We must always worship the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit everyday until we take our last breath on this planet. Worshiping the Lord Jesus from your heart, it becomes the most joyful moment of your life. Why? “The Joy of the Lord is our strength in our life.” We can worship the Lord Jesus anytime, anywhere and anyplace. How about right now in Jesus Mighty Name? Will that be all right? Ready set go!
Suggested Prayer:
Lord Jesus, please forgive me for all my sins and have mercy upon me. Sins in the past to this present day, I ask that you wash all of my sins with your precious blood and make me whole. Lord Jesus, today I ask you to use me as your humble servant, where I could be able to do your work and help others that need to be helped in your Mighty Name. Thank You Lord Jesus. Amen!
Make it a brief and a simple prayer. When a person makes a sincere prayer to the Lord Jesus, the Lord understands you by reading your heart, before it comes out of your mouth, so it isn’t necessary to make a long or fancy prayer.
If it is a church, have an authorized person bless the church’s areas to keep all the ungodly angels away from the church’s premises. If it is a private home, where a group of people holds their bible study, have the home blessed by an authorized person from the group. Why? Many times, when the worship team or group starts singing the worship songs, it may attract the ungodly angels and they may come over to the church or home and may enter without anyone knowing about it. Sometimes, problems may arise within the church or home.
For example, Let’s talk about fishing, when you reach the shoreline at the beach and start throwing some sardines from the can as chum, do you believe all kinds of fish will be attracted to the chum? I know they will, because whenever time permits me to go fishing, I always start chumming the water to attract the fish, so I can catch them. I feel that this is the same scenario with the demonic spirit/spirits. Does it make sense so far? Amen!
Suggested closing prayer for the church or home:
Lord Jesus, we thank you for being with us throughout the service of this morning or evening. However, we are coming to the closing of our service and as we are about to leave the premises, we ask you to protect each and every one of us till we reach our destination. Lord Jesus we ask that not one single strand of our hair shall be harmed upon us and we ask that you bring us back safely to the church or to this home again. Thank You Lord Jesus! Forever more the Father, forever more the Son and forever more the Power of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen!
Now this is a very short prayer, it can be prayed within 45 seconds and it can be very powerful and effective, if you were to pray from your heart, not from the corner of your mouth.
Some people believe because they are in a church, Satan and his followers cannot enter. Satan tempted and confronted our Lord Jesus; when the Devil told him, (3) if you are the Son of God, change these stones into loaves of bread. (4) Jesus told him No! ‘People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God. (5) The devil took him to Jerusalem, to highest point of the Temple (6) and said if you the Son of God jump off! (7) Jesus responded, by saying do not test the Lord your God. (8) When the Devil took Jesus to the peak of the mountain and showed him the nations of the world and all their glory. (9) The Devil told him, I will give it all to you, if you kneel down and worship me. (10) Jesus told the devil, you must worship the Lord your God; serve only him. You will find these scriptures written in Matthew 4:3-10.
So as you can see, if the Devil can approach the Lord Jesus himself, then who are we? Nothing! Absolutely Nothing! But we could become something when we have the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit within our heart and have the Lord’s precious blood upon us. Don’t you agree with me? Until then, we can’t say that because we are in a church or a home and the demonic spirit/spirits cannot enter. Believe me they can enter in any church or home, until they see the blood of the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. (Locally way of speaking, they will dig out!) Amen! Remember the blood of the Lord Jesus is the most important and also get baptized by the Holy Spirit. Does it make sense to you so far? Now if it does make sense to you? “Praise the Lord!”
From the time we started till today, I have taught OJT (On the Job Training) to Mr. John Ide and I am very pleased for all the knowledge and experiences he has acquired from the Lord and me. I truly believe the Lord Jesus will use him to do the Lord’s work and to help others that need to be helped in Jesus Mighty Name. Praise the Lord!
I pray this message will be very informative to you.
Aloha to all of you from Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
(116) COMBATING WITH THE DEMONIC SPIRIT
Whether we like it or not, Satan and his demonic spirits are here on this planet. It is like germs or bacteria; can you see them with your naked eyes? No! But you and I cannot say they do not exist, believe me they do exist. I truly believe this is the same scenario with the demonic spirits. I believe in my bible Satan is mentioned 52 times, devil and demon is mentioned 54 times and 58 times hell is mentioned, so Brothers and Sisters in Christ we cannot ignore it by saying they do not exist in this world, believe me they do exist! Now, we all know Satan cannot destroy God, but he wants to destroy all what God had created on this planet, mostly man. I have been going to many homes and places to pray for many people, when people call me. Sometime, I can see these demonic spirits in the building or home. Most of them are ugly spirits, like angry animal faces and huge spirits.
When I enter into the building or home, sometime, they make themselves very scarce to me. For that reason, I always remind the person or family not to mention my name and that I am coming over to their home. (Local way of speaking, they dig out!) Sometimes, when I am doing the blessing in the home, it sure takes a lot of energy out of me. Sometimes, I get very tired and want to go home and sleep.
Sometimes, I have had people ask me a question, why I do a lot of house blessings? My answer to that question is, I had made a promise to the Lord Jesus and to my late Kahu (Shepherd) when people call me I will go to that home or place in the name of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. All these years, I have kept my promise to the Lord Jesus and to my late Kahu. So we must be very careful what we promise to God and to the Holy Spirit. Once it comes out of your mouth, you cannot retract it back. In other words, it is written in the eyes of God.
Out of eleven hundred homes, I truly believe fifteen to twenty young children were saved from the demonic spirit’s attack. When I think about a young child or children, I will make every effort to go to their homes and cast out the demonic spirit/spirits from their home. Most of the children were between three to nine years old, they look very innocent and cute. Sometimes, I see them in the supermarket or shopping center and they look very fine. Praise the Lord! So as you can see, that is one of the reasons that I will go to their home and pray for them.
Many times when you bind the spirit/spirits in Jesus Mighty Name, they cannot escape from you. Why? It is like an invisible lasso you put upon them. When you apply the Lord’s precious blood upon them and send them to the pits of hell, they really don’t like it at all. Once they are escorted to the pits of hell by the angels, they cannot come back again. When you apply the Lord’s precious blood on them, I truly believe they will glow as they are descending into the pits of hell.
Just imaging, while you are walking in the night, your whole body glowing like a light bulb as you travel to your destination. I am sure many of us would be very uncomfortable. Am I right? Sure, some of you may think you really don’t need a flashlight to walk in the dark. Believe me it would be very uncomfortable, don’t you agree with me? Now this would be the same scenario when the demonic spirits have the Lord’s precious blood upon them. It will glow on them and they don’t like it. Remember, they are rulers of darkness, not ruler of lightness, so they really don’t like the light shining upon them.
Now, let’s get back to combating the demonic spirit/spirits. Okay? Always pray for protection upon you and your family by praying on the whole Armor of God, you will find it in Ephesians 6:11 “The Whole Armor of God.” Remember we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but the thin of the air. We cannot punch or kick these demonic spirits. We can defeat these spirits only by praying the words of God and by applying the Lord’s precious blood upon them. You may use scriptures by praying on Psalm 67: 1-7 to cast out any demonic spirit/spirits out of the home. When you cast it out from the home, send them to the pits of hell in Jesus Mighty Name.
Now I am not discouraging or encouraging people to cast out any demonic spirit, it all depends on the individual’s faith with the Lord Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit to do this kind of work for the Lord. It is not as simple or easy as you think; it requires authorization from the Lord Jesus. Remember, this demonic spirit can deceive, destroy or it can kill you or your family, such as your husband, wife, children or even your grandchildren. As you can see, we cannot take them too lightly and think you got them. No!
Now, if this ever happens to you or your family, you can’t call a police officer or just any minister to help you. It would take a certain individual to help you and your family. So as you can see, you must be very careful in doing this type of work. For me, I gently place my hand on the back of the person’s neck area and cast it out of the person. Why? That is where I truly believe the demon’s housing is, in the back of the neck area, trying to control the person. Sometime people tell me he or she sleeps many hours and they are still tired when they get up, sometimes the demonic spirit is on the back of the neck area. In other words, there is extra weight on the back that he or she is carrying throughout the day.
There are many different ways the demonic spirit/spirits may enter into the person’s body and mind. For examples: our mouth, eyes, ears, nose and our private areas are very vulnerable areas. For example, when a person catches a cold, it doesn’t enter in from our toes or legs, but through our nose or mouth. Right? How about ear infection, it doesn’t enter from our belly or feet and etc. Are you with me so far? We must always pray to the Lord to seal these areas that I have mentioned above, and ask God to seal it with His precious’ blood to prevent them from entering into your mind and body.
Yesterday, (3/5/11), after lunch hour, my left arm, left cheek and left chest was a little heavy, it seemed like a mild heart attack, so I called my good friend Brother Carl Okuyama and he encouraged me to go the Hospital Emergency Room; as a matter of fact, he picked me up at my home and took me to the ER. The doctor and the nurse put an Iv into my arm, took X-rays, Mri and blood tests, from 2:00 PM. To 11:00 PM., a total of nine hours in the room.
While I was in my room, I prayed to my Father God up in heaven to protect me and heal me in Jesus Mighty Name and I rebuked every unclean spirit out of me in Jesus Mighty Name. They told me at 9:30 PM. I needed to repeat my tests again, which I did and they would let me know the results. At approximately 10:20 PM., the doctor came into my room and said, everything looks great in the tests and they are no signs of a heart attack or stroke. I immediately prayed and thanked my Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit for being with me. Praise the Lord! So whenever you need go to the hospital, make a short prayer for yourself to the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I believe it will make a lot of difference for you.
I have a confession to make; I forgot to pray this morning to the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit for the protection upon me. Usually, I always make my prayer in the morning and because I didn’t pray, I feel that is when the demonic spirits took advantage of me.
At this time, I would like thank my Sr. Pastor Tim Waugh, Pastor Jeff Lagrimas, Pastor Dennise Lagrimas and members of the Crossnet Ministries for praying for me, also my good friend Brother Carl Okuyama for helping me by taking me to the ER Hospital. Most of all I would like to thank my Father God up in heaven and the power of the Holy Spirit for restoring my health and making it possible for me. Amen!
The moral of this message is: always ask for protection for you and your family in Jesus Mighty Name. In other words, don’t leave any opening for any demonic spirit/spirits to enter into your mind and body.
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
When I enter into the building or home, sometime, they make themselves very scarce to me. For that reason, I always remind the person or family not to mention my name and that I am coming over to their home. (Local way of speaking, they dig out!) Sometimes, when I am doing the blessing in the home, it sure takes a lot of energy out of me. Sometimes, I get very tired and want to go home and sleep.
Sometimes, I have had people ask me a question, why I do a lot of house blessings? My answer to that question is, I had made a promise to the Lord Jesus and to my late Kahu (Shepherd) when people call me I will go to that home or place in the name of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. All these years, I have kept my promise to the Lord Jesus and to my late Kahu. So we must be very careful what we promise to God and to the Holy Spirit. Once it comes out of your mouth, you cannot retract it back. In other words, it is written in the eyes of God.
Out of eleven hundred homes, I truly believe fifteen to twenty young children were saved from the demonic spirit’s attack. When I think about a young child or children, I will make every effort to go to their homes and cast out the demonic spirit/spirits from their home. Most of the children were between three to nine years old, they look very innocent and cute. Sometimes, I see them in the supermarket or shopping center and they look very fine. Praise the Lord! So as you can see, that is one of the reasons that I will go to their home and pray for them.
Many times when you bind the spirit/spirits in Jesus Mighty Name, they cannot escape from you. Why? It is like an invisible lasso you put upon them. When you apply the Lord’s precious blood upon them and send them to the pits of hell, they really don’t like it at all. Once they are escorted to the pits of hell by the angels, they cannot come back again. When you apply the Lord’s precious blood on them, I truly believe they will glow as they are descending into the pits of hell.
Just imaging, while you are walking in the night, your whole body glowing like a light bulb as you travel to your destination. I am sure many of us would be very uncomfortable. Am I right? Sure, some of you may think you really don’t need a flashlight to walk in the dark. Believe me it would be very uncomfortable, don’t you agree with me? Now this would be the same scenario when the demonic spirits have the Lord’s precious blood upon them. It will glow on them and they don’t like it. Remember, they are rulers of darkness, not ruler of lightness, so they really don’t like the light shining upon them.
Now, let’s get back to combating the demonic spirit/spirits. Okay? Always pray for protection upon you and your family by praying on the whole Armor of God, you will find it in Ephesians 6:11 “The Whole Armor of God.” Remember we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but the thin of the air. We cannot punch or kick these demonic spirits. We can defeat these spirits only by praying the words of God and by applying the Lord’s precious blood upon them. You may use scriptures by praying on Psalm 67: 1-7 to cast out any demonic spirit/spirits out of the home. When you cast it out from the home, send them to the pits of hell in Jesus Mighty Name.
Now I am not discouraging or encouraging people to cast out any demonic spirit, it all depends on the individual’s faith with the Lord Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit to do this kind of work for the Lord. It is not as simple or easy as you think; it requires authorization from the Lord Jesus. Remember, this demonic spirit can deceive, destroy or it can kill you or your family, such as your husband, wife, children or even your grandchildren. As you can see, we cannot take them too lightly and think you got them. No!
Now, if this ever happens to you or your family, you can’t call a police officer or just any minister to help you. It would take a certain individual to help you and your family. So as you can see, you must be very careful in doing this type of work. For me, I gently place my hand on the back of the person’s neck area and cast it out of the person. Why? That is where I truly believe the demon’s housing is, in the back of the neck area, trying to control the person. Sometime people tell me he or she sleeps many hours and they are still tired when they get up, sometimes the demonic spirit is on the back of the neck area. In other words, there is extra weight on the back that he or she is carrying throughout the day.
There are many different ways the demonic spirit/spirits may enter into the person’s body and mind. For examples: our mouth, eyes, ears, nose and our private areas are very vulnerable areas. For example, when a person catches a cold, it doesn’t enter in from our toes or legs, but through our nose or mouth. Right? How about ear infection, it doesn’t enter from our belly or feet and etc. Are you with me so far? We must always pray to the Lord to seal these areas that I have mentioned above, and ask God to seal it with His precious’ blood to prevent them from entering into your mind and body.
Yesterday, (3/5/11), after lunch hour, my left arm, left cheek and left chest was a little heavy, it seemed like a mild heart attack, so I called my good friend Brother Carl Okuyama and he encouraged me to go the Hospital Emergency Room; as a matter of fact, he picked me up at my home and took me to the ER. The doctor and the nurse put an Iv into my arm, took X-rays, Mri and blood tests, from 2:00 PM. To 11:00 PM., a total of nine hours in the room.
While I was in my room, I prayed to my Father God up in heaven to protect me and heal me in Jesus Mighty Name and I rebuked every unclean spirit out of me in Jesus Mighty Name. They told me at 9:30 PM. I needed to repeat my tests again, which I did and they would let me know the results. At approximately 10:20 PM., the doctor came into my room and said, everything looks great in the tests and they are no signs of a heart attack or stroke. I immediately prayed and thanked my Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit for being with me. Praise the Lord! So whenever you need go to the hospital, make a short prayer for yourself to the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I believe it will make a lot of difference for you.
I have a confession to make; I forgot to pray this morning to the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit for the protection upon me. Usually, I always make my prayer in the morning and because I didn’t pray, I feel that is when the demonic spirits took advantage of me.
At this time, I would like thank my Sr. Pastor Tim Waugh, Pastor Jeff Lagrimas, Pastor Dennise Lagrimas and members of the Crossnet Ministries for praying for me, also my good friend Brother Carl Okuyama for helping me by taking me to the ER Hospital. Most of all I would like to thank my Father God up in heaven and the power of the Holy Spirit for restoring my health and making it possible for me. Amen!
The moral of this message is: always ask for protection for you and your family in Jesus Mighty Name. In other words, don’t leave any opening for any demonic spirit/spirits to enter into your mind and body.
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
Monday, March 7, 2011
(115) TITHES AND OFFERINGS
We as Christian believers must give our tithes and offerings to God. When we give our tithes or offerings to God, we must give it in a cheerful way. In other words, let’s give our offerings from within our heart. (NLT) Matthew 23:23 How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, * but you ignore the important things of the law- justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe! In other words, no one is exempt in the eyes of God.
I am sure many of you know the story of the two sons of Adam and Eve, right? Well the son’s names were Abel and Cain. Cain became a farmer and Abel became a shepherd. At the harvest time, Cain brought to the Lord a gift of his farm produce, while Abel brought several choice lambs from the best of his flock. Now whose gifts did God accept? Was it Cain or Abel? You will find the answer in Genesis 4: 4.
