Category: Salvation

Pure In Heart

THE MOST IMPORTANT “ATTITUDE” WHEN THE LORD IS TEACHING US ANYTHING IS TO HAVE A PURE HEART:
MATT 5:3-12 ARE OUR CHRISTIAN ATTITUDES
I WILL REFER TO ONE OF the BEATITUDES ON THE SERMON OF THE MOUNT
MATT 5: 8 BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART: FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.

BE ABLE TO HEAR AND SEE THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD
1 Samuel 16:6-7: 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him .7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
• The scales need to come off our eyes, heart, and mind
• This is part of our renewal process
• We cooperate with the Lord
• When the scales come off, we can see the truth

HAVE SPIRITUAL EARS
We get those through hearing the Word of God
Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God.
• Hearing through spiritual ears
• There is something called spiritual deafness
• Can cause us not to have faith
• We can command spiritual deafness off our spiritual ears
Matt 11:15: He that hath ears to hear let him hear
• Hear what the Spirit is saying
• Not what we think we should hear
Matt 13:16: But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears for they hear
• When we see and hear the way God does,
• we will have a burden to intercede

The Body of Christ Needs Intercessors – The Lord is calling Intercessor He can trust and that have a Pure Heart.

Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

Intercession– is basically as Ezekiel 22:30 says – make up the hedge, and stand in the gap (DEFINITION FROM DICTIONARY

To expose oneself for the protection of something
To make a defense against an attacking danger
To take the place of a fallen defender or supporter

JESUS IS THE GREATEST INTERCESSOR – HE IS OUR EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW
Hebrews 1:3” Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high
Romans 8:34: Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.”
HE INTERCEDED FOR –STOOD IN THE GAP FOR ALL OF MANKIND
Isaiah 53:12: Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• His death was not an accident
• Jesus willingly came
• “pour out his soul unto death.”
• Most important: made intercession for the transgressors
• Transgressors: The criminal, delinquent, felon, evildoer, reprobate

THIS IS WHERE WE NEED THAT CHANGE OF HEART

“Bare the sin of many” and made intercession for the transgressors. (people that everyone hates and judges)

He saw things that way his Father saw them
That’s how we have to be

LIVE FOR JESUS AND SEEK TO HAVE A PURE HEART

MATT 5: 8 BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART: FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.

Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.

Unity In Jesus

By Pastor Dennis Williams

Unity in Jesus

AND IN JOHN CHAPTER 17: VS 11 AND VS 20-23
• VS 11 JESUS PRAYED THAT WE WOULD BE ONE JUST AS HE AND THE FATHER ARE ONE
John 17:11: And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
• Christians may belong to different fellowships,
• but we all belong to the Lord
• and to each other.

John 17:20-23: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Jesus was also praying for ones that would become Christians
Jesus is praying that His people experience a spiritual unity
that is like the oneness of the Father and the Son.
Jesus wants His Church to increase and grow
That those that come into the faith can also be one in Christ

Vs. 23: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

It is all about Jesus
How is the World going to know that Jesus is real
What the lost world can see in a Christian is what they will believe about God.
The gift of God through Jesus Christ is for “Whosoever will”

Revelation 22:17: And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will let him take the water of life freely.

Whosoever will accept that Blood Sacrifice of Jesus Christ belongs the Jesus

THE APOSTLE PAUL INSPIRES BELIEVERS WORK “TOGETHER”

Eph 2:5–6, &vs 22.: Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: vs. 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

THE UNITY OF THE BODY OF CHRIST IN

Eph 4:4–6: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

We are encouraged to be united in our faith.
So if we are of the Faith of God
No matter where we go on this earth
If that fellowship is of the faith, we won’t be outcast
It should not matter what race, nationality, or how you look
We are accepted in the beloved of God

THE WORK OF THE CHURCH IS TO MAKE DISCIPLES

Remember Jesus said in John 17:20-21: Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

How a person looks on the outside does not matter
What race or nationality they are
What language they speak
How good or how bad they are

THEY ARE CANDIDATES TO RECEIVE THE GIFT OF SALVATION

JESUS IS COMING BACK FOR A BRIDE WHO IS WITHOUT SPOT OR WRINKLE.

The fact that men will be in that number
Shows that this will not be an earthly Bride
We are talking about a Heavenly supernatural Bride
Consisting of men, women, and children
All types, shapes, sizes, and colors

ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR STATUS IN LIFE ARE EQUAL IN GOD’S EYES

LOVE: THE SUPREME COMMAND OF BELIEVERS IS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

We are to love one another just as Jesus has loved us

“A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another”Jn.13:34-35.

“This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you” Jn.15:12.

Jesus loves us all today.

If you feel the Lord tugging at your heart: or you once knew the Lord and went away from HIM. Just say this prayer, Dear Lord Jesus,

Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me of all my sins and come into my heart and life. I give you my body, soul, and spirit. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Trust in God

By Pastor Dennis Williams

Trust in God

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Heb 13:8
This is a time when many are giving up on God and unbelievers are turning a cold shoulder
• May be due to what is going on in the world
• Or what may be going in your personal life
• But the Bible says God is the same, yesterday, today and forever
• Though this world is changing Jesus will never change

Jeremiah 17:5-10: Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• Vs. 5 starts by saying we can’t make humanity our strength
• Because when we do “our heart departeth from the Lord
Psalm 118:8-9: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
John 15:4 – Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
That verse in Jeremiah 15:5 also says: “When we trust in humanity, our heart departeth from the Lord.”
• We did some teaching on the Heart
• We found out that the Heart can deceive us
Vs.9-10 in Jeremiah 17 says The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
• We don’t even know our hearts
• But Jesus does
• He searches the heart and mind and knows how to reward each person
• If we want to know what our hearts are like, we must read the Word and let
the Spirit of God teach us.

Back in Jeremiah 17:6 says
Says: If we put our trust in humanity: “we shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.”
• Heath – is a shrub
• We will be like a plant in the dessert
o Undernourished
o No water –stay close to the Word of God
 Not drinking spiritual water, we will die from dehydration
• Or our physical health will suffer
 “That verse says “but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness
o To avoid drying up and dying spiritually stay close to the Bible and Spirit of God
o So that we can have faith and receive the blessings of God
WE HAVE THE WORD OF GOD TO KEEP US FULLY SPIRITUALLY HYDRATED
Psalm 119:105: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:103: How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever

WE CAN SEE MORE OF THE FRUIT OF WORD OF GOD
John 15:16: Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
• The Lord in his infinite found us when we were lost
• As we dwell in His Love and Word, we will bring forth fruit
Matthew 3:7-8, and vs. 10 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?8 Bring forth; therefore, fruits meet for repentance: vs. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
• For over four hundred years, the nation had not heard the voice of a prophet.
• John came along and preached repentance
• repent means “to change one’s mind and act on that change.”
• More than regret or remorse; he wanted “fruits meet for repentance.”
• That means evidence of a changed mind and a changed life.
LET’S STAY IN A REPENTANT HEART AND CLOSE TO JESUS

Mothers Love

By Pastor Dennis Williams

The Bible frequently talks about the fatherhood of God,

but scripture also describes God in ways consistent with motherhood, too.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT JESUS SAYS AS HE WEEPS OVER JERUSALEM

Matthew 23:37 : O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Jesus uses a mother hen to express the relationship he longs to have with his children.

Other examples:

GOD CARES FOR HIS PEOPLE LIKE AN EAGLE HOVERING OVER HER YOUNG

Deuteronomy 32:11: As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

GOD IS CONCERNED FOR HIS PEOPLE LIKE A MIDWIFE CARES FOR THE CHILD SHE’S DELIVERED

Psalm 22:9-10: But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.

GOD WILL NEVER FORGET HIS CHILDREN LIKE A MOTHER WILL NOT FORGET THEIR NURSING CHILD

Isaiah 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

GOD COMFORTS HIS PEOPLE LIKE A NURSING MOTHER

Isaiah 66:13 : As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

GOD EXPERIENCES THE ANGER OF A MOTHER BEAR WHO’S BEEN ROBBED OF HER CUBS

Hosea 13:8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

THERE MAY BE WOMEN LISTENING TODAY:
THAT JESUS TRANSFORMED YOUR LIFE JUST LIKE HE DID A WOMAN CALLED MARY MAGDALENE
A POWERFUL AND FAITHFUL WOMAN THAT FOLLOWED JESUS FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE
Luke 8:1:2: And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
• This scripture shows Mary Magdalene with Jesus and the twelve after receiving deliverance.
o She had a great need before meeting Jesus
o Just like we all do
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
• The Bible shows that after this deliverance, she followed Him for the rest of her life.
• When a human being says there is no hope for you, Jesus says the Devil is the Father of Lies

FATHER OF LIES AND MURDERER
John 8:44: Ye are of your father, the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar and the father of it.
MARY MAGDALENE WAS A FAITHFUL FOLLOWER OF JESUS TO THE END EVEN MORE THAN MOST OF THE TWELVE.

WHEN THE LIFE OF MARY MAGDELENE WAS TOUCHED SHE NEVER LEFT JESUS
• There are many out there that Jesus touched you in a special way
• And now you know there is no other way
As we said in the beginning there different types of Mothers:
Biological mother, Spiritual mother, Pet mother, Single mother, God mother, Grandmother, Foster or Adopted Mother, You were raised by someone that was not your Mother, Mothers who had to give up their babies, Mothers that may have had abortions for whatever reason. Mothers that had miscarriage and lost their child. Jesus knows every one of you.
• Jesus loves each and every one of you
• If you are struggling with any decision that you made or that was made for you
• Jesus cares. He has never stop loving you.
• He forgives you and comfort your hurting heart,
• Even if you are filled with shame and guilt
• All you need to do is ask Jesus to forgive you
• If you are mother to someone and have not given your heart to Jesus
• Or you are a Christian Mom and struggling with decisions or actions you did as a Mom
• The one you called Mother may have abused or misused you.
• You have walked around harboring this pain. Let it go today.
• Jesus will heal you in the coming days (If you just allow HIM)
• Just know Jesus loves the unlovable and forgives them
• He asks those who love Him to forgive them also.

Say this Prayer:
Heavenly Father, In the name of Jesus, I ask you to forgive me for all my sins, things that I thought that may be unforgiveable, you died for them all. I commit or recommit my life to you.9 I ask you to come into my heart and be my personal Saviour and deliver me of all that is inside me that is not of you. Fill me with you Holy Spirit Lord, overflowing. Fill me with your peace, love and acceptance. I forgive my mother or whoever raised me for any ungodly things that were done to to me by them. I give you all my hard heart and hard feelings against anyone in my . I ask you to soften my heart and make me the person that you called me to be by the Power of your Word and Your Spirit. I forgive them Lord just as you have forgiven me. In Jesus name.
If you said that prayer and never said it before you now belong to a spiritual family: The Family of God
• Please read your bible everyday and ask the Lord to direct your life
• Ask Him to lead you to the true Body of Christ here on this earth
Ephesians 2:19-22: Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
John 1:12 – But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:
Romans 12:5 – So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.