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Pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting

10/30/2015

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I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of GOD our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one GOD, and one mediator between GOD and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1Ti 2:1-6)
      We are called to intercede, as the royal priesthood we are, for all men regardless of their role in our lives, that they may be saved and sanctified in Christ. Because of His sacrifice and offering for sin, the Lord Jesus mediates between the Father and those who approach Him in repentance and through faith in Him and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. Though the preaching of the Cross is foolishness to them that perish, we are to keep at it, speaking the Truth in love, and praying for the Salvation of all we encounter.

      As priests of GOD and His saints, we are to take the prayers of the lost to His Throne, to find grace to help in time of need. We may boldly face Him who is our Saviour, because of the blood He shed which is poured out for us, and we have received by faith, making us a new creature in Christ, and part of the household of faith. We are to know Him, and have His mind, through the Spirit of GOD, and the Word of GOD, that we might understand what His will is, lifting Him up before men that He might draw all men unto Himself.

      As we intercede, we are to follow our Lord and Saviours call to missions and ministry, ministering to those around us who are hurting and in need, as GOD provides. We are to pray for one another and love one another as He has commanded and as members one of another while we grow up in the Word and in Him. We are to take the Gospel to this lost and dying world, commissioned as His witnesses, and as we go, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, praying for those we meet that they would repent and receive Him by faith and have eternal life in His Name.

      For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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The glorious Gospel of the blessed GOD and King

10/29/2015

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And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on Him to life everlasting. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1Ti 1:12-17)
     The mercy of our Lord Jesus, brings us from what we were before our repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary into a relationship with GOD the Father and makes us a new creature in Christ. The work of the Spirit within and the washing of the Word cleanses us and conforms us into the image of His dear Son. We are no longer what we were, and by His grace we are what we are and we are becoming what He wants us to be, until He takes Home to be with Him.

      Jesus Christ came as a man, though He was and is GOD in every respect, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, and put to death the flesh for our sins, to pay the sin debt for every one who will receive it, and reconcile those that trust Him, and Him alone for Salvation, to the Father. He lived a perfect sinless life and offered Himself in our place, to redeem us from the guilt and shame of sin, and give a eternal life through forgiveness of our sin. He everliveth to intercede for His own, at the right hand of the Father, until He returns, first for His own, and then to rule and reign on this earth for a thousand years.

      Until that day, Our Lord and our GOD has called us to serve, as His ambassadors to this broken and sinful world, that they may know His love, as we minister to those who are hurting and in need out of the abundance which GOD provides. While we are here, we are commanded to love our family in His Church, as members one of another and as He loved us, who is our Head. As long as He is working in us and through us, we are commissioned to take the Gospel to this lost and dying world, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with those who will hear, repenting and trusting in Jesus Christ that they might have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Grace, mercy, and peace, from GOD our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord

10/28/2015

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But we know that the Law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the Law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound Doctrine; According to the glorious Gospel of the blessed GOD, which was committed to my trust. (1Ti 1:8-11)
      We continue our journey through Paul's letters with our next series, his pastoral letters, written to Timothy and Titus, and closing with a personal letter of recommendation, the letter of Philemon. Here Paul begins his first letter to Timothy, his son in the faith, and a pastor trained by Paul. Though young, Timothy was equipped and Paul was encouraging him in his ministry.

     Paul begins by affirming that the Law, is good and has a purpose, not for those who are obeying, but for those who disobey. GOD is Holy and as our Creator, He has the right to demand holiness from those who are made in His image. Since we can never measure up or live according to that standard, because of sin, ours and Adams, Jesus Christ, the second Adam, came as a man and went humbly and willingly to die in our place and for our sin debt. That is the glorious Gospel and sound Doctrine of substitutionary atonement that we are to proclaim to this world that they might receive His great Salvation by repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary. GOD's grace is our only hope. No matter how wretched we were before, in Christ we are new, but we are to live in Him as new creatures, not continuing in the contrary to GOD behaviour from before which was unholy, unrighteous, and rightfully condemned by GOD.

     Our mission and ministry, in Christ and for Him, in this sinful and broken world is the same as it was for Timothy, whatever your office in the body of Christ. We are to minister to those around us, and His ambassadors, meeting the needs of those who are hurting and in need as GOD provides blessings to us. We are to love one another as members of His body, in fellowship with Him and with His family, as we disciple one another in the Word of GOD until we all grow up into the full measure of Him, conformed to the image of His dear Son. We are to take the Good News of reconciliation and forgiveness with us, and as we go, tell everyone of His grace, mercy, and peace which comes from faith in the Gospel, that they might believe and have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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The Lord direct your hearts into the love of GOD

10/27/2015

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Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. (2Th 3:6-10)
      Those who are living like the world and not in fellowship with GOD, though they may have the relationship, are not to come along side us in the ministry and work of the Church, until they are counseled and repentant. It sounds harsh, but if their actions are in contrast to their testimony, they weaken the ministry and are living a lie, which does not bring glory to our Lord and our GOD. We, as ministers of reconciliation, are to seek to restore them in their walk with the Lord, but we cannot condone, actively or in silence, what they do and say, when it contradicts the teaching of GOD's Word.

      We are set apart from this world to be Holy and to represent our Lord and His Kingdom, as His ambassadors. We are to live as citizens of Heaven, residents aliens and strangers in this world, giving glory to our Lord and King in all that we do and say. Our worship must be about Him, not the music, or the style, or even the order, but directed toward our GOD. Our work and service is to be in Him, and through Him, and for Him, for He is our Lord and Master. Our lives must be filled up with His Spirit, living and expressing the Word of GOD, and reflecting Jesus Christ to this lost and dying world.

       We are called to serve Him by serving those around us who are hurting and in need, doing the work and will of our Father in this broken and sinful world, but not of it, until He returns for His own, to take us Home to be with Him. We are commanded to love one another, in fellowship with GOD's people, equipping and encouraging one another, as we disciple one another in the Word of GOD, and we all grow up into the full measure of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, conformed to His image and in the fullness of His love. We are commissioned to take His Word to this lost and dying world, sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ as we go, and telling all who will hear of the Good News of repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary that brings reconciliation with the Father and life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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The Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and GOD, even our Father, comfort your hearts

10/26/2015

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For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only He who now letteth will let, until He be taken out of the way. And then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the Truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause GOD shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2Th 2:7-12)
      The iniquity and false philosophies of those who oppose GOD and His Truth are always at work, to deceive and being deceived. Since Adam sinned there have always been those who twist GOD's Word to their own destruction, living lives of unrighteousness even while claiming truth. Those who are not on the Lord's side, even while claiming His Name, are working for our adversary, the accuser of the brethren, the enemy of our souls. There continue to be those that promote religion, and add their traditions, thoughts, opinions, and vain imaginations to the Truth of GOD and lead others astray from the Salvation that GOD has already paid for.

     From the men of renown in Noah's day that had corrupted the whole world to the point of judgment and destruction, to the false teachers and prophets in Israel that led the people in idol worship, to the Pharisees of Jesus' day who had nullified the Word of GOD and had become disobedient in their legalism, to the cults and organized religions of today who have turned the Gospel of reconciliation by faith through grace to a system of works and bondage, to that final GOD hating world dictator who will call himself god and the messiah, there will always be resistance, ridicule, and rebellion on the part of those who hate GOD and His righteousness which comes by Jesus Christ and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary.

     We don't look for the lawless one, that man of sin, but we look for the return of our Lord to take us Home to be with Him. While we are here, the Spirit which indwells us, will continue to lead and guide us through His Word, directing us about our Father's business, on mission for Him. We minister to those who are hurting and in need, speaking the Truth in love, and giving as GOD provides, that they may know our Lord Jesus as we know Him. We disciple one another in the Word of GOD, growing in grace, and loving one another as we experience GOD together as His body, His temple, and His family. We witness to those without, that they may know the Truth, and receive Jesus Christ by faith in Him and His Gospel and know forgiveness through repentance and the Good News of reconciliation with the Father and have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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The mystery of iniquity doth already work

10/23/2015

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Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the Day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that Day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (2Th 2:1-4)
     GOD's plan for His people, the Church, the Body of Christ, is for us to be about our Father's business, ministering and on mission for Him, discipling and being discipled, witnessing and winning the lost for Christ, until He takes us out of the way, and judges this world and all those that oppose Him. Though trouble and persecution will come to those in Christ, we are not to focus on the date of His return, or try to figure out when He is coming back, but are to be found faithful, doing the will and work of GOD until our Commander recalls His ambassadors Home to be with Him.

     The lawless one who opposes Jesus Christ and seeks to rule this world will come and persecute the people of GOD, but our GOD is still in control. Even when the condition of this world is so terrible, and so few remain obedient to His Word, we can trust that He knows who are His and He will never leave us or forsake us. We can boldly say, The Lord is our helper, and we will not fear what man shall do to us. As long as His Church, filled by His Spirit, are on this earth, He will empower those who have trusted Him and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary for forgiveness through repentance and reconciliation with the Father by His grace, to do His will and accomplish His work in this broken and sinful world.

     Until He is done with us, the body of Christ, we are to be on mission for Him. We are His ministers to meet the needs of those around us who are hurting and in need, as He provides and guides us to serve Him. We are members of His body, and members one of another, set in the body as He wills, to love one another and disciple one another in the Word of GOD, until we all grow up into the full measure of Him, conformed, not to this world, but to the image of His dear Son. We are His witnesses, ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to go to this lost and dying world with the Good News of Salvation by grace through faith, that those who hear and believe in Him and Him alone might repent and receive life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men

10/22/2015

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Seeing it is a righteous thing with GOD to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with His mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not GOD, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power; When He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. (2Th 1:6-10)
     Knowing that our Lord will return should be sobering to us who know the terror of the Lord and fear Him. Knowing His judgment on those who oppose Him, either actively in persecution of His own, or passively in denying His existence, we should be compelled to warn them. We know that Jesus will exact justice on all who are still in their trespasses and sins, and refuse to repent and be reconciled with GOD who loves them and gave Himself for all to have eternal life. We know that He will return as the conquering King of the Universe, and all those who are not secure in Him will be under His condemnation.

     Until He returns in the Day of Christ, there is still time to repent and be saved. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is for all to hear, and we are the ones who are to tell it. Tell it to our neighbours, tell it to our friends, our family, and to our communities. For the Gospel is the only thing that will truly change anything, as those who come to Christ are then discipled in His Word to think, communicate, and act as He would. Because our Lord and King is going to return for His own and to pronounce His righteous Judgment and justice on this sinful and broken world we must be about our Father's business and doing the work of the Kingdom.

      We must be doing the work and will of GOD that He has called us to, the mission of the church, to minister to those around us who are hurting and in need, as His body and ambassadors of His Kingdom. We must love one another as He loved us, and commanded us, in fellowship as part of His body, and members one of another as we disciple one another in His Word. We must go out with the Gospel as He has commissioned us, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and as we go, take the Good News of forgiveness and reconciliation with the Father through faith in the finished and perfect work of the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, Jesus Christ, on the Cross of Calvary, that those who repent and believe might have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you

10/21/2015

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Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of GOD in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very GOD of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray GOD your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it. (1Th 5:14-24)
      As Paul wraps up this first letter to the church at Thessalonica, he gives them a list of final thoughts on how the members of GOD's church should conduct themselves. Both to them within the Body of Christ and without, we are to think and act as He would. GOD calls His people to lives that are holy, and without blame, empowered by the Spirit of GOD, and sanctified that others might see Jesus in us, the hope of Glory. We are to be grateful, joyful, prayerful and faithful people as we do His work and will in this world, but not of it, and He works in us both to work and to will of His good pleasure.

       Our bodies are to be a living sacrifice, presented unto GOD, holy and acceptable, conformed to His image and not this world. Our minds are to be on Christ, renewed by the Word of GOD and thinking His thoughts after Him. Our spirits are to be sanctified and cleansed, not returning to the beggarly elements of this world, but resurrected and alive in Christ. Our emotions are to under His control that the fruit of the Spirit may grow and reproduce. Every thing we are is to be surrendered to Him just as it was when we received His great Salvation from our sins through repentance and faith in His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary in our place.

