A Sanctuary for Saints and Sinners in Need of a Saviour. Luke 18:9-14
Overview From Sunday's Prayer Meeting
Prayer Meeting December 15th, 2024
We’re grateful for our time of prayer on Sunday. We had a time wonderful time of praise and worship and communion as we do in all of our services.
Matthew 21:12-13 says this; “12 Then Jesus went into the temple [a]of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”
This is the scripture that is on the poster for the Message Series, Merchants. We know that Jesus is very jealous and zealous about His church, those who are to be representing Him on the earth. So when we see Jesus cleansing the temple, which was supposed to be focusing on the worship of His Heavenly Father, He was angered to see the corruption that had come in over time making it acceptable to be a den of thieves and merchandise instead of a house of prayer. We prayed that God would by the power of the Holy Spirit, illuminate the modern day merchants in the church, that what is being done in darkness would be exposed to the light of God’s word. We see that Jesus flipped the tables in the religious setting, not the worldly setting, and so we see it happening today, churches, ministries and non-profits are being exposed by the Holy Spirit.
We prayed that the Holy Spirit would continue to flip tables in churches, ministries, non-profits who are making merchandise of the gospel and that pastors, prophets and leaders would resist the temptation to make money off of the gospel. We interceded for pastors and Spirit-filled leaders that they would be bold and resist the wisdom of the world which is earthly, sensual and demonic according to James 3:13-18; “13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and [h]self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”
We prayed that the Holy Spirit would reveal that you cannot put a price tag your personal testimony, revelations that Jesus has given, or healings that you have received. The world system of finances has filtered into the church, and that wisdom is not what Jesus is wanting us to walk in. He has given everything to us freely, He’s given us the wisdom of the Holy Spirit freely, He expects us to give freely of all that He has blessed us with.
1 Peter 4:17 says; “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?”
Jesus is purifying His church and the church needs to embrace His chastening, not scorn it. Allow the Holy Spirit to bring conviction to your heart in the areas that you’re compromising in, repent, turn away from it and walk humbly before Jesus.
Pastors Richard and Marjorie ~ Bondslaves of Jesus Christ
Illustrated Message Overview on Merchants
Merchants - Message 4 - Gehazi, Capitalizing Off Misfortune - December 1st, 2024
There are many Christians that have been called to ministry in one or more of the ministry positions and gifts found in 1 Corinthians 12, that have gone the way of Gehazi and receive monetary or otherwise gifts from those who have been physically healed in their meetings. This is why you will often see offerings taken up after miracle services, rather than before, and it’s simply because those who receive healing will give more as a result of their healing than they would prior to being healed. Receiving monetary or material offerings from individuals that have been healed by Jesus is worse than what Gehazi did by obtaining it deceptively, simply because it’s more brazen to have gained it by making it acceptable to take advantage someone’s misfortunate sickness that was healed in a healing service.
2 Corinthians 2:17 Amplified Bible; “17 For we are not like many, [acting like merchants] peddling God’s word [shortchanging and adulterating God’s message]; but from pure [uncompromised] motives, as [commissioned and sent] from God, we speak [His message] in Christ in the sight of God.”
Pastor Richard - Bondslave of Jesus Christ
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Church Prayer Meeting
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
Videos
Dreaming To Live Baby!
Dreaming To Live Baby!
Illustrated Message interviews with
Pastor Richard
Dreaming To Live Baby!
Dreaming To Live Baby!
Dreaming To Live Baby!
We'd like to share with you some Bible verses that talk about the baby in the womb.
Loved Not Their Lives
Dreaming To Live Baby!
Loved Not Their Lives
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Three Act Structure and the Short Film Script!
Bible Box
Days Of Our Lives
Loved Not Their Lives
We are so thrilled to be able to give out free Bibles at Salvation Studio. The box is right on the sidewalk, so anyone passing by can pick one or more up. Since 2015, hundreds of Bibles have been distributed.
Days Of Our Lives
Days Of Our Lives
Days Of Our Lives
Day's of Our Lives ~ A McCue Family Video
and Interview with
Tom McCue Sr.