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January 21, 2008
Freedom
Hello and thank you for being here, I pray the Lord bless each one of you that are here to seek out His Word. Special welcome to the new members, thank you and stay with us.
I want to start today with the condition of man and what the Bible has to say about it. I am not politically correct so when I say man it means women too.
If you have not found Christ and been saved then this message is for you, for those of you that are saved and really know the truth, this could be an important message to witness with. I hope you have your Bibles out (KJV) and follow along as we study today.
If you are not saved or don't know if you are there are some things I would like to show you today.
Don't ever let someone talk you into believing that this Bible (KJV) was just written by mere men to constrain the public and keep them in line, nor let them tell you that it was written to keep women under subjection. I have news for you; I have heard these words so many times I couldn't start to count them.
When you get saved, you get saved by faith. Faith that comes from reading or hearing the Word of God. 1 Cor. 1:21 ("for it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe".)
Now, if men wrote this book without inspiration of the Holy Spirit, then he would NEVER say the things that are said of him in this Bible (KJV). When you read the Word of God and understand it, you will see how rotten you really are, I mean we're all no good.
Ecc. 7:20 "For there is not a just man upon earth that doest good and sinneth not".
That means all of us.
So what to do? Get saved.
The sum of salvation can be found here. Romans 4:3 For what sayeth the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5. but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteouness.
6. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
7. Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
That should be the greatest news you've ever encountered, in your entire life.
This means Christ died for Hitler, Mussolini, Napoleon, Idi Amin, Bashar Assad, Yasser Aarafat, UBL, fill in your own name. Christ died for the ungodly, how much worse can man be than ungodly? Most people don't even know they are ungodly. They say, well, I believe in "a" god. Many roads and they all lead to God. How can God punish me, I don't deserve to go to hell. I didn't have anything to do with where I was born, who my parents were, what church they made me go to and I don't bother my neighbor, or drink, smoke, dance, gamble.
Then I have good news for you, I had a man last week say I wish I could be like some of the "great" Christians, I said you can. Then told him how. I guess he associated being saved, to being an upstanding member in the community, a great admired person, a person everybody respects. He thought he was so low he couldn't be saved. That's the farthest thing there can be from the truth in light of the scriptures quoted above.
People, as a rule think, to be a good Christian you have to clean up your act, wear nice clothes, have status in some monolith of a church, business men's association, president, CEO, COO, etc. Nice family, nice home, don't drink or do drugs, smoke etc. But if you have not been saved none of that nor good works no matter how many they are or how much it costs you will not get you into the Body of Christ.
I have news for you, none of that will get you saved, I am telling you flat out there are people in churches today that died this morning and are screaming in hell this minute.
In Proverbs, there is a statement "There is a way that seemeth right unto man but the end thereof are the ways of death". That's the condition this world is in today. Religion is sending more people to hell than anything I can think of today.
Moving on, If you are going to a church that has statues in it, or has a priest, get out of there and now. If you go to a church that doesn't rightly divide the Word of truth, chances are you are in some way or another being taught the Gospel of the Kingdom, the Lord trained 12 men to do, you need to leave there, you cannot be saved by that doctrine today, that was for the Jews, and it will be carried out just like the Bible says in the future.
If you are giving money to any of these churches and if you are not saved and giving money to churches, I have some shocking news for you: Proverbs 21:4 A high look, and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
You see, if you are giving to churches that are not in the will of God, you are an abomination. If you are not saved, it doesn't matter how much you give, you are still an abomination. A stench in the nostrils of God.
Still think men wrote this book (KJV) of their own accord? If you do, you might have already been turned over to a reprobate (junk) mind. Get Saved!
Important to know is why sin is in the world, by Adam. By his disobedience, sin entered into the world and death by sin, so that death passed upon all men, for all have sinned.
By the Obedience of one man sin was taken away, by the death of the cross and resurrection, Christ paid for ALL our sins, I mean all of them, past present, future. It is a package deal. It is an inheritance and salvation. How can you turn that down?
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man entered into the world and death by sin; so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
For those of you that continue to go to the altar and do good works for your salvation, this scripture is for you. Gal.5:3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Remember this:
Gal 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Repeat this until you understand it.
Ever known anyone that kept the law perfectly? 10 commandments, Book of Leviticus, Deuteronomy? Did you know if you fail in 1-ONE point you are guilty of the whole law? That includes murder. That makes you a candidate for hell. Hell is real it is mentioned 54 times in a King James Bible. You don't want to go there.
The only one to ever Keep the Law was Jesus Christ, can you top that? He is God manifest in the flesh. He was God and at the same time man, yet tempted in all ways as we are yet without sin.
2 Cor. 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
That is all men without exception. He died for the sins of the world (men and women) how can you pass that up?
I ask you today, are you saved? If not, don't leave this site until the Lord finds you, if you feel uncomfortable or weak or lost, make it right now. The Lord may be speaking to you...YOU, I have seen it so many times and I do thank each person even you in Finland who are reading this at 4am this message is as real as it gets and it is your way to salvation.
I don't write these messages to upset you, I write them because I was once just like you. I was caught up in a church system and didn't know what I believed. A man with hard words and a stern look always on his face taught me and he never knew I was even listening. If that be your case tonight, take this as a warning, we are very close to the end and you need to be saved to escape the inevitable wrath that is going to fall on this earth.
Go to the join section of this and read what is written there, if you believe it, then according to the Word of God, you will be saved. You don't have to sweat it any longer. You don't even have to join if you wish not to. One day this period of grace will be over and then, you won't get another chance that I can see.
Love to you all no matter where you are today or night, I am praying for you.
Prayer request:
Sister UYI,(A dear friend of mine) Nigeria, I believe she was witnessing in the villages there and was shot in the chest,(by people who don't like Christians) she is in the hospital and doing better but critical, she runs an orphanage in Benin City and she cares for 14 children that are orphaned due to aids, violence, starvation, etc. Pray for her will you?
If you would like to donate to her or the orphanage, write me and I will give you her contact person for her while she recovers. I will not post her last name or her address on the web, she is in danger.
I will try to post another message soon,
Michael
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January 03, 2008
Sing to the Lord
Hello everyone and hope you are all still with us, I am excited to see new members as always. I see many of you write me that have joined several years ago. I thank you for your messages and uplifting thoughts on the messages that are written. A special hello to Pakistan and Africa, where a lot of members have joined lately.
Today's subject is a short story, I will not do the usual Christmas theme this year, rather I will exalt the one Christmas is about, The Lord Jesus Christ.
I will lead into this message by telling how that Israel was supposed to know when their Messiah would show up, because it was foretold in the Old Testament. They should have known "this, thy day". But they didn't and so they were destroyed in A.D. 70. Only his disciples and I can`t tell how many that were traveling with Him went before Him into Jerusalem.
Matthew 21:1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethpage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples. 2 Saying unto them, "Go ye into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them."
4. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto the, meek, and upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest,10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
You see, most Israelites didn't recognize Him, even though it was foretold in the Old Testament.
11 And the multitude said, this is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
What a shame, if they would have only received Him on that day as a Nation, they would have been spared, but they would still have to have gone through the 7 years of tribulation. Jesus Had to die, there was no way Pilate wanted to put Him to death, but they had no choice, it had to be. This is where our salvation comes in, at the fall of Israel, salvation is come to the Gentiles, for to provoke Israel to jealousy.
What I'm going to show you next is beyond realm of the ordinary by any standard. The Lord braided three cords together and went in and ran out all the merchants in the Temple. I don`t think any ordinary person could go to a flea market today and whip tables, overturn the money and drive them out of a flea market. This example below show the Power of the Lord.
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves.. 13 And said unto them, "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
The Singing:
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, "Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?"
Notice something here, sucklings, these are babies that are still nursing. Why am I showing you this and why did I write this, because it is true, not just because I said it but because The Lord said it. I have heard these "babes" sing in heavenly voices with my own ears.
Years ago, I carried a child in a backpack that I was watching for someone and though the baby couldn't speak words, they make different noises. If you have an infant listen closely to them no matter what they are doing and you may get to experience this gift, the first time I heard it was like singing or humming and I immediately knew it the child was singing to the Lord, How? It sent chills down my back and I experience a love for that child I had never known before. It was simply the most beautiful thing I had ever heard.
When children grow, they lose the age of innocence at some point, I cannot exactly say the years, but I do know when they start talking that beautiful sound I heard will someday vanish.
I ask you today to listen carefully to your children and maybe you will experience this momentous joy.
I can only imagine the scene in the Temple that day Christ was in it, it must have been the nearest thing to heaven on earth one could have.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a great New Year, Time is short and things will become progressively worse as we live on, one day the Grace period we live in will end and we will go home to be with the Lord, then we can experience the singing for ourselves in giving reverence to God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Seven years and then we come back with Him and He will set things right on this planet again. Until that day keep looking up and know God is real.
He died on a cross and no matter who you are or what you have done, He will save you right now. You don`t have to go anywhere, you're in the right place, right now, so why not today. Just call upon the Lord and believe He died for your sins at Calvary and be saved, why you put it off, please, today for your salvation. Let this be a new year for you and escape the wrath that is going to be poured out on this world, I see no where in the Bible that you will get another chance if you miss the rapture. It will be too late, "because ye received not the love of the truth that ye might be saved".
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