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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Prophet Muhammad’s (saws) Last Sermon

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[This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul-Hijjah 10 A.H. in the

‘Uranah valley of Mount Arafat’ in Mecca.]

After praising and thanking Allah the Prophet (saws) said:

 

"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year

I shall ever be amongst you again.Therefore listen to what I am saying

very carefully and take these words to  those who could not be present here today.

 

O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life

and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to

their rightful owners. Hurt no oneso that no one may hurt you. Remember that you

 will indeed meet your Lord, and that he will indeed reckon your deeds.

Allah has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligations

shall henceforth be waived. Your capital is yours to keep. You will neither inflict

nor suffer any inequity. Allah has judged that there shall be no interest and that

 all the interest due to Abbas ibn ‘Abd’al Muttalib [the Prophet’s uncle] be waived.

 

Every right arising out of homicide in pre-islamic days is henceforth waived and

the first such right that i waive is that arising from the murder of Rabiah ibn al Harithibn.

 

O People, the unbelievers indulge in tampering with the calender in order to make

permissible that which Allah forbade, and to forbid that which Allah has made permissible.

With Allah the months are twelve  in number. Four of them are holy, three of these are

successive and one occurs singly between the months of Jumada and Shaban.

 

Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope of that

he will be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.

 

O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women but they also

 have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under

Allah’s trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right, then to them belongs

the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to

 them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that

they do not make friends with anyone of whom you do not approve, as well as never

 to be unchaste. O People, listen to me in earnest, worship Allah,

say your five daily prayers, fast during the month of Ramadhan, and give your

 wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.

 

All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab

nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority

over a black nor a black has any  superiority over a white – except by piety

 and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and

 that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a

Muslim which belogs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly.

Do not therefore do injustice to yourselves. Remember one day you will meet Allah and

answer your deeds. So beware: do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.

 

O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me, and no new faith will be born.

Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my words which I convey to you.

 I leave behind me two things, the Qur’an and my Sunnah and if you follow these you

will never go astray.

 

All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again;

and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly.

Be my witness, O Allah, that I have conveyed Your message to Your people."

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I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH EDUCATION YOU HAVE, how much of an ORATOR you are, if you haven't got the FIRE, it profits nothing! If you haven't got the FIRE, it's just cold dead ICICLES of facts & figures--no warmth, no heat! You'll never set anybody on fire without it! 1 Corinthians 13 DBB (paraphrased)

16. THAT'S WHY JESUS DIED, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL SINNERS & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO BE PERFECT, it was impossible for us to keep God's perfect laws like the Laws of Moses, impossible! No man can keep the Ten Commandments, it's just impossible! Only Jesus was perfect & that's why He could pay the price of our sins & God could forgive us, because He took our punishment for us. He was the only One Who was perfect, & that's why He could give us Salvation as a gift, because we could never earn it, we could never be perfect, we always make mistakes & commit sins!--You!--And me!

17. IT'S JUST LIKE A PARDON: GOD HAS OFFERED PARDON TO THE GUILTY, & it doesn't matter how bad you are, how wicked you are or what you've done--it doesn't matter to God! If you'll just confess your sins to Him, ask Him to forgive you & take Jesus into your heart, He'll save you!

18. YOU COULDN'T LIFT YOURSELF UP BY YOUR OWN BOOTSTRAPS, YOU COULDN'T SAVE YOURSELF, YOU COULDN'T BE GOOD ENOUGH, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! If you were good enough to be saved, you'd be God Himself!--But you're not God, neither am I. We're all sinners, we have all sinned, we all need His love & mercy to be saved, & we find that love & mercy in Jesus Christ!

19. WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES BY OUR OWN WORKS, our own goodness, our own attempts to keep His laws & to love Him, or even our own endeavors to find & follow His Truth! Salvation is a gift of God performed by a miraculous transformation of our lives when we accept His Truth in the Love of His Son Jesus by the work of His Holy Spirit.

20. "FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; & THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD!--Not of works, lest any man should boast!" (Eph.2:8,9) You cannot save yourself no matter how good you try to be! You can't be good enough, you can't be perfect enough to earn, merit or deserve the Heavenly perfection of His Own Holy Salvation by His Own grace, love & mercy!

21. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET IT EXCEPT JUST RECEIVE IT BY FAITH!--That's all! You can't be good enough, you can't work hard enough, you can't get it no matter how hard you try! You just have to let go & receive it from the Lord! You have to humble yourself & acknowledge that you don't deserve it, that you're just a lost sinner, & that there's no way you can get it except just by the grace of God!

22. WE RECEIVE SALVATION AS A PURE GIFT, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE GOOD ENOUGH or because we deserve it or earn it, & not by any works we have done or any works of the law or law-keeping. But we get Salvation just because He loves us & He gives it, & all we have to do is just believe & receive, nothing else.--It is the gift of God!

23. BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE TOO PROUD TO ACCEPT A GIFT. They want to work for everything they receive.--That is the religion of most of the churches, that if you're good enough & go to church enough & all the rest, you can save yourself. But that's a lie! No amount of church-going or masses or prayers or anything else is going to save you, only Jesus saves! "For there is one God, & one Mediator between God & men, the Man Christ Jesus!" And "neither is there Salvation in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved!" (1Tim.2:5; Acts 4:12)

24. ONLY JESUS CAN FREE US FROM SIN & ITS POWER & ITS CONDEMNATION!--"For if we confess our sins, He is faithful & just to forgive us our sins, & to cleanse us from all unrighteousness! For the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin!" (1John 1:9,7)--No matter what you've done!




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It's clear that our beliefs in God can provide great strength and comfort to many souls. Soldiers in combat, loss of a loved one, other personal challenges, etc. But today I heard a radio program with a gaggle of (?well fed) clerics being interviewed on the subject. Fine and dandy, until they all started trying to tell the world what God thinks, or wants, or plans, etc. It strikes me as the height of arrogance (look up the traditional meaning of the word) for mere humans to be claiming such insight. All the worse is being paid to do so. If the Creator really is the moving force behind all the many wonders we see, how can we possibly assume to know what she's thinking? Sting had it right. Poets, priests and politicians, have words to thank for their positions,---when their elegance escapes us, their logic (ties us up and) rapes us. Aa.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. - For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. Job 23:10 & 14

A Compilation June/2011

If you feel that you have made mistakes, taken wrong turns, even failed miserably at this or that, you’re in good company. Many of God’s heroes in the Bible did too, but they learned from their mistakes. And God came to them, sitting in the midst of failed dreams or disappointed hopes, and gave them a new reason to live. That’s what He can do when we give up on our own plans and projects and decide to try His. He gives us goals to help us grow and move in the right direction, and then He helps us attain them. Give Him a chance. Let Him give you the good things He has for you.—Nana Williams

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.—Albert Einstein

Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself, How did I get through all of that?—Author unknown

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.—Oprah Winfrey

Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
—Samuel Beckett

Don’t waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It’s okay to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing.—H. Stanley Judd

I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.—Tom Hopkins

Adversity pushes the envelope of accepted performance. Until a person learns from experience that he can live through adversity, he is reluctant to challenge himself to press his limits. Failure prompts a person to rethink the status quo.—John C. Maxwell

Commit yourself to a dream. Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life’s most important battle—he defeated the fear of trying.—Robert H. Schuller

Anything wonderful can happen in that little margin of time when you don’t give up but keep on believing.—David Brandt Berg
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KEEP THE GOSPEL SIMPLE!

God's mercy doesn't hang on legalistic theological technicalities.--Who knows how little a child can understand, yet Jesus said, "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Mat.18:3). You gotta be a baby!--And babies don't waste most of their time arguing over theoretical theological doctrinal shibboleths!

The Bible was intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world. Why should God cover its true meaning in such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it? It's the Devil who is the author of confusion! He tries to make Salvation seem so complicated or so difficult that people can't understand it.

Don't be led away from the simplicity of the Gospel, the Good News of God's Love in Jesus! (2Cor.11:3). Not everyone can understand strong doctrine, but everyone understands love.--So stay on the main line! Preach the most important doctrines of all--Jesus and His love and His Salvation!

Let's not argue over doctrine, let's get souls saved! GBY!




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In the bible, it is said that Jesus rose on the crack of dawn (or early) Sunday morning. That is when the women and then some of his followers when to the grave site and found it empty.

So a basic math that any child can do brings us to a different day for the death (crucifixion) of this amazing man.

Jesus and the texts say that he was to be in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights.

So lets count back,

Previous Saturday night - 1
Previous Saturday - 1
Previous Friday night - 2
Previous Friday - 2
Previous Thursday night - 3
Previous Thursday - 3

I don't think that my math is incorrect. Of course I am open to those who have a different calculation method that fits three days and three nights into Easter from Easter Friday to Easter Sunday....

This brings us to the ultimate conclusion that Easter is not the time or accurate reflection of this momentous event remembered by so many, and also loathed by so many.

It is, instead, the substitution and observance of the pagan festival still, with Christ slapped as a thin paint job over the top of it.

Happy holiday everyone.

I just read that and even when I think is true I cant deny sometimes it seems so difficult to keep in faith. When life seems so difficult its so hard to continue. We can only hope it wouldnt be like that forever.
Blessings to all.

First of all, what many in the world do not know or understand is, that quoting Scriptures DOES NOT make you a Christian; saying you believe in God, yet denying the power thereof DOES NOT make you a Christian; Being a nice compassionate caring person DOES NOT make you a Christian; Doing good deeds DOES NOT make you a Christian; Being raised in a home where your parents took you or made you attend church every Sunday DOES NOT make you a Christian; attending church on special occasions as an EMC (Easter, Mother’s Day ,Christmas) church member DOES NOT make you a Christian; not given to smoking, cursing, drinking or drugging DOES NOTmake you a Christian.

Being a Christian is a spiritual happening on the inside of a person’s whole being (mind,body,soul,and spirit), and in his/her life and is a life-style change, that bring about a spiritual change, in a committed personal relationship connected to Jesus Christ in His Spirit with our spirit, and in truth; a person who has confessed his/her sins before God and turned away from those sins, has faith to believe that Jesus Christ paid their sin debt in a suffering death on the cross, to reconcile us back to God; therefore, there is NOW no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who no longer walk (live) according to the flesh, but walk (live) according to the Spirit of God. This person is connected in a relationship with Christ, and is as Jesus says, YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN! John chapter 3

A Christian is a person who has been REGENERATED by the Spirit of God and has been water baptized and resurrected as a new creature in Christ, which means born again in the Spirit and baptized in the water. The old creature (nature) has passed away, and behold that person is made new, filled (joined) with the holy Spirit of God, and set apart, called and seen as righteous in the eyes of God, because that person has taken on God's righteousness.

The Christian has no questions about following the teaching of Jesus Christ, and believes by faith that Jesus is God incarnated, the Creator of the universe; He/she is a public witness of this Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people freely professing and confessing his /her faith not just in words but life-style and deeds, believing in what Jesus has said, "For what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." Mark chapter 8

So, what then is REGENERATION?... glad you asked... Regeneration means to BE BORN AGAIN OR TO BE RESTORED FROM THE OLD SIN NATURE TO THE NEW SPIRITUAL NATURE IN CHRIST Jesus ... born again from above by God, through the washing away of our inner-man by the Holy Spirit, and forgiven by God of ALL sins. A person who has been regenerated the Holy Spirit takes up residence in the body (spirit) that person who has repented of their sins, and asked (invited) Jesus Christ to come into their heart. As Jesus let's the disciples know in John chapters 14 & 15. The Holy Spirit helps the believer to live as God has commanded us to live, He convicts our hearts of our sins when we sin, so that we can immediately repent and remain righteous (in good standing)before God.

Regeneration is the spiritual change in a person riding us of our sin nature and this enables us to respond to God by faith. Our minds are illuminated, our will to do things our way is no longer our mindset, sin is no longer of interest, and we have a new nature in Christ. Regeneration brings about a new disposition and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is experienced. God opens up His knowledge, understanding and wisdom in Christ to us, and we are secure in life here on earth and eternal life in heaven. THIS IS WHAT BEING A TRUE CHRISTIAN IS ALL ABOUT!!
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There are a lot of people who will make and break 2015 New Year's resolutions. There are some who will not even make them, and many will do their very best to keep their promises (resolutions) they make to themselves. Here is a 2015 RESOLUTION we ALL should make and Keep for the New Year 2015, if God be willing and so gracious that we should live to see 2015 come and go, in good health and HALF-WAY enclosed in our right minds.

This word of exhortation is from a sermon by Bishop TD Jakes in 2010, and is fit for all times. Those who have ears to hear, let them hear and be a doers of this word, and not just a hearer of this powerful word.

"Let It Go" by Bishop TD Jakes - 2010

There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk.

I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left.

The Bible said that, "they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us." [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.

You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!!

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to . .

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains...

LET IT GO!!!

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth...

LET IT GO!!!

If someone has angered you...

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge...

LET IT GO!!!

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction...

LET IT GO!!!

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents...

LET IT GO!!!

If you have a bad attitude...

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better...

LET IT GO!!!

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him...

LET IT GO!!!

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship...

LET IT GO!!!

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves...

LET IT GO!!!

If you're feeling depressed and stressed...

LET IT GO!!!

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to...

LET IT GO!!!

Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2010 (2013-2014-2015)!!!

LET IT GO!!!

Get Right or Get Left. think about it, and then...

LET IT GO!!!

Source: Bishop TD Jakes, Pastor-The Potter's House; 6777 W. Kiest Blvd; Dallas, TX 75236-3006

Comfort and Refuge

"Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.--Thomas Moore

"At death the soul, freed from the pains, weariness, ills and limitations of the body, begins its highest life. Death is the beginning of the higher life. (1 Corinthians 15:55)--C.L. Allen

No More Tears

"Can you visualize a world with no more death, no more pain, no more hunger, no more fear, no more sorrow, no more crying nor sickness, a world where everything is a joy and a pleasure? -- A society where everybody works together in harmony, cooperation and love? That's Heaven!--David Berg

"In Heaven we'll understand why we've suffered on Earth. The Apostle Paul explained, "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then, face to face. Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known [of God]" (1 Corinthians 13:12).--David Berg

"They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.--Revelation 7:16,17; 21:4 & Isaiah 25:8

"There are going to be tears in Heaven, because God is going to have to wipe them away. No doubt many of us will cry when we first arrive there and realize just how much our many mistakes have cost and lost. But God will wipe away all these tears, and comfort and encourage us and inspire us for the future, so we can forget the past. There will be tears, but thank God He will wipe them away with His joy. Then there will be no more tears and no more years, only a happy eternity!--David Berg

"All the disappointments, broken dreams and deep dark experiences will soon be forgotten and blotted out like a bad dream, when that glorious dawn of Heaven arrives!--David Berg

"There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.--Job 3:17

"The only place where we're going to be completely relieved of pain is in Heaven.--David Berg

"There will be no more danger, pollution or destruction, none of these things that we suffer from so much today. Everything will be heavenly, beautiful and natural, the way it was when God first created the earth.--David Berg

" shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. For He shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.--King David Psalm 72:4,12

"There'll be no more big powers and oppressed poor -- only fairness and justice for all, and eternal happiness. So if you're looking for the perfect city and the perfect government in the perfect country with perfect people, just wait a little while longer -- it's coming--David Berg
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EVEN THE STORMS OF THIS LIFE ARE PART OF HIS PLAN!

The storms and the fire and the trials and the tribulations and the tests of this life are all for what purpose?--To test your strength as a tree.

This is the principle of our whole Christian life: The storm comes along and rips off the weak branches and the weak leaves and the rotten fruit. The old rotten branches have to be blown away to make room for new branches so that new leaves can see the sunlight. Any weak parts of the tree go down with the storm of winter and only the strong survive. But a tree pruned of its weak branches and leaves and rotten fruit is a lot stronger, so even the storms are good for it! By the time the storm is over only the strongest are left standing, only the trees with the deepest roots and strongest branches.

A storm is like a test of your faith and the winds represent times of trouble, but if your roots are strong, the Lord's going to uphold you when the winds of adversity and the storms strike! When others are falling, you're going to stand! "Keep on believing, the storm will pass! Look for the rainbow, 'twill come at last!" God is going to cause you to stand! PTL!





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