"He who does not take up his cross and follow Me, Is not worthy of Me." Jesus Christ
This is god's church
Christianity, the way jesus intended:
When Jesus spoke to His followers about the Pharisees in the 23rd chapter of Matthew, He instructs them to, "Do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice." He goes on to call the Pharisees hypocrites and thieves, full of greed and self indulgence, being extremely diligent to collect the tithe while at the same time neglecting the more important matters of the law such as mercy, justice, and faithfulness.
In total, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees 7 times in the 23rd chapter of Matthew because not only did He not accept the way they were worshipping God, He flat out rejected their separatist mentality where they removed themselves from those they saw as lower than them such as drunkards, prostitutes, and tax collectors, while Jesus showed us through His actions that those were the people who were most in need. In fact, Jesus warned His followers that "Unless our righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees, we will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven."
- Is our righteousness surpassing that of the Pharisees?
- Have we rid Christianity of the greed and hypocrisy Jesus spoke of?
- Have we stopped the separatist mentality that places us above non-believers?
According to Lifeway research, 2/3 of Americans aged 23-30 stopped attending church because of a bad experience with church members being divisive, judgmental, or hypocritical. This is supported by Gallup, who reported that church membership in the U.S. has fallen below 50% for the first time in 80 years! The truth is that the majority of Christians are still engaging in the same practices and traditions that Jesus spent the latter part of His life fighting against!
- We still use God's resources to build elaborate temples even though Jesus Christ, who ironically happened to be a craftsman and carpenter, NEVER built one.
- We set up our churches like businesses with the majority of the tithe going to pay salaries of church leaders as well as the churches "overhead."
- We still sit in our churches and wait for non-believers to come in so that we may have the opportunity to TELL THEM about God's love and grace when Jesus was out into the communities and SHOWED them God's love and grace. In doing so, He gave them a reason to believe in God, which is arguably a Christian's most important job.
- Many Christians today look down their noses at those who are poor, homeless, or happen to be suffering from addiction when Jesus broke bread with them and showed them He loved them.
- Many churches like to preach a message of love, kindness and compassion while non-believers in their own communities are suffering, which was the perfect opportunity to introduce them to God as Jesus showed us through His own example.
Our righteousness isn't surpassing that of the Pharisees. It's running parallel with it and none of us will ever enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless we start practicing Christianity the way Jesus Christ did in addition to abolishing the practices and traditions of those who had Him crucified!
Contrary to what modern Christianity has taught us, Jesus Christ was not sent to Earth merely to be a sacrificial lamb. He was sent to set an example of how to properly serve our Father in Heaven. At ArchAngel Ministry, we realize that there is only one true path to the Kingdom of Heaven and it lies in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. As Christians, we must be willing to step out of our social clubhouses and into our communities where we can actually be "fishers of men" by seeking out those who need Him most. By following His perfect example it is possible to know you are going to Heaven instead of just believing it.
By joining our family, you are simply making a choice to follow the only human being to ever walk the planet who had the key to the Pearly Gates in His front pocket. ArchAngel Ministry doesn't have teachers. We are students of the only teacher that ever mattered when it comes to Christianity, Our leaders are humble enough to know that Jesus Christ is the sole authority, and we are dedicated to practicing Christianity in a manner that will reflect His love and character by strictly adhering to His teachings and mirroring the example HE set. It is in that spirit of humility that we ask you to join us, not follow us. It is our strong belief that all who call themselves Christian should follow Jesus Christ. We would just like to be first in line.
Romans 8:28-31
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
May God bless and keep you.
The Founding
My name is Kevin, founder of ArchAngel Ministry. I have been a Christian for more than 35 years and come from a very spiritual family.
Over the years, my family has donated land and 100s of thousands of dollars to build a church to glorify His name and bring the teachings of Jesus Christ to others. I have felt HIS spirit in my home and witnessed HIS work in my life firsthand on many occasions.
However, in the interest of honesty, I must admit that until recently I had never really been a student of the Bible. Not unlike many of you, I attended church, paid attention to what was being taught, gave my tithe to the Lord, and went about my life trying to be kind and considerate to others by treating them how I wanted to be treated.
Some time ago, my mother had started to succumb to a hereditary illness that would eventually end her Earthly life. Upon hearing the news of her sickness, I put my career on hold and moved my family 2000 miles back to my childhood home so that I could care for her in her final days.
During the 10 months I spent in a recliner beside her bed, I was absolutely convinced that the reason I was there was to honor my mother by taking care of her, but God works in very mysterious ways and I now know that God had me there for something much bigger. The church our family had built was only about 250 feet from my mother's front door and though I had felt the Spirit of God within those walls many times, something was very different.
I came to realize that God had me there because HE wanted me to see how man's greed, hypocrisy, and undying willingness to serve themselves can destroy a house of worship very quickly. I was watching a political power struggle for control of the church, which divided the congregation and resulted in the exodus of more than 80% of the members including my own family, when the church was literally sitting on their property!
During this time in my life, I was extremely confused. In addition to watching the best friend I will ever have slowly die before my eyes, I couldn't understand how a church that did so much good could fall from grace so quickly, So I prayed that God would not only give me understanding, but also the knowledge of how to fix the problems in our church. I soon realized that the problem wasn't just with our church, the problem was with our understanding.
As I have stated, I was not a student of the Bible and had never even read the Bible cover to cover. Like the majority of Christians today, I had many verses from the Bible swimming around in my head like molecules in boiling water, all in their own context with many being unrelated to the others, or so I thought.
Then one day not too long ago, for reasons I still can't explain to you, God gave me an incredible gift that not only changed my life forever but it changed the way I practice Christianity. In an instant all those verses swimming around inside my head snapped together like a puzzle and it painted a perfect picture that I instantly understood, and it almost brought me to my knees.
