God Is A History Teacher

 Why is it that we want to treat God like he is our Math Teacher instead of treating Him like our History Teacher?

Let me explain - think about a high school math class: What does the teacher put on the board everyday? PROBLEMS! 

What is the math textbook filled with? PROBLEMS! 

What do student have for homework? PROBLEMS!

AND what is the goal with all of these problems? SOLVE THEM!

In contrast, think about a high school history class. What does the teacher discuss in class? FACTS! 

What is the history textbook filled with? FACTS! 

What do students memorize in preparation for quizzes? FACTS! and how do we approach history facts? 

Do we try to somehow "solve" them? Do we try to change Independence Day from July 4th to Aug 4th?

 
Of course not. We know that we can't "solve" facts. When it comes to facts, our goal is to accept them, understand them and learn from them.

Think about this: Everything is history to God... He said, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."(Rev 22:13 KJV) 

There is nothing about what God has done or will do in our lives that needs to be "solved." God wants us to learn the "FACTS" and accept HIM, understand HIM and learn from HIM...

Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Thomas Wayne Willingham

Destined For A Fall (poem)

There was a people long ago
Who had great riches, wealth untold;
They built a city with a wall,
A kingdom they thought would never fall.

How they labored unceasingly
To lay up treasure increasingly;
They gave no thought to what lay beyond,
That their kingdom would someday be gone.

But one by one the stones came down;
The city was leveled to the ground,
No more fortune to be found,
No one left to wear a crown.

The mighty kingdom fell at last;
Its beauty's gone, its pleasure's past;
All was lost they sought to gain,
Their lives were wasted, their labor vain.

You can build a kingdom with a mighty wall,
But like the kingdom long ago, it is destined for a fall,
Unless Christ the Lord becomes your King
And ruler of everything.

—Perry Boardman

Be Thou My Vision (song)

The Tragic Death Of Naboth

 Meditating on the tragic death of Naboth, a clear example of a man who died on the principle that he would not sell out the heritage of his fathers. What I’m thinking about this morning, though, is not the wicked plot of Jezebel or the wicked passivity of Ahab.

I King 21:1-7- And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Rather, I’m meditating on the wicked participation of the elders of the city.

I Kings 21:8-14- So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

They knew the accusation against Naboth was baseless, for what was required was finding “sons of Belial” to bear false witness against him.

They knew that Naboth was a man of integrity and honor. Yet, so as not to incur the displeasure of the powerful king and queen, they saw his righteous cause as inconvenient and unworthy of defending.

They found the false witnesses.
They stirred up the city against Naboth, on account of his “blasphemy” against God.
They occasioned his death.
They destroyed his heritage.
They killed not only Naboth, but his heirs.
They erased a name in Israel. All because of fear that they would be next if they stood on principle with the defenseless one.

It’s easy to wax indignant against accusations of wrongdoing of a brother who has no connections, limited influence, and a position that adds no value to one’s own worth and ambitions.

It’s quite another thing to refuse to hide the sin and indiscretion of those more prominent.

May I remind you that the elders of this city had one duty, and that was to speak the truth, even if that put them on the wrong side of Ahab and Jezebel. God’s men have the same responsibility. They must speak the truth, even if it puts them on the wrong side of a wicked, yet prominent, figure. Certainly, it is not their duty to hide his sin, and join with him in destroying the inconvenient voices.

II Kings 10:11- So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

The elders of the city did not escape the judgment of Ahab. Jehu destroyed them the same. Naboth went home to his reward. Those who destroyed his name, reputation, and heritage received theirs as well.

I’d rather be with Naboth than Jezebel.

Johnathan Bach

The Judgment Of The Nations

This judgment is for those who survive the tribulation. This is not the Christian's judgment, nor is it the judgment at the end of time when everyone that has ever lived will be judged by God.

When Christ comes back and destroys the AntiChrist's kingdom, He will bind Satan and cast him into the bottomless pit. Then He will judge the nations according to how they helped or hindered the people of Israel. It is not based on faith, but on how they treated the Jews during the tribulation period.

Joel 3:1-2,11-14- For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

This will be a terrifying time for humanity. Standing before the Lord Jesus Christ after He's bound the AntiChrist who people thought was invincible, knowing that now they will be next.

