“A Take On Grace!” Ephesians 2:7; That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. v8; For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. v9; Not of works, lest any man should boast. Now, one of the most challenging comprehension of the last two verses, is you don’t have to do anything, you’re covered. That’s so far from the truth. Old Testament picture; Isaiah 4:1; And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying. We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. But in essence Paul said; Romans 6:1; What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? v2; God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? I beg to differ. What Paul is saying in Ephesians, it was said in a way to keep us from taking credit for it! It’s not your doing. Instead his doing through you. To take grace any other way is a delay of coming up in the Lord, a disadvantage. 1 Kings 18:21; And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. “A Take On Grace!” Numbers 15:32; And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. v35; And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. 1 Samuel 3:1; And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. The man gathering sticks couldn’t see the word that way. Hosea 4:6; My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge. John 1:17; For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Grace came to cover the lack of the truth. “A Take On Grace!” Mary, Martha sister sat at Jesus feet, Luke 10:39. One of the ten men leper’s, which stood afar off: turned back and glorified God, Luke 17:12-16. Matthew 11:29; Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me. “A Take On Grace!” John 6:67; Then said Jesus unto the twelve, will ye also go away? Galatians 2:21; I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. John 6:68; Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. Titus 2:11; For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. v12; Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. James 1:25; But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. “A Take On Grace!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“Seeking Another Country!” Genesis 12:1; Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee. Now many church folks would say what that mean? John 4:24; God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Now, the Old Testament is a picture of things we should do or not do spiritually. In our stead, he is saying to Abram, leave your ways and relationships. Jeremiah 7:3; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. “Seeking Another Country!” Genesis 12:4; So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. In our stead, Abram left but he took Lot along with him. Many come to the Lord but want to keep a lot of themselves with them. Amos 3:3; Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Genesis 13:7; And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. Galatians 5:17; For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. “Seeking Another Country!” Genesis 13:8; And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, For we be brethren. 2 Peter 1:10; Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. “Seeking Another Country!” Abram speaking; Genesis 13:9; Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. 1 Corinthians 2:2; For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. “Seeking Another Country!” Hebrews 11:14; For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. v16; But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Another Country; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. “Seeking Another Country!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“Complement Your In-Come!” As the world has its supplement income, add to boost (They want more); Matthew 6:23; But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! “Complement Your In-Come!” Add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect. (The Word!) Acts 2:46; And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. v47; Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. (The Complement!) They continuing daily with gladness and singleness of heart. John 8:31; Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; v32; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 2 Kings 4:23; And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. “Complement Your In-Come!” (The Prayer!) Hebrews 6:1; Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God. Acts 12:5; Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Pray without ceasing. Acts 12:7; And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. (The Complement!) Prayer made without ceasing. James 5:16; The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. “Complement Your In-Come!” (The Praise!) 1 Thessalonians 5:18; In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Daniel 3:16; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. v17; If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. (The Complement!) We are not careful, whom we serve is able. John 12:32; And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. “Complement Your In-Come! It’s More! Overseer/Apostle

James 1:23; For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: “TAKEN BY THE FATAL ATTRACTION!” (An attraction between an individual and someone-something that is so strong the individual lacks reason and logic in their thinking when dealing with their attraction.) Orpah after receiving the word from Naomi, decided to stay in Moab. This was the name of a son of Lot, meaning of his father. Ruth 1:15; And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. Luke 9:62; And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. “Taken By The Fatal Attraction!” Gehazi received the word as a servant from Elisha. But because of his selfish nature he ran lustfully after greed. 2 Kings 5:20; But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. v25; But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. v26; And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Jeremiah 17:9; The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? v10; I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 2 Kings 5:27; The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. “Taken By The Fatal Attraction!” 2 Corinthians 13:5; Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates. Romans 8:13; For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. “Taken By The Fatal Attraction!” James 1:24; For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. “Taken By The Fatal Attraction!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“Amounting Up To Something!” Galatians 6:3; For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Judges 16:17; That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. 1 Timothy 6:12; Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. “Amounting Up To Something!” Galatians 6:4; But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. Judges 16:19; And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. (As with Samson, so is with a lot of God’s people, don’t take in consideration the worth of the amount.) Ephesians 3:20; Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. “Amounting Up To Something!” Galatians 6:5; For every man shall bear his own burden. Judges 16:20; And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him. 1 Corinthians 15:58; Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. “Amounting Up To Something!” Hebrews 10:23; Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) “That’s The Amounting Up To Something!” The amount, read; Isaiah 40:31. Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

Romans 13:14; But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. “Wanting What’s Right, But, Yet Want to Stay Wrong!” Genesis 4:3; And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. v4; And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: v5; But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very worth and his countenance fell. (That’s the church basically of today. They want respect from the Lord their way.) John 10:1; Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. “Wanting What’s Right, But, Want To Stay Wrong!” Romans 7:22; For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: v23; But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. Galatians 5:7; Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? “Wanting What’s Right, But, Want To Stay Wrong!” 1 Kings 18:21; And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. “Wanting What’s Right, But, Want To Stay Wrong!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“A Walk, Comes After A Lengthy Stand!” There is this problem with today’s church. That is a tendency to take temporary stands as a walk. 1 Kings 19:19; So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. Philippians 3:13; Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. “A Walk, Comes After A Lengthy Stand!” 1 Kings 19:20; And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? Galatians 4:9; But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? A Walk, Comes After A Lengthy Stand!” It’s a stand with duration, without wavering, devout. 1 Samuel 3:10; And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 1 Peter 5:6; Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Samuel 3:19; And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 1 Corinthians 15:58; Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. “A Walk, Comes After A Lengthy Stand!” 1 Samuel 9:18; Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is. v19; And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer. Philippians 1:6; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. “A Walk, Comes After A Lengthy Stand!” Galatians 5:25; If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. “A Walk, Comes After A Lengthy Stand!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“This Poker Is Not A Game, But It Will Raise You!” 2 Timothy 2:9; Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. Acts 12:5; Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. Galatians 5:13; For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. James 5:16; The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. “This Poker Is Not A Game, But It Will Raise You! Acts 12:6; And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. Job 22:21; Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. “This Poker Is Not A Game, But It Will Raise You!” Acts 12:7; And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote (poked) Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. Galatians 5:1; Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. “This Poker Is Not A Game, But It Will Raise You! Hebrews 4:12; For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. “This Poker Is Not A Game, But It Will Raise You!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

Philippians 3:12; Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. v13; Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. “Have You Done Enough?” Genesis 13:8; And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Hebrews 12:14; Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Genesis 13:9; Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou will take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 2 Corinthians 6:17; Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. “Have You Done Enough?” Ruth 1:15; And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. Ephesians 4:22; That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts. Ruth 1:16; And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. John 8:31; If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. “Have You Done Enough?” Acts 26:26; For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 2 Corinthians 4:3; But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. Acts 26:27; King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. v28; Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Galatians 3:3; Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? “Have You Done Enough?” Philippians 3:14; I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. “Have You Done Enough?” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle