"Remember your first Love."

We all know people who have drifted away from the faith who blame it on how they were treated by fellow Christians -- especially pastors and those in leadership. A bitter root took hold of their hearts and soon they perceived the church as a sham and it reflected on their view of Christ.

Also, many of us have been told that we are the ones who have closed the door of salvation to others because we were dogmatic in our shining the light of Scripture upon their faulty thinking.

Recently a Christian-turned-atheist told me on a blog discussion that he rejected the faith because of people like me who reflect the sort of talk our Master used. In other words, we're right and everyone else is wrong.

He was pointing the finger at everyone but himself for his rejection of God. I challenged the new atheist with a verse that really sent him into a rage:

“For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed." - John 3:20

To those who have been falsely accused of being the cause of others not to receive the grace of God -- just stop it. It is not your fault. You may be their excuse to continue walking in darkness, but each person is accountable for his/her own position with their Maker.

And to those who are angry at professing Christians who have hurt you-- do not harden your heart. If you do, you lose. Is it the church that you committed your life to, or was it Jesus? Did you fall in love with Jesus - or some group of believers you thought would dispel your loneliness?

Put no one between you and the LORD Christ Jesus. When your eyes are fully upon Him and you love Him from the depths of your being, ain't no one gonna be able to get between you and your First Love.

There's enough blame to go around for those who are looking for a scapegoat for their own dark hearts. Your faith will be tested -- don't fail the test.

Set your heart of the beauty of the LORD. Keep your eyes on the Prize. His coming for us is near.

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
- James 4:8

"Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent."
- Rev 2:4-5

Weinergate and the Attempted Coup of the Antichrist

This presidential election has turned out to be the ultimate in spiritual warfare as Wikileaks reveals a satanic conspiracy in the top echelons of our government. More and more emails are being released giving us a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the immorality and demonic nature of those in the Clinton campaign. Hillary's right-hand-girl and co-chairman, Huma Abedin and her estranged husband Anthony Weiner whose computer has given access to the 33,000 emails Hillary and her associates thought they destroyed, reveal a couple who have brought in the most vile contacts with pedophilia and occultism.

If you thought that was just a blind oversight on Hillary's part, how is it that her campaign manager John Podesta, whose emails have now surfaced, is a practicing satanist and also one using small children as sex objects and subjects for ritualistic satanic practices? This is showing us just what a tight grip the devil has on our country.

Listen to my podcast in which I lay out the documentation that proves this election is literally a vote between American freedom and global slavery.

Remember: History has shown that Hitler too used the occult arts to get his power to rule -- that was merely a dress rehearsal. If we can block his candidate from ascending the throne, we can once again hold off the powers of darkness -- until we be taken out of the way.

Maranatha!!

 

Dirty Politics

Today I'm trying to stop myself from taking the cares of this world upon myself. This drawn-out election is getting uglier by the minute; it just demonstrates our need for the King of kings. Our modern-day kings are not going to get us out of the mess humanity has made for planet Earth. They simply testify of our need for Jesus to return and rule as a Monarchy.

Pray that God in his grace gives us a David and not a Saul. But recall that neither of those kings were perfect. And if we hold back our vote, awaiting the perfect one -- we might as well not register to vote at all. 

I hate to admit it -- but every election is a vote for the lesser of two evils. Man needs his Redeemer. I remember one president who wowed everyone by referring to himself as a humble born-again peanut farmer and we later discovered his hatred of Israel. 

Then our great movie star president listened to his wife's advice on timing his acts based on her psychic - oh he was such a model of conservative Christian family values.

We were all shocked in the 70s when the Watergate tapes came out and we heard our Republican president throwing all those 'F' bombs out -- we were so naive thinking if a person makes it to the White House s/he must be holier than the rest of us.

Whether November brings us to a time of making America great or a time of war and captivity, we must not take it to heart. We know that our God holds the whole world in His hands. Our safest place is staying in His will. When we walk with Jesus, and commit ourselves to be His instruments to do according to His good pleasure, He will enable us to be His representatives to this lost and dying planet.

No matter who lives on Pennsylvania Avenue, our citizenship is in heaven from which we await our Savior. Maranatha!!

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." 1 Tim 2:1-4

"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. ... But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them." - Heb 11:13-14,16

God's Word is Living

Ever have a verse just pop out at you while spending time in God's Word? How 'bout half a verse?

While reading through First Peter the other day, I got hit with half a verse -- "conduct yourselves throughout THE TIME OF YOUR STAY here in fear;" (1 Pet 1:17b)

So it seems we're just visiting -- on a bad vacation -- anxious to go back home. Peter already told us earlier in the chapter where our home really is -- "to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, RESERVED IN HEAVEN for you." (vs. 4)

In the next chapter, Peter calls us 'sojourners and pilgrims' -- as throughout both his epistles, he underscores our heavenly citizenship. It is awesome to just meditate on these things. It puts everything in perspective.

Only you, my born-again, Spirit-filled, brothers and sisters can relate to this -- as we regularly see the Word of God come alive in us -- as "a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Heb 4:12)

Professing Christians whose beliefs are merely based on the academics of creeds and systematic theology miss out on the spiritual dimension that God has breathed upon us. Some of them even look down on us, dissing us as mystics and Gnostics, because they can't understand what they do not possess.

That's the opposite extreme of those who chase after signs and wonders and get their reward from lying spirits and doctrines of demons.

We must not lose sight of who we are in Christ Jesus -- stay connected to the Vine. He is not an academic topic -- He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Don't allow denominationalists to quench the Spirit when they criticize what they don't understand -- even if they appear scholarly.

“Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.... But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers 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 truth.The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” (John 4:13-14, 23-26)

"But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.: (Jude 1:17-21)

 

 

"BATTLE LINES ARE BEING DRAWN"

The unprecedented divisions among us are a sign that the time is approaching when the final stand of good against evil is about to be played out. Choose your side.

Religion has always been tolerated as long as it kept its dogmas within the walls of the church on Sundays. It complied for centuries until the last revival (late 60s-70s) and outpouring of God's Spirit gave millions a love for the Word of God that overflowed into the streets. Now the world hates those Christians who dare to quote Scripture in mixed company -- because their deeds are evil and darkness hates the light.

As Jesus forewarned us, they will hate us, but it is not really us they hate, it is Him they hate. Fence-sitters know this and keep their mouths shut so as not to offend anyone. They are the lukewarm of whom Jesus said He would spew out of His mouth.

Just like the believers in the First Century, we are seeing this play out- Matthew 10:32-39

“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.'"

The True Legacy of Jan Crouch

Jan Crouch March 14, 1938 - May 31, 2016

Jan Crouch, 78, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, the largest 'Christian' network on the planet went to her reward this morning after suffering a stroke. TBN has been using the false teaching of the Word/Faith - Give-to-Get - Seed Faith - scheme to con Christians out of their money since 1974.

Jan died with 14 lawsuits pending against her whistle-blower granddaughter, Brittany Crouch Koper, costing TBN donors multiple millions of dollars.

Jan had not spoken to her granddaughter since she was fired as the Chief Financial Officer of TBN in 2011 for insisting that the Crouches follow the laws governing the use of donor money and not siphon it off to boost Matt Crouch's secular movie directing ambitions, among other reported wastes for the Crouches to live extravagantly. 

Brittany had this to say to Jan recently before her stroke.  After Jan's stroke, she and her family, including her father Paul Crouch Jr., were not allowed to know Jan's whereabouts, by the authority of Matt Crouch and TBN attorney cousin John Casoria.

Jan Crouch kissing the signed legal form just signed by ailing Paul Sr, making Matt Crouch (Jan's son via adultery) the heir of the empire when the TBN president was close to death and not at all thinking properly -- was all apparently done to keep Paul Jr. out of TBN. Manipulation inspired from the pit.

 Both Brittany and her dad, Paul Crouch Jr., found out that Jan died by news reports. No one called them and Paul's calls to the TBN lawyers, Colby May and John Casoria (his cousin) were not returned when trying to find his mother's whereabouts.

Paul Crouch Sr's unmarked grave at Pacific View Memorial Park and Mortuary in Corona del Mar, California. But I'll bet Matt will place Jan somewhere near the graves of Aimee Semple McPherson and Kathryn Kuhlman.

Paul Crouch Jr's son Brandon posted this today remembering the grandma he loved - who would not bother seeing him over Jan's dispute with his sister. His only slight was the family he was born into. What does this say about the newly departed?

 Jan's granddaughter had to witness the wickedness of her grandmother up close and personal. Keep Paul Jr's family in your prayers -- there's more hurt here than just the demise of a family member. Here is Brittany's post.

 Paul & Jan Crouch's legacy must not go down in history all white-washed and controlled by million$ lawyers. The truth is ugly but must be told -- if the LORD tarries, it must be known from here on that TBN was/is the biggest carrier of apostasy in all of church history.

For further background information:

Inquiries - jackie.alnor@gmail.com

My latest Scattered Sheep Report on Brittany Crouch's reflections of her grandmother Jan Crouch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-giMKlrrB2s

My complete 2012 interview with Brittany Crouch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lY2ygUXWpc 

My beef with TBN:
http://www.apostasyalert.org/tyranny_of_tbn.htm

My book, The Fleecing of Christianity that takes a hard look at TBN:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982211945/sr=8-1/qid=1464716488/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1464716488&sr=8-1

Walking on Water

As we watch the birth pangs count down to the soon return of our First Love, the condition of the world around us can bring us down. I hope you take the time to tune it all out - at least one day a week, choose a day, any day - and rest in Jesus. Our souls can get so heavy and only the LORD can give us the peace that the world does not know.

Jesus told us that He overcame the world. And we are to follow His example. How can we overcome the world and the 'ruler of this world' who tries to bog us down with the 'cares of this world' to make us unproductive and useless for God?

We overcome "by the blood of the Lamb" and by the word of our testimony. We must never be ashamed of whose we are in Christ and keep Him the focus. Remember, Peter could walk on water as long as he kept his eyes fixed upon Him - but as soon as he looked at the storm, he began to sink. 

Do you find yourself emulating Peter and crying out from time to time: 'LORD, save me'!? 

Jesus wasn't kidding when He told us we would have tribulation in this world -- we sure do. And people are grabbing onto any hope they can see -- which is why many are latching onto their favorite political candidate as if winning the election would be the answer to their tumultuous lives.

After we refill our souls with Jesus, don't forget to spread Him around to those who have no hope in this world. This is not the time for 'every man for himself.' Spread the excitement. The world needs what we have.

Keep your eyes on the Prize!

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here." - John 14:27-31

“In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father. ...Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” - John 16:26-28, 32-33

“But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” - Luke 22:32