Can you imagine escaping the holocaust that the AntiChrist propagates, and enduring the destruction and plagues that God has rained down on the earth, then to be ushered before the Conquering Savior to give an account of what you did while trying to survive?

Matthew 25:31-40- When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

This particular judgment isn't mentioned in any other gospel. Matthew writes his gospel from the view of Christ the King. And this judgment only occurs after He is crowned King during the Millennium.

Mark emphasized Christ's humanity. Luke regards Him as the servant. And, John points out His deity as the Son of God. None of these viewpoints show His kingship, and that is why this event isn't expounded upon in their writings.

Christ is the one who will be doing the judging at this time.

John 5:22- For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

Notice how in Matthew, Jesus said it is based on how they treated his brethren, the Jewish people. How you treat the Israelites during the tribulation will seal your fate in the millennial kingdom.

Isaiah 58:10-12- And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Some will make it through to live in the renewed earth under Jesus as their ruler for the millennium. Others will be cast alive into a burning pit.

Matthew 25:41-45- Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 

This fire is not buried deep in the heart of the earth like hell. It's a pit that is on the surface of the earth where people can come and look at those who have been imprisoned there.

Isaiah 66:23-24- And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

This was prophesied back in the Old Testament. But many who read this passage believed it would occur when the Messiah came the first time. It didn't happen then because the first advent was all about Christ dying for the sins of the world. This recompense is for a specific time after the second return of Christ when He rescues the remnant of the Jews that survive the devastation of the AntiChrist during the tribulation period.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10- And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

When does He recompense this vengeance? When He is revealed from heaven as the true Messiah who has come to be glorified- the Second Advent.

Revelation 19:11-16- And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Christ as King returning in flaming fire to smite the nations. Why is coming like the force of a nuclear bomb with the angels of heaven and the redeemed from the Church Age? To rescue the remnant of the Jewish people that have survived the captivity of the Tribulation.

Ezekiel 39:25-29- Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

When the time of Jacob's trouble ends, the time of the Gentile nations' judgment will begin.

Jeremiah 30:16,23,24- Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

Jeremiah knew there was a judgment coming. Even the disciple, Jude, speaks of the time when Enoch prophesied of this before the flood of Noah.

Jude 1:14-15- And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Where does this judgment take place?

Zechariah 14:4-5- And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

It happens just outside of Jerusalem, where Christ's grand entrance has split the Mount of Olives and has made a valley- the Valley of Decision, as Joel called it.

How does one avoid ending up in this place? By taking care of the Jews during the Great Tribulation when the AntiChrist is actively hunting them to destroy them. What you do could cost you greatly during the AntiChrist's rule, but it will definitely cost you during Christ's reign.

Numbers 32:23- But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

Isaiah 3:10-11- Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Ode To Charlie Kirk (poem)

 A grain of wheat has fallen
Which once grew tall in truth
From a stalk of divine calling
A call to revive our nation's youth.

The assassin's bullet scythed min down
His blood then soaked into the ground
But from this ground of hearts will grow
A bountiful harvest the world will know.

Hoping to silence his voice of truth
With hate filled hearts they stopped the ears
But soon they'll hear a choir of America's youth
Singing Charlie's Song for many years:

Jesus saves! He purifies!
The peace He gives- it satisfies!
He gives us purpose. He gives us light.
Now rise up Christian! Join the fight!

Fight for freedom! Fight for truth!
Fight for our country! Fight for youth!
Trust in Jesus. Do not wait.
Fight with love instead of hate!

-Dee Dee Hall

Thoughts Regarding The Assassination Of Charlie Kirk

 

 I am not typically a "current events" guy...

I am not a "headlines preacher"...

Never been my thing...

That said, this week's events hit a bit different due to the fact that I have personally had threats on my life and safety, threats of lawsuits, threats of "destroying my church", and the list goes on, in 15 years of ministry...  

The bullet tore the air in half. A folding chair rattled. A Bible dropped. A young man slumped sideways beneath a white event tent, eyes wide with the weight of eternity.

It was supposed to be a conversation. A “prove me wrong” segment. But this time, rebuttal came not with words, but with a rifle.

Charlie Kirk didn’t get to finish his sentence.

WHY?

All because of words, ideas, beliefs, that were shared that someone else despised...

What was their solution to the problem? Kill the messenger.

