Jesus is the Answer to Man's Doubt

Some are facing death soon!

We all have the destination of death waiting for us, maybe today or maybe in 10 years!

But that is not our immediate worry, our eternal destination is our everlasting reality!

Dr. Adrian Rogers tells a story about visiting someone in the hospital. He is praying for this person when he hears" hey, come over to my room". He says to the person calling out "are you talking to me"? "Yes" they answer. He goes into the room where he sees a little old lady in the bed. Her face shows great pain and she says "I am not ready to meet Jesus, can you help me"? He says "yes I can" and begins to share the gospel. Have you asked someone to share the gospel with you? Do you know that the gospel is God speaking to you? He is telling you all you need to know to find eternal life through His Son. God has shown great mercy by sending His Son to be a sacrifice for sin. Christ is the only acceptable sacrifice by which man can be reconciled to God. The world, in it's false hope in one's self, is a lie! You can not do any task to be reconciled to God, you can not buy reconciliation, you can not serve false gods and attain it, it is only through Christ's death and resurrection! Do you walk with Christ daily? Do you know that He alone can save man's soul?

In the beginning...
Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—

What Christ did...

Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Romans 6:23 
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Your response and it's eternal implications...
John 3:18
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Your appointment...
Hebrews 9:27-28

27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 

28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Are you ready to meet Jesus?

Lord, I pray for the lost souls who are searching for peace. Help them find that peace through Christ.
We all are sinners, we all need a Savior, we all have hope found only in You alone! Amen

A Sin Unto Death

1 John 5:16
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life--to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

What is a sin unto death mean? It is willfully rejecting Christ and the resistance to the Holy Spirit's testimony of Christ being God's Son and our Messiah. Also included is not excepting the divine grace offered through the blood of Christ on the cross. Are you among the ones who are in the state of apostasy?

Romans 1:18

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 



We have much evidence that Christ is who He said He was! It is plain to see it in the mere creation of where we live, Earth. The wide expanse of the sky and all that it holds, seemingly everything sitting, nothing attached and holding it in place! We also have an historical record, the bible, stating the facts of the birth of Christ until His death and resurrection and for an account of our future, as told to John in the book of Revelation.

Romans 1:19-20

19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.


These are the wicked...
Romans 1:21-32

21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 

22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. 

24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 

25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. 

26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 

27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. 

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 

29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 

30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 

31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 

32 Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

How can you deny God? Satan is there, offering all the passing pleasures that the world can offer. The things that do not count, the things that will be left when you go stand before God, are you willing to submit to Satan? Are you willing to say to God that you did not believe because you thought He was a joke? I challenge you take your bible, and if you do not have, buy one. Read it and see the truth for yourself. I would also be willing to say, look around you and there will be a Christ follower who will be glad to tell you of the hope that is found in Christ alone!

Lord, I ask, knowing that You will give us all the souls we pray for. I pray for the ones who will read this testimony today and will know in their heart, this is the truth. Asking in Jesus name, that they will fall on their knees and beg for mercy, knowing that you alone save souls from Hell. Amen

Do You Know Why We Die?

Do You Know Why We Die?

God created man in His own image. He meant for the garden to be a place of perfection. 

Gen.1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 

Gen.2:7

then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

But sin entered into the heart of man, through the temptation of a woman. When sin entered through one man, it corrupted all!

Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-

Sin brings death, pain, separation and sorrow. But more importantly, sin brings judgement! God's word tells us that all will die.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

You may ask, how do we know God is real? Creation speaks of a creator! Look around and you will see that man did not create the sky, the moon, the sun, the stars etc.!

Romans 1:19-20

19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

I am just presenting gospel facts to you. You will have to deny or pursue! The bible is open to all. If you seek God, He will be found! We are separated from God by sin. He is a merciful God who wants all to come to the true knowledge that man is lost and in need of a savior, Christ The Lord. Christ is the mediator between God and man. He is the only way man can receive a pardon and be reconciled to God! 

1 Tim.2:5-6

5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.

How Do We Save Those Who Are Perishing?

Our mission here is to preach the gospel! We do not save anyone. God alone has that power. His Word is alive! We plant seeds (His Word) and God brings in the harvest (through the working of the Holy Spirit)! We live out the gospel, even though we sometimes fail miserably. We are to love the fatherless and widows. We are to go to the prisons! Go on the streets to the homeless and give hope to the ones who are forgotten. We are to help those who are struggling to feed their families. Most of all we are to pray for God's mercy! We are to minister to the dying, letting them know of Your promise. A godly mother prayerfully ask for mercy for her children, her husband, her grandchildren, her friends and the ones she does not even know. Prayer is the way we talk to God, through our mediator, Christ our Lord and Savior. Only He alone changes the coldest heart!!

