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Mark 16:15-16 (King James Version)

15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

THAT IS YOUR MISSION!!!

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YOU DID NOT FIND YOUR WAY HERE BY ACCIDENT…GOD LOVES YOU!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16

THERE IS NO PERFECT MAN OR WOMAN. REPENT AND BE SAVED!

“For all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:23

DON’T LET ANYONE FOOL YOU; SIN LEADS TO DEATH; BUT JESUS HAS MADE A BETTER WAY FOR YOU.

“For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:23

JUST CONFESS AND YOU WILL BE FORGIVEN

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9

WE ARE LIKE SHEEP GONE ASTRAY

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his
own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all”
Isaiah 53:6

CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH…THAT JESUS IS LORD, BELIEVE WITH YOUR HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD…YOU WILL BE SAVED!

“If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe with
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9

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Today on the news there was an unusual story.  A young man robbed a woman of $20 and something else and instead of crying or yelling she asked him if he wanted prayer.

He fell to his knees and then he hugged her.

Before he left, she hugged him.  The next day he turned himself in.

John 3:16 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.

You have an obligtion to tell people about Jesus.  You really do.  You never know who needs Jesus; you never know.  What you do know if that everyone  (yeah!) needs Jesus!  Leave NO STONE UNTURNED!

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I have always believed in God since I was a little girl.  Nothing’s changed.  No one could trick me into believing something else, because I always knew that God is real and that He cared for me.

Could I ever Be a Muslim?  No, because my roots go too deep.

As the years rolled by,  although I was a believer; I had never signed on for a permanent tour of duty until about eight years ago.   That’s when I said:  “Lord,  I’m going to serve You and devote my life efforts to serving You.”  I never thought it would bring me to the Internet to putting out the Good News of the Gospel to hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world.  What a different scene it was.
You may be asking yourself how you can help…but I encourage you to find a quiet place with some quiet time to ask God.  He will either tell you or send you an answer.  If you’ll listen.

God wants to increase His family and He works through people.  He will not force Himself on you…it’s your decision…the decision to accept Him as the master of your life, the decision to repent for your sins, the decision to follow His ways, to be reborn, to be full of the goodness of God, to serve him and spread the good news, the decision to have a life altering destiny.  The choice is yours!

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Tell me why people watch secular television and expect them to tell you to go to church, be a good Christian, that prayer works, that God is real, that you must not faint with your faith, not to worry or that you should be a strong believer in Christ?

They are NOT going to tell you faith stuff.  They deal in doubt, shortcuts, debt and being good (as in that is the way to get you into heaven.)  Well, some of them don’t believe in heaven…but they won’t tell you that…you might get offended.  Instead, they talk it out…the un-biblical principles.

So you dear one have to make a choice.  You have to sort through all of the confusion of Allah, Confucius, Greek gods,  Scientology, The Big Boom Theory, The Dali Llama,  Atheism and Agnosticism … and whatever else I may have left out.  Someone will write and call me a name because I’m telling the truth.  But, I expect to be persecuted for the gospel’s sake.  Did I say anything specifically about any of the other groups…nope.  But, it doesn’t matter I guess.  Offense is a river in Egypt.

Please read and meditate upon the following scriptures and pray about understanding.  It’s not a simple passage and understanding is not evident to the naked heart.

MATT 25:1-13 “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”

There is a fire burning in people’s hearts. These people aren’t necessarily born again. They want to know Jesus! They want to know more about Him.

John 14:21 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.

People are going to Google and typing in the name Jesus more than they have in times past! I know it because I have a huge avalanche of statistical data to look at over a eighteen month…oops nineteen month time period on seven sites and Jesus is huge!

What’s going on is they are looking for the love. When you find the love of Jesus…nothing can touch it! It may be one of the best kept secrets the world has never “not” known. That’s because no one knows how to explain it to them. Not even me.

IT’S AN EMPTY WORLD

There is no love like the Love of God. You can be wealthy, have lots of friends, all types of material objects and your days can be full. You may even have the best job…but you feel empty inside despite the crowd around you. I can explain why.

I had it made: married, suburban lifestyle, great travel experiences, comfort, beautiful children…or so I thought…but a something was missing.

Though we had been raised with family values; as society changed we were slowly losing grasp of them. Commandments, well television had dulled the way that we saw them. Our conception over the years had become skewed. We had decided like many people that the commandments were to be followed but that there were exceptions. We were willing to compromise. Things were slipping from us.

We had unconsciously decided to let the “majority” make our decisions. Drinking was okay to us, gambling too, but drugs were off limit. In terms of politics; we didn’t want our moral decisions to affect our government or our leaders; after all this was an off limits area.

As a result of all of our little compromises…we had no peace. We began to search ourselves.

THE AVERAGE PERSON

The average person doesn’t have a clue that they are a spirit. That’s how we’re all put together. We’re spiritual. Our spiritual side is meant to rule…but it doesn’t in so many people because they fight it.

ASK ME HOW I KNOW?

Before I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior; I felt worried everyday. I felt like something bad was going to happen. I was afraid. I was afraid of car accidents, people, criminals…I was waiting for something bad to happen. The devil hoped I’d never figure it out. Likely he’d havve his way except one day I visited a small church service. I had promised my friend that I would not join. “Don’t worry…” they had been my last words. Sometime during the service I found myself running down front. I prayed a prayer with everyone there. I saw nothing. I heard nothing. However, after that my life changed. I had that much sought after “thing” peace. I moved closer to God, I began to read the bible…it was all very refreshing.

In my mind; it was a journey I had never planned to take…but it saved my life. Jesus was waiting for me and my life was never the same.