Archive for July, 2012

Exodus 20:4

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Along with not worshiping other Gods, God does not want us worshiping idles.

Exodus 20:2-3

I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

God wants use to put him first in our lives. This means that we should not focus on the ways of the world or collecting possessions, but worshiping God the way Christ taught us.

3rd Nephi 13:16-18

Moreover, when ye fast be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Christ does not want us to wear our faith on our sleeve, but he wants us to have a personal relationship with him. He does not want a people who are loud and boisterous about how well they follow Christ.

Romans 14:9-12

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Each one of us will have to stand for our own judgment. We should not worry about other and their actions, but instead worry about our own. We must strive to live our lives without sin so that way on our judgment day we will be able to give a good report.

Let is remember that there is only one truth, and that is the word of God. No matter what we believe, if it does not match the word of God 100% it is wrong. It is up to you to make that comparison, for only you will be judged for your life.

Message 12:4

Behold, the Lord has rejected all creeds and factions of men, who have gone away from the word of the Lord and have become an abomination in his sight, therefore, let those that come to the Church of Christ be baptized, that they may rid themselves of the traditions and sins of men; preparing themselves, that they may be fit and worthy for the Spirit and power of the Holy Ghost, and as the greater power shall come, that they may be ready to receive it with joy. For this is the time of the restitution and restoration of all things, and this must come to all that shall be permitted to dwell in the presence of Christ, for sin cannot receive the glory of God, nor the power of the Holy Spirit.

We people find the truth, they must be baptized. This is done to cleanse ourselves of evil and traditions of man. We can only become clean by this baptism. If you believe this message then come on it by the waters of baptism.

Here are the files from today. I hope that you enjoy them

July 22, 2012 Message 106 Pt2

July 22, 2012 Larry Gosier

Here are references from yesterday’s meetings. I am sorry that I don’t all of the notes, but I tried to catch the references.

Wednesday

Word Study

Larry Gosier

Message 81, 1st Corinthians 13:1-13

 

Afternoon Services

Larry Gosier

Galatians 6:1-18

 

Evening services

Terry Laws

The Lord wants a tried and proven people. He will send rewards to his people who stand by him.

Message 92:3-8, Psalms 53:

 

Sacraments

Here are the notes from the services from yesterday. I hope that the spirit touches you when you read them and look up the references. Once again if you are free at 9, 2, or 7 tomorrow feel free to list at www.instantpresenter.com/cocwthem15.

Tuesday Services

Morning Word Study

Bill Holden

Christ set the foundation of the Church. From the foundation there is a difference between truth and lie. The truth will always come out on top of the evil. Through the time that the Church fell away for God, the Lord had a plan of safety prepared to the coming forth of fullness of the Gospel.

Genesis 3:15, Matthew 13:1-, John 8:41-47, Revelation 12:1-4, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, Daniel 2:44

 

Terry Laws

Satan is fighting against the Church. We must stay focused on the truth to stay with Christ. Satan will try very hard to pull each one of us away from the truth. We each have to find our own witness to this truth otherwise we will not pass the test of time. We must make sure that the traditions of man does not come into the Church and pull people away from God.

Message 74:12-14, Genesis 3:15, Message 13:1-5, Message 25:9-14, Exados 23:23, Message 80:1-

 

Tuesday Afternoon

Chris Laws

There is only one truth and that is God’s truth. We must have faith to understand and start our walk with Christ. We must have faith of the truth of Christ. With faith comes belief grows into knowledge. Faith is what gives us the ability to see the truth of Christ. We must find the truth on our own. We cannot ride someone else hard to work to heaven. The truth can be found in the word, for the word is God and God is the truth. The truth is simple, faith, repentance, and baptism.

Alma 32:16-18, Hebrews 11:1, Message 9:49, Romans 8:24-25, Alma 5:15, 2nd Corinthians 13:5-8, Roman 2:4-11, Message 90:13, Message 51:1-5, 1st Nephi 13:39-42, Message 54:9, 1st John 5:3-9, John 14:1-21, Message 106:8

 

Norris Purifoy

God created heaven and earth. Even in the beginning there was good and evil. We must strive to follow the ways of the Lord and we will prosper. God is everywhere and we must strive to always follow his commandments and show his love. We must come to him through the door. We must only follow Christ’s commandments. We must strengthen each other in Christ.

