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Being an ignorant fellow is not a crime until it comes to the knowledge of God. I was ignorant of God for the first thirty years of my life because I was taught by ignorant men.  Men who are deceived teach their deception and enlightened men teach the truth.  I had a major problem, I didn’t know where to go to find truth, my church had no faith in the Bible.  My mother bought a large gold paged Bible and put it on the coffee table.  Before any of us could touch it or hold it we had to put on clean clothes and wash our hands.  I tried to read from it one time but I think it was written in Latin.  The last time I saw it, it was in a stack of Outdoor Life magazines, and my little sister used color crayons to mark it up.
 
Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.
 
In my ignorance I prayed to statues and dead people, but Jesus forgave me.  Jesus is far more interested in establishing a relationship with us than chiding us for our ignorance.  I had no idea how stupid I thought until I was saved from myself.  We are surrounded by ignorant people but we can’t judge them because we were one of them.  The folks who know better but continue the wrong path are the ones who are headed for trouble.  Men who are offered the truth but reject it will also answer to God and no excuse they dream up will pardon them.
 
1 Timothy 1:13 The Apostle Paul said, I was a blasphemer, a persecutor and a murderer: but I obtained mercy because I did ignorantly.

 
Seems like to me that God is willing to forgive any sin we make in order to have us in His presence.  He forgave the men who crucified His Son onto the cross.  He forgave them while they were driving the nails into His Son’s hands and feet.  Some folks don’t think they ever need forgiveness because they don’t ever do anything wrong.  They may be the nicest people in the world, well, they may be the nicest people in hell.  No one in hell is ignorant but that’s a hell of a place to acknowledge the truth.
 
If you don’t meet Jesus in this life, you will never meet Him.

 
God wants just one thing from us, He wants us to acknowledge the truth and repent.  Some folks spend their entire life fabricating excuses and in one minute they could repent and not need any of their excuses.  Some folks won’t repent because they can’t figure out why God would want them.  Well you really won’t know until you make the connection, then you will discover that He loves you!  How can God love a sinner?  Because He is willing to forgive all of our sins.  Just let God be God, some folks want to argue with His way of doing things, as if they have a better way.
 
Isaiah 43:25 I am He that blots out your sins for mine own sake, and will not remember your sins.
 
So, not only does the Lord forgive us but He forgets our past.  The devil likes to remind us but there’s nothing to remember, so don’t.  God wants us to forget our past and focus on Him, just let the Lord love you.  Ignorance is a choice, don’t choose it, choose to know the One who loves you.  


Characters in the Bible I Have Met

2/15/2016

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             The Bible has records of people who made history by the manner in which they conducted themselves. The Holy Ghost made it a point to draw attention to these folks so we could learn from their experiences. History has a way of repeating itself. The incidents are the same, but the characters are different.
             I once worked with a man named Steve. He was a good man, but had suffered several heart attacks. One day, I asked him if he was afraid to die and stand before Jesus. His reply was, “I’m ready to stand before the Lord because I have never hurt any man”! I found Steve in the Bible.


For Steve being ignorant of God’s righteousness went about establishing his own righteousness.



At that same work site, I had a boss that had a stroke and was on the verge of a major medical event. The doctors told him to change his lifestyle or he would die. He would not take their advice. He was living on borrowed time, so I began to tell him about Jesus and a place in Heaven. His response was, “I don’t believe any of that nonsense. Don’t even try to tell me anything.”


See that you refuse not Him that speaks. For if they escaped not who refused Him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape if we are turn away from Him that speaks from Heaven.



A few months later he had his last stroke and died. We all went to his funeral and the preacher stood up and unashamedly lied on his behalf. He said our boss was a good man who did good things and God needed him in Heaven. I muttered under my breath and called the preacher a liar. My co-workers heard me and told me to hush. Later they questioned me and I told them the truth. Some men go to salvation and some do not.
Through the years, I have had to deal with a boat load of people who tried rebuking me for not teaching the Bible the way they wanted me to. They didn’t believe women should be teachers. Others said tongues was of the devil. Some of them didn’t believe it was God’s will to heal every time. Many refused to accept the message of prosperity, God loves the poor above all. I am committed to teaching the uncompromised Word of God.


For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts they shall heap to themselves teachers having itching ears.


I don’t have enough room to list all the people who have taken offense at the stupidest things. One lady came late and left early and was offended because I didn’t talk to her. One man got offended because I didn’t build the church big enough. Another man got offended because we didn’t build a kitchen to feed the poor. Several people got offended because an associate minister resigned.


Blessed are those whosoever shall not be offended on My account.

 
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    OFFERING DECLARATION
    November 24, 2019


    My trust is in the Lord,
    therefore I live in hope.

    I no longer walk by sight,
    I live by the faith of Jesus.

    My life is in His hands,
    I will fear no evil.


    I am blessed of the Lord,
    so I put all my hope in Him.
    PRAYER FOCUS
    HOLIDAY SEASON
    Nehemiah 8:10
    Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the  sweet drink, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
     
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          Hospital)
    2.   Praying against loneliness and isolation. (Yourself/Others)
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    4.   Peace of God will reign in our homes.
          
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    2.   Ask God for strategies and ideas that fit your budget and talents.
    3. Pray for wisdom about what organizations you can help and be  realistic about how much money you can spend toward their need.
    4. Pray for increase in finances. God will supply all our needs through 
          Christ Jesus.
     
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