Our Hope is in Jesus!

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.  (1 Peter 4:1-2)

Some people will do anything to avoid pain.  As followers of Christ, however, we should be willing and prepared to do God's will and to suffer for it if necessary.  Sin loses its power to defeat us in our suffering if we focus on Christ and what He wants us to do.  When our bodies are in pain or our lives are in jeopardy, our real values show up clearly, and sinful pleasures seem less important.  If anyone suffers for doing good and still faithfully obeys in spite of suffering, that person has made a clean break with sin. 

Gay protesters swarm Chicago cathedral

Gay protesters swarm Chicago cathedral, police do nothing

By Kathleen Gilbert

CHICAGO, February 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The city of Chicago ordered its police force not to enforce the law against a mob of homosexualist activists who disrupted Mass at the Holy Name Cathedral to protest “anti-gay bigots” who support the Church’s teaching on marriage.

The Gay Liberation Network staged the rally on the eve of Valentine’s Day, shouting and chanting loudly as churchgoers entered to celebrate Sunday Mass. The demonstration’s primary target was Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who has spoken out in defense of traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Protesters had staged a similar disruption around the same time last year. Click "Here" for the complete story.

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This is a glimpse of the near future in which sexual deviants will have more rights than other citizens, and in which the law will be applied selectively and only by permission of the “progressive” functionaries. Christian everywhere may have soon a good reason to meditate upon the words of Jesus: “If you have a cloak, sell it and buy a sword.” Will your church be the next to be swarmed by Gay protesters?

Let us all pray that God will intervene and protect His church. Let us always remember that we love the sinner but hate the sin. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! In God's eyes "Sin is Sin" no matter what name you call it. Let us all pray that those who have committed sexual immorality will turn to God and repent, asking God's forgiveness, and come back into fellowship with Him.

It’s Getting Dangerous Out There — A Preacher Is Arrested in Britain

We are witnessing the constriction of Christian speech and the criminalizing of Christian ministry. The Bible clearly condemns homosexual behaviors, and the Christian church has been clear about this teaching for twenty centuries. But now, the statement that homosexuality is a sin can land a preacher in jail.

To read the complete news article click on title.

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This is not the first article regarding Christian rights to free speech being violated by the government. Each year, we as believers, loose more and more freedoms when it comes to expressing our love for our Lord Jesus Christ. This incident where the preacher was explaining that homosexuality was a sin before God's eyes is just the tip of the iceberg. The government has banned us from praying in pubic, now we can't even witness to the unsaved world without the fear of arrest.

Now is the time for all Christians to come together and start voicing their opinions regarding the politicians and judges that are put into public office. Let us all pray to the Almighty and most Powerful and only True God there is...the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  God bless, Lloyd