The human tendency for violence isn't new - it's been around since Abel's blood cried from the ground after his brother, Cain, took him out, due to his envy & self righteousness and his hatred for what Abel stood for - that's been thousands of years.   

And guess what? THAT IS IN EVERY HUMAN BEING to this day... the only thing that can change a man or woman's hateful and bitter heart, is the LOVE OF GOD... the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which our brother in Christ, Charlie Kirk, often preached and mentioned.

Charlie isn't the only one they are trying to quiet. If you've taken any sort of stand that goes against what they believe, their "tolerance" becomes non-existent. They show their true colors- hate.

An attempt to shut me or my ministry down because their insecure minds were threatened with words from a Book that they claim are archaic, too hard to understand, and full of "fairy tales"... strange, indeed!

I have never seen someone get this upset over words shared from "the Brothers Grimm" or "Aesop's Fables", but for some reason, this Book and principles from it are a "threat to society", while also being full of "fairy tales". Not sure both of those can coexist simultaneously.

Do you know why people want others dead? This world IS THEIR KINGDOM - it's as close to heaven as they will come, and they see the need to fight with violence to maintain what they want, even if it means killing innocent people because of ideas they disagree with...

I got the news just before the prayer meeting. I contemplated this death as I prepared to lead the saints in prayer. But I didn’t feel like praying. Not tonight. My hands were still. My mouth was ready. But my soul was pacing. Angry. Grieving. Tempted.

Tempted to grow quiet.
Tempted to sit this one out.
Tempted to wonder if any of this, faith, boldness, public gospel witness, is still worth it.
Because hatred in this world isn’t simmering anymore. It is boiling.

Europe is trembling. Israel is burning. Rockets lit the sky over Gaza again. Drones rained fire down on Ukraine, again. And now, here on American soil, the blood of a Christian apologist paints the pavement of a university quad.

What do you do with that? What do you say when courage gets gunned down in daylight?

Charlie Kirk was no perfect man. None of us are. But he had a backbone where most Christians don’t anymore. He was a believer. Unashamed. Unafraid. He understood that real conversations only happen when truth is welcome at the table. And the truth he carried most was Christ.

He brought the gospel into public space on purpose. Because the gospel isn’t supposed to stay in church basements and private Bible studies. It is meant to confront. It is supposed to offend. It was not made for safety.

Christ didn't die to make your dreams come true. He died to save your soul from hell. How will people hear that good news if someone isn't out there telling them?

When someone speaks words I disagree with, I generally ignore it (social media has conditioned us that we have to speak on everything), or if I do feel compelled to respond for the betterment of someone else, I will, with different WORDS, IDEAS, and BELIEFS, but not with violence...

But that seems to be the dying world's only recourse.

The Word became flesh and they nailed Him to a tree.

So of course they came for Charlie. Of course they reached for a gun. This is what evil does when it runs out of arguments. It doesn’t reason; It kills.

That’s the part that catches in my throat. Not just the sadness, but the strategy of hell behind it.

The Enemy wants us afraid. He wants us to see what happened to Charlie and backpedal. He wants the rest of us to whisper, to soften the message, to believe the lie that faith should stay private.

But Christ never whispered. He preached in temples, on hillsides, in courtrooms, at dinner tables. And when they told Him to be quiet, He picked up His cross. Not a symbolic one.
A real one. Heavy. Bloody. Splintered.

When Jesus said, “Follow Me,” He didn’t hand out maps. He handed out crosses.

I have continued to see "WE ARE NOT THE SAME"... truth is, we aren't, but not for the reason many think.

I am not the same but it is because over 30 years ago, I asked the Creator of the Universe to be my Savior. I am not the same, not because I am better than my fellow man and am more "righteous" in and of myself, but because the Lord Jesus Christ made me a "new creature"...

For the believer, as beautiful as fallen creation can be, this world is as close to hell, as I will ever come... this world is NOT MY HOME... mine is waiting for me.   That’s what I remembered tonight.

2,000 years ago my Savior made a promise!

John 14:2-3
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

I have HOPE, I have LIGHT, I have PEACE, regardless of your politics... and every sinner is called to have this hope if they will receive it. Put your politics aside, and know you have an eternal soul that God cares deeply for - so much so, He sent His Son to die FOR YOU!

The world doesn't need more violence...it needs more JESUS!

NOT more religion...

NOT more political movements...

MORE JESUS!

