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God = Jesus Christ

There's none apart from God. There's one God, one Lord, Jesus Christ!

Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One!

Galatians 3:20 Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one.

Colossians 2: 9-10 For in Him (Jesus Christ) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Didn't literally sit down at the right hand of God. Being at the right hand of God means Jesus had the power and authority of God.)

Jesus is fully God and fully human:

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Which translates to God (himself) with us.

Isaiah 40:3 The voice of the one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord: Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.

John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God! Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.

Acts 20:28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.  The blood that Jesus shed is God's blood!

2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.  Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; there is no savior besides Me.  This is God speaking and they refer to Jesus as the savior in 2 Peter 1:1. God and Jesus are one!

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, Received up in glory. They're not separate!

The titles of Jesus:

Father: God in relationship to mankind. Creation.
Son: God incarnate. Redemption.
Holy Spirit: God in activity.

If I had kids I would be their father.  I am a son of my parents.  I am a brother to my brothers.  I am a carpet cleaner at my job.  All these titles by themselves only describe a person.  What is my name? Chris.

Isaiah 48:11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned: And I will not give My glory to another.  God says he won't give his glory to anyone.  In Matthew 28:18 Jesus says, " All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."  He didn't give his glory to another. God is Jesus.

Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath. Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth.  God reveals his name!

Bridging the Gap

I haven't blogged since 2008, but for some reason I feel led to start doing it again.  I feel like things stuck with me a lot more when I shared about lectures, revelations, and new exploits with the Lord on this blogger.  Feedback was also nice and encouraging.  I'm going to make a point to blog about new chapters and seasons with the Lord.  Currently, I am studying at the Northern Pacific Bible College of San Jose.  The classes I've taken thus far are Introduction to the Bible, Spiritual Discipline, Apostolic Constitution, and I am currently studying Apostolic Doctrine.  In the last class, we all had to present an oral presentation on, "Why Truth?"  We had to search our hearts, our minds, and our bibles about the benefits to biblical truth and the downfall to biblical truth.  There are many benefits.  Of course the truth sets you free.  It is of God.  It puts you on the right track and right standing with God.  Jesus himself refers to Himself as the truth, the way, and the life.  It gives you grace, mercy, and peace.  It leads to life everlasting.  The truth encourages you to step out in faith.  Faith is what pleases God.  When you follow truth, you're following Jesus.  What are the downfalls?  There are many people that said there are no downfalls.  It is hard to find a downfall in following the truth of God.  What can go wrong?  The best answer I heard in response to this is, "the cost."  There is a cost to following the truth.  The truth hurts.  In encourages you to change your ways.  It is not the friend of flesh.  It is not what flesh wants to hear.  It requires a stand and a sacrifice.  It requires you to deny yourself and take up your cross.  Nailing your flesh to that cross everyday, every second, every hour.  It may lead you to persecution.  Jesus himself was persecuted for speaking truth.  John the baptist was beheaded for speaking the truth.  Many  apostles died a martyrs death regarding the truth.  Jesus, the truth, was crucified.  There is a cost.  There is a reward.  Jesus is our reward, He is our portion.  Are we willing to follow no matter how much it costs?

New Chapter

Last night was the graduation/commissioning night.. It was a very fruitful night and God's faithfulness was revealed through each of our testimonies... Of course we were emotional... But glad to see what God has in store for us at home..

Thank you all so much for keeping me in your prayers...

I'll be leaving Cebu on the 16th... From Cebu I'll fly to Manila and stay there until the 21st...

Then i'll be in SFO on the 22nd so yeah praise God...

I'm excited to see everyone and share God's greatness in my life...


Love you all
See you when I see you : )

Its a wrap for outreach

Im emailing from the Hong Kong airport... and I just wanted to let everyone know that I appreciate all the prayers and I am excited to share what God has done in my life...

Two things i've learned

Everything should start with the word

and when you're faced with trials you have a choice... God is simple ex. blessing or curse

I love all of you and ill be flying in on march 22nd around 5 30 pm or something like that :)

email me if you want more details kurtz12@gmail.com

God is great and his love truly endures forever....

Ohhh yeah check out the China pix on my facebook ok... :)

See you when I see you..

Picture update

I leave tomorrow and my last blog will be in China if its possible :)

Check out the new pictures located to the right hand side of the page.

Love you all

We're leaving in two days : )

God really blessed us this week with cooks, a lady to wash our clothes, and comfortable beds with mattresses.

Most likely God provided rest for us because we are going to be on the go in China.

God constantly reminds me about DTS and what it means. Aside from being a discipleship training school it also means Dying To Self. So I really have to submit to God and obey whatever he tells me. When I think of Dying to Self I realize that life is not about me.

" I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. " Galatians 2: 19-21

With this verse I realize that Jesus is what life is all about. And making his kingdom known is the reason why I am here.

Its all about the heart.

On Thursday, our team will be flying to Hong Kong.

We'll stay there overnight and travel to Tangxia the next day.

Then after two weeks in Tangxia we'll go to Bejing stay there for a week, travel to Xining stay for a week, go back to Hong Kong for three days, then travel back to Cebu. The three outreach teams will meet in Cebu, have out last lecture on debriefing and re-entry, then its time to say out good-byes or see you laters.

Continue praying for the three of us
I appreciate all the support and the comments : )
I miss all of you
Love all of you
Take care
God bless

Spring Villiage Tribal Christian Chuch, Baguio, Philippines

This week was totally different...

I was able to experience sleeping on a wooden frame, warming up water in a tea kettle to take a bath, and being in a really cold part of the Philippines.

We stayed in Tam'awan Villiage, Baguio and the elevation there was 5000 ft.

At first it was hard to breathe and it was hard to get used to hiking everywhere, especially, up the really steep roads.

Our ministry consisted of helping out a Tribal Christian Chruch. The church was located in the Baguio, Philippines Navy Base. Supposedly everyone is allowed to live there, along with the Navy.

Our team had opportunities to share the message on Sunday.

So Nani shared the message in the main service and I shared a message with the youth in the afternoon.

Throughout the week we were able to hook up with the Honolulu DTS team. That was pretty fun, especially, for me because I haven't been with Westeren'ers for a long time. So it was a chance for me to hang out and talk about "western stuff" :) We were able to do presentations together and share the love of God to people living in the social development center. The people living in this facility consist of children that ran away from home, have been abused, or engaged in stealing things. So yeah it was fun to share this ministry with the Hawaiian team.

It is also funny because they actually have a full outreach team and our team consists of 3 including me : Christine (Staff), Nani, and me

Yeah there are some struggles along the way but its cool because it gives us an opportunity to bond and be open similar to how a family would bond.

And it also gives me opportunities to seek intimacy with God.

God is good! And he remains faithful to me time and time again....

Tomorrow our team will be going back to Manila to help out at another orphanage located in Rizal, Manila....

I'm not sure what we'll be doing there, but i'll be sure to update all of you...

After we finish our week of service there, we'll be leaving for China :)

Keep us in your prayers

Love you all
Miss you all
God bless