We're One In The Spirit #5

SF, Stagecoach, NV

We’re ONE IN THE SPIRIT

Why Aren’t The Churches,

ONE IN Unity With Him?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #5

Topic: It’s Restoration Time,

     Galatians 6:1  “Brothers, if a man is overtaken in a fault, you the spiritual ones restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.”

     Who are the “spiritual ones”?  But those that have fellowship with the Lord.  They are the mature Christians who walk in His Word.

     Galatians 3:27-28  “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

     If it doesn’t matter what a person is nationally, or if they are slave or free, male or female – IF THEY BELIEVE IN THE LORD, then we should be coming together in the Unity of the Body of Christ – for they are one with us as we are one in Christ.

     Why does mankind think God has changed His mind?  Does any sane person think God will accept; abortion, homosexuality, trans-gender, adultery, etc.  God has never molded any person, other than what they were meant to be, and He’s never made a mistake or created anything unusable.  What He’s done is love you anyway, opening a door for you to accept Jesus and be saved.  Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” And He sent the Holy Spirit to enter into them through their trials Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” 

     Hebrews 13:8 claims He IS THE SAME yesterday, today and tomorrow.  God knows, it’s not Him who needs to change, but mankind.  He made His decision about right and wrong at the beginning of time – AND HE WILL NOT CHANGE!

     God has literally made a way, when their was no way, by sacrificing His Only begotten Son – Jesus.  Through accepting Jesus as you are, you can have all of Galatians 5:22-24  “(22)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

(23)  meekness, self–control; against such there is no law.  (24)  And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.”

     The battle we have, is realizing that our body controlled our soul and spirit for “X” number of years before we accepted Christ.  So the Holy Spirit must re-train our soul and body to follow our new spirit, trained by His Holy Spirit now.  For me, it was 27 years of living by the world, and He’s still not done with me.  But every day we face the past together, it renews my mind and takes captive the thoughts the twerp tries to tempt me with and fails now.

     Think of it this way, you are a spirit that lives within a body, and your soul (mind, will and emotions) must align anew with your born-again spirit.  The Holy Spirits' job is to help you do this, so your spirit and soul tell your body what to do, becoming a “mature” Christian, with each new step you take and walk in.

     So we must continually [daily] check ourselves.  Are we living by the flesh, or walking in the Spirit?  It’s not for anyone to judge you except Jesus.  I know I have to take the log out of my own eye before I can see the faults or differences in others?  Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal if you need to change some attitude within yourself, “Am I, in unity with the whole body of Christ, or just my earthly church family”?

Luke 6:35  "But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.”

     Do your remember the song, “We Are One In The Spirit”?  The words fit right in here.

(chorus) We are one in the Spirit,

We are one in the Lord. (repeat)

(1^st verse)And we pray that all unity,

will one day be restored.

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our Love,

by our Love, Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our Love.

 (repeat chorus)

(2^nd verse)  We will walk with each other,

we will walk hand in hand.  (repeat).

And together all unity will one day be restored.

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our Love,

by our Love, Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our Love.

     This should become the mantra of each Christian.  I hope the words to this song will help you remember the Love Jesus had for you a sinner, and the belief that you could become all that He meant you to be and finally how He desires us to be ONE in Him – HIS CHURCH, HIS BODY, HIS LOVE as ONE.

Blessings Your Sister In Christ,

The Lord’s Servant – Sandy F.

We're One In The Spirit #4

SF, Stagecoach, NV

We’re ONE IN THE SPIRIT

Why Aren’t The Churches,

ONE IN Unity With Him?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #4

Topic: The Twerp wants To Duplicate, The One World Church,

     Have you ever wondered Why, the twerp will create a one world church?  Remember he cannot create anything; just pervert what God has created.  And God HAS CREATED the ONE SPIRIT, to bring us together in Jesus, plus gave us our own Apostle in Paul (see #2).  I guess the twerp believes if he creates a one world church, everyone will follow him and those who might read a Bible or rejected the gospel or rejected the Bible in their past will realize they missed the rapture, and know the truth and refuse to accept the one world church, and refuse to take the mark of the beast.

     Then, after the 3 ½ years of the son of the satan is killed from a blow to the head, his daddy will take over his body to reign another 3 ½ years.  Then those killed in the 7 years will be raised to Jesus for eternal life with us.  NO ONE, I repeat NO ONE who takes the mark will ever enter Heaven for they are already judged.

     Revelation 14:11  "And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."

     Think about it, are you willing to LOVE and ACCEPT your brother or sister, if they’re in Christ?

Forget the denominational barriers; most are made by man, not God.  We only need to follow the Word, to know the truth and obey God.

Blessings Your Sister In Christ,

The Lord’s Servant – Sandy F.

We're One In The Spirit #3

SF, Stagecoach, NV

We’re ONE IN THE SPIRIT

Why Aren’t The Churches,

ONE IN Unity With Him?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

 WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #3

Topic:  It’s time to come together,

     Paul wasn’t done with writing to the Ephesians from Rome, Ephesians 4:13-14 covers a whole lot more for us to see, from our personal Apostle.

13  till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

14  that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,

15  but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head----Christ----

16  from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

     I think Verse 13 is what our Lord, Jesus, is waiting for.  ALL of us coming together in the unity of our faith, the acknowledging Him, as our Lord and Savior.  Then growing to becoming a perfect man in the fullness of Christ.  I know we grieve the Holy Spirit, and I believe with all of our various religions and words, we bruise the body of Christ, because we’re so busy fighting with our brothers and sisters.  At least, we probably give Him a headache, with Him shaking His head thinking – will they ever learn? OR the Holy Spirit sure has a lot of work to do yet.  In either case, we Christians need to get our act together!

     Remember the tower of Babel?  Genesis 11:9, where the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth?  Do you also remember why He did it?  Genesis 11:5-9 (6) “And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.” Amazing, isn’t it, that when we are one in Christ, having the same language, NOTHING that we propose to do, will be withheld from us.  Think about what each nation could accomplish together.

     But as verse 16 says, it will take the WHOLE BODY, knit together, to be effective, causing growth of the body and edifying itself in love.  Think about it.

Blessings Your Sister In Christ,

The Lord’s Servant – Sandy F.

We're One In The Spirit. #2

SF, Stagecoach, NV

IF We’re ONE IN THE SPIRIT

Why Aren’t The Churches,

ONE IN Unity With Him?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #2

Topic: Paul the Apostle to the Church Says,

     Did you know that Paul was considered the Apostle to the Churches?  Romans 11:13 says, “For I speak to you Gentiles;[any unsaved, non Jew] inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,”

     Paul wrote from Rome, Ephesians 4:1-6,   1 ”I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

2  with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

3  endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4  There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

5  one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

6  one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”

     Paul beseeches us to walk worthy in our calling to the Lord.  What does he mean when he says in verse 3, to endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace?

     Was it to let a county turn into Sodom or Gomorrah?  Or was it to stay together in peace as ONE in the body of CHRIST?  The book of Acts shows they had one Church that believed in Christ and one Synagogue that the “religious men” ran, but didn’t follow their own rules.

     Verse 4-5 says there is only ONE body; Spirit, Lord, faith and baptism.  Yet there are many different religions in America, I believe it’s over 100, I’m not sure about different countries throughout the world.  Yet we treat the Body of Christ as if each denomination were a different part of His Body.  The Bible says nothing about Jesus falling apart on the cross that I know of.  Yet each denomination has separated from another over the simplest things, i.e., the baptism, some want full emersion only when a person is old enough to decide to follow Jesus.  Others just want to sprinkle the water on a child, to make sure they will go to Jesus should anything happen,  It’s a shame they both want the same thing, but argue over how it should be done. 

     This reminds me of the Sadducees in Acts 23:8, Luke 12:18-38 Versus the Pharisees in Matt 3:7, Luke 11:39. The Sadducees ridiculed the doctrine of the resurrection and denied angels or spirits.  The Pharisees would NOT associate with sinners for they were more concerned about rules and total obedience to the laws of Moses.  Yet in these versus John the Baptist called them "Brood of vipers!” and Jesus in Luke, told them, “your inward part is full of greed and wickedness”.  They might have been in the same synagogue, but they never agreed on Adoni the Father’s, ways, let alone ever forgave each other for what they believed.  I must say, one of my favorite sayings today is “We’ll have to agree to disagree.”  Then I would pray, blessing them and ask the Holy Spirit to give one of us the wisdom to change.

     Vs 6, somewhat settles it all; one God and Father, who is above, through and in ALL!  I don’t think any Christian or religious leader can disagree with that.    Think about it.

Blessings Your Sister In Christ,

The Lord’s Servant – Sandy F.

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #1

SF, Stagecoach, NV

IF We’re ONE IN THE SPIRIT

Why Aren’t The Churches,

ONE IN Unity With Him?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT #1

Topic: One World Church,

     Do you ever wonder why we call each other, in Christ, Brother or Sister?  It’s because we follow the same God.  It doesn’t matter what denomination you are, but that JESUS is your LORD.  When you accept Jesus, ALL receive the same SPIRIT to guide, teach and comfort us.  He’s our Helper, who is with anyone that’s in Christ. 1 John 2:18-27 guarantees that, verse 18 lets you know He’s talking to you and verse 27 explains your anointing “And as for you, the anointing which you receive from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.”

     There will be many who will not like this topic, but the Holy Spirit has laid it on my heart to ask the Christians WHY, we’re not accepting and joining forces to stand up against the worldly forces of evil.  Not all churches feel this way, but many do, we still need to work on the UNITY OF THE SPIRIT!

     My pastor, David, with the Assembly of God Church, has invited different denominational churches in our area, to join us in our potlucks as well as, the monthly Men’s Breakfast Fellowship meetings.  He always goes to the Pastors of that church to invite them.  So no one would think he’s proselyting.    That’s the farthest thought from my pastor’s mind.  Because he has such a heart of God, he just wants to fellowship together in one Spirit.  Even at the Men’s Breakfast, different pastors or men from other churches will teach – what the Lord lays on their heart, no matter their denomination.  Whether saved or sinner all are welcome.

     My bible study has three different churches involved and I only teach what the Holy Spirit has lead me to teach, and it’s always about JESUS and His Word, never man’s doctrine.  Which many of you realize, I don’t teach anything except how to apply His Word in our lives.  That to me is what fellowship and His Words are all about, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (BIBLE).  How to develop FAITH; treat your neighbor as yourself, HOPE (and in my case, hope I did it right), and the greatest of all is LOVE one another, for it covers a multitude of sins, which we always need help on.

     Have you ever wondered WHY, we have such division within the churches?  The twerp (satan) through thousands of years has increased his knowledge of the Word – I believe he learned he needed to study the Christians more closely to see how they acted and by listening to what they were speaking, to understand more, after his defeat with Jesus.

     We as Christians have all sorts of knowledge through books, CD’s, DVD’s, TV Evangelists and other media – that teach us “how to” and the blessings we receive when we do it God’s way.  What does the Word say about the twerp?  In John 10:10, “the thief comes ONLY to steal, kill and destroy.”  First he tries to steal the Word from you, if that doesn’t work; he’ll try to destroy your life, so you will not believe in the Lord.  Note, the twerp can no longer kill, since Jesus took the keys of death and hades from him.  Yet he is able to cause sickness, disease or accidents.

John 17: 10-14 NASB

10  "And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.

11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.

12  While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

13  But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.

14  I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”

  Think about it.

Blessings Your Sister In Christ,

The Lord’s Servant – Sandy F.

The Armor Of God - Wear It Daily

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

      We've been missing a condition, needed to receive the promise in Ephesians 6:12 to STOP wrestling against people.  If we're always arguing with our brothers, sisters, or the unsaved, how can we ever fulfill our command to "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF"?

Ephesians 6:12

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

     All humans are flesh and blood, so we SHOULD NOT wrestle with them.  It's actually a spirit (of some kind having a stronghold on that person) that's dealing with you.  You never change a person's' mind, by arguing with them, you'll only shut them down from listening.  It's not your job to fight, but to pray and bless them, then let the Lord deal with them.

Ephesians 6:13

"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

     So let's start using the whole "Armor of God" which was given to us, so we can withstand the evil days we're in.  Once you do, YOU've done all you can to STAND!  

Ephesians 6:14

"Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,"

     Gird your your waist (the center of your being) with only the TRUTH when you speak, then add the breastplate of righteousness - knowing you are in right standing with the Word.

     Ephesians 6:15

"and having shod your feet with the 

preparation of the gospel of peace;"    

     Your feet should be shod (bound) with the gospel of PEACE.  Jesus came as a Lamb and so should we.   A servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, be patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (2 Timothy 2:23-24).

     Always remember, it's not up to you if someone is saved or not - that's the Holy Spirit's job.  We may be called to plough a field; seed it or water it, but always in PEACE.     

Ephesians 6:16

"above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one."

     "Above ALL" (this is most important) you need the shield of faith, to quench (stop) the fiery darts the enemy throws at you.  Remember, NO WEAPON formed against you shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17). 

Ephesians 6:17

"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, 

which is the word of God;"

     A helmet, protects a soldier from having shrapnel hit his head, which could be deadly to him, like a soldier, the enemy is always trying to put thoughts in our head to tempt us, back into the world.  When we have the Word of God, it will counter whatever the enemy throws at us.  Jesus, He countered the truth with what the enemy tempted Him with, so should we.

     So, the helmet of salvation (born-again) AND the sword of the Spirit (the Word) will allow the Spirit to correct or reverse, whatever the enemy says!  PTL!

Ephesians 6:18

"praying always with all prayer and 

supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—"

     We're to bring to the Father, in Jesus' name our prayers.  Supplication is giving prayers; intercession and giving thanks for all the saints.  There are two conditions to answered prayer.  1) You do not have because you ask not (James 4:2).  2) Without faith,(which is believing He can) it's impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). 

     We as Christians need to be prepared and build our skills, in these latter days, which takes practice. “Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11.  So wear it ALL.  This is part of the power God has made available to you, but it will only work if you use it!  Whatever you do for Christ, be fully prepared so that you may stand when forces come against you.  The twerp (satan) will come, because he hates any honor or glory being given to God.  He’ll do whatever he can to stop you.  But don’t be dismayed, that’s his job.  Our job is to STAND -- God does the rest!

Blessings, 

The Lord's Servant

Sandy F.

Lost & Found - Watch

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

     There are times, when something is sooooo good, you cannot improve it, so I'd like to share this series "Lost & Found" with you.
     I particularly loved the first one, "The Believers Battle"  and the last (6th) "The Everyday Battle"  but I hope you will listen to all of Robert Morris' weekly services (1 thru 6).  
     They are REALLY THAT GOOD!  Go To:  http://www.theblessedlife.com/series/lost-found/episodes/believers-battle 

 

Matthew 7:24-27 NKJ

24  “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:

25  and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, 

for it was founded on the rock.

26  But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:

27  and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Blessings to each of you and your families.

Your Sister In Christ

Sandy F.

The Lord's Servant

Take Heart

KS, Carson City, NV

My Beloved Children,

     Take heart.  Be not downcast, for I AM here.  I AM with you forever.  I love you with a LOVE so great, you can't comprehend all of it!
     Your loved ones, here with ME.  We are excited for the soon coming day of GREAT JOY.  This is the day you join them in heaven for the GREATEST REUNION of all!
     I cannot wait to have MY Bride with ME in Paradise.
     I know the violence, corruption, depravity and evil on earth vexes your very spirits.  I know it grows worse by the minute.
     Take heart, My Little Ones, for I will call you home soon, very soon, and we shall be together forever, MY Beloved.

Revelation 3:10 NKJ

"Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth."