Everlasting Gospel
First lesson: Acts 1:8-11
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel.
Which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
Second lesson: Hebrews 8:10-12
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, saying, know the Lord, for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.”
Golden text: John 13:12-17
“So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his Lord, neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”
3.1 The true servants
Brethren, I want you to tell me, is there anyone in the entire world who knows God? Many of you had attended various church denominations, but did you receive the kind of teachings that are obtainable here?
Do you know that our Lord Jesus Christ set an example, that we have to emulate? Many people in the world are Sunday-Sunday worshippers, people whose baptism were irregular and crooked too, yet, these are the ones who will go about boasting of being baptized in their various denominations and had taken communion. Once a group of persons succeed in organizing for an accommodation or making for themselves a shelter, they give themselves a name and a church is started. What do they do there? Do they depict the teachings brought about by Christ? Many have only been assigning themselves different names and roles, yet, doing nothing really serious. A servant, it is said, is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
If our Lord Jesus Christ who is (Himself) Lord and King can afford to wash our feet, who are you ordinary and common man that you cannot do same or even more to your fellow man? Our duty from now on is to be serious, industrious and to serve humanity. That is the gospel I have for you from now; and all who hearken, unto them, will the words of the Lord that “blessed are the adherers to his words”,abide. Re-examine the first lesson.
First lesson: Acts 1:8-11
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel.
Which also said ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven”
3.2 Christ will return in flesh and blood, in human form
Brethren, the time when people foolishly gaze at the sky expecting our Lord Jesus Christ has past. For so long, people have had the erroneous belief that the Lord shall descend from the skies and land on earth. But the above passage does not state the mode of the coming of the Lord but the manner or nature of the person expected. That is the meaning. How can Christ descend from above? Who told you that? The truth is that He shall come back in the body wherewith He left. In like manner will He return as flesh and blood. Has any person ever descended from above onto this earth at any time? In His first, did He descend from the sky? Did the mode of His appearance on earth, being born by a woman, stop Him from being the beloved of God, Christ or King? How did His method of advent inhibit His duties? He came as man and in like manner shall He come back. It is stated that all eyes shall see and know Him. Have all eyes not seen and known?
Heaven and earth shall pass away but there is none of the word of God that shall pass away. As spoken by those two angels that He shall come, has he not returned as man? The interpretations given by the churches and individuals are false.
Our Lord Jesus Christ promised to pray the Father to give us a Comforter. The question is, has the Comforter not come?
God has come. He is man. He said, let us create man in our own image. Has He not created man in His own image? Doubts have since ceased because that is a promise that was made long before now, sealed and delivered.
3.3 The root of man's problems.
Now is not the time to remain in ignorance and idleness. We have to be up and doing. If you sit down idle and lazy only full of expectations from God, how would those expectations be fulfilled? Will God bring you your heart desires personally in your state of inactivity? Blindness and ignorance are big diseases. They are the root of the problems plaguing the whole world.
Men have, for the past decades, since the physical departure of the Lord, been engaging in arguments concerning the word “heaven” used in describing the form that the Lord will come. So have men been arguing and disagreeing doing nothing about practising the word of Christ. The confusion has continued ever since. But now, at the fullness of time, the truth has surfaced in fulfillment of the nomination in the scripture that this generation shall not pass away until all things are fulfilled.
3.4 All hands must be on deck
Let no one deceive you any more. The teachings that you receive here are truth. Our Lord Jesus Christ has come back to do greater works than he did before. This is God's vineyard and city. We are His people. If the kingdom and city of God abide in heaven, know that, that is where we are. If the kingdom of God consists of men, know that those men ye are. It does not begin and end with being or answering His vineyard. There are duties attached thereto. You must practise God’s teaching. You are now stealing, loitering and other ills because of idleness. If all of us put our hands on deck, then idleness shall stop and prosperity will take over the land. Re-examine the Second Lesson.
Second lesson: Hebrews 8:10-12
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in heir hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, saying, know the Lord, for all, shall know me, from the least to the greatest.”
3.5 None teaches another to know God
Is the above passage not fulfilled? Even babies in the womb know that the Father has come. The aged too are aware that the Father is here. No man teaches the other to know God. All now know Him from the least to the greatest, black and white, men and women, young and old. Do not therefore toy with the word of God. Repeat the second lesson, reading from verse 10-12 to make it more conclusive.
Who says that you are not a child of God? The above passage speaks for itself. “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, saying, know the Lord, for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their iniquities and their sins will I remember no more.”
All of us are the children of God. There is none who does not know Him. You are therefore not to be taught to know God. Knowing Him is not dependent on Him buying you a car, giving you food, clothing or shelter. Knowledge of Him is given freely from the least to the greatest. We no longer recall or remember the sins that had been committed against us.
Christ was the head of the Church. Who still heads the Church today? Is it not Christ. Why should man roam? Were men meant to be wandering about like destitute and orphans? The Father has taken care of us as He promised. We are now one flock under one shepherd. We are His children. Amongst us there is no orphan, no poor, no widow or widower, no penury, no hunger. We have to abide in peace. No one should show God to you. He is present everywhere and there is no place that you will stand and will not see Him.
Everything that had happened when Christ was here, the events still continues. He is with us even till date and is responsible for all the events. God is the Lord of all and we remain His servants and vineyard. Re-examine the Golden text.
Golden text: John 13:12-17
“So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say; for so I am.
If then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash another's feet. For I have given you and example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Verily verily, I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his Lord, neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.”
3.6 Emulate Christ
The world is God's vineyard. Many are roaming the streets looking for what to eat. There are many idle and lazy persons around. If a man wakes up and either loiters or sits down doing nothing, what will he eat? How and from where will his food come? The time is up for all of us to get into the vineyard. You cannot excuse yourself that you were not told what to do. Rise now to this call so that we will remain as one flock under one shepherd.
All of us are begotten of one Father. We come from one city and have one king. No one man is greater than the other. God alone is the greatest. We are His messengers. Our duty, therefore is to serve one another in love. He is our Father and we should serve Him alone.
First witness: John 10:1-11
“Verily, verily, I say unto, you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and robber.
…The thief cometh, but for to steal and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
Second witness: Matthew 20:1-15
“For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder , which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. … is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”
3.7 He came to free the captives
The field is large and ripe but where are the workers? You are rather wasting precious time on unprofitable ventures and exercises. You find pleasure in stealing, fornication, prostituting, gossiping and other vices. Resourceful persons are relatively very few, not even up to twenty five percent. People rather prefer to sit and gossip and waste time. Where will your food come from if you are not industrious? In this kingdom, all hands must be on deck irrespective of age. As children of the same parent we have to serve Him only. We are free to engage in any legitimate trade, be it farming, trading, or any profession of vocation. There is money, food, adviser, land and all to exploit.
3.8 You must work
All the lands belong to God. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star abhors laziness. Go into the field and produce your food. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has grown to a stage it should be reference point. Whenever people need the services of professional farmers, lawyers, engineers, institutions of higher learning and the various forms of consultancy, they should be able to come here for assistance. In this kingdom is found in abundance, wives, husbands, children, schools, farms and every endeavour that leads to prosperity.
You hunger, thirst and lack shelter because of your laziness and ignorance. The smart ones amongst you defraud you of your land, money and every prosperity leaving you helpless. Yet God is the owner of these things. They are thieves and swindlers. The owner of everything, Christ is here. His commandments we have to adhere to. Let us unite in His service and all will be well with us. Heaven and earth belong to God as well as the fullness thereof.
It is said, let it be done on earth as it is done in heaven. This is the order in heaven. That is the order in heaven and in spirit. That is freedom for all. Whether you are a preacher, farmer, adviser, healer, cleaner, whatever is your trade, practise it well, let no one be a burden unto the other.
Because of lack of knowledge of the truth, people refer to Brotherhood of the Cross and Star as a secret society. Most of you have not explained Brotherhood of the Cross and Star to your family members, hence, this duty to inform the whole world. There is nothing secret in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. Adam was supposed to be at the forefront of this awareness campaign but failed in his responsibilities. Because God loves us, He now reveals this truth to us. This kingdom Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is complete with everything that you need. We are as free as air.
3rd witness: John 4:33-42
“Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? … And said unto the woman, now we believe not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world”.
3.9 Gather fruits unto eternal life
Many are anxious to hear about Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. We should not be immersed in the quest for material things. They are secondary. Our main and primary duty is to bring to everybody's awareness this truth and freedom.
Brethren, a stroke of cane is sufficient unto the wise. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. May God bless His holy words Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER