After baptism then what… Listen to some instructions given by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through the apostle Peter…found recorded in 2 Pet 1: 5-8… yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence…this is a promise with conditions…as my part and then there is God's part. My part is supposed to supply all diligence…what is diligent? It means giving all your effort…to love God with all your strength…to be single minded. In your faith (obedience to the truth) supply virtue…moral excellence. It is written in the prophets that if you practice God's word with an upright heart obeying His word does you no harm…you've been baptized…you have faith in Jesus… your Savior died for you and was raised so that you could be forgiven. You must supply the I want to do it right. You have to supply the hunger and thirst for righteousness… Jesus will help you, but you got to want to do right and be right… so add to the faith that you have moral excellence or virtue...the I want to do it right. And then add to your virtue…knowledge. Add the know-how to do something like Jesus…I want to do right by the knowing of what is right. Knowledge is lack of ignorance and ignorance is lack of knowledge. After you got the I want to and the I know how to…then plan your work and you work your plan… add to your knowledge self-control. The doing of it…the practicing of the truth learning that way didn't work, try a different way that does. Just make sure your actions or deeds do not offend God. You keep trying to apply the knowledge without offending God… and then your self-control becomes patience or endurance under trials. In other words, the more you know, the more you're able to do. The more you're able to be faithful with, the more enduring you will go through. Remember the Lord won't give you more than you can handle and with the way of temptation he'll provide a way out…but some of us go running into temptation wanting to meet sin…instead of running away from the tempter… So, we add to our doing of knowledge self-control applied through patience or endurance and then we add to the endurance of trials a character of godliness. What is a natural result of going through a trial and doing what Christ said do? Right doing or a character of right doing called…Godliness. In other words, we become Christ like with this natural progression and the adding to your faith virtue or moral excellence. You learn the truth in Christ producing knowledge…then you learn to apply with self-control which produces patience because you're having to apply self-control under trials. Applying God's word properly with knowledge, remembering the truth, and how to walk in the spirit. The natural result of applying God's word and walking in truth and spirit is godliness and to a character of godliness…we can add brotherly kindness. By being kind or sharing the same love with the brethren other Christians. When we love other Christians s as ourselves instead of just being a good person…when we try to share our goodness or what God has given us with others or increasing in brotherly kindness. Then we add to brotherly kindness love for all men, showing mercy to those who cannot repay…we are adding love to brotherly kindness…Peter says if these traits be in you and abound you will not be barren or unfruitful you'll have fruit fit for heaven… In John's revelation one of the churches is told to buy gold tried in a fire…that means eternal treasures…a work that will abide in heaven…saving a soul…feeding a Christian…helping a widow…helping an orphan…developing a character full of deeds and treasures fit for Heaven our eternal home. We are called to be a good person until your kindness overflows to others and then you develop a character of godliness, and you’d be like Christ. Sharing Christ and Christ blessings with others this is called agape love this is the highest form of love it's brotherly love for all men not just Christians. It's wanting what's best for the other guy…So what we have here is a formula on how to grow out of baptism into the mature Christian becoming Christ learning to develop a character fir for heaven our eternal home. Father, help us to grow and learn to be just like Jesus and You…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

After baptism then what…part 2… Listen to some instructions given to the Roman Christians some of which had lost their faith and had been reminded in chapter 6…they had been baptized in the Christ. Reminded in chapter 8 of the promises found in Christ and reminded in chapter 10 that if they still believe in their heart confess with their mouths they will be saved. Listen to some basic instructions after baptism then what…found in Romans chapter 12… for I say through the grace that was given me to every man that is among, you are not to think more highly than he ought to think of himself but to think as soberly according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. All of us have the ability to believe and obey God…there are those that do not choose to obey. There are those of us that knows God always provides us a way to be faithful and abide in the truth. …and having different gifts according to the grace or the unmerited favors, that was given to us whether it be truth telling or prophecy…let us prophecy or tell forth the truth, according to the proportion of our faith or in serving or in ministry, let us give ourselves to servitude or ministry… he that teachings to his teachings or he that encourages to the exhortation he that gives so let him do so with liberality…he that rules with diligence…he that shows mercy with cheerfulness…and everything you do be an example to others and be like Christ… …verse 9 let love be without hypocrisy or love works no ill will, abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good, turn from the evil, the wrong doer, and leave the liar…abide in truth, in love of the brethren and tenderly affection, in honor preferring each other, in diligence not slothful, fervent in spirit…serving the Lord…knowing whatever job you do you're doing it for Jesus, rejoice in hope, be patient tribulation, continually steadfastly in prayer…whatever you do pray about it, communicating to the needs of the Saints, given to hospitality, bless them that persecute you, bless and do not curse, rejoice with them they rejoice, weep with them that weep, be of the same mind towards one another…to summarize verse 21…be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good deeds… Jesus said bless your enemies…pray they might find repentance before God…before it's everlastingly to late…or they be sentenced to hell forever. Pray for your neighbor…pray for your husband…pray for your wife…You can't do anything but pray for them and set a good example…our source has to be Jesus the Christ of Nazareth…He is the only source we can receive from…He wants to be first place in our lives…He has to rule our hearts not just be in it…He has to be the decision that makes all of our decisions…He is my Truth…He is My Life…He is my Way…His forevermore…Amen.

So, after you believe in the good news that Jesus died so you never have to choose wrong…after you've been baptized after your baptism in the Christ…died to yourself and been raised with Christ and as a new life for eternal life then what… listen to the instructions found written to Christians in Colosse… if then you were raised together with Christ seek the things which are above where Christ is seated on the right hand of God…what are we supposed to seek Christ’s will…who's seated at the right hand of God… set your mind on things that are above not upon the things of the earth… in John's revelation were instructed to get gold tried in a fire in other words heavenly treasure eternal reward… for you have died and your life is hid with Christ in God when Christ to is our lives shall be made known then shall you be with him made known in glory… …put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication…no sex outside of marriage, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, covetousness…which is idolatry… …for which things sake come the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience wherein you once walked when you lived in these things but now do you also put away all these: anger, wrath, malice…ill will, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth, lie not one to another seeing you have put off the old man with his doings and put on the new man that is being renewed unto the knowledge after the image of him that created him… verse 12…put on therefore as God's elect holy and beloved a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering, forbearing one another, forgiving one another, if any man has a complaint against any, even as a Lord forgave you so also do you… …forgive…and above all these things put on love which is the bond of perfectness or completeness and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts to which you were called in one body and be thankful…let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in songs hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts unto God and whatsoever you do in Word or deed do all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God the father through Him… These instructions were for Christians who had just been baptized into Christ…Some of us are beginning life new in Christ….Some are needing to revisit our beginning…remember what it was like being baptized coming out of the water…having been made a new creature…having been sanctified…having been cleaned…having been dead and raised a new creature…many of us need to reflect on these basic Christian virtues and morals the shunning of evil and the doing of good…the godly sorrow of God I need to be right with you…the confession of sinful desires and deeds…the forsaking of evil and returning to loving our neighbor as ourselves without harming another soul… Remembering these words… …you will love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. 31 The second commandment besides the first…is this, you will love your neighbor as yourself…treat others the way you want to be treated…There is no other commandment greater than these two…Mark 12:30-31 Father, please grant us repentance and mercy that we might be saved in Jesus and Nazareth name Amen.

Jesus died so you could do no evil… listen to what is written in the New Testament of Christ which is the new agreement between God and mankind…   As it is written…all have sinned and come short of the glory of God…all have done evil and come short of the holiness, the perfection, the glory of God. God is sinless…Holiness is His number one attribute in my humble opinion… For the wages of sin is death…the doing of evil in God’s eyes should be punished with death…which is separation from His fellowship…However, Our Creator is the Father of Mercy and God is merciful and shows mercy to all those that change their mind from doing evil. The wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord Jesus died so that all your wrongs could be forgiven and to teach you how to never to do wrong again. So that you can live right before your creator and fulfill your plan and purpose in life in eternity…   Jesus said unto him I am the way the truth and the life no man comes to the father except through me…Jesus says he's the only way to be saved you cannot be reconciled to the Father unless you come through Jesus Christ… Jesus said truly I say unto you except you turn as in…except you repent…accept you turn to me as daddy Jesus…and become as little children you shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of heaven.   Jesus says He's has got to be first place…He's got to not just be in your heart he's got to rule your heart! You have got to do his will over your own will. You have to surrender and put Jesus 1st and anyone else second. Jesus said he that believes and is baptized shall be saved but he that disbelieves or chooses to ignore the message that they never have to do evil we'll be damned... Jesus the Christ of Nazareth died on the cross was raised from the dead three days later so that all your wrongs could be forgiven. He never broke one of the 10 commandments but was punished as if he had broken all ten commandments. He did so in order to show mercy and redeem us and pay for our sins. He's the only qualified of God or as it is written:   For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life for God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world but that through his son the world might be saved.   Jesus also said…   John 12:46-48  I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.  47  And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.  48  He that rejects me, and receives not my sayings, hath one that judges him: the word that I spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day…   2 Corinthians 5:10-11  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.  