Hope Church Ministries

Mark 16:15-18  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.  He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.  And these signs will follow these who believe:  In My name they will cast out demons;  they will speak with new tongues;  they will take up serpents;  and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

Christ left us with the Promise of Power through Him and the Holy Spirit.  He also left us with the command to evangelize!

The signs accompany evangelism as much as they cover personal edification, or building up.  Christ promised us power to do great things but notice that there was no time frame given for these works.

Yes, these gifts and signs are still in action today!  We are still speaking with new tongues, healing, and making our way through situations we never imagined possible!

With Christ and the Power of the Spirit all things are possible!  We must learn to yield to this power and embrace it, not run away from it.

How much do we miss because we don’t let the Holy Spirit fulfill the promise Christ left us with?  We need to trust that He is real and knows exactly what He is doing, even if at times it feels weird or is out of our comfort zones.

When we open up to the power of the Spirit, we will experience Christ on a whole new level.  Let’s not miss out on this!

Why do we try to put Christ into a box? Why do we try and apply rules to God? Afterall, God is God and I am not. He is the one that created the Heavens and the Earth.

So often we try to make God fit our mold. We try to say there are multiple ways to Heaven. This is simply not the case.

Christ said that no man comes to the Father except through Him. That is pretty clear! If you want to go to Heaven you must accept Christ. Not Allah, not Buddah, not Hinduism, not Ra, not Ja, not any other “god” because they are not gods. Christ is King and ruler of the earth. And through Him alone is man saved.

It can’t be explained to those who haven’t experienced it, but as believers we shouldn’t be able to contain ourselves from speaking about the message of Christ as Savior.

There are not multiple ways to Heaven, only one, and that is through Christ. He loved us so much to die for us, then showed His power through coming out of the Grave to reign as the eternal king! What a story!

It is our duty, and should be our desire to spread this story, no matter what the cost!