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SEPTEMBER EDITION OF THE SHEPHERDS WITHOUT BORDERS LIGHTHOUSE BUGLE GLOBAL OUTREACH

WHO IS YOUR GOD? “ And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say

unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.” Exodus 3:14

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS: pp. 2-4

A LIST OF SOME OF THE FALSE IDOLS WORSHIP IN Biblical days & and still being worship

today in many so-called power filled Churches for various selfish reasons ! : BY

BISHOP STEVEN LIBERTY SR. pp.5-6

Letter from Bishop Steven liberty sr. to God’s Global flocks : pp.7-9

WHO IS YOUR GOD ? BY PROPHETESS SISTER MARY BOLDEN pp. !1-16

ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE BODY OF CHRIST IN SOUTH AFRICA: BY PEARL KUPE

pp.17-22

Who is your God? BY ANGEL FULKERSON pp. 23-30

God’s Laws or Man’s? : By Joel McNabb pp. 31-41

Who Is My God: BY BABSIE HANNAH VAN DER BERG pp42-45

WHO IS YOUR GOD? : BY DAISY JACKSON pp. 46-48

Girding The Loins Of Your Mind: BY DELIA ANN THUMBADOO pp. 49-53

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIBLICAL GIVING FOR COVENANT BLESSINGS Part 2 Pastor Wole Gbogboade pp54-

60

'WHICH WAY ARE YOU HEADED?”: BY PROPHETESS SISTER MARY BOLDEN pp.61-

67

WHO IS "YOUR" GOD??????? BY APOSTLE JESSIE STRIGGLES pp.68-71

AND GOD SAID “LET THE EARTH BE CHICKIFIED!” : BY KAREN ZEIGLER PP.72-74

PRAYER PLEA FOR SYRIAN, IRAQIS CHRISTIANS VOICED BY FLOYD pp. 75-80

Hindu Nationalist Group Seeking to Cleanse Christian Presence From India Is Not

Unlike ISIS, Watchdog Group Warns pp.81-91

Muslims, Christians come together for peace pp. 92-93

Kathi Macias Devotional pp. 94-95

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Hated to Loved: Jeff Godsown pp. 96-100

The Story Of Soul~Author Unknown~ ADDED BY CAROLYN ISPEAKLIFEINCHRIST

PULLEN pp.101-103

The-Play/TESTIMONY BY MARGARET MULLINGS pp. 104-106

SERVING THE LAW OF GOD WITH OUR MIND - Part 1 By Ambassador Amos Young

pp.107-109

The Knowledge of the Kingdom of God vs the Ignorance of Men BY: DR.LEONARD

ROBINSON pp. 110-114

YOU ARE THERE : BY MARGARET MULLINGS pp. 115

My Confidence - My Hope Deborah Ann Added By : Carolyn IspeaklifeinChrist Pullen

pp.116

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Name Of Pagan/

False god Worshipped By/In

Bible References

(Total Verses) Description

Adrammalech Sepharvites 2 Kin 17:31 (1) Sun-god

Amon Thebes In Egypt Jer 46:25 (1) Sun-god

Anamelech Sepharvites 2 Kin 17:31 (1) Moon-goddess

Asherah (Asherim) Canaan Judg

6:25,26,28,30 (36) Fertility goddess

Ashima Hammath In Syria 2 Kin 17:30 (1) ------------------------------

Ashtoreth

(Ashtaroth) Syria/Phoenicia/Canaan 1 Kin 11:5,33 (9) Love, fertility goddess

Baal Syria/Phoenicia/Canaan 2 Kin 18:18-23,25-

28 (47) Principal god

Baal-berith Shechem in Canaan Judg 8:33, Judg

9:4 (2)

Name means "lord of

covenant"

Baal-Peor Moabites Num 25:3,5 (6) ------------------------------

Baal-Zebub

(Beelzebub in NT

Greek)

Ekron In Philistine 2 Kin 1:2,3,6,18

(4 OT)(6 NT)

Name means "lord of flies"

(protection from)

Bel (possibly same as

Baal) Moabites/Babylonians/Ammonites

Isa 46:1 Jer 50:2,Jer

51:44 (3) Principal god

Castor/Pollux (Twin

Brothers) Greeks Acts 28:11 (1)

Twin sons of Zeus. Protection

for sailors.

Chemosh Moabites 1 Kin 11:7,33 (8) Destroyer, subduer. Child

sacrifices made for

Dagon Philistines 1 Sam 2:2-4,7 (7) Grain god

Diana/Artemis Ephesus In Greece Acts 19:24,27-28,34-

35 (5)

Moon, hunting, virginity

goddess

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http://jesusalive.cc/ques220.htm

Gad (Fortune) Israel Isa 65:11 (1) ------------------------------

Golden Calf Israel (Borrowed from

Egypt) Story in Ex 32 ------------------------------

Jupiter/Zeus Greek Acts 14:12 (1) King god, ruler of heaven and all

other gods

Kalwan (Chiun) Babylonians Amos 5:26 (1) Possibly star god

Meni (Destiny) Israel Isa 65:11 (1) ------------------------------

Mercury/Hermes Greek Acts 14:12 (1) Messenger for the gods

Merodach Babylonians Jer 50:2 (1) Possibly associated with Mars,

war god

Milcom (Malcham,

Malcam) Ammonites 1 Kin 11:5,33 (6) ------------------------------

Molech (Moloch) Ammonites Lev 20:2,3,4,5(10) Destroyer, consumer. Child

sacrifices made for

Nebo Chaldea In Babylon Isa 46:1 (1) Writing, speech, literature, arts

god

Nehushtan Israel 2 Kin 18:4 (1) Serpent Moses made in

wilderness (Num 21:4-9)

Nergal Cuth in Babylon 2 Kin 17:30 (1) War and hunting god

Nibhaz Avites 2 Kin 17:31 (1) ------------------------------

Queen Of Heaven

(Known as Ishtar) Assyria/Babylon

Jer 7:18, Jer

44:17,18,19,25 (5) Love, war, fertility goddess

Rimmon Syria 2 Kin 5:18 (1) Weather god

Sikkuth Babylonians Amos 5:26 (1) Saturn god

Succoth Benoth Babylonians/Samarians 2 Kin 17:30 (1) goddess

Tammuz Babylonians/Samarians Ezek 8:14 (1) Vegetation god

Tartak Arvites 2 Kin 17:31 (1) Prince of darkness

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My Dear Christian Brothers and Sisters in Christ;

It is again a great joy for us to together discuss, study,

inspire ourselves and others as the Holy Spirit; our counselor

has directed us. I greet you in the Name of Jesus Christ our

Lord and Savior who has been so good to take our guilt away

on a cross; that we may live eternally. As we come together

from different nations across the globe as one family to

share and partake in the mandate of the great commission of

Jesus Christ; I welcome and salute you.

It might interest you to know that for some unknown reason

the Spirit of God directed both a Prophetess and I as I was

praying for a topic for this month to the Topic : Who is your

God ? It was amazing a wonderful as I was discussing my

intention to use this topic that a message came from the

Prophetess to inform me that the Spirit of God impress upon

her mind that we should discuss this topic. In this edition

several inspired writers will be discussing the topic as the

Spirit lead them. Of course along with our regular news from

the vineyard about Christians activities ; we will feature

other inspired articles , poems, etc.

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We are truly bless to receive comments and encouragement

from more than seventy four countries ; battle fields,

refugee camps, pestilent stricken countries and so many

suffering from the consequences of war and or natural

disasters . So many people in other religions are using our

magazine now as a study guide in the absence of a Bible which

is prohibited. That is why we must watch every word we write

and pray for guidance. Please do not be offended if your work

does not reach our standards and we send it back to you for

editing or improving a little. Remember we all want to eat

quality ood best for our body and health; so also are those

we feed with God word.

Are we ignorantly worshipping other gods because of selfish

greed of our leaders today? Are those dances , messages and

spirits perform every service day of the living God or from

some ancient religion that has died from the sight of many but

renamed and brought into the Church. Oh Yes, so many shrines

are now converted to altars . Do you really know who you

worship or do your Church Leaders tell you who to worship.

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Again we praise God for this Edition and for all of you who

wrote in it, read it and share it. I degree and declare that the

God you serve will reveal the Truth about Himself to you and

interact with you in ways that will bring joy to our lives,

breakthroughs, new directions for our journey of destiny and

make us victorious in all we do.

God Richest Blessings;

BISHOP STEVEN LIBERTY SR.

CEO: Shepherds without borders house bugle light global outreach

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"WHO IS YOUR GOD?"

WRITTEN BY PROPHETESS SISTER MARY

BOLDEN

HEAR, O ISRAEL; THE LORD OUR GOD IS A MERCIFUL GOD;

HE WILL NOT ABANDON OR DESTROY YOU OR FORGET THE

COVENANT WITH YOUR FOREFATHERS; WHICH HE

CONFIRMED TO THEM BY OATH. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV)

ISRAEL (JEWS) ARE STILL THE CHOSEN PEOPLE OF

GODThroughout the Bible, though they were chosen, they

went astray and then had to pay the consequences by

remaining in the wilderness for 40 years. But, God sent HIS

chosen vessel, Moses, to tell Pharoah to "LET MY PEOPLE

GO SO THAT THEY MIGHT WORSHIP ME!"(Exodus 9:1)

Though war after war has gone on with the Israelites and

others who want to kill and destroy them, God still shows

forth HIS mercy on them. True, in war times, many shall die,

but they will have all had time enough to repent and give

themselves to accepting the Lord Jesus as their Savior. Not

a one will take his/her last breath without somehow having

that moment to ask for forgiveness and accepted Jesus.

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Look at the thief on the cross. He said, "Lord, remember me

when you come into your kingdom" (Luke 23:42)

God is truly merciful, even in the midst of adversity, folks.

No matter what cruel and harsh wars are going on in the

world today, or in past times, God still shows up and

manifests HIS mercy. Even if there are lots of people killed,

they (if they know Jesus) will end up in a better place. Our

job as HIS chosen vessels (Apostles, Prophets, Pastors,

Evangelists, and Teachers) and even you , who are lay

witnesses, is to teach/preach/ witness the truly

unadulterated gospel of Jesus Christ to as many souls as we

can because God will hold us responsible for not sharing HIS

truth to them that they may be saved. And then, when they

stand before judgement, there shall be no excuse they can

tell of ignorance as to who Jesus is and how they could've

been saved, but refused to listen And those who did listen

and accepted Jesus will be glorified and given the crown of

righteousness. H A L L E L U J A H

GOD IS NOT A MAN, THAT HE SHOULD LIE, NOR A SON OF

MAN, THAT HE SHOULD CHANGE HIS MIND. DOES HE

SPEAK AND THEN NOT ACT DOES HE PROMISE AND NOT

FULFILL (Numbers 23:19)

Who is your God Are you putting too much trust in man

Are you trusting only in man because he is your earthly

boss, even when you may know he is corrupt

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Are you, wives, going along with a man you married, but

soon find him to be a liar, an alcoholic, a drug user and

physical abuser Do you just go along with him out of fear

for your life Or will you finally allow yourself to be

delivered by taking a stand and getting the help from

someone (an angel) that the Lord God sends your way to

help you get into a safe place of refuge.

Anything or anyone you put before God as if they were your

god, is an idol And He says in HIS word, "Thou shall have no

other gods before me " He is El Shaddai<Almighty God All

powerful God And He sits high and looks down low to

behold the evil and the holy in every place. He's SOVEREIGN

GOD HE rules and reigns in the universe. After all, He is the

CREATOR of alll things in the universe; in the heavens, on

the earth, and in the sea and under the earth Nothing was

created accept HE created it. Man was created last because

I believe He wanted him not to take any credit for anything

that God Almighty created Man would've lied and said, I

flung the stars in the sky. I created the moon and the sun. I

did this and I did that. But, God said, I am the Lord , thy God,

besides me, there is no other

FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS GOD OF gods AND LORD of

lords, THE GREAT GOD, MIGHTY AND AWESOME, WHO

SHOWS NO PARTIALITY AND ACCEPTS NO BRIBES (Deut.

10:17 NIV)

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People of the MOST HIGH GOD, you need to get to know who

it is that you are calling your God That is, personally Don't

just say I believe there is a God somewhere.

Don't just go along with who your mother or father says is

God, if you don't accept HIM as your LOrd and Savior and

strive to develop a personal relationship with HIM for

yourself, you won't have the joy of the Lord to give you

strength nor the peace of God that surpasses alll

understanding. You will never know Agape' love , which is

unconditional love and is everlasting You must get to know

HIM for yourself and not just go along with another's

testimony. YOu will be tested of your faith and it is to

develop your own testimony and to build your faith in God

He's the one and only true and living God His name is

Jehovah Yaweh Lord El Elyon and a host of other names

He is called that describe HIS character. You can learn that

about HIM and come to really know HIM for yourself without

going along with every wind of doctrine that comes along.

NO excuses

"IF YOU RETURN TO THE LORD , THEN YOUR BROTHERS

AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE SHOWN COMPASSION BY

THEIR CAPTORS AND WILL COME BACK TO THIS LAND, FOR

THE LORD YOUR GOD IS GRACIOUS AND COMPASSIONATE.

HE WILL NOT TURN HIS FACE IF YOU RETURN TO HIM. " (11

Chronicles 30:9 NIV)

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God is saying, the people of God who have rebelled, turned

and walked away from the teachings of Jesus and are not

willing to live the life that some have even preached and

taught others, it's time to REPENT and come back to what

you know you have been taught and start living the life that

you know is of the righteousness of God For our

righeousness (in the flesh) is as "filthy rags" the bible says.

So, we must do it God's way, not our own way. Do what is

pleasing in HIS sight and willingly so that HIs name is

glorified

IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, WOULD

HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY; AND SEEK MY FACE,

AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN, WILL I HEAR

FROM HEAVEN AND I'LL FORGIVE THEIR SINS AND I'LL

HEAL THE LAND. (11 Chron. 7:14) The answer is right there

in this passage, folks. There is no reason nor excuse to hide

behind. God has spoken in HIS word in more than one place

just what He expects us to do. He knew that we would fall

into sin. We were born into it But, that does not give us an

excuse that we cannot be delivered and set free from

captivity. That's why He sent Jesus to take our sins on the

cross with HIM and die for our right and priviledge to LIVE

LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY HALLELUJAH PRAISE JESUS

FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE GIFT OF GOD

IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD (Romans

6:23)

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Don't let Jesus ' coming and suffering 39 stripes ; be

wounded for our transgressions; bruised for our iniquities, be

in vain YOu don't have to worry about death if you have

accepted the lord Jesus as your Savior and allowed HIM to

be the Lord of your life. By HIS stripes , we are healed if we

would just believe, trust in HIS word, hope in HIS promises.

For HIS promises are yeah and amen. He cannot lie, for HE is

the WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO MAN CAN COME

UNTO THE FATHER, ACEPT THEY COME THROUGH JESUS

WHO IS YOUR GOD Buddah is an idol and cannot save you

Allah, is not the true and living God If you worship him,

you will surely die and go to HELL THERE IS NO OTHER

GOD, BUT JESUS HE'S THE ONLY ONE ACCEPT HIM AS

YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND YOU SHALL HAVE ETERNAL

LIFE ALLLL GLORY AND HONOR BELONGS TO HIM. HE IS

THE KING of kings and the LORD of lords JESUS IS THE

ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WORLD

REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,

SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST. THEY ARE THE "TRINITY" IN

PERSONALITY, BUT ALL EQUAL ONE GOD

MAY THE LORD GOD SAVE, DELIVER, AND SET THE

CAPTIVE SOULS FREE THROUGH THIS READING OF THE

TRUTH FROM THE WORD OF GOD

IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME I PRAY.

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ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE BODY OF CHRIST IN SOUTH

AFRICA: BY PEARL KUPE

Part 1-Hate Crimes Legislation

Introduction

The nation of South Africa , has, over the past decade, been

passing a string of laws and developing policies that are

slowly but surely impacting negatively the family unit and

also on our religious freedoms as Christians and as followers

of Christ. Those laws and policies include, but are not

limited to:

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-legalization of abortion

-banning of spanking by parents

-allowing pornography

-legalization of same sex marriage

Currently, our government in South Africa is considering

legalizing prostitution. This is a move that will not only have

dire consequences for families, but will result in the

escalation and rise of sex trafficking cases in South Africa

and the region at large. There is considerable evidence to

show that sex trafficking and legalized prostitution go hand

in hand and this is the reason many nations, such as

Sweden, Iceland and Norway have all reversed their

previous decisions to legalize prostitution and witnessed the

number of their sex trafficking drop drastically

Hate Crime legislation

Many countries who follow this route of passing the kind of

laws referred to above, soon find themselves on the road to

passing a law that is known as the “Hate Crimes” law. It

starts off as a Bill and is then passed into law.

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In some nations such as the USA, this law was brought in

“supposedly” to protect vulnerable groups from assault and

intimidation but is now being used to silence the Church and

the Body of Christ from preaching and practicing their faith.

The current South African law is sufficient to protect anyone

against assault or intimidation. As a lawyer as well as a

Minister of the Gospel and servant of God, I can safely

advise that the current laws that are in place in our nation

are more than adequate to handle any case or cases of

assault or intimidation against any individual or group of

persons! The “Hate crimes” legislation therefore is not

needed to protect any “so-called” vulnerable person from

being assaulted, threatened or intimidated. It's true purpose

is to ensure that the Church and Body of Christ is effectively

silenced and prevented from preaching the word of God and

expressing their faith

Religious Freedom must also be protected

Christians have a right to their beliefs and a right to preach

the gospel. The Word of God which we base our faith on is

based on love NOT HATE!

John 3:16 tells us that God so loved the world that He gave

His only begotten son so that none should perish but have

ever lasting life. That is the basis from which we operate on

as Believers and Followers of Christ.

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Whatever word is contained in the Bible is there to ensure

that we all live godly lives and to ensure that none should

perish or live a life that is below Gods standard for them.

Preaching the Word of God, can never be seen as HATE; It is

based on a book motivated by the Love of God.

Warning to the Body of Christ!

If the Hate Crimes Bill or legislation is passed in South

Africa, it will lay a basis for any believer who preaches

against certain lifestyles in line with the word of God, to be

arrested and or sent to prison.

As Believers and followers of Christ, our position is that we

do NOT advocate for HATE against any person. Our faith is

based on love, a love which our God shows us daily.

We do not promote or support any act of violence or

intimidation against any person, but we also OBJECT to

having our beliefs labeled as being HATE. The word of God is

to us, TRUTH and based on love and we have a

constitutional right based on religious freedom to preach the

fullness of it in LOVE and without fear of being imprisoned or

punished. To punish us for preaching the word of God will be

hypocritical and can in the same vein be labeled as a HATE

CRIME against Believers and Followers of Christ!

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To illustrate the seriousness of this, is the case of the

Joshua Generation Church. This Church was reported last

year to the SA Human Rights Commission for indicating their

support of Proverbs 13:24 which supports spanking and

corporate punishment that is given by parents in love, and

for the purpose of corrective discipline.

The laws that are now being put in place will ensure that

Christians no longer have an avenue to express their beliefs

nor do they have a say in the way they raise their children.

To show the seriousness of this, I recently I had to intervene

in a case where a pastor was being taken to the police

station and taken to court after being falsely accused by his

son of abuse.

Proverbs 14:34-Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a

reproach to any people

I pray that we, as Preachers and Ministers will be allowed

the freedom to preach what the Word of God says and that

this will not be curtailed in any manner whatsoever! I pray

also that the Body of Christ will be energized to take a stand

against any attempt to curtail this freedom. The 2012

statistics show that South Africa is 81% Christian. I have

hope that this majority of people will not back down from

exercising their democratic right to practise their faith in

full.

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This is a call for every Believer to unite against any attempt

to silence the Body of Christ and to curtail our

constitutionally enshrined and protected right to religious

freedom and freedom of expression.

If the rights of pornographers can be protected as a right of

“freedom of expression”, surely preachers and Ministers of

the gospel must be afforded the same freedom!

In part two of this article, I will b discussing the case in

which an organization has brought a court case against all

Christian schools and is moving for Christians schools to be

shut down and stop all forms of Christian practices in

schools.

Blessings,

Pearl Kupe,

Founding President & COO, Hebrew Midwives Ministry

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Who is your God? BY ANGEL FULKERSON

I recently shared with a group of women about the

difference between hearing and listening… difference?? You

ask??? Yes, there is a difference… to hear is allowing sound

(of words) to go into the ear but to listen includes acting on

what you hear. I remember as a child mom telling me to do

something and I heard her but for some reason did not do

what she told me to do… her response “What is your

problem. I tell you and tell you and you let it go in one ear

and out the other… there must not be anything in that head

of yours!” UGH! I hated when she said that! Well, now as an

adult I know what she was saying and cannot imagine God’s

frustration with us… His wanting wonderful things for us; but

we often just hear Him and do not listen. In James, we are

told that we are to be doers of the Word and not hearers

only… whoa! Doers are listeners.

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What does this have to do with the title of this message?

Well, if we truly have eyes to see and ears to hear, the kind

of eyes and ears God wants us to have—then we will learn to

observe in ourselves and others if a person is a hearer or

listener… where they are in their walk with God… hmmm,

where we are in our walk with God… You see, we all hear

and we all develop listening… I believe that quite often we

do not even realize that we serve many gods all the while I

AM, the ONE TRUE GOD bids us come to Him… after all, HE

saw a problem in our coming to Him so He made a way for

us thru His Only Son Jesus… yet even with this free way to

come, we hinder ourselves because of the little gods, the

little beliefs we have that separate us from Him… and

worse, we let our little beliefs hinder others from going to

Him… our little beliefs are unbelief’s in God and His Word,

sometimes knowing beliefs that we just do not want to let

go of and sometimes unknowing beliefs from a lack of

knowing God’s Word… these little beliefs are gods in our

lives, things that we allow to be exalted above GOD….

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Now, remember I am telling you this with a hearing vs.

listening mentality… a mentality that as we get to know God

and His Word, we will do it and not just read or hear about

it… and this is a growing action in our lives and in our

relationship with God because the more we read, meditate,

pray about and share His Word… the more real it becomes to

us, for us and for others… Little gods in our life reveal

themselves thru sin consciousness… sin in our life and sin

we try to point out in others.

Let’s imagine that we are prayerful dutifully, and we study

the Bible daily, and we share scripture often then we see a

brother or sister who claims the same committing a sin in

public, maybe cussing… they are angry… so we point out the

sin… tell a friend about the sin… judge the sin almost as

though it is unforgivable for a Christian…

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we just made judgment our god, we set ourselves apart from

the body of Christ as judge and jury over that person making

our self a god… we have forgotten that we are to judge not

lest we be judged… that we are not to try to pull a toothpick

out of someone elses eyes all the while a plank is in our

eye… we have gossiped… we have badmouthed a

brother/sister… we have not come alongside bearing one

another’s burden… can you see where I am going… we have

exalted ourselves above God, in the name of God…

Who is your god, YOU or HIM, GOD I AM? Needs come in a

variety of ways and we struggle with wanting provision

immediately for that need… sickness can be a god… we can

make a doctor a god, becoming so dependent on them…

medications can be a god as we become dependent on using

them to make us comfortable… diets can become a god…

just healing can be a god in our live when we place more

importance on receiving the thing we need over the Giver of

meeting that need…

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Provision is needed… we go to God in prayer making petition

for the need to be met… and then we watch and watch and

wonder when that provision will be made… surely God would

not make us wait forever for that provision… we begin

imagining how the provision will be made… and when we do

not see evidence, we begin asking for people to provide…

we make people and the provision, a god in our lives

because we exalt the meeting of that need above the ONE

Who Provides…

Who is your god, it, them, or HIM, GOD I AM? Our God, I AM,

is Qanna… He is a Jealous God! He loves us!! He wants the

best for us!!! And He sees why we miss out on His best… He

sees when we make gods of things and people around us

rather than allowing Him to be our God. When we make little

gods of people and things we miss out on the bounty God

has for us… but when we make God our GOD… His bounty

flows in our lives and we are satisfied. God does not want us

to go without, or to suffer or to wish we had what others

have… He wants us to seek the giver HIM, not the gift…

Even as Christians we can struggle with the fine line of

seeking the giver vs. the gift… it’s like the fine line between

being a hearer and a listener. What about idolatry? Kyle

Idleman shared in his book “gods at war” about the Ten

Commandments… we all break these commandments… ugh!

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I highly recommend this book! There are many gods fighting

for our attention and we allow them a place on the thrones

of our lives… UGH! Listen to what I am saying… we allow

them to be gods in our lives over God, the ONE TRUE GOD, I

AM. It’s an invitation moment by moment to choose GOD or

choose god to sit on the throne of our thoughts, desires,

actions, thoughts… yes, we choose. Little gods of food,

drink, things, entertainment… wait… do we realize that we

sometimes entertain our minds with commentaries,

Christian books, bible teachers and more, making gods of

these things over the actual Word of God… we sometimes

make the doing of Christian action a god over the very God, I

AM, we are to be in relationship with… we can so easily

serve the god of Christian Service while GOD, I AM, waits for

us to draw near to Him.

There are many little gods vying for our attention… god of

sex… god of money… oh, its okay to have money but it’s the

love of money and the love of what we can do with that

money and wait! The love of what others see us doing…

ummmmmm… the love of what others see us doing with that

money… the love of what others say to and about us

because they see what we do with that money… Who is your

god, it, them, that feeling or HIM, GOD I AM?

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There are so many gods that we serve knowingly and

unknowingly… the god of status… the god of title… the god

of lack… the god of bossiness… the god of sloth, oh this is

one! Indifference!!! Where we have come so accustomed to

our spirituality that we become lazy, stale… where we stay

in a place at church without growth… making God’s church

and our relationship with Him the leftovers in our lives,

sometimes letting them grow into something no one wants

to partake of… as a matter of fact, we forget about the need

there while we go about the worldly things that bring us

pleasure—more little gods… we lose focus of GOD, I AM so

we fall away from His purpose… our callings, gifts and

talents go unused which cause the same of others to go

unused, untapped.

The glory due to the ONE TRUE GOD is buried under this

spiritual laziness. It promotes self glory in those who try to

rise up doing it all to make up for those not doing what they

are supposed to be doing… and this god of Sloth is revealed

in leaders who say no all of the time to those who desire to

do the thing God calls them to… oh my! This leads to the god

of ME… my will over God’s… my word over God’s Word… me

me, me!!! Who is your god, it, them, me or HIM, GOD I AM?

GOD, I AM, loves you so much that He made a way for YOU

to come to Him through Jesus… all you and I have to do is

believe…

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His grace is sufficient for me and for you… but we have to

reach out and receive… would you choose HIM today as your

GOD… let loose of some of those little gods so that you can

draw closer to I AM… don’t just hear, but listen… God bids

you come, draw near to Him…

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\ God’s Laws or Man’s? By Joel McNabb

Since the beginning of the creation, the great Creator has

laid down the law. From time to time, He has given

commandments unto man, who almost always found them

hard to keep. We often think of the law as “thou shalt not,”

which in some cases is true, but sometimes it is “thou

shalt.” Like the law of gravity, “what goes up must come

down”; so there are laws of God that show how He operates.

In different ages, He laid out these laws to perform a work in

His plan for mankind and His purpose on this earth. I would

like to take a look at these different ages and bring us to our

age and the law to come.

In the book of Genesis, we find the first age of God’s

commandments to man. He told Adam and Eve, “Be fruitful,

and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and

have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of

the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the

earth.”

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He gave man the responsibility to rule over the earth and to

be the caretaker of all the creatures. There is also the

matter of replenishing the earth, (which in itself is

somewhat a strange commandment, if the earth had never

been inhabited before). God also gave them a thou shalt not:

“But of the tree of the know- ledge of good and evil, thou

shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof

thou shalt surely die.”

This commandment is the one that got Adam, Eve and all

mankind into trouble. It should have been an easy law to

keep, only one tree of knowledge, and you could eat all you

wanted of the rest of the trees in the garden. However, it

was like telling your child not to touch the electrical outlet,

and he can’t keep their hands off it, not really knowing the

consequences of disobedience to what seems to be a small

commandment.

When he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,

Adam was fully aware that he was willingly breaking God’s

commandment. “And Adam was not deceived, but the

woman being deceived was in the transgression” (1 Tim.

2:14). This fall brought death to mankind, and death reigned

until an age when God would show man how he could get

life back. During this age there was no law enforcement, and

the wickedness of man became so great that it made God

sad that He had ever created man.

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His plan for man’s redemption was set in motion. The great

wickedness of man caused God to take severe action. He

was going to destroy His creation and start all over, and He

looked the whole earth over and searched for someone with

whom He could start over.

The Bible says that Noah, a just man and perfect in his

generation, found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and Noah

walked with God. God spared Noah and his family by sending

the flood and destroying the wickedness from off the face of

the earth. “When once the longsuffering of God waited in the

days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few,

that is, eight souls were saved by water” (1 Pet. 3:20). They

weren’t just saved from the flood of water, they were saved

from a world that was not able to change. After the flood,

with a new earth and someone to give the dominion to, it

was time to start over with new laws and a new age.

As Noah and his family disembarked from the ark, another

age dawned. God gave commandments once again, and said

unto them: “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the

earth,” the same command as He had given Adam and Eve.

They were to fill the earth with mankind again.

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He also gave them dietary laws. Instead of just a vegetarian

diet, He said that “every moving creature that liveth shall be

meat for you” (Gen. 9:3). There was no suggestion that they

should only eat clean animals, but everything that liveth,

even as the green herb. All animals (clean and un- clean,

insects, serpents, and slugs) were given for nutriments for

the human body.

This led God to give a “thou shall not:” “But flesh with the

life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”

Eating blood was not allowed, because it contained the life

of the body, and life is a gift of God. He has given every

creature a spirit, which allows it to live. “Who knoweth the

spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast

that goeth downward to the earth?”

One more law was given to man after the flood, “Whoso

sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in

the image of God made He man” (Gen. 9:6). Man was to kill

the murderer, though this commandment was not given to

Adam, as we see in the case of Cain. By letting the murderer

go free we saw how bad the earth can become. If we are

made in the image of God, murder is like killing God Himself.

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It led to man’s great wickedness, which caused God to bring

in the flood. Death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over

them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s

transgression. Our destiny is set from the time we are born,

we live our lives and then we die, without hope. Adam’s

decision affected all mankind and left us with death as our

future. After the flood, man did not change though God had

started all over again. And man, with inbred sin, resumed his

course of self destruction.

Is there a way to obtain life again? Yes there is! We are still

following the plan of the Creator, and His purpose for man on

earth. Out of Noah’s three sons, He chose the lineage of

Shem. Abram, the tenth generation from Shem was chosen

by God to raise up a people to whom He would give His laws

of life; for Abram would be faithful to pass on his faith from

generation to generation.

In Abram’s generation, mankind had become idolatrous, and

the only way God could make a transition to life for man was

to get Abram out of his country and kindred. So Abram, by

the command of God, left with the covenant of promise, and

became a pilgrim. God knew that he would command his

children and his household after him, that they should keep

the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment, so that the

LORD would bring His promise upon Abraham. To his seed,

God would give the laws of life, which is our schoolmaster to

lead us to Christ.

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God told Abraham that it would take over four hundred years

before His promises would come to pass (Gen. 15:13-16; Ex.

12:40-41).

He brought them to Himself to Mt. Sinai, to give them His

laws of life. By the law that was given to Moses, God taught

His chosen people the ways of life. Moses said in Deut.

30:15, “See, I have set before thee this day life and good,

and death and evil.”

The time for God’s words to be revealed was at hand, as

Jesus said, “the words I speak unto you they are spirit and

they are life.” Before Moses, God’s word was not written

down, although God did speak to man from time to time.

Now they had God’s words where they could see them and

be reminded of them.

The Mosaic laws are just another step in man’s search for

life. You may have heard of Ponce de Leon, who looked for

the fountain of youth, some way to find eternal life. God

gave the laws to teach us the way. “The law of the Lord is

perfect, converting the soul, and in keeping of them there is

great re- ward.”

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The children of Israel could have been lead to life, if they

had kept the laws of God. From the time the law was given

and even to our present day, the law has not been kept by

man. Paul even said, “neither we nor our fathers could keep”

the law, even though, when it came to the law, he said he

was blameless.

If Israel could not keep Gods law, why was it important for

Him to give it to them? It was to show man what sin is.

“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I

had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust,

except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin,

taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all

manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

For I was alive without the law once: but when the

commandment came, sin revived, and I died. And the

commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be

unto death.

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me,

and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is holy, and the

commandment holy, and just, and good. Was then that which

is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it

might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good;

that sin by the commandment might become exceeding

sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal,

sold un- der sin” (Rom. 7:7-14). The law was to bring us to

Christ, the one true way to life.

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The gospel of John tells us that the law came by Moses, but

grace and truth by Jesus Christ. There was another age of

law needed to show a more perfect way to life. God sent His

only begotten Son as He sent Moses, to give us the new law

of grace. In Matt. 5-7, Jesus, as Moses, went up on a

mountain and gave to His disciples this law. It is called by

many the Sermon on the Mount, but if we read passage

correctly, Jesus actually got away from the crowd and only

His disciples were with Him when the sermon – or law – was

given.

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the

prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil” (Matt. 5:17-

18). Jesus did not throw away any of the commandments of

God, He made them even stronger. The words of Jesus were

given with the intent that we might come to a closer

relationship with the God of creation, who, from age to age,

desired to bring man nearer to the place for which he was

created.

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Jesus said, “If you love me keep my commandment,” “for my

yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Being set free from the

death sentence of Adam, the way of holiness is accessible

to those who choose to keep His law. His grace is sufficient

for all who accept that blood of Jesus. He went to Mount

Calvary, and His laws were set in

something stronger than stone, writ- ten with His blood on

our hearts.

Now as we come to the end of the grace age, a new age is

approaching. The culmination of all the laws, which were

given by God from Adam to Jesus, will be put into action:

The age of Judgment in which Jesus will have all power and

authority to meet out true justice. He must reign, till he hath

put all enemies under His feet.

One of these laws is revealed in, Zech. 14:16. “And it shall

come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations

which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to

year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the

feast of tabernacles.” If they will not keep this

commandment, the rains will stop and famine will come

upon their land until they submit to the commandments of

the Lawgiver.

The new age of God’s law is upon man, who has had two

thou- sand years of the grace age, yet has not changed. All

around us today, the wickedness of man has only worsened.

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Our time is up, and it is God’s time now. Jesus said in

Revelation 22:10-14, “Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of

this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him

be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still:

and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he

that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly;

and my re- ward is with me, to give every man according as

his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and

the end, the first and the last.

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may

have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the

gates into the city.” We are dealing with the laws of life, and

in Him we live, move and have our being. “For God so loved

the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have

everlasting life” (John3:16). We still have a choice today, but

time is running out. What will you choose, life or death? “And

if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this

day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your

fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or

the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for

me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).

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It is a choice for each one of us, to choose the life of God’s

Laws or, the death of unrighteous Laws of man. Who do you

server God or Man, you will serve one or the other, as Jesus

spoke, “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will

hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the

one, and despise the other” (Lu 16:13)

I pray you will choose the Laws of life.

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Who Is My God: BY BABSIE HANNAH VAN

DER BERG

1.His Being In His being God is self-existing. While His

creation is depending on Him, he is utterly independent of

the creation. He not only has life, but He is life to His

universe, and has the source of that life within Himself.

2. His Nature: In His Nature God is pure spirit, which means

intelligent energy. Jn 4:24 "God is Spirit, and those who

worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. In this respect

we must distinguish between God and those of His creatures

that are spiritual. When we say that God is pure Spirit, it is

to emphasize that He is not part spirit and part body as man

is. He is simple spirit without form or parts, and for that

reason He has no physical presence

3. His Character: God is personal. When we say this we

assert that God is rational, self-conscious and self-

determining, an intelligent moral agent. Since God's rational

creatures possess independent characters, God must be in

possession of a character that is devine in both its

transcendence and immanence.

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If there is one attribute of God that can be recognize as all-

comprehensive and all-pervading, it is His Holiness, which

must be predicated of all his attributes, holy love, holy

compassion, holy wisdom, etc

4. His Will: God is sovereign. That means He makes His own

plans and carries them out in His own time and way. His

sovereignty in willing and working is simply an expression of

His supreme intelligence, power and wisdom. God's will is

not arbitrary, but acts in complete harmony with His

character. It is the forth-putting of His power and goodness,

and is thus the final determinant of all existence for the

divine glory.

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5. His essential life: In His essential life God is a fellowship.

