Tag: pastor

Love Light or Darkness?

John 3:19-20 Words of Jesus: “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.” Commentary: Men reject Christ because he interferes with the way they want to live! Pastor Greg Laurie

Tamil Language Gospel Tract!

This language tract is available in written, audio or video tracts! For more information please contact IndiaJesusLovesYou.com Also you may contact Pastor Maharaja Daniel at the India Jesus Loves You Church in Yercaud India. My E-mail is: dmaha_raja@yahoo.com.in

One of our India Pastor’s Passed On!

Pastor Daniel in Yercaud India passed on doing ministry throughout these remote villages! We worked with him when we lived there for two years ministering there with him! He was a sacrificial Pastor we understanding by living there for two years! We continued support over the years and now to honor him we support his Son in ministry there! People warned him not to go out to minister because of the Coronavirus! He told people I cannot deny my flock and abandon them because of this pandemic! He caught COVID-19 and passed on late last year! He was 71 years old! When we met in India I was and he was 35 years old! We will continue support there until we pass on! Then we will meet him in heaven! IndiaJesusLovesYou ministry. James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com

Saved by What?

We have so much in scripture about the life of Jesus! His miracles! His forgiveness of men and women who had no hope without him! We could write endless books about the life of Jesus! The commentaries and literature about Jesus fill libraries around the world! However we must not forget one important thing! We are not saved by Jesus life we are saved by his death! The Kingdom of God is a sacrificial system! Is your life centered around sacrifice? For your family, church and nation? Are others more important than you? It is not about you it is about him! Because what he did for you is the only sacrifice  that can save you! He was obedient even to death on a Cross! Pastor Jack Graham.

Christmas Story

It was Christmas Eve in Brooklyn New York in 1942. The war was on and a difficult time. It was snowing in New York. A cold night as Wilber was walking down the street thinking about his past. Wilber was 98 years old and his past troubled him? He had committed crimes and betrayed his family and many friends. He was most troubled about where he would go if he died? As he went by a church he heard Christmas Carols. Then he thought I know what I can do! I will join a church and this will throw me in with all the good folks. Then I can escape hell! Wilber went into this Lutheran Church and asked the Pastor if he could join the church? The Pastor told him if he could answer one question correctly. The question is where was Jesus Christ born? Wilber thought a minute and said Pittsburg. Sorry said the Pastor you need to find another place. Wilber went back out into the snow and cold and found a Catholic Church. He went in and asked the Priest if he could join? The Priest said he could only if you can answer one question correctly. Where was Jesus Christ born? Wilber strained his brain and said Philadelphia. The Priest told Wilber he was too far gone to make a good Catholic! Down but not out Wilber hit the streets once again. The he walked by a Synagogue but it looked closed. Then he saw a light in one of the back offices so he knocked on the door. A Rabbi opened the door and invited him in. Wilber asked if he could join the Synagogue? The Rabbi said sure you can! Wilbur was perplexed? Are you going to ask me any questions? No replied the Rabbi. Wilber asked the Rabbi if he would mind if he asked him a question? Please go right ahead said the Rabbi. Where was Jesus Christ born? The Rabbi responded Bethlehem of course! Wilber replied and said, ” I knew it was in Pennsylvania some place! ” Source; Unknown. Merry Christmas! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com

Encouragement!

Joe had been a faithful choir member for over 30 years! Joe recently had hearing aids installed but still singing in the choir! About half the choir members went to the director of ministry and complained Joe was singing off key and could no longer carry a tune! It was a distraction for the choir! All problems in the church eventually end up on the Pastor’s desk! Pastor called in Joe for a meeting and explained to him half the choir wanted Joe to leave the choir! Joe you could join another ministry in this church like hospice! Joe looked at the pastor and explained to him something that had been on his heart for years! Pastor about half the congregation says you cannot preach! Should we both leave the church? Joe promised the pastor he would open his mouth in the choir but not sing! I will look like a song bird without the song! Pastor Oscar Cope, Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Fairburn Georgia.

Substitute Pastor!

You know the kind of respect you gave to your substitute teachers in school! The ministry is not much different! An experienced retired Pastor substituted for Pastor’s who were on vacation or sick or found themselves in situations where they could not shepherd their flock for a short period of time. This Pastor covered a denominational district of about 25 churches so he sometimes found himself very busy! So he got the call Saturday night that he would have to pastor this church Sunday in a rural district of south Texas! He thought he did a good job because as the cue of people lined up after the service to greet the pastor the compliments were encouraging! However this one member told the pastor his sermon was boring and he fell asleep during the service! Pastor apologized and told him he would do better next time! This man got back at the end of the line instead of leaving and told the pastor his English was poor and his Bible knowledge was lacking! The Pastor again apologized and told him he would study his Bible more in the future! Then a church elder interrupted the pastor in the cue and told him not to pay any attention to this guy for all his criticism because he only repeats what the congregation members say! Pastor Jack Graham

Who is Your Expectation? 1 Corinthians 13:13

Greek Translation: “And now we stand firm, steadfast, patient remaining under authority of what remains in faith or the knowledge and confidence in divine truth practicing the good works of the Gospel with hope and security living with great expectations and in love by God to us not based upon what we want but based upon what we need from God. The greatest of these is love.” Comment: Love to the world is to get what they want sacrificing others for themselves! Contrary to this view was what Jesus said in the prayer he prayed for us! Not my will but thy will be done! Agape loves requires sacrificial love! Faith and hope is about you sacrificing yourself for others! Doing it with great expectation from God the rewarder of good works! Often men will not respect your sacrifice! If they did then they would respect the Cross! Many still today mock the Cross as God’s greatest sacrifice to humanity! Back in the 1970’s we had a missionary Pastor come to our church in Denver Colorado! They had been on the mission field of Africa for twenty years before taking our church! The seeds he sowed in my heart bore fruit ten years later as we went to the mission field to India! Pastor Charity and Ruth Harris were pushed out of our Denver Church by some political elder’s who wanted the Pastorate for a relative who had just graduated from Bible College! Charity and Ruth went back to Africa and spent another ten years on the mission field. Now Charity is in a nursing home blind waiting for Jesus to call him home! What he may not know is the Gospel seeds he planted in me some 49 years ago are still producing fruit in my life and others today! You see Christ is his expectation! The hundreds of churches he planted in Africa for over 30 years is producing fruit there today! Heaven is really about planting seeds here on earth and then meeting some of the people who have gone home before you and being greeted by them the harvest that is now in  Heaven! Where is your expectation right now? James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com