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Th Altar Of Insanity |Moral Truth Series

There’s not much that I can add to the words below except, it’s time to— Protect the future of our children’s children…

—When people worship at the Altar of Insanity 

Morals that are deemed perfect are not. 

Morality that should be taught is not. 

Unhealthy Lifestyles are deemed clean.

Clean lifestyle is deemed unclean. 

Those that worship at the Altar of Insanity 

want to drag our kids into this unhealthiness.

People will not worship at 

the Altar of The Way, The Truth & Life 

because they have bought into the Lie. 

They have worshipped at the Altar of Insanity 

far too long to know the insaneness of it all.

If you want to walk away from the Altar of Insanity & get to know the real Way, Truth and Life personally:

Know God

Steps to Peace With God

How Can I know God

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

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Sundays: Don’t Politicize, Criticize, Compromise or Chastise — But Liberlize Thru Christ

Opposing Shapes

Is posting political posts and debates serving our community? Especially when family members or friends who are unbelievers are watching us on what’s supposed to be one of our Holy Days?  ….

First off, as Christians, we have a duty to be involved in all aspects of life. This includes having a political view.  I am a firm believer that we, as Christians, should gIve back to the community in everything and by individual callings God has placed in each person’s heart. If this means being the best doctor or lawyer or political leader, you do it to the fullest. Because God gives all of us different gifts and directions to journey through in life. 

Secondly, if you have to work on Sunday’s because of the industry you’re in, keep doing your work cheerfully until the LORD brings you out of this period. Be an example to all who see your work. Let those who don’t know the grace and peace of Christ, glorify His name and want to have what you have.

Now to the thing I have noticed— Sunday Posts:

I see more and more political posts on Facebook. Even Christians are getting to the political arena or into things that may not be what we should be talking about on Sundays. 

Sunday is the Lord’s day. This is when Christ rose. And this is where we, as Christians, observe our faith in God’s miraculous mighty power of defeating death and bringing people back to a personal relationship with Him. 

Of course every day should be the Lords day. But on Sunday it’s a special thing. Some of our brothers and sisters in Christ believe that we need to keep the Sabbath Holy. Yes, this is God’s command to all humanity. It is not a Jewish thing to do. But remember what Paul said in Romans:

…4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.… Romans 14.

I personally have a Friday Night study that has been going on for years. I did not start it as a Sabbath Study or to keep the Sabbath, but because I wanted my kids and their friends to have a safe place to be on Fridays. I just kept teaching on that certain day and the blessing of seeing the Orthodox Jewish folks pass by and hear me speak about Jesus and his prophetic Jewishness, is a blessing to know that they are being witnessed to as they pass by our house and the windows are wide open for all to hear.

Now the reason why Sunday’s are crucial to observe and why we call it the LORD’s Day is because of Jesus’ resurrection, and the most important implications for us as Christians. You see, without Jesus rising from the dead, there would be no faith in our own resurrection through Christ’s work on the cross and in the grave. We tend to forget this essential and highly critical second part of His work. 

Which brings me to what we as as Christians should be doing for our community. Sundays are too important to get caught up in political debates which sometimes get heated. Because politics will never ever save anyone, or ever change a person’s heart.

The only way that we will change this country is not by going at each other politically. Yes, there are times when we have to say something to refute the fake news or dangerous political views being glamorized on TV or schools, but… 

We have six days to do this. On Sundays, I’m going to start first by sharing what God has done for me.

I will post of His promises and of His love for people without comprimising my tenets:

—That God became human as He was born to a Judean virgin named Mary. 

—That Jesus grew up with every human weakness we all face in our lives. 

—That God brought His promises from prophecies of old. 

—That these promises of old, became real and were fulfilled in Jesus. 

—That Jesus died on the cross, was buried and rose again. 

—That Jesus ascended into heaven and promises us to come back for His sheep. 

—That if He rose from the grave, He has conquered death and we also have conquered death through His power of salvation through God’s grace, which is given freely for the repentance of our sins.

—That we as Christians, need to become His actions here on earth, and reach the community with the Gospel. 

—That we share the gospel so intensely with our actions and love, that we will not have to preach it with our mouths. Because non-Christians will see Christ in us through our actions and the way we live. 

—That we go out into our communities and make disciples of all nations! Literally here in Souther California, there are hundreds of languages being spoken. We are the crossroads to the Asian Continent. We don’t need to fly thousands of miles to reach the world for Christ. We can, and should start in our community first, this is our Jerusalem.

Therefore, we need to change people’s hearts and minds through the power of salvation , regeneration and transformation into each person’s life.

We as Christians need to be a community united in one accord in prayer, discipleship, and outreach to our communities. This is the only way that we will be effective and change the direction we are seeing all over the United States and the world. Join me in sharing the Gospel in some way on Sundays. Leave everything else behind. May we concentrate sharing and discipling the Grace of Christ and His commands with our families, our neighbors and our friends on Sundays. Sports, politics and entertainment can wait until Monday…

August 20, 2019

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Day of Prayer Pt. I |The Key to Powerful Prayer

May 4, 2018

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Month of Giving Thanks / Mes De Dar Gracias

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Month of Giving Thanks
Day 20

I want to thank You Lord for giving me pure thoughts. I want to thank Your Spirit for always lifting me up. When my thoughts are earthly, You come in and provide heavenly advise.
May You encourage and lift those that are stuck on earthly thoughts this Christmas season due to losing loved ones, finances or loneliness. May they think of pure, lovely and good things to come, in Your presence…


Español:

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Día 20

Quiero agradecerte Señor por darme pensamientos puros. Quiero agradecer a Tu Espíritu por siempre levantarme espiritualmente. Cuando mis pensamientos son terrenales, entras y das consejos celestiales.
Que animes y eleves a aquellos que están estancados en pensamientos terrenales en esta temporada de Navidad, debido a la pérdida de seres queridos, finanzas o soledad. Que piensen en cosas puras, hermosas y buenas por venir, en Tu presencia …

December 2, 2017December 2, 2017

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Month of Giving Thanks-Day 18

My Paradise with Him regained:


CLIFF NOTE VERSION: Read Picture. 

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DEEPER MEANING:

I am thankful for the free gift of eternal salvation that Jesus gave me. Most people think that believing in Christ is like living life with a crutch. They think it weak to have faith in God. They assume that the helpless are the only ones that need a savior. They believe that only small-minded people who can’t succeed at being good are like all Christians.
They rely on the power of their own minds to get them by in life. They think their life is in their hands, I have a question for them. Their mantra is, “Try to lead a good life and that’s what you only need to make it to heaven.”
For those that believe that they control their personal life and that is all they need to get to heaven, I ask them just two questions:

~ Why is it that when you fail at something, you feel angry and disappointed?
~ What happens when you die?

Being human comes with a price. The price is a fleshly weakness. The weakness is also compelling. Because it shows us what our spirit has been telling us. That even though we try and try, we need a higher power to get us through.
Why? Because even the most influential people will tell you, that life is much more than being powerful or wealthy. That life has another meaning.
The true meaning of life is to commune with and to glorify God through His Son Jesus who volunteered Himself to fix humanity’s problem.
The problem is that we, human beings, are out of God’s reach through our own measures.
The problem is that we have been born to parents and ancestors who broke away from God to try to do things their own way.
The problem of humanity is that we are no longer close to nature. And the reason why we always want to “get back to nature” is that we are no longer one with the God of nature.
God was once dwelling alongside humans until they decided not to listen to Him.
Since then, we have been battling to find our little piece of “paradise” here on earth. It hasn’t worked out for us. It did not work out for our ancestors, and this is the reason why Jesus the One whom they call the Messiah of Israel or should I say, the Savior of the whole world had to be born like a human being, He lived like us, but He died on a cross for us. He had to give Himself to death in order to have humanity reconnect with Him when He resurrected back to life.
All because we wanted to live independently away from Him.
When we severed our relationship with God in the Garden of Eden, He had already figured out a way to get us back into one with Him.
God had to kick humans out of paradise and away from His glorious holiness because a perfect Being in a pure utopia could not have a virus of rebellion spreading inside a place of perfection.
He had to make them leave since they no longer were in perfect harmony with what He had created, which was a perfect atmosphere in a perfect setting, which was also void of anything corrupt. That is until Adam and Eve sinned against their Holy Creator.
This is where Jesus comes in. You see, a perfect Creator could come down into this life and become a perfect human. That is what Jesus had to do. He came down from heaven and became one of us in almost everything except sinning.

Jesus cried and laughed. He ate food and drank water. He expelled food and water from His body the same way we do. The only difference is that he never sinned.

It is only in His sinless life that humanity could once again connect with perfection. It is only through Jesus that God the Father could be able to walk with us and once again dwell among us. Jesus sacrificed His perfect and sinless body, mind and Spirit for our sakes. So that those who would believe in Him would have a rebirth, not the kind that humans have but the kind that heaven can, which is in the spirit.
Adam and Eve sinned, and therefore their bodies became weak. How? Their connection to the infinite was disconnected. This weakness was manifested in bodies which started deteriorating, until one day, Adam’s body no longer had the strength or will to go on, and his flesh died. So did eve, and the rest of their children and their children after that.
Which leads us to me and my weakness. Without the saving power of Christ, my mortal flesh will one day also give up. But my spirit will be free to reconnect with my Creator fully.
This is what Jesus did for me. He came to set me free of the power of death’s sting. Sure my body will one day die, but when this happens, my spirit will be set free to fly like an eagle and take to the sky.

Then and only then will my “crutch” be taken out and then and only then will my spirit soar to greater heights of awareness and a keen sense of knowing where I truly belong, which is walking alongside my Lord and my God, like it should have been from the beginning of time…

November 27, 2017

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Month of Giving Thanks~Day 15

Concealed Mercy Revealed…

Thank you, Lord, for the Grace revealed Through Your son Jesus. Making the Mercy concealed known to all people on the cross…
Thank you, Jesus, for taking my punishment on the cross. I did not deserve such mercy…


 

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November 21, 2017

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Thought of the Day: Prayer

It only lasts a few seconds but he understands that we are being thankful to God….in time, he will too. 

October 23, 2017

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But You, House of Bread…T-14 Days |Christmas 2019 Series

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December 10, 2019

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Preaching In The Pulpit Is… |Sermons & Studies Series

Teaching the Word of God is one of the most honorable things one can do. But when we are preparing the study or sermon, we must be very cautious as to what will be said and taught. We must be prayed up, studied up and most importantly, be serious of who we are representing. Sometimes,… Continue reading →

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The Quiet, Unsung Heroes |Real Christlike Service

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8 DAYS OF GIVING THANKS | THANKSGIVING 2019

The origins of this sacred Holyday by Oscar Roca 4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name. 5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.… Psalm 100:4 & 5 LORD, thank You for always providing for us. Like the first Pilgrims who came… Continue reading →

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8 Days of Giving Thanks T-1 Days | Thanksgiving 2019

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. —Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV I’m thankful for the free gift of eternal life. It can’t be earned. It’s only thru His grace and… Continue reading →

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8 DAYS OF GIVING THANKS T-2 DAYS |THANKSGIVING 2019

Thank You LORD for those who serve us by Oscar Roca Today I want to thank all those who serve people in any capacity. From the waiters and waitresses at restaurants, or the store employees who work hard to keep the aisles and checkouts clear, to the first responders who selflessly give up their family… Continue reading →

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8 DAYS OF GIVING THANKS T-3 DAYS |THANKSGIVING 2019

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