Are you sick of dead religion and tired of powerless prayers? Are you fed up with the gospel of greed? Thank God! So are we! Are you looking for a REAL Salvation experience the Bible way? One that you and the world can read about in the Book of Acts? One that will create a real change in your life that comes from within and shows in your outlook and how you live your life?
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Religion is man-made, but salvation is real and is from God. Man-made traditions have confused the masses .............Have you "repeated a prayer", but feel like there must be more? The good news is that there is more for you!
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We are not "against" .......or opposed to....... someone praying the "Sinner's Prayer".......and/or making a "Public profession of faith".......by walking down the aisle in front of a congregation and either kneeling at an altar and praying the "Sinner's Prayer" or shaking a preacher's hand to acknowledge their "Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior".......and/or "Accepting the Lord as their personal Savior" .......or all of the above. But this is not salvation according to the Bible.
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Let me use the illustration of me telling someone, wanting to go to Prescott, AZ from Phoenix, to just take I-17 North. That's the truth (I would NOT have lied to that person), but I would NOT have told them the truth in its entirety. Furthermore, if that's all I told them, and they were not open to any additional truth or did not receive any additional instruction down the road somewhere, by some means, they would NOT make it to Prescott, Arizona. Likewise, if someone asks "What must I do to be saved?", and all they are told is to repeat a prayer, they will not have all the truth, nor will they be saved, unless they go on further to obey the Word of God. (Read the 2nd Chapter of the Book of Acts and notice the reply that Peter gave to the multitude when they asked the same question. Part of his reply is found in the 38th verse and Peter was obeying what Jesus told him to do in Luke 24:46-49, verse 47 in particular. This is also confirmation of what Jesus said in Mark 16:15-18. If the question hasn't changed, then neither has the answer!) Take a look in the Book.......
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AGAIN, I AM NOT OPPOSED TO ANY OF THE THINGS I MENTIONED ABOVE. What disturbs me is someone telling the person who does (or has done) any of the above that they are "SAVED".......or "Born Again".......PRESTO, POOF!.......just like that, and will go to Heaven when they die. While all of the above are excellent "starting places" for any person who wants to turn their life around, and to live for God, THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN THAT! Most people who do the things I mentioned above, get to feeling later on, that there had to be more to it than that .......Most just don't know what it is because they have not been taught. I believe most honest-hearted people probably feel the same way. But most folks are told when they "question.......or doubt .......their salvation" that it's just the devil trying to trip them up, and to just accept salvation by faith and continue on as they are because we are all saved by grace, not by works, lest any man should boast, anyhow . . ., let me suggest that you search out the scriptures and let the Word of God speak to you, and never just take somebody's word for something as eternal as SALVATION!
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Additionally, NONE of the things I listed above (other than the Scriptures) is a sure sign that the person who does and/or has done any of the above understands and/or has complied with:
1) Repentance (without which NOBODY can be saved - Luke 13:3&5)
2) Being "born 'again' of water" CORRECTLY (without which NOBODY can "ENTER" Heaven - John 3:5-8 &17, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 2:36-39)
3) Being Born "again" of the Spirit (the BIBLE way - John 3:1-8, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 2:36-39) . . . (without which NOBODY can "ENTER" Heaven.
4) Continuing in the APOSTLES' DOCTRINE, (The Apostles were the footprint followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, taught by HIM) following peace with all men and living a holy - consecrated, dedicated, set apart, separate - life (without which NOBODY shall see the Lord - Acts 2:40-42, Hebrews 12:14)
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It disturbs me that anyone would actually tell a person who sincerely prays the "Sinner's Prayer" that they are saved and ready to go to Heaven, then and there without having repented and been born "again" of water and of the Spirit (the Bible way).......Instead, tell them that God hears the "Sinner's Prayer", and that they will need to be presented with . . . "hearing" and obeying . . . the Truth in its entirety in order to be ultimately saved (John 3:5-8, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:13-17), and that the earnestly prayed "Sinner's Prayer" is only the beginning or start of their brand new life and walk with God. There really is more for All of Us! We offer an online Bible study for those who request one and are sincerely desiring to know they are truly saved, the Bible way.
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Jesus said in John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you that My joy might remain in you, and your joy might be full. Psalms 16:11 declares Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
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We are dedicated and committed to serving the Lord Jesus Christ, as obedient doers of His Word. We endeavor to minister to the whole person - body, soul and spirit - everywhere we go.
We are, and desire to be associated with those who are radical, on fire, born again believers following Jesus; praying for and visiting the sick, the hurt, the lost, the discouraged and those who are bound, the up and out, the down and out, wherever they are - in homes, in the streets, in jails or prisons, hospitals, rehab centers, nursing homes, hospice centers, anywhere at all. We endeavor to be a good witness for Jesus, even if we have to use words.
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We are called by God and PASSIONATE, on fire and operating in the gifts of the Spirit with a burning desire to win souls and to be an encouragement to everyone. We have the guts to call sin - sin, and not water down the truth as we minister through love with the anointing of the Holy Ghost, dedicated and committed to, and in love with JESUS, not religion! We follow Jesus, not religion.......He saved us and "the religious" put him to death on the cross.
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We seek out and endeavor to have born again (the Bible way), believers on the streets, in the camps of the enemy and in any place God leads, praying the prayer of faith to save, heal and to deliver those who are sick or injured, in pain or hurting, in bondage or needing a miracle and need to be set free.
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We offer Bible studies by email and in homes and in churches. Please send us an email for more information and find out about the areas we are able to reach in person.
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Please join us at Last Day Revival Center for prayer, praise and the Word on Sundays at 11:00 AM and for worship service in the evening at 7:30 PM. 2602 W. Montebello Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85017.
For prayer, Bible studies, to request a visit, or if you need someone to talk to, please call us.
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For prayer, Bible studies, to request a visit, or if you need someone to talk to, please call us.
Bishop G. Lester Thompson,
FULLNESS of JOY MINISTRIES
623-225-3625
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