PASTOR JOHN COLLINS LOVE THAT CROSS, DAILY THOUGHTS: MODESTY

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: Modesty, Honesty, Beauty

What kind of example are we showing our children in public through our actions and our clothing? What are we communicating to others with what we wear, what we say, what we do, how we act? 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 (NKJV).

We all know about the birds and the bees, which is just a metaphor for how reproduction takes place and I am not even sure parents use that phrase any longer to describe the ‘talk’ that children receive about sex. Many children are knowledgeable long before the talk takes place anyhow and with our society being as forward and lewd as it is, it is hard to ignore what goes on between a man and a woman when it comes to intimacy. I am not sure that there are many virgins that make it to the altar. Hormones are part of our physical makeup for a reason. You cannot continue to reproduce if you do not desire to have sex. That being said, too many have allowed this intimate connection to mean nothing and too many allow their bodies to be used by too many. Sex is not sacred anymore and unfortunately modesty has become all but non-existent today. There are some that are choosing to get back to a more decent dress, but for the most part, the less you wear, the more you show the sexier you are and the more likely it is that you will get some.

How pathetic! Our society is sex driven and sex crazy. People go out in public with every intention of inciting lust in others. Our children have grown up watching people undress on television, engage in lustful situations on television and behave in provocative ways with all of the approval and cheering on of the viewers. It is disgusting to see young teenage girls and young ladies in shorts that leave nothing to the imagination, dresses that cling to every curve with breasts hanging out and butts bouncing. It is disgusting to see young men in clinging tops or no tops at all and pants that are either too tight or not even pulled up with their drawers hanging out. It is awful to see parents strut around in clothing that is designed to entice others and make people stare all the while thinking that it is their prerogative to dress as they please as they blatantly give an example of lust and loose morals to their children. This slutty dressing by both men and women is a deliberate stumbling block for others. We are designed to desire to become intimate with another and when a person is without the faith of Christ then it is nearly impossible to resist the temptation to lust.

Lust can overwhelm a person in a moment. Lust can cause a faithful person to stumble and it can destroy lives of the weak. It is a choice that you make when you dress your body each day and it should be a choice that is made with modesty in mind. Modesty may seem old fashioned and ignorant to some but it is a choice of wisdom to refuse to allow your flesh to become an object of lust for others and a stumbling block for the weak. You have control of your body and what you put on it and how you carry yourself. It is up to you to move through this world as a representative of God, a servant of Christ and an obedient follower of His Commandments. Do not allow your flesh to become sin for another and protect your eyes from the temptation of lust. Be aware of how you look upon those whom you would find desirable and be willing to turn away from any such display that may cause you to stumble in your walk with Christ.

“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins is an evangelist with a heart for God and Jesus Christ.  If we put Jesus Christ in our hearts, we will have a better world, preaches Pastor John Collins.  An enthusiastic old style revival type preacher, Pastor John Collins will reach your heart and soul and bring you to the foot of the Cross and open you to the salvation offered by Jesus.  Pastor John Collins has preached hope and revival of faith across the country for over three years, becoming an influential pastor living in the United States today.  Pastor John Collins preaches and teaches and has charisma for God, he gives all the glory to God.  Pastor John Collins encourages us that the Holy Bible has answers for every problem in our lives, all we need to do is open it and read it, get back to the truth that those pages hold for us. 

Pastor John Collins is recognized as an inspirational pastor living in the United States and has received awards as Evangelist of the Year from across the globe.  Interviews, radio programming, sermons, blogs, news articles, and Youtube recordings of Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins posts daily thoughts and devotions on Facebook and Twitter.  Pastor John Collins preaches weekly from the heart on Heaven’s Country Radio, www.heavenscountry.com at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time.  Background about Pastor John Collins can be found on LinkedIn.   

Pastor John Collins preaches with passion:  Pastor John Collins is not about a popularity contest, Pastor Collins says he would rather have people hate him for what he says rather than to be loved and tell people what they want to hear.  This is not about the pastor, it is about Jesus Christ and our chance at salvation and getting back to God.  Pastor John Collins can be reached by email at jc65777@yahoo.com for ministry, prayer and positive conversation.  Pastor John Collins is also available for revival and guest speaking.  Pastor John Collins says it is time for a change, he is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHTS: AMBITION

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: DESTRUCTIVE AMBITION

Ambition has smothered humanity by the desire of people to become powerful.  Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries shows us that ambition has kept mankind from the relationship that God intended for us when He sent Jesus as our Savior.  Ambition controlled the Dark Ages-Medieval times-and kept humanity ignorant and in poverty, ambition drove men to enslave other men and women and keep them oppressed in the bonds of slavery for millennia, today’s slavery is human trafficking that is a criminal industry affecting 20.9 million people around the world…an industry  of oppressing humans, historically Hitler oppressed the Jews in the Holocaust, the list is long and unfortunately continues even though we consider ourselves “modern”.  

There is nothing new under the sun.

Equal opportunity isn’t equal, preaches Pastor John Collins.  Ambition of power over people gets in the way and chokes out the opportunity for knowledge and growth.  There are locations around the world, from ISIS to small villages in Africa, to the drug lords on the streets of the United States that threaten people with their lives on a daily basis. Governments try to impose themselves on other governments to intimidate or impress.

Churches which should be the center of community and pastors who are more enamored of the almighty dollar oppress those who are members of the congregation-the promise of prosperity is not one of money, but a promise of salvation, of hope that only comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ and God our Father and Creator says Pastor John Collins.

We must be honest about the ambition of man, whether it is in those running our country, our corporations or our churches. We must be able to see through the illusion of power; for all power on earth is merely temporary and is but a fool’s fantasy of truth. We must look to the creator of our lives and choose to become knowledgeable in His word so that we may choose for ourselves whether we want to be obedient servants or not.  Pastor John Collins, February 2018.

We need to keep ourselves in the Bible, keep our focus on God, and work on our faith and trust in His Son Jesus Christ as our salvation.  The ambitious of this world will have justice one day, it is up to us to be diligent in our walk toward eternal life –paraphrased, Pastor John Collins.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” James 1:21 (NKJV).

Ambition is a beast that is wily and cruel, hard to kill and like a fire that consumes without mercy can be seemingly impossible to put out. There is a rotten seed that finds fertile ground in the hearts of ambitious people that chokes out any good seed that may have been planted alongside the bad. When you study the history of this world, the history of Israel, the history of the church and the history of our nation you will find ambition trampling over decency, destroying knowledge and removing all barriers that stand it its way. How do you control a people? You dominate them, you deny them true knowledge and you limit their power and resources in order to keep them beneath you. Think of the poor of this world, the women who have been denied the honor that God intended for them, the holocaust victims, slaves of all nations and all colors and all throughout history up to this very day, as well as the masses of too many countries that are suffering because of the battles of those who would seek to feed their ambition all while they wrap up the cause and justification in persuasive arguments.

Equal opportunity is not equal anywhere at any time in history; not even today. The ‘church’ was built by denying the masses the word of God for themselves. There was a time that bibles were not available or legal for the masses and the church made every effort to keep the Holy Scriptures in Latin and deny the common man to come to know the word of God without the interference and instruction of a ‘priest’. The ‘church’ held too much power and was corrupt due to the ambition of man. Is it any wonder why there was rebellion, reform and protestation? Women used to be denied schooling and many boys as well. When you take away the basic needs of man then you will in time have civil unrest on your hands. Reform comes because it is needed and yet history keeps repeating itself for all of the knowledge that is today so easily achieved and taken for granted.

Ambition leads men to cause the destruction of many in order to further their own power. Institutions that are headed by those who have collaborated in order to consolidate their power and further the ambitions of those in charge are no less prominent today than they ever have been. It seems that we have come full circle. God brings revelation and men use that revelation to further their own power over men which leads to corruption that brings about further revelation from God which perpetuates the cycle. Here we are, looking back at a past that is shameful and full of destruction, looking around and seeing that things have not changed at all and looking ahead for God’s revelations to come.

We must be honest about the ambition of man, whether it is in those running our country, our corporations or our churches. We must be able to see through the illusion of power; for all power on earth is merely temporary and is but a fool’s fantasy of truth. We must look to the creator of our lives and choose to become knowledgeable in His word so that we may choose for ourselves whether we want to be obedient servants or not. We cannot allow the ambition of others to poison our desire for a true relationship with God. We cannot allow the ambition of others to deny us our rightful inheritance of salvation which was purchased on the cross by our Lord Jesus Christ. There will always be ambitious men who soil the reality of our environments and we must search diligently for our faith within ourselves and trust that for all of the ambitions of greedy people they will be brought low, whether in this life or the next and it is our duty to see to the humility of our own souls and not allow any seeds that are rotten to be fertilized in our own hearts.

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins is an evangelist with a heart for God and Jesus Christ.  If we put Jesus Christ in our hearts, we will have a better world, preaches Pastor John Collins.  An enthusiastic old style revival type preacher, Pastor John Collins will reach your heart and soul and bring you to the foot of the Cross and open you to the salvation offered by Jesus.  We as a nation can get our self-confidence back, our self-esteem back, if we turn back to God, get on our knees, pray and repent is a message that Pastor John Collins brings us.  Pastor John Collins has preached hope and revival of faith across the country for over three years, becoming an influential pastor living in the United States today.  Pastor John Collins preaches and teaches and has charisma for God, he gives all the glory to God.  Pastor John Collins encourages us that the Holy Bible has answers for every problem in our lives, all we need to do is open it and read it, get back to the truth that those pages hold for us. 

Pastor John Collins can be heard every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on Heaven’s Country Radio, www.heavenscountry.com, with a message that is preached from the heart that will “grab you by the britches” as Pastor Collins says.  Pastor John Collins also posts daily thoughts and messages on Facebook and Twitter for inspiration and hope.  Pastor John Collins reminds us that God is in the business of saving souls, that God demands humility from us, and that we need to work on our salvation every day with fear and trembling-our God is an awesome God, but He is not in the business of granting wishes like a genie in a bottle.  We have work to do, and Pastor John Collins is determined to bring God back to the United States, redeeming the Gospel and spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ as it was taught over 2000 years ago.  Pastor John Collins can be reached for prayer and discussion at jc65777@yahoo.com, and is available for revival and guest preaching.  Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: CHOOSE LIFE

Pastor John Collins, Love that Cross: Choose Life!

Pastor John Collins, Love That Cross Ministries, who is recognized as an influential pastor in America, is reaching out in his passion for truth and salvation in this post from his Facebook pages.  He gives us a no nonsense and to the point call to examine our hearts, as Christians,  and how we approach the political correctness that we face in sitting on the fence with our faith and how we view evil in today's world.  He calls it like it is.  We need to get to know our God, up close and personal.

Pastor John Collins of Love that Cross Ministries posts devotionals on his Facebook pages.  These short, touch the core of your soul mini sermons make you evaluate your life, your faith, your salvation.

Pastor John is identified as one of 15 influential pastors in America today.  It is easy to see how as you read through his posts. His words come from the heart.  He is biblically correct. This blog chooses a post from previous archives, but these posts are just as appropriate now as they were when they were created.  Love That Cross Ministries was launched in 2015 as a means for revival and salvation.  Pastor John brings a fire of life to evangelism and salvation.

Pastor John posted this devotion on his Facebook page in the fall of 2015.  He tells us our salvation lies within the choices that we make.  Each choice has an impact upon how we will spend eternity.  It's up to us to determine where our eternity will be spent.

God judges us on those actions, and our actions alone are what determine where we will be spending the rest of our life, after this one is gone.  Decide what is important to you. 







“A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

“The way of life winds upward for the wise, that he may turn away from hell below.” Proverbs 15:24

There is a process to growing up, claiming adulthood and proceeding to live your life. There are choices that you make and each one of those choices determines who you are and who you will become. Those that are aware of their eternal soul and want to go to heaven learn to make those choices by determining the good will of the Lord and choosing to do His will.

You may not think that it is any big deal to tell a lie, omit the truth or to be selfish in this one small matter. You may think nothing of passing up an opportunity to be kind and compassionate just this once. You may think that work is more important than that baseball game or that home cooked meal. You may think that you can make it up to them at another time. You may think that you deserve to let loose and finally have some fun so who will it hurt if you have that fling, you deserve it. You may think that there is plenty of time in the future for you to settle down and be boring and do what the Lord expects of you but He knows your motives and intentions and all of those things will be taken into account.

Each day you will make choices that will lead you toward righteousness or toward wickedness. Each day will determine your character and where your eternal resting place will be. Each little choice that you make adds up to the totality of your life. Choose Jesus and choose to live.

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10

Pastor John Collins can be heard on Sundays at 10:00 am Mountain Time with Marty Smith on Heaven's Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com. 

                                     LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN, BELIEVE THAT

Click on photo to view a recorded sermon by PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS MINISTRIES

Holy Bible excerpts are from New King James Version bible. 

copied by permission from Facebook, John Collins (Pastor John Collins )

(reposted from 2016)

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONALS: TOMORROW ISN'T A GUARANTEE!

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PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST:  Wake up and get right with God!

The saying goes “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Superficially, this can mean something to the effect that if you say you are going to do it, do it. If you promise to do it, then do it, or what you say and do is meaningless. Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries puts a more complete view on the saying:  You can have all the best intentions in the world, and even act on those intentions and do the right things for people, but if your heart isn’t focused on God and the salvation that is given by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross, and getting closer to Them in your heart and soul, then all the good acts and intentions that you do throughout your life are meaningless, you are not going to make it to heaven, and hell is pretty full of people who had good intentions (paraphrased, Pastor John Collins).

Don’t be lazy in your faith, or have the expectation that you can confess your sins twenty minutes before you die so you can cover your bases.  Saying that you believe in Jesus Christ and God is empty unless you have the full commitment of your heart and the opportunity to act upon that faith.  The road to salvation begins in an instant, it takes a lifetime to continue the path, work out your faith, and face the tests and challenges that build the faith that begins with accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior.  It isn’t just giving lip service says Pastor John Collins.

“It is time to wake up and get right with God. God doesn’t fool around and God will not cease from being God but He will continue to be that great and almighty Lord that sees everything and everyone as they truly are and He will be the one who has the last laugh. It is not okay to take your life, your actions, your words and your feelings lightly. They all matter and they all will be taken into account when it comes to judging your soul. Each person will be judged and each person will either go up or go down and it really is that simple.” (Pastor John Collins, February, 2018).

Pastor John Collins is a down to earth, no nonsense evangelist who has been spreading revival of hope and faith across the United States for more than three years.  Pastor John Collins has a very enthusiastic style of preaching, with a “tell it like it is” attitude without the sugar coating of so many in pulpits today.  As he puts it, Pastor John Collins will grab you by the britches when he preaches.  The Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ have been so twisted and altered in the past 2000 years, Pastor John Collins is determined to redeem the Gospel so that all can hear the word of Jesus as it was taught during the times of Jesus Christ’s ministry.  The fear of standing before the throne of God and being judged upon entering eternity is not being taught at all, instead prominent pastors preach prosperity through our tithes or that the Old Testament doesn’t matter, it’s been replaced by the New Testament, or if we say we were saved on December 25, 1977, we are always saved, and there is no need to seek daily forgiveness for our sins….all of this is wrong teachings of current day preachers, and one day, there will be an accounting says Pastor John Collins.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 (NKJV).

“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31 (NKJV).

We live in dangerous times, as have all of those who ever walked this earth. It is a perilous thing to live without faith and it is more dangerous to live without belief in the Son of God than it is to live in a land filled with terrorists and civil unrest. People pay attention to what they can see and people will fear what they can sense can cause them harm but people don’t fear what they can’t see and when people walk without faith then they are blind and without the ability to perceive the danger to their souls.

It is not a time to be casual in your faith. It is time to wake up and get right with God. God doesn’t fool around and God will not cease from being God but He will continue to be that great and almighty Lord that sees everything and everyone as they truly are and He will be the one who has the last laugh. It is not okay to take your life, your actions, your words and your feelings lightly. They all matter and they all will be taken into account when it comes to judging your soul. Each person will be judged and each person will either go up or go down and it really is that simple.

You have no guarantee of tomorrow and you only get this one chance at life so take it seriously and don’t put off until another day your relationship with God. God sent Jesus to die for you and you should be thanking Jesus for the strength and obedience that was in His soul so that your soul could be saved. You should cherish and nurture your relationship with Jesus and praise God always. Come to know what is expected of you and do that. The rules are not going to change and the gospel must be obeyed just as Jesus has said. There will not be favorites given a pass because they are just so cute or so charming. There are lots of good people in hell today and there will be many more that follow. Do what you must so that you are not one of them.

“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.” John 14:23-24 (NKJV).

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Pastor John Collins reminds us that there is no get out of hell free cards out there.  We need to come to the foot of the Cross and find our salvation, and let Jesus and God do their work in us so that we don’t take our life here lightly.  To do so is certain eternal death….for there is eternal death just as there is eternal life.

Pastor John Collins preaches every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country radio at www.heavenscountry.com.  His dynamic style, salted with humor, will draw your heart toward God and Jesus Christ.  Pastor John Collins is determined to redeem the Gospel of Jesus Christ and continues to spread his revival of hope and faith across the United States. Pastor John Collins posts daily devotionals and thoughts on Facebook and Twitter.  Other content by Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this post.  If you wish to reach out to Pastor John Collins, he can be contacted at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Pastor John Collins is also available for guest preaching and revival in your community or church gathering.  As he so frequently says, Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God.