The supreme revelation of God given in the Scriptures is that

God's life is eternally within Himself a loving fellowship of

three equal and distinct persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

and that in His relationship to His moral creatures God is

extending to them the fellowship that is essentially His own.

This truth might perhaps be read into the dictum that

express God's deliberate will to create man. (1 joh 1:3-2:2;

3:24-4:6) God is love (1 Joh 4:8-10,16) 6 His Fatherhood: The

personal God can enter into personal relationships, and the

closest and tenderest that the Bible knows is that of Father.

This was Christ's most common designation for the One to

whom He prayed and of whom He taught, and in theology the

Name of Father is reserve specially for the first Person of

the Trinity. There are four types of relationship in which the

word "Father" is applied to God in Scripture.

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1. Creational Fatherhood Heb 12:9; 16:22. Without the

Creator-Father there would be no human race, no family of

mankind at all.

2. Theocratic Fatherhood. This is God's relationship to His

covenant-people, Israel. (2x 4:22-23) (Mal 1:6i2:10; Is 64:8)

3. Generative Fatherhood .This belongs exclusively to the

Second Person of the Trinity; designated the Son of God, and

the only begotten Son. It is, therefore, unique, and not to be

applied to any mere creature. My Father and your Father(Jon

20:17), but the two are so link together that the One

becomes the ground of the other. His Sonship, though on a

level altogether unique, was the basis of their sonship, by

virtue of the faith-communion and Holy Spirit-union that

bound them to Him.

4. Adoptive Fatherhood .This is the redeeming relationship

that belongs to all believers, and in the context of

redemption it is viewed from two aspects, that of their

standing in Christ, and that of the regenerating work of the

Holy Spirit in them. (Gal 3:26) (Jon1:12,13) (Rom 8:17) (Rom

8:17)

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WHO IS YOUR GOD? BY DAISY JACKSON

In the beginning GOD…

He always was, and He always will be! From everlasting to

everlasting [there is no end to Him and no one can

determine when and where He began]. He is the true and

living GOD. Psalm 24:1 makes it plain and simple: The earth

belongs to God, every nation, everything contained in it.

Colossians 1:17 tells us, He is before all things, and in Him,

all things exist. He made all things! EVERYTHING! God, the

Creator, the Supreme One who is everywhere all at once, in

whom no failure can be attributed. And if He ever failed at

anything, how would we ever know?

So, I’m just asking, WHO IS YOUR GOD? Who do you go to

when you don’t know which way to turn? Is there any reason

to go to anyone but God?

Look at it like this. When your back is against the wall,

whom will you call out to? If you are sick in your body,

perhaps you will call a friend, a man or woman of God to

come and pray for you.

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That’s good because it’s biblical. If you are driving down the

highway and you suddenly see another vehicle coming

straight at you, and you can’t move out of the way, what

would you do? You’re going to call out to God in some way,

“OH My God” or “God

Help Me!” It comes as natural as breathing. Even those who

curse and take the name of God in vain are known to shout,

“God help me” when they are desperate. It’s in that moment

of uncertainty; a person instantly knows they can’t save

themselves. In that moment of terror, they remember

AL MIGHTY GOD. Suddenly, He becomes their best option!

Why do we put God off and push Him away when He wants

so much to have a relationship with us?

Not too many people are without a cell phone these days.

We don’t make a move without them. If it bings, we jump. I

saw a TV program coming on showing a man trying to make

love to his car. I thought, “how silly” as I reached to change

the channel. People make other people their sole reason for

living. If they can’t have that person, they would rather die.

And some actually take their lives because another human

being didn’t want them.

<p>Can you understand that the person who loves you the

absolute best, can’t love you like God does? HIS LOVE IS

INCOMPARABLE!</p>

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Listen, take some time and evaluate your choices. GOD

SHOULD BE YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY! Nothing OR

person should have that honor!

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Girding The Loins Of Your Mind: BY DELIA ANN THUMBADOO

When I think of Apostle Peter, I first imagine him as a

fisherman, an ordinary rugged boorish man who typically

exemplified and exhibited all the 'charms' of a man of the

sea.

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But Jesus saw more than what Peter's trade or

temperament displayed, Jesus had a way of harnessing and

harvesting the unlikely, the least likely candidates and Peter

was no exception. When a bad day at the office turned into

the biggest miracle catch of fish Peter had seen, he was the

one who immediately credited and recognized the miracle

maker. "Go away from me Lord for I am a sinful man", he

implored. Grace revealed, Jesus revealed in a twinkling of

an eye. Peter traded in his craftsmanship for discipleship so

swiftly and purposefully that not even his heavily laden

sinking boats of fish could tempt or cast a shadow of doubt

over his actions.

Peter's feisty fearless ways saw him slice off a Roman

soldier's ear when they had come to arrest Jesus; we

witnessed his cowardice, his denial of ever knowing Jesus

when he was singled out as one of the inner circle after

Jesus' capture. But none of these shenanigans could

detract from the transformed man he became when he

encountered Jesus. Transformation is a process; piece-by-

piece, chapter-by-chapter, day-by-day God's Grace is freely

given in doses that sufficiently cover our misdemeanors, our

errors, and the sinful inclinations of our human nature. "My

grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in

weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about

my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2

Corinthians 12:9.

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Fast forward to 1 Peter 1, "This letter is from Peter, an

apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to God's chosen people

who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus,

Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia." These were

Provinces of the Roman Empire, in what is now Turkey. The

objective of the letter was to encourage these foreigners

suffering persecution for their faith. Peter acquainted with

and having 'earned his stripes' by close association with

Jesus, has come to feel the pain and suffering of his fellow

Christians. His life's purpose comes through so evidently in

each verse of his letter. What a testimony of a transformed

life and what a challenge for us especially at a time where

our very brethren face the most heinous persecution for

their faith, to witness their resolute resolve that not even

the threat to mercilessly slay their children in exchange for

renouncing the Gospel of Jesus Christ will move them,

surely must provoke us to evaluate our commitment.

When Peter chose to accept Jesus' offer to become a fisher

of men, he knew this was different, difficult terrain. But

when we accept the challenge, no longer do we operate

within our capacities and capabilities - God empowers us

and equips us, He makes us eloquent and influential,

favoured and pertinent when the occasion necessitates it.

His Holy Spirit is the teacher who teaches us all things and

lavishes a wisdom that far supersedes that of this world.

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Peter admonishes, "Therefore gird up the loins of your mind,

be sober, and hope to the end for the Grace that is to be

brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" 1 Peter

1:13. Peter was well qualified to make such a revolutionary

statement, for true transformation can only come from a

renewing, a changing of the way we think! Our thinking is

swayed and altered by our spheres of influence. Only a

renewed mind in Christ enables us to escape the

constricting confines of conforming to the things of this

world. 'Girding the loins of our minds' is likened to the

flowing long garments worn in the day that restricted

movement, hence the call to take hold of, firmly fasten and

remove anything that will cause stumbling and falling. Be

sober and hope to the end! Keep pressing on keep

persevering for when God's Grace is brought unto you, the

revelation of Jesus Christ becomes apparent, becomes real,

and becomes unveiled.

"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my

church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

Matthew 16:18 these were Jesus' words spoken over Peter,

and so it was and continues to be fulfilled. One transformed

life for Jesus forever impacting forever changing and forever

influencing. Planet shakers do not conform; they reform

through the renewing of their minds in Christ Jesus.

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BIBLICAL GIVING FOR COVENANT BLESSINGS Part 2

Pastor Wole Gbogboade

Text: Ezra 3:7-13 (NIV)

Here we see a vivid example of where the people of God

gave willingly their money; they also work with their hands

according to talents or physical ability; they watched over

the work; they brought food and drinks and they all sang

praises to God and danced in thanksgiving. Some shouted

for joy while others wept for the same purpose

simultaneously.

As we follow kingdom principles, blessings manifest in our

lives because God is true to His word. When Ezra and the

people built and consecrate themselves, revival burst loose

in their midst and God blessed His people. A similar thing

happened when Hezekiah carried out reform in Israel which

included the peoples’ lives and the Church.

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They gave willingly in obedience as they purged themselves.

God released His blessings upon the people. 2 Chro. 31:9-10

(NIV)

Of course, this happened after they were sent into slavery in

Babylon because of their disobedience to the word of God.

Thank God they chose to walk in kingdom principles that

attract God’s blessings.

DIMENSIONS OF GIVING

Since we must give whatever God has given us as seeds into

the lives of others as well as nations to expand God’s

kingdom on earth, we know that it is not only money.

1- Talents: Our God given talents must be used to bless

others through training.

2- Skill: Every skill we acquire should be used to build

God’s kingdom and His people. God gave Bezaleel a special

talent/skill for the purpose of building the Tabernacle in the

wilderness. Christians need other Believers who are skill to

train or disciple them in these skills in righteousness unlike

the unbelievers who pass on their skill with their bad and

sinful habits.

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3- Money: Our substance or money is also a necessity for

building both the house of God and the work of ministry

which kingdom building.

4- Spiritual gifts:

“The evidence of the Spirit's presence is given to each

person for the common good of everyone.” 1Cor. 12:7 (GW)

Every gift the Holy Spirit gives is for the benefit of others not

just for our own. Gifts such as healing, faith, prophecy,

working of miracle, tongues, discernment, administration,

help etc should be used to edify, heal and encourage and

boost the faith of others in God. The five-fold ministry gift is

to equip the saints to grow to maturity and to serve in the

Church.

“So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the

grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's

message, we should do it according to the faith that we

have; if it is to serve, we should serve; if it is to teach, we

should teach; if it is to encourage others, we should do so.

Whoever shares with others should do it generously;

whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows

kindness to others should do it cheerfully.” Rom. 12:6-8

(GNB)

5- Time: Invest your time not just on ourselves alone but

on others.

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6- Pray: Pray for others not just yourself. 1Tim. 2:1-4

7- Fruit: The fruit of the Spirit we are graced to develop

should be model as we disciple others so they can also form

godly character.

8- Serve: We don’t only serve God with our money or

material possessions; we should also serve Him physically

in the House of God and outside. We should live a life that

will glorify God. 1Peter 2:12 (NIV)

However, we should avoid sowing to the flesh because

harvest is determined by the seed sown:

“Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the

flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of

the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal

life.” Gal. 6:8 (BBE)

FLESH:

Sow to the flesh reap death. Gal. 6:7-8

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Sow laziness reap poverty. Prov. 6:10-11 (KJV)

Sow bad thought reap bad habit. Matt. 15:19-20

Sow wind reap wild wind. Hosea 8:7

Sow action reap reaction. Prov. 22:8

Sow bad reap evil. Prov. 17:13. Job 4:8.

Fruit of the flesh are found in Gal. 5:19-21

SPIRIT:

Sow good seed reap good harvest. Acts 10:38

Sow to the Spirit reap eternal life. Gal. 6:7-8

Sow in tears reap in joy. Psalm 126:5-6

Sow good thought reap good habit. Matt. 15:19-20

Sow hard work reap upliftment. Prov. 22:29

Fruit of the Spirit are also found in Gal. 5:22-23

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HINDRANCE TO GIVING:

1- When we have little. We are not to look at what we

have instead; we are to have faith in God who commands us

to give. God said tithe belongs to Him. We must give it

accordingly no matter the magnitude of our need.

2- Disobedience. Sometimes, our needs may make us to

disobey God. But, we need to trust God and walk in

obedience to His word.

3- Circumstance. We are not to look at situation or

circumstance rather, we should sow our seed by trusting

God for His word. We should not speculate nor procrastinate

so as not to miss on timing and God’s blessing.

“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that

regardeth the clouds shall not reap.” Eccl. 11:4

4- Ground to sow : It is good to sow into good ground. Yet,

like the sower, we must sow in diverse places or many

areas. Eccl 11:1-2

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5- Devil: Of course, the enemy always tries its best to rob

the brethren of their blessings by tempting or dissuading

them from giving to God or make them to either cheat on

tithe or irregular giving. The enemy does not want us to obey

God because he knows there are blessings in obedience.

6- Faith: We should not disbelieve or waiver knowing fully

well that doubt can hinder us from receiving from God. It is

by faith we can receive from God. As we sow, we must

believe that God is true to His word. Heb. 11:6; Jas. 1:6-8.

7- Poor teaching: Today, there is poor teaching on giving.

It is necessary to do balanced teaching devoid of cunning

craftiness on giving so that God’s people may receive full

blessings from the Lord by their hearty giving. Ignorance of

the word generally and concerning giving especially is

affecting many believers.

Jesus is our example. He went about doing good. We must

emulate Jesus.

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'WHICH WAY ARE YOU HEADED?”: BY

PROPHETESS SISTER MARY BOLDEN

CHILD OF GOD, DO YOU KNOW WHICH WAY YOU ARE

HEADED I MEAN, HAVE YOU SOUGHT THE LORD FOR

DIRECTION OR IS IT YOUR OWN SELFISH DESIRE THAT IS

TAKING CHARGE IN YOUR MIND HAVE YOU BECOME

BLINDED BECAUSE OF THE WORLDLY DESIRES OF YOUR

HEART THAT WANT TO LEAD THE WAY IS IT POPULARITY

IS IT THE LOVE OR RATHER THE LUST OF MONEY IS IT

THE PERSUASION OF YOUR LOVED ONES WHO WANT TO

TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK YOU SHOULD DO IS IT THE

PRIDE OF LIFE, THE LUST OF THE FLESH OR THE LUST OF

LIFE ITSELF

SO MANY TIMES MAN CAN BE ON THE

HIGHWAYS OF LIFE AND TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE, BUT

GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT MAY SEEM THAT IT

MUST BE THAT HE MADE THE WRONG TURN, BUT HE

REFUSES TO STOP AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS. INSTEAD,

BECAUSE OF HIS PRIDEFULNESS AND NOT WANTING TO

ADMIT HE MADE A WRONG TURN, HE CONTINUES

TRAVELING DOWN THE WRONG ROAD.

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AND IT'S NOT UNTIL HE FINDS HIMSELF LOOKING AT A

SIGN SAYING " DEAD END" THAT HE TURNS AROUND AND

GOES BACK TO GET DIRECTION TO THE RIGHT ROAD TO

REACH HIS DESTINY

SADLY ENOUGH, IT SEEMS TO TAKE SOME KIND

OF TRAGIC HAPPENING ; AN ACCIDENT THAT LEAVES A

PERSON PARALYZED; OR A DREADED DISEASE SUCH AS

CANCER, DIABETES, HEART FAILURE, OR EBOLA, THE

MOST RECENT DREADED DISEASE THAT HAS BEEN

ALLOWED TO KILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN WEST

AFRICA BEFORE SOME MEN WILL FINALLY GET THE "WAKE

UP CALL" AND PAUSE TO REALIZE THEY ARE HEADED

DOWN THE WRONG PATH AND THAT THEY NEED TO

REPENT THERE ARE SOME, HOWEVER, WHO REFUSE TO

HEED THE WAKE UP CALL THAT THE LORD GIVES THEM ,

ALLOWING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN AROUND AND

GET ON THE RIGHT ROAD , WHICH IS THE RIGHTEOUS

ROAD OF GOD THAT HE HAS MAPPED OUT IN HIS WORD.

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IGNORANCE CAN NOT BE ACCEPTABLE AS AN

EXCUSE BECAUSE GOD HAS A PLAN AND IT IS TO PROSPER

YOU AND I AND IT IS TO GIVE US HOPE FOR A BETTER

FUTURE. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIS

PLAN TO US AND THEN, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS THAT HE

HAS LAID OUT FOR US IN HIS WORD. ALSO, HE WILL

REVEAL VIA HIS HOLY SPIRIT WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE

GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HE DOESN'T WANT TO

HAVE TO PUNISH US BY SHOWING FORTH HIS WRATH

BUT, HE CHASTENS THOSE HE LOVES, JUST LIKE AN

EARTHLY FATHER DOES HIS CHILD THAT HE LOVES AND

DOESN'T WANT TO SEE GO IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE

BIBLE EVEN DECLARES THAT YOU HATE YOUR CHILD IF

YOU DON'T CHASTEN THEM.

SOME MEN EVEN THINK THAT THEY CAN

"STRATTLE THE FENCE", AND THAT MEANS THEY THINK

THEY CAN SERVE THE LORD ON SUNDAY, BUT GIVE THE

DEVIL MONDAY - SATURDAY NIGHT AND AS LONG AS THEY

GIVE THEIR TITHES TO THE MAN OF GOD ON SUNDAY, ALL

WILL BE "COOL" WITH THE LORD NOT SO, CHILD OF GOD

BE NOT DECIEVED, GOD IS NOT MOCKED.

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WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO

REAP, THE BIBLE SAYS (GAL. 6:7) SOME MUST THINK

THAT GOD IS BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB WHEN IN REALITY

THEY ARE FOOLING THEIR OWN SELVES TO THINK THEY

CAN CHEAT ON GOD THAT'S RIGHT, FOLKS, IF YOU THINK

YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER "LOVER" IN THE NATURAL

OUTSIDE OF THE ONE AND ONLY ONE WHO LOVED YOU

SOOO MUCH THAT HE WAS WILLING TO COME ALL THE

WAY DOWN FROM HEAVEN; LEAVING BEHIND HIS GOLDEN

CROWN AND HIS RIGHTEOUS WHITE ROBE JUST TO

BECOME A MERE MAN AND DWELL AMONG THEM JUST TO

SHOW HIS TRUE LOVE FOR THEM AND DO NOTHING BUT

GOOD THINGS ON EARTH TO HELP DRAW SOULS TO WANT

TO BE SAVED. YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN

THE TRUE SAINTS OF GOD WILL KEEP

CHECKING PERIODICALLY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON THE

RIGHT TRACK AND WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES BEFORE

THE ALMIGHTY GOD IN HUMBLE SUBMISSION ALWAYS TO

HIS WILL OVER THEIR OWN A TRUE CHILD OF GOD WILL

WILLFULLY WANT TO GO ASTRAY IN CONTRAST TO THE

WAY THAT THE WORD OF GOD TEACHES US TO GO. GOD'S

WILL SHALL BE DONE AND HIS WAY HAS ALREADY BEEN

SHOWN US BY HIS SON JESUS ,WHO CAME DOWN TO

EARTH TO SHOW US THE WAY ONWARD AND UPWARD. HE

NEVER SAID IT WOULD ALWAYS BE EASY OR THAT WE

WOULD SUFFER NO PAIN OR AGONY. HE DID AND JUST FOR

US TO KNOW THAT IF HE DID, SO WOULD WE.

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BUT, HE DID PROMISE THAT "LO, I AM WITH YOU

ALWAYS.....EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD." HE JUST

WANTS OUR WILLINGNESS TO DO WHAT HE HAS CALLED

AND CHOSEN US SINCE THE BEGINNING TO DO.

WHICH WAY ARE YOU HEADED? ARE YOU

STRIVING HARD TO GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ALREADY

MAPPED OUT FOR US IN THE WORD OF GOD? OR ARE YOU

DETERMINED TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY AND GO ON THE

BACK ROADS THINKING YOU CAN HIDE FROM GOD DO

YOU THINK YOU CAN SAY YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN AND YOU

LOVE GOD , BUT HATE YOUR BROTHER? HOW CAN YOU

SAY YOU LOVE GOD WHO YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN, BUT

HATE YOUR BROTHER WHO YOU SEE EVERY DAY HOW

CAN YOU BLESS GOD ON SUNDAY AND CURSE A CHILD OF

GOD, CREATED BY GOD ALMIGHTY AND IS DOING THE WILL

OF GOD ON MONDAY IS THERE JEALOUSY AND ENVY

PRESENT IN YOUR HEART THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE

TO APPRECIATE AND SHOW LOVE TO ANOTHER CHILD OF

GOD

DID YOU THINK THAT THERE WAS A "SHORT

CUT" TO HEAVEN IS THAT WHY YOU THINK YOU CAN DO

A GOOD DEED HERE AND THERE AND PAY YOUR TITHES

AND THAT WILL PAY YOUR WAY INTO HEAVEN DOES NOT

THE WORD SAY, SOME WILL COME TO THE DOOR OF

HEAVEN AND BE TOLD BY GOD ALMIGHTY, "DEPART FROM

ME , I KNOW YOU NOT YOU WORKERS OF INIQUITY.?

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IT'S BECAUSE GOD SEES THE HEART OF MANKIND AND HE

IS NOT FOOLED BY THEIR "FAKE GOOD DEEDS" THAT THEY

ONLY DO IN ORDER THAT THEY MIGHT GET RECOGNITION

FROM MANKIND, NOT TO GLORIFY THE FATHER IN HEAVEN

FOLKS, IT'S TIME FOR A FULL , SPIRITUAL

CHECK UP. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT

ROAD AND HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT LEADS

TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IF YOU'RE NOT BORN AGAIN,

YOU WON'T MAKE IT INTO THE KINGDOM. SO, GET YOUR

HEART CHECKED FIRST OF ALL. AND THEN HAVE YOUR

MIND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT THINKING

YOU HAVE SOOO VERY MUCH TIME , SO YOU

PROCRASTINATE AND PUT OFF TIL TOMORROW DOING

WHAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW

THIS MOMENT AND IF YOU HAVE ENVY, STRIFE, ANGER

OR BITTERNESS IN YOUR SPIRIT MAN.....THAT IS NOT OF

GOD ASK GOD TO HEAL YOU OF ALL OF THAT AND

REPLACE IT WITH HIS AGAPE LOVE, WHICH IS

UNCONDITIONAL AND ETERNAL LOVE OF GOD

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NOW, I HOPE THIS LEAVES NO ONE CONFUSED

ABOUT THE RIGHT ROAD TO HEAVEN AND HOW THEY

MIGHT ENTER INTO HIS KINGDOM.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND I PRAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN

INSPIRATION AND A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRIVING TO DO THE RIGHT

THING AND GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT GOD

ALMIGHTY WOULD HAVE YOU TO GO.

LOVE WITH AGAPE',

PROPHETESS SISTER MARY

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WHO IS "YOUR" GOD???????

BY APOSTLE JESSIE STRIGGLES

Many of you may say "well that is a stupid question" !!!!!!

NO, actually it is a question that need to be ask - even to

family members. WHY? If I don't let you talk; I will never

know what you believe - I would just be assuming that we

are on one accord serving and believing in the same God!!!!

AGAIN - WHO IS "YOUR" GOD????

If you would asked - you would be surprised to hear them

say - I don't believe in God; I know there is something out

there - but what I don't know; but I do believe when you die

that is it. I have heard some say just recently, when you die;

you turn into a demon.

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WOW!!!!! I hear you; some are saying God is above all and

first in my life - WELL, I beg the difference again for that has

yet to be proven in you life; NOT MINE - YOURS!!!

Some believe in horses and chariots, some simply believe in

themselves, their own ability to go make things happen.

Many fall apart and you almost have to bury them when a

minor tragedy happens, because they don't believe in My

God. Your husband/wife is your God; your children is your

God; your earthy goods is your God. Your job is your God.

Your money is your God! So many can NOT be tested on

losing anything or anyone - less NOW WE MUST HAVE A

FUNERAL!!!

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Who is MY God??? Well we are just alike; I have been

created in his imagine. Yes He is a Spirit that stepped out of

nowhere onto nothing and created all things. My God -

sometimes I call Him Heavenly Father and sometimes Abba

Father, sometimes I simply call Him daddy; but He made it

perfectly clear to me; that in order to get HIS attention, I

must come thru His son Jesus; whom the Father did send

down to take on the cross just for me. MY GOD - THE

GREAT I AM - He is anything I need Him to be in my life -

tried and tested and proven to be ALL I need him to be. It is

why I say - I AM ALONE; BUT NOT LONELY - HE SENT ME

THE HOLY GHOST!!!!! My God has done wonders for me and

kept me when I didn't understand. I didn't need a shoulder

to cry on - I had one. He put His spirit in me - AAAAAHH that

is where we look alike.

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I know Him as my Healer, Provider, Protector, Keeper, I

KNOW HIM AS GOD ALMIGHTY - GOD THE FATHER, GOD

THE SON AND GOD THE HOLY GHOST.

SOME CALL HIM BY NAMES IN HEBREW OR GREEK AND

THAT IS COOL. MAKE NO MISTAKE - WHEN I CALL ON THE

NAME OF JESUS; I GET MAXIMUM RESULTS JUST AS

YOU!!!!

