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ACP, The Church for the American Christian who is a Patriot
Pro-Christ, Pro-Life, Pro-Constitution.
34 Duck Pond Road
Harrison, Maine, USA
040440
Pastor Rev. Robert Celeste ACP/MCAC
Associate Pastor Mr. Steve Burzlaff, Elizebeth, Kentucky
Special Guest Pastor Rev. Jim Marstaller, Pastor of The CornerStone Gospel Church in Naples, Maine
As I prepare this thought there is a battle raging in the courts over the right for an adulterous husband to kill his wife. I have not seen much of it on TV, but have heard the radio news, read news reports and have kept up on the internet. What I have read and heard sickens me. Oh come quickly Lord Jesus.
Here it is the day of CHRIST's giving of His Blood for us on the cross and that event is being overshadowed by the battle in the courts. I have to ask, why is the battle even there? It is there because America has lost the sense of direction we had from the founding fathers. Oh come now Lord Jesus.
Look at recent events.
In Minnesota, a 17-year-old murdered his grandfather and his grandfather's girlfriend. The kid then goes to the local high school where he kills an unarmed security guard, a teacher, and five other students. In a copy from Columbine High School, he asks one of his victims if he believes in God before he shoots him. He then kills himself.
In Florida, a convicted child molester (pervert) confesses to kidnaping, sexually assaulting, and brutally murdering a 9-year-old girl.
When was the last time you heard your local pulpit spew forth the fire needed to return this country to greatness? America has finally ceased to be great! Why, because we have forgotten the good heritage we had inherited.
I am not certain how the case of Terri Schiavo will turn out. I am certain of how the case the Pharisees mounted against CHRIST turned out, and I am certain of the results. Today is the day He was hung on that cross to die an excruciatingly painful death so that you and I would not suffer that same pain for our sins.
Let us look to the scriptures for the story and let us never ever forget the sacrifice our Father in heaven gave for us in the body of His Son. Matthew 27 (KJV)
1: When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took
counsel against Jesus to put Him to death:
2: And when they had bound Him, they led Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius
Pilate the governor.
3: Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned,
repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests
and elders,
4: Saying, "I have sinned in that I have betrayed the Innocent Blood." And they
said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."
5: And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and
hanged himself.
6: And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put
them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7: And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers
in.
8: Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
9: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, AND
THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF HIM THAT
WAS VALUED, WHOM THEY OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID VALUE;
10: AND GAVE THEM FOR THE POTTER'S FIELD, as the Lord appointed me.
11: And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked Him, saying, "Art
Thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
12: And when He was accused of the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
13: Then said Pilate unto Him, "Hearest Thou not how many things they witness
against Thee?"
14: And He answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled
greatly.
15: Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner,
whom they would.
16: And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17: Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, "Whom will
ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?"
18: For he knew that for envy they had delivered Him.
19: When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying,
"Have thou nothing to do with that Just Man: for I have suffered many things this
day in a dream because of Him."
20: But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask
Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21: The governor answered and said unto them, "Whether of the twain will ye that I
release unto you?" They said, "Barabbas."
22: Pilate saith unto them, "What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?"
They all say unto him, "Let Him be crucified."
23: And the governor said, "Why, what evil hath He done?" But they cried out the
more, saying, "Let Him be crucified."
24: When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was
made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am
innocent of the blood of this Just Person: see ye to it."
25: Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our
children."
26: Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he
delivered Him to be crucified.
27: Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered
unto Him the whole band of soldiers.
28: And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe.
29: And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a
reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him,
saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
30: And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and smote Him on the head.
31: And after that they had mocked Him, they took the robe off from Him, and put
His own raiment on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
32: And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they
compelled to bear His cross.
33: And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of
a skull,
34: They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when He had tasted
thereof, He would not drink.
35: And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, THEY PARTED MY GARMENTS
AMONG THEM, AND UPON MY VESTURE DID THEY CAST LOTS.
36: And sitting down they watched Him there;
37: And set up over His head His accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING
OF THE JEWS.
38: Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand, and
another on the left.
39: And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads,
40: And saying, "Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save
Thyself. If Thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross."
41: Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42: "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel, let Him
now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.
43: He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him: for He said, 'I
am the Son of God.'
44: The thieves also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in His teeth.
45: Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth
hour.
46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama
sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me?
47: Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, "This Man calleth for
Elias."
48: And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar,
and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink.
49: The rest said, "Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him."
50: Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the Ghost.
51: And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom;
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52: And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53: And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city,
and appeared unto many.
54: Now when the centurion, and they that were with Him, watching Jesus, saw the
earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this
was the Son of God."
55: And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from
Galilee, ministering unto Him:
56: Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses,
and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57: When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph,
who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
58: He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the
body to be delivered.
59: And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60: And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he
rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61: And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the
sepulchre.
62: Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and
Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63: Saying, "Sir, we remember that, that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, 'After
three days I will rise again.'
64: Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest His
disciples come by night, and steal Him away, and say unto the people, "He is risen
from the dead": so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65: Pilate said unto them, "Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye
can."
66: So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a
watch.
Now, let's read the rest of the story and hear of the joy and exhilaration of that first Easter morning. Matthew 28 (KJV)
1: In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week,
came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2: And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended
from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3: His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
5: And the angel answered and said unto the women, "Fear not ye: for I know that
ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
6: He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7: And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead; and, behold,
He goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see Him: lo, I have told you."
8: And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did
run to bring His disciples word.
9: And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail.
And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him.
10: Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into
Galilee, and there shall they see Me.
11: Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and
shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
12: And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they
gave large money unto the soldiers,
13: Saying, "Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole Him away while we slept.
14: And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you."
15: So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is
commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
16: Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus
had appointed them.
17: And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted.
18: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in
heaven and in earth.
19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo,
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
What a promise we have, that CHRIST will be always with us, even to the end of the world. A promise that was given through the blood of an innocent Lamb who was hung on the cross for each and every one of us who will fall to our knees and accept that redeeming blood. As followers of CHRIST we need to rise above the sin and corruption that is around us and show the world how CHRIST lived and died for you and me.
AMEN my brothers.
Pastor Steve
The Lord bless you all and may He heal Mel's eyes and Myra's ears. May He be with Colby as he has now arrived at Paris Island and strted boot camp, A Christian babe amongst many a wolf. Amen.
May the Lord understand the importance of Mac, Cecily, Steve, and Rev. Jim Marstaller to this ministry. Lord I need them both healthy and able to continue to hold up their ends. Lord this cancer of Mac's is starting to get in the way, this ministry needs him whole, just a thought Lord, is all it will take, just a thought on Your part.
There is a young man, a veteran who suffers from some kind of chemical weapon exposure, in a Veterans hospital in Colorado, he is young, and he is Saved, yet his wife just abandoned him. Please pray for him, Lord, help him and deal with her and those who hurt him, we ask this of the Father in Your name Lord Jesus, amen.
The Lord our God, Christ Jesus, be with and bless you all, amen.
The difference between a true preacher and a false preacher comes down to this. The true preacher uses God's word to convict of sin, the false preacher twist God's word to justify sin. The Lord our God, Christ Jesus be with you always, amen.
The Lord our God, Christ Jesus, be with you all and please keep your pastor and me in your prayers. Amen. My prayer daily is "Lord please bless those tenfold who bless me."
Pray for the President, pray for Attorney General John Ashcroft, pray for me, pray for all those who open their mouths or take pen in hand in an effort to sway public opinion.
The Lord God of the Universe, Messiah Y'shua be with you all, amen.
It is better to be a horse fly in the stables of the Lord Jesus than the CEO of hell.
All Scripture quoted, in both sermons and daily thoughts, except when done by a guest, is from the ACP/authorized 1611 King James Version. The words in red are those quotes of God the Son, the Lord Jesus and the words in purple are those qoutes spoken directly by God the Father and the words in this sickly greenish color are of satan. But all of the Bible is spoken by God and should be viewed as God's handbook for us to run our lives by 2 Timothy 3:16.
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