This is the network of the Cross Tribe. Now is our time. If you have been keeping in touch with the events over the last few years, months, weeks, days... you should know that there may be a limited amount of time left for us to share the Gospel... at least without worrying about being intimidated and vilified.
Most churches, houses of worship, have been closed during the China Virus pandemic, because of the need for social distancing. Like educational institutions from K-12 and college, the actual physical buildings being closed, churches and synagogues have also started going hi-tech, meaning, online. Lauren Green, in her report on America's News HQ, did an excellent job in explaining what churches and synagogues are doing to compensate for their doors being shut.
It is an excellent solution for the closings, and what can be done for those that can't go to their house of worship. Not just the various religions that are now doing it, but for you to be watching! I've been doing that for the last eight months, to be honest, for the reasons that are hard to explain, but I found it very enjoyable. My church has had "online preaching" for years, and I can see the sermons from the comfort of my home. I guess I can really say, Thanking the Lord for technology!
Here are several RELATED LINKS to youtube channels and links where we can get our spiritual fix:
Have you ever asked, "Lord, what is the purpose of all the things I'm going through?" I'm pretty sure you have, especially if you're a Christian. All of us do. JJ McNown has a message for us, that it is like the wine makers of the past, pouring the wine from vessel to vessel to remove the dregs. No, I know, you probably have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll let JJ explain it to you here. It will make sense.
How many of you wish that the Lord would give you more than you presently have?
If you desire to make more money, have a healthier marriage, possess more responsibility, achieve greater feats, or acquire more personal power…
You need to watch this video.
JJ (McNown)
In this video, JJ states that, "Sometimes God allows something that He hates, to accomplish something He loves." Bad things. I mean, REALLY bad things, can happen to people. Why? Please know that when bad things happen, it could be because God is preparing you for what lays ahead for you in your life, which could be really good. Simply said, this is a video, a bit less than 20 minutes, that could change your whole outlook on life. I highly recommend watching it from beginning to end.
No, I didn't put this blog post up, or share the video, just to see more "clicks." Yes, I see this message from JJ to be something that I really could grab on to, even in my more senior years of my life. I mean, really, that was what clicked in my mind when I was watching this presentation. I really did want to stand up and shout, "Give me MORE, Lord! I'm ready!!"
Let me throw in a little story, to make my point. About 10 years ago, I was out at work, and there was a young cat that wondered onto the property that I was providing security for, that seemed friendly, at least to me. I didn't want that poor cat to starve to death, so I put it into my car, and took him home with me when I got off work. I promptly took him to the veterinarian, so he could be checked out, and given necessary shots. Also, as the vet found some problems with flees or mites, gave the little cat a dose of flea treatment on his back.
Well, the cat scratched himself up after that, and it got infected, and he died. And I know it was my fault, for not getting him back to the vet. It all happened so fast, and when the infection got started, he would hide from me. (For all of you that may think I should have done more, it was my first cat, ever.) Anyway, about a week after that tragedy, my neighbor comes by, and asks if I wanted a replacement cat. A nice little cat comes following him, and it looks just like the one that died. I wasn't sure and told my neighbor I'd have to think about it. At work that night, I thought about it, and it was affirmative, I'd adopt the stray. 10 years later, that cat, who I named RC (Replacement Cat), is now laying on my lap as I type this out.
What God did was to prepare me, with allowing something that He hates, to accomplish something He loves. Did I just repeat myself? Yes, I did. It is an example of what JJ is talking about here, in this video. While thinking about my story, watch what JJ has to say now. I think you'll feel the same joy I had in my heart when I heard this message.
Now, being that this is the first of the blogs that I am posting here, from Foundation Church Portland, let me introduce you to JJ McNown. JJ is a young man that I followed on Twitter one day, and then found his Fortis Media channel on youtube.com. In this post, you will see one of JJ McNown's preaching messages in the video below, during his time pastoring the church he founded, at just 22 years old.
The message is referring to Genesis 41, the story of the Pharoah's dreams, and how Joseph rose to power and saved Egypt, and the world, during the seven years of famine. Brothers and Sisters, in this message, JJ explains the meanings of this chapter, and how they relate to Jesus Christ. Not only that, but in this message, JJ also shows us how we can only be Saved through the Grace of God, through our Faith - a Gift of God - and not by our works, as said in Ephesians 2:6-10 (NIV):
"6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Also referenced in this message is Zechariah 12:10 (NIV):
“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son..."
There is a good reason that I chose this video, to be the first of the ministry videos that I will provide here on The Cross Tribe Network. Unfortunately, there are many of us who are Christian that may not have realized how important the Old Testament is in understanding His Grace, and His gift of offering His Son Jesus Christ for our Redemption, just as Zechariah prophesized.
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