PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: THE POWER OF PRAYER

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: PRAYER

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The best day I ever spent was in continued prayer.  It left my spirit lighter, I felt like there was accomplishment in an otherwise lackluster kind of day, and it just felt plain good.  Prayer isn’t about asking for yourself, it is part of what Jesus taught to care about others….prayer for others is what we should be doing because we should do for others what we want done for us.  There simply isn’t enough prayer, and God does want to hear from us, from our heart.  It is a relationship that those who were found to be righteous in the eyes of God had:   Abraham, Job, Enoch, Elijah, Mary, Esther, Daniel, Moses and others….all of these individuals are recorded as having a full relationship with God through prayer that pleased God. 

Evil in this world is because of our free will, Pastor John Collins reminds us, just as Jesus taught during His ministry.  God gave us free will, as a good Father, He allows us to make our own choices in our lives.  He cares that much about us to allow us to choose instead of being robot-like creatures.  Evil is a product of individuals being selfish, self-serving, desiring power and recognition (Pastor John Collins, January, 2018).

“If God is so powerful, why does He allow bad things to happen? That is always a question for those who would deny that there is a God and would claim that if there was a God at all then He must not care about us and must not be all good as those who believe in His say. God gave men free will to live and choose to behave as they would have it and for that reason there will always be evil in this world. Evil is just selfish desires and power grabs manifested in this world.” Pastor John Collins, January 2018.

Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  Pastor John Collins has been involved with revival of faith and hope for several years since launching a series in Wyoming.  Pastor Collins has traveled across the country, redeeming the Gospel and preaching salvation from his heart with passion.  As an evangelist, Pastor John Collins is determined to bring as many people back to God as possible, but first we need to hear the truth of the Gospel, not the watered down versions that have become the general template for most pastors on the pulpit, whether in the public eye through media or a local community style church.  Old style tent revival preaching is the trademark of Pastor John Collins, preached with humility and reverence for God and Jesus Christ. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” John 3:19-21 (NKJV).

There is true evil in this world. We can look around and see it. Many people would like to ignore it, not be bothered by it, not have it touch their lives and just go about their business. Sometimes evil intrudes and we are shocked, hurt and want to question if there is a God at all. If God is so powerful, why does He allow bad things to happen? That is always a question for those who would deny that there is a God and would claim that if there was a God at all then He must not care about us and must not be all good as those who believe in His say. God gave men free will to live and choose to behave as they would have it and for that reason there will always be evil in this world. Evil is just selfish desires and power grabs manifested in this world. Evil is those choosing to lash out at others because of their own hurt. Evil is defiance and rebellion acted out in order to lift oneself up. Evil is petty and there will come a time when God chooses to step in and bring about further revelation to this world.

Some wait for God to act and some want to ignore the signs but while there is still yet time we should be praying for more light to shine in the darkness. Prayer is a powerful thing and God wants to hear from us, not just about our lives, our desires, our sicknesses and needs, our family and friends but about our hopes and thoughts regarding this world. Do you consider praying about those who suffer, the abused men, women and children? Do you pray for the weak? Do you pray that those who protect us are themselves protected? Do you pray that righteousness would make its way into the government? Do you pray that foreign nations would be strengthened in food and health to limit the depletion of your own country? Do you pray that revelation would come from God that would minimize the desire to blow each other up? There are people whose only desire is for more power, more money, more weapons and the opportunity to display it all for the world to see. There is evil in this world because some only care about themselves and they don’t value life or the gifts that come with it.

What so many have forgotten, failed to realize or choose to ignore is that the only true power in this world comes from God alone and all of the rest is an illusion. God is the one who has all of the strength and He really does want us to make the best choices available to us and sometimes people just don’t know what that is. Changing things in this world can start with hope and prayer. Change does need to come, more light needs to permeate the dark and more people need to wake up to the reality that things are changing and we need to change as well. We need more righteousness in this world, not more rebellion. Pray for that.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (NKJV).

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Prayer is powerful.  It changes lives. You can believe that.

Pastor John Collins broadcasts Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith at www.heavenscountry.com. Pastor John Collins’ broadcasts are always on target relating to the issues that we are facing right now and he preaches it the way we need to hear it. Pastor John Collins has other recordings, media, interviews, radio programs, blogs, sermons, and YouTube clips that can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this blog.  If you would like to reach Pastor John Collins, he can be contacted through his personal email at jc65777@yahoo.com.  

Pastor John Collins is truly in it to win it for God. Believe that.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: THE DELUSION OF PRETTY PROMISES

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: BUBBLES OF DENIAL

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“Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me?”  If we hear that phrase with a heavy New York accent and a hand gesture by the speaker pointing to himself, we chuckle.  The prophets of old told of tales of horror and pain, and the Hebrews looked at them blankly as if to ask “Are you talking to me?”  Sadly, we are in the same situation now, and it isn’t funny.  The commandments that God wrote for Moses and the Israelites have been padded with the lie that we don’t have to pay attention to them because Jesus replaced them.  Wrong.  Fear and trembling have been padded with shiny promises of wealth and fortune if we give enough money to a prosperity pastor.  Wrong. 

Pastor John Collins is passionately preaching and teaching that our will gets us in trouble, that God wants us to come back to Him and find Jesus again follow the will of God.  We don’t want to look in a mirror and examine why we keep on the blinders and keep doing what pleases us.  We need to let go, and let God and Jesus take over those reins and in pleasing them, we become more, we enjoy more, we are more…more than what we can create alone.

“Most people are fed up with religion and look out into the world and see the effects of what so-called faith has brought about. The deaths and wars, the judgment and exclusion and the riches for the wrong and the poverty for the right. Most people want to move past the need for religion that many see as just an opiate for the masses. Underlying the superficial of religion lies the truth of God and He has commandments that most find antiquated and obsolete.” Pastor John Collins, January 2018.

Pastor John Collins asks when Jesus calls, what are you doing, what are you going to do?  Will you drop everything and turn to Him, or will you keep on doing what pleases you?  Pleasing yourself will earn you judgement that will make you go “oops” one second after you die.  When we answer “yes Lord”, we begin a marvelous journey of regrowth, renewal, and yes-rebirth as crazy as that sounds, for there is no other description that fits.

From rebuilding community churches to spreading a renewal of hope and revival, Pastor John Collins is fighting the fight to bring God back to all who will hear the Word.  Pastor John Collins preaches, speaks and writes with a passion born of faith and obedience to God that leads Him to speak the truth as God meant it to be spoken.  Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  From a not-Christian past to giving his life to serving God and Jesus, Pastor John Collins is reaching out to redeem the Gospel so that people have a genuine understanding of what Jesus taught and preached over 2000 years ago.  The Holy Bible is full of hope, but the truth should never have been glossed over by those who would rather deny that the faults of the men and women who lived as an example for us to follow now existed, or that their trials and tests don’t apply to us today.  King Solomon even pointed out millennia ago that there is nothing new under the sun….and that is the truth.  Pastor John Collins is determined to bring the truth back for the salvation of all who will hear it.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” Jeremiah 5:30-31 (NKJV).

One of the most difficult truths for a believer in the truth of God and Jesus Christ to acknowledge is that most people don’t want to be bothered with the commandments of God, with the consequences of rebellion and disobedience or with what may be required of them in order to follow the will of God. Most people don’t want to have to examine their motives, their actions or their feelings about it all. Most people don’t want to hear of hell, judgment or their own peril. People like to live in the bubble of denial because it is comfortable and it allows them to go about their own selfish way.

Most people are fed up with religion and look out into the world and see the effects of what so-called faith has brought about. The deaths and wars, the judgment and exclusion and the riches for the wrong and the poverty for the right. Most people want to move past the need for religion that many see as just an opiate for the masses. Underlying the superficial of religion lies the truth of God and He has commandments that most find antiquated and obsolete. Most people find comfort in the niceties of religion that coat us all in bright and shiny hope but they don’t want to look into the mirror and face the possibility of the need to overhaul their souls. There has always been a passionate determination to avoid the judgment of God by living in the moment and choosing to believe that all is well in your world and somehow, someway God will find a way to fulfill all of the desires of your heart because He wants you to be happy.

