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“Preach the Word …” 2 Timothy 4:2

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house … For I have not shunned to declare unto you ALL the counsel of God.” Acts 20:20, 27

—- EVERY penny you spend today …. you are spending God’s money for which you will give account. You are a steward. Read Matthew 25 to find out what happens to obedient and disobedient stewards of His resources.

—- Honour This! \ o /   Ask yourself: Is GOD first in your spending? Does He get the first portion of your income? Isn’t this how He told us to honour Him? Listen saints: “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” (Proverbs 3:9-10)

If I truly belong to Him, everything I am and have belongs to Him. Not just my life but also my resources, all of which are from the LORD (James 1:17; 1 Chronicles 29:14).

— Some who are greedy, covetous like to shout out that it doesn’t take money to minister the Gospel. To this I ask, Okay why then did Jesus have a treasurer if no money was being handled?

—- INTERESTING: WHY PAUL wanted people to give … Christ’s apostle stated: “NOT because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.” (Philippians 4:17) Was Jesus’ apostle Paul a greedy, covetous, money grubber? Noooooo! Paul wanted the LORD’s saints to participate in HIS work so that they could lay up treasure in Heavenly places that is forever going to pay back the highest return/dividends. Let’s get some biblical perspective. He was Jesus’ messenger and wanted God’s people to help His work and lay up treasure in Heaven just like Jesus told us to do. Listen to the instruction of One who owns all: “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:19-21) Now, the specific way the LORD told us to honor Him in our stewardship, is to put Him first in it, right? … “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” (Proverbs 3:9-10)

Truth-seeking servants of the LORD in our day beckon God’s people to give, not for their own benefit but rather:

1) So Christ’s Great Commission is carried out by His people, and

2) So those who participate by their obedient stewardship, lay up treasure in eternity!

Christ’s called out servants are as Paul – they don’t just want your money. In fact, if they are Christ’s servants, they preach His Word instead of lying to people, and are therefore most likely living on the edge of broke. So, they are not getting rich in this world but only seeking to survive on the post Jesus called them to in order to carry out His work. Yet, anything you say about money and stewardship will be ridiculed. The greedy and covetous will be angry due to you speaking to their hearts which are unrepentant. When the truth is preached on this topic, they see you as the enemy because you are now tampering with their false god. The LORD is seeking to convict and bring them to repentance before it’s too late. Jesus says, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24)

— IF YOU DON’T THINK STEWARDSHIP MATTERS TO GOD, THEN ASK WHY 16 OF JESUS’ 38 PARABLE INVOLVE STEWARDSHIP. ALSO, THERE ARE 500 BIBLE VERSES ON FAITH AND 2,500 ON STEWARDSHIP. DOES STEWARDSHIP MATTER? YES, THE WAY WE TREAT EVERY BIT OF GOD’S RESOURCES DOES MATTER MUCH TO HIM AND TO THOSE WHO TRULY FEAR HIM.

Saints, we are passing through in this life. This earth is not our home. Our home is with the LORD (Revelation 21). We are “strangers and pilgrims.” “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” (1 Peter 2:11) We are to become entrenched in Christ who is our life and not in this fleeting world and its comforts and trinkets.

—- THE GREAT apostle of Jesus, and all true servants of Christ, labor diligently to get His Bride ready for His soon return. In doing so, they preach, warn, and teach (PWT). Listen to Paul: “Whom we PREACH, WARNING every man, and TEACHING every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:” … In contrast, hireling wolves exploit their prey. They use them to build their own kingdoms and this makes up for over 90% of those doing ministry today. They are using the name of the LORD in vain – to build their own empires. They give you reasons why “God” is saying “we must expand.” And so they take up your money to expand their kingdom instead of Christ’s – which is in the hearts of men, not herded and corralled in some certain building on Sunday mornings. The hireling seduces you to center your world around his ministry and not Christ’s ministry at the right hand of the Father (Jeremiah 17:12; Colossians 2:18-19; Hebrews 7:24-25). The wolf builds His kingdom by peddling this pablum to the gullible who gladly give to support and bid God speed to this evil (2 John 10-11). All who participate are idolatrously / adulterously diverting their affections and resources away from Christ and will be judged together in “damnation.” (2 Peter 2:1-3; 2 John 10-11)

Okay, when Jesus said “I will build my church,” He could not possibly have been speaking of participating in building so-called church buildings because neither Christ or His apostles ever collected a dime to do so.

No, Jesus was speaking of building His kingdom (dominion of the KING) in the hearts of men when He stated “I will build my church.” (Matthew 16:16-18) In that very context, Jesus was speaking of His revealing of Himself in the hearts of men.

— Not long ago I visited a local church building based organization where it’s obvious that the “pastor” is well spoken (a good speaker) and things move fast. It’s an upwardly mobile, rather upper middle class clientele and things are popping. Yet we must observe and remember that wolves like to keep things moving fast so no one stops to actually think … about what is really transpiring. They don’t want their prey getting deep into Christ’s Word and therefore Him due to how this would disturb THEIR game. Let’s get a clue saints. Oh, and that very new local church organization is expanding rapidly. They are in a nice building already, busting at the seems, and buying a much larger, nicer building …. already, in a very short time.

Oh, I later found out that that pastor is linked with Joel Osteen and attends Osteen’s “leadership” seminars. God figure, right.

PREACHERS: Like it or not, you MUST preach what the Bible says concerning stewardship (Acts 20:20, 27). 1) It’s all over God’s Word, and, 2) Christ’s saints must be taught so they can prepare to be judge by their stewardship in this life.

You must be dead to self and therefore dead to what others might and will say or think. See Isaiah 51:7, 12. You were not bought by their sinful blood but rather by the blood of the only begotten Son of God whom you will soon stand before to give account.

There is the tendency that God-fearing men have. They seek to avoid preaching on stewardship and certain other Bible truth due to the prevalence of abuse of these doctrines, especially stewardship due to the greed-mongering false prophets of today (2 Peter 2:1-3). Yet, there is no justification for refusing preaching what Jesus and His apostles and prophets preached. Stewardship is a component of the full counsel of God’s Word and we are accountable to preach the Word of God on this important doctrine. The LORD will bless you in doing so.

So, let’s follow this faulty line of reasoning which I’m sure we’ve all fallen into. So, if we cease to preach something because others have misused those Scriptures, doesn’t this mean we have to cease preaching all of God’s Word … because it’s obvious that every single doctrine of Scripture has been abused, right?

This is not about us. This is about the crucified and risen LORD and Savior. We must never not preach something due to the self-centered perception of how some may interpret or read-into what we preach.

“Ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3

“…Ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

The fact that something has been twisted and abused should more greatly motivate us to preach the truth concerning that which was falsely taught, right?

Listen closely:

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:1-5

You must preach and teach and warn or the blood of those who went uninformed and un-warned will be guilt on your own hands.

And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.” Ezekiel 3:16-18

You are accountable to preach and warn and teach (PWT) the whole counsel of Holy Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.” Ezekiel 33:6-8

Please give close ear to the great apostle. Hear His heart, the heart Christ gave him for Himself and His people:

Acts 20

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

You and I will soon give account to the LORD for whether or not we truly fulfilled His calling to preach His Word in His holy fear and love. I like this saying:

“Some will. Some won’t. So what!”

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Attend to My Words [podcast]


IF THE WORD isn’t flowing into you daily, you are falling away. Flood and fuel your heart and mind and body with the pure, the holy light of God’s Word daily and you will never famish! All darkness will be vanquished (Psalms 119:130). All who have been saved and yet aren’t in God’s Word and prayer daily – have rejected Christ, with no exception. Re-turn to the LORD prodigal. There’s no good outside of Christ the KING.

“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.” Psalms 119:130

ALL who are not in God’s written Word daily are not hearing from God, do not have God’s wisdom and direction, and are walking in darkness – 100%.

The feeding of Christ’s flock would integrally involve exhorting them to diligently study and walk in God’s Word themselves, daily (John 21:15-17). Isn’t this exactly what the apostle Paul told Timothy to do? Yes. He told his understudy to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)

One of the ways we know who the false ministers are, is that they want people dependent on THEM, not God. So, they don’t constantly exhort the people to get into God’s Word, the Holy Scriptures, for themselves. Run.

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8 

“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. … My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:4, 20-23

“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16

“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16

“Over the last 5-10 years I can see where He has done this for me already, but the problem is …. it’s not enough! I want even more! One hour of study and prayer in the morning is not enough!” Christine

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Gathering Fruit for Christ’s Eternal Glory [podcast]


IF you are truly born again, God has called you personally to participate in, to obey His Great Commission command— NOT to salvage any country in this fleeting world.

It’s amazing how many people claiming to be saved spend more time, energy, and money trying to save America than they do building up the body of Christ and evangelizing the lost. Anyone claiming to be saved and yet is not participating in the Great Commission command of Christ, is out of the will of God. Repentance needed.

Save America or See Jesus Save Eternal Souls?

“America is under God’s judgment for sure. And recently there was a golden statue made of Trump. And Pastors are praying over it. A golden calf. Same thing happened in the book of Exodus and God slew 3,000 men. This angers Him greatly! There will be a severe price to pay for this adultery! America is definitely going down at the divine judgment of God.” Karen Cochran

Forget saving America. Win souls. Preach the original Gospel to see eternal souls saved unto the LORD. See Mark 16:15-20; Matthew 28:18-20.

A good thing to ask proud Americans who claim they are Christians:

1. “When’s the last time you led someone to Jesus?”

2. “How much time and how much energy do you spend trying in vain to “save America” or “Make America Great Again” compared to the time and energy you spend learning, studying, and meditating on God’s Word and doing it – as in the Great Commission?”

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 7:21

Anyone claiming to be Christ’s and yet is not doing, is not obeying His Great Commission mandate, is not in the will of God.

Regrettably, America is going down in judgment.

No efforts can undo the present reality of those claiming to know Christ refusing to truly repent, nor the 60 million innocent babies America has murdered in cold blood and called it “choice.”

Honoring something God calls “an abomination” brings “the curse of the LORD” upon any nation to do such. See Leviticus 18:22 and Proverbs 3:33. Sodomy is sin!

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 7:21

Doing the will of the Father is executing the Great Commission Jesus gave us!

2 BIBLICAL EVIDENCES PROVE THAT AMERICA IS OVER – if there is no repentance, change [podcast]

“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35  Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36  And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
37  And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
38  I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.” John 4:35-38

Jesus says act now! To put off His work is to put off Christ. Read that again!

“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62

Many aren’t putting off their own sinful, lust-filled agenda in the world, right?

There is nothing new under the sun. See the book of Haggai.

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Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee [podcast]


Here’s why Jesus came:

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” John 17:3

There is nothing – NO-THING – more important in your life than your relationship with Christ.

Job 22

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent; and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.” Job 22:21-30

“lay up his words in thine heart” v22 – WITH the learning of each new verse of Holy Scripture, each new Bible truth, your knowledge and understanding of the LORD and His kingdom is expanded.

“Let thine heart retain my words.” Proverbs 4:4

“I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. 97 MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.” Psalms 119:96-100

“God’s acquaintance is not made hurriedly.” EM Bounds

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