Thursday February 22nd, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Jews and Muslims, claim to read Scripture.

Now, the above sounds like a very hard, mean and belligerent statement, but it is none of those, it is the truth. The truth, plain and simple. For, if one were to read the writings of Scripture, one would read the prophets and prophecies of old, to read those prophets and prophecies, one would have no option but to read Micah and 1 Chronicles.

Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
The Messiah must be born in Bethlehem. Not should be, but must be. Jesus, Yeshua in the Hebrew, was born in Bethlehem!

1 Chronicles 17:11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
This prophetic passage spoken by God the Father to David, deals with both Solomon building the first temple and the need for the Messiah to be able to trace His roots all the way back to David. Jesus roots are traced back to David and even to Adam and Eve.

Now, Jesus satisfied every prophecy dealing with the first coming of the Messiah, there can be no doubt or argument about that. But we are going to focus today on only the two verses above, for they are the Scriptures that both Jew and Muslim acknowledge as necessary for one to be the Messiah.

In 70 Ad, Titus came from Rome, and utterly destroyed the Temple. He totally destroyed it and all the records kept within. He then took what was left of the Jews and sent them all over the world as slaves, Jewish women for the next 1900 years became fair game for rape just about everywhere in the world except the USA. Then, in 1938-1944 Hitler destroyed what was left of Jewish antiquity and records in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Orient, South America and the Middle East.

What I am getting at is this, it would be absolutely impossible for anyone to trace his roots back to David anytime after 70 AD! The Messiah had to be born before 70 AD! And anyone who claims otherwise is a liar, a deceiver, a follower of the great deceiver, the great liar, the father of all liars, satan.

Pray for the Jews my brothers, pray for the Muslims, for they are being lead straight to hell, while they think and delude themselves into believing that they are serving the Lord God Jehovah.

For one need read nothing other than Revelation to see what happens to these mislead souls. Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

The Lord Yeshua bless you that pray for those who so long ago were entrusted to preserve the Word of God so that we could recognize the Lord God Yeshua. That He would now open their eyes, take the hardness from their hearts and give them ears to hear and a heart to understand. For to be His chosen people today means to be Born Again.
Amen.

Wednesday February 21st, 2001AD, 6314 AC

What must one do to be Saved?

Why, oh why do folks think it is so difficult to be Saved? Could it be that they have never read the account of the two thieves on the crosses on each side of the Lord Jesus? Let's look.

There are but three things a man must do to be Saved. Two of the three are listed above in Romans 5:1, faith and trust. You must believe on the Lord Jesus and you must put your trust in Him as your Saviour, your Lord, God the creator of all things.

The third thing one must do is confess that Jesus is Lord with your mouth, this can be by writing, but is best done with the mouth. Notice in the account of the two thieves being crucified with the Lord Jesus in Luke 23:39-43 below, how one of the two thieves being crucified looks over to the Lord, and acknowledges that Jesus is God, by asking the other thief if he doesn't fear God after that thief had verbally abused the Lord. The repentant thief went on and confessed that he was a sinner by telling the other thief that the two of them deserved their plight because they indeed were guilty, but, and here once again he acknowledges the Lord, but he says,"but this man hath done nothing amiss." The Saved thief then publicly announces that Jesus is God by saying "Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom." Let us read the account together. 39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Jesus, saying, If thou be Christ, save Thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:39-43

Notice, While I am a firm believer in being baptized as an adult or young adult, the Saved thief was not baptized, so being baptized is not a requirement of being Saved, it is a result of it and an opportunity to confess that Jesus is Lord with your mouth and in front of a friendly audience.

And is there any doubt that the thief was Saved, for the Lord Himself answered him by saying "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.".

So to be Saved all a man or woman must do is: Go to the Lord in prayer, telling Him that one, you acknowledge Him as God, confess that you are a sinner, and that you want Him to take control of your life and third confess that Jesus is Lord to others.

And that is it. But you must be serious, you can not just mouth the words, remember, God sees what is on your heart, He doesn't just listen to words spoken. He knows whether you are serious or not, as do you.

May the Lord God of the Universe be with you and bless you, may He abide with and within you till you go to be with Him in His glory.
Amen

Monday February 19th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

But Rabbi...? Yes, but Rabbi.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:20&21

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 2 Timothy 3:16

Yes, my fellow servants of the Lord Jesus, Scripture is for us to learn and live our lives by, not be beaten up by. Take time and study God's word every day. Not only will it make your life easier, it will make your job as a dad and guardian of your loved ones one hundred percent easier. And that is important, because as this new administration and justice department unfold, they will either fall in line with satan or Christ. If satan, we will need God's word and help to get us through. If Christ, then they will need our constant prayer and support to insure their success and our freedom and the life of the baby in the womb. No, the forces of clinton and satan will not give up easily. We saw that over the last eight years. Even now, the forces of satan in the media are only critical of the corruption of the past and not calling for real true honest investigations.

So, as you read God's word, the Holy Bible, don't just read the words, study. Take the time to look for the references and read the referrals, study as in yesterdays thought.

Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Christ Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Amen

I just got this and would appreciate your joining in to pray as well.
"...Jared is 20 months old an only child, and lives with his parents in Michigan. I learned about him since until he was diagnosed as having a rare form of cancer, my sister-in-law helped to care for him in her home regularly. Since Jared and his family are in need of our prayers; my brother Carl and I would like to ask for your help. ..."



Monday February 19th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

But Rabbi...

But Rabbi...

The year was 69 AD, it had been 40 years since Yeshua had been crucified and over that since he had last gone to Him at night, asking, "... what must a man do to be saved?" One more year and General Titus, the commander and Roman governor of Jerusalem and all Judea would totally and completely destroy the Temple, leaving not one stone standing on another. But today, this glorious Saturday afternoon in the very early spring of the year, rabbi Nicodemus stood on the steps greeting his flock as they came to worship, knowing that this day, this the high sabbath, the Passover, would be the day he told them of Yeshua.

Chapter one

Rabbi Nicodemus stood at the entrance of the synagogue, greeting man after man, all where men he had known for years, most of whom the rabbi who was going on 90 years of age had circumcised as well as celebrated their coming of age. As each passed, went in and took his seat, Nicodemus thought once again, how important today would be, for today, he would speak of things that were, things that are and things that will come to be. Today he would himself find out if he were in deed a leader of the Jews.

Slowly, ever so slowly Nicodemus made his way to the front of the congregation, as he looked out, suddenly he started to speak, not as a ninety year old would speak, but as one half his age but with twice his knowledge, for last night and over the last week, he had been in prayer, prayer asking Jehovah the Father Creator of all things for courage, knowledge and strength for today's sermon.

May the Lord God Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee: may He make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: may the LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. For He shall put His name upon the children of Israel; and will bless them. May Jehovah creator of all things give you eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart to understand His word. May He be with me and help me to give His word, to speak in a way in which you and your families will understand. May he bless the fathers, the mothers and the children here today. May He help all to be patient and understanding as we study His word this day and worship His name, His presence and His blessed Seed.

Nicodemus, after having blessed the congregation said today we will start by reading from the book of Numbers, chapter 12, verses 4 through 9.

¶ And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. And God said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed.

Nicodemus continued with Deuteronomy 4: verses 1-4

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.

As Nicodemus paused and looked at his sheep, one, a young man named Bartholomew speaking with reference and question, quietly said, "but rabbi, what was Ballpeor?" Nicodemus asked for those who remembered Baalpeor to explain it to those who might not. And Saul a rich man, the son of Joseph the shop builder said: "We by Moses in the book of Numbers in the 25^th chapter learned how as the Lord our God lead our fathers through the desert after rescuing them from the slavery of Egypt, they fell to following false gods ane the Lord our God Jehovah smote and killed twenty and four thousand."

And as Nicodemus nodded in accent, he caused the scrolls to be brought forward and the man Saul to come forth and read. And Saul read.

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. Yet those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. Numbers 25: 1-18

After thanking Saul, then did Nicodemus continue with Deuteronomy 4. Saying let us continue to read the words of God as recorded by His servant Moses.

Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them to thy sons, and thy sons' sons; Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. And He declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and He wrote them upon two tables of stone. And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

For the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land. Therefore take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke Him to anger: I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you. And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

With that Nicodemus stopped and looking solemnly at his congregation, said "now hear ye carefully and diligently these next words, for thus has the Lord had Moses to write."

But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto His voice; (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) He will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which He sware unto them. For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? Or hath God assayed to go and take Him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

For unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD He is God; there is none else beside Him. Out of heaven He made thee to hear His voice, that He might instruct thee: and upon earth He shewed thee His great fire; and thou heardest His words out of the midst of the fire. And because He loved thy fathers, therefore He chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in His sight with His mighty power out of Egypt; To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD He is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Thou shalt keep therefore His statutes, and His commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. Deuteronomy 4:5-49

Looking ever so slowly at his congregation, Nicodemus called forth the book of Psalms, hearken each of you to these words he said.

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. For, He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure.

Now hear this with care and study, for Jehovah has said:

Yet have I set My king upon My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of Me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him. Psalm 2

as you contemplate those let me bring to your memory the words of our father king David as he said;

The LORD God the Father said unto my Lord God the Son,

Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule Thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of Thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: Thou hast the dew of Thy youth. The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

The Lord at Thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, He shall fill the places with the dead bodies; He shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall He lift up the head. Psalm 110, A Psalm of David.

Hear ye now this that I tell you.

God the Father, creator of all things, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds. His Son, who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins and sat down on the right hand of the His Majesty, Jehovah on high;

Suddenly, from out of the first row, amongst the chief seats of the Synagogue, came a soft young voice, the voice of one with the excitement of discovery capable only to the very young men, "but Rabbi, who is this Son you speak of? Are you telling us that the Messiah is here?"

In time my young brother Nicodemus said to his young questioner, in time. For is it not written in our Scriptures: ...

May the Lord be with and bless you all, in the name of Yeshua Creator and God of all things,
amen.

Today's daily Christian thought. Weekend of February 17th & 18th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Rich.!?

Many years ago, when George Bush senior was president, much the same debate took place. At that time, I was employed by the Prudential. So, I asked a man making ten thousand a year if he thought he was rich, of course he said NO!. I then asked him what he figured rich was and he told me that one making twenty five thousand a year is rich. So, I asked a few making twenty five or so thousand a year if they considered themselves rich. To a man they said no and when I asked them what they thought constituted rich they told me figures ranging from one hundred thousand a year to a quarter million dollars a year. By calling those clients of mine that were doctors and lawyers, I asked them if they felt they were rich and not one said yes. Each said no. Again I asked, "So, what would you consider rich?". Their answers ranged from one to five million a year.

Since I had a number of clients that owned large successful businesses, this was not a hard category to question. I guess I spoke to maybe six or eight men. This time one told me that yes indeed he was both rich and content, and really had no personal desire to earn more, but since he had several sons, he realized that he had to grow the business in order for each of his sons to be comfortable with their third of the business after he died or retired. The others gave numbers ranging upwards to hundreds of millions of dollars. This left me with one and only one client -- Ken Irving, the owner of Irving Oil, Irving Lumber, Sunbury Trucking and a whole slew of other businesses. Ken's net worth was, at that time, fifteen billion dollars.

After telling Mr. Irving why I was calling, he answered like this. He indicated that while some, if not most, would consider him beyond rich, he really was not. He said that he had plenty of money and could buy anything he wanted or needed. He went on for a bit, but you get the idea. When I asked just what he considered rich then, he said that the rich are those who can maintain their life style, a life style of comfort and no financial concern, without having to work, or even oversee the operations that bring them that great wealth. When I asked for examples, he gave me names like the Rockefeller's.

What would you consider rich?

¶ For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
1st Corinthians 4:7-12

God Almighty tells us through the pen of the Apostle Paul, that we, the Born Again Christians of the world are the rich ones, for we will reign with Him, forever in heaven. So all those men, earning millions and even billions per year are for the most part right, they are not rich, and unfortunately they were all, for the most part, looking for riches in the wrong places.

Jesus tells us:

¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

How nice it is to be back, how I thank God for all of you and I thank God for saving me from a life where I accumulated the wealth of this world. For now, you are my treasures, as is the Word of God.

The Lord Jesus, the Messiah be with and bless you all, may He bless you and care for you, may He be with you and protect you and guide and lead you in His ways.
Amen.

Wednesday January 24th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Take it literally.

