Fill The Lamp

You see my listeners; we must understand and acknowledge that Jesus is more than enough . To become acquainted with God is one thing , but to go on in commitment and to experience God in intensity and richness of acquaintance is something more. Neil Parks

The more closely we walk with Christ the more we are rooted and established in the faith.   If we walk in him, we shall be rooted in him; and the more firmly we are rooted in him the more closely we shall walk in him: Rooted and built up . Note: this point, that we cannot be built up in Christ, unless we be first rooted in Him . 

We are to keep up a communion of faith, hope and Holy Love to the parts of the body of Christ that we don’t know about or have personal knowledge of or conversation with. We can think and pray and be concerned for one another around the world that we never see but will meet in Heaven .   Neil Parks

Just think about what Paul is saying. The Creator of the Universe has taken up “residence” in His Servant vessels. That believers, both Jew and Gentile, now possess the surpassing riches of the indwelling Christ which is the “glorious, revealed Mystery ” of which Paul writes.  

“ The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you , so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ , warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity" Col 1: 26-27

In reality,  all believers are “ministers .” Our model is Jesus, who came not to be served , but to serve . We find that in (Mark 10:45).   Jesus equated service to God as service to others .  Our unselfish service should be rendered through our spiritual gifts, which are given by God to the saint s that they might minister to one another. 

“ 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works , yet now He (Christ) has reconciled, 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless , and above reproach in His sight.  That word “enemies”, in the Greek can be translated “hateful” .  Unbelievers “ hate God” and resent His Holy standard because they love their “ wicked works Colossians 1...

Paul was pleading with God to also give them Knowledge with Wisdom and Spiritual Understanding.  “ Spiritual ” modifies both wisdom and understanding. It’s like the two are blended together to accumulate and organize the principles of scriptures for application in life.  Bottomline, we must have aggressive Intimacy with God! Neil Parks  

Christ’s Blood had to be poured out to cover the Bride and the Wife to Be’s sin!  The Bride had to be forgiven to be wed to the Groom.  Hebrews 9:22 “In fact, under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [neither release from sin and its guilt, nor cancellation of the merited punishment ].” Neil Parks

He (Paul) is asking God to pour out His Holy Spirit upon us, so that more and more of the Spirit would remove our spiritual blindness and murkiness of vision that enables us to see God for who he really is.

“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.     And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Rev 21

There are many churches all across the world that have the “look” but are “Just going through the Motions”. The Church is called to lift up “The King” to a lost and dying world . Yes, we are to edify and lift up one another in prayer and encouragement, but without using the talents, gifts and being the voice, that God has given us , in passionate outreach’s, to help in life-or-death situations, we...

Here we go again following Pergamos and their Compromise and now Thyatira with Corruption. The tactic is Satan’s plants within the church .  So here we are 2000 years later, and nothing has changed.  The weeds are still in the Garden.  Have you noticed?   Weeds will become dominant if allowed. 

The word of God is a sword ; it is a weapon both offensive and defensive , it is, in the hand of God, able to slay both sin and sinners. The lord says, “ I have a few things against you” .  You see, this church of Pergamos had not only opened its doors to all comers but got blind sided with false doctrines that had invaded the church and the church allowed it to happen.  Neil Parks

A call to widespread attention, that all men, in all the world , should hear what passes between Christ and his churches —how he commends them, how he comforts them, how he reproves their failures, how he rewards their fidelity. It alarms all the inhabitants of the world to observe God’s dealings with his own people; all the world may learn instruction and wisdom thus, with a gracious promise to t...

How important is this term “Overcome ” to be understood? My friends just this word Overcome indicates there is an obstacle, a difficulty, a mountain.  Why are so many leaders and teachers avoiding this warfare preparation?   We’re talking about reaching people for Christ and mankind’s Salvation.  The armor of God is to be worn daily as this world Hates the Followers of Christ. Matthew 10:22 “And y...

  “ Fix this picture firmly in your mind : Jesus, descended from the line of David, raised from the dead. It’s what you’ve heard from me all along. It’s what I’m sitting in jail for right now— but God’s Word isn’t in jail! That’s why I stick it out here—so that everyone God calls will get in on the salvation of Christ in all its glory . This is a sure thing: If we die with him, we’ll live with him...

We need to intentionally help people not only learn the knowledge they need but also help them live out what they learn . We teach and instruct those we disciple so they can, in turn, disciple others. Our goal for sheepherding is spiritual maturity, which means that those we disciple are growing in their ability to Love God and others.  They are learning to live out their calling to make other dis...

The insecurities of mankind are the most compelling aspect of his lostness. And with that said mankind is moving through this life, on planet earth, in a state of confusion as to what they are to be accomplishing, with their day-to-day existence of living in this life.  Ecclesiastes 3:11 “Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart , but even...

James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.  To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)! Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials.  Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace] .  And l...

The Brides Focus is all about farming the Garden of Spiritual Hearts , that Jesus has given her, in regard to plowing, cultivating and sewing seed into fertile hearts producing bursting appetites for more of Him.   Later, Jesus appeared to the eleven [disciples] themselves as they were reclining at the table ; and He called them to account for their unbelief and hardness of heart , because they ha...

The Bride remembers her little sister instead of forgetting her as she, the Bride, moves on to deeper things.  Immature believers are under the responsibility the Bride.  The “little” sister is little in faith and thus, easily loses her courage in difficulties. She quickly gives up in pressure. The daughters of Jerusalem were in this same condition as this little sister

It takes God to Love God . We need the Spirit’s supernatural help to love God with all of our heart . The anointing to love God is the greatest gift that the spirit imparts to a believer. The Holy Spirit is the “All Consuming Fire” and the “Living Flame” that baptize us with His Fiery Love. “He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire.”  (...

4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other . 6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well . So, if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you . 7 If your gift is serving others, serve them w...