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Tetelestai Evangelical Ministries Tetelestai translated means, "It is finished!". Because it is finished, we can be redeemed, forgiven

Ever truly ponder birth and death? For 9 months there is nothing but darkness, yet we are alive. Then all of a sudden, t...
08/25/2022

Ever truly ponder birth and death?

For 9 months there is nothing but darkness, yet we are alive. Then all of a sudden, there is light and we are breathing our first molecules of air and making noise. Everyone around us is joyful and happy that we have emerged from the darkness of the womb and are present in the light with them. They shower us with love and affection and tells us of all the good things that await us throughout the ensuring years of our life.

Yet, we have no real memory of the womb, the birth. Or the first year of our life--it all just seemed to happen.

Fast forward to death.

Death works like birth, yet in reverse. We gave years of memories, are surrounded by loved ones, and reminisce over things we've done, good times we've had and tell those around us how bright their future still is and how the memories we've made will carry-on and be of comfort to them.

Then at that appointed time, our eyes close to the light and we return to the dark--never again to open our eyes in the present.

However, with death there is one difference compared to birth. As our eyes close to the world we inhabited for so many years, they open in the world of eternity in either Heaven or Hell. It is there that we will be welcomed with either open arms or lament and torture--the only difference being whether or not one accepted Jesus's gift of salvation or rejected it.

Death doesn't seem so bad, until you factor in that death is not the end of us--it is only a transition to the next chapter. Then, how that chapter is written hinges on the decision one made regarding salvation when they were alive in this world.

04/06/2022

Taking on the challenges and trials that confront us in faith, does not equate to fearlessness. It actually implies the opposite.

For fear to be detrimental and counter productive, it must be combined with worry and fret. The combination of worry, fret, and fear results in emotional instability, wavering, hesitation, and irrationality during challenging or life threatening times.

With true faith, God provides a deep calming peace that quiets one's soul, thoughts, and emotions. It removes all worry and fret replacing those counter productive elements with confidence and assurance.

When fear is combined with confidence and assurance the results are clarity of thought and perspective. With true faith, God's peace gives one the ability to act rationally when others are /would act irrationally. This peace also gives one the confidence to press onward rather than being debilitated by the circumstances.

It has often been said that the word fear stands for two (2) different acronyms. One acronym of fear is applicable to the definition first mention where fear is combined with worry and fret. That acronym is: Forget Everything And Run.

The other acronym is more synonymous with the true faith and peace that God provides. That acronym is: Face Everything And Rise.

Everyone experiences fear, it's just that those who appear fearless do not conjoin fear to worry or fret, rather, they exude confidence and decisiveness.

Like everything else in life, how one approaches fear is a choice. The question is, "How will you choose to approach fear?"

09/27/2021

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08/15/2021

The quickest and most enduring way to fall in love with someone is to genuinely fully invest yourself in them.

When you make everything about another, you find all the beauty they hold and you become so mesmerized by them that they are all you think about.

Even if it has been years and the "spark" has faded, it reignites magically when you fully commit to make that person feel special and loved.

Nothing can compare to the joy that is created when two people are so in love that everything they do is focused on the other. When this is genuine it is more powerful than anything on earth.

This is what God desires of His children. Total genuie commitment to Him. This is what compelled Jesus to endure the beatings and the lashings--and ultimately death on the cross.

A true committed relationship is genuine, has no reservations, no inhibitions, has vulnerability, and is based on trust.

This is what God and Jesus expects because it is what they model.

When one party to a relationship is disingenuous, keeps reservations, or lacks vulnerability then there is no trust and without trust there is no relationship.

To become a Christian one has to be vulnerable and humble themselves before the Almighty God. Then they must genuinely seek forgiveness barring all without reservation or caveat. Without that, their act is nothing more than that, an act.

God promises to forgive and save all those who genuinely seek forgiveness and salvation. Bit it doesn't end there.

Just like a married couple has to continue being genuine, unreserved, vulnerable, and uninhibited with each other throughout their marriage or trust erodes and subsequently so does the relationship; a Christian must do the same with God.

As we age earthly, we must continue our reliance on God. We must seek Him genuinely, without any reservations or inhibitions and we must be vulnerable approaching Him in humility.

Only then, when we act accordingly can we know the fullness and depth of beauty that a deeply intimate relationship with God brings.

Just like a storybook marriage of two people whose passion for each other grows each year and they always seem to be as in love as the first day they met.

This is what God and Jesus want and deserve from us as Christians. True love never dies and is outwardly evident.

God and Jesus have modeled the way. All we have to do is follow.

08/14/2021

As an American it should be my right to enjoy the liberties of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights while keeping my vaccination status private.

All this forcing people to prove their vaccination status is nothing more than an intimidation tactic to get people to receive a vaccine and become a test subject.

Is the vaccine good? Well, it does protect those who get it from the full effect of the virus, however, it does not, I repeat, does not prohibit transmission of the virus---no vaccine does.

What are the long lasting side effects of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines? No one really knows, not even the FDA. Itbis almost certain that side effects will occur as each person's genetic composition is different.

One thing is certain, vaccines that contain the inactivated portion of the virus have been proven to be best--think influenza, polio, and measels/mumps/chickenpox. The FDA has a profound amount of data to support these types of vaccines.

Currently, AstraZeneca is the most widely distributed vaccine of this type, yet it has not been approved in the US......yet. AstraZeneca has filed with the FDA for FULL approval and they anticipate approval later this fall.

BTW. ....they filed for full approval BEFORE Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J.

So, now we have a conundrum. All these states universuties, and organizations are penalizing people for not getting the vaccine. But what if all these people would take the AstraZeneca vaccine? What if they just don't want the Pfizer, Moderna, or J&J vaccine?

Everyone is buying into the hype and jumping the gun here.

Where is all the outcry about "Big Brother " as there was with mask mandates and the lockdowns??

Fox, CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, etc... all have been played into single-sided news reporting on this.

Has anyone heard that the CDC recently moved away from their preferred COVID test and has ordered NEW TESTS that check for BOTH COVID AND INFLUENZA.

Think about that for a moment.

Why would the CDC make such a move? It is due to the similarity between the Delta variant and Influenza. The two are being mistaken for the other.

The Delta variants symptoms emulate Influenza's perfectly so it is easy to misdiagnose them.

So a fully vaccinated person may have flu like symptoms and say, "It cannot be COVID as I am vaccinated, so it must be the flu and I don't need a doctor." When in reality it was COVID and by not going to the doctor they just became a transmitter and spread the virus.

Make no mistake, there are an innumerable amount of "break through" cases NOT being acknowledged, because they don't go to the doctor and get treated for what they perceive is the flu.

We are Americans and our rights are expressly protected by law.

Any organization that takes any adverse action that violates the rights expressly laid out the the Bill of Rights, commits an offense of the persons Civil Rights.

Know the facts. If you are considering getting vaccinated know your options. Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J are not the only ones out there. Choose the BEST option for yourself and your family.

BTW...my "day job" is in Government.

This post is protected by the First Amendment and any removal of this post is a clear violation of the Freedom of Speech clause and Freedom of Press clause contained therein.

07/04/2021

Faith is simply an unrelenting unyielding expectation that an event, situation, or need will occur as one hopes; for despite the current outlook or circumstances the person is confronted with.

On Friday, Jesus declared "tetelestai" (it is finished!)--John 19:30(KJV) Then on Sunday, Jesus proved it was finished a...
04/04/2021

On Friday, Jesus declared "tetelestai" (it is finished!)--John 19:30(KJV)

Then on Sunday, Jesus proved it was finished and put the seal on redemption when He rose from the dead and walked out of the tomb.

John 20:11-18(KJV)

"11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her."

What a sight that must have been for Mary, to see Jesus alive after watching Him die just days before.

Happy Resurrection Sunday!!

Mankind's misunderstanding of how to get closer to God was never more prevalent in history than at the tower of Babel.Th...
03/28/2021

Mankind's misunderstanding of how to get closer to God was never more prevalent in history than at the tower of Babel.

There mankind believed if they elevated themselves high enough, they could reach God's palace and commune with Him. Many years were wasted in this elaborate scheme to create a structure that would provide passage to God's palace and allow man to communicate and interact with God whenever they wanted--all they simply had to do was elevate themselves through climbing the stairs.

The tower would also serve an additional purpose as mankind believed that not only would they be able to interact with God through ascension up the tower, but God Himself could interact with man through descending down the tower.

While the ideology of bidirectional communing with God is admirable, the methodology employed by mankind at Babel was errant and convoluted with pride.

Satan had taken the very essence of one of the reason we exist and blinded the eyes of mankind with pride--which ultimately resulted in their failure to commune with God and the receipt of God's punishment.

One of the really unique things about being a child of God, is that whenever we want to commune with Him, all we need to do is humbles heart, knees to the floor, and let Him elevate us into His presence (see Luke 18:14 KJV) and then commune with Him.

All of which is made possible by two pieces of wood, three rusty nails, a vine of thorns, a hole in the side of a mountain, a stone, approximately 1.5 gallins of blood, and one humble servant who sacrificed His life for us.

Nothing elaborate, all very simple. All we have to do is believe, repent, acknowledge, and ask.

God WILL do the rest.

Matthew 21:7-10(KJV)"And brought the ass, and the c**t, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.And a ...
03/28/2021

Matthew 21:7-10(KJV)

"And brought the ass, and the c**t, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?"

Remembering the significance of the day. The olive branch paved the way to the final events which ultimately resulted in Jesus's sacrifice on the cross and His subsequent resurrection.

Have a blessed Palm Sunday!!

01/17/2021

The year is 2021 not 1776.

The issue is Trump by virtue of his position of influence made comments by which many Americans interpreted them as a mandate to commit acts of terrorism. These Americans were not rebelling to provide freedom as our founding fathers did, their mission was to strike fear into those legislatures who were performing their Constitutional duties.

I may not like the fact Biden won and socialism is more a reality today than yesterday. But Biden's victory is no justification for the events that transpired at the Capitol.

Trump should have exercised prudence instead of antagonism. He is wrong for how he handled things and he deserves to be punished.

God's Word teaches us tha there are consequences for our actions. Good actions result in positive consequences and bad actions result in negative consequences.

Good actions bring rewards, whereas, bad actions bring punishment. The Bible is explicitly clear on this.

I am extremely disheartened to have learned that the face of conservative Christians has likened those Republican Representatives voting for impeachment to Judas Iscariot.

Nothing could be further from the truth, than Mr. Graham's statement. Those legislators cast their votes based on their interpretation of the events and the Constitution.

For the esteemed face of Conservative Christianity and the SBC to willingly elect to shun an opportunity to proclaim the gospel and instead condemn, is atrocious.

You see, what we have witnessed is exactly what will transpire during the tribulation. The anti-Christ will be likeable, he will make things happen that all desire. Then, like Trump, will have an abrupt demeanor change and unleash peril.

What we are witnessing are signs of the imminent return of Christ and the ensuing tribulation.
We need to view the tragic events at the Capitol as a warning to get busy about God's work and spreading the gospel. The time is more nigh than ever before.

Soon, Christ will return. Will you be vfc ready?

12/26/2020

In reading the devotional for today a thought crossed my mind, "Is the aged Christian whose memory is failing any less effective for God than the new convert that can quote sentence, paragraph, verse, chapter, and book with laser like precision and accuracy?"

The answer is no.

While the aged Christian may have difficulty in quoting---or citing---a scripture reference, it does not diminish the validity of what the aged Christian is saying.

There are two types of Biblical knowledge, one is scholastic and the other is intimate. The difference between these two types of knowledge is vast and must clearly be understood.

In the beginning of one's Christian walk one seeks the scholarly knowledge of the Bible as it lays the foundation from whence one's spiritual growth will spring forth.

Scholastic knowledge provides the what, when, where, why, and how of Biblical learning. It is good, when kept in its place, and has a benefit for developing one's spiritual acumen.

But scholastic knowledge alone is dangerous and easily distorted. Case in point, how does one gain scholastic knowledge? By the teachings and interpretations of other human beings.

If, the Bible was interpreted as it was written to be, there would he no need for the vast amount os seminaries to exist. Just like secular universities have professors who interpret basic fundamental concepts in various ways, so too do seminaries--they have various professors who interpret the same passage of scripture very differently and this is more dangerous than the varied interpretations of economics.

Additionally, anyone and I literally mean anyone can acquire a scholastic knowledge of the Bible. There is no prerequisite of being a Christian to gain a scholastic knowledge of the Bible-Satan has it and so do the many false teachers.

Conversely, an intimate knowledge of the Bible is more difficult to achieve yet it is longer lasting, more genuine, and more effective than scholastic knowledge alone.

Intimate knowledge has the prerequisite of first being a Child of God having accepted Jesus as one's Savior--without this relationship intimate knowledge is impossible.

Intimate knowledge is gained through deep study and listening to the interpretations provided by the Holy Spirit--and yes, the Holy Spirit will speak to you, you only have but to listen.

Along with the deep study and Holy Spirit's guidance there is reinforcement through life experiences. See, the Holy Spirt takes a surface concept and then places one in the situation where they have to apply it, thereby reinforcing it. Then, the Holy Spirt takes that same concept a level deeper, places one in a situation where the deeper interpretation is necessary, thereby reinforcing the deeper meaning and understanding. This cycle repeats perpetually as long as the student has a learning heart.

See an intimate knowledge of the Bible can only be gained through an intimate relationship with God over one's lifetime. Every "great " mentioned in the Bible had this relationship and education.

So, the next time you are speaking with an aged Christian and they are explaining concepts to you without quoting book, verse, or sentence; be careful not to let scholastic pride tempt you to dismiss them--they very well could be providing you some deep insight that God Himself has revealed to them.

And God may very well test you on that lesson.

Every MMA or Boxing fighter puts on their gloves before entering the ring.The Christian is no different. Before we enter...
10/29/2020

Every MMA or Boxing fighter puts on their gloves before entering the ring.

The Christian is no different. Before we enter the ring to fight, we need to put on our gloves.
Then enter the realm and begin to fight the battle..................ON OUR KNEES BEFORE GOD!

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