A new year!

Make this year a Bible studying year for you, if things were not going so good for you last year, then change the way you think, and that will flow into the way you talk, and act! ( Prov 4: 20-23 ) ( Prov 23:7 ) God bless!

Lost son ; parable; ( words of Jesus )

The lost son went out, living recklessly, and when he came to the end of his self!, came back home, and his father received him with gladness; God is ALWAYS ready to receive your full attention, when you come to end of self; ( Lk 15: 12-32 ) God bless!

Lost coin; parable; ( words of Jesus )

Have you ever lost car keys, or a wallet?, you stop whatever you are doing, and you do whatever it takes to find your wallet or keys, because they have high value, the same with lost people, we should have high value for lost souls, and when we find them, we call others, and let them know that we found what we were looking for; ( Lk 15: 8-10 ) God bless!

Sunday!

Get to a Holy Bible, 66 books, old, and new testament only; Jesus is God, and died and rose from the dead, believing church, to grow spiritually, get spiritually fed, and fellowship with other believers; God bless!

Do it afraid!

Overcome fear by doing it afraid, ANYTIME fear is present, it is NOT God! ( 2 Tim 1:7 ) God bless!

Wicked tenants ( words of Jesus )( religious ) PARABLE FRIDAY!

 A house holder ( God ) planted a vineyard ( Israel ), and let it out to a husbandman ( wicked Jewish leaders ), and the husbandman had servants ( prophets ) who he sent out to collect harvest ( gentiles ); but the husbandman beat, and dishonored the harvest; so the house holder sent his Son ( Jesus ), and the husbandman rejected the Son; so the house holder destroyed the husbandman, and sent other husbandman, that will receive the harvest of ministering to gentiles; this is a religious parable, speaking of how God will send others to bring gentiles into His kingdom, if the religious Jewish leaders won't; same today, God is no respecter of persons, He is not looking for wicked at heart religious people to testify of Him ( Matt 21:33-46 ) God bless!

CHRISTmas!

Today, near this time, not exact date, date was established by early century church, according to when shepherds would attend to sheep; a Savior was born; Christ, Jesus! ( Lk 2: 2-20 ) God bless!

Loss sheep; parable ( words of Jesus )

We would, and should, if we were to have 100 sheep, and lose one of them, would leave the other 99, and go find the one; Jesus said, there is joy in heaven, when one is found, that was lost; be concerned for those who are either, not saved, or carnal, to help them grow in the Lord! ( Lk 15: 4-7 ) God bless!

Salt ( words of Jesus )

We are called to be salt to a fallen world; salt makes people thirsty; it adds flavor; penetrates, aids in healing, preserves ( keeps alive ); don't allow the salt to lose it flavor; you can add to much salt, by being to aggressive, or not be effective, by not even coming out of the shaker! ( Lk 14:34-35 ) God bless!

Count the cost! ( words of Jesus )

Jesus is saying no one would build a house without counting the cost, just the same, when you consider being a disciple of Jesus, you should count the cost of, time, friends, being popular, family mocking you, etc; ( Lk 14: 27-33 ) God bless!

Sunday!

Get to a Holy Bible, 66 books, old, and new testament only; Jesus is God, and died, and rose from the dead; believing church,; to grow spiritually, get spiritually fed, and fellowship with other believers; God bless!

Only the word of God can fix!

Education, and intellectual books, etc, or medicine, or doctors WITHOUT GOD, can't fix the flesh; education, and medicine, and doctors, are good, but it is God who gives these people the wisdom to do these things whether they admit it or not ( Rom 11: 29 ); so it is the word of God, that is the source for change! ( 1 Cor  2:13 ) God bless!

Two sons ( words of Jesus ) PARABLE FRIDAY

Two sons, one said he would do something, but didn't; the other said I will not, but did; which one did the will of his father? be a doer, not a sayer of the word; saying is fine as long as you are doing! ( Matt 21:28-31 ) God bless!

Hate; in order to be disciple ( words of Jesus )

Jesus said if you don't HATE ( not passionate ) your father, mother, wife, children, brother, sister, and your own life; YOU CAN'T BE HIS DISCIPLE! what a statement; comparing to Jesus, you should have no passion for your life, or others; the reason is because, with the focus on following Jesus, your love, and passion for others will accidentally happen! ( Lk 14:26 ) God bless

Great feast; parable; ( words of Jesus )

God is sending, and has sent many invitations to accept His Son into His kingdom, and He makes it very clear, that those who reject His invitations to receive His Son, will NOT spend an eternity with Him; ( Lk 14: 15-24 ) God bless!

Lowest room at feast; parable ( words of Jesus )

Jesus is saying basically, that if you seat yourself at the lowest room, than someone can invite you to go sit in the higher seat, but if  you seat yourself in the high seat, then how can anyone invite you to seat higher; humble yourself, and you shell be exalted; ( Lk 14:8-11 ) God bless!

Heal on Sabbath ( words of Jesus )

All the Pharisees would feed their animals on the Sabbath, but tried to tell Jesus, is was unlawful to heal on the Sabbath ( 7th day of the week, as a day of rest ) in the New testament it is rest in Jesus ( Heb 4 ) it was meant for a shadow of what was to come ( Col 2:16 ) , but can be beneficial for a person to rest ONE day of the week, so rest in Jesus , and take a day at least for yourself! ( Lk 14:1-5 ) God bless!

Sunday!

Get to a Holy Bible, 66 books, old, and new testament only; Jesus died, and rose from the dead; believing church; to grow spiritually, get spiritually fed, and fellowship with other believers; God bless!

The flesh!

The flesh is our fallen condition without God, our flesh is used for the purpose of storing the Holy Spirit, to get God's will done here on earth; but it HAS to be flesh that has dominion on this earth, because God gave flesh dominion in Genesis; die to flesh, and live victorious through Christ! ( 1 Cor 15:31 )

Workers in the vineyard ( words of Jesus ) PARABLE FRIDAY

Some workers in the vineyard had been hired a long time, and working in the vineyard; but some just got hired, and had not been working that long, but when it came time for payment, they ALL got PAID the same; some will spend years serving God, and other will receive Jesus into their hearts before their last breath; BOTH will spend an eternity with God in heaven; ( Matt 20:1-16 ) God bless!

Rejected prophets, and Messiah ( words of Jesus )

God's people rejected prophets, foretelling of Jesus, and they would reject Jesus as well, are you rejecting the voice of God speaking through people, for you to repent! ( Lk 13:33-35 ) God bless!

Do you know? ( words of Jesus )

Do you know that you know that you know what plan God has for your life, well Jesus knew that he would heal, cast out demons, and die, and rise on the third day, so no person, or demon could stop that; it might seem rough, or doesn't seem like things are going to happen, but if you are sure it was God, then NOTHING can stop you; ( Lk 13:32 ) God bless!

Last, first, first last ( words of Jesus )

God is rich in mercy; it is hard to go to hell, people make a decision in their heart to go to hell, God doesn't make that decision for you; so just know some people will spend their whole life serving God, and some will accept Jesus before their last breath! ( Lk 13:30 ) God bless!

Weeping, gnashing of teeth ( words of Jesus )

Jesus speaks of weeping, and gnashing of teeth, for those who commit THE SIN, singular, of rejecting Jesus as Lord, and Savior! ( Lk 13:28 ) God bless!

Sunday!

Get to a Holy Bible, 66 books, old, and new testament only; Jesus died, and rose from the dead; believing Church, to grow spiritually, get spiritually, fed, and fellowship with other believers; God bless!

What you can't leave!

What you can't leave, is where you stop; anything that is hindering you from growing or moving forward in the kingdom of God, is where you will stop at! ( Prov 16:3 ) God bless!

Unmerciful servant ( words of Jesus ) PARABLE FRIDAY!

This servant owed someone, and he begged for the person he owed to have mercy on him, because he could not pay him, so he did, he had mercy on him; but THAT SAME SERVANT, someone owed him, but he chose to NOT have mercy on this person, so the first person that the servant owed, saw this, and handed him over to the tormentors, because he didn't forgive in his HEART; God CAN'T flow through you with unforgiveness in your heart, and you open a direct door, for satan, and the forces of evil to influence your soul! ( Matt 18:22-35 ) God bless!

Never KNEW you! ( words of Jesus )

There are many reasons, and examples of people that think they are a believer, but are not; the Holy Bible, 66 books, old, and new testament doctrine of Jesus, alone will save you, being reborn from above, when you accept the free gift of salvation; not because you follow rules, or go to a Church, or just because your family have been Baptisted, etc; KNOW Jesus today, by prayer to accept Jesus, and plan on growing daily! ( Lk 13:24-25 ) God bless!

Like leaven ( cause to rise ) ( words of Jesus )

Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a woman who took leaven ( to cause to rise ), and hid it in the other parts of the meal, until it caused leavened; ( a permeate transformation ) ( Lk 13:20-21 ) God bless!

Mustard seed parable ( words of Jesus )

A mustard seed is a small, I believe the smallest seed there is, but it grows to the biggest tree, plant I believe; life might seem small as a Christian in this world; but just know, God has great plans for His children, with patience, and perseverance, don't get tired of doing good, and sacrificing not being in the form of this world, it will pay off; God wants His people to prosper! ( Lk 13:18-19 ) God bless!

Sabbath healing ( words of Jesus )

Jesus was saying that the Pharisees was trying to condemn Him for healing someone on the Sabbath, when they would feed their animals on the Sabbath; the Sabbath, can be beneficial to you, as a day to rest, but true Sabbath was meant for rest in Jesus, that's where the real rest is ( Heb 4 ) ( Lk 13:15-16 ) God bless!