Troublesome times are here.

More and more each days we see the signs of the times everywhere. Things are happening that no where in the main stream media we hear about. Any type of media reports would be nice sometimes but what do we expect,when your paid to lie to your own people. I don't mean to blog about Christianity every blog,but what other thing is there to blog about that will take our minds off everyday matters.
To write about the troublesome time is only a warning to those who will listen as we wade through the quagmire of everyday life. Look around us, everywhere we look horrific things are happening, things we, or most of us, thought we would never see. Take for instance at one time no one ever dreamed that the Berlin wall would come down and who would have known that the Soviet Union would be resolved. Ruling dictators have now come and gone only to be replaced with a much wickeder regimes than before. You know we can't talk about what's happening in the world without touching on the things here in the once great United States. We are seeing what other countries have been seeing most of their adult lives. This once mighty country has been declined to a second even closer to a third rate country.
We use to be a country that nations could look up to and depend upon. What are we now nothing more than a laughing stock. Tell me, if we can't even trust our own leadership, who can we trust, who's got our backs? You know the thing we must realize is that the world's conditions won't get any better. The Bible tells us there will be a false prophet and an anti Christ will arise only to make things look rosy for those who will fall for his lies. Yes the Bible does say put your trust in no man, but at the same time it says pray for the leadership and I will because I consider myself a Christian.  I may not be the best but I'm striving to be. It's hard to pray for the leadership of a country when you have to ask yourself what leadership. Yes I use to bash Obama until I realize that Bush and Clinton and many other leaders were no better. Am I bashing America ? ( NO WAY), this is the country I was born and raised in but I do have the right (for now), to gripe and complain. Yet at the same time I see things happening that the Prophets, Apostles and Jesus forewarned us about. No I can not leave Jesus out of a blog.  He is our only hope that every human being will not be annihilated.
Yes sir troublesome times are here, filling men's hearts with fear. Well those who do care. Remember that old movie where Robin Williams says, "Good morning Vietnam"?  Well folks this blog is to tell you "Good morning World".  It's time we awake from this stupor and fog that has blinded our hearts, eyes,and minds for so long. When we went to war in Iraq we opened a can of worms that should have never been opened. Like Vietnam, we got out of that one, but at a cost of thousands of Americans, as well as the enemies deaths.
Yes, look at us now!  Truly troublesome times are truly here. If you listen real close you can hear the lion and bear roaring setting the tone for the Great day of the Lord Almighty. Iraq, Iran, um let's just say it this way, the entire Middle East and the West are in a state of turmoil. I hate having to say this but everyone in America agreed that 9/11 was a wake up call for the American people. But I have to ask! Who's woke up from it ???? Not a soul in our leadership in Washington. The only reason the world as we know it is still here is because the Almighty God lets it be. I know many will say why is He (God) so horrible? He's not He is letting mankind play right into His (God's) hands.There is so much corruption in the world today there really is no safety but in God. The world as a whole is in a state of deep, deep moral decay. America we aren't the only one in this state but we have become the leader of this cesspool we call life. Abortion, homosexuality, same sex marriage and killing, terrorism everywhere. I do have to tip my hat to Putin, for saying that he would nuke Mecca, (over terrorism). He would be the one to do it.
Yes, troublesome times are here. Friends, there is turmoil in the air and believe you me if it hasn't made it to your neck of the woods, just wait it's coming. this may chap a whole lot of peoples hides  and it probably will never take place but then again it may. We are in a time of not only culture wars but spiritual warfare also. We use to see people only talk about Catholics but today we read daily of a cult that the early roman empire created (Islam). Islam is a dangerous subject to start on but let it be said it is the most dangerous of all religions or cults. Enough on that. With all this being said, keep your eyes to the skies for our redeemer draws near. Yep boy howdy troublesome time are here.  
Yes watch the east its all a matter of time.

Don't blink, Life is like sands through an hour glass

We all know life is short, we've heard this all our days. As the granules falls through an hour glass at times so slow, yet at others poof and their gone. So are the days of our lives. If it hadn't already happened in time once, I would ask GOD to let time stop again not for just a day, but a week or two so we could catch up on Life. I know that it would be asking something so far fetched and ridiculous that I'll leave it at that. Talking about taking Gods name in vain, with something so meaningless. I ought to be so ashamed for even thinking such thoughts, I'll ask forgiveness and move on. I remember back when I was younger always saying I wish 18 would come, and it did in 1976. We were living in Temple Texas, in a house on a hill where the wind would blow so warm in the summer, yet oh so cold in winter and fall.
Well as many things do 18 came and went. It's like the song Kenny Chesney wrote and sang, (Don't blink). How you fall asleep at 6 years old and wake up your 25. That's the way it is when your 18. You get there and the next thing you know your 21, where did the time go.
This goes to show like sands through an hour glass, don't blink. There are two things for certain in your life, #1 is you'll pay taxes and #2 you'll die. Heck of a combination, huh? Really something to look forward to. When I look back to certain people in my life, I looked up to my Grandpa, as hard as it may be for some to believe. He was an alcoholic, and yes I loved, respected and looked up to him. Even though he was an alcoholic, one thing he did up into the day he passed on was, he didn't let his disease stop him from working, and another he taught me to be a man. Thanks Pops, R.I.P, you are greatly missed and loved. Gosh where did the time go, sometimes I think I blinked way to many times.
Now I think back to the age of 22, to what was the beginning of 22 years of happiness for us, to know who us is, is to know me. It was the day that He (God) called us into the ministry to preach the Word, His word, the very word of God. Yet at various times in my life I had attended church, I think back then I just knew about Him, but really didn't know Him (God). I hope that made sense. We had 22 years I say again that was great, even though there were many valleys on the way to the mountain top, I can still hear the words of a song I loved and is still close to my heart, sang by the Rev. F.C. Barnes and the great Janice Brown. The Rough Side of the Mountain. To me it's a song everyone who professes to be a Child of God should have in their heart. Many times in our ministry, we turned to the song just to make it along with God. Then 1 day we blinked. Maybe none of this means anything to the title of this article, but being a Preacher is the hardest thing in the world to be, all eyes are upon you, and someone is always waiting for you to fall from Grace. As did Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Baker, Robert Tilton and so many others who preach the Gospel have done, but made it back. When God blesses you so greatly and gives you everything you ask for, you have a tendency to begin to believe that you're bigger than God, and great is the fall or should I say mighty is the fall.
Wow, like sands through an hour glass don't blink! 21+ 22 = 43 of 50 years, 7 and a half years ago we messed up big time. I hope no one takes this wrong when read, but we have messed away the last few years, I blinked. I guess what bothers us the most is that I have kids who still follows God and a wife who loves Him greatly, and we hinder her from serving Him because we can't find it in us to forgive what we did. I hope we can one day get it right, before Jesus comes back to take His children home. That was then and this is now, forgiven is forgiven. Don't ponder on the past if you blink what then.
Don't Blink, the granules of sand falls faster than you think, Don't blink because before you know it, it's over. Don't blink, for like sand through an hour glass that falls, when it's finished, its done.It like life is a vapor poof and its gone.
Thank you and God bless you all

Shalom and peace to Israel.

Set another place at the table

The theme of this note is about reaching out all over the world. Not only for here in America, Egypt, Syria, India, Indonesia, Mongolia or every place around the world. Jesus said that the Gospel must be preached and then the end shall come. Many would say that the Gospel doesn't like much from reaching everyone everywhere around the world. Many would say that with the likes of DayStar, CBN, TBN, Jimmy Swaggart, Billy Graham and other well known evangelist that there's not many places left the Gospel hasn't been. But the question is, was it the TRUE gospel or Kingdom. The reason we use these men is because most of them held revivals and crusades back in the 60's, 70's and 80's. To say that would almost be calling Jesus a Liar. With billions and billions around the world, doesn't mean that DayStar, TBN, CBN, Swaggarts, the Grahams or any of the others are reaching anyone everywhere. What do I mean by that? Just because they claim to be a Preacher, Pastor or Evangelist of God doesn't mean that their word is getting across or it's of God. It's like everyone has a word especially the false prophets, false prophetesses and teachers in the world. Everyone has a different word like everyone has a different gospel or doctrine and the church world grabs ahold of every hook, line and sinker. God's church doesn't consist of 10,000 different denominations or 50,000 different word or views or beliefs, (that is not of God). Why would I come out and say such a thing with me being a evangelist/preacher?

All scriptures are from NASB

It is because of this.
1 Corinthians 14:33 --- 14:33  for God is not {a God} of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
This tells us that God is not of what confusion as in all the churches of the saints. Many thinks that since it say that God, is a God of peace to all the churches of the saints doesn't or does not mean God is talking about about 10,000 different churches or 50,000 belief. The bible tell us that Jesus established one Church at pentecost, and one gospel. Then the church grew and the Lord added daily such as should be saved.
Acts 1:1-47 verse 46&47 ---
2:46  Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,
2:47  praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. 

As we said at the beginning of this post, The title is Set another place at the table. A little later we will talk about the title. But first we must try and cover all the basics as God through the Spirit has lead me. I really don't mean or intend to be harsh about Television Evangelist but actions speak greater than words, or the great crusaders of revivals and gatherings around the world.  (Grahams, Swaggarts, Paul Crouchs or any of the others.)

We posted the other day there are Four types of Christians.
NASB Matthew 13:18-23 ---
13:18 "Hear then the parable of the sower.
13:19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil {one} comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
20 The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 
13:21 yet he has no {firm} root in himself, but is {only} temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
13:22"And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
13:23 "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."

And as we write this about the Televison crusaders and evangelists, we can't forget about us that reaches out to the lost. This hits home with many of us today the little people who are those who are working behind the scene. As we see from the the Four types of Christians we have to be held accountable ourselves.
We all have seen millions upon millions through the crusades come and profess to give their lives to Christ. Read the parable again of the sower.

Matthew 18-19-23 --- 13:19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil {one} comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. 

• The seeds falling on the road represent those who hear the word but dismiss it straight away - the synoptics state that the wicked one, (Matthew's wording), satan, (Mark's wording) is what takes the word away.

These are the people who hear the word of the Kingdom of God, they have no one to keep up with them and the enemy comes and destroys everything so hard worked for. The synoptics state that the wicked one, (Matthew's wording), satan (Mark's wording), is what takes the word away.

13:20 The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 13:21 yet he has no {firm} root in himself, but is {only} temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

• The seeds falling on the rocks represent those who hear the word, but only accept it shallowly - the synoptics state that these sorts of people reject the word as soon as it causes them affliction or persecution

13:22"And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful

• The seeds falling on thorns represent those who hear the word, and take it to heart, but allow worldly concerns, such as money, to choke it.

13:23 "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."
 The seeds falling on good soil represents those who hear the word, and truly understand it, causing it to bear fruit.

Jesus said that not all will know the truth and He thanked the Father for not revealing the truth of God to all the wise and prudent. I will tell you this though, if the Mega Preachers and Churches preached the truth of the early Church of God, the true gospel, there wouldn't be multitudes of denominations, doctrines or Mega Churches. There's not much money in the truth of God, but blessed are those who find the truth and keep it.
Again the title --- Set another place at the table.
In the times in which we live it is getting harder to find anyone who will except God's word, the Bible. There are more leaving the church than there are joining the church. But we must realize that this has been happening for generations to generations, year after year.
NASB 2Timothy 3:1-7 ---
3:1  But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
3:2  For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3:3  unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
3:4  treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
3:5  holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
3:6  For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,
3:7  always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Even in gospel times there would be perilous times; on account of persecution from without, still more on account of corruptions within. Men love to gratify their own lusts, more than to please God and do their duty. When every man is eager for what he can get, and anxious to keep what he has, this makes men dangerous to one another. When men do not fear God, they will not regard man. When children are disobedient to their parents, that makes the times perilous. Men are unholy and without the fear of God, and unthankful for the mercies of God. We abuse God's gifts, if we make them the food and fuel of our lusts. Times are perilous also, when parents are without natural affection to children. And when men have no rule over their own spirits, but despise that which is good and to be honoured. God is to be loved above all; but a carnal mind, full of enmity against him, prefers any thing before him, especially carnal pleasure. A form of godliness is very different from the power; from such as are found to be hypocrites, real Christians must withdraw. Such persons have been found within the outward church, in every place, and at all times. There ever have been artful men, who, by pretenses and flatteries, creep into the favour and confidence of those who are too easy of belief, ignorant, and fanciful. All must be ever learning to know the Lord; but these follow every new notion, yet never seek the truth as it is in Jesus. Like the Egyptian magicians, these were men of corrupt minds, prejudiced against the truth, and found to be quite without faith. Yet though the spirit of error may be let loose for a time, satan can deceive the nations and the churches no further, and no longer, than God will permit.
This is why it is so hard to reach people with the truth because they have be taught a lie for generations. The word of God is not preached or taught in the world's church or the congregations of satan. We will continue, those who stand for the Gospel, an even harder battle to reach the lost at any cost for they do not want truth. But one thing is for sure God's word doesn't and has never lied to those who will listen or those who choose to listen to the Spirit as it reaches out to those worthy. The church world has become a state of Pharisees and truly are Sadducees.
But eventually some will see and hear what the Spirit is bringing forward..As the parable of the sower in the verse 23 of Matthew 13 .There will be seed that will bring forth good seed, good ground and bring forth much fruit.

NASB Matthew 16-17 -- 16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
The Bible tell us in Luke 15:6-7 ---
15:6  And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
15:7  I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
I believe when one soul, just one single soul that finds Jesus as their Lord and Savior it opens up the oppurtunity of them recieving the Holy spirit and their ears ,eyes hearts and minds shall be be open.
As it says in Luke 15:7 ---
15:7  I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
I truly believe that when one soul is saved and delivered, He is he who the Son set free.
 Why would I use such a title for a post? It is because when one lost soul comes home or returns home there is a homecoming.  "The kingdom of heaven we may compare to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
Matthew 22:1-14 ---
22:1  Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
22:2  "The kingdom of heaven we may compare to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
22:3  "And he sent out his slaves to call those who had received invitations to the wedding feast, and they expressed unwillingness to come.
22:4  "Again he sent out other slaves saying, 'Tell those who have received invitations, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock I have all butchered and made everything ready; come to the wedding feast."'
22:5  "But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,
22:6  and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.
22:7  "But the king became enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.
22:8  "Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding has become ready, but those who received invitations did not prove worthy.
22:9  'Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.'
22:10  "Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall filled with dinner guests.
22:11  "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who did not dress in wedding clothes,
22:12  and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man became speechless.
22:13  "Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there people will weep and gnash their teeth.'
22:14  "For many have received the calling, but few will become chosen."
There is coming a day a day called the wedding feast of the Lamb

It should be obvious that the setting of this parable is not "the marriage supper of the Lamb" when Christ returns and marries His bride (Revelation 19:9), but thepreparations for it. God has been sending out the invitations throughout history.
Salvation is a process. Once acceptable for the wedding, God does not judge a person at the doors of the wedding supper. Peter says in I Peter 4:17 that judgment is now on the house of God, spiritual Israel, the church. Revelation 11:18 further shows that Christ will not judge His saints at His return, but is coming to reward the saints and begin the process of judging the nations who have not yet had opportunity at salvation—during the Millennium and the Great White Throne Judgment.
Everyone that we win for the Lord is setting another place at the table of the great wedding feast of the Lamb. Rejoice and praise God almighty for being able to reach a lost or backsliding soul. Because once their home one more setting is set at the table.

Praise God let us help set another place at the table when a soul comes home.

The End Time (Church of God) On this we do believe

Fundamental Beliefs

We trace our origins to the Church that Jesus founded in the early first century. We follow the same teachings, doctrines and practices established then. Our commission is to proclaim the gospel of the coming Kingdom of God to all the world as a witness and teach all nations to observe what Christ commanded (Matthew 24:14; Matthew 28:19, Matthew 28:20).


God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
We believe in one God, the Father, eternally existing, who is a Spirit, a personal Being of supreme intelligence, knowledge, love, justice, power and authority. He, through Jesus Christ, is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. He is the Source of life and the One for whom human life exists. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who is the Word and has eternally existed. We believe that He is the Messiah, the Christ, the divine Son of the living God, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born in the human flesh of the virgin Mary. We believe that it is by Him that God created all things and that without Him was not anything made that was made. We believe in the Holy Spirit, as the Spirit of God and of Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the power of God and the Spirit of life eternal (2 Timothy 1:7; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 1:1-4  ;Colossians 1:16).
The Word of God
We believe that Scripture, both the Old and the New Testament, is God's revelation, and His complete, expressed will to humanity. Scripture is inspired in thought and word, infallible in the original writings, is the supreme and final authority in faith and in life, and is the foundation of all truth (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21  ; John 10:35; John 17:17).
Satan the Devil
We believe that Satan is a spirit being who is the adversary of God and the children of God. Satan has been given dominion over the world for a specific period of time. Satan has deceived humanity into rejecting God and His law. Satan has ruled by deception with the aid of a host of demons who are rebellious angels, spirit beings, who followed Satan in his rebellion (Matthew 4:1-11       ; Luke 8:12; 2 Timothy 2:26; John 12:31; John 16:11;Revelation 12:4, Revelation 12:9; Revelation 20:1-3   , 7, 10; Leviticus 16:21-22 
; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 2:2).
Humanity
We believe that humanity was created in the image of God with the potential to become children of God, partakers of the divine nature. God formed humanity of flesh, which is material substance. Human beings live by the breath of life, are mortal, subject to corruption and decay, without eternal life, except as the gift of God under God's terms and conditions as expressed in the Bible. We believe that God placed before Adam and Eve the choice of eternal life through obedience to God, or death through sin. Adam and Eve yielded to temptation and disobeyed God. As a result, sin entered the world, and through sin, death. Death now reigns over all humanity because all have sinned (Genesis 1:26; 2 Peter 1:4; Hebrews 9:27; 1 Corinthians 15:22; Romans 5:12; Romans 6:23).
Sin and God's Law
We believe that sin is the transgression of the law. The law is spiritual, perfect, holy, just and good. The law defines God's love and is based upon the two great principles of love toward God and love toward neighbor, and is immutable and binding. The Ten Commandments are the ten points of God's law of love. We believe that breaking any one point of the law brings upon a person the penalty of sin. We believe that this fundamental spiritual law reveals the only way to true life and the only possible way of happiness, peace and joy. All unhappiness, misery, anguish and woe have come from transgressing God's law (1 John 3:4; 1 John 5:3; Matthew 5:17-19; Matthew 19:17-19; Matthew 22:37-40; James 2:10-11; Romans 2:5-9; Romans 7:12-14; Romans 13:8-10).
The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
We believe God so loved this world of helpless sinners that He gave His only begotten Son, who, though in all points tempted as we are, lived without sin in the human flesh. That Son, Jesus Christ, died as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity. His life, because He is the Creator of all humanity, is of greater value than the sum total of all human life. His death is, therefore, sufficient to pay the penalty for every human being's sins. In paying this penalty He has made it possible, according to God's plan, for each person and humanity as a whole to have their sins forgiven and to be released from the death penalty (Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 10:12; John 1:18; John 3:16; Colossians 1:16-17 

, 22; 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10; Ephesians 1:11; Revelation 13:8).
Three Days and Three Nights
We believe that the Father raised Jesus Christ from the dead after His body lay three days and three nights in the grave, thus making immortality possible for mortal man. He thereafter ascended into heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate (1 Peter 1:17-21    

; 1 Peter 3:22; Matthew 12:40; 1 Corinthians 15:53; 2 Timothy 1:10; John 20:17; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 12:2).
Repentance
We believe that all who truly repent of their sins in full surrender and willing obedience to God, and who by faith accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, have their sins forgiven by an act of divine grace. Such individuals are justified, pardoned from the penalty of sin, and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, which literally abides within them and supplies the divine love that alone can fulfill the law and produce righteousness. They are baptized by the Spirit into the body of Christ, which is the true Church of God. We believe in a true change in life and attitude. Only those who have the indwelling presence of and are being led by the Holy Spirit are Christ's (Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Acts 5:29-32   

; 2 Corinthians 7:10; John 3:16;Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 2:7-9  

; Romans 3:21-26     

; Romans 5:5; Romans 6:6; Romans 8:4, 9-10, 14; Romans 13:1; Jeremiah 33:8; John 14:16-17 

;1 Corinthians 12:12-13 

; Philippians 2:3-5).
Water Baptism
We believe in the ordinance of water baptism by immersion following repentance. Through the laying on of hands, with prayer, the believer receives the Holy Spirit and becomes a part of the spiritual body of Jesus Christ (Matthew 3:13, 16; John 3:23; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:14-17   

; Acts 19:5-6 

; 1 Corinthians 12:13).
The Sabbath Day
We believe that the seventh day of the week is the Sabbath of the Lord our God. On this day we are commanded to rest from our labors and worship God, following the teachings and example of Jesus, the apostles and the New Testament Church (Genesis 2:2-3 ; Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 31:13-17; Leviticus 23:3; Isaiah 58:13; Hebrews 4:4-10; Mark 1:21; Mark 2:27-28: Mark 6:2; Acts 13:42-44; Acts 17:2; Acts18:4; Luke 4:31).
The Passover
We believe in observing the New Testament Passover on the night of the 14th of Abib, the anniversary of the death of our Savior (Leviticus 23:5;Luke 22:13-14).
14; Acts2:1; Acts 18:21; Acts 20:16; Zechariah 14:16-21).
inthians 5:8; 16:8

God's Food Laws
We believe that those meats that are designated "unclean" by God in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 are not to be eaten. On Meats and Drinks: The New Testament makes no rigid rule concerning what the Christian shall eat or drink (with the exception of strong drink). We have no right to judge what our brother eats or what he drinks. Read in Romans 14:2-3, 17; 1 Corinthians 8:8; 1 Timothy 4:1-5. But knowing the difference, those knowing the truth should no take part of unclean meats and foods.
Military Service and War
We believe that Christians are forbidden by the commandments of God from taking human life, directly or indirectly, and that bearing arms is contrary to this fundamental belief. Therefore, we believe that Christians should not voluntarily become engaged in military service. If they are involuntarily engaged in military service, we believe they should refuse conscientiously to bear arms and, to the extent possible, to refuse to come under military authority (Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:21-22; 1 Corinthians 7:21-23; Acts 5:29).
Promises to Abraham
We believe in God's enduring righteousness. That righteousness is demonstrated by God's faithfulness in fulfilling all of the promises He made to the father of the faithful, Abraham. As promised, God multiplied Abraham's lineal descendants so that Abraham literally became the "father" of many nations. We believe that God, as promised, materially prospered Abraham's lineal descendants Isaac and Jacob (whose name He later changed to Israel). We believe that God, through Abraham's Seed, Jesus Christ, is making salvation available to all humanity regardless of their physical lineage. Salvation is not therefore a right of birth. It is freely open to all whom God calls, and those who are regarded as descendants of Abraham are those of the faith, heirs according to the promises. We believe that the knowledge that God has fulfilled and continues to fulfill the physical promises made to Abraham and his children, and is fulfilling the spiritual promise through Jesus Christ, is critical to understanding the message of the prophets and its application to the world in which we live (Psalm 111:1-10; Romans 4:16; Romans 9:7-8; Galatians 3:16; Genesis 32:28).
God's Purpose for Mankind
We believe God's purpose for mankind is to prepare those whom He calls, and who elect through a life of overcoming sin, developing righteous character, and growing in grace and knowledge, to possess the Kingdom and to become kings and priests reigning with Christ on this earth after His return. We believe that the reason for mankind's existence is literally to be born as spirit beings into the family of God (Romans 6:15-16; Romans 8:14-17, 30; Acts 2:39; 2 Peter 3:18; Revelation 3:5; 5:10).
The Church
We believe that the Church is that body of believers who have received, and are being led by, the Holy Spirit. The true Church of God is a spiritual organism. Its biblical name is "The Church of God." We believe that the mission of the Church is to preach the gospel (good news) of the coming Kingdom of God to all nations as a witness, and to help reconcile to God such people as are now being called. We believe that it is also the mission of the Church of God to strengthen, edify and nurture the children of God in the love and admonition of our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38-39, 47; Acts 20:28; Romans 8:14; Romans 14:19; Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 3:14;Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 11:16, 22; 1 Corinthians 12:27; 1 Corinthians 14:26; 1 Corinthians 15:9;2 Corinthians 1:1-2
; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20; Galatians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:5, 15; Mark 16:15;Matthew 24:14; Matthew 28:18-20; John 6:44, 65; John 17:11, 16).
Tithing
We believe in tithing as a way of honoring God with our substance and as a means of serving Him in the preaching of the gospel, the care of the Church, attending the festivals and helping the needy (Proverbs 3:9-10;Genesis 14:17-20; 1 Corinthians 9:7-14; Numbers 18:21; Deuteronomy 14:22-29).
The Resurrections
We believe that the only hope of eternal life for mortal humans lies in the resurrection through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We believe that at the return of Jesus Christ a resurrection to spirit life will take place for all who have been God's faithful servants. We believe that after Jesus Christ has ruled on this earth for 1,000 years, there will be a resurrection to physical life of the vast majority of all people who have ever lived. We believe that after these people have had an opportunity to live a physical life, if they become converted, they too will receive eternal life. We also believe that those who reject God's offer of salvation will reap eternal death (1 Corinthians 15:19, 42-52; Acts 23:6; John 5:21-29; Romans 6:23;Romans 8:10-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Revelation 20:4-5, 11-15; John 3:16; Matthew 25:46).
Jesus Christ's Return
We believe in the personal, visible, premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ to rule the nations on earth as King of kings and to continue His priestly office as Lord of lords. At that time, He will sit upon the throne of David. During His thousand-year reign upon the earth, He will restore all things and establish the Kingdom of God forever (Matthew 24:30, 44;Revelation 1:7; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 19:16; Revelation 20:4-6; 1essalonians 4:13-16; John 14:3; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 40:10-12; Hebrews 7:24; Jeremiah 23:5; Luke 1:32-33
; Acts 1:11; Acts 3:21; Acts 15:16;Daniel 7:14, 18, 27).

Microwave Preaching bring forth, Microwave Churches and Christians

For there isn't any other foundation save for the one that is been built by the rock of Salvation, by the cornerstone, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. (1Peter 2:1-3)
I was listening to a preacher recently, a preacher who says he prefer to call himself a motivational speaker,
I am just going to let it out of my chest,
It is sad to see how our few Christian television channels have been invaded by self appointed apostles and prosperity moguls who blatantly push their deceptive speeches about a Jesus who does not come from the Bible.
The trend has been around for a while now, but as it gains momentum, new styles and new doctrines continue to be developed to attract the naive and the desperate, who is looking for a carnal solution to their spiritual problems.
And a new wave of false prophets has just been started by a North American "Pastor" who even prefers to be called a motivational speaker; thus bringing further deception into the pews. And the trend has already caught up in Latin America, where already a few are following the same practice.
You hear them speaking and it sounds so real that anybody would buy it. Their way of sugar coating Jesus is so sweet that it would easily deceive even the elect
They manufacture a doctrine at the drop of a hat, and speak of a Jesus who sounds real to those who do not test their message by the word.
It saddens me even more to see how people run hysterically after these messengers of Satan, many of which are so enthrone in their own kingdom that they do not even realize they have already condemned themselves and their followers to the fire of hell
Thousands upon thousands of believers are following these deceptive trends, and are being sold a Christ, who offers them riches, and longevity, and glory, and absence of pain and suffering. They are being offered a Hollywood Christ who is going to make their lives perfect on this earth, who is going to solve all their problems, pay all their bills, take away all their illnesses, and bring love and peace and enlightenment to their self centered lives. Their blindness condemns them as it condemns those cheap merchants of lies and deception.
This Christ those prestidigitators are trying to sell does not exist; it is an illusion, a magic trick straight from Hell.
The Christ of the Bible does not offer Microwave Christianity; He does not cater to the ego centered, quick-fix driven motives of the worldly man. Those followers of drive through salvation are lost and in need to be found; and the preachers of Satan who are catering to them belong in the eternal furnace of Hell.
The sissy effeminate, manicured Christ of pop culture, is just an invention of the spiritually lame and the lost, and of those who seek to cash in on the ignorance of the masses and their lust for security without commitment. This Frozen food Christ does not exist.
The Christ I know, the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace, the redeemer, is the same Christ presented to us throughout the whole Bible, the one who fulfilled all Old Testament prophesies. He is the alpha and the Omega, the Morning Star, the Word made flesh. And He gives us in His word a way of life that is beyond any dream, and which brings us to true enlightenment, and the true knowledge of God.
There is no magic wand or secret spell, there is no healing potion or blessed clothe, there is only Jesus, the Jesus of the Cross, the Jesus of Calvary, the Jesus who tell us to take our Cross and follow Him, the Jesus who tells us that we will be persecuted the way he was persecuted, the Jesus who tells us to sell everything and follow Him, the Jesus who tells us that no liars or immoral or selfish persons or Idolaters will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
That is the Jesus I know
The Jesus I know teaches us to be His servants, to be the least so that we can become the greatest, He teaches us to love our neighbors more than we love ourselves, he teaches us to have extreme compassion for the sick and the lame, and the hungry, and to be a witness of His word to the lost.
The Jesus I know calls us to conform to his commandments, and his commandments are thick with self sacrifice and sanctity.
Do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you will know what the will of the father is, His good and perfect will. (Romans 12...)
The Jesus I know is offering us spiritual victory, spiritual peace, spiritual riches, spiritual health, and most importantly, spiritual blitz and life eternal.
But all of this comes at a price, it is a free gift which we have to earn, by living a life of abandonment, a life of committed devotion, a life of prayerful meditation and study of his word, a life where the fruit of the spirit become a way of life, become second nature.
If you want a secret formula, here is one... Be reconciled to God, by abandoning your wicked ways, and embracing the Jesus of the Bible, Pure and simply.
As for those merchants from Hell; let them go where they belong, their due judgment will come, and unless they repent and change their ways, their father the devil will have a feast with them. In which they will be the menu!

Will a man rob GOD

I know what a lot will think by just reading that text, and yes it does say in the Bible that if you do not pay tithes and bring offerings to the store house you are robbing GOD,  that His work can't be carried on. But robbing God goes a whole lot deeper that money. THERE  are just as many other ways of robbing God than that. I have often talked about my 22 years of preaching the Gospel, and I guess I need to pipe that down because that's not what I'm here to blog about tonight.
I found Jesus as my Lord when I was in my teens, even though being a teen with no support at home made it difficult to stay a Christian. So as things went I backslid for a few years but one thing that never left me was the feeling I had every service I did attend, (even though I was of the Baptist faith at the time), it was the feeling of chill's covering my arms and running down my back and over my body. It wasn't until a few years later that GOD would show me exactly what it was. I do not know if the Baptist have changed any at all, I haven't been back so I really can't say, but back then, you didn't raise your hands, you didn't praise the Lord, or even hear an amen as the preacher brought forth the word of GOD.
I guess they believe in the Spirit of GOD they just don't let it manifest itself as it did on the day of Pentecost. And I have been to a Catholic Church and I will not go into any details or say anything about them that might offend anyone, even though the Church world, or let me retract that and say most, think all Catholics are going to hell. Sorry folks not so, There will probably be more of them going into the Kingdom of God than any other denomination, but again this blog is about.
Will a man ROB GOD.
 Every morning when we awake to the precious breath of life we have something to be thankful for, because we could have been one of the thousands who didn't wake up at all. It wasn't until I begin to attend a Pentecostal- Full Gospel- Non Denominational Church that God revealed to me what all the chills were all about. Some call them the Holy Ghost bumps, I call them the Power of GOD. As I sat on the very last seat in the very last row, the preacher called a prayer line. I was feeling the bumps, and laughing within myself as people were slain in the Spirit, then a still quite voice within me said , "why are you laughing? Try it you might like it".  As I waited my turn in line with no prayer request, the preachers hand stopped about 6 inches from my head and whoosh, my feet left me and I hit the floor and my head hit the bench, and I felt not a thing. That is when I knew within myself that, MY GOD is real.
Will a man rob God.
Friends all through out the Bible in one place or the other we see where people did one thing and that was to give GOD the praise and honor He was owed. Today in Churches all around the United States it is hard to find one single church that will praise and worship God accordingly. King David, it says in Psalms, danced before the Lord a holy dance and the people sang praise to the most High GOD. Heck David says in the last 6 or 7 verses of Psalms to praise ye the Lord, Everything that hath breath praise ye the Lord, let the earth rejoice, trees sing, the mountains, birds, animals all praise God.
How about in Acts the 2nd chapter when they did what was told of them and gathered together in an upper room til they be subdued from on High. My Bible tells me that they were in one mind and accord. Brothers and sisters, there's a song that John Starnes sings that I believe tells the story about the day of Pentecost, "You never seen such SHOUTING going on". 
Will a man rob GOD.
The Bible tells us that every time we enter into the Sanctuary of God, we shoud enter into His gates with thanksgiving in our hearts and enter His courts with praise. Friends, did you know that in heaven the angels sing praise and worship to GOD the Creator 24/7, continually? Did you know that the Bible says that if we hold our peace and not praise God that He would cause the Rocks and Stones to praise Him? You know the Church world wants something of GOD daily. And GOD being the truthful GOD He is, gives and gives and gives, then we as His so called children, ROB him over and over, again and again.
Will a man rob GOD?
Friends if you happen to read this and head to the house of worship this Friday night, Saturday or Sunday. REMEMBER you owe GOD. Now the question is will you continue to ROB GOD. You'll probably say well I don't feel nothing, remember this also folks, you get out of it what you put into it.

Will a man rob GOD.

Til next time
Shaloam and pray for the peace of jerusalem
jesseb

Trust

I have often wondered in my life how many people, can't/don't believe in a God that is so real. If I am not mistaken doesn't ( Hebrews 11 verse 1 say that Now faith is the substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen.) You know so many times we sit back and listen to people who often say that there is no God, if there were, things wouldn't be happening the way they are. WELL wake up world, that right there ought to tell you there is a Living God in heaven, and even though you cannot see him with the mortal EYE yes, He is there. Oh and by the way if there be any out there who will happen upon this and read it, You didn't crawl up out of the sea, and you surely didn't come from any Ape, Monkey, or baboon. My Bible tells me in the Book of Genesis the 1st and  2nd chapters that God made Two different sets of people. First a created people and in the  2nd chapter a formed people, and BEFORE doing that he looked at his Son Jesus, and said these very literal words, "LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR OWN IMAGE."


So now choose what you want, I choose to trust and believe in the Word of GOD. Did any of you ever realize that Darwin was a man, made the same way we were, from the dust of the earth. And have you all not realized by now that Scientist for hundreds of years now have tried to figure GOD out and haven't even come close. Did you know that is why they sent the Hubble telescope into orbit? To see if they could find heaven and SEE GOD. Friends, no man has ever seen GOD face to face and lived to tell it. GOD is so powerful. Do you remember reading about the tabernacle in the wilderness, and the Ark of the covenant, and the Holy of Holies? That is where the Power of God abode within. Have you not read about how many people died, just trying to touch the Ark, if you weren't the High Priest you best have left it alone.

Sure Moses when up on Mt. Sinai, saw the hinder side of God, but just seeing that part of God was so powerful, that the Glory of God was so powerful, Moses had to wear a veil upon his face. Now that we've said all that let's get to the part we started to write about in the fist place lol. TRUST

So many times we have seen the hand of God work in mighty ways, and I will be the first to say, to see the things God has done and will do is beyond the word awesome. Going through life can sometimes be pretty rough, and I'm not going to lie to you, and say living for God is easy, its not. Because trusting in someone such as Jesus is never easy because there's a price we all try and repay and he asks for nothing more than we serve Him with our whole body mind and soul. Well you will say to yourself before you finish reading this, that that's asking quite a bit .Some will say well I am and will never be worthy enough to serve God, well lets let God be the judge of that one ok. Trust

After all GOD has done for me just myself in the past 2 years I still have trouble at times trusting Him. I do know if it hadn't been for him I wouldn't be. And after 22 years of preaching you would think after all those years Trust would be one of my strong points . Well what can I say. I guess I wrote all this to get to this here. ( Remember when God sent Moses down to Eygqt to get his children and to bring then out and take them to the Promise land? well so many times before they ever got to the Red Sea they was some of the most cryingest, whiningest, complainingest, ungrateful bunch of people you could even imagine. Heck if you don't believe me read the Bible it is truth, and you will see what I'm saying is true. (Exodus 14 verse 13- Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew or show you this day. for the Eygqtians you see this day you WILL-WILL not see them again and for ever.

Friends I'm not perfect and today I found myself in a bad way, not that every day I'm not in a bad way. But I began to worry about certain things and wondering about this and that, and all the time I was saying, "God will make a way. God will make a way".  Then I began to let things get to me, AND THEN after I realized something I've known for years, that worry can't add an inch to a persons height, then  GOD began to work things out. I was upset about something that was supposed to be done 2 days ago and wasn't and then I find out my air conditioning in my apartment wasn't working and I got grandkids hopefully coming in 2 weeks, and yes I got angry, and I sinned, then repented. WELL, the thing that was to happen 2 days ago happened and they came to work on my air and it will be fixed in the morning.  Praise GOD.

BUT the same words that Moses said to the children of Israel, that if I would shut up long enough to let God do what he says he'll do for me and his people, then and only then will things work out. TRUST

We can trust in God, or we can tie his hand to where he can't work. From this day forward, I will stand still and see the Salvation of the Lord . I put myself where I am today and he will see me through it. I will shut my mouth and never see again the things that happened to happen again. Thank you God so so much.
Trust such a small 5 letter word with such a powerful meaning.


Til next time Shaloam and pray for the peace of Jerusalem
jesseb

The Brain verses the Heart (pick which one to follow))

In this corner we have the brain, it is supposed to tell the whole body what to do; think, smell and see, it is supposed to give us the ump to get up and go. It tells our arms to move, our legs to walk, and our feet to go along. In the other corner we have the heart. It is said that without the heart and its constant beating we could not even live. So what the heck, which is the strongest and which one do we follow?

Our brain I do believe, tells us everything we should do, right or wrong. But then they say, well you should follow your heart. But, here's the problem, if you do not have a whole functioning brain that will not do as it is supposed to without taking several different medications, then doesn't that bring us back to another problem? What right does the brain have to tell the rest of the body to do anything?

Then what the heck, when you have to take medications to keep your blood pressure down to cut the risk of a stroke or heart attack, to me a person in such shape is in bad shape. They say that all these things are treatable. Hmm, but are they? It seems that every day we read or look at an article that all the things that they give you to take are hurting the person even the more. They have put so many different things in the medications today, that there is nothing safe anymore. Still the Brain verses the Heart.

So I am at this dilemma. Do I follow my heart, are do I wait for the brain to kick in? We have heard all our lives that there is such a thing as Devine healing, and yes there is Devine healing and it comes through one person and one person only and that is Jesus Christ, God's only begotten of Himself. Now here's the thing, we have seen God through his Son Jesus do healing and fix many things. And he still does I believe. But it is totally up to Him, God, whether you get healed or not. He knows the circumstances around everything. He is all powerful, all seeing and all knowing. He knows the hearts of man, every animal every living thing. He is God and never changes.

God knows what every single soul goes through in their lifetime, whether it was good, bad or just down right plain evil. A friend in facebook posted something a few minutes ago and I have always had a problem, and it has always made me wonder, if something was to happen, because i can show no emotions, does that make me a bad, evil, hateful person? I guess in the future I will find out probably sooner than later, but i prefer the later. (Just because my eyes don't tear up doesn't mean my heart doesn't cry, and just because I come off as strong, doesn't mean there's nothing wrong.) My Brain verses My Heart.

You know what's strange about it all? Everyone seems to know our brain and heart better than we do. And God knows my heart and where it stands, he knows it's desires, remember He is all knowing. But then again I will not use God. I have seen people over and over again use God and I wonder how many times will it happen til He says enough is enough? There is someone who I know who had slacked away from Church until they were hit in the face with reality, and all of a sudden it was back to praying and heading back to the house of God. All I could think was my my my. So...

Here I am again my brain fighting with my heart, and who, or should I say which will win? Well since it seems that folks seem to think that I can't make any rational decisions on my own, then it leaves me to follow my heart and believe what I think is right. There are sayings like "we can preach the word of God but we can't save a soul", "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink", and this one may be the hardest one of all: "You can lead a heart to LOVE but you can't make it Fall".

I don't know if this made any sense but I can only hope.

til next time this is jessebs

Shalom and pray for the peace of Jerusalem

Memory take me away

The reason why we titled this memory take me away, is that if skin -so- soft ain't helping my skin, calgon surely is not gonna take me away. I know, look at my gator legs lol. But memory take me away has nothing to do with DA skin. It's about going back to a happier time in life, well a little was good and a whole lot of the other, rough. I can vaguely remember a lot of my childhood, and sometimes I really don't want to remember much of it. I had a step dad that was in the military, and God rest his soul, but then again at times I wonder if he even had a soul. Oh well . But I had an uncle and aunt we stayed with at times when we weren't at my grandma's and grandpa's. That's when he was gone overseas. And I can remember some of the times when we could be just kids, even though that was only til about 7 or 8 years old.


But as I can said I can barely remember being at my aunt's house and it was pretty cool. waking up at six in the morning because usually we were on pallets on the floor. Uncle would come in on Saturday morning and watch television before he went to work. Uncle was an alcoholic, (and yes I guess I came from a long line of them), but I can remember watching the different cartoons back then and I look today, and can only say memory take me away.


What ever happened to Tweety and Sylvester, or batman and robin, what about tom and Jerry, mickey and Minny mouse, Pluto, Donald and daffy duck, the road runner and coyote, speedy Gonzalez, and all the good memories. Back when barbie and ken was in and ken was macho, or GI Joe. What about Archie and jughead and the gang, Josie and the pussy cats, Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and I know I'm missing a lot of them, oh oh my heroes the three stooges.


Now a days its oxigons and boxigons, transformers, batman, (who doesn't even look like himself), the joker, riddler, penguin, robin, cat woman, woo woo, (just kidding), power rangers, anything that has to do with evil is what we see on today's television. Oh memory Oh memory take me away. Sadly enough they have taken and changed all the good for the bad. What about the stinking wrestling, laying around the living floor on Saturday nights and watching the Von Erich's wrestle, especial Fritz, or Wahoo McDaniel, kabuki, the iron sheik. the road warriors, Jake the snake, the junk yard dog. Now we got all the pilled up bunch of actresses calling themselves wrestlers, hogwash. Looking at the women wrestlers, ain't a one of them all natural, get what I mean. What ever happened, like Tim Mcgraw said, back when a coke was a coke the wind was all the blew, crack was cracking a joke and a spoon was a spoon. Oh what memories.


Then there was some we won't talk about much, because none of them are alive today to defend themselves, lol. About the times I would sneak behind the chairs and drink their beer only to crawl out from there to the middle of the floor and flop around like a fish outta water. ah the good ole days, But I can remember years back when having to quit school 3 years in a row to help support (should I put it nicely and say help support the family) or just go ahead and tell the truth, support my worthless, oops, stepdad. I shouldn't have said that on the Internet hi-way. I remember working on a Podunk farm to sell veggies at his Podunk vegetable stand, just to have 3 years of my life wasted on lost dreams and selfishness. I can remember 25 cent cigarettes. and 35 cent gas, wow those were the days huh?


And, (not to hurt any ones feelings who reads this), if only I would have married my first true love would anything have helped at all? we'll never know. Like that song little Texas sang ( what might have been ) no it wouldn't have worked either I screwed that up too outta respect and a drunken stooper. Alcohol does not pay. You know deep down, I'd like to have some of the younger days back and be able to rid my mind of a lot of the other. Like having the old cartoons back, and thats a shame because besides one other thing, that's all I would want back. Don't get me wrong, I gotta, soon to be, good wife, who was and isn't yet lol. 6 good kids and the juries out on 1. 10 great loving grandkids and the juries out on 1 of them too lol. They say it's not good to live in the past, and maybe it's not, but it sure sometimes relieves tension and stress just to talk about it. but all and all, Only with God and my Lord Jesus Christ all is good and to all for now good by.




til next time, God Bless
jesseb's
Shalom and pray for the peace of Jerusalem

When I've gone the last mile

You know they say you can't go back and change things thats happened even 5 seconds ago. But if I could I would suredly try to change a lot of things. They also say you have to live with the cards you are dealt. well if I had it my way, I'd ask for a new hand. Myself as well as countless on thousand upon thousand of people just here in the USA, just like myself, we weren't born on the other side of the tracks as to say, no silver spoon, no ira's, or college funds set aside. no we are the ones who have to fight for everything we got. Christianity in my house was nothing unless it was taking the church for everything they had and then when the well went dry, that's all you heard about church. I guess if it hadn't been for my late, late, grandmother, God rest her soul, I would have never graced the inside of a church building. And I praise the Lord for her.



They say that it's not good to look back on the past, but look to the future, but how can you look to the future when so much of your future is in the past. Growing up in the house I lived in was pure hectic to say at least. Like thousands of other young kids who had broken homes, life wasn't easy, especially when your mother remarrys a man she met in a beer dive. not to say that my real dad, which I never saw with my own eyes (and if I did was to young to remember), I've been told he was in no way a saint himself. Oh well maybe I will get to see him on the other side in new jerusalem, this is my hope and prayer. But as I look back I guess all the beating we endured made us better folk, I guess, I really can't tell.

But just to survive was not in itself easy, taking on different personalities, just to help us make through. we firmly believe that if God hadn't been there with us, we wouldn't be here today. The rule was, kids only spoke when spoken to, dare speak, get beat, then speak, get beat. what a win win situation huh ? Having your every move dictatated was grrrr. having no life was worse, But when Ive gone the last mile I know all will be well. to have to grow up the way we did as a child, and knowing that thousands upon thousands of others had it the same way makes one just break down and cry. It has taken many years for me to shed a tear for anything, or anyone and at times it's still tough to cry. When I lost my mother earlier this year, instead of crying, I felt thank goodness, this is over. Did I love my mom? yes. did I love my mom after all the abuse she and my stepdad put me through, yes but it was and still is tough.

Now that I look back at all the wasted years, what should have been and not should of been in my life, would I still change things? YES, I would. And the first thing would be, that the first time that I met Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour, I would have held onto Him for dear life. You see I wasted so many years of being a form of godliness, denyng the power thereof. I knew of Him, but really never knew Him. But now that I know Him and what He was and is capable of doing, I can no longer look back. For today the future is ahead of me. For all the mental, physical, and verbal abuse I grew up with, I have no one else to thank, but God the Father, who brought me through it all. As that old old song goes, I wouldn't take nothing for my journey now. By the help and grace of God I pray that my feet never again slip backwards but walketh forward from this day. That when I have gone the last mile of the way, Jesus will look at me and say these words, "enter in thy good and faithful servant".

Friends, you can make it the last mile of the way also, just trust in Him, Jesus.



til next time jessebs

Peace and Shalom to Israel

p.s. Please when you pray, pray for the peace of Jerusalem

Priorities

We go through life never knowing what tomorrow may hold, whether we'll live out the day or wake to face tomorrow. We rush through our everyday life. Most of the time it's one step forward, two steps back. We wake each morning as most do to a 8 to 5 or 9 to 5 job, seems like we see our fellow workers more than we see our family. To those who are not family oriented it really doesn't matter, but to those who are, it's pure torture. For most of us its rush, rush, rush, to others, it's who cares. As kids we watched our moms and dads have to shove off to work, and most think man don't they have it together, but deep down do they?

Do they live behind a mask that you as chilldren never will see til maybe it's to late. That those strong parents really aren't as strong as they seem but are hanging on by a thread, and at anytime, it could unravel. Sometimes in most families things are great, in some families it isn't, but who's the blame, mom or dad, dad or mom, mom or the child, dad or the child. The answer would be none of the above. In this rat race world we live in today, we somehow have to have priorities.

I have always been amazed at those who have their ducks all in row, that everything is lined up perfect. Then there are those of us who struggle each day just to have ducks. People say we are dealt the hand we have been dealt. And maybe we are. Not everything in life has a silver lining. What we as children dont realize is that it takes a lot to raise a family, until we have a family of our own. It is then that we find out everything in life isn't peachy. In life again I say we need priorities. what is yours?

As I was writing this a thought from the Apostle Paul came to my mind. Paul once said, "I must be all things to all men", seems to be such a busy statment and why do we say busy. Paul, even though he had Christ Jesus in his walk, but being the christian that he was, he had to be all to everyone, what ever state the people were in, he was there. If they were down, he was down, if they were lost and without Christ he had to lower himself to be able for those to see where he was coming from.

And even though he had to be all things, He keep his priorities straight. As we should in our lives everyday.

# 1 God first and foremost and everyday work to please him only.

#2 Family second and only second to God.

#3 work and what ever comes after that.

Friends these are the priorities we should have in our life everyday.

I truly believe that if we put God first and foremost he will surely make the time for you and your family and then he will bless the works of your hands. We so many times never set things in order, we watched our parents work themselves to death, and never had time for family, little less God. So, let us learn from their mistakes and set a few priorities in our life. That all may be good with you and yours.



til next time jessebs

Truly Thankful

Well I guess as everybody knows, today around America, we celebrated one more Thanksgiving. Ours was with just part of the family, wish it could have been with all, but when some live in Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska, Korea, and Arkyville, sometimes its impossible for all to get together. But it did not damper the moment that we gave thanks to the Almighty God, for our family, friends, freedom, soldiers, and His son Jesus. I don't know what everyone gives thanks for, but I believe everyone who had to eat, and those who may not of had all they wanted, gave thanks. The dressing was great, the sweet potatoes was great, the ham was awesome (not that I smoked it myself hehe) the store bought rolls was good, the cranberry sauce was good, oh no they forgot the cranberry sauce, now that's just unAmerican. But I guess the greatest thing about today was that we had good felllowship and there was no arguing. That's a miracle in itself. So I hope and pray that all had a wonderful Thankgiving and that all was blessed and ate well.



til next time and may God Bless

jessesb

What are they thinking ????

You know when I gave my heart back to God, I know we are not supposed to (even though I have known for a long time) run down, put down or even talk bad about our elected officials in any way, but pray for them. And I am still not going to put them down and so on and on and on, BUTTTT, What are they thinking? Whose idea was it to bring these (supposedly just 5) terrorists to America to stand trial? If I am not mistaken, it could be well over 150 of them. Man the people wanted change, well we are all getting it whether we wanted it or not.

I guess years ago when I began to first serve the only true living, undying God, and began to seek Him for the truth and nothing but the truth, I believe it was the Holy Spirit that began, at that time to look out over the world, look at the sin that plagues this earth, (back then yes we had murder and killing, robberies, rapes, kidnapping, serial killings), but at that time we didn't have kids going on rampages killing dozens at a time in our schools. But now it seems to be an every day occurrence, whether it's elementary, junior high, high school, community colleges, now major colleges, wow what a sad sad world. Now babies being abducted from their very home, parents killing, or having something to do with their disappearances, toddlers, well its very sad.

We also had one of our worst days in American history, 9-11. When the very people we helped with our American dollars became powerful as well as a lot of other rogue countries who have the nerve to stab us in the back, turn on us all in the name of allah (yes little ( a ) because he isn't God). Isn't it enough that we have enough killing going on here now in our once great country, that we have to bring these people here, opening the door for all the sleeper cells here, so they can carry out their missions with even more fierceness. How many people can remember that great saying of a lady who ran this country for 8 years back in the 90's, who said it takes a village to raise a child. Heck I don't know what village or tribe she comes from whether it is the moabites, jebusites, sodomites, hittites, muslimites, canaanites, luciferites ?? But I am glad of one thing, praise the Almighty God, I didn't come from her tribe or village.

Friends we haven't seen nothing yet, but just wait. Just as the early Isrealites, who wanted a King to rule over them instead of God, (He granted it, He gave them Saul), you get what you ask for. I am not slamming our former President Bush, at least his heart was with America. Well America wanted a President of change instead of one with Christian values and a true American born American. Well the tribes got again what they wanted, a snake in the grass which they praised and worshiped, now they are finding out he ain't what he said he was all about. And friends just wait a few more days for the next round of HOG WASH coming out of Washington. Terrorists tomorrow, one world government next.

So what are they thinking about bringing these people here? The very ones who calls us the infidels, the great satan. Wow now if those words ain't of love I don't know what is lol. I guess as a whole we all asked for this mess even though we didn't elect it, so tighten your belts, open your eyes and pay close attention to our near near future. What were you all thinking ???

til next time this is jesseb's

Shalom and peace to Israel

May God bless each and everyone of us.

times change, so do people

Hello everyone, again, it's good to have the internet again and to be able to blog. I have missed it so much, and from the last time I blogged my life has turned totally upside down. What I mean is that I have rededicated my life to God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ and can't even begin to number the many blessings he has bestowed on my life. All I can say is that God is good but even better, He is Awesome. Every time we have called upon His name He has been there, just as His word says He would do and be. Often times in this last 5 months I think of how Abraham was told by God to get out of his country from around his Father and land, and that God would bless him and make him a great nation. Now I'm not in anyway saying that I am anywhere close to where Abraham stood with God. Heck no way am I. But back in January or February God gave my wife and daughter a vision of us moving to where we are today, and even though God never showed me a dream, vision or anything of the sorts, I guess you can say I moved through faith. And God has showed us His mighty hand in the last 5 months so much that it leaves me speechless more times than once. Again I say God is an Awesome God. I don't know how many who have ever read any of my blogs, remember me mentioning that I was a minister at one time. well since I have turned back TO God, and even though I haven't preached as of yet, I believe that one day soon God will allow me to preach again, and I know that it will only come in God's time. For the Bible tells us that the gifts and callings of God are without repentance. He will not take it away, and He will never say He's sorry for giving any of His children a gift. I know that God is going to move in some way. I really don't know when, where, or how, but He will, for God is God and He will always be God. I do need to say that anyone who has ever read a blog of mine and found them offensive, rude, or foul, please forgive my stupidity. Now God is the most important Person in my life. I thank God for letting me come home, as did the Father who let the prodigal son come home. Until my next blog May God bless everyone who reads and let them realize that God is always waiting in the shadows for us to come home.


til next time God bless jesseb

Questions ????? Part 2

From our last blog we said there are a lot of things we do from the cradle to the grave, and we put forth a lot of questions. But there are things far more important than school, college, marriage, children, or divorce. There are a few more important things, such as GOD, Christ, and everlasting life. There are a lot of different beliefs out there and I guess that's what makes the world go around, as the saying goes, different strokes for different folks. That is why GOD lets us choose how and which way we go. He will not force us to serve Him. Glory be to GOD the Father in the Highest.

How many of us can remember the first experience we had with GOD?
How many of us can remember the first time we attended a church service and was overwhelmed by the presence of GOD?
How many of us can remember our first communion, or our first confession?
How many of us can remember our first Lord's supper and foot washing?
Can you remember your very first Vacation Bible School?
Can you remember the first time you went to the altar, and God met you there with open arms?

We can always remember the bad things that have happened to us. But how many good things can we remember that out-way the bad? Murphy once said , What will happen will happen, there's no two ways about it. Life is what we make of it. It is like coming to a crossroad with a 4-way stop and having to wait your turn. We all come to many forks in the road in this thing we call the game of life and it is not always easy to choose the right way to take. But we should always remember that we don't ever have to make that decision on our on. I have always believed that life can throw us curve balls. See, we fight against powers in high places, and no matter how hard we try to do the right things in life the enemy will always be there to throw his monkey wrench into everything he can to keep everyone he can down and out (down trodden) . I do not want to make people think that once you become a child of God, or start serving GOD, it will be a cake walk. He never said that we would get everything on a silver platter, it just doesn't work that way. But we will cover more on this in the following blog, I hope my friends and all will understand where we are coming from. QUESTIONS.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. This is the answer to the monkey wrench and he knows how to use it well. If satan doesn't have us already he will be trying his hardest, no matter what it takes, to get us. Remember those who he has already he will use to do his handy work. Again we ask, "How many of us can look back and remember any of the questions that have been asked in this blog and remember the better times in life"? I hope we all can. And, if you can't, in our next blog following this one we will show you how you can remember the better days.

Whether it was when you first got married, your first child, the first time you met Christ as your Savior or just the joy you had that you have lost along life's journey. So if you want, check out our following blog for the answer to most of these questions.

until then thanks again jesseb's

TRYING TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS

As I sat here tonight and a thought came to me, but first, before I start I must say, MY heading on my blog page says that anything goes which means that anything that comes to my mind I in someway will try and write about it to the best of my ability, at times I may use words that doesn't seem to be to some as appropriate, and The word of God says these very words. James 3:1-2 [1]My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Friends I have never said in any of my blogs that I am perfect, that I am not. I would like to at this time before I go on, to clarify something, I AM NOT PERFECT ( ELIJAH AND JOB AND CHRIST WERE THE ONLY PERFECT MEN, so if I offend you all in any way, let me know and I will see what I can do about it. I talk about GOD and Christ in a lot of my blogs and to mention some of the words I do, it sometimes gets pretty harsh so I guess what I am saying is I'LL try and clean it up, but I will not be a hypocrite. I PRAY FOR FORGIVENESS EVERYDAY, WHETHER I AM RIGHT OR WRONG. Sometimes I say to much, so bare with me. I will not write from behind a mask either for I am whom I am.

THANKS jessebs

Living the gifts of of the spirit

I often sit back and watch people and being a Preacher at one time, God entrusted me with that gift of discernment, which is 1 of the gifts of the spirit spoke about in the book of 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 and it says- [4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which work all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these work that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

As a Christian you can have any of the gifts you seek GOD for, but I really don't think we are bestowed with all. Some will have the gift of healing, prophesy, laying on of hands, praying, preaching, teaching, tongues and tongue and interpretation, and then the gift of the discernment. It is my belief that the Ministers and preachers have the gift of the spirit of discernment to discern the spirits, and I guess even though I no longer Preach I still have the gift.When we met our second wife she worked with a lot of different people, and not only they but other people as well I began to tell her what kind of people they were and she couldn't see it until the things I told started coming to pass, No I am NOT Nostradamus, and I can't see or foretell the future. All I can tell about is what the spirit of GOD has showed me.

Being able to discern things in the spirit is needed to be able to keep the enemy at bay and on the run. It is one of the tools GOD bestows on His people as well as Preachers. A lot of people would think that it would be judging folk i's not, being able to discern thing makes one aware of what is going on not only in the congregation of the saints, ( Church), but the world around you. But to me it is not the gift of discernment that is the greatest, being able to lead people to Christ and they find Him as their Lord and Savior, being able to pray for the lost and GOD opening His window in Heaven and pouring out His soul convicting spirit that leads people to Christ, then its being able to teach those the word of GOD, (teaching) then feeding the people with the preaching to keep their souls nourished with not only the milk but also the meat of the word. Living in the spirit.

I believe that the gifts are to help edify the Church. Friends, there is nothing like the feeling of being able to lay hands on the sick. and the healing virtue of God, ( THE ANOINTING), begins to transmit through your body into theirs and they be healed. It is a feeling that can't be described by me. There is nothing like being a Christian in the will of GOD and he uses you for the will of the Church. I do believe that the scariest gift of all is the tongues and interpretation. Or maybe I shouldn't use the word scariest. The gift of tongues and interpretation is for the edifying of the Church in most cases. Through tongues and interpretation it can be to the Church and what GOD intends to do in its future, or it could be for someone who has been searching GOD for answers to things, or GOD speaking to an individual person. And at anytime when there is an interpretation, somehow GOD will give some type of witness, such as moving of the spirit, chill's running all over your body. Friends, when the Spirit of GOD begins to move, the devil runs. That's called living in the spirit.

A lot of people think that the Pentecostal Churches and some Full gospel churches are nuts. Some would say that dancing in the spirit, speaking in tongues are not biblical but think again even divine healing and the laying on of hands are also biblical. Its just the snake part that I don't see where they come up with. I think they who play with snakes are tempting the Lord by saying ok Lord we're going to play with these posionous snakes, now keep us safe. That is plum crazy, Jesus said while in the wilderness the 40 days and nights as satan tempted him, Jesus said, THOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD THY GOD.

Luke 10:19-20- reads this way.- Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. I guess this is where they think they have the protection of GOD to play with snakes, heck more power to them. To me the only good snake is a dead snake. Although they were given power over them in this scripture do I see anywhere where it says you can play and kiss or anything else and be safe from danger. Playing with snakes ain't living in the spirit.

But people will continue to do the crazy things they do in the name of the Lord, Matthew 7:21-23 [23] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

We can plainly see here that Jesus said just because they do these things doesn't mean I agree with what they do. I myself don't think that playing with snakes is one of the things he agrees with. Might as well call that craziness suicide. Serving GOD is fun and exciting , refreshing when you truly find the place, or Church GOD wants you at. A lot of people just die right away from not being fed the word of GOD. There are two stages you must go through tho to grow in Christ, as a babe must crawl before they walk, a babe needs the milk before the meat of the word. I will say one thing about the church I did attend for many years and it took almost to the time the pastor retired to realize this, that he was choking the babe before they had a chance to grow in Christ. Friend living in the spirit is wonderful, And I will say this in closing this blog. Try it you may like it. The word of GOD is good to the last bite, and the milk to the last drop.


Thanks again jesseb's
Shalom and Peace to Isael.

Any day now Part 2

As we left off on the following blog we got to the part of Matthew 24:7 [7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.[8] All these are the beginning of sorrows.

What is famines-An acute insufficiency- #2 A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death.
What is pestilences-Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
And we all know what an earthquake-Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity.

We have for years heard of famine in the world and yes everyday we hear more and more of third world countries where thousands if not millions die everyday from starvation. But there is one thing we can hold on to, and that is again I say that if Jesus said it, it will be. The starvation that is in the world now is only minute compared to what else is going on now. I do know that a lot of the food and supplies that is sent to the third world countries doesn't all get to the people, only about 13 % of it reaches the people who need it and the Government takes control of the rest, look it up. Then we have the pestilence part of the scriptures, again we have to at this time look once again to the third world countries, they do not have the medical staff or supplies even medicines to fight outbreaks, and once again if they did, the Government would take control of most of that also.

But what about back here at home? Let us remember what Jesus said will come to pass will come to pass. What about what has been done. Monsanto has, and continues, to buy up most of the world's seed supply, and how they are genetically altering the seeds with things such as antibiotics and different things and our own federal government is doing nothing about it because of the one thing everyone wants more of and what is that? The almighty dollar. We all know money talks and BS walks. Has no one payed any attention to all the salmonella and ecoli out breaks keep getting worse and the food and drug administration seems to show little effort to fight it but most of the times it is swept under the rug. Then we have Aids all over the world, Vaginal herpes that there is no cure for. We are in for more, worse then these. What if a nuclear war was to break out? What if the terrorist did have hidden mustard gases, or if there is any other hidden weapon of mass destruction. These are just a few of the variables and scenarios we can put forth as examples of pestilences. Friend if there is to be a nuclear war, do we really realize the damage it will do? Your skin will literally fall from the bones.

And then there are the earthquakes we haven't even mentioned as of yet. I am use to hearing about earthquakes in California, the western seaboard, overseas, the ones that have just hit recently in ITALY. But it has really caught my attention in the last five to six years how earthquakes have been hitting in the central parts of the United States, its really troublesome, how close to home. Here in Oklahoma it seems we are beginning to hear about more earthquakes hitting here than ever before. But let us remember once again if Jesus said it, it will be. The things that Jesus and the prophets and apostles spoke and wrote about we are not going to be able to run or hide from. What will be will be and we can't buy our way out of it.

There is another part of the scriptures from the first page that we haven't explained , but it is to be part of another blog that I will begin writing soon. And that is that, He shall come as a thief. That is a blog all by itself. Friends, we are living closer to the second coming of Jesus Christ than we ever have. We will begin to see things starting to happen more and more each day, not counting what has already happened, but is going to happen as for myself I really don't know what's stopping what's going to happen, but then again I'M not GOD and Jesus doesn't even know the day, but I will say - Just any day now.

Thanks again jesseb's
Shalom and Peace to Israel