Power Of The Cross

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Power Of The Cross

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 The Power Of The Cross

April 19, 2018

Greeting friends grace and peace to you in the name of God our Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. I thank God for this wonderful opportunity to share with you God’s word concerning the power of the cross in our lives. I pray that God opens your heart and your mind so that you may increase your understanding and be an even more blessing to others. If anyone is reading that don’t know Christ, Lord I pray that you open their eyes of understanding enabling them to see and seek to be saved by Jesus Christ. Thank you, Lord, in Jesus Name Amen.

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I’m Only Human

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I’m Only Human

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Brothers, sisters and friends, greeting, grace and peace to you in the name Of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I thank God for this opportunity to share His word with you. I will be sharing with you concerning our relationship with sin. Lord, I pray that you guide my mind as I reason with my friends concerning our relationship with sin and with Christ.  Lord open the hearts and minds of all who read this message and help us make application of what we learn to our lives. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.

“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”—Romans 6:11.

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Not By Might Nor By Power

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“Not by Might nor by Power”

“My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power …” (
1 Corinthians 2:4).

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In preaching the Gospel we are not to highlight how knowledgeable we are and how articulate and persuasive we are with words as if by doing so we will be able to bring people to the Lord. We must concentrate on making sure that we are grounded by faith in God, while we proclaim the gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. As we make sure that our proclamation is clear we must not depend on that effort alone. We must depend and rely on the Holy Spirit.  We must rely on the certainty of God’s redemption power. God will create His life in people, we can not.

Once you are rooted in the reality of redemption nothing can shake you.  If you put your trust in experiences, anything is likely to upset your faith. Nothing can ever change God or the reality of redemption.  If you base your faith on that, you are eternally secure as God Himself.  Once you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, you will never be moved again. That is what is meant by sanctification. God disapproves of human efforts to cling to the concept that sanctification is merely an experience, forgetting that even our sanctification must also be sanctified.

And for their sakes, I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth (John 17:19).

Once you are rooted in reality, nothing can shake you. If your faith is in experiences, anything that happens is likely to upset that faith. But nothing can ever change God or the reality of redemption. Base your faith on that, and you are as eternally secure as God Himself. Once you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, you will never be moved again. That is the meaning of sanctification. God disapproves of our human efforts to cling to the concept that sanctification is merely an experience while forgetting that even our sanctification must also be sanctified (see
John 17:19). I must deliberately give my sanctified life to God for His service so that He can use me as His hands and His feet. 

Jesus said I Am the Way and the Truth and The Life, no one can come to my Father except by me (John 14:6). The only way you can be forgiven and receive the gift of eternal life is t believe in the work of Jesus Christ (John 3:16).  Do You believe? Let me know, Blog Me.

God Bless You

Reginald Stevens

 

 

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The Law of Opposition

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April 15, 2018

The Law of Opposition

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“To him who overcomes …” (
Revelation 2:7).

Greeting Friends, grace and peace to you in the name of God our Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. May God continue to bless you and strengthen you for the days to come.  God, I ask that you use me to share your word with those who are and those who are not your people. To edify those who are and to encourage those who are not, In Jesus name Amen

In the natural world and the supernatural realm life without war is impossible. The fact is there is a continuing struggle in the physical, spiritual, mental, and moral areas of life.

The balance between the physical parts of my body and everything around me including the forces surrounding me is health. In order to maintain good health, I must have enough eternal strength to fight off things that are external. Everything outside my physical life is designed to put me to rest. All the elements that sustain while I am alive, work to decay and disintegrate my body once It is dead. Inner strength is needed to fight and help produce the balance needed for good health.  The same is true for mental health. If I intend on maintaining a strong and active mental life, I have to fight. This struggle produces the mental balance called thought.

Morally it is the same. Anything that does not strengthen me morally is the enemy of virtue within me. Whether I overcome, thereby producing virtue, depends on the level of moral excellence in my life. But we must fight to be moral. Morality does not happen by accident; moral virtue is acquired.

Spiritually it is also the same. anything that is not spiritual leads to my troubles and tribulations, but Jesus said ” but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. I must learn to fight against the things that come against me, by following the instructions given by Jesus. Only by being obedient to the instructions given by Jesus can we fight and produce the balance of holiness which is between my nature and the law of God.  Putting the Lord first in all things, then meeting the opposition will be a delight. Trust Jesus today if you have not done so already. You will instantly overcome the world. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in Him shall not perish but shall have everlasting life( John 3:16).  Do you believe? Let me know Blog me. 

God bless you

Reginald Stevens

 

 

 

 

 

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The Temple Of The Holy Spirit

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” only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you: (Gen 41:40).

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I am under God’s authority and  I am accountable to Him for the way I control my self.  This is the attitude we should have as Christians. Paul said He did not “set aside the grace of God” – or count is as ineffective as to the way He conducts himself  (Gal 2:21).  The grace of God is limitless, and it is absolute, as is the work of salvation through Jesus Christ is complete forever. Once you ask Jesus to save you it is done completely.  You don’t have to go through life with the burden of not knowing if you are still saved, as if God saved you but He left it up to you to stay saved. The work of salvation just like the plan is completely dependent on God.  I am saved, I am not going through the process of being saved. I am saved now for eternity.

 

Since I am saved I am not to live as though I am not. God expects me to use the gifts He has given me to reach out and help others. As a person saved by the grace of God, I am responsible for the acts I perform with my body. I can’t help anyone if, even though I am saved I live and carry myself as if I have not been saved. If I don’t work out the salvation God has given me, in my body, I will not be able to lead anyone to Christ.  One could rightly say: you are telling me to do this and that, but you don’t practice what you preach.  We who are saved must like Paul  ” Work out my own salvation”.(Phil 2:12).  We must be bold and exhibit openly in our bodies the life of Christ.  Paul expressed it this way, ” I discipline my body and bring it into subjection (1 Cor 9:27). God has given us the responsibility to bring our bodies under absolute control. We have been given us the Authority to rule over the temple of the Holy Spirit. This includes our thoughts and desires (1 Cor 6: 19). We are much more harsh in our judgment of others than we are when it concerns judging ourselves’ We make excuses when it concerns something we have or have not done, but we condemn things that concern others. for the simple reason that we are not inclined to do what they have done.

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service (Rom 12:1). The decision is left up to me to agree with God that my body is indeed the temple of the Holy Spirit.  We must make it personal. once we agree all of the rules and regulations concerning the body Is summed up in this truth. – my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.

My friends settle the sin question in your life today so that you won’t have to worry about it in the future. So that you may enjoy your life with a restored relationship with God.  Only God can save you and He made the necessary provisions through the death Of His Son. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, thou shall be saved (Rom 10:9).  Do you Believe Let me know, blog me.

God Bless You   

Reginald Stevens

 

 

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You Must Be Born Again

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From Time To Eternity 

                                                         Rev. Reginald Stevens 

                                                                                                            April 4, 2018 

You Must Be Born Again 

Greetings my friends, grace, and peace to you in the name of our great God,  in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I thank God for you and this opportunity that He has given me to share His word with you, to increase your knowledge in His word, to enable us to defend the gospel, with wisdom and understanding, so that you can be instrumental in helping others to make a conscious decision to born again by choosing Jesus as their savior. Lord, please bless this effort in Jesus name Amen. 

I have asked numerous people if they had been saved. Many of their answers were very interesting. Their answers were similar.  One of the answers is, I use to go to church when I was young. Or my grandmother would take me to church with her when I was a kid. If I would have asked is your grandmother saved, the answer would be a definitive yes. This is similar to the Jewish people claiming their salvation is guaranteed because of their being descendants of Abraham (John 8:39).  This is erroneous and fatal. 

Along with this erroneous thinking, we devise our own plan of salvation just in case the grandmother theory doesn’t work. We seem to have some knowledge concerning salvation. This knowledge is innate. Such as, we know that God exists, with that knowledge we know that we are accountable to God for our actions (Romans 2:15). God wrote His laws upon our hearts, this is the reason God knows that we know the difference between right and wrong.  Our plan is to experience life and the things that the world has to offer. Then I will do a lot of good works, such as help the sick, feed the poor, and just be a good Samaritan. I figure that I won’t have to depend on what God did for me before the foundations of the world (Eph 1:4). I won’t have to rely on the provisions God made for me out of His love for me, God may change his mind. This is what I devise to do, I will do so much good that when God compare my goodness with my evil works, He will be obligated to allow me a seat at the table in heavenly places. This is an erroneously devised plan and an eternally fatal mistake. Jesus said, “I Am the way and the truth and the life, no one can come to my Father unless it is by Me. 

My friends God is not obligated to anyone for anything. God isn’t dependent on anyone for anything. The fact of the matter is everything and everyone is dependent on God. The one thing we would like to be assured, just as Nicodemus wanted to be assured that what He had been doing is acceptable before God ensuring his place in heaven. Jesus Told Him you must be Born again. Nicodemus was perplexed, He was confused and couldn’t understand how a person can be born again. The Birth that Jesus is referring to is spiritual.  The only way you can be born of the spirit is to believe in God’s Son and the work He did on our behalf, by dying on the cross for our sins. The moment you believe in Jesus, that is when you are born again. It is not dependent on any work you have done to earn it. The new birth is a work of God. Everyone comes the same way, and that way is through Jesus. The moment you are saved the Holy Spirit baptizes you into the Church (Acts 1:5).  You are permanently indwelled By the Holy Spirit, and you are sealed by the Holy Spirit which is a guarantee of your salvation (Eph 1:11). Jesus said ” unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God (John 3:5). Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God (1Cor 15:50). 

My friends face the facts, you must be born again. God has done all the work all you have to do is believe in Jesus. To you the new birth is a gift, to God, it cost the life of His Son.  Do you believe?  Brothers and sisters, I hope this message has encouraged you to reach out to the lost, Jesus is coming soon, Amen. 

God Bless You 

Rev Reginald Stevens  

 

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Woman Behold Thy Son

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When Jesus, therefore, saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith unto his mother, woman behold thy son!. Then He saith to the disciple, behold thy mother! and from that hour that disciple took her to his home. (John 19:26-27).

Jesus put into practice that which He preached. Jesus saw his mother, the one who He loved and the one who was experiencing that which she could not ever have imagined. Her Son who is to save the world is being put to death right before her eyes.  Her firstborn Son that was literally given to her by God.  He saw her and he knew her suffering and pain, the way that no one else can. She was chosen by God to give a supernatural birth to a supernatural person. Mary was chosen to give birth to the creator of the universe. Mary was chosen to participate in the greatest miracle of all, God becoming one of the creatures He created and at the same time Remaining God. The God-man.  To see him dying and suffering on the cross was like tearing Mary’s heart out of her chest.

Jesus acknowledged that He had a responsibility to His Family, to provide for His mother. Jesus on other occasions expressed that you must love God more than anyone else.  He chose the person or persons that one would love more than anyone else to illustrate, our parents and or our children. The love relationship between a parent and their children is very strongly bonded.  Jesus expressed that your love for God must come first, stronger, and then your parents and your children, and brothers and sisters and friends. based on the love you have for God, you are to also take care of your responsibility toward family and fellowman.  If a man says that he loves God and hate his brother he is a liar and the truth is not in him ( 1 John 4:20).   Through the first three words, Christ revealed his work as the great high priest.  He interceded for transgressors,  He proclaimed pardon for the penitent,  and He bestowed blessings on  His own.  Amen! Thank You, Jesus, for all you have done and all you are doing for me.

If you don’t know Jesus concerning the pardon of your sin,  trust Him today. He has already been praying for you. He is ready to declare pardon for you when you repent., and He wants to bless you with eternal life, and much, much, more.  Believe in Jesus and the work He did by dying on the cross for your sins and mine.  If you believe in Jesus let me know,

God bless you

Rev. Reginald Stevens

 

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Lord, Remember Me

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Jesus said unto him, “Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43).

Greetings brothers and sisters grace and peace to you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.   I Thank God for you because you have obeyed the doctrine put forth by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While Jesus was downing on the cross He made reference to the impending future concerning the fate of one who has been forgiven. Lord lead me and guide me as I share with my friends concerning the future with Christ. In Jesus name, I pray Amen.

       As the Lord was on the cross the soldiers along with the people that were there riled Him and mocked Him saying, He saved others, now let Him Save Himself.  A sign was hanged over His head, written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.  The superscription read This Is The King Of The Jews. One of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him saying If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us, But the other answering rebuked him, saying Dost thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. and He said to Jesus, Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom (Luke 23:39-42).

Jesus tearing down the barrier that blinded the heart of this thief causing him to see more clearly as to who it is he is being put to death next to .  while this malefactor was on the cross suddenly understood that this situation that he is in is very dyer. He saw that the hope of his salvation was crucified next to Him.  He understood that Jesus was innocent and didn’t deserve what He was receiving and that they did. He also at that point in time he expressed verbally what He had suddenly come to understand.  He called Him Lord, He acknowledged  Christ would being going to His Kingdom.  The malefactor confessed with His mouth, Jesus Christ is Lord, And He believed in His heart that God will raise Him from the dead.

Jesus Said to him “Today,”  So there will be no soul sleep. This is going to happen today. There is life after death,  Thou shall be with me today in paradise. Paradise is only given to the repentant one. Repentance is a  personal and individual decision. Not all will repent so not all will be in paradise.  All of us who have repented will go to be with the Lord at the appointed time of our death. If we have believed, we will not come into judgment, but we will pass from death to life, according to John 5:24).  Today not tomorrow, Today not the last day, today not resurrection day. Halleluja,  Today as soon as I close my eyes, hallelujah, thank you, Jesus,  Thank You, Lord.

My friends do you believe in Jesus this is the most important decision you will ever make in your entire life. God bless you. If you believe let me know, Blog me. 

Rev. Reginald Stevens

 

 

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Father Forgive Them

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Greetings brothers and sisters grace and peace to you in the name of God our Father and  The Son and the Holy Spirit. I am always thankful for the privilege of sharing God’s word with you.  Lord thank you for this opportunity, Lord open the eyes of those who don’t believe as well as those who don’t know Jesus concerning the pardoning of their sin. Lord touch their hearts,  in Jesus name Amen. https://fromtimetoeternity.com/?p=2653&preview=true

When Jesus reached a place called Calvary, there they crucified Him. there were two malefactors that were crucified at about the same time.  Some of those that were present railed at Him. Some were saying you said that you could rebuild the temple in three days, save yourself from that cross.  Then Jesus in His humiliation said the most beautiful words ever spoken in the history of the world. Father forgive them for they know not what they do. These are the most important words ever spoken in the history of the world. Jesus interceding on behalf of the human race.  Jesus The great high priest making the only sacrifice to please God,  and save our souls from eternal hell and fire and suffering. The sacrifice of our Lord is the greatest expression of love ever and it did not depend upon anything we have done. This expression is pure love, that God has for the people He created,

Jesus came to forgive sinners, For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). This forgiveness Christ ask for restored our relationship with God as our father.  But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name (John 1:12).  Even if the people that were involved in the crucifixion and the railing and the cruel behavior didn’t understand fully what they were doing the Lord’s intercessory pray was also for them, they also needed to be forgiven.  We all need this forgiveness. Everyone needs this forgiveness, and God wants to give it to us

If you don’t know Jesus concerning the forgiveness of your sin,  God loves you and He wants to forgive you for your sins and restore with you a relationship with Him. Jesus said God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that whosoever believe in Him shall not Perish but shall have everlasting life. Amen! Thank you, Lord Jesus. 

God Bless You

Reginald Stevens

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