Ephes.
5:20
Giving thanks always
for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Heavenly Father, I come in Prayer with a heart filled with Thanksgiving for what you are doing in the hearts of people. That people who read this News Letter would receive the knowledge of God, and the Gift of Faith to believe the Words of God that they read in this News Letter.
Romans
10:17.
So then faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Father, as I pray for the Body of Christ, I ask that the truth of the Word of God be revealed to their hearts concerning Jesus Christ. That they would come to realize that true Hope can only come through a personal relationship Jesus Christ alone.
1
Thes. 4:13
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.
I pray that all people that has received Jesus Christ as their Personal Saviour, will also allow him to be the Lord of their lives.
James
4:7
Submit yourselves therefore
to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Father, I Pray for
people who are lost in this world without Christ who read this News Letter.
I ask that the Holy Spirit would bring conviction to their hearts. That
they would Repent of their Sin and except Jesus Christ as their Saviour
and become Born Again. These things I pray for in the Precious Name of
Jesus Christ (A-Men:)
Opening Scripture:
Matthew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. [19]
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [20] Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen.
I asked the Lord? What is the meaning of the title of this News Letter? “The Duty of every Born Again Christian is to Minister the Gospel of Christ”... He told me that the title of this News Letter is in essence the meaning of this next Scripture.
Mark
16:15-16
And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. [16]
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned.
To Love the Lord Jesus
Christ must be the only motivating force behind our Duty to Minister the
Gospel of Christ to others.
John
21:16
He saith to him again
the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him,
Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
The Lord said, that all Christians have a duty to reach people for Christ. For your Testimony can prove the power of the Gospel of Christ at work in your life.
Rev.
12:11.
And they overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they
loved not their lives unto the death.
The duty of Ministering
the Gospel is not just Preaching the Word of God. But it is a life
sharing the Word of God through your life style, and your words. Your Life
Style will then prove that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is working in your
life.
Romans
6:6
Knowing this, that our
old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin.
The Lord also wants to remind us that we must not be content with just being Born Again. But, we must obey the Word of God and step out in Faith. By doing this we can reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Matthew
28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever
I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of
the world. Amen.
As Born Again Christians our desire should be like the Apostle Paul’s was. To share the Gospel of Christ with others from the heart so that some would get saved.
Romans
10:1
Brethren, my heart's
desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
I then asked the Lord, what is the Gospel of Christ? He told me that Gospel of Christ is fulfilled in these three words, His Death, His Burial, and His Resurrection. His Death Represents the Love of God, that he gave up his only begotten Son to die in the place of man.
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.
When Jesus Christ died for us, he accomplished what no man could do. This next Scripture explains it all.
Romans 5:6
For when we were yet
without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
The Lord said that we are to share with others, what was accomplished in our lives through his death on the Cross of Calvary.
Romans
5:8
But God commendeth his
love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
The song “Nothing But the Blood” that we sing in church represents what his suffering and his death on the Cross of Calvary did for all of mankind.
“Nothing But the Blood”...
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the Blood of
Jesus;
What can make me whole
again?
Nothing but the Blood of
Jesus;
The Blood of Jesus Christ
which was shed for us washed away the stains of Sin. While
Faith in Jesus Christ and the Word of God, continues to wash away all of
our Sins, Past, Present, and Future.
1 Cor. 6:11
And such were some of
you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in
the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Our testimony of what Jesus Christ accomplished on the Cross of Calvary, could be the deciding factor that could bring someone else to Christ. Through our testimony others can see what the death of Christ has done in our lives.
John
19:40
Then took they the body
of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner
of the Jews is to bury.
His Burial
The evidence that my bondage to Sin was broken is seen through the sacrificial Death of Jesus Christ.
Romans
8:15
For ye have not received
the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of
adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Burial of Jesus Christ represents the Death of Sin. The Lord took the Sin’s, of mankind upon his mortal body, and buried them. When his mortal body was buried all of the Sin’s of every Born Again Christian was also buried with him, never to rise again.
Romans
6:6-11
Knowing this, that our
old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin. [7] For he that is dead is freed
from sin. [8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also
live with him: [9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth
no more; death hath no more dominion over him. [10] For in that he died,
he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. [11]
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive
unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Resurrection
The evidence that Sin unto Death cannot hold me in Bondage any longer, is through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
John 11:25
Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he
were dead, yet shall he live:
Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and the Life. He is alive and he lives in every Born Again Christian.
Romans
8:10
And if Christ be in
you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness.
The Resurrection Power
of the Holy Spirit, brought Jesus Christ back to life will also bring every
Born Again Believers back from the Dead.
1 Cor. 6:14
And God hath both raised
up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
The Resurrection Power of the Holy Spirit abides within the heart of every Born Again Believer, enabling them to live a victorious life over Sin.
Romans
6:22
But now being made free
from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness,
and the end everlasting life.
In Closing:
The duty of a Christian is to Ministry the Gospel of Christ in Love and Grace. For without Love we can do nothing. So I hope that these words will help everyone to look at the Duty of Ministering the Gospel through the Love of God that abides within the heart of every Born Again Believer in Christ.
Romans
10:9
That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God
hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Closing Prayer:
Romans 10:12-13
For
there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord
over all is rich unto all that call upon him. [13] For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
I pray that every person
who reads this News Letter will submit their heart to the leading of the
Holy Spirit. That they would all become Born Again, allowing Jesus
Christ to become the Lord of their lives. In the name of Jesus Christ
I pray all these things. (A-Men:)
1 Tim. 2:4
Who
will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.