Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!( John 19:5).


Yet he was more than a man, he was the son of God, who came to take our sins upon himself, he who knew no sin became sin for you and I. Behold the man, who did for you and I want we could not do for ourselves. Behold the man, Jesus wept is perhaps the shortest verse in the scripture but yet its so powerful.(John 11:35) The son of God, felt our pain. Behold the man, who is the lamb of God. Behold the man, who is king of kings. Behold the man who is our redeemer. Behold the man, who loved me first, in him I can do all things without him I can do nothing. Behold the man who is the Good Shepard, Behold the man who hanged on that cross and suffered so that we could be considered the children of God. Behold the man, who left glory to and made himself of no reputation, for he came to glorify his father and do the works that the Father sent him to do.
Behold the man that we are to tell the world about, that even after he had been beaten and battered and bruised he ask the Father,  to grant  them forgiveness for they know not what they have done. Behold the man whom loved those that murdered him. Behold the man that through his suffering and pain we were granted eternal life and right to be called sons and daughters of the king.
 Behold the man, that I want my son to see in me, Behold the man that i want my daughter to say I will marry a Godly man like my Father because she see's Christ in me. Behold the man, that  will grant me the perfect love to give to my wife that I can love her with God's perfect love for his daughter. For she is the daughter of the king, therefore I want to love her with a royal love that only the Father has.

"For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written. That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged." (Romans 3:3-4)

Many Christians are so intimidated by the arrogant unbelief of the supposed intellectuals of the world that they either reject or compromise or ignore the difficult teachings of Scripture. This is a grievous mistake, for all of God's "sayings" are "justified" and He will surely "overcome" all those who presume to "judge" Him and His Word.

The only reason to believe in evolution, for example, is the fact that most such intellectuals believe it. There is no real evidence, either in the Bible or in science, for evolution or any other form of unbelief, yet many professed believers in Christ seem to have "loved the praise of men more than the praise of God." Therefore they assume that God does not really mean what He says in His Word, thereby making faith in His Word "without effect."

"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings" (Hebrews 2:9-10).

Christ is referred to in this passage as the captain of our salvation. The word translated captain implies one who is first in line, the beginning, or the originator. So Christ is discovered to be the first in line of an endless procession of the saints of all ages resurrected from the grave and marching to the ultimate realization of their salvation. 
He wants to be the captain in your life,are willing and ready to grant him that ability, like in the book of Revelation Christ says that he stands at the door knocking, we but have to open the door and let him in. How many times have you run around trying to steer your life in the right direction.

Are you a Christian

Are you a Christian

Yes you read it right!!!! I ask the question again for those that might not realize how serious of a question this is.

I start off with opening myself up to you, so that you know that I do not judge any of you for I can only speak of myself and my faults. Mine is in the hopes that each of us will self examine our believes, and bring our selves before the Lord and that select group of brothers or sisters that God has appointed in your life for this season.

This question was asked of me in 2001 by my brother Steve Miller AKA my Nathan. He and I were stationed together back when I was in the Navy in San Diego. He approached me and informed me that his computer was not functioning..I told him I would have one of my staff members look at his computer, and returned to my office, shortly after, Steve appeared again, this time he asked me "Willis are you a Christian?" at that moment I thought to my self 5 lbs of pressures, applied properly, can kill a grown man. I wanted to apply it right then and there. For you see I had been ordained Pastor in 1997 at Mt. Maria Baptist Missionary Church in San Diego, I grew up in Christian family sang in the church choir. I came to this church with a friend to sing in their choir. To later become a Sunday School Teacher the Sunday School Supervisor,the to becoming an ordain deacon and to becoming an ordain Minister and a Pastor. Sound like I had it all together with my walk??? If I did I was about to loose it. For about the same time I got the call to be a Pastor and was happy. Little did I know my ex-wife had allowed the deacon to sleep with her. The same deacon I had sought wisdom from because he was older. Had plotted to sleep with my wife because he wanted to know what it was like to sleep with a white woman. I thought I could weather this storm. Forgive and forget, yea I couldn't forget. So I went to my senior Pastor with this issue and both the Deacon and my ex-wife denied it. My ex later confessed the truth to my senior Pastor and claimed she as afraid of the deacon's wife. I left that church, I got invited by Pastor Chuck Murphy to be his assist Pastor and youth Pastor at Brothers Keeper. But soon my ex-wife would not be able to remain together. So finally I left the church with shame and the thought that God had done this to me... Though I had sin also, before my divorce was final I slept and now am married to the wonderful woman I call my wife. Most of you know her as Dee, still not sure why she married me except perhaps a chemical imbalance. For give me as digress for a moment there.

My response to Steve question was. "Look Steve I will get someone to look at your computer!!!!" He repeated his question "are you a Christian?", now everyone in my office is now staring at me. I quickly turned to him and said yes I'm a Christian now leave me alone. Still with full calmness he said then come to church with me.
He did let go till I attend church at Maranatha a Calvary Chapel. I found that as soon as starting to go there life got better. (but look out cause the story is about to get better)

My truck broke down on the side of the freeway, a brother from the church Mike came and picked myself up and Dee and my ex-wife was also attending the church at my invitation.
and offered to pay the bill. So he picked me up on base the next time and drove me to pick up my truck. The cost was over 600.00, it seemed for a while after that attack after attack was happening to me. " The closer you draw to the Lord the more the enemy wants you died." Now if there be any among you who said I don't like this whole suffering thing for Christ. Then do this block my emails get ride of your bible and never call on God 's name again. The enemy will leave you alone. But the moment you step out for Christ you become a marked brother or sister.

OK now back to my question, I feel after I have shared with each of you where I have been that I can ask this question of you and I would like for you to think about and then email me back.

1. Are you a Christian?
a.. Does love abide in you ?

If someone at your job need to find a Christian would they know that you are one?
Have you ever been called out in public about if your a Christian?
Would you and can you put the needs of others before yourself?
Are you willing to be uncomfortable to please God?

I ask you the same question that has been posed to me over the last 8 years, and I find myself going No I'm not but I'm working on it.
For you see, I can not lie love does not always abide in me. I have had brothers call me but I didn't want to talk at that moment. Oh selfish man I was, for how did I know if God sent that brother to me as His saving grace. How would I have felt if tomorrow I found out that brother took his life, I was his last hope but I didn't want to be bothered. I wanted to rest because I worked a 14 hour day. Or the kids and my wife were driving me crazy, maybe my back was hurting. Or the moon and the stars weren't lined up properly for me to speak to him etc.... Does someone know I'm a Christian yes the other hiding Christian know because we all hide in the same fox hole together, to afraid of what men think of us??? Good questions since this email is going to some co-workers you tell me. The Last two question most of the time I would say no. Because as human beings we tend to want life to be about us. We say we care about others, as long as it does not require us to get outside our comfort zone.

So am I Christian, some of you tell me I am yet I do not do all the things that Christ did. Christ told his accusers that questioned him about why he healed on the Sabbath day. He told them he did those things which he saw his Father do. Yet I know that Christ forgave sins, he was a healer, blessed man, he was a friend to the friendless. He puts the needs of this brothers first. He was consistent in his duties,I am not. Flawed, that I am yet I do I give up? nay I say I do not for I know that if I'm to be like Christ I must first die to self. Meaning I must be willing to put the needs of others before mine..

 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the
members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is
Christ (1Corinthians 12:12).

Each individual believer IS also part of the Body of Christ,
which is composed of all believers.

(This is the work of God. Not something we "join.")

Think how insane it would be for you to allow your hand to
attack some other member of your body. It's just as crazy for
us, as members of the Body of Christ, to attack other members.
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members
do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually
members of one another.

Other members have different callings -- different functions.
But your job is not to oppose them -- even though you may not
understand them, or why they do what they do. Just leave that
to the Head of the Body -- and do what He tells YOU to do.

You are not the Head of the Body of Christ -- Jesus is. He is
responsible for, and capable of, coordinating all we do so our
actions will accomplish His plan. Members of a body have
different functions, but all are necessary for the body to
function properly.

When you don't obey Jesus, the Head of the Body, you are a drag
on the rest of the members.

Think what a difficult time you would have accomplishing
anything if each member of your body did whatever it felt like
-- instead of obeying orders from your brain.

You might wander why does he always talking about the same old things, love and support and unity? The same reason you wouldn't have a child and leave it in the woods for he/she to survive on their on. For not one among us is self sufficient. Lord God it is my prayer that something in what has been said here will be a blessing or seed planted. God bless each of  us and let us keep our focus on you Lord.  Remember to keep your brothers and sisters in prayer, who are standing on the front line in ministry. I want you to be a blessing to someone that you never thought about blessing before. See how beautiful it can be.
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Man shall not live by bread alone

Man shall not live by bread alone

Ever have some one make you a promise and then later break or it? Or just forgot Ever had to depend on someone who fell through and left you hanging because you trusted that they would come through for you? There is but on whom you can always trust on and his word is forever and never chaning.

MATTHEW 4:3-4 
3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the
Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth
of God.' "


When tempted, Christ did not use any supernatural powers to
resist the devil. Christ simply quoted the written Word of God
to the devil.


You must do the same thing. Christ was our example, showing us
how to overcome the attacks of our enemy.


Notice how the devil came to tempt Christ -- with a thought -- a
thought contrary to the written Word of God.


Then after Christ quoted the Bible, the devil also quoted the
Bible but twisted the meaning. Christ responded only with
another verse from the Bible.


MATTHEW 4:6-7
6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself
down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over
you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you
dash your foot against a stone.' "
7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt
the LORD your God.' "


If you read the whole passage in Matthew 4:1-11, you will see
that quoting the written Word was the only defense Jesus used
against the devil. Nothing else.


If you would overcome temptation and walk in victory, you must
follow Jesus' example and quote the Bible to the devil. There
is no other way.


God's Word in your mouth is your spiritual weapon. If you
neglect to use it, you will be overcome instead of walking in
all the victory and blessing Jesus has provided for you.


EPHESIANS 6:17 
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God;


Obviously you must know what the Bible says to quote it to the
devil. So it is evident how important it is to read and study
the Bible for yourself.


Yet it is not enough to just read the Bible or study it. When
thoughts come that are not in agreement with the Bible, we must
speak the Word to the devil who is behind those thoughts.

Jesus Jesus Jesus

Jesus Jesus Jesus

Everything I need is in the Name of Jesus

We go and we look at vitamins to ensure that we get what our bodies need daily.

Yet Jesus is truly what we need, there is nothing more than him.

Whether it be alcohol, drugs, sexual addiction, depression.

The bible says no weapon formed against you shall prosper.

Jesus is all we need, no body else can give site to the blind.

Jesus is the only one we know that walked on water.

Jesus is the only one who could pay the price for you and I.

Jesus I want to say thank you for came down from glory.

Jesus you became a man of flesh and blood and suffered much for me.

You saw that field and sold all to have us.

Christ left glory to have not even a pillow to lay his head upon.

So next time when you start thinking about what your going through.

Remember Christ paid the price that you and I can could not pay.

So let each of us die to ourselves and be a blessing to someone else.

Let us remember this when a brother or sister has a need.

Christ saw our need and realize that we could not pay it ourselves.

He is more than my savior, he is my redeemer, he is my will .

He is the only friend I have in the middle of the night.

He is the only one who will love me even when I fall short of his will.

He is the only one who loved me for me regardless of how messed up I'm.

Oh precious is the blood of Jesus, that was shade for a sinner like me.

Lord God I want to thank you for son's blood that gives me eternal life.

Because of Christ I live, because of his blood I have hope.

Because he loved me so much I'm redeemed and so are you.

So tonight join me in saying Jesus, thank you Jesus.

For without him we would not be here. For justice had

already demand that we should die for our sins. But

thank God Christ had already told the Father that. when

man sins, I will go down and die for him.

What a love for his creation,

Love Means Giving

Love Means Giving

 John 3:16  16 For God so loved the world, that he gave . . .  You cant give without loving, but you can't love without giving.  When you love you will give of your time, you will give of yourself, and you will give of your resources. Those who truly love, hold nothing back.  The measure of your giving reveals the measure of your love.  Love is something we can't see, but we can see the evidence of love in the action it produces, which is giving.  If you love someone you will also give them forgiveness. Love causes you to be merciful, understanding, and forgiving.  Where you give your time and resources also reveals what you love. If we think we love someone, yet never give to them of our time or resources, then we are just deceiving ourselves.  There are many people in each of our lives who need and deserve our love.  Christ is the most deserving of all! Christ proved 

that he had love for us all, because he gave his life for you and I.

It is said there is no greater gift than a man to lay down his life for another.

Well Christ did that for you and while we were  still yet his enemies.

Are you tired of being a closet Christian??? Who at your work could say

that they know your Christian not because you have a bible on your desk

 or because you smile a lot or listen to Christian music. Can you say

that others know you are a Christian because of the love that give to others???

    Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up (Daniel 3:15-18).

    I've always love the boldness of these three Hebrew boys, for they looked the king in the face and said our God is able to deliver us from this but even if he does not we will not worship your god's.  Are you bold for Jesus? Have you taken a stand like these three young men?  or as Joshua said as for me and my family we shall serve the Lord God, Oh men of God its times we begin to be bold in our home, its time we tell the enemy he has  place in our homes, no place in our children's lives, that he will not enter our home via the television or the music that our kids listen to. That we will guard our children s eyes  their ears and their hearts, we start with us being the example, by us being bold and standing up for what is right even when the world says we are wrong for doing so.

   Tim Tebow announces to the world with pride that he is a christian and that he is still a virgin, yet the world finds it funny, when half of the NFL players have children out of wedlock  and are in the news media being shown going in and out of court for  child support issues. So the world see's their behavior as being okay but a young man wanting to remain pure for Jesus as being a weirdo or some have called him gay. How sad is this, that laying in a pig pen is considered better than sitting at the right hand side of the king. For we are the children of the king which means we have no business laying in a pig pens aka sin.  Its time oh men of God to be bold and be the example for our children and our wives, for our neighborhood, for our co-workers and other brothers in Christ who might be straddling the fence.

Next time someone tells you 25 days does not make it a baby tell them that is lie. From a non christian site, who strictly about the factsonly

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From Conception to Birth

Explore and uncover the miraculous story of a new life forming.

Conception begins when a male reproductive cell (sperm cell), successfully fuses with the female reproductive cell ( egg cell. ) After the fusion of the sperm and egg is the fusion of their genetic materials. Cell division follows. The zygote ( cell formed by the fusion of the sperm and egg ) divides into two, four, eight, and so on.

Changes happen in every stage of embryonic development. At 25 days, the embryo curves into C shape and the arches that form the face and neck are becoming evident under the enlarging forebrain. The primitive heart is beating. The development of the limb buds are also visible, and the hand plates are noticeable in day 44. At 56 days, the circulatory system is given an emphasis as well as the developed organs of the embryo: the brain, heart, umbilical cord, vertebrae, stomach, kidneys, lungs, and liver. At this stage, all the major organs are in place.

The genitalia of a 56 day old fetus inside womb is visible. Though the indifferent penis is visible, the sex of the baby is not clear from external appearance until week 12. At 7 months, it is noticeable that the fetus is in fetal position where the legs are drawn up, because of the limited space in the uterus. The arms, legs, and toenails are fully formed. At 9 months, the skull can be seen showing the unconnected bony plates called fontanels. These fontanels are significant for fetal brain's protection and they allow the head to elongate and mold during childbirth, then return to a rounded shape.

At 9 months, the baby is ready for delivery. The baby in position for birth, the baby then rotates down, pushes out and comes out headfirst. In order to squeeze the baby through the pelvic canal, the mother's bones pop open in the middle. 

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