Are you being a witness?

 As followers of Jesus we are called to be witnesses:

Acts 1:8b

8b and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

1. You shall be witnesses! Not an option!

2. In Jerusalem----in your home town

3. In Judea---in your state

4. In Samaria---in your country

5. End of the earth---around the world

Are you being a witness in all these places? With technology it is as easy as it has ever been and our money should support those who are going around the world to get the gospel to all!

So again are you being a witness...God's word says too!!! So tell folks about Jesus!

Tom

Conviction!

 When Jesus speaks to us the truth of His word brings conviction! It burns within us!

Luke 24:32 

32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”

This is why we read His Word daily so we can be convicted and grow in our knowledge, faith, and obedience to Him so we can glorify His name! Remember you must be in His Word for Him to work in us! 

So is God's Word burning with you? 

Tom

Remember your first love?

 Do you remember your first love? That person took over your mind for a time. All you could think about was what they were doing, then next time you could see them, and on and on and on! You were consumed!

When we meet Jesus and fall in love with Him that is they way we should be with Him...consumed. We should have an unquenchable fire for our Lord! Sadly many of us let the fire get low or even burn out! This is the warning that God gave the church here:

Revelation 2:4 

4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

They had left the Lord behind and let something else become their first love! Don't let this happen in your life! Always keep the Lord first and follow after Him with everything you have for He is worthy of your utmost love!!! Nothing else compares to Jesus!!!!

Is your love for Jesus the top of the list or do you need to get Him there???

Tom

Search the scriptures.

Music Friday!-Tauren Wells - Known (Official Lyric Video)

You are known and loved by God!!!!

No matter what!!!

 No matter what comes our way as follower of Jesus we must do this:

Philippians 4:4

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

We have Jesus and that is all we truly need! Good day or bad day, good health or bad health, job or no job, or whatever else will come our way....we will rejoice because we have been redeemed by the Lord!!! Rejoice brothers and sisters!!!

Tom

You have to be perfect to go to heaven!

 Thats right you have to be perfect to go to heaven! Are you perfect? I can answer that for you and for me....NO! So we are in trouble aren't we? Look what the Word of God says:

Matthew 5:48 

48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

I have some good news though. I know someone who is perfect and His name is Jesus. He is sinless, holy, and righteous. No blemishes in Jesus. In His great love for us and knowing we have to be perfect to go to heaven Jesus came to earth and sacrificed himself on the cross so that His shed blood as the perfect sacrifice can cover us so that when God sees us He sees perfection because the blood of Christ covers us. Nothing in us makes us perfect it is all in Jesus's blood covering us. Wow! Think on that. 

So let me ask you again..are you perfect? If you have put your faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life you are....if you haven't then you are not it is that simple!!! We will not be in heaven unless we are perfect in the blood of Jesus!

Tom