Dear Father in Heaven: I love You. Please forgive me of my sins, and I give You praise and honor for cleaning my slate. Thanks for Your healing power and thanks for watching over us and healing us in some way this day. Please, Lord, help us to reach the lost in Your name and tell them about Salvation through Jesus and the Blood of Jesus still flowing from the Cross. Lord, protect this line today and all who use it. Please help me with a message this day and then please help me to get it dispatched. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters, as you can see I am writing a two-day message as I did not get to write yesterday. Today, I prayed that our Lord God might help me with a message that might lift you, help you if you are hurting or struggling or just plain need encouraged in your day-to-day walk in life. Let me start by saying this. It was a beautiful day here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. The snow of ten days ago is melting away (praise God for that), all of the cats that hang out here made it through the bad weather, and Dolores and I are both on the GREEN SIDE OF THE GRASS!! (Praise God for that also.) I want to keep the title of The Big Trip until after Easter and then I pray God will point me in another direction. For those of you who are NASCAR fans, only a couple of weeks and we will see those drivers making left turns again. A sure sign of spring. Okay, let me get to that message, but before that I do want to make this statement. I make this every once in awhile just so you know.
"I believe in God The Father, God His Son, and God The Holy Ghost. I believe in everything that is in my Bible, from the very first words to the very last words and all that is in between. I believe that the only way to Heaven is to be 'Born Again,' and that being done when you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior." And I also love Jesus above all else, and then comes all others and of course I love all of you.
Pastor Dan Lehman, February 4, 2016
Salvation Wednesday/Thursday: February 3/4, 2016: The Big Trip (Day Thirty-five)
Luke 6:17-19 New International Version (NIV)
17 - He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
Brothers and sisters, as we start this scripture I want you to know that He is Jesus, and He was standing on a level place. The scripture in Matthew 5:1 talks about Him going up on a mountain side, so I am thinking they would have found a flat spot on that mountain side so they could sit and Jesus could talk to His disciples and others who have gathered. I also want to point out that we, we who follow Jesus and truly are working to spread the Good News are the disciples of today. You are a Disciple of Jesus, right?
In verse 17 above it tells us His disciples were there and a GREAT number from all over. A great number, and we know by other scriptures that Jesus drew large crowds. People who have heard about Him wanted to come and hear Him speak. Let me start the encouragement right here. Some sweet day, I said some sweet day we will be able to sit with Jesus, look at Him face to face and hear Him speak. PRAISE THE LORD!!! Then it talks about the great number of people by saying this. They came to be healed of their diseases, some needed to be cured of impure spirits. So let each of you address yourself on this. Some of us have diseases, such as but not limited to heart, kidney, liver, lung problems, and they could be mild or maybe in different states of trouble, some of us might have cancer, or severe pain, some might have depression, or mental problems. Some might have family issues, money problems, car problems, or so many different issues. I want to tell you this. JESUS CAN HEAL ALL OF THEM!!! JESUS STILL HEALS!!! JESUS LOVES YOU!!! HE WANTS YOU!!! HE WANTS TO SAVE YOU!!! HE WANTS TO HUG YOUR NECK!!! HE WANTS TO STOP YOUR CANCER, HE WANTS TO TOUCH YOUR BREATHING,YES, HE IS ONE GREAT AND MIGHTY GOD. There is nothing, nothing that Jesus cannot do, except force You to accept Him as your Savior. You are not a puppet, you are not on string, you have freedom, free will. This is your choice. You can live for Jesus or walk away from Him. Let me tell you that living for Him is the best. I know because I ONCE WAS LOST!! But no more, baby, I have found Jesus (years ago) and live for Him more and more each day. And the longer I do this the better it gets. Jesus already knows you, and He is waiting to hear from You.
Brothers and sisters, you can do this, you can make it. It might seem like you are up against a brick wall, but trust me, with Jesus you can knock it down. You do not need a beer, you do not need to get drunk. You can stand up and walk with Jesus, and if you do you will feel so much better about yourself. Brothers and sisters, in our scripture today it tells us power was coming from Him and He was healing them. And while we are different today, JESUS IS NOT. Look at these scriptures, and they are some of my favorites.
Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (NIV)
Romans 8:28 - And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. (NIV)
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (NIV)
Come on, brothers and sisters, COME ALIVE!! Step out for Jesus, step out with Jesus. Put a smile on your face and a tune on your lips and after praying, start believing that EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL, and it is, it really is when you are walking with Jesus.
He lives, He lives. Christ Jesus lives today;
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way.
He lives, He lives, Salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives --
He lives within my heart!
He lives, He lives. Christ Jesus lives today;
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way.
He lives, He lives, Salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives --
He lives within my heart!
Dear Father in Heaven: Come and live in me and heal me of all my sin and I would appreciate Your touch on all of those other things that are wrong with me, known and unknown. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth and keep smiling, singing, and loving Jesus and each other. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
He lives, He lives. Christ Jesus lives today;
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way.
He lives, He lives, Salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives --
He lives within my heart!
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