Ephesians 2:8 '…For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God…' NASB (New American Standard Bible)
This time of year, we are all celebrating our memory of the birth of Jesus Christ.
We’re not celebrating that He was born on December 25th, but we are celebrating His birth and remembering what He meant to each one of us on December 25th.
Not trying to be offensive to anyone, but it was actually Jesus’ death on the cross that should mean the very most to each one of us.
The cross, believe it or not, conquered more than just sin; and sin is a major grievance in every human being’s life that we, ALL mankind, have battled over.
Colossians 2
vs13 ‘…And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses…’
vs14 ‘…blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross…’
vs15 ‘…and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it…’ AKJV
Vs15 is the part where we are told that Jesus conquered more than sin at the cross, Jesus defeated any demons that try and do battle with us throughout our lifetime.
In our busy lives that we live in today, we have not taken the time to keep Jesus in our thoughts throughout our days. We are too easily swayed into thinking the news of the day, or whatever might happen in the political arena around our country, or a television series that plays daily during our weekly evenings; we, in our humanness, we have forgot to keep Jesus in front and in focus in everything that we do.
I read a post this morning where the writer pointed to this verse (vs15) and wanted to remind us all that demons can not harm us today … and it was all because of Jesus’ cross.
Now many are taught how demons make us do the wrong things today in our lives. False, wrong and incorrect teachings might teach us that. We keep taking our eyes of Jesus and we focus on things we’ve been taught to be afraid of … we don’t need to be afraid of anything as long as we keep our eyes on Him.
Here are five (5) verses found in the Bible that help us keep our eyes fixed onto Jesus Christ.
Deuteronomy 31:6 ‘…Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee…’ AKJV
Proverbs 3
vs5 ‘…Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding…’
vs6 ‘…In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths…’ AKJV
Matthew 11
vs28 ‘…Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest…’
vs29 ‘…Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls…’ AKJV
John 14:3 ‘…And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also…’ AKJV
1John 1:9 ‘…If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…’ AKJV
We are told in many places in the Word we are to keep our eyes on Jesus … but to often, us humans are misled into looking in the wrong direction for what will save us.
Just for a moment, look around and see what is going on in this world that we live in, everything is rush, rush, rush.
Everything has to be NOW.
1 hour photo printing, overnight or 1 day delivery service, stores that are opened 24 hours a day for our convenience, but our focus is kept away from Jesus.
For years, I’ve had people tell me they don’t have time to read their Bibles, and I tell them about the audio Bible where the Bible is read to you as you go through your life every day.
God gave us the Word so we could have it whenever we needed it we didn’t have to wait for the public reading at the synagogue, and in some of the man-made churches today, they don’t even open a Bible and read from them, they instead have their own messages printed out and read aloud.
Spend your day in His Word and fill yourself with the LOVE that He has waiting for each one of us.
Trust the words that He has given us and always keep Him up front and with you at ALL times.
Enjoy this holiday season not for a little old man in a red suit that flies through the air with flying reindeer, but instead remember what Jesus has done for us by giving up His life so that we could live Eternity in heaven in His presence.
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, we are nearing the celebration of what we recognize as Your birth. There are many that are fooled by the rules of mankind in this world today, we ask that every individual might be given the opportunity to OPEN Your Word and READ the truth that You have given us. We love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
Over the past few months, I have been working on another book that I hope is accepted by many in this world. But as I was writing that book, I came across a flood of Bible verses that made me ask the question: why did mankind obey the choices that God made in the past, but when it comes to His last CHOICE, most people will not even recognize or FOLLOW it.
So, allow me to show you the verses I found in Scripture that shows us God making choices.
Exodus 3:4 ‘…The Lord saw that Moses came near to look at the bush. God spoke to Moses from inside the bush. He said, Moses! Moses! Moses answered, Here I am…’ EASY
Numbers 16:7 ‘…Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the Lord. Then we will see whom the Lord chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far…’ NLT
Deuteronomy 7:6 ‘…For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession…’ NIV
Joshua 9:27 ‘…But on that day Joshua made them gatherers of firewood and labor to draw water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, to this day, in the place which He would choose…’ NASB
1Samuel 16:10 ‘…Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, The Lord has not chosen these…’ NIV
2Samuel 6:21 ‘…So David said to Michal, It was before the Lord [that I did this], who chose me above your father and all his house, to appoint me as ruler over Israel, the people of the Lord. Therefore, I will celebrate [in pure enjoyment] before the Lord…’ AMP
1Kings 14:21 ‘…Rehoboam son of Solomon was 41 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 17 years from Jerusalem, the city where the Lord had chosen to be worshiped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon…’ CEV
Nehemiah 9:7 ‘…You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and took him from Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham…’ GW
Psalm 33:12 ‘…Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance…’ NIV
Isaiah 14:1 ‘…The Lord will once again be merciful to his people Israel and choose them as his own. He will let them live in their own land again, and foreigners will come and live there with them…’ GNT
Jeremiah 1:5 ‘…I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations…’ GNT
Daniel 4:25 ‘…that you will be forced to live with the wild animals, far away from humans. You will eat grass like a wild animal and live outdoors for seven years, until you learn that God Most High controls all earthly kingdoms and chooses their rulers…’ CEV
Zechariah 1:17 ‘…Again proclaim, saying, Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again spread out through prosperity; The Lord will again comfort Zion, And will again choose Jerusalem…’ NKJV
Mark 3:14 ‘…Then he chose twelve of them to be his apostles, so they could be with him. He also wanted to send them out to preach…’ CEV
All of these verses are showing God’s Choice. All of these verses can be found in the Word, that most of mankind today will follow and believe, and trust me, there are hundreds of more verses I haven’t included. But this next verse I’m going to show you, which is also found in Scripture, the majority of Christendom does not even know that this verse is in their Bibles, and it is this ONE verse that shows the MOST pivotable change in Biblical history.
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 CHOSE Saul of Tarsus to teach this entire world what He wants us to know and most of Christendom today, has missed it.
WHY have they missed it?
I think it is because Satan doesn’t want this entire world to see the truth.
Eyes have been covered by Satan so that most of this entire world has been kept blind from seeing the truth.
There are hundreds of thousands of people that will shout that the writings of Paul should be torn from our Bibles and thrown away … why would God give us His Word for us to edit it?
The original apostle Peter wrote:
2Peter 3
vs15 ‘…And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you…’
vs16 ‘…as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction…’ AKJV
Are we NOT to BELIEVE Peter’s writings also?
Are we to tear Peter’s writings from our Bibles and throw them away too?
When Luke wrote in the book of Acts, that Saul was the CHOSEN VESSEL by Jesus to teach this entire world, are we NOT to BELIEVE Luke’s writings?
Are we to tear Luke’s writings from our Bibles and throw them away also?
Does that mean we should also tear out and throw away the gospel that Luke wrote to the Jews that so many in Christendom follow today?
Let me first ask the question: where is the verse found in the Bible that tells us that we can pick and choose which books we want to follow and obey that has been written in the Word?
The Word doesn’t tell us that we can get rid of the writings found inside our Bibles, but the Word does tell us how we MUST rightly divide the Word of Truth.
2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ NKJV
Our Bibles are split up into two sections, the NT and the OT, I myself think the Bible should be sectioned into at least four (4) sections:
1 – ALL of mankind (Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 11:32)
2 – OT (Genesis 12:1 to Acts 8:40)
3 – NT (Acts 9:1 to Philemon 1:25)
4 – Kingdom (Hebrews 1:1 – Revelation 22:21)
Too many today, wake up on Sunday morning and debate whether or not they will be going to a church … God gave you the Word, OPEN your Bible and read what God has told us instead of going to a man-made building.
There are churches that meet on Sunday and Wednesday nights along with Sunday mornings … that’s not a bad thing but OPEN up your Bible and READ the words that God has given to us to learn from.
There are pastors, priest, churches and denominations that pay money so weekly sermons can be read to their congregations and there are others that don’t buy their sermons they just repeat their sermons, over and over again, every three years (I guess they figure people will not remember what was said three years earlier).
Where is it written that God said it was okay to write our own words to preach people about what we want them to hear?
There is too much of an emphasis put on preaching what mankind wants for others to hear instead of teaching what God wants mankind to HEAR.
There shouldn’t be another minute spent working on a Sunday morning sermon, it should be as simple as opening the Word of God and reading what God has already had written for us to learn from.
There’s too much emphasis put on how comfortable the seats are in church, how good is the coffee and how fresh are the donuts when instead we should be reading His Word together so we could all find the right way to God.
Instead, I’ve heard too many stories of laundry, and relatives riding on trains all across this country, when really, all any of us NEED to HEAR about is God’s GIFT and READ and study how He has given us His GRACE.
We should be taught how we MUST accept it.
We should be taught how we MUST BELIEVE it.
God wants each one of us to be in His presence after this world ceases to exist, the big question is ‘do we really want to be with Him?’
Keep your Bible open and continue to study the words that God has given us in His Word.
Do yourself a very big favor and READ His Word so you can find out the truth for yourself.
No one else is going to read it to you today … you’re going to have to open the Bible and READ what He wants you to know.
Be WISE, pray to God and ask that the Holy Spirit would guide you through the words … RIGHTLY DIVIDING the truth and listening to the words God wants us to hear instead of being led around by Satan or his evildoers and hearing messages meant for earlier times.
Allow Him to guide you in His footsteps and then you just need to FOLLOW Him.
I love ALL of y’all.
I am InHIM.><)))o>
Jesus, this world is full of those that want to FOLLOW what you want from us. Satan has infected this world with matters that will not ever save anyone. This world has been filled with at least 2000 years of lies regarding what you really want from us. I ask that You’d allow these other people the chance to HEAR what You want from us instead of hearing false messages from others. Please whisper in their ears while they sleep at night. Give them the opportunity to get themselves right with You before it is too late. I love You Jesus. Amen.
Good morning to you all, this morning I am going to speak on ‘MY’ personal feelings that I have been confronted with recently.
I must admit, I do not like social media, I’m on social media, I have two (2) Facebook accounts, I post my lessons on thirteen (13) different sites found online, but I frown at friendships that are based solely on words that are typed, using our thumbs.
At one point in my life, I had a very successful Bible study I held on Facebook LIVE every week. I had people joining in from nearly every state in our country. I enjoyed the confrontation, even if it was via a computer screen, I still felt that it didn’t involve using just my thumbs to communicate.
Well one day, I was confronted by an individual (it just so happened it was from a person that I was related to), this person disagreed with my message.
I’ve never been and in some way, I probably am still that way today, except today I have learned I can simply walk away … I don’t need to get into a long drawn out verbal argument over what I consider to be right or wrong.
Well just within the past month, once again I found myself in another disagreement with another group.
I found where there was this group, that I have recently been taught to name them the ‘alphabet crowd,’ mostly because it seems every other week another letter is included in their name (LGBTQ+ and whatever else), I am from this point on, simply going to call them the ‘alphabet crowd.’
I was confronted by text why I didn’t accept them or I didn’t respect them. I have no problem with this group or any group, if what they believe in, is how they desire to live their life, it is their life … it isn’t for me to judge, but, if that is what they want, so be it.
I made the comment to them; did they respect me or accept me because I disagreed with them? They in turn replied that I had to accept them … and I have to ask the question: where is that written anywhere?
The reason I don’t like social media is mostly because of me, in the past I was never able to just walk away and forget about it. The other day, when this person told me I needed to respect their choice, I simply closed my laptop, and the confrontation was finished.
But I still remain with this unanswered question, why does it take my acknowledgement of their actions and in their minds, they are then justified to continue with their lives, living it the way they want to?
I don’t accept that behavior, never have and never will … I can move on, but these individuals are lost because they cannot be recognized by us and what they are doing.
I simply do not understand what they are looking for.
If a person is doing something, anything and you need recognition from someone else that what you are doing is okay … you must yourself not fully agree that what you are doing is right?
Why do you need me to tell you whether it’s okay or not okay?
It’s never going to happen; I am never going to agree with what you are doing to yourself … why can’t you see that?
I read my Bible … I believe in God … I know that one day I am going to be in heaven, in the presence of Jesus Christ … I don’t need your approval on whether or not that is true.
I don’t require your respect so that I will know my promise is true.
I know it’s true because God told me it was true in His Word.
This morning is going to be a short word. I have found pastors on Facebook that I have become friends with, and yes, most times I am only able to communicate with them using my thumbs.
I wish I lived in a different state or there church was in my state that I live in, but they are not.
I live in the Bible belt but most of the churches around me have never opened a Bible when I visit them.
God gave me His Word for me to READ and to study. I trust the words that God has given me more than I trust some other human being standing behind a podium preaching some word their denomination is promoting for the month.
The strongest relationship that anyone of us can have is our relationship with Jesus Christ.
We strengthen that relationship by reading His Word and finding out what He wants for us to know.
Pick up your Bible and open it and read of the LOVE that He has for each one of us.
I typed a question this morning and asked google: where in the Bible are the Gentiles 1st offered Everlasting Life?
I must admit, I was somewhat surprised at the answer.
Acts 13
vs46 ‘…But Paul and Barnabas were not afraid of them. They said to them, it was right that we first tell you who are Jews the message from God. But now you say that God’s message is not true. You have shown that you do not deserve true life with God. So, we will leave you now. We will go and tell this message to the Gentiles…’
vs47 ‘…The Lord God has also told us to do this. He said: I have chosen you to be like a light to the Gentiles. You must go to people everywhere in the world. You must tell them how God wants to save them…’
vs48 ‘…When the Gentiles there heard this, they were very happy. They thanked God for the message about the Lord Jesus. Many people believed in Jesus. They were the people that God had chosen to have true life with him…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
If you have never taken the time to read chapter 13 of Acts, today would be a GREAT time for you to open your eyes and ears and see what God is telling us.
A verse that I’ve used many times from this chapter, vs9.
Acts 13:9 ‘…Then God filled Saul with the power of his Holy Spirit. (Saul was also now called Paul.) Paul looked straight at Elymas, and he said…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
Acts chapter 9 is where Jesus CHOSE Saul to teach the entire world about Himself.
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 (Authorized King James Version)
I am unable to speak for our churches today in this country and why they continue to teach a message that is false.
I do know for a fact that the Word is hardly ever opened up and read today by many people living in this world.
A lot of these people would never even notice the amount of times they’ve been lied to.
There was this period in biblical history where the Jews thought it unfathomable that God would even consider offering Salvation to the Gentiles.
They thought this even though they themselves had turned their backs on the teachings that God had tried offering to them.
And as unbelievable as it is, there are Gentiles today that think they are the new ‘Jewish believer’ to start over for the Jew when in fact, God never abandoned the Jewish individual to begin with.
This misconception has been handed down, generation after generation and it’s never been true, it’s been a false message since the day it was first perceived.
The Jew has never been abandoned by God; but rather, he’s been put on the back burner..
Romans 11:11 ‘…So now I ask this: when Israel’s people failed to accept Jesus as God’s Messiah, did they make themselves separate from God forever? No, certainly that is not true! Because of their mistake, God is now saving Gentiles. God is doing that so that Israel’s people would become jealous…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)
God hasn’t abandoned the Jew; He is simply trying to make them jealous.
That has been written in Scripture.
What our churches are teaching today cannot be found written anywhere in the Bible, it is all man made gobbly gook.
Maybe we need to start requesting that our pastors start showing us where they are getting their information from when they preach to us on Sunday mornings.
Kind of like the commercial on television: SHOW ME THE CARFAX … maybe, we need to start demanding of our pastors: SHOW US IN THE WORD.
If for the first time that us Gentiles were told that we could attain Everlasting Life in chapter 13 in Acts, how and why do some churches preach John 3:16 as if it should mean anything to us?
Think of the souls that are walking down the wide path, aiming for the wide gate … all being led to slaughter by Satan himself.
Acts 13:45 ‘…But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)
This ‘blasphemy’ is the greatest sin a human being can commit.
I’ve wrote on this subject before in several of our lessons.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, we’ve been told is an unforgivable sin.
Matthew 12:31 ‘…Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)
We have been given the Word of God through the Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 3
vs16 ‘…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’
vs17 ‘…that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)
If we are told the truth in the Word, I would be very skeptical to believe in something different than what God has told us.
Foolishness is going to be unforgiveable when a person is standing in front of the throne of Jesus awaiting judgement.
This has been a long short study this morning, I think it has to be obvious, the only thing we can trust is the Word of God.
What other men teach us is most likely their own opinion of what has been given to them.
LEARN from this.
OPEN your Bible and READ it for yourself and let God teach you what He wants for you to HEAR.
I love ALL of y’all.
I am InHIM. ><)))o>
You’re welcome to follow me in my search to FOLLOW in His footsteps.
This month, many of us are going to celebrate the holiday, Christmas. I am not going to voice the pro’s or con’s that are involved in just this one holiday.
There is so much that is simply Pagan, that is celebrated on this day, just as there is so much that is celebrating Jesus Christ.
Now we should all know that Jesus’ birthday was not on December 25th. December 25th is the day, millions of individuals celebrate the memory of His birth.
There is no jolly old man named Santa that lives in the north pole delivering presents throughout the world guiding reindeer that fly through the air.
But just as God gave each one of us a GIFT, mankind throughout the world, does the same thing and gives gifts to one another.
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God…’ AKJV
Don’t allow yourself to be caught up in a man-made subject that is not going to solve anything.
Celebrate this time of year as being the season when we can recognize what God has done for us.
Celebrate this season by looking up to Him and thanking Him for what He has given us.
Yes this world is full of evil, but don’t focus on that evil, put your focus on His love and share that with those you meet throughout your day.
Here are some facts that can be found online about this holiday.
The first time Christmas was officially celebrated on a specific date was December 25, 336 AD. This occurred after the Roman Emperor Constantine had converted to Christianity and recognized it as a legal religion. If someone told you that Christmas is religious … you knew that it wasn’t, but you let it slide, don’t alter their feelings.
Christmas, December 25th is just simply the day that Jesus’ birth is celebrated on throughout the world.
There is nothing in the Word that says we should celebrate Jesus’ birth on December 25th, and there is nothing that says we will be punished if we don’t celebrate His birth on that day.
Get over it … it’s not a big deal.
What is more important is that we know that Jesus died on a cross to forgive us our sins that we’ve all committed throughout our lives.
Jesus died on a cross nearly 2000 years before we were even born.
Remember that Jesus was resurrected back to life by God the Father in heaven after His crucifixion on the cross.
God offered us a GIFT through His GRACE that could save us from damnation.
Through our FAITH in God, we are saved.
These are things the Bible tells us are true.
These things will assure us Everlasting Life in the presence of Jesus after this world is completed.
OPEN your Bibles and READ of the love that God has for you.
There is so much today that is untrue, there is so much evil trying to get you influenced in a certain way, just sit back and OPEN your own Bible and allow God to speak to you and teach you what He wants you to know.
I love ALL of y’all.
Merry Christmas.
I am InHIM. ><)))o>
You are more than welcome to follow me through my writings in my search to FOLLOW in Jesus’ footsteps.
I am writing this short message on the 5th of November 2025.
This morning, I began reading the 1st letter that the apostle Paul penned … his letter to the Galatians.
Galatians 1
vs1 ‘…Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead…’
vs2 ‘…and all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia…’
vs3 ‘…grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ…’
vs4 ‘…who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father…’
vs5 ‘…to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen…’ AKJV
This could easily be made into a prayer that we each could say every morning … maybe as we first lie awake in our beds, or maybe as we take our first step out of our house, as we begin a new day.
Here might be a prayer that we say every day:
Jesus, thank You for Your GIFT of Salvation when You died on the cross, giving up Your life so that we each could be free from our sins, ALL of them. Be with us today Jesus as we confront the evil that is all around us today in this world that we are going to encounter. I will love You Jesus, forever. Amen.
What a way to begin a new day.
Evil is ALL around us today, we are only going to be able to make it if we keep Jesus on our minds and always out in front of us.
This has been the message I have voiced for years now; we need to FOLLOW in Jesus’ footsteps. There is no need for us to continuously be breaking new trails, Jesus has already done the hard work for us, we need to be wise and let Him lead the way for us.
Continue reading in Galatians and Paul states how he is ‘marveled’ at how people have been so easily swayed into following other gospels, or maybe in other words, how so many people have been led down other footsteps or trails not made by Jesus Himself.
This world is full of man-made religions, mostly focusing on Jesus’ earthly ministry when He preached trying to save the Jewish nation, but His Chosen people looked more favorably at their own religion.
Is that not the same thing that is happening today in all of the man-made religions that are found?
Rather than people forming their lives to fit around Jesus they are looking for a religion that they can fit Jesus into the lives that they are currently living.
Where is that written in the Word of God telling us that we can do that?
Paul is shouting to all of us in vs9.
Galatians 1:9 ‘…As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed…’ AKJV
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (MMLJ) are four (4) gospels that have never been written for us today in the 21st century. Those gospels were written to the Jewish nation back in the 1st century.
Paul gave us the new Gospel that Jesus wanted us to HEAR in 1Corinthians.
1Corinthians 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
There is nothing written anywhere in the Word of God, where we are instructed to remain in the time from the stable to the resurrection, and then, return right back to the stable and continuously repeat, over and over again.
As Jesus was about to be ascended up into heaven, He told the remaining eleven disciples to move forward and spread His message onto the entire world, He didn’t tell them to remain in Jerusalem and only teach the Jews that came to find them so they could hear the message He wanted to be shared throughout the world.
Acts 1
vs7 ‘…And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power…’
vs8 ‘…But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth…’ AKJV
Jesus told the remaining apostles to go out into the world and preach His message, but we find in Acts 8, the men, His disciples, 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
The remaining apostles had lost their leader and they were ‘lost.’ Jesus made a change and CHOSE a new teacher for the entire world.
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 told Ananias to GO to His CHOSEN VESSEL.
The man-made religions found in the 21st century are stuck in the same place as Jesus’ remaining disciples were back in the 1st century. Stuck from the stable to the resurrection only to return right back to the stable.
To be repeated over and over again, year after year after year.
Following their own trail, in a repetitive cycle set up by Satan himself wanting to keep us from moving forward and FOLLOWING in Jesus’ footsteps.
Paul assured us the Gospel he taught was from Jesus.
Galatians 1
vs11 ‘…But I certify you, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of me is not after man…’
vs12 ‘…For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ…’ AKJV
How clearer can God’s Word make it?
Continue in your study of the Word that God wants us to HEAR. If the message you hear at church on Sunday morning does not line up with what we are taught in the Word of God, LEAVE it and the building you are in and OPEN your Bible and LISTEN to what Jesus wants you to HEAR.
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, as we conclude this series this morning Father, touch that person that is right on the border unsure which way they should turn. Grab ahold of them Jesus and bring them closer to the Glory that You have promised them. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1; 2 Peter 3:15-16; Revelation 1:9; Mark 12:17; 2 Timothy 2:15.
As we continue …
1-One people.
2-OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).
3- NT for the Church of God, the Body of Christ.
4-Tribulation and the Kingdom.
… we are going to begin in the last division of this series in the book of Hebrews.
I MUST voice that the words Gentile, Christian, and Christianity, are not found used in this book.
Therefore, we can reasonably presume that the book of Hebrews, was written for a Jewish audience.
The next book in the Bible after the book of Hebrews is the book of James, and we are going to look at his brothers book also, the book of Jude.
James and Jude were Jesus’ half-brothers, they were all being brought up and raised, in a Jewish home.
Jesus was NOT Jewish, Jesus was and is God, but He was raised in a Jewish environment.
James 1:1 ‘…James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting…’ AKJV
Right at the very beginning of James’ letter he writes how he is writing to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, and right away we should know that James is writing to the Jews.
We find in the book of Jude; there is nothing, not one time where there is any mention of the Grace that God is offering to us.
Jude wrote about James, Egypt, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Eternal Fire, Moses, Cain, Balaam, feasts, Enoch and Adam; but there is no mention of the crucifixion, the resurrection, God’s GIFT of Grace, Gentiles, Christian, or Christianity.
We can surely assume that both the books, James and Jude were both written to the Jewish audience.
Moving on in the Bible to the next book, the book of 1 Peter:
1 Peter 1:1 ‘…Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia…’ AKJV
In the first verse of 1 Peter, we can see that Peter is writing to the scattered. He is also writing to a Jewish audience.
The next book is 2 Peter.
Peter in his 2nd letter speaks of Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot, Balaam, the prophets, creation and the day of judgement. One can assume again, Peter is writing to a Jewish audience.
With that being said, Peter acknowledges that the apostle Paul is preaching the Truth and with Wisdom from the Lord, Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3
vs15 ‘…And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you…’
vs16 ‘…as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction…’ AKJV
There are many that have stated that the thirteen (13) books, written by Paul should be ripped from our Bibles and thrown away.
Luke, the same Luke that wrote one of the synoptic gospels, when he wrote in the book of Acts about how Jesus (the ascended Jesus), came to this earth and chose Saul / Paul to teach the entire population of mankind about Himself … are we to rip the book of Acts from our Bibles also and throw the writings away?
In 2 Peter, when Peter acknowledges that Paul was given wisdom and knowledge that he wrote about in his letters … are we to rip 2 Peter from our Bibles also and throw the writings away?
Ask yourself these questions …
Where are we told we can pick and choose what writings we want to abide by in God’s Word?
Where are we told that we can decide who we want to read and obey?
Be careful with your answers because your choice is NOT going to get you into heaven … ONLY God’s CHOICE is going to save us.
The final writer in the Bible is the apostle John, the same writer that wrote the gospel of John.
The last books for us to look at are: 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and the book of Revelation.
We will begin with 1 John. The book is an extraordinary letter, but there is no mention of the cross, the resurrection and the GIFT of Grace that God has offered to us.
There is much mention of the ‘little children,’ which lets me assume 1 John was written to a Jewish audience.
Next is 2 John, as with 1 John, the apostle John never mentions the cross, the resurrection nor the GIFT of Grace that God has offered to us. I noticed John speaks much about false teachers, deceivers, and keeping the commandments. Because of this, I believe 2 John has also been written to a Jewish audience.
Next is 3 John, as with the other books written by John, once again I believe this letter was written to a Jewish audience.
Finally, there is the last book found in our Bibles, the book of Revelation, written by John around 95 AD, on the island of Patmos.
Revelation 1:9 ‘…I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ…’ AKJV
In my earlier teachings, I found where I could find myself included in the book of Revelation.
I seen myself as being part of the seventh church that John wrote a letter to, the church of Laodicea.
Over the past few years, I have changes from where I was part of that church, to realizing that the cross, the crucifixion, and the GIFT of Grace is not written about in this book.
Because of that fact, the book of Revelation is ONLY foretelling the seven years of Tribulation that has been charged to ONLY the Jewish nation for their failure to keep God’s request of giving the land a year of rest every seventh year.
This is wrote of extensively in Daniel, Seventy Weeks.
My conclusion, the books found in the Bible after the letters written by Paul, were all written to and for a Jewish audience.
As I stated in our previous lesson, Jesus’ church, the Body of Christ is removed from this earth before the Tribulation begins. The Tribulation is punishment to and for the Jewish people ONLY.
I once seen a picture portrayed on Facebook, that showed the Bible opened up lying on a table.
Genesis 1:1 through Acts 8:40 were on the left side of the opened Bible. It was titled TIME PAST. Prophecy to Israel before Paul was saved.
Acts 9:1 through Philemon 1:25 were held straight up reaching towards the sky. It was titled BUT NOW. The fellowship of the MYSTERY (EPH 3:9), Paul’s salvation to the rapture.
Hebrews 1:1 through Revelation 22:21 were on the right side of the opened Bible. It was titled AGES TO COME. Prophecy to Israel, after the rapture.
The only difference I have in the above three (3) paragraphs, I would separate the left hand side into two (2) parts.
Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 11:32 I would label it:
ONE PEOPLE.
Genesis 12:1 through Acts 8:40 I would label it:
OT (the history of Israel, the Jewish nation).
Other than that small change, I agree with the divisions that were shown on FB.
I hope I have given a non-biased viewpoint of what is written in the Word of God.
We, the reader, we need to divide the Word up as we interpret the Word.
God gave us His Word to help us through this life that we are living in.
We should be wise enough to know that it is the Word that God wants for each one of us to know and understand.
A pastor, a priest, a church, or its denomination is NOT going to save us from Eternal Torment and Destruction.
It is up to each one of us, EVERY man, woman and child to know what God has told us in His Word.
As Jesus told those in the marketplace:
‘…what is Ceasars, belongs to Ceasar…’
(paraphrasing a little bit)
Mark 12:17 ‘…And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him…’ AKJV
The point I’m trying to make here is if your church that you attend teaches sermons that cannot be found in the Word of God, let that church listen to what they want to listen to.
You instead, open your Bible, the Word of God and study the words that God has given you.
As it is written in several different versions of the English Bible:
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
‘…Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth…’ NASB
‘…Do your best to win full approval in God’s sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God’s truth…’ GNT
‘…Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth…’ NIV
READ, study and follow the CHOICE that God has made for you.
FOLLOW the CHOICE that Jesus made for you.
I will be back next Wednesday.
I love ALL of y’all.
I am InHIM.><)))o>
Jesus, I hope there are those out there, that needed to HEAR Your Word Father. I hope they find the hunger to open Your Word and study every day. I love You Jesus. Amen.
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’s message is going to be important to so many. Allow them Jesus to HEAR the words You have given us and let them have the scales removed from their eyes so they can see. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
This is the ascended Jesus, speaking to Ananias, a believing Jew and member of the Way, living in Damascus, telling him to GO to the man He has CHOSEN to teach the entire world about Himself.
No where in the Word is any person told to replace the Jew so they can be saved.
In fact, here is what I consider the GREATEST verse that can be found in our Bibles.
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE are ye SAVED through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God…’ AKJV
God is offering us, ALL MANKIND, the GIFT of Life if we simply BELIEVE.
So many man-made churches today teach their young children to memorize John 3:16, and that verse can do NOTHING for them today or in their future.
But this verse in Ephesians 2:8, is not even considered, and most times it’s because Paul wrote that book.
Remember the verse I quoted last week:
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
Even Scripture we might not like. The Word that God gave us, doesn’t say ‘…unless we don’t like it…’, God doesn’t give us that opportunity.
Do you remember the other verse I picked out:
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
Study to show yourself deserving of God’s GIFT.
Before I move to far on, I want to include a very important verse found in the Book of 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 (Amplified Bible)
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.
The apostle Paul, CHOSEN by God, to teach the ENTIRE world.
The apostle Paul wrote thirteen (13) books for us to study and learn from.
From Romans through Philemon, all have been written so that us in the 21st century, could find ourselves ready when God decides to end this world, this life that we know.
The reason I even open my mouth each week and express my opinion is because there are people in this world I want to see saved.
I desire to see them have the opportunity to get more than what they are missing out at the building they attend every week, some twice and others three times in a week.
Move on in your study of the Word.
Follow Jesus’ move.
Jesus didn’t remain in the stable.
Jesus didn’t remain in His earthly ministry.
Jesus didn’t remain on the cross.
Jesus came back to this earth after His Ascension, and He CHOSE Paul to teach us what we MUST know.
Paul wrote a Gospel for us Gentiles to pay attention to:
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 died on the cross for the forgiveness of ALL sins.
But you MUST believe that He died for you that day on the cross.
If you attend a church and what is preached each week, cannot be found in the books written by Paul, you really need to open up your Bible for yourself and read what God has to offer you.
Most religions today preach how we are to simply replace what the Jew was originally given, and that isn’t written anywhere in the Word.
However, what is written:
Romans 11:11 ‘…I say then, Have they (the Jew) 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
God is not giving up on them, He is simply offering us their GIFT, and once again, ALL we have to do is to BELIEVE.
Throughout the OT, what is preached is the earthly kingdom. This promise was solely for the Jew.
Paul teaches us of a heavenly place where we will remain in the presence of Jesus, 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…’
vs14 ‘…For the body is not one member, but many…’
vs15 ‘…If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body…’
vs16 ‘…And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body…’
vs17 ‘…If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling…’
vs18 ‘…But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him…’
vs19 ‘…And if they were all one member, where were the body…’
vs20 ‘…But now are they many members, yet but one body…’
vs21 ‘…And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you…’
vs22 ‘…Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary…’
vs23 ‘…and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness…’
vs24 ‘…For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked…’
vs25 ‘…that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another…’
vs26 ‘…And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it…’
vs27 ‘…Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular…’ AKJV
Here are other verses that Paul speaks on regarding the Body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:17
Romans 12:4-5
Ephesians 4:12
1 Corinthians 6:15
1 Corinthians 12:13
1 Corinthians 12:27
Ephesians 1:22-23
Colossians 1:18
In essence, Paul uses the Body of Christ metaphor to convey the idea that the Church is a unified entity composed of diverse individuals who are interconnected and interdependent, all united in Christ.
There are many in Christendom that DO NOT believe in a pre-Trib Rapture of Jesus’ church. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 should change a person’s denials.
Jesus calls us up into the clouds where we will remain in His presence, forever.
One of my favorite verses in the Word.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 ‘…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…’ AKJV
And for that skeptic that doesn’t believe in the rapture because the word isn’t in the Bible, granted, but neither is the word Trinity, and almost ALL Christendom believes in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
If you choose NOT to use the word rapture, use the words that are found in the Word: CAUGHT UP.
In Greek, the original word used was Harpazo, which was translated into the Latin Vulgate as rapiemur, this is where the English word rapture comes from.
Keep your Bibles open and continue to study the words we are meant to FOLLOW.
I will be back next Wednesday.
I love ALL of y’all.
I am InHIM.><)))o>
Jesus, pray that hearts are opened and minds are unblocked and that Your Word can be easily seen by those that so much desire to be with You they have been led astray by false pretenders, thinking they are preaching Your Word. I love You Jesus. Amen.
Yesterday, once again was Sunday … and thousands upon thousands of people attended their man-made religions (churches), thinking they were fulfilling the wants and desires of God.
They are ALL so incorrect.
I found the following on google.com:
The Bible emphasizes that the church is a community of believers, not a building. [1]
1Corinthians 12:27 ‘…Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular…’ AKJV
YOU, the one sitting there reading this lesson.
Jesus Christ died on the cross for YOUR sins … so that YOUR sins were forgiven, not the sins of some building.
Step back for a moment and just think: how many of those thousands of people that went to that man-made religious building (church), yesterday for one (1) hour will not even think about God for another week, not until next Sunday.
God never intended that for any of us, God wants to be with us throughout each and every day.
There are 168 hours in a week.
God never intended that out of the 168 hours, we would only spend 1 hour in His presence, and all would be okay.
Man-made religions that meet on Sunday nights for another hour and those that will meet again on Wednesday nights for another hour … in the weekly 168 hours, God never intended us to spend only three (3) hours in His presence.
For most people, we are going to try and sleep 56 hours throughout every week. We are going to work 40 hours in that week. We’re going to drive to and from work another 2 hours throughout the week.
We have really spent a lot of time throughout our week, in everything but God.
This is why people claim there isn’t any time left for God in our lives.
This is what Satan wants you to believe.
He wants you to think you’re too busy for God.
Satan looks at it like he is winning when you have this attitude about your life.
God gave us His Word so we could be in His presence at any given time.
There are Bible apps that can be downloaded onto our phones, computers and tablets so we can be in God’s Word whenever we have the ability.
When we’re at work on break or at the end of our lunch.
We can download a bible app and have the Bible read to us as we’re driving along, to or from work. Instead of listening to the radio, we can be in the presence of God.
It is up to us whether or not we decide to FOLLOW in Jesus’ footsteps and FOLLOW in Him or if we are going to cop out and follow Satan and his ways.
Every human being is going to be okay if we were to lose the man-made religions, found in this world. It is God that we never want to be without in our lives.
I want to invite you to join me in my pursuit to FOLLOW in Jesus’ footsteps.
So, I’ve got to spend another holiday with my wife and mom down in Florida. We were joined this year with our daughter (Brooke), her husband (JW) and their kids: Tripp, Daisy, Braxton and Stetson. My brother lives down in Florida (Albert), and he came over and ate a Thanksgiving dinner with all of us, we ALL got really stuffed and we had a great time.
All vacations must come to an end … and our daily lives must always return back to normal where we can all do what we normally do.
I know Kim and I have a cruise coming up in February and I cannot wait … I really enjoy being out on the water, probably more than anything.
Being on vacation, spending time with my family, allowed me to put the events that are going on in this country behind me. I didn’t watch any daily or nightly news, and I didn’t focus on what was happening all around me. I spent my time mostly focusing on the grandkids that were in front of me and nothing else really mattered.
Today, we are too easily taken away by things that really don’t even involve us. We trouble ourselves because we think we might make a difference but really, there’s nothing that we can do to change anything.
Not one way or the other are our actions going to sway the outcome … God has all of this in His control, all we need to do is keep our focus on Him and let Him show us which way He wants us to go, and we need to FOLLOW Him.
Proverbs 3
vs5 ‘…Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding…’
vs6 ‘…In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths…’ AKJV
We don’t have to worry about what is going on around us … God is in control. We just need to keep our eyes focused on Him and let Him lead us in the way that He wants us to go.
Our lives are so short, we get ourselves caught up in matters that don’t involve us, when instead, the ONLY One that really should matter to us, it seems we find every excuse that we can imagine to look the other way.
Spend your day today, just thinking about God, keep your eyes fixed on Him, just think of all the ways He is affecting your life.
Appreciate what you have been given. If you see someone next to you that might need a little ‘hands up,’ help them out, offer them what you can.
In the long run, you will feel so much better about yourself.
Keep God in the front of your mind. Allow Him to sit on your shoulder and lead your way throughout your day.
Let Him lead you in the direction that He needs for you to go.
Philippians 4:7 ‘…And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus…’ AKJV
I love ALL of y’all … and remember, Jesus loves you even more than I can even imagine.
