Newsletters
June 2024
The Late Rev. B. G. Leonard, Founding President The Late Rev. Evelyn Thiele-Leonard, Former President
Rev. Mark G. Machado, President Terry Johnson, Acting Vice President Stephanie Newness, Acting Secretary
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Greeting to you all in the name of Jesus Christ June 18, 2024
God is
Knowest thou the sound of
His Voice?
He Changeth Not
-GOD IS –
There is nothing under High Heaven, nor in Heaven, for that matter, which manifests, declares, or even hints at the idea that God ever had a beginning.
As a matter of fact, the very commencement of Holy Writ, THE BIBLE, which is HIS WORD, while making it plain that THERE WAS A BEGINNING, does so by inference only; rendering as follows:
In the beginning… Genesis 1:1A
And, with those words three words, THE MOST HIGH turns the key in the lock and opens the door to all knowledge concerning Himself, Eternity, His creative activities, in point of fact to all as they were, as they are, and as they ever shall be. And we read:
In the beginning GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH. Gen. 1:1
And He continues to bring things into existence by the sound of His voice.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Gen.1:3
Thus, has it always been with OUR GOD, THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD. Let THE WORD say so.
But the LORD [is] the true God, he [is] the living God… Jer. 10:10 A-B
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. Jer. 10:12-13
GOD IS a god of LAW and ORDER. This is manifest beyond the slightest possibility of refutation (wrong, falseness), in His handiwork: THE CREATION. It was flawless.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. Gen. 1:1-5
The action thus engaged in by Almighty God was repetitive. He created during the daylight hours for six (6) days, resting at night.
His task completed; the Most High rested on The Sabbath; the seventh day; setting it apart, by way of decree (law and order), as a day of rest for all mankind forever; to commemorate His great creative accomplishment and ability for all time; and for an indicator, everlastingly pointing ahead of that hour when TIME shall be no more.
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Gen.2:1-3
And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. 2:7
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Gen. 2:21-24
It was not long till trouble erupted on planet Earth.
Satan, God’s arch-enemy, enticed Eve, the woman, to disobey God’s stringent order. She ate of the fruit which the most High had forbidden mankind to touch.
Eve partook thereof, and induced her husband to do so likewise. Sin entered into the picture, with all its powers of enticement and deceit.
Man was transformed thereby; becoming instantaneously, a SINNER BY NATURE! Not only so: but the curse became the lot of all humanity: the entire human race!
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Ps. 51:5
Eliphaz, the Tenamite, speaking to JOB, confirms the foregoing as it applies to ALL mankind:
Yet man is BORN UNTO TROUBLE, as the sparks fly upward. Job 5:7
And now, Bildad, the Shuhite, giving vent to his feelings, has his turn at the wheel; coming forth with the following:
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm? Job 25:4-6
This was exactly what job required. The man had placed the Almighty God in a world set apart; too high and too exalted to heed the prayers of a man covered with BOILS1 but Job rose to the occasion, and, he painted a portrait of Our God by way of His accomplishments, second to none in all The Word! Read it! Ponder it!
Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. Job 26: 6-10
That final statement, of course, points ahead to that hour, yet to come, when TIME shall come to its just and final termination.
That fatal hour was made alive unto JOHN THE REVELATOR by series of the most fantastic revelatory manifestations ever experienced by any mortal man.
Let him speak for himself:
I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; … Rev.1:10-11B
John was overwhelmed by the vision.
And when I saw him ((The Lord), I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
[I am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Rev. 17-18
God, (Who always was, and always will be) adopted the form of man, His handiwork, that He might restore unto him that which he had lost; delivering him also from the power of death, granting unto all who believe, ETERNAL Life through faith in Jesus Christ Our Lord, God’s only BEGOTTEN Son.
And all the where’s and whys are taken out of the way; the truth, the reality stares us in the face as we read THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN:
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, II Cor. 5:19
As well He might; it being His unequivocal (clear) right to fulfill His Onw will concerning the matter: since The Earth, plus The World, i.e. they that ‘peopled’ it, were TOTTALY and IRRECOABLY (unchangeably) HIS BY RIGHT OF CREATION! Let THE WORD PROCALMIN IT?
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them Eph. 2:10
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, (Luke’s writing: Christ’s Words)
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
And ye are witnesses of these things.
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. Luke 24:45-51
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey. Acts 1: 12
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. Acts 1:14
And thus, they continued until The Day of Pentecost, and the fulfillment of Christ’s promise: that they should be:
…baptized with the Holy Ghost … Acts 1:5B
——- A message of the Rev. B.G. Leonard—–
Testimonies
Our family was taking a spontaneous trip to Cape Cod (Massachusetts a state on the East Coast of USA). During the trip we went to Provincetown, a beautiful local harbor- town well known by artists. The town’s quaint and charming but among the beautiful artist galleries that line the village are psychic shops, palm readings and occult shops. We know this, and decided we would go to dinner at a well-known restaurant and have nothing to do with the occult things. Upon walking in to the restaurant, the atmosphere was heavy in the demonic. Idols and statues littered the dark walls and orange Halloween light adorned the mirrors. I felt immediately dizzy and faint and heard The Lord said “LEAVE. They sacrifice food to idols.” We left that place.
Off to a new restaurant our family goes. This time we choose a local seafood restaurant known to all in the area as one of the best casual seafood eateries. It seemed harmless enough. Upon entering our spiritual senses were heightened and among normal serving waiters and waitresses there was a palpable (intense) darkness in the other hosts and servers. Was I imagining this? We carried on. We sat at a table in the corner and I noticed two women next to me get annoyed that our children were seated at the table next to them. One kept looking over and talking to her friend, and the other older woman, with pink dyed hair, didn’t dare look our way. “She’s a witch” (revelation by) The Holy Spirit whispered to me. I sit anyway, pondering these messages and what to do. Within moments confusion and hyperactivity come upon the kids. Our littlest who was sitting on her knees, so as to be table height with both feet threaded through the spindles on the back of the chair, became overly- animated and busy. She pushes back on the table and tips her chair and BOOM the chair falls back like nothing, as if it had no weight at all. She lands standing, still threaded through the chair back. We are all shocked. The chair had landed on the back of her heels crushing her achilles heel. We gather her up as she’s crying, and immediately we begin to pray. I noticed both women were leaning in to listen to us now. The little one becomes calm. My husband goes to pick her up and moves her leg and feet and she starts screaming again! Now she is inconsolable (not able to be comforted). He takes her outside of the restaurant to comfort her. I notice the charge of the atmosphere, like a murder just happened. The sickening of evil in the air. I begin praying in tongues and check on them outside. Upon finding them the little one is throwing up profusely, her face pale white and lips blue, and her consciousness is in and out. She is in shock. I start commanding shock and death to LEAVE in the streets of this town. Within moments I called Brother Mark to help me minister. He ministers to the little one, commanding shock and every evil work to GO, for her body to be restored BACK to health. We end the conversation with advice to keep that leg elevated. We prayed in tongues the whole 40-minute car ride back. By the time we get home the little one is stable, her color and countenance is back. Exhausted, we eat dinner, say our prayers and go to bed. We wake up the next day and I ask her how she is doing? She is shocked to see there is still a boo boo but scrambles to get down from the bed. I am cautious and say “lets see if you can put weight on your foot and put your foot down.” To all the GLORY of God that child puts her feet down off the bed with full weight and has NO PAIN. Not a wince, not a whimper. Not only can she put that foot flat, she can walk, she can flex her feet, she can run if she wants to! Her tendon injury to that achilles heel was GONE! She then tells me she’s fine, but she is “shocked to see that the cut on her heel was still there!” GLORY! No pain, no bruise, just a cut! The following day and days after she walked and ran and played as if nothing, nothing had ever happened. She received a true miracle of healing!!!! To God and the Son of God be all the glory!
C.C. NJ
At the time of this newsletter Brother Mark Machado is preparing to do missionary work in East Africa in the countries of Kenya and Uganda to present the Rev. B.G. Leonard’s full two weeks bible course on the Gifts of the Spirit.
We highly encourage you and recommend you procure this fanatic literary work of God written by Rev. B.G. Leonard originally in 1945 and copyrighted in 1997.The revelations of great truths of the one true God and concerning worshiping Him and not giving heed to the “gods” of the Old Testaments and how the same gods, spirits, or idols are being used today mostly unknowingly by many of God’s people. God is a jealous God and deserves whole hearted devotion and worship!
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We thank you whole heartily for your help so that this ministry will continue to be a success for God our Father, His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, and for all of us continuing His work!
2Co 6:1 We then, [as] workers together [with him],..
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Truly in God’s Love in Christ, Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness and staff at Christian Training Centre of Texas Head quarts in Brownsville, Texas USA
August 2023
Greeting to you all in the name of Jesus Christ
Praise God for the revival in Kenya and Uganda this past spring! There were over 35 graduates of the Gifts of the Spirit Course in Kakamega, Kenya (some students came from Uganda). Without your support this work of God could not be a success. Here is a photo of the graduates in Kenya.
We thank God also for those who attended the teachings on Foundations in Butler, New Jersey. A special thanks to Wil and Victoria Manga for hosting us in their home!
Another summer is going on into eternity! It seems like 2024 is not that far away. Brother Mark, at this time, is preparing to go to Ghana, West Africa again, to present the Rev. B.G. Leonard full two weeks course on the Gifts of the Spirit. This will be different because he will need two interpreters for the full two weeks. One will interpret from English to the Northern Ghanan dialect, the second interpreter will interpret the same phases in to French. Because some of the student will be French speaking and will be coming from Burkina Paso. He, Brother Mark will be taking a plane flight from, Accra, the capital city of Ghana to Tamale the capital city of Northern Ghana. This will be his 22nd year going to that nation.
Here is a teaching from our founding President, the Late Rev. B.G. Leonard,
A Word to the Wise
(A message of Rev. B.G. Leonard) The time has been shortened (or so it seems) wherein, we might yet labour to further the cause of Christ. However, and regardless of the all too evident ‘signs of the times’ (which require, little if any, interpretation) the Word of Our Lord to my heart at this hour is free of negatives. As a matter of fact, I have never been more closely drawn to Him, and to the positive aspects of everything His Word declares concerning us and our labours of love IN HIM.
Plus His watchful care for us! The latter is emphasized by that which is transpiring world-wide amongst men and nations at this very hour, and by the light cast upon me by His Word.
22 Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up
my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in [their] arms, and thy daughters
shall be carried upon [their] shoulders.
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall
bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou
shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
24 ¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the
prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee,
and I will save thy children.
26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken
with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD [am] thy
Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. Isa 49:22-26
We have seen the foregoing prophecy amply fulfilled in The East so recently; as the Troops of America, that nation WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD, put down that INSTIGATOR of EVIL: SUDDHAMHESSEIN, (at least cramping his ungodly program) and leaving behind them an atmosphere somewhat new-world-ish! This is, of course, the greatest reason of the many for America’s existence, and for her position of prominence in today’s world.
God has never allowed this sinful world to be at any time without A WITNESS to His Existence, and to His Covenant extended unto whosoever will. One of the greatest of the chosen, was Abram; later renamed Abraham.
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great;
and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall
all families of the earth be blessed. Gen 12:1-3
Abraham believes God, and the great nations ISRAEL was born. But the nation rebelled against God, and consequently became A NAITION OF SLAVES unto the PAGAN Egyptians.
Eventually God raised up unto His people A DELIVERER, even Moses, who brought them forth out of Egypt through the wilderness, and into THE PROMIED LAND. En route God provided their every necessity; feeding the entire nation BREAD FROM HEAVEN (Manna), for the full forty years it took for them to make the journey.
The Most High gave them laws to obey, and ordinances to walk in. As they did so, they prospered above any nation on Earth. Their Nation: Israel, became the Worlds financial centre. But they rebelled against The Almighty, and were eventually driven from their God-given inheritance; to wander from pillar to post: A people without a country, and despised by all other nationalities, world-wide. They sealed their downfall by their REJECTION OF JESUS THE CHRIST; their long-promised MESSIAH. It was at their behest (command) that He was crucified!
It was the Feast of the Passover, and the Roman Governor (all the world was under Roman domination) thought to be kind to the Hebrews. Therefore, when Jesus was delivered into His hands that he might pronounce judgment against Him, he asked,
23 … Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying,
Let him be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he
took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood
of this just person: see ye [to it].
25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children. Matt 27:23-25
The Hebrews lost their home land, and wandered world-wide, a homeless, despised people for almost 2,000 YEARS as a consequence of that rash statement, uttered in bitter hatred for their Long-promised Messiah, whom they were condemning to the most diabolical of deaths; and without regard and taking no thought for their own offspring!
The centuries have come and gone. Nations have arisen, come to the fore, then vanish from the scene, or at least have been merely background scenery for ages.
Today is a day of spiritual awakening. Many fear to take their stand and be counted. They fear lest they fail to meet the challenge today’s world presents to the new believer. Isaiah was such an one, but he found, and passed on to us, the answer.
7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I
set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 [He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who
[is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who [is] he [that] shall condemn me? lo, they
all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10 ¶ Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant,
that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD,
and stay upon his God. Isa 50:7-10
As for those stirring up the trouble against them that believe; Our God responds to said characters as follows:
11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass [yourselves] about with sparks: walk in
the light of your fire, and in the sparks [that] ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine
hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. Isa 50:11
That these are THE END TIMES and that the coming of Christ FOR us is ‘AT HAND’, there can be little doubt. The nations of Earth are being shaken as peas in a kitchen strainer in the hand of an adept housewife, holding the colander under the open faucet, and separating the good from the bad. The Word will serve at any time for that sieve; and the Apostle Paul paints the picture well in his instructive Epistles to the Timothy, his son in the Faith. Perhaps we may find therein that which will benefit us in assisting us to benefit others in there the closing hours of this glorious dispensation of The Grace of God we read:
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please
him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. 2 Tim 2:4-7
That THE LAW left mankind struggling with his own inconsistencies, and helplessly so, The Word itself makes amply manifest. And indeed, it was ordained of God to do so. The Word itself declares it.
For THE LAW having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those SACRIFICES, which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the
things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually
make the comers thereunto perfect. Heb. 10:1
The hopelessness of man’s spiritual situation from birth, is amply set forth in the foregoing, Had there been no further instruction in Holy Writ relative to the subject, we would indeed be, of all men, the most miserable! With all man can and might do to establish his righteousness before the throne in the Heavenlies, he can never accomplish said feat for it is beyond the capability of man. Man is a sinner by nature; and it is written: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom 3:23
However, it is also written:
For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him. 2 Cor. 5.21
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21 And [having] an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled
from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of [our] faith without wavering; (for he [is] faithful that
promised;)
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but
exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Heb 10:19-25
God be with you. Amen B.G. L.
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July 30th was graduation day for the Gifts of the Spirit Course here at our Headquarters in Brownsville, Texas USA. Brother Gorman and his wife, Sister Lily we also water baptized. Praise God for the Blessing of the Lord (the prophecies) that were spoken over them concerning their life and ministries in Christ!
(From left to right, Sister Lily, Brother Gorman, Brother Mark)
We are thankful, and greater than that God is thankful for His People that walk in the truth in His Holy Word!
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:4
It does my heart good (Brother Mark Machado) to hear you joining us on the conference call line, and doing your privilege part by speaking in tongues and interpreting and as a graduation of the Rev. B. G. Leonard Gifts of the Spirit course moving in and exercising the Gifts of the Spirit to meet the needs of those who come in faith at the end of our Christian Church services on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings! See the attach information above to join us in Gods presents and participate.
May God Bless you all richly, in Christ Jesus as we continue to obey Him and His Holy Word preparing for the Return of Jesus Christ in the clouds in the air,
13 ¶ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. I Thes. 4:13-18
Truly in the love of God in Christ Jesus, Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness and staff at Christian Training Centre of Texas, in Brownsville, Texas USA
Summer Newsletter Sept 1,2022
Greeting to you all in the mightily name of Jesus Christ!
We apologize for our tardiness in getting this news letter to you at the end of summer, but we have been extremely busy at headquarters and on the missionary field.
The following books are now available to all, Eternity to Eternity ($30.00), Except For…Fornication ($15.00), and The Voice of the Turtle ($20.00). All the amounts for the books are suggested donations in US Dollars and are for shipping within the Continental USA. Any address outside of Continental USA and other countries please contact us for shipping cost. Thank you very much a head of time. For your help in this matter.
“The Judgement Seat of Our Lord Jesus Christ”
A Message of The Rev. B. G. Leonard
The Judgement Seat of Our Lord Jesus Christ is that tribunal where each and every true Believer on Christ shall appear before Our Lord to render an account covering our life and ministry since our conversions. There we shall stand and declare. There, our conduct, our manner of life since our conversion, shall be examined. There, credits will be awarded. There, some will hear everything but “good news.” For, it is evident by the “records kept” that many, after being born into the Kingdom (i.e., [that is] converted) fail to measure up to God’s standards! Our God, being true, honest, and faithful to the high standards He has our lives by; will be true to those standards. His every watchful care for us, His guidance in the fulfilling of our duties, confirm His guarantee of awards unto us in connection therewith. In that “Great Day” when we appear before Him in the Heavenlies, to receive in our new, our glorified bodies, for the deeds we have wrought in our present ones, it shall be manifest. (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, being thrown into the furnace and coming out unharmed is a forthtelling of believers on Christ’s new bodies we will have at the return of Jesus Christ in the clouds).
We turn to His Word, for therein we shall find the assistance, the light, the understanding, the revelation of His will “general” (applicable to all believers). Even as be seeking His face, alone in His presence, we may discover His will and His guidance in the affairs of our lives and for the fulfilling of our God-given ministries. David discovers the truth of the forgoing in the early days of his great ministry. And, he gave God the glory for his achievements for he recognized God’s hand in all his ways. His secret is revealed in the following verse from one of his multitudinous psalms.
[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will
I seek. PS 27:8
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped:
therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. PS 28:6-7
That there is more to life as a Christian than “being saved,” attending church services, keeping the home respectable, and the front yard, as becometh a Christian, is self-apparent. These things are all good, and essential. But it is made clear in the Word that we, because we Christians, have works to perform of far greater worth. Not to leave those things already referred to undone; they are essential, they are necessary. Both saints and sinner alike share said responsibilities.
We, the people of God have further, diverse tasks to perform, and responsibilities which belong only to us. This concerns the unsaved, i.e., they concern our attitude toward them. Likewise, they concern each other, i.e., our relation and responsibilities toward each other as brethren members of ONE BODY: THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST.
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries
of God.
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment:
yea, I judge not mine own self.
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the
Lord.
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light
the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then
shall every man have praise of God. I Cor. 4:1-5
Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it
shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved;
yet so as by fire. I Cor. 3:13-15
…for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every
tongue shall confess to God.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Rom. 14:10C-12
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may
receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether
[it be] good or bad. II Cor. 5:10
…every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. I Cor. 3:8B
The foundation upon which we are to do all our building (a foundation already laid) is Christ Himself; and
again, we read:
Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it
shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved;
yet so as by fire. I Cor. 3:13-15
One need not be too brilliant in order to realize that it is in our own best interests that we should labour at our best; avoiding every pitfall we possibly can; adhering by the Grace of God to every principle, obeying every instruction; with one supreme thought in mind: that we, in that day, turning in a good report before Him with whom we have to do.
Another thought in connection with that judgment seat before which we must stand, at which we shall all appear, where we shall each, individually, give account, has to do with the little matter of sins, wrongdoing engaged in by believers.
Paul, venerable Apostle to the Gentiles, leaves us a kind word of advice in connection therewith.
Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some [men] they
follow after.
Likewise also the good works [of some] are manifest beforehand; and they that are
otherwise cannot be hid. I Tim. 5:24-25
You will notice that he connects sins, the product of the wrongdoing of believers, with good and bad works, very evidently the good and bad works of Christians. This great man of God, only too well, acquainted with the evil tendencies of human nature, herein encourages us to send our sins on ahead of us (this, understandably we can only do while we are in this life on earth) lest they follow us into the beyond, there to be made manifest before the Presence of our God. He frankly states that some Christians’ sins do; inferring thusly that there are believers who do not attend to these mattes while they have the opportunity to do so. He makes it clear that in such cases the tribunal in Heaven. Our Apostle makes it just as clear that the foregoing applies equally, that it’s equally applicable whether the case centers around the works of a questionable or uncertain nature, or deliberate wrongdoing, sins of any nature whatsoever.
In either case the wise Christian will follow the advice of our forefathers in the Faith – both Paul and John—sending his erroneous endeavors and his misdemeanors on ahead via the royal road of confession. They will be cared for in advance, he shall not meet them in the hereafter; he shall have peace of mind now; and, profiting by his experience, should be able to abstain from like deeds in the future while he continues to pay up treasure in Heaven whilst he is here on earth.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9
I would stress also, and expressly at this moment, the salient fact that all the foregoing applies to the Christian, the BELIEVER; he who has already appropriated the saving grace of God I refer to the ardent soul who embraces that fact that Christ died specifically for him when He yielded up the ghost on the cross at Calvary. I refer to that person who understands that there is more to salvation then “SINS FORGIVEN”! He is BORN AGAIN and he knows that the Scripture cannot be broken. He is also fully woken to the fact the he CAN SIN; that in so doing he will lose the JOY of his salvation, will be powerless in prayer, and useless as a witness to the glorious Gospel of the grace of God. He is such an one who knows the glory of soul-winning and being in harmony with God. A Christian becomes the kind of person when he knows the truth and governs his life accordingly. The Word decrees that through faith in the finished work of Christ (HIS DEATH AND SUBSEQUENT RESURRECTION) he has Eternal Life. The Word sets it forth thusly:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be
lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through
him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned
already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:14-18
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: John 3:36A
Now, because we believe, and as a consequence are BORN AGAIN; because we are now HIS SONS, God desires that we walk godly in this present world. Knowing we are human, prone to sin, God has provided forgiveness for wrongdoing. This is extended to all BELEIVERS!
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not
the truth:
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness.
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. I John 1: 6-10
I stress again that all the foregoing applies to the Christian, the person who is Born Again; who has already appropriated the saving grace of God. He confesses his sins, his wrongdoing, his transgressions unto God, his Father which is in Heaven: not to “get saved again “but because he is saved, He is a child of God asking forgiveness for doing or saying something which was wrong for him to say or do, BECAUSE HE IS A CHILD OF GOD! God forgives His child; fellowship is restored. That soul can now continue to serve God acceptably.
One day we shall all stand before God in the heavenlies there to be judge unto rewards: NOT TO BE SAVED, but because WE ARE SAVED! However, not all believers shall step across the line of lives with all things in order, already cared for at the Throne of Grace. It is for this reason there is a Judgment Seat of Christ; a judgment of the believers works, a judgment of their accomplishments; a judgment unto rewards. I would stress again the salient (obvious) fact that all the foregoing apples to the CHRSITIAN, THE BELIVERS, he who has already appropriated the saving grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ; the man or woman, young or old who is BOAN AGAIN!
The unconverted soul who turns to Christ is not asked to confess his SINS! Rather it is required of him that he confess himself a lost soul, needing the salvation Christ procured for him by His death on the cross at Calvary. He must then accept that salvation. This he accomplishes by faith i.e., by believing God heard his cry and has, in literal fact, SAVED him; that he is BORN AGAIN; that he is now a Christian, a child of God.
This person’s responsibility henceforth is to ascertain God’s will for him while he is alive on this earth, and to fulfill it. How well he has done so will be made manifest at the Judgment Seat of Christ, a judgment that is to take place in Heaven, following The Rapture, i.e., Christ’s catching us up from Earth to Heaven at the sounding of the trumpet. It shall consist of an examination of our activates on Earth as A Christian! It is a judgment unto REWARD!
For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called
his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man
according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made
[them] other five talents.
And likewise he that [had received] two, he also gained other two.
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying,
Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five
talents more.
His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into
the joy of thy lord.
He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord.
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou
art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast
not strawed:
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is]
thine.
His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest
that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and [then] at my coming
I should have received mine own with usury.
Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto him which hath ten talents.
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from
him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth. Matt. 25:14-30
We thank the Lord God of Israel our Holy Heavenly Father for the many open doors for this year 2022, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in America and in other Nations.
I, Brother Mark Machado, at the time of this writing am preparing to go to Ghana, West Africa for my 21st year of missionary work there and again doing so presenting the Rev. B.G. Leonard Full Two Weeks course on the Gifts of the Spirit. Thank you for your prayers and support for this work of the Lord and other works in the USA and Kenya for 2022.
Below is the church being redone and the announcement of the training of the first course in Ghana.
Below is a photo of the new church being built for the missionary work we support, because of your support, for the ministry of Sayun Church of Christ in Kenya. I will be traveling there toward the end of November to teach them on, “Foundations”, the six fundamental principals of Christ,
Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Heb. 6:1-2
With much gratitude and your help, we are supporting eleven missionaries in several different countries which includes two prior churches and ministries which we mentioned above.
Testimonies
We received a phone call from one of our brothers in Africa, Requesting emergency prayer. As there were some people who were resisting the work and workers to stop working, Brother Isaac requested emergency prayer on those whom were causing issues with the hindrance of building the new church. We, here at headquarters united in prayer and got immediate results.
Please you are cordially invited to join us in hearing the message of faith and prophecies on our conference call line which the details are listed for your convenience.
Truly in the love of the Lord God Israel and His precious Son Jesus Christ we, the staff of Christian Training Centre of Texas are trusting you are blessed, as we are all awaiting Christ’s return in the clouds for all who have believed on Him!
Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness, and staff here our headquarters in Brownsville, Texas USA.
Summer 2021
Greetings to you in the Holy name of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the World!
It is summer again and about half of this year is over. We thank God for you in all that you do for our Father which are in Heaven in helping to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We also thank God for so many believers on Christ who are hungry and thirsty for the truth of God’s Holy Word here in the United State of America and in other countries
Praise God for your prayers and continued prayers for the work of God here at headquarters and in the missionary fields. Brother Mark Machado will be traveling in the United States and in other countries throughout the year.
The following teaching of our Founder Rev. B. G. Leonard is titled “Revolution”, these truths are from God’s Holy Word concerning the challenging days we are living in. This book was written in 1993.
Here is the Introductory and part of Chapter 1,
Revolution is an ugly word in today’s world. Its significance has become confused in general with various other unpleasantries, evils which while being common to all mankind in every generation, are usually more rampant and therefore more apparent in revolutionary eras. I refer to periods of bureaucratic oppression, financial imbalance, inflation, deflation, depression, unemployment; hunger and its accompanying evils including the subsequent rise of horrendous and ever-increasing criminality. Acts of nature such as floods, earthquakes and droughts with their attendant disasters: hunger, famine, pestilence and disease; plagues of insects, rodents and reptilian life; even unusual and erratic weather-patterns are em braced to some extent by some in their overall misconception(s) of the significance of the word.
In actuality, REVOLUTION is not any of the aforementioned. It might become the end result of any or all of such conditions, circumstances and/or occurrences; but even that shall be measured by their impact, their effect upon the prosperity, the well-being, the safety, the freedom and therefore the thought-processes (the thinking) of those affected by them.
To illustrate the foregoing, I draw your attention to the word DROUGHT, which refers specifically to a condition sometimes prevalent when there is no rain. The earth, being rendered moistureless, ceases to produce. Such a condition may be local or world-wide in scope. One can see immediately that while the word DROUGHT adequately portrays the foregoing, and. that which it portrays just as naturally leads us to the consequent state of affairs: FAMINE; there is not the slightest indication of either DROUGHT or FAMINE in the word REVOLUTION!
The latter indicates something totally foreign to either to of the former; something which is true regardless of the nature of any men might connect with it in their minds or confuse it with in their acts; regardless of the tense in which the word is employed or by whom, be he bureaucrat, bourgeoise or ‘little Joe’ be it of Government, the Media or THE MASSES!
Today’s World is truly a sorry mess. Morally corrupt spiritually decadent, politically rotten, economically unstable, financially insecure she blindly staggers toward the Highway of No Return.
Earth’s masses are -as of this hour- insatiably hungry for something different. They want a change of status. They wish matters to become better. Surely none are so blind as to ardently desire conditions to worsen! Things are bad enough already. None would have the downward trend to continue. Rather, every living soul capable of reasoning is doing just that. The next: move is, of course, to bring into being and to enforce upon the hearts and minds of all mankind’ that concept, that idea, that which was conceived in each mind during the times of searching for the answers.
Multitudinous and diverse are the solutions to Earth’s present problems which are thusly brought to the birth and set before a waiting world. All point one way. All declare the identical state of affairs. All come up with the same statement of fact. THE WORLD NEEDS A CHANGE. Through various channels of discussion all dissident groups arrive at the same conclusion(s): “We are being mistreated. The Government owes us something. He must get the ear of Government. We must make our demands (to which they will not pay attention.) We must COMPEL them to listen to us. We must FORCE them to grant us whatsoever we demand. We must REVOLT. The only way we shall win is by TERROR, by VIOLENCE, by BLOOD, FIRE and SWORD! It is the only language understood by the Bureaucracy. There is and there can be but one answer: REVOLUTION!”
But I would ask you: how many people on the face of this old Earth today, properly understand that word? DO YOU?
To many, the word REVOLUTION SIGNIFIES TERROISM: women and children running, screaming, sometimes dying as they search frantically for shelter and protection and find none; homes, business-establishments etc., set afire; looting and wanton destruction of public and private properties; motor-vehicles blazing in the streets and parking areas; bombs exploding in mail-boxes, buses, bus-stations and air-line terminal buildings; rape and pillage, murder, kidnapping, the holding of hostages, the torture of one’s enemies and/or any helpless victims.
The engaging in, the performing of any of the atrocities to which I have made reference has become A WAY OF LIFE to a vast host of Earth’s populace. Of every tribe and nation under the sun, they are commonly referred to as REVOLUTIONARIES. But I make bold to declare that they have no more claim to that name (if such claim be made on the basis of their DEEDS) than the man-in-the-moon! Indeed, their aforementioned accomplishments, their fields of activity place these perpetrators of evil in another dimension entirely, giving them a distinctively different categorical rating! They are in a class by themselves -and their name of life quite set apart from the path taken by the TRUE REVOLUTIONARY. If they ever had the vision, it is presently obscured. They have’ become ANARCHISTIC in perspective; their view of life is distorted. They, while struggling along AS REVOLUTIONARIES, have become their own worst enemies. They strangle their own efforts by terrorizing the very folk whom they profess to be so anxious to liberate. They are the enemies of their own cause by reason of the atrocities in which they engage. NO LONGER TRUE REVOLUTIONARIES, THEY HAVE BECOME ANARCHISTS AT HEART. Having forsaken their FIRST LOVE: REVOLUTION AND THEIR DESIDE TO SEE THE WORLD CHANGED: they have embraced ANARCHY in all its horrible aspects. ANARCHY! We shall deal with it immediately.
CHAPTER I ANARCH AND THE ANARCHIST
Revolution has long been associated in the minds of men with anarchy Indeed, the two words are widely used interchangeably. This practice is erroneous and the concept upon which it is based is wrong, totally wrong, as. I shall progressively prove. Revolution is not anarchy. The latter denotes the following:
- the complete absence of GOVERNMENT and LAW,
- political disorder, strife and violence,
- disorder in any and every sphere of activity.
- wholesale destruction and violent death by the violent deeds of the violent.
However, an isolated cased of violence perpetrated by one individual upon another or others- even when accompanied by extreme savagery and diabolical brutality does not in any manner constitute anarchy. A solitary case of destruction in whole or in part of private, corporate, or public properties by any individual; be it accompanied by looting, burning, bombing – even to total annihilation does not constitute and may not legally be defined as anarchy. Of Greek origin, the
parent word is ANARKOS, which breaks down and defines as follow:
(A) AN, without : WITHOUT A
(B) ARKOS,= a leader : = ANARKOS = LEADER
The word is properly used to depict a STATE OF LAWLESSNESS,
From the Greek word ANARKOS we derive our English word ANARCH and its variants:
ANARCH: N. As its parent word it signifies:
1.without a leader,
2.an anarchist.
ANARCHIC: adj. 1.of like, or involving anarchy.
2. advocating anarchy,
3. tending to bring about anarchy.
4. lawless.
ANARCHICAL: adj l. anarchic.
ANARCHISM; 1. the theory that all forms of government interfere unjustly with individual liberty and are. therefore undesirable. 2. resistance, principally by terrorism, to any and all forms of organized government.
ANARCHIST: N. 1. a person who believes in or/and who advocates anarchism
2. a person who promotes anarchy.
ANARCHISTIC: adj.1. of or like anarchism or an archistic.
ANARCHY: N. (plural: anarchies) Greek= anarchia.
1.the complete absence of government and law.
2.political disorder and violence.
3.disorder in any sphere of activity.
History records many eras and instances when -A STATE OF LAWLESSNESS existing- ANARCHY has REIGNED, ANARCHISTIC DEEDS have been perpetrated upon Earth. These accounts usually report such valued information as: DATE(S); AREA(S) AFFECTED; NAME(S) of OFFENDING TRIBE (s) or NATION(S); NAME(S), TITLE(S) etc. of their INFAMOUS LEADER(S); A LIST of their DEVILISH DEED(S) plus THE IDENTITY (ies) of THE PEOPLE(S), TRIBE(S) or NATION(S) thus BRUTALIZED. The following AUTHENTIC, DEFINITIVE DATA is supplied by way of ILLUSTRATION and CLARIFICATION.
THE GOTHS, a cruel, vicious people who, during the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries A.D. invaded and conquered the greater part of the Roman Empire, leaving TERROR and DESTRUCTIONS their wake.
THE HUNS who, under Attila the Hun (King of all the Huns 433-453 A.D.) TERRORIZED Eastern Europe. Attila earned by reputation the unenvi able title: THE- SCOURGE. TERRORISM, brutal slaughter and SENSELESS DESTRUCTION OF PROPER TIES were the trademarks of these butchers.
THE VANDALS: an East Germanic tribe that RAVAGED Gaul, Spain and Northern Africa, plus they SACKED the city of Rome in 455 A.D. To this day senseless acts of destruction of properties and goods are defined as ACTS OF
VANDALISM. Those who perpetrate such acts are known .as VANDALS. GENGHIS KAHN -VICIOUS TERRORIST leader of the Mongolian hordes in the 13th century- founded a large and fearful Empire by TERRORISM and TORTURES:
THE MOST DIABOLICAL TORTURES OF ALL TIME TILL THIS OUR PRESENT DAY!
King Ashurnasirpal of Asyria 600 to 700 years before Christ, left us the following infamous bit of history ‘etched in stone’ in which he describes what he and his troops did to the inhabitants of a great walled city to whom he offered complete amnesty if they would simply surrender and open the gates. Very graciously the inhabitants complied. Whereupon, in his own words:
”Two hundred and sixty of their fighting men I put to the sword, and I cut off their heads and I piled them in heaps. I built a pillar over against the city gate, and I FLAYED (skinned alive) ALL THE CHIEF MEN who had revolted, and I covered the pillar with their skins, Some I walled up within the pillar, and some upon the pillar (on stakes) I impaled, and others I fixed (impaled) on stakes around the pillar …Three thousand captives I burned with fire. Their young men and maidens I burned with fire.” Sennacherib, also a King of Assyria, was another such terrorist. He conquered Babylon and destroyed the kingdom of Hammurabi from off the face of the Earth. Here is his testimony: “The city and its houses, foundations and walls I destroyed, I burned with fire. The wall and the outerwall, temple and gods, temple-towers of bricks and earth, as many as they were, I razed and dumped them into the Arahtu Canal, Through the midst of that city I dug canals, I flooded its site with water, and the very foundations thereof I destroyed. I made its destruct on more complete than by a flood! That in days to come, the site of that city, and its temples and gods might not be remembered, I completely blotted it out with floods of water and made it like a meadow. After I had destroyed Babylon, had smashed the gods thereof and had struck down its people with the sword… that the ground of that city might be carried off, I removed its ground and had it carried to the Euphrates and on to the sea. Its dirt reached unto Dilmun, the Dilmunites saw it and terror of the fear of Assur (his god) fell upon them and they brought their treasures. To quit (satisfy) the heart of Assur my lord, that people should bow in submission before his exalted might, I REMOVED THE DUST OF BABYLON for presents to distant peoples, and in that TEMPLE OF THE NEW YEAR’S FEAST I stored ‘of it in a covered bin.”
It is written of this people and their rulers:
Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste ALL the nations, and their countries. Isa. 37:18
Israel went through such a period at one time in her history. The Bible record states simply but frankly how it came to pass.
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25
In other words, A STATE OF LAWLESSNESS existed because the nation was WITHOUT A LEADER!
Biblical prophecy has long-foretold such an anarchical state of affairs yet to come upon Earth. The phraseology employed makes it evident that it shall be total in character, world-wide in dimension, and that it shall come to pass in this (our) era!
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents unthankful, unholy,
Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Having’ a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
But evil men and seducers shall war worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. II Tim. 3:1-5A, 7 ,13
These prophecies of the Scriptures are in rapid process of fulfillment at this present time, or the way is being prepared for their fulfillment.
Many people are ANARCHIC by nature. They advocate anarchy; they strive to state of anarchy; they are by nature and by choice LAWLESS. Such are, in fact mental perverts. Born with a form of ‘ The Criminal Mind’, these see all things from their mentally – distorted viewpoint. Quick to argue against any-thing, any course of action, any counsel, any advice that is lawful, (especially any which has peace-producing propensities); their suggestions are always negative to the occasion. Their aim, their objective in life is one: to bring to pass an anarchistic state of affairs. Such persons are anarchists both by nature and deed. They engage readily in acts of organized terrorism, any form of organized brutality, of properties, robberies, bombings rape and pillage. Sadist all, such gladly watch the innocent suffer, whether personally involved in the actual
perpetration of that suffering or otherwise.
Anarchistic theology is out of kilter a number of degrees at its very commencement. The is a matter of extreme importance, for as a ship being off course must be brought back ‘on course’ if she would ever make her designated port; so one ‘ s reckoning must be adjusted and re-adjusted as need may require to make our way success fully to any desirable goal.
Opposites do have their lawful place in any field of thought and/or endeavour. The Thinkers ‘ Chart and Compass, they are there to point out error and to make manifest via one’s own rea soning powers the proper course to pursue. A complete about-face is sometimes required in order that one might attain one’s desired objective(s).
The theologies of the anarchist are, naturally, the directives of his thoughts and actions, giving inspiration to the former plus impulse and motivation to the latter. He theorized (and this is legal theology amongst all anarchists):
1. All forms of government interfere unjustly with both individual and collective liberty; therefore, they are erroneous, illegal, oppressive, untenable, undesirable and consequently totally unacceptable. The life and work-style of the anarchist being based upon this and other of the weird concepts which are his as a result of his acceptance of and compliance with such theology, are therefore anarchistic. This is easily seen as we continue to examine and analyze materials from the files of the anarchistically inclined.
2.the supreme goal is the producing of a state of existence which will be WITHOUT LAW and WITHOUT ORDER. (In other words, a state of complete lawlessness.)
3.there must be NO GOVERNMENT and NO LAW; therefore, there must be rejection of and resistance to all organized government and law, preferably expressed by anarchistic acts and violence.
4.there must be organized, premeditated brutality, torture, destruction, looting, rioting burnings, robberies, murder, rape, pillage and expressed lust and incest TO TERRIFY THOSE WHO GOVERN INTO SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE!
But, generally speaking, whom do these mental perverts terrorize? Whose properties do they burn? Whose stores and homes do they loot? Whom do they mug, rob, beat, torture, murder and rape? THE PEOPLE! As to furthering their cause by their anarchistic activities; the truth of the matter is exactly the opposite!
The anarchist defeats his own. purposes; he stymies his own efforts; he cuts his own throat and the throats of his comrades by his destruction of the good-will of THE PEOPLE for whom he professes to be killing, maiming, destroying, looting and so forth. And as for RAPING: this damnable crime has never and will never win THE RAPIST any favor of any kind with anyone but the devil himself!
The anarchist is the product of his own thinking. The wisest of mortal men, bar none, whoever graced this planet made the following statement -and it is applicable unto any and every man:
As he (man any man) thinketh in his heart so is he. Prov. of Solomon 23:7A
Almost invariably the anarchistic deeds of the anarchist are premeditated. He feels comfortably justified in both his planning and doing. He sees each occasion as another opportunity for the wreaking of fearful, terrible vengeance upon all whom he feels have in any manner infringed upon or robbed him of his rights. interfered with his life, or injured him in any manner whether they be government or regular citizens…
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In this current time, which we are living in, was foretold by Jesus Christ,
37 But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (In Noah days their thoughts we only evil continually, Gen 6:5)
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Matt 24:37-42
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before. Matt 24:24-25
Who are the elect? Every believer in Christ are the elect.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: 2 Pet.: 1:10A
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? [It is] God that justifieth. Rom.: 8:33
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Col.3:12
So, we have confirmed the elect of God. Now who are the very elect? Those that have a world-wide ministry? Those who are ordained ministers? Those who have a mega church? Those who preach on television? Those who have served in ministry for over ten years? The answer to all these questions is maybe! Why maybe? Because the very elect are those who have the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and the Nine Gifts of the Spirit, which are for every believer on Jesus Christ! .Jesus himself says during his final moments on Earth before ascending into Heaven some very important words, not just bye, bye!
8 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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (and wherever you are right now, and where ever you go, who have accepted Christ as their saviour, have the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and the Nine Gifts of the Spirit).
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. Acts 1:8-9
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. Mark 16:17-20
If you do not have the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and/or the Gifts of the Spirit we have two scheduled Gifts of the Spirit training course here at our headquarters, in 2021 in Brownsville, Texas U.S.A., which are July 11th to July 25th and October 17th to the 31st. We will also schedule one in your area if you would like to partake of this God Ordained teaching and training.
When the angels in God’s Word would come to men and women of God they would say, “fear not! “So let us not fear the days and times we are living in. God promised us out of the mouth of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Matt 24:22
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. Mark 13:20
I am sure, as we are, you also are looking forward to the sound of the trumpet when we all who have accepted Christ shall be gathered together.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 or the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. I Thess. 4:13 -18
If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Job 14:14
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, Dan. 12:2A
May God Bless you richly in the name of Jesus Christ. Let us all be steadfast unmovable in Him in these challenging days we are in and be part of the Godly change!
Truly in the Love of God in Christ Jesus, Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness and staff at Christian Training Centre of Texas.
October 28, 2021
A blessed greetings to you all and a Merry Blessed Christmas (Christ for the masses) in the name of our risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
It is that time of year again where the world acknowledges the birth of Jesus Christ. The Holy anointed Saviour of and for the world. The exact date of His birth is a questionable debate. We thank God regardless of this time of year that Christ and
His birth is promoted.
We whole heartily thank you for your participation, contribution, and labours of love so that the work of this God ordained ministry continues as it takes the body of Christ to do a work of God.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. Heb. 6:10
It is hard to believe that Rev. B.G. Leonard crossed the line of lives about twenty-one years ago, and Rev. Evelyn Thieve-Leonard crossed the line of lives about four years ago. I thank God I have had the privilege of spending personal time with the both of them. I trust some of you have also in times pasted. They both were unselfishly servants of the Most-High God which should be common in leaders of a work of God.
We are so thankful of this spiritual legacy of truth from God’s Holy Word that we are privileged to be a part of!
In preparing for this winter newsletter, as I always do (Brother Mark) I went before God to know what message he wanted for this newsletter. The answer came quickly as He reveled it by His Spirit. The following is that message.
“Traditions”
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition…
Mark 7:13
I am sure around this holiday season that we all had or have traditions for Christmas. In my families upbring Christmas Eve which we celebrated in the eve on the twenty-fourth of December, which was according to our tradition more important and more highly celebrated than December twenty fifth known as Christmas Day. We had a big meal and exchanged and open gifts. I, (Brother Mark Machado) would not open all my gifts, and or very few of them. Which generally upset some of the other family members. I enjoyed watching everyone else open their gifts. My father would do the same thing. In my younger years one of my second cousins would dress up as Santa Clause and many family members would gather at my great uncle and aunt’s house. Me, being one of the oldest cousins on my mom side of the family, would expose our second cousin who was dressed up as Santa. Needleless to say many of the gathered family members were not happy with me saying the name of my second cousin. December twenty fifth was known as Christmas day, we would generally, in my immediate family, only have one new gift to open, and there would be something in the stocking we had over the fireplace, generally money. We would leave a dish of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa who, we were told, would come down the chimney to deliver the gifts, eat the cookies and drink the milk? I never could figure that out how a fat man in a red suit would come down that small chimney to do this job? Oh yes, also we would leave a carrot or two for so called Rudolf the Red Nose Rain deer!
Now I am not religious by any sense of the word, neither do I look down upon people who have similar or different traditions connected with the December celebrated holiday. I am sure everyone of you receiving this message had similar or different traditions in connection with the celebrated Christmas Holiday.
I am sure you have heard the phrase, “Jesus is the reason for the season!” But the season is always! Also, many of Gods people debate, argue and fight over the actual birthday of Jesus Christ, let us remember one thing during December at least Christ is made known. Let us not miss the golden nugget of truth, as the whole world for the most part, acknowledges the Son of God being born, this is also an opportunity to let others know of Jesus Christ and his great salvation who God provided for the whole world in His loving grace! Without Christ’s birth these is no hope, it started there.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Mt 1:18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: John 1:12
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph.2:8-9
I know of some believers on Christ who have adopted children from other countries and because they have no birth certificate, they do not have accurate dates and years. So, at best it is an educated guess of their birth. Praise God those young people are in a family now! We believers on Jesus Christ, because of His birth, fulfilling His ministry, crucifixion, death, resurrection, and him being seated at the right hand of God, is preparing a place for us in heaven,
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also. John 14:2-3
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:15
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. I John 5:13
We, who have accepted him, Christ, HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, not going to have someday, this is the first and most important message from God Almighty to all people on earth.
Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Rom 8:34
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Heb.12:2-3
It does not matter where we were born, how old we are, what we have done, what language we speak, our social status, our education, or lack of education, neither our financial situation, good or bad. There is no one that can not be saved, accepting Christ as their saviour.
We have to look at Saul of Tarsus who is the example of salvation by grace. God wants all people to know how evil Saul was so that Gods love and grace is made known to and for all people.
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. Acts 8:3-4
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. I Cor. 15:9
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: Gal. 1:13
Sometimes, I wonder how many of God’s people in the days of Saul, who became the Apostle Paul, were praying for Saul to die? I know there are a lot of evil people today in all areas of life, I am not condoning their evil, and I am definitely not agreeing with it! I have sat down with witches, wizards and leaders in occult practices and gave them the opportunity to accept Christ. What do you think Jesus meant when he said go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature (every human being, everyone).
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Rom. 10:15
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Rom. 15:19
What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. I Cor. 9:18
The time is now! At the time of this writing, I am preparing to do a funeral for a man that served in the Vietnam war. Jesus Says,
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Joh 15:13
This brother in Christ was affected by the conditions of that particular war. He told me, when he and his fellow soldiers were being shot at by the enemy there were not allowed to return fire, but had to wait for permission from their superiors, sometimes the decision was made by American bureaucrats, back in the United States. WOW! It is so sad that so many of our American soldiers went through such a challenging time and many other things were done to them that affected them the rest of their lives. Even the deterioration of their bodies because of those cursed chemicals used to destroy the enemy and foliage. But he served as a US Soldier despite the challenges!
We are to fulfill our God given ministries as soldiers of God Almighty and our Lord Jesus Christ! Let us never forget who our true enemy is! Because we wrestle not against flesh and blood as God’s chosen spiritual soldiers.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: II Tim. 4:7
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. II Tim. 2:3-4
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Gal. 1:16
I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: II Tim.4:7
God’s heart for us is to receive a full reward when we stand before him at the judgment seat of Christ.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad. II Cor. 5:10
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. II John 8
The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. Ruth 2:12
Let us not partake nor be a promoter of divisions by arguing with others concerning pet doctrines of times, and seasons, because of traditions.
That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. I Cor. 12-25-27
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind. Phil. 2:2
Let us put God first and promote Jesus Christ not allowing our emotions and flesh to be in the way.
For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom.8:6-8
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life. John 6:63
By truly understanding the Grace of God (not freedom to sin as some teach) we can and will be the best soldier for God Almighty and our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us fight the good fight of faith, not using our mind or the flesh.
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Eph.2:5,7
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Eph.3:2,7
Let us utilize this time of year and all seasons, to deliver the salvation message of Jesus Christ the saviour of the world!
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Gal.6:9
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. II tim.4:2
The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
Pro 11:30
In Christ, Brother Mark Machado
Testimonies
J.M.
10/25/21
A Testimony of the Rev. B.G. Leonard Full Bible Course
I was asked today what the Full Bible Course, taught at Christian Training Center of Texas, meant to me. Well, after going over this question repetitively within my head, I discovered that also repeatedly, the same barely audible one word answer kept coming forward to the forefront of my mind and shining forth. It was a single word of Truth, and it kept being revealed to me over and over. The word was Life… and it meant, my Life in Christ. This is what the Full Bible Course, taught at Christian Training Center of Texas means to me.
It all started from childhood, being motivated to work hard in school, to get a good job, to make a lot of money, and ultimately, I thought that this worldly plan would equate to a good and successful life. But the Truth is that 1 Timothy 6:10 …the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. And there I was, an Electrical Engineer, a good job, a nice apartment, making the money I always wanted, and I realized I had nothing but emptiness in the pit of my stomach. I found myself looking 30 years down the road, retiring, dying, and having nothing to show for it. Ecclesiastes 2:13-16 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. Then said I in my heart, as it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? As the fool.
So, I made a change, I repented from living my life by my own ways, and instead believed and confessed the Lord Jesus Christ as first in my life. And after being born again, the Lord revealed to me by Faith that I was to go back to school, and by many miracles I was led to the Full Bible Course at Christian Training Center of Texas. This time however, working hard in school is not motivated by the love and drive to make a lot of money, but to do my best to please God the Father, by learning how to live Life by Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That’s what the Full Bible Course, taught at Christian Training Center of Texas means to me. It means that I, regardless of my past, can come to a place to get help in learning how to live the way, the truth, and the Life. For I have found that this is not just a better way of Life, not just a Life with love, joy, peace and goodness, a Life that is fulfilling, a Life that fully satisfies, but The Life that God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ has ordained for me to live.
P.S. I will leave the reader of my testimony with this, the Word of God says in Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: Well, it’s not talking about being destroyed for the lack of knowledge of the World, but the lack of knowledge of God, and I testify to this Truth. The Word of God also says in 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God Well, it’s not talking about being approved unto your own self, but to study to shew thyself approved unto God, and I testify to the Full Bible Course at Christian Training Center of Texas as one of my means for being able to meet that approval of God. Amen.
A Gifts of the Spirit course students, Sister Kerry’s testimony
Having Brother Mark here in New Jersey to teach the Gifts of the Holy Spirit course was an absolute blessing! Each one of us experienced the move of the Spirit to not only take hold of all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but to walk in these gifts more confidently. As we were trained in these gifts, each one of us had breakthroughs in using the gifts. We now have the understanding and confidence to walk out (exercise) these gifts that the Lord has given us to do His work here on earth.
One student had only just begun speaking in tongues for the very first time during class. A couple days later she prayed in tongues for her son for a very specific need of safe housing to where he just moved. That day the Lord provided her son with an amazing place to live while he is far from home! Praise God! As we all ministered to each other during the course, there were healings, breakthroughs, and revelations, which bolstered our faith as well as our confidence in using these gifts. On the last day Brother Mark and I ministered together to my husband (not a student). So much healing and breakthrough happened right then in him – praise God! Of the many, I will mention 2. He told me just the other day that since he’s been ministered to, he feels the presence of the Holy Spirit so much stronger than he ever did before during worship and church! Also, I can attest to the fact that his snoring has basically disappeared! His snoring had gotten so bad I could not sleep through the night anymore and I was constantly elbowing him all night long. Now we both sleep better. Amen!!!
Since the training course, I personally feel and know that I am far more equipped than I have been previously to go out and do what Jesus has commanded. And despite the opposition and doubt that comes up against us doing the work of Christ, because we committed to and dove into this training, each one of us who graduated the course has more courage and faith to use these gifts for God’s purposes and glory as we walk out (exercise) His kingdom here on earth.
We thank God for the many “praise reports” of healings and deliverance from those who have been ministered to on our conference call line or privately. It is a real blessing to hear those of you that have been trained and graduated the Rev. B.G. Leonard full two weeks course on the Gifts of The Spirit, Speaking in Tongues and Interpreting and or ministering healing on our conference call line. If it is a blessing to us, how much more is it a blessing to God Almighty!
But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb.1:6
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3Jo 1:4
Again, you are very much appreciated for your help in the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and this ministry that makes it known.
Please you are cordially invited to join us in hearing the message of faith and prophecies on our conference call line which the details are listed below for your convenience.
Truly in the love of the Lord God Israel and His precious Son Jesus Christ we, the staff of Christian Training Centre of Texas are trusting you are enjoying Christ for the masses!
Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness, and the other workers furthering the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
November 2019
The Late Rev. B. G. Leonard, Founding President The Late Rev. Evelyn Thiele-Leonard, Former President
Rev. Mark G. Machado, Current President Terry Johnson, Acting Vice President Stephanie Newness, Acting Secretary
You may call into our conference call line live services to hear the messages of faith every Sunday Morning at 10:30 am Central Time (Communion-The Lord’s Supper is first Sunday of every month), and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm
Our conference number is 605-468-8010, access code is 1029217.
We make healing available to all callers with a need, who desire by faith, healing, at the end of all services.
God hath Spoke (A Christmas message by Rev. B.G. Leonard)
“I count it a privilege to greet you at this specific time of the year especially in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose birth we now celebrate, not his rebirth, so many worshiping a baby today, that is not only silly, very foolish in the eyes of our enemies, but actually, Blasphemous! We commemorate his birth, praise the Lord! Keep that in mind. So silly to get a card from a full grown man, a man, a giant, an intellect, but whose religion fills him with so much bunkim, that he teaches and has a form of a baby, a little doll, put out in an arm full of hay in an old fashion manager on his altar space every Christmas, and he sends me cards, he’s got Easter (Christ’s Resurrection) pegged right ahead of his fellows in his denomination and see’s Jesus Christ crucified for our sins, raised again from the dead for our justification and ascended on high from whence we look for his coming!
But every Christmas, back he goes back in that pagan-Babylonian corruption and worships a baby in his own words are, a baby that was born today that is born today, Father (He prays) we worship him who was born today you have given us now a Saviour. Phrases like that in his cards, but he loves me very much, and I love this man in Christ Jesus, but that cursed nonsense been bred into him since he was born, and he’s just one of millions who will be doing that this day, worshiping a babe that is not in existence as a babe, and hasn’t been for two thousand years, almost. Father if ever you blessed a message I am asking you to bless this message as with those words behind us as though left indelibility in the hearts of the hearers. we take them into thy wonderful word, and the glorious aspects of the anniversary of thy birth known to us all, this day, as Christmas, in your mighty name Jesus, Amen.
Will you turn in your bibles with me for our text in Hebrews chapter 1, we shall be reading verses one and
two-a.
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, Heb 1:1-2A
I’m taking you, though it very quickly, with a reminder that these words were written during the first part of the first century of the church’s existence. This is the church age and the church was born on the day of Pentecost the fruit of Christ’s birth his growth into manhood his sufferings and death his resurrection from the dead his ascension unto heaven and the fulfillment of his promise, ‘when I go I will send the comforter unto you’, and he went, and poured out of his spirit, and the church was born, Jesus the man, incidentally, the phrase hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son. …I make reference to now, which I may not later these are the last days. I am not speaking specifically of any year. If Jesus did not come for another ten thousand years, which is not possible. It will be fulfilled, and any day we look for his coming now, but if the other were possible it would still be the last days they started on the day of Pentecost, a day with the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day. God dealt with man since the creation of man, never mind the rest of it just forget it all, and all the hogwash you’ve been taught, in these days of departing from the truth, and in the millenniums of dealing with man four thousand years went into eternity then came the last days, what last days? The last days of dealing with man unto salvation, which started in the garden of Eden, which will end when the trumpet sounds and Christ comes for his church, the dead in Christ from Adam down being raised from the dead and the alive being changed in a moment of time, so that all shall ascend in their new bodies to meet him in the clouds and to ascend into heaven, this is the word, not the teaching of man, but the word, the word of God. If you want the truth go to the Old King James Version and you got it. There isn’t any other truth and these are the last two days and they are called the latter days by the prophets and sometimes the last times the last days, and so on. All references that can only be interpreted one way, those two days, the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord, that’s when Christ rules, God in Christ. Man will have nothing to say about it, just like in the old days which was a picture of it all in the sabbath God rules, man obeys, that is what it will be like in the seventh day, the seventh which is the millennium, millennial rein of Christ on the earth which will be a thousand years in duration the seventh of God’s week of a thousand year days. With those thoughts in mind, we are ready, and I read with you, God in sundry times in times past, anybody understands that unto the fathers by the prophets unto our forefathers in the faith. Don’t think just of Israel the majority of them didn’t believe in him just like it is today but thank God there is Jews or Gentile bond or free, male or female, who do believe in him just like they were in those days, if I had time to go into that, God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, It is Christmas again that happy season perhaps the happiest in the entire calendar of man’s joyous moments Christmas has made its annual appearance on the screen of our lives and it is Christmas. Everything living, or no, animate or inanimate, seems to tell or retell the story of the birth of the child of Bethlehem, the promised prophet, the Son of God, the Saviour of them that believe, Jesus of Nazareth, who did not descend personally from heaven. God created seed in the womb of virgin, did a miracle, and the child was born, more of that in a minute as we go along, but right now, God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself. Never forget that, then you will understand who came down from heaven and inhabited who, and what it was all about in my heart and mind traveled to the beginning of things this morning. When God, even our God, the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, first made himself known unto man, speaking in the garden of Eden to the very first man, Adam and Eve, and they weren’t monkeys’, your ancestors may have been. I am not going to argue that point with you, cause mine weren’t, I am very happy to say. I will be reading Genesis chapter three fifteen in a moment. Now He put them in the garden of Eden, they sinned in disobeying His express will, and then He spake!
God spoke to them, Genesis three and fifteen, He promised in what He said, He promised a deliver, a Saviour, who would make propitiation (pay) for their sin. Addressing and pronouncing judgment upon the serpent, the Lord himself decreed and said,
And I will put enmity between thee (satan) and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;(Christ) it shall bruise thy head, (satan) and thou shalt bruise his (Christ) heel. Gen 3:15
Eve typifies the church of Jesus Christ, as Adam typifies Christ, for Adam was the first Adam, and Jesus Christ was the second Adam, and God does not recognize any Adams in between, or since, no matter how many call their sons Adam. It the seed of the serpent, no it the seed of the woman, shall bruise thy head, he said to the serpent and thou, He is speaking to the devil himself, shall bruise his, Christ’s heel, who is the seed of the woman. Many years past and man’s wickedness became great on the earth! Genesis six, five, seven, eleven, and twelve. And I am going to move fast now, if you want to keep up with me you know what to do with your Bible,
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. Gen. 6:5,7,11-12
It repented me that I have made them, they had to be pretty rotten didn’t they? God has not said that about this generation yet, He has said as it was in the days of Noah shall it be, and the days of the coming of the Son of man, so we are not as bad as they were yet, or He would be here he would have come for us, and we would not be here. It is getting worst today but nothing like it was then and I repeat Jesus Christ would have been here already. Even in New York, which is known today as the city of sin, proud of the name, she’s the city of Cain resurrected. All the evils of the past, even there you have people walking in the Lord, Bless God, walking in spiritual gifts too. Every kind of believer as well as the muckrakes. (Those who make public, sins). God spake unto our forefather Noah in those days in verse thirteen we are still in Genesis six and he said,
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Gen 6:13
And he did just that, the whole earth was turned and turned and over turned in that giant flood, which our present generation is trying to do away with. But you can’t, and any geologist I can confound, any geologist. I don’t care who you are you, come and have it out with me, and with the word I can tie your tongue in a knot, and …the flood and by your own works, and your own words, thank God for the geologist, the honest ones, who are true to what they find in the bowels of the earth. God’s curse on the others, the breed that go around despising His name in defiling the realities on the truth, knowing they are doing it! There is no man with that knowledge can unknowingly apposed the Word of God. In connection with the flood, and He said in verses seventeen and eighteen,
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Gen 6:17-18
And when the flood was past history, and Noah and his family were once again on ‘terra firma’ and were again tilling the land God established. A token of that covenant, the same covenant of having been first decreed in the garden of Eden, to Adam in his day, and the token of that covenant is the rainbow of promise a natural phenomenon, ordained by God almighty, as a sign that he would fulfill that which he had promised, that is that he would one day send forth a deliverer, sent forth a deliverer, Genesis nine eleven to seventeen, somewhat abbreviated, but the saline (important) points readily be discerned, that’s chapter nine of Genesis eleven to seventeen,
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth…” Gen 9:11-17
Well, sometimes He doesn’t remember to do it, clouds come over the earth and there is no rainbow, no, He’s speaking when He sends the cloud specific, then there is a rainbow Now he guaranteed that it is a natural phenomenon, so he knows what he is talking about, some people think that God is in every little shower or something. He sends his winds, He’s not in every little breeze that blows, He claims the three devastating winds, which find their begins in the south, that’s His winds separate from all others, and when He sends a cloud, the rainbows there alright. Something to remember, and the bow shall be in the cloud and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth…”
To have this complete teaching, you may go to our website at ctcoftexas.com, and/or click on this link https://ctcoftexas.com/index.php/video-sermons/ (scroll down to God hath Spoke to watch and listen to this fantastic message of God.) or you may procure the DVD for a suggestion donation of $12.00 US funds (shipping included in the Continental USA only, appropriate shipping cost will be added for those of you outside of the USA) payable to CTC of Texas, PO Box 3766, Brownsville, TX USA 78523, or pay using the PayPal link on our website. God bless you for it!
A message by:
Rev. Evelyn T. Leonard.
Testimonies and Praise Reports
Testimony from M. B. Hello, my Brothers and Sisters at Christian Training Centre of Texas. I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ. I just wanted you to know that the service last night meant a great deal to our family. My older son…had healing from addictions ministered to (delivered from) last night, and…He is a different person, healthy, happy and praising the Lord. He has had faith for a long time that he would be healed of his addictions, but we don’t have any Christian fellowship in this area that compares with CTC. I’m trying to reconnect my ties with CTC. I took my CTC training in 1956 in Calgary. Since I am deaf as a result of a stroke, I can’t get as much out of your telephone services as I should. That is the reason I haven’t tuned in before, but both my sons got a great deal from last night. My younger son… also has health problems, the main one is back pain, I think it has been diagnosed as a slipped disc… I lost contact with you all for a long time… I have been in contact with Brother Mark, have resumed my prayer life and believe I have been forgiven for my sins during the time when I was definitely a lost sheep. (In this case, since accepting Christ, not walking by His Word) I’m not trying to write a book, but I do want to thank you for ministering healing to Dean. Believe me, he was ready to accept his healing and his actions last night and today prove it. Please add him, as well as me… to your prayer list. There is a daughter
also… I will work on getting them to listen in to your services. May God richly bless your work. I love all of you in the Lord M.B.
Testimony From C.J.
Hi brother Mark!! I just wanted to write you and say, glory and praise to God and to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the ministering that took place at Christine’s was SUCH a blessing for ALL those who were present, and EVERY single one of us have experienced miraculous healing and change in our physical bodies as a result. Hallelujah!! Thank You, Lord God of Israel and Lord Jesus. 🙂 Specifically, for me, my arches have never felt this whole and normal (because, as the Lord revealed, one of the bones in my arches never fully developed until the ministering, now!), and as a result, even also my legs (which are now even) have since then been feeling amazing, along with my knees, hips and lower back. There used to be pain almost constantly in either my feet or knees or hips, 2 of those or all 3 but now that is gone as I am healed and the problem was fixed!! Praise You, God! Christine shared with me also specific things that she and each of her family members have experienced and are experiencing now, since the ministering, and they are so blessed and encouraged. Isn’t God just so good!??? Thank you again, so much, for taking the time to minister to and with me/us, that week. God bless you mightily in Jesus’ precious name! Amen, 🙂
We highly encourage you to join us every week for our call in Church services on our conference call line to hear the message of faith, as we offer healing to those in need, by faith, at the end of every service. Our conference call numbers is 605-468-8010. Access code number 1029217. Sunday mornings 10:30 am, Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm, central time zone.
Please also feel free to browse our website ctcoftexas.com to see and hear video teachings (on the video sermons page) on the Holy Word of God and also to view the updates concerning this God Ordained Training Ministry to help equip the body of Christ.
We, with much appreciation, thank you very much, for those of you who have given us your updated information. If you have not, please send us your current email, or physical address, so that we can better communicate with you.
We thank you whole heartedly, and ask God to bless you mightily for all that you do to help this God given work, so that we may continue to further the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matt 24:14
Would you like to help us support Christian Missionaries in other nations by vowing to make a monthly donation of any amount? Currently our monthly support for them is about $500 per month. If it is on your heart to do so, simply put a memo that says foreign missions. God Bless you ahead of time and thank you for your help for them!
May God Bless you richly in having The Most Blessed Merry Christmas and The Happiest New Year!
Truly in God’s love in Christ Jesus, Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness, Brother Jorge Cervera, and staff at Christian Training Centre of Texas, USA.
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December 2018
The Late Rev. B. G. Leonard, Founding President The Late Rev. Evelyn Thiele-Leonard, Former President
Rev. Mark G. Machado, Current President Stephanie Newness, Acting Secretary
You may call into our conference call line live services to hear the messages of faith every Sunday Morning at 10:30 am Central Time Zone (Communion-The Lord’s Supper is first Sunday of every month), and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm There might not be services on Wednesday eve only! When gone into the missionary fields, please go to our website above for notice dates).
Our conference number is 605-468-8010, access code is 1029217.
We make healing available to all callers with a need, who desire by faith, healing, at the end of all services.
CHRISTMAS WILL NEVER GROW “OLD”
Is having a Christmas tree disobeying God’s Holy Word?
In my travels there are some who have told me that having a Christmas tree is contrary to God’s Word. They use the verses in the book of Jeremiah Chapter 10:
1.Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven;
for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go.
Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. Jer. 10:1-5
These people are heathens, anti-God. There are frustrated with the signs of Heaven.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Ps.19:1
So these people in the book of Jeremiah are looking for a way to worship and or glorify a God. As with so many people in their day, and or our day, people make images, idols. Do you think America is exempt from idolatry? Anything we put before the One True God is an idol, object of worship, God forbids any image!
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: Deu.5:8
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Exo.20:4
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: Deu. 12:2
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. Lev. 26:30
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Deu.4:39
In that day and time, they had to go to the forest to get wood (there were no lumber yards or hardware stores). It says in verse 3 of Jeremiah that it is a workman who did the work.
A message By Brother Mark Machado.
A Christmas message for the young and Christians of all ages.
Greetings in His Mighty Name, …Jesus Christ whose Birth we are so mightily blessed of God to have the privilege of celebrating by His Grace.
I trust that as this Christmas Season is at hand that every one of you, as we, will be able to just take out some quiet time
before the Lord in Communion with Him, remembering all his blessings toward you and yours, thanking Him for all said Blessings. Is this not a time for all to look back, yet in looking back seeing what the future in Him can hold for you?
If when we look back we can truly say that we KNOW that we have a Saviour and, that, that very Saviour has given us a New Life (yes on this earth) and then an Eternal Life, which we would not have if it was not for a very, very special Birth; the Birth of the Holy One of Israel, JESUS CHRIST THE MESSIAH. We read in the Word:
Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born JESUS, WHO IS CALLED CHRIST. Matt 1:16
Pilate spoke of our Lord as:
…JESUS which is CALLED CHRIST. MATT. 27:17 & 22A
The Angels when telling the shepherds of JESUS BIRTH said:
… Unto you is born this day in the city of David A Saviour, which IS CHRIST THE LORD. Luke 2:11
And Andrew said:
…We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. John 1:41
In God’s Word He is also referred to as:
…THY HOLY CHILD JESUS, WHOM THOU HAST ANOINTED, Acts 4:27
GOD ANOINTED JESUS OF NAZARETH WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND WITH POWER. Acts 38A
MESSIAH MEANS THE ANOINTED ONE and CHRIST means THE ANOINTED ONE. Therefore, JESUS CHRIST IS THE MESIAH. AMEN?
During the last few weeks I have received some letters from Sunday School teachers, and I quote from their letters:
“The real reason I wrote is to ask you for a little help. I have a Sunday School and since you are teaching young children. I would like to know what should I teach them, where should I start and how should I teach them? There are just some of the questions. The age group is 9 years and under, it’s my first time so I will need some (professional) advise.”
“Why do the children get bored with my teaching, therefore unruly?” It has come to my attention that the children think that I am not really interested in them, that they are just some dumb kids I have to put up with while their parents are in Church.”
Unless we begin at the Christmas event remembering that it is not just a story, that it is an actual event that took place almost 2,000 years ago. Without this fantastic event there is no Gospel of eternal life to be taught anyone born let alone the children.
First, yes the very first things they must know is who Jesus is and what He has done for us. How we can get to know Him in reality, what it means to be saved or to be born again. Because in this way you literally take away the fear of death from their hearts and give them the confidence of eternal life that is theirs in Him. The Word of God says:
…deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Heb .2:15
Also let us read:
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. Heb.3:1
Yes, you as a Sunday School teacher must consider the fact that God in His Word has said Holy brethren, partakers of the Heavenly calling. Yours truly is a calling from God, therefore in all that you do and teach you must consider The Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, in other words, no matter what subject you teach in class it must have its basis in Jesus Christ.
You may ask the question. “But how can I teach everything He wants me to teach?
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We must be born again and understand the significance thereof.
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We must be baptized with His Holy Spirit and understand what it is.
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We must have the Gifts of the Spirit and know what they are and how they function, so that when we do use them it will always bring honour and glory to His Great name, remembering if it was not for our Saviour we would not have the privilege of having and using them.
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We MUST and there is no other way, KNOW His Word, therefore take every opportunity possible and make opportunities to study His Word. If you are honest before God He will always help. Most people believe that somehow God is going to take our responsibilities, we would not be worth anything. Let’s remember that even a mosquito goes and. gets its own food, it doesn’t wait for us to say to it come here your poor thing, have something to eat.
Therefore, make the first opportunity opened up for you to take a (our) 2-weeks course concerning Spiritual Gifts, so that you can walk by His Spirit, then take the (Rev. B.G. Leonard Full Bible Course), thus filling your heart with His truth so that you can give it out. There IS ALWAYS a way with God’s Help. Amen!
Don’t say, “Well I don’t know if it is God’s will for me to take it?” His Word is. His Will. Amen.
NOW (it does not say tomorrow or sometime in the future but) NOW concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant l Cor. 12:1
He does NOT WANT us to be ignorant concerning Spiritual Gifts. Get busy and find a way to get the knowledge. There always is a way.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
ll Tim 2:15
Do you really want God’s approval upon your teaching of His Word in Truth? You read it. Now do it!
ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto ALL good works. ll Tim. 3:16-17
Let us All take special heed to the following:
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. ll Tim. 4:2-5
Remember that as we teach these young children they must be so thoroughly grounded in the Truth of His Word that they be not taken in by the above type and thus be destroyed spiritually.
Do you really want to fulfill your Ministries? Follow the instructions given by God in His Word.
The Word of God has this to say:
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Prov. 22:6
Remember that you are also a part of the Training because of Christ Jesus. If you walk by the Spirit of God and fill your heart with His Word, you will be in a position to teach the children by His Spirit. You must also teach them to receive said Word by revelation and you will never have bored children sitting in front of you, or children wonder if you really have their best interest at heart. Or if you really go before God for the portions of teaching He wants you to give them for that particular Sunday or whatever the occasion may be.
We have had many a Young Person taught at the School and they have gone out and had great success teaching others Young or Old.
Remember it is never too soon in life to get them saved. Just make sure that they understand and they will believe because God will make the TRUTH alive and real unto them and they will want Him as their Saviour and He draws them unto Himself by His Mighty Spirit. Now go to it with all of your might, and in the Spirit of God. Amen.
God Bless you ALL as you MAKE FULL PROOF of your ministries; remembering that unto this end Christ was born. Amen!
I do want to Express my gratitude unto all in the Past Year who have been so faithful to uphold the Work of God down here before Him in prayer and love offerings. Believe me it is all truly appreciated. God Bless you mightily for it all.
Yes and especially the Young In Christ; I want to say thank-you for praying for us. God is truly answering your prayers as you can see by this mail and there will be more news of His blessings in the future mail. Also thank-you for Praying for our missionaries they also appreciate it very much. God Bless you Mightily for it all. I love you.
I am in the process of preparing a book on the Teaching and Training of the Young. This book will be a great blessing to help you as you teach. It is part of the teaching of the (Rev. B.G. Leonard Full Bible Course). As soon as it is printed it will be available, In the Love of Jesus Christ Our Blessed Saviour.
As the saying goes time flies! Another year has come and almost gone. The doors to Africa are continually opening, to God be the Glory! (There were four Gifts of the Spirit training courses this year in Ghana, West Africa. There are several other
By the late Rev. Evelyn T. Leonard.
Testimony from Brother Terry Johnson (concerning a relative of his that nearly died). October 2018
God bless everybody!
This person, he is a relative of mine. He got married on that Friday, later on that day he was celebrating with his new bride, and anyway things went to far and he ended up falling two stories out of a building, an apartment building, he ended up crushing his back and damaging his brain, and he was unconscious, and a lot of people thought he would not even survive that (and should not have survived), and thought he would be dead. So, they took him to the emergency hospital. They have one of the best trauma centered hospitals here in Oakland, California USA. Sometimes there is a TV show called ER, they are always talking about this place, it is called Highland Hospital. I went in to see him and could not see him as his trauma was that great, as he was about to die. So, she (his new wife of a few hours) was very hysterical along with all the family members. A new bride of eight hours at the most. I tried to get a hold of Brother Mark. It was late, in the Midwest, there is a two-hour difference (from the West Coast). So, the next day I got a hold of him. We united in prayer in faith we moved in on the situation (by using the Gift of the Spirit). Brother Mark ministered and he saw the spirit of death that was hovering over him. Casted it out and it was gone. His body was pretty broken up, he was in a coma, Brother Mark ministered to him for those things, and his back, the coma that he was in and other structural things, but also there was some spiritual darkness. There were other things, but recently he went to Hawaii and brought back some trinkets. They were idols, He gave me one, not knowing what they really represented, and of course, I took mine and threw it away. But he still had some around. Without Brother Mark knowing (by his natural ability, but by faith) about those things, he casts out spirits that were behind them, which surrounded those things, even the spiritual darkness he just cast it out! Knowing he had to get rid of those things. To make a long story short, we were at the hospital, and toward the evening I went into the room, and my relative there gained consciousness, which no one thought would happen (by God’s Grace and Love). Now his vertebrates in his back and all the swelling was gone in his feet, in his legs, he was sitting up in the bed, opening up his eyes, and mumbling a little bit. Which was good, as they had a tube down his throat so he could not even talk at that time. Acknowledge that I am sharing this with you because this is the power of God, that we all have available to us. Every grad (of the Rev. B.G. Leonard Gift of the Spirit Course) has this ability. I thank you Brother Mark for being there to minister in faith together, I just wanted to share that with the family (of God) to let you know we have the power, it is not a hoax, not just a great teaching about it.
We highly encourage you to join us every week for our call in Church services on our conference call line to hear the message of faith, as we minister healing to those in need, by faith, at the end of every service. Our conference call numbers is 605-468-8010. Access code number 1029217. Sunday mornings 10:30 am, Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm, central time zone.
Please also feel free to browse our website ctcoftexas.com for any and all information about this God Ordained Training Ministry to help equip the body of Christ.
We with much appreciation, thank you very much, for those of you who have given us your updated information. If you have not, please send us your current email address so that we can better communicate with you.
We thank you whole heartedly, and ask God to bless you mightily for all that you do to help us, so that we may continue to further the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Matt 24:14
Have The Most Blessed Merry Christmas and The Happiest New Year!
Truly in the love of God in Christ Jesus, Brother Mark Machado, Sister Stephanie Newness, and staff at Christian Training Centre of Texas, USA.
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June 2018
The Late Rev. B. G. Leonard, Founding President The Late Rev. Evelyn Thiele-Leonard, Former President
Rev. Mark G. Machado, President Stephanie Newness, Acting Secretary
WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US by calling into our conference call line live services to hear the messages of faith every Sunday Morning at 10:30 am Central Time Zone (Communion-The Lord’s Supper is first Sunday of every month), and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm (There might not be services on Wednesday eve only! When traveling to the missionary fields, please go to our website above for notice dates).
Our conference number is 605-468-8010, access code is 1029217.
We make healing available to all callers with a need, who desire by faith, healing, at the end of each service.
Summer Newsletter 2018
Greeting to all of you in the mighty name of our risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
With a heavy heart I want to remind you that the twenty-sixth (26th) of this month of June will be one (1) year since Sister Evelyn has fallen asleep in Jesus. But! We will see her again in the clouds in the air!
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1Thess. 4:14
We thank you all so very, very much for all your help in prayer, tithes, offerings, and all that you do to help us further the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
We kindly asked you to please give us your email address so that we can keep you updated monthly.
It has been a very busy year and the calendar continues to fill up.
Brother Machado has been to Ghana West Africa, and Cote D’Ivorie. You can view the accomplishments of the Africa missionary work on our website at ctcoftexas.com/missionary trips/Cote d’IVoire 2018 Page 1 and/or Ghana 2018 Page 1 , Ghana 2018 Page 2 .
Brother Machado and Brother Jorge Cervera are working on the translation of Rev. B.G. Leonard book Gospel of Grace (Evangelio de Gracia). Our goal is to have it done and printed next year.
Sister Stephanie has been diligently continuing the correction for Gospel of Grace in English, also keeping up with the bookkeeping and errands that need to done for the ministry and continuing while Brother Mark is in the missionary field.
Brother Lopez (Mr. Lopez) has been a faithful groundskeeper for the ministry about forty (40) years! Maybe you have wondered how many rewards you will have in eternity? Mr. Lopez will have more than most all of us? Why? Because God says in His Holy Word that we will receive eternal rewards by helping (by the stuff) those who go into the battle (Those in God’s frontline)
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. I Sam. 30:24-25
WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTAKE OF THE REV. B.G. LEONARD FULL TWO WEEKS COURSE ON THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT. OUR NEXT TRAINING COURSE HERE AT HEADQUARTERS IS OCTOBER 14TH -28TH. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING ONE OF THESE FANTASTIC TEACHING AND TRAINING COURSES FOR ADULTS AND /OR THE YOUNG IN YOUR AREA PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US VIA ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED ADDRESSES OR PHONE NUMBERS. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT TWENTY (20) ACTIVE REV. B.G. LEONARD FULL BIBLE COURSE STUDENTS. IF YOU HAVE GRADUATED THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT COURSE YOU CAN PARTAKE OF THE FULL BIBLE COURSE BY CORRESPONDENCE OR AT OUR HEADQUARTERS. HE (Brother Mark Machado) WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTACT HIM!
At the time of this writing there are several locations in the United States that Brother Machado will be preparing to go to preach, teach and minister, including a large Evangelical Event in San Antonio, Texas called Crusade 300, at The Alamo Dome which holds 72,000 will be the venue. You can find updates on this event on the web, and Facebook. This came to Pastor J. Robles, who pastor’s a church that Brother Machado had been to several times. At one particular time Brother Machado and Sister Evelyn ministered healing until 4:04 AM. It was a fantastic revival with many signs miracles and wonders.
There are many nations asking for the teaching and training of Rev B.G. Leonard’s two weeks Bible course on the Gift of the Spirit. Brother Machado has scheduled to return to Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire in the near future to present this fantastic Bible based training to many new students who are eager to walk in the truths that Jesus Commission all believers on Christ to do.
TEN VIRGINS
BY REV B.G. LEONARD
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed (prepared) their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Mt. 25:1-12
This, Jesus cannot say of the converted. He would be denying His own Word.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and my Father are one. John 10:27-30
Now the foolish, speaking scripturally, are described therein as unsaved. (NOT the unconverted who say: “THERE IS NOT GOD.” Such are, Biblically speaking: FOOLS.)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. (This is your hard-rock atheist.) Psa.14:1A
The FOOLISH ARE CATEGORIZED SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY.
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: Jer. 5:21
They are not of the WILFULLY blind which CANNOT see because they do not want to see; but they are NOT born again.
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3B
He cannot UNDERSTAND the kingdom of God. The Word of God is a closed book to him. Such folks are those:
which have ears, and hear not: Jer. 5:21C
Without HEARing which is of FAITH they cannot be saved; for it is written:
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. Rom. 10:9-19
9 The light of the righteous (the saved) rejoiceth (not his lamp, his light): but the LAMP of the WICKED shall be put out. Pro. 13:9
Whereas, of the SALVATION WHICH IS THE POSSESSION OF THE RIGHTEOUS (THE BELIEVER) IT IS WRITTEN:
For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. Isa.62:1
The wise, you will note, were the exact opposite of the first five in almost all respects.
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. Matt. 25:4-5
Here all ten are alike.
Jesus, when speaking concerning Lazarus, His friend from Bethany (now Dead), said to those around Him:
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth. John 11:11C
To Jesus Himself, to the apostles and believers of the early Church, as well as the patriarchs of old, the dead were “ASLEEP.” So, we have ten people asleep in the grave; five of them believers and five non-believers. That the five foolish ones were not agnostic can be presumed; that they were not atheists is guaranteed. That they were without life (spirit) of God, which one receives via the new birth (that miracle of regeneration which is wrought in the human heart through faith in the finished work of Christ), is just as evident!
All life is spirit. All spirit is life. When Jesus died on the cross this truth was made apparent.
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, YIELDED UP THE GHOST (SPIRIT). Matt.27:50
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save THE SPIRIT OF MAN which is IN him? 1Co. 2:11A
Who (God) maketh his angels SPIRITS. Ps 104:4A
In the Scriptures of God, oil symbolizes spirit; and unless and except there is something wrong with that oil that is referred to in Holy Writ, it symbolized the Spirit of God
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. 2 Co. 5:17
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Ro. 8:9C
This does NOT refer to the Baptism of the Spirit.
These, the foolish five, the five-minus understanding, were minus oil. They were never born of God; never born again. The other group, the wise five, the five who took oil in their vessels, with their lamps, were believers unto eternal life. They all had lamps (none of them were stillborn). These lamps signify the spirit of man which is in man, i.e., his life, which, at death, returns to God Who gave it. (Those lamps do not take a person very far once you hit the grave.) There is a life that goes beyond death, hell, and the grave, eternal life. This, the wise had!
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Pro. 13:14
When the bridegroom cometh, the five foolish ones shall be held in the snares of death; but the five wise shall depart those snares, it being established that the grave cannot hold them. They shall rise at the resurrection of the just. The others must remain in the tomb till their hour to arise. As to the statement in the parable, it compares with the following statement from Holy Writ:
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Da. 12:2
Further proof from the scriptures to my statement that those who had oil in their vessels had salvation –eternal life—is made manifest by the following from the life of Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, whose name before his conversion was Saul. He was of Tarsus of Cilicia, a city of no mean (common) distinction, says the Word. Raised in the Jewish faith, this man was an unholy terror to all Christians. He went out of his way to brutalize the Christians, whom he believed were blasphemers and injurious because they believed Jesus was the long-promised Messiah and call Him The Son of God. See this man, then known as Saul of Tarsus, as he gives legal sanction to the stoning of Stephen for bearing witness to the fact that Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. Ac. 8:1C
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. Ac. 8:3
His own testimony, delivered after his conversion, reads, in part, as follows:
4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. Act. 22:4-21
And if you would question God’s care for His fantastic Apostle to the Gentiles, you would more than likely Hear Him Say:
…He is a chosen vessel unto me. Act. 9:15B
Again, and again, in the Word, God refers to our bodies as vessels. In these bodies we dwell; that is in the body of the Christian dwells the new creature, he that is in the body of God; and we read of the wise:
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; Pro. 21:20
The wise, having oil, were prepared and ready to depart with the bridegroom when He appeared on the scene. His purpose in coming was that He might receive them (i.e., His bride) unto Himself; and we read:
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Mt. 25:10
This is a fantastic message, (given here in part) that God gave Brother Leonard on the “Ten Virgins”. The complete chapter will be in his book Eternity to Eternity which will be printed in the future. You may procure this complete chapter only in written form for a suggestion donation of $5.00. Please feel free to contact us via the information listed at the beginning of this newsletter to receive your copy.
Testimonies
Hi brother Mark!! I just wanted to write you and say, glory and praise to God and to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the ministering that took place at Christine’s was SUCH a blessing for ALL those who were present, and EVERY single one of us have experienced miraculous healing and change in our physical bodies as a result. Hallelujah!! Thank You, Lord God of Israel and Lord Jesus. 🙂 Specifically, for me, my arches have never felt this whole and normal (because, as the Lord revealed, one of the bones in my arches never fully developed until the ministering, now!), and as a result, even also my legs (which are now even) have since then been feeling amazing, along with my knees, hips and lower back. There used to be pain almost constantly in either my feet or knees or hips, 2 of those or all 3, but now that is gone as I am healed and the problem was fixed!! Praise You, God! Christine shared with me also specific things that she and each of her family members have experienced and are experiencing now, since the ministering, and they are so blessed and encouraged. Isn’t God just so good!??? Thank you again, so much, for taking the time to minister to and with me/us, that week. God bless you mightily in Jesus’ precious name! Amen, 🙂 C.J. from NC
I was on my way to work with a horrible speeding heart rate, I could not breath as I was having a hard time catching my breath, and as soon as Brother Machado ministered to me. I was instantly healed! My heart went back to normal! C.T. from FL
I Brother Machado, with all my heart cannot thank you enough for your loving support so that we here at Christian Training Centre of Texas Headquarters can continue the fantastic work of God that he gave to Brother Leonard and Sister Evelyn so that the church of Jesus Christ in its entirety can receive the same knowledge and truth that Jesus Christ commission everyone who has accepted Him as their personal Lord and Saviour to preform so that God will be glorified as we obey His Word and do His Will!
Truly in the love of God in Christ,
Brother Mark Machado and CTC Staff