Mark 12: 41-44
41. ¶ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And He called unto Him His disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

These verses are not about tithing, they are about trusting. Trusting in God to take care of her and provide for her. This poor widow wasn't putting in ten percent, she was putting in one hundred percent. Look at the same account but in Luke;

Luke 21: 1-4
1. ¶ And Jesus looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

Do you see "...For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had." They have put in the money they could well spare, they have put in of their excess, but she has put in every penny she had. She has put in the money she needed to live on.

What is the Lord telling us here? Is He telling us to tithe 100 percent to the church? No. He is telling us to tithe 100 percent of ourselves to Him, to put our complete faith in Him.

I'm not suggesting that when praying for one that is ill or about to undergo surgery that you don't pray for God's hand upon the surgeon, what I am saying is that when you do pray don't pray doubting, pray with confidence that Jesus will hear you and take care of His, pray as this woman tithed, put your 100 percent faith in the Lord that He will heal that person. Two Scriptural examples.

Acts 28: 1-6
1. ¶ And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

3. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

5. And Paul shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

6. Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

Notice, Paul didn't yell for a doctor. He didn't call for herbs or suction, he simply had faith in God, he knew that God wasn't done with him yet, that he had not fulfilled the task that God had for him yet, so he knew that God's will would be done and that satan and his pet snake were not strong enough to override God's plan, so Paul just shook the snake off and went about his business of picking up fire wood.

And

Luke 12: 24-34 Jesus said:
24. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

27. Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will He clothe you, O ye of little faith?

29. And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

32. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Don't read between the lines, just read what God is telling you in His word. Think about this, if you are a Born Again Christian, God has a mansion in store for you in heaven, for He has adopted you as His son or daughter. So, why do you put your trust in the things of this world? Why do you put your faith in the doctor, the mechanic, the tax accountant or the senators in the senate? Instead put your faith and trust in God. Go to Him as a son or a daughter, not as a outsider. Are you not more valuable to God than a bird? Will He not care for His son or daughter more than He will a crow? Expect to be tested, but expect also to be treated as one of the family. That is if you are saved, Born Again. If you are unsaved, read John chapter three verses 1-18 and join the family, the family of God.

Oh Lord God in heaven, creator of all heaven and earth, how we thank You for letting us be Yours, oh God in heaven we pray for the strength and courage and faith to put our complete faith and trust in You, for we know that we are Yours and that You love us so much that You have not shed Your blood so that we could be servants, but that we could be Your sons and daughters, Your little brothers and sisters.

We thank you and praise Your name, we thank You for giving this country an other chance, for delivering us from the evil of the Clinton regime and giving us a baby Christian as our president, a man whom we ask You to guide, encourage, teach and direct, a man whom we love as brothers love brothers, and we pray for as a brother prays for a brother.

Oh God Father above, please give us also John Ashcroft as our attorney general. Fight the forces of evil for him Lord, give him strength and put the fear of You in the hearts of his enemies. We ask you Lord to put Your words in John's mouth as he stands before the servants of the evil one. We ask Lord that You will confound the speech of his enemies who are Your enemies as well. For it is not John they despise and hate Lord, it is You.

We ask for Your will to be done, as we know it will be, with our brothers and sisters in this new administration and we pray that you will touch the heart of president Bush's wife and family, bringing them to you as well.

We pray for this ministry, for those men in this country that so love this nation that they put themselves in harms way daily in both the military and our loved and beloved militias. Oh Lord God in heaven above, please let not even one militia member slip through the cracks and fall into ever lasting damnation, give unto them the Light of Life Lord, put a burning desire in them to serve You even more than they desire to serve freedom, for of You is freedom of satan is slavery.

Blessed be the name of Jesus,
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.

It seems strange to me that we have been on the net for over two years now, not by the generosity of the brethen, but by the patience of our ISP. And for that patience, I thank God Almighty and ask for His blessings upon them

Tuesday January 23rd, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Pray for...

John 17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

It is easy to pray for those we love, it is easy for me to pray for my wife, Mac, Steve, and others who attend the church and visit me daily. It is easy to pray for Warren, Lester and all the other preachers who have had such a positive impact on my life. It is easy for me to pray for Nancy and Ovide, whom without, my car would be on blocks. It is easy to pray for President Bush and John Ashcroft, two men who together have taken on the world of evil in the name of the Lord and for His people America.

But, what about Clinton, Snowe, Collins and the woman who aborts her baby? What about those that kill babies for their little body parts, what about those who transport, buy and use those body parts? What about those that enslave Christians, kill Christians and sell their body parts?

Yes my brothers and sisters, it is easy to pray for those we love, but try to remember that we must also pray for those who despitefully use us. Let us pray for both groups the prayer that never fails, let us pray "Thy will be done Lord, not mine, but Thine."

The Lord Jesus, Messiah Yeshua be with you all,
amen.

Monday January 22nd, 2001AD, 6314 AC

What verses?

But, I can find many a verse dealing with those leftist preachers who claim that it is alright to ordain women and in some instances homosexuals. If your preacher is wishy washy on this, if he refuses to take a stand against homosexuals and or women in the pulpit, then this thought today is for you. For your salvation is your responsibility and you will not get into heaven by claiming to not know the truth because your preacher preached lies.

1Corinthians 14:34&35 ¶ Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

How, may I ask you can a woman preach when she is ordered by God to be silent in church? Not only are they told to be silent, they are commanded not to speak. Paul's writing as dictated to him by God goes on and tells a women that even if she has a question, she is to be silent and when she gets home, she is then to ask her husband. This of course begs the question of how can a lesbian preach when God's word specifically says that a woman is to ask her husband. Now how do we know that Paul's writings are dictated to him by God? Scripture tells us so.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Now, let us take a minute to look at preachers who twist, corrupt and abuse the word of God.

Matthew 7:15-29

and Jesus said:

15. ¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21. ¶ Not every one that saith unto me, "Lord, Lord", shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
(KJV)

These verses are not extremely hard to understand, Jesus is simply warning us about false preachers, men and women who come and preach other than what is written in God's word, the Holy Bible. They are rather easy to identify, for they preach what the world wants to hear and not what God has had written. They preach what they know God meant to say, not what He did say. You must be wary of them for remember, your salvation is your own responsibility. While a preacher can give you the truth, he or she can also give you a lie. But God's word, the Holy Bible is there for you to explore and read yourself.

