tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23598073295187244462024-03-13T12:33:04.709-07:00CHEWING THE BREAD OF LIFEJeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I did eat them; and your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts.a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-90259988301562559652022-01-01T06:30:00.012-08:002022-01-01T06:34:17.936-08:00Who is Jesus? Chapter 40 Don't Worry about Tomorrow<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNoLJ_VtvndpvJf8uISiTx3J4p9_1kVE0zKWmniZ36AiDP0Ak_brkpopwgaNc4raUzdk99PAf_D7l4KO3aGDFR2j8TcrWCX9y1dEXf7b6TjybkVsVMvpoUeZWksYwIvz-Z_ptHwKeEAAo8N0-4du3uX2blv5GfMytvTpLULP1WHildpVHL4W2l1w7U=s285" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNoLJ_VtvndpvJf8uISiTx3J4p9_1kVE0zKWmniZ36AiDP0Ak_brkpopwgaNc4raUzdk99PAf_D7l4KO3aGDFR2j8TcrWCX9y1dEXf7b6TjybkVsVMvpoUeZWksYwIvz-Z_ptHwKeEAAo8N0-4du3uX2blv5GfMytvTpLULP1WHildpVHL4W2l1w7U=s320"/></a></div>
Who is Jesus? Chapter 40 Don't Worry about Tomorrow
As the New Year is in front of us; for many it is a fearful time not knowing what the future holds.
For many there is much fear about the unknown, but I am reminded of the beautiful song that goes something like this; I don't know about tomorrow; I just live from day to day. I don't borrow from its sunshine, For its skies may turn to gray. I don't worry o'er the future, For I know what Jesus said.
And today I'll walk beside Him, For He knows what is ahead. Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand But I know who holds tomorrow, And I know who holds my hand.
My message today is taken from Luke's Gospel chapter 12.
As Jesus was teaching, he said to them, “Be on your guard against all greed and covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my self, “Man, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’
But God said to him, ‘Fool! Tonight your soul is required of you, and the things you have stored up, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
And Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is cast aside, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your extra possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-14214510544692142082021-12-08T07:11:00.001-08:002021-12-08T07:11:08.029-08:00I rejoice because of the Virgin Birth <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qssDaWmLcUI/YbDKkcSEOfI/AAAAAAAAL3o/2M_bUAM5Nh0teJVke8SY8gpeSOTDaKbuQCNcBGAsYHQ/s358/a%2Bjesus%2Bon%2Bcross%2Bbleeding.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qssDaWmLcUI/YbDKkcSEOfI/AAAAAAAAL3o/2M_bUAM5Nh0teJVke8SY8gpeSOTDaKbuQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/a%2Bjesus%2Bon%2Bcross%2Bbleeding.jpg"/></a></div>
I Rejoice Because of the Virgin Birth!!
As we consider this Christmas Season and celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ, I am so very thankful and rejoice for the Virgin Birth.
It is extremely important that we understand why the Virgin Birth was so necessary. The Bible tells us that the Life is in the Blood. Jesus said he was the Life and the light of Life.
When the first Adam sinned and took of the fruit in the garden something terrible happened to his body, his soul, and his spirit. He became sort of REVERSE born again or changed into a different person. His blood now had the sin nature which all mankind has inherited. 1 Corinthians 15:45 tells us that the Last Adam was Jesus. Jesus was not born with Adams sin nature because his father was God.
Dr. M.R. De Haan explains in his book, “The Chemistry of the Blood,” Physiologists have proven beyond question that the Mother does not impart her blood to the babe that is being formed. It has been proven that the blood that flows in the arteries and veins of the babe is from the father of the child.
Mary herself wondered and told the Angel, “How can this be since I have never known a man?”
The Angel told Mary that this Holy Child that will be formed in you will be conceived by the Holy Ghost, and the life in him will be from his Father God. Mary said to the Angel, “Let it be so unto me even as you have said.”
God needed a blood sacrifice to atone for Adam’s sin. Jesus was the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. His blood was Holy because his blood was from his Father God. That is why it is so very important to be thankful for the Virgin Birth, so that the Holy Jesus could shed his Holy Blood so that we could be saved and changed into another person.
So my joy today is that I am thankful for the Virgin Birth and all it means to purchase for you and me, -- the gift of salvation.
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul," the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-13115178612328047422021-12-05T15:29:00.001-08:002021-12-05T15:31:41.165-08:00Don’t Look Back<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OvuzdcFtOA/Ya1K1fzueDI/AAAAAAAAL3g/jZzOwf4rI-EsdTvs4Y_Lgyl16XcOIFYWACNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/a%2Bfire%2Bcity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OvuzdcFtOA/Ya1K1fzueDI/AAAAAAAAL3g/jZzOwf4rI-EsdTvs4Y_Lgyl16XcOIFYWACNcBGAsYHQ/w320-h213/a%2Bfire%2Bcity.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Fire and Brimstone!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don’t
Look Back </span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">I
am reminded of Lot and Abraham and how Lot pitched his tent toward
two wicked cities, Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot became an important
person and often stood at the gate giving advice.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">God
spoke to Abraham telling him that he was going to destroy Sodom and
Gomorrah, but Abraham protested and bargained with God. Finally God
told Abraham, I will save Lot and his family but no one else.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">God
sent two angels to warn Lot - - and the evil of the city revealed
itself as the men both young and old came to Lot’s door demanding
that he give them the two angels that appeared as human men - - so
that they could have relations with them. Finally the angels pulled
Lot back inside the house and blinded all the men so that they could
not find the door and eventually the wicked men left.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Lot
told his son-in-laws who were pledged to marry his daughters that in
order to be saved they must heed the message and flee, but they only
scoffed and refused to believe. So Lot gathered his wife and two
daughters as they were hesitating and slow to depart as this was home
and like a friend to them. Finally the angels had to forcefully take
their hands and lead them out, because they hesitated to leave that
sinful city.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">(Isn't
it the way we are at times, when God is telling us to leave certain
habits, and associations behind and to begin afresh with our Lord?)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Genesis
19:17 As soon as the angels got them outside, one of them loudly
commanded; "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop
anywhere on the plain! Run to the mountains, or you will be swept
away!"</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Genesis
19:24, 26 Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the
sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. But Lot's wife looked back as she
lingered behind him, and the Bible records that she became a pillar
of salt.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">The
Bible records her as nameless, she was only known as Lot’s wife,
but she hesitated to leave the place that had been home to her these
many years. Sin was familiar to her and she tolerated the lifestyle
of her sinful friends, besides she had affiliations with the woman's
gossip groups and she was of importance in these places. She was
given an opportunity to change her life by leaving and to begin anew,
but no she paused, and delayed, and finally looked back wishing for
the old life that she was so familiar with. Sad to say, that was not
a good decision.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">We
can learn from this story that when we leave the past - - it is not
good to look back.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
reason some of our citizens look back is that they were content with
their old life. The spirits that controlled them were familiar and
were like friends. The Bible calls them “familiar spirits.” </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">How
can we apply this to our city, our family and those we care about as
we pray? Unknowingly many have made agreements and contracts with
sin and the devil, and God wants to destroy their contracts in His
Holy Fire.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Colossians
2:14-15 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which
stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it
to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and
authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the
cross.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Luke
13:1 There were present at that season some that told Jesus of the
Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And
Jesus answering said unto them, “Do you Suppose that these
Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered
such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except you repent, you shall all
likewise perish.</span></p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or
those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them,
do you think that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in
Jerusalem? </span></span>
</p>
<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
tell you, Nay: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Many
in our land are bound with chains of huge debts of sin that they
cannot pay. I am here to declare today, your debt of sin has been
taken care of by Jesus - because He has paid the price for your
salvation when He died on that bloody cross.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Jesus
is waiting for you to come-as-you-are to the cross and receive his
eternal life and to serve him all the days of your life. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> All it
takes is a simple invitation from you to ask Jesus to come into your
life - - Just speak with your mouth a prayer, telling Him that you believe he is the Son of God, and
you believe he died on the cross for you, and you believe after three days - he rose from the dead, and that you declare that you will follow Him
all the days of your life. </span></p>a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-17652149127922350432021-11-10T05:54:00.000-08:002021-11-10T05:54:00.660-08:00Let the Breath of God now Breathe on Me.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpLvSe-rBy0/YYvOwUnATuI/AAAAAAAAL3I/cHXb9z8jbWUTgqA-80c7WilPsX30VTtUACLcBGAsYHQ/s281/a%2Bglory-cindy-elsharouni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="265" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpLvSe-rBy0/YYvOwUnATuI/AAAAAAAAL3I/cHXb9z8jbWUTgqA-80c7WilPsX30VTtUACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/a%2Bglory-cindy-elsharouni.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let
the Breath of God now Breathe on Me.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
was reminded of the old Hymn, Let it breathe on me, let it breathe on
Me, Let the Breath of God now breathe on me. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">In
the beginning God created the world and all that is therein with
words. He spoke and it was so. However when he created man God
formed him from the dust of the earth, and to give him life; God
breathed on him and he became a living soul.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">When
you speak, it’s through your breath that the words take form. Just
imagine that: God speaking, His breath comes out, and there you have
the Word of God, "Let there be light." That is where the
Gospel of John says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God." They are all separate,
but at the same time, they are all one, just as when you breathe and
you speak, your words can be one with you.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">And
so it is written, the first Adam was made a living soul. The last
Adam was made a quickening - (life giving-) Spirit - I Corinthians
15:45.</i></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">For as the Father has life in Himself: so hath He given to
the Son to have life in Himself - John 5:26.</span></i></span> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The
Bible tells us that God's word is breathed. 2 Timothy 3:16 All
Scripture is (God breathed) </span></span><em><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">given
by inspiration of God </span></i></span></span></span></em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">and
is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training
in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped
for every good work.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
phrase “</span></span></span></span></span><em><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: transparent;">given
by inspiration of God</span></b></i></span></span></span></em><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>,</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">”
is one word in the Greek text. It is the word theopneustos, (theo
news tos) which means “</span></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: #ffffff;">God-breathed</span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.”</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">It
has been awhile, but in times past, I have seen ministers blow or
breathe on those who come forward for healing. As I think about it,
could it be - -that God was using their breath to create the needed
organ in their body. Also I have witnessed ministers blow or
breathe on those desiring to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit
and God honored their breath.</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Now
understand, unless God tells you to blow on someone, it is probably
not a good thing to do, but yes, if God says to do it then by all
means obey God.</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Mouth
to mouth resuscitation is a form of breathing life into a person who
has drowned, or seems dead.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">There
is a story about Elijah and a dead boy, the son of a widow woman, who
befriended the prophet.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>
1 Kings 17:30-22 </b></span><span style="color: #001320; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Then
Elijah cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought
tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her
son to die?” Then he stretched himself out over the child three
times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this
boy's life return to him!” And the LORD listened to the voice of
Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.…</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">Again
we read in 2 Kings 4:32-34 about Elijah's protege, the prophet
Elisha raising the Shunammite's Son. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>
</b></span><span style="color: #001320; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>…
</b></span><span style="color: #001320; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">When
Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. So
he went in, closed the door, and prayed to the Lord. Then Elisha got
on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand
to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body
became warm.…and the prophet gave the boy to his mother.</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt;">In
Hebrew the Spirit of God is named ruah, which means breath.
Therefore the Holy Spirit, the breath of God, gives us life.
During this time of crisis, during any crisis, we may find ourselves
feeling panic. This is the time to gasp for the breath of God. The
Holy Spirit who resides within is always available to sustain us.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><a name="bibleVerseRef3"></a>
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just
as God breathed on Adam and gave him the breath of life, Jesus
breathed on His disciples in John chapter 20:21-22 "'Peace be
onto you! As the Father sent me, I also send you.' And when He had
said this, He </span><span style="color: #666666;"><b>breathed on them</b></span><span style="color: #666666;">
and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit'" </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Holy Spirit, the breath of God. When you get into that kind of
analogy, you now understand better what the attributes are. God's
holy Spirit is as close to you as your very breath. The Bible says,
"In Him we live and move and have our being."</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">It
is amazing but true that your words create the very atmosphere. This
can be now, or in your home, or even at church. Faith filled words
bring miracles. Words of doubt and unbelief will hinder the ministry
of the Holy Spirit who desires to breathe life into God's children,
Not only Eternal life in their spirit but life in their flesh, and
life in their emotions and thoughts. </span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">If
you are in your secret place reading your Bible, and you pray and
praise God with your voice, you might want to practice singing praise
to our Lord. Doing this will usher in the very presence of God as He
breathes upon you. Singing in the Spirit is when you allow your
voice to utter words that are from your heavenly language. You will
be amazed how quickly God will enter the place where you will
practice giving a singing voice to words of praise unto our Lord.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">May
the very Breath-Of-God blow over YOU today as you sing praises to Our
God.</span></span></span></span></p>
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as we prepare to pray over our City, our State and our Nation, we
must understand that God desires to breathe his very eternal life
into those who are spiritually walking in darkness. As we make our
declarations claiming that our citizens will have spiritual hearing
ears, and spiritual seeing eyes, and that they may realize and understand that
God loves them, and his Holy Spirit is gently blowing upon them even
now. Let the very breath of God now blow over our citizens bringing
life where there is spiritual death. Amen</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Hearing
from God comes in a variety of ways. The inward witness is the most
usual, but God can and does speak in an audible voice at times. He
also speaks to us in dreams, visions, and by circumstances that cause
us to know we must make new decisions. Many times God speaks to us
as we read and search scriptures from our Bible.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Understand
that as we read scripture, the life giving words from the pages of
our Bible often can be related to us personally. As we read this
portion from Jeremiah chapter one; please consider how these words
can be applied to you. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying: Before I formed you in
the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and
appointed you a prophet to the nations.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;">“<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Ah,
Lord GOD,” Jeremiah said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for
I am only a child!”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">But
the LORD told him: </span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">“</span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Do
not say, </span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">‘</span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">I
am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all
that I command you, you must speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I
am with you to deliver you,” </span></span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><i>declares
the LORD.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;">“</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Behold,
I have put My words into your mouth. See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and
overthrow, to build and plant.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
we search over what we have just read; What can we learn? First,
God speaks; In this case it probably was an audible voice because
Jeremiah no doubt would not have paid attention to the inward
witness. Next God tells Jeremiah that he is set apart and known by
God even before he was born and God has good plans for his future and
for his ministry.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Does
Jeremiah say, “oh good, that is great, thank you God?” No - - he
begins to make excuses. (Does that remind you of anyone else?
Perhaps someone in the Bible who was hesitant to obey what God was
asking? Perhaps some one like Moses or Gideon for example, and of
course not me or you.) </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
God does a teaching message of correction. God says: Watch your
words Jeremiah, Don't say those negative remarks about yourself,
because it is important that you follow through with what I am
commanding you. Do not fear or be afraid of those who will hear you,
because I am with you to deliver the oppressed. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
is interesting that God found it necessary to say, Do not fear; and
Jesus also had to say over and over again, DO NOT be AFRAID . . .
FEAR NOT, because I am with you. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally
God does something that we all must be ready for Him to do onto us as
well. For you see, it is not enough to hear God's voice and for him
to tell us how special we are and build up our faith and give us
goose-bumps because we are in His presence . .<br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No
it is not enough simply to hear from God. We must take the Words
that he puts into our mouth and speak them out with boldness and with
declaration power. God says, I will bring to you </span></span></span><span style="color: #001320; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">words to share . . . so speak only what you
hear me telling you, because there are kingdoms and nations that must
be uprooted and torn down and overthrown - - and then we will build
and plant with newness.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
our city, there are kingdoms of darkness and wicked spiritual
ancestries that must be removed and destroyed before God can build
anew thing. Yes, our God is at work and Seeds are being planted here
and there, and they are growing in many, but never-the-less, there
are still battles that must be won. Often we fight with our prayers,
other times, our words become a sword cutting into the quick of those
who need to make changes. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Be
faithful to listen to what God is saying to you, and then be quick to
obey and go forward in the power of the Holy Spirit using the words that God places in your mouth to bring about
change in our city, our state and our Nation. </span></span></span>
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Please Note: <span style="text-align: center;">I am having trouble accessing my blog "A Joyful Noise" but was able to log in to my other blog: Chewing God's Word - - so Watch for a new blog soon </span><span style="text-align: center;">where I shall post my Series "Who is Jesus?" My other blog can be viewed, but as it's author, I am not able to post to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is Sweeter
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">In Judges chapter 14 there is a story about Sampson killing a lion: “</span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> So Samson came to the vineyards of Timnah; and to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #801900;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After some time, when he returned that way and saw the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion. He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate.”</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> And they were energized.</span></div>
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19:10 The words of the Lord are</span></span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than
honey, than honey from the honeycomb.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Psalms
119:103 </span></span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">How
sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my
mouth!</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Old Testament prophet Jeremiah said, </span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Your
words were found and I ate them, and Your word became to me the
gladness and joy of my heart” (Jeremiah. 15:16)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Lord Jesus said,“</span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Man
shall not live on bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of
the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4).</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Again </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jesus
said, “</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
words which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life” (John
6:63).</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #801900;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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The words of God are food for us to eat in our spirit and soul.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a story in
1 Samuel 14, about Johnathan, the King's son who was fighting the
enemy with the army. The king has said, no one is to eat anything
until evening after the battle is won or they will be cursed. But
Johnathan had not heard this. And the men entered the forest, and
there was honey on the ground. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none
of them ate any of it because they feared the King's
oath. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>27 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However,
Jonathan had not heard his father so he reached out with the end of
the staff he was carrying and dipped it into the honeycomb. When
he ate the honey, he had renewed energy.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>28 </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then,
one of the troops said, “Your father made the troops solemnly
swear, ‘The man who eats food today is cursed,’ and the troops
are exhausted.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But Johnathan did not agree with his father,
because eating the honey, he was revitalized. - - Our message today
is about God's word and how taking it into our spirit as sweet honey,
it becomes energy to us spiritually. Sad to say, in some lands it is
forbidden to read God's Word or even own a Bible. We in the United
States should not take for granted our Bible, but we need to partake
daily of God's Word because it is food for our spirit and for our
soul.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Prophet Ezekiel had an interesting vision where the Lord appeared to
him with God's word written on a scroll, and Ezekiel was instructed
to physically eat the scroll. </span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ezekiel
3 </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
voice from heaven said to me, “Son of man, eat what I am giving you
— eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to your people.”</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
I opened my mouth, and he fed me the scroll. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“</span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fill
your stomach with this,” God said. And when I ate it, it tasted as
sweet as honey in my mouth.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">God
continued to speak to his messenger: And he speaks to us today as we
testify to our citizens. God says, I am not sending you to foreign
people who speak a different language than you, but if I did send you
to a foreign people, they would listen to you . . . But I am sending
you to those who speak your language, your neighbors and fellow
citizens of your city and many of them will not pay attention to you
anymore than they listen to me. However do not fear because I have
given you a hard head to withstand their evil looks and statements
even if they are rebels. </span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then
the Lord added, “My child, let all my words sink deep into your own
heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then
go to your people and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign
L</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ORD</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">says!’
And Do this whether they listen to you or not.”</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do
not give up.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Understand
that as we pray over our families, our city, our nation, that God is at work and our citizens are beginning to listen. Some
are tired and worn out like the army that was fighting. They need to
taste and see that the Lord is Good and that His mercy endures for
ever. There is honey in the rock and that rock is Jesus our
salvation, who is the Word of God. We are taking the honey of God's
word to our neighbors and citizens, so do not despair, take courage
and eat a little honey first for yourself for your own strength and
enlightenment. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus said in Matthew 6: "</span><span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;">And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites who</span><span style="color: #001320; font-size: 18.6667px;"> want to be seen by others</span><span style="color: #001320; font-size: 14pt;">. For they love to pray loud prayers saying, "Lord I am thankful
that I am NOT like those sinners. When you pray, go into
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And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition, as the Gentiles
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<span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;">There is a time for private quiet prayers while
you seek the presence of God personally for yourself. Then there is
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47:1</i></span><i><span style="color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <span style="background: white;">O clap your hands, all ye people; shout onto God with
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the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come
into His presence with singing! Know that he lord, He is
God! Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with
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<span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;">Psalms 81 Sing ALOUD to God our
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">When God created the world, the Bible tells us, "<i>And God
Said." </i>It does not say He whispered, and it does not say He
shouted. God declared no doubt in a normal tone, "Let there
be" and it was so. However it is interesting to note that the Holy Spirit
hovered over the waters. His very breath was enough to create change
and make new from what appeared to be nothing but earth, darkness, and water
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">As Joshua led the Children of
Israel to Jericho to begin their march around the walls; only the army and
priests were to blow their trumpets, but the warning to the people as they
marched: was No voice was to be heard until Joshua gave the command in seven days. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Joshua 6: And the armed men went before the priests that blew
with the trumpets, </i></span><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">the priests</span></i><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;"> going
on, and blowing with their trumpets. And Joshua had commanded the people,
saying, You shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall </span></i><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #545454; font-size: 14.0pt;">any
</span></i><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Elijah said to Ahab and the false prophets of Baal; The God who
answers by fire is the true god. Although the prophets of Baal shouted
and cried aloud, danced and even cut themselves there was no
answer. </span><span class="verse-numberverse"><b><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt; padding: 0in;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">And it came to pass at <span class="clarity-word"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">the time of</span></span> the offering of
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that Elijah the prophet of God came near, and calmly said, <span class="small-caps"><i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-variant: small-caps; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Lord</span></i></span><i> God
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hannah was a woman in torment for she was without
child. At their annual visit to the temple, she cried bitterly and
prayed for a child to bring her fulfillment. 1 Samuel records her
prayer this way: <i>"Now Hannah, spoke in her heart; only her
lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli the priest thought she
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">After Jesus rose from the dead,
He told his followers to return to Jerusalem and seek God until the Holy Spirit
would fill them with power to heal the sick, cast out devils and deliver those
who were bound. On the day of Pentecost, 120 were gathered together
in an upper room. These all continued with one accord in fervent prayer and
supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his
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<i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Acts 2: And
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it
filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance in languages they did not know. </span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Bible does not say they were
loud, but it is understood, because they were in an upper room, and people out
in the street heard them magnify God and wondered what this could
mean. Peter went down to the street; preached a short sermon and
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Soon after - - there was persecution and as Peter relayed to the believers what
was happening; this time their voices were loud as they prayed. <i>Acts
4:24 They LIFTED up their VOICE to God with one accord, and said, Lord, behold
their threatening: and grant unto your servants, that with all boldness they
may speak thy word, By stretching forth your hand to heal; and that signs
and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy son Jesus. And when they
had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spoke the word of God with
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">These individuals were the same
ones who were baptized with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and here
they were again being refilled. Scripture tells us to: Be
Being filled with the Holy Spirit. It is wise to daily keep the oil
of the Holy Spirit burning in our hearts. Jude tells us to build up your
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Grant you there is a time we can
enter into quiet, whispered prayers, but when you get ready to do business with
God, there is a time to get loud. There is a time to shout our
declarations and draw the lines. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">We need to be aware that the
Satan, our enemy does not like noisy prayers, and this kind of Holy Spirit
praying will shake the walls of intimidation, rejection, fear, depression,
addiction, immoral living and cause our citizens to be open to the voice of the
Holy Spirit as he Woo's them to come to Christ Jesus. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus was teaching upon the
mountain, in Matthew chapter 5 and he ended his message by saying:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">“You have heard that it was said,</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-43"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">‘You shall love your
neighbor</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-43"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">and hate your enemy.’</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-43"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="textmatt-5-44"><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></sup></b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></sup></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">But I say to you,</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-44"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">love your enemies, bless
those who curse you,</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-44"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">do good to those who hate you, and pray</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-44"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">for those who spitefully
use you and persecute you,</span></span><span class="textmatt-5-44"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span class="textmatt-5-45"><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></sup></b></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black;">that you may be sons of
your Father in heaven;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(pause)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #339966;">For God makes His sun to rise on the
evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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thinking the people were being punished because they were wicked. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was not so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The messengers were feeling
proud and superior, thinking others (even believers) who suffer, must have
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brought a message to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed
with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were
worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I
tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen
who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them–do you think they were more
guilty than all the others living in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jerusalem</st1:place></st1:city>?
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to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">I am reminded of twin cities in the Old Testament, where
there was a multitude of wicked persons;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were so evil that God decided to destroy the two cities with
fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although some of the citizens may
not have been quite so wicked, there was an immoral bent filling them; and
their minds were warped toward evil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
so happened that Abraham's nephew and his family lived in that city but because
of Abraham's intercession, God send two angels to take <st1:place w:st="on">Lot</st1:place>,
his wife and two daughters out to safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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their Bible as they were hurried out with only the clothes on their backs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">The angels gave a stiff warning:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do NOT turn around and look back on all that
is behind you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only run and keep your
eyes fixed on your future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing
behind you is worth keeping, so run for your life and pay close attention to my
warning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">As they ran, all was fine until <st1:place w:st="on">Lot</st1:place>'s
wife remembered all the fun and good times she had enjoyed with her friends as
they drank and partied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Oh this is
so sad," she thought, "Oh that I could just remain here and live the
good life," as she slowly turned her head and looked back. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;">Bamm - - One of the balls of fire fell on </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on">Lot</st1:place><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;">'s
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p>As we met to pray over our city, our county and for those in our close by city that has about 95% homes and businesses burnt to the ground with 50 or so dead, and the fires about 35% contained, we could say that "</o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">things don't look so good." </span></div>
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<span class="verse-5"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Exodus 14 tells us of the Children of Israel leaving </span></span><st1:country-region style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on">Egypt</st1:country-region><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">, and stopping to camp at the </span></span><st1:place style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on">Red Sea</st1:place><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. Pharaoh and his officials declared, “What have
we done? We have let the </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Israelites </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">go and have lost their
services!” </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span class="verse-6"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">So Pharaoh had his
chariot made ready and took his army with 600 of the best chariots along with
all the other chariots and officers over them, and </span></span><span class="verse-8"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">pursued the
Israelites, </span></span><span class="verse-9"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">and overtook them as they camped by the sea. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span class="verse-10"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites
looked up, terrified and cried out to the LORD. </span></span><span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">What have you done
to us by bringing us out of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Egypt</st1:place></st1:country-region>?
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<span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">Joseph had bragged about his dreams, and his brothers were jealous
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while they decided how to kill him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can
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<span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">The three Hebrew children refused to worship the golden image,
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<span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">Job was a Godly, rich and prosperous man, and his children were
celebrating the birthday of their oldest brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a happy day, but out of the blue there
came a messenger saying, the Sabeans swooped down and have taken away all your
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the lightening from heaven has burned up the sheep and the servants, and I only
was able to escaped to tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
wasn't all - - here came another saying, The Chaldeans made a raid upon your camels and killed the servants, and I alone was able to escape. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">While he was still speaking there came
another who said: Your sons and daughters were enjoying the birthday
celebration, when a great whirlwind took the house off it's four corners and it
fell on your children, killing them all and I was able to escape to tell bring
you this terrible news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things didn't look so good about then.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus was hanging on the cross.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had been unmercifully beaten, mocked, spit upon, pierced in hands and
feet, and when the sins of the world were placed on his body, His Father God
could not look at him and pulled a dark curtain over the sun for about 3 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things
didn't look so good about then.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="verse-11"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.0pt;">Each one of these horrible events played out in real time to
provide a happy ending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Children of
Israel finally made it to the promised land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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death. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fourth man walked in the
furnace with the 3 Hebrew children and no one was burnt in the hot fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God blessed Job and gave him more wealth,
more children and renewed faith in God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
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eternal life to all who receive Him. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Our neighbor city of Paradise, and our County has
suffered great loss in the past few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fires raging to take lives and livelihood, homes and possessions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things don't look so good; yet there is hope
to recover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all our citizens have
this hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than ever before, our
citizen's need Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we go to prayer
today, let us remember that even when things don't look so good, God is still
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The enemy has tried to defeat us
but we shall not be defeated, because God and His angelic army is there
surrounding us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bore him children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she left and
went back to her old ways of whoredom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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comforting words to her and bring her home and back to his loving arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The promise was that she shall sing as she
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birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of
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emotions.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hear the words of our Father
as He washes over our Soul (our feelings) and cleanses our mind and thought to
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As we gather today to pray over our city, let us not
be as the proud man that Jesus spoke about in Luke's gospel chapter 18:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"<span class="textluke-18-10"><span style="color: black;">Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a
Pharisee, and the other a publican. </span></span><span class="textluke-18-11"><b><sup><span style="color: black;"> </span></sup></b><span style="color: black;">The
Pharisee <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stood </b>and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, robbers, unjust,
adulterers, or even as this publican.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span class="textluke-18-12"><span style="color: black;">I fast twice in the week, I give
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publican, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">standing</b> afar off, would
not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying,
God be merciful to me a sinner."<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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interesting to notice these two men were <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">standing</b>
as they prayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Position in prayer is
not important to God, as many <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fell
prostrate </b>on their faces, at the feet of Jesus when they came with a
request.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="textluke-18-13"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus mentioned
standing to pray In </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mark 11:25 And
when you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stand praying</b>, forgive, if
you have anything against any: that your Father also who is in heaven may
forgive you your trespasses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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He read God's Word he <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stood</b> and
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke 4: "He came to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nazareth</st1:place></st1:city>, where he had
been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stood up</b> for
to read. And there was delivered unto him (a rolled up scroll) the
book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the
place where it was written (Isaiah 61:1-2) ... 'The Spirit of the
Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to
the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that
are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.' <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">And he closed the book, and
he gave it again to the minister, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sat
down</b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the eyes of all them that
were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them ...
"This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that when Jesus sat down, he did not return to his normal seat, but as he
proclaimed, 'This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears,' he <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sat down</b> in the vacant chair that was
always reserved for the Messiah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
wonder the crowd was shocked because it seemed Jesus was declaring that He was
the Messiah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After his resurrection, Jesus
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stood</b> on the mountain and proclaimed
to about 400 believers the great commission "Go ye into all the world and
preach the gospel, and these signs will follow you, as you heal the sick, cast
out demons and bring deliverance to many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And in the sight of them all, he began to ascend into heaven where he is
now <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">seated</b> at the right hand of God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all time one sacrifice for sins, he <strong>sat</strong> <strong>down</strong>
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book of Genesis in the Old Testament, it is recorded that Jacob worked 20 years
for his deceptive father-in law, Laban who tricked him into marrying the older
daughter Leah and then after working another 7 years, gave Jacob, Rachel for a
wife.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;">Laban changed Jacob's wages 10
times as he worked in exchange for flocks and herds.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;">God revealed to Jacob how to increase his
flock by requesting the spotted and speckled sheep and goats.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;">As Jacob increased in riches, he became
concerned that Laban was jealous and would harm him. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;">While Laban was away, sheering his sheep, God
told Jacob to leave now in secret taking everything that was his, and return to
his home land.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;">Unknown to Jacob, his
favorite wife Rachel had stolen her father's household idols.</span></div>
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Laban returned home from sheering his sheep he was told that Jacob had left
taking everything and his family with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laban became
very angry and with a band of men took off to catch up with Jacob, his
daughters and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Why have you
left without telling me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And especially,
why have you stolen my gods?" Laban declared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jacob, answered, "We have done no such
thing as steal your gods, and you have always been unfair to me, and rather
than have an argument, God told me it would be best to leave unannounced."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Furthermore search for your gods and if you
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diligently searched each tent and when he came to Rachael's tent, she excused
herself by saying, "It is the time of the month for me, so please forgive
me for not getting up."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said
this because she was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sitting </b>on the
gods that were hidden in the camels saddle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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stay friends and care for each other and built an alter to remember their
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we leave this story, with Rachel still sitting on the hidden gods, her father's
idols.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These idols that had been in the
family possession for many years as household gods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generation gods handed down from parents to
their children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gods of greed, lust, fear, anger, dependence, and
lack of self worth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tell this story because today many in our city are sitting on family gods that
have curses from previous generations of immorality, lust, addiction, anger, no
self respect, and poverty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are covered over and hidden to the naked eye, because they are spiritual bondage
that must be broken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The invisible is
just as real as that which is seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Powerful Words spoken in the name of Jesus can and will destroy these
unseen forces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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let us declare that curses of the past shall be exposed and no longer hidden,
but declare that they are broken over families, over households, over the
children, and these spiritual forces must leave in the name of Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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let us declare that a spirit of desire and hunger for truth and the Gospel
shall fill the hearts of men and women to come to the cross and receive
salvation from our Lord Christ Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is it you, who are sitting on some stuff that has been hidden?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secrets from the past?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things you are not proud of?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is time stop sitting, time to stand up
and clean up what has been so private. Time to replace those things that are
false with reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a certainty
of heaven for those who come to Jesus, and declare, allegiance to follow him
all the days of your life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is time
to no longer sit, but to stand, to walk and to follow Jesus.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to die, be resurrected and leave this earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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from His father, and trusts that his disciples will use these same words to go
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because they are also not of this world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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keep them from evil in all of its forms.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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that he is praying for them, but also for all those who in the distant future
will believe because of the faithfulness of preachers and teachers to reveal
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</span>While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom
You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition,
that the Scripture might be fulfilled. </span></span><span class="verse-15"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">I do not pray that
You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the
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it on and glorify God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we worship at
the throne, gathering with all nations of all languages, dialects praising God
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">What exactly does
the word "Convert" mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
Random House dictionary gave me some answers:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To change into a different
form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To transform, to alter into
another shape or appearance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To change from one belief to another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To change religions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">In the Old
Testament 1 Samuel chapter 9 we are told How God sent the Prophet Samuel to
anoint the first King of Israel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saul
was searching for his fathers lost donkeys, when his servant suggested that they
seek help from the man of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they
arrived at the Prophet's dwelling, Samuel told Saul your animals are safe and
are now at home, so please join us for a meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Samuel brought them to a hall where there were 30 guests waiting and
told the cook to give Saul the best portion of meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day, early as Saul was departing,
Samuel asked him to send his servants on ahead because God had a word for
him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then taking a flask of oil, Samuel
poured it over Saul's head and anointed him to be the first king.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and shy and could not believe God would select him, because he came from a
small family and he was the least in his household.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samuel told him that on his way home, he
would meet certain people including a group of prophets with their stringed
instruments, flute, tambourine and harp and they would all begin to worship and
prophesy and the Spirit of the Lord would change Saul into another man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saul was a believer but now he was converted
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">In the New
Testament, Acts chapter 9, there was another Saul who loved God and was zealous
to protect the Jewish religion and way of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Believing he was doing the right thing, he
set about to pull Christian men and women from their homes and put them in
prison, even killing some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But suddenly
one day, a bright light shone from heaven around him, and he fell to the ground
as he heard a voice saying: "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting
me?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saul answered, "Who are
you Lord?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the Lord said,
"I am Jesus whom you are persecuting."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So he trembled and was astonished and said,
"Lord, what do you want me to do?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">These words are what we need to say every
morning and through out the day. - - </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">"Lord what
do you want me to do?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">After three days, God sent </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saul to the home of Ananias and was totally converted as hands were laid on him and he was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other tongues. We know it must have happened here, because Paul told us "I speak in tongues more than you all."</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Cornelius an
Italian gentile, loved God and gave generously to the poor and prayed to God
always.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An angel appeared to him and
told him to send for Peter who would tell him words - - Words that would effect
a drastic change and conversion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
Peter began to share words about Jesus with Cornelius and his family, the Holy
Spirit fell on all of them and they began to speak in other tongues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a splendid conversion experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">I am reminded of
Lazarus who was dead, resurrected from the Grave by Jesus to new life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did not keep his dirty grave clothes but
left them in the tomb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No when Jesus
raises us up from spiritual death to spiritual new life, we leave behind all
those old things we no longer need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many in our city
believe in God - - Honestly, the Bible says even the devil believes and
trembles, but those who "ONLY" believe are not born again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes a conversion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An act of the person's will and desire to
request a total complete change where the old life stops and a New Creation
emerges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">As we pray over
our city, let us declare according to 1 Corinthians 5:17<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white;">Therefore if
any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Believe,
receive Jesus and become new.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Communion can be taken any
time, and many churches enjoy the Lord's supper the first Sunday of the month,
while others partake each Sunday. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
Bible Class at our church has been taking a relaxed communion every Sunday, but
today we broke down the reasons as we shared together some bread and grape
juice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus said, a New Covenant I
give you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The word covenant can mean
many things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The making of a covenant
can be ratified by eating together, with oaths, often with witnesses, by gifts
and by making pillars in remembrance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are times when a covenant is made with blood, and this was the
Covenant Jesus was speaking of. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It was His own blood that paved the way for us
to enter into eternal life with him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As often as we eat the bread
which represents the broken body of Christ and drink the fruit of the vine,
representing his blood that was shed as a sacrifice for sin, we do remember his
death until he returns to take us onto himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The sacrifice of Jesus on the
cross brought us freedom from the curse of the Law and we enjoy a new covenant
and the law of love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are to love God
with all our body, soul and spirit and to love our neighbor as much as we love
ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a deep truth and
often we must study to realize all it means.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Many people see Jesus still
hanging on the cross, bleeding for us, but the good news is that yes he died,
but in three days He rose again and is alive for ever more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus paid for complete
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We must take Jesus down off
the cross and understand that on this side of the risen Savior, there is life
and not death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We must realize that
Jesus paid it all, and there is victory for us to walk free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we are not experiencing all that Jesus
paid for, there is still hope as we lay all our life before Him, holding back
nothing, and declaring that we want all that he paid for in his death, burial
and resurrection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There is total freedom on the
other side of the cross where the tomb is empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Jesus declared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seek for the Holy Spirit and be filled to
overflowing and you shall receive power to overcome, power to witness and power
to love and live a righteous life in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Prior to praying over our city, State and Nation, this message was brought to encourage our people to work together with heaven to bring about God's Kingdom on earth, by Binding and Loosening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jesus spoke to
the man who had been dead for four days by saying:<span style="color: black;"> </span>"Lazarus Come Forth."<span style="color: black;"> </span>Lazarus struggled to walk because he was
bound head to toe with grave clothes,<span style="color: black;"> </span>So
Jesus spoke again and said: <span style="color: #990000;"> "Loose
him and let him go."</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">As Jesus began his earthly ministry
in John chapter 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said, "Truly,
Truly I say</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> unto you, From now on you shall see
heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of
man. Jesus was daily listening to the voice of His Father God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Notice
that Jesus was saying that as he ministered that heaven would be open and the
angels would be working along side him and with him to bring about God's plan
on this earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I am
reminded of the Lord's prayer where Jesus prayed, "Your kingdom come on
earth as it is in heaven."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here Jesus is saying that was we pray, we are
to declare and prophesy for God's kingdom to be established here on earth
according to God's perfect plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In our
Cities, surrounding areas, our States and our Nation, we realize that there is
a strong man that first needs to be bound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">There is
a spiritual force not of God that is promoting wickedness as quickly as this
force breathes each breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stench
of all kinds of addictions, habits, filthy language and immorality is in its
nostrils as this strong one takes each fitful gulp of air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus
gave his disciples the keys or secrets to bind and loose, in Matthew chapter 16:19,
but it is not enough only to bind but we must also loose God's Kingdom
principles here to replace that which has been bound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must bring Heaven down to earth to effect
an answer to the needy.<br />
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Understand that there is </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #990000;">a law of positive and negative forces</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is a Good God, and the Devil is a Bad
devil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good and Bad are opposites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is
a powerful truth that will cause our prayers to be more effective and that to
first bind the problem and then to loose the answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carefully consider the problem, and then
allow the Holy Spirit to give you a positive answer to loose in the heavens and
to bring it down to this earth over our citizens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bind poverty and loose prosperity, bind fear
and loose courage and boldness, bind anger and loose calmness,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bind hatred and loose love,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bind terror and loose peace. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bind death and Loose LIFE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The importance of
loosening is this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luke 11: 24-26 <span class="woj"><b><sup> </sup></b>“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a
person, it passes through water-less places seeking rest, and finding none
it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’</span> <span class="woj">And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.</span> <span class="woj">Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself,
and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse
than the first.” In this case, loosening is to fill up the house with God's Holy Spirit and Jesus.</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is
important that the person who has been set free allow Jesus to enter into their
spirit and take up residence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the
unclean spirit tries to return, Jesus will say, NO admittance because I and the
Holy Spirit are here now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We pray
that new choices and desires will come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Change of the desire for darkness and error will become a desire for
light and truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our citizens need to
have willing minds to accept Jesus and His Holy Spirit to dwell in their
lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spiritual houses of men and
women must be filled with Jesus and the Holy Spirit in order to stay clean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We are
to loose God's kingdom and all his righteousness over our cities and over our
nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What ever you prohibit on earth,
God and His angels will back you up, and as you declare what you will permit on
earth, again it will come from heaven to earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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powerful keys to answered prayer; binding and loosening, but always do both for
one without the other is ludicrous. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is the loosening that brings forth the miraculous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">We have been
given authority and dominion to speak in Jesus Name, and take down the
strongholds of the enemy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus always
walked with heaven open before him so that as he saw opportunity to do good,
there was cooperation in heaven to accomplish God's plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">So it is with
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take up the mantel of an intercessor
and as you pray, yes bind the powers of darkness, but also loose the light of
His majestic throne that is bringing His kingdom here down to earth to dwell in
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a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-12340298313272120352018-10-21T17:03:00.001-07:002018-10-21T17:05:02.018-07:00Lunch and $5.00 from an Angel ??<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> My
daughter Judie, sent me another letter about her week-end and I think you will
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hi
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Well
I went to the swap meet and I did alright but no money miracle ..... but a
angel bought me lunch!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was at Carl Jr's and I was at the counter counting my change to pay for my
order, and whoosh out of no-where appeared this man and he said, do you mind if
I buy you lunch?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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face was sweet like Santa Clause; so pure, so I said, "Okay."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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asked the girl what the bathroom code was and the man told me the code and then
he stepped out of the way as he seemed to be waiting for his food "to go."</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the server brought me my food she was laughing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said the man told her that he wanted her
to give me $5.00 and to tell me: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"You are beautiful."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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looked at each other and both said at once; "I think he was an angel
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also said it was weird he knew the code to the bathroom because she had never
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<span style="background: #F1F0F0; font-size: 14.0pt;">I really
wanted a milk shake so I bought it with the </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/"><span style="background: #f1f0f0; color: #444950;">$5.00</span></a><span style="background: #F1F0F0;">! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F1F0F0; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is
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<span style="background: #F1F0F0; font-size: 14.0pt;">Love,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judie</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let me tell you
about my financial miracle because it involves Joshua Mills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember when you and I attended his
conference he gave us each a small rock and asked us to write on it a one word of prophesy
for someone and give the rock to another person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rock I received said
"Prosperity."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;">The other day I
found the gold rock from the conference and I have been believing for miracles
and listening to Joshua's tapes about what God has done for him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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items at the swap meet and after the last swap meet I was sad because I didn't
do as well as I had hoped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called my Chuck
(my husband) on my phone telling him just that; I was sad.</span></span><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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counting the money I was surprised to discover I made <a href="https://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #444950;">$600</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WOW and Praise the Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I counted it three times and sure enough it
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;">And then I saw the
gold rock and remembered Joshua telling his wife, Janet to count the money
again because he believed God would increase it. I heard a voice in my spirit saying;
"Count it again Judie ....."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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piles of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #444950;">$100</span></a>
each, and the count grew every time I counted, I felt a miracle shift and I
wanted someone else to count it because the pile was so huge!</span></span><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;">I must have counted
it 20 times and the money grew from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #444950;">$600</span></a> to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #444950;">$900</span></a>. I went to get my money orders and sure
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;">I am having a swap
meet again possibly this weekend and I wanted to see if it was a one time
miracle or something else.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt;">I'm not sure what to
think about all this - - because nothing like this has never happened before,
but I really want it to happen again!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span class="5yl5"><span style="color: #444950; font-size: 14.0pt;">I just believe! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-56207405483333458772018-10-18T20:17:00.001-07:002018-10-18T20:17:41.190-07:00You are the Light of the World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Isaiah 5:1-7 is a prophesy
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as a vineyard that offers wild grapes of no value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The husbandman decided to tear down the wall
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Our subject turned to Keeping
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soul and might and our neighbor as ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The new commandment of Jesus
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus knows every situation
we encounter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often we are like lost
sheep needing our shepherd, and when he finds us in our lost situation, he
rejoices that he has found us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The branches cannot do
anything without the vine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are like
that since only through Jesus can we accomplish that which he has called us to
do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must continually abide in the
vine and draw our sustenance from Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Matthew 5:14-16 that we are the light of the world and to allow our light to
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">All that we need God will
provide, yet it is good to be prompted to remember to Ask, Seek and knock and
then to receive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is always available
to give to those who are ready to receive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-16667227470065899312018-10-17T12:54:00.001-07:002018-10-18T12:41:10.002-07:00Second Class<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Second Class <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Today at our "Praying
Over Our City Meeting;" we viewed what it is to feel like a "Second
Class Citizen."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always not being
able to reach first place but forever coming up second best in the
competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One of my friends likes to
use the phrase:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"What am I chopped
liver?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> She feels she is always second and never first. </span>Being second hurts but if
we can consider that most of us are sitting in the "Economy Seating" while many others
are happy just to be there. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I have two dogs; Joy and
Baby. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Joy" was first and when
I brought "Baby" home, Joy began to bully her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baby was a homeless dog off the streets and
she was nervous and anxious and apparently was mistreated in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baby acts as if she is "Second class,"
and shies far away when treats are given out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although they are happy dogs, there is a spirit of rejection that hovers
over my "Second Best" dog and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joy
takes advantage of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is their
perceptive of "Who They Are," that governs them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the Bible there were many
who were not necessarily "Special" or First, but they found their
place and ministered from their station in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They received their secure identity IN CHRIST
as beloved and personal acceptance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They Knew who they were IN Christ Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Joseph was one of the younger
sons of Jacob, but he was favored and special to his Father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His older brothers were jealous and not happy
when Joseph received a beautiful coat of many colors and they were not given
gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brothers suffered from a
spirit of rejection because they did not realize their own potential and self
worth to God and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They allowed
this second rate attitude to cause them to do unspeakable things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the New Testament, Philip,
Steven, Timothy and Paul did not become part of the elite group of 12
disciples, but they did not allow that to prevent them from following the
Lord's plan for their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In their
"Second place" they found that more miracles happened in their
ministry than is recorded about the privileged 12 followers of Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were not competitive and did not allow their
personal calling to prevent them from walking in a powerful anointing, as they preached
and worked miracles in Jesus Name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">On the Mountain when Jesus
was transfigured and Moses and Elijah spoke with him, only Peter, James and
John were invited to this unusual meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The other nine disciples were "left out" for some reason, as
it seemed Jesus needed a smaller group for this extra special supernatural
encounter and view into eternity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today,
God desires us each one to enter that <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Secret
Place</st1:address></st1:street> with Him, and He actually wants to make
Himself known to you as you enter into His Presence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Reading from Genesis 16 </span><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"</span></strong><span class="verse-1"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now Sarai, Abram's
wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name
was Hagar. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span class="verse-2"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And
Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing
children. Go in to my maid servant; it may be that I shall obtain
children by her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai his</span></span><span class="verse-3"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">
wife, a</span></span><span class="verse-4"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">nd he went in to Hagar the Egyptian, and she
conceived. And when Hagar saw that she had conceived, she looked with
contempt on her mistress.</span></span></div>
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<span class="verse-4"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Although in pagan times, this was often
acceptable to take a second wife when the first was not able to bare children
this was not God's plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hagar was second
best as was her son Ishmael whom she bore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">God did show favor to Sarah
and she conceived in her old age and bore to Abraham a son of promise;
Isaac.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Isaac grew, there became a
problem in the household and jealousy by the older "Second Best"
son.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As tension mounted, to please Sarah;
Abraham cast out the slave woman and her son into the wilderness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A spirit of rejection followed the two and
continues to this day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Muslim people
feel denied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unwanted, rejected and to
justify this, they have created their own 'religion' with their own god. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet God is reaching out to them to be
reconciled and to embrace Jesus the Messiah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Today in our city, there are
many who perceive themselves as "Second Class Citizens."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we pray over our city, may we declare that
the spirit of "rejection" is broken and that a spirit of acceptance
and revelation of God's Love will be poured over our citizens and our
families so that they will acknowledge Jesus as Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Let us pray and voice our
anointed pronouncements over our city that our friends, family and citizens will realize that God desires
to bring them to a new position of identity and that is: to become a Beloved,
blessed and protected child of God held tightly in his arms.<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Second Class (Wednesday
10/17/18)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Today at our "Praying
Over Our City Meeting;" we viewed what it is to feel like a "Second
Class Citizen." Always not being
able to reach first place but forever coming up second best in the
competition. One of my friends likes to
use the phrase: "What am I chopped
liver?" She does this as she has
always felt she was second or worse. Being
second hurts but if we can consider that most of us are sitting in the "economy
seating" while many others are just happy to be there. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I have two dogs; Joy and
Baby. "Joy" was first and when
I brought "Baby" home, Joy began to bully her. Baby was a homeless dog off the streets and
she was nervous, anxious and apparently was mistreated in the past. Baby acts as if she is "Second class,"
and shies far away when treats are given out.
Although they are usually happy dogs, there is a spirit of rejection
that hovers over my "Second Best" dog and Joy takes advantage of it. It is their perception of "Who They Are,"
that governs them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the Bible there were many
who were not necessarily "Special" or First, but they found their
place and ministered from their station in life. They received their secure identity IN CHRIST
as beloved and personal acceptance. They Knew who they were IN Christ Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Joseph was one of the younger
sons of Jacob, but he was favored and special to his Father. His older brothers were jealous and not happy
when Joseph received a beautiful coat of many colors and they were not given
gifts. The brothers suffered from a
spirit of rejection because they did not realize their own potential and self
worth to God and family. They allowed
this second rate attitude to cause them to do unspeakable things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In the New Testament, Philip,
Steven, Timothy and Paul did not become part of the elite group of 12
disciples, but they did not allow that to prevent them from following the
Lord's plan for their lives. In their
"Second place" they found that more miracles happened in their
ministry than is recorded about the privileged 12 followers of Jesus. They were not competitive and did not allow
their personal calling to prevent them from walking in a powerful anointing, as
they preached and worked miracles in Jesus Name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">On the mountain when Jesus
was transfigured and Moses and Elijah spoke to him, only Peter, James and John
were invited to this unusual meeting.
The other nine disciples were "left out: for some reason as it
seemed, Jesus needed a smaller group for this extra special supernatural
encounter and view into eternity. Today,
God desires us each one to enter that <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Secret
Place</st1:address></st1:street> with Him, and He actually wants to make
Himself personally know to you as you enter into His Presence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Reading from Genesis 16: </span><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> "</span></strong><span class="verse-1"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now Sarai, Abram's
wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name
was Hagar. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span class="verse-2"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And
Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing
children. Go in to my maid servant; it may be that I shall obtain
children by her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai his</span></span><span class="verse-3"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">
wife, a</span></span><span class="verse-4"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">nd he went in to Hagar the Egyptian, and she
conceived. And when Hagar saw that she had conceived, she looked with
contempt on her mistress. </span></span></div>
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<span class="verse-4"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Although in pagan times, this was often
acceptable to take a second wife when the first was not able to bare children
this was not God's plan. Hagar was second
best as was her son Ishmael whom she bore.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">God did show favor to Sarah
and she conceived in her old age and bore to Abraham a son of promise;
Isaac. As Isaac grew, there became a
problem in the household and jealousy by the older "Second Best"
son. As tension mounted, to please
Sarah; Abraham cast out the slave woman and her son into the wilderness. A spirit of rejection followed the two and
continues to this day. The Muslim people
feel denied unwanted, rejected and to
justify this, they have created their own 'religion' with their own god. Yet Jehovah God is reaching out to them to be
reconciled and to embrace Jesus the Messiah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Today in our city, there are
many who perceive themselves as "Second Class Citizens." As we pray over our city, may we declare that
the spirit of "rejection" is broken and that a spirit of acceptance
and revelation of God's Love will be poured over our citizens and our
families. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Let us pray and voice our
anointed pronouncements over our city that they will realize that God desires
to bring them to a new position of identity and that is: to become a Beloved,
blessed and protected child of God held tightly in his arms.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;">God is not particular, and He is willing to use anyone who comes to
him, ready and willing to obey his voice to work in His Kingdom.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;">Not all have the same job but all are
anointed for their specific task and position.</span></div>
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<span class="passage-display-bcv"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">I am reading some selected verses from 1 Corinthians chapter 1: <i> "</i></span></span><i><span class="text1cor-1-25"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Have you noticed,</span></span><span class="text1cor-1-26"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many
noble, are called: </span></span><span class="text1cor-1-27"><sup><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></sup></span><span class="text1cor-1-27"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world
to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to
confound the things which are mighty - - </span></span><span class="text1cor-1-25"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men;
and the weakness of God is stronger than men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span class="text1cor-1-18"><sup><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></sup></span><span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">For the preaching of the cross is to them that
perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."</span></span></i><span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i> </i></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Age is not a priority with God.</span></b></span><span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samuel in the Old Testament was but a child
when his mother brought him to the temple to be the servant of Eli the Priest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a young boy just weaned from his mother,
Samuel began to hear God's voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
first he thought it was the Priest calling his name, but finally Eli realized
God wanted to speak to the child and told him to say; "Speak Lord for your
servant is listening."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">In our busy
days, we often get nudges and ideas, not realizing that God is speaking and
telling us things to help us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would
be well if we would give God more credit for these suggestions, and thank Him
for showing us a better way to do things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps we too can learn to say: "Speak Lord for your servant is
listening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What would you have me to
do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What would you have me to say?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Beauty is not a priority with God:</span></b></span><span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samuel grew up and became a great prophet in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On one occasion God told Samuel to go to the
house of Jessie because one of his sons was going to be anointed the next
king.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As He viewed each young man, he
could see they were big, strong, and good looking, so he thought; "Surely
it must be this one."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But God said
no to every one standing there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samuel
asked Jessie, is there another son?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh
yes, there is David, and he tends the sheep and he is only a lad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will remember that when they called for
David, he was stocky, ruddy looking and not really handsome, but Samuel knew
that David was the one God was calling.<br />
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Elijah called <b>Elisha, a grown man,</b> to become his servant as he was working his
father's oxen in the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often the
mantel of someone else might fall on<br />
you if you are willing to be used of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Elisha was not only willing but he requested a double portion of the
anointing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Jesus was called
from his mother's womb</b>, as are many of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But he was age 30 before he began is public ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All that time while growing up, Jesus kept a
willing mind and a teachable spirit ready to do what ever his Father God
desired of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Rebels are not a problem with God</span></b></span><span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">: Saul of Tarsus
was a zealot thinking he was doing God a favor by jailing and killing
Christians, but God had a plan for Saul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On the road God called Saul by knocking him off his horse and blinding
him for a season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Who are you
Lord?" said Saul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I am Jesus
who you are persecuting."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well
now, that was a shock and a turning point as Saul became Paul the great
evangelist and minister of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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taught from a young child </b>the scriptures by his mother Lois and his grandmother
Eunice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He became a great help to Paul
and others and wrote two of the books in our Bible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">In our city
there are many who have been called from their mother's womb to serve Jesus,
but because of situations in life, they have not found their way to the
cross.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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difference in those he chooses and he is calling today.</span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Age, beauty, rebellious hearts does not
matter to God - - He is calling regardless of their past - - Jesus is calling for those in
darkness to come to His light and follow Him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">As we pray over
our city, may we prophesy that hearing ears will be opened to receive the truth
of the Gospel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God loves our citizens
regardless of their past if it was good or not so good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is seeking those who will turn their back
on the old walk and follow Jesus for their future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="text1cor-1-18"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">For the
preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which
are saved it is the power of God onto salvation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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called you and desires to use you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
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to show you great and mighty things that may at first seem foolish, but
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a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-30406780433549492232018-10-09T09:58:00.001-07:002018-10-09T11:15:49.978-07:00The Vineyard Bears Fruit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus knew agriculture and
horticulture so when He declared in John 15:1-17 that He was the True Vine and
you are the branches, he envisioned a Vineyard all producing bountiful and
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jesus understood what
it took to produce good wine.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">He knew it
was important to keep connected to the Vine because those separated would not
bare fruit and would need to be pruned and cut off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jesus is the Vine and we are
the branches, and our Father God is the </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">vine-dresser</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We considered that we are
especially to be connected to the "Vine," but in other ways we are
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We are
not to separate ourselves from our Church and our Christian friends when trouble arises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At those times we need the prayers and
strength of the Body of Christ to sustain us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We need to keep
"Connected" to our cell groups such as Bible Studies and Bible
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To stay in fellowship with
various support groups because those people will understand your problems and grant you
encouragement to press on with Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Stay "Connected"
with your church and be an active participant in the activities of your
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Stay "Connected," with
your family and relatives either by visits or by phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus said those that the
Father has given to him "NO ONE" will be able to pluck them out of
his hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He continued to say that the
Father also holds them in His hands as they clasp hands together and NO ONE
will be able to pluck them out of the Father's hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus stated that we are
clean through the washing and sanctifying of God's Word of Truth, but we are in
need of washing our feet as we tread in the dirt of this earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Some refer this daily
washing; as keeping your accounts caught up to date and never allowing
something that is festering you to stay in your heart and mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forgiveness is a life style and Forgiveness
is something we must always walk in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus prayed and told His
Father; I always give them the word's I heard first from you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was careful to always obey what was
being told to him by his Father God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Let this mind be in you that
we listen and obey what the Holy Spirit is saying to us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Christ became obedient and
volunteered to be the sacrifice for our sins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is alive and sitting at the Father's right hand in heaven, but by His
Holy Spirit he dwells in each and every believer who confesses Jesus as Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus today is saying to
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Vine" and stay connected to one another as you bare fruit and become my
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a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-85102745400064372112018-10-04T15:49:00.000-07:002018-10-04T15:51:57.415-07:00How Did Jesus Live?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">From a child, Jesus had often attended the synagogue with his Mother and Joseph.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At an early age, his questions and
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus had a quick mind
and he was able to memorize scriptures and remember all that he was learning as
he studied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Jesus became older he was
given the opportunity to read the scriptures at the temple on the Sabbath days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and teach the people, the Scribes talked among themselves wondering how Jesus
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus began his day with
prayer, and often with fasting as he spent quality time with his Father
God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this time alone with His
Father, he would ask questions, what shall we do this day, and where should I
go to minister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus was always
listening to His Father and was ready to obey God's Plans for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time of communion with God and the Holy
Spirit became His strength and anointing by which He was able to miracles, and
cast out demons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Religious leaders caused them to desire to have Jesus killed, but as it was not
his time yet, and he would slip away and leave their presence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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having a devil, he would answer with stories that left them wondering how he
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the people as being a prophet, and many called Him Rabbi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was Master, teacher and Son of God and the
followers realized this truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus told about the vine and
branches and fruit and likened himself to being the True Vine and believers
were the branches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However it was
necessary to abide in the vine and produce fruit, lest the branch be cut off in
pruning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Our life depends on keeping attached to the Vine and to listen daily as to what the Holy Spirit is revealing to us.</span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">God gives us His Glory as we spend time in his presence.</span></div>
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lives?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus is our example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must stay in the Word, fellowship with God
in praise and worship and listen intently to what we are being told by God's
voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God loves us the same as He loves
Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are equal - - not less than
and not better than, but loved never the less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jesus was loved before the foundation of the world and was knowledgeable
of God's plan of Salvation to which He willing subjected himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus said, I have known you
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your love shown to me will also be in them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Believe on Jesus, spend time with him, and follow his plans for your life; so that
others may by your example come to the truth and find their place to walk
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a joyful noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2359807329518724446.post-52818508450555040422018-10-03T15:33:00.001-07:002018-10-03T15:47:01.833-07:00COME ONTO ME<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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speaking here in Matthew 11:28-29<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">Come</span></strong><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <strong>to</strong>
me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- - Take my yoke upon you and learn from <strong>me</strong>,
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<span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many
years ago, I was speaking with a friend about making changes and coming to
Jesus to help him with his alcohol problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He said, "Yes, I am ready, would you please phone the rehab and ask
them to take me into their program?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I agreed to make the call, but on the other end of the line, I was
told.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The person must desire to enter
this program so badly that they themselves must make the phone call, you can't
do it for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I relayed this
message to my friend, he took the number I offered; but never made the call. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus
is saying Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you
rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That sounds like a pretty good
offer to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just taken at face value,
it sounds like a "free ride."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>but wait, Jesus continued to speak;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in
heart, and you will find rest for your souls, your mind, your will and your
emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we examine this last statement, we can see there is some responsibility on our
part to take up the yoke of partnership and to learn from Jesus by listening to
the Holy Spirit and reading God's Word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">You
have heard it said: "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him
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wishes and wants cannot take precedence or priority over another person's
will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each person must be willing come
to Jesus for themselves, then they will be taken in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oh
how we wish we could push their button that creates hunger and thirst and
desire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">Each
person must hunger and thirst for God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At this time in many lives, there is NO hunger and NO thirst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So our prayers and petitions reach heaven
asking for hunger and thirst for those lost in the darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus
told a story about a young man who asked his father for his inheritance so he
could leave home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Father complied,
and gave the young man a large sum of money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps the young man thought he could begin in a <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">new city</st1:place></st1:city> and start a business or invest and
become rich, but what actually happened was sad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He met some people who were not really his
friends and they helped him party until all his inheritance was gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now he was too proud to beg, so he searched
for work, and the only job available was one feeding the pigs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was so hungry, that he often would eat
from the pigs food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day as he sat in
the filth and mire, he "came to himself," and realized that the
servants in his father's house were better off than he was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So he made a decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shall return home and ask my father to
allow me to be one of his servants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
him that made sense but what do you say?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had forgotten how much his father loved him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he returned home, his father saw him while
he was a great way off, and ran to embrace him and took him into his loving
arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The father's words were my son was
dead, but now he is alive, so let us rejoice and be glad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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says in J<i>ohn 6:37 </i></span><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i> </i></span></sup></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>All that the Father gives to me shall come to me;
and him that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Today
as we pray for our citizens who are without Christ, let us use our imagination to
see them in the dark muddy mire, but see them beginning to rise up and come out
to find Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let us speak to dark
minds and call light to come to bring truth where there was once error. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speak to stir up the comfortable nests and
bring desire to leave the pig pens of filth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Speak to cause unrest to push our citizens to become unsettled in their
beds of wickedness and instead to create a new desire to throw off the dirty
bed covers that seem to keep them warm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4:16</i> says it this way:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>the people who sat in
darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where
death casts its shadow, a light has shined."</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Christ is the Light of the World and he takes into his kingdom all who come to
Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;">God
has prepared a banquet for those who come to Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today we bind and lose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We remove and restore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has given us authority to prophesy as we pray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We speak that blinders will be removed from eyes so that they can see
the truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We call restoration of minds
and wills to desire the pure living water Jesus offers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We call hunger and thirst into being in the
hearts of our citizens so they are able to partake of the provision God places
before them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;">We
call their tongues be loosened to call upon the Name of Jesus who is the Great
and Mighty deliverer and is ready to break the bondage of those in captivity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #001320; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus
spoke in <i>John 7: 37-39 </i></span><i><span class="textjohn-7-37"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">On the last day, that great day of
the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">“If
anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.</span></span><span class="textjohn-7-37"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">He who
believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,</span></span><span class="textjohn-7-38"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></span><span class="woj"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">out of
his heart will flow rivers of living water.”</span></span><span class="textjohn-7-39"><b><sup><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></sup></b></span></i><span class="textjohn-7-39"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>But this He spoke
concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for
the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not
yet glorified.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you springing up for it is the Holy Spirit that brings us Life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="textjohn-7-39"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pray for our citizens to hunger and thirst, to
desire to turn in repentance and to kneel at the cross of Jesus; Where it all
begins - - a New Life and a New beginning in Christ Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="textjohn-7-39"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;">The cross is where our new Life begins, but we
must not stop there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must go on to
the Resurrection and know that Jesus is Alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Again we must not stop at the tomb, but we must go on to the Upper Room
and seek the Face of Jesus and ask Him to fill us with the Holy Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Jesus calls us to himself, saying: "</span></span><strong><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;">Come</span></strong><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <strong>to</strong>
me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- - Take my yoke upon you and learn from <strong>me</strong>,
for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls."</span><span class="textjohn-7-39"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pastor was teaching from
Psalms 147 as I took notes and present an edited sermon.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As we sing praises to God,
our very breath is used as an instrument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He heals the broken hearted, and takes pleasure in them that honor Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We can stand firm on the Word
of God:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He send forth His commandments,
He melts the ice with His Word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
causes the winds to blow and the waters to flow, Praise you the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">May we examine the results of
Praise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praise brings life where there
was once death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praise takes us to a
higher level and shows us things we have never seen before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We are seeing miracles which
are good, but we are also seeing souls come to Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we desire the presence of God in our
lives, in our homes and our extended families, God is showing up and bringing
blessings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Seek Jesus, the giver and the
gifts will follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So often our prayers
are "Give us our request."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Focus on Jesus and His Kingdom and all these other things will come to
you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There will be those who
criticize and say, "Maybe you shouldn't do that."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pay them no attention, and praise God anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I had a visitor this week,
one of our neighbor's who came to apologize for breaking one of our windows
sometime back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a nice talk and I
presented how we are reaching our citizens for God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We have the ability and the
means to blanket our neighborhood for Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We need help with our workers before church as they serve a meal to
those who are hungry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will need team
leaders to go door to door as we co-operate with other churches in the coming
month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We need money for a new roof
and other repairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need mega dollars
to purchase this building and to expand to fix the parking lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need classrooms, and our house must be in
order as in the early days of Acts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We need to be ready to
accommodate the people to the best of our ability and to disciple them to
follow Jesus as He desires.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We need qualified people to
step up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We desire more of God's
presence and that is where we start as the Glory of God is ushered into our midst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There are times we are so
focused on the storm that we miss out on the Glory walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">May we keep our eyes on
Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pastor called for those who
desired prayer to come forward and our leaders came ready to pray with them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Our Bible Study at Church
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Matthew 18:21-35 The
disciples asked Jesus "How often should we forgive?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps seven times?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus answered, Not seven times, but seventy
times seven would be the truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Jesus told the parable about the King who reviewed his accounts of those who owed him,
and demanded payment of one of his servants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since the man had nothing to make the large payment, the king demanded the man and his wife and children be sold as slaves so the debt could be paid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The man wept and begged the
king not to do this, and the King was moved with compassion and forgave the man
his debt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Soon after the man remembered
a fellow servant who owed him some money and cast the man into prison.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> When the King learned of the unjust
servant's</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> unkind and wicked action
toward a fellow servant, the king</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> said,
I forgave you, and your should have forgiven others, now you shall be turned
over to the </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">tormentors</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> The man paid
dearly for his un-forgiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Forgiveness is a spiritual
gift from God to you, and in receiving God's forgiveness we ought to forgive
others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">As Jesus hung on the cross of
shame, he cried out, "Father forgive them because they don't know what they
are doing."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I shared a time when a family
member showed me disrespect and the verse came to mind, vengeance is mine and I
will repay says God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God asked me,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Do you want me to get them for
you?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately, I said, NO
please do not hurt them in any way, because I forgive them, for they don't know
what they are doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was time to let
it go so I did and prayed that they be blessed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">When you are betrayed, hurt or
sinned against, it is not time to "Pay Back." It is understandable that you may be upset and
angry - - but allow yourself to settle down and realize the person is not your enemy,
but Satan is the enemy and he is the one who motivated them to do the wrong toward you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In life we have choices
everyday, and we are to chose to forgive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yes, there are times we need to work through situations, and other times
we need to quietly sit and talk without judgment and gain understanding. The
person may have a distorted view and be willing to consider your point of view and possibly change their
opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Allow God to bring direction
and wisdom to you in all your state of affairs so that you will be able to live
in peace and calmness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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