Time after time I have mentioned to all of you that we as human beings living on this planet are sinners, the day our mothers had conceived us, we are borne with sins as stated in Psalm 51: 5. Well, what can we do? First we must ask God for forgiveness and give our offerings or tithes to God. Why? When we give our offering not 50%, 75% but 100% in a cheerful way, then I truly believe, God will bless you much more and the curses will be removed from you. Why? You have shown your OBEDIENCE to God. Now, I truly believe Abel gave his offering to God, the BEST of his flock that he could at that time, so God accepted Abel’s offering.
Sure God doesn’t need our money at all, but God will look into a person’s heart and God will know, if you had given in a cheerful way. Does it make sense to you so far? After the authorized Reverend, Pastor, Elder or even Deacon blesses the offering, God will accept your gifts and bless you much more as stated in Malachi 3:10.
After the Lord accepts the offering, then the church may use the offering to help to defray the church’s expenses. The church will pay to keep God’s home clean and available for everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.
I would like to remind all of you to name your seeds, when you make the offering, just think of yourself as a farmer, planting your seeds into the ground. For example, when a farmer wants to have cabbages on his farm, he will plant cabbage seeds. If he wants corn, then he will plant corn seeds. Right? Now if you need a good job? Plant your job seed. If you need a home, plant your home seed and etc. Does it make sense to you so far? If it does, then will all of you say Amen? Amen!
The moral of this message is giving your offering in a cheerful way.
Aloha to all of you.
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
I am sure many of you know the story of the two sons of Adam and Eve, right? Well the son’s names were Abel and Cain. Cain became a farmer and Abel became a shepherd. At the harvest time, Cain brought to the Lord a gift of his farm produce, while Abel brought several choice lambs from the best of his flock. Now whose gifts did God accept? Was it Cain or Abel? You will find the answer in Genesis 4: 4.
Time after time I have mentioned to all of you that we as human beings living on this planet are sinners, the day our mothers had conceived us, we are borne with sins as stated in Psalm 51: 5. Well, what can we do? First we must ask God for forgiveness and give our offerings or tithes to God. Why? When we give our offering not 50%, 75% but 100% in a cheerful way, then I truly believe, God will bless you much more and the curses will be removed from you. Why? You have shown your OBEDIENCE to God. Now, I truly believe Abel gave his offering to God, the BEST of his flock that he could at that time, so God accepted Abel’s offering.
Sure God doesn’t need our money at all, but God will look into a person’s heart and God will know, if you had given in a cheerful way. Does it make sense to you so far? After the authorized Reverend, Pastor, Elder or even Deacon blesses the offering, God will accept your gifts and bless you much more as stated in Malachi 3:10.
After the Lord accepts the offering, then the church may use the offering to help to defray the church’s expenses. The church will pay to keep God’s home clean and available for everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.
I would like to remind all of you to name your seeds, when you make the offering, just think of yourself as a farmer, planting your seeds into the ground. For example, when a farmer wants to have cabbages on his farm, he will plant cabbage seeds. If he wants corn, then he will plant corn seeds. Right? Now if you need a good job? Plant your job seed. If you need a home, plant your home seed and etc. Does it make sense to you so far? If it does, then will all of you say Amen? Amen!
The moral of this message is giving your offering in a cheerful way.
Aloha to all of you.
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
(114) MIND, BELIEVE AND RECEIVE
Yes, if your mind can BELIEVE in the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit and if you can RECIEVE all the knowledge and the blessing, you can ACHIEVE of becoming a strong Christian believer. Amen to that!
Many times I had mentioned in the past, fear of the lord would be your salvation and when the person doesn’t fear the lord that would be his or her damnation. For me, I would rather face a lion or tiger than face the Lord. Why? With the lion or tiger, I know I may be killed or injured, but with the Lord, there is nothing I can hide from the Lord Jesus. Mark 4: 22 tells us, everything hidden or secret will be brought to light. Are you with me so far?
Let’s discuss the word “Believe”. If your mind could believe in the lord Jesus with your entire heart and soul, then I truly believe Jesus will look and see your true heart, because the true temple of God is within your heart. Now, if you could receive all the knowledge, such as knowing and understanding all of God’s words that are written within the bible and receive the entire blessing from the Lord Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit, then there are no reasons for you not to Achieve of becoming a strong Christian believer. Amen!
Every day of our life we must always ask God to forgive us for all of our sins and have mercy upon us. There is not a single person living on this planet that is perfect. Remember forgiveness is your answer to many of your problems. Now this must prayed from your heart, not from the corner of your mouth. Why? God looks into a person’s heart. Let me ask you a question, have you made your prayer today? Now, if your answer is no. It is not too late. How about right now? Praying can be done anytime, anyplace or anywhere. Remember, praying can be very powerful, if you pray to the Lord Jesus sincerely from your heart.
Suggested Prayer:
Lord Jesus please forgive me for all of my sins and have mercy upon me. Lord Jesus I ask you to apply your precious blood upon me, from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, in and out of my body and make me whole in Jesus Mighty Name. Lord Jesus I ask that you make me to be your useful servant, where I could be able to do your work. Thank You Jesus! Amen!
Now as you can see, it is not a long prayer, but it is a very effective prayer, when a person prays sincerely from his or her heart.
Many times, I have observed in some Christian churches, people just go through the motions at church, by singing the worship songs and trying to pray without focusing their minds to the Lord Jesus. After the church service is over, they starting to gossip again. Does it make sense to you? No! If they are doing it, then just leave it in the hands of God. Never judge that person or anyone. In other words, let God judge that person. Why? God is the judge and jury. If that ever happens to you, just smile and walk away from that person. Why? Lets say you had prayed and asked God for forgiveness for all of your sins and let’s say God had forgiven you and here comes another person who starts to gossip again. Don’t you think listening to gossip is committing a sin? Of course it is! Without the person knowing about it, Satan may be using him or her by spreading all the rumors and lies of another person. We as Christian believers are trying very hard to walk one-step forward at a time to the Lord Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit and by listening to the gossip; it is like taking two or three steps backward away from the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. All the sincere praying you had prayed for seems like it is going down the drain. Are you with me so far?