Genesis 1:1-31, 2:1-25, 3:1-24, 4:1-7, Psalms1:1-6, Mormon 12:9-14, 9:1-8, John 1:6-8, Matthew 25:31-46, John 10:1-5, 1st Petter 2:21-25, 2nd Nephi 29:6-14, Matthew 17:10-13, 1st Nephi 22:20

 

Tuesday Night

Darrel Bellamy

We are created in God’s image. This means that we are like him in several ways. God has a plan for the earth and each one of us. He does a great many miracles, but the greatest thing that he did was give us the gospel. If we follow the flesh it leads us to spiritual death and condemnation. We must follow Christ with love. Christ is truth, and where he is liberty. Christ is Love.

1st Peter 1:16, Genesis 6:5-6, Matthew 25:31, Ephesians 1:4, Romans 8:28-29, Colossians 2:9-14, Romans 8:1, Galatians 5:16-18, John 14:16, 1st John 10:4

As day two of the Assembly wraps up we are very thankful of the blessings that have been poured out to us. Here is the recap from Monday.

If you are around or have free time feel free to click on and listen on your computer. We start at 9:00 AM, 2:00PM, and 7:00PM Central time. The link is www.instantpresenter.com/cocwthem15.

Monday Morning

Priesthood meeting

It is our job as the ministry to warn the people about the coming of Christ. It is our responsibility to take care of the membership. We need to be doing the Lords business. We have to make sure people see us doing the work for the Lord as an example for them to follow. We need to tell people the truth, not what they want to hear. We have to tell them truth in such a way that we do not push them away.

3rd Nephi 27:28-34, 3rd Nephi 20:27-3, 3rd Nephi 24, 2nd Thessalonians 2:7- 12, Ephesians 4:13-15, 2nd Corinthians 11:1-15

 

Word Study

Honest of heart. We must change when we come to God. If we stay on the gospel we will not fall away. We must follow the full gospel and just small parts.

Alma 5:6, 1Corinthians15:12-15, Message 108:8, 1st Thessalonians 4:13, 2nd Thessalonians 2:1-12

 

Monday Afternoon

Edward Coffey

We must build upon the solid foundation of Christ. God was there in the beginning and he is going to be there in the end. Only the truth of Christ will help us. We have to follow it and nothing else. We have to take the whole word, not just parts of it. Christ does not change and his word does not change. There are going be those that stumble, but we must stay with God. If we stay humble and full of Love we will make it through.

John 1:1, Matthew 7:21-29, Hebrews 12:25-29, Message 86:13, 35, Message 90:7, Ephesians 2:18-22, Message 37:4-7, Message 90:4-5, 9-11

 

Phil Meihls

We must be ready for Christ for his spirit to touch us. We must be humble and be looking for him; if we are not looking for him we won’t find him. Once we find Christ we have to stay on the written word of God. The word can be blunt and harsh, but it speaks the truth. Our journey is long and hard at times, but God will always be there if we stay with him.

Message 28:2-3, 1st Nephi 16:2, 2nd Nephi 31:19-21

 

Darren Bellamy

Forgiveness is an important part of our lives. As part of our walk with Christ we must forgive others like Christ forgives us. Forgiveness is the key to our mental health. Without forgiveness we cannot move on and grow. After forgiveness comes compassion and love. Everyone makes mistakes. It does not mean that we bad people, it just means that we need keep our eye on God and allow him to lead us. When we do makes mistakes it is nice to know that he will forgive us. The only way for us to have peace is through the Lord. Only he can give us the strength to keep us going.

 

Sunday Evening

Larry Gosier

We have to be clean before we can work for the Lord. The words of God are true. This includes the Bible, Record of the Nephites, and the Word of the Lord. We must be obedient to the word of God. If we are not obedient then we are not with God. If we walk away we must repent of our sins and come back to the Lord just like the beginning, through baptism. You need to choose this day who you are going to serve for there might not be a tomorrow. By being obedient the work of God moves forward. You must follow Christ and not a person. It is your responsibility to make sure what it taught matches the word of God.  If we keep his “sayings” his love will be perfected in us. In the end there will only be two churches, The Church of Christ and the Church of the Devil.

Galatians 3:1-5, Matthew 7:21-27, Message 37:6

As we start day two of the Assembly I wanted to give you a recap of what happened yesterday. If you are around or have free time feel free to click on and listen on your computer. We start at 9:00 AM, 2:00PM, and 7:00PM Central time. The link is www.instantpresenter.com/cocwthem15.

 

Sunday Morning.

Sacraments. We must prepare ourselves to receive Christ. This means being a member of the Church of Christ and striving to follow Christ.  We also had prayer and testimony.

