Pastor John Collins:
Faith is believing
without seeing, acting on belief without being able to put your eyes
or hands on something viable. Faith in God and belief in the words of the Bible and the stories within it are difficult because the world
that we live in screams at us that it can’t possibly be truth, that there is no evidence. There is
evidence available to us every day, in the survival of trauma victims, in the healing of wounds, in the birth of a
child, in receiving something that was needed but not know
how it could possibly happen. We don’t
recognize the evidence now, any more than those people who have lived before us
thousands of years ago.
Pastor John
Collins, evangelist
and head pastor of Love That
Cross Ministries, has brought revival through his sermons and
preaching around the country for many years.
His style of preaching makes the Word of God and the life of Jesus and His offer of hope and salvation simple to understand for us all.
Pastor John
Collins brings us encouragement that God is not done with us,
that He is very real, Jesus is very much alive and among us, and that there is
Hope waiting for this world on His time.
Pastor John
Collins says God
wants the opportunity for all of his children, all of humanity,
to know our God,
to know our salvation,
to know our Savior,
Jesus Christ. He wants us
to know that we all have
value. That Hope will come, and the world will have the opportunity to
understand true faith,
not what man has created over the millennia to fill in the questions and blanks that each
generation has struggled with from the beginning.
“God has created, given, blessed and warned us so many times and
yet we get in our own way. Our pride keeps us from truly answering the call of
God. There are divisions of belief and there are so many groupings of people
who have decided that their way is the only way, their way is the best way and
they live in that rigidity to their downfall” ~ Pastor John Collins.
Pastor John Collins writes:
“Heaven
and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not
even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man
be.” Matthew 24:35-37 (NKJV).
God is not done with us and our story as the people
who were chosen to live on this planet is not over. What have we done, as a
people, with the blessings and truth that has been provided for us? God has
created, given, blessed and warned us so many times and yet we get in our own
way. Our pride keeps us from truly answering the call of God. There are
divisions of belief and there are so many groupings of people who have decided
that their way is the only way, their way is the best way and they live in that
rigidity to their downfall.
It is difficult when you cannot convince someone of
the truth and simplicity of Jesus Christ. It is difficult when you look around
and see so much misguided faith that came from so long ago and it is so
ingrained in cultures that there seems to be no getting through. Faith in the
work that was done on the cross is fading and faith in God Himself is fading in
this world. That is why God is not done and that is why God will bring further
revelations. God will step in and it will be up to this world whether they want
to believe or not, whether they want to respond or not. It is time to wake up
and to get right with God. It is time to acknowledge that this world is broken,
Christianity is broken and we must have compassion for those who do not believe
and may have different beliefs but our compassion for the souls of others must
not include compromising our own faith. You must stand in your faith and know
your truth. These are frustrating times because the shouts of the world are
getting louder and many people who do not hold to what a Christian believes are
demanding compromise and inclusivism which is denying the commandments of God.
We must be willing to stand firm in our faith and to not waiver in our
commitment to our obedience to God.
The day will come when your faith will be rewarded.
Jesus said it would be tough because if the world hated Him for no reason then
it was sure to hate His followers. We are not to repay evil with evil but to
overcome evil with good. It is enough that you trust in the truth of the Holy
Bible, the truth of God, and the truth of Jesus Christ. Do not be fooled into
believing that all paths lead to heaven and take the time to know the
scriptures and be comforted in the fact that God will not leave this world in
the condition that it is currently in because He cares for His people and He
knows His own. Be still and know that He is God and take the time to pray to
Him, thank Him for all that you have, and make known to Him how much you love
Him.
“The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has
filled Zion with justice and righteousness. Wisdom and knowledge will be the
stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is
His treasure.” Isaiah 33:5-6 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Pastor John
Collins has preached salvation and hope through his revivals
for many years. Links to excerpts and
recordings of radio clips, interviews, sermons, printed material, and other
media can be found throughout this post.
