BOOK: Exhortations For The Church, Volume 1: Chapter 19

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Hatred and fear stirred up in world, but we live in peace in the midst of this world

The events of this world stir up much hatred and fear. The presidential race in USA is one of those worldly events that seems important to the flesh of man. Terrorist attacks panic the flesh of man. Financial downturns frighten the flesh.

But we who are of God must know that God rules, even over the unbelievers. God is in charge even when things look wild and chaotic.

Jesus said: "My kingdom is not of this world." (Jn. 18)

Neither is our kingdom of this world.  When we come to this concept, we are greatly helped.

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The apostle Peter told us:

II Peer 3:10-13  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. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 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? Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

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We will not be able to make this present world righteous. It is our job to keep ourselves righteous with God and live honest lives, tending to our own business while on this earth... Speaking righteousness from God when we see those around us going in a way contrary to Bible.

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.   II Peter 3:14

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So why fret ourselves over this world? It is the new heaven and the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.

If God is in charge don't we come into peace.

Focus on promises from God cited in Bible.

Isaiah 26:3-4 ... Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on THEE: because he trusteth in THEE.  Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

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Even as they were killing Stephen, he knew God is in charge.

Acts 7:54-60 ... When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him (Stephen) with their teeth.

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep (died).

Chapter 8

1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

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The persecution against the church caused them to be scattered abroad throughout the regions where they spoke the Word of God, spreading the gospel.

Romans 8:28 ... And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

"THY will be done ..."

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I Tim. 2:1-2 ... I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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Scriptures

I want to get scripture more deeply inside me and I know we can do that by meditating throughout the day on key scriptures. 

You can put scriptures into an email to yourself so when you open your email throughout that day, those scriptures will be there and this will give you more opportunity to think on those scripture and do them.

Joan Boney

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* When the project you are planning goes dead.

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

In the spring of 2018, I began reworking the arrangement of my sound equipment in my TV area.

At the same time, Pam Padgett told me of a project she had been planning for downstairs of her house.  Pam wanted to get a bath downstairs so she could move to that area for her bedroom.  Pam said she began thinking of doing this after she fell part of the way downstairs and she thought she might need to provide for herself a bedroom/bath downstairs.

She met with a contractor to discuss the project but his partner told Pam a lie so she cancelled any plans to work with this company.

Then she arranged for a decorator to come to her house and she realized all she wanted was to get the decorator out of her house, so she knew not to work with this person.

Then the project went completely dead.

Pam said it was as if a cloud was over the planned project.

This is usually one of the stop signs when following God.  If that happens to you, it is unwise for you to try to make yourself go forward with the plan.  Something is wrong.

God knows everything. Nothing is hidden from God.  God knows when we should do something and when we should not do that thing we planned.

In the Old Testament God led HIS people through the wilderness of this world as follows.

Numbers 9:17   And 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. 

I've had many ideas which just didn't work.  I would pray, "Should I do this now?"  And sometimes the way would be completely clear for me to move forward while other times, something always stopped me.

I think many worldly people would say, "Just grit your teeth and do it."  But I never found that to be the way of God.

God's yoke is easy and HIS burden is light.  Matthew 11

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.

Isaiah 55:12    For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace:

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Update:  Pam Padgett / 6-2-18

Yesterday morning I was talking with God about the project I had been considering doing at my house ... moving the TV and sound equipment to the same area where my fireplace is and, possibly, converting my current theater room into a main-floor bedroom and bath. The project had kind of gone "dead" several weeks ago, but a few days ago I had a thought that maybe I could get some software which can be used to layout various options in remodeling and redecorating a house. This kind of interested me, but I didn't want to stir myself up doing this if this project wasn't the way for me to go.

So yesterday I asked God to please give me something strong and clear if I was to move forward with this project. I also asked that if I was to move forward with this project to show me how much to do and who to work with on the project.

