ransomed) from the (fruitless) Way of living inherited by tradition. You were purchased Unto God, by The Precious Blood of The Messiah, The [Sacrificial] Lamb without blemish or spot. For our sake, Jesus died in our place, in our stead, so that we could spend Eternity with Him in His Place Called Heaven!
Our stay here is only a temporary one at best, 70 to 80 years at the most, but a breath, so why not conduct ourselves in a Worthy manner with True Reverence Towards God. He Alone Is Holy and deserves to be Worshipped In Spirit and Truth. All Glory, Honor and Power Is Due His Precious Name! We are All just passing through on the Earth, but our residence here, whether short or long should count for All of Eternity. God sent His One and Only Begotten Son to die, so that we could have Life Everlasting, Abundantly and while we are here, it's our job to tell The Good News to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Luke 16:11
The Word:
Therefore, if you have not been faithful in the [case of] the unrighteous mammon - the deceitful riches, money, possessions who will entrust to you the true riches?
- Luke 16:11
Even when we are not Faithful, God Is, but why would we ever want to sell ourselves and others short of the things which God has prepared for us since the foundations of the Earth were laid? Jesus says, We are either for Him or against Him, there is no neutral ground and we can not serve two masters! What or who is it that you can really trust in and rely on?
Is there any "thing" or any "one" in this life that you covet, love, stand by, are devoted to or serve that is more worthy than The Lord Jesus Christ? He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise Due His Holy and Precious Name! If you read the Scriptures daily and diligently, you'll find that God is most interested in the very little things. He cares about the attitude of our hearts!
When we are dishonest, unjust and / or shrewd to others, He Sees and Knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts and minds. We are called upon to be as wise as serpents, but gentle as doves. Surely Jesus Knows that we are as sheep among wolves, but He Is Our Good Shepherd. He Promises to lead, guide and protect us as we follow Him to greener pastures and still waters. We "Are" The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus! If we are Obedient to His Word, Will and Way, listening and following His Holy Spirit, we can not fail in our Walk and Relationship with Him, but we Must lean on, trust in, cling to and rely on Jesus!
Therefore, Our Word For The Day says!
What is it there for? To encourage us In Him! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! As we follow Him, obey His Commandments and Love One another, we shall be found Faithful too. Let me ask you just one question Today. Are you Full of Faith? Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God! Faith comes by Hearing (Hear O Israel!) and Hearing By The Word of God (Jesus Is The Living Word, The Bible Is The Written Word and God's Holy Spirit Will Bring to your Remembrance The Spoken Word)! Faith Is The Substance (The Reality) of things Hoped for (Hope Is Our Anchor and It Will Not Disappoint Us), The Evidence (Proof) of things unseen! The Spiritual World is far more real and powerful than anything in this natural World.
The Lord went to The Cross of Calvary in our stead to pay the price for our sin, so that we could possess Eternal, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life [that is, The True Riches of Heaven] In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: Song By Juliet Stephens & NT Message! Made To Last Forever: 2 Co. 5:1
Worship:
We Remember You
by Juliet Stephens
Well I got a friend Who had to leave a while ago I wish that I could see Him, cause He holds my heart and soul And the last things that He said before He had to leave Were gentle words to all His Friends, that I really do believe
First, He told us that He Loved us, then He told us to be strong And He told us tho' He had to go, it wouldn't be too long Before we'd be together - but you know the strangest thing Is that He promised that He'd come around if we'd just remember Him.
Everybody, come over, come on, oh let's sit side by side Together, Oh yeah we'll reminisce about the times That He got us through a hard place, or the times He made us laugh out loud,
Time's He's shown us things of Heaven with His Arms embraced Around the crowd.
We sing, "Holy, Holy!" We sing, "Allelu!"
We sing Love songs, we sing Love songs, yeah we remember You & not just like we might recall someone who's gone away But like we breathe, like our hearts beat, like blood pumps through our veins,
We remember You.
Everybody, come on now, testify to all He has done Let your voices bear witness with your hearts as we join here as One Cause He said that if we gather, if we remember Him Then He will come in among us, He will sup with us, let The Feast begin
We sing, "Holy, Holy!" As we partake of You, We sing Love songs, we sing Love songs
To The One Who's brought us through,
To Our Brother, to Our Healer, to Our Friend Who longs to be here.
We sing Allelu - we remember You.
Well, I got a best friend Who had to leave a while ago And I wish that I could see Him, cause He holds my heart and soul -
So stand with me beloveds and we will usher in His Promise of His Presence when we remember Him.
And we remember Him.
We remember Him
Copyright 2003 by Juliet Stephens
All Rights Reserved.
The Word:
FOR we know that if the tent which is our earthly home is destroyed (dissolved), we have from God a building, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1
Do you consider, look not to the things that are seen, but to the things that are unseen? Things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but things that are invisible are deathless and Everlasting! In this present abode, body, we sigh and groan inwardly, because we yearn to be clothed over - to put on our celestial body like a garment, to be fitted out - with our Heavenly dwelling; so that by putting It on we may not be found naked - without a body. As Believers, we are commanded by The Word Of God to put on The Lord Jesus Christ! We are to be clothed In His Righteousness! When Adam and Eve fell in the Garden of Eden, they were naked and ashamed, but God clothed them and though our sin was as scarlet, Jesus made us whiter than snow.
He Is Our Dwelling Place, Our Hiding Place, Our High, Strong Tower, He Alone fills our hearts with songs of Deliverance and whenever we are afraid, we can Trust In Him. Let the weak say, "I Am Strong In The Grace Of The Lord!" In the Power of His Might and In His Name we overcome this present darkness, the World, sin and death!
The Spiritual Ministry of The Holy Spirit causes mankind to obtain and be governed by Him, share In His Glory, His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, His Favor and Grace.
The Law condemns, dooms us, but The Love of God as shown In Christ infinitely more abounds It in splendor, exceeds and excels It, makes us Righteous In God's Eyes - produces and fosters Righteous Living and Right Standing with God In The Face Of Jesus!
Everything of his Earth passes, fades aWay, comes to nothing, but The Word Of God and The Things Of God "Are" Eternal, last Forever and Ever! Our Hope, confident Joy and expectation Is to be found In Him for Hope will not disappoint us. We should not be putting a veil over our face like Moses or in any Way, shape or form be trying to cover up the splendor and Glory of The Things Of God In our Life. Let your Light shine! It should not be put It under a bushel! Don't allow your mind and heart to grow hard and calloused - become dull, to lose the Power of Understanding, but use the Gifts and Talents that God has "given" you to Reveal Christ In You as The Hope Of Glory, The Hope Of Israel, the Hope Of The World! As Believers, we are constantly being transformed, transfigured into His Very Own Image in ever increasing splendor, from one degree of Glory to another by The Word Of God, The Lord and The Holy Spirit. We are to be completely submerged, dipped and baptized Into His Holy and Precious Name. Our goal and duty is to take The Gospel Of God, The Good News Of Christ to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name, because mankind was Created God to Last Forever, so we should be consumed with the desire to save Every Living Soul! Each of us as Christians holds and should be engaged In The Ministry of God's Mercy [granting favor, Grace, His Benefits, opportunities and Especially His Salvation] to All! Do not get discouraged, despondent with fear, or become faint with weariness and exhaustion, because your labor is not in vain. God will work Everything together for His, your's and other's Good. He wants none to perish or be lost, but All to come to repentance.
Many are blinded, so that they should not discern The Truth by the god of this World, Satan, but we can illuminate them with The Light Of The Gospel Of The Glory Of Christ, The Messiah, Who Is The Image and Likeness Of God. We should be Preaching and Teaching Jesus! His Word Brings Healing and Eternal Life to All who Believe and Receive It. You and I Possess this Precious Treasure, The Divine Light of The Gospel in our frail, human vessels of earth. In our weakness God shows His Strength, His Grandeur and Exceeding Greatness of His Power.
In our death to "self," The Resurrection Life of The Lord Jesus is shown forth by and in our bodies. Whatever you are going through, it is just a momentary affliction, a temporary thing, but through it's death will come the transcendent Glory and Blessedness, the Essence of Christ, His Life that Never Ceases. As The Body of Christ, His Representatives here on Earth, His Ambassadors, we should be clothed In His Righteousness and take His Message, His Word to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message
Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 2 Corinthians 5:20
The Word:
So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us.
We [as Christ's personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
The Amplified Bible states:
For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as in and examples of] the righteousness of God - what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
We "are" God's Fellow Workers and should "Be" Laboring Together with Him, In Christ, by The Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In us! Even in Cyberspace, God "Is" Virtually Manifesting His Glory, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace to All Nations and Peoples. In and Through Jesus, The Church, The Body of Christ "Is" Endued with Power from On High. It does not matter if you feel like it, view your"self" as "Being" All that God has Created you to "Be" In Jesus, but The Truth remains; You "Are" The Righteousness of God In Christ, His Ambassador, Christ's Personal Representative, Examples of what we ought to "Be," Approved By Him, Accepted as Children of The Most High God and In a Right, Intimate, Communion and Fellowship, an Eternal, Everlasting Relationship By His Goodness (God Is Good All The Time), His Tender-Mercies, that are New Each and Every Morning, His Loving-Kindness Is Better than Life Itself (here on Earth) and His Favor Keeps us In His Perfect Will for our Life In Jesus!
Never take advantage of God's Grace, His Merciful Kindness, His Holy Influence On our Soul, Keeping and Strengthening us.
He hears your prayers, "Is" Your Ever Present Help, Our Deliverer and Salvation! Today "Is" The Day of Salvation! [Isa. 49:8.] God In Christ Reconciled, Restored The World To Favor With Him"self" and He "Is" NOT holding or counting any of our trespasses against us! All our sins "are" Washed AWay By The Precious Blood Of The Lamb! Our debt has been cancelled, we "are" Pure, Holy and Blameless In His Sight. Now, we "have" This Treasure In Earthen Vessels and God "has" Committed Unto us The Message, The Ministry of Reconciliation and Restoration In Christ Jesus. This "Is" Our Calling, Our Mission, Our Purpose, For Christ's Sake, to make His Appeal, Beg others to take hold of That for which Jesus has taken hold of us!
By Word and Deed, our aim should AlWays "Be" to bring All Into Harmony with Him. Old, Previous Moral and Spiritual Conditions are to pass aWay, because The Fresh, New and Living Way has Come In and Through Christ Jesus!
He offered up Him"self" A Sacrifice in our stead, on our behalf, so should we not give Him our All and offer up our"self" as Living Sacrifices Unto Him?
Be Reconciled To God and Reconcile The World Unto Him In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: James 4:4
The Word:
You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world] and breaking your marriage vow to God! Do you not know that being the world's friend is being God's enemy?
So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world takes his stand as an enemy of God.
- James 4:4
Never let it be said that James doesn't cut to the chase, put All the cards on the table and speak The Truth. Most of us might feel like a punching bag after sticking our head into this book, but God Is A Loving Father and disciplines those He Loves! The primary goal here is to correct the attitude of your heart and allow you to focus on The Things of God, not the Ways of the World. Are there wrong purposes, evil, selfish motives, intentions to get what you desire and spend it in sensual pleasures? God Created you, has a Perfect and Acceptable Will, Plan and Assignment for your Life and It Is For Good, not evil! His motive and intention is for you to Delight In Him and He Will Give you the desires of your heart! This Earthly Life is but a breath, 70 - 80 years at the most, a temporary passing through, a brief journey, but The Abundant Life In Christ Jesus Is Eternal and Everlasting! Every sense, feeling and emotion that God has Created you with is for your Good Pleasure, but the enemy seeks to distort and pervert the beauty of Love and Life.
We must look beyond the natural sphere of things and enter into The Spiritual.
Paul The Great Apostle did not want The Corinthian Church to be ignorant of Spiritual Gifts and certainly Jesus, while giving The Sermon on The Mount, speaking The Truth of God's Word, wanted to open up our eyes to The True Spiritual meanings of Them when He said, "But, I Say Unto you..." You can become a murderer by hating some One as far as your heart is concerned.
Jealousy, coveteousness, envy, anger, fighting and wars are of the flesh, the sinful nature. Real fulfillment of our heart's desires, gratification, contentment and True Happiness, The Joy that you seek Is Found In God.
My soul, wait thou only, only upon God, for from Him comes my expectation.
James tells us that we have not, because we ask not. The Word of God is clear, "Seek and ye shall find, knock and The Door shall be opened unto you, Ask, Believe and Receive In Jesus' Name."
Even in The Church Today, strife, discord, feuds, conflicts, quarrels and fightings arise from sensual desires that are ever warring against The Spirit in our Bodily Members! This should not be! If we are walking In The Spirit then we should be walking in Love (God Is Love).
Read 1 Corinthians 13, where ever Love appears, put your name there and if you are lacking in any area, ask God to fill in the blanks.
EAGERLY pursue and seek to acquire [this] love - make it your aim, your great quest; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments, especially that you may prophecy - that is, interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1
Whatever we do in this Temporary (Earthly) Life, our Assignment From God Is To Do It All In Love. Resist the devil and he MUST flee from you! Have you been disloyal to God, your spouse, your neighbor? As sinners, our hands are soiled, we have wavering, divided interests and committed spiritual adultery. Be penitent, grieve, weep and be shameful over your sins, because they sent Jesus to The Cross of Calvary to pay the penalty for your debt! Feel insignificant - In The Presence of The Lord - humble your"self" In His Sight and He Will Lift you Up! Do not speak evil, accuse (Satan is the accuser of The Brethren), malign, criticize or presume to pass judgement on others. There should be no boasting or self-conceit among us.
So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.
- James 4:17
God Is Faithful to us AlWays and Jesus Never, Ever Fails! He Is Our Husband and we "are" His Bride, so should we not remain Faithful and True To Him? Do not Love the World, but Love God with All of your heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength! The Choice Is AlWays yours to make, so Choose Wisely! Jesus Is Our Ever True Lover and Friend. He longs to sing you His Love Song Over and Over Again! Take your stand and renew your marriage vow To God Today In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Fiend In Him, Mark
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Subject: 1 Peter 2:11
The Word:
Beloved, I implore you as sojourners, strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges - the evil desires, the passions of the flesh [your lower nature] - that wage war against the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:11
For any of you who feel or have ever felt like you were not "God's (Own Purchased, Special) People," Receivers of His Tender-Mercies [Hos. 2:23.], A Chosen Race, A Royal Priesthood, A Dedicated Nation, that you may set forth The Wonderful Deeds, Display The Virtues and Perfections Of Him Who Called you out of darkness Into His Marvelous Light [Exod. 19:5, 6], you have not delved into His Holy and Precious Word as Brought Forth By The Spirit of The Living God In The Book of 1 Peter!
We, As Christians, Witnesses are to conduct ourselves properly, honorably, righteously and Glorify God By The Good Works He Has Prepared For us To "Do" In Christ Jesus! Are you submissive to EVERY institution and authority for the sake of The Lord? If The Church was busy in what God Has Called us "To Do", rather than worrying about the "Thou Shalt Nots," The World would "Be" A Better Place and we would silence, muzzle, gag the ignorant charges, ill-informed criticisms, but sometimes Truthful accusations of the lost.
Are you "Doing" Right, Living A [FREE] Good and Honest Life In The Eyes of God and man?
Do you show respect for ALL men (Everywhere) - treat them honorably with Love, Serve, Submit with ALL (Proper) R E S P E C T, not only to those who are kind, considerate and reasonable, but also to those who are surly - overbearing, unjust and crooked? Christ suffered on The Cross of Calvary for us, leaving [His Personal] example, so that we should follow on In His Footsteps! He bore our sins, that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and Live In Righteousness!
Come Back To The Shepherd And Guardian (The Bishop) Of Your Souls.
[Isa. 53:5, 6.]
- 1 Peter 2:25b
You "Are" The Beloved Of God! As Sojourners, Strangers and Exiles [In This Present World Of Darkness], we "Are" Just Passing Through. Let your Desires, Be His, your Passions, Be His, your Nature, Be His, so that you can wage war In The Heavenlies and Win Souls In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In HIm, Mark
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
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1 Corinthinan 7:31
"...those who use this world [act] as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away." (1 Co 7:31)
And so it is. The form of this world, the form of this life, even the form of our physical selves is passing away. (believe me, I'm turning 40 in a few weeks, I know these things...)
As the grand-daddy of Christian rock, Larry Norman, once sang, we're "only visiting this planet".
Sometimes - often times - I sit and think of heaven (or "the New Jerusalem", depending on your eschatology... :-) and I can't wait. What anticipation, because - like that old hymn goes, "I've heard about the mansion He has built for me in Glory, I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea..."
And I have. I've heard all about it, and sometimes I feel as though I'm almost there - But other times, I look around me, at the blue and gold sunsets, at the way shadows fall at dawn, when the whole world looks periwinkle - when I look at the face of someone wrestling in prayer weeping and aching to hear from his God, at the way an old person's hand looks when they hold my hand, the translucent knuckles, the crepe-paper skin that smells of talcum powder... al of it, all of the things in this world that will not be in the next because all will be glorified.
The sun will never set, because there will be no need for the sun. There will be no shadows at dawn for all will be brightness and light. No wrestling in prayer, for our rest will finally be won, and those who closed their eyes while in frail and tired skin will awaken in bodies glorified.
So yes, the world (and all in it) in it's form is passing away. And we are exhorted to use the world and not misuse it, to see ourselves as the transient creation that we are. We should not hunker down and pitch our tents in this desert because we are still en route to the Promised Land.
Those we meet along the way, those who God gifts us with, should not be misused for our gain or our pleasure or our whipping posts. They shoud be used for the very purpose for which they
were sent to us: for us to be Jesus to them, sinners and saints alike. And the posessions that we think are ours must not posess us - The LORD gives and the LORD takes away.
And one day we will stand face to face with Jesus of Nazareth and I can guarantee you that when that day comes neither we nor Jesus will be concerned with who had boo-boo feelings, who had the more affluent zip code or sexiest spouse. The things of this life will grow strangely dim, and all that will matter is how well we loved (and lived)
Jesus. Period.
Love well...
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at: http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com , invite every One you Know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
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http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
New Covenant / 2 Corinthians 4:18b
"...For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." - 2 Cor 4:18b
Scripture is always saying stuff like that. Things that swim up the stream-of-consciousness, that make no sense in the cognitive...things like"the first shall be last", "He who looses his life will save it." and yes, "The things which are seen are temporary but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Know why?
Because it is truth from another Kingdom, from a Kingdom that's more real than the one we're used to.
We have been conceived and raised in the kingdom of a liar who has been banished to this world and seeks to blind our eyes with his slight of hand.
But God's Truth shatters the smoke and mirrors of Satan's seductions, and when we concentrate hard enough, when we strain to see sincerely enough, God shows us what the REAL deal is.
The Real deal (as opposed to the Raw deal that old Slewfoot hawks) is this:
We are NOT the masters of our own fate.
The one who dies with the most toys DOESN'T win. (and still dies anyway...)
Sometimes, we SHOULDN'T "just do it".
Apart from Jesus Christ, you and God DON'T have an understanding.
There will be NO partying in hell, no matter how good the band was.
"I'm not hurting anyone" is NOT an excuse to act like a jerk.
Your house, your money, your car, your job, your talents, your ministry, your ambitions, your agenda is NOT more important than how you treat someone's heart. And if it is, you're not "determined", you're "selfish".
And most of all...
As Christians, we do NOT have a right to be understood, to be treated fairly OR to have an opinion apart from the Word of God. Jesus didn't get those rights, so neither do we.
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. And it's a picture that could be painted very many ways.
It could be painted as a man who pays a poor family's rent without ever telling anyone, not even the poor family. That "unseen" thing is eternal.
It could be seen as a woman on her way to work who stops to help and elderly couple change their tire,and then tells the story to every person she works with. That "seen" thing is temporary, because those slaps on her back are already her reward.
For the mother who prays for a wayward child, and dies still not having seen the fruit of her intercession, For the doctor who goes out into the mission field and treats hundreds of dying people while he watches health conditions around him worsen, For the teen who is mercilessly ridiculed at school
for not doing drugs and not partying because of his convictions, and graduates still without a friend on the campus, much less a date to the prom...
All these unseen things are eternal.
Jesus sees our struggle, and it's not so much the outcome of our battles that He's concerned with, but the joy to see us choose the good fight. We can fall flat on our faces while pursuing the will of our God, and still hear "Well done, good and faithful servant".
Because victory isn't in the looting, whether it be material or personal...
Victory isn't in the recognition.
Victory is in Jesus... in giving life to your enemy instead of slaying him,
in turning the other cheek to be struck again instead of striking back.
It is these things, these things unseen, unrecognised, unrespected by the world (and the dark prince of this world..) that are eternal. And the more we seek to define our success by these eternal prizes, the clearer we can see Heaven...
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at: http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com , invite every One you Know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Title. Subject: New Covenant 1 Cor7:31
new Covenant) 1 Cor 7:31
"...those who use this world [act] as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away." (1 Co 7:31)
And so it is. The form of this world, the form of this life, even the form of our physical selves is passing away. (believe me, I'm turning 40 in a few weeks, I know these things...)
As the grand-daddy of Christian rock, Larry Norman, once sang, we're "only visiting this planet".
Sometimes - often times - I sit and think of heaven (or "the New Jerusalem", depending on your eschatology... :-) and I can't wait. What anticipation, because - like that old hymn goes, "I've heard about the mansion He has built for me in Glory, I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea..."
And I have. I've heard all about it, and sometimes I feel as though I'm almost there - But other times, I look around me, at the blue and gold sunsets, at the way shadows fall at dawn, when the whole world looks periwinkle - when I look at the face of someone wrestling in prayer weeping and
aching to hear from his God, at the way an old person's hand looks when they hold my hand, the translucent knuckles, the crepe-paper skin that smells of talcum powder... al of it, all of the things in this world that will not be in the next because all will be glorified.
The sun will never set, because there will be no need for the sun. There will be no shadows at dawn for all will be brightness and light. No wrestling in prayer, for our rest will finally be won, and those who closed their eyes while in frail and tired skin will awaken in bodies glorified.
So yes, the world (and all in it) in it's form is passing away. And we are exhorted to use the world and not misuse it, to see ourselves as the transient creation that we are. We should not hunker down and pitch our tents in this desert because we are still en route to the Promised Land.
Those we meet along the way, those who God gifts us with, should not be misused for our gain or our pleasure or our whipping posts. They shoud be used for the very purpose for which they
were sent to us: for us to be Jesus to them, sinners and saints alike. And the posessions that we think are ours must not posess us - The LORD gives and the LORD takes away.
And one day we will stand face to face with Jesus of Nazareth and I can guarantee you that when that day comes neither we nor Jesus will be concerned with who had boo-boo feelings, who had the more affluent zip code or sexiest spouse. The things of this life will grow strangely dim, and all that will matter is how well we loved (and lived) Jesus.
Period.
Love well...
In Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: New Covenant Message! What Drives Your Life? Jeremiah 29:11
Worship:
Courts Of The King
Let us dance, Let us sing and come to the courts of the King. Come along. Sing his song.
Bring your praises and thanksgiving.
With hymns and psalms
We bring him alms
And presents of spiritual songs
So take some time
And make a rhyme
Or sing his Word line upon line.
I'm not saying you should do
anything you don't believe.
I just want to encourage you to thank
the Lord for what you receive.
[chorus]
Come and rejoice, for He is your
choice.
Lift your hands up along with your
voice.
Or take a chance
and give Him a dance.
Break out of your cultural trance.
I'm not saying that you should do
anything that won't ring true. I just want to
encourage you to sing
the chorus line that won't sing the
blues. [chorus]
Exaltation with celebration
Belong in the songs that we sing.
Come to the Son with jubilation
Come with a new song, Come with a new
song,
Come with a new song to sing.
[chorus]
The Word:
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace, and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
- Jeremiah 29:11
Anybody here looking forward to welfare? But, seriously folks :) This Word of the Lord was spoken to the Nation of Israel by Jeremiah the (Weeping) Prophet regarding God Visiting (Now, how do you suppose that would or could happen?) them and Keeping His Good Promise to His Chosen People, causing them to return to The Promised Land when the seventy years were completed for Babylon. Most recently in the news Today, we have seen Babylon fall to the American and Coalition Forces in Iraq and our men and women in uniform getting back to the Garden of Eden (a little Woodstock song flashback for you).
God can not, will not lie and All of His Precious Promises towards us as His People, according to His Holy Word "are" Yes! and Amen! In Christ Jesus! Since 1947, Israel has been recognized and established as a Nation and more Jewish people have come to Believe In and On Yeshua / Jesus as Messiah / The Christ / The Anointed One Of G-d since 1969 than ever in All of human history! Surely, God is gathering All that were scattered, dispersed around the World and people across the globe are once again hearing and heeding the Voice of The Good Shepherd Calling them Unto Himself.
God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
The Word of God tells us that when we call upon Him, come and pray to Him, that He Will hear and heed our cries!
When we seek Him, inquire for and require Him [as a vital necessity] then we find Him; when we search for Him with All our heart, He will be found by us, says the Lord, and He Will Release us from captivity and Gather us from All the Nations and All the Places to which He has "driven" us, says the Lord, and He Will Bring us again to the Place from which He Caused us to be carried aWay captive. Need release? Feeling captive and pacing the cage? Jesus wants to gather you under His Wings like a mother hen gathers her chicks unto herself in Love. How Lovely Is His Dwelling Place!
He Is Our Comfort and Our Peace!
Heaven Is A Place and God, Our Heavenly Father wants us to spend All of Eternity in Complete and Total Fellowship With Him, In Jesus by His Holy Spirit! Jesus has "given" us His Peace which passes All human understanding, but It Is This Peace of God that Allows us to Overcome the World In Jesus' Name!
Our thoughts are certainly not alWays God's thoughts, but He has "given" us the Mind of Christ and It's up to us to use It! God has a Specific Plan and Purpose for your Life In Jesus and It Is For Your Good (for you). Our way is not alWays His Way, but He has "given" us Everything we need to live our Life Unto Him and as we delight ourselves In Him, He Will "Give" us the desires of our heart! Is it well with your soul? God is looking out for your "welfare" and He Who has begun a Good Work In you (we "are" His Workmanship, Created for Good Works In Christ Jesus) Will Complete It! ALL Things in this Life, on this planet and in the Heavenly realm are working Together for our Good! Even when Paul the Apostle was in prison?
Yes! Even when the Nation of Israel was carried aWay captive by Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem to Babylon? Yes! Yea, though we may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we are to fear no evil, because Our God Is With us, He Will Never, Ever leave or forsake us! Jesus says, "Let us "Go" over to the other side!" We are going over, not under! We are passing through (possibly through the fire and through the flood, but through)! James says, "Think it not strange, these fiery trials (or tribulations) that you are going 'through'!" Are we through? No, not yet, but we do "have" the Victory In Jesus!
Jesus says, "My Peace I "Give" to you!"
In this present World of wars and rumors of wars there are those who cry out for peace. Peace! Peace, but there shall be no "real" Peace until the Prince of Peace, Himself Comes Again to establish His Kingdom here on Earth! Let the Peace of God rule and reign in your hearts and minds In Christ Jesus! He has "given" us Hope in our final outcome and Hope Will NOT disappoint us. Read the back of The Book! We WIN! Read the Whole Book (The Entire Word Of God), because It Reveals (It Is The Revelation Of) All God's Thoughts and Plans of Welfare and Peace, not for evil (Jesus has delivered us from evil, sin and death) For You (If God be For You, who can be against you?) and It Will "Give" you Eternal Hope In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Testament / 2 Corinthians 4:18b
"...For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." - 2 Cor 4:18b
Scripture is always saying stuff like that. Things that swim up the stream-of-consciousness, that make no sense in the cognitive...things like"the first shall be last", "He who looses his life will save it." and yes,
"The things which are seen are temporary but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Know why?
Because it is truth from another Kingdom, from a Kingdom that's more real than the one we're used to.
We have been conceived and raised in the kingdom of a liar who has been banished to this world and seeks to blind our eyes with his slight of hand.
But God's Truth shatters the smoke and mirrors of Satan's seductions, and when we concentrate hard enough, when we strain to see sincerely enough, God shows us what the REAL deal is.
The real deal (as opposed to the raw deal that old Slewfoot hawks) is this:
We are NOT the masters of our own fate.
The one who dies with the most toys DOESN'T win. (and still dies anyway...)
Sometimes, we SHOULDN'T "just do it".
Apart from Jesus Christ, you and God DON'T have an understanding.
There will be NO partying in hell, no matter how good the band was.
"I'm not hurting anyone" is NOT an excuse to act like a jerk.
Your house, your money, your car, your job, your talents, your ministry, your ambitions, your agenda is
NOT more important than how you treat someone's heart. And if it is, you're not "determined", you're
"selfish".
And most of all...
As Christians, we do NOT have a right to be understood, to be treated fairly OR to have an opinion apart from the Word of God. Jesus didn't get those rights, so neither do we.
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. And it's a picture that could be painted very many ways.
It could be painted as a man who pays a poor family's rent without ever telling anyone, not even the poor family. That "unseen" thing is eternal.
It could be seen as a woman on her way to work who stops to help and elderly couple change their tire, and then tells the story to every person she works with. That "seen" thing is temporary, because those slaps on her back are already her reward.
For the mother who prays for a wayward child, and dies still not having seen the fruit of her intercession, For the doctor who goes out into the mission field and treats hundreds of dying people while he watches health conditions around him worsen, For the teen who is mercilessly ridiculed at school
for not doing drugs and not partying because of his convictions, and graduates still without a friend on the campus, much less a date to the prom...
All these unseen things are eternal. Jesus sees our struggle, and it's not so much the outcome of our battles that he's concerned with, but the joy to see us choose the good fight. We can fall flat on our faces while pursuing the will of our God, and still hear "Well done, good and faithful servant".
Because victory isn't in the looting, whether it be material or personal...
Victory isn't in the recognition.
Victory is in Jesus... in giving life to your enemy instead of slaying
him,
in turning the other cheek to be struck again
instead of striking back.
It is these things, these things unseen, unrecognised, unrespected by the world (and the dark prince of this world..) that are eternal. And the more we seek to define oursuccess by these eternal prizes, the clearer we can see Heaven...
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Subject: New Testament Message: John 16:20 & 33
"Most assuredly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned to joy…These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
(John 16:20 & 33)
That was Jesus talking, so you know it has to be true. (That was also in the Bible, so you know it has to be true, too - but that's beside the point.)
Here Jesus is GUARANTEEING us that times will come when everything will seem to fall apart around our holy selves.
And all the while, the ungodly will be partying it up big time, making their fortunes, having good health and happy times, getting ahead and seemingly staying there. He tells us that our sorrow would be turned to joy, that we will have tribulation in this world, but not to worry because He has overcome the world.
One of my favorite scriptures says that "You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ. When Christ, who is your life appears, then you will also appear with Him in glory."
Why do the people of this world, those who give no thought to their Maker or to their Savior, seem to do so well in this world? Because they are wholeheartedly serving the ruler of this world: The fallen Lucifer. They are serving a temporal god and are reaping the temporal benefits.
Basic logic, I guess.
But we serve the Eternal One, and our lives are hidden with He who is unseen.
We are strangers in a strange land, and the Kingdom that we are of, though is being birthed in us, has not yet manifested itself completely in this world.
The kingdom of darkness is completely manifested here. It's far less significant, tiny even… and can fit all of its hellish reality in the meager here and now, because if it were not for the devouring of the souls of men, Satan would have no purpose in his own eyes at all. He knows that Jesus' victory has already been won, and all he can do is wait to be thrown into the lake of fire, as far as all that goes. But he can still deceive men. He can still abduct those who God died for into eternal torment.
But, once the days of Man – the days of this old creation - are done, so is Satan. So is his dark dominion. So is the revelry of the wicked. Done.
And just as the old sun sets on the former things, the New Heaven and the New Earth will be set into motion. There will be no need for sun for the Lord will be the only Light we need. Our sorrow will be turned to Joy. Christ, who is our life, will have appeared and we will be finally infused into the Life we were born to…born AGAIN to.
Life will swallow death, Light will swallow darkness. The old order of things (as in "nice guys finish last") will have passed away, for Jesus has overcome, conquered, obliterated the World.
Our Redeemer has told us so many things ahead of time. The things that He knew would scare us, worry us, make us feel afraid…He's addressed them all. He's told us what to expect so that when overwhelming things befall us, we would NOT be overwhelmed.
So my beloveds, do not be overwhelmed. Our sorrow will surely be turned to Joy. With our trust in the Risen One, It can be no other way. So let us then proclaim – as our Savior exhorted us to - "Thy Kingdom Come!"
And it will. It is closer now than when we first believed
Encourage one another with these words.
And keep looking up… :-)
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: From Mark Tross: New Covenant Message
Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 1 Peter 2:11
The Word:
Beloved, I implore you as sojourners, strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges - the evil desires, the passions of the flesh [your lower nature] - that wage war against the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Who, but impetuous Peter could completely and totally understand the turmoil that goes on within the human heart and soul? This is "The Man" who said to Jesus, "You are The Son of God" and then, shortly after was rebuked by Him saying, "Get thee behind Me Satan!"
Paul also refuted with Peter to his face on the issue of Jew and Gentile Being One In Messiah and This Great Apostle ("The Man" formally known as Saul of Tarsus) also knew of the struggles between the flesh and The Spirit. The fact of the matter is that All Christians, Everywhere are in a battle, a Spiritual wrestling match, not against flesh and blood, but the powers and principalities that are waging war in The Heavenlies! The real question is, Are you geared up and ready to rumble?
As God's People, His Holy Nation and Royal Priesthood, He has Given us The Promised Land, but we must go in and possess It! The battle Is The Lord's and The Victory Is Our's In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name, but (and this is a BIG but :) we still have to go through the fight to take the ground that God, so Graciously has Given us. Do you dare to stake a stand In The Lord and say that you Will Die for / with Him? Peter ate his owns words and denied Christ 3 times! God have Mercy on a poor sinner like me! We can stand By His Grace, because of Who we ARE In Him, God's Own Purchased (with The Precious Blood of Jesus, The Spotless Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World), Special People, that ARE Called Of Him to set forth His Wonderful Deeds, display the virtues and Perfections Of Him Who Called us out of darkness and Into His Marvelous Light!
[Exod. 19:5, 6.] NOW we ARE God's People, pitied and we have Received Mercy (His Tender-Mercies ARE ReNewed Each and Every Morning In our Life In Christ) [Hos. 2:23.], so we should conduct our"self" properly!
Are you living an Honorable, Righteous Life In The Eyes Of God and man? Do others witness your Good Deeds coming forth to Glorify God AlMighty? God Is Ever Inspecting us, Looking Upon us (wanderers, sojourners, strangers and exiles), As A Pastor (The Shepherd of Our Heart and Soul) Over His Flock! He also looks upon us as a Husband, longing for a Bride who is faithful, as a Father, waiting to see the prodigal return, and as Savior – yearning for His blood to accomplish the purpose for which He agreed to have it spill forth from His innocent veins…
God looks upon us in many ways, but in every way, He looks for the same thing… a people who desire to be His own. Not out of involuntary servitude or out of guilt, not by default or by fear, but a people who are homesick for their God, a people who ache not only for Eden, but for the New Jerusalem - when they will not only be Children of God, but Christ's beloved; brought not only into fellowship with Him, but into intimacy.
So yes, we are sojourners. We are strangers in this foreign land that is so far from home…so different, so opposed, to the Kingdom into which we have been translated. And this foreign land strains to keep us here, strains to keep us bound by the flesh that we have forsaken.
But the Lord is a warrior! The Lord is mighty in Battle! The passions of our flesh wage war against our soul, but the Lover of our soul – He who is IN us – is greater than anything that surrounds us.
And we can do All things through Christ, who makes us strong.
Stand. And when you have done all you can do to stand, then stand some more.
We Can stand, by His grace toward us.
We Must stand, because of His passion for us, and we Will stand– because of His faithfulness to us.
And surely, God IS Faithful.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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"Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up." - J. Hudson Taylor
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Title. Subject: John 15:18, 19
The Word:
If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you.
If you belonged to the world, the world would treat you with affection and would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world - are no longer one with it - but I have chosen (selected) you out of this world, the world hates (detests) you.
- John 15:18, 19
Love, Love, Love, Love, The Gospel (Good News) In A Word (Jesus Is The Living Word Of God) Is Love (God Is Love / God Is Good). Do we not just Love, Love? We are commanded as Christians to Love One Another! Our Father Who Art In Heaven has Chosen, appointed and planted us In Jesus, so that we would bear fruit and keep on bearing lasting fruit that remains and abides; so that we could present to The World ALL that The I Am Is! The Lord Calls us His Friends and has made Known, Revealed To us EVERYTHING that He heard and learned From Our Heavenly Father, but we "are" His Friends (ONLY), if we keep on doing the things which He Commanded us To Do.
No Greater Love has ever been shown or will ever be shown to This Present World Of Darkness than The Love Of Jesus. He laid down His Life, so that we could have Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In His Name and Love One Another [just] as He Loves us, so that His Joy, Delight and Gladness may be In Full Measure, Complete and Overflowing In and Through ALL of us! Is your Light Shining In the darkness? Jesus Came To His Own, but they did not Know, Recognize Him, nor did they want to! Do your friends, relatives, neighbors and / or co-workers hate you? God wants you to Know and Understand that if The World hates you, it is because It hates Christ In you, The Hope Of Glory! You don't belong to The World any more if you Belong To Jesus, but The World wants you back. We "ARE" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord, but The World wants you to be one with It!
The Bible, The Word Of God says, "The World HATES (DETESTS) you! Do you want to go back to Egypt, to sin, bondage, darkness and death? Jesus warns us that anyOne who puts their hand to the plow and (even) looks back (Remember Lot's Wife) is not Worthy Of The Kingdom Of God, which Is Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost! Is that a tough decision? Life (REAL Life) Is Full of tough choices, but we MUST Choose Wisely. Choose you This Day (TODAY Is The Day Of Salvation) Who you Will Serve! You're gonna have to Serve SomeBody!
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
Disparity or putting your feet On The Rock?
Fear or Into Security?
Quicksand or Bedrock?
Hate is a strong thing, but NOTHING Is Stronger than God's LOVE! There is no need for you or anyOne else to stumble around in the darkness any longer. The Light Of Life Has Come! Even if those in The World hate you, we are Called Of God, As Christians, As Believers to Love them anyWay, In Jesus' Way. You do not belong to The World any longer. You were bought with A Price, The Precious Blood Of Jesus Upon The Cross Of Calvary! The affection and love of The World are lies and deceit, so come out of The World and Into The Glorious Light Of Life And Love In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 2 Corinthians 4:18
The Word:
Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
Jesus Himself Is The Image Of The Invisible God! If you have seen Him in any Way, shape or form, you have seen The Father! In and Through Him, ALL things were and are Created. He holds ALL things together, the visible and the invisible. He Is The Living Word Of God Who told us, "My Word Is Spirit and Life.
Heaven and Earth shall pass aWay, but My Word shall never pass aWay." Those of us who have The Son, The Spirit of God Living, Moving and Having His Being In Us, Have Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Though we are ALL appointed once to die and then the judgement, we who are True Believers In Jesus as Lord and Savior shall never die, we are deathless and shall Live Forever!
O death, where is your sting?
What are you considering, looking towards Today? Trust me! Whatever is visible shall fade aWay, but the invisible will go on into ALL Eternity! Our Life is but a breath, a vapor, sure to pass aWay, but when we lose this temporal Life, we gain Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus!
Do not become discouraged - utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear. Even though our outer man is decaying and wasting aWay, the inner self, the Spirit man is being progressively renewed day after day. The path of the Righteous shines ever brighter until the full Light of day! Whatever pain, sickness, illness, suffering, turmoil, troubles, affliction or distress you may be going through is ever more and more abundantly preparing, producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of Glory - beyond ALL measure, excessively surpassing ALL comparisons and ALL calculations, a vast and transcendent Glory and blessedness never to cease!
Take Courage! Perfect Love (God Is Love) casts out ALL fear! Our God Is Able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond All that you could ever ask or think!
The Scriptures were written, so that you would KNOW The Truth and The Truth Will Set you Free! Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life! He who The Son Sets Free Is FREE INDEED! Get Into The Word Of God! No weapon formed against us can prosper. Even if this tent, our Earthly home, this body of ours is destroyed (dissolved), we have From God a building, a house not made with human hands, an Eternal dwelling place In The Heavens! In My Father's House Are Many Mansions, many rooms. Jesus has gone before us to prepare a Place for us, so if you must sigh, groan and moan, let it be, because we are yearning to be clothed with our celestial, Spiritual body, our Heavenly Dwelling.
How many times did Jesus speak of death as only sleeping? Let us enter Into His Rest! ALL these things that are taking place in your Life are so that more Grace (Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing) extends to more and more people through you! Your Life In Christ is to multiply to many, so that Thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to The Glory Of God In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life is a Temporary Assignment – Hebrews 11:13&16
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth…
But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them."
Hebrews 11:13&16
Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Gideon, Samson, Samuel and too many prophets, martyrs, men and women of faith to name… all of them lived and died in the days before the renewed covenant.
All of them had the law of God written on their hearts, the promise of God that He is faithful and will bring them into land of promise, far beyond anywhere they could ever reach by merely crossing the Jordan, a place of power and the presence of God.
And Each of them believed it with all that was in them, so much so that they obeyed God to the point of unbelievable sacrifice, unimaginable out-on-a-limb-ness, endured mockery, torture and even death for the vision set before them - a vision they couldn't see with their earthly eyes, or barely even grasp with their spiritual ones… Yet, still they followed, and when they breathed their last, they were gathered unto their fathers in the bosom of Abraham.
The beautiful thing is that on that fateful day in AD33, they saw The Promised Land.
Their Promised Land committed His Spirit to the Father, and having paid the ransom, went to gather His prize unto Himself and fulfill the promise that was made to His Chosen, so that they, awaiting the Promise, could choose Him and live…
When Jesus told us that He was going to prepare a place for us, He wasn't just speaking to the believers who had bore witness to His life and works and to those who would come to believe on Him because of their testimony. Truly His voice – as all else about Him – transcended time, and what He spoke echoed back to those Old Testament Saints who, being strangers and pilgrims on earth, longed for their better heavenly country.
The city He prepared for them is the same city that He's preparing for us. The Holy City. The New Jerusalem, coming down from Heaven as a Bride prepared for her Bridegroom, Jesus.
Therefore we also, (Pardon me while I jump ahead to the next chapter for a minute!) since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
LOOKING UNTO JESUS, the Author and Finisher of our faith (That same faith that the great cloud of witnesses died in. Died for. Lived for.) who, for the Joy that was set before Him (The joy of bringing us – ALL of us - home) endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Can't we see it?? Can we still not see it?
Can't we see that Jesus, the Author and Finisher of not only our faith but the faith of those still under the Law, those who walked out their lives before the Law-giver became flesh… had been conforming those great men and women of faith into His image before His face was even formed in Mary's womb?
Before He walked as a man so that men might hear Him?
His grace reached even behind Him to bring all who ached for Him into Himself.
Into the Promised Land, as true children of the Promise.
Amazing grace, indeed…
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: NEW MAILING ADDRESS & Message: The Reason For Everything:
Eph.2:21, 22
The Word:
In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously; and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord - a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated and sacred to the presence of the Lord.
In Him - and in fellowship with one another - you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.
- Ephesians 2:21, 22
ARE YOU? Shakespeare wrote, "To Be or Not To Be, THAT Is The Question." Are you built upon The Foundation of The Apostles and Prophets With Christ Jesus Himself The Chief Cornerstone? SIMON Peter wrote, "To Those (that's us) who have Received (obtained an EQUAL privilege of) like Precious Faith with ourselves in and through The Righteousness Of Our God and Savior Jesus Christ:" [2 Peter 1:1.] Do you think your Faith is EQUAL to that of The Apostle Peter's? Whether you think It, feel It or Believe It, The Fact of The Matter Is that God's Word Is True! We Have "Like Precious Faith," because Jesus Is The Author And Finisher Of ALL God Given, Believing Faith! If The Spirit of The Almighty God Is Living, Moving and Having His Being In you, then we "are" Of The Same Spirit that ALL Believers in The Bible, The Word of God "are."
We're not outsiders - exiles, migrants and aliens, excluded from the rights of Citizens; but you "NOW" share Citizenship With The Saints - God's Own People, Consecrated and Set Apart, Sanctified For Him; and we Belong To God's Own Household. You "are" The Temple of The Living God! Paul The Apostle says, "You `are´ Thus Builded Together." We "are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord. Do you think for one minute that Jesus would ask Our Father Who Art In Heaven to make us One as He and The Father "are" One and Our God would not answer His Request?
Grab Hold of THIS REALITY! Receive of God´s Grace (His Unmerited Favor), Come to Know, Comprehend, Understand The Insight, The Revelation, "The Mystery" (Secret) Of Christ Jesus that was once only disclosed, revealed to His Holy Apostles [Consecrated Messengers] and Prophets By The (Holy) Spirit.
The Gentiles, ALL Nations and Peoples "are" NOW Fellow Heirs [with the Jews], Members of The Same Body, and Joint Partakers (Sharing) In The Same Divine Promise In Messiah / Christ / The Anointed through [their acceptance of] The Glad Tidings (Tidings Of Comfort And Joy), The Gospel Of God, The Good News Of Jesus / Yeshua / Salvation! Be Bold, Take Courage, Have Confidence In The Fact That we "Have" FREE Access - an unreserved approach to God with Freedom and without fear. Consecrate, Sanctify, Dedicate (or Re-Dedicate) your"self" To Him, Go, Do and Be The Church, The Spotless Bride that He Has Created you To Be! You "are" Built Up In Christ, He "Is" The Foundation, Cornerstone and Capstone Of The Holy Temple, Our ALL In ALL! May His Presence Be In you, Upon you, Pouring Out and About you, so that you can Shine His Light of Life to ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: The Reason For Everything: 2 Corinthians 4:6, 7
The Word:
For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [Gen. 1:3.]
However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be of God and not from ourselves.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6, 7
The Light (for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory [His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness and Grace, Favor] as It Is Manifest In The Person and Is Revealed, made known a Revelation to us In Christ Jesus, The Messiah and Anointed One) of God has "shone" in our hearts, so that The Power of His Holy Spirit Working in and through us may be "shown" To Be Of God and NOT from our"self." Does the reality of This Word "show" In and Through your Life? If you have grabbed a hold of Jesus By Faith, then you right NOW are in Possession of "This" Precious Treasure [The Divine Light Of The Good News Of God In Christ Jesus], Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In His Holy Name! You "ARE" God's, Servants Of The Most High God, Purchased with His Precious Blood at Calvary and a Loving Bond-Servant (Slave) For Jesus' Sake!
While others are prevented (blinded by unbelieving hearts and minds) from seeing "This" Illuminating Light, Who Is The Image and Likeness of God, through His Grace and Mercy, we have come to Know Him By Faith, but it is our job, duty and Calling to Bring Preaching, Teaching and Healing to ALL Nations and Peoples!
The veil MUST be lifted, The Glad Tidings Proclaimed, The Mystery Revealed, Our Light MUST Shine and Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus MUST Come to ALL those who still dwell in Spiritual darkness! The Resurrection-Life Of Jesus MUST Be Shown (Shone) forth by and in our bodies (We ARE The Body Of Christ), but only Crucified Believers can openly and honestly Proclaim The Crucified Christ!
When we die to sin and self The Resurrection-Life Of Christ Shines in this present World of darkness and His Light Brings Life to ALL!
God's Word Is Faithful and True! When you speak It out His Purposes Will Be Fulfilled. Not only does Light shine into darkness, but Light shines "out of" darkness. When we are weak, He Is Strong! Stop the judgemental Spirit and remove "the beam" from thine own eye (the eyes are the windows to the Soul), so that The Light of The Knowledge, Majesty and Glory Of God can "beam forth" ALL around you! If in fact The Son has truly been revealed to you then you should Be Revealing The Revelation, The Unveiling Of Jesus Christ to others.
Love isn't Love until you give It aWay.
Are you holding on to your worldly, Earthly possessions in stead of storing up precious treasures in Heaven by giving It ALL aWay? The Son has Come to dwell, tabernacle, Live, Move and Have His Being In your Heart, but not so that you can keep Him ALL to your"self!" Let your Light SHINE! You ARE a city on a hill, a frail, human vessel of Earth that God wants to set upon a pedestal (Humble your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord and He Will Lift you Up), that The Grandeur and Exceeding Greatness Of The Power Of God may Be Shown (Shone) To Be Of Him and NOT from our"self." Press On, so that Everything (that is with or without reason) in and throughout your Life In Christ Is Used For His Glory, Honor and Praise In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS & MESSAGE:The Reason For Everything:
John 1:14
The Word:
And the Word [Christ] became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled - fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile - among us; and we [actually] saw His glory - His honor, His majesty; such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth. [Isa. 40:5.]
- John 1:14
God Spoke To His Chosen People! He Told Us, "The Lord shall Be Revealed."
Every valley and ravine shall be filled up, every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places made straight and rough roads smooth. ALL of mankind, EVERYWHERE shall See, Behold and understand, acknowledge The Salvation Of God - The Deliverance from Eternal death decreed By Him "IN JESUS"!
Knowest Thou This? God's Holy and Precious Word Is Faithful and True!
Jesus Is "The Word" and He Alone Is Worthy, Faithful and True! He Himself exclaimed, "I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life!" There is no other Way to The Father and there is no other Name under Heaven By Which We MUST Be Saved (Come to Know Understand and Acknowledge The Salvation Of God, His Deliverance In and Through Christ)! In Him Alone Is Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life!
What better time of year to show forth the reality of Jesus Christ, The Living, Breathing Word Of God becoming human flesh? He "Is" God Incarnate, God With Us, IMMANUEL (With Man Is God), The God-Man (Wholly / Holy-God, Wholly / Holy-Man)! The Spoken and Written Word Of God became flesh, human, incarnate, tabernacled, fixed His Tent, lived awhile and "Actually" dwelt among us! Have you seen His Glory? Have you seen The Goodness, Mercy and Loving-Kindness of The Lord Jesus Being Manifest In and Through your Life? Has The Son Of God Come to Dwell In your Heart, Mind, Soul and Spirit? Are you living, moving and having your being In Him? Is EVERYTHING you think, say and do being done Unto The Lord, For His Honor?
Have you crowned Him, King of your Life? Do you Worship Him In Spirit and Truth, because of His Majesty?
The FULLNESS Of The God-Head (Our Father Who Art in Heaven) Dwells In Him, In Jesus Bodily! The FULLNESS Of His Grace, Favor, Loving-Kindness & Truth Is In Christ Jesus! Is The Spirit of The Living God, The Spirit of Grace and Truth, The Spirit of Jesus Living In you?
He who has The Son, has Life, but he who does not have The Son, does not have Life! If 2+2=4, then it would only make sense that Christ In you "Is" The Hope (The Anchor, The Blessed Assurance That Jesus "Is" Mine / we "are" His) Of God's Glory! If ALL The FULLNESS Of The God-Head Dwelt In Him Bodily and if He Dwells In you, then His Glory Dwells In you also! God "has" Chosen you to manifest His Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Honor, Majesty, Grace, Favor, Loving-Kindness and Truth to ALL Nations and Peoples!
As Jesus "Is" on this earth, so "are" you!
We "are" seated In Heavenly Places With Him, but if we are so Heavenly minded then we can be of no Earthly Good!
Forsake ALL others! Turn to Christ!
Repent and think differently! God's Ways are not our ways and His Thoughts are not our thoughts, but They Can Be! He has Given us The Mind Of Christ, so I think it's about time that we as confessing Christians, Believers In Jesus as King of Kings and Lord of Lords put our time, effort and money where our mouth is! God Is A Man Of His Word (BEHOLD, The Man, Christ Jesus)! When He Speaks Things Happen! God said and... He Created This World, This Universe out of NOTHING! He Called EVERYTHING Into Existence! TODAY He Is Calling YOU! In and Through you God wants to reach The World with The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus. Let Each and EVERY One of us stick to His Word, Will and Way. Put His Plans and Purposes into action, flesh Them out.
Humanize on the ideas, visions and dreams that He has Given you. Set your face like a flint, Be determined to fix your tent (we "are" The Temple of The Holy Ghost) and let your Light Shine out Into the darkness!
As Children of The Most High, Born of The Spirit, Begotten Of God, we can Receive of The Father and bring His Glory, Honor, Majesty, Grace, Favor, Loving-Kindness and Truth to ALL In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship and obtain your copy of "Greatest of ALL Songs & More," The #1 Best Selling Book at:
http://www.cafepress.com/enduringfait
Today!
Copyright 2003 Arms of Love Fellowship
ALL Rights Reserved.
Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World Today to our ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS at:
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Luke 2:9
The Word:
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened.
- Luke 2:9
When you read The Word Of God, do you actually Behold, Hinney, Look, Gaze Upon It and See what The Living Word, Spirit and Your Heavenly Father want to say, reveal to you? 1 thing have I desired of The Lord and that Will I Seek after (Seek and you shall find), that I may dwell, tabernacle, Live, Move and Have my Being In The House Of The Lord ALL the days of my Life In Jesus (to Behold The Beauty, The Beauty Of The Lord and Inquire In His Temple, The Temple Of The Lord). Behold! God Is Our Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus! Bless ye The Lord, ALL ye Servants Of The Lord Most High and lift up your hands In The Sanctuary! If an angel of The Lord, The Angel Of The Lord, Jesus, Himself stood beside you, would that help you in some small Way to pay better, closer attention to what He has to say? The Holy Spirit, The Comforter, The One Called Along-Side To Help us is AlWays there to lead and guide us Into ALL Truth and Understanding. Jesus says, "I Will Be With you AlWays, Even To The End Of The Ages!" He'll NEVER leave or forsake you. Even if your mother and father forsake you, God Will NEVER! Not only does He stand by us (in and through ALL things [as they work together for His and our Good]), but as Believers, we are Called Of God, after we have done ALL that we can to stand, to stand In Him also!
Arise and Shine for your Light has Come and The Glory (His Goodness, Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness) Of The Lord Is risen upon you! The Glory Of The Lord flashed and shone ALL about them! NEWS FLASH: Jesus has Come!
His Holy and Precious Spirit Is Here, Among Us, To Will, To Do According To His Good Pleasure, His Word, Will And Way! Do you know and understand that The Essence Of Christ goes with you where ever you go, when ever you go, to who ever you go and with what ever you go with? Why to you think that God Commands us To Go? To bring Life to ALL we come in contact with In Jesus' Name! Many will be frightened at first, but when they come to Know Him and The Power Of His Resurrection, The Joy Of The Lord Will Be Their Strength from that point on and into ALL of Eternity! We have NOTHING to fear, but fear it"self"! The Fear Of The Lord "IS" The Beginning Of Wisdom and what a Beginning It "IS"!
Your job and mine (right now) is to bring The Good News Of A Great Joy, The Gospel Of God In Christ Jesus To ALL Nations and Peoples! God's Word says, "It" Will Come To ALL The People, so let us Go To Work. For each and every person on the planet (living out under the open sky) in the field (that Jesus Himself says, "Is Ripe For Harvest"), watching, waiting, wondering, wanting, needing and Hoping, let us Bring The Love Of God and The Good News Of Jesus, so that they can Behold Him and find Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Arms of Love Fellowship
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes directly to those with the greatest needs.
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Title. Subject: New Covenant Message:
Galatians 3:13-14
Jesus was made a curse that we might enter into the blessing. Galatians 3:13-14
When The Nation of Israel Entered Into The Promised Land, They were told to stand on two opposite mountains and declare The Blessings Of God upon One and His Curses from another. One mountain represented The Law (which does not require Faith, has nothing to do with Faith) and the other was a type of Christ, The Rock Which Is Higher Than Us ALL. Jesus did not come to abolish The Law, but to Fulfill It and when we put our Faith and Trust In Him, we Enter Into His Fullness and Blessings!
Christ purchased our Freedom (He Who The Son Sets FREE Is FREE INDEED), Redeemed us from the curse of doom (The Law's condemnation) and Became a curse for us (by dying upon The Cross Of Calvary), so that we could Become "The Righteousness Of Christ" By Faith In His Holy and Precious Name! The Word Of God says, "Cursed is Every One Who hangs on a tree (is crucified); [Deut. 21:23.], so it stands to reason that Jesus, was cursed and we ARE Blessed through The Promises Of God that were Given to Abraham, Our Spiritual Father Of Faith!
When you Believe, you Receive ALL that God has for you. The Realization Of The Promise Of The Holy Spirit Is Ours In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Do you Believe?
The Scriptures tell us NOT to be unequally yoked with unBelievers! This does not mean that it is OK to have a personal relationship with those who are not confessing Christians. "The Word" tells us that the demons Believe In Jesus, but TREMBLE! Should we, who Know The Truth NOT Do LikeWise? Anything that we do that is not in line with God's Word, Will and Way, puts us out there (without a covering of protection), makes us enemies of God, brings us under condemnation and places the curse (doom) of The Law Upon us! Jesus Is our ONLY HOPE (He Is The Way, Truth and Life)!
You have been bought (purchased), Redeemed, Brought To Salvation with a price, The Precious Blood Of Jesus!
Should we now take These Things lightly and trample upon That Which Has Given us Newness Of Life, Forgiveness, Completeness, Wholeness, Fullness, Healing, Peace, Patience, Faith, Hope, Joy and above ALL, LOVE? God LOVES us and speaks to us in human terms (about Spiritual Things), so that we Will Come To Him and KNOW Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In His Son. There Is NOW, "NO" condemnation (of any kind) for those of us Who ARE In Christ, so why should we go out of our merry Way to heap It upon the lost and dying in the World Today? Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is (His Word "Is" Spirit And Life), There "Is" FREEDOM and THAT "FREEDOM" Is What we are to Be Bringing to the ends of the Earth until The End Of Time or until Jesus Returns In ALL Of His Splendor and Glory to Establish His Kingdom!
We are NOT under The Law of the curse, doom or condemnation, but Under The Law Of LOVE, God's LOVE! "LOVE The Lord Your God With ALL That Is WithIn YOU, LOVE your neighbor as your"self" and LOVE One another as I Have LOVED YOU," says Jesus. "This Is My Commandment, That YOU LOVE One Another, so That Your JOY May Be Full!" Love "Is" A Choice and so "Is" Salvation, but Love "Is" also God's Commandment and should you choose to break IT, you have NOT chosen Wisely. Let us show our Love For God and To God, by taking His Love (God Is LOVE) and Good News to ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship and obtain your copy of "Greatest of ALL Songs & More" at:
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Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World Today to:
Arms of Love Fellowship
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes directly to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your daily prayers and consistent giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Revelation 21:23
The Word:
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the splendor and radiance (glory) of God illuminate it, and the Lamb is the lamp.
[Isa. 24:23; 601, 19.]
- Revelation 21:23
From before The Beginning, The Genesis of ALL time (God Is Eternal) and through the entire Word Of God, The Holy Scriptures, The Bible, The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, God's One And Only Begotten Son, The First Born From The Dead has been His Ultimate Plan And Purpose for The Human Race. God wants desperately to reveal His Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus to ALL, so that NONE Will perish, but would Come To Repentance In His Holy and Precious Name! He Came From Heaven To Earth To Show "The Way" To Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Jesus has gone before us to prepare A Place (Heaven Is "A Place") where we can spend ALL of Eternity With Him, In Love, Forever. Many of us would take a nice day in the park, a ride to the shore, the desert or countryside, rather than choose to spend our precious time bopping around "The City," but we are destined, bound for Glory, we've got a mansion waiting for us in a Beautiful City with streets paved of the purest gold and It Is "The City Of God" (Not Made With Human Hands).
Thomas Edison (Creator of the electric light bulb) stated from his death bed, "It Is Beautiful, A City Of Light!" He caught a glimpse of Heaven and if an One person on the face of planet Earth knew Light, it was him. This portion of Holy Script tells us that there is no need for Light there, because The Lord, Himself IS "The Light Of The World!" The brilliance and radiance of our solar system's sun will be snuffed out (By God's Son), put asunder and the reflection of it's glory upon the moon will come to naught, to nothing, because ALL The Splendor, The Glory (God's Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving Kindness and Grace) Of The Lord Will Illuminate The City! Come Into The Light, Children!
Jesus steps into Center Stage (His Rightful Place) as The Lamb Of God Who Was Slain from the foundations of the World (He Alone Is Worthy of ALL Glory, Honor and Praise) and Is Exalted, Lifted Up On High As The Lamp Of The Lord God Almighty! It Is Light that chases aWay the darkness and Only Jesus can chase aWay the very depths of darkness within your heart and soul. The Holy Spirit Is The Light that searches the human mind, your conscience and the spirit of man. He cuts (like a skillful surgeon) to the very bone and marrow of human existence. Do you Welcome Him In? Is your heart's cry, "Search me, O God and Know my heart. Try me and Know my anxious thoughts. See if there Be any wicked Way in me and Lead me In The Everlasting Way?" Can we ask Him to Create In us a New, Clean heart and To Renew a Right Spirit Within us? This Is His Heart's Desire and Revelation to ALL of mankind. He Is Ready, Willing, Wanting and Able! Are you?
From the time of The First Tabernacle In The Wilderness, From Jesus to The Book Of Revelation, up to Today, into tomorrow and throughout ALL Eternity, God has used The Lamp as a symbol for His Coming Messiah, The Christ and Anointed One. Jesus spoke of not Lighting a Light and putting, hiding It under a bed or bushel. He proclaimed, "You ARE The Light Of The World! Let Your Light Shine!" He Is "The Light Of Life" and It Is His Light (The Light Of The Holy Spirit) Shining In and Through us, so that we can take "His Light Of Life" to ALL Nations and Peoples, chasing aWay this present darkness! We are NOT of this World, but should Be Building Up His Kingdom, opening up the eyes of the blind who do not see and the ears of the deaf that do not hear The Truth Of The Good News, The Gospel Of God. Let us ALL Walk In The Light, Rule and Reign In His Kingdom, Lead and Guide ALL those who are without, Into His Kingdom Of Glory, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship and obtain your copy of "The Greatest of ALL Songs & More" at:
http://www.cafepress.com/enduringfait
Today!
Copyright 2004 Arms of Love Fellowship
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Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World Today
to:
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your daily prayers and continual giving, Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: New Covenant Message! The Reason For Everything / Hebrews 1:3, 4
The Word:
He is the sole expression of the glory of God - the Light-being, the out-raying of the divine - and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high, [Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.
- Hebrews 1:3, 4
EVERY One of the Books In The Bible (each Word, letter, Crossed T and dotted I) Is A Separate REVELATION - each of which set forth a portion of Truth - Of [The Person Of A] The Son Of God, Whom He Appointed Heir and Lawful Owner (He Is and Was The Fulfillment Of The Law) Of ALL Things Created - [that is,] He Made, Produced, Built, Operated and Arranged Them In Order. In His Own (Word) Words Jesus Explains, "If YOU Have Seen Me, YOU Have Seen The Father!" and God Says, "YOU Are My Beloved Son, TODAY I Have Begotten YOU [that is, established YOU In An Official Sonship Relation, With Kingly Dignity]" and "I Will Be To Him A Father, and He Will Be To Me A Son. [Ps. 2:7; 2 Sam. 7:14.]"
My Dear, Sweet, Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus, YOU and I "Are" Sons and Daughters Of The Most High God, Joint Heirs With Christ, Seated In Heavenly Places! We "Are" His Workman"ship" (traveling In / On The Holy Spirit In The Son"ship"), Created In Christ Jesus, Unto Good Works In His Holy and Precious Name. Our (Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant and Resurrection) Life Is Hid In Christ! We "Are" Cleansed By The Precious Blood Of The Lamb Of God, Who Takes AWay ALL The Sins Of The World, so say, Good Riddance to sin, shame, unforgiveness, selfishness, pride, unrighteousness, guilt and Sit Down, Take Your Rightful Place, Find Your Rest In Him. LOOK Unto Jesus, because He Is The Author and Finisher (Accomplisher) Of Your Faith and apart, without Faith (In Him and ALL that He Has Done On Our Behalf On The Cross Of Calvary) It Is IMPOSSIBLE To Please God!
The Word Of God tells us that "In The Last Days" He (God) Has Spoken To Us In Jesus, so are you Listening, Hearing what The Spirit Is Saying Here and NOW?
Jesus Is The Sole Expression Of God To Man On Earth and NOW WE "Are" Called Of God, His Chosen People To Express His Glory, Goodness, Mercy, Love and Grace To ALL Nations and Peoples! YOU and I "Are" The Light (Spirit)-Beings To Shine The Light Of His Divine Presence in this present World of darkness. In Jesus, We "Are" The Perfect Imprint (Engraved On His Hand), Very Image Of God's Nature (Created In His Likeness) and are to uphold, maintain, guide, propel His Laws, His Commandments (By His Might Word Of Power) INTO This Universe! So, if we offer ourselves up as Living Sacrifices Before God's Throne Of Grace And Mercy, we Too Will Accomplish His Perfect And Acceptable Will For Our Life In Jesus.
CHURCH, Take Your Place And Rank In The Body Of Christ! Humble your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord And He Will Lift You Up. Receive Your Inheritance, Walk In Victory, In The Most Excellent Way!
Because YOU "Are" Sons, God Has Sent Forth The Holy Spirit Of His Son Into Your Hearts, so Cry Out, Call On Him, Come Unto Him Who Will Answer YOU, Go, Do and Be ALL That He Has Called YOU To In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject:
New Covenant Message: The Reason For Everything / 2 Corinthians 4:6
The Word:
For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks and certainly we ALL know that the heart is deceitful and wicked, who can know it, but God, Who Shines His Light Of Eternal, Everlasting, Resurrection Life, In and Through the very recesses of the human soul. Notice:
The Word of God says to us Today, "For God Who said," when Jesus Himself told His Disciples (Whose We ARE), "Let YOUR Light so Shine among men!" In This Present World Of Darkness, We ARE The Light Of The World and ARE (supposed) To Be Shining Like A Diamond In The Night.
I can almost see Your Holiness when I look around this place. With my hands stretched out to receive Your Love, I can see You on each face.
Do you look at EVERY One as if they were (and ARE) Created In The Image Of God Almighty? Either ALL men, women and children ARE Created EQUAL or NOT! It is about time for The Church Of Jesus Christ, His Body and Bride to take It's Stand, To Go and Do ALL that He has Created and Called us ALL To Be (individually and corporately).
Because YOU ARE Sons (and Daughters Of God), He Has Sent Forth The Holy Spirit Of His One And Only Begotten Son, Jesus Into Our Hearts! Are YOU Crying out, "Abba (Daddy), Father!" Does YOUR very existence "Beam Forth," Illuminate, Radiate The Knowledge Of The Majesty, Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Favor, Grace Of God [as It Is Manifest In The Person And Is Revealed In The Revelation] In The Face Of Jesus Christ, The Messiah, The Anointed One?
Although we (are supposed to) "Possess" This Precious Treasure, God's Holy Spirit (Living, Moving and Having His Being In, Upon, Around and Working Through US), Is His POWER Being Shown To Be Of God and NOT of our"self"? He who Has The Son, Has Life, but he who does NOT Have The Son, does NOT have Life (at ALL)! Apart from a True, Personal, One on One Relationship (Of Constant Communion And Fellowship) With God In Christ Jesus, By The Holy Spirit, We Can Do NOTHING and NOTHING we say or do should (EVER) Be of (or for) our"self", but For His Glory, Honor and Praise!! He Alone Is Worthy, Lord of lords, King of kings, and ourselves [merely] (Bond) Servants (Slaves) Of The Most High God, For Jesus' Sake!!!
The god of this world has blinded the unbelievers' minds (that they should not discern The Truth), preventing them from seeing The Illuminating Light Of The Gospel (The Good News) Of The Glory Of Christ, The Messiah, Who Is The (Very) Image And Likeness Of God, so let us ALL Pray that the eyes of the blind are opened To See, their ears To Hear and the captives are Set FREE. Each and EVERY One of us "HAS" This Ministry Of Reconciliation By The Mercy Of God To Grant Favor, Benefits, Opportunities and ESPECIALLY Salvation To ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL, <')))>< Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message! The Reason For Everything / 2 Corinthians 3:18
The Word:
And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
Are you engaged In "THIS" Ministry by the Tender-Mercies Of God [granting us Favor (Grace), (Eternal, Everlasting) benefits, opportunities and ESPECIALLY Yeshua / Jesus / Salvation]? Do NOT get dis-"Couraged," (Holy) Spiritless, despondent with fear (God's Perfect Love casts out ALL fear), faint with weariness (Do NOT Be weary In Well Doing) or exhausted! Renounce dis-"Graceful" Ways, secret thoughts (God's knows your innermost secrets, thoughts, words and deeds), feelings, desires (Delight your-"self" In The Lord and He Will Give YOU The Desires Of YOUR Heart), underhandedness,, methods and arts that people hide through shame; Refuse to deal craftily, to practice trickery, cunning, to adulterate or handle dis-Honestly The Word Of God!! State (Jesus) The Truth Openly, clearly and candidly, so we (as The Body Of Christ) can commend ourselves In The Sight and Presence Of God to EVERY man's conscience.
ALL who do not See The Gospel Of God, The Good News Of Jesus, The Glad Tidings Of Messiah / Christ / The Anointed One for what It Truly Is, "ARE" Spiritually dying, obscured, hindered, perishing, blinded and lost! Preach NOT your"self," but JESUS CHRIST As LORD And Savior, let His Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Light Of Life Shine out in the darkness, so that The Grandeur and EXCEEDING Greatness Of The (Holy Spirit) Power may Be Shown To Be "Of God" and NOT from ourselves!
NOW The Lord "Is" The (Holy) Spirit, and where The Spirit Of The Lord "Is," There "Is" Liberty - Emancipation from bondage, FREEDOM. [Isa. 61:1, 2.]
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
The Word For TODAY says, "ALL of us!"
Do you continue (CONSTANTLY) to behold [In The Word Of God] His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Favor, Grace, Holiness, Beauty and Love? Just as Jesus was Transfigured In ALL of His Radiance and Glory upon the mountain top before The Disciples eyes, so are we "To Be" Transformed Into His Very Own Image!
Are Not ALL Men Created EQUAL? Were We Not Created In The Image And Likeness Of God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven? Each and Every One of us "Is" Called Of God to pass from vessel to vessel, Glory to Glory, Image to Image, Faith to Faith, Grace to Grace, In EVER Increasing Splendor (The Splendor Of The Lord) and from One degree to another; NOT by our own might, power or strength, but From The Lord [Who "Is"] His (Holy) Spirit!
Walk In The Spirit and YOU Will Walk In His Peace, Hope, Joy, God's Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Love, etc., etc., etc... (ALL The Fruit and Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Will Abound In And Through YOU)! Be YE Transformed By The RE-NEWING Of YOUR Mind!! YOU "Have" The Mind Of Christ, so Be Washed Clean (though your sins be as scarlet, He Makes YOU whiter than snow) by The Water And The Word (Jesus)!!! I can NOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH the IMPORTANCE of Daily Prayer, Communion, Bible Study and Fellowship In The Lord and with The Brethren, other Christians, True Believers, Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus. YOU are NOT your own, because YOU have been bought with a price, The Life Blood Of God's One And ONLY Begotten Son, Jesus. ALL of us "ARE" One In Christ, so let us Live, Move, Have Our Being, Glory, Image and Splendor From The Lord [Who "Is"] The (Holy) Spirit, In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
Revelation 4:9-11
The Word:
And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever - through the eternities of the eternities - [Ps. 47:8.]
The twenty-four elders [the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin] fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throne and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out,
Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created. [Ps. 19:1.]
- Revelation 4:9-11
NEVER do the living creatures stop saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty (Omnipotent), Who was and Who is and Who is to come. [Isa. 6:1-3.]
ALL Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving, Power and Praise is due Him Who sits on The Throne! And Who Is "This King Of Glory", but The Lord God Almighty, Maker Of Heaven And Earth. It Is Jesus Who Holds ALL Things Together and was there with God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven and The Holy Spirit, In Genesis, at The Creation Of ALL Things! To Him Alone Be ALL The Glory, Honor and Praise!
After The Life, Death and Resurrection Of Christ, Came His Ascension Into Heaven Where He Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God. To Him Who Sits On The Throne And Unto The Lamb Of God, Who Takes AWay The Sins Of The World, Be ALL Our Spiritual Worship And Service! He Lives Forever And Ever and Has Provided "The Way" for us to do "The Same", With, In and Through His Holy And Precious Name. THIS SAME Jesus, Who was lifted up into the clouds, before the very eyes of His Disciples, shall Come Again SOON, but in the meanwhile, ALL of Heaven Rejoices In His Presence! Yes, My Dear, Sweet, Brothers and Sisters in The Lord Jesus, YOU and I too shall cast down our golden crowns around The Glassy Sea, before The Throne, His Throne Of Grace And Mercy, crying out, Worthy Are YOU, Our Lord, God And Savior.
WORTHY Is The Lamb Of God, Who Was Slain For Us From The Foundation Of The World, For YOU Created ALL Things; By Your Perfect And Acceptable Will They Were CREATED, Brought Forth Into Being, In Christ Our Lord!
I Hope and Pray that Each and Every Person reading this is Caught Up in The Spirit Of Praise And Worship. NO ONE in Heaven, on Earth or under the Earth Is Able to open The Scroll or take a [single] look at Its contents, but The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah, The Root (Source) Of David, JESUS! Standing Alone, As Though He Had Been Slain, Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One Has Won - Has Overcome and Conquered. You and I can overcome and conquer "this present World of darkness" too, In His Holy Name. Let Your Light (His Light Of Life) Shine in and through you, into the darkness, resist the devil, the enemy and he MUST Flee!
Break open the seals, anything that holds you, others down or back from accomplishing The Things Of God. He Has Anointed Us ALL To Preach The Good News. It Is Time To Set The Captives Free In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
New Covenant Message! The Reason For Everything / John 17:4
The Word:
I have glorified You down here on earth by completing the work that You gave Me To do.
- John 17:4
Just as Jesus was sent from Heaven to Earth to accomplish God's Perfect Will for His Life, so are we to Go and Do Like-Wise! Paul The Apostle could say, I have fought The Good Fight and run my race (at the close of his earthly ministry), Jesus upon The Cross Of Calvary shouted out, "IT IS FINISHED!" God In Christ Jesus "FULFILLED" ALL the Law of The Old Covenant and Established "The New."
THIS IS "The Glorified (Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection) Life:" [It means] To Know (To Perceive, Recognize, Become Acquainted With And Understand) You, The ONLY True And Real God, and [Like-Wise] To Know Him, Jesus [As The] Christ, The Anointed One, The Messiah, Whom You Have Sent. [John 17:3.]
God, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Loved This World (and ALL who are In It) that He "Sent" His One And ONLY Begotten Son to die in our stead! Jesus said, "As The Father Has "SENT" Me, So "I AM" SENDing YOU! Do YOU GET THE PICTURE? ONLY when we (Like Christ) Live The Crucified Life is The Resurrection Power Of God, The Anointing Of His Holy Spirit In And Upon Us To Accomplish His Perfect And Acceptable Will, so that we can bring ALL Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving and Praise To His Holy And Precious Name!
So, I ask YOU, "CHRISTIAN," Are YOU Glorifying God down here on Earth by Completing "The Good Works" that Jesus Gave YOU To Do? He Calls us ALL to offer up ourselves as Living Sacrifices, to Accomplish "The Works" He Has Prepared For Us (before the foundations of this World were laid)!
You and I (Here and NOW) share The Glory Of Christ. He has Restored us to a Full and Complete, Father and Son relationship between God and mankind.
We "ARE" Kings AND Priests, Seated In The Heavenlies, For His Honor and In His Presence, As ONE In Jesus. I want to know, Have YOU Revealed "The VERY (REAL) Self Of God" to others?
JUST as God Granted Jesus (ALL) Power and Authority over (ALL) flesh (ALL human kind), so that He could Give Eternal Life to ALL who Received Him, we too can lift our eyes to Heaven and say, Father, the hour has come (TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION). Ask "Our Father Who Art In Heaven" to Glorify, Exalt, Honor and Magnify Jesus (In and Through us By The Holy Spirit), so that His Son May Glorify, Extol, Honor and Magnify Him.
THIS Is Our Calling, so let us make our Election SURE by being obedient to His Word, Will and Way! It Is Our job to make God's Name Known, to Reveal His Character and Very Self, so that His Love (Which He Has Bestowed Upon Us) May Be In Others - Felt In Their Hearts - and that Christ May Live, Move and Have His Being In Them.
HAVING Said These Things, Let us go out to ALL Nations and Peoples (As His Disciples), Taking The Love Of God and The Good New Of Jesus To ALL, Glorifying and Completing The Work Of The Father (Bestowed Upon Us), In His Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Subject: The Reason For Everything!
Romans 3:21-23
The Word:
But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the prophets,
Namely, the righteousness of Go which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction, Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
- Romans 3:21-23
Feel like you are falling? ALL Are (Apart From The Saving Power Of Jesus)! The ONLY thing One has "to do," to Ensure Themselves Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Christ Is To Believe, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On His Holy And Precious Name, for there is No Other Name Under Heaven By Which We MUST Be Saved. NONE are exempt or void of such an offer, but Many, MANY CHOOSE The Way Of Destruction, rather than The Straight And Narrow Way! Should we, who Know The Truth, NOT Reach Out and snatch others as brands from the fire? If you actually saw someOne falling and had the opportunity to Save them, would you not do so? WWJD? He has Commanded us to "GO AND DO LIKEWISE!"
ALL "ARE" Justified (Just As If They Had NEVER Sinned) and Made Upright and In Right Standing With God, FREELY and Gratuitously By His Grace (His Unmerited Favor and Mercy), Through The Redemption Which Is [Provided] (My God Shall Provide ALL Of Your Needs According To His Riches In Glory) In Christ Jesus,
Whom God Put Forward [Before The Eyes Of ALL] As A Mercy Seat And Propitiation By His (Precious) Blood - The Cleansing And Life-Giving Sacrifice Of Atonement (At-One-Meant With Him) And Reconciliation - [To Be Received] Through Faith (Without Faith It Is IMPOSSIBLE To Please God). This Was To Show God's Righteousness, Because In His Divine Forbearance He Had Passed Over (Christ Is Our PassOver Lamb) And Ignored Former Sins Without Punishment.
It Was To Demonstrate And Prove At The Present Time (IN THE NOW SEASON) That He Himself Is Righteous And That He Justifies And Accepts As Righteous Him Who Has [TRUE] Faith In Jesus.
- Romans 3:24-26
What do we have to be prideful or boastful of?
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let ALL Glory, Honor, Power and Praise Be Given To Christ Jesus, For He Alone Is Worthy, The First And Last, Our ALL IN ALL! Apart from Him we can do NOTHING, but "In Him" we Can Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us. He Has Given Us ALL "The Ministry Of Reconciliation!" Are you Calling others back into Communion and Fellowship With God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven? He Is Our Maker and we ARE The Sheep Of His Pasture. God Bestows His Holy Ghost, The Spirit Of Grace And Truth, To ALL who Will Receive "HIM" By Faith In Jesus' Name! NO Person (Male or Female, Jew or Gentile, Rich or Poor, Young or Old, Black or White, Fat or Skinny, Short or Tall) will be justified, made righteousness, acquitted or judged acceptable In His Sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law or [On the principle] of doing good deeds. ONLY On The Principle (GOD'S Principle) Of Faith!
HIS Righteousness Has Been Revealed Independently And Altogether (In His Holy And Precious Word) For ALL To See AND There Is NO Distinction. Can you SEE It? He Is Calling Each and EVERY One Of His Chosen People to shine their Light in This Present Darkness and Open The Eyes of those who are yet blinded.
Are YOU Setting "The Captives" FREE?
Have YOU Been Healing "The Sick" AND Raising "The Dead?" The Sick NEED "The Great Physician" and The Dead can ONLY Be Raised By The Resurrection Power Of His Love! YOU (Right NOW) ARE The Anointed One, His Instrument and Vessel to take The Love Of God and The Good News Of Jesus To ALL Nations and Peoples. BE The Part Of The GREAT Co-Mission that He Has Called YOU To.
Use EVERY Gift and Talent that He Has Bestowed Upon YOU, so that you'll hear Him Say, "Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!" I want YOU To Receive ALL that He Has For YOU In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
V-Day New Covenant Message - The Reason For Everything / Romans 16:3, 4
The Word:
Give my greetings to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Who risked their lives - endangering their very necks - for my life. To them not only I but also all the churches among the Gentiles give thanks.
- Romans 16:3, 4
God so loved the World that He Gave and like Paul The Apostle, The Holy Spirit wants to use us to "Give His Greetings" to ALL Saints EVERYWHERE. There is a time and a season under Heaven for EVERYTHING on Earth, TODAY "IS" The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus and we - as God's Chosen People ought to receive One Another, Love One Another as Christ Loves us, Greet One Another with a HOLY Kiss - with a Christian Welcome - and Give Thanks in ALL Things, because THIS "IS" The Will Of God For us as His Beloved Children.
As I sit here at my desk and keyboard, quite and safe in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA, there are countless MILLIONS of Our Brothers and Sisters around the World who are risking their lives - endangering their very necks - in need of help, food, water, clothing, shelter, they require assistance from you and me to shield them from suffering.
The Brotherhood of Man is One Thing, but The Fellowship Of The Saints "IS" Quite Another! Jesus said, "The Poor You Shall AlWays Have With You," but that did NOT stop Him or His Followers from attending to and addressing their mental, physical, Spiritual, emotional, financial and sexual needs and desires. We "ARE" One Body, but MANY Parts and Serving One Lord, One God and One Spirit.
My Fellow Workers,
On This Veterans' Day, Remembrance Day (Canada) 2004, Let us Remember those who risked their lives for the sake of Freedom - endangered their lives, so that we could have Life MORE Abundantly, but above ALL, Let us REMEMBER The One & ONLY Begotten Son Of God, Who Shed His Precious Blood Upon The Cross Of Calvary For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins, The First Fruits From The Grave, The One Who GIVES us Eternal, Everlasting, Resurrection Peace, Hope, Love, Understanding, Joy and The One Who Sets us FREE In (Thought, Word &) Deed!
Four Times In The Letter Of Paul To The Romans (Chapter 16) The Apostle writes, "Remember Me," He uses "Greet" Six Times, "Salute" Twice and The Word "Give" Once. One time ONLY did Jesus Die On The Cross For ALL. This "Good News" is written about in The Four Gospels. God Created This WHOLE WIDE World and EVERYTHING in it within a six day period and it is Jesus Who holds ALL Things Together (Peace Be) Still. He "IS" Here (or There), With us (or with Y-O-U), whenever 2 or more are gathered Together (in Church, house, work, school or wherever) In His Holy & Precious Name, so Let us "Remember" to "Give" His "Greet"ings, "Salute" ALL Our Fellow Workers In Christ Jesus, In The Kingdom Of God, ALL The Churches among the Gentiles & Jews, for we "ARE" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord! Jesus wants us to have constant, continual Communion and Fellowship with Him and Each Other. He said, "Do THIS In Remembrance Of Me (Remember Me)," so let us take The Love Of God and The Good News Of Forgiveness & Salvation (TODAY) to ALL Nations & Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
New Covenant Message: The Reason For Everything! 1 John 3:14
The Word:
We know that we have passed over out of the death into the Life by the fact that we love the brethren, [our fellow Christians].
He who does not love abides - remains, is held and kept continually - in [spiritual] death.
- 1 John 3:14
It Is An Abomination, Detestable Thing In The Eyes Of God for ANY One Of His Children to hate his Brother or Sister In Christ Jesus. It is "Heart Murder" and we KNOW or at least we should, that NO murderer (or liar) has Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Abiding, Persevering In him. If you or I close our heart of compassion to those who are in need, mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, financially, sexually, completely, in ANY Way, shape or form that we know of, we are NOT Walking or Living The Life Of God's Agape Love. NONE of us who call our"self" Christian should be living merely in theory or speech, but In Deed, Truth, Practice, Sincerity and ABOVE ALL, Love! It is ONLY as we Abide In Christ that we can bear Good, Lasting Fruit For His Kingdom and by Being Obedient To "The Call," we shall come to Experientially Know, Perceive, Recognize AND Understand that we ARE "Of The Truth," AND can Reassure, Quiet, Conciliate AND Pacify Our Hearts In His Holy & Pure Presence.
Have you "Passed Over" from death to Life, from total darkness into His Marvelous Kingdom Of Light & Liberty In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name? Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One & ONLY Begotten Son Of The Most High "IS" Our Passover Lamb "Of God" That Takes AWay The Sins Of The World AND His Blood Cleanses us from ALL sin, unrighteousness, filthy stains AND Makes us Pure & Blameless In His Sight, He Covers us as a blanket, like the fresh morning snow. THESE Words Of Truth ARE "FACT" NOT Fiction! NOthing, NOTHing, NOTHING Can or EVER WILL Separate us from The Love Of God In Christ Jesus. He "IS" Our Brother and we ARE Joint-Heirs Of The Kingdom, which "IS" Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost! We CAN Love God & One Another, because The Love Of God Has Been Shed Abroad In Our Hearts, In & Through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit.
As The Branch, we MUST Abide, Remain, Be Held & Kept In The Vine, This Spiritual Life or else we will be cut of and found in spiritual death.
Paul The Apostle wrote, "The GREATEST IS Love!" Jesus said, "The GREATEST shall be The Servant Of ALL." Are you or do you consider your"self" to be a Servant Of The Most High God?" Each and EVERY One of us MUST prove, test the spirit of our thoughts, words and deeds.
By this you may know (perceive and recognize) the Spirit of God; every spirit which acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, [actually] has become man and has come in the flesh is of God - has God for its source.
- 1 John 4:1
Detective Joe Friday said, "The Facts, Just The Facts." More Christians Today should just stick to "The Facts." The spirit of antichrist (against Christ, against The Anointed & The Anointing) is already in the world to rob, kill, steal, annul, destroy, sever, disunite Jesus Christ from Y-O-U & God, but GREATER (Mightier) "IS" He Who Lives, Moves & Has His Being In Y-O-U than he who is in the world, so we ALREADY Have Defeated & Overcome the agents of antichrist. Get better acquainted with God and That Love which is essentially His Will Be Brought To Completion
- To Its FULL Maturity, Run Its FULL Course and Become Perfected In and Through us. Union and Communion With Him Will Bring us Confidence, Blessed Assurance and Holy Boldness To Face Him and ALL Mankind, because As He "IS" In This Present World Of Darkness, So "ARE" We In This World as The Church, The Bride Of Christ, His Body & Temple, To Shine As The City On A Hill, Ever Brighter, Until The FULL Light Of Day.
Give Thanks With A GREAT-FULL Heart TODAY and EVERY Day, In The Holy & Precious Name Of Jesus. Amen & Amen.
God Is Faithful & Jesus NEVER Fails! His Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
New Covenant Message - The Reason For Everything / Romans 15:7
The Word:
Welcome and receive (to your hearts) one another, then, even as Christ has welcomed and received you, for the glory of God.
- Romans 15:7
As The Nation Of Israel (and MANY Christian Believers around the World) Celebrate "The Feast Of Dedication / The Festival Of Lights," Just as Our Lord Jesus did (according to The Word Of God in The Gospel Of John 10:22), we should be gathering together as One with The Father, Son & Holy Spirit and allowing The Light Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life To Shine EVER BRIGHTER upon, in and through us until the FULL Light Of Day when Jesus Returns Again! The Main Candle (The Servant In Hebrew) Is "The One" that Lights ALL of the festive candles during this Re-Dedication Celebration Of The Temple Of "The One," True, Living God, whom we serve with ALL of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit (and in our weakness show His) Strength. Through Jesus' Life, Death & Resurrection, His Truth-FULL-ness, Honesty and Tender-Mercies (which are renewed each and every morning), confirmed, verified and FULL-FILLed EVERY Covenant Promise that God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven had given to our Spiritual forefathers through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit by Servants Of Old.
As you and I "Welcome" Family, Guests, Friends, Co-Workers, Neighbors and other Acquaintances into our homes during this Most Festive Holiday Season, let us be reminded that every face (soul) we see and greet is made, created In The Image Of God ALL-Mighty. Receive them into your hearts as Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus and perhaps they will choose to receive The Lord Jesus Into their hearts as well. Jesus gave us a New Commandment, "Love One Another As I Have (and do) Love Y-O-U." He Welcomes & Receives us with Opened and Loving Arms, For The Glory Of God and says to us Today, "Go & Do Like-Wise." He takes the broken pieces of each and every human life, melts, molds, fills and uses them ALL For His Good Purposes & Pleasure. Keith Green once wrote, "We are like windows, filled with the colors of the rainbow, set in a darkened room, then The Bridegroom Comes To Let His Light Shine Through."
Light was meant to shine in the dark places, so let Your Light Shine!
The Church Of Jesus Christ MUST Come Together As ONE, In Mutual Harmony, FULL Sympathy, Empathy, In One Accord (A 3 Fold Cord Is NOT Easily Broken), UNANIMOUSLY with United Hearts and One Voice (That Voice Crying Out In The Wilderness, Preparing The Way Of [and for] The Lord), Singing Praises To His Holy & Precious Name, Rejoicing & Bringing Glory, Honor and Thanksgiving To The God And Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One! [Psalm 18:49; 117:1, Deuteronomy 32:43] Yeshua / Jesus / Salvation Is The (ONLY) Hope Of Israel, The (ONLY) Hope Of The Nations, The (ONLY) Hope Of The World and The (ONLY) Hope Of The Gentiles!
May The God Of Your Hope So Fill Y-O-U With ALL (Holy Spirit) Joy And (Shalom, Wholeness, FULL-ness & Blessing) Peace In Believing, Clinging To, Trusting In And Relying On - Through The Experience Of Your Faith (Which Is The SUBSTANCE Of Things Hoped For And He, Jesus Is The Author And Finisher Of It) - That By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Y-O-U May Abound And Be Overflowing (Bubbling Over) With Hope.
- Romans 15:13
Be Your"self" In Christ Jesus, as He Intended Y-O-U "To Be," Rich In ALL Goodness, Obedient In Word & Deed, Amply FILLed With ALL Spiritual Knowledge, Understanding And Competent To Admonish, Counsel And Instruct One Another In The Way, Act On The Principles Of God, As It Is Written In Holy Script, Tell It On The Mountains, Shout It From The House Tops, Work Out Your Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus With (Reverential) Fear & Trembling, Take Advantage Of EVERY Opportunity & Opened Door, Bring Aid (Relief), Contributions For The Saints Of God, Share & Serve One Another In Spiritually & Materially Abundant Blessings, Unite & Earnestly Wrestle In Holy Spirit Prayer, Deliver & Rescue Others From The Fire, Preach, Teach And Heal With The (Holy Spirit) Power Of Signs & Wonders - Faith-FULLy Executing, Accomplishing His Perfect & Acceptable Will, Carrying Out To The FULL "The Good News, The Gospel Of God In Christ, The Messiah, The Anointed One" In Its ENTIRETY and Complete The GREAT Co-Mission He Has Given us In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Sat, Jan 15, 2005
Subject:
New Covenant Message / The Reason For EVERYTHING! John 13:34, 35
The Word:
I give you a new commandment, that you should love one another; just as I have loved you, so you too should love on another.
By this all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another - if you keep on showing love among yourselves.
- John 13:34, 35
TOO Many "Confessing" Christians are acting as if they are at the, "You are not able to follow Me now where I am going" stage, instead of at the, "But you SHALL Follow Me after! Are we Following After The Example that Jesus Gave us In His Word, According To His Holy & Precious Will and Way? He says to us Today, "IF Y-O-U LOVE Me, Y-O-U Will Obey My Commandments," because Obedience In ALL Ways Brings God's Richest Blessings Upon His Chosen Ones and Shines His Light in This Present Darkness of The World we live, move and have our being in.
Are you Loving God with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, Loving your neighbor as your"self" AND Loving One Another As Christ Loves Y-O-U?
Are you doing the best you can with ALL of the gifts, abilities and talents that God has bestowed upon you to Pray without ceasing?
Are you BEING A Disciple Of Christ and Making Disciples?
He Has Given us EVERYTHING we Need To Live Our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life UNTO Him!
We "ARE" Able To Follow Our Good Shepherd EVERY Step Of The Way that He Leads & Guides us along the path of Life, because His Grace Is Sufficient For us. NOBODY is Perfect, NO NOT One, ONLY Jesus and that's why we MUST Look Unto Him, Seek, Knock and Ask, Hunger & Thirst For His Righteousness, for His Perfect & Acceptable Word, Will & Way To Be Revealed To, Upon, In AND Through us, our fellow Brothers & Sisters In The Body Of Christ and THEN... The World Will Come To Know That We "ARE" Christians, Believers & Followers Of Him, By Our LOVE For Him, One Another and the lost, sick and dying.
NONE of us have "Arrived" or we wouldn't be around here to tell anybody about it! The Church Of Today MUST step up to the plate and give God Our BEST Shot at Accomplishing His GREAT Commission. If we are NOT Going, we are WITHOUT Excuse! Unity Of The Body Will Come not by agreeing with each other on EVERY jot & tittle, but By Coming IN to Complete & Total Agreement With The Author Of "The Book." We are Called Of God To Preach, Teach & Heal! Jesus says, "Feed My Sheep & Feed My Lambs." Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Preachers, Teachers & Evangelists, Are we giving God's Flock a Well Balanced, Holy Spirit Meal?
GIVE Love to The One Who Is Worthy and Each Other In His Holy & Precious Name.
"BE" & Make Disciples Of ALL Nations & Peoples and Show The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus to ALL In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
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Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2005
Subject:
New Covenant Message / The Reason For Everything - 2 Corinthians 3:18
The Word:
And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
Most of us learned about "The Emancipation Proclamation" in our secular History Classes, but unless you went to Private School or pay attention during Church Services, TOO Many of us Do NOT Experientially Know That NOW The Lord "IS" The Spirit, AND Where The Spirit Of The Lord "IS", There "IS" Liberty - Emancipation From Bondage, FREEDOM! [2 Corinthians 3:17; Isaiah 61:1, 2.] Whenever a person Turns (In Repentance) To The Lord The Veil that Lies Upon Their Minds And Hearts "IS" Stripped Off, Made Void AND Lifted [To Reveal] That It "IS" Taken AWay AND Done AWAY With In Christ Jesus, so we should Be Holding On AND Engaging In This Ministry Of Reconciliation (That God Has Given EACH & EVERY One Of us In Him) By The Tender-Mercies Of God, Who Grants us Favor, Benefits, Opportunities AND Especially Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus! DO NOT Get Discouraged - Despondent With Fear, Become Faint With Weariness And Exhaustion Or Spirit-Less, but we should Be Asking, Seeking & Knocking For God To Make, Melt, Mold, Use & FILL us Up To Overflowing With The Presence Of His Holy Spirit.
Have Y-O-U Renounced Disgraceful Ways - Secret Thoughts, Feelings, Desires And Underhandedness, Methods And Arts That Men (Women & Children) Hide Through Shame? We MUST Refuse To Deal Treacherously, Craftily (To Practice Trickery And Cunning) Or To Adulterate Or Handle Dishonestly The Holy & Precious Word Of God! State The Truth (Jesus "IS" The Truth) In LOVE OPENLY - Clearly And Candidly, so that we, As The Body Of Christ, His Church & Spotless Bride, May Commend Ourselves, As One In The Spirit & One In The Lord (According To His Word, Will & Way), In The Sight And Presence Of ALL-Mighty God To EVERY Man, Women & Child's Conscience!
The Word For Today Says, "And ALL Of us," so that DOES NOT Mean, "Some Of us." WE, As The Unified Body Of Jesus Christ Here & NOW ON Planet Earth, MUST Continue "Running The Race" To WIN and The ONLY Way To Accomplish This Task, God's Perfect & Acceptable Purpose & Plan, "IS" To Behold, Look At, Gaze Upon "The Glory Of The Lord," His Goodness, Mercy, Loving-Kindness, & Grace, Favor. Where do we "Find" This Glory, but In The Very Word Of God To Human Kind, Our Bibles. It "IS" In The Very Word Of God That Y-O-U & I "ARE" Daily Transformed, From Glory To Glory, Grace To Grace, Vessel To Vessel AND "CONSTANTLY" Transfigured Into The Very Image Of His One & ONLY Begotten Son, Christ Jesus. So, I Ask Y-O-U, "Are You EVER Increasing In Splendor?" Is Your Light Shining EVER Brighter Until The FULL Light Of His Glorious Day?
THIS Comes From The Lord, The Author & Finisher Of Our Faith, Who "IS" The Spirit Of The Living God, Falling Afresh On us.
Jesus Declares To us Today, "My Word "IS" Spirit AND Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life For ALL!"
THIS "IS" NOT The Letter Of The Law, but The Spirit Of The Law Of Liberty & Justice For ALL. If you have found Liberty, been delivered from sin and guilt, emancipated from bondage, then it is time for Y-O-U To Go and Set The Captives FREE, because he who The Son Has Set FREE "IS" FREE In Thought, Word AND INDEED To Go, Do & Be ALL That He Has Called us To In Christ! The Veil Has Been Removed From Our Eyes, so that WE "Can" See The FULLNESS Of His Glory AND Share, Reveal It To Others In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - Revelation 4:9-11 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever - through the eternities of the eternities - [Ps. 47:8.]
The twenty-four elders [the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin] fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throe and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out,
Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created. [Ps. 19:1.]
- Revelation 4:9-11
OH, How I Long For ALL Of us To Actually See or just Catch A Glimpse of "The Vision John Saw," The Revelation, The Revealing, The Un-Veiling Of Jesus Christ, Who He REALLY "IS" And ALL That He (STILL) Stands For Today!
Should He Open Your Spiritual Eyes, LOOK and Behold, "The Door" IS Standing Open In Heaven, His Voice "IS" Speaking (like the Calling of The War Trumpet, The Shofar), Saying, Come Up Here, And I WILL Show Y-O-U What MUST Take Place. Come In, Under The Holy Spirit's POWER, and SEE, God's Throne Of Grace, Favor, Tender-Mercies (which are renewed EVERY Morning for us ALL), His Goodness & Loving-Kindness, with The One & ONLY Begotten Son, Jesus, Seated At The Right Hand Of Our Father, Who Art In Heaven! [Ezek. 1:5-28.] Can you Hear (Oh, Israel, Gods Chosen Ones) ALL The Hosts Of Heaven, Worshipping, Crying Out, Holy, Holy, Holy, "IS" The Lord God ALL-Mighty (Omnipotent), Who Was And Who "IS" And Who "IS" To Come (Again SOON)? [Isa. 6:1-3.]
Jesus (Yeshua / Salvation) Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One, The Same, Yesterday, TODAY & Forever!
Do you See "The Book" lying in the open nail pierced hands Of Him Who died On The Cross Of Calvary For Y-O-U & Me? NO ONE was Worthy or morally fit to break open the seals that kept the contents of This Book from being Revealed To us; [Ezek. 2:9, 10; Isa. 29:11; Dan. 12:4.] Until Christ Broke Through The POWER Of sin & death. NOW, These Things (According To Holy Script) "ARE" Revealed To us. The Word Of God Declares That EVEN The Angels Of Heaven LONG To Look Into The Things Of God that "ARE" Revealed To Those Who Believe, so why is it that SO Few Confessing Christian Believers don't take the time to crack open their Bibles for The Mysteries Of God, REVEALED?
He "IS" Holy & Mighty, The Creator Of ALL Things (Seen & Un-Seen), but God still longs to Commune & Fellowship with His Creation Today. His Holy & Precious Word "IS" Spirit & Life, THE REVELATION Of Jesus Christ (from Genesis to Revelation), The ONLY Way To The Father! His Holy Spirit LONGS to lead and guide us into ALL Truth & (Spiritual) Understanding, but He Shall NOT AlWays STRIVE with humankind.
"IS" He Alone NOT Worthy To Receive ALL Glory, Honor, Dominion, Thanksgiving, Power & Praise from the very things (Let Heaven & Earth Declare) that were brought into Being and Created By Him? He "IS" (Still) The Potter and we are the clay, so why do we NOT, Go To Him and Ask that He melt us, mold us, fill us and use us, To The UTMOST Of His Abilities? He LIVES Forever & Ever - Through The Eternities Of Eternities and when we put our Faith, Hope, Trust, Cling To, Lean & Rely On Him... We Shall Do Like-Wise!
And That "IS" The Reason (Come Let Us Reason Together, As One In Christ Jesus) For EVERYTHING! TODAY (if you Hear His Voice), harden NOT your heart of hearts, but Believe & Receive The FULL-ness Of The God-Head, Dwelling In Y-O-U Bodily (through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit, Living, Moving & Having His Being Upon, In & Working Through Y-O-U), so that you can HAVE (& GIVE AWay To Others) The Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
Care-Net Pregnancy Center of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Title. Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2005
Subject: New Covenant Message - Romans 3:21-23 / The Reason For Everything!
The Word:
But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the prophets,
Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction, Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
- Romans 3:21-23
Jesus Himself declared to us that ALL of The Law and The Prophets testified of, were about and pointed To Him! I can honestly tell you from personal experience that There Is A Reason For EVERYTHING and it's NOT about you and me, but It's ALL About Jesus, Yeshua (Hebrew), Our Salvation. The Word Of God (Jesus Is The Living Word) is a series of sign-posts or road-signs, from Genesis to The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One, that lead and guide us on This Spiritual Journey called Life and point us To The Way, Truth and Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name. There is Just One Way and you and I, as Confessing Christians, Believers In Jesus, MUST Up-Hold His Standard!
You shall have "The Same Law" for the sojourner among you as for one of your own nationality; for I Am The Lord Your God.
- Leviticus 24:22 (The Amplified Bible)
`There shall be "One Standard For Y-O-U;" It Shall Be for the stranger as well as the native, for I Am The Lord Your God.´
- Leviticus 24:22 (New American Standard Bible)
I have chosen these two particular samples, translations of Holy Script as (and for) Examples to further shine God's Light Of Truth on The Word For Today.
Jesus Christ "IS" The Same, Yesterday, Today And Forever! It was He Who said that His (Spoken, Written & Living) Word Was (Holy) Spirit (Breathed) & Life and that It Would NEVER Pass AWay, so we would do VERY well to pay EXTREMELY Close attention to It Each and EVERY Day of our existence here on His Created Planet Earth. The Word Of God says, There Is Just One Standard, One Law...
Jesus FULL-FILLED It and passed It down to us to Up-Hold. This Is The VERY Reason that He came from Heaven to Earth and when He Returned To Our Father Who Art In Heaven, He Sent His Holy Spirit To Live, Move & Have His Being, Resting Upon, Dwelling (Tabernacles) In & CONTINUALLY Working Through us! He Has Given us EVERYTHING that we need To Live Our Life Unto Him!
"If you have seen Me, Y-O-U Have Seen The Father," says Jesus and It Is By This Standard (His Banner Over us Is LOVE) that we are Called Upon To Live out our Life Before God AND (ALL) Mankind. "If Y-O-U LOVE Me, you Will Obey My Commands." Obedience ALL-Ways Brings God's Showers Of Spiritual Blessings! So, what does God actually require of us on a regular basis? Jesus says, "LOVE One Another As I Have (AND Do) LOVE Y-O-U." It Is By This Standard of Living that others will Come To (Experientially) Know that we are His Disciples, Followers Of The Living Saviour, Jesus Christ.
ALL Have sinned and "ARE" Falling Short of This Honor and Glory (Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness and Grace, Favor) that God (In Christ Jesus) Has (Given) Bestowed Upon us, But "NOW" THIS Righteousness (Our Right Standing Relationship, Communion & Fellowship With &) Of God Has Been Revealed To us, so we MUST Look Unto The Lord As The Author & Finisher, Completer Of Our Believing, Clinging To, Personal Faith, Trust In, Reliance On & Holy Spirit Confidence (BOLDNESS) In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2005
Subject: John 17:4 - The Reason For Everything / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
I have glorified You down here on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.
- John 17:4
NOT to discount (in ANY Way, shape or form) "The Our Father," but This Seventeenth Chapter Of The Gospel (Good News) According To John (The Beloved) Is Truly "Our Lord's Prayer." No where else in Holy Script is The Heart Of Christ More Plainly Revealed as in This Discourse between The One And Only Begotten and Our Father Who Art In Heaven. I here and now have the distinct task of manifesting The Name Above ALL Names and Revealing The Very Real Self Of God To His Chosen Ones, so that we (and they) Will Obey And Keep His Holy And Precious Word. NOW At Last we Can Experientially Come To Know Positively, In REALITY - To Believe In, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On With ABSOLUTE (Blessed) Assurance, To Be Convinced And Understand that ALL God Has Given To Jesus Belong To Him - Is REALLY And Truly His!
Have Y-O-U Glorified God down here on The Earth by COMPLETING The Work That Jesus Gave us To Do? To Love God With ALL that is within us and To Go To ALL Nations And Peoples, Tribes And Tongues With The Love Of God And The Good News Of Jesus "IS" The GREAT Co-Mission Of ALL Christians, EVERY Believer, EVERY Where. Jesus Has Restored us To Such Majesty And Honor In God's Presence, so that we Can Go Boldly Into His Throne Room Of Grace And Mercy and NOW Calls us Kings And Priests Of The Most High God! Are you Constantly Praying for others To Come Into The Kingdom Of God, Which Is Righteousness, Peace And Joy In The Holy Ghost, because In Them Jesus' Glory Is Achieved, so that we may Be One, As The Father, Son And Holy Spirit Are One. We Are Kept And Preserved In God's Holy And Precious Name, In The Knowledge And WORSHIP Of Him!
Is Jesus' Joy Made FULL, Complete and Perfect In Y-O-U - that we may Experience His Delight FULL-FILLED In us, that His EnJoyment May Be Perfected In Our Own Souls, that we may Have His Gladness Within us FILLING Our Hearts?
We Have His Word (God's Message To ALL Humankind) and He Will Keep And Protect us from the evil one. It Is By His Power And Authority that we Are Granted, Given Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In His Name, so let us Glorify, Exalt, Honor, Magnify and Extol The Name Of Jesus! This Is Eternal Life: It Means To Know, To Perceive, Recognize, Become Acquainted With And Understand God, The Only True And Real God, And Like-Wise To Know Him, Jesus As The Christ, The Anointed One, The Messiah, Whom Our Father Has Sent and NOW, Just As The Father Sent Him, He "IS" Sending Y-O-U And I!
NOT By (our own) Might Or (physical) Power, BUT By His Holy Spirit Resting Upon, Living, Moving And Having His Being In And Working Through us, we Are Called Of God To Do And Do Like-Wise. Glorify God down Here (and NOW) on The Earth By COMPLETING (he who WINS "The Race" Gets "The Prize") The Work that He Has Prepared For us To Do Before The Foundations Of This Present World Of Darkness Were Made.
THIS "IS" The Work That He Gave Y-O-U And me To Do In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
God Bless And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
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Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - Romans 6:13 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
Do not continue offering or yielding your bodily members [and faculties) Mele - "Physical; though some include mental faculties." Vincent's "Word Studies in The New Testament."] to sin as instruments (tools) of wickedness. But offer and yield yourselves to God as though you have been raised from the dead to [perpetual] life, and your bodily members [and faculties] to God, presenting them as implements of righteousness.
- Romans 6:13
If Jesus is your King of kings and Lord of lords, how can sin rule in your mortal, short-lived, perishable body, make you yield to cravings and be subject to its lusts and evil passions? If indeed Christ died to sin on The Cross Of Calvary for ALL [ending His (and our) relationship to it], why are we not dead to sin and our relationship to it broken? No, the answer to such questions is NOT "Blowing In The Wind," but CLEARLY pointed out to us through God's Holy & Precious Word.
When "The Church Of Jesus Christ" (That's Y-O-U, me and EVERY Confessing Christian on the face of Planet Earth) starts living The Crucified (Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection) Life, we Will Be "Set FREE" from our slavery to sin and death, no longer ashamed and reap the benefit (return), Our "PRESENT" Reward In Holiness and Its End, Our End "IS" Eternal Life In Jesus.
Choose Y-O-U This Day (TODAY "IS" The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus) Who Y-O-U Will Serve! Sin, impurity, ever increasing lawlessness, slavery, death, bondage, shame or Grace, God's Favor, Tender-Mercies, Righteousness - conformity to the divine will in thought, purpose and action, Right Being, Right Doing, A Right Standing With (IN) God - which leads to sanctification, Holiness AND The BOUNTIFUL FREE Gift Of God Through Your Union With Christ Jesus Our Lord? CHOOSE LIFE! Once we Come to TRUE Repentance In Jesus' Name, Receive Salvation By Faith, are Baptized into The Name Of The Father, Son & Holy Spirit, we can Receive The Baptism Of The Holy Ghost, which sets us aside for His Use & Glory... THEN He Enables, Empowers us For The Good Works That Were Prepared For us To Do In Christ Jesus Before The Foundations Of The World Were Laid.
Are you Completely and Totally ready, willing, wanting and able to accept This GREAT Co-Mission Of God, To Die to self and present your bodies a Living Sacrifice, Pure, Holy & Blameless Unto God, which is your Spiritual Service?
Live NOT after the dictates of the flesh, but Hunger & Thirst after the dictates of His Holy Spirit. [John 3:18.] Just because you may have and function In The Gifts Of God's Holy Spirit, THIS Does NOT Mean That You Are Bearing The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit. If you speak with the tongues of men and angels, prophesy, bring forth signs and wonders, Cry Out LORD, LORD, but have not "L-O-V-E," you are NOTHING! In order to bear The Fruit That God Requires of Each and EVERY Believer, Lasting Fruit For (And In) God's Kingdom, which is Righteousness, Shalom / PEACE and Joy In The Holy Ghost, One MUST, we MUST ABIDE In Christ Jesus (CONTINUALLY), for He "IS" The Vine and we "ARE" The Branches.
Flesh gives birth to flesh and spirit to spirit, so the carnal man, woman or child, can NOT Discern The Things Of God when we cater to the appetites and impulses of the flesh, living the (Lower, Baser) life in the carnal nature - we can NOT Please or Satisfy God (without Faith It Is "A Mission" IMPOSSIBLE To Please Him) or Be Acceptable To Him. "IF" The Holy Spirit Lives, Moves & Has His Being In Y-O-U, He'll Direct and Control you (as much as you and I Will Submit To His Authority In Our Lives). This Same (Hebrews 13:8) Spirit Will Restore our natural, mortal, short-lived, perishable bodies Through His Spirit Who Dwells (Tabernacles, Abides) In us. No Longer do we have to subject our"self" to a sub-standard life ruled by the dictates of human flesh, but we can reckon our bodies dead to sin, crucified with (In) Christ Jesus, buried in baptism with Him and Resurrected Unto True, Real, Genuine Life FOREVER!
For "ALL" Who Are Led By The Spirit Of God "Are" (Here & NOW) Sons Of God.
- Romans 8:14
Are you led by God's Holy Spirit on a Regular Basis? Your answer to this question will speak for your TRUE Spiritual Walk & Relationship With Our Father Who Art In Heaven. We are No Longer slaves, held in mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, financial or sexual bondage to fear of ANY kind, but we "ARE" Children Of The Most High God, Adopted Of The Spirit, Joint Heirs With (IN) Christ, FULL Of Bliss and The Blessed Assurance, The Blessed Hope that He Will COMPLETE The Work He Has Begun In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - Philippians 1 :11 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
May you abound in and be filled with the fruits of righteousness (of right standing with God and right doing) which come through Jesus Christ, the Anointed One, to the honor and praise of God - that His glory may be both manifested and recognized.
- Philippians 1:11
What is vital, approved, prized, excellent, of real value, recognized as the best?
LOVE and True Love is far more than the fullest development in knowledge and ALL keen insight, but It Is displayed, shown (To The World) and Acted Upon.
As God Is Our Witness, Longs For, Pursues us With ALL Of HIS Love And Tender Mercies, so should we Do Like-Wise In Christ Jesus and Be His Witnesses Unto ALL The Earth! THIS IS Right And Appropriate For ALL Who Share In God's Grace, Favor, Spiritual Blessings, The Good News Of The Gospel And Are Partakers Of His Very Heart. Through The Boldness Of His Holy Spirit, In Complete And Total Confidence In His Word, Will & Way, ALL Believers Everywhere Should Be Convinced That He Who Began A Good Work In us (As Members Of His Body) WILL Continue To Develop, Perfect And Bring us Into FULL COMPLETION Right Up To The Time Of His Return!
Thank God For The Communion & Fellowship Of The Saints Through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit. ALL MUST Co-Operate, Contribute, Partner AND Participate In His Perfect & Acceptable Will In Order For His GREAT Co-Missions To Be Accomplished! EVERY Prayer, Entreaty, Petition And Request that goes before His Throne Of Grace & Mercy Will Be Answered and bring True Spiritual Joy & Delight to The Soul that is open and willing, wanting to Receive Heart Peace from God Our Father Who Art In Heaven And The Lord Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One. As God's Bondservants, Consecrated People, Bishops, Overseers, Deacons, Assistants, Followers & Disciples Of Christ, We MUST Manifest and have This Present World Of Darkness Recognize His Glory!
He Has Promised (In Christ Jesus) That ALL Things Will Work Together For The Good, so why DO we not DO our parts and Work out our Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus with Reverential Fear and Trembling, so that His Light May Shine Upon, In And Through us To The Glory, Praise And Honor Of His Holy & Precious Name? As His Prisoners, Prisoners Of Hope, The Hope Of Israel, The Hope Of The Nations, The Hope Of The World, why do we NOT Serve (Worship) Him To The Utmost Of Our Abilities, Gifts and Talents? Why do we NOT Speak Forth The Things Of God and Publish Fearlessly His Holy (Spoken, Written & Living) Word? Apart from Jesus we can do NOTHING to meet the needs of this dying world!
Are you ABOUNDING In His Spiritual FULLness and Blessings? The Word Of God DEMANDS that Y-O-U and I Be Continually and Continuously FILLED With God's Holy Ghost, The FULLness Of God Dwelling, Living, Moving & Having His Being Upon, In and Working Through us "To The Utmost Of His Abilities," so that The World May Experientially Come To KNOW that we ARE Christians By Our Love For Him, Our Neighbors and certainly One Another In The Household Of God. NOT ONLY are we Righteous In His Eyes, In A Good & Right, Personal LOVE Relationship With Him, but we are Called Upon By God For "RIGHT DOING!" Faith without True Spiritual Works Is D-E-A-D. Jesus says, "If Y-O-U (Really & Truly) Love Me (with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, spirit & strength), Y-O-U WILL Obey (DO) ALL My Commandments." Are Y-O-U "A DOER" Of ALL? The Word Of God Declares That WE CAN DO "ALL" Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us!
WHATEVER you DO is To Be DONE Unto Him for His Glory, Honor, Power, Thanksgiving & Praise. Sure, we ALL fall short of this, but be not discouraged, Be Of Good Cheer, for in your weakness He Shows, Manifests His Strength and His Light Was Meant To Shine In The Darkness, so that ALL would Come to Recognize His Love For Them, because He Wishes That NONE Would Perish, but that ALL Would Come To Repentance Through Jesus Christ, The Anointed One (And ONLY Begotten Son Of God), To The Honor & Praise Of Him Who Sits On The Throne & Unto The Lamb, In His Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother & Friend In Him, Mark
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - John 15:8 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified; and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.
- John 15:8
Are you a "Follower Of Jesus?" Have you borne much fruit lately? Apart from Him we can do NOTHING, but In Him, we Can Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us! The Work which The Presence Of His Holy Spirit within us accomplishes is Love, Joy (Gladness), Peace, Patience (An Even Temper, For-bearance), Kindness, Goodness (Benevolence), Faithfulness; (Meekness, Humility) Gentleness, Self-Control (self-Restraint, Continence). If we Live, Move And Have Our Being By The Holy Spirit, let us Also Walk By That Same Spirit - If By The Holy Spirit we Have Our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In God, let us Go Forward Walking In Line (Along The Straight And Narrow Way), Our Conduct Controlled By This Self-Same (Yesterday, Today And Forever) Spirit! ALL of The Attributes Of God should be manifest in The Life of EVERY Believer at one time or another (More than NOT) and as we ALL Come Together As ONE (In The Perfect Man, Christ Jesus), Each Maturing Disciple Of Christ Will Grow (DAILY) From Strength To Strength, Vessel To Vessel, Glory To Glory And Grace To Grace.
Our God "IS" LOVE and The Joy Of His Holy Ghost (EVER Present Within us) "IS" Our Strength (EVEN in our weakness), so Rejoice And BE FILLED With His Gladness! "His Peace," Jesus left with us (constantly working upon, in and through us), so let "His Patience (His Even Temper, For-Bearance)" Have, Complete Its Perfect Work, because SURELY His Goodness (Benevolence), Tender-Mercies and Living-Kindness Shall Follow us ALL The Days Of Our Life In Christ. God "IS" FAITH-FULL and Jesus NEVER (EVER) Fails!
Moses was Called (By God) The Meekest Man on Earth, but meekness is NOT weakness. If we clothe our"self" with Jesus' Humility (Let This Mind Be In Y-O-U), The World Will SEE His Gentleness, "self"-control ("self"-restraint and continence) In The Life Of EVERY Confessing Believer and Then They Will Come To Know That We ARE Christians By Our Love For Him, Our Neighbors and Each Other. Our Passions, Appetites And Desires should Come In Line (line upon line and precept upon precept) With His Word, Will And Way! Are Y-O-U Walking By And In The Holy Spirit, Going Forward, Onwards And Upwards? Does His Holy Ghost (Christ In Y-O-U, The Hope Of Glory) Control Each And EVERY Aspect Of Your Spiritual And Natural Life? Is Jesus LORD Of ALL?
In order for "The Branch" to Produce (Good And Lasting) Fruit, it MUST Abide!
Jesus The Nazarene, THE BRANCH, has here (In This Portion Of Holy Script), Called Y-O-U and I, as The Body Of Christ, The Church, His Tabernacle And Bride, The Branch. He "IS" The Vine (Divine) and Our Father Who Art In Heaven "IS" The Husbandman, The Keeper Of The Garden Of God (Who We "ARE," According To The Song Of Solomon, The Song Of Songs). We are No Longer locked up or bound, but we are "Set Free In (Word And) Deed," so that we CAN Go, Do And Be, Bearing and Producing MUCH Fruit For His Kingdom, Glory, Honor And Praise! Jesus says, "Show And Prove Yourselves To Be TRUE Followers Of Mine." How? By Abiding In Him and continually, consistently, constantly yielding to His Spirit, allowing Him To Complete The Work That He Has Begun In Y-O-U. He Wishes That NONE Would Perish, but that ALL would Come To Repentance, so Go Into ALL The World And Preach The Gospel, The Good News Of God In Christ, for The Harvest "IS" READY For us To Bear MUCH Fruit In Jesus' Name.
Amen And Amen.
God Bless And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Wed, May 4, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - 1 Peter 4:10, 11 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
As each of you have received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God's many-sided grace - faithful stewards of the extremely diverse [powers and gifts granted to Christians by] unmerited favor.
Whoever speaks, [let him do it as one who utters] oracles of God; who-ever renders service, [let him do it] as with the strength which God furnishes abundantly; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, the Messiah. To Him be the glory and dominion for ever and ever - through endless ages. Amen - so be it.
- 1 Peter 4:10, 11
These four sentences of Holy Script certainly hold Each and EVERY One of us to account before God and ALL of mankind. Are you hospitable, a lover of strangers, with brotherly affection for the unknown guests, foreigners, the poor and ALL others who come you Way who are Of Christ's Body? The Apostle Peter writes, Above ALL things have intense and unfailing Love for one another, for Love covers a multitude of sins - forgives and disregards the offenses of others. [1 Peter 4:8; Prov. 10:12.] I Am astonished that he goes on to say, "The End" and The Culmination Of ALL Things Has Come Near, so keep in mind that this was written some two thousand years ago and then Peter goes on to exhort us, Keep Sound-Minded (ALL Christians Have The Mind Of Christ), Self-Restrained (we MUST Be Submitted To The Work Of God's Holy Spirit Upon, In & Through Our Life and NOT Subject To The Flesh) And Alert (Watch And Wait, Occupy Until I Come Again, Jesus Said) Therefore For
[The Practice Of] Prayer.
This Thursday, May 5, 2005 Is Ascension Day & Our National Day Of Prayer here in America, so Will Y-O-U Be Praying?
Many Believers around The World Will Be United In Daily Communion & Fellowship With The Father And One Another from May 6 - May 15, 2005, The Ten Days Of Prayer, Just Like Jesus Told His Followers To Do Before The Day Of Pentecost, The Jewish Feast Of Weeks And The Pouring Out Of His Precious Promise Of God's Holy Spirit Upon ALL Flesh, so that we would Be Witness To The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus. For "The First Time EVER In ALL Of Human History," More Than Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) Christians Across The Globe Will Unite As One Body To Intercede Before God's Throne Of Grace & Mercy For This Entire World That God So Loves! Will Y-O-U Join us for this World-Wide Truly Spiritual Event?
According To God's Holy Word, Each Of Us Has Received, Been Given A Gift (at least One), A Spiritual Talent, A Divine Endowment, To Be Employed For One Another, As GOOD & Faith-FULL Stewards Of The Extremely Diverse Powers (Christ Is The Wisdom & Power Of God) & Gifts Granted To ALL Christians By God's Spirit Of Grace, His Unmerited Favor! Do Y-O-U AlWays Speak, As One Who Utters Oracles, Living Words Of God? After ALL, Each And EVERY One of us will Surely have to give an account To God for EVERY Idle (Idol) thought, Word and deed! Maybe we should ALL use The Mind Of Christ MORE Often and think before we open our mouth and speak. Our mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, financial and sexual "Strength" Is Given To Us By God, For His GOOD Pleasure And Purposes. It Is He Who Furnishes Us Abundantly (Do you think that's why Christians are supposed to be Living "The Abundant Life?"), so that In ALL Things He Gets Glorified & Magnified Through Jesus Christ, The Messiah & Anointed One and ALL Of This Is For His Dominion, His Lordship, His Kingship In His Kingdom, His Righteousness, His Peace, His Joy In His Holy Ghost For Ever And Ever - Through Endless Ages And Throughout ALL Of Eternity!
SURELY we will go through (the key word here is THROUGH, as in through the fire, flood, wind, rain, hail and snow) amazement, bewilderment, fiery, strange, unusual and alien ordeals, but ALL Of These Things Take Place To Test Your Quality And Position In Christ, To Bring You Forth As Purified Gold, Rejoicing With Triumph - Exultantly, In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
PS. Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho, NM, USA is going to Juarez, Mexico on May 15, The Global Day Of Prayer and we will be working with 181 Churches in the area that have a strong desire to start up a Care-net Pregnancy Center there. Y-O-U Can Help reach our Brothers & Sisters Just South of The American Boarder with The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus by Praying Daily for this project. MANY Spanish Materials Will Be Needed to set up this facility and properly educate the Mexican People there, but you can contribute in two Ways:
1) Order Spanish Bibles, Christian Books, VHS & Cassette Tapes, DVDs and CDs from Our Online Book Store, The Book And Gift Place at:
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com , Save 20-30% off Amazon, CBD & Parable regular manufactures suggested retail prices and send them directly to:
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2) By purchasing these Spanish Materials (or ANY other products at ANY other time) from The Book And Gift Place you automatically contribute 10% of your purchase order price to Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church Of Rio Rancho, NM, USA) and ALL Tax Deductible Contributions Go Directly To Help Support Our Missions Around The World.
This is a "WIN - WIN" situation, so I Ask that you Pray And Carefully Consider Furthering The Work Of God's Kingdom through this venue. Thanks for your Daily Prayers & Continual Support in these matters. GBY, <')))>< Your Brother & Friend In Him, Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
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USA
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Date: Wed, May 18, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything -2 Corinthians 8:18, 19/New Covenant Message
The Word:
But we are sending along with him that brother [Luke?] whose praise in the Gospel ministry [is spread] throughout all the churches; And more than that, he has been appointed by the churches to travel as our companion in regard to this bountiful contribution which we are administering for the glory of the Lord Himself, and [to show] our eager readiness [as Christians to help one another].
- 2 Corinthians 8:18, 19
Do you personally welcome and respond to each and every appeal with earnest zeal, care, keen enthusiasm and interest?
Share and share alike, meet their want, equalize the difference, bear one another's burden, put an end to the unjust, unfair suffering and give, plant that seed to supply their need is what they will tell you, but what is God telling you? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but surely use the Spiritual Discernment that God Almighty has given you as The Church Of Jesus Christ Today! How (In The World) can we possibly reach All Nations & Peoples, Tribes & Tongues? ONE Soul at a time!
Be REAL and Get To The Heart Of The Matter, because THAT'S What Jesus Did, although He Spoke "The Word Of God" to MULTITUDES, MULTITUDES In The Valley Of Decision, The Lord Ministered To Each And EVERY Single Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit and in their weaknesses, They Found Their Strength In HIM.
If a Ministry (ANY Ministry) can not aim To Be COMPLETELY & TOTALLY Honest and ABSOLUTELY Above Reproach, Suspicion NOT ONLY In The Sight Of The Lord but ALSO In The Sight Of ALL Mankind, they are NOT Worthy of your attention or one red cent of your financial backing or support. When a Ministry (ANY Ministry) passes "The Test" and has Been Found Zealous (Devoted And Earnest) In MANY Matters and you are Confident Of Their Service In, Of, By & For The Lord, then you may Share, Participate In The Work, so The Credit And Glory Goes To Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One. SHOW The World The Reality, Plain Truth Of Your Love, your Affection, Good-Will, Benevolence and Boast About, Be Proud Of Your Participation In The Furthering Of The Gospel Message And The Kingdom Of God.
The Bible CLEARLY states "The Rules & Regulations" of "Offerings" For The Saints, but TOO Many Pastors, Preachers and Teachers are leary about going there.
The Word Of God says, "God LOVES A Cheer-FULL Giver." If we ONLY Applied The Principles Of God's KIngdom to EVERY Aspect Of Our Natural & Spiritual Life! Mentally we would have Peace Of Mind, Physically we would be Healthier, Spiritually we would be FILLED With The Fruit & Gifts Of The Holy Ghost, Emotionally we would find Our Rest In HIM, Financially we Would Have The Windows Of Heaven Opened Up To us, Pouring Out & FILLING Up To Meet Our EVERY Want & Need, Sexually we would not be living on a ball of confusion and FAR More of us would Be COMPLETELY & TOTALLY Satisfied In Our Personal Walk, Communion, Fellowship & Relationship With & In Christ.
God does not REALLY want or need your 10% (He Requires Your ALL), but it is a Biblical Principle that helps keep The Body Of Christ Moving Forward (Each & EVERY Day) In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name! Paul taught of tithes and offerings to The Church In Corinth and even Jesus exhorted others To Do The Works That Abraham (Our Spiritual Father) DID, with just One of them being "Giving His Tithe." As Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus, I Appoint Y-O-U to stand with us, Contribute through Daily Prayer, Spreading The Word and Financial Backing To Move This Ministry Forward, with eager readiness [As Christians To Help One Another] In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
Arms of Love fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Care-Net Pregnancy Center of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Title. Date: Wed, Jun 8, 2005
Subject: Trinity (3-In-1 / Old Covenant, New & Psalms) Message!
The Word:
Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking.
But Jacob said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.
- Genesis 32:26
For all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake, so that the more the grace (divine favor and spiritual blessing) extends to more and more people and multiplies through the many, the more the thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
Why do You hold back Your hand, even Your right hand? Draw it out of Your bosom and consume them - make an end!
- Psalm 74:11
Jacob is facing his brother Esau ahead, so he stands at the river's edge and wrestles with God for "The Blessing" that was already obtained by him many years before. He left his home with NOTHING, but is now returning with two wives, MANY children, a multitude of servants and Much livestock. ALL the temptations, trials and tribulations that he endured were going to be worked together for his Good and God's Ultimate Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving and Praise! Would The Angel Of The Lord (Jesus) Hold Back His Right Hand (Where He Is Seated On The Throne In Heaven)? Oh, but that God would Go Before us In ALL Things, consume our enemies and make an end. Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus!
The Day Is Breaking, for we are Living In The Last Hours, perhaps just minutes or seconds until The End Of The Ages. Do NOT let go of The Hem Of HIs Garment unless He Declares, Proclaims His Blessing Upon Y-O-U, For Your Sake and The Sake Of His Holy & Precious Word!
We can ONLY extend, multiply and increase The Kingdom Of God, which is His Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost, by the level of His Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing that His Holy Spirit, The Spirit Of Grace Bestowes Upon, In and Flows Through us. Thanks Be To God, Who Takes us From Glory to Glory, Vessel to Vessel and Grace to Grace!
Jesus Promised To Give us EVERYTHING that we need to Live our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Unto Him, so why do we doubt that He is EVER Looking out for Our GOOD? He has Promised NEVER to leave or forsake us, that He would Go Before us In ALL Things, He Keeps us In His PERFECT & Acceptable Will and His Goodness, Loving-Kindness and Tender-Mercies (which are Re-Newed Each & EVERY Morning) are going to follow us ALL The Days Of Our Life In Christ Jesus! It's a VERY Good Things that The Bible, The Word Of God says, "God CAN NOT lie," but will we Choose To Walk (DAILY) In It's Truth?
God Is Going To Make "An End" and It Is Written In The Back Of "THE BOOK," so know and understand, like Jacob (who became Israel), that Y-O-U and I are on The Winning Side! Note that I did NOT say, The Whining Side and unfortunately Today, there are TOO MANY Confessing Christians who o and awful LOT of whining and crying. Relax, cause God WILL Wipe aWay EVERY tear from your eyes, but that doesn't mean we have the right to exasperate each situation that comes our Way.
God wants to Cut Y-O-U Loose and NOT Hold Y-O-U Back, but we Certainly MUST Go About Things According To His Word, Will & Way. If we take Him at His Word (and we SHOULD), it's us who are Called Upon (By Him) To Break The Chains That Bind and Declare His Blessings Upon Others, ALL Nations, Peoples, Tribes & Tongues! Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, He has extended His Right Hand to us, Shown us The VERY Heart Of God and THIS IS The Consuming Fire, His Passion and Zeal, The ONLY Means To The End, so let us Go Forward To Accomplish His Work In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))><
Your Brother & Friend In Him,
Mark Tross
http;//TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - John 12:27, 28 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
Now My soul is troubled and distressed, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour [of trial and agony]? But it was for this very purpose that I have come to this hour [that I might undergo it].
[Rather, I will say,] Father, glorify - honor and extol - Your own name! Then there came a voice out of heaven saying, I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again.
- John 12:27, 28
Have you heard "The Sound, The Thunder, The Angel Speaking" or The Voice Of God? These Words are written For YOUR Sake, so that you will come to experientially know, comprehend, remember and understand that the ruler, evil genius, prince of this present world of darkness has been cast O-U-T - Expelled! Jesus has been lifted up from the earth [on the cross], lifted up into Heaven, so when we lift up His Holy & Precious Name, He Will Draw and Attract ALL Men [Gentile as well as Jew] Unto Him. THIS Is The Manner, The Very Purpose for which He died, so we MUST Walk By This Light and Live By It (Jesus Is The Light Of The World) or otherwise the darkness may overtake, overcome you, you will NOT know where you are going and you'll be found drifting.
Blessed is He and praise to Him Who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel! [Ps. 118:26.]
- John 12:13
Blessed is he and / or she who Praises Him, Follows Him with ALL of their Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit and Strength, for they shall Be Kings and Priests Of The Most High God! Fear NOT, for your King Has Come and Look Up, for your Redemption Is Drawing Near, He Is Coming Again SOON. How was Jesus Glorified and Exalted? By the coming of The Greeks (The Gentiles) Unto Him and their Requesting, Desiring To See Jesus.
Is this your request, your desire?
I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many others and yields a rich harvest.
- John 12:24
Jesus says, ANY One who loves his or her (baser nature) life LOSES it, but if we Hate, Have NO Love For, No Concern or Regard For our Life here (and now) on earth, but DESPISE it, we Will Preserve our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life FOR EVER! If we Serve Him, Continue To Follow Him, Conform WHOLLY To His Example, In Living and if need be In Dying, The Father Will Honor us, so let NOT your soul be troubled or distressed, for Our Hour Has Come and we are about to undergo The Very Purposes Of God. The End is drawing near and it is our job, our duty and Calling To Glorify, Honor and Extol The Holy & Precious Name Of Our Father Who Art In Heaven! Hear (O Israel), Listen, Take Heed And OBEY "The Voice Of Heaven," The Voice Of Your God Saying (to Y-O-U Today), I Have Already Glorified It (In Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One And My ONLY Begotten Son), And I Will (NOW) Glorify It Again & Again (In Y-O-U) In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen!
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Jun 30, 2005
Subject: The
Reason For Everything-John 12:25/New Covenant Message & July Page!
The Word:
Any one who loves his life loses it. But any one who hates his life in this world will keep it in life eternal - Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on the earth, but despises it, preserves his life for ever and ever.
- John 12:25
The Pharaohs of Egypt had their earthly remains embalmed for future eternal glory and thought that they could bring all of their belongings into the afterlife, but you can't take anything with you when you go. Job said, "Naked I came into the world and naked I shall return," although he Knew that his Redeemer Lived and he would stand before him (in the flesh) on that day. This present lower life is just a preparation for the Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life to come, for those of us who are in Christ Jesus. What will happen to you when you lose the precious air that you are now breathing and your mortal body is laid to rest in the very ground that all of us originally were formed out of? Try as you might (and you will), we can NOT preserve our lives here on earth for more than the days that God has allotted for us.
This present lower nature of existence that we call life is only a preparation for dying to self, so that we can obtain and attain the Higher Calling that we have In Christ Jesus. If we choose (and ALL of Life Is FILLED with Choices) to fall to the earth (Humble Ourselves In His Sight) and die to our baser, sinful nature, then we will NOT die by alone, but we will produce MANY Others and yield a Rich Harvest! THIS Is how we Glorify God (Our Father Who Art In Heaven) and Exalt His Holy & Precious Name. People from ALL Nations, Tribes and Tongues from around the world have a Longing and (Holy Spirit) Burning Desire To SEE Jesus and it is up to Y-O-U and me to show, Reveal Him to them, but this can ONLY happen by us REALLY Living The Crucified & Resurrection Life Of Christ.
THIS Is Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life: To EXPERIENTIALLY Know Jesus! His Name Is Above ALL Others, so how can we choose anything or anybody else over Him? Jesus said, Anyone who does not hate (like less) his mother, father, sister or brother, is not Worthy Of The Kingdom, which Is His Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost. Joshua declared to The Nation Of Israel, Choose Y-O-U This Day Who Y-O-U Will Serve (with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength).
If any one would serve Me, he must continue to follow Me - to cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example, in living and if need be in dying - and wherever I am, there will My servant be also. If any one serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- John 12:26
Are Y-O-U A Servant Of The Most High God? It was a common belief at the time of Christ that The Messiah would Come and Remain FOREVER, but Jesus said, "And I, If And When I Am Lifted Up [On The Cross], I Will Draw And Attract ALL Men [Gentile As Well As Jew] Unto Myself." How does this portion of Holy Script apply to us Today? Although Jesus was Lifted Up Into Heaven, He Sent us The Promise Of His Holy Spirit and said, "I Will NEVER Leave Or Forsake Y-O-U And I Will Be With Y-O-U ALWAYS, Even Unto The End Of The Ages!" Is this a statement that we can believe in, cling to, trust in and rely on? ALL Of God's Promises Are Yes & Amen In Him! Are Y-O-U In Him? He Has Given us EVERYTHING That We Need To Live Our Life Unto Him, so why do we not take FULL advantage of The Gifts, Talents and Abilities That He Has Bestowed Upon us (The Body Of Christ, The Church), to Lift Up The Name Of Jesus, so that His Holy Spirit Can Draw ALL Of Humankind Unto Him?
Do we lack The Love, concern or regard for the lives here on earth that Jesus died for, so that they could be Saved? Do we despise The Call Of God that rests upon us? We "ARE" The Salt Of The Earth, The VERY Preservative To Keep The World To Life Eternal! Hate the sin, but Love the sinner, because in dying to self we can ALL Find Faith And Hope Unto Life Eternal, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark Tross
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Copyright 2005 Arms of Love Fellowship
ALL Rights Reserved.
Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - 2 Peter 1:3 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the (full, personal) knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).
- 2 Peter 1:3
This by far is one of my favorite portions of Holy Script. If God has given us EVERYTHING that we need to live our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Unto Him, then why are there so many Believers going around complaining and saying that they just can't do it? We are Called By God To Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us and The Good News is, we can do it by His Divine Power, God's Holy Spirit, working upon in and through us, In His Holy & Precious Name. If Christians would Daily take the time to Put On The Lord Jesus Christ and be Suited Up With The FULL Armor Of God, there would definitely be less casualties in this Spiritual war that we are ALL fighting here on Earth.
Are Y-O-U "Suited" for LIFE? Just as Pilate asked Jesus, What is Truth, we must ask The Lord, What is Life? He tells us in The Bible that REAL Life is Knowing Him. Do we, The Church, REALLY, Experientially Know Him? Is our Life reflecting His and do others respond to our Godliness? We are NOTHING and can do NOTHING apart from Christ, so He MUST Be Our ALL & ALL! Whatever GOOD that comes through or Life is a direct Revelation from The Father and we can ONLY Bear Lasting Fruit For His Eternal Kingdom when we Continually Abide In Him.
Greg Laurie once said to me, "The Closer I Get To The Lord, The Further AWay From Him I Feel." How do Y-O-U Feel?
The more you enter into His Glorious & Marvelous Light, the more you can see the deepest and darkest places of the human soul. The Word Of God Declares, There Is NO OTHER NAME Under Heaven By Which We MUST Be Saved, so each and every one of us MUST Come To A FULL, Personal (One On One) Revelation Knowledge of Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior, King, Rabbi, Messiah, The One & ONLY Begotten Son, The Baptizer In The Holy Spirit (Ghost), Our Healer and GOD.
We "ARE" Called By & To His GLORY, Into The FULLness Of His Grace to Experience and be a part of His EXCELLENCE! Perfect well-being, Spiritual Prosperity, Peace, ALL Necessary Good, Freedom from fear, agitating passions and moral conflicts can ONLY Come Through A Precise And Correct Knowledge and Understanding Of God In Christ! Even Our Precious FAITH is found In & Through His Righteousness, so where else can we go, who else could we possibly turn to in our times of need? ALL of God's Promises are for us Today, so that we may escape This Present World Of Darkness and Enter Into His Marvelous Light!
Simon Peter tells us that we have received and obtained "Equal Privileges & Like Precious Faith," so let us take a stand, according to God's Holy & Precious Word and start acting like The Men & Women, Children Of The Most High God that we are Called Upon To Be In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
His Blessings & Love To ALL,
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Subject: The Reason For Everything - John 1:12- New Covenant Message!
The Word:
But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority [power, privilege, right] to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in - adhere to, trust in and rely on - His name; [Isa. 56:5.]
- John 1:12
What does this mean to us Today? We owe our (NEW) Birth neither to (human) bloods, the will of the flesh [physical impulse], man [a natural father], but to GOD. Y-O-U and I "ARE" Born-Again Of GOD! The ONLY condition is that we open (ALL of) our hearts, minds, souls, spirits and strengths to Jesus. IF we Believe, Cling To, Trust In, Rely On, Receive, Adhere To and Welcome Him In (Come Holy Spirit, Let Your Fire Fall), THEN He Gives us His Authority and ALL POWER and Authority Is Given Unto Him By Our Father Who Art In Heaven. What a privilege and honor it is to trust in Jesus, but not only that, NOW we "Have" The Right To Become Children Of The Most High God and there's no High like The Most High!
To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
- Isaiah 56:5
To those who keep His Sabbath, choose the things which please Him and hold firmly to His (New) Covenant, God Promises us "The Name Above ALL!"
Now The Word here says that This Eternal, Abundant, Resurrection, EVERLASTING Name shall NOT Be Cut Off, but that was NOT the case in the natural. Many of you have heard me say this before, but God AlWays Reveals in the natural what He Is Doing In The Spiritual Realm. You and I were separated, cut off from God, because of our sins, therefore Jesus had to be cut off (in the flesh), so that we could be brought alive, born-again (forevermore) by HIs Holy Spirit. I find it most unfortunate that God reveals these truths to us in His Old Covenant to prepare His Chosen Ones for The FULLness Of His Revelations In Christ, even still, the majority of people on the face of planet Earth Today don't believe or receive His Promises.
His ULTIMATE Desire is to bring us to His Holy Mountain, "Make" us Joy-FULL In His House Of Prayer For ALL Peoples and Accept our offerings and sacrifices On His Altar Of LOVE, but we MUST recognize that It Is He Who Gathers Those Who Are Scattered, for He Is Our Good Shepherd, The Holy One Of Israel!
In Todays Message you will find both Old and New Covenant Scripture Verses, but The Story (The Good News, The Gospel Of God In Christ) Remains The Same, Yesterday, Today and Forever, His Is The Name Above ALL Others and There Is NO Other Name Under God's Created Heavens By Which We MUST Be Saved!
Believest Thou This? If you do, then go into ALL the World and Preach THIS TRUTH In Jesus' Name.
God's Richest Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark Tross
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The Word:
They are doomed and their fate [is] eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, siding with earthly things and being of their party.
But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we earnestly and patiently await [the coming of] the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [as] Savior, Who will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His glory and majesty, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself.
- Philippians 3:19-21
Paul The Apostle is exhorting us, as His Beloved (and we "are" The Beloved of The Lord) to Stand Firm In Jesus. Where ever you are or whatever you do, after you have done All (and I Do mean Everything) that you can to Stand In Him, Stand Therefore! For what? For The Glory of The Lord to "Be" Revealed In and Through your Life In Jesus' Holy Name.
We "are" entreated and advised (God's Precious Word "Is" Wisdom and Light) to agree, work, "be" Genuine Yokefellow (His Yoke "Is" Easy and His Burden "Light"), co-operate and toil In Harmony In The Lord. Yes, work! Not that we are Saved by works, but Faith without works is dead. I used to tell my staff and crew, "There's a difference between an Employee and some One Who gets The Job Done." What's your job? To do exactly what Jesus did here on Earth, show the World The Father.
Time is short, our Life "is," but a breath, we have seventy to eighty years at the most according to God's Word, so we must make the most of each and every opportunity that comes our Way. You and I "are" here as Ambassadors for Jesus, to Represent Him and Bring The Essence of Christ Unto Life Eternal! Are you spreading The God News, The Gospel.
Have you done your part (Each and Every Member of The Body of Christ, The Church "Is" and "Has" a "Part" to "Do," to "Play" In and For The Kingdom of God In Jesus) to have the lost souls of this World's names written In The Lamb's Book of Life? Are you Rejoicing In The Lord? [Psalm 37:4.] The Word of God Clearly tells us, Let All men Know, Perceive and Recognize. The Lord "Is" Near (Nearer now than when we first Believed) - He "Is" Coming Soon, Maranatha!
As Kings and Priests, we "are" Called to pray and petition The Lord Upon His Throne of Grace and Mercy! Practice what you preach, what you have learned, received and seen In Jesus. He "Is" Our Role-Model, The New and Living Way of Peace - untroubled and undisturbed well-being. Be Joyful In The Lord, Revive your interests in the welfare of others, think of Him and take Every opportunity to show His Love. There are many who walk (live) as enemies of The Cross of Christ, The Anointed One. We "are" The Example of Christ, Called Upon By HIm to Observe and Live After The Pattern He Has Set Before us. Hold True to what He Has Shown you, what you have already attained and order your Life in Him According to His Word, Will and Way! Let The Mind of Christ "Be" In you, think as He thinks, Know what He Knows, Understand The Father's Will as He Does and Go to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Luke 12:48b
The Word:
For every one to whom much is given, of him shall much be required; and of him to whom men entrust much they will require and demand the more. [Deut. 25:2, 3; Num. 15:29, 30.]
- Luke 12:48b
From: John Stephens
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2003
Subject: It's gettin closer!
In light of all that is happening around the world and the escalating problems in the Middle East, we are seeing history and Bible prophesy unfold
before our eyes. There is no more time to play. There is no more time to
be apathetic about our faith. There is no more time to allow ourselves to
be distracted by the enemy who uses division in the body, our own personal
weaknesses, to keep us from serving God. My friend, the battle cry has clearly sounded. The trumpet of warning is
clearly being blown for all to hear. The events that are unfolding in our
nation, around the world, right before our very eyes is God's way of saying..."NOW my children, prepare yourselves and this world for the return
of Christ!!!" We can never lose sight of the big picture. Jesus
Christ is
coming soon, in the twinkling of an eye.
Are we really ready for that? Is
this world really ready for that?
Just like our brave men and women of the armed services put their lives on
the line daily in defense of our great nation, our Commander in Chief is asking each one in His army to do likewise.
This is not a video game. The
stakes are eternal life versus eternal damnation. Too many of God's children
are AWOL at this critical moment. I pray today that you will hear His call
to battle and understand that answering that call is not an option. It is
something that each and everyone of His children is required to do each day. We must answer the call, fight the good fight of faith. These my
friend...are the last days. Now..is the time!!!!
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Matthew 25:14-29
The Word:
For it is as a man who was about to take a long journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his property.
To one he gave five talents [probably about $5,000.00], to another two, to another one; to each in proportion to his own personal ability.
Then he departed and left the country.
He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he gained five talents more.
And likewise he who received the two talents; he also gained two talents more.
But he who had received the one talent went and dug a whole in the ground and hid his master's money.
Now after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
And he who had received the five talents came and brought him five more, saying, Master, you entrusted to me five talents; see, here I have gained five talents more.
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy - the delight, the blessedness - which your master [enjoys].
And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, Master, you entrusted two talents to me; here I have gained two talents more.
His master said to him, Well done, you upright (honorable, admirable) and faithful servant! You have been faithful and trustworthy over a little; I will put you in charge of much. Enter into and share the joy - the delight, the blessedness - which your master [enjoys].
He who had received one talent also came forward, saying, Master, I knew you to be a harsh and hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you had not winnowed [the grain]; So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is your own.
But his master answered him, You wicked and lazy and idle servant! Did you indeed know that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather grain where I have not winnowed?
Then you should have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I could have received what was my own with interest.
So take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
For to every one who has will more be given, and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance.
- Matthew 25:14-29
I need to ask you and you need to ask your"self" (more-so), Where do you see your"self" in Todays' Portion of Scripture? Do you consider your"self" upright, honorable, admirable, trustworthy and a Faithful Servant of The Lord Jesus Christ? I Am not asking you how others perceive you but, Who are you? Not just at Church, In The Christian Circles you find your"self" spinning around in with other Believers, but at home, work and play. Examine your"self," Look To The Mirror (God's Word) and let It reveal to you the frailties of humankind, mankind, the sin nature that lies within (sometimes too deep within, so that we bury it and never deal directly with the problems that sooner or later will surface and come forth).
God has given us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him! All Good Things Come Down From God Out Of Heaven!
Each and Every One of us has been "given" at least One Gift, Talent and / or Special Ability in order for us to fulfill our Calling and Destiny In Life, In Jesus! God has Entrusted YOU (and me [How scary is that?]) with His Property, Jesus has gone aWay to prepare a Place for us, but He Is Coming Again Soon (Maranatha!) and we will All have to give an account of how we invested The Life He died for on The Cross of Calvary, in order for us to Truly Live.
The Spirit of The Lord Is Calling and Gathering His Servants Together! He asks nothing more of us than what He Knows we can give unto Him and our fellow man. Some of us (according to our own proportions) act immediately in situations, make decisions, investments with our time, money or whatever, but many of us are procrastinators, putting things off until tomorrow, but then tomorrow never comes. It seems as if One Way or another there is a trade of.
Regardless of how you view or react to things in your daily Life, you alWays reap what you sow in thought, Word and deed.
Realize that In Jesus, we have nothing to lose in this present life we lead and Everything to Gain, so like Paul The Great Apostle (who called him"self," The Chiefest of Sinners), count Everything loss and Gain Christ!
Do Not dig your"self" into a hole somewhere or hide the talent that God "has" Given YOU. Let your Light Shine to All Nations and Peoples while you "have" The Light of Life In and With you. It may have been a log time since you have seen your Master, but He alWays has His Eye On you. He Is closer than your next breath or heartbeat.
Look at verse twenty of Matthew Chapter twenty-five and read; See, "Here" I have gained five talents more" and also in verse twenty-two the Servant says, "Master, You entrusted two talents to me; "Here" I have gained two talents more."
In both cases, The Master, The Lord, Our Father Who Art In Heaven commended His Servants by saying, "Well done!"
Why? What have you done with All that God has Given you? Have you gained anything "Here" and Now in this Life that He died in order for us to have? I Honestly Believe This Word is telling us that what we do "Here" and Now, matters "Her" and Now. The other side of the coin is, both Servants knew that what they had been "given" and what they gained was not theirs to keep for themselves, so they "gave" It All Back (and more) to Their Master.
Do you really, truly and honesty want to enter into and share The Joy - The Delight, The Blessedness - Which Your Master Enjoys? Do you? It Will cost you.
You'll have to invest and "give," over, above and beyond the norm of this World. Jesus says, "Give and It shall be "Given" Unto YOU!" Our God is NOT some harsh and ard man, but He Is Just.
Do NOT be afraid of Him or any one in the World and hide your talent. Let God receive what Is His Own and That Is YOU!
You and I were bought with a price, The Precious Blood of Jesus, so "Give" Him His Due, Your Life, Your All! If you "have" anything Now (and you DO), you Will be "Given" More and you'll Be Furnished Richly, so that you will have Abundance. My God Is Able to supply All of your needs according to His Riches In Glory (and He Will if you let Him)! Go, Be Good Stewards and Faithful Servants of The Most High God According to His Word, Will and Way In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View: 1 Corinthians 4:2
The Word:
Moreover, it is [essentially] required of stewards that a man should be found faithful - proving himself worthy of trust.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2
Every Christian on the face of Planet Earth is Called upon By God to be A Disciple of Jesus Christ! We are looked upon By God (and should be by man) to be ministering Servants of Christ (and one another) and Good Stewards (Trustees) of the mysteries - that is, the secret purposes - of God that have been revealed to us In The Holy Spirit. Jesus says, "If you Love Me, you'll Obey My Commandments." Each and Every Thought, Word, Action and Deed of ours is to come into subjection to Christ Jesus, according to His Holy Word, Acceptable Will and Perfect Way. You and I "are" The Representation of Jesus, His Ambassadors and as Jesus "Is" here with us Today and AlWays (even until the end of the ages) on Earth, so "are" we In This World. He has commissioned us to Go to All Nations and Peoples with The Love of God and His Good News (The Gospel), not in our own might or power, but By His Spirit!
Does it matter to you that others put you on trial, investigate, question, cross-examine and judge you? We should Only be concerned with how God Sees us, where we "are" In HIm and what His View is on the matters that stand before us. The Lord Is The Judge of All! There is (NOW) No condemnation to those of us who "are" In Christ Jesus! Our conscience should be clear, we should be feeling Holy and Blameless In His Sight, vindicated and acquitted before God. In our"selves" there is No Good Thing, but Christ In us Is The Hope of Glory! When examined and judged by God, we "are" Free Indeed!
What does The Word for Today say to us?
It Is ESSENTIAL, Required of Stewards that we be found Faithful. God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Our Heavenly Father has Proved Himself Worthy of All Trust. Let us Worship Him In Spirit and Truth, Give Him All The Glory, Praise and Honor Due His Holy and Precious Name!
Let Each and Every One us be a reflection of His Loving-Kindness, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Grace and Favor. Be A Good and Faithful Servant (Steward) to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View: 1 Co. 4:7
The Word:
For who separates you from the others [as a faction leader]? - Who makes you superior and sets you apart from another, giving you the pre-eminence? What have you that was not given to you? If then you received it [from someone], why do you boast as if you had not received (but had gained it by your own efforts)?
- 1 Corinthians 4:7
If The Church, The Body of Christ Jesus Is Truly "One" then who are we as Christians, True Believers to boast, be puffed up and inflated with pride in favor of one [minister and teacher] against another. Let Every One of us apply The Holy Scripture to our"self" daily, learn to think of each other according to God's Point Of View and not by our own personal standards or opinions. What we need Today is for Every Member of The Body to come together In Love (God Is Love) and none of us to go beyond that which is written In His Precious Word.
Doubt, unbelief, a judgemental spirit and the worries of this World will choke and quench The Holy Spirit's Fire from falling upon us, bringing God's Power and The Rivers of Living Waters from flowing to the dry and weary places. Covering your light, dissension and back-biting will not allow The Light Of The World to chase aWay this present darkness!
The Church in Corinth thought that they had arrived, they believed they were already filled, had enough - they were full and content, feeling no need of anything more from God! Surely His Gifts and Talents were flowing and functioning among them, they had become rich in pride, conceited and fallen from God's Graces. Have you ascended your own throne and come into your own kingdom or Is Jesus Lord of All? His Kingdom Is Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost! Are you really and truly in right standing, in a right relationship with God, Your Heavenly Father? Does His Complete and Total Peace (Shalom) Rule and Reign In your Heart and Mind In Christ Jesus? Jesus Gave us, as His Disciples, His Joy? Are you filled to overflowing, full of The Lord's Joy? It Is our Strength!
Nothing (ABSOLUTELY NOTHING) can separate us from The Love Of God, but we can and unfortunately do (All Too Often) separate ourselves from each other. Who is your "Leader"? Christ Is The Head of The Church, yet we still follow Paul (Saul), Apollos, Peter (Cephas), Mark, David, whoever or whatever wind of doctrine that blows our way and tickles our itching ears! No matter what you position or title within The Church, if Christ Jesus is not The Head and if you are not The Servant Of All, then you are NOTHING! Apart from Him or each other we can do nothing and are nothing, but In Christ we "Are" More Than Conquerors and Have The Victory in and over Every circumstance of our Life In Jesus' Name! The Unity Of The Holy Spirit, His Purposes And Plans should be our ultimate goal! When we apply His Perfect Will and Way, according to His Precious Word, together As One In Him, we Can Not and Will Not Fail or Falter!
No One is superior or inferior (no matter how super-spiritual we may appear to one another when we are compared to ourselves) within The Body Of Christ.
Some may be stronger or weaker In The Lord than others, but that is one of the very reasons why we must work together, encourage and strengthen one another while it is Today! Today Is The Day Of Salvation for All Nations and Peoples, so let us put aside our differences, humbly submit ourselves to Jesus and let Him Lift us Up to where He has Called us to Be. Whatever we have, He has Given us, for All Good Things Come down from God out of Heaven! Let us Give back to Him and each other the Love and respect that He requires of us (as His Chosen People) and show The World that we "Are" Christians by our Love In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
James 1:12
The Word:
Blessed, happy, to be envied is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved he will receive [the victor's] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him.
- James 1:12
All of God's Promises are Yes! and Amen! In Christ Jesus! Let none or any of us Never, Ever read The Word of God as coming from any One, Other than God Himself! This Book, The Bible Is God's Love Letter to The World, signed with The Precious Blood of Jesus on The Cross of Calvary, sealed by The Holy Spirit upon the Life of Each and Every Believer, Everywhere around The World and Delivered By God Almighty, Our Father, Who Art In Heaven. The Ten Commandments were written by God and "given" to Moses upon the mountain (for All People Everywhere) while The Nation of Israel felt the quaking of the mountain and saw (with their own eyes) The Glory of God upon It! Let us not say that when we are tempted, we are tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one!
Jesus (when He walked the face of the Earth as man) was tempted in Every Way that you and I are, but He did not sin! If and when we are drawn aWay, enticed and baited, it is by our own evil desires, lust and passions. When we take these evil desires into our"self" (when we conceive them), they give birth to sin and sin when it is fully matured brings forth death. Do not be deceived or misled, for God Is not mocked and the wages of sin "is" death, but The Gift of God Is Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In Christ Jesus! He was tested and tempted, so that we could withstand the whiles of the devil and overcome this present World of darkness by The Light of Life shining within us. He suffered and died, so that we wouldn't have to! If you die to self (take off, shed the sinful nature) and Put On The Full Armor of God, then you can and will come against anything the enemy throws your Way.
Going through fiery trials? Welcome to The Christian Life! Jesus told us, in this World we would have tribulation, but to be of Good Cheer for He Is With us AlWays and we "have" The Victory In His Holy and Precious Name! He'll take us through the fire without being burned and through the flood without us drowning.
We Will Come Forth as gold fit for His Use In His Kingdom! Nobody said that It was going to be easy, but I can guarantee you that whatever you are going through or will go through in the future will be worth It!
We "are" Blessed of The Lord! If you are not Happy, then you should at least be Joyful In The Lord Jesus! His Joy Is Our Strength! Be patient in whatever you are facing Today, because He Is more than patient with us. He Is Long-Suffering and we should be also. After you have done Everything you can to stand, stand therefore! His Grace, His Favor is sufficient for us in Every situation. Jesus withstood Every test He took and God has Approved Him. He Is Seated at the right hand of God, Our Heavenly Father.
Crown Him with Many Crowns and Crown Him Lord of All! He Is The Victor and we "have" The Victory as More than Conquerors Through Christ! Do you Love Him? If so, you Will Receive The Promised Crown of Life In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
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Subject: Made To Last Forever:
Philippians 3:7
Worship:
WE FALL DOWN
INTRO:
We fall down, we lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus The greatness of mercy and love at the feet of Jesus And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy
And we cry holy, holy, holy is the Lamb
TAG ENDING
Holy, holy, holy is the Lamb
The Word:
But whatever former things I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as (one combined) loss for Christ's sake.
- Philippians 3:7
What a privilege and honor it is for us as Believers to look into the Perfect Word of God and share in the lives of those who have gone before us. We are able to share in the experiences, ups, downs, ins and outs of those who found Faith and others who denied their God. The decisions and actions that we make and take in this present life, determine our outcome for All Eternity! When God Breathed His Holy Spirit into mankind at Creation, we became a Living Soul.
Though the outter man is fading, wasting aWay, our Soul was Made By God, Our Creator To Last Forever!
The Truth within God's Holy Word reveals to All who would seek and look into It, the deepest, darkest secrets of man.
Jesus, when He walked upon this Earth, looked into the very heart of man. God is no respecter of persons! Whatever your title, position, rank, status, class, nationality or wherever you may be on the social, political or economic scale as seen through the eyes of this World, God is only concerned with One Thing, What have you done with His Son, Jesus?
Where are you going In Him? You may be able to impress your friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates or family, but either Way, some Day we All must appear before The Judgement Seat of Christ.
Those who lose this earthly, temporal life will gain Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus. Apart from Him we can do nothing! We must die to "self" in order to receive The Abundant Life In His Holy and Precious Name. Yesterday is gone, only what is done In Love, by His Grace matters and will last forever. Lay down All the things of this World that will so easily beset you from walking In The Lord's Will and Way according to His Word and you will live The Resurrection Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Made To Last Forever! 1 Co. 2:9
Worship:
SOMETIMES BY STEP
Oh God, you are my God
And I will ever praise You!
Oh God, you are my God
And I will ever praise You!
I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways;
Step by step You lead me,
And I will follow You all of my days.
I will follow you all of my days;
I will follow You all of my days.
Step by step You lead me,
And I will follow You all of my days.
The Word:
But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that,] God has prepared - made and keeps ready - for those who love Him [that is, for those who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed]. [Isa. 64:4; 65:17.]
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
Why did the rulers of this age or World crucify The Lord Of Glory? Because, they did not perceive, recognize or understand The Things Of God, but The Word Of God sets forth The Wisdom Of God which was once hidden from the human understanding and is "now" revealed to us as Believers by God. It is sad, but True that The Bible, God's Holy and Precious Word is available to All. He wishes that none would perish and All would come to repentance In Jesus' Name, but many, many choose to go their own way, rather than His Way. God wants to lift us into The Glory Of His Presence!
We were Made, Created In His Image, To Last Forever In Communion and Fellowship With Him.
Why would anyone decide not to follow Him according to His Word, Will and Way?
The World is not "blinded" by The Light, but kept in the darkness of their own sin. The Light of God's Word chases aWay the darkness, so that we can see The Truth.
Jesus Is Truth, The Truth sets us free from sin and death, but we must make the decision and choice to receive Him as Lord and Savior. He who The Son Sets Free "Is" FREE INDEED! God's "Secret" [concerning what He has done through Christ for the salvation of men] is available to All who would seek and ask for It. Seek and you shall find. Ask and you shall receive. The wisdom of this World (which shall be brought to nothing and is doomed to pass aWay) is foolishness to God, but His Higher Wisdom [that is, the Knowledge of The Divine Plan previously hidden] has been unveiled and revealed by and through His Holy Spirit to us. Christians, Believers In Jesus as Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One Of God.
The Word Of God Opens our Spiritual Eyes to The Things Of God, allows us to Perceive, Know, Understand, Comprehend and Receive the Revelations of The Spirit Of God. The Bible says that we "have" The Mind Of Christ! We "have" the ability to explore and examine Everything, the bottomless Things Of God - The Divine Counsels and Things Hidden and Beyond the natural man's scrutiny. His Gifts Of Divine Favor, Grace and Blessing have been so freely lavished, bestowed upon us by God! He has "Given" us Everything we need to Live our Life Unto Him In Christ Jesus. It is "not" that the natural man cannot accept, welcome or admit these Truths into his heart, mind and soul, but that he chooses not to, because he loves his life of sin more than he loves his Creator, God.
Make a conscience effort Today to Know, Progressively Recognize, Understand, Become Better Acquainted With God, your Heavenly Father, Believe and Receive The Eternal, Everlasting and Abundant Life that He has for you In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Made To Last Forever: Matthew 25:34
Worship:
THERE IS NO OTHER NAME
(Chorus)
There is no other name, by which man can be saved.
There is no other name under Heaven.
There is rest for my soul,
And the wounded made whole,
And the captives set free and forgiven.
(Verse)
Such love as I had never known,
I've found in the grace that flowed to me.
In my unrighteousness
This is why my heart and soul and tongue confess...
The Word:
Then the King will say to those at His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father [that is, you favored of God and appointed to eternal salvation], inherit - receive as your own - the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Matthew 25:34
The King, Jesus will cause The Sheep to stand at His Right Hand, but the goats at His Left when All Nations and Peoples are gathered before Him. [Ezek. 34:17.]
He Is Coming Back Again Soon (Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!) In All of His Glory, His Majesty and His Splendor with All the Holy Angels, then He'll sit on The Throne Of His Glory. The Gospel is "not" Good News for everybody! Those who do not come to believe, cleave to, trust in and rely on Jesus as Lord and Savior are considered good-for-nothing servants and thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and grinding, gnashing of teeth.
God has "given" us All Gifts and Talents to use for His Glory. Each and Every human being on the face of the Earth has a free will and is able to make a choice whether to follow after The Lord's Will and Way or not. If you choose Wisely in this present World (according to God's Holy and Precious Word), you will be "granted" The Abundant, Everlasting Life With Jesus Throughout All Of Eternity.
For to every one who has will more be given, and he will be furnished richly so that he will have abundance.
- Matthew 25:29
2+2 alWays = 4 and you alWays reap what you sow. Jesus says, "Whatever you have done unto the least [in the estimation of men] of these, My Brethren, you have done Unto Me." How do you treat your loved ones, friends, family, co-workers, associates, "enemies"? If you give the hungry food, the thirsty something to drink, bring a stranger in, clothe the naked, visit, help and minister care to the sick or go to see a prisoner [Isa. 58:7.], you have done it to Jesus. [Prov. 19:17.] Those who fail to do these things for Jesus (as Unto God), will be gone from Him, cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
This Eternal punishment was never intended for humankind, but those who choose to follow Satan (the accuser of The Brethren), live in this present darkness, remain in their fallen state of sin, have made their decision already for All of Eternity. Those who are just, upright and in right standing with God shall enter into Eternal Life, In Christ Jesus by The Holy Spirit. [Dan. 12:2.]
After Teaching and Preaching on this most delicate of subjects, but most powerful and important one, Jesus spoke to His Disciples about the Passover and how He, The Son Of Man would be delivered up treacherously to be crucified. Christ Is Our Passover Lamb and because He offered up Himself as a Living Sacrifice (in our stead), we "have" been redeemed, forgiven and cleansed by His Blood that was shed on The Cross Of Calvary. His Body was broken, so that we could be made whole. Let us not betray Him, but Go! Into All the World to Preach, Teach and Heal In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
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Subject: Made To Last Forever: 2 Corinthians 5:6
The Word:
So then, we are always full of good and hopeful and confident courage; we know that while we are at home in the body we are abroad from the home with the Lord [that is promised to us].
- 2 Corinthians 5:6
Are you AlWays Full of Good, Hopeful and Confident Courage? I have known and do know plenty of people that are full of a lot of things, but not God (Who Is Good All The Time), Hope (Which Never disappoints us) or Confident Courage In The Lord Jesus. This particular portion of Scripture has stirred up a lot of things over the centuries and it is most certainly still open for major discussions. Are you at home in The Body? This flesh, bone and blood suit that our soul lives in is only temporal, it is passing aWay, a tent who's pegs will soon be pulled up and our Spirit Will Fly AWay To Glory! Paul The Apostle tells us that we (as Believers) shall be caught up (raptured) to "be" with Him (Jesus) In the clouds.
This Earth is not our home, Heaven Is and we "are" seated In Heavenly Places In Christ Jesus. We "are" citizens of the New Jerusalem. You, my dear, sweet Brothers and Sisters In Jesus "are" The Body of Christ and He Is The Head! Each and Every One of us is an important Member of His Body here on Earth, His Representatives, Ambassadors for Christ. As Jesus Is on this earth, so "are" we!
We are Commanded By God (In HIs Holy and Precious Word) to be ye, being filled (continually) with The Holy Spirit! His Word Is Spirit and Life, so get into It and allow It to get into you. Although we "are" One with Our Heavenly Father, Jesus and The Holy Spirit, we see through a glass darkly, only in part, but someday (Soon and Very Soon we "are" Going to See The King) we shall See Him Face to Face. All of Creation shall come before Him, The Light of The World.
Every knee shall bow and tongue confess that Jesus Christ Is Lord!
Without Faith it is impossible to please God, so if we confess Jesus as Lord and Savior of our Life, we Must Come To Him By Faith, Walking by Faith and not by sight or appearance. Things are not alWays as they seem. Either Way, on Earth aWay from Him or aWay from home and with Him, we are to be constantly ambitious and striving earnestly to be well-pleasing to Him. To constantly be winning people over, persuading them that Jesus Is The Way, Truth and Life, should be our daily goal. God wishes that none perish, but All Come to Repentance In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: NT Message: Seeing Life From God's View: Romans 12:2
The Word:
Do not be conformed to this world - this age, fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs. But be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind - by its new attitude - so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
- Romans 12:2
God has "given" you and the World His Word, so that we would come to Know and Accept His Perfect Will for our Life In Him. Repentance is to turn around and think differently about things pertaining to God. His Way "Is" The Right Way and The Only Way. Our thoughts should "be" His Thoughts. As A New Creation In Jesus, God has "given" us The Mind Of Christ, but unfortunately for most of us, we are still trying to live the Life of Faith, using our own finite brains. What most of us really need is a Good brain washing by The Living Water and God's Holy and Precious Word. Just like a computer, our human brain will take garbage in and give garbage out, so we must fill our hearts and minds with The Things Of God. It Is "OK" to have Attitude as A Believer, as long as we have a Good (God) Attitude.
If you really and truly want to see the things In Life from God's perspective, His Good, Acceptable and Perfect Will In His Sight For you, then you must get into His Word. All of the Old Covenant points to The New and All of The New Covenant Is Fulfilled In Jesus! His Word Is The Vision Of His Glory, His Goodness, His Tender Mercies, Loving-Kindness and His Unmeritted Favor, God's Grace.
How is it that Phillip The Evangelist could go down to the desert road, meet the Ethiopian man reading Isaiah The Prophet and Preach Christ to him? God's Holy and Precious Word (Every Dot And Tittle) "Is" The Revelation of Christ Jesus!
Heaven and Earth shall pass aWay, but God's Word (Jesus Is The Living Word Of God) Shall Never Pass AWay! The Four Gospels (you "are" The Fifth Gospel and the only One the World may ever really come to see and know) point to Christ, but it is the Book of Ephesians that reveals to us The Will Of God and let's us Know Who We "Are" In Jesus!
Every single Member In The Body Of Christ Jesus Today, here on Earth (The Church) should present his or her "self" (All of their faculties) as a Living, Holy, Devoted and Consecrated Sacrifice Unto God, Our Heavenly Father! This "Is" our most reasonable, rational, intelligent, Spiritual Service and Worship. Let us All do so In Spirit and Truth, Loving God and One another In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Thanks for you prayers and giving,
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Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2003,
Subject: NT MESSAGE: WELL, I HOPE SO!
WORSHIP:
COME LET US GO UP (by Marc Chopinsky)
Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord Unto the house of the God of Jacob.
Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord Unto the house of the God of Jacob.
For the law will go forth from Zion,
And the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem, And we will walk in His footsteps,
And He will teach us His ways.
And He will judge many peoples,
And decide for mighty nations far and wide. And swords will be beaten into plowshares, And nations will not earn war again.
THE WORD:
In Him we also were made [God's] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had bee fore-ordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose. Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will.
- Ephesians 1:11
Never let it be said among us that Our God is not in complete and total control and aware of what is happening in this present World we live in.
Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will - of His plan, of His purpose.
[And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him,
[He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.
- Ephesians 11:10
Want to know God's Perfect and Acceptable Will for your Life In Jesus and the lives of others? Re-read the above Scripture and know that it is for us to be "In Him" interpreted to mean "In Himself" and "In Jesus." When the fulness of time had come God sent His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus into the World to save sinners! Today, We are responsible for All the Souls In the World and are Commanded of God, Through Christ and by the Ministry of the Holy Spirit to Go Into All the World and Preach the Good News! Unity of the Spirit among Believers and bringing the Bride to the Bridegroom, Holy, Pure, Blameless and Spotless in His Sight is our purpose and goal.
So that we who first hoped in Christ - who first put our confidence in Him - [have been destined and appointed] to live for the praise of His glory!
- Ephesians 1:12
What are you living for? To praise and glorify the Lord Jesus? All Glory, Honor and Power Is Due His Holy Name and He Alone Is Worthy!
The Gospel of John is considered by some to be the most Spiritual of the four, shows us the Revelation of Jesus and All that He Is (to us) In The Father, but to me The Letter Of Paul To The Ephesians shows us who we "ARE" In Christ and what God's plan and purpose is for us individually and corporately. As much as God Is Our Portion we are made His In Jesus, Ordained of God (His Chosen Ones) and Appointed By Him! God is working out everything (yes, the Word says, "EVERYTHING") in agreement with the counsel and design of His Own Will and Way (Jesus Is The Way, Truth and Life). He has given each and every Believer In Jesus His Spirit, His Holy Word and His Name Which Is Above All, so that we can live our lives unto Him and bring Glory to Him! Praise the Lord!
He Lives In Us! Abides In Us! Dwells In Us!
My Friends, God's Word Is True! Believe His Word Today and Receive His Will for your Life Today In Christ Jesus! Say, YES, Lord, Your Will Be Done In Me And Through Me! It is time to rise up! Don't just sit there and say, yes, I believe, I have faith and I have hope.
Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.
- Romans 5:5
Have you been disappointed, deluded or shamed? Cry out to God! Abba! Father!
The Son has come to dwell in our hearts and minds, with All the Love of the Father flowing down from Heaven above.
You "Have" the Holy Spirit of God Living In you, moving through you, so don't be afraid. Step out In Faith, In the Name of Jesus and go do whatever He has called you to, say what He has spoken to your heart and share His Word, Will and Way with others around you. As you empty yourself out (pour your life out as a drink offering to Him) He will continue to fill your cup to overflowing, so that you can be a blessing to others and be blessed.
This is our covenant relationship with God, our inheritance, our heritage, our portion, so don't just hope, but believe and "know" that His Love Will See Us Through! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Jesus, Mark
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Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2003,
Subject:
WHATEVER!
My Dear Sweet Brothers and Sisters In the Lord Jesus,
We have come through the pains and struggles of child bearing, but the pleasure of seeing already the birth of this Group has brought the Joy of the Lord to my heart and soul. Forgetting that which is behind I encourage you all to press onward and upwards In Jesus. I am determined not to skip a beat and am committed to working with each and every one of you to make this the best Christian Group on the WWW!
Competition is not the answer, but committment to the things of God, His Word, His Will and His Way are. My prayer is that All will come into a closer walk and relationship with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is His Group and I ask that you all do your part to bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy Name.
Please, pray daily for one another, Love One Another, post at least once a week and greet every new Member with the Love of God. We are in this together and our focus must be on Jesus, His Vision, His Heart, His Mind, His Spirit, His Giving, His Hands, His Feet, His Voice, His Faith, His Hope and most of all His Love. Taking the Love of God and the Good News of Jesus to All Nations and Peoples is still our goal, so let us look unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith and be obedient to the call of God upon us! It brings tears of joy to my eyes just to see you all here with me. June and Juliet are Moderators for this Group and I assure you that I submit to each of you and am accountable to all.
Take All the Good you have learned in Life, all the hurt, all the pain, all the disappointment, everything and let God use it and you to further His Cause!
Jesus will go before us in All thing, He promises never to leave or forsake us and surely His Goodness and Mercy will follow us All the days of our lives! Thank you All and never forget that God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
His blessings and Love to All who enter into His Presence here and let us Go, Do and Be All that He has Called Us To!
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
WORSHIP:
ARISE AND SHINE
Arise and shine, for your Light has come!
Arise and shine, for your Light has come!
And the glory of the Lord has risen
The glory of the Lord has come
The glory of the Lord has risen upon you!
THE WORD:
Rejoice in the Lord always - delight, gladden yourselves in Him; again I say, Rejoice! [Ps. 37:4.]
Let all men know and perceive and recognize your unselfishness - your considerateness, your forbearing spirit.
The Lord is near - He is coming soon.
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything by prayer and petition [definite requests] with thanksgiving continue to make your wants known to God.
And God's peace [be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and feeling content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding, shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and loveable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh on and take account of these things
- fix your minds on them.
Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace - of untroubled, undisturbed well-being - will be with you.
- Philippians 4:4-9
This is the Word of God unto us Today!
Thank God that His Mercies are renewed every morning and His Steadfast Love Never Ceases!
I hope you will all take the time to read, re-read and meditate on this portion of Scripture for this Group and every Member here. What does God require of us? To do justly, to Love Mercy and to walk Humbly with Him. You are not required to pour your life into this or any other ministry, but to minister unto the Lord, pour yourself out a Living Sacrifice unto Him and then He Will Work His Works In and Through You By The Power of His Holy Spirit! What does God want us to do? Follow His lead! Jesus did what He saw Our Heavenly Father doing when He walked the face of this Earth and we are Called of Him to do the same. As much as I would love to go to the Land of Israel and walk in the footsteps of Jesus, the disciples and apostles I am called to walk "with" Jesus, "IN" Jesus and "as" Jesus would have me ive my Life here and now. WWJD? Though over commercialized a very good question to ask ourselves if not only day by day, but minute by minute. For as long as you can look over my shoulder and see Jesus then follow my lead, but I prefer and encourage you all to follow Him and His leading for you personally and corporately as one body, one mind, one will and one Way. His Way!
Do not [earnestly] remember the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it, and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
- Isaiah 43:18, 19
Learn from the past, but don't live in it.
Don't recreate the wheel, but improve it!
Behold the Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World! Behold the man Christ Jesus! Behold Him In All His Beauty, Wonder, Splendor and Majesty, but notice the scars.
What He went through to get us where we are Today and oh how far we have to go.
Know that He Will Utilize Everything In and Around Us For Our Good and His, but we have to allow Him In. It is not easy or alWays pleasant, but we have His Word that It Is Worth It. He Is the Master Surgeon and His Word Will go to the bone and marrow of our very existence.
Let's perceive, know and heed this New and Living Way that He has set before us!
Jesus Is the Only Way through the wilderness and He Is Our Living Water in the driest of deserts.
We have made it through a dark night, tears have been shed, but His Joy Comes In The Morning! Arise and Shine for the Light of the World has Come and Is Risen Upon Us! Let us be a City of God High on the Hill Top Shining Ever Brighter Until the Full Light of Day!
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: THIS [JESUS]
WELCOME:
Greetings to All our New Members!
Please, IM, e-mail, call, visit and invite others to join us In Jesus. Let's Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
PRAYER:
Father, As we come before You we ask that You Speak Your Truth Into Our Hearts and Minds. Allow us to fall prostrate before You In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
THE WORD:
This [Jesus] is the stone which was despised and rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the Head [the external angle] of the corner - the Cornerstone. [Ps. 118:22.]
- Acts 4:11
And whoever falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed to powder, and it will winnow him, scattering him as dust. [Isa. 8:14; Dan. 2:34, 35.]
- Matthew 21:44
God Is My Rock! He Is The Chief Cornerstone And Capstone, First And Last, Beginning And End, Alpha And Omega!
We My Dear Brothers And Sisters In The Lord Jesus Are The Temple Of The Living God, His Church, The Body Of Christ Jesus And The Representation Of Him Here On Earth! What an awesome responsibility we have been called to!
Do you look in the mirror of God's Word each and every day? Let's get "real" personal here for a moment, forget about the "World" or the "Church" and what they think of us (I do hope that each and every one of you will take this personally), but examine ourselves In The Light Of God's Word, Will And Way.
When the Earth beneath our feet begins to shake and tremble, because it is being knocked off it's axis, the stars fall down from the sky and the mountains tumble to the seas, after we have done All that we can do to stand will we stand therefore?
Will we stand for everything and All that is Holy, Just, Right and True? Judgement begins at The House Of God! HONEY, I'M HOME! When Jesus rocks "your" World, when the storm comes will the house "you" built stand or fall? I want to tell you all that there is nothing wrong with falling (we should All fall prostrate at the feet of Jesus for He Alone Is Worthy Of ALL Glory, ALL Honor and ALL Praise), beholding the Royal Diadem and Crowning Him Lord Of ALL! What wretched men (women and children) we are in and of "ourselves." Who shall save us? There is but One Savior, The Man Christ Jesus!
This Jesus (The Name Above ALL Names by which we MUST be saved) Is The Stone (Our Solid Rock, The Firm Foundation) which was despised and rejected by you. The Word of God is All to clear here that He Is Speaking to THE BUILDERS! We who are called of God (and this is the calling of every Member In The Body) to play a part in helping to "build" His Temple, His Church, His Body are being questioned and challenged here. Heaven forbid, but is there an area in your life where He is still despised and rejected by YOU? Search Me Oh God and Know My Heart. Try Me and Know My Anxious Thoughts! Dare we cry out those words before the One True God and expect Him to answer our pleas? Jesus needs to be Lord of ALL or He Is not Lord at all! If He Is not the Head then how (really) does the Body function?
Have you fallen on "This" Stone? Has "your" heart, mind, spirit, strength, will and way been broken to pieces? Who I ask will put Humpty back together again?
A broken and contrite heart is pleasing to the Lord, because it is most pliable and useful to accomplish His Will and Way!
He Will Fill Your Heart with His Love, your mind with His Thoughts, Align your your spirit with His Holy Spirit, Fill you with His Strength, Walk you In His Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, bring Healing and Wholeness Into your Life and make you One With Him In Jesus! Let me warn you! When judgement comes, he on whom it falls will be crushed to powder, and it will winnow him, scattering him as dust.
From dust we were created and to dust we shall return, but when Jesus comes again we who have put our Faith and Trust In HIm shall be Resurrected with Him In Glory! Nobody who has even the slightest notion of the winnowing fork should take God's Word lightly.
God Is ALL Too Good at gathering those He has scattered, but when He separates the sheep from the goats, when many (if God says, "many" He means MANY) come to Him on That Day and say, "Lord! Lord!" and He says, "Depart from Me, I Never Knew YOU!" where shall we be?
Are we watching and waiting On Him, His Will, His Way? Are we ready, willing and able?
Let us "fall" at the feet of Jesus, so that we can stand before Him On That Day!
"This" Jesus Who Will Judge The Quick And The Dead! Let none of us think we can stand on our own lest we fall. Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER:
Oh Lord God, We humble ourselves before You, repent of any wrong doing in our hearts towards You or our fellow man. Correct us where we need to be corrected, let Your Rod and Staff Comfort us as You Lead Us Unto Jesus, The Author, Finisher of Our Faith, Our Good Shepherd and Peace In Your Holy and Precious name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Closing song:
THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU (Lenny LeBlanc)
There is none like You
No one else can touch
my heart like You do
I could search for all
eternity long and find
There is none like You
Your mercy flows like a river wide
And healing comes
from Your hands
Suffering children are safe
in Your arms
There is none like You
God bless and remember that God loves you so much!
Subject: NT Message: God Help Us!
Worship:
Put A Song Within My Heart
Put a song within my heart
To sing the words "How great Thou art!"
Put a song within my heart
"How great Thou art!"
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
The Word:
But in what I instruct [you] next I do not commend [you], because when you meet together it is not for the better but for the worse.
For, in the first place, when you assemble as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques (divisions and factions) among you; and I in part believe it,
For doubtless there have to be factions or parties among you in order that they who are genuine and of approved fitness may become evident and plainly recognized among you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17-19
Whenever we gather together, assemble or congregate as "God's People" we are entering into communion and fellowship with God and each other, but do we examine ourselves - detect "our" shortcomings and recognize "our own" condition before we partake of the bread which Is Jesus' Body broken for us or drink the cup which ratifies and establishes us In Jesus' Precious Blood?
Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here Today! We are "One" In The Spirit and "One" In The Lord! In the plan of the Lord and from His point of view woman is not apart from and independent of man, nor is man aloof from and independent of woman; for as woman was made from man, even so man is also born of woman.
And all whether male or female go forth from God as their Author and Jesus Is The Finisher of Our Faith! Are we meeting together as "One" In Him or separately within a Group? Is our gathering for the better or the worse? The Kingdom of God is supposed to be advancing, moving forward and not stagnant with fightings from within.
Jesus said, "A House divided against itself can "NOT" stand!" Rightfully dividing the Word of Truth is one thing and quite different from wrongfully causing divisions and factions among fellow believers, but God allows the wheat and the chaff to grow together and eventually the genuine "Believer" will come forth as gold, evident and plainly recognized among you. Like in Nehemiah's time we must ban together to rebuild the damaged walls and the Holy Temple of God, standing side by side with our Shields of Faith and Swords of The Spirit ready at all times for the Spiritual Battles that are ahead, because the enemy does not want us to succeed, but through prayer and In Jesus we "have" The Victory In His Name! We are either for Him or against Him, but there is no neutral ground here! Are you willing to do whatever it takes to bring Glory, Praise and Honor to the Lord Jesus? He makes us "able" and in our weakness He's Our Strength, so get ready, because he who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not even "fit" for the Kingdom of God!
The invitations have been sent to All Nations and Peoples! All are welcome, but we most definitely must be cautious, because the enemy is looking for that weakest link, that foothold and he will come as a wolf in "sheep's" clothing, so we have to be wise as serpents, gentle as doves and sheep in wolves clothing. It's time to toughen up and take a stand for what is right and true. We have to stand upon The Solid Rock, be rooted, grounded In His Word, obedient to His Will and follow His Way! Many will come and say, "Lord! Lord!" Jesus will say, "Depart from Me. I never knew you!" Do you "know" Jesus and are you "known" by Him? It's time to examine our "self," decide what we are really doing and why we are doing it, because whatever we do is to be done Unto The Lord and For Him!
God knows our hearts better than we know our own and you can't fool God.
None of us are worthy, all have sinned and fall short, but Jesus died for the World and everyone in it! Do we forgive others as Jesus forgave us? Do we forget the offenses brought against us by others as Jesus forgave us and cast our sins into His Sea Of Forgetfulness? Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus, I am asking each and everyone of you to ask God to search your hearts, ask HIm to know you, try you and see what He would have you do to go beyond where you are Today in Him. Have you been burned?
How many times are we to forgive others? 70X7? 7X70? Jesus died on the Cross at Calvary for you, for me and He Is Calling us to greatness In His Name, but it comes at a tremendous price. Life Is In The Blood and Jesus wants us to pour our Life out Unto Him as a Living Sacrifice. Watch and Pray, wait on The Lord and you will renew your strength!
He Is Our Defense and We Shall Not Be Moved!
Onward Christian Soldiers In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark
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Title. Subject: NT Message: Samples, Not Accidents
Worship:
Psalm 104:33-35
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
My meditation of Him shall be sweet:
I will be glad in the Lord.
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Word:
And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth (as sons) by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures - [a sample] of what He created to be consecrated to Himself.
- James 1:18
Are you quick to hear, (a ready listener,) slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry?
We "are" God's Beloved and He wants Every Man, Woman and Child of His to Understand [this]!
Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].
- James 1:17
God has "given" us All a free will. Why?
Because we are created In His Image and He has a free will too. To "Know" God is to "know" yourself. The more we lose our lives In Him the more we find our lives In Him! As Jesus was born of a virgin we are born-again of the Pure and Holy Spirit of God, washed by the Water and The Word. Adam and Eve fell in the Garden of Eden by the lie of the enemy, but we have been picked up, raised up to "be" with Jesus, seated in Heavenly places by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be (could be, would be and are) a kind of first fruits of God's creatures (His Creation)! Therefore if "any" man, woman or child be In Christ (In Jesus) they "are" New Creatures, New Creations In Him.
Old things are passed aWay. Behold! All things "are" NEW! When Jesus "passed aWay," died on the Cross at Calvary, "gave" up the Ghost, we died there with Him, because He died in our stead and crucified our sin and death there once and for All on that "Good" Friday! Early that Sunday morning, Easter, the first day of the week, the Lord's Day, Jesus was Resurrected from the grave as the First Fruits of the dead (which just so happened to be the Feast of First Fruits celebrated by the Nation of Israel) of which we are to be a "sample" unto the World!
Being a regular food shopper (food eater :) and spending some 30 years in the supermarket field I am all too familiar with samples. Why do manufactures of products "give" out samples for free? So that people will try and buy! Taste and see that the Lord Is Good! Give and receive, sow and reap, 2+2=4, what goes up must come down... When God created the universe He established certain rules and regulations, standards by which things would function decently and in order such as the Law (put into place to lead us to Christ, Who would fulfill It).
We are called of God to be consecrated unto Him, set aside for His use, sanctified, dedicated unto Him for His Purposes, made Holy, Blameless In His Sight, Righteous In Jesus to bring Glory, Honor and Praise to His Precious Name!
Offer up yourself a living sacrifice (an offering of first fruits), a sample to the World of the Love of God, using All the Gifts and Talents He has so freely "given" you, shining His Light of Life into the lives of those living in darkness, feeding them the Bread of Life and pouring out the Living Waters in their dry and weary lands!
Hear O Israel! Listen to the Word of the Lord!
Speak forth the Things of God In the Love of His Holy Spirit! Be angry at sin, but Love the sinner! He Is Our Defense, so let us not be moved unless it is by His Spirit leading, guiding and anointing us In His Perfect Will and Way. It Is God's Word which when planted in your hearts contains the power to save your souls and others In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT Message: You Are Not An Accident / 1 John 4:8
Worship:
Making Melody In Your Heart
Making melody in your heart
Making melody in your heart
Making melody in your heart
Unto the King of Kings
Worship and adore Him
Worship and adore Him
Making melody in your heart
Unto the King of Kings
The Word:
He who does not love has not become acquainted with God - does not and never did know Him; for God is love.
- 1 John 4:8
Pleased to make your acquaintance :)
Nice to know you :) Pleasure to meet you :) It is one thing to know "about" someone, somebody or something, but quite another to "know" someone, somebody and something. Who better to teach us this lesson than John the Beloved, Who wrote, so that we may "know" Jesus (Believe In and On Him as Lord and Savior of our Soul), find Eternal Life In His Precious Name and like Paul the Apostle, come to "know" Him and the Power of His Resurrection working In and Through our Life by the ministry of The Holy Spirit! To "know" about God and His Word (The Bible) is not the same or even close to 'Knowing" God, The Author of The Book, The Author of Life Itself, The Author and Finisher of Our Faith!
How is it that we come to "know" someone (especially God)? Well, it certainly does help to spend time with Him, commune and fellowship with Him In Spirit and Truth, for God Is Spirit and we MUST Worship Him In Spirit and Truth!
Think about All that God Is! #1, He Is God, Almighty, All Powerful, All Knowing, All Seeing, Ever Present, The Maker of Heaven and Earth, The Most High God and so much more, but to John, He Is Love! Love Never Gives Up, Never Loses Faith, Is AlWays Hopeful, and Endures Forever! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
He Never Loses and neither do we, cause we "have" the Victory In Jesus' Name!
Hope will not disappoint us, It Is the Anchor of Our Soul and God Is Eternal!
Therefore, if God Is Spirit (and He Is) then His Spirit Is Love and if we are In His Spirit then we are to "be" In Love, In God, never giving up, but pressing forward to obtain the prize, never losing Faith, because as we pour ourselves out as living sacrifices before Him, He will fill us up continuously with His Power to accomplish His Word, Will and Way, AlWays hopeful, Jesus Is Our Hope and enduring unto the end, so that we will receive the Crown of Righteousness and Eternal Life In Jesus!
Chances are you made your acquaintance with Jesus by someone or somebody introducing you to Him. How can people hear if we don't tell them? To "know" Him Is to Love Him and if you Love Him, you will obey His Commandments to Love God and each other, your neighbor as yourself! Go into All the World and Preach The Good News (The Gospel), Introduce everyone and everybody to Jesus. If we do not Love our fellow man (if we show no concern what-so-ever for the salvation of their eternal souls) then how can we claim to Love God? We must question our motives, our reasons for calling ourselves "Christians" and if we really do truly "know" God or ever did. If we are God's Beloved, then we should Love one another as He first Loved us.
Love springs from God and if we are Born of God (Born-Again of His Spirit In Love), His Begotten, then we should be coming progressively to "know" and understand, to perceive, recognize, get a better and clearer knowledge of Him.
We can only come to "know," understand and Love God, because he first Loved us, He manifested His Love In Jesus (His Son, The Only Begotten or Unique Son), displayed His Love for us on the Cross at Calvary by dying in our stead, so that we might "have" Eternal Life Through Him.
Let us show the World that we "are" Christians, True Believers In God, "Knowing" Him and Loving Him (Acquainted with Him) by Loving Him with All of our Hearts, Minds, Souls, Spirits and Strength, Loving Each Other and Our Neighbors As Ourselves In Love, In God, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Friend and Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT Message: What Drives Your Life? 1 John 4:18
Worship:
All Hail The Power
1. All hail the power of Jesus name
Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all
2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God
Who from His altar call
Extol the stem from Jesse's rod
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
3. Ye chosen seed of Israel's race
A remnant weak and small
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
4. Ye Gentile sinners, ne're forget
The wormwood and the gall
Go spread your trophies at His feet
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
5. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
6. O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall
Join in the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all, etc.
The Word:
There is no fear in love - dread does not exist; but full-grown (complete, perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and [so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love - is not yet grown into love's complete perfection.
- 1 John 4:18
O the depths, the riches and the knowledge of God's Love! John the Apostle, John the Beloved certainly had a handle on It, but do we? Can we look into our Beloved's eyes, speak with Him face to face, lay our head on His Chest and listen to His Heart Beat, touch the hem of His Garment, sit at His Feet and kiss them? How well to you "know" Him? It is not enough to just know about Him, but we must enter into a personal one on one relationship with Our Heavenly Father and the only Way to do that is In Jesus by the ministry of His Holy Spirit being active In our heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength (every aspect of our Life In Him).
To "know" Him Is to Love Him and Jesus says, "If you Love Me, you'll obey My Commandments!" How are we doing so far?
Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine! O, what a foretaste of Glory Divine! Jesus, The Son of God has come to dwell in our hearts, His Holy Spirit Lives In Us! Christ In YOU Is the Hope of Glory! Jesus Is The Hope of Israel, The Hope of the World! Do you "know" that you "have" Eternal Life In Jesus? Are you convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt the you are going to Heaven when you die? As Children of the Most High God we can go "boldly" before His Throne of Grace and Mercy, because In Jesus, we are found to be pure, holy, blameless, righteous, complete and yes, even perfect! We can be totally confident when the Word of God tells us that we will not face judgement, because of our union and communion with Jesus!
Any one who confesses (acknowledges, owns) that Jesus Is the Son of God, God abides (lives, makes His home) in him, and he (abides, lives, makes his home) In God.
- 1 John 4:15
Jesus told us to abide In Him and we would bear fruit fit for His Kingdom! If you are In Christ then the Holy Spirit Is In you, you are In God and God Is Love! He never gives up, never loses Faith, is AlWays Hopeful, Endures and we should do likewise when it comes to the things of God. God Loves us far above and beyond our human understanding could ever fathom on this side of Eternity. Do you "know," understand, recognize, are you conscious of, observing by experience, do you believe, adhere to, put faith in and rely on His Love for you? Let us cry unto the Father! O We Of Little Faith! We Believe, Help Our Unbelief!
God Is Love. When we dwell and continue In Love then we dwell and continue In God, and God dwells and continues In Us (know and understand that when God continues He continues into All Eternity)!
Fear not, little ones for God Is With Us!
There's no need to dread anything, because Love turns out fear. God sees us full-grown, complete and perfect In the Love of Christ! He died on the Cross at Calvary in our stead, because of His Love for us and there is no Greater Love than for someone to lay their Life down for a friend (yes, you are God's Friend). O what manner of Love the Father has "given" unto us. His Love has been shed abroad in our hearts, so that we can Love others In His Name. In this time of war it is a comfort to know that Love expels every trace of terror! Love Conquers All!
The unjust will receive their just punishments from God, but we who are found "Just" In Jesus should not be afraid. Test yourself to see if you are mature In His Love and grown Into Love's complete perfection. My Life Is Hid In Christ and therefore if I Am In Jesus, I Am In God, His Holy Spirit Lives, Moves and has His Being In Me, so I Am In Love! What a Wonderful and Marvelous feeling to be In Love, True Love, Real Love, Pure Love, Holy Love, Righteous Love, The Greatest Love of All, God's Love! We Love Him, because He first Loved Us and this command, charge, order, injunction we have from Him, that he who Loves God shall Love his Brother Believer also.
Love Him with All your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, Love your neighbor as yourself and Love one another as Christ has Loved you In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Friend and Brother In Him, Mark
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Subject: NT Message: What Drives Your Life? Matthew 6:24
Worship:
He's The Lord Of Glory
Isa. 6:6, 7
He's the Lord of glory
He is the great "I am"
The alpha and omega
The beginning and the end
His name is Wonderful
The Prince of peace is He
He's the Everlasting Father
Throughout eternity.
The Word:
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be against the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon [that is, deceitful riches, money, possessions or what is trusted in].
- Matthew 6:24
Have you checked your lamps lately? The Word of God tells us that the eye is the lamp of the body. Seeing is believing?
No, believing (by Faith Is Receiving), but what you take in through the portholes of your eyes (or any other opening that will allow things [natural or Spiritual] to enter into your body) affects your conscience.
Your ears may do the hearing, but are you listening and what or who are you listening to? The Question of the Day Is, "Is your eye sound?" Your answer might be, "No, It's Sight!" If you see clearly (not only with your natural eyes, but your Spiritual ones, even your mind's eye), with discernment, using wisdom, knowledge and understanding then your entire body will be full of light, but if you are Spiritually blind to the Things of God and viewing this World as He Sees It according to His Word, Will and Way then you will be in darkness. We are Called to Be Children of Light! God Is Light Beyond Light, Jesus Is The Light Of The World and the Holy Spirit burns brightly within our souls, making us the Light of the World as well, so let That Light Shine and chase aWay the darkness!
The body is an interesting subject. Not only from the human point of view, but the Spiritual reality of being God's Creation, The Temple of the Holy Spirit, The Church, the Bride of Christ and the very representation of The Body Of Jesus here on Earth! In the natural we have to eat, drink and clothe ourselves, but life in general [in quality] is greater than food and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing. Knowing that God Will Provide our every need (because, He Is Our Loving, Heavenly Father), that He Will Take Care of us, we still get perpetually uneasy, anxious and worry. God's Word tells us to Do unto others as you would have them Do unto you! Whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do you also to and for them, for this [sums up,] the Law and the prophets. This is "Being" Like Jesus, because He fulfilled All of the Law and the Prophets! Unfortunately, we (even as confessing Christians) are more concerned about what is coming in than what we are "giving" out In Jesus' Name. "Give" and it shall be "Given" unto you in Full Measure, Pressing Down, Over and Above, Abundantly Beyond Whatever you could ask, Hope or think!
Money is not the root of All evil, but the love of it is and if you are striving to reach the top of that corporate ladder (rather than climbing Jacob's Ladder) to obtain great wealth and riches in this lifetime then you are poor of spirit indeed! Building bigger barns to store your possessions here on Earth makes you a fool in the eyes of God and your soul will be required of you. What and / or who are you putting your trust in, your faith in? Your job (working 6 or 7 days a week), your position in society (titles and civilizations will all tumble and fall), your mind (All the wisdom of this World is foolishness compared to the Wisdom of God), your physical health (sooner or later this flesh will fall apart and fade aWay), your spouse, lover or friend (nobody Loves you like God), your finances (store up your treasures in Heaven where moth and rust do not exist) mean absolutely nothing in light of eternity!
"I fed my body and I fed my mind, but I did not feed my soul!"
- Tony Loeffler
God Is Spirit, His Word Is Spirit and Life and Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life, so Who are you serving as Lord and Master? You are either for Him or against Him. There is no neutral ground and if you are not standing on The Rock then you are building your house, your future, your eternal destiny in the sand. If you Love God then you will obey His Commandments, Love your neighbor as yourself and each other as Jesus Loves you. A choice has to be made and God "gave" us All a free will to choose Life In Jesus" Name or death.
"You're gonna have to serve somebody."
- Bob Dylan
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you cannot serve both, because you will be devoted to one, despise and be against the other. Whatever it is you are searching for, striving to obtain, serving, loving, standing by, devoted to, possessing, trusting in, seeking after, putting your faith in, relying on or holding on to, if it is not God and the things of God then, Let It Go! Only In God will your eternal soul find rest and "satisfaction" (If anyone has Mick Jaggers e-mail address please, forward this to him). Everything we have in this life that is worth anything at all is a "gift" from God, even we ourselves are bought and paid for by the Precious Blood of Jesus. What we have in our hearts (The Love Of God) only really and truly Lives when we "give" It aWay! "Give" In Love, In Charity, not letting your right hand know what your left hand is doing (the Body doesn't need to know every move that's being made by every part, but each Member should be fulfilling it's function) and your Heavenly Father Who Is In Secret Sees your deeds done in secret will reward you openly. Deny Jesus before men and He Will deny you before The Father, but even when you pray (ask) in a quiet place, a private room, closing the door of the World behind you and going boldly through the Door of Heaven (Jesus Is The Door and The Gate) before His Throne of Grace and Mercy, He Will Answer and Reward you in the open! God Wants (He Desires), to Reveal Himself to the World and He Will Use us as we Serve, Love, Devote ourselves To Him and pour our Life out as a Living Sacrifice by "Giving" the Good News (Gospel) to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message: What Drives Your
Life? Ephesians 3:20, 21
Worship:
Bone Of My Bone
When you hurt, I hurt,
When you're sad, I'm sad;
When you're glad, we're happy together.
When you fail, I fail;
When you're blessed, I'm blessed;
Through each test, we'll go on together.
Chorus:
For you're bone of my bone
And flesh of my flesh
And the Lord has put us together
(repeat chorus)
The Word:
Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think - infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes or dreams -
To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen - so be it.
- Ephesians 3:20, 21
Through "your" Faith, Christ Jesus actually dwells - settles down, abides, makes His permanent home - in your hearts! If you are rooted deep in The Word of God, then you are In Love and founded securely On Love, so that you may "have" the Power, be strong to apprehend and grasp with All the Saints (God's devoted people, the experience of that Love) what is the breadth, length, height and depth of It; That you may "really" come to "know" - practically, through experience for yourselves
- the love of Christ Jesus, which far surpasses mere knowledge (without experience); that you may be filled (through All your being) unto All the Fullness of God - [that is] may have the richest measure of the Divine Presence, and become a Body Wholly Filled and Flooded with God Himself!
PLEASE, read and re-read that again and again until it becomes your prayer (as it is mine) for each and every Believer to come into this knowledge and experience (to grow into the Full Stature of Jesus, from Image to Image, Grace to Grace and Glory to Glory!) that God wants us All to "Be" as His Body, His Temple, His Church, His Ambassadors for Christ here on Earth! My Dear Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus, God Is More than Willing and Able to Fulfill His Plans and Purposes for your Life In Jesus! All we need do is humbly submit to His Word, Will and Way and be responsive, obedient to The Holy Spirit as he leads and guides us into All Truth and Understand. Listen to the Voice of the Spirit and heed His Call! He will tell you when to go to the right or to the left and keep you on the straight and narrow Way.
This Word for Today does not say, Tomorrow, but NOW! Today Is The Day Of Salvation!
Today, If You Hear His Voice Harden Not Your Heart! Our Heavenly Father is a God of Action and His Holy Spirit is at Work in our hearts and minds to bring us to the places where we can Work the Works of Christ Jesus prepared for us to "Do" before the foundations of this World were laid. He Is Able to carry out His Purposes and "Do" SUPERABUNDANTLY, above and beyond All that we could ever ask or think!
Now, I know we have some serious thinkers here, but have you had the nerve to go boldly before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy to [dare] ask of Him?
Jesus says, "You have not, because you ask not." Faith is a most interesting concept, believing in something you have not yet seen, but "knowing" that In the Spirit you have already obtained it, because whatever we "ask" In Jesus' Name, we shall receive. The Word of God tells us Today that we will get exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond ALL that we ask, think, pray for, desire, hope for (Hope Will Not Disappoint Us) and dream of. If we "have" the Mind of Christ and the Bible says we do, then we should be thinking of and on the Things of God, praying for and asking of Him to give us the desires of our hearts, because we are delighting ourselves In Him. Our hearts and minds are to be One In Christ Jesus!
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 13:12
When Jesus ascended unto Heaven to be seated at The Right Hand Of God The Father, They poured out The Holy Spirit Upon ALL Flesh, so that we could see visions and dream dreams. Without vision, God's Vision, we perish, but It Is He Who "gives" us the dreams and we find their fulfillment In Him!
Why does God do these things? To bring Glory, Praise and Honor to His Holy and Precious Name! He even shares His Glory with us, In us as The Church, His Beloved Bride of Christ Jesus throughout All generations. We are responsible to reach the ends of the World with His Love and Good News, to touch the hearts and change the minds of this generation in which we live. He has "given" us All The Ministry of Reconciliation and Commanded us to Go to All Nations and Peoples, so that they will come to "know" Salvation In and Through His Son, Jesus!
As a Prisoner for the Lord, Paul the Apostle appeals to us and yes, even begs us to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which we have been called - with behaviour that is a credit to the summons to God's service, Living as becomes us - with complete lowliness of mind (humility) and meekness (unselfishness, gentleness, mildness), with patience, bearing with one another and making allowances because we love one another. By This, the World shall come to "know" that we "are" Christians, by our Love for God, our neighbor as ourselves and each other, for ever and ever In Jesus' Name. Amen. - so be it.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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Thank you for your prayers and giving,
Mark and the Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: New Covenant Message: What Drives Your Life? Ephesians 5:17
Worship:
At The Mention Of Your Name
Father of Light, friend in the night.
Before beginnings are you.
Calm in the storm, balm to the torn.
When all else fails, You are true.
Chorus: And the earth breaks forth into singing
Only at the mention of your name.
And my spirit breaks into loving
At the nearness and the tenderness of you.
The poured out wine, life of the vine.
The living word is known.
King of the Jew, the Gentile too.
Seated upon the throne. (chorus)
Breath of the wind. Death in the end,
is swallowed up by your love.
Sweet melody of victory
comes on the wings of the dove. (chorus)
The Word:
Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.
- Ephesians 5:17
I'm sure most of you have heard it said that when you see The Word, "therefore," you should look to see what It's there for.
If I had to pick my All time favorite Book of the Bible It would most definitely be Ephesians, because It shines out like a diamond in the night sky, glistening with All the Light of Life, causing us to awake from our sleep, arise form the dead and see Christ Shining [making a New Dawn] upon us. [Isa. 60:1, 2 with 26:19.] Without being vague at All, but most precise in every Spiritual detail imaginable for the human spirit to comprehend, The Word of the Lord lays out the Truths of God, so that our thoughts will be His Thoughts and instead of playing the fool in this present World we live in, we walk In the Wisdom of God with the Mind of Christ.
The Spirit of the Lord leads and guides us into All Understanding and allows us to firmly grasp, to lay hold of Him Who has laid hold of us and know His Perfect and Acceptable Will for our Life In Jesus!
Each of us (without exception) is Called of God to Love Him, our neighbor as [being in a sense] our very own self and one another as Christ has Loved and does Love us. Respect and reverence, adoration (in the sense not applied to Diety) for All mankind, noticing, regarding, honoring, preferring, venerating, esteeming, deferring, praising, loving and admiring them exceedingly should be shown especially to the Children of God, because we are His Sons and Daughters, His Representatives, He Is Our Heavenly Father In The Lord Jesus and this Is Just and Right! We "are" His Workmanship Created In Christ Jesus for Good Works Unto Him, According to His Word, "Will" and Way!
Walk carefully then, Live Purposefully, worthily, accurately as wise - sensible, intelligent people (Men, Women and Children of the Most High God, His Chosen People); making the very most of the time - buying up each opportunity!
Do not associate with winebibbers; be not among them nor among gluttonous eaters of meat; [Isa. 5:22; Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18.]
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- Proverbs 23:20, 21
Hear, Oh Israel! Listen to the Voice of the Lord, because we are to be wise, and direct our mind In the Way [of the Lord].
Hearken to Your Heavenly Father Who Has Begotten you In Christ Jesus! We are not to get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the (Holy) Spirit. [Prov. 23:20.]
Jesus says, "My Word Is Spirit and Life!"
His Holy and Precious Word Is His Love Letter to you as His Beloved Bride. This present World we live in will pass aWay, but God's Word Is Eternal and It shall Never pass aWay! Feed on It, be filled to overflowing with the Holy Ghost and receive the Abundant Life In Christ that He Promised you. Want to "Know" what God's Will Is? Then get into "The Book" and allow the Word of God (Jesus Is The Living Word Of God) to get into you, so that His Holy Spirit will get a grasp on your Life, go before you in All things, keep you In His Perfect and Acceptable Will for your Life and Surely His Goodness, Mercy and Loving-Kindness shall follow you All the Days of your Life In Christ Jesus!
THIS IS GOD'S WILL:
In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him, [He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.
- Ephesians 1:9b, 10
Grace (God's undeserved favor) be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying and incorruptible [love]. Amen - so be it.
- Ephesians 6:24
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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Thank you for All of your Prayers and Support,
Mark and the Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2003
Subject: Maundy Thursday / Happy Passover!
Worship:
Isaiah 25:1, 7-9
O Lord, Thou art my God,
I will exalt thee, I will give thanks to Thy Name, For Thou hast worked wonders,
Plans formed long ago,
With perfect faithfulness (Sing through 2 times)
And on this mountain, He will swallow up the covering, Which is over all people -- even the veil which is stretched over all nations.
He will swallow death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces
He will remove the reproach from His people, From all the earth, from all the earth (Sing through 2 times)
For the Lord has spoken, and it will be said in that day; "Behold this is our God, for whom we have waited;" "That He might save us, this is the Lord for whom we have waited;" "Let us rejoice and be glad in His Salvation."
(Repeat Chorus)
The Word:
Purge (clean out) the old leaven that you may be fresh (new) dough, still uncontaminated (as you are), for Christ, our Passover [Lamb], has been sacrificed.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7
Passover was first instituted in Exodus 12:3-49; a Special Passover, for those who were unclean, or on a journey, Numbers 9:6-12; Strangers were authorized to celebrate It, Ex. 12:48, 49; The Feast was observed at a place designated by God, Deut. 16:5-7; with unleavened bread, Ex. 12:8, 15-20; and there was a penalty for neglecting to observe It, Num. 9:13. There was a renewed observation of Passover by the Israelites upon entering Canaan, Josh. 5:10,11; after returning from captivity, Ezra:6:19, 20; and most importantly, Passover was observed by Jesus / Yeshua, Matt. 26:17-20; Luke 22:15; John 2:13, 23; 13.
Jesus / Yeshua was in the Temple at the time of Passover, Luke 2:41-50, He was crucified at the time of Passover, Matt. 26:22; Mark 14:1, 2; John 18:28 and The Lords Supper, The Last Supper, Communion, The Passover Meal was ordained by Christ / Messiah / The Anointed One Himself, Matt. 26:26-28; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-20. The Romans released a prisoner at Passover, Matt. 27:15; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:16, 17; John 18:39 and the Apostle Simon Peter was imprisoned at the time of The Feast, Acts 12:3.
I was first introduced to Maundy Thursday nearly 14 years ago at a Methodist Church in West Paterson, N.J. when Pastor Lee performed a foot washing ceremony on his congregation in remembrance of Jesus cleansing His disciples feet on the night of Passover.
This sacrament has been carried out for thousands of years and in England alms were given out to the poor on this day. It was some 20 years ago that I attended my first Sedar at Maranatha, The Church of The Nazarene in New Milford, N.J. that was conducted by Danny London and Gary Selman who later went on to start Beth Israel Messianic Center which is now located in Garfield, N.J.
The Apostle Paul explains to us that just a little leaven (which represents sin) will ferment the whole lump of dough, so we are to purge, cleanse ourselves of All sin and unrighteousness, but no matter how much we clean the outside, we are sinful in nature within, so what can we do?
What must we do to be saved?
Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of vice and malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened [bread] of purity (nobility, honor) and sincerity and (unadulterated) truth. [Exod. 12:19; 13:7; Deut. 16:3.]
- 1 Corinthians 5:8
Just because we live in this World of immoral people, greedy graspers, cheats, thieves or idolaters does not mean that we need to be of it! We are not to be playing "The Great Escape" from this World, This Present Darkness or looking to get out of human society altogether, but as Believers, we are Called of God to be a Light of Life and Hope to All Nations and Peoples while living a Holy, sanctified, set aside Life To Him Who sits on The Throne and Unto The Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World!
He Who was born of a virgin (pure) in Bethlehem (The House of Bread), Is The Bread of Life which came down from God out of Heaven. When breaking the Passover Bread, Jesus said, "This Is My Body, broken for you." and earlier He had spoken to His Disciples and told them if they did not eat His Flesh and Drink His Blood that they would not have Life (He was speaking of Life Eternal). He took the cup of wine and said to them, "This Is My Blood, The Blood of The New Covenant."
The Word of God tells us that without the sheading of Blood there is no forgiveness of sin! Jesus was about to offer up His Life in our stead, so that we could have Everlasting Life By Faith In His Holy and Precious Name!
From Genesis to Revelation the Plan of God is unfolded and revealed In His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus. He swallowed up sin and death, cleansed us from All sin and unrighteousness, Messiah has become our covering, our reproach has been removed, the Veil of The Temple has been torn in two and we can now go boldly into The Holy of Holies, before God's Throne of Grace and Mercy to make our petitions! Jesus Is our Passover Lamb, our Salvation, The Resurrection and In Him the old things are passed aWay (passed over) and All things become new. A lifetime here on Earth would not permit us the time to go into All that the Passover means to us as Believers and the World at large, because we see through a glass darkly, but what we can know is The Light of The World within us that will Shine ever brighter until the Full Light of Day.
Remember the woman who wept at Jesus' feet and poured the perfume over His Head? He said that she was preparing HIm for His burial.
We are All Called of God to live a crucified Life In Christ Jesus! With this bread our lives are to be broken and with this cup our lives are to be given. This woman who had been forgiven much wept at The Feet of Jesus and wiped His Feet with her hair. Jesus knelt down as a Servant, washed the disciples feet and dried them with a towel. Before any animal was Sacrificed Unto God either at the Tabernacle in the desert or The Temple in Jerusalem, their legs and feet were washed. How Lovely on the mountain are the feet of Him Who Brings Good News, The Gospel! When the alabaster jar was broken to anoint Jesus, the perfume filled the room and as our Life is broken before The Lord, we bring the essence of Christ / Messiah / The Anointed One where ever we go. When the Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side upon the Cross at Calvary, His Precious, Cleansing Blood and Water flowed through All the land and our Life is to be poured out as a Living Sacrifice Unto God and our fellow man to bring Healing to the Nations and Streams of Living Waters to a dry and weary land. We are All travelling on this journey that someday will find an end. The Good Shepherd is with us and Forever watching over us in All of our comings and our goings. We are the Temple of the Living God, as Believers, His Holy Spirit Lives, Moves and Has His Being In us.
Jesus said, "My House shall be called a House of Prayer!"
Perhaps He comes to His Temple during this Passover Feast and finds us to be white washed tombs, clean on the outside, but full of dead men's bones within. Have we become a den of robbers and thieves? Will He be turning over some tables in your life? Allow Him to have His Perfect and Acceptable Will Done In and Through your Life In Him.
Let Him complete the Work that He has Begun In you!
Fill yourself up with The Word of God and pray without ceasing. Come to Know and Understand His Plans and Purposes for your Life in Christ Jesus. Barabbas was set free at Passover by Pilate and Jesus died in his place. His name means Son of The Father and although he was a sinner, Jesus, The Son of Our Heavenly Father died on the Cross to pay the penalty for All sinners in the World. Peter, a Disciple of Christ was imprisoned during the Passover Feast and miraculously set free.
We are All Called of God to "Be" Disciples of Christ Jesus, Prisoners of Hope (Hope will not disappoint us) and Messiah came to set the captives free.
The Truth (Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life) shall set you free, but he who the Son sets free "Is" FREE Indeed!
Let us All keep the Passover, keep All of these things in our heart, treasure them, guard them above All things. Christ / Messiah / The Anointed One, our Passover Lamb, has been slain, sacrificed, but He rose again, was resurrected from the grave on the third day, ascended unto Heaven and is now seated at The Right Hand Of God Our Heavenly Father, so we should go into All the World with The Love of God and The Good News of Deliverance for All who would Believe By Faith, pouring out our Life Unto Him as a Living Sacrifice In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Happy Passover and have a Good Friday!
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message: You Are Not An Accident! 1 John 4:8
Worship:
The Lord Will Never (Ps. 91)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High God, Who abides in the shadow of the Almighty One, He will say to the Lord:
"My refuge and my fortress,
My God in whom I trust,
As the Lord is my helper,
I will not fear." (sing two times) (Chorus)
He will give His angels charge over you, To guard you in all of your ways.
On their wings they will bear you up, lest you fall Or dash your foot on a stone.
The Lord will never leave you alone. (sing three times)
(Chorus)
The Word:
He who does not love has not become acquainted with God - does not and never did know Him; for God is love.
- 1 John 4:8
Do you really think that God has ever created anything and then said, "OOPS!"? There are no mistakes In God, because He Is Perfect and even though things may not seem that Way to us now; He makes All Things Beautiful In His Time. The Word of God tells us, "Be ye Perfect as Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect." There is none Perfect except The Lord Jesus, but In Him we "are" found to be Perfect In The Eyes of The Father. God "gave" us this Life In Him, because He Loves us and wants us to reflect His Image, His Likeness to All Nations and Peoples. Jesus said, "If you have seen Me then you have seen The Father." God Is Love and as His Children we are to bring Glory, Honor and Praise to Him by Loving Each Other as Christ Loved us. "If you Love Me, you will obey My Commandments," Jesus said. Paul the Apostle wrote, "These three abide:
Faith, Hope and Love, but the Greatest Is Love! Without Faith it is impossible to please God, Hope does not disappoint us, but Love Conquers All and we "are" More Than Conquerors In Christ Jesus, because we "have" the Victory In His Holy and Precious Name!
No one who does not practice (practice makes perfect :) righteousness (uprightness and right standing with and In God) - who does not conform to God's will in purpose, thought, word and action or deed - is of God; neither is any one who does not love his brother / sister [his / her fellow Believer In Christ Jesus]. Go ahead and re-read that again until it sinks into your heart, mind and soul and you have done a complete and total Spiritual Reality Check. We are not here merely to love in theory or in speech, but in deed and In Truth (Jesus Is Truth) - in practice and in sincerity. Are you sincere when you say, "I Love you."
"Sometimes people only ask you how you're doing, cause it's easier than letting on how little people care, but when you know that you've got a real friend somewhere, suddenly All the others are so much easier to bear."
- Jackson Browne
Jesus Is That Friend that sticks closer than a Brother or Sister. He Is Faithful and True! Jesus Cares and God Loves you so much that He sent His One and Only Begotten or Unique [Son], into the World, so that we might Live Through Him and This Is The Love Of God that was made manifest (displayed), where we are concerned.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for our sins.
- 1 John 4:10
If God loved us so [very much], we ought to love one another and if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in us and His love [that love which is essentially His] is brought to completion - to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected - in us!
By this we come to know (perceive, recognize and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us:
because He has given (imparted) to us of His (Holy) Spirit.
- 1 John 4:13
Are you abiding In Christ? Can you reassure (quiet, conciliate and pacify) your heart In His Presence - that you are Of The Truth? Do you "have" The Proof that He [really] lives and makes His Home In us, by the (Holy) Spirit Whom He has "given" us? Christ Jesus In you Is The Hope of Glory! He who "has" The Son "has" Life Eternal! All who obey His orders and follow His plan, live and continue to live, to stay and abide In Him, and He In them.
There is a lot of talk going on in Christian circles Today about how we are not to judge one another, but Paul tells us that we as Believers are going to judge the Angels of God and John The Beloved implores us not to put our Faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God and by this we will perceive and recognize the Spirit of God. Do you have God as your Source? The Bible says that we must acknowledge and confess to [the fact] that Jesus Christ Is The Messiah, [actually] has become man, has come in the flesh and Is Of God! If you are Born-Again, Born of The Spirit Of God, Born From Above, washed and cleansed In The Precious Blood Of Jesus, then In, Through and To Him, we "are" Of God!
He Who Lives, Moves and "Has" His Being In you Is Greater (Mightier) than he who is in the World! We are in this World, but not of it and Jesus has "given" us His Peace, His Joy and Above All, His Love to Overcome this present World! Let's Love one another; for Love [springs] from God and it shows the World that we "are" begotten (born) Of God. In This Love we come progressively to get a better and clearer knowledge of Him.
In This [Union and Communion With Him] Love is brought into completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for The Day of Judgement - with assurance and boldness to face Him - because as He Is, so "are" we in this World.
- 1 John 4:17
Get Acquainted With God as your Heavenly Father, Come to Know Him Through a personal relationship with The Christ / The Messiah / The Anointed One; for The Son has come to dwell in our hearts by The Holy Spirit and we are Called To Love In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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Thanks for your prayers and gifts,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: New Covenant Message! What Drives Your Life? Philippians 3:13, 14
Worship:
Awake O Israel
Awake O Israel, put off your slumber
And the Truth shall set you free
For out of Zion, comes your Redeemer
In the year of Jubilee
For in the furnace of much affliction
I have chosen thee behold
And so for iron, I'll give you silver
And for brass I'll give you gold
Thou art my chosen for I have sought thee Thou art graven in my hand
And I will gather all that are scattered They shall come back to their land
O hallelujah, O hallelujah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord
O hallelujah, O hallelujah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord.
The Word:
I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do - it is my one aspiration:
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.
- Philippians 3:13, 14
Have you arrived, attained the ideal, already been made perfect? Only In Jesus can we find The Way! In Him, we "are" seated In Heavenly Places, attain Spiritual and moral Resurrection (Jesus said, I Am The Resurrection and The Life, Life Eternal, Life Everlasting) that lifts us out from among the dead even while in the body and are made perfect In The Fathers Eyes. All who do not put their Faith, Hope and Trust In Him are Spiritually dead. Jesus says to us Today, "Let the dead bury the dead. Come! Follow Me!"
What is your determined purpose in Life, In God? That you may Know Him! The Word of God tells us that to know God and His Son, Jesus is to know and "have" Eternal Life. When you first accept Jesus Christ into your heart and Life as your personal Lord and Savior then you have only just begun to live. We are to progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving, recognizing and understanding the Wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly. Do you know the power outflowing from His Resurrection [which It exerts over Believers] and do you share His sufferings as to be continually transformed In Spirit Into His Likeness even to His death? This Is The Hope of Glory! Christ In You! He who "has" The Son "has" Life! If you do not "have" The Spirit of God Living and Moving In you, then you do not "have" Life.
God, Our Heavenly Father sent His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus, The Good Shepherd into this World to save sinners and find the lost sheep. All we like sheep have gone astray and wandered around as without a shepherd, but thanks be to God, He has opened our ears to hear The Voice of The Spirit and as we obey and follow Him, He leads us to greener pastures and beside the still waters. Are you actually found and known as In Him?
We have no self-achieved righteousness to call our own, based on the obedience of The Law's demands - ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God - by following man made rules and regulations. Through Faith In Christ, The Anointed One, we possess The Genuine Righteousness, The Truly Right Standing With God, which comes from God by Saving Faith In Jesus, The Messiah!
Have we captured God or has He captured our hearts and minds In Christ Jesus? All of our righteousness is as filthy rags! Forget the lies of the past!
Jesus warned us, "Remember Lot's wife!" Don't look back, because whoever puts their hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for The Kingdom Of God.
Our one aspiration (this is not a cake walk, but requires discipline, determination and perspiration) should be to press onward and upward, straining forward toward The Goal (to sin is to miss the mark) to win The Supreme and Heavenly Prize to which God In Christ Jesus Is Calling us upward. If God calls you, will you answer? HELLO! Is there anybody out there? We "have" a High Calling In Christ Jesus! Drop Everything!
Count it All loss, consider it All to be mere rubbish, garbage, refuse, dregs, in order that you may win, gain Christ, The Anointed One. O, the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth and supreme advantage of knowing Him as Lord and Savior!
O, that we might Truly come to Know Him and The Power of His Resurrection working In and Through Our Life In Christ Jesus! What should we be straining forward to and pressing on towards?
Jesus commanded us to Go! Go into All the World and Preach The Gospel, The Good News of God! Our goal should be to reach as many people in All Nations with the Love of God, bringing the Message of Salvation, forgiveness of sins and The Promise of Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Title. Subject: Thursday, May 8, 2003: What Drives Your Life? Philippians 3:15
Worship:
By The Word Of The Lord
By the Word of the Lord
We are made overcomers
By the word of the Lord
We are able to stand
He liveth forever, and He reigneth eternal He has made His appearance
And He's coming again!
The Word:
So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions, and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also.
- Philippians 3:15
Do you consider yourself to be Spiritually mature, full-grown? The Word of God tells us that as Believers, we "have" The Mind Of Christ. The Bible says, "As a man thinks, so "Is" he." We are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind by reading and feeding on The Scriptures daily. It Is our milk and meat! Jesus spoke to the Disciples, "I have meat to at that you know nothing of." He tells us, "My Word Is Spirit and Life!" Want to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Devour the Word! The Spoken Word of God, became The Written Word and when we take It into our being (whether by reading, listening or watching), It is quickened by The Spirit and becomes The Living Word, Christ In us! It Is The Spirit of God that leads and guides us into All Truth and Understanding, He reveals and makes Everything clear to us. Our Spiritual Eyes are opened to see The Things of God, our ears can hear (Hear! O Israel!), our tongue is loosed to speak forth God's Word and we have the Peace of heart and mind In Knowing Him and the Power of His Resurrection. We "are" Alive In Christ! Our nostrils breathe in the Breath of Life, The Essence of Christ, we can taste and see that The Lord Is Good, Love flows out to others from our heart, we can touch Him and walk In The Spirit.
Don't you just want to run, mount up with wings of eagles and fly? You have to learn to crawl before you can take that first step, so let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our Lives In Christ Jesus by that. Follow His example, observe Him and Live after the pattern He has set before us. Moses built the Tabernacle in the desert according to the pattern, plan or blueprint that God had set before Him up on the mountain. It was the exact replica of the one In Heaven where Jesus Ministers as The High Priest of Our Souls Today! Our bodies "are" The Temple of God's Holy Spirit, His Word, The Bible Is our owners manual and Jesus' Life is our pattern and example to follow after. In Him, we "are" seated In The Heavenlies, we "are" citizens of the state, commonwealth, homeland which is In Heaven. We should be looking forward to The New Jerusalem and earnestly, patiently awaiting the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, as Savior of The World, Who Will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His Glory and Majesty!
Everything we have and are should be subject to Him and as we humble ourselves In His Sight, He Will Lift us Up!
We should All be standing firm Together In The Lord Jesus, in one accord, in agreement with His Holy and Precious Word, working in harmony with one another, One heart, One soul and One mind. Although we are many parts, we make up One Body, The Body of Christ here on Earth and we are Called of Our Heavenly Father to be One In His Spirit and One In The Lord Jesus! Practice what you have learned, received, heard and seen In Him, and model your Way of Living On It, and the God of Peace - of untroubled, undisturbed well-being - Will Be With you AlWays, even to the end of the ages!
Revive your interests in the welfare of others; think of The Things of God and take Every opportunity to show The Love of God. Jesus says, "Do This In Remembrance of Me." He was speaking of Communion and Fellowship with Him, but whatever you do to the least of these, His Brethren, you do it Unto Him! Are you content, satisfied in the state you are in, the point you are at In Jesus? The Joy of The Lord Is Our Strength and if you want to make Him happy, walk humbly With Him, know and enjoy Him and you will receive the Abundant Life In Jesus.
In our weakness, He shows forth His Strength, He empowers and enables us.
Are you ready for anything? He infuses inner strength to us by The Power of His Holy Spirit working In and Through us and makes us self-sufficient In Christ's Sufficiency. God "has" given us Everything we need to live our Life In Christ Unto Him! We "are" amply supplied with the gifts and talents that He "has" bestowed upon us.
[They are the] fragrant odor [of] an offering and sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.
- Philippians 4:18b
Let This Mind "Be" In you which was In Christ Jesus! Think His Thoughts, Reason with His Wisdom and Understanding, Know The Mind of God and hold His Convictions according to His Word, Will and Way. He Who "has" begun a Good Work In you Will Complete It. God Will build you up In His Word, By His Spirit Unto The Mature Man, Fully Grown In Christ Jesus.
Repentance means to change your heart and mind, to turn around and go the other way, to think differently, change your attitude. As Paul the Apostle writes to the Church of the Philippians, he exhorts them with God's Word, but leaves them to the working of His Holy Spirit. If in any respect they should have a different attitude of mind than that of The Mind of Christ which was to be in them, Paul was convinced that God would make All Things Clear to them. It Is The Holy Spirits Job, His Function here on Earth to convict and convince Believers and non-believers alike of sin and unrighteousness. We "are" Called Upon as Children of The Most High God to speak The Truth in Love, plant the seed, The Word of God, pray and ask that The Holy Spirit bring the increase and Harvest of Souls. Let us go forward with The Mind of Christ, Spiritually Mature, Full-Grown In Him, Holding On To His Convictions, with The Zeal of The Lord Consuming us, setting our face like a flint, looking Unto Him as The Author and Finisher of our Faith and Like The Good Shepherd, go out to seek and save All the lost sheep In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: What Drives Your Life? Romans 14:10, 12
Worship:
IN THE SECRET
Words and music by Andy Park
In the secret, the quiet place,
In the stillness You are there.
In the secret, in the quiet hour I wait only for You, 'Cause I want to, I want to know You more.
I want to know You,
I want to hear Your voice,
I want to know You more.
I want to touch You,
I want to see Your face,
I want to know You more.
I am reaching for the highest goal,
That I might receive the prize.
Pressing onward, pushing every hindrance aside, Out of my way
'Cause I want to, I want to know You more.
Copyright 1995 Mercy/Vineyard Publishing. ARR.ICS.UBP.CCLI#126897
The Word:
Who do you criticize and pass judgement on your brother? Or you, why do you look down upon or despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of God.
And so each of us shall give an account of himself - give an answer in reference to judgement - to God.
- Romans 14:10, 12
Do you find your "self" to have a critical spirit, being judgemental, belittling or despising your Brothers or Sisters In The Lord Jesus? Judge not lest ye be judged!
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, because each and every one of us will stand before God one day and have to answer to Him for our actions (and enactions). God is not going to ask us what we did in order for Him to allow us to enter into Heaven, but the one and only question will be, "What have you done with My Son, Jesus?"
We belong to The Lord Jesus Christ, because He died upon the Cross of Calvary to redeem us, purchase us back into a right relationship with Our Heavenly Father, so whether we live or die, we belong to Him and it was for this very purpose that Jesus came into the World, to save sinners. All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace. Whatever we do should be done unto Him, In Honor of The Lord Jesus and to His Praise, because of what He has done for us!
I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance. [Rom. 14:11; Heb. 6:13; Phil. 2:10,
11.]
- Isaiah 45:23
God's Word (Jesus Is The Living Word of God) shall go forth and accomplish His Will and Way!
"My Word shall not return to me void!" saith The Lord. Our Heavenly Father calls to All the ends of the Earth, "Look to Me and be saved! I Am God and there is no other." Only In Jesus can we say, I have Righteousness [Salvation and Victory] and Strength [to achieve]. We "are" Justified [enjoy a right relationship with Him, receive Eternal, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life], and Glory as Children of The Most High God, His Offspring In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Only In God does our soul find rest, Peace, Shalom, Fullness, Wholeness and Blessings.
God's Heart, His Desire is that All of mankind on the face of this Earth would come to Know Him from the east and the rising of the sun, and from the west and it's going down. He Is The Lord, and there is no one else! Christ In you Is the Hope of Glory and He wants others to say, Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no God besides Him. [1 Cor. 14:25.] Our Father wants us to come together as One In Jesus by The Power of His Holy Spirit moving In and Through us and take The Good News, The Gospel to All Nations and Peoples! As God the Father sent Jesus The Son, Jesus has sent us to fulfill and accomplish His Works here on Earth. Not by our own might or power, but by His Holy Spirit!
God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! He has borne us from our birth, carried us from the womb: even to our old age He Is The Great I Am! Jesus promised never to leave or forsake us and that He would be with us AlWays and Forever, even 'till the end of the ages. His Spirit is what burns deep down within us, empowers and enables us to be driven into All Truth and Understanding. Zeal for His House should consume us and cause us to bring His Salvation and Glory to the uttermost parts of the World!
Come unto Him, All who are weary and heavy laden and He Will "Give" you Rest In Jesus. Sit at His Feet in abject humiliation, learn from Him for He Is Meek and Lowly and allow Him to lift you up, high above the worries of this World, so that your heart will not be troubled for Jesus has overcome the World and we "are" overcomers In His Holy and Precious Name.
We must go forth with a voice of singing to declare, even to the end of the earth; The Lord has redeemed us! He may lead you through the deserts, but you shall not thirst, because He will cause streams of Living Water to flow, gush out of The Rock. God has Called you from the womb, He has made your mouth like a sharp two edged sword, so that you can speak forth the Things of God to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: What Drives Your Life? John 14:6
Worship:
COME INTO THE KINGS CHAMBERS
Oh, come into the King's chambers
And worship before His throne.
Oh, come into the King's chambers
And His glory shall be shown.
Oh, come into His holy presence,
And magnify His name.
Oh, come into the King's chambers -
You will never be the same.
The Word:
Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.
- John 14:6
Do you believe in, adhere to, trust in and rely on God to meet All of your earthly needs? Then you can do the same On Jesus! "DO not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated)," The Lord speaks to us Today. Would you lay down your Life for Him? He laid down His Life for you, has gone to prepare, make ready a Place for us (Heaven Is A Place) and He Will Come Back Again (Soon and Very Soon we are going to See The King) to take us to Himself, that where He Is we may "Be" also, but the Question of The Day, the One and only question that will seal your Eternal Destiny is, "Do you Know The Way?" Jesus says, "I Am The Way!" Without Him there is no going.
We are not just talking of some head knowledge here, but of a genuine Knowledge of The Truth. Jesus wants you to Experientially Know Him In Every aspect of your daily Life. He wants to come into your Life, eat, sup with you In the most intimate of Ways. Bidding us to drink His Living Water of Eternal, Everlasting Life, we are to learn of Him for He Is Meek and Lowly. "Any one who has Seen Me has Seen The Father!" Jesus says. Do you recognize Him for Who He Is? Our Heavenly Father, God Lives Continually In Him and does the works - His Miracles, His Own Deeds of Power, Jesus Is In Him and as Believers, Christ Lives, Moves and Has His Being In us! He Is Our Hope of Glory, The Hope of The World, The Hope of Israel. Hope will not disappoint us! God's Goodness, Mercy and Grace will be manifest to the World and they will Know that we "Are" Christians by our Love for Him, our neighbor and One another. We "Are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord.
Thomas doubted and said he did not know the Way. Philip asked The Lord to show them The Father - cause them to See; then the Disciples would be satisfied. Jesus had come from God and was returning to Our Father Who Art In Heaven, served mankind, gave us an example, so that we should "Do" [in our turn] what He has done to us.
If you know these things, blessed and happy and to be envied are you if you practice them - if you act accordingly and really do them.
- John 13:17
There are 3 VERY BIG IF'S in this Scripture verse. To Know, Practice and Act! John the Beloved wrote His Books in the Bible, so that we would Know Him (Jesus) and His Resurrection Power. As professing Christians we Must Practice what we Preach or else our Life is just empty words. Like words without deeds, Faith without works is dead! As we submit our Life to Christ, listen to The Voice Of His Holy Spirit and follow Him according to His Word, Will and Way, the Acts of The Holy Spirit Working In and Through our Life In Jesus Will "Be" Evident to All! Do you eat His Flesh and drink His Blood daily? Our Lives must be broken and poured out as Living Sacrifices Unto Him. The Apostle Paul Knew Who he had Believed In and was Persuaded that He was Able to keep that which was committed Unto Him against That Day. Have you committed your Life Unto Christ? Will you be kept By Him, In Him and from judgement on that Final Day?
All must stand before The Lord God some day, one day and give an account of what we have done. It has been said that Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic or Lord of All! His Word Is Faithful and True. He Is The Way and without Him there is no going. Jesus Is The Truth and without Him there is no Knowing. When He stood before Pilate, Messiah was asked, "What Is Truth?" He just stood there like a Lamb being led to the slaughter, The Lamb of God that takes aWay the sins of the human race, was silent, spoke not a Word, because He Is The Living Word of God and The Answer For The World Today! As The Anointed One of God, He Is The Author of Eternal Life, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life. Jesus told Martha near Lazarus' tomb, "I Am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in - adheres to, trusts in and relies on - Me, although he may die, yet he shall live." She knew that her brother would rise again at the resurrection in the last day, believed Jesus was The Messiah, The Son Of God, [even He] Who was to come into the World [It was for His coming that the World was waiting], but then she ran aWay to tell her sister, Mary that The Teacher was asking for her.
Jesus Is standing before you right here and now. If you are a Believer then He Lives inside of you. Do you completely and fully Know and Recognize Him for Who and What He Really and Truly means to you and your Life? Do you Know Him as The Resurrection, Life Itself? Do you Believe and Receive the reality of Him as Messiah, Christ, The Anointed One and Son of God? Is He your very own personal Way to The Father? Do you acknowledge Him as Truth? Is He your Life? When Christ, Who Is your Life appears then you shall also appear with Him In Glory! Know Him, Go With Him, Come to The Father By Him, Through Him, Learn from Him, Recognize Him and See Him, for He Is The Author and Finisher of your Faith. Don't doubt, but ask, seek and knock, for He Will Answer you, you will find Him and He Will Open The Door, so that you shall be satisfied In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View: 1 Corinthians 10:13
The Word:
For no temptation - no trial regarded as enticing to sin [no matter how it comes or where it leads] - has over-taken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man - that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear.
But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out - the means of escape to a landing place - that you may be capable and strong and powerful patiently to bear up under it.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
Who said 13 was an unlucky number? Of course as a Christian, we know that there is no such thing as luck, but God many times allows us to go through things (the key Word "Is" through), so that we Will come to "be" well rounded individuals, tried and True, fit for His Kingdom. The ups, downs, ins and outs of human existence are All part of the learning and growing process in this life that prepares us for the next. Those of us who are drawn aWay from God, His Perfect Will and Way for our Life In Jesus, are tempted by our own lust. Steven Stills once sang, "The problems we have are the problems that we make up yourself."
There is much Truth in that sentence. If you are "feeling" too sure of your"self," that you're of a steadfast mind and standing firm - take heed lest you fall into sin. Everyone you read about in the Scriptures and All that they went through (Good and bad) are examples and warnings to us. We don't have to make the same mistakes, but can learn from their past experiences. If there is something in your present life that causes you to venerate or love anything or anyone more than God, keep clear aWay from, avoid by flight if need be and shun it completely!
Just because you have been baptized, that doesn't mean that you shall enter into The Promised Land. [Exod. 13:21; 14:22, 29; 16:4, 35; 17:6; Num. 20:11; 14:29, 30.] Be warned and admonished!
Do Not crave, desire, covet or lust after evil things as they did. [Num. 11:4, 34.]
We are Called to Love God with All of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength!
Think it not strange, the fiery trials that you go through, but know that God is allowing your Life In Him to be purified, so that you Will grow Into the Image and Likeness of Christ Jesus. Like stones in a tumbler or as iron sharpens iron, we are are being polished and one man is sharpening another. Is someone you know rubbing you the wrong Way? God Is Working All Things Together for your Good and His! As we move from Glory to Glory, Grace to Grace and Image to Image, it is not AlWays easy, but It Will All "Be" Worth It! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! Jesus Is building His Church and we "are" the Living Stones!
Jesus went through it All, so that we wouldn't have to. He was born and died, so that we could overcome sin and death In His Holy and Precious Name! Every single temptation you have gone through, are going through and will go through in the future, He Is With you in it and He Promises to See you Through it! He'll take you through the fire and flood, but you Will come though it All Victoriously.
Jesus Will Never, Ever leave or forsake you and He AlWays Provides The Way out! Trust In His Holy Word and He Will "give" you the ability, strength, power and patience to bear up under it All and to overcome the World In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 1 Peter 1:17
The Word:
And if you call upon Him as [your] Father Who judges each one impartially according to what he does, [then] you should conduct yourselves with true reverence throughout the time of your temporary residence [on the earth, whether long or short].
- 1 Peter 1:17
The first question of The Day is, "Do you call upon God as Your Father Who Art In Heaven?"
He Is no respecter of persons and as His Sons and Daughters, Children of The Most High God, He disciplines us in this Life, because of His Love For us, so that we can spend Eternity with Him in Glory!
How is your conduct and manner of living? The requirements of The Gospel, The Good News of God In Jesus are that we live our Life In Obedience to God and that through the Ministry of The Holy Spirit we "are" conformed to His Likeness, In The Fullness and Stature of Christ. Are you going from Grace to Grace, Glory to Glory and Image to Image? It Is Written, "You shall Be Holy, For I Am Holy. [1 Peter 1:16; Lev. 11:44, 45.]
Holiness is something we are All Called Upon To Obtain In Jesus, set aside for The Master's Use, Sanctified, Available, Ready and Fit For His Glory! We "Are" The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus! Whether you feel like it or not, In Jesus, you "Are!" God Looks Upon you and Sees you as pure, just, blameless, in right standing and yes, HOLY, because of what Jesus did for you on The Cross of Calvary. You have been cleansed by The Precious Blood of The Lamb of God and He has taken aWay the sins of the World!
The Word of God encourages us to brace up our minds; set your Hope Wholly and unchangeably On The Divine Favor that comes to us when The Messiah Is Revealed, The Revelation of Who Jesus Is In us, Through us and To us In The Person of The HOLY Spirit.
We MUST Know (recognize) that we "are" Redeemed (ransomed) from the (fruitless) Way of living inherited by tradition. You were purchased Unto God, by The Precious Blood of The Messiah, The [Sacrificial] Lamb without blemish or spot. For our sake, Jesus died in our place, in our stead, so that we could spend Eternity with Him in His Place Called Heaven!
Our stay here is only a temporary one at best, 70 to 80 years at the most, but a breath, so why not conduct ourselves in a Worthy manner with True Reverence Towards God. He Alone Is Holy and deserves to be Worshipped In Spirit and Truth. All Glory, Honor and Power Is Due His Precious Name! We are All just passing through on the Earth, but our residence here, whether short or long should count for All of Eternity. God sent His One and Only Begotten Son to die, so that we could have Life Everlasting, Abundantly and while we are here, it's our job to tell The Good News to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Seeing Life From God's View:
Luke 16:11
The Word:
Therefore, if you have not been faithful in the [case of] the unrighteous mammon - the deceitful riches, money, possessions who will entrust to you the true riches?
- Luke 16:11
Even when we are not Faithful, God Is, but why would we ever want to sell ourselves and others short of the things which God has prepared for us since the foundations of the Earth were laid? Jesus says, We are either for Him or against Him, there is no neutral ground and we can not serve two masters! What or who is it that you can really trust in and rely on?
Is there any "thing" or any "one" in this life that you covet, love, stand by, are devoted to or serve that is more worthy than The Lord Jesus Christ? He Alone Is Worthy of All Glory, Honor and Praise Due His Holy and Precious Name! If you read the Scriptures daily and diligently, you'll find that God is most interested in the very little things. He cares about the attitude of our hearts!
When we are dishonest, unjust and / or shrewd to others, He Sees and Knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts and minds. We are called upon to be as wise as serpents, but gentle as doves. Surely Jesus Knows that we are as sheep among wolves, but He Is Our Good Shepherd. He Promises to lead, guide and protect us as we follow Him to greener pastures and still waters. We "Are" The Righteousness of God In Christ Jesus! If we are Obedient to His Word, Will and Way, listening and following His Holy Spirit, we can not fail in our Walk and Relationship with Him, but we Must lean on, trust in, cling to and rely on Jesus!
Therefore, Our Word For The Day says!
What is it there for? To encourage us In Him! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails! As we follow Him, obey His Commandments and Love One another, we shall be found Faithful too. Let me ask you just one question Today. Are you Full of Faith? Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God! Faith comes by Hearing (Hear O Israel!) and Hearing By The Word of God (Jesus Is The Living Word, The Bible Is The Written Word and God's Holy Spirit Will Bring to your Remembrance The Spoken Word)! Faith Is The Substance (The Reality) of things Hoped for (Hope Is Our Anchor and It Will Not Disappoint Us), The Evidence (Proof) of things unseen! The Spiritual World is far more real and powerful than anything in this natural World.
The Lord went to The Cross of Calvary in our stead to pay the price for our sin, so that we could possess Eternal, Everlasting Life, The Abundant Life [that is, The True Riches of Heaven] In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: Song By Juliet Stephens & NT Message! Made To Last Forever: 2 Co. 5:1
Worship:
We Remember You
by Juliet Stephens
Well I got a friend Who had to leave a while ago I wish that I could see Him, cause He holds my heart and soul And the last things that He said before He had to leave Were gentle words to all His Friends, that I really do believe
First, He told us that He Loved us, then He told us to be strong And He told us tho' He had to go, it wouldn't be too long Before we'd be together - but you know the strangest thing Is that He promised that He'd come around if we'd just remember Him.
Everybody, come over, come on, oh let's sit side by side Together, Oh yeah we'll reminisce about the times That He got us through a hard place, or the times He made us laugh out loud,
Time's He's shown us things of Heaven with His Arms embraced Around the crowd.
We sing, "Holy, Holy!" We sing, "Allelu!"
We sing Love songs, we sing Love songs, yeah we remember You & not just like we might recall someone who's gone away But like we breathe, like our hearts beat, like blood pumps through our veins,
We remember You.
Everybody, come on now, testify to all He has done Let your voices bear witness with your hearts as we join here as One Cause He said that if we gather, if we remember Him Then He will come in among us, He will sup with us, let The Feast begin
We sing, "Holy, Holy!" As we partake of You, We sing Love songs, we sing Love songs
To The One Who's brought us through,
To Our Brother, to Our Healer, to Our Friend Who longs to be here.
We sing Allelu - we remember You.
Well, I got a best friend Who had to leave a while ago And I wish that I could see Him, cause He holds my heart and soul -
So stand with me beloveds and we will usher in His Promise of His Presence when we remember Him.
And we remember Him.
We remember Him
Copyright 2003 by Juliet Stephens
All Rights Reserved.
The Word:
FOR we know that if the tent which is our earthly home is destroyed (dissolved), we have from God a building, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1
Do you consider, look not to the things that are seen, but to the things that are unseen? Things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but things that are invisible are deathless and Everlasting! In this present abode, body, we sigh and groan inwardly, because we yearn to be clothed over - to put on our celestial body like a garment, to be fitted out - with our Heavenly dwelling; so that by putting It on we may not be found naked - without a body. As Believers, we are commanded by The Word Of God to put on The Lord Jesus Christ! We are to be clothed In His Righteousness! When Adam and Eve fell in the Garden of Eden, they were naked and ashamed, but God clothed them and though our sin was as scarlet, Jesus made us whiter than snow.
He Is Our Dwelling Place, Our Hiding Place, Our High, Strong Tower, He Alone fills our hearts with songs of Deliverance and whenever we are afraid, we can Trust In Him. Let the weak say, "I Am Strong In The Grace Of The Lord!" In the Power of His Might and In His Name we overcome this present darkness, the World, sin and death!
The Spiritual Ministry of The Holy Spirit causes mankind to obtain and be governed by Him, share In His Glory, His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, His Favor and Grace.
The Law condemns, dooms us, but The Love of God as shown In Christ infinitely more abounds It in splendor, exceeds and excels It, makes us Righteous In God's Eyes - produces and fosters Righteous Living and Right Standing with God In The Face Of Jesus!
Everything of his Earth passes, fades aWay, comes to nothing, but The Word Of God and The Things Of God "Are" Eternal, last Forever and Ever! Our Hope, confident Joy and expectation Is to be found In Him for Hope will not disappoint us. We should not be putting a veil over our face like Moses or in any Way, shape or form be trying to cover up the splendor and Glory of The Things Of God In our Life. Let your Light shine! It should not be put It under a bushel! Don't allow your mind and heart to grow hard and calloused - become dull, to lose the Power of Understanding, but use the Gifts and Talents that God has "given" you to Reveal Christ In You as The Hope Of Glory, The Hope Of Israel, the Hope Of The World! As Believers, we are constantly being transformed, transfigured into His Very Own Image in ever increasing splendor, from one degree of Glory to another by The Word Of God, The Lord and The Holy Spirit. We are to be completely submerged, dipped and baptized Into His Holy and Precious Name. Our goal and duty is to take The Gospel Of God, The Good News Of Christ to All Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name, because mankind was Created God to Last Forever, so we should be consumed with the desire to save Every Living Soul! Each of us as Christians holds and should be engaged In The Ministry of God's Mercy [granting favor, Grace, His Benefits, opportunities and Especially His Salvation] to All! Do not get discouraged, despondent with fear, or become faint with weariness and exhaustion, because your labor is not in vain. God will work Everything together for His, your's and other's Good. He wants none to perish or be lost, but All to come to repentance.
Many are blinded, so that they should not discern The Truth by the god of this World, Satan, but we can illuminate them with The Light Of The Gospel Of The Glory Of Christ, The Messiah, Who Is The Image and Likeness Of God. We should be Preaching and Teaching Jesus! His Word Brings Healing and Eternal Life to All who Believe and Receive It. You and I Possess this Precious Treasure, The Divine Light of The Gospel in our frail, human vessels of earth. In our weakness God shows His Strength, His Grandeur and Exceeding Greatness of His Power.
In our death to "self," The Resurrection Life of The Lord Jesus is shown forth by and in our bodies. Whatever you are going through, it is just a momentary affliction, a temporary thing, but through it's death will come the transcendent Glory and Blessedness, the Essence of Christ, His Life that Never Ceases. As The Body of Christ, His Representatives here on Earth, His Ambassadors, we should be clothed In His Righteousness and take His Message, His Word to All In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message
Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 2 Corinthians 5:20
The Word:
So we are Christ's ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us.
We [as Christ's personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
The Amplified Bible states:
For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as in and examples of] the righteousness of God - what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
We "are" God's Fellow Workers and should "Be" Laboring Together with Him, In Christ, by The Holy Spirit Living, Moving and Having His Being In us! Even in Cyberspace, God "Is" Virtually Manifesting His Glory, His Goodness, Mercy and Grace to All Nations and Peoples. In and Through Jesus, The Church, The Body of Christ "Is" Endued with Power from On High. It does not matter if you feel like it, view your"self" as "Being" All that God has Created you to "Be" In Jesus, but The Truth remains; You "Are" The Righteousness of God In Christ, His Ambassador, Christ's Personal Representative, Examples of what we ought to "Be," Approved By Him, Accepted as Children of The Most High God and In a Right, Intimate, Communion and Fellowship, an Eternal, Everlasting Relationship By His Goodness (God Is Good All The Time), His Tender-Mercies, that are New Each and Every Morning, His Loving-Kindness Is Better than Life Itself (here on Earth) and His Favor Keeps us In His Perfect Will for our Life In Jesus!
Never take advantage of God's Grace, His Merciful Kindness, His Holy Influence On our Soul, Keeping and Strengthening us.
He hears your prayers, "Is" Your Ever Present Help, Our Deliverer and Salvation! Today "Is" The Day of Salvation! [Isa. 49:8.] God In Christ Reconciled, Restored The World To Favor With Him"self" and He "Is" NOT holding or counting any of our trespasses against us! All our sins "are" Washed AWay By The Precious Blood Of The Lamb! Our debt has been cancelled, we "are" Pure, Holy and Blameless In His Sight. Now, we "have" This Treasure In Earthen Vessels and God "has" Committed Unto us The Message, The Ministry of Reconciliation and Restoration In Christ Jesus. This "Is" Our Calling, Our Mission, Our Purpose, For Christ's Sake, to make His Appeal, Beg others to take hold of That for which Jesus has taken hold of us!
By Word and Deed, our aim should AlWays "Be" to bring All Into Harmony with Him. Old, Previous Moral and Spiritual Conditions are to pass aWay, because The Fresh, New and Living Way has Come In and Through Christ Jesus!
He offered up Him"self" A Sacrifice in our stead, on our behalf, so should we not give Him our All and offer up our"self" as Living Sacrifices Unto Him?
Be Reconciled To God and Reconcile The World Unto Him In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: James 4:4
The Word:
You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with the world] and breaking your marriage vow to God! Do you not know that being the world's friend is being God's enemy?
So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world takes his stand as an enemy of God.
- James 4:4
Never let it be said that James doesn't cut to the chase, put All the cards on the table and speak The Truth. Most of us might feel like a punching bag after sticking our head into this book, but God Is A Loving Father and disciplines those He Loves! The primary goal here is to correct the attitude of your heart and allow you to focus on The Things of God, not the Ways of the World. Are there wrong purposes, evil, selfish motives, intentions to get what you desire and spend it in sensual pleasures? God Created you, has a Perfect and Acceptable Will, Plan and Assignment for your Life and It Is For Good, not evil! His motive and intention is for you to Delight In Him and He Will Give you the desires of your heart! This Earthly Life is but a breath, 70 - 80 years at the most, a temporary passing through, a brief journey, but The Abundant Life In Christ Jesus Is Eternal and Everlasting! Every sense, feeling and emotion that God has Created you with is for your Good Pleasure, but the enemy seeks to distort and pervert the beauty of Love and Life.
We must look beyond the natural sphere of things and enter into The Spiritual.
Paul The Great Apostle did not want The Corinthian Church to be ignorant of Spiritual Gifts and certainly Jesus, while giving The Sermon on The Mount, speaking The Truth of God's Word, wanted to open up our eyes to The True Spiritual meanings of Them when He said, "But, I Say Unto you..." You can become a murderer by hating some One as far as your heart is concerned.
Jealousy, coveteousness, envy, anger, fighting and wars are of the flesh, the sinful nature. Real fulfillment of our heart's desires, gratification, contentment and True Happiness, The Joy that you seek Is Found In God.
My soul, wait thou only, only upon God, for from Him comes my expectation.
James tells us that we have not, because we ask not. The Word of God is clear, "Seek and ye shall find, knock and The Door shall be opened unto you, Ask, Believe and Receive In Jesus' Name."
Even in The Church Today, strife, discord, feuds, conflicts, quarrels and fightings arise from sensual desires that are ever warring against The Spirit in our Bodily Members! This should not be! If we are walking In The Spirit then we should be walking in Love (God Is Love).
Read 1 Corinthians 13, where ever Love appears, put your name there and if you are lacking in any area, ask God to fill in the blanks.
EAGERLY pursue and seek to acquire [this] love - make it your aim, your great quest; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments, especially that you may prophecy - that is, interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1
Whatever we do in this Temporary (Earthly) Life, our Assignment From God Is To Do It All In Love. Resist the devil and he MUST flee from you! Have you been disloyal to God, your spouse, your neighbor? As sinners, our hands are soiled, we have wavering, divided interests and committed spiritual adultery. Be penitent, grieve, weep and be shameful over your sins, because they sent Jesus to The Cross of Calvary to pay the penalty for your debt! Feel insignificant - In The Presence of The Lord - humble your"self" In His Sight and He Will Lift you Up! Do not speak evil, accuse (Satan is the accuser of The Brethren), malign, criticize or presume to pass judgement on others. There should be no boasting or self-conceit among us.
So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.
- James 4:17
God Is Faithful to us AlWays and Jesus Never, Ever Fails! He Is Our Husband and we "are" His Bride, so should we not remain Faithful and True To Him? Do not Love the World, but Love God with All of your heart, mind, soul, Spirit and strength! The Choice Is AlWays yours to make, so Choose Wisely! Jesus Is Our Ever True Lover and Friend. He longs to sing you His Love Song Over and Over Again! Take your stand and renew your marriage vow To God Today In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Fiend In Him, Mark
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Subject: 1 Peter 2:11
The Word:
Beloved, I implore you as sojourners, strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges - the evil desires, the passions of the flesh [your lower nature] - that wage war against the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:11
For any of you who feel or have ever felt like you were not "God's (Own Purchased, Special) People," Receivers of His Tender-Mercies [Hos. 2:23.], A Chosen Race, A Royal Priesthood, A Dedicated Nation, that you may set forth The Wonderful Deeds, Display The Virtues and Perfections Of Him Who Called you out of darkness Into His Marvelous Light [Exod. 19:5, 6], you have not delved into His Holy and Precious Word as Brought Forth By The Spirit of The Living God In The Book of 1 Peter!
We, As Christians, Witnesses are to conduct ourselves properly, honorably, righteously and Glorify God By The Good Works He Has Prepared For us To "Do" In Christ Jesus! Are you submissive to EVERY institution and authority for the sake of The Lord? If The Church was busy in what God Has Called us "To Do", rather than worrying about the "Thou Shalt Nots," The World would "Be" A Better Place and we would silence, muzzle, gag the ignorant charges, ill-informed criticisms, but sometimes Truthful accusations of the lost.
Are you "Doing" Right, Living A [FREE] Good and Honest Life In The Eyes of God and man?
Do you show respect for ALL men (Everywhere) - treat them honorably with Love, Serve, Submit with ALL (Proper) R E S P E C T, not only to those who are kind, considerate and reasonable, but also to those who are surly - overbearing, unjust and crooked? Christ suffered on The Cross of Calvary for us, leaving [His Personal] example, so that we should follow on In His Footsteps! He bore our sins, that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and Live In Righteousness!
Come Back To The Shepherd And Guardian (The Bishop) Of Your Souls.
[Isa. 53:5, 6.]
- 1 Peter 2:25b
You "Are" The Beloved Of God! As Sojourners, Strangers and Exiles [In This Present World Of Darkness], we "Are" Just Passing Through. Let your Desires, Be His, your Passions, Be His, your Nature, Be His, so that you can wage war In The Heavenlies and Win Souls In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In HIm, Mark
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Best Selling Book at:
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
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1 Corinthinan 7:31
"...those who use this world [act] as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away." (1 Co 7:31)
And so it is. The form of this world, the form of this life, even the form of our physical selves is passing away. (believe me, I'm turning 40 in a few weeks, I know these things...)
As the grand-daddy of Christian rock, Larry Norman, once sang, we're "only visiting this planet".
Sometimes - often times - I sit and think of heaven (or "the New Jerusalem", depending on your eschatology... :-) and I can't wait. What anticipation, because - like that old hymn goes, "I've heard about the mansion He has built for me in Glory, I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea..."
And I have. I've heard all about it, and sometimes I feel as though I'm almost there - But other times, I look around me, at the blue and gold sunsets, at the way shadows fall at dawn, when the whole world looks periwinkle - when I look at the face of someone wrestling in prayer weeping and aching to hear from his God, at the way an old person's hand looks when they hold my hand, the translucent knuckles, the crepe-paper skin that smells of talcum powder... al of it, all of the things in this world that will not be in the next because all will be glorified.
The sun will never set, because there will be no need for the sun. There will be no shadows at dawn for all will be brightness and light. No wrestling in prayer, for our rest will finally be won, and those who closed their eyes while in frail and tired skin will awaken in bodies glorified.
So yes, the world (and all in it) in it's form is passing away. And we are exhorted to use the world and not misuse it, to see ourselves as the transient creation that we are. We should not hunker down and pitch our tents in this desert because we are still en route to the Promised Land.
Those we meet along the way, those who God gifts us with, should not be misused for our gain or our pleasure or our whipping posts. They shoud be used for the very purpose for which they
were sent to us: for us to be Jesus to them, sinners and saints alike. And the posessions that we think are ours must not posess us - The LORD gives and the LORD takes away.
And one day we will stand face to face with Jesus of Nazareth and I can guarantee you that when that day comes neither we nor Jesus will be concerned with who had boo-boo feelings, who had the more affluent zip code or sexiest spouse. The things of this life will grow strangely dim, and all that will matter is how well we loved (and lived)
Jesus. Period.
Love well...
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at: http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com , invite every One you Know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
New Covenant / 2 Corinthians 4:18b
"...For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." - 2 Cor 4:18b
Scripture is always saying stuff like that. Things that swim up the stream-of-consciousness, that make no sense in the cognitive...things like"the first shall be last", "He who looses his life will save it." and yes, "The things which are seen are temporary but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Know why?
Because it is truth from another Kingdom, from a Kingdom that's more real than the one we're used to.
We have been conceived and raised in the kingdom of a liar who has been banished to this world and seeks to blind our eyes with his slight of hand.
But God's Truth shatters the smoke and mirrors of Satan's seductions, and when we concentrate hard enough, when we strain to see sincerely enough, God shows us what the REAL deal is.
The Real deal (as opposed to the Raw deal that old Slewfoot hawks) is this:
We are NOT the masters of our own fate.
The one who dies with the most toys DOESN'T win. (and still dies anyway...)
Sometimes, we SHOULDN'T "just do it".
Apart from Jesus Christ, you and God DON'T have an understanding.
There will be NO partying in hell, no matter how good the band was.
"I'm not hurting anyone" is NOT an excuse to act like a jerk.
Your house, your money, your car, your job, your talents, your ministry, your ambitions, your agenda is NOT more important than how you treat someone's heart. And if it is, you're not "determined", you're "selfish".
And most of all...
As Christians, we do NOT have a right to be understood, to be treated fairly OR to have an opinion apart from the Word of God. Jesus didn't get those rights, so neither do we.
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. And it's a picture that could be painted very many ways.
It could be painted as a man who pays a poor family's rent without ever telling anyone, not even the poor family. That "unseen" thing is eternal.
It could be seen as a woman on her way to work who stops to help and elderly couple change their tire,and then tells the story to every person she works with. That "seen" thing is temporary, because those slaps on her back are already her reward.
For the mother who prays for a wayward child, and dies still not having seen the fruit of her intercession, For the doctor who goes out into the mission field and treats hundreds of dying people while he watches health conditions around him worsen, For the teen who is mercilessly ridiculed at school
for not doing drugs and not partying because of his convictions, and graduates still without a friend on the campus, much less a date to the prom...
All these unseen things are eternal.
Jesus sees our struggle, and it's not so much the outcome of our battles that He's concerned with, but the joy to see us choose the good fight. We can fall flat on our faces while pursuing the will of our God, and still hear "Well done, good and faithful servant".
Because victory isn't in the looting, whether it be material or personal...
Victory isn't in the recognition.
Victory is in Jesus... in giving life to your enemy instead of slaying him,
in turning the other cheek to be struck again instead of striking back.
It is these things, these things unseen, unrecognised, unrespected by the world (and the dark prince of this world..) that are eternal. And the more we seek to define our success by these eternal prizes, the clearer we can see Heaven...
All Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at: http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com , invite every One you Know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Thanks for your prayers and giving,
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Title. Subject: New Covenant 1 Cor7:31
new Covenant) 1 Cor 7:31
"...those who use this world [act] as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away." (1 Co 7:31)
And so it is. The form of this world, the form of this life, even the form of our physical selves is passing away. (believe me, I'm turning 40 in a few weeks, I know these things...)
As the grand-daddy of Christian rock, Larry Norman, once sang, we're "only visiting this planet".
Sometimes - often times - I sit and think of heaven (or "the New Jerusalem", depending on your eschatology... :-) and I can't wait. What anticipation, because - like that old hymn goes, "I've heard about the mansion He has built for me in Glory, I heard about the streets of gold beyond the crystal sea..."
And I have. I've heard all about it, and sometimes I feel as though I'm almost there - But other times, I look around me, at the blue and gold sunsets, at the way shadows fall at dawn, when the whole world looks periwinkle - when I look at the face of someone wrestling in prayer weeping and
aching to hear from his God, at the way an old person's hand looks when they hold my hand, the translucent knuckles, the crepe-paper skin that smells of talcum powder... al of it, all of the things in this world that will not be in the next because all will be glorified.
The sun will never set, because there will be no need for the sun. There will be no shadows at dawn for all will be brightness and light. No wrestling in prayer, for our rest will finally be won, and those who closed their eyes while in frail and tired skin will awaken in bodies glorified.
So yes, the world (and all in it) in it's form is passing away. And we are exhorted to use the world and not misuse it, to see ourselves as the transient creation that we are. We should not hunker down and pitch our tents in this desert because we are still en route to the Promised Land.
Those we meet along the way, those who God gifts us with, should not be misused for our gain or our pleasure or our whipping posts. They shoud be used for the very purpose for which they
were sent to us: for us to be Jesus to them, sinners and saints alike. And the posessions that we think are ours must not posess us - The LORD gives and the LORD takes away.
And one day we will stand face to face with Jesus of Nazareth and I can guarantee you that when that day comes neither we nor Jesus will be concerned with who had boo-boo feelings, who had the more affluent zip code or sexiest spouse. The things of this life will grow strangely dim, and all that will matter is how well we loved (and lived) Jesus.
Period.
Love well...
In Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: New Covenant Message! What Drives Your Life? Jeremiah 29:11
Worship:
Courts Of The King
Let us dance, Let us sing and come to the courts of the King. Come along. Sing his song.
Bring your praises and thanksgiving.
With hymns and psalms
We bring him alms
And presents of spiritual songs
So take some time
And make a rhyme
Or sing his Word line upon line.
I'm not saying you should do
anything you don't believe.
I just want to encourage you to thank
the Lord for what you receive.
[chorus]
Come and rejoice, for He is your
choice.
Lift your hands up along with your
voice.
Or take a chance
and give Him a dance.
Break out of your cultural trance.
I'm not saying that you should do
anything that won't ring true. I just want to
encourage you to sing
the chorus line that won't sing the
blues. [chorus]
Exaltation with celebration
Belong in the songs that we sing.
Come to the Son with jubilation
Come with a new song, Come with a new
song,
Come with a new song to sing.
[chorus]
The Word:
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace, and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
- Jeremiah 29:11
Anybody here looking forward to welfare? But, seriously folks :) This Word of the Lord was spoken to the Nation of Israel by Jeremiah the (Weeping) Prophet regarding God Visiting (Now, how do you suppose that would or could happen?) them and Keeping His Good Promise to His Chosen People, causing them to return to The Promised Land when the seventy years were completed for Babylon. Most recently in the news Today, we have seen Babylon fall to the American and Coalition Forces in Iraq and our men and women in uniform getting back to the Garden of Eden (a little Woodstock song flashback for you).
God can not, will not lie and All of His Precious Promises towards us as His People, according to His Holy Word "are" Yes! and Amen! In Christ Jesus! Since 1947, Israel has been recognized and established as a Nation and more Jewish people have come to Believe In and On Yeshua / Jesus as Messiah / The Christ / The Anointed One Of G-d since 1969 than ever in All of human history! Surely, God is gathering All that were scattered, dispersed around the World and people across the globe are once again hearing and heeding the Voice of The Good Shepherd Calling them Unto Himself.
God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
The Word of God tells us that when we call upon Him, come and pray to Him, that He Will hear and heed our cries!
When we seek Him, inquire for and require Him [as a vital necessity] then we find Him; when we search for Him with All our heart, He will be found by us, says the Lord, and He Will Release us from captivity and Gather us from All the Nations and All the Places to which He has "driven" us, says the Lord, and He Will Bring us again to the Place from which He Caused us to be carried aWay captive. Need release? Feeling captive and pacing the cage? Jesus wants to gather you under His Wings like a mother hen gathers her chicks unto herself in Love. How Lovely Is His Dwelling Place!
He Is Our Comfort and Our Peace!
Heaven Is A Place and God, Our Heavenly Father wants us to spend All of Eternity in Complete and Total Fellowship With Him, In Jesus by His Holy Spirit! Jesus has "given" us His Peace which passes All human understanding, but It Is This Peace of God that Allows us to Overcome the World In Jesus' Name!
Our thoughts are certainly not alWays God's thoughts, but He has "given" us the Mind of Christ and It's up to us to use It! God has a Specific Plan and Purpose for your Life In Jesus and It Is For Your Good (for you). Our way is not alWays His Way, but He has "given" us Everything we need to live our Life Unto Him and as we delight ourselves In Him, He Will "Give" us the desires of our heart! Is it well with your soul? God is looking out for your "welfare" and He Who has begun a Good Work In you (we "are" His Workmanship, Created for Good Works In Christ Jesus) Will Complete It! ALL Things in this Life, on this planet and in the Heavenly realm are working Together for our Good! Even when Paul the Apostle was in prison?
Yes! Even when the Nation of Israel was carried aWay captive by Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem to Babylon? Yes! Yea, though we may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we are to fear no evil, because Our God Is With us, He Will Never, Ever leave or forsake us! Jesus says, "Let us "Go" over to the other side!" We are going over, not under! We are passing through (possibly through the fire and through the flood, but through)! James says, "Think it not strange, these fiery trials (or tribulations) that you are going 'through'!" Are we through? No, not yet, but we do "have" the Victory In Jesus!
Jesus says, "My Peace I "Give" to you!"
In this present World of wars and rumors of wars there are those who cry out for peace. Peace! Peace, but there shall be no "real" Peace until the Prince of Peace, Himself Comes Again to establish His Kingdom here on Earth! Let the Peace of God rule and reign in your hearts and minds In Christ Jesus! He has "given" us Hope in our final outcome and Hope Will NOT disappoint us. Read the back of The Book! We WIN! Read the Whole Book (The Entire Word Of God), because It Reveals (It Is The Revelation Of) All God's Thoughts and Plans of Welfare and Peace, not for evil (Jesus has delivered us from evil, sin and death) For You (If God be For You, who can be against you?) and It Will "Give" you Eternal Hope In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: New Testament / 2 Corinthians 4:18b
"...For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." - 2 Cor 4:18b
Scripture is always saying stuff like that. Things that swim up the stream-of-consciousness, that make no sense in the cognitive...things like"the first shall be last", "He who looses his life will save it." and yes,
"The things which are seen are temporary but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Know why?
Because it is truth from another Kingdom, from a Kingdom that's more real than the one we're used to.
We have been conceived and raised in the kingdom of a liar who has been banished to this world and seeks to blind our eyes with his slight of hand.
But God's Truth shatters the smoke and mirrors of Satan's seductions, and when we concentrate hard enough, when we strain to see sincerely enough, God shows us what the REAL deal is.
The real deal (as opposed to the raw deal that old Slewfoot hawks) is this:
We are NOT the masters of our own fate.
The one who dies with the most toys DOESN'T win. (and still dies anyway...)
Sometimes, we SHOULDN'T "just do it".
Apart from Jesus Christ, you and God DON'T have an understanding.
There will be NO partying in hell, no matter how good the band was.
"I'm not hurting anyone" is NOT an excuse to act like a jerk.
Your house, your money, your car, your job, your talents, your ministry, your ambitions, your agenda is
NOT more important than how you treat someone's heart. And if it is, you're not "determined", you're
"selfish".
And most of all...
As Christians, we do NOT have a right to be understood, to be treated fairly OR to have an opinion apart from the Word of God. Jesus didn't get those rights, so neither do we.
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. And it's a picture that could be painted very many ways.
It could be painted as a man who pays a poor family's rent without ever telling anyone, not even the poor family. That "unseen" thing is eternal.
It could be seen as a woman on her way to work who stops to help and elderly couple change their tire, and then tells the story to every person she works with. That "seen" thing is temporary, because those slaps on her back are already her reward.
For the mother who prays for a wayward child, and dies still not having seen the fruit of her intercession, For the doctor who goes out into the mission field and treats hundreds of dying people while he watches health conditions around him worsen, For the teen who is mercilessly ridiculed at school
for not doing drugs and not partying because of his convictions, and graduates still without a friend on the campus, much less a date to the prom...
All these unseen things are eternal. Jesus sees our struggle, and it's not so much the outcome of our battles that he's concerned with, but the joy to see us choose the good fight. We can fall flat on our faces while pursuing the will of our God, and still hear "Well done, good and faithful servant".
Because victory isn't in the looting, whether it be material or personal...
Victory isn't in the recognition.
Victory is in Jesus... in giving life to your enemy instead of slaying
him,
in turning the other cheek to be struck again
instead of striking back.
It is these things, these things unseen, unrecognised, unrespected by the world (and the dark prince of this world..) that are eternal. And the more we seek to define oursuccess by these eternal prizes, the clearer we can see Heaven...
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Subject: New Testament Message: John 16:20 & 33
"Most assuredly I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned to joy…These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
(John 16:20 & 33)
That was Jesus talking, so you know it has to be true. (That was also in the Bible, so you know it has to be true, too - but that's beside the point.)
Here Jesus is GUARANTEEING us that times will come when everything will seem to fall apart around our holy selves.
And all the while, the ungodly will be partying it up big time, making their fortunes, having good health and happy times, getting ahead and seemingly staying there. He tells us that our sorrow would be turned to joy, that we will have tribulation in this world, but not to worry because He has overcome the world.
One of my favorite scriptures says that "You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ. When Christ, who is your life appears, then you will also appear with Him in glory."
Why do the people of this world, those who give no thought to their Maker or to their Savior, seem to do so well in this world? Because they are wholeheartedly serving the ruler of this world: The fallen Lucifer. They are serving a temporal god and are reaping the temporal benefits.
Basic logic, I guess.
But we serve the Eternal One, and our lives are hidden with He who is unseen.
We are strangers in a strange land, and the Kingdom that we are of, though is being birthed in us, has not yet manifested itself completely in this world.
The kingdom of darkness is completely manifested here. It's far less significant, tiny even… and can fit all of its hellish reality in the meager here and now, because if it were not for the devouring of the souls of men, Satan would have no purpose in his own eyes at all. He knows that Jesus' victory has already been won, and all he can do is wait to be thrown into the lake of fire, as far as all that goes. But he can still deceive men. He can still abduct those who God died for into eternal torment.
But, once the days of Man – the days of this old creation - are done, so is Satan. So is his dark dominion. So is the revelry of the wicked. Done.
And just as the old sun sets on the former things, the New Heaven and the New Earth will be set into motion. There will be no need for sun for the Lord will be the only Light we need. Our sorrow will be turned to Joy. Christ, who is our life, will have appeared and we will be finally infused into the Life we were born to…born AGAIN to.
Life will swallow death, Light will swallow darkness. The old order of things (as in "nice guys finish last") will have passed away, for Jesus has overcome, conquered, obliterated the World.
Our Redeemer has told us so many things ahead of time. The things that He knew would scare us, worry us, make us feel afraid…He's addressed them all. He's told us what to expect so that when overwhelming things befall us, we would NOT be overwhelmed.
So my beloveds, do not be overwhelmed. Our sorrow will surely be turned to Joy. With our trust in the Risen One, It can be no other way. So let us then proclaim – as our Savior exhorted us to - "Thy Kingdom Come!"
And it will. It is closer now than when we first believed
Encourage one another with these words.
And keep looking up… :-)
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: From Mark Tross: New Covenant Message
Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 1 Peter 2:11
The Word:
Beloved, I implore you as sojourners, strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges - the evil desires, the passions of the flesh [your lower nature] - that wage war against the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Who, but impetuous Peter could completely and totally understand the turmoil that goes on within the human heart and soul? This is "The Man" who said to Jesus, "You are The Son of God" and then, shortly after was rebuked by Him saying, "Get thee behind Me Satan!"
Paul also refuted with Peter to his face on the issue of Jew and Gentile Being One In Messiah and This Great Apostle ("The Man" formally known as Saul of Tarsus) also knew of the struggles between the flesh and The Spirit. The fact of the matter is that All Christians, Everywhere are in a battle, a Spiritual wrestling match, not against flesh and blood, but the powers and principalities that are waging war in The Heavenlies! The real question is, Are you geared up and ready to rumble?
As God's People, His Holy Nation and Royal Priesthood, He has Given us The Promised Land, but we must go in and possess It! The battle Is The Lord's and The Victory Is Our's In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name, but (and this is a BIG but :) we still have to go through the fight to take the ground that God, so Graciously has Given us. Do you dare to stake a stand In The Lord and say that you Will Die for / with Him? Peter ate his owns words and denied Christ 3 times! God have Mercy on a poor sinner like me! We can stand By His Grace, because of Who we ARE In Him, God's Own Purchased (with The Precious Blood of Jesus, The Spotless Lamb of God Who takes aWay the sins of the World), Special People, that ARE Called Of Him to set forth His Wonderful Deeds, display the virtues and Perfections Of Him Who Called us out of darkness and Into His Marvelous Light!
[Exod. 19:5, 6.] NOW we ARE God's People, pitied and we have Received Mercy (His Tender-Mercies ARE ReNewed Each and Every Morning In our Life In Christ) [Hos. 2:23.], so we should conduct our"self" properly!
Are you living an Honorable, Righteous Life In The Eyes Of God and man? Do others witness your Good Deeds coming forth to Glorify God AlMighty? God Is Ever Inspecting us, Looking Upon us (wanderers, sojourners, strangers and exiles), As A Pastor (The Shepherd of Our Heart and Soul) Over His Flock! He also looks upon us as a Husband, longing for a Bride who is faithful, as a Father, waiting to see the prodigal return, and as Savior – yearning for His blood to accomplish the purpose for which He agreed to have it spill forth from His innocent veins…
God looks upon us in many ways, but in every way, He looks for the same thing… a people who desire to be His own. Not out of involuntary servitude or out of guilt, not by default or by fear, but a people who are homesick for their God, a people who ache not only for Eden, but for the New Jerusalem - when they will not only be Children of God, but Christ's beloved; brought not only into fellowship with Him, but into intimacy.
So yes, we are sojourners. We are strangers in this foreign land that is so far from home…so different, so opposed, to the Kingdom into which we have been translated. And this foreign land strains to keep us here, strains to keep us bound by the flesh that we have forsaken.
But the Lord is a warrior! The Lord is mighty in Battle! The passions of our flesh wage war against our soul, but the Lover of our soul – He who is IN us – is greater than anything that surrounds us.
And we can do All things through Christ, who makes us strong.
Stand. And when you have done all you can do to stand, then stand some more.
We Can stand, by His grace toward us.
We Must stand, because of His passion for us, and we Will stand– because of His faithfulness to us.
And surely, God IS Faithful.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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"Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up." - J. Hudson Taylor
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Title. Subject: John 15:18, 19
The Word:
If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you.
If you belonged to the world, the world would treat you with affection and would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world - are no longer one with it - but I have chosen (selected) you out of this world, the world hates (detests) you.
- John 15:18, 19
Love, Love, Love, Love, The Gospel (Good News) In A Word (Jesus Is The Living Word Of God) Is Love (God Is Love / God Is Good). Do we not just Love, Love? We are commanded as Christians to Love One Another! Our Father Who Art In Heaven has Chosen, appointed and planted us In Jesus, so that we would bear fruit and keep on bearing lasting fruit that remains and abides; so that we could present to The World ALL that The I Am Is! The Lord Calls us His Friends and has made Known, Revealed To us EVERYTHING that He heard and learned From Our Heavenly Father, but we "are" His Friends (ONLY), if we keep on doing the things which He Commanded us To Do.
No Greater Love has ever been shown or will ever be shown to This Present World Of Darkness than The Love Of Jesus. He laid down His Life, so that we could have Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In His Name and Love One Another [just] as He Loves us, so that His Joy, Delight and Gladness may be In Full Measure, Complete and Overflowing In and Through ALL of us! Is your Light Shining In the darkness? Jesus Came To His Own, but they did not Know, Recognize Him, nor did they want to! Do your friends, relatives, neighbors and / or co-workers hate you? God wants you to Know and Understand that if The World hates you, it is because It hates Christ In you, The Hope Of Glory! You don't belong to The World any more if you Belong To Jesus, but The World wants you back. We "ARE" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord, but The World wants you to be one with It!
The Bible, The Word Of God says, "The World HATES (DETESTS) you! Do you want to go back to Egypt, to sin, bondage, darkness and death? Jesus warns us that anyOne who puts their hand to the plow and (even) looks back (Remember Lot's Wife) is not Worthy Of The Kingdom Of God, which Is Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost! Is that a tough decision? Life (REAL Life) Is Full of tough choices, but we MUST Choose Wisely. Choose you This Day (TODAY Is The Day Of Salvation) Who you Will Serve! You're gonna have to Serve SomeBody!
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
Disparity or putting your feet On The Rock?
Fear or Into Security?
Quicksand or Bedrock?
Hate is a strong thing, but NOTHING Is Stronger than God's LOVE! There is no need for you or anyOne else to stumble around in the darkness any longer. The Light Of Life Has Come! Even if those in The World hate you, we are Called Of God, As Christians, As Believers to Love them anyWay, In Jesus' Way. You do not belong to The World any longer. You were bought with A Price, The Precious Blood Of Jesus Upon The Cross Of Calvary! The affection and love of The World are lies and deceit, so come out of The World and Into The Glorious Light Of Life And Love In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life Is A Temporary Assignment: 2 Corinthians 4:18
The Word:
Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
Jesus Himself Is The Image Of The Invisible God! If you have seen Him in any Way, shape or form, you have seen The Father! In and Through Him, ALL things were and are Created. He holds ALL things together, the visible and the invisible. He Is The Living Word Of God Who told us, "My Word Is Spirit and Life.
Heaven and Earth shall pass aWay, but My Word shall never pass aWay." Those of us who have The Son, The Spirit of God Living, Moving and Having His Being In Us, Have Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Though we are ALL appointed once to die and then the judgement, we who are True Believers In Jesus as Lord and Savior shall never die, we are deathless and shall Live Forever!
O death, where is your sting?
What are you considering, looking towards Today? Trust me! Whatever is visible shall fade aWay, but the invisible will go on into ALL Eternity! Our Life is but a breath, a vapor, sure to pass aWay, but when we lose this temporal Life, we gain Eternal, Everlasting Life In Jesus!
Do not become discouraged - utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear. Even though our outer man is decaying and wasting aWay, the inner self, the Spirit man is being progressively renewed day after day. The path of the Righteous shines ever brighter until the full Light of day! Whatever pain, sickness, illness, suffering, turmoil, troubles, affliction or distress you may be going through is ever more and more abundantly preparing, producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of Glory - beyond ALL measure, excessively surpassing ALL comparisons and ALL calculations, a vast and transcendent Glory and blessedness never to cease!
Take Courage! Perfect Love (God Is Love) casts out ALL fear! Our God Is Able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond All that you could ever ask or think!
The Scriptures were written, so that you would KNOW The Truth and The Truth Will Set you Free! Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life! He who The Son Sets Free Is FREE INDEED! Get Into The Word Of God! No weapon formed against us can prosper. Even if this tent, our Earthly home, this body of ours is destroyed (dissolved), we have From God a building, a house not made with human hands, an Eternal dwelling place In The Heavens! In My Father's House Are Many Mansions, many rooms. Jesus has gone before us to prepare a Place for us, so if you must sigh, groan and moan, let it be, because we are yearning to be clothed with our celestial, Spiritual body, our Heavenly Dwelling.
How many times did Jesus speak of death as only sleeping? Let us enter Into His Rest! ALL these things that are taking place in your Life are so that more Grace (Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing) extends to more and more people through you! Your Life In Christ is to multiply to many, so that Thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to The Glory Of God In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Subject: Life is a Temporary Assignment – Hebrews 11:13&16
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth…
But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them."
Hebrews 11:13&16
Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Gideon, Samson, Samuel and too many prophets, martyrs, men and women of faith to name… all of them lived and died in the days before the renewed covenant.
All of them had the law of God written on their hearts, the promise of God that He is faithful and will bring them into land of promise, far beyond anywhere they could ever reach by merely crossing the Jordan, a place of power and the presence of God.
And Each of them believed it with all that was in them, so much so that they obeyed God to the point of unbelievable sacrifice, unimaginable out-on-a-limb-ness, endured mockery, torture and even death for the vision set before them - a vision they couldn't see with their earthly eyes, or barely even grasp with their spiritual ones… Yet, still they followed, and when they breathed their last, they were gathered unto their fathers in the bosom of Abraham.
The beautiful thing is that on that fateful day in AD33, they saw The Promised Land.
Their Promised Land committed His Spirit to the Father, and having paid the ransom, went to gather His prize unto Himself and fulfill the promise that was made to His Chosen, so that they, awaiting the Promise, could choose Him and live…
When Jesus told us that He was going to prepare a place for us, He wasn't just speaking to the believers who had bore witness to His life and works and to those who would come to believe on Him because of their testimony. Truly His voice – as all else about Him – transcended time, and what He spoke echoed back to those Old Testament Saints who, being strangers and pilgrims on earth, longed for their better heavenly country.
The city He prepared for them is the same city that He's preparing for us. The Holy City. The New Jerusalem, coming down from Heaven as a Bride prepared for her Bridegroom, Jesus.
Therefore we also, (Pardon me while I jump ahead to the next chapter for a minute!) since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
LOOKING UNTO JESUS, the Author and Finisher of our faith (That same faith that the great cloud of witnesses died in. Died for. Lived for.) who, for the Joy that was set before Him (The joy of bringing us – ALL of us - home) endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Can't we see it?? Can we still not see it?
Can't we see that Jesus, the Author and Finisher of not only our faith but the faith of those still under the Law, those who walked out their lives before the Law-giver became flesh… had been conforming those great men and women of faith into His image before His face was even formed in Mary's womb?
Before He walked as a man so that men might hear Him?
His grace reached even behind Him to bring all who ached for Him into Himself.
Into the Promised Land, as true children of the Promise.
Amazing grace, indeed…
Love in Jesus,
Juliet
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Subject: NEW MAILING ADDRESS & Message: The Reason For Everything:
Eph.2:21, 22
The Word:
In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously; and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord - a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated and sacred to the presence of the Lord.
In Him - and in fellowship with one another - you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.
- Ephesians 2:21, 22
ARE YOU? Shakespeare wrote, "To Be or Not To Be, THAT Is The Question." Are you built upon The Foundation of The Apostles and Prophets With Christ Jesus Himself The Chief Cornerstone? SIMON Peter wrote, "To Those (that's us) who have Received (obtained an EQUAL privilege of) like Precious Faith with ourselves in and through The Righteousness Of Our God and Savior Jesus Christ:" [2 Peter 1:1.] Do you think your Faith is EQUAL to that of The Apostle Peter's? Whether you think It, feel It or Believe It, The Fact of The Matter Is that God's Word Is True! We Have "Like Precious Faith," because Jesus Is The Author And Finisher Of ALL God Given, Believing Faith! If The Spirit of The Almighty God Is Living, Moving and Having His Being In you, then we "are" Of The Same Spirit that ALL Believers in The Bible, The Word of God "are."
We're not outsiders - exiles, migrants and aliens, excluded from the rights of Citizens; but you "NOW" share Citizenship With The Saints - God's Own People, Consecrated and Set Apart, Sanctified For Him; and we Belong To God's Own Household. You "are" The Temple of The Living God! Paul The Apostle says, "You `are´ Thus Builded Together." We "are" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord. Do you think for one minute that Jesus would ask Our Father Who Art In Heaven to make us One as He and The Father "are" One and Our God would not answer His Request?
Grab Hold of THIS REALITY! Receive of God´s Grace (His Unmerited Favor), Come to Know, Comprehend, Understand The Insight, The Revelation, "The Mystery" (Secret) Of Christ Jesus that was once only disclosed, revealed to His Holy Apostles [Consecrated Messengers] and Prophets By The (Holy) Spirit.
The Gentiles, ALL Nations and Peoples "are" NOW Fellow Heirs [with the Jews], Members of The Same Body, and Joint Partakers (Sharing) In The Same Divine Promise In Messiah / Christ / The Anointed through [their acceptance of] The Glad Tidings (Tidings Of Comfort And Joy), The Gospel Of God, The Good News Of Jesus / Yeshua / Salvation! Be Bold, Take Courage, Have Confidence In The Fact That we "Have" FREE Access - an unreserved approach to God with Freedom and without fear. Consecrate, Sanctify, Dedicate (or Re-Dedicate) your"self" To Him, Go, Do and Be The Church, The Spotless Bride that He Has Created you To Be! You "are" Built Up In Christ, He "Is" The Foundation, Cornerstone and Capstone Of The Holy Temple, Our ALL In ALL! May His Presence Be In you, Upon you, Pouring Out and About you, so that you can Shine His Light of Life to ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World to our ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS Today at:
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: The Reason For Everything: 2 Corinthians 4:6, 7
The Word:
For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [Gen. 1:3.]
However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be of God and not from ourselves.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6, 7
The Light (for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory [His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness and Grace, Favor] as It Is Manifest In The Person and Is Revealed, made known a Revelation to us In Christ Jesus, The Messiah and Anointed One) of God has "shone" in our hearts, so that The Power of His Holy Spirit Working in and through us may be "shown" To Be Of God and NOT from our"self." Does the reality of This Word "show" In and Through your Life? If you have grabbed a hold of Jesus By Faith, then you right NOW are in Possession of "This" Precious Treasure [The Divine Light Of The Good News Of God In Christ Jesus], Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In His Holy Name! You "ARE" God's, Servants Of The Most High God, Purchased with His Precious Blood at Calvary and a Loving Bond-Servant (Slave) For Jesus' Sake!
While others are prevented (blinded by unbelieving hearts and minds) from seeing "This" Illuminating Light, Who Is The Image and Likeness of God, through His Grace and Mercy, we have come to Know Him By Faith, but it is our job, duty and Calling to Bring Preaching, Teaching and Healing to ALL Nations and Peoples!
The veil MUST be lifted, The Glad Tidings Proclaimed, The Mystery Revealed, Our Light MUST Shine and Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus MUST Come to ALL those who still dwell in Spiritual darkness! The Resurrection-Life Of Jesus MUST Be Shown (Shone) forth by and in our bodies (We ARE The Body Of Christ), but only Crucified Believers can openly and honestly Proclaim The Crucified Christ!
When we die to sin and self The Resurrection-Life Of Christ Shines in this present World of darkness and His Light Brings Life to ALL!
God's Word Is Faithful and True! When you speak It out His Purposes Will Be Fulfilled. Not only does Light shine into darkness, but Light shines "out of" darkness. When we are weak, He Is Strong! Stop the judgemental Spirit and remove "the beam" from thine own eye (the eyes are the windows to the Soul), so that The Light of The Knowledge, Majesty and Glory Of God can "beam forth" ALL around you! If in fact The Son has truly been revealed to you then you should Be Revealing The Revelation, The Unveiling Of Jesus Christ to others.
Love isn't Love until you give It aWay.
Are you holding on to your worldly, Earthly possessions in stead of storing up precious treasures in Heaven by giving It ALL aWay? The Son has Come to dwell, tabernacle, Live, Move and Have His Being In your Heart, but not so that you can keep Him ALL to your"self!" Let your Light SHINE! You ARE a city on a hill, a frail, human vessel of Earth that God wants to set upon a pedestal (Humble your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord and He Will Lift you Up), that The Grandeur and Exceeding Greatness Of The Power Of God may Be Shown (Shone) To Be Of Him and NOT from our"self." Press On, so that Everything (that is with or without reason) in and throughout your Life In Christ Is Used For His Glory, Honor and Praise In Jesus' Name! Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS & MESSAGE:The Reason For Everything:
John 1:14
The Word:
And the Word [Christ] became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled - fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile - among us; and we [actually] saw His glory - His honor, His majesty; such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth. [Isa. 40:5.]
- John 1:14
God Spoke To His Chosen People! He Told Us, "The Lord shall Be Revealed."
Every valley and ravine shall be filled up, every mountain and hill levelled down, the crooked places made straight and rough roads smooth. ALL of mankind, EVERYWHERE shall See, Behold and understand, acknowledge The Salvation Of God - The Deliverance from Eternal death decreed By Him "IN JESUS"!
Knowest Thou This? God's Holy and Precious Word Is Faithful and True!
Jesus Is "The Word" and He Alone Is Worthy, Faithful and True! He Himself exclaimed, "I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life!" There is no other Way to The Father and there is no other Name under Heaven By Which We MUST Be Saved (Come to Know Understand and Acknowledge The Salvation Of God, His Deliverance In and Through Christ)! In Him Alone Is Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life!
What better time of year to show forth the reality of Jesus Christ, The Living, Breathing Word Of God becoming human flesh? He "Is" God Incarnate, God With Us, IMMANUEL (With Man Is God), The God-Man (Wholly / Holy-God, Wholly / Holy-Man)! The Spoken and Written Word Of God became flesh, human, incarnate, tabernacled, fixed His Tent, lived awhile and "Actually" dwelt among us! Have you seen His Glory? Have you seen The Goodness, Mercy and Loving-Kindness of The Lord Jesus Being Manifest In and Through your Life? Has The Son Of God Come to Dwell In your Heart, Mind, Soul and Spirit? Are you living, moving and having your being In Him? Is EVERYTHING you think, say and do being done Unto The Lord, For His Honor?
Have you crowned Him, King of your Life? Do you Worship Him In Spirit and Truth, because of His Majesty?
The FULLNESS Of The God-Head (Our Father Who Art in Heaven) Dwells In Him, In Jesus Bodily! The FULLNESS Of His Grace, Favor, Loving-Kindness & Truth Is In Christ Jesus! Is The Spirit of The Living God, The Spirit of Grace and Truth, The Spirit of Jesus Living In you?
He who has The Son, has Life, but he who does not have The Son, does not have Life! If 2+2=4, then it would only make sense that Christ In you "Is" The Hope (The Anchor, The Blessed Assurance That Jesus "Is" Mine / we "are" His) Of God's Glory! If ALL The FULLNESS Of The God-Head Dwelt In Him Bodily and if He Dwells In you, then His Glory Dwells In you also! God "has" Chosen you to manifest His Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Honor, Majesty, Grace, Favor, Loving-Kindness and Truth to ALL Nations and Peoples!
As Jesus "Is" on this earth, so "are" you!
We "are" seated In Heavenly Places With Him, but if we are so Heavenly minded then we can be of no Earthly Good!
Forsake ALL others! Turn to Christ!
Repent and think differently! God's Ways are not our ways and His Thoughts are not our thoughts, but They Can Be! He has Given us The Mind Of Christ, so I think it's about time that we as confessing Christians, Believers In Jesus as King of Kings and Lord of Lords put our time, effort and money where our mouth is! God Is A Man Of His Word (BEHOLD, The Man, Christ Jesus)! When He Speaks Things Happen! God said and... He Created This World, This Universe out of NOTHING! He Called EVERYTHING Into Existence! TODAY He Is Calling YOU! In and Through you God wants to reach The World with The Love of God and The Good News of Jesus. Let Each and EVERY One of us stick to His Word, Will and Way. Put His Plans and Purposes into action, flesh Them out.
Humanize on the ideas, visions and dreams that He has Given you. Set your face like a flint, Be determined to fix your tent (we "are" The Temple of The Holy Ghost) and let your Light Shine out Into the darkness!
As Children of The Most High, Born of The Spirit, Begotten Of God, we can Receive of The Father and bring His Glory, Honor, Majesty, Grace, Favor, Loving-Kindness and Truth to ALL In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship and obtain your copy of "Greatest of ALL Songs & More," The #1 Best Selling Book at:
http://www.cafepress.com/enduringfait
Today!
Copyright 2003 Arms of Love Fellowship
ALL Rights Reserved.
Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World Today to our ALL NEW MAILING ADDRESS at:
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your prayers and giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Luke 2:9
The Word:
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened.
- Luke 2:9
When you read The Word Of God, do you actually Behold, Hinney, Look, Gaze Upon It and See what The Living Word, Spirit and Your Heavenly Father want to say, reveal to you? 1 thing have I desired of The Lord and that Will I Seek after (Seek and you shall find), that I may dwell, tabernacle, Live, Move and Have my Being In The House Of The Lord ALL the days of my Life In Jesus (to Behold The Beauty, The Beauty Of The Lord and Inquire In His Temple, The Temple Of The Lord). Behold! God Is Our Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus! Bless ye The Lord, ALL ye Servants Of The Lord Most High and lift up your hands In The Sanctuary! If an angel of The Lord, The Angel Of The Lord, Jesus, Himself stood beside you, would that help you in some small Way to pay better, closer attention to what He has to say? The Holy Spirit, The Comforter, The One Called Along-Side To Help us is AlWays there to lead and guide us Into ALL Truth and Understanding. Jesus says, "I Will Be With you AlWays, Even To The End Of The Ages!" He'll NEVER leave or forsake you. Even if your mother and father forsake you, God Will NEVER! Not only does He stand by us (in and through ALL things [as they work together for His and our Good]), but as Believers, we are Called Of God, after we have done ALL that we can to stand, to stand In Him also!
Arise and Shine for your Light has Come and The Glory (His Goodness, Tender-Mercies and Loving-Kindness) Of The Lord Is risen upon you! The Glory Of The Lord flashed and shone ALL about them! NEWS FLASH: Jesus has Come!
His Holy and Precious Spirit Is Here, Among Us, To Will, To Do According To His Good Pleasure, His Word, Will And Way! Do you know and understand that The Essence Of Christ goes with you where ever you go, when ever you go, to who ever you go and with what ever you go with? Why to you think that God Commands us To Go? To bring Life to ALL we come in contact with In Jesus' Name! Many will be frightened at first, but when they come to Know Him and The Power Of His Resurrection, The Joy Of The Lord Will Be Their Strength from that point on and into ALL of Eternity! We have NOTHING to fear, but fear it"self"! The Fear Of The Lord "IS" The Beginning Of Wisdom and what a Beginning It "IS"!
Your job and mine (right now) is to bring The Good News Of A Great Joy, The Gospel Of God In Christ Jesus To ALL Nations and Peoples! God's Word says, "It" Will Come To ALL The People, so let us Go To Work. For each and every person on the planet (living out under the open sky) in the field (that Jesus Himself says, "Is Ripe For Harvest"), watching, waiting, wondering, wanting, needing and Hoping, let us Bring The Love Of God and The Good News Of Jesus, so that they can Behold Him and find Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship and obtain your copy of "Greatest of ALL Songs & More" at:
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Please, pray about saving your "Pennies From Heaven" and sending a monthly check or money order for our Missions around the World, so we can "Change The World" Today to:
Arms of Love Fellowship
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes directly to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for ALL of your daily prayers and continuous giving, Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
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Title. Subject: New Covenant Message:
Galatians 3:13-14
Jesus was made a curse that we might enter into the blessing. Galatians 3:13-14
When The Nation of Israel Entered Into The Promised Land, They were told to stand on two opposite mountains and declare The Blessings Of God upon One and His Curses from another. One mountain represented The Law (which does not require Faith, has nothing to do with Faith) and the other was a type of Christ, The Rock Which Is Higher Than Us ALL. Jesus did not come to abolish The Law, but to Fulfill It and when we put our Faith and Trust In Him, we Enter Into His Fullness and Blessings!
Christ purchased our Freedom (He Who The Son Sets FREE Is FREE INDEED), Redeemed us from the curse of doom (The Law's condemnation) and Became a curse for us (by dying upon The Cross Of Calvary), so that we could Become "The Righteousness Of Christ" By Faith In His Holy and Precious Name! The Word Of God says, "Cursed is Every One Who hangs on a tree (is crucified); [Deut. 21:23.], so it stands to reason that Jesus, was cursed and we ARE Blessed through The Promises Of God that were Given to Abraham, Our Spiritual Father Of Faith!
When you Believe, you Receive ALL that God has for you. The Realization Of The Promise Of The Holy Spirit Is Ours In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! Do you Believe?
The Scriptures tell us NOT to be unequally yoked with unBelievers! This does not mean that it is OK to have a personal relationship with those who are not confessing Christians. "The Word" tells us that the demons Believe In Jesus, but TREMBLE! Should we, who Know The Truth NOT Do LikeWise? Anything that we do that is not in line with God's Word, Will and Way, puts us out there (without a covering of protection), makes us enemies of God, brings us under condemnation and places the curse (doom) of The Law Upon us! Jesus Is our ONLY HOPE (He Is The Way, Truth and Life)!
You have been bought (purchased), Redeemed, Brought To Salvation with a price, The Precious Blood Of Jesus!
Should we now take These Things lightly and trample upon That Which Has Given us Newness Of Life, Forgiveness, Completeness, Wholeness, Fullness, Healing, Peace, Patience, Faith, Hope, Joy and above ALL, LOVE? God LOVES us and speaks to us in human terms (about Spiritual Things), so that we Will Come To Him and KNOW Eternal, Everlasting, The Abundant Life In His Son. There Is NOW, "NO" condemnation (of any kind) for those of us Who ARE In Christ, so why should we go out of our merry Way to heap It upon the lost and dying in the World Today? Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is (His Word "Is" Spirit And Life), There "Is" FREEDOM and THAT "FREEDOM" Is What we are to Be Bringing to the ends of the Earth until The End Of Time or until Jesus Returns In ALL Of His Splendor and Glory to Establish His Kingdom!
We are NOT under The Law of the curse, doom or condemnation, but Under The Law Of LOVE, God's LOVE! "LOVE The Lord Your God With ALL That Is WithIn YOU, LOVE your neighbor as your"self" and LOVE One another as I Have LOVED YOU," says Jesus. "This Is My Commandment, That YOU LOVE One Another, so That Your JOY May Be Full!" Love "Is" A Choice and so "Is" Salvation, but Love "Is" also God's Commandment and should you choose to break IT, you have NOT chosen Wisely. Let us show our Love For God and To God, by taking His Love (God Is LOVE) and Good News to ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
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invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
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Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World Today to:
Arms of Love Fellowship
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes directly to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your daily prayers and consistent giving,
Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: The Reason For Everything:
Revelation 21:23
The Word:
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the splendor and radiance (glory) of God illuminate it, and the Lamb is the lamp.
[Isa. 24:23; 601, 19.]
- Revelation 21:23
From before The Beginning, The Genesis of ALL time (God Is Eternal) and through the entire Word Of God, The Holy Scriptures, The Bible, The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, God's One And Only Begotten Son, The First Born From The Dead has been His Ultimate Plan And Purpose for The Human Race. God wants desperately to reveal His Salvation, Yeshua, Jesus to ALL, so that NONE Will perish, but would Come To Repentance In His Holy and Precious Name! He Came From Heaven To Earth To Show "The Way" To Our Father Who Art In Heaven.
Jesus has gone before us to prepare A Place (Heaven Is "A Place") where we can spend ALL of Eternity With Him, In Love, Forever. Many of us would take a nice day in the park, a ride to the shore, the desert or countryside, rather than choose to spend our precious time bopping around "The City," but we are destined, bound for Glory, we've got a mansion waiting for us in a Beautiful City with streets paved of the purest gold and It Is "The City Of God" (Not Made With Human Hands).
Thomas Edison (Creator of the electric light bulb) stated from his death bed, "It Is Beautiful, A City Of Light!" He caught a glimpse of Heaven and if an One person on the face of planet Earth knew Light, it was him. This portion of Holy Script tells us that there is no need for Light there, because The Lord, Himself IS "The Light Of The World!" The brilliance and radiance of our solar system's sun will be snuffed out (By God's Son), put asunder and the reflection of it's glory upon the moon will come to naught, to nothing, because ALL The Splendor, The Glory (God's Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving Kindness and Grace) Of The Lord Will Illuminate The City! Come Into The Light, Children!
Jesus steps into Center Stage (His Rightful Place) as The Lamb Of God Who Was Slain from the foundations of the World (He Alone Is Worthy of ALL Glory, Honor and Praise) and Is Exalted, Lifted Up On High As The Lamp Of The Lord God Almighty! It Is Light that chases aWay the darkness and Only Jesus can chase aWay the very depths of darkness within your heart and soul. The Holy Spirit Is The Light that searches the human mind, your conscience and the spirit of man. He cuts (like a skillful surgeon) to the very bone and marrow of human existence. Do you Welcome Him In? Is your heart's cry, "Search me, O God and Know my heart. Try me and Know my anxious thoughts. See if there Be any wicked Way in me and Lead me In The Everlasting Way?" Can we ask Him to Create In us a New, Clean heart and To Renew a Right Spirit Within us? This Is His Heart's Desire and Revelation to ALL of mankind. He Is Ready, Willing, Wanting and Able! Are you?
From the time of The First Tabernacle In The Wilderness, From Jesus to The Book Of Revelation, up to Today, into tomorrow and throughout ALL Eternity, God has used The Lamp as a symbol for His Coming Messiah, The Christ and Anointed One. Jesus spoke of not Lighting a Light and putting, hiding It under a bed or bushel. He proclaimed, "You ARE The Light Of The World! Let Your Light Shine!" He Is "The Light Of Life" and It Is His Light (The Light Of The Holy Spirit) Shining In and Through us, so that we can take "His Light Of Life" to ALL Nations and Peoples, chasing aWay this present darkness! We are NOT of this World, but should Be Building Up His Kingdom, opening up the eyes of the blind who do not see and the ears of the deaf that do not hear The Truth Of The Good News, The Gospel Of God. Let us ALL Walk In The Light, Rule and Reign In His Kingdom, Lead and Guide ALL those who are without, Into His Kingdom Of Glory, In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
ALL Arms of Love Fellowship Messages can be found at:
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com ,
invite every One you know and Love to join our Christian E-Fellowship Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship and obtain your copy of "The Greatest of ALL Songs & More" at:
http://www.cafepress.com/enduringfait
Today!
Copyright 2004 Arms of Love Fellowship
ALL Rights Reserved.
Please, pray about sending a check or money order for our Missions around the World Today
to:
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
and write "Missions" in the memo section, so 100% of your tax deductible contribution goes to those with the greatest needs.
Thanks for your daily prayers and continual giving, Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Subject: New Covenant Message! The Reason For Everything / Hebrews 1:3, 4
The Word:
He is the sole expression of the glory of God - the Light-being, the out-raying of the divine - and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high, [Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.
- Hebrews 1:3, 4
EVERY One of the Books In The Bible (each Word, letter, Crossed T and dotted I) Is A Separate REVELATION - each of which set forth a portion of Truth - Of [The Person Of A] The Son Of God, Whom He Appointed Heir and Lawful Owner (He Is and Was The Fulfillment Of The Law) Of ALL Things Created - [that is,] He Made, Produced, Built, Operated and Arranged Them In Order. In His Own (Word) Words Jesus Explains, "If YOU Have Seen Me, YOU Have Seen The Father!" and God Says, "YOU Are My Beloved Son, TODAY I Have Begotten YOU [that is, established YOU In An Official Sonship Relation, With Kingly Dignity]" and "I Will Be To Him A Father, and He Will Be To Me A Son. [Ps. 2:7; 2 Sam. 7:14.]"
My Dear, Sweet, Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus, YOU and I "Are" Sons and Daughters Of The Most High God, Joint Heirs With Christ, Seated In Heavenly Places! We "Are" His Workman"ship" (traveling In / On The Holy Spirit In The Son"ship"), Created In Christ Jesus, Unto Good Works In His Holy and Precious Name. Our (Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant and Resurrection) Life Is Hid In Christ! We "Are" Cleansed By The Precious Blood Of The Lamb Of God, Who Takes AWay ALL The Sins Of The World, so say, Good Riddance to sin, shame, unforgiveness, selfishness, pride, unrighteousness, guilt and Sit Down, Take Your Rightful Place, Find Your Rest In Him. LOOK Unto Jesus, because He Is The Author and Finisher (Accomplisher) Of Your Faith and apart, without Faith (In Him and ALL that He Has Done On Our Behalf On The Cross Of Calvary) It Is IMPOSSIBLE To Please God!
The Word Of God tells us that "In The Last Days" He (God) Has Spoken To Us In Jesus, so are you Listening, Hearing what The Spirit Is Saying Here and NOW?
Jesus Is The Sole Expression Of God To Man On Earth and NOW WE "Are" Called Of God, His Chosen People To Express His Glory, Goodness, Mercy, Love and Grace To ALL Nations and Peoples! YOU and I "Are" The Light (Spirit)-Beings To Shine The Light Of His Divine Presence in this present World of darkness. In Jesus, We "Are" The Perfect Imprint (Engraved On His Hand), Very Image Of God's Nature (Created In His Likeness) and are to uphold, maintain, guide, propel His Laws, His Commandments (By His Might Word Of Power) INTO This Universe! So, if we offer ourselves up as Living Sacrifices Before God's Throne Of Grace And Mercy, we Too Will Accomplish His Perfect And Acceptable Will For Our Life In Jesus.
CHURCH, Take Your Place And Rank In The Body Of Christ! Humble your"self" In The Sight Of The Lord And He Will Lift You Up. Receive Your Inheritance, Walk In Victory, In The Most Excellent Way!
Because YOU "Are" Sons, God Has Sent Forth The Holy Spirit Of His Son Into Your Hearts, so Cry Out, Call On Him, Come Unto Him Who Will Answer YOU, Go, Do and Be ALL That He Has Called YOU To In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Thanks for your Daily Prayers and Continual Giving, Mark and The Arms of Love Fellowship Team
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Subject:
New Covenant Message: The Reason For Everything / 2 Corinthians 4:6
The Word:
For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks and certainly we ALL know that the heart is deceitful and wicked, who can know it, but God, Who Shines His Light Of Eternal, Everlasting, Resurrection Life, In and Through the very recesses of the human soul. Notice:
The Word of God says to us Today, "For God Who said," when Jesus Himself told His Disciples (Whose We ARE), "Let YOUR Light so Shine among men!" In This Present World Of Darkness, We ARE The Light Of The World and ARE (supposed) To Be Shining Like A Diamond In The Night.
I can almost see Your Holiness when I look around this place. With my hands stretched out to receive Your Love, I can see You on each face.
Do you look at EVERY One as if they were (and ARE) Created In The Image Of God Almighty? Either ALL men, women and children ARE Created EQUAL or NOT! It is about time for The Church Of Jesus Christ, His Body and Bride to take It's Stand, To Go and Do ALL that He has Created and Called us ALL To Be (individually and corporately).
Because YOU ARE Sons (and Daughters Of God), He Has Sent Forth The Holy Spirit Of His One And Only Begotten Son, Jesus Into Our Hearts! Are YOU Crying out, "Abba (Daddy), Father!" Does YOUR very existence "Beam Forth," Illuminate, Radiate The Knowledge Of The Majesty, Glory, Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Favor, Grace Of God [as It Is Manifest In The Person And Is Revealed In The Revelation] In The Face Of Jesus Christ, The Messiah, The Anointed One?
Although we (are supposed to) "Possess" This Precious Treasure, God's Holy Spirit (Living, Moving and Having His Being In, Upon, Around and Working Through US), Is His POWER Being Shown To Be Of God and NOT of our"self"? He who Has The Son, Has Life, but he who does NOT Have The Son, does NOT have Life (at ALL)! Apart from a True, Personal, One on One Relationship (Of Constant Communion And Fellowship) With God In Christ Jesus, By The Holy Spirit, We Can Do NOTHING and NOTHING we say or do should (EVER) Be of (or for) our"self", but For His Glory, Honor and Praise!! He Alone Is Worthy, Lord of lords, King of kings, and ourselves [merely] (Bond) Servants (Slaves) Of The Most High God, For Jesus' Sake!!!
The god of this world has blinded the unbelievers' minds (that they should not discern The Truth), preventing them from seeing The Illuminating Light Of The Gospel (The Good News) Of The Glory Of Christ, The Messiah, Who Is The (Very) Image And Likeness Of God, so let us ALL Pray that the eyes of the blind are opened To See, their ears To Hear and the captives are Set FREE. Each and EVERY One of us "HAS" This Ministry Of Reconciliation By The Mercy Of God To Grant Favor, Benefits, Opportunities and ESPECIALLY Salvation To ALL Nations and Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL, <')))>< Mark
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Subject: New Covenant Message! The Reason For Everything / 2 Corinthians 3:18
The Word:
And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
Are you engaged In "THIS" Ministry by the Tender-Mercies Of God [granting us Favor (Grace), (Eternal, Everlasting) benefits, opportunities and ESPECIALLY Yeshua / Jesus / Salvation]? Do NOT get dis-"Couraged," (Holy) Spiritless, despondent with fear (God's Perfect Love casts out ALL fear), faint with weariness (Do NOT Be weary In Well Doing) or exhausted! Renounce dis-"Graceful" Ways, secret thoughts (God's knows your innermost secrets, thoughts, words and deeds), feelings, desires (Delight your-"self" In The Lord and He Will Give YOU The Desires Of YOUR Heart), underhandedness,, methods and arts that people hide through shame; Refuse to deal craftily, to practice trickery, cunning, to adulterate or handle dis-Honestly The Word Of God!! State (Jesus) The Truth Openly, clearly and candidly, so we (as The Body Of Christ) can commend ourselves In The Sight and Presence Of God to EVERY man's conscience.
ALL who do not See The Gospel Of God, The Good News Of Jesus, The Glad Tidings Of Messiah / Christ / The Anointed One for what It Truly Is, "ARE" Spiritually dying, obscured, hindered, perishing, blinded and lost! Preach NOT your"self," but JESUS CHRIST As LORD And Savior, let His Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Light Of Life Shine out in the darkness, so that The Grandeur and EXCEEDING Greatness Of The (Holy Spirit) Power may Be Shown To Be "Of God" and NOT from ourselves!
NOW The Lord "Is" The (Holy) Spirit, and where The Spirit Of The Lord "Is," There "Is" Liberty - Emancipation from bondage, FREEDOM. [Isa. 61:1, 2.]
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
The Word For TODAY says, "ALL of us!"
Do you continue (CONSTANTLY) to behold [In The Word Of God] His Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness, Favor, Grace, Holiness, Beauty and Love? Just as Jesus was Transfigured In ALL of His Radiance and Glory upon the mountain top before The Disciples eyes, so are we "To Be" Transformed Into His Very Own Image!
Are Not ALL Men Created EQUAL? Were We Not Created In The Image And Likeness Of God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven? Each and Every One of us "Is" Called Of God to pass from vessel to vessel, Glory to Glory, Image to Image, Faith to Faith, Grace to Grace, In EVER Increasing Splendor (The Splendor Of The Lord) and from One degree to another; NOT by our own might, power or strength, but From The Lord [Who "Is"] His (Holy) Spirit!
Walk In The Spirit and YOU Will Walk In His Peace, Hope, Joy, God's Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Love, etc., etc., etc... (ALL The Fruit and Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Will Abound In And Through YOU)! Be YE Transformed By The RE-NEWING Of YOUR Mind!! YOU "Have" The Mind Of Christ, so Be Washed Clean (though your sins be as scarlet, He Makes YOU whiter than snow) by The Water And The Word (Jesus)!!! I can NOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH the IMPORTANCE of Daily Prayer, Communion, Bible Study and Fellowship In The Lord and with The Brethren, other Christians, True Believers, Brothers and Sisters In The Lord Jesus. YOU are NOT your own, because YOU have been bought with a price, The Life Blood Of God's One And ONLY Begotten Son, Jesus. ALL of us "ARE" One In Christ, so let us Live, Move, Have Our Being, Glory, Image and Splendor From The Lord [Who "Is"] The (Holy) Spirit, In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
Revelation 4:9-11
The Word:
And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever - through the eternities of the eternities - [Ps. 47:8.]
The twenty-four elders [the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin] fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throne and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out,
Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created. [Ps. 19:1.]
- Revelation 4:9-11
NEVER do the living creatures stop saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty (Omnipotent), Who was and Who is and Who is to come. [Isa. 6:1-3.]
ALL Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving, Power and Praise is due Him Who sits on The Throne! And Who Is "This King Of Glory", but The Lord God Almighty, Maker Of Heaven And Earth. It Is Jesus Who Holds ALL Things Together and was there with God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven and The Holy Spirit, In Genesis, at The Creation Of ALL Things! To Him Alone Be ALL The Glory, Honor and Praise!
After The Life, Death and Resurrection Of Christ, Came His Ascension Into Heaven Where He Is Seated At The Right Hand Of God. To Him Who Sits On The Throne And Unto The Lamb Of God, Who Takes AWay The Sins Of The World, Be ALL Our Spiritual Worship And Service! He Lives Forever And Ever and Has Provided "The Way" for us to do "The Same", With, In and Through His Holy And Precious Name. THIS SAME Jesus, Who was lifted up into the clouds, before the very eyes of His Disciples, shall Come Again SOON, but in the meanwhile, ALL of Heaven Rejoices In His Presence! Yes, My Dear, Sweet, Brothers and Sisters in The Lord Jesus, YOU and I too shall cast down our golden crowns around The Glassy Sea, before The Throne, His Throne Of Grace And Mercy, crying out, Worthy Are YOU, Our Lord, God And Savior.
WORTHY Is The Lamb Of God, Who Was Slain For Us From The Foundation Of The World, For YOU Created ALL Things; By Your Perfect And Acceptable Will They Were CREATED, Brought Forth Into Being, In Christ Our Lord!
I Hope and Pray that Each and Every Person reading this is Caught Up in The Spirit Of Praise And Worship. NO ONE in Heaven, on Earth or under the Earth Is Able to open The Scroll or take a [single] look at Its contents, but The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah, The Root (Source) Of David, JESUS! Standing Alone, As Though He Had Been Slain, Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One Has Won - Has Overcome and Conquered. You and I can overcome and conquer "this present World of darkness" too, In His Holy Name. Let Your Light (His Light Of Life) Shine in and through you, into the darkness, resist the devil, the enemy and he MUST Flee!
Break open the seals, anything that holds you, others down or back from accomplishing The Things Of God. He Has Anointed Us ALL To Preach The Good News. It Is Time To Set The Captives Free In Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
New Covenant Message! The Reason For Everything / John 17:4
The Word:
I have glorified You down here on earth by completing the work that You gave Me To do.
- John 17:4
Just as Jesus was sent from Heaven to Earth to accomplish God's Perfect Will for His Life, so are we to Go and Do Like-Wise! Paul The Apostle could say, I have fought The Good Fight and run my race (at the close of his earthly ministry), Jesus upon The Cross Of Calvary shouted out, "IT IS FINISHED!" God In Christ Jesus "FULFILLED" ALL the Law of The Old Covenant and Established "The New."
THIS IS "The Glorified (Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection) Life:" [It means] To Know (To Perceive, Recognize, Become Acquainted With And Understand) You, The ONLY True And Real God, and [Like-Wise] To Know Him, Jesus [As The] Christ, The Anointed One, The Messiah, Whom You Have Sent. [John 17:3.]
God, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Loved This World (and ALL who are In It) that He "Sent" His One And ONLY Begotten Son to die in our stead! Jesus said, "As The Father Has "SENT" Me, So "I AM" SENDing YOU! Do YOU GET THE PICTURE? ONLY when we (Like Christ) Live The Crucified Life is The Resurrection Power Of God, The Anointing Of His Holy Spirit In And Upon Us To Accomplish His Perfect And Acceptable Will, so that we can bring ALL Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving and Praise To His Holy And Precious Name!
So, I ask YOU, "CHRISTIAN," Are YOU Glorifying God down here on Earth by Completing "The Good Works" that Jesus Gave YOU To Do? He Calls us ALL to offer up ourselves as Living Sacrifices, to Accomplish "The Works" He Has Prepared For Us (before the foundations of this World were laid)!
You and I (Here and NOW) share The Glory Of Christ. He has Restored us to a Full and Complete, Father and Son relationship between God and mankind.
We "ARE" Kings AND Priests, Seated In The Heavenlies, For His Honor and In His Presence, As ONE In Jesus. I want to know, Have YOU Revealed "The VERY (REAL) Self Of God" to others?
JUST as God Granted Jesus (ALL) Power and Authority over (ALL) flesh (ALL human kind), so that He could Give Eternal Life to ALL who Received Him, we too can lift our eyes to Heaven and say, Father, the hour has come (TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION). Ask "Our Father Who Art In Heaven" to Glorify, Exalt, Honor and Magnify Jesus (In and Through us By The Holy Spirit), so that His Son May Glorify, Extol, Honor and Magnify Him.
THIS Is Our Calling, so let us make our Election SURE by being obedient to His Word, Will and Way! It Is Our job to make God's Name Known, to Reveal His Character and Very Self, so that His Love (Which He Has Bestowed Upon Us) May Be In Others - Felt In Their Hearts - and that Christ May Live, Move and Have His Being In Them.
HAVING Said These Things, Let us go out to ALL Nations and Peoples (As His Disciples), Taking The Love Of God and The Good New Of Jesus To ALL, Glorifying and Completing The Work Of The Father (Bestowed Upon Us), In His Holy and Precious Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Title. Subject: The Reason For Everything!
Romans 3:21-23
The Word:
But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the prophets,
Namely, the righteousness of Go which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction, Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
- Romans 3:21-23
Feel like you are falling? ALL Are (Apart From The Saving Power Of Jesus)! The ONLY thing One has "to do," to Ensure Themselves Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Christ Is To Believe, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On His Holy And Precious Name, for there is No Other Name Under Heaven By Which We MUST Be Saved. NONE are exempt or void of such an offer, but Many, MANY CHOOSE The Way Of Destruction, rather than The Straight And Narrow Way! Should we, who Know The Truth, NOT Reach Out and snatch others as brands from the fire? If you actually saw someOne falling and had the opportunity to Save them, would you not do so? WWJD? He has Commanded us to "GO AND DO LIKEWISE!"
ALL "ARE" Justified (Just As If They Had NEVER Sinned) and Made Upright and In Right Standing With God, FREELY and Gratuitously By His Grace (His Unmerited Favor and Mercy), Through The Redemption Which Is [Provided] (My God Shall Provide ALL Of Your Needs According To His Riches In Glory) In Christ Jesus,
Whom God Put Forward [Before The Eyes Of ALL] As A Mercy Seat And Propitiation By His (Precious) Blood - The Cleansing And Life-Giving Sacrifice Of Atonement (At-One-Meant With Him) And Reconciliation - [To Be Received] Through Faith (Without Faith It Is IMPOSSIBLE To Please God). This Was To Show God's Righteousness, Because In His Divine Forbearance He Had Passed Over (Christ Is Our PassOver Lamb) And Ignored Former Sins Without Punishment.
It Was To Demonstrate And Prove At The Present Time (IN THE NOW SEASON) That He Himself Is Righteous And That He Justifies And Accepts As Righteous Him Who Has [TRUE] Faith In Jesus.
- Romans 3:24-26
What do we have to be prideful or boastful of?
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let ALL Glory, Honor, Power and Praise Be Given To Christ Jesus, For He Alone Is Worthy, The First And Last, Our ALL IN ALL! Apart from Him we can do NOTHING, but "In Him" we Can Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us. He Has Given Us ALL "The Ministry Of Reconciliation!" Are you Calling others back into Communion and Fellowship With God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven? He Is Our Maker and we ARE The Sheep Of His Pasture. God Bestows His Holy Ghost, The Spirit Of Grace And Truth, To ALL who Will Receive "HIM" By Faith In Jesus' Name! NO Person (Male or Female, Jew or Gentile, Rich or Poor, Young or Old, Black or White, Fat or Skinny, Short or Tall) will be justified, made righteousness, acquitted or judged acceptable In His Sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law or [On the principle] of doing good deeds. ONLY On The Principle (GOD'S Principle) Of Faith!
HIS Righteousness Has Been Revealed Independently And Altogether (In His Holy And Precious Word) For ALL To See AND There Is NO Distinction. Can you SEE It? He Is Calling Each and EVERY One Of His Chosen People to shine their Light in This Present Darkness and Open The Eyes of those who are yet blinded.
Are YOU Setting "The Captives" FREE?
Have YOU Been Healing "The Sick" AND Raising "The Dead?" The Sick NEED "The Great Physician" and The Dead can ONLY Be Raised By The Resurrection Power Of His Love! YOU (Right NOW) ARE The Anointed One, His Instrument and Vessel to take The Love Of God and The Good News Of Jesus To ALL Nations and Peoples. BE The Part Of The GREAT Co-Mission that He Has Called YOU To.
Use EVERY Gift and Talent that He Has Bestowed Upon YOU, so that you'll hear Him Say, "Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!" I want YOU To Receive ALL that He Has For YOU In Jesus' Name.
Amen.
God bless and Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
V-Day New Covenant Message - The Reason For Everything / Romans 16:3, 4
The Word:
Give my greetings to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Who risked their lives - endangering their very necks - for my life. To them not only I but also all the churches among the Gentiles give thanks.
- Romans 16:3, 4
God so loved the World that He Gave and like Paul The Apostle, The Holy Spirit wants to use us to "Give His Greetings" to ALL Saints EVERYWHERE. There is a time and a season under Heaven for EVERYTHING on Earth, TODAY "IS" The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus and we - as God's Chosen People ought to receive One Another, Love One Another as Christ Loves us, Greet One Another with a HOLY Kiss - with a Christian Welcome - and Give Thanks in ALL Things, because THIS "IS" The Will Of God For us as His Beloved Children.
As I sit here at my desk and keyboard, quite and safe in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA, there are countless MILLIONS of Our Brothers and Sisters around the World who are risking their lives - endangering their very necks - in need of help, food, water, clothing, shelter, they require assistance from you and me to shield them from suffering.
The Brotherhood of Man is One Thing, but The Fellowship Of The Saints "IS" Quite Another! Jesus said, "The Poor You Shall AlWays Have With You," but that did NOT stop Him or His Followers from attending to and addressing their mental, physical, Spiritual, emotional, financial and sexual needs and desires. We "ARE" One Body, but MANY Parts and Serving One Lord, One God and One Spirit.
My Fellow Workers,
On This Veterans' Day, Remembrance Day (Canada) 2004, Let us Remember those who risked their lives for the sake of Freedom - endangered their lives, so that we could have Life MORE Abundantly, but above ALL, Let us REMEMBER The One & ONLY Begotten Son Of God, Who Shed His Precious Blood Upon The Cross Of Calvary For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins, The First Fruits From The Grave, The One Who GIVES us Eternal, Everlasting, Resurrection Peace, Hope, Love, Understanding, Joy and The One Who Sets us FREE In (Thought, Word &) Deed!
Four Times In The Letter Of Paul To The Romans (Chapter 16) The Apostle writes, "Remember Me," He uses "Greet" Six Times, "Salute" Twice and The Word "Give" Once. One time ONLY did Jesus Die On The Cross For ALL. This "Good News" is written about in The Four Gospels. God Created This WHOLE WIDE World and EVERYTHING in it within a six day period and it is Jesus Who holds ALL Things Together (Peace Be) Still. He "IS" Here (or There), With us (or with Y-O-U), whenever 2 or more are gathered Together (in Church, house, work, school or wherever) In His Holy & Precious Name, so Let us "Remember" to "Give" His "Greet"ings, "Salute" ALL Our Fellow Workers In Christ Jesus, In The Kingdom Of God, ALL The Churches among the Gentiles & Jews, for we "ARE" One In The Spirit and One In The Lord! Jesus wants us to have constant, continual Communion and Fellowship with Him and Each Other. He said, "Do THIS In Remembrance Of Me (Remember Me)," so let us take The Love Of God and The Good News Of Forgiveness & Salvation (TODAY) to ALL Nations & Peoples In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
New Covenant Message: The Reason For Everything! 1 John 3:14
The Word:
We know that we have passed over out of the death into the Life by the fact that we love the brethren, [our fellow Christians].
He who does not love abides - remains, is held and kept continually - in [spiritual] death.
- 1 John 3:14
It Is An Abomination, Detestable Thing In The Eyes Of God for ANY One Of His Children to hate his Brother or Sister In Christ Jesus. It is "Heart Murder" and we KNOW or at least we should, that NO murderer (or liar) has Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Abiding, Persevering In him. If you or I close our heart of compassion to those who are in need, mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, financially, sexually, completely, in ANY Way, shape or form that we know of, we are NOT Walking or Living The Life Of God's Agape Love. NONE of us who call our"self" Christian should be living merely in theory or speech, but In Deed, Truth, Practice, Sincerity and ABOVE ALL, Love! It is ONLY as we Abide In Christ that we can bear Good, Lasting Fruit For His Kingdom and by Being Obedient To "The Call," we shall come to Experientially Know, Perceive, Recognize AND Understand that we ARE "Of The Truth," AND can Reassure, Quiet, Conciliate AND Pacify Our Hearts In His Holy & Pure Presence.
Have you "Passed Over" from death to Life, from total darkness into His Marvelous Kingdom Of Light & Liberty In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name? Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One & ONLY Begotten Son Of The Most High "IS" Our Passover Lamb "Of God" That Takes AWay The Sins Of The World AND His Blood Cleanses us from ALL sin, unrighteousness, filthy stains AND Makes us Pure & Blameless In His Sight, He Covers us as a blanket, like the fresh morning snow. THESE Words Of Truth ARE "FACT" NOT Fiction! NOthing, NOTHing, NOTHING Can or EVER WILL Separate us from The Love Of God In Christ Jesus. He "IS" Our Brother and we ARE Joint-Heirs Of The Kingdom, which "IS" Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost! We CAN Love God & One Another, because The Love Of God Has Been Shed Abroad In Our Hearts, In & Through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit.
As The Branch, we MUST Abide, Remain, Be Held & Kept In The Vine, This Spiritual Life or else we will be cut of and found in spiritual death.
Paul The Apostle wrote, "The GREATEST IS Love!" Jesus said, "The GREATEST shall be The Servant Of ALL." Are you or do you consider your"self" to be a Servant Of The Most High God?" Each and EVERY One of us MUST prove, test the spirit of our thoughts, words and deeds.
By this you may know (perceive and recognize) the Spirit of God; every spirit which acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, [actually] has become man and has come in the flesh is of God - has God for its source.
- 1 John 4:1
Detective Joe Friday said, "The Facts, Just The Facts." More Christians Today should just stick to "The Facts." The spirit of antichrist (against Christ, against The Anointed & The Anointing) is already in the world to rob, kill, steal, annul, destroy, sever, disunite Jesus Christ from Y-O-U & God, but GREATER (Mightier) "IS" He Who Lives, Moves & Has His Being In Y-O-U than he who is in the world, so we ALREADY Have Defeated & Overcome the agents of antichrist. Get better acquainted with God and That Love which is essentially His Will Be Brought To Completion
- To Its FULL Maturity, Run Its FULL Course and Become Perfected In and Through us. Union and Communion With Him Will Bring us Confidence, Blessed Assurance and Holy Boldness To Face Him and ALL Mankind, because As He "IS" In This Present World Of Darkness, So "ARE" We In This World as The Church, The Bride Of Christ, His Body & Temple, To Shine As The City On A Hill, Ever Brighter, Until The FULL Light Of Day.
Give Thanks With A GREAT-FULL Heart TODAY and EVERY Day, In The Holy & Precious Name Of Jesus. Amen & Amen.
God Is Faithful & Jesus NEVER Fails! His Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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Subject:
New Covenant Message - The Reason For Everything / Romans 15:7
The Word:
Welcome and receive (to your hearts) one another, then, even as Christ has welcomed and received you, for the glory of God.
- Romans 15:7
As The Nation Of Israel (and MANY Christian Believers around the World) Celebrate "The Feast Of Dedication / The Festival Of Lights," Just as Our Lord Jesus did (according to The Word Of God in The Gospel Of John 10:22), we should be gathering together as One with The Father, Son & Holy Spirit and allowing The Light Of Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life To Shine EVER BRIGHTER upon, in and through us until the FULL Light Of Day when Jesus Returns Again! The Main Candle (The Servant In Hebrew) Is "The One" that Lights ALL of the festive candles during this Re-Dedication Celebration Of The Temple Of "The One," True, Living God, whom we serve with ALL of our heart, mind, soul, Spirit (and in our weakness show His) Strength. Through Jesus' Life, Death & Resurrection, His Truth-FULL-ness, Honesty and Tender-Mercies (which are renewed each and every morning), confirmed, verified and FULL-FILLed EVERY Covenant Promise that God, Our Father Who Art In Heaven had given to our Spiritual forefathers through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit by Servants Of Old.
As you and I "Welcome" Family, Guests, Friends, Co-Workers, Neighbors and other Acquaintances into our homes during this Most Festive Holiday Season, let us be reminded that every face (soul) we see and greet is made, created In The Image Of God ALL-Mighty. Receive them into your hearts as Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus and perhaps they will choose to receive The Lord Jesus Into their hearts as well. Jesus gave us a New Commandment, "Love One Another As I Have (and do) Love Y-O-U." He Welcomes & Receives us with Opened and Loving Arms, For The Glory Of God and says to us Today, "Go & Do Like-Wise." He takes the broken pieces of each and every human life, melts, molds, fills and uses them ALL For His Good Purposes & Pleasure. Keith Green once wrote, "We are like windows, filled with the colors of the rainbow, set in a darkened room, then The Bridegroom Comes To Let His Light Shine Through."
Light was meant to shine in the dark places, so let Your Light Shine!
The Church Of Jesus Christ MUST Come Together As ONE, In Mutual Harmony, FULL Sympathy, Empathy, In One Accord (A 3 Fold Cord Is NOT Easily Broken), UNANIMOUSLY with United Hearts and One Voice (That Voice Crying Out In The Wilderness, Preparing The Way Of [and for] The Lord), Singing Praises To His Holy & Precious Name, Rejoicing & Bringing Glory, Honor and Thanksgiving To The God And Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One! [Psalm 18:49; 117:1, Deuteronomy 32:43] Yeshua / Jesus / Salvation Is The (ONLY) Hope Of Israel, The (ONLY) Hope Of The Nations, The (ONLY) Hope Of The World and The (ONLY) Hope Of The Gentiles!
May The God Of Your Hope So Fill Y-O-U With ALL (Holy Spirit) Joy And (Shalom, Wholeness, FULL-ness & Blessing) Peace In Believing, Clinging To, Trusting In And Relying On - Through The Experience Of Your Faith (Which Is The SUBSTANCE Of Things Hoped For And He, Jesus Is The Author And Finisher Of It) - That By The Power Of The Holy Spirit Y-O-U May Abound And Be Overflowing (Bubbling Over) With Hope.
- Romans 15:13
Be Your"self" In Christ Jesus, as He Intended Y-O-U "To Be," Rich In ALL Goodness, Obedient In Word & Deed, Amply FILLed With ALL Spiritual Knowledge, Understanding And Competent To Admonish, Counsel And Instruct One Another In The Way, Act On The Principles Of God, As It Is Written In Holy Script, Tell It On The Mountains, Shout It From The House Tops, Work Out Your Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus With (Reverential) Fear & Trembling, Take Advantage Of EVERY Opportunity & Opened Door, Bring Aid (Relief), Contributions For The Saints Of God, Share & Serve One Another In Spiritually & Materially Abundant Blessings, Unite & Earnestly Wrestle In Holy Spirit Prayer, Deliver & Rescue Others From The Fire, Preach, Teach And Heal With The (Holy Spirit) Power Of Signs & Wonders - Faith-FULLy Executing, Accomplishing His Perfect & Acceptable Will, Carrying Out To The FULL "The Good News, The Gospel Of God In Christ, The Messiah, The Anointed One" In Its ENTIRETY and Complete The GREAT Co-Mission He Has Given us In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
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87124
USA
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Date: Sat, Jan 15, 2005
Subject:
New Covenant Message / The Reason For EVERYTHING! John 13:34, 35
The Word:
I give you a new commandment, that you should love one another; just as I have loved you, so you too should love on another.
By this all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another - if you keep on showing love among yourselves.
- John 13:34, 35
TOO Many "Confessing" Christians are acting as if they are at the, "You are not able to follow Me now where I am going" stage, instead of at the, "But you SHALL Follow Me after! Are we Following After The Example that Jesus Gave us In His Word, According To His Holy & Precious Will and Way? He says to us Today, "IF Y-O-U LOVE Me, Y-O-U Will Obey My Commandments," because Obedience In ALL Ways Brings God's Richest Blessings Upon His Chosen Ones and Shines His Light in This Present Darkness of The World we live, move and have our being in.
Are you Loving God with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength, Loving your neighbor as your"self" AND Loving One Another As Christ Loves Y-O-U?
Are you doing the best you can with ALL of the gifts, abilities and talents that God has bestowed upon you to Pray without ceasing?
Are you BEING A Disciple Of Christ and Making Disciples?
He Has Given us EVERYTHING we Need To Live Our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life UNTO Him!
We "ARE" Able To Follow Our Good Shepherd EVERY Step Of The Way that He Leads & Guides us along the path of Life, because His Grace Is Sufficient For us. NOBODY is Perfect, NO NOT One, ONLY Jesus and that's why we MUST Look Unto Him, Seek, Knock and Ask, Hunger & Thirst For His Righteousness, for His Perfect & Acceptable Word, Will & Way To Be Revealed To, Upon, In AND Through us, our fellow Brothers & Sisters In The Body Of Christ and THEN... The World Will Come To Know That We "ARE" Christians, Believers & Followers Of Him, By Our LOVE For Him, One Another and the lost, sick and dying.
NONE of us have "Arrived" or we wouldn't be around here to tell anybody about it! The Church Of Today MUST step up to the plate and give God Our BEST Shot at Accomplishing His GREAT Commission. If we are NOT Going, we are WITHOUT Excuse! Unity Of The Body Will Come not by agreeing with each other on EVERY jot & tittle, but By Coming IN to Complete & Total Agreement With The Author Of "The Book." We are Called Of God To Preach, Teach & Heal! Jesus says, "Feed My Sheep & Feed My Lambs." Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Preachers, Teachers & Evangelists, Are we giving God's Flock a Well Balanced, Holy Spirit Meal?
GIVE Love to The One Who Is Worthy and Each Other In His Holy & Precious Name.
"BE" & Make Disciples Of ALL Nations & Peoples and Show The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus to ALL In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
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Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2005
Subject:
New Covenant Message / The Reason For Everything - 2 Corinthians 3:18
The Word:
And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
Most of us learned about "The Emancipation Proclamation" in our secular History Classes, but unless you went to Private School or pay attention during Church Services, TOO Many of us Do NOT Experientially Know That NOW The Lord "IS" The Spirit, AND Where The Spirit Of The Lord "IS", There "IS" Liberty - Emancipation From Bondage, FREEDOM! [2 Corinthians 3:17; Isaiah 61:1, 2.] Whenever a person Turns (In Repentance) To The Lord The Veil that Lies Upon Their Minds And Hearts "IS" Stripped Off, Made Void AND Lifted [To Reveal] That It "IS" Taken AWay AND Done AWAY With In Christ Jesus, so we should Be Holding On AND Engaging In This Ministry Of Reconciliation (That God Has Given EACH & EVERY One Of us In Him) By The Tender-Mercies Of God, Who Grants us Favor, Benefits, Opportunities AND Especially Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus! DO NOT Get Discouraged - Despondent With Fear, Become Faint With Weariness And Exhaustion Or Spirit-Less, but we should Be Asking, Seeking & Knocking For God To Make, Melt, Mold, Use & FILL us Up To Overflowing With The Presence Of His Holy Spirit.
Have Y-O-U Renounced Disgraceful Ways - Secret Thoughts, Feelings, Desires And Underhandedness, Methods And Arts That Men (Women & Children) Hide Through Shame? We MUST Refuse To Deal Treacherously, Craftily (To Practice Trickery And Cunning) Or To Adulterate Or Handle Dishonestly The Holy & Precious Word Of God! State The Truth (Jesus "IS" The Truth) In LOVE OPENLY - Clearly And Candidly, so that we, As The Body Of Christ, His Church & Spotless Bride, May Commend Ourselves, As One In The Spirit & One In The Lord (According To His Word, Will & Way), In The Sight And Presence Of ALL-Mighty God To EVERY Man, Women & Child's Conscience!
The Word For Today Says, "And ALL Of us," so that DOES NOT Mean, "Some Of us." WE, As The Unified Body Of Jesus Christ Here & NOW ON Planet Earth, MUST Continue "Running The Race" To WIN and The ONLY Way To Accomplish This Task, God's Perfect & Acceptable Purpose & Plan, "IS" To Behold, Look At, Gaze Upon "The Glory Of The Lord," His Goodness, Mercy, Loving-Kindness, & Grace, Favor. Where do we "Find" This Glory, but In The Very Word Of God To Human Kind, Our Bibles. It "IS" In The Very Word Of God That Y-O-U & I "ARE" Daily Transformed, From Glory To Glory, Grace To Grace, Vessel To Vessel AND "CONSTANTLY" Transfigured Into The Very Image Of His One & ONLY Begotten Son, Christ Jesus. So, I Ask Y-O-U, "Are You EVER Increasing In Splendor?" Is Your Light Shining EVER Brighter Until The FULL Light Of His Glorious Day?
THIS Comes From The Lord, The Author & Finisher Of Our Faith, Who "IS" The Spirit Of The Living God, Falling Afresh On us.
Jesus Declares To us Today, "My Word "IS" Spirit AND Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life For ALL!"
THIS "IS" NOT The Letter Of The Law, but The Spirit Of The Law Of Liberty & Justice For ALL. If you have found Liberty, been delivered from sin and guilt, emancipated from bondage, then it is time for Y-O-U To Go and Set The Captives FREE, because he who The Son Has Set FREE "IS" FREE In Thought, Word AND INDEED To Go, Do & Be ALL That He Has Called us To In Christ! The Veil Has Been Removed From Our Eyes, so that WE "Can" See The FULLNESS Of His Glory AND Share, Reveal It To Others In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - Revelation 4:9-11 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever - through the eternities of the eternities - [Ps. 47:8.]
The twenty-four elders [the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin] fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throe and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out,
Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created. [Ps. 19:1.]
- Revelation 4:9-11
OH, How I Long For ALL Of us To Actually See or just Catch A Glimpse of "The Vision John Saw," The Revelation, The Revealing, The Un-Veiling Of Jesus Christ, Who He REALLY "IS" And ALL That He (STILL) Stands For Today!
Should He Open Your Spiritual Eyes, LOOK and Behold, "The Door" IS Standing Open In Heaven, His Voice "IS" Speaking (like the Calling of The War Trumpet, The Shofar), Saying, Come Up Here, And I WILL Show Y-O-U What MUST Take Place. Come In, Under The Holy Spirit's POWER, and SEE, God's Throne Of Grace, Favor, Tender-Mercies (which are renewed EVERY Morning for us ALL), His Goodness & Loving-Kindness, with The One & ONLY Begotten Son, Jesus, Seated At The Right Hand Of Our Father, Who Art In Heaven! [Ezek. 1:5-28.] Can you Hear (Oh, Israel, Gods Chosen Ones) ALL The Hosts Of Heaven, Worshipping, Crying Out, Holy, Holy, Holy, "IS" The Lord God ALL-Mighty (Omnipotent), Who Was And Who "IS" And Who "IS" To Come (Again SOON)? [Isa. 6:1-3.]
Jesus (Yeshua / Salvation) Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One, The Same, Yesterday, TODAY & Forever!
Do you See "The Book" lying in the open nail pierced hands Of Him Who died On The Cross Of Calvary For Y-O-U & Me? NO ONE was Worthy or morally fit to break open the seals that kept the contents of This Book from being Revealed To us; [Ezek. 2:9, 10; Isa. 29:11; Dan. 12:4.] Until Christ Broke Through The POWER Of sin & death. NOW, These Things (According To Holy Script) "ARE" Revealed To us. The Word Of God Declares That EVEN The Angels Of Heaven LONG To Look Into The Things Of God that "ARE" Revealed To Those Who Believe, so why is it that SO Few Confessing Christian Believers don't take the time to crack open their Bibles for The Mysteries Of God, REVEALED?
He "IS" Holy & Mighty, The Creator Of ALL Things (Seen & Un-Seen), but God still longs to Commune & Fellowship with His Creation Today. His Holy & Precious Word "IS" Spirit & Life, THE REVELATION Of Jesus Christ (from Genesis to Revelation), The ONLY Way To The Father! His Holy Spirit LONGS to lead and guide us into ALL Truth & (Spiritual) Understanding, but He Shall NOT AlWays STRIVE with humankind.
"IS" He Alone NOT Worthy To Receive ALL Glory, Honor, Dominion, Thanksgiving, Power & Praise from the very things (Let Heaven & Earth Declare) that were brought into Being and Created By Him? He "IS" (Still) The Potter and we are the clay, so why do we NOT, Go To Him and Ask that He melt us, mold us, fill us and use us, To The UTMOST Of His Abilities? He LIVES Forever & Ever - Through The Eternities Of Eternities and when we put our Faith, Hope, Trust, Cling To, Lean & Rely On Him... We Shall Do Like-Wise!
And That "IS" The Reason (Come Let Us Reason Together, As One In Christ Jesus) For EVERYTHING! TODAY (if you Hear His Voice), harden NOT your heart of hearts, but Believe & Receive The FULL-ness Of The God-Head, Dwelling In Y-O-U Bodily (through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit, Living, Moving & Having His Being Upon, In & Working Through Y-O-U), so that you can HAVE (& GIVE AWay To Others) The Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
Care-Net Pregnancy Center of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Title. Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2005
Subject: New Covenant Message - Romans 3:21-23 / The Reason For Everything!
The Word:
But now the righteousness of God has been revealed independently and altogether apart from law, although actually it is attested by the Law and the prophets,
Namely, the righteousness of God which comes by believing with personal trust and confident reliance on Jesus Christ, the Messiah. [And it is meant] for all who believe. For there is no distinction, Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
- Romans 3:21-23
Jesus Himself declared to us that ALL of The Law and The Prophets testified of, were about and pointed To Him! I can honestly tell you from personal experience that There Is A Reason For EVERYTHING and it's NOT about you and me, but It's ALL About Jesus, Yeshua (Hebrew), Our Salvation. The Word Of God (Jesus Is The Living Word) is a series of sign-posts or road-signs, from Genesis to The Revelation Of Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One, that lead and guide us on This Spiritual Journey called Life and point us To The Way, Truth and Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name. There is Just One Way and you and I, as Confessing Christians, Believers In Jesus, MUST Up-Hold His Standard!
You shall have "The Same Law" for the sojourner among you as for one of your own nationality; for I Am The Lord Your God.
- Leviticus 24:22 (The Amplified Bible)
`There shall be "One Standard For Y-O-U;" It Shall Be for the stranger as well as the native, for I Am The Lord Your God.´
- Leviticus 24:22 (New American Standard Bible)
I have chosen these two particular samples, translations of Holy Script as (and for) Examples to further shine God's Light Of Truth on The Word For Today.
Jesus Christ "IS" The Same, Yesterday, Today And Forever! It was He Who said that His (Spoken, Written & Living) Word Was (Holy) Spirit (Breathed) & Life and that It Would NEVER Pass AWay, so we would do VERY well to pay EXTREMELY Close attention to It Each and EVERY Day of our existence here on His Created Planet Earth. The Word Of God says, There Is Just One Standard, One Law...
Jesus FULL-FILLED It and passed It down to us to Up-Hold. This Is The VERY Reason that He came from Heaven to Earth and when He Returned To Our Father Who Art In Heaven, He Sent His Holy Spirit To Live, Move & Have His Being, Resting Upon, Dwelling (Tabernacles) In & CONTINUALLY Working Through us! He Has Given us EVERYTHING that we need To Live Our Life Unto Him!
"If you have seen Me, Y-O-U Have Seen The Father," says Jesus and It Is By This Standard (His Banner Over us Is LOVE) that we are Called Upon To Live out our Life Before God AND (ALL) Mankind. "If Y-O-U LOVE Me, you Will Obey My Commands." Obedience ALL-Ways Brings God's Showers Of Spiritual Blessings! So, what does God actually require of us on a regular basis? Jesus says, "LOVE One Another As I Have (AND Do) LOVE Y-O-U." It Is By This Standard of Living that others will Come To (Experientially) Know that we are His Disciples, Followers Of The Living Saviour, Jesus Christ.
ALL Have sinned and "ARE" Falling Short of This Honor and Glory (Goodness, Tender-Mercies, Loving-Kindness and Grace, Favor) that God (In Christ Jesus) Has (Given) Bestowed Upon us, But "NOW" THIS Righteousness (Our Right Standing Relationship, Communion & Fellowship With &) Of God Has Been Revealed To us, so we MUST Look Unto The Lord As The Author & Finisher, Completer Of Our Believing, Clinging To, Personal Faith, Trust In, Reliance On & Holy Spirit Confidence (BOLDNESS) In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2005
Subject: John 17:4 - The Reason For Everything / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
I have glorified You down here on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.
- John 17:4
NOT to discount (in ANY Way, shape or form) "The Our Father," but This Seventeenth Chapter Of The Gospel (Good News) According To John (The Beloved) Is Truly "Our Lord's Prayer." No where else in Holy Script is The Heart Of Christ More Plainly Revealed as in This Discourse between The One And Only Begotten and Our Father Who Art In Heaven. I here and now have the distinct task of manifesting The Name Above ALL Names and Revealing The Very Real Self Of God To His Chosen Ones, so that we (and they) Will Obey And Keep His Holy And Precious Word. NOW At Last we Can Experientially Come To Know Positively, In REALITY - To Believe In, Cling To, Trust In and Rely On With ABSOLUTE (Blessed) Assurance, To Be Convinced And Understand that ALL God Has Given To Jesus Belong To Him - Is REALLY And Truly His!
Have Y-O-U Glorified God down here on The Earth by COMPLETING The Work That Jesus Gave us To Do? To Love God With ALL that is within us and To Go To ALL Nations And Peoples, Tribes And Tongues With The Love Of God And The Good News Of Jesus "IS" The GREAT Co-Mission Of ALL Christians, EVERY Believer, EVERY Where. Jesus Has Restored us To Such Majesty And Honor In God's Presence, so that we Can Go Boldly Into His Throne Room Of Grace And Mercy and NOW Calls us Kings And Priests Of The Most High God! Are you Constantly Praying for others To Come Into The Kingdom Of God, Which Is Righteousness, Peace And Joy In The Holy Ghost, because In Them Jesus' Glory Is Achieved, so that we may Be One, As The Father, Son And Holy Spirit Are One. We Are Kept And Preserved In God's Holy And Precious Name, In The Knowledge And WORSHIP Of Him!
Is Jesus' Joy Made FULL, Complete and Perfect In Y-O-U - that we may Experience His Delight FULL-FILLED In us, that His EnJoyment May Be Perfected In Our Own Souls, that we may Have His Gladness Within us FILLING Our Hearts?
We Have His Word (God's Message To ALL Humankind) and He Will Keep And Protect us from the evil one. It Is By His Power And Authority that we Are Granted, Given Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In His Name, so let us Glorify, Exalt, Honor, Magnify and Extol The Name Of Jesus! This Is Eternal Life: It Means To Know, To Perceive, Recognize, Become Acquainted With And Understand God, The Only True And Real God, And Like-Wise To Know Him, Jesus As The Christ, The Anointed One, The Messiah, Whom Our Father Has Sent and NOW, Just As The Father Sent Him, He "IS" Sending Y-O-U And I!
NOT By (our own) Might Or (physical) Power, BUT By His Holy Spirit Resting Upon, Living, Moving And Having His Being In And Working Through us, we Are Called Of God To Do And Do Like-Wise. Glorify God down Here (and NOW) on The Earth By COMPLETING (he who WINS "The Race" Gets "The Prize") The Work that He Has Prepared For us To Do Before The Foundations Of This Present World Of Darkness Were Made.
THIS "IS" The Work That He Gave Y-O-U And me To Do In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen.
God Bless And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Arms of Love Fellowship
1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
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Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - Romans 6:13 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
Do not continue offering or yielding your bodily members [and faculties) Mele - "Physical; though some include mental faculties." Vincent's "Word Studies in The New Testament."] to sin as instruments (tools) of wickedness. But offer and yield yourselves to God as though you have been raised from the dead to [perpetual] life, and your bodily members [and faculties] to God, presenting them as implements of righteousness.
- Romans 6:13
If Jesus is your King of kings and Lord of lords, how can sin rule in your mortal, short-lived, perishable body, make you yield to cravings and be subject to its lusts and evil passions? If indeed Christ died to sin on The Cross Of Calvary for ALL [ending His (and our) relationship to it], why are we not dead to sin and our relationship to it broken? No, the answer to such questions is NOT "Blowing In The Wind," but CLEARLY pointed out to us through God's Holy & Precious Word.
When "The Church Of Jesus Christ" (That's Y-O-U, me and EVERY Confessing Christian on the face of Planet Earth) starts living The Crucified (Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection) Life, we Will Be "Set FREE" from our slavery to sin and death, no longer ashamed and reap the benefit (return), Our "PRESENT" Reward In Holiness and Its End, Our End "IS" Eternal Life In Jesus.
Choose Y-O-U This Day (TODAY "IS" The Day Of Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus) Who Y-O-U Will Serve! Sin, impurity, ever increasing lawlessness, slavery, death, bondage, shame or Grace, God's Favor, Tender-Mercies, Righteousness - conformity to the divine will in thought, purpose and action, Right Being, Right Doing, A Right Standing With (IN) God - which leads to sanctification, Holiness AND The BOUNTIFUL FREE Gift Of God Through Your Union With Christ Jesus Our Lord? CHOOSE LIFE! Once we Come to TRUE Repentance In Jesus' Name, Receive Salvation By Faith, are Baptized into The Name Of The Father, Son & Holy Spirit, we can Receive The Baptism Of The Holy Ghost, which sets us aside for His Use & Glory... THEN He Enables, Empowers us For The Good Works That Were Prepared For us To Do In Christ Jesus Before The Foundations Of The World Were Laid.
Are you Completely and Totally ready, willing, wanting and able to accept This GREAT Co-Mission Of God, To Die to self and present your bodies a Living Sacrifice, Pure, Holy & Blameless Unto God, which is your Spiritual Service?
Live NOT after the dictates of the flesh, but Hunger & Thirst after the dictates of His Holy Spirit. [John 3:18.] Just because you may have and function In The Gifts Of God's Holy Spirit, THIS Does NOT Mean That You Are Bearing The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit. If you speak with the tongues of men and angels, prophesy, bring forth signs and wonders, Cry Out LORD, LORD, but have not "L-O-V-E," you are NOTHING! In order to bear The Fruit That God Requires of Each and EVERY Believer, Lasting Fruit For (And In) God's Kingdom, which is Righteousness, Shalom / PEACE and Joy In The Holy Ghost, One MUST, we MUST ABIDE In Christ Jesus (CONTINUALLY), for He "IS" The Vine and we "ARE" The Branches.
Flesh gives birth to flesh and spirit to spirit, so the carnal man, woman or child, can NOT Discern The Things Of God when we cater to the appetites and impulses of the flesh, living the (Lower, Baser) life in the carnal nature - we can NOT Please or Satisfy God (without Faith It Is "A Mission" IMPOSSIBLE To Please Him) or Be Acceptable To Him. "IF" The Holy Spirit Lives, Moves & Has His Being In Y-O-U, He'll Direct and Control you (as much as you and I Will Submit To His Authority In Our Lives). This Same (Hebrews 13:8) Spirit Will Restore our natural, mortal, short-lived, perishable bodies Through His Spirit Who Dwells (Tabernacles, Abides) In us. No Longer do we have to subject our"self" to a sub-standard life ruled by the dictates of human flesh, but we can reckon our bodies dead to sin, crucified with (In) Christ Jesus, buried in baptism with Him and Resurrected Unto True, Real, Genuine Life FOREVER!
For "ALL" Who Are Led By The Spirit Of God "Are" (Here & NOW) Sons Of God.
- Romans 8:14
Are you led by God's Holy Spirit on a Regular Basis? Your answer to this question will speak for your TRUE Spiritual Walk & Relationship With Our Father Who Art In Heaven. We are No Longer slaves, held in mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, financial or sexual bondage to fear of ANY kind, but we "ARE" Children Of The Most High God, Adopted Of The Spirit, Joint Heirs With (IN) Christ, FULL Of Bliss and The Blessed Assurance, The Blessed Hope that He Will COMPLETE The Work He Has Begun In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God Bless & Love to ALL,
<')))>< Mark
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Apr 14, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - Philippians 1 :11 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
May you abound in and be filled with the fruits of righteousness (of right standing with God and right doing) which come through Jesus Christ, the Anointed One, to the honor and praise of God - that His glory may be both manifested and recognized.
- Philippians 1:11
What is vital, approved, prized, excellent, of real value, recognized as the best?
LOVE and True Love is far more than the fullest development in knowledge and ALL keen insight, but It Is displayed, shown (To The World) and Acted Upon.
As God Is Our Witness, Longs For, Pursues us With ALL Of HIS Love And Tender Mercies, so should we Do Like-Wise In Christ Jesus and Be His Witnesses Unto ALL The Earth! THIS IS Right And Appropriate For ALL Who Share In God's Grace, Favor, Spiritual Blessings, The Good News Of The Gospel And Are Partakers Of His Very Heart. Through The Boldness Of His Holy Spirit, In Complete And Total Confidence In His Word, Will & Way, ALL Believers Everywhere Should Be Convinced That He Who Began A Good Work In us (As Members Of His Body) WILL Continue To Develop, Perfect And Bring us Into FULL COMPLETION Right Up To The Time Of His Return!
Thank God For The Communion & Fellowship Of The Saints Through The Ministry Of His Holy Spirit. ALL MUST Co-Operate, Contribute, Partner AND Participate In His Perfect & Acceptable Will In Order For His GREAT Co-Missions To Be Accomplished! EVERY Prayer, Entreaty, Petition And Request that goes before His Throne Of Grace & Mercy Will Be Answered and bring True Spiritual Joy & Delight to The Soul that is open and willing, wanting to Receive Heart Peace from God Our Father Who Art In Heaven And The Lord Jesus Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One. As God's Bondservants, Consecrated People, Bishops, Overseers, Deacons, Assistants, Followers & Disciples Of Christ, We MUST Manifest and have This Present World Of Darkness Recognize His Glory!
He Has Promised (In Christ Jesus) That ALL Things Will Work Together For The Good, so why DO we not DO our parts and Work out our Salvation / Yeshua / Jesus with Reverential Fear and Trembling, so that His Light May Shine Upon, In And Through us To The Glory, Praise And Honor Of His Holy & Precious Name? As His Prisoners, Prisoners Of Hope, The Hope Of Israel, The Hope Of The Nations, The Hope Of The World, why do we NOT Serve (Worship) Him To The Utmost Of Our Abilities, Gifts and Talents? Why do we NOT Speak Forth The Things Of God and Publish Fearlessly His Holy (Spoken, Written & Living) Word? Apart from Jesus we can do NOTHING to meet the needs of this dying world!
Are you ABOUNDING In His Spiritual FULLness and Blessings? The Word Of God DEMANDS that Y-O-U and I Be Continually and Continuously FILLED With God's Holy Ghost, The FULLness Of God Dwelling, Living, Moving & Having His Being Upon, In and Working Through us "To The Utmost Of His Abilities," so that The World May Experientially Come To KNOW that we ARE Christians By Our Love For Him, Our Neighbors and certainly One Another In The Household Of God. NOT ONLY are we Righteous In His Eyes, In A Good & Right, Personal LOVE Relationship With Him, but we are Called Upon By God For "RIGHT DOING!" Faith without True Spiritual Works Is D-E-A-D. Jesus says, "If Y-O-U (Really & Truly) Love Me (with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, spirit & strength), Y-O-U WILL Obey (DO) ALL My Commandments." Are Y-O-U "A DOER" Of ALL? The Word Of God Declares That WE CAN DO "ALL" Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us!
WHATEVER you DO is To Be DONE Unto Him for His Glory, Honor, Power, Thanksgiving & Praise. Sure, we ALL fall short of this, but be not discouraged, Be Of Good Cheer, for in your weakness He Shows, Manifests His Strength and His Light Was Meant To Shine In The Darkness, so that ALL would Come to Recognize His Love For Them, because He Wishes That NONE Would Perish, but that ALL Would Come To Repentance Through Jesus Christ, The Anointed One (And ONLY Begotten Son Of God), To The Honor & Praise Of Him Who Sits On The Throne & Unto The Lamb, In His Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother & Friend In Him, Mark
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - John 15:8 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honored and glorified; and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.
- John 15:8
Are you a "Follower Of Jesus?" Have you borne much fruit lately? Apart from Him we can do NOTHING, but In Him, we Can Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us! The Work which The Presence Of His Holy Spirit within us accomplishes is Love, Joy (Gladness), Peace, Patience (An Even Temper, For-bearance), Kindness, Goodness (Benevolence), Faithfulness; (Meekness, Humility) Gentleness, Self-Control (self-Restraint, Continence). If we Live, Move And Have Our Being By The Holy Spirit, let us Also Walk By That Same Spirit - If By The Holy Spirit we Have Our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life In God, let us Go Forward Walking In Line (Along The Straight And Narrow Way), Our Conduct Controlled By This Self-Same (Yesterday, Today And Forever) Spirit! ALL of The Attributes Of God should be manifest in The Life of EVERY Believer at one time or another (More than NOT) and as we ALL Come Together As ONE (In The Perfect Man, Christ Jesus), Each Maturing Disciple Of Christ Will Grow (DAILY) From Strength To Strength, Vessel To Vessel, Glory To Glory And Grace To Grace.
Our God "IS" LOVE and The Joy Of His Holy Ghost (EVER Present Within us) "IS" Our Strength (EVEN in our weakness), so Rejoice And BE FILLED With His Gladness! "His Peace," Jesus left with us (constantly working upon, in and through us), so let "His Patience (His Even Temper, For-Bearance)" Have, Complete Its Perfect Work, because SURELY His Goodness (Benevolence), Tender-Mercies and Living-Kindness Shall Follow us ALL The Days Of Our Life In Christ. God "IS" FAITH-FULL and Jesus NEVER (EVER) Fails!
Moses was Called (By God) The Meekest Man on Earth, but meekness is NOT weakness. If we clothe our"self" with Jesus' Humility (Let This Mind Be In Y-O-U), The World Will SEE His Gentleness, "self"-control ("self"-restraint and continence) In The Life Of EVERY Confessing Believer and Then They Will Come To Know That We ARE Christians By Our Love For Him, Our Neighbors and Each Other. Our Passions, Appetites And Desires should Come In Line (line upon line and precept upon precept) With His Word, Will And Way! Are Y-O-U Walking By And In The Holy Spirit, Going Forward, Onwards And Upwards? Does His Holy Ghost (Christ In Y-O-U, The Hope Of Glory) Control Each And EVERY Aspect Of Your Spiritual And Natural Life? Is Jesus LORD Of ALL?
In order for "The Branch" to Produce (Good And Lasting) Fruit, it MUST Abide!
Jesus The Nazarene, THE BRANCH, has here (In This Portion Of Holy Script), Called Y-O-U and I, as The Body Of Christ, The Church, His Tabernacle And Bride, The Branch. He "IS" The Vine (Divine) and Our Father Who Art In Heaven "IS" The Husbandman, The Keeper Of The Garden Of God (Who We "ARE," According To The Song Of Solomon, The Song Of Songs). We are No Longer locked up or bound, but we are "Set Free In (Word And) Deed," so that we CAN Go, Do And Be, Bearing and Producing MUCH Fruit For His Kingdom, Glory, Honor And Praise! Jesus says, "Show And Prove Yourselves To Be TRUE Followers Of Mine." How? By Abiding In Him and continually, consistently, constantly yielding to His Spirit, allowing Him To Complete The Work That He Has Begun In Y-O-U. He Wishes That NONE Would Perish, but that ALL would Come To Repentance, so Go Into ALL The World And Preach The Gospel, The Good News Of God In Christ, for The Harvest "IS" READY For us To Bear MUCH Fruit In Jesus' Name.
Amen And Amen.
God Bless And Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Wed, May 4, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - 1 Peter 4:10, 11 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
As each of you have received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God's many-sided grace - faithful stewards of the extremely diverse [powers and gifts granted to Christians by] unmerited favor.
Whoever speaks, [let him do it as one who utters] oracles of God; who-ever renders service, [let him do it] as with the strength which God furnishes abundantly; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, the Messiah. To Him be the glory and dominion for ever and ever - through endless ages. Amen - so be it.
- 1 Peter 4:10, 11
These four sentences of Holy Script certainly hold Each and EVERY One of us to account before God and ALL of mankind. Are you hospitable, a lover of strangers, with brotherly affection for the unknown guests, foreigners, the poor and ALL others who come you Way who are Of Christ's Body? The Apostle Peter writes, Above ALL things have intense and unfailing Love for one another, for Love covers a multitude of sins - forgives and disregards the offenses of others. [1 Peter 4:8; Prov. 10:12.] I Am astonished that he goes on to say, "The End" and The Culmination Of ALL Things Has Come Near, so keep in mind that this was written some two thousand years ago and then Peter goes on to exhort us, Keep Sound-Minded (ALL Christians Have The Mind Of Christ), Self-Restrained (we MUST Be Submitted To The Work Of God's Holy Spirit Upon, In & Through Our Life and NOT Subject To The Flesh) And Alert (Watch And Wait, Occupy Until I Come Again, Jesus Said) Therefore For
[The Practice Of] Prayer.
This Thursday, May 5, 2005 Is Ascension Day & Our National Day Of Prayer here in America, so Will Y-O-U Be Praying?
Many Believers around The World Will Be United In Daily Communion & Fellowship With The Father And One Another from May 6 - May 15, 2005, The Ten Days Of Prayer, Just Like Jesus Told His Followers To Do Before The Day Of Pentecost, The Jewish Feast Of Weeks And The Pouring Out Of His Precious Promise Of God's Holy Spirit Upon ALL Flesh, so that we would Be Witness To The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus. For "The First Time EVER In ALL Of Human History," More Than Two Hundred Million (200,000,000) Christians Across The Globe Will Unite As One Body To Intercede Before God's Throne Of Grace & Mercy For This Entire World That God So Loves! Will Y-O-U Join us for this World-Wide Truly Spiritual Event?
According To God's Holy Word, Each Of Us Has Received, Been Given A Gift (at least One), A Spiritual Talent, A Divine Endowment, To Be Employed For One Another, As GOOD & Faith-FULL Stewards Of The Extremely Diverse Powers (Christ Is The Wisdom & Power Of God) & Gifts Granted To ALL Christians By God's Spirit Of Grace, His Unmerited Favor! Do Y-O-U AlWays Speak, As One Who Utters Oracles, Living Words Of God? After ALL, Each And EVERY One of us will Surely have to give an account To God for EVERY Idle (Idol) thought, Word and deed! Maybe we should ALL use The Mind Of Christ MORE Often and think before we open our mouth and speak. Our mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, financial and sexual "Strength" Is Given To Us By God, For His GOOD Pleasure And Purposes. It Is He Who Furnishes Us Abundantly (Do you think that's why Christians are supposed to be Living "The Abundant Life?"), so that In ALL Things He Gets Glorified & Magnified Through Jesus Christ, The Messiah & Anointed One and ALL Of This Is For His Dominion, His Lordship, His Kingship In His Kingdom, His Righteousness, His Peace, His Joy In His Holy Ghost For Ever And Ever - Through Endless Ages And Throughout ALL Of Eternity!
SURELY we will go through (the key word here is THROUGH, as in through the fire, flood, wind, rain, hail and snow) amazement, bewilderment, fiery, strange, unusual and alien ordeals, but ALL Of These Things Take Place To Test Your Quality And Position In Christ, To Bring You Forth As Purified Gold, Rejoicing With Triumph - Exultantly, In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
PS. Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho, NM, USA is going to Juarez, Mexico on May 15, The Global Day Of Prayer and we will be working with 181 Churches in the area that have a strong desire to start up a Care-net Pregnancy Center there. Y-O-U Can Help reach our Brothers & Sisters Just South of The American Boarder with The Love Of God & The Good News Of Jesus by Praying Daily for this project. MANY Spanish Materials Will Be Needed to set up this facility and properly educate the Mexican People there, but you can contribute in two Ways:
1) Order Spanish Bibles, Christian Books, VHS & Cassette Tapes, DVDs and CDs from Our Online Book Store, The Book And Gift Place at:
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com , Save 20-30% off Amazon, CBD & Parable regular manufactures suggested retail prices and send them directly to:
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2) By purchasing these Spanish Materials (or ANY other products at ANY other time) from The Book And Gift Place you automatically contribute 10% of your purchase order price to Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church Of Rio Rancho, NM, USA) and ALL Tax Deductible Contributions Go Directly To Help Support Our Missions Around The World.
This is a "WIN - WIN" situation, so I Ask that you Pray And Carefully Consider Furthering The Work Of God's Kingdom through this venue. Thanks for your Daily Prayers & Continual Support in these matters. GBY, <')))>< Your Brother & Friend In Him, Mark
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
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USA
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Date: Wed, May 18, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything -2 Corinthians 8:18, 19/New Covenant Message
The Word:
But we are sending along with him that brother [Luke?] whose praise in the Gospel ministry [is spread] throughout all the churches; And more than that, he has been appointed by the churches to travel as our companion in regard to this bountiful contribution which we are administering for the glory of the Lord Himself, and [to show] our eager readiness [as Christians to help one another].
- 2 Corinthians 8:18, 19
Do you personally welcome and respond to each and every appeal with earnest zeal, care, keen enthusiasm and interest?
Share and share alike, meet their want, equalize the difference, bear one another's burden, put an end to the unjust, unfair suffering and give, plant that seed to supply their need is what they will tell you, but what is God telling you? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but surely use the Spiritual Discernment that God Almighty has given you as The Church Of Jesus Christ Today! How (In The World) can we possibly reach All Nations & Peoples, Tribes & Tongues? ONE Soul at a time!
Be REAL and Get To The Heart Of The Matter, because THAT'S What Jesus Did, although He Spoke "The Word Of God" to MULTITUDES, MULTITUDES In The Valley Of Decision, The Lord Ministered To Each And EVERY Single Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit and in their weaknesses, They Found Their Strength In HIM.
If a Ministry (ANY Ministry) can not aim To Be COMPLETELY & TOTALLY Honest and ABSOLUTELY Above Reproach, Suspicion NOT ONLY In The Sight Of The Lord but ALSO In The Sight Of ALL Mankind, they are NOT Worthy of your attention or one red cent of your financial backing or support. When a Ministry (ANY Ministry) passes "The Test" and has Been Found Zealous (Devoted And Earnest) In MANY Matters and you are Confident Of Their Service In, Of, By & For The Lord, then you may Share, Participate In The Work, so The Credit And Glory Goes To Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One. SHOW The World The Reality, Plain Truth Of Your Love, your Affection, Good-Will, Benevolence and Boast About, Be Proud Of Your Participation In The Furthering Of The Gospel Message And The Kingdom Of God.
The Bible CLEARLY states "The Rules & Regulations" of "Offerings" For The Saints, but TOO Many Pastors, Preachers and Teachers are leary about going there.
The Word Of God says, "God LOVES A Cheer-FULL Giver." If we ONLY Applied The Principles Of God's KIngdom to EVERY Aspect Of Our Natural & Spiritual Life! Mentally we would have Peace Of Mind, Physically we would be Healthier, Spiritually we would be FILLED With The Fruit & Gifts Of The Holy Ghost, Emotionally we would find Our Rest In HIM, Financially we Would Have The Windows Of Heaven Opened Up To us, Pouring Out & FILLING Up To Meet Our EVERY Want & Need, Sexually we would not be living on a ball of confusion and FAR More of us would Be COMPLETELY & TOTALLY Satisfied In Our Personal Walk, Communion, Fellowship & Relationship With & In Christ.
God does not REALLY want or need your 10% (He Requires Your ALL), but it is a Biblical Principle that helps keep The Body Of Christ Moving Forward (Each & EVERY Day) In Jesus' Holy & Precious Name! Paul taught of tithes and offerings to The Church In Corinth and even Jesus exhorted others To Do The Works That Abraham (Our Spiritual Father) DID, with just One of them being "Giving His Tithe." As Brothers & Sisters In The Lord Jesus, I Appoint Y-O-U to stand with us, Contribute through Daily Prayer, Spreading The Word and Financial Backing To Move This Ministry Forward, with eager readiness [As Christians To Help One Another] In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
Arms of Love fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Care-Net Pregnancy Center of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Title. Date: Wed, Jun 8, 2005
Subject: Trinity (3-In-1 / Old Covenant, New & Psalms) Message!
The Word:
Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking.
But Jacob said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.
- Genesis 32:26
For all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake, so that the more the grace (divine favor and spiritual blessing) extends to more and more people and multiplies through the many, the more the thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the glory of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
Why do You hold back Your hand, even Your right hand? Draw it out of Your bosom and consume them - make an end!
- Psalm 74:11
Jacob is facing his brother Esau ahead, so he stands at the river's edge and wrestles with God for "The Blessing" that was already obtained by him many years before. He left his home with NOTHING, but is now returning with two wives, MANY children, a multitude of servants and Much livestock. ALL the temptations, trials and tribulations that he endured were going to be worked together for his Good and God's Ultimate Glory, Honor, Thanksgiving and Praise! Would The Angel Of The Lord (Jesus) Hold Back His Right Hand (Where He Is Seated On The Throne In Heaven)? Oh, but that God would Go Before us In ALL Things, consume our enemies and make an end. Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus!
The Day Is Breaking, for we are Living In The Last Hours, perhaps just minutes or seconds until The End Of The Ages. Do NOT let go of The Hem Of HIs Garment unless He Declares, Proclaims His Blessing Upon Y-O-U, For Your Sake and The Sake Of His Holy & Precious Word!
We can ONLY extend, multiply and increase The Kingdom Of God, which is His Righteousness, Peace & Joy In The Holy Ghost, by the level of His Divine Favor and Spiritual Blessing that His Holy Spirit, The Spirit Of Grace Bestowes Upon, In and Flows Through us. Thanks Be To God, Who Takes us From Glory to Glory, Vessel to Vessel and Grace to Grace!
Jesus Promised To Give us EVERYTHING that we need to Live our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Unto Him, so why do we doubt that He is EVER Looking out for Our GOOD? He has Promised NEVER to leave or forsake us, that He would Go Before us In ALL Things, He Keeps us In His PERFECT & Acceptable Will and His Goodness, Loving-Kindness and Tender-Mercies (which are Re-Newed Each & EVERY Morning) are going to follow us ALL The Days Of Our Life In Christ Jesus! It's a VERY Good Things that The Bible, The Word Of God says, "God CAN NOT lie," but will we Choose To Walk (DAILY) In It's Truth?
God Is Going To Make "An End" and It Is Written In The Back Of "THE BOOK," so know and understand, like Jacob (who became Israel), that Y-O-U and I are on The Winning Side! Note that I did NOT say, The Whining Side and unfortunately Today, there are TOO MANY Confessing Christians who o and awful LOT of whining and crying. Relax, cause God WILL Wipe aWay EVERY tear from your eyes, but that doesn't mean we have the right to exasperate each situation that comes our Way.
God wants to Cut Y-O-U Loose and NOT Hold Y-O-U Back, but we Certainly MUST Go About Things According To His Word, Will & Way. If we take Him at His Word (and we SHOULD), it's us who are Called Upon (By Him) To Break The Chains That Bind and Declare His Blessings Upon Others, ALL Nations, Peoples, Tribes & Tongues! Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, He has extended His Right Hand to us, Shown us The VERY Heart Of God and THIS IS The Consuming Fire, His Passion and Zeal, The ONLY Means To The End, so let us Go Forward To Accomplish His Work In Jesus' Name.
Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))><
Your Brother & Friend In Him,
Mark Tross
http;//TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - John 12:27, 28 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
Now My soul is troubled and distressed, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour [of trial and agony]? But it was for this very purpose that I have come to this hour [that I might undergo it].
[Rather, I will say,] Father, glorify - honor and extol - Your own name! Then there came a voice out of heaven saying, I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again.
- John 12:27, 28
Have you heard "The Sound, The Thunder, The Angel Speaking" or The Voice Of God? These Words are written For YOUR Sake, so that you will come to experientially know, comprehend, remember and understand that the ruler, evil genius, prince of this present world of darkness has been cast O-U-T - Expelled! Jesus has been lifted up from the earth [on the cross], lifted up into Heaven, so when we lift up His Holy & Precious Name, He Will Draw and Attract ALL Men [Gentile as well as Jew] Unto Him. THIS Is The Manner, The Very Purpose for which He died, so we MUST Walk By This Light and Live By It (Jesus Is The Light Of The World) or otherwise the darkness may overtake, overcome you, you will NOT know where you are going and you'll be found drifting.
Blessed is He and praise to Him Who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel! [Ps. 118:26.]
- John 12:13
Blessed is he and / or she who Praises Him, Follows Him with ALL of their Heart, Mind, Soul, Spirit and Strength, for they shall Be Kings and Priests Of The Most High God! Fear NOT, for your King Has Come and Look Up, for your Redemption Is Drawing Near, He Is Coming Again SOON. How was Jesus Glorified and Exalted? By the coming of The Greeks (The Gentiles) Unto Him and their Requesting, Desiring To See Jesus.
Is this your request, your desire?
I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many others and yields a rich harvest.
- John 12:24
Jesus says, ANY One who loves his or her (baser nature) life LOSES it, but if we Hate, Have NO Love For, No Concern or Regard For our Life here (and now) on earth, but DESPISE it, we Will Preserve our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life FOR EVER! If we Serve Him, Continue To Follow Him, Conform WHOLLY To His Example, In Living and if need be In Dying, The Father Will Honor us, so let NOT your soul be troubled or distressed, for Our Hour Has Come and we are about to undergo The Very Purposes Of God. The End is drawing near and it is our job, our duty and Calling To Glorify, Honor and Extol The Holy & Precious Name Of Our Father Who Art In Heaven! Hear (O Israel), Listen, Take Heed And OBEY "The Voice Of Heaven," The Voice Of Your God Saying (to Y-O-U Today), I Have Already Glorified It (In Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One And My ONLY Begotten Son), And I Will (NOW) Glorify It Again & Again (In Y-O-U) In Jesus' Name. Amen And Amen!
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
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Date: Thu, Jun 30, 2005
Subject: The
Reason For Everything-John 12:25/New Covenant Message & July Page!
The Word:
Any one who loves his life loses it. But any one who hates his life in this world will keep it in life eternal - Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on the earth, but despises it, preserves his life for ever and ever.
- John 12:25
The Pharaohs of Egypt had their earthly remains embalmed for future eternal glory and thought that they could bring all of their belongings into the afterlife, but you can't take anything with you when you go. Job said, "Naked I came into the world and naked I shall return," although he Knew that his Redeemer Lived and he would stand before him (in the flesh) on that day. This present lower life is just a preparation for the Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life to come, for those of us who are in Christ Jesus. What will happen to you when you lose the precious air that you are now breathing and your mortal body is laid to rest in the very ground that all of us originally were formed out of? Try as you might (and you will), we can NOT preserve our lives here on earth for more than the days that God has allotted for us.
This present lower nature of existence that we call life is only a preparation for dying to self, so that we can obtain and attain the Higher Calling that we have In Christ Jesus. If we choose (and ALL of Life Is FILLED with Choices) to fall to the earth (Humble Ourselves In His Sight) and die to our baser, sinful nature, then we will NOT die by alone, but we will produce MANY Others and yield a Rich Harvest! THIS Is how we Glorify God (Our Father Who Art In Heaven) and Exalt His Holy & Precious Name. People from ALL Nations, Tribes and Tongues from around the world have a Longing and (Holy Spirit) Burning Desire To SEE Jesus and it is up to Y-O-U and me to show, Reveal Him to them, but this can ONLY happen by us REALLY Living The Crucified & Resurrection Life Of Christ.
THIS Is Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life: To EXPERIENTIALLY Know Jesus! His Name Is Above ALL Others, so how can we choose anything or anybody else over Him? Jesus said, Anyone who does not hate (like less) his mother, father, sister or brother, is not Worthy Of The Kingdom, which Is His Righteousness, Peace and Joy In The Holy Ghost. Joshua declared to The Nation Of Israel, Choose Y-O-U This Day Who Y-O-U Will Serve (with ALL of your heart, mind, soul, spirit and strength).
If any one would serve Me, he must continue to follow Me - to cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example, in living and if need be in dying - and wherever I am, there will My servant be also. If any one serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- John 12:26
Are Y-O-U A Servant Of The Most High God? It was a common belief at the time of Christ that The Messiah would Come and Remain FOREVER, but Jesus said, "And I, If And When I Am Lifted Up [On The Cross], I Will Draw And Attract ALL Men [Gentile As Well As Jew] Unto Myself." How does this portion of Holy Script apply to us Today? Although Jesus was Lifted Up Into Heaven, He Sent us The Promise Of His Holy Spirit and said, "I Will NEVER Leave Or Forsake Y-O-U And I Will Be With Y-O-U ALWAYS, Even Unto The End Of The Ages!" Is this a statement that we can believe in, cling to, trust in and rely on? ALL Of God's Promises Are Yes & Amen In Him! Are Y-O-U In Him? He Has Given us EVERYTHING That We Need To Live Our Life Unto Him, so why do we not take FULL advantage of The Gifts, Talents and Abilities That He Has Bestowed Upon us (The Body Of Christ, The Church), to Lift Up The Name Of Jesus, so that His Holy Spirit Can Draw ALL Of Humankind Unto Him?
Do we lack The Love, concern or regard for the lives here on earth that Jesus died for, so that they could be Saved? Do we despise The Call Of God that rests upon us? We "ARE" The Salt Of The Earth, The VERY Preservative To Keep The World To Life Eternal! Hate the sin, but Love the sinner, because in dying to self we can ALL Find Faith And Hope Unto Life Eternal, In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
God's Richest Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Your Brother In Him, Mark Tross
http://TheBookAndGiftPlace.SpreadTheWord.com
http://www.armsoflovefellowship.com
Care-Net Pregnancy Center Of Rio Rancho
1700 A Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Arms of Love Fellowship (Foursquare Gospel Church) 1700 B Southern Blvd.
Rio Rancho, NM
87124
USA
Copyright 2005 Arms of Love Fellowship
ALL Rights Reserved.
Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - 2 Peter 1:3 / New Covenant Message!
The Word:
For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the (full, personal) knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).
- 2 Peter 1:3
This by far is one of my favorite portions of Holy Script. If God has given us EVERYTHING that we need to live our Eternal, Everlasting, Abundant, Resurrection Life Unto Him, then why are there so many Believers going around complaining and saying that they just can't do it? We are Called By God To Do ALL Things Through Christ Who Strengthens us and The Good News is, we can do it by His Divine Power, God's Holy Spirit, working upon in and through us, In His Holy & Precious Name. If Christians would Daily take the time to Put On The Lord Jesus Christ and be Suited Up With The FULL Armor Of God, there would definitely be less casualties in this Spiritual war that we are ALL fighting here on Earth.
Are Y-O-U "Suited" for LIFE? Just as Pilate asked Jesus, What is Truth, we must ask The Lord, What is Life? He tells us in The Bible that REAL Life is Knowing Him. Do we, The Church, REALLY, Experientially Know Him? Is our Life reflecting His and do others respond to our Godliness? We are NOTHING and can do NOTHING apart from Christ, so He MUST Be Our ALL & ALL! Whatever GOOD that comes through or Life is a direct Revelation from The Father and we can ONLY Bear Lasting Fruit For His Eternal Kingdom when we Continually Abide In Him.
Greg Laurie once said to me, "The Closer I Get To The Lord, The Further AWay From Him I Feel." How do Y-O-U Feel?
The more you enter into His Glorious & Marvelous Light, the more you can see the deepest and darkest places of the human soul. The Word Of God Declares, There Is NO OTHER NAME Under Heaven By Which We MUST Be Saved, so each and every one of us MUST Come To A FULL, Personal (One On One) Revelation Knowledge of Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior, King, Rabbi, Messiah, The One & ONLY Begotten Son, The Baptizer In The Holy Spirit (Ghost), Our Healer and GOD.
We "ARE" Called By & To His GLORY, Into The FULLness Of His Grace to Experience and be a part of His EXCELLENCE! Perfect well-being, Spiritual Prosperity, Peace, ALL Necessary Good, Freedom from fear, agitating passions and moral conflicts can ONLY Come Through A Precise And Correct Knowledge and Understanding Of God In Christ! Even Our Precious FAITH is found In & Through His Righteousness, so where else can we go, who else could we possibly turn to in our times of need? ALL of God's Promises are for us Today, so that we may escape This Present World Of Darkness and Enter Into His Marvelous Light!
Simon Peter tells us that we have received and obtained "Equal Privileges & Like Precious Faith," so let us take a stand, according to God's Holy & Precious Word and start acting like The Men & Women, Children Of The Most High God that we are Called Upon To Be In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
His Blessings & Love To ALL,
<')))>< Mark Tross
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Date: Thu, Jul 28, 2005
Subject: The Reason For Everything - John 1:12- New Covenant Message!
The Word:
But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority [power, privilege, right] to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in - adhere to, trust in and rely on - His name; [Isa. 56:5.]
- John 1:12
What does this mean to us Today? We owe our (NEW) Birth neither to (human) bloods, the will of the flesh [physical impulse], man [a natural father], but to GOD. Y-O-U and I "ARE" Born-Again Of GOD! The ONLY condition is that we open (ALL of) our hearts, minds, souls, spirits and strengths to Jesus. IF we Believe, Cling To, Trust In, Rely On, Receive, Adhere To and Welcome Him In (Come Holy Spirit, Let Your Fire Fall), THEN He Gives us His Authority and ALL POWER and Authority Is Given Unto Him By Our Father Who Art In Heaven. What a privilege and honor it is to trust in Jesus, but not only that, NOW we "Have" The Right To Become Children Of The Most High God and there's no High like The Most High!
To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
- Isaiah 56:5
To those who keep His Sabbath, choose the things which please Him and hold firmly to His (New) Covenant, God Promises us "The Name Above ALL!"
Now The Word here says that This Eternal, Abundant, Resurrection, EVERLASTING Name shall NOT Be Cut Off, but that was NOT the case in the natural. Many of you have heard me say this before, but God AlWays Reveals in the natural what He Is Doing In The Spiritual Realm. You and I were separated, cut off from God, because of our sins, therefore Jesus had to be cut off (in the flesh), so that we could be brought alive, born-again (forevermore) by HIs Holy Spirit. I find it most unfortunate that God reveals these truths to us in His Old Covenant to prepare His Chosen Ones for The FULLness Of His Revelations In Christ, even still, the majority of people on the face of planet Earth Today don't believe or receive His Promises.
His ULTIMATE Desire is to bring us to His Holy Mountain, "Make" us Joy-FULL In His House Of Prayer For ALL Peoples and Accept our offerings and sacrifices On His Altar Of LOVE, but we MUST recognize that It Is He Who Gathers Those Who Are Scattered, for He Is Our Good Shepherd, The Holy One Of Israel!
In Todays Message you will find both Old and New Covenant Scripture Verses, but The Story (The Good News, The Gospel Of God In Christ) Remains The Same, Yesterday, Today and Forever, His Is The Name Above ALL Others and There Is NO Other Name Under God's Created Heavens By Which We MUST Be Saved!
Believest Thou This? If you do, then go into ALL the World and Preach THIS TRUTH In Jesus' Name.
God's Richest Blessings And Love To ALL, <')))>< Mark Tross
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