Who is our enemy?

 Praise the LORD!!!


   (I've written this as led, it is unedited and maybe a little hard to understand. I pray, that you'll pray and ask JESUS to reveal HIS truth in these matters unto you and that then you also will seek to fulfill the "Great Commission" with every breath of the life that you're blessed with!!!) 




    This morning I'm off from work due to my knee bothering me. Not of my doing, but given the time by one of my human bosses. If yo know me very well, you're know that I fully believe that that there is no such thing as chance and that GOD has a reason for all things happening!

    With this stated I'll lead you on my journey this morning and what has prompted this entry! While running a search for information on a school (Bible) I happened along an unrelated article on the "Bohemian Grove," and the "Illuminati." Now I'm not the most fluent on these groups, though I've heard of both and their dark secrets, plus their ties with (shall we say) the dark forces in our world! Following up on one of the links I was led to YouTube and a series of videos. These were on "The Mysteries of Molech." Now if you don't remember Molech, he was the Ammonites god to whom they sacrificed their children. It was forbidden for any of the Hebrew nation to worship him or even follow after the practices of this cult(ure.) Numerous times throughout Jewish history though these practices came to be practiced.

    What does this have to do with today though? Especially considering that these practices have basically disappeared from existence. They truly haven't disappeared, but gone under the cover of darkness(from where they sprang.) These practices are in direct opposition to anything GODly and completely banned in scripture by GOD HIMSELF. All of their practices are of the forces of darkness and from the early writings have been warned against. What do these practices have to do with Christians living today? These are the forces that are wrecking havoc upon our faith, bringing division among the churches and moving behind the 'great men of power.'

    If you watch these videos, you'll be able to see and hear for yourself the list of names mentioned. These are people that literally hold the power of this world in their hands. I ask that you pray before watching these, as I did, so that the LORD will grace you with the knowledge that HE wills for you to gather and the wisdom to put it to use in HIS chosen way! Most of you know about many of the topics and groups mentioned in these and know that our world is falling apart at the seams. But it is not this that we should worry about, for these things are being allowed to happen, it is to know the fact(signs) and to be about our calling(work) more diligently then ever!!! We need to stop fighting among ourselves, over mere doctrines of men, and begin seeking to fulfill the "Great Commission" more earnestly!!! We cannot change that which GOD has ordained to happen, because they'll all bring about HIS plan for the KINGDOM in the end.(I know people will disagree with this, but it must be said.) People think, and teach that evil just happened, by chance and that GOD had nothing to do with it. This would make our GOD out to be less then that which HE is. It would place the powers of darkness in a position almost equal to GOD. This is impossible!!!

    Lucifer was created by GOD and when HE did so, HE knew exactly what was going to happen. It wasn't by chance that this happened either. GOD knows that for good to be known, relished and sought after, there must be an opposite force to judge it against, so there must be "darkness/evil."  Ever since the very beginning of creation there have been the two, LIGHT and darkness, the two totally opposing forces in life. For where one is the other is not present. darkness cannot exist where there is LIGHT. All throughout scripture we're told this and especially within the New Testament. We as Christians must realize that we're called to be obedient to JESUS in every aspect of our lives and we must strive, with the LORD help, to bring this about within our lives. In this world where there is so much happening that is in direct conflict with the teachings of JESUS, we're to be the ones that represent HIM in our totally being. Not partially, but totally, wholeheartedly and with every breath of our existence. This morning GOD has blessed me with a renewed vigor, not to fight against that which only HE can battle, but to reach out and communicate HIS GOSPEL to all of mankind. With HIS help I can stand against those forces against me, not to battle against, but to reveal the true LIGHT unto a world that is covered in darkness. JESUS is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIGHT that will conquer all that is opposed to GOD. Let us do our part, each and everyday, to bring the LIGHT into the lives of all mankind!!!!!!!

    GOD bless and good day,

    Rev. Marshall Barth

    Vine of CHRIST Ministries

    Vine Ministerial Network International

A new day!

 Praise the LORD!!!

    Good day. I pray that the LORD has blessed you with the power and strength to bring glory to HIS precious and holy name. For too often we have been blessed with another day of life and yet fail to bring glory to HIM that has blessed us with it!

    I'm saying this as the month of July comes to an end and it has been one that I've managed to do little to bring glory to the name of JESUS. This month has been a rough one. I'm working for two different reality companies as a maintenance man. Doing apartment turnovers for both. Almost everyday in this last month Kingsville has had one hundred degree plus heat indexes. For the most part they've been over the '105' mark, which is the point of an 'heat advisory' being issued.

    If you know the way I work, you'd know why this really takes it out of me. With my belief in doing everything as if unto the LORD, besides a tendency to do thing to the best of my ability, I work as if there is no tomorrow. I usually don't take a lunch break and am constantly going at the task at hand! Seldom even stopping to think over progress, just going at it until it is done. With this type of work ethic it is needless to say that I've become a commodity for my employers. No sooner am I finished with one job and I'm hustled off to another one. Many times I'm getting a call from one boss while working at the other one's site, being asked when I'll be able to undertake something for them. Many a night I drag myself in with barely enough strength and ambition to whip up dinner and take a shower nearly just collapsing out of exhaustion.

    My prayers of late have been for the LORD to provide the needed resources so I'll be able to stop working for 'men' and go totally at HIS ministry for me. I'd be putting this exact type of effort into the work, if not even more. Though when working for 'men' my work and attitude reflects my love for the LORD. If blessed to be only doing the works for HIM, the middle men would be cut out and all would be completely to HIS glory. What is holding these works for HIM alone up? But one thing, the support and funding needed to survive . This would be a total of around a thousand dollars per month. This though would be just to maintain everything as it is, not to be posting an increase for the ministry! This doesn't sound like much to most people, for they spend far more than this monthly. I'm single, no family living with me, no transportation(I walk everywhere or am given rides,) and though our computer system is five years old, its working fine for the moment. I've few tools to manage the work that I'm doing, but far from those truly needed to accomplish the work. But the LORD has blessed me with being able to accomplish much, with little. A kind of 'multiplying of the fish and loaves.' Though this is far from that which I'd figured the LORD would have this ministry doing by now, I'm content with it. For I know, though I can't see the reasons behind it, that it is HIS will for me at this time.

    For those of you not familiar with my beliefs, I believe that there is nothing under the sun that isn't happening according to GOD's ultimate plan for mankind. I know this stands against many a person's theology and don't care. It is what the LORD has blessed me to understand of HIS character and I'll make no amends to it. I've heard many state beliefs in contrast to this and won't argue with them over it. My life has been a conglomeration of the works of GOD, a mix of good and bad together and all of them have come, in the end, to bring glory to JESUS' name. I can show you in the Bible hundreds of places where GOD allowed tragic events to happen, only so that in the end, it is to HIS glory and not those of man! Just look at the book of Genesis alone, or maybe Exodus. The point is, GOD's ways are different then our's, far differing and there is no way humanly possible for us to even begin to understand why HE allows things to happen. We need to learn to just accept that which is and always will be the truth; that the GOD WHO created the universe and all that dwells within it can do whatever HE wants. We as merely created beings, are totally in HIS hands and must accept HIS will and way for and within our lives.

     The point of this whole article, is simple. I've been working on VCM for twelve plus years to get it to this point and if it is the LORD's will that I work it, in same manor, for the next twelve plus, "I will do so!!!"  May all be to the glory, honor, praise and worship of the greatest name in all existence, JESUS the CHRIST!!!!!!!

 Good day and GOD bless,

 Rev. Marshall Barth

 Vine of CHRIST Ministries

 Vine Ministerial Network International 

VineNotes

"VineNotes"

If you've noticed the change in the name, this is the original name that was intended for our newsletter.

We will be using this from this point onward!

   Praise the LORD!!!

    I pray that everyone is well and being greatly blessed by the LORD at this time. I've been off line for some time and not able to take care of any, online, ministry items at all. This was a bit hard to handle given the amount of time I'd been working on setting up our online presence! As of the 27th of June though, this was remedied. The reason for being off line was my move from a host family's home into an apartment of my own. As most of you may know, this brings a great number of cost along with it and I've been working two jobs to take care of these. This in itself has left little time for taking care of ministry issues, but the LORD has blessed me with being able to take care of most of these fairly quickly.

    During the last month I've run into a good number of people with their own small ministries. The exact reason for this the LORD only knows, but you can know that I'm keeping my eyes and ears open to HIS reasoning for this. I've learned, over the years, that nothing that happens just happens. In other words, there is no such thing as chance or luck or fate. All things are ordained by GOD to bring about HIS perfect will for mankind and the KINGDOM. This even includes tragic events. Yes folks, GOD does allow bad things to happen to good people and HE has reasoning for these events. For many years I believed that GOD is only a GOD of love and that HE'd not allow anything bad to happen to us or within our lives. That satan was the one that brought about all the tragedy within the world. But then GOD taught me a lesson, through scripture and events, that opened my eyes to the truth on this matter.

