PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: CHURCH DIVIDED

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: SIMPLE FAITH, NOT COMPLICATED DOGMA

We look around at our country and we see division.  A teen shot in Pittsburgh by a police officer sets the community off into a spin.  A shooter in Annapolis Maryland puts us into an all too familiar routine of terrorism through victimization.  We fight against each other.  Know what?  We as people fight against each other in church and beliefs too, observes Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross and John Collins Ministries.

“Throughout the last 2000 years or so there have been many separations within the body of Christ because of dissension among its members. This has led to different denominations and beliefs with different dogmas within Christianity. This is not how it should be.” Pastor John Collins, April 2018.

Believing in Jesus is simple.  There is no call for separation or arguing that this group is better within another group, which is exactly what happened at the beginning of Christianity, and it is no different today.  Pastor John Collins is a non-denominational evangelist and is spreading revival and preaching to redeem the Gospel.  Pastor John Collins has no problem challenging those who interpret the Bible for their own purposes.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.  I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?” 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NKJV).

Paul addressed the divisions that sprung up among the believers in Corinth. This is not a new problem. With the followers of Christ came the problems of men. There were divisions of opinions and importance which has been a constant in the church and is not any different today. There were councils created to resolve the issues that came about from the differences of interpreting the scriptures and beliefs of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Throughout the last 2000 years or so there have been many separations within the body of Christ because of dissension among its members. This has led to different denominations and beliefs with different dogmas within Christianity. This is not how it should be. There is a simplicity to believing in Jesus and coming to the foot of the Cross. There is an availability to Jesus that is freely given to the believer and that is to the individual as well as to the group. You do not need to belong to a specific denomination or church affiliation in order to claim salvation.

The early days of Christianity came with power grabs and status snatching from the different church locations within each region. This was so that those who ran those churches would be given authority and all that comes with a position of loftiness within the hierarchy. It is no different today. There are churches that claim that their denomination has superior authority and superior authenticity. There are denominations that believe that their way has greater approval from God and Jesus. That is ridiculous. God is seeking those who love Him in spirit and truth, period. The Holy Bible is the word of God and is not complicated to understand. Most don’t bother to read it thoroughly enough to be able to apply it to their lives though. Most go to whatever church has become part of their routine and belief system and stay there.

Jesus wants us to obey God and to obey Him. We are meant to keep it simple and to be submissive to the will of God in our lives. How often do you notice Christians arguing amongst themselves about their beliefs? How often do you see the differences between those beliefs cause resentment and bitterness? All Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Why are things complicated? What is so difficult about being of one mind? The reason that there are different denominations is because man wanted greater authority and power for themselves so they created a separate group within the group to attain that power. There should never be separation within the body of Christ. There should never be a demand to follow the dogma of man. We should follow the commands of Christ.

Keep it simple and know that Jesus just wants you to get it right. That means to seek righteousness. Seek to purify your heart and mind and to always seek God first in all that you do. Continue to pray diligently and learn to ask for those things that are approved of by God and not selfish desires of your heart. Be loyal in your faith and Jesus will be loyal to you.

“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.  According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:9-11 (NKJV).

Love That Cross, Pastor John Collins

Christianity is not meant to be divided, to be separated from each other, to be one better than another.  We are supposed to be united, not the separation seen with the liberal society in which we live.  The church was meant to be a simple faith in God and in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Pastor John Collins reminds us to get back to the simple foundation of the man who died for our sins after taking a bloody beating and hung on a cross for our sins-Jesus Christ, Son of God.

Pastor John Collins is calling for change.  The time is now, and change is needed to bring ourselves back to God and what Jesus Christ preached and taught over 2000 years ago.  Pastor John Collins is a dynamic, no nonsense revival style preacher who tells it like it is.  Pastor John Collins preaches with a passion and love for God rarely seen today in churches across the United States.  Pastor John Collins has said and continues to say “we messed this up one church at a time, one person at a time”.  We need to come back to God, now, one church at a time, one person at a time, and Pastor John Collins is bringing that message to those who will listen.

Pastor John Collins preaches from the heart.  His no nonsense style, as he says, “grabs you by the britches”, in old time revival-style preaching. Pastor John Collins is not going to preach and tell you what you want to hear, Pastor John Collins is going to preach and tell you what you need to hear to get yourself right with God, to find your way to the foot of the Cross, to seek the salvation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  To Pastor John Collins, it is a matter of eternal life or eternal death, and the choice is ours to make. 

