Evangelist Pastor John Collins is spreading the Word of Christ throughout the United States.
In
a nationwide tour, John
Collins, Pastor of Love
That Cross Ministries is bringing truth of the Bible and God
back to the small
community churches that have been left
behind in the rush of creating megachurches
that do not fill the soul
and in reality fill the pockets
of those who run them through prosperity
doctrine.
From community pulpits across Montana, east coast and Midwest, Pastor John Collins is redeeming the gospel, one church at a time through revivals.
Pastor John Collins’ dynamic
style compels us
to examine where our faith
is, where our hearts
truly are, and where we are headed
in eternity. His down
to earth preaching
makes it easy to hear
what God is telling
us, has been telling us, for the ages. It’s time for the United States
to come back to God.
John Collins, Pastor and Evangelist says:
“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet
we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for
our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our
peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid
on Him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:4-6.
This world
is not innocent. So,
why do so many take
things so personally
and get so offended
by the grief that
comes with life? Why do so many place the blame squarely
upon the shoulders of God? What is
wrong with sorrow
and grief? It teaches
you to appreciate the joy and hope.
What is wrong with sickness
and death? It teaches
you that there are
seasons to life
and health is not a guarantee.
What is wrong
with loss? It teaches you to appreciate
what you have.
There is beauty
and wonder
that we have feelings
at all. Life is precious
and filled
with the ability to emotionally
connect with others
and death
is filled
with hope because Jesus has
made it possible for you to
continue loving
those that you love.
People
want to feel wounded
and offended that
they have suffered in this
life and they want someone to blame and want to complain about it all, to be the victim. There
are victims in
this life
and there are terrible
things that happen, but
that is part of living
among others
who have the same opportunity
as you have and
that is free
will. There are bad
people in this world and there is evil in
this world
and that is something
that we all have to deal with
for
now. It doesn’t mean that anyone
has the right to blame God
or to sit on the pity pot
because as long as there is breath in your body, there is hope for salvation and you will not be gaining salvation
while there is resentment
for God
and bitterness toward Him because you find your sufferings
too big to accept.
Jesus
did not grow old. Jesus
did not get gray hair and lose His eyesight. Jesus
did not raise a family and rock His child to sleep. Jesus did not take
vacations and travel
around the world to see different places. Jesus did not have the luxury
of a long life. Jesus
came to this world and from His earliest age was doing the work of His Father. Jesus
concerned Himself with His people, His
land and the salvation of this world. Jesus taught others and took the time to
heal others and be kind. Jesus is perfect
and yet He suffered for you. Jesus was ridiculed and mocked, beaten and hung on
a cross to die. For you.
This is not a fairy tale
that you have outgrown. This happened. Jesus is not just some man that lived long ago.
Jesus is the Son of God
and your Savior. Think about just how much you do have to be thankful for this
week. As you make your plans to gather together for a meal and rejoicing, think
about the times that Jesus gathered with His
people for a meal. Jesus always was thinking
of others, the salvation of souls. In the end that is what counts because the
soul is eternal and we should all be thinking in that manner, maybe then
awareness of the enormity
of the gift that Christ has made possible for us all would truly sink in
and gratefulness, the kind that produces life, would follow.
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and
broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body.’
Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from
it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of
the vine from now on until the day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s
kingdom.’” Matthew 26:26-29.
Pastor John Collins presses the compelling point: where is your heart?
Does it truly belong to God? Can you withstand the judgement of a just and
very real God if you had to stand before Him today? Are you doing everything you can to get back
to God, get back to Jesus when you leave this life? It’s surely a choice of heaven or hell. Jesus is real, Heaven is real, Hell is
real. This world is not the be all and
end all for us once we die, and God is not to blame for how things are. It’s time to turn to Christ, to God and hear
what our hearts are telling us.