    For many years our teachers have been directing us along these lines. Teaching that GOD never allows any harm to come to Christians or even the world to be a fact. This has blinded many to the truth, truth taught within the annuals of the Holy Bible. Isaiah 45:7 points this out, plain as day! A simple reading of the Old Testament will also show many events along these lines. For example, look at the events of Moses' life, when he was confronting Pharaoh. How many times do we find GOD telling him that "HE will" bring about some tragic event? Too many to count if you take into account the whole of the "OT." If GOD is the same yesterday, today and forever"(Heb. 13:8), to dispute this would be to call GOD a liar and everything we Christian believe a lie! In Exodus 14:11, GOD HIMSELF tells us this very same fact. HE has caused events which we deem tragic(is not blindness, muteness and dumbness tragic(?)) to take place. I personally don't know when this shift in our doctrine or theology took place, but I know it is wrong! It is basically giving the adversary more power over existence then he even deserves. I'll leave this matter at this time for I could really begin a sermon here if I don't, this should be enough to get many good Bible studies started though:)))

    Yesterday I signed VCM up to be a member of the "National Preparedness Month Coalition." In doing so I've made the promise to promote this event, which is the month of September. Part of being a coalition member entails preparing people to face disaster within their lives, through the publication of papers, flyers, articles and/or events. This is perfect in keeping with the goals of the LORD and this ministry's "DROC." I've begun to correlate a number of disaster preparedness forms offered by other groups to present ones that are in better standing with the beliefs of the ministry. Remember, I've personally been through disaster and know firsthand what it takes to survive through them. Sure, not everyone may sit through a cat 5 hurricane feeling the brunt of it's fury, but being prepared has nothing to do with this. It has to deal with being ready to face even the smallest of events also. I'm in disagreement with a good number of the items most of these offer. I deem them as a bit under what really is needed and will present both the original suggestions and those from personal experience. For example, most state that we should have on hand a 72 hr. supply of both food and water. I personally don't rationalize this as being enough. I'd rather see people ready to handle a much longer period without relief efforts reaching them. More along the lines of a week would be more sufficient  and even longer if the disaster is larger in scope. More on this will be coming in the next months, so keep your eyes open for it!

    There are going to be many changes coming to the ministry in the time ahead. We'll be getting more and more of our programs up and functioning, or at least set up to operate. Exactly what the LORD has in store for the ministry, I can only imagine, but I've a fair knowledge from visions and inspirations HE's given me throughout the years. Please understand, Vine of CHRIST Ministries was not born yesterday, it has been in development since Aug. of '97.'  I've been through processes for many of it's branches, learning all that I could about their operations and procedures. Which ones and to what extent they'll be activated, only the LORD knows, but I do know that the time has come for VCM to begin bearing fruit for the KINGDOM. There are many needs that will have to be met as this begins to happen and I've great faith, that all our needs will be met as the LORD opens the doors to each and every branch that HIS ministry will entail. If you see yourself working in the future for the LORD, step out of the boat and get to it. For there is no better place to be then in one of service to the LORD!!!

GOD bless and good day,

Rev. Marshall Barth

I'm back!!!

Praise the LORD!!!
   
    Since I've been off line for sometime, I believe I should let y'all in on what has been happening in my life and in the ministry. Going off line was caused by the fact that I moved out of my host family's house and into an apartment of my own. In so doing I was out an internet connection until I could afford to get one on my own. I've been working two separate jobs, doing apartment turnovers for two different companies. This has left me with very little time to do much else then work. Because when on hasn't the work for me, the other one surely will. I've been putting in 10 to 12 hrs./day. Now this wouldn't be that bad if the pay scale was better, but $8-9/hr. barely affords me the comfort to meet the bills. I've been cutting corners on food expenses, so I've managed to save the money to get the internet turned on. I've faith that the LORD will bless me to keep it on also.

   While off line there were some problems with the computers. As you may remember there were two old systems, both donated systems. The better of the two was frozen from a virus and to get it functioning I had to use a Windows disk from the other system to have an operational system for it. Well any of you familiar with "Windows" policies know about the activation period they grace you with. Well it ran out while off line and it blocked the computer completely, causing me to redo things in this same way. Now this wouldn't of been that bad, but in the process the hard drive designations were changed. This messed up every program set up, causing many files to be lost somewhere in 'hard drive' hell:))) Something else that happened in this snafu was the lose of all the updates to the operational system that had been made. This put the operating system on par with Windows 98, none of the latest graphics programs would work, nor my Logos 4 Bible study (needs SP 3 to work!) I was greatly bothered by these loses, though not worried about them, especially the lose of Logos Bible studies.You see, with backpacking here to Kingsville, I could only carry one Bible with me. This left me at a great lose, because my Logos programs have over 350 Bibles, commentaries and other studies available on them and I depend on them greatly in my writings! I went to sleep last night while running a download(4.6 G) on these and awoke this morning with one of them up and running. I still need to get the older version running though (why two programs, when they have basically the same books? They're both great and have a few differing features that are usable to study and open up the WORD!!!)

    The ministry now has several other computers to work with. One of my bosses donated several(6) older(03) systems to me. I've been blessed to get two of them functioning at this time, but with the same problem as before. I've had to use a operations system disk for another computer and can't activate them properly. This means I'll have to come up with the money to purchase a Windows XP Pro master disk with multiple license Which will cost and at this time I just haven't been blessed with the funds. Please join me in prayer, that people will take this ministry seriously and begin making donations!!! Shortly we should have the ministry coming under an "umbrella clause" for our 501.c.3 Non profit classification. This will help by allowing us to receive discounts and a tax-free status on purchases of such items. Though these saving will be small at this time, every cent saved will help get things up and running better much sooner.

    I'm still currently working on getting all the sites I'd been networking logged into and updated. Plus there are still a good number of programs and other functions that have to be straightened out to have our systems functioning properly. All this will come in the LORD's time and I'll remain diligent to keep working until all is back to where it was before the move. Please keep the ministry and myself in your prayers, for truly we do need it and GOD is the only one that can truly bring this HIS ministry into fruition!!!

 GOD bless and good day,
 Rev. Marshall Barth
 Vine of CHRIST Ministries
 Vine Ministerial Network International

I'm back!!!

Praise the LORD!!!


    I'm finally back online! It's been about a month since I moved and have just been blessed to get the money to have internet turned on. I currently working two jobs plus the work for the ministry. So please be patient. I've a lot of work to do to get my computers lined back out, because Windows programming caused some problems and things were a royal mess. But all things work together for the good of those that love GOD and are called according to HIS purpose and all that happened will just work to strengthen the ministry and myself. It may be several days before I get to posting the devotionals again, so please bare with me. All will be accomplished in GOD's timing and not mine or any other person's. So GOD bless and hope to be providing 'food' for our growth before long!!!



 Use these verses, but don't stop with them, cross reference and seek out GOD from within HIS WORD!!!

Prayer request can be sent to: prayers@vineofchrist.org

GOD bless and good day,

Rev. Marshall Barth

Vine of CHRIST Ministries

Vine Ministerial Network International

Popery, what are we doing to combat it?

Praise the LORD!!!

   There are to many today that have forgotten the history of the "Church of Rome" and all that they did to keep men blinded to the truth. We should always stand strong against the erroneous ways that they pander among the pews. The worship of icons and saints, placing themselves as the 'vicar' (substitute) of CHRIST and rendering more power to the man, then to GOD!!! Read this devotional, from Spurgeon, and then search back through the history of the Catholic church, to find all the atrocities that they've committed in their own name and using CHRIST as a cover!!!

“Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho.”
— Joshua 6:26

Since he was cursed who rebuilt Jericho, much more the man who labours to restore Popery among us. In our fathers’ days the gigantic walls of Popery fell by the power of their faith, the perseverance of their efforts, and the blast of their gospel trumpets; and now there are some who would rebuild that accursed system upon its old foundation. O Lord, be pleased to thwart their unrighteous endeavours, and pull down every stone which they build. It should be a serious business with us to be thoroughly purged of every error which may have a tendency to foster the spirit of Popery, and when we have made a clean sweep at home we should seek in every way to oppose its all too rapid spread abroad in the church and in the world. This last can be done in secret by fervent prayer, and in public by decided testimony. We must warn with judicious boldness those who are inclined towards the errors of Rome; we must instruct the young in gospel truth, and tell them of the black doings of Popery in the olden times. We must aid in spreading the light more thoroughly through the land, for priests, like owls, hate daylight. Are we doing all we can for Jesus and the gospel? If not, our negligence plays into the hands of the priestcraft. What are we doing to spread the Bible, which is the Pope’s bane and poison? Are we casting abroad good, sound gospel writings? Luther once said, “The devil hates goose quills” and, doubtless, he has good reason, for ready writers, by the Holy Spirit’s blessing, have done his kingdom much damage. If the thousands who will read this short word this night will do all they can to hinder the rebuilding of this accursed Jericho, the Lord’s glory shall speed among the sons of men. Reader, what can you do? What will you do?
Spurgeon, C. H. (2006). Morning and evening : Daily readings (Complete and unabridged; New modern edition.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers.

 I will be off line for awhile due to moving. I pray it will be but for a short period, as with all things this too is in the hands of the LORD and not man!!!

  Don't forget our prayer line email system at: prayers@vineofchrist.org or my devotional at "Gleanings from the Vine"

GOD bless and good day,

Rev. Marshall Barth

Vine of CHRIST Ministries


 Vine Ministerial Network International

VCM June newsletter, "Notes from the Vine"

Praise the LORD!!!

    This is coming out a bit early, due to the fact that on the first, I will be moving into a new home. I'll be making the transition from living in a host family's house, to that of an apartment complex. I will also update our mailing address today, because for a while I may not have an internet connection. This will be a bit of a drawback considering that most of the work for the ministry is online at this time, but I'm sure that the LORD will provide the needed funds in HIS timing.

      Over the last month there has been a good deal of progress for the ministry. We've now a newer (05) computer system up and running. This is a donated unit, that was frozen up when given to us, but the LORD blessed us with being able to find the proper programs and knowledge to take care of this problem. Since getting it up and running, more RAM has been added and with the fact that it had a video card, more has been accomplished. We've made some VCM t-shirts, to help get the word out around town. These are mostly worn by myself as I'm out and about town, either while working or out taking care of chores. Even though there were mistakes on numerous ones, like the program not mirroring text, we've used every transfer printed (we'll waste nothing.)

      There has also been reworkings of the website, if you've not noticed, though nothing major at this time. I need to better familiarize myself with the programming methods of the website before I really start to rework it heavily. As some of you may know, this website has been the workings of my hands alone for almost four years and it would be a shame to lose a percentage of the information by preforming the wrong procedure. I could easily lose a page in but one click and you know how long some of these pages are :)))

      There is also going to be another change made. This is to be a return to our focusing on the Christian duties and/of the family unit. Not just that of the incarcerated, but all families. As Christians, we've been given some pretty direct instruction as to our duties in the formation and practices of our families. The LORD laid it upon my heart, just days ago, that as Christians, we've sorely neglected HIS guidelines for the most part. The majority of families in this country, and around the globe, are falling apart due to a falling away from these guidelines. A very large percentage of Christian parents fail to raise their children up in fear of the LORD! Allowing them to function for most of their time in worldly manors and following after GOD only during church activities. Most of us know this is wrong, yet the practice still seems to dominate in our faith. I can hear a bunch of parents now saying, "We raise our children up in the LORD." Yet, many of these very same parents are those that allow their children's lives to be focused on worldly endeavors. Video games, TV and secular music to name but a few. Instead of leading them by example and showing them that as Christians we're to focus and center our attentions upon GOD, family and then others. We need to set forth for them the fact that all the glamor of the world is deceptive and draws one's attention from GOD's true goals for us. I really could go more in depth right now, but I'd be preaching and this isn't the place for that:)))

      There are many other things that will be taking place with the ministry and I'll fill you in on these as led to. For now, these are of most importance. There is also the fact that I've taken on a part time job, working doing apartment turnovers. For you that don't know what this is, it is going in after an apartment is vacated, cleaning up and making any repairs needed, before the next tenants move in. Strange thing about it, I've not even asked what my pay will be! I've a Christian boss and he's told me all aspects of the job and how he'll assist me in every way possible and I guess (:) ), I just forgot to ask. I'm truly not worried though, because I do know that however much it is, will be just what is needed to provide my personal needs and those of the ministry. For truly, our GOD is an awesome GOD and has made this promise and I know HE will provide that which is needed to bring glory to HIS most holy and precious name, JESUS!!!