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For All have Sinned: Standing on Level Ground

On September 13, 2020

“Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state appropriate to a human being who wants to know God. Having fallen from the absolute Ideal, we have nowhere to land but in the safety net of absolute grace.”– Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew

For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God Romans 3 verse 23

“For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God” – Romans 3:23

Brian Doerksen – The River – English & German Subtitles

The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
– Psalm 14:2-3
New King James Version (NKJV)

We are in a hopeless state. We all need to be forgiven. We need a Savior.

There is only one way: Jesus Christ – He is the way, the truth, and the life.

“We are not sinners because we sin; we sin because we are sinners.” The heart or mind of a person is already polluted with something that is opposed to the authority of God or the idea of surrender – something that sets itself up against the life of purity and discipline. This what the Apostle Paul meant when he said, “Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” (Romans 8:5)

R.C. Sproul

The Way of Escape – God Has Provided A Way

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:7 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”

John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Chris Tomlin: I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous)

By Thor

On September 12, 2020

In Featured, Headline, Praise & Worship

Chris Tomlin put to life another old hymn in this song! If you are familiar with the old hymn, you will know what I’m talking about. But the message is still the same. It is all about the message of the cross. The life, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:8 says “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God!(Romans 5:1-2)

Chris Tomlin I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous

I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous)
Chris Tomlin

I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.

Chorus:
How marvelous! How wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
How marvelous! How wonderful!
Is my Savior’s love for me!

He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calvary,
And suffered and died alone.

When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
’Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.

Video: Youtube, by Maxfli82
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or here I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous) (Everything Glorious Album Version)

Dr Daniel Shayesteh – Ex Muslim Leader Preach Christ Crucified Testimony

By Thor

On August 12, 2020

In Featured, Headline, testimonies

Dr Daniel Shayesteh is an Iranian immigrant who arrived in Australia with his family in November 1991. Daniel is married to Mary and they have three daughters. Dr. Daniel was deeply involved in the Iranian Fundamentalist Revolution (1979) as a leading Muslim political leader and teacher of Islam and religious philosophy. He speaks three middle-eastern languages (Farsi, Turkish and Azerbaijani) and is an accomplished poet and classical middle-eastern musician. He was saved wonderfully through Christ, when he escaped to Turkey after falling out of favour with Khomeini’s political group. On his arrival in Australia Daniel sought fellowship with Christians from Islamic backgrounds. Read more about Dr. Daniel Shayesteh here

Dr Daniel Shayesteh Ex Muslim Leader Testimony

“There is no God but Allah and Allah is ONE”. Quran starts with a negative statement. The word “one” is Satan’s finest trick on Islam. Satan is a deceiver, but not a fool. Satan knows that within the “oneness” of anything, be it god or anything, there is “plurality and diversity”. Here Allah himself says and count himself says he is “One”.That means we can count Allah like one pen or one car. Why there is only one Allah and not 2 Allah’s? Quran gives the reason for that. Quran 21:22 and 23:91 says that if there is 2 Allah’s in this Universe, they both will fight each other for their belongings and at the end they both will destroy them self.See here the all powerful one Allah himself gives a very silly reason for his existence.Why Allah says throughout Quran that I am only One.Because these words are simply coming from a human’s brain and mouth.It is very clear that Mohammed knows about many tribes and its leaders of his time.Tribal leaders never allow 2 leader in one tribe at a time and also the tribes always fight each other for tribal supremacy.This assumption of tribal leadership fighting is simply introduced here in the Quran by Mohammed as the reason for why there is no 2 Allah’s. A supreme God never wants to tell like silly and lay man reasons of his existence.As per Holy Bible, God is an infinite spirit, and we cannot see him ever and this spirit is all knowing and all powerful.He is not restricted to being in one location at a time. He fills every inch of space throughout the universe with all His wonderful personal attributes.Bible says God’s spirit wants to stay inside each of us because our body is God’s temple.Thats why Christianity talking about the personnel God and its relationship. Although God is distinct from His creation, all His creation exists within Him. We cannot count almighty God.Therefore God of Bible and Allah of Quran is not same. Thank you for watching & God Bless you. – Dr Daniel Shayesteh

Muslim Leader found Lord Jesus Christ – Dr Daniel Shayesteh

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Leonard Ravenhill Sermon: The Resurrection Power of Jesus Christ

By Thor

On August 4, 2020

In Featured, Headline, Preaching/Sermons

This is one of the most powerful preachings of the late Leonard Ravenhill. It’s a timeless message for those who want to grow their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 15:13-18: “But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.”

Video: The Resurrection Power of Jesus Christ

“The proof, the standard of God’s power in the New Testament is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The standard of God’s power in the Old Testament was the deliverance of the people of Israel through the Red Sea which brought them finally into the land of promise. In the Old Testament the miracle is the raising of a dead nation, because they were in captivity, in Egypt, which is a type of the world. They were under the dominion of Pharaoh, which is a type of the devil, and they were brought as the Word of God says, “God called them with a strong hand. He delivered them with a strong hand and a stretched out arm.”” – Leonard Ravenhill

***“The resurrection isn’t part of my theology, the resurrection IS A PERSON.” – Leonard Ravenhill***

More Preaching of Leonard Ravenhill:

Are We Longing for Repentance? – Leonard Ravenhill Preaching

To the Preacher: The Idolatry of Intelligence by Leonard Ravenhill

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Tell Someone About Jesus

By Thor

On August 3, 2020

In Devotional, Evangelism, Featured, Headline

A woman of Samaria came to draw water… John 4:7 NKJV

John records, ‘A woman of Samaria came to draw water.’ After five failed marriages her trust levels are demolished and her self-worth is zero, so she approaches Jesus cautiously. Brick by brick He takes down the wall she’s hiding behind. When He gets through, she leaves transformed. What a contrast: one chapter earlier, Nicodemus, a religious leader, came to Jesus by night, suggesting he didn’t want to risk being seen with Him. After telling him he must be born again, Jesus said, ‘… Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light… ‘ (John 3:21 NIV). At that point, Nicodemus has to make a choice. There are three lessons here:

1) Christ sees potential in you when others don’t. ‘… The Pharisees… complained, saying, ‘This Man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2 NKJV). They were right! This woman was the first person Jesus introduced Himself to as the Messiah. Why didn’t He do that when He called His disciples, baptised John, cleansed the temple, performed His first miracle, or interviewed Nicodemus? Because Jesus doesn’t measure you by your past, He measures you by your potential.

2) Christ will change you, then use you to change others. Amazingly, she was the first person to preach the gospel in Samaria. ‘… Many… Samaritans… believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified… ‘ (John 4:39 NKJV).

3) Christ doesn’t need to be defended, just introduced. ‘… Many more believed because of His own word. Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world”‘ (John 4:41-42 NKJV). Today, tell someone about Jesus.

From Word for Today, By Bob Gass, The Vine