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Jesus Is Love Ministries, Democratic Republic of the (2026)

God's heart is that His will becomes our reality. Core Message:
+In The Beginning God...(Genesis 1)
+The Lord Is Our Shepherd...(Psalms 23)
+Thy Kingdom Come...(Matthew 6)
+For God So Loved...(John 3)

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20/11/2024

Message: THE PASSOVER

by Pastor Antoine Dargan
Sunday, October 13th, 2024

Premise Scripture:

"...Purge (clean out) the old leaven that you may be fresh (new) dough, still uncontaminated [as you are], for Christ, our Passover [Lamb], has been sacrificed."
1 Corinthians 5:7 (AMPC)

Pastor Dargan:

"So that's why Christ came here to be sacrificed for us. Just like Jesus said, nobody took Jesus ' life He actually decided to lay it down for us. (John 10:18).
The Passover is so important, giving us an opportunity so that we can praise [recognize] God in our living.

So if we are praising God, we are being cleansed, because that's what Passover is. Passover is being cleansed, it's a spiritual cleansing. When Jesus was here on this Earth with His disciples, He knew one of them would betray Him. Jesus gave His disciples the bread saying, 'This is my body...' He broke it, and He gave it to His disciples. They ate it. He poured out the wine, saying, 'This is my blood. ' Again, and they drank of it. Why? So that they could be cleansed of all unrighteousness. That's the reason why Jesus was here. That's the reason Jesus came here.

Jesus said he could call 12 legions of angels to [come to His aid] (Matthew 26:58). Jesus ask His Father, 'If this cup can be taken from Me? Nevertheless, thy will be done' ( Matthew 26:39)
That's what we have to do sometimes y'all. We have to ask God, first of all to forgive us of our unrighteousness, because we all have unrighteousness stuff, all of us.

The bible says there's so much sin that none of us, not one, is right (Romans 3:23). That means everybody. And so, we have to ask God to forgive us of our sins, so that we can have a pure, heart; because that’s the reason why we come to church and pray, so that we can have a clean heart. That's what the Bible says that we're to have a clean heart. And, we're to live in rightstanding so that we can experience Jesus.

Matthew 26:26-28 AMPC
[26] Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread and, praising God, gave thanks and asked Him to bless it to their use, and when He had broken it, He gave it to the disciples and said, Take, eat; this is My body. [27] And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink of it, all of you; [28] For this is My blood of the new covenant, which [ratifies the agreement and] is being poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. [Exod. 24:6-8.]

So that's why it's important we take communion. [To remember and to celebrate that Jesus' blood has been poured out ratifying, securing the forgiveness of our sins]. Communion [as a reminder] cleanses us, and it says to God that we accept Him as our Lord and Savior, and that we commit ourselves to what He's saying to us. This [Communion] is a commitment; a commitment [saying] that we have committed to God, that this is who we are [Believers] and this is what we need [the Blood and Body Sacrifice of Jesus] in our lives to be cleansed of all unrighteousness, so that we can have eternal life with the Father. Because He said it. He said if you ask for forgiveness...[you'll be forgiven of your sins (1 John 1:9)].

The bible says, pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). To me that means praying all the time. No matter what you're going through, or what you’re dealing with, prayer is so important in our lives. Prayer, that when we wake up in the morning; we pray. We go throughout the day; we pray. Before we go to bed at night; we pray. We ask God to forgive us of our sins, because He is the only one who can forgive us. Nobody else can [forgive us of sin]. We have to ask God for righteousness in our lives. Then, go out in Joy everyday.

No matter what the circumstances is, we should have Joy every day. Living in the fruits of the spirit. That's what we should be doing y'all, everyday. Sometimes we might have a disagreement or spout with our loved ones. You may not even have a relationship with some of your relatives, but you still gotta have Joy. You still need peace in your heart and love, because love surpasses all things, because God is love. If we're walking in love, then no matter what they have said or done to you, you still can love them, no matter what. So that you can say to yourself, 'I've done my best,' to rectify whatever the situation was or is...

Ask God for help in this area of your life, because God said He would never leave us nor forsake us. So, if we're asking God to help us, don't you think He’s going to help us? So why not ask the leader of the universe? Why not ask the Creator [for help]? He says, 'Knock and the door shall be opened...' (Matthew 7:7-12). He didn't say, 'knock and it won't be opened, ' He said, 'Knock and it will be opened. " So we can stand on that. God is not a liar. (Numbers 23:19). He's not one to lie. So if He said He's going to do it, He's going to do it!

So, reach in your heart and ask, 'Lord, what am I doing today to improve my situation? What am I doing today to lift You up? What am I doing today to shine Your light in my heart so that the world can see Your light?' Because He says that, 'I am [He is] the Light of the world, (John 8:12). ' So why not we represent Jesus the way He wants us to represent Him? And not be ashamed of who Jesus is in your life?

Sometimes you will look at yourself and say, 'Ok, well, I don't have all the answers.' Well, it doesn’t matter whether or not you have the answers, because Jesus has got all the answers. There's nothing that Jesus 'don't know. So, why not go to Him with your it? [saying] 'Lord, I stumbled and I failed, and I need to be lifted up. ' And, God will lift you up. So that's why it's so important that we present the Passover, because the Passover is The Lamb who came to take the sins of the world.

That's what He did y'all, He came to take the sins of the world...We don't really know the people we're voting for. We have to develop a relationship with people. We have to [and we get to] develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jesus came here so that we can have a relationship with Him [God].
And that's what we need to do, have a relationship with Jesus Christ...and represent what God is telling us to do. Because God talks to us, God's got something to say to us everyday of our lives. So, we've got to represent Him. Go to Mark 14:12-25. "

Mark 14:12-16 AMPC
[12] On the first day [of the Feast] of Unleavened Bread, when [as was customary] they killed the Passover lamb, [Jesus'] disciples said to Him, Where do You wish us to go [and] prepare the Passover [supper] for You to eat? [13] And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, Go into the city, and a man carrying an [earthen] jar or pitcher of water will meet you; follow him. [14] And whatever [house] he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover [supper] with My disciples? [15] And he will [himself] show you a large upper room, furnished [with carpets and with dining couches properly spread] and ready; there prepare for us. [16] Then the disciples set out and came to the city and found [everything] just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover....

"So, Jesus told them [the disciples] what they needed to do; and, they went and did it, they followed Jesus's instructions.

Just like when we walk in and carry out our lives, we got to follow somebody's instructions, so why not we follow Jesus Christ's instructions? Let's go to another [scripture]. Luke 22:7-20."

Luke 22:7-11 AMPC
[7] Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover [lamb] had to be slain. [Exod. 12:18-20; Deut. 16:5-8.] [8] So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare for us the Passover meal, that we may eat it. [9] They said to Him, Where do You want us to prepare [it]? [10] He said to them, Behold, when you have gone into the city, a man carrying an earthen jug or pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house which he enters, [11] And say to the master of the house, The Teacher asks you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover [meal] with My disciples?"

In conclusion, drawing a parallelism to the above-scripture, Pastor Dargan spoke of a tuscan butter bean stew dish [with sautéed kale] meal his wife made for her siblings' visit that week and they enjoyed it together, saying,

"That's what we have to do as believers. We have to take small things and make them Godly. So that we represent Jesus all the time, because He's our Savior. And that's what I love about The Lord. There's no stone that we have to go through that Jesus hasn't already gone through [and turned for us]. That's why I say, whatever you're dealing with, take it to God, put it on the throne of God's [grace], and God will deliver you from it. (Hebrews 4:16). And so that’s what's real important y'all, about what God is wanting to do in our lives. So, receive The Passover, Love one another, Lift One another up, and don't forget about Jesus Christ in your life. He wants to bless you and give you the things you desire, because He said, [paraphrasing] 'I'll give you the desires of your heart. ' (Psalm 37:4) Why not ask Him for your desires?

You know we all go through things, we all have struggles. I know I do. I know I've gone through a tremendous amount of things in my life. But I know by the Grace of God, I'm still here. I know there’s a reason why I'm still here. So, I thank God for deliverance. I thank God for the blessings upon my life. I thank God for my wife. I thank God for my friends; my family. I thank God for all those things that I take for granted sometimes. That's why I say to all of us, 'Give praise. Give thanks on a daily basis, continuously. In Jesus name we pray amen.'"

A prayer with communion (Sis. Redfear was rendered) and brother Quick gave a testimony of thanks, speaking of how God’s kept him.

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What a full message Pastor Dargan, of Christ's Amazing Love and Sacrifice. Such a reason for Thanksgiving.

"Tis the season to be jolly..." and joyful with thanksgiving for His ultimate sacrifice, goodness, and reign.

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Link to Scriptures About Having a Clean Heart:

https://www.openbible.info/topics/having_a_clean_heart

Link to an Article About The Connection between Passover and Communion:

https://www.curtlandry.com/parallels-between-passover-meal-and-communion/

How wonderful we can celebrate Passover through Communion on a regular basis throughout the year Pastor Dargan. Moreover, how beautiful that Jesus, The Lord a d Savior for every soul that wants to believe desire to commune with us daily. (Revelation 3:20). What a timely message of deep calling to deep. (Psalms 42:7).

Here's A Scripture weaving together some notable points in this PASSOVER message...

Psalm 51:10-13 AMPC
[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me. [11] Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. [12] Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. [13] Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.

https://bible.com/bible/8/psa.51.10-13.AMPC

Some Notable Points:

+ReCreate my heart clean [rebirth, reborn]

+Keep me near, in Your presence there is fullness of Joy and righteousness forever more (Psalm 16:11)

+ Cover me, as the troubles of the world PASSOVER, (John 16:33) allow me to maintain Holy Spirit, walking in the Joy of Your Salvation] through my communion with Christ, my restoration of rightstanding with You Father]. (Romans 5:1)
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Experience Jesus, Experience Passover, Experience Salvation, Because Jesus, Yeshua Is [Means] Salvation AND Jesus Is Love ❤️

Question: Where is the guest room in your temple, where Jesus may eat the Passover with you, His disciple?

If we look at the premise scripture, we have to let go, "purge," repent of our stuff. Then allow the cleansing Power of The Passover Lamb. 🙏

Are you His follower?
If not and you want to know how to be, please contact us today.

12/10/2024

Message: GIVE THANKS
by Pastor Dargan
Sunday, 11:00am
September 15th, 2024

PREMISE SCRIPTURE: Thessalonians 5:18

"...In every situation, in all circumstances, be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ...”

MESSAGE:
“So you might be having a hard time; and we've all had those, but God wants us to always still give thanks in everything.

He [The Word] said in every circumstance, for every situation, we are to give thanks. Like, sometimes we might be having a health issue, or we might not have enough to pay the bills, or there might be some real problems just in the home, or surroundings, but God still says we are to give thanks... We are to be reminded that Jesus Christ died on the cross for us. He bore all of our sicknesses [problems and issues]. He bore our hurts and pains, everything.

And, sometimes we don't know how to forgive [forget] it, or we don't know how to ask God to help us with it. We are learning; still learning how to come to God with our open hearts; asking God to forgive us of our sins. God's [Word] says we are to repent of our sins daily [1 Corinthians 15:31; 2 Corinthians 4:16].

So, we may not know why these things are happening in our lives. We might even think we're the cause of it; but God’s [Word says] He [Jesus] has redeemed us from the curse of the enemy. [Galatians 3:13]. So, we can’t keep taking stuff on in our everyday life. Sometimes we have to ask, "Lord, please help me be forgiven for how I think about things; and, please help me to....... [you fill in the blanks].......
That's why the Bible says that we are to cry out to God. So, we're crying out to God in our: household[s], marriage[s], relationships, in the things we're dealing with on a day-to-day basis. Because there's so much we can do for one another [by encouraging and supporting] each other. That's why the Bible says, "...in every situation, no matter what, no matter the circumstances, be thankful and continually give thanks to God, for this is the will of God for you in Christ..." So if you are in Christ you have a will [desire] that God wants you to do [ :GIVE THANKS].

God wants you to always know that He’s there for you. God’s not going to forsake us. (Deut. 31:6; Heb 13:5). God’s not going to leave us, no matter what we're dealing with. God is always going to be there for us. We might not understand, but God understands everything. He says that He will NEVER forsake us.”

SCRIPTURE Ephesians 5:20
"...Always giving thanks to God, the Father of all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..."

“So, this let's us know that no matter what we're dealing with, or where we are in our lives, we still should give thanks to God. Thanks to God that He woke us up this morning. Thanks to God that we're clothed in our right mind. We should always give thanks to God when we put morsels of food in our mouths. Thanks for every breath that we take. So we should be thanking God all day-long for every day of our lives. And don't have any misunderstandings about where we are in our walk with Christ, because God [The Father] has given us His son, that died on the cross for us. I know personally that I can be guilty of [misunderstanding my walk with Christ because] I carry a lot of baggage…guilt…and I always ask God to help me with situations I've dealt with for a long time.”

Pastor Dargan spoke of this not being the best time of the year for him, due to recollection of memories or past hurts, yet learning how to cry out to God so that he can receive God's grace and goodness upon his life, and that the Holy Spirit can come and be with him always.

“I know the Holy Spirit is with me always, but I've got to recognize that all the time. I can't neglect recognizing the Holy Spirit, and that’s what I've been doing. I know that I have been neglecting the Holy Spirit and that's not what God wants of me. I have to bring [allow] God in every day so that He can get the victory in my life. God says that He renews you and gives you a pure heart so that you can have what He wants you to have, so that you can have the grace and mercy on your life, so that you can be free from… [again YOU fill in the blanks for your freedom]....”

SCRIPTURE Colossians 3:15-17
“...And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. [16] Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. [17] And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him…”

“So, it's saying that we can give thanks in hymns, in songs, and psalms…You know God has graced us so much, and sometimes we neglect it [we take it for granted], we neglect what God is doing. Sometimes you know we don't really recognize how important it is that we praise God daily. We just think of it as, “I don't have to do it today or this morning..” Yet God always wants us to recognize Him and praise Him, because we are the ones He has set aside to renew us and give us [a new day] - a purpose. So you have to ask what your purpose is today.”

Pastor Dargan spoke of his personal purpose of asking God to help him overcome a lot of hurt and trauma in his life; asking God for cleansing and mind renewal from them.

He said, “Because I want to be free. I want to know Christ is always with me, not in just saying it, but experiencing it [Him & His Freedom]. I want to see Him in everything that I do. I want to know that He’s in everything that I do, and say in my life. So, I look forward to the renewal in everything that He wants me to have.”

SCRIPTURE
Psalm 105:1 AMP

“....O give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the people….“

Pastor Dargan said,
“We have to make known what God has done.” He spoke of his personal brain trauma and surgery, but how God [seeing fit] kept him here. Saying, “Even though I had to go through it, God still kept me from it…You know what I'm saying? …“

[Yes, we know exactly what you're saying, it's Isaiah 43:1-2].

“...So that I could be here to talk about the Good things He has done in my life, because that's a good thing He has done for me…”

SCRIPTURE 1 Timothy 4:4-5 AMPC

“…For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be thrown away or refused if it is received with thanksgiving. [5] For it is hallowed and consecrated by the Word of God and by prayer…”

“So everything we're dealing with is good, because God gave it to us. So, we got to honor God in our walk and in our living. Because we got to understand. We don't always understand how people may [do or] say things. But we get to understand that what we're dealing with, that God wants us to always know that He’s always with us. And, that we really have to honor Him in our living. “

Pastor Dargan began to discuss discussions with his wife about our temples (bodies) that God's entrusted into our care and learning [continously] how to take care of it without complacency.

He said, “As we grow in Wisdom and God’s stature, we'll learn and understand even more…because there's a lot we don't know about God, but we know that God loves us. God is love. God loves us. We have to recognize that, and ask God to forgive us, so that we can be pleasing to Him, and to one another…”

Pastor Dargan ended in prayer.

Sis Redfear administered communion.

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What a way to kickoff the Autumn🍂/Fall Season, with a message of Thankfulness.

1 John 1:9 NIV
“...If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

And aren't we glad and thankful to God that He is faithful and just. So grateful.

Let's ask: God what is my purpose here today?

Answer:____________….

What answers are you receiving in your heart right now?

I was receiving: “To praise ME [God]” which again, simply means to be thankful, recognizing His goodness, grace and mercy.

