OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES Vol 3 Nu 5 NEWS LETTER MAY 2022

 

The most important question today is “What happened to the Church? The one that Jesus is building is quite strong. The ones we attend or view on the internet are quite different many times from the one Jesus is building. In America many are deceived into what they think the Church they see in person, television and internet is by these multi millionaire preachers are fabrications of deception. People dressed in a way that is stating a revolt against society, they are like California, Seattle and Portland drugged street people.  People banging away on loud instruments like they do in these rock concerts and screaming lyrics that are impossible to understand let alone their edifying the Lord.

 

Those who's goal is to draw people, especially young people in with the music that is no different than these young people find in bars, youth concerts, movies etc. Those that have been involved with the music and lyrics but have come out and given the lives to the Lord Jesus Christ. They confess it is evil, satanic, and glorifies immorality, sexual acts of which Romans 1: 18-32. makes plain it comes from a mind void of judgment and the Lord refuses to accept. In fact, He states they are of a reprobate mind. The truth of the matter is that the church, ( saved born again Christians come together to truly worship the Lord and God the Father not to entertain the attendees). To receive instruction in living the Christian life. As a born again Christian they are to be discipled, just as a new born child in the physical life has to receive nourishment to grow physically. True Spiritual growth is necessary for maturing into the statue of the fullness of Christ. The Apostle Peter made that clear “that followers should desire the sincere milk of the word to grow thereby.” 1st Peter 2; 1-3. It is imperative that a New Covenant church instruct both new and growing Christians, safeguarding the true and original doctrine of the New Covenant found in the Scriptures to commit it to others without any compromise or corruption. This then requires the necessary Biblical instruction within the Church.

 

More later,

God Bless, Don

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    As many of you know, due to the pandemic many Churches have closed in person worship services. We have temporarily moved to suspend in services for the time being and are being set up for on line services in the meantime. 

 

As we finish the purchase of equipment and installation, we will begin on line services and Bible studies. As we get close to finalizing the new features, we will inform each one by e-mail, letter or phone in advance with the schedule and web       address.

 

You will be able to contribute news, prayer requests and other items to us for the present time by phone or web mail as       always. Remember the e-mail address to use is odminc@centurylink.net.

 

We will continue the monthly newsletter as usual. You can continue to phone, e-mail prayer requests and other relevant   items as usual just as long as they are in before the end of the month.

 

  NEWS LETTER MARCH2022

 

The Preaching of the Cross and the Power of God THIS IS GOOD NEWS “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are SAVED it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” (1 Corinthians 1:18-21) For many people, the thought of a man going to the cross to die for another person’s sins is pure foolishness. Many people are too caught up in their own intelligent ways to waste their time with such foolish thoughts, but that is just the way God chose to save the soul of men and women. The scripture tells us that to the SAVED the preaching of the cross is the power of God, and they say that because they have experienced it firsthand. The scriptures tell us that God will destroy the wisdom of this world and make it look foolish. Not only that but the scriptures tell us that it pleased God to do things this way. That is the beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ. You do not have to be a college graduate or a rocket-scientist to know God because the salvation of God is available to ALL people. “Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.” (Luke 10:20-21) Jesus Christ told his followers to rejoice in the truth that their names were written in Heaven! Jesus wanted the believers to know that their names were written in the book of life (Revelation 20:12-15) which happens when a person is born again of the Spirit (John 3:1-9). Jesus then communed with his Father in verse 21 thanking him that he had hid these things from the wise and prudent and had revealed them unto babes. Why did the father hide these things from the wise and prudent? Because they were intellectually wise in their own eyes. Sound familiar? But to those who accept with a childlike faith and humility, the truth that is revealed in His word. Will be saved. All who believe themselves wise enough to question the teaching of scripture by their own superior so called knowledge and use their so called “Superior knowledge and use that as a basis for accepting or rejecting God's word. These people are excluded from the fellowship and knowledge of the Son, Jesus Christ and are not saved but lost, and those who accept their doctrine are lost and excluded from the fellowship. Those that do not study and accept the Word but want follow these false teachers or preachers teaching, are not saved and are doomed as well. We need to absolutely teach the Cross, what Christ secured for us through his sacrificial death and resurrection. Forgiveness,Justified,sanctification,faith healing eternal life. The new Covenant through the death and resurrection is God's son contract with all mankind and lays out the fact if we accept His New Covenant with the sacrifice of His Sinless His son and live according to it's conditions ,we will inherit eternal life in the place he is preparing for all who are faithful until the end. This doesn't mean He gives us everything we want, perfect health,riches of this world, he states we will experience persecution,hatred, because the world hates Him. But if we endure until the end we shall be saved. He will be with us even until the end of the world. We will then be with Him in that place He is preparing for the saved people of this world. Revelation gives us a glimpse of the beautiful future home for the bribe. Maybe you are not saved as you read this but you can inherit the promises that the Lord has provided for those that are born again, Saved. Today you can inherit His promise by asking the Lord to forgive you of your sins and cleanse you and place His Holy Spirit within you, now a new creature in Christ. Read His Word, join your self to a true Bible Believing Church, be baptized and grow in the word. God Bless Don.