Lord, give us a heart of compassion for the lost, hurting, helpless, hopeless and dying. Change hearts so they will care for others, open eyes to see and ears to hear. Amen

Matt.28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

Matt. 9:36-38
36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

James 5:19-20
19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,
20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

James 5: 13-16
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Death is final, if you die in Christ you will spend eternity with Him! If you ignore this great salvation, you are doomed to an eternity of suffering in Hell.

Luke 16:26-31
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house-
28 for I have five brothers-so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'
29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Titus 1:2-3
2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

Rev.21:3-4
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

Gift of New Life

The following verses warn man against proud behavior and an unruly tongue....
James 3:1-10
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 

2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. 

3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 

4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 

5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. 

7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 

8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 

9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 

10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Romans 3:0-18

10 as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; 
11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." 
13 "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips." 
14 "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." 
15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood; 
16 in their paths are ruin and misery, 
17 and the way of peace they have not known." 
18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes." 

The following verses show God's wisdom....
James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 

14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 

15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 

16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 

18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Man can not rule his tongue or his desires without divine intervention! Every human being is guilty of not being able to control their tongue. It is only by the grace of God that we change!

Ephesians 4:22 
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

James 1:21 
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

Romans 6:6-7 
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin--
7 For one who has died has been set free from sin.

Romans 6:14
14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Because Of His Mercy

Titus 3:5 
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit

1 Peter 1:3 
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

2 Thessalonians 2:16 
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

1 Peter 1:21 
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

Ephesians 2:4
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

Rejoice in The Lord, again I say rejoice. No matter your circumstance, you are blessed! Christ has saved you! He intercedes for you before God! You will have trials, your faith will be tested. It is the devil's delight, to torment. Our salvation is our hope through the grace imparted by Christ on the cross. His shed blood has sealed us for eternity. If you do not know Christ as savior, you are a slave to sin. It rules you. It drives you. But you may say, I don't do bad things, I am a good person. Many good people will go to Hell because they think it is about them. It's not about you, it's about Christ. It is about Him being able to satisfy God's wrath toward man because of sin and man's fall from grace in the garden. God will judge our wickedness. 

Lord, help us to show the urgency of salvation. We need to know that our next day may not come. We need to know that Christ alone is our hope. Amen

There Is A Man Facing Death

Heb.9:27 

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment

God is patient with man and his rebellion. He withholds judgement while we ignore the gift of salvation. He places loving people within man's path who believe that Christ is able to save their souls from eternal damnation, so they can hear the gospel. Man responds by glorifying God for His gift of Jesus or he ignores the gift. There is no in between, no other choice by which man is redeemed! Your soul was designed by God as an eternal spirit. God meant it to return to Him for all eternity. The beginning sin of man in the garden of Eden and the sin that remains today changed that! God gives man freedom of choice! With choices come consequences, this we are taught from childhood. Ignoring salvation comes with an eternal consequence, eternal suffering in Hell. We can present the gospel, which is our mission here on Earth, but only God calls you to repentance and only He, in mercy, can change your heart and your sinful life! There is a man, a brother of family member, who lays in his bed dying of cancer. He does not believe in the saving power of Christ! He will die lost, eternally sentenced to Hell. Why? How can this be? God is loving! It is because God hates sin! He sent Christ to atone for sinful man! Christ is the only way for God's forgiveness. For sinful man is eternally lost without the blood sacrifice of One who is worthy to satisfy God's wrath against sin! Christ alone, by faith alone! What is your choice? Are you the one who is devoted to destruction because of the lack of faith, that Christ indeed, can atone for your sin or will you humbly ask God's Son for hope and mercy that comes only from the blood of His death on the cross and subsequent resurrection? I will be praying that God will awaken your soul to the truth that is found in His Word.

Lord, I humbly ask for souls to be shaken awake. Time is short, there will be judgement, Christ is our hope! Amen

God's patience toward sinful man...

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
1 Timothy 2:4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
2 Peter 1:4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Man's soul...

Ecc.12:7

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

John 5:28-29

28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 

29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

1 Corinthians 15:53

For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

Christ sufficiency...

Heb.10:12

But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God

Hebrews 10:10 

And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 9:14 

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 7:27 

Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself

1 Tim.2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus

Acts 4:12 

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

1 Corinthians 8:6 

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

Hebrews 9:15 

For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant