The ecclesia (Church) was not a religious word
It was a political word; Caesar had his ecclesia
Caesar had his agents in Palestine and Pilot was one of them
Jesus conveyed the same thought as the Romans because in doing this
They would understand the Purpose of His Ecclesia and
Today it has not changed because we are His Agents
I come from another Kingdom
I am an Agent for my Leader
I am living here to show His Mind and Purpose
My Leader has stated that while I’m here
I can ask for anything in His Name and He will
Give it to me according to His Purpose and Good Pleasure
My Leader walked on this planet and He did Great things
He died on a Cross where he revealed the love of His Father and
After three days He stood up from His grave,
Before His death He appointed agents to reveal His Mind and Purpose
He sent them into this world to bring to others the Glory of the Kingdom
The ecclesia (Church) was not a religious word
It was a political word; Caesar had his ecclesia
Caesar had his agents in Palestine and Pilot was one of them
Jesus conveyed the same thought as the Romans because in doing this
They would understand the purpose of His Ecclesia and
Today it has not changed because we are His Agents
We come from another kingdom
We are Agents for our Leader
We are here to show His Mind and Purpose
Our Leader has stated that while we are here
We can ask for anything in His Name and He will
Give it to us according to His Purpose and Good Pleasure
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Bible is not an "ecumenical" book
There should be no compromise with any other religion
This should be a simple fact but for too many Christians it is not,
Christians of this generation are scared and fearful of their lives and
So they take the easy way out which is to compromise
Many Christians support ecumenism; this is a mistake
What is worse; they use love as the basis for their decision
Our enemy would like to combine all religions
So that the title of Jesus can be narrowed down to just a good prophet
But as Christians who believe in the Bible
We know that Jesus is more than a prophet
God will not modify the Gospel
His Grace is sufficient for man to be saved
But man today would like to be saved by some other way
This is man’s biggest mistake
The Lord is love but love can only go that far
There should be no compromise with any other religion
This should be a simple fact but for too many Christians it is not
Christians of this generation are scared and fearful of their lives
But we also know that the men of the Bible were also scared but
Our Heavenly Father gave them strength to face their generation
There should be no compromise with any other religion
(Christians in the West and the South)
Mark Frank
Copyright 2007
This should be a simple fact but for too many Christians it is not,
Christians of this generation are scared and fearful of their lives and
So they take the easy way out which is to compromise
Many Christians support ecumenism; this is a mistake
What is worse; they use love as the basis for their decision
Our enemy would like to combine all religions
So that the title of Jesus can be narrowed down to just a good prophet
But as Christians who believe in the Bible
We know that Jesus is more than a prophet
God will not modify the Gospel
His Grace is sufficient for man to be saved
But man today would like to be saved by some other way
This is man’s biggest mistake
The Lord is love but love can only go that far
There should be no compromise with any other religion
This should be a simple fact but for too many Christians it is not
Christians of this generation are scared and fearful of their lives
But we also know that the men of the Bible were also scared but
Our Heavenly Father gave them strength to face their generation
There should be no compromise with any other religion
(Christians in the West and the South)
Mark Frank
Copyright 2007
Sunday, May 16, 2010
We must not ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly”
(Acts 4:31).
We must not ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
He is the most important person in our lives
HE represents the mind of CHRIST
The church today has so much real estate
Classy technology, public relations ability and
Human talent that many prefer to get along without the HOLY SPIRIT
Jesus operated HIS LIFE with the Holy Spirit
Jesus needed the ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT--
Today men and women of God also need
The ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT but
We see that many ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
Today ‘big’ churches are built by men with
Strong entrepreneurial skills and weak exegetical skills--
A lot of them live on emotion
They leave God out of the equation--
We must not ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
We need HIM more than ever
The HOLY SPIRIT brings the MIND of CHRIST
The church today has so much real estate
Classy technology, public relations ability and
Human talent that many prefer to get along without the HOLY SPIRIT
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
(Acts 4:31).
We must not ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
He is the most important person in our lives
HE represents the mind of CHRIST
The church today has so much real estate
Classy technology, public relations ability and
Human talent that many prefer to get along without the HOLY SPIRIT
Jesus operated HIS LIFE with the Holy Spirit
Jesus needed the ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT--
Today men and women of God also need
The ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT but
We see that many ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
Today ‘big’ churches are built by men with
Strong entrepreneurial skills and weak exegetical skills--
A lot of them live on emotion
They leave God out of the equation--
We must not ignore the HOLY SPIRIT
We need HIM more than ever
The HOLY SPIRIT brings the MIND of CHRIST
The church today has so much real estate
Classy technology, public relations ability and
Human talent that many prefer to get along without the HOLY SPIRIT
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
The Biggest-Selling Book in all of History
God Sent a “WORD’’ to MANKIND
The WORD of God is Jesus Christ and
His Constitution is written in the Bible
The BIBLE is UNIQUE
The BIBLE is MATCHLESS--
“It was written over a period of 1600 years by more than 40 authors
It was written by people of every facet of life e.g.
Kings, poor people, fishermen, poets, government officials, teachers, prophets
It was written in three languages and translated in to so many more
The Bible was written on three continents - Asia, Africa, and Europe”
The Bible is an HONEST reflection of life and
This is what makes this BOOK so UNIQUE
God did not hide anything but clearly
Showed us why we need His Son
The Bible is the Biggest-Selling Book in all History
It is the Biggest selling Book because God is still
Telling us how much we need Jesus Christ in our lives
The Bible will remain the Biggest-Selling Book
Because the Government of God will always INCREASE
God Sent a “WORD’’ to MANKIND
The WORD of God is Jesus Christ and
His Constitution is written in the Bible
The BIBLE is UNIQUE
The BIBLE is MATCHLESS--
Mark Frank
Copyright 2009
The WORD of God is Jesus Christ and
His Constitution is written in the Bible
The BIBLE is UNIQUE
The BIBLE is MATCHLESS--
“It was written over a period of 1600 years by more than 40 authors
It was written by people of every facet of life e.g.
Kings, poor people, fishermen, poets, government officials, teachers, prophets
It was written in three languages and translated in to so many more
The Bible was written on three continents - Asia, Africa, and Europe”
The Bible is an HONEST reflection of life and
This is what makes this BOOK so UNIQUE
God did not hide anything but clearly
Showed us why we need His Son
The Bible is the Biggest-Selling Book in all History
It is the Biggest selling Book because God is still
Telling us how much we need Jesus Christ in our lives
The Bible will remain the Biggest-Selling Book
Because the Government of God will always INCREASE
God Sent a “WORD’’ to MANKIND
The WORD of God is Jesus Christ and
His Constitution is written in the Bible
The BIBLE is UNIQUE
The BIBLE is MATCHLESS--
Mark Frank
Copyright 2009
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Dikaiosyne(righteousness)
Jesus says: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Mt 6,33). Rather than making faith a purely private issue, Jesus makes it a deeply political one: the Greek word dikaiosyne most Bibles translate with “righteousness” was in the original Greek language of the days of Jesus a political term meaning “state law”; described the constitution, the law that either God gave to later, a country gave itself. Jesus makes it abundantly clear of Moses was not only the bedrock of the Old Testament theocracy, rule of God, but is also foundational and valid in his Kingdom: “I come to abolish the law or the prophets, but to fulfil them” (Mt 5:17).
Jesus declares that how an individual treats these laws will determine his
very place in the Kingdom: “Anyone who breaks one of the least of these
Commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called the
least in the Kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these
commands will be called great in the Kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:19).
Only those laws of Moses that pertain to atonement for sin, outward
holiness (like the food and purification laws) or the sacrifice of animals
are no longer needed and therefore valid today, as Jesus has become
the lamb of God, sacrificed once and for all for our sins.
Jesus declares that how an individual treats these laws will determine his
very place in the Kingdom: “Anyone who breaks one of the least of these
Commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called the
least in the Kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these
commands will be called great in the Kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:19).
Only those laws of Moses that pertain to atonement for sin, outward
holiness (like the food and purification laws) or the sacrifice of animals
are no longer needed and therefore valid today, as Jesus has become
the lamb of God, sacrificed once and for all for our sins.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
His main premise is that false teaching comes from inside the church
Jude was anxious to write about our salvation
However, he changed topics to address contending for the faith--
We need to do the same in the 21st century
Jude is the only book given entirely to the great apostasy
The book has enormous value
However, many saints neglect this book
Jude appears before Revelation for a reason
It is one of the smallest (shortest) books in the New Testament
Jude comes across negative and intolerant but
His main premise is that false teaching comes from inside the church
The book of Jude is an important book for us today because it is written for the end times
Apostasy lives today
Jude is the only book given entirely to the great apostasy
Glory to God that we can pray as
We lay our lives on the altar of love
Jude admonishes us to contend for the faith
Jude is a small but important book worthy of study, written for the Christian of today
The epistle of Jude appears before Revelation for a reason
The Holy Spirit made sure we understand the season before HE RETURNS
The idea is that the words in Jude may capture our hearts so
That we may understand the beauty of the Lord’s return
Jude is mostly about the defence of the Gospel
We find six examples of ‘Error’ in the epistle of Jude,
Which are mentioned by name: the people of Israel, angels,
Sodom and Gomorrah, Cain, Balaam and Korah
Clearly, this is the problem today!
