Saturday, April 4, 2026

πŸ’₯ 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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πŸ’₯ 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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πŸ’₯ 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?

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?

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

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

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?

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

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?

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

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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Friday, April 3, 2026

πŸ’₯ 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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πŸ’₯ 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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πŸ’₯ Scriptures:

 
Psalm 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in THEE rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because THOU defendest them: let them also that love THY name be joyful in THEE.
 
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Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Christ is The Word)
 
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1 Corinthians 15:57  But thanks be to God, Which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(the Word).
  
 
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πŸ’₯ I Corinthians 5 (Reading through the Bible)

 
 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

(We should be grieved that such things would take place in the church itself.  Rather than be "puffed up" we should grieve.  It will not help to counsel that born again person for he knows better by being given by God a new heart and a new spirit.) 

For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

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 idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

(Notice "railer" is a sin like "fornicator"  so you must put away that person from the church group.)

Railer is defined as: A reproachful man; a man of coarse, harsh, and bitter words; a man who speaks in such a way to abuse others, vilify their character, and wound their feelings; one who strikes out verbally at others)

12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
 
13 But them that are without (the church) God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

(We must judge those who are called a brother by putting him out of the church group.)

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

πŸ’₯ Podcast: Moving of God

 

 
(This podcast was previously published on May 23, 2021)
 
Something happened on 5-19-2021 that was very unexpected!

I live in the home of Pam Padgett from our little church group.
 
Pam discovered water coming from her water heater into the basement and she arranged for a plumber to bring her a new water heater and install it that same day.

Plumber noticed my old car sitting in driveway and he said,  "If you ever wanted to sell it, I would be  very interested in buying it."  He has a 12 year old son who has CP (cerebral palsy),  and he needed a bigger car.  At this point he doesn't have a car but they use his plumbing trucks to get around.  It is hard for his son to get into those vehicles so he wanted a car that sits lower to the ground.

After he changed the water heater, he took the car out for a test drive.  The car runs great so I knew there would be no problem.  It is a 1994 Lincoln Town Car ... huge trunk which can easily carry his son's wheelchair.

The car was no burden to us but it had to sit outside all the time and I really wanted the car to have a place in winter, although it managed 2 winters just fine and we never had any problem at all starting car.

While he was test driving the car, I had decided that if he made an offer on the car, I was going to give him the car.

I told Pam to bring him in to see me if he made an offer.

He told Pam he wanted the car and he said "Why don't you take the water heater and then I'll also give you some cash for the car."

Pam said, "You need to see Joan."

He presented the water heater plan to me and I said, "No, I want to give you the car."

He was very shocked!

I said, "We can afford to pay for the water heater.  You just take the car."

I told him we would pay him for the water heater and for him to just take the car for his son.

He just couldn't believe this was happening.  He said no one had ever given him anything before.

He said he would tell his son I had given him the car.

I said, "No ... tell your son God gave him the car.  For I had just asked God what HE wanted me to do about the car."

He said he knew when he got home his son would be outside polishing the car immediately (he can't walk but he has use of hands)

His dad said he thinks the son will be able to drive that car for he has use of his right leg and right hand.  So dad will start teaching him to drive, and when he is little older he should be able to get a driver's licenses even though he can't walk.

(That's going to be one happy kid!)

Dad said they go up in the mountains every week end and he was sure they would take the car up there this week end.

I'm glad for the car!  We had to take car out about every two weeks for a "walk" just to keep up battery and tires.

Last time we went to get food, I noticed the old car which was parked in the driveway and saw how low to ground it had gotten and I told Pam it was time again to take the car for a walk.  

Pam said we just got car license registration notice a couple of days ago and she hadn't sent in the fee yet.  (only $70)

The plumber said he noticed in the car a book with my name on it and he asked if he could take that book with the car.  (And I had already told Pam to give him "Building your house on the word of God.")  Of course he can have both books.

I wrote out the name of our blog and also told him of Podcasts.

He asked, "Do you do the recordings?"

I said, "Yes" and pointed to the microphone which sits by me.

I had just asked God a few days ago if there was anything I should do with the car.  Insurance is only $100 per year as attached to Pam's insurance.  So there was never any pressure to get rid of the car.

