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.

There is one Church,One Word,One Gospel.

Friends for as long as I can remember, there's been  Churches of many denominations just about on every corner, every city, and in every state, here and world wide. There is reported to be approximately 33,000 to 34,000 and even more. From what I am able to research and learn is there are 41,000 Christian denominations. Wow, there are a lot of different denominations and pretty much 41,000 different beliefs. Wow I am blown away at the number of Churches. Out of all of this it scares me to know these facts. So many denominations so many differents beliefs.

As we were researching all of this we found different estimates.
Some say there are 33,000 another 41,000 another 55,000, Wow!

So we have, according to Barrett's Encyclopedia:

• a denomination is defined as existing within a specific country
• there are 33,000+ total of these "Christian denominations" in 238 total countries

These 33,000 are subdivided into "6 major ecclesiastico-cultural mega-blocs", and ordering them by denomination size we have (I am rounding up or down slightly for convenience, using year 2000 figures alone) :

• Independents (about 22000)
• Protestants (about 9000)
• "Marginals" (about 1600)
• Orthodox (781)
• Roman Catholics (242)
• Anglicans (168)

Remember what is said in .................................

NASB --- Matthew 22:1-14 ----
22:1  Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
22:2  "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
22:3  "And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.
22:4  "Again he sent out other slaves saying, `Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are {all} butchered and everything is 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 was 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 is ready, but those who were invited were not 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 was filled with dinner guests.
22:11  "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,
22:12  and he *said to him, `Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was 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 will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
22:14  "For many are called, but few {are} chosen."

KJV --- Matthew 22:1-14 ---- 22:1  And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
22:2  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
22:3  And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
22:4  Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
22:5  But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
22:6  And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
22:7  But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
22:8  Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
22:9  Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
22:10  So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
22:11  And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
22:12  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
22:13  Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
22:14  For many are called, but few are chosen.

I am not a master of all knowledge and there are times I don't use wisdom. But thanks to the Holy Ghost or Spirit, He tells me what I am to type and preach. And at times I might have missed what was being said.

The Master sent out his servant to gather those fit for the wedding. He was not talking about the Bride or Church. He was referring to Actual Guests who had been invited. When we talk about this we are not only talking about Spiritual Israel alone but also Gentiles. God is calling and has been calling for years sending out invitations to Jews and  Gentiles for many years. Jesus was sent for the Jews and the lost house of Israel. Remember He, (Jesus), is the chief cornerstone the builders rejected. They rejected and despised Him (Jesus) they, His own people crucified Him. As the rejection of Jesus grew, God the Father opened the way for the gentiles.

NASB John 1:11-15 
1:12  But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, {even} to those who believe in His name,
1:13  who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
1:14  And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1:15  John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, `He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'"

KJV John1:11-15  --- 15   He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
1:12  But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
1:13  Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
1:14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
1:15  John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.


Jesus had 12 disciples and one was of satan. (Another one was chosen later to replace Judas).
These were mere Disciples -- What is a disciple ????
Full Definition of DISCIPLE  1:  one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: as
a :  one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ's followers according to the Gospel accounts. these were 12 men that Jesus had chosen.

Later they would become Apostles. What is a Apostle????
Definition of apostle (n) a promoter of idea or cause: somebody who tries to persuade others to share an idea or cause.prominent Christian, especially one who is responsible for first converting a people.
The original 12 Disciples and Apostles by name.

NASB  Mark3:16  And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
3:17  and James, the {son} of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder);"
3:18  and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and Jamesthe son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
3:19  and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him. who would be replaced by Mattathias

 Then later came Paul the Apostle. He was not of the original 12 or the Seventy sent out.

There is no mention of any other denomination or Churches .There were not nor has there ever been mentioned or wrote about in the Bible of a church named after any of these Men of God. But there is two things that are recorded.

NASB  Acts 11:25-26 ---25  And he left for Tarsus to look for Saul;
11:26  and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

NASB Acts 15:9 --- For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

The Church of God is the only one mentioned till well after 100 A.D and it is mentioned 12 times through out the new testament. All others whether you want to believe it or not ARE WORLD CHURCHES.

Have you ever taken the time just to stop for a min and wonder why you affiliate .
1 af·fil·i·ate : to closely connect (something or yourself) with or to something (such as a program or organization) as a member or partner.

Do you affiliate  yourself with Baptist, Catholic,Pentecostal, Methodist , Presbyterian, Full Gospel ,Lutheran and so on, because your family were part of any of the above. Folks again I say have you ever reseached the back ground of your affiliation????

Do you know that All other Chuches with exception of the TRUE CHURCH of GOD came out of or branched off of the Holy Roman Catholic Church

God gave me a job to do in 1982, it is not to judge you or condemn you. All I can do is reach out to all with the truth of Gods word. I can lead you and bring you to the trough, but can't make you drink there of or eat there in.

I want you all the look at this last thing
God's word says to study to show thyself approved. Folks if you are not reading, seeking and searching, You are not obeying the word of God.

Are you going to put your salvation and eternal life in what man teaches. Or God's word that leads to every lasting life.

Not All who say "Lord, Lord".  Not all who profess with their mouth...

Jude 1:4
In verse 4, Jude gives a few general points about false teachers. The literal translation of the first part is, "For certain men have wormed their way in." They slithered in like snakes without others being aware, on the sly. God, however, marked them out as enemies a long time ago; He knows they are there. This agrees with Jesus' Parable of the Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:1). There, God allowed the adversary to sow the tares among the wheat, but He left them in the field for a reason. Paul says in I Corinthians 11:19 that they are left to show "who are approved" and who is not. Over time, God's enemies are shown in stark contrast to His true children.
Jude calls these false teachers "ungodly" or impious. The word "ungodly" crops up six times in thebook of Jude, making it a significant word in the epistle. It means "irreverent" or "impious." People who are ungodly are not afraid to contravene God's way because they do not have the fear of God. They simply do what they feel like doing. They have nothing in common with God. Nevertheless, we should be careful not to think of them as "extreme" because, as II Corinthians 11:13-15 says, satan transforms his ministers into angels of light. They look good on the outside, but on the inside they are ungodly. Their externals may be deceiving, but their fruits give them away.

NASB Acts 20:28-30 --- 20:28  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
20:29  For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
20:30  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
NASB 1 Corinthians 1-2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
NASB Matthew 7:21-23 --- 7:21  "Not everyone who says to Me, `Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven {will enter.}
7:22  "Many will say to Me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
7:23  "And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

KJV  Matthew 7:21-23 --- 7:21  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.
7:22  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?
7:23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Pay close attention.  Take heed for yourself.  There is One Church, One Word, One Gospel.

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With God all went well

Hello again friends, its me again the local Internet menace lol, I hope I'm not known as that. But again I have to give God the glory due Him this day. God gave us the opportunity once more to preach His word. It was great being in God's house once again and being under the annointing, it was glorious. After the shaking calmed down some, having not preaching for almost 9 years, the Holy Spirit did what He does best, Preach, again I have to say Glory to God in the highest.

God gave us the message to preach, "Let us enter his gates". Our text came from Psalms 100:4, let us enter His gates with thanksgiving in our hearts, enter His courts with praise, again I have to say God was and still is awesome. To some preachers, preaching to 45 people isn't such a big thing, but this little church used to have if I heard right close to one hundred and fifty members, then you know how it goes, like any other organization satan slips in and divides and destroys. its been a while since that has happened but only by the grace and mercy of God will this little Church heal and begin to grow again. 45 people ain't all bad in the world we live in today.

God let us begin our message in the book of Ezekiel 37:1-10. where God lead Ezekiel into a valley of dry bones, and in the spirit God shows him heaps of bones. God commanded Ezekiel to prophecy over the bones and as he did so God caused the bones to come to life, oh yes an exceedingly great army. Friends we are living in a time when not only is this world in trouble, but the Church world as we know it is in greater trouble. Jesus talked about a great falling away of the saints in the last days. We've been preached for over 200 years that we are living in the last days, and we would have to say that it is somewhat right, because there were and still are prophesies being fulfilled today. I believe today more than ever from the studying of Gods word and research of Biblical history, Bible scholars, and ancient world history, that the Church world has been deceived into thinking that a secret Rapture will occur, and that people have lost all hope in faith not only in Christianity, but God and His Son Jesus Christ.


I realize that the rapture means { caught away or called up } but where are you going to? heaven ( God forbid ) Friends the only time your going to go to heaven is if you were to die and go to the grave, and your spirit goes back to the Father. Jesus said no man has ascended to heaven to the Father except the one who came from the Father, the Son. Friends, Brothers and Sisters, I glory not in myself, that I preach and tell you the truth and the whole truth but God will require your blood on my hands if i don't tell you the truth. I'm trying to make it onto the 1000 year reign with Christ Jesus and take as many as we can by the Grace of God, on which the second death hath no power. I do not count myself to be a doom and gloom Preacher, God is just, fair, full of mercies upon all that will listen and hear what the spirit says.

There are so many misguided souls out there and my heart and soul cries out for them, My prayer would be and is, that people would once again turn back to God and seek his true word. not something men thought up back in 1824 and was never preached by Jesus or the Apostles. Friends, No where in the Bible (being the only true word of God we have to live by, which has never changed), does Jesus say He was going to rapture his people or church out of here before the great tribulation happens. People tend to preach and teach that even though Jesus himself said I will come as a thief, but He did not mean to mislead Christians he came to save them.

Jesus was only saying to His children TO WATCH AND BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, THAT IT DOESN'T COME UPON UNAWARE, AS A THIEF coming in while no one is watching so will He return. Jesus used two great examples of how the world would be and what shape it would be in when he returned, As the days of Noah were before the flood Matthew 24; 37-39 But as the days of Noah was before the flood, so shall the coming of the Son be, [ 38 ] FOR IN THAT DAY BEFORE THE FLOOD THEY WERE EATING AND DRINKING, MARRYING, AND GIVING IN MARRIAGE,until the day noah entered the ark. [ 39 ] and knew not until the flood came and took it all away, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. we didn't give every verse disputing the theory, But we can.

If anyone can go into the word of God and show me where the theory of the Rapture is and pinpoint the sure word of the theory, I'll eat my Bible, it may take awhile because there's alot of food to eat in the Word of God. I'll even go as far as to say this, I'll put my Bible up against your man's theory and Gods words will never fail. We sorta got off our subject that we preached last night, but the Spirit of God that is within seems to get upset about millions of people being lead astray and mislead. And please dont take my word for it, and don't bother asking your pastor, ask the one who will never lie to you -ask God the Father to reveal the truth to you before its to late, Pleaseeeeeeee I do beg this of you friends,



But as we said we preached last night, on Let us enter his gates with thanksgiving in our hearts, friends, we need Jesus truly more now than ever. Friends, Brothers and Sisters. we need to go to the house were we can worship God in total fullness, with our whole hearts. we need to give him glory and praise ever day of the rest of our lives, before it's to late. so please consider the house of God that He places on your heart, and let the Holy Spirit move you in the worship of the Most High God. Serving God is only a small part of what we can do in return to Him who gave His Only Begotten Son, on a cross on Calvary.


well hope this make sense and will stir your hearts, not only to seek God's true Word, but also return back to Him while we may still find Him, and once you find Him, worship Him in praise and honour



TIL NEXT TIME may God bless you

jesseb

Any day now - - - Part 1

Here I sit again, I guess that's a good thing at least I'm still breathing. My mind is on the future for some reason today, so here we go we'll see where this goes. Ever since time began there have been wars and battles, whether it was country against country or battles against family. One thing that is for sure is that until Jesus Christ splits the clouds of glory there will be wars and rumors of wars, there are no two ways about that. Jesus by his own mouth spoke these words and if Jesus spoke, write it down and take it to the bank, it's gonna happen.

Matthew 24:4-8 reads this way, the words of Christ in red. [4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 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.

A lot of people have a problem believing the Bible as the Word of GOD, not I. There are a lot of man written and self interpretation bibles out there, but I can assure you one thing, if you are saved by the precious blood of Jesus Christ whom died on Golgotha's hill, on a cross, being filled with, which ever you choose to call it, the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit, they're both in the Word of GOD. It will begin to reveal to you as you pray and seek GOD and His word and will. Now that we have said all that back to the passage of scripture. JESUS said it right there, that many shall come in his name saying he is the Christ, and He warns us not to be deceived.

Let's see now, the not so great Jim Jones, David Karesh, Hare Krishna, and every other little cult that has popped up and continues to pop up, the sad thing about the cults are they who use the name of Jesus to prey on those who no one wanted in their congregation, those who are outcast, and down-hearted, to abuse, brain wash and they're so susceptible just wanting to be apart of something, they just want something to believe in and fall prey to these snakes and wolves in sheep's clothing.Yes I have said that the Church that I once attended seemed in way to be a cult, there was none of the sleeping together and having kids by the pastor that I knew of, it was either believe the way they did or you were called out. I myself chose to seek GOD in every thing I did so enough of that. I am not ashamed of anything I believe, because I believe it to be the word of GOD, the truth and nothing but the truth, if I am wrong I will burn in hell it's just that plain and simple.

Jesus also said that there would be wars and rumors of wars, Well friends there have been wars ever since the world begin, and there will continue to be wars, but the end is still not yet. By reading this scripture it brought to mind another passage of scripture, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 [1] But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. [2] For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so come as a thief in the night.[3] For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Friends it is when we start to hear the people begin to say and shout peace and safety then will come sudden destruction, as pains of birth of a child, none shall escape, unless you are found under the shelter of of His wing, under His protection.The wing of the almighty GOD. I can already see this is gonna wind up being a 2 page blog, heck there is so much. Bet you did not know you could take one or two scriptures and write a book huh, so this will be page 1 of 2, there is so much to write and try and explain so much people are gonna see in the future, so people can understand so please bare with me.

thanks jesseb's