Jesus: Fear Not!

 

Date: Sunday, March, 28 2021

Message: Jesus:  Fear Not!

Entry: Today, Palm Sunday, 2021

Lord, in recent days the country has been overrun by evil, senseless acts of violence, hate, murder and racism from New York to Atlanta and San Francisco to Los Angeles. In the early hours of this morning you foresee that the lawlessness rampant now is only the "tip of the iceberg."  There will be more forthcoming in an escalating manner. Then you spoke and said, "Fear not! Do not be overcome by fear."

Brother Joseph +

Jesus said of the last days, “Because in those days, lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” Matthew 24:12

Jesus came to the disciples in the early morning, walking towards them on the water. But when they saw him walking through the storm and waves, they were terrified, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear.  But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, ‘Fear not! Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.’   Matthew 14:25-27

 

Power of Pride Vs. Power of Humility

 

Date: Sunday, April 8, 2012

Message: Power of Pride Vs. Power of Humility

Entry: Easter Sunday 2012

Lord, you took from the Garden of Eden the original sin of pride and turned it upside down and inside out through your cross and resurrection.  By the cross you showed us that the power of pride does not work. You modeled a new power by becoming the least, broken, suffering, poor and ultimately, the humble.  You showed us that the power of humility is the opposite of the power of pride.  You single-handedly redeemed all of humankind from its original sin of haughtiness and arrogance that separated us from God and from each other. Until you modeled a new way, we were enemies of one another and of God.

Lord, therefore God has highly exalted you and bestowed upon you the name that is above every other name.  By the resurrection you defined a different kind of power. One that is not based on manipulation, deceit and authoritative control of others.  No, you showed that although you are all-powerful, your muscle does not come from a place of pride but is born out of humility and brokenness.

Lord, thank you for speaking to us this Easter message.

Brother Joseph + 

"Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at. But rather he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human likeness, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. Therefore God highly exalted him bestowing upon him the name that is above every other name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee must bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue proclaim to the glory of God the Father, that Jesus Christ is Lord." Philippians 2:5-11

How could anyone not know of these events having led us up to the soon second coming of Christ?

 

Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021

Message: How could anyone not know of these events having led us up to the soon second coming of Christ?

Time: 02:00

Lord, its 2:00am and you have granted a vision of members of the Church discussing the recent past, present and future.  I see Protestants and Catholics in a large hall reminiscing recent events in history.  One person reminds the group of 100s of 1,000s of deaths in WWI and WWII.  Another recounts the millions killed in the holocaust.  Other individuals discuss the founding of Israel as a State in 1948. Others remind everyone of the world-wide impact and millions of deaths caused by of Covid19. Others warned of what is to come. Lastly, like on the Road to Emmaus, another asks, “How could anyone not know of  these events having led us up to the soon Second Coming of Christ?”

Brother Joseph +

One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?" "What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people."   Luke 24:18