I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:5
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. - Mark 4:35
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. - Psalms 30:5b
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:2b
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. - Psalms 23:1-2
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Excerpt from: In His Presence.
"A self surrendered in the silence of His presence is a soul at peace in Him who reclaimed it! The earth and its burdens no
longer bind you and you are free to walk the stars, revel in His glory, bathed in His love. Time affects only the earthly,
but your spirit is free to soar the heavenlies -- and the hours pass quickly, while In His Presence!
To journey where no mortal may go: This Is Prayer!"
Excerpt from: Proofs of Growing In Grace. 1. Less temptation to focus on troubles or talk about them to others... 2. Less temptation to resent and retaliate when insulted or abused... 3. Joy under crosses, disappointment, and severe pain...
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Shocking Finding: Two-thirds (67%) of pre-teen parents claim to be Christian, but only 2% of all pre-teen parents actually possess a biblical worldview...
American Values Personal Survey
Poll: American Majority Wants Congress to Pass Pro-Life Protections
Downward Trend Who Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable
Satan, The Father Of Lies
Battle For America's Soul
Ligonier Ministries' Biennial Study of The State Of American Theology
Among the Shocking findings are -
1. "31% of adults say it is very important for their religious faith to influence every dimension of their life."
2. "49% accept reincarnation as a possibility after they die."
Just one question: If, if this is true then why do our politicians and those who do their bidding in the media possess the spirit of antichrist—an anti-Christian spirit that treats others with such hostility, disrespect and mean-spirited? Why is the state of our country so godless and in an advanced state of decay and decline?
Something is grossly immoral and amiss!
Consider this from 3 of our founding fathers:
Benjamin Franklin - Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
Jedidiah Morse - Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government - and all blessings which flow from them - must fall with them.
John Adams - Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
This may help to answer some of your questions as to our current national state of affairs. The honest student of history knows this to be true. Also read:
I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! - Luke 12:49
Are these the times foretold by the ancient ones? A very strong case could be made they are.
Unlike in past eras when time and events seemed to pass slowly, in these last days they are accelerated like in no other. We awake each morning to the drumbeat of ever-growing ominous news. We hardly have time to think on them before another wave of unsettling events pierce what little peace we can gather. In bygone days, of just yesterday, people scoffed at God's Word and the things of it. They did not want to hear of such things as described in its Book of Revelation and by Jesus and His Apostles. In fact, God is dead to them! Hedonism (defined), as in ancient times, has once again become the religion of the masses. When taking a closer look at many who have ascended to the top in power and wealth, because of the darkness of their hearts, we find, instead of God, they serve another. Satan has become their new king. Long live Satan!, is their deafening insane cry as they continue their search for the despicable pleasures of their twisted souls.
And now the day likely has come the ancient ones warned us of. There is something different this time than all previous times of national emergency. In an instant, seemingly overnight, we have awakened to find the world being infected by a plague that threatens our very existence--our liberties once protected being stripped from us. We find ourselves being categorized by our governments as to our benefit to the very society in which we helped to create--herded like cattle into groups they best can manage. All for the greater good, they tell us. But we know something is not quite right.
As if the plague, the coronavirus, or COVID-19 they so innocuously call it, isn't enough to give us concern, we sense something sinister bubbling just beneath the surface of their warnings and commands. There is a general consensus we are not being told the complete truth. We have experienced many threats before to the well-being of our society. What makes this so different that causes our governments, mainline businesses and institutions react in such an authoritarian way that affects every aspect of our daily existence--forcibly limiting us to the confines of our own spaces? This violating the very oath our officials took to uphold our constitution enacted to protect our rights given by God. Only He should be able to take them away. (See these charts for context: (1) (2). See also.) So, I can't help to also wonder, is this the vehicle by which the globalists will usher in the one world government prophesied in God's Word? We hear whispers of their aspiring dominance—documented plans of the earth's depopulation. This not to be taken lightly. Look around.
The following is taken from the Book, Adam2: A Guide For The Walk Home, written by our founder.
It is A Commentary On The Gospel Of John, complete with a background look at the contemporary Jewish groups active in Jesus' day.
It includes a summary of each chapter, a redacted study of each disciple, a brief study of Gnosticism of the time, pertinent timelines,
and much more. Each chapter of study includes extensive Biblical references to the notes on the chapter.
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We begin this month with the Preface to the book: Adam2.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of
life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake;
in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And the Lord God said,
Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden
Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. (Genesis 1,2, & 3 KJV - Redacted)
Unpermitted to carry with him even one day's provision when he walked through the closing gate of the Garden into a new hostile world, one cannot help but wonder if, as Lot's wife, this first Adam did not look longingly over his shoulder at a sealed and vanishing home of cherished memories. If he did, then he had to have seen a lonely
Figure standing in the doorway in the distance in heart-broken agony, just as the prodigal's father, watching the departure of a loved son lost through his own desires—and with the expectant look of a hope to see him someday return. And if this errant son had looked closer, he would have seen standing beside this Father another Son, a Second Adam yet to be born,
One who would later enter this fallen world outside that Garden to show the first Adam's descendants the way to this Eternal Home's hidden entrance.
As recorded in Genesis, the drama of the origin and fall of that first Adam had just concluded in unparalleled tragedy. But John tells us there is a sequel to that sad story, one that begins with his Gospel and concludes in triumph with his final chapter called Revelation. What lies between the end of that first story and its final conclusion
is a mere parenthetical expression of Adam and his sons' wayward wanderings and this Father's Introduction to His grandsons. And so John begins, as did the first, "In the Beginning," and proceeds to introduce the Earthly Coming of God's Second Son, this time as His Only Begotten. Born to a virgin granddaughter of the woman He fashioned from the first,
He has come to walk the dusty and lonely trails of a fallen planet for one purpose—to search out and tell Adam's descendants they must be born through Him to see clearly Eden's opening, and by their own choice, choose to re-enter it, or remain in the darkness of a doomed world. This is John's story, as God chose him to tell it.
There are so many things in life that are uncertain—important things. This may itself be a time of uncertainty for you.
Understanding, you think, if I could just understand it wouldn't seem so bad. We think if we could see just a silhouette of
what might be, today would not seem so dark. Strength fails us. Weariness adds its weight daily to my soul. Anxiety strikes
and seizes me frequently without warning. I do not understand what is happening with me. How long? When, when shall my
deliverance be when life seems so uncertain now?
There are times when we have exited the clouds of uncertainty only to discover some things we are glad we had no prior knowledge,
things that if known would have clouded and weighed our minds even further. But still, there are some things we desire desperately
to know—now: answers to long sought objects of our tearful prayers or the way clear of a present cloud or storm.
It could be the sting of a betrayed loyalty, love, or friendship, fear of an impending loss or a time of great chaos, confusion and upheaval.
We believe having prior knowledge or some understanding of how it may eventually be with us would mitigate our present anxiety thus
allowing some joy, any joy, in our current dark days. God does not generally give us the choice of that knowledge.
However, one thing we can know is that while we can't see, He can. While we can't control the outcome, He does...
When we come to the end of our logic and reason, all the advice of family and friends, read the last chapter in the latest
best seller self-help book, we have to turn to the One from whom all things came. If anyone is to understand, it must be Him
("So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." - Romans 10:17). One of the things He tells us is
that we are to "walk by faith and not by sight." (II Corinthians 5:7) "For ye are all the
children of God by faith in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:26) "Now faith is the substance
of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1)
"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which
are seen were not made of things which do appear." (Hebrews 11:3) "That the trial of your faith, being much more
precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the
appearing of Jesus Christ:" (I Peter 1:7)
It is clear in these few examples of His Word, God does not have to look to "things that are" for solutions for "things to be."
To have been an observer when He brought "all things" into existence from "no thing", we would stand with mouth agape in stark disbelief.
Who among ten thousand would not say: Impossible! I saw it but I still don't believe it! Regardless of your belief, there it is!
The evidence of that event and fact remains. It is undisputed by modern scientists—that moment when matter exploded into
existence and continues to expand and form in wonder and awe. Look about you. New discoveries of what once was thought, impossible!
continue to delight us. But, you retort: I don't see how! Precisely! Now, isn't that where you are in your present uncertainty?
You don't see how? You've exhausted all reason from the best wisdom of men.
The following is taken from the Book of Old Testament Summaries.
Chapter
(970 B.C.?)
