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Rich, poor, sick, blind, unwise, smelly, old and young, etc... For Jesus came to save the Lost, and the same thing also to his church today, to reach and accept anyone for God!

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Should do we decide who gets to come to the church.

Qoute from Pastor George.
"This is the saddest thing happenning to many churches today. They don't seem interested to this kind of people and as if they are not just like them before..... sinners! I have seen and experienced a lot of this to different churches, big and small. Many church leaders believe they are just liabilities and additional burden in their congregations, forgetting the great commission of Jesus. Jesus himself showed during his earthly ministry how to treat people of all walks of life. He never became bias nor maltreated any person who comes to the Lord for repentance and salvation, rich, poor, sick, blind, unwise, smelly, old and young, etc... For Jesus came to save the Lost, and the same thing also to his church today, to reach and accept anyone for God! God bless you! In Christ service, Pastor George Manalang"

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Comment by Brenda Charles 22 hours ago: HI I am so happy to be here with you all, come as you are, you don't have to pay a price ,it's free just come as you are to receive. He paid the price,for us ,come as you are brothers , sisters. ,

Comment by Mary on June 12, 2008 at 5:35am: For God so loved the world that He gave... He paid the ultimate price for everyone but not everyone recieves His gift of eternal life. I pray that for those who are in need of a Savior recieve Him. In His Love and Care, Mary

Comment by Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. on May 20, 2008 at 8:47am: Psalms 91 Protection Prayer
Heavenly Father, I (we) pray for myself (ourselves), everyone that I (we) prayed for today. I (we) pray for all members of congress and of the armed forces of our nation, all of our intercessors, teachers, pastors, friends, enemies, neighbors, doctors, dentists, all people of Israel, everyone we go to church with, and all of Your workers.

Heavenly Father, I (we) ask You to let us dwell in the secret place of the most High and abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I (we) ask You to let us say that You are our Lord, our refuge, our fortress and our God in whom we can trust. I (we) ask You to deliver us from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. I (we) ask You to cover each of us with Your feathers and let us walk under Your wings to take refuge. I (we) ask You to let Your faithfulness and truth be our shield and armor. I (we) ask You to let us not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the deadly pestilence that walketh in darkness nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. I (we) ask You to cause a thousand to fall at our side, and ten thousand at our right hand and not to let any come near us. I (we) ask You to give Your angels charge over us to keep us in all Your ways and let Your angel's hands lift us up, so we do not even dash our foot against a stone or be hurt in any way. I (we) ask You to let us tread upon the lion and serpent and to let us trample the young lion and the serpent under our feet. I (we) ask You Heavenly Father, to answer us when we call upon You, be with us in trouble, deliver us, honor us and satisfy us with a long life and show us Your salvation.

Heavenly Father, I (we) thank You that these things are written in Psalms 91, that we can dwell in the secret place of the most High, and I (we) thank You that we can abide under the shadow of our Almighty God. I (we) thank You that we can say You are our Lord, our refuge, our fortress and our God, whom we can trust. I (we) thank You for delivering us from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. I (we) thank You for covering each of us with Your feathers. I (we) thank You that we can walk under Your wings and take refuge. I (we) thank You that Your faithfulness and truth is our shield and armor. I (we) thank You that we are not afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. I (we) thank You that a thousand shall fall at our side, and ten thousand at our right hand and none will come near us. I (we) thank You for giving Your angels charge over us to keep us in all ways and that Your angel's hands will lift us up so we do not dash our foot against a stone. I (we) thank You that we can tread upon the lion and serpent and trample the young lion and the dragon under our feet. I (we) thank You that when we call upon You, You will answer us, and be with us in trouble. Deliver us, honor us, satisfy us with a long life and show us Your salvation.

Heavenly Father, I am (we are) thankful that our Lord Christ Jesus spoiled all principalities and powers and made a show of them openly and triumphed over them in Himself. I (we) claim all that victory for our lives. I (we) reject all the insinuations, accusations, and temptations of satan. I (we) affirm that the Word of God is true and we choose to live in obedience to You Lord Jesus and in fellowship with You. Open our eyes and show us the areas of our lives that do not please You. Work in us to cleanse us from all ground that would give satan a foothold against us. We do in every way stand in all that it means to be your adopted child and we welcome all the ministry of Your Holy Spirit.

Heavenly Father, I (we) pray that now and through our lives, You would strengthen and enlighten us, show us the way satan and his demonic spirits are trying to hinder, tempt, lie, and distort the truth in our lives. Enable us to be the kind of person that will please you. Enable us to be aggressive in prayer and faith. Enable us to be aggressive mentally, to think about and practice Your word, and to give You, Your rightful place in our lives.

Heavenly Father, I (we) place all of my (our) cares, all of my (our) anxieties, all of my (our) worries and all of my (our) concerns once and for all on You, because I (we) know that You love me (us) and watch over me (us) according to 1 Peter 5:7.

Heavenly Father, I (we) pray for the peace of Jerusalem and may all those prosper who love You. Psalms 122:6.

Heavenly Father, I (we) pray that You will establish Jerusalem and make her a praise in the earth. Isaiah 62:7. To God be the Glory. Amen!

Comment by Christy Gabriel B on May 17, 2008 at 5:53pm: Have the blessed sunday Dear Brother Jack...

With love in Christ: Christy Gabriel & Fam - Jakarta_Indonesia

Comment by fullofgrace73 on May 14, 2008 at 5:20pm: Hi. I live in Central Florida and I just wanted to ask that we pray for the families that had to evacuate due to the fires and pray for the firefighters who have been working around the clock, some which are working on their own time to put these fires out. So far there has been over 10,000 acres burned and we have not received any rain. Many families have been displaced because of this tragedy. thank you and God bless you all.

Comment by Harrin on May 14, 2008 at 8:47am: People are dying because of the earthquake in China on May 12.
Please offer your prayers! Soften people's heart and release the curse and bring blessings.
The freedom in Jesus!
Jing Wei

Comment by Harrin on May 10, 2008 at 9:07am: Isaiah55：
1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

No good work or great achivements can win the salvation. We are saved because of grace alone. Grace comes from God alone. We are equal! His grace is better than life! Pray for revealtions to you all!

Comment by rix on May 10, 2008 at 1:54am: OK. I look like my avatar, just older and uglier. I will come to church dressed just as you see in my avatar. Will you also kick me out? Churches should post their dress codes on the door or billboards. Sorry but at 80 degrees f and above I sweat to much to wear a fake suit and shoes.

Comment by prayzforHisMercy on May 9, 2008 at 4:25am: I am currently searching for a church for this very reason. The one my family and I attend is not accepting of those with differences, and it just breaks my heart. God does work in our everyday life tho. Shortly after I made this decision, I had a knock at my back door, it turned out to be from a youth pastor of a local church(he andthe pastor were painting my neighbor's house). He heard me listening to Casting Crowns, and starting talking with me, inviting me to come check out their church. I am very excited to go, there are a few I want to check out. I have to wait until an obligation at current church is met (so hopefully next month I can start *traveling*). I am greatly looking forward to that place where I can be who I am and be accepted, and others around me can be themselves and be accepted! The way God intended it to be. I just don't understand how a church can be any different. Jesus didn't hang out with the ones who sinned least. He went right to the ones who were most sinful and lost. How did churches over look this, and become places that only the wealthy, or the ones who dress in their *sunday* best, or have the *proper* life are welcomed. God's not impressed by that. I don't believe He cares if I worship in my pj's. He knows I am full of sin, and loves me anyway. I don't have to put on *church airs* and pretend to be better than I am. God accepts me for who and what I am (afterall, He made me) and since we are called to love one another, I don't understnad how this attitude became acceptable. Sorry for the long vent, this is a sore spot for me. I've seen people lose their faith bc they were not accepted *as is*