When He was attacked and ridiculed, mocked, beaten, and unjustly killed by sinners, He said, "FATHER, FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO"... He said to a sinner who cried for mercy in his last moments "TODAY THOU SHALT BE WITH ME IN PARADISE"...

That is NOT how we typically respond to threats... we typically respond with more hatred...  

I sat in our prayer space, surrounded by saints who had brought prayer lists and worn Bibles. And I realized I didn’t want to lead them in mourning. I wanted to lead them into battle. Not with banners or fists, but with open Bibles and tear-stained prayers.

The kind of war that kneels in gravel beside the wounded, hands them living water, and refuses to leave. The kind that speaks both mercy and judgment without flinching. The kind Charlie died for.

They have NO HOPE, NO GOD, NO FAITH...

This world is not a friend to grace. But grace isn’t fragile.

JESUS is the solution...

Just know, we believers will not stop preaching Him, we will not stop preaching His truths, we will not stop going to college campuses, the streets, we will not stop preaching Him at work, around the dinner table, to friends, family, enemies, and in "ALL THE WORLD"...

His message - His death for sinners, His burial and His resurrection, has been saving souls and changing lives for 2000 years, and when the world seeks to silence Him & His people more, don't be surprised if more sinners are drawn to this HOPE and LIGHT, in the midst of the darkness!

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”

Paul didn’t leave that question unanswered.

“Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?” —Romans 8:35

He piles up every fear you and I carry and then sets them on fire. “Nay. In all these things we are more than conquerors.”

That means bullets don’t win. Slander doesn’t win. Prison bars don’t win. Death doesn’t win.

You can lose everything in this world and still walk into glory with your head lifted high. Because the love of God in Christ Jesus isn’t suspended by headlines or gunfire.

Don't forget, the greatest "INFLUENCER" outside of Jesus Himself was a man named Paul who used to kill & incarcerate Christians... We all know how that turned out!

There are two worlds unfolding right now: The one you see. And the one you don’t.

One is filled with chaos. The other is filled with crowns.

I believe that when Charlie Kirk’s body slumped to the concrete, his soul stood upright in heaven. Not limping. Not silenced. Not stunned. But crowned.

He didn’t fall. He crossed, and the great cloud of witnesses gained another voice.

And I wonder if Stephen met him there.The first martyr. The man who got stoned for preaching what the crowd didn’t want to hear. The man who, in his final breath, saw the heavens open.
The only time in all of Scripture we see Jesus standing at the right hand of God, rising to receive one of His own.

I like to believe He stood again.

Are you afraid? Do you feel the tremble in your spirit? Do you wonder if it’s still worth it to speak boldly, to carry your Bible, to preach the gospel in a world that doesn’t just disagree but wants you gone?

You’re not alone. You’re not weak for feeling that.

But you are called to something stronger than silence. 

The cost is high. But the reward is Christ. And He’s not a concept. He’s a King. 

Heaven is not empty. It is filled with scarred saints who refused to bow to fear. Men who were stoned. Women who were burned. Children who sang while the flames climbed. And every last one of them arrived in heaven.

There is no difficulty that can cancel the promise of God. There is no persecution that can derail your destination. There is no sniper’s bullet that can separate a soul from Christ. Your life is not measured by how long you live on earth, but by how much of it was spent pointing to heaven.

Paul said, “I have fought the good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith.” Then he looked toward the reward. Not a monument. Not a mention in history books. But a crown, handed to him by the One with nail marks still in His hands.

So let me say this clearly. We do not mourn like the world mourns. We do not write eulogies dripping with sentiment. We carry the banner of a Kingdom that does not tremble.

Charlie Kirk did not die for nothing. He died carrying the same message you and I must now carry forward.

The cross stands tall.
The tomb is still empty.
And the gospel has not lost one ounce of power.

So, Christian, pick up your cross. Wipe your eyes. And keep going.

WHY?

Because, the crown is worth it. The King is coming. And there’s still time to speak.

Even if they shoot. Let's keep shining, let's keep giving hope, let's keep telling the OLD STORY of redemption through Christ and restoration to a Holy & Loving God!

Lord, give us courage, Ffr we carry not just the message, but the marks. And You are worth every bruise.

This is a compilation of thoughts from Pastor Rich Bitterman and Pastor Adrian Dominguez