Sunday, February 1, 2009

Master Builders
By: David M. James

Introduction: When we are saved, were set apart from the world and worlds system. We are a new creature/creation, II Cor. 5:17kjv. we move from darkness into the Light. The new light reveals the hidden darkness within our souls and for the rest of our life here on earth, we seek to remove the darkness within. (santification process)
2 means God uses is thru fresh revelation about:
· Him and ourselves
· Workmanship.
Today I want to explore, Workmanship.

Merrian Webster: the art or skill of a workman; also: the quality imparted to a thing in the process of making Gods hand upon you to do his work PDJ)

According to scripture God himself has planned from eternity our gifts and abilities to bring Him the glory and praise. (Eph, 1:5-6, Rom. 8:28-30)
Note: You must grasp this concept or:
World Views will confuse you, there is no karma, it is demonic in nature
Christian Demoninations rebuff /twist scripture and will:
steal your joy and trust, and will replace it with rigid hard line religion, standards set up by mens twisted ieads of what it means to walk as a Believer, in freedom.
Faction: an indistinquishable blend of truth and un-truth.
You encountered them, excessive long dresses, excessive long hair, and long sad faces.(baptized in lemon juice)
Predestination gives you freedom to listen to God and not to mans religious rules..

Main Text: 1 Cor. 3:9AMP

4 differing gifts

Garden, variety of gifts, abilities, talents.
we labour together in that work which God has given us to do, expect all our success from him, and refer the whole to his glory. We are like oxen, connected to the same yoke, with the same purpose, to please Him.

Vineyard, fruits of righteousness,(Gal. 5:22)joy, peace, influence
Rejection will be part of this, John 15:18KJV
Planting seeds to take root later, be patient ministry takes time.

Field, farm w/properly sewn field. Sewn with truth, love, forgivness
A kingdom is built in the streets, by those who are willing to leave the palace.
Prov. 24:27AMP, prepare yourself educationally, evangelistic field work, then build a church

Building (Isa. 61:3-4AMP)
· Purpose of the Building, worship, healing, gathering, fellowship, safety
· No one viewing a building who knows about construction does so without considering: it took masons, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, roofers HVAC, architects, engineers. This should also apply to your life on how you built your christianity, walk, vision, ministry.
You did not wake up a believer, it took 21 people (15 nowdays) to bring you to your knees, repent of your sins to God, not some usless priest/Father.
· Shotty workmanship will show up with shotty lifestyle, your foundation will crumble, your roof will leak, the doors to your heart for others, will sag.

Heb. 12:2niv

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Why Does Man have Value?
By: Pastor David M. James

Why would the God of Life, who created all of heaven, stars, angels, seas, mountains, and all that is in the earth, give value to a creature that he formed out of the mud of the earth.
Why would God favor man more highly, than any other creature.
All were formed, all were created, all breathe Oxygen, that he provides, all procreate, all are inteligent and can learn and many can teach.

After studying psycology, kinesology, physics and Biblical theology, this has puzzled me for many years.

Why does man encapsulate so much value to: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Why does the Bible clearly teach that our lives were predestinated, with election, long before the earth was formed.

View of Man
Heart: desperately wicked, (Jeremiah 17:9)
Body:dust to dust, ultimate statistic, 10 out of 10 people die
Soul:filled with wickedness, I Thess. 5:23kjv, propentisy toward evil!

Scientists tell us that our bodies are 55-78% water and chemically valued at $5.22

Rebel against authority: tower of Bable, (Gen. 11:6-9niv, languages)
Murder: First family Cain murdered Able, Gen. 4:8
USA 50 million babies aborted, their blood cries out from the soil.

Deny me when I need you most: Adam, , Peter, Judas, Romans 1, all mankind deny God.

Rape and molest one another (Tamar) David’s son. II Sam. 13

Why does man have Value?

Compare man to magnificent birds, Eagles, elephants, etc.

We are full of pride, Prov. 29:23akjv
We have a moral barrier between God and us. When were Saved the barrier is removed, than each day after that we re-erect a barrier of sin, with the bricks of self motivation, pride, sin.
We seek entertainment more that God.

One month of TV deplicts more sin than our Grandparents experienced in an entire lifetime. We become numb and desentisized over time watching entertainment to filthy language, sexual immorality, anger, rage, violent sports.

We question ourselves why we cannot remember scripture when we read 15 minutes in a 24 hour period, and have the TV on 20 hours a day.

Answer: Why does man have Value?

Gen. 1:26-27AMP
Because man is made in the Image of God, and after the likness of God. Regardless if you are a wicked sinner or a saint your value is the same, to God.,
Gen 1:26
The text tells us Adam was the work of 'ELOHIYM, the “Divine Plur-ality”, marked here more distinctly by the plural pronouns US and OUR; and to show that Adam was the masterpiece of God's creation, all the persons in the Godhead are represented as united in counsel and effort to produce this astonishing creature.

1. Gen. 2:7AMP, (God himself breathed life) do you love your children more than others?
2. Gen. 2:20 (no Neanderthol) perhaps after, but God only creates finished perfection.

“All intelligence in Divine Things, all depend on the state of the soul”.

When were Saved, were value added! Why?
Our great potential is beginning to be released.

He has plans for us. Jer 29:11-13NIV
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Before you were Born Again, you did not find God, he found you. Now you have the enablement, to seek him

II Cor. 5:17-20niv (ministry of reconcilation)

Value from God is a concept we must ponder to enjoy the richness of it.
Value is why God loved us enough to send his own Son, Jesus to die in our place.
We are worth it to Him. His very breath is within our lungs and he has given the true Believers a great work to do.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

What is the Ultimate Need of Man?

By: Pastor David M. James

Depending on whom you speak with:
1. World/Global Peace, yes it is very important and impacts the world we live in, but it will not effect our personal eternity.
2. Global Warming, yes it also is very important and impacts the world we live in for generations to come, but it fails to impact our souls eternity.
3. HIV/AIDS, yes millions are dying each year with this debilitating disease, but once again it fails to impact out eternity.
4. Cure Cancer, yes it destroys lives and rips famlies apart, each and every day, but once again it will not impact our eternity.

I believe solving each of these crucial issues; howbeit important would be akin to placing a Band-Aid, even an Iron Man brand over a cancerous sore.

Main Text: Romans 1:18KJV
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold, (supress NIV) the truth in unrighteousness;

I believe God’s Word shows the Ultimate Need of Man:
1. Is for man to lay down his weapons, in the centuries long war against God and accept the Peace Treaty that Jesus the Christ signed in his own blood.

1. To take care of the problem of sinning against God.
A Personal Relationship w/God repairs/removes the barrier of sin in our lives.
Removing the sin barrier will stop the Wrath of God, instantly on mankind.

Lets break down V18:

Ungodliness: deals with our relationship to God. It is a sin against the person of God, we refuse to recogonize who God really is.
FOA believes in the Trinity: God/Father is a person, Jesus is a person, and the HS is a person.
Rom. 1:19-21NIV, (vision: Father overwhelmes our sensuality by things he made in nature, then deposits knowledge of Himself into us, conviction)

Unrighteousness: deals with our relationship to our fellow man. We each treat mankind in a manner that God does not want us to. This is a sin against the will of God.
Rom. 1:28-32NIV

Supress the Truth: If you have truth to know, you can supress it. You cannot supress what you do not know.
We all know the truth, “What man’s Ultimate need is”, but we do not want to admit it.
Rom. 1:19NIV

The rest of the chapter from V19-32 explains how man supresses the Truth of God’s Word to get around the problem of sin.

Let’s look at 2 assesments of Man:
God’s assesment of Man:
Gen. 6:5 AMP
The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination and intention of all human thinking was only evil continually.

Man’s Assesment of Man: basically good, (Job performance Review) given enough time we will fix everything.
(God says, given enough time, they will only get worse)
Sin= the thought in the heart
Transgression= the act of the body
Iniquity= the coverup/ blame game

Man left to himself is on a slipery slope, downward spiral and will destroy everything his hands touch. (new muscle car)
Example:
Teaching OSU, leave the room, chaos in grown men.
270/71/315 with no visable Police Officers, speed, reckless operation, collision, death
Bar: 25 men, 3 women and no bouncers working that night
Black Friday: without store personal visable

Prov. 22:28 KJV
Remove not the ancient landmark,(ancient boundry stoneNIV) which thy fathers have set. (explain) without landmarks total chaos.
Prov. 6:20-23AMP (read only)

Repentance/Salvation is an ancient landmark set up by God Himself that the Emergent Church/Liberal Church, Word Faith Movement is trying to remove.
Do not get caught up in this energetic demonic movement, for the penalty is Eternal Damnation.

We have tried to find the Ultimate Need of Man in:
1. Nature: Occult, White Witchcraft, WICCA, New Age, Save the Earth, Go Green!
2. Religion: Long lists of rules, regulations, fasts and feasts, Demonations of Men.

The Ultimate need of man was met when God gave the Ultimate sacrifice for man on the crossJohn 3:16NIV.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Why the Urgency to Preach the Gospel?

By: Pastor David M. James

Main Text: II Thess. 2:1-12 AMP

1. What is the rapture? 1594 (2nd Coming of Christ, not appearing) I Thess. 4:16-18NLT.
2. When will the rapture occur?
3. Who will be taken?
4. Who will be left behind?

V2 agitated as a ship at sea in a storm, This doctrine exists today. Cults (pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib), spirit of Anti-Christ exists today in the church, it undermines the Authority of the Scriptures. (the emergent church, Word Faith movement)

V3a When will the rapture occur? Great falling away first. The Church:
either a total abandonment of Christianity itself, or such a corruption of its doctrines that renders the whole system completely inefficient to salvation. (Grainger Community Church 56% lost) (pastor said 100% saved would be a horrible situation)
In order to be saved, you must:
Believe and understand by faith: you’re a sinner, helpless, hopless. Repent of your sins, believe by faith in the Virgin Birth, sinless life of Christ, death burial ressuerction, that Jesus is the Son of God.
You must live your life at the foot of the cross to be saved, and stay saved.

V3b Evil must come and overtake to make the way for the Anti-Christ.(beast)
Son of Perdition, same name attached to Judus Iscariot (John 17:12)

V4 The temple in Israel will be rebuilt in first 42 months. (see chart) what the Anti-Christ (beast) will do: He stands against and exalts himself above all divine authority, many believe the Pope will be this man because he has exaulted himself above the church (AD 540) and the Word(1070 No marriage of priests, vs I Tim. 4:3, 1870 infallable),
But Catholocism has not denied the Deity of Christ and is the Harlot church woman in Rev. 17 and is judged for the blood of the saints it has spilled and will continue to spill, around the globe. (Jesuit priest intiation rites and guide)

V6-7 what holds back the revelaing of the Anti-Christ? (Church or HS V7)
When the church is gone, the HS moves with us.(see chart)
The HS job is to convict men of sin, without HS here no conviction equals total lawlesness of man. Jer. 17:9-10AMP
No Holy Spirit equates to no conviction (move on V11-12 later)


2 schools or camps of thought in the Church today about evil:
1. Let evil prevail so the rapture will come, “I am tired Jesus, just take me home to see Momma”
2. “Fight the evil, use your authority that Jesus paid for with his life, that more will be saved!” (Matt. 28:18-19NIV Go! Preach! Baptize! No retirement!)


(Paul fast forwards in time to comfort the scared church V2) (Thessalonians)
V8 rapture is not his appearing or coming. (clouds vs heaven open) (see chart)
Rev. 19:11-21NIV Armegeddon (see chart)

V9-10 great power of Satan

Why such an urgency to preach the Gospel?
This is why!!!
This is what this message is all about folks!

V11-12 “Therefore” who will be left behind? (there is no hope)
Strong delusion, believe a lie. All whom reject the gospel now, before the rapture, will believe a lie. Your friends, family, co-workers will all suffer thru the trubulation, be judged by Jesus himself (Rom. 2:16) and cast alive into the lake of Fire, for rejecting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Rom 2:16 TLB
The day will surely come when at God's command Jesus Christ will judge the secret lives of everyone, their inmost thoughts and motives; this is all part of God's great plan, which I proclaim.

Urgency to preach the Gospel. II Cor. 6:2 “today is the day of salvation”.

40.6 of the world’s population has never heard the Gospel (Joshua Project)
93,000 people die each day, without Jesus Christ
>3% of Europeans have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (home of the reformation)
2,251 languages still do not have any of the Bible translated
Matt. 24:36NIV

Sunday, November 16, 2008

It Takes Prayer To Change Things
By: Rev. Ruth M. Moncrief

Prayer is a humble entreaty made to God

If Jesus prayed even more should we do the same.

Jesus often went off by himself to pray.

Prayer of Faith: James 5:14-18 & Mark 11:24-25

This is what Jesus spake to the disciples after they saw the fig tree and it was dried up from the root.

Prayer of Agreement: Mathew 10:19

Prayer of Intercession: Acts 12:1-5 & Exodus 32:11-14

This is when Moses stood in the gap for the people of God when they were in the wilderness and sinned against God. By making a molten (idol) calf out of the women’s earring and offered up burnt and peace offerings.

Numbers 11:11-20

Again, Moses interceded for the people of God which were murmuring and complaining.

Numbers 6:22-27

Prayer of Blessing:

The Jews still pray blessings on their children.

John 17 – Jesus is forever interceding on our behalf.

Instructions on Prayer: Matthew 6:5-7

Prayer Jesus Taught Disciples: Luke 11:2-4

This is when the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray.

Luke 18:1-7 – Pray without ceasing. We have to be persistent in prayer.

Things That Hinder Our Prayer: Psalms 66:18

Hatred, Malice, Jealousy & Any Unconfessed Sin

We must pray at all times. Prayer is one of our weapons God gives us.

Always pray in Jesus name when we pray. Plead the blood of Jesus.

Results of Prayer: Book of Esther Chapter 4

Esther and Mordecai and the Jews prayed and God turned things around for them.

Acts 12:5

When Peter was in prison, the church prayed without ceasing. God sent an angel of the Lord to free him.

Acts 16:25

Paul and Silas at midnight prayed and sang praises to God. The guard and his family was saved.

Isaiah: Chapter 35-37

Sunday, July 27 & August 3, 2008

Temptation
Part One

By: Pastor David M. James

1 :Mirian Webster: the act of tempting or the state of being tempted especially to evil : enticement

2. An enticment or invitation to sin, with the implied promise of greater good to be derived from following the way of disobedience.

Who is tempted in the Bible?
1. Man:
· Paul:, Rom. 7:14-25NIV (the things I do, I do not want to do)

· David: with his murder & adultery Bathsheeba II Sam. 11

· Moses: with his temper, weenieness, murdered an Egyptian, buried him in the sand and hid for 40 years, weenieness, could not speak so God arrainged for Aaron to speak for him. Exodus 4:14, Aaron had not seen him for 40 years and at that exact time was walking toward Moses. After they were reaquainted, called of God, and Moses never shut up after that.

· Samson: with his sexual prowless: cost him his ministry, Judgeship and his life, Judges 14

· Solomon: weakness for strange women I Kings 11, 700 wives, 300 concubines (1000 wives) cost King Solomon his relationship w/God, his kingdom was torn from him after he died.

Abraham fear and weenieness.Gen. 20 Abimeleck/ Sarah sister. Isaac followed the same patern w/Rebecca Gen. 26

Gehazi (Elijah’s servant) with his lust for wealth, Naaman II Kings 5, became a leper

John Mark with his fear, , deserted Paul and Silas in Acts 15

Peter with his lies, proud spirit, racism, Matt. 26 (denied JC), Gal. 2:12, ate with Gentiles until the Jews showed up, and he separated himself from them.

James & John, sons of Thunder, Luke 9:54 Samaritans.

2. God, Do you think God is ever tempted? (to destroy Israel dancing naked around a golden calf) Exodus 32:10, Deut. 9

3. Jesus, Matt. 4:1-3, 5-6, 8-9NIV, (bypassing the cross) Heb. 2:18AMP

Who tempts?
God, James 1:13-15KJV
Satan, From Genesis 3 to Rev. 21:3, Rev. 12:10 accuser of the bretheren.
People/family/friends (show up Thursday/Sunday) TV shows on Sunday/Thursday
Soul,

Why do we fall prey to temptation?
TBN Christian dream: “I just want to be saved, serve God, be a great light in the darkness, and be free from temptation”.
1. Temptation, is the root of our approval in God. No temptation means no proving ground.
2. Temptation is not sin, yielding to temptation is where sin begins in our life.
3. Sanctification Process
4. We want it. Looking twice at our weakness. (taught to me by my Father)
5. Were duped into it. Were set up.
6. Were weak in some areas. (what you feed will grow strong) Generational curses, geographical cultures, Were just tired of fighting sometimes.

“Satan always wraps temptation in a package I know. “I want to un-wrap” Warren Wiersby.
We often cultivate relationships with people whom are a temptation in and of themselves.
We allow ourselves to be talked into going into situations, that are a great temptation.
We choose to pay for and watch entertainment that we know are a temptation to sin.

Part 2

What is the remedy:
1. Christ has to be the focus of our deliverance. Heb. 4:15AMP
King David came against Goliath “in the name of the Lord” I Sam. 17:45
Paul always pointed his position on Christ. II Cor. 10:3-5NIV
Because of Heb. 4:15, “He is Able”, (High Priest is un-able). We can (1)take and (2)make our filthy thoughts of temptation obedient to Christ.
1. Take: He understands. Christ already walked your road on tempting thoughts and overcame.
Do not ignore the thoughts, acknowledge them and take those thoughts to Him.
2. Make: Weigh the tempting thoughts against what Christ taught in the Word, make them obedient. We must know the Word! How do we get to know the Word?

Our stubbornness opens us up to temptation. The original Greek word for strongholds is
Ochuroma okh-oo'-ro-mah NT:3794. Which means the logic and reasoning you will use to defend your arguments and the wrong beliefs that you want to protect. (handout)
Stubbornness to the truth, is rebellion, which is as whitchcraft I Sam. 15:23aKJV.

