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      The Gospel of salvation is for both the individual person and for the whole world. Jesus spoke to a ruler of the Jews named Nicodemus, and He told him of this truth about salvation: "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God...Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit...And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (Jn. 3:1-16, excerpt).      Jesus spoke about how each person must be changed, or be born again by the Spirit of God, in order to enter into the kingdom of God, which is Spirit. Nicodemus pretended that he did not understand what Jesus was speaking about, but Jesus knew that he did.      In His discussion with Nicodemu...

      God is the God of all, and the Gospel is for the whole world. This is especially true in these times of wickedness: "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come." (Mt. 24:12-13). Only by Christ in us will we be able to endure this time of abundant iniquity. The Bible has been translated into every language of the world, and many people of various nationalities and religions are having visions of Jesus.      The true Gospel of Jesus Christ, "who gave Himself for our sins that He might deliver us from this evil world," is so important to the whole world that the apostle Paul warned the church of other gospels that are false: "I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ into another gospel: Which is...

      Considering what we are seeing on the world stage in this hour and the signs of the end times that are being fulfilled, the command of Jesus to His disciples and to us is to take and preach the Gospel unto all the world. It is called The Great Commission.      In his letter to Timothy, Paul clearly stated the mystery of the Gospel: "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." (1 Tim. 3:16). Paul taught and explained the Gospel using the only scriptures that existed at that time: the Torah and the Prophets. The New Testament did not exist then. The Gospel of Salvation is not just a New Testament teaching. It was spoken of throughout the Hebrew scriptures as well. The importance of preaching the Gospel in these times was also prophesied by Paul: "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that i n ...

       The Psalms will play a large role in this message. We should remember that the Psalms are songs, meant to be sung. Just as we are able to sing along with our favorite popular songs, we should also be that familiar with the Songs inspired by God. They are the soundtrack for our lives.      Psalm 119 says: "Order ( kun - prepare, establish, ready, set, direct, order, fashion, be securely determined, to direct toward, be enduring) my steps in thy word ( 'imra - word, speech, commandment, word of God, Torah): and let not any iniquity have dominion over me...Thy word ( dabar - speech, spoken word) is a lamp ( nir - candle, light, lamp, to glisten) unto my feet ( regel - foot, to endure, journey), and a light ( 'or - morning light, light of day, light) unto my path ( natib - way, path, footpath)." (v. 133, 105, also Ps. 85:12-13 ).      God's Word is the direction for our lives. It is like a user's manual written by the creator of...

      Remaining steadfast in our faith in God and Jesus Christ is the most important part of our walk as a Christian and faith has played a major role in the founding of this ministry from the beginning. Without faith, it is impossible to please God, the scriptures say. Some of the last words of Moses to the Israelites concerned their lack of faith: "Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten the God what formed thee. And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith...I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation." (Deut. 32:21).      The LORD said that He would hide His face from Israel because they had no faith in Him.      The prophet Habakkuk was...

      Both of what we call the Old Testament and the New Testament reveal details about the soon coming day of the Lord, or, as we know it, the return, or second coming, of the Lord. The signs that we see around us in world events and spiritual wickedness indicate that the return of our Lord is very soon.      The prophet Zephaniah wrote: "Hold thy peace at the presence of the LORD God: for the day of the LORD is at hand : for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests...I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil...The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkn...