THE GOSPEL AS IT IS: WHY I FOLLOW JESUS Dr Josimar Salum

THE GOSPEL AS IT IS: WHY I FOLLOW JESUS

Dr Josimar Salum

Following Jesus, deciding to follow the Lord is deciding to die.

When He comes and says: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be a witness to me" ... we have already talked about it, the word in use is not "witness." This is false. This is a lie.

The word used is to be my "martyrs" ... You will be a martyr, you will die out of love for Me.

This is what He is teaching. Who wants to die for Jesus? Because to earn the life, you have to die ... This is the message of the Gospel.

To earn the life ... you have to give up everything you have.

This is what the disciples talked to Jesus about when they said: "Lord, we left our fathers, our mothers, what are we going to gain?"

They had understood the Truth! You will not gain anything.

Then Jesus added: "He who left his father and mother will receive a hundred times more."

But He adds in the Gospel of Mark an expression: with persecutions, with struggles.

See Peter when he preached in Acts chapter 2… They asked, “What must we do, brothers?” And he said, "Repent."

All this religion, all these things that you are doing, if it were today it would be ... all these services that we are doing, all these meetings that we attended, this is all wrong, ... You have to repent from it!

You have to find the way that pleases the Lord.

But we insist on doing the same traditions, we insist on doing the same things.

If you read the Gospel with this Kingdom perspective, your life will be totally transformed.

Start thinking about the Gospel, not as a rewarding Gospel.

They followed Jesus and what did Jesus offer Peter when he met Jesus there in the Sea of ​​Galilee? He offered for him to be a fisherman of men, that was the promise that He gave him.

He gave no promise that he would prosper greatly ... You can see that on two occasions when they go to meet Jesus, their business was almost bankrupt.

At first, Jesus gave that order for them to catch many fish and there after the resurrection the same thing.

They did not have the dimension of the blessing to follow Jesus.

You do not follow Jesus to be blessed, this is a fake message! You do not follow Jesus to be healed, this is a fake message, this is not the message of the Gospel.

You do not follow Jesus to prosper, this message is a fake message.

You don't find such things here in the Bible, "accept Jesus or convert to Jesus so you can be blessed." No!

We surrender to Jesus because He is Lord. What will happen to my life after that is none of my business.

I can be blessed. "I am blessed, I am in the USA, man. I have a good job, I have an office ..." But there are brothers who are there in Iraq who do not have an office.

They receive Jesus to die, literally.

Those who are in China in the concentration camp.

So who is this God that after I start following Him, my prize will be being imprisonment for 3 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years? 

It is because we only have the perspective of our place, our city, our country.

We don't have the perspective of the Gospel throughout the earth, and what does that mean?

"We don't want to be persecuted, that's why we are fighting communism in Brazil" But the Church is already being persecuted for something worse in Brazil, for materialism.

I don't need communism to make it ineffective, it already has materialism, it already has all these facilities.

This is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

It is true, I will be healed, Jesus heals me but there are others that Jesus does not heal, others He kills. There are others who die injured, there are others who die burned.

I see the brothers in these COVID days, people send me messages, and I'm not saying this to judge anyone, "Look what a blessing, the pastor was healed" Well, my mother-in-law died, what a blessing, she died, brothers. And I don't say this because she is a mother-in-law, all right? My father died, I almost died.

Now, the Gospel of the Kingdom is a Gospel that declares that even if this happens to me, I continue to be blessed, because I was saved, I was reached by Jesus to be like Him.

And to be like Jesus I have to suffer, to be like Jesus I have to die, to be like Jesus I have to be crucified.

To be like Jesus I need to die to receive the Holy Spirit who is the Power of God that vivifies me from the dead.

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ONE Team visits our Literacy Groups. By Jeremie Manirakiza

ONE Team visits our Literacy Groups. By Jeremie Manirakiza 

We have visited our Literacy classes this weekend. (11/7/2020) Jean Marie, Gerard Ninziza and I are so blessed to see the fruit of our leaders and members of ONE. Thank you for all your support and trust. Thank you, Drs. Paul Taylor and Josimar Salum. The message of the Kingdom works powerfully in the marketplace. 

In Buhiga we have 2 groups of Loan, Savings and Investments. We found that they are really improving in the matters of knowing how to read and write. We have given them student books and materials to start two more groups.

In Rudaraza we have 4 groups of 25 people. We have also given them books and materials. They needed a box where to put the money that they are saving and small books for members. 

So in total, we have already started 8 groups in the province of Karusi. We have other 2 groups in Gihogazi commune. In Bubanza we have 4 groups. We will visit them ASAP. 

This is a transformational journey based in the Kingdom message and simple practice. This is really powerful. To God be all the Glory!

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REAL (19):The greatest offense to the gospel of the Kingdom

Dr. Paul Taylor

What a blessing to walk with God! To hear His voice and to follow Him! These are very familiar words to so many who call themselves Christians and yet what I have found to be true is that many people who think they are walking with God are only following a form of godliness! They are following a denomination, a doctrine or even a man, but not Christ!

The greatest offense to the gospel of the Kingdom of God is not sin! Sin has been conquered at the Cross of Christ! The greatest offense to the gospel of the Kingdom of God is religion! It crucified Jesus Christ 2000 years ago and it is still deceiving people today!

Here is what I heard from the Lord. "Paul, if you seek Me, you will find Me. Do not seek to know what another man has received, but seek to know Me! You know that when you find Me, you find life. Then you will understand the revelation of the Kingdom of God and you will be able to give life to those who will hear!"

Jesus is still calling out to you, "Follow Me and I will make you..." Jesus wants to make you who you were created to be! Fishers of men, yes, but most important, the Light of the world!

