Pastor John Collins, Redeeming the Gospel

From John Collins Ministries: When Samuel was old the people of Israel asked for a king to lead them. They were told that in doing so they would be rejecting God . They insisted on being given a king . God allowed them to have their way in this folly but sent thunder and rain to show them their wickedness . “And all the people said to Samuel, ‘Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.’ Then Samuel said to the people, ‘Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.” 1 Samuel 12:19-20 (NKJV). We are sinners . That is a fact . Sometimes we get caught up in our sin and find it hard to turn to the Lord . Some have yet to ever accept the Lord . Some may find it difficult to quit doing what they are doing although they know that it is wrong . I will say that it is harder to tu

There will never be a place in heaven for someone filled with arrogance, entitlement, and self-grandeur John Collins, Evangelist, John Collins Ministries From John Collins Ministries: “What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?” Romans 9:22-24 (NKJV). What does the world owe you? What do your parents owe you? Does your wife or husband deserve you? Does your boss know how lucky they are to have you? Do your children realize how blessed they are to have you as a parent ? Have you gotten your due? Does the world recognize your greatness , your beauty, your special something that makes it better? Doesn’t everyone around you acknowledge that even God has chosen you to bless

Pursue peace.  Choose to weed out seeds that cause us to sin. Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries From John Collins Ministries: “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). Bitterness is something that we must be on guard against and we must have complete honesty with ourselves if we are to monitor our hearts so that we can repent if we find ourselves gone astray . Bitterness will creep up on you and it is easy to allow it to happen. We like to think of ourselves as deserving the best and we become very offended when others hurt us, reject us and when we perceive that we have not received our ‘due’. We must be careful to find the balance of self-worth and humility . Sometimes people just don’t think things through with f

From John Collins Ministries: “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13 (NKJV). Jesus  spoke these words to prepare His  apostles  for His crucifixion.  Jesus  made the ultimate  sacrifice  for us. Many may not expect to encounter a  situation  where this is a possibility here in  America . Yet, there are soldiers that encounter this situation and face the possibility of  death  side by side there fellow  soldiers  every day while  fighting battles  for their country. There has been many wars that  America  has fought in and many men who have died. There is not a choice for a  soldier  to go to fight for their country;  they just do . Most of those men will tell you that they  fight  for the men at their side. They  face death  with  courage  and  heroism  for  love  and  loyalty  of their fellow man. I know that there is more  faith  taken into battle than into most  churches . I know that there are more genuine 

From John Collins Ministries: Teaching our children to know about Jesus and God begins at home.   No school can do it for us.   Satan has woven his lies to keep children from knowing that Jesus is there to help them, to care for them, and to protect them.   A few generations back, God was taken out of school because He was an offense to someone, and Christians stood by and allowed it.   In addition,   because those generations didn’t like hearing the truth, the fact of hell and its consequences was removed. (Pastor John Collins, 2018). “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.” Matthew 10:34-37 (NKJV).

Do not let negativity rob you of the joy of Jesus. Do not allow bad emotions to build inside you until they consume you.  Pay attention to not only your actions, but to your feelings.  That is where it begins. Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries From John Collins Ministries "You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV). Jesus  gave us an interpretation of the law that is imperative that we understand. Prior to Him speaking about these things, it was the focus of the law to look at the actions of a person. Do not kill, steal, lie, or commit adultery and so on. Yet, with the  words  of our  Lord , we learned that it is in our hearts that the sin begins.  Before  we will  commit adultery  we will  lust ,  before  we  murder  we usually  hate . That is why  Jesus  said that what  com

From John Collins Ministries: "And the devil said to Him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread. But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”  Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”  And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’” Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear yo

From Pastor John Collins: When we cannot let go of those past hurts and refuse to forgive those who have hurt us we are then killing our own souls. Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew  6:14-15 (NKJV). If anyone has read the  Bible , gone to  church  to hear the  gospel  or been  taught  of our  Lord Jesus Christ  and has not realized yet that it is necessary to  forgive others  in order  to obtain forgiveness , please keep reading. Who do we think we are  when we  get hurt  and become  offended  and our  defenses  go up and we become  bitter  and  resentful  of those who have  crossed our paths  and  crossed us ? Who do we think we are to  withhold forgiveness  from someone who has  wronged us ? Who do we think we are to expect what we are unwilling to give?

One thing after another..... Your two year old child plays with the key fob to your car and triggers the alarm system so that you can’t get the doors open.  When you do find someone to fiddle with the locks and get it open, you find that the engine won’t start because the alarm system is still enabled.  You are now late for work.  You go to use your cell phone call a tow truck and your employer to find that the cell towers are not working today where you live.  The next day, you discover that the water company has shut off the water main for an emergency pipe break and it is uncertain how long it will take.  Someone totals your husband’s car.  It seems like the bad just keeps going on and on.    You can choose to wallow in self-pity and tell your story to all your friends, post it on Facebook, or you can choose to give to Jesus in prayer, draw a line in the sand right then, and start fresh  in your heart.   From John Collins Ministries:  “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not c

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (NKJV). We tend to brush off people who truly are concerned with how we "are".  We don't talk as family, preferring to stare at screens in front of our faces.  Too many times avoiding issues leads to hurt and anger.  It's time to learn honesty and transparency, beginning with the ones we love most~ Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries. From John Collins Ministries: ‘What’s wrong?’, ‘Nothing.’, ‘How are you?’, ‘I’m fine.’  How many times have these questions and answers been given in your life? How many  unsaid issues  get  brushed aside , pushed down and built up? How many  avoidances  have you given or received? Why is it so  hard to express  what is going on inside? Our children  don’t talk , we  don’t talk , eve