A couple hours later I was filling in holes the dogs have dug in the yard with dirt and needed to get another bag of dirt from the garage. I bent over and turned to pickup a bag of dirt, but hadn't picked up the bag, when I felt something strange in my lower back. I could not move for a minute or two. Finally, I was able to slowly walk by holding onto things, but there was pain.

Without filling in any more holes, I went into the house and just sat, using roll-on medication and a heating pad and Aleve to help with the pain.

Sometime later yesterday or earlier today (I don't remember which) I recalled my prayer to God yesterday morning asking for something strong and clear if I was to move forward with the project. I felt that this back problem was a strong and clear indication that I need to move forward with the project to get a bedroom and bath on the main level of my house.

Also, I recalled that the company that installed the stair lift at my neighbor Jim's house has a division that does remodeling for handicap accessibility. In talking with the people who installed Jim's stair lift, I learned that this division could put the alcove for the sound equipment in the fireplace area if they were already doing work at my house that had to do with handicap accessibility. I think the way I want to do the main-level bath would probably qualify.

Such an interesting way to be given something "strong and clear" to show to move forward with the project.

I feel sure my back will get better. It already seems better than yesterday. But this recovery time for my back keeps me fairly immobile, perfect for working with the software and contacting the contractor.

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From Joan Boney concerning Pam's direction in going forward:

I love it

Last night in talking with Pam, I began trying to see where she could put subwoofer "if she ever went forward with remodel"

Yet I felt we had to get design now for sub.

I had no idea Pam had started seriously praying again about the project and that she was on the verge of actually doing the project.

I just knew we had to get the sound equipment design finalized, and immediately, which is what we did.   Certainly God knows what is about to happen and all we do is follow those moments when God shows us to do something.

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* Instruction in Righteousness: Revelation 6

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 

² And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

³ And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

⁴ And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

⁵ And when HE had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. 

And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
⁶ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

⁷ And when HE had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

⁸ And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

⁹ And when HE had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.  ¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

¹¹ And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

¹² And I beheld when HE had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; ¹³ And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

¹⁴ And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

¹⁵ And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

¹⁶ And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

¹⁷ For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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BOOK: Exhortations For The Church, Volume 1: Chapter 18

Joan Boney

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The rescuer in danger

Dream given by God to Pam Padgett / 6-21-16

I saw a woman whose job it was to give radiation treatment to help someone. After giving the radiation treatment she began noticing changes in the skin on her face, and then blisters started forming. She realized she had been burned pretty severely while giving the radiation treatment and needed to go to a hospital. I offered to take her to the hospital.

While at the hospital, I noticed blisters starting to form on me as well. I knew I also had been affected and went to tell the people in charge that I needed help as well.

Another woman, who I think worked at the hospital, was also affected and was almost hysterical.

Arrangements were being made to send the first woman to a place where she could get more intensive treatment. They included me and the other woman in the arrangements for treatment as well.

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Comments by Joan Boney:  At the time Pam received this dream, I had been working, trying to rescue a woman from the jaws of Satan. I had shared the problem with Pam.

Although it is my job to do this rescue work in the church, it affects me. It can hurt me also. And it can hurt those who are helping me.

After Pam reported this dream, I turned strongly to God and for the next several hours, God worked with me on this matter by bringing many scriptures to my mind to show me the way I am to go in this matter ... to heal me, to restore me. Also God brought to my mind several previous words HE had given me to help me. I talked with Pam after receiving these scriptures so she could be "treated" with the Word I had received. Pam also shared scriptures given her by God and I was helped (treated) by that God gave Pam.

As I considered whether to share these things with the offender in the matter, I prayed, asking God what HE wanted me to do and I was reminded of the following.

Lk. 16 ...They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them ... If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

I continually share exhortations with the church so everyone can be edified in the faith and warned. If they can't read these exhortations and correct themselves by the word of God, I can't correct them to the point of my own destruction.


Mt. 25:1-13 ... Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 

But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 

But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

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We must keep ourselves "ready".

If we are striving with the church to bring the church to God we might be drained to the point we cannot be ready to go forward.

Most of you who are reading this know how diligent I am daily to share exhortations from God to edify the church.

You must be responsible for doing the word of God and for keeping yourself in the faith in God by doing godly instructions.

And I must also keep myself "ready" daily.

Each of us who have the Holy Spirit have what we need to be able to stand upright and go forward. It is up to each of us to do just that.

I once told my mother the following: "You can go down but I'm not going with you."

She straightened up.

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Warnings from Bible:

Isaiah 65:2-3 ... (God says) ... I have spread out MY hands all the day unto a rebellious people,
which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; A people that provoketh me to anger continually to MY face;

v.11 ... But ye are they that forsake the Lord,

v.12 ...when I called, ye did not answer;
when I spake, ye did not hear;
but did evil before MINE eyes,
and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

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Warning from the apostle Paul:

II Tim. 3:1-5 ... This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 

They "deny the power" when they refuse to allow scripture to rule over themselves and when they explain away scripture and go in their own personal preferences.

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Paul says:  (concerning the last days)

II Tim. 3:12-17 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing OF WHOM thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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Eph. 1:3-6 ... Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, WHO hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as HE hath chosen us in HIM before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before HIM in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to HIMSELF, according to the good pleasure of HIS will, To the praise of the glory of HIS grace, wherein HE hath made us accepted in the beloved. 

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Scriptures

I want to get scripture more deeply inside me and I know we can do that by meditating throughout the day on key scriptures. 

You can put scriptures into an email to yourself so when you open your email throughout that day, those scriptures will be there and this will give you more opportunity to think on those scripture and do them.

Joan Boney

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* Prosperity began for me when I was born again and began trying to do what scripture told me to do.

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

When I was born again in 1975, two scriptures strongly shown me by the Spirit of God are the following:


Joshua 1:7-9    Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Psalm 1:1-3    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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I believed this instruction and really lived this instruction, keeping certain scriptures given me by the Holy Spirit, in front of me through out the day, often looking at the same scripture over and over for days, weeks, even months ... and thinking on what it said.

I knew this would cause me to eventually do that scripture.

As I certainly saw this as God's way to prosperity on this earth.

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* Instruction in Righteousness: Revelation 5

And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

² And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

³ And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

⁴ And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

⁵ And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

⁶ And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

⁷ And HE came and took the book out of the right hand of HIM that sat upon the throne.

⁸ And when HE had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

⁹ And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

¹⁰ And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

¹¹ And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

¹² Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

¹³ And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto HIM that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

¹⁴ And the four beasts said, Amen. 

And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped HIM that liveth for ever and ever.

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Lay aside every weight

Hebrews 12:1 ... Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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Hebrews 12:1 ... lay aside every weight

weight: That which gives rise to a downward force

As I considered this, I knew certain people are a "weight" ...

Another weight for me is my answer phone: People were leaving messages which burdened me and caused me to think of secular subjects unnecessarily. I have set answer phone to "off" so it will not take messages now.

If our church members call me, and I am by the phone when it rings, I will answer phone. If I do not answer phone, they know I am not by the phone and do not hear phone ringing. Our church group can still reach me by sending me email if I do not answer their phone call. I can then return their call. I check emails often during day.

Another weight for me is my doorbell. I managed to disconnect the wires to the doorbell ringer on outside of front door.

In my situation, doorbell often wakes me needlessly.

(usually kids trying to sell something ... or Mormons ... or other church people wanting to invite me to come to their church... or adults trying to sell me something that I don't want)

When I have sleep interrupted, I find it affects my ability to read Bible and to do the exhortations.

(Protecting my work in the ministry to which I have been assigned by God is a major issue in my life and has been for 30+ years)

Another "weight", my email provider has begun advertising movies on the full computer screen so when email is on I am troubled by the pictures they are showing that day on my screen.

I just found a way to by-pass this so I don't have to see it all the time.

Each of us need to take care of "weights" when we are committed to really focusing on God and Bible ...

Hebrews 12:1 ... lay aside every weight

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Heb. 12:1 ... (lay aside) the sin which doth so easily beset us

Each of us must identify those sins which so easily come to us and lay these things or people aside which open doors to those sins.

I Cor. 15:33-34 ... Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

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Heb. 12:1 ... and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

The race set before me is not the same as the race set before you, most likely.

"My race" on this earth, assigned by God:

- exhort the church
- edify the church
- care for the "children" of God in the church
- apostle/prophet work

You must identify the race God has set before you, your responsibilities to God and run that race with patience.

Knowing this: Our labor in the Lord (in the assignment HE gives us) is not in vain. 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.  I Cor. 15:58 

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Scriptures

I want to get scripture more deeply inside me and I know we can do that by meditating throughout the day on key scriptures. 

You can put scriptures into an email to yourself so when you open your email throughout that day, those scriptures will be there and this will give you more opportunity to think on those scripture and do them.

Joan Boney

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If you are asking for prayer:  

YOU need to pray over yourself and your ministry.  If your prayer is according to the will of God, HE will answer you.  

I John 5:14-15  And this is the confidence that we have in HIM, that, if we ask any thing according to HIS will, HE heareth us:  

And if we know that HE hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of HIM. 

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* Prosperity through doing what God shows you to do.

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

At the time I was born again in 1975, I had almost no possessions.

I owned a small business in Dallas, Texas.  I had some debt attached to the merchandise in my shop.

I believed God showed me to get out of debt.  I diligently pursued that goal.

Within a short time I was out of debt and I also felt God showed me to stay out of debt which I have pursued faithfully to this present day.

Many would say it was unwise to pay rent.  That is probably true.  But because of what I believed God showed me, I refused to go into debt for housing.  I just rented that which I could afford at that time and never expected to own a house.

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My pursuit in life was not money or possessions.

I wanted to study Bible and do that which Bible showed me to do after I was born again.  Really, Bible was the only interest I had after I was born again.  

(I had no idea God had called me to the ministry even though I was taken into heaven twice as I slept in the night and merged into the body of Jesus twice.  I didn't even know a woman could be a minister.)

Later that debt free life would pay off big for me.

When the time came, five years after I was born again, for me to close my business and "go into the ministry", I had no income from a church group.  I didn't even try to get a job in a church group.  I just kept reading Bible and tried to do what I saw from Bible.  I supported myself by using that money gained from the sale of the debt free merchandise from my shop as I waited for God to show me what I was to do.  I waited at my apartment for the next 6 months, no job, no income, no prospects, no thought of what I was to do in future.

On the night of January 10, 1980, God awoke me in the night with a very loud trumpet-like voice saying three words to me:  Hartford, Seattle, KWJS ... and five days later I was broadcasting exhortations for the church on radio station KWJS.

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In 1982, my dad died.

I felt my mother would need help so I made arrangements to move where she was living, to Clovis, NM (USA).

We owned a small house-trailer-park there where my mother parked her house trailer.  I had enough money from my father to build an apartment on that lot.  (we actually built two apartments/ no mortgage / no debt / paid in cash).

It was in a poor neighborhood and there was a considerable amount of noise.  I was greatly troubled by the noise from dirt bikes.

When I had saved the money, I purchased a lot on the local golf course for $13,700.  (paid cash)

I continued the way of life I felt God showed me and that is to buy only when I had the cash to do so ... no debt.

Five years after moving to Clovis, I put the two apartments up for sale and began building a house on the golf course lot.  (One apartment sold at that time and that money went toward paying for the new house and I rented the other apartment.)

The house cost $100,000 and with the sale of one of the two apartments and with money from my mother and money from ministry, I built house and my mother lived with me in the house for the next 10-years.

When my mother died, I put the house up for sale and it sold for $227,000.

I also sold the apartment I had been renting for the years I lived in the house.  It sold for $40,000.  And another $40,000 had accumulated from the rent of that apartment during those 10 years.

The year before my mother died, I was given a dream where I was building a house.  At the time of this dream, I had no plans toward building a house.

But when my mother died, I put the golf course house up for sale and it sold.  I took all the money from the property and moved to Lubbock, Texas, and built the house I live in at this time.

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In each of the years from 1985 through 2018, I lived debt free, as I do now.

Money accumulated without my trying to get money.   (I didn't purchase anything unless I had accumulated the cash to pay for the item or house.)

My mind continued focused on Bible and the messages I felt God wanted me to share with the church.  And I lived by those messages also, doing that which the scriptures said to do as the Holy Spirit called the scripture to my mind.

Today, I have more material things than I even knew existed on this earth.  But I didn't try to get any of these things.  I never pursued anything for money.  I never tried to get money.

I believe it is the following scripture coming to pass in my life.


Matthew 6:25-34    Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

(God taught me to pray about tomorrow and to act on today by what HE had given me)

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?  (You can't grow one inch taller by thinking about it.)

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall HE not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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Along the way, through the years, God taught me many things. HE taught me about the Holy Spirit and what the Holy Spirit does in the believer and how to follow those ideas brought me by God by the Holy Spirit.

HE taught me to ask HIM for wisdom and to abstain from the wisdom of man.  James 1:5

HE taught me to continue focused on my assignment which HE had given me to do on this earth.

HE said to me: "One step at a time. One step at a time ... it is enough."

HE taught me to live scripture, not just to read scripture.

HE taught me not to compromise scripture and to cling to the way of scripture regardless of the circumstances of this life.

It is basically the following:

Matthew 7:13-14   Jesus said:  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

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As long as you are trying to get things of this world, you are going in the way of this world.

After you are born again, to focus on Bible and what God wants and abstain from other things, you end up with everything worth having, both in this life and the next.

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* Instruction in Righteousness: Revelation 4

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 

² And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. ³ And HE that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

⁴ And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

⁵ And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

⁶ And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

⁷ And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

⁸ And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

⁹ And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to Him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

¹⁰ The four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, and worship Him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

¹¹ Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for THOU hast created all things, and for THY pleasure they are and were created.

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Pure religion in the sight of God

James 1:27 ... Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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"Visit" means to judge their situation ... is there a need ...

My cousin's husband died. I called her and talked with her. I knew she had ample money. But she did have a need which I could provide.

- I told her every time the grief flooded her mind, to turn to God and call on Him for help.

- I told her what the Bible says happened when a person dies. "He falls asleep." Death is just a falling asleep.

I Thess. 4:13-18 ... But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep.

For the Lord HIMSELF shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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The second part of James 1:27 is for us to keep ourselves unspotted from the world.

We turn on the TV and the world speaks and their words and acts are usually contrary to the Bible.

We read a secular book and their words and acts are often contrary to Bible.

We go to grocery store and often their words and acts are contrary to Bible.

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My last trip to Costo went very well until I began to check out at the cashier's stand. The young woman putting my groceries in my basket noticed the amount of my purchases: $77.77

She became very excited and said, "This is your lucky day. You should ..." (she named some type of gambling that I should do that day but I quit hearing her before she finished speaking.)

My provision is from God. I would not want to change that. I have a sure thing.

God never fails me. God has cared for me all these years.   And I believe the promise of the Bible where we are told God will never leave us nor forsake us.  Heb. 13:5

As I think on these things, I believe I have a "spot" remover for my soul.

It is a continual reestablishment to keep ourselves from the spots that come to us from the world.

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Scriptures

I want to get scripture more deeply inside me and I know we can do that by meditating throughout the day on key scriptures. 

You can put scriptures into an email to yourself so when you open your email throughout that day, those scriptures will be there and this will give you more opportunity to think on those scripture and do them.

Joan Boney

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