Hilltop Holiness Church

Hebrews 12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily ...beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. At 7 P.M. on October 20, 1968, a few thousand spectators remained in the Mexico City Olympic stadium. It was cool and dark. The last of the marathon runners, each exhausted, were being carried off to first-aid stations. More than an hour earlier, Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia looking as fresh as when he started the race - crossed the finish line, the winner of the 26 mile, 385 yard event. As the remaining spectators prepared to leave, those sitting near the marathon gates suddenly heard the sound of sirens and police whistles. All eyes turned to the gate. A lone figure wearing the colors of Tanzania entered the stadium. His name was John Stephen Akhwari. He was the last man to finish the marathon. His leg bloodied and bandaged, severely injured in a fall, he grimaced with each step. He hobbled around the 400-meter track. The spectators rose and applauded him as if he were the winner. After crossing the finish line, Akhwari slowly walked off the field without turning to the cheering crowd. In view of his injury and having no chance of winning a medal, someone asked him why he had not quit. He replied, "My country did not send me 7,000 miles to start the race. They sent me 7,000 miles to finish it." In the book of Revelation Jesus addressed the seven Churches of Asia Minor. Each church received a similar message There is a finish line and a reward for those that overcome! According to Webster’s 1828 dictionary, OVERCOME means 1. To conquer; to vanquish; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. 2. To surmount; to get the better of; as, to overcome difficulties or obstacles. Look at what Our Lord said to the seven churches in the book of Revelation. To the Church at Ephesus Jesus said: thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Rev 2:3, 7). To the Church at Smyrna He said: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. (Rev 2:10). To the Church at Pergamum He said: To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Rev 2:17). To the Church at Thyatira He said: And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: (Rev 2:26). To the Church at Sardis He said: Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels (Rev 3:4-5). To the Church at Philadelphia He said: Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. (Rev 3:12). Even to the lukewarm Church at Laodicea He said: To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne (3:21). Jesus promised His reward to those that remained faithful to the end! He promised the crown of life to those that finished the race! Let’s finish well friends! I want my last mile to be my best mile! God Bless. Today’s Devotion by, Pastor Vic Ruis Hilltop Holiness Church

Happening this Friday night!

Praise the Lord! The grave could not hold him! Come worship with us this morning at 10:30 AM as we celebrate our risen Saviour!

The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying; its declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray.Ronald Reagan Thank God for men and women who have fought and served so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we have. Happy Veterans Day!

Prayer meeting tonight @ 7:30! Everyone is invited!Prayer meeting tonight @ 7:30! Everyone is invited!

God is still in control.

Election Day prayer meeting tonight @ 7:30! If you have not already voted, then first go vote today! After you have voted come and let us seek the face of God! We will be praying for... 1) God's will and favor in this election.... 2) Protection for our President 3) Revival to once again sweep out nation 4) All cheating and illegal activities involving this election to be exposed. May God have mercy on America!