Special Video/ OMBS7/ Resurrection Life

Exponential Potential

If I give you one kernel of corn, can you plant every kernel that may ever grow from it? One kernel produces one plant, but one plant produces many ears of corn with thousands of kernels. Here is infinite exponential potential - a world full of corn! Your godly, obedient act of faith has infinite future potential. Commit that act today!

Genesis 1:12 - "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good."

The Fourth Day of Creation

The light God made on the first day was supernatural, not emanating from a natural source. Without it, the universe was totally dark. The sun, moon, and stars were not created until this fourth day. 24-hour days only began AFTER the fourth day when 100 billion galaxies with about 100 billion stars apiece were created. The first four days might have spanned aeons.

Genesis 1:16 - "...God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also."

The Eye of God

The Hubble telescope photographed a Nebula called the "Eye of God." It looks like a beautiful blue eye surrounded by great luminescence. Actually, it is a gaseous tunnel almost a trillion miles deep. Another photo captures one entire spiraling galaxy sitting angular to another spiraling galaxy just behind it - all within a pin- hole view of space. I will live my life any way the Bible requires for the chance to see the One who created that. I've nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Genesis 1:16 - "...he made the stars also."

The Fifth Day of Creation

Yesterday was the last timeless Wednesday. The brand new solar system gives earth its first 24-hour day. Thursday evening, God creates every fish, bird, and water mammal. Overnight, the entire earth begins seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling. Totally, inexplicably awesome!

Genesis 1:20,22 - "...God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven ...Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Resurrection Life Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. - Luke 24:1-3 Truly, it’s time for us to stop looking for the living among the dead. It’s time for us to stop wandering around in the cemetery of sin, sickness and failure and to step into resurrection life! As a resurrected creature, you’re no accident going somewhere to happen. Your life isn’t just a loose web of events and circumstances. God has specific plans for you. Maybe He intends for you to have the greatest healing ministry of this century. Or perhaps He wants to turn you into a tremendous preacher. Maybe He has a revelation prepared for you that will enable you to bless the whole world. But you’ll never know what He has in store for you until you put your attention on Him. That’s why the devil works hard to keep you focusing on the problems of life. That’s why he tries to keep your attention turned away from the living Word of God. He doesn’t want you to know you’re full of the resurrection life of Jesus. In fact, the prospect of it terrifies him. Why? Because once you truly understand that you have the life of God inside you, you’ll begin to act just like Jesus did. You’ll lay hands on the sick and they’ll recover. You’ll cast out demons. You’ll preach the gospel to every creature. In short, you’ll be just what God intended you to be. You’ll be the Body of Christ on the earth. Don’t let Satan bind you with the grave clothes of yesterday’s sin and defeat. You’re not dead anymore. You’ve been raised with Jesus. Come out from the tombs and start living resurrection life!

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

OMBS7 / Sorrow Not!

The people in the Huddle House when this man came and sat down with us.  God healed his shoulders, knees and burning feet. The Holy Ghost truly did a work on him. Thank God for FUPCI Baxley, Georgia.

PRAYER - "Pray Always"

In the same verses where Paul recommended "the whole armour of God," (the Girdle of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, Shoes of the Gospel, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit), he concluded with a forceful call to prayer. The whole armour of God must be attended by relentless, effectual, intercessory prayers. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation and Spirit are augmented and fortified by earnest prayer. Pray always!

Ephesians 6:18 - "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

PRINCIPAL - "The Approved Minister Of God"

Along with the various virtues that pertain to enduring hardness, Paul laid down certain other qualities that should be found in the minister of God: Pureness. Knowledge. Longsuffering. Kindness. The Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Unfeigned Love. The Word of Truth. The Power of God. The Armour of Righteousness. Honor. Dishonour (from detractors). Good Report. Evil Report (from detractors). Accused as a deceiver, yet true. Unknown, yet well known. Dying, yet alive. Chastened, but not killed. 

2 Corinthians 6:10 - "As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things."

PRINCIPLE - "Be Ye Not Unequally Yoked Together With Unbelievers"

Jesus was a friend to publicans and sinners. But they were not His brethren. "Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother," Matthew 12:50. Your spiritual family consists of those who are born again by the water and the Spirit. If you bond with people who are not saints of God, you are in for big trouble. Heed this warning!

2 Corinthians 6:14 - "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"

PROPHECY - "Come Out, Be Separate, I Will Receive You"

How many ways does God have to tell us to leave the world alone? "What concord hath Christ with Belial?" "What part hath he that believeth with an infidel?" "What agreement hath the temple of God with idols?" God says, "Come out, ...Be separate, ...and I will receive you." What if you do not?

2 Corinthians 6:17-18 - "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

Sorrow Not!

The redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and [grief] shall flee away. - Isaiah 51:11

Did you know that as a believer you’ve been redeemed from the curse of grief and sorrow by the blood of Jesus Christ? You don’t have to put up with them any more than you have to put up with sin or sickness. What I’m telling you is this: You’re going to have to stand against grief and sorrow. It doesn’t belong to you. It’s not from your heavenly Father. You may have to walk the floor all night long. But instead of worrying and crying, walk the floor and quote the Word until that heavy spirit leaves and the joy of the Lord comes. Remember who you are. You’re the one who shall obtain gladness and joy. You’re the one sorrow and grief shall flee away from. You are the redeemed! Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

OMBS7/ Healing always comes!

PRAYER - "Speaking Psalms And Singing Songs" When the river of the Holy Ghost flows through your life, your entire lifestyle will exude Holy Spirit. You will talk about things of God. You will quote scriptures, recite poems, sing songs about your experiences and relationship with God, and you will be thankful. Have you done a reality check lately? Do you sing and praise God enough?  Ephesians 5:19-20 - "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God ...in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." PRINCIPAL - "Jesus Became Sin" Paul said (in Greek), "for him who knew no sin, he hath made sin." Certainly, Jesus is not sin incarnate, because He is exactly the opposite - GOD incarnate! Neither was Jesus a sinner. He never once transgressed any law of God, so was NEVER GUILTY. What did Paul mean? God made the man Jesus vicariously bear judgment for sin for all who would be reconciled to God, freeing them from sin and death. 2 Corinthians 5:21 - "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." PRINCIPLE - "The Ministry Of Reconciliation" At the beginning, Paul commended himself and his fellow ministers, "that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance." Vainglorious, insincere ministers are exposed and shamed by truly godly and humble ministers. Real men of God restore men's faith in God. Their task is to reconcile them; to re-establish the relationship with God that was estranged by sin. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 - "[God] hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, ...and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." PROPHECY - "I Will Dwell In Them, And Walk In Them" The most persuasive reason why we should not be yoked together with unbelievers is that our bodies are the temple of the living God, and must be kept holy and sanctified. There is no agreement between the temple of God and idols or other worldly entities. Vast numbers of professing Christians seem completely unaware that the reason God saves us is to INHABIT us by the Holy Ghost. Empty yourself of everything but God.  2 Corinthians 6:16 - "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Healing Always Comes

And these signs shall follow them that believe...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. - Mark 16:17-18

I used to get upset over people I'd lay hands on who wouldn't get well. I was praying one day and seeking God about it when He spoke to my spirit and said, Healing always comes. I remember I said, "What do You mean, Healing always comes? Not everyone gets healed." I didn't say they all received it, He answered. Then He spoke very sternly to me. I do My part. And I said they would recover! Those words hit me like a ton of bricks. He said they would recover. He never lies. So if He said they would recover, then that means healing always comes. It's not God who's holding back. It's the receivers who aren't receiving. Since then, I've never had any trouble laying hands on people and believing for them to be healed. Whether they walk away well or not, I just keep standing in faith for them. In fact, I know if that fellow who went away still sick ever lines his faith up with God and me—I don't care if it's five years from now—he'll be healed. If you've laid hands on someone who didn't receive his healing, don't cut off the flow of God's power by withdrawing your faith. Stand fast. Keep believing that healing always comes and somewhere down the line that poor sick fellow may just decide to stand up and agree with you!

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

OMBS7/ Living by Faith

PRAYER - "Making Mention Of Thee Always In My Prayers" In almost every epistle (letter) from Paul, he assured his readers that he was regularly praying for them. To the Romans, Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, and individually to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, Paul gave verbal assurances that he prayed for them regularly, daily, always. The record shows that Paul must have been a man of persistent prayer. That was a LOT of people to pray for daily.  Philemon 1:3 - "Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers." PRINCIPAL - "Disorderly, Disobedient People Who Break Traditions" Our culture of "diversity" and "tolerance" has bamboozled us into believing that we must accept every kind of behavior. But God demands that we isolate ourselves from those who are disorderly, disobedient, and who break godly traditions. "We command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us." Have NO COMPANY with them. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 - "If any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed." PRINCIPLE - "Warn Them That Are Unruly" "Warn them that are unruly." Do Pastors still do that? In many Churches, there is no such thing as reproof. The Positive Mental Attitude - Positive Affirmation crowd has filtered out all of the so-called "negatives" of the Gospel. Is that right? No. Reprove. Rebuke. Exhort. "See that none render evil for evil." Church discipline must not be neglected. An undisciplined Church will degenerate. 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 - "Warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good." PROPHECY - "Man Of Sin, Son Of Perdition, Prince Of Rome" This character was prophesied in Daniel 9:26-27. "The people of the PRINCE THAT SHALL COME shall destroy the city and the sanctuary." Since ROMANS destroyed Jerusalem (70AD), the Prince is Roman. "He shall confirm the covenant... he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease." The Prince of Rome - the POPE, or his agent, will commit the Abomination of Desolation. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - "...that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, ...so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." Living by Faith—It's a Lifestyle

Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. - 2 Timothy 2:3

Times of hardness are inevitable. You need to know that. It's true that we've been redeemed from the curse, and there's nothing Satan can do to reverse that, but he is going to challenge you on it. So don't be surprised when things get tough. Times will come when you have to stand strictly by faith, when you'll have to speak and act as though what God says is true even when you can't feel it or see it happening around you. There will be times when everything looks terrible. That's when you must endure hardness as a good soldier. So many people hear the word of faith about healing or prosperity and they think, Hey! I'm going to try that. Then when the hard times come, they give up and cave in. Let me warn you, living by faith is not something you try. It's a lifestyle. You do it when it's hard. You do it when it's easy. You do it all the time because you're not doing it just to get in on the benefits. You're doing it because you know that faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6). Things may get a little rough at times, but let me assure you, you'll always come out on top if you endure hardness as a good soldier. If you refuse to faint and fall away, you will have the victory. The only defeated Christian is the one who quits!

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "Let No Man Deceive You With Vain Words"

Words are expressions of our beliefs and desires. In that sense, almost every statement is a kind of prayer. Words articulate our wishes, our desires, and our intentions - what we are, or what we hope to be. At the same time, other people's words are expressions of their beliefs and desires. We must practice extreme caution not to be influenced by others whose beliefs and desires are inconsistent with God's.

Ephesians 5:6 - "Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience."

PRINCIPAL - "God Was In Christ"

There is a God. He is an eternal, infinite, invisible, indivisible Spirit. In eternity past, our Father had no body. But He sired a human son in the womb of Mary, and incarnated Himself in that body. The Father dwells in - inhabits - the human Son. God is in Christ. Not one-third of God. Not one member of a fictional three-member Godhead. Not merely "God the Son" (an unscriptural title). The fullness of God is in Jesus. The Father is in the Son.

2 Corinthians 5:19 - "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself."

PRINCIPLE - "We Walk By Faith, Not By Sight"

Your natural senses can only discern the things of nature. Your eyes see the material world around you. Your nose discerns its smells. Your ears discern its sounds. Your tongue discerns its tastes. But the things of God can only be discerned by your spirit. Your natural man cannot discern the things of God. Physical senses do not detect spirit. Your spirit must reach out in faith to His Spirit. Only by faith, can you see and hear what is going on in God's world. Have faith in God.

2 Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

PROPHECY - "We Must All Appear Before The Judgment Seat Of Christ"

Every human being on earth desperately needs to hear this announcement: "You have an appointment with Jesus Christ." People from every nation, tribe and tongue will one day stand face-to-face with Jesus Christ on His White Throne (Revelation 20:11-15). Everyone whose name is not found in the Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire. 

2 Corinthians 5:10 - "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "No Filthiness, Foolish Talking, Or Jesting, But Thanks"

Modern Christianity has turned the Church-house into a comedy club. Abominable! Everything about the scriptures teach sobriety. Comedy is almost without exception the practice of satire, mockery, denigration, humiliation, etc. Contrariwise, godliness demands respect, honor, reverence, truth and honesty. Furthermore, we tolerate lewd, profane, vile conversations; grieving the Holy Ghost as we do. We are not to be citizens of this world, but citizens of Heaven. Our conversation and citizenship should be consistent. We need to clean up our act. 

Ephesians 5:4 - "Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks."

PRINCIPAL - "Saints Are Ambassadors For Christ"

Worldly-minded people resist contemplating the terrors of divine judgment. Most men flee from the suggestion that they will face Almighty God in a sobering judgment, after which they will either enter into the Presence of the Lord, or be condemned forever to Hell. But saints of God are Ambassadors of Heaven, sent to declare the truth to all men. "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men."

2 Corinthians 5:20 - "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God."

PRINCIPLE - "Old Things Are Passed Away, All Things Become New"

The "earnest" (down-payment) of the Spirit (the baptism of the Holy Ghost) is a token of eternal life. The old man must die, but the new man, born of the Holy Ghost, will never die. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." We must abandon our living for mortal gratification, and die to self. Live for the cause of Christ, unto everlasting life!

2 Corinthians 5:15 - "They which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them."

PROPHECY - "Dying Saints Go Straight To Heaven To Be With Jesus"

Does the soul sleep? No. Only the body sleeps. Jesus told the thief at Calvary, "today, thou shalt be with me in paradise." Only the mortal body will sleep in death. What about the sinner? The rich man of Jesus' story in Luke 16 died and woke up immediately in hell. Meanwhile, the poor man, Lazarus, was immediately carried by the angels into Abraham's company in paradise. The angels of God come to escort born-again saints directly into heaven.

2 Corinthians 5:8 - "...willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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MALICE 

harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite.

PRAYER - "Put Away Evil Speaking, Bitterness, Wrath, Malice"

You do not have to pray to be talking to God. God hears even your daily conversations, so if your conversation betrays your prayers, be warned. "Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment," Matthew 12:36. Our future is, in large part, determined by the things we say. Bad attitudes corrupt our speech. Bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and malice poison our words. Sanctified hearts produce sanctified words.

Ephesians 4:31 - "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice."

PRINCIPAL - "The Life Of Jesus - Treasure In Earthen Vessels"

"We have this treasure in earthen vessels." The weak, suffering human vessel adds nothing to the treasure, but the treasure - the life of Jesus - gives us eternal life. "We are troubled ...yet not distressed; ...perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body."

2 Corinthians 4:11 - "We which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh."

PRINCIPLE - "Our Gospel Is Hid To Those Who Are Lost"

An unbelieving mind is Satan's playground. "If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." Believe the Gospel, and truth will appear with great clearness!

2 Corinthians 4:6 - "God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

PROPHECY - "Our Light Affliction Works An Eternal Weight In Glory"

No matter how great the hardships a child of God must endure, the grace of God will "redound (super-abundantly compensate for those afflictions) to the glory of God." "Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Your eternal rewards in His majestic Kingdom will infinitely exceed everything you have ever suffered for Him.

2 Corinthians 4:18 - "For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "Let No Corrupt Communication Out Of Your Mouth"

We must walk worthy of our calling to follow Jesus. We must radically change our behavior from selfish, worldly and carnal to godly, righteous and holy. "Put off concerning the former conversation [conduct] the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and ...put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour."

Ephesians 4:29 - "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."

PRINCIPAL - "The Lord Is That Spirit Who Removes The Veil"

Not one factor in the New Testament Church is more essential than the presence and infilling of the Holy Spirit. Without being filled with the Holy Ghost, you are an outsider looking in. Without the Holy Ghost, the veil remains between you and God. The Holy Ghost removes the veil.

2 Corinthians 3:15-17 - "Unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

PRINCIPLE - "We Are Changed Into His Image By His Spirit"

The Church is not the product of psychology, psychiatry, sociology or any other human agency of behavior modification. The Church is molded and made by the supernatural workings of the Holy Ghost. Divine change must be divinely choreographed. Nothing but His Spirit can change me. Not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit. You must be filled with the Holy Ghost.

2 Corinthians 3:18 - "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

PROPHECY - "He Who Raised Up Jesus Shall Also Raise Us"

Eternal life. Many religions teach it, but none other than Jesus Christ demonstrated that life after death is really possible. Jesus rose from the dead. No other religious teacher did. The power of our Creator was manifest and proven in Christ, giving us more than enough reason to believe that we, too, may live again - and forever! Because Jesus lives, we can be assured that God is also able to raise us from the dead.

2 Corinthians 4:14 - "Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "Let No Corrupt Communication Out Of Your Mouth"

We must walk worthy of our calling to follow Jesus. We must radically change our behavior from selfish, worldly and carnal to godly, righteous and holy. "Put off concerning the former conversation [conduct] the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and ...put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour."

Ephesians 4:29 - "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."

PRINCIPAL - "The Lord Is That Spirit Who Removes The Veil"

Not one factor in the New Testament Church is more essential than the presence and infilling of the Holy Spirit. Without being filled with the Holy Ghost, you are an outsider looking in. Without the Holy Ghost, the veil remains between you and God. The Holy Ghost removes the veil.

2 Corinthians 3:15-17 - "Unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

PRINCIPLE - "We Are Changed Into His Image By His Spirit"

The Church is not the product of psychology, psychiatry, sociology or any other human agency of behavior modification. The Church is molded and made by the supernatural workings of the Holy Ghost. Divine change must be divinely choreographed. Nothing but His Spirit can change me. Not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit. You must be filled with the Holy Ghost.

2 Corinthians 3:18 - "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

PROPHECY - "He Who Raised Up Jesus Shall Also Raise Us"

Eternal life. Many religions teach it, but none other than Jesus Christ demonstrated that life after death is really possible. Jesus rose from the dead. No other religious teacher did. The power of our Creator was manifest and proven in Christ, giving us more than enough reason to believe that we, too, may live again - and forever! Because Jesus lives, we can be assured that God is also able to raise us from the dead.

2 Corinthians 4:14 - "Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "Here Is The Patience And Faith Of The Saints"

We want to be able to resolve every trial and tribulation by prayer and supplication. But prayer demands patience and faith. Many prayers are not answered immediately. We must force ourselves to remember that those who hold us captive will someday be held captive by God. Those who would kill us will one day be killed by the hand of God. Have patience and faith.

Revelation 13:10 - "He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints."

PRINCIPAL - "The Ark Of His Testament"

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" may be an exciting action story, but you can forget ever seeing the Ark of the Covenant on earth. The Ark vanished when Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon captured Jerusalem. "They shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it," Jeremiah 3:16. During Jesus' 1000-year earthly rule, the Ark will be gone. The glory of God resides in Jesus. The Ark now sits in Heaven. 

Revelation 11:19 - "And there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament."

PRINCIPLE - "The Pernicious Sins Of The Last Generation"

They worship devils. They worship idols. They are godless, God-hating, pagan sons of Lucifer. They are murderers. They practice sorcery. They are fornicators - sexually and morally unrestrained. They are thieves. These are the notable and pernicious sins of this last generation who will utterly refuse to repent, even when Almighty God pours out the very worst plagues ever. Definitely sounds like our generation.

Revelation 9:20-21 - "The men ...yet repented not ...that they should not worship devils, and idols ...Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts."

PROPHECY - "A Voice From The Four Horns Of The Golden Altar"

God receives the prayers of all the saints across the golden altar in Heaven (8:3). From the horns of that altar of prayer, John reported a voice instructing four angels to launch the Sixth Trumpet War. One-third of all mankind will die. This greatest war in history is launched from the altar of prayer. Is this great end-of- the-age event somehow an answer to multitudes of prayers of the saints of all ages? Perhaps!

Revelation 9:13-14 "I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel..."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "That You May Comprehend His Breadth, Depth, Height"

Paul communicated his strong desire that the Ephesians would be "strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height." I pray that for you, here and now. Be filled with His Spirit. Know Jesus intimately, and deep within your soul.

Ephesians 3:19 - "And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."

PRINCIPAL - "The Savour Of Life Unto Life, Death Unto Death"

A savour is a fragrance or an odor. Paul said that when we have the true knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, we have a savour, an odor, a fragrance. Our knowledge of Jesus is a sweet fragrance to God. But our fragrance affects people variously. Those who love God also think we have a sweet smell of life. But those who hate God hate our smell. We smell like death to them.

2 Corinthians 2:16 - "To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life."

PRINCIPLE - "Saints: Epistles From Christ, Read And Known Of Men"

An epistle is a writing sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal letter. Paul did not think he needed letters of commendation to present himself to the Ephesians, because "Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men." Real saints of God are letters from God to the world.

2 Corinthians 3:3 - "Ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

PROPHECY - "A New Ministry - Serving The Testament Of The Spirit"

"[God] hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." Those who served the Old Testament ceremonies administered death, because the Law rendered everyone sinful. But we who serve the New Covenant administer grace via the Gospel plan of salvation (John 3:3-5; Acts 2:38). When we preach the baptism of the Holy Ghost, we administer life to those who will have it.

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38

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PRAYER - "We Have Boldness And Access With Confidence To Him"

God opened the door of the Gospel to the Gentiles after the Jews rejected Jesus and crucified Him. Paul and the other Apostles received a divine revelation that the Gentiles should become fellowheirs and partakers of the promises of Christ. He called it "the dispensation of the grace of God," and "the unsearchable riches of Christ." Previously, all these things were hidden mysteries to the Gentiles, but now we can have fellowship with what was formerly a mystery. We can "fellowship the mystery."

Ephesians 3:12 - "In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him."

PRINCIPAL - "Satan's Devices - The Devil's Mind"

Forgiveness. Paul urged the saints to forgive one who had sinned, "lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices." The Greek source-word is elsewhere translated "mind," or "thought." We are not ignorant of the way Satan thinks. He will turn unforgiveness into hurt, hurt into bitterness, bitterness into rebellion, and finally rebellion into deception. Unforgiveness leads to deception. Once deceived, we reject God. That is why we must ALWAYS forgive!

2 Corinthians 2:11 - "Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices [mind, thoughts]."

PRINCIPLE - "Punishment Led To Sorrow, Repentance, Forgiveness"

In Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, he excommunicated one who committed incest. In his second epistle, he attempted to restore the man. "I would not come again to you in heaviness. ...out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; ...Sufficient to such a man is this punishment." He apparently "sorrowed unto repentance" (7:9), so Paul urged everyone to forgive.

2 Corinthians 2:7,10 - "Ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. ...To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also."

PROPHECY - "The Earnest Of The Spirit - God's Security Pledge"

A large purchase, such as a home or business, often requires an earnest payment to hold the property until the entire legal transaction can be consummated. The earnest is a small percentage of the total purchase price given to "seal the deal." The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the earnest of our eternal reward. Paul called it, "the earnest of our inheritance," (Ephesians 1:14). The Holy Ghost is our first taste of the world to come.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 - "He which stablisheth us ....is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts."

Plan of Salvation read acts 2:38