💥 Podcast: Jimmy Swaggart follows his advertising agency to greatness in ministry

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on February 23, 2021)

 

An agent from the Michael Ellison Advertising Agency told me this in 1980, concerning their former client, Jimmy Swaggart.

Swaggart came to the agency because he was unhappy with the small number of people who were coming to his meetings.

The agency told Swaggart:  "To get bigger crowds, stop preaching so much, and put more singing into your meetings."

(Swaggart was a country western type singer.)

Swaggart did what the advertising agency said to do and the audiences changed from about 500 to thousands.

Present entertainment to the people rather than preaching the Word of God, and your audiences will grow, but both you and your followers will go into damnation for lack of the pure Word of God.

This is all antichrist!

II Thessalonians 2:10-12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

(They and their followers perish.)

Matthew 16:26   Jesus says:  For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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This same advertising agency told me:  "We can fill Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium in Pittsburgh for you, all you have to do is don't say anything unpopular on your radio broadcasts."

I am a prophet of Jesus.

When God showed me to begin to speak judgment messages, warning the church, radio stations began threatening me and some started putting me off the air.

The radio station manager at Seattle said to me, "Joan ... you have many wonderful messages.  Just speak those messages.  If you keep speaking these judgment messages, I don't know what is going to happen to you.  We might have to put you off the air."

The Holy Spirit spoke through me:  "George ... if I don't speak the message that I believe to be from God then I don't have a message and I may as well be off the air."

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The apostle Paul said:

Galatians 1:10   For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

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💥 Scriptures:

  

Proverbs 22:7  The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

 

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Galatians 6:4  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

 

5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

 

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Matthew 6:14-15  Jesus said ... For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 

 

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

 

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Psalm 2:11-12  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

 

12 Kiss the Son, lest HE be angry, and ye perish from the way, when HIS wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in HIM.

 

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 Proverbs 21:30  There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

 

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💥 I Corinthians 9 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

² If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

(We see by this that some did not consider Paul to be an apostle.)

³ Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

⁴ Have we not power to eat and to drink?
⁵ Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
⁶ Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

⁷ Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

⁸ Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

¹⁰ Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

¹¹ If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

¹² If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

¹³ Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

¹⁴ Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

¹⁵ But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

¹⁶ For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

¹⁷ For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

¹⁸ What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

¹⁹ For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

²⁰ And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
²¹ To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
²² To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
²³ And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

²⁴ Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

²⁵ And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

²⁶ I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

²⁷ But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

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💥 Depending on God as our way of life

Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

 

Various problems come to each of us as we live on this earth, and we overcome each problem by turning to God, and depending on God to show us what to do, believing what HE says, and doing that.  

 

In September, 2022, I was diagnosed with high-grade, muscle-invasive, bladder cancer. I was told that, without treatment, I would be dead in a year, two years at the very most. The prescribed treatment was 4 chemotherapy infusions followed by surgical removal of my bladder and construction of another way for my body to remove waste.

 

I was very troubled by this plan to remove my bladder, especially not wanting to focus for the rest of my life on bodily functions, as I felt would be the case with the surgery.  So I asked God if there was any way I could be spared having my bladder removed.

God showed me another way to go ... chemotherapy with radiation therapy.  Although most of the medical people didn't feel this was appropriate treatment in my case, God worked it out for them to agree to make this change in treatment.

 

HE also gave me dreams and scriptures to strengthen me and to overcome fears. Joan Boney, an apostle/prophet, was given an open vision which showed a mass like 3 balls.  Then there was a  loud "swoosh" sound, and the mass fell in on itself and was gone.  She believed this had to do with my cancer.  

 

Scriptures, dreams, visions, concepts from the Holy Spirit ... all are words from God showing the way to go,  strengthening us as we go in that way, sometimes showing us what lies ahead, providing what we need that we may go forward in peace as the will of God is accomplished in our lives.

 

Cancer treatments for me ended in mid-January, 2023, and multiple followup tests since that time have found no cancer. 

 

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We deal with each problem and overcome each fear through God. 

Psalm 34:19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

 

No matter what we face, big or small, and whatever God's will and purpose in the situation, HE leads us in the best way for us to go and helps us. And when that problem is dealt with, we often marvel in how God led us and are so thankful to God for what HE has done.

Then another problem pops us, and we again turn to God, depend on HIM to show us what to do, believe what HE says to us, and go in that way.

 

This is a way of life when we belong to God, born again. We are not overcome by problems. We overcome in each problem through God.

And we know the result isn't of ourselves, but of God.

1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Word given us by God).

1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith (believing what God has told us in the matter and going in that way). 

Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 

 

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If you would like to read a more detailed account of how God led and helped me with cancer treatments, please use this link:  Led by God and delivered by God in cancer treatment

 

 

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💥 Podcast: Mini Podcast: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, June 4, 2021)  

 

Psalm 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments: HIS praise endureth for ever.

What is "The fear of the Lord"?

When we "fear the Lord", we know that God knows all things, (present, past, and future).  We are afraid to go against that which God tells us,  for we know we bring destruction upon ourselves if we depart from the law and wisdom of God to go in the way of men or to do that which we prefer doing.

Therefore, "the fear of the Lord"  keeps us in the path of God.

Truly, "the fear of the Lord" is the beginning of wisdom.

When a man sees this word which Jesus said,   "But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery."  (Matthew 5:32)

That man who sees this word of Jesus and has "a fear of the Lord" will not dare to divorce a faithful wife for he knows if he chooses to go against what Jesus says, he will bring destruction upon himself and destroy himself on this earth and he will not prosper in his way.  Even when he seems to prosper, he will be destroyed in the time to come.

When a man is looking for a wife and sees this word which Jesus spoke, and that man has "a fear of the Lord", that man will not even date the woman who has been divorced for fear that he might end up marrying her and bringing destruction upon himself by choosing to go in a way opposite to that which Jesus said in the Holy Bible.

Therefore "the fear of the Lord" keeps us from going in a way of destruction which is opposite to that which God said to us.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

 

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Luke 18:28-30  Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed THEE (Jesus).

29 And HE said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake,

 

30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

 

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Psalm 97:10-12  Ye that love The Lord, hate evil: HE preserveth the souls of his saints; HE delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

 

11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

 

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of HIS holiness.

 

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Matthew 6:7-8  But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

 

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask HIM. 

 

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Ephesians 4:26-27  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

 

27 Neither give place to the devil. 

 

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Ecclesiastes 7:5  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

 

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💥 I Corinthians 8 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

² And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

³ But if any man love God, the same is known of Him.

⁴ As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
⁵ For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

⁶ But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by Him.

⁷ Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

⁸ But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

⁹ But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

¹⁰ For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

¹¹ And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

¹² But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

¹³ Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

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💥 Podcast: God made Joseph to prosper, even while Joseph was in prison

 

(This podcast was previously published on, June 3, 2021) 

 

Joseph's brothers were envious of him and they sold him into slavery when he was only 17-years-old!  

But God caused Joseph to prosper everywhere he went.

Genesis 39

1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

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Genesis 39

7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

Later Joseph said this to his brothers who had sold him into slavery:

Genesis 50:20   But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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💥 Scriptures:

 

Proverbs 22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

 

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Psalm 32:7  THOU art my hiding place; THOU shalt preserve me from trouble; THOU shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

 

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Luke 6:47-48  Jesus says ... Whosoever cometh to ME, and heareth MY sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 

 

48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

 

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Revelation 3:5  Jesus says ...  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before MY Father, and before HIS angels.

 

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Revelation 22:14-15  Blessed are they that do HIS (God's) commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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Proverbs 3:5-6  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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💥 I Corinthians 7 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

² Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
³ Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
⁴ The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
⁵ Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

⁶ But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
⁷ For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

⁸ I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
⁹ But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

¹⁰ And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  ¹¹ But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

¹² But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
¹³ And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
¹⁴ For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
¹⁵ But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart.  A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

¹⁶ For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

¹⁷ But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

¹⁸ Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

²⁰ Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

²¹ Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

²² For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

²³ Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

²⁴ Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

²⁵ Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
²⁶ I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

²⁷ Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

²⁸ But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

²⁹ But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
³⁰ And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

³¹ And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

³² But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
³³ But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

³⁴ There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

³⁵ And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

³⁶ But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
³⁷ Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

³⁸ So then he that giveth in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth not in marriage doeth better.

³⁹ The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

⁴⁰ But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

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💥 Podcast: Jesus says: "No man can come to God except through ME" (The Word)

 

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on May 31, 2021) 

 

John 14:1-6  Jesus says ... Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in ME.  In MY Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

5 Thomas saith unto HIM, Lord, we know not whither THOU goest; and how can we know the way?

6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME.

The way is "The Word" of God.  When we hear from God the Father, we have "The Word" which is the way to God.

Jesus is The Word.  From the beginning Jesus was "The Word".  Jesus was with God as "The Word" even before Jesus came to this world in the form of Jesus a man.  

Today, Jesus is The Word that was with God from the beginning.

John 1:1-5   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.  All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.  In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

10-14  HE  (Jesus)  was in the world, and the world was made by HIM, and the world knew HIM not.

11 HE came unto HIS own, and HIS own received HIM not.

12 But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on HIS name (The Word):

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld HIS glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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Galatians 5  (works of the flesh vs. works of the Spirit)

19-21   Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  (following that which the Spirit shows us to do at that specific point in time.)

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💥 Scriptures:

 

1 John 5:4  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith (believing what God has told us in the matter and going in that way).

 

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Psalm 97:4-6  HIS lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

 

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

 

6 The heavens declare HIS righteousness, and all the people see HIS glory.

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Proverbs 3:13-15  Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

 

14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

 

15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

 

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Proverbs 22:4  By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

 

  

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💥 I Corinthians 6 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

² Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

³ Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

⁴ If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

⁵ I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

⁶ But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

⁷ Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

⁸ Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

¹² All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

¹³ Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them.

Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

¹⁴ And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by His own power.

¹⁵ Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

¹⁶ What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith He, shall be one flesh.

¹⁷ But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

¹⁹ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

²⁰ For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

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💥 God is our help throughout each day

Beth Martin, member of the body of Christ

God helps me everyday. Recently as people have shared I remember thinking, "How can I share when so much happens everyday?" So here is a general synopsis ...... Throughout each day, I talk to God. If I am going somewhere and am the least bit concerned, I pray, asking God to help me. I ask for help with my grocery list, what time to have dinner, what will help my husband, children and grandchildren.

HE helps me with our household. Often, HE helps me find items in the house that I can't find. I ask HIM about the household plants ......Why isn't that plant blooming? ... There is a problem ... HE helped me determine it was getting too much water. 

 

Recently we had a problem with small flies and lady bugs. HE helped me work through the issue. I purchased drain cleaner and did all of the drains in the house. Now there are nearly none.

A couple of days ago our newly purchased calves were out of our field and God called to mind a section of the neighbor's field where they were later found. 

Recently great destructive storms were headed our way. After hearing the weather report, I was afraid and fervently prayed for all of us. The storm missed all of us.

Yesterday after prayer about a family meal coming up, I was impressed to prepare macaroni and cheese. I even had thoughts about how to prepare the recipe. Today I am thinking about whether to use milk or cream in the sauce. By the time I need to make it, I am sure it will be perfect.

Later today I will be taking my uncle to the hospital for x-rays. Thoughts are coming to me about where to park. I was impressed to call him to ask how well he is walking. There was an open spot to park very near the door.

This past weekend, one of my granddaughters was in a high school play, While attending the production, my flesh was telling me that she is more talented than the role she filling. I heard from God, "Not My will". This put to rest my thoughts about her role. Later she let me know that although she tried for bigger roles in the play and did not get them, she now realizes that she was not ready and would have been overwhelmed.

I remain cancer free. I was diagnosed in 2019 with a life expectancy of 4 years with treatment. I had the treatment. I began hearing, "You are healed" in December 2024.

My son who told me about being plagued by evil spirit a couple of months ago was freed from the spirit. He enrolled in rehab for problems with addiction December 30, 2025. He has not had a drink since. I thought that I would see evidence of him being "born again" but not yet. I have been shown that this will happen. I await on this promise from God. The effect of my son no longer drinking has been dramatic for his family .... he and his wife are getting along, his son who now is 15 is no longer getting in trouble, things have turned positive.

My husband is receiving dreams directing him about our finances and where we need to give money. He was directed to give money to our son for a down payment for a truck. Our son purchased a new truck the same day that my husband had the dream. We did not know he bought it until several days later. Our son was amazed that the dream was the same day that he bought the truck.

I know that God's will is evident in all of our lives. I am very grateful about how God helps me everyday and how good my life is while walking with Him. 

 

It is wonderful watching Him work His will in all our lives. I am so very humbled by His works for they all are a gift.

James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 

 

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Comments from Barbara Preston, member of the body of Christ

Beth, so glad you shared these things. This describes my daily life too and it is the most wonderful way to live!

Yesterday we were looking for something my husband needed. Don't remember what it was but we couldn't find it, so I asked God to please help us and HE led me to it.  This happens all the time!

