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PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: WE LOST OUR WAY
How many times do you ask someone “how’re you doing?” and
get the response of ‘I’m okay?,” knowing that the person really isn’t? Filling in an answer to each other often has
become a knee jerk reaction, what is expected response to a truly heart-felt
question of concern. Pastor
John Collins of Love
That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries
tells us that our knee jerk ‘amen’ and ‘yes, Lord’ responses to spoken prayer
and during sermons are more of a reflex
and empty words than
coming from a feeling deep in our hearts. Even prayer that is a recited liturgy is empty of the faith that is needed
to remain close to God and Jesus.
Imagine you find your child in your home, lying unconscious
on the floor. You discover the child has
written a suicide note and has attempted suicide. The child is committed to a hospital, and you
have no idea what is going on with that child because the laws say that hospital
staff does not have to release any information to you because of regulations
and rules of the medical industry around mental health issues and suicide. You tell yourself you are fine, it’s going to
be okay, but inside you feel the guilt of ‘is this because of me’ and the
replay of what-ifs run through your mind, plus the anger and hurt that goes
along with the emotional rollercoaster of family members associated with
suicide. Someone asks how are you doing,
you may not be inclined to go into full detail of the emotional
mess you are and you say “I’m fine”. God and Jesus know what is going on inside
you, and they also know that faith is questioned
during the most painful times in your life.
It is this shallowness
of heart
and faith
that so many congregations and believers have today, giving mouth to what is
expected, not what is truth
of our hearts,
says Pastor
John Collins.
We are part of a society and generation that has lost its faith in God. We are part of a nation that has lost its way. We allow this shallow worship to be a part of our lives and we should be fighting with everything in us to get right with the Lord. We need to reorganize our values in our lives and we need to learn to speak with honesty. If we are praising the Lord we need to be worshiping in spirit and truth. Pastor John Collins, February 2018.
We are not expected to endure the pain
of life on our own, but we do need to look at where our hearts
truly are and examine our reasons for our actions. Our accountability for our actions will be
examined one day when we stand before God.
Our faith
is what will matter to God, because that is the only thing that will save us when we do
leave this life.
Pastor
John Collins, an influential evangelist in the United States, is
spreading the word
of hope across the United States through revival. As a country, we have lost our way from God
and Jesus, and Pastor
John Collins is determined to bring the word of God back to our
country. It has gotten to the point
where we do not
know how to pray,
how to worship
God, how to keep
faith in our lives every day, and the fault lies with us Pastor John Collins
points out, we have allowed ourselves to get in the way of our faith. Pastor
John Collins reminds us that God truly knows whether we mean what
we say and feel toward Him and His Son Jesus Christ. We need to get real with
our faith and praise of our Lord and Creator, it’s time to get back to God, to
bring God back into our lives says Pastor
John Collins.
Pastor John Collins writes:
“For whatever things were written before were written for
our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might
have hope. Now may the God of patience
and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ
Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore receive on another, just as Christ also
received us, to the glory of God.” Romans 15:4-7 (NKJV).
You can easily turn on the TV and see congregations say over
and over again, “Praise Jesus, Amen, Praise God” and similar phrases that
should come across as genuine acknowledgment of the power and magnificence of
God. You hear many people at award shows or in interviews thank God for this or
that and it should come across as true and honest homage paid to the Most High.
The truth is that so very many of these statements ring false. The truth is
that it is easy to say these words and hard to live a life that truly radiates
belief in these words.
Too many times when we hear others praising the Lord it is
empty and obvious that the reason why these things are said is because it is
expected. We need to get real in our lives and in our faith. We are not meant
to give praise with a ready tongue and an empty heart. In order to be genuine
in our praise we must first be genuine in our beliefs. We need to connect with
God and Jesus. We need to have a relationship that is loyal and true before any
words of praise that we may utter will be received with authenticity. There are
just too many Christians out there who use God and Jesus as a cover and a
distraction of their true beliefs.
We are part of a society and generation that has lost its
faith in God. We are part of a nation that has lost its way. We allow this
shallow worship to be a part of our lives and we should be fighting with
everything in us to get right with the Lord. We need to reorganize our values
in our lives and we need to learn to speak with honesty. If we are praising the
Lord we need to be worshiping in spirit and truth.
Take the time to increase your faith and take the time
search your heart. If there is a hollowness in your soul and you find that your
faith has become window dressing then you need to find your way back to the
Cross. You need to pray connect with Jesus in a real way. Let each of us honor
and glorify God with a genuine heart and a genuine belief that comes from a
transparent relationship with the Father and the Son.
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in
believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans
15:13 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS! Pastor John Collins
Pastor
John Collins is an enthusiastic evangelist with a heart purely for
God and Jesus Christ. Pastor
John Collins has multiple Evangelist of the Year awards from around
the world. Pastor
John Collins’ sermons will grab you by the seat of pants and pull
you by the heart to come to the foot of the Cross and back to the salvation
that is promised by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on that Cross.
Pastor John Collins
can be heard Sundays at 1000 mountain time on Heaven’s Country Radio
with Marty Smith at www.heavenscountry.com. Other sermons, interviews, radio programs,
blogs, Youtube recordings, and resources by Pastor John Collins
can be viewed or heard by clicking on links throughout this post. Pastor John Collins
also posts daily devotionals and thoughts of the day on Twitter and Facebook. If you need to speak to Pastor John Collins,
you can reach him through Pastor John Collins email at jc65777@yahoo.com. Pastor John Collins is also available to
guest preach or for revival sermons.
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