The song of songs, Solomon's. The bride desires and describes the kiss of her love, better than wine,
drawn to run together, later to be brought into his chambers. She describes herself with humility: black but comely,
because of her duties in life. Her soul desires the presence of her love. She finds him by his flock.
He expresses a comparison of her and his compassion for her. She responds in kind: he, a cluster of camphire.
He then compliments her: fair with dove's eyes. She is euphoric in his presence in their surroundings,
lying with him on the grass under the cedar and fir.
She expresses her humility—a rose of Sharon. He replies: "a lily among thorns." She compares him to an apple tree,
she in its shadow. She is brought to a banquet, honored with his banner of love. She swoons, upheld by the hand of his strength,
caressed by the other. Love to awaken in its own strength without outside interference. She awakens; he comes to her as a roe.
He calls for her to come away; winter has past, spring comes. She recognizes and requests the removal of the "little foxes"
that would eat away at their mutual devotion. She declares her betrothal: she his, he hers. Her night temporal, their day everlasting.
She dreams upon her bed while she waits for him to come to her in the night. She searches for him in the city,
encountered by the watchmen, discovering him shortly. She clings to him, bringing him to her mother's house.
Love again awakens in its own strength. The people are awed and astonished at the regal arrival of the king's procession,
his attendants, his carriage, and his nuptial crown.
The king's sevenfold description of his bride, his spouse (the veil now gone, seeing her face).
He calls her from the desires of her past to the affection of her present and future with him,
for she has ravished his heart with her love. To him she is a garden, enclosed, secured for him alone,
with many treasures to be enjoyed, a fountain of gardens with living waters. She appeals to the gentle
winds to blow upon her gardens that he, smelling her fragrances, come into his garden to partake of its fruits.
He comes, gathers, eats, and drinks at her banquet. The banquet is opened to his friends. She sleeps, but dreams again.
He comes to her chamber in the night seeking admittance; she hesitates, he calls, she rises, he pleads, she opens, he is gone!
She goes in search, again encountered by the watchmen, only to be smitten and humiliated. She is sick with his love.
She seeks assistance from the daughters of Jerusalem; they want to know of him. She gives them his description; he is
not only her husband, but her friend as well!
The virgins ask her of his haunts that they might help in her search. She suspects him to have gone to his gardens
to feed and gather his lilies. She discovers him; he is glad, no rebuke, only overcome by her love, unchanged in his opinion of her,
impressed in her hunt for him. He sees in her the grace and beauty of the dance of two companies.
WEF Official Calls for AI to Re-Write the Bible 'Correctly'
"In a few years, there might be religions that are actually correct … just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an AI. That could be a reality in a few years," states WEF advisor Yuval Noah Harari, "a homosexual, Israeli author and historian who holds mostly to atheistic beliefs in spirituality," - Charismamag.com.
Transgender Lutheran pastor on the Bible's clear line of male & female: "It's hard to relate it to modern-day times b/c it wasn't written for 2024. It was written for then. When we read in the scripture that God created man and woman, yes, and god created everyone else, as well." pic.twitter.com/rFIKhlv7OW
To the cast down and disheartened, stop and remember the joy of the beginning of your new birth. Remember, there is no battle you face that He has not already fought and overcome. The victory is yours. Embrace it.
Featured Sermon
How Can God Save Me Forever? - 4/18/1984
John 10:27-30: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one.
AGreat Perplexity: A Full Heart Which Yearns To Pour Forth Its Praise, But Yet Fears When Emptied Must Again Leave His Presence. Read More
It is not so much your praise that is the more important as it is His presence. But if it is your praise which brings His presence,
then continually praise Him, so per chance He will abide. How oft have we seen a child hold a parent's presence with their praise at
bedtime, only to exhaust their little minds and be reduced to a plea: "No, Daddy," or, "No, Mommy, please don't go."
The look in their face—desperate sincerity. The tug of their tiny hand—Bold Petitioning Love! A father or mother's heart melts for an
additional moment, at their pleading side. Is our Heavenly Father any less caring when we to Him are sincerely praying?
THIS IS PRAYER!
The Joy To Know He Is Always There, At Your Side, Watching You!
AND SO PRAY:
"Abide Heavenly Father, that I may bask in your presence. Please, Father, do not from my side go. Stay forever.
And should I sleep, run to play, or serve, do not from my side forsake, that I may do so with full assurance you
will be there all the while—In My Presence."
For several days we have been dwelling upon the Saviour's passion, and for some little time to come we shall linger there. In beginning a new month, let us seek the same desires after our Lord as those which glowed in the heart of the elect spouse... Read More
See how she leaps at once to Him; there are no prefatory words; she does not even mention His name; she is in the heart of her theme at once, for she speaks of Him who was the only Him in the world to her. How bold is her love! it was much condescension which permitted the weeping penitent to anoint His feet with spikenard--it was rich love which allowed the gentle Mary to sit at His feet and learn of Him--but here, love, strong, fervent love, aspires to higher tokens of regard, and closer signs of fellowship. Esther trembled in the presence of Ahasuerus, but the spouse in joyful liberty of perfect love knows no fear. If we have received the same free spirit, we also may ask the like. By kisses we suppose to be intended those varied manifestations of affection by which the believer is made to enjoy the love of Jesus. The kiss of reconciliation we enjoyed at our conversion, and it was sweet as honey dropping from the comb. The kiss of acceptance is still warm on our brow, as we know that He hath accepted our persons and our works through rich grace. The kiss of daily, present communion, is that which we pant after to be repeated day after day, till it is changed into the kiss of reception, which removes the soul from earth, and the kiss of consummation which fills it with the joy of heaven. Faith is our walk, but fellowship sensibly felt is our rest. Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus is the well from which the pilgrim drinks. O lover of our souls, be not strange to us; let the lips of Thy blessing meet the lips of our asking; let the lips of Thy fulness touch the lips of our need, and straightway the kiss will be effected.
The Nicene Creed is the most widely accepted and used brief
statements of the Christian Faith. In liturgical churches, it is said every Sunday as part of the Liturgy. It is Common Ground
to East Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Calvinists, and many other Christian groups. Many groups that do not
have a tradition of using it in their services nevertheless are committed to the doctrines it teaches.... Read More
(Someone may ask, "What about the Apostles' Creed?" Traditionally, in the West, the Apostles' Creed is used at Baptisms, and the Nicene Creed at the
Eucharist (aka the Mass, the Liturgy, the Lord's Supper, or the Holy Communion). The East uses only the Nicene Creed.)
I here present the Nicene Creed in two English translations, The first is the traditional one, in use with minor variations since 1549,
The second is a modern version, that of The Interdenominational Committee on Liturgical Texts. Notes and comment by me follow...
Test your New Testament IQ. Take a timed New Testament test consisting of 50 questions. You can also download a printable
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The consequences of the magnitude of such a broad scale world-wide implementation of a "new church model" cannot be ignored. It must be examined by the serious Bible student and Christian! It must be looked at in light of Bible prophecy. We must heed the warnings of both Jesus' own words when He walked the earth and those inspired by the Holy Spirit written later for our advantage in alertness of end-time events and trends. Not to do so would be perilous. So, I have prayerfully written 5 articles on this demonic phenonemonen with hopes they will help you to understand how serious this modern attack is on the true church of Christ - Articles on the Modern Church.
A Giant Tree Has Fallen
Most of us have heard the little riddle
of "the tree falling in the wilderness": If no one is around to hear it, is a sound actually made? On Friday, May 30, 2020, a familiar tree to many fell in the wilderness of America. Although many were there, only a few have reported having actually heard it fall. Like a sentinel, it has stood for centuries. Many have looked upon it over the years, embracing it with great admiration, love and affection. Others, without seeing its essential value and inspirational beauty, will celebrate its demise. In fact, they have openly advocated for its felling in every generation.
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I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:5
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. - Mark 4:35
...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. - Psalms 30:5b
...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. - Matthew 7:14
...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. - Genesis 1:2b
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. - Psalms 23:1-2
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of "the tree falling in the wilderness": If no one is around to hear it, is a sound actually made? On Friday, May 30, 2020, a familiar tree to many fell in the wilderness of America. Although many were there, only a few have reported having actually heard it fall. Like a sentinel, it has stood for centuries. Many have looked upon it over the years, embracing it with great admiration, love and affection. Others, without seeing its essential value and inspirational beauty, will celebrate its demise. In fact, they have openly advocated for its felling in every generation.
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