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“THE WORD OF GOD IS LOST” / TODAY’S SABBATH MESSAGE

I am afraid that the Word of God Is Lost.

It is lost behind the dark clouds of the traditions of men.

It is hidden from the wise and high-minded generation of academia.

It is denied entrance into the institutions that call themselves by His name.

The Word of God is Lost.

If The Lord Himself came to preach His own Word, he wouldn’t be heard.

He would not be permitted to speak in their churches due to their protocols.

His lack of a degree from one of their seminaries would disqualify him from preaching in their churches.

His failure to be approved by one of their Boards of Ordained Ministries or one of their District Elders or their Council of Presbyterians or Deacon Boards or Pastor Search Committee or Unions or Associations would make him ineligible for preaching duty.

The Word of God is lost.

The Word of God is lost to traditionalist. They cannot hear the Word unless it comes through their tradition.

The Word of God is lost to the institutional denominationalist. They cannot hear the Word unless it approves of their religions and doctrines.

The Word of God is lost to the self-serving, self-proclaimed, institutionally sanctioned Pastors. Many are not saved. They did not wait to be sent by God but was hired by men. They do not preach God’s Word because they do not know God neither are they known by God. Their spirit is not of the Holy Ghost but of academia, ambition, greed, power, celebrity and publicity. They do not love God but they love their churches, their doctrines, their denominations and traditions. They have exchanged God’s commandments and Holy Day for their own sabbaths and holidays. They celebrate each other rather than God’s Saving Truth. They are more a child of Satan than of God (1 Timothy 4:1).

 

Jesus in Matthew 7:21-23 warns of them by saying:“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

Mark 7:7-9 says: “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, they hold the tradition of men... They reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep their own tradition.”

And 2 Timothy 3:2-5 says: “For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, and swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power.”

Beware my friends! And be very careful who and what you listen to! Don’t be one of those to whom the Word of God is lost! But stay the course set by Christ and his Apostles (Galatians 1:8). Obey God’s Ordained Plan of Salvation (John 3:3-7 and Acts 2:38). Be ye holy for your heavenly Father is holy (1 Peter 1:15)

Finally!

“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them. ~ Ephesians 5:1-7

REPENT!

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BIBLE SCHOLAR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013

O.W. Prince Ministries Thanks Everyone Who Participated Today.

Congratulations Mother Lucile W. Prince, of Sumter, South Carolina. You are The Bible Scholar Champion for Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Thank you Mother Prince for helping to make the Bible Scholars Group a fun, loving and caring place of learning and sharing. You have allowed your Light to Shine Brightly Today. Your answer is correct. You have demonstrated superb biblical scholarship.

Thank You!

Bishop

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Today’s Question:

How many wonders (miracles) did God perform?

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The answer for today’s Bible Challenge Question is:

They cannot be counted.  SeeJob 5:8-9.

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BIBLE SCHOLAR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013

O.W. Prince Ministries Thanks Everyone Who Participated Today.

Congratulations Sister Carolyn White of Carrollton, Virginia. You are The Bible Scholar Champion for Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Thank you Sister White for helping to make the Bible Scholars Group a fun, loving and caring place of learning and sharing. You have allowed your Light to Shine Brightly Today. Your answer is correct. You have demonstrated superb biblical scholarship.

Thank You!

Bishop

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Today’s Question:

Please name the seven things that are an abomination (detestable) to the LORD.

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The answer for today’s Bible Challenge Question is:

Please see Proverbs 6:16-19

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:

1. haughty eyes,
2. a lying tongue,
3. and hands that shed innocent blood,
4. a heart that devises wicked plans,
5. feet that make haste to run to evil,
6. a false witness who breathes out lies,
7. and one who sows discord among brothers.

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BIBLE SCHOLAR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013

O.W. Prince Ministries Congratulates Sister Carolyn White, of Carrollton, Virginia. You are The Bible Scholar Champion for Tuesday, March 05, 2013.

Thank you Sister White for helping to make the Bible Scholars Group a fun, loving and caring place of learning and sharing. You have allowed your Light to Shine Brightly Today. Your answer is correct. You have demonstrated superb biblical scholarship.

Thank You!

Bishop

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Today’s Question:

Do you need to have a physical location or church building in order to be called a church?

The answer for today’s Bible Challenge Question is: No.

The Bible describes the Christian Church as both visible and invisible.

The “visible church” may be best understood as follows:

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

And…

Keep in mind when the word “church” (ekklesia) is mentioned in the Bible, it is a group of Christians meeting together. The church may be as small as two or three members. “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20)

Furthermore…

The churches of the New Testament were all united as One Church. There were no Popes or denominations. All the Apostolic churches were united under the leadership of Jesus Christ. One Lord – Jesus, One Faith –The Gospel of the Kingdom of God, One Baptism – water baptism in Jesus’ name whereby one entered the Church of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:37-42) and being confirmed by God by being given the Holy Spirit. (Acts 10, Ephesians 1:13)

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The members of the “invisible church” may best be understood as those whose names are recorded in The Lambs Book of Life. (Revelation 21:22-27)

Also…

The “invisible church” may be understood as those who have believed the message of Christ, repented, were baptized in his name and received the gift of the Holy Spirit but who are scattered throughout the world due to persecution or the lack of shepherding. (John 10:12-16 and Acts 8:4)

The invisible Church is not exclusive from the physical church but inclusive of the unified body of Christ.

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According to Black Laws Dictionary 5th Edition, Church is defined as …

In its most general sense, the religious society founded and established by Jesus Christ, to receive, preserve, and propagate His doctrines and ordinances. It may also mean a body of communicants gathered into church order; body or community of Christians, united under one form of government by the profession of the same faith and the observance of the same ritual and ceremonies; place where persons regularly assemble for worship; congregation; organization for religious purposes; religious society or body; the clergy or officialdom of a religious body.

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If indeed we have been born of the Water and the Sprit, we are the living, breathing Church of the Lord Jesus Christ for we have the testimony of two or three establishing our new birth. (1 John 5:5-9)

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BIBLE SCHOLAR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2013

O.W. Prince Ministries Congratulates Sister Carolyn White, of Carrollton, Virginia. You are The Bible Scholar Champion for Friday, February 1, 2013.

Thank you Sister White for helping to make the Bible Scholars Group a fun, loving and caring place of learning and sharing. You have allowed your Light to Shine Brightly Today. Your answer is correct. You have demonstrated superb biblical scholarship.

Thank You!

Bishop

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Today’s Question:

“Are there any people in the Bible specifically identified as being black in complexion or skin tone?” If yes, please give scripture reference.

The answer for today’s Bible Challenge Question is:

The Bible does not specifically identify any person as being black-skinned. The Bible also does not specifically identify any person as being white-skinned. The vast majority of the Bible took place in the Middle East, in and around Israel. Neither “black” nor “white” people are common in these regions. The vast majority of the people in the Bible were “Semitic,” light to dark brown in complexion. Ultimately, it does not matter what skin color the people in the Bible had. Skin color is meaningless in the message of the Bible. We all need to take our eyes off of the skin and focus on the soul.

Some scholars guess that Moses’ wife Zipporah might have been black since she was a Cushite (Numbers 12:1). Cush is an ancient name for an area of Africa. The Shulammite may have been black (Song of Solomon 1:5). Some propose that Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:3) was black. Some believe that the Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon (1 Kings 10:1) was black. The Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:37 may have been a black man. Ethiopians are mentioned about 40 times in the Bible, and the Prophet Jeremiah asked, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin …” (Jeremiah 13:23). “Simeon called Niger” in Acts 13:1 may have been black. The Bible, though, does not specifically say that any of these people were black.

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BIBLE SCHOLAR AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013

O.W. Prince Ministries Congratulates Sister Carolyn White, of Carrollton, Virginia. You are The Bible Scholar Champion for Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

Thank you Sister White for helping to make the Bible Scholars Group a fun, loving and caring place of learning and sharing. You have allowed your Light to Shine Brightly Today. Your answer is correct. You have demonstrated superb biblical scholarship.

Thank You!

Bishop

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Today’s Question:

In this contemporary world, academia and credentialism have become the prerequisites for pastoral ministry. Does the Bible support these types of qualifications for pastoral validation? Does God require formal education and degrees as qualification for pastoral appointment? Yes or No? If yes, please give scriptural reference.

The answer for today’s Bible Challenge Question is: “No.”

Suggested Reading:

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“Shame On You!”

“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32-33)

Before we go any further, let’s answer some questions.

• Do you consider yourself a Saint of Almighty God?
• Do you pray to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ (Yehowshua the Messiah)?
• Do you want to be known by God?

If you answered “yes” to all of these questions, then consider the following scripture where Jesus denies knowing those who thought that they knew Him and that He knew them:

“…I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness (wicked, perverse and licentious living)!” (Matthew 7:21-23)

Now here are a few more questions to help you determine if you are truly owning and acknowledging Christ before mankind.

• Do the people on your job or at your school know that you follow Christ?
• Do your friends and family members know that you follow Christ?
• Do the people you party with know that you are saved?
• Do the people you have sexual intercourse with know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?
• Do the people you get high with know that you’ve been born-again?
• Are you acknowledging Christ in every area of your life?

The answers to these questions may reveal a lot about your true relationship with Christ as well as Christ’s relationship with you.

Undoubtedly there are countless ways in which we may deny Christ.

If you are only acknowledging God in the presence of other believers  or when it is convenient, popular, comfortable or profitable, then Christ may be speaking of you when he says, “I never knew you.” (Matthew 7:23)

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Seven Days of Wisdom from Bishop O.W. Prince / Day 2

In honor of my 53 birthday, I am offering 7 bits of wisdom that I have gleaned over thirty plus years in ministry. I will only share one of them at this time. I would like to share the following simple yet profound insight:

The first priest in a child’s life should be their father. If a child experiences a loving, trusting, caring, nurturing and honest relationship with their earthly father, they are more likely to relate to the heavenly Father. After all, God said that the male of the human species was made in His glorious image (1 Cor. 11:7). It is uniquely the male’s honor and privilege to be called father even as God is called The Father. And it is the obligation and challenge of every man who has fathered a child to represent the image of God to that child. That is why it is so important that God’s divine will for marriage, sex and headship in a family be respected and obeyed. It is even more important that the parents, especially the head, be saved and filled with the Holy Spirit of God without which they will not be able to represent GOD. I know that this can be a daunting task in the light of so much wickedness in the world and so much  single parenting and baby momma drama. Nevertheless, the mantle of headship requires that fathers exemplify God even in the face of evil, remembering that with God all things are possible.

Fathers don’t love their children any less than mothers do. We just love them differently. And a child is likely to see God as The Father, if they see God in their father.

Attention fathers! Your salvation can save your child(ren). Therefore, repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children (Acts 2:38-39).

Reference: Proverb 17:6

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Sabbath–The Eternal Mark of God

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