11  Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.   Do you believe that Jesus the Christ is the son of God the only qualified of God the savior of mankind? The one that can pay for your sins and forgive you and reconcile you to your Creator? Do you believe Jesus Christ is the son of God?  yes or no?   To those of you have been baptized before…do you still believe you were baptized…you still believe in your baptism? yes or no?   Those of you that never heard of Jesus Christ…will you agree to read the New Testament of Christ? You can find a free copy for your phone or your PC at https://www.e-sword.net./downloads.html   There's a passage in Matthew 11:28-30…where Jesus basically gives a promise…that if you want freedom from evil or rest for your soul…He will teach you the truth and free you up so you can choose all the good you want to do, as long as you practice the truth and righteous…here is what is written: Matthew 11:28-30  Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  30  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.   Do you want a light and easy burden? Yes or no? Jesus of Nazareth said blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they will be filled. Do you want to know how to live your life right and fulfill your plan and purpose? Do you want to know how to feed yourself right? Do you want to know the truth every day? So that you'll know how to avoid doing wrong and evil? Do you want to do evil or do you want to do what's right?   I myself…want to do what's right. I'm myself…I will obey the truth first then do what is right by others and myself…there is wisdom in the simplicity of Christ…we simply obey his commands and that obedience saves us from evil…Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments and He said the first commandment is to love God with all of your heart, mind, soul, spirit, and strength, and the second greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself…Mark 12:29-31.   Prove all things hold fast to that which is good…overcome evil with good-will…love conquers all…pray for your enemies to turn from evil and repent…forgive others or you cannot be forgiven…blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy…   Father forgive me…I have at times done wrong or chosen to do evil, even I have in the past…told the first lie, I am no better than the devil himself…please grant mercy and repentance…please remove or reprove and correct any knowledge of evil in me…I renounce anything unholy and ask that I may be pure in heart and see You my God…discerning and fulfilling my plan and purpose in Jesus the Christ, Your only Son, and Yes I still believe in my baptism and I have been crucified with Him and raised in His likeness…please create me even a new creature again that I may be right before You…In Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

Hey, have you ever heard of karma or reaping what you sow? If you do good, then good happens to you if you do bad then bad happens to do you? Do you want better? We get what we give…   Listen to what is written to Christians through inspiration of the Holy Spirit found written in the New Testament of Christ which is the new agreement between God and mankind…   …but this I say he was so sparingly shall reap also sparingly and he was so bountifully shall reap also bountifully...commonly called karma...Jesus said the second commandment…2nd to the 1st… you should love God with all your heart mind soul spirit and strength is to love your neighbor as yourself…to treat others as you would like to be treated. Listen to what is written to Christians as instructions to live by… …advice to heed…with good service…with goodwill service as to Jesus…as to the Lord and not to men knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does the same shall he receive of the Lord whether he be bond or free…whether he be a slave to others or free men in Christ. If you treat others like Jesus…your treatment will be returned blessed back on your head! Jesus said is more blessed to give than to receive. If you treat others like a baby…like pretend they are baby Jesus…asking what does baby need? What can I do for baby to help baby? Then you will be helped, and your needs will be met…   This life is cruel but don't let it make you bitter, let it make you better. Someone burned a bridge for you build one for your children…treat others like yourself. Jesus says don't even come worship him unless you've made it right with your brother…if you'd done him a wrong deed…then go make peace and reconcile…Jesus says if you love me keep my commandments and his commandments are not hard to do, you're supposed to love your neighbor as yourself and God with all your heart mind soul spirit and strength. Do as much good as you can think of today. Help as many people as you can today. Say a word of encouragement…give a compliment…a smile. Perhaps, today say a prayer for your enemies they might find repentance and salvation…Jesus says we cannot be forgiven unless we forgive others…so I forgive all created…got no limits for forgiveness but limit my presence in your lives…forgive and you will be forgiven…blessed are the merciful for they will obtain mercy…   Jesus’ instruction was to watch and pray in his parable of the virgins…to be prepared to watch and pray for we know not when he's coming. Jesus said that his coming will be like lightning…what is it with lightning? Everyone that sees lightning knows it's unpredictable. It can happen at any time but when lightning strikes or flashes everyone sees but no one can predict. Jesus is coming soon are you prepared? Are you watching? Are you praying? Are you doing God's will? If you died right now, then would you go to heaven? Yes or no?   Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son basically said don't matter what you done son just come home... It is written in the book of Hebrews that Jesus can save us to the uttermost of our existence... In 1 Corinthians 10:13…we're told that there's a temptation in trial that is common to every man and that no trial or temptation that has come upon us is not common to others. We are not alone in this…other people have been tempted with what we are being tempted with… In John's revelation there is the hour of temptation that all men must face, except the one spared and if you believe Jesus is coming soon then you must know there will be temptations…there will be trials…but Jesus says through inspiration of the Holy Spirit to the Corinthians…There will be no trial or temptation greater than you can endure but with the trial and temptation God will be faithful and make a way of escape that you may be able to endure…survive it… Will you repent…change your heart…mind…direction and turn towards Jesus? Yes or no? Let him be your only source you cannot sit at other tables and serve Jesus. Jesus has to be first place in your heart He doesn't want to be in your heart…He wants to own your heart…He wants to rule your heart…He wants to give you peace and satisfaction for your soul…So that you can rest from doing evil and do the most good you can do! Does this sound like good news to you?   The Jesus of Nazareth the only Fathered of our Creator as it is written…for God so loved the world…our Creator so loved the world that he gave his only begotten his only Fathered Son…the only human he created through a virgin by overshadowing her with the Holy Spirit…providing the man's part of the DNA Mary providing the woman's part of the DNA and Jesus being made perfect remained uncorruptible and never violated never did a wrong thing never violated the commandments of God. Being God, the only God became a Son of Man…the only qualified One sent to save us from our evil deeds. God showing there is nothing He will not do to reconcile with you if you will just live in the fear and truth of God and do His goodwill...Jesus lived under the law of the knowledge of good and evil taught to us by the God of Abraham Isaac Jacob which became the Jewish people. In the Jewish law…Jesus grew up under this law of the knowledge of good and evil and he never broke one of the 10 commandments which is the minimum requirements of any Jew.   Jesus being God's only Son remained obedient all the way unto death and became the Author of salvation to all those that obeyed Him…Jesus the Christ of Nazareth died on the cross was raised three days later so you could never choose evil again. So that you could do the right thing always…So all your wrong things or evil deeds may be forgiven…reconciled…redeemed…according to the goodwill of a God our Creator who is the Father of mercies…Jesus is the Truth…the Life…and the Way of Salvation…Have you asked the Author of Salvation to write you a plan of salvation, redemption and reconciliation with God our Creator? Jesus said it is more blessed to give than to receive...to forgive or not be forgiven…blessed are the merciful…treat others as you want to be treated…to give out to other what you would receive…doing no evil and remaining faithful and harmless as a dove…preparing for the marriage of eternity with Jesus…watching…praying for our enemies to repent and obey the God of gods Jesus the Christ of Nazareth…before it is everlasting to late and they be sentenced unto hell forever more…to be tormented with the hottest fires ever created to torment the soul with everlasting destruction…even so Lord Jesus come…Amen.

Listen to what Jesus said…if you love me keep my commandments…John 14:15. Jesus said the two greatest commandments is to love God with all your heart mind soul spirit and strength and the second commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets…Mark12:29-31. Jesus is our example to follow listen to what is written about him…though he were a son he had learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and being made perfect he became the author of eternal salvation to all those that obey him…Hebrews 5:8-9…not to all those that pray to him… If God has a commandment we can't pray to God and have him change it! Although prayer does change things for us it does not change the will of God. Listen to what was written about the first king of Israel who did not listen to what he was told by a prophet…behold to obey is better than sacrifice and to listen or hearken then the fat of Rams being sacrificed…1 Sam 15:22. The first king of Israel Saul was rejected because he was told to kill all including the king and kenites and not take any of the spoils instead he tried to play the role of a priest and offered the spoils as a sacrifice he was rejected and told it is better to obey the sacrifice. Jesus said if you come to come to worship… and know you've done your brother wrong that you not even offer a sacrifice but to leave there immediately and go reconcile with your brother then come and offer your gift…Mat 5:23-24. Jesus said when they told him his mother and brethren were looking for him, he said who are my mother and brother who is my sister but he that does the will of my father which is in heaven the same as my brother and sister and mother. Jesus said blood ties don't matter… his blood matters do you obey Jesus the author of salvation it is the only way to be saved…Mat 12:46-50 Jesus said…Matthew 10:32-39 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it…I have been prepared to die for Jesus since the day I was baptized and nothing has changed since…it may be required if someone puts a gun to your head and asks are you a Christian? If put on trial for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you? Yes or no? Will you pray with me father please grant us obedience unto salvation and to always do your will in Jesus in Nazareth name Amen.

