Message To The Church At Ephesus
My video message of the message of Jesus Christ to the Church at Ephesus.
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Tag: Christian Faith
Be Filled With The Holy Spirit
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18
It is God’s desire for you to be constantly filled with the Holy Spirit. Spend time with God in worship, praise, thanksgiving, petition and Bible reading, and desire the Holy Spirit’s infilling.
Also, crave the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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Spend Time With God
If you want to be a mature, victorious christian, learn how to spend time with God and be led by the Holy Spirit. Never ignore the work and role of the Holy Spirit in your life. Learn how to depend on the Holy Spirit for light, wisdom, revelation, understanding, direction and help.
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May The Wickedness Of The Wicked Come To An End
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. Psalm 7:9
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Some Are Not Pilgrims
Messages and Revelations from Christ to the Church
“Some are not pilgrims but pretend to be pilgrims.”
We are pilgrims on a spiritual journey to our promised land of Heaven. There are some people in our midst that are not pilgrims or believers but pretend to be one. Be aware of that.
Be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves. By the direction and power of the Holy Spirit, you can identify false believers and false prophets. Be very careful not to be caught in their nets.
May the Lord Jesus Himself be your shield and protection. May God’s love and mercy surround you always.
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Heavenly Treasures
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:20 ESV)
Fix your eyes on things that are in Heaven. Always look at things from the perspective of the word of God. Remember that this world is temporary, and there is a judgement day and an eternal destination. Do not be distracted, rather, cling to God as you wait for a glorious future in Heaven.
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Know What You Want
And when he came near, he asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight. ” And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well. (Luke 18:40 – 18:42 ESV)
When you go to God in prayer, know exactly what you want God to do for you. Do not be timid and confused in prayer – be bold, confident and expectant! God loves the expectant, persistent, unyielding, patient faith.
Do not loose hope, rather, persevere until you receive. Be a Christian warrior not a Christian coward. God does not like cowardice – He loves bravery and boldness, so be a brave warrior.
May the Lord’s great grace visit you with great power and great glory in Jesus name
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No More Pain – A Place Called Heaven
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. ” (Revelation 21:4 ESV)
There is a day in the future when God will set us completely free from pain, death, sorrow, fear, torment, disappointment and other bad things.
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4
There is a day that victory will be complete and death is completely defeated. There will no longer be anything that makes us sin or causes us to stumble.
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:22 – 27
Right now, we live with sin and deception and as long as those two are here on earth, there will surely be judgement, pain and death. Judgement even begins in the house of God.
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:17
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” 1 Corinthians 15:54
Regardless or who you are are, what you think you are in Christ, you can fall, if you are not humble. Of course when you fall, there will be consequences that feel painful but are actually acts of God’s grace and love. Of course when you fall, God’s grace is available to pick you up again.
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12
God disciplines us so that we will not be condemned together with the world.
So the good news is that there is a place called Heaven, A very wonderful place filled with love, joy and no pain. There, God will wipe away every pain and tear from our eyes.
We will even forget that we ever felt pain or even if we remember, there will be no trauma or stress attached to that memory. Any how, we will be very happy.
Thoughts of Heaven should fill us with thanksgiving and rejoicing. We should rejoice because our names are written in heaven,
However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:20
God has shown me visions of Heaven and I have also had glimpses of Heaven. They are instantaneous and there is no distance. One moment I am here and the next moment, I am in a trance, in Heaven.
Heaven is real! God is real! Praise God. There is a day of constant love, peace, joy, glory and laughter waiting for us in Heaven.
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May You Be Strengthened With All Power
May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.
(Colossians 1:11 ESV)
Never depend on your own power. Power and mercy belong to God. All power in heaven and earth has been given to Jesus. God is the only one that can strengthen you with power.
It is very natural for man to rely on himself, and try to save Himself without God. Eve decided to believe that God does not want good for them. She tried to save herself outside God and she fell. The same thing still happens over and over again.
Look at the case of Sarah and Abraham. God had already promised them a child, yet she convinced Abraham to have a child by Hagar. She depended on herself instead of God.
It is only God that can strengthen us with power in the inner man. With power comes ability. It is a function of the grace of God and man’s power is of no use all.
Is there any area of your life that you are struggling with? God is the one that knows all. He can help you with whatever it is that seems very difficult. He can help you to be a better husband, wife, mother, father, son, daughter, son, friend, employee, entrepreneur.
He knows what we need even before we ask Him. He is the one that gives the power to make wealth. He gives knowledge and skill. He gives talents.
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. Exodus 3:2-5
God is all powerful and glorious He can make you what He wants you to be today. Simply rest in Him and yield to Him in complete surrender.
May God strengthen you with all power, according to His glorious might.
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Filled With Wisdom
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:9 – 1:10 ESV)
Being filled with the knowledge of God’s will is very vital and essential to our Christian growth and walk with God. Knowledge, spiritual wisdom and understanding precede the ability to please God.
We cannot bear complete fruit without having complete or thorough knowledge of the word of God – discerning between good and evil. Lack of knowledge can actually turn things upside down in our minds and we will be displeasing God, thinking that we are being holy and righteousness
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop–a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Matthew 13:8
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. acts 18:24
For instance, the Bible clearly tells us not to be unequally yoked with idol worshippers but Christians ignore this, and try to prove that they know more than God.
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14
The Bible tells us not to eat with believers who live like unbelievers but we wine and dine with unbelieving believers.
But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. 1 Corinthians 5:11
I never even knew the full meaning of this Scripture until the Lord spoke to me about people in my life that had unclean aura and garments, He explained to me that being intimate with idol worshipers or so called believers that are idol worshippers, stain our inner garments,, so it is actually for our own protection.
The Bible tells us not to forsake the gathering of believers but some of us try to prove that we know more than God. They rationalize not going to Church often. There is nothing to rationalize – if you are not sick, or have a pressing emergency, go to Church. That is after the coronavirus. Unfortunately, most Churches cannot really open normally like before.
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrew 10:25
The summary is that we can think that we know the word of God, and are being holy, yet we disobey very clear instructions in the Bible because we are interpreting the Bible with our own minds without the Holy Spirit. So we need our Holy teacher – the Holy Spirit, everyday to teach us , lead us and guide us. He is the spirit of wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
So, I pray that we may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of Him, everyday. Amen.
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