A Sanctuary for Saints and Sinners in Need of a Saviour. Luke 18:9-14
Overview of Prayer Meeting, October 13th, 2024
During our time of prayer, this scripture came up. It’s in 1 Kings 18:21 where it says; “21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.”
What’s the context of it and why is it applicable today? Read the whole chapter of 1 Kings 18 here. It’s the story of the Prophet Elijah who calls King Ahab and the prophets of Baal and Asherah, 850 heathen, idolatrous and false prophets in total to an assembly on Mount Carmel. Also present were the Israelite's and God was speaking through Elijah to all of them, to ask what is written above. In essence asking, choose who you’re going to serve Israel; King Ahab and the false prophets or are you going to serve Almighty God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, or the gods of the heathen? They were faltering and wavering between the two. Elijah told King Ahab that he had forsaken the commandments of the Lord and had followed after the Baals.
Jeremiah 19:4-5 states that Baal worship included sacrificing children; “4 “Because they have forsaken Me and made this an alien place, because they have burned incense in it to other gods whom neither they, their fathers, nor the kings of Judah have known, and have filled this place with the blood of the innocents 5 (they have also built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or speak, nor did it come into My mind),”
The church, the body of Christ is being sifted, shaken, and purified exposing sin, idolatry, lukewarmness and truly Jesus is asking His church, how long will you falter between Me and the world, either serve Me with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, or, serve the world, the flesh and the devil. Just like King Ahab was seduced by Queen Jezebel to follow after her heathen gods, so we see the church being led astray in the same way.
Revelation 3:14-22 says this about the Laodicean church; “14 “And to the [i]angel of the church [j]of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither [k]cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.[l] Therefore be [m]zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”
This was and still is, a representation of the church today, it’s lukewarm, it’s faltering between two opinions and is neither hot nor cold. Jesus is very clear that by being in that state, He’ll vomit them out of His mouth. In the USA right now as they’re approaching elections, Christians are being asked to choose between the lesser of two evils. What does that mean? To choose between one candidate who is fully endorsing abortion from conception until even birth, and the other candidate who has ‘wavered’ by endorsing the right to women to abort their baby up to the end of the first trimester. The action is evil and is abomination at any state. The mantra and talking points of the majority of Christian leaders is that they must vote for life, but if both candidates and political parties are endorsing abortion, how can you morally and ethically vote for either? They’re both evil regarding the unborn.
Proverbs 6:17 says; “16 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 A[b] proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.”
Christian Americans in particular are being told to choose between the lesser of two evils; at what stage is it ‘ok’ to abort a baby and at what stage is it ‘not ok’ to abort a baby and this is unconscionable and unethical. They are being challenged to falter between two opinions right now, and we pray that they choose life above any party platform, even if it means withholding their vote and allow Jesus to do the final sifting and judgment in His church. Don’t idolize the vote or the right to vote even though it’s important, serve Jesus only, choose life and don’t participate in the sins of those who are wanting you to waver between righteousness and unrighteousness. By your vote, don’t allow the blood of the unborn to be on your hands because you feel you have to choose between the lesser of two evils.
Isaiah 5:20 also says; “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
Here are two prophecies that came forth at the prayer meeting, click here to read them.
On our website, we have a page dedicated to the unborn, and in it we have an excerpt from a message series we did entitled, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan, which is very sobering, plus a video link of what the early church Fathers taught about abortion.
Illustrated Message Overview on Merchants
Sold Out For Jesus - Message 1 - October 6th, 2024
There’s no Bible scripture that is able to justify the merchandising of any illumination, inspiration, or revelation derived from the Holy Bible, be it thru arts and entertainment or book publishing. There may be a lot of practical business procedures that businessmen have come up with and incorporated into the church, but there is no scriptural reference for it. I personally believe that it all comes back down to the love of money that is at the root of all kinds of evil that is taking place in the Christian arts and entertainment and book publishing company's who instead of freely distributing their illuminations, inspirations and revelations that were given to them freely by the Holy Spirit, they have sold out Jesus for personal gain. This can be seen clearly in Christian Ministries where pastors, evangelists, teachers and prophets have set up personal publishing companies that are separate from their ministries, so that they can justify their personal gain because it’s separate from their Church salary's that they receive from the tithes and offerings received at Church. In some cases they don’t take the offerings of tithes from the church because of the lucrative money made with their side business of selling materials ... sell, sell, sell out Jesus.
Pastor Richard - Bondslave of Jesus Christ
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Church Prayer
Ephesians 6:18-19 says;“18 With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all [e]God’s people.”
Pastor Richard
"And I, if I be lifed up, will draw all men unto me" ~ Jesus
About
Richard and Marjorie McCue are the Founders and Pastors of Salvation Studio House. They give you insight in their ministry and work; past and present.
Vision
Our desire is to advance Christianity by teaching and preaching the religious tenants, doctrines, and observances associated with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Holy Bible in both the Old and New Testament.
We believe in the Baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to be in operation according to I Corinthians 12.
What We Believe
- We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.
- We believe Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary.
- We believe Jesus was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead.
- We believe He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, whence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
- We believe in the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and everlasting life.
- We believe that there is no other name or person but Jesus Christ, by which a person can be saved.
- We believe in all the gifts of the Holy Spirit and with the evidence of speaking with new tongues.
- We believe not one soul should perish into eternity without Jesus, but that all should be saved.
- We believe in the Great Commission. "And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover". Mark 16:15-18
- Acts 5:42; "And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ."
- We believe that the doctrine of ‘eternal security’ or ‘once saved always saved’ is not true. Every Christian still has a free will to keep walking with Christ or to turn away. It’s what one does and how they live between being born again and dying that counts. It’s not how you start the race by becoming born again, but how you finish the race. We’re to run the race (the Christian life) with perseverance and not look back so that we cross the finish line victorious and win the prize (2 Timothy 4:7). Works of righteousness need to accompany our faith in Jesus Christ because faith without works is dead (James 2:20). God’s grace is made available to every Christian to resist temptations when they come as we know the devil is relentless in coming to rob, steal and destroy, ultimately to get them to back-slide (John 10:10).
Here are a number of Bible scriptures to back that up;
- Hebrews 6:4-6; “4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 [a]if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.”
- 2 Peter 2:20; “For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.”
- 2 Corinthians 13:5; “ Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you [a]are disqualified.”
- Luke 9:62; “But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- Matthew 7:21-23; “21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
HIGHLIGHTS
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Dreaming To Live Baby!
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Dreaming To Live Baby!
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Days Of Our Lives
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