Some people really pray from their heart and have relationship with Lord Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord! Sometimes, you may be able to see the “Aura” upon the person, for me, I am very happy for that person. When a person has relationship with the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, you may be able to see the color of their face and it starts to glow in a spiritual vision and sometimes, tears of the joy of the Lord and the Holy Spirit will be upon that person. For me, I truly believe that is the most priceless moment for that person. Amen to that!
Always remember this: If your mind can “Believe and Receive, you can Achieve in your Christian walk with the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit within your life. Amen!
Aloha to all of you!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
Many times I had mentioned in the past, fear of the lord would be your salvation and when the person doesn’t fear the lord that would be his or her damnation. For me, I would rather face a lion or tiger than face the Lord. Why? With the lion or tiger, I know I may be killed or injured, but with the Lord, there is nothing I can hide from the Lord Jesus. Mark 4: 22 tells us, everything hidden or secret will be brought to light. Are you with me so far?
Let’s discuss the word “Believe”. If your mind could believe in the lord Jesus with your entire heart and soul, then I truly believe Jesus will look and see your true heart, because the true temple of God is within your heart. Now, if you could receive all the knowledge, such as knowing and understanding all of God’s words that are written within the bible and receive the entire blessing from the Lord Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit, then there are no reasons for you not to Achieve of becoming a strong Christian believer. Amen!
Every day of our life we must always ask God to forgive us for all of our sins and have mercy upon us. There is not a single person living on this planet that is perfect. Remember forgiveness is your answer to many of your problems. Now this must prayed from your heart, not from the corner of your mouth. Why? God looks into a person’s heart. Let me ask you a question, have you made your prayer today? Now, if your answer is no. It is not too late. How about right now? Praying can be done anytime, anyplace or anywhere. Remember, praying can be very powerful, if you pray to the Lord Jesus sincerely from your heart.
Suggested Prayer:
Lord Jesus please forgive me for all of my sins and have mercy upon me. Lord Jesus I ask you to apply your precious blood upon me, from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, in and out of my body and make me whole in Jesus Mighty Name. Lord Jesus I ask that you make me to be your useful servant, where I could be able to do your work. Thank You Jesus! Amen!
Now as you can see, it is not a long prayer, but it is a very effective prayer, when a person prays sincerely from his or her heart.
Many times, I have observed in some Christian churches, people just go through the motions at church, by singing the worship songs and trying to pray without focusing their minds to the Lord Jesus. After the church service is over, they starting to gossip again. Does it make sense to you? No! If they are doing it, then just leave it in the hands of God. Never judge that person or anyone. In other words, let God judge that person. Why? God is the judge and jury. If that ever happens to you, just smile and walk away from that person. Why? Lets say you had prayed and asked God for forgiveness for all of your sins and let’s say God had forgiven you and here comes another person who starts to gossip again. Don’t you think listening to gossip is committing a sin? Of course it is! Without the person knowing about it, Satan may be using him or her by spreading all the rumors and lies of another person. We as Christian believers are trying very hard to walk one-step forward at a time to the Lord Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit and by listening to the gossip; it is like taking two or three steps backward away from the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. All the sincere praying you had prayed for seems like it is going down the drain. Are you with me so far?
Some people really pray from their heart and have relationship with Lord Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord! Sometimes, you may be able to see the “Aura” upon the person, for me, I am very happy for that person. When a person has relationship with the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, you may be able to see the color of their face and it starts to glow in a spiritual vision and sometimes, tears of the joy of the Lord and the Holy Spirit will be upon that person. For me, I truly believe that is the most priceless moment for that person. Amen to that!
Always remember this: If your mind can “Believe and Receive, you can Achieve in your Christian walk with the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit within your life. Amen!
Aloha to all of you!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
Monday, February 21, 2011
(113) WE MUST ALWAYS PLACE THE LORD JESUS FIRST IN OUR LIFE
Yes, we must always place our Lord Jesus Christ first within our life. Sometimes, people place money first before the Lord. It is called “Mammon.” The word mam’-mon is a Greek form of the Aramaic word for “money,” “riches,” “property,” “worldly goods,” or “profit.” In (NLT) Matthew 6: 24, No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
In (NLT) Matthew 6:19-20 tells us, don’t store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. If you place the value of money first and put God second, chances are you will lose your fortune. When a person places money first and places God second, usually some of these factors will be involved, such as greediness, cheating, stealing and even killing. Some parents or grandparents acquire wealth such as money and lands then plan on giving it to their children or grandchildren. There is nothing wrong with that, if that is the blessing from God. It would be awesome! If that is not from God’s blessing then you may lose it or your children or grandchildren may lose it all at the end. Are you with me so far?
When we take our last breath on this planet and take our first breath up in heaven, can we take our fortunes up in heaven? No! We cannot. Remember we all came from heaven with nothing and must return to heaven with nothing, except our faith with the Lord Jesus Christ. Let’s say your faith wasn’t quite right with the Lord Jesus and let’s say you will be judged at that time. If you read in Revelation 20 verses 12-15, it explains about the books being opened, including the Book of Life and at that time, if our name is not listed in the Book of Life, we will be cast into the lake of fire. I am positively sure; none of us would want to be in that situation. Am I right or wrong? Every morning, I read my newspaper and look in the obituaries to see who had passed away, this morning there were five people; I pray that they will be in the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
Going to a good Christian church is very good; there is nothing wrong with that. While you are attending the church have a good relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit and ask the Holy Spirit to baptize you in spirit. Many times, the warmth of the Holy Spirit may come upon you and the joy of the Lord will be with you. At that time, the Holy Spirit may give you a gift of praying in tongues, once you have received the gift, don’t stop it or deny it. You could control it by praying in a low voice or silently. In other words, it is between you and the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Not with anyone else. Don’t be afraid; let it flow in and out of your heart and mouth.
