Monthly Archives: June 2011

June 28, 2011 · 11:02 am

A More Exellent Way: Love (cont,)

Words Of Spirit And Life: 

                                                                                                                                        A More Excellent Way

(The Conclusion of the Matter)

Pastor Arthur Wilkerson

Yes!  I believe that most Americans are finding that we are living in troubled times, what with unemployment like it is and there is a social and moral breakdown in society and in some circles the Gospel of God has become just another religion of the world where men in power seek to do what only Jesus will do, and that is to truly bring about a “One World Government” for the government rest upon His shoulder (Isa. 9: 6).    For those of us who have found that place of rest in Jesus and are pressing daily toward the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus, when we look out and see God’s people taking on a love of the world’s glory rather than a Love for the Glory of God in the Church it hurts.  This, almost hunger for the world affects the home (Father, Mother & Children) and I wonder, where truly is the Love of God and the reverence for Him.  When those that God has elevated both great and small seek to achieve for themselves, in the flesh of their carnality, recognition in Christ and in their private circles deny the power of God, then the door for the  enemy(Satan) of Christ is flung wide open.  Where is the commandment of Christ…”That ye love  one another  as I have loved you”. (John 15: 12)

     God is Faithful and Trust worthy, so much so that He gave Promises that He has not repented of.   But we should with a “godly sorrow” repent, which will bring  about salvation (II Cor. 7: 10) even to this nation.   And this is one of those promises, that, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”(II Peter 3:9). 

     We have a New Covenant in blood, based on Love and proven on the Cross.  Why have we turned from that which brought us, a nation founded on a love for God and trust in Him, to love for self and all the things that will become again the dust of the earth.   So then, it doesn’t matter who you are or what in this life you have accomplished, IF (on the condition that) you have lost the Love of God or that love has been perverted to a love for the world and the kindred of the  Christian Brotherhood is no longer in your heart, then you’ve really accomplished nothing for the Kingdom of Heaven.  How could you, when Christ doesn’t know you (Matt. 7:22-23)

      Let all that profess Jesus Christ as Lord  “STAY ROOTED AND GROUNDED” in the two commandments that all the Law and the prophets hang, (Matt. 22: 37-40) and not become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.   Of the Principle Graces that  Christians (great and small) should abide in, Love is truly “A More Excellent Way”.  When Love is the Principle thing, then there will be power in the Church, where  those hurting, oppressed, possessed and depressed of the devil can be delivered.  Godly love brings trust, those that are in a situation in their lives should be able to come to the Pastors and leaders (even delegated authority; elders  & deacons) with a problem and never hear it again. With Love  the Church will not have to resort to mixing the world with the Church to attract people.  People of all walks of life will want to come to Christ because the Holy Spirit will have free course in bringing/drawing them in to become sons and daughters of God.(John 1: 12-13)  Godly Love brings about Holiness, for God said be Holy as I am Holy.   We should be seeking that which was  commanded of us, “to love one another.”(John 15: 15-17) and to seek “the kingdom of God, and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you”. (Matt. 6: 33).  God is Love and that’s the conclusion of the matter.  (All scripture are taken from the Old King James Bible)

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June 26, 2011 · 2:14 pm

The Promises of God Continued:

The Promises of God Continued:

Unconditional Promises (Part I)

Pastor Arthur Wilkerson

     Promises are simply pledges or declarations spoken with conditions (conditional) or without conditions (unconditional).  Promises are spoken in covenant (agreement/confederate) or in vengeance (angry repentance for past favor).  In the case of our God, His promises are spoken in and through the inerrancy of His Word and are Unconditional and Conditional.  In the weeks ahead we’re going to look at a few of both.  But as a sidebar to get us going, God, by His Prophet Hosea said these words “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy Children”.( Hos. 4: 6)  God said then and He is saying now, that because the people and the priest rejected the maxims (The Law of Christ) of  His Word that He would reject them.  We must remember that though Grace is the “Love and Kindness” of God and is given freely by Him; it is also a “Stay of Execution”, so as we continue to look at the Promises of God let’s remember what was just stated and return to that which is socially and morally righteous according to the knowledge of God’s Law in Jesus.

