Killing Lazarus
October 13, 2020
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“So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well.” John 12:
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
After Jesus resurrected Lazarus his and Lazarus’ fame spread. They already planned to kill Jesus. But now, because Lazarus was tangible evidence of Jesus’ resurrection power, the chief priests and Pharisees plotted to kill Lazarus too.
They never worried about Lazarus before. But now, because he is a walking billboard of Christ’s power, they want him dead too.
This, brothers and sisters, is why many come against you. It isn’t personal, but Satanic forces can’t stand your representation of God’s power to transform lives.
That’s why we rejoice when we’re slandered for His namesake. Christ’s power is on display.
“Rejoice with those who rejoice.” Romans 12:15(a).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Michael, a five-year-old boy, showed up at the courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for an adoption hearing with his foster parents, and he had a crowd of unusual supporters.
Michael's entire kindergarten class sat in the audience behind him waving big red hearts mounted on wooden sticks to show their support.
The kindergartners offered the most touching answers, standing up and telling the court, "I love Michael" or "Michael's my best friend.”
Michael's new father and mother have been married for nearly 10 years, and he'd been living with them as a foster child for more than year.
Adoption truly is at the heart of the Gospel.
“Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.” 2 Timothy 3:5 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Today some professing Christians assert that Critical Theory, Critical Race Theory, and Intersectionality are helpful tools for the Church. These people have an appearance of godliness, but their assertions deny the sufficiency of God’s Word to guide the Church in living out the reconciliation Jesus secured for us on the cross.
Make no mistake, as Paul told Timothy, the God-breathed Scripture is sufficient for teaching, for correction, for training in righteousness.
Those who have an appearance of godliness, but deny the power of God’s Word for doctrine and practice must be identified and avoided.
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Revelation 21:1-2 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
The city lies foursquare. Its length, width, and height all equal: 1,380 miles for each dimension.
The city’s wall is 216 feet high. Twelve gates surround the city, with each gate made of a single pearl.
Streets of gold so pure their translucent.
No need for a sun. God’s glory light’s the city.
No tears. No pain.
I wouldn’t miss it for the world!
“They not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.” Romans 1:32(b) (NKJV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
The EEOC has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Kroger because its store in Conway, AR fired two women who asked for a religious accommodation exempting them from a new dress code that “required all employees to where a new apron with a rainbow heart logo embroidered on the top left portion of the bib.”
Trudy Rickert and Brenda Lawson sought permission to where another apron, Trudy even offered to buy another apron personally, because their Christian faith precludes them from celebrating homosexuality.
Instead of granting their accommodation requests, they were ultimately fired by Kroger.
“For nothing is secret that will not be revealed.” Luke 8:17(a) (NKJV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has now informed congressional officials that before the Deep State coup attempt against President Trump began via its Russian collusion investigation, intelligence agencies learned that Russia knew of Hillary Clinton’s plans to tarnish Trump with the collusion smear.
At one point, former CIA Director John Brennan personally briefed then-President Barack Obama and other top U.S. national security officials that Russia assessed that Hillary Clinton had approved a plan on July 26, 2016, “to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services,” according to Brennan’s handwritten notes.
“Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?” Matthew 19:4-5 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
American Family Studios is set to premiere its feature film length documentary “In His Image: Delighting in God’s Plan for Gender and Sexuality” on October 20th, 2020.
The film is a resource to help the church navigate the issues of identity, sexuality, and marriage with love, grace, and truth.
Go to inhisimage.movie to get the most up to date information as well as a sneak peak of the film.
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“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Revelation 21:1-2 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
The city lies foursquare. Its length, width, and height all equal: 1,380 miles for each dimension.
The city’s wall is 216 feet high. Twelve gates surround the city, with each gate made of a single pearl.
Streets of gold so pure their translucent.
No need for a sun. God’s glory light’s the city.
No tears. No pain.
I wouldn’t miss it for the world!
“Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word.” 14:23(a) (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
We live an era currently where spirituality is en vogue. Christ following is not.
Some, even claim to love Jesus while simultaneously rebelling against His word and encouraging others to rebel similarly.
But, Jesus said it himself: “if you love me you will obey me. Whoever does not love me does not obey my words.”
Make no mistake about it, to love Jesus is to obey Him. You cannot love Jesus and disobey Him.
If you are living in rebellion against Jesus’ word, you are not following Jesus as He’s revealed Himself in scripture. You’re following a god you’ve created.
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.” Psalm 139:13 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
According to the CDC and the Guttmacher Institute the number one reason women choose abortion is they’re “not ready for a child.”
2) “Can’t afford a baby.”
3) “Don’t want any more children.”
4) “Don’t want to be a single mother.”
5) “Not mature enough to raise a child
6) “Would interfere with education or career.”
Those reasons represent 95% of all abortions.
Risks to the mother’s physical health represent less than 4% of all abortions and conception resulting from “rape and incest” represent 1% of all abortions.
The reality? Abortion is used as birth control.
“Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead expose them.” Ephesians 5:11 (NASB).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
In the months following the rioting around the country, the Black Lives Matter organization’s popularity has decreased.
News of its Marxist, anti-family, man-hating, unbiblical positions, not to mention its founders’ expressed commitment to witchcraft, are finally hitting the mainstream.
Consequently, the wicked organization has now scrubbed its website of its “What We Believe” page. They formerly housed commitment to destroy the nuclear family among other things there. Now, if you try to got to that page, you’ll get an error message saying the page “does not exist.”
Interesting timing to hide their beliefs, isn’t it…???
“A false balance is an abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is His delight.” Proverbs 11:1 (KJV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
An 87-page report following a year-long investigation by Senate Republicans, revealed Hunter Biden, son of Presidential candidate Joe Biden, received over $3.5 million dollars in multiple wire transfers from the richest woman in Russia, who also happens to be the widow of the former mayor of Moscow.
The report also reveals that records from the U.S. Treasury Department,
show potential criminal activity relating to transactions among and between Hunter Biden, his family, and his associates with Ukrainian, Russian, Kazakh and Chinese nationals.
Imagine frenzy had this report been about one President Trump’s children.
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 (NASB).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Have you ever seen one of those track and field events where the runner starts out in blazing fashion, leading the pack for majority of the race, only to stumble just before reaching the finish line?
Starting the race well and running well are vitally important, but if we don’t finish the race well, all else can be overthrown.
The Apostle Paul penned those words, having fought the good fight, right on to the end as he faced imminent execution under Nero’s sword.
Let us all brothers and sisters set our courses to finish well.
“Moreover, look for able men, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people.” Proverbs 21:13(a) (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has created a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court that will allow President Trump to make his 3rd appointment to the high court.
If one wants to enjoy a lifetime appointment nation’s highest court, it is incumbent upon them and their supporters to present affirmative proof of a longstanding and established record of a constitutionalist judicial philosophy demonstrating their commitment to adhere to the constitution as written, as the founders intended.
There is no room for a “stealth nominee.”
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.” Psalm 139:13 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
According to the CDC and the Guttmacher Institute the number one reason women choose abortion is they’re “not ready for a child.”
2) “Can’t afford a baby.”
3) “Don’t want any more children.”
4) “Don’t want to be a single mother.”
5) “Not mature enough to raise a child
6) “Would interfere with education or career.”
Those reasons represent 95% of all abortions.
Risks to the mother’s physical health represent less than 4% of all abortions and conception resulting from “rape and incest” represent 1% of all abortions.
The reality? Abortion is used as birth control.
“He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be answered.” Proverbs 21:13 (NASB).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
As President Trump quickly moves ahead to nominate a replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats had hoped to halt that process by convincing at least four Republicans that Trump's nominee should not even receive a vote before the election. Those hopes likely took a mortal blow Tuesday when Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced that he is not opposed to confirming a nominee in an election year and that he would vote on Trump's replacement "based upon their qualifications."
If this holds, the Senate will confirm the President’s nominee before the November election.
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines socialism as an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state. The distribution of goods are controlled by the state. It is a system where there is no private property. A stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism.
American socialist put the descriptor “democratic” in front of socialism because they hope to persuade you to vote for… the elimination of private property.
Make no mistake, socialism is socialism. There is no kinder, gentler form of it.
You shall not covet your neighbor's house or anything that is your neighbor’s. Excerpted from Exodus 20:17 (ESV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said “an economic system that allows billionaires to exist is immoral.”
Someone may want to let the former bartender turned Congresswoman know that the top 1% of wage earners pay nearly 50% of all federal taxes.
The top 10% of wage earners pay nearly 70% of all federal taxes.
The top 20% of wage earners pay about 85% of all federal taxes. That money funds things like our national welfare programs.
Don’t let them entice you to harbor disdain for the wealthy. Socialists bank on covetousness to gain support for their regressive policies.
“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged; and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.” Proverbs 16:6 (KJV).
My name is Abraham Hamilton III and this is the Hamilton Minute.
We live in a day when churches are filled with people ready to hear and receive God’s mercy. Unfortunately, however, it is often accompanied by a de-emphasis or concealment of the truth of God’s Word.
Paul, the salvation-by-grace-through-faith Apostle, was asked if salvation is solely a product of grace what benefit then does the law provide. Paul responded, “Without the law, I wouldn’t have known God’s righteous standard and how far away from it I was.”
Any presentation of God’s mercy absent of God’s truth is no Gospel at all.
Iniquity is purged by mercy and truth.
“Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!” Romans 10:15 (NASB).
My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.
A friend of mine who pastors in Nigeria once said to me “ya know, America has sent more missionaries into the world than any other nation before it. But the nation that once sent missionaries has now become the mission field.”
As you consider the calling God has for you, I just want to remind you that just as other nations need missionaries we need missionaries in America too.
There are a lot of neighborhoods right here in our country that desperately need evangelism and discipleship. Let’s not forget them.
