PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES: REVIVAL BLOG

From John Collins Ministries: “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.” 1 Corinthians 10:21 (NKJV). “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said, ‘I will dwell in them and walk among them, I will be their God, and they shall be My people.’ Therefore ‘Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you and you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.’” 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (NKJV). Halloween is paganism. God has spent a lot of time and effort and has sent many a prophet, m...

From John Collins Ministries: “A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV). “The way of life winds upward for the wise, That he may turn away from hell below.” Proverbs 15:24 (NKJV). There is a process to growing up, claiming adulthood and proceeding to live your life . There are choices that you make and each one of those choices determines who you are and who you will become . Those that are aware of their eternal soul and want to go to heaven learn to make those choices by determining the good will of the Lord and choosing to do His will . You may not think that it is any big deal to tell a lie , omit the truth or to be selfish in this one small matter. You may think nothing of passing up an opportunity to be kind and compassionate just this once. You may think that work is more important than that baseball game or that home cooked meal. You may think that you can make it up to them at another time...

From John Collins Ministries:  “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:6-10 (NKJV). Do you dream of a new car , a bigger home , a better wardrobe , fine jewelry , a boat , or that special addition to your collection ? Are you satisfied with your looks or do you need your hair done, nails done, waxing, lifting, sculpting, tucking or just some good work-out time? Are you in need of a vacation, down-time, family time, you-time and just a great round of golf? Do you waste food, water, time...

From John Collins Ministries: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV). “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.” Psalm 51:12-13 (NKJV). The gang-banger, the drug dealer, the thief, the liar, the cheater, the adulterer and every other sinner out there is a soul in need of Christ. We live in a world of despair and fear of our fellow man. We have so many horrible truths that fill our streets that we are cautious and wary. There are bad people in this world and many of them do not want to change. I believe that there are also so very many people that have not been given the chance to change. Their environments have created a need to survive and there seems to be so few ways to get out. There are many outreach programs that are trying to h...

Being able to repeat Bible verses does not make you a righteous person John Collins, Evangelist, John Collins Ministries From John Collins Ministries: “Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice? She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet. She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors; ‘To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.’” Proverbs 8:1-5 (NKJV). There is a big difference between biblical knowledge and biblical wisdom . There are many people out there that can quote the Bible because they have memorized certain passages that further their points of view. There are many preachers out there that can speak with seemingly great amounts of biblical knowledge but the really smart person is a person that knows how to take that biblical knowledge and apply it to thei...

No matter what you have done, God loves you, and Jesus loves you, too.  Even though we are filthy with sin, it is our faith in Them that saves us. Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries Old Testament applied to current day-from John Collins Ministries: When Samuel was old the people of Israel asked for a king to lead them. They were told that in doing so they would be rejecting God . They insisted on being given a king . God allowed them to have their way in this folly but sent thunder and rain to show them their wickedness . “And all the people said to Samuel, ‘Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.’Then Samuel said to the people, ‘Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.” 1 Samuel 12:19-20 (NKJV). We are sinners . That is a fact . Sometimes we get caug...

Let us love ourselves enough to wait on the Lord and not give up on us. You faith is worth the fight and the kingdom of heaven awaits. If a tear is shed today just know that laughter is on the horizon. God is always good.  Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries  Prayer for the day, Pastor John Collins: Lord, help me to embrace the moments of my life that are hard to get my arms around. Enable my eyes to see YOU in them. Help me to always acknowledge the abundance of your goodness to me. I lift to YOU the deepest struggles in my life, I trust YOU to open my eyes to see all YOU have for me in them. Reveal to me the fullness of it all, Thank you for opening my eyes to your truths and allowing me to spread your word. PSALM 138:3 In the day when I cried out, YOU answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul. “Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22 (NKJV). T...

From John Collins Ministries: "And the devil said to Him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread. But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”  Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”  And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’” Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up...

From John Collins Minstries: Does the Bible promise us to walk this life without hurt? We become offended when hurt, and seeds of bitterness grow. It is up to us to pull out the weeds. Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.” Hebrews 12:14-15 (NKJV). Bitterness is something that we must be on guard against and we must have complete honesty with ourselves if we are to monitor our hearts so that we can repent if we find ourselves gone astray . Bitterness will creep up on you and it is easy to allow it to happen. We like to think of ourselves as deserving the best and we become very offended when others hurt us, reject us and when we perceive that we have not received our ‘due’. We must be careful to find the bala...

From John Collins Ministries: Entitlement, egos, and arrogance lead to death, although while it envelopes you on earth it feels like life. Pastor John Collins “What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?” Romans 9:22-24 (NKJV). What does the world owe you? What do your parents owe you? Does your wife or husband deserve you? Does your boss know how lucky they are to have you? Do your children realize how blessed they are to have you as a parent ? Have you gotten your due? Does the world recognize your greatness , your beauty, your special something that makes it better? Doesn’t everyone around you acknowledge that even God has chosen you to bless so they should bow d...

  From John Collins Ministries:  “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’” Matthew 19:23-24 (NKJV). We have all heard this saying and we all know that the rich often struggle with greed and materialism . But what about those that are not filthy rich and those that have even less ? What happens in the heart of a person that places great emotional value on possessions ? What about that quilt that grandma made, those pieces of jewelry from mom, that set of china from great-aunt Susan, or those baseball cards from grandpa, not to mention the furniture that has been passed down and the T.V. that you worked so hard to buy and add to the living room that brings you such pride and joy because you have better than when you were a kid? When we...

From John Collins Ministries: THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries, Evangelist “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13 (NKJV). Jesus  spoke these words to prepare His  apostles  for His crucifixion.  Jesus  made the ultimate  sacrifice  for us. Many may not expect to encounter a  situation  where this is a possibility here in  America . Yet, there are soldiers that encounter this situation and face the possibility of  death  side by side there fellow  soldiers  every day while  fighting battles  for their country. There has been many wars that  America  has fought in and many men who have died. There is not a choice for a  soldier  to go to fight for their country;  they just do . Most of those men will tell you that they  fight  for the men at their side. They  face d...

From John Collins Ministries: Our faith builds as our commitment to God is tested again and again. Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries, Evangelist "And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.” Deuteronomy 7:22 (NKJV).   “And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” Deuteronomy 8:2 (NKJV). These  words  were spoken to the  generation  that was led into the  promised land . They were given a  promise  and they were  told  what was  happening  and  why . We have been  told no less . We are just  not always listening . Each of us takes a  journey  with  God , just as ...