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Get off the Mind Couch You Are Salt and Light Have you thought of yourself being added to a boiling soup to make it sweet for those who will eat it? Have you also thought of yourself as a cold freezer to store and preserve food otherwise it will go very bad? Have you thought of yourself to be light that shines in darkness to help people see and at the same time make them uncomfortable because of the brightness of your light? These are exactly what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5. May Jesus help us to understand what He expects of us because of His Holy Spirit that lives in us, so we can do something. Matthew 5: 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to ev...

BLESSED ARE YOU IN 2017! We begin the New Year 2017 in the beatitudes as we continue our study of Mathew 5. We are wishing everyone “Happy New Year!” What do we really mean? And what is “Happy”? The Words of Jesus “Blessed are you” in the Beatitudes can also mean “Happy are you!” We all want to be happy and blessed this year. But take a look at the lists of people who are blessed according to Jesus: Matthew 5 The Beatitudes: “One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them. 3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[a] for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. 6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. 7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 God blesses thos...

The Savior, the Messiah is born - Don't be afraid! Merry Christmas Luke 2:8-14 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Like the shepherds, when you see “the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified”. Only holiness without sin can stand God’s radiance. The Lord i...

Jesus on My Terms? Merry Obedience/Christmas! Imagine expecting a savior all your life and when He shows up he is not in the package you expected and accepting him will cost you everything you are. Ruined wedding and honeymoon? Reputation is what people think of you but it may not be what you really are. Most of us work very hard for good reputation and sacrifice our real self which can only be found in truth. This Christmas meet a man who found and held unto the truth at the expense of his reputation. Joseph met Jesus and accepted Him in Jesus’ terms not at his own terms. Joseph obeyed the voice of God at the expense of his reputation. Jesus will cost you everything including dying to self. Please read this version of the Christmas account in Matthew 1:18-23: 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and n...

Psalm 95 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. 3 For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods. Dear Friends and Family We have so much to be thankful for. I thank God that am alive and well to wish you Happy Thanksgiving. My stroke in June this year could have ushered me into His presence earlier than I would have wished. I thank God for you and for your prayers and love and caring. You have impacted my life and lives of many others around you. Thank you. We thank God for our families and for this nation in which we live. We thank God that the election is finally over. Above all we thank God the Father for His Son Jesus Christ whom He sacrificed on the Cross to pay for our sins and to grant us everlasting relationship with him. Like I said, we all have so much to thank God. Even Mrs. Turkey the bird does. ...

CALL TO PRAY During the election campaign, I told few friends and family members that Donald Trump would be the next president of America. Trump’s election as president defiles all logic and common sense especially when you looked at the polls, the media and Trump himself. I likened Trump to Jephthah (Judges 11) who ruled Israel as judge, a fighter against the Ammonites. It said his mother was a prostitute and his brothers “hated” him but they choose him to lead Israel. Jephthah became a reformed “rebel” whom God used to accomplish his purposes in Israel. I said all that to say let’s pray and keep praying. 5 “God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. 6 “For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’ 7 “God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man, That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His ...

Why is America Angry and Raging? There is rage all over America - on the streets, at homes, on TV, and even in the churches. There are demonstration in many cities and people are shouting at each other. There are accusations and counter accusations of racism and whose life matter and who does not matter. Then there is the election and the utter hatred and disdain for the presidential candidates. Why America why? The rage is a camouflage and it is really a rage against God. “Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” Psalm 2:1-3. The nations rage and so America rage. The rage is all against God and his Anointed One, the Son of God, the Messiah, the Christ. When we have said no to God as a nation we are raging. We have enacted laws in our land that are clearly con...