      As His sanctified saints, we are to serve Him and minister to those around us who are hurting and in need, on mission for our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. As His disciples we are to love one another as He loved us, and disciple one another in His Word, until we all grow up into the full measure of Him. As His witnesses, we are to take the Good News of reconciliation with the Father to this lost and dying world, and as we go, in the power of the Holy Spirit that is within us, we proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ that all that believe in Him and Him alone might have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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The Day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night

10/20/2015

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Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of Salvation. For GOD hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain Salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. (1Th 5:6-11)
       Those of us who are secure in Christ have been redeemed from our sins and forgiven, not to continue in sIn, but to live in His righteousness and in obedience to His Word, that others might know Him. We are no longer children of wrath and under His judgment for our sins, but delivered from darkness into His marvellous light, to go and tell all who will hear of His wondrous works. We are no longer strangers and foreigners, alienated from GOD, but translated into His Kingdom, saints of GOD and fellowcitizens with the household of faith, and members of His body to do His work and accomplish His will in this sinful and broken world.

      Our faith is based, not on blind wishes, but on the precious promises of His Word which cannot fail. Our love for one another and for others flows out of our love for our Lord who gave Himself for us. Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness, firm and secure on the solid rock of the foundation of Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, who humbly and willingly came in the likeness of men and offered Himself for our sins and in our place. Our life is in Him, for we are buried with Him, and raised to walk in newness of life, for Christ now lives in us, and the life we live in the flesh, we live by the faith of the Son of GOD who loved us and paid our sIn debt with His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary.

     Because of His sacrifice we offer ourselves as living sacrifices to Him, not to earn what He has already paid for, or to keep what He has given those that repent and believe in Him, but in service to our Lord and King as we do that which He has called, commanded, and commissioned us to do. He calls us to serve Him as we minister to others around us who are hurting and in need as ambassadors of His Kingdom. He commands us to love one another as His disciples, and disciple one another in His Word until we all grow into the full measure of Him. In obedience to His commission, we take the Gospel of Jesus Christ with us to this lost and dying world, and as we go where He sends us, in the power of the Holy Spirit with the Word of GOD, we share His Good News  to those who will hear, that those who repent and believe may receive Him by faith and have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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I will come again and receive you unto Myself 

10/19/2015

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But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will GOD bring with Him. For this we say unto you by the Word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of GOD: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. (1Th 4:13-18)
     There is coming a day, we know not when, that our Lord will return for His own. All those who are secure in Jesus Christ because of our repentance of our sIn, having turned to GOD and brought forth works meet for repentance, and our faith in Him and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary, will be caught up to be with Jesus, and ever more be with Him and where He is. He will call out to those in the graves, come forth, and all who hear His voice will rise to meet Him in the air. He will call to His own, come up hither, and we who are alive when He recalls His ambassadors, will rise up to meet our Lord. Such great comfort and hope in His promise and assurance.

      We are to be ready for the trumpet call, for we know not when our Lord shall return. We are to be found faithful, and doing His work for the Kingdom, not to earn our way, for that is already paid for, or to keep what He has given us, for He is the one who has secured us and reconciled us to GOD, but that our Lord might say, well done, thou good and faithful servant, when we give an account of what we did in and through Him who is our strength. The Commander of the Lord's Army will return in His good time, and we must be about our Father's business of missions and ministry, discipleship, and evangelism, until He is done with us and comes back to bring us with Him as He promised.

     Until that day, we continue resting in Him because of His great Salvation, not from our circumstances, but from our sIn, and doing that which He has called, commanded, and commissioned us to do. We minister to those around us who are hurting and in need that they may see Jesus in us, the hope of Glory. We love one another, as He has loved us, and disciple one another in the Word, that we may grow thereby. We go with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and as we go, in the power of the Holy Spirit, we share with those who will hear from His Word, the Good News of forgiveness and reconciliation with the Father, that they might believe and have life in His Name.

     For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.

In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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