Working Together For The Truth

The time is from A.D. 85 to A.D. 95 when John wrote letters to the church of Jesus.  In this early beginning of the church of Jesus Christ, worship took place primarily in the houses of believers. Apostles would travel from city to city preaching the Gospel. Travelers would rely on the hospitality of believers for food and rest.  In 3 John 1:1 John wrote to Gaius, an elder of the church. John begins by wishing that material prosperity, physical health, and spiritual prosperity be upon Gaius.  It is evident from the following verses that Gaius welcomed the traveling apostles and other worthy ministers when they visited his house of worship.  In 3 John 8 John states that those that receive apostles and others doing the work of Jesus might be fellow helpers to the truth.

Today the church builds houses of worship and the congregation supports the work of Jesus.  Every member that supports the local church is a fellow helper to the truth.  As fellow helpers of the truth, we support the arms of the chosen man of God that has a vision for the house of worship.  If we, like Gaius, faithfully perform as fellow helpers of the truth the wishes of John for material prosperity, physical health and spiritual prosperity may also be upon us.

Rhema Word 2.0 would like to thank Elder Warren Johnson for sharing such a great teaching. I ask that God continues to bless this teaching and the Rhema Word 2.0 ministry. 

Coming Out of the Closet

Good morning and Happy Friday. I am amazed at the things that I am seeing today. There is change almost everywhere. It used to be a time when marijuana use was limited to confines of ones home but now that has changed. It used to be time when mixed marriages where frowned upon but that too has changed. Growing up the U.S.S.R. was made up of many countries but now that has changed. But one of the things that I have not see a drastic change in the way that Christians interact with those in the world. It is as if we are scared to be known a members of the Body of Christ and hide that from others. It is time to change all that. It is time for the people of faith to Come Out of The Closet.

We as the people of faith have a tendency to not cause any waves to the status quo of the world while the world is changing. You have the gay community coming out strong for their causes. You have

U.S government coming out to college campuses in response to sexual assaults. And you people in China who are coming out and protesting how the government is doing things. We as members of the Body of Christ need also need to stand up for our beliefs and affect all of the areas the world is controlling. We the people of God need to be Coming Out Of The Closet.

In going to the Word of God for this teaching of Coming Out Of The Closet I go to Genesis 1st Samuel 13:5-7. In this passage the Philistines are getting ready to battle the people of God but instead

of knowing that God will deliver them, the people get scared and tremble. We as the Body of Christ have a calling to be in arts and entertainment, own our businesses and have roles in government but we are to scared to let the world not we are people of faith as they might not accept us. Come Out of the Closet.

In continuing in the Word of God for this teaching of Coming Out of the Closet I go to Isaiah 53:1_4. In these verses the writer talks of how the Messiah will be looked upon when he makes his presence.

The people did not want nothing to do with him and looked at him as he was sick. We as the Body of Christ have a calling to change how the education system leaves out Christ and to strengthen the structures of family. Come Out of the Closet.

As we come to the end of the Biblical portion of this teaching of Coming Out of the Closet I  go to Galatians 2:11-13. In these verses Paul writes about how Peter and even Barnabus hid who they were

when the religious leaders came to town. We as a people of God have a calling to change some of the practices of religion that are not of God and attempts to restrict us all. We also can affect how the world sees us and get our message out  via media. Come Out of the Closet.

In closing I implore you as members of the Body of Christ to Come Out of the Closets with your gifts to advance the Kingdom of God. Start the process of beginning your television show, open that business that God has placed on your heart, run for government office to change some of these restrictive laws, become involved in the meetings of the school board for the are a taxing body, let us have workshops to strengthen the family structure, let's support those who have churches without walls and let us begin to become involved in how the media perceives us. In short let the Body of Christ be what God made us to be, leaders of change. Come Out of the Closet. I give God all the glory and honor for this teaching.

Fred Wesley is a technology teacher for Rhema Word 2.0. May God continue to use him in many ways.

Just Thinking Out Loud

This article is based on my own puzzling thought, which is not a judgment or condemnation towards anyone, but just a question floating in my mind. I’m puzzled by this new fad of church “visiting”.

It’s no secret that I didn't grow up in church but one thing I understood before even becoming a believer is that “church folks” coveted their church.  There was no visiting or highlighting another church unless their pastor was going to minister there.

Once I got saved it was imprinted in my spirit that Jesus is the bridegroom, we are the bride, and the worship house is your home where you build and serve out your convent. It’s a sacred place where your marriage with Jesus receives instruction and where it can grow and flourish.

I believe every worship house has an assignment and the shepherd of that house has the anointing to speak and mature you to your specific assignment. Yeah there are numerous of anointed and powerful preachers that if you visited their worship you could receive a word but is that word attached to your assignment.

I’m not questioning why people go and visit another worship house every once in a while but why so often? Why go to your worship house this week and their worship house next week? Join their worship service without speaking to your shepherd and receiving their blessings. Why so many social accolades for that church or their pastor?

In reality it’s free advertising for that ministry. You never see the world do this. Pepsi is never on their site talking about Coke, Burger King is never praising McDonald’s. Android is never highlighting the CEO of Apple.

Ok maybe that’s extreme, but I needed to use that as an example to convey this puzzling question in my mind. If I weren't saved it would give me the illusion that they’re no required faithfulness to a specific worship house or the shepherd of that worship house.

I know someone reading this will say Sabrina’s being too deep. I tithe at my place of worship, so that’s shows my loyalty. I post just as many post about my worship as I do any other worship . It’s my site I can post what I want.

All of those statements are true.  But if your bride paid the bills at home and talked about you on their social site but visited another home and talked about another mate on their site just as much as they did you, would that be okay? Would you be trippin or too deep? It’s their site right?

The bigger question for me as a children’s pastor is what message does it send to your child/children?

“Train up a child in the way they should and when he is old he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6

Just Thinking Out Loud…..

Pastor Sabrina Williams is the Children's Pastor for Valley Kingdom Ministries International. Rhema Word 2.0 thank her for a wonderful teaching and ask for God to pour back into what she has poured out today.

In Case of Emergency ( Nip It In The Blood).

Good afternoon and Wonderful Wednesday. I have two jobs that helps pay my bills. One of them is a Security Officer at a corporate office and the other is as a doorman in a couple of upscale buildings in Chicago. No matter what building I work in I am trained to respond to situations that are not normal. Sometimes it may be just a slip and fall. Other times it may be a water leak. And the extreme would be a fire. So basically I have to have the knowledge of what to do in these situations. We as the Body of Christ also have some things we need to know to not only expand the kingdom but keep us from harm. We must be aware of what to do In Case of Emergency (Nip It In The Blood).

See as member of the Body of Christ have to be able to not be part of dead works  In Case of Emergency. We as the Body of Christ must know how we can be without blemish In Case of

Emergency. We as the Body of Christ must know how to walk in the light and be cleansed In Case Of Emergency. The enemy is ever present but we know that Jesus is there In Case of Emergency ( Nip It In The Blood).

In beginning this teaching of In Case of Emergency I begin in the Word of God and in Hebrews 9:22. In this verse the writer speaks of how the shedding of the Blood will keep us from dead works and 

be able to serve God. We as men and women of the Body of Christ must know that one of the tricks of the enemy is to confuse our minds and to be ready when he tries. In Case of Emergency (Nip It In The Blood).

In going back to the Word of God for this teaching of In Case of Emergency we go to 1st Peter 1:18-19. In these verses Peter tells of how being redeemed of gold and silver, which could be corrupted,

but instead we were redeemed by something without a blemish or a spot. As men and women of the Body of Christ we must know who are Redeemer is In Case of Emergency (Nip It In The Blood).

As we come to the end of the Biblical portion of the teaching In Case of Emergency we go to 1st John 1:7. In this verse John writes about how walking in the light can cause us to be in fellowship

with on another and how we are cleansed from all sin. We as the Body of Christ know that we have been saved from all sin by the Light and also can use this knowledge In Case of Emergency (Nip It In The Blood).

In conclusion we as the Body of Christ have been saved by the Blood of Jesus. We can Nip It In The Blood when it seems there is no way out. unemployment imminent, health going bad, lack of courage and strength, our dreams and goals seem a long way off. Those are what the enemy wants to see happen. We have the Blood of Jesus who is Our Redeemer and The Light of Our Paths to use in case of Emergency. Nip It In The Blood. I give God all the glory and honor for this teaching.  Have a great week all and look forward to another teaching from myself or another member of Rhema Word 2.0.

 Fred Wesley is the Content Editor and Technology Teacher for Rhema Word 2.0 which is the Sunday School of Valley Kingdom Ministries International. Please attend Sunday School with us at our locations in South Holland Illinois and/or Oak Forest Illinois. Or attend Sunday School of your choice. I want to thank Sister Cassandra Giles for being the one who shared with the phrase of Nip It In The Blood via social media.

Tha Block Is Hot

Good morning and Wonderful Wednesday. As we come into the 91st day of the Year 2015 I want to share a story with you guys. Although I did not grow up in the worst of areas I did grow up in a urban area of Chicago. In most urban areas, predominantly Black was where I grew up there is crime. From the prostitutes walking up and down Michigan Avenue ( 103rd to 107th, not the Gold Coast ) to the men and women running game on people to the people selling drugs. Everything was grits and gravy ( going well ) until something bad happened in the hood. That is when law enforcement cracked down and all illegal business was shut down. The people in the hood would Tha Block Is Hot. We the men and women of God need to step out on faith and make the places where you live say Tha Block Is Hot.

See the places where we live at are being patrolled by the element of crime. No one says much of nothing as the men and women sell anything from drugs to their bodies in our hoods. There are

young boys and girls who look at the people getting food stamps or government assistance as if this is the only to make it. There is a limited presence of the people of God. We have to change that and make Tha Block Hot.

As we begin this teaching of Tha Block is Hot we begin in Matthew the 23rd Chapter. In this chapter Jesus makes Tha Block Hot by calling out the Pharisees, the scribes and whoever else is preventing

others from entering into the kingdom of God. We as men and women of God are still too comfortable into letting the world dictate to us how things should be going. That has got to change. We have to call them out and make Tha Block Hot.

In looking at another example from the Word of God of this teaching of Tha Block is Hot I go to Luke 22:66-71. In these verses Jesus is before the religious leaders who are angry at him for stirring

up the people by claiming to be the Messiah. We the members of the Body of Christ have to break away from some of the religious traditions that are holding us back and take the Word of God to the people. We have to make Tha Block Hot.

In looking at the Word of God for the last example of Tha Block is Hot we go to the 20th Chapter of John. In this chapter Jesus has left the tomb and risen to fulfill his true purpose, and that is to be a

a sacrifice for all sin. We as men and women of God have to sacrifice our time and make a effort to let others know that they can free of sin and inherit things here on earth as well as heaven. We can do this by making Tha Block Hot.

In closing we the men of women of God can make Tha Block Hot by becoming more involved in our neighborhood. We can make Tha Block Hot by showing the youth that being part of the Kingdom of God is not boring but fun. We can make Tha Block Hot by not only offering prayer but attending block parties, talking to those street pharmacist in their language and by becoming example for others. We can make Tha Block Hot by leaving them titles at church remembering who and what you were before you got saved. With God anything is possible. We can make Tha Block Hot. I give God all the glory and honor and ask him to bless everyone. Have a great Resurrection Weekend.

Fred Wesley is a the Technology Teacher for Rhema Word 2.0 which is the Sunday School program for Valley Kingdom Ministries International. Please attend your Sunday School Program or come visit with us.