It's just that I hated to have car just sitting there unused.

It's fun for me to think of the car having a good home and getting to go out for rides and even getting to go into mountains.

I had him take my Texas license plates off the car and leave them for me.  They were expired but we had not changed to Colorado (we had current Colorado plates in the car trunk).  

It will be fun for me to think of his son with the car.

The dad is only 48 but he looks a lot younger.

He told me he spent 18 years in the Navy ... broke his neck ... had to retire from Navy ... got a job at Fort Carson Army base ... was making $100,000 a year.  But he never got to see his son or daughter because he got home so late.  So he quit his job and decided to put in his own plumbing business.  He was scared at first but it has worked out well for him.  He said his dad had a plumbing business and he had worked as a plumber since he was 8 years old so he decided to give it a try.

I told him if he and children were ever in neighborhood, come in.

(I could see a few things about the moving of God which I will explain in this Podcast.)


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πŸ’₯ Scriptures:

 
Proverbs 22:1  A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
 
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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.
  
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Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
 
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
 
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Psalm 68:19  Blessed be the LORD, WHO daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
 
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Psalm 37:30-31 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
 
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
 
 
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πŸ’₯ I Corinthians 4 (Reading through the Bible)

 
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

(Faithful to God ... faithful to the heavenly calling.)

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but HE that judgeth me is the Lord.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

(Christians are often puffed up thinking their church is right ... thinking they have more godly knowledge than another church ... praising one minister over another minister, failing to see there are different gifts given to the ministers and those are by God's choice.)


For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

15 For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
 
 
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

πŸ’₯ Podcast: Mini Podcast THY rod and THY staff they comfort me (Psa. 23:4)

 

 
(This podcast was previously published on May 28, 2021)
 
The shepherd of the sheep has a cane with a hook on one end whereby he can grab stray sheep and pull those sheep back to places of safety.  Otherwise when that sheep wanders off the path, a lion might feast on that sheep.  

I Peter 5:7-9  Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

God's rod and staff that keep us on the highway of God are the Holy Scriptures, the Word from God.  The scriptures are the highway signs showing us the way to go if we drift off the road.


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πŸ’₯ Scriptures:

 
Proverbs 21:22  A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
 
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Psalm 27:14  Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and HE shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
 
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Proverbs 11:28  He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
 
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2 Timothy 2:19  Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are HIS. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
 
 
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πŸ’₯ I Corinthians 3 (Reading through the Bible)

 
 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

(One says, "I am Methodist."  Another says, "I am Baptist."  Division... carnal.)

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ (The Word).

12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;

23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

πŸ’₯ Podcast: The apostate churches of the end time

 

 
(This podcast was previously published on May 16, 2021)
 
Who is antichrist?  Is antichrist one man as churches have taught for centuries?  Does antichrist come through governments of men?

The New Testament Bible answers each of these questions.

The apostle John spoke of antichrist and explained the following to the church of his time.

I John 2:18-19  John said:  Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

The apostle John has just explained that the last days began immediately after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.  The antichrists were many in the churches.  

When they could not take over the churches, they departed, showing themselves to be antichrist. 

Many antichrists set up their own church denominations, departing from many scriptures.

The apostle Paul told the elders of the church at Ephesus the following:

Acts 20:29-30   For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.  Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Though there were already antichrists in the early church, Paul told them things would get worse before Jesus returned.

2 Timothy 3:1  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. ... 13  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Paul shows us that antichrist comes through the churches as they fall away from scripture and set up other doctrines which are contrary to the doctrines of Christ which are shown us in the Holy Bible.

In 1982, God said to me:  "The falling away are not people leaving the church groups.  The falling away are the church groups leaving the scriptures"

This "falling away" by church groups from scriptures has gotten worse and worse through the centuries.

The churches today sing songs, and say "Jesus is Lord", and omit portions of NT scripture, and explain away portions of scripture.

This is the apostasy, antichrist in the churches in the various denominations of today.

This apostasy in the churches had to happen before Jesus could return for the elect of God to take them off this present earth before God destroys this heaven and earth.

2 Timothy 4:2-4  Paul speaking to Timothy:  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

The apostasy has already happened in the churches all over this world.  Portions of scripture are removed from their doctrines.

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Consider the following scriptures, cited on this Podcast, which are often omitted or even explained away from today's church whereby they set up doctrine contrary to NT Bible.

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Concerning divorce and remarriage:

Matthew 5:32  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.

* The faithful wife who has been divorced by her husband will commit adultery if she remarries after divorce.
* But that husband who divorced the faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery.
* The man who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.


I Corinthians 7:10-11  A commandment of the Lord for the NT church ... And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.


I Corinthians 7:39   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.


Romans 7:2-3   For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.


I Corinthians 6:15-16  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.  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.

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


Mark 10   Jesus said:

6-9   But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.  For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;  And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.  What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

11  And HE (Jesus) saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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Concerning homosexuals and lesbians:

Romans 1:26-28   For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;


In February 2021, a Baptist pastor of a church in Georgia, USA, announced on CNN and on USA Today that homosexuals and lesbians are welcomed at his church.  The Southern Baptist Convention put that church out of their association.

In May, 2021, a group of Catholic priests in Germany "blessed" one sex unions against the current ruling of the Vatican. (reported on CNN)

The wickedness of man on this earth increases in the last days, according to the apostle Paul.  

2 Timothy 3

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

(They love their church buildings but they do not love the Word of God.)

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of WHOM thou hast learned them;

15 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.

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Concerning the qualifications for elders/bishops in the churches: 

Titus 1:4-11  (Paul speaking to Titus)

4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

(We see by above scripture that elder and bishop are the same office and these titles are used interchangeably.)

I Timothy 3

1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
 
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Concerning what we are to do when we gather as the church:

I Corinthians 14:26   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.

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The poison gas dream of 1979:

God gave me the following dream:  

Destruction was everywhere.

In this dream, a man was speaking to a group of people.  I sat down and began to listen.

Another man rushed into the room and said:  "Stop ... wait ... can't you see ... it's too late ... it's already begun."  

That man disappeared and the first man resumed speaking to the people.

No one in the room paid any attention at all to the man who said it had already begun nor did they seem to care what it was that had already begun.

But I wanted to know what it was that had already begun.

So I looked out of the windows to see.

There was a tall pole and on top of this pole was a yellow civil defense type warning speaker.  Out of the speaker was coming a gas and I knew this gas was poisonous and I knew it would kill the people.  It was coming directly toward that room where we were gathered.

The shocking thing was the speaker that was set there to warn the people was the instrument that was being used to gas the people to death.

I looked at the man who was sitting next to me.  He had a big smile on his face and was looking attentively at the man who was speaking.  

Then I realized this man was dead.  He was already a corpse.

I looked at the other people in the congregation and saw they were already dead.

And as I sat there among them, listening to the speaker, I felt drowsy and I knew the gas was killing me too.

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It was ordained by God that all these things happen before Jesus returns to gather the elect of God and before God destroys this present heaven and earth by fire.

* Jesus raises the dead in Christ and then Jesus sends HIS angels to gather the elect of God who are still living on this earth and they meet Jesus "in the air" and are taken to the new heaven and the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.

I Thessalonians 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.

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

15 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/go before) them which are asleep.

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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:

17 Then we which are alive (on the earth) 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.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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I Corinthians 15:50-52  (Changed into new spiritual bodies)  

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed (into new spiritual bodies),

52 In 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.

(Blink.  That is how fast we will leave these fleshly bodies and receive our new spiritual bodies and be taken off this present earth to meet Jesus and the ones who have been raised from the dead, in the air.)

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We will be taken to the new heavens and new earth which have been created by God for the elect of God, as described by the apostle John in the following scripture.

Revelation 21:1-5   

1  And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.

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Matthew 24:29-31   Jesus said

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The powers of the heavens are shaken by God.  Jesus returns in the clouds and gathers HIS elect.

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At the end of this present world.

* The heavens rolled up like a scroll and passed away with a great noise.

Revelation 6:12-14  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.

Isaiah 34:4  And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.


* The earth was moved by God out of it's place in the solar system and then it was destroyed by God by fire.

Isaiah 13:13   God says:  Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of HIS fierce anger.

2 Peter 3:10-14  

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.


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Revelation 16:17  And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, 

It is done.


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