The Shepherd's Fold Apostolic Church

James 1:22-24  "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was."   One of my favorite hobbies is taking pictures. I love to take pictures near bodies of water and get that reflection in the picture. It is not a perfect reflection especially if the water is moving. You get a distorted reflection.   We are to be reflections of Jesus Christ. The problem is with many is that their spirit is not at rest or peace. It is not still, but is in constant motion. Others get a distorted reflection of Jesus Christ through us. There are many reasons for this in the Word. One is found in Proverbs 21:23 "Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles."   Many Christians are so busy talking about things and people that their spirits are not ...

Philippines 4:8 "...whatsoever things are pure..."    Pure means clear, chaste, clean or immaculate. It means there is nothing added. If you look at any product these days such as bottled water, food, health and beauty items- it may say on the label that it is "pure" or "100%" this or that- but when you check the ingredients- there is an entire paragraph listing all of the ingredients. It is no longer pure.   James 3:13-18 tells us about the purity of wisdom from above . "But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in  your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic, for where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there."   This is a serious message to us today! See the progression of earthly wisdom? It starts out as earthly then goes to sensual and then finally to demonic! This is serious for the Church today. Many are seeking w...

Matthew5:14-16: "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (NKJV)   The world is in darkness. Just listen to the news or look around you. But even the smallest flicker of a light is so bright in the darkness. We are the only Jesus that this world will see. We are the light of the world. A city set on a hill can't be hidden. How many churches have allowed the "light" to go out. I look for the day when people are drawn into the church because of the light coming from it.   Sin brings darkness. Sinners are drawn to the darkness to hide their sin. They become blind in the darkness. The god of this world has blinded them. The Church needs to clean its globe. It's not going to happen automatically...

Sister Lynne Parsons We were blessed and challenged by Sister Lynne's Bible Study recently. Her text was from Daniel 3:8-18 where Daniel and his friends disobeyed the king by not bowing down to the image of gold. When they were threatened to be cast into a fiery oven their response was- "If that is the case, our God, whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up" (Verses 17,18).   She went on to explain how these men made a deliberate choice to obey God rather than man. And so should we. We have to make the decision that we are going to do the right thing. We are the only ones who are in control of our lives. We can not blame our lack of faith or power on anyone else. It is up to us! We must make the choice to obey God. No one can take that from us. We must hold o...