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Everybody lives by a moral code. It is very important you know where you are getting your moral code. Do you get your moral code from TV, Celebrities and Facebook? What if you moral code is in conflict with God's moral code? Does your moral code collide with the oldest moral code in recorded human history? Does your moral code consist of three-syllable words that were never used ten years ago?   The Progressive Nine Commandments First Commandment: Truth is Yours To Decide (Be your own god) Thou Shalt Not Be A . . . . Bigot (Disapproval of a lifestyle in opposition to God's Moral Code) Racist (Disapproval to give special entitlements to select groups of the One Human Race) Misogynist (Disapproval of infanticide; murdering children inside their mother's womb) Homophobe (Disapproval of sodomy) Sexist (Disapproval of gender bending) Xenophobe (Disapproval of illegal entry into our country) Intolerant (Unwilling to Approve & Endorse the breaking God's Ten Commandments) Islamophobia (Disapproval of any religious group that wants to convert you or kill you)   Progressive 9 Commandments More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

In this study, we seek answers to the following questions. Where did evil come from? How did the devil fall? How can God make everything, yet not be “to blame” for the evil? These are the following foundational universal truths that lead us to the answer. All Creation is Obligated, Indebted to Its Creator. God Actively sustains all Creation. God is not obligated to Sustain a Creatures “holiness” yet, a creature remains obligated to its Creator. Please listen carefully and study the Scriptures like good Bereans. Let me know your thoughts! Semper Stabilis! James 1:12 Where did evil come from? More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Happy New Year! New Year, New Creation! New Years is a Great times to stop and think. Youth group story: prayer and meditation challenge at camp. Oh how we hate silence. Atheists and existentialism: They have nothing to look forward to, they have no hope. God wants to [Isa 1:16 ESV] Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, [Isa 1:17 ESV] learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. [Isa 1:18 ESV] "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Hebrew Pro 6:6 Observe: the ant to learn thoroughly, examine carefully to consider well Psalm 77: Meditate to meditate, devise, muse, imagine to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak Greek Consider/observe Matt 6:28 “consider the lilies” to learn thoroughly, examine carefully to consider well Consider = Luke 12:24. consider the ravens. . . to perceive, remark, observe, understand to consider attentively, fix one's eyes or mind upon Actively THINK ABOUT IT [Psa 8:1 ESV] To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD (יְהֹוָה Yĕhovah), our Lord (דֹנָי 'Adonay), how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Jehovah = "the existing One" the proper name of the one true God unpronounced except with the vowel Adony “Lord” Lord - title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Majestic: great, majestic of waters of sea of a tree of kings, nations, gods great one, majestic one [Psa 8:2 ESV] Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. Babies & Infants? [1Co 1:26 ESV] For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. [1Co 1:27 ESV] But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; [1Co 1:28 ESV] God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, [1Co 1:29 ESV] so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. [1Co 1:30 ESV] And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, [1Co 1:31 ESV] so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." [Psa 8:3 ESV] When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, [Rom 1:19 ESV] For what can be known about God is plain to them (ungodly, unrighteous men), because God has shown it to them. [Rom 1:20 ESV] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. [Psa 8:4 ESV] what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? [Psa 8:5 ESV] Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. [Psa 8:6 ESV] You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, The Typological Interpretation. Near/immediate fulfillment & a Christ Fulfillment. Hebrews 2:6-8 [Psa 8:7 ESV] all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, [Psa 8:8 ESV] the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. [Psa 8:9 ESV] O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! [Psa 19:1 ESV] To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. [Psa 19:2 ESV] Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. [Psa 19:3 ESV] There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. [Psa 19:4 ESV] Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, [Psa 19:5 ESV] which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. [Psa 19:6 ESV] Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat. [Psa 19:7 ESV] The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; [Psa 19:8 ESV] the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; [Psa 19:9 ESV] the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. [Psa 19:10 ESV] More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. [Psa 19:11 ESV] Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. [Psa 19:12 ESV] Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults. [Psa 19:13 ESV] Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. [Psa 19:14 ESV] Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Celebrate Communion: we are called to examine our self. [1Co 11:28 ESV] Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. [1Co 11:29 ESV] For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. [1Co 11:30 ESV] That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. [1Co 11:31 ESV] But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. [1Co 11:23 ESV] For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, [1Co 11:24 ESV] and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." [1Co 11:25 ESV] In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." [1Co 11:26 ESV] For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 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The first week of December, Andy Stanley stated the following. “If somebody can predict their own death and then their own resurrection, I'm not all that concerned about how they got into the world.” “Christianity doesn't hinge on the truth or even the stories around the Birth of Jesus.” Does it matter “Who” was born that day? Why and How? Also if people might struggle with the “incarnation story” wouldn't they also struggle with the “resurrection story”? 1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; [1Ti 3:16 ESV] Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. Necessity that God had to provide a solution to Genesis Rebellion The proto-evangelium — the first Gospel (e- van –gel – yum) [Gen 3:14 NASB] The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; [Gen 3:15 NASB] And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." More than a talking snake; Great Cosmic battle, where the seed of Eve will have the tactical advantage. Long Ago, many times, many ways, God spoke to our fathers. [Heb 1:1 ESV] Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, [Heb 1:2 ESV] but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. Did He? Oh Yes! [Isa 9:6 ESV] For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Isa 9:7 ESV] Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. [Mat 1:22 ESV] All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: [Mat 1:23 ESV] "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us). He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. [Heb 1:3 ESV] He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, [Heb 1:4 ESV] having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. [Heb 1:5 ESV] For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"? [Heb 1:6 ESV] And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him.” Why couldn't Jesus just step out of Heaven, go the cross and call it done? The necessity of a God/Man! [Heb 2:10 ESV] For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. [Heb 2:11 ESV] For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, [Heb 2:14 ESV] Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, [Heb 2:15 ESV] and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. [Heb 2:17 ESV] Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. Propitiate 1. to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. [Heb 2:18 ESV] For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. [2Co 5:18 ESV] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; [2Co 5:19 ESV] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. [2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. “Jesus does this not only by dying the death we justly deserve but by living the life we should have lived.” Imputation: God imputes our sinful life to Jesus account and Imputes Jesus' Sinless life to our account. Federal Headship First Adam, Last Adam We are condemned with our Father Adam, We are Redeemed, through our Lord Jesus Christ. More Than That! [Rom 5:11 ESV] More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. The Son of Man Must Suffer [Mar 8:27 ESV] And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" [Mar 8:28 ESV] And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets." [Mar 8:29 ESV] And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ." [Mar 8:30 ESV] And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him. [Mar 8:31 ESV] And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. The “Who” is important! The Son of Man; The Messiah! MUST SUFFER Also, Matt 1 & Luke 3:23; Emphasis that Jesus had to be of the line of David. Why all the work to demonstrate Who Jesus was, if it's not important? When Joseph heard that Mary was pregnant, Joseph was considering to call of the marriage. [Mat 1:20 NASB] But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. [Mat 1:21 NASB] "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." It matters very much “Who” and it matters “How”! John the Baptist, [Jhn 1:29 NASB] The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! One more thing! Be Thankful that God chose you to understand! Who are we? [Luk 2:10 NASB] But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; Just like the blue collar works of Jesus' time. God sent angels to shepherds who were working outside of town, working the night shift. Of all the smart and popular and famous people, [1Co 2:12 ESV] Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. God gathered you here at this church at this time, His Christmas morning, so we can celebrate! So that you may know truths that is hidden from the “wise of this world”. God wants you to know that a Savior is Born! Who is Messiah! The Lord! The kü'-rē-os “cor-re-aws”   Christmas 2016 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Reformation Sunday: The Five Solas During the 16th Century. The reformers were protesting Protestants . Protestors against Catholicism. Battle Lines: Authority: Church Authority VS Biblical Authority Salvation: Synergy VS Monergy. God's Word is interconnected. You can't talk about one theology with it leading to another theology. The Five Guides protect us from man-made religion which war against Jesus Christ. The goal of the world is simple Anything but Jesus Christ. Pagan religions, secular humanism. Or Jesus Christ +. . . . . Cults, heresies, TBN, prosperity preachers Sola Scriptura - Scripture alone [2Ti 3:16 ESV] All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [2Ti 3:17 ESV] that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. Concerning divisions in the church: [1Co 4:6 ESV] I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another. Written Word Inspired by the Holy Spirit. [2Pe 1:19 ESV] And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, [2Pe 1:20 ESV] knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. [2Pe 1:21 ESV] For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Sola Christus - Christ alone Jesus Christ is the only mediator. Penal Substitutionary atonement [Jhn 14:5 ESV] Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" [Jhn 14:6 ESV] Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. [Jhn 14:7 ESV] If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." [1Ti 2:5 ESV] For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, [1Ti 2:6 ESV] who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. Sola Gratia - Grace alone Unmerited Grace: [Eph 2:8 ESV] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [Eph 2:9 ESV] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. [Eph 2:10 ESV] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. God saved me, Despite Me, not because of me. [Psa 14:2 ESV] The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. [Psa 14:3 ESV] They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. Paul Reveals how Grace Works. [2Co 12:9 ESV] But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. [2Co 12:10 ESV] For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Sola Fide - Faith alone [Rom 5:1 ESV] Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. [Rom 5:2 ESV] Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. You do not create faith. God gives you Faith [Rom 12:3 ESV] For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. [1Co 12:9 ESV] to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, The Disciples Ask Jesus for more Faith. [Luk 17:5 ESV] The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" [Luk 17:6 ESV] And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. [Mar 9:23 ESV] And Jesus said to him, "'If you can'! All things are possible for one who believes." [Mar 9:24 ESV] Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" [Heb 12:1 ESV] Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, [Heb 12:2 ESV] looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Soli Deo Gloria - the Glory of God alone Definition of Glory: noun, plural glories 1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent;renown: to win glory on the field of battle. 2. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; adistinguished ornament or an object of pride: a sonnet that is one of the glories of English poetry. 3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God. 4. resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn. Here is a clue if your theology is heading the wrong way. You make the case for some inherited goodness. When I. . . But Then I . . . . I am so thankful I. . . . . It should be. When God. . . . In His Mercy, God. . . . . But then God. . . . . [1Pe 2:24 ESV] He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. [1Pe 2:25 ESV] For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. An Angel declares to the World. Fear God & Give Him Glory! [Rev 14:6 ESV] Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. [Rev 14:7 ESV] And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him Glory, because the hour of His judgment has come, and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water." [Jhn 15:7 ESV] If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. [Jhn 15:8 ESV] By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. [Jhn 15:9 ESV] As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. [Jhn 15:10 ESV] If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. [Jhn 15:11 ESV] These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. Jesus' after Judas went off to betray Him. [Jhn 13:31 ESV] When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. [Jhn 13:32 ESV] If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. [Psa 96:4 ESV] For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. [Psa 96:5 ESV] For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens. [Psa 96:6 ESV] Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. [Psa 96:7 ESV] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! [Psa 96:8 ESV] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come into His courts! [Psa 96:9 ESV] Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth! [Psa 96:10 ESV] Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity." [Psa 96:11 ESV] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; [Psa 96:12 ESV] let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy [Psa 96:13 ESV] before the LORD, for He comes, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in His faithfulness. [1Co 10:31 ESV] So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.   The Five Solas More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Gospel Survey of Mark; the Action Gospel! Who Wrote it and when? Mark: No name in the book. So how do we know. Early church fathers. It is cited by Papias, Irenaeus, the Muratorian Canon (most likely), Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Origen, and Jerome. Papias, for example, writes:3 And the elder said this: “Mark became an interpreter of Peter; as many things as he remembered he wrote down accurately (though certainly not in order4) the things said or done by the Lord. For he neither heard the Lord nor followed him, but he came later—as he said with reference to Peter who taught whenever the need arose,5 but he did not [teach] according to the arrangement of the oracles of the Lord,6 with the result that Mark did not err7 when he thus wrote certain things as he recalled them. For he planned out one goal ahead of time,8 namely, to leave out nothing which he heard and not to falsify any [of the words of Peter].”9 When & Where The earliest gospel with an authorship of between A.D. 55 to A.D. 70. In Rome. Mark has connections Peter [Act 12:12 ESV] When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. Peter mentions Mark. [1Pe 5:13 ESV] She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son. Paul and Barnabas [Act 13:13 ESV] Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, Big Fight because of Mark. [Act 15:37 ESV] Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. [Act 15:38 ESV] But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. [Act 15:39 ESV] And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, [Act 15:40 ESV] but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. Paul trusts Mark again. [2Ti 4:11 ESV] Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. The preparation for Jesus' ministry - Mk 1:2-13 [Mar 1:1 ESV] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [Mar 1:2 ESV] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, [Mar 1:3 ESV] the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'" [Mar 1:4 ESV] John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. [Mar 1:5 ESV] And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. [Mar 1:6 ESV] Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. [Mar 1:7 ESV] And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. [Mar 1:8 ESV] I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." [Mar 1:9 ESV] In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. [Mar 1:10 ESV] And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. [Mar 1:11 ESV] And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." [Mar 1:12 ESV] The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. [Mar 1:13 ESV] And he was in Gospel of Mark Intro More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Thanksgiving It's easier to overflow or spill over with Thankfulness when you know why God put you here on earth and you are in sync with God's purpose. Thanksgiving: Family, Friends, Food, Football A comfortable home, a working car, a favorite toy; gun, atv, tv. . . God gives us these things for our enjoyment. But here is the one thing God gives man, that truly gives a rich meaning to everything. Jesus! The Gospel: [Mar 10:45 ESV] For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." [Rom 6:23 ESV] For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. If you ever broke any of the 10 commandments even once, you sinned against God. God is Good / He is Just, He is obligated by His nature to punish evil. Your evil and you with it. [2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake He (God) made Him (Jesus) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him (Jesus) we might become the righteousness of God. [1Jo 4:10 ESV] In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. You must trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ as your only reason why God would let you into Heaven. Jesus paid your evil debt to God. Jesus was punished for your rebellion, Jesus was killed for your hatred of God. [Act 2:37 ESV] Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" [Act 2:38 ESV] And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The greatest reason to give thanks & how to express Thanks to God! [Col 3:1 ESV] If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [Col 3:2 ESV] Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. [Col 3:3 ESV] For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. [Col 3:4 ESV] When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. [Col 3:5 ESV] Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. [Col 3:6 ESV] On account of these the wrath of God is coming. [Col 3:7 ESV] In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. [Col 3:8 ESV] But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. [Col 3:9 ESV] Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices [Col 3:10 ESV] and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. [Col 3:11 ESV] Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. (True Unity in Diversity) [Col 3:12 ESV] Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, [Col 3:13 ESV] bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. [Col 3:14 ESV] And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. [Col 3:15 ESV] And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. [Col 3:16 ESV] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. [Col 3:17 ESV] And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.   Thanksgiving Gospel 2016 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