Do you want to know the truth always? Listen to what Jesus said to those he was converting in his day as it is written: then Jesus said to those Jews which believed on him if you continue in my word then you are my disciples indeed you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free john 8:31-32. If you continue in my word means…if you render obedience to the author of salvation then you shall know the truth, Not be told the truth. By knowing the truth, He will set you free from the lies and deceptions found in this world. Listen to the warnings given to those baptized in Thessalonica about a great evil that exists in the world… even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with thou deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they receive not the love of the truth that they might be saved and for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion that they should believe a lie that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 2 Thess 3:9-12. God says this to warn Christians of an evil that has all power to deceive with all power and to lie and has wonders to convince you to believe a lie. In other words God is saying to these people as a warning… that if you do not love the truth and obey the truth, God will send a liar to deceive you. You have to have a love of the truth in order to beat a lie and the only way to beat Satan is not want what he offers you and what he offers you is a lie he's saying he can do this or he can do that and he can give you all this power but the truth is it's a lie based on a lie. Listen to one of the promises given to those baptized into Christ as it is written… for the truth sake which dwells in us and shall be with us forever 2 Jn 1:2. If you love the truth the truth will never leave you nor forsake you. You will always know the truth so that you can always not follow a lie. Jesus said the devil is a murderer from the beginning…the father of lies meaning he told the first one. How did satan end up in the garden if he didn't already lie? He should have been in heaven with all the other Holy angels instead of trying to lie to humans… food for thought. So there is all power that can counterfeit Christ…Jesus said there would be many counterfeit christs saying I am the way. There are many people that claim to be Jesus but I have found out…you can't say Jesus and Nazareth unless you're right with Him. And these people have all wonders, signs, and powers to deceive those that do not love the truth. They do not render obedience to the author of salvation, as it is written in Hebrews 5:8-9… Hebrews 5:8-9 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Holy Father we ask that the Author of salvation would author a plan of redemption, reconciliation, and salvation with You and fellow man that we might love the truth and obey Him more than any other…in Jesus and Nazareth name Amen.

So yesterday I talked about you were one of three kingdoms: you're either in man's Kingdom who does not believe in God or evil, or you're in satans kingdom and know you're doing evil, or you in Christ Kingdom where there's no reason to do a wrong thing. Jesus and Nazareth is the king of kings and the Lord of Lords and the God of gods… Jesus died on the cross and was raised three days later… so you never have to choose the wrong thing and so all your wrong things could be forgiven… there is no reason to choose wrong over right. It's always right to do the right thing and it's always wrong to do the wrong thing… Jesus took care of every excuse: so that you would never have to do evil or wrong thing and so that you could choose all the good you could think of to do. Do you believe Jesus Christ died on the cross was raised from the dead three days later yes or no? Hear the words of Jesus… Jesus said except you be converted as a little child you cannot enter into heaven... Meaning we're just children in diapers before God. We are trying to learn how to feed ourselves, clothe ourselves, and not do a wrong thing and be harmless as doves. Jesus also said you cannot enter into heaven unless you've been born of the water in the spirit… and he that believes in his baptized will be saved and he that does not believe will be damned… meaning and if you do not believe Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead you have no hope of heaven and are destined for hell. Hell is the place of the hottest fires ever created where sinners…those that do evil are tortured with the hottest fires ever created and burned with the hottest fires and never consumed forever. It is eternal destruction with Hellfire. Jesus message to his people while he was here on the earth was repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is very near… repentance is started with godly sorrow which results in a change of heart, a change of mind or a decision to do better that results in a change in direction… will you choose not to do evil and let Jesus teach you how to do right Mat 11:28-30? Yes or no? Do you want to go to heaven? Heaven is a place and if you do not decide to go there you will never make it by happen chance other than to be judged and sentenced to eternal life with God or eternal destruction. Heaven is a prepared place for prepared people. Have you obeyed Jesus the author of salvation and believed in his resurrection after his death and been baptized for the remission of your sins yes or no? Do you still believe in your baptism? Yes or no? Peter one of his Apostles inspired by the Holy Spirit, Used the promise given him alone in Matthew 16… whatever he binds and looses in heaven and earth will be bound and loosed in heaven and earth… stood up on the day of Pentecost and said these words… to those that have believed they killed Jesus and that he was the one sent to save them when they asked Peter what shall we do (to be saved) he responded with these words: repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit for the promise is unto you to your children and to all those that are a far off even as many as the Lord our God shall call… He loosed all prior conditions of salvation and bound those requirements where the promise to anyone who obeys. Will you be baptized into Christ have your name written in the lambs book of life in heaven? Will you receive eternal life and wash away your sins calling on the name of the Lord Acts 22:16? Yes or no? Father please meet our souls deepest needs heal our souls deepest wounds and may we prosper and be in health as our soul prospers never choosing evil and always choosing right over wrong in Jesus and Nazareth name Amen.

Three Kingdoms​Which King do you serve?​By: Ben Stewart Introduction: 1. I want to teach about the three kingdoms here on earth. I have divided the lesson into: Satan and His kingdom, mankind and his kingdom and Jesus and His kingdom. I want to you to know that you are in one of these three kingdoms. Since you are in one of the three and want you to determine which one you are living in. 2. There is only one Kingdom that produces fruit unto eternal life and peace with the Creator of all things. There is one kingdom that seek to destroy the eternal fruit and purpose of man, and there is one kingdom that recognizes neither of the other two. I. Satan and his kingdom A. How Satan and his kingdom was formed 1. Satan is said to be the Father of Lies (John 8:44) a. Satan told the first lie in Heaven, but he was cast out of heaven for it. (Luke 10:18) b. Satan told the first lie in Earth, in the garden of Eden, he added one word: not (Gen 3:4) c. Satan and his people call themselves righteous but are evil (Rom 6:16 1 John 3:10) 2. Satan is said to have no truth in him (John 8:44) a. Jesus said there is no truth in Satan b. Satan appears to be an angel of light (2 Cor 11:14-15) c. Satan is a false prophet like those spoken of in the Jewish Prophets (Mat 7 :15; Mat 24:24) 3. Satan is comes only to kill steal and destroy a. Jesus said Satan comes to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:1, 10) b. One of His ministers is found in (Mark 4:15; 2 Thes 2:9-12) Listen: 2 Thes 2:9-12, “even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and wonders and with all deceivableness of the unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved and for this cause God shall send them a strong=g delusion that they should believe a lie that they might be damned who believe not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” c. Murder = separation; steal = separation; destroy = separation d. Satan is a divider causing division (Jude 1:19) B. The counterfeit that looks authentic 1. Satan said to appear as an angel of light and his ministers as righteous (1 John 4:1; ) a. Jesus said there would many false Christ’s, and there are many that are teaching the doctrine of demons, devils, and their own imagination. Listen: 1 John 4:1, “beloved believe not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” b. Eph 4:14, “that we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive.” c. 1 Tim 4:1, “now the Spirit speaks expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils” 2. Many world churches and religion are under Satan’s rule (Rev 2:9-13; Gal 2:4; 2 Pet 2:1) a. Rev 2:9, “I know your works, and tribulation and poverty, but you are rich and I know the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews and are not but are of the synagogue of satan” b. Gal 2:4, “and that because of false brethren unaware brought in who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus that they might bring us into bondage.” c. 2 Pet 2:1, “but there were false prophets also among the people even as there shall be false teacher among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction.” 3. Jesus told us about the wheat and the tares (Mat 13:24-30) a. Mathew 13:24-30, “another parable put he forth unto them saying, the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field but while the men slept his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit then appeared the tares also so the servants of the householder came and said unto him Sir did you not sowgood seed in your field? From where then does it have tares? He said unto them an enemy has done this. The servants said unto him will you then and that we go and gather them up? But he said Nay lest while you gather up the tares you root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest and in the time of the harvest I will say unto the reapers gather together first the tare and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” b. Did you know that a tare and a wheat look similar to the eye but the fruit is different? Did you know that the tare roots and the wheat roots can get intertwined? So that when you root up the tare the wheat is damaged. c. Jesus said, Matthew 12:33, “either make the tree good and his fruit good or else make the tree corrupt and his fruit corrupt for the tree is known by his fruit” It is your choice, do you want to have bad fruit or do you want to have the fruit of the spirit produced through obedience to God and His word? C. The mission of Satan and his ministers = separation 1. They come to kill or murder our relationship with God and man a. 2 Cor 11:3, “bit I fear lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtly so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” Remember what satan did to Eve, he added to the word of God. He changed the command of God by saying you will not die. b. 2 Pet 3:16, “as also in all of his(Paul) epistles speaking in them these things in which are some things hard to be understood which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest(twist) as they do other scriptures unto their own destruction.” c. His ministers twist the pure word of God and add to God’s word making void His commandments and laws. They change the grace of God in to lusts of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of mankind. 2. They come to steal our heart, mind, and soul away from God our light a. There are spirits that draw us away from God saying follow me and I will lead you into eternal life. Look at Islam, and other religion that make many promises that appeal to our fleshly nature and not to the eternal nature of Heaven. b. These ministers want us to follow after the things of the world promising health, wealth, and prosperity. They use flattering words that appeal to our nature and tell us that we are perfect and we do not need to change our ways. c. These people do not preach or teach fruits of repentance, but teach that you can never be lost. They do not teach God requires obedience but teach that He is forgiving and kind. They teach that none will be lost and many will be saved from Hell because God is merciful. 3. They come to destroy all that God has made for us to serve Him a. These prophets of prosperity and false hope tell people they are saved and do not need to change. They teach Hell is not made for you because God will do all the work for you. They teach you need to do nothing but believe and you will be saved. b. These false prophets are giving out a fake spirit and teaching a false Christ that says I will do everything for you and you need to nothing. Listen: 2 Cor 11:4, “for if he that comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached or if you receive another spirit which you have not received or another gospel which you have not accepted you might bear well with him” c. Jesus said, Matthew 15:14, “let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind and if the blind lead the blind they will both fall into the ditch” II. Mankind and his kingdom A. How man and his rebellious kingdom came to be 1. Man and his wife were created by God but were tricked by the devil (Gen 3) 2. The rebellious, has always nodded at God and went his own way (Jer 3:11-22) 3. He thinks himself to be wise but is a fool (Jer 11:8) a. Jer 11:8, “yet the obeyed not, nor inclined their ear but walked everyone in the imagination of their evil heart therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant which I commanded them to do but they did it not” B. What are the natural man and his identity looks like or the godless or atheist 1. He tries to leave memories and call himself great (Ezra 1:2) a. Ezra 1:2, “thus said Cyrus king of Persia, the Lord God of Heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem which is Judah” b. How many men have tried to leave themselves a great name behind when they die? Some think that living eternal means that you are making history. Some think that if generations after you hear about you then you are great. 2. He is full of works that will be destroyed (2 Pet 3:10-12) a. Look at the Seven Wonders of the World, one of which was the Great Wall of China, Egyptian pyramids, etc. Many a man had built something great to leave their mark one the world. Many kings, emperors, and rulers have made many things to be remembered by. b. 2 Pet 3:10-12, “but the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are there in shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in all holy behavior and godliness? Looking for hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” c. Man established his ways by building great things but God says He will in the end burn it all up. 3. He also is full of pride, flesh, and eyes (1 John 2:16) a. I John 2:16, “for all that is in the world the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world.” C. The mission of the man in today’s time 1. Only the strong survive a. Evolution theory says we are just smart animals, so why then do I not take what I want. Many through violence and oppression gain worldly pleasure. 2. No one will help you so be selfish a. Self-ambition does not teach to love your neighbor but to take care of yourself first. It teaches it is weakness to be merciful and charitable. 3. Security lies in things and money a. Many a man serves money and things as his first priority. Money can provide the best doctor, education, house, security, and things but leaves you without eternal riches. III. Jesus and the Kingdom of God A. How Jesus and His kingdom was formed 1. Death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus (1 Cor 15:1-4) a. Jesus came from sitting on His throne after making mankind, to be fashioned as a man to make a bridge and usher in reconciliation between God and man. Being found in the form of man He became obedient to the death of the cross remaining sinless against the laws that He had commanded to be obeyed. He then offered His life in the place of punishment for my sins and your sins. God is Holy and punishes evil, Jesus having never sinned was our substitute and now gives us power over sin and death. He died and was buried three days and was raised on that third day. He gives this power of eternal life and no spiritual death to all those that obey Him and follow Him. 2. Peter and his keys (Mat 16) a. In Mathew 16, Peter made the confession that Jesus was the Christ the son of God and Jesus gave him some keys to His church and told peter that the gates of hell would not prevail against the church and whatever he bound in earth would be bound in heaven and whatever he loosed on earth would be loosed in heaven. 3. Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) a. On the day of Pentecost found in Acts 2, Peter using the power that Jesus gave him in Mathew 16 of the keys to build his church open the doors of the church with this gospel message, b. Acts 2:38-38, “and Peter said unto them repent and be baptized for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit for the promise is unto you, to your children, and to all those that are a far off even as many as our Lord our God shall call” c. Peter loosed every previous command to become saved in the eyes of God, all that Moses had commanded, all that any prophet had commanded, all that Jesus had said on earth for salvation, and the church of Christ was established by the power Jesus gave Peter with the first invitation to become a Christian. B. What are the fruits of Jesus kingdom? 1. Fruits of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22-25) a. Gal 5:22-25, “but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law and they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the spirit then let us walk in the spirit. b. If you were put on trial for being a Christian and When you take an outside look at your life, is there enough evidence of these fruits to convict you guilty of being a Christian? 2. The Oneness (Eph 4:3-6) a. Eph 4:3-6, “Endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, there is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all and in you all” b. By following the fruits of the spirit and not walking in the flesh or imagination of your mind you produce the unity of the spirit. 