WHEN YET ANOTHER PASTOR COMMITS SUICIDE - WHO IS

HIS GOD? MY GOD WILL NOT ACCEPT SUICIDE!!!!!

final word - tell me about your God - WHO IS YOUR GOD

AGAIN????

from the desk of AJS

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AND GOD SAID “LET THE EARTH BE CHICKIFIED!” : BY KAREN

ZEIGLER

It takes a lot to ruffle my feathers but when it comes to

issues of women I tend to throw my introverted personality

aside and speak up. The first time it happened last week I

grizzled but when I heard it again my passion on the subject

kicked in and I exclaimed “oh no they didn’t!”

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It’s been a while since I have written a post because I’ve

been up to my eyeballs in editing my next book. However,

when the emotions are stirred I find it hard to let go until

I’ve put my thoughts on the page. So here I am.

The first time I heard the term “chickified” I was reading an

article about the latest controversy with Mark Driscoll

where it mentions that he believes the American church is

“chickified” by women. The second came as I was listening

to a popular conservative Radio Host who was bashing the

President (which I was in agreement with most of his points

of criticism) until he made the comment that the President’s

cabinet was chickified. I knew from the tone of both of these

comments that somehow chickified wasn’t a good thing. A

quick search in the Urban Dictionary and my suspicions

were confirmed.

Chickified: the sissying of society by means of being soft &

weak. Mainly pertaining to the emasculation or castration of

men as a society.

First let me state the obvious. If men were such manly men,

why on earth would society become sissied by the soft &

weak? What happened to the strongest survive? What does

it say about the big strong manly men if society has been so

horribly overtaken by the soft & weak? Have they

disappeared? Are they just not standing up….that doesn’t

sound strong to me.

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Second let me point out what might not be so obvious. While

men are physically stronger than women that by no means is

to say that a woman is weak. Throughout the centuries and

even still today women endure physical, mental and

emotional abuse primarily at the hands of men. From

physical violence to rape, women have endured much

oppression. The fact that women are still standing, not to

mention holding key roles in the business and political world

isn’t a sign of their weakness but a testimony to their

amazing strength.

And finally lest we forget it was God himself that said “Let

the earth be chickified!” Well actually He said “It was not

good for man to be alone” but He could have given man a

male buddy that he could hang out and drink beer with while

he watched the football game. But nope God knew that

unless he wanted this earth to look like a grungy bachelor

pad that it needed to be chickified. He knew that the work

he had given man would not be finished if he were left alone

so he gave him a helper suitable.

So before we complain that church or any particular

organization has been done a disservice because it has

become chickified -you may want to consider what it would

look like if all the chicks turned and walked away.

Click to tweet if you believe

LIFE IS BETTER CHICKIFIED!

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http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-

christians-20140919-story.html

Iraqi Christians displaced by Sunni militants seek to flee

abroad

Many displaced Christians now see no future in Iraq, home

to one of the most ancient Christian communities anywhere.

Now we know there is no more security in this country. We

love this land, we're rooted to this land, but it's hopeless.-

Father Bahnam Lalo, who fled Bartella, Iraq

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"Now we know there is no more security in this country,"

said Father Bahnam Lalo, pastor of Bartella's St. George

Church, who, like most of his parishioners, fled to Irbil,

capital of the relatively safe semiautonomous Kurdish

region. "We love this land, we're rooted to this land, but it's

hopeless."

International attention last month focused on the plight of

the Yazidis, another minority group, and their harrowing

escape to Mt. Sinjar. But about 100,000 Christians also have

fled the Sunni militants since June, church leaders say.

Multitudes of displaced Christians are now hoping to join

relatives in Europe, the United States, Australia and

elsewhere. Many have had enough after more than a decade

of sectarian-fueled conflict that followed the U.S.-led

invasion of Iraq, during which Christians have become an

ever-more vulnerable minority. They would rather

contemplate immigration, despite its many challenges,

including the often extreme difficulty of acquiring visas, and

the risks of enlisting the services of human smugglers.

"Even if Bartella is liberated, people will go back for a short

time, get their affairs in order, and leave," predicted Father

Lalo, speaking from a shack serving as a makeshift office for

the displaced in Irbil.

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For weeks before the Islamic State takeover, the

atmosphere had been tense in Bartella, about 10 miles east

of Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq that was overrun in

June.

By early August, the militants were on the march again,

fanning out from Mosul across the Nineveh plains, long home

to people of disparate creeds and ethnic origins.

Frantic reports reached Bartella that residents risked being

beheaded if they did not convert to Islam. Women were in

danger of being sold as sex slaves.

Syrians check a damaged house, reportedly hit by U.S.-led

coalition airstrikes, in the village of Kfar Derian in the

western Aleppo province on Sept. 23.

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Defending Bartella was a combined force of Iraqi Kurdish

fighters known as peshmergaand members of the

Hirasaat ("guardian" in Arabic), a makeshift volunteer

Christian militia. The peshmerga had arrived in June, after

the Iraqi army withdrew, and vowed to defend Bartella.

Yet in the predawn hours of Aug. 8, the peshmerga received

orders to withdraw, according to a Hirasaat volunteer who

was stationed at a checkpoint near the main highway to

Mosul.

"The peshmerga commander turned to me at 2 a.m. and said

they were leaving the area and advised me to do the same,"

said the ex-militiaman, who spoke anonymously for his

personal security. "He said, 'You can stay and fight if you

want, but we're leaving!' "

Bartella soon lost most of its defenders as Islamic State

fighters closed in.

"What could we do? Was I supposed to fight … with a rusty

Kalashnikov?" asked the former militiaman, raising his

hands in frustration. "I hadn't fired it in four years.... I didn't

even know if it would fire."

By 10 a.m, Bartella had fallen. Most residents escaped to the

relative safety of Irbil or Dahuk, also in semiautonomous

Kurdistan. Four or five Christians, too old or infirm to move,

have remained behind.

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In Irbil, those who couldn't find housing with relatives or

friends made their way to courtyards of churches in the

city's Christian neighborhood, Ainkawa. They took shelter in

tents hastily set up by aid organizations and church

administrators.

Others sought refuge in the half-built shell of a multistory

construction site on Ainkawa's main thoroughfare, across

the street from the Church of St. Joseph. They crammed

themselves, two families or more, into drab concrete rooms

reminiscent of prison cells, a tarpaulin on the floor and

another spread across the "entrance," the only concession

to comfort and privacy.

Mufreed Said came to Irbil with his wife, two children and

brother and occupied a space in the musty basement level

of the unfinished building. On a recent evening, the brothers,

heavy-set men with permanent scowls occasionally broken

by an acerbic chuckle, squatted on the floor in a circle with

some of their Bartella neighbors.

They exchanged rumors, bits of information gleaned from

social media and hasty calls with those left behind. One man

wondered whether his new house was now occupied by an

Islamic State fighter. Said expressed hope that a Muslim

neighbor still in Bartella had managed to go into his house

and salvage the family's framed wedding photos.

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All agreed on one thing, as they sat in safety in Kurdistan:

The Kurdish fighting forces had abandoned them.

"The peshmerga didn't even tell us to run away," Said

explained, his voice rising in anger. "It was my friend in the

local defense force who told me to leave my home after

thepeshmerga had already left."

For Said and his family, it no longer mattered that Kurdish

and Iraqi forces, aided by U.S. air power, might soon

recapture Bartella. He has already made his decision: He

and his family will leave Iraq.

"Even if you put all of Iraq in my name, I won't come back,"

Said declared. "I would rather sleep on the streets in

Lebanon than come back here."

Two days later, Said was no longer answering his Iraqi

cellphone. He and his family had left Iraq.

Bulos is a special correspondent. Times staff writer Patrick

J. McDonnell in Beirut contributed to this report.

Pa

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PRAYER PLEA FOR SYRIAN, IRAQIS CHRISTIANS VOICED BY

FLOYD

http://www.brnow.org/News/September-2014/Prayer-plea-for-

Syrian-Iraqi-Christians-voiced-by

September 24 2014 by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press

Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Ronnie

Floyd added the crisis in Iraq and Syria alongside his

continuing plea for prayer for spiritual awakening when he

delivered his first address to the SBC Executive Committee

Monday (Sept. 22) in Nashville.

“Perhaps you know or maybe you don’t, but currently in Iraq

and Syria we are witnessing a once-in-a-thousand-year

destruction of the Christian church. A modern book of

martyrs is being written,” Floyd said. “We need to elevate

before our churches the international crisis in Iraq and

Syria.”

Floyd’s call for prayer came hours before news broke of

airstrikes by combined United States and Arab forces

against ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq.

“Pray every day for these brothers. Pray the prayer of Paul in

2 Thessalonians 3:2, that God might deliver them from

wicked and evil men,” Floyd encouraged Executive

Committee members. “Call upon your church to pray even

this Sunday about it.

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“Pastors and Christian leaders, educate yourself and speak

up on behalf of these brothers and sisters in your churches

and on social media. Don’t let the world ignore this. I call

upon each of us tonight as Southern Baptists to be a voice

that resounds loudly and clearly about this issue.”

In advance of the SBC annual World Hunger Sunday Oct. 12,

Floyd urged financial support of Global Hunger

Relief and Baptist Global Response initiatives which aid

persecuted and displaced Christians globally.

The crisis in Syria and Iraq is

more extreme than many

realize, Floyd said,

describing ISIS as demonic

evil aimed at a brutal

genocide and Christian

holocaust.

“Just three days ago, I was

invited to a confidential

briefing with 40 global Christian leaders. What I learned on

that call was that the situation in Iraq and Syria is even

worse than any of us have imagined,” Floyd said. “Christian

children have been beheaded, Christians are being cut in

half, Christian women are being raped and trafficked by the

thousands, and more than 500,000 Christians in Iraq alone

have been displaced.”

Ronnie Floyd

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Since taking office in June, Floyd has consistently urged

Southern Baptists to pray for spiritual awakening and

revival. He continued his plea in speaking to the Executive

Committee.

“We need to believe God for the next Great Awakening. We

cannot fix ourselves,” said Floyd, longtime senior pastor of

Cross Church in northwest Arkansas. “Most of us know

history relating to the awakenings of the past, but however

you want to describe it, we need a mighty move of God in

this nation like none of us have ever seen.”

Romans 13:11 and 1 Chronicles 12:32 both exhort Christians

to know and respond appropriately to the times, Floyd said,

in regard to the world’s current ills.

“We are so blessed that sovereign God has chosen us to live

at this point in human history, in this decisive and critical

season,” Floyd said, “and we must rise up and be more

responsive than we have ever been.”

The SBC has experienced many transitions since its

founding in 1845 and cannot conduct itself with “ancient

systems in modern times,” Floyd said.

“These days call us to faith, to believing God for the

impossible, and to change not once, not twice, but

perpetually in order to be able to be positioned continually

as a denomination to reach the world for Christ,” he said.

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“We must be willing to die to ourselves, die to our

preferences, die to our disagreements, die to our biases and

prejudices, and be willing to die to our ways, practices and

actions that may prohibit God’s power upon us from

reaching the world for Christ.”

In order to believe God for the next Great Awakening,

Christians must agree that revival is needed, become

extraordinary in their prayer lives and enlist thousands more

to pray for revival.

Unity, agreement and cooperation were prevailing themes of

Floyd’s address. He urged Southern Baptists to take seven

steps in response toward revival. In addition to praying for

Iraq and Syria and praying for a Great Awakening, Floyd

urged Southern Baptists to come together in unity,

recapture what it means to cooperate together, elevate the

needs and values of the SBC Cooperative Program, recommit

to personal and church evangelism, and attend the annual

meeting June 16-17 in Columbus, Ohio.

Floyd announced the new

website www.pray4awakening.com as a tool to mobilize

Southern Baptists in prayer.

“Extraordinary prayer is more than you are doing today

personally, more than our churches are doing today, and

more than our convention is doing today,” Floyd said.

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“We need to call out to God with great urgency, with a firm

conviction, that revival and spiritual awakening is our great

need. Therefore, we will not stop crying out to God until God

brings it to us.”

During his presidency, Floyd said he already has heard from

Southern Baptist leaders a sense of desperation and

urgency for God to “fall down upon His people with fresh

power and with fresh fire from heaven.”

He said he has conducted conference calls with Southern

Baptist leaders including student, collegiate, young adult

and education pastors to strategize for personal and church

evangelism across the nation.

“Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, these are days

of crisis, urgency and opportunity. We must increase our

pace in all we do. We need our own holy version of a hurry

up, no huddle offense in fulfilling the Great Commission,” he

said, referencing the coaching strategy of Gus Malzahn,

head football coach of the Auburn University Tigers.

