A Sanctuary for Saints and Sinners in Need of a Saviour. Luke 18:9-14
Overview of church Prayer meeting, May 31st, 2026
After a wonderful time of praise and worship, we read from Chapter 4 of The Holy War, page 24, to the first paragraph on page 29. To download a copy of the book, click on the link at the top of the Illustrated Message website page. Again, we encourage you to read this portion ahead of time as it will be preached on in future church services.
We read specifically in Chapter 4 of the excitement of King Shaddai’s Son, Jesus who is Emmanuel or Immanuel, when news came to Him that now was the time to be able to redeem the city of Mansoul. In Message 7 of The Holy War series entitled, ‘Salvation: Crushing the Head of the Serpent’, we covered in-depth, that from the beginning of time, God had a plan of salvation, which Jesus, who was the Word, knew about. We’d encourage you to reread that message.
Who is Emmanuel? Emmanuel in Hebrew is masculine which means; with us (is) God. The Topical Lexicon for Etymology and Meaning says; Immanuel combines the Hebrew preposition עִם (ʿim, “with”), the first-person plural pronoun נוּ (nū, “us”), and אֵל (ʾēl, “God”), yielding the confession “God with us.” More than a personal name, it is a declarative statement of the covenant presence of YHWH among His people.”
John 1:1 Amplified Bible says this about the deity of Jesus Christ; “In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.”
Hebrews 1:3 Amplified Bible says this; “The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine], and the exact representation and perfect imprint of His [Father’s] essence, and upholding and maintaining and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe] by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]. When He [Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins and established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority].”
GotQuestions.org says this; “Seven hundred years earlier, the prophet Isaiah foresaw the virgin birth of the promised Messiah. He prophesied that His name would be Immanuel, which means “God with us.” By referencing the words of Isaiah, Matthew recognized Jesus as Immanuel. The name Immanuel expresses the miracle of the Incarnation: Jesus is God with us! God had been with His people always—in the pillar of cloud above the tabernacle, in the voice of the prophets, in the ark of the covenant—but never was God so clearly present with His people as He was through His virgin-born Son, Jesus, the Messiah of Israel.”
“God makes Himself fully known to us through Jesus Christ. He reveals Himself as our Redeemer (1 Peter 1:18–19). Jesus is God with us as Reconciler. Once we were separated from God through sin (Isaiah 59:2), but when Jesus Christ came, He brought God to us: “For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19, NLT; see also Romans 8:3). "
We’ve read in the first three chapters of The Holy War, that the city of Mansoul, mankind, was desperately lost and in the clutches of the devil. Although God was grieved, he always had a plan and His timing of all things is absolutely perfect.
All the promises that Abraham believed in, were manifested in Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul speaking to the Galatian church says this in Galatians 3:6-9; “6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, [as conformity to God’s will and purpose—so it is with you also]. 7 So understand that it is the people who live by faith [with confidence in the power and goodness of God] who are [the true] sons of [a]Abraham. 8 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news [of the Savior] to Abraham in advance [with this promise], saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9 So then those who are people of faith [whether Jew or Gentile] are blessed and favored by God [and declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with Him] along with Abraham, the believer”
He continues in verse 16; “16 Now the promises [in the covenants] were decreed to Abraham and to his seed. God does not say, “And to seeds (descendants, heirs),” as if [referring] to many [persons], but as to one, “And to your Seed,” who is [none other than] Christ.”
Now, Jew and Gentile are made one through faith in Jesus Christ, Immanuel. In Jesus becoming man, He destroyed the authority of the devil as was prophesied about in Genesis 3:15; “And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her [a]Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”
The Apostle John writes this in 1 John 3:8; “The one who practices sin [separating himself from God, and offending Him by acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion] is of the devil [and takes his inner character and moral values from him, not God]; for the devil has sinned and violated God’s law from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.”
Jesus ultimately destroyed the works of the devil at the cross. But now it is up to Mansoul, mankind, to accept and receive this salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9says; “For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].”
Our prayer time today focused primarily on interceding for those who are not born again in our community. Jesus came to seek and save the lost, and Jesus is not willing that any perish but all come to repentance.
Today, if you hear Jesus’ voice, do not harden your heart, but humble yourself before Him, repent of your sins, and receive Jesus Christ, Immanuel, as your Lord and Saviour.
As we closed the prayer meeting today, we partook of the Lord’s Supper as we do every week.
Pastor Richard and Marjorie ~ Bondslaves of Jesus Christ
Illustrated Message Overview of The Holy War
The Holy War – My Kingdom Come, My Will Be Done ? Message 19 – May 24th, 2026
The Holy War:
“Those in the camp made an assault on the city; for they beat down the roof of the Lord Mayor’s house and made him more vulnerable than before. With a sling, they almost killed Lord Willbewill outright; but he made a quick recovery. They also made a notable killing among the aldermen, for with only one shot they killed six of them: Mr. Swearing, Mr. Whoring, Mr. Fury, Mr. Stand-To-Lies, Mr. Drunkenness, and Mr. Cheating.”
Lord Willbewill, who represents the selfish will of a man’s soul, was severely wounded in order for Mr. Swearing, Mr. Whoring, Mr. Fury, Mr. Stand-To-Lies, Mr. Drunkenness, and Mr. Cheating to be removed from influencing the Town of Mansoul. Swearing, whoring, fury, lying, drunkenness and cheating are not what’s keeping a person from repenting and becoming a Christian, for they are simply outward manifestations of what’s already in the heart of a person who is ruled by self-will and not God’s will.
Pastor Richard ~ Bondslave of Jesus Christ
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Illustrated Message Overview of The Holy War
The Holy War – My Kingdom Come, My Will Be Done ? Message 19 – May 24th, 2026
The Holy War:
“Those in the camp made an assault on the city; for they beat down the roof of the Lord Mayor’s house and made him more vulnerable than before. With a sling, they almost killed Lord Willbewill outright; but he made a quick recovery. They also made a notable killing among the aldermen, for with only one shot they killed six of them: Mr. Swearing, Mr. Whoring, Mr. Fury, Mr. Stand-To-Lies, Mr. Drunkenness, and Mr. Cheating.”
Lord Willbewill, who represents the selfish will of a man’s soul, was severely wounded in order for Mr. Swearing, Mr. Whoring, Mr. Fury, Mr. Stand-To-Lies, Mr. Drunkenness, and Mr. Cheating to be removed from influencing the Town of Mansoul. Swearing, whoring, fury, lying, drunkenness and cheating are not what’s keeping a person from repenting and becoming a Christian, for they are simply outward manifestations of what’s already in the heart of a person who is ruled by self-will and not God’s will.
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
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
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Three Act Structure and the Short Film Script!
Bible Box
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
Day's of Our Lives ~ A McCue Family Video
and Interview with
Tom McCue Sr.
Funeral of Lyle Neufeld
Lyle Neufeld was Pastor Richard's brother-in-law and Marjorie's brother. These are excerpts only, (not the full service but a compilation of events and speakers), at both the gravesite and funeral home. We pray that Jesus is glorified in it and that His Name is lifted up. Lyle will be dearly missed by all of us.