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The Man on the Next Cross |
The Man on the Next Cross "Who is this man next to me? I remember seeing him in the streets teaching the people as I was picking their purses. Blind old Joseph came to him and now he sees. That blind old man used to always know when I tried to take coins from his bowl. Look at him, they calmed he tried to lead a revolt against the Roman’s. Proclaiming himself to be King to sit on David’s throne. All he got out of it was a crown of thorns. They beat him and stripped him of his clothes and nailed him to the cross. My people were looking for someone to break the Roman rule, but instead of making him their leader they turned him over. What hypocrites!
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Meditation on (Death) LIFE |
Meditation on (Death) LIFEEcclesiastes 2:14-16, 3:18-21, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Solomon contemplated his life and the meaningless of everything. One of the observations he made is that we all share the same fate, DEATH. Death comes to us all. Death is the true equal opportunity. It is not a respector of wealth, or social status. . Rich man, poor man, beggar, thief, they all die. Man, woman, child, gender doesn't matter. Eighty, forty, twenty, ten or one, DEATH does not care how old we are. Wise or foolish, as Solomon says, share the same fate.
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Another Look at Vines
Scriptures: Ephesians 4:1-16, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Roman‘s 12:7-31, John 15:1-12
 Ever since Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door at Wittenberg and the reformation began the list of denominations has grown. The Pilgrims and then the Puritans split from the Church of England to become our forefathers in America. Today you can not name the number of different churches, at least I can't. Yet we are witnessing a great unification of the Christian body in the past few years. New dialogs have began between the Protestant churches and the Vatican. On the local level ministers meet for prayer meeting. Churches get together for World Day of Prayer. Our youths go to conventions with other youths from other churches and our men go to become Promise Keepers.
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The World Categorized.If we wanted to we could divide the world into two groups, saved and unsaved. The unsaved can be also divided into two groups, those who do not know Christ and those who claim to know Christ. The first unsaved group are those who may have heard about our Lord but have not accepted him as Lord and Savior. They go about their lives unaware that there is a more perfect way to live. There is a hole in each heart that cries out to be filled. No matter how hard they may try to fill it they can not. This hole is God shaped and only HE can fill it. Nothing in this world can fill that hole. Drugs. No. Alcohol. No. Riches. Nothing can fill that hole. |
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The Real Meaning of Christmas! |
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For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11)
Today, God’s Children are celebrating Christmas-the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But what does Christmas mean? What is the spiritual import and benefit of the birth of Jesus Christ to everyone in the world? The Letters “C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S” what do they mean?
“C” means Christ has come! In other words, Christ is here now; Christ is born!
“H” stands for hope; our hope in Christ which is now fulfilled because Christ has come. You’re at peace now, because Christ has come, and your hope for a glorious, prosperous life has been fulfilled.
“R” means righteousness! Now that Christ has come, and hope has been realized, righteousness is yours now. There’s no need to struggle to please God with your own works of righteousness: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
“I” means “Inheritance!” An inheritance has been bestowed on you; you’re no longer ordinary! You are no longer poor! No wonder the Bible declares that you’re a joint heir with Christ (Romans 8:17).
“S” means salvation has been consummated, since Christ has come.
“T” means telling the untold that Christ has come. Today tell someone about Jesus!
“M” means ministry. It means taking your place as a minister of reconciliation. You’ve been made a minister of the gospel. You’ve got a ministry, to tell the untold that Christ has come. And what is that ministry saying?
That’s what “A” stands for- acceptance! That’s what we’ve been commissioned to tell everybody at Christmas, that they’ve been accepted! What a ministry; to tell the world they’ve been accepted. No matter what you’ve done; where you’ve been and how you’ve lived your life, you are acceptable before the Father. God is not counting your sins against you (2 Corinthians 5:19). This is what Christmas means.
The final “S” refers to sonship. It means “sonship now” ! now that we are accepted in Him, He has brought us into “son-ship!” No wonder John the Apostle cries out “Beloved, now are we the sons of God…” (1 John 3:2). You’re not working your way to be a son, or trying to please God to become His son, No! You’re a son now. This is what Christmas means. So, as you celebrate this day, think on these things, and your Christmas will be glorious. Merry Christmas! |
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