Post by Les Brewer on Sept 18, 2012 13:05:11 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning friends and family!God is moving in our midst and in the world.Get ready things are shaping up for an event like nothing this world has ever seen! The Rapture/Resurrection is coming soon to everywhere.Wathcha'gonna do when He...comes for you!?
We had sixteen people in our fledgling work for the Lord Sunday,praise His holy name!It growing little by little.
"I came to send fire on the earth,and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with,and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you,not at all,but rather division. For from now on five in one house will be divided:three against two,and two against three." ......Jesus Christ. (Luke 12:49-52,NKJV)
When people really begin to grasp what it means to be a Christian,it will automatically bring division to all,including family members.What most hold on to with their view of Christianity,in reality,is really not true Biblical Christianity.But a belief system that allows them the freedom to do as they please,whenever they please,with whomever they please,while still holding on to the hope of going to heaven when they die. I can't say this strongly enough..........WRONG!
Although our salvation is never granted upon anything that we do (works;religious duties;doing good to others;etc.etc.),it is given as a free gift from God by accepting what His Only Begotten Son has done for us.When a person truly repents and receives Christ into their life as Lord and Savior,a change will take place in their walk and in their thinking processes.If this change has not taken place,I urge you to examine your life to see if you are really in the faith (I Cor.11:28;II Cor.13:5;Gal.6:4).
I realize there are Christians who are weak in the faith,and do things that they ought not.We all do things we ought not do,including myself,but if the Holy Spirit is really active in our lives,He will let us know in no uncertain terms,that we need to pursue righteousness in our lives,and repent from those things that hinder us.Unrepenant sin in the life of a believer will not just go away,it takes crucifying the flesh (sin nature),and putting to death that which we know we don't need in our lives (see Romans chps.6-8).
The Lord is coming back for a spotless church,one that has discovered Christ and Him crucified for our sin.A church that has submitted to the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit,through the message of the cross.Trusting Christ and His death to set them free from the sin nature.This is the only way the Holy Spirit will work in the life of the believer,is through the cross of Christ.
Truth will bring division,that is the nature of truth.It separates that which is false from that which is true.The lines of walking in holiness before the Lord have been blurred over the years,to the point that most Christians no longer know what is acceptable to the Lord and what is not.The church is too worldly,and world is too churchy.
Let's all come back to true biblical Christianity,and stand with our hope and trust in Christ,even in the face of opposition.The days of mediocre Christianity are over!It's time to take a stand for Christ and let it be known to a dying world looking for answers,that Jesus Christ is the answer!.........Amen!......God bless you all,pastor.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning friends and family!God is moving in our midst and in the world.Get ready things are shaping up for an event like nothing this world has ever seen! The Rapture/Resurrection is coming soon to everywhere.Wathcha'gonna do when He...comes for you!?
We had sixteen people in our fledgling work for the Lord Sunday,praise His holy name!It growing little by little.
"I came to send fire on the earth,and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with,and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you,not at all,but rather division. For from now on five in one house will be divided:three against two,and two against three." ......Jesus Christ. (Luke 12:49-52,NKJV)
When people really begin to grasp what it means to be a Christian,it will automatically bring division to all,including family members.What most hold on to with their view of Christianity,in reality,is really not true Biblical Christianity.But a belief system that allows them the freedom to do as they please,whenever they please,with whomever they please,while still holding on to the hope of going to heaven when they die. I can't say this strongly enough..........WRONG!
Although our salvation is never granted upon anything that we do (works;religious duties;doing good to others;etc.etc.),it is given as a free gift from God by accepting what His Only Begotten Son has done for us.When a person truly repents and receives Christ into their life as Lord and Savior,a change will take place in their walk and in their thinking processes.If this change has not taken place,I urge you to examine your life to see if you are really in the faith (I Cor.11:28;II Cor.13:5;Gal.6:4).
I realize there are Christians who are weak in the faith,and do things that they ought not.We all do things we ought not do,including myself,but if the Holy Spirit is really active in our lives,He will let us know in no uncertain terms,that we need to pursue righteousness in our lives,and repent from those things that hinder us.Unrepenant sin in the life of a believer will not just go away,it takes crucifying the flesh (sin nature),and putting to death that which we know we don't need in our lives (see Romans chps.6-8).
The Lord is coming back for a spotless church,one that has discovered Christ and Him crucified for our sin.A church that has submitted to the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit,through the message of the cross.Trusting Christ and His death to set them free from the sin nature.This is the only way the Holy Spirit will work in the life of the believer,is through the cross of Christ.
Truth will bring division,that is the nature of truth.It separates that which is false from that which is true.The lines of walking in holiness before the Lord have been blurred over the years,to the point that most Christians no longer know what is acceptable to the Lord and what is not.The church is too worldly,and world is too churchy.
Let's all come back to true biblical Christianity,and stand with our hope and trust in Christ,even in the face of opposition.The days of mediocre Christianity are over!It's time to take a stand for Christ and let it be known to a dying world looking for answers,that Jesus Christ is the answer!.........Amen!......God bless you all,pastor.
