Psalm 115:1 ... Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
"Thy name" ... THE WORD OF GOD
Jesus went to the cross because of HIS respect to the fulfillment of the scriptures ...
Mt. 26 ... And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 51And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear. 52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
The name that is above all names ... THE WORD OF GOD ... that liveth and abideth forever.
Nothing should be higher in our lives that the word of God ... To fulfill the word given us by God we lay down our lives (our reputations), and take up our cross, and follow HIM (the Word)
Mt. 13 ... Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
(Providing daily encouragement for the body of Christ by the Spirit of God to help the church in the end times.)
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Destruction of minister Jimmy Swaggart
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
In the early 1980's, Jimmy Swaggart's advertising agent told me the following story about Swaggart.
Swaggart came to them to hire them to represent him and to get larger numbers of people to come to his meetings. He was "tired" of having 400-500 people at meetings and wanted to increase this number significantly, according to the ad agent who represented him at that time. Swaggart and the advertising agency decided to increase the music performed at the meeting to attract people.
I was horrified at this. I tried to deliver the following message to Swaggart. "Stop using music to attract people and go back to preaching the word of God."
When I couldn't get the message to Swaggart because of his body-guards and his filtering system which kept Swaggart from seeing mail, I spoke the message on my radio broadcasts which were from coast to coast in USA. (Two of my radio stations were owned by Swaggart at the time.)
A few years after this, the story broke that Swaggart was caught with a prostitute. He made a tearful repentance on TV that he had sinned. The position of the Assembly of God church at the time was they needed to forgive "brother Swaggart" and pray for him. I heard this preached in Clovis, NM, USA from Assembly of God pulpit.
My reaction: They don't need to pray for him. They need to put him out of the church. This is what Paul said to do about such sins in the church.
Paul said ... I Cor. 5 ... But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 12For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
We are not supposed to judge the world in such matters. We are supposed to judge the church if any man doing such sins in called a "brother". And Paul says to put such a "wicked person" away from the church. Do not eat with such a person ... do not eat the Word of God with such a person ... certainly we would not eat natural food with him nor "keep company" with him.
After the first prostitute story, and after the tearful "repentance" on TV, Swaggart was caught with another prostitute. This story may be read on Wikipedia, the Internet Enclyclopedia ... The second time Swaggart replied, "The Lord has told me this is flat none of your business." (According to Wikipedia, Swaggart is still on radio in various places. This does not mean God approves Swaggart. Jesus said in the end times many would be deceived by men who come saying "Jesus is Lord".)
The Swaggart story is yet another example of the following scripture:
I Tim. 5:24 ... Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
... examples of "ministers" whose sins are open beforehand ... shown to all ... There are other "ministers" whose sins are hidden until the day of judgment and their sins "follow after" them and will be revealed to all then.
Please read: Evil from pastors
In the early 1980's, Jimmy Swaggart's advertising agent told me the following story about Swaggart.
Swaggart came to them to hire them to represent him and to get larger numbers of people to come to his meetings. He was "tired" of having 400-500 people at meetings and wanted to increase this number significantly, according to the ad agent who represented him at that time. Swaggart and the advertising agency decided to increase the music performed at the meeting to attract people.
I was horrified at this. I tried to deliver the following message to Swaggart. "Stop using music to attract people and go back to preaching the word of God."
When I couldn't get the message to Swaggart because of his body-guards and his filtering system which kept Swaggart from seeing mail, I spoke the message on my radio broadcasts which were from coast to coast in USA. (Two of my radio stations were owned by Swaggart at the time.)
A few years after this, the story broke that Swaggart was caught with a prostitute. He made a tearful repentance on TV that he had sinned. The position of the Assembly of God church at the time was they needed to forgive "brother Swaggart" and pray for him. I heard this preached in Clovis, NM, USA from Assembly of God pulpit.
My reaction: They don't need to pray for him. They need to put him out of the church. This is what Paul said to do about such sins in the church.
Paul said ... I Cor. 5 ... But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 12For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
We are not supposed to judge the world in such matters. We are supposed to judge the church if any man doing such sins in called a "brother". And Paul says to put such a "wicked person" away from the church. Do not eat with such a person ... do not eat the Word of God with such a person ... certainly we would not eat natural food with him nor "keep company" with him.
After the first prostitute story, and after the tearful "repentance" on TV, Swaggart was caught with another prostitute. This story may be read on Wikipedia, the Internet Enclyclopedia ... The second time Swaggart replied, "The Lord has told me this is flat none of your business." (According to Wikipedia, Swaggart is still on radio in various places. This does not mean God approves Swaggart. Jesus said in the end times many would be deceived by men who come saying "Jesus is Lord".)
The Swaggart story is yet another example of the following scripture:
I Tim. 5:24 ... Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
... examples of "ministers" whose sins are open beforehand ... shown to all ... There are other "ministers" whose sins are hidden until the day of judgment and their sins "follow after" them and will be revealed to all then.
Please read: Evil from pastors
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Psalm 46:10-11 ... Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted
among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts
is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
When we have a problem, we turn to God in prayer, asking Him what He wants us to do. Then we wait after we pray. Sometimes God will answer us immediately by bringing a word to our mind. Other times we wait for days, for months, and even for years before the light comes on in our mind and we see what to do.
One time I waited for about 4 years for an answer to a problem.
In my previous house, the kitchen was very small and each time my mother and I tried to be in the kitchen at the same time we were running over each other. And each time this happened, I prayed, asking God if there was anything I could do about this small kitchen. This went on for about 4 years.
Then one day, I walked into the kitchen and it was as if a light went on in my head and I saw immediately what to do to solve the problem. There was a walk in pantry in the kitchen. I moved the pantry to the adjacent, attached garage. Then I moved the refrigerator to the place where the pantry had been. This opened up the kitchen, giving more counter space and freeing the walk room. After this we had no more problem.
So we pray, and we wait until we see what to do.
Numbers 9 ... And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. 18At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents. 19And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. 20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. 21And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
As long as the way is "cloudy", stay still. Don't do anything. Don't force the issue. Wait on God.
When you have the wisdom from God the following will be present in the answer: James 3:17 ... But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
When we have a problem, we turn to God in prayer, asking Him what He wants us to do. Then we wait after we pray. Sometimes God will answer us immediately by bringing a word to our mind. Other times we wait for days, for months, and even for years before the light comes on in our mind and we see what to do.
One time I waited for about 4 years for an answer to a problem.
In my previous house, the kitchen was very small and each time my mother and I tried to be in the kitchen at the same time we were running over each other. And each time this happened, I prayed, asking God if there was anything I could do about this small kitchen. This went on for about 4 years.
Then one day, I walked into the kitchen and it was as if a light went on in my head and I saw immediately what to do to solve the problem. There was a walk in pantry in the kitchen. I moved the pantry to the adjacent, attached garage. Then I moved the refrigerator to the place where the pantry had been. This opened up the kitchen, giving more counter space and freeing the walk room. After this we had no more problem.
So we pray, and we wait until we see what to do.
Numbers 9 ... And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 16So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. 18At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents. 19And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. 20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. 21And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
As long as the way is "cloudy", stay still. Don't do anything. Don't force the issue. Wait on God.
When you have the wisdom from God the following will be present in the answer: James 3:17 ... But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Destruction of minister Robert Tilton
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
In approximately 1979, I went with a friend to a church in the Dallas metroplex. This church met in an old warehouse. Approximately 200 people attended that group at the time I first went there. The pastors were Bob and Marty Tilton.
Before long, Bob was excited to go on radio. He made the statement that he planned to be bigger than Kenneth Copeland. Bob began adding radio stations all over USA.
Then Bob contracted to go on TV. (He was really excited about TV broadcasting.) He began adding TV. And Bob began getting stranger and stranger from the pulpit ... fund raising became a main focal point and he used a scripture concerning 100-fold return to "extort" money from greedy people in congregations.
Bob was becoming very big in ministry circles.
There was a woman at his church who was said to be a prophet. Her name was Ava. Her best friend was Marty Tilton, Bob's wife.
Bob invited Ava to be on his TV show. Just before they went on camera, Bob said to Ava ... "Oh, just one thing ... don't mention anything about being a prophet for that is not popular." Ava told me about this. She was devastated. I was horrified.
God gave me a judgment against Bob Tilton which was a scripture at the end of Mt. 23 ... Because Bob did this, he "killed" a prophet. Here was the judgment against Bob.
Mt. 23:38 ... Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
I recorded this judgment and sent it to Bob. I received report from Ava that Bob and Marty and some of the office staff did listen to the recording. Then they sort of danced around the tape and quoted various scriptures over the tape disclaiming the judgment against him and took scissors and cut the tape in little pieces, thinking they destroyed the message on the tape.
I was reminded of the king in the OT who tore up the parchment from a judgment message sent by a prophet and threw the pieces into the fire and burned the writing. But this did not destroy the message it only destroyed the paper. And God had that prophet write another judgment against the king with even more words on the second message.
Concerning Bob Tilton ... it wasn't too many years before he and Marty divorced. Then ABC aired an expose againt Tilton and the extortion being used to gain money from people. Then some of the church people sued Tilton. Then Tilton remarried. They divorced and she sued him. The expose is printed on Internet on Wikipedia (Internet encyclopedia) for all to see.
Bob's house was left to him desolate.
At one point Bob tore down the old warehouse where we had been meeting and he built an 8000 seat building.
Today that building has been torn down and a bowling alley sits on the spot with no evidence that a church ever gathered there.
The last I heard Bob had drifted off into churches in Florida (USA) and he was still trying to be big time with big money ... but the report is instead of $70 million a year money decreased to $2 million a year. (That is still a lot of money.) According to Wikipedia (Internet Encyclopedia, Tilton is still speaking in church groups. There are many in church group who are and will be deceived by men who say, "Jesus is Lord". Mt. 24:5
The story of Robert Tilton is yet another message showing the following scripture:
I Tim. 5:24 ... Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
... examples of "ministers" whose sins are open beforehand ... shown to all ... There are other "ministers" whose sins are hidden until the day of judgment and their sins "follow after" them and will be revealed to all then.
Please read: Evil from pastors
In approximately 1979, I went with a friend to a church in the Dallas metroplex. This church met in an old warehouse. Approximately 200 people attended that group at the time I first went there. The pastors were Bob and Marty Tilton.
Before long, Bob was excited to go on radio. He made the statement that he planned to be bigger than Kenneth Copeland. Bob began adding radio stations all over USA.
Then Bob contracted to go on TV. (He was really excited about TV broadcasting.) He began adding TV. And Bob began getting stranger and stranger from the pulpit ... fund raising became a main focal point and he used a scripture concerning 100-fold return to "extort" money from greedy people in congregations.
Bob was becoming very big in ministry circles.
There was a woman at his church who was said to be a prophet. Her name was Ava. Her best friend was Marty Tilton, Bob's wife.
Bob invited Ava to be on his TV show. Just before they went on camera, Bob said to Ava ... "Oh, just one thing ... don't mention anything about being a prophet for that is not popular." Ava told me about this. She was devastated. I was horrified.
God gave me a judgment against Bob Tilton which was a scripture at the end of Mt. 23 ... Because Bob did this, he "killed" a prophet. Here was the judgment against Bob.
Mt. 23:38 ... Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
I recorded this judgment and sent it to Bob. I received report from Ava that Bob and Marty and some of the office staff did listen to the recording. Then they sort of danced around the tape and quoted various scriptures over the tape disclaiming the judgment against him and took scissors and cut the tape in little pieces, thinking they destroyed the message on the tape.
I was reminded of the king in the OT who tore up the parchment from a judgment message sent by a prophet and threw the pieces into the fire and burned the writing. But this did not destroy the message it only destroyed the paper. And God had that prophet write another judgment against the king with even more words on the second message.
Concerning Bob Tilton ... it wasn't too many years before he and Marty divorced. Then ABC aired an expose againt Tilton and the extortion being used to gain money from people. Then some of the church people sued Tilton. Then Tilton remarried. They divorced and she sued him. The expose is printed on Internet on Wikipedia (Internet encyclopedia) for all to see.
Bob's house was left to him desolate.
At one point Bob tore down the old warehouse where we had been meeting and he built an 8000 seat building.
Today that building has been torn down and a bowling alley sits on the spot with no evidence that a church ever gathered there.
The last I heard Bob had drifted off into churches in Florida (USA) and he was still trying to be big time with big money ... but the report is instead of $70 million a year money decreased to $2 million a year. (That is still a lot of money.) According to Wikipedia (Internet Encyclopedia, Tilton is still speaking in church groups. There are many in church group who are and will be deceived by men who say, "Jesus is Lord". Mt. 24:5
The story of Robert Tilton is yet another message showing the following scripture:
I Tim. 5:24 ... Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
... examples of "ministers" whose sins are open beforehand ... shown to all ... There are other "ministers" whose sins are hidden until the day of judgment and their sins "follow after" them and will be revealed to all then.
Please read: Evil from pastors
Friday, June 28, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Romans 13:12-14 ... The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and
envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision
for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
"Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ" ... Dress in the Word from God. This is our clothing.
Concerning the day being far spend ... Paul worked in the heat of the day. The price Paul paid for sharing the word of God was severe. When Ananias was told to go to "Saul of Tarsus" (to Paul), God said to Ananias concerning Paul ... Acts 9:16 ... he (Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
Paul said this of himself ... II Cor. 6 ... But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Paul was greatly attacked by the religious people of his day. But Paul suffered the abuse because of the love of the message.
One of the most difficult messages of Paul's day had to be the message concerning circumcision. Galations.
God instituted circumcision. Yet Paul comes along telling them circumcision will avail them nothing, to believe by faith in Jesus instead. Paul was really abused by the religious people because of the message. But Paul faithfully spoke the message.
Our suffering today, and we do suffer abuse from the church people because of the messages from God, is not anything like the suffering of Paul.
Paul worked in the heat of the day. It is hard to work in the heat of the day.
I'm convinced we work in the late hour of the day, the cool of the day. And yet we suffer for the message we deliver. But we know there might be one person out there in a corrupt church group who would hear the message we speak and be helped. So we suffer the abuse of the people who call themselves Christians who cannot hear the message from God against their corruption.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
"Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ" ... Dress in the Word from God. This is our clothing.
Concerning the day being far spend ... Paul worked in the heat of the day. The price Paul paid for sharing the word of God was severe. When Ananias was told to go to "Saul of Tarsus" (to Paul), God said to Ananias concerning Paul ... Acts 9:16 ... he (Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
Paul said this of himself ... II Cor. 6 ... But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Paul was greatly attacked by the religious people of his day. But Paul suffered the abuse because of the love of the message.
One of the most difficult messages of Paul's day had to be the message concerning circumcision. Galations.
God instituted circumcision. Yet Paul comes along telling them circumcision will avail them nothing, to believe by faith in Jesus instead. Paul was really abused by the religious people because of the message. But Paul faithfully spoke the message.
Our suffering today, and we do suffer abuse from the church people because of the messages from God, is not anything like the suffering of Paul.
Paul worked in the heat of the day. It is hard to work in the heat of the day.
I'm convinced we work in the late hour of the day, the cool of the day. And yet we suffer for the message we deliver. But we know there might be one person out there in a corrupt church group who would hear the message we speak and be helped. So we suffer the abuse of the people who call themselves Christians who cannot hear the message from God against their corruption.
Poison gas dream: In approximately 1980, God gave me the following dream. There
was a room filled with people and a man was speaking to these people. I
went in and sat down and began listening. Then another man rushed into
the room and said, "Stop ... can't you see. It's too late. It's already begun."
The first man resumed speaking. But I looked out the window to see
what was happening. I was shocked in what I saw. There was a civil
defense warning system on top of a tall pole. A type of poison gas was coming out of the speaker.
The shocking thing was this: The system that was set up to warn us was
being used to poison us. In the dream, I looked at the man sitting next
to me. His eyes were open. He had a big smile on his face. But he
was dead! He was a corpse though he was looking directly at the speaker
and seemed to be paying attention. Then I looked at the other people
in the room and they were all dead though they looked alive. And as I
sat there listening to the speaker, I felt myself falling asleep
(dying). I knew it would kill me too if I sat there among them.
Later
God showed me this is what is happening in the church gatherings
today. Instead of being warned, people are being gassed to death with
the doctrines.
Destruction of ministers Jim & Tammy Bakker
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
In the early 1980's there was a husband/wife TV team called Jim and Tammy Bakker. They were very popular on TV in USA.
I was shocked when I was vising in Detroit where I was on radio and saw a glimpse of their TV program at the home where I was staying. I thought them abominable.
Later God gave me a message for them. The message concerned adultery. I delivered the message by mail and identified myself as an apostle/prophet of Jesus Christ with a warning from Holy Spirit.
The letter head on which I wrote had the name of our ministry group: JESUS MINISTRIES
A few days later, I received a form type response from Jim & Tammy Bakker. It said: "Dear Jesus ... Thank you for your wonderful message... Jesus, I want you to know Tammy and I prayed for you today ..."
This really tells it all!
A few months later, a huge public scandal was shown about the Bakkers on network television in USA. Their "ministry" disappeared. They divorced. Tammy remarried very soon. Then she got cancer and died. Jim Bakker was tried in federal court, found guilty of mail fraud and sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.
This is just one of many examples of ministers who turn the house of God into a den of thieves.
I Tim. 5:24 ... Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
The Bakker's and Jimmy Swaggart and Robert Tilton are examples of "ministers" whose sins are open beforehand ... shown to all ... There are other "ministers" whose sins are hidden until the day of judgment and their sins "follow after" them and will be revealed to all then.
Please read: Evil from pastors
In the early 1980's there was a husband/wife TV team called Jim and Tammy Bakker. They were very popular on TV in USA.
I was shocked when I was vising in Detroit where I was on radio and saw a glimpse of their TV program at the home where I was staying. I thought them abominable.
Later God gave me a message for them. The message concerned adultery. I delivered the message by mail and identified myself as an apostle/prophet of Jesus Christ with a warning from Holy Spirit.
The letter head on which I wrote had the name of our ministry group: JESUS MINISTRIES
A few days later, I received a form type response from Jim & Tammy Bakker. It said: "Dear Jesus ... Thank you for your wonderful message... Jesus, I want you to know Tammy and I prayed for you today ..."
This really tells it all!
A few months later, a huge public scandal was shown about the Bakkers on network television in USA. Their "ministry" disappeared. They divorced. Tammy remarried very soon. Then she got cancer and died. Jim Bakker was tried in federal court, found guilty of mail fraud and sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.
This is just one of many examples of ministers who turn the house of God into a den of thieves.
I Tim. 5:24 ... Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.
The Bakker's and Jimmy Swaggart and Robert Tilton are examples of "ministers" whose sins are open beforehand ... shown to all ... There are other "ministers" whose sins are hidden until the day of judgment and their sins "follow after" them and will be revealed to all then.
Please read: Evil from pastors
God cares for us
Pam Padgett ... teacher
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Recently some birds started building nests out of mud high on the side of my house, above the deck where I enjoy sitting during the summer. Although some mud dropped onto the deck below the nests, I didn't think this was going to be a problem at first. Then one morning a large number of birds were swarming around, and mud was falling, including right at the doorway to the house. This was now very disturbing to me, and I was in kind of a panic but didn't know what to do. I knew the birds were just trying to prepare nests to lay eggs and raise their young, and didn't want to harm them. But would this continue getting worse? I turned to God saying that I didn't know what to do, but that HE knew the best way to handle this. A thought kept coming to check on the internet about these birds. I learned that these birds are cliff swallows, and they build their nests in colonies, even hundreds of nests in the same location! An ad on the side of the web page was for exterminators who deal with birds. I contacted an exterminator in my area. There were no eggs in the nests yet, and he removed the nests without hurting the birds.
It was such a relief to have the nests removed, but that night the swallows came back, swooping around the house, seeming to be looking for their nests. I felt so sorry for the birds, who had worked so diligently to build the nests so they could lay eggs. This caused me to worry about the birds, until I had the thought to pray that the birds would quickly find a place to build their nests where they wouldn't be bothered. And I was reminded that God cares for the birds, knowing even when a sparrow falls ... Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. (Matthew 10:29) After praying, casting this care on God and being reminded of Matthew 10:29, I was no longer worried about the swallows.
Another care ... I've been taking one of my dogs to a training class as the first step in becoming certified as a therapy dog. I found myself becoming anxious when the dog didn't pickup on some of the things. Then I remembered to pray, and asked God to help me and the dog, committing all of this to God to work out as He wills. After praying, I was able to relax and not worry. And when practicing with the dog, I've even been reminded to pray for wisdom in how to work with the dog.
All of these things are very small matters, but were like weights to me, and kept me from being in peace. It is amazing and wonderful that God cares about us and helps us, even with such small things.
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Recently some birds started building nests out of mud high on the side of my house, above the deck where I enjoy sitting during the summer. Although some mud dropped onto the deck below the nests, I didn't think this was going to be a problem at first. Then one morning a large number of birds were swarming around, and mud was falling, including right at the doorway to the house. This was now very disturbing to me, and I was in kind of a panic but didn't know what to do. I knew the birds were just trying to prepare nests to lay eggs and raise their young, and didn't want to harm them. But would this continue getting worse? I turned to God saying that I didn't know what to do, but that HE knew the best way to handle this. A thought kept coming to check on the internet about these birds. I learned that these birds are cliff swallows, and they build their nests in colonies, even hundreds of nests in the same location! An ad on the side of the web page was for exterminators who deal with birds. I contacted an exterminator in my area. There were no eggs in the nests yet, and he removed the nests without hurting the birds.
It was such a relief to have the nests removed, but that night the swallows came back, swooping around the house, seeming to be looking for their nests. I felt so sorry for the birds, who had worked so diligently to build the nests so they could lay eggs. This caused me to worry about the birds, until I had the thought to pray that the birds would quickly find a place to build their nests where they wouldn't be bothered. And I was reminded that God cares for the birds, knowing even when a sparrow falls ... Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. (Matthew 10:29) After praying, casting this care on God and being reminded of Matthew 10:29, I was no longer worried about the swallows.
Another care ... I've been taking one of my dogs to a training class as the first step in becoming certified as a therapy dog. I found myself becoming anxious when the dog didn't pickup on some of the things. Then I remembered to pray, and asked God to help me and the dog, committing all of this to God to work out as He wills. After praying, I was able to relax and not worry. And when practicing with the dog, I've even been reminded to pray for wisdom in how to work with the dog.
All of these things are very small matters, but were like weights to me, and kept me from being in peace. It is amazing and wonderful that God cares about us and helps us, even with such small things.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Romans 6:16 ... Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants
to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death,
or of obedience unto righteousness?
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Before we were born again, we served our own flesh. We strove to beat other people, to exalt ourselves, to get ahead of other people. (Can you imagine Jesus or Paul trying to do this?)
But after God speaks to us and gives us HIS Spirit, we are free to go another way.
After I was born again in 1975, a woman said to me: "I think in you we see a true conversion. You've changed."
That is what it is all about: Change When God reveals HIMSELF to us we are changed. It is not that we try to change. We are changed!