Speaking from the heart, Pastor John Collins can be heard Sundays at 10:00 a.m. mountain time on Heaven’s Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com. Daily devotionals and thoughts by Pastor John Collins can be read on Facebook and Twitter.  Pastor John Collins brings an enthusiasm to the pulpit that is matched by no one.  “I get a little loud” says Pastor John Collins, and he gives a presentation of what the Bible represents: Pastor John Collins will “tell it, teach it as it was 2000 years ago.”  Pastor John Collins loves God.  As Pastor Collins puts it, the Bible is beautiful and everyone needs what it says.  Links to sermons, interviews, radio programs, articles, blogs, and Youtube recordings can be experienced by clicking on the links found within this blog.  Pastor John Collins can personally be reached for ministry, prayer, guest preaching and revival at jc65777@yahoo.com.  

Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God!

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: "RAPTURE"

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: A CHANCE FOR SALVATION 1ST ..... for EVERYONE

Are you a fence sitter when it comes to declaring your faith?  Do you hedge your bets, believing in a part of this faith, a bit of that doctrine, a little of that religion?  All in.  That is what God wants from us and Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries tells us.  All in, all of us, not part of our faith, part of our heart, part of our souls.   All our heart, soul, mind and strength.  That is the first and greatest commandment, it’s part of the Hebrew Shema, and what Jesus Christ taught when He walked the earth as a person 2000 plus years ago.  Pastor John Collins is determined to bring as many who will come back to the Cross. 

End times prophecies have been talked about since they were first spoken millennia ago.  The first disciples expected them to happen any day, but they were wrong just as the “prophets” of today are.  No one knows said Jesus Christ, and Pastor John Collins preaches the very same thing.  God wants as many as who will to come home to Him, His children, His creations, His souls that belong to Him.  Right now, God isn’t happy with us and He most certainly isn’t blessing the United States because we have kicked Him out of schools, out of the courts, out of families, out of our hearts and out of churches points out Pastor John Collins.  God isn’t happy, but He hasn’t pulled the proverbial plug….yet.

How selfish are those who beg for the day of rapture?  Don’t you think that God is holding back so that people can actually be taught to know Him and to know Jesus, to give as many people as possible the chance at salvation first, asks Pastor John Collins? 

“We need to take our faith and salvation seriously. We need to get this right for ourselves and each other. We cannot be half committed, somewhat devoted or undecided when it comes to being a follower of Christ. We need to give all, believe whole-heartedly and commit completely to living a life that is in obedience to Jesus and in submission to God. That is what ensures our eternal salvation with the reward of entry through heaven’s gates.”  Pastor John Collins, April 2018.

 

It’s time to take faith seriously.  It’s time to step back, look at ourselves and our hearts and seek the hope that is Jesus Christ (Pastor John Collins, paraphrased).

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:10-14 (NKJV).

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Mark 13:32 (NKJV).

Many are saying that we are nearing the end of times, that Jesus will return soon, that the rapture is near and tribulation is upon us. Jesus said that only the Father knows the time so it is impossible for anyone to know when the end will come. Yet, with so many preachers teaching this and so many eyes open to the happenings in the Middle East and so much attention being drawn to prophecy and supposition, why are people not taking their faith more seriously? Why is there not more people repenting and coming to the foot of the cross?

When prophets were sent to Israel and Judah, they were not always heard. The sad truth is the majority of the people clung to their ways, their sin and their attachment to this world. Too many perished because of their stubbornness and refusal to submit to God. Every day that God holds back the judgment of this world is a day of mercy to us all. Each of those days is an opportunity to shout from the rooftops that salvation is available to the lost. Each day is filled with the hope that we will come to our senses and get right with God.

We need to take our faith and salvation seriously. We need to stop procrastinating and stop putting off changing our lives and our ways. We need to get this right for ourselves and each other. We cannot be half committed, somewhat devoted or undecided when it comes to being a follower of Christ. We need to give all, believe whole-heartedly and commit completely to living a life that is in obedience to Jesus and in submission to God. That is what ensures our eternal salvation with the reward of entry through heaven’s gates.

We all can do better, be better and become more Christ-like. Each of us needs to be willing to alter our lives and purify our hearts. It is not enough to say, “I am a work in progress.” We all need to take the steps to rid our lives of sinful influence and to resist our temptations. We need to get honest with ourselves about what we hide from the world, about what we don’t admit and about what needs to change. Jesus is your strength and He wants you to belong to Him. Do not deny yourself forever in heaven because you were unsure or lazy in your faith. Even if you have doubts, call on Jesus in truth and I know that those doubts will fade and the truth along with the hope of salvation will bloom in your heart.

“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. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I have overcome and sat down with My Father on His throne.” Revelations 3:20-21 (NKJV).

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Pastor John Collins tells us we all can do better.  We need to go to church and “get some”….Jesus was crucified so we could be justified, and we need to get on our knees and repent, every day.  Pastor John Collins is the first to say that he knows he is a sinner, and that he will get on his knees, ask for forgiveness every day.  At the end of the day, Pastor John Collins says he gets on his knees and asks God “did I handle every situation today correctly to glorify You?”  Each day is an opportunity to get it right, to get better.

Salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ, preaches Pastor John Collins.  It is the effort to turn away from sin, to not be like the world, to seek guidance from Jesus in everything that we do – Pastor John Collins, Spring, 2018.

Pastor John Collins has been recognized as an inspirational pastor living in the United States and has received awards as Evangelist of the Year from across the globe.  Interviews, radio programming, sermons, blogs, news articles, and Youtube recordings of Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins posts daily thoughts and devotions on Facebook and Twitter.  Pastor John Collins preaches weekly from the heart on Heaven’s Country Radio, www.heavenscountry.com at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time.  Pastor John Collins preaches with passion:  Pastor John Collins is not about a popularity contest, Pastor Collins says he would rather have people hate him for what he says rather than to be loved and tell people what they want to hear.  This is not about the pastor, it is about Jesus Christ and our chance at salvation and getting back to God.  Pastor John Collins can be reached by email at jc65777@yahoo.com for ministry, prayer and positive conversation.  Pastor John Collins is also available for revival and guest speaking.  

Pastor John Collins says it is time for a change, he is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: OBEDIENCE

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: GROW YOUR FAITH

Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries writes another compelling and thought provoking post about obedience and growing our faith in God.  Jesus Christ was sent over 2000 years ago to teach the people how to worship God, clarified the law, and what was necessary to get right with God….and that is done with humility and humbleness preaches Pastor John Collins.

In a recent broadcast, Pastor John Collins commented that if you say you are a Christian, it’s time right now, to get on your knees and pray, repent your sins, seek forgiveness and the gift of salvation that was offered on that Cross by Jesus’ sacrifice.  Every one of us is a sinner, including himself, says Pastor John Collins, and he gets on his knees each night, asks for forgiveness, and asks if he handled every situation correctly to glorify God, which is what God is looking for in worship, to glorify Him, to thank Him, to be obedient to Him.  Each day is an opportunity to get right, to get it better with God, Pastor Collins goes on to say.  Christians need to represent, to stand tall and live exemplary lives, to show that we live by the standards of Christ.  Pastors who are in the pulpit who say they are better, who have sexual relations with the congregation members, who are obsessed with success and money and more, are the hypocrites who have given Christianity a bad name, we are to be proclaiming and acting our faith, to represent for Christ, just as the disciples learned at the foot of Jesus Christ (Pastor John Collins, paraphrased). No matter what you have been through, God wants you home with Him, to come to Him in humbleness, seeking forgiveness. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.” John 6:45 (NKJV).

The teachings of Jesus were insightful and revealed the heart of the law. He came with miracles and truth and compassion and mercy. He came with clarity and sadness for the people. It is sad to see people refuse to get right with God, to see people rebel in their hearts and choose their own will over God’s will.

It is sad to watch people choose to be sinners and choose to harm others to lift themselves up. Believe me, there is still plenty today for Jesus to weep over.

Our world is filled with people choosing to self-govern and claim rational thought for themselves and believing that there is no God, that their own moral code will sustain them and see them through this life and that there is no cause to concern themselves with an eternal life. There are people on the pulpits sharing the good news without teaching the requirements of being a follower of Christ. There are stubborn people who choose to believe that there is not a right or a wrong way to worship God and that we get to self-determine our God and how we navigate our faith in our life and have concluded that by doing so we will enjoy the outcome that we have decided upon. It doesn’t work that way! God came and gave instructions on how to worship Him. Jesus came and gave insight into the law and gave instructions on how to worship Him. Nothing has changed.

Grace is given and faith is free but obedience is required to claim them. You cannot claim to be a person of faith and have fellowship with God when you are living a life of selfishness and unfaithfulness. If you are a greedy, lying, cheating, vain, malicious, gossiper and drunk then you are not obeying God. If you are full of bitterness and resentment and refuse to forgive those who you believe have done you wrong then you are not in obedience with God. If you are consumed with materialism and are obsessed with your looks and your appearance then you are not in obedience with God. If you are abusing drugs and your body and are not a believer then you are not in obedience with God. If you are not in obedience with God then you will not see the kingdom of heaven when you die. It really is that simple.

You must obey God to claim the gifts of God. Salvation is claimed by those who believe because those who believe will submit to the will of God and will obey God. I am not talking about casual belief but the belief that produces results in a life, belief that produces change and purity in a life and belief that transforms a life of darkness into one of light. There is always an opportunity to truly claim Jesus as your savior, not in word only but in truth. You know whether your life is truly a life that would have God’s stamp of approval and there is just no reason to live in denial. There is not any time to waste on self-indulgence and sin. It is time to examine your existence and if you are not right with God then it is time to get right with Him. Believe in the Son and claim salvation.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.” John 15:5-6 (NKJV).

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Jesus said “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” there is no other way to get close to God, the sacrifice He made on the Cross justifies us before God preaches Pastor John Collins.  In order for us to find our way to God is to believe in the Son, seek forgiveness, repent of sins with a contrite heart-a humble heart-and declare Jesus as our Savior from the sins of this world.  Believing in Jesus means we are willing to learn to become what He taught His disciples, to care for one another.  It is so easy, but it is something we make hard for ourselves because we fight giving up what we see and feel in this world-the “if it feels good do it” generation is the complete opposite of what God expects from us.

 Pastor John Collins tells us we all can do better.  We need to go to church and get some truth….Jesus was crucified so we could be justified, and we need to get on our knees and repent, every day.  Pastor John Collins is the first to say that he knows he is a sinner, and that he will get on his knees, ask for forgiveness every day.  At the end of the day, Pastor John Collins says he gets on his knees and asks God “did I handle every situation today correctly to glorify You?”  Each day is an opportunity to get it right, to get better.

Salvation is by faith alone in Jesus Christ, preaches Pastor John Collins.  It is the effort to turn away from sin, to not be like the world, to seek guidance from Jesus in everything that we do – Pastor John Collins, Spring, 2018.

Pastor John Collins is recognized as an inspirational pastor living in the United States and has received awards as Evangelist of the Year from across the globe.  Interviews, radio programming, sermons, blogs, news articles, and Youtube recordings of Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins posts daily thoughts and devotions on Facebook and Twitter.  Pastor John Collins preaches weekly from the heart on Heaven’s Country Radio, www.heavenscountry.com at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time.  Pastor John Collins preaches with passion:  Pastor John Collins is not about a popularity contest, Pastor Collins says he would rather have people hate him for what he says rather than to be loved and tell people what they want to hear.  This is not about the pastor, says Pastor John Collins, it is about Jesus Christ and our chance at salvation and getting back to God.  Pastor John Collins can be reached by email at jc65777@yahoo.com for ministry, prayer and positive conversation.  Pastor John Collins is also available for revival and guest speaking.  Pastor John Collins says it is time for a change, he is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: THE ROAD TO HELL.....

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: GOOD INTENTIONS DON'T CUT IT

The saying goes “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Superficially, this can mean something to the effect that if you say you are going to do it, do it. If you promise to do it, then do it, or what you say and do is meaningless. Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries puts a more complete view on the saying:  You can have all the best intentions in the world, and even act on those intentions and do the right things for people, but if your heart isn’t focused on God and the salvation that is given by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross, and getting closer to Them in your heart and soul, then all the good acts and intentions that you do throughout your life are meaningless, you are not going to make it to heaven, and hell is pretty full of people who had good intentions (paraphrased, Pastor John Collins).

Don’t be lazy in your faith, or have the expectation that you can confess your sins twenty minutes before you die so you can cover your bases.  Saying that you believe in Jesus Christ and God is empty unless you have the full commitment of your heart and the opportunity to act upon that faith.  The road to salvation begins in an instant, it takes a lifetime to continue the path, work out your faith, and face the tests and challenges that build the faith that begins with accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior.  It isn’t just giving lip service says Pastor John Collins.

“It is time to wake up and get right with God. God doesn’t fool around and God will not cease from being God but He will continue to be that great and almighty Lord that sees everything and everyone as they truly are and He will be the one who has the last laugh. It is not okay to take your life, your actions, your words and your feelings lightly. They all matter and they all will be taken into account when it comes to judging your soul. Each person will be judged and each person will either go up or go down and it really is that simple.” (Pastor John Collins, February, 2018).

Pastor John Collins is a down to earth, no nonsense evangelist who has been spreading revival of hope and faith across the United States for more than three years.  Pastor John Collins has a very enthusiastic style of preaching, with a “tell it like it is” attitude without the sugar coating of so many in pulpits today.  As he puts it, Pastor John Collins will grab you by the britches when he preaches. 

The Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ have been so twisted and altered in the past 2000 years, Pastor John Collins is determined to redeem the Gospel so that all can hear the word of Jesus as it was taught during the times of Jesus Christ’s ministry.  The fear of standing before the throne of God and being judged upon entering eternity is not being taught at all, instead prominent pastors preach prosperity through our tithes or that the Old Testament doesn’t matter, it’s been replaced by the New Testament, or if we say we were saved on December 25, 1977, we are always saved, and there is no need to seek daily forgiveness for our sins….all of this is wrong teachings of current day preachers, and one day, there will be an accounting says Pastor John Collins.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 (NKJV).

“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 (NKJV).

We live in dangerous times, as have all of those who ever walked this earth. It is a perilous thing to live without faith and it is more dangerous to live without belief in the Son of God than it is to live in a land filled with terrorists and civil unrest. People pay attention to what they can see and people will fear what they can sense can cause them harm but people don’t fear what they can’t see and when people walk without faith then they are blind and without the ability to perceive the danger to their souls.

It is not a time to be casual in your faith. It is time to wake up and get right with God. God doesn’t fool around and God will not cease from being God but He will continue to be that great and almighty Lord that sees everything and everyone as they truly are and He will be the one who has the last laugh. It is not okay to take your life, your actions, your words and your feelings lightly. They all matter and they all will be taken into account when it comes to judging your soul. Each person will be judged and each person will either go up or go down and it really is that simple.

You have no guarantee of tomorrow and you only get this one chance at life so take it seriously and don’t put off until another day your relationship with God. God sent Jesus to die for you and you should be thanking Jesus for the strength and obedience that was in His soul so that your soul could be saved. You should cherish and nurture your relationship with Jesus and praise God always. Come to know what is expected of you and do that. The rules are not going to change and the gospel must be obeyed just as Jesus has said. There will not be favorites given a pass because they are just so cute or so charming. There are lots of good people in hell today and there will be many more that follow. Do what you must so that you are not one of them.

“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.” John 14:23-24 (NKJV).

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Pastor John Collins reminds us that there is no get out of hell free cards out there.  We need to come to the foot of the Cross and find our salvation, and let Jesus and God do their work in us so that we don’t take our life here lightly.  To do so is certain eternal death….for there is eternal death just as there is eternal life.

Pastor John Collins preaches every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country radio at www.heavenscountry.com.  His dynamic style, salted with humor, will draw your heart toward God and Jesus Christ.  Pastor John Collins is determined to redeem the Gospel of Jesus Christ and continues to spread his revival of hope and faith across the United States. Pastor John Collins posts daily devotionals and thoughts on Facebook and Twitter.  Other content by Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this post.  If you wish to reach out to Pastor John Collins, he can be contacted at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Pastor John Collins is also available for guest preaching and revival in your community or church gathering.  As he so frequently says, Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: WE ARE NOT ALONE

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST:  The gift of Jesus.

We are not alone, and we have never been alone, writes Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries.  God is with us.  Jesus Christ is with us.  When you look at the birth of a child that wasn’t expected to survive, and that child not only survives, but survives healthily, that is a miracle, and that is the work of God.  Someone is unexplainably cured of a disease that would be a death sentence otherwise, that is a work of God.  When a person cries out in desperation, at the end of their proverbial rope, with nothing left inside them to give, yet instead of giving up, instead of becoming an addict or a victim, they stand strong and continue forward in faith which is strength in knowing Jesus.

