Passion for Jesus Passion for Christ should exceed everything else in life.    A New Year helps us to stay on track and stay the course.   Every day we should seek the Lord PHIL 3:7-12 ESV Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

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SONGS: Always - Milagro Band Everlasting Night - Martin Cantu & Juan Rios Pray With Me - Martin Cantu & Juan Rios   PROTECT YOUR HEART! @ 13:12 PROV 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. (Above all keeping) Guard, Protect, Watch, Keep 1408 נצר (nṣr) II. Assumed root of the following. 1408a נֵצֶר (nēṣer) branch, shoot, sprout. This noun, coming from an Arabic root meaning  “to be fresh, bright, grown green,” appears only four times. Proverbs 4:23 CSB  “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.”   What Defiles a Person MARK 7 14And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”e 17And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?”f (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 20And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”   Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.   Matthew 15:18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.   Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.   Mark 7:21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,   Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.   Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Protecting Your Heart - Pastor Rudy

THE LORD LOOKS ON THE HEART! 1 SAMUEL 16:7  English Standard Version 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”  

THE LORD LOOKS ON THE HEART - Pastor Rudy

 DINING WITH THE HATED— Luke 5:27-32 HATED GROUP OF PEOPLE In Jesus’ time, tax collectors were pretty much hated by the people.  These were Jews who were taking advantage by collecting Rome’s taxes plus a surcharge to line their own pockets    THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE DISADVANTAGED TAX COLLECTOR. The Gk. word telōnēs (av ‘publican’) means a collector of tax or custom on behalf of the Romans   The system was very open to abuse, and the publicani seem to have been prone to extortion and malpractice from the very beginning   Lk. 19:2 seems to imply that Zacchaeus was the contractor for the whole of the taxes of Jericho and had collectors under him WHEN SINNERS REPENT UP TO HALF MY KINGDOM I WILL GIVE I WILL REPAID 4 TIMES OVER - WOW!

JESUS, FOOD & SINNERS!

Acts 10:5-6“And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

God Knows, Your Name, Your Address and Your Need!

Don't Let Your Heart Be Troubled - Pastor Rudy John 14:1 - Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Don't Let Your Heart Be Troubled - Pastor Rudy

IT SHALL COME TO PASS!  IT SHALL COME TO PASS MANY OF THESE ARE SAID IT MEANS THAT IT SHALL HAPPEN - COUNT ON IT! LETS LOOK Romans 9:26 KJV  “And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.” Acts 2:17-18, 20-22, 24 KJV “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,...

IT SHALL COME TO PASS!

Pastor Rudy - The Death Burial & Resurrection of Jesus The Son Of God! MATTHEW 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

The Death Burial & Resurrection of Jesus The Son Of God!

GAL 5:1 FOR FREEDOM CHRIST HAS SET US FREE - STAD FIRM AND DO NOT SUBMIT AGAIN TO A YOKE OF SLAVERY  WHOM THE SON SETS FREE IS FREE INDEED The Truth Will Set You Free JOHN 8:31-36 - ESV So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.   LK 13:11-18 - WOMAN SET FREE FROM A DISABLING SPIRIT v12 He laid his hands on her and immediately she was freed SIN ENSLAVES SIN IS ROOTED IN TRAUMA & DEATH DRIVEN IT HOLD US CAPTIVE & KEEPS US AWAY FROM GOD AND HIS BLESSING

Freedom and Liberty In Jesus - Pastor Rudy

DON’T BE SHAKEN 2 THESSALONIANS 2 When this corona first hit many were shaken including Christians. And yet the word of the Lord tell us don’t be shaken.  So many had their faith shaken, where they stood with God, I heard more people declare, we got to do more, pray more, give more, be more of a light and on and on, MY QUESTION?, SO DOES THAT MEAN JESUS GOT SHAKEN, YOU QUESTIONED YOUR FAITH, DON’T BE SHAKEN NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WHAT COME DOWN, JESUS IS LORD!   2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 ESV “Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.”   2 Thessalonians 2:2 CSB  “not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has come.”   We Trust in our God - We Will Not Be Shaken We Trust That Our God is for Us  - We Will Not Be Shaken - Romans 8 We Trust His Unfailing Love - We Will Not Be Shaken We Trust Him When the Battles Rage - We Will Not Be Shaken Our God Is Stronger - Jesus can do all things Let’s call on his name - We will not be shaken!  

DON’T BE SHAKEN

Faith Center Easter Service with Pastor Rudy. (I renamed this title to "He's Alive Bruh" after getting a big kick out of the video which my grandkids Noah and Nevaeh did on reading the scriptures on the kids part) 1. THE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST WITNESSED fRIST HAND HIS RESURRECTION PREACHED JESUS RAISED FROM THE DEAD! Acts 2:32-33, 36 KJV  “This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Acts 3:26 KJV  “Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.” Acts 4:10-13 KJV “Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 13:29-34 KJV  “And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him from the dead: And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.”   2. JESUS OBEDIENCE TO DEATH GAVE HIMN THE RULE OVER DEATH PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 - “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”   3. KNOW JESUS IN THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION  3 PHILIPPIANS 3:8-12 - “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”

Easter Service - He's Alive Bruh! - PASTOR RUDY

John 3:16-17 New International Version (NIV) - 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  

John 3:16 - God Loves You Message - Pastor Rudy

THE PROPHETIC PROMISE  - THE  KING OF PEACE COMES RIDING A DONKEY  Zechariah 9:9-12 (quoted in Matthew 21:5; John 12:15) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. VERSE 9 - KING OF PEACE - Zechariah is delivering the prophecy of the King coming to Jerusalem, with the background of Jesus riding on an ass entering into Jerusalem and people spreading their clothes before him, waving palm branches. "Ass" (KJV; NRSV: "donkey") and "colt": point to one animal in the 'style of Hebrew parallelism' (cf. Genesis 49:11; John 12:14–15), indicating 'peaceful intensions', in contrast to "horse" (or "war-horse") in verse 10.[8] New Testament authors see this verse as a prophecy to Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday as quoted in Matthew 21:5; John 12:15).[22]     YOUR KING IS:  Coming to you ON A DONKEY - indicating 'peaceful intensions', in contrast to "horse" (or "war-horse") in verse 10 Righteous and having Salvation is he Humble King   YOUR KING WILL: Cut off the chariot from Ephraim  The war horse from Jerusalem  The battle bow shall be cut off   He shall speak peace to the nations   Rule shall be from sea to sea   YOUR KING: Because of the blood of my covenant I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope Declares that He will restore to you double

THE PROPHETIC PROMISE  - THE  KING OF PEACE 

Breaking Fear - Jesus dismantled fear!HEBREWS 2:14,15 - “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” ‭‭‭‭I John‬ ‭3:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬““...He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” Matthew 16:15-19He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 2 Timothy 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Breaking Fear - Jesus dismantled fear! - Pastor Rudy

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