Friday: YES

For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God!

Good Friday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters, and welcome to the day we pray for all those working in the fields of harvest for our dear Lord Jesus. How often do I need to say this? We all should be working in the FIELDS OF HARVEST for our Lord Jesus. Jesus said, and it is recorded in Mark 16: 15, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." And He also said this as recorded in Mark 16: 16, "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." As you can see, if your eyes are open at all, that we need to be working for Jesus and working hard and long and we need to be working it in with all we do. Please keep praying for the Saylor Family and for Don Saylor. Prayers also for LeaAnne as she continue her studies to advance her knowledge in senior care... LeaAnne works at the Bridges.

YES! All week I have been writing on the subject "Has The Time Arrived?" and today I put up the answer which is Yes! So what am I now talking about, what time has arrived? Well, all those things that we have talked about this week, all the sin that is really taking over and how people are not keeping God as head of the household, and even churches are not putting Jesus in the front... I remember dear friends of mine leaving a church saying "There is no Jesus there", and at that time they were right. Same church denomination still supports abortion according to their book of discipline.

YES! The time has come. 1 Peter 5: 17 - For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And, "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?"

Folks what does this really mean? I think there are people who think that once we give ourselves over to Jesus to be saved, we still will not face judgment. That is wrong, and this scripture backs that up. We will be judged, and it will be fair, and we will stand before our Lord Jesus someday and be judged. And those who do not love Jesus or do not believe will also be judged, and all will get a fair judgment as our Lord Jesus is fair of course. In fact, He already paid the price for we who believe according to His word. But Judgment will come, and according to the Bible the time has arrived. Do you know we are being judged daily by the non-believers? They are looking for us to fall, they want to be there to step on us, to put us down. "See, they say they are Christians but they are sinning also." And yes, we do slip and we do fall, and folks, those of us who follow Jesus need to be going out and helping our fallen brothers and sisters back up and getting them back on the right track. We should not line up with all the evildoers and step our brothers and sisters into the ground. And believe me when I say the Christian Army is good at doing just that, and you know it and I know it.

Let me share these words to all of you who are working in the fields of harvest, and I know that for a lot of you the road gets long and hard and the dollars are short. But listen to these words and have faith... 1 Peter 5:2 - Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be, not greedy for money, but eager to serve 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, those who have made a commitment to serve God in the fields of harvest will not get rich in dollars, but will be rich in blessings. And listen to these words as I once again go back to 1 Peter 5: 4 - And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. (NIV)

YES, Has The Time Arrived? Yes, and the time I am talking about today is the time has arrived to come to Christ, fully come to Christ, stop playing with it, stop looking at it as religion and look at it as love that will last till the end of time and beyond. We need to come to Christ and stop this backsliding as we know it. We need to stand solid with Jesus and take up the cross for Him.
We need to STOP PLAYING CHURCH and get solid with the body of Christ. WE NEED TO PUT ON OUR WEDDING GOWN and get ready for the return of the Lord. If we knew that on Sunday night at midnight Christ was coming back, how would we live these last three days? Well folks, we need to live each day like it might be our last day for we are indeed not sure when the last day will be. I mean we could get hit by a car while walking in the parking lot of our food store, we could get run over by a get away car outside our bank. A tree could fall on us in a storm. Or we could just have a heart attack when we have just been given an exam and told our health is good. OR, OR, hey, Jesus might just come back this Sunday at Midnight, we just do not know. So yes the time has come. Are you ready to do this with me today, are you ready to give it all over to Christ, really give it all over? I am talking all of you, pastors, singers, those on the mission fields and those who are sitting back letting others do the work of the Lord. YES, I think the time has arrived for us to stop playing with our walk with God and put it on the front burner and keep it there. It is time we stand up for Jesus and be counted. I am serious about this, and yes, Jesus is talking to me about it also, all of us. He has laid this on me today, not just for you, but for all of us, including me. Are you fully trusting God, or are you just trusting once in a while. Today, I want you if you are ready, to pray a sinners prayer to be forgiven and then I ask that You pray with me in faith a commitment prayer that we will go forth walking with Jesus always, that we will put Him ahead of all else. If we have something planned like a vacation and God calls us someplace else, we go with God. Ladies and gentlemen, I think The Time Has Arrived... Yes I do. It is time to stop playing and get serious about working in the fields. It is time to stop just looking for the dollars and work for God and trust He will provide and He will. It is time to "STEP INTO THE WATER" AND "WADE OUT A LITTLE DEEPER". Yes, the time has arrived... for we do not know the day or the hour, but we know He is coming for He promised that... John 14: 3 - "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME BACK AND TAKE YOU TO BE WITH ME THAT YOU ALSO MAY BE WHERE I AM". Does the promise get better than that? Not really, He has promised to clean us of our sins, He has told us the way, and now He is telling us He is coming back for us. So don't you think THE TIME HAS ARRIVED to get serious about this and come to Him? Here we go, and please in faith only, for it is the only way home, faith in Jesus...

Dear God, Dear Father in Heaven... I am ready, I am ready to come to You full time, I am sick and tired of this not going the whole way and still clinging to earthly stuff. I am ready to be with You, here on earth and ready now to be with You if this is the day You call me. From now on Lord, I want to be with You, I want to work with You and for You, I want to walk with You and talk with You, even when I am working on the things on Earth, I want to be doing them for You. I love You, Jesus, and I need to come clean today. I am a sinner, and I need forgiven, I need to lead my family better, I need to lead my flock better, I need to get on the street and work for You, I need to get on my knees before You, I need You full time Lord Jesus, come in today and save me and help me to repent and be with You full time... Save me Lord and help me. In the name of Jesus... Amen.

Group prayers don't cut it when it comes to being saved... standing in church and just praying a written prayer does not cut it unless you are praying it from your heart. Go to God, my prayer above is just an example, go to God and give it ALL OVER. YES, THE TIME HAS ARRIVED. All the things in the Bible are playing out, but what I am talking about is The Time Has Arrived for us to come fully to God. Yes, I am repeating myself, God has put me on a mission today... someone out there is not paying attention. Put down petty differences and take up Jesus. And folks, also believe this, if you share your blessings in faith, you will be rewarded over and over again, so find a way to share them and do it. THE TIME HAS ARRIVED, can you afford to put it off another day?

This, folks, from my heart, what God has given me, and I pray it gets you thinking. You folks on this line are indeed part of the flock that God has entrusted to me. I pray I am getting it across.
I really, really do love you folks, I do, and when I say Love ya at the end of a message, I really mean it... so let me close by saying Love ya, dan.