Are you looking forward to RENEWAL TODAY? Aligning with what Pastor Antoine stated, are YOU still looking forward to EVERYTHING God desires, wants, and wills for you to have?

May you please Him, by the Grace, “The Almighty Power of The Holy Spirit working on your behalf as a believer in Him, ” in the desires He has for you.

Happy Thanksgiving Season 🍁

And Remember:

JESUS IS LOVE ❤️.

24/09/2024

See photo for Autumn/Fall/Winter Schedule

16/09/2024

Message: LOVE BY DEFAULT by Bro. Carl Little, DDS, High Point, NC
Sunday, September 1st, 2024

Song: Thank You Lord
Prayer

Dr. Little's Message:

“If we love our Creator first and above-all, then we love by default.

There cannot be hate, dislike, dishonor, distrust, or any of the other “disses” I can't think of at this moment .

Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV says
‘...[5] and thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.’

If we spend our time loving Him and truly putting our minds, bodies, and souls into that alone, [then] how can we produce a negative thought towards ourselves or towards others; especially towards others?

Today we see a lot of people just angry at life, and [angry at] what's going on. It's easy for the devil [the opposition] to distract us; and not let us focus on what we should at all times. The bible tells us that if we focus on Him then you [we] just can't go wrong in everything we do. [Isaiah 26:3].

Even if we let little things like a flower pot coming up missing from the front of your building - that can distract you, and make you [think or] say, 'Awww man, why me?' Yet, everything happens for a reason. Maybe that's a test. A small test to remind us that we just have to stay focused on Him at ALL times.

Here's an example of in my life: When I'm doing a simple tooth extraction, I've found that if I just say a simple prayer, 'Lord please, come get this tooth so I don't have to.’ That thing will just jump out of their head [lol'ing response]. I won't have any problems with it. But, if I forget that simple prayer before I start, the smallest, the simplest of extractions can become extremely difficult.

Even to cut the grass out there, two weeks ago, my lawn mower went out. I said,

'Lord, what am I going to do? The [riding] lawn mower went out, now, I've got the rest of this field to cut?'

Instead of focusing on the rest of the field to cut, I could have been focusing on,

'Lord, come help me. Give me the strength to push the [push] lawn mower to get the rest of it done.’

So that's what I did. I changed my mind from, 'Oh, the lawnmower broke,' to
'Lord, give me the strength to push the little small section of this field to cut, so it will look good on Monday. '

If we just focus on Him in every little thing that we do, it's going to work out. And, I'm finding that life will distract you in so many different ways, and pull you from Him if we allow it.

When we got all that rain a couple of weeks ago, the corner up there , the spackling of the ceiling started coming down and even the walls started to bow. I said, 'Oh Lord, what am I going to do? What if something's falls in?' Well, if He wanted it to fall in, it would have fell in. Why am I worried about something simple, when that can be addressed and fixed later?

When the devil [the opposition] tries to distract us from our intentions, we truly have to just stop and say, 'Hey, OK. That's just a little setback. It's alright.' Focus on God and what He wants us to do. And it will just always work out.

Everything little thing that's been going on with me the past five (5) years of my life, to me has been big things. But when I look back on those 'big things,' I've always come out on the other side [Amens].

He's always carried me. And, what I'm learning now is to keep my eyes on the prize. If I stay focused on Him, and not the things going on in my life, that there's an inner peace that just can't be taken. 💦

You just gotta stay focused. Sometimes it gets real hard. But as long as we remember that He will always carry us through it, we'll be just fine.

This assignment given to me...has had me to do..."

Bro. Dr. Carl spoke about dental school, having to read so much for his studies to get through it, to the point of not liking to read for leisure anymore. He pointed out, how that's the case with any educational endeavor undertaking, one has to 📚 read in order to learn something.

He spoke of trying to get A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) to help with his writing, yet saying how, "...nothing came out the way I truly intended it; and the way I wanted to express to you guys, but the big thing [message] here to me is: We've got to stay focused on Him in every little thing we do.

And with what's going on in the world, I don't see our leadership, I don't see a lot of people falling back on His [God's] guidance, His leadership, and just basically, just The Love He puts out for us. I think that's why we have a lot of the problems in the world we have today, because not all of us are looking for that inner peace and that love, we're looking for what we'll have for show, or for the rest of the world. If we would all just stoooop, and focus on God all the time in every little thing we do.

I even hear my mother...'Even when we go to the bathroom, we need to say, Thank You Lord. '

The little things, if we start there, letting Him come in on that, it will allow us to exude [display] Him; to just let Him take control; to just let Him guide us in everything little thing we do. That's where I am in my life right now, every little thing I do, before I put my feet on the floor, l just say, 'Thank You Lord. ' Once I put my feet on the floor and my knees and my ankles go, pow-pow-pow, I say, 'Thank You Lord for my breathing...Thank You for getting me out of the shower safely. Thank You for getting to work safely.'

If we focus that way and keep Him wholly in us at all times, [then] it's going to be so much better; everything's just going to be so much better.

If we focus on our prayer...

In 1 Peter 1:8,9, (ESV)
'....[8] Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with Glory...'

How simple is that?
How simple is that?
How simple.
How quick it is for us to forget it too.

If we use [allow] Him to, to just carry us, our lives will be so much easier. And this I've truly learned in just the last couple of months of my life. We've got to just completely surrender. That's the only way for it to truly, truly work out for you.

The big thing that I wanted to express to you all today is, just know that He Loves us; and, we gotta keep Him in the simple things in life. By keeping it simple, by keeping Him right there, we can’t do any wrong. You're going to end up loving the people that you hate; just by default. If you love your Creator, our Creator, the way you’re supposed to, you cannot dislike, you cannot hate, you cannot distrust, you can’t be any of that. So I pray today for the Lord’s blessing upon us that we can truly find Him in every little thing we do and not forget that. That's all I've gotta say..."

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Amen. And so much was said in so little time in this message: LOVE BY DEFAULT. There’s no-thing faulty about that.

So much was said and shared, before and after this message. So much revelation and encouragement was given by Sister Davis and Brother Coley. To God be the Glory.

God bless you Dr. Little in an extraordinary way for allowing this easy Sunday morning 🌄 message to arise like the noonday sun.

God has "Loved By Default" infinitely.

And, yes, Loving God by Default is having a spirit, heart, soul and mind to focus on God with a heart of thanksgiving. This is how we praise Him. This is how we bless Him, and make Him happy.

Loving God automatically, 'by default' allows us to purposefully focus on Gratefulness, Praise, and Thanksgiving.

What a Message to usher us into the Autumn/Fall/Thanksgiving season.

We appreciate this end of summer breeze message at the beginning of Autumn 🍂: "Love By Default"

To do this is to select love automatically. AND….to set, to preselect, an automatic, customized, standard of LOVE, is A LIFE, WELL-LIVED.

JESUS LOVED & LOVES US BY DEFAULT. Now that's Amazing❤️.

Please forward and share this message to anyone needing to know that today they're automatically loved.

10/09/2024

Message: FRIENDSHIP
by Pastor Antoine Dargan
11am, Sunday, August 18th, 2024

Song: You Are My Strength (by William Murphy) sung by Psalmist
L. Bittle

“Today we're going to be talking about FRIENDSHIP. What is FRIENDSHIP? I think it's something that we all need to understand [the meaning of FRIENDSHIP], why we have each other in our lives, so that we can glean more from each other…”

Pastor Dargan spoke of certain ones, God has placed in our lives noting communication, not always agreeing, yet still being able to communicate, appreciating one another.

Scripture Proverbs 27:17
“Iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.”
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man gains influence from another.”

"We gain strength from each other. In my weak areas, my friend may be strong and in their weak areas, I may be strong."

He spoke about how friends influence one another, and one person may be stronger in certain areas than others.

Pastor Antoine, noted God’s Kingdom is about building Godly “Friendships…Friends sharpening one another.” He spoke of Jesus doing that very thing whenever He went on the cross and died for our sins. {What influence Jesus’ had on the idea of friendship, laying down His life for us. Giving us the relationship He has with the Father}.

Pastor Antoine spoke of how Jesus had to stay focused on what the Father wanted Him to do, which influences, encourages, us to stay focused on what God desires us to do; meaning good Godly friendships are encouraging and influential, influencing us to do the right thing, even when we may not feel like it. He spoke about staying focused on the reason why Christ came here, while at the same time not getting caught up on the natural aspect, but spiritual aspect of friendship, such as being in prayer for one another; allowing the Holy Spirit to come in and rule in our lives.

He talked about friends knowing what’s going on in our lives, that others may not necessarily know about; so that friends can pray for one another; lifting each other up in Spirit & in Truth [John 4:24] so that we will have an encouraging factor in each other's lives [a brotherhood and sisterhood] knowing that someone cares and is praying for us.

He said, “We all need somebody to care for us. We all need somebody to take time for us, listen, and to pray for us and to say, "Hey, I’m your friend…I’m here for you.”

Pastor Dargan said that, “You know, sometime you may not want to hear what a friend has to say, but [if you don’t like it] you shouldn’t wear it on your shoulders, … if they are your friend they should be able to come to you…come to you and encourage you on how to live…on how to walk upright in God’s eyes so that you can have the abundancy that God wants to give you, because God wants to give you so much [Jeremiah 29:11; 2 Peter 1:3]...We as humans…we have to always remember that the bible says, ‘knock and the door shall be opened’ [Matthew 7:7-12]... The Bible says always pray without ceasing [1 Thessalonians 5:16] and so to me praying without ceasing means praying all the time [Minister Bittle saying, “Without a pause.”] and so when you’re praying all the time, you’re not just praying for yourself, but for others in your life.”

Pastor Dargan mentioned the prayers that went up before service, for attendees and friends, healing, to be set free. He spoke of us praying the Word of God over people, as God’s word does not return to Him void [Isaiah 55:11] and that, “ If we are praying for one another and we're trying to lift each other up in the Spirit and in Truth, then we're doing those things God’s called us to do.”

He spoke of how the enemy doesn’t like ministry for God, people coming together for God’s Glory [yet we as believers know God is Greater 1 John 4:4]. He spoke of how we must keep moving forward, following God’s instructions, doing His will. He noted people in attendance (Sis A. Bittle), commitment (Sis J. Redfear), and so forth; noting people being observant, men especially, as protective measures. He spoke of trusting in the Lord, “being worried about nothing, like little children who's supposed to be at ease. We shouldn't be stressing out about nothing - nothing. We shouldn't worry about no [any] bills…”

He spoke of His wife teaching him according to the scriptures in Habakkuk 2:2 to write things down, encouraging the Saints towards God’s plan and vision for us, saying,

“The Bible says to write it down and make it plain…So I had to learn those things. Like even today, I'm still learning things. I don't know everything, but I do try. I do worship. I’m thankful that God's in my life. And, I thank Him, I thank Him, I thank Him every day that He's a part of my life because look at me y'all, I ain't supposed to be here. I cherish that I'm here, and I don't take it for granted. That's why I wanted to talk about friendship today, because you know everybody ain't going to be your friend…”

Pastor Dargan elaborated on negativity and positivity amongst people, not being able to befriend some people due to the levels, etc.

Next Scripture read was John 15:13
“No greater love than this that someone would lay down his life for a friend.”

He gave personal examples of him and his wife, family, etc. He said, “I don't take things lightly, I am very appreciative of what God is doing in my life and that's for real y'all.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 was read
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down one can help the other up….A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” Pastor Antoine spoke of wilderness/cold weather survival training skills of two people having to keep each other warm even [Doesn’t this make us think of Jesus being led in the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, who kept Him on track? Mark 1:12-15].

The next scripture read was 1 Corinthians 15:33
“Do not be fooled, bad company ruins good character.”
“Do not be deceived, bad company ruins good morals.”

Pastor Dargan said,
“So don't let people see you, saying, ‘…well I'm your friend,’ and try to be with you and take what you got because that's what a lot of people out here are trying to do, to take what you got and so that's what it's saying don't be deceived.”

[Pastor Dargan is so right, because that good character in 1 Corinthians 15:33 and morals are spiritual fruits of love, joy, truth, excellency, and so forth].

Pastor Dargan continued,

“If you question yourself about someone, then you don't need to be around them, you know, because they don't want {a} true friendship, and some people, they are so naive, they’ll leave the door wide open for others. They’ll be able to walk right in and take what you got …you know, just walk right in and take what you got…You think they care about how you feel about it. They don't care about how you feel about it. It means nothing to them.”

On a Good note, the next scripture read was 1 Thessalonians 5:11

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as in fact you are doing.” NIV

Pastor Dargan elaborated on the scripture, giving a personal example of Brother Bittle encouraging him about keeping his strength up, not really even knowing him long, but that he knew he was dealing with a lot of things, and encouraged him that everything's going to be okay, saying, “...that's what he told me it's going to be okay… he said, 'you just keep your strength up man… you keep going to the gym, keep working out, doing what you're doing.' You know that's what he told me; and I was like man this man cares…I really didn't [even] know his name [at the time].”

He spoke about his wife caring and so forth.

Next scripture read was Proverbs 27:9:

“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”

Pastor Dargan spoke of the good Godly counsel of a friend is that friend walking in Christ’s love, as well as receiving good counsel from a friend. He noted how we cannot do anything on our own without the Lord: breath, wake up, get out of bed, get dressed, etc.
“You gotta include Jesus Christ the Lord of your life in everything that you do…”

The next scripture read was Proverbs 16:28

“Gossip is spread by wicked people; they stir up trouble and break up friendships.” GNB

“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.” NIV

Pastor Antoine said,

“That's what's so important that we know who we are in Christ - that
Jesus Christ is The Lord of our life in everything.” [Read at your convenience John 17:20-23].

Next Scripture read 1 Peter 4:8-10:

“Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multifude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaint. As each one has receive a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks , is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in ALL things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs The Glory and Dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

In summary, Pastor Antoine spoke,
“So we got to be good stewards of everything: our finances, our households, our friendships - everything. I look at the things that Jesus did…We always got to be encouraging one another through everything we do. That's so important in our life, not to be so downcast with one another, don't be so hard ....”

He spoke of his issue with staring, staring ‘right through people’ and that people might get offended {later when asked why, he spoke of his trying to determine levels of trust in others due to past experiences.} [Yet as believers, when we recognize that we cannot trust people, but only the God in them, we don’t have to determine other’s trustworthiness, we can let God determine].

Pastor Dargan said, “I don't mean no harm, but it's just something I do because of what I went through in my childhood, but now I know that I'm aware of it now, so now I've been praying to God about it, so that I can be set free from it. There's always things in our life that we need to pray about. There’s a word that I want to say that we can close the service out and that word is: Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. I said it five times. So that means we got to stay [walk] in love with one another always. Father God, I thank you for this opportunity to speak to your people…”

Pastor Dargan went onto close in Prayer

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As Ecclesiates 3 reads, there’s a time and place for everything, and in all things, being led by The Spirit is best. As there are times when we’re simply to cast our cares on Jesus, knowing that He cares for us. [1st Peter 5:7]

Then, alternatively, sometimes there are situations and things so harrowing for people, that they need more than a listening ear and prayer. They need True Divine, Intervention, Godly Wisdom and Counseling. [Proverbs 11:14].

Another scripture about Friendship is Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother\sister is born for adversity.” This is where “the rubber meets the road.” Who’s there in your day(s) of adversity?

Isn’t it great, that no matter what, if we are making ourselves at home in Jesus’ love [John 15:9-10 MSG], if we know that we are in God’s Heart Pocket, then we know that even if a person, a human being cannot be fully there for us during our day of adversity, Jesus can, and He will?

God will show up on the Mountaintop as He did with Moses to give directions and instructions. Jesus will show up in the fiery furnace, as He did in the book of Daniel with the young three men. The Holy Spirit will show up and put the Lion’s to sleep in the lion’s den as done with Daniel. Jesus will show up at the well as He did with the Samaritan woman. Isn’t it good to know that daily, we can behold it, perceive it, understand it, and acknowledge it, that Jesus stands at the door of hearts and knocks to come in and commune with us [Rev 3:17-20]? Doesn’t this put a smile on our face to know that Jesus Himself like the character sung in the film is saying, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me…?”

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Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed this message, a reminder of the importance of FRIENDSHIP. Such a good message and subject to increase our understanding (Proverbs 4:7).

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