 

Sunday Afternoon

Terry Laws

We have to follow God’s commandments. We cannot escape from God. He is everywhere. God wants a people who have had trials and tribulations. The people who are left after these trials are God’s people. These are the people that God wants. His people will follow him always and those who don’t will not be counted as God’s people. The gospel of Christ is to be taken to the world. The gospel is simple. Repent and be baptized. This is the only way to be saved. We must stay on the truth, the word of God. The arm of flesh can and will fail. But the arm of God will not fail. He must do God’s plan and not our own. For if we do our own we will fail in the end. God is and is going to do a great work on this earth with his people. He will guild us through the hard time and be there for us at the end.

 

Sunday Evening

Norm Lyles

What is our relationship with Christ? We each have to have a walk with Christ, but we are part of the Church family. We need to make sure that by following Christ’s teachings we are still about of the family. Parent’s responsibility is to teach children for what the children learn from the parents is how they shape their lives. We must stay with Christ or risk being separated from God. To start our walk or if you fall away baptism is the only way to wash away our sins and become clean.  We must not change God’s word or plan.

 

Here are this weeks Sermon files. Next week is the Assembly so there will not be any weekly recordings next week.

July 08, 2012 Message 106 Pt1

July 08, 2012 Larry Gosier

Message 94:17

Much good has come from this Assembly of the people of the Lord. I have been with you. Swing wide the gate—go forth, the truth is set before you.

If we come and meet at the assembly with love and humility in our hearts, the Lord will bless us in our lives. We need to take the opportunity after the assembly to use our new found energy and use it for the good of Christ. We need to take the things we learned and go out and tell the world about Christ.

Message 91: 41

Let the Assembly be conducted in peace and teaching the word. Let all learn this way more perfectly that they may give a reason for the hope in them in defending the words I bring.

One of the main purposes of the Assembly each year is for members to gather and learn about Christ and how we can implement his teachings into our lives. The word of God is our focus this next week as we all look into our own hearts to see where we can improve.

Message 60:12

Gather in the assembly and cry unto the Lord. Let no evil come among you. The Lord will hear all those that repent and obey his will. Let your prayers be of the heart. Let not contention be found among you.

As we gather next week we need to keep our eye on the prize. This means that we must come to the assembly with a broken heart and contrite spirit. We cannot come to worship the Lord with contention in our hearts.

Message 86: 69

The Assembly is for the people to learn this great work and follow through. The work of the ministry is in the hands of the apostles—lead them aright.

The Assembly is a time that all can come together and learn from one another. This includes the teaching of Christ, but also the encouragement that comes with being with like minded people. The Assembly is a joyous event that has many benefits.

Message 39: 23

Be kind to those that come to learn of truth. Meet in the assembly and cry mightily unto the Lord, for many shall come to learn truth. Be not contentious but let the Lord direct.

As we prepare this week to meet at the General Assembly for 2012 let us pray for blessings from the Lord. We should come with love in our hearts and we should leave filled with joy.

Message 65:2

Verily, the Lord has heard the prayers of the faithful who have cried from the heart; therefore he has and will bless all that do his will. Let all be calm and sedate in the Lord; not boastful nor wise in their own conceit. Remember, love is your mission, to preach and teach repentance with faith in God that salvation may come to all who will hear and obey the word of the Lord.

Love is the most important thing that we show in our lives and work. If we don’t have love, and if it does not show through us cannot be successful in our daily lives or our walk with God. If we have love then we will no problem with humility.

Galatians 6:3-4

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

We should not think that we are better than others. Our talents and skills are not our own, but gifts from God. We need to also keep in mind that we have our own trials and only we can make it through them ourselves. God is there to help us with our trials, and when he does we must remember to thank him.

Helaman 3:24-28

And it came to pass that in this same year there was exceeding great prosperity in the church, insomuch that there were thousands who did join themselves unto the church and were baptized unto repentance. And so great was the prosperity of the church, and so many the blessings which were poured out upon the people, that even the high priests and the teachers were themselves astonished beyond measure. And it came to pass that the work of the Lord did prosper unto the baptizing and uniting to the church of God, many souls, yea, even tens of thousands. Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name. Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, which is the Son of God.

We people believe and follow Christ their lives will be blessed. When a group of people believe and follow Christ the whole community is blessed. What we must remember though is that we have to keep following Christ’s truth and not turn away from it. When we turn away from the truth we risk losing our blessings.