I was reading Leviticus again today and this scripture popped out at me. It is one that I like a lot.
Taken from a King James Bible. Leviticus 20:1-3
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying
2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
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God Bless You,
The Church Goer-Girl
Saturday, May 3, 2014
New Testament Scripture of the Day
I was taking a walk today and saw a sparrow. It made me think of this Scripture of the Day.
Taken from a King James Bible. Luke 12:5-7
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
This scripture just makes me feel very at peace because I know that God wants me. He wants me even though I am a sinner. He wants me and is telling me fear not, "Which is in the Bible 365 times, one for each day of the year." As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS with BRINGING BACK GOD says. I know I have nothing to be afraid of and that I'm wanted.
If you would like to learn more about the Bible or would like to learn more about scripture, check out BRINGING BACK GOD or PASTOR JOHN COLLINS.
God Bless You Guys,
The Church Goer-Girl
Taken from a King James Bible. Luke 12:5-7
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
This scripture just makes me feel very at peace because I know that God wants me. He wants me even though I am a sinner. He wants me and is telling me fear not, "Which is in the Bible 365 times, one for each day of the year." As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS with BRINGING BACK GOD says. I know I have nothing to be afraid of and that I'm wanted.
If you would like to learn more about the Bible or would like to learn more about scripture, check out BRINGING BACK GOD or PASTOR JOHN COLLINS.
God Bless You Guys,
The Church Goer-Girl
Monday, April 28, 2014
Gentiles
Today's New Testament scripture comes from Romans 15:12
12 And again Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
This was taken from a King James Bible
This is said to be a fulfilled prophesy but it makes you wonder, if Jesus came to be King of the Jews who has come to reign or be king of the Gentiles. Jesus was the King of the Jews not king of the Gentiles. So is it really a fulfilled prophesy?
If you would like to learn more about the Bible or to talk scripture, check out PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD. He can be found in either BRISTOL, TN or MARIETTA, PA.
12 And again Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
This was taken from a King James Bible
This is said to be a fulfilled prophesy but it makes you wonder, if Jesus came to be King of the Jews who has come to reign or be king of the Gentiles. Jesus was the King of the Jews not king of the Gentiles. So is it really a fulfilled prophesy?
If you would like to learn more about the Bible or to talk scripture, check out PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD. He can be found in either BRISTOL, TN or MARIETTA, PA.
Scripture of the day
Today's Old Testament comes from the book of Isaiah. Chapeter 2:2-4
2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nationsshall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go and say, Come yye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Taken from a King James Bible
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2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nationsshall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go and say, Come yye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Taken from a King James Bible
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Change Your Ways
Scripture from the day from the New Testament. Taken from a King James Bible.
2 Corinthians 7:14
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communication hath lit with darkness?
To learn more about the Bible or if you want to talk scripture, check out PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD. In BRISTOL, TN and MARIETTA, PA.
God Bless You
2 Corinthians 7:14
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communication hath lit with darkness?
To learn more about the Bible or if you want to talk scripture, check out PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD. In BRISTOL, TN and MARIETTA, PA.
God Bless You
God's Promise
God made a promise to us. Do you know what it is? It can be found in Genesis 9:8-17
8 And God spake unto Noah and to his sons with him, saying
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you
10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And a bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember e everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
Taken from a King James Bible.
To learn more about the Bible or Scripture check out PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD. BRISTOL, TN, MARIETTA, PA.
8 And God spake unto Noah and to his sons with him, saying
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you
10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And a bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember e everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
Taken from a King James Bible.
To learn more about the Bible or Scripture check out PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD. BRISTOL, TN, MARIETTA, PA.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
A Sin is A Sin
At a BRINGING BACK GOD service PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talked about sin. A sin is a sin is a sin. It doesn't matter if you lied, cheated, stole, or murdered someone, you still committed a sin.
The Ten Commandments are our laws from God that state what we should not do in the eyes of the Lord. They are the same Commandments that were given to Moses when he went up Mount Sinai. If you break one of them it is the same as breaking any of the others. The punishment in God's eyes is the same. You need to repent your sin, repent it from the bottom of your heart and ask forgiveness from God. Become baptized and be a true follower of the cross. That is what will please God. That is what will forgive you of your sin.