You see, there are no Scriptures approving either homosexual preaching or women preaching, and if you are attending a church that says otherwise, ask them to show you Scripture supporting their preaching, for if there is no Scripture to support what they are teaching, then they are teaching a lie. They are not teaching God's word, but man's word. And man's word will take you straight to hell! It was not a man that went up on that cross and shed his blood for you, it was Jesus, the Christ, God in the form of a man walking the earth.

My brothers in the Lord, my fellow militia members, I am not a prophet nor am I the son of a prophet. But one does not need to be a prophet to see the lies being preached from the pulpits. With the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton putting the three letter Rev. before their name and then promoting the socialist, antichrist, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual sentiments of the democratic party, the false prophets are obvious and running wild.

The Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the Christ, had a favorite Apostle, while I wish it were Simon the Zealot, it wasn't it was a fisherman named John. When the Lord speaks through anyone in His book, the Holy Bible, we should look, read, listen and pray for understanding and abide by those words. But when it comes form the Lord's own favorite, we had best pay double attention to it.

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 1John 2:18

Jesus, through the dictation taken by John, warns us that we are in fact living in the end times and that there was then and are now antichrist among us. So who are these antichrist? How do we identify them?

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 1 John 2:22 any and all that deny that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah, the Christ, are antichrist. Any that deny the Father and the Son are antichrist.

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 1 John 4:3.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 2 John 1:7. Deceivers, what are deceivers? Are they not liars? Are they not preachers who deny that every word in God's book, His Holy Bible are the words of God Himself?

Once again, I am neither a prophet or the son of a prophet, but I tell you that Scripture tells us that we are about to see an onslaught of deceivers fighting this new administration tooth and nail to continue the satan worshiping practices of keeping Christ out of the schools and the public square and keeping legal and tax payer funded the offering of innocent blood to satan through abortion and by his high priest the abortionist.

The Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with you all and pray for that baby Christian, our brother in the Lord, George Bush, in the oval office. And pray for our brother in the Lord, John Ashcroft as the leftist satan worshipers unleash their collective venom and hatred against the Lord, at him.

And I ask you to pray for me and this ministry as well, we are, to the best of my knowledge, the only Christian outreach to the militias of the country.

Amen.

Friday January 19th- Sunday January 21st, 2001AD, 6314 AC

A baby Christian.

He is in dire need of our prayers and I know that you will stand fast with me in praying for him, for if we, the Born Again Washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christians do not pray for him, who will? President Elect George Bush is indeed a Christian. A baby Christian, yes, but a washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christian just the same. The more I watch, read and listen to the words and actions of president elect George Bush, the more convinced I am that he is indeed Born Again.

Now I think it is important for all of you to remember that I did not support George Bush. I openly and unashamedly supported Pat Buchanan and Howard Phillips, but neither of them won. He who won is George Bush and in careful examination, I can see that God's will has been done.

thank you Lord

We need to go to prayer asking the Father in the name of the Son to help president elect Bush through this. We need to ask for Divine intervention for him and we need to pray and ask the Lord to help Mr. Bush get off of milk toast and onto hard meat fast.

When Clinton was the president, we prayed for rescue from him, we prayed that the Lord would reach out and soften the heart of the heathen in the oval office. It is time for us to pray and thank God for putting a Born Again Believer in the oval office and we need to thank God Almighty for his appointment of John Ashcroft as Attorney General. We need to stop beating up on President Elect George Bush and start thanking God for him. For as God Himself has told us:
Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

When God appoints a leader, when He anoints one, we had best be with that one and not against him. Until George Bush proves us wrong, by doing something that proves that he is not Born Again and that he only used that claim to garner votes, then we must be with him for he is our brother.

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 ¶ But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1 John 3:11 ¶ For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

1 John 3:23 ¶ And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

1 John 4:7 ¶ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us.

And just who are our brothers?

Matthew 12:46-50
46. ¶ While Jesus yet talked to the people, behold, His mother and His brethren stood without, desiring to speak with Him. Then one said unto Him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

48. But Jesus answered and said unto him that told Him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And He stretched forth His hand toward His disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
(KJV)

George Bush is our brother in the Lord, we are to stop beating up on him immediately! We are to pray for him as we would want others to pray for us if we were in his shoes.

Oh Lord God Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, please be with our brother, Your child George Bush, help him to find the courage to do what is right in Your sight, help him to stand by Your child and our brother John Ashcroft in these trying days and the days to come. Shelter him from the evils that abound in our government, help him and guide him in cleaning up the cesspool that we as a nation have become, let him be your David with John at his right hand. We pray and ask these things and more in the name of Your Son, our Lord, our Saviour Messiah Yeshua.

Amen.

Thursday January 18th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

1961-2001, 40 years

Numbers 14: 26-35
26. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, "how long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me."

28. "Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness."

33. "And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die."

It has been forty years, most if not all of those who took an active role and got the leftist Anti Christ communists in office are indeed dead, and their carcasses are in the ground rotting and worm infested. Will now the Lord God repent and turn His face back towards us? Will he use the Bush administration to turn this nation back to Him, to rid the nation of the likes of the Kennedys, the NEA, the Snowes, the Collinses, the Clintons and the log cabin republicans? Perhaps, just perhaps, but not unless we that are His go to Him in prayer, asking to be rescued. Has not the Lord already disgraced one who claims to serve Him, but in fact serves Baal, Jesse Jackson? Has not the Lord already placed in a position to be our Gideon one John Ashcroft? Yes, the Lord has turned His face back to us, let us now rejoice and continue to worship and praise His name. Let us continue to be the obedient sons and daughters that we should be and let us continue to pray for John, the President Elect and the entire Bush administration. And let us pray that now, the IRS will audit abortionists and abortion mills.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Wednesday January 17th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Just a couple of thoughts.

Romans chapter 12

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1. ¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

4. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

14. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
(KJV)

Yes. The more I read Romans 12, the more I realize how this chapter seems to be written directly to our brother in the Lord, the son of a God fearing preacher, one of the most honest men to ever walk the floors of politics, my fellow servant of the Lord, John Ashcroft.

Yes Lord be with John this day, give him the strength and wisdom to prevail and to keep his temper, let him respond to the harshness and venom of those who lie and twist his record and hate his faith in You, not with venom of his own but, with: Proverbs 15: 1-3
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Yes Lord give John the strength to take comfort in the knowledge that Your will will be done!

