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The Pre-eminence of Jesus

By admin on May 7, 2025 |

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He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14. in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  16.For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in ALL THINGS  He (Jesus) may have preeminence. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:13-19).

Preminence means first place. No one should call him a ‘second person’ because he has preeminence in ALL things. Preeminence as to his deity, supremacy, sovereignity and person. He has pre-eminence in all things. He has preeminence because all of deity dwells full in him. He therefore has all the ability of God all the wisdom of God and all the power of God.

Christ the image of God
God is Spirit that is invisible hence he has no visible feet hands etc ‘image’ no likeness or No one like him. but Christ… ‘We note accordingly (1) that the word “image” (like the word “form,”Philippians 2:6,7) is used in the New Testament for real and essential embodiment, as distinguished from mere likeness.’ (Ellicotts). No one like him, hence he is the image of the invisible God or he is God himself.

Gods person was the beginning of all creation
Rev 3;14 the beginning of creation The person of the Lord is unbegotten uncreated and from everlasting to everlasting he is God. Christ is the visible representation of the invisible God, the Firstborn and Lord of all creation. (WEYMOUTH)

The first born of every creature
This is not a reference to ‘the Son of God’ This verse is telling us that the first bron is the invisdible God, who became flesh. (son). He is the firstborn, the first one who existed the self existing one, not born of another. and that he made peace through his blood. The only begotten ion John1:14 is not the Son born of Mary But Jehovah. Col 1:15

Christ has all preeminence.
Why because the fulness of all deity dwells in him.
He hath declared him. ‘ He’ ekinos He and He alone. He and only he can declare him. He and only he can manifest him. He and he alone can be him. The pronouin is emphatic. Jesus alone is the revelation and revealer of God. Jesus is the light, life and and begotten Son ‘ekinois’
In him was life (1;) and and from him comes all life. The word life is described 17 times as eternal ‘aionions‘ life by John in his gospel of the life. from him ‘eternity’ gets its energy. He is the bread from heaven, the ‘living bread’ or ‘the bread of life’ and from him all life gets his energy. All sustenance, food, energy and life comes from him he is the living bread. that feeds all men LIFE!

The logos, God’s own voice. establishes nations, declares all things to be, calls worlds into existence, calls hidden things into visibility. systems and intelligences, all things imagines spoken and thought by himself into being and to comprehend the life of Christ is to comprehend the life of GOD.

Christ the Light
Light is the main theme of Johns gospel and in verse four after declaring Jesus the logos or the mind thought will and intelligence of God he declares him to be the light. John the Baptist called himself the lamp later he calls himself a voice (John1:23) while Jesus is called the light, a light gives light only after it has been lit. but Christ was always, form the beginning of the world, the light of the world and the light of life.  (John 8:12 Psalm 27:1).

 

 

Religious Rules & Rituals or Redemption

By admin on October 26, 2025 |

Gospel Sermons

RULES, RITUALS

Why prayer religiously five times a day, Why repent over and over as if God does not take notice of your prayers. Do you really think God is honoured when we sacrifice like this?
The truth is you can never pray enough, you can never fast enough, you can never do enough good deeds for others to earn you way into God’s good book! These things are what religion tells us and yes religion would not be religion without these religious duties performed over and over and over again seeking to God get attention.

Religious works dot make a man better sometimes they make him bitter. I was talking to a Muslim some ytars ago who told me that he was fed up with Islam he said I’ve prayer many times a day to All for over 25 years and he’s never answered my prayers! He was angry frustrated and felt betrayed by his book!

Jesus offers a solution

Look what Jesus said to the religious. ‘But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.’ (Matthew 23:27). You think that by praying long prayers repeating yourself over and over you make yourself religious.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. (Matthew23:27,28).

Jesus offers a solution, He came to change the system. the cross and his death were the ultimate sacrifice, all other sacrifices were to cease being made by the jews and his followers. He was the ultimate sacrifice and final sacrifice according to the prophets before him.

(Hebrews 10:1- 4) “The law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.”

REDEMPTION

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us
The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.” 13Christredeemedusfromthecurseof the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written:“ Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.… (Galatians 3:13,14).

Once for All: Jesus has sacrificed himself once and for all. His sacrifice is a superior one. because his holiness is a superior holiness and his way is a new way. Unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Covenant, his sacrifice is eternal  Hebrews 10:10 affirms, “And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”

Perfect and Complete: Christ’s sacrifice fulfilled all the requirements of the law, none of us by sacrificing day in and day out can do this His blood is greater than the blood of berasts because he alone is holy and without sin.  Hebrews 10:14 states, “For by a single offering He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”

Should we pray, yes! but we pray, tythe, go to Gods house, YES! but we do these things out of devotion not out of duty, It’s a love walk! Salvation is God’s gift of righteousness. its a gift that cannot be earned only given. our own righteousness is as filthy rags, God’s righteousness is what we need and its free to the repentant.   For if by the trespass of one man death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive and abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ’  (Romans 5:17).

 

Pulpit Cleanup

By admin on October 24, 2025 |

Gospel Sermons

When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said of him, “Here is a true Israelite in whom there is no guile.” (John 1:47)

The word “guile” is translated “deceit” in NASB. “Covetous” in INT (Biblos Interlinear Bible). in English “guile.”  “Trickery” as in Matt 26:4. or “craft” as in a method they used to capture Jesus and put him to death. The word describes one who uses “methods” “craftiness” to lure his prey or again one whose trade “craft” or employment it is to lure use “the faith” as a means of personal gain and benefit. or one who uses religion to advance their own self interest.

Cares, Snares and The evil of Guile!

PULPIT CLEANUP.

Christianity, I prefer to say the faith once delivered as there is a difference between today’s Christianity and the “faith once delivered.” The faith of those of “the way” was in serving him, the Lord. Denial of yourself and taking up ones cross. Self had died, self must die. Selfish ambition personal ideals of success must die for it in in death we find our life and that life is most characterised by us revealing him. The gain we have then is Christlikeness and eternal life.

The word “Guile in the Greek means “deceit” “bait” or “snare.” its what happens when we are lulled by the media and Hollywood into a state where we think that we too have to be like the world in order to be seen as a success. Its when we embrace their ideas, “guile” and smile that we begin to contaminate our core being.

I saw a young preacher the other day, he had come to UK and was enjoying it too. He was enjoying the attention and played to the crowd, he boasted of his Lamborghini and how a teacher once told him that an entire class of children wanted to be a prophet like him when they grew up. He strutted the platform, arrogantly commanded folks to come forward, he had an air of brazenness that was rooted in arrogance.

Since when have we the right to talk abruptly and disrespectfully to folks under the disguise of authority?  Success, style, pulpit theatrics, showmanship, shouting, ranting and raving, trademarks of the carnal, the self motivated and the self proclaimed prophet, luring young people into performance preaching, entertainment church, no humility and all self. The anointing is not arrogant or rude or self promoting ( 1Cor 14). If we have not love we are a sounding cymbal. Go home preacher learn respect and what it means to love others first then when self has been conquered enter the pulpit.

As Charles Spurgeon states,  “Depart from evil,”.. Go away from it. Not merely take your hands off  but yourself off…  “seek peace”.. not merely prefer it, but with zeal and care promote it.”

When I see arrogance in the pulpit its because of “Guile” in a man’s soul.  When I see rage in the pulpit and pastors getting ticked off with members and correcting them unnecessarily in public, its because of anger in the soul that they have contacted and contracted from the world. A spirit has got on them, a spirit of “guile” and they know it not. Preacher, don’t being your demons to church.

Guile is a contractual disease. As a young revival preacher in America in the nineties, my friend who is my Pastor in US told me “Paul, there are men who when they come to America go to certain cities and leave as a different person. There are spirits in cities that as younger them that spirit there, enters you. You can go to Philadelphia or California and go home different. I’ve seen preachers who go to America the next minute they are in UK making up multiple offerings that let for twenty minutes, “We need ten people to give one thousand pound we need ten people to give five hundred.. ” they are “beguiled” by wandering spirits, easily seduced and swayed by glitz and the gold and some the girls too.

Who has “beguiled” you? said Paul, “bewitched” you, “put a spell on you!” (Gal 3:1) Beware of seducing spirits that reside in uncommon places that attract your soul even when you have Godly intentions in it. As men and missionaries we must go with pure intentions not intentions that suggest we go there for personal gain. If you are going to going a foreign country, go there for God! Yes God, not for gold or glitz, but God.

Jesus saw Nathaniel under a fig tree, not a city, as I wondered what then is the significance of the fig tree? Remember that when Adam and Eve sinned, they used the leaves of the fig tree to cover up their nakedness (Gen 3:7). Just like men who used the ministry to cover up theirs. But Nathaniel was found by Jesus by the fig tree. God help us to be found by the fig tree. I need that covering, I need don’t you! God find me in that place where I realise that I’m exposed without your covering, fnd me at the fig tree.

In him was no guile!

My final point, I judge myself in this. God has been showing me that “public performance is no cover up for a mind that is far from God.” Let me explain. I noticed that over a few weeks I began to think more and more on my troubles when we were in praise and worship. God got my attention when I realised that God knew my heart and that although I had lifted hands and sang the words of the songs, my problems and not God was the thing that was really on my mind. Yes “guile” was at work in me. I repented and decided to worship God with my mind as wells my soul. Now i’m enjoying church better. I go to church for one thing to worship him, If I’m preaching its to exalt him. Self can’t live in pew or pulpit. self must die!

PRAY WITH ME: What was said about Nathaniel Lord, I would love to hear you say that about me. “In him was no guile” Create in me a clean heart Lord and renew a right spirit within me!”
Amen.

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Fake Gospel Alternatives

By admin on October 24, 2025 |

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; (Hebrews 12:2).

AI is not the author of my salvation no matter how intelligent it may sound. A quick fix write up by AI is not me telling my story, its a computer. I can tell my own story and so can you. In fact the real will always oud do the fake. If you havn’t got time to tell it then it’s not worth hearing about!

We live in a day of copycat goods, imported copycats. I love buying American caps amid other things American and could not believe the fact that when the goods arrived they had a made in China tag on them. Now to me if its not made in America then its not American. When I first went to Texas in 94 i went to the Waco Mall and bought a few novelties to bring back home with me, you can imagine my disappointment when again I saw the made in China tag on a black leather bike jacket with an American flag on it. Nothing wrong with made in China except the fact that the product that looks American is not American

I think the same thing with the gospel these days, the gospel of salvation is not made in heaven, O folks preach it as the gospel, label it as the gospel, offer it on the 123 raise your hand.. here’s your free gift! special offer to you!

Its not authentic, I’e its brand is not BIBLE. its source is foreign. The roman road product, comes form the money makers of Rome the roman road they call it, the roman road to salvation. How do I know because the tag tells me so. The tag line! If I told you its a fake because it does not have the qualities that come with an authentic salvation as found in acts. Repent and be baptised EVERY ONE OF YOU in the name of Jesus for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Its a fake brand mass produced gospel. and the product is accursed Galatians 1:8 ‘But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.’

I don’t want to sell cheap foreign imports and neither do I want to make a watered down version of the the gospel just to get you into my church. I want you saved the Jesus way John 3:5, the apostles way Acts 2:38 and 42. in fact its the only way a man can be saved. Authored and authorised by Jesus! that means he made it with his blood, purchased it with his life, produced it with his death and gave it to us in his resurrection. Heavenly made… the Jesus brand gospel.

Paul

Modern Day Idolatry in the House of the Lord

By admin on October 10, 2025 |

Gospel Sermons

Thou shalt have no other Gods but me (Exodus 20:3)
Thou shalt not make any graven image (Exodus 20:4)
God calls idolatry blasphemy!
The true God is invisible making a god which one can see is therefore idolatry. When man makes an idol that he can see, an idol that pleases his senses Whether these man made images of wood or stone or glass being a Cathedral of in a paupers home, idols are forbidden. My glory will not give to another neither my praise to graven images (Isaiah 43:8). the worship of idols is spiritual adultery (Ezekiel 23:37).

Engraven image.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 8They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. (Exodus 32:7-10).

ENGRAVEN IMAGE. One engraved in wood stone or any other material. that which is engraved in the mind and heart. I’ve heard it many times. We believe in the One God yes their statement of faith and heart held belief is that God is three and three in one. The trinity is therefore an engraved image  forbidden by the Lord. we should ask ourselves why our  church is not blessed. The reason is this we have an idol in our hearts and doctrine and preaching! A doiuble standard, calling God one yet doctrinally in our thinking and praying and teaching he is three in one, which is two more than one. Double idolatry in the house of God

Thy sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god (Psalm 16:4)

England today is enslaved in roman practices, the roman way to salvation and the worship of roman images in the church of Rome and her daughters, yes in the church. Shiloh where God set his name, (Jeremiah 7:12) in his house, yet he was moved to jealousy by their ENGRAVEN images Lord deliver us from idolotrous practices and places. (Psalm 78:58). When God heard their blasphemy he was wroth and forsoke the place (Psalm 78:59,60).

Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not her plagues (Rev 18:4).