Good morning everyone from Hawaii, throughout the world, as always I hope I have enough strength to finish this sermon , the IV’s of antibiotics are still one hold, I guess because I have to learn more patience or gain more longsuffering as one of the principal parts of the fruits of the spirit, or I am still being tested for some great and mighty work for the Kingdom, and God at this moment has put me so to speak into the fire to be refined to a perfect or close to perfect man of holiness. I have to go in and have 4 weeks of antibiotics to kill this jaw bone infection that has been going on for 5 solid months, and those who are new to this church and ministry, I have not been able to eat or chew since November 13th, I have lost so much weight in the process, and strength in mind and body, and at this very point, I am fighting for my survival of my spirit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Gal 5:22-23 NKJV
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 1Cor. 13: 4&7 ASV
We try to live in such a way that no one will be hindered from finding the Lord by the way we act, and so no one can find fault with our ministry. In everything we do we try to show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. We have been beaten, been put in jail, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. We have proved ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, our sincere love, and the power of the Holy Spirit. We have faithfully preached the truth. God's power has been working in us. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves. We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors. We are well known, but we are treated as unknown. We live close to death, but here we are, still alive. We have been beaten within an inch of our lives. Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything. 2Cor. 6:3-10 NLT
I guess in this passage it speaks mostly the truth of this church, we all know no matter how we feel and what we are going through we still have obligations, and we still have to endure all things, I have been going through compounded afflictions, and still yet I have set my goal to preach the gospel no matter what, to pray for all the people of the connected prayer networks, and to have that trust in the Lord no matter what the evil one throws at us, We are ministers chosen by God, Now in this day and age there is a big difference for those who go through seminary and then most get out seek a job in a church and a lot of percentage of people ask about their payment before they even know what or where and how of there dealings with in the people of God. It is our duty not to seek a salary; I don’t receive anything, only the blessings from the Lord. The blessings of someone writing back a prayer of thanks, and how I have changed there lives, but it is not me in the first place. Before I write prayer I as for the spirit of God to come upon me, and to write what is suitable for the situation, and those are my gifts, this church has not made one dime yet, not one donation, but the blessings from God I believe are a lot more substantial. I am at the point of not knowing am I going to live or die, I am fifty and this infection I believe is spreading all over, I try to walk my ankles swell and it goes on . So what do I do keep on pressing on, I could very easy get a heat attack, but the way I have been neglected, and treated I still press on. I know in the end the Lord will give me back two fold of everything that has been lost. So we have to keep that all in mind, what ever the devil steals from us God can grant us up to a hundred fold. My heart does also ache and this is the patience I have to learn even more, to depend on God, not doctors, I know it has been a rough road for me, but there is so many out there that I write to that are having bigger troubles than I, this is why I have chosen to give myself, not for money, just because I want to. This is the Christian way, and I wish everyone could fully understand this principal, if everyone sat and helped each other and shared not this 10% stuff, but to give out their heart, and give to whom ever that is in need acts 2:43-45 that is the way the true church began sharing joy in the Lord and praising God Acts 2:46-47, so what happened? The traditions of men have changed the whole course of the church. Why do you think we call this church, The Church Ministries we are willing to share what ever we have, and if we don’t have money, we share ourselves, even though I can barely sit up, this is my Christian duty and to keep on ministering to our people, and all people, and this is why this church was started, and I have spent many hours of confusion coming from the evil one, of what to do, what to say, I have to keep close to our Lord because He dwells within me, and he tells me what to say. Someday when I heal up that mission downtown will be built and I tell you, there will be many upon many not only saved, but influenced into the Love of Christ, and we will be able to feed many, and heal many, and hopefully have beds and a added music ministry, and hopefully I will be able to play the many instruments God has gifted me to play, and to sing songs of praise to God. That is my dream for the Kingdom, and that is why there are so many attacks against me, and this church and ministry.
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Eph. 4:1-6 NKJV
There is that word again longsuffering, and I also feel I am a prisoner, I have to sit in my house an I can’t go anywhere, and if I have to go into town to get supplies, I can barely walk I get exhausted just walking up a hill, but what other choices do I have, ask someone else to take me, no If I can still walk I will do it. Don’t forget it is not an act of pride, I just don’t feel comfortable about it, but when I can’t do what I must I will ask all the people of the church and the neighborhood. I have also learned through longsuffering about my preaching everyone is not going to listen, everyone didn’t listen to Paul, and everyone didn’t listen to Jesus, let us just turn to the parable of the sower, only one forth of the people listened.
"Now here is the explanation of the story I told about the farmer sowing grain: The seed that fell on the hard path represents those who hear the Good News about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the seed away from their hearts. The rocky soil represents those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. At first they get along fine, but they wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted because they believe the word. The thorny ground represents those who hear and accept the Good News, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares of this life and the lure of wealth, so no crop is produced. The good soil represents the hearts of those who truly accept God's message and produce a huge harvest--thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted." Matt. 13:18-23 NLT
You see there is only one forth of the people that here the word actually produce a harvest of good fruit, there is only one problem with the NLT at the end of this passage, all other translations word it some hundred, some sixty, some thirty, Jesus said this for a reason, I guess these scholars didn’t realize that Jesus said it this way that it is written in a descending order, as time goes on lesser and lesser will grow through the harvest and bear fruit, in other words back then one forth would be a hundred percent, and as time went by it would be sixty percent, and now in our days it is thirty, so what He was really saying that today when people hear the message of the gospel only one forth will fully take it in. Now it is even split even more so one third of the of the one forth will gain full growth, now at this particular time as we approach the end of the harvest, there will only be about one twelfth of all who hear the message and will grow with it.
But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." NIV
"And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty." NASB
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. KJV
But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." NKJV
We might as well finish up Eph 4:1-6 well we are one Body, our togetherness doesn’t just happen, we all have to work at it with pure love and friendship towards on another, having an extra care and compassion for more than ourselves Phil 2:3-4, and a lot of times through all different personalities they lead to division, this should not be in the true church we are to generate one body. A lot of our concentration is on division, like for say and “I want to do this” and “why is he doing that”, and I am better at doing this, this is where jealousy sets in which causes division. We have to remember what joins us together, one body, one spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God. In this state where I am living I feel as an actual missionary, I have never had a seen so many differences in any other state or any other place, or in any dark city. So our main goal is the teaching others of accepting others of different values, or different traditions and culture, then we can have unity, and by using their different gifts and view points, we can unite an even stronger body. And if we can gather the differences, to complement one another of a vast amount of people together, we can form an even stronger church, for the work of God and the Kingdom to form a perfect bond, of the body of Christ.
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Phil. 2:3-4 NASB
The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up only one body. So it is with the body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into Christ's body by one Spirit, and we have all received the same Spirit.
Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. If the foot says, "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand," that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, "I am not part of the body because I am only an ear and not an eye," would that make it any less a part of the body? Suppose the whole body were an eye--then how would you hear? Or if your whole body were just one big ear, how could you smell anything?
But God made our bodies with many parts, and he has put each part just where he wants it. What a strange thing a body would be if it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. The eye can never say to the hand, "I don't need you." The head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you."
In fact, some of the parts that seem weakest and least important are really the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect from the eyes of others those parts that should not be seen, while other parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together in such a way that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other equally. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
Now all of you together are Christ's body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it. I Cor.12:12-27NLT
Dear heavenly Father we come to this day to worship you in spirit and in truth, we don’t want to do anything against your will, we want to please you, and have you be at one with us all. Please send your Holy Spirit to come upon us all and fill us all with His presence, and to heal all our afflictions, and sadness, and please Lord give us a joy that proceeds anything we understand, please bring us your knowledge and your wisdom. We need your love and compassion, please hold us in your righteous right hand, and please give us all the hope of the life eternal. We need you Lord; we want you close to us, and to surround us with your light. In Jesus Name, Amen
Dear Lord O’God, How do I end this day, how can I ask for everyone’s forgiveness, how can I ask that we all turn from our ways of sin and to repent, and look towards you and your Son the rest of this week, every hour and everyday. Please stay with us all, and hold and love us all, and show us the way to righteousness, and the narrow road that leads to life. We love you Lord and we want to please you, I hope we have done something for the edification of the Kingdom of God. We glorify Your name, and we glorify the King, In the powerful name of Jesus, Amen and Amen.
As we go through this maze of life, I find there are different roads to travel, for me when I was young things didn’t seem so vast and hard, but when I made a change for the Christ, and got involved with many churches, I seemed to have some more difficulty, but I realize it is apart of growth and teaching. Some people think it is easy being a Christian. I have been reading the bible for a long time, and been involved with many schools, and still yet I have learned the most when I am alone with the Lord. I read about 5 bible translations, at the same time, and I read all the notes and compare the teachings, and it does seem to a point that some do agree on a few subjects, on different logistics, but apparently there is conflict, and "any house divided against itself shall not stand," and I can not figure why no one can truly agree with each other. We are talking about scholars here, and I have sat in a classroom after classroom and consistently started to gather my own notes from the internet, and the speaker or professor never would get to the major parts of the subject, and it all goes back to the parable in Matt. 13:37-43 about the wheat and the tares, (weeds)--He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
"As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father." "He who has ears, let him hear." It seems the tares, (weeds) are growing wild, and it is so thick out there no matter where you go, and the thing is I believe we are entering harvest times, and if I don’t get out there and start changing souls, the tares are all going to be gathered up and put into bundles and burned. That is why I am being attacked at the jaw bone, so I can’t talk or sing. I have tried the approach of the website church, and everyday something either goes wrong with the computer, and then something will go wrong with website, and then all the beautiful evangelism tools go down, how many days has my heart have to break, before I do. I did get blessed two days ago by a wonderful Christian Artist, and I even got blessed again with the "digitracks" a (Christian network on evangelism) coming back on line. So I can never doubt God. Now the website looks better than it ever did. So Praise God! So I did get taught a lesson in faith. But in the background of my life, I have pleaded with the Lord several times for help, and I know He is there, but then all these satanic things break loose again. And who can tell how many churches I have been in, with the way I have traveled, and lately they all seem empty, even with many people in them. It might be my imagination but as close as I am, and the love that I have for Christ, and all people, I don’t believe that the Lord would steer me wrong. I have been devoted with love, and I care and pray everyday for others, but still I am getting bombed by the evil one, almost more than the complexities of Job, and Paul. I don’t understand how much can a man take before he snaps. I try to do things out of goodness of my heart for other churches and I end up getting hurt the most, and the stories I could tell, I could put into a book. I am trying to save souls, and lives here, and I can hardly speak, or do anything physical. I should be praising God I can still type, and I do.
Maybe I just don’t belong in this world, it seems everyone does not want to do anything out of the ordinary, like me to sell everything, and give everything away, and move 5,000 miles to build a church type mission, were it needs to be built, in one of those hurt towns in Hawaii, and I end up with two afflictions that have stopped me in my tracks; it makes me wonder is there any true bible believing churches out there? Has the whole world just become dead inside, or am I going completely mad? Here I am waiting for a 4 week IV antibiotic to kill this bone infection, and I have been suffering for 5 months to the day, does anyone think, or is this the part of my test of compounding patience, longsuffering, or faith in Christ. I thought I had it, how much more shall this testing go on, when I finally die? How close to the limit do we have to go. Do I have to go around the world and teach kindness, the love of God, or how to love your neighbor? When does it begin, and when does it end. I guess I have figured that we will not find out till we get to heaven, faith is the key, and at this rate I wonder if anyone is going to be there, including myself.
And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:6-8 NIV
Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,
" If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
"Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,
saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
"Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
"Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
"So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
"Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
"It is useless either for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Luke 14:25-35 NASB
