Search This Blog

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

EMERSED INTO JESUS CHRIST


Bookmark and Share
EMERSED INTO JESUS CHRIST

Have you been baptized? Most have who claim to be Christians. But have you been baptized into Jesus Christ? Here lies the problem as to why folks are not walking in the Spirit. I would bet that the majority of folks who claim to be a child of God have never been adopted by Him. I base this on the evidence I see "in the world" of His influence changing others for Him.

Christianity is a life changing experience when we are baptized by Jesus. Most of the folks "hoping" they will go to heaven "one day" don't know the Lord and for good reason, they've been fed religion. Man is very creative and can take a verse or two and become an authority on God. Folks, Jesus said He made the Gospel simple to confound the wise. He knows and we don't, unless we hang upon every Word He's spoken.

On May 23rdin 1971 I received Jesus into my heart making me a brand new person in the sight of God. The wonderful experience of being forgiven and to have Jesus actually come inside me, by His Holy Spirit, hasn't left me. He had a plan for my life before I was born just like he had for each of us.Thank God for my wife who had an encounter with Jesus some 6 weeks before in our living room. What I saw in her is what I'd always wanted, a real intimate relationship with Jesus. The night He filled me He came to my bed and anointed me with the Holy Spirit so I could serve Him.Did you know, God is no respecter of persons, what He did for me He will do for anyone who will love Him with all of their heart, soul and mind? Does this describe you? If it does, go for it. There isn't anything more important than becoming born again and Spirit filled. God has an enormous amount for us to accomplish and every day we have less time to get it done.

Please call on me if you need help.

Luke 3:16, Acts 2:38, 8:16, 10:48, 13,5 and 22:16.In His Service,

Capt. Ben Marler captben61@gmail.com captben61.blogspot.com

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

THE POWER OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD



Bookmark and Share



THE POWER OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD
Are you a frustrated Christian, be honest now? If you are, there's a very good reason. Every Christian knows John 3:16 by heart for it's been preached on at least a million times. Have you ever heard a message preached on Luke 3:16? The odds are you haven't. There's another good reason, the Holy Spirit hasn't encouaged it. Why? I believe there aren't many folks who've actually surrender their "whole life" to Jesus. Sure, uncounted millions believe in Him, but only to a point.
We can learn a lot by listening to folks for before long, what's hidden in their hearts will escape through their lips. If they have an intimate relationship with the Lord they will "automatically" share it with any who'll listen. We've been set free from the devil's power to make us sin and now enjoy the freedom of walking out our lives in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
We can see this best by looking at Paul in the Bible. He was an enemy to Jesus until they met on the way to Damascus. Before long, the power of God was on Paul and his life was changed dramatically. A large part of the New Testament was written by him for the churches he founded. In First Corinthians 12-14 you can read what he telling the folks there about the power of God which the Lord had given them. They needed teaching and we are also beneficiaries.
Satan doesn't want us to have it for it can destroy what he's worked so hard to build. I saw this in the county jail at Crestview during a two year ministry. I'm still pumped from what I saw Jesus do there. Jesus set the captives free saving some, healing others and delivering even more. The shocking thing, He used a fisherman and a salesman from a marina to do it. In obedience to Him we went and HE WORKED.
Are you interested in joining the Lord's work force? Become born again, and then simply ask Jesus to baptize you in His Holy Spirit. Expect Him to use you "in His time". Feed daily upon the Word of God as your spiritual food. It's very important to say what He said and do what He did to see the results He desires. It's all for His Glory and Honor. Need more help?
In His Service, Capt. Ben Marler captben61@gmail.com

Saturday, April 9, 2011

THE TESTIMONY OF

Bookmark and Share


It was the last day of January 2010, my Wife and I had been visitin g Miami and Boynton Beach,Florida. We had stopped in Boynton Beach to visit my Daughter and her Family. On Sunday, as we were heading to I-95 for the return trip to Tallahassee, I had a tighness in my chest and a cold sweat. My wife is an X-ray techn ician and she told me to drive to the emmergency room(according to the sing about a mile) no argument from me for a change. I got out of the car and walked to the emergency room without any problems or pains. About this time all was back to normal or so I thought. The ER tech nician started to do an EKG but saw something that was not right and said "let us get you over to the Heart Insttitute (Bethesda Heart Institute of Boynton Beach, Florida. Upon arriving at the Institute, the Doctor told my wife that I had a major Heart attack but I did n ot believe it and so it was told to me again by the attending Doctor. To make ti short look at these points:
1) I was less that a mile from one of gthe best Heart programs in South Florida.
2) The Doctor assigneds to do the surgery (Dr. Samatha Kwon introduced herself and asked me if she could Pray for me..At that point I knew it was of tghe Lord.
3) The Surgical Staff were all Born Again Believers.
4) I would not have made the trip back to Tallahassee.
5) Gode restored me back to good with no comp[lications in order to resume Teacing and Speaking in his Name.
Finally; If you let God order your steps and direct your path then your trials will be your testimony

(I had a quad bi-pass surgery but thanks to God it was only a bump in the road...To God be the Glory..