NEW Podcast (exciting journey!!!) ...
about real fulfillment in navigating "the narrow way to Life" with Jesus Christ our Lord, Savior, and Harbor Master http://directory.libsyn.com/ep....isode/index/id/99766 #PressTowardTheMark #ForThePrize
NEW Podcast (exciting journey!!!) ...
about real fulfillment in navigating "the narrow way to Life" with Jesus Christ our Lord, Savior, and Harbor Master http://directory.libsyn.com/ep....isode/index/id/99766 #PressTowardTheMark #ForThePrize
Our Words Bring Into The Light The Contents Of Our Heart
Accusations leveled against another from one who's heart is filled with bitterness and hatred reveals not the contents of the heart of the accused but rather reveals the contents of the heart of the accuser.
Jesus taught us how to discover what truly resides in the heart of a person when He said, "O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:34-37)
Those Who's Hearts Are Filled With Jesus Christ And With The Gospel That He Preaches... Will Speak Life!
Keith
Keith and Brenda
Toward The Mark, Inc.
Post Office 1152
Yorktown, Virginia 23692
Without Pain... We're Dead!
Paul, concerning his painful situation, prayed... "And lest I should be exalted above measure (pride) through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:7-1
So, do not run from pain, RELAX and let Jesus Christ, who is the great physician, use pain to surgically remove your old nature... so He can then construct Himself in the place where your old nature once resided. Remember that popular analogy... "It takes intense heat (fire) to purity gold. And it takes many years of intense pressure to turn a chunk of coal into an extremely valuable diamond."
Without pain... we're dead!
Keith, Brenda and The Toward The Mark Family
PO Box 1152
Yorktown, Virginia 23692
If Jesus Christ Returns For Us Tomorrow... Would You Be Ready To Meet Him?!
One of the very last things that the apostle Paul said just before he was beheaded was this, "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
The questions that we must ask ourselves are these,... if Jesus Christ were to return tomorrow could we say, like the apostle Paul, that we to have fought daily to stay focused on keeping the faith,... trusting, resting and waiting on Jesus Christ in everything? Could we say that He would find us wholeheartedly fulfilling, together with Him, what God has wired, or gifted, us to do for the purpose of focusing the hearts of those around us onto Jesus Christ? Could we say that we are joyfully pursuing One-Ness In Jesus Christ on a continual basis? Could we say that we "love His appearing" every day? Could we say that we are looking with joy-full expectation for our Lord and King's triumphant return?
If you can't answer yes to those simple questions, examine your heart, turn away from the things you have been doing that have separated you from our Loving Father, ask Jesus to forgives you of those things and verbally ask Him to come into your heart and begin the process of grafting you into Oneness In Him... as He prayed in the garden just before His arrest. Key Bible prophesies predicting the second coming of Jesus Christ are being fulfilled every day now and His loving return for those who want and love Him could take place at any moment. We pray that He finds you "ready" to be offered!
"And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your
redemption draws nigh." (Luke 21:27-28)
If you are a Christian and, for whatever reason, you have drifted away from your pursuit of becoming One In Jesus Christ, we encourage you to come home... where you belong. Without a doubt, giving your whole heart to Jesus Christ is the most important decision you can and will ever make in your lifetime! All you need to do is read and repeat out loud the following prayer... relax... and watch what God ill do in your life.
Father God, in the precious name of Jesus Christ, the King that is above all kings and the Lord over all lords, I lay my life at your feet. I come before you confessing that I am a sinner, and am asking that you forgive me of all my sins, those that I know that I have committed as well as those that I am not even aware of. I ask that you come into my life now and be my Lord. I lay my life and everything in it at your feet and ask that you would begin the process of removing from me my old sin-full nature and build in me, in it's place, your character and your nature. I ask that you redeem the time that has past and allow me the opportunity to become exactly what you had predestined me to be from the foundation of the earth,... I want to become one In You! I commit my life to you now and thank you for receiving me into yourself. In the wonder-full name of Jesus Christ, the son of the Living God, Amen.
If you have just prayed that prayer,... WELCOME HOME!
To help you in your new journey toward, as Jesus prayed in the garden, becoming One In Him, we have a number of original teaching resources. We have Books, Music CD's, Individual Teaching Messages, Blogs, Pod-casts and much more. To take advantage of these resources simply contact us here at:
keith@towardthemark.com
God bless you beyond measure,
Keith, Brenda and The TTM Family
Toward The Mark, Inc.
Post Office 1152
Yorktown, Virginia 23692
TRUE PRAISE IS THIS...
TRUE PRAISE is the sweet smelling fragrance that goes up, like an invisible smoke, before God's Thrown from a heart that is filled with gratitude to Him for who He is more than for what He can do for us.
"Enter into His gates with THANKSGIVING, and into His courts with PRAISE: be THANKFUL (thank-full) to Him, and BLESS His name." Psalms 100:4
Gratitude is literally the key IN-TO One-Ness IN Jesus Christ!!!
Keith and Brenda