Jesus Gives Second Chances Part III

The Greatest miracle God robed him-self in flesh and lived and died so that he could save you and me from sin. He can take a life wrecked by sin and make it beautiful!! With God all things are possible!!

Let us look at Peter in the Bible in case some one is thinking that can’t really happen!
Matthew 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Matthew 10 Matthew listed Peter first among the Disciples

Matthew 14 Peter walked on the water

Matthew 16:16 Peter received the Revelation of Christ "He said Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God".

Matthew 16:18 Jesus said, I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock or revelation I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Later Jesus was talking about his crucifixion- Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

Matthew 16:23 4 verses later after Praising Peter, Jesus turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Matthew 18:21 Peter made mistakes but he accepted God’s forgiving power and came back to find out more!! Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times?

Matthew 26:33 Peter answered and said unto him, though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

Matthew 26:35 Peter said unto him, though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

Matthew 26:37 Jesus took Peter to Gethsemane to pray

Matthew 26:58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

Matthew 26:69 Peter’s denial of Christ, 3 times- Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Matthew 26:73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee, Peter denied it with a curse Verse 75: And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

He was human and sometimes we make commitments that we don’t keep, but God is faithful and just to forgive all we have to do is ask and believe in Him. After we ask for forgiveness, then by faith simply begin to worship Him and he will fill you and refill you with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance!!

Acts 1:15 Peter was in the upper room with the 120

Acts 2:14 Peter preached the first message of Pentecost- But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you and your children and to all those afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call!!

Peter’s Miracles
Acts 3:1 Peter and John pray for the lame man at the gate of the Temple

Acts 3:4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

Acts 5:15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

Peter went from a fisherman to a fisher of men.

Jesus Gives Second Chances ... Part II

Let me tell you about Billy- His sister came to me and said Kevin if you can help him the family would appreciate it. I OK'd it with Pastor O. R. Fauss and we accepted the challenge. He was 16 when he came to our church school in Houston.

He was on his way to Juvenile Rehab School for his alcohol dependency and truancy. We worked with him and got him up to speed in school. He was our pitcher for our baseball team and throwing around 90 mph in High School.

He got baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost. I later learned that he had married a girl in the church and had children . Then I heard that Billy the outcast of a young teenager was now the Bus Minister over the Bus Captains for the church. He became very involved in Sunday School in the district. Then the other day he called to wish me Happy New Year and he owns a very successful plumbing business in Houston.

The Greatest miracle God robed him-self in flesh and lived and died so that he could save you and me from sin. He can take a life wrecked by sin and make it beautiful!! With God all things are possible!!

I have an awesome update coming up on my volunteer work! It is amazing what God is doing in such a short time! I told the church a little about it last night and we rejoiced and worshipped God!

Awesome Sunday Services!

We had some awesome services yesterday! Bro. Trout preached yesterday morning titled “Once in a Lifetime”. Christ paid the debt for sin and sickness when he was crucified. He preached on gaining victory over:
· Generational Curses
· 39 sicknesses – all diseases in the world fit in 39 categories and Christ’s 39 stripes for our healing when he was crucified.
· Marital Problems
· Financial Difficulties
· Depression & Suicide
· Alzheimer’s Disease
· Demon Possession

We anointed prayer cloths with the following inscribed on them:
The pardon that was provided for our freedom was signed at Calvary. It was signed in Crimson Red for every situation the Satan has inflicted upon us. It also covers the circumstances we have brought on our selves.

This is the day of Jubilee! The Atonement has been made! The debt has been paid! Let us rejoice! It is time to burn the mortgage and lift the lien. The document is stamped “Paid in Full” and it is stamped in Red! Leviticus 25:8-10 & Acts 19:11

Then last night Sis Trout preached about the Cherubims in the Holiest of Holies! They have three sets of wings.
· One set to reach to the heavens
· One set to reach east and west
· One set to reach around in front of them

If we intend to walk victorious and accomplish all that Jesus wants us to accomplish we have to constantly reach to the heavens in praise and worship and service to please the master. We have to reach out to the lost in our world or community. We have to have more than a burden for the lost we have to act on that burden. Then we have to reach around and love our brother and sister. If we can’t talk to them here, how can we rejoice with them in heaven? If we can’t love our brother or sister, how can we love the lost?