Is the truth all doom and gloom? Is the reality all bad and not any good? Is there no hope for joy and pleasure in this life? Is there only burning judgment to look forward to? No. There is love and hope in this life and joy beyond measure but if you allow yourself to live in a bubble of denial and refuse to acknowledge the commandments of God and follow your own will and the pretty promises of others without examining your own heart and making changes according to the standards of God and His requirements for receiving the promises that He has made then you are living in delusion and will find disappointment for your soul when it is too late to do anything about it. If you don’t make it to heaven, you have failed. If you don’t teach your children how to get to heaven and give them a righteous example to follow, you have failed. Be willing to hear the warning and be willing to heed it.

“To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.” Jeremiah 6:10 (NKJV).

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Being Christian doesn’t mean you go to church Sundays or Wednesdays, then go home and keep on acting like you did before, says Pastor John Collins.  Just because you go into a church doesn’t make you Christian, just because you go into the garage doesn’t make you a mechanic.  You have to walk the walk, take the time to stop and reflect upon what you are doing, and honestly ask yourself if what you are doing is pleasing to God.  Use those Ten Commandments and honestly answer have you broken them?  Paul said we all fall short of the glory of God, we all are sinners, and we all need the salvation that Jesus has offered us, every day, for the rest of our lives. It truly is a race to run, using the analogies of Paul the Apostle.  The only way to get through this life with true joy is to find hope in Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness, seek His help and ask His guidance every day, every minute-Pastor John Collins, April 2018.

Pastor John Collins can be heard broadcasting on Sunday mornings at 1000 am Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith at www.heavenscountry.com.  Other sermons, interviews, YouTube recordings, media, blogs, and broadcasts can be viewed or heard by clicking on the links found within this blog.  Pastor John Collins takes his faith seriously.  He can also be reached by email at jc65777@yahoo.com for prayer, ministering or to make arrangements for guest speaking, preaching, or revival for your church or group.  

Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God. Believe that.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: REALITY CHECK

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST:  HEAVEN IS NOT A GIVEN

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Faith in God and Jesus is not now you see it, now you don’t.  We can’t only believe in God and Jesus when things are going bad for us or when we are in the midst of a struggle, then when everything becomes better, forget about God and Jesus Christ.  It doesn’t work that way.  God knows our hearts and whether we are truly people who believe in Him and His Son.  Those of us who do have some kind of faith generally believe in heaven.  We question hell-is hell really here as we live on earth and then when we die, if we have been good, we will go to heaven?  Is hell reality?  The problem is that pastors have been preaching heaven as a given, that all it takes is love, and the fact of hell has been denied.  Folks, to put it bluntly, heaven and hell are very real.  God gave us rules to live by, then He sent His Son Jesus to teach us about those rules and to be an example to live by.  With that being said, the bare truth is that whether we believe in the Holy Bible, God, Jesus, Satan, Heaven or Hell, we all will die a death here on earth, then we will face the judgement of God, which will be righteous because He can be nothing else. 

Pastor John Collins asks “What are we doing while we live this life to get right with God?”

“Everyone wants to talk about how God is love and just ignore the truth that God is wrath as well. Remember that God is complete, God is divine and God is the Creator of all and is without flaws. Judgment happens in a moment and is irreversible and it is forever. Why take any chances with your eternal soul when today allows you call on Jesus and to obey the Lord. Do not be lazy in your faith. Get right with God.” Pastor John Collins (April, 2018).

We cannot take our faith for granted and turn it on and off like a water faucet.  We cannot believe in heaven without hell.  We cannot expect that heaven is a given when the Holy Bible and the writers of the books within it tell us what we need to do in order to gain heaven.  To gain heaven is to be judged worthy by God.  If Jesus Christ came to your house today, would you be embarrassed to let Him in to visit?  What do you have in your life that you think you are hiding from Jesus?  Both God and Jesus can see everything, and if what you are doing would cause you embarrassment before Jesus, then there are things that need to change in your life.  Everything we do in this life is accounted for, whether it is good or it is bad.  We need the salvation of Jesus Christ and faith in Him and in God to find the forgiveness for what bad we have done in order to even have a chance at heaven.

Pastor John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries is committed to spreading revival of the Gospel.  Pastor John Collins also speaks of redeeming the Gospel of Jesus.  It is so apparent that people are seeking answers to the purpose of life and what happens when we die here, there is a hunger for knowledge of God because as Pastor John Collins puts it, we’ve kicked Him out of our government, our schools, our families and our churches and our souls are searching for the answers.  Pastor John Collins also firmly points out that there are those pastors and ministers who seek to find their fame and fortune at the expense of superstitious beliefs and prosperity doctrine, leading folks down a guaranteed path to hell while these leaders tuck collection plate money away for their own purposes.  Jesus Christ taught us to help the poor, the hungry, the needy, those megachurches that are filled with 20000 members are seeking to help themselves, not the people in the pews.  Pastor John Collins is determined to call a spade a spade and it’s time for preachers who are worth their salt to wake up and do the same or get off the pulpit. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV).

It is time for a serious reality check for every single person living on earth at this time: You are going to die an earthly death and will have to face the righteous judgment of God. You may think you know what that means, you may not care but let me fill in the blanks for so many….whether you choose to believe in God or not, whether you find God fair or not, whether you agree with God or not, whether you end up dismissing God or not, whether you reject God or not and whether you end up getting as angry at God as you want and as defiant toward God as you want and you can ignore Him, disobey Him and reject His Son but in the end, ALL will come before the judgment seat of Christ and ALL will face the righteous judgment of God, whether you want to or not and whether you believe it or not.

Heaven is NOT a given. Heaven is NOT guaranteed. Heaven is a reward of the salvation that you claim when you choose Jesus and obedience over your worldly life and yourself. People are so selfish and self-involved and so full of self-importance that they just can’t seem to work out their salvation with fear and trembling because they have lost their capacity for reverence and most have never bothered to develop it for God in the first place but have transferred that delight and wonder and awe for the material things of this world and for the prestige that can come with it.

Everyone wants to talk about how God is love and just ignore the truth that God is wrath as well. Remember that God is complete, God is divine and God is the Creator of all and is without flaws. Judgment happens in a moment and is irreversible and it is forever. Why take any chances with your eternal soul when today allows you call on Jesus and to obey the Lord. Do not be lazy in your faith. Get right with God.

“For it is written: ‘As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:11-12 (NKJV).

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It’s time for change, and change is going to come.  So many preach End Times doctrine and fulfillment of prophecy, but here’s the thing, even Jesus Christ said that no one knows the time of the end, not even Jesus Himself, only God.  And it’s been by God’s mercy that this world hasn’t been destroyed from us turning our backs on God.  He hasn’t turned His back on us, says Pastor John Collins.

More of Pastor John Collins can be seen throughout the Internet by clicking on the links embedded in this post.  Pastor John Collins also has a national broadcast that can be heard on Heaven’s Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com on Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time, with Christian radio award winning broadcast personality of the year Marty Smith.  Pastor John Collins offers the opportunity for guest preaching and speaking, and revival opportunities.  Pastor John Collins can be reached through his personal email, jc65777@yahoo.com for prayer and ministry as well.  Pastor John Collins is dedicated, as he says it, he is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: MIXED UP TRADITIONS

 PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: PAGANISM & CHRISTIANITY

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The Holy Bible is pretty clear on the definition of paganism and not worshiping anything or anyone but God.  The first commandment taught to the Hebrews is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, with all our strength.  No compromise.  Everything we’ve got.  Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries calls out the pagan practices that have been woven into the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God.  The point of Easter, Resurrection Day, is that Jesus who came to the world as human was sacrificed and crucified, very painfully killed.  The miracle of the story is that He physically died and was resurrected, came back to life, proof that there is life after death.  The proof is that Jesus showed Himself after he died, very much alive, to hundreds and hundreds of people, that is documented in the Holy Bible.  Those hundreds of people suffered and died for that truth, standing boldly in the face of the Romans, even to death, declaring the truth. A lie wouldn’t have lasted three weeks. That proof is the truth of life after death. It is not about the hype and traditions of yet another holiday tied into pagan rituals.

“Jesus is not about bunnies and chocolate, ham and eggs or any paganism and yet it is what this world has chosen to associate with the miracle of the resurrection. Jesus is the proof that God has chosen to forgive the sinners of this world through the sacrifice of His beloved Son. The blood of Jesus was shed and His body was hung on a tree to be wracked with pain until the life left His flesh. Jesus came back to His people to prove that there is indeed life after death, there is a heaven to go home to and there is hope.” Pastor John Collins (April, 2018).

Pastor John Collins continues to bring revival across the United States just as he has been doing for the past decade.  Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  Having seen so many people turn away from the church, God, and Jesus Christ, Pastor John Collins is committed to redeeming the Gospel so that the truth is heard.  Too many pastors preach what “tickles the ears”, meaning a feel good sermon that leaves the listeners feeling good about themselves instead of taking a look at what would please God and making that change in themselves.  Pastor John Collins preaches from the heart, and teaches us that we all have something that we can change, to work toward becoming better Christians; none of us, including Pastor Collins, have reached the perfection of Jesus Christ.  Becoming Christian is a work in progress for every day of our lives until we come face to face with God when we die. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“But the angel answered and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.  He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.’” Matthew 28:5-6 (NKJV).

What makes Christianity so special? Jesus! He was crucified and He was resurrected, seen by hundreds of witnesses and left His ministry in the hands of His apostles to take to the masses and tell of the miracle of His death and His rise from that death into life. Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus died for the sins of this world and was resurrected from death into life as the proof of the gospel and good news. This is what is celebrated with eggs and chocolate. This is what is celebrated with bunnies and ham. This is what has been confused with pagan rites and heathen practices in the church.

Jesus is not about bunnies and chocolate, ham and eggs or any paganism and yet it is what this world has chosen to associate with the miracle of the resurrection. Jesus is the proof that God has chosen to forgive the sinners of this world through the sacrifice of His beloved Son. The blood of Jesus was shed and His body was hung on a tree to be wracked with pain until the life left His flesh. Jesus came back to His people to prove that there is indeed life after death, there is a heaven to go home to and there is hope.

Christianity is the belief in the sacrifice of our Lord, it is the only way to the Father and it is not open to compromise. To have faith in the Son is to desire the Father and to seek to be obedient. To know who you worship is to trust in God and to know that the only way to achieve salvation is through Jesus. We need to let go of the traditions that do not honor the Son of God and to cling to the cross. It matters. The decorations and origin of the symbolism that is thought to be benign is foolishness indeed. Where traditions begin matters. Many choose to ignore the history of these pagan beliefs and think that the traditions that they have become are irrelevant. I know differently. It does matter because it is just another deception and lie that has been inherited by people who claim to know Christ and claim to love Christ above all. But, ask these believers to give up their traditions, give up the symbols and pagan ideas that represent their ‘holiday’ and see if they are willing. Too often, people cling to what comforts them and brings them joy and toss aside the beginnings with declarations of denial by claiming that, no matter the origin, they are worshiping in spirit and truth through the eggs and bunnies and chocolate and ham.

Christianity and paganism, paganism and Christianity. It is all mixed up. There is a lack of desiring purity in worship and a lack of desiring righteousness in faith. I choose to reject the trappings of this holiday and to honor my King with truth. The resurrection is a day of mourning for this world as too many have taken it for granted and too many have rejected the gift that has been offered. I will mourn for this world and yet give thanks to the humility of the King who obeyed His Father unto death and was resurrected unto life to sit down at the right hand of God.

“Then He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things.’” Luke 24:46-48 (NKJV).

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Pastor John Collins has many sermons, blogs, interviews, recordings and other media that can be viewed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins preaches every Sunday at 1000 Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith and can be heard at www.heavenscountry.com.  If you would like to speak to Pastor John Collins for prayer, ministering, or questions-not to debate-he can be reached through his personal email at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: 3 STEPS TO LIVING

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: 3 STEPS, IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE

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Repent. What does the word “repent” truly mean? John the Baptist made it his clarion call as he prepared the way for Jesus Christ to make it on the scene over 2000 years ago.  The Old Testament has many passages about repentance before Jesus Christ came.  God wants us to truly feel sorry for our sinful natures and ask for forgiveness because God truly wants His children to come home to Him.  Guilt is a useful tool that helps us recognize that we are in the wrong before God, writes Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries.  Until we feel genuine remorse for the actions that we have done that offend God, we cannot find salvation nor can we expect to make our way to heaven.  Heaven is not a guarantee just because we say we are Christian, just saying we are sorry and saying we are Christian isn’t going to get us anywhere if we don’t change how our hearts act.  Actions speak louder than words, and God knows exactly what we really feel and how we really are.  There’s three steps to repentance:

1.       To repent is to recognize that we have offended God by not following His commandments.  Sin.  Repentance means to feel genuinely sorry for our actions.

2.       Seek forgiveness.  We will sin every day because we are human.  Ask for forgiveness through Jesus Christ and mean it from the heart.

3.       Make an effort every day to become a better person, seeking to become Christ-like, acting in compassion and caring for others.  This is a life long journey, the race that Paul refers to.

It really is as easy as that, Pastor John Collins preaches.

The problem with the word “repent” is that it sounds offensive.  Street hawkers of “repent and be saved” who stand on the corners waving a Bible spouting Bible verses of doom and hell are threatening and drive more people away from God and the Word of the Gospel.  Shoving religion in the public’s face in a manner that is threatening is no way to win souls for God.  It certainly wasn’t the way Jesus did it.  Teaching the Gospel with sincerity and candor, with a nonjudgmental approach will draw attention of people, and those people when drawn will come to listen, and in listening will come to understand the concept of repentance.  Pastor John Collins is an evangelist who preaches the truth, reaches the heart, and draws listeners closer to God.

“I don’t believe that there is a true understanding by most people of what repentance is. Repentance is recognizing your sin and the wrongs that you have committed against God and being sorry about it. It is knowing that you need forgiveness and that what your actions, feelings, thoughts and words have reaped is worthy of sending you to hell. This is an acceptance of God’s law in your heart and soul and it produces a genuinely contrite heart. This will then produce the desire within you to stop those sinful behaviors and to seek to obey the laws of God.” Pastor John Collins, Love That Cross Ministries (April, 2018).

Pastor John Collins began preaching over a decade ago, and more recently began a revival of hope and trust in God.  As the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries, Pastor John Collins reaches congregations around the United States, bringing God back to those who hear him.  As an evangelist, Pastor John Collins has a passion and love for the Cross that is unwavering.  So many people have been disillusioned by churches, the false doctrines of pastors who are looking for nothing more than money in their pocket and bodies in the pews to fill the offering plates, or the prestige of being on a pulpit but not practicing what is preached. Pastor John Collins is determined to bring faith in God back for the people, recognizing that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been watered down like so much Kool-Aid to fit the need of the people in the pulpit, not the needs of souls in the seats.  The Gospel needs to be redeemed says Pastor John Collins, it needs to be made clear and understandable so that people can find their way to God.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.’ ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” Mark 1:1-4 (NKJV).

John the Baptist preached repentance, Jesus preached repentance and His Apostles preached repentance, even the Prophets preached repentance.

I don’t believe that there is a true understanding by most people of what repentance is. Repentance is recognizing your sin and the wrongs that you have committed against God and being sorry about it. It is knowing that you need forgiveness and that what your actions, feelings, thoughts and words have reaped is worthy of sending you to hell. This is an acceptance of God’s law in your heart and soul and it produces a genuinely contrite heart. This will then produce the desire within you to stop those sinful behaviors and to seek to obey the laws of God.

Now, how is it possible to feel these feelings with a genuine heart and not just give a mental nod followed by lip service? You must agree with God. That is where true faith, repentance and forgiveness begin. You must agree that God and His laws are right and that it is for you to obey them. If you don’t agree with God, you will never truly submit to Him, repent of anything nor claim true salvation.

If you don’t agree with God, you will find ways to justify your point of view and to excuse yourself for your sin. Every human sins and every human has an opportunity to have a relationship with Jesus. If you see the laws of God as antiquated and therefore don’t agree with them and choose to disregard them, even if you come to know Jesus and seek forgiveness for your past sins, your heart will not genuinely be remorseful. Imagine a man who cheats on his wife and she never finds out about it. He sees it as hurting no one. He goes to church and claims Jesus as His Savior. In his old age, his cheating stops and he does ask for forgiveness. But his heart does not really feel sorry because he feels that what his wife never knew never hurt her and it really was not any big deal. His heart is unable to feel the remorse required to be forgiven.

Just because we ask for forgiveness does not mean that it is given. We have to mean it. We show that we mean it by choosing to live lives that do not embrace sin. Like Paul says, if you stole, steal no more. We are to quit the sinful behavior and seek to alter our actions, words, thoughts and feelings. We begin to make these right choices when we agree with God. That is why to be friends with the world is to be enemies with God.

“From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 4:17 (NKJV).

Love That Cross, Pastor John Collins

Our hearts have to come to know what our sinful behaviors are.  Repenting, being truly and honestly sorry for our actions is the beginning of changing our lives, here and eternally.  The right choices will take us along the road back to God, home to heaven, and those actions are a daily commitment to changing.  Allowing Jesus into our lives is the key to changing our hearts. Asking forgiveness means we believe we are indeed guilty, and we have the humility to admit it.  No one of us is free of sin; no one of us will be able to make it to heaven without Jesus.

Pastor John Collins can be heard at 1000 am Mountain Time weekly on Sunday on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith, personality of the year for Christian broadcasting. You can listen via the Internet at www.heavenscountry.com.  Other sermons, recordings, blogs, interviews, Youtube clips, and other media of Pastor John Collins can be found by clicking on the links within this post.  Pastor John Collins is available for prayer, discussion and ministry-not to debate-at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Pastor John Collins is available for revival.  If you want Pastor John Collins to come to speak to your church or group, contact can be made through the same personal email.  Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: NO WAY!

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: WHO ISN'T WORTH IT?

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Who are we to look at someone and think “no way” when it comes to salvation?  Is it up to us to know what plans God has for anyone?  We are quick to look at the mom of four who has an abusive drunk husband and wonder “why does she stay with him”? We go to church and look at those who come in and wonder how could someone dress “like that” and come into church? Pastor John Collins, Love That Cross and John Collins Ministries reminds us God has a plan for each and every one of us, it’s His love that patiently waits for us to find the end of ourselves and turn to Him and His Son Jesus Christ.  It is not our place to decide who is and isn’t worth the time to wait that it takes to get to that point as individuals.

Self-righteousness and rejection of others just because they aren’t where you think they are supposed to be or judging them on actions of the past or mistakes of the present isn’t healthy to our own salvation, and resentment can easily set in to judge someone not worth the time.  Thing is, it isn’t our place, this is God’s world and His time.  Maybe that person has some lessons that need to be learned from those failures in order to become the best Christian possible or to carry out whatever it is that God has planned for them. 

“God has His time for everything and there are many people who find themselves either offended by His long-suffering or dismissive of His current interest in the affairs of man. No matter what period of time a person lives on this earth, God is interested. No matter how far you may think that God is, He is right here. No matter how bad you think others are or how bad you think that this world has become, salvation is available and you can be sure that the Son of God is working hard every day to bring about revival and the saving of souls.” Pastor John Collins, Love That Cross Ministries (March, 2018).

Pastor John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries is leading a revival of faith and hope across the United States and around the world.  God is here and is present and knows exactly what the condition of the world is, and Pastor John Collins is determined to bring God back to churches, families, and society through that revival of faith and hope that is needed badly, now.  With so many pastors preaching false doctrines and looking for their own validation on the pulpit, congregations have become complacent to the condition of their souls, and accept the watered down Gospel that is being presented to them to keep them coming back to pews and filling collections plates.  The Gospel isn’t about how much money you make, it isn’t about what God will give you if you ask Him for it, and it isn’t about whether you wear church clothes. 

The Gospel is about finding the salvation that has been willingly given by Jesus Christ in His obedience to becoming our sacrifice for our sins, and Pastor John Collins is committed to redeeming that Gospel for God, to bring as many people to the foot of the Cross as will hear him and what he preaches.  Jesus Christ did not judge those who became His friends and apostles by the way they were, the way they acted, or the skills they had.  He allowed them to listen and learn the Gospel and the ways and desires of God.  Pastor John Collins brings that same Gospel back without the trappings of theater and dramatics that are so popular, leaving the souls of people empty, searching and helpless, unable to see that what they are doing is the same as what they judge others doing.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“But the Lord said, ‘You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left-and much livestock?” Jonah 4:10-11 (NKJV).

Jonah was very angry when God took away the plant that God Himself had provided as shade for Jonah outside of Nineveh and was also so very angry that God had offered salvation to the people of the city. Jonah knew that they were evil people and was offended at the thought of those people being spared? Nineveh was eventually destroyed but not until the time that God had chosen for the fulfillment of prophecy.

It is very easy to look upon another and judge them not worthy of mercy and salvation because of past or present deeds. It is very easy to become self-righteous in your heart and scornful of others and it is just as easy to deny that any of those feelings exist within you. God does know His own children and He does have His plan that will unfold and it is obvious when a person truly responds to the gospel and to our Lord Jesus Christ because their life will reflect a stepping away from all sinful behavior and a choosing of Christ-like character for themselves.

God has His time for everything and there are many people who find themselves either offended by His long-suffering or dismissive of His current interest in the affairs of man. No matter what period of time a person lives on this earth, God is interested. No matter how far you may think that God is, He is right here. No matter how bad you think others are or how bad you think that this world has become, salvation is available and you can be sure that the Son of God is working hard every day to bring about revival and the saving of souls.

Don’t be quick to judge another and don’t forget how precious your time here is. Do not neglect a day in your life by being lazy in your faith. You are being tested and tried and it is up to you to choose to seek those things above and not those things of this earth.

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:10 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

The apostle Peter knew who Jesus was, witnessed miracles and learned about salvation at the foot of Jesus Christ.  Even so, Peter backslid repeatedly throughout the time of his learning, and even after Christ was crucified.  It was a struggle for him, and it is a struggle for people today when the Word of God isn’t taught.  We don’t know what the other person is going through or what has happened in their life that has caused them to side step or avoid salvation.  Assuredly, God wants us all.  God is merciful, compassionate and forgiving.  In our journey to Him, we need to learn to become Christ-like, to turn away from our impatience toward others who aren’t like us in our faith or how we think they should be.  Pastor John Collins preaches from the heart that it doesn’t matter what anyone has done, there is room for improvement, even when we call ourselves Christian….as the saying goes, “please be patient, God’s not finished with me yet.”

Pastor John Collins preaches weekly on Sunday mornings at 1000 am Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith.  You can hear Pastor John Collins by clicking on www.heavenscountry.com.  Recordings, interviews, sermons, blogs, YouTube recordings and other media by Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins can also be reached for prayer, ministry, and other topics through his personal email at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Pastor Collins is also available to guest preach or speak to your group and can be contacted through his personal email.  Pastor John Collins says it plainly he is in it to win it for God.