Saturday, October 6, 2007

This morning Bro. Randy Hargrave led a study on The Light. The light is moving and it’s of most importance that we stay in the light. If we’re not moving with the light, we’re not godly. We have to keep on walking in the light until we run into eternity. John 12:35-36 John 9:5 Acts 1:9 Matthew 5:14 Revelation 12:1 clothed with the light of the world. Rejecting Jesus is not casually done. Numbers 16:28-30 Some people have resolved to take the prick of Jesus for the rest of their life. Many people are saying that the Lord has given them light, but the after-effects are not there. If you’re not in the light, God will not back up what you know. If you fall from the light, you fall right into the mouth of the eighth beast. You can grieve away the light. The Lord won’t just stay there and continually talk to you. But you need to move with the light. The Lord has set it up so that you can only get food at one place. Proverbs 31:10-14 talking about the Church. v.14. She is the only one that has food. You’ll have to leave your Israel and and come to God’s Egypt in order to get some food. Some people will not leave the dark ages. Their heart is still there. During the time of Protestantism was the period of great sect making time. John 1:11-12 Romans 1:16 Acts 13:46 In every time period it was needful that the Lord spoke to everyone who held the truth last. When Jesus was born He went to His own- the Jews, beause they were the last ones who held the truth. The last element that needed to be restored was the One Body. If your Church can be destroyed, it’s not the Church of Jesus. Revelation 9:13-19 Song of Solomon 2:15 The devil wants to come in so small that you’ll think it’s ridiculous to deal with. The Lord in His mercy brought us to the very place where He last left off. The eighth beast has always been religious.

This evening Bro.Stephen Hargrave led a study on The Pentecost Experience. Luke 22:31-34, 54-62 People attempt to use this scripture to prove that the disciples were not saved. But it says, ”Satan desires to have you.” That means he didn’t have him. Acts 1:4-8 Genesis 2:7 It’s not possible to claim the Holy Ghost and not to be able to live holy. God did not create Adam as a sinner. He was a sin free man. Adam was not created with a sinful nature. God did not make a million men at that time because the human race was suppose to conduct itself as one man upon the earth. Some people mix up humanity and profession. Romans 5:12-15 When the head of human race is out of order, everyone else is out of order too. Psalm 51:5 Romans 7:5,7-12 Sin speaking of here speaks of the sinful nature. v.8. concupiscence- the active and individual desire resulting from the diseased condition of the soul. Titus 3:4-5 Romans 5:15-19 Jesus is the second Adam. He came to put man back into the position they were when in the Garden of Eden. Acts 2:1-16 Acts 10:44-46 Some people don’t get sanctified because they don’t want to talk to Peter. You can’t get what happened at Pentecost unless you are ready to just do anything. Acts 15:7-9 1 Corinthians 12:12,18 Carnality divides. Isaiah 4:1-5 There are things that are trying to get you away from Jerusalem and one of the main things is carnality. John 14:13-17,26-27 v.17. An unsaved person can’t receive this experience. There are things that can’t be understood while in the condition of the sinful nature.

Over 400 people attended the service tonight.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Bro. Randy Hargrave again led the study this morning. Through the Gospel Day there has always been a voice from heaven. There has always been Truth on earth. Revelation 6:1-9 The horn and the beast are the same thing. Proverbs 21:31 proves that the horse is a symbol of military. The white horse was set never to stop. The white horse was riding through the noon time as well. People were still getting saved during that time. The reason for the pale horse to be a lighter color was because it was trying to blend in with Christianity. This pale horse got closer to the Lamb than all the other horses did. Revelation 19:11-15 v.13. The blood that is mentioned here is the blood of His enemies, which were the other horses. Song of Solomon 8:5 Speaking of the woman mentioned in Revelation 12. As you will recall there was a place prepared for her in the wilderness. During the dark time, Wycliffe, Huss, Luther and Menno Simons got light on Justification. During Wesley’s time they received even more light: Justification and sanctification. This was during the time of the pale horse. The brethren during the time of darkness were not in a position to receive light on the one Church. Justification didn’t come floating through the air, men were connected to it. Genesis 26:12-22 He went back to the place where his father last was. He didn’t go out somewhere and dig his own well. It was the same way with the brethren God was able to use through history. They didn’t try to build up something on their own, but they went right back to the well that someone before them had already dug. During the reformation time D.S.Warner got light on salvation, sanctification, and unity. The Lord gave D.S.Warner a new commission to join holiness and all truth together and build up the apostolic Church of the living God. The brethren got a vision of the Gospel Day during the reformation. Revelation 18:1-4 People are trying to take the Church of God teaching and bring it back to their sectism. But you can’t fix sectism. Revelation 16:13, 17-19. V.19. Three parts- Paganism, Catholicism, Protestantism.

In the evening Bro. Stephen Hargrave led a study on ”Salvation.” The reason why some don’t believe the doctrines of the Church is because they’re not saved. Titus 3:3-5. This is a description of how we all use to be. But there’s a washing that took place. Just getting saved will put you in a position to receive any doctrine that comes from Jesus Definition of saved-preserved from evil or injury. A saved person has the ability to see what is being preached. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Romans 4:20-25, ch.5:1 Some people can not get saved because they stagger at the promise that God can save them. v.24. Righteousness will be ours if we believe. Definition of being converted – to twist, to turn around, to change from one state to another. 1 Thess.1:9 shows a turning away from what you once were. 1 John 2:29 John 1:11-12 There’s no such thing as as a Christian that’s not born again. Saved people are sweet. Regeneration makes you sweet. Some people would rather have their religion than salvation. Definition of redeemed-to purchase back, to liberate or rescue from captivity or bondage, rescued from any obligation or liability to suffer. Regeneration includes the removal of past sins, and also the removal of the guilt of sins. Rom. 3:25 Eph. 2:3 2Cor. 5:17 To get saved you have to give up everything that you know about. Some people have to give up their “Christian religion” and get saved. You can’t have a good heart and not be saved. This experience gets inside your conscience and purges it. 1John 3:1 includes adoption into the family. This experience includes a witness of the Spirit.The witness of the spirit includes a sinless life. Did anyone have this experience during Pentecost? Luke 1:16-17 Mark 1:4 Repentance is a baptism. 1Corinthians 12:13 You get into Christ by a spiritual birth, it has nothing to do with man. The disciples that Jesus chose have the same New Testament experience that we are experiencing in these times. Luke 6:12-13 John 17:6-8 John 1:11-12 #1They were sons of God because they believed. #2They were abiding in Christ because God told them to stay there. #3They were not of the world just as Christ was not of the world. Mark 3:13-15, 22-25 He did not send forth devils to cast out devils. Luke 16:16 The Kingdom of God is preached, not the law. Some of the terms used in the Bible that mean salvation: conversion, justification, born again, saved, washed, redeemed, regeneration.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

This morning Bro. Randy Hargrave led a study on “The Eight Beasts.” The eight beasts are representing the manifestations of opposition against God’s people. 2 Corinthians 2:11 2 Corinthians 11:13 Satan use to fight the Church, then he found out that it didn’t work, so he joined the Church. People are asking the devil where the devil is. John 11:48 The devil is trying to get people to hell and he’s doing it through the pulpit. The eight beasts are a part of one another. Every time the beast for that particular time was found out by the Brethren, he had to put on a different costume. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever. If Jesus never changes that means that Christians never change. Between A.D.270-1530 John Wycliffe, John Huss, Martin Luther, and Menno Simons exposed Catholicism; the devil had to put on a different costume again, so he put on the costume of protestantism. The devil has advanced and you have just barely gotten away from one beast. But if you don’t get clear away you will get caught up in another beast. Revelation 17:11 Daniel 7:3-9,17-25 sea = people. Lion-Babylon(Daniel 2:38) Bear-Medo Persian Kingdom. Leopard-Greek Kingdom, which represents Alexander the Great. All the beasts were civil powers which means they were fighting each other. Dan. 7:24 The fourth beast changed from a civil power to a religious power. Revelation 13:1-18 Daniel 4:34 A time – one year. And times -2 years; and the dividing of time-half a year which is forty two months, which is 1260 years Numbers 14:34 Ezekiel 4:6 – every day for a year. The horn was going to keep going 1260 years. Rev.13:2 The first beast before him was Catholicism. The dragon didn’t give him his seat because he was generous, but because he was found out. Rev.12:3 – paganism. Everybody who rejects Jesus is a pagan. Acts 17:22-24 We can not defeat the beast of our time with the understanding of John Wesley’s time because their light had only reached 60.

In the evening Bro. Stephen Hargrave continued the study from the previous evening on “The Chosen People.” Romans 9:3-8 Romans 2:11-29 (v.25) By breaking the law you are actually making yourself not a Jew. In another words, you’re just like the heathen if you break the law. (v.26) If you keep the righteousness of the law, you’re not actually a heathen. (v.27) The Gentiles who are keeping the law are actually judging the Jews who are not keeping the law. Philippians 3:3-13 Paul counted everything a loss so that he could be a real Jew. Romans 11:11-16 God used the stumbling of the Jews to get to the Gentiles. Acts 13:13-16,38-48 Romans 4:3 John 15:22-24 Romans 11:17 branches – natural Jew. Wild olive tree=Gentiles (v.23) The natural Jew is able to be graffed in again. Rom.11:1. This scripture defeats Calvinism. The Jews were seeking deliverance through Mt.Sinai. (Ten Commandments.) But deliverance comes through Mt.Zion. Galatians 4:24-26 John 5:39 Luke 24:25 John 8:32-59 Galatian 3:6-29 Those that are of the faith are called Children of Abraham. Christ died so that the Gentiles could get saved. Hebrews 11:8-10 Abraham was already in the land of promise and yet he was looking for a city. Revelation 21:9-10,2-5. The new Jerusalem is full of new Jews. 1 Peter 2:7-10 Ephesians 1:18-23 If you want to fulfill the scripture, come to the Church. Every word of prophecy has been fulfilled in the Church. Romans 9:30

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

This morning Bro. Randy Hargrave led a study on The Gospel Day. Matthew 13:11 2 Peter 1:19 The moon actually tells you that there is a day coming. The same light that rules the day actually rules the night also. Romans 1:19-20 Hebrews 10:1 Hebrews 11:3 The moon is a shadow of the sun just like your shadow. You see something but not the actual thing. Malachi 4:2 When did the Sun of righteousness come up? The answer is found in John 1:1-9. John 9:5 John 8:12 Luke 1:78-79 Something happened during the course of the day. Ananias and Sapphira tried to put some spotty religion over the woman. 2 Thessalonians 4:3-4 Talking about the spirit of the pope. The following scriptures prove that there had to be a falling away. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 2 Peter 2:1 Micah 3:6 Isaiah 21:11-12 This watchman said that the morning is coming, but after that the night. Notice in Matthew 13:8 that the percent for bearing fruit was 100, 60, 30. Then in Mark 4:20 it was just the opposite: 30, 60, 100. 1 Timothy 1:16 If you got saved, it was from a pattern. Revelation ch.12. This woman did not fall. But she was given wings and they couldn’t stop what was burned into history. The woman was there all through history, just not as bright as during the morning time. Out of the pagan Roman Empire came popery. The following scriptures prove that there is a gospel day. Zechariah 14:6 Psalm 118:22-24 Isaiah 2:17-20 Isaiah 4:1-4 Malachi 4:1 Isaiah 10:27 Isaiah 11:10 Zechariah 13:1

In the evening Bro. Stephen Hargrave led a study on,”The Chosen People.” Acts 10:9-28 This sheet came down from heaven, not up out of the earth. Peter would never have gone to a house of a Gentile and rightly so, because he was a Jew. (Cornelius was a gentile.) Acts 11:1-18 The Gentiles were brought into fellowship with the Jewish Christians. Romans 11:1-12 Verse 7. What was Israel seeking for? Answer – Romans 9:31-33 The Jews had an advantage of being born Jewish. They were in a better position to accept God. They had Moses and the prophets, the tabernacle, etc. 1 Peter 2:6-8 Matthew 21:33-44 ( This is what they did to the prophets.) Matthew 21:18-19,28-32 The fig tree represents the temple Jesus had just been in, and the nation around Him. Matthew 23:28-39 Notice verse 39. What he’s saying here is, “I’m not going to ever deal with you again until you acknowledge me.” Romans 11:11 Have they fallen away that they can never recover again? The answer is, ”God Forbid.” In verse one Paul is saying that he also is a jew and he has recovered. Ephesians 1:7-10 Ephesians 3:1-9 What Paul is saying in Ephesians is that we are in the fulness of time where the Jew and the Gentile can meet together in Christ Jesus. In order to go to heaven, you have to be a part of the One New Man. Romans 2:28-29 Romans 9:5-8 Philippians 3:3 Romans 4:9-16 The Jewish nations were but a shadow of things to come. To go to heaven you have to be a “Jew.” Nobody but Jews go to heaven.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Aylmer, Ontario, Canada

“Christianity is the only ‘religion’ that is established upon prophecy.” – Bro. Randy Hargrave

This morning Bro.Randy Hargrave led a study on “The Greater and the Lesser Light.” God has never left the earth without light, even when it’s dark, it’s not completely dark. The history of the world is written on the pages of the Bible. The history of the world is the Church. Moon = Old Testament prophecy; Sun = New Testament gospel. 2 Peter 1:16-12 A fable is a story that is not true, but has been used to teach a lesson. Peter said that we are not following cunningly devised fables, but we are standing on something more sure. We have a definite and solid foundation as to why we are here. In order for us to understand where we are now, we have to understand where we were in the past. Revelation 12:1 This woman is standing on the moon – prophecy and the prophets. The heaven you sit in is suppose to be a representation to you of something. When you see the moon, you need to see the woman with the moon under her feet, and when you see the sun you are suppose to see the woman clothed with the sun. Galatians 2:19-20 The Church of God is built upon prophecy. Acts 2:12-20 People are asking the same thing about the restoration. They’re asking, “What meaneth this?” People are asking how we can say that we are the Church? The answer is: prophecy. We have no traditions which do not connect with prophecy. Revelation 12:9,17 Revelation 19:10 The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 12:11 They overcame by the word of their testimony and by their place in prophecy. Only one person is going to heaven and that is Jesus Christ. If we are a part of His testimony, then we’re going with Him. The scripture says, “Ye are the body of Christ.” The burden of Matthew was prophecy. Matthew 1:22; 2:14-15; 2:23; 4:12-16; 8:16-17; 12:17-18; 21:4-5; 27:35…that it might be fulfilled

In the evening Bro. Stephen Hargrave preached on, “The Name of the Church.” Genesis 1:26, 2:7,21-23. To address mankind you don’t pick one of their names. You say “man.” When you say “man” that includes man, woman, & children. Exodus 3:13-14. His name encompasses everything that the children of Israel could ever need. Isaiah 7:14 His name is Wonderful, Counsellor, etc. but that’s not the name of the Church. At the very least you should have the name right. If you don’t, then there must be something else wrong. The dilemma in the religious world today is,”What should we name our church?” The name has to be inclusive of the entirety of His being. Ephesians 3:14 The whole family is named after the Father. 1 Corinthians 1:11-13 When you’re saying,”I am of Paul then what you’re really saying is, ”I am of man.” It is rediculous for someone to say, ”I am Lutheran, Baptist, etc, because what you are really saying is, ”I am of man.” You don’t want to be a part of man because it will be dead, confusing, strong lacks of victory, multiplicity of division, splits, and division. Acts 20:28 If you are saved, you belong to the Church of God. You need to know that you are Church of God. The Church of God is not divided because Christ is not divided. We are one congregation only separated by locality. 1 Timothy 3:5 There are only Church of God ministers located in the Bible.

Monday, October 1, 2007

“You must KNOW in your heart.” – Bro. Stephen Hargrave

In the opening service of the meeting, Bro. Stephen Hargrave preached a thorough message on The Importance of Believing True Doctrine. The world wants you to think that it doesn’t matter what you believe. As long as we agree on the essentials, they say. But, it’s all essential.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is ONE Lord. Though there are many beliefs, doctrines, teachers, and gods, but to the Christian there is but one God and one faith.
There’s no such thing in Christianity as saying, “What faith are you of?” If we do not have the same faith, then either one or both of us are not Christians. If you believe in the One God, then He’ll definitely bring you to the one body. The doctrine of God will burn up every other doctrine. The doctrine of God will make you skip, it will make you cry tears of joy, it will make you shout when no one else is around. Doctrine will carry you away and drop you off somewhere. False doctrine also carries away – Eph. 4.13-14. The true doctrines are revealed unto you so that you can obey them; to obey the true doctrine is to disobey every false doctrine; to obey false doctrine you have to disobey true doctrine. You have to know doctrine, not only in the head but in the heart. To obey the doctrine of God is to have power in your life, and to move from glory to glory. You should be able to see some great leaps and bounds in your life. Rebellion against the truth is as the sin of witchcraft. When you are disobeying the doctrine of God, it’s like saying, “I want to have fellowship with devils” – 1 Sa 15.22-24. You must know doctrine. It’s your life line. Doctrine is not just for preachers, but it’s for everybody. The doctrine of Jesus is an experience of the heart.

We are very thankful for how the Lord gave us a good start into the meeting, and we are trusting the Lord to do great and mighty things this week. As the saints are arriving from Germany, Mexico, Manitoba, California, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Alaska, New Hampshire, and New York, it’s turning into the largest meeting we have ever had in Aylmer.