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YOU BE THE BIBLE FOR THE LOST TO READ


HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO THINK OF A WAY TO TELL UNBELIEVERS WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS?  JESUS TOLD HIS DISCIPLES THAT IT COULDN'T BE DONE.  HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND.  LOOK WHAT HE SAYS IN LUKE 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.  

IF WE CAN'T GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE, WE CAN GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT WILL GET THEM THINKING ABOUT JESUS.  IT IS CALLED PLANTING A SEED.  I WILL GIVE YOU ONE THING I DID.  AS MOST OF YOU KNOW I PLAYED POKER FOR A LIVING SOME TIME BACK.  ONE NIGHT BEFORE THE GAME SOMEONE ASK ME WHAT MY FAVORITE CARD WAS.  I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS THE KING OF HEARTS.  HE ASK ME WHY THE KING OF HEARTS AND NOT THE ACE OF HEARTS.  I TOLD HIM, AND ALL...

"BE A WITNESS, NOT A JUDGE" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-26

Be A Witness, Not A Judge




John 16:8 'And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:'




It is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to reprove sin, righteousness, and judgment. It is not our ministry. We are simply witnesses. A witness is not the judge or the jury. A witness simply relates what he has experienced, thereby providing evidence to the truth of something. We are to witness in word and deed, to the truth of Jesus being alive in us and let God be the one who convicts. We are simply to testify to what we have seen or to what has happened to us.

Some people in their zeal, have gone beyond the witness stage and have tried to bring people under conviction themselves. This is assuming the job that belongs to the...

"JESUS IS THINKING ABOUT YOU" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-25
JESUS IS THINKING ABOUT YOU


ISN'T IT GREAT TO KNOW THAT GOD HAS THOUGHTS OF PEACE TOWARD US. THAT IS WHAT JEREMIAH 29:11 SAYS "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."  JUST TO THINK THAT THE GOD OF THIS WHOLE UNIVERSE, THE ONE WHO CREATED US AND EVERYTHING, THINKS ABOUT US. WHEN READING THIS, WE HAVE TO REALIZE THIS PROPHESY WAS HUNDREDS OF YEARS BEFORE JESUS, OUR LORD, WAS EVEN BORN.  I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE "EXPECTED END" WOULD BE OUR SALVATION AND OUR BEING ABLE TO LIVE WITH HIM FOREVER. THAT IS AN "EXPECTED END" I AM GOING TO ENJOY.



IN THE NEXT TWO VERSES OF...

"EMBRACE HOLY SPIRIT" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-25

Embrace Holy Spirit




John 16:7 'Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.'




The Greek word translated 'expedient' means 'to be an advantage; profitable.'

How could any situation be more advantageous or profitable than having Jesus physically with you?

When Jesus walked on this earth in His physical body, He was subject to many physical limitations. For instance, He could not always be with every one of His disciples all the time. Through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, He could. Instead of Satan getting rid of Jesus, 120 'little Christs' (that is literally what the word 'Christian' means) came out of the upper room on...

"EXPECT PERSECUTION" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-24

Expect Persecution




John 15:19 'If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.'




We should not think it is strange to be persecuted. 'All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution' (2 Tim. 3:12). We can actually rejoice because we are being persecuted for Jesus' sake, and the Lord will be with us in the midst of the persecution. When we stand before Him, there will be more than ample reward.

Persecution is a token that those persecuting you are under conviction. They realize that they are not living what your words or actions are advocating and in self defense, they attack you, who they perceive is the source of their...

HEALED AND FORGIVEN, BOTH IN THE ATONEMENT







DO YOU KNOW WHAT ATONEMENT MEANS?  IT IS MENTIONED IN ROMANS 5:10-11 AND IT SAYS "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement."  THE GREEK WORD THAT WAS TRANSLATED "ATONEMENT" IS "kATALLAGE" AND STRONG'S CONCORDANCE SAYS IT MEANS "EXCHANGE".  WITH THAT MEANING IN MIND, READ THE FOLLOWING.



HE EXCHANGED OUR SINS FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AS IT SAYS IN 2ND CORINTHIANS 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in...

"FIND YOUR VERY SPECIAL PLACE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-23
FIND YOUR VERY SPECIAL PLACE


HAVE YOU EVER JUST SAT ALONE IN YOUR "VERY SPECIAL PLACE" AND SANG PRAISES TO JESUS? WHAT A WONDERFUL FEELING IT IS TO JUST BE CAUGHT UP IN HIS LOVE.  I CAN JUST SEE A LOT OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY DOING THIS.  WE SHOULD ALL FIND OUR "VERY SPECIAL PLACE" AND DO THIS.


I LOVE PSALM 100.  JUST READ IT AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IT SAYS.

 

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth...

"BELIEVING THE BIBLE" BY DAVID MCMILLEN


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-23

BELIEVING THE BIBLE

BY DAVID MCMILLEN




PEOPLE HAVE ASK ME HOW I KNOW JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD. I TELL THEM THAT THE BIBLE SAYS HE DID AND I BELIEVE THE BIBLE. ALSO, I KNOW HE IS ALIVE BECAUSE I FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM EVERY DAY AND I CAN FEEL HIS PRESENCE. AND, I KNOW BECAUSE HE HAS HEALED ME OF MANY THINGS. I GUESS THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY I KNOW IS BY FAITH.




THEN THOSE PEOPLE (YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE) WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY PROOF. YES THERE IS. THE HISTORIANS OF JESUS' TIME GAVE US PROOF IN THEIR WRITINGS BUT WHO GAVE US THE BEST PHYSICAL PROOF WERE THE ROMANS. THE PRIEST AND PHARISEES WENT TO PILATE AND...

"OUR LIFE IS IN HIM" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-23

Our Life Is In Him




John 15:4 'Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.'




This is a profound truth, that is the key to bearing fruit, but it is so easy to forget. Because the fruit is borne on the branch, it is easy to credit the branch with the fruit, when it is the vine that drew the life from the earth and channeled it through the branch.

Likewise, since we are the branch through which the life of God flows, we sometimes think that it is our own holiness that produces the fruit. The moment we think that way, we are no longer abiding (trusting in; clinging to) in the vine and we will become fruitless if we persist in this mind set.

This is actually a...

"LET GOD PRUNE YOU HIS WAY" BY ANDREW WOMMACK


By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2020-10-22

Let God Prune You His Way




John 15:2 'Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.'




This purging has been interpreted in many ways. The illustration that Jesus is using is one of pruning; therefore, some have said this purging is a very painful process where the Lord cuts and slashes us through things like sickness, death, poverty, and other forms of tragedy so that eventually we will bear more fruit. This teaching not only promotes problems as being good, but necessary, if we want to bear more fruit.

That thinking is not consistent with the rest of God's Word or even the context of this verse. The text makes it very clear that the purging that Jesus speaks...

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