“We are bombarded with temptations and are weak. It is easy to be swayed by what you can see, hear, touch, taste and smell. We are creatures that love our pleasures. We are sometimes easily impressed. We are sometimes easily intimidated. We are sometimes easily blinded to the truth…. Sometimes we forget that there is more to life than what we can see and what we seek to control. We need to stop in our tracks and remember the Lord.” Pastor John Collins, February 2018.

Pastor John Collins often speaks of Jesus being everything we need.  Pastor John Collins goes on to say that the challenge for most of us is to come to the realization that we cannot do everything, and we cannot do it alone.  Pastor John Collins will be the first one to tell you he wasn’t always a Christian, that he was so far from the Cross that he needed binoculars to see it, but now Pastor John Collins is so close, he gets splinters in his hands.  What does that mean?  To come to the realization that you cannot do it alone is the way to finding Jesus.  We cannot handle everything alone.  We aren’t meant to, preaches Pastor John Collins.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“Thus says the Lord: ‘Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,’ Says the Lord. ‘But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.’” Isaiah 66:1-2 (NKJV).

He who is poor is he who is humble. He who is contrite is he who knows that he is not without sin. He who trembles is he who is in awe of God.

We are in need of our Savior. We are bombarded with temptations and are weak. It is easy to be swayed by what you can see, hear, touch, taste and smell. We are creatures that love our pleasures. We are sometimes easily impressed. We are sometimes easily intimidated. We are sometimes easily blinded to the truth.

We are in need of Jesus. We are in need of God. We are not alone and have never been alone. Sometimes we forget that this world is bigger than our realities. Sometimes we forget that there is more to life than what we can see and what we seek to control. We need to stop in our tracks and remember the Lord.

We are in need of our Savior. We have been given life everlasting by God in the form and sacrifice of His Son. We need to become humble people who are grateful for the gift. We need to become contrite people who know that we cannot save ourselves. We need to become people who know what is acceptable and good to God and know what we should be seeking forgiveness for. We need to acknowledge our natures and come to the Cross.

Faith is not futile. Faith is not useless. God is not absent nor is He uncaring. God is not imaginary. God is here in your hearts. God is wanting to be your God and to give you the gift of Jesus. God has provided a way for you and for me.

Do not ignore the call of God in your life. Do not let your days pass you by without the love of our Savior. Be proactive in your beliefs and trust that submission to God will indeed save your soul.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NKJV).

Love That Cross, Pastor John Collins

Pastor John Collins is a dynamic and enthusiastic evangelist.  Awarded Evangelist of the Year from many regions across the globe, Pastor John Collins brings a passion to preaching the word of God and the salvation of Jesus Christ that hasn’t been seen for many decades.  Often, those in the pulpit today are preaching wrong doctrine, looking at the dollar signs rather than the salvation of souls. Pastor John Collins not only calls those people out by name, but he also stands on the Gospel as it was taught over 2000 years ago.  Those principles have been twisted by snake-oil style “prophets” and so-called preachers, says Pastor John Collins, so that now the Gospel is need of redemption from those who use it to serve their own purposes and use God for their own personal gain, instead of bringing the word of God to people in terms of salvation.

Pastor John Collins preaches from the heart.  His no nonsense style, as he says, “grabs you by the britches”, in old time revival-style preaching. Pastor John Collins is not going to preach and tell you what you want to hear, Pastor John Collins is going to preach and tell you what you need to hear to get yourself right with God, to find your way to the foot of the Cross, to seek the salvation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  To Pastor John Collins, it is a matter of eternal life or eternal death, and the choice is ours to make.  It takes giving up our pride and recognizing that God is real, Jesus is real, and we cannot get through this world alone, without the help of a loving and just God.

Speaking from the heart, Pastor John Collins can be heard Sundays at 10:00 a.m. mountain time on Heaven’s Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com. Daily devotionals and thoughts by Pastor John Collins can be read on Facebook and Twitter.  Pastor John Collins brings an enthusiasm to the pulpit that is matched by no one.  “I get a little loud” says Pastor John Collins, and he gives a presentation of what the Bible represents: Pastor John Collins will “tell it, teach it as 2000 years ago.”  Pastor John Collins loves God.  As Pastor Collins puts it, the Bible is beautiful and everyone needs what it says.  Links to sermons, interviews, radio programs, articles, blogs, and Youtube recordings can be experienced by clicking on the links found within this blog.  Pastor John Collins can personally be reached for ministry, prayer, guest preaching and revival at jc65777@yahoo.com.  

Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God!

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: FINDING PEACE

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: KEEP CALM, KNOW GOD

Peace is where we find contentment says Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries.  Our fast-paced lives make it difficult for us to find peace, a minute alone, within ourselves, and finding peace is when we finally let the little things go and seek calm and the love of Jesus Christ Pastor John Collins elaborates.

Finding peace is difficult because we live in a society that demands our attention every minute we are awake, and sometimes even sleep is interrupted by the drama that happens around us, no matter how much we try to isolate ourselves.  Others may step in to disrupt our thoughts without giving any consideration to what we are doing: the impulsiveness and impatience and attention seeking of others distract us from finding the peace that as Christians, we know is there for the asking.  Violence and discouraging headline news invade our lives every day.  Pastor John Collins cites a statistic that there have been more children killed in schools than the armed forces in 2018, so far.  Peace seems to be so far off when we consider the events of the world around us.  Fear becomes more of the normal than the peace we can find within. 

“In order to be peaceful we must be able to claim peace within… I believe that we are not always aware of how much we need peace and of how far away it is from us. We let little things upset us and we let our stress levels get so high that we become agitated people who become sick in our bodies… Yet, peace is where hope lies. Peace is where love lies. Peace is where you find contentment.” Pastor John Collins, February, 2018).

Pastor John Collins writes:

“Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 (NKJV).

“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:  looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.” Hebrews 12:14-15 (NKJV).

People go on vacation to find peace. Many people go and spend time with nature to find peace. Many people close themselves off from the busy schedules they lead to find peace within themselves. It is a crowded world and it is a fast paced society that we live in so we have to make an effort to find peace within it.

We are told to be peaceful with others, to have compassion and kindness in our hearts so that we may walk a walk that is approved of by God. But how can we be peaceful with others and have compassion on others when our own lives are in upheaval? How can we be kind to others when we are not always kind to ourselves? How can we be calm when our natures are not?

In order to be peaceful we must be able to claim peace within. Sometimes we see older people that have come to a place in their lives where acceptance and wisdom have given them peace. Sometimes we imagine that we see peace in others when we don’t feel that ourselves. I believe that we are not always aware of how much we need peace and of how far away it is from us. We let little things upset us and we let our stress levels get so high that we become agitated people who become sick in our bodies.

Peace is a choice. Some people have learned to love drama and seek it or stir it up if it is not present. Drama has become a staple in so many people’s lives that they don’t know how to function without it. Yet, peace is where hope lies. Peace is where love lies. Peace is where you find contentment. We need to get to the place where arguments and frustration mixed with unhappiness is not what is most familiar to us. Peace is not something that we should seek once or twice a year when we go on vacation. Peace is allowing those things that really don’t have value to pass from our lives.

Peace is knowing that bitterness is without value. Peace is knowing that love is better than hate. Peace is letting forgiveness become a part of you. Peace is looking to Jesus and wanting to be His follower. Peace is allowing the pettiness of this world to pass you by as you cling to the Cross. Peace is allowing the Lord into your heart. Learn to live in peace because you want to.

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 (NKJV).

 Love That Cross, Pastor John Collins

God tells us “be still, and know that I am God”.  We need to find that stillness within ourselves that He has provided us through His Son Jesus Christ.

Pastor John Collins is an enthusiastic evangelist, recognized among leading pastors and ministries, who has been spreading revival across the United States for over three years.  The Gospel has been twisted to suit those who use it for their own purposes instead of God’s purposes, which is saving souls, preaches Pastor John Collins, and the Gospel is in need of redemption from those who teach a false doctrine to their followers.  Pastor John Collins will throw down a sermon that will “grab you by the britches” and pull your soul and your heart to the foot of the Cross.  Pastor John Collins preaches from the heart and can be heard Sundays at 10:00 a.m. mountain time on Heaven’s Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com. Pastor John Collins also posts daily thoughts or devotionals on Facebook and Twitter.  Links to other sermons, presentations, interviews, radio broadcasts, Youtube recordings, and other media can be reached by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins is transparent in his faith and his path to the Cross, he has a heart for God and Jesus Christ that simply does not stop.  If you would like to contact Pastor John Collins, he can be reached through email at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Pastor John Collins is available for guest preaching and revivals.  Pastor John Collins has said it before and will say it again, he is in it to win it for God.  Believe that!