My husband is not born again but sometimes when this happens he will ask me how I found something and I tell him I prayed and God showed me.

It is so wonderful to know that there is nothing too small or seemingly unimportant to take to God and ask for HIS help with.

HE never fails us ever! 

 

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Comments from Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

A few days ago I was thinking about how we face various things, big and small, throughout each day of our lives on this earth.  With each matter, we overcome by turning to God, believing what HE tells us, and going in that way.

This is the way of life for us who are born again.  And we are grateful to God for leading us each step of the way in whatever we face.

It reminds me of the following:

Romans 1:16-17  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

 

 

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💥 Podcast: Beggar, thief, and extortioner

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on November 24, 2020)

 

Both Peter and Jude warned us there would be false teachers among the churches in the end times.  (II Peter 2 & Jude)

Jesus also warned us about the people who come to us in the last days, saying,  "Jesus is Lord."  Because they say HE is Christ, they will deceive many.  (Matthew 24:1-4)

In November, 2020, a man sent me an email identifying himself to me as being a pastor.  

He told me how much he liked my book, Preparing Yourself for the Return of Jesus.  (Amazon)

He asked me to send him more books for his church and for his pastors.

I explained that Amazon does not give me books and that he would have to get my books directly from Amazon.

I also explained that Amazon allows us to give free e-books which he would need to order from Amazon.

In his next letter, he signed his name "Reverend".

I responded by telling him no man should call himself "Reverend".

 

Jesus called HIS ministers as follows:

Ephesians 4:11-12  And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;   For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

 

There is only one time the word "Reverend" is used in the Bible.

 

Psalm 111:9 HE (God) sent redemption unto HIS people: HE hath commanded HIS covenant for ever: holy and reverend is HIS (God's) name.

This man responded immediately saying he agreed and he would remove the name "Reverend" and tell his pastors to remove the name "Reverend" and he was sorry he had done this.

But he twisted everything and said we should not use the name "Pastor" either.

I told him immediately that it is proper to use the name "Pastor" for Jesus HIMSELF called HIS ministers by the names:  apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher  (Ephesians 4:11)

But not "Reverend".

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The next letter he sent to me he signed his name, "Evangelist".

I wrote to him immediately, trying to straighten this out.

I tried to help him see the difference between Evangelist and Pastor in the calling of Jesus.

Evangelist goes from city to city speaking to the world salvation through Jesus.

Pastor usually works with one church group in one city, giving them teachings from the Bible.

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In his next letter, he signed his name, "Brother in Christ".

In that letter he asked me to pray that God would provide for him a computer and a projector.

He explained that it was very hard to share my teachings with his church group without a projector.

I sent him the following letter.

Matthew 11 Jesus says:  HIS yoke is easy.  So if something is difficult you can know you are trying to do something you should not be doing.

Therefore if it is hard to share my teachings, just share Bible.

Joan Boney

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In his next email, he asked me to send him a computer and a projector.

I responded:  "If I were you, I would get a part time job or a job at night and work until I had enough money to buy a computer and projector."  Joan Boney

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He responded that he could not do secular work because it took all his time to do the ministry work.

I thought of the apostle Paul who did secular work as a tent maker and still went from church to church speaking as an apostle and teacher.

In this letter, he asked me if I would send him a computer that we are not using.

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I turned to God and asked God:  "What do YOU want me to do?"

I had the answer rather quickly.

I sent email to this man as follows:  

"I see you as a beggar, thief, and extortioner.  And if you choose to go this way, you doom yourself to always being a beggar, thief, and an extortioner."  Joan Boney

(It was clear that this man did not turn to God over his needs but turned to humans for them to supply his needs.)

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The apostle Paul says:

I Corinthians 5:11  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.

13  put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

This is what I will do with this man.

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In this man's first letter to me, he placed an attachment showing an outline of subjects and scriptures which he planned to teach to his church group the next Sunday.

How could a man this confused in thinking write such a clear, concise outline?  I wondered.

Then I realized he probably didn't write that outline.  It was probably another person's outline which he planned to teach to his church group.

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This is just one example of how very mixed up preachers are today in church groups.

When a man has no understanding, I do not believe "that man" is from God.

When we have the Spirit of Truth in us, HE will teach us all things, remind us of all that Jesus has said to us, guide us into all truth, and show us things to come.  

John 14:26  Jesus says:   But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY  name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 16:13  Jesus says:  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.

 

 

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