Church Of The Lost Sheep

"And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” -Jesus of Nazareth, 1st century John 12:32 [This is the  25th  lesson of  this series ] #asburyrevival In early February 2023 an outpouring of the Holy Spirit happened during a chapel service in Asbury University in Kentucky. What happened was in a Book of Acts level. It was spontaneous and unexpected.  It was later on covered by the news as it went viral in social media. And of course it attracted both camps of supporters and detractors (like in the days of Jesus).  An Awakening The service at Asbury on February 8th extended after the scheduled time and it went on for 11 straight days until the campus decided it had to close it down. In that time it had already attracted over 50,000 people into the campus and much more into their town and countless individuals online. And it had already birthed other Spirit outpourings in various campuses and other places. Revival Today the outpouring is still on

'Paul remained two whole years in his own rented quarters and continued to welcome all who came to him— proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord  Yeshua  the Messiah with all boldness and without hindrance.' Acts 28:30-31- this is the last entry written in the Book of Acts [This is the  24th  lesson of  this series ] The Book of Acts was written by Luke, a follower of Christ. It was a companion book (a sequel) to the Book of Luke, both of which he wrote to a person named Theophilus (Theophilus is both an actual name and an honorific title), so that Theophilus can be certain of everything he was taught about Jesus of Nazareth. Luke told him that he have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, and that he decided to write an orderly account for Theophilus. As already mentioned in previous lessons, these letters (these books) have been written for believers. Ordely Account The Book of Luke was about the life of Jesus up until the day he was tak

'For all the law is fulfilled in one word,  even  in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!"' Galatians 5:14-15 [This is the  23rd  lesson of  this series ] We are living in an age where more and more people who used to believe in God or the concept of a God, are abandoning the idea of God. People think it is because of the technological advancements of humankind. Or that people are smarter now. Or people have access to the internet, an online community, or because of Youtube, Tiktok, the Hubble Telescope, SETI, aliens or whatever. Whatever it is, it is not that. People have always been people. People have always been about the here and now, or about themselves. And it is even more evident today, people do not know how to wait anymore. People are easily bored. People don't care about anyone but themselves. And people are easily duped, which is surprising really, because of

"Jesus' disciples were arguing about which one of them was the greatest." Luke 9:46 in the Contemporary English Version [This is the  43rd  lesson of this series] Scriptures is clear on how the first followers of Christ made mistakes, how Jesus called them many times for these and how they fell flat on their faces. The problem with many followers today is that we have read about these embarrassing miscues, yet we fall into the same pitfalls ourselves. Who's The Greatest This is a big reason why the whole world has not yet heard of the gospel of Christ, because followers of Christ continue to argue among themselves as who has the best teacher, who has the greatest founder, who has the best church building, who has the most members, who has best bible, who has the greatest worship songs and so on. Now, even those within the same sect and the same congregation are trying to fight among themselves for power, position or influence. For being saved by grace and having n

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You established— what is man, that You are mindful of him? And the son of man, that You care for him? Yet You made him a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and majesty! You gave him dominion over the works of Your hands. You put all things under their feet:" Psalm 8:4-7 in the Tree of Life Bible Version [This is the  22nd  lesson of  this series ] We are living in exciting times. The increase in knowledge, discovery and exploration has been unprecendented. The most powerful human made telescope has just shown the world the most vivid images from deep space. James Webb Space Telescope https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages And there will be even more amazing images to come out. Differing Viewpoints What those who do not believe in God are saying is that they are sure that there is life out there. Yes, even if they have no physical evidence. Their only basis

'And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord  is  upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to  the  poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to  the  captives And recovery of sight to  the  blind, To  set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Then He closed the book, and gave  it  back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 14 :17-21 in the New King James Version [This is the  42nd  lesson of this series] In this excerpt taken from the Book of Luke, Jesus of Nazareth, full of the Holy Spirit started to preach the good news of the Kingdom of God. He walked up and down the Judean region, did so for over three years, and left the charge to His

“I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own and My own know Me, just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not from this fold; those also I must lead, and they will listen to My voice. So there shall be one flock, one Shepherd." -Jesus of Nazareth, 1st century John 10:14-16 in the Tree of Life Version [This is the  21st  lesson of  this series ] We are living in an age where everyone has the ability to connect with everyone, in real time. All it takes is a smart device with a mic, camera, speaker and monitor, and wi-fi. It will just be a matter of time, until everyone, can be together, as if all in one huge congregation. Everyone can see and hear the same thing, where ever they may be in the world, any time zone -- everyone, regardless of race and location will be of one flock. Seems Impossible Back in the 1st century, Jesus of Nazareth was talking about things that seems impossible or unbelievable to His fol