Okay, let’s get back to money or possessions that you acquire on this planet, sure while we are living here we need money to survive. But we must earn our living in an “Honest way,” not by being crooked or cheating people. When a person cheats or does something unethical that person will know deep down in his or her heart and mind that he or she has done what is not right. Now when God looks into a person’s heart, He can see very clearly and it would be very difficult to hide or to explain it to God. Are you with me so far?
Remember our true God’s temple is within our heart. If that is true, then we must keep our heart clean as much as possible. Don’t you agree with me? Sometimes, I see Christian people who believe in Jesus Christ very much and they attend church every Sunday and yet during the day, they do unethical or dishonest things during the working hours. I pray God will forgive them. To be very frank, I feel very uncomfortable and feel very sorry for that person. Sometimes, this is one of the gifts God has given to me where I can see through the person’s heart. For me, I leave it in the hands of God. Many times, I will not say anything to the person, because I will not judge that person at all, but I will let God judge the person. Why? God is the judge and jury.
We must place God first everyday. For example: a husband should place God first rather than his wife. The wife should place God first rather than her husband. Parents should place God first rather than their children or grandchildren. Children should place God first and honor their parents. In other words, always place God first in your life. Once you do that, then God will bless and protect you everyday. Does it make sense so far? If it does, “Praise the Lord!” Amen!
The moral of this message is always placing God first within your life.
Aloha to all of you!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
In (NLT) Matthew 6:19-20 tells us, don’t store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. If you place the value of money first and put God second, chances are you will lose your fortune. When a person places money first and places God second, usually some of these factors will be involved, such as greediness, cheating, stealing and even killing. Some parents or grandparents acquire wealth such as money and lands then plan on giving it to their children or grandchildren. There is nothing wrong with that, if that is the blessing from God. It would be awesome! If that is not from God’s blessing then you may lose it or your children or grandchildren may lose it all at the end. Are you with me so far?
When we take our last breath on this planet and take our first breath up in heaven, can we take our fortunes up in heaven? No! We cannot. Remember we all came from heaven with nothing and must return to heaven with nothing, except our faith with the Lord Jesus Christ. Let’s say your faith wasn’t quite right with the Lord Jesus and let’s say you will be judged at that time. If you read in Revelation 20 verses 12-15, it explains about the books being opened, including the Book of Life and at that time, if our name is not listed in the Book of Life, we will be cast into the lake of fire. I am positively sure; none of us would want to be in that situation. Am I right or wrong? Every morning, I read my newspaper and look in the obituaries to see who had passed away, this morning there were five people; I pray that they will be in the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
Going to a good Christian church is very good; there is nothing wrong with that. While you are attending the church have a good relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit and ask the Holy Spirit to baptize you in spirit. Many times, the warmth of the Holy Spirit may come upon you and the joy of the Lord will be with you. At that time, the Holy Spirit may give you a gift of praying in tongues, once you have received the gift, don’t stop it or deny it. You could control it by praying in a low voice or silently. In other words, it is between you and the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Not with anyone else. Don’t be afraid; let it flow in and out of your heart and mouth.
Okay, let’s get back to money or possessions that you acquire on this planet, sure while we are living here we need money to survive. But we must earn our living in an “Honest way,” not by being crooked or cheating people. When a person cheats or does something unethical that person will know deep down in his or her heart and mind that he or she has done what is not right. Now when God looks into a person’s heart, He can see very clearly and it would be very difficult to hide or to explain it to God. Are you with me so far?
Remember our true God’s temple is within our heart. If that is true, then we must keep our heart clean as much as possible. Don’t you agree with me? Sometimes, I see Christian people who believe in Jesus Christ very much and they attend church every Sunday and yet during the day, they do unethical or dishonest things during the working hours. I pray God will forgive them. To be very frank, I feel very uncomfortable and feel very sorry for that person. Sometimes, this is one of the gifts God has given to me where I can see through the person’s heart. For me, I leave it in the hands of God. Many times, I will not say anything to the person, because I will not judge that person at all, but I will let God judge the person. Why? God is the judge and jury.
We must place God first everyday. For example: a husband should place God first rather than his wife. The wife should place God first rather than her husband. Parents should place God first rather than their children or grandchildren. Children should place God first and honor their parents. In other words, always place God first in your life. Once you do that, then God will bless and protect you everyday. Does it make sense so far? If it does, “Praise the Lord!” Amen!
The moral of this message is always placing God first within your life.
Aloha to all of you!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
Sunday, February 13, 2011
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS?
We all can be Healthy, Wealthy and Prosperous in Jesus Mighty Name.
HOW?
1.Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1: 7
2.Ask God forgiveness by praying on Psalm 51: 1-19 by King David.
3.Give your tithes or offerings to God. Malachi 3: 10
Let’s get back to statement # 1, when you fear God, then that will be the beginning of becoming a strong Christian believer. There is nothing you can hide from the God. As stated in Mark 4:22, For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. So as you can see, when a person fears the Lord that will be your salvation and when a person doesn’t fear the Lord that will be your damnation. Don’t you agree with me?
Statement # 2, Many times as I have mentioned in the past, forgiveness is your answer to most of your problems. Now this must be done by praying from your heart, not from the corner of your mouth. In Psalm 51:5 For I was born a sinner – yes from the moment my mother conceived me. As you can see, we all bear the sins from the time of Adam and Eve till today and since God doesn’t have one black spot or blemish, we must all pray for forgiveness; it is like taking a spiritual bath to wash all of our sins, by applying the Lord’s precious blood upon us. In Matthew 18: 21-22 then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone* who sins against me? Seven times?” No! *Jesus replied, seventy times seven! *
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, seventy times seven, that’s 490 times. That’s lots of forgiving to do, don’t you agree with me? Will all of you pray with me on Psalm 51:1-19? It is a prayer from King David asking God to forgive him and God had forgiven him. Praise the Lord!
Statement # 3 Give your offering to God, by given your tithes to God as stated in Malachi 3:10. Now when you give your offering to God, you must give it in a cheerful way, not thinking that’s my money and the church is going to get it. No! Absolutely not at all! When you stop and think about it, everything belongs to God anyway. How about the air we breathe, the food we consume, the home we live in, the clothing on our back, the water we drink and etc?
Sure we all take it for granted. I know I used to many years ago, but I was wrong. I realize today everything belongs to God. When the authorized Reverend, Pastor, elder or even deacon blesses the offering, instantly God will accept. Why? God doesn’t need your money at all; He wants to see your obedience to Him. Remember the story about Abel and Cain? Whose offering did God accept? Was it Abel or Cain? You will find the answer in Genesis 4:4.
After the offering is blessed, then the church may use the offering to help defray the expenses, such as paying rent, phone, paper, insurance and etc., whatever expenses the church had incurred. Don’t you agree with me?
Now, let’s say you abide by it, God will forgive you and bless you much more, perhaps 10 fold, 100 fold or even a thousand fold. Now when you stop and think about it, that’s a lot of return back to us. Don’t you agree with me? I know it does, it has happened a lot of times for me. For example, this past February 6, 2011(Sunday) my Sr. Pastor made an announcement that he will be going to the Mainland to do the Lord’s work and will be back on February 16, 2011, those are nine days. I immediately gave him my monetary gift and the next day, which was on Monday, I received a check for $ 1,500.00. You may say it is coincidental, but it has happened many times for me. In my mind, I had passed the word coincidental. Of course, I am not going to take advantage from God; it must be given for a worthy cause and from a cheerful heart then I wait patiently for the blessing. If the blessing should come to me, then once again I will thank God for making it possible. For me, I truly believe God made it possible for me to receive the money. Praise the Lord!
So, we must all be very patient to receive the blessing from God. When you do give your offering to God, don’t expect today or tomorrow that you will receive your blessing. No! It may be today, tomorrow, next week, next month, even next year. This will be done in God’ time, not in your time. I am sure you have experienced this in the past, when you at least expected something, had practically forgotten about it and something good came to you. Right? This is the same scenario that I am talking about. When you least expected something then something good came to you.
When you receive your blessing from God, don’t forget to thank God for your health, wealth and for making you prosperous.
I pray this message is very informative to you.
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
HOW?
1.Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 1: 7
2.Ask God forgiveness by praying on Psalm 51: 1-19 by King David.
3.Give your tithes or offerings to God. Malachi 3: 10
Let’s get back to statement # 1, when you fear God, then that will be the beginning of becoming a strong Christian believer. There is nothing you can hide from the God. As stated in Mark 4:22, For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. So as you can see, when a person fears the Lord that will be your salvation and when a person doesn’t fear the Lord that will be your damnation. Don’t you agree with me?
Statement # 2, Many times as I have mentioned in the past, forgiveness is your answer to most of your problems. Now this must be done by praying from your heart, not from the corner of your mouth. In Psalm 51:5 For I was born a sinner – yes from the moment my mother conceived me. As you can see, we all bear the sins from the time of Adam and Eve till today and since God doesn’t have one black spot or blemish, we must all pray for forgiveness; it is like taking a spiritual bath to wash all of our sins, by applying the Lord’s precious blood upon us. In Matthew 18: 21-22 then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone* who sins against me? Seven times?” No! *Jesus replied, seventy times seven! *
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, seventy times seven, that’s 490 times. That’s lots of forgiving to do, don’t you agree with me? Will all of you pray with me on Psalm 51:1-19? It is a prayer from King David asking God to forgive him and God had forgiven him. Praise the Lord!
Statement # 3 Give your offering to God, by given your tithes to God as stated in Malachi 3:10. Now when you give your offering to God, you must give it in a cheerful way, not thinking that’s my money and the church is going to get it. No! Absolutely not at all! When you stop and think about it, everything belongs to God anyway. How about the air we breathe, the food we consume, the home we live in, the clothing on our back, the water we drink and etc?
Sure we all take it for granted. I know I used to many years ago, but I was wrong. I realize today everything belongs to God. When the authorized Reverend, Pastor, elder or even deacon blesses the offering, instantly God will accept. Why? God doesn’t need your money at all; He wants to see your obedience to Him. Remember the story about Abel and Cain? Whose offering did God accept? Was it Abel or Cain? You will find the answer in Genesis 4:4.
After the offering is blessed, then the church may use the offering to help defray the expenses, such as paying rent, phone, paper, insurance and etc., whatever expenses the church had incurred. Don’t you agree with me?
Now, let’s say you abide by it, God will forgive you and bless you much more, perhaps 10 fold, 100 fold or even a thousand fold. Now when you stop and think about it, that’s a lot of return back to us. Don’t you agree with me? I know it does, it has happened a lot of times for me. For example, this past February 6, 2011(Sunday) my Sr. Pastor made an announcement that he will be going to the Mainland to do the Lord’s work and will be back on February 16, 2011, those are nine days. I immediately gave him my monetary gift and the next day, which was on Monday, I received a check for $ 1,500.00. You may say it is coincidental, but it has happened many times for me. In my mind, I had passed the word coincidental. Of course, I am not going to take advantage from God; it must be given for a worthy cause and from a cheerful heart then I wait patiently for the blessing. If the blessing should come to me, then once again I will thank God for making it possible. For me, I truly believe God made it possible for me to receive the money. Praise the Lord!
So, we must all be very patient to receive the blessing from God. When you do give your offering to God, don’t expect today or tomorrow that you will receive your blessing. No! It may be today, tomorrow, next week, next month, even next year. This will be done in God’ time, not in your time. I am sure you have experienced this in the past, when you at least expected something, had practically forgotten about it and something good came to you. Right? This is the same scenario that I am talking about. When you least expected something then something good came to you.
When you receive your blessing from God, don’t forget to thank God for your health, wealth and for making you prosperous.
I pray this message is very informative to you.
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
Friday, February 11, 2011
HOLY SPIRIT (Part One)
What is the Holy Spirit or who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is our counselor, friend, comforter and etc. We must not forget the Holy Spirit. Many Christian churches and members seem to forget the Power of the Holy Spirit. No! We must not! We cannot forget the Holy Spirit at all. It is very important to include the Holy Spirit in your prayers and church. Why? In King James 5: 7, For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
A few years ago, I met a woman who told me that when a person gets baptized in water, the Holy Spirit would baptize him or her. Up to my knowledge, the only true person who was baptized by the Holy Spirit during the water baptism was the Lord Jesus Christ, when John the Baptist baptized the Lord Jesus.
Jesus told His disciples. In Acts 1:5 (NLT), John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Now, if the Holy Spirit baptized the disciples at the time of water baptism, then why would Jesus tell His disciples in a few days they will be baptized in the Holy Spirit? Now in my personal belief, when a person is baptized in water, he or she is proclaiming they are becoming a Christian believer and the Holy Spirit is waiting for any Christian believer to receive him. Just think for yourself, when you were baptized in water, did heaven open up for you like the Lord Jesus Christ when John the Baptist had baptized Jesus Christ? No!
You must ask the Holy Spirit to baptize you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Power of the Holy Spirit. When you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, He usually gives you a gift of praying in tongues, and then the joy of the Lord and the Holy Spirit will be with you. Acts 1: 8 but when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and tell people about me everywhere- in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. So as you can see when Jesus’ disciples were baptized in water and if they had received the Holy Spirit at the time of the water baptism, then why would Jesus tell his disciples in a few days, you will be baptized by the Holy Spirit?
When the Holy Spirit comes, in (NLT) Acts 2: 4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, * as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. So as you can see the Holy Spirit is very important for all of us as strong Christian believers. Without the Holy Spirit, the church becomes like an organization or association. For me, I want to have relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit. I am sure you all will agree with me. Right? Right On! Does it make sense to you so far? If, it does! Amen! (So be it)
Remember to always BELIEVE in Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit, RECEIVE all the blessing and knowledge, then you can ACHIEVE by becoming a Christian believer. Amen! There is much more about the Holy Spirit, perhaps I will continue on the next topic.
The moral of this message is never leave out the Holy Spirit; we must always include the Holy Spirit in our prayers. In other words, don’t restrain the Holy Spirit from coming to you. Give the Holy Spirit full permission and control over you. Let him flow it in and out, you may be surprised one day. You will be praying in tongues or speaking unknown languages; so don’t be afraid of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will never lead you to any wrong path, but always lead you to Godly paths. The Joy of the Lord will be with you. In other words, “The Joy of the Lord will be our strength within our life. Praise the Lord!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
A few years ago, I met a woman who told me that when a person gets baptized in water, the Holy Spirit would baptize him or her. Up to my knowledge, the only true person who was baptized by the Holy Spirit during the water baptism was the Lord Jesus Christ, when John the Baptist baptized the Lord Jesus.
Jesus told His disciples. In Acts 1:5 (NLT), John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Now, if the Holy Spirit baptized the disciples at the time of water baptism, then why would Jesus tell His disciples in a few days they will be baptized in the Holy Spirit? Now in my personal belief, when a person is baptized in water, he or she is proclaiming they are becoming a Christian believer and the Holy Spirit is waiting for any Christian believer to receive him. Just think for yourself, when you were baptized in water, did heaven open up for you like the Lord Jesus Christ when John the Baptist had baptized Jesus Christ? No!
You must ask the Holy Spirit to baptize you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Power of the Holy Spirit. When you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, He usually gives you a gift of praying in tongues, and then the joy of the Lord and the Holy Spirit will be with you. Acts 1: 8 but when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and tell people about me everywhere- in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. So as you can see when Jesus’ disciples were baptized in water and if they had received the Holy Spirit at the time of the water baptism, then why would Jesus tell his disciples in a few days, you will be baptized by the Holy Spirit?
When the Holy Spirit comes, in (NLT) Acts 2: 4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, * as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. So as you can see the Holy Spirit is very important for all of us as strong Christian believers. Without the Holy Spirit, the church becomes like an organization or association. For me, I want to have relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit. I am sure you all will agree with me. Right? Right On! Does it make sense to you so far? If, it does! Amen! (So be it)
Remember to always BELIEVE in Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit, RECEIVE all the blessing and knowledge, then you can ACHIEVE by becoming a Christian believer. Amen! There is much more about the Holy Spirit, perhaps I will continue on the next topic.
The moral of this message is never leave out the Holy Spirit; we must always include the Holy Spirit in our prayers. In other words, don’t restrain the Holy Spirit from coming to you. Give the Holy Spirit full permission and control over you. Let him flow it in and out, you may be surprised one day. You will be praying in tongues or speaking unknown languages; so don’t be afraid of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will never lead you to any wrong path, but always lead you to Godly paths. The Joy of the Lord will be with you. In other words, “The Joy of the Lord will be our strength within our life. Praise the Lord!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
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