Someone I love dearly once said, "A sin is a sin, doesn't matter if you killed someone or if you stole a candy bar. A sin is still spelled with the three same letters." That is one of my favorites quotes. A sin is still spelled the same way no matter what the sin is. What a simple way to look at it and how very, very true. The only sin that is unforgivable is if you blaspheme. It says it in the Bible so I believe it.
The Bible talks about sin. It says in James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. In Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. In Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ out Lord. (All scripture was taken from a KJV Bible.)
These re just some of the scriptures that talk about sin. They are all saying the same thing, repent your sins and ask forgiveness from Jesus Christ and God. Everyone is a sinner. There was only one perfect person that has ever walked this earth. He was the only one that did not sin. That was Jesus. The rest of us are ALL sinners. No matter what you may think, you are a sinner. I know I am. I also know that I ask for forgiveness and repent what I have done to God and he will forgive me.
If you would like to learn more about how to repent your sins, please come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA.Talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or listen to him on BlogTalk Radio.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
The Ten Commandments are our laws from God that state what we should not do in the eyes of the Lord. They are the same Commandments that were given to Moses when he went up Mount Sinai. If you break one of them it is the same as breaking any of the others. The punishment in God's eyes is the same. You need to repent your sin, repent it from the bottom of your heart and ask forgiveness from God. Become baptized and be a true follower of the cross. That is what will please God. That is what will forgive you of your sin.
Someone I love dearly once said, "A sin is a sin, doesn't matter if you killed someone or if you stole a candy bar. A sin is still spelled with the three same letters." That is one of my favorites quotes. A sin is still spelled the same way no matter what the sin is. What a simple way to look at it and how very, very true. The only sin that is unforgivable is if you blaspheme. It says it in the Bible so I believe it.
The Bible talks about sin. It says in James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. In Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. In Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ out Lord. (All scripture was taken from a KJV Bible.)
These re just some of the scriptures that talk about sin. They are all saying the same thing, repent your sins and ask forgiveness from Jesus Christ and God. Everyone is a sinner. There was only one perfect person that has ever walked this earth. He was the only one that did not sin. That was Jesus. The rest of us are ALL sinners. No matter what you may think, you are a sinner. I know I am. I also know that I ask for forgiveness and repent what I have done to God and he will forgive me.
If you would like to learn more about how to repent your sins, please come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA.Talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or listen to him on BlogTalk Radio.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Gluttony
If you have
read my blog before than you know that recently I have talked about lust, one
of the seven sins. All seven of them, in case you are wondering, are;
1. Sloth
2. Gluttony
3. Lust
4. Greed
5. Vanity
6. Pride
7. Anger or
Wrath
Today I am
going to talk about Gluttony. What do you know about gluttony? Is it just being
over weight because you eat too much? Or, is something more than that? What
does the bible say about gluttony? In Proverbs23:20-21, and I am using a KJV
bible, it says: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For
the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe
a man with rags. In 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.
Let’s talk
about eating too much. That is the easiest part of gluttony to pick up on. But
what about drinking? Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
says at RINGING ACK GOD, “Which is worse, to pick up a spoon or to pick up a
bottle? They are both a form of gluttony.” He’s right. Just because you may not
have a weight problem doesn’t necessarily mean that you aren’t a glutton. If
you pick up an alcohol bottle and become a drunk you are sinning. You are being
a glutton.
Now let’s
look at someone that doesn’t drink, doesn’t have an eating problem but like to
horde things. Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? Think about it. If you are
going around a sifting through other people trash because you can’t help
yourself you are actually being a glutton. Reality check people, get over your
problem. I know it is easier said then done. I get that. But here’s the thing,
if you are willing to make change, and I mean true CHANGE in your heart and are
willing to give it all up and come back to God, then He will help you. He will
help you overcome your gluttony. You can be healed of your addiction to food,
drugs, alcohol, hording, or whatever you may have a problem with that is a form
of gluttony. But YOU must make the change in yourself first! You cannot expect
God to do it all for you and give nothing back to Him in return. You make the
change and show Him you are willing to do the work then you will get the help
you are looking for from Him.
Remember, it
is not what we say we will do but what we will show God that we will do that
proves we are worthy of Him.
If you are
in need of any help with the sin of gluttony or have any other problems that you
would like help with, come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL,
TN or in MARIETTA,
PA and have a talk with PASTORJOHN COLLINS. Bring yourself back to The Cross, to Jesus, to God and see how
much you can change with just a little faith.
Justifying
Justification
or to Justify. We all do it and know we shouldn’t but what does it really mean?
Does it mean tell a lie to cover up another lie? Does it mean to say something
to take the focus away from you and your problem? Does it mean and excuse for
something that you did?
If you look
up the word in the dictionary I says, ‘the action of showing something to be
right or reasonable’ basically meaning that you are lying, taking the focus
away from yourself, and making up an excuse. Plain and simple you shouldn’t be
doing it in the eyes of the Lord.
To take it a
step further, let’s look in the bible, I am using a KJV bible, Romans 3:4 God
forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou
mightest be justified in the sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art
judged.
To justify
something that you have done, said or how you have acted to make yourself look
better is a sin. It can be taken as you have not grown up into an adult and are
still acting childish. You are still acting immature. To justify your actions
because you don’t want people to think badly of you is a wrong way to think.
Stand up for what you did, whatever it is. Put your big boy or girl pants on
and take responsibility for the things you have said or done.
Don’t rely
on a lie or a justification to make other people like you. The truth of the
matter is, by justifying you are going to drive your friends and family away.
They are not going to want to be around you because you are not being a good
person. You are not being a good you. More importantly you are not being a good
Christian.
At the end
of the day being a good Christian and a good follower of the lord is all that
really matters. Not what you did or did not do. What you said or did not say.
If your actions are not glorifying the Lord then you are not being a completely
faithful servant of the Lord. This is something I have struggled with in my
past. But right now here today I have made a decision to stop my childish,
immature, justifying ways. I want to be a better Christian I want to be a
better me. I want to serve our Lord with everything I have and with everything
I do and it isn’t possible if I continue to justify things in my life.
PASTR JOHN
COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL,
TN preaches in his sermons about
justifying. To be a better you and to be a better Christian, you need to put
all of your sins and all of your problems in Gods hands. Ask God, ask Jesus to
help you and to take your sins away. He died on that cross for us. He died to
take our sins for us. He died and stamped our debt paid. Don’t take for granted
what He did for us on that cross in Calvary
that day. Don’t think for one minute that you are not worthy enough to change
your ways and come back to Him. You are and He will always take you back.
So, stop
your justifying. Stop your excuses. Stop your lies. Stop acting childish and
immature. Come back to The Cross and e a better you.
PASTOR JOHN
COLLINS preaches every Sunday at 10:00am and Wednesday at 7:00pm at BRINGING
BACK GOD located at 1505 Broad
Street in BRISTOL,
TN. Stop in and have a chat with him or visit the church in MARIETTA, PA.
Also you can listen to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS on Saturdays at 1:00pm on WIGN radio
or on Sundays at 11:00am on Top Gun radio.
Love you
guys and God Bless You,
The Church Goer Girl
Lust
Let’s talk
about the seven deadly sins. Do you know what they are? Can you name them off
the top of our head? I know that I can name 6 without having to look them up.
1. Sloth
2. Gluttony
3. Lust
4. Greed
5. Vanity
6. Pride
7. Anger or Wrath
As a whole none
of them are good for us. God does not like any of them. That is why they are
called sins. Simple to figure out right. But what does He have to say abut
them? If we look in the bible, and I am using a KJV version, Proverbs 6:16-19
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A
proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. An heart that
deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief. A
false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A second
verse from the bible, again a KJV version, states Colossians 3:8 But now ye
also put of all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication
out of your mouth.
Today I am
just going to focus on Lust.
At BRINGINGBACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks abut the seven
sins in his sermons. He states, “You cannot be a new person if you still have
sin in your heart. If you are still coveting, which is lusting, after things here
on earth, then you are sinning. Do not lust after a person, a home, possessions
you have here on earth. You cannot take them to heaven with you. Store up your
treasures in heaven not on earth. When you die they will just be things that
your family will have to take care of.”
Lust can
come in all shapes and forms. You can lust after a good looking woman or man.
You can also crave something. Some crave attention, some crave, sugar, some
crave drugs. This is all a form of lust. Look in your heart do you struggle with
lust? I know I have. I have a problem with sugar at times. I crave it like
nothing else. But if I give in to my craving and satisfy my addiction I know
that I am lusting therefore I am sinning. I ask God for help and know in my
heart that because I am showing Him that I can resist the temptation of vast
quantities of sugar, like eating cake icing straight from a can (very guilty of
that and I have done it more than once not only as an adult but as a kid), that
He will help me with this struggle and take it from me so I no longer crave or
lust after sugar.
If you like
looking at men or women it is the same thing. Ask God to take that addiction
away from you and show Him that you can resist the temptation everyday and He
will help you. See the thing is we have given up on God but He has not given up
on us. There is a poem that I once read called Footprints In The Sand. It talks
about how a person and God are walking along the beach. The person looks back
at on point in time and sees that there is only one set of foot prints and asks
God why have you left me? God’s answer is I didn’t leave you, that set of
footprints that you see is when I carried you. So you see God is always with
us. We just need to believe that he is there. So when you find yourself having
lust, of any form, in your heart, give it to God. Come back to Him. Glorify the
Cross and the man who died on it for us. Jesus died to take or sins. He died to
carry that burden for us.
If you would
like to learn more about the seven sins or would like to learn how to no longer
have lust in your heart, please come visit us at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL,
TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Come talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS and bring yourself back
to the Cross. Back to Jesus Christ. Back to God.
I Love You
and God Bless You,
The Church-Goer
Girl
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Pity Pot
Have any of you ever felt bad and just wanted to wallow in your own
self pity? If yes then that is called sitting on your pity pot.
Let me tell you something, GET OFF IT!!!!!! You do not need to be on a pity pot your self. Don’t moan and groan about your problems and troubles. Do you really think that God wants to hear that? I mean come on He is a busy guy why in the world would He want to hear us moan and complain about everything if we don’t want to do anything for ourselves to make it better? Now maybe if you make yourself better and show God that you are willing to change yourself and your life, then He might help you with your troubles. I know He has helped me personally with mine. I gave all my troubles and problems to God and got off of my own pity pot.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD has preached many times about self pity. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us to take away our sins. He never pitied himself. He never complained. He never cried for Himself. He took the beating that was given to Him and was crucified and His blood flowed down from Calvary and never once got on a pity pot. He did it for us to save us. And we in return sit on our own pity pots and moan and complain. That is unacceptable of us! “We need to get up,” as PASTOR JOHN says, “Get up and get sanctified, baptized, get our head in the bible and glorify that cross!”
We all have to be a better us and get off of our pity pot. It isn’t healthy for us and to be honest it is the work of the devil. That is something that nobody wants to be a part of. I mean come on, do you really want the devil working on you? It means that you don’t get to go see the Almighty and live in Heaven with Him one day. It means the place of fire and gnashing teeth. Why would you want that if you can do something now?Get down on your knees and pray. Pray everyday and show God that you are working hard to get off your pity pot. Cause honestly if you don’t, then you are just letting the devil keep a hold of you. Do you really want that in your life? Really? Is that really where you want to go? Me, No. I do not think so. I would rather GET OFF THE PITY POT and go to Heaven.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks has said many times, “You can’t be a twenty three and a half hour Christian. And you won’t find any twenty three and a half hour Christians in Heaven.” This means that you cannot do God’s will for twenty three hours of the day and then in the last half hour you whine about a hardship in your life. That people is a pity pot. It won’t get you to where you want to go. So the next time you want to moan and complain about something in your life, think about this. Is whatever it is that you are facing harder then being whipped and then being crucified on a cross with railroad tie sized nails in your hands and feet? No? Then get over your problem and get back to doing God’s will. Stay off that pot because it is just not a good place to be.
If anyone would like to learn more on this topic you can visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or just come to Glorify our Lord.
God Bless You All!
The Church Girl Goer
Let me tell you something, GET OFF IT!!!!!! You do not need to be on a pity pot your self. Don’t moan and groan about your problems and troubles. Do you really think that God wants to hear that? I mean come on He is a busy guy why in the world would He want to hear us moan and complain about everything if we don’t want to do anything for ourselves to make it better? Now maybe if you make yourself better and show God that you are willing to change yourself and your life, then He might help you with your troubles. I know He has helped me personally with mine. I gave all my troubles and problems to God and got off of my own pity pot.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD has preached many times about self pity. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us to take away our sins. He never pitied himself. He never complained. He never cried for Himself. He took the beating that was given to Him and was crucified and His blood flowed down from Calvary and never once got on a pity pot. He did it for us to save us. And we in return sit on our own pity pots and moan and complain. That is unacceptable of us! “We need to get up,” as PASTOR JOHN says, “Get up and get sanctified, baptized, get our head in the bible and glorify that cross!”
We all have to be a better us and get off of our pity pot. It isn’t healthy for us and to be honest it is the work of the devil. That is something that nobody wants to be a part of. I mean come on, do you really want the devil working on you? It means that you don’t get to go see the Almighty and live in Heaven with Him one day. It means the place of fire and gnashing teeth. Why would you want that if you can do something now?Get down on your knees and pray. Pray everyday and show God that you are working hard to get off your pity pot. Cause honestly if you don’t, then you are just letting the devil keep a hold of you. Do you really want that in your life? Really? Is that really where you want to go? Me, No. I do not think so. I would rather GET OFF THE PITY POT and go to Heaven.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks has said many times, “You can’t be a twenty three and a half hour Christian. And you won’t find any twenty three and a half hour Christians in Heaven.” This means that you cannot do God’s will for twenty three hours of the day and then in the last half hour you whine about a hardship in your life. That people is a pity pot. It won’t get you to where you want to go. So the next time you want to moan and complain about something in your life, think about this. Is whatever it is that you are facing harder then being whipped and then being crucified on a cross with railroad tie sized nails in your hands and feet? No? Then get over your problem and get back to doing God’s will. Stay off that pot because it is just not a good place to be.
If anyone would like to learn more on this topic you can visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or just come to Glorify our Lord.
God Bless You All!
The Church Girl Goer
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Do You Have FAith
Have you heard the story about the American that told a French
tightrope walker he'd pay him a million dollars if he would come to
America and walk blindfolded across Niagara Falls? Well the French guy
came and walked a tight robe across the Falls blind folded with a
wheelbarrow. When he got to the other side he asked the American, "Do
you have faith that I could do it?" The American said, "I jut saw you do
it." The French guy said, "But do you have faith that I can do it?" The
American said, "I just saw you do it." The French guy asked again, "But
do you have faith that I can do it?' The American repeated again, "But I
just saw you do it." The French man asked again, "Yes, but do you have
faith that I can do it?" Finally the American said, "Well of course I
have faith in you, I just saw you do it." "Good," The French guy said,
"You are getting in the wheelbarrow and we are going back across."
The point of this story is is you can have two kinds of faith. There is faith by believing only. And then there is faith by believing and showing works. This type of faith is what is talked about in James 2:14-26. You see James says that faith without works is dead. But faith and showing your work, now that is true faith. That is the kind of faith that Abraham showed when he was willing to sacrifice Issac on the alter. It is the kind of faith that Rahab showed when the messengers entered her home and she protected them when her home was searched.
Pastor John Collins at Bringing Back God in Bristol, TN states, "That one of the more serious problems we have in Christianity is that people say they have faith but they do very little to prove their faith." He states that, "You can not believe in Jesus Christ, believe in God our Father, believe in that cross, say you have faith but do not live by the Bible." It isn't hard to have common courtesy and follow the commandments that were given to Moses. It isn't hard to sit down and read the Holy Bible. It isn't hard to get down on your knees at night and pray for thanks and forgiveness. But how many people actually do all of this? That is the problem. Just because you say that you will do it is one thing. But actually following through and doing, well then you will be on the right path to see god one day.
James goes onto team us that once we have received salvation, and that we establish a genuine relationship with God, then works that reflect our relationship with God must flow from within us. It will be natural and come as a second nature to you.
If you would like to find out more information on this topic or if you have any questions, stop on by they church. It is located at 1505 Broad Street, Bristol, TN. Bringing Back God. Or give us a call and talk to Pastor John at 423-274-8110.
God Bless You, The Church Girl Goer.
The point of this story is is you can have two kinds of faith. There is faith by believing only. And then there is faith by believing and showing works. This type of faith is what is talked about in James 2:14-26. You see James says that faith without works is dead. But faith and showing your work, now that is true faith. That is the kind of faith that Abraham showed when he was willing to sacrifice Issac on the alter. It is the kind of faith that Rahab showed when the messengers entered her home and she protected them when her home was searched.
Pastor John Collins at Bringing Back God in Bristol, TN states, "That one of the more serious problems we have in Christianity is that people say they have faith but they do very little to prove their faith." He states that, "You can not believe in Jesus Christ, believe in God our Father, believe in that cross, say you have faith but do not live by the Bible." It isn't hard to have common courtesy and follow the commandments that were given to Moses. It isn't hard to sit down and read the Holy Bible. It isn't hard to get down on your knees at night and pray for thanks and forgiveness. But how many people actually do all of this? That is the problem. Just because you say that you will do it is one thing. But actually following through and doing, well then you will be on the right path to see god one day.
James goes onto team us that once we have received salvation, and that we establish a genuine relationship with God, then works that reflect our relationship with God must flow from within us. It will be natural and come as a second nature to you.
If you would like to find out more information on this topic or if you have any questions, stop on by they church. It is located at 1505 Broad Street, Bristol, TN. Bringing Back God. Or give us a call and talk to Pastor John at 423-274-8110.
God Bless You, The Church Girl Goer.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Hi All.
So today I want to talk
about heroes. One of my favorite heroes is Paul.
What do we know about Paul?
Right off the top of my head I can tell you:
1) That Paul used to be
Saul
2) He was an apostle
3) He used to kill all
people that followed Jesus
4) He changed his ways and
became a very strong believer of Jesus
5) He wrote many letters in
the New Testament
That is the basics of Paul.
But there has to be more to his story than just those five points. Think about
it to yourself, what do you know about the apostle Paul?
Did you know that he was
studying to become a Pharisee? Did you know that he believed in the Old
Testament and everything that pertained to God? Did you know that he had a
vision on the way to Damascus of Jesus? Did you know that he was blind for
three days? Did you know that in today’s world we would have seen Paul (Saul)
as a terrorist for all the acts he committed before he was changed?
Saul went around killing
followers of Jesus Christ in the name if God. He had a declaration from the
Romans stating that it was okay for him to kill Jesus followers. In today’s
world that is a terrorist. Is there any other way to look at it? Not really.
Would you say that any of this work is the work of a hero? My answer would be
no.
Pastor John Collins stated
at church service the other day, “God does not recruit heroes. Not many mighty
are called, not many noble, not many powerful, not man great as the world count
greatness are called. God doesn’t go for big names to populate heaven. He takes
ordinary folks and then does extraordinary things through them. But even that
isn’t the full story. When God wants to recruit some front line soldiers for
his army, he goes into the enemy camp and rounds up a handful of the orneriest,
meanest, toughest, roughest, and wildest looking sinners he can find. The he
draws them to Christ, saves them, justifies them, converts them, sanctifies
them, cleans them up, fixes them up, dresses them up, and then sends them out
to do battle in the service of the Kings of Kings.”
Think about that. He picks
ordinary people that are sinners and converts them so that they can do His will
and one day makes it into the Kingdom
of Heaven . If God would
choose someone like Paul to do His will and convert then that gives all of us
hope that we can change to do His will too.
So if you ever feel down
and out or like there is no hope left for yourself I want you to think about
Paul. Think about what his life used to be like until God entered it. Think
about how God chooses ordinary people. Think about how God chooses sinners. If
Paul can be saved and do great things than so can you and I.
If you want to learn more
about Paul or have any questions about the bible, check out Pastor John Collins
at Bringing Back God in Bristol ,
TN.
Love you guys and God Bless
You!
The Church Girl
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