Jesus

It Is Written, Hebrews 2:17, therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
God sent His only Son to us on a rescue mission.  Jesus became one of us in every way, so that He would know firsthand about what people had to deal with in life.
Jesus lived as we do, with no special privileges.  He grew in faith and knowledge during His years leading up to His ministry.  Since He became a man, I assume that He started with the same faith that we have, but He developed it so much more than us, because He was constantly talking to His Father.
Philippians 2:5, let this mind be in you which was also in Christ.  1 John 2:6, the man who professes to continue in Him, is himself also bound to live as He lived.
These verses tell us we are to be imitators of Jesus in all we do or say.  In order for us to do this, we received the fruits of the Holy Spirit when we accepted Christ as Savior.  Galatians 5:22-23 is a good guide to life as Jesus lived.  Of course there are also commandments to pay attention to.
The amazing thing about what Jesus expects of us, is pretty similar to how we would like to be treated.  It is impossible to list all that Jesus is or did. Even the Bible covers only a small part of it.
It is totally unbelievable to see and hear how much people hate Jesus, and how the mention of His is name stirs up such strong emotions.  It makes absolutely no sense.  For instance.  If I said I hate peanut butter, and you mentioned peanut butter, what would you think if I became angry?  Pretty silly isn't it.  I'm sure Jesus didn't get emotional about something He didn't agree with just because somebody said something.
The reality is, take Jesus out of the picture, and you see the darkness of this world getting darker.  Evil is growing everywhere in the absence of Jesus. People are in denial of anything that they think would interfere with the way they want to live.  If you deny Jesus, H's e still exists.  Deny hell, it still exists.  You can't make things go away just because you don't agree with them.
Jesus is the only way to salvation, but time is running out.  Have a blessed day.  Praise Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Prayer

It Is Written, Philippians 4:6,  be anxious for nothing,  but in everything by prayer and supplication, with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Prayer is difficult for many people.  Most people think that prayer is a long drawn out process.  Many people were raised in a religion that kept them distant from God.  And of course you have people that say that they don't know how to pray.
Let me put your mind at ease on some of these points.  First of all, we believe that we talk straight to God.  Yes, I said talk to God.  No middleman, no going through someone.  A person that is saved becomes righteous through Christ, and becomes a child of God, and speaks directly to God.
When you pray, realize you are talking to your new father.  Relax and pour your heart out to Him.  Tell Him everything that is on your mind and heart about the subject you need help with.  When you think about God listening, imagine yourself listening to your child.  The difference is He is much more so.
When you pray, start by asking God for forgiveness if you have sin on your heart.  If you ask according to God's will, your prayer will be answered every time.  Receiving your request depends on your faith.  The keys to answered prayer are sincerity, and faith.
 We could go on and on for a week or more talking about prayer.  This is rather simplified but as I said it is a very deep subject.  We could probably write for a week or more and still have a long way to go.  In any case just relax and trust God, and you will be surprised at what God considers prayer.
A reminder about the prayer group we are trying to start.  Join any time.  In the next couple of days I will contact those who expressed an interest.  Just comment, or send me an email to join us or ask about it.  Thank you.
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Pray For Someone

It Is Written, 1 Timothy 2:1-4,  therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for Kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and reverence, for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Intercessory prayer ( prayer for others ) is the most powerful prayer there is.  These prayers we communicate with the Holy Spirit, asking Him to help people we may not even know.  Jesus himself worked all of His miracles through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit put the idea of intercessory prayer on my heart.  At the present time we have a small prayer team.  The thought He gave me was that the team must grow in order to save more people through the power of the Holy Spirit.
At the present time, nearly 3000 people in at least 61 countries view these blogs.  If we could build a prayer team with as many of these people as possible, we could bring about a good change in the world for Christ.
If you are like most of us, you probably shy away from talking to friends, neighbors, or anyone about Jesus.  This way you can pray for people without even meeting them.  Jesus said He is the vine and we are the branches.  What better way to worship God, then helping new branches flourish.
I will explain the role of the Holy Spirit clearly once we get started.  You will find out right at the beginning that he is the power behind prayer.
If you would like to be a part of this much expanded prayer team, leave a comment on the blog, or even email me at sebastianminarcik@gmail.com
If we get the members I expect, there will be a free monthly newsletter that will contain prayer requests from the members, testimonials, and basically anything that is on a member's mind connected with the project. We will also give any updates if necessary.
One more thing.  When we forget ourselves and pray for others, God gives us the desires of our hearts.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Blessings

It Is Written, 1 John 5:20, and we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding that we may know Him who is true;  and we are in Him who is true, in His son Jesus Christ.  This is the true God and eternal.
If you are a fairly regular reader of these blogs, you have undoubtedly noticed that the subjects of salvation, doing things God's way, and divine healing are mentioned quite often.
These subjects are so important to each person, that they cannot be mentioned enough.  One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is love.  Love takes a chance of offending someone with the constant repetition.  The Holy Spirit put that message on my heart, because the Lord God doesn't want anyone to perish but to have eternal life.
As we know salvation comes through what Jesus did on the cross.  By His stripes we were healed, which leads to divine healing.  Divine healing is probably the hardest thing for some people to grasp.  I am now going to give you a true story, of what is happening in my life right now.
A couple of weeks ago my wife went to see an orthopedic specialist because of severe pains in her knees.  He took x-rays and told her that both knees and her right hip must be replaced.
We prayed about whether to put our trust in God for divine healing, or whether we should go with the surgery.  We opted to go with divine healing because we trust that God will keep His promise.  satan kept trying to discourage my wife with every bit of negativity he could come up with.
She kept telling satan that he is a liar.  One morning a week or so ago, she told me she was being attacked more than usual.  At that moment the Holy Spirit put on my heart what to tell her. I said, "if satan says anything, we know he is a liar, so the exact opposite must be true." satan is confirming your healing.
We have witnessed a number of healings in the past.  We decided that we definitely are standing on the Word of God because the Word of God says by Jesus stripes we were healed.  So we prayed in the name of Jesus and believed for the healing.  Once we did that, in our hearts we received the healing.  The manifestation of that healing is taking place as I write this.
Faith is that what the Word says is true.  Whether you talk about salvation, divine healing, or any other promise of God, it is true because He cannot lie.  I know it is hard for some people to believe that salvation does not require works, or that divine healing still takes place the same as it did during Jesus time on earth, but that doesn't mean it isn't true.
Everything in these blogs, I feel are directed by the Holy Spirit, because someone, somewhere, needs to hear.  People need to know about God, no matter where in the world they live.
The rest of the series I started yesterday, will continue tomorrow.  I just felt an urgency about passing this information on to whoever needed to hear it. Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Is It Decision Time?

It Is Written, Ephesians 2:4-5,  but God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).
As we begin a new year, and a chance to do better, we should consider briefly what occurred last year.  Were we happy with the way things went? Did we make mostly right decisions, or were we guided by what the world calls smart?  How did that turn out?
In order to make sense out of it all,  we need to look at the role Jesus did or did not play last year in our lives.  It is pretty simple.  If we allow Jesus to show us the way, we were probably pretty happy.  On the other hand, if we did it our way,  we probably need to reconsider how we will handle the new year.
In order to follow someone, the prudent thing is to know them and what they are capable of.  Are you putting your trust for advice in order to make decisions in someone who is reliable and able, or just anybody?  Do you know Jesus, or have you dismissed Him as irrelevant in your life.  Do you believe He was just a prophet, or was He in fact the son of God.  Do you know whether or not He proved everything He claimed.?
Everyone is called to redemption by God.  Sad part is, only a relatively small percentage of people accept the gift of salvation.  Those that do are guided through life according to God's great plan for them.  Those who do not answer the call,  are allowed to do whatever they feel is best for them. Many people hate Jesus and those who follow Him, because they refuse to repent and change their hearts from any evil that they are doing.  They do not realize that their rejection of Jesus actually condemns them.
This week we will look at God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and an example of how they have operated in people's lives.  The last subject will probably be an eye-opener, as most people don't realize the role the Holy Spirit plays in our everyday lives.
The whole idea is, you should know what you are accepting or rejecting. Just a slight reminder.  It doesn't matter how good, or how bad you are, even if you hate Jesus, God loves you so much, He will forgive you if you ask Him for forgiveness and confess Jesus as your Savior.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Makes satan Fear You

It Is Written, James 4:7,  therefore submit to God.   Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Many people accept the lies and distortions that satan peddles.  He closes their hearts, eyes, and ears to the truth.  He says bad is good, and good is bad, to all who reject Jesus.
satan takes advantage of every vice known to man.  He paints pictures that appeal to man's pride, greed, lust, self-indulgence, and so on.  He tells people there are no limits to pleasure, as evidenced by the fact that so many people are doing it.
If you even consider doing any of this stuff, you are opening the door for satan to deceive you to ultimate death.
When we accept Jesus as our Savior, we receive many things.  We become righteous in God through Jesus.  This is right standing with God.  We also become His child.  Galatians 5:22-23, tells us of what is called the fruits of the spirit.  This is a list of new qualities in our lives,that we should live by.
In the process we also receive the Holy Spirit Himself.  He is an ever present guide sent by Jesus to help us live according to God's will.  He warns us about things that satan is trying to deceive us with.  The Holy Spirit will help us keep our hearts, eyes, and ears focused on God.  All we have to do is listen to His voice in our hearts.
satan is relentless, and he will attack everyone.  The Bible says he goes about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.  1 Peter 5:8.  Many people tell satan to leave, but he doesn't because they fear him.  They use words as if the words were magic spell.
When satan attacks a real believer, the story is different.  The believer knows that satan has been defeated by Jesus.  The believer knows that he is in right standing with God, and that he has the authority to use Jesus name from Jesus Himself.
All the believer has to do to make satan run in fear, is to call on the name of Jesus and tell satan to leave.  Because the believer is righteous, uses the name of Jesus, and has the Holy Spirit for backup, the believer is operating from a position of unconquerable power.  No devil on earth or in hell can stand up to that.
Remember.  As a child of God, you have what Jesus had.  So fear not, satan has been defeated by Jesus, forever.  satan has no power over you.  In Jesus you have power over satan.
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Dear God