by derek@derekhanson.me | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday brother Glenn Mayo got baptized!
This was an exciting Lord’s day. That morning we sang and worshipped our Lord, and then we heard the preaching of God’s Word. We then went outside in the beautiful sunshine and witnessed a powerful baptism! Brother Shaun, our associate pastor facilitated the baptism. We thank God for His continual mercy, as He watches over our flock at One:116 Bible Church in Texas.
Watch it below!
Last Wednesday I was stricken with a terrible pain beneath my ribcage that radiated throughout my chest and back area.
I’m not one to go to the doctor, so the fact that I went to the emergency room indicates that I was in some serious pain. After the CAT-scan and X- Ray, they determined that it was my gallbladder.
They said they needed to remove it, and scheduled me for an operation the next morning. I honestly have not felt physical pain like this ever! Excruciating! But thanks be to God the operation went smooth, and now I feel much better! God is so GOOD.
Thank you for all your sweet prayers, my family and I greatly appreciate it. – Jeff Rose
by Jeff Rose | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
‘Somebody has to preach God’s word in this hell.’
– Paul Schneider
Throughout 1915 the First World War raged in both western and eastern Europe. In the German onslaught in the east against Russia, Paul Robert Schneider, an eighteen-year-old German soldier, received a serious wound in the stomach. For his bravery he was awarded the Iron Cross.
After surgery and recovery from it, Paul Schneider fought in the artillery against Britain and France. His courage did not go unrecognized. By the end of the war he had risen to the rank of lieutenant. At about the same time another German soldier ended the war as a corporal. His name was Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler is now regarded as one of the most evil men who has ever lived. For twelve years, from 1933 to 1945, his political party, the National Socialists, or Nazis, dominated the life of Germany. For many years after 1933 his following among the German people was almost complete. Cheering crowds greeted him with rapturous enthusiasm whenever he appeared in public. He was idolized like a god. His power was so great that he led his people into an aggressive war in which millions died. His legacy to the country he ruled as a dictator was ruin and shame.
During those fateful years, the opposition to Hitler within Germany was so small that it was crushed with ease. Those who openly protested against Nazi ideology or policies paid a heavy price. The great scientist Einstein pointed out the origins of the most effective resistance. ‘Only the Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign to suppress truth…it had the courage to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom.’ Continue reading….
by Jeff Rose | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Jeff Rose | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
These six short rules for young Christians come to us from the pen of Brownlow North, an evangelist, preacher, and writer who lived from 1810–1865. While these helpful habits are addressed to the young believer, it is clear that they ought to be embraced by all Christians.
1. Never neglect daily private prayer; and when you pray, remember that God is present, and that He hears your prayers. (Heb. 11:6).
2. Never neglect daily private Bible reading; and when you read remember that God is speaking to you, and that you are to believe and act upon what He says. I believe all backsliding begins with the neglect of these two rules. (John 5:39).
3. Never let a day pass without trying to do something for Jesus. Every night reflect on what Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself, “What am I doing for Him”? (Matt. 5: 13-16)
4. If you are in doubt as to a thing being right or wrong, go to your room and kneel down and ask God’s blessing on it. (Col. 3:17). If you cannot do this, it is wrong. (Roms. 16:23).
5. Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue that because such and such people do so and so, therefore, you may. (2 Cor. 10:12). You are to ask yourself, “How would Christ act in my place”? And strive to follow Him (John 10:27)
6. Never believe what you feel, if it contradicts God’s Word. Ask yourself, “Can what I feel be true if God’s Word is true”? And if BOTH cannot be true, believe God and make your own heart the liar. (Roms. 3:4. 1 John 5:10-11).
NOTE:
Brownlow North was a man greatly used of God in the great 1859 Revival that swept the North of Ireland. His grandfather was the Bishop of Winchester, who was the son of Lord North, and once Prime Minister of England. Brownlow North, then, was an aristocrat; but, as we well know, position has no bearing on a man’s spiritual quality, and Brownlow North spent his days in godless living. “For forty-four years of my life,” he tells us, “my object was to pass time pleasantly; so long as the day was spent agreeably I was satisfied”. In 1854, God laid him low with a sever illness and raised him to life eternal to work the works of God. Two books give us an insight into the life and work of Brownlow North. “Wilt thou go with this man?” The story of his life; and “The Rich Man and Lazarus”, which is a collection of the sermons which he preached during that great awakening in 1859.
by Jeff Rose | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
With all the craziness going on around us, how are we, the church, suppose to behave? With the never-ending influx of fear inducing news being broadcast over our television sets, we have become a nation of nervous and uneasy people. I think I have heard the name “Covid’ over a thousand times since its inception. Now its a crazy combination of Covid-19, face mask, BLM, LGBTQ and murder Hornets!
Just recently some of the Hollywood elites and billionaires have been exposed for their gruesome child trafficking and pedophilia rings. These greedy, lusty pregnant powerhouses will have their day, either now, or later on the day of judgement.
Remember, God is Sovereign. Yes, I will say it again, God is Sovereign and that means He is in control of everything. As R.C. Sproul says, “…there is not one maverick molecule God is not in control of. He is not only in control of all things, He ordained all things!”
Yes, the Lord God has ordained everything that comes to pass. Listen to what scripture says in Isaiah 46:10…
“Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times
things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure.”
Listen to what John C. Johnston wrote in his Classic work on the Covenanters’ concerning the Sovereignty of God during a crisis,
“It was the stern and tremendous theology of John Calvin which gave birth to the Covenanters, and perhaps no other theology could have been of any service in an iron age like theirs. What they learned from it was an awesome sense of the sovereignty of God, a passion for righteousness and liberty, a sense of the vast issues of human destiny, and above all a resoluteness and certainty of faith which made them like the glittering sword of God amid the demoralization of their times.”
When we truly grasp this awesome reality, we no longer become circumstantial Christians. Another words, circumstances do not change our faith.
As John Piper once said, if we come to God for any other reason than God Himself, we come in vain. We did not come to Christ for life enhancement, we came to Christ for Christ! God had told Abraham in Genesis “Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
God had told Abraham, that God Himself was his reward! Abraham came to God for God!
If we are truly God’s people, it matters not whether we are thrown in a hole somewhere, burned alive, or living in in a mansion. We are safe and satisfied. Whether in life or death, we belong to God. Whether the coronavirus, obsessive mask wearing, communism, socialism, wicked-woke, or threats from the elites, we have God.
The Lord knows the beginning from the end.
So, when the heathen say, “Where is your God now?” (Psalm 115:2)
We will say, But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. (Psalm 115:3)
So how are we to behave? We are to remain trusting, peaceful, calm, confident, and bright. Let’s continue to be the salt and light. Let’s continue to be about our Father’s business and if we perish, we perish. Go, Stand, and Speak!
A Slave for Christ,
Jeff Rose
by Jeff Rose | Jun 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
To Our JeremiahCry family,
We are burdened, dismayed and our hearts are heavy as we think about what we have seen unfold over the last couple weeks. With so much chaos and rage going in our nation, what in the world are we supposed to do? Are we to jump into the fray and start shouting, looting, and using a tragedy as an excuse to be wicked?
Are we to join in and protest and vent our pain at the gross and demonic behavior of the arrest of George Floyd? We as a nation are still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. Now we are under curfew to keep us safe from the rioting and looting. What’s next? Darkness has literally covered the land.
The Bible talks about a darkness, darkness that overtakes a nation, and a darkness which describes a people.
“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.” Mathew 4:16
There are those who want to push, pout, and promote evil, and there are those in the midst of evil and darkness who are looking for the light of Christ. Yes, God’s elect are in the throes of a divided country, and many hearts are being prepared to hear the Gospel and come to Jesus.
As our nation is raging against God, and continues to look for other ways to accomplish justice, peace and freedom. God is giving them over to their lust, hatred, and love of violence.
“He who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:36
We must, as Christians and followers of Christ, penetrate the darkness with fire of the Holy Spirit, and the Truth of God’s Word. Jesus said,
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Romans 13:13,14
We are not to hide, we are to shine!
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden, Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Mathew 5:14-16)
So, if we set something on fire, let it be done by the fiery preaching of the Gospel!
John Wesley once said, “I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.”
While many people are in shock, traumatized, and living in fear while our nation is on fire, let us burn for Christ, that others may come and be rescued from the flames of hell.
Save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh – Jude 1:23
How will they hear if we do not let the perfect love of Christ swallow our fear, and cause us to rush into a sin crazed culture with the love of Christ? They won’t…
So, before we catch ourselves slipping into dread and fear, lashing out at all the injustices around the world, remember, we are the only people group on the planet who has the answer for darkness, pain, confusion and hopelessness. We have the Gospel of Christ.
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. Ephesians 5:8
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Romans 13:13
