jeffreymcbride
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"The Crossroads"
There are many people out in the world who think that they can just live their lives as they please, and call themselves a Christian. True followers of Christ know this is not possible. We 'all' have to make sacrifices, and that means putting God first.
Now, I know that we all have what we call, "Christian Standards" for friends and family. For example, if you friend's Christian Standards no longer met up to what they used to be, and your friend is going out and drinking, and partying, and getting into drugs,
you might not want to hang out with them, because even if you don't believe it, you can get sucked into that same life-style.
Sure we will lose some friends because they aren't a good influence to be around, but that doesn't mean we can't minister to them.
For the other types of people who we used to hang out with, and we know that this can no longer happen, then I have a solution.
Those types of people, we can tell them that say, "I'm sorry, I just can't be around you because you are making me fall in my walk with Jesus. He comes number one in my life. I'll be here for you if you want to become a Christian again, but I'm sorry, I have to distance myself."
Or something as that. Now saying you can be there for them for Christian support, that doesn't mean that you should start going back out and partying, and drinking, doing drugs, etc. But you need to set a good example, and most people can't get that through their heads.
Now I'm getting onto the point of this message, and why it's labeled, "The Crossroads".
I've been researching the organization of the opposite side known as the, "Illuminati".
I came across a video last night, and it was really amazing, scary, touching, and inspiring all at the same time. It's a nine part video on youtube, and if it's allowed, I'll put a link below later on.
It basically was telling that a boy at 15, was trying to become a musician, and then was visited in a mental state, by four men dressed in black. One of them was the "talker" and the others just agreed with whatever the main one said. They started off giving the boy compliments, and telling him he has potential in the music industry, and the boy started walking with them, and they took him outside, and they had walked by a volley-ball game that was going on at the time. They told him that they could make his dream come true. They told him that he was different then all of him class-mates that were playing on the field at the time, and a Christian girl had walked over to him and asked him, "What are you doing? .. You know what you are getting yourself into right?" and he said, "Ah, yeah! These guys are going to make my dream come true!" He said almost with a drunken tone. Then the men started telling the girl to go away, and she eventually did.
So they started walking into these woods, and the trees started changing, and mist started to fill the area. They walked out by a cave, and then the men said, "Okay, now there is a price to this though. If you agree to what we have said, you must walk with us into the cave." The boy knew that they wanted his soul. That was basically what they call, 'signing your soul over to the devil'. So the boy asked a question, "Can I still be Jesus' friend?" The men had gotten all serious and said, "No. You are either on our side, or his." The boy being confused as he was, wasn't sure which way to go. He was already a Christian, and had grown up in a Church playing guitar for them, and after that, he decided that he was not going to go into the cave, and it's really an inspiring true-story.
How in the end, we are either choosing his way, or the devils. There is no, "In between", none of that. You are either following the word, or you're not. Point-Blank. You are either a good influence on others, or you aren't.
Now us, being Christians, we have to set good examples, and truly believe that Jesus has died on the cross for your sins. We have to know that even if we don't see it, others are watching, and following our ways.
I'm sure most of us look up to others on how we want to be like, we have to set good examples, and choose the path of glory. We have to follow the word of God, and make the right decisions in life.
We have to be a, "Christian". You can't live your own way, you have to make sacrifices, you have to choose the right road to go down at the crossroads.
Now to end this, I just want to say thank you to everyone, and hope you all get something out of this. I'll be posting more when I get a chance, I'm always busy on Sundays, as I play piano for my Church, and spend almost all day there. I don't complain about it, I enjoy Church. Thanks again!
Much Love, Brother Jeffrey
There are many people out in the world who think that they can just live their lives as they please, and call themselves a Christian. True followers of Christ know this is not possible. We 'all' have to make sacrifices, and that means putting God first.
Now, I know that we all have what we call, "Christian Standards" for friends and family. For example, if you friend's Christian Standards no longer met up to what they used to be, and your friend is going out and drinking, and partying, and getting into drugs,
you might not want to hang out with them, because even if you don't believe it, you can get sucked into that same life-style.
Sure we will lose some friends because they aren't a good influence to be around, but that doesn't mean we can't minister to them.
For the other types of people who we used to hang out with, and we know that this can no longer happen, then I have a solution.
Those types of people, we can tell them that say, "I'm sorry, I just can't be around you because you are making me fall in my walk with Jesus. He comes number one in my life. I'll be here for you if you want to become a Christian again, but I'm sorry, I have to distance myself."
Or something as that. Now saying you can be there for them for Christian support, that doesn't mean that you should start going back out and partying, and drinking, doing drugs, etc. But you need to set a good example, and most people can't get that through their heads.
Now I'm getting onto the point of this message, and why it's labeled, "The Crossroads".
I've been researching the organization of the opposite side known as the, "Illuminati".
I came across a video last night, and it was really amazing, scary, touching, and inspiring all at the same time. It's a nine part video on youtube, and if it's allowed, I'll put a link below later on.
It basically was telling that a boy at 15, was trying to become a musician, and then was visited in a mental state, by four men dressed in black. One of them was the "talker" and the others just agreed with whatever the main one said. They started off giving the boy compliments, and telling him he has potential in the music industry, and the boy started walking with them, and they took him outside, and they had walked by a volley-ball game that was going on at the time. They told him that they could make his dream come true. They told him that he was different then all of him class-mates that were playing on the field at the time, and a Christian girl had walked over to him and asked him, "What are you doing? .. You know what you are getting yourself into right?" and he said, "Ah, yeah! These guys are going to make my dream come true!" He said almost with a drunken tone. Then the men started telling the girl to go away, and she eventually did.
So they started walking into these woods, and the trees started changing, and mist started to fill the area. They walked out by a cave, and then the men said, "Okay, now there is a price to this though. If you agree to what we have said, you must walk with us into the cave." The boy knew that they wanted his soul. That was basically what they call, 'signing your soul over to the devil'. So the boy asked a question, "Can I still be Jesus' friend?" The men had gotten all serious and said, "No. You are either on our side, or his." The boy being confused as he was, wasn't sure which way to go. He was already a Christian, and had grown up in a Church playing guitar for them, and after that, he decided that he was not going to go into the cave, and it's really an inspiring true-story.
How in the end, we are either choosing his way, or the devils. There is no, "In between", none of that. You are either following the word, or you're not. Point-Blank. You are either a good influence on others, or you aren't.
Now us, being Christians, we have to set good examples, and truly believe that Jesus has died on the cross for your sins. We have to know that even if we don't see it, others are watching, and following our ways.
I'm sure most of us look up to others on how we want to be like, we have to set good examples, and choose the path of glory. We have to follow the word of God, and make the right decisions in life.
We have to be a, "Christian". You can't live your own way, you have to make sacrifices, you have to choose the right road to go down at the crossroads.
Now to end this, I just want to say thank you to everyone, and hope you all get something out of this. I'll be posting more when I get a chance, I'm always busy on Sundays, as I play piano for my Church, and spend almost all day there. I don't complain about it, I enjoy Church. Thanks again!
Much Love, Brother Jeffrey
