2023 October « New Life For The Nations

Come as you are. Leave as He is!

“Come as you are. Leave as He is!”

One of the beautiful truths of the gospel is the unconditional acceptance God has for everyone. Jesus revealed this about His Father, His actions and lifestyle, and in the many parables and stories He shared. My personal favorite is the Prodigal Son. His Father ran to embrace and kiss him before he said a word, and even afterward, upon hearing the great, sinful lifestyle he lived, his father carried him home and threw a celebratory party for him. The leper, who knew that the law of God forbade anyone to touch him, was touched by Jesus and healed. The woman caught in adultery, who was about to be stoned, was set free by Jesus; He refused to condemn her. Over and over again, we see these examples of a God whose heart is filled with mercy and compassion. A God who loves us as we are, but He does not leave us as He found us. His love transforms us into His image. This is why I believe the gospel invitation is “Come as you are and leave as He is!”

“Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness on the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world” (I John 4:17). Ed Elliot

Message for October 29, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

Trouble is no respecter of people. The people who lived in Bible times were no strangers to times of trouble. In our lives, we will experience times of trouble. Trouble comes to disturb the peace of God in our lives. Disturb means to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace-to interfere with; interrupt; or hinder.

I have heard the Holy Spirit say, “These are the days of refreshing in my presence. Don’t allow the troubles of this present time to envelop you as fog would cover the earth. For I will renew hope in my people so they will see beyond their present troubles. Take rest in me. The peace that I have given you will transcend over you and bring an assurance of good things I have already given you. So look up for surely you will overcome.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1-3

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27

God is a Good Father!

God is a Good Father!

“What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” Matthew 7:9-11

How do we know that God is a good God and a good Father? Jesus dealt with this question simply by asking another question: “If earthly fathers, imperfect as they are, know how to give good gifts to their children, don’t you think that your loving Father who is in heaven will be even better?”’

My friend, if your child asks you for bread, would you give him a stone? Certainly not. You would give him the best bread you can find. How much more then, will your heavenly Father give good things to you when you ask Him! Beloved, know in your heart that God is a good Father to youl so if you need something today, just ask Him for it. And as you ask Him, believe that you have received it from Him, and you will have it (Mark 11:24)!

Message for October 14, 2023 from Pastor Shirley

“Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed”. Isaiah 53:5

“As it is written, “This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases”. Matthew 8:17

The words “we are healed” are in past tense and meaning that our healing Has been fully secured on the cross by Christ. Jesus bore our sicknesses in His own body on the cross, and by His stripes you are healed. If Jesus paid the bill then we do not have to pay in any way for our healing. The good news is that Jesus did pay the price! Sickness and disease were covered in Christ’s atonement. We do not have to be afraid of any reports of sickness or disease. We have a greater report. Christ He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.

Healing has been made available to you by the death of Jesus on the Cross.

He is the Lord that has healed you! Receive your healing now in Jesus Name!

Unconditional Love and Healing

Joseph Prince

“Great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.” Matthew 12:15

Look at today’s reading. It didn’t matter who they were or what kind of past these people had. As long as they sought Him for healing, Jesus healed them gladly and graciously. He never asked them what they had done or not done, or if they had repented. He never asked them to sign a pledge to follow Him and never told anyone that He would not heal them because they deserved to be sick.

Surely none of them were perfect in their thought life or behavior. Surely there were some who came to Him without strong faith. Yet, all this didn’t matter to Jesus. All that mattered to Him was that they had been suffering and needed to be set free.

Beloved, see this compassionate Savior when you come to Him for healing. He puts no demands and no conditions on you. He simply wants to heal you and set you free.

Message for October 8, 2023 from Pastor Jerry

“And he (Abraham) believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.” Gen. 15:6(NKJV)

Here we are told that Abraham believed the Lord and it was accounted to him for righteousness. This verse is referenced at least four times in the New Testament to confirm that Abraham was righteous because he had faith in God. They are Romans 4:9, 22; Gal. 3:6, and James 2:23.

Galatians 3 gives us a good reference to understand that it is the faith of Abraham, not the Law, that makes us right with God. Good works come as a result of our faith in God and the presence of The Spirit living in our hearts.

Our job is to develop our faith in God. When Jesus came down from the Mount after being transfigured and met a man with a demon possessed son who asked Jesus for help. Jesus told him that all things are possible to him who believes. The father said to Jesus, “Lord I believe, help my unbelief.”

We are taught through-out the Scriptures that our life must be based on our faith in God. The more we attend to our believing in God the more of God’s life is infused in us. Therefore faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word. As the man mentioned above, b we at times must call out to God, “Lord I believe, please help my unbelief.”