I realized in that moment that if I had died from pure shock as a result of what God had just revealed to me, my soul would never have seen the inside of Heaven, and it filled me with a fear that I can't even put into words. However, at the same time, I was also filled with a sense of well-being, peace, and overall contentment because for the first time in my life I knew exactly how to get my eternal soul into Heaven, and it changed my life forever.
However, this change did not come without personal sacrifice. The Bible tells us in Matthew 6:24,
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
This realization prompted me to walk away from a 25-year career in upper-level sales management where I had spent my life building up companies rather than people. I have since vowed to dedicate my life to serving God rather than myself because the companies I had helped reach financial success will never have the ability to help me get my soul into the Kingdom of Heaven, which is now the most important goal I care to accomplish while on this Earth.
Also, after 35 years and being baptized into the Baptist church twice, I walked away from the Baptist faith, never to return. In fact,for reasons that I explain in detail throughout this site, I will never belong to a denominational church again. My eternal soul is too important.
The third sacrifice I had to make was much more personal and a significantly tougher pill to swallow. In Matthew 19:6, when Jesus was speaking about the sanctity of marriage, He said...
"Therefore, they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.
Though I had never been previously married, the mother of my 3 children had and God made me realize that a piece of paper from a county courthouse does not absolve us from a promise we made to God. The mother of my children had stood before God 29 years before and recited vows which said, "for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, forsaking all others, until DEATH do us part!
Since her husband is still of this Earth, I knew in that moment that she and I were both committing adultery every single day because we had made the terrible mistake of adhering to man's law instead of God's. So, after 25 years, 3 children, and 2 grandchildren, she and I prayed for forgiveness and went our separate ways. She has since reconciled with her husband so that she may honor the promises she made before God. To say this has been difficult on my family would be a gross understatement, but as hard as this has been, she left with my blessing and we all agree that it was the right thing to do.
I created this ministry because as Ezekiel 33:6-9 tells us, As Christians, we have been appointed by God to be watchers over the Earth.
"If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood. Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so, hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved."
It is out of Christian duty and obedience to my Father in Heaven that ArchAngel Ministry be the platform from which I will "sound the trumpet" about the sword that God has shown me is coming that will bring spiritual death to 10s of millions who call themselves Christian.
I have adopted the philosophy of the Apostle Paul in 2nd Corinthians we he said,
"What I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So, it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness..."
I pray you will join me.
Unity is our Mission
In Acts 9, Jesus Christ came to Saul on the road to Demascus and commissioned him to take the Gospel to the Gentiles. He stripped Saul of his ability to see for 3 days In order to prove to him that He was in fact, the Son of God.
Once Saul accepted the appointment that Jesus had bestowed upon him and his eyesight was restored, he was to be referred to as the Apostle Paul. His primary goal as an Apostle of God was to share the Gospel and establish churches in new areas. He also worked to disciple new converts and help them grow in their understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Throughout his time as an Apostle, Paul wrote many letters to the churches in the region. The reason for these letters was to encourage and instruct, but the primary purpose was to correct errors in theology and lifestyle.
When speaking to the church in Corinth, the Apostle Paul said...
"I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought."
In a letter to the Philippian church, Paul says...
"Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."
When speaking to the very diverse Christian church in Rome, Paul said,
"So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
When addressing the Ephesian church, Paul says...
"Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ."
In his message to the church in Galatia, Paul says...
"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
When he wrote to the church in Thessalonia, Paul wrote...
"Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all."
Paul also instructed the church in Colossae to...
“...put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful."
At the time Paul was on the mission that Jesus had assigned to him, the Roman Empire was a vast melting pot of different cultures and nationalities. All with starkly contrasted beliefs, practices, and traditions. However in every letter Paul wrote he stressed the importance of God's people being united in mind, body, and spirit with one Lord and one faith.
In fact, in a letter to Titus, Paul has this to say about those who cause division among God's people..."As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned."
The concept of unity was so important that Jesus not only talked about it frequently, but He actually prayed to God for unity among His followers when He was praying for HIS disciples in John 17.
"Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one."
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one, I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity."
Granted, I am not one of the world's great minds. However, with that being said, it is in my humble opinion that if Jesus Christ is praying to God for something, it must be really important and I believe I know why.
When a large group of individuals unite it promotes a sense of belonging as well as purpose and makes it easier to connect people with diverse skills and perspectives. This leads to more informed decisions by exploring a broader range of solutions.
King Solomon, who is best known for his wisdom said this about unity and strength in numbers... "And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."
Are Christians today of "one mind, one body, and one spirit?" Are we all "one in Christ Jesus" the way Paul said we should be? Are we glorifying God with "one voice?" Are there "no divisions among us" because we are "perfectly united in mind and thought?"
I'll leave you to answer those questions for yourself, but from my perspective, when I look at modern Christianity, I see a religion full of division and contradiction with more than 200 different denominations all teaching man made doctrines created to suit our own desires.
Peter foretold this when he said,
"But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories."
By Christians making no efforts toward unity, we have allowed our egos to expand unrestrained and as a result, we have let our own man-made divisions separate us which is only drawing us farther from God and our purpose as Christians.
ArchAngel Ministry was created as a platform to bring Christians from around the globe together. Our online presence makes it possible to combine resources and through our media company, ArchAngel Media, we are able to keep our members informed of how the money they donate is positively impacting the lives of others, and introducing them to God's love and grace.
It is our vision to eventually have chapters in every corner of the globe with all of God's children being of "one mind, one body, and one spirit," and working together to make the world a better place in the name of Jesus Christ.