Post by Les Brewer on Apr 12, 2012 12:08:23 GMT
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified,I Cor.1:18-25
From the Pastor's desk....
Good morning my friends and loved ones,God bless you all.I pray that you will grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ.
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WALKING IN THE LIGHT
Ephesians 5:8-14
Eph.5:8-14 says,"For you were once darkness,but now you are light in the Lord.Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness,righteousness,and truth) finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,but rather expose them.For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light,foe whatever makes manifest is light.Therefore He says......."Awake,you who sleep,arise from the dead,and Christ will give you light."
When we walk in the light of the Lord Jesus Christ,as christians we are sometimes perceived as being narrow minded or functionally illiterate,or just plain country bumpkins who can't think for themselves or wipe their noses without help.It doesn't bother near as much as it used to,to veiwed in this manner,I too once walked around in the darkness tripping over things in life,without knowing how or why life was so hard for me.It wasn't until I read the verse of Scripture that spoke to my spirit,that I began to see the LIGHT.Proverbs 13 :15 says,"Good understanding giveth favor:but the way of transgressors is hard." As christians we should walk (behave) in a manner that exalts Jesus Christ and not ourselves,however,often times we fail miserably simply because we are not yet perfected.This will not take place until the Rapture/Resurrection,when all believers in Christ will receive their glorified bodies.....When I began to examine my own life and the direction it was headed some years ago,I began to see that other people were not so much my problem as much as I was my own worst enemy.Self is the biggest problem that we face,not other people.Let's face facts for a moment.We live in a world today that teaches us by radio,television,printed media,Hollywood movies and blah,blah,blah,that we need to care more about ourselves than anyone else,so that we can be happy productive adults.But,is this really the way to true happiness?No,not really.When we begin to strive and work constantly to achieve happiness and then we don't "arrive" at our desired destination,often times we are let down in a big way,and blame everything that went wrong on all the wrong things.Rarely does a person look inward when diagnosing the problem,usually it's directed to external issues.When Adam and Eve fell from grace in the Garden they took on a sin nature that says,ME,ME,ME,I,I,I,gimme,gimme,gimme,my name is Jimmy.
Adam and Eve lost innocence and gained guiltiness.This same nature was passed on to the whole human race.All people,with the exception of One,are marred by imperfection.Our sin nature,inherited from the first two parents,is our problem.Sin passed upon all people through Adam.Jesus Christ is the exception to the rule.He had no human father,therefore,He had no sin nature.His Father is also God.This perfect union of God with human flesh is called....wait for it....the hypostatic union.Jesus Christ was and is the God of heaven in human flesh (John 1:1,14).The reason that we cannot ever seem to really get ahead in life is not from our lack of trying,but from the standpoint of imperfection.Because we do not know all things and cannot forsee the future,we are basically walking in darkness.....
The flashlight,if you will,is Jesus Christ,He is the TRUE light that has come into the world,He is the TRUE light that shines in the darkness (for further understanding read the first chapter of the gospel of John).Psalm 119:105 says,"Your word (Jesus Christ and the written word,the Bible) is a lamp to my feet,and a light for my path." If you are reading these comments,and are stumbling around through life,and can't seem to figure out why nothing seems to be working,then you need to know that you are not reading these words by accident.God has orchestrated this day and this moment in an effort to show you a much better way.Revelation 3:7 states that Christ opens doors that no one can shut,and shuts doors that no one can open.If you seem to be running into closed doors all the time,there is one Door that remains open that leads to all the other doors you are seeking.That Door is Jesus Christ (John 10:1-10).If you will enter in through that Door,you will find exactly what you have been looking for all this time.Jesus Christ controls the events of human history no one else,and if you will give Him the opprotunity to prove it to you,He will!......God bless you all..........JW
Preaching Christ Crucified,I Cor.1:18-25
From the Pastor's desk....
Good morning my friends and loved ones,God bless you all.I pray that you will grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ.
...
WALKING IN THE LIGHT
Ephesians 5:8-14
Eph.5:8-14 says,"For you were once darkness,but now you are light in the Lord.Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness,righteousness,and truth) finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,but rather expose them.For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light,foe whatever makes manifest is light.Therefore He says......."Awake,you who sleep,arise from the dead,and Christ will give you light."
When we walk in the light of the Lord Jesus Christ,as christians we are sometimes perceived as being narrow minded or functionally illiterate,or just plain country bumpkins who can't think for themselves or wipe their noses without help.It doesn't bother near as much as it used to,to veiwed in this manner,I too once walked around in the darkness tripping over things in life,without knowing how or why life was so hard for me.It wasn't until I read the verse of Scripture that spoke to my spirit,that I began to see the LIGHT.Proverbs 13 :15 says,"Good understanding giveth favor:but the way of transgressors is hard." As christians we should walk (behave) in a manner that exalts Jesus Christ and not ourselves,however,often times we fail miserably simply because we are not yet perfected.This will not take place until the Rapture/Resurrection,when all believers in Christ will receive their glorified bodies.....When I began to examine my own life and the direction it was headed some years ago,I began to see that other people were not so much my problem as much as I was my own worst enemy.Self is the biggest problem that we face,not other people.Let's face facts for a moment.We live in a world today that teaches us by radio,television,printed media,Hollywood movies and blah,blah,blah,that we need to care more about ourselves than anyone else,so that we can be happy productive adults.But,is this really the way to true happiness?No,not really.When we begin to strive and work constantly to achieve happiness and then we don't "arrive" at our desired destination,often times we are let down in a big way,and blame everything that went wrong on all the wrong things.Rarely does a person look inward when diagnosing the problem,usually it's directed to external issues.When Adam and Eve fell from grace in the Garden they took on a sin nature that says,ME,ME,ME,I,I,I,gimme,gimme,gimme,my name is Jimmy.
Adam and Eve lost innocence and gained guiltiness.This same nature was passed on to the whole human race.All people,with the exception of One,are marred by imperfection.Our sin nature,inherited from the first two parents,is our problem.Sin passed upon all people through Adam.Jesus Christ is the exception to the rule.He had no human father,therefore,He had no sin nature.His Father is also God.This perfect union of God with human flesh is called....wait for it....the hypostatic union.Jesus Christ was and is the God of heaven in human flesh (John 1:1,14).The reason that we cannot ever seem to really get ahead in life is not from our lack of trying,but from the standpoint of imperfection.Because we do not know all things and cannot forsee the future,we are basically walking in darkness.....
The flashlight,if you will,is Jesus Christ,He is the TRUE light that has come into the world,He is the TRUE light that shines in the darkness (for further understanding read the first chapter of the gospel of John).Psalm 119:105 says,"Your word (Jesus Christ and the written word,the Bible) is a lamp to my feet,and a light for my path." If you are reading these comments,and are stumbling around through life,and can't seem to figure out why nothing seems to be working,then you need to know that you are not reading these words by accident.God has orchestrated this day and this moment in an effort to show you a much better way.Revelation 3:7 states that Christ opens doors that no one can shut,and shuts doors that no one can open.If you seem to be running into closed doors all the time,there is one Door that remains open that leads to all the other doors you are seeking.That Door is Jesus Christ (John 10:1-10).If you will enter in through that Door,you will find exactly what you have been looking for all this time.Jesus Christ controls the events of human history no one else,and if you will give Him the opprotunity to prove it to you,He will!......God bless you all..........JW
