3/26/2025
Truth is a beautiful thing. God's truth rolling off the tongues of men and women who love the Word of God, and who are eager to share the nuggets of gold found within the pages of the Book of Life. What a joy, what a privilege to call Him LORD.
Tonight I received an email inviting me to the Wednesday night service at Calvary Chapel Pastored by Jack Hibbs, whose special guest tonight was Charlie Kirk who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 with Bill Montgomery. Charlie goes all over America speaking to the young people at high school campuses and colleges, empowering them to seek truth in government based on Biblical principles. This is only a brief description of the ministry in which God has placed this young man, but he is catching the attention of the young people many say are lost, but in fact, they are hungry for the unfiltered truth, especially the Biblical truth about lifestyles and ideas contrary to God's clear word. His crowds are huge and growing larger, and all he does is tell the uncompromising truth. These kids won't go to church, because they see the duplicity and hear opinions rather than truth, or they hear that God loves them just as they are. Which actually He does, but when we accept Christ as Lord and Savior, we are expected to change and follow His way of living. So much wrong has been spoken, demonstrated, made law, and preached that only confuses the young minds, as well the older ones. Charlie just tells it as it is.
I admire his bravery, his dedication, and his service first to God and to all who attend his meetings and walk away enlightened and transformed by the renewing of their minds. Pastor Jack said that churches need revival, so they can be awakened. Then the people are awakened and transformed. Pastor Jack spoke of the Jesus Revolution, when Chuck Smith had a church full of young hippies hungry for truth. If you haven't seen the movie, Jesus Revolution, it is about this revival in the 70's that rocked the nation and spread across the world. Pastor Greg Laurie, who was part of this story, always says we need another one, led by the youth desiring truth and life that is found not in things this world has to offer, but it is only found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. An awakening powered by Holy Spirit.
I posted the meeting on my Facebook page, so please click on it or go to Real Life. It's a great discussion, and the house was packed! If I lived in California, I would have been there. I thank God for computers and online streaming! I can hardly wait to share with my group tomorrow night. I have a small group of ladies who listen to Pastor Greg Laurie's Harvest Ministries messages each week, then we discuss them on Thursday evenings. We also have additional resources available that I recommend for more in depth study as well as making friends, discussing the message, and signing up for Bible studies. It's a great addition to the small group meeting. So that's my plug for Pastor Greg!! The Lord hijacked me into hosting this group when Covid broke out, but that's another story, and a good one.
As great as online messages and podcasts and other resources are, nothing takes the place of in person church attendance. God tells us so in scripture not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together. So if you're not attending a church, look for one that teaches the Bible page by page, book by book, line by line. We enter His gates with thanksgiving in our hearts, and into His courts with praise. Worship is a time of surrendering to the power of Holy Spirit drawing us up into the presence of God, and it opens our hearts receive the message spoken in His Word. Discipleship is necessary to further teach, train, and walk beside new believers, children, and even seasoned adults. We are continually growing. Jesus said the church should be a house of prayer. I would love to see more 24/7 prayer ministries, but it is also available online, so don't miss out. I believe, and I learn from scripture that what is happening in the world is important as it relates to all life. Jesus is coming back for His church, His Bride, and we must be ready. Israel is key to all things, because the Jewish people are God's chosen people. And we, who have received God's gift of grace through faith in Jesus have been grafted in to the vine by Jesus, and we also share the covenant with the Jewish people. Please read Romans 11 for greater clarity, as Paul shares this important word. The first church is described in the book of Acts, and this is the way it should be today. I believe, and it was mentioned tonight in the meeting, that if the church rose to its proper place doing what God said it should do, then homelessness and poverty would not exist.
These are exciting times, and God has chosen each of us to be a part of His Kingdom at this time. Let's be ready for Christ's imminent return, as it could be any time now. Come, Lord Jesus, come.
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