At a BRINGING BACK GOD service PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talked about sin. A sin is a sin is a sin. It doesn't matter if you lied, cheated, stole, or murdered someone, you still committed a sin.
The Ten Commandments are our laws from God that state what we should not do in the eyes of the Lord. They are the same Commandments that were given to Moses when he went up Mount Sinai.
If you break one of them it is the same as breaking any of the others.
The punishment in God's eyes is the same. You need to repent your sin,
repent it from the bottom of your heart and ask forgiveness from God.
Become baptized and be a true follower of the cross. That is what will
please God. That is what will forgive you of your sin.
Someone I
love dearly once said, "A sin is a sin, doesn't matter if you killed
someone or if you stole a candy bar. A sin is still spelled with the
three same letters." That is one of my favorites quotes. A sin is still
spelled the same way no matter what the sin is. What a simple way to
look at it and how very, very true. The only sin that is unforgivable is
if you blaspheme. It says it in the Bible so I believe it.
The Bible
talks about sin. It says in James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to
do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. In Romans 3:23 For all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. In Romans 6:23 For the
wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ out Lord. (All scripture was taken from a KJV Bible.)
These
re just some of the scriptures that talk about sin. They are all saying
the same thing, repent your sins and ask forgiveness from Jesus Christ
and God. Everyone is a sinner. There was only one perfect person that
has ever walked this earth. He was the only one that did not sin. That
was Jesus. The rest of us are ALL sinners. No matter what you may think,
you are a sinner. I know I am. I also know that I ask for forgiveness
and repent what I have done to God and he will forgive me.
If you would like to learn more about how to repent your sins, please come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA.Talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or listen to him on BlogTalk Radio.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
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Monday, April 21, 2014
You can't bribe God
So you think you can bribe God? If you do then you are so very, very wrong. You Can't Bribe God. No matter what you cannot do it. It is not possible.
Now you might be asking what do I mean by this? Simple, you can't say
to God, "I'll do this my way but I'll put more money in the collection plate on Sunday to make up for not listening to You." He does not work like that.
The meaning of a bribe is to either pay a sum of money or other incentive to get your way or to persuade someone to act the way you want them to act. (Taken from an online dictionary.) You can't bribe your way into heaven. It just isn't possible. That is not how God works. You can't think oh He will understand. No He won't. You need to put God first and for most always. That is what will make Him happy. Not the extra money in a collection plate.
Look at the apostle Paul, do you really think that he ever thought to himself, well I am just going to preach my way instead of the way of the Lord and I'll just make up for it later. NO! He never thought that. All he wanted to do after his vision of Jesus when he was going to Damascus, was to please God in every way possible at every moment possible. He gave it all up for God. He was from a wealthy family, had a high position in the Sanhedrin, He gave up having a wife and a family. He gave up everything to do God's will. It never once thought that he could bribe God into giving him the ultimate reward of eternal life in heaven. He just thought, this is God's will for me so I am going to do it to the best of my abilities no matter how many times I am put in jail, no matter how may times people beat me, no matter what happens to me, I am doing God's will.
Another example to look at is the apostle John. He was the only one that stayed with Jesus through the crucifixion. He was the only apostle that God's will. He did not run away and hide. He did not leave Jesus' side. He stayed until the end. Then after Jesus had risen, came back, and ascended into heaven, he continued to do God's will. All the way through his life until he was an old man, he still spread the word of God with his letters. He never thought that he could bribe God. He did what was asked of him and he did it to the best of his abilities at tall times. He put his maximum effort into the job he was given. He never thought to bribe God. He was rewarded eternal life in heaven because of his faithfulness and loyalty.
So the next time you think that you can bribe God, think again. It is not possible. Don't think just because you put extra money into a collection plate to make up for not listening to God that it will suffice. He doesn't work like that. Do what God's wants. Do his will. Please God.
As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS says at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN salvation is found by repenting your sins, being baptized, becoming a new you, become a true Christian, come back to the cross, and do what God wants.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS can also be heard on BlogTalk Radio. Or visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or MARIETTA, PA.
