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PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, REDEEMING THE GOSPEL: BELIEVING VS. BELIEVE IN

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: Believe There is a difference in believing and believing in.   Many people believe that God is there, is real, that Jesus is the Messiah, that He was crucified on a cross and died for our sins.   It is one thing to believe, it is another to believe in.   To believe in something is to give everything you have to that purpose, that idea, that concept, that cause. To believe in something is to pursue it with determination, tenacity, a single-mindedness that will not sway you no matter what.   Paul the apostle says it is running a race, and Pastor John Collins , evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries, Inc. , preaches it means to run the race of a lifetime, full out, all in.   There are a lot of people who say that they are Christians and give only lip service to belief.   They go into a church on Sunday for appearances or to socialize, maybe it is a tradition or a habit, but they are not going there t

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, REDEEMING THE GOSPEL: MAKING MARRIAGE LAST

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PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ~ THE BIBLICAL VIEWPOINT What does it take to make a marriage last? “About 40% to 50% of married couples in the United States divorce, according to the American Psychological Association. The divorce rate among those who remarry is even higher” (Harrington and Buckingham, 24/7 Wall Street , Feb. 2, 2018).    Commitment to a partner is meant to be something special that God created for us, but our society and our lack of faith and the change in values of the course of decades has made marriage in the United States a statistic of 50-50% chance of lasting a lifetime.   Sins of the heart that the apostle Paul speaks of destroy marriages.   On top of that, long term relationships are developed without the commitment of marriage-living together is just as common as marriage when four generations ago, this would not even have been considered.   Our lack of faith in God and our denial of His word have turned us into a s

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, REDEEMING THE GOSPEL: THE HOLY BIBLE

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PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: GOD'S LETTERS  google images The Holy Bible has been described as “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth” for Christians.  It contains history, instruction, and advice for daily living that applies to living today just as it did when the scriptures were first written. Pastor John Collins , evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries , cautions us to have patience for those who do not believe in the Bible or who have known the Bible and turned away from what it teaches.   Patience and compassion is needed for those who are lost, and more people turn from the Bible and its teachings every day. We need to hold fast to our faith and the teaching of hope that are found in the Bible .  It has been described as God’s letter of love to us by Pastor John Collins . Pastor John Collins is spreading revival and hope throughout the United States for over three years. Humans have taken