Month: August 2025

the Body of Christ

Wednesday 082725

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,  Amen.

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

Leviticus 25:4; Daniel 9:24; Acts 9:15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 15:51-52; Deuteronomy 29:29; 2 Timothy 4:1-4; Romans 1:21-25, 1:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4.

Last night as I lay in bed, drifting off into a relaxing sleep, I pondered on how I could easily show how Jesus’ church, you and me, how we MUST be removed from this earth before God’s final act can be put into action so this world, His world, can come into completion.

First we must define what is this final act of God.

This Final Act or the end of this world occurs with the seven years of Tribulation that God has foretold that will occur against the Jewish (Israel) people for their failure to obey Gods command.

God’s command was for the land to rest.

Leviticus 25:4 ‘…but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard…’ AKJV

God crippled the children of Israel by assigning seventy weeks (490 years) of punishment on them for their failure to adhere to His demand for them to allow the land to rest every seventh year.

In the book of Daniel, the punishment of seventy weeks is found.

Daniel 9:24 ‘…Seventy weeks (seventy times seven years) are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy…’ AKJV

The first 49 years (7 weeks): This period corresponds to the rebuilding of the city walls by Nehemiah.

The next 434 years (62 Weeks): This period is a gap between the first 49 years and the Messiah’s coming.

The Messiah’s Coming: The prophecy indicates that the Messiah will be cut off (crucified) at the end of the 69th week (483 years from the starting point). 

The 70th Week: This week is described as a covenant that the prince who is to come will make with many, and in the middle of the week, he will cause the offering and the sacrifice to cease. This is often interpreted as a new, seven-year period after the first 69 weeks, leading to the destruction of Jerusalem.

This seventy (70) weeks of punishment was charged onto only the Jewish people. Us Gentiles were not even thought of as being saved by any of the people walking this earth.

The most pivotable verse found in the entire Bible is Acts 9:15 where God voices how He is going to offer Salvation not only to the Jewish people, but He is also going to include the Gentile nation.

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

Gentiles have been accepted into a relationship with God as being a part of the Body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 12

vs12 ‘…For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also, is Christ…’

vs13 ‘…For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit…’ AKJV

It is this Body of Christ that raises one of the more misunderstood questions found in the entire Word of God, mostly though, because people will not read the Word so they can find out what has been written.

1 Corinthians 15

vs51 ‘…Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed…’

vs52 ‘…in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed…’ AKJV

Maybe one of the more misunderstood words found in the Bible is the word MYSTERY.

Ask yourself, what is a mystery, what is God’s mystery.

It’s a secret.

Naysayers out there will say well God can’t keep secrets from us and I’d shout right back to them out loud, where in the Word are we told that?

But we ARE told in the Word that God DOES have secrets:

Deuteronomy 29:29 ‘…The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law…’ AKJV

Moses foretold in his writings that God kept secrets.

Our churches forget to preach that to us.

Unfortunately for so many, our churches have forgotten to preach to us a lot of what is written in the Word of God.

Too often, churches preach what their congregations want to hear … they preach what they want you to know.

Did you know, the Word has foretold to us that that is what was going to happen?

2 Timothy 4

vs1 ‘…I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom…’

vs2 ‘…preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine…’

vs3 ‘…For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears…’

vs4 ‘…and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables…’ AKJV

God knew this was going to happen … and most people on this planet would also know if they were to open their own Bibles and read the words that God has given us in His Word.

Churches today don’t want you to read your Bibles … why you might ask.

Well how do you think churches stay in business?

They remain because people keep them profitable. They make money off their congregations.

All of these pastors and priests, churches and denominations are one day going  to pay for their misdeeds against God.

Romans 1

vs21 ‘…because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened…’

vs22 ‘…Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…’

vs23 ‘…and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things…’

vs24 ‘…Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves…’

vs25 ‘…who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen…’ AKJV

God knew this was going to happen.

This is just one more reason why God gave us His Word so we could read the Truth for ourselves.

But there are so  many out there in this world today that desire to not know the truth. Hundreds of excuses will arise why they cant sit down and read the Word  for themselves. Most times its because they don’t understand the Word or they will say they don’t have the time.

Either one, it doesn’t matter, it’s just an excuse … there is no excuse.

Romans 1:20 ‘…For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse…’ AKJV

We are coming close to this lengthy group of lessons, finally.

Paul informs us how he does not want us to be ignorant, unknowing.

He wants for each one of us to learn the truth that we are going to need so we can live Eternity in Jesus’ presence.

1 Thessalonians 4

vs13 ‘…But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope…’

vs14 ‘…For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him…’

vs15 ‘…For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep…’

vs16 ‘…For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first…’

vs17 ‘…then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so, shall we ever be with the Lord…’

vs18 ‘…Wherefore comfort one another with these words…’ AKJV

The final week (seven years) of promised punishment for the children of Israel remains but it cannot happen until Jesus’ church is removed from this world.

2 Thessalonians 2

vs1 ‘…Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him…’

vs2 ‘…that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand…’

vs3 ‘…Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition…’

vs4 ‘…who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God…’ AKJV

Open your Bibles and read the words God wants for you to HEAR.

Don’t make excuses why you don’t have the time, tell yourself you have time right now … OPEN THE WORD OF GOD and READ.

I’ll be back next Wednesday.

I love ALL of y’all.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, I hope over these past weeks I have been able to voice the words You desired for me to share. Grab ahold of these people and make them understand how important it is for them to begin before it is too late. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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Jesus’ CHOSEN vessel

Wednesday 082025

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, walk with us this morning as we study the Word You have given us. We love You Jesus. Amen.

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

1 Corinthians 3:9; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Timothy 3:16, 2:15; Matthew 26:28, 15:24; Acts 9:15, 13:9.

This Sunday morning, thousands upon thousands of people are going to wake up, get dressed and drive to their local church buildings because they believe that is what God wants from us.

We have to ask ourselves, where is that written in the Word of God … anywhere?

While studying this morning, I found a verse that maybe we should all visit.

1 Corinthians 3:9 ‘…For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building…’ AKJV

Too many people today rush to hear another human being tell them about God. They rush so they can listen to what they desire to hear.

In most cases, they don’t hear what has been written in the Word of God, they opt on hearing a man-made interpretation of what a human being understands or what their denomination believes in.

Where is it written in the Word of God that that will get any one of us into heaven?

Where is it written in the Word of God that that is what God has planned for our Salvation?

Where is it written in the Word of God that that is why Jesus gave up His life and shed His Blood on the cross for us?

Let’s throw out our anchor and settle in right here for a little while and look at this verse in several different versions.

1 Corinthians 3:9

‘…For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building…’ NIV

‘…For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building…’ NLT

‘…For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building…’ NKJV

‘…For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building…’ NASB

Almost the same writing, almost the same exact wording, in just about every English version translation.

The apostle Paul journeyed throughout the land during his ministry. He didn’t have ‘A’ church where people could come and listen to him preach the Message that Jesus had given to him, he travelled to different cities so other people could hear his Message.

The apostle Paul actually was fulfilling the Great Commission that Jesus had originally suggested to the original remaining apostles, but they never left their residence in Jerusalem.

Paul visited the city of Corinth in the southern part of Greece where there was a temple to Aphrodite, the Greek female god of love. To live like a Corinthian meant to become a drunk often or to visit prostitutes, another words in a way, that is how America is today.

Our entire country may not all get drunk or all visit prostitutes but how many in our country get high and use other drugs? How many of us in America watch pornography? How many Americans cheat on their spouses, cheat on their kids, cheat on their taxes and cheat at their jobs?

In reality, America is very much like Corinth.

Paul journeyed to take people the good news about Jesus and spread the Message.

Paul spread the Message that is found today in the Word of God, from the book of Romans through Philemon. Most churches today, they don’t even open the Word of God up to help celebrate the Message that God has given us, instead people will sit for a few minutes to hear an interpretation of how someone read something, sometimes it might be the Bible they read or other times they are nothing but interpretations of other denominational papers.

God gave us the Word of God so we could inherit an Everlasting future Life after this world has ended for us.

Most of the churches throughout the land want you to know you MUST do something to receive that inheritance, but I find it funny, God tells us in His Word that His GIFT is FREE, all we have to do is BELIEVE.

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

I missed the part that tells me I NEED to tithe.

I missed the part that tells me I NEED to go to church every Sunday, and some churches also include Sunday and Wednesday nights.

I missed the part that tells me I NEED to give up meat on Friday.

I missed the part that tells me I NEED to ring bells and jump through hoops or do anything.

A lot of what has been taught to us today is nothing short of being one big fat lie.

Open your Bibles and READ the Word of God for yourself and see if I’m not telling you the truth.

Lets go back to the apostle Paul and His ministry spreading the words Jesus gave him in a revelation.

There are many people that do not believe the words written by Paul. There are some that think Paul’s writings should be ripped from our Bibles and thrown away.

We are told in:

2 Timothy 3:16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV

An important point I make from this verse is that we are told we are to LEARN from all Scripture, but nowhere in that verse or anywhere else in the Word are we told we are supposed to FOLLOW all Scripture.

Here is another verse for you:

2 Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV

The words we should focus on is ‘rightly dividing the Word of Truth.’

The more we study the Word, the more we will be able to see which parts of the Word have been meant for us and what parts were written to other people.

Jesus died on the cross to forgive all mankind of all their sins, Jesus tells His apostles that at their last supper.

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

On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We should celebrate that it was Jesus’ death that freed us from our sins and so many in Christendom immediately after Easter will return back to Jesus’ birth.

It’s almost like these people don’t want their sins to be forgiven.

Most of Christendom reads weekly from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (MMLJ). These gospels were written to the Jewish believer, to keep them enthused and moving forward.

They were written to try and convince the Orthodox Jews into converting to their way of believing that Jesus was the promised Messiah to the earlier forefathers.

Jesus came to this earth to fulfill the earlier prophesies; Jesus told us this Himself.

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

Jesus died on the cross to forgive all mankind of all their sins and three days later, He was resurrected back to life and Jesus moved forward, on with His Life and His promise. Too much of Christendom keeps returning back to Jesus’ teachings except, Jesus didn’t do that after He was resurrected.

Tell these people to move on.

So, after the crucifixion, in the Word of God is the book of Acts, written by Luke, the same writer that wrote the gospel of Luke.

Acts 1 through Acts 8 reminds people what Jesus had been trying to overcome and conquer while He walked this earth but after the stoning death of Stephen in Acts 7, God made a very pivotable move in biblical history.

God no longer looked solely at His Chosen (preferred) people, God determined to save the entirety of ALL mankind on the face of the earth.

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

Jesus spoke to Ananias (a member of the Way, a Jew that believed that Jesus was the Messiah promised to the Jewish forefathers) who lived in Damascus, and told him to go to Saul of Tarsus and baptize him for He (Saul) was Jesus’ CHOSEN vessel to teach the entire world, ‘the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel (the Jews).’

This is Luke, the writer of the gospel of Luke, telling about Saul being the CHOSEN vessel, CHOSEN by Jesus and the majority of Christendom doesn’t even know this verse in their Bibles.

Another important verse found in Acts:

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

Footnotes

^[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.

It seems my messages have all turned into repetitive words.

I’m repeating just like Christendom does every Sunday, year after year, so-called christians travel from Easter Sunday right back into the stable, stuck in a time warp they are not allowed to get out from under.

Move forward from Easter Sunday. Read the book of Acts and study the words that Jesus wants us to HEAR before this world ends.

I’ll see y’all next Wednesday.

I love ALL of y’all.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, I know I am in a repetitive loop. I am unable to move forward. I hope to close this group of lessons shortly, concluding Your greatest GIFT for us, the rapture of Your church. Keep me from wandering onto a subject that is different from what You desire for us to HEAR. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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CHOOSE to FOLLOW Jesus’ CHOICE

Wednesday 081325

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, again this morning, there are those out there in this world hungry for Your Word and Your promise. Allow them Jesus to remain with us in Your Word and hopefully they will be able to HEAR You speak to them. We love You Jesus. Amen.

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

Romans 16:25; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 9:1-3, :6a, :6b, :10-14, :15.

Romans 16

vs25 ‘…Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began…’ AKJV

Now there are many in our world today that will not listen to or even read Paul’s writings.

These people claim how Paul’s writings are fake, how they are different than the teachings of Jesus and in a way these people are correct, Jesus came to teach and preach to the Jewish believers.

The four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were all written to and for those Jews that believed that Jesus was the Messiah, that Jesus was sent to fulfill OT prophecies.

Paul claims the Gospel as ‘his Gospel,’ because he is the one that penned it. He was given the Gospel in his revelation by Jesus Christ, but this Gospel was written by Paul, not MMLJ (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).

Here is the Gospel that Paul gave us:

1 Corinthians 15

vs1 ‘…Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand…’

vs2 ‘…by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain…’

vs3 ‘…For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures…’

vs4 ‘…and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures…’ AKJV

It is this Gospel that Paul gave us that is our promise of Everlasting Life after we physically die.

Eighty percent (80%) of Christendom are going to miss out on the promise of Life in the presence of Jesus, for eternity.

They instead are going to accept an eternal life of torment and destruction because of their inability to listen to God’s Word.

Too many so-called Christians today study the life and teachings of Jesus in His earthly ministry. Jesus’ earthly ministry was to save the orthodox Jews.

Satan has clouded the eyes of most of mankind keeping them from seeing the truth that has been written in the Word of God. The only thing that can save us is God’s Word and we MUST open the Word and begin reading so our eyes can clearly see what God is trying to show us.

Most people today are caught up on a pastor or their priests’ Sunday sermon. They get hung up on messages made for people, ages ago. They listen to the quiet whispers of Satan rather than listening to the words that God has given to us in His Word.

That’s why I am here. That’s what has been my prayer for several years, that I could be used by Jesus to help Him spread the Message He wants for us ALL to HEAR today and forget about what is talked about inside of a building.

Jesus wants us to be His Church, the Body of Christ, not go to some man-made building that has four walls, a floor, roof and a steeple that calls itself a church.

READ the Word of God and allow Him to show you the correct way.

FOLLOW Jesus’ lead and move onward with Him. Stop being led around and trapped in a time warp from Jesus’ birth in a stable to His death on a cross, just to return back to a stable.

Jesus was resurrected from His tomb to LIVE, not to return so He could die, over and over again.

After the Jews for centuries, had killed God’s prophets and eventually had Jesus, Himself killed and crucified on a cross, and after Stephen was stoned to death (Acts 7) by the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, God changed His mind focusing solely on His Chosen people, the Jews.

God decided to offer SALVATION to ALL mankind. Acts 9 in the Word of God, shows ALL of us, the change in direction that God has determined to go.

Acts 9

vs1 ‘…And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest…’

vs2 ‘…and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem…’

vs3 ‘…And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven…’ AKJV

Jesus made His move. Our human free-will comes to play once again. We can move forward and FOLLOW Jesus’ move or we can return like so many back to a stable and be held down again by Satan and his desire to have us all fail.

Acts 9:6a ‘…And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do…’ AKJV

Most of mankind begins every day just in this way as Saul did back 2000 years ago. The thing we MUST learn from right here, is we should listen to what God tells us and forget about what Satan whispers in our ear trying to hold us back in that stable.

Move onward and finish verse 6.

Acts 9:6b ‘… And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do…’ AKJV

Move forward and FOLLOW Jesus’ lead.

Once again, Satan tries to hold this world back again.

Acts 9

vs10 ‘…And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord…’

vs11 ‘…And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth…’

vs12 ‘…and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight…’

vs13 ‘…Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem…’

vs14 ‘…and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name…’ AKJV

We could easily listen to Satan and miss out on the promise Jesus is trying to offer us.

How many excuses can we find every week?

But the church we visit: has a good pastor or the church has a nice priest. The seats in the building are so comfortable. It’s so hot outside, the church has a good A/C. The coffee and donuts are outstanding. The carpeting in new.

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 Jesus speaking to Ananias in a dream, telling Ananias to GO.

Ananias didn’t return back to the stable to hear about Jesus’ birth. Ananias CHOSE to FOLLOW Jesus’ CHOICE.

CHOOSE to FOLLOW Jesus’ CHOICE.

This should be the anthem played continuously, worldwide.

FOLLOW Jesus and FOLLOW what has been written in the Word of God.

STOP listening to Satan and his lies.

The book of Acts is that part of the Bible MOST of Christendom will stumble on.

The book of Acts is the direction Jesus leads us into after His death on the cross.

Take ahold of the resurrected Jesus and FOLLOW in the direction He wants you to go.

I love ALL of y’all.

I’ll be back in another week so we again can study more about what God wants us to know from His Word.

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Jesus, bless those this morning that seek You. Keep them safe and in Your arms. We love You Jesus. Amen.

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Jesus DIED on the cross for ALL mankind

Wednesday 080625

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, there is at least ONE person out there this morning, that desires to HEAR Your true Message. Allow me Jesus to be that voice for You so that at least that one person out there can HEAR You speak. Allow me to echo what You want for this world to HEAR. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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

Ephesians 3:1-3; Deuteronomy 29:29; Ephesians 3:4; 2 Timothy 2:15, 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Matthew 26:28; Ephesians 2:8.

As we begin this lesson this morning, we are going to start with the dispensation that Paul was given to him by Jesus Christ, for him to share with us, Gentiles.

Now throughout Paul’s ministry, the Jews fought him every step that he made throughout his ministry. The Jew could not believe that their God would have anything to do with the Gentile nation.

It is funny because the Jewish religion would not have anything to do with Jesus Christ either, the promised Messiah from their God in heaven.

And just as funny, are those that today claim to be Christians, they go to church every Sunday morning, sometimes Sunday and Wednesday nights, and yet they don’t read their Bibles, or if they do, they never wander from where their pastor tells them to read.

These so-called Christians won’t have anything to do with the Jesus that is found in the book, the Word of God.

All these people have to do is open up their Bibles and read the words that God has given us.

How many times do you hear them voice aloud how they just don’t have time to sit and read the Word of God, or they don’t understand what has been written in the Word of God.

I tell these people, FINE, get yourself an audio Bible and listen to the words that God has given us.

STOP listening to the lies your pastor, priest, church or denomination is telling you.

People will use any imaginable excuse they can think of today except realizing they better get on board.

There is not a person alive today that knows for sure when the end is coming.

If you hear any individual quoting times when the end is coming, you can call them a liar, especially if you read the Word because you’ll know Jesus informed us the end is not for us to know when it’s going to happen, the end is for us to be … READY.

So, let’s begin this morning’s lesson:

Ephesians 3

vs1 ‘…For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles…’

vs2 ‘…if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward…’

vs3 ‘…how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words)…’

There are people that will not believe or even read Paul’s writings because of this so-called ‘mystery.’

They’ll say where does Paul get off saying that God claims a ‘MYSTERY’ or that He can keep secrets from us.

If they would read their Bibles, they could see.

Moses wrote of these secrets way back in his time. From the book of Deuteronomy:

Deuteronomy 29:29 ‘…The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law…’ AKJV

God has kept secrets throughout history. In fact, He may still have secrets He is keeping from us today. that is His SOVERIGNITY. God can do whatever it is that He desires to do, HE IS GOD. if He couldn’t, He couldn’t be God.

Ephesians 3

vs4 ‘…whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ…’

It is written: when we READ the Word of God that we might be able to understand what God is trying to tell us.

The verse isn’t telling us when our pastor reads to us, or our church is reading to us, it is written WHEN WE READ.

Jumping away from Ephesians for a moment, go to:

2 Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV

The Bible isn’t like the writings: ‘Gone with the Wind’ or ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ or ‘The Great Gatsby’ or ‘Lord of the Rings.’

The Bible is the Word of God that we have been given so we can attain Everlasting, Eternal Life.

The MORE we study the Word of God, the better off we will be.

From this verse in 2 Timothy, it is written that we will be able to rightly divide the word of truth.

There are parts of the Bible that are not for us. When God told Adam and Eve they could eat any food except the fruit from ‘THAT’ tree, none of that message is for us to follow today. It’s there for us to study and learn from but we’ve not been told what NOT to eat.

The ten commandments that God gave to the Jewish people, none of that message, those ten commandments or any part of the law is for us, GENTILES, to obey today or to follow. It’s there for us to study and learn from but we’ve not been told we had to obey those commands.

Jesus earthly ministry, Jesus came to this earth to teach the Jews and to fulfill OT prophesy that was promised to the forefathers of the Jewish nation, Abraham, Issac and Jacob.

But Jesus’ earthly ministry isn’t for us to follow today.

2 Timothy 3:16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV

All Scripture found in the Word of God has been given to us to learn from, but nowhere are we told we are to FOLLOW all the Word found in all 66 books.

Let’s return back to Ephesians and begin to close this morning’s lesson.

Ephesians 3

vs5 ‘…which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit…’

vs6 ‘…that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel…’

vs7 ‘…whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power…’ AKJV

Maybe one of the stronger points that I could pass on to that one individual out there, hungry for what God wants from us is to speak on the ‘GOSPEL’ written about in vs6.

The Gospel that we have been given was not written by Matthew, Mark, Luke or John (MMLJ).

The Gospel that is written about in vs6 is found in:

1 Corinthians 15

vs1 ‘…Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand…’

vs2 ‘…by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain…’

vs3 ‘…For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures…’

vs4 ‘…and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures…’ AKJV

Jesus, at the last supper with His original twelve apostles said this:

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

Jesus was telling them that He was going to be killed, and His BLOOD was going to be shed for the remission of sins.

The definition of remission is: the cancelation of a debt, charge or penalty.

Jesus was crucified, He died on the cross, He was buried in a tomb and then three days later He was resurrected to show us that LIFE, after death was possible.

Jesus’ death on the cross was for ALL of us … all we have to do is believe.

So many recite John 3:16 as the verse found in our Bibles that can save them.

John 3:16 was written by the apostle John to the Jewish believers, to save them.

Ephesians 2:8 has been written for the Gentile believer to always remind them of the GIFT God has given and promised to us.

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE are ye SAVED through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God…’ AKJV

This GIFT is our promise of Eternal Life with Jesus Christ.

After Jesus was resurrected from His tomb, He moved forward, and He carried on.

When we celebrate Easter Sunday, we are remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and we should move on and FOLLOW Him.

Not return back to His Life and His earthly ministry, Jesus is alive and well in His earthly ministry and He died for us to move on, to FOLLOW Him not to return back to when He was living.

Begin and continue a new journey, beginning  in Acts 1. By Acts 7 and the stoning death of Stephen, God makes a pivotable change in biblical history.

God gave us a NEW, DISPENSATION, a dispensation that many in this world have missed.

I place all of this missing out on Satan, I believe he is the cause for so many missing this move of God.

READ Acts 9 and begin the journey that Satan has kept hidden from so many.

I love ALL of y’all.

I will be back next Wednesday where we will pick up on this last dispensation.

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Jesus, bless every person that reads this lesson. Allow each one of them the courage to voice to others so more might be able to find You before it is too late. Thank You for loving me … thank You for teaching me that love … and thank You for allowing me to love You back. I love You Jesus. Amen.

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