Post by Les Brewer on Sept 28, 2012 11:13:59 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning my friends and family.I wish to give a praise report extolling the greatness,love and mercy of the God I serve.My wife recently had a mammogram,and was informed that she needed to go see a specialist,something was not normal.Unbeknownst to us,someone's signals were crossed between the testers and the specialist,we began to pray and believe God that everything would be O.K.....Yesterday,my wife went to the doctor,and was given a clean bill of health,praise the mighty name of Jesus,He does hear our prayers and still watches over His flock!
THE IMMINENT RETURN OF THE LORD
Luke 21:34-36,"But take heed to yourselves,lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing,drunkenness,and cares of this life,and that Day come on you unexpectedly.For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.Watch therefore,and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass,and to stand before the Son of Man."
I Thessalonians 5:3-4,"For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.For when they say,"Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them,as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.And they shall not escape."
Matthew 24:44,"Therefore you also be ready,for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
Just a few verses,among many that show the unexpected,imminent return of Jesus Christ.Since these verses and many more show that He is going to come back,first to remove His church from the earth (Rapture/Resurrection: I Thess.4:13-18;II Thess.2:1-12),and then to come back with them at the end of the Tribulation (Jude 14-15),what manner of life should we all be living right now.The generation we are living in at this time,is like no other generation in history.Jesus said no man knows the hour or the day of His return,but He did leave us some very good clues as to the season of His return!
In light of the times we are living in,shouldn't we be about the Master's business of trying to win all the souls we can before His return? My friends and loved ones,if the expectancy of the moments we are living today,doesn't spark a renewed desire to go and win souls for Jesus,then we have certainly fallen asleep on the job! Search your soul (heart).Is it your desire to live for self and all that you can accumulate? Or,do you want to win souls for Jesus Christ and hear the words,"Well done,thou good and faithful servant,enter into the joys of the Lord"
Have we come to the place in our life that to undergo a little persecution for the name of Jesus,is too much to ask? Look at what He went through for us! Up and at it! Let's get back to the real reason Christ saves us.To be His witnesses in the earth! He's coming sooner than many think,will He find you ready or not? Think about it!............love in the Master's service,John.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning my friends and family.I wish to give a praise report extolling the greatness,love and mercy of the God I serve.My wife recently had a mammogram,and was informed that she needed to go see a specialist,something was not normal.Unbeknownst to us,someone's signals were crossed between the testers and the specialist,we began to pray and believe God that everything would be O.K.....Yesterday,my wife went to the doctor,and was given a clean bill of health,praise the mighty name of Jesus,He does hear our prayers and still watches over His flock!
THE IMMINENT RETURN OF THE LORD
Luke 21:34-36,"But take heed to yourselves,lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing,drunkenness,and cares of this life,and that Day come on you unexpectedly.For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.Watch therefore,and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass,and to stand before the Son of Man."
I Thessalonians 5:3-4,"For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.For when they say,"Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them,as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.And they shall not escape."
Matthew 24:44,"Therefore you also be ready,for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
Just a few verses,among many that show the unexpected,imminent return of Jesus Christ.Since these verses and many more show that He is going to come back,first to remove His church from the earth (Rapture/Resurrection: I Thess.4:13-18;II Thess.2:1-12),and then to come back with them at the end of the Tribulation (Jude 14-15),what manner of life should we all be living right now.The generation we are living in at this time,is like no other generation in history.Jesus said no man knows the hour or the day of His return,but He did leave us some very good clues as to the season of His return!
In light of the times we are living in,shouldn't we be about the Master's business of trying to win all the souls we can before His return? My friends and loved ones,if the expectancy of the moments we are living today,doesn't spark a renewed desire to go and win souls for Jesus,then we have certainly fallen asleep on the job! Search your soul (heart).Is it your desire to live for self and all that you can accumulate? Or,do you want to win souls for Jesus Christ and hear the words,"Well done,thou good and faithful servant,enter into the joys of the Lord"
Have we come to the place in our life that to undergo a little persecution for the name of Jesus,is too much to ask? Look at what He went through for us! Up and at it! Let's get back to the real reason Christ saves us.To be His witnesses in the earth! He's coming sooner than many think,will He find you ready or not? Think about it!............love in the Master's service,John.
