THE PEARL

" ...the kindom of heaven is like a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls,

...who, when he had found one pearl of great value...

"...went and sold all that he had and bought it." Matthew 13:45-46


Why is this story in the Bible? How is this example like "the kingdom of God?" The secret is knowing the identity of the players in the story?

The merchant, is Jesus Christ! because a man, gave up everything He had, offered His life as payment? He laid done His life .

But what is it that has such great importance to Him ?  What does the pearl represent ...?

You are the pearl Jesus died on the cross, He surrendered Himself...for you! Do you! know that your salvation was bought at a great price? This is just how valuable you are to God!

Dont ever let anyone let you feel that you are worthless. Jesus gave up everything for you, He sacfificed Himself for you ! You are very important to God --you are needed for His kindgom. You have a purpose in God !


 This is just how priceless you are to Him! God gave up this only son so that  "whoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life, ( JOHN 3:16)
 This is how much He loves you! He surrendred everything for the price of your soul, He asks us to surrender ourselves completely to Him.
 God will heal you --He will deliver you from every problem-- He will care for you --as a precious pearl of great value.

 He has paid the price for your salvation! The work is done! Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior!

Say this simple prayer from your heart

Lord Jesus, you are almighty God. I want you to be Lord of my life, I am a sinner, I am not righteous and have fallen short of your great glory. But I believe that you have paid the price for my sin.
Your death on the cross,
The shedding of your precious blood washes away my sin.
I want you to be my savior, my lord, my friend.
Come into my heart now, Lord Jesus, set me free from the prison of my sin.
And because I believe in you Jesus", I shall not die, but have everlasting life. Thank you Jesus!"
 And now that you have asked Jesus into your heart --go and tell others this Good News-- that God loves us and cares for us all!

God Bless you and welcome to the family of God... !

Choosing to rely on God

1 Chronicles 4:10, we read: "And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that Thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested."

This prayer is composed of four parts. #1 Jabez asking God to bless him. #2, Jabez asked God to enlarge his territory or increase his responsibility. #3, Jabez prayed that God will be with him and stay close. And #4 Jabez asked that God keep him from harm so that he will be free from pain and cause no pain.


The Prayer of Jabez reminds us that everybody struggles with choosing to relying totally on God. Whether you are a focused Christian
or just searching to find out more about God, life is a growing process. It is very clear in reviewing the Prayer of Jabez, that God is faithful in caring for those who seek Him. Jabez sets a great example of how God wants everyone to come to Him through constant and passionate prayer. If you are looking to start a relationship with God or improve your existing relationship with Him, start with prayer. God answers prayers when you trust Him (1 Chronicles 5:20). Prayers to God also please Him (Proverbs 15:8). We can all learn from Jabez and faithfully pray to God always in everything that we do. Amen.

Passover Seder

When God Lays You On His Threshing Floor

GOD'S PURPOSE

Step 1

GOD'S PURPOSE:  PEACE & ETERNAL LIFE

God loves you, and He wants you to live in peace with Him and to receive eternal life.

The Bible says...

"we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."  -ROMANS 5:1

"For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son. that whoever believes in Him

should not perish but have ever lasting life." - John 3:16 (NKJV)

"...the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." ROMANS 6:23

Since God planned for us to be at peace with Him and to have eternal life, why are many people not enjoying this experience?

Step 2

OUR PROBLEM:

SIN & SEPARATION

God did ot make us robots to mindlessly love and obey Him. Instead He gave us a will and freedom of choice.

But, like Adam, we often choose to disobey God and go our own selfish ways (read Genesis chapters 2-3). Ths side of our nature is called sin. and it separates us from God.

The Bible says...

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God... the wages of sin is death" ROMANS 3;23;6;23

"Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden..." GENESIS 3:23 (KJV)

But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear" ISAIAH 59:2(NKJV)

 Our sin separates us from God

Step 3

GOD'S REMEDY:

                                       THE CROSS

Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem of separation from God. He died on the cross and rose from the grave to pay the penalty for our sin-completely bridging the gap between us and God.

The Bible says...

    But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" -ROMANS 5:8

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved"

 - ACTS 4:12

"...God is on one side and all the peole on the other side, and Christ Jesus, Himself man, is between them to bring them together..."  -1TIMOTHY 2:5 (TLB)

"I tell you the turth, whoever hears my works (Jesus) and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemmed: he has crossed over from death to live." 

 -JOHN 5:23

God has provided the only way.... and we must make the choice...

Step 4

OUR RESPONSE;

RECEIVE CHRIST

 We can receive Jesus Christ when we believe in His message and trust in Him alone to save us.

The Bible says...

"All the prophets testifly about Him that very one who believes in Him (Jesus Christ ) receives forgiveness of sins through His name" -ACTS 10;43

"Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God"  -JOHN 1:12

How to Receive Christ

1) Admit your need ( I am a sinner).

              2) Be willing to turn from your sins ( repent)

3)Believe that Jesus Christ died fro you on the cross and rose from the grave,

4)Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy spirit (Receive Him as your Savior.)

What to pray

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am sinful and I need your forgiveness, I believe that you died to pay the penalty for my sin. I want to turn from my sin nature and follow you instead, I invite you to come into my heart and life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

God's Assurance: His Word

If you sincerelty prayed this prayer and asked Jesus Christ to come into your life, do you know what He has given you?

Your New Life

When you receive Christ, you are born into God's family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit, who indwells every believer... this is call regeneration or "new birth" God bless you as you begin your new life in Christ.

The Bible Says.... "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved

 ROMANS 10:13

"He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.  These things I have written to you who beleive in the name of the Son of God, that you many know that you have  eternal life..."

-JOHN 5:12-13 (NKJV)

"Therefore since we have been justified through faith,  we have peace with God throught our Lord Jesus Christ"

By Billy Graham.

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Are All Sins Forgiven ?

  Are all sins forgiven? Your first answer may be yes, but the truth is NO!!! Here in the scriptures it tells us what sin is unforgivable. Reread this a few times there is a lot of revelation in this small section of scriptures ask the Holy Spirit to put a watch over your lips to show you how many times you miss speak. Then make a effort to speak more holy every day.

Mat 12:30  He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Mat 12:31  Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 
Mat 12:32  And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 
Mat 12:33  Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Mat 12:34  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Mat 12:35  A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Mat 12:36  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 
Mat 12:37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

The Rejected Cornerstone,

The Rejected Cornerstone
 Chosen by God
 Psalm 118:22-23 is a prophecy:
 The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.




Fulfillment: Matthew 21:33-44
Mat 21:33  Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
Mat 21:34  And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
Mat 21:35  And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Mat 21:36  Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
Mat 21:37  But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
Mat 21:38  But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Mat 21:39  And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
Mat 21:40  When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
Mat 21:41  They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Mat 21:42  Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mat 21:43  Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Mat 21:44  And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

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