Rev. 3:14-16, To the angel of the church in Laodicea write; these are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold, nor hot. I wish that you were either one or the other! So, because you are neither lukewarm- neither hot, nor cold- I am about to spit you out of my mouth. (NIV)
I’ve heard this church compared to the church in America. I wish I could agree, for though Christ didn’t have good things to say about them, they were more alive than we are. We are not lukewarm church, we are ice cold and the ice is starting to thicken. STAND UP CHURCH!
The United States is probably the last free bastion of Christianity left in the world, and it is under a constant attack from a secular minority.
Separation of church and state, has been taken so far out of context from what the founding Fathers intended, that God is rapidly being removed from this country by a few who scream like toddlers and throw temper tantrums till we silently submit.
The Ten Commandments removed from every public place, why not if we can see them, we have no choice but admit our need of a savior. Same sex marriage, abortion and so much more, God’s authority is under constant attack from a barrage of decadence, and we do NOTHING!
STAND UP CHURCH! Or just roll over and die quietly, the choice is yours.
In this day and age of doing what feels good, calling anyone to accountability is lost. The name of Jesus, I guess should be shoved in a drawer or the back of a closet at home and forgotten about. After all what Christ taught, what God says is not politically correct. SSHHH, don’t let the word of the Lord be heard, SSSHH, don’t let people know they are going to go to hell without him, don’t share crazy, outdated ideas. Are you some kind of freak? We wouldn’t want people to suffer from something like moral purity, God forbid.
The choice is yours church, stand up, make your opinions, beliefs public or we will simply be cast asunder by the outspoken few. We must stand strong and be heard, or simply roll over and die for lack of commitment. I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to stand silently by while the God of all creation is evicted from my country.
Christ came to this world to save us, to set us right in our sin with God and to remain silent while he is cast out of our society, is WRONG! I find it incredible to fathom, Christ paid for our sins, cast out demons, healed lepers, gave the blind their eyes, the deaf their ears and made cripples walk. And now sadly, the body of Christ, his own church; is crippled.
STAND UP CHURCH! Let your sins be forgiven. Cry out, let the words of grace, the words of life be heard.
I WANT TO SEE JESUS!
It is my standing prayer that the Lord will open the hearts and minds of many

Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. Eph.4:3 (NIV)
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be profits, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up untill we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Eph. 4:11-13 (NIV)
I f we attain to nothing else I believe that unity is important. We as christians must stand together and live as one. One body, one faith and to quote Lee one bride. We are a family and must stand together to face adversity, head on. If the world divides us and causes doctrinal differences to be the deciding factor as to how they see us, the ultimate outcome is a loss for the Lord. We as a family must set aside petty differences and stand in the gap, united, lest we fall down the cavernous depths of failure. One way or the other we are united.
God bless
raise your hands and glorify the Lord!
Ross

Slow Train
I had a vision. I saw sorrow and pain.
Satan coming, on a slow moving train.
Temptation surrounds us in stereo sound.
Could it be that we're all hellbound?
Who's going to lead us away from sin?
When the preachers are all buying in.
Hell's fire- reaching Vatican city,
Rome will never be the same.
Bishop plays a lowly pawn,
in the King's great game.
Look around, smoke is rising
all across this town.
No one racing, for glory's crown.
Smoke billows up an acrid smell,
all are running toward the gates of hell.
Slow train is picking up speed.
Death comes riding on his pale steed.
Drop to my knees, Lord I pray,
that all turn toward the grace we need.
Slow train is picking up speed.

A stroll down the Roman road.

Let's take a walk down a Roman road. Look over on the right is the coloseum ,
lots of stuff happening there,lookout on the left ,the water seems so inviting doesn't it?
Maybe if we have time we'll stop in and check out Michelangelo's work in the chapel.
As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one. Romans 3:10
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23
No one righteous, all fall short of God's expectations, let's face it we are in trouble.
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. Romans 5:12
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord . Romans 6:23
I,m seeing a little bit of hope here, but realisticly, is'nt it more important to worry about having a good time? Live for the moment, right? I mean eternity is a long way down the road and it will still be there even if I'm late.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved Romans 10: 9,10
Still think that you have plenty of time? Still think you don't have to give your life up to Christ yet? Still think you can do it on your own?Still think you don't need a savior? I'll pray for you then because you can't make it on your own you are not only going to be late for the salvation God gave through his Son, you are going to be MIA and spending eternity in a intollerable blast furnace , wishing the lust and desires would stop, that the torment might subside just a little. But they won't, and the time for hope will be gone.
For, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10: 13
So despite yourself God had enough faith in you that he gave you an out. All you have to do is ask!
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John. 3:16
(all verses NIV) except John 3:16 which is NLT

Do you know Jesus?

God has a plan for you. He wants to be in fellowship with you. He wants to be part of your life. He wants to comfort you in the tough times and celebrate with you in the good.
We people are enveloped in sin. It is our nature since Adam and Eve. We take the path of least resistance. We strive to make more money and sacrifice our family in the process.Most of us place ourselves over everyone else. We do all these things and more not ever realizing what it is we are giving up to obtain our self centered goals.We don't think about the consequences more than a few years down the road.
What if you lived forever? Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a long term plan? Wouldn't it be nice to believe that forever would be a wonderfull, joyous time? Not a pit of misery and pain.
God is not like us, he has a long term plan and the good news is that it includes you.
ROMANS 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we where still sinners, Christ died for us.
Maybe you are thinking you are a good person, you will be okay. Do you really think that you can live up to God's expectations? No way ,no how, not you,not me, noone can match the glory of God. and noone gets to heaven on their own merit. God doesn't want anyone to be able to brag about how good they were ,or others to feel that they were not as good, thats why the only prerequisite for salvation is faith.
1JOHN 5:11.12 And this is the testimony; God has given us eternal life, and that life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
JOHN 1:12 But to all who have recieved him, those who believe in his name,he has given the right to become God's children.
Do you know Jesus? If not it is my hope and prayer that you would give your life over to him, accept his forgiveness and be baptised in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, that you too may be reconciled to the glory of God.
If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior, you can do so by saying a simple prayer. Ask him into your heart today, acknowledge your sin, accept his forgiveness and put your faith in him as Lord and savior.
Jesus died on the cross for you, please, please live for him.
If you have any questions, or desire prayer for anything please contact us and let us know.
John3:16 For this is the way God loved the world;He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
May God rain down blessings on your life.
(all verses from NET bible)