FROM PENTECOST UNTIL TODAY: THE ONE MESSAGE THAT SAVES!

THE MESSAGE DISCIPLES ARE TO SHARE!

Luke 24:44-48 - And He (Jesus) said unto them, These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning Me.  Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:  and that repentance (Greek:  metanoia - the changing of one's mind) and remission (Greek:  aphesis - forgiveness; pardon) of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  And ye are witnesses of these things.

THE MESSAGE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD!

Acts 2:37-38 - Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?  Then Peter said unto them, Repent (Greek:  metanoeo - change your way of thinking), and be baptized (a testimony of your faith) every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for (because of) the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 3:19, 26 - Repent ye (Greek:  metanoeo - change your way of thinking) therefore, and be converted (Greek:  epistrepho - turn to God), that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord . . . . Unto you first God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

Acts 17:30-31 - . . . . God . . . . now commands all men every where to repent (Greek:  metanoeo - change your way of thinking):  because He has appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that man (Jesus) Whom He has ordained; whereof He has given assurance unto all men, in that He has raised Him from the dead.

Acts 20:20-21 - And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance (Greek:  metanoia - the changing of one's mind) toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 26:19-20 - Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:  but showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent (Greek:  metanoeo - change your way of thinking) and turn to God (Greek:  epistrepho - turn to God), and do works meet for (Greek:  axias - befitting) repentance.

ONE'S MIND IS CHANGED BY THE WORD OF GOD!

Romans 10:17 - So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 - Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved . . . . For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures....

BELIEVE IN THE JESUS OF THE BIBLE,

AND YOU WILL BE SAVED!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: DISPENSATIONS!

GENESIS 1:1 - 3:6 - THE DAYS OF THE INNOCENT!  

Genesis 2:16-17 - And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:  but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it:  for in the day that you eat thereof  you shall surely die.

GENESIS 3:6 - 9:1 - THE PRE-FLOOD VEGANS!

Genesis 6:21 - And take unto you of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to you; and it shall be for food for you, and for them (the animals).

GENESIS 9:2 - LEVITICUS 11:1 - THE POST-FLOOD GENTILE MENU!

Genesis 9:2-3 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moves upon the earth, and upon all the fish of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.  Every moving thing that lives shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

LEVITICUS 11:1 - TODAY - THE DAYS OF THE JEWISH MENU!

Leviticus Chapter Eleven lists the restrictions from eating certain land animals, certain fowl, and certain sea creatures.

ACTS 10:9 - TODAY - THE DAYS OF THE CHURCH MENU! 

Acts 10:9-16 - On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:  and he became very hungry, and would have eaten:  but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:  wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.  And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.  And the voice spoke unto him again the second time, What God has cleansed, that call not common.  This was done three times:  and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

REVELATION 20:1-15 - CLUES ON THE MILLENNIUM MENU!

Isaiah 11:6-7 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.  And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together:  and the lion shall eat straw like the ox (much like prior to the Genesis flood).

Ezekiel 47:9-10 - And it shall come to pass, that every thing that lives, which moves, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live:  and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither:  for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river come.  And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

WHEN STUDYING THE BIBLE, CONTEXT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!

JUST AS MAN'S MENU VARIES IN DIFFERENT DISPENSATIONS, SO

DOES GOD'S INSTRUSTIONS; TODAY, GOD INSTRUCTS US TO ACCEPT
 JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

PERIOD!!!!!!!

JESUS IS GOD!

JESUS KNEW ONLY GOD IS TO BE WORSHIPPED!

Matthew 4:10 - Then said Jesus unto him, Get (go away), Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.

Luke 4:8 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get behind Me, Satan:  for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.

JESUS DID NOT REJECT THE WORSHIP OF MEN!

Matthew 2:2, 8, 11 - (The wise men came) saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews?  For we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him. . . . And (Herod) sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when you have found Him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship Him also. . . . And when (the wise men) were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him:  and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 8:2 - And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if You will it, You can make me clean.

Matthew 9:18 - While (Jesus) spoke these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is even now dead:  but come and lay Your hand upon her, and she shall live.

Matthew 14:33 - Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped Him, saying, Of a truth You are the Son of God.

Matthew 15:25 - Then came (a woman of Canaan) and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, help me.

Matthew 20:20 - Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping Him, and desiring a certain thing of Him.

Matthew 28:9, 17 - And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him. . . . And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted.

Mark 5:6 - But when (the man with an unclean spirit) saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped Him.

Luke 24:52 - And (His disciples) worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

John 9:38 - And he said, Lord, I believe.  And he worshipped Him.

JESUS ACCEPTS WORSHIP BECAUSE HE IS GOD!

Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel (Hebrew spelling).

Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:  and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Matthew 1:23 - Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel (Greek spelling), which being interpreted is, God with us.

John 1:1, 14 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Philippians 2:5-8 - Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:  and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Colossians 1:15-17 - (Jesus,) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:  for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:  and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.

Hebrews 1:1-3 - God, who at sundry (various) times and in divers manners (different ways) spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, Whom He has appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made the worlds; Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.

JESUS IS KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS!

WORSHIP AND SERVE HIM FROM TODAY FORWARD!

HYPOCRITES AND FOOLS!

 THE BIBLE CALLS SOME PEOPLE HYPOCRITES!

Matthew 6:2 - People who brag about giving to the poor.

Matthew 6:5 - People who pray so that others hear and think they are spiritual.

Matthew 6:16 - People who fast and act overwhelmed by hunger.

Matthew 15:4-9 - People who care for their parents for their own glory.

Matthew 22:15-22 - People who pretend to seek advice with a motive to find fault.

Matthew 23:15 - People who attempt to make others their disciples instead of Christ's.

Matthew 23:23 - People who are legalistic about the letter of the Law, but fail to recognize the spirit of the Law; such as being just and merciful.

Matthew 23:25-27 - People who appear to be holy, but filled with sinful and evil thoughts.

Matthew 23:29 - People who publicly honor others, while being a racist bigot inside.

1 John 4:20 - People who say they love God, while hating their neighbor.

THE BIBLE CALLS SOME PEOPLE FOOLS!

Psalm 14:1; 53:1 - People who deny the existence of God are fools.

Psalm 92:5-6 - People who are not in awe at God's creation.

Proverb 10:8 - People who ignore God's Word, but love to hear themselves talk.

Proverb 10:18 - People who pretend to care but who slander the person.

Proverb 12:15 - People who think they are always right and are unteachable.

Proverb 26:11 - People who continue to return to their bad habits.

Proverb 28:26 - People who are led by their emotions instead of wisdom.

Matthew 7:26 - People who hear the Lord's will, but refuse to obey Him.

Luke 12:16-20; James 4:13-16 - People who think tomorrow is guaranteed.

Titus 3:9 - People who delight in arguing about spiritual things.

WHILE BELIEVERS ARE CERTAINLY NOT FOOLS;

YET, WE ARE ALL DEFINITELY HYPOCRITES!

Romans 7:15-25 - We constantly struggle with our own lusts and desires.

Philippians 1:6; 2:13 - God has only just begun making us like His Only Begotten Son!

1 John 3:2 - God will not finish transforming us until we actually see Jesus.

WE TRUST GOD FOR OUR SALVATION;

WE SHOULD ALSO TRUST HIM WHO

HAS SEALED US UNTIL WE SEE HIM!