BELIEVE THAT! PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONALS: EMPTY FAITH, EMPTY HEART

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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. 

Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God, BELIEVE THAT!

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, DAILY DEVOTIONALS: PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

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PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: PRAY!

Paul’s letter in 1 Thessalonians 5 says to “rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5: 16) NKJV. Pastor John Collins preaches that God wants to hear our prayers.  Some doctrines teach that there needs to be a person to intervene for your prayer; this is not so.  God sent Jesus Christ to be our intercession for prayer.  When we pray, we are to pray in Jesus’ name, as the old hymn says “what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.” 

God wants that personal relationship with us, He wants to hear our prayers ~ Pastor John Collins, 2018.

What a wonderful thing to be able to talk to our Father about anything and everything, from thanks to pain to worries about family, God is our loving Father who wants to hear from us.  Yes, God knows exactly what we need and He knows what is going on for us, but as our Father, He wants that personal relationship with us.  How do we do as Paul instructs to pray without ceasing?  We couldn’t work, we couldn’t attend to our physical responsibilities, and we physically cannot stay on our knees unceasingly.  The Hebrew word for without ceasing means “constantly recurring”.  Instead of trying to pray without ceasing, God wants us to tune in frequently.  As Pastor John Collins has preached, prayer should be the first thing you do when you wake up and the last thing you do before you fall asleep.  If you happen to fall asleep while praying, it’s ok, when you wake up, you will remember you were praying, finish that prayer, God understands and will hear us. Prayer and conversation with God should be a priority in our lives.

We have a God that wants to hear from us, wants that relationship with us and He is seeking those who would worship Him in Spirit and Truth. Let your life be grounded in prayer, built upon prayer and fueled with prayer. Always be willing to prioritize your time and know that prayer should be at the top of the list.” Pastor John Collins, April 2018.

Pastor John Collins is an American evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries, Inc.  Pastor John Collins travels throughout the United States to bring revival of faith and hope back to churches and congregations around the country.  Communities are looking for hope and change, and Pastor John Collins is a voice of hope among the craziness in society today.  Pastor Collins posts devotionals on his Facebook page to help to explain where our faith should be, redeem the Gospel, and talks about difficult issues that many pastors won’t.  Pastor John Collins is determined to redeem the Gospel and bring God and Jesus back into our lives.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.” Psalm 18:6 (NKJV).

We are told to pray without ceasing, to give our burdens to the Lord and to seek Him in all that we do. Too often people get busy in their lives, they have things to do, jobs to go to, children to raise, families to see to and trying to carve out some personal time to enjoy social activities all while trying to maintain a strong relationship with God. Sometimes prayers are whittled down to the bare necessities or even cast aside until a day of trouble and calamity. Prayer is personal and essential to your walk of faith. Prayer is your journal of love, hurt and worry written on your heart and trusted with the One who is trustworthy. Prayer is your place that you can admit all that you hide from the world, where you can be more honest than you ever dare to be out loud. Prayer is the place you are safe.

We should be taking the time to pray in thanks to our Creator and be willing to voice that praise out loud to all. We should be casting our cares upon Him and sharing our fears and worries while trusting that all things work for the good of them who love the Lord. We should be seeking wisdom and righteousness in all we do, coming prepared to every situation, having been founded in prayer. We should be connecting with God continuously so that His strength is what we carry with us through the days. We should never put off our prayer, ignore our need for prayer nor should we allow our prayers to become rote. We have a God that wants to hear from us, wants that relationship with us and He is seeking those who would worship Him in Spirit and Truth. Let your life be grounded in prayer, built upon prayer and fueled with prayer. Always be willing to prioritize your time and know that prayer should be at the top of the list.

“I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.” Psalm 16:7-8 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS!  PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

God loves us, we are His children.  Like any good parent, He wants to know what is going on in our lives first hand from our own hearts and minds.  Prayer is our way to talk to God. 

Pastor John Collins is a dynamic and charismatic preacher with humility and a love for God and Jesus that sets an example for everyone.  Pastor John Collins is a featured speaker on Heaven’s Country Radio, www.heavenscountry.com, on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Mountain with Marty Smith.  Other content of Pastor John  Collins can be accessed by clicking on links through this blog post, including interviews, radio programs, sermons, and YouTube recordings.  Pastor John Collins is determined to bring God back to church, family, and society through redeeming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Pastor John Collins walks the walk and talks the talk.

In all things, pray.  Believe that.