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

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

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

Jesus, where millions of people this week will take part in the celebration of Holy Week, allow them Jesus the opportunity that their eyes could be unclouded so they could see what has been written for the Jewish nation and what was written for the Gentiles. Satan has polluted the vision of so many and so much damage has been done to the doctrine that is taught to us in Your Word, allow those this week to be able to see through the lies that Satan has filled throughout this world. We love You Jesus. Protect us and keep us safe so our future will be being in Your presence living our Life among You. Amen.

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

Matthew 26:28; 1 Corinthians 11:25, 15:1-4; Acts 9:15, 13:9.

This morning we’re going to begin our study, where I would love to catch ahold of some of my family members, friends of mine and those lost in this world, wandering around following beliefs that are not found in the written Word of God.

There are a lot of people that have told me the Bible is too hard to understand so they put it down almost as soon as they open it up.

The point I want to make to all of you that voice this feeling, listen, you’re being directed to that part of the Bible that has never been meant for you to follow.

I made this comment a while back, as well as many of the religions that are practiced today in America alone all preach, that Jesus died so that ALL of mankind’s sins would be forgiven; Jesus even told us this Himself at the celebration of the Last Supper with His disciples.

Matthew 26:28 ‘…This is my blood that shows God’s promise. When I die, my blood will pour out of my body. In that way God will forgive many people for the wrong things that they have done. That is the promise that God makes because of my death…’ EASY

Jesus’ death forgives mankind’s sins.

The Word of God voices this.

Why is it that so many people today, practice religions that focus on Jesus’ life and His teachings when it was His death that frees us ALL from our wrongs?

1 Corinthians 11:25 ‘…After they had eaten supper, Jesus took a cup of wine. He spoke to his disciples again. He said, This cup shows my blood that will pour out when I die. God now makes a new agreement to save people because of my death. Whenever you drink from the cup in this way, do it to remember me…’ EASY

Allow me to point out that Jesus states that when He dies, God is going to save people … why is it that so many won’t allow for Jesus to shed His Blood for them, they try so hard to keep Him alive.

These people continue to study His Life when it was Jesus’ death that allows them to be saved.

Do these people not desire to be saved by God?

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (MMLJ) are ALL gospels of Jesus’ life and His teachings He gave to the Jewish people.

The Gospel that ‘is’ found in the Word of God, that actually speaks of our salvation, our promise of Life is never taught to the congregations in this world.

1 Corinthians 15

vs1 ‘…Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand…’

vs2 ‘…by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain…’

vs3 ‘…For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…’

vs4 ‘…and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…’ NASB

In your Bible, just after the four (4) synoptic gospels (MMLJ), a reader will find the book of Acts.

Jesus is crucified, buried and on the morning of the first Easter, Jesus is resurrected from the tomb. Jesus’ resurrection should portray to every one of us, the strength and power that God has.

Jesus’ death on the cross displays the Blood of Jesus which was given for the forgiveness of ALL mankind’s sins, all of mankind, Jews and Gentiles and All sin that has ever and will ever be committed.

After His resurrection Jesus returned to this earth to live with His people for forty (40) days.

After these forty (40) days, Jesus ascends to heaven to sit next to His Father.

It was this death, burial and resurrection which should have been the start of the New Covenant that God had promised.

But it didn’t happen the way God had intended. It wasn’t until the stoning death of Stephen by the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts7), when God stepped in to make a change in biblical history.

This book after the four (4) synoptic gospels (MMLJ), the book of Acts, written by Luke (the same writer as the synoptic gospel of Luke), pens this change in biblical history.

Acts 1 through Acts 7, the Jews (Orthodox and believers of Jesus) remained as the Chosen people.

But in Acts 9, there is a notable change that our churches and religions forget to teach us today. I would rather point the finger on Satan than putting the blame on another human being for not teaching the truth that has been Inspired for us.

To me, here is the MOST pivotable verse found in the Bible.

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 Anaias in a vision about Saul of Tarsus.

This is Saul who was confronted by Jesus on his way to Damascus to capture those followers of the Way.

No where in the Bible is anyone told by God that we are to replace the Jewish people. No where is it written that we should follow their rules and practice their religion and take up their cultural festivals.

And yet religion after religion today, teach the life of Jesus and they recite His teachings that were all solely pinpointed to the Jewish ‘Chosen’ people.

Jesus in Acts 9:15 made the CHOICE of Saul to be the teacher for this entire world, to teach this world about God.

Jesus CHOSE and millions have decided to make their own choice and follow who they want to follow and believe what they want to believe in and not pay any attention to what is written in the Word of God.

These people have decided their choice is going to save them.

They think they are wiser than Jesus and His choice.

Will it take until they are standing in front of Jesus, at His throne before they will realize their err in judgement?

God gave us His Word to help us determine what He wants and how we should acquire and fulfil His wants.

This world is going to come to an end, and there is not a human alive that knows when this end is coming.

It is written in the Word of God that only, the Father knows for sure that date and time when the world will cease to exist.

Let me suggest to every one of y’all, open your Bibles and begin reading what God has determined for us.

Read it for yourself.

Let me also suggest that you begin reading in Acts 9 and listen to what God CHOSE for humanity.

Read the writings of Paul, Romans through Philemon.

Thirteen epistles that Paul wrote for our benefit.

Thirteen epistles that will get us ready for the future events planned by God and for our future.

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

Here is a footnote found in the Amplified Bible:

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

Continue to study the words that God has given us in His Word.

Keep your Bibles always open and near you at all times so you will get in the habit of following His Word.

I love ALL of y’all.

I’ll be back next Wednesday.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, touch those hearts out there of those that have heard this morning’s message. Allow them to wake up and smell the coffee brewing in the other room. Move them Jesus so they could react to Your Word. Amen.

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Wednesday 040925

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

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

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

Jesus, be with us this morning as we open Your Word and become a voice that will speak to this world and help get Your Message out so their ears can HEAR Your positive sound. We love You Jesus. There are many people out there that want to FOLLOW You Jesus, but their eyes have been clouded by false prophets and false messages. Allow them Jesus to be able to HEAR the Word You have for them to hear. Thank You Jesus. Amen.

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

Acts 1:2-3, :9-11, :16; Matthew 19:28; Acts 7:59-60; Romans 11:11; Acts 9:15, 13:9; 2 Peter 3:15-16; 2 Timothy 3:16, 2:15.

The past few days, my wife and I have been two hours west of our house at our daughters house, taking care of three of our grandkids while mom and dad were at the hospital giving birth to Kim’s and my tenth (10th) grandchild.

I’m a little late getting this on Wednesday morning, but I should have it posted before Ten tonight.

I love y’all. Thanks for being patient.

There are days when it is difficult trying to spread the Message that God has given us, knowing the number of people that will not bother to listen to the words that we voice.

It’s just as hard knowing these people will also not open up their Bibles and check for themselves what has been written in the Word. 

I struggle with friends and family of my own that I am unable to voice what is written in the Word.

But it is not up to me to change people’s mind, all I can do is voice what is written.

In previous lessons, I hope I have shown that it was Jesus’ blood, His death that made our sins forgiven.

So, the New Testament then, should begin with the Book of Acts.

From chapter 1 through 7 is a visual sight spotlighting the Jewish believer.

Chapter 1 begins with Luke writing how Jesus lived on this earth with us, He picked His apostles and after His crucifixion, He returned back to this earth for forty days living with the Jewish people.

Acts 1

vs2 ‘…until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen…’

vs3 ‘…to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God..’ AKJV

Jesus was just crucified, He died and was buried, He was resurrected by God the Father and He returned to this earth for forty days and nights to live with those on this earth.

What should have been obvious to everyone, including us today in the 21st century, OUR SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN.

After forty days, Jesus left those on the earth.

Acts 1

vs9 ‘…And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight…’

vs10 ‘…And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel…’

vs11 ‘…which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven…’ AKJV

The book of Acts, written by Luke (the writer of the gospel of Luke), is a very detailed part of biblical history.

Peter (the apostle), addressed his fellow believers:

Acts 1:16 ‘…Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus…’ AKJV

Peter remembered what Jesus told the apostles about them sitting on thrones alongside Jesus where they would rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 19:28 ‘…And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel…’ AKJV

Peter didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity. Peter also knew since Judas hung himself after turning Jesus in, there were now only eleven remaining apostles and Peter didn’t want to miss this opportunity to be a judge.

Peter knew there needed to be twelve since there were twelve tribes, so he began the discussion of needing a replacement apostle to take Judas’ spot.

Up to this point, all of the apostles were handpicked by Jesus Himself, but Jesus was gone so Peter took it upon himself, the other remaining ten apostles and 120 other people to pick out a replacement for Judas.

Is this why Jesus abandoned the twelve?

These remaining apostles, ‘THEY’ were going to  find a replacement by themselves … ‘THEY’ were only going to spread the message that ‘THEY’ wanted to spread, where ‘THEY’ wanted to go …

But the straw that broke the camel’s back was when Stephen was stoned to death by the Sanhedrin in Acts 7.

Acts 7

vs59 ‘…And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit…’

vs60 ‘…And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep…’ AKJV

God made an abrupt change in biblical history. God no longer only focused on His Chosen people to carry on His Message, God CHOSE to save the Gentiles.

God did this to make His Chosen jealous. God never told us that we were to replace the Jews, that we were going to take their place and collect their promises. God simply included us in Salvation.

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

These are not words that Leon has made up in his mind, these are words that God has given us in HIS WORD.

Jesus, the Ascended Jesus Christ returned to this earth and confronted Saul of Tarsus on his way to Damascus to capture more Jewish believers (Acts 9:3-9).

God changed.

Acts 9:15, to me, is the MOST pivotable change in biblical history and the majority of mankind has missed it.

I truly believe this verse has been hidden from us by Satan himself … he doesn’t want us to be safe and with God.

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

The entire world was to be taught by Saul of Tarsus … Jesus’ CHOSEN vessel.

Acts 13:9 ‘…Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him…’ AKJV

Just about every church this Sunday will reference the gospels, from Matthew through John. They’ll speak of Genesis and Revelation but hardly any will quote from the thirteen epistles that Paul gave us.

There are people that will say the writings of Paul should be torn out from our Bibles.

Isn’t it strange that Jesus CHOSE Paul in the book of Acts, written by Luke.

Peter (the apostle) justifies the writings by Paul.

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

Are we to tear out the book of Acts and 2 Peter also?

Where is it written in the Word of God that we can pick and choose which verses we want to abide by?

Open and read your Bibles and listen to the WORDS God has given us.

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 has been given to us by God and it has been inspired by Him … but nowhere in the WORD are we told we should FOLLOW ALL Scripture.

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

We should read and follow the Word of God that He has CHOSEN for us to follow.

We should divide the Word of God where He shows us a change.

Keep your Bibles open and continue to study the words that God has given us in His Word.

Pray and ask God for His help when you find yourself in a struggle with what you are reading.

Let God guide you in the direction He wants for you to go.

I love ALL of y’all.

I am InHIM.><)))o>

Jesus, keep us safe and in Your arms. There are so many in this world today that want to HEAR the truth. Help them find Your Word so they too can live a life of peace. I love you Jesus. Amen.

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Wednesday 040225

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, I ask for that person reading this lesson this morning, maybe for the first time this individual is desiring to be standing in front of you, wanting to HEAR Your Message. Allow me Jesus to be Your voice to speak the words You want for those ears to hear. I love You Jesus. Use me, to spread Your Message so Your truth can be heard. Amen.

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

2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 9:15, 13:9; 2 Timothy 3:16.

2 Timothy 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

Let’s throw out the anchor right here for just a couple of minutes.

I used the NKJV version in this verse on purpose.

I hate it when people will voice their own opinion and say that the KJV is the only version of the English Bible that should be used. I’ve noticed, most times teachers using the KJV, in the process of reading the verse they will change a word from what has actually been written.

Here is an example:

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

There are those that will read this aloud and say: ‘Study to show thyself approved to God.’ That’s not what is written … it is a correct interpretation … but, it isn’t what is written.

In essence, these teachers are changing the Word of God.

They essentially are reading a different version of the AKJV translation.

They are doing the same thing that the GNT, EASY, or the NASB versions do, they rewrite what was originally written in a more familiar understanding style.

2 Timothy 2:15

‘…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

‘…Always try very much to serve God in a way that makes him happy. Then he will accept you as a good worker that he can trust. You must teach God’s true message correctly. Then you will have no reason to be ashamed of your work…’ EASY

‘…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

Our focus shouldn’t be on which version of the Bible we are reading from; our focus should be that WE ARE READING THE WORD OF GOD.

Our Bible today is made up of 66 books, however, not all of those books were meant, nor intended for every person in the world to read, obey and follow, especially, today in the 21st century.

In fact, today in the 21st century, Jesus chose for us to be taught, only thirteen books that are found in our Bibles. And those are the thirteen (13) epistles written by the apostle Paul.

