9/15/12 Salvation Friday

Dear Father in Heaven, As we start this day, as we start out, we ask that You come upon us, that You forgive us of our sins, I ask that You forgive me of my sins.  I also pray that You will watch over this line and feed me the messages always as You want them to be.  Lord, I pray for peace this day, asking You please, do not just bless America, but bless the world, and truly bring peace.  I love You, Lord, and pray in Your name, the  mighty name of Jesus.  Amen.

Good Salvation Friday (yes, on Saturday morning.)  What a beautiful morning here at the Southern Location of the North Pole and the home of Carry The Light Ministries including the "Food Pantry" and coming really soon, "Santa's House", where children and others will hear the true Christmas Story.

Please mark these dates:

Friday, November 2nd, at 6:00 PM, Santa's House gets dedicated to the Lord.  Come early, we will even feed you (hot dog menu).

Saturday, December 1st, 9:00 AM, Sort, Pick, and Pack food.  We should be done by noon.

Saturday, December 15th, 9:00 AM to noon, Food Pantry Food Distribution Day.  This is a great day, helping to load cars with lots and lots of food and to pray with each person that comes in.  Of course how much food the needy receive depends on how much food we take in.

Also we are going to have a lighting party.  If you like to put up Christmas lights, please call me and let me know.  This event will be real soon.

Brothers and sisters, working for God is fun, you get tired, but it is fun and it is rewarding also.  Let me get to the message.

Salvation Friday, and yes, the message is going to be about Salvation.  Let's get rolling with some scripture.

John 14:6 - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.  NO one comes to the Father except through me."  (NIV)

1 Timothy 2:5 - For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.  (NIV)

Acts 4:12 - Salvation is found in no one else for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.  (NIV)

Romans 10:9/10 - If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.  (NIV)

John 14:1/4 - "Do not let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God, Trust also in me.  In my Father's house there are many rooms; if it were not so I would have told you.  I am going there to prepare a place for you.  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.  (NIV)

Jesus spoke to my heart this morning telling me that it is a good day to talk about Salvation.  I am not talking just about you saying you know Jesus, I am talking about you saying and acting like you know Jesus and have Him in your heart.  Have you watched the news lately?  Have you watched the world news, and the Muslims who have been storming the streets and burning things, like our American Flag, and killing Americans?  Most Muslims are peaceful people and are not looking to kill off Americans and moreso Christian Americans.  I know and I just wrote about it, "There will be wars and rumors of wars" but brothers and sisters, this is bad, and it appears that we do not have the support of our president in speaking out against all these events.  My job for Jesus, and my commitment to Him and this line is to get the WORD out about Jesus.  So let me ask this question ...

Who needs Salvation, Salvation through Jesus?  Let me answer that question for all of you.  The only ones who need Salvation through Jesus are those who plan on going to Heaven and not going to Hell.  And brothers and sisters, there is a tad more involved than just saying I have come to Jesus.  You must work for Him to prove your faith in Him.  Let me ask you this way.  If you were arrested for being a Christian, for loving Jesus, and would go to court, could people find evidence to prove your guilt?  Would you be found guilty for loving Jesus, or would you walk??

The scriptures are very, very clear.  Jesus went to the cross and was put to death for our sins, and to save us.  He was risen from the dead so that if we believe in Him we will also be risen to be where He, Jesus, is.  Jesus is the only way, and we must believe and have faith.  If you are truly saved, you will  know that when it happened your own life changed.  If you are not truly saved, when you finally come to Jesus, your life will change, you will become a brand new person, and you might even lose some friends, maybe even family members.  The Bible tells us this, for there is a price to pay when you follow Jesus.  When you truly become saved, your love for Jesus and others grows deeper and deeper.  Folks, some will ask me, and some will ask you, prove to me that there is a Jesus, and He will save us.  Folks, all you can do is tell them how you became saved, and how they can see a difference in your lifestyle.  I had a person tell me once that their husband was a "rough Christian".  I asked what she meant and she said, well, he loves Jesus but still curses and using his name in vain.  Brothers and sisters, you just cannot say you are saved and curse His very name.  It does not work that way.  If you are saved, you, well, to put it the way I would understand it, you clean up your act.  Do we who are saved still sin, oh yes, we still mess up, but if we are truly saved, we do our best to  REPENT of those sins.  And when you come to Jesus, that upsets Satan and he will want to come after you also.

While I am going to close now, and pray a sinners' prayer with you, this will only get you started if you are a new Christian, but otherwise if you are saved, use the prayer to confess and renew with Jesus.

Late news just coming in, those attacking Americans in foreign lands also just went after "Prince Harry" who is in the British Military.  Pray for him, he is a target for those wanting to hurt Americans because British Military stand beside our military.

Let's pray.

Dear Father in Heaven, I confess I am a sinner and I want to be saved and go to heaven.  Please forgive me of my sins, and know my heart, for I do love You and I want to repent and be saved.  Protect us, dear Lord.  In Jesus' Name, I pray.  Amen.

Now go forth, sharing your blessings and showing your love for Jesus by the way you carry yourself.  Be blessed, I love ya.  Pastor Dan.