    Some scholars have determined that there are some 452 promises in the Bible, but only 23 are Unconditional (Noooo Prosperity is not one of them, though God wants us to prosper as our soul prospers).  But one is found in Acts 10: 34-35, 43 wherein Salvation came to the Gentiles.  Cornelius and his house were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke with other tongues.  Peter saying …”of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; but in every nation he that feareth Him, and worketh righteousness is accepted with Him”.   This is saying, as we of the Faith know, that every man, woman, boy or girl of any nationality upon the face of this Earth that by faith, reverence and odeience to the Law of Jesus Christ and  the Cross of Grace shall be accepted with Him (Jesus).  Now, this is confirmed by Paul in Col. 3:11 when he said “Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian , bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.   This is an Unconditional Promise that God will accept all who would come, that believe in Jesus with their whole heart.  This  also means that it makes no difference what you believed in before coming to Christ, whether it was because of your nationality, race or creed;  God will accept you and wash you in the Blood of Christ and count you Justified, clean and fit to be in His presence, to come through the rent Vail into His presence.   Many of us will have many flaws of the flesh to contend with in the process, but know this, you’re accepted.  God has Promised and He is not a man that He should lie.  Note: (All Scripture reference is from the old King James Bible). *

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June 18, 2011 · 6:12 pm

Words Of Spirit And Life: Love

LOVE
Pastor Arthur Wilkerson

     There are times in our day to day living when the burdens and trials and the struggles weigh us down and we need a place to find comfort, to find rest for our souls, to hear a Word from the Lord Jesus whether we have professed Jesus as Lord and Savior and call ourselves Christians or whether we have not and have found nowhere else to go,  know this, Christ is waiting.

     The Bible is the inerrant Word of God and the words contained therein are Spirit and Life (John 6: 63).  Where the flesh profits nothing and when we have done all that we know to do and the inevitable end is failure or fading victory the Word of God is a very present help  (Psalms 46: 1) for the troubles ahead.

     Let’s face it we’re living in a time of uncertainty and it’s a  time for those that profess to be disciples of Jesus Christ to BE Disciples of Jesus Christ.  It’s time to get back to the foundational principles , the archaic values that made a Nation great and that will bring it’s people to a place of social and moral stability having faith in God  (In God We Trust) and a place of worshiping in spirit and truth where the inner man is purged unto eternal life through Jesus Christ.

     This “Word Of The Week”, I pray will help some that are not fully committed to Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven will commit themselves wholly to the Maxims of Christ and for those that don’t  know Jesus to seek Him for He is our Hope of glory. (Col. 1: 27)

     The first word is LOVE.  Why love?  We have chosen love to speak of  because there is such a loss of true love today and I find that there are those that really don’t believe that God loves them.  I’m here to let you know that God really does love you.  He loves you individually; He knows the very hair count on your head.  To uses a very familiar scripture:  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but should have everlasting life. (John 3: 16)   Not only does He love you, He will help you and He will be a refuge for you.  The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. (Psalm 9: 9). 

      So then, what is Love?   Love according to the dictionary is a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties and or the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration, also unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.  Love in the Greek is agapao: much  great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree:  there is also phileo: to be a friend to (fond of  an individual ,that is, have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while a wider view is, embracing especially the judgment (social and moral) and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specifically to kiss (as a mark of tenderness):—kiss, love.

      What these definitions are saying is that Gods Love is All in All, they (the definitions) confirm His love.  Because His love is so much for us, His creation,  He regardless of how He was treated and blasphemed sent Jesus the very essence of His being His Word incarnate to suffer and die  that you and I that we might be reconciled to Him.  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (I John 4: 10).  This means that through your believe and faith in Him, Jesus Christ, it doesn’t matter what place, state or time we’re in God want to be your friend.  He will be a refuge and a strong tower,  in Christ there is rest for your soul because He cares for you.  Looking to the Cross of Calvary and the blood shed for us, we become kindred to Christ and one another in God’s Love.

   If you know the Lord Jesus, if you are in a back sliden condition (Hos. 14: 4) or if you don’t know the Lord Jesus you can come into His Love and be renewed, for His LOVE is eternal love.

Father, I pray in the name Jesus for all who would read this word and know that the place or state  they are in at this present time will eventually lead to destruction or compromise of the Word  with Satan.  I pray that they will come to you who Loves them and repent, ask for forgiveness that they might be saved and find their names written in the Lambs Book of life. Amen  (All Scripture are taken from the Old King James Bible)

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June 9, 2011 · 12:26 am

The Promises of God Are For You

The Promises of our Creator God is more than Prosperity. It is love, joy and peace in the Holy Spirit. In the days, weeks and months to come I will help us  (Christians and Non-Christians) to come know and understand that God’s Promises are true and valid for us today.
God showed just how much He loves us by sending the very essence of His being , His Word incarnate to suffer and die that we might be reconciled to Him (God the Father) in His Son, Jesus. *

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