And for how long have I and others been praying that God would do to the abortionist and their political power house supporters what the abortionists do to the baby in the womb? Five years, six years, longer perhaps? Well, cancer is a disfiguring, painful, terminal disease. Bill Clinton has just been diagnosed with skin cancer. Don't jump up and yell, "praise GOD!" Instead just say, "Your will be done Lord".

May God forgive His nation and people the US of A and may He give us another chance, may He work His will within and through President elect George Bush and may He give Mr. Bush the strength to stand behind his God fearing, Born Again, washed in the Blood of the Lamb, child of the Lord, John Ashcroft.

The Lord Yeshua be with you all,
Amen.

Tuesday January 16th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Man death can be tough...

Back in May of 1993, Cecily and I buried our youngest son Andrew. Andrew, at age 18 had died suddenly in a car accident also. Eight years later and I still find it difficult to attend the funeral of one whose parents are doing the burying. But, over the years I have come to realize some things regarding the lose of a loved on.

It's all right to cry, for Jesus cried at the death of a loved one as well. Even though the Lord knew that He would be joining Lazarus shortly, He cried.
John 10:35 Jesus wept.

Read with me, John 10:1-46
1. ¶ Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto Jesus, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

5. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When He had heard therefore that he was sick, Jesus abode two days still in the same place where He was. Then after that saith He to His disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

8. His disciples say unto Him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said He: and after that He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said His disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that He had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

14 . Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with Him. Thomas thought that the Jews would kill Jesus if the Lord went into Judea to visit Mary and Martha at Lazarus's grave.

17. ¶ Then when Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had lain in the grave four days already. Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee."

23. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

24. Martha saith unto Him, "I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

25. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27. She saith unto Him, "Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."

28. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto Him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met Him. The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

32. Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying unto Him, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died."

33. ¶ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

35. Jesus wept.

36. Then said the Jews, Behold how He loved him! And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

39. Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

43. And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

44. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on Him. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees...
(KJV)

So, yes, there is nothing wrong with crying and feeling great lose at the lose of a loved one, for even God Himself felt.

33. ¶ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, ... and then the Lord wept, as in verse 35.

But when one dies, we often feel more than loss, we feel anger, we want to kick things, throw things, break things. And we can, for look at what God the Father did when God the Son, our own Yeshua gave up the ghost while hanging on that cross.

Matthew 27: 45-54
45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 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. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink. 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; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 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."

When Jesus gave up the Ghost, God the Father, caused an earthquake of such magnitude that it broke rocks and so scared the Roman Centurion, the captain of the unit that did the crucifixion of the Lord, that he accepted that Jesus was in fact the Son of God. Other gospel and historical accounts tell us that it was dark as midnight without a moon, that it was raining a cold hard wind driven rain, that it was eery and scary, that the earthquake was so bad that it ripped rocks apart, and that God Himself reached down and ripped the veil of the temple from the top to the bottom.

So, yes, you can get upset, you can yell, you can scream, you can vent your emotions. Just don't blame God for the things done to man by either satan or other men. For our Lord is not the lord of death, but the Lord of Life.

The Lord Yeshua be with you all today, may He bless you and protect you and may He be with John Ashcroft today as the heathens do their worse with and to him. For they who work for and worship the darkness fear and hate any who will honor the Lord while serving in high office.

May God bless you all,
Amen.

monday 01-15-2001
Weekend January 13th&14th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

For wives only!

For wives only!

Now ladies, it is time you understood something; those who preach, teach, write and speak about male female equality are out to destroy your soul and your marriage! Nothing in God's creation has two heads, nothing, nor does a marriage. More and more I see good Christian families torn apart by kids playing one parent against another, this can only happen when a family is divided. It can only happen when the mother thinks she can and does over rule the father of the family.

You need to let go, you need to heed God's word.

Genesis 3:16
¶ Unto the woman God said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

You know about child birth and how painful it can be, you accept that as a fact of life and you understand that it is because of Eve's being deceived by satan. Why do you ignore the second part of this command or curse if you would prefer, given by God Almighty? and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. God Himself placed within you a desire to be subservient to your husband, satan tries to turn that and turn good marriages bad. How better for satan to do that then to divide and conquer?

When the Jews accused Jesus of being either the devil or in league with him, Jesus responded by saying these words.

Matthew 12:25
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Mark 3:24&25
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Luke 11:17
But He, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
(KJV)

Satan may be the great deceiver, but he is not stupid. What worked against Eve, he knows can and oft does work against the descendants of Eve, you. Satan knows that if he can get you thinking that you are equal with your husband, that your emotions and mother's love for the kids, will easily put you at odds with your husband, and that, he knows, can and oft times does lead to a broken Christian marriage.

1Corinthians 11:3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

1 Timothy 2: 9-15
¶ In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Ladies, you do not have to understand every word of Scripture quoted above to get the knowledge that you are to be submissive and under subjection to your husband in all things. And that includes bowing to his decisions concerning the kids.

Ladies, do not let satan do to you what he did to Eve, do not follow in the footsteps of Eve, follow instead in the footsteps of Sarah, Esther and Ruth.

How did satan deceive Eve? Much the same way that modern feminists, liberal preachers, and politicians deceive you today;

Genesis 3:1-6
1 ¶ Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And Eve said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. See it? See the lie, see the temptation that satan is putting before Eve? "and ye shall be as gods"

6 ¶ And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Let's look at those same verses using today's temptation of equality amongst the sexes. And how sataqn would and does word his attack today. Can you not hear the liberal preacher or the feminist saying the words of satan in green below? Are the words in pink, not what many of you would say today?

1 ¶ Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye are equal, has God not said, honor thy mother and thy father?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, yes, God has said we are equal and that children are to honor us both, but God has also said that I must be submissive to my husband.

4.And the agent of satan said unto the woman, You shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye realize that you are as smart or smarter than your husband, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be equals or his boss. Do you not remember the better grades you got than him? Do you not remember that you went to more college than he?

6 ¶ And when the woman saw that being equal or boss was good for her ego, therefore she told her husband that she could take care of the kids and that he could rest. And very soon, the kids ignored the dad and came to the mother in all things and satan's minions said "it is good". And the divorce rate went up. And up and up.

The words of Eve are in pink, the words of satan in sickly green and the Words of Almighty God in purple.

Ladies, don't let your house be a house divided, when you and your husband disagree on something, especially in matters dealing with the children or anything that is so important that it can cause a real rift in your lives and your marriage, submit to his decision. He will not always be right, not in your eyes nor in his eyes, but only one head can be in each body and as Christ is the head of the church, so is your husband the head of your family.

God bless you.

The Lord God be with you ladies, and may you obey God and your husband, may you evict satan and his minions from your mind and heart and adopt instead the words of the Lord God Almighty, creator of heaven and earth and all things in and on both.
Amen.

Friday January 12th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Help the cream rise.

Parents who school at home give up at least one income, they buy their own books and supplies and more often then not, run a very tight budget in order to survive. You may be able to help. Since the price of computers and computer parts have come down so dramatically, many now find it better to simply throw away the old computer rather than trying to sell it. Let's face it, with machines with 700 plus chips, 64 megs of ram, 56k modems and 17 inch monitors selling for under $700.00 how much can you really expect to get for that old 486 anyhow? Now while it isn't worth a lot to you and is really worth less than a hundred dollars or so, it is worth a ton to a home schooling family on a tight budget. As are such things as working printers, modems, sound cards, etc. Granted you can't use this gift as a tax deduction, but you will be helping the cream to rise to the top.

If you have an old computer, 486 dx 66 or above lying around, or have a sound card, video card, modem 28K or above or any other working computer part lying around and have the necessary disk and instructions to load it, please send them to us. We could also use original copies of educational and business software such as Word and Word Perfect, Windows 95 and 98, and Bible Programs.

Church for the American Christian Patriot
home school/computers
34 Duck Pond Road
Harrison, Maine, USA 04040

With a new administration coming in and with an attorney general that will fight corruption within the government, we feel it is no longer necessary to insure packages, just put them in a box or envelope and send them the cheapest way possible.

Matthew 10:40,41,&42
He that receiveth you receiveth Me, and he that receiveth Me receiveth Him that sent Me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

But

Whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. (KJV)

It's not a cup of water, it is a computer, but if you give it, not looking for a tax write off or thank you's in this world, and if you are Saved, the rewards you'll receive are those in heaven as guaranteed by the Blood of Jesus.

The Lord be with you and bless you and please this day, pray for John Ashcroft, George Bush, the ne administration and all those working so hard to home school their children. God's blessings upon you all and may He bless those who bless you and deal with those who despitefully use you.
Amen

Tuesday January 9th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

So, how do you know you are Saved?

John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. In this verse Jesus is talking to the leaders of the Jews, He is explaining to them why they do not believe on Him, for they are not His, but satan's, they have chosen to follow satan rather than Him. For they are believing lies, not Him, in the end of the verse the Lord makes it very clear that lies come form satan not God.

So what does this have with proving your salvation? Follow with me.

When you became a true Born Again washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christian, you also accepted this as absolute fact:

2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Every word in the Bible has been dictated by God and is absolute truth. If you are truly Born Again, you know, understand and believe that to be absolute truth. For while we may not understand everything in the Bible, we know that God breathed every last word, that it is not a work of men, but a dictation of God.

Genesis 1:1
¶ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

John 1:1-3
¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. The word of God, the Holy Bible teaches us that God made the world and everything else, in the gospel of John God goes on and tells us that nothing but nothing was made anywhere, heaven, earth, nowhere, except it was made by Him.

Satan's minions teach us that the world evolved.

Do you believe in evolution? If so, you may want to reexamine your relationship with the Lord, for those who believe in evolution are claiming that God lied in His book, and that is not possible.

Are you a woman who believes the lie that women can do anything men can do? That women can lead? That women can preach? Then you need to reexamine your relationship with the Lord thy God also, for you are spitting in God's face when you accept the notion that you are to be anything but submissive to your husband.

Genesis 3:16
¶ Unto the woman He said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. God tells you in His word that He has, because of the error made by Eve, both made childbirth painful and caused you to desire to serve your husband and accept your husbands rule over you.

Satan through his minions in the press, the liberal pulpits, politics, the UN, the schools and the feminist child murdering abortion movement, tells you that you are equal, that your body is your own, that you can do anything that a man can, that you can kill the babe in your womb. Who do you believe, God or satan?

May the Lord God creator of the universe, creator of truth abide within you, may you turn to Him in this time of lies and peril. May you pray diligently for the salvation of you and yours. May you go to Him on bended knees and ask Him to guide protect and lead this new government of ours, may he protect the baby in the womb from those who seek to kill him or her and may He do to those who would harm the baby in the womb what they would do to the baby.

May our Lord God in heaven be with you this day and may you continue to pray for this ministry, we are in desperate need of God's help.
Amen.

Weekend January 6th & 7th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

To forgive is...

Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. When you do good works, you are not doing them, if you are Born Again, for your own glory, but for the glory of God, so that others may see what you have done, thank God and come to Him through your good works and example. Therefore when you forgive your enemies it becomes apparent that something is working within you. No one goes to one holding a grudge for twenty years and wants to find out how they did it so that they can do it too. No, they come to those who they think should be hating each other and say, "I thought you guys were the worst of enemies after what he did to you. What happened?" With that "what happened?", you have the opportunity to witness, to tell of how the Lord changed your life so that you could forgive. That is if your good works of forgiveness are of God and not of yourself.. But then again, without the help and intervention of the Lord, you probably would not have forgiven your enemy anyhow.

Luke 6:44
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. So, how do you know you are Saved? Well here the Lord tells us that we are all known by our works. I know of a couple who claim to be Christians, yet they have held a senseless grudge for a half year now. Is it right for me to judge? Well yes, you and I can judge, when we judge by the standards put forth by the Word of God, Jesus. When you forgive and I mean really hold no animosity in your hearts for them, oh you still may be amazed that they could have done such a thing, but you simply do not wish them any harm or try to avoid them, this is a sign that you are Saved, that you are truly Born Again.

Now you may be asking yourself, how do I figure that the act of forgiveness is "works"? Well, let us look at Scripture.

John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Has not the Lord commanded us to forgive?

Matthew 6:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. If you do not forgive those who do you wrong, GOD will not forgive you for your sins. Now, if God does not forgive you, are you a Born Again Christian? Of course not. And if you are not Born Again, can you even see the inside of heaven, never mind reside there through out all eternity?

John 3:3 ...Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Now, if you are not spending eternity in heaven where then?

So, yes my brothers and sisters, forgiveness is works, works is not just missionary work in Africa, or painting the church, holding bake sales, visiting the widows, poor, homeless, and those in hospitals and prisons, it is also simple acts, like that of forgiveness. For Jesus has commanded us to forgive and then told us that we are His friends as long as we do His commandments. What He commands us to do are the things that we do as work to be His servants, friends, Born Again Christians.

And why is so important for us to be His, to be Born Again? Well of course the reward of spending all eternity with the Lord, the Father and the Holy Spirit in heaven is one reason, but there is a reason why for our time on earth as well.

John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Take the Word of God literally my brothers and sisters, pray to the Father in the name of the Son and help turn this nation around. Get on your knees and ask the Lord to end abortion, help and guide and protect the new administration, to be with John Ashcroft in the office of Attorney General. Thank God for giving the prisoners of the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, Maine, a Born Again Christian as a Chaplin. Oh how wonderful and all powerful is the Lord we serve. How blessed we are to be able to call on Him knowing whatever we ask for will be answered. Praise God. Don't hold back, go to the Lord in prayers, knowing that you can and will do as mighty a works as the Lord did and even more and bigger works if we will simply:

Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 15:12
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:17
These things I command you, that ye love one another.

Can you love someone and not find it in your heart to forgive them? I think not! So, those who claim to be Born Again and are able to forgive are showing through their good works of following the commandments of the Lord through forgiving that they are indeed Born Again Washed in the Blood of the Lamb and truly Saved.

May our God continue to bless you, me and the country. May He be with, guide, protect and hold close John Ashcroft and the Bush administration.
Amen.

Friday January 5th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

2nd Corinthians 5:20

Let's look closely at this verse. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, when Paul says we, the we he is referring to is those who are Born Again Christians, for we of the Saved Born Again Christian community are in fact ambassadors for Christ. Now how would we know that we are in fact ambassadors for the Lord? What does an ambassador do? Does he not put forth the government he represents positions? Does he not defend the country he represents? Does he not in fact represent that country? And does he not speak for that country carrying with his words the full authority of that government? Has he not been instructed in what to say and do?

And so have we.
Mark 16:15 And Jesus said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Who is Jesus telling to go and preach the gospel to every creature? Only the apostles? No, not only the Apostles, but all who have come to believe on Him by the words of the Apostles. Read John 17.

as though God did beseech you by us or in today's language, as though God did seek you earnestly and diligently by us. So, who is the us? We who are Born Again.

we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God, we pray for you in Christs place, so be reconciled to God.

So, in this verse, we learn that we are ambassadors for Christ, who God uses to earnestly seek and pray for others. And that my brothers is what today's thought deals with.

Today I ask you as fellow ambassadors to pray for one of the brethren, a man with a wife and an 11 year old son, a man whose wife and son are afraid, a man who is in the hospital and is very sick.

Today, my fellow followers of the Lord Yeshua, I ask you to pray for Andy, his wife Cathy, and their son DJ. I am not a doctor, and medical terms are not my cup of soup, but, as I was visiting Andy in the hospital, I watched a nurse get alarmed, Andy's face turn beet red, him put on oxygen and his blood sugar rose dramatically. All this in a matter of under four hours.

I beseech you to stop what you are doing and bring Andy before the Lord in prayer.

May the Lord bless you and reward you for caring enough to stop and pray for our brother in the Lord, Andy. And may you continue to bring John Ashcroft, George Bush and our new government before the Lord as well.

God bless you all,
Amen

Thursday January 4th, 2001AD, 6314 AC

Another way to know...

Again today, we are going to look at ways to know that you are Saved. Forgiveness. Sounds simple right? But is it for one unsaved? Look around, listen as the unsaved talk about one another. Still think forgiveness is easy? Even for those who are Saved, at times it is difficult, but being Saved makes forgiving possible.

Matthew 6:

:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

When you look at those verses, you can see that the Lord is very serious about us forgiving.

Matthew 18: 21 & 22

¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

How often are we to forgive our fellow Christians? Not seven times, but 490 times.

So, how do you know you're Saved for sure? Well, do you really forgive those who do you wrong? I'm not asking you if you forgive those who harm your wife or kids, I'm asking you if you forgive those who hurt you. Not just the ones that are so big that if you yelled at them or hit them they would cream you. But do you find forgiveness in your heart for those that you could cream. If the answer is yes, you do forgive, then you are Saved.

For it is only through the Lord Jesus living within us as the Holy Spirit that we can and do forgive the corrupt cop that gives us a ticket and the little wise guy who whispers behind your back. It is only through the grace of God that we are Saved and it is only though His presence that our lives are changed to the extent that we can forgive and pray for those who despitefully use us.

Matthew 5:44

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

The Lord did not say you wouldn't get mad, so if you get mad, don't doubt your salvation, but if even after praying you find weeks later that you still can not forgive, then you may have a problem. But if after you pray and ask for help forgiving someone, especially a brother or sister in the Lord, and the very next morning when you awake, you find you have just about forgotten all about it. Well, my brother, you are Saved!

The Lord be with you all and may you recommit yourself to the Lord this very day, as you go to the Lord in prayer. Asking Him to bless and protect, you and yours, this ministry, our new president, his government, John Ashcroft and the hard task he has ahead. Why not use that same prayer time to recommit yourself t o the Lord Jesus. And while you're at it, would you also pray that if Eric Rudolph is yet alive, as I suspect he is, that he will find a way to contact Attorney General designate John Ashcroft and make arrangements to turn himself in for trial.

May our Lord and Saviour bless each and every one of you, may He give you His peace and may He help you to deliver His word to the unsaved around you and to the solid Christian who needs a bit of encouragement.

Amen.

Dear pastor, ...

One of the most common of all questions is "How do I know if I am truly Saved?"

Jesus left us just short of a zillion ways to know that we are truly Saved, let us look at a few today. Let's start with this, did you do what the Bible teaches about being Saved?

Did you come to Jesus and do these three things? Did you accept Jesus as the true Messiah? By that I mean, not do you simply believe in Jesus, for even the devil acknowledges Him, but did you put your complete trust in Him, do you believe not in Him, but on Him. The difference is this. To believe in is to simply acknowledge that Jesus existed, well history has never recorded more to prove the existence of anyone than it has the Lord Jesus. To believe on is to have such true belief that you put your life in His hands, your future in His hands, your health in His hands. You in His hands. That you open your heart and accept with joy the fact that from that date forward He will abide within you as the Holy Spirit, that He will be leading your life and helping you to make decisions. Have you done all of those things?

John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;

John 15:4
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me.

John 15:6
If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

1 Corinthians 3:16 & 17
¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

1 Corinthians 6:19
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

So in answer, let me ask a question, have you totally accepted Jesus as God? Have you invited Him to dwell within you? Have you given your body over to be the temple of the Holy Spirit?

Next, have you asked the Lord to forgive your sins? Have you told Him that you are truly sorry for the things you have said, done, thought and even dreamt? Did you mean it?

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Mark 1:15

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Now, look here how clearly the Lord tells us that repentance is absolutely necessary to salvation.

Luke 13; 1-5
1. ¶ There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

4. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

In the above verses Jesus has given example of horrible things, in the first example, some Galilaeans either were part of a heathen sacrifice, literally having their blood used in the sacrifice or they ate food that had been sacrificed by heathens, probably pig. Yet the Lord tells them in both instances that unless all repent they will go to hell. For you do not perish in heaven, only hell. Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Have you really repented of your sins? Have you really asked the Lord to forgive you? If so, let us look at the last and for some the hardest thing that you MUST do or have done to be Saved.

Matthew 10:32
Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.

Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Just how import is it to confess that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God?

1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

And what about those who skip this part?

2 John 1:7
¶ For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

And that my brothers and sisters in the Lord ends today's thought, may He whom we serve, fear and love abide within you and help you to be strong in your Christianity. May He bless you and keep you and may He bless and give strength to John Ashcroft, George Bush and the new government. May the Lord place cold hard fear in the hearts of the abortionist and baal worshipers. And may He bless you and yours this day.
Amen.

Tuesday January 2nd, 2001AD, 6314 AC

So who is this Simon we so love?

Matthew 10: 2-4
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Humm, there are two called Simon.

Mark 3:13-19
Then Jesus appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

But now look with me at Luke 6:13-16:
And when it was day, Jesus, the Son of God, called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.

There it is in Luke, Simon called the Zealot. While many dictionaries make Zealots out to be something less than good, think about this, Jesus choose one to be part of his inner twelve. My Bible Dictionary declares them to be patriots that rebelled against the wrongs committed by the Romans against the Jews and later the Christians. They are considered super patriots, men who fought under the banner of God first, family and then country.

ACP's primary preaching function is as an evangelical outreach not to the drunks of the world, nor to these who have killed their babies by abortion. We don't turn our backs on the druggy on the street nor the criminal in jail, but our primary function is to reach out to the Militias throughout the country. For I believe it would be terrible for any one who loves this country to have spend eternity in hell with the likes of Bill Clinton, his wife and many of his predecessors over the last 150 years or so.

The church's positions are quite clear, we are Pro-Christ, pro-life and pro-constitution. While I would welcome the opportunity to preach to Bill Clinton, Bill Cohen and Janet Reno, they would not be eligible to be members, for their hatred of all three of our basic principals and beliefs are apparent. Join with me in twice daily prayer that president elect George Bush will never make that list. Pray also diligently that the one member of president elect Bush's staff, who would not only be eligible, but as welcomed as his father welcomed Lester Kringle in his revival tent, Attorney General designate John Ashcroft.

For you see, as John's father was instrumental in bringing Rev. Lester Kringle into the ministry of God, so was Lester instrumental in bringing me into the ministry of serving the Lord Jesus, the CHRIST.

Also pray that once John is the Attorney General and has a had six months or so to settle in, that Eric Rudolph will turn himself in, for now Eric, whom I have been praying for, can now get a fair trial and God help the fed who shoots him.

The Lord be with you all.
Amen.

Monday January 1st, 2001, 6314 AC

New Year's day 2001, 6314 years since God created everything

While the rest of the world concentrates on making new year's resolutions, let us concentrate on God's hand at work instead. During the last campaign, we saw the mainstream media and the leftist organizations such as pro abortion and homosexuals determine who would be the banner carrier in the Republican and Democratic party. They, through the use of money and the press, anointed George Bush and Albert Arnold Gore. Finally, thirty five days after the election, their second choice was declared the winner. Governor George Bush was given the mantel of President elect. Now President elect Bush is naming his cabinet and closest and highest ranking national appointments. And it is becoming more and more obvious that what the leftist meant for evil, God is turning into good.

Once there was a young boy named Joseph, the first son of Jacob's favored wife Rachel, the grandson of Isaac, the great grandson of Abraham. Joseph was by far Jacob's favored son and was also highly gifted and loved of God. As a result, his older half brothers, sons of Jacob's wife whom he was tricked into marrying did not like him very much.

Jacob, like his father before him and his grandfather before him, was a shepherd, a keeper of flocks. As such, he, having huge flocks needed to at times send his sons and his flocks miles from home looking for grazing for the animals. On one of these occasions this happened.

Genesis chapter 37
1 ¶ Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

5 ¶ Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf."

8 And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me." So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?" And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

12 ¶ Then his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. And Jacob, who is also called Israel said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them." So Jopseph said to him, "Here I am." Then Jacob said to Joseph, "Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me." So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.

15 Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, "What are you seeking?" So he said, "I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks." And the man said, "They have departed from here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.

18 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is coming! Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, 'Some wild beast has devoured him.' We shall see what will become of his dreams!" But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him." And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him" - Reuben said this so that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.

23 ¶ So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it. And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. So Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brothers listened.

28 Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt. Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes. And he returned to his brothers and said, "The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?"

31 ¶ So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood. Then they sent the tunic of many colors, and they brought it to their father and said, "We have found this. Do you know whether it is your son's tunic or not?" And Jacob recognized it and said, "It is my son's tunic. A wild beast has devoured him. Without doubt Joseph is torn to pieces." Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and mourned for his son many days. And all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and he said, "For I shall go down into the grave to my son in mourning." Thus his father wept for him.

36 Now the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
(NKJV)

So here is Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt, no longer the favored son of one of the richest men around, now just a slave. Satan and Joseph's bothers meant this as evil against Joseph, but God had other ideas. And so we should pray it is with President George Bush. Those who funded his campaign, the liberal homosexuals, the leftist abortionist and one world government sponsors, mean for George to rule for them as their puppet. They mean for George to be like his father and the previous five administrations.