Covenant Of Hope Ministries: Fear Not

Covenant of Hope Ministries Wednesday Study_3_13_2014

Good afternoon, and welcome to this Midweek Study for Covenant of Hope Ministries. I am Elder Cal Jennings. The ministry knows me as the Rainbow Minister. Find us posted on Sundays and studies on Wednesday. Our locations are online only:

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We have email (instant messenger if you need me) through Facebook every day. Look for my name minus the title. These are now extremely variable. Our Elder Cal Jennings is just as variable and can be found on several sites as noted by his sermons. We’re still working this out between the two of us as to what will happen, our Elder, Cal Jennings and I. I will inform you further regarding changes. These changes were made due to health reasons. The sermon length has shortened dramatically. We are unsure as to when there might be video presentations.

Prayer List: We have many on our prayer list. Some wish to remain anonymous, and others only wish to have their first names mentioned. Our prayer list has grown from last week. This is our current prayer list for this week.

- Continue your prayers for Phoebe Fair’s family as they continue to grieve her loss.

- Please keep Elder Cal Jennings in your prayers as his health doesn’t know where it wants to be.

- Please pray for my friend Teresa’s sister who is in stage four cancer. Keep Teresa and her daughter in prayer for many other things that have been weighing down on their hearts, minds, and spirits.

- Please keep others known by any of us up in prayer for whatever they might need.

- Please keep my friend Heather in prayer for patience and safe haven.

- Please keep my whole family in prayer for the pain, suffering, and chaos we are going through.

- Pray that the adversity and the pain we have seen around the world would be relieved, and swept away. May we find common ground in many ways, even if we start with just one step.

- Remember those who have been lost either violently or peacefully this week.

- Keep the ministry in your thoughts, each member, no matter their location, their circumstances, because a group of friends, a ministry, should support one another.

- There are many in our ministry who are searching for more in regard to our presence with my health, and with the health of others. We pray that there would be health found once more, and that we have answers to all and for all.

Prayer: Father in heaven, we thank You for this day and for these who are here to share it with us. We bring many of our ministry members and friends up to You for their trials and tribulations that they may be brought solace and peace. We pray for all those who have been ill. We pray for all those who have died. For all of this we pray in Your Holy Name through our Savior Jesus Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit, Amen and so it shall be.
Opening Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmxcotW-O0w&feature=youtu.be

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Sermon: There are a lot of scary things going on in the world today. A lot of people are afraid of Marxism. The general concept of Marxism is “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” If it worked that way it might be good. In fact, you might be surprised at who first person who presented this idea was.

Acts 4:32-35
King James Version (KJV)
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

Marxism isn't something to be afraid of. It's basically based upon the same principle that Jesus and his Apostles and disciples practiced. It's the corrupt leaders who made it bad just as the corrupt leaders we have in Washington are making things bad for the people here. Jesus knew that not everyone had the same abilities. Not everyone was smart or healthy or had all of their limbs, though Jesus could heal them. The Apostles weren't quite as Jesus just as I wasn't as good as Jesus the three years I had left everything to someone poor and went out and healed people and raised two people from the dead. The Apostles, for instance, had trouble casting out a demon once.

Matthew 17:19-21
King James Version (KJV)
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

I had trouble with the first person I raised from the dead because of my doubt as to whether I could do it. The woman had been in a terrible car accident and I had never tried to heal anyone, much less tried to raise someone from the dead. God had healed me, so I thought I should at least try to “pay it forward.” I was able to raise her from the dead so the paramedics could work on her again but I didn't heal her all the way. The doctors lost her in the hospital the next day. I was successful in every healing after that until three years later when I started doubting again because of some atheist friends I had whom I was trying to get to believe. Now that I've gotten rid of that friend, my faith has started returning. We have no perfect leader except in our hearts now. We also have a great deal of corruption and greed. Under these conditions NO system of government is going to be good. At present, it appears that Canada may have the best system of government. Our greed is reaching into Canada now though, so that could change as well. Still, Jesus' system of government was the best. He is the Son of God and He knows what's best. He was given authority over the earth.

Matthew 28:18
King James Version (KJV)
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

It is a wonder that people don't recognize that. I guess because we were raised in a Capitalist society we fear anything else. Jesus told us not to fear though.

Romans 8:15
King James Version (KJV)
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

1 John 4:18
King James Version (KJV)
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Isaiah 41:10
King James Version (KJV)
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness

We certainly shouldn't fear a system that Jesus himself created. One day we will have that perfect leader again when Jesus returns. Let us not fear the events that are occurring but be joyful that His return may be near. Now that is something to really think about.

Now that’s something to think about as we pray in the prayer Jesus taught us saying: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13 KJV)

Closing Song: Fear Not
http://youtu.be/SEqeGCW5H8o

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~Love, Hope, and Peace~

Calvin Jennings ~ Elder Facebook & Twitter & Blogster

~Shalom~

Rev. Laura A. Neff ~ The Rainbow Minister Facebook & Twitter & Google+ & Blogspot

Covenant of Hope Ministries

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Our mission for Covenant of Hope Ministries and Poetic-Expressions is not to exploit fear, but to conquer it, and overcome all that is created through fear together as the rainbow in the darkness.

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