How do I know  that you might ask, because that is what was written in the Bible written by Luke, in the book of Acts.

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

The Ascended Jesus Christ seated next to His Father in heaven, and came to this earth to confront Saul of Tarsus and then Ananias, a Jewish believer who was in Damascus.

Jesus CHOSE Saul of Tarsus to teach the entire world about Himself.

How can there be pastors, priests, churches and denominations that think they are wiser than Jesus, when they choose who they believe should teach us?

Here is another verse for you.

Acts 13:9 ‘…Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him…’ AKJV

Paul wrote thirteen epistles found in our Bible, beginning after the book of Acts, starting in the book of Romans through the book of Philemon.

But to go back to the verse I originally quoted from, it reads: ‘rightly dividing the word of truth.’

Rightly dividing the Word of Truth

Are we focusing on what Paul tried teaching us?

Are we FOLLOWING Jesus’ choice for us to FOLLOW?

Read your Bible and begin reading what Jesus intended for us to know.

The entire Bible, ALL 66 books have been written and inspired by God for ALL mankind, but we have never been told that we were to FOLLOW ALL 66 books.

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

The word FOLLOW is not found in this verse.

There are many in this world that want to include that simple six-letter word into this verse.

But ALL Scripture hasn’t been meant for all of us.

Let’s end our lesson this morning on this. The Word of God was given to us by the Holy Spirit to help us through this life we are living in.

It is up to us to open the Word of God that we have been given and read what God wants for us and not get bogged down by what Satan has influenced so many throughout time to pass on to this world that we live in.

I love all of y’all.

Keep studying His Word and fill your life with His Love.

Jesus, help is needed to wake this world up and get them ready. We have been lied to for generations of mankind’s word and we have been convinced to put Your Word aside. Help me open ears and open the eyes of those in this world that really want to HEAR the Message that you have truly given to us. I love You Jesus. Amen.

I love y’all. I’ll be back next Wednesday with another message taken from the Word of God.  

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Wednesday 032625

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, I ask for that person reading this lesson this morning, maybe for the first time this individual is desiring to be standing in front of you, wanting to HEAR Your Message. Allow me Jesus to be Your voice to speak the words You want for those ears to hear. I love You Jesus. Use me, to spread Your Message so Your truth can be heard.

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

Acts 7:59-60, 9:15; Romans 11:11; 2 Timothy 2:15.

I ‘ve recently experienced a form of censorship, that I must admit has been confronted head on.

I have found myself back online posting my Bible lesson that’s available to the reader.

This Bible study, as well as any study of God’s Word, involves the reader to open their own Bibles and read what words God has inspired to be written for us to read.

Jesus will allow my voice to be used the way He sees fit … I am always going to FOLLOW Jesus’ choice.

So, this begins the format in this morning’s lesson.

Jesus predicted that it was His death and His blood that was being shed for the forgiveness of our sins.

The point that frustrates me the most is Jesus tells us this, before His death. Jesus tells us this before His blood was shed.

Up to this point when Jesus is telling us these things, He is still alive and walking in His earthly ministry.

There are so many churches that celebrate, remember and teach Jesus’ life, when it was actually His death that was supposed to save them. There are many that won’t allow Jesus’ blood to be shed so they can be forgiven.

What am I trying to show?

I’m not trying to be morbid or anything like that, but there are so many that believe and follow the teachings of Jesus, before He even died.

In essence, they are putting the cart before the horse.

Each one of us MUST open our own Bible and read the Word of God for ourselves so we can understand what God is trying to show us.

Jesus came to this earth to fulfil Old Testament prophecy and promises that were made to the forefathers of the Jewish people, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Religion’s teach us that our Bibles today are separated into the Old and the New Testament.

The New Testament or the New Covenant, is the promise given to ALL mankind, for the forgiveness of their sins, and that forgiveness didn’t happen until after Jesus was killed, it was His Blood.

The New Testament, according to biblical history doesn’t happen in our Bibles until there was a major change in how this earth believed in God.

And God made that change obvious beginning when the Jews had Jesus killed on the cross.

The change is even more evident and comes to a head after the Jews stoned Stephen to death in Acts chapter 7.

Acts 7

vs59 ‘…And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit…’

vs60 ‘…And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep…’ AKJV 

God from His throne in heaven, looked down on His Chosen people, and He determined it was time for a pivotable change in His approach to save mankind.

God, at that moment recorded in Acts, from way back since Genesis 12, God decided His Chosen people should not be the only people chosen to be saved.

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

God decided the Gentiles deserved to also be saved.

A Gentile is anyone that was not Jewish.

God never said you Gentiles, replace yourselves with the Jewish people and I will offer you the same promises that I made to them.

God never told us Gentiles we needed to keep the Mosaic Law and practice the same Jewish culture as the Jews valued among themselves.

In fact, God offered this GIFT to the Gentiles, just to make His Chosen people, the Jews jealous.

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

We are warned in the Word of God that it is up to us to rightly divide the Bible.

2 Timothy 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

God gave each one of us, HIS WRITTEN WORD so we could HEAR what God wants from us.

Too many have taken the easy way out and decided to go sit in a building for an hour on Sunday and listen to a man tell us what he believes has been written for us.

OPEN YOUR BIBLES AND READ THE WORDS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

Your pastor, your priest, your church that you might visit or its denomination, and in fact, even I am unable to SAVE you from Everlasting torment and destruction.

The ONLY One that is able to SAVE you is God Himself.

READ and trust in the WORD that He wants for us to HEAR.

Our lessons have gotten shorter, I know.

Over my many years of teaching, I know my message has changed also, this is what we get by continuously studying the Word that God gave to us and not focusing primarily on what a human being tells us to read or what they read to us, or what they’ve written themselves on what they interpret in the Word.

But I also know this, that God’s Message, His WORD has never and will never change.

Read your Bible and HEAR God’s Message that has been written for you.

READ IT FOR YOURSELVES.

I love y’all. I’ll be back next Wednesday with another message.  

I am InHIM. ><)))o>

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Back in July of 2024, I began, for a second time, to post a Bible study lesson every Wednesday of every week.

In October, I started posting a new lesson on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays so I could get more messages out into this lost world.

In November, I felt I needed to post a lesson every day of the week.

So, for four-and-a-half months I was posting Bible lessons seven days a week. I had intended on posting daily lessons up through Easter Sunday this year and then I was going to return to one weekly lesson posted on Wednesdays.

I am a non-profit entity and I was facing a yearly fee for an app that I was unable to secure.

This is the first time I’ve voiced anything since this past Sunday.

I am still a non-profit, and I have found a replacement app for writing my lessons that are free. I still have the thirteen sites that I’ve been posting my daily lessons on, but I have found my voice silenced for a short time, I hope.

I am intrigued with Acts 9:15 … how can there be so many that are missing this one verse found in the Word of God.

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

The above verse was spoken by the Ascended Jesus to Ananias, a believing Jew in Damascus.

Our churches today in the 21st century preach what Jews were commanded to do to be saved, yet these same churches miss teaching their congregations what Jesus had planned for us Gentiles.

I’m going to return, but it might be a while until my next lesson.

Do yourself a favor and open up your Bibles and read the words God has plans for you. Don’t worry about what another man teaches you on Sunday, read what God wants for you to know and FOLLOW.

OBEY Jesus and FOLLOW Him and what He wants for us to do.

Paul wrote thirteen books, from Romans to Philemon. These are the writings that Jesus has planned for us to be taught by.

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Romans 10:9 ‘…that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE you have been SAVED through FAITH; and this is not of yourselves, it is a GIFT of God…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Let’s together, open the Word of God this morning, and study what we have been given. Allow me to help you in your study and search the Bible what God has intended for us to hear.

The verses we are going to study tonight:

1 Corinthians 1:23, 15:1-4; Acts 9:15, 13:9; Ephesians 2:8; Matthew 24:36.

1 Corinthians 1:23

AKJV

‘…but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

NASB

‘…but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentile’s foolishness…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

GNT

‘…As for us, we proclaim the crucified Christ, a message that is offensive to the Jews and nonsense to the Gentiles…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

EASY

‘…But as for us, we tell people about how Christ died on a cross. That is a message that Jewish people refuse to accept as true. Gentile people think that it is a silly message…’ EASY (Easy English Translation)

The apostle Paul never taught us about ‘Jesus’ walking on the water or Jesus calming the sea from the storm.

Those two (2) lessons from Jesus’ earthly ministry means nothing to us Gentiles.

But Paul teaches, ‘we preach Christ crucified.’

Us Gentiles, we are given salvation by the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, not anything that He physically did while He walked on this earth.

Paul writes his Gospel:

1 Corinthians 15

vs1 ‘…Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand…’

vs2 ‘…by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain…’

vs3 ‘…For I handed down to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…’

vs4 ‘…and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

This Gospel by the apostle Paul is our promise by God.

This Gospel has been delivered by the one, that was hand-picked by Jesus, Himself. Jesus chose Saul.

Acts 9:15 (this is Jesus talking to Ananias)

AKJV

‘…But the Lord said unto him, go thy way: for he (Saul) 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)

NIV

‘…But the Lord said to Ananias, go! This man (Saul) is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel…’ NIV (New International Version)

GNT

‘…The Lord said to him, go, because I have chosen him (Saul) to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

NLT

‘…But the Lord said, go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel…’ NLT (New Living Translation)

CEV

‘…The Lord said to Ananias, go! I have chosen him (Saul) to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me…’ CEV (Contemporary English Version)

Allow me to insert one (1) verse in here for you.

Acts 13:9 ‘…Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

Jesus chose Saul / Paul to teach us, the Gentile people … how can there be pastors, churches and denominations that look away from this choice by Jesus?

As I’ve commented in several of our lessons: how can any man, any pastor, any church or denomination argue against what is written in the Word of God?

This is not Leon saying this, this is God telling us in His Word that He has given to us.

In my studies of His Word, Acts 9:15 has to be the most powerful verse I’ve read.

Jesus chose Paul to teach us …

Why are we looking elsewhere?

Why are our churches teaching us words not from God’s Word?

It is because of the UNBELIEF that is in this world.

The UNBELIEF that is found in these man-made churches throughout this world.

This UNBELIEF has all been caused by Satan.

This cloud that Satan hangs over our heads wanting to keep us from realizing just exactly what he is doing.

We have been taught, generation after generation, about what we need to do to be saved.

But this Bible tells us differently.

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

We have been given a GIFT.

God is offering to give to us a GIFT that all we need to do is to take it and BELIEVE that He is powerful enough to do it.

We have been given the ‘free will’ to choose and decide what we want to believe in.

We can either believe what Ephesians 2:8 is telling us, or we can be like every man that has walked this planet earth up to this point, and we can show our unbelief towards God.

We can be like Adam and Eve. We can be like the Israelites at Kadesh Barnea. We can be like Jonah and try to run away and hide from God or we can be like the Pharisees and the Sadducees back in Jerusalem, 2000 years ago.

God has given us the promise of salvation by just BELIEVING in Him and believing in His Word.

All we have to do is BELIEVE.

There are many that are going to make the comment that it can’t be that easy. God wants more from us.

Okay, well, where does God tell us that?

Am I supposed to believe ‘you’ and trust that your word will surpass what God has told me to BELIEVE in His Word?

Google.com tries explaining 1 Corinthians 1:23 for us:

Paul is not implying that God is foolish, but rather that God’s way of reasoning is in accord with things of the spirit, which confounds the reasoning of this world.

This all ties in with this ‘MYSTERY’ that God tells us in His Word.

Maybe us human beings have got to get over the fact that it is impossible for us to know everything there is to know about the ‘Triune’ God.

I cannot imagine three-in-one concepts. I have no idea what that all entails.

But that being said, God doesn’t tell us in His Word we MUST understand what He is telling us.

He is GOD.

He can do anything that He wants to do, whenever He wants to do it. It doesn’t matter … He’s GOD.

We are ‘His’ created beings. Made for ‘His’ pleasure.

We have been created for by and for Him.

If God wants to keep a secret from us, who are we to say anything?

God has given us His Word to help us make it through this life we are living.

I am here to tell you, you need to open your Bibles and read at what He has said because it will shock you.

Your church has been lying to you for generations.

The religion your family has participated in has been lying to you for generations.

Open your Bibles and read for yourself and learn what God has given to us.

The ‘end’ is one day going to come.

When, we do not know for sure, only God the Father knows when the end is going to be the end.

Matthew 24:36

AKJV

‘…But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

NASB

‘…But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

GNT

‘…No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

EASY

‘…Jesus then said, Nobody knows the day or the hour when all these things will happen. Only God the Father knows when they will happen. The angels who are in heaven do not know. Even the Son does not know…’ EASY (Easy English Translation)

Since we DO NOT know for sure when the end will come, when time stops, I would suggest you begin in the book of Romans and read the thirteen epistles that Paul wrote to us first.

Allow Jesus to guide you the way He desires.

