Luke 7:1-10 Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. 3 So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, 5 “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.” 6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” 10 And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick. Centurion servant this man had great faith. This is God's authority, God's POWER Beginning in Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. Ending in Revelation 22:18 -19 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. Authority comes from the Author. It's the author that gives us the authority that whatever he provides. Who is the author of The bible? Who is the author of scriptures? 2 Timothy 3:16-17 all scripture is giving by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine in righteousness. That the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. The Best -Selling book of ALL-TIME is the BIBLE. Behind all scripture is the Holy Spirit. The book changes man, the book changes nations, the book changes the world. This is the only book that can change man, nations and the world. When we confront the scriptures, we confront God's authority, His self. IT IS WRITTEN Jesus taught us on MATTHEW 4 no matter what the devil comes at you with temptations, lies you can stand in God word and say IT IS WRITTEN! God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar
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Be ready Church...Jesus is coming for his Bride Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
As we get ready for our wedding we go to the salon, look for are beautiful dress new shoes. find the best catering, photographer print out invitations and all the goods we prepare ahead of time. To walk down the aisle to meet the love of our life to be with him forever. Church prepare yourself for the king is coming. Get closer to him pray seek his face get rid of the not so important things...be separated from the world do not love the world and the things that in it we are here for a little while, but we are not of the world. Seek him, sing, dance, worship him. Be in his presence you are created to be in his presence this is His will for you! Because He is coming back to take His bride home. 1 Peter 1:16 For the Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy Ephesians 5:19 - Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 1 Corinthians 3:16 - Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? Romans 7:4 - Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. John 15:13 - Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Revelation 19:7-9 - Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar good works 2 Timothy 2:20-21 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. James 2:14-17 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (Faith Without Works Is Dead) -We are not saved by our works we are saved by His Grace! When we get saved than there is a job( work) to do for His Kingdom. And we do it with our whole heart. Colossians 3:23-24 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. WHAT IS GOOD WORKS? God works is a sign of a sincere and grateful faith. They include actions for the great commission that is evangelism, service in the church and charity. Jesus was God's vessel in the book of Matthew 28:16-20 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. We are to be a pot of clay in God's hands so his glory shines through all your cracks, we represent jars of Clay with physical wear from trials. In 2 Corinthians 4:5 -12 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. If you read Acts 9,Paul was Saul , Saul was killing the Christian, Paul was a follower of Jesus Christ and now Paul is an Apostle for Jesus Christ. Ananias lay hands on Saul received his sight back. God is calling Ananias to be a vessel for Him - God needs a vessel. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar How many are serious? Are you willing to give up everything you love? Are you willing to give up your life for His service? Really will you give up everything for the Holy Spirit? Think about it when you answer this question. The Holy Spirit will demand that of you. There a price to pay! There is a heavy price to pay, are you willing to pay that price? Give up everything. I believe a fresh anointing is going to pour in your life when you are sincere in your heart. It starts in the HEART!
Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen. Luke 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. God Bless-Esmeralda Kachmar We are children of God is certainly an advantage in the daily spiritual war we’re engaged in, but it doesn’t mean that the enemy won’t constantly attack us. If we’re not careful to always use the Word for our protection, the ugliness of the world can slowly begin wearing us down. Because we’re spiritual beings living in a physical body, sometimes the real person inside needs refreshing and renewing. When it’s time to recharge our batteries in this area, we can draw what we need from the Scriptures. Even Jesus needed time to refresh His soul and spirit through frequent conversations with the Father, and I’m no different. “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit” Psalm 51:10, 12. God gave us a sound mind, and very few people realize just how powerful it is. Our mind can be used for good or evil, and it’s under attack by the god of this world. Fortunately, the One Who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world 1 John 4:4 and meditating on the Word of God refreshes our attitude and mindset when it gets stale. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” Romans 12:2. The Word transforms us, and the longer we meditate on it, the more Christ like we become. His Spirit is continually working in us. “And be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude], and put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in God’s image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness” Ephesians 4:23, 24. Reading our Bible is like looking in a spiritual mirror. Psalm 51 comes from truly knowing God through an ongoing relationship with Him. Even after many years of walking with Him, I’m still amazed at the things He reveals to me that the world will never know about. Letting His Spirit permeate our entire being—soul and spirit—gives us new life in a dead world. “And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it” Colossians 3:10. Be refreshed! If you have not been trying to walk close to the Lord. If you have been straying and backsliding, there is no better time than TODAY to start over. Remember one of the beautiful promises of the twenty-third Psalm: “He restoreth my soul.” If you will turn to the Lord in faith and repentance, and with a set-of-mind that is determined by the grace of God to walk according to His Word, there will be new power to move ahead victoriously. God Bless, Esmeralda Kachmar Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. God has commissioned the church to spread the Gospel to a dying world, but many times we sit in our comfortable pews and shoot at the saints. But one who “speaks evil” of an absent person is giving evidence of a lack of love. There are probably no other sins named in the Bible that are condemned more severely than the sin of needlessly repeating the faults of other people. There is perhaps nothing that God hates more. Titus 3:2 says, “Speak evil of no man.” Ephesians 4:31 says, “Let all evil speaking be put away from you.” James 4:11 says, “Speak not evil one of another.” If we see something in another person that needs correction, we should follow the instructions which Jesus gave as recorded. Matthew 18:15-17, and go and speak directly with the offending person. If the issue is not important enough to use that approach, then we need to pray for the brother or sister, and hope that God will bring change for the better. There is nothing the devil would rather do than disrupt the unity that should exist among God’s people in a local assembly. We must guard against getting caught up in a spirit of fault-finding and in this way sow discord among the brethren. God hates the sowing of discord and unrest among fellow believers. These have been things which God hates. We must strive to increasingly love the things that God loves, and to hate those things that God hates. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar Bold Stripes, Bright Stars, Brave Hearts! And I'm proud to be an American, Where at least I know I'm free, And I want forget the men who died, and gave that right to me. -Lee Greenwood- The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 to the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues. God Bless America! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY️️️️ Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar Mark 8:34-35 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. Bible Knowledge Commentary: "When the Roman Empire crucified a criminal or captive, the victim was often forced to carry his cross part of the way to the crucifixion site, carrying his cross through the heart of the city." "The picture is of a man, already condemned, required to carry the beam of his own cross to the place of execution. Disciples from Galilee knew what this meant, for hundreds of men had been executed by this means in their region." In Matthew 10:38 . If anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Are We Really Following Christ? The modern-day of slavery. would be to walk down a hallway toward an electric chair. Death is the destiny. At least we are not first and, hopefully, we are not alone. If we "deny ourselves," and commit ourselves to death, we can no longer place any hope in this world. By "taking up our cross", it is as if all our natural passions and desires are doomed. Luke 14:25-33 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it-- 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. The Death Sentence Galatians 5:24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. You cannot belong to Christ Jesus unless you crucify all self-indulgent passions and desires. 1 Peter 2:24 And he personally bore our sins in his own body on the cross, so that we might be dead to sin and be alive to all that is good. Consider Yourself Dead. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
THE MEANING OF SANCTIFICATION The term for 'sanctification' as used in the New Covenant is HAGIOSMOS and means basically 'set apart', in the sense of being set apart from all else and dedicated for the Master Use (God). Sanctification is that work of the Holy Spirit by which the child of God is separated from sin unto God and is enabled to love God with all the heart and to walk in all His holy commandments blameless. Sanctification is initiated at the moment of justification and regeneration. John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. Sanctification is applied to the process which refers to the ongoing, progressive of the believer into the image of Christ in fact, our ultimate conformation to our Savior image was predestined by God "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." Simply put, sanctification means that day-by-day you and I are to become more and more like Jesus it is a process which happens naturally in a practicing Christian's life the Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:23 that God himself, the God of peace will sanctify us through and through. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar Part 2 Becoming 'Christlike' Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. As we look in verse3 and not only that. (That means there's more) Tribulations and when we go through tribulation, you want to give up, you complain, you cry and there fear, doubt and unbelief. Tribulation means - in the Greek word Thilb is to crush, press together, squash, compress, squeeze, put under great stress. Everyone who is justified is going to go through this tribulation. Tribulation of every kind physical, emotional, relational and professional This is a part of living life. In John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” This is a promise post on your refrigerator. Perseverance - Greek word Hupomone' means under, stay remain under pressure, enduring. God brings tribulation. He also allows tribulation. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Perseverance involves patient, and waiting, bear trials patiently. We are under pressure, heavy pressure. Example - exercise lifting weights a "Beach ball underwater. The more weight the greater the strength greater the trial and tribulation the more God is building our perseverance. Now lets look in this last verse 4 character, Greek word - ethos means being tested, pass the test, to be approved, to put through the fire and found to be real - tried and true character. "Christ like" Made in the image of Christ Romans 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. God Bless, -Esmeralda Kachmar |
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