Jesus asked His disciples two vital questions: "Who do men say that I am?" and "Who do you say that I am?" (Mark 8:27,29). The first question is difficult because it allows us to get a read on the minds of the people around us.  The second question, however, is eternal because it is only by acknowledging the Lord Jesus Christ and responding to His gift of forgiveness by faith that a person can live forever.

Isaiah made it clear that when the promised Messiah came He would fulfill the matchless titles he had prophesied: "Wonderful Counselor,"  "Mighty God," "Everlasting Father," and "Prince of Peace."  Jesus Christ came into the world and proved beyond a doubt that He was the Messiah by fulfilling all those requirements.  He was God in human flesh, come to display deity and redeem humanity.  And on the strength of His ability to fulfill all these things, He made this claim: "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6).

This is the claim of the Bible and the heartbeat of the Christian faith: Jesus Christ is God, and He came into the world to save sinners. What is your response to that claim and to the evidence that He is the only deliverer for sinladen, lost people who are the object of God's love? Will you  receive His gift of forgiveness and be saved?

If you already know Jesus, will you live under His perfect will and wisdom so that He may guide you into a life that pleases Him? He brings peace wherever He reigns!

Excerpted from the booklet The Amazing Prophecy of Names copyrighted 1996, RBC Ministries, Read it on the Web at www.discoveryseries.org/q0207

1) Realize that we have all Sinned.

2) Recognize that Jesus paid the price for our Sin by dying on the Cross for our sin.

3) Repent for our Sin 

4) Receive Christs Love and Accept our Lord in our heart to live and dwell their forever.

If you have read through those 4 simple steps, please read this simple prayer and ask the Lord to come in your life right now. "Lord,  I know that I am a sinner and I thank you for dying on the cross for me.  I turn from my sin and ask you to come live in my heart.  I thank you for dying for me, for loving me, and for calling me.  Help me to turn from my sins from now on and live a new life in you - in Jesus name I pray - Amen".

Congratulations - and Welcome to the body of believers.  Its a great step in your new Christian life.  Life will never be the same again with Jesus by your side.  Feel free to log on to Harvest Christian Fellowship to find out more about additional information and resources that can assist you in your new relationship with Jesus Christ.  Log on to www.harvest.org.  God Bless You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I was walking down life's highway,  a road I thought I'd walked before,  when I came upon a sign that read - This is Heaven's Grocery Store.  As I got a little close, the door came open wide, and before I know what happened - I found myself inside.

I saw a host of angels, they were standing everywhere. One handed me a basket and said "my child shop with care."  Everything a Christian needed was in the grocery store, and if you could not carry it all - you could just come back for more.  First I got some patience, then I got some love - in the very same row further down - was understanding - You need to know where to go.

I got a box of wisdom, a bag or two of faith, I  couldn't miss the Holy Ghost - For it was all over the place.  I stopped to get some strength and courage, to help me  run this race, By then my basket was getting full, But I remembered I needed some grace.

I didn't forget salvation, for salvation that was free. So I tried to get enough of it to save both you and me.  Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill, for I thought I had everything to do my master's will.  As I went up the aisle I spotted Prayer and I just had to put that in - For I knew that when I stepped outside - I would run right into sin.  Peace and joy were plentiful, they were on the very last shelf. Song and praise were hanging near by - So I just helped myself.

Then I said to the Angel - How much do I owe? H e smiled and said just take them Everywhere you go.  Again I smiled at him and said, How much do I really owe??

He smiled and said," my child, Jesus paid your bill a long time ago."  

"Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan determined to help bring a better life and a little hope to some of the poorest and most oppressed people in the world.  Within a few months, they were arrested by the ruling "Taliban government" for telling local people about Jesus and how he had changed their lives.  In the middle of their trial, the events of September 11, 2001, led to the international war on terrorism, with the Taliban a primary target.  Fearing Curry and Mercer could not survive in the midst of war, Christians across America and around the world prayed faithfully for their safe return, and in November their prayers were answered."  taken from 'Prisoners of Hope', by Dayna Curry & Heather Mercer, with Stacy Mattingly, 2002.

I had the opportunity to attend a seminar just a few weeks ago at Harvest Christian Fellowship on August 25, 2005 where Heather Mercer told of her story in Afghanistan and it was so uplifting to hear of her trials and the many great works and miracles that Jesus is doing every day throughout the world.  Heather and a group of Missionaries from the Antioch Church in Texas, are led to go back and continue their missionary work, and this time have been invited to a town nestled in the mountains of Northern Iraq.  Opportunites are being opened for them there to serve in areas of community assessment, development, medical care, education and business, and of course to spead the good news of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world. They are building a new Center there called the "Freedom Center Iraq" - It will have An English Program, An Indoor/Outdoor Sports Facility, A Coffee House & Internet Cafe, A family Park.  What and awesome opportunity! 

 If you would like to hear more about their story or more about how you can be part of this exciting opportunity and how as the Kurds experience a new political freedom, God also longs to bring about a spiritual one -  you can read more about Heather and Dayna in their book called, "Prisoners of Hope" The story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer, with Stacy Mattingly.  You can also visit them soon at their website at www.freedomcenteriraq.org for pictures and updates.

"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear fruit. "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.  "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.  "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.  "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.  "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.  

"As the Father loved Me, I aslo have loved you; abide in My love. "If you keep my commandments and abide in His love.  "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain I you, and that your joy may be full.  "This is my Commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.  "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.  "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.  "No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, "for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.  "You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.  "These things I command you, that you love one another. "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.  If you were of the world, the world would love its own.  Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.  "Remember the word that I said to you, "A servant is not greater than his master' If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you.  If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.  "But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.  "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.  "He who hates Me hates My Father also.

I really love the book of John.  Actually I love all of the four Gospels, each of them have a beautiful way of outlining the walk of Christ on earth in a different light for us.  John's account of Jesus is very touching, as each word is spoken by our Lord to us to teach us what to do throughout our lives to live in the way he wants and expects - no he Commands us to live our lives.  In the story of the Vine and Vinedresser, he illustrates how we cannot be living the Christian life without proof of our faith - it is impossible.  With Christ in our Hearts and the Word in our life, we will bear fruit...., we will live godly lives, we will share the gospel with others - because as our Love for our Lord burns in our hearts, there is no way we can possibly contain this joy that we know we can share with others who don't have a relationship with our Savior, and who may not have Eternal Life - its just impossible - fruit will grow on our trees.....    and it doesn't really matter that the world doesn't understand what we are about - they never have, and they never will.  Whether they were feeding us to the lions for entertainment in the Colosseum for amusement or having a good laugh today when we pray together as a family in a restaurant.  The world hated our Lord before they hated us, and it is my honor to glorify my Father with my fruit I can bring to his table.  If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior and would like to know more about this wonderful and glorious relationship that you can have, please go to the link on How to Know God or call me at (951) 202-4780 and ask me to Pray with you to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.  I would love to talk to you about the best decision you could make today.  Thank you for visiting my site.  Each day I know God has a plan for each of us - I hope and pray that your will find peace and love through the Blood of our Savior and what he did for you on the cross of Calvary  for the forgiveness of sin.  Its your blessing!  

Here you will find information on development going on around the Interstate 215 corridor.

• Riverside County is the second fastest growing county in the nation.
• Riverside County added 70,000 new residents in 2004 alone.
• The most economic and population growth is happening near the Interstate 215 corridor.
• Some of the fastest growing cities include: Moreno Valley, Perris, Canyon Lake, Murrieta, Temecula, Hemet and San Jacinto.
• Interstate 215 at the interchange with California 60 and California 91 is slated for major improvements, including the installation of flyover ramps to ease the traffic issues that stem from an overwhelmed cloverleaf interchange. North of Interstate 10, Interstate 215 is slated for reconstruction through San Bernardino.

• The Riverside County Transportation Commission is working to develop a Perris Valley Commuter Rail Line, a 22.7-mile extension of the Metrolink 91 Line service from Riverside to Los Angeles.  The extension would begin at the existing Downtown Riverside Station and proceed northeast for approximately two miles through the City of Riverside before turning southeast along I-215 and ending in the City of Perris. 

The Interstate 215 corridor in Riverside county, CA is one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

Take a look at the following links for more information:

The Press-Enterprise article about the I215 Summit - October 2005

• If you would be interested in attending the next Interstate 215 Development Summit on October 20th, 2006 go to: http://i215now.com/

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you abide in me.”

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing.”

“If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.  If you keep My commandments, you will aide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.  These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.”

“This is my commandement, that you love one another as I have loved you.  Greater love has no one that this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.  You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”

“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father have made known to you.  You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the father in my name He may give you.  These things I command you that you Love one another.”

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.  If you were of the world, the world would love its own.  Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

“Remember the word that I said to you,’ A Servant is not greater than his master”.  If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.  If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.  But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.

“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.  “He who hates Me hates My Father also.  If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both me and My Father.  But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, “They hated Me without a cause”.

“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.  And you also will bar witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

This is beauty of our Faith, Christ explaining one step of living faithfully at a time. He says to abide in Him and Glorify God at all times, and your Tree will bear much fruit.  Gods Greatest Commandment given to us over and over is to love one another. But there is so much more.  So much more love, so much more he has done, so much more he has sacrificed.

 Our Lord has done it all for us on the cross at Calvary.  He came to earth as a Man.  He lived here with us, walked among us, and then he died here for us.  He died for our sins, and the sins that we could never repay on our own. Its been said that, “He paid a debt he did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay.”

If you have never received Christ as your personal Savior and would like to know more about this God who has delivered you from your sins and offered you to opportunity to spend eternal life with him, take this very important few moments and pray right now.

1)       Realize that we are all sinners

2)       God can forgive you from you sins

3)       Pray that you will ask Jesus to Live in your heart from this moment forward and ask the Holy spirit to reign in your heart .

Lord Jesus, Please forgive me from my sins.  Thank you for coming into my life and dying for me.  Thank you for taking that place on the cross and shedding your blood for me and dying for me, and forgiving me of my sins.  I want to ask you to live in my heart and help me to turn from my sins now and I ask your Holy Spirit to reign in my heart from this moment forward.  Thank you for your Love and gift of eternal life.  Amen.

Congratulations and God Bless!  Please feel free to call me right away as I would like to send you a new Bible as my congratulations to this exciting new step in your life.  Also, I would suggest that you get involved in a local Bible Based Church near your home. God Bless you!