Keep your Bibles open and continue studying His Word.

I love every one of y’all.

Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen InHIM. ><)))o>

Saturday 031525

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE you have been SAVED through FAITH; and this is not of yourselves, it is a GIFT of God…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Let’s together, open the Word of God this morning, and study what we have been given. Allow me to help you in your study and search the Bible what God has intended for us to hear.

The verses we are going to study tonight:

Galatians 1:3-5; Acts 9:15, 13:9; Galatians 1:6-7, :15-19.

Galatians 1

AKJV

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 (Authorized King James Version)

NASB

vs3 ‘…Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ…’

vs4 ‘…who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father…’

vs5 ‘…to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

GNT

vs3 ‘…May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace…’

vs4 ‘…In order to set us free from this present evil age, Christ gave himself for our sins, in obedience to the will of our God and Father…’

vs5 ‘…To God be the glory forever and ever! Amen…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

EASY

vs3 ‘…I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds…’

vs4 ‘…Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice because of all the wrong things that we have done. He did that to save us from all the bad things of this world in which we live now. This is what God, our Father, wanted him to do…’

vs5 ‘…God is great, and we should praise him forever. Amen. This is true…’ EASY (Easy English Translation)

The ‘present evil age’ in the (AKJV, NASB, GNT) and ‘bad things of this world (EASY) explain the events going on in our world that we live in, today in the 21^st century.

The apostle Paul wrote Galatians 1 in the early to mid-50’s. Not 1850 or 1950, he wrote Galatians in 0050.

It has been noted by several people that mankind today, is not that much different than man was back two thousand (2000), three thousand (3000), four thousand (4000) years ago.

Our toys are different, our clothes are different, we wear our hair differently, but the way mankind acts is just about the same.

A major difference that I want to shout as loud as I can, there are not that many people today that read the Word taken from the Bible.

We still have people that go to church every Sunday, but the majority of the sermons are all man-made words.

So many churches today print their own sermons to be read to their congregation.

God gave us the written Word, why is that not read in every church throughout this world.

Rather than listening how some man on the pulpit feels, don’t you think it is more important for us to hear what God thinks?

One of my stronger verses I quote from Scripture is:

Acts 9:15 (this is Jesus talking to Ananias)

AKJV

‘…But the Lord said unto him, go thy way: for he (Saul) 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)

NIV

‘…But the Lord said to Ananias, go! This man (Saul) is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel…’ NIV (New International Version)

GNT

‘…The Lord said to him, go, because I have chosen him (Saul) to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

NLT

‘…But the Lord said, go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel…’ NLT (New Living Translation)

CEV

‘…The Lord said to Ananias, go! I have chosen him (Saul) to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me…’ CEV (Contemporary English Version)

Allow me to insert one (1) verse in here for you.

Acts 13:9 ‘…Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

Jesus chose Saul / Paul to teach us, the Gentile people … how can there be pastors, churches and denominations that look away from this choice by Jesus?

Do these people think they are wiser than Jesus?

Do they think they are more powerful than Him?

This is Jesus we’re talking about. The One that died on a cross for ‘our’ sins. Not sins that He committed but rather the sins that we commit, even still to this day.

Galatians 1

AKJV

vs6 ‘…I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel…’

vs7 ‘…which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

NASB

vs6 ‘…I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel…’

vs7 ‘…which is not just another account; but there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

GNT

vs6 ‘…I am surprised at you! In no time at all you are deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are accepting another gospel…’

vs7 ‘…Actually, there is no ‘other gospel,’ but I say this because there are some people who are upsetting you and trying to change the gospel of Christ…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

EASY

vs6 ‘…I am very surprised that you are turning away so soon from God. He is the one who chose you to come to him. He did that because Christ is very kind to you. But now you want to accept a different message which some people call good news…’

vs7 ‘…But really, there is no other message from God which is good news. Some people are confusing you. They are trying to change the good news about Christ and make it something different…’ EASY (Easy English Translation)

The apostle Paul found that there were Jews that frequented the places where he preached, and these Jews were telling the Gentiles different messages than what Paul taught.

The major difference, these Jews told the Gentiles they had to be circumcised before they could be with God. They had to obey the Law for God to love them.

These are both untrue and false messages.

These are the same messages that got the Jewish religion on the wrong side of Jesus.

But our churches today are doing exactly the same thing. They are preaching to their congregation that they MUST tithe 10% of their income to that church.

They preach to the church members that they must go to church every Sunday.

These are nothing but man-made rules taught by the man-made churches found in this world today.

Galatians 1

AKJV

vs15 ‘…But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace…’

vs16 ‘…to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood…’

vs17 ‘…neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus…’

vs18 ‘…Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days…’

vs19 ‘…But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother …’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

NASB

vs15 ‘…But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased…’

vs16 ‘…to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood…’

vs17 ‘…nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus…’

vs18 ‘…Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days…’

vs19 ‘…But I did not see another one of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

GNT

vs15 ‘…But God in his grace chose me even before I was born and called me to serve him. And when he decided…’

vs16 ‘…to reveal his Son to me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the Gentiles, I did not go to anyone for advice…’

vs17 ‘…nor did I go to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went at once to Arabia, and then I returned to Damascus…’

vs18 ‘…It was three years later that I went to Jerusalem to obtain information from Peter, and I stayed with him for two weeks…’

vs19 ‘…I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord’s brother…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

EASY

vs15 ‘…But God had chosen me to serve him even before I was born. He chose me to be his servant because he is very kind…’

vs16 ‘…He decided to show his Son clearly to me, so that I could tell the Gentiles about him. When God chose me to do that, I did not talk about it with any person…’

vs17 ‘…Nor did I go to Jerusalem to see Christ’s apostles there. Those men were already his apostles before I was. But I did not go to talk to them. Instead, I went immediately to the region of Arabia. Later, I went back to the city of Damascus…’

vs18 ‘…Then, three years later, I did go to Jerusalem. I stayed there with Christ’s apostle Peter for 15 days, so that he could teach me…’

vs19 ‘…I did not see any other apostles, except James, who is the Lord’s brother…’ EASY (Easy English Translation)

It doesn’t really matter the version you use to read the Bible. Compare what version you read to make certain that it basically is saying the same message as in the other versions.

The original Bible was written in an entirely different language so exact words cannot matter. The only real true way of overcoming this would be to learn how to read in a different language, mostly Greek.

Keep your Bibles open and continue to study the Word that God has given us.

Be wise. If the message you hear at church on Sunday morning cannot be backed up with what is written in the Bible, leave the message and that church alone and find something different.

I love every one of y’all.

Pray and keep God near you at all times.

Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen I am, InHIM. ><)))o>

Friday 031425

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE you have been SAVED through FAITH; and this is not of yourselves, it is a GIFT of God…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Let’s together, open the Word of God this morning, and study what we have been given. Allow me to help you in your study and search the Bible what God has intended for us to hear.

The verses we are going to study tonight:

Romans 10:9; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Peter 3:14-18.

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So, I think beginning in this lesson, we are going to add another Bible verse to the top of every study.

After this paper, you will begin to see Romans 10:9 at the top of every lesson.

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Over the years and after teaching many lessons, as well as sitting in on many lessons, I’ve found an easier interpretation for us to maybe understand.

Romans 10

vs9 ‘…The message is this: You must say clearly that Jesus is the Lord. Also, you must believe deep inside yourself that God raised him to life again after his death. Then God will save you…’ EASY (Easy English Bible)

I’ve done several lessons on all the different versions, printed in the English language and I’ve done a few on how many people are unable to interpret what they read.

So, this morning, I’m going to try and combine them both in a lesson I hope everyone will be able to take and use some of the lesson in their own life and walk with Jesus.

I hope there are those out there that know me well enough to know that I am not a person that does not believe in God.

I very much believe in God; I must admit what I fail to understand is how so many people can believe in such nonsense that so many churches are preaching today.

These so-called ‘men of God’ should be ashamed of themselves for the lies they spread each and every week onto the people of this world.

Now don’t misunderstand me, there are some churches that believe in the words written in our Bibles but there are some that preach what they determine to be true or not true.

To me, the number one failure on many churches is when they preach the only version, we should read in English is the King James Version.

Where did God write that we should follow that belief?

This is nothing other than a man-made lie told to many about what an individual believed in.

The KJV is nothing more than a translation that has been translated from a different language into English, very poorly used English today in the 21^st century. Now if you really like Shakespearean plays: wherefore art thou Romeo, or you actually talk like this today, the KJV is the version for you.

But I don’t, and I don’t think there are a lot of Americans that do speak like that today, except maybe on Sunday mornings in some church buildings throughout our country.

I think if GOD had intended for us to ONLY read His Word in the KJV, He would have told us that, somewhere written in the Word.

But He didn’t. I’m pretty settled that I have addressed this issue.

The NASB has been said to be the most precise interpretation in English language compared to the original texts.

Once again, I think that is an interpretation, a viewpoint but it is a lot easier reading from the NASB than it is from the KJV.

I have written for years how each one of us, have got to get a Bible and open it and read for ourselves what God has written for us.

There are too many pastors preaching what they want us to hear instead of them preaching what God has already told us.

Just one example is how the church tells us we are supposed to tithe 10% of our income to that church … because the Bible tells us that.

WHERE DOES IT TELL US THAT?

It is no where between the covers of a Bible other than in some pastors’ mind that it should be in the book.

It is nothing more than false preaching from a false prophet or a false teacher.

We have been told we should give, but there has never been an amount stated as to how much we should give.

In fact, it has never been said that it was monetary, and it was supposed to be from our income, what we make financially for our family.

If we open the door for an elderly couple at Cracker Barrel, we give. If we help an older lady across the street, we give. If we shovel the snow or we cut the grass for someone and don’t expect any payment, we give. When we help a homeless person, with either money for food, clothes or shelter, we give.

There is so much today taught in man-made churches that are nothing more than Jewish rites that early men and women did every day from their Jewish religion.

Baptism, Sunday services, the Ten Commandments, eating certain foods or not eating certain foods, these are all Jewish beliefs that were taught and meant for them, the Jews.

None of this was ever given to us Gentiles as a nation, a people. These are all lies by these pastors.

The lessons I just did on the apostle Paul and why Jesus chose him, these are all things that are written in the Word for us Gentiles.

These man-made churches, they want us to be like the Jews, but God has told us that we are different but, in our difference, we are ALL the same.

Galatians 3:28 ‘…There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

In our past few lessons, I answered for myself, much why God chose the apostle Paul to be the one to teach us.

The original apostles just never wanted to leave Jerusalem.

They finally did after Paul began writing letter after letter to the Gentile churches.

The Bible is like a roadmap for us today. three quarters of the book was never meant for us to follow. We are to read how those in earlier generations failed God and we have been shown to do differently than they did, but there is nothing that they did that we are told that we are supposed to follow.

The apostle Paul, chosen by Jesus Himself, wrote thirteen (13) epistles that were meant for us and these epistles were meant to show us how to be saved.

Our two (2) verses are important for us today.

Romans 10:9 ‘…that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

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)

These two (2) verses were both written by the apostle Paul and they say a lot for us and for our future.

One of the original apostles, the apostle Peter, wrote in his 2^nd epistle:

2 Peter 3

vs14 ‘…Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found spotless and blameless by Him, at peace…’

vs15 ‘…and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you…’

vs16 ‘…as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which there are some things that are hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction…’

vs17 ‘…You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unscrupulous people and lose your own firm commitment…’

vs18 ‘…but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Peter describes there are some things hard to understand in Paul’s writings (vs16) but he speaks of the wisdom that Paul received and is now writing to us (vs15).

The major thing we have been shown in the writings that are not meant for us Gentiles to follow, which is about three quarters of the Bible, we have been shown the foolish misguided mistakes that early man has committed against God.

In reality, we can read of the mistakes the Jewish nation has done to itself.

Demanding kings when God warned them about these man-made kings. So similar to our politics and our elections that we hold up to present time.

The younger generation destroyed so much of our history that we had accumulated over the centuries, and I must agree some of our American forefathers made some ‘very’ poor decisions against other men, different from them, but by destroying the history, all they accomplished is the same thing can be done over again.

Sometimes logic and common sense can mean so much. We may not think about it at the time but later it will make sense.

We are too fast paced … in too big of a hurry to do anything as long as we’re doing something. Sometimes we just need to sit back and reflect on what was done right and what was done wrong.

Tell yourself, you’re going to take the time today and start reading the Holy Bible and learn what God told us from way back in the beginning of time.

When you read the Word, read it as if it is God talking to you, don’t read it like you already know the answers, you already know all there is to know. Read the Word because you want to hear God talk to you.

Let me also voice this, because of time, we do not know when God will decide the time is up and pull the plug, begin reading in the Book of Romans that the apostle Paul wrote for us Gentiles.

Read all thirteen (13) of the books Paul wrote to us. Listen to the love that God is offering to us, all we have to do is accept and BELIEVE.

There is so much for you to learn from. Get yourself a good study Bible, in fact, download biblegateway.com and keep the Bible always on your computer, on your smart phones, on your tablets and every other kind of a device that we have today.

Keep your Bibles open and study the Word that God gave to us and read about what He has promised to us.

I love ALL of y’all. One day shortly, we’re all going to learn all that is involved in that simple four (4) letter word L-O-V-E.

Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen

InHIM. ><)))o>

Thursday 031325

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE you have been SAVED through FAITH; and this is not of yourselves, it is a GIFT of God…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Let’s together, open the Word of God this morning, and study what we have been given. Allow me to help you in your study and search the Bible what God has intended for us to hear.

The verses we are going to study tonight:

Matthew 27:5; Acts 1:12-26, 9:15, Matthew 19:28; Acts 8:1, 10:13-16, 9:15.

So, we begin this morning’s lesson with Jesus saying to the original twelve apostles…

FOLLOW ME.

Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus and as a result he hung himself.

Matthew 27:5 ‘…And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and left; and he went away and hanged himself…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

After the crucifixion and Judas was dead, the remaining apostles and others that were present (Acts 1:15), they chose a replacement for Judas. Nowhere is it said that Jesus ‘chose’ the replacement for Judas other than in Acts 1:24-25, where the people prayed to God and asked for His help.

In Acts 1:26a however ‘…And they drew lots…’

This does not sound like Jesus saying: FOLLOW ME.

Acts 1

vs12 ‘…Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away…’

vs13 ‘…When they had entered the city, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James…’

vs14 ‘…All these were continually devoting themselves with one mind to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers…’

vs15 ‘…At this time Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 people was there together), and said…’

vs16 ‘…Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus…’

vs17 ‘…For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry…’

vs18 ‘…Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out…’

vs19 ‘…And it became known to all the residents of Jerusalem; as a result, that field was called Hakeldama in their own language, that is, Field of Blood…’

vs20 ‘…For it is written in the book of Psalms: May his residence be made desolate, And may there be none living in it; and May another take his office…’

vs21 ‘…Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us…’

vs22 ‘…beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection…’

vs23 ‘…So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias…’

vs24 ‘…And they prayed and said, You, Lord, who know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two You have chosen…’

vs25 ‘…to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place…’

vs26 ‘…And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Jesus, however, did chose Saul to be His ‘chosen vessel.’

Here are several different versions for you to see:

Acts 9:15 (this is Jesus talking to Ananias)

AKJV

‘…But the Lord said unto him, go thy way: for he (Saul) 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)

NIV

‘…But the Lord said to Ananias, go! This man (Saul) is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel…’ NIV (New International Version)

GNT

‘…The Lord said to him, go, because I have chosen him (Saul) to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

NLT

‘…But the Lord said, go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel…’ NLT (New Living Translation)

CEV

‘…The Lord said to Ananias, go! I have chosen him (Saul) to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me…’ CEV (Contemporary English Version)

Allow me to insert one (1) verse in here for you.

Acts 13:9 ‘…Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)

So, Jesus then, ‘DID’ choose thirteen apostles.

When the apostles picked a replacement for Judas, is that why Jesus chose not to use the remaining original eleven because they followed their own way instead of following Jesus’ way?

Another point, Jesus told the original twelve to FOLLOW HIM and since Jesus was gone from this earth, the apostles needed to lead now and they could no longer, follow. Maybe they couldn’t lead.

When Jesus walked this earth, He told the apostles he had chosen them to sit on a throne and rule over the twelve (12) tribes of Israel.

Matthew 19:28 ‘…And Jesus said to them, truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

There have been several comments made that this could be the very reason the remaining apostles needed to fill Judas’ spot so when Jesus returned to set up His Kingdom, there would be twelve (12) apostles to sit on the twelve thrones, not only eleven.

Another point that has been made is the apostles just never left Jerusalem to go out and teach all the nations about Jesus.

We know this by Scripture, when Stephen was martyred by stoning, the apostles still remained where they had been, in Jerusaslem.

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

The apostles hadn’t left Jerusalem.

In Acts 10, Peter does travel to the house of Cornelius to minister to the Gentiles but in Acts 11, he returns to Jerusalem to tell the other apostles what he had done.

Before the part where Peter leaves to travel to Cornelius’ house, Peter has a dream on the rooftop about eating food, food that a Jewish person would never touch, not even thinking about attempting to eat such a thing.

Acts 10

vs13 ‘…A voice came to him, get up, Peter, kill and eat…’

vs14 ‘…But Peter said, by no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean…’

vs15 ‘…Again a voice came to him a second time, what God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy…’

vs16 ‘…This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Peter’s ‘Jewishness’ was once again getting in the way of God’s wishes.

It was before this event on the rooftop, that Jesus had already decided on his choice by using Paul.

This verse is found in Acts 9:15, I’ve already shown this once in this lesson, but here it is again, so many times the Bible teaches us of the importance in repeating what has been earlier said.

Here I have shown several versions for you to read.

Acts 9:15

AKJV

‘…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)

NIV

‘…But the Lord said to Ananias, go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel…’ NIV (New International Version)

GNT

‘…The Lord said to him, go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel…’ GNT (Good News Translation)

NLT

‘…But the Lord said, go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel…’ NLT (New Living Translation)

CEV

‘…The Lord said to Ananias, go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me…’ CEV (Contemporary English Version)

Jesus chose Paul, maybe because the original would never leave or change their manmade ways.

Whatever the reason, we will one day, ultimately find out the entire story.

Until that day, keep your Bibles open and continue to read of what God has given us.

Study the Word and use it as a ‘SWORD’ and know what is and what is NOT written in the Word.

Don’t allow another human being to tell you what they think, back up your thoughts with what has been written.

I love ALL of y’all.

Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen InHIM. ><)))o>

Wednesday 031225

Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by GRACE you have been SAVED through FAITH; and this is not of yourselves, it is a GIFT of God…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Let’s together, open the Word of God this morning, and study what we have been given. Allow me to help you in your study and search the Bible what God has intended for us to hear.

The verses we are going to study this morning:

Matthew 16:21; Mark 8:31; Luke 9:22; Matthew 17:22-23; Mark 9:31; Luke 9:44; Mark 9:32; Luke 9:45; Matthew 20:18-19; Mark 10:33-34; Luke 18:32-33, :34; John 20:6-9, :19-25, :26-29; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:1-3, 8:1, 10:27-29, 11:1-3.

Today’s lesson has been haunting me for quite a while now.

It seems, after the crucifixion; the remaining eleven original apostles were abandoned by Jesus. What, if anything, happened.

Let’s look at some history taken from out of the Bible instead of what ‘MAN’ wants us to believe.

The apostles never understood when Jesus tried telling them before hand of His death, burial and resurrection.

Jesus told them on three (3) different occasions, and it is recorded all three times in three different books:

Matthew 16:21, 17:22-23, 20:18-19; Mark 8:31, 9:31, 10:33-34; and Luke 9:22, 9:44, 18:32-33.

Also, it has been noted in three different verses, that the apostles didn’t understand what Jesus had been telling them.

Mark 9:32; Luke 9:45 and Luke 18:34.

This was the 1^st time Jesus said something to the apostles about His death, burial and resurrection.

Matthew 16:21 ‘…From that time Jesus began to point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Mark 8:31 ‘…And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise from the dead…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Luke 9:22 ‘…saying, the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised on the third day…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

This was the 2^nd time Jesus told His disciples about His death, burial and resurrection.

Matthew 17

vs22 ‘…And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men…’

vs23 ‘…and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day. And they were deeply grieved…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Mark 9:31 ‘…For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, the Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Luke 9:44 ‘…As for you, let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to me…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

These verses above in Mark and Luke noting that the apostles did not understand what Jesus was telling them.

Mark 9:32 ‘…But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Luke 9:45 ‘…But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not comprehend it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

And finally, a third time Jesus told the Disciples about His death, burial and resurrection.

Matthew 20

vs18 ‘…Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death…’

vs19 ‘…and they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and flog and crucify, and on the third day He will be raised up…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Mark 10

vs33 ‘…saying, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles…’

vs34 ‘…And they will mock Him and spit on Him, and flog Him and kill Him; and three days later He will rise from the dead…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Luke 18

vs32 ‘…For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be ridiculed, and abused, and spit upon…’

vs33 ‘…and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

Again, in Luke, vs34 says how the apostles did not understand what Jesus was saying.

Luke 18:34 ‘…The disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

It wasn’t until that very 1^st Easter morning of Jesus’ Resurrection that the apostles understood Jesus’ teachings.

Up to this point, the apostles and Mary, they all thought the body of Jesus had been stolen and taken somewhere and hid.

Until vs7 …

John 20

vs6 ‘…So Simon Peter also came, following him, and he entered the tomb; and he looked at the linen wrappings lying there…’

vs7 ‘…and the facecloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself…’

vs8 ‘…So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb also entered then, and he saw and believed…’

vs9 ‘…For they did not yet understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

It wasn’t until vs 7 when they had seen the folded-up facecloth, that they realized all that Jesus had tried teaching them.

If someone was going to steal a body, they would not take the time to ‘fold up’ the facecloth.

So, the original remaining eleven apostles now believed that Jesus was Resurrected by God and taken to heaven.

But the most important part, these eleven apostles didn’t know that Jesus planned on saving ALL mankind, the Gentiles as well as the Jews.

Jesus appeared to the disciples after the crucifixion that evening, but Thomas was missing.

John 20

vs19 ‘…Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were together due to fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, Peace be to you…’

vs20 ‘…And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord…’

vs21 ‘…So Jesus said to them again, Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you…’

vs22 ‘…And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit…’

vs23 ‘…If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained…’

vs24 ‘…But Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came…’

vs25 ‘…So the other disciples were saying to him, we have seen the Lord! But he said to them, unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

It would have been hard for anyone to believe such a story.

John 20

vs26 ‘…Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, peace be to you…’

vs27 ‘…Then He said to Thomas, place your finger here, and see my hands; and take your hand and put it into my side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer…’

vs28 ‘…Thomas answered and said to Him, my Lord and my God…’

vs29 ‘…Jesus said to him, because you have seen me, have you now believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed…’ NASB

After this, Jesus spent the next forty (40) days with the apostles before the Ascension to heaven.

Jesus commanded the ‘Great Commission’ to the apostles.

Matthew 28

vs19 ‘…Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…’

vs20 ‘…teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

In the apostles’ defense, Jesus did tell them to wait in Jerusalem until after the Spirit had come upon them.

Acts 1

vs3 ‘…To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of things regarding the kingdom of God…’

vs4 ‘…Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, which, He said, you heard of from Me…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

So, the apostles were told to remain in Jerusalem until Pentecost, but we are told in Acts 8:1 that the apostles still had not left to make disciples in ALL the nations.

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

The apostles had not yet moved. They remained in Jerusalem.

The stoning death of Stephen by the Sanhedrin was the changing point in biblical history. This is that part of Scripture our religions today have forgot to teach us, in fact, they don’t even read the verses found in Acts 9. Trust me, read Acts 9 for yourselves.

Now, Peter did travel and speak at the house of a Gentile man.

Acts 10

vs27 ‘…As he talked with him, he (Peter) entered and found many people assembled…’

vs28 ‘…And he said to them, you yourselves know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner; and yet God has shown me that I am not to call any person unholy or unclean…’

vs29 ‘…That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So, I ask, for what reason did you send for me…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

But maybe more amazing, after Peter’s visit he had to return to Jerusalem to the other apostles because they had heard Peter was in the home of a ‘Gentile.’

Acts 11

vs1 ‘…Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God…’

vs2 ‘…And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the Jewish believers took issue with him…’

vs3 ‘…saying, you went to uncircumcised men and ate with them…’ NASB (New American Standard Bible)

After Jesus commissioned the remaining eleven to baptize ‘ALL’ nations, ten of them ‘at least,’ still had ‘religious’ problems with associating with the Gentile nation.

Is this why Jesus chose the apostle Paul to teach because He knew the remaining eleven (11) would not …?

Keep your Bibles open and continue your study to read of the plans God has for our future.

You will only know for sure if you read the Bible for yourself and learn what God has given to us.

I love ALL of y’all.

Our churches, since the 1^st century have mislead those that thought they were headed towards Jesus’ love and promise of LIFE.

But Jesus made a pivotable change, and it is up to each one of us, to individually find out for ourselves if we want the promise of Everlasting Life after our life on this earth.

Are we going to choose LIFE in the presence of Jesus or will we opt on a life of eternal torment and destruction … the choice is yours.

Read your own Bible and ‘YOU’ make up your own mind. Begin reading in Acts 9 and allow Jesus to come into your heart and soul.

I love you.

Jesus, I pray that those ears and eyes, either listening or seeing this message today would be opened to the very fullest and allow Your love to come inside their lives and comfort them. Teach us Jesus. Protect us. We love You. Amen

InHIM. ><)))o>