After I was born again, I continually spoke the word of God to my parents. One time when I was visiting them, I went to cabinet in kitchen and I saw some Zodiac coffee mugs. I removed them from cabinet and put them into paper bag. My mother who was watching this cried out: "Stop ... what are you doing ... you gave those mugs to me ..." I didn't say a word. I just went to garbage and broke the mugs and threw them into garbage.
When I got back to house, my mother was saying how much she wanted to keep those mugs.
I took Bible and read aloud the following scripture: Deut. 18 ... When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 14For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
After I read that scripture, my mother said: "Then I guess we'd better not do that any more."
Later I got a letter from my uncle. He said, "Your mother is different ... She has really changed."
I believe she was born again the day she agreed with the scripture I read to her.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Before we were born again, we served our own flesh. We strove to beat other people, to exalt ourselves, to get ahead of other people. (Can you imagine Jesus or Paul trying to do this?)
But after God speaks to us and gives us HIS Spirit, we are free to go another way.
After I was born again in 1975, a woman said to me: "I think in you we see a true conversion. You've changed."
That is what it is all about: Change When God reveals HIMSELF to us we are changed. It is not that we try to change. We are changed!
After I was born again, I continually spoke the word of God to my parents. One time when I was visiting them, I went to cabinet in kitchen and I saw some Zodiac coffee mugs. I removed them from cabinet and put them into paper bag. My mother who was watching this cried out: "Stop ... what are you doing ... you gave those mugs to me ..." I didn't say a word. I just went to garbage and broke the mugs and threw them into garbage.
When I got back to house, my mother was saying how much she wanted to keep those mugs.
I took Bible and read aloud the following scripture: Deut. 18 ... When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 14For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
After I read that scripture, my mother said: "Then I guess we'd better not do that any more."
Later I got a letter from my uncle. He said, "Your mother is different ... She has really changed."
I believe she was born again the day she agreed with the scripture I read to her.
God causes us to prosper
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
No matter how poor you are at the present moment ... no matter how lowly you are in this world ... If you set you mind and heart on the "kingdom of God", on the Word of God, and focus continually on doing those things God shows you to do in each issue of this present life, God will cause you to get ahead even in worldly issues.
We do not consider what we should do to get ahead.
We just focus on this: What does God want me to do in this present moment? And we do that which we hear from the Spirit of God. And we get ahead even when it looks as if we will be destroyed.
Mt. 6 ... But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
I was born again in 1975. I went into ministry full time in approximately 1978. Then in 1979, God put me on radio and soon (within about a year) I was on radio from coast to coast in several cities in USA. The first messages God gave me were on subjects of Taking Thoughts Captive (to overcome) and on Following God by His Spirit.
I spoke what I heard to speak and became very popular on radio in USA. Hundreds and thousands even came to my meetings when I went from city to city.
I had just finished a meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA and was returning home when I heard these words in form of a thought: "The foundation is laid. Now we're really going to move." I was thrilled thinking even more people would come to my meetings and more radio stations would be added.
A few weeks later, I heard: "The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God."
God showed me various sins in ministries being conducted by the ministers. I first tried to speak to the minister. But the big-time ministers who were committing these sins kept body-guards around them so I couldn't get to speak to them. Also they filtered their mail so they couldn't be reached by mail. So I spoke about these sins on radio and named the minister by name on the broadcasts. This reached these ministers.
Most radio audience people hated these messages. They left me by thousands. Some radio stations put me off the air. It was a very difficult time for me, especially since I was speaking what God showed me to speak and yet I seemed to be failing in every way.
While it seemed I was going down hill, the time came when one by one the ministers I spoke about on radio fell into public disgrace: Jim and Tammy Bakker, Bob Tilton, Jimmy Swaggart ... What I spoke proved to be true. People did not return to me. But during all this time, God saw that I was financially supported by a handful of people who did not leave. About 10-14 people remained with me and are still with me.
It has been 33 years since this happened. Today I have no want of any kind. I have no debt. I have a house to live in. And in 2012, God showed me to go on internet and these messages go all over the world daily and so far many people in many countries (more than 100 countries) have clicked on this Internet site and the page views to date are over 100,000 from almost every country in the entire world.
Like the end of Job, I find the end greater than the beginning ... Job. 42:12 ... So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:
But many times it was rough going in the middle. I never had financial problems though so few people were supporting me financially. But the hard part was the loss of number of people as a result of the judgment messages.
However the defining statement for me came through my own mouth as a result of the Holy Spirit speaking in me. It happened at a meeting in Seattle. The radio station manager said: "Joan, you have many wonderful messages. Just speak those messages. If you keep speaking these judgment messages I don't know what will happen to you. We might have to put you off the air."
Without any thought whatsoever, the following words came out of my mouth. The Holy Spirit replied through me: "George ... If I don't speak the message I believe to be from God, I don't have a message and I may as well be off the air."
That was the defining word for the next 30+ years of my life and I never held back a message I believed to be from God no matter what that message might do to me personally so far as people are concerned.
And God prospered me and put me into a place where there is no "want" at all in my life and I find everything I do prospers (turns out well) ... and this is very scriptural!
It all has to do with doing the will of God without thought for your own life and the consequences put upon you by humans on this earth.
So if you want to prosper and have everything turn out well, do all that God shows you by HIS Spirit without thought for your own life. And keep on doing this to the last day of your life on this present earth.
No matter how poor you are at the present moment ... no matter how lowly you are in this world ... If you set you mind and heart on the "kingdom of God", on the Word of God, and focus continually on doing those things God shows you to do in each issue of this present life, God will cause you to get ahead even in worldly issues.
We do not consider what we should do to get ahead.
We just focus on this: What does God want me to do in this present moment? And we do that which we hear from the Spirit of God. And we get ahead even when it looks as if we will be destroyed.
Mt. 6 ... But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
I was born again in 1975. I went into ministry full time in approximately 1978. Then in 1979, God put me on radio and soon (within about a year) I was on radio from coast to coast in several cities in USA. The first messages God gave me were on subjects of Taking Thoughts Captive (to overcome) and on Following God by His Spirit.
I spoke what I heard to speak and became very popular on radio in USA. Hundreds and thousands even came to my meetings when I went from city to city.
I had just finished a meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA and was returning home when I heard these words in form of a thought: "The foundation is laid. Now we're really going to move." I was thrilled thinking even more people would come to my meetings and more radio stations would be added.
A few weeks later, I heard: "The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God."
God showed me various sins in ministries being conducted by the ministers. I first tried to speak to the minister. But the big-time ministers who were committing these sins kept body-guards around them so I couldn't get to speak to them. Also they filtered their mail so they couldn't be reached by mail. So I spoke about these sins on radio and named the minister by name on the broadcasts. This reached these ministers.
Most radio audience people hated these messages. They left me by thousands. Some radio stations put me off the air. It was a very difficult time for me, especially since I was speaking what God showed me to speak and yet I seemed to be failing in every way.
While it seemed I was going down hill, the time came when one by one the ministers I spoke about on radio fell into public disgrace: Jim and Tammy Bakker, Bob Tilton, Jimmy Swaggart ... What I spoke proved to be true. People did not return to me. But during all this time, God saw that I was financially supported by a handful of people who did not leave. About 10-14 people remained with me and are still with me.
It has been 33 years since this happened. Today I have no want of any kind. I have no debt. I have a house to live in. And in 2012, God showed me to go on internet and these messages go all over the world daily and so far many people in many countries (more than 100 countries) have clicked on this Internet site and the page views to date are over 100,000 from almost every country in the entire world.
Like the end of Job, I find the end greater than the beginning ... Job. 42:12 ... So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:
But many times it was rough going in the middle. I never had financial problems though so few people were supporting me financially. But the hard part was the loss of number of people as a result of the judgment messages.
However the defining statement for me came through my own mouth as a result of the Holy Spirit speaking in me. It happened at a meeting in Seattle. The radio station manager said: "Joan, you have many wonderful messages. Just speak those messages. If you keep speaking these judgment messages I don't know what will happen to you. We might have to put you off the air."
Without any thought whatsoever, the following words came out of my mouth. The Holy Spirit replied through me: "George ... If I don't speak the message I believe to be from God, I don't have a message and I may as well be off the air."
That was the defining word for the next 30+ years of my life and I never held back a message I believed to be from God no matter what that message might do to me personally so far as people are concerned.
And God prospered me and put me into a place where there is no "want" at all in my life and I find everything I do prospers (turns out well) ... and this is very scriptural!
It all has to do with doing the will of God without thought for your own life and the consequences put upon you by humans on this earth.
So if you want to prosper and have everything turn out well, do all that God shows you by HIS Spirit without thought for your own life. And keep on doing this to the last day of your life on this present earth.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Proverbs 30:5 ... Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The word of God can be a "word" that is not a scripture. But regardless "every" word spoken by God by HIS Spirit is pure whether it is a scripture or a non-scripture.
Here is an example of a word of God that is a non-scripture.
When I owned my business in 1975, a woman took me to court over a matter. Before the court trial, I heard the following word: "Don't testify." Each time I prayed, trying to confirm this word as being from God, I would hear: "Don't testify" ...
I told my lawyer that he might not want to represent me but I was not going to testify at the trial. He said he would still represent me. He said we had the testimony of Flo who worked for me and he would use that.
The trial began in the court of law: During the first day of the trial, my lawyer came to me and said Flo's testimony didn't go as well as he had hoped it would and if I would testify he knew we would win the case. I told him I would see ... So I went into the restroom at the court house and prayed and I heard: "Don't testify." When I heard this, I said to God, "I certainly hope You know what we're doing. We could lose this case!"
I returned to the court area and shook my head "no" to my lawyer.
The trial continued for two days. I was acquitted of the charges that had been brought by the woman.
This was the beginning of God training me in the subject of faith in God. There were many other opportunities during the next 30 years. Faith is simply hearing a word from God by HIS Spirit ... believing the word ... doing that word.
Certainly we have to confirm that the word we have heard is from God ... even when the word is a scripture still we must be sure that scripture is from God by His Spirit for we know the devil can quote scripture. (Mt. 4 ... Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God )
But once we have confirmed through prayer that the word we heard was from God, we act on that word, doing as it instructs, and we hold fast to that word in the specific issue at hand.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The word of God can be a "word" that is not a scripture. But regardless "every" word spoken by God by HIS Spirit is pure whether it is a scripture or a non-scripture.
Here is an example of a word of God that is a non-scripture.
When I owned my business in 1975, a woman took me to court over a matter. Before the court trial, I heard the following word: "Don't testify." Each time I prayed, trying to confirm this word as being from God, I would hear: "Don't testify" ...
I told my lawyer that he might not want to represent me but I was not going to testify at the trial. He said he would still represent me. He said we had the testimony of Flo who worked for me and he would use that.
The trial began in the court of law: During the first day of the trial, my lawyer came to me and said Flo's testimony didn't go as well as he had hoped it would and if I would testify he knew we would win the case. I told him I would see ... So I went into the restroom at the court house and prayed and I heard: "Don't testify." When I heard this, I said to God, "I certainly hope You know what we're doing. We could lose this case!"
I returned to the court area and shook my head "no" to my lawyer.
The trial continued for two days. I was acquitted of the charges that had been brought by the woman.
This was the beginning of God training me in the subject of faith in God. There were many other opportunities during the next 30 years. Faith is simply hearing a word from God by HIS Spirit ... believing the word ... doing that word.
Certainly we have to confirm that the word we have heard is from God ... even when the word is a scripture still we must be sure that scripture is from God by His Spirit for we know the devil can quote scripture. (Mt. 4 ... Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God )
But once we have confirmed through prayer that the word we heard was from God, we act on that word, doing as it instructs, and we hold fast to that word in the specific issue at hand.
What an exciting way from God
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
As of 6-25-13, 100,032 page views on Jesus Ministries Exhortations since beginning last week in March 2012.
Amazing to me.
And page views from so many countries ... likely almost every country in this world someone looked at our site.
Talk about fulfilling "great commission" ... and so easy. How like God! ... just sit here in my a/c house and write ... costing nothing except for ads... going all over world instantly ... unlimited number of pages ... free to write anything I believe to be from God without restriction.
What a wonderful thing.
I'm so glad I got to be a part of this.
Makes it worth living on this earth for me.
Amazing to me.
And page views from so many countries ... likely almost every country in this world someone looked at our site.
Talk about fulfilling "great commission" ... and so easy. How like God! ... just sit here in my a/c house and write ... costing nothing except for ads... going all over world instantly ... unlimited number of pages ... free to write anything I believe to be from God without restriction.
What a wonderful thing.
I'm so glad I got to be a part of this.
Makes it worth living on this earth for me.
Helped by God
Joseph Meriweather ... member of body of Christ
I would like to share with the church how GOD is a helper to me. I have dog name mi mi. I had to take her to the humane society to see about getting her teeth clean. They examined her teeth and told me they needed to be cleaned and also told me how much it would start off costing. 211.00 dollars if she did not have to have any teeth pull, that would be 30 .00 dollar per teeth if needed. So I made a appointment. I call the place a day before the appointment and ask again about the price. The lady on the phone told me 575.00 dollars to 900.00 depending what have to be done. I said that not what I was told when I brought my dog in to be examined. Then said to her that is a lot. I said ok . They also said I needed to stop feeding her the soft dog food because it would cause a build up on her teeth, and start giving her dry food.
After talking with the lady I told GOD that is a lot of money. So me and my wife start talking it over about the costs. She also agreed it was a lot. We also talk about what kind of food to give her. My wife said the dog need dog food with vegetables in it. I said ok.
That night before going to sleep I ask God for help. I had a dream that I walk right into the humane society getting ready to approach the counter when a man stood right in front of me and said it cost too much money here. Then he show me a dog bowl and said this what to feed your dog. It was vegetable with dry food in it. Then I woke up.
I start thinking about what me and my wife was talking about what kind of food to feed our dog with vegetable. That morning I cancel that appointment, and thank GOD for His WORD.
I still needed to take my dog some where to be treated. I ask GOD were could I take my dog? And a thought came to my mind about this small animal hospital that no more then 4 miles from my house. It was early that morning about 7 am. I drove up to the hospital to get the phone number off the building. Went back and waited until it open at 8 am. I call and ask if they clean dog teeth and they said yes. The cost for the cleaning would be 108 dollars. Also if they had to pull teeth it would be 15 dollars per teeth. I made appointment. After that I PRAISES MY GOD for helping me. With the shots and one small teeth to be pull also I had to have medicine, teeth cleaning came to 495.00 dollars.
This scripture came to mind ... Psalms 46:1 GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Our dog is doing just fine.
I would like to share with the church how GOD is a helper to me. I have dog name mi mi. I had to take her to the humane society to see about getting her teeth clean. They examined her teeth and told me they needed to be cleaned and also told me how much it would start off costing. 211.00 dollars if she did not have to have any teeth pull, that would be 30 .00 dollar per teeth if needed. So I made a appointment. I call the place a day before the appointment and ask again about the price. The lady on the phone told me 575.00 dollars to 900.00 depending what have to be done. I said that not what I was told when I brought my dog in to be examined. Then said to her that is a lot. I said ok . They also said I needed to stop feeding her the soft dog food because it would cause a build up on her teeth, and start giving her dry food.
After talking with the lady I told GOD that is a lot of money. So me and my wife start talking it over about the costs. She also agreed it was a lot. We also talk about what kind of food to give her. My wife said the dog need dog food with vegetables in it. I said ok.
That night before going to sleep I ask God for help. I had a dream that I walk right into the humane society getting ready to approach the counter when a man stood right in front of me and said it cost too much money here. Then he show me a dog bowl and said this what to feed your dog. It was vegetable with dry food in it. Then I woke up.
I start thinking about what me and my wife was talking about what kind of food to feed our dog with vegetable. That morning I cancel that appointment, and thank GOD for His WORD.
I still needed to take my dog some where to be treated. I ask GOD were could I take my dog? And a thought came to my mind about this small animal hospital that no more then 4 miles from my house. It was early that morning about 7 am. I drove up to the hospital to get the phone number off the building. Went back and waited until it open at 8 am. I call and ask if they clean dog teeth and they said yes. The cost for the cleaning would be 108 dollars. Also if they had to pull teeth it would be 15 dollars per teeth. I made appointment. After that I PRAISES MY GOD for helping me. With the shots and one small teeth to be pull also I had to have medicine, teeth cleaning came to 495.00 dollars.
This scripture came to mind ... Psalms 46:1 GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Our dog is doing just fine.
God gives dream to show me what to do
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
The last week of March, 2012, I was given the following dream: A woman was signing and I was listening. I said, "She has a little voice ... it is not a great voice ... but it is a nice little voice" ... and then I saw other people there and my eyes were opened and I saw the Internet was a way to share with the church in a way similar to the instruction given by Paul.
Paul said ... I Cor. 14:26 ... (concerning what we are to do when we gather as the church) ... How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
... a psalm ... is actually prayer ... The psalms are prayers ... Someone in the congregation might have a prayer. Not a prayer request but a prayer where that person prays, speaking things that glorify God. The scripture psalms are examples of this.
... a doctrine ... a belief or set of beliefs held by the church, by scripture
... a tongue ... NT tongue in Acts 2 were other languages unlearned by the disciples but those listening to the disciples could hear the teachings in their own languages ... There is a scripture which says God will speak in "other tongues". I have wondered if dreams are a type of another tongue. Certainly we are free to share dreams with the church when we have interpretation. Tongues shared with the church must be accompanied by interpretation (I Cor. 14:28)
... a revelation ... A "revelation" is God opening our eyes to see something we have not seen before. For example: Mt. 24 ... disciples asked Jesus, what is the sign of your coming and the end of the world ... Jesus replied: Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. One day, God opened my eyes and I saw what Jesus was saying here is the following: "Many shall come in My name saying, I, 'Jesus', am Christ ... and because they come saying Jesus is Lord the church will hear them and because of this they gain entrance to the church where they can deceive many." When God reveals a scripture to us, that is a "revelation".
... an interpretation ... the act of explaining the meaning of something.
And in I Cor. 14:26, Paul says: Let all things be done unto edifying.
To edify means: to build up the church in the ways of God ... to strengthen the church in ways of God ... like constructing a building, we are built precept upon precept, line upon line ... brick by brick ... doctrine by doctrine ...
All things done in the gathering of the church are done to edify, build the church, in the ways of God.
When I had that dream and knew we could do this on Internet, we set up a "blog" for the purpose of sharing as the church. It is set up so all are free to share by the Spirit of God. There is even a place where you can click to send to us things from the Spirit of God.
When the church gathers it was not supposed to be a one man show as most groups are today. All were free to share by the Spirit of God ... (Please read: Booklet #5: The New Testament Church)
This is the way this Internet site was set up and what we try to do so that all may be edified in the ways of God.
The last week of March, 2012, I was given the following dream: A woman was signing and I was listening. I said, "She has a little voice ... it is not a great voice ... but it is a nice little voice" ... and then I saw other people there and my eyes were opened and I saw the Internet was a way to share with the church in a way similar to the instruction given by Paul.
Paul said ... I Cor. 14:26 ... (concerning what we are to do when we gather as the church) ... How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
... a psalm ... is actually prayer ... The psalms are prayers ... Someone in the congregation might have a prayer. Not a prayer request but a prayer where that person prays, speaking things that glorify God. The scripture psalms are examples of this.
... a doctrine ... a belief or set of beliefs held by the church, by scripture
... a tongue ... NT tongue in Acts 2 were other languages unlearned by the disciples but those listening to the disciples could hear the teachings in their own languages ... There is a scripture which says God will speak in "other tongues". I have wondered if dreams are a type of another tongue. Certainly we are free to share dreams with the church when we have interpretation. Tongues shared with the church must be accompanied by interpretation (I Cor. 14:28)
... a revelation ... A "revelation" is God opening our eyes to see something we have not seen before. For example: Mt. 24 ... disciples asked Jesus, what is the sign of your coming and the end of the world ... Jesus replied: Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. One day, God opened my eyes and I saw what Jesus was saying here is the following: "Many shall come in My name saying, I, 'Jesus', am Christ ... and because they come saying Jesus is Lord the church will hear them and because of this they gain entrance to the church where they can deceive many." When God reveals a scripture to us, that is a "revelation".
... an interpretation ... the act of explaining the meaning of something.
And in I Cor. 14:26, Paul says: Let all things be done unto edifying.
To edify means: to build up the church in the ways of God ... to strengthen the church in ways of God ... like constructing a building, we are built precept upon precept, line upon line ... brick by brick ... doctrine by doctrine ...
All things done in the gathering of the church are done to edify, build the church, in the ways of God.
When I had that dream and knew we could do this on Internet, we set up a "blog" for the purpose of sharing as the church. It is set up so all are free to share by the Spirit of God. There is even a place where you can click to send to us things from the Spirit of God.
When the church gathers it was not supposed to be a one man show as most groups are today. All were free to share by the Spirit of God ... (Please read: Booklet #5: The New Testament Church)
This is the way this Internet site was set up and what we try to do so that all may be edified in the ways of God.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Ephesians 5:6-7 ... Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because
of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
There are many in church groups who do not have the Spirit of God and they will quote scripture to you and try to get you to do the scripture they quoted.
But we, who are of God, are led by the Spirit of God.
The devil quoted scripture to Jesus to try to get Jesus to serve him.
Mt. 4 ... And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship (obey) me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
The word spoken to us by the Spirit of God is the word to obey at that specific point in time.
Several years ago, I was at a grocery store on a Sunday. The woman in front of me at the check out line was rebuking the checker who apparently attended the same church group as this woman. This woman said: "I can't believe you are working on a Sunday." The checker explained. The woman continued her rebuke over working on a Sunday.
Finally I said to this woman, "I can't believe you are buying groceries on a Sunday."
She was shocked.
If you are going to go by Old Testament, you would not even be allowed to leave your tent on the "Sabbath".
But we do not go by Old Testament law in the NT Church. In the NT church, we are free to buy groceries on Sunday. The checker is free to sell groceries on Sunday. The woman carrying the rebuke was not of the Spirit of God. Apparent neither woman understood what the sabbath is in NT church.
See writing: OT Sabbath and NT Sabbath
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
There are many in church groups who do not have the Spirit of God and they will quote scripture to you and try to get you to do the scripture they quoted.
But we, who are of God, are led by the Spirit of God.
The devil quoted scripture to Jesus to try to get Jesus to serve him.
Mt. 4 ... And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship (obey) me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
The word spoken to us by the Spirit of God is the word to obey at that specific point in time.
Several years ago, I was at a grocery store on a Sunday. The woman in front of me at the check out line was rebuking the checker who apparently attended the same church group as this woman. This woman said: "I can't believe you are working on a Sunday." The checker explained. The woman continued her rebuke over working on a Sunday.
Finally I said to this woman, "I can't believe you are buying groceries on a Sunday."
She was shocked.
If you are going to go by Old Testament, you would not even be allowed to leave your tent on the "Sabbath".
But we do not go by Old Testament law in the NT Church. In the NT church, we are free to buy groceries on Sunday. The checker is free to sell groceries on Sunday. The woman carrying the rebuke was not of the Spirit of God. Apparent neither woman understood what the sabbath is in NT church.
See writing: OT Sabbath and NT Sabbath
When the LORD is our shepherd
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Psa. 23 ... The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psa. 34:10 ... The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Phil. 4:19 ... But my God shall supply all your need.
When the Lord is our shepherd, we follow HIM and there will be no "want" because He will lead us into green pastures.
But if we go off on our own "good" ideas, we will find ourselves in areas where there is much need, much trouble, much deficiency ...
A great many ministers do not have the Spirit of God. They are people who want to do good. They go to Bible College and Seminaries to learn to be preachers. And when they get out the read the Bible with their minds, having not the Spirit, and try to do things to help people, and end up in all sorts of trouble. I can't imagine anything more difficult than going out to set up orphanages and not having money to fund this before doing it and not being led by the Spirit of God to do this. You get the orphans. Run out of money. Then what do you do with the orphans? It would be terrible. All this happens because the preacher who does the work does not have the Spirit of God. God didn't send him to do this work. He did it because it seemed to him to be a good thing to do. But he falls into great need. And then begins to beg others for month to pay for his work. The scriptures show us that if God sends us there will be no need.
Please read: Evil from pastors
If you are in a position now where you have any need of any kind ... money, companionship, friends ...this is testimony to you that you are following something other than the LORD. For if you were following the word given you by God and were seeking HIM in time of distress you would have no need.
I have a cousin who has attended church all her life. She is one of the weakest and most needy people emotionally that I have ever known. But most churches do not teach their followers to overcome in spiritual ways. So these people never grow up in things of God.
God gave me a dream about this subject. In the dream, there was a room filled with a long line of bassinets. I walked down the line and looked at each baby. The babies were horribly deformed. I knew this was showing me people in the churches who never grew up in things of God.
Heb. 5 ... ye are dull of hearing. 12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
When people hear the word of God, and fail to do it in a proper way in their own lives, they remain as babies and will be very deformed. When problems come, they think they have to be strong and they try to fake it rather than falling down before God for HIM to work with them. They have a facade rather than the real overcoming in God.
The fact that there is a problem shows they have not worked through the matter in a proper spiritual way. We take each problem to God in prayer. We wait on Him. And when HE shows us something we believe and act on that Word. And we grow in HIM. This is the way to overcome.
Psa. 23 ... The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psa. 34:10 ... The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Phil. 4:19 ... But my God shall supply all your need.
When the Lord is our shepherd, we follow HIM and there will be no "want" because He will lead us into green pastures.
But if we go off on our own "good" ideas, we will find ourselves in areas where there is much need, much trouble, much deficiency ...
A great many ministers do not have the Spirit of God. They are people who want to do good. They go to Bible College and Seminaries to learn to be preachers. And when they get out the read the Bible with their minds, having not the Spirit, and try to do things to help people, and end up in all sorts of trouble. I can't imagine anything more difficult than going out to set up orphanages and not having money to fund this before doing it and not being led by the Spirit of God to do this. You get the orphans. Run out of money. Then what do you do with the orphans? It would be terrible. All this happens because the preacher who does the work does not have the Spirit of God. God didn't send him to do this work. He did it because it seemed to him to be a good thing to do. But he falls into great need. And then begins to beg others for month to pay for his work. The scriptures show us that if God sends us there will be no need.
Please read: Evil from pastors
If you are in a position now where you have any need of any kind ... money, companionship, friends ...this is testimony to you that you are following something other than the LORD. For if you were following the word given you by God and were seeking HIM in time of distress you would have no need.
I have a cousin who has attended church all her life. She is one of the weakest and most needy people emotionally that I have ever known. But most churches do not teach their followers to overcome in spiritual ways. So these people never grow up in things of God.
God gave me a dream about this subject. In the dream, there was a room filled with a long line of bassinets. I walked down the line and looked at each baby. The babies were horribly deformed. I knew this was showing me people in the churches who never grew up in things of God.
Heb. 5 ... ye are dull of hearing. 12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
When people hear the word of God, and fail to do it in a proper way in their own lives, they remain as babies and will be very deformed. When problems come, they think they have to be strong and they try to fake it rather than falling down before God for HIM to work with them. They have a facade rather than the real overcoming in God.
The fact that there is a problem shows they have not worked through the matter in a proper spiritual way. We take each problem to God in prayer. We wait on Him. And when HE shows us something we believe and act on that Word. And we grow in HIM. This is the way to overcome.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Psalm 119:130 ... The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
John Rodgers (a member of body of Christ) was looking over his "stuff" and considering building a second storage building for his "stuff", when he heard the following word: "Why don't you just get rid of the stuff?"
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
John Rodgers (a member of body of Christ) was looking over his "stuff" and considering building a second storage building for his "stuff", when he heard the following word: "Why don't you just get rid of the stuff?"
Evil email: extortion in the church
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
This past week, I received a very evil email.
The person said "God" told him to write me. He said if I gave money to him God would bless me, implying that if I did not send him money God would somehow hurt me.
I did not answer this email. I just deleted it.
As I thought about it, I remembered pastors who used scripture this way when they took up an offering. They would quote a scripture and imply if we wanted to be blessed by God we would need to give to them.
I know this is not true.This is extortion in the church. Paul said to put away from us those persons in the church who are extortioners. (I Cor. 5:11-13) When the pastor does this, using scripture to extort money, to threaten people and frighten people into giving money to him, we need to leave that church group.
I belong to God and curses such as the above will not happen to me. And the above examples are curses. But they have no power. They have no more power than crossing yourself or lighting candles in religious ways.
This past week, I received a very evil email.
The person said "God" told him to write me. He said if I gave money to him God would bless me, implying that if I did not send him money God would somehow hurt me.
I did not answer this email. I just deleted it.
As I thought about it, I remembered pastors who used scripture this way when they took up an offering. They would quote a scripture and imply if we wanted to be blessed by God we would need to give to them.
I know this is not true.This is extortion in the church. Paul said to put away from us those persons in the church who are extortioners. (I Cor. 5:11-13) When the pastor does this, using scripture to extort money, to threaten people and frighten people into giving money to him, we need to leave that church group.
I belong to God and curses such as the above will not happen to me. And the above examples are curses. But they have no power. They have no more power than crossing yourself or lighting candles in religious ways.
What are you doing with these people?
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Numbers 22 ... And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
God was asking Balaam what he was doing with these people who had nothing to do with God and were even trying to hurt the people of God. God was giving Balaam a chance to examine himself. Balaam should have, at that point, questioned why he was allowing those men into his "house" ... But Balaam did not do this. Instead Balaam wanted the rewards they were offering ... all Balaam had to do to receive honor and reward from them was to curse the people of God.
There are people I just can't be around. There are even people God has shown me in dreams that I cannot be around. One of these people is a cousin. In my heart I know I can't be around these people but my flesh is weak and tries to reason away the truth that is in my heart about them so God helped me by giving me dreams to show me the truth and to keep me separate.
There are other people I prefer not being around for I know they are of the world even though they say they are of God. When I am with such a person it is like light being with darkness. As long as I keep silent and let them speak, the darkness reigns. But when I speak, the darkness wants to flee from me.
God is saying to Balaam: What kind of men are these that you are with? (why are you with them?)
As Balaam went in the way with these men, God set HIMSELF against Balaam.
Please read: Evil from pastors
Numbers 22 ... And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
God was asking Balaam what he was doing with these people who had nothing to do with God and were even trying to hurt the people of God. God was giving Balaam a chance to examine himself. Balaam should have, at that point, questioned why he was allowing those men into his "house" ... But Balaam did not do this. Instead Balaam wanted the rewards they were offering ... all Balaam had to do to receive honor and reward from them was to curse the people of God.
There are people I just can't be around. There are even people God has shown me in dreams that I cannot be around. One of these people is a cousin. In my heart I know I can't be around these people but my flesh is weak and tries to reason away the truth that is in my heart about them so God helped me by giving me dreams to show me the truth and to keep me separate.
There are other people I prefer not being around for I know they are of the world even though they say they are of God. When I am with such a person it is like light being with darkness. As long as I keep silent and let them speak, the darkness reigns. But when I speak, the darkness wants to flee from me.
God is saying to Balaam: What kind of men are these that you are with? (why are you with them?)
As Balaam went in the way with these men, God set HIMSELF against Balaam.
Please read: Evil from pastors
Spots from the world
Pam Padgett ... teacher
As we live in this world, we hear things spoken that are not true. These things can affect us. But when we turn to God, He is able to set us in His truth, cleaning us from the evil we have heard.
Recently a wildfire broke out near where I live. With the unusually hot, dry weather, together with high winds, the fire quickly spread and destroyed more than 500 homes. There were press conferences on television each day to give the latest status of the fire. During one of these press conferences the sheriff asked everyone to go wash their cars so it would rain.It did rain a few days to the point that the rain was causing trouble for the firefighters. The sheriff then asked everyone to stop washing their cars. Although the sheriff spoke in a joking way, these things were in his heart (Luke 6:45), and were repeated and followed by others. I also saw a news headline about a woman who had a "rain stick" she was using to try to cause rain.
It stood out to me there wasn't an understanding that rain, winds, even fire are controlled by God. Man wants to control these things and can't. Instead of turning to God, they turn to foolishness. When I turned to God to be re-established in what is true, I was reminded of Psalm 148:8 ...
Psalm 148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Fire, hail, snow, vapour (rain), and winds fulfill the word of the Lord, doing as He directs.
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Another example of a false saying of the world is that the number 13 is "unlucky", something to be avoided. I hadn't realized I was affected by this, but recently there have been at least two times when I was counting something and the total was 13, and the thought would come that this was a problem because of the number. I was shocked at thinking this. The first time, I told myself this is silly, but didn't turn to God. The second time I stopped and cried out to God, asking that He help me. After praying, a thought came to look in the Bible for references to thirteen. As I did this, it re-established that thirteen is just a number, indicating a quantity. The power attributed by the world to this number is not of God and is not real. Here are a few of the scriptures I found ...
Just as Abraham was 90 years old when he was circumcised, Ishmael was 13 years old (simply indicates his age) ...
Genesis 17:24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
When God gave commandment to Moses regarding a burnt offering, they were to offer 13 young bullocks, just as they were to offer 2 rams and 14 lambs ...
Number 29:12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: 13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
The total length of time it took Solomon to build his house was 13 years ...
1 Kings 7:1 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
The number 13 is used just as other numbers in the Bible, having no special significance or power.
For those who are called by God and given His Spirit, our trust is to be in God who leads us by His Spirit in the way we are to go, the best way for us ...
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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Peter told us about the end of this world, and exhorted us to be diligent to be found in peace without spot and blameless ...
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
The world is filled with sayings and ideas not of God, superstitions, even ascribing power to things that have no power. These things are a form of spots. We are cleaned of them as we turn to God and conform ourselves and our thinking to what He gives to us.
As we live in this world, we hear things spoken that are not true. These things can affect us. But when we turn to God, He is able to set us in His truth, cleaning us from the evil we have heard.
Recently a wildfire broke out near where I live. With the unusually hot, dry weather, together with high winds, the fire quickly spread and destroyed more than 500 homes. There were press conferences on television each day to give the latest status of the fire. During one of these press conferences the sheriff asked everyone to go wash their cars so it would rain.It did rain a few days to the point that the rain was causing trouble for the firefighters. The sheriff then asked everyone to stop washing their cars. Although the sheriff spoke in a joking way, these things were in his heart (Luke 6:45), and were repeated and followed by others. I also saw a news headline about a woman who had a "rain stick" she was using to try to cause rain.
It stood out to me there wasn't an understanding that rain, winds, even fire are controlled by God. Man wants to control these things and can't. Instead of turning to God, they turn to foolishness. When I turned to God to be re-established in what is true, I was reminded of Psalm 148:8 ...
Psalm 148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Fire, hail, snow, vapour (rain), and winds fulfill the word of the Lord, doing as He directs.
--
Another example of a false saying of the world is that the number 13 is "unlucky", something to be avoided. I hadn't realized I was affected by this, but recently there have been at least two times when I was counting something and the total was 13, and the thought would come that this was a problem because of the number. I was shocked at thinking this. The first time, I told myself this is silly, but didn't turn to God. The second time I stopped and cried out to God, asking that He help me. After praying, a thought came to look in the Bible for references to thirteen. As I did this, it re-established that thirteen is just a number, indicating a quantity. The power attributed by the world to this number is not of God and is not real. Here are a few of the scriptures I found ...
Just as Abraham was 90 years old when he was circumcised, Ishmael was 13 years old (simply indicates his age) ...
Genesis 17:24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
When God gave commandment to Moses regarding a burnt offering, they were to offer 13 young bullocks, just as they were to offer 2 rams and 14 lambs ...
Number 29:12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: 13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
The total length of time it took Solomon to build his house was 13 years ...
1 Kings 7:1 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
The number 13 is used just as other numbers in the Bible, having no special significance or power.
For those who are called by God and given His Spirit, our trust is to be in God who leads us by His Spirit in the way we are to go, the best way for us ...
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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Peter told us about the end of this world, and exhorted us to be diligent to be found in peace without spot and blameless ...
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
The world is filled with sayings and ideas not of God, superstitions, even ascribing power to things that have no power. These things are a form of spots. We are cleaned of them as we turn to God and conform ourselves and our thinking to what He gives to us.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
1 Peter 5:6-7 ... Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of
God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon
him; for he careth for you.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
It is humbling to turn to God in prayer for basically we are saying, "I can't take care of this myself."
The flesh of man, human nature, wants to be in control and to be important and to take care of everything himself.
It goes against the flesh and nature of man to humble ourselves by turning to God and depending upon HIM.
Certainly it is critical for us that we learn to do what Peter said ... Taking our problems to God in prayer we when realize we have a concern. Laying everything out in front of God. Asking God what HE wants us to do in this situation. Waiting on Him to show us what to do. Putting our faith in God. Casting all our concerns upon God.
Some people cast all their cares upon other humans, telling them all their problems. This can curse you to do this.
Jeremiah 17 ... Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
It is humbling to turn to God in prayer for basically we are saying, "I can't take care of this myself."
The flesh of man, human nature, wants to be in control and to be important and to take care of everything himself.
It goes against the flesh and nature of man to humble ourselves by turning to God and depending upon HIM.
Certainly it is critical for us that we learn to do what Peter said ... Taking our problems to God in prayer we when realize we have a concern. Laying everything out in front of God. Asking God what HE wants us to do in this situation. Waiting on Him to show us what to do. Putting our faith in God. Casting all our concerns upon God.
Some people cast all their cares upon other humans, telling them all their problems. This can curse you to do this.
Jeremiah 17 ... Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Jesus knew what was coming
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jn. 18 ... When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. 7Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: 9That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
Jesus knew ahead of times these things would happen.
When I read this, I thought of how the Holy Spirit "shows us things to come."
Jn. 16:13 ... Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
When we are shown something coming, we might be able to take action to change the event.
Many years ago, I dreamed I lost my teeth. After that dream, I selected a dentist and began a dental program and took care of my teeth as best as I could.
Recently when frightened concerning my eyes and vision, I turned to God and I had the following impression which I think was from God. "Have I ever shown you anything about losing your vision?" I thought about it and the answer was "No" . Therefore I felt God was showing me this was not going to happen to me.
Pay attention to that which God has shown you!
Jn. 18 ... When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. 7Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 8Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: 9That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
Jesus knew ahead of times these things would happen.
When I read this, I thought of how the Holy Spirit "shows us things to come."
Jn. 16:13 ... Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
When we are shown something coming, we might be able to take action to change the event.
Many years ago, I dreamed I lost my teeth. After that dream, I selected a dentist and began a dental program and took care of my teeth as best as I could.
Recently when frightened concerning my eyes and vision, I turned to God and I had the following impression which I think was from God. "Have I ever shown you anything about losing your vision?" I thought about it and the answer was "No" . Therefore I felt God was showing me this was not going to happen to me.
Pay attention to that which God has shown you!
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Hebrews 8:10-12 ... For this is the covenant that I will make with the
house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws
into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a
God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 And they shall not teach
every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the
Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 12 For I
will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their
iniquities will I remember no more.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The apostle John said the following: I Jn. 2:21 ... I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it,
When we belong to God, HE has put in our mind and heart His laws HIS truth.
We do these writings on Internet because God gave me a dream showing me to go on Internet. We greatly hope to reach that isolated person of God, that person who is surrounded by people who do not have the Spirit of God but say they are Christians.
For to that person, these things we write will be like a well of cold water in a very hot desert and that person will be refreshed and even hopeful, for it is possible for us to live in a city where there are many churches but no one we know of who is really of God and has the Spirit of God.
I do not know anyone in Lubbock where I live who has the Spirit of God although almost every person in Lubbock identifies himself as Christian and attends some church group. But when I meet those people and speak, they stare at me blankly and I know they do not have the Spirit of God.
Some of you are in exactly the same situation.
God sustains us even in such times. But we are also greatly rejoiced when we read these exhortations and we are united in Spirit even when our flesh is across the world from the other person.
We know the truth even before we read the truth because God has put such in our hearts.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The apostle John said the following: I Jn. 2:21 ... I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it,
When we belong to God, HE has put in our mind and heart His laws HIS truth.
We do these writings on Internet because God gave me a dream showing me to go on Internet. We greatly hope to reach that isolated person of God, that person who is surrounded by people who do not have the Spirit of God but say they are Christians.
For to that person, these things we write will be like a well of cold water in a very hot desert and that person will be refreshed and even hopeful, for it is possible for us to live in a city where there are many churches but no one we know of who is really of God and has the Spirit of God.
I do not know anyone in Lubbock where I live who has the Spirit of God although almost every person in Lubbock identifies himself as Christian and attends some church group. But when I meet those people and speak, they stare at me blankly and I know they do not have the Spirit of God.
Some of you are in exactly the same situation.
God sustains us even in such times. But we are also greatly rejoiced when we read these exhortations and we are united in Spirit even when our flesh is across the world from the other person.
We know the truth even before we read the truth because God has put such in our hearts.
Emails from yesterday
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Yesterday I received an email from a woman who said she is a prophet. She does a weekly writing for the people on her mailing list. She included a writing and asked me to read it and tell her what I thought about it.
I excitedly approached her writing thinking maybe we had another person of God to hear what God would say.
But the writing was just flesh trying to speak.
My reply to this woman:
I found what you wrote boring. This was not the Spirit of God but was just your own flesh trying to do something.
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I received another email from a man who identified himself as pastor in Kenya who said he wants to work with us in Kenya.
I replied:
If you have a message from God for the church send it.
Joan
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Then I received the standard email where the motive is to get money from me.
The person who says he is a "pastor" sends a long list of his works, followed by request for money
The Lord is not leading this man. He is just one of many preachers who goes out to do works without being sent by God and then has to find a way to pay for his works so he asks people for money. He is not sent by God and he does not have faith in God. He has faith in humans.
I just deleted this man's email without responding.
Please read: Evil from pastors
Yesterday I received an email from a woman who said she is a prophet. She does a weekly writing for the people on her mailing list. She included a writing and asked me to read it and tell her what I thought about it.
I excitedly approached her writing thinking maybe we had another person of God to hear what God would say.
But the writing was just flesh trying to speak.
My reply to this woman:
I found what you wrote boring. This was not the Spirit of God but was just your own flesh trying to do something.
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I received another email from a man who identified himself as pastor in Kenya who said he wants to work with us in Kenya.
I replied:
If you have a message from God for the church send it.
Please do not send reports about your activities.
What we are interested is what God says so if you have something God has said we would be interested in hearing it.
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Then I received the standard email where the motive is to get money from me.
The person who says he is a "pastor" sends a long list of his works, followed by request for money
The Lord is not leading this man. He is just one of many preachers who goes out to do works without being sent by God and then has to find a way to pay for his works so he asks people for money. He is not sent by God and he does not have faith in God. He has faith in humans.
I just deleted this man's email without responding.
Please read: Evil from pastors
Sanctified by truth
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jesus said to God ... Jn. 17:17 ... Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Sanctify means: To be set apart
We are separated from the world when we are given the truth of God by the Spirit of God. This makes us different from the world. This puts us into the family of God. It is all done by the truth spoken by the Spirit of God. When we hear that truth from the Spirit of God we are changed and never to be the same again. We no longer fit into the groups where we once fit because we are "sanctified" by the truth from the Spirit of God. That person we once were is now dead. We are reborn by the truth, we are now a new creation. Where we once served our flesh, pleasing ourselves, now we are reborn as servants of God.
Jesus said to God ... Jn. 17:17 ... Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Sanctify means: To be set apart
We are separated from the world when we are given the truth of God by the Spirit of God. This makes us different from the world. This puts us into the family of God. It is all done by the truth spoken by the Spirit of God. When we hear that truth from the Spirit of God we are changed and never to be the same again. We no longer fit into the groups where we once fit because we are "sanctified" by the truth from the Spirit of God. That person we once were is now dead. We are reborn by the truth, we are now a new creation. Where we once served our flesh, pleasing ourselves, now we are reborn as servants of God.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Psalm 27:1 ... The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I
fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The Lord is the Word ... The word spoken to us by the Holy Spirit is great light. The Holy Spirit may remind us of a scripture as we are walking about on this earth ... Or the Holy Spirit might quicken us with a scripture as we read the Bible ... or we might be given a dream ... or God might speak a word to us through another person.
Regardless of how we receive that Word from God, the important thing is the word on the issue at hand. It gives us strength to go in the way of God. Until we have God's word on the issue, we are without an anchor. And it is only by the Holy Spirit that we know the will of God. We cannot find it with our own mind by reading the Bible. Strange as that sounds, the Bible without the Spirit of God can put us into bondage.
II Cor. 3:6 ... (God) Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
I like to read the Bible when I am at total peace. When I am troubled over something, I pray and wait. I usually do not read Bible when I am troubled. I have to settle the matter with God first through prayer and through hearing that which brings me peace. Then I can read Bible safely.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The Lord is the Word ... The word spoken to us by the Holy Spirit is great light. The Holy Spirit may remind us of a scripture as we are walking about on this earth ... Or the Holy Spirit might quicken us with a scripture as we read the Bible ... or we might be given a dream ... or God might speak a word to us through another person.
Regardless of how we receive that Word from God, the important thing is the word on the issue at hand. It gives us strength to go in the way of God. Until we have God's word on the issue, we are without an anchor. And it is only by the Holy Spirit that we know the will of God. We cannot find it with our own mind by reading the Bible. Strange as that sounds, the Bible without the Spirit of God can put us into bondage.
II Cor. 3:6 ... (God) Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
I like to read the Bible when I am at total peace. When I am troubled over something, I pray and wait. I usually do not read Bible when I am troubled. I have to settle the matter with God first through prayer and through hearing that which brings me peace. Then I can read Bible safely.
Ministers who do not have the Spirit
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
There are countless numbers of ministers today all over the world who come in the name of Jesus but do not have the Spirit of God.
These are men and women who have a very religious type of personality and really want to do good but they do not have the Spirit of God and the call of God is not on their lives.
This is described in Jude ... But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18How that they told you there should be mockers (imitators) in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
They attend seminaries and Bible schools to learn to do the work of the ministry. They are equipped with all manner of religious adornment without the Spirit of God. We see it in all forms of church groups, protestant and catholic ... Countless numbers ... They set out to feed the poor with natural food ... They give clothing to the poor ... They work to help orphans ... They set up works to help elderly people ... They do all manner of fleshly charities ... But they do not have the Spirit of God.
Of course they cannot be real ministers of God without having the Spirit of God and the call of God.
They attract fleshly people by fleshly ways.
They are like the Pharisees and Sadducees Jesus dealt with.
They are everywhere.
And it fits what Jesus told us would happen in the last days ...
Mt. 24 ... And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I (Jesus) am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Many will come this way and they will deceive many.
This warning was given by Jesus and is repeated by me right now: Beware of them ... Let no man deceive you.
Some come speaking in tongues in the church but they still do not have the Spirit. So don't let this fool you.
The Spirit of God in us does following: (Jn. 14:26 & Jn. 16:13)
- guides us into all truth
- reminds us of everything Jesus has said
- teaches us all things
- shows us things to come
These ministers who do not have the Spirit will try to copy, imitate, ministers who have the Spirit.
Recently I received email from a minister asking me to help him to understand what I say. I told him I could not do that. Only God can give us understanding. I suspect he was one of the well-meaning, self appointed ministers who does not have the Spirit of God and neither is such called by God. He just wants to do religious works. There are a great many like that today.
There are countless numbers of ministers today all over the world who come in the name of Jesus but do not have the Spirit of God.
These are men and women who have a very religious type of personality and really want to do good but they do not have the Spirit of God and the call of God is not on their lives.
This is described in Jude ... But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18How that they told you there should be mockers (imitators) in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
They attend seminaries and Bible schools to learn to do the work of the ministry. They are equipped with all manner of religious adornment without the Spirit of God. We see it in all forms of church groups, protestant and catholic ... Countless numbers ... They set out to feed the poor with natural food ... They give clothing to the poor ... They work to help orphans ... They set up works to help elderly people ... They do all manner of fleshly charities ... But they do not have the Spirit of God.
Of course they cannot be real ministers of God without having the Spirit of God and the call of God.
They attract fleshly people by fleshly ways.
They are like the Pharisees and Sadducees Jesus dealt with.
They are everywhere.
And it fits what Jesus told us would happen in the last days ...
Mt. 24 ... And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I (Jesus) am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Many will come this way and they will deceive many.
This warning was given by Jesus and is repeated by me right now: Beware of them ... Let no man deceive you.
Some come speaking in tongues in the church but they still do not have the Spirit. So don't let this fool you.
The Spirit of God in us does following: (Jn. 14:26 & Jn. 16:13)
- guides us into all truth
- reminds us of everything Jesus has said
- teaches us all things
- shows us things to come
These ministers who do not have the Spirit will try to copy, imitate, ministers who have the Spirit.
Recently I received email from a minister asking me to help him to understand what I say. I told him I could not do that. Only God can give us understanding. I suspect he was one of the well-meaning, self appointed ministers who does not have the Spirit of God and neither is such called by God. He just wants to do religious works. There are a great many like that today.
World hates us
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jesus said ... Jn. 17:14 ... I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
When Jesus gives us HIS word to carry, the world hates us because HIS word fails to approve the world. Instead HIS word shows the world their sin. Therefore they hate us because they hate HIM (the Word).
To the world, we smell like death ... they smell their own death when we approach them ...
II Cor. 2 ... For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Jesus said ... Jn. 17:14 ... I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
When Jesus gives us HIS word to carry, the world hates us because HIS word fails to approve the world. Instead HIS word shows the world their sin. Therefore they hate us because they hate HIM (the Word).
To the world, we smell like death ... they smell their own death when we approach them ...
II Cor. 2 ... For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Matthew 6:19-21 ... Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and
steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor
steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
As long as we try to achieve in our own flesh on this earth, our "treasure" will be on this earth.
When we stop trying to achieve on this earth and set our goal to live in peace (not strife) ... we will find we come into the way of God but we must do this by the Spirit of God otherwise we have a false humility.
All things must be done by the Spirit of God.
We can ask ourselves: What do we desire? What do we want? What do we really value? What are we trying to get?
The answer to these questions should show us where our treasure is.
Be honest as you answer these for yourself. God knows the truth. Don't try to deceive yourself.
What do you really want? What you are doing usually shows what you really want.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
As long as we try to achieve in our own flesh on this earth, our "treasure" will be on this earth.
When we stop trying to achieve on this earth and set our goal to live in peace (not strife) ... we will find we come into the way of God but we must do this by the Spirit of God otherwise we have a false humility.
All things must be done by the Spirit of God.
We can ask ourselves: What do we desire? What do we want? What do we really value? What are we trying to get?
The answer to these questions should show us where our treasure is.
Be honest as you answer these for yourself. God knows the truth. Don't try to deceive yourself.
What do you really want? What you are doing usually shows what you really want.
Work of apostle in NT church
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
When I was called into ministry, there was prophesy over me that I was set in body of Christ as a prophet ... and there was another prophesy that I was set in body of Christ as an apostle.
We have many examples in Bible of working of prophets in the church. But what about apostle? I asked one of the teachers at the church I attended got no satisfactory examples of what NT apostles do in the church. I turned to God and asked HIM to teach me, and I believe HE did.
First, we need to be clear concerning both apostles and prophets in the New Testament church.
Eph. 4 ... after Jesus arose, after the crucifixion ... He gave gifts to the church for the ministry in the church.
When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
After Jesus arose, he gave these ministry gifts to the church: apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher
Paul was not the last apostle. Paul is an example of the first of the New Testament apostles for the church. Why? Because Paul was not like the other apostles. The other apostles knew Jesus when HE walked in the flesh on this earth. Paul did not know Jesus until after the resurrection. Paul is one of those "gifts" given to the church after Jesus arose.
What do apostles do in the NT church? One of the main functions of an apostle today in the NT church is to present scriptural rulings. To see examples of this working, please read the following:
- Divorce/remarriage: What the Bible teaches
- What is the Lord's supper?
- Homosexuals: What the Bible teaches
- OT Sabbath/ NT Sabbath
- Reverend? No place in Bible man called this.
If a tree is said to be an apple tree, we confirm that when we see apples come on that tree.
And the same thing is true with the apostle offices and each of the ministry offices. We do not see the same fruit from apostle and evangelist. These are different ministries. We know the ministry by the fruit produced.
When I was called into ministry, there was prophesy over me that I was set in body of Christ as a prophet ... and there was another prophesy that I was set in body of Christ as an apostle.
We have many examples in Bible of working of prophets in the church. But what about apostle? I asked one of the teachers at the church I attended got no satisfactory examples of what NT apostles do in the church. I turned to God and asked HIM to teach me, and I believe HE did.
First, we need to be clear concerning both apostles and prophets in the New Testament church.
Eph. 4 ... after Jesus arose, after the crucifixion ... He gave gifts to the church for the ministry in the church.
When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
After Jesus arose, he gave these ministry gifts to the church: apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher
Paul was not the last apostle. Paul is an example of the first of the New Testament apostles for the church. Why? Because Paul was not like the other apostles. The other apostles knew Jesus when HE walked in the flesh on this earth. Paul did not know Jesus until after the resurrection. Paul is one of those "gifts" given to the church after Jesus arose.
What do apostles do in the NT church? One of the main functions of an apostle today in the NT church is to present scriptural rulings. To see examples of this working, please read the following:
- Divorce/remarriage: What the Bible teaches
- What is the Lord's supper?
- Homosexuals: What the Bible teaches
- OT Sabbath/ NT Sabbath
- Reverend? No place in Bible man called this.
If a tree is said to be an apple tree, we confirm that when we see apples come on that tree.
And the same thing is true with the apostle offices and each of the ministry offices. We do not see the same fruit from apostle and evangelist. These are different ministries. We know the ministry by the fruit produced.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Matthew 5:8 ... Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Exhoration: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The pure in heart ... those who can say and truly mean, "Not my will but Thy will be done."
Most people are led by their flesh, by what they think, by what they want. Many are led by ambition.
The pure in heart would be those who know they are dead with Christ and are simply waiting for HIM. This world holds no real joy for them. The word of God is a joy and they delight each time God reveals a portion of HIS word to them.
They labor to enter into HIS rest by prayer and by trusting in God.
It is an ongoing work as long as we live on this earth.
And we have to guard our hearts with all diligence for the world tries to enter into our hearts through thoughts. But we remember what God has said and by this we are set straight again.
Jesus said ... Jn. 3 ... Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Be careful: There are many who come saying Jesus is Lord but they are not born of the Spirit of God and they will deceive many.
Jesus said: Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I (Jesus) am Christ; and shall deceive many. Mt. 24
Just because they say, "Jesus is Lord", doesn't mean they are of God. Many will come saying this and will deceive many.
Also we read about them in Jude ... But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18How that they told you there should be mockers (imitators) in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
They try to copy the real people of God but they are always a little off and they can't understand what we, who are of God, are saying when we speak because they do not have the Spirit of God.
Exhoration: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
The pure in heart ... those who can say and truly mean, "Not my will but Thy will be done."
Most people are led by their flesh, by what they think, by what they want. Many are led by ambition.
The pure in heart would be those who know they are dead with Christ and are simply waiting for HIM. This world holds no real joy for them. The word of God is a joy and they delight each time God reveals a portion of HIS word to them.
They labor to enter into HIS rest by prayer and by trusting in God.
It is an ongoing work as long as we live on this earth.
And we have to guard our hearts with all diligence for the world tries to enter into our hearts through thoughts. But we remember what God has said and by this we are set straight again.
Jesus said ... Jn. 3 ... Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Be careful: There are many who come saying Jesus is Lord but they are not born of the Spirit of God and they will deceive many.
Jesus said: Take heed that no man deceive you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I (Jesus) am Christ; and shall deceive many. Mt. 24
Just because they say, "Jesus is Lord", doesn't mean they are of God. Many will come saying this and will deceive many.
Also we read about them in Jude ... But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18How that they told you there should be mockers (imitators) in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
They try to copy the real people of God but they are always a little off and they can't understand what we, who are of God, are saying when we speak because they do not have the Spirit of God.
Letters from pastors
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
At least 3 men contacted me yesterday saying they are pastors and asking me to give money to them.
In each of these cases I sent the following reply:
==========
If the Lord was your shepherd, you would have no want.
You are turning to flesh and blood humans for your needs.
The following person even has an account set up at Bank of India and put the account number at end of the letter so one could easily give money. This is a slick operation to get money.
LOVING GREETINGS FROM PASTOR. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS MINISTRY .WE DON'T HAVE CHURCH. WE ARE WORSHIPING IN SMALL RENTED HOUSE . PLEASE HELP ME AT LEAST 100$ TO BUY A STONES OR CEMENT OR BRICKS OR IRON FOR CHURCH BUILDING .ANY THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND .MY ACCOUNT NO IS
Reply:
You are going about this the wrong way ...
The early church just met in homes ... no big deal ...
Rather than to turn to man for money and depart from faith in God it would be far better to meet in home.
When you turn to man for money you depart from faith in God.
And when you depart from faith in God this way, you curse yourself.
Jeremiah 17 ... Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Joan Boney
==============
Jesus warned us such things as this would happen in last days ... Many would come to us saying Jesus is Lord and they would deceive many because they say Jesus is Lord.
And Jesus said: Let no man deceive you ... Mt. 24
They come as ministers of Jesus but they come trying to get something rather than trying to give something to the church as a real minister of Jesus would do.
Paul, a real minister of Jesus, was not trying to get the church to give to him. Paul was giving to the church as a minister. And so it is for a real minister of Jesus.
The others are ministers of Satan. II Cor. 11:For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
What they do in the name of Jesus is very evil and they end up cursing themselves as they do this. Jeremiah 17:5-6
It is important that I warn you about these people. Do not be deceived into giving money to them. They are nothing but con artists operating under the guise of "ministers" of Jesus Christ. This is rampant. And Jesus HIMSELF warned us that "many" would come in HIS name doing such things as this. Mt. 24
At least 3 men contacted me yesterday saying they are pastors and asking me to give money to them.
In each of these cases I sent the following reply:
==========
If the Lord was your shepherd, you would have no want.
Therefore the Lord is not your shepherd.
You are turning to flesh and blood humans for your needs.
You will always suffer want this way.
Joan Boney
Joan Boney
=============
The following person even has an account set up at Bank of India and put the account number at end of the letter so one could easily give money. This is a slick operation to get money.
LOVING GREETINGS FROM PASTOR. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS MINISTRY .WE DON'T HAVE CHURCH. WE ARE WORSHIPING IN SMALL RENTED HOUSE . PLEASE HELP ME AT LEAST 100$ TO BUY A STONES OR CEMENT OR BRICKS OR IRON FOR CHURCH BUILDING .ANY THING YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND .MY ACCOUNT NO IS
Reply:
You are going about this the wrong way ...
The early church just met in homes ... no big deal ...
Rather than to turn to man for money and depart from faith in God it would be far better to meet in home.
When you turn to man for money you depart from faith in God.
And when you depart from faith in God this way, you curse yourself.
Jeremiah 17 ... Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Joan Boney
==============
Jesus warned us such things as this would happen in last days ... Many would come to us saying Jesus is Lord and they would deceive many because they say Jesus is Lord.
And Jesus said: Let no man deceive you ... Mt. 24
They come as ministers of Jesus but they come trying to get something rather than trying to give something to the church as a real minister of Jesus would do.
Paul, a real minister of Jesus, was not trying to get the church to give to him. Paul was giving to the church as a minister. And so it is for a real minister of Jesus.
The others are ministers of Satan. II Cor. 11:For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
What they do in the name of Jesus is very evil and they end up cursing themselves as they do this. Jeremiah 17:5-6
It is important that I warn you about these people. Do not be deceived into giving money to them. They are nothing but con artists operating under the guise of "ministers" of Jesus Christ. This is rampant. And Jesus HIMSELF warned us that "many" would come in HIS name doing such things as this. Mt. 24
Warfare in heaven above our heads
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Sometimes we have a type of warfare raging and we don't know why it is happening. In such times, I usually just get very still and don't try to do anything. I talk to God. I rest in God. And I wait. And as I wait I usually just read secular books to pass the time. Daily I awaken wondering if everything will be okay again that day. When I then try to work in Bible, I find I still can't do that so I just stop and talk to God and wait. Sometimes this goes on for several days. And then it breaks like a fever.
As I thought about this, I was reminded of the example in Daniel, Chapter 10 ... And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
An unseen warfare was going on in heaven between this angel who was sent to Daniel to deliver the message from God and "the prince of the kingdom of Persia" who withstood the angel. And it went on for 21 days. Then it broke and the angel got to Daniel with the message.
In Eph. 6, Paul says ... For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Sometimes it is like we can't get through. When there is no reason, we simply put our faith in God knowing HE will work it out and we wait, passing time until it is straight again.
Sometimes we have a type of warfare raging and we don't know why it is happening. In such times, I usually just get very still and don't try to do anything. I talk to God. I rest in God. And I wait. And as I wait I usually just read secular books to pass the time. Daily I awaken wondering if everything will be okay again that day. When I then try to work in Bible, I find I still can't do that so I just stop and talk to God and wait. Sometimes this goes on for several days. And then it breaks like a fever.
As I thought about this, I was reminded of the example in Daniel, Chapter 10 ... And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
An unseen warfare was going on in heaven between this angel who was sent to Daniel to deliver the message from God and "the prince of the kingdom of Persia" who withstood the angel. And it went on for 21 days. Then it broke and the angel got to Daniel with the message.
In Eph. 6, Paul says ... For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Sometimes it is like we can't get through. When there is no reason, we simply put our faith in God knowing HE will work it out and we wait, passing time until it is straight again.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Scripture: Shared by body of Christ
Lamentations 3:21-26 ... This I recall to my mind, therefore have I
hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because
his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord
is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord
is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It
is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation
of the Lord.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
For the New Testament church, one great mercy of God is that we are given the Spirit of God to dwell in us to show us the way of God as we live on this present earth.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth ... the comforter ...a constant help to us... a guide ... a revealer of things to come ... reminding us of everything Jesus has said so we can know the way to go in a specific issue ... a teacher of all things ... (Jn. 14:26 & Jn. 16:13)
Sometimes we just need to slow down and consider what it is God has said to us by HIS Spirit.
The people of this world have their portion in this world. But our hope is in God and we set our mind on those things that God reveals to us. We seek HIM through prayer. And after prayer we must quietly wait until HE shows us something before we try to do anything.
The prophets in the Old Testament had the Spirit of God. In the New Testament all who belong to God have the Spirit of God. It is a wonderful thing.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
For the New Testament church, one great mercy of God is that we are given the Spirit of God to dwell in us to show us the way of God as we live on this present earth.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth ... the comforter ...a constant help to us... a guide ... a revealer of things to come ... reminding us of everything Jesus has said so we can know the way to go in a specific issue ... a teacher of all things ... (Jn. 14:26 & Jn. 16:13)
Sometimes we just need to slow down and consider what it is God has said to us by HIS Spirit.
The people of this world have their portion in this world. But our hope is in God and we set our mind on those things that God reveals to us. We seek HIM through prayer. And after prayer we must quietly wait until HE shows us something before we try to do anything.
The prophets in the Old Testament had the Spirit of God. In the New Testament all who belong to God have the Spirit of God. It is a wonderful thing.
We won't have these bodies in heaven
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Recently a man was talking about tattoos and how much he dislikes them. He then said to me he would hate to get to heaven and be turned away because there was a tattoo on his body. I was shocked without thinking of why and it wasn't until this man left that I realized we will not have these current bodies in heaven!
Paul explains: I Cor. 15 ...But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
For those of us who are raised from the dead or those who are alive when Jesus returns and are "changed", we will not look like we do on this earth.
How then will we be able to recognize each other? We certainly will not have these same bodies that we now have. This we know by the scriptures. We will be given a new body.
Many years ago, a woman had a dream. She had not seen me for a long time. In heaven, two women came into the room and she knew one of them was me but I didn't look like I did on this earth. She wondered how she would know which was me and then she thought maybe she would recognize me when I spoke, by my voice.
Things in heaven will not be like this earth. People will not marry in heaven. Jesus explains: Lk. 20 ... And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 37Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
We will not look like we do now.
Recently a man was talking about tattoos and how much he dislikes them. He then said to me he would hate to get to heaven and be turned away because there was a tattoo on his body. I was shocked without thinking of why and it wasn't until this man left that I realized we will not have these current bodies in heaven!
Paul explains: I Cor. 15 ...But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
For those of us who are raised from the dead or those who are alive when Jesus returns and are "changed", we will not look like we do on this earth.
How then will we be able to recognize each other? We certainly will not have these same bodies that we now have. This we know by the scriptures. We will be given a new body.
Many years ago, a woman had a dream. She had not seen me for a long time. In heaven, two women came into the room and she knew one of them was me but I didn't look like I did on this earth. She wondered how she would know which was me and then she thought maybe she would recognize me when I spoke, by my voice.
Things in heaven will not be like this earth. People will not marry in heaven. Jesus explains: Lk. 20 ... And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 37Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
We will not look like we do now.
Jesus is the true vine
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Jesus says: Jn. 15:1 ... I (the Word) am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
The statement concerning "true" vine indicates there are also "false" vines.
We expect a vine to bear fruit. False vines have an appearance of bearing fruit. There is an appearance of godliness in many works today. But it is only Jesus, the Word of God from the Spirit of God that is the true work of God.
False vines: crosses where people bow down ... lighting of candles for various things ... and many ministries are false vines, holding out an expectation but ending up being only fleshly works which are not really of God's Spirit but are of the ideas of the minister often cloaked in a scripture but bearing no real spiritual fruit.
Jn. 15 ... Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
We "abide" in Jesus as we do the word spoken by the Spirit of God. This becomes "obedience unto righteousness."
A year ago, I stopped playing bridge. And after I walked away, the following scripture was called to my attention. Phil. 2...Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation,
When I saw that, I just stopped doing anything that caused me to achieve in the sight of other humans.
This scripture gave me the power, as I did it, to stay away from various personal types of achievements.
This is just one example of abiding in HIM, living our lives in HIM.
As we go though life and turn to God in prayer and hear from God by HIS Spirit and believe what we have heard and do what we hear from the Spirit, we abide in HIM.
I see false vines all around. These are good works in the eyes of humans but I know they are not authored by the Spirit of God. A woman spoke to me concerning a person who died. Someone took her cell phone and called all 22 people listed on the cell phone telling of this woman's death. This is a fleshly work which seemed good to the woman telling the story. I said nothing but I knew it was only a work of the flesh.
In the past, I received emails from men who identified themselves as "pastors" and told me they had set up orphanages and they needed money to keep the work going. To most people, this will seem a good work. But I know it was not authored by God because the person doing it was not trusting in God but in humans for money to keep the work going.
There are many works being done today in the name of Jesus which cater to the flesh rather than the Spirit. They seem good to fleshly people.
A key scripture on this is the following.
Jesus said: Mt. 7 ... Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The only good works are those works authored by the Spirit of God. And the works of God minister to the spirit. The works of the flesh minister to flesh.
Jesus warned them about seeking that of the flesh. Jesus said: Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (Jn. 6)
Lk. 4 ... But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; 26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Jesus says: Jn. 15:1 ... I (the Word) am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
The statement concerning "true" vine indicates there are also "false" vines.
We expect a vine to bear fruit. False vines have an appearance of bearing fruit. There is an appearance of godliness in many works today. But it is only Jesus, the Word of God from the Spirit of God that is the true work of God.
False vines: crosses where people bow down ... lighting of candles for various things ... and many ministries are false vines, holding out an expectation but ending up being only fleshly works which are not really of God's Spirit but are of the ideas of the minister often cloaked in a scripture but bearing no real spiritual fruit.
Jn. 15 ... Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
We "abide" in Jesus as we do the word spoken by the Spirit of God. This becomes "obedience unto righteousness."
A year ago, I stopped playing bridge. And after I walked away, the following scripture was called to my attention. Phil. 2...Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation,
When I saw that, I just stopped doing anything that caused me to achieve in the sight of other humans.
This scripture gave me the power, as I did it, to stay away from various personal types of achievements.
This is just one example of abiding in HIM, living our lives in HIM.
As we go though life and turn to God in prayer and hear from God by HIS Spirit and believe what we have heard and do what we hear from the Spirit, we abide in HIM.
I see false vines all around. These are good works in the eyes of humans but I know they are not authored by the Spirit of God. A woman spoke to me concerning a person who died. Someone took her cell phone and called all 22 people listed on the cell phone telling of this woman's death. This is a fleshly work which seemed good to the woman telling the story. I said nothing but I knew it was only a work of the flesh.
In the past, I received emails from men who identified themselves as "pastors" and told me they had set up orphanages and they needed money to keep the work going. To most people, this will seem a good work. But I know it was not authored by God because the person doing it was not trusting in God but in humans for money to keep the work going.
There are many works being done today in the name of Jesus which cater to the flesh rather than the Spirit. They seem good to fleshly people.
A key scripture on this is the following.
Jesus said: Mt. 7 ... Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The only good works are those works authored by the Spirit of God. And the works of God minister to the spirit. The works of the flesh minister to flesh.
Jesus warned them about seeking that of the flesh. Jesus said: Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (Jn. 6)
Lk. 4 ... But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; 26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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