NEW BOOKLET ON PRAYER NOW IN STOCK

We now have Brother Len’s new booklet on prayer in stock here at the ministry. Write or e-mail us today for details as to how you can secure your copy[s].  It is a very easy, quick read that we feel will be a blessing to you whether you are just starting a prayer life with the Lord or you are a seasoned prayer veteran.

GOD ON BOTH SIDES WITH US IN THE MIDDLE PART 1

GOD ON BOTH SIDES WITH US IN THE MIDDLE. Part One

Romans 6:1- ” What shall we say then?  Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?

6:2- God Forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

The finished work of Jesus Christ upon the Cross is our victory over sin, just as it is God’s method of salvation.  Salvation and victory over sin can only be brought about as one puts their faith one hundred percent in what Jesus did at Calvary. It was on the Cross where Jesus paid the penalty for sin and broke the power of sin.

Jesus victory there at Calvary becomes our victory when we place our faith in His finished work.

A simple outline would be as follows:  1- Jesus paid it all at the Cross; When we place 2- Our faith in what He did at the Cross, the 3- Holy Spirit will the help us and do His work within our lives.  So there we have it!  1- The Cross  2- Our faith  and 3- The Holy Spirit.

  This is God on both sides and us in the middle..  How could we possibly lose if we are surrounded by God ?  Glory to God!!!

The Christian life is a work of the Holy Spirit within us. [ Galatians 2:20]

We can never live this Christian life as we should without the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit only has the legal right to help us if our faith is in what Jesus did for us at the Cross.

If a believer places his/her faith in good works of any nature, the Holy Spirit can never honor that. That is flesh. The Holy Spirit will not anoint the flesh.  

The problem that each of us face in our lives is sin.  Sin comes in many complexities and forms.

Even though we , as believers have been freed from the old sinful nature, God has allowed it to remain dormant within us for some very specific reasons that we will not discuss  here.

One thing I will say about that though, is the Lord want us to continually look to Him for our daily walk of victory and, in fact, all that we need.  We need to learn to trust the Lord always. 

The Christian must always depend upon the Lord for everything. We must never place faith in self. 

Sin is serious and so severe that we cannot confess it away by positive confession. We cannot even pray it away. Jesus dealt with the sin problem at Calvary. We must exhibit faith in Him.

The devil will continue to tempt us but our victory is in the finished work of Christ upon the Cross.  We must always place our confidence in what Jesus has done and not in what we are doing. This is not to say that we don’t do proper works. As the Holy Spirit does His work within us; proper works on our behalf will be the result. [ Eph. 2:10 & Philippians 2:13]

Proper faith will always produce proper works in the child of God. But it will only happen if our faith is one hundred percent in the Cross of Christ. We must never trust in anything else. 

When we properly place our faith in the finished work of Christ on the Cross, the Holy Spirit will give birth to many good works within us— But our faith must never be in what we do, rather in what Jesus has done. 

There were those in the church at Rome who believed that sin didn’t matter anymore because they were under grace, but our text refutes that thinking.  Lets also look at Romans 6:14

” For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” See, grace is what gives us the power to stop sinning. Grace is not a license to keep sinning; it is the power to stop.  The grace of God doesn’t mean freedom to sin; it is freedom from sin. Hallelujah !!!

 ” Christ in you, the hope of glory:” [ Colossians 1:27]  produces Christlikeness and holiness in the true believer, but this will only happen if our faith is in what Jesus did at the Cross. Salvation, sanctification, holiness and whatever else is needed by the believer from the Lord, can only come to us by and through the Cross.  There is no other way. This is the message of the Gospel.

The way that the child of God is to obtain victory over sin and also, to walk free from sin, is the same way that they got saved.  Colossians 2:6 states,  ” As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.”   Simple faith in what Jesus did at Calvary is all that is required. Then, the Holy Spirit comes and works His work within us.  Praise God!

by Rev. Len Paxton

GOD ON BOTH SIDES WITH US IN THE MIDDLE PART 2

GOD ON BOTH SIDES WITH US IN THE MIDDLE. Part Two

Romans 6:2 asks the believer this question: “How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein ?”

The born again child of God has been, in the mind of God, crucified with Christ, buried, and risen with Christ to newness of life. [ Romans 6: 3-4]

When we are born again, there is a spiritual transformation that takes place within us. 

[ Romans 6:5]

Romans 6:6 tells us ” Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” Praise God, we are free from the dominion of the sin nature and we no longer have to serve the sin nature as slaves to it, all because of what Jesus did at the Cross and our faith in that.

Look at Romans 6:7  ” For he that is dead is freed from sin.”  If we are in Christ, we are dead to the sin nature as well as free from the sin nature and also, acts of sin in our daily lives.

Our old sinful nature, while remaining in the believer, should have no power over us.  We are dead to it. Hallelujah !!!

The way that the Christian can cause the sin nature to come roaring back to life in them is when they  commit an act of sin and then try to get victory over it by their own efforts. You will be defeated every time you do that. Keep your faith in the finished work of Christ upon the Cross and realize that, in the mind of God, you were crucified with Him. You were buried with Him, and you were raised to newness of life in Christ. 

The Expositors Study Bible notes for Romans 6: 3-4 says this “When Christ died on the Cross, in the mind of God, we died with Him; in other words, He became our Substitute, and our identification with Him in His death gives us all the benefits for which He died; the idea is that He did it all for us …….. Not only did we die with Him, but we were buried with Him as well, which means that all the sin and transgression of the past were buried; when they put Him in the tomb, they put all of our sins into that tomb as well. ……… we died with Him, we were buried with Him, and His Resurrection was our Resurrection to a ” Newness of Life”.

All of this is made a reality in our lives when we place our faith in what Jesus did at the Cross and that alone!

Galatians 3:13 tells us that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law. The law can never change our hearts, therefore, while it can and most certainly does, define sin; the law is powerless to give us victory over sin or make us stop sinning. It took the substitutionary death of Christ on the Cross to both pay the penalty for sin and to break the power that sin had over man. When we identify with Him in this; we can walk in a life of perpetual victory over the sin nature as well as acts of sin.

Jesus said, as recorded in the Gospel of John; ” And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” [ Jn 8:32]    That is why we preach the message of the Cross. 

God wants us free today.

by Rev. Len Paxton

GOOD WORKS

 

GOOD WORKS

by Rev. Len Paxton

Ephesians 2:10 tells us “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” This verse taken in context, tells us that we are justified, sanctified, and saved by the finished work of Christ upon the Cross. When we receive what Christ did for us at Calvary, we become “born-again”. Every born-again believer is the very workmanship of Christ. When our faith is properly placed in the Cross then we are assured of the help of the Holy Spirit as He conforms us into the image of Jesus. We are told in this verse that we should walk in good works. Good works do not produce faith. But, proper faith will always produce proper works. So, the believer, walking in good works birthed of the Holy Spirit in the believers heart, is proof of that believers properly placed faith in the finished work of Christ upon the Cross. [See James 2: 14-26] .My faith properly placed in the finished work of Christ upon the Cross will result in the help of the Holy Spirit in my life. Proper faith will produce proper works but proper works will never produce proper faith.Romans 8:29 tells us that every believer is predestinated to be conformed into the image of Christ. This can only be done by the Holy Spirit working in our lives. Good works, acceptable to God, will flow from our hearts and lives, when we place our faith in Jesus sacrifice on the Cross. That’s why this blog is Cross-Talk. Also check out our main web-site at acts2618.com by clicking on the link. You can get to our other blogs from there as well as listen to our pod-casts. We Love You in Jesus….

 

 

 

ACTS 26:18 PRAYER CHAPEL FELLOWSHIP VISION STATEMENT

 

Our vision at Acts 26:18 Prayer Chapel Fellowship is for all believers who are hearing the clarion call of the Holy Spirit in these last days, for the body of Jesus Christ to return to the message of the Cross, to join together in proclaiming Christ and Him Crucified to a lost and dying world. Let us pool our resources and spend and be spent in the cause of Christ around the world. We are no longer satisfied with the status quo of “church as usual” nor the hum drum of mere religion: we pursue a radical, life changing relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ on a daily basis. We are not an echo: We are a voice. We choose to leave behind the skeletons of our past; we are dead unto sin but alive unto God; created in Christ Jesus unto holiness and good works. We reject the modern “gospels” of greed and pursue a modest, yet productive life by serving our Lord in any capacity that He chooses for us. Our vision is to simply follow Christ wherever He leads us. We embrace the blessings of God in our lives and we also embrace the Cross of our Lord by serving others in His name. We believe that by preaching, teaching, and serving we can make a difference in our world for Christ. While it is true that we cannot save society, we can see people saved out of society by bringing them to Jesus irrespective of what “bed” they are laying on. [see Mark 2:1-12] We believe in unity without compromise. It is our solemn responsibility to boldly proclaim the truth of the Word of God. God still has a remnant in these last days. Lets join together for the cause of Christ and for the sake of truth. 

written by Rev. Len Paxton

A WONDERFUL THOUGHT

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008

“JUST A THOUGHT”

JESUS SAID: “IT IS FINISHED”

PRAISE GOD, THANK YOU JESUS!

IT WAS FINALLY DONE. THAT WHICH HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN, WOW. MANY LOOKED FORWARD TO THAT DAY, BUT NEVER SAW IT, OR EXPERIENCED THE RESULTS THE FULNESS OF WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED THAT DAY. 

BUT WE HAVE & YET WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WE TRAMPLE OVER IT. WE HAVE NO REVERENCE FOR IT. WE LOOK TO SELF, TO OTHERS, TO THE WORLD, … 

WOW, JESUS SAID “IT IS FINISHED”. YOU CAN NOW GO DIRECTLY TO THE THRONE OF GOD. YOU ARE RECONCILED TO GOD, THROUGH WHAT JESUS DID AT THE CROSS. YOU ARE RECONCILED FULLY. OH PRAISE GOD. 

THIS IS NOT A LIGHT THING. WE PASS RIGHT OVER IT. WE WEAR IT AROUND OUR NECKS & HAVE NO FEAR OF THE LORD OR NO TREMBLING OF THE TRUTH THAT IS BEHIND THE CROSS. 

WE GO ABOUT OUR DAY AS IF… WELL YOU FILL IN THE BLANKS. 

OH AT THE CROSS, AT THE CROSS, WHERE MY SAVIOUR DIED…

… TO SAVE A SINNER LIKE ME…

… I WAS LOST, BUT…

IT WAS FULLY ACCOMPLISHED AT CALVARY. MY REDEMPTION. I HAVE ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH HIM. I HAVE BEEN RECONCILED TO MY GOD.

IN ONE MOMENT, VICTORY!!!!

NOW ME AND MY FATHER ARE ONE. I AM RECONCILED WITH HIM. I HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. I WILL WALK WITH HIM AND TALK WITH HIM, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD AND FOR ALL ETERNITY. PRAISE GOD!!!!!

JOHN 3:16 FOR GOD SOOOOOOOOOO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS SON TO DIE FOR ME!!!

I WAS LOST AND BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE.

WOW, PRAISE GOD!!!!

“IT IS FINISHED”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POSTED BY ANGIE PAXTON AT 5:30 AM

Simply Believe !

I love the account in Mark 9:14-29 about a boy that could not speak or hear and how he received his healing. Due to space, I will not type out those passages but this also tells us something else very important. If we can believe; Jesus can do it !  Whatever we may need !

We see in this passage a father who had almost lost faith; but his faith was in man. He was to soon come in contact with the Sea Walker, the Leper Cleansing man, the Blind Man healer; Jesus Christ.  Jesus was and is; very man and very God. More than a man !

All that was required of this father was that he simply believe. That may seem impossible to us at times, but if we will believe God; He still performs miracles in our lives today !    Even though it may seem too simple, all that is required of us is to simply believe.  Whatever we see Jesus doing in the pages of the Bible, He will do the same for us today. He never changes. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. [ Heb. 13:8]

My question to you is this; has the arm of the Lord been shortened?

The answer to that question is a resounding “NO”.

Today, in your life, it may seem that all hell has broken loose around you. It may seem like all of your faith is gone. But I want you to continue to hold on to the promise that our God has given you. If He said it, then it will come to pass. If you can believe it, then our Jesus can do it. Always remember, you are serving a great, big God– Don’t put Him in a box and don’t sell Him short. Our tremendous God can still save the lost and set the captive free. 

Some Results of Deliverance from Sin

Lets take a look at Romans 8:14-16.    ” For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Ab’-ba, Father.   The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.”

We see listed here 5 immediate results of deliverance from sin.

1-We are led by the Spirit of God.

2-We are the children of God.

3-We no longer have the spirit of bondage.

4-We have received the Spirit of adoption.

5-The Holy Spirit bears witness with our spirit to these facts.

       When the great Apostle Paul said that we are led by the Spirit of God, he was also saying that we are no longer led by our old sinful nature. Even though the sinful nature still abides within our lives, it no longer controls us if we are led by the Spirit of God.

We cannot be led by the Spirit and the flesh at the same time. It is one or the other at any given moment. We must learn to walk in the Spirit on a consistent basis. We do this by placing our faith 100 percent in what Jesus did for us at the Cross. If we look to our own ability, our own strength, our own efforts; that is walking in the flesh. Being led by the flesh is any system, rule, or law, that we or someone else originates that is intended to lead us into victory.

Most of the time, these little laws and rules sound very religious and appear very good. But God will never honor that which man devises. The Spirit of God will always lead us to victory. The flesh will always lead us to defeat.

When Paul mentions the spirit of bondage that causes fear, he is saying that when we resort to the flesh to serve God, we will be automatically placed in bondage to the flesh. We do not wish to be in bondage to religious rules, regulations, and man-made laws.  This brings fear because we will consistently fail if we attempt to live by law and walk in the flesh. To stay under man-made laws is an evidence of pride. Just like Cain, we want God to accept whatever we offer Him.  The proper offering is faith in the shed Blood of Jesus, not our religious shibboleths.

The very moment we came to the Lord Jesus Christ, we received the Spirit of adoption. We are to now walk in the Spirit by placing our faith in what Jesus did for us at the Cross. Whereas we were once the children of Adam’s fallen race; Now, by our faith in Jesus death on the Cross, we are adopted back into the family of God. We now can say, “Father God”… Hallelujah!!

The constant bearing of witness with our spirit by the Holy Spirit tells us and keeps on telling us, you are a child of God.

The key to all victory for a Christian is to put their faith in what Jesus did at the Cross and then, leave it there. Do not transfer your faith to any formula, ritual, law, rule, or anything else; Keep your faith solidly anchored in the Cross of Calvary and the work that Jesus there did. 

 

by Rev. Len Paxton 

The Cross of Calvary: a great Breakthrough

CALVARY: THE GREAT BREAKTHROUGH

by Rev. Len Paxton

Calvary is a place of triumph and victory. What Jesus accomplished on the Cross of Calvary is the culmination of God’s Divine plan to redeem mankind from sin and death. It is here that we find the central point of new life. Jesus said “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” [St John 12:24] Jesus was that seed that died and brought forth many into the Kingdom of God.See Isaiah 53:10-11 The sacrifice for the sins of all mankind was provided for and completed by Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. This was and is redemptions plan. In Galatians 3:13 we read; “Christ hath [ that means has already] redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree.” Our redemption that Christ paid for is complete. It is a finished work. If you have been born-again then you are God’s redeemed child. At the Cross, Jesus paid the full price for the penalty of man’s sins and He also forever broke the grip of sin over mankind. Jesus Christ is the double cure for the double curse. This is our message at Acts 26:18 Prayer Chapel Fellowship. Nothing needs to be added to what Jesus Christ has done for us at Calvary. We, as belevers, can walk in freedom from the grip of sin in our daily lives as well as knowing that our penalty of sin has been paid by Jesus Christ upon the Cross. If we are “In Him” then we don’t have to try to be victorious, we ARE victorious because He is. Refer in your reading to Romans Ch.6 In order for us to live out this great redemption reality, our faith must be properly placed in what Jesus has done for us at the Cross. Remember this, Do Not Make A Christ Out Of Your Faith. But rather place your faith in Christ. Look at this Scripture: ” Who hath [has already] delievered us from the power of darkness, and hath [has already] translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son: In Whom we have redemption through His Blood, even the forgiveness of sins” [Col 1:13-14] This was and is a great breakthrough for mankind. It was all done for us by Jesus Christ on the Cross. The message of the true church is the message of the Cross. Jesus broke us out; ” delievered us from the powers of darkness” And Jesus broke us through ” hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son”. Praise the Lord. This is our breakthrough into Divine favor and newness of life. Our redemption is more than a mere promise, it is a settled fact. When we place our faith in the finished work of Christ upon the Cross, the Holy Spirit then brings to pass in us what Christ has already done for us.

YOU CAN BE DELIVERED

 

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008

“DELIVERANCE”

 

 

 

 

BECAUSE OF THE CROSS WE ARE DELIVERED!!!

 

 

 

 

DELIVERANCE FROM THIS PRESENT EVIL AGE: GAL 1:3-4, MATT 13:22, ROM 12:1-2

 

DELIVERANCE FROM THE LAW: GAL 3:10-12, 5:18, HAB 2:4; ROM 6:14; 7:6; 8:14

 

DELIVERANCE FROM SELF: GAL 2:20, MATT 16:24, PHIL 2:5-8, PHIL 2:3-4, COL 1:27

 

DELIVERANCE FROM THE FLESH: GAL 5:24, 19-21, I COR 3:3-4, ROM 7:18, 8:6-8,11, I PETER 4:1-2

 

DELIVERANCE FROM THE WORLD: GAL 6:14, II PETER 3:5, I JN 2:17, JAMES 4:4, JN 7:7, I JN 5:19, PHIL 3:18-19

 

POSTED BY ANGIE PAXTON AT 7:00 PM