Win, Won, Done!

And he said to them, “Follow me, and 

I will make you fishers of men.”

(Matthew 4:19)

Jesus and His Apostles

Why did Jesus Christ choose apostles?  Why did He spend so much time with them?  Why did the Apostles leave everything behind to follow Jesus?  It can be summed up in three words, three words that apply to Christians today, three words applicable to the Church and Bride of Christ, and it was born from the Book of Acts  ...  "Win, Won, Done!"

Jesus Christ when they have repented of their sins, baptized in His name, and filled with the Holy Ghost, Acts 2, 8, 10 and 19.  When is it ""What in the world are you talking about?" you ask.  It's a very good question.  The Apostles were chosen, instructed, taught, molded, and sent out to do what?  To "win" souls for the Lord Jesus Christ.  They are "won" to the Lord Done?"  We'll get to that  ...  It's all a process of the gospel of Jesus Christ; it's what He died for; it's the saving grace of humanity; it's the harvest of the world; it's the contract that settles eternity; it's the difference between evil and righteousness  ...  it's called an Apostle of Jesus Christ, a Christian, a Saint of the living God, and it happens when a "fisherman" WINS us, and we're WON to newness of life, and filled with living waters that never run dry.  So, when are we DONE?  We'll get to that  ...

"As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,

Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were

casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen."

(Matthew 4:18)

"At once they left their nets and followed him."

(Matthew 4:20)

Would Jesus have accomplished His goal without the Apostles, and His Church established in the Acts?  No.  Can the world be saved without current day Preachers, Apostles, Prophets, Teachers and Evangelists?  No.  What?  When Jesus Christ said, "It Is Finished" on the cross; it was  ...  His part.  He rose the third day, and said He would send back His spirit, the Holy Ghost, which would lead humanity into all truth.  He, then, commanded the Apostles to go and wait in the Upper Room until they would be endued with power from on high, Acts 2, and then they were to Go and take the gospel to the entire world.  They were to introduce the Lord of Lords and King of Kings to every living person and WIN them; then, they were to lay hands on them to receive the Holy Ghost and fire, and they would be WON to the power of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Ah, and it's still going on today, over 580 million people, and counting, have received the Holy Ghost and spoken in tongues, worldwide!  We are living in the days of fulfillment of Joel 2:28, Spirit upon ALL flesh!  But, when is it DONE?  We'll come to that  ...

                



This thing called LIFE has a created origin, a purpose, a plan, a goal, and an end.  We're not just wandering around earth to make a living, get rich, spend that money and see how many trinkets we can gather.  What's life all about?  To WIN and to be WON!  Huh?  The Lord Jesus Christ asked Job a good question, "Where were You when I laid the foundation of the world?"  It's the question of the hour.  This whole thing is about "You're gonna' serve somebody," the song says; "It may be the devil or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna' serve somebody."  And, so it is.  Who are we serving; what are we doing, and where are we going?  Those are the golden Number One questions for creation, the "dust" formed into man.  And, when we figure it out wisely, we will be WON and we will WIN.  What about the Done?  We're coming to that  ... 



"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams."

(Acts 2:17)

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Pastor Kenneth Phillips

(He wins; He's won; and He's taking us to Done!)

PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

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"No Fear It ... If You Have The Spirit!"

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; 

but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

 (2 Timothy 1:7)  

If anybody could have had fear, it would have been the Apostle Paul.  Listen to his multitude of trials, ".. in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.  Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes, save one.  Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren, in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness." (2 Corinthians 11:23-27)  How did Paul do it?  He did it the only way anyone does it, who know in whom they believe, who know the God who is with us through all terror and horror.  It comes down to this:  "No Fear It  ...  If You Have the Spirit."

Apostle Paul Arrested

"But none of these things move me, neither count I 

my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course

with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord 

Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."

(Acts 20:24)

How could Paul say, "None of these things move me?"  He said it by the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Ghost; the same way others all over the world, who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ, say it.  The Holy Ghost gives us strength, power, love, a sound mind, and "unction."  What is "unction?" you ask.  It's the impetus of the Spirit of God to move, say, stand, go, expect, speak, not speak  ...  and to NOT fear, because the Spirit of the Lord is within us.  The Holy Ghost is the "Spirit of a departed One," which is the Lord Jesus Christ; He said I will go away, but I will send back the comforter, or Spirit, to lead and guide you into all truth.  The Spirit of God is an ever present help in times of trouble.  When we are filled with God's Spirit and we speak with tongues as the Spirit gives us utterance, we can say with Paul, and the other precious people who suffer for Christ, "None of these things move me."

Paul's Escape from Damascus

Paul endured a lot of things, but he also escaped a lot of things, because God was with him.  But, he lived life on the run, in prayer.  In all of our trials and our temptations, the Lord gives us a way out also, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (I Corinthians 10:13)

You say, "Then, why did God let Paul end up in prison?"  Glad you asked.  Paul wrote most of the New Testament "in prison."  Prisons, deserts, quivers, chains, caves, valleys, and places of solitary confinement are not necessarily bad places.  We can use, and turn, any of our situations into a cause for Christ.  The greatest songs were written in desperate situations; the greatest inventions were the results of dire necessity; the most profound poems that move the soul were penned in lonely exiled moments.  David wrote the most incredible, powerful, and beautiful of all writings while he was alone guarding the sheep, strumming his harp, and staring at a sky full of stars.  What do people need today?  ...  To get alone with God  ...  They need a place reserved for the ONE who holds the soul in His hand, the One in whom all fullness of the Godhead dwells, the Lover of our souls  ... He's waiting  ...

  

The Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ gives us love, peace, joy, longsuffering, gentleness, kindness, and a Bible full of other good attributes.  It does not mean we are not tough and do not stand up for what is right in our mostly wrong world.  Jesus Christ is love, but He was also tough; remember when He threw out the money changers from the temple?

Jesus, throwing out the money changers

There is a Holy righteousness in God, which detests evil and all wrongdoing.  A Holy God cannot dwell with Sin.  The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ, created the world, and He will judge the world.  The earth is groaning now with the urgency of His coming; the Saints of God groan in their spirits, even as Jeremiah groaned and wept, for the fulfillment of all things; and this all stems from THE SPIRIT of Jesus Christ. 

Who can live in this world today without the Spirit of Christ?  Who can endure the torments of disasters, loss of income, disease, and fears of so many things, without His Spirit?  People are NOT "enduring;" they're NOT coping; they're NOT living  ...  they are numbing it with alcohol, drugs, and anything else that they can get their hands on.  But, it doesn't help, does it?  The hangover comes in the morning and the hurt, failure, disease, poverty, fear, and heartache are still there  ... 

Will the Holy Ghost take away all those things, and put you in the Garden of Eden?  Eventually!  But, for right now, it will give you strength, joy, peace, and yes, many have been totally delivered immediately from drugs when they received the Holy Ghost, with no withdrawals.  Call out to the Lord, repent of all sins with all of your heart, and be filled with His Spirit; then, be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and just watch the "fear" be replaced with a Holy phenomenal peace that you have never known.  It is THE most powerful, incredible, beautiful thing experience in your entire life!  Over 580 million people worldwide have received the Holy Ghost and spoken in tongues, and the number is growing minute by minute.   

What is the greatest One thing in all the world today?  Riches? Power? Fame? Beauty? No, all of those things fade, and there are no pockets in a shroud  ...  we can't take anything with us when we go, except One thing!  The Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ!  It will raise our bodies to meet Him in the air very soon!

"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from

the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ

from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies

by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."

(Romans 8:11)

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Pastor Kenneth Phillips

(He's telling the World about that SPIRIT!)

PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

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"Giving, Asking Nothing In Return"

"The Levites entered the ministry at 30 and retired at 50,

with no inheritance."

(Pastor Kenneth Phillips)

The Levites, ministering with the whole heart, body, soul and

mind, an offering of love for life

It's like the surrendered Ministers of today; their lives are given

in beauty, like the sweet melody of a fife

Selfless and continual; they minister night and day, with the

many offerings of prayers and fastings often

They stand in the stead for the flock, serving at the altar, sending 

 up incense, from the unctions they've gotten

Shepherds rarely sleep, for they watch upon the wall, and sing

their psalms to the Lord, and King of Kings

He called them and chose them to do His bidding in the earth;

they do it with fervor, and the Lord 's heart sings

Who can the Lord find, as He searches to and fro; are there

any with a heart like His, in mortal earth?

Oh, Yes, is His reply; His chosen and anointed carry the burden

for the lost, and they long to give birth

It's a Spiritual birth of water and Spirit, for all of those who will

come; the Lord Jesus beckons them on

He died to set men free and wash away their sins; He longs to

 see them with joy, peace, and their troubles gone

This same heart of God lives in His chosen Shepherds, and so

beautiful are their ever traveling feet 

From Nation to Nation they go, in search of desperate souls to

touch with power, and make them complete

It's a lonely life of periods of deep groans, seasons of joy, and

dimensions of His glory, to enter and behold

Only the ones who sit at His feet, weep in His altar, and watch in

the shadows, know the cost of the sheepfold

Thank you, Lord, for the shepherds you've appointed; we won't

take them for granted; they are golden vessels 

They're the closest thing in earth that we have, to compare with

Your created Hosts of heavenly angels

Bless them, O Lord, every one, we pray, and grant us Your

provision to heap upon them; for this we yearn

They are the levites of today, for your Church always; they do

 it with all joy; "Giving, Asking Nothing In Return."

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Pastor Kenneth Phillips

(Giving His life, his love, and his service to His Church and

to the Nations of the world)

PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas

Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm

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