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Nov. 23rd, 2007
Black FridayThis has a dual meaning. Black Friday is when most department stores go from being in the red (lost money) all year to making a profit (in the black). There is another meaning I would like to bring up though.
There was a man who died on a cross for the sins of the world. This was on Good Friday. Why was this Friday good? Because this man, Jesus, made a way, made a bridge, made it possible for men to come back into right relationship with God. But He had to go through Black Friday to make it possible. Adam lost man's standing before God. The Bible says that death came upon the WHOLE human race. It was going to take a man to die but this man had to be perfect in spirit and in works in order to be a just sacrifice. This would end all Old Testament animal sacrifices which would no longer be needed. This is why God had to come in the flesh. That is what God Incarnate means, "God in the flesh." 'Carna' in the Greek means flesh and is where we get our English words like carnivore (meat-eater) and carnal (acting fleshly or worldly).
39. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41. And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 44. And it was about the sixth hour (noon), and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour (3:00pm). 45. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Luke 23:39-46
Luke 23:44 states a very interesting thing here. Good Friday was also Black Friday. Darkness had covered the whole earth from noon to 3:00pm when it should have been light out. There was a parallel here of what was happening. In the spirit realm, the Father was laying all of mankind's sins upon the Christ (Anointed One). Jesus had to experience this spiritual darkness for us so that we could experience His light and salvation. Please read the following passage and you will see that Jesus fit this prophetic description of the coming Messiah (Christ; Anointed One) to a "T".
13. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14. As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15. So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Isaiah 52:13-15
continued in Isaiah 53 >>>
1. Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2. For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
11. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:1-12
This is just a few of the prophecies that prove Jesus was the Messiah. Just a few out of about 333 that are throughout the entire old testament. If you noticed here, He became a substitutionary sacrifice for those that would call upon His name and receive the work He did on the cross for their own payment.
The Father placed our sin upon Him for us. He was the sacrificial lamb slain for us. The lamb without spot or blemish. A perfect sacrifice. The wrath of God was poured out on Him instead of us, if and only if, we repent and accept His sacrifice for payment for our sins. There can be no sacrifice for sins once we die - only judgment. Many people today are trying to earn their way to Heaven and the scriptures tell us plainly that you can never be a good enough person.
6. But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6
8. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9
5. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6. Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7. That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:5-7
16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Galatians 2:16
24. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Galatians 3:24
The law, Ten Commandments, was to show us that we could never be good enough. That is why it is called our schoolmaster. Everyone of us has broken at least one one time if not all ten many times. But that is what makes the gospel good news. There is an opportunity to get right with God through repentance and becoming new in spirit by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The reason for the season is we needed Christ (God Incarnate) to come so Easter (His death for our sins) could happen so He could bring us Christmas. Christ = Easter = Christmas.
I don't like to use the word Easter; it originally was a pagan holiday but much of the church started to celebrate Christ's death for our sins on that day to keep some in the church from involving themselves in pagan idolatrous practices. I rather call Easter Resurrection Day.
I hope I shed some light on a few things. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed Christmas and New Year. My sincere prayer is that you take serious the scriptures God has given us and lay hold onto eternal life. The cross is so easy to understand but we must come to it, turn from our sins, make Jesus Lord of our lives and let Him bring forth godly fruit in our lives. You can pray to the Father on your own just like you talk to anyone else. He will listen if your heart is right. If you have any questions, contact me and I would be more than willing to answer them for you.
Cross-Carrying StoriesThe Cross and Nothing but the Crossby: Mr. Sarcastic Preacher
(please try to see my heart in this and any other of my preaching; I only care for the body of Christ and to do and preach God's Word wholly. I don't purposely try to offend anyone but if it offends you, search the scriptures to see if what I am saying is true or not before judging me. Oh, you can judge me too. It is biblical. The bible does say to judge all things but you are to do it in a spirit of love and with no hypocrisy. Test the spirit behind someone's preaching. The Bereans tested the apostle Paul to make sure what he was saying was true. Paul commended them for checking him out. If someone has a problem with someone checking them out scripturally, run baby, run. Don't be quick to reject anything unless it is unbiblical and you can prove it to be unbiblical by not pulling scripture out of context. Cast away all of your traditions and let's study things out together. Do you want some meat or milk?
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Carrying a cross around town is a great witnessing tool. It allows the Holy Spirit to speak to the hearts of those who have already heard the gospel and didn't have the proper (heart) soil at the time and the seed was taken by the birds of the air.
Oh, feelin' the preach comin' on. I'm sorry. I can't help myself. It's my alter ego. Hi, and who do we have here today? It's Mr. Sarcastic Preacher. Well, he seems to have a lot to say, sometimes he even makes a lot of sense, he even seems pretty biblical. He can be a little rough around the collar but isn't that what the washing machine is for? Go ahead and preach it Mr. SP.
Hope you got your steel-toed boots on. Here are a few pairs if you don't.
You heard of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?); here is my new one. WDJS (What Did Jesus Say?). Jesus is either Lord, lunatic, or liar. You only seem to hear the epistles anymore or the nice things that Jesus said hence the name. I like to give the Rest of the Story. Paul Harvey get out of here! All right - time to preach.
God has to bring the increase in our soul winning; a lot of times we have premature spiritual births and the babies die soon after they are born. The right attitude wasn't there to begin with. They didn't even realize they were a sinner. I like the story of the publican (tax collector) in Luke 18:10-14 because it shows that those that are trusting in anything but the CROSS of Christ for the remission of their sins will not be justified on the Day of Judgment. The self-righteous will not enter the kingdom of God so it is so utterly important to show the sinner their need of a Savior and allow God to bring the increase; after all, isn't it God's seed to begin with? God will not make one exception for a certain person out there who is still looking at their righteousness for salvation even if they live a sacrificial life like Mother Teresa. Works of righteousness should come after one becomes a child of God. That would not be fair to the others. It's sad if Mother Teresa was relying on her own good works to get to Heaven. Filthy rags here supposedly denote menstrual rags.
6. But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6
So if we need God to bring the increase, we must ask ourselves, "Is the arm of the Lord shortened that He cannot save?" We plant, we water but we must leave the rest to the Father. He brings the Sonshine that makes the plants grow and they don't always grow instantaneously. Actually, a plant never grows instantaneously. You will notice throughout the book of Acts that God is always adding the increase, not man. We are merely the messengers. There wasn't even a prayer with Cornelius and his family in Acts chapter ten, yet they received the Holy Spirit. Peter was the messenger. Cornelius was already trying to serve God with his whole heart (read the whole story) so he already had a penitent heart. He just needed to hear the gospel message and believe upon it and to trust and rely in Christ's sacrifice and it alone. Believe in the Greek (Strong's 4100; pisteuo) means to trust wholly upon, cling to, and to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
17. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? Acts 11:17
Strong's Ref. # 4100
Romanized pisteuo
Pronounced pist-yoo'-o
from GSN4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
44. While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them, which heard the word.
45. And they of the circumcision, which believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
46. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47. Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48. And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. Acts 10:44-48
God gave the increase. You will see this throughout the Book of Acts.
I need to tell why my technique in soul winning has changed to some degree since the mid-80's. We did an okay job but we relied on self too much. It was bothering me that there was roughly a 90% fall-away rate within the American church after many seemingly made a confession of faith and gave their lives over to Jesus. The Holy Spirit led me to read and reread the Book of Acts over and over for about a year. I would say that I read it over and over 10 to 20 times that year. I read parts of it almost every day so it was always very fresh in mind.
Church, our preaching and understanding today is not what it was in the early church. Repentance was a huge part of the gospel message. Now, before someone misquotes me, I did not say, "Repentance is what saves you." Repentance does not save you but it is the 911-call that gets the ambulance to you. You may want to call it the publican call. It gets your heart right toward God so that He can give you the gift of the Holy Spirit and make you born-again. You have to take that step toward getting right with God and He will take the next step toward you.
The ambulance is what saves you. The ambulance is trusting Christ's sacrifice for your sins. But if you don't see that you are a sinner and see how sin cannot live in Heaven where a holy God lives, you will not repent, and turn from your sins. What do the seraphim (and/or) beasts say over and over and over in Heaven before the throne of God (Revelation 4:8 and Isaiah 6:2,3)? Holy. Holy. Holy.
Anyhow, then God gave me total confirmation of what the Holy Spirit was already showing me. He showed me a ministry called Way of The Master WOTM (ministers Ray Comfort (who wrote the Evidence Bible), Kirk Cameron (movie star), and Todd Friel (apologist)). I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They were saying the same thing. Then, I went and looked back at some of my Christian pamphlets I read back between 1984-1990. Keith Green, Charles Finney, Leonard Ravenhill, A.W. Tozer and others were also talking of these things many years before WOTM.
You won't see the Christian book industry pushing these kinds of materials and books. I guess they are too biblical and they don't sell well. They prick one's heart. Can't have that. The church might grow in other areas where they lack. There is so much more money in self-help and the promises of God type books. Although some of those books have some truths within them, that is 50% or more of what is sold today in our Christian bookstores. It looks no different than the magazine rack you see at Giant Eagle grocery stores. You will even see some of those books on that rack at Giant Eagle. Zondervan Publishing has gone off their rockers over the last 10 years. Yes, I named a name and it is about time someone had enough love for God to expose them for what they are - that they love money more than God. If you have a problem with that statement, you need to take it up with God. They are leading many astray by publishing and promoting authors that have strayed from truth. They even go as far as to put some of them on tour like a rock band. They are now promoting many books, ungodly books by apostate ministers who have infiltrated the church (mostly in America) with false doctrines and even Eastern Mystic practices and Ecumenism (Universalism, Inclusivism). Get ready one world order and one world religion. Hello Nimrod. I thought you were dead. What is this I see? A tower. Oh well, I see. Got to get everyone thinking the same way or you can't rule the world. What's going to happen to those who resist? And I ran.
You know, when I was Catholic, I didn't know I was already saved; I guess today you are according to many ministers on TV. I guess self-righteousness gets you to Heaven. I guess if you are Mormon, you are saved too today. While we are at it, lets make bridges with the Muslims. No, they don't worship the moon god. It is the same god as the Christians. Next it will be the aliens from planet Cuckoo in the M13 star cluster. That last one was an exaggeration. Anyhow, what fellowship hath Christ with Belial? Does anyone else out there have any righteous indignation in them? Yes, some very big ministries want to build bridges with Muslims and Mormons and have already allowed leaven into their body and it is spreading like a cancer across America. Be careful who you are reading and following today. I've warned many. I hope they are listening.
Keep reading my other articles as they come out and I will touch basis on this subject but now back to our current subject at hand.
Is there a specific prayer of salvation?
Actually, there isn't a prayer mentioned for salvation in the whole Book of Acts. I think you can consider the publican crying out to God, "Have mercy on me, a sinner" a prayer. This man had no self-righteousness in his heart. This TYPE of person will love the gospel because they see their need for Christ's blood and not because they want FIRE INSURANCE and you never see a change. Many people misquote Romans 10:9,10. Yes, I said it. Yes, Mr. SP is a heretic. I know you thought that. Oh no, now I am reading minds - that's wrong too.
By the way, the Lord's Prayer is not a prayer either; Jesus was showing us how to pray and what the attitude of our heart should be when we were praying. I apologize for doing my best to read God's Word accurately. It's sad that many just requote someone else without studying something. I'm guilty too but improving. Please read Romans chapters 9 and 10 in their context and do it hermeneutically and you will see that those two verses are specific to a certain group of people. I do have a teaching on this but back to our subject. You can study it out for yourselves. You won't see anyone in the Book of Acts getting someone to repeat a prayer and then saying "We believe that you are born-again." The object of that person's faith is now in 'repeating a prayer' than in the blood of Christ that washes away our sins. Their faith is in the wrong thing. Their faith should be in Christ's sacrifice. I believe that there are a few exceptions out there of people who had the gospel already preached in its purity to them and then watched a program and decided to give their lives over to God at that point. But why do we want a 90% fall-away rate? Why do we want converts over disciples? Some feel obligated to go TO church but don't feel very obligated to BE the church. Now if someone's heart is truly repentant and they truly understand the gospel and understand that they are making Jesus Lord and also not relying on their own righteousness, I think in that circumstance, a prayer with them could be justified. WDJS? Few be there that find life eternal.
13. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Matthew 7:13,14; 21-24 (also read what is in between these verses)
There is a minister out there right now who has over 60,000 others following him who believes that there are 2 billion Christians out there worldwide. What Bible is this guy reading and what Bible are the pastors who follow him reading? Maybe it's the “I Should Have Never Started a Church because Now I am going to be Accountable Bible.” Sorry, I had to say that. No different than when Jesus was upset, and made a whip of chords and drove the moneychangers out of the temple. I am mad about this stuff. Either this man is off his rocker or Jesus was. I doubt if it was Jesus. Jesus was either lunatic, Lord or liar. Yes, there will be some revival but 2 billion out of 6 billion is a lot more than a few. A few are usually in reference to this ratio (2 out of 100).
Hey, can I come and preach at your church? LOL.
We are afraid to take time with people anymore.
Steve Foss will like this one. We have this "drive up through a drive-thru window, give me a hamburger, shake, and fries and I am spiritually changed without any counting of the cost, turning from my sins, and making Jesus Lord" mentality. Actually, that is what the gospel has become in much of America.
Do you know what it is like to go up to person after person on the streets and they say that they are saved or born-again but when you ask them, "what do you base that on?" and they can't answer you? Something is wrong church. Something is seriously wrong.
Just because someone says that they are a Christian, don't assume that is the case. Jesus said, “Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord…”
In the Book of Acts, people were told to repent and to believe the gospel. A true public confession (profession; homologia [Greek]) will show in one's life by the change that takes place in them (the inward showing forth on the outward), by obeying the Word of God, and wanting to share this saving grace with others. Anyone can confess Jesus as Savior or Lord in front of other Christians but is it spoken of outside of the church and is it LIVED. The Bible says that we are suppose to be living epistles. In Him, we live, move and have our being. If we are His offspring, we should look, smell, and act like Him.
True Repentance
10. Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 18:10-14
A lot of times the church has tried to force a conversion when the person's heart is not contrite or completely ready. We try to force a conversion when there was never any real repentance. Repentance is to TURN from your sin and that is where the heart of the sinner needs to be when he makes a confession of Jesus to become His Lord. If his heart is not there, he will neither grow nor be productive for the kingdom of God even if he was truly saved. He will keep that self-centered attitude that he had before. He may even end up becoming a liability to the Body of Christ. How many times have we heard on the streets, "I know so-and-so and he has been preaching to me for 10 years but he still snorts cocaine or gets drunk or curses like a sailor. I am better than him and if God lets someone like that into Heaven, then I will surely be there." It's one thing for a Christian to struggle with something but I believe many of these people have never truly repented of their sins from the beginning, and only made Jesus Savior and not LORD and they think they are saved. WDJS? Remember, Jesus is either Lord, lunatic, or liar.
9. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Matthew 18:9
Most of people's sin problems that are within the church today are because they don't obey this scripture.
If you struggle with adultery of the heart, pornography or fornication, you need to get this scripture in your heart and do it. You need to stay away from the things that make you stumble. Get rid of the internet, cable, regular TV, etc. It will corrupt you sooner or later even if you are not struggling with it right now. King David said, that he made a covenant before God with his eyes. Did I mention a $25,000 toilet in my last article. I don't want to name the individual, God already did the exposing. Church wakeup. Let's see what the apostle John said. WDJS? John was inspired by the Holy Spirit so in effect, Jesus said it, He is the Word (John 1:1).
15. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 1st John 2:15-17
WDJS?
19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:19-21
Church, we need to pluck out the thing/s that keep you from being right with God. God's Word is our counselor if we would only obey it. What most people need to do is three simple steps. I will save you a lot of time and money. Here they are. 1) Repent. 2) Read God's word (knowledge). 3) And do it (wisdom). You don't owe me a dime. You can do it the hard long way and get counseling for years or do it God's way and progressively get free. If some people got delivered supernaturally, they would end up 7x worse because they never would fill up their house (soul) with the Word of God and would fall right back into it. Someone I know had fallen into pornography. They went to go get counseling. This person found out that over 30% of the pastors in the local area were struggling with pornography. Body, submit to God first and then find a pastor who cares enough about your soul to preach to you the whole counsel of God. Don't just submit to anyone. There is a lot of brown-nosing in the church and competition but I won't go there.
We are not to just admit that we've sinned; all sinners do that already. If that is what saves you, then most sinners are already saved. Jesus said to let the tares grow among the wheat until the harvest comes. My question for all today is "Are you a tare or are you wheat?" Please search your heart and make sure that your calling and election is sure. I love you very much and care about your soul and most will never hear a message like this from the pulpit even after 20 years of church attendance. It's sad but true. If you are a tare, may you become wheat and if you are wheat, may you die to self so that you can bring forth much fruit, 30-fold, 60-fold, and 100-fold.
24. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares (bad seed) among the wheat, and went his way.
26. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28. He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29. But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Matthew 13:24-30
23. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. John 12:23-25
3. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5. Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6. And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8. But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:3-9
The more we die to self, the more fruit there will be. It's tough to die. But it's not about us.
Now every eye closed and every head bowed, nobody looking around. LOL
Let's try this.
Now every eye opened and looking intentionally intently forward before themselves. If you are serious about walking with Jesus and living this life in REAL faith, come forward in front of everyone with everyone looking at you. Let's repent together, let's die to self together, and let's get the job done so Jesus can come back. Sounds like a plan to me. How about you?