Hello, Columbus Ohio!
Wow this City is Big and I guess that is relative to the last 3 stops in WV.
The drive here took a bit longer that I anticipated so I arrived at Lane Avenue Baptist Church just in time to celebrate in the Lords Supper. There I was provided a place to park this week, electricity and all! Praise JESUS and thank you Pastor!
The weather was nice, so off to explore downtown Columbus. There, I enjoyed the park along the river, some of the architecture was grand and some of the outdoor decorum seemed good to use as a platform, background to share God’s Word. One predominant perception throughout the day was a non responsiveness to the banner of Christ and the Cross.
The Judgement of JESUS Christ!!
The Judgment of Christ
“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He
will sit on His glorious throne. “All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a
stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to
drink? ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’
“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ “Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ “Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ “These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matt 25:31-46
That preaching looks (picture) and sounds (the Word) pretty good yes? Well when it all comes together maybe the two will be combined into a video. But please pray because it will take an act of God for this to happen. Amen.
Monday started out slow but later that evening God sent some dear people to inquire about the Cross and before long the Truth of God’s Word, the Power of His Spirit and the Love of Jesus Christ was rejoiced in, right in the middle of the parking lot. Talk about getting amped up after a slow start!
First Baptist Church, Columbus Ohio
On Wednesday, I went to a well known church in Columbus for 7pm service. Sad to
report, but my heart was sorely grieved. What happened to Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty? Well of course HE Is, He Was and He Is to Come! What about; Godly contentment is great gain! What about, with food and clothing be therewith content? Bottom line I’m fully convinced that if one has “your best life now” then the eternal state of the soul is destruction. Second, for anyone to suggest offering God money in exchange for the worldly desire of the heart is absolutely wrong. How about,
“Do not tempt, The Lord your God”. Please that I may not be misunderstood, I love the people and I pray that God will show them the Truth just as He has been faithful to deliver me from the schemes of the evil one. Amen
Contending for the Faith!
Well during this past week as a whole there has been a coldness to the cross here.
But in the poor districts were many are afraid to go, I found those people to be more receptive and I praise The Lord for them. On the uppity side of town without vulgar
words the idea of JESUS and the cross was met with mockery mostly by laughter,
sneers and statements like “you know that has to be the result of retardation”. Then another comment was, ” now that’s what I call going to far with it”. To which I say~ Amen. That is the fact JESUS did condescend to to take on the form of flesh and go to the cross to pay for our sins! Now after saying that I know that He went exactly as far as was necessary to save all that would come by faith unto eternal life. Praise You JESUS!!!
Staying on the same topic and moving to Friday evening, the insolent words and sign language increased and thank God for the rain! The rain? Yes, the rain that sometimes stifles our plans; I can now be thankful for as I’m sure that God sends the rain to put a
damper on the devils work! Was that an Amen?
Almost had alot of pumpkin pie to eat!
Overall this week has been somewhat low keyed and I am again thankful for the brothers and sisters God has sent that we might be encouraged by one another. And a big thanks to Lane Avenue Baptist Church for the brotherly love they extended to me.
In a few hours and God willing I will set out for Cincinnati, Ohio. Much of this week
I’ve been in anticipation about Cincinnati as my brother in the Lord; Kris Salyer from Louisville, KY will join me to share JESUS the entire week. Please pray for us that we would be the Salt and the Light, that is: be obedient to the commands of our Lord.
Keep praying because I know God continues to bless me everyday on, “The Journey 50 States one True Story JESUS”!
Agape, David