ARE YOU A HATER OR A LOVER?

     There is no easy way to answer this question. I will do my best to give you some help in finding out which one you think you are. As a Christian we are held to higher stander then others. We are the first to be told that we are not acting as a Christian if we lose are temper, tell a lie, say a cuss word, and so many other sins.

     The first thing we have to know for sure is that we are save only by Crist Jesus Blood, Acts 4:12) Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name saved. Romans 10:9) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 2nd thing is we have to confess that we are a sinner and ask Christ Jesus to forgive all are sins, does mean we will sin no more? No we will sin some more, but we have the Holy Spirit in us to let us know that we sin, and we must confess it to Jesus. This is known as sinner save by grace.

     So now we are forgiven through Christ Jesus. Does God give us a clean bill of health because we ask forgiveness? NO, nothing we do or could do could make us good enough for God. But what Jesus did was. Only Jesus can make us clean enough.

     So now when some gets you upset, piss off, or you don't like what some did. You have to remember you are no better. You are just as bad. But Jesus took it upon Him to take your sins, hate, everything that was bad in you, Jesus took the punishment for you, and still is taking all the sins you are still making. So when you see some that gets you upset, or you think you hate. you have to remember all that you were, then you have to forgive them and smile. Now are you going to do this all the time? No, but you will with the help of the Holy Spirit get it right. Because if you still Hate people, you still want to do wrong most of the time. Can you really believe you are saved?

     In 2 John 2:10) He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in Him.

     But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not wither he goeth, because that darkness has blinded his eyes.

     Here is a simple test That John made for us. This is how you can know.

God Bless

Rev. Dale

Faith or Works.

James 2;17 -26

     17) Even so faith, if it hath not work, is dead, being alone.

     18) Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: Shew me they works, and I will shew thee my faith by my work.

     19) Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

     20) But wilt thou know, O vain man that faith without works is dead?

     21) Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac upon the altar?

     22) Seest thou how faith wrought with works, and by works was faith made perfect?

     23) And by scripture was fulfilled which saith Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

     24) Ye see them now that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

     25) Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

     26) for as the body without the spirit is dead, so is faith with out works is dead also.

     Frist let us understand the meaning of the two works, faith is the unquestioning belief in something. Work means bodily or mental effort exerted to do or make something.

     What we learn from James here is that we all do works, but we have to have Faith of Jesus to want to do the works for God. Sure you see people who do things for God to look good in other people eyes, but its the life long doing of works that really show your works are for God. For if we don't have faith in the things we are doing, we won't last doing them. Plus the work won't hold up for God because the effort was low. Faith is started when we accept Christ Jesus in to our heart. The work we do helps that faith grow in us, so soon the lifestyle we had starts to change for God, we start to trust, and have more faith in what we are learning by reading the bible, and by the works we are doing or have finished.

     The person who believe in God and just does work to prove him, or her self, will not change his, or her lifestyle. Won't really want to do the works for God. For in James 2:19 it tells us even the devils believe in God. I am telling you there will be a time God wants you to do something that will test your faith in Him, as Abraham was tested, each od the apostles were test the day Jesus was tried and died on the cross. They did many great works when Jesus was alive. Then when He was gone, all those work didn't mean really help them believe. It was the appearance of Jesus and Him telling them to wait for the Holy Ghost to come to them. That is the sign of faith. Doing something that you really believe is going to happen, is happing, or has happen. Once the holy Spirit did come to them, it help increase their faith, and works.

If you have any questions or need to talk, please contact me at:

cell/ 231 420 1112

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Wolverine, MI 49799

God Bless

Rev. Dale Merchant

Are you willing to be use like Ananias?

Acts 9;10

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, name Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord,

Acts 9:11

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

Acts 9:12

And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

Acts 9:13

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

Acts 9:14

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is chosen vessel into me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Acts 9:16

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

Acts 9:17

And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house: and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hast sent me, that thou mightiest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 9:18

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it has been scale: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

     How will are you to follow Jesus when He tell you to do something? We see Ananias here as one of Jesus disciple, Paul later in Acts 22:12, tell  us a little about Ananias, how he was devoted and having a good report from the Jews around him. What kind of report do you think people around you would give about you? Would the people you work with say the same about as your neighbor's?

     

     Ananias wasn't a special man to anyone on earth, but he was a God fearing man. Jesus knew Ananias heart. Jesus call to Ananias in a dream, and he knew Jesus voice. Would you know Jesus voice when He calls you? The Bible teaches us that the sheep will know the shepherd voice. I ask you how well do you know Jesus, the Shepherd of all of us.

     Ananias was a quiet person, he wanted to what Jesus told him to, but not anything that would call trouble to himself. We see in verse 13 and 14, how he was unsure about this, so he remind Jesus about Paul and whit he was doing to all the Christians he could find, so how could someone like Ananias deal with someone like Paul? We all have doubts when Jesus ask us to do something for Him. For some reason we think Jesus didn't think it through. How could we think that about Jesus, the One who was there before the world began, the one who die for us, and will judge us when we die. How can we think that Jesus didn't think it through and have a great plan to get it done.

     I am sure Jesus could of use someone else if Ananias decided not to do what Jesus Told him to. It the same today, when you hear Jesus ask you to do something for Him, Jesus will get it done, with or with out us. But we are the one that miss out on His love.

     How does Jesus talk to us to day? through the King James Bible, reading and studying it. through God fearing men in church that preach, or teach a class, through all the God fearing mend on TV, radio, and internet. But all these place and thing can be use against Jesus too. How do you grow to hear the Lord Jesus talk to you? How much time do you put into studying and find out about Jesus. The Bible teach us that there are only two way on earth, God's way through Jesus Christ or the world, the devil play ground for now. you can sever to masters, it God or the word.

     Ananias isn't know in the Bible very well, but he was use by Jesus for a great purpose. Maybe no one will remember much ach him, but I know Jesus will. Jesus reward for is waiting in heaven for us. What seem small to us, is away big for Jesus. We may never be know by a lot of people, not have riches, but Jesus will always keep us in his loving hands and when we get to heaven he will have our reward waiting for us.

     Jesus is the Truth and the Light, only through Him can you get to heaven. Jesus is now knocking at your door to your heart, open it and let Him in. Jesus Died on the cross for all sin on earth, my, yours everybody's, past, present, and future. Jesus die so His blood could be pour out for all are sins. We ALL can be save only through Christ Jesus Now. If you decided to call on Jesus now to be saved, praised God. I will give you a little prayer to help you. But all we have to do is confess all your sins to Jesus, then believe that Jesus has taken all your sins away, and have faith in Jesus.

Dear Jesus, I admit I am a sinner, going to hell. I know that I cannot save myself. I repent of my sins and put my faith in the blood that you shed for me on the cross to pay for my sins. I now accept you as my Saviour and trust you to take me to heaven. Thank you for saving me. Amen

     If you said this prayer or said it in a different way, and accepted Jesus as your Saviour, please contact me , and I would love to hear your testimony, and help you with any question you might have. I will do my best to help you find a good King James Bible church for you too.

God Bless
Rev. Dale

E-Mail- reverenddale_merchant@yahoo.com
cell; 231-420-1112
P.O.Box 35
Wolverine, MI 49799

 

How to prepared yourself for communion.

 

     For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread. (1Cor 11:23)

     And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, broken for you: this I do in remembrance of me. (1Cor 11:24

     After when same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, remembrance of me. (1Cor 11:25)

     For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. (1Cor 11:26)

     Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthy, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. (1Cor 11:27)

     But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. (1Cor 11:28)

     For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. (1Cor 11:29)

     For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. (1Cor 11:30)

     For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. (1Cor 11:31)

     But if we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. (1Cor 11:32)

 

 

     Paul here tell us what we all need to do before we take communion, and what happens to any of us who decide not to do it. We are to judge are self of our own sins. Take time before  to search our own heart. Then confess to Christ Jesus all that we fine in our heart. For if we don't confess our sins to Jesus, and we take it unworthy, Jesus will judge us and chasten us here now on earth, because we did search our heart and confess our sins, we ate and drank damnation on to our self.

     As Christians, we look on to Christ Jesus body and His blood as lifesaving. Jesus's body was broken by rips in his skin, from the wiping, hitting, all the abuse that was given to Him, the pain of the crown of thorns push in to his head, then lead through the town to the hill to be nail to the cross, then being hung there for all to see and make joke at and cured at, then being stabbed in the side so him blood and water ran out, put in the tomb for three days, as he went to hell, then rose to be seated on the right hand of God to judge us. Only through the spilled blood of Jesus can our sin be was away. But first we have to find our sin in our heart, confess it to Jesus. So His Holy Blood can wash them all away.

     When we don't take His Communion in respect to Him, we are damning our self. I took time before writing this. I look in other bibles, not one of them used the were damnation in, as 1Cor 11:29. they used other word that sound bad but still play it down. If you are not using the King James Bible, look it up and see what word it used. Then look up the different meaning of those words. I know the meaning will be close but not as bad.

     We take communion to show respect to Jesus and for His body and Blood, the only way we could ever be with God. Was Jesus death. Jesus took all are abused for our sins. Please take this time to search your heart, confess your sins, There are only two kind of people on earth now. Sinners and sinners forgiven by grace.

 

God Bless

Rev. Dale

 

Faith or Religion?

 

     When you are ask about your believes, do you have more region or do you more faith? As I talk to people, I hear how some talk about their religion. You may ask me what is the difference. Their is a lot of difference between them.

     Religion is any specific system of belief, worship, conduct, often involving a code of ethics and philosophy;

     Faith is complete trust, confidence, or reliance of something.

     Now you can see the two are different. Christ Jesus came to teach us the difference and to learn to have total faith in Him. Jesus broke the old ways of the Jewish laws, Because we could never keep them. Now we have different churches making their own rules on how to get saved, or what you can or can not do. I am not saying you have free range to do as you want, no not at all.

     But through the faith of Christ Jesus, you will want to follow His ways. Those can be found in the King James Bible, and those Preachers, Minster, Reverend, or leaders who use the King James Bibles. Only Gods word can lead you to follow God. So as you listen to your Preacher, Minster, Reverend, or leader, Follow what he reading and telling you, so later on you can look up what he said and reread it, to under stand it better.

      Religion is made by man and we know that man's ways are not God's way. Each religion may start out with good intentions. God sent Jesus to us to make it easy for all of us to be saved, and follow His teaching. It is human nature to want to make thing hard. We feel if we are not losing out on something, or being punish, then it cant not be right.

     Jesus died to bring us to be with God to make it easy for us. The Holy Spirit is what Christ Jesus give us once we confess Spirit help us grow in the word of God, Only through hearing and reading can we grow learn more about God, and His ways, we need both.

     No religion is going to get you to heaven, only one way is going to get you there! Faith in Christ Jesus, the one true son of God. Christ Jesus died for ALL the world's sins, that means yours and mine. I beg you now, Please see if you are following is the Faith of Christ Jesus, or the religion of man and of the word.

 

If I can help you please call or E-mail me.

God Bless

Reverend Dale Merchant.

 

Same sex marriage is wrong.

 

     I have been ask what will I do when someone come up and wants me to marriage them, being of same sex. I have pray about this and talk it over with myself. The question is how far will I stand up for God. I preach that I stand on God's word, the King James Bible. So I have to do as it tell me to.

     2timothy 3:1-4

     1) This I know also, that in the last days perilous time shall come.

     2) For men shall be loves of their own selves, covetous, boaster, proud, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

     3) With out natural affection, truce breaker, false accuser, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

     4) Traitors, heady, highminded, Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;

 

Romans 1:24

     24) Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lust of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.

 

     Now I stand on the word of God, marriage between same sex people is wrong. So I cannot marriage them. I can not see how other Christians go along with it. When you accept Jesus Christ in your heart, you are also accepting to follow God's word.

 

Jude 7)

     Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set foth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

 

     Just because you say are a Christian, and go to God's house, do many good works, does not make you follower of God. A true follower read and follows God word. I agree no one can do it to the letter, but you will know from the Holy Spirit in you that you are doing something wrong.

     Please take this time now and pray for God to search your heart for the truth of His word, and what and where you are going as you follow our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

God Bless

Rev. Dale

 

Where is your Leader, leading you?

 

     Today I would like to talk to you about some of the so called leaders we have in our churches out there. To get a better idea on what a leader should be like. To start you need to read Titus; it's is a short book, only 3 chapter, but full of do's and don'ts.

     I believe everything in the King James Bible, the whole thing, so if it's in there, it has to be true. Leaders are to preach God's word. (No more and No less). In this book there are rules for all the leaders of God to follow by. No matter if you call yourself a preach, reverend, minister, or another title you or others have gave you. We are to stick to only what's in the Bible, and act the way it tells us to.

     As a leader we have a special responsibility to lead, teach, help, and keep people close to the Lord Jesus Christ. I said we have a special responsibility to others, Not that any leader is special. For Jesus Christ told us in the bible, we are servants to others.

     Because we are put in that position, I believe God will judge us harder. For if we teach to gratified ourselves. We are leading people away from God. We who are preaching must remember God and Jesus first, then The people, then we are last.

     Just as in a family, the Dad is head of the house, but being the head means, you have to make sure all the rest in that house hold are taken care of. So you see, you end up being the servant of the members of the house hold.

     It is up to you to keep your leader on track too. Study the Bible, take notes of what he tells you, then double check him. If you have questions ask him, he should be more then happy to answer them. I know I am, it show me there are people listening. Plus it make me stay on track with the Bible, knowing that people are watching and taking notes.

     It is getting hard to find good leader that preach and follow the King James Bible. With all the new versions out there, but if your preacher can't get you to understand the bible, or you find he is leading you somewhere else, it is time find a better preacher. You only have one life, don't blow it on someone who make you feel good about yourself, and don't show you your mistakes.

     Jesus Christ is the only way to God. There is no other way to be saved. No preacher, or leader can save you, they can only help you find the way to God. So if you think you have a special preacher of leader of your church, great, but if he's not leading you to God through Jesus Christ. He is wrong, and leading you to Hell, so he not so special after all.

 

God Bless

Reverend Dale Merchant