JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES, LOVE THAT CROSS: CHRISTMAS RESTRAINT

 FROM JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES:

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:24-25 (NKJV).

Christmas shopping season is here and before you run out and break the bank, overload the credit cards and spend hard earned cash that you should not, please rethink this holiday season!!

One of the hardest lessons to learn in life is restraint. When to restrain yourself from acting, from speaking and from reacting in a manner that is expected from you. Just because the world, especially the United States has come to drive buying in excess to please our loved ones in some kind of celebration for the birth of Jesus Christ for some and just an excuse to shop for others does not mean that you need to buy into the nonsense.

Jesus Christ was NOT born on December 25th. Although you may believe that you are celebrating Him when your family opens its gifts on that cold December morning, I promise you that Jesus would rather you not go into debt, not struggle to pay your bills in order to buy those presents and He would rather you not buy those gifts and would rather you restrain yourself from the manic need to “show your love” through material means.

Jesus is about love, salvation, hope and eternal bliss. Don’t make this year the same as all of the rest instead choose to make this year a new tradition that includes all of the love and faith that you can summon with all of the joyous celebration that you can endure without partaking of the “Christmas Traditions” that celebrate materialism and not God.

And for those of you who have small children, please learn restraint. Christmas is not about filling up the space under the tree. If you do buy gifts, restrain yourself and limit your purchases. One gift is lovely and if opened with Jesus on your mind and not yourself, then that is a pure and true rejoicing in Him and not the excuse to give and receive. We should never think of Christmas as if it were OUR BIRTHDAY and therefore our right to receive gifts and the same goes for our children. It is not their birthdays. This holiday season, learn to restrain yourself.

“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV).

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JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES, LOVE THAT CROSS: THANKSGIVING

From John Collins Ministries:

“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NKJV).

People think of these words and think of communion to be taken in church. Before there were Christian churches the apostles gathered in the homes of their fellow believers or those they hoped to bring salvation to and they would share a meal and share the truth of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving in their hearts. They would break bread and drink wine and think of Jesus’ broken body and the new covenant and they would share their faith with one another and encourage one another.

As you come and sit down to the table today just know that what you have most to be thankful for in this world is the sacrifice of Jesus because it has given you the chance to be saved. As we pray for those without food and those without shelter today, let us also praise God for His mercy and thank God for His precious Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.

All the bounty that you will ever experience in your life and all of the hope of your eternal reward comes from God. No matter how little one has in life, as long as there is breath in the body then there is hope for salvation and every day is a day of thanksgiving.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 (NKJV).

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JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES, LOVE THAT CROSS! "STUFF"

From John Collins Ministries: 

People who have lost everything in a storm, fire or other tragedy
know the true value of life is life itself.
Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’” Matthew 19:23-24 (NKJV).

We have all heard this saying and we all know that the rich often struggle with greed and materialism. But what about those that are not filthy rich and those that have even less?

What happens in the heart of a person that places great emotional value on possessions? What about that quilt that grandma made, those pieces of jewelry from mom, that set of china from great-aunt Susan, or those baseball cards from grandpa, not to mention the furniture that has been passed down and the T.V. that you worked so hard to buy and add to the living room that brings you such pride and joy because you have better than when you were a kid?

When we place extreme emotional value on possessions we are setting ourselves up for failure spiritually. We may have had an impoverished upbringing that drives us to have better and more and when we attain that we place such value on the things that prove how far we have come. We begin to connect with the stuff in our lives and that begins to breed greed and materialism in our hearts.

We must be able to recognize that stuff is just stuff. People that have lost everything in a storm, fire or other tragedy know that the true value in life is life itself and we are to be thankful for the breath that we have in our bodies. Having faith is meant to keep us grounded in what matters. We must know that we came into this world with nothing and we are sure to carry nothing out of this world. 

You may care about who gets what while you are here on earth, but once you are gone, I can assure you that it does not matter who has your diamond necklace or china set or even your house.

We can be strange creatures at times by attaching emotional value to things. Things do not have value emotionally unless we give them that value. When you connect with someone, when you give and receive love, mercy, compassion, nurturing and empathy, these things matter. When we have moments in time that express these feelings and share them with others, these things matter. It is not the item that connects you or sustains you, it is the human connection that carries you through.

Jesus wants us to love one another, not our stuff. He wants us to walk together toward the kingdom, not a lawyer’s office to decide who gets what. Jesus wants us to care about the lives and destination of our loved ones, not the things that show what we have inherited or attained in our lives. We should care about going to heaven and not proving how far we got on earth.

“When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, ‘Who then can be saved?’ But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” Matthew 19:25-26 (NKJV).

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Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God

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You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES, LOVE THAT CROSS!! HOPE, FAITH, LOVE

Hope, faith, and love are the very foundations of Christianity~John Collins, Evangelist, John Collins Ministries

From John Collins Ministries: 

“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV).

We base our faith in belief. We believe that God has created the heavens and the earth as well as all of us in it. We believe that God has indeed performed the miracles that are written in the Holy Bible. We believe that God did indeed send Jesus Christ, His Son, to die on the cross for our sins so that we may be forgiven and have salvation and that He raised Him on the third day. We believe that Jesus performed all miracles, died, rose again to be seen and witnessed in the flesh and then was lifted into heaven to sit at the right hand of God. That is our faith, based in our belief.

We have hope because of our faith. We hope that our lives will be a testimony to the power of Jesus and the gospel. We hope because we trust that our salvation is sure and our place is in heaven. We hope because we know that this evil world cannot touch us. We hope because we know that we are comforted by the Lord. We hope in our future because we know that it will be better than our lives here on earth if we are obedient to Christ. We hope because we believe.

We love because we are meant to. We love because we are made in the image of God and have been gifted with the capacity to feel and share our love with our Creator, our Savior and each other. We love because we are blessed and know it. We love because we have the perfect teacher who has instructed us and given us the most perfect example of love.

Our faith, our hope and our love are meant to make up the foundations of our lives. We obey and choose to submit to the will of God because we have faith in Him, we hope because of Him and we love because of Him. We must make every effort to nurture these qualities inside of ourselves, our families and our lives. These are the good and with these things to hold on to, there is nothing that can crush us, defeat us or overtake us. We are strong in the Lord. We are capable in the Lord. We are Christians!

Hold on the Jesus, hold on to your faith, hold on to your hope and hold on to your love. It is worth it to trust in Him, to seek Him and to obey Him. He will hold on to you and you will be well.

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” John 10:27-29 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: HEALING A HEART

JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES: A LOVE THAT CHANGES US

“Open the eyes of my heart” is a popular Christian song and it holds a lesson that Pastor John Collins of John Collins Ministries teaches in a recent message.  Consider closely what it is that you ask for when you consider your faith, your heart, your sin, and your path to heaven.  It’s how we get to our real final destination; we work on that here in this life, says Pastor John Collins.   

Pastor John Collins writes:

“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” John 14:21 (NKJV).

We know the story; that Jesus suffered for us, that He died for us, that He was separated from God for us, that He was buried and that He rose again. We know that Jesus is our Savior and that the work was completed by Him as our propitiation. What can Jesus do for you now? There are many who pray for healing, for financial liberation, for love, happiness and so many things that should never come first in a person’s life. So, what can Jesus do for you, if you are willing to ask?

Jesus can deliver you from sin. You will say, He already did that by dying on the cross for us. No. Jesus died so that you are able to be forgiven, but that will not keep you from sinning in your life. Jesus will deliver you from your fleshly desires, will teach you obedience to God’s Commandments, will open the Scriptures for you and will give you knowledge. Jesus will teach you submission, take you from anger and hate to forgiveness and love. Jesus will guide you into compassion and hope, peace and simplicity. Jesus will help you to become willing to see this life as it should be seen, fleeting, a test, a joy and full of complications that can hinder your path to heaven. Jesus will heal your heart and your mind and teach you to look up to our true Father and Creator and to allow the things of this world to pass from your life. Jesus will help you to let go, to stop living in fear, to trust in the Lord. Jesus will come to you and love you.

You have to learn to pray for the right things, to desire the things of God and not the things of this world. You have to open your heart to desiring to spend the time it takes to truly get to know how God desires to be worshiped and you have to learn to listen to the truth that is given to you. Jesus will help you to grow in faith, to become a light to others and to overcome sin. It is not enough that He died for you, now you must learn to live for Him. It is not enough to believe in Him, now you must honor Him by dying to sin and denying yourself the passions of the flesh that will empty your soul and corrupt you. Jesus will be there for you, will strengthen you and if you are genuine in your gratefulness and genuine in your desire to belong to Him, He will not forsake you. Allow yourself to be willing to be convicted in what you must release and ask Jesus to deliver you from those burdens. Jesus is willing, are you?

“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” John 15:10-11 (NKJV).

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Believing in Jesus is the first step, and He is most certainly willing to reach us, teach us and help us lose what we need to in order to live for Him. 

Pastor John Collins is changing the face of Christianity through John Collins Ministries. His dedication to preaching the truth, what we need to hear, not what we want to hear is immeasurable.  Reminding us to compare and look at the Bible as reference, Pastor John Collins illustrates that we have the very same divisions, issues, problems that the early Church experienced after Jesus was crucified.  The church was not to be a divided church, preaching this doctrine this way, and that doctrine that way.  Pastor John Collins takes his listeners back to the original intentions of the words written by those who knew and walked with Jesus, who experienced the miracle of His resurrection and His Gospel.  John Collins Ministries is redeeming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

It’s time for a change.  Pastor John reaches multitudes each Sunday on Heaven’s Country Radio at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mountain Time and other AM and FM radio stations across the nation.  The message is always one of promise and salvation, preaching the Gospel and teaching us in a way that few have experienced in recent decades.  The message Pastor Collins presents is one that we all need to hear to make the choices we need to make in order to go home to God and Jesus Christ.

If you wish to reach Pastor John Collins, you can do so through his email at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. He is available for prayer, for conversations, for ministry, and if you wish, he is available for guest speaking and engagement for revivals.  Pastor John Collins is truly in it to win it for God.