From John Collins Ministries:
Pastor John feels it is time to show the world how far from Christianity we have gotten. He wants to change the face of Christianity and make it mean something! If you do not understand what this means, let me explain it to you.
Today we have people who do not want to go to church for
very good reasons! There are the
"church hurt" people. Church
hurt means someone who was hurt by their church. This could be someone who turned to their
church for help and was turned away. It
could mean someone who was judged in church, felt pushed away or uncomfortable
within their church or disagrees with everything going on inside of their
church. How do you take a church hurt
person and get them to trust in a church again?
At one time, it was very respectful to be a Christian. Today, it is not cool to be a Christian
because look how bible thumping Christians behave! They think they are holier than thou, better
than others, quote bible scripture out of one side while the other side behaves
like a fool and hypocrite. People like
to claim they are a Christian and their actions speak otherwise. In fact, some people run from those who claim
they are Christians. If you are a true
Christian, there is no need to brag or state it because your actions will prove
it (one way or the other).
THE DARKNESS
Let’s take a look at the Catholic Church. How do you trust that your child can attend a
catholic school or church without your supervision? You can't and it is being proven over and
over. The molestation that happens on a
daily basis is not subsiding. Once it
was swept under the rug but today it is coming out more and more. Even with the news being publicized, the
priests are still continuing down this dark satanic path.
THE PROSPERITY DOCTRINE
Take a look at the doctrine being preached by preachers all
over the world. The one you will see on
T.V. at any time of the day is the prosperity doctrine. When did Jesus tell us to preach for money? Who said it was okay to take payment for
prayer? This is wrong on so many
levels. It just makes me sick! Damnation is a very scary word that these
preachers must not understand!
SO WHAT HEALS US?
So what heals us? It
is simple, our faith through Jesus Christ and our trust in the one and only
true God, the Almighty! NOT A MAN ON A
PULPIT claiming to have magical powers. They might as well get their crystal
ball out and pretend to speak in tongues to it!
Come on people! Don't be so ignorant to believe that a sinful man can
heal your sickness. It doesn't work like
that, never has and nowhere in the bible does it say it does! One of the greatest scriptures to support
this is the woman in the bible that bled for many years, touched the cloak of
Jesus and he turned to her to say "Woman, your FAITH has healed
you". How great are those words!
So you say you are a Christian but others will judge you.
They will point the finger at you and say you're not politically correct. Why can a Christian not stand for what is
written in the Holy Bible and not be criticized? There is an answer. Jesus said we can be
persecuted for our belief. Matthew 5:10
- 11 "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of
evil against you falsely for my sake." The beatitudes are wonderful and
tell us what will happen. Are we willing
to endure the persecution, and at what cost?
According to Pastor John, if he had to base Christianity
upon what he sees and hears on T.V., radio, and in church, he would NOT be
one! Most people wouldn't be one with
these outlets as their guidelines. Pick
up the Holy Bible and figure out what you believe, not what someone else tells
you to believe. That someone else is not
going to stand beside you and take the heat when you are asked by God on your
final day "why did you do this".
The face of Christianity needs a face lift! Remove the evil and replace with our one true
God, His laws, His will, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is that simple!
Pastor John Collins feels that there is a great need in the
United States to get away from the prosperity gospel, to get priorities
right, that there is no price to be put on a soul. Each person is
precious and deserves to hear the word of God in its entirety and without it
being watered down. Pastor John Collins is available to travel to speak
to churches or groups for this sermon series. He can be reached through John Collins Ministries, www.johncollinsministries.com.