“We will only do this when we work together in this urgent

moment, to pray more than ever, to unify more than ever, to

cooperate more than ever, to give more than ever, to be

more courageous than ever, and to commit ourselves more

than ever to finish the task of reaching the world for Christ.”

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(EDITOR’S NOTE - Diana Chandler is general assignment

writer/editor for Baptist Press, the Southern Baptist

Convention’s news service.)

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Hindu Nationalist Group Seeking to Cleanse Christian

Presence From India Is Not Unlike ISIS, Watchdog Group

Warns

BY STOYAN ZAIMOV , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER

HTTP://WWW.CHRISTIANPOST.COM/NEWS/HINDU-

NATIONALIST-GROUP-SEEKING-TO-CLEANSE-CHRISTIAN-

PRESENCE-FROM-INDIA-IS-NOT-UNLIKE-ISIS-WATCHDOG-

GROUP-WARNS-126033/

(PHOTO: REUTERS/MUKESH GUPTA)

Supporters of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, prime

ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya

Janata Party and Gujarat's chief minister, cheer as they

listen to Modi during a rally in Hiranagar, India, March 26,

2014.

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International Christian Concern has warned that Sangh

Parivar, an umbrella Hindu nationalist group, is inflicting

suffering and looking to cleanse the minority Christian

population in India, much like terror group ISIS is doing in

Iraq and Syria.

The watchdog group said in a press release that the

nationalist group and its associate organizations have been

directing hate speech toward Christians and leading attacks

on pastors and churches in the northern state of Uttar

Pradesh. Believers are reportedly worried that radical Hindu

nationalism and persecution of minorities will escalate.

John Dayal, a member of the Indian government's National

Integration Council, said: "There has been a sharp rise in

hate campaigns against Christians by political

organizations. This threat of purging Christians from villages

extends from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to now

Uttar Pradesh, and to the borders of the national capital of

New Delhi."

There have been reports of churches being turned into Hindu

temples, and entire mobs attacking Christian houses — ICC

shared of one incident in July where a church in

Sahakarinagar village was rampaged by a group of 25 Hindu

radicals, led by Hemanth Singh, a leader in the local

Bajrangdal group.

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Rev. R. C. Paul, who was leading a Bible study at the church

at the time, was beaten along with several other members.

"We were shaken and are very scared of the situation in the

area. We are concerned of our safety, even going alone

outside looks very dangerous at the moment," Paul said.

ICC noted in its press release that news headlines will

continue to focus on Christian persecution at the hands of

terror group ISIS in Iraq, but argued that the international

community "must take notice of the issues of Christian

persecution globally."

"Like Christians facing ISIS in Iraq, millions of Christians

across India are facing persecution at the hands of radical

Hindu nationalist groups," the watchdog group added.

"Without drastic change, this difficult situation will likely

only get worse, as radical Hindu nationalist groups popping

up across India have been given almost complete impunity

under the new Hindu nationalist government led by BJP and

Narendra Modi."

Following May's election of the nationalist Bharatiya Janata

Party, several Indian church leaders had said that they were

not concerned that extremist groups would rise up against

minorities.

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"Minorities, such as Christians and Muslims, are an integral

part of the nation and of the social fabric of Indian society.

Minorities are protected by the Constitution, I believe that

the new government cannot and will not want to go against

the Constitution. As Christians we are confident," His Exc.

Mgr. Stanley Roman, bishop of Quilon, in the state of Kerala,

had said at the time.

His Exc. Mgr. Albert D'Souza, archbishop of Agra, in the

state of Uttar Pradesh, and general secretary of the Indian

Bishops' Conference, added that sometimes "small groups of

fanatics can give us concern," but argued that the Church

"will continue in its mission to pray for the new government

and contribute to the common good of the nation, supporting

democracy, respect for pluralism, the rights of all and a

secular concept in the political agenda."

New Delhi Archbishop Anil J. Couto has now also raised

concern, however, at the rising attacks on Christians and

churches in India in recent months.

"It is very disturbing, and we request local authorities to

take adequate measures to book the miscreants threatening

to weaken the social fabric of this great nation," Couto said.

"The Sangh Parivar plan [is] to carry out shuddhikaran —

attempts to re-convert Christians to Hinduism," the

Archbishop continued."This move by fundamentalist groups

is a grave assault on the fundamental rights of individuals

and people and groups."

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Other persecution watchdog ministries, like Open Doors,

have also noted a rise in Hindu extremism targeting

Christians. The group ranks India as number 28 on its list of

countries where Christians face the most persecution.

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By A Reporter

http://www.dawn.com/news/1133718/muslims-christians-

come-together-for-peace

ISLAMABAD: As many as 150 Muslim and Christian families,

affected by the recent floods,

attended a function at a church in connection with the World

Peace Day on Monday.

The event was organised at the Khanna Dak Christian

Colony church with the hope that it would give a message to

the nation that different communities can live together in

peace and harmony.

Know more: Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?

Priest Faqir Masih told the audience that it was the first

time in his life that he had seen members of the two

communities together in a church.

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“We are pleased and honoured by the presence of the

Muslims in this church. This will bring the communities

closer.”

The event was an initiative of the Global Peace Pioneers

(GPP), a non-governmental organization, working for peace,

interfaith harmony and sustainable development.

Ninety-nine flood-affected families from the Christian Colony

and 60 from Pindorian and Iqbal Town attended the event.

Published in Dawn, September 23rd , 2014

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Kathi Macias Devotional

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you [Mary], and the power of

the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy

One who is to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke

1:35, NKJV).

Someone recently said to me, “I don’t know why

the Christian Church doesn’t just admit that Joseph was

Jesus’ father; then maybe I could buy into their religion.”

One of the saddest statements I’ve ever heard, for

if the Church (God forbid!) should ever confess such a thing,

it would be apostate and all true believers would have to

disassociate themselves from it.

The very heart of the Christian faith hangs on the

truth of the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection of Christ.

Without those underpinnings, our faith is a futile and dead

religion. Though the faithless might then be able to “buy into

it,” the faithful simply could not do so.

Years ago, when I first became a born-again

believer, a wise old pastor said to me, “Make Bible study and

prayer your daily disciplines. As you do so, begin to make a

list of things you’re willing to go to war over—things you

believe so strongly you would die for them.

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And then never compromise.” Then he smiled and added,

“But keep your list short.”

That was more than four decades ago, and I have

never forgotten his excellent advice. I have made my

“willing to go to war over” list short and to the point, not

including negotiable items such as baptism (sprinkling or

dunking), rapture (pre-, mid- or post-), etc. But the few items

that are on that list must never be changed or compromised,

and the Virgin Birth is one of those items. If we concede that

the father of Jesus could have been Joseph, then we have

denied His divinity, relegating Him solely to human nature,

which is flawed. How then could His death on the Cross

have atoned for our sins, if He too was in need of

atonement?

No, the Church can never confess such blasphemy,

and that means that none of us as individuals dare do so.

When we encounter people who say they might be able to

“buy into” the Christian faith if only the Church would stop

asserting the Virgin Birth as fact, then we must pray for

such deceived individuals. For it is for them (as well as us)

that Christ came to earth, was born of the Virgin Mary,

atoned for our sins on the Cross, rose again—and will one

day return to reign. Those are unchanging truths you can

literally bet your life on. Communicating the vision… (Hab.2:2)

alandkathi@ca.rr.com

www.kathimacias.com

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Hated to Loved: Jeff Godsown

This is the true story about a man whom God established

as His own, and still is being honed by God for continued

service. This man got saved late in his life, and even after

he was saved, he didn’t really take everything Godly

serious. Then one day, he heard preacher say; “if you want

to know the truth of God’s Word, study it from the original

language”. Now mind you, that sentence had to take root,

before it could take over, and with the all types and different

kind of objections this man had, he didn’t want to go that

far. Then a God moment happened, right there in front of his

face, in English letters but Hebrew words was the scripture

from John 1:1. Each Hebrew word was translated into

English so he actually got to see just what the Hebrew Bible

was all about and a taste of the difference. John

1:1; Bereshis (in the Beginning) was the Dvar Hashem

[YESHAYAH 55:11; BERESHIS 1:1], and the Dvar Hashem

was agav (along with) Hashem [MISHLE 8:30; 30:4], and the

Dvar Hashem is the very character and nature of God and

nothing less, by nature, than Elohim in a reflection as if in a

mirror!

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[Psa 56:11(10); Yn 17:5; Rev. 19:13] Just the slightest

difference, but that difference established a hunger in this

man to want to know more, and in his searching, what he

learned made him even hungrier. He sat and studied

silently, learning old Biblical Hebrew, and still does today,

digging into every word, that he might get a better picture

and understanding of who God is. He learned to seek the

Spirit of truth over everything he read, and why God said

things a certain way, he also learned the language does

make a difference. Slowly, he began writing the things God

was placing in his spirit man, the results were

strange to see, and for a while, some were hurtful.

It’s kind of funny, how God chooses His people, and for

the life of me, I can’t quite fathom, how He makes His

choices. I can look back on my life and say, this thing led to

this other thing, which led to another thing, and all these

things added up to God’s placement ofmy calling in Christ,

but hey what do I know.

It’s also kind of funny to watch what happens in a

congregation, he’s been invited to preach to, the changing

looks on faces and their ever changing posture. This man

starts off like this; “I am just a man, and as a man, I don’t

expect you to believe what I’m saying, but I do expect you to

check out what I say with both God and His Word”. When he

is finished and everybody is showing their disdain and desire

to never hear from him again, he still walks to his vehicle in

peace, and with a smile in his heart that kind of shows on

his face.

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This man was once asked about the smile, he calmly

stated; “they have no idea what they’re in for”. On a nice

night, you can hear him, from his open window, praying for

everyone to receive what God had planted, he already knew,

God was going to do His God thing, and people were going to

be changed. This man makes it clear, he is no orator, yet

every word that proceeds from his mouth, comes out with

boldness and confidence, some might even say; it’s as if God

was speaking through him. This man has had his bouts with

the desire to be recognized, so he too has had to learn to

fight the natural prideful desires of mankind, though it

doesn’t look it and you never hear it anymore, he still fights

the good fight to not let pride enter. God is continually

having a profound effect in this man’s life, and come hell,

high-water, or total destruction, this man will never forsake

his redeemer.

It’s when he is invited back to preach, he actually gets to

see the fruit of his availing himself to God, in those who

were angry with him and hated him, for revealing their

private lives to others. He never spied on anyone, he doesn’t

tell secrets from personal knowledge, and he won’t cause

division between brothers, he just speaks what God places

in his heart and the words God places in his mouth. Though

he was hated, the first, second, or third time he spoke, there

always comes a day, when the people of the church he

speaks with, actually show him love. People may say they

want the truth, but the fact to that is, they only want it if it

doesn’t affect them.

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When truth starts hitting to hard at home, then truth causes

an eruption of anger in people, but if like these people,

whose hearts changed, they would talk with God and ask

Him to remove their hurtful and or wicked ways. In the act

of spiritual surgery, removing these ugly burdens, people

sense a freedom and a joy, along with the peace that passes

all understanding, then they get it. It is out of love that hard

truths are spoken, and those same hard truths were the

ones needed for that particular member of the body of

Christ. It is love that set them free, just like Jesus on the

cross, God the Father, out of love sent His Son the Word of

God in love, to free His people from the chains and nets of

Satan. Jesus made it clear, if there is no Jesus, the Word of

God in love in us, then how can He know us? If He doesn’t

know us, then it’s too bad for our eternal rest, actually in

this case, “our unrest”.

Isn’t it better to believe and receive in love, than to stand

on the outside, looking in, in our unrest and torment? I write

these things to help all who read, and though some of these

messages are really hard to swallow, I do what I do in

love. Like that man said; “I am just a man, and as a man, I

don’t expect you to believe what I’m saying, but I do expect

you to check out what I say with both God, and His Word”.

Let us all get on the right track, the track that’s shows we

renew our minds daily and we study to show ourselves

approved, not to men, but to God alone. In this statement is

the law of God, in doing it and even sharing it in love, is the

command of Christ.

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Isn’t it time we got hungry for the real Jesus and not the

man-made, man painted Jesus, we can see by reading and

studying God’s Word, every man is a liar but God alone is

true, Amen!!!

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The Story Of Soul

~Author Unknown~ ADDED BY CAROLYN

ISPEAKLIFEINCHRIST PULLEN

Once was a man named Soul who was walking in a garden.

He was whistling a real sweet tune for he was saved and

had the joy of the Lord, but he was a baby Christian. As Soul

was walking a beautiful and seductive woman came out

from behind a tree. Soul was very startled. He said, "Hello,

I'm Soul, what is your name?" She replied, "I am Temptation,

I have what you want." "What do I want?" Replied Soul.

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"You want to do all things which are of the flesh," Said

Temptation. Soul replied, "O.K., lead me." So he and

Temptation went off and fulfilled the desires of the flesh.

When Soul returned to the garden, he met a man named

Condemnation.

Condemnation said, "Hey, I see you have met my friend,

Temptation." Soul said, "Yes, who are you?" "I'm

Condemnation, I come after Temptation, we work hand-in-

hand." Then Condemnation jumped on Soul's back and began

to beat him. He hit him in the face and kicked him when he

was down. This went on for several days.

On about the third day a man named Mercy came running

and said, "I command you Condemnation to stop beating

Soul." Condemnation snickered, "Make me." So Mercy

unsheathed his sword and cut Condemnation in two.

As Soul watched in astonished pain, he was overtaken by

the power of Mercy. Mercy walked up to Soul and said, "I

have dealt with Condemnation before. He should not show

up around you anymore." Soul replied, "How can I ever thank

you?" "Well," replied Mercy, "I was sent here by God and He

told me to introduce you to a dear friend of mine.

His name is Redemption." Redemption walked up and said,

"Hello Soul, I see that you are not doing well." Soul replied,

"Not until Mercy came along. It is a pleasure to meet you

Redemption."

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"Well," said Redemption," I am glad to meet you. Are you

ready to accept me?" "What do you mean?" asked Soul.

Redemption said, "Well, when you accepted Jesus and

decided to walk with Him then you chose to accept the

things of Him and His love. I am apart of Jesus' Love. I help

you feel forgiven. You will never have to deal with

Condemnation again. Temptation may come around, but I

have someone I would like for you to meet that can help you

with that.

His name is Grace." Grace walked up to Soul and said,

"Hello Soul, I have been waiting for you. As a matter of fact

all three of us have been waiting to meet you. I will help you

take the way out of Temptation that God gives you as it

comes up.

The last person we want you to meet is Faith." "Hi Soul, I am

Faith, and I will help you stay strong and keep your beliefs

strong," said Faith. Soul began to cry. When he began to cry

Redemption said, "This is what we were here for. Jesus

redeemed you, saved you by Grace through Faith and gives

you his Mercy. Jesus loves you Soul." Soul said, "I love you

Jesus."

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The-Play/TESTIMONY

BY MARGARET MULLINGS

Margaret Mullings author, playwright, and evangelist will

celebrated a major milestone in her life at Mt. Calvary

Baptist Church, Seagrape . Mullings will not only have a

sneak peek of her upcoming book, but will stage the play

named for the book, From the cage to the Palace in

celebration of her golden year plus two. As a staunch

believer in the word of God and His direction for her life,

Mullings told The Freeport News that the production set for

tonight is not only for unbelievers, but also for believers who

are struggling with one situation or another, especially

suicide.

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Having a firsthand experience with and overcoming a time

when she contemplated ending her own life, Mullings noted

that for a long time, she hid the experience. However,

Mullings added that at this precious time in her life, she is

humbled and gives God thanks because, "I never thought I

would really live to 24-years, but God's willing on September

18 I would be 52." Noting that it has been quite a journey

and having got the release to write her autobiography, From

the cage to the palace, Mullings describe her experiences

getting to this stage in her life as "simply amazing." Adding

that her life story, transformation, was something that she

never wanted to share. " It was a time where I was

suicidal... I had a divine encounter with the Lord on my way

going to commit suicide." Mullings, a believer, a wife and

mother during the time, said no one knew what she was

"dealing with, what she was experiencing."

She recalled that her children were at school, her husband

was out at the time and she was battling a number of

challenges all encompassing suicide but the one thing that

stood out, she noted with the act was un-forgiveness. She

remembers, vividly, making plans to go to the ocean to end

her life, but before leaving her home, "I got as far as the

front-room and I heard these words â you can go to the

ocean or you can come to me." After stubbornly ignoring

what she heard for a few minutes, Mullings said she finally

surrendered. "

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The spirit of suicide is very strong and is accompanied with

other spirits like depression, unforgiveness, guilt..." She

noted that that was a very difficult time in her life. " You can

be a Christian, going to church and doing all the church

things ... but you can be on your way to hell because of un-

forgiveness; and so this play is to share the message that

there is hope. " You don't have to die, you don't have to take

your life, you don't have to stay in the cage but you can get

to the palace. The palace of forgiveness, the palace of

surrender, the palace of release." Mullings expects lives to

be changed during the showing Thursday evening, as this is

a worldwide message that affects not only the mature, but

the young as well. She hopes by sharing her experience

during that dark time with the audience many will find, "they

can either go to the ocean or they can go to God, and He has

all the answers to every question, need, want and desire, we

have." Mullings said that an invitation is extended to the

entire Grand Bahama community to attend the play tonight

and be blessed.

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SERVING THE LAW OF GOD WITH OUR MIND - Part 1

By Ambassador Amos Young

[Rom 7:25]

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the

mind I myself serve "the law of God;" > but with the flesh (If

I succumb to so would then serve) > the law of sin.

Mat 5:1

And {Jesus} seeing the multitudes, (Jesus didn't just look on

them as to be seeing them merely in his physical presence.

Jesus perceived being the Son of Man as to what the

multitudes were in need of, He having always known having

been slain before the foundation of the world for the sins of

the world; The Lamb of God).

Jesus supplies the needs we are to come to know so do to

serve Father in the law of God with our mind thus not to

fulfill the lust of the flesh, for flesh and blood cannot enter

into The Kingdom of Heaven. (even though some folk be

saying, no prob Bob)

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Jesus comes to impart (share so to teach richly as a seed

planted deeply in the mind and heart of the one open to

receiving so being the branch of the Vine bearing fruit in Him

of Him for Him expanding his Kingdom faith to faith for, we

can do nothing, on our own ….Jesus is come so to change

“the mind and heart” [Mat 4:17] of whosoever will, having

and ear to hear, hear – and so …

… seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and

when he was set, his disciples came unto him: (the disciples

too were now set to learn, hear, be filled regarding Jesus

doctrine (teachings) that they also would go forth send of

Him to teach and preach the same as they were taught by

Jesus [Luk 8:1] [Acts 1:3] and Paul by revelation, so having

fought the good fight, having finished the course [Acts

28:23-24. 30=31] …

5:1-2

… seeing the multitudes, {Jesus} went up into the mountain

and when he was set his disciples came unto him and

{Jesus} opened his mouth and taught them, saying > : 3

Blessed are the poor (the humble in heart, those of a

contrite heart, a heart of humility fit for the receiving in

heart and mind, poor) in spirit ….

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Blessed Are [present-tense] ... Blessed are the poor in spirit:

for theirs is THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SERVING THE LAW

OF GOD WITH OUR MIND...

[Acts 17:5-8]

Ambassador, Amos Young Sr.

Kingdom-Community Tuesday Evening Bible Study 6:00 PM -

7:00 pm @ Heavenly House Sober-Living Facility, Pomona

1439 Carol Drive

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The Knowledge of the Kingdom of

God vs the Ignorance of Men BY

DR.LEONARD ROBINSON

"One of the worst assaults on God's word comes from

people who say they believe the Bible but don't know what it

teaches." John MacArthur

This statement could not be more true and stated by one of

Christaindom's foremost leaders of fundamental,

conservative Christian theology. I've listened to MacArthur

teach on the Kingdom of God on a radio station out of

Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York and unfortunately he did not

come close enough to what the Bible says on the subject,

but for the person who hasn't studied the Kingdom at all or

likes MacArthur's work, they would think that what John

MacArthur taught on the Kingdom would be sound theology

in part, because it was John MacArthur doing the teaching.

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That being said, I find MacArthur's quote on the importance

of believing the Bible and knowing what it teaches, having

knowledge of God's word, quite commendable. His

statement captures my sentiment when I think about how

important it is for you and I to understand the Kingdom of

God on our Heavenly Father's terms.

Think about it just for a moment. Jesus in His defeat of

Satan in the wilderness having been tempted of the Devil

declares; "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every

word which shall proceed out of the mouth of God."

Then Jesus, who is the Word of God out of the mouth of God,

the Word that dwelt among us full of grace and truth

proceeds to speak as the voice of God and boldly declares

"Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Aren't we also called of God to live by every Word that

proceeds out of His mouth? Unfortunately when it comes to

the knowledge of God's Word its as though we've never read

these words so concerning Jesus preached doctrine of the

Kingdom of God. It's as though Jesus Kingdom doctrine

never really entered our theology or at least, certainly not to

the degree that it should have.

Much of today's preaching even by many of the leading

ministers of our time is an interesting blend of motivational

messages aimed at getting the church member to hold on

because help is on its way, to also being a series of self help

formulas for "going to the next level" in achieving personal

success.

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Where there is ignorance concerning sound doctrine as it

pertains to the Word of God, such ignorance can become the

citadel of the adversary. Yet, almost any preacher who has

been around for any real length of time would not be quick

to agree with you that something is and has been missing in

our theology. They've started Churches, weathered storms,

seen members come and go and witness God's faithfulness

on their behalf or just as they've preached to the members,

they are holding on until a breakthrough comes and they

walk into their season. You would think God is like dangling

a carrot or something but the fact of the matter is that we've

missed something so vitally important to our spiritual

maturity and the provision of God in all things, and what has

and is missing is the knowledge of the Kingdom of God on

our Heavenly Father's terms just as He instructed Jesus, the

Master teacher to teach us.

It was in the heart of the Father to give us Jesus as the

Chief Shepherd who would lead us into green pastures and

restore our souls. To accomplish His role He preached the

Kingdom and led as many as would follow, into the Kingdom

and by His work on the cross brought the Kingdom into

them.

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Whether you see it or not, or even understand it or not, God

is changing the way we perceive and do Church. In a great

way and to a large degree judgment has began at the house

of the Lord and the next generation of reformers will be

those Kingdom sons and daughters who lead with humility

and a great love for God and God's people, leaders who also

have a great understanding of the Kingdom of God which is

the heart of the Father towards those who will voluntarily

submit to His royal rule, authority and dominion as Supreme

King, and to His Son and King of kings and Lord of lords.

What the Father is doing in this hour, the reality of it is so

great and so wonderful, that the truth that is being revealed

concerning the Kingdom of God is actually causing to come

to the surface the errors we've all been walking in and

exposing the men and women who hold such errors, even

promoting them.

Saints of God what I've written here as led of the Holy Spirit

you will never understand until you begin to study the

Kingdom of God as a child. Go to the gospels, look up the

word definitions for Seek", "First" "Kingdom" and

"Righteousness" according to Matthew 6:33. Also study

everywhere in the gospels where Jesus preached, taught

and demonstrated the Kingdom of God. If you are really

hungry to know the truth then the Holy Spirit will unfold the

mystery of the Kingdom to you and you will begin to see that

the central message Jesus preached and commanded us to

preach is that the Kingdom has arrived and yet is also

eternal to come.

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It is this missing message of the Kingdom that is the

ultimate key to your personal maturity and eventual

fruitfulness in all things that the Lord would require of you in

this generation.

MacArthur was right. "One of the worst assaults on God's

word comes from people who say they believe the Bible but

don't know what it teaches."

Friends study the Kingdom of God, not because I am so

insistent about it, but because Jesus said that the Kingdom

and righteousness are to be your number one priority.

Ambassador,

Dr. Leonard Robinson

Kingdom Vision Ministries International

The Kingdom Church at Cheltenham Mall

267-357-9816

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Added By Carolyn IspeaklifeinChrist Pullen

Beloved,

Do not doubt GOD!

My Confidence - My Hope

~Deborah Ann~

My confidence is in the Lord,

for I know He cares for me

I place my hope in Him

not in the things, I can see.

He protects and shelters me,

in His goodness with His grace

He is my security and refuge

with Him any problem, I can face.

I know I can count on Him,

for wisdom and for rest

for He knows what I need

He has for me, only the best.

I am so very happy,

for in the Lord I have peace

His compassion never fails me

my hope in Him ~ will not cease!

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