God Bless You,
The Church Goer-Girl
The meaning of a bribe is to either pay a sum of money or other incentive to get your way or to persuade someone to act the way you want them to act. (Taken from an online dictionary.) You can't bribe your way into heaven. It just isn't possible. That is not how God works. You can't think oh He will understand. No He won't. You need to put God first and for most always. That is what will make Him happy. Not the extra money in a collection plate.
Look at the apostle Paul, do you really think that he ever thought to himself, well I am just going to preach my way instead of the way of the Lord and I'll just make up for it later. NO! He never thought that. All he wanted to do after his vision of Jesus when he was going to Damascus, was to please God in every way possible at every moment possible. He gave it all up for God. He was from a wealthy family, had a high position in the Sanhedrin, He gave up having a wife and a family. He gave up everything to do God's will. It never once thought that he could bribe God into giving him the ultimate reward of eternal life in heaven. He just thought, this is God's will for me so I am going to do it to the best of my abilities no matter how many times I am put in jail, no matter how may times people beat me, no matter what happens to me, I am doing God's will.
Another example to look at is the apostle John. He was the only one that stayed with Jesus through the crucifixion. He was the only apostle that God's will. He did not run away and hide. He did not leave Jesus' side. He stayed until the end. Then after Jesus had risen, came back, and ascended into heaven, he continued to do God's will. All the way through his life until he was an old man, he still spread the word of God with his letters. He never thought that he could bribe God. He did what was asked of him and he did it to the best of his abilities at tall times. He put his maximum effort into the job he was given. He never thought to bribe God. He was rewarded eternal life in heaven because of his faithfulness and loyalty.
So the next time you think that you can bribe God, think again. It is not possible. Don't think just because you put extra money into a collection plate to make up for not listening to God that it will suffice. He doesn't work like that. Do what God's wants. Do his will. Please God.
As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS says at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN salvation is found by repenting your sins, being baptized, becoming a new you, become a true Christian, come back to the cross, and do what God wants.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS can also be heard on BlogTalk Radio. Or visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or MARIETTA, PA.
God Bless You,
The Church Goer-Girl
Acts
Have you ever read Acts? If not then you should. It is a really good book in the Bible. The book of Acts is about what the twelve apostles did after Jesus was crucified, come back from the dead, and risen to heaven. PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN has been studying it recently and has intrigued me to want to read it as well.
There is one part where a man named Stephen is speaking in front of the Sanhedrin and he is bound in chains. He is giving them the history of the people and when he gets to the part where Jesus is King, they get upset and angry. They get so upset that they take him out and they stone him to death. The entire time he is praying, "Lord, they know not what they are doing. Don't hold there sin against them." He is a true believer of God and Jesus. A true Christian,
At another point there is a magician named Simon that tries to pay for the abilities that he sees Peter has. He asks if he pays Peter will he give him the same abilities that the Lord gave Peter. Peter exclaims that he is the devil basically and will go to hell for thinking that he can buy his way into heaven. Simon then asks Peter to pray for him so that none of the things Peter says comes true.
One of my favorite parts of the book of Acts is when Saul becomes Paul. This happens on the road to Damascus when Saul is able to persecute any and all believers of Jesus. When he is close to Damascus he has a bright light that comes upon him and he sees a man that asks, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" Saul asks, "Who are you Lord?" and is told, "I am Jesus, the one whom you are persecuting." he is then told that he will be blind for three days and a man named Ananias will come to him in three days time. So Saul is lead into Damascus by the hand and for three days he cannot see, nor does he eat or drink anything. Then Ananias comes and heals his eyes and baptizes him in the name of Jesus and gives him the name of Paul. Paul then becomes the biggest support of Jesus that there can be. He preaches the word of Jesus throughout the land and when the Jews continue to have hardened hearts to the word he speaks he turns and takes his message to the gentiles.
In another part of Acts Paul is on a ship and tells the centurion that the boat they are on is going to be destroyed but if everyone on the ship stays together then they will not perish. The centurion sees some of the men trying to get of the boat and ends up cutting the lines to the life boat. After many days in the storm, 14 if I am recalling correctly, Paul tells the men to eat and drink something for they have not had anything in a long time. They do and what happens is the boat comes upon some land and ends up hitting a sand barge. The men all survive and the boat sinks, just as Paul said it would. Because that is what he was told of from the Lord.
The book of Acts is a great book to read. It is one of my favorite books of the Bible. If you want to study the book even further, there is a movie called Acts. You can find it on DVD or you can find it on YouTube. It tells the story of Acts word for word and is a really good movie to study with.
If you would like to learn more about the book of Acts then come to BRINGING BACK GOD in either BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Come to one of the services on Sunday at 10:00am or Wednesday at 7:00pm and hear PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, you won't regret it. Check out the book of Acts, you'll be surprised how much you might enjoy it.
I Love You All and God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
There is one part where a man named Stephen is speaking in front of the Sanhedrin and he is bound in chains. He is giving them the history of the people and when he gets to the part where Jesus is King, they get upset and angry. They get so upset that they take him out and they stone him to death. The entire time he is praying, "Lord, they know not what they are doing. Don't hold there sin against them." He is a true believer of God and Jesus. A true Christian,
At another point there is a magician named Simon that tries to pay for the abilities that he sees Peter has. He asks if he pays Peter will he give him the same abilities that the Lord gave Peter. Peter exclaims that he is the devil basically and will go to hell for thinking that he can buy his way into heaven. Simon then asks Peter to pray for him so that none of the things Peter says comes true.
One of my favorite parts of the book of Acts is when Saul becomes Paul. This happens on the road to Damascus when Saul is able to persecute any and all believers of Jesus. When he is close to Damascus he has a bright light that comes upon him and he sees a man that asks, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" Saul asks, "Who are you Lord?" and is told, "I am Jesus, the one whom you are persecuting." he is then told that he will be blind for three days and a man named Ananias will come to him in three days time. So Saul is lead into Damascus by the hand and for three days he cannot see, nor does he eat or drink anything. Then Ananias comes and heals his eyes and baptizes him in the name of Jesus and gives him the name of Paul. Paul then becomes the biggest support of Jesus that there can be. He preaches the word of Jesus throughout the land and when the Jews continue to have hardened hearts to the word he speaks he turns and takes his message to the gentiles.
In another part of Acts Paul is on a ship and tells the centurion that the boat they are on is going to be destroyed but if everyone on the ship stays together then they will not perish. The centurion sees some of the men trying to get of the boat and ends up cutting the lines to the life boat. After many days in the storm, 14 if I am recalling correctly, Paul tells the men to eat and drink something for they have not had anything in a long time. They do and what happens is the boat comes upon some land and ends up hitting a sand barge. The men all survive and the boat sinks, just as Paul said it would. Because that is what he was told of from the Lord.
The book of Acts is a great book to read. It is one of my favorite books of the Bible. If you want to study the book even further, there is a movie called Acts. You can find it on DVD or you can find it on YouTube. It tells the story of Acts word for word and is a really good movie to study with.
If you would like to learn more about the book of Acts then come to BRINGING BACK GOD in either BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Come to one of the services on Sunday at 10:00am or Wednesday at 7:00pm and hear PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, you won't regret it. Check out the book of Acts, you'll be surprised how much you might enjoy it.
I Love You All and God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Self Pity
Have any of you ever felt bad and just wanted to wallow in your own self pity? If yes then that is called sitting on your pity pot.
Let me tell you something, GET OFF IT!!!!!! You do not need to be on a pity pot your self. Don't moan and groan about your problems and troubles. Do you really think that God wants to hear that? I mean come on He is a busy guy why in the world would He want to hear us moan and complain about everything if we don't want to do anything for ourselves to make it better? Now maybe if you make yourself better and show God that you are willing to change yourself and your life, then He might help you with your troubles. I know He has helped me personally with mine. I gave all my troubles and problems to God and got off of my own pity pot.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD has preached many times about self pity. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us to take away our sins. He never pitied himself. He never complained. He never cried for Himself. He took the beating that was given to Him and was crucified and His blood flowed down from Calvary and never once got on a pity pot. He did it for us to save us. And we in return sit on our own pity pots and moan and complain. That is unacceptable of us! "We need to get up," as PASTOR JOHN says, "Get up and get sanctified, baptized, get our head in the bible and glorify that cross!"
We all have to be a better us and get off of our pity pot. It isn't healthy for us and to be honest it is the work of the devil. That is something that nobody wants to be a part of. I mean come on, do you really want the devil working on you? It means that you don't get to go see the Almighty and live in Heaven with Him one day. It means the place of fire and gnashing teeth. Why would you want that if you can do something now?Get down on your knees and pray. Pray everyday and show God that you are working hard to get off your pity pot. Cause honestly if you don't, then you are just letting the devil keep a hold of you. Do you really want that in your life? Really? Is that really where you want to go? Me, No. I do not think so. I would rather GET OFF THE PITY POT and go to Heaven.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks has said many times, "You can't be a twenty three and a half hour Christian. And you won't find any twenty three and a half hour Christians in Heaven." This means that you cannot do God's will for twenty three hours of the day and then in the last half hour you whine about a hardship in your life. That people is a pity pot. It won't get you to where you want to go. So the next time you want to moan and complain about something in your life, think about this. Is whatever it is that you are facing harder then being whipped and then being crucified on a cross with railroad tie sized nails in your hands and feet? No? Then get over your problem and get back to doing God's will. Stay off that pot because it is just not a good place to be.
If anyone would like to learn more on this topic you can visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or just come to Glorify our Lord.
God Bless You All!
The Church Girl Goer
Let me tell you something, GET OFF IT!!!!!! You do not need to be on a pity pot your self. Don't moan and groan about your problems and troubles. Do you really think that God wants to hear that? I mean come on He is a busy guy why in the world would He want to hear us moan and complain about everything if we don't want to do anything for ourselves to make it better? Now maybe if you make yourself better and show God that you are willing to change yourself and your life, then He might help you with your troubles. I know He has helped me personally with mine. I gave all my troubles and problems to God and got off of my own pity pot.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD has preached many times about self pity. Jesus Christ died on the cross for us to take away our sins. He never pitied himself. He never complained. He never cried for Himself. He took the beating that was given to Him and was crucified and His blood flowed down from Calvary and never once got on a pity pot. He did it for us to save us. And we in return sit on our own pity pots and moan and complain. That is unacceptable of us! "We need to get up," as PASTOR JOHN says, "Get up and get sanctified, baptized, get our head in the bible and glorify that cross!"
We all have to be a better us and get off of our pity pot. It isn't healthy for us and to be honest it is the work of the devil. That is something that nobody wants to be a part of. I mean come on, do you really want the devil working on you? It means that you don't get to go see the Almighty and live in Heaven with Him one day. It means the place of fire and gnashing teeth. Why would you want that if you can do something now?Get down on your knees and pray. Pray everyday and show God that you are working hard to get off your pity pot. Cause honestly if you don't, then you are just letting the devil keep a hold of you. Do you really want that in your life? Really? Is that really where you want to go? Me, No. I do not think so. I would rather GET OFF THE PITY POT and go to Heaven.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks has said many times, "You can't be a twenty three and a half hour Christian. And you won't find any twenty three and a half hour Christians in Heaven." This means that you cannot do God's will for twenty three hours of the day and then in the last half hour you whine about a hardship in your life. That people is a pity pot. It won't get you to where you want to go. So the next time you want to moan and complain about something in your life, think about this. Is whatever it is that you are facing harder then being whipped and then being crucified on a cross with railroad tie sized nails in your hands and feet? No? Then get over your problem and get back to doing God's will. Stay off that pot because it is just not a good place to be.
If anyone would like to learn more on this topic you can visit BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or just come to Glorify our Lord.
God Bless You All!
The Church Girl Goer
Do you have faith?
Have you heard the story about the American that told a French
tightrope walker he'd pay him a million dollars if he would come to
America and walk blindfolded across Niagara Falls? Well the French guy
came and walked a tight robe across the Falls blind folded with a
wheelbarrow. When he got to the other side he asked the American, "Do
you have faith that I could do it?" The American said, "I just saw you
do it." The French guy said, "But do you have faith that I can do it?"
The American said, "I just saw you do it." The French guy asked again,
"But do you have faith that I can do it?' The American repeated again,
"But I just saw you do it." The French man asked again, "Yes, but do you
have faith that I can do it?" Finally the American said, "Well of
course I have faith in you, I just saw you do it." "Good," The French
guy said, "You are getting in the wheelbarrow and we are going back
across."
The point of this story is is you can have two kinds of faith. There is faith by believing only. And then there is faith by believing and showing works. This type of faith is what is talked about in James 2:14-26. You see James says that faith without works is dead. But faith and showing your work, now that is true faith. That is the kind of faith that Abraham showed when he was willing to sacrifice Isaac on the alter. It is the kind of faith that Rahab showed when the messengers entered her home and she protected them when her home was searched.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN states, "That one of the more serious problems we have in Christianity is that people say they have faith but they do very little to prove their faith." He states that, "You can not believe in Jesus Christ, believe in God our Father, believe in that cross, say you have faith but do not live by the Bible." It isn't hard to have common courtesy and follow the commandments that were given to Moses. It isn't hard to sit down and read the Holy Bible. It isn't hard to get down on your knees at night and pray for thanks and forgiveness. But how many people actually do all of this? That is the problem. Just because you say that you will do it is one thing. But actually following through and doing, well then you will be on the right path to see god one day.
James goes onto team us that once we have received salvation, and that we establish a genuine relationship with God, then works that reflect our relationship with God must flow from within us. It will be natural and come as a second nature to you.
If you would like to find out more information on this topic or if you have any questions, stop on by they church. It is located at 1505 Broad Street, BRISTOL, TN. BRINGING BACK GOD. Or give us a call and talk to PASTOR JOHN at 423-274-8110. If you happen to be in Pennsylvania, you can visit our sister church, BRINGING BACK GOD, MARIETTA, PA
God Bless You, The Church Girl Goer.
The point of this story is is you can have two kinds of faith. There is faith by believing only. And then there is faith by believing and showing works. This type of faith is what is talked about in James 2:14-26. You see James says that faith without works is dead. But faith and showing your work, now that is true faith. That is the kind of faith that Abraham showed when he was willing to sacrifice Isaac on the alter. It is the kind of faith that Rahab showed when the messengers entered her home and she protected them when her home was searched.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN states, "That one of the more serious problems we have in Christianity is that people say they have faith but they do very little to prove their faith." He states that, "You can not believe in Jesus Christ, believe in God our Father, believe in that cross, say you have faith but do not live by the Bible." It isn't hard to have common courtesy and follow the commandments that were given to Moses. It isn't hard to sit down and read the Holy Bible. It isn't hard to get down on your knees at night and pray for thanks and forgiveness. But how many people actually do all of this? That is the problem. Just because you say that you will do it is one thing. But actually following through and doing, well then you will be on the right path to see god one day.
James goes onto team us that once we have received salvation, and that we establish a genuine relationship with God, then works that reflect our relationship with God must flow from within us. It will be natural and come as a second nature to you.
If you would like to find out more information on this topic or if you have any questions, stop on by they church. It is located at 1505 Broad Street, BRISTOL, TN. BRINGING BACK GOD. Or give us a call and talk to PASTOR JOHN at 423-274-8110. If you happen to be in Pennsylvania, you can visit our sister church, BRINGING BACK GOD, MARIETTA, PA
God Bless You, The Church Girl Goer.
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