It is time for a new generation of believers to arise! Allow God to strip away the old thinking and begin to think with the renewed mind of Christ. Dream with God and believe for the impossible in your sphere of influence!

WARNING: The Gospel of the Kingdom was proclaimed in Madagascar!

Greetings to you, Champion of God!

Praise God!  What a wonderful trip to Madagascar.  Let me begin by thanking you who prayed for Dr. Josimar Salum and me as we traveled and shared the message of the Kingdom of God to a people who are doing amazing things in the nation of Madagascar. 

If you have people you know who may benefit from the teaching that goes forth from CWD and The Kings Net, please send us (click here) their email address and we will be pleased to add them to the list. 

Let me share quickly what we experienced in the great nation of Madagascar. We encountered so many people who are hungry for the Word of the Kingdom and how they can be empowered to fulfill their purpose on earth in that nation. The people of Madagascar are loving and kind, treating us like royalty.  We can’t thank God enough for the generosity and kindness they showed toward us. They want to change their nation and they are not just praying about this, but they are working diligently to impact the seven mountains of influence that will bring change to Madagascar.  This was so incredible to see.

What were we trying to accomplish?  Dr. Salum and I partnered together to share the revelation of the Kingdom of God that would help change the mindset of many people who have never heard the message of the Kingdom of God quite like Dr. Salum shared with them.  We taught on the topic "Work is worship”, the power of righteousness, Kingdom Transformation basics (that are not so basic), the Soulutionist Leader, the religious gospel x the Gospel of the Kingdom and much more.  

If you want to download the textbook please go to the Facebook group called, Madagascar École de Transformation.  I want to encourage all of you to join also the group African Great Lakes Cause and take part in these groups discussions that will be there to continue the work that we have begun. There is so much more to  discover concerning the Kingdom of God.   

LET ME WARN YOU MUCH OF WHAT YOU WILL READ THAT IS IN THE WORK BOOK THAT WE WROTE, YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD BEFORE! LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE WORD OF GOD AND SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH!  DO NOT SIMPLY TAKE WHAT BOTH DR. SALUM AND I ARE TEACHING, BUT SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES LIKE THE BEREANS DID. 

Some of the material I have shared before with you. The revelation from Dr. Salum is eye opening and I pray it will help you to receive from the Lord the Truth that will set you free and release you to fulfill your purpose in the Kingdom of God on earth, as it is in heaven!

We will be posting all audios from the teachings at Sound Cloud. Click here.

This is the scripture I received today as I was praying.  I encourage you to read the entire Hebrews 5 and Hebrews 6.  The apostle Paul is challenging the Jewish people to push forward into the deeper things of God and not return to the law. 

Here is what I heard from the Lord.  “…of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain,…”  Hebrews 5:11.  I realize the apostle Paul was speaking to a people who had become dull of hearing the Truth! Maybe we are dull of hearing, but it is a fact that the revelation of the Kingdom of God is exploding at this time in the hearts of many.  I feel like the apostle Paul, “We have much to say about the Kingdom of God, and hard to explain what is being revealed at this time.”  In fact, you must discover the Kingdom of God by seeking Jesus to reveal to you the truth of the Kingdom.  You can read what has been written in the textbook, but the Holy Spirit must speak to your spirit for you to understand the power of the Cross!  Many can not see the revelation of the Kingdom of God for the same reasons Paul was admonishing the people he was writing to in the book of Hebrews.

1.  The Jewish people were being pulled back into Judaism because their hearts had grown hard and their ears dull of hearing the truth.  It was easier to return to what they were comfortable with.  Many in the church today have grown comfortable!

2.  They were immature still needing to drink milk, and not solid food.  Paul to the Corinthians said this was because they were carnal.  Our flesh will never be able to comprehend the things of the Kingdom because they are not learned with our intellect, but they are discerned spirit to spirit!  1 Corinthians 2:4;  

1 Cor. 2:10-16

3.  They were stuck in discussing the elementary principles of Christ such as repentance from dead works, doctrine of baptisms, etc…  These things were considered foundational, but elementary.  We should all be way beyond discussing these things, but many are still arguing over these principles. GROW UP AND MOVE ON!

My friend, these three things are traps that religion will keep you in bondage to, thinking you are doing something for God, when in reality you are immature and need to push into the deeper things, the Kingdom things that will bring change in our own lives and to the people we influence.  Remember, there are seven mountains of influence in our society.  We will never impact our cultures from the mountain of religion!  There are some very good, powerful churches in the world today, but any church alone will never be able to change culture or society!  This is hard for some pastors to understand and accept.  No doubt that change must begin with Jesus Christ!  

We were in church when we watched the laying hands on 
a presbyter of God to shepherd alongside brother Kim Midgley.

Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand!  Jesus is the door to the Kingdom of God. Jesus Himself is the Kingdom. BUT, WE MUST BE A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE MOUNTAINS OF INFLUENCE TO SEE CHANGE COME TO OUR NATIONS!  CHANGE BEGINS IN US!

Our desire is to empower every believer to be a change agent in their sphere of influence! We want to disciple sons of the Kingdom instead of helping them to be members of a church. When they are together they are the Church and individually each of them is member of each other. (Romans 12:5) Do not allow religion to keep you from moving forward.  Begin to change the way you think about your ministry for the Lord.  How can you be a solution to the problems around you?  THINK!  Shake off religion and begin to hunger and thirst for righteousness, FOR SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD!

I look forward to hear from you.  Read the booklet and let me know what you think!  In the mean time, go and be God to a world that is looking for solutions to their problems.  I believe in you!

Believing for the impossible,

Dr. Paul Taylor

President/CEO

Champions with Destin

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We honor the men of God who diligently feed Jesus sheep in all Madagascar