The Local Church; Why be a Member? God has created the Local Church to provide for His Local Elect. [1Co 1:2 ESV] 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: The church is the “called out group” Ek out of, from, by, away from Kaleō to call God has called you out of the world, planted you in Himself, with others, given you a new family and wants you to grow up, in responsibility. [Act 2:41 ESV] So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. [Act 2:42 ESV] And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. [Act 2:43 ESV] And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 1. The Apostle's Teaching 2. Fellowship 3. Breaking of Bread. 4. Prayer The Church has two Ordinances Baptism Communion Why the local church? You are not Alone. The very internal struggles you are going through, so is everyone else. You are Commanded to Grow Up. [Eph 4:11-13 ESV] 11 And He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, [Eph 4:14 ESV] 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Does the Bible talk about an organized local church? Churches plural in a location [Gal 1:1 ESV] Paul, an apostle--not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead-- [Gal 1:2 ESV] and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: [1Th 1:1 ESV] Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. Jesus speaks to the seven churches in Revelation Did the church have a flow chart, did it have an organized structure? [Heb 13:17 ESV] Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus are what's known as Pastoral Epistles, Instructing Timothy and Titus how to shepherd their local church. There are Elders AND Deacons [1Ti 3:1 ESV] The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Overseer: episkopē Episcopal [1Ti 3:8 ESV] Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. Deacon: diakonos one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister the servant of a king a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned to him by the church, cares for the poor and has charge of and distributes the money collected for their use This creates a plurality of leadership The Big Idea: God saves people in an area. They begin to meet together regularly for PURPOSE. Does the Bible Teach the idea of Membership? Just as baptism identifies you as a follower of Jesus, and all the responsibilities there of. Becoming an “official member” of a local church, identifies and adds responsibility/ accountability. Member: a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society. a constituent part of any structural or composite whole Constituent; serving to compose or make up a thing; component: ** Get To VS Ought To** Church Discipline reveals The idea of Officially Belonging. [Mat 18:15-17 ESV] 15 "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Concerning Church Discipline of an Unrepentant man. [1Co 5:4 ESV] When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, [1Co 5:5 ESV] you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. [1Co 5:12 ESV] For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? [1Co 5:13 ESV] God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you." Church discipline is for the purpose of reconciliation. It's an Ought To that is also a Get To. You have a place to belong. [Heb 10:24 ESV] And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, [Heb 10:25 ESV] not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. One Another-ing [Jhn 13:34 ESV] A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. [Jhn 13:35 ESV] By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." [Jas 5:14 ESV] Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. [Jas 5:15 ESV] And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. One another-ing [Jas 5:16 ESV] Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. God uses the local church, your new family to grow you up. If you don't commit, you don't grow.   Church Membership More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Stewardship as an American Christian Means we protect the house God has placed us into. Protecting what we have is the best way to “Love Our Neighbor”. Crayon Theology: Using Theology as an excuse to not be responsibility/stewardship. Pseudo Dichotomy; Religion or Politics. Real Hope Vs Crayon Theology Work Vs Worry Individual Responsibility IS Freedom Imagine a house. • Individual freedom has been given to all. • Laws were established to govern morals. 10 commandments. • Laws were established so the government so there would be no state religion. • No laws were established to determine your level of success and flourishing. Hold the house up, even if they are trying to kick the walls in. If you vote for a platform that celebrates the murder of infants, you are hating your neighbor. If you vote for a platform that promotes the destruction of the family, you are hating your neighbor. 1. Concerning politics, know the obvious. There are two platforms with a specific agenda, regardless of the presidential nominee. Love Your Neighbor, even if they are your enemy. A real application of loving your neighbor. [Mar 12:30 ESV] And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' [Mar 12:31 ESV] The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." Tolerating sin/evil is hating your neighbor. The command of Stewardship from the beginning. [Gen 2:15 ESV] The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. The Command of Stewardship of and for the Church. [1Pe 4:10 ESV] As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: [1Pe 4:11 ESV] whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies--in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. The Command of Stewardship in your Vocation: Job. [Col 3:22 ESV] Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. [Col 3:23 ESV] Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, [Col 3:24 ESV] knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.   Protect The House More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Evil is not an ability, it is a disability.  God cannot “do evil”.   God has no “power” to be or do “evil”.  God is eternally, unchanging, Good & Holy.  What is evil? More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

What Happens To Your Spirit When You Die? The Bible's answer eliminates a lot of pagan ideas. Ghosts, soul sleep, annihilation [Heb 9:27-28 ESV] 27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.   Abraham's bosom [Luk 16:22-26 ESV] 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.' 25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' Transfiguration [Mat 17:1-3 ESV] 1 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Moses did die.   [Deu 34:5 ESV] 5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD, God of the Living: [Mar 12:26-27 ESV] 26 And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? 27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong." Evidence of human activity in Heaven Rev: Reveals activity in Heaven with slain human souls [Rev 6:9-11 ESV] 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been. Jesus talking to the thief on the Cross. [Luk 23:42-43 ESV] 42 And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." 43 And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." What about all the Bible verses where it talks about people “Falling Asleep”? What does Fallen Asleep Mean? [1Th 4:13-16 ESV] 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.   Fall Asleep: [1Co 15:20-23 ESV] 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Asleep or alive:  [1Th 5:9-11 ESV] 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. Why would God take Enoch and Elijah To Heaven, just to put them to sleep? God took Enoch: [Gen 5:23-24 ESV] 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Elijah was taken up to Heaven. [2Ki 2:10-12 ESV] 10 And he said, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so." 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. God of the Living: all Live To Him [Luk 20:37-38 ESV] 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him." What Happens To Your Spirit When You Die More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

There is a reason the Bible is complete.  There are No More Apostles.  The Bible is the final source of which we get our direction and make our choices.  The Complete Bible More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Eternal Security & Sanctification The title of this message was suppose to be Eternal Security and Baptism.  However, my digital recorder ran out of room.  So please enjoy a 30 minutes message concerning Eternal Security & Sanctification.  Salvation and Baptism More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Apologetics and Polemics Apologetics The word “apologetics” derives from the Greek word apologia, The accused would attempt to “speak away” (apo—away, logia—speech) the accusation 1.“Apologetics is the branch of Christian theology which attempts to give a rational defense of the Christian faith.”  [1Pe 3:14 ESV] But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, [1Pe 3:15 ESV] but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, make a defense g627   ἀπολογία apologia [Luk 12:11 ESV] And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, [Phl 1:7 ESV] It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. What is Polemics? the art or practice of disputation or controversy: the branch of theology dealing with the history or conduct of ecclesiastical disputation and controversy. [Act 17:10 ESV] The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. [Act 17:11 ESV] Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. [Act 17:12 ESV] Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men. My Story:  I want The Truth.  I want The Answers  I had to know the answers for myself.   1. Was the Bible trustworthy? Why?   2. Is Jesus really God?  why?   3. Which religion (Christian Church) is the right one and why are the others wrong?  4. What is sin?  Example of Apologetics:  The earth is less than 7,000 years old.   “Living Fossils”  an illogical statement if evolution were true.  No problem with a young earth.  Example of Polemics http://pulpitandpen.org/2016/08/17/pastor-jeff-lasseigne-of-harvest-asks-statue-of-pope-francis-to-pray-for-harvest-crusades/ Why learn this?   [Jas 1:2 ESV] Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, [Jas 1:3 ESV] for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. [Jas 1:4 ESV] And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. [Eph 4:12 ESV] to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, [Eph 4:13 ESV] until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, [Eph 4:14 ESV] so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. To build yourself up, to become strong, to have a logical and rational reason to offer. It's for you.  ** Lost people don't and can't use logic.   The best way to defend the faith is simply quote Bible verses. Impale them the Sword of The Lord.  Why, it's a heart/sin issue.  Lost people can't think straight until their heart has been renewed.  Great resources.  Don't Check Your Brains at the Door by Josh McDowell, Bob Hostetler http://www.josh.org/ https://answersingenesis.org/ http://leestrobel.com/ www.carm.org  Matt Slick http://www.proofthatgodexists.org/  Sye Ten Bruggencate Polemics http://polemicsreport.com/  J.D. Hall http://pulpitandpen.org/ You can view the slides here.  Apologetics and Polemics More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Churches in Missions partnering with Augusta Baptist Church in PA.  A missions team was sent to join us for a week of church building repair, a VBS for our local children and a large clothing drive.  Pastor Bob Commerford was our guest preacher for church on Sunday.  He exhorted all of us to consider the Greatness of God.  Please visit Churches in Missions website and follow them on Facebook http://www.churchesinmissions.org/  https://www.facebook.com/ChurchesInMissions/?pnref=lhc

It was our pleasure to have Pastor Alumni; Dr. Charles Colton visit us and have the pulpit once again.  Dr. Colton preaches from James 3.  Topic: Humility.  You can learn more about Dr. Colton and Davis College here.  http://www.davisny.edu/academics/faculty/charles-colton/

A review of just the intros of James, Jude, 1 Peter and Romans.  There is a lot of Truth in these introductions.  Introducing More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Hallmark Moment [Hab 3:19 ESV] GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. This is a worship Verse!  Do you rememeber 911? What were you doing? The Prophet Habakkuk: 630 BC. Israel divided Nation.  Fall of Jerusalem 1st 597 and final 586.  BC.    Chapter 1:  How long will, God? will you allow Israel to be so evil?  [Hab 1:2 ESV] O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? [Hab 1:3 ESV] Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. [Hab 1:4 ESV] So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted. God answers:  I will send the Chaldeans to invade Israel.  [Hab 1:6 ESV] For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize dwellings not their own. Chapter 2: God says He will punish the Chaldeans for being evil.  God does as He wills.  [Hab 2:13 ESV] Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing? Chapter 3.  Habakkuk prays and worships.  He was just told that evil nation He is living in will be destroyed in his lifetime. The nation that destroys his nation will be destroyed.  (Where did God say He would prosper Habakkuk with a new chariot, lots of money and a happy family. So go buy yourself something nice.) In the prayer, Habakkuk talks about How God will judge all the nations of the earth with no mercy, to save His anointed people.  [Hab 3:13 ESV] You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. Selah Circumstantially Habakkuk has been told he is going to witness a whole lot of bad things in his lifetime  [Hab 3:16 ESV] I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us. Now look as he yields and puts his trust in God.  [Hab 3:17 ESV] Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, [Hab 3:18 ESV] yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. Then he ends with.  [Hab 3:19 ESV] GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Just this week:   A Politician will be charged, deadly force by law enforcement and a deadly attack on law enforcement in Texas.  What about your struggles? Sick loved ones, struggling to pay bills, broken homes.  What sins still have you trapped?   The peace of God is not about your circumstances.  It's about your relationship to the one who made you.  Are you God's enemy? [Rom 8:6 ESV] For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. [Rom 8:7 ESV] For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. [Rom 8:8 ESV] Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. [Jas 4:4 ESV] You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. How can we become friends with God and not His enemy? [2Co 5:17 ESV] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. [2Co 5:18 ESV] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; [2Co 5:19 ESV] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Through Christ The gospel is historical event where Jesus died for sinners on the cross, was buried, and rose from the dead (1 Cor. 15:1-4).   His death was a sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God (1 John 2:2).   This is the only way to be saved from God's righteous judgment upon those who have sinned by breaking his Law. Jesus is the one who died for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2).   He is the only way to God the Father (John 14:6).   He alone reveals God (Matt. 11:27).   He has all authority in heaven and earth (Matt. 28:18).   It is only through Him that you can be saved from God's wrath (Eph. 2:3).   He can forgive you of your sin (Luke 5:20; Matt. 9:1-8).   He can remove the guilt that is upon your soul.   Jesus can set you free from the bondage of sin that blinds your eyes, weakens your soul, and brings you to despair.   He can do this because He bore sin in His body on the cross (1 Peter. 2:24) so that those who trust in Him would be saved. Rejoice:  to be glad; take delight also means: revel, exult, glory. [Phl 4:4 ESV] Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. [Phl 4:5 ESV] Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; [Phl 4:6 ESV] do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. [Phl 4:7 ESV] And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. [Psa 119:165 ESV] Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. [Psa 119:166 ESV] I hope for your salvation, O LORD, and I do your commandments. Are you in the Bible daily?  Do you care? What are you doing to make it a discipline to Get In the Bible daily?  Hallmark Moment More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

4th of July, 2016 Live as a Christian Where You Are.  If you have more Freedom in America as a Christian then more is required of you. Individual responsibility = Freedom.  The moment you hand your individual responsibility to a government you lose that freedom and become a slave to that government.  Moral Laws are all you can enforce as a government.   Murder, Lying, con-artist  Stealing:  embezzling  Governments carry the sword for a reason.  When a government creates laws to prevent a sin before it happens, that is when you lose your freedom and no government can manage what they create.  Thought Laws:  “hate crimes”  “hate speech”   God's Plan for the Local Church [Eph 4:11 ESV] And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, [Eph 4:12 ESV] to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, To What End?  To Grow Up.  [Eph 4:13 ESV] until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, [Eph 4:14 ESV] so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. [Eph 4:15 ESV] Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, [Eph 4:16 ESV] from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. Don't do what the world is doing.  [Eph 4:17 ESV] Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. [Eph 4:18 ESV] They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. [Eph 4:19 ESV] They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. Heads Up Christian! [Eph 4:20 ESV] But that is not the way you learned Christ!-- [Eph 4:21 ESV] assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, [Eph 4:22 ESV] to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, [Eph 4:23 ESV] and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, [Eph 4:24 ESV] and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Your New Action Plan [Eph 4:25 ESV] Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Anger is not Sin.  [Eph 4:26 ESV] Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, [Eph 4:27 ESV] and give no opportunity to the devil. Individual Responsibility . . . there it is.  [Eph 4:28 ESV] Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Watch your mouth. [Eph 4:29 ESV] Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. rotten, putrefied  For the Christian, the Holy Spirit is IN YOU.  [Eph 4:30 ESV] And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Don't carry dung in your heart and mind. The opposite of forgiving.  [Eph 4:31 ESV] Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. [Eph 4:32 ESV] Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Your Christian work this week.  Read Ephesians 5 once a day, every day.  Freedom's Cost More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Learn to Discern Enemy Has One Play Book and one goal:  to be God. [2Th 2:3 ESV] Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, [2Th 2:4 ESV] who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. God is restraining him. [2Th 2:6 ESV] And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. [2Th 2:7 ESV] For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only He who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. [2Th 2:8 ESV] And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. Counterfeit Everything [2Th 2:9 ESV] The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, [2Th 2:10 ESV] and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. God gives over people [2Th 2:11 ESV] Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, [2Th 2:12 ESV] in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. How is a Christian to React and Respond to the Orlando Event? Do Not Be Deceived.  [1Co 6:9 NASB] Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,  [1Co 6:10 ESV] nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. That is a list of what Unrepented people do.  Sin is the great equalizer. [Rom 3:23 ESV] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [1Co 6:11 ESV] And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. How should a Christians respond to the Orlando Event? 1. Unpack it correctly. Let the Bible inform you. A member of Islam murdered sodomites.  Darkness attacked darkness. A unrepented lost person of a godless religion attacked unrepeneted lost people indulging in fornication, idolatry, adultery, effeminate, homosexuality, drunkenness. That event was a demonic nightmare from beginning to end.  [1Jo 3:4 ESV] Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. The devil's goal was to create counterfeit martyrs out of sodomites. So people will support LGBT. . . . .  It worked!    Reminder, God gives over people to their evil.  [2Th 2:11 ESV] Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, [2Th 2:12 ESV] in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. I saw so-called Christian ministers “standing in unity” with LGBT. ..  Never affirm evil for any reason.  Your sadness should be that unrepented people perished horrifically in their sin.  2. Respond Correctly How did Jesus respond to a massacre at a synagogue in His Day?  He told them to repent.  [Luk 13:1 ESV] There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. [Luk 13:2 ESV] And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? [Luk 13:3 ESV] No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. [Luk 13:4 ESV] Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? [Luk 13:5 ESV] No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." Never Affirm sin. For any reason.   Sodomites, fornicators, adulterers and drunkards LGBT. . .  [Jde 1:22 ESV] And have mercy on those who doubt; [Jde 1:23 ESV] save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. How do we save others and show mercy?  Learn how to Share the Gospel.  Jesus Commands IT! The Righteousness of God [Rom 1:16 ESV] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. [Rom 1:17 ESV] For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." Speak It & Cut and Paste. [2Ti 3:16 ESV] All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [2Ti 3:17 ESV] that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. God has you, now move forward and share the Gospel.  [Jde 1:24 ESV] Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, [Jde 1:25 ESV] to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Learn to Discern More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Is this all worth it? Is Jesus worth following? [Jhn 10:24 ESV] So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." [Jhn 10:25 ESV] Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, [Jhn 10:26 ESV] but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. [Jhn 10:27 ESV] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. [Jhn 10:28 ESV] I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. [Jhn 10:29 ESV] My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. [Jhn 10:30 ESV] I and the Father are one." [Jhn 10:31 ESV] The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. [Jhn 10:32 ESV] Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?" [Jhn 10:33 ESV] The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God." [Jhn 10:34 ESV] Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'? [Jhn 10:35 ESV] If he called them gods to whom the word of God came--and Scripture cannot be broken— Psalm 82 [Psa 82:6 ESV] I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; [Psa 82:7 ESV] nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince." [Jhn 10:36 ESV] do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? [Jhn 10:37 ESV] If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; [Jhn 10:38 ESV] but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father." [Jhn 10:39 ESV] Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.  Let's take a look at the evidence of Jesus' Miracles.  List of Miracles by Jesus.  Jesus changed water into wine (John 2:1-11). Jesus cured the nobleman's son (John 4:46-47). The great haul of fishes (Luke 5:1-11). Jesus cast out an unclean spirit (Mark 1:23-28). Jesus cured Peter's mother-in-law of a fever (Mark 1:30-31). Jesus healed a leper (Mark 1:40-45). Jesus healed the centurion's servant (Matthew 8:5-13). Jesus raised the widow's son from the dead (Luke 7:11-18). Jesus stilled the storm (Matthew 8:23-27). Jesus cured two demoniacs (Matthew 8:28-34). Jesus cured the paralytic (Matthew 9:1-8). Jesus raised the ruler's daughter from the dead (Matthew 9:18-26). Jesus cured a woman of an issue of blood (Luke 8:43-48). Jesus opened the eyes of two blind men (Matthew 9:27-31). Jesus loosened the tongue of a man who could not speak (Matthew 9:32-33). Jesus healed an invalid man at the pool called Bethesda (John 5:1-9). Jesus restored a withered hand (Matthew 12:10-13). Jesus cured a demon-possessed man (Matthew 12:22). Jesus fed at least five thousand people (Matthew 14:15-21). Jesus healed a woman of Canaan (Matthew 15:22-28). Jesus cured a deaf and mute man (Mark 7:31-37). Jesus fed at least four thousand people (Matthew 15:32-39). Jesus opened the eyes of a blind man (Mark 8:22-26). Jesus cured a boy who was plagued by a demon (Matthew 17:14-21). Jesus opened the eyes of a man born blind (John 9:1-38) Jesus cured a woman who had been afflicted eighteen years (Luke 13:10-17). Jesus cured a man of dropsy (Luke 14:1-4). Jesus cleansed ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19). Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-46). Jesus opened the eyes of two blind men (Matthew 20:30-34). Jesus caused the fig tree to wither (Matthew 21:18-22). Jesus restored the ear of the high priest's servant (Luke 22:50-51). Jesus rose from the dead (Luke 24:5-6). The second great haul of fishes (John 21:1-14). [Jhn 10:27 ESV] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. [Eph 5:15 ESV] Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, [Eph 5:16 ESV] making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. [Eph 5:17 ESV] Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. What is God's will for you?  Do you know it?  Is it driving you? Everything I do is because Jesus.  [Rom 12:1 ESV] I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. [Rom 12:2 ESV] Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. [1Pe 1:13 ESV] Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. [1Pe 1:14 ESV] As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, [1Pe 1:15 ESV] but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, [1Pe 1:16 ESV] since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." [Eph 5:18 ESV] And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, [Eph 5:19 ESV] addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, [Eph 5:20 ESV] giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Eph 5:21 ESV] submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Pushing forward More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Christology 7 building His church, interceding for us, and reigning over all things. Jesus Christ is Lord; we praise His holy Name forever. Building His Church, [Mat 16:16 ESV] Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." [Mat 16:17 ESV] And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. [Mat 16:18 ESV] And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Visible & Invisible Church.  The Visible church is evidence of the Invisible Church.  What about all the different denominations? Prepping for hunting season, you walk in the woods and look for evidence of deer.  Tracks, scat and scrapings.  The Invisible Church On the hunt for new creations.  Strange People.  [2Co 5:16 ESV] From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. [2Co 5:17 ESV] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. Interceding for us, [1Ti 2:5 ESV] For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, [1Ti 2:6 ESV] who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. Those people. . .  People who can't seem to leave their religion in the church.  Offer to pray for someone.  Invite them to church. Everyone knows they go to church all the time.  DO NOT SIN, like everyone else is doing.   [2Co 5:18 ESV] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; [2Co 5:19 ESV] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. [2Co 5:20 ESV] Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. [2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Visible Church [Act 2:41 ESV] So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. [Act 2:42 ESV] And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 1. My relationship to Jesus does not depend upon being a member of a local church. 2. However, my relationship to Jesus as my King, demands that I be involved in a local church, not just a member, but involved.  The question you want to have settled in your heart.  Are you part of the invisible church?  Does Jesus own you, rule over you, and command you and do you push forward to obey? I am Christian because Jesus saved me.  Invisible I'm an involved Member of a local church because Jesus commands it.   Visible. You cannot be a Christian and miss church for long.  God commands you belong to a local church.  Hebrews 10:24-25 http://www.relevantmagazine.com/current/global/christian-persecution-china-even-worse-you-thought In China;  It's unprecedented persecution against the Church, where church leaders are going to prison, are being sent to mental institutions, are being beaten and tortured and where crosses have been forcibly removed from now over 1,800 churches since 2014. Why do you come to church? Why label yourself as a Christian? Consider why you might miss church? Jesus Christ is Lord; we praise His holy Name forever. Who Is Jesus 7 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Christology 6 He is our Prophet, Priest, and King,  Prophet [Heb 1:1 ESV] Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, [Heb 1:2 ESV] but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. [Heb 1:3 ESV] He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Jesus states where His Authority is from.  [Jhn 12:49 ESV] For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment--what to say and what to speak. [Jhn 12:50 ESV] And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me." A Prophet of God is commanded to Say what God gives them to say.  [Eze 33:7 ESV] "So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. [Eze 33:8 ESV] If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way,  that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. [Eze 33:9 ESV] But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. Jesus IS. [Col 1:15 ESV] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. [Col 1:16 ESV] For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. [Col 1:17 ESV] And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [Col 1:18 ESV] And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. [Col 1:19 ESV] For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, [Col 1:20 ESV] and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Priest [Heb 2:17 ESV] Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. [Heb 7:24 ESV] but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. [Heb 7:25 ESV] Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. [Heb 7:26 ESV] For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. King [Jer 23:5 ESV] "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. [Jer 23:6 ESV] In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.' [Isa 9:6 ESV] For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Isa 9:7 ESV] Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. [Rev 19:16 ESV] On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. King Verses: [Luk 1:32 ESV] He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, [Luk 1:33 ESV] and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." No other name. [Act 4:12 ESV] And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Everlasting Kingdom [Dan 7:14 ESV] And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed. All will bow to Jesus. All will bow and confess.  [Rom 14:10 ESV] Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; [Rom 14:11 ESV] for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."  [Rom 14:12 ESV] So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. It is Written: [Isa 45:23 ESV] By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.'  Philippians  [Phl 2:9 ESV] Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, [Phl 2:10 ESV] so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, [Phl 2:11 ESV] and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Is Jesus your King? Is He your Leader? Do you know His orders and are you pushing forward to obey His Orders? Jesus said to the religious leaders. [Jhn 8:42 ESV] Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Love of Jesus is to keep His commands.  [Jhn 14:15 ESV] "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. [Jhn 14:16 ESV] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, [Jhn 14:17 ESV] even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. [Jhn 14:18 ESV] "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. [Jhn 14:19 ESV] Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. [Jhn 14:20 ESV] In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. [Jhn 14:21 ESV] Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Switch Your Yoke [Mat 11:28 ESV] Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [Mat 11:29 ESV] Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. [Mat 11:30 ESV] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Who Is Jesus 6; Prophet, Priest & King More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

He took our filthy rags and gave us His righteous robe. For us, He kept the Law,  atoned for sin, and satisfied God's wrath.  He took our filthy rags and gave us His righteous robe. Imputation 3. Law. to ascribe to or charge (a person) with an act or quality because of the conduct of another over whom one has control or for whose acts or conduct one is responsible. 4. Theology. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person orpersons vicariously; ascribe as derived from another. ARTICLE 13 We affirm that because of Christ's life of obedience and death, our sin is imputed to Him and His righteousness is imputed to us by faith. We deny that our sin is merely overlooked or passed over, and we also deny that Christ's righteousness is not imputed to us. Monergy VS Synergy.  [Isa 64:6 ESV] We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God (2 Cor. 5:21) God forgave us of our sins AND declared us Righteous in Christ The Law helps us see we can't do. [Rom 3:20 ESV] For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. [Rom 3:21 ESV] But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it-- [Rom 3:22 ESV] the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: [Rom 3:23 ESV] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [Rom 3:24 ESV] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Does not do Works of the Law.  [Rom 4:5 ESV] And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, [Rom 4:6 ESV] just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: [Rom 4:7 ESV] "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; [Rom 4:8 ESV] blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin." Jesus became our Righteousness [1Co 1:28 ESV] God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, [1Co 1:29 ESV] so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. [1Co 1:30 ESV] And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, [1Co 1:31 ESV] so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." Righteousness comes through Faith in Christ, not works. [Phl 3:9 ESV] and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— Sola Fide, by faith alone. Sola Scriptura, by Scripture alone. Solus Christus, through Christ alone. Sola Gratia, by grace alone. Soli Deo Gloria, glory to God alone. What about doing good works? Work's does not save you, works is the response of the saved.  Call to action:  Response. [Phl 3:8 ESV] Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ Call to Action:  Love may Abound more and more.  [Phl 1:9 ESV] And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, [Phl 1:10 ESV] so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, [Phl 1:11 ESV] filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. What are the works of the saved? Great Command Great Commission Five Disciplines.  What is most important to you? Communion  [1Co 11:23 ESV] For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, [1Co 11:24 ESV] and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." [1Co 11:25 ESV] In the same way also he took the cup,  after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." [1Co 11:26 ESV] For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Who Is Jesus 5 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Christology 4 For us, He kept the Law,  atoned for sin, and satisfied God's wrath.  He took our filthy rags and gave us His righteous robe. We affirm that Jesus is the perfect and supreme image of God, and that to be truly human is to be conformed to His image. We also deny that sin is inherent to true humanity or that Jesus' sinlessness is incompatible with His being truly human. People who believe in free will believe evil is part of that “freedom”.  Yet, Christ as a human truly had a free will, yet evil or sin was not in His nature.  That is a what a free will looks like.  Therefore He had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. (Heb. 2:17–18). Propitiate (To make favorably inclined: appease) Propitiation:  the act of propitiating, conciliation.  1 Cor.  15:45 Jesus is the Last Adam So it is written:  The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.  Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.  Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.  But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.  Grace:  Giving us what we DON'T deserve.   And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin.  1,2,3, 4 punch For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation,  but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.  For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.  Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.  *difference: “all men” extent vs effect For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.  Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Rom. 5:12–21).   For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus (1 Tim. 2:5). In the statement it begins with “For Us” God want's to make sure one thing is settled for you.  Your Salvation.  1. That You Are going to Heaven 2. How you are going to heaven.  Why?  How you live your life, is based on what you know.  Someone who truly understands and feels loved by God, wants to Love God back.  1. By pursuing Him. TO KNOW HIM.   And OBEY HIM.  2. The Bible is the most direct way to Know God.  3. The Christian is compelled by LOVE to want to know what is in the Bible.  Because that is how we pursue God.  1John 3:1.   But whoever obeys His Word, truly in this person the Love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.  Jude 1: 20 But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit,  21 keep yourselves in the love of God, expecting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for Eternal Life.  Who Is Jesus 4More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

He was born of the Virgin Mary and lived among us. Crucified, dead, and buried, He rose on the third day, ascended to heaven, and will come again in glory and judgment. Lived a sinless life among us.  *Last week I stated that God could not lose to sin and the devils temptations.   Subtly shift from Christ's humanity to His deity.    Humanity, could not lose.  1 Sinless, w/ knowledge of who He is  2. Filled with Holy Spirit.  He lived among us.  [2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Only a sinless offering can be offered for sin.  Son of man and Son of God [Rom 1:1 ESV] Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, [Rom 1:2 ESV] which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, [Rom 1:3 ESV] concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh [Rom 1:4 ESV] and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, Ascended into Heaven.  [Act 1:9 ESV] And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. [Act 1:10 ESV] And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, [Act 1:11 ESV] and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Jesus comes and goes on His terms, not His creature's terms.  His return is in Glory and Judgement.  2 things most people do not want.  Remember God's most offensive character trait to a fallen race, is His Holiness.  The Return of Christ. No Mistaking It, Glory [Mat 24:21 ESV] For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. [Mat 24:22 ESV] And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. [Mat 24:23 ESV] Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. [Mat 24:24 ESV] For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. [Mat 24:25 ESV] See, I have told you beforehand. [Mat 24:26 ESV] So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. [Mat 24:27 ESV] For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. [Mat 24:28 ESV] Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. [Mat 24:29 ESV] "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. [Mat 24:30 ESV] Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. [Mat 24:31 ESV] And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Judgement Jesus will be your Judge.  More than that.  [Mat 25:31 ESV] "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. [Mat 25:32 ESV] Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Get on God's Good side.  Let Him forgive you.  Admit you need forgiving.  Yield to Jesus, Ask Jesus to take your life.  Be your boss, captain and leader.  Yield to Him, ask Him to lead you. Then read your Bible so you can get orders of what to do.  Live the life you were created to live.  [2Co 5:14 ESV] For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; [2Co 5:15 ESV] and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. [2Co 5:16 ESV] From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. [2Co 5:17 ESV] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. [2Co 5:18 ESV] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; [2Co 5:19 ESV] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Who Is Jesus 2 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

The Importance of Why Jesus HAD to be raised from the Dead.  Morning Service:  The most important holiday for Christians is not Christmas but Easter.  Because in Easter we celebrate the victory of Jesus over our sin, over death, over evil.  Jesus has reconciled man to God by paying a debt you and I cannot pay.  [1Co 15:12 ESV] Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? [1Co 15:13 ESV] But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. [1Co 15:14 ESV] And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. [1Co 15:15 ESV] We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. [1Co 15:16 ESV] For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. [1Co 15:17 ESV] And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. [1Co 15:18 ESV] Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. [1Co 15:19 ESV] If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. [1Co 15:20 ESV] But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. [1Co 15:21 ESV] For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. [1Co 15:22 ESV] For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. [1Co 15:23 ESV] But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. [1Co 15:24 ESV] Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. [1Co 15:25 ESV] For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. [1Co 15:26 ESV] The last enemy to be destroyed is death. [1Co 15:27 ESV] For "God has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. [1Co 15:28 ESV] When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. Are You Trusting In Jesus as your only way that God is going to allow you into Heaven? [Heb 10:29 ESV] How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? [Heb 10:30 ESV] For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people." [Heb 10:31 ESV] It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. [Jhn 12:48 ESV] The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. [Jhn 10:25 ESV] Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, [Jhn 10:26 ESV] but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. [Jhn 10:27 ESV] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. [Jhn 10:28 ESV] I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. [Jhn 10:29 ESV] My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. [Jhn 10:30 ESV] I and the Father are one." [Jhn 14:21 ESV] Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." Do You Know Him? Main Service Easter 2016 More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Sanctification:  Hope in Change, Your Change. Sanctification:    1. A Separation from the world to God.  2. Purified 3. Justified consecration to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: consecration, purification the effect of consecration sanctification of heart and life [2Th 2:13 ESV] But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. [2Th 2:14 ESV] To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. All Things for Your Good and God's Glory.  [Rom 8:28 ESV] And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. [Rom 8:29 ESV] For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. [Rom 8:30 ESV] And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. Sanctification.  Sep apart for God.  [1Co 1:30 ESV] And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, [1Co 1:31 ESV] so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." Victory that comes From God and Through God, To God Glory.  [Rom 8:31 ESV] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? [Rom 8:32 ESV] He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? The Victory is you, rescued from evil and set apart for God.  [Rom 8:33 ESV] Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. [Rom 8:34 ESV] Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. [Rom 8:35 ESV] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? [Rom 8:36 ESV] As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." Pause Right There.  The Love of Christ.  Clearly is not “creature comforts”.  True Life; The Real You is already been made alive. The Real You is already Immortal.  [2Co 5:4 ESV] For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened--not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. The Love of Christ is the Relationship forever connected with Your Creator. So that every little detail of  your life, from what socks you will wear to your career, relationships.  All have an eternal meaning and purpose.  More than a Conqueror.  [Rom 8:37 ESV] No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. [Rom 8:38 ESV] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [Rom 8:39 ESV] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Creation's enemies simply cannot beat the Creator.  Sin & Death, Sanctification and Eternal Life [Rom 6:19 ESV] I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. [Rom 6:20 ESV] For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. [Rom 6:21 ESV] But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. [Rom 6:22 ESV] But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. [Rom 6:23 ESV] For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. God Perfects His Children [1Jo 4:15 ESV] Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. [1Jo 4:16 ESV] So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. [1Jo 4:17 ESV] By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. [1Jo 4:18 ESV] There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. [1Jo 4:19 ESV] We love because he first loved us. God who does not change, changes us.  [Mal 3:6 ESV] "For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. Reflection questions Are God things becoming habit in your life? Are God things becoming the norm? The Five Disciplines.  Are they life habits for you?  Church is an uncompromising norm.  Sunday I go to church.  God Will Finish what He started.  [Phl 1:6 ESV] And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Sanctification More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Sanctification var siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2769809_635939672226777500";var es='425x354'; More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Do Not Resist an Evil Person [Mat 5:38 ESV] "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'  (Civil Justice, with the temptation for revenge.) Civil Justice Examples of neighborly disputes.  Things that make us say, “That's not fair”.  [Mat 5:39 ESV] But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. [Mat 5:40 ESV] And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. [Mat 5:41 ESV] And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. [Mat 5:42 ESV] Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. Do not resist the one who is evil. Slap, stealing, forcing, and begging.  These are not examples of life threatening situations.   These are examples of “unfair or unjust” experiences we have with our neighbors.  But what about life-threatening situations? Breaking and entering? Hurting your neighbor?  Justice for a thief (not a murderer or rapist) [Exo 22:2 ESV]  If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, [Exo 22:3 ESV] but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him.  He (The Thief) shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. This is not an issue of endangerment to personal-self or family. This is an issue of stealing.  The Westminster Catechism uses a term called General Equity.  What overarching moral law is governing the situation? And what clear commands has God Given us?  Command of God for men to LOVE for their wife and family.  [Eph 5:25 ESV] Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, [Eph 5:26 ESV] that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, [Eph 5:27 ESV] so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. [Eph 5:28 ESV] In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. [Eph 5:29 ESV] For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, [Eph 5:30 ESV] because we are members of his body. The Bible doesn't say anywhere you can't own a weapon.  Jesus command to be prepared, during the last supper mentions owning a sword.  [Luk 22:35 ESV] And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing." [Luk 22:36 ESV] He said to them, "But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. [Luk 22:37 ESV] For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors.' For what is written about me has its fulfillment." [Luk 22:38 ESV] And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." And he said to them, "It is enough." Example:  Mission Trip training.  Prepping for a trip.  Governing laws Cultural norms.  Why: as Christians we don't want to do anything that is perceived Offensive or Sinful.  Be Subject to Governing Authorities. [Rom 13:1 ESV] Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. [Rom 13:2 ESV] Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. [Rom 13:3 ESV] For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, [Rom 13:4 ESV] for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. [Rom 13:5 ESV] Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. You are a Christians in US of America.   Over our church door as you are leaving, says you are now entering the mission field.  Does our governing authorities restrict its citizens from owning a weapon? On the contraire, the founding fathers (Christians & Deists) made sure it was a right and duty to keep the citizens armed.  Encouraging its citizens to a higher calling of responsibility.  Concerning Lethal Self-Defense VS Pacifism. Lethal Self-Defense is implied, because that is the purpose of weapon; sword or gun.  Why spend time talking about this?  What does it look like to be a Christian living in America? God has an answer for us from the Bible.   A few weeks ago I was critical of a sermon given by John Piper concerning Christians owning weapons.  However the first part of that very sermon gave me great hope.  John quotes from Ed Stetzer, President of LifeWay Research. The statistics from the 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center for Religion and Public Life.  People claiming to have no religious affiliation has grown. What we see from Pew is not the death-knell of Christianity, but another indication that Christianity in America is being refined. From 2007 to 2014, the number of evangelicals in America rose from 59.8 million to 62.2 million. Christianity isn't dying and no research says it is; the statistics about Christians in America are simply starting to show a clearer picture of what American Christianity is becoming — less nominal, more defined, and more outside of the mainstream of American culture. Stetzer puts it like this: The cultural cost of calling yourself “Christian” is starting to outweigh the cultural benefit, so those who do not identify as a “Christian” according to their convictions are starting to identify as “nones” because it's more culturally savvy. Christianity is losing, and will continue to lose, its home field advantage; no one can (or should) deny this. However, the numerical decline of self-identified American Christianity is more of a purifying bloodletting than it is an arrow to the heart of the church. My bigger concern.   It's important to know as much Bible as possible that is why I don't mean digging into Biblical Truth for any topic.  However, if when Christians have 101 reasons to miss church. A clear open act of rebellion to Jesus. I am very scared for you.  No Christian should be comfortable habitually missing church.  WE all need to ask ourselves, do we love Jesus and will be obey Jesus our LORD? Because Jesus our Lord Commands us to meet on a regular basis.  [Heb 10:24 ESV] And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, [Heb 10:25 ESV] not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. [Heb 10:26 ESV] For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, Freedom to bear arms More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Sermon Notes Concerning the Command to Love God Loving God [Deu 6:4 ESV] "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [Deu 6:5 ESV] You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Jesus points out the highest Command in Matt, Mark and Luke.  [Mat 22:37 ESV] And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. [Mat 22:38 ESV] This is the great and first commandment. [Mat 22:39 ESV] And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. [Mat 22:40 ESV] On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." Joshua exhorts the people.  [Jos 23:11 ESV] Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God. The Ten Commandments  First 4 is your relationship towards God Six towards fellow mankind.  1. The 5 books of the OT 2. The Jewish Oral Law Jesus Concerning the Law of God.  (Why, Law; Justice is Good) [Mat 5:17 ESV] "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. [Mat 5:18 ESV] For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. [Mat 5:19 ESV] Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. [Mat 5:20 ESV] For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. The OT Law.  Civil: Contextual to the Jewish Nation.  Ceremonial: Fulfilled in Christ.   Moral: The response of the Saved towards God and Mankind This Question is illustrated and answered in Acts and Galatians.  Should Christians follow all the OT Civil Laws or Ceremonial Laws? [Act 15:10 ESV] Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? [Act 15:11 ESV] But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." [Act 15:15 ESV] And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, [Act 15:16 ESV] "'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, [Act 15:17 ESV] that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things [Act 15:18 ESV] known from of old.' [Act 15:19 ESV] Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, [Act 15:20 ESV] but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. Ceremonial Law:  Hebrews 7-9.  (There is no ceremony left that can reconcile man to God) [Heb 9:24 ESV] For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. The Book of Galatians Paul confronts Peter about Gentiles Believers, not being burdened with the Jewish Laws.   Back to Jesus. Jesus now mentions  “It was Said” It is Written,  the OT.  It is Said, Oral tradition.  Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't.  Jesus goes straight for highest expression of the Moral Commandments.  Murder: [Mat 5:21 ESV] "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' [Mat 5:22 ESV] But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. Adultery and Fornication: [Mat 5:27 ESV] "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' [Mat 5:28 ESV] But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. [Mat 5:31 ESV] "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' [Mat 5:32 ESV] But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Not Telling the Truth [Mat 5:33 ESV] "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' [Mat 5:34 ESV] But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, [Mat 5:37 ESV] Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil. Justice VS Revenge, to the highest form – LOVE.  Love and Justice are not in conflict.  [Mat 5:38 ESV] "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 1. The Law:  Justice; That is Good. 2. “It was said”. Twisted for the sake of Revenge, it is bad. 3. Love the evil person, a. no room for revenge and God will see that Justice is met.  [Mat 5:39 ESV] But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. [Mat 5:40 ESV] And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. [Mat 5:41 ESV] And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. [Mat 5:42 ESV] Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. [Mat 5:43 ESV] "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 1. The Law / OT: doesn't say anywhere to hate your enemy.  2. “It is Said”; twisted from it's original intent.   [Mat 5:44 ESV] But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [Mat 5:45 ESV] so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. [Mat 5:46 ESV] For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? [Mat 5:47 ESV] And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? [Mat 5:48 ESV] You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Now what does that look like concerning Self-defense or fulfilling the Command to provide for your family? Your Command; Love God: to provide for your family; wife, children, parents.  Highest Form of Love Obey God More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/think-it-not-strange-fiery-trials-and-the-testimony-of-christ John Piper's Punch Line If there is someone in your church clamoring for you to show them from the Bible how they have a right to carry a gun to save themselves and their family from suffering and death, by all means spend ten cents of your labor on that. And then spend a million dollars on this. You don't need the Bible or the Holy Spirit to persuade human beings to protect themselves. But to bring into being a church of people who rejoice when they are treated unjustly — that is a miracle that you should give your whole life to. Nothing is harder. Nothing more amazing. Nothing more beautiful. Our Savior was beautified at that horrible mount! John Piper is making the case that Christians, just like Jesus did not resist evil, neither should we.  He used 1 Peter 4:12-19 I am concerned because it is not a full message. It is encouraging Christian men to continue to be lazy, not push into greater levels of responsibility. Which includes providing for your family, your church. Your ministry and evangelism.  The outcome of this message is disarming Christians in every sense of the word from Doing Good. Lazy & Irresponsible, calling it “Do not worry”. Not protecting our family and neighbors and calling it “Love”.  Not loving our enemies with Wisdom and Discernment and calling it “Love”. We remember Justice is Good. But what does it look like for a Christian to live Justly?Justice VS RevengeJustice VS Love In Christ you are standing on the moral high ground.  Use your moral high ground to pull people up and encourage them.  [Rom 12:17 ESV] Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.[Rom 12:18 ESV] If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.[Rom 12:19 ESV] Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."[Rom 12:20 ESV] To the contrary, "if your enemy is ahungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."[Rom 12:21 ESV] Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Vengeance is bad, don't do it.  What about Defense?  But Confrontation is Good.  Before Jesus went to the Cross, there was Passion Week.  Did Jesus ever confront people?  Enemies and Friends?   YES! Jesus confronts His Friends[Mat 16:22 ESV] And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you."[Mat 16:23 ESV] But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."[Mat 16:24 ESV] Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.[Mat 16:25 ESV] For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.[Mat 16:26 ESV] For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?[Mat 16:27 ESV] For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Jesus Confronted His Enemies:   7 Woes, 6 hypocrites, 5 blind guides[Mat 23:13 ESV] "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.[Mat 23:15 ESV] Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. [Mat 23:23 ESV] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.[Mat 23:24 ESV] You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel![Mat 23:25 ESV] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. [Mat 23:27 ESV] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness.[Mat 23:28 ESV] So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. [Mat 23:33 ESV] You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? [Jhn 8:44 ESV] You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Jesus was doing Good by Proclaiming Truth.  Are you suffering because you are doing Christian things? [1Pe 4:12 ESV] Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.[1Pe 4:13 ESV] But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.[1Pe 4:14 ESV] If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.[1Pe 4:15 ESV] But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.[1Pe 4:16 ESV] Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.[1Pe 4:17 ESV] For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?[1Pe 4:18 ESV] And "If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"[1Pe 4:19 ESV] Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. Different Kinds of Suffering.  Ever heard the saying “That's their cross to carry. “ Sin and Suffering because of the curse. The Curse; creation is going to fight you.  Toil in work. Your Sin;  laziness, Fool (opposite of wisdom),  Others Sin; all of the above, inter-relational,  Suffering because of the Curse. [Gen 3:17 ESV] And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;[Gen 3:18 ESV] thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.[Gen 3:19 ESV] By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Our Sinful nature.  Paul details the Christian struggle with the sinful flesh. [Rom 7:24 ESV] Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?[Rom 7:25 ESV] Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. Other people's Sin. The Blessing of Fellowship:  “God uses the sinful nature of other Christians to expose your sinful nature so you can repent.” But in your job, they may not be Christian.  This just got more challenging.  Suffering for Christ.  [Luk 9:23 ESV] And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.[Luk 9:24 ESV] For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.[Luk 9:25 ESV] For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?[Luk 9:26 ESV] For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. When the last time your scheduled was even challenged doing the one of the following?EvangelizingMinistryFellowshipDiscipleship Think back to the last time you suffered persecution, from work or school or friends? We need to know the difference between suffering for Jesus and suffering for being foolish and lazy and sinful.  After Passion week; a week of complete and utter Confrontation with the religion leaders. Wrecking the money tables, calling the religious leaders, sons of the devil and white washed graves.  The Only Time Jesus did not resist evil was to go die on the cross. To be our sacrifice for sin. [Mat 26:52 ESV] Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.[Mat 26:53 ESV] Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?[Mat 26:54 ESV] But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?" Jesus' path to the Cross was the most powerful aggressive move of Justice against the enemy.  It was the killing stroke to evil.   [1Co 15:55 ESV] "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"[1Co 15:56 ESV] The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.[1Co 15:57 ESV] But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.[1Co 15:58 ESV] Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Justice Vs RevengeMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Justice is Good Pseudo dichotomy  Equal Opportunity VS Equal ResultsChristian Martyrdom VS Irresponsible VictimLethal Self-Defense VS Pacifism Justice VS RevengeJustice VS LoveChristian Liberty VS Ministry / Fellowship = Christian Love Justice; It's Good Just this Week. An example of injustice and evil. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-david-daleiden-faces-20-years-in-prison-for-offering-to-purchase-h HOUSTON, January 25, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – The lead investigator behind the undercover Planned Parenthood videos faces up to 20 years in prison after a Houston grand jury decided on Monday not to charge Planned Parenthood with any wrongdoing – and instead indicted him for offering to purchase human organs from the abortion provider. Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.Justice is Good.  [Psa 106:3 ESV] Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! [Lev 19:15 ESV] "You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. [Lev 19:17 ESV] "You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. [Isa 61:8 ESV] For I the LORD love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Isn't God mean in the OT and Jesus nice in the NT? Suffering for being a Christian[2Th 1:3 ESV] We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. [2Th 1:4 ESV] Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.[2Th 1:5 ESV] This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering-- [2Th 1:6 ESV] since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,[2Th 1:7 ESV] and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels [2Th 1:8 ESV] in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. [2Th 1:9 ESV] They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, Why Justice? [2Th 1:10 ESV] when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.[2Th 1:11 ESV] To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, No Justice, No Gospel! [Rom 3:20 ESV] For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. [Rom 3:21 ESV] But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— [Rom 3:22 ESV] the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:[Rom 3:23 ESV] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [Rom 3:24 ESV] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, [Rom 3:25 ESV] whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. [Rom 3:26 ESV] It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Be Responsible Psuedo Dichoto...More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Christian Responsibility VS the American Way. Last week was Worry VS Work.  If you are not providing for yourself and your family, it is questionable if you are even a Christian. A Christian Command to work is in direct conflict of the Entitlement mind set.   This Week is Worry VS Managing.  Increasing your Responsibility. The conflict is too many Christian especially men use Don't Worry as an excuse to not manage better. A hap-hazard approach VS a well thought out plan.  Seek First His Kingdom[Mat 6:31-33 ESV] 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.What does it look like to Seek God's Kingdom and God's Righteousness? It's an issue of priority and practice. Which means the real issue is where your heart is?  Do you really care about the right things?The God things!Don't Worry, does not mean Don't Be Responsible. SEEK:   Does not mean sit around and wait.   to seek in order to findto seek a thingto seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire intoto seek after, seek for, aim at, strive afterto seek i.e. require, demandto crave, demand something from someoneIt means Take time and energy to Chase God. His Kingdom:royal power, kingship, dominion, rulenot to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdomof the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiahof the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdoma kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a kingused in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah His Righteousness: in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to Godthe doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of Godintegrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and actingin a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due What does that look like in a normal day?Let's look at Monday. Wake Up, Get your coffee, Before newspaper or Facebook.   1. Bible, Just Read It2.  Yield to King Jesus before you go about your business.      Tell Him you are His for His use and Glory   Pray; Ask Him to bring fruit to your labor. Look at your 5 Orders: which one is in your plans for that day? What do you need to put there?Which one of the following can you do that day?WorshipFellowship – is there another Christian that could use a visit from you?Ministry – What can I do for our church this week?Discipleship – 1. Today I will do a deeper Bible study.  2. Today, I will study with another ChristianEvangelism – Today someone needs to hear about Jesus.  * A Christian is always looking for better/wiser ways to manage what God has given you. It's your Christian duty to continue to mature/grow up/ get better.  Celebrate Growth Points & Then keep on growing up.  Gaining WisdomBeing Sanctified. [Phl 1:6 ESV] And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.[Heb 10:14 ESV] For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. 1. has perfected;  Past Tense.  It's Done 2. Being Sanctified; Present Tense.  He is doing it right now.  to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallowto separate from profane things and dedicate to Godconsecrate things to Goddedicate people to Godto purifyto cleanse externallyto purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sinto purify internally by renewing of the soul Psalm of Moses. [Psa 90:12 ESV] So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.[Psa 90:13 ESV] Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants![Psa 90:14 ESV] Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,  that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. [Psa 90:15 ESV] Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.[Psa 90:16 ESV] Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.[Psa 90:17 ESV] Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! Christians are to be looking to manage what they have well. WHY?  So, Then God will give us more to manage.  Be Responsible VS Manage BetterMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol

January Sermon Series:    New Year, New You;  Be Responsible. [Rom 12:1 ESV] I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. [Rom 12:2 ESV] Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. First Week:  Do not Worry VS Be Responsible.  There was a trending hashtag yesterday:  #ResistCapitalism  Ignorant people blaming economics. Suggesting a form of socialism to provide equally for all.  Isn't that Godly, Love thy Neighbor to provide for their needs? Not necessarily.  If you provide something for someone which robs them of their need to become responsible, you are hurting and hating them.   If a grown up is not taking responsibility to provide their own food, shelter, clothing, etc. They are practicing evil. If you help them practice their evil, how are you loving them? AA and Al Anon calls that Enabling.  When a government enables people to be Irresponsible, it's called Socialism.  Do Not Worry.  [Mat 6:25 ESV] "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? [Mat 6:25 ESV] "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? [Mat 6:26 ESV] Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? [Mat 6:27 ESV] And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? [Mat 6:28 ESV] And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, [Mat 6:29 ESV] yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. [Mat 6:30 ESV] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? [Mat 6:31 ESV] Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' [Mat 6:32 ESV] For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. [Mat 6:33 ESV] But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. [Mat 6:34 ESV] "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. The Key word here is Anxious/ Worry to be anxious to be troubled with cares verb (used without object), worried, worrying. to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. Anxious: full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Think of what worry does to you. You can't work good In a work environment worry makes you adopt the CYB mindset.  Less productive, which increases the very risk of the very thing you are worried about.  It messes with your relationships. w/ spouse, children, family.  When family challenges come, worry makes you mean, impatient and unstable with the people closest to you.  [Pro 12:25 ESV] Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Jesus did not say, Do not Work, He said, Do not worry.  When we worry, we are demonstrating we are NOT trusting in God to provide.  [Psa 20:7 ESV] Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. The Phrase:  God helps those who help themselves popularized by Ben Franklin, which is not a Bible Verse.  Now concerning Salvation: This is very Untrue. It does not apply.  God helps the helpless.  Salvation is 100% work of God.  Concerning one's Daily needs. Food, Clothing, Shelter.  I believe this Truth falls into General Grace & God's Universal Truths.  [Mat 5:45 ESV] so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. That is why there are many wealthy and affluent God haters.  For Christians Especially, We are Commanded to Work!  [2Th 3:6-15 ESV] 6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.  7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.  10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.  11 For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.  12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.  13 As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.  14 If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.      [1Ti 5:8 ESV] 8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. [1Th 4:11-12 ESV] 11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,  Aspire:   to strive earnestly, make it one's aim 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. A Christian is Synonymous with Becoming Responsible. 

The Meta Narrative for the Christian is an Amazing Story! 1. The Daily Grind of life[Ecc 2:22 NIV] What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun?[Ecc 2:23 NIV] All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless. [Ecc 12:13 ESV] The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[Ecc 12:14 ESV] For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. The Invitation; “You just can't say no.”[Eph 1:3 ESV] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[Eph 1:4 ESV] even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love[Eph 1:5 ESV] he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,WHY? [Eph 1:6 ESV] to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.How Did He Do It?[Eph 1:7 ESV] In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,[Eph 1:8 ESV] which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight[Eph 1:9 ESV] making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ[Eph 1:10 ESV] as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.CAN'T Lose It!1. God planned it. [Eph 1:11 ESV] In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,[Eph 1:12 ESV] so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. Discovering a spiritual world very few even know about.  God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit is Real. [Luk 3:21 ESV] Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,[Luk 3:22 ESV] and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." Discovering the Great War and realizing one is part of it.  [Eph 6:12 KJV] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].  [1Pe 2:9 ESV] But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellences of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.[1Pe 2:10 ESV] Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.[1Pe 2:11 ESV] Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.[1Pe 2:12 ESV] Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. You are special and have a special call. [2Co 5:17 ESV] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.[2Co 5:18 ESV] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;[2Co 5:19 ESV] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.[2Co 5:20 ESV] Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.[2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Old friends begin to separate.[1Pe 4:1 ESV] Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,[1Pe 4:2 ESV] so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.[1Pe 4:3 ESV] For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.[1Pe 4:4 ESV] With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;[1Pe 4:5 ESV] but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. Discover new friends who are special too.[Heb 10:24 ESV] And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, [Heb 10:25 ESV] not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Finding God's People at the local Church; [Act 2:42 ESV] And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. [Act 2:43 ESV] And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. [Act 2:44 ESV] And all who believed were together and had all things in common. Embrace purpose & call. What about you?Do you identify with the any of these chapters?What chapter are you in right now? [Jhn 6:43 ESV] Jesus answered them, "Do not grumble among yourselves.[Jhn 6:44 ESV] No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.[Jhn 6:45 ESV] It is written in the Prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me--[Jhn 6:46 ESV] not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.[Jhn 6:47 ESV] Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. Are you more interested in what God wants or what you want?Everything that keeps you busy on your schedule is in God's creation, not yours. Are the very things God has given you are the things you use to hate God. Hate God?  Well sure, if God is not part of your daily life, for any reason.In God's Universe, In God's Solar System, On God's Planet, In God's Country, In the Body God gave you, . . what part your daily schedule is set aside for God's Will?  [Jhn 3:16 ESV] "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.[Jhn 3:17 ESV] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. I can't make you a Christian, I can't make you love God. I can trick you into thinking you're a Christian, but I can't make you true Christian.  The Purpose & 5 Disciplines.  If this is bothering you that I bring this up every week? Something is wrong. Every week I give you New Bible verses, but the conclusion is always the same. Love God, Love People.And this is what it looks like.  5 Disciplines. Every Sunday we get a chance to make course corrections our lives. We are reminded where true North is on our God compass. What changes do you need to make in your life, to live even more of God's Commands? Young Adult Books; Chapter 8; Embrace Purpose and CallMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol

When you are transformed by God. Many times your old friends move on. However God gives you new friends, friends that will last forever. Chapter 7; God Provides New FriendsMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol

It's Simple, if you say you love Jesus Christ, then you must obey Jesus Christ.  [Jhn 14:15 ESV] "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Jesus Commands you to have Fellowship with other Christians.  If not on Sunday, then when? [Heb 10:24 ESV] And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,[Heb 10:25 ESV] not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. You better be part of a local fellowship that meets on a regularly bases or you are openly sinning against Jesus.  Share this message with anyone that needs to Repent.  Calling you HomeMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol Calling you Homevar siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2682152_635848956324840000";var es='425x354';More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Calling you Homevar es='425x354';var pId="2682152_635848956324840000";siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Those who belong to Jesus are called to walk a different path.  It is a moral high ground, yet you cannot be self-righteous.  It is holy way, yet you cannot carry your pride.  As you listen to this podcast, please look carefully at the Bible verses on the slides.  Harry Potter had the Muggles. Lucy had her brothers and sister. Katniss had her family.   Young Adult Books, Chapter 6; Counting The CostMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol Young Adult Books, Chapter 6; Counting The Costvar es='425x354';var pId="2664261_635836874173123750";siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Young Adult Books, Chapter 6; Counting The Costvar siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2664261_635836874173123750";var es='425x354';More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

God has a plan that cannot be changed. For those who Trust in Jesus Christ, you are part of that plan.  Check this out![Rom 8:1 ESV] There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[Rom 8:2 ESV] For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.[Rom 8:3 ESV] For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,[Rom 8:4 ESV] in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Enjoy the slides from the message as you listen along.  Chapter 5, You are special and equippedMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol Chapter 5, You are special and equippedvar siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2654953_635830807908090000";var es='425x354';More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Chapter 5, You are special and equippedvar es='425x354';var pId="2654953_635830807908090000";siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Reanimated dead, the body is not really working. It's an inversed version of a live person.  Reminder of a zombieReal life zombies.[Eph 2:1 ESV] And you were dead in the trespasses and sins[Eph 2:2 ESV] in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience--[Eph 2:3 ESV] among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. Zombies are better organized than the movies.  The have leaders. “false teachers”[2Ti 3:2 ESV] For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,[2Ti 3:3 ESV] heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,[2Ti 3:4 ESV] treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,[2Ti 3:5 ESV] having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.[2Ti 3:6 ESV] For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,[2Ti 3:7 ESV] always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. The cure for zombies:  2 Ingredients The Holy Spirit & The Gospel Regeneration or Rebirth Definition of regeneration:  Greek word; paliggenesianew birth, reproduction, renewal, recreation, regeneration The Holy SpiritBefore and after; regeneration [Tit 3:3 ESV] For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.[Tit 3:4 ESV] But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,[Tit 3:5 ESV] he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,[Tit 3:6 ESV] whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,[Tit 3:7 ESV] so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Born Again is Regeneration: [Jhn 3:3 ESV] Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."[Jhn 3:5 ESV] Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.[Jhn 3:6 ESV] That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[Jhn 3:7 ESV] Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'[Jhn 3:8 ESV] The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." God can bring a zombie to life. [Col 2:13 ESV] And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,[Col 2:14 ESV] by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.[Col 2:15 ESV] He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. Even the Earth and the Heavens will be reborn:[Mat 19:28 ESV] Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Contextual for Israel but true for all. [Eze 36:26 ESV] And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.[Eze 36:27 ESV] And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. Caused us to be born again[1Pe 1:3 ESV] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,[1Pe 1:4 ESV] to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,[1Pe 1:5 ESV] who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Share the Gospel[2Ti 4:1 ESV] I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:[2Ti 4:2 ESV] preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.[2Ti 4:3 ESV] For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,[2Ti 4:4 ESV] and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. The Great Commission [Mat 28:19 ESV] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,[Mat 28:20 ESV] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." So share the Gospel[Rom 1:15 ESV] So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.[Rom 1:16 ESV] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.[Rom 1:17 ESV] For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." Feet ready to tell the Gospel [Rom 10:13 ESV] For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[Rom 10:14 ESV] How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?[Rom 10:15 ESV] And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"[Rom 10:16 ESV] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?"[Rom 10:17 ESV] So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Saves to Share the Gospel[2Co 5:17 ESV] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.[2Co 5:18 ESV] All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;[2Co 5:19 ESV] that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.[2Co 5:20 ESV] Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.[2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Hunt the zombies! It's the wise thing to do. [Pro 11:30 ESV] The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise. [Jas 5:20 ESV] let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. Your Weapon: Use the Bible.Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Functionally it looks like this. You share the Gospel, God does the work. [2Ti 2:24 ESV] And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,[2Ti 2:25 ESV] correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,[2Ti 2:26 ESV] and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. Romans road, Color beads,  Nov.  29th.   Thanksgiving Church Fellowship Meal.Church bring sides and drinks & ice & deserts.  Zombie Hunting The CureMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Zombie Hunting What is a zombie? Living dead or animated dead people. They are reanimated by either magic, or science or a virus, etc.  Zombies are fictional  Can anyone think of any famous zombies? Frankenstein, a mummy, Solemn Grundy, Minecraft,  What do zombies really look like?  However God talks about such creatures.  Creatures that are alive, but dead.  Real life zombies.[Eph 2:1 ESV] And you were dead in the trespasses and sins[Eph 2:2 ESV] in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience--[Eph 2:3 ESV] among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. [Rom 7:14 ESV] For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. [Rom 3:10 ESV] as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;[Rom 3:11 ESV] no one understands; no one seeks for God.[Rom 3:12 ESV] All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."[Rom 3:13 ESV] "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."[Rom 3:14 ESV] "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."[Rom 3:15 ESV] "Their feet are swift to shed blood;[Rom 3:16 ESV] in their paths are ruin and misery,[Rom 3:17 ESV] and the way of peace they have not known."[Rom 3:18 ESV] "There is no fear of God before their eyes."[Rom 3:19 ESV] Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. [1Jo 3:14 ESV] We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.[1Jo 3:15 ESV] Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. Zombies cannot understand moral goodness. [1Co 3:3 ESV] for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?[1Co 3:4 ESV] For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human?[1Co 2:14 ESV] The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. Zombies are better organized than the movies.  The have leaders. “false teachers”[2Ti 3:2 ESV] For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,[2Ti 3:3 ESV] heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,[2Ti 3:4 ESV] treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,[2Ti 3:5 ESV] having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.[2Ti 3:6 ESV] For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,[2Ti 3:7 ESV] always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. Zombie detector,  The Word of God. First use the detector on yourself.  1. You Love Jesus Christ Luke 10:27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 2. You want God most of all. . Proverbs 8:17  I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. What does it look like to diligently seek the Lord? John 14:21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. You Love God more than the World.   James 4:4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 3. Psalm 119 is a description of you. [Psa 119:4 ESV] You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.[Psa 119:5 ESV] Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes![Psa 119:6 ESV] Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.[Psa 119:7 ESV] I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.[Psa 119:9 ESV] [Beth] How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.[Psa 119:10 ESV] With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments![Psa 119:11 ESV] I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.[Psa 119:12 ESV] Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes![Psa 119:13 ESV] With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.[Psa 119:14 ESV] In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.[Psa 119:15 ESV] I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.[Psa 119:16 ESV] I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.[Psa 119:17 ESV] [Gimel] Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.[Psa 119:18 ESV] Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.[Psa 119:19 ESV] I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! According to the zombie detector which are you?Do you love yourself and the world more than the creator of the world?  Living a life in obedience to Jesus looks a lot like zombie hunting.  Next week we are going to talk about The Cure, and how hunt a zombie.  Here is a highlight of next week.  The Cure: Death to Life. [Jhn 5:24 ESV] Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.[Jhn 5:25 ESV] "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.[Jhn 5:26 ESV] For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.[Jhn 5:27 ESV] And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.[Jhn 5:28 ESV] Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice[Jhn 5:29 ESV] and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. The Cure.[Eph 2:4 ESV] But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,[Eph 2:5 ESV] even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved--[Eph 2:6 ESV] and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, [Mat 5:38 ESV] "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'[Mat 5:39 ESV] But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.[Mat 5:43 ESV] "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'[Mat 5:44 ESV] But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,[Mat 5:45 ESV] so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.[Mat 5:46 ESV] For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?[Mat 5:47 ESV] And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?[Mat 5:48 ESV] You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Zombie HuntingMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol Zombie Huntingvar siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2633600_635812702117952500";var es='425x354';More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Zombie Huntingvar es='425x354';var pId="2633600_635812702117952500";siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

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The Invitation: You just can't say no.  Chapter One: . . . Do I have a something higher and better than this?  Harry Potter,  a letter from an owl.  The first one was burned. Then so many letters arrived that not even the adults who were trying to suppress him could deny the letters.  Katniss saves her sister by replacing her in the games.  Divergent, the girl is not like everyone else, her difference makes her dangerous to the powers that be.  Spiderman, Peter Parker is bitten by the spider and he can't go back.  The Christian Calling.  [Eph 1:1 ESV] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:[Eph 1:2 ESV] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. [Eph 1:3 ESV] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, [Eph 1:4 ESV] even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.  In love[Eph 1:5 ESV] he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, WHY? [Eph 1:6 ESV] to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. How Did He Do It?[Eph 1:7 ESV] In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, [Eph 1:8 ESV] which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight [Eph 1:9 ESV] making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ[Eph 1:10 ESV] as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. CAN'T Lose It!1. God planned it. [Eph 1:11 ESV] In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,[Eph 1:12 ESV] so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 2. God Sealed You Forever.[Eph 1:13 ESV] In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,[Eph 1:14 ESV] who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. Saved from the zombies.  [Eph 2:1 ESV] And you were dead in the trespasses and sins[Eph 2:2 ESV] in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience--[Eph 2:3 ESV] among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. [Eph 2:4 ESV] But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,[Eph 2:5 ESV] even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved--[Eph 2:6 ESV] and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,[Eph 2:7 ESV] so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. God saved you, you did not “Let' God save you. [Eph 2:8 ESV] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,[Eph 2:9 ESV] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. How about you? Meta Narrative Chapter 2; The CallingMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol Meta Narrative Chapter 2; The Callingvar siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";var pid="2591571_635776535823056250";var es='425x354';More presentations from Jeff Rossignol Meta Narrative Chapter 2; The Callingvar es='425x354';var pId="2591571_635776535823056250";siteUrl="http://www.authorstream.com/";More presentations from Jeff Rossignol

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Doctrinal Clarification Religion Encroaches;  A Salvation Issue. While in Antioch [Act 15:1 ESV] But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." A Salvation Issue!!  It's always about man “doing” something to earn Heaven.Man really wants to keep a little glory in our pockets.  Here is the doctrine of a church in Hampshire County We believe the Bible teachers that salvation – the forgiveness of sins – is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ.Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7We believe the Bible teaches that one receives God's grace by putting faith in Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ “and being immersed into Christ”, but that none of these is sufficient in and of itself for the assurance of salvation. God's plan to sacrifice Christ is not enoughWe humans must finish the job.  The most theologically accurate way to call someone to repentance. In a debate with an atheist Sye Ten Bruggencate said the following. “Beg God to grant you repentance”. Why? Because a person can't repent unless God enables the person to do so.  Look at what Jesus says to disciples and fans. [Jhn 6:63 ESV] It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.[Jhn 6:64 ESV] But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)[Jhn 6:65 ESV] And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father."[Jhn 6:66 ESV] After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.In Galatians; Paul writes a whole letter about circumcision. [Act 15:2 ESV] And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.[Act 15:3 ESV] So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.[Act 15:4 ESV] When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. Christians who were Pharisees  [Act 15:5 ESV] But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."[Act 15:6 ESV] The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. Peter Speaks Up.[Act 15:7 ESV] And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.[Act 15:8 ESV] And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,[Act 15:9 ESV] and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. “Before I was done preaching the Holy Spirit came upon them.” (They were saved before they had done anything).  Don't force religion that not even we Jews could follow. [Act 15:10 ESV] Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?[Act 15:11 ESV] But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will."[Act 15:12 ESV] And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. James Speaks[Act 15:13 ESV] After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brothers, listen to me.[Act 15:14 ESV] Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name.[Act 15:15 ESV] And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,[Act 15:16 ESV] "'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it,[Act 15:17 ESV] that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things[Act 15:18 ESV] known from of old.' Quote from Amos[Amo 9:11 ESV] "In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old,[Amo 9:12 ESV] that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name," declares the LORD who does this.  [Act 15:19 ESV] Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God,[Act 15:20 ESV] but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.[Act 15:21 ESV] For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues." 1. Polluted by idols[1Co 8:1 ESV] Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge" puffs up, but love builds up.[1Co 8:13 ESV] Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.2. Sexual Immorality:  The only approved physical intimacy is between one man & one woman in the covenant relationship of marriage.  Everything else is evil. 3. Strangled and eating blood. [Gen 9:3 ESV] Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.[Gen 9:4 ESV] But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. [Lev 17:10 ESV] "If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.[Lev 17:11 ESV] For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.[Lev 17:14 ESV] For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.[Act 15:41 ESV] And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Religion:  Do things to go to HeavenChristianity:   Jesus saved you, so live accordingly.   Live a life in response to being saved.  The Council Agrees, They send out teams. [Act 15:22 ESV] Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, The Letter[Act 15:23 ESV] with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.[Act 15:24 ESV] Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,[Act 15:25 ESV] it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,[Act 15:26 ESV] men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.[Act 15:27 ESV] We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.[Act 15:28 ESV] For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:[Act 15:29 ESV] that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell." Barsabbas, and Silas; reaction to the letter. [Act 15:30 ESV] So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.[Act 15:31 ESV] And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.[Act 15:32 ESV] And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.[Act 15:33 ESV] And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.[Act 15:34 ESV] 34: But it seemed good to Silas to remain there Paul & Barnabas' Home Church[Act 15:35 ESV] But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.[Act 15:36 ESV] And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are." Big Disagreement and team split[Act 15:37 ESV] Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.[Act 15:38 ESV] But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.[Act 15:39 ESV] And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,[Act 15:40 ESV] but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.[Act 15:41 ESV] And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Acts 15 Christianity VS ReligionMore presentations from Jeff Rossignol

Acts 14 Polarized Reaction In Iconium [Act 14:1 ESV] Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.[Act 14:2 ESV] But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.[Act 14:3 ESV] So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.[Act 14:4 ESV] But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.[Act 14:5 ESV] When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,[Act 14:6 ESV] they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,[Act 14:7 ESV] and there they continued to preach the gospel. A Sign of God Misunderstood. [Act 14:8 ESV] Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.[Act 14:9 ESV] He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,[Act 14:10 ESV] said in a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sprang up and began walking.[Act 14:11 ESV] And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"[Act 14:12 ESV] Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.[Act 14:13 ESV] And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.[Act 14:14 ESV] But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,[Act 14:15 ESV] "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.[Act 14:16 ESV] In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.[Act 14:17 ESV] Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."[Act 14:18 ESV] Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.[Act 14:19 ESV] But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.[Act 14:20 ESV] But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.[Act 14:21 ESV] When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,[Act 14:22 ESV] strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.[Act 14:23 ESV] And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.[Act 14:24 ESV] Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.[Act 14:25 ESV] And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,[Act 14:26 ESV] and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.[Act 14:27 ESV] And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.[Act 14:28 ESV] And they remained no little time with the disciples.

What is going on?  Why is evil celebrated in our country this week? History and sexual immorality.  History is attached via the confederate flag and the Government continues to hate God and promote great evil.  The Confederate Flag Attack. Freedom means Individual Responsibility.  If you cannot be individually morally responsible, you cannot have freedom.  You will lose your responsibility and become a slave.  Historically, the national sin of slavery, As states were unwilling to stop enslaving humans they separated themselves and said the Federal Government cannot tell individual states what to do.  1. They were correct. 2. However, they very objection they were raising to Federal government, they were doing to humans within their own states. 3. The south lost the war and then lost their state's right.  Same is try after 9/11.  Terrorism brings fear.  Americans would rather have security not freedom. So Department of Homeland Security is created.   Another bloated government agency feeding off the responsible working class of Americans.  Sin as an individual and a nation always leads to lose of freedom.  Sexual ImmoralitySupreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right NationwideNew York Times‎ - 1 day agoIn a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the court ruled, 5-4, that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. Why is humanity charging the gates of Heaven?Hoping to overthrow holiness, purity, righteousness, in the name of love? All humans are enemies of God. [Psa 14:1 ESV] To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.[Psa 14:2 ESV] The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.[Psa 14:3 ESV] They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.[Psa 14:4 ESV] Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD? Walking dead. [Eph 2:1 ESV] And you were dead in the trespasses and sins[Eph 2:2 ESV] in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience--[Eph 2:3 ESV] among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. God's Judgements.  [Rom 1:18 ESV] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.[Rom 1:19 ESV] For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.[Rom 1:20 ESV] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.[Rom 1:21 ESV] For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.[Rom 1:22 ESV] Claiming to be wise, they became fools,[Rom 1:23 ESV] and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.[Rom 1:24 ESV] Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,[Rom 1:25 ESV] because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.[Rom 1:26 ESV] For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;[Rom 1:27 ESV] and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.[Rom 1:28 ESV] And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.[Rom 1:29 ESV] They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,[Rom 1:30 ESV] slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,[Rom 1:31 ESV] foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.[Rom 1:32 ESV] Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. Hope for zombies, He saved us when we were zombies.[Eph 2:4 ESV] But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,[Eph 2:5 ESV] even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved--[Eph 2:6 ESV] and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,[Eph 2:7 ESV] so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.[Eph 2:8 ESV] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,[Eph 2:9 ESV] not a result of works, so that no one may boast.[Eph 2:10 ESV] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. What are we to do?[Eph 5:7 ESV] Therefore do not become partners with them;[Eph 5:8 ESV] for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light[Eph 5:9 ESV] (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),[Eph 5:10 ESV] and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.[Eph 5:11 ESV] Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.[Eph 5:12 ESV] For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.[Eph 5:13 ESV] But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,[Eph 5:14 ESV] for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."[Eph 5:15 ESV] Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,[Eph 5:16 ESV] making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.[Eph 5:17 ESV] Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.[Eph 5:18 ESV] And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,[Eph 5:19 ESV] addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,[Eph 5:20 ESV] giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Repent Continually.  [1Pe 4:1 ESV] Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,[1Pe 4:2 ESV] so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.[1Pe 4:3 ESV] For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.[1Pe 4:4 ESV] With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you;[1Pe 4:5 ESV] but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.[1Pe 4:6 ESV] For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.[1Pe 4:7 ESV] The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. The Gospel must be spoken from your Mouth[Rom 10:13 ESV] For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[Rom 10:14 ESV] How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?[Rom 10:15 ESV] And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"[Rom 10:16 ESV] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?"[Rom 10:17 ESV] So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Evangelize and Teach.  [Mat 28:19 ESV] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,[Mat 28:20 ESV] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Sharing the Gospel has got to be Priority. [1Co 9:19 ESV] For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.[1Co 9:20 ESV] To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.[1Co 9:21 ESV] To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.[1Co 9:22 ESV] To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.[1Co 9:23 ESV] I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.[1Co 9:24 ESV] Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.[1Co 9:25 ESV] Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.[1Co 9:26 ESV] So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.[1Co 9:27 ESV] But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. Christians first American's 2nd.   Save your neighbor not the country. [1Pe 2:9 ESV] But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.[1Pe 2:10 ESV] Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.[1Pe 2:11 ESV] Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.[1Pe 2:12 ESV] Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. The downfall of America is not the downfall of the world.  Peace and Joy is not based on outward circumstances. [Phl 4:4 ESV] Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.[Phl 4:5 ESV] Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;[Phl 4:6 ESV] do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.[Phl 4:7 ESV] And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.[Phl 4:8 ESV] Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.[Phl 4:9 ESV] What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me--practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Link to the Slideshow here. 