How much more should we pray that God keeps us from deception?
We Glorify His Name and His keeping power so as we read
The epistle of Jude let us appreciate the fact that
We will know how it will be before the Lord returns
The Holy Spirit helped us a lot by putting the epistle of Jude before Revelation
Our defence today is mandatory, our love for Christ is essential and the
Blood of Jesus is our weapon against our enemy
We see the Lord returning in the Book of Revelation but
We see deception before revelation so it is important that
We also deal with the six errors found in the epistle of Jude
Especially in our own lives--
Your name should also be about the defence of the Gospel
Because the biggest problem we have today is religion
Religion has no respect for God and the Lord Jesus
Jude was anxious to write about our salvation
However, he changed topics to address contending for the faith--
We need to do the same in the 21st century
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
However, he changed topics to address contending for the faith--
We need to do the same in the 21st century
Jude is the only book given entirely to the great apostasy
The book has enormous value
However, many saints neglect this book
Jude appears before Revelation for a reason
It is one of the smallest (shortest) books in the New Testament
Jude comes across negative and intolerant but
His main premise is that false teaching comes from inside the church
The book of Jude is an important book for us today because it is written for the end times
Apostasy lives today
Jude is the only book given entirely to the great apostasy
Glory to God that we can pray as
We lay our lives on the altar of love
Jude admonishes us to contend for the faith
Jude is a small but important book worthy of study, written for the Christian of today
The epistle of Jude appears before Revelation for a reason
The Holy Spirit made sure we understand the season before HE RETURNS
The idea is that the words in Jude may capture our hearts so
That we may understand the beauty of the Lord’s return
Jude is mostly about the defence of the Gospel
We find six examples of ‘Error’ in the epistle of Jude,
Which are mentioned by name: the people of Israel, angels,
Sodom and Gomorrah, Cain, Balaam and Korah
Clearly, this is the problem today!
How much more should we pray that God keeps us from deception?
We Glorify His Name and His keeping power so as we read
The epistle of Jude let us appreciate the fact that
We will know how it will be before the Lord returns
The Holy Spirit helped us a lot by putting the epistle of Jude before Revelation
Our defence today is mandatory, our love for Christ is essential and the
Blood of Jesus is our weapon against our enemy
We see the Lord returning in the Book of Revelation but
We see deception before revelation so it is important that
We also deal with the six errors found in the epistle of Jude
Especially in our own lives--
Your name should also be about the defence of the Gospel
Because the biggest problem we have today is religion
Religion has no respect for God and the Lord Jesus
Jude was anxious to write about our salvation
However, he changed topics to address contending for the faith--
We need to do the same in the 21st century
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The Kingdom allows you to do right in secret
Religion allows you to be good
On Sunday and mess up on Monday
Religion allows you to pretend
Before the people and sin in secret
The Kingdom allows you to be the same
From Sunday to Sunday
The Kingdom allows you to do right in secret and
Be yourself in front of the people
Religion is from the enemy and
The Kingdom is from our Heavenly Father
Religion started when our enemy rebelled
Because he wanted a new ‘position’
The Kingdom was given to us before
The foundations of the world
Religion calls for ‘practices’ to be fulfilled
The Kingdom exposes the heart of the Father
It is common for religious people
To be good on Sunday and mess up on Monday
Kingdom people are citizens of Heaven
They reflect Our Heavenly Father’s Heart
We give thanks to the Holy Spirit who
Helps us to live the life of the Kingdom
The death of Jesus on the Cross made
It possible that we can be the same from Sunday to Sunday
Mark Frank
Copyright ©2007
On Sunday and mess up on Monday
Religion allows you to pretend
Before the people and sin in secret
The Kingdom allows you to be the same
From Sunday to Sunday
The Kingdom allows you to do right in secret and
Be yourself in front of the people
Religion is from the enemy and
The Kingdom is from our Heavenly Father
Religion started when our enemy rebelled
Because he wanted a new ‘position’
The Kingdom was given to us before
The foundations of the world
Religion calls for ‘practices’ to be fulfilled
The Kingdom exposes the heart of the Father
It is common for religious people
To be good on Sunday and mess up on Monday
Kingdom people are citizens of Heaven
They reflect Our Heavenly Father’s Heart
We give thanks to the Holy Spirit who
Helps us to live the life of the Kingdom
The death of Jesus on the Cross made
It possible that we can be the same from Sunday to Sunday
Mark Frank
Copyright ©2007
Sunday, May 2, 2010
When the saints can’t smile
This is the time to be open with Jesus
If you are unhappy then tell Him
If you are angry then tell Him
Today many saints find it hard to smile
But we have a councillor—the Holy Spirit
We have the Kingdom of God that Jesus taught
When your smile is gone
He cares, all you have to do is
Dare to call Him even when you 'fall'
When you can't go that extra mile,
Remember, He knows your pain,
So retain your joy and live your
Life with Kingdom Purpose
God cares, so share your pain
With Him and He can carry your burden
God's the great surgeon!
I am certain that when your smile is gone
He cares, all you have to do is 'dare'
To call Him even when you 'fall'
God is good,
He stood on a 'hill' and declared
His love as He came down like a dove and
Showered us with mercy and grace!
He cares when your smile is gone
He is the Great Surgeon!
This is the time to be open with Jesus
If you are unhappy then tell Him
If you are angry then tell Him
Mark Frank
Copyright ©2008 Mark Frank
If you are unhappy then tell Him
If you are angry then tell Him
Today many saints find it hard to smile
But we have a councillor—the Holy Spirit
We have the Kingdom of God that Jesus taught
When your smile is gone
He cares, all you have to do is
Dare to call Him even when you 'fall'
When you can't go that extra mile,
Remember, He knows your pain,
So retain your joy and live your
Life with Kingdom Purpose
God cares, so share your pain
With Him and He can carry your burden
God's the great surgeon!
I am certain that when your smile is gone
He cares, all you have to do is 'dare'
To call Him even when you 'fall'
God is good,
He stood on a 'hill' and declared
His love as He came down like a dove and
Showered us with mercy and grace!
He cares when your smile is gone
He is the Great Surgeon!
This is the time to be open with Jesus
If you are unhappy then tell Him
If you are angry then tell Him
Mark Frank
Copyright ©2008 Mark Frank
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Kingdom of God, Antioch and our Neighborhoods
Life isn’t always easy
However God gives us the Kingdom of Heaven wherever we are
He will show us how to survive wherever we are—
He will give us HIS HOLY SPIRIT
He will be there with us
Antioch was the third largest city in the Roman Empire
It was a place of infectious disease—
Sickness was highly visible on the streets
The city was filled with misery, danger, fear etc
The averaged family lived in a crowded and filthy environment—
Half of the children died at birth or during childhood
Many children lost one parent before reaching maturity
Antioch was a place of depression
However God sent HIS KINGDOM to that place
In order to show HIS ETERNAL GRACE—
Jesus brought a new culture (of Heaven) and
His WAYS would allow individuals to
Live in tough conditions with the Kingdom of God—
The Community of Jesus Christ (His Ecclesia) will
Bring joy, hope, and a sense of family and above
All many will receive the HOLY SPIRIT
There are many places in the world
That represents Antioch in the 21st century—
Today God is also sending many to good and
Take HIS WORD in the most unlikely places—
Let us do that because God will not forget them...
Life isn’t always easy
However God gives us the Kingdom of Heaven wherever we are
He will show us how to survive wherever we are—
He will give us HIS HOLY SPIRIT
He will be there with us
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
However God gives us the Kingdom of Heaven wherever we are
He will show us how to survive wherever we are—
He will give us HIS HOLY SPIRIT
He will be there with us
Antioch was the third largest city in the Roman Empire
It was a place of infectious disease—
Sickness was highly visible on the streets
The city was filled with misery, danger, fear etc
The averaged family lived in a crowded and filthy environment—
Half of the children died at birth or during childhood
Many children lost one parent before reaching maturity
Antioch was a place of depression
However God sent HIS KINGDOM to that place
In order to show HIS ETERNAL GRACE—
Jesus brought a new culture (of Heaven) and
His WAYS would allow individuals to
Live in tough conditions with the Kingdom of God—
The Community of Jesus Christ (His Ecclesia) will
Bring joy, hope, and a sense of family and above
All many will receive the HOLY SPIRIT
There are many places in the world
That represents Antioch in the 21st century—
Today God is also sending many to good and
Take HIS WORD in the most unlikely places—
Let us do that because God will not forget them...
Life isn’t always easy
However God gives us the Kingdom of Heaven wherever we are
He will show us how to survive wherever we are—
He will give us HIS HOLY SPIRIT
He will be there with us
Mark Frank
Copyright 2010
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