Pastor John Collins, Evangelist, Thought of the Day

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS:  SOUL PAIN THAT SUCKS THE BREATH RIGHT OUT OF YOU when there is hurt in this world, we need to make an even greater effort to love more~Pastor John Collins How many of us have not felt despair asks Pastor John Collins , Evangelist of John Collins Ministries ?   Things happen in this life we live here that are sad, dark, scary, ugly and leave us feeling like we want to curl into a fetal position and just stay there.   That darkness is of Satan and it is meant for us to become separated from God who loves us.   It gives that evil being pleasure to know he can torture God’s creations.   We know pain because it’s part of this world, says Pastor John Collins in this daily devotional.   So many of us do not know how to handle the pain because society has driven God from church, family, and home.   There is an epidemic of narcotic and opioid use that is out of control.   Alcoholism destroys families and individuals. ...

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: TRUTH OF OSAS  Pastor John Collins (January, 2018) ~ “Too often, I have heard Christians say that they don’t have to think about sin or worry about sin because Jesus paid the price for all of their sins. The problem with thinking this way and living with the assumption that it is impossible for a believer to go to hell just because they believe in the price that was paid on the cross by Jesus is that there are a lot of Christians who will end up going to hell because they didn’t bother to pay attention to the specifics of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus said He came to fulfill the law, not to abolish it. Jesus said to obey the commandments of God and to go and sin no more.” Pastor John Collins emphasizes that Jesus said He came to fulfill the law, not to abolish it (Matthew 5:17, NKJV).   The Ten Commandments that were given to Moses were not replaced when God sent Jesus and He began the journey of His ministry to give us our salvation.   God’s word is...

Pastor John Collins: Prayer Prayer isn’t about asking for yourself, it is part of what Jesus taught to care about others….prayer for others is what we should be doing because we should do for others what we want done for us.   There simply isn’t enough prayer, and God does want to hear from us, from our heart.   It is a relationship that those who were found to be righteous in the eyes of God had:     Abraham, Job, Enoch, Elijah, Mary, Esther, Daniel, Moses and others….all of these individuals are recorded as having a full relationship with God through prayer that pleased God .   Evil in this world is because of our free will, Pastor John Collins reminds us, just as Jesus taught during His ministry.   God gave us free will, as a good Father , He allows us to make our own choices in our lives.   He cares that much about us to allow us to choose instead of being robot-like creatures.   Evil is a product of individuals being selfi...

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: ON AND OFF? “Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which makes a quadrans. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.’” Mark 12: 41-44. (NKJV).  You cannot only be a Christian when things are going good in your life and you cannot only be a Christian towards those whom you like and approve of . The whole point of being a Christian is to be Christ-like and believe me, Jesus was kind to those whom He knew to be sinners and those whom He would not approve of, which is the reason that He was sent to earth , to save those who were lost . Jesus gave all that He had down...

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: How to become Christian There is a difference between becoming A Christian and becoming Christian.   Pastor John Collins tells us the first step is to speak it with our mouth and believe it in your heart, which is what Paul the Gentile's apostle wrote in Romans.   That's becoming A Christian, but the journey only begins there.   How we become Christian doesn't happen overnight. What does it mean when we choose to accept the salvation of Jesus Christ , seek sincere forgiveness , and become Christian ?   What do we need to do become good Christians ?   Simply saying that we believe in God , that we believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior is not enough.   There is work to be done, preaches Pastor John Collins of Love That Cross Ministries .   Asking Jesus to come into your life is the first step.   From that point onward, our journey is lifelong.   Paul turned his life around in an instant, and ye...

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: BELIEVE IN ISN'T JUST BELIEVING BibleVerseImages.com There is a difference in believing and believing in.   Many people believe that God is there, is real, that Jesus is the Messiah, that He was crucified on a cross and died for our sins.   It is one thing to believe, it is another to believe in.   To believe in something is to give everything you have to that purpose, that idea, that concept, that cause. To believe in something is to pursue it with determination, tenacity, a single-mindedness that will not sway you no matter what.   Paul the apostle says it is running a race, and Pastor John Collins , evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries, Inc. , preaches it means to run the race of a lifetime, full out, all in.   There are a lot of people who say that they are Christians and give only lip service to belief.   They go into a church on Sunday ...