3. Obedience to God (Heb 5:8; 2 Cor 10:5) a. Jesus is our example, “though he was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things He suffered” Heb 5:8 b. We can not follow the world listen: 2 Cor 10:4-5, “for the weapons of our warefare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” c. God does not give us command we can not obey, but we have to choose to follow His ways to render obedience to Him. His commands help us and set us free from the lies of the world and the god of this world. C. The simplicity found in Christ 1. Preach the good news of salvation in Christ for all mankind (Mark 15:15-16) a. Believe the simplicity of Jesus making the way of salvation b. Repent or make a turning away from your ways, false ways, the ways of the world and learn how to please Jesus the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord. c. Confess faith in Christ even to the point of death d. Be baptized for the remission of sin 2. Being a new creature in Christ a. 2 Cor 5:17, “therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature old things are passed away behold all things are become new.” b. Do you want the same life you have been living? DO you want the same cycles that keep snaring you? Or do you want the freedom found by obeying Christ? 3. Test all things hold fast to that which is good (1 Thes 5:21) a. 1 Pet 2:5, “ye also as living stones are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” b. Rom 12:2, “and be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is good, and acceptable and perfect will of God” c. Our battles are in the mind. We have to believe God’s truth over our perception, believe what is written over our imagination, our moms, our dads, our friends, our teachers are any other strong hold that will pollute our minds from the simplicity in found in Christ. Conclusion: 1. Which kingdom do you want to be in one the day of Judgement? We have discussed the fruit of Christ and His kingdom or church. The fruits of Jesus kingdom result in eternal life and not in eternal destruction. 2. The kingdoms of men results in earthly pleasure and pride according to the world alone. Everything that is not eternal will be burned up. The greatest achievements’ of man and his labors are but futile and temporary. 3. The kingdom of Satan results in separation from God, and others. Do you lie, or bear false witness? Are you honest in all of your dealings or do you deceive for things? Do you steal? Or does the fruits of your life result in spiritual death or separation from God and His blessings of obedience? 4. Jesus says that He comes that we might have an abundant life (John 10:10). Jesus says (Mat 11:28-30). Jesus says (John 6:35). Jesus says (3:5-6)

What was John the Baptist message at the one of the worst times of the Israel’s history? He told all the religious leaders all those that were so-called saved… to repent and bring for fruits worthy of repentance to bring deeds to show you want to obey God. What was Jesus message while he was here on earth repent for the kingdom of heaven is near Both John and Jesus said, repent, repent, repent or perish Repentances is a change of heart, a change of mind, a change of direction. What was Peter‘s message to all those on the day of Pentecost? Act 2:38  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Act 2:39  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall Go and do likewise…repent or perish. Jesus said…Luk 13:5  I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish

If you do not work…then you should not eat… Man has to work for his food…it has been this way since the garden of Eden when God pronounced His judgement onto Adam…here is what is written… Genesis 3:17-19 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Adam was not deceived by the lie of satan but simply ate because his wife gave him to eat, and he ate. He was like we in this together, instead of Eve what did you do? Here is the simple instruction given to the first Christians in Thessalonica… 2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. We are expected to work for our food it has been a judgement upon man since near the beginning… Here are Jesus’s words concerning following Him… John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Jesus will teach you how to feed yourself and work for your food. Jesus says blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled. Do you need food? Then ask Jesus how to feed yourself right by Him… Do you need to know how to raise your family? Then ask Jesus to show you the right way to do it. Father, we ask You would teach us the ways of Jesus because we are just babies in diapers before you not knowing how to clean or feed ourselves, in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

Do you hunger and thirst after righteousness… Righteousness exalts a nation, and many are saying God bless America. I believe America needs to bless God with deeds of repentance like the thief on the cross. One deed of repentance and the thief went out with his last dying breath repenting and defending Jesus. John the Baptist message was bring forth fruits (deeds) worthy of repentance and this is the same message that America needs to hear and do… Jesus said…Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Do you hunger and thirst after being right with God and fellow man, like you hunger for food? Yes, or no? We are just children in diapers before God…Have you asked Jesus to teach you how to live your life right? Yes, or no? Do you want to know how to raise your kids right? Do you want to feed yourself right? Then ask Jesus and you desire to be right with God will be fulfilled… Jesus said…John 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples; indeed, 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Do you want to know the truth? Yes, or no? Jesus did not say you will be told…but you will know the truth…He gives you ears to hear the truth if you uphold his word with true intentions of righteousness. God blesses those who are faithful and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Heb 11:6) … John an apostle of Jesus said…2 John 1:2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us forever. Once you learn the truth or hear the truth if you are baptized into Christ…the truth will not leave you and you will know the truth and it the truth will set you free from the lies found in this world. Do you love the truth? Yes, or no? Listen to what Jesus said, John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. The truth is a Who not a What…Jesus is all truth, and all truth exists by Him. You do not have to defend the truth the truth defends or stands for himself. Father, please grant us a love of the truth that will not be quenched, in Jesus of Nazareth name amen. Acts 22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecute.