Month: July 2025

Move FORWARD and FOLLOW Jesus

Wednesday 073025

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, this morning I want to teach us how to follow and forget about us wanting to lead. Stay with us this morning Jesus and teach us how we should FOLLOW Your CHOICE. I love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

Exodus 19:1-6; Matthew 15:24, 10:5-6; Acts 10:19; Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:1, 9:15; Matthew 26:28.

After God chose the Jewish nation (in favor of all mankind on the face of the earth), the Jewish nation felt better than any other people on the earth, they felt more important than any other.

Here is a tiny excerpt taken from the book of Exodus which gives us a brief glimpse of God choosing the children of Israel fleeing Egypt, crossing of the Red Sea and God defeating the Egyptian army, where God met with Moses and the Jewish nation and how God chose them as being special.

Maybe as important is at the end of vs5, God voices His SOVERNITY towards the entire earth: ‘…for all the earth is mine…’

Later in Exodus, God gave the Israelites, the ten commandments and the law they were to obey.

Exodus 19

vs1 ‘…In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai…’

vs2 ‘…For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount…’

vs3 ‘…And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel…’

vs4 ‘…Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself…’

vs5 ‘…Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine…’

vs6 ‘…and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel…’ AKJV

It should be noted (I believe), this is what has caused this entire world, throughout history, to be against and jealous of the Jewish people.

God protected them, through battle. God favored His people and blessed them. Others were and became jealous of God’s Chosen people.

The Jews did a lot of damage on their own also.

They flaunted themselves in front of other nations showing they were better off than others, this only grew the hatred even more.

Jesus came to this earth to fulfill OT prophesy of promises made to the Jewish forefathers, Abraham, Issac and Jacob.

Jesus told us Himself He had only come for the Jewish people (house of Israel).

Matthew 15:24 ‘…But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel…’ AKJV

Throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry, He continued to remind His disciples not to go to the Gentiles but rather ONLY go to the house of Israel (the Jews).

Matthew 10

vs5 ‘…These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not…’

vs6 ‘…but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel…’ AKJV

God wanted the Jews to stay away from the Gentile world because God didn’t want His Chosen to pick up the bad habits of idol worship like the Gentiles.

There is nowhere in the Word of God, where any man or any nation, has been told to take the place of the children of Israel, to simply replace them.

This is nothing but a man-made lie spread throughout this world by false preachers.

This is also maybe the number one reason why the Word of God MUST be read, for and by ourselves, so we can see and HEAR the words that God wants for each one of us to have.

God wants us to HEAR the truth, HIS TRUTH and not listen to all of the man-made lies that are everywhere today in all of the fake and false religions found in and throughout this world.

As we are reading the Word of God, after the crucifixion and the ascension of Jesus, the Jewish individual still ONLY spread the message of God, to no one other than, the Jews (the circumcised).

Acts 10:19 ‘…Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only…’ AKJV

Even before this verse found in Acts 10, after Jesus Himself told His apostles to go out into this world and spread His Message onto the entire world, His apostles never left Jerusalem.

In Matthew 28 v19 we can read of what is called today as the Great Commission.

Matthew 28:19 ‘…Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost…’ AKJV

Unfortunately, Jesus’ apostles relied more heavily on the words God orated throughout history of not going to the Gentiles and how they were to remain and stay with the house of Israel.

It seems after the crucifixion, whenever we hear about the apostles, the remaining eleven, they never left Jerusalem.

Acts 8:1 ‘…And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles…’ AKJV

Jesus was never able to get His disciples to go out and teach His Message to the Gentiles.

Maybe this is why Jesus CHOSE an entirely different apostle to spread His Message to the entire world.

We can read in Acts 9 vs15 of Jesus’ CHOSEN vessel to teach the ENTIRE world about His Message.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

This one verse found in the Word, is probably the MOST pivotable verse in our entire Bible.

Acts 9:15 is a verse of Jesus, the Resurrected and Ascended Jesus Christ, speaking to Ananias in a vision, as Ananias slept.

Ananias, a Jewish disciple living in Damascus spoke to Jesus about all of the terrible stories he had heard of this man named Saul.

But Jesus told Ananias to GO, for Saul was Jesus’ Chosen Vessel.

The prejudice found in this world over Jesus’ choice is going to lead millions down the trail to the wide gate.

We shouldn’t be putting our future in the hands of a hail Mary, last quarter play that will determine where we are going to spend eternity.

There are millions upon millions that are going to spend their eternity in the pits of torment and destruction.

Rather than listening to Jesus’ CHOICE and hearing the words that He has given us through the Word of God, many choose to follow their own choice and listen to a pastor, priest, church or denomination that will never be able to save them.

Grab a hold of your Bibles today and open to the words that God wants you to HEAR.

After Jesus was crucified, died and buried and resurrected back to life, He moved forward. He moved forward to show us the way, the only way.

All we have to do is FOLLOW Jesus.

Follow in His footsteps as He moves forward.

Why would we return back to Jesus’ earthly ministry?

It was Jesus’ DEATH that forgave us of ALL of our sins, it was Jesus’ BLOOD.

Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV

Jesus told us this at the last supper, before He had died.

The Bible is important for us to HEAR.

The Bible is how we are shown how we can live.

Open your Bibles and READ the words that God has given us in His Word, the Word of God.

I love all of y’all.

Keep your Bibles opened and continue to study the Word of God.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, this morning we hopefully were able to show people other writings found in Your Word that has been meant for us ALL to see and HEAR. Help those Father that are going to have a difficult time seeing these messages that these churches have kept from their congregations ears. There are so many out there who are hungry for Your Word. Help me spread Your Message. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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Dispensation

Wednesday 072325

Acts 9:5 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, we begin this morning on a journey that has been made for Your glory. Jesus over this next month, maybe more, Your Message is so important to so many in this world today. Help me Jesus present Your Message so others can HEAR and keep my own biases away. I love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

1 Corinthians 9:17; Ephesians 1:10, 3:2; Colossians 1:25; Acts 9:15; Romans 11:11.

1 Corinthians 9:17 ‘…For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me…’ AKJV

Ephesians 1:10 ‘…that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him…’ AKJV

Ephesians 3:2 ‘…if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward …’ AKJV

Colossians 1:25 ‘…whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God…’ AKJV

A DISPENSATION is a period of time during which God deals with the human race in a particular way.

Easiest and maybe the best example is if we were to compare a dispensation to a prescription.

Example a man goes to the doctor for a bad cough. The doctor writes him a prescription for some medicine with directions. The man goes home.

A short time later, the man has a battle with his arthritis. The doctor again writes him a prescription for some medicine with directions. The man goes home.

After a while, both bottles of medicine, are halfway empty/full, so to save space, the man combines both bottles into one, but by doing so, he loses the directions that the doctor gave him for how to take the medicine.

This is what our churches have done today to the Word of God. They have taken the entire bottle (the entire Bible), and they’ve told their followers to apply the entire bottle (Bible) into their lives, they’ve taken the entire Word of God, put it in a blender and tuned the blender onto high … nowhere are we told to do that in the Word of God. Nowhere in Scripture have we been told to obey the entire Bible.

Here is an example of a dispensation:

Adam and Eve were in the garden and God told them to NOT eat the fruit from that one tree. That’s all they had to believe in. From what we know from the Word, Adam and Eve did eat the fruit from that tree and they were dispelled from the garden.

Those of us alive today, we have no tree that we are not to eat from. That demand was from an earlier dispensation.

Here is another dispensation:

The Israelites (Jews) were given the ten commandments. There is no other people that were supposed to keep the commandments because they were never given them, ONLY the Jews (Israelites) were given the law. From what we can determine from the Word of God, we know the Jews were unable to keep the law.

God gave many things to the Jewish people; God gave the Jews Jesus Christ as a gift to free them from their sins. Again, from history, we can read in the Word that the Jews didn’t believe Jesus was the
Son of God and eventually, God turned His back onto His beloved people, and He looked to the Gentile nation.

There are two (2) types of people defined in the Word of God. There were Jews (Israelites, the Jewish people) and non-Jew (Gentiles, everyone NOT Jewish).

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

In Acts 9:15, we are shown a new dispensation of God. God is no longer ONLY interested in saving His Chosen people (the Jews). God CHOSE to save ALL mankind. Not ALL mankind to replace the Jews. God changed so that now, He was going to save ALL mankind, period.

Romans 11:11 ‘…I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy…’ AKJV

‘…I say then, Have they (the Jews) stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their (the Jews) fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them (the Jews) to jealousy…’

God made a CHOICE to make a change. God didn’t have to ask us if that was okay, God is SOVERIGN, He can do whatever He desires.

Through the entire Word of God, we have been instructed to FOLLOW. But for so many in this world, in their own man-made churches and religions, many people have decided to go out on their own and follow their own rules.

Too many individuals have decided to go off on their own.

They have decided to select human individuals they would rather follow and obey instead of FOLLOWING the words that God has given us in His Word, the Word of God.

God gave us, those living today, a new dispensation that we were to follow and there are so many that have turned their backs onto what God wants from us.

They instead have decided to follow their pastor, their priest, their church or their denomination; but none of those things can ‘GIVE’ Everlasting Life.

Only God can give life.

This morning is a short lesson, but rather than just going off on your own, keep your Bibles open and continue to study the words that God has given us.

Continue to read how He wants to save us.

This group of lessons I have prepared for the next month, I hope are able to open your eyes and show you what is written in the Word, so maybe you can stop listening to the lies and half truths spoken in your churches.

I love ALL of y’all.

I will be back next Wednesday with more.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, bless those people reading this lesson. Help them Father get on board with how You want us to live our lives for You and let them turn their backs to all the falsehoods claimed by Satan and his evil false prophets spreading nothing but lies. We love You Jesus. Amen.

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Wednesday 071625

Acts 9:5 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, this morning Your Word is needed throughout this entire world. Satan’s message has polluted many  of the minds that can be found. Too many voices, preaching words that have no value are being spread around the nations adding nothing but grief and torment onto many. I ask Jesus that just for a brief moment, You’d allow Your Word to be heard by a few in the hope that some might be able to find the promise You have given to us. We love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

1 Corinthians 15:3; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 1:7; Galatians 3:13; Exodus 19:1; 1 John 2:2; Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 26:28; Acts 9:15.

I would rather not disagree with all of the religious leaders and theologians found in this world today, but so much of what is preached, is unable to be found anywhere in the Word of God.

The Word of God warns us of such false messages from false prophets, preaching nothing lies, nothing what comes from their mouths have we been told to believe.

I see an advertisement on the television by a very popular religious leader, where he states that those watching his ad needs to join him in prayer, where he asks Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins.

Jesus already forgave every sin that has ever been committed by mankind when He was crucified on the cross.

1 Corinthians 15:3 ‘…For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures …’ AKJV

Romans 5:8 ‘…But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us …’ AKJV

Ephesians 1:7 ‘…in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace…’ AKJV

The ‘law’ was given to the Israelites, NOT to be obeyed, but to inform them how they were incorrectly living their lives.

Galatians 3:13 ‘…Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree…’ AKJV

God gave Moses the law, for him to give to the Israelites, so they could realize the sins that they were committing.

Moses received the law from God; it is written about in Exodus 19:1 – 20:21.

Exodus 19:1 ‘…In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai…’ AKJV

There was nothing said about any Gentile being given the law to obey. The Israelites had just left the land of Egypt, the land made up of some of the Gentiles found in the world.

Paul writes how Jesus died for the sins of ALL mankind, but there are many that do not believe that Paul was an apostle CHOSEN by Jesus.

Many of the religious scholars in this world today, don’t believe the writings of Paul that are found in the Word of God.

These same scholars teach how all men today are to take the place of the Jews and in return they will receive the promises that were made to that group of people.

The above statement cannot be found anywhere in the Word of God, it is nothing, but false words verbalized by false teachers who are nothing but minions following the hopes and wishes of Satan.

We are told in other writings found in the Word of God, how Jesus died for ALL of our sins.

1 John 2:2 ‘…and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world …’ AKJV

Isaiah 53:5 ‘…But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed…’ AKJV

Jesus told those at the last supper how His Blood was going to be given for the forgiveness of sins.

Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV

The Word is overly informative that Jesus gave His life for the forgiveness of ALL mankind’s sins.

And there are so many that don’t read the Word of God. The Word of God is the ONLY WORD that can SAVE.

The strength of the Word is found on the CROSS.

The strength of God is by the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ.

And the strength in us, is in our FAITH, HOPE and BELIEF in what has been written in the Word of God.

Man’s religion is nothing but a religion.

It is nothing but ‘MAN.’

Jesus made a CHOICE.

Mankind has been given the freewill to decide for himself.

Might I suggest that you FOLLOW Jesus’ CHOICE.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

This is Ascended Jesus Christ speaking to Ananias, a Jewish believer living in Damascus.

Jesus CHOSE, Saul of Tarsus, to teach the ENTIRE world about Him.

Jesus CHOSE, Saul of Tarsus, so we could BELIEVE.

He wanted us to BELIEVE His WORDS and not listen to the lies Satan spews from his evilness.

We have been given the Word of God for us to learn from.

Each one of us has been given a GIFT so we each could live.

READ the Word of God for yourself and gather your own interpretation in what Jesus is saying to us.

Go beyond Jesus’ death and FOLLOW His move.

Stop listening to the lies and HEAR Jesus speaking to you.

My message sounds like a broken message.

Since just before this past Easter, I have been flooded with only one message to verbalize so others could hear.

OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND READ THE WORD OF GOD FOR YOURSELF.

I will be back next Wednesday and together we will study the words God wants us to see.

I love ALL of y’all.

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Jesus, allow this message to be seen by as many as You allow. Let them Jesus to fill their lives with the promises You have made to us. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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Wednesday 070925

Acts 9:5 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, this morning’s study I hope will open the eyes of some of those that desire to find Your way. Be with us this morning as we search the Word You have given us. We love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

Matthew 26:28; Acts 1:3, :4; Hebrews 11:1; Acts 1:6, :8; Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:1, 5:59-60; Romans 11:11; Acts 9:3-6, 9:15, 13:9.

I am writing this lesson right after I seen an advertisement on the television about Jesus dying on the cross for our sins.

It is so true.

Jesus told us ALL, Himself, in Matthew that it was His Blood that would save each one of us.

Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV

We should all, ALL believers, believe that Jesus did die on the cross for us.

If Jesus died on the cross, than Jesus forgave us of our sins … that’s what we are told in the Word of God, that our sins are forgiven by Jesus’ death.

There are millions upon millions of people that are in a moment of fog right here because of this point.

If Jesus died to forgive us of our sins … people, our sins HAVE been forgiven, we don’t have to run marathons, ring bells, jump through hoops, tithe 10 percent, or go to a church on Sunday, OUR SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN.

Stop listening to false preachers of this world that are trying to encapsulate you and hold you hostage. These false preachers try to get you into believing you need them for your saving.

YOU’VE ALREADY BEEN SAVED.

And it was Jesus that saved you. Your pastor can NEVER save you. Your priest can NEVER save you. Your church can NEVER save you. And your denomination can NEVER save you either.

Only Jesus Christ, when He gave up His life on the cross, He did that so you could be saved, He did that for you, FOR ALL OF US.

Jesus was raised from the dead to visually show that God had the strength that He could overcome such an impossible feat as death.

Every Easter Sunday, for just a brief moment everyone is believing and thanking God for His miraculous gift.

Now some people will fail that very next day, Easter Monday, but believe it or not, there are many that will fall back into the trap before they leave their place of worship, THAT morning.

JESUS DIED FOR OUR SINS.

The keyword here is ‘DIED.’

Ask yourself, how many people during their Easter morning service will return back to the synoptic gospels, John 3:16 or to Jesus’ ministry for their teachings?

In all of these cases, Jesus hasn’t died yet … sins haven’t been forgiven yet. They won’t be forgiven again until next Easter Sunday and everything I just wrote about, will be completely played all over again.

Repeating year after year, after year, after year, after year.

People caught in a trap that Satan doesn’t want you to get out of.

Move ONward with Jesus.

FOLLOW in His footsteps.

In your Bibles, continue reading past the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John … begin reading in the Book of Acts.

The book of Acts was written by Luke. The same Luke that also wrote the gospel of Luke.

Acts 1:3 ‘…To these (the remaining eleven apostles) He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of things regarding the kingdom of God…’ NASB

Jesus, after His resurrection from His tomb, came back to life and lived with the apostles for forty (40) days and nights.

Jesus requested from the men that they would stay in Jerusalem until God the Father sent a helper down from heaven to help them.

Acts 1:4 ‘…Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, Which, He said, you heard of from Me…’ NASB

The reader might find it difficult to imagine what it means when the Word tells us Jesus was brought back to life after His death on the cross.

Of course it’s hard, but this is where our FAITH plays an important realization for us.

Hebrews 11:1 ‘…Now FAITH is the assurance of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]…’ AMP

This is the major problem I have by people displaying a cross on a wall or wearing it around their necks, or when churches hang a cross in the front near the altar or outside next to a sign; it is because of FAITH, that I see Jesus’ cross with me at ALL times, wherever I am or whatever I am  doing.

If I have to physically see something to remember it, to me, it is nothing more than an idol.

Go back to my point how some might find it hard to justify that Jesus came back to life after His death on the cross, this is FAITH.

We have to trust and BELIEVE what has been written in the Word of God.

Now these remaining apostles, in Jesus’ presence when He came back to live with them for forty (40) days and nights, can you just imagine what must have been going through their minds.

Their wanting to be with Him once again would have outweighed anything else so their obvious question would have been when Jesus would set up the promised kingdom they had been hearing about for three (3) years.

Acts 1:6 ‘…So, when they had come together, they began asking Him, saying, Lord, is it at this time that You are restoring the kingdom to Israel…’ NASB

Just in their question alone, we should be able to tell that the apostles had overlooked that Jesus was just miraculously brought back to life after His crucifixion on the cross.

They focused more on past teachings and promises instead of looking forward and FOLLOWING.  

They looked more at the past and what was said and what happened instead of looking at was happening right in front of their own eyes.

This is where most of religion has found themselves today. They want to focus on what happened before Jesus’ resurrection instead of moving along with Jesus as He moved forward.

Acts 1:8 ‘…but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth…’ NASB

Acts 1:8 is very close to what was written in Matthew, known as the Great Commission.

Matthew 28:19 ‘…Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…’ NASB

But it is unfortunate, the apostles never left Jerusalem, we know this from a verse written in Acts chapter 8.

Acts 8:1 ‘…Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles…’ NASB

Those Jewish believers, that believed in Jesus had all been spread throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, all except the apostles, they remained hidden in Jerusalem. Their leader, Jesus, was gone.

This verse in chapter 8 announces the arrival of Saul and it also repeats what happened to Stephen in chapter 7.

Stephen was stoned to death by the Sanhedrin.

Acts 7

vs59 ‘…They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit…’

vs60 ‘…Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, Lord, do not hold this sin against them! Having said this, he fell asleep…’ NASB

It was at this killing, by the Jewish elite, the Sanhedrin, that God made the most decisive change found in the entire Bible.

God turned His back on His Chosen people, the Jews, and He CHOSE a new apostle to teach this entire world, ALL MANKIND what He wanted us ALL to know.

Most of Christendom has missed this movement by God, they are too hung up on their own beliefs.

God didn’t decide to have us Gentiles take the place of the Jewish nation, God simply gave us, the Gentile nation the same opportunity that God had earlier only given to His Chosen people. God wanted to make His people jealous and realize what they had given up.

Romans 11:11 ‘…I say then, they (the Jews) did not stumble so as to fall, did they? Far from it! But by their wrongdoing salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them (the Jews) jealous…’ NASB

The Ascended Jesus sitting at the right hand side of His Father, came back to this earth and confronted Saul of Tarsus on his way to Damascus.

Acts 9

vs3 ‘…Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him…’

vs4 ‘…and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me…’

vs5 ‘…And he said, Who are You, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting…’

vs6 ‘…but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do…’ NASB

To me, the MOST pivotable verse in the Bible is:

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

This is the Ascended Jesus speaking to Ananias.

Millions of people will find themselves in church this Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night and not a one of them have focused on this verse in Acts.

Jesus CHOSE Saul to teach this entire world what He wanted us to know and there are so many that forgot to FOLLOW Jesus and instead, they are being led down a very wide path.

Here is a verse and footnote from the Amplified version.

Acts 13:9 ‘…But ^[a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP

Footnote: ^[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.

Too often today and throughout the past 2000 years, mankind has forgot to read what God wants us to know in His Word, and instead there are those that simply believe what they are told by false preachers.

God gave us His Word so we could be saved, but we MUST believe what God wants us to know and not what someone else tells us what the word says.

READ YOUR BIBLE FOR YOURSELF.

I love ALL of y’all.

I will be back next Wednesday for another lesson that I hope will help us all to study the Word of God.

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Jesus, Help those out there in this world today that need Your help, so they can find You. We love You so much Jesus. Amen.

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Acts 9:5 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV

Jesus, there is no one on this earth that knows the exact minute that this world will end. There are so many people that think they are following Your words but most times, these people have fallen astray, as seeds planted on rocks and in thorns. I pray for them Jesus, they so much desire to know You. Use me Jesus so my voice might be able to be heard by even just a few. I love You Jesus. Amen.

The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:

1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31;  Luke 4:38-39; Matthew 16:18, 26:28; Acts 9:15.

In several of my lessons, I have spoken against the catholic church … I hope I have not offended many of my weekly readers.

Again, this morning, I once again am being pulled into the history of the catholic religion and I’m comparing it to the words written in the Word that God gave for each one of us to study and learn from.

The catholic religion has found it necessary to print their own words to celebrate their daily mass, they truly don’t want people in Your Word and find out the truth.

There are so many directions that we could begin study this morning. Let me first begin with this obvious direction for me.

There is a television series that I have been following for years now. The name of the series is the Chosen.

In the series the apostle Peter is married to a woman by the name of Eden. Now the Bible does not reference Eden by name, but in 1 Corinthians 9:5 …

1 Corinthians 9:5 ‘…Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas…’ AKJV

… Cephas is of Aramaic origin and Peter (or Petros) is of Greek origin, but it used for the same person.

There is no reference of Peter’s wife’s name found in the Bible but in the synoptic gospels, we learn of Peter’s mother-in-law.

Matthew 8

vs14 ‘…And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever…’

vs15 ‘…And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them…’ AKJV

Mark 1

vs29 ‘…And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John…’

vs30 ‘…But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her…’

vs31 ‘…And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them…’ AKJV

Luke 4

vs38 ‘…And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her…’

vs39 ‘…And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them…’ AKJV

For Peter to have a mother-in-law, he had to have a wife, even though we cannot verify her name.

Later writings, like those of Eusebius, provide information about Peter’s wife, suggesting her name was Penelope or Penuel and she was martyred alongside Peter. ^[1]

So, for the pope’s to follow the apostle Peter as being the voice to the catholic religion, why are the popes not permitted to be married as Peter was?

This is just [ONE] man-made bylaw in catholicism.

I have found a trove of information on Wikipedia.com regarding the catholic religion, this is where maybe the majority of my information has come from for this study.

The core belief of catholicism are found in the nicene creed, a creed written by man for other men to follow.

Totally different from the Word of God, given to ALL mankind so we could learn what God wants us to know and FOLLOW.

Found on google.com:

The Nicene Creed is a statement of faith commonly used in Christian worship, summarizing core Christian beliefs about God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. It was formulated at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. and has been affirmed by most Christian denominations. ^[2]

The last part of the above statement may be true that it has been affirmed by most christian denominations, but this statement that I make right now, the nicene creed is man-made and NEVER has it been approved by God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit, is also TRUE.

God, the One and ONLY TRUE Triune God, that is going to save me and any other BELIEVER in HIS WORD, from an Everlasting Life of Torment and Destruction. I don’t need some man-made belief to protect me from anything.

The Catholic Church believes that St. Peter was appointed by Jesus as the first pope and the head of the church. This belief is based on certain passages in the Gospels, particularly Matthew 16:18, which states that Jesus said to Peter, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.

Matthew 16:18 ‘…And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it…’ AKJV

I do not see where Peter was assigned to be a pope.

I do not see where Jesus instructed us to follow Peter and his teachings.

I can kind of sense why the catholic church wrote their own papers to follow in their own religion, they want to keep their congregation away from the truth.

But what is so unfortunate, millions of souls are being led down a road, headed for a very, very wide gate.

There are seven (7) sacraments taught in the catholic religion. I want to focus on just one (1) right now.

Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV

Jesus gave His Life for ALL of mankind’s sins to be forgiven. So, we could each attain the promise of Everlasting Life when this world comes to an end.

Jesus had to die for us to LIVE.

Every Easter Sunday morning, just about every church in this entire world gathers to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and His promise of LIFE.

And just about every one of these churches in the world celebrating that day, eventually will end up back in the ministry of Jesus when He walked this earth.

People, His ministry is NOT what He told us was going to save us.

His teachings on this earth was to the Jewish people, God’s Chosen people that were in Jerusalem.

Maybe the major reason we can tell the Bible is true is because the small nation of Israel is growing to this very day. More and more Jews are returning home, back to the land that God gave them back in Genesis.

The day is coming when this earth will stop rotating. God will put an end of time as we know it.

Before that ending, for us to be saved we MUST know what God wants from us.

You will never hear the true words from your pastor, your priest, your church or your denomination.

Only God knows what you MUST know.

That is the reason God gave us His WORD so we could READ for ourselves and HEAR the truth from His mouth, what exactly He wants from us.

Read your Bible.

Read about what God promised this world after His One and Only Son was crucified on a cross for each one of us.

FOLLOW the words that God wants for us to know.

Begin reading in Acts how things were.

Read how the Jews just never understood Him.

Read, in chapter 7, how the final straw for the Jew was when Stephen was stoned to death by the Sanhedrin.

Read, in chapter 9, how God decided to make a change.

Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV

God left the remaining eleven and the man they chose to make number twelve.

God chose a number thirteen to teach this world about Himself.

Paul wrote thirteen epistles for this world, ALL of us to FOLLOW.

Paul wrote from Romans to Philemon.

Thirteen epistles for us to learn from.

CHOOSE who God CHOSE and FOLLOW His CHOICE.

I love y’all.

I will be back next Wednesday.

I am InHIM. ><)))o>

Jesus, Bless us Father and keep those in this world able to find Your real and desired Word. Keep us ALL safe and keep us in Your arms for protection. I love You Jesus. Amen.

^{[1]https://www.google.com/search?q=is+there+any+writing+known+to+man+that+names+apostle+peters+wife}

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