Obey: leave them at Christ feet, using the Word against them and do not pick them back up.
We set up little idols/shrines in our heads, us. They must be demolished and set up Christ as the
head.. America is the most idolorious nation in the history of the world. (Look how much money we spend on products for ourselves)
Perhaps we need to consider taking continuing education on Biblical Theology beyond the weekly Bible study. (correspondence courses by mail/Web Ashland Theological Seminary)
1 Cor 10:13-15 NIV
13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
When Jesus when tempted, He answered Satan, “It is written” 3 times. The 3M’s: Meditate, memorize and mouth out Scripture. Psa. 19:14KJV

14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. (self promotion, me, myself, I)
The moment the test (tempting) begins, the way out is available.

2. Accountability: most are too proud to use this. ( I have almost given up on this doctrine)
Confession before the church asking for help. James 5:16AMP If you truly want the help, you will take the heat, better heat now than for an eternity.

In 44 years I have never encountered a believer, whom in the course of truly trying to shake a temptation (stronghold), and allowed his life to be examined, that the end result was: they pursued entertainment more than prayer/fasting on the matter, PATIENTLY!.
The body of Christ has lost the doctrine of pressing in, Ps 42:1-3 NIV
Prov 9:16-18NIV

Temptation is a known fact of the Christian Life that will pursue you to your grave.
But I believe we have touched on 3 great weapons against temptation:
Using scripture about Christ to destroy the strongholds within us
True Accountability to one another in the Body of Christ
Relentlessly pursue God for strength one area at a time.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Major Debt

By: Pastor David M. James

Main Text: Matt. 18:23-35 AMP

Fully grasp the vastness of this debt.
Talent 75 lbs. he owed 10,000 talents. This equals 750,000 lbs of gold.
At $375 an ounce, he owed $45 billion US dollars.
Today Gold sells at $871 US per ounce.
This debt could never be paid in many lifetimes.


V23 the King forgave the debt, because of his humbleness and knowing the debt could never be settled. This parable Jesus taught represents our sin debt to God.
This sin debt was paid by Jesus on the cross for every one of us. Jesus did not just die, he absorbed the wrath of His Father toward sin on the cross.
Jesus stepped in when we were overwhelmed in sin debt, and paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Read V28-30

Why do some people in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?

Pride: they owe me and I am going to make them pay. When you refuse to forgive, your refusing to be under Gods:
Authority, Covering, Love. (your stepping out on your own will)
Pride has 3 steps of the downward spiral: rebellion, (I Sam. 15:23a) disobedience, death. (spiritual & physical)Prov. 15:10 AMP

The pride of rebellion cost the lives of every Israelite every man who left Egypt. 20years old and upward in the wilderness.

Why do some in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?

You do not realize, your just as filthy, when your walking in unforgivness.
V26, Exodus 34:6-7 NIV. Your sin of unforgivness will bring punishment, sickness, disease on your family.
You could never pay the debt you owe either, $104+ BILLION!

Why so some in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?

You have not accepted, or put yout trust in or live it out that your totally forgiven from God so you cannot forgive others. (Psa. 103:12-14 KJV)
In receiving forgineness we learn to walk out the freedom in Christ.
We should be so free in Christ, that forgiving others whom have offended us, hurt us, abused our bodies as children growing up, should be a joy!

Everyone in this room, in this neighborhood, in this city, and in our world has a sin debt. We owe God for our sin nature that were born with, and the sins debt we choose to accumulate each and every day of our lives.

Being set free, gives us Divine Authority to live sin free toward others. Live a Christian life of freedom, Paul talked often of this, and Jesus commanded it.


Some of this “lack of trust” in God, comes from our childhood where we were never good enough in our parents eyes. Most of us can count on one hand the amount of times our Fathers told us, “I love you, I am proud of you”.
Much of this comes from not being brought up in a healthy, godly home.
The Bible calls this, generational curses. My Grandfather was not warm towards the children, that is how I was raised, that is all I know how to be.

Many of our earthy fathers constantly reminded us of that one time we messed up.
This can warp our understanding of God. This can cause us to feel that God still holds that one sin you did in a bag in the corner and will pull it out at the last moment and use it against you.
God is not that way. That is not how true fathers/daddies treat their children.

I want to encourage you today, Jesus is here, The Holy Spirit can change you,
Right here, Right now!
This is a new day!
Whatever pain you're carrying with you each day: lay it down, give it up,
You were never designed to carry burdens alone, that’s Jesus position, not yours.

Matt. 18:21-22 AMP
Today is a new day, live in freedom to forgive!