Walk The Line. Has anyone seen that movie? If you haven’t it is a really good movie about Johnny Cash and his life. But the title, Walk The Line, how true that is for our journey back to God. Back to the Cross. Back to Jesus. Back to Salvation.
To walk the narrow gate is not an easy path. It isn’t meant to be easy.
You need to prove that you are capable of following God’s will over
your own. Look at David. He was told he was anointed King when he was a
teen-ager but how long did it take for him to inherit his kingdom? He
waited 40 years. 40 years before King Saul was no longer in charge.
Could you wait 40 years to receive something that God promised you?
Would you wait or would you go well I was told that I would be king so I
am just going to go kill the current king and then I can start being in
charge.
Let’s face it, most of us would go kill the current king to
get what we think we should have now. Look in your heart, you know I’m
right. But here’s the thing that is not doing the will of God. That is
doing what you think is right and ignoring what God has said. That is
not walking the line.
To walk the line, or walk the narrow gate, we
must do Gods will over our own. We must remember at all times that we
serve the Lord. We must remember at all times that Jesus died on that
cross for us. PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN states, “Jesus died on the cross for us.
He had his left hand in Gods and his right hand stretched out to the
sinners, uniting them so that we may enter the Kingdom of Heaven. By
dying in that cross, Jesus stamped us his. He made the debt we owe paid.
The path to hell is wide but the narrow gate is hard and long.
That is the path we need to take.” That is the path I want to take. I
want to walk the line, stay on that narrow path, and get to the gates of
heaven and be allowed in by Gods grace and mercy.
The Bible references this many times.
Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Isaiah 35:8 And
an highway hall be there, and a way, and is shall be called The way of holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it; but is shall be for those: the
wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. Luke 13:24
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek t enter in, and shall not be able.
You see, it is all over the bible. In the Old and the New. So walk the
narrow gate. Do what is right in your heart not in your head. Do God’s
will first and foremost always. Walk The Line and then you will get to
see the glorious Kingdom of Heaven.
If you would like to learn more about walking the narrow gate or would like to talk about religion, come visit BRINGING BACK GOD at 1505 Broad Street BRISTOL, TN. Or visit our MARIETTA, PA church. Come talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Moses
Do you know the story of Moses?
How well do you think you know it? Could you tell it to me right now if
I asked? Or could you just tell me the basics of the story, in other
words the summary?
Let’s dig into the story of Moses a little deeper than just the summary. Of course many of us know that Moses led the Israelite's out of Egypt after ten plagues happened. We now that Moses parted the Red Sea and saved them from the Egyptians. And most of us know that they walked for 40 years before they were able to enter into the Promised Land.
But do you know the ten plagues were? Do you know what was asked of Moses and the people while they walked for 40 years? Do you know why Moses only saw the Promised Land but never actually got to enter into it?
I learned all of this and more from PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN.
The ten plagues, just in case you don’t know them are;
1. Plague of Blood
2. Plague of Frogs
3. Plague of Lice
4. Plague of Flies
5. Plague of Livestock
6. Plague of Boils
7. Plague of Hail
8. Plague of Locusts
9. Plague of Darkness
10. Plague of Firstborn
The plagues happened because god told Moses I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and he will not let the people go. This happened ten times because God wanted his chosen people to know that He was there or them, no matter what they went through. After the last Plague, Pharaoh finally let all of the Israelite's leave Egypt. Moses led the people and all there belongs, children, and livestock to the Red Sea and he parted it to let them across to the opposite side. The Egyptians that followed on foot or by chariot never made it across, they drowned because the Red Seas water were put back.
Now the Israelites are told of the Promised Land, the Land of Milk and Honey that they will receive. What they don’t know is that God is going to test them along the way and weed out those that will not be able to follow His Law. He tells Moses to go up to Mount Sinai and Moses does so. He is gone for 40 days and 40 nights. While he is gone he is expecting his brother Aaron to watch over the people and make sure they behave as Gods chosen people should. What happens though is not good. The people make a golden calf and when Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments that God has given him, he cannot believe what he sees. Moses throws down the Commandments and they break. He destroys the golden calf and makes the people crush it up into a fine powder. Then he goes back up Mount Sinai to talk with God again. This time when he comes back down with the re-written Ten Commandments, the people have had enough faith to realize that he is not dead. Which is what they thought the first time. The people learn all of the Laws that God has given them. They learn that they will be circumcised and that on the eighth day after a male baby is born he will be circumcised. Along the way of there travels scouts are sent out to see the Promised Land. But God does not lead the people right to it, he makes them walk for 40 years. He tests them. Test’s their faith. Tests to see if they will turn heir backs on Him. Test’s to see if they will do His will or I they will do their own first. God test’s the Israelite's. Like any large family, there is strife and discord among the people and God decrees that no man from the age of 20years old and up will get to see the Promised Land. This is to help weed out those that are not true believers and those that would turn from God’s Law. This means that Moses is not going to get to enter the Promised Land. There are only a few that are over 20 that get to enter, like Joshua, but that is it.
God test’s us just like He tested Moses and the Israelite's. He wants to see if when times are rough and hard, will we turn our back on Him. He wants to see if we will still follow His will through everything. He wants to see if we will build a golden calf when we think all is lost or will we keep our eyes on God and do his will not matter what.
God test’s us everyday. It is what we do to prove ourselves to him that matters. Just like Moses followed God’s will we must do so also.
If you would like to learn more about Moses please come to BRINGING BACK GOD and talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS located in BRISTOL, TN and in MARIETTA, PA.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
Let’s dig into the story of Moses a little deeper than just the summary. Of course many of us know that Moses led the Israelite's out of Egypt after ten plagues happened. We now that Moses parted the Red Sea and saved them from the Egyptians. And most of us know that they walked for 40 years before they were able to enter into the Promised Land.
But do you know the ten plagues were? Do you know what was asked of Moses and the people while they walked for 40 years? Do you know why Moses only saw the Promised Land but never actually got to enter into it?
I learned all of this and more from PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN.
The ten plagues, just in case you don’t know them are;
1. Plague of Blood
2. Plague of Frogs
3. Plague of Lice
4. Plague of Flies
5. Plague of Livestock
6. Plague of Boils
7. Plague of Hail
8. Plague of Locusts
9. Plague of Darkness
10. Plague of Firstborn
The plagues happened because god told Moses I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and he will not let the people go. This happened ten times because God wanted his chosen people to know that He was there or them, no matter what they went through. After the last Plague, Pharaoh finally let all of the Israelite's leave Egypt. Moses led the people and all there belongs, children, and livestock to the Red Sea and he parted it to let them across to the opposite side. The Egyptians that followed on foot or by chariot never made it across, they drowned because the Red Seas water were put back.
Now the Israelites are told of the Promised Land, the Land of Milk and Honey that they will receive. What they don’t know is that God is going to test them along the way and weed out those that will not be able to follow His Law. He tells Moses to go up to Mount Sinai and Moses does so. He is gone for 40 days and 40 nights. While he is gone he is expecting his brother Aaron to watch over the people and make sure they behave as Gods chosen people should. What happens though is not good. The people make a golden calf and when Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments that God has given him, he cannot believe what he sees. Moses throws down the Commandments and they break. He destroys the golden calf and makes the people crush it up into a fine powder. Then he goes back up Mount Sinai to talk with God again. This time when he comes back down with the re-written Ten Commandments, the people have had enough faith to realize that he is not dead. Which is what they thought the first time. The people learn all of the Laws that God has given them. They learn that they will be circumcised and that on the eighth day after a male baby is born he will be circumcised. Along the way of there travels scouts are sent out to see the Promised Land. But God does not lead the people right to it, he makes them walk for 40 years. He tests them. Test’s their faith. Tests to see if they will turn heir backs on Him. Test’s to see if they will do His will or I they will do their own first. God test’s the Israelite's. Like any large family, there is strife and discord among the people and God decrees that no man from the age of 20years old and up will get to see the Promised Land. This is to help weed out those that are not true believers and those that would turn from God’s Law. This means that Moses is not going to get to enter the Promised Land. There are only a few that are over 20 that get to enter, like Joshua, but that is it.
God test’s us just like He tested Moses and the Israelite's. He wants to see if when times are rough and hard, will we turn our back on Him. He wants to see if we will still follow His will through everything. He wants to see if we will build a golden calf when we think all is lost or will we keep our eyes on God and do his will not matter what.
God test’s us everyday. It is what we do to prove ourselves to him that matters. Just like Moses followed God’s will we must do so also.
If you would like to learn more about Moses please come to BRINGING BACK GOD and talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS located in BRISTOL, TN and in MARIETTA, PA.
God Bless You All,
The Church Goer-Girl
Justifying
tion or to Justify. We all do it and know we shouldn’t but what does it really mean? Does it mean tell a lie
to cover up another lie? Does it mean to say something to take the
focus away from you and your problem? Does it mean and excuse for
something that you did?
If you look up the word in the dictionary I says, ‘the action of showing something to be right or reasonable’ basically meaning that you are lying, taking the focus away from yourself, and making up an excuse. Plain and simple you shouldn’t be doing it in the eyes of the Lord.
To take it a step further, let’s look in the bible, I am using a KJV bible, Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in the sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
To justify something that you have done, said or how you have acted to make yourself look better is a sin. It can be taken as you have not grown up into an adult and are still acting childish. You are still acting immature. To justify your actions because you don’t want people to think badly of you is a wrong way to think. Stand up for what you did, whatever it is. Put your big boy or girl pants on and take responsibility for the things you have said or done.
Don’t rely on a lie or a justification to make other people like you. The truth of the matter is, by justifying you are going to drive your friends and family away. They are not going to want to be around you because you are not being a good person. You are not being a good you. More importantly you are not being a good Christian.
At the end of the day being a good Christian and a good follower of the lord is all that really matters. Not what you did or did not do. What you said or did not say. If your actions are not glorifying the Lord then you are not being a completely faithful servant of the Lord. This is something I have struggled with in my past. But right now here today I have made a decision to stop my childish, immature, justifying ways. I want to be a better Christian I want to be a better me. I want to serve our Lord with everything I have and with everything I do and it isn’t possible if I continue to justify things in my life.
PASTR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN preaches in his sermons about justifying. To be a better you and to be a better Christian, you need to put all of your sins and all of your problems in Gods hands. Ask God, ask Jesus to help you and to take your sins away. He died on that cross for us. He died to take our sins for us. He died and stamped our debt paid. Don’t take for granted what He did for us on that cross in Calvary that day. Don’t think for one minute that you are not worthy enough to change your ways and come back to Him. You are and He will always take you back.
So, stop your justifying. Stop your excuses. Stop your lies. Stop acting childish and immature. Come back to The Cross and e a better you.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS preaches every Sunday at 10:00am and Wednesday at 7:00pm at BRINGING BACK GOD located at 1505 Broad Street in BRISTOL, TN. Stop in and have a chat with him or visit the church in MARIETTA, PA. Also you can listen to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS on Saturdays at 1:00pm on WIGN radio or on Sundays at 11:00am on Top Gun radio.
Love you guys and God Bless You,
The Church Goer Girl
If you look up the word in the dictionary I says, ‘the action of showing something to be right or reasonable’ basically meaning that you are lying, taking the focus away from yourself, and making up an excuse. Plain and simple you shouldn’t be doing it in the eyes of the Lord.
To take it a step further, let’s look in the bible, I am using a KJV bible, Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in the sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
To justify something that you have done, said or how you have acted to make yourself look better is a sin. It can be taken as you have not grown up into an adult and are still acting childish. You are still acting immature. To justify your actions because you don’t want people to think badly of you is a wrong way to think. Stand up for what you did, whatever it is. Put your big boy or girl pants on and take responsibility for the things you have said or done.
Don’t rely on a lie or a justification to make other people like you. The truth of the matter is, by justifying you are going to drive your friends and family away. They are not going to want to be around you because you are not being a good person. You are not being a good you. More importantly you are not being a good Christian.
At the end of the day being a good Christian and a good follower of the lord is all that really matters. Not what you did or did not do. What you said or did not say. If your actions are not glorifying the Lord then you are not being a completely faithful servant of the Lord. This is something I have struggled with in my past. But right now here today I have made a decision to stop my childish, immature, justifying ways. I want to be a better Christian I want to be a better me. I want to serve our Lord with everything I have and with everything I do and it isn’t possible if I continue to justify things in my life.
PASTR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN preaches in his sermons about justifying. To be a better you and to be a better Christian, you need to put all of your sins and all of your problems in Gods hands. Ask God, ask Jesus to help you and to take your sins away. He died on that cross for us. He died to take our sins for us. He died and stamped our debt paid. Don’t take for granted what He did for us on that cross in Calvary that day. Don’t think for one minute that you are not worthy enough to change your ways and come back to Him. You are and He will always take you back.
So, stop your justifying. Stop your excuses. Stop your lies. Stop acting childish and immature. Come back to The Cross and e a better you.
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS preaches every Sunday at 10:00am and Wednesday at 7:00pm at BRINGING BACK GOD located at 1505 Broad Street in BRISTOL, TN. Stop in and have a chat with him or visit the church in MARIETTA, PA. Also you can listen to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS on Saturdays at 1:00pm on WIGN radio or on Sundays at 11:00am on Top Gun radio.
Love you guys and God Bless You,
The Church Goer Girl
Gluttony
If you have read my blog before than you know that recently I have
talked about lust, one of the seven sins. All seven of them, in case you
are wondering, are;
1. Sloth
2. Gluttony
3. Lust
4. Greed
5. Vanity
6. Pride
7. Anger or Wrath
Today I am going to talk about Gluttony. What do you know about gluttony? Is it just being over weight because you eat too much? Or, is something more than that? What does the bible say about gluttony? In Proverbs23:20-21, and I am using a KJV bible, it says: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. In 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Let’s talk about eating too much. That is the easiest part of gluttony to pick up on. But what about drinking? Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS says at BRINGING BACK GOD, “Which is worse, to pick up a spoon or to pick up a bottle? They are both a form of gluttony.” He’s right. Just because you may not have a weight problem doesn’t necessarily mean that you aren’t a glutton. If you pick up an alcohol bottle and become a drunk you are sinning. You are being a glutton.
Now let’s look at someone that doesn’t drink, doesn’t have an eating problem but like to horde things. Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? Think about it. If you are going around a sifting through other people trash because you can’t help yourself you are actually being a glutton. Reality check people, get over your problem. I know it is easier said then done. I get that. But here’s the thing, if you are willing to make change, and I mean true CHANGE in your heart and are willing to give it all up and come back to God, then He will help you. He will help you overcome your gluttony. You can be healed of your addiction to food, drugs, alcohol, hording, or whatever you may have a problem with that is a form of gluttony. But YOU must make the change in yourself first! You cannot expect God to do it all for you and give nothing back to Him in return. You make the change and show Him you are willing to do the work then you will get the help you are looking for from Him.
Remember, it is not what we say we will do but what we will show God that we will do that proves we are worthy of Him.
If you are in need of any help with the sin of gluttony or have any other problems that you would like help with, come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA and have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS. Bring yourself back to The Cross, to Jesus, to God and see how much you can change with just a little faith.
1. Sloth
2. Gluttony
3. Lust
4. Greed
5. Vanity
6. Pride
7. Anger or Wrath
Today I am going to talk about Gluttony. What do you know about gluttony? Is it just being over weight because you eat too much? Or, is something more than that? What does the bible say about gluttony? In Proverbs23:20-21, and I am using a KJV bible, it says: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. In 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Let’s talk about eating too much. That is the easiest part of gluttony to pick up on. But what about drinking? Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? As PASTOR JOHN COLLINS says at BRINGING BACK GOD, “Which is worse, to pick up a spoon or to pick up a bottle? They are both a form of gluttony.” He’s right. Just because you may not have a weight problem doesn’t necessarily mean that you aren’t a glutton. If you pick up an alcohol bottle and become a drunk you are sinning. You are being a glutton.
Now let’s look at someone that doesn’t drink, doesn’t have an eating problem but like to horde things. Isn’t that a form of gluttony too? Think about it. If you are going around a sifting through other people trash because you can’t help yourself you are actually being a glutton. Reality check people, get over your problem. I know it is easier said then done. I get that. But here’s the thing, if you are willing to make change, and I mean true CHANGE in your heart and are willing to give it all up and come back to God, then He will help you. He will help you overcome your gluttony. You can be healed of your addiction to food, drugs, alcohol, hording, or whatever you may have a problem with that is a form of gluttony. But YOU must make the change in yourself first! You cannot expect God to do it all for you and give nothing back to Him in return. You make the change and show Him you are willing to do the work then you will get the help you are looking for from Him.
Remember, it is not what we say we will do but what we will show God that we will do that proves we are worthy of Him.
If you are in need of any help with the sin of gluttony or have any other problems that you would like help with, come to BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA and have a talk with PASTOR JOHN COLLINS. Bring yourself back to The Cross, to Jesus, to God and see how much you can change with just a little faith.
Lust
Let’s talk about the seven deadly sins. Do you know what they are? Can you name them off the top of our head? I know that I can name 6 without having to look them up.
1. Sloth
2. Gluttony
3. Lust
4. Greed
5. Vanity
6. Pride
7. Anger or Wrath
As a whole none of them are good for us. God does not like any of them. That is why they are called sins. Simple to figure out right. But what does He have to say about them? If we look in the bible, and I am using a KJV version, Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A second verse from the bible, again a KJV version, states Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put of all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Today I am just going to focus on Lust.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks abut the seven sins in his sermons. He states, “You cannot be a new person if you still have sin in your heart. If you are still coveting, which is lusting, after things here on earth, then you are sinning. Do not lust after a person, a home, possessions you have here on earth. You cannot take them to heaven with you. Store up your treasures in heaven not on earth. When you die they will just be things that your family will have to take care of.”
Lust can come in all shapes and forms. You can lust after a good looking woman or man. You can also crave something. Some crave attention, some crave, sugar, some crave drugs. This is all a form of lust. Look in your heart do you struggle with lust? I know I have. I have a problem with sugar at times. I crave it like nothing else. But if I give in to my craving and satisfy my addiction I know that I am lusting therefore I am sinning. I ask God for help and know in my heart that because I am showing Him that I can resist the temptation of vast quantities of sugar, like eating cake icing straight from a can (very guilty of that and I have done it more than once not only as an adult but as a kid), that He will help me with this struggle and take it from me so I no longer crave or lust after sugar.
If you like looking at men or women it is the same thing. Ask God to take that addiction away from you and show Him that you can resist the temptation everyday and He will help you. See the thing is we have given up on God but He has not given up on us. There is a poem that I once read called Footprints In The Sand. It talks about how a person and God are walking along the beach. The person looks back at on point in time and sees that there is only one set of foot prints and asks God why have you left me? God’s answer is I didn’t leave you, that set of footprints that you see is when I carried you. So you see God is always with us. We just need to believe that he is there. So when you find yourself having lust, of any form, in your heart, give it to God. Come back to Him. Glorify the Cross and the man who died on it for us. Jesus died to take or sins. He died to carry that burden for us.
If you would like to learn more about the seven sins or would like to learn how to no longer have lust in your heart, please come visit us at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Come talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS and bring yourself back to the Cross. Back to Jesus Christ. Back to God.
I Love You and God Bless You,
The Church-Goer Girl
1. Sloth
2. Gluttony
3. Lust
4. Greed
5. Vanity
6. Pride
7. Anger or Wrath
As a whole none of them are good for us. God does not like any of them. That is why they are called sins. Simple to figure out right. But what does He have to say about them? If we look in the bible, and I am using a KJV version, Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
A second verse from the bible, again a KJV version, states Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put of all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Today I am just going to focus on Lust.
At BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN PASTOR JOHN COLLINS talks abut the seven sins in his sermons. He states, “You cannot be a new person if you still have sin in your heart. If you are still coveting, which is lusting, after things here on earth, then you are sinning. Do not lust after a person, a home, possessions you have here on earth. You cannot take them to heaven with you. Store up your treasures in heaven not on earth. When you die they will just be things that your family will have to take care of.”
Lust can come in all shapes and forms. You can lust after a good looking woman or man. You can also crave something. Some crave attention, some crave, sugar, some crave drugs. This is all a form of lust. Look in your heart do you struggle with lust? I know I have. I have a problem with sugar at times. I crave it like nothing else. But if I give in to my craving and satisfy my addiction I know that I am lusting therefore I am sinning. I ask God for help and know in my heart that because I am showing Him that I can resist the temptation of vast quantities of sugar, like eating cake icing straight from a can (very guilty of that and I have done it more than once not only as an adult but as a kid), that He will help me with this struggle and take it from me so I no longer crave or lust after sugar.
If you like looking at men or women it is the same thing. Ask God to take that addiction away from you and show Him that you can resist the temptation everyday and He will help you. See the thing is we have given up on God but He has not given up on us. There is a poem that I once read called Footprints In The Sand. It talks about how a person and God are walking along the beach. The person looks back at on point in time and sees that there is only one set of foot prints and asks God why have you left me? God’s answer is I didn’t leave you, that set of footprints that you see is when I carried you. So you see God is always with us. We just need to believe that he is there. So when you find yourself having lust, of any form, in your heart, give it to God. Come back to Him. Glorify the Cross and the man who died on it for us. Jesus died to take or sins. He died to carry that burden for us.
If you would like to learn more about the seven sins or would like to learn how to no longer have lust in your heart, please come visit us at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN or in MARIETTA, PA. Come talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS and bring yourself back to the Cross. Back to Jesus Christ. Back to God.
I Love You and God Bless You,
The Church-Goer Girl
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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