AOC Two

B UT  seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you .  34   Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof .   (Matthew 6:33-34)               The wise man, Benjamin Franklin, wrote – “An idle mind is the workshop of the devil” and so it is. The average youth, and some older, have been raised on the habit of instant gratification in everything – fast food restaurants, next day mail, instant knowledge revealed at the press of a computer button – no longer does a student need to do lengthy research for his papers since all is available on the internet. He can do his homework without even thinking.               Opulence in all things in America has made us soft and not very personally independent, even socially reclusive. Computer games began with Space Invaders a few decades back. It wasn’t long until our youth became bored with that

  S URELY thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.  (Psalm 73:18)   FE Marsh gives this illustration of the slippery places that surprise us:               A deacon was walking home with his minister one frosty night, when the minister slipped and fell back on the pavement.  Ah, said the deacon, looking at him; ''Sinners stand on slippery places. The minister looked up at him as if to assure himself of the fact, and said, I see  they  do - but  I canno t!  Of course, that tale was intended to evoke humor, but in the Christian life, the slippery slope is no laughing matter. It can deter us from the Straight and Narrow Way and place our feet on the Broad Way that leads ever downward to destruction.               If the Christian believer is to avoid slipping in his Christian walk and testimony, he must avoid those walks where the footing is slippery and uncertain. We have the Light of God as our Guide at all times to keep our feet on safe

  Y E  are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.  5   They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.  6   We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error .  (1 John 4:4-6)   The enemy arrays his forces without the gates of the Holy City- the Church. If he can penetrate the gates under siege, he will do so; but, if not, he will bring forth a Trojan Horse by which the dwellers of the city may be deceived if not relying upon God alone for their protection and defense.    From the beginning, Satan worked in the Garden to overturn that which the Lord had made. What Satan cannot have, he will try to destroy it by any means possible. We see this manifested not only in politics, but even in the Church itself.   During the centuries following the Ascension of Christ, Satan made a fro

Happy Second Sunday after Trinity. The AOC Sunday Report can be downloaded  RIGHT HERE . We have excellent sermons from Bishop Roy, as well as Rev Jack and Bryan.  RevJack's sermon can be viewed on video  RIGHT HERE . There are always a lot of people who would appreciate your prayer.  Please start with Shamu, Tricia, Jim, Laurie, Lourie and work out from there. There is an epic week ahead, you might need help finding it.  God has that help for you, the Holy Ghost, that Third God Guy. Have a super week. Godspeed, Hap Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California United States of America

  The Propers for today are found on Page 188-190, with the Collect first:   Second Sunday after Trinity. The Collect.   O  LORD , who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.   Amen.     Today’s Epistle came from the Third Chapter of St. John‘s First Epistle, beginning at the Thirteenth Verse.    M ARVEL  not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, an

  Sermon – Reverend Jack Arnold - Time and Action Church of the Faithful Centurion - Descanso, California Rev Jack's sermon can be viewed on video  RIGHT HERE ! Today’s sermon brought the Collect, Epistle and Gospel together and is partly contained in the forewords above.     Consider these words from the Collect:   … who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name…   We must fully understand and acknowledge God will help and lead us, but only if we will look to Him for that help and leadership.  The spiritually blind (us) cannot lead the blind (also us). We are spiritually blind without God’s help. We need His Help, in the form of the Holy Ghost, to direct our hearts, minds and souls to look to Him for that Help in our time of need.  Thus, we continually ask God, through the offices of the Holy Ghost

   Happy First Sunday after Trinity! The AOC Sunday Report can be downloaded  RIGHT HERE ! We have great sermons today from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Revs Jack and Bryan.  Rev Jack brings the propers together. The Collect talks about our need for help, the Epistle our need for Love and the Gospel is the story of Lazarus the sick man left to die by the rich man. The lessons might not be what you think, listen and learn.  His sermon can be viewed on video  RIGHT HERE . There are a lot of people who need your prayer every week; this is no exception.  Please start with Roy, Tricia, Shamu, Laurie, Lourie and work out from there. There is a great week ahead, if you are having trouble seeing it, you might consider opening your heart and soul to that Third God Guy, the Holy Ghost.  The world is not all good, but there is a lot of good in it and more good you need to do.  He can and will help. Have an EPIC week. Godspeed, Hap Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California United

Sermon  –  Reverend Jack Arnold - Time and Action Church of the Faithful Centurion - Descanso, California Rev Jack's sermon can be viewed on video  RIGHT HERE .   https://youtu.be/cQvYT-se2u0 Today ’ s sermon brought the Collect, Epistle and Gospel together and is partly contained in the forewords above.     Consider these words from the Collect:   …  the strength of all those who put their trust in thee;  …  through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed …   This is a little longer Collect than usual, but in it we acknowledge God is the source of our strength, as without Him we are weak and cannot do any true good.  Thus, we ask His help or grace to do His Will in both in our thoughts and actions. This is a consistent theme through all the collects, because it is based on the simple truth we cannot help ourselves and we need true Divine Guida

The Propers for today are found on Page 188-190, with the Collect first:   First Sunday after Trinity. The Collect.   O  GOD , the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.   Today ’ s Epistle came from St. John ‘ s First General Epistle, the Fourth Chapter, beginning at the Seventh Verse.  John pointed out that if we do not love our brethren here on earth we have seen and touched, how then can we claim to have love for God, whom no man hath seen?   “ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. ”   God loved us so much He sent His only Son to die for our sins.  That is true love.  Not that w