1John 4:19

Good morning everybody and praise the Lord. This verse makes the statement that every one of us need to use to evaluate our relationship with The Father. Lets look at the scripture refrence"WE love him, because he first loved us.Because he first loved us.How did he first love us? To understand this we first have to ask ourselves do we understand the heart of Father God. God is our heavenly Father and he loves us. He loved us so much he sent his only begotten Son Jesus to make the way for us to come into the grace and love of the Father. As I was meditating on this verse for the last few days this is the question that came to me? When you think of a father what do you think of? Here are the thoughts that filled my mind and heart. I beleive these came from the Holy spirit for me to share with all of us.
1.)He works to care for his family. To provide for there well being.
2.)He wants the best for his family. He drives himself day and night to see to it that they can have the best he's able to give.
3.)He is so united to the family that when one of them hurts he hurts.
4.)In many cases he is never praised for for the good things he does, only criticized for his mistakes.
5.)However no matter how many times he's rejected by those he loves, he always comes to their aid when they need him.
Now I ask you. Is this not the Love of God our Father for us. He has always been there for us and no matter how many times we reject him and his love he is there waiting for our return. If you have ever read the parable of the prodigle son you will see the love of the Father God reaching out to you in all the above ways. Hes the Father standing on the porch of heaven looking out to see if that wayward son has come to his senses and has headed for home.I wish to chalenge us all to take time to think about how much the Father has given for us to become his children. May the Lord bless this day for you with health and happiness. From Pastor Ken

Living in the Love of God part3

Good morning and praise the Lord. This truly is a gloroious day of the Lord.Be blessed and may the Lord open the window of heaven and pour out His blessing upon you.Lets look at verse 18 of 1 John chapter4" There is no fear in love;but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. Notice that the word says that there is no fear in love. When you and I make the decision to live in the light of God and walk in the Word of truth and follow the life of Christ the full love of God will manifest in us. In that full love of God there is no fear because we know in whom we belong. Gods peace floods our soul like a river. When you and I confessed our sins to the Lord and asked Jesus to become Lord and Master of our lives we opened the door to that love and when that love came in it casteth out the spirit of fear that dominanted our lives before Christ. Why would God want to get fear out of our lives? the answer is right here in this verse{because fear hath torment]. When fear dominates a persons life they live in torment all the time. The fear torments and creates aggitations in there physical well being. You and I were recreated in the life and image of God at our new birth. This means that our spirit man was delivered from the powers of darkness that once dominated our life. Fear was apart of our lives from the day we were born. And if we were raised in the atmosphere of fear it took control of our lives. But when Jesus came in through the agent of the Holy Spirit that light casteth out the spirit of fear that once dominanted us and held us in darkness. Fear is a real enemy. Listen to this passgae of scripture"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear,but of power,and of love,and of a sound mind.[2Timothy 1:7]Did you catch what the word says God did not give us a spirit of fear.If fear did not come from God then where does it come from? It came from satan. Just look at Adam and Eve before the fall they walked with God talked with God and lived in His presence but one day when God came to the garden to talk with them they hid from Him in fear. What changed they commited high treason and broke covenant with God opening the door to the dominating spirit of fear. And from that point on every man born of women was born with that spirit of fear. But here is the joy Jesus destroyed the power of satan with His victory over sin. And you and I when we were born again was released from that spirit and received the spirit of the Lord that destroyed the power of darkness over our lives. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed. From this day forward remember fear can not contol you if you are a born again child of GOD for the perfect love of God has casted out the spirit of fear. Have a blessed and healthy day in Jesus only beleive the Word and live in the freedom Jesus has provided for us. From Pastor Ken

Living in the Love of God Part 2

Before I start this morning please accept my apology for the type error on the scripture refrence. The scripture references are in chapter four of 1 John.They are 1John 4:16-18 please forgive me for the mistake.Good morning and praise the Lord this is a glourious morning already may the Father open the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there wont be room enough for you to contain it. Lets look at the next verse 1John 4:17"Herein is our love made perfect,that we may have boldness in the day of judgement:because as he is,so are we in this world.As you and I devote our lives to God and become united to Him through our union and communion with Him the love of God is being perfected in us. This love is being brought to its completion in us. So that in the day of judgement we may have confidence as we face our Lord and stand in front of Him. The latter part of this verse really jumped out at me as I was studing these verses:because as he is,so are we in this world. As He is, we are to walk and talk as Jesus did we are to express the truth and love of God as Jesus did. And where are we to do this? We are to do it right here in this world we live in. How did Jesus walk He walked in confidence toward the Father that caused Him to trust the Father to meet his every need. He lived to express the Father love for man. He showed the Fathers love and compassion for fallen man. He came to present healing and deliverence to fallen man and to show him a way back to the Father that loves Him and cares for Him. This is the way you and I are to walk in this world living the sanctified life before fallen man so that they can truly see the redemptive love of God reaching out to them. The sad part of it is in some cases we are not promoting God we are promoting ourselves. Jesus came promoting the will and desire of the Father to all mankind. We need to truly humble ourselves before the Lord. Listen to the word of the Lord from Matt:18:4"Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. What is Jesus saying to us? Take on the attitude of the little child think for a moment how a little child respondes to us, they trust us,they show us unconditional love,even when in some cases they have been abused by the one they trusted, all that person has to do is ask them to forgive them and they are right there to forgive and get on with life. How many of us can say we have that humble attitude toward our adult relationships? I pray that you and I will truly open up to the true love of God and then begin to show that love to each other.Have a blessed and healthy day in Jesus. From Pastor Ken.

Living in the Love of God

Well praise the Lord everybody and may the blessing of the Lord be upon you.
For the next few days I would like to share some thoughts from 1 John 5:16-18. Lets look at verse 16"And we have known and believed the love God hath to us.God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,and God in him. As I was reading this verse the thought started filling my soul. What does it mean to dwell in God. I looked up the word dwell in Websters dictionary and these are the definitions it gave for the word dwell.
1.To live in a place 2.To reside 3.To hang on with fondness. 4.To continue.
Lets think about the one that says:To live in a place. The first thing that came to my mind was the the first verse of Psa91" He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Think about it you and I dwell in a place with God through His love for us that the enemy can not penetrate.Listen to this first verse of Psa91 from the amplified translation"He Who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty{Whose power no foe can withstand]. When you and I chooose to follow after the love of God and purpose in our hearts to live in that love we are in a place that satan can't penetrate due to the redemptive work of Jesus our Lord. You and I have been given the greatest opportunity to live in the presence of God.We can truly let the world that is filled with fear and terror see the peace that floods ones soul when he knows in whom he belongs.God is Love. He loves you and I to the point that he sent his only Son to the earth to show us the way to live and walk in that love everyday.Jesus walked this earth in the power and the love of God and you and I have that same ability if we want to surrender unto the Lord. In the first chapter of the gospel of John in verse 12 it says"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that beleive on his name: Do you see yourself as a son of the Most High living in the Fathers love and forgiveness. When you dwell in something you become attached to it you put down roots. You and I are supposed to become attached to God our Father and become rooted and grounded in His love. Walk in the love of God live for him.Make your life a precious symbol of Gods grace to you. God bless you and have healthy life in Jesus. From Pastor Ken.

Thank You

Good morning and praise the Lord. I just wanted to take this morning and say thank you to all of you who read this everyday. My prayer is always that God will give me something that will bless us and make us think about where we are in our walk with the Lord. I also want to say again how much I like reading the comments that you leave. I am just a servent of the most high that wants to see all of Gods people come to know the deep truths of God our Father. The Father loves us and wants us to have the best. When you think about it God gave His best to secure our salvation He sent His Son.
I was just reading psalms 35:27"Let them shout for joy,and be glad,that favour my rightouse cause: yea let them say continually,Let the LORD be magnified,which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servent. Notice it says That God has pleasure in the properity of his servent. God wants you and I to prosper in all that we do. As I was reading this passage the words "LET THEM SAY CONTINUALLY" just kind of leaped out at me how are we to respond we are to be continually saying Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servent. You and I need to be in a continual praise mode. Look at verse 28" And my tongue shall speak of thy rightuoseness and of thy praise all the day long. Think about this when you and I are praising God all the day long satan wont be able to get through the presence of God to steal our joy. Try this today make a decision to praise the Lord all day speaking and singing praise to the Lord and then look back and see how peaceful your day was.Have a blessed and healthy day in Jesus. From Pastor Ken

Trust Jesus Part 2

Good morning and praise the Lord!!!Just think how wonderful it is to know God the Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.Think how wonderful it is that the Father loved us so much that he gave his only Begotten Son For us and that through Jesus he sent us the Holy Spirit to guide us into the things of God and into the great truths of God. Which brings me to the what I believe God has made away for us to walk free from all distractions that come at us. Lets look at distraction number two.TEMPTATION: MANY OF US CHRISTIAN AND NON CHRISTIAN ARE FACED WITH TEMTATION EVERYDAY.Temtation is real it comes in all sizes and shapes and comes in many forms. What ever made a christians think that they would never be tempted after the gave trheir life to Christ. WE are told in 1Cor.10:13" There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful,who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but with the temptation also make a way to escape,that ye may be able to bear it." What a promise from God we have away out of the temptation it is through our relationship with Jesus the Son Of God. We live in a time when you can not go any where or even turn the TV on with out being faced with a temptation. But praise God we have the power within us to say no. As you have probly seen buy know I like the amplified translation of the bible as I study with the King James I lay the amplified beside it and read both. Listen to this verse from the amplified bible"For no temtation(no trial regarded as enticing to sin),[no matter how it comes or where it leads]has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man[that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful[to His Word and to His compassionate nature],and He[can be trusted]not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistence and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out(the means of escape to a landing place),that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently. I believe we have the power within us to resist those temtations that come at us. We are the ones who have to step up to the plate and say no when those temptations come. Let me ask you this. Is this not what Jesus did at the hour of his baptismn. After John had baptized him in the Jordan was he not taken immediatly by the spirit into the wilderness where he was temted by the devil with all the things we are tempted with. How did Jesus resist? He spoke the word of God against the devil and his temptations you and I must follow the example of Jesus. Read Luke chapter 4:1-14 for youself and see how Jesus resisted temptation and then decide to follow his example and begin to resist by speaking the Word of God against the temptation. Let me leave you with the words from verse fourteen from the amplified translation"Therefore my dearly beloved, shun(keep clear away from, avoid by flight if need be)any sort of idolatry(of loving or venerating anything more than God). Have a blessed and healthy day in Jesus Our Lord. Open your heart to Jesus and let him become the joy and power in your life. From Pastor Ken

Trust Jesus

Good morning and praise the Lord everybody. This is going to be a great day in Jesus. I was reading Matt:11:28"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden,and I will give you rest. Rest what a beatiuful word how many of us have ever said oh if could just get a good nights rest. What keeps us from the peace or rest we seek for? Its the lack of devotion to the one who will give us the peace that surpasses all understanding. In these troubled times people are looking for answers to the situations that are coming at us all everyday. Notice Jesus said for us to come unto Him. He is are answer to the troubles that we face if you and I will truly give Him the Lordship of our lives He will be there with us. What are some of distresses we face that creates the unrest in our lives.
1)Poverty: All around us we se the destruction that poverty brings on peoples lives. Many are fearing this due to the lose of jobs. However there is a peace that can come to you and I even in the mist of poverty.And that comes from the word of God"But my God shall supply all your need according to his richs in glory by Christ Jesus. When I think of poverty I think of not just physical poverty but spiritual poverty. Many people walk around in spiritual poverty they have never taken time to get truly aqainted with the one who will meet there need. When God sent his only begotten son Jesus into the world it was for us to come to know the Father God and His love for us. John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God the Father gave Jesus so that you and I could know the freedom from all the torment that comes to the world. Notice the word whosoever that means exactly what it says whosoever you are you have the opportunity to have eternal life all you have to do is believe in the Son of God accept him as your personal saviour. When one truly can place their trust in Jesus he will find a peace that surpasses all understanding even in the midst of great turmoil. Jesus is the answer to all our problems if we will open up our hearts to Him. Many years ago when I first started out in ministry a dear women of God gave me this passgae of scripture and said no matter how hard it gets remember these words:"I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me. I have faced many times of difficulty in my life but these words have always encouraged me to never give up. Have a blessed and healthy day in Jesus. From Pastor Ken

Be Free

Before I start this morning I would like to let everyone know that I greatly appreciaete your comments and enjoy reading them. This morning I was reading Luke 7:31-50.Jesus says to the women in verse 50 Thy faith hath saved thee;go in peace. AS read that I deccided to read it in my amplified translation. Listen to this translation"But Jesus said to the woman, Your faith has saved you;go(enter)into peace[in freedom from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin]. Here is Jesus saying to the woman your sins are forgiven now walk in the freedom from all the problems that sin has created for you.She was made completly whole. If you read the story you will find that she was a lady of the night. She had built up quite a reputation that made her an outcast from the rest of society. She came into the Pharisees house and found Jesus and began to weep and the tears from her eyes were used by her to wash and caress the feet of Jesus. She had brought a very expensive oil and began to sooth his feet with it. She had shown Jesus her love for him with out expecting any thing in return. The Key to all this is in verse 47"Therfore I tell you,her sins, many[as they are]are forgiven her- because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven little loves little. Those of us who just take are salvation for granted and keep on doing what we no to be wrong really have not come to place this woman came to. What did she give? She gave of herself. When you think about it she entered a house where people rejected and scorned her to get near the Master she fell at his feet and gave of her substance to care for the need of Jesus. If you read the story the man who invited Jesus never even thought about giving him water to wash his tired feet, nor oil to sooth them with but yet he was a guest of that man. The man just took Jesus love for granted and never truly experienced the joy that the woman experienced when Jesus cleansed her from all her sin and the ditresses that came with the sin. What a mighty Lord we have who has forgiven us all our sins and has given us a great freedom in Him. Be blessed in the Lord and enjoy your freedom he has given you in Him.Have a Blessed and healthy day in Jesus.FromPastor Ken

WHat Will You Do With Jesus Christ? PART 2

GOOD MORNING AND PRAISE THE LORD OUR SOON COMING KING. I would like to share with you some more of the thoughts that the Holy spirit has been sharing with me about the above question. This morning the Holy spirit woke me up with these words from the Apostle Paul" Know ye not that ye are the temple of the Holy ghost and the Spirit of god dwelleth in you(1Cor:3:-16).
To have the Holy Ghost dwelling in us we have to be the born again child of God. That new birth can only come by and through Jesus Christ. Jesus said in the gospel of John 14:16"And I (meaning Jesus) will pray to the Father, and he shall send you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. Without Jesus Christ you and I would not have the spirit of God dwelling in us to guide us and direct us into the true life of God. If you think about it for just a little bit you and I have all we need to flow in the presence of God.Psa91:1 says He that dwelleth in the secret place of most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. With out Jesus Christ you and I could never find that secret place to dwell in. And with out the comforter that Jesus prayed to the Father to send to guide us we would not even know how to come into that presence of God.To live in the presence of God is such an awsome revelation from God.Here is another thought without Jesus christ you and I would not see the kingdom of God her the words of Jesus as he spoke to Nicodemus:" Jesus answered and said unto him,Verily, Verily,I say unto thee,(You and I),Except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. Without the new birth which come through Jesus Christ we can not even see the kingdom of God. As the Holy spirit was talking to me this morning he was making me think about my relationship with Jesus how important it is to give him the Lordship over my life. If I did not know Jesus and with out him in my life I would be a most miserable man. And dont think that I am saying that I am perfect becuase I am not I make many mistakes and mess up. But I am so thankful that when I do mess up that I have some one to go to that will plead my case before the Father and that is Jesus my Lord. However for Jesus to plead my case before the Father I have to be able to admit to God that I messed up. In 1st John 1:9 You will find these words" If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Does all mean all? Listen to the words of Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Without Jesus Christ we would not even have the ability to realize that Jesus brings us into a place where the Father says I will remember their sins and inquities no more. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH JESUS CHRIST? Have a Blessed and Healthy day in Jesus Our Lord and King; From Pastor Ken

WHat Will You Do With Jesus Christ?

The above title was a question that a great man of God would ask those who would be in the revival services he preached. This man was Charles Finney.
When you think about the question it shuold make us start asking ourselves how does Christ reign in my life. Jesus said I am the way,the truth, and the life. What did he mean? He is the only way that man can enter into a relationship with God the Father. Without Christ there is no way to the Father God. Hes the one truth that man can count on. WE are always looking for the answer to lifes problems, there is only one answer his name is Jesus. Many people know of Jesus but do we truly know Him by this I mean have we truly given our lives to Him. Does He truly regein as Lord in our lives. He is the truth that will keep our souls at peace if we will let him bring into our lives that peace that surpasses all understanding. Iam the life. What life is He talking about? I believe about a life that will be filled with His presence and strength. Jesus said I have come that they may have life, and have it more abundantly. Its through Christ that we will truly come to know what an abundant life is all about. Some people think that if I had all the money in the world I would have a good life. Thats not true think about all the rich people that are out there in the world and think how misserable their life is. They are constantly being attacked with fear of loosing everything,thier life style is one that shows them trying to find lifes answer in all the wrong places. Jesus has people that follow him that are rich but those that have chosen to seek a deep intimate relationship with Him do not fear the lose of their richs as they know that Jesus is their supplier not the riches. Here is that question to you and I: WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH JESUS CHRIST? Will you open your heart up to Him and truly let him become the living LORD of your life.Have a blessed and healthy day in Jesus:From Pastor Ken.