PASTORAL APPRECIATION MONTH!
Free Gospel Churches of the Apostle’s Doctrine Family and friends, I come before you, this glorious Monday morning with the monumental task of providing Words of Encouragement to a man that I have come to respect and admire, a man that I am glad, in the humblest sense of the Word to call My ‘Spiritual Father” in the Gospel! To First Lady & Senior Pastor [Dr. Shirley M. Green]: any member in their right mind should realize that there would be
The Kingdom of Heaven Suffereth Much Violence!
Q: Dr. Mike, over the years, I’ve heard preachers say that Matthew 11:12 is tell us to “Take back with force, what the Devil has stolen from us!” Is that true? A: [Finally] with gratitude, we’re seeing a number of Christians (with the heart and mindset of the Bereans, who searched the scriptures daily to see if the things that Apostle Paul and others were saying, were true), spend quality time in sacred Scripture, searching for the ‘hidden’ jewels, that are
Life Time Benefits From Diligently Seeking Wisdom
By: Dr. Mike Jones Overview: The Book of Proverbs means what the name implies, a process of collecting short sayings from different places and produced over long periods of time. Simply put, a representation of wisdom derived from everyday experience. It’s also a representation of wholesome advice about the way a person should live in order to attain a happy and satisfactory life. Purpose of the book is found in Chapter 1:5-6, “I want those already wise to become wiser and become
DISAPPOINTMENTS THAT NEW CHRISTIANS FACE!
SOME DISAPPOINTMENTS NEW CHRISTIANS FACE By: Dr. Mike Jones One of the greatest joys that I’ve ever witnessed, is seeing new converts come to Christ and their immediate zeal that follows. However, not all new believers grow as they should. Jesus expressed this scenario in the Parable of the Sower, found in Luke 8:5-15, “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.
HAVING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE!!!
HAVING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE Dr. Mike Jones Are YOU aware that ‘Gratitude’ shifts your mindset – Think on whatever is of a good report. And are YOU aware that ‘Gratitude’ is contagious – You can affect others by your attitude. Scripture says, “But the hour come and now is, when true worshippers will worship the Father in Spirit and Truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and
A FATHER’S LOVE!!!
A FATHER'S LOVE! By: Dr. Mike Jones Statistically, there’s a great need for a father’s love in the earth realm. For example, 64% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes; 90% of all homeless and run-away children are from fatherless homes; 80% of rapists with displaced anger comes from fatherless homes; and the list goes on-and-on. The glorious [LOVE] attributes of God the Father is the perfect example of what we as Christian fathers should be imitating. Dr. Paul Vitz, who is a
WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS!
THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS! (Matthew 25:1-13) Dr. Mike Jones The parable of "The Wise And Foolish Virgins" has important lessons to be learned: especially about the Second Coming of the Lord, and we need to be watchful for that great event! What are the key elements in the Parable? Ten virgins (5 wise & 5 foolish) go out with lamps to await the arrival of the bridegroom. But 5 of them, their oil is running out and the bridegroom is soon to
WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF ME?
By: Dr. Mike Jones "WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF ME?" What the Lord requires of US in the New Testament is very similar to what He required of Israel, when they became a nation of His people. What God requires and what some might think are two different things: some might think that all the Lord requires is the observance of certain rituals - like attending church on Sunday(s), and if I do this, God is going to bless ME with 'stuff.'
THE SAMARITANS’ RELIGION!
By: Dr. Mike Jones "THE SAMARITANS' RELIGION" We often talk about the parable of the ‘Good Samaritan,’ in Luke’s Gospel (10:25-37): but in the Old Testament, there was a time when the kingdom of Israel was divided into two Kingdoms – the Northern Kingdom (Israel/Samaria) and the Southern Kingdom (Judah). And at that time, the people of Samaria weren’t considered (by God), to be the ‘good Samaritans. The characteristics of these people here in 2 Kings 17:24-41 - too closely resembles what’s going
A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST HAS THREE “LOVES!”
By: Dr. Mike Jones A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST HAS THREE "LOVES!" In Matthew 28:19-20 where we find the Great Commission, Jesus wanted His apostles to make disciples! "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." A disciple is a learner/a follower,