Apostolic Preachers

And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire (Ex3:2) Put off they shoes from off they feet for the place wherein thou standest is Holy ground..(v5) Holiness is fire, the fire of God's presence. Face your burning bush! You're not going anywhere until you've taken your shoes off at God's burning bush. Many try to avoid holiness and encounter with the God of Moses is too hot for them. The harsh truth that God commands us to be Holy. "Its too legalistic" they say but friend, holiness is a privilege, we should celebrate the opportunity to be a deliveror to our C21 Egyptian society. Holiness is welcomed by the saint who like Moses, have experienced personally the destruction that sin has caused in their life. We welcome holiness, not because a preacher shouts down the mike but because we know its power to give us peace and hope and make us right with God. With holiness we conquer guilt. With holiness we get our peace back, with

One Lord One faith one baptism. (Eph 4:5) I have manifested thy name to them which thou hast given me.. (John 17:6) I pray for them for they are mine (v9) That "they" all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee (v21). A young man told me the other day, "We are all one!" I said "No we are not! If were were one then why not join ours and leave yours.  If we are all one then I can be whatever you are. If you are methodist or presbyterian or Lutheran or whatever, I can take my choice, discard my theology cause It dont matter. Sounds good. So I look forward to seeing you on sunday. You are welcome to tythe too, here's an envelope!..." Jesus did not pray that all churches would be one. He has only one church and the ones that are one "in" him is that one church. So quit trying to get all churches together. Be the church that Jesus put together. Be the church that Jesus said is one with him. Unity is not us uniting as churches, i