Paul and Barnabas 1st Missionary Journey   Paul has three missionary Journeys 1st Missionary Journey (Acts 13-14): 2nd Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36-18:22): 3rd Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23-20:38):   Ordination & Sending of Paul and Barnabas [Act 13:1 ESV] Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. [Act 13:2 ESV] While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." [Act 13:3 ESV] Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.     [Act 13:4 ESV] So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. First they go to the Synagogues.  [Act 13:5 ESV] When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.   Who is bar-jesus? Creepy wizard who did not like the Gospel Bar-jesus;  means son of Jesus,  Not Jesus Christ but I.                    Elymas = "a wise man" A.             the Arabic name of the Jewish magnus or sorcerer Barjesus, Act 13:6   [Act 13:6 ESV] When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.   Proconsul is a  A Roman Deputy  [Act 13:7 ESV] He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. [Act 13:8 ESV] But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. [Act 13:9 ESV] But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him [Act 13:10 ESV] and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? [Act 13:11 ESV] And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.   Whoa, this dude has super powers! [Act 13:12 ESV] Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. We will see what teaching astonished the proconsul!   Note:  John left them.  “this is too much for me”. [Act 13:13 ESV] Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, [Act 13:14 ESV] but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.   Here is the teaching that astonished the Procunsul. [Act 13:15 ESV] After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it." [Act 13:16 ESV] So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. (Jews and non-jews) [Act 13:17 ESV] The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. [Act 13:18 ESV] And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. [Act 13:19 ESV] And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance. [Act 13:20 ESV] All this took about 450 years. And after that he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. [Act 13:21 ESV] Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. [Act 13:22 ESV] And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, 'I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.' [Act 13:23 ESV] Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.   He went from David directly to the Final King;  Jesus!   The herald of the King   John the Baptist [Act 13:24 ESV] Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. [Act 13:25 ESV] And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' [Act 13:26 ESV] "Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. [Act 13:27 ESV] For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. [Act 13:28 ESV] And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. [Act 13:29 ESV] And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.   [Act 13:30 ESV] But God raised him from the dead,   [Act 13:31 ESV] and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. [Act 13:32 ESV] And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,     [Act 13:33 ESV] this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, "'You are my Son, today I have begotten you.' [Act 13:34 ESV] And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.' [Act 13:35 ESV] Therefore he says also in another psalm, "'You will not let your Holy One see corruption.'   David died so this prophecy was not about David but someone else.   [Act 13:36 ESV] For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, [Act 13:37 ESV] but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. [Act 13:38 ESV] Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, You can't just “do your best” you need to have your evil forgiven and forgotten.   [Act 13:39 ESV] and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.   Don't reject this message [Act 13:40 ESV] Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about: [Act 13:41 ESV] "'Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.'"   Atheists reject all “evidence”  http://www.biblethumpingwingnut.com/ Matt Slick vs. Matt Dillahunty There is no evidence you present an atheist that they will accept. The Design/ Designer model is Universally self-evident. Bill Nye again uses dog speciation to argue evolution.  http://bit.ly/1KTzRdG   The Big Picture.   Step back a get a better view of History Now here is the real pattern for those who don't believe in Jesus. 1.      America is blip on the radar in world history.  Look beyond your lifetime.   [2Th 2:1 ESV] Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, (concerned they missed the return of Christ) [2Th 2:2 ESV] not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. [2Th 2:3 ESV] Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, [2Th 2:4 ESV] who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. [2Th 2:5 ESV] Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?   God is retraining the revealing of the Lawless One.   * This is plan waiting to be revealed. [2Th 2:6 ESV] And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. [2Th 2:7 ESV] For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. [2Th 2:8 ESV] And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. [2Th 2:9 ESV] The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, [2Th 2:10 ESV] and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.   [2Th 2:11 ESV] Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, [2Th 2:12 ESV] in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Romans 1.  3x God gave them over. . .   [2Th 2:13 ESV] But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. [2Th 2:14 ESV] To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. [2Th 2:15 ESV] So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. [2Th 2:16 ESV] Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, [2Th 2:17 ESV] comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.             Back to Acts! [Act 13:42 ESV] As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. [Act 13:43 ESV] And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. [Act 13:44 ESV] The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.   Now the whole city wants to here and have come out to the Jewish center.   Resistance?   Why? [Act 13:45 ESV] But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.   [Act 13:46 ESV] And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. [Act 13:47 ESV] For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, "'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"   Paul quotes Isaiah. The high calling of the Jewish nation is to proclaim their King to the world. [Isa 49:6 ESV] he says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."     [Act 13:48 ESV] And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.   This is how it works.   You share the Gospel.   God Saves.   [Act 13:49 ESV] And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.   The unsaved, are not just indifferent tolerant unbelievers but outright violent and opposing enemies.   [Act 13:50 ESV] But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.     [Act 13:51 ESV] But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. [Act 13:52 ESV] And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.   Acts 14 Polarized Reaction   In Iconium   [Act 14:1 ESV] Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. [Act 14:2 ESV] But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. [Act 14:3 ESV] So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. [Act 14:4 ESV] But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. [Act 14:5 ESV] When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, [Act 14:6 ESV] they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, [Act 14:7 ESV] and there they continued to preach the gospel.  Slideshow Here

Acts 12 Political Resistance [Act 12:1 ESV] About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.[Act 12:2 ESV] He killed James the brother of John with the sword,[Act 12:3 ESV] and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. Which Herod is this?A. Herod Agrippa I was the son of Aristobulus and Berenice, and grandson of Herod the Great. After various changes in fortune, he gained the favour of Caligula and Claudius to such a degree that he gradually obtained the government of all of Palestine, with the title of king. He died at Caesarea, A.D. 44, at the age of 54, in the seventh [or the 4th, reckoning from the extension of his dominions by Claudius] year of his reign, just after having ordered James the apostle, son of Zebedee, to be slain, and Peter to be cast into prison: Acts 12:21 Herod = "heroic"The first Herod was the political leader when Jesus was born. The 2nd Herod was Herod “Antipas”This Herod was AgrippaHis son was Herod Agrippa the II [Act 12:4 ESV] And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. The Angelic Rescue[Act 12:5 ESV] So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.[Act 12:6 ESV] Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.[Act 12:7 ESV] And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.[Act 12:8 ESV] And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."[Act 12:9 ESV] And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.[Act 12:10 ESV] When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him.[Act 12:11 ESV] When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting." Go to His Local Church[Act 12:12 ESV] When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.[Act 12:13 ESV] And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.[Act 12:14 ESV] Recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate.[Act 12:15 ESV] They said to her, "You are out of your mind." But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, "It is his angel!"[Act 12:16 ESV] But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.[Act 12:17 ESV] But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place. Meanwhile back at the local Government [Act 12:18 ESV] Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. Herod's Motive is not Justice. [Act 12:19 ESV] And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there. Government Intrigue; Herod offers peace, gives a speech and God strikes him dead. [Act 12:20 ESV] Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.[Act 12:21 ESV] On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.[Act 12:22 ESV] And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"[Act 12:23 ESV] Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. If humanity in general is at war with God, of course the Governments of the world are also at war with God. [Psa 2:1 ESV] Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?[Psa 2:2 ESV] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,[Psa 2:3 ESV] "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us."[Psa 2:4 ESV] He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.[Psa 2:5 ESV] Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,[Psa 2:6 ESV] "As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill."[Psa 2:7 ESV] I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you.[Psa 2:8 ESV] Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.[Psa 2:9 ESV] You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."[Psa 2:10 ESV] Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.[Psa 2:11 ESV] Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.[Psa 2:12 ESV] Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. For Christians in America at the moment:  Political Incorrect,  The New Tolerance; which means the only thing that is bad is saying that bad is bad.  In which case everyone is allowed to say it's bad. Biblical mortality is socially unacceptable.  Government supported and promoted Child sacrificehttp://dailysignal.com/2015/01/03/planned-parenthood-performed-327653-abortions-2013-accepted-528-million-taxpayer-funds/ According to the statistics in the report, the 327,653 abortions comprised 94 percent of Planned Parenthood's pregnancy services, which also include prenatal care and adoption referrals. During the fiscal year 2013-14, Planned Parenthood received more than $528 million in taxpayer funds; or about $1.4 million per day. Taxpayer funding accounts for 41 percent of Planned Parenthood's revenue.Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit, currently holds more than $1.4 billion in net assets.37 babies an hour are sacrificed to demons and the president rejoices.  Flashback to Acts 4, when Peter and John are arrested for healing and proclaiming Jesus. [Act 4:19 ESV] But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,[Act 4:20 ESV] for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."[Act 4:21 ESV] And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.[Act 4:22 ESV] For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.[Act 4:23 ESV] When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. The Church prayed from Psalms 2[Act 4:24 ESV] And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, "Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,[Act 4:25 ESV] who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, "'Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain?[Act 4:26 ESV] The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed'--[Act 4:27 ESV] for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,[Act 4:28 ESV] to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. Look at their prayer request[Act 4:29 ESV] And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,[Act 4:30 ESV] while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus."[Act 4:31 ESV] And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. The Real Word of God increases. After Herod's death.[Act 12:24 ESV] But the word of God increased and multiplied.[Act 12:25 ESV] And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark. Share the Gospel[2Ti 4:1 ESV] I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:[2Ti 4:2 ESV] preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.[2Ti 4:3 ESV] For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,[2Ti 4:4 ESV] and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. Celebrate Communion[1Co 11:23 ESV] For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, [1Co 11:24 ESV] and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." [1Co 11:25 ESV] In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." [1Co 11:26 ESV] For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

Memorial Day 2105 Temporal Life, Eternal Life 60 people at the Memorial service around a memorial. Of men and women who died in wars to fight and protect our country and our freedom. Folks visiting grave sites.  Annual Paw Paw Alumni Banquet.  Evening Schedule:  Tribute to Deceased Members: 1905-2015. 110 Years! Time Verses.[Jas 4:13 ESV] Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"--[Jas 4:14 ESV] yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.[Jas 4:15 ESV] Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."[Jas 4:16 ESV] As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.[Jas 4:17 ESV] So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. Time Verses.[Eph 5:15 ESV] Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,[Eph 5:16 ESV] making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.[Eph 5:17 ESV] Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. We are commanded to Know for sure we are going to Heaven. [1Jo 5:13 ESV] I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. Step One;  Level the playing field. Who is a sinner?  I am and You are. 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.13 “You shall not murder.[c][Mat 5:21 ESV] "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'[Mat 5:22 ESV] But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.14 “You shall not commit adultery. [Mat 5:28 ESV] But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.15 “You shall not steal. (Regardless of value)16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.  (Lie)17 “You shall not covet   If we broke even one of these laws once we are guilty of breaking it all. [Jas 2:10 ESV] For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. [Psa 130:3 ESV] If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? [Rom 3:23 ESV] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, A Good God MUST punish sin. A Good God is a Just God. Romans 6:23 EsvFor the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.John 3:36 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not HelpfulWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.God's Judgement is Terrifying![2Th 1:8 ESV] in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.[2Th 1:9 ESV] They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,So now all humanity has a problem. God is good and holy, We are evil in God's site and He must punish us.  The Throne[Rom 14:12 ESV] So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.So here you are before the complete righteous throne of God. God asks you.   “Why should I let you into my Heaven”?What will you say? . . . . .Will you try to justify yourself? I did good, I went to church, I walked the isle, I prayed the sinners prayer, I was part of the Lions club, Kiwanis, I gave to the red cross, I believed in social justiceWill you come up with an excuses? I didn't know you were there, How was I supposed to know the Bible was the right religion? Will you blame God for your life?  You God placed my with my abusive, alcoholic, broke parents, You let my loved ones die in that accident,  your local church did me wrong, You made me have those sexual desires, You made me that way.  Let's look at the One and Only Right Answer!God so Loves the World.   Here is HOW God So Loved the World.  He sent someone to take His Wrath in Your Place. [Jhn 3:16 ESV] "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.[Jhn 3:17 ESV] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.Propitiation.  God's Righteous Judgement; Wrath is satisfied. [1Jo 2:2 ESV] He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.[1Jo 4:10 ESV] In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.How did God make Jesus the propitiation for our Sins? [2Co 5:21 ESV] For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.Jesus is our substitute Sinner, even though He Never Sinned.God made Jesus the object of His Wrath to Satisfy His Justice.  God Mercy & Grace saved us from God's Justice.  [Rom 8:1 ESV] There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[Rom 8:2 ESV] For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.[Rom 8:3 ESV] For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,[Rom 8:4 ESV] in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.Legal Transaction. Need volunteers.What do you do with this information?Admit: You are evil and deserve God's Justice. Trust: Jesus Christ substituted Himself in your place. Took God's punishment on your behalf. God can legally declare you justified before Himself and allow you a relationship with Him. Ask God to let the sacrifice of Jesus Christ be applied to you. Yield yourself to God as His servant and tell Him you will learn His Will and Obey.  Let's visit the Throne of God Again.  Here is the one and only right Answer. [Job 42:1 ESV] Then Job answered the LORD and said: [Job 42:5 ESV] I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you;[Job 42:6 ESV] therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes."I know I am an evil sinner deserving your Wrath.I stand here forgiven because You had Jesus take my punishment for me. Jesus Christ my Savior and Lord is the only reason I can come into your Heaven. I bring you nothing else.  God Commands everyone to repentActs 17:30 ESV / 5  The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, You need to trust in the deepest part of your heart, that it is only the sacrifice of Jesus Christ instead of you to satisfy the Justice of God that you deserve.  When Jesus returns it will be too late for anyone else. [2Th 1:7 ESV] and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels[2Th 1:8 ESV] in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.[2Th 1:9 ESV] They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,[2Th 1:10 ESV] when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. 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