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WHERE IS YOUR "ALL THE WORLD"?
One In Spirit
John 17:21 'That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.'
Jesus is praying for all believers to be one as He and the Father are one.
This goes far beyond what many promote as unity today. Paul besought the Corinthians to 'all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment' (1 Cor. 1:10). This is God's standard of unity.
This oneness among believers is what Jesus said would cause the world to know that Jesus is the Son of God. This is the greatest...
Depend On God, Not The Gift
Mark 11:2 'And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.'
MARK 11:1-6
The gifts of the Spirit are not meant to be a substitute for our own faith in the Lord. We are not to depend so completely on some individual with a spiritual gift that we neglect our own spiritual growth and maturity. We can receive anything we need from the Lord without a gift of the Spirit operating through another individual, if we know how to believe. Dependence on the Lord directly is superior to dependence on the Lord indirectly through someone operating in one of the spiritual gifts.
...The Miracle Of The Donkey And Colt
John 12:14-15 'And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.'
This is the fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy in Zechariah 9:9. Notice how specific Zechariah's prophecy is and how exactly it was fulfilled. Zechariah prophesied Jesus not only riding an ass, but also a colt (unbroken), the foal of an ass. Zechariah also mentioned the people rejoicing greatly and shouting which certainly came to pass on this day.
All four gospels include a triumphal entry, but only Matthew records a donkey with a colt. A simple explanation to a...
FROGS, ONE MORE NIGHT PLEASE
I WRITE A LOT ABOUT FALSE RELIGIONS AND IT SHOULD BE TALKED ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN IT IS. THERE ARE A LOT OF RELIGIONS THAT FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY BUT FOR NOW, LET'S LOOK AT THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. WHEN YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THE TRINITY OR THAT JESUS IS GOD, WHEN THE BIBLE CLEARLY SAYS HE IS, (JOHN 1:1-14), THAT CLEARLY IS A FALSE RELIGION. AND, AS FAR AS I CAN FIND OUT, WHEN THEY DO BELIEVE THAT THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL WAS THE ONLY THING THAT GOD CREATED PERSONALLY AND MICHAEL CREATED EVERYTHING ELSE, I CONSIDER THESE PEOPLE FALSE PROPHETS IN A FALSE RELIGION.
How To Experience Eternal Life Today
John 17:3 'And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.'
In order to fully understand what eternal life is, it is helpful to understand what it is not. Eternal life is not living forever. Everyone lives forever in either heaven or hell. Also, eternal life is not living forever in the blessings of heaven as opposed to being tormented in hell.
John 3:36 and 5:24 show that eternal life is a present tense possession of the believer.
Here, Jesus defines eternal life as knowing God the Father and Jesus Christ.
As we have already discussed, the word 'know' is...
Rejoice In The Lord - Always
John 16:33 'These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.'
The world experiences joy and happiness in direct proportion to their circumstances. Bad circumstances produce depression and sorrow, while good circumstances produce joy and peace. That's bondage, and does not have to be the case for a Christian. Our joy is not dependent on things, but rather on the person of Jesus Christ. He is our peace and joy.
The way we take advantage of this joy and peace in the midst of tribulation, is to have our minds and hearts stayed on things...
ALZHEIMER'S, DON'T LET SATAN ROB YOU
SINCE NOVEMBER IS ALMOST HERE I THOUGHT I WOULD REMIND YOU THAT NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AWARENESS AND CAREGIVER'S MONTH. PRESIDENT REAGAN DESIGNATED NOVEMBER BACK IN 1983. AT THAT TIME, FEWER THAN TWO MILLION AMERICANS HAD ALZHEIMER'S BUT IT HAS SOARED TO OVER FIVE MILLION TODAY. BECAUSE OF THIS, I DECIDED TO USE